Chapter Summaries

Naruto's Shadow Clone battled Kiesuna Shota outside Rōran, disrupting the Third Kazekage's Iron Sand attacks and persuading him to leave by warning that Naruto could send more clones to Sunagakure. Kiesuna Shota resumed tracking Kusama Masao, while the Queen learned that the clone had dispelled itself to keep the Konoha ninja from escaping easily.

• Kiesuna Shota filled the sky above Rōran with Iron Sand, alarming residents and merchants, but the Queen kept trade going by offering merchants the choice to wait or leave.
• The Queen asked Naruto's Shadow Clone why it had not drawn Kiesuna Shota farther away, and the clone explained that the Kazekage had nearly left and its speed was slowing.
• Kusama Masao took advantage of Kiesuna Shota's distraction to flee east from Rōran.
• Kiesuna Shota attacked Naruto's Shadow Clone with Iron Sand, but the clone's Magnetic Storm Stream neutralized the Iron Sand and its Sage Guiding Path collapsed the Kazekage's Sandstorm Tornado.
• Naruto's Shadow Clone revealed that it was only a clone and warned Kiesuna Shota that Naruto could send clones to Sunagakure, convincing the Kazekage to leave Rōran.
• Kiesuna Shota followed his subordinates' signals to pursue Kusama Masao, while Naruto's Shadow Clone dispelled itself and told the Queen it had already bought the Konoha ninja time.

Kusama Masao died after sending intelligence toward Konoha, while Kiesuna Shota ordered Sunagakure to avoid Rōran and traveled there to confront its Queen. Naruto’s Shadow Clone revealed that Rōran could privately fund the Kazekage, leaving Kiesuna Shota ready to discuss money and compensation.

• Kusama Masao sent a crow carrying intelligence toward Konoha, but Kiesuna Shota caught and killed him before the crow returned.
• Kiesuna Shota ordered Sunagakure ninjas not to accept Rōran-related missions and decided to meet the Queen of Rōran.
• Naruto dealt with two Kirigakure Elite Chunin who had entered Rōran separately.
• Kiesuna Shota told the Queen that the Land of Wind Daimyo had taken an interest in Rōran’s business and admitted he intended to threaten her.
• Naruto’s Shadow Clone denied Kiesuna Shota’s accusation that he was the Fox Mask ninja, then offered private investment for the Kazekage.
• Naruto’s Shadow Clone refused to join Sunagakure, and Kiesuna Shota began discussing funding and compensation.

Naruto spent three years developing Rōran, strengthening its guards and turning away from road-building after repeated failures. When his Shadow Clone secretly visited Konoha to observe Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, Sarutobi Hiruzen mistook his purpose and confronted him as he was leaving.

• The Land of Wind Daimyo sought Rōran’s technology again, but Kiesuna Shota refused his commission while continuing to accept the Daimyo’s funding.
• Naruto abandoned road-building projects after wind and sand ruined roads and local nobles squandered construction funds, and he redirected the money toward Rōran’s development.
• Twenty-six of Naruto’s students graduated as Rōran’s guards, including four Dragon Vein Ninja and twenty-two Dragon Vein Guards equipped to draw on the Ryūmyaku.
• Naruto invited merchants from the Land of Fire to trade in Rōran and used a Shadow Clone to contact Kato Tsukitani, inspiring him with Naruto’s past actions.
• Naruto’s Shadow Clone secretly observed Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki in Konoha, but Sarutobi Hiruzen discovered it and assumed Naruto meant to target Konoha’s Jinchuriki.
• As Naruto prepared to leave Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen came to confront him.

