Chapter Summaries

Little Sasuke saw the Uchiha survivors living peacefully in the [Ash] organization's base and followed Big Naruto to meet Itachi Uchiha. As his grief and questions about the massacre resurfaced, Kisame Hoshigaki recognized Big Naruto and interrupted them.

• Little Sasuke spotted Uchiha Teshio and Uchiha Kibi alive and growing old, but watched them pass without approaching.
• Big Naruto disguised himself in an Anbu uniform and led Little Sasuke through the base, telling him to avoid drawing attention.
• Little Sasuke imagined the family and clan members who had survived in this world and grieved over the loneliness he had endured after the massacre.
• Little Sasuke questioned why Itachi had killed their mother and the clan, and began to resent the Sharingan and the power gained through loved ones' deaths.
• Kisame Hoshigaki greeted Big Naruto as Lord Menma and asked why he was disguised.

Naruto met Kisame in the organization’s base, where Kisame described the peaceful, purposeful life he had found through their work. As Kisame left to investigate a Konoha ninja in the Land of Hot Water, Little Sasuke remained tense and focused on meeting Shisui.

• Kisame recognized Naruto despite his disguise and learned he was escorting Little Sasuke to meet someone.
• Naruto asked Kisame about the wish he had promised him, and Kisame thanked him for giving him a life of purpose and tranquility.
• Kisame described helping communities with farming, clean water, roads, homes, and schools, and said he would fight to protect this life.
• Kisame told Naruto that Shisui was out buying supplies and that he had received a mission in the Land of Hot Water.
• Kisame set off to investigate reports of a Konoha ninja with a kekkei genkai asking about the organization.

Sasuke went to meet the imprisoned Itachi Uchiha, but discovered that Itachi had become Uchiha Yū, a young mother caring for a baby. Naruto identified Yū as Sasuke’s older sister and the baby as his nephew, leaving Sasuke stunned and demanding to know why.

• Naruto unlocked the sealed door and warned Sasuke before he entered to see Itachi Uchiha.
• Sasuke heard a baby crying behind the door and struggled to believe it could be real.
• Sasuke opened the door and found Uchiha Yū holding and soothing her crying baby boy in an ordinary bedroom.
• Sasuke repeatedly shut and reopened the door, then closed it again after Yū asked who he was.
• Naruto told Sasuke that Yū was biologically his older sister and the baby was his nephew.
• Sasuke spun toward Naruto and demanded to know why Itachi had become a woman caring for a baby.

Sasuke entered Uchiha Yū’s room to question her about the Uchiha Clan’s past, but her fierce resolve to protect her newborn reminded him of Itachi’s former love for him. He asked the child’s name and learned it was Uchiha Yang.

• Naruto told Sasuke that Shisui Uchiha and Sasuke’s sister had fallen in love without being drugged, and Sasuke struggled to accept that they had married.
• Sasuke entered Uchiha Yū’s room and identified himself as a surviving member of the Uchiha Clan who had questions for her.
• Uchiha Yū asked whether Sasuke sought revenge for her decisions about the lives and deaths of others.
• Uchiha Yū said she might have accepted revenge a year earlier, but now she was determined to protect the child in her arms.
• Sasuke recognized in Uchiha Yū’s devotion the kind of love Itachi had once shown him, then asked the infant’s name.
• Uchiha Yū told Sasuke that her child was named Uchiha Yang.

Uchiha Yū reflected on how becoming a mother changed her, leading her to abandon the purposeful name she had chosen and name her son Uchiha Yang. When a familiar boy appeared at her doorway, her attention remained fixed on the child in her arms.

• Uchiha Yū recalled how Shisui Uchiha renamed her Yuzu, giving her a name associated with warmth and sunlight rather than loneliness and darkness.
• After giving birth, Uchiha Yū realized her baby was a person she loved and protected, not a tool or vessel for hope.
• Uchiha Yū abandoned her plan to name her child Uchiha Tsuki and named him Uchiha Yang, wishing him a life beneath warm sunlight.
• Uchiha Yū woke at night to check on her newborn and quietly cried while watching him sleep.
• A familiar boy stood in the doorway, but Uchiha Yū did not recognize him and continued gently patting Uchiha Yang to keep him asleep.

Little Sasuke confronted Uchiha Yū about whether she regretted changing the fates of the Uchiha clansmen, but she struggled to face the question while holding her infant son, Yang. She admitted she had thought about whether she deserved to live, yet could not confront it while Yang still depended on her.

• Little Sasuke said he bore Uchiha Yū no ill will and would not involve innocent people, especially her baby.
• When Sasuke mentioned Itachi Uchiha, Yū rejected the name and said her name was Uchiha Yū.
• Sasuke asked whether Yū regretted deciding the fates of so many people and causing deaths.
• Yū spoke about how much Yang depended on and trusted her, then soothed him when Sasuke's raised voice disturbed his sleep.
• Yū admitted she had often wondered what right she had to live and hold her child, but said she could not think about it while Yang needed her.

