Chapter Summaries

Naruto showed Kaede around Konoha, then brought her home, where she quickly bonded with Karin and agreed to stay with the family. The next day, Naruto accompanied Minato to the hospital to visit the Mizukage, while village rumors about Naruto and Kaede had already caused trouble with Hinata.

• Naruto took Kaede to eat ramen and showed her around Konoha, but Hinata and Hanabi were away with Hiashi.
• Naruto brought Kaede home, where Kushina welcomed her with dinner and Kaede praised Konoha.
• Karin invited Kaede to share her room, and Minato agreed that Kaede could stay with the family.
• Minato and Kushina told Naruto that rumors portrayed him as abandoning Hinata for a green-haired beauty, and Jiraiya had used the gossip as inspiration for a book.
• Naruto accompanied Minato to the hospital to visit the Mizukage.

Chiyo's Granny and Sasori fought with their respective Puppets, turning their reunion into a fierce but affectionate family contest. The battle paused when they learned Gaara was pursuing Deidara, who soon returned and landed beside Sasori.

• Sasori used a Water Pillar to destroy Kankuro's Salamander Puppet, and Chiyo's Granny brought out the Father and Mother Puppets she had made into combat weapons.
• Sasori joined the fight against the Puppets controlled by Chiyo's Granny, and Naruto and Temari noticed the affection beneath their battle.
• The fight stopped when the explosions in the distance ceased, and Naruto sensed that Gaara was chasing Deidara while both remained unharmed.
• Nine Tails mocked Shukaku for letting Deidara escape, and Shukaku argued with him as Gaara continued his pursuit.
• Deidara arrived beside Sasori and said he had run out of clay.

Naruto returned home with Jiraiya, and the family shared dinner while Minato discussed Naruto’s training and the Summoning Jutsu. The evening ended with Kushina assigning Kakashi to train with Naruto’s team and Kimimaro describing Guy’s new disciples.

• Jiraiya followed Naruto home and asked him not to reveal how they had met, offering to teach him the Chaotic Lion Hair Technique.
• At dinner, Naruto updated Minato on his Mind’s Eye of the Kagura training and asked to learn a stronger Water Style Ninjutsu.
• Minato told Jiraiya he planned to teach Naruto the Summoning Jutsu, and Jiraiya agreed to pass along the contract scroll.
• Minato said Zabuza and Haku were in Konoha under restricted movement, while Kushina scolded Kakashi for letting Naruto and the other children face Zabuza.
• Kushina ordered Kakashi to train with Naruto’s team whenever they had no mission, and Kimimaro told Naruto about Guy’s new disciples.

The Allied Forces fought the White Zetsu across several fronts, then withdrew at sunset after a day of heavy casualties. As Naruto and Kushina screened the camps for disguised White Zetsu, Nara Shikaku warned the Five Kage that the enemy’s full-scale assault might have another objective.

• Huang Tu used Earth Release to trap and launch White Zetsu, then prepared his division for close combat.
• Mei Terumi led the Third Combat Division in volleys of ninja tools and Water Style attacks before ordering close combat.
• The battle continued until sunset, with casualties mounting as the White Zetsu pressed their attack.
• Naruto and Tenten transported wounded ninja while the Fourth Combat Division reinforced the fronts, and Naruto struck the enemy rear with Tailed Beast Balls.
• The Five Kage ordered an orderly retreat, and Naruto and Kushina used the Nine Tails' evil-sensing ability to detect White Zetsu disguised as allies.
• Nara Shikaku told the Five Kage that the White Zetsu’s direct full-scale assault suggested they had another objective.

Naruto captured Black Zetsu and defeated Obito, while Minato’s message turned the tide of the battle and revived the fallen shinobi. The Allied Forces gathered the next day, where Minato declared the war over.

• Naruto trapped Black Zetsu in a sealed cage, and Obito admitted his remorse before Naruto left him with Kakashi and Kushina.
• Naruto announced that the enemy commander had been defeated, prompting the Allied Forces to launch a final assault against the White Zetsu.
• Green lights revived fallen shinobi across the battlefields, and Sakura and Tsunade realized the war would soon end.
• Kakashi gave Naruto Obito’s scroll containing clues to the hidden Rinnegan, then asked Naruto to send him back to Konoha.
• Minato told the gathered shinobi that they had won the war, and the crowd erupted in cheers.

