Chapter Summaries

After Sand Iron World Law devastated Kusagakure without harming Xu Fan, he used a new Uzumaki Clan ability to restrain the Third Kazekage. Orochimaru’s control over the reanimated Kazekage failed, leaving Xu Fan poised to explain how he could overcome Impure World Reincarnation.

• The Third Kazekage’s Sand Iron World Law killed many Kusagakure ninjas, but Xu Fan protected himself, Karin, and Kakashi with Wood Release.
• Xu Fan concluded that they needed to stop the Third Kazekage, while Orochimaru insisted that killing him would not release Impure World Reincarnation.
• The Sign-in Assistant awarded Xu Fan the Uzumaki Clan bloodline after he completed the sign-in in Kusagakure.
• Xu Fan gained increased Chakra and used Adamantine Sealing Chains to seize the Third Kazekage.
• Orochimaru tried to make the Third Kazekage use Sand Iron World Formation, but the chains restrained his Chakra and prevented him from responding.

Xu Fan sealed the Third Kazekage and ended the Sand Iron attack in Kusagakure, while Kakashi told the village’s shinobi that they had come to capture Orochimaru. Orochimaru summoned Manda to fight Xu Fan, but Manda turned his attention to the Kusagakure Shinobi, who charged him in desperation.

• Xu Fan used Shukaku’s Chakra and the Sand Iron to seal the Third Kazekage, causing the Sand Iron World Law to collapse.
• Kakashi protected Karin from the falling Sand Iron as Kusagakure Shinobi arrived and learned that Orochimaru was behind the attack.
• Kakashi told the Kusagakure Shinobi that he and Xu Fan were Konoha shinobi hunting Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru summoned Manda and offered him living sacrifices in exchange for capturing Xu Fan.
• Manda demanded two hundred living sacrifices, then threatened to eat the Kusagakure Shinobi and moved to attack them.
• The terrified Kusagakure Shinobi charged at Manda.

Xu Fan summoned Gama Bunta to confront Manda as Manda rampaged through Kusagakure, while Kakashi tried and failed to stop him. The chapter ended with Xu Fan cloaking Bunta in Susanoo to face Manda.

• Manda battered Kusagakure’s ninja and demolished buildings while Xu Fan allowed the destruction to continue.
• Kakashi entered Lightning Release Chakra Mode and attacked Manda with Chidori, but Manda’s defenses stopped the strike and his tail sent Kakashi flying.
• Kakashi warned Xu Fan that Manda’s attacks were killing Kusagakure’s ninja, and Karin trembled in fear nearby.
• Xu Fan used Summoning Jutsu to call Gama Bunta, surprising Kakashi, Orochimaru, and Manda.
• Xu Fan activated his Sharingan and cloaked Gama Bunta in Susanoo as Bunta prepared to fight Manda.

Xu Fan covered Gama Bunta with Susanoo, giving him enough power to overwhelm Manda and devastate Kusagakure. Manda and Orochimaru realized they needed to escape, while Gama Bunta prepared to attack again.

• Xu Fan manifested Susanoo around Gama Bunta, stunning Orochimaru, Kakashi, Karin, and the surviving Kusagakure Shinobi.
• Manda charged Gama Bunta, but Kakashi used Lightning Release Chakra Mode to carry Karin out of danger.
• Gama Bunta leaped high into the sky and struck at Manda with a Chakra Katana formed from Xu Fan's Chakra.
• Manda used the Snake Shedding Technique to evade the sword, whose shockwave leveled Kusagakure and carved a deep ravine.
• Manda urged Orochimaru to retreat, but Orochimaru remained fixated on taking Xu Fan's body.
• Gama Bunta admitted he could not control his new power and readied himself to attack Manda again.

Xu Fan and Gama Bunta defeated Manda and sealed Orochimaru’s Eight-Headed Serpent, while Xu Fan spared Orochimaru and secretly planted a technique in him. Orochimaru was left wounded beside the sealed serpent, still fixated on Xu Fan’s Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Orochimaru unleashed the Eight Branches Technique, revealing a regenerating eight-headed serpent that Gama Bunta identified as a greater threat than Manda.
• Gama Bunta cut off seven of the serpent’s heads, but they regenerated and grew thicker as Orochimaru emerged from one of its mouths to attack Xu Fan.
• Manda intercepted Gama Bunta’s blade to create an opening for Orochimaru, but Xu Fan immobilized Orochimaru with Sharingan genjutsu.
• Xu Fan gathered the Third Kazekage’s Iron Sand into a black pyramid that sealed the Eight-Headed Serpent, while Gama Bunta killed Manda.
• Xu Fan spared Orochimaru, imprinted a technique into his body, and struck him with a cross-shaped slash that sent him crashing into the pyramid.

