Chapter Summaries

Hiruzen Sarutobi used Earth Release to bury and restrain Naruto, but Naruto’s transformation advanced to seven tails and he burst free. The gathered ninja tried to stop him, and Hiashi and Hizashi joined the fight with Gentle Fist.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi drove back Naruto and unleashed Earth Style: Earth Flow River to bury him and protect civilians.
• Hyuga Hiashi, Inoichi Yamanaka, Shikaku Nara, Choza Akimichi, and other ninja arrived as Naruto’s chakra continued growing.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi used Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet to intensify the pressure, but Naruto’s Seven-Tails Transformation blasted the earth torrent apart.
• Inoichi Yamanaka used Mind Transfer Jutsu to reach Naruto but was overwhelmed by the Nine-Tails’ evil consciousness, and Shikaku Nara caught him.
• Choza Akimichi and Shikaku Nara tried to restrain Naruto, but Naruto forced back Choza’s hand and ran along his arm.
• Hiashi and Hizashi joined forces to attack Naruto with the Hyuga Clan’s Gentle Fist.

Xu Fan and Itachi Uchiha raced back to Konoha as Naruto’s Nine-Tails Chakra surged, but Obito abducted Itachi along the way. In the village, Naruto’s Seven-Tails Transformation overwhelmed Konoha’s defenders, while Yugito Nii escaped her cell and headed toward the rampage.

• Xu Fan and Itachi Uchiha hurried toward Konoha after Naruto’s Chakra surged again.
• Obito seized Itachi Uchiha and transported him away, leaving Xu Fan to continue toward the village.
• Yugito Nii broke through her prison wall and chose to pursue Naruto rather than flee Konoha.
• Naruto broke through Hiruzen Sarutobi’s suppression, struck Hiashi and Hizashi, and forced Shikaku Nara and Choza Akimichi to restrain him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Enma and formed the Adamantine Sealing Wall around Naruto as Shikaku’s restraint failed.

Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to contain Naruto as his Nine-Tails transformation advanced, but Yugito Nii arrived with Matatabi and attacked Konoha. Hiruzen was forced to abandon his sealing technique, and Naruto grew his eighth tail, leaving two Tailed Beasts facing one another in the village.

• Inoichi urged the Shinobi to enter Naruto's inner world, but Shikaku tried to stop him as Naruto struck the Adamantine Sealing Wall.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and his Shadow Clones used the Three Directions Sealing Technique to restrain Naruto while his Chakra continued to grow.
• Yugito Nii attacked Hiruzen with the Two-Tails' power, then transformed fully into Matatabi and frightened Konoha's villagers.
• Yugito prepared a Tailed Beast Bomb for Hiruzen, so Choza Akimichi pulled him out of its path and the sealing technique fell apart.
• Naruto grew his eighth tail, expanded to Matatabi's size, and drew Yugito's attention.

Naruto’s eight-tailed transformation overwhelmed Konoha and brought the village to the brink of destruction. Just as his Tailed Beast Bomb threatened to kill Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other shinobi, Xu Fan arrived and stopped it with a Wood Dragon.

• Naruto attacked Yugito Nii and Matatabi, swatting away their Tailed Beast Bomb and devastating Konoha with his overwhelming power.
• Hiashi and the other shinobi despaired as Naruto battered Matatabi and gathered Chakra for a vastly more powerful Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to stop Naruto, but his strength failed, while Hizashi moved to protect Hiashi.
• Naruto fired his Tailed Beast Bomb toward Hiruzen Sarutobi and the gathered shinobi.
• A Wood Dragon caught the Tailed Beast Bomb and carried it into the sky, where it exploded without destroying Konoha.
• Xu Fan descended and stood between the shinobi and Naruto.

Xu Fan used overwhelming Chakra and Wood Release to stop the Nine-Tails from destroying Konoha and suppress it back into Naruto. After the crisis ended, he claimed he had almost been unable to hold it down with one hand, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other witnesses stunned.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other witnesses saw Xu Fan appear and block the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Xu Fan unleashed immense Chakra and formed a purple Chakra cloak, shocking the sensory ninjas.
• Xu Fan used Wood Release: Wood Human Technique to seize the Nine-Tails and stop its rampage.
• Xu Fan used Katsuryu to suppress the Nine-Tails until it shrank back into Naruto.
• Xu Fan landed beside Hiruzen Sarutobi and said he had almost been unable to hold the Nine-Tails down with one hand.

