Chapter Summaries

Rin’s butterfly behaved like a child attached to her, while Kakashi sensed a strange connection between it and his eye. After Rin returned, the butterfly became hostile toward Kakashi, and Kakashi asked Minato why Zacian had been eating away from home.

• Rin asked the butterfly to wait while she went into the woods, and it showed disappointment when she refused to let it follow.
• Kakashi asked Yamato to use Wood Release to build Rin a temporary toilet, and Yamato went into the woods to do so.
• Kakashi sensed that the butterfly’s Life Energy resonated with something in his eye, but the butterfly avoided his hand and kept watching for Rin.
• After Rin returned, the butterfly flew around Kakashi with guarded hostility, and Kakashi clenched his fist.
• Kakashi asked Minato why Zacian had been coming to see him around mealtimes, and Minato explained that training and Kushina’s new dishes had driven him away from home.

White Zetsu Tobi brought Rin and Yamato to Madara’s abandoned hideout and theatrically introduced himself by reenacting his creation. Rin recognized him as the being who had been beside Obito.

• White Zetsu Tobi carried the unconscious Rin and Yamato to one of Madara’s hidden caves and greeted the dead Madara.
• Tobi woke Rin and Yamato and told them their Chakra had been drained by someone else.
• Tobi joked with Rin, then split into several copies and staged a dramatic reenactment of Madara creating him.
• Rin recognized Tobi as the being she had seen beside Obito.

Tobi explained that it had rescued Rin and Yamato because it believed Obito would be sad if Rin died again. When White Zetsus found them and demanded Rin, Tobi merged with Yamato to restore his Chakra and help him fight.

• Tobi told Rin and Yamato that the White Zetsus had sensed a newly awakened pair of Rinnegan and planned to attack Konoha to free their new master.
• Tobi revealed that it had rescued Rin and Yamato because it thought Obito would be sad if Rin died again.
• Several White Zetsus found the cave and demanded that Tobi hand over Rin and Yamato.
• Tobi offered to let the White Zetsus take Yamato but pleaded with them to spare Rin; they refused and advanced.
• After Yamato said he had too little Chakra to fight, Tobi spread over his body and flooded him with Chakra.

Konoha faced an invasion by tens of thousands of White Zetsu, who demanded the release of their new master. Jiraiya’s exhaustion left him unable to summon properly, and Naruto arrived as Hiruzen prepared to defend the village.

• Konoha’s alarm sounded as its ninja evacuated residents and gathered on the village walls to face the White Zetsu army.
• Jiraiya and Hiruzen saw that the White Zetsu numbered in the tens of thousands and prepared to hold them off until Naruto arrived.
• The White Zetsu demanded that Konoha release their new master and threatened to raze the village.
• Jiraiya accidentally summoned a tadpole, then produced a sleeping clone, revealing that overwork had left him too exhausted to fight properly.
• Jiraiya told Hiruzen he no longer wanted to be Hokage, and Naruto arrived atop the wall using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Uchiha Satsuki summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path in response to the White Zetsu army surrounding Konoha. The White Zetsu fell silent before her, while Kurama feared the statue could absorb him.

• Naruto told Jiraiya and Hiruzen not to attack the White Zetsu and brought Satsuki to the village wall.
• Naruto urged Satsuki to use the summoning ability of her Rinnegan, and she sensed the White Zetsu instinctively responding to her.
• Satsuki summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which rose from the ground before Konoha.
• Satsuki looked to Naruto for guidance on what to do with the statue, while Kurama panicked inside Naruto.
• Naruto promised Kurama that he would not let Satsuki use the statue to absorb him, and Kurama gradually calmed down.

Satsuki used her Rinnegan to order the White Zetsu to retreat, ending their assault on Konoha. After Naruto saw the destruction and casualties left behind, Satsuki began using the Rebirth Technique to address the tragedy.

