Chapter Summaries

Lily told Gigue how Cassius’s defeat led to her imprisonment on the Void Throne and how the world might have changed if Gigue had not awakened in God Valley. Gigue convinced her that Joy Boy could have overwhelmed her with the pirates inspired by Roger, and Lily agreed to accompany him to the moon to inspect its teleportation device.

• Lily explained that the Dark-Dark Fruit had lost part of its origin before Cassius obtained it, and that Cassius’s fatal wounds led him to entrust his obsession to his descendants.
• Lily recounted how eighteen kings restrained her so she could use Uranus to suppress the chaos after their battle with Joy Boy, leaving her imprisoned for over eight hundred years.
• Lily praised Gigue for fulfilling Cassius’s wish, and Gigue said his survival in God Valley had changed the world.
• Gigue argued that if he had died, Joy Boy could have rallied pirates inspired by Roger and defeated Lily; Lily fell silent before teasing him about seeking credit.
• Gigue and Lily flirted, and Lily promised to go with him to the moon the next day to inspect its teleportation device; Gigue said they could destroy it if necessary.

Gigue and Lily discovered an ancient lunar teleportation device and activated it with Gigue’s blood, revealing a portal. Rather than risk traveling through it, Gigue decided to destroy the device to prevent dangerous visitors from reaching his world.

• Lily led Gigue to a hidden clearing and revealed two silver pillars that formed the moon people’s teleportation device.
• Lily’s blood failed to activate the pillars, and Gigue suggested the device required blood from the elite faction that built it.
• Gigue’s blood activated the device, creating a whirlpool of bright white light between the pillars.
• Gigue teased Lily about entering the portal, but she grabbed his clothes and begged him not to go.
• Gigue said he would destroy the teleportation device so troublesome people could not appear in his world, and Lily agreed.

The teleportation device's protection mechanism trapped Gigue and Lily in a spatial collapse after Gigue tried to destroy it. Gigue resisted the pull while holding Lily, but the device's energy kept growing, leaving their fate uncertain.

• Gigue tried to destroy the teleportation device, but it escaped his darkness and trapped him in a seven-colored beam.
• Gigue's Darkness Power clashed with the beam, and Lily's attempt to protect him caused space to collapse around them.
• Lily rushed to Gigue and embraced him, believing they were about to die, but Gigue explained that the device would only teleport them elsewhere at worst.
• Gigue held Lily and tried to reverse the spatial pull while waiting for the device to run out of energy.
• The device's energy continued to grow, and Gigue cursed as his resistance failed to stop it.

Gigue and Lily were swept through space toward the Ninja World, where a mysterious old man tried to stop them from arriving. Lily sacrificed herself to divert the old man’s gravity, but he pursued Gigue with eight black spheres as Gigue fell toward a village.

• Gigue and Lily were pulled into a multicolored spatial passage and sped toward a blue planet.
• A mysterious old man saw the golden orbs and recognized that they were heading for the Ninja World.
• The old man used gravity to drag Gigue and Lily toward a moonlike body, while Gigue struggled to resist.
• Lily broke away, used a black arrow to push Gigue toward the planet, and was pulled into the moon herself.
• Gigue plunged toward the Ninja World, but the old man sent eight black spheres after him as he fell toward a village.

Gigue awoke inside Naruto’s inner seal space, recognized the Nine-Tails as Kurama, and realized the Sage of Six Paths had sealed him there. After overpowering Kurama, Gigue began to sense the outside world again.

• Gigue woke in a dim space before a prison gate and recognized the enormous nine-tailed fox as the Nine-Tails from Naruto.
• Gigue called the fox Kurama, shocking it, and tried unsuccessfully to escape using Kamui and Dark Gravity.
• The Nine-Tails assumed Gigue had angered the Sage of Six Paths and was imprisoned beside it.
• Angry at being sealed, Gigue attacked Kurama with Dark Gravity and repulsive force, then seized it in a giant hand of darkness.
• Gigue released Kurama when he began sensing the outside world again.