Naruto’s Shadow Clone met Sarutobi Hiruzen in Konoha and arranged a paid mission for Minato Namikaze to seal the Ryūmyaku three years later. Back in Rōran, Naruto rejected Sara’s hopes of staying with him and agreed to train Dragon Vein Guards to protect local merchants.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen confronted Naruto’s Shadow Clone, who revealed he came from Konoha Year 55 and asked him to commission Minato Namikaze to seal the Ryūmyaku in three years.
• Naruto’s Shadow Clone paid twenty million ryō, and Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered an S-rank mission issued to Minato Namikaze.
• Sara asked Naruto whether she could stay by his side forever, but Naruto explained that their ages and futures made a relationship impossible.
• The Queen asked Naruto to train more students because Rōran merchants had trouble trusting outside ninja hired to protect them.
• Naruto agreed to train Dragon Vein Guards to roughly Chunin strength within Rōran, though they would be much weaker outside it.

Sara found a glowing stone that Naruto recognized as a possible Dragon Vein Shell, prompting him to rush her back to the merchant. Naruto hoped the stones could preserve Dragon Vein Ninja and Guards’ abilities even without the Ryūmyaku, and the story left him confronting the merchant for more information.

• Sara left her room with her two Dragon Vein Ninja guards and bought a glowing Green Azure stone from a merchant for eighty thousand ryō.
• Sara brought the stone to Naruto, who sensed that it held Chakra similar to the Ryūmyaku but lacked Natural Energy.
• Naruto realized the stone might be a Dragon Vein Shell that could help Dragon Vein Ninja and Guards retain their strength after losing the Ryūmyaku.
• Naruto urgently made Sara lead him back to the merchant, who was packing up his stall.

Naruto learned that the Gelel Stone Sara found could provide an alternative source of power for Rōran’s Dragon Vein forces, and set out to locate more. The Queen agreed to provide guards, and Sara joined the expedition on the condition that she obey Naruto.

• Naruto confronted the merchant Furuta Mori Road, rejected his radioactive stones, and paid him two and a half million ryo to reveal where the Gelel Stones came from.
• Naruto arranged for the dangerous stones to be buried, brought Furuta Mori Road to Loulan Academy, and used a Genjutsu to put him to sleep while treating his radiation symptoms.
• Sara showed the Gelel Stone to the Queen, and Naruto explained that more stones could keep Rōran’s Dragon Vein Ninjas and Guards strong without the Ryūmyaku.
• Naruto asked the Queen for manpower and Dragon Vein Guards so he could search for more stones, and she agreed to oversee the academy while he was away.
• Sara insisted on joining the expedition, and Naruto agreed after warning her to follow orders; the Queen reluctantly approved.

Naruto led Sara and her guards to a remote mountain village in the River Country to locate the stones Furuta Mori Road’s uncle had found. After Naruto discovered a hidden crack in the mountain and recovered several Gelel Stones, he left Sara with newfound strength and prepared to secure the abundant supply for Rōran.

• Naruto disguised his group as a merchant caravan and traveled with Furuta Mori Road to his mountain village, then carried Uncle Furuta toward the gorge where he had found the stones.
• When the gorge proved impossible to find, Naruto and Sara fought off unusually large beasts that seemed to be working together.
• Uncle Furuta recalled that an earthquake may have closed the gorge, and Naruto found a crack in the mountain wall and drilled inside with Sage Transformation.
• Naruto emerged carrying several Gelel Stones and told Aoi Haru and Aoi Megumi to alert the Queen and the caravan.
• Naruto said the mountain held enough stones for Rōran to use for centuries, and Sara named them Dragon Scale Stone.

Naruto arranged for Minato Namikaze to seal Rōran’s Ryūmyaku so he could return to his own time, despite Sara’s opposition. After leaving advice for Rōran’s future, Naruto began to fade from the past, while Sara chased Minato out of Rōran.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen gave Minato Namikaze an S-Rank mission commissioned three years earlier to seal the Ryūmyaku, and Minato accepted it.
• Naruto told Sara that he would soon return to his own time and urged her to lead Rōran away from its dependence on the Ryūmyaku; Sara confessed her feelings and vowed to protect it.
• Minato Namikaze arrived in Rōran with his team, and Naruto’s Shadow Clone led him and another ninja underground to the Ryūmyaku.
• Sara and her guards tried to stop Minato from sealing the Ryūmyaku, but Naruto’s Shadow Clone bound them with Sage Art: Adamantine Binding.
• Naruto gave the Queen a scroll of recommendations for Rōran and began fading as the Ryūmyaku was sealed; Sara chased Minato out of Rōran.