Uchiha Yū told Sasuke she wanted to live to raise Yang, and offered her life once Yang no longer needed her. Sasuke left without getting the answer he sought, then encountered Shisui and asked him to take care of Itachi.

• Uchiha Yū explained that Yang gave her a reason to live and that she wanted to watch him grow up.
• Uchiha Yū told Sasuke he could take her life once Yang was grown and no longer needed her.
• Sasuke realized Yū could not answer whether she regretted her past, said goodbye, and left with Naruto.
• Shisui Uchiha hurried toward Yū's room carrying supplies for her and Yang, then recognized Sasuke in the corridor.
• Sasuke asked Shisui to take good care of Itachi before walking away, and Shisui continued into Yū's room.

Naruto gave Kisame a protected dream of his own choosing, then reunited with Little Sasuke and the others. Little Sasuke asked Naruto to kill Danzo, but Naruto instead granted him new eyes so he could eventually take revenge himself.

• Naruto sealed Kisame inside a safeguarded Genjutsu where he could live out his chosen dream without being disturbed.
• Little Sasuke thanked Naruto and Satsuki for their help, then asked them to kill Danzo because he could not tolerate Danzo remaining alive in Konoha.
• Little Sasuke admitted he wanted to see Danzo die but knew he lacked the strength to defeat him.
• Naruto praised Little Sasuke's maturity and covered one of his eyes with his hand while using his mysterious black-and-gold eye.
• Naruto gave Little Sasuke a mirror, revealing that he now had one purple Rinnegan and one red flower-shaped eye.

Naruto visited Kurama in his inner world and offered to let it try his Star Eye power, but Kurama brushed him off. Naruto reflected on the limitless ability’s terrifying scale, leaving its full potential and consequences clear.

• Naruto asked Kurama whether it wanted to try using Star Eye, but Kurama pretended not to be interested.
• Naruto considered how he had filled Kurama’s inner world with books, games, food, space, and chances to fight Shukaku.
• Naruto recalled that Otsutsuki Urashiki’s consciousness incarnation kept stealing books and electronics, only to be caught and beaten by Kurama.
• Naruto asked Star Eye what would happen if he turned the entire universe and every higher reality into a tomato.
• Naruto learned that everything across all realities and concepts would collapse into an ordinary tomato, and he recognized how casually he used such overwhelming power.

Naruto used the Star Eye to make Earth's resources inexhaustible and establish an enduring order in the Pure Land, then offered Kurama power to protect him from being controlled. Kurama rejected the offer, despite Naruto's insistence that they were friends.

• Naruto secretly made Earth's natural resources regenerate without limit, removing scarcity as a cause of war.
• Naruto organized the Pure Land so the dead could remain there with their identities or choose reincarnation, and appointed guards and leaders to maintain it independently of him.
• Naruto reflected on the Star Eye's vast, dangerous power and vowed never to reveal its other edge.
• Naruto urged Kurama to accept the eye's power so he would no longer fear control by Uchiha Madara or Hashirama Senju.
• Kurama asked whether the power would keep him from being controlled, then proudly refused Naruto's offer.

Naruto realized Kurama had refused his offer of power because it felt left out and no longer needed in battle. He reassured Kurama that it was family and promised they would fight together, leaving Kurama in a delighted mood as it went to visit an old acquaintance.

• Naruto recognized that Kurama's refusal came from feeling excluded rather than wanting less power.
• Naruto asked Kurama to lend him its Chakra against a troublesome enemy, and Kurama reacted to being asked.
• Naruto apologized for overlooking Kurama's feelings and told it that it was his family.
• Naruto and Kurama promised to fight together, with Naruto asking Kurama to protect him if necessary.
• Kurama happily accepted and, after Naruto left its inner world, went to visit an old acquaintance.

Shukaku panicked after sensing genuine emotions from Gaara’s puppet, Naruko Uzumaki, and repeatedly failed to convince Gaara to discard it. Kurama arrived in Shukaku’s inner world, defeated it again, and questioned why it seemed weaker than before.

• Shukaku recalled sensing warm, genuine emotions from Naruko Uzumaki and became convinced the puppet was haunted.
• Shukaku lamented that Gaara kept the puppet and ignored its warnings.
• Kurama appeared in Shukaku’s desert inner world in a small manifestation of its will.
• Shukaku attacked Kurama with a Vacuum Sphere, but Kurama easily defeated it.
• Kurama sat on Shukaku and mocked it, asking why it seemed weaker while Shukaku trembled with fury.

