Chapter Summaries

Tsunade launched a purge against the Sarutobi, Mitokado, and Utatane Clans after evidence showed they had plotted a coup with Danzo and committed other crimes. Sasuke fought among the attackers, while the surviving clan leaders faced him and the village’s forces.

• Konoha Shinobi were told that the three clans had colluded with Danzo, committed human experimentation, and orchestrated the Uchiha massacre, and that Danzo had been executed.
• Tsunade’s forces caught the three clans off guard as they prepared their coup, and Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu tried to organize resistance and seek Jiraiya’s help.
• Sasuke fought the clans’ ninja while focusing his vengeance on those responsible for the Uchiha’s suffering, and Uchiha Yoru observed his struggle to retain his kindness.
• Uchiha Itachi saw the barrier rise over Konoha and feared another massacre was unfolding, then worried about Sasuke.
• Konoha’s forces overwhelmed the three clans after discovering weapons and supplies prepared for their coup, and Koharu begged familiar village leaders to spare her.
• Sasuke confronted Homura and Koharu, accused them of ruining White Fang, and challenged their claims to uphold the Will of Fire.

Sasuke Uchiha tortured Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu instead of killing them, while Konoha prepared to punish Uzumaki Naruto for helping Konohamaru Sarutobi escape. Sasuke intercepted Naruto in the Forest of Death, where Konohamaru accused him of taking part in the Sarutobi Clan’s massacre, leaving Naruto shocked and furious.

• Sasuke Uchiha trapped Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu in a Genjutsu that forced them to relive their clans’ destruction, and Kakashi ordered their Chakra sealed and their memories searched.
• After Uzumaki Naruto helped Konohamaru Sarutobi escape, Tsunade threatened to declare Naruto a rogue ninja and ordered Jiraiya to bring him back before dawn.
• Naruto’s young shinobi companions set out after him, while Sasuke Uchiha abandoned his route toward the former Uchiha grounds to intercept Naruto.
• Uchiha Yoru discussed Konoha’s gains and the coming turmoil with Tsunade as she worried about Naruto’s reckless behavior.
• Sasuke confronted Naruto in the Forest of Death and demanded to know whether he understood that he was helping a rogue ninja escape.
• Konohamaru identified Sasuke as one of the people who killed his clan, and Naruto angrily demanded to know how Sasuke could have done it.

Naruto Uzumaki tried to protect Konohamaru Sarutobi from Konoha’s operation against the three clans, rejecting Sasuke Uchiha and his former teammates’ explanations. His rampage devastated the Forest of Death and badly injured the Rookie Nine, leaving Naruto stunned by the consequences and Sasuke questioning their bond.

• Naruto Uzumaki refused to believe that Konohamaru Sarutobi’s clan had betrayed Konoha, and he attacked Sasuke Uchiha to help Konohamaru escape.
• Sasuke Uchiha explained that Konoha’s shinobi, including the Rookie Nine, had been ordered to stop the three clans’ coup and revealed that Naruto had not been informed because he was a genin.
• Naruto Uzumaki attacked the Rookie Nine with the Nine-Tails’ power, rejecting their warnings and injuring Hinata Hyuga as they tried to restrain him.
• Naruto Uzumaki broke free of Shikamaru Nara’s Shadow Imitation Technique and transformed into a Four-Tails state, unleashing a blast that devastated the forest and severely injured his companions.
• Sasuke Uchiha restrained Naruto Uzumaki with Susanoo as Jiraiya arrived, and Naruto saw the destruction and injuries he had caused while Konohamaru Sarutobi was revealed to have escaped as a Shadow Clone.
• As the injured Rookie Nine received aid, Sasuke Uchiha watched Naruto in growing distrust, questioning whether Naruto could be considered a capable ninja.

After Naruto’s loss of control left several companions badly injured, Tsunade revealed the extent of their injuries and placed Naruto under Jiraiya’s constant supervision. Naruto insisted he had done nothing wrong and would earn forgiveness, deepening the rift with his teammates as Lee and Neji confronted the lasting damage.

• Konoha villagers learned of the attempted coup and the evidence linking Root and Danzō to the village’s past crimes.
• Tsunade told Naruto and the Jonin that Hinata would likely never be a ninja again, Lee’s leg was nearly crippled, and Akamaru had also been crippled.
• Tsunade ordered Jiraiya to monitor Naruto around the clock, while Sasuke left without offering Naruto comfort.
• Naruto blamed the Nine-Tails and insisted that comrades should never kill one another, but Kakashi and Jiraiya criticized his refusal to face the harm he had caused.
• Naruto apologized to Lee, who accepted his apology, while Neji objected to Naruto’s behavior and revealed that his own injuries were severe.

