Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Sasuke fought Orochimaru in the Forest of Death, pushing himself with the Sharingan, Nine-Tails Chakra, and the Eight Inner Gates but still failing to defeat him. After Orochimaru escaped and Sasuke collapsed, Sakura protected him from Oboro and Moka, while Naruto subdued Ajisai and planned to use her to deliver a message.

• Orochimaru summoned a giant snake, but Sasuke beheaded it with his new Chidori Stream technique and then struck Orochimaru, who shed a vessel and emerged from its mouth.
• Sasuke and Orochimaru traded attacks, with Orochimaru dodging and countering Sasuke before binding him with a technique.
• Sasuke broke Orochimaru’s binding with a surge of Chakra and opened the first three Eight Inner Gates, but Orochimaru summoned his snake to blast him away and escaped after offering him a token that promised power for revenge.
• Sasuke collapsed from exhaustion, and Oboro and Moka tried to attack him, but Sakura struck Moka with enough force to kill both attackers.
• Sasuke admitted that he had lost, and Naruto used Tsukuyomi to incapacitate Ajisai, whom he intended to make deliver a message.

Naruto buried the unconscious Ajisai, then Hinata’s team escaped a confrontation with Gaara after Hinata revealed she could sense the evil Chakra inside him. Naruto found and rescued Karin, a malnourished Uzumaki survivor, and brought her to Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke, promising to take her home after the Chunin Exams.

• Naruto hid Ajisai beneath an Earth-colored Cloth and headed for the Central Tower with Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke.
• Gaara’s sand attacked Hinata, Kiba, and Shino, but Hinata used Rotation and her Byakugan to make Gaara withdraw.
• Gaara told Kankuro and Temari that Hinata was strong because her eyes could see the monster inside him.
• Naruto left Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke to search for Karin, then saved her from a giant bear with vines.
• Naruto told Karin that she was Uzumaki Karin, one of the few surviving members of the Uzumaki Clan, and promised to take her home after the exam.
• Naruto brought Karin to Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke, who welcomed her and asked Naruto about finding food.

Ajisai arrived at the Central Tower and tried to introduce Naruto to Konan, who wanted to meet him, while the Third Exam preliminary matches began. Naruto’s match was drawn against Temari, leaving his meeting with Konan postponed.

• Ajisai entered the Central Tower on the final day and recognized Naruto, then joined Konan in the stands.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen explained the Third Exam before Gekko Hayate announced the one-on-one preliminary round, and Yakushi Kabuto withdrew.
• Uchiha Sasuke defeated Akado Yoroi with Sharingan Genjutsu and a Ninja Sword, while Shino overwhelmed Zaku.
• Ajisai told Naruto that Konan wanted to meet him, and Naruto asked her to wait until after the next match.
• The match screen named Uzumaki Naruto and Temari as the next opponents.

Naruto defeated Temari with Genjutsu, and the preliminary matches continued with several planned outcomes and withdrawals. As Konan left Konoha after giving Naruto paper flowers, Tsunade arrived at the village entrance, while Hinata prepared to fight Neji over the Hyuga clan’s conflict.

• Naruto trapped Temari in Genjutsu, then used Body Flicker and a Kunai to win their match.
• Tenten advanced after Kiba surrendered, Kankuro defeated Tsurugi Misumi, and Ino and Sakura both withdrew rather than fight.
• Shikamaru defeated Kin with Shadow Imitation Technique, and Gaara beat Rock Lee after Lee deliberately left an opening and surrendered.
• Konan gave Naruto a bouquet of paper flowers and left Konoha with Ajisai, saying Naruto’s ideals were incompatible with the Ninja World.
• Tsunade and Shizune arrived at Konoha’s gates as Naruto encouraged Hinata before her match against Neji.
• Neji told Hinata she was unsuited to be a ninja and said he had to win, while Hinata activated her Byakugan and prepared to fight.

Hinata and Neji fought in the preliminary round, and Hinata secretly let Neji win after proving her strength. The winners drew their official matchups, Temari invited Naruto out, and Tsunade reunited with the resurrected Kushina and learned that Shizune had returned too.