Shukaku begged Kurama for help against the living puppet Naruko Uzumaki, which he mistook for a dangerous ghost. Kurama refused to help, then reappeared to kick Shukaku before vanishing again, leaving Shukaku furious and still afraid.

• Shukaku admitted defeat and urgently asked Kurama to help him deal with the puppet beside Gaara, which had begun sensing living beings’ emotions.
• Kurama recognized that Naruto’s Chakra had brought the puppet to life and knew it would never harm Gaara or Shukaku.
• Kurama refused to help, citing Shukaku’s past mistreatment of Gaara and his inability to communicate through Gaara’s seal.
• Kurama disappeared as Shukaku cursed him for abandoning him, and Shukaku spent twenty minutes hurling insults.
• Kurama suddenly reappeared, kicked Shukaku into the sand, and vanished again while Shukaku shouted threats after him.

Naruto brought Shimura Danzō out of Root and arranged for Little Sasuke to confront him over the Uchiha Clan massacre. Danzō’s response confirmed his guilt, and Sasuke’s eyes awakened as Danzō looked upon them with greed.

• Naruto pulled Shimura Danzō from Root through a black rift and tossed him into a clearing.
• Uchiha Satsuki told Little Sasuke that Danzō was his enemy and let him confront the man.
• Danzō questioned the group and tried to persuade Sasuke to move aside, claiming he had to protect Konoha’s secrets.
• Little Sasuke asked whether Danzō had ordered Itachi Uchiha to wipe out the Uchiha Clan, and Danzō’s evasive questions confirmed his guilt.
• Little Sasuke’s hatred surged, awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan and another eye that Danzō recognized from ancient records.
• Danzō’s fear gave way to greed as he coveted Little Sasuke’s eyes.

Danzo confronted Little Sasuke and defended the Uchiha Massacre as a necessary sacrifice, while Naruto seized control of the fight. Naruto used Kurama’s chakra to restrain Danzo and forcibly removed every Sharingan he had stolen, leaving Danzo stripped of his power.

• Danzo abandoned his plan to retreat and decided to kill Little Sasuke so he could take his eyes.
• Little Sasuke challenged Danzo over the deaths of his mother and the Uchiha civilians, but Danzo called them necessary sacrifices and revealed the Sharingan embedded in his arm.
• Naruto used Banshō Ten'in and a golden Kurama chakra claw to seize and restrain Danzo.
• Naruto condemned Danzo for forcing others to sacrifice themselves while protecting himself with stolen Sharingan.
• Danzo’s Sharingan were pulled from his arm, and the stolen eye hidden beneath his bandages also fell out, stripping him of all his Sharingan power.

Naruto collected Danzo’s stolen Sharingan while Sasuke confronted him. Sasuke crushed Danzo with Susanoo, and Danzo died without Izanagi reviving him.

• Naruto pulled Danzo aside and gathered the Sharingan from the ground, while Satsuki helped him collect them.
• Danzo tried to reclaim the eyes, but Sasuke stood in his way and awakened Susanoo’s skeletal form.
• Danzo attacked Sasuke with Wind Release and Wood Release, but Susanoo repelled both attacks.
• Susanoo seized Danzo, and Sasuke rejected Danzo’s pleas and tightened its grip.
• Danzo tried to activate his body’s seal, but Susanoo crushed him before he could escape or revive.

After Little Sasuke killed Danzo, Big Naruto told him he could choose his own path as long as he did not harm innocent people. Little Naruto insisted he would follow Sasuke if he left the village, and Big Naruto then announced that several revived people had awakened.

• Little Sasuke admitted he did not know how he felt after killing Danzo and asked Big Naruto what he expected of him in return for the power he had given him.
• Big Naruto said Little Sasuke could make his own choices and leave the village if he wished, but asked him to control his vengeance and avoid hurting innocent people.
• Little Naruto arrived and objected to Big Naruto telling Sasuke he could leave the village.
• Little Naruto said he would go with Sasuke if Sasuke left, and Sasuke protested while blushing.
• Big Naruto interrupted their argument and told them that Fugaku Uchiha, Mikoto Uchiha, the Fourth Hokage, and his wife had awakened.

Big Naruto told Little Sasuke that his parents would return, then prepared to give Little Naruto a way to gain power. Little Naruto learned that the Nine-Tails was also a victim, and Big Naruto created a sleeping Little Yin Nine-Tails containing immense Chakra and his own Nine-Tails’ memories.

• Little Sasuke struggled with the news that Fugaku Uchiha and Mikoto Uchiha were coming back, while Little Naruto was happy for him but felt a quiet pang of disappointment.
• Big Naruto said he had something to give Little Naruto and reassured him that he would help him gain power too.
• Big Naruto asked how Little Naruto viewed the Nine-Tails, and Little Naruto admitted that he hated it for the rejection and isolation he had suffered.