Hinata Hyuga came to terms with losing her chance to be a ninja, while Naruto Uzumaki failed to notice how his injured friends had grown distant from him. At Naka Shrine, Sasuke Uchiha confronted Uchiha Itachi over the clan massacre and began fighting him, as Uchiha Yoru sealed off the compound to keep outsiders away.

• Hinata Hyuga forgave Naruto Uzumaki but regarded him with new detachment, while Ino Yamanaka and Tenten remained troubled by his attempt to blame the Nine-Tails.
• Shizune told Hinata Hyuga, Ino Yamanaka, and Tenten that Tsunade had invited them to join a secret mission to another world that might help Hinata and Rock Lee recover.
• Sasuke Uchiha confronted Uchiha Itachi at the ruined Uchiha Clan Compound and accused him of destroying their clan for Konoha's corrupt leaders.
• Sasuke Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi fought at Naka Shrine, where Sasuke reflected Itachi's Tsukuyomi and the brothers exchanged volleys of shuriken.
• Uchiha Yoru killed a White Zetsu clone and used Wood Release: Wood Clone to raise a barrier around the Uchiha Clan Compound, while Black and White Zetsu fled to report his Wood Release to Obito.

Sasuke defeated the dying Itachi and vowed to atone for the Uchiha while changing the corrupt world that had driven his clan to ruin. Tsunade then formalized Sasuke’s return as a Konoha Jonin and canceled Orochimaru’s rogue-ninja status as she took full control of the village.

• Sasuke fought Itachi at the ruined Naka Shrine, revealed his Sage Mode, and overwhelmed his sick brother with Sage Art: Lightning Style: Kirin.
• Itachi died after acknowledging Sasuke’s strength, and Sasuke vowed to avenge the Uchiha, protect the remaining Uchiha, and spread their True Will of Fire.
• Uchiha Yoru devoured Shisui’s Mangekyo’s power, evolving his own eyes, and considered seeking out Uchiha Hikari.
• Tsunade and Uchiha Yoru discussed the corruption exposed in Root’s records and the difficulty of cleaning up its legacy.
• Tsunade officially restored Sasuke’s Konoha ninja status and appointed him Jonin, while reclassifying Orochimaru as a Konoha S-rank Dangerous Level Ninja.
• Tsunade overturned the former Third Hokage’s remaining policies and secured control of Konoha’s power.

Uchiha Yoru found and freed Uchiha Hikari, a Mangekyō Sharingan wielder sealed for over a century, and brought her home. In Konoha, Naruto basked in villagers’ gratitude while his peers remained troubled by his behavior; meanwhile, Pain and Obito prepared to capture the Nine-Tails.

• Uchiha Yoru searched the forest, uncovered the ancient seal, and pulled Uchiha Nameless into the sunlight, restoring her name as Uchiha Hikari.
• Uzumaki Naruto argued with Kiba Inuzuka over Akamaru’s death, fled from Kiba’s anger, and then enjoyed villagers’ respect after learning his father was the Fourth Hokage.
• Hinata Hyuga, Ino Yamanaka, and Tenten watched Naruto from the hospital and discussed how he had changed, while Rock Lee watched him sadly from another rooftop.
• Uchiha Yoru brought Hikari home, explained her origins to Tsunade, and said Kakashi from another world would help cover Konoha’s operations during their meeting.
• Pain and Obito agreed to work together to capture Konoha’s Nine-Tails, while assigning Kisame and Deidara to capture the Eight-Tails.

Uchiha Yoru watched Akatsuki capture the Eight-Tails while arranging to take Samui and Mabui from another world to Konoha. Their counterparts confronted them in a world where Kumogakure’s racial conflict had erupted into a Black-and-White split, and the newcomers began to see their own village’s future reflected in its history.

• Kisame and Deidara captured the Eight-Tails after Killer B used a Tail Severing Clone to escape, while Yoru sent Sasuke after the real Jinchuriki and went to Kumogakure with Hikari.
• Fourth Raikage A found Cloud Thunder Gorge devastated and vowed to call a Kage Summit against Akatsuki.
• Samui and Mabui from Yoru’s world met their Kumogakure counterparts at the Warmth Pavilion, where both pairs vented their anger over discrimination.
• Yoru’s spatial technique transported the four women, along with Yoru and Hikari, out of their world while Sasuke continued tracking Killer B.
• The two Kumogakure women arrived in Konoha, met their powerful counterparts, and learned about a different world shaped by open Black-and-White conflict.