• Neji recognized Hinata's strength and resolved to help her reveal the Hyūga Clan's sealed truths, while Naruto urged him not to give in to pessimism.
• Hinata dominated their fight, then secretly let Neji strike her and conceded; Neji won the match, and Sasuke learned that Naruto's power had strengthened him.
• Choji lost to Dosu, the preliminary round ended, and the winners drew their official matchups, including Naruto versus Neji and Sasuke versus Gaara.
• Temari thanked Naruto for going easy on her and invited him to meet her the next night, but Sakura confronted her and Temari left.
• Kushina welcomed Tsunade and Shizune at Naruto's home, where Tsunade realized they had returned to life and felt hope about the power behind their resurrection.

Naruto demonstrated his Wood Style to Tsunade and agreed to help her become Fifth Hokage while promising to search for Nawaki’s soul. He then suggested that Nawaki’s death and Dan’s death may have been arranged by Konoha’s leaders, leaving Tsunade and Shizune to confront the implications.

• Tsunade learned that Naruto had awakened Wood Style and agreed to teach him with everything she had.
• Minato and Kushina took Karin to Kusagakure to seek justice for her and her mother.
• Naruto showed Tsunade his Wood Style, and she examined his vitality before he offered to help make her Fifth Hokage.
• Naruto explained that Tsunade could use Impure World Reincarnation to summon the dead, but Nawaki’s body could not be found, and promised to seek his soul in the Pure Land.
• Naruto argued that Nawaki’s death may have been used to discourage Tsunade from pursuing the Hokage position and implicated Danzo and the Third Hokage, leaving Shizune fearful that Dan might also be involved.

Naruto told Tsunade and Shizune his suspicions about Danzo and Sarutobi Hiruzen’s roles in the tragedies surrounding the Senju, Dan Katō, and the Katō Clan. Tsunade resolved to become the Fifth Hokage, and Naruto tested whether understanding the truth had cured her hemophobia.

• Naruto told Tsunade that Danzo may have arranged Nawaki’s gruesome death to weaken her claim to the Hokage position, and Tsunade vowed to kill him.
• Naruto linked the White Fang incident and other village schemes to Hiruzen’s willingness to let Konoha’s darkness fall on others, then revealed his plan to turn Hiruzen into a future outlet for the Ninja World during Orochimaru’s attack.
• Tsunade recalled Hiruzen rejecting her plans for a medical-nin system, while Shizune reasoned that Dan Katō may have approached Tsunade as a double agent seeking power and that the Katō Clan’s disappearance was tied to his motives.
• Naruto and Shizune concluded that Dan Katō may have used Tsunade to pursue the Hokage position, and Tsunade embraced Shizune, declared she would become the Fifth Hokage, and thanked Naruto.
• Naruto cut Shizune’s finger to draw blood, and Tsunade showed no fear, prompting Naruto to say that her untied emotional knot had broken her hemophobia.

Tsunade returned to Konoha, discovered how the village had changed under its elders, and confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen while planning to take the Hokage position. Meanwhile, Orochimaru’s allies advanced their plans, Gaara killed Dosu, and Naruto sensed a white-haired intruder heading for the bathhouse.

• Tsunade and Shizune explored Konoha, learned that the village elders had replaced many residents and the Guard Team, and Tsunade confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen in a tavern.
• Tsunade and Shizune returned to Naruto’s home and joined Kurenai Yuhi, Mitarashi Anko, and Uzuki Yugao for drinks.
• Orochimaru received Konoha’s guard deployment from Yakushi Kabuto and ordered him to investigate Naruto, Second Pillar, and Hyuga Neji.
• Gaara killed Dosu in one attack, while Kabuto and Baki discussed the Konoha Collapse Plan in front of the eavesdropping Gekko Hayate.
• Baki killed Gekko Hayate after Hayate overheard the Sand and Sound villages’ plans.
• Naruto carried the drunken women to bed, then sensed a white-haired man sneaking toward the Konoha Bathhouse and sent natural Chakra to the Plants.

Naruto visited Ichiraku Ramen and encountered Sasuke and Temari, while Kakashi confronted Jiraiya about Akatsuki and Naruto’s past. The chapter ended with Kakashi challenging Jiraiya’s plan to take Naruto away and questioning whether he would stay to face the consequences.

