Chapter Summaries

Hagoromo Otsutsuki visited Naruto and Satsuki, revealing that Satsuki carried Indra’s Chakra and explaining why he had come. He thanked Naruto for stopping the plot to revive Kaguya and prepared to entrust him with something important.

• Naruto recognized Hagoromo Otsutsuki at his door and invited the Sage of Six Paths into his home.
• Hagoromo remarked on the familiar Chakra in Satsuki and explained that she was Indra’s Chakra vessel in this generation.
• Satsuki reacted with confusion and wariness, while placing herself protectively in front of Naruto.
• Hagoromo reflected that Indra and Asura’s Chakra had finally reconciled in an unexpected way through Naruto and Satsuki.
• Hagoromo thanked Naruto for defeating Black Zetsu’s plan to revive Kaguya and said he had come to pass something on to him.

The Sage of Six Paths revealed that Satsuki carried Indra’s Chakra and Naruto carried Asura’s, but affirmed that their love and identities were their own. After thanking Naruto for stopping Kaguya’s revival, he asked Naruto to take over the Pure Land.

• The Sage of Six Paths manifested Indra’s Chakra behind Satsuki and confirmed that Naruto was this generation’s vessel for Asura’s Chakra.
• Satsuki recognized that the Chakra connection explained her lifelong pull toward Naruto, then insisted that she was Fugaku and Mikoto’s daughter and would not let the revelation define her marriage.
• The Sage reassured Satsuki that she was not Indra and reflected that she and Naruto had turned the old pattern of conflict between the Chakra vessels into mutual love.
• Hagoromo thanked Naruto for exposing the thousand-year lie and thwarting Kaguya’s revival, then warned that a greater threat would eventually come.
• Naruto promised to protect the world and everything he cherished, and Hagoromo asked him to take over maintaining the Pure Land.

Hagoromo asked Naruto to become the guardian of the Pure Land and improve it as a resting place for souls, and Naruto accepted. As Hagoromo transferred his authority and power, Satsuki’s eyes began evolving toward the Rinnegan.

• Hagoromo explained that the Pure Land offered departed souls only unconscious stagnation and asked Naruto to take responsibility for its rules and future.
• Naruto accepted Hagoromo’s request, seeing it as a chance to improve the order of life and death and pursue his own plans.
• Hagoromo offered his remaining power and the knowledge and authority of the Pure Land to Naruto and Satsuki.
• Naruto received information about the Pure Land but felt little increase in power, while Satsuki absorbed Hagoromo’s Chakra through her fingertip.
• Hagoromo realized Naruto and Satsuki’s bond had already united their powers and that his Chakra had triggered Satsuki’s evolution toward the Rinnegan.

Satsuki awakened a Six Tomoe Rinnegan in her left eye and a Nine Tomoe Rinnegan in her right, while Hagoromo departed after entrusting Naruto with the Pure Land. Naruto reassured Satsuki that their love was their own choice, and she led him upstairs to ask him to occasionally call her “big sister.”

• Naruto's cells and Hagoromo's Six Paths power transformed Satsuki's eyes into a Six Tomoe Rinnegan and a Nine Tomoe Rinnegan.
• Hagoromo told Naruto that he had completed his mission, entrusted him with the Pure Land's authority, and then vanished.
• Naruto and Satsuki discussed whether their Asura and Indra inheritances had shaped their relationship, and Naruto affirmed that they had chosen each other.
• Satsuki took Naruto to their bedroom instead of going to test her new powers, saying their newlywed period was not for training.
• Satsuki asked Naruto to occasionally call her “big sister” when they were alone.

Kankuro and Temari broke into Gaara’s room after his alarming attempts to visit Konoha and challenge Uchiha Satsuki. They found him surrounded by sand sculptures of Naruto, carefully adding whisker marks to a new one.

• After returning from Naruto’s wedding, Gaara shut himself in his room and left his meals untouched.
• Gaara repeatedly sent delegations to Konoha and drafted a challenge to Uchiha Satsuki, but Kankuro persuaded him to burn the letter.
• Kankuro and Temari broke down Gaara’s door after hearing his weak reassurance that he was fine.
• Kankuro and Temari found Gaara sitting in a room filled with sand sculptures of Naruto.
• Gaara drew whisker marks on a new Naruto sculpture and said that it looked more like him.