Sasuke Uchiha fought Killer B in the Land of Iron, overwhelming the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki with his Mangekyō and Susanoo as Uchiha Yoru prepared to summon his main body. In another Shinobi World, Hinata recovered and spoke with her more confident counterpart, who revealed an unexpected place for the Cursed Seal.

• Sasuke Uchiha ambushed Killer B at the Land of Iron border and challenged him while Uchiha Yoru’s Wood Style Clone watched from hiding.
• Sasuke Uchiha used his Mangekyō Sharingan to read Killer B’s swordsmanship, then fought through Killer B’s half-Tailed Beast Transformation with Susanoo.
• Killer B unleashed a Tailed Beast Ball, but Sasuke Uchiha repaired Susanoo and burned the Eight-Tails with Amaterasu before striking it with Kagutsuchi-shaped flames and Susanoo arrows.
• Uchiha Yoru’s Wood Style Clone judged Sasuke Uchiha the victor and began preparing to summon his main body to devour the Eight-Tails.
• In another Shinobi World, Hinata recovered from her injuries and soaked in the castle hot spring with Domineering Big Sister Hinata Hyuga, who urged her to return with her and revealed matching Curse Mark patterns in a private location.

Uchiha Yoru learned that the other world had captured the Eight-Tails and brought Uchiha Hikari to confront Killer B. As Kumogakure prepared to retaliate against the Akatsuki Organization, Mabui and Samui secretly plotted to exploit the coming war and support Yoru’s unification campaign; the chapter ended with Hikari using Tsukuyomi to subdue Killer B.

• Uchiha Yoru assessed Hinata Hyuga and Uchiha Hikari’s potential, while Uzumaki Kushina explained that Hinata’s Bloodline Regression could be awakened with Gene Serum.
• Uchiha Yoru realized that the other world had captured the Eight-Tails and left with Uchiha Hikari.
• Fourth Raikage A ordered Kumogakure to prepare for battle and convene a Kage Summit after Killer B was captured.
• Mabui and Samui plotted to use the Kage Summit and a future shinobi war to rally Kumogakure’s white people and help Lord Yoru unify the Shinobi World.
• Uchiha Yoru arrived at the Land of Iron, where Sasuke Uchiha warned him that Killer B was hiding underwater.
• Uchiha Hikari cast Tsukuyomi on Killer B, causing him to lose control and float unconscious to the surface.

Uchiha Yoru extracted the Eight-Tails from Killer B and sent his corpse and swords to Konoha, while Kumogakure's response stirred the Shinobi World. In the other world, the two groups of companions celebrated their bonds, and Jiraiya recognized that Yoru's unified world had made peace tangible; Naruto in Yoru's world was meanwhile planning to reconnect with friends he had neglected.

• Uchiha Yoru extracted the Eight-Tails' Chakra, then had Sasuke Uchiha collect Killer B's corpse and seven Chakra Ninja Swords for Orochimaru.
• Fourth Raikage A issued a wanted notice over the Akatsuki Organization's attack and called for a Kage Summit, while Uzumaki Naruto enjoyed the villagers' approval and decided to visit his old companions.
• The two worlds' companions gathered for a farewell barbecue, compared their counterparts, and noted that Naruto and Sakura Haruno were absent.
• Jiraiya from the other world described how Uchiha Yoru's overwhelming power had brought former enemies together, leading both Jiraiyas to see Yoru as the Child of Prophecy they had sought.

The returned visitors reunited with their families, while Domineering Hinata clashed with the Hyuga clan and Sakura over Sasuke. Meanwhile, Tsunade concluded that the Akatsuki had abducted Konohamaru and ordered Konoha to prepare for an attack.

• Domineering Hinata demanded luxuries and wine from Hyuga Hiashi, intimidated him with her Chakra, and wrecked parts of the Hyuga Clan grounds.
• Ino Yamanaka introduced her other-world counterpart to her family, and both explained that their Cursed Seals came from Lord Yoru and could lead to Sage Jutsu.
• Kakashi brought his stronger counterpart to his home, where the visitor declared that he had come to learn about this world and serve as an outpost for unifying the Shinobi World.
• At the hot spring, Domineering Hinata told Sakura Haruno to accept becoming Sasuke Uchiha's concubine, and Sakura rejected her view of marriage.
• Shizune reported that Konohamaru Sarutobi had vanished after leaving the Forest of Death, and Tsunade suspected the Masked Man had abducted him.
• Tsunade ordered ANBU and the village Jonin to prepare for an Akatsuki attack, then angrily criticized Naruto for basking in recognition as the Fourth Hokage's son instead of training.