After Xu Fan subdued the Nine-Tails and saved Konoha, the shinobi celebrated him as a hero while Hiruzen Sarutobi began organizing the village’s recovery. Xu Fan then revealed that he had already subdued the Uchiha coup, leaving Hiruzen stunned by the scale of his strength and Chakra reserves.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi thanked Xu Fan for saving Konoha, while Hiashi, Hizashi, Choza, and the other shinobi marveled at his power.
• The shinobi cheered and tossed Xu Fan into the air, and Hiruzen Sarutobi reflected that he reminded him of Hashirama Senju.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi arranged for the wounded and frightened villagers to be cared for, then prepared to send Anbu and Root to Naka Shrine.
• Xu Fan told Hiruzen Sarutobi that he had already subdued the Uchiha who attempted the coup with Tree World Descent.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi realized Xu Fan had defeated the Uchiha before using his Wood Human Technique and was shocked by his enormous Chakra reserves.

Xu Fan and Hiruzen Sarutobi discussed how to handle the Uchiha Clan after the coup and Naruto’s rampage, while Xu Fan received a three-day mission to check in at Mount Myōboku. The chapter ended with Xu Fan proposing that Naruto be given the power to protect himself.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Xu Fan about Itachi Uchiha, and Xu Fan said a masked person in a black cloak had taken Itachi away.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi suspected the Uchiha Clan had been used and asked Xu Fan how they should be dealt with.
• Xu Fan proposed imprisoning the Uchiha temporarily and sending them as the main force against Kumogakure Shinobi, and Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to negotiate with Fugaku.
• Xu Fan received a limited-time mission to check in at Mount Myōboku within three days and realized he did not know how to get there.
• Xu Fan told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Naruto needed the power to protect himself from the masked person.

Xu Fan urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to tell Naruto the truth about the Nine-Tails and help him learn to control its chakra, arguing that it would protect both Naruto and Konoha. Hiruzen agreed the plan might be feasible, while Xu Fan privately focused on using it to reach Mount Myōboku and obtain the seal key.

• Xu Fan argued that Naruto’s greatest asset was the Nine-Tails and proposed teaching him to control its chakra.
• Xu Fan explained that Naruto’s treatment by the villagers would worsen after the Nine-Tails’ rampage, so telling him the truth could help protect him.
• Xu Fan revealed that he had deduced Naruto was the Fourth Hokage’s orphan from his Uzumaki surname and promised to restrain him with Wood Release if he rampaged.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned how Xu Fan would learn Kumogakure’s method from Yugito Nii, but Xu Fan confidently claimed he had other ways.
• Xu Fan privately resolved to use the plan to get Naruto and himself to Mount Myōboku, where he could sign in and seek the seal key.

Xu Fan visited Yugito Nii in prison and claimed to know Kumogakure’s method for creating perfect Jinchuriki, despite saying he only needed to convince Hiruzen Sarutobi that he had obtained the secret. As he left, he remembered that he needed Jiraiya’s Summoning Contract scroll to be reverse summoned to Mount Myōboku.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi allowed Xu Fan to visit Yugito Nii after Xu Fan promised not to harm Naruto Uzumaki.
• Anbu Ninja recognized Xu Fan and discussed his feats, his leadership of Root in Shimura Danzō’s place, and his likely future as Hokage.
• Yugito Nii refused to reveal Kumogakure’s method for becoming a perfect Jinchuriki, even under genjutsu.
• Xu Fan told Yugito Nii that he had only come to make Hiruzen Sarutobi believe he had learned the secret, then stated the method aloud.
• Xu Fan remembered that he needed Jiraiya’s Summoning Contract scroll to be reverse summoned to Mount Myōboku.

Itachi Uchiha told Xu Fan that the masked man claimed to be Madara Uchiha and revealed his plan to leave Konoha and infiltrate the enemy organization. Xu Fan agreed to protect Sasuke, and Itachi departed, leaving the Uchiha clan in Xu Fan’s care.

• Itachi Uchiha visited Xu Fan and told him about the masked man, whom he identified as Madara Uchiha.
• Xu Fan reassured Itachi that he trusted him and asked what he wanted him to do.
• Itachi asked Xu Fan to look after Sasuke, and Xu Fan agreed.
• Itachi said he would leave Konoha that night under the cover story that he had used his Mangekyō Sharingan to instigate the coup.
• Itachi disappeared in a cloud of crows, and Xu Fan realized he had entrusted Sasuke and the Uchiha clansmen to him.

