Chapter Summaries

Nagato awoke healthy in a peaceful Rain Village and wondered whether he had died or entered a new world. After learning that the Emperor had created the canyon that opened the village to sunlight, he realized he was in the Empire and set out to investigate.

• Nagato woke in a sunlit hospital room and explored a prosperous, peaceful landscape, where a little girl gave him a wildflower.
• Nagato resolved to protect the peaceful world and asked the girl where he was, wondering whether he could see Yahiko again.
• The girl told Nagato that he was in the Rain Village, and he discovered that his Rinnegan was gone and his body had become healthy.
• Nagato saw that the village’s enclosing mountains had been split by a vast canyon and asked when it had appeared.
• The girl said the Emperor had created the canyon, then left to join her friends after asking Nagato to promise that there would be no more crying in the Empire.
• Nagato realized he was in the Empire but could not tell whether it was the same Empire that had threatened him before, so he decided to look around.

Nagato wandered through a peaceful, prosperous world and was moved by its people’s warmth, though he could not find anyone he knew. He then heard Konan call his name, and the two reunited as she wept with relief.

• Nagato explored the Rain Village, watched residents enjoy their peaceful lives, and listened to an elderly group play chess.
• Nagato watched children fly kites and listened to stories at a teahouse, where the owner let him pay for his tea later.
• Nagato stood by a river at night and softly wondered whether Konan was all right.
• Nagato wandered through a beautiful but unfamiliar place, feeling lonely without his friends and family.
• Konan called to Nagato, and when they saw each other, she broke down in tears and exclaimed that she was glad he was all right.

Konan reunited with Nagato and Yahiko in the Rain Village and told Nagato about the world’s circumstances, leaving the three friends together after a long night of conversation. In the Empire, Uchiha Senju announced a five-year plan to expand the Empire, strengthen its people, and improve World 64.

• Konan embraced Nagato and told him what had happened, leaving him shaken by the Empire’s power and circumstances.
• Yahiko appeared before Nagato, and the three friends reunited and talked together until dawn before falling asleep in the Rain Village.
• Kaguya Empress Consort swallowed Kaguya, while the Ten-Tails became an information server and the Ten-Tails of World 64 linked the passages between worlds.
• Uchiha Senju ordered the Empire to conquer at least ten parallel Shinobi Worlds and nurture five more Six Paths-level experts within five years.
• Uchiha Senju ordered World 64 developed to Empire standards and called for its hatred, hunger, and poverty to be eliminated within five years.
• Uchiha Senju called for an end to discrimination and expanded education and public health, and the assembled leaders applauded their commitment to the plan.

Naruto brought Minato to the Empire, where Minato remained distrustful and feared that he had failed Naruto and Kushina. Later, Naruto visited the Uchiha Clan Grounds, mistook Sasuke Uchiha for his friend Sasuke, and joined him and Itachi for a meal.

• Naruto brought Minato back to the Empire and suggested that Minato stay with him, but Minato remained suspicious and insisted he would need to see the truth for himself.
• Naruto went to the Uchiha Clan Grounds to find Sasuke, and Itachi Uchiha told him Sasuke was not there.
• Sasuke Uchiha appeared, and Naruto mistook him for Sasuke, pinched his cheek, and teased him.
• Sasuke Uchiha clarified that he was Sasuke Uchiha, then punched Naruto after Naruto continued confusing him with Sasuke.
• Itachi Uchiha soothed Naruto and invited him to eat with them, while Sasuke Uchiha asked his brother to make hot and sour shredded potatoes.

Sasuke told Naruto about his battles in the Empire, then brought Sasuke to confront Itachi. Itachi struggled to decide whether to reveal the truth behind his actions, leaving Sasuke demanding an answer.

• Sasuke described to Naruto how he and his allies defeated the Sage of Six Paths and fought Hashirama, while Naruto praised him enthusiastically.
• Sasuke invited Naruto to train with him and warned him not to believe his variant’s boasts.
• Itachi cooked lunch, and Sasuke joined the family meal after Fugaku was summoned away to a meeting.
• Sasuke told Sasuke that he had brought Itachi back, and Sasuke insisted on seeing his brother.
• Sasuke confronted Itachi in a secret chamber and demanded to know why he had acted as he did.
• Itachi wrestled with whether to tell Sasuke the truth, while Sasuke threatened to use the Empire’s techniques to force him to speak.

