Chapter Summaries

Mingren recognized Sage Katsuyu as a powerful safeguard against dimensional techniques and made plans to raise her loyalty while New Konoha prepared a prison. Meanwhile, Naruto reached Turtle Island’s True Waterfall and confronted Dark Naruto, who appeared as his deepest evil thought.

• Mingren approached Sage Katsuyu, removed a blade of grass from her head, and left as she followed him.
• Mingren considered Sage Katsuyu’s durability, chakra, and reverse summoning abilities essential for facing Obito Uchiha, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, and Sasuke’s dimensional techniques.
• At a New Konoha meeting, Mingren reviewed prison construction and planned to visit Tsunade with Sage Katsuyu.
• Naruto arrived at the True Waterfall on Turtle Island with Motoi and Yamato to prepare for controlling the Eight-Tails.
• Naruto closed his eyes, and Dark Naruto emerged from the waterfall, claiming to be the deepest darkness in Naruto’s heart.

Naruto confronted the hatred and fear in his heart during his True Waterfall training, then left without answering Kakashi and Yamato. Meanwhile, Mingren toured the new underground prison with Asuka and unexpectedly took her hand.

• Dark Naruto forced Naruto to face his hatred of the Emperor, who had destroyed Konoha and killed many people.
• Dark Naruto argued that Naruto could not rebuild Konoha if the Land of Fire prospered under the Emperor, and Naruto admitted he feared Konoha and the Hokage might no longer be needed.
• Naruto emerged from meditation in silence and left the True Waterfall as Kakashi told Yamato he needed time to think.
• Asuka reported the prison's defenses to Mingren and prepared to deploy the Negative Emotion Absorption Jutsu across the Land of Fire.
• Mingren took Asuka's hand as they walked, and she gradually relaxed.

Mingren and Asuka shared their first kiss in the prison, but Asuka fled when he tried to go further, and Mingren recognized that lingering negative emotions were affecting him. He then took Sage Katsuyu to Tsunade’s cell and confronted the weakened, imprisoned war criminal.

• Mingren apologized to Asuka for making her wait, and the two walked hand in hand through the prison.
• Mingren kissed Asuka, but she pushed him away and fled after invoking her mother’s teaching that intimacy belonged on the wedding night.
• Mingren noticed that the lingering echoes of massive negative emotions had affected him, then resumed his journey with Sage Katsuyu.
• Sage Katsuyu followed Mingren to Tsunade’s cell, where Asuka’s Ten Seal Barrier and Negative Emotion Absorption formula kept Tsunade restrained and weak.
• Tsunade angrily confronted Mingren, while Sage Katsuyu watched with a complicated expression.

Mingren imprisoned Tsunade and began torturing her to force her cooperation in documenting Konoha’s history and crimes. Three days later, Kushina infiltrated Turtle Island while Naruto and his companions watched Killer B reconcile with Motoi.

• Mingren revealed his plan to build New Konoha and publish Konoha Chronicles, including the truth about the Uchiha Clan and Konoha’s other crimes.
• Tsunade refused to help Mingren, so he sealed the prison and began interrogating her while Sage Katsuyu watched.
• After three days and three nights, Kushina used Dan to slip through Turtle Island’s sensory barrier and hide inside.
• Killer B helped Motoi escape an octopus attack, and the two reconciled despite Motoi’s past attempt to assassinate him.
• Naruto watched the reconciliation with Kakashi, Yamato, and Sakura, reflecting on the hardships Jinchuriki faced and the loss of his own homeland.

Naruto struggled to reconcile his hatred of the Amegakure Emperor with his growing belief that the Emperor’s rule could bring peace, and Kushina secretly met him at True Waterfall. Meanwhile, Mingren completed three days of interrogation and torture of Tsunade, leaving Sage Katsuyu to tend to her.

• Naruto went to True Waterfall at night to battle Dark Naruto, while Kushina secretly watched him from nearby.
• Kushina rushed to Naruto when he cried out, and he mistook her for another dark side of himself before she knocked him on the head.
• Kushina introduced herself as a passing ninja, and Naruto explained that he hated the Amegakure Emperor but increasingly believed the Emperor’s rule could create a better world.
• Mingren finished interrogating Tsunade after three days and three nights, then ordered Sage Katsuyu to clean up and left the prison.
• Kushina asked whether Naruto truly believed Amakawa Mingren’s empire was Heaven on Earth, and Naruto answered uncertainly before Kushina sighed.