Xu Fan defeated Orochimaru and returned to Konoha with Kakashi and Karin, leaving the sealed Third Kazekage and Eight-Headed Serpent in Kusagakure. He trained Karin and Kakashi and strengthened Root until the Sign-in Assistant announced a new sign-in location.

• Xu Fan impaled Orochimaru with his Zanpakuto, struck him with Lightning Release, and left him helpless as Orochimaru’s subordinates arrived and carried him away.
• Xu Fan and Kakashi abandoned the pursuit and returned to Konoha, leaving the Third Kazekage and Eight-Headed Serpent in Kusagakure’s care.
• Xu Fan brought Karin to Konoha, arranged for her to attend the Ninja Academy, and agreed with Kakashi to keep her abilities secret.
• Xu Fan trained Karin and Kakashi, expanded Root, and equipped selected Root Shinobi with transplanted Sharingan.
• Xu Fan joined Konoha’s leadership and remained in the village until the Sign-in Assistant announced the next sign-in location.

Xu Fan traveled to Mount Myōboku to keep his promise to help Naruto meet his mother. After seeing Naruto master Sage Mode, Xu Fan prepared to help him face the Nine-Tails.

• Xu Fan received a sign-in mission to enter Naruto's inner world and decided to visit Naruto at Mount Myōboku.
• Xu Fan used Reverse Summoning to reach Mount Myōboku, where Naruto, Jiraiya, Fukasaku, and Shima were gathered.
• Naruto demonstrated his mastery of Sage Mode and excitedly reunited with Xu Fan.
• Xu Fan explained that he had come to fulfill his promise, and Naruto agreed that he was ready to face the Nine-Tails.
• Xu Fan used Wood Release, raising thick wooden pillars around the group.

Xu Fan prepared to help Naruto control the Nine-Tails by entering Naruto’s inner world with the Mangekyō Sharingan. After Naruto received the seal key and settled into Sage Mode preparations, Xu Fan arrived in the flooded prison and waited for him.

• Xu Fan trapped the group in a Wood Release cube, and Jiraiya guessed it was meant to contain the Nine-Tails’ Chakra.
• Xu Fan reassured Naruto, who agreed to proceed and asked for ramen if the plan succeeded.
• Jiraiya summoned the Scroll Toad, who gave Naruto the key to the Nine-Tails’ seal, while Xu Fan left a Wood Release Clone behind to suppress leaking Chakra.
• Shima warned Naruto that his Sage Mode would last only three minutes, and Xu Fan decided to rely on his Sharingan if Naruto struggled.
• Xu Fan activated the Mangekyō Sharingan and entered Naruto’s inner world, where Naruto soon fell from the ceiling into the water.

Naruto entered his mental world with Xu Fan to confront the Nine-Tails and learn to control its chakra, while facing his anxiety about meeting his parents. Xu Fan completed a sign-in and gained Nine-Tails Chakra, startling both Naruto and the imprisoned fox.

• Naruto awoke in his mental world, and Xu Fan explained that Naruto could meet Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki there.
• Naruto chose to continue despite his nerves, and he and Xu Fan followed the oppressive Nine-Tails Chakra to the fox's cage.
• The Nine-Tails struck the bars and warned Naruto and Xu Fan that they should not have come.
• Xu Fan completed his sign-in and received Nine-Tails Chakra, causing Naruto to nearly stumble and leaving the Nine-Tails shocked by the familiar power.

Naruto prepared to open the Nine-Tails’ seal, but Minato Namikaze appeared to stop him and reunite with his grown son. After Xu Fan explained that Minato’s chakra would disappear after this one chance, Naruto insisted on facing the Nine-Tails now, and Xu Fan promised he would not fail.

• The Nine-Tails questioned Xu Fan about his enormous chakra and the traces of several Tailed Beasts he sensed within him.
• Naruto reached for the key to open the Nine-Tails’ seal, but Minato Namikaze appeared and stopped his hand.
• Minato Namikaze greeted Naruto happily and suggested they move somewhere else, while the Nine-Tails raged at his appearance.
• Xu Fan warned Minato Namikaze that his chakra would vanish after this encounter and that he would not appear the next time Naruto came.
• Naruto declared he was ready to face the Nine-Tails, and Minato Namikaze recognized how much his son had grown.
• Xu Fan assured Minato Namikaze that Naruto would not fail as long as he was there.

