Chapter Summaries

Naruto gave Satsuki a bridal robe and a sapphire ring, then asked her to marry him after resolving the dangers that threatened their future. Satsuki accepted his proposal with overwhelming joy and possessiveness.

• Naruto nervously presented Satsuki with a gift and warned her that she could not return it.
• Satsuki accepted the gift and opened the box to find a white bridal robe.
• Naruto opened a second box containing a gold ring set with a blue sapphire.
• Naruto explained that he had resolved the threats to their future and asked Satsuki to marry him.

Naruto proposed to Satsuki, and she happily accepted, eager to marry as soon as possible. They began planning their wedding before kissing and heading to the bedroom together.

• Satsuki accepted Naruto’s proposal and threw herself into his arms, crying with happiness.
• Naruto and Satsuki discussed holding their wedding within half a month and began listing guests and preparations.
• Satsuki chose a traditional shrine ceremony at Konoha’s largest shrine, and they talked about the honeymoon, budget, best man, and bridesmaids.
• As the evening grew late, Naruto and Satsuki kissed passionately.
• Naruto lifted Satsuki in a princess carry and took her toward the bedroom.

Gaara dreamed that he was a child welcomed by his family and starting at the Ninja Academy, where he met Naruko Uzumaki and was instantly captivated by her. He woke in the Fifth Kazekage's office and realized it had all been a dream.

• Gaara dreamed that Yashamaru, Karura, Kankuro, and Temari warmly prepared him for his first day at the Ninja Academy.
• Karura served Gaara breakfast, and he said someone else made food that tasted even better.
• Yashamaru escorted Gaara to class and encouraged him to make friends and stand up to anyone who bullied him.
• Gaara met Naruko Uzumaki, became overwhelmed by her beauty, and reached to take her hand.
• Gaara woke in his office as the Fifth Kazekage and realized the family and academy memories had been a dream.

Gaara received a formal wedding invitation from Naruto and Satsuki, and the news stunned him. The chapter ended with Gaara and Kankuro reading the invitation and its personal message asking them to attend.

• Kankuro brought Gaara lunch and found him grieving over a lingering dream.
• A ninja cat delivered an urgent letter from Naruto to Gaara.
• Gaara eagerly opened the envelope, but his expression turned blank with shock.
• Kankuro read the invitation announcing Naruto and Satsuki's wedding and asking him, Temari, and Gaara to attend.

Kumogakure's Fourth Raikage learned that Konoha had announced Minato Namikaze's return to life and chose not to challenge the village or join a coalition against it. He ordered Kumogakure to watch Konoha carefully and ignore any overtures from Iwagakure, whose position he considered more vulnerable.

• A Kumogakure intelligence Ninja reported that Minato Namikaze was alive and that Konoha attributed his return to a reconciliation with the Grim Reaper.
• Fourth Raikage A dismissed Konoha's explanation as an obvious lie and asked whether Minato had resumed the Hokage position.
• The intelligence Ninja suggested probing Konoha or joining other nations to challenge it, but A warned that Konoha's strength made rash action dangerous.
• A refused to risk Kumogakure's survival while the [Ash] organization and Menma remained a concern, and ordered the village to wait and monitor events.
• A ordered Kumogakure to ignore any letters from Iwagakure about cooperation, reasoning that Iwagakure had more to fear because Deidara had defected and Rōshi had disappeared.

As Iwagakure’s provocations against the Land of Fire escalated, [Ash] sent Shisui Uchiha to deter the Tsuchikage. Shisui stood outside Iwagakure and unleashed Susanoo to compel the Tsuchikage to meet him.

• Iwagakure restricted strategic exports, disrupted joint missions, stirred accusations over trade, and increased patrols along disputed borders.
• People in Konoha reacted with confusion to the mounting frictions, while Naruto remained occupied with wedding preparations.
• Shisui Uchiha volunteered to conduct [Ash]’s deterrence mission alone after the organization reviewed Iwagakure’s actions.
• Shisui declined Deidara’s request to join him and approached Iwagakure intending to summon the Tsuchikage rather than sneak into the village.
• Shisui’s Mangekyo possessed an immense supply of Dojutsu after Naruto used [Manifestation of All Things] to fill his eyes with condensed Yin Release power.
• Shisui activated Susanoo outside Iwagakure to make the Tsuchikage come meet him.

Ōnoki weighed Iwagakure’s growing disadvantage against Konoha and hoped the Ash organization would not interfere with his probing. Shisui Uchiha arrived in Susanoo and destroyed a mountain outside Iwagakure, leaving Ōnoki and the village with a stark warning.

• Ōnoki reflected on Konoha’s restored strength, including Minato Namikaze’s revival, and feared Iwagakure could no longer stand as its equal.
• Ōnoki gambled that the Ash organization would tolerate Iwagakure’s diplomatic pressure because it had not recently intervened in disputes between great nations.
• Shisui Uchiha appeared outside Iwagakure in Complete Body Susanoo and prepared to demonstrate its power with Yasaka Beads.
• Ōnoki flew out to meet Shisui and blamed Iwagakure’s friction with Konoha on misunderstandings and poor coordination.
• Shisui hurled the Yasaka Beads at a nearby mountain, obliterating it and leaving a vast crater outside Iwagakure.

