Chapter Summaries

Naruto strengthened his bond with Satsuki by sharing his origin Chakra, which let her access his power and memories. Satsuki heard a system announce their bond and reward Naruto, and he explained that the bond was part of the cosmic treasure he had created.

• Naruto reflected that he welcomed Satsuki’s intense love and decided to share his origin Chakra with her.
• Satsuki trusted Naruto without hesitation as he transferred Chakra into her, connecting their feelings and memories.
• Satsuki heard a system announce that her bond with Uzumaki Naruto had fundamentally changed and awarded 4,000 points.
• Naruto explained that the system came from a treasure created by the starry sky, which could connect to other universes and recreate their powers.
• Naruto told Satsuki that the voice had confirmed the bond between them.

After Naruto promised to grant any request, Satsuki set aside his explanation about other universes and pulled him upstairs, leaving their dinner to grow cold. The chapter ended with Satsuki dressed in cat accessories and the bedroom door closed as the night continued.

• Satsuki asked Naruto whether he would grant her a selfish request, and Naruto promised he would.
• Satsuki kissed Naruto passionately and told him she could not endure waiting any longer.
• Naruto agreed to follow Satsuki upstairs, and she told him she had a reward for him.
• Satsuki put on cat-ear accessories and asked Naruto whether he liked her look.
• Satsuki and Naruto went into the bedroom while their oyster ramen cooled downstairs.

In the Pure Land, Tobirama Senju learned that Danzo had personally exterminated the Uchiha Clan, including Kagami Uchiha’s descendants, and rejected the massacre as a betrayal of his teachings. Tobirama blamed himself for choosing Danzo as his disciple and prepared to attack him.

• Tobirama Senju asked Danzo what had happened to the Uchiha Clan, and Danzo proudly said there was no longer an Uchiha Clan in Konoha.
• Tobirama demanded to know whether the massacre had been officially ordered, and Danzo admitted it was his personal decision because Hiruzen had hesitated.
• Tobirama asked whether Danzo had killed Kagami Uchiha’s descendants, and Danzo said he had not trusted them and would have pursued Satsuki if he had survived.
• Danzo defended the extermination by claiming the Uchiha had planned a coup and that eliminating them was necessary to end the Curse of Hatred.
• Tobirama condemned the massacre as a foolish betrayal of his teachings, blamed himself for choosing Danzo, and raised his hand to attack his former disciple.

Tobirama brought Danzo to Reincarnation Hall and saw how souls were sorted for reincarnation, atonement, or punishment. He watched innocent children prepare to return to a world where they could live better lives.

• Tobirama defeated Danzo, reflected on how his former disciple had twisted his teachings, and dragged him toward Reincarnation Hall.
• Tobirama saw Velociraptors force souls with Sin Indexes above 2.0 into the Animal Path or Asura Path according to their crimes.
• Tobirama learned that lesser offenders had to serve their victims for forgiveness or face labor and confinement in the Naraka Path.
• Tobirama watched Velociraptors comfort children waiting to reincarnate and heard them speak hopefully about their new lives.
• Tobirama quietly felt relieved as the children prepared to return to a changed world.

Tobirama found Hashirama living in a villa with their deceased younger brothers, Itama and Kawakama, and learned that Hashirama had amassed a fortune in the Pure Land. Hashirama wondered whether he could gamble with Tsunade when he saw her again.

• Tobirama left Danzo with the Velociraptors and went to find Hashirama.
• Tobirama discovered Hashirama's villa and reunited with Itama and Kawakama, who asked him to tell them about his life after they died.
• Hashirama showed Tobirama his Pure Land balance of 568,130,139 ryo, earned largely for founding Konoha and ending the war.
• Hashirama wondered whether gambling counted as evil and worried the Pure Land might deduct his money if he played with Tsunade.

Hashirama and Tobirama decided to let Itama and Kawarama reincarnate so they could grow up in the peaceful world, and came to find Naruto to ask whether their new lives could be made special. Meanwhile, Kakashi reconciled with Sakumo, who urged him to spend time with his friends; Sakumo then sent him to meet the friends waiting for him.

• Hashirama watched children enter the Human Path and reflected on the lives lost to war and hardship.
• Hashirama and Tobirama resolved to let Itama and Kawarama reincarnate, then went to the Reincarnation Hall to seek Naruto and ask about giving them fortunate new lives.
• Kakashi told Sakumo about his life after his father's death and said he no longer resented Sakumo for choosing his comrades over a mission.
• Sakumo asked Kakashi whether he had married and wondered if he feared losing someone important again.
• Sakumo apologized for prying, encouraged Kakashi to spend time with his friends, and sent him to speak with those who had passed on.

Kakashi reunited with Rin and an adult Obito in the Pure Land, unable to understand why Obito had aged. When Kakashi began blaming himself for their losses, Obito revealed that he had killed Kushina and caused Minato’s death.

