Chapter Summaries

Naruto and Kushina joined forces against Gaara, forming a Rasengan to challenge his Absolute Defense. The story then shifted to Orochimaru’s confrontation with the Third Hokage, where Sparkle analyzed Orochimaru’s motives and revealed his body-changing technique.

• Naruto and Kushina fought Gaara together, dodging his sand attacks and countering his Hand of Sand.
• Naruto formed a Rasengan with Kushina’s help as their battle entered a new stage.
• Orochimaru told the Third Hokage he wanted to destroy Konoha to bring change, while Sparkle argued that he also wanted to prove himself.
• Sparkle suggested Orochimaru sought a healthy body and Sasuke, then revealed that he had taken over a woman’s body through Living Corpse Reincarnation.
• Sparkle concluded that Orochimaru’s true target was the Third Hokage, and Orochimaru said the Kazekage’s weakness had disrupted his plans.

Sparkle disrupted Orochimaru’s attempt to use Impure World Reincarnation while fighting alongside the Third Hokage. Orochimaru still summoned the First and Second Hokage, leaving them standing before everyone as the chapter ended.

• Sparkle accused Danzo of helping replace Konoha’s Anbu with Sound ninja, then prepared to fight beside the Third Hokage.
• Sparkle used Flying Thunder God marks to interrupt Orochimaru’s Impure World Reincarnation, while Kabuto Yakushi attacked her and she healed her neck wound.
• The Third Hokage fought Orochimaru with Earth and Fire Style, while Sparkle used illusions to keep Kabuto occupied.
• Orochimaru resumed the summoning, and the Third Hokage stopped the Fourth Hokage’s coffin from emerging.
• The coffins opened to reveal Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju.

Sparkle faced Orochimaru, Kabuto Yakushi, and the reanimated Hashirama and Tobirama while the Third Hokage struggled with memories of his former teachers. She summoned an ice-crystal figure and dismissed the reanimations as weak, leaving the confrontation poised to begin.

• Hashirama and Tobirama emerged from their coffins, and Hiruzen Sarutobi recognized his former teachers.
• Sparkle removed her mask and told Hiruzen to stand aside, then claimed Orochimaru had summoned the Hokage brothers to make Hiruzen share her own teacher-killing burden.
• Orochimaru placed talisman kunai in Hashirama and Tobirama, while Sparkle praised Kabuto Yakushi for acting of his own will.
• Sparkle removed her eyepatch and summoned an ice-crystal figure as snow and freezing cold descended.
• Orochimaru explained that she wanted Hiruzen to experience the satisfaction of hurting a former teacher, but Sparkle said Hiruzen was on break and the reanimations were weak.

Hanabi used a powerful ice technique and her resonance with Jingliu to fight Orochimaru, Hashirama, and Tobirama during the invasion. She drove the reanimated Hokage back while the Third Hokage prepared a sealing formula, and Orochimaru called on Kabuto as Hanabi continued the battle.

• Hanabi unleashed Ancient Mirror Reflecting Divinity, filling the Four Violet Flames Formation with snow and ice and suppressing Orochimaru’s Wind Release.
• Hashirama used Wood Release to weaken the blizzard, while Hanabi warned the Third Hokage to stay back and revealed her white hair and red eyes through her resonance with Jingliu.
• Hanabi repelled Hashirama and Tobirama with Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation and Hanabi Style: Eight Trigrams Palms Divine Empty Strike.
• Hanabi told the Third Hokage that the reanimated Hokage could be sealed, and he began preparing a sealing formula.
• Orochimaru called to Kabuto as Hanabi resumed fighting Hashirama and Tobirama, answering Tobirama’s Water Release with her own ninjutsu.

Sparkle defeated Kabuto and overwhelmed Orochimaru with an attack that made him experience the pain of her resonance technique. The scene then shifted to the audience stands, where Sasuke joined Kakashi’s mission to find Naruto and recruited Shikamaru.

• Sparkle used the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms to defeat Kabuto, then blocked Orochimaru with an Ice Blade.
• Orochimaru’s Bringer-of-Darkness Technique failed to stop Sparkle, whose ice attack broke through his Triple Rashomon and struck him with intense pain.
• Sparkle explained that her attack’s resonance affected long-lived targets more deeply and thought Sasuke would soon meet someone.
• Sakura broke free of the Genjutsu, and Sasuke kicked away a Sound ninja who tried to attack her.
• Kakashi sent Sasuke to find Naruto with Shikamaru and other allies, while telling Sakura to hide.
• Sasuke found Shikamaru pretending to sleep and kicked him awake.

Sasuke formed a squad with Shikamaru, Neji, and Rock Lee to reach Naruto amid the chaos of the Sound ninja attack on Konoha. Sparkle pointed them toward Naruto, but Kimimaro intercepted them and declared that he had come to take Sasuke to Orochimaru; the episode ended before their fight began.

