Chapter Summaries

Naruto explained that he wanted to create lasting peace across the entire ninja world, beyond Konoha’s limited peace. Tsunade accepted Sakura as her student, while Jiraiya and Tsunade were left to consider Naruto’s ambitions.

• Tsunade asked why Orochimaru knew Naruto, and Sasuke revealed that he and Naruto had captured Orochimaru as their spoil of war.
• Naruto recounted Orochimaru’s capture, prompting amazement at Sasuke’s strength and scrutiny from Jiraiya and Tsunade.
• Naruto asked Tsunade to train Sakura in medical ninjutsu, and Tsunade accepted Sakura as her disciple.
• After the banquet, Jiraiya asked Naruto about his plans, and Naruto challenged him and Tsunade to consider the gap between the Will of Fire and the reality of ongoing wars.
• Naruto said he wanted to end war throughout the ninja world so people could understand and help one another and live out their natural lives.

Naruto explained his plans for achieving worldwide peace and challenged Tsunade and Jiraiya to weigh Konoha’s name against the lives of its people. They agreed not to obstruct him, but would watch closely and stop him if he went too far.

• Tsunade and Jiraiya warned Naruto to abandon his dangerous ideas, but he calmly described his plans for a peaceful society and asked whether Konoha or its people mattered more.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya admitted that they would accept abandoning Konoha’s name if it brought peace and better lives for everyone.
• Naruto argued that they should not oppose him if they believed his ideals were right, even if achieving them required sacrifice.
• Naruto reminded Tsunade and Jiraiya that they wanted to protect Konoha’s people, not Sarutobi Hiruzen’s version of the village, bringing their doubts about Konoha to the fore.
• Orochimaru revealed that the Third had secretly authorized his Wood Release experiments and that Root held the remains of the First Hokage, the Second Hokage, Mito, and other people.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade said they would keep watching Naruto and would not stop him before he began, though they remained unwilling to fully accept his plan to destroy every obstacle to peace.

Naruto finished his trip to Yanbo Town and returned to Konoha, where he discovered that resting had improved his training. He forgot about Karin and Kazahana Koyuki, leaving Koyuki furious and determined to confront him.

• Tsunade stayed in Yanbo Town to teach Sakura Medical Ninjutsu and help Jiraiya recover, while Naruto sent Orochimaru home and prepared to return to Konoha.
• Sakura asked Naruto to keep other girls away from Sasuke, and Naruto reluctantly agreed before using Flying Thunder God to leave Yanbo Town.
• Naruto resumed training beside Sasuke and realized that his five-day break had improved his physical condition and focus, so he decided to schedule regular rest days.
• Sasuke refused Naruto's invitation to play, choosing to keep studying and develop the Electromagnetic Cannon Technique so he could match Naruto.
• Karin waited at the Hot Spring Hotel for Naruto to visit, while Kazahana Koyuki learned he had returned to Konoha and set off to find him.

Naruto cared for Karin, arranged for Iruka to teach her basic ninja skills, and explained to Sasuke why he had funded the tutoring mission. The chapter ended with Kurama excitedly presenting Naruto with a revised version of Nine-Tailed Fox Emperor.

• Naruto examined Karin and promised to arrange medicinal treatments, a teacher, and training in Uzumaki Clan abilities.
• Naruto hired Iruka for a month to teach Karin basic ninja knowledge, offering one million ryo for the C-rank mission.
• Iruka began teaching Karin at the Heavens and Earth Hot Spring Hotel after the manager welcomed him as an honored guest.
• Naruto told Sasuke that the payment would show the Third Hokage he valued Karin, pressure Konoha over Kusagakure, and reward Iruka.
• Kurama gave Naruto a laptop containing his rewritten and enhanced version of Nine-Tailed Fox Emperor.

Kurama asked Naruto to critique his new novel, but Naruto and Sasuke both found its sprawling settings and bizarre plot unbearable. Kurama and Sasuke erupted into a fight in the Sealing Space, while Sasuke’s real body also prepared to battle Kurama.

• Kurama finished a thirty-thousand-word original story and eagerly asked Naruto to read it.
• Naruto found the novel boring and poorly organized, but tried to avoid discouraging Kurama.
• Sasuke entered the Sealing Space to use the supercomputer, then read the novel and angrily criticized its plot and writing.
• Kurama struck Sasuke’s Shadow Clone into the wall, making it burst apart, and shouted that he would kill him.
• Sasuke’s real body formed his Mangekyo Sharingan and Susanoo as Kurama gathered a Tailed Beast Ball, and both prepared to fight.