Kushina helped Naruto reaffirm his resolve to oppose Amakawa Mingren and protect Konoha, while Dark Naruto challenged the hypocrisy behind his ideals. Naruto accepted his own contradictions and emerged from True Waterfall with his conviction intact, though his darkness had not truly vanished.

• Kushina reminded Naruto that Amakawa Mingren could care for his subjects while destroying Konoha and killing people Naruto cherished, and Naruto decided he could not accept that outcome.
• Naruto began training at True Waterfall, where he told Dark Naruto he would defeat Amakawa Mingren and save Tsunade.
• Dark Naruto accused Naruto of hypocrisy for condemning others while overlooking Konoha's crimes and relying on others to bear blame.
• Naruto defended his wish to become Hokage and argued that Konoha's flaws should be corrected rather than used to justify destroying it.
• Dark Naruto faded as Naruto accepted himself, but Naruto's darkness remained because he had embraced the Will of Fire completely.

Naruto passed the first trial of Killer B’s training, but Mingren sensed that he had lost his conscience and fully embraced the Will of Fire. Mingren resolved to crush Naruto if they met again, while Kushina’s mysterious illness flared up and she knew only Mingren could cure it.

• After meditating through the night, Naruto stood up smiling, and Kakashi, Sakura, Yamato, Killer B, and Motoi felt relieved, though Kushina sensed darkness in his smile.
• Killer B led Naruto through the waterfall to begin training him to control the Nine-Tails’ chakra, while Kushina prepared to help if needed.
• Kushina suddenly suffered an unbearable flare-up of her illness and realized that only Mingren could cure it.
• In New Konoha, Mingren saw through his Dark Shadow that Naruto had abandoned his conscience and accepted the Will of Fire without questioning it.
• Mingren decided he would crush Naruto and leave only ordinary people against Bloodline Theory, then went to the public mess hall with Sage Katsuyu.

Mingren trained Sage Katsuyu in basic ninjutsu and reverse summoning, then fed her a Gelel Stone that healed her finger. Meanwhile, Kushina infiltrated Kumogakure’s training ground and overheard Naruto and Killer B discussing the seal containing the Nine-Tails.

• Mingren taught Sage Katsuyu the Clone Technique and guided her through basic ninjutsu training.
• Sage Katsuyu mastered the basic techniques and successfully used reverse summoning to bring Mingren to her.
• Mingren gave Sage Katsuyu a Gelel Stone, which she swallowed and which healed her injured finger.
• Kushina secretly entered Kumogakure’s training ground and found the room where Naruto and Killer B were talking.
• Naruto told Killer B that the Nine-Tails was sealed inside him with an Eight Trigrams Seal made from two Four Symbols Seals.

Naruto Uzumaki tried to seize the Nine-Tails' Chakra with Killer B's help, but the Nine-Tails' hatred pushed him toward losing control. Kushina arrived and restrained the Nine-Tails, giving Naruto a chance to continue.

• Killer B guided Naruto Uzumaki into the Mental World, where Naruto released part of the Eight Trigrams Seal and attacked the Nine-Tails with the Eight-Tails' assistance.
• Naruto entered Sage Mode, hurled the Nine-Tails with Frog Kumite, and struck it with a Wind Style: Rasenshuriken before pulling out its Chakra.
• The Nine-Tails' hatred tainted its Chakra, causing its power to pour out of Naruto and leaving Yamato unable to suppress it.
• Kushina appeared in a Fox Mask and used Adamantine Sealing Chains to stop the Nine-Tails' Chakra from overwhelming Naruto.
• Kushina removed her mask inside the Mental World, pinned down the Nine-Tails with her chains, and Naruto began the Multi Shadow Clone Technique.

Naruto Uzumaki sealed the Nine-Tails and awakened Asura's inherited power, then returned to reality and detected Mingren's hidden clone and Kisame Hoshigaki. The chapter then shifted to New Konoha, where Mingren faced the assembled Hyuga Clan after their evacuation.

• Naruto Uzumaki used the Eight Trigrams Seal and the Gates of the Great God to suppress and seal the Nine-Tails.
• The Nine-Tails recognized Asura's power in Naruto Uzumaki and warned him before disappearing into the darkness of the seal.
• Naruto Uzumaki thanked Uzumaki Kushina, then sensed malice inside her and watched Mingren's Dark Shadow emerge.
• Mingren revealed that Kisame Hoshigaki was hiding nearby, prompting Kisame to realize he had been detected by Naruto Uzumaki's Malice Sensing.
• At eight in the morning, Mingren met the gathered Hyuga Clan in New Konoha, where Hiashi Hyuga and Hizashi Hyuga stood at the front.