• Sasuke and Shikamaru recruited Neji and Rock Lee, then set out to help Naruto.
• Sparkle's Shadow Clone told the group that Naruto was making a commotion with Gama Bunta and that the Sand Ninja had stayed neutral during the attack.
• Neji spotted Kimimaro waiting in the forest, and Kimimaro identified Sasuke as the person he had come to find for Orochimaru.
• Kimimaro said he had come of his own accord to fulfill Orochimaru's wish, while Sasuke insisted Naruto could win against his opponent.
• The episode ended as a new scene opened on sunlight filtering through a dense forest.

Sasuke, Shikamaru, Rock Lee, and Neji fought Kimimaro, whose bone-manipulating Kekkei Genkai countered most of their attacks. The team briefly landed a powerful hit, but Kimimaro unleashed a burst of Chakra and scattered bone spikes, leaving them forced to retreat.

• Neji identified Kimimaro as Sasuke’s target, and the four Genin launched attacks that his bone armor and altered acupoints nullified.
• Kimimaro used Dance of the Camellia to corner Rock Lee, but Sasuke blocked his bone sword while Shikamaru restrained him long enough for Neji to attack.
• Kimimaro broke free with Dance of the Larch, and Neji concluded that ordinary Taijutsu would not overcome his bone defenses.
• Sasuke attacked with Chidori as Rock Lee used the First Gate and Front Lotus, but Kimimaro blocked both and resisted being kicked into the air.
• Neji struck Kimimaro with Eight Trigrams Mountain Breaker, drawing blood, but Kimimaro released a powerful Chakra burst and sent bone spikes raining toward the four.

Sasuke, Shikamaru, Neji, and Rock Lee fought Kimimaro after he transformed into the second state of his Curse Mark. Their coordinated attacks weakened and restrained him, and Sasuke drove a Chidori-coated short sword into his body, leaving the fight’s outcome uncertain.

• Kimimaro transformed into the Curse Mark’s second state, and Shikamaru, Neji, Rock Lee, and Sasuke prepared to attack him together.
• Rock Lee opened five Gates and used the Reverse Lotus to smash Kimimaro into the ground, while Neji followed with a Vacuum Palm.
• Sasuke attacked Kimimaro with Chidori and fire techniques as Neji struck his chakra points with Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.
• Kimimaro unleashed stronger bone armor and a bone whip, injuring Sasuke before Sasuke threw a Sparkle doll that shattered his armor.
• Shikamaru trapped Kimimaro with Shadow Binding, but Kimimaro’s tail struck Neji, who grabbed it and held him in place.
• Sasuke used the opening Neji created to stab Kimimaro with a Chidori-coated short sword, and Rock Lee wondered whether they had won.

Naruto and Kushina fought Gaara as one, using Adamantine Sealing and Rasengan to break through his defenses. Gaara summoned a Sand Giant, and Kushina began teaching Naruto how to use his chains to sense an opponent's movements.

• Kimimaro unleashed Early Whorl Dance, and Shikamaru realized the spreading bone spikes left them no escape before someone called out Summoning Jutsu.
• After the episode's delayed return, Naruto and Kushina battled Gaara, whose sand shield was powered by his mother Karura's Chakra.
• Naruto used Adamantine Sealing chains to restrain Gaara and struck the Shield of Sand with two Rasengan, cracking it and drawing blood from Gaara.
• Gaara formed a massive Sand Giant that resisted Naruto's Adamantine Sealing Chain Blade.
• Kushina told Naruto that Adamantine Sealing could extend his arms and help him sense his opponent's movements.

Naruto and Gaara reached the final stage of their battle while Sparkle prepared to finish the rooftop fight against Orochimaru and the Edo Tensei Hokage. Sparkle’s explosive dolls divided the battlefield, and she battled Hashirama as the Third Hokage confronted Tobirama.

• Naruto used shadow clones and an Adamantine Sealing Rasengan to injure Gaara, but Gaara counterattacked with Sand Binding Coffin and Sand Burial.
• Kushina used her chains to pull Naruto clear of Gaara’s sand, leaving both fighters exhausted and badly hurt.
• Sparkle received a sealing scroll from the Third Hokage and detonated her dolls across the rooftop, splitting the battlefield.
• The Third Hokage summoned Enma and had him transform into the Adamantine Staff while Sparkle fought Hashirama.
• Sparkle knocked Hashirama down and struck his Chakra points with Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms as the Third Hokage faced Tobirama’s Water Dragon Bullet.

The Third Hokage and Sparkle sealed Hashirama and Tobirama, while Jiraiya rescued Shikamaru’s squad from Kimimaro and learned about the attack on Konoha. Naruto continued fighting Gaara and drew on Kushina’s chakra again, taking some control of her power.