• Naruto ate at Ichiraku Ramen after Tsunade’s arrival led the women at home to kick him out, and Ichiraku and Ayame encouraged him ahead of the Chunin Exams.
• Sasuke stopped by to get ramen, discussed a new lightning technique with Naruto, and left without paying; Naruto then ran into Temari and Gaara.
• Jiraiya met Kakashi, revealed that Orochimaru had joined Akatsuki, and asked to take Naruto away so he could teach him to control Kurama’s power.
• Kakashi refused and told Jiraiya how Naruto had been treated in Konoha, challenging him over his long absence and his failure to protect Minato and Kushina’s son.
• Jiraiya said he would give Naruto an explanation, but Kakashi stopped him and questioned whether he would stay if Naruto refused to leave or if his plans failed.

Naruto gave Temari a valuable hairpin, urged Gaara to seek the Fifth Kazekage position after revealing that the Fourth Kazekage was dead, and made plans with Sunagakure for a fair alliance. A month later, the Third Exam began as leaders and spectators gathered in Konoha, while Shiranui Genma asked the contestants if they remembered their order.

• Tsunade arrived with Minato and Kushina, then attacked Jiraiya for pursuing her disciple.
• Naruto treated Karin's mother, ordered Kojiro to investigate Konoha clans and close the accessory shop, and gave Temari a gold-and-jade hairpin.
• Naruto told Gaara and Temari that the Fourth Kazekage was dead and advised Gaara to compete for the Fifth Kazekage position; Gaara later agreed to meet Naruto that night.
• Naruto encountered Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was dragged back to work, and Temari waited for Naruto while Gaara watched; Naruto eventually arrived and said he agreed.
• A month later, Kushina and Eternal Sister returned before the Third Exam, and Kushina learned Naruto had received a visit from a girl from Sunagakure.
• Daimyo and ninja leaders gathered for the Third Exam, and Shiranui Genma asked the contestants whether they remembered their order of appearance.

Naruto defeated Neji in the Chunin Exam while Minato, Kushina, Tsunade, and the ninja clans prepared a coup against Hiruzen and Orochimaru. Hyuga Hiashi pledged the Hyuga Clan’s support, and the chapter ended with Kurama joining the preparations and giving Tsunade a scroll of Golden Legend.

• Naruto told Neji to speak openly and reminded him to convince Hyuga Hiashi after their fight, while he sent Tenten to join Ino and the others.
• Naruto defeated Neji, and Minato and Kushina revealed themselves to Hyuga Hiashi and brought him to the Locker Room, where Hiashi knelt before Neji.
• Tsunade coordinated defenses with Shizune and the ninja clans as their forces replaced Konoha’s guards and surrounded the village, including Danzo’s Root base.
• Hyuga Hiashi pledged the Hyuga Clan’s support for the coup and asked that Hinata, Hanabi, and Neji be protected if the plan failed.
• Kushina gave Hiashi a Storage Scroll of Golden Legend as Naruto and Hinata’s betrothal gifts, and Kurama arrived and gave Tsunade another scroll.

As Sasuke and Gaara’s match escalated, Tsunade and the clans prepared to strike against Konoha’s Root leadership while Orochimaru launched the Konoha Collapse Plan. Sasuke’s lightning attack destroyed Sarutobi Hiruzen’s Shadow Rock as the uprising began across the village.

• Shino defeated Shikamaru, while Sasuke and Gaara prepared for their scheduled match despite Dosu’s death.
• Kakashi and Might Guy took Jiraiya from the dungeon, while Tsunade and Hiashi rallied the Hyūga and abolished the Main Family and Branch Family division.
• Sasuke and Gaara fought with powerful fire, sand, lightning, and tailed-beast chakra until Sasuke climbed into the sky and began preparing a lightning attack.
• Orochimaru revealed himself and signaled the start of the Konoha Collapse Plan as a Three-Headed Snake attacked Konoha’s walls and barrier.
• Might Guy sent the signal with Morning Peacock, and Inoichi and Ino connected the village through mental communication while Kurenai released the spectators from the Genjutsu.
• Sasuke announced the uprising and summoned Lightning Style: Kirin, which struck and destroyed Sarutobi Hiruzen’s Shadow Rock as the operation began.