Jiraiya investigated Neji Hyuga’s unexplained departure from Konoha and found a cryptic note, while Gaara’s distress over Naruto’s silence left Kankuro considering a risky way to help him. Kankuro prepared an ancient Storage Scroll, but its contents and effect remained unknown.

• Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki reported that Neji Hyuga had left Konoha without registering after knocking them unconscious.
• Rock Lee brought Jiraiya a note from Neji’s home that read, “Must accomplish what must be accomplished.”
• Temari and Kankuro found Gaara shut in his room, surrounded by sand sculptures of Uzumaki Naruto and neglecting his Kazekage duties.
• Gaara admitted that Naruto’s week of silence made him fear Naruto had forgotten him since marrying Uchiha Satsuki.
• Kankuro decided to show Gaara an ancient Storage Scroll that he hoped might change his state, despite the potential danger.

Kankuro tried to draw Gaara out of his isolation by revealing an extraordinarily lifelike puppet modeled on the girl from Gaara’s dreams. Gaara recognized her as Naruko Uzumaki and was left stunned by the sight.

• Kankuro asked Temari to leave so he could speak privately with Gaara, and she reluctantly went outside.
• Kankuro asked what would make Gaara return to his duties and guessed that Gaara wanted Naruto to stay beside him forever.
• Gaara reacted to Kankuro’s guess but believed that wish could never come true.
• Kankuro summoned a lifelike puppet resembling a golden-haired, female version of Naruto, whom he called Naruko Uzumaki.
• Gaara stared at the puppet in disbelief and asked Kankuro how he knew what she looked like.

Kankuro showed Gaara how to operate the lifelike Naruko puppet, which responded to Gaara’s longing with affection and comfort. As Gaara clung to her and thanked Kankuro for the first time, he asked his brother to make another puppet just like Naruto.

• Kankuro activated Naruko and explained that Gaara could control her through his Chakra and will.
• Gaara touched Naruko’s Chakra point and made her speak to him, smile, and gently touch his cheek.
• Naruko embraced Gaara as he cried, and Kankuro watched with relief and concern.
• Gaara thanked Kankuro for the first time, moving him deeply.
• Gaara asked Kankuro to make another puppet just like Naruto.

Naruto and Satsuki entered the Pure Land and found a lifeless void where souls lay in eternal sleep. Using his new authority, Naruto transformed part of it into a warm grassland, then encountered Obito, Rin, and a recently awakened Hagoromo.

• Naruto and Satsuki explored the Pure Land and saw that its souls existed in silent, unconscious stagnation.
• Naruto used Manifestation of All Things to create a grassland beneath a blue sky, with clouds and a warm sun.
• Satsuki recognized Obito’s soul, and Naruto said that souls guilty of heinous crimes would receive different treatment from ordinary souls.
• Naruto noticed Rin’s soul near Obito’s, with the two remaining a subtle distance apart.
• Hagoromo appeared and complained that Naruto’s transformation had woken him from his rest, while Satsuki reminded him that he had asked Naruto to establish a new order.

Naruto left Hagoromo to explain the Pure Land’s new conditions to the souls nearing awakening while he and Satsuki explored. Hashirama Senju awakened in the transformed afterlife and found Tobirama still asleep beside him.

• Hagoromo explained that souls with stronger Chakra and greater adaptability would awaken sooner in the changed Pure Land.
• Naruto asked Hagoromo to prepare to explain the changes to the soon-to-awaken souls, including Indra and Asura’s previous reincarnations.
• Naruto took Satsuki’s hand and vanished with her to explore the Pure Land, leaving Hagoromo to handle the awakening souls.
• Hashirama Senju regained consciousness in a peaceful grassland and realized he had not been summoned through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Hashirama saw Tobirama Senju standing motionless nearby and shook him in an attempt to wake him.