Hizashi Hyuga abolished the Hyuga Clan’s Main Family and Branch Family system and declared freedom for its members. Hyuga Hiashi then revealed that the Caged Bird Seal had been created to protect the Byakugan from the Ōtsutsuki Main Family, and Mingren promised to protect the clan.

• Hizashi Hyuga asked the Branch Family what to do about the clan’s old system, then declared that the Main Family and Branch Family system would end and future children would not receive the Caged Bird Seal.
• Hizashi Hyuga announced that Hyuga Clan members could marry outside the clan and choose where to live, while the Amegakure Allied Forces’ medical teams continued researching the seal.
• Mingren dismissed concerns about Hyuga Hinata, who had gone to Mount Myōboku with the other Konoha ninja.
• Hyuga Hiashi knelt before Mingren and revealed that the Caged Bird Seal was meant to keep the Byakugan from reaching the Ōtsutsuki Main Family.
• Hyuga Hiashi explained that the Hyuga Clan descended from Ōtsutsuki Hamura and had once been a branch of the Ōtsutsuki clan, while the Ōtsutsuki Main Family lived on the moon.
• Mingren told Hyuga Hiashi that he would protect the Hyuga Clan as his subjects.

Mingren confronted Naruto Uzumaki on Turtle Island while Dark Shadow fought Kisame Hoshigaki and rescued the drained Killer B. Mingren's main body arrived through a layered summoning, revealing that there were two emperors, and he ordered Katsuyu to cripple Kisame without killing him.

• Naruto Uzumaki attacked Mingren to protect his sister, but Dark Shadow easily caught his punch while Kisame Hoshigaki escaped outside the waterfall.
• Kakashi Hatake and Sakura attacked Kisame, but Kisame absorbed Sakura's Chakra and then drained Killer B with Samehada.
• Dark Shadow appeared, shattered Kisame's Water Shark Missile Technique and Thousand Feeding Sharks, and blocked Kisame's escape.
• Dark Shadow summoned Katsuyu, who reverse-summoned Mingren's main body from New Konoha to Turtle Island.
• Naruto Uzumaki and the others saw both Mingren and Dark Shadow, and Mingren told Katsuyu to cripple Kisame without killing him.

Mingren confronted Naruto and the others on Turtle Island while Katsuyu defeated Kisame with Sage Mode acid. Naruto attacked Mingren again, but Dark Shadow intercepted him, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Mingren met Naruto and accused him of abandoning his conscience while Kakashi, Yamato, Motoi, and Killer B prepared for a fight.
• Kisame attacked Katsuyu with Great Serpent Water Attack, but Katsuyu vaporized it with Tongue Tooth Sticky Acid and left him severely burned.
• Katsuyu explained that her acid was empowered by Sage Mode and Natural Energy, while privately reflecting on her growing feelings for Mingren.
• Naruto charged at Mingren, but Dark Shadow blocked him, and Kakashi shouted for Naruto to stop.

Mingren offered Kisame Hoshigaki a chance to see the Land of Rain before deciding whether to follow the Moon Eye Plan, and Kisame left to report to Obito Uchiha. Mingren then revealed that Kushina was Naruto's mother, leaving Naruto and the others stunned.

• Mingren challenged Kisame's faith in the Moon Eye Plan and invited him to judge the Land of Rain for himself.
• Kisame withdrew into the water and departed to report intelligence to Obito Uchiha.
• Mingren prepared to leave with Kushina after Naruto mastered Golden Body Mode.
• Kakashi recognized Kushina's name, and Sakura identified her as the former Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Kakashi told Naruto that Kushina was his mother, and Kushina removed her mask.
• Mingren praised Kushina for completing the mission, leaving everyone in shock.

Kushina revealed herself as Naruto Uzumaki’s mother, and Naruto assumed Amakawa Mingren had threatened her and attacked him. Mingren overwhelmed Naruto and prepared to take Kushina away, leaving Naruto unable to stop him.

• Kushina admitted to Naruto Uzumaki that she was his mother, and he called her Mom.
• Naruto Uzumaki blamed Amakawa Mingren for threatening Kushina and charged at him with his Nine-Tails Chakra cloak.
• Sage Katsuyu blocked Naruto’s attack and sent him crashing into a cliff, but he quickly got back up.
• Mingren fought Naruto, blew away his Spiral Rampage, and disassembled his Spiral Absorption Sphere with the Chimera Technique.
• Mingren told Kushina they were leaving, then pursued Naruto with a finger as Naruto unleashed more Nine-Tails Chakra.

