Chapter Summaries

Sparkle returned to Konoha, tested the Sakura Dragon Memory Battlefield, and used a Flying Thunder God mark to enter Ryūchi Cave. She faced Manda and asked the cave’s elders to take her to the White Snake Sage, leaving her beneath a bone-filled forest.

• Sparkle gave Naruto a thirty-use Ichiraku Ramen voucher for his birthday, and Naruto teased Sasuke for a present.
• Sparkle reunited with Kira, then installed the Memory Battlefield at Fountainhead Palace and defeated the C-rank Sakura Dragon with one strike.
• Sparkle assessed the stronger Sakura Dragon difficulties and decided that other people could clear them to unlock the later stages.
• Sparkle used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach Ryūchi Cave, where Manda attacked her and the three elders intervened.
• Sparkle told Tagorihime, Ichikishimahime, and Tagitsuhime that she needed the White Snake Sage to resolve her problem, and the scene shifted to a forest filled with bones.

Sparkle brought the Tear of the Sakura Dragon to Ryūchi Cave, where the White Snake Sage explained how to turn its concentrated power into something usable. Sparkle followed the instructions at the Sakura Dragon’s divine realm and created a Dragon’s Heritage Tear Pool.

• Sparkle startled Tagorihime, Manda, and the other Elders by revealing the Tear of the Sakura Dragon, and Tagorihime took her to meet the White Snake Sage.
• The White Snake Sage explained that Sparkle needed to use the Tear near matching concentrated Nature Energy and gave her a special mortar and instructions.
• Sparkle returned to Ashina Castle and chose the pool in the Sakura Dragon’s divine realm as the place to prepare the power.
• Sparkle crushed the Tear of the Sakura Dragon into the pool, added her blood, and watched a falling sakura petal transform the crimson liquid into white slurry.
• Sparkle completed the Dragon’s Heritage Tear Pool, which could enhance aptitude for Sage Mode and had three uses remaining.

Sparkle found the method for using the Dragon’s Heritage pool, then obtained a Tomoe Gozen Character Inheritance Card that could support her planned Otsutsuki cosplay. She left the chapter arranging a costume design while preparing to use the pool’s inheritance ritual.

• Sparkle watched a recording showing that the Sakura Dragon’s tear turned the pool into a holy-light-filled inheritance bath, and Mizuho explained that the ritual would grant Dragon Heritage Power and dissolve the evil power.
• Mizuho warned Sparkle that the Nature Energy could turn her into a tree unless two helpers shared it, but the recording ended before she could arrange them.
• Sparkle found a Japanese-style Resonance Character Card in the refreshed Popularity Points Shop and bought it for 30,000 Popularity Points.
• The card gave Sparkle the four-star Demonic Nature of Oni-Tomoe Gozen inheritance, including an Oni Seed Horn token and a bloodline-activation skill.
• Sparkle decided to use the horns and a custom outfit for an Otsutsuki-inspired cosplay, and Miss Daidouji and Chiori-ya accepted her design request and began collaborating.

Sparkle brought Kira and Hinata to the Tear Pool in Fountainhead Palace to help them grow stronger through its Nature Energy. As they began the ritual, the pool's energy changed their chakra and Hinata's Byakugan while Sparkle's skin was gradually covered in white paint.

• Sparkle activated Bloodline Activation, felt her Oni Seed Horn's effects, and upgraded Tomoe Gozen to LV3.
• Sparkle met Kira and Hinata at Ashina Castle and brought them to Fountainhead Palace for the Tear Pool ritual.
• The three fasted, bathed, and meditated before Mizuho led them through the torii gates to the Sakura Dragon's divine realm.
• Sparkle entered the Tear Pool with Kira and Hinata, and crimson horns appeared as she felt the effects of Ancestral Return.
• Hinata and Kira applied water from the pool to Sparkle, whose skin began turning white as the viewers complained about the holy light.

Sparkle faced the Sakura Dragon in Memory Battlefield and won its trial, activating the Tear Pool and receiving Dragon's Heritage Power. She noticed that the power had changed her eyebrows and planned to use her Kaguya-like appearance to tease Black Zetsu.

• Sparkle entered Memory Battlefield and faced the Sakura Dragon on a sea of clouds.
• Sparkle defended against the Sakura Dragon's attacks and struck back with Kurikara Tenzo, driving it off.
• The Sakura Dragon closed its eyes, and mist returned Sparkle to the pool as the Tear Pool activated.
• Dragon's Heritage Power flowed into Sparkle, changing her eyebrows and whitening her Demon Horns.
• Sparkle told Kira that the changes would disappear after they left and said the incoming natural forces were becoming difficult to bear.
• The camera turned toward a cherry blossom petal while Sparkle and Kira continued offscreen.