Itachi told Sasuke that he massacred the Uchiha Clan under orders to prevent a rebellion and spare Sasuke, but Sasuke rejected his justification and condemned him for not resisting the Hidden Leaf Village. Itachi apologized and asked for forgiveness as Sasuke remained torn between hatred and their family bond.

• Itachi explained that the Hidden Leaf Village's leaders had forced him to choose between killing the Uchiha Clan himself or allowing the clan to be exterminated, and that he had spared Sasuke.
• Sasuke accused Itachi of killing their family for his own benefit and challenged him for choosing to slaughter the clan instead of resisting the village.
• Itachi defended his choice as a way to reduce casualties and protect both Sasuke and others, while Sasuke called him a coward and said he had become a stranger.
• Itachi apologized for the past and urged Sasuke to let go of hatred, while Sasuke said he hated Itachi and himself for being unable to forgive or escape hatred.
• Itachi wept and asked Sasuke to forgive him for the last time.

Sasuke confronted Itachi over the Uchiha massacre and rejected his brother’s pleas for understanding, after which Itachi was handed over to the clan. Fugaku then asked Uchiha Senju how the Empire would handle controversial recruits, and Senju left Itachi’s fate to the Uchiha clan.

• Sasuke accused Itachi of choosing a bloody path instead of waiting for the Empire and told him that their family’s warmth in this world only deepened his pain.
• Left Sasuke asked whether Sasuke had anything else to say, then arranged for Itachi to be handed over to the Uchiha clan.
• The clan learned of Itachi’s crimes, but his punishment was temporarily delayed because Obito Uchiha had also slaughtered clan members.
• Fugaku Uchiha visited Uchiha Senju and asked about the Empire’s policy toward controversial talents, including Itachi.
• Uchiha Senju said the Uchiha clan should decide Itachi’s fate and asked Fugaku whether the clan feared keeping him.

Naruto struggled with how to comfort Sasuke after learning about his painful past, then returned home to a lively family dinner. Kushina scolded Naruto for skipping his usual routines, while Minato watched, and the chapter ended with Naruto using Shadow Clones to wash his hands.

• Naruto watched Sasuke leave and told Itachi to contact him if Sasuke needed anything or his situation changed.
• Naruto returned home troubled by Sasuke's past and found Kushina's dinner waiting.
• Minato noticed Naruto's mood and tried to cheer him with news of his favorite fried chicken.
• Kushina scolded Naruto for grabbing food without washing his hands and for not changing his shoes.
• Naruto defended his habits, apologized, and used two Shadow Clones to scrub his hands while Kushina tried to hide her amusement.

Minato watched Naruto’s happy family reunion in the Empire, then listened as Naruto boasted about his mission in Ninja World 64. Naruto asked whether the Fourth Hokage had appeared among the successive Hokage, and the answer left him uneasy and wondering what kind of person his biological father had been.

• Minato saw an affectionate family reunion and wondered whether life in the Empire was better than in his world.
• Kushina asked Naruto about his campaign, and Naruto boasted that he had faced the Six Paths Sage and the successive Hokage.
• Another Naruto challenged the boast, saying Sasuke had described himself as doing most of the fighting.
• Naruto asked whether the Fourth Hokage had been among the Hokage they encountered, and Naruto confirmed that he had.
• Naruto worried that his father might have been cruel and questioned why Konoha had hidden his identity and treated him so badly.

Naruto chose to meet Minato, who had been brought back through Impure World Reincarnation, and confronted him with the harm Naruto had endured. Minato apologized but admitted he still knew little about Naruto’s life in the Hidden Leaf Village.

• Naruto told Minato that he had rejected the Empire and remained hostile to its peace, leaving Minato ashamed and hurt.
• Kushina comforted Naruto, and Naruto agreed to meet his father after learning Minato could see their conversation.
• Naruto asked Minato and Kushina to stay for the meeting, wanting to know whether Minato still held on to the village.
• Minato apologized for failing to care for Naruto, while Naruto challenged him for not noticing Naruto’s suffering as Hokage and a Jonin.
• Minato explained that the earlier conversation had involved only a fragment of his consciousness and admitted he had only begun to learn about Naruto’s situation.