Minato, Kushina, and Naruto confronted the Nine Tails, and Naruto awakened the Adamantine Sealing Chains that helped his parents divide and seal the beast without Minato using the Dead Demon Consuming Seal. Minato sealed half of the Nine Tails inside Naruto, Kushina kept the other half, and the family prepared to return home together.

• Minato took Kushina and Naruto to the Nine Tails, where Kushina restrained the beast with her Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Minato and Kushina debated whether to seal the Nine Tails into Naruto or take it down with Kushina, while Naruto tried to prevent Minato from using the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.
• Naruto awakened his own Adamantine Sealing Chains and stopped Minato from forming the Dead Demon Consuming Seal hand seals.
• Minato proposed splitting the Nine Tails between Kushina and Naruto, then struck it with his Sage Mode Super-Large Rasenshuriken.
• Kushina and Naruto used their chains to pull the Nine Tails into two halves, sealing one half inside each of them.
• Minato performed the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style on Naruto, and Kushina and Minato rejoiced that they could raise their son and return home together.

Naruto trained to master a one-handed Rasengan while Sasuke taught Sakura Chakra-control exercises. Naruto discovered that an odd train of thought helped him complete the water-balloon stage, but his Clones’ bizarre behavior left Sasuke and Sakura baffled as the team finished training for the day.

• Naruto taught Sakura tree climbing, and she quickly mastered the Chakra-control exercise before Sasuke agreed to teach her water walking.
• Naruto used Shadow Clones to practice the Rasengan, but he struggled to make Chakra rotate in multiple directions at once.
• A Clone’s thoughts about planetary models gave Naruto an idea, and he and his Clones burst their water balloons after grasping the first stage.
• One Clone killed another after it succeeded, then a different Clone smashed its head into a tree while shouting about ridding the world of evil demons.
• Sasuke and Sakura arrived, wondered at Naruto’s Clone’s behavior, and continued their own training while Naruto practiced with a rubber ball until the friends went home.

Naruto carried Kakashi home after Kakashi overused his Chakra during training, and the two shared a slow walk that made Naruto reflect on spending more time with the people he cared about. Naruto then took Kakashi to the hospital, where Shizune examined him and admitted him for a private stay.

• Naruto told Kakashi he had been watching him train and carried him down the mountain while they traded jokes about recklessness and missions.
• Naruto realized he had been neglecting the people who cared about him and appreciated walking home with Kakashi instead of using Flying Thunder God.
• Naruto deliberately smacked Kakashi with a branch for an eighth time, then chose to take him to the hospital rather than home.
• Naruto brought Kakashi to Shizune and Sakura, and Shizune checked his condition and asked whether Kamui had worsened his Sharingan vision.
• Shizune arranged a private hospital room for Kakashi, while Naruto suspected she was being especially attentive because something was going on between them.

Naruto and the other rookies took their seats for the unusually difficult Chunin Exam first test. As the examinees struggled with questions far beyond their knowledge, Sasuke and others began using ninja techniques to cheat.

• Ino clung to Sasuke and bickered with Sakura until Sasuke broke free, while Naruto shared snacks with Choji.
• Tenten warned the rookies that the crowded exam would be especially difficult and that inexperienced Genin could be targeted.
• Ibiki Morino assigned number tags, explained the team scoring and cheating rules, and started the written test.
• Sakura quickly answered the first nine questions before realizing they were far beyond ordinary Genin knowledge, while Naruto could not answer any of them.
• Sasuke activated his Sharingan to copy other examinees' answers, while candidates around the room used various techniques to cheat.

The five Kage and Killer B faced their reincarnated predecessors, with some fighting while others discussed the state of their villages. The chapter left Gaara and the Third Kazekage locked in a fierce sand-and-iron-sand battle as the other clashes continued.

• Ōnoki and the Second Tsuchikage countered each other's Dust Release, while Gaara set the Mizukage, Raikage, and Killer B on the ground.
• The Third Raikage challenged the Fourth Raikage and Killer B, and they began fighting with lightning and swords.
• Yagura countered the First Mizukage's Hidden Mist Technique and fought him with Water Style and close combat.
• Gaara told the Third Kazekage about Sunagakure's present and Sasori's role in his death, then accepted the duty of defeating his predecessor.
• Gaara and the Third Kazekage resumed their battle, sending waves of yellow sand and black iron sand against each other.

Fa Yi used his Sealing Technique to extract Shukaku and Kaede's Tailed Beast, trapping Gaara and Kaede in a Chakra cocoon. Naruto sent clones, Sasuke, and Sakura to rescue them, but Fa Yi's barrier and pursuing chains kept the group from reaching him.