Naruto endured the villagers’ abuse and dreamed of a handsome stranger and the Nine-Tails, then went to the Ninja Academy determined to become Hokage. Inside Naruto’s seal, Gigue planned how to escape without triggering Minato’s safeguard, and Sasuke arrived at the classroom.

• Naruto bought instant noodles after villagers insulted him, ate alone in his room, and went to sleep hungry.
• Naruto dreamed of a handsome big brother and the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, then woke and checked his reflection before heading to the Academy.
• Gigue assessed Naruto’s situation and sought a way to break the seal, avoiding Minato’s will because it could reinforce it.
• Sasuke entered the classroom, and Naruto woke from his doze and watched him take his seat.

Naruto’s combat exercise against Sasuke ended in a crushing defeat as the class and Third Hokage watched. Nearly unconscious, Naruto heard a mysterious voice ask whether he craved power.

• Iruka led the students to the training ground, where the Third Hokage arrived to observe their combat practice.
• Naruto and Sasuke drew the same number and were chosen to fight first.
• Sasuke knocked Naruto down with a single blow, earning cheers from the class while Hinata watched Naruto with pity.
• Naruto stood up and challenged Sasuke again, but Sasuke kicked him back and left him nearly unconscious.
• Naruto heard a mysterious voice ask, “Oi, Naruto Uzumaki, do you crave power?”

After Naruto lost consciousness, Gigue used his weakened power to take control of Naruto’s body and emerge into the ninja world. The transformed Naruto defeated Sasuke with a single punch, challenged the entire crowd, then called on the Third Hokage to continue the assessment as the Hokage stepped forward.

• Naruto passed out after declaring that he wanted everyone to acknowledge him, and Gigue sent his consciousness out through Naruto’s body.
• Black flames and a towering aura erupted around Naruto, who rose with golden eyes and an unfamiliar air of dominance.
• Naruto dismissed Sasuke’s challenge and invited everyone to fight him together.
• Naruto struck the air and sent Sasuke flying into the crowd, knocking down and incapacitating several people.
• Naruto challenged the Third Hokage to complete the assessment, and the Hokage stepped toward him despite the Anbu’s offer to intervene.

During a Ninja Academy assessment, Naruto fought the Third Hokage and revealed a strange power he called Dark Release. The Third Hokage suspected it was a rare inherited technique and wondered how Naruto had developed it.

• The Third Hokage confronted Naruto, suspected the Nine-Tails had taken over his body, and agreed to fight him.
• Naruto’s opening kick fractured the Third Hokage’s forearm, so the Hokage removed his hat and robe and continued the fight.
• The Third Hokage and Naruto exchanged blows until the Hokage used Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet.
• Naruto absorbed the water dragon into a black vortex in his palm and identified the ability as Dark Release.
• The Third Hokage wondered whether Dark Release was a Kekkei Tōta and suspected Naruto had developed it himself.

Naruto's Dark Release neutralized the Third Hokage's elemental ninjutsu and absorbed his Shadow Clone, revealing its defensive power and Dark Gravity. To stop the Nine-Tails from continuing to control Naruto, the Third Hokage summoned Enma and prepared to knock Naruto unconscious.

• The Third Hokage unleashed five elemental ninjutsu, but Naruto's Dark Release absorbed or erased them all.
• Naruto used Banshō Ten'in to pull the Third Hokage close and absorbed him, but the two Anbu discovered the Hokage had sent a Shadow Clone.
• The Third Hokage realized Naruto's consciousness needed to regain control and decided to defeat him with Taijutsu rather than ninjutsu.
• The Third Hokage summoned Enma and ordered him to help knock Naruto unconscious.
• Enma transformed into the Adamantine Nyoi-bo, which the Third Hokage took in hand.

Naruto, controlled by Gigue, unleashed a devastating Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack against the Third Hokage before Gigue withdrew his power. Naruto regained consciousness amid the wreckage, leaving the Third Hokage relieved and Naruto confused about what had happened.