Naruto confronted Minato with the pain and anger of his childhood in the Hidden Leaf Village, describing the abuse, isolation, and struggles caused by being the Nine-Tails’ Jinchuriki. He asked whether Minato had considered what sealing the Nine-Tails inside him would mean, leaving Minato to face Naruto’s accusation.

• Naruto told Minato that he remembered his years in the Hidden Leaf Village as a painful hell.
• Naruto recalled being bullied by village children and crying alone at home, resenting the parents who had abandoned him.
• Naruto said that after the Third Hokage intervened, physical bullying stopped but insults and isolation continued.
• Naruto described training to earn respect, only for the Nine-Tails’ Chakra to disrupt even his basic techniques.
• Naruto said his suffering ended only when he came to the Empire, then challenged Minato over sealing the Nine-Tails inside him.

Kushina confronted Minato over the suffering Naruto endured, while Minato condemned the choices that had brought Naruto into a dangerous world. Naruto rejected the Fourth Hokage, and Minato apologized and accepted that Naruto now had parents who loved him.

• Kushina lifted Minato by the collar and slapped him, accusing him of being unfit to be a father.
• Minato silently endured Kushina's anger, overcome with shame and guilt over Naruto's hardship.
• Minato criticized the Shinobi Village System and questioned why the Fourth Hokage had brought a child into such a dangerous life.
• Naruto told the Fourth Hokage that they should not see each other again because his parents might get the wrong idea.
• Minato apologized to Naruto and said he was glad Naruto had loving parents, then admitted he should never have placed the village before him.

Naruto tearfully begged Minato to stay as the Fourth Hokage began to disappear, then Naruto used his power to halt Minato’s fading and keep him in the living world. Naruto admitted that he truly wanted his father with him, and the chapter ended with Minato safely remaining beside him.

• Minato apologized to Naruto for his past mistakes as Naruto broke down in tears.
• Minato began to fade away, and Naruto begged him not to leave.
• Naruto's grief sent his Chakra out of control, but another Naruto told Minato to stay and rejected fate as an excuse.
• Naruto unleashed a mysterious power that stopped Minato from disappearing and resisted the boundary between life and death.
• Naruto apologized to Minato and admitted that he wanted his father to stay with him.

Naruto reassured Kushina and Minato that he would protect them and repay their love, and Minato agreed to remain in the Empire rather than return to the village. When Kushina asked why Minato had made Naruto a Jinchuriki, Minato revealed that Kushina had once been the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, leaving Naruto shaken by the discovery.

• Naruto tearfully told Kushina and Minato that he would become strong and protect them for the rest of his life.
• Minato said he would stay peacefully in the Empire and set aside his duties to the village for Naruto.
• Kushina confronted Minato about making Naruto a Jinchuriki despite knowing how Jinchuriki were treated.
• Minato revealed that Kushina had been the previous Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, shocking everyone in the room.
• Naruto realized that Kushina had endured the same fate and felt his hostility toward the Nine-Tails begin to lessen.

Minato explained why he made Naruto a Jinchuriki and admitted that after Kushina died, he chose the Dead Demon Consuming Seal partly because he wanted to die with her. He condemned the village for abandoning Naruto after his death.

• Kushina asked Minato whether his wife was her variant, and Minato called his Kushina gentle, angering her.
• Kushina challenged Minato over making Naruto a Jinchuriki, and he explained that he believed the Nine-Tails would protect Naruto from the Masked Man and other threats.
• Minato described how the Masked Man released the Nine-Tails during Kushina's childbirth and forced him to choose between maintaining her seal and saving Naruto.
• Minato admitted that after Kushina died, he selfishly used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal and failed to consider how much Naruto would need a parent.
• Kushina cried as she realized Minato had made his decision partly so he could die with her, while Minato confessed he had expected the village to care for Naruto.
• Minato accused the Third Hokage, Jiraiya, and Kakashi of avoiding Naruto after his death and denounced the village's supposed Will of Fire.