Sparkle helped Kira and Hinata gain a self-repairing protective coating, then completed her inheritance of Ashina Castle while struggling to control her transformed appearance. Black Zetsu stole an encrypted mask and entered the misty realm, where he spotted a motionless figure beneath a cherry blossom tree and realized an Otsutsuki was there.

• Sparkle covered Kira and Hinata in Nature Energy, restoring their appearances while sharing the energy's protective effects with them.
• Kira tested the coating by stabbing her palm with a kunai, which chipped against her newly strengthened skin.
• Sparkle pretended to be unable to change back, and Mizuho explained that she could control her Nature Energy by restraining it.
• Sparkle donned her Twelve-Layered Robe and completed the Six Samurai's ceremony, establishing her inheritance of Ashina Castle.
• Black Zetsu took an encrypted mask from Danzo's office, left a fake in its place, and entered the white-mist realm.
• Black Zetsu saw a motionless figure under a cherry blossom tree and recognized the presence of an Otsutsuki.

Black Zetsu entered a strange space and encountered a doll resembling Kaguya, then witnessed the terrifying Sakura Dragon kill him in a vision. He learned the tree was the Eternal Cherry Tree and asked the girl if she was an Otsutsuki.

• Black Zetsu examined the Otsutsuki-like doll and the Eternal Cherry Tree, suspecting it resembled the Divine Tree.
• A beam of light transported Black Zetsu into a transformed space where the ruined Eternal Cherry Tree and Sakura Dragon appeared.
• The Sakura Dragon swung its Seven-Branched Sword and instantly severed Black Zetsu, who then reappeared beneath the tree.
• Black Zetsu questioned whether the experience had been Genjutsu and realized the Eternal Cherry Tree might be responsible.
• The girl identified the tree as the Tree of Eternal World, or the Eternal Cherry Tree, and said her body was the Sakura Dragon's miko.
• Black Zetsu asked the girl whether she was an Otsutsuki.

Kakashi, Naruto, and Sasuke were hospitalized after the events that left Sparkle transformed, and Tsunade examined them. The chapter ended with Naruto realizing that everyone on Team 7 except Sparkle was in the hospital.

• Tsunade finished treating Kakashi, who apologized for getting into trouble because of two thieves.
• Naruto arrived in a hospital gown and questioned why he needed to stay after doctors found nothing wrong with him.
• Tsunade said Naruto's unusual health made further examination necessary.
• Sasuke asked why he was hospitalized, and Tsunade pointed to his persistent eye twitching.
• Naruto realized that everyone on Team 7 except Sparkle was in the hospital.

Sparkle arrived at Tsunade’s office transformed by the Dragon’s Heritage Power, and Naruto failed to recognize her. Jiraiya explained how Nature Energy caused bodily changes, while the chapter ended with an unexpected visitor claiming there was a way to change back.

• Sparkle entered Tsunade’s office in her altered form, but Naruto mistook her for someone named Yuzu.
• Sparkle explained that she, Kira, and Hinata had received the Dragon’s Heritage Power and that it was related to Nature Energy.
• Tsunade summoned Jiraiya, who explained senjutsu and advised Sparkle to try drawing the Nature Energy back inside herself.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya discussed Kimimaro’s bloodline disease and Curse Mark while Sasuke waited to learn when Naruto would change back.
• An unidentified voice announced that there was another way to change back.

Sparkle prepared a Land of Demons story for an online movie while developing her Dragon’s Heritage Senjutsu and unveiling a new outfit. The movie began at Ichiraku Ramen with Sparkle treating Naruto, Sasuke, and Kakashi to a meal.

• Sparkle told Naruto about the Shadow Mirror Body Transformation Jutsu and planned to build an online movie around the Land of Demons.
• Black Zetsu discussed Danzo’s mask with the Akatsuki Organization and planned to use its hidden space and Tailed Beast-like power.
• At Fountainhead Palace, Sparkle practiced controlling Dragon’s Heritage Power and found it especially effective for defense and Sealing Jutsu.
• Sparkle put on a red kimono, short skirt, black stockings, and Geta, then began the online movie at Ichiraku Ramen.
• Sparkle watched Naruto eat while treating Naruto, Sasuke, and Kakashi to a meal.

