Chapter Summaries

Asuka and Kushina discussed Naruto’s prospects and his promise to change Neji’s fate while the third Chunin Exam match began. Sasuke faced Rock Lee, then was stunned when Asuka unveiled a banner honoring the Uchiha Clan.

• Asuka and Kushina debated whether Naruto could overcome his circumstances and discussed his promise to solve the Hyuga Clan’s problems.
• Asuka praised Sasuke for seeking revenge directly, then reflected that Naruto had eventually persuaded him to give it up.
• Sasuke entered the arena and saw a banner covered with portraits of the Uchiha Clan, including his father and the clan’s former elders.
• Sasuke faced Rock Lee, who lamented that Neji had lost before he could use his trained technique.
• Rock Lee began crying and singing about chasing after Neji, leaving Sasuke and the spectators speechless.

Asuka watched Sasuke fight Rock Lee and mocked Sasuke’s strange tactics as the match ended in a bizarre collision. Meanwhile, Sunagakure ninja prepared to launch their operation against Konoha, and a masked young man signaled that the attack was beginning.

• Asuka called out to Sasuke about the Uchiha ancestors, and Sasuke dodged Lee’s attack before using his Sharingan to track him through a dust cloud.
• Sasuke fired a Great Fireball Technique and an Exploding Tag, but Lee vanished beneath him and kicked him into the air.
• Lee restrained Sasuke with bandages for a Front Lotus, but Sasuke struck himself with a Rasengan-like Chakra sphere, changing their fall and sending them crashing to the ground.
• The Fourth Kazekage and Sarutobi Hiruzen questioned Sasuke’s bizarre fighting style as Sunagakure ninja in the forest prepared to begin their operation.
• A Sunagakure ninja urged his companions to fight for their village’s future, while the Fourth Kazekage looked toward Sasuke and a young man in a Fox Mask signaled the start of the attack on Konoha.

Uchiha Asuka broke Kushina free from a large-scale genjutsu as the Chunin Exam venue fell asleep, while Orochimaru revealed himself as the Fourth Kazekage and launched an invasion of Konoha. Orochimaru captured Sarutobi Hiruzen on the viewing platform and confronted his former teacher as the village descended into battle.

• Asuka explained that he had created and taught Sasuke the Rasengan, while Kushina recalled meeting Minato among falling cherry blossoms.
• A large-scale genjutsu made Kushina and much of the examination audience fall asleep, but Asuka dispelled it and woke Kushina.
• The Fourth Kazekage set off a smoke signal, prompting Sunagakure ninja inside and outside Konoha to attack the village.
• The Fourth Kazekage revealed himself as Orochimaru, who had killed the real Kazekage and used the man's skin to disguise himself.
• Orochimaru seized Sarutobi Hiruzen and took him to the rooftop, where they discussed the invasion and who might become the Fifth Hokage.

While Danzo remained trapped in a barrier maintained by resurrected Uchiha elders, Orochimaru confronted his former teacher, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and summoned three numbered coffins. The coffin lids opened, leaving Hiruzen horrified by what Orochimaru had summoned.

• Danzo stayed imprisoned as the Uchiha elders taunted him and argued over the clan's destruction.
• Uchiha Ryoichi celebrated Uchiha Asuka's survival and proposed that Asuka teach Fugaku's youngest son.
• Orochimaru accused Sarutobi Hiruzen of helping destroy the Uchiha and declared his intention to use Konoha's destruction to bring change.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen prepared to fight Orochimaru inside the Four Violet Flames Formation.
• Orochimaru summoned three numbered coffins, and Hiruzen reacted with horror as their lids fell open.

Orochimaru summoned Hashirama Senju, Senju Tobirama, and Minato Namikaze with Impure World Reincarnation during the invasion of Konoha. Hashirama apologized to Uchiha Asuka for the village’s betrayal of the Uchiha, and Asuka affirmed the clan’s enduring loyalty to Konoha while saying it would punish only those responsible.

• Orochimaru summoned three past Hokage, including Minato, while the Third Hokage faced him inside the barrier.
• Asuka explained Impure World Reincarnation to Kushina, who recognized Minato and struggled to contain her emotions.
• Genma Shiranui sent Sasuke and Li to capture the Fourth Kazekage’s children, while Asuka continued eating fried chicken and watching the battle.
• Hashirama and Tobirama recognized Sarutobi Hiruzen and learned from Orochimaru that the Uchiha Clan had been wiped out.
• Hashirama knelt before Asuka and apologized for betraying the Uchiha alliance, and Asuka said he could not forgive the village on the clan’s behalf but that the Uchiha still considered themselves Konoha’s Uchiha.

Asuka watched Minato reunite with the revived Kushina while Konoha reeled from Orochimaru’s invasion and the Sand’s plan. As Sarutobi Hiruzen faced the reanimated First and Second Hokage and Orochimaru inside the barrier, he accepted that he might die defending Konoha.