Hashirama and Tobirama awoke as unstable souls in a strange grassland and tried to understand where they were. Madara also awoke there, sensed Izuna nearby, and attempted to rouse him by channeling his Yin Release Chakra into Izuna’s soul.

• Hashirama failed to wake Tobirama by shaking him and raised a hand to slap him, but Tobirama caught his wrist and woke.
• Tobirama found that neither brother was under Impure World Reincarnation control and that they had not truly been revived.
• Tobirama sensed a powerful, familiar Chakra approaching, while Madara celebrated his apparent resurrection and searched the grasslands for answers.
• Madara detected Izuna’s Chakra, rushed to him, and found him unconscious with a fading, unstable soul.
• Madara carefully injected the Izuna-derived Yin Release Chakra within himself into Izuna’s soul in an attempt to wake him.

Uchiha Izuna awoke beside his brother, Uchiha Madara, and learned that both had died and their clan had not won the war. The brothers began investigating the strange grassland where they had returned, and Madara sensed Hashirama Senju nearby.

• Uchiha Izuna awoke and recognized Uchiha Madara, who was overwhelmed by the reunion.
• Izuna asked whether the Uchiha Clan had won the war, and Madara’s silence made him realize they had failed.
• Izuna set aside his disappointment and urged Madara to investigate their second chance and their surroundings.
• Madara and Izuna sensed the grassland together, searching for unusual chakra and presences.
• Madara recognized Hashirama Senju’s chakra and exclaimed that Hashirama was there.

Tobirama Senju deduced that he, Hashirama Senju, Uchiha Madara, and Uchiha Izuna had awakened in a transformed world of the dead. Madara and Hashirama began fighting anyway, while Izuna challenged Tobirama and attacked him as he tried to leave.

• Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna arrived, and Izuna challenged Tobirama Senju to a rematch.
• Tobirama Senju concluded that the four of them were dead and that the grassland was a changed afterlife where other souls were beginning to awaken.
• Hashirama Senju accepted Tobirama's explanation, while Uchiha Madara erupted with Chakra and summoned his complete Susanoo.
• Hashirama Senju summoned a Wood Golem, and it clashed with Madara's Susanoo in a devastating battle.
• Tobirama Senju tried to leave, but Uchiha Izuna blocked his way and attacked him with the Great Fireball Technique.

The Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo, stopped the battle between Hashirama, Madara, Tobirama, and Izuna, then revealed that Madara’s belief in the Infinite Tsukuyomi came from a thousand-year deception. When Madara attacked him in fury, Hagoromo summoned a colossal Susanoo and began explaining that the truth started with his mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki.

• Hagoromo appeared between the fighters and used black spheres and lightning to stop Hashirama and Madara’s attacks and interrupt Tobirama and Izuna’s duel.
• Hagoromo identified himself as the Sage of Six Paths and confirmed to Hashirama that they were in the world after death.
• Madara asked whether Hagoromo’s arrival meant the time had come to enact the Infinite Tsukuyomi, which Madara believed was the only path to peace.
• Hagoromo said he had never taught that the Infinite Tsukuyomi could bring salvation and revealed that a hidden being had falsified his teachings to manipulate Indra’s reincarnations.
• Madara called Hagoromo an impostor and attacked, so Hagoromo summoned a Susanoo towering over a thousand meters tall and demanded that Madara listen.
• Hagoromo began tracing the deception and their presence in the Pure Land back to his mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki.

After learning that Black Zetsu had manipulated his life and ideals, Uchiha Madara collapsed into despair, but Uchiha Izuna reminded him that their bond and shared memories were real. Madara began to recover, while Hashirama silently hoped for similar affection from Tobirama and was rebuffed.

• The Sage of Six Paths finished explaining Black Zetsu’s deception and how Naruto and Satsuki had prevented Kaguya Otsutsuki’s resurrection.
• Uchiha Madara was overwhelmed by the revelation that his lifelong mission had been built on lies and sank into shame and despair.
• Uchiha Izuna grabbed Madara and urged him to trust the reality of their brotherhood and shared memories.
• Madara apologized to Izuna, who insisted that he would always trust and follow his older brother.
• Hashirama felt relieved to see Madara respond, then glanced hopefully at Tobirama, who curtly asked what he wanted.