Konoha’s rebellion erupted into battle as Naruto’s power caused White Zetsu to turn on Obito, while Orochimaru’s invasion exposed the Fourth Kazekage’s death and forced Sunagakure to choose sides. Gaara allied Sunagakure with the reborn Konoha, and Tsunade arrived with Katsuyu to heal the wounded as the fight against Orochimaru continued.

• Hyuga Hiashi led the Hyūga against Root, while allied clans and rogue ninja attacked the Shimura and Sarutobi clans.
• White Zetsu became overwhelmed by Naruto’s power, called him Lord Naruto, and tore off Obito’s head before Obito escaped using Kamui.
• Two Anbu captains betrayed Shinnosuke, while Orochimaru trapped Sarutobi Hiruzen on the rooftop inside a Four Violet Flames Formation.
• Orochimaru’s Sound Village forces surrounded Konoha’s fighters, and Yakushi Kabuto confronted Ino and Tenten after casting a large-scale Genjutsu.
• Gaara declared himself Sunagakure’s Fifth Kazekage, allied with the reborn Konoha, and sent Baki and the Sand ninja to help.
• Orochimaru revealed his true identity after Naruto and Gaara’s forces rejected his plan, while Tsunade summoned Katsuyu to heal Konoha’s injured.

Naruto used the Reaper Death Seal to absorb Eternal Sister’s soul and restore her, then gave Kurama his Yin Half-Body. As Orochimaru began Impure World Reincarnation against Sarutobi Hiruzen, the coffin marked [First] rose before them.

• Naruto told Shikaku Nara and the previous generation of Ino-Shika-Cho to wait for Orochimaru to use Impure World Reincarnation while his clones joined the fighting.
• Gaara released Shukaku above the Sarutobi Clan grounds, where Naruto’s Mori Mori Sage Mode clone used wood roots and a giant Buddha to subdue the clan’s ninjas.
• Naruto used the Reaper Death Seal to draw Eternal Sister’s soul back and absorb the Root Organization ninja’s soul, but the Death God fled after Naruto drained its power.
• Naruto restored Eternal Sister and transferred Kurama’s Yin Half-Body into Kurama’s human vessel, which transformed into a nine-tailed foxlike form.
• The Sound Four reinforced the Four Violet Flames Formation as Sarutobi Hiruzen fought Orochimaru, who summoned coffins with [First] written on one.

Eternal Sister, Kushina, and the Hyuga ninja attacked the Sound Village forces and the Sarutobi and Shimura clans while Orochimaru summoned the First and Second Hokage. The Fourth Hokage’s coffin sank back underground, and the chapter ended with Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju recognizing the aged Sarutobi Hiruzen.

• Kushina and Eternal Sister arrived with Hyuga ninja and overwhelmed the Sound Village forces and members of the Sarutobi and Shimura clans.
• Orochimaru raised coffins marked First, Second, and Fourth, but the Fourth Hokage’s coffin sank underground before opening.
• Kushina used Adamantine Sealing Chains while Eternal Sister used the Flying Thunder God Technique to defeat enemies and mark Yakushi Kabuto.
• Eternal Sister, the Konoha 11, and allied clan ninja subdued the elites of the four great ninja clans.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju emerged from their coffins and recognized Sarutobi Hiruzen as Monkey.

Naruto and his allies ended the invasion of Konoha, defeated the attackers, and exposed the truth about his family to the villagers. The chapter left Sarutobi Hiruzen and Naruto’s family facing a hostile crowd, while the captured leaders could no longer regain control.

• Naruto used Wood Style to kill the Sound Village ninjas and cut open Orochimaru’s Four Violet Flames Formation.
• Naruto’s clones helped defeat the invading forces, and Konoha’s ninjas and villagers rallied around him as the war ended.
• Naruto’s allies captured Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, while a Natural Sage Mode clone intercepted Shimura Danzō after he escaped using Izanagi.
• Kushina told the villagers that Naruto’s family and others had saved them, then demanded that they thank them and apologize to Naruto.
• The villagers rejected Kushina’s demand and called for Sarutobi Hiruzen to destroy Naruto’s family, leaving Hiruzen speechless.

Naruto’s revolution left Konoha divided, as the Mori Mori Sage Mode clone rebuilt the village while villagers condemned Naruto and his family. Hashirama and Tobirama discovered the Uchiha Clan was gone and began Sarutobi Hiruzen’s public trial, with Tobirama demanding he confess.