Naruto opened the Nine-Tails’ seal so he could try to take its Chakra, with Xu Fan and Minato Namikaze supporting him. The Nine-Tails broke free and began resisting, then was startled by how much Chakra it absorbed from Xu Fan.

• Minato Namikaze removed the sealing talisman and revealed the lock beneath the gate imprisoning the Nine-Tails.
• Naruto used the key-shaped markings on his arm to turn the sealing formula and open the gate.
• The Nine-Tails smashed through the gate, declared it would kill them and destroy Konoha, and prepared to fight.
• Xu Fan explained how Naruto could seize the Nine-Tails’ Chakra and demonstrated the technique with a Chakra chain.
• The Nine-Tails snapped Xu Fan’s chain and absorbed its Chakra, while Minato Namikaze joined Naruto to help him.
• The Nine-Tails froze in surprise at the enormous amount of Chakra it had absorbed from Xu Fan.

Xu Fan used Wood Release to stop the Nine-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb, giving Naruto a chance to seize its Chakra. The Nine-Tails overwhelmed Naruto with hatred and painful memories, and Naruto began transforming under its influence.

• The Nine-Tails fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at Naruto, and Xu Fan’s Wood Dragon intercepted it but shattered in the explosion.
• Minato Namikaze recognized Xu Fan’s Wood Dragon Technique and urged Naruto to take advantage of the Nine-Tails’ brief opening.
• Naruto grabbed the Nine-Tails and pulled to seize its Chakra, while the beast sent its own Chakra into him.
• The Nine-Tails’ Chakra flooded Naruto with hateful voices and memories of his lonely childhood, leaving him overwhelmed.
• Naruto’s desire to destroy everything grew, and four Chakra Tails appeared as the Nine-Tails encouraged his transformation.

Naruto struggled against the Nine-Tails’ hatred until Kushina appeared in his spiritual world and helped him regain control. With Minato and Kushina assisting, Naruto began pulling the Nine-Tails’ Chakra, but the beast broke partway free and fought back.

• Xu Fan’s Wood Release Clone halted Naruto’s transformation as he began to succumb to the Nine-Tails’ Chakra.
• Kushina appeared in Naruto’s spiritual world, embraced him, and calmed his hatred and pain.
• Kushina restrained the Nine-Tails with Chakra chains, and she and Minato began pulling its Chakra toward Naruto.
• Naruto joined his parents and pulled the Nine-Tails’ Chakra, determined not to waste their efforts.
• The Nine-Tails broke free of some chains, roared at the three of them, and pulled its Chakra back.

Naruto tried to seize the Nine-Tails’ Chakra with help from Minato and Kushina, but his Chakra ran out and the Nine-Tails began draining him instead. Xu Fan stepped in and entered Sage Mode, stunning everyone and reminding the Nine-Tails of Hashirama Senju.

• Naruto used dozens of Sage Mode Shadow Clones to bombard the Nine-Tails with Super Great Ball Rasengan, giving himself a brief advantage in pulling out its Chakra.
• Naruto’s clones exhausted their Chakra and dispersed, forcing him out of Sage Mode; without Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, he could not finish the attack.
• The Nine-Tails reclaimed its Chakra and began drawing Naruto’s Chakra from him while dodging Kushina’s chains.
• Minato asked Xu Fan to help, and Xu Fan stepped forward, saying he could not stand watching anymore.
• Xu Fan entered Sage Mode before using Wood Release, startling Minato, Kushina, Naruto, and the Nine-Tails.
• The Nine-Tails saw Xu Fan’s power and thought of Hashirama Senju.

Xu Fan summoned Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands in Naruto’s mental world, terrifying the Nine-Tails into giving up resistance. He moved the Thousand-Armed Buddha toward the beast, while Naruto prepared to seize his chance to take the Nine-Tails’ Chakra.