• Satsuki commanded the White Zetsu through the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and the army burrowed underground and disappeared.
• The Demonic Statue vanished, and Konoha's ninja celebrated the apparent end of the attack.
• Naruto and Jiraiya saw ruined villages and realized that civilians and Konoha ninja had died during the assault.
• Naruto decided to go to the Pure Land and bring back every soul killed by the White Zetsu.
• Satsuki understood that her newly awakened power had drawn the White Zetsu, promised to help Naruto, and began the Rebirth Technique.

Satsuki used her Rinne Sharingan and Tokoyo to revive everyone killed in the White Zetsu attack without depleting her chakra. As the dead returned, Jiraiya realized Tsunade might be able to see Nawaki and Dan Katō again, while remaining oblivious to her growing feelings for him.

• Satsuki used Tokoyo to repeatedly restore her chakra while performing the Rebirth Technique beneath Konoha's wall.
• Green light spread across Konoha and the surrounding ruins, reviving everyone killed in the White Zetsu attack.
• Naruto explained to Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi that Satsuki's Rinnegan had let her revive the dead.
• Jiraiya thought Tsunade could reunite with Nawaki and Dan Katō, then recalled signs that her feelings toward him had changed.
• Jiraiya attributed Tsunade's reactions to his becoming Hokage and failed to realize he had stopped his old habits for her sake.

Jiraiya handled the political fallout after Konoha’s rescue while Satsuki ignored the paperwork and struggled with the attention and gifts from grateful villagers. After revealing that she would punish anyone who upset Naruto, Satsuki suggested that they leave Konoha and travel together.

• Jiraiya stayed up working through the aftermath of the crisis and forced Hiruzen Sarutobi to work alongside him.
• Minato Namikaze returned to Konoha with Hatake Kakashi, Nohara Rin, and Yamato, accompanied by a butterfly and Tobi.
• Konoha villagers showered Satsuki with gifts and thanks, but she found their constant attention outside her home intrusive.
• Satsuki opened a gift of sweets she disliked and decided to send the gifts to the orphanage.
• Satsuki told Naruto she would teach anyone who upset him a lesson, and Naruto recognized that her possessive streak remained.
• Satsuki suggested that she and Naruto travel because Konoha had become too noisy.

Satsuki used her Jade Rinnegan’s [Instant Arrival] to take herself and Naruto to a parallel universe for their honeymoon. They arrived in a familiar-looking forest and heard a young boy crying out to Sasuke.

• Naruto agreed to Satsuki’s proposal to travel together and packed with her for their trip.
• Satsuki revealed that her Jade Rinnegan could use [Instant Arrival] to travel to parallel universes.
• Satsuki activated the ability, and she and Naruto traveled through deep space before arriving in another world.
• Naruto and Satsuki found themselves in a dark, dense forest that seemed familiar.
• A young boy nearby shouted in grief and anger, asking Sasuke why he had become like that.

Naruto and Satsuki arrived at a parallel world’s Valley of the End, where a younger Naruto was trying to stop Sasuke from leaving. Naruto intervened, and Kurama awakened inside the younger Naruto after sensing that the stranger carried identical Chakra.

• Naruto and Satsuki found the younger Naruto and Sasuke facing off at the Valley of the End as Sasuke prepared to leave Konoha.
• Naruto appeared between the boys and tossed the younger Naruto aside, while Satsuki caught him and set him safely on the ground.
• Naruto greeted Sasuke, who did not recognize him and accused him of impersonating Naruto.
• Sasuke punched Naruto to protect the younger Naruto, but Naruto caught his fist and held him in place.
• The younger Naruto rushed to defend Sasuke, and Kurama awakened inside him after recognizing Naruto’s Chakra as identical to another Yang Kurama’s.

Big Naruto stopped Little Sasuke from leaving for Orochimaru and demonstrated overwhelming power with the Great Spiraling Ring. Little Sasuke became determined to seek strength from Big Naruto instead, while Little Naruto remained stunned by the stranger who looked like him.