Naruto created a private amusement park in the Pure Land to delight Satsuki, then imagined turning the secluded domain into their endless honeymoon retreat. While they watched a movie, their playful intimacy grew until Satsuki invited him to continue.

• Naruto used his authority over the Pure Land to create a secluded amusement park for himself and Satsuki.
• Naruto led Satsuki through a dinosaur park, where she petted and rode a living tyrannosaurus before they enjoyed rides and snacks.
• Naruto decided to use the private domain as an endless honeymoon space filled with destinations and experiences he could create.
• Naruto and Satsuki watched a movie alone, and Naruto gradually put his arm around her and caressed her waist.
• Satsuki stopped Naruto when his touch became too intimate, then straddled his lap and encouraged him to do what he wanted.

Madara and Izuna found Black Zetsu’s soul, and Madara waited for it to awaken so he could punish it for manipulating his life. Obito regained consciousness in the Pure Land but feared Rin’s judgment; when Rin awakened and mistook him for the boy who had died protecting her, he faced her gentle welcome.

• Madara and Izuna raced across the Pure Land to find Black Zetsu, whom Madara wanted to torment for deceiving him.
• Madara found Black Zetsu’s unconscious soul and sat waiting for it to awaken, with Izuna standing guard nearby.
• Obito realized he was dead and acknowledged that he deserved punishment for his crimes.
• Obito longed to see Rin again but withdrew into unconsciousness, afraid of her judgment.
• Rin awakened, recognized Obito, and gently wondered whether he had been waiting there for her.

Naruto established rules and guidance for the souls awakening in the Pure Land, then resumed exploring it with Satsuki. After she tried on a wedding dress and revealed white stockings beneath it, Satsuki suggested finding somewhere private to rest.

• Naruto connected to the Pure Land's rules and established systems for order, judgment, and informing newly awakened souls that they had died.
• Naruto decided to leave the Pure Land's oversight partly to the Sage of Six Paths while he continued his honeymoon with Satsuki.
• Satsuki admired a bridal shop's wedding dresses, and Naruto encouraged her to try one on.
• Satsuki appeared in a wedding dress and showed Naruto the white stockings beneath it, leaving him speechless.
• Satsuki pressed close to Naruto and suggested that they find somewhere to rest.

Hozuki Gengetsu and Mu resumed their old rivalry in the Pure Land, where they argued over who won their final battle. After learning that a personal mirror could replay their lives, Gengetsu tried to use it to prove his claim, but the first scene it showed was his childhood.

• Hozuki Gengetsu and Mu argued and grappled while their former Kirigakure and Iwagakure subordinates cheered for them.
• Mu claimed fighting was pointless now that they were dead, but Hozuki Gengetsu insisted their final battle had ended in mutual destruction.
• The souls received knowledge about the Pure Land and its personal mirrors, which could replay their life experiences.
• Hozuki Gengetsu summoned his mirror to show Mu the end of their battle, but it displayed him as a child practicing Water Release instead.
• Mu mocked the childhood scene, and Hozuki Gengetsu tried to figure out how to fast-forward the mirror.

Uchiha Madara watched the Mirror of Causality reveal Black Zetsu’s long history of manipulating the Uchiha and Senju clans and deceiving Madara himself. After Black Zetsu awakened in the Pure Land, Madara pinned its soul with a Susanoo sword and promised it eternal torment.

• Madara took Black Zetsu’s Mirror of Causality and saw how it manipulated Indra’s descendants, altered the Uchiha stone tablet, and stoked conflict across generations.
• Madara saw Black Zetsu disguise itself as his creation after Madara died, and he burned with fury at having trusted it.
• Izuna watched Black Zetsu’s role in the clans’ history and struggled to accept that the Senju and Uchiha descended from two brothers.
• Black Zetsu awakened, recognized Madara, and learned that the mirror had exposed its crimes.
• Madara impaled Black Zetsu’s soul with a Susanoo sword and vowed to keep it eternally awake in the Pure Land.