Chapter Summaries

Kazahana Koyuki became Queen of the Land of Snow after the mechanism at Rainbow Glacier revealed a memory of her father and brought spring to the country. Konoha and the Land of Snow agreed to discuss cooperation, while Team 7 headed home and Kakuzu and Hidan arrived too late to find their target.

• Kazahana Koyuki activated the mechanism disk, transforming the Land of Snow into spring and revealing a memory in which Kazahana Hayate encouraged her childhood dreams.
• Kazahana Koyuki became Queen, and Naruto offered Konoha’s cooperation to help the Land of Snow recover in exchange for discussing its technology.
• Kazahana Koyuki said she would keep acting while working to restore her country, and Team 7 returned home by ship.
• Naruto mistook Kakashi’s interest in Kazahana Koyuki for romantic feelings, then tried to sneak a look at Kakashi’s Make-Out Paradise book and got caught.
• Kakuzu and Hidan arrived at Rainbow Glacier after Team 7 had left and complained that the treasure was disappointing and their target was gone.

Naruto defeated Yugito Nii and Matatabi, captured some of the Two Tails' chakra, and beat Omoi and Karui when they tried to attack him. After the battle, he reunited with Kushina and the others, and the chapter ended with the group deciding what to do with their prisoners.

• Naruto overwhelmed Matatabi, knocked Yugito unconscious with a Tailed Beast Ball, and sealed away part of the Two Tails' tail in a scroll.
• Omoi and Karui attacked Naruto while pretending to be unconscious, but he evaded them with the Flying Thunder God Technique and ordered Shadow Clones to beat them.
• Naruto sent a clone to check on Samui and found that she had genuinely passed out after striking her head on a tree.
• Kushina arrived with the others, confirmed that Yugito had lost consciousness, and praised Naruto for winning the battle.
• Sakura teased Naruto about beating Omoi and Karui more severely than Samui and Yugito, and Naruto joked about Sakura's figure before dodging her pursuit.
• After the group laughed and their Shadow Clones disappeared, Naruto asked what they should do with the four Cloud Ninja.

Naruto tried to monitor Jiraiya for a mission from Minato but was quickly discovered and learned how ninja detected people watching them. After Jiraiya threw him out of the window, Naruto left to continue his mission while criticizing Konoha’s leadership.

• Naruto watched Jiraiya writing at his desk, but Jiraiya noticed him and invited him inside.
• Jiraiya explained that Naruto had failed to conceal his gaze and Chakra fluctuations, and that sensing changes in Natural Energy could also reveal an intruder.
• Naruto told Jiraiya that Minato had sent him to monitor the adults, and wondered if his father was trying to correct their misconduct.
• Jiraiya advised Naruto to be patient about gaining strength, but Naruto pointed out his manuscripts and magazines.
• Jiraiya threw Naruto out the window, and Naruto landed safely before criticizing Konoha’s leaders.

Naruto and his team dealt with the aftermath of Mizuki’s betrayal before preparing for a B-Rank mission. Meanwhile, Inuzuka Hana found animals unconscious beside a trash can and investigated the discarded lunch that had apparently made them faint.

• Izumi took Mizuki and the Sound Ninja Four away for questioning while Naruto returned to Tsunade’s office with Shizune and Tonton.
• Naruko braided flowers into Tsunade’s hair, then jumped out a window and died after warning others not to imitate her move.
• Naruto confronted the Nine Tails about beating up Shukaku and urged him and Shukaku to stop destroying the Land of Wind’s oasis.
• Sakura offered Sasuke a homemade lunch, tasted it after Naruto urged her to, and threw the lunchbox away when it proved awful.
• Kakashi arrived late and took Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to the Hokage Office for a B-Rank mission.
• Inuzuka Hana found cats and dogs unconscious beside a trash can, examined them, and wondered why nutritious food had made them faint.

Kakashi led Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to the coast to meet Zabuza and escort his Kirigakure delegation to Konoha. The group discovered that the Fourth Mizukage and Three Tails Jinchuriki, Yagura Karatachi, had come with them, and Kakashi demanded to know why.