• The Third Hokage attacked Naruto, but Naruto blocked the Golden Cudgel with an unyielding force and sent a shockwave at him.
• Naruto unleashed the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, tearing up the testing grounds and forcing the Third Hokage and Enma to endure the barrage.
• The Third Hokage was badly injured, and Enma was forced out of the fight before the exhausted Naruto reached his limit.
• Gigue withdrew his power and rested on the Nine-Tails while the Nine-Tails pretended to sleep.
• Naruto regained consciousness and asked the Third Hokage what had happened, while Sasuke told him he had been fighting the Hokage.

Danzo demanded that the Third Hokage hand Naruto over to Root, but the Third Hokage refused and protected him. Naruto then met Figarland Gigue inside his mind and learned that Gigue had lent him the Dark Release power he used against the Third Hokage.

• Danzo demanded that the Third Hokage send Naruto to Root, but the Third Hokage refused and said Naruto was not a tool.
• Danzo left in anger, and the Third Hokage watched Naruto through a crystal ball as Naruto worried about the battle and the Dark Release power.
• Gigue spoke to Naruto from inside his body, and Naruto realized that the Nine-Tails was nearby.
• Gigue guided Naruto into the sealing space, where Naruto saw the Nine-Tails and met Figarland Gigue.
• Figarland Gigue told Naruto that he had lent him his power, then revealed a vast ocean of darkness inside the prison gate.

Naruto learned that the Nine-Tails’ chakra interference had been hindering his ninjutsu, while Gigue told him he was a great genius with hidden potential. After Naruto partially peeled back the seal, Gigue regained power and began planning to break free, leaving Naruto to ask whether he could take the Nine-Tails with him.

• Gigue told Naruto that the power he had borrowed did not belong to him, then reassured him that the Nine-Tails’ chakra had been disrupting his ninjutsu.
• Gigue said Naruto was a genius whose potential was restricted, and asked him to peel back the seal on the iron door.
• Gigue subdued the Nine-Tails when it threatened Naruto, and Naruto peeled back part of the seal before Gigue told him to stop.
• Gigue’s power recovered as Darkness Power spread beyond the bars, and he promised Naruto a wish once he escaped.
• Naruto said he wanted to become Hokage through his own strength, then asked Gigue if he could take the Nine-Tails away.

Gigue took control of Naruto when a Root operative tried to abduct him, then captured and interrogated the man. The operative identified himself as Terai, while Gigue exposed Danzo’s likely motive for targeting Naruto.

• Gigue sensed an intruder and sent Naruto out of the sealing space, where a masked Root operative attacked him.
• Gigue took over Naruto, injured the operative, and recognized him as a Root member acting on Danzo’s orders.
• The operative tried to kill himself, but Gigue disarmed and immobilized him with shadow spikes.
• Gigue guessed that Danzo wanted to capture Naruto to obtain the Dark Release training method, and the operative feared Naruto had been pretending to be unconscious.
• Gigue removed the operative’s mask and poison pouch, restored his jaw, and demanded his name; the man identified himself as Terai.

Gigue killed Terai, a Root member who had tried to capture Naruto, and Anbu reported the incident to the Third Hokage. The Third Hokage confronted Danzo, whose defense shifted the argument toward Naruto’s mistreatment and the danger of Nine-Tails losing control.

• Gigue sensed Terai’s danger too late, tore off his head, and absorbed his blood before two Anbu arrived.
• Gigue told the Anbu that Terai belonged to Root and ordered them to report the killing to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• The Anbu carried Terai’s corpse to the Hokage Building and told the Third Hokage what had happened at Naruto’s home.
• The Third Hokage ordered an Anbu to summon Danzo and left Terai’s corpse in the office for Danzo to see.
• Danzo defended his failed attempt to capture Naruto, and the Third Hokage condemned him for risking Nine-Tails’ wrath.
• Danzo challenged the Third Hokage over Naruto’s harsh life and warned that Nine-Tails was close to losing control.

Danzo and the Third Hokage argued over whether the Nine-Tails or Naruto had acted during the previous day’s incident, while Danzo dismissed the death of his Root subordinate Terai as inconsequential. At the Academy, Naruto confronted Sakura after she tried to punch him, leaving the class stunned by his sudden strength and authority.