After sealing the Ryūmyaku, Naruto learned that it could not safely be transferred to Kushina and set out with Uchiha Izumi to find the Sky Ninja and their Zero-Tails. Anju warned that Zero-Tails could separate from its Jinchuriki, Shen Nong, while Anju remained in Konoha to study Sealing Jutsu that did not use Chakra.

• Naruto told Anju that he had sealed the Ryūmyaku but could not change its sealing host safely, and Anju suggested using Zero-Tails instead.
• Kurama became interested in replacing a Tailed Beast, while Anju warned him about the danger of leaving Kushina without protection.
• Naruto refused to return to Konoha and chose to search for the Sky Ninja, whose remnants might be near the Land of Tea or overseas.
• Naruto and Uchiha Izumi headed toward the former Land of Sky as Anju explained that the Sky Ninja had a hidden fortress and that Zero-Tails could act apart from Shen Nong.
• Anju stayed in Konoha, watched stories with Keychain Kurama, and continued studying Sealing Jutsu without Chakra.

Naruto and Izumi reached a port near the Land of Whirlpools Ruins while searching for the Sky Fortress Ruins, and Naruto discussed Rōran’s fate with Anju. After summoning Minato Namikaze’s Impure World Reincarnation Body, Naruto revealed his identity to his father.

• Naruto and Izumi arrived at a small port, where Naruto sent Izumi to seek information through the Black Market.
• Naruto learned from Anju that his mother had helped build the port’s roads and discussed how Rōran might have declined after its Ryūmyaku was sealed.
• Naruto remembered the Dragon Scale Stone in a valley within the River Country and agreed to look for some after finding the Zero-Tails.
• Naruto admitted to Anju that he felt awkward about getting along with his father, Minato Namikaze.
• Naruto undid the double seals and summoned Minato Namikaze, who mistook him for Loulan’s Minister of Military Affairs and demanded to know where Naruto was.
• Naruto raised his Bronze Fox Mask and greeted Minato Namikaze as his son.

Naruto reunited with Minato, learned the Rasengan, and discussed the enemies threatening the Ninja World. After training, Naruto and Uchiha Izumi prepared to investigate the Sky Ninja Village remnants, leaving for Hai Kong Port to find a ship.

• Naruto told Minato how he had traveled back in time to Loulan and placed the commission that led Minato to seal the Ryūmyaku.
• Minato taught Naruto the Rasengan, and Naruto mastered it quickly before teaching Minato about Storm's Eye.
• Naruto vowed not to spare Obito Uchiha, and Anju warned him about Akatsuki, Kaguya Otsutsuki, and future alien enemies.
• Naruto practiced the Rasengan while Anju studied its chakra circulation from Naruto's Sealing Space.
• Uchiha Izumi brought intelligence that the Sky Ninja Village remnants were on an island beyond the Southern Islands of the Land of Water.
• Naruto chose to travel with Izumi to Hai Kong Port to find a ship and investigate the remnants covertly.

Naruto reached Hai Kong Port and arranged passage to the Southern Islands of the Land of Water with help from Songzhu Shiling. While they waited for a ship, Naruto used Nine-Tails and Dragon Vein Chakra to help Izumi sense Natural Energy, then departed with her aboard a merchant vessel.

• Naruto asked the port's manager, Songzhu Shiling, to arrange a ship to the Southern Islands of the Land of Water.
• Songzhu Shiling explained that ships were scarce and asked Naruto to wait two days while he arranged a vessel from the Land of Tea.
• Naruto and Izumi practiced sensing Natural Energy in the nearby woods, and Izumi succeeded with Naruto's help using Nine-Tails and Dragon Vein Chakra.
• Izumi did not manage to fuse Sage Chakra during the two days they waited.
• Songzhu Shiling secured a medium-sized merchant ship, and its captain agreed to take Naruto and Izumi after Songzhu Shiling paid him generously.