• Asuka recalled Uchiha Ili’s defense of Hashirama Senju and called out to Kushina, who refused his help after Minato appeared by Flying Thunder God.
• Minato learned Kushina had been revived and asked about Naruto; Kushina told him Naruto’s life in the village had been miserable.
• Kankuro, Temari, and Gaara prepared to draw Konoha’s attention by having Gaara transform, while Kankuro observed the invasion from a rooftop.
• Kankuro spotted Sasuke and Li, and Gaara ignored Temari’s warning and challenged them to fight together.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen assessed Konoha’s evacuation as the invasion worsened and accepted that he might die protecting the village.

As Konoha came under attack by Sunagakure and Orochimaru, Hyuga Hiashi and other village leaders organized civilian evacuations while Sarutobi Hiruzen fought to keep the enemy occupied. The chapter left Hiruzen facing Orochimaru inside the barrier as the village continued its evacuation and defense.

• Hyuga Hiashi returned to the Hyuga Clan Grounds, explained his encounter with an Uchiha who had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and ordered the Hyuga Clan to rescue the villagers.
• Ibiki refused to send the Interrogation Department to support the battle and ordered his ninjas to protect their own department and await instructions.
• Kakashi and Guy chose to fight the Sand Ninja in the arena and protect civilians rather than join the fight against the Third Hokage.
• Senju Tobirama attacked Sarutobi Hiruzen with powerful Water Release techniques, while Hiruzen used an Earth Flow Wall to block the water dragons.
• Orochimaru taunted Hiruzen for having no reinforcements, but Hiruzen said his duty was to hold the enemy back while villagers evacuated and struck at Orochimaru.

Orochimaru’s resurrected First and Second Hokage battled Sarutobi Hiruzen while Kushina confronted the imperfectly revived Minato. Hiruzen fought Orochimaru as well, but his age and limited stamina left him in danger against three opponents.

• Orochimaru reflected on Konoha’s and Sunagakure’s dark deeds as Hashirama Senju’s Wood Release filled the rooftop with a forest.
• Kushina realized the resurrected Minato was not the real Minato and charged toward him, while deciding that an imperfect revival was not worth pursuing.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen used Shadow Clones and a combined Fire Release to destroy Hashirama’s wave of trees, then clashed with Hashirama and Tobirama.
• Orochimaru threatened to destroy Konoha after killing Hiruzen, but Hiruzen countered his attacks and struck him with Snake Limb Hardening.
• Hiruzen resumed fighting Tobirama among the treetops and recognized that his limited stamina made the three-against-one battle increasingly dangerous.

Orochimaru defeated Sarutobi Hiruzen inside the barrier while Kushina struggled against Minato and Uchiha Asuka searched for Naruto and Sasuke. Gaara incapacitated Sasuke and Rock Lee, but Sasuke had Sakura fire an Uchiha clan signal, whose crest appeared in the sky.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen used Enma to pin Orochimaru against the barrier, but Hashirama Senju and Senju Tobirama struck him down, allowing Orochimaru to seize and defeat him.
• Kushina watched Hiruzen fall and continued evading Minato Namikaze as she worried about Naruto and Konoha.
• Uchiha Asuka searched for Naruto and Sasuke, chose a path by spitting a chicken bone, and headed away from the fight near Hokage Rock.
• Gaara's sand defenses defeated Sasuke and Rock Lee, and Kankuro and Temari prepared to kill them before Sakura arrived and protected Sasuke.
• Sasuke regained consciousness and told Sakura to light an Uchiha clan signal; the signal exploded above them, displaying the Uchiha Flame War Fan.

As the Uchiha Flame War Fan appeared over Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen renewed his resolve and fought Orochimaru and the reanimated Senju brothers. Hiruzen sealed the brothers and used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal on Orochimaru before dying, while Uchiha Asuka arrived and another Uchiha signal appeared in the sky.

• A war fan-shaped firework appeared over Konoha, confusing the combatants as Kakashi recognized it as the Uchiha Clan's meeting signal.
• Orochimaru mocked Sarutobi Hiruzen about the Uchiha Clan's destruction, prompting Hiruzen to rise and resume fighting.
• Hiruzen battled Orochimaru and the reanimated Senju brothers, then unleashed five elemental Ninjutsu at once and fought on despite his fatal wounds.
• Uchiha Asuka appeared and told Hiruzen that the Uchiha Clan had acknowledged his contributions to Konoha, strengthening his resolve.
• Hiruzen used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to take the souls of the First and Second Hokage, then seized Orochimaru and partially sealed his soul before dying.
• A new Uchiha Flame War Fan appeared with a bird character at its center, and Hiruzen closed his eyes, relieved that the Uchiha Clan had come.