• Kakashi explained that Zabuza was coming as Kirigakure's envoy to establish contact with Konoha, and that Team Kakashi would escort the delegation and guard the venue.
• On the journey, Naruto took a fainted sheep along, and the team later cooked and ate it.
• At the coast, Naruto sensed Isobu aboard the approaching ship and warned the others that the Three Tails Jinchuriki was with the delegation.
• Zabuza and seven others disembarked, and Sakura mistook the hooded Yagura Karatachi for a child before he identified himself as the Fourth Mizukage.
• Kakashi questioned Yagura about why the Mizukage and Three Tails Jinchuriki had come when Kirigakure's message had said Zabuza would lead the envoy.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura continued training while helping Tazuna build the bridge, and Tazuna explained why Inari had lost hope. After several quiet days of work, a small boat approached across the sea.

• Kakashi warned Naruto and Sasuke that their intense training was straining their bodies, while Sakura focused on medical study and basic training.
• Inari broke down after seeing Tazuna and the exhausted young ninjas, and Tazuna explained that Gato had killed Inari’s father to crush resistance in the Land of Waves.
• The group finished dinner quietly and rested, while Naruto chose not to argue with Inari about his despair.
• The next morning, Naruto halved his Shadow Clones, Sasuke trained while still recovering, and Sakura followed her usual routine.
• More workers joined Tazuna’s bridge project, and after three days a small boat rowed across the sea.

Naruto pursued Deidara through the desert until a massive surge of Chakra swallowed Naruto and the Nine Tails clone, cutting off their connection. Minato traced their disappearance to Lou Lan, where Naruto awoke in a different time and space.

• Naruto explained how he had filled the Kamui Dimension with Flying Thunder God marks and sent Explosive Clay there as a return gift for Obito.
• Naruto and Deidara continued flying through the desert, each unable to attack the other as their Chakra and supplies ran low.
• A huge pillar of light erupted from the ground and swallowed Naruto; Deidara watched briefly, then fled.
• Little Orange told Minato that the Nine Tails' original body had vanished and that he could no longer sense it.
• Minato identified Lou Lan as the likely location, and Kushina hurried into the Hokage Office to ask what had happened.
• Naruto asked what had happened after waking in a different time and space.

Naruto, Kushina, and the others uncovered Red Star’s crimes in Hoshigakure and helped Natsuhi defeat him. After Natsuhi planned to expose him and choose a new village leader, Naruto suggested that she take the position herself.

• Kakashi and Naruto agreed to search for the Star while sending clones to watch for the Hidden Cloud shinobi.
• Hinata spotted Red Star holding the unconscious Mao hostage while confronting Natsuhi, and Sasuke relayed their conversation to the hidden Konoha group.
• Kushina attacked Red Star, while Naruto and Sasuke knocked out his subordinates and Naruto caught Mao.
• Natsuhi fought Red Star with the Peacock Mystical Method, defeated him, and chased him off the cliff as he tried to escape.
• Natsuhi reunited with Mao and said she would expose Red Star’s crimes and choose a new leader, prompting Naruto to suggest she lead Hoshigakure herself.

Naruto and Kakashi fought Nadare Rōga’s Snow Ninja while Sasuke battled Crane Wing Fubuki. Naruto defeated Winter Bear Ice Rain, and Sasuke trapped Fubuki and attacked her with fire.

• Naruto interrupted Nadare Rōga and attacked with a Water Dragon Bullet, forcing Fubuki and Ice Rain to evade while Nadare countered with an Ice Release technique.
• Kakashi rushed Nadare with taijutsu as Sasuke fought Fubuki with fire and weapons.
• Ice Rain attacked Naruto with his armored snowboard and claw, but Naruto’s Rasengan barely cracked the armor’s chest core.
• Naruto created Shadow Clones that worked together to disable Ice Rain’s snowboard and armor, defeating him with multiple Rasengan.
• Sasuke bound Fubuki to an ice pillar with steel wires and sent a Dragon Fire Technique along them, making her scream.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura kept Zabuza from completing seals with a coordinated barrage of explosive tags and ranged ninjutsu while Kakashi and Haku fought elsewhere. As Sasuke neared his limit, Naruto used Shadow Clones to launch eleven Water Dragon Bullet techniques at Zabuza.

• Naruto sensed hostile intent, and Kakashi blocked Haku's attack on Tazuna.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura disrupted Zabuza with explosive tags and fire techniques as Kakashi engaged Haku.
• Zabuza charged the three genin, but Naruto's Water Dragon Bullet and their coordinated attacks kept him at range and prevented him from forming seals.
• After ten minutes of fighting, Naruto saw that Sasuke was nearing his limit and created ten Shadow Clones.
• Naruto and his clones launched eleven Water Dragon Bullet techniques, surrounding Zabuza with water dragons.