Sparkle disguised herself as Ayinami Yuzu and joined Team 7 for a mission in the Land of Demons, while Hidan and Kakuzu arrived to search for an ancient mask connected to Mōryō. Kakashi explained the mission and the chance to restore Naruto’s original form, and a familiar-feeling masked ninja appeared as the teams prepared to depart.

• Kakashi introduced Sparkle as Ayinami Yuzu, and Naruto failed to recognize her while asking whether she could help turn him back.
• Hidan and Kakuzu arrived at the Land of Demons with Black Zetsu and White Zetsu to search for an ancient mask, while Hidan fought a black-haired man and regenerated after being chopped apart.
• Sparkle revealed that she had planted a genuine antique mask at the site and learned that the Akatsuki members sent there were Hidan and Kakuzu.
• Kakashi told Team 7 that they would protect the priestess or search for the people trying to free Mōryō, and said the Land of Demons’ secret technique might restore Naruto’s form.
• Naruto eagerly prepared to leave, then noticed a masked ninja whose presence felt familiar to him.

Kabuto Yakushi’s team joined Kakashi’s group for an escort and intelligence mission, while Sakura struggled to follow the others’ familiarity and worried about her place on the team. The groups set out and reached the Land of Demons, where they met the priestess, Shion.

• Sakura rushed toward Sasuke, but Karin stopped her; Sakura then noticed that Naruto had become a girl and that Sparkle looked different.
• Kira recognized Sparkle as Yuzu, while Karin also failed to recognize her, prompting the group to discuss how Sparkle’s changed chakra might be masking her identity.
• Kakashi questioned the masked team captain, Kannagi, and Kabuto explained that the mission involved escort duty and gathering intelligence about threats connected to Moryo.
• Kabuto praised Sakura’s precise chakra control and potential as a medical ninja, though Sakura worried that her teammates already had healing covered.
• Kakashi told everyone to gather at the village entrance, and the group later arrived in the Land of Demons and met Shion, its priestess.

Naruto learned that the Shadow Mirror Body Transformation Jutsu might leave her appearance permanent, while Shion revealed that she had lost her ability to see the future. Shion began miko training with Naruto as Team 7 protected her and Kabuto Yakushi’s group investigated the crisis.

• Ashikaho explained that the Shadow Mirror Body Transformation Jutsu could permanently change Naruto’s appearance and might affect Chakra cultivation.
• Shion told Naruto she could never change back, then admitted she could no longer see the future, though her last vision had come true.
• Shion said she would train to restore her power and asked Naruto to undergo miko training with her.
• Sparkle concluded that Naruto would eventually change back, while Naruto began training with Shion in the courtyard.
• Team 7 took responsibility for protecting Shion, and Kabuto Yakushi’s group investigated the incident.

Sakura mistook Naruto's transformation for a scheme to win Sasuke's heart, then offended Sasuke by dismissing Naruto's loneliness. Meanwhile, Kabuto identified Kira's and Sparkle's power as an incomplete Sage Mode, and Sparkle warned that their next enemy was someone Kabuto knew.

• Sakura concluded that Naruto had disguised herself as a boy to win Sasuke's heart and decided to pursue Sasuke herself.
• Sasuke rebuked Sakura for calling Naruto lucky to be an orphan, saying loneliness was far more painful than parental scolding.
• Kabuto recognized Kira's power as an incomplete Sage Mode and asked to examine Sparkle's related transformation.
• Sparkle refused research until she had mastered her power and warned Kabuto that their next enemy would likely be someone he knew.
• Kabuto removed his mask and said he was glad it was not that person.

Sparkle investigated the aftermath of an Akatsuki attack while Naruto trained with Shion, who warned him that changing the prophecy seemed unlikely. The chapter left Naruto wondering whether any girls liked him.

• Kabuto, Sparkle, and Kira discussed the Akatsuki’s interest in the tailed beasts and whether Kabuto still had contacts in the organization.
• Karin recognized Sparkle by the difference in her Chakra scent, and Sparkle led the group to a bloodied valley where Akatsuki members had killed Yomi’s group.
• Sparkle and Kabuto concluded that only one attacker had caused the victims’ strange wounds, and Sparkle suggested Shion might know more.
• Naruto complained about his training beneath a waterfall, and Shion said the prophecy gave no easy answers and that his chances of turning back were small.
• Naruto challenged Shion’s faith in fate, then wondered whether any girls liked him.