Naruto stopped Sasuke and Kurama from destroying their Cultivation Ground by moving their fight to the Valley of the End, then defeated them both when they refused to stand down. Sasuke and Kurama gave up, while Sasuke became more determined to develop his Electromagnetic Cannon Technique.

• Naruto used Flying Thunder God to move Sasuke and Kurama to the Valley of the End as they prepared to fight.
• Kurama attacked Sasuke with his Void Dog Cannon and entered Nine-Tailed Sage Fox Mode, while Sasuke expanded his Susanoo and struck Kurama into the lake.
• Naruto stepped between them, but when Sasuke and Kurama refused to stop, he opened the Seventh Gate and attacked Kurama with taijutsu.
• Naruto's Shadow Clone bombarded Sasuke's Susanoo with ten thousand explosive pellets until it shattered and Sasuke was blasted into the air.
• Naruto defeated Kurama and Sasuke, then asked whether they still wanted to fight; both submitted, and Sasuke resolved to improve his Electromagnetic Cannon Technique.

Naruto resumed training after Kurama and Sasuke reconciled, while Karin and Sakura continued their ninja studies. When Zabuza’s Flying Thunder God coordinate activated, Naruto traveled to meet him and discovered Terumi Mei, Chojuro, and Ao waiting with a likely request involving Kirigakure.

• Kurama and Sasuke apologized to each other and discussed how Kurama could improve his writing.
• Naruto trained, Sasuke healed and trained, Kurama worked on writing, Karin studied under Iruka, and Sakura began learning Medical Ninjutsu from Tsunade.
• Naruto sensed Zabuza’s coordinate activate and used a nearby Flying Thunder God Seal to reach the seaside.
• Naruto sensed Zabuza and Haku with Terumi Mei, Chojuro, and Ao, then recognized the Kirigakure group and suspected they wanted help opposing the Fourth Mizukage.
• Naruto appeared beside Zabuza to hear the group’s actual request before deciding what to do.

Naruto accepted Zabuza and Terumi Mei’s request to help overthrow Fourth Mizukage Yagura for a 300-million-tael reward. The coup was set for one month later, and Naruto left Terumi Mei with a Flying Thunder God kunai while Zabuza turned down Naruto’s idea of paying him to become Mizukage.

• Ao, Terumi Mei, Chojuro, Zabuza, and Haku met Naruto, and Zabuza and Terumi Mei asked him to help overthrow Yagura and end the Blood Mist Policy.
• Naruto agreed to the mission after hearing the 300-million-tael reward, and Terumi Mei promised him a 30-million-tael deposit.
• Terumi Mei set the coup for one month later and handed Naruto the deposit.
• Naruto accepted the money, shook Terumi Mei’s hand, and gave her a Three-Pronged Kunai before she left with Ao and Chojuro.
• Naruto asked Zabuza whether he or Terumi Mei would become Mizukage, then suggested paying Zabuza an extra 100 million taels to take the position.
• Zabuza rejected the offer because Terumi Mei was far stronger and had promised him the position of Anbu Captain.

Naruto sought emotionally stimulating entertainment to awaken his Sharingan, so Kurama recommended School Days and promised it was satisfying. After watching its grim love-triangle story unfold, Naruto realized Kurama had tricked him, and the chapter ended with Naruto demanding to know if Kurama really expected him to believe that.

• Naruto sensed that his eyes' Pupil Power had reached Three Tomoe strength but still had not awakened, so he asked Kurama for funny, emotionally stirring recommendations.
• Kurama recommended School Days and assured Naruto that it had an amazing, satisfying twist.
• Naruto watched Ito Makoto pursue Katsura Kotonoha while Saionji Sekai helped him, and he became increasingly distressed as the relationships deteriorated.
• Naruto grabbed Kurama and accused him of lying when Ito Makoto's actions and Katsura Kotonoha's suffering proved far from satisfying.
• Naruto continued watching as Ito Makoto amassed girlfriends, Saionji Sekai killed him, and a kendo expert killed Saionji Sekai before sailing away with his severed head.

Naruto calmly reviewed several tragic anime after Kurama’s prank failed to provoke him into awakening his Sharingan. He then found Boruto Next Generations in the Video Library and began watching it to learn what happened in the future.

• Naruto described School Days as a satisfying story of Makoto’s downfall, leaving Kurama stunned that Naruto was not angry.
• Naruto calmly commented on Akame ga Kill!, 5 Centimeters per Second, White Album 2, and Life is Full of Regrets while concealing his strong emotional reactions.
• Kurama suggested Naruto watch Naruto to stimulate his Sharingan, but Naruto refused because he was not in the mood.
• Naruto found Boruto Next Generations in the Video Library and saw that it followed Boruto’s generation after the original story.
• Naruto speculated about Boruto’s future battles with the Otsutsuki Clan and opened the anime’s first episode.