Sasuke Uchiha and his fiancée, Senju Suzuki, were harassed by Uzumaki Naruto, who refused to accept their relationship and pursued them to the Forest of Death. After Suzuki used Wood Release to restrain Naruto, Sasuke defended her and declared that Team 7 was in the past, while the Akatsuki Organization headed toward Konoha.

• Sakura Haruno, Tenten, and Ino saw Sasuke Uchiha shopping affectionately with Senju Suzuki, and Sakura was heartbroken.
• Uzumaki Naruto confronted Sasuke and insulted Senju Suzuki, so Suzuki and Sasuke left and Naruto chased them toward the Forest of Death.
• Senju Suzuki used Wood Release techniques to defeat Naruto's shadow clones and bind him with vines.
• Sasuke cut Naruto free, rebuked him for interfering, and said Team 7 was in the past and Suzuki was his wife.
• Senju Suzuki revealed her Senju heritage and Wood Release, and Sasuke announced that they were engaged and planned to marry after restoring the clan grounds.
• Jiraiya watched Naruto's former comrades drift away from him as Akatsuki Organization members traveled toward Konoha from the Land of Rain.

Naruto questioned Iruka about his growing distance from his former companions and defended Konohamaru, while Iruka explained why Konoha had condemned the Three Clans. Outside the village, Konohamaru led Akatsuki members into Konoha to find Naruto, unaware that Uchiha Yoru had already noticed their infiltration.

• Naruto asked Iruka why he felt distant from his old companions, and Iruka explained the evidence behind Konoha's decision against the Three Clans.
• Naruto argued that Konohamaru and other clan members were innocent, but Iruka insisted the coup made the clans responsible.
• Pain assigned Akatsuki members roles for capturing the Nine-Tails, while revealing that Tobi should use his Space Ninjutsu if they met resistance.
• Obito brought Konohamaru to the Akatsuki, and Konohamaru offered to lead them to Naruto through Iruka.
• Konohamaru guided Obito, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Animal Path into Konoha, while Pain and the others waited outside.
• Uchiha Yoru sensed the infiltration from the Hokage's Office as he and Tsunade were together.

Obito and Konohamaru found Iruka at Ichiraku Ramen Shop, where Konohamaru attacked Iruka, Teuchi, and Ayame before Akatsuki began its assault on Konoha. Naruto returned to find his loved ones dying, while Obito headed for the Uchiha Clan Compound to capture him.

• Obito and Konohamaru found Iruka at Ichiraku Ramen Shop, and Obito used the Sharingan to learn that Naruto had gone to apologize to Sasuke.
• After Obito left, Konohamaru stabbed Iruka and attacked Teuchi and Ayame, leaving them gravely wounded.
• The Six Paths of Pain and Kisame Hoshigaki unleashed explosions, summoned beasts, and a massive water attack across Konoha, prompting Tsunade to order the village into emergency defense.
• Sasuke, Jiraiya, Might Guy, Rock Lee, and other Konoha shinobi mobilized against the attackers as Obito rushed toward the Uchiha Clan Compound.
• Naruto returned to Ichiraku Ramen Shop and found Iruka, Teuchi, and Ayame bloodied; Iruka identified Konohamaru as the culprit and died in Naruto's arms.

Konoha’s shinobi countered the Akatsuki assault as Uchiha Yoru confronted Nagato and Konan, revealing his otherworldly identity and his intention to bring peace to their world. Meanwhile, Sasuke Uchiha fought Masked Obito and used his knowledge of Obito’s time-limited intangibility to set a trap.

• Kisame Hoshigaki unleashed Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave, but Konoha’s Jonin kept their distance and disrupted his technique with Exploding Tags.
• The Animal Path gathered the Six Paths of Pain after three were crippled, while Nagato and Konan realized Konoha had learned the Rinnegan’s secrets and prepared to retreat.
• Uchiha Yoru found Nagato and Konan, revealed that he was the Fourth Hokage from another world, and showed them that world’s history through Genjutsu.
• Nagato and Uchiha Yoru discussed their shared pursuit of peace, but Yoru said he had come to take Konan away; Konan refused to leave Nagato.
• Sasuke Uchiha fought Masked Obito, rejected his attempt to blame Konoha for the Uchiha massacre, and pressured him with attacks while Amaterasu flames covered the forest.
• Sasuke revealed that he knew Obito’s intangibility had a time limit and had stalled him until he was nearly forced to become tangible amid the flames.