Naruto searched the Southern Islands for the Sky Ninja and investigated a steel ship that appeared at sea. He discovered that its commander, Cang Xia, was one of his former Rōran students, and their reunion ended with Cang Xia accusing him of stealing the Ryūmyaku.

• Naruto searched the Southern Islands for the Sky Ninja but found only rumors, then ordered the captain to sail farther south.
• The crew spotted a steel ship, and Naruto's Shadow Clone secretly dove into the sea and boarded it.
• Captain Pi planned to pursue and destroy the wooden ship, but Cang Xia ordered him to turn around and open trade routes for the Queen.
• Cang Xia sensed Naruto's Shadow Clone, recognized him as his former headmaster, and asked why he had sealed the Ryūmyaku.
• Naruto showed Cang Xia purple Dragon Vein Chakra and explained that sealing the Ryūmyaku would bring Rōran to an end, and Cang Xia accused him of stealing it.

Naruto’s Shadow Clone encountered Cang Xia and the Sky Ninja while seeking information about Zero-Tails, and a misunderstanding led to a brief fight. After learning the Sky Ninja knew the location of the ruins but not Zero-Tails, Naruto reunited with them aboard the Gunma and requisitioned the ship, leaving Cang Xia puzzled about Izumi.

• Cang Xia mistook Naruto’s Shadow Clone for someone trying to seize Rōran’s Ryūmyaku and attacked him with sword qi.
• Naruto used Sage Guiding Finger to cut off Cang Xia’s Dragon Scale Stone Chakra, then incapacitated the four Sky Ninja with the Phantom Array.
• Naruto questioned the Sky Ninja, who did not know about Zero-Tails but confirmed they knew the location of ruins in the Land of Fire.
• Naruto dispelled his Shadow Clone, redirected the merchant ship toward the Gunma, and used Shadow Clones to speed it up.
• Naruto paid the merchant captain, requisitioned the Gunma, and introduced Izumi as his disciple; Cang Xia wondered whether she was another ageless person.

Naruto returned to Hai Kong Port with an Iron Ship and sailors, then asked four Sky Ninja to help locate the ruins. He investigated Cang Xia’s use of Natural Energy called Qi and told Anju there was still a way for him to master it.

• Naruto arrived at Hai Kong Port with an Iron Ship and dozens of sailors, surprising Shi Ling and Cang Xia.
• Naruto asked Cang Xia to lend him four Sky Ninja to search for the ruins, while Cang Xia explained Rōran’s flight from Sunagakure, its settlement on the Eastern Continent, and its need for Dragon Scale Stones.
• The four Sky Ninja reported that they needed more time to identify the ruins because the landmarks had changed or faded from memory.
• Naruto brought Cang Xia to the Small Forest, where Anju asked Naruto to examine how Cang Xia used Natural Energy.
• Cang Xia explained that Queen Sara had taught the refugees to use Qi, and Naruto sensed it while Cang Xia sustained the ability.
• Naruto told Anju that there was still a way for him to master Qi and asked whether he wanted to try.

Naruto learned that the Sky Ninja had found the ruins and pursued them as Shen Nong prepared to launch the Sky Fortress against Konoha. Naruto confronted Shen Nong aboard the rising fortress and declared that he would requisition it.

• Naruto discussed cultivating qi with Anju, but they could not find a way to teach others to sense Natural Energy.
• Cang Xia joined Naruto and Izumi as they set out to find the ruins, while Shen Nong decided to launch the Sky Fortress and retaliate against Konoha.
• Shen Nong activated the Sky Fortress that night, and a scout spotted it rising and alerted Naruto.
• Naruto hurried after the fortress with three Sky Ninja, leaving Izumi and Cang Xia to follow with another guide.
• Shen Nong confronted the Sky Ninja on the rising fortress, and Naruto declared that he was requisitioning it.