Shion and Naruto trained while Kakashi and the others investigated the attackers’ search for an unknown item. The Akatsuki attacked Shion’s room, and Kakashi arrived to confront Kakuzu as Kira quickly defeated Hidan.

• Shion teased Naruto during training, and he insisted he would change back and find girls who liked him.
• Sparkle suggested the attackers sought a special item rather than Mōryō, and the group considered whether it might predate Mōryō’s sealing.
• Shion took Naruto away to train in hopes of restoring her prophetic ability, while Kakuzu and Hidan discussed searching the Land of Demons for a mask.
• An intruder attacked Shion in her room, but Naruto protected her with the Nine-Tails’ power.
• Kakashi and Kabuto arrived as Naruto and Karin sensed the Akatsuki attackers, and Kakashi faced Kakuzu.
• Kira kicked Hidan and split him in half, while Kakashi’s group prepared to deal with the Akatsuki.

Kira tested Hidan’s immortality and found that her attacks could hurt him but not kill him, while his scythe could not penetrate her defenses. Outside the village, Sparkle confronted Black Zetsu, whose attempt to test her Byakugan confirmed that she could detect him.

• Kira’s Dragon’s Heritage stopped Hidan’s scythe from drawing blood, and she attacked him with Fire Style and Tsukuyomi.
• Hidan mistook Kira for Sasuke and charged her, so she hit him with Great Fire Annihilation and Amaterasu, burning him with black flames.
• Sparkle found Black Zetsu outside the village, and he burrowed underground when he recognized her.
• Sparkle used her Byakugan to draw Black Zetsu out and burned away his vines with Fire Dragon Bullet.
• Black Zetsu attacked Sparkle with thorn-covered vines, then appeared behind her to test whether she truly had the Byakugan.

Sparkle defeated Black Zetsu’s attacks while pretending to be an Otsutsuki, and Black Zetsu began planning to manipulate her as a potential tool. Their confrontation ended with Black Zetsu suggesting that Sparkle had hidden secrets about her identity.

• Black Zetsu mistook Sparkle’s horns and strength for evidence that she was an Otsutsuki and decided to test her further.
• Black Zetsu summoned a forest of man-eating plants and hid his real body underground, but Sparkle found and blasted him into the open.
• Sparkle attacked Black Zetsu with flaming sword strikes, and he broke apart and escaped underground while pretending to retreat.
• Black Zetsu told Sparkle that she was like him and questioned whether her life and identity were false.
• Sparkle considered playing along with Black Zetsu’s belief that she was an Otsutsuki, while he planned to uncover and exploit her secrets.

Kakuzu and Hidan retreated after fighting Naruto, Kakashi, and Kira, while Black Zetsu revealed they were seeking something beneath Moryo. After the battle, Kakashi and Kabuto investigated the burned village, and Ashikaho remembered an ancient scroll that had been destroyed in the fire.

• Kakuzu used a combined Wind and Fire technique, forcing Naruto to carry Shion out of the burning area.
• Kakuzu and Hidan retreated from Kira, then met Black Zetsu in the ruins and discussed Kira's Mangekyo techniques and their search beneath Moryo.
• Black Zetsu proposed using Konoha's ninja to deal with Moryo and obtain the thing they sought.
• Kakashi used the Great Waterfall Technique to put out the fire, and Shion moved into a smaller mansion because the village was uninhabitable.
• Kakashi and Kabuto questioned Shion and Ashikaho about what the enemies had searched for.
• Ashikaho recalled an ancient scroll from the warehouse, but Shion learned that Kakuzu's fire had destroyed it.

Sparkle’s clues led Kakashi and Team 7 to the Shrine of Sealing as Moryo’s Ghost Legion revived. On the way, Sparkle revealed the truth about Moryo and Shion’s mother, and Naruto refused to accept a sealing that would sacrifice Shion.

• Sparkle’s documents drew attention to a story involving masks, and Shion explained that Moryo’s body was kept in a shrine in the Land of Swamps.
• A soldier reported that Moryo’s Ghost Legion had revived, so Kakashi sent Kannagi to intercept it and led Team 7 toward the Shrine of Sealing with Shion.
• As Naruto carried Shion, she warned him that her prophecies suggested he might die and said she would become his girlfriend if he could not change back.
• Team 7 traveled using Naruto’s Nine-Tails Chakra, and Sparkle explained that Moryo was connected to a priestess whose heart had been split in two.
• Sparkle revealed that Shion’s mother, Miroku, was inside Moryo’s body, and Naruto loudly refused to accept the sacrifice required to seal Moryo.