Orochimaru reanimated Hashirama, Tobirama, and Rasa during the Konoha Crush, then took control of them. He tried to tempt Tsunade with the chance to see Dan Katō and Nawaki, but she rejected him and attacked as Hashirama unleashed Wood Release.

• Kushina defeated Sai's ink beasts and knocked him unconscious, but Sai's delay let Orochimaru complete the Impure World Reincarnation.
• Hashirama, Tobirama, and Rasa emerged from their coffins and spoke with the Third Hokage, Minato, Kushina, and Orochimaru before Orochimaru took control of them.
• Tsunade entered the barrier with Jiraiya and rejected Orochimaru's offer to let her see Dan Katō and Nawaki, declaring that she would not forgive him for attacking the village.
• Tsunade used Heavenly Foot of Pain to smash the roof, and Hashirama responded with Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence.

Hinata defeated Sakura with the Hyuga Clan’s Gentle Fist, and Naruto devised a blindfolded training game that helped awaken his Mind’s Eye of the Kagura. As training ended, Kushina arranged for Naruto to walk Hinata home.

• Hinata defeated Sakura by sealing thirty-two of her chakra points, then helped undo the seals.
• Shino Aburame and Sasuke Uchiha fought, but nobody remembered who won.
• Naruto watched Team 8 train, then blindfolded himself and used Shadow Clones in a forest-wide sensing game while Kushina attacked him.
• Naruto finally dodged one of Kushina’s punches and began awakening the Mind’s Eye of the Kagura, though excitement still disrupted his sensing.
• Kushina gave Hinata extra instruction and asked Naruto to walk her home while she went to buy groceries.

After Konoha defeated Orochimaru’s forces, Minato sent Naruto and the others to search the village for infiltrators. Naruto used his new malice-sensing map to track down a Sound shinobi at the orphanage, where he reunited with Yakushi Kabuto.

• Konoha’s forces captured the Sound shinobi and secured the battlefield after Orochimaru died in the Summit War.
• Minato assigned Tsunade to oversee the hospital and sent teams to clear the battlefield and search the village for infiltrators.
• Naruto activated Golden Body Mode and Mind's Eye of the Kagura, but he lost the form when Nine Tails mocked his strength and height.
• Naruto persuaded Nine Tails to cooperate by warning that infiltrators might threaten the barbecue restaurant.
• Naruto followed a red mark to Konoha Orphanage, where Yakushi Kabuto defeated a Sound shinobi before Naruto could attack.
• Naruto greeted Kabuto after seeing his green mark on the map.

Naruto struggled to control Natural Energy while training for Sage Mode and brought Mount Myoboku bugs home, causing a family argument and cleanup. After several busy months, he achieved a temporary incomplete Sage Mode and wondered whether years of intense exercise could make him stronger than the Sage of Six Paths.

• Naruto returned from Mount Myoboku and told Minato and Jiraiya he could absorb a little Natural Energy but could not control it.
• Naruto gave Jiraiya and Minato the bugs Sage Shima had packed, but Karin smashed them with a frying pan and Kushina ordered the family to clean the living room.
• Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi followed their training and mission routines for several months, while Kakashi completed several C-rank missions without incident.
• On the first day of the new year, Naruto temporarily maintained an incomplete Sage Mode with Toad Oil and lifted a huge Frog Statue.
• Naruto asked Sage Fukasaku whether years of carrying the statue and exercising could make him stronger than the Sage of Six Paths.

Naruto overwhelmed Gaara with a massive Water Style technique, but Gaara emerged in a transformed state as the Konoha Crush Plan began. While Naruto faced Gaara in the flooded arena, attackers struck Konoha and the disguised Kazekage seized the Third Hokage.

• Naruto unleashed Exploding Water Shockwave, crushing Gaara’s sand wave and flooding the arena.
• Naruto sent a Shadow Clone underwater to investigate Gaara’s protective sand sphere, but spikes destroyed it.
• Gaara surfaced in a sand-covered form and extended a giant sand hand toward Naruto.
• A genjutsu put most spectators to sleep as Anbu, Guy, Asuma, Kakashi, and Sakura fought the invading Sound and sand ninja.
• Kushina told Minato that attacks had begun from Konoha’s eastern, western, and northern directions.
• The disguised Kazekage seized the Third Hokage, and the Sound Ninja Four formed the Four Violet Flames Formation around them.