• Kushina erupted at the villagers’ insults, but Minato and Eternal Sister calmed her and promised the crowd would regret its actions.
• The Mori Mori Sage Mode clone cleared Konoha’s ruins, expanded the village, and raised a monument to those who died in the battle.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju sensed that the Uchiha Clan had vanished from its compound and learned from the crowd’s accusations that Konoha had also persecuted Naruto’s family.
• Orochimaru realized Naruto had anticipated the Konoha Collapse Plan, while Naruto welcomed him and prevented the Konoha 12 and clan leaders from kneeling.
• Gaara and his companions watched without intervening, while Kakashi, Guy, Kurenai, Anko, and Yugao prepared to take their roles in the unfolding plan.
• Tobirama Senju confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen and ordered him to recount everything he had done in front of the gathered villagers and shinobi.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was confronted over his claims of greatness and his treatment of Konoha, while Tsunade exposed the damage his rule had caused her family and the village. Her accusations erased Tobirama Senju’s remaining sympathy for Hiruzen, and the chapter ended with Eternal Sister condemning Konoha for Naruto’s childhood.

• Orochimaru mocked Sarutobi Hiruzen for failing to punish Minato, Kushina, and Naruto, while Tobirama Senju questioned Hiruzen’s claim to be the strongest Hokage.
• Shikamaru and Shikaku Nara stopped Sarutobi Hiruzen from killing himself, and Hiruzen explained that he had made himself seem invincible to protect Konoha after Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju died.
• Tsunade accused Sarutobi Hiruzen of taking credit for victories, making Minato a powerless Hokage, sending children to war, and conspiring in Nawaki’s death and the exploitation of the Senju clan.
• Tsunade broke down in tears before Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, then punched Tobirama Senju when she blamed him for leaving Hiruzen in power and making her his disciple.
• Tsunade revealed that Nawaki’s death had caused her hemophobia and said Naruto had cured her; Sarutobi Hiruzen tried to defend himself but the gathered villagers and ninja fell silent.
• Eternal Sister condemned Sarutobi Hiruzen for Naruto’s suffering and recalled wanting to kill Konoha after witnessing Naruto’s childhood with Kushina.

Naruto and his allies confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen over his role in Konoha’s abuses and the Uchiha Clan Downfall, while Sasuke learned the truth and awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan. Danzo arrived and admitted that he had exposed Naruto’s identity and encouraged the villagers to hate him, while claiming Hiruzen had known.

• Kurenai and Anko accused Hiruzen of paving the way for Asuma, who denied wanting to become Hokage and defended his father.
• Orochimaru taunted Jiraiya, while Naruto’s supporters—including the Anbu—gathered behind him and rejected Hiruzen’s appeals to the Will of Fire.
• Hashirama, Tobirama, and Eternal Sister explained how the Konoha leadership used the Will of Fire to manipulate the Uchiha and ordered the clan’s slaughter.
• Naruto put Sasuke through the Uchiha Clan Downfall in the Tsukuyomi World, and Sasuke awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan before fainting.
• Kushina bound Hiruzen, and Naruto revealed that Danzo and the other Konoha elders would also face consequences.
• Naruto’s clone brought Danzo to the confrontation, where Danzo admitted exposing Naruto as a Jinchuriki and turning the villagers against him, while saying Hiruzen knew about it.

Danzo exposed his role in Konoha’s past crimes and tried to seize control, but the village’s ninja backed Tsunade instead. With Danzo and his allies captured, Naruto’s supporters and oppressed villagers turned the tables on them.

• Danzo admitted that he had leaked Konoha’s defenses, ordered the Uchiha Clan’s extermination, and sought to control Naruto, then ordered the village to arrest Naruto and his allies.
• Uchiha Sasuke awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, attacked Danzo with Susanoo, and forced him to use Izanagi before Naruto told Sasuke to withdraw.
• Kakashi and Might Guy brought Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu to the scene, and the two elders defended their actions to Tobirama Senju.
• Tsunade, acting as Fifth Hokage, ordered the arrest of Danzo, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and the others involved.
• Oppressed villagers and Tenten, Sakura, Ino, and Hinata pelted the captured group with rotten eggs and stones, while Kushina and Kurenai Yuhi sealed off their escape routes.