Naruto watched the Boruto anime, judging its future timeline and the failures of his alternate self while following Boruto’s childhood and later adventures. His amusement at the New Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist arc faded as the group appeared.

• Naruto saw Kawaki and Boruto fighting amid Konoha’s ruins and guessed that Naruto and Sasuke had been removed from the story.
• Naruto watched Boruto’s childhood, criticized his alternate self’s failed pursuit of peace, and noted how work had kept him from his family.
• Naruto watched Sarada find Sasuke, and he considered Shin’s unusual constitution and the possibility of mass-producing Mangekyō Sharingan through cloning.
• Naruto watched Boruto and his classmates visit Kirigakure, laughed at Terumi Mei’s changed appearance, and then watched his smile freeze as the New Seven Ninja Swordsmen appeared.

Naruto and Kurama watched Boruto Next Generations and mocked its uneven writing, though they enjoyed the Chunin Exam battle and the family-focused episodes. When Urashiki appeared and Boruto and Shinki fought him while older-generation shinobi were easily defeated, Naruto finally lost his temper.

• Naruto recounted the New Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist arc and criticized Chojuro and Boruto’s roles in it.
• Kurama suggested Naruto give his future son endless homework, and Naruto agreed.
• Boruto, Sarada, and Mitsuki formed the new Team 7 under Konohamaru and entered the Chunin Exam.
• Naruto and Kurama enjoyed the animated battle between Naruto, Sasuke, and Momoshiki, and Boruto defeated Momoshiki with Naruto’s Rasengan and gained Karma.
• Naruto and Kurama continued watching, finding the slice-of-life episodes enjoyable but Boruto-centered plots increasingly awkward.
• Urashiki appeared, and Naruto erupted in anger as Boruto and Shinki fought him while Sasuke, Gaara, Temari, and other older shinobi were overwhelmed.

Naruto's fury at Boruto Next Generations awakened his Sharingan, and he and Kurama watched the time-travel episodes before Naruto considered disciplining Boruto. The later episodes enraged Naruto so badly that he destroyed the television and nearly wrecked the Entertainment Room before Kurama restrained him.

• Naruto crushed the remote and coffee table in anger, awakening his Sharingan and sensing that its power was nearing the Mangekyo.
• Naruto and Kurama watched Boruto and Sasuke travel back to Konoha, and Naruto considered going there to discipline Boruto.
• Kurama warned Naruto that the travelers might be from a Parallel World and that the time-travel plot might never happen in Naruto's future.
• Naruto decided to finish watching the anime, but the fight episodes renewed his anger as Boruto, Sasuke, Jiraiya, and Naruto behaved foolishly.
• Naruto hurled a Rasenshuriken at the television, destroying it and much of the Entertainment Room, and Kurama restrained him.

After awakening his Mangekyō in anger, Naruto calmed down and tested its abilities with Kurama. He discovered his left eye could perceive and travel three seconds through time, named it Kunlun Mirror, and explained that his right eye could force brainwashing; then he resumed watching Boruto Next Generations.

• Naruto calmed down, repaired the Entertainment Room with Kurama, and exchanged for more luxurious furniture.
• Kurama asked about Naruto's Mangekyō abilities, and Naruto explained that his left eye could observe and travel three seconds into the past or future.
• Naruto tested the time ability and found that the writing on Kurama's paper dried faster while he used it.
• Naruto said his right eye could force someone to accept his will or trap their perception in a time loop, with a week-long cooldown.
• Naruto named his time ability Kunlun Mirror and continued watching Boruto Next Generations with Kurama.

Naruto and Kurama watched the end of the Boruto anime and read the Boruto manga, learning about Kara, Kawaki, and the greater threat posed by Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. Recognizing that future enemies could endanger their ambitions, Naruto and Kurama decided to return to studying so they could grow stronger.

• Naruto and Kurama watched Boruto and Young Naruto defeat Urashiki, then mocked the anime’s plot and its portrayal of Kaguya’s relatives.
• Naruto and Kurama finished the anime and read the manga, where Boruto’s team encountered Kara and fought Ao.
• Naruto read about Kawaki joining Konoha and Naruto and Sasuke being defeated by Jigen, who was revealed to be Ōtsutsuki Isshiki in disguise.
• Naruto and Kurama acknowledged the danger posed by future Otsutsuki and decided to resume studying to become stronger.