• The Third Hokage and Sparkle used a sealing technique to bind Hashirama and Tobirama, but Orochimaru remained free as the scene cut away.
• Jiraiya rescued Shikamaru, Neji, and the others from Kimimaro’s bone attack, then confirmed that Kimimaro was near death and had him taken away for the time being.
• Jiraiya learned from Shikamaru that Sound Ninjas had attacked the exam venue and that the Kazekage was fighting the Hokage; he sent the squad to find Naruto and headed to the venue himself.
• Naruto and Gaara both ran low on Chakra, and Gaara’s sand shielded him from Naruto’s final Rasengan.
• Naruto used Adamantine Sealing and seized part of Kushina’s control despite her not lending him her power.

Naruto and Gaara fought until both were exhausted, while Kabuto Yakushi betrayed Orochimaru during the battle at the Summit War. Kabuto revealed that he had chosen Sparkle’s side, leaving Orochimaru severely wounded but alive and escaping with the Sound Four.

• Naruto’s Chakra ran out, so he and Gaara traded punches until they both collapsed, still arguing over their convictions.
• Orochimaru prepared to join the fight, but Kabuto Yakushi stabbed him from behind as Sparkle put away her sword.
• The Sound Four dispelled the Four Violet Flames Formation, protected Orochimaru, and escaped with him after Kira stopped the Anbu from pursuing.
• Kabuto removed and cut his Sound ninja forehead protector, then swore allegiance to Sparkle.
• Kabuto explained that he had deliberately avoided Orochimaru’s vital points and had used Uchiha Hikari’s Sharingan as evidence that Orochimaru was destined to lose.

After the attack on Konoha, Sparkle explained her ideals to the Third Hokage while he arranged the aftermath and concealed the full extent of the crisis. The chapter ended with a broadcast showing fabricated footage that made Sparkle seem able to see the future.

• The Third Hokage asked Sparkle what she knew about Orochimaru and accepted that Kabuto would answer questions only as Sparkle's subordinate.
• Sparkle told the Third Hokage that ninja villages could become outdated and that she wanted to witness humanity's future, not force it into a single solution.
• Kakashi reported that the Sand Ninja had stayed neutral, and the Third Hokage ordered the attack covered up as he suspended the Chunin Exam and arranged a meeting with the Sand Ninja.
• The Third Hokage learned that the Sand Ninja outside Konoha were unconscious and unable to use Chakra, while Naruto and the Sand Ninja's Jinchuriki were unharmed and Konoha had no confirmed casualties.
• Kabuto asked why Sparkle had stopped the rebellion instead of using it to weaken Sunagakure, and Sparkle said she hated tragedies and wanted everyone to live well.
• The broadcast showed fictional scenes of a Sand Ninja attack, leading viewers to speculate that Sparkle could see the future or was revealing a parallel world.

After Naruto and Gaara were found asleep following their fight, Sparkle assigned Kabuto Yakushi to investigate Danzo and train Kira, while recruiting Sakura Haruno for her team. The Chunin Exam arc remained unfinished, and Sparkle prepared to keep shaping events behind the scenes.

• Sasuke's group found Naruto and Gaara asleep together and decided to take them back.
• Sparkle asked Kabuto Yakushi about Hanzo of the Salamander and then discussed Danzo and the Sharingan taken after the Uchiha Clan's extermination.
• Sparkle asked Kabuto Yakushi to share intelligence on Danzo and become Kira's Jonin instructor, with Karin as Kira's teammate.
• Sparkle gave Kira and Kabuto Yakushi Sakura Haruno's file and planned to recruit her, assigning Kabuto to teach her medical ninjutsu and handle logistics.

Sparkle handled the aftermath of the attack while Jiraiya learned that Naruto’s Adamantine Sealing came from a presence inside her. The next morning, Sparkle explained why Naruto struggled to control the chains and appeared in a modified Hanabi Hyuga outfit from The Last.

• Jiraiya asked Gama Bunta about Naruto, and Gama Bunta described the red-haired power that had suppressed Shukaku and strengthened its seal.
• Jiraiya suspected Naruto’s mother had left something inside her, and Sparkle arrived and promised to explain the matter the next day.
• Naruto trained with Adamantine Sealing at the training grounds, but struggled to control many chains at once while Sasuke watched.
• Sparkle told Naruto that someone else had helped her before and that controlling twenty chains was still too difficult for her.
• Sparkle appeared in a modified Hanabi Hyuga outfit from The Last and explained that Naruto could produce Adamantine Sealing without truly being able to use the technique.

Sparkle explained that Naruto’s altered body came from Kushina Yukiei’s soul possessing the Nine-Tails through a misdirected Spirit Summoning Technique. Naruto withdrew Kushina’s power and returned to normal, while the Nine-Tails remained trapped beneath her soul.