Asuka rushed to the clan meeting signal but turned back toward the battle, where Naruto and Sasuke faced Gaara and the giant Shukaku. Asuka intervened to protect Sasuke as Kushina revealed she had reinforced Naruto’s seal, leaving Naruto trapped in sand and unable to draw on the Nine-Tails’ Chakra.

• Asuka saw the Uchiha signal flare, headed for the clan meeting, then returned toward the battle after noticing Shukaku had not appeared.
• Sasuke shielded Naruto from Gaara’s attack and prepared to hold Gaara off so Naruto could escape with Sakura and Li.
• Naruto unleashed thousands of Shadow Clones, who drove Gaara into the air, but Shukaku emerged from the smoke and trapped Naruto in sand.
• Asuka arrived and deflected Shukaku’s Sand Shuriken before they could strike Sasuke.
• Kushina explained to Minato that she had repeatedly reinforced Naruto’s seal to prevent the Nine-Tails’ Chakra from affecting him.

After Shukaku devastated Konoha and Sasuke despaired over his helplessness, Asuka encouraged him to protect his companions and revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan. The chapter ended with Asuka summoning a towering Susanoo to face Shukaku.

• Shukaku appeared in Konoha, and Iruka identified the enormous tanuki as Sunagakure's Tailed Beast.
• Asuka told Sasuke that the Third Hokage was dead, then pulled him clear as Shukaku's attack flattened a street and destroyed buildings.
• Sasuke grieved for the villagers and his lost home, then tried to reach Naruto, Sakura, and their companions but collapsed from exhaustion.
• Asuka asked Sasuke whether he would risk dying to help his companions even if that meant leaving the Uchiha unavenged, and Sasuke decided to go.
• Asuka revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, summoned a colossal Susanoo, and stood ready to confront Shukaku.

Minato and Kushina discussed the consequences of resurrection as Konoha's fighters watched Uchiha Asuka battle Gaara's Shukaku with Susanoo. After Gaara yielded control, Shukaku took over and challenged Asuka, only to be caught off guard by his insults.

• Kushina apologized to Minato as her Sealing Technique began to fail, and Minato reassured her while reflecting on the dangers of making resurrection commonplace.
• Kakashi and Might Guy examined Susanoo, and Hyuga Hiashi explained that Mangekyō Sharingan wielders near blindness had once attacked their enemies with it.
• Naruto, Sakura, Rock Lee, and two Sunagakure ninjas crashed into the battlefield as Asuka's Susanoo traded powerful blows with Gaara's Shukaku.
• Asuka's Susanoo pierced Shukaku's Sand Shield and severed its arm, while Gaara struggled to fight through Shukaku's constant chatter.
• Gaara surrendered control of his body to Shukaku, which challenged Asuka; Asuka mocked it, leaving Shukaku wondering how the Uchiha had become so talkative.

Uchiha Asuka fought Shukaku, taunting the tailed beast before their battle turned into a brutal clash of fists and ninjutsu. As eagles signaled Konoha's counterattack, the village's clans mobilized to support the battlefields.

• Asuka provoked Shukaku by mocking its size and suggesting Uchiha Madara would never ride it into battle.
• Shukaku attacked Asuka with a Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet, and the two exchanged powerful blows, leaving Shukaku spilling sand and Asuka battered.
• Asuka considered killing Shukaku but stopped when he realized it might reincarnate in time to be captured by the Akatsuki.
• Asuka and Shukaku continued their battle as Temari and Second Pillar watched, puzzled by their reliance on brute force.
• Eagles circled overhead with the counterattack signal, and Hyuga Hiashi sent Hyuga Clan members to support the fighting.
• Nara Shikaku, Akimichi Choza, and Yamanaka Inoichi recognized that Shukaku was being held at bay and prepared the Ino-Shika-Cho clans to join the counterattack.

Jiraiya joined Konoha’s defense as Asuka defeated Shukaku by cutting apart his Tailed Beast Bomb and using it against him. Konoha’s battle ended beneath a clear sky, but Kushina kicked Asuka into the rubble, and the battered Shukaku was left puzzled by footage of a Tea Kettle living peacefully with humans.

• Jiraiya summoned a giant toad to attack Orochimaru’s serpent and declared that Sarutobi Hiruzen’s story had ended.
• Asuka taunted Shukaku, then used Susanoo to slice his Tailed Beast Bomb in half and send Shukaku flying.
• Asuka used spatial movement to smash both halves of the bomb into Shukaku, creating a huge explosion that cleared Konoha’s smoke and clouds.
• Sasuke asked if the battle was over, and Asuka confirmed that Konoha had won.
• Kushina kicked Asuka into the rubble for failing to protect Naruto, while Asuka found the battered Shukaku and saw his camera footage of a Tea Kettle peacefully cooking with a young man.