As Naruto prepared to marry Satsuki, he visited Iruka with his father, Minato, to ask Iruka to serve as his spiritual father and go-between at the wedding. Iruka accepted the request with emotion and promised to do his best.

• Iruka struggled to carve a handmade wedding gift for Naruto and worried he would not finish it in time.
• Naruto visited Iruka, who scolded him for leaving Satsuki alone during their wedding preparations.
• Minato revealed himself and explained that he had followed Naruto to Iruka's home.
• Naruto asked Iruka to attend the wedding as his other father and serve as the go-between.
• Minato thanked Iruka for giving Naruto a sense of family and asked him to accept the role.
• Iruka accepted Naruto's request and promised to do a good job.

Fugaku and Mikoto prepared for Satsuki and Naruto’s wedding while confronting the pain of Itachi’s absence. Mikoto planned to record the celebration in the hope that she might someday share it with Itachi.

• Fugaku and Mikoto worked through wedding arrangements, and Fugaku wrote down the guest list, including Naruto’s teachers and friends.
• Fugaku considered whether Satsuki would take Naruto’s surname and whether one of their future children could inherit the Uchiha surname.
• Mikoto asked whether Satsuki would allow Itachi to be invited, and Fugaku said she would not.
• Mikoto resolved to take photos and videos of the wedding so she could someday show Itachi that Satsuki had found happiness.
• Fugaku reached across the desk and gently took Mikoto’s hand.

Konoha prepared for Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Satsuki’s wedding as guests arrived with gifts and the hosts welcomed them. The celebration remained underway, with Gaara’s extraordinarily lavish present leaving Kushina astonished.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya greeted each other at the shrine, and Jiraiya registered a generous gift despite complaining about his lost royalties.
• Neji Hyuga told Tenten he had prepared matching custom-made kimono for the newlyweds, while privately recalling the Fox Mask he could not give away.
• Might Guy and Rock Lee announced they would bless the couple by tossing and catching specially made dumbbells, embarrassing Neji and Tenten.
• Kushina Uzumaki checked Gaara’s gift list and asked Minato Namikaze whether the enormous donation from Sunagakure had been recorded correctly.
• Minato confirmed the gifts were genuine and said Gaara’s bond with Naruto was extraordinary.

Guests gathered at the Uchiha shrine for Naruto's wedding, while Iruka prepared to serve as matchmaker. Minato reassured him as they headed to the room where the newlyweds were waiting.

• Fugaku Uchiha and Mikoto Uchiha surveyed the crowded shrine courtyard and banquet venue as the guests celebrated.
• Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi admired the wedding preparations, while Teuchi and Ayame greeted guests, Kiba restrained Akamaru, and Choji Akimichi eyed the cake.
• Shikamaru Nara spoke with Temari, while Kankuro noticed Gaara's nervous trembling.
• Minato Namikaze told Iruka that they were family and reassured Kakashi with a nod; Kakashi greeted his returned sensei.
• Minato encouraged Iruka, who had forgotten parts of his matchmaker speech, as they walked with Kushina Uzumaki, Fugaku Uchiha, and Mikoto Uchiha toward the newlyweds' room.

Uchiha Satsuki prepared for her wedding to Uzumaki Naruto, and their families and Iruka gathered to witness the moment. Naruto and Satsuki left hand in hand for the shrine’s main hall, ready to begin their life together.

• Uchiha Satsuki appeared in her white bridal robe, and Uzumaki Naruto told her she was more beautiful than anyone in the universe.
• Kushina Uzumaki and Mikoto Uchiha entered and shared their joy as the promise they made years earlier came true.
• Minato Namikaze, Fugaku Uchiha, and Umino Iruka watched Naruto and Satsuki, each moved by the wedding and their journey.
• Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Satsuki joined hands and walked toward the shrine’s main hall for the ceremony.

Uchiha Satsuki and Naruto celebrated their wedding and returned to their new home, where they shared a tender conversation in their bridal chamber. Naruto worried he had wronged Satsuki by being intimate with her before their wedding, but she reassured him that choosing to be with him had mattered more than the timing or ceremony.

• Satsuki and Naruto completed their wedding ceremonies and banquet amid blessings from their families and friends.
• Naruto and Satsuki returned to the villa Kushina had bought for them and went to their bridal chamber.
• Naruto asked Satsuki whether he had treated her unfairly by being intimate with her before their wedding.
• Satsuki told Naruto that being with him mattered more than when it happened and reminded him that she had chosen to take the initiative.
• Naruto embraced Satsuki and promised to take responsibility for her every day from then on.

After Naruto’s wedding, Gaara drank himself unconscious, grieving that his most important friend now had a closer bond with someone else. Kankuro realized Gaara’s attachment to Naruto ran deeper than ordinary friendship, and Gaara’s drunken final wish left him stunned.