• Sparkle explained that Naruto’s changes came from another person’s Chakra and warned that overusing it could turn Naruto into a girl.
• Jiraiya and Sparkle compared Naruto’s condition to Sage Mode and described how Nature Energy affected the body.
• Sparkle revealed that Kushina Yukiei’s Spirit Summoning Technique had been redirected from Naruto to the Nine-Tails, whose endless Chakra kept her soul from returning to the Pure Land.
• Jiraiya asked whether the deceased could be returned to the Pure Land, and Naruto protested when Sparkle suggested killing the summoned soul.
• Sparkle said Naruto could safely stop using Kushina’s power, and Kakashi allowed him to withdraw it.
• Naruto exited Kushina Sage Limited Mode and returned to normal.

Kushina appeared to explain Naruto’s limits and asked Jiraiya to give him time to master the Uzumaki Clan’s power, then punched Jiraiya for using Transformation Jutsu to lead Naruto astray. After the Chunin Exam arc ended and Sparkle’s fan count earned her a promotion, she received an unfinished announcement for a new set that turned out to be a world familiar from biology class.

• Kushina manifested to explain that Naruto needed time to master the Uzumaki Clan’s power before controlling the Nine-Tails, and asked Jiraiya to help him.
• Kushina punched Jiraiya for using Transformation Jutsu to lead Naruto astray, then withdrew before her manifestation could further affect Naruto.
• Sparkle told Naruto that independent Adamantine Sealing would signal dangerous erosion, and suggested Jiraiya could teach him other ninjutsu.
• The Chunin Exam arc concluded with a five-star client evaluation, and Sparkle’s fan count surpassed one hundred thousand, raising her to Minor Supporting Role Lv.2.
• Sparkle received an undecided second-set announcement about restoring the glory of Super Robot Wars, then found that the confirmed set involved Coordinators created through Genetic Engineering.

Hanabi researched the Second Market and realized she would need to reshape Gundam into an idol-friendly work to meet the client’s popularity target. After earning rewards for her Naruto project, she drew a science-fiction inheritance card and discovered it contained Lacia.

• Hanabi found that Gundam had declined in popularity in the Second Market, where idol anime such as Mygo and Love Live! were thriving.
• Hanabi decided she could not adapt SEED unchanged and learned that the client required the work to reach ten million total Popularity Points.
• Hanabi discovered she could enter the SEED World as Inori Yuzuriha by spending Popularity Points, and wondered whether she could alter other characters’ settings.
• The Stage awarded Hanabi three targeted Five-Star cards and a Hako niwa Photo Studio for her highly rated work on Naruto and Gaara’s battle.
• Hanabi drew a science-fiction Character Inheritance Card and received Empty Casket Doll—Lacia LV1.

Sparkle learned the Six Paths Five Wheels Kurikara Heavenly Phenomenon skill, purchased new technologies, and began preparing her graduation thesis at Mendel University. She left Yuren Yamato curious about Super Coordinators and uncertain about where her research would lead after graduation.

• Sparkle used Lacia’s Character Inheritance Card for Inori Yuzuriha and drew the five-star Six Paths Five Wheels Kurikara Heavenly Phenomenon skill.
• Sparkle learned the skill’s dual-sword methods and discovered that summoning its phantom consumed a great deal of Chakra.
• Sparkle refreshed the Popularity Points Shop and bought Sidonia biotechnology and intelligent mechanical bug manufacturing technology.
• Sparkle created a Shadow Clone to study, then transformed into Mana Ouma and went to Mendel University to prepare her graduation thesis.
• Sparkle proposed a thesis on gene adjustment and reproduction strategies for interstellar voyages, catching Yuren Yamato’s interest in Super Coordinators.

Sparkle gave Yuren Yamato Hashirama Cells as a prototype for her research into a mechanical body, encouraging him to consider humanity’s future beyond biology. After leaving the Gundam SEED set, she learned that her successful setup had lowered its entry cost and discussed the next set and her career with the Dimensional Stage; she ended the chapter offering Yuren another document.

• Sparkle gave Yuren Yamato a test tube containing Hashirama Cells and explained that she planned to develop a more mechanical form of life from scratch.
• Yuren suspected that Mana Ouma was not human, and Sparkle let him pursue that conclusion as part of her plan.
• After leaving the Gundam SEED world, Sparkle saw that the Popularity Point cost to enter it had decreased and asked the Dimensional Stage about the next set, fan counts, and her contract.
• Sparkle returned to class and later discussed Hashirama Cells and humanity’s future with Yuren, who questioned whether the research denied humanity.
• Yuren cited Sparkle’s thesis as evidence of preparation for space travel, and Sparkle offered him another document.