Naruto resumed training after recovering from the distress that had awakened his eyes, while Sasuke’s teasing made him abandon plans to help Sasuke develop Sage Mode. At the hot spring hotel, Hinata and Karin welcomed him, but Kazahana Koyuki arrived and accused him of leaving her alone in Yanbo Town.

• Naruto had Kurama choose chemistry to study, assigned Shadow Clones to search for the Roran Ruins, and resumed his physical and chakra-control training.
• Sasuke checked on Naruto, then teased him about the experience that awakened his eyes, prompting Naruto to abandon his plans to teach Sasuke Sage Mode and help him develop a Sage Body.
• Hinata and Karin waited outside the Heavens and Earth Hot Spring Hotel to greet Naruto, each hiding her jealousy when he arrived.
• Karin linked arms with Naruto and told him about her training with Iruka while Hinata watched.
• Kazahana Koyuki confronted Naruto for leaving her alone in Yanbo Town, as Sasuke watched with a gloating expression.

Naruto defused Kazahana Koyuki’s attempt to provoke jealousy, and the group shared a lively meal before she learned what Make-Out Paradise contained. Later, Naruto formally asked Hinata to be his girlfriend, while Hiashi watched from the Hyuga Main House and resigned himself to her growing up.

• Naruto reminded Kazahana Koyuki that his protection had blocked numerous threats and offered to end their contract, prompting her to admit she had been joking.
• Naruto and Sasuke hosted a meal with Hinata, Karin, and Koyuki, where the group chatted peacefully.
• Koyuki confirmed she would star in Make-Out Paradise, and Naruto gave her a copy; after reading it, she destroyed the book and Jiraiya’s planned leading actress was replaced.
• Naruto walked Hinata home, and when she asked what he thought of Karin, he asked Hinata to be his girlfriend.
• Hinata replied that they were already boyfriend and girlfriend, while Hiashi watched from the Hyuga Main House, suppressed his anger, and returned to work.

Naruto accepted Hinata’s invitation to watch the Chunin Exam Finals and continued his training while arranging for Ino and other girls to visit Sasuke. Sasuke fled when five girls confronted him at once and began to suspect Naruto had engineered the situation.

• Hinata invited Naruto to watch Neji compete in the Chunin Exam Finals, and Naruto accepted.
• Hinata and Hanabi spent the evening talking about Naruto, then ate breakfast and trained the next day.
• Naruto trained by cleaving the sea with a sword and told Ino that Sasuke was lonely after Sakura left.
• Ino brought Sasuke a homemade lunch, and other girls later began visiting him with gifts and advice from Naruto.
• Five girls arrived together and asked Sasuke to settle their dispute, so he ran away and suspected Naruto had set him up.

Sasuke confronted Naruto after realizing he had arranged for girls to follow him, and Naruto argued that Sasuke should marry and have children to preserve the Uchiha clan. Sasuke admitted his revenge still weighed on him, and Naruto reassured him that mastering the Electromagnetic Cannon Technique would let him defeat Itachi and the Masked Man.

• Sasuke changed his training location, but the girls still found him and their arguments continued to irritate him.
• Sasuke confronted Naruto, who admitted he had arranged the girls’ visits as revenge for Sasuke’s dinner with Hinata.
• Naruto persuaded Sasuke that he should marry and have several children to preserve the Uchiha name and build a lasting clan.
• Sasuke explained that he struggled to consider romance before taking revenge for his family and asked Naruto how he compared with Itachi and the Masked Man.
• Naruto told Sasuke that after developing the Electromagnetic Cannon Technique, he would be able to defeat both Itachi and the Masked Man, even if they fought him together.

Naruto encouraged Sasuke to pursue relationships with the girls around him, and Sasuke reluctantly accepted the plan despite realizing Naruto had drawn him deeper into the Shura Field. Naruto spent the Chunin Exam Finals day with Hinata and Hanabi, while Neji won his match; the chapter ended with Naruto learning that the Roran Ruins had been found.

• Naruto advised Sasuke on building relationships, and Sasuke left convinced that Naruto's open conspiracy had pushed him into the Shura Field.
• Naruto gave Sakura a Kunai so she could visit Sasuke, and Sasuke began responding warmly to her.
• Naruto met Hinata and Hanabi at the Hyuga Clan entrance and went with them to the Chunin Exam Finals.
• Neji won his match and was promoted to chunin, while Naruto earned fifty million ryo from his bet.
• A Shadow Clone brought Naruto word that the Roran Ruins had been found.