• Little Sasuke tried to break free and attack Big Naruto, insisting he needed strength to get revenge.
• Big Naruto released a crushing killing intent that terrified Little Sasuke, then asked whether his power would be enough for Sasuke's revenge.
• Big Naruto formed a black Great Spiraling Ring and sent it toward an uninhabited forest as Little Naruto demanded to know who he was.
• The Great Spiraling Ring erased the forest and mountains, leaving a gigantic crater.
• Little Naruto stood in shock, while Little Sasuke stared at Big Naruto and resolved to seek his power rather than go to Orochimaru.

Big Naruto revealed that he came from a parallel world and told Little Sasuke that Itachi was terminally ill. Little Sasuke demanded the power to kill Itachi himself, and Big Naruto began preparing to tell the full truth behind the Uchiha massacre.

• Little Sasuke realized Big Naruto might be Naruto from the future, but Big Naruto explained that he came from a parallel world and was not their world's future self.
• Little Sasuke asked how to gain enough power to kill Itachi, and Big Naruto said Itachi was terminally ill and would die within a few years.
• Little Sasuke refused to let Itachi die before he could kill him himself and begged Big Naruto to give him power.
• Little Naruto felt relieved that Sasuke might stay instead of going to Orochimaru, and held back his questions about his own future.
• Big Naruto recalled that his world's Satsuki had also wanted to kill Itachi and decided to tell the boys the full truth about the Uchiha massacre and Itachi's choices.

Big Naruto told Little Sasuke the truth about Itachi’s role in the Uchiha massacre and how he had planned and manipulated Sasuke’s life. Little Sasuke broke down under the revelations and was left unable to decide whether to hate, forgive, or take revenge on his brother.

• Big Naruto said Itachi’s reasons for protecting Little Sasuke did not absolve him of the bloodshed.
• Big Naruto offered to take Little Sasuke to Itachi, Old man Third, or Shimura Danzō to verify the truth.
• Little Sasuke asked why Itachi had killed their mother and whether the slaughter could be called protection.
• Big Naruto explained that Itachi had planned Sasuke’s life and intended to use Kotoamatsukami to alter his will.
• Little Sasuke struggled with whether to hate or forgive Itachi, avenge the Uchiha, or let the past go, then asked what he should do.

Little Naruto comforted Little Sasuke, promising to stay by his side as Sasuke struggled with his grief and confusion. Little Sasuke then asked if he could talk to the adult Naruto from another world.

• Little Naruto approached the distraught Little Sasuke and admitted he did not know how to ease his pain.
• Little Naruto told Sasuke they were companions and promised he would stay with him.
• Little Sasuke remembered his bond with Naruto, while his question about why he alone had survived remained buried.
• Little Sasuke looked toward the adult Naruto and asked if he could talk to his future self.

Big Naruto brought Satsuki out of hiding so Little Sasuke could meet his counterpart from another world. Satsuki revealed that she was an Uchiha who had always grown up as a girl, leaving Little Sasuke overwhelmed and Little Naruto captivated.

• Big Naruto explained that people from different worlds could share similar experiences without becoming the same person, but Little Sasuke asked to meet his future self for guidance.
• Big Naruto revealed that Satsuki had accompanied him and signaled for her to emerge from the woods.
• Satsuki appeared with a burst of wind, and Little Sasuke recognized her resemblance to his mother and realized she was his female counterpart.
• Little Naruto blushed at Satsuki's appearance and asked who she was and where the future Sasuke was.
• Satsuki introduced herself as an Uchiha from another world and clarified that she had always lived as a girl.

Little Sasuke struggled to accept that his other-world counterpart, Satsuki, was a woman, while Naruto's teasing briefly distracted him from his distress. At Big Naruto's request, Satsuki revealed her immense power and strange eyes before beginning to use Chibaku Tensei.