• Fa Yi's chains pierced the cocoon and attacked Naruto, but the Naruto inside was a Shadow Clone.
• Naruto sent No. 001 into the cocoon, where a chain struck him, then asked Sasuke and Sakura to help rescue Gaara and Kaede.
• Sasuke found the cocoon's weak point with his Sharingan, cut it open, and attacked Fa Yi, who raised a barrier with Magic Barrier: Thousand Arrow Pillars.
• No. 001 used Shadow Clones to distract Fa Yi's chains while Sakura punched cracks into the barrier.
• Sasuke's Lightning Feast was deflected by the barrier, and No. 001 pointed out that he had missed its pillars.

Naruto asked Minato and Kushina how he could return to his own world, worried that his absence had left the other Naruto and their loved ones anxious. Minato began examining Naruto’s body and seal, discovering chakra and energy connected to the technique that had sent him through time and space.

• Kushina gave Naruto an allowance, and Minato showed him the room prepared for him.
• Naruto asked how to return to his world and explained that he wanted to spare the other Naruto and his loved ones from worry.
• Minato asked Naruto to confirm his decision, and Naruto agreed to begin an examination so he could return.
• Minato scanned Naruto with a Magic Array and inspected the seal on his abdomen.
• Minato greeted Nine Tails through the seal, then found chakra like his own and energy connected to the time-and-space technique.

Naruto and his team defeated Zabuza’s attack, forcing him and Haku to retreat, then continued to Tazuna’s home. The next day, the team began training near the bridge as Kakashi read.

• Naruto’s Water Formation Wall deflected Zabuza’s water dragon, and his Shadow Clones cracked Zabuza’s Executioner’s Blade with Rasengan.
• Kakashi attacked Zabuza with Raikiri, but Haku raised an ice wall; Zabuza and Haku retreated after Zabuza injured his leg.
• Naruto questioned the Nine Tails about sensing Zabuza, and the Nine Tails reflected on how his feelings toward Naruto’s family had changed.
• Naruto and his team arrived safely at Tazuna’s home, where they ate dinner and Naruto gave Tsunami ingredients for healthier meals.
• Kakashi led the team to guard Tazuna and train; Sasuke practiced Chidori, Naruto’s Shadow Clones worked on several techniques, and Sakura studied medical texts.

Naruto forced Tazuna to admit he had misrepresented the mission rank and promise to make up the commission, so Team 7 continued protecting him toward the Land of Waves. After Zabuza ambushed them on the road, Kakashi identified the threat while Naruto secretly prepared a surprise.

• Tazuna tried to guilt Team 7 into continuing the mission, but Naruto threatened to kill his family and the person responsible for the false mission report.
• Tazuna apologized and promised to explain the mission rank issue to Konoha and pay the proper commission, so Team 7 continued the escort.
• On the boat, Tazuna told Team 7 about Gato's control over the Land of Waves, while Naruto doubted the people could not resist him.
• Naruto gave Sakura a large supply of Exploding Tags before the team traveled from the dock toward Tazuna's home.
• Zabuza ambushed the group with his massive sword, and Kakashi identified him as the Demon Man of Kirigakure and ordered Team 7 to protect Tazuna.
• Kakashi revealed his Sharingan as Naruto secretly formed hand seals to surprise Zabuza.

After Naruto and his team defeated Kakuzu and Hidan, they returned to Konoha and learned that Pain had devastated Hidden Cloud Village and captured the Eight Tails Jinchuriki. Minato urged Jiraiya to support the coming Five Kage Summit as a step toward addressing the conflicts that create more Pains, and Tsunade challenged Jiraiya to bet that Minato was the Child of Destiny.

• Sasuke cooked a meal that Naruto, Sakura, and Kakashi enjoyed, and the team updated Chiriku while returning to Konoha.
• Naruto wondered whether Akatsuki would go bankrupt without Kakuzu managing its finances.
• Minato showed Naruto, Kushina, Tsunade, and Jiraiya photographs of Hidden Cloud Village reduced to ruins by Pain's attack.
• Minato reported that the Eight Tails Jinchuriki had been captured, the Raikage was badly injured, and civilians had suffered despite evacuation efforts.
• Minato told Jiraiya that lasting peace required addressing conflicts between nations and asked him to wait for the Five Kage Summit.
• Tsunade encouraged Jiraiya to trust Minato and offered to bet that Minato was the Child of Destiny.