• Kakashi saw Rin and an adult Obito and struggled to understand how Obito had aged while Rin remained thirteen.
• Rin urged Obito to tell Kakashi the truth, and Obito approached him.
• Kakashi tried to apologize for Rin’s death, but Obito stopped him and attempted to lighten the mood.
• Kakashi began lamenting the losses of Obito, Rin, Minato, and Kushina and wondered whether things could have turned out differently.
• Obito told Kakashi that he had killed Kushina, caused Minato’s death, and been behind the Nine-Tails Rebellion.

Kakashi learned that Obito had survived Kannabi Bridge and was the masked man behind the Nine-Tails Rebellion, leaving him torn between his grief over Obito’s crimes and his memories of their friendship. Despite Obito insisting he no longer had the right to be Kakashi’s comrade, Kakashi affirmed that the boy who gave him his eye would always remain in his heart.

• Kakashi pieced together Obito’s survival, his witnessing Rin’s death, and his transformation into the masked man who caused the Nine-Tails Rebellion.
• Kakashi struggled to reconcile the Obito who had entrusted him with his eye with the man responsible for their teacher’s and Kushina’s deaths and countless others.
• Obito confirmed that Minato and Kushina had not recognized him before they died and told Kakashi he had no reason to take back the eye he had given him.
• Obito called himself a sinner who had betrayed everyone and said he no longer had the right to be Kakashi’s comrade.
• Kakashi refused to deny their bond, saying the Obito who gave him his eye would forever remain part of his heart.

Obito asked Kakashi to help Rin return to the living world as herself while he atoned for his sins, hoping they could reunite after he returned to the Pure Land as a human. Later, Kakashi cared for Rin in Konoha, while Neji left the village to search for his father, Hizashi Hyuga.

• Obito told Kakashi that he accepted his coming punishment in the Animal Path but feared losing Rin again.
• Obito asked Kakashi to have Rin return to the living world without forgetting her memories or reincarnating as someone else.
• Obito explained that Pure Land rules would preserve his memories, allowing him to reunite with Rin as Obito after he atoned, and asked Kakashi to wait for him.
• Kakashi brought Rin back to the living world, where she began working as a medical ninja at Konoha Hospital and lived under his care.
• Neji Hyuga left Konoha to search for his father, Hizashi Hyuga, who had been abducted by the [Ash] organization when Neji was a child.

Jiraiya investigated a sudden, worldwide doubling of pregnancies but found no explanation and returned to his work. Neji traveled toward the border to join [Ash] and reunite with Lord Menma, where a shopkeeper warned him about a strange person.

• Jiraiya read reports showing that pregnancies had nearly doubled in Konoha and the other four great ninja villages, and he wondered briefly if the dead were being reincarnated.
• Jiraiya dismissed the mystery as beneficial and returned to work, then worried about finding a birthday gift for Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Neji ate dumplings in a border village and recalled that he had traveled there to join [Ash], not to look for his father as he had told his teammates.
• Neji cherished the Fox Mask linked to Lord Menma, then prepared to leave the eatery.
• The elderly shopkeeper warned Neji to be careful near the border and not to believe the strange person's nonsense.

Naruto returned Obito’s Mangekyō Sharingan to Kakashi and left him with Six Paths-level Yang Power, while giving ordinary eyes to the pregnant Uchiha Yū. Meanwhile, Neji encountered a red-haired bandit pretending to be Naruto, and the insulted impostor chased after him.

• Naruto gave Obito’s Mangekyō Sharingan to Kakashi and infused him with Yang Power, allowing him to wield both Kamui eyes without being drained.
• Naruto learned that Uchiha Yū was pregnant with Shisui’s child and left her a pair of ordinary eyes so she could see again.
• Naruto considered giving Madara’s Rinnegan to Shisui, then decided he should tell Mikoto Uchiha and Fugaku Uchiha about their grandchild.
• Neji saw a red-haired bandit block the road with trees and demand money while falsely claiming to be a Konoha ninja named Uzumaki Naruto.
• Neji recognized the man as an impostor, called him a bandit, and walked past him.
• The red-haired impostor took offense and chased after Neji with his club.

Neji confronted a red-haired highway robber impersonating Naruto and claiming to be on a mission against the [Ash] organization. The impostor’s mention of Menma provoked Neji’s overwhelming rage as he prepared to fight.

• The red-haired brute claimed to be Naruto, but Neji challenged his identity and recognized him as a fraud.
• After noticing Neji’s Byakugan, the brute considered killing him to hide his impersonation and robbery.
• Neji calmly explained that Naruto had recently married Uchiha Satsuki and intended to subdue the impostor for local authorities.
• The brute invented a mission to investigate the [Ash] organization and eliminate Menma.
• Neji activated his Byakugan, revealed intense killing intent, and demanded to know what the brute had said.

Rumors spread in Sunagakure that Gaara had fallen in love after returning from his days off. When Naruto and Satsuki visited, Gaara revealed that he wanted Naruto’s cooking specifically.

• Sunagakure residents noticed Gaara acting gentler and speculated that he was in love with someone he had met during his vacation.
• Naruto visited Gaara with Satsuki, and the three Sunagakure siblings shared a dinner Satsuki had prepared.
• Temari praised Satsuki’s cooking, while Kankuro nervously hid his secret about making a female puppet modeled after Satsuki.
• Gaara carefully explained how Satsuki’s ramen differed from Naruto’s and declared that Naruto’s cooking was the best.