Naruto defeated Shen Nong while demanding that the Sky Ninja hand over Zero-Tails. After Kurama stopped Shen Nong’s surprise attack, Shen Nong surrendered, and Naruto claimed the Sky Fortress and was led to Zero-Tails.

• Shen Nong rejected Naruto’s demand and attacked him, but Naruto blocked his strikes and disrupted his Chakra circulation with Sage Jutsu.
• Shen Nong opened six of the Eight Gates and kicked Naruto through his Magnetic Storm Stream, but Naruto struck him with a Rasengan in Kurama Mode.
• Shen Nong used Zero-Tails’ Chakra to open the Gate of Death and kicked Naruto out of his transformed state, knocking off his Bronze Fox Mask.
• Kurama left Naruto’s body, subdued Shen Nong, and threatened him with a Tailed Beast Ball until Shen Nong surrendered.
• Naruto claimed the Sky Fortress and ordered Shen Nong to lead him to Zero-Tails; the Sky Ninja learned Naruto had ties to the Rōran Sky Ninja.

Nagato and Obito planned to provoke a war among the major shinobi villages while Akatsuki pursued the Tailed Beasts. As Konoha was drawn into fighting, Kushina decided to go to the front lines and said she would resign as Hokage after the war.

• Nagato learned that Akatsuki had lost Sasori’s intelligence network and agreed with Obito on plans to provoke conflict and capture the Tailed Beasts.
• Obito and Nagato assigned Akatsuki members to target the Tailed Beasts, with Nagato taking responsibility for the Nine-Tails.
• White Zetsus disguised themselves as Konoha shinobi and attacked other villages, provoking retaliatory strikes and small-scale casualties along Konoha’s borders.
• Kirigakure sent more than a thousand shinobi by ship after Konoha was pulled into the fighting.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen urged Kushina to decide how Konoha would fight, and Kushina threw off her Hokage robe, announced she would go to the front lines, and said she would step down after the war.

Kushina arrived at Konoha’s frontline camp as Iwagakure raided border villages, then followed Anju’s plan to cause destruction deep inside the Land of Grass. The chapter ended with Grass Country residents confused by massive explosions and other disasters behind the front line.

• Nara Shikaku warned Kushina that Iwagakure’s raids could provoke other villages and cost her the Hokage position, but Kushina welcomed the prospect of being removed.
• Kushina asked Anju for help, and Anju told her to order a counterattack and personally enter the Land of Grass.
• Kushina used the Flying Thunder God Formation to travel into the Land of Grass and partially transformed into a tailed-beast cloak.
• Anju unleashed Tailed Beast Balls and other attacks, then directed Kushina to teleport farther into the country and repeat the destruction.
• Residents of the Land of Grass were bewildered by earthquakes, typhoons, and explosions erupting far behind the front line.

After Kushina’s devastation in the Land of Grass forced Iwagakure to retreat, Nagato and Obito announced that Akatsuki would kill her, prompting Kushina to return to Konoha. She considered how to defend the village while Minato Namikaze’s Impure World Reincarnation Body continued developing long-range Rasengan techniques.

• Ōnoki ordered Iwagakure’s troops back to the Land of Grass and sent envoys to negotiate with Konoha over the seized supplies.
• Nagato and Obito agreed to target Kushina, and Akatsuki spread a declaration that its leader had accepted a commission to kill Konoha’s Fifth Hokage.
• Kushina returned to Konoha and worried that Akatsuki’s attack could cause severe damage to the village.
• Anju told Kushina to fight outside Konoha and keep improving the Gravity Array, while suggesting she bring in Minato Namikaze when needed.
• Minato Namikaze’s Impure World Reincarnation Body developed elemental Rasengan variants and a fifty-meter technique that Kushina named Flash Dragon Control Style.