Mingren effortlessly defeated Naruto and took Kushina away, leaving Naruto unconscious and desperate to grow stronger. As Mingren anticipated the coming war and its powerful players, he vowed to prove humanity could reach the ultimate level of power without bloodlines.

• Mingren defeated Naruto with a finger strike, sending him crashing into the cliffs and knocking him unconscious.
• Sakura attacked Mingren with the Hundred Healings Technique, but he blocked her punch and gave her a Gelel Stone to ease the technique’s life-shortening side effects.
• Mingren used Dark Chakra to carry Kushina and Sage Katsuyu away, despite Naruto’s desperate plea to get his mother back.
• Kushina urged Naruto to master the Nine-Tails’ power, while Mingren expected the separation to drive Naruto to grow stronger.
• Mingren anticipated Obito seeking the Rinnegan and the Fourth Great Ninja War beginning, and vowed to defeat the coming threats without relying on bloodlines.

Obito Uchiha showed Kabuto Yakushi the hundred thousand White Zetsu beneath the Mountain Graveyard and agreed to let him take one in exchange for help capturing the Nine-Tails. After spies discovered the army, the Raikage began preparing for war while Naruto woke on Turtle Island, distressed that Kushina had been taken.

• Kabuto Yakushi asked Obito Uchiha for a White Zetsu so he could enhance its combat strength, and Obito agreed if Kabuto later captured the Nine-Tails.
• Obito showed Kabuto the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and the hundred thousand White Zetsu, explaining that creating them had nearly drained its Tailed Beast Chakra.
• Kabuto controlled Deidara and left with Obito on a Clay Bird to infiltrate the Land of Rain and target Konan, Itachi, and the Rinnegan.
• A reconnaissance squad from Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure discovered the White Zetsu army and withdrew to report their findings.
• On Turtle Island, Sakura examined the healing stone and checked Naruto after he fainted; Motoi received the Raikage's order to begin war preparations.
• Naruto woke, looked for Kushina, and struck the ground in frustration after realizing he had been unable to stop her from being taken away.

Naruto resolved to grow stronger and save Kushina from Amakawa Mingren, while Kakashi learned he had been appointed the Sixth Hokage and would join the war. Mingren reached Akatsuki’s old hideout as Obito confronted Konan and Itachi, then unleashed a mysterious technique that engulfed the battlefield in white light.

• Naruto took Killer B’s hand, vowed to train harder, and made saving his mother from Amakawa Mingren his new goal.
• Motoi told Kakashi, Yamato, and Sakura that Kakashi had become the Sixth Hokage and that Konoha would send its remaining forces to the Allied Shinobi Forces under terms that would later put Konoha under attack.
• Mingren, Kushina, and Sage Katsuyu arrived near Akatsuki’s old hideout as Obito, Kabuto, and Deidara approached it.
• Obito confronted Konan and Itachi, claimed he had urged Yahiko to found Akatsuki and given Nagato the Rinnegan, and attacked them with a glass sphere that produced a flash of white light.

Obito Uchiha trapped Konan, Amakawa Mingren, and others in the Limited Tsukuyomi World while Black Zetsu and White Zetsu recovered Nagato's body. There, Uzumaki Menma challenged Mingren and unleashed nine masked monsters.

• Obito Uchiha used the Limited Tsukuyomi to make his opponents disappear and learned that Black Zetsu and White Zetsu had recovered Nagato's corpse and Rinnegan.
• The Limited Tsukuyomi World revealed alternate lives for Kizashi Haruno, Sakura Haruno, Uzumaki Menma, and Sasuke Uchiha.
• Konan recognized the world as a parallel world and vowed to defeat Obito Uchiha and return to her own world.
• Uzumaki Menma confronted Amakawa Mingren, declaring that only he could possess Dark Power.
• Uzumaki Menma used Nine-Faced Sahasra to summon nine masked beasts, which charged at Mingren.

Mingren effortlessly defeated Uzumaki Menma’s nine fox manifestations and repelled his Nine-Tails fusion. After absorbing Menma’s Dark Chakra, Mingren analyzed it and created a new kind of Chakra, leaving his power transformed.

• Mingren destroyed Menma’s nine masked foxes, forcing Menma to summon them back into his body and fuse with the Nine-Tails.
• Menma charged Mingren with the Nine-Tails, but Mingren knocked him away with a casual palm strike.
• Menma launched a Super Tailed Beast Bomb: Spiral Ring, and Mingren absorbed it before it could explode.
• Mingren used the Chimera Technique to analyze the bomb’s Dark Power and gained insight into creating new forms of power.
• Mingren merged purple-black and black Chakra, producing a new power marked by a red streak.