Sasuke fought Masked Obito while Naruto confronted Konohamaru, whose attack on the hospital left many people dead. Kakashi and Sasuke then joined forces against Obito as Naruto and Kiba headed to the Hokage Building, where Konohamaru was preparing to strike.

• Sasuke burned Masked Obito with Amaterasu and struck him with a Susanoo arrow, but Obito escaped the damage with Izanagi and pursued Naruto.
• Naruto found Konohamaru Sarutobi slaughtering people in the hospital and confronted him over Iruka and Teuchi's deaths.
• Konohamaru used Fire Style: Ash Pile Burning to ignite the hospital, then fled as Naruto and Kiba blamed each other and gave chase.
• Konohamaru injected himself with the Wood Style cells Masked Obito had given him and headed for the Hokage Building to destroy it.
• Masked Obito attacked Naruto with a vast fire technique, but Sasuke blocked it with Susanoo before two Kakashis arrived and stopped Naruto from rushing into danger.
• Sasuke and Kakashi fought Masked Obito together while Naruto, Kiba, and the others rushed toward the Hokage Building; elsewhere, Might Guy fought Kisame and Jiraiya battled the Six Paths of Pain with ANBU.

During Akatsuki’s attack on Konoha, Konohamaru Sarutobi died from the Wood Style cells consuming him, and Uzumaki Naruto charged toward the battlefield in a three-tailed rage. Deva Path Pain withdrew after his fight with Jiraiya, while Uchiha Yoru discussed Nagato and Konan’s plan to face the masked man.

• Tsunade ordered Konoha’s forces to withdraw lower-ranked shinobi, activate the barrier, and fight the attackers; she knocked Konohamaru Sarutobi aside with a boulder.
• Konohamaru Sarutobi’s Wood Style cells went berserk, and Sasuke’s Kusanagi Sword pierced him as Kiba Inuzuka ordered the shinobi to kill him.
• Konohamaru Sarutobi died when rampaging vines crushed his head, and Uzumaki Naruto transformed further after Kiba mocked him and an ANBU ordered him to return to the Hokage Building.
• Uzumaki Naruto swore not to retreat and ran toward the battlefield to confront Akatsuki, despite Kiba Inuzuka’s warning.
• Deva Path Pain acknowledged Jiraiya’s strength, then left Konoha after deciding the Nine-Tails capture had failed and learning of Sora as another possible target.
• Uchiha Yoru told Nagato and Konan he would take them away if they failed against the masked man, while Nagato insisted they would prevail.

Konoha repelled Akatsuki’s attack, capturing Kisame Hoshigaki and Deidara while Masked Obito and Nagato escaped. Uchiha Yoru and Tsunade prepared to begin their plan to unify both Shinobi Worlds as news of the attack prompted the Five Kage Summit.

• Tsunade used Wood Release against Masked Obito, who retreated after his attempt to capture Naruto failed; Naruto then rampaged in Four-Tails form until Tsunade struck him unconscious.
• Might Guy defeated Kisame Hoshigaki, and Orochimaru helped Konoha capture Deidara outside the village.
• Tsunade ordered Konoha’s defenses and recovery efforts, while Uchiha Yoru explained that he had let Obito and Nagato escape to prevent them from joining forces.
• Uchiha Yoru proposed beginning the unification war at the Five Kage Summit, planning to conquer the original Shinobi World first before joining forces with the other Konoha.
• Reports of Akatsuki’s attack spread across the Shinobi World, and the Five Great Shinobi Villages prepared for the summit and confrontation with Akatsuki.

Nagato and Konan confronted Masked Obito over his schemes and the Rinnegan, while Nagato used Uchiha Yoru’s medicine to regain strength for the fight. Elsewhere, Uchiha Yoru and his companions found Obito’s hidden wall of Sharingan and vowed to make him pay.

• Masked Obito revealed that he had prompted Yahiko to found Akatsuki and had given Nagato the Rinnegan, confirming suspicions Uchiha Yoru had shared with Nagato and Konan.
• Nagato ordered the Six Paths of Pain to attack Masked Obito, while he and Konan hid inside a chameleon Summoning Beast beneath the sea.
• Nagato injected Uchiha Yoru’s medicine, briefly restoring his strength and the use of his legs, and told Konan he wanted to survive and uncover the conspiracy if they lost.
• Uchiha Yoru, Uchiha Hikari, and the two Hinatas tracked Obito’s Izanagi eye to a hidden cave and broke through its barrier.
• The group discovered a wall of Sharingan taken from Uchiha clansmen, and Uchiha Yoru ordered Domineering Hinata Hyuga to collect them for burial before vowing revenge on Obito.