Xu Fan sought out Jiraiya at Konoha’s women’s hot springs and asked him to take Naruto and him to Mount Myōboku so Naruto could learn to control the Nine-Tails. Jiraiya distrusted Xu Fan and attacked, but Xu Fan’s Wood Release shocked him, and their fight sent the bathers fleeing in panic.

• Xu Fan found Jiraiya at the women’s hot springs and introduced himself as a Konoha Shinobi.
• Jiraiya ordered Gama-Tada to strike Xu Fan, but Xu Fan dodged and appeared on a nearby wall.
• Xu Fan asked Jiraiya to take him and Naruto to Mount Myōboku so Naruto could control the Nine-Tails’ power.
• Jiraiya suspected Xu Fan had infiltrated Konoha and attacked him alongside Gama-Tada.
• Xu Fan used Wood Release: Wood Wall to stop their attack, startling Jiraiya with the technique.
• Jiraiya vaulted over the wooden wall, frightening the women at the hot springs into screaming and rushing out.

Xu Fan revealed to Jiraiya that he had become the leader of Root and argued that Naruto needed the truth and help controlling the Nine-Tails. Jiraiya remained wary of taking them to Mount Myōboku until Xu Fan revealed his Sharingan, leaving Jiraiya stunned.

• After escaping the girls’ beating, Jiraiya met Xu Fan in a secluded forest and asked whether he was from the Senju Clan.
• Xu Fan confirmed his Senju heritage and said he had succeeded Shimura Danzō as the leader of Root, which Jiraiya struggled to believe.
• Jiraiya refused to take Xu Fan to Mount Myōboku because he worried Xu Fan was treating Naruto as a tool.
• Xu Fan confronted Jiraiya about Naruto’s isolation and argued that telling him the truth and teaching him to control the Nine-Tails could prevent another loss of control.
• Xu Fan cited Kumogakure’s accepted Jinchuriki and said Naruto had him to help; then he revealed his Sharingan, shocking Jiraiya.

Xu Fan demonstrated that his Wood Release and Sharingan could counter Jiraiya’s attacks, seeking to prove he could help Naruto become a perfect Jinchuriki. The chapter ended with Xu Fan challenging Jiraiya to stop holding back and use Sage Mode.

• Jiraiya hesitated to support Xu Fan’s plan because opening Naruto’s seal could free the Nine-Tails and kill Naruto, then agreed to take Xu Fan and Naruto to Mount Myōboku if Xu Fan defeated him.
• Jiraiya used Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld, but Xu Fan formed a wooden bridge to escape the swamp.
• Xu Fan told Jiraiya that chakra and adaptability mattered more than experience and intelligence, and let Jiraiya continue attacking.
• Jiraiya unleashed Oil Bullet and Fire Release: Flame Bullet, but Xu Fan shielded himself with a wooden wall and emerged unharmed.
• Xu Fan challenged Jiraiya to stop probing and use Sage Mode.

Xu Fan challenged Jiraiya to use Sage Mode so he could prove his strength and persuade Jiraiya to take him to Mount Myōboku for Naruto's training. The chapter ended with Xu Fan's Wood Dragon absorbing Jiraiya's Sage Chakra after blocking his Super Great Ball Rasengan.

• Jiraiya entered Sage Mode as Xu Fan waited without interrupting him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Anbu arrived, and Xu Fan explained that Jiraiya was testing his strength.
• Hiruzen ordered the Anbu to retreat and watched as Jiraiya attacked Xu Fan with Super Great Ball Rasengan.
• Xu Fan summoned a Wood Dragon that blocked the attack, coiled around Jiraiya, and began absorbing his Sage Chakra.

Xu Fan defeated Jiraiya with a single Wood Dragon, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Anbu stunned by the young ninja’s immense power. Jiraiya learned that Xu Fan had also stopped the Nine-Tails alone, and accepted that Xu Fan could help Naruto control its power.

• Xu Fan’s Wood Dragon drained Jiraiya’s Sage Mode and defeated him, while protecting him from serious injury.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Anbu were astonished that Xu Fan had beaten Jiraiya without moving from the wooden bridge.
• Jiraiya realized Xu Fan’s Chakra exceeded even the Nine-Tails’ and believed Xu Fan had already surpassed the past Hokages in strength.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Jiraiya whether he now believed Xu Fan could help Naruto control the Nine-Tails’ power.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi revealed that Xu Fan had subdued the Nine-Tails alone, confirming Jiraiya’s suspicion.