After the Konoha Crush, Asuka reflected on the battle’s aftermath while Shukaku teased the Nine-Tails and Kushina. Asuka stayed with Kushina and Naruto, and Kushina kissed his cheek before returning to the kitchen.

• Shukaku watched Asuka’s footage and reminisced about being outside a host, then taunted the Nine-Tails inside Naruto until Kushina kicked him.
• Asuka considered how Konoha could benefit from the weakened Sunagakure and read news reports announcing the deaths of the Third Hokage and Fourth Kazekage.
• Asuka and Kushina discussed postponing Yu Yan’s wedding and quietly celebrating Naruto’s birthday together.
• Kushina remembered Minato’s words about moving on from grief, approached Asuka, and kissed his cheek before hurrying back to the kitchen.
• Asuka noticed Kushina’s lipstick on his hand and thought he had finally become what the Great Elder hoped for.

Asuka received a Bonds Scroll, but it unexpectedly linked him and Kushina after her shout triggered its activation. Later, as Konoha rebuilt, Asuka watched Hayate and Yu Yan’s hurried wedding preparations before posing for a photograph with Kushina, leaving their relationship awkward but newly bound.

• Asuka claimed a Bonds Scroll from his system reward and wondered whom he should use it on.
• Kushina shouted at Asuka, causing the scroll to vanish in green light that entered both of them, though neither noticed an immediate change.
• Villagers rebuilding Konoha gossiped about how the Moonlight Clan rapidly arranged Hayate and Yu Yan’s wedding after Asuka explained the Will of Fire to them.
• Asuka denied causing the rushed wedding while threatening the Moonlight Clan members who had been forced to attend his explanation.
• Asuka and Kushina stood together for a photograph, with the photographer directing them to hold hands and pose closely.

At Hayate Gekko and Uzuki Yugao’s wedding, Uchiha Asuka was pulled into a genjutsu where he encountered the resurrected Uchiha elders, while Kushina and Asuka began disappearing from Naruto’s world. Kushina left Naruto with a birthday message and revealed that his father had been the fastest shinobi in the Ninja World, and Jiraiya comforted Naruto after she vanished.

• The Moonlight Clan and Uchiha Asuka sponsored a free village-wide wedding banquet, and Jiraiya recruited Hyuga Hiashi to record a wedding blessing for a fee.
• Hayate Gekko and Uzuki Yugao arrived at the wedding, and recorded blessings from Asuka, Kushina, Jiraiya, and Hiashi played for the guests.
• Naruto told Kushina he could summon a giant toad and asked who his father was, while Asuka was drawn into a genjutsu of the old Uchiha Clan Grounds.
• Asuka encountered the resurrected Uchiha elders, who explained that Orochimaru’s Impure World Reincarnation had ended and that they had returned to Konoha temporarily.
• Kushina and Asuka began disappearing as Naruto asked about his birthday plans, and Kushina said goodbye, wished him a happy birthday, and told him his father had been the fastest shinobi in the Ninja World.
• After Kushina vanished, Naruto called her Mom, and Jiraiya wished him a happy birthday before describing Kushina as kind and loving.

Setsuna, Asuka, and Kushina awakened at Rōran’s Dragon Vein after being sealed for a month, and Kushina struggled to decide whether her vivid memories of the future had been a dream. Her growing doubts about her closeness with Asuka led her to kiss him, and she demanded an explanation when he tried to leave.

• Ichikishimahime claimed credit for helping the White Snake Sage save everyone and demanded that Asuka stop making instant noodles for her.
• Asuka learned it was Konoha Year 53 and that only a month had passed while he was sealed.
• Kushina described her memories of Naruto and Sasuke grown up in the future, but Asuka suggested they were a hallucination.
• Kushina noticed Asuka holding her hand, kissed his cheek, and was startled by how natural their closeness felt.
• Kushina grabbed Asuka when he tried to leave and demanded that he explain their relationship, while Ichikishimahime pressed him for answers.

Kushina learned that she and Asuka had traveled to the future, while Black Zetsu and Spiral Zetsu returned to Konoha disguised as villagers. Black Zetsu decided the plan could soon begin, despite having only a fifty percent chance of success.

• Kushina questioned Asuka about their strange experience, and Ichikishimahime teased him by offering to find him a wife.
• Black Zetsu beat Spiral Zetsu for losing money with its Meatball Shop and failing to carry out its mission in Konoha.
• Black Zetsu made Spiral Zetsu chant “Evil Uchiha” outside Konoha’s gate while it asked when they would rescue Asuka.
• Black Zetsu and Spiral Zetsu entered Konoha in disguise, and Black Zetsu revealed that Asuka had already been released by the people of Ryūchi Cave.
• Black Zetsu judged that Nagato’s strength and their available funds made the plan worth starting soon, even with only a fifty percent chance of success.