• Kankuro found Gaara drinking heavily alone and urged him to stop, but Gaara insisted he was fine.
• Kankuro asked whether Gaara had feelings for Uchiha Satsuki, and Gaara’s bewildered reaction ruled it out.
• Gaara called Naruto his most important friend and recalled how Naruto’s words had taught him to value warmth and bonds.
• Gaara confessed that Naruto was the bond he had worked so hard to gain, then passed out while mumbling that he could not become Naruto’s pillar.
• Kankuro prepared to carry Gaara back to their lodgings, but Gaara murmured, "If only... he were a girl..."

The day after his wedding to Satsuki, Naruto visited the Yamanaka Flower Shop to choose a bouquet for her. There, he met Sai, who formally introduced himself and waited for Naruto to respond.

• Naruto congratulated Ino on the flower shop and asked her to help him choose flowers for Satsuki.
• Ino explained the meanings of several flowers, and Naruto chose Juliet Roses, Lily of the Valley, Ocean Song roses, white tulips, hydrangeas, and eucalyptus for the bouquet.
• Ino arranged the bouquet and wished Naruto and Satsuki a happy married life.
• Sai entered the shop to buy white chrysanthemums and lilies for his brother.
• Sai introduced himself to Naruto as an Anbu member and praised Naruto's reputation, then watched for his response.

The Fourth Raikage learned that [Ash] had erased a mountain near Iwagakure, and he reluctantly saw the organization’s power as a deterrent against war. At [Ash]’s base, Menma remained absent while Deidara brought Shinnō and his disciple in as captives, leaving them awaiting judgment with the other prisoners.

• The Fourth Raikage studied photographs of the destroyed mountain and considered how [Ash]’s intervention could restrain Konoha and the other great nations.
• The Fourth Raikage ordered close monitoring of [Ash] and increased intelligence gathering on Konoha, Iwagakure, and the great nations’ strongest fighters.
• Menma remained away from the [Ash] base after giving brief instructions, leaving the captured Akatsuki members confined and largely unattended.
• Deidara returned to the base with the injured healer Shinnō and his disciple, whom he had attacked and captured on Menma’s earlier instructions.
• Deidara told the base staff to lock up Shinnō and his disciple until Menma returned, then went back to his laboratory.

Naruto created the Mirror of Karma Reflection and Judgment to evaluate the captured Akatsuki members and help decide their fate. After testing it on Kakashi and himself, he trusted its reports and prepared to send it to Shisui and the others.

• Naruto weighed how to deal with the captured Akatsuki members and created the Mirror of Karma Reflection and Judgment using Yin-Yang Release.
• Naruto tested the mirror on Hatake Kakashi’s photograph, and it judged him substantively innocent after accounting for his suffering and redemption.
• Naruto tested the mirror on his own photograph, and it described him as a guiltless savior with a spotless record.
• Naruto decided the mirror could provide useful, fair reports on the prisoners and prepared to send it to Shisui and the others with the Flying Thunder God.

Shisui and Deidara tested Menma’s Mirror of Karma Reflection and Judgment on the imprisoned Hidan, whose record revealed more than a thousand victims and an almost maximal Sin Index. Hidan rejected the mirror’s verdict and defended his killings as sacrifices, leaving Shisui shaken by the truth.

• Shisui and Deidara brought Menma’s mirror to the prison while Kakuzu stayed away to count his payment for the Explosive Tags.
• Deidara asked Shisui if he could study Hidan’s immortality, but Shisui restrained him and set the mirror in front of the chained prisoner.
• The mirror judged Hidan responsible for more than a thousand deaths, described how his rituals magnified victims’ suffering, and gave him a Sin Index of 9.87.
• Hidan angrily dismissed the mirror’s verdict and insisted that his victims had been honored sacrifices to the Evil God.
• Shisui turned pale and said that the mirror’s account was true.

Shisui used the Mirror of Karma Reflection and Judgment to assess the prisoners and decided that Juzo Biwa was the only one who could be allowed to return, while Raiga Kurosuki and Shinnō remained guilty. He then visited the sleeping Uchiha Yū and worried that her increasing daytime sleepiness and exhaustion signaled a problem with her health.

• Shisui had the mirror assess Juzo Biwa, whose low Sin Index reflected his history of killing only under orders.
• Shisui concluded that Juzo Biwa could be released, but Raiga Kurosuki's pleasure in slaughtering innocents disqualified him.
• The mirror exposed Shinnō's human experiments, terrorist attacks, and manipulation of an orphan girl, giving him a Sin Index of 8.5.
• Shisui visited Uchiha Yū in her comfortable room and noticed she had been falling asleep during the day more often and waking exhausted.

Naruto and Satsuki shared an intimate afternoon and discussed their future before an unexpected visitor interrupted them. Naruto opened the door to find a floating Chakra incarnation whose identity left him stunned, while Kurama recognized the visitor as the Old man.

• Naruto and Satsuki relaxed together at home and discussed Naruto's future village responsibilities and the children they might have.
• Satsuki admitted she would prefer a son so a daughter would not take too much of Naruto's attention.
• Naruto and Satsuki prepared to resume their intimate activities, but the doorbell interrupted them.
• Naruto opened the door and found a figure floating outside who spoke to him telepathically about observing the world's major events.
• Kurama recognized the visitor and exclaimed, "Old man?!!"