Xu Fan persuaded Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi to take Naruto to Mount Myōboku, where Xu Fan could help him retrieve a key and escape the village’s hostility. At Naruto’s hospital room, Xu Fan comforted him and rejected the belief that he was a demon fox.

• Jiraiya agreed to give Xu Fan one chance and take Naruto to Mount Myōboku with him.
• Xu Fan argued that Mount Myōboku would shelter Naruto from the villagers’ fear after his rampage, and Hiruzen Sarutobi entrusted the matter to Jiraiya.
• Xu Fan found Naruto isolated in the hospital, where Naruto had learned that he was the Nine-Tails’ vessel.
• Naruto told Xu Fan that he was a demon fox and a murderer, but Xu Fan said he saw Naruto Uzumaki, who wanted to become Hokage.
• Naruto asked Xu Fan whether he was afraid of the demon fox, and Xu Fan questioned why he would be afraid.

Xu Fan used Genjutsu to show Naruto the night the masked man attacked Konoha and the Fourth Hokage and Kushina died protecting their son. Naruto realized the child was also named Naruto and asked Xu Fan why the Fourth Hokage’s son had his name.

• Xu Fan told Naruto he had become an Elite Jonin and expected to become Hokage soon.
• Xu Fan activated his Sharingan and trapped Naruto in a Genjutsu depicting Konoha’s attack by the masked man.
• Naruto watched the Fourth Hokage rescue the infant and battle the masked man, then saw the Nine-Tails fatally wound the Hokage and Kushina.
• Naruto heard the Fourth Hokage ask Kushina whether she wanted to meet their grown-up Naruto, and he wept as he recognized his own name.
• Naruto returned to the hospital bed and asked Xu Fan why the Fourth Hokage’s son had also been named Naruto.

Xu Fan revealed to Naruto that he was the son of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina Uzumaki, and explained how Naruto could meet them through the Chakra sealed inside him. Naruto agreed to keep his parentage secret until he could control the Nine-Tails, and Xu Fan promised to train him before that challenge.

• Xu Fan told Naruto that Minato was his father and had sealed the Nine-Tails inside him to protect Konoha and give him power against the masked man.
• Naruto realized he might be able to meet his parents and eagerly asked Xu Fan to help him.
• Xu Fan explained that Naruto's mother was Kushina Uzumaki and that he would have to face the Nine-Tails to reach his parents' Chakra.
• Naruto understood that villagers feared the Nine-Tails rather than hating him, and he recognized that he was not the fox.
• Xu Fan agreed to help on the condition that Naruto keep his parentage secret until he could control the Nine-Tails, and promised to train him.
• Xu Fan prepared to head to Mount Myōboku and decided to bring more human food.

Xu Fan brought Naruto to Mount Myōboku with Jiraiya so they could sign in and begin their training journey. After reaching the Great Toad Sage’s residence, Xu Fan completed the sign-in and received Ultimate Sage Mode.

• Jiraiya had Xu Fan and Naruto sign the toad contract scroll, and Naruto noticed that Minato Namikaze’s name was written before theirs.
• Jiraiya explained the Reverse Summoning Technique and transported Naruto and Xu Fan to Mount Myōboku.
• Fukasaku and Shima welcomed them and led the group toward the Great Toad Sage.
• Xu Fan completed the sign-in at Mount Myōboku and received Ultimate Sage Mode.

Xu Fan persuaded the toads of Mount Myōboku to teach Naruto Sage Arts so he could face the Nine-Tails, and the Great Toad Sage agreed. The Great Toad Sage then fell asleep before finishing what he wanted to say to Xu Fan.

• Xu Fan received the Ultimate Sage Mode reward and arrived at Mount Myōboku with Naruto and Jiraiya.
• The Scroll Toad objected to letting Naruto confront the Nine-Tails, fearing its power would overwhelm him.
• Xu Fan proposed teaching Naruto Sage Arts, and Jiraiya explained how Sage Arts used natural energy.
• Naruto eagerly agreed to learn Sage Arts, hoping to defeat Sasuke in combat training.
• The Great Toad Sage decided to teach Naruto Sage Arts, then fell asleep before finishing his next sentence to Xu Fan.