• Danzo argued that the Nine-Tails had taken over Naruto and warned that it hated Konoha, while the Third Hokage insisted Naruto loved the village and might have communicated with the beast.
• Danzo took Terai’s headless corpse away, and his death caused no stir in Konoha.
• Naruto entered the Academy to find his classmates afraid of him, and Gigue encouraged him to use his strength to command their respect.
• Sakura asked Naruto how he had become strong, and Gigue insulted her forehead, causing Naruto to spit on her by accident.
• Sakura tried to punch Naruto, but Naruto struck her across the face and ordered her to stop crying.
• Ino objected that Naruto had been too harsh with Sakura.

After Naruto struck Sakura while under Gigue’s influence, Iruka punished him and tried to make sense of the incident. During a lesson on the Clone Technique, Sasuke asked Naruto to demonstrate, leaving Naruto unsure how to avoid embarrassing himself.

• Ino explained to Iruka that Naruto had hit Sakura, and Iruka ordered Naruto to stand outside as punishment.
• Naruto asked Gigue why he had struck Sakura, and Gigue mocked his reluctance to fight back and his feelings for Sakura.
• Gigue pointed out that Hinata liked Naruto, but Naruto insisted that Sakura was cute.
• Iruka began teaching the Clone Technique and had several students demonstrate, including Sasuke.
• Sasuke asked Iruka to let Naruto perform the technique, and Gigue urged Naruto to go up and try.

Gigue manifested from Naruto’s shadow during the Academy’s Clone Technique test and had Naruto present him as a Dark Release technique called Shadow Clone. Iruka mistook the technique for one Naruto could safely test against him and prepared to fight Gigue.

• Naruto struggled to control his chakra while attempting the Clone Technique, so Gigue merged into his shadow and emerged as a tall, cloaked figure.
• Gigue reassured Naruto and told him to call the technique Shadow Clone, which Naruto did.
• Iruka and the students recognized that the technique was far beyond the ordinary Clone Technique, and Naruto confirmed that the Shadow Clone could fight independently.
• Iruka offered to test the technique, while Naruto warned that Gigue might hurt him; Iruka insisted on proceeding.

Naruto's Shadow Clone demonstrated overwhelming speed and power, earning Iruka's praise and the recognition of the class. Naruto was moved by Gigue's encouragement, while Sasuke felt increasingly insecure, and Gigue left the classroom to explore on his own.

• Iruka threw shuriken at Gigue, but they passed through him before Gigue appeared beside Iruka and demonstrated his physical power.
• Iruka praised Naruto's Shadow Clone technique and called Naruto a genius, leaving Naruto stunned and delighted.
• Gigue scolded Naruto for getting carried away, then reassured him that he had the talent to reach the pinnacle of the Ninja World.
• Naruto cried with happiness at finally receiving recognition, while Sasuke watched and worried that he could no longer avenge Itachi Uchiha.
• Iruka told Naruto to return to his seat and asked him to dismiss Gigue, but Gigue walked out of the classroom instead.

Gigue visited Ichiraku Ramen with Kakashi, where he demonstrated his overwhelming Dark Release and left Kakashi immobilized. Kakashi was freed after Anbu paid for both bowls and decided to report Gigue’s power and hostility to the Third Hokage.

• Gigue sat beside Kakashi at Ichiraku Ramen and told the owner to charge Kakashi for his bowl.
• Gigue ate ramen despite having no visible mouth and told Ichiraku that it tasted good and that Naruto liked it.
• Gigue warned Kakashi that he could destroy the street, then used Dark Release to immobilize him and expose his Sharingan.
• Gigue finished his ramen, told Kakashi to pay, and walked away while Kakashi remained frozen.
• Two Anbu paid for both bowls, which released Kakashi from the force holding him down.
• Kakashi concluded that Gigue held a deep grudge against Konoha and resolved to report the encounter to the Third Hokage.