Naruto told Minato that the masked man behind the Nine-Tails’ attack was Obito Uchiha, who had been resurrected and was now being hunted by the Uchiha Clan. As Minato struggled with the betrayal, a familiar voice sounded at the door, and he opened it to find a man and a woman.

• Naruto told Minato that Obito Uchiha, not Madara Uchiha, had been the masked man behind the Nine-Tails’ attack.
• Naruto explained that the Uchiha Clan had discovered Obito was resurrected and offered Sharingan rewards for information or his capture.
• Minato grieved over Obito’s betrayal and remembered that Obito had attacked Kushina and tried to kill newborn Naruto.
• Someone loudly pounded on the door, and Minato hurried to answer after recognizing the voice as familiar.
• Minato opened the door and saw a handsome man and a graceful woman standing outside.

Obito and Rin visited Minato, Kushina, and Naruto, where Minato struggled with seeing Obito after learning that another version of him had killed his family. After sharing a meal and giving everyone gifts, Obito and Rin announced their upcoming wedding and invited them to attend.

• Obito and Rin arrived at Minato and Kushina's home, and Kushina welcomed them and prepared a meal.
• Rin noticed Minato's tense expression, and Minato explained that another version of Obito had carried out the Uchiha Clan massacre.
• Obito insisted that he would never commit such a crime and said Clan Head Fugaku had ordered the Uchiha Clan to hunt the culprit.
• After they ate, Obito gave Kushina a coral-and-pearl necklace and revealed that he had brought gifts for everyone, including Naruto and Minato.
• Obito and Rin announced that they were getting married and invited Minato, Kushina, and Naruto to their wedding.

Uchiha Senju met with Shimura Danzo, whose loyalty and worldview had been shaped by Senju’s genjutsu, to discuss the Empire’s population growth, aging, and rising costs as it absorbed parallel universes. Danzo proposed classifying residents by their contributions and assigning different levels of food, living conditions, education, and healthcare.

• Shimura Danzo appeared in Uchiha Senju’s office, and the genjutsu on him briefly revealed a Rinnegan before restoring his eye’s ordinary appearance.
• Danzo addressed Senju as “Emperor” and affirmed his mission to strengthen the Empire.
• Danzo warned that population aging and the costs of integrating conquered parallel universes could strain the Empire’s finances.
• Senju agreed that economic management was vital and asked Danzo for a solution.
• Danzo proposed grading residents of conquered universes and offering better food, housing, education, and healthcare to those who contributed more to the Empire.

Uchiha Senju rejected Danzō’s proposals to exploit residents of parallel universes, saying the Empire had to keep advancing against threats and mysteries beyond its borders. In World 64, Madara Uchiha and Obito decided to visit the Empire, while the Cross-Dimensional Channel’s restrictions continued to enrich the Hidden Sand Village and nearby regions.

• Danzō proposed using property incentives, limited services, and altered food supplies to increase the Empire’s revenue and labor force, but Uchiha Senju refused because they were still human.
• Uchiha Senju explained that the Empire could not settle for comfort while threats and unexplored mysteries remained, and Danzō accepted the rejection.
• In the Hidden Sand Village, Madara Uchiha asked Obito what he thought of the Empire, and Obito said they should visit it to learn what it was really like.
• Madara Uchiha and Obito discussed how the Empire’s envoy had defeated Hashirama and the being on the moon, while Obito noted that his intangibility made him difficult to catch.
• The Empire’s entry-permit rules and travel queues turned the Hidden Sand Village into a busy gateway, driving up transport prices and bringing wealth to the village and regions along the route.

Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha disguised themselves as nobles and entered the Empire’s modern society through the Cross-Dimensional Channel. As they traveled toward the Hidden Leaf Village, Madara was astonished by the prosperous cities and advanced technology.

• Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha used White Zetsu and a composite disguise technique to impersonate two nobles, then passed the channel’s inspection.
• Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha entered the modern society, where free services and bustling streets surprised them.
• Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha chose a giant flying bird for transportation and set off toward the Hidden Leaf Village.
• Madara Uchiha viewed the skyscrapers, vehicles, and technology from the air and felt awe at modern civilization.