Gaara sulked when Satsuki made Naruto’s ramen, revealing how much he wanted a meal made by Naruto himself. Satsuki began suspecting Gaara had romantic feelings for Naruto, and she kept Kankuro behind to question him.

• Gaara criticized Satsuki’s ramen despite admitting it was delicious, then asked Naruto to make ramen for him next time.
• Satsuki noticed Gaara’s unusually tender attention toward Naruto and recalled that Gaara had given lavish wedding gifts without offering congratulations.
• After dinner, Gaara took Naruto to watch the stars, and Temari remarked on how close they were.
• Satsuki questioned Kankuro about Gaara and Naruto’s friendship, then ordered him to stay because she had more questions.

Naruto learned how deeply Gaara depended on him when Gaara said he would use a chance to resurrect Naruto before his own family. Gaara then asked Naruto to infuse his chakra into a Sand Crystal so he could feel Naruto close when they were apart.

• Naruto and Gaara discussed whether dependence on another person could become abnormal.
• Naruto asked Gaara whom he would resurrect if he could bring back the dead, and Gaara chose Naruto.
• After Naruto asked him to imagine having several chances, Gaara said he would bring back his mother, Karura, and his uncle, Yashamaru.
• Gaara showed Naruto a Sand Crystal and asked him to store chakra in it so he could feel Naruto's presence when they were apart.

Satsuki questioned Kankuro about Gaara and Naruto, while Naruto gave Gaara a Sand Crystal filled with his Chakra. After Gaara activated a puppet resembling Naruko with the crystal, Naruto prepared a surprise delivery of ramen for him, and Satsuki insisted on going along.

• Satsuki interrogated Kankuro about Gaara and Naruto, but Kankuro insisted they were only friends and concealed something from her.
• Naruto infused a Sand Crystal with his Chakra, creating a miniature starry sky that delighted Gaara.
• After Naruto and Satsuki left, Gaara used the crystal to activate the puppet of Naruko that Kankuro and Granny Chiyo had made.
• Back in Konoha, Naruto cooked ramen for Gaara because he had barely eaten, and decided to surprise him with it.
• Satsuki trusted Naruto but suspected Gaara had improper intentions, so she told Naruto she would go with him.

Naruto and Satsuki arrived at Gaara’s home with homemade ramen, but heard Gaara kissing someone behind his bedroom door. They went to look for Kankuro and discovered a hidden door in his room.

• Naruto and Satsuki used the Flying Thunder God Technique to arrive at Gaara’s home with ramen.
• Naruto and Satsuki heard kissing sounds from Gaara’s room and realized someone was with him.
• Naruto decided to leave without interrupting, while Satsuki went to check Kankuro’s room.
• Naruto and Satsuki found Kankuro’s room empty, and Satsuki noticed a suspicious landscape painting.
• Satsuki activated a mechanism behind the painting, revealing a hidden door in the wall.

Naruko delivered ramen to Gaara while Satsuki kept her transformed into a girl and described how worried she had been about him. As Gaara struggled to ask Naruko for a hug, Satsuki kissed her in front of everyone, and something broke in Gaara.

• Satsuki stopped Naruko from changing back and urged her to deliver the ramen to Gaara.
• Naruko offered Gaara the lunch box while avoiding his intense gaze.
• Satsuki told Gaara that Naruko had made the ramen especially for him and rushed over because she was worried.
• Gaara treasured the lunch box and tried to ask Naruko for a hug.
• Satsuki pulled Naruko back and kissed her as Temari and Kankuro watched in alarm.
• A faint cracking sound came from Gaara.

Gaara watched Satsuki kiss Naruto and leave, then collapsed in grief over the love he could never have. Naruko comforted him with a warm embrace, leaving him wondering how she had returned from the hidden compartment beneath his bed.

• Satsuki kissed Naruto in front of Gaara, taunted him, and left with Naruto using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Gaara stood holding Naruto’s warm lunchbox as Temari and Kankuro left him alone with the puppet made in Naruto’s image.
• Gaara broke down in tears, and Naruko embraced him and promised to stay by his side forever.
• Gaara remembered hiding Naruko in a compartment beneath the bed before going downstairs and wondered how she had returned to the bed.

Kakashi, Minato Namikaze, Nohara Rin, and Yamato rested at a campfire when a butterfly approached Rin, leading Kakashi and Rin to suspect it was Obito. The butterfly settled on Rin’s shoulder, and the chapter ended with the possibility that Obito had returned in this form.

• Kakashi avoided reading his Icha Icha Paradise while Yamato teased him about acting unusually self-conscious.
• Nohara Rin reassured Kakashi, and Minato Namikaze praised how much his former student had matured.
• A butterfly landed on Rin, and Yamato tried to chase it away before Kakashi stopped him.
• Kakashi asked Rin whether the butterfly might be Obito, and Rin said it behaved as she imagined Obito would.
• The butterfly circled Rin and settled on her shoulder as Kakashi watched in quiet hope.