• Little Naruto suppressed his laughter after learning Satsuki was a girl, but Little Sasuke angrily questioned how his counterpart could have a different gender.
• Satsuki dismissed Little Sasuke's objections and said she would leave with Naruto if he had nothing else to ask.
• Little Sasuke accused Big Naruto of being the one who should have changed genders, and Little Naruto teased him until the two boys wrestled.
• Big Naruto asked Satsuki to prove her identity and show her power, prompting her to reveal her eyes and overwhelming Yin Release Chakra.
• Satsuki raised a hand toward the sky and began casting Chibaku Tensei.

Satsuki revealed her identity to Itachi and confronted him over making decisions about other people’s lives. Their Susanoo clashed, and Itachi escalated to his complete form after his illness was suppressed.

• Itachi recognized Satsuki’s chakra and bloodline but struggled to understand her changed appearance and powerful eyes.
• Satsuki dispelled her Transformation Jutsu and told Itachi she wanted to teach him a lesson for deciding other people’s lives without permission.
• Satsuki summoned a purple Susanoo and fired an arrow that pierced Itachi’s Yasaka Beads and battered his armored Susanoo.
• Itachi endured the attack’s pain through his eyes and pushed his Mangekyō Sharingan to its limit.
• With his illnesses and hidden injuries suppressed by [Amaterasu Ling], Itachi summoned his complete Susanoo.

Satsuki Uchiha overwhelmed Itachi Uchiha with her vastly stronger Complete Body Susanoo, leaving him injured and unable to fight. As Itachi reflected on the Uchiha massacre, he recognized that he had been wrong to decide other people's fates without asking them.

• Itachi Uchiha maintained his Complete Body Susanoo without the pain he had expected, thanks to his illness being suppressed.
• Satsuki Uchiha revealed her full power, and the force radiating from her enormous purple Susanoo shattered Itachi's red Susanoo.
• Itachi fell to the ground, struggled to rise, and coughed blood as his illness returned after he overused his Dojutsu.
• Itachi asked Satsuki whether Sasuke would become as powerful as her and then wondered what he should call her, but Satsuki refused to answer warmly.
• Itachi recalled the innocent Uchiha civilians he had killed and admitted that he had been wrong to arrange everyone's path without asking whether they would choose it.

Satsuki confronted Itachi about his obsession with Sasuke and rejected his choices, explaining that she hated him for the suffering he had inflicted on the person she chose. Itachi accepted that he deserved death and thanked Satsuki for showing him what Sasuke could become, while she left him alive for Sasuke to judge.

• Itachi confessed that he had chosen Sasuke above the clan, the village, and peace, and regretted seeing only two paths to protect him.
• Satsuki told Itachi that she hated him for using Tsukuyomi to force Sasuke to awaken the Sharingan and said she would have killed him and every cause behind Sasuke's death if Sasuke had died.
• Itachi tried to rise and apologize, but his weakened body could not lift him from the ground.
• Satsuki said she could not kill Itachi because this world's Sasuke should decide his fate, then prepared to leave.
• Itachi refused the idea of a future for himself and thanked Satsuki for showing him what Sasuke might become.

Naruto tried to persuade Kisame to leave his world and join the peaceful life of his counterpart, but Kisame refused because he remained loyal to Obito’s plan for the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Naruto then used his golden eye to send Kisame to see that world, where Kisame awoke in an unfamiliar, peaceful landscape.

• Naruto offered to take Kisame to his world, where Kisame’s counterpart lived without deception or killing.
• Kisame refused Naruto’s offer, explaining that he still believed the Infinite Tsukuyomi could create the world he wanted.
• Kisame told Naruto he would not regret following Obito and would not abandon the plan he had chosen.
• Naruto accepted Kisame’s decision and said he would let him see the world he wished for.
• Naruto’s golden eye affected Kisame, who then found himself standing beneath a blue sky amid grass, mountains, water, and villages.