Naruto's urgent Sage Mode training stalled, and Minato took him to meet Tenten after she mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique. Minato gave Tenten material on the Space-Time Barrier and prepared to teach her a powerful finishing move.

• Naruto returned home after sneaking out and endured Kushina's scolding before she made him dinner.
• Naruto trained obsessively for Sage Mode, but his impatience slowed his progress.
• Minato called Naruto away from training and took him to a training ground where Tenten was waiting.
• Tenten demonstrated that she had learned the Flying Thunder God Technique, and Minato gave her a scroll about the Space-Time Barrier.
• Minato raised an azure Rasengan to teach Tenten a finishing move, and Tenten recognized it from watching Naruto.

Kakashi led Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura on an A-Rank mission to escort actress Fujikaze Yukie to the Land of Snow for filming. After Yukie resisted going, Kakashi used a genjutsu to carry her aboard the ship, where the team began the journey and trained while the crew prepared to film.

• Kakashi explained that the team would escort Fujikaze Yukie to the Land of Snow on an A-Rank mission.
• Asama Santayu greeted Naruto as the Second Generation Yellow Flash after his performance against Gaara spread his reputation.
• Fujikaze Yukie resisted going to the Land of Snow, so Kakashi used his Sharingan to place her under genjutsu and carry her onto the ship.
• Naruto trained in Wind nature transformation, Sasuke practiced Lightning nature transformation, and Sakura studied medical books as the crew prepared to film.

Naruto and his friends went to submit their Chunin Exam applications, where Sasuke exposed an illusion disguising the exam room entrance. The group headed upstairs to register, while Kiba remained annoyed that Sasuke got the credit for spotting the trick.

• Naruto walked with Hinata after lunch and wondered about her appetite before their friends returned and Kiba urged everyone to submit their applications.
• Naruto and his friends reached the second floor and found Rock Lee, Tenten, Neji, and two Chunin arguing outside a classroom marked 301.
• Kiba questioned the Chunin's act, and Sasuke exposed their illusion with his Sharingan, earning the onlookers' admiration.
• Neji greeted Hinata, Tenten praised her progress, and Rock Lee told Sasuke he looked forward to fighting him.
• Kiba complained that he had spotted the illusion first, while Shino explained how Kiba's sense of smell had helped him detect it.
• Kiba called everyone upstairs to submit their applications, leaving Shino standing alone.

Jiraiya and the Konoha group found Nagato broken and blind after Zetsu betrayed him, and Nagato revealed the painful history that drove him to despair. Jiraiya asked Tsunade to treat him and reaffirmed his belief that people could one day understand one another, while Minato joined him in pursuing that goal.

• Konan prepared Exploding Tags as Jiraiya and the Konoha ninjas arrived, while Nagato told her he no longer wanted to live or fight them.
• Nagato recounted Yahiko’s death, his dealings with the man claiming to be Uchiha Madara, the Eye of the Moon Plan, and Zetsu’s betrayal.
• Jiraiya listened to Nagato’s despair, then asked Tsunade to examine and treat him.
• Tsunade began treating Nagato after Minato agreed to Jiraiya’s request, and Jiraiya accepted responsibility for the medical fees.
• Jiraiya told Nagato he still believed people would understand one another someday, and Minato said he was working toward that future too.

Naruto removed the Nine Tails Chakra sealed inside Sora and gave him Dragon Vein Chakra as compensation. After Sora was taken to recover, Chiriku asked Naruto and the others to investigate the theft of Bei Gen’s body from the Fire Temple.

• Chiriku agreed that Konoha could reclaim the Chakra and asked Naruto what its removal would do to Sora.
• Sora agreed to cooperate, and Naruto carefully unsealed and extracted the Nine Tails Chakra while Sakura monitored his condition.
• Naruto sealed the extracted Chakra in a scroll, then gave Sora Dragon Vein Chakra and had Sasuke restore the seal.
• Chiriku explained that Bei Gen’s body and coffin had been stolen from the northern grave, and warned that the stolen corpses could reveal a powerful Lightning Release technique.
• Chiriku prepared to lead Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi to inspect the grave for clues.