Kakashi and Team 7 infiltrated Raiga's hideout, rescued Karako, and subdued the Hakkaku Clan's guards before Raiga confronted them. Raiga used the Hidden Mist Technique and lightning attacks, but Team 7 escaped into a house and planned to target the Sensor Ninja hidden on his back.

• Naruto gathered intelligence by beating up a guard, who turned out to be Karako, and Kakashi sent him back to the Curry Shop.
• Team 7 knocked out the night patrol and kidnapped the twelve Hakkaku Clan members sleeping in their quarters.
• Raiga approached Team 7, and they realized he had a Sensor Ninja concealed beneath his cloak.
• Raiga used the Hidden Mist Technique and Lightning Feast, but Team 7 dodged into the house.
• Kakashi told Team 7 to deal with the Sensor Ninja first, and Naruto agreed to fight without holding back.

Team 7 defeated Raiga and the Hakkaku Clan, and Sasuke claimed Raiga’s Lightning Blades. After the villagers celebrated their freedom, Karako found a dying child and brought him to the Curry of Life Restaurant.

• Kakashi attacked Raiga after Naruto’s clones distracted him, and Raiga died using Lightning Burial.
• Naruto took an interest in Raiga’s Lightning Blades, and Sasuke used them to perform Lightning Ball.
• Kakashi told the clients that the Hakkaku Clan had been defeated, and the villagers thanked Team 7.
• Granny Sansho made Karako eat 300x Super Spicy Curry of Life as punishment before ordering him to learn curry-making.
• The villagers began reclaiming their property, and Karako found a dying child and brought him home to learn curry-making.

Naruto and his team fought Zabuza in the Hidden Mist, while Naruto’s Water Dragon Bullet startled Zabuza and Sasuke awakened a second Sharingan tomoe. Zabuza launched another Water Dragon Bullet at the group, and Naruto began countering it with Tobirama Senju’s version of the Water Formation Wall.

• Naruto secretly used Water Dragon Bullet, smashing Zabuza’s position and knocking him into the lake.
• Zabuza cast the Hidden Mist Technique, and Kakashi warned the team about Zabuza’s silent-killing skills.
• Naruto created twenty Shadow Clones, and one clone’s actions helped Sasuke resist Zabuza’s killing intent and awaken a second Sharingan tomoe.
• Sasuke spotted Zabuza’s Water Clone, which Kakashi attacked before it vanished into water.
• Zabuza formed a plan to attack the group and launched Water Dragon Bullet at them from the lake.
• Naruto reacted as the first Shadow Clone was destroyed and began casting Water Formation Wall (Tobirama Senju Version).

Kisame unleashed a thousand water sharks, but Naruto, Itachi, and Guy fought back, forcing him to merge with Samehada and trap them inside a vast sphere of water. Guy opened the Seventh Gate and charged Kisame’s Great Shark Bullet with Daytime Tiger.

• Kisame created a thousand water sharks and sent them after Naruto, Itachi, and Guy.
• Guy opened the Sixth Gate and used Morning Peacock to destroy most of the sharks while Naruto launched Kisame into the air with Water Style: Water Dragon Bite Explosion.
• Kisame merged with Samehada, used Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave to enclose the three in a huge sphere of water, and transformed into a fish-like form.
• Guy opened the Seventh Gate and formed a space around himself by forcing away the water as Naruto and Itachi followed him toward Kisame.
• Kisame fired Great Shark Bullet Technique, and Guy answered with Daytime Tiger.

Zaku Abumi defeated Shigure, Shino Aburame forced Kin Tsuchi to surrender, and Kankuro revealed his puppet trick against Shuuyu. The match ended with Shuuyu poisoned and Kankuro warning that he would die without treatment.

• Zaku Abumi scattered Shigure’s senbon with gusts from his hands, then knocked him unconscious with Wind Release: Air Cutter, though several senbon struck Zaku in the back.
• Shino Aburame resisted Kin Tsuchi’s bell-based genjutsu with his insects, and Kin surrendered when they surrounded her.
• Rock Lee hoped the next match would be his, but the screen selected Kankuro versus Shuuyu.
• Shuuyu attacked Kankuro with Rain of Needles, but Kankuro revealed that he had used a puppet decoy and that his senbon were coated with poison.
• Kankuro warned the poisoned Shuuyu that he would die if he was not treated in time.