• The Nine-Tails fired four Tailed Beast Bombs at Xu Fan, but his Wood Dragons blocked them.
• Xu Fan told Naruto there was only one chance to extract the Nine-Tails’ Chakra and unleashed True Several Thousand Hands.
• A gigantic Thousand-Armed Buddha rose from the ground, leaving Minato Namikaze and Kushina stunned and the Nine-Tails motionless with fear.
• Xu Fan advanced the Buddha toward the Nine-Tails, and its countless fists struck at the trembling beast.

Xu Fan overwhelmed Nine-Tails in Naruto’s mental world, allowing Naruto to seize Nine-Tails Chakra and seal him again. Naruto awakened Golden Form Mode, and Minato Namikaze and Kushina thanked Xu Fan for helping their son.

• Xu Fan used the Thousand-Armed Buddha Statue to batter and restrain Nine-Tails while Minato Namikaze, Kushina, and Naruto watched in shock.
• Xu Fan urged Naruto to act, and Naruto seized Nine-Tails Chakra while Nine-Tails was unable to resist.
• Xu Fan tossed Nine-Tails back into the cage, and Naruto used Minato Namikaze’s backup key to seal him again.
• Naruto emerged in Golden Form Mode, and Xu Fan prepared to leave the mental world so Naruto could spend time with his parents.
• Minato Namikaze and Kushina bowed to Xu Fan and thanked him for supporting Naruto and helping avert disaster.

Minato Namikaze and Kushina thanked Xu Fan for helping Naruto, then reunited with their son as their remaining Chakra began to fade. Naruto embraced Kushina, reassured his parents that he had grown up, and broke down in tears as they shared their final moments.

• Minato Namikaze reflected on Naruto's lonely childhood and thanked Xu Fan for helping Naruto befriend him and master the Nine-Tails Chakra.
• Xu Fan modestly dismissed his help, and Minato Namikaze said he believed Xu Fan would surpass the past Hokages.
• Kushina caressed Naruto's cheek as he dispelled Golden Form Mode, and she cried over having missed his childhood.
• Minato Namikaze apologized for the pain Naruto had endured, but Naruto said he could never resent his father.
• Naruto embraced Kushina and told his parents about his friends, his daily life, and his dream of becoming Hokage before breaking down in sobs.

Naruto met his parents in his spiritual world, gained the Nine-Tails Chakra, and grieved as Minato Namikaze and Kushina disappeared. Back at Mount Myōboku, he resolved to return to the Ninja Academy and become Hokage, while still wanting to beat Sasuke to a pulp.

• Minato Namikaze and Kushina gave Naruto their final words of love and encouragement before vanishing, while Xu Fan stayed beside Naruto as he cried.
• Naruto promised the Nine-Tails that he would one day erase the hatred in its heart, then left the spiritual world with Xu Fan.
• Naruto and Xu Fan returned to their bodies at Mount Myōboku, where Naruto told Jiraiya and Fukasaku what had happened.
• Naruto demonstrated his new Golden Form Mode, confirming that he had gained the Nine-Tails Chakra.
• Naruto declared that he would return to the Ninja Academy, pass the Graduation Exam, become a ninja, and one day surpass the past Hokages.

Xu Fan brought Naruto back to Konoha after Naruto mastered Sage Mode and Golden Form Mode, and Hiruzen Sarutobi approved Naruto taking the Ninja Academy Graduation Exam. Hiruzen then asked Xu Fan to lead Team 7, but Xu Fan refused.

• Xu Fan brought Naruto back to Konoha, where Naruto eagerly looked forward to ramen before Xu Fan took him to see Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Xu Fan asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to let Naruto take the Graduation Exam, and Hiruzen approved the request after arranging for Iruka to help him.
• Naruto left for the Ninja Academy, while Hiruzen showed Xu Fan the graduating students and explained several planned team assignments.
• Hiruzen proposed placing Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno on Team 7 and asked Xu Fan to lead them.
• Xu Fan rejected Hiruzen's proposal.

Xu Fan refused Hiruzen Sarutobi’s request to lead Team 7 and recommended Kakashi instead. Hiruzen agreed, and Kakashi was summoned to take charge of the team as Xu Fan received a timed sign-in task tied to Team 7’s assessment.

• Xu Fan refused to become Team 7’s Jonin Leader and told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Kakashi was better suited for the role.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to Xu Fan’s recommendation and summoned Kakashi.
• Xu Fan received a sign-in task requiring him to visit the training ground during Team 7’s assessment.
• Kakashi arrived at the Hokage Building, greeted Xu Fan, and reviewed Team 7’s dossier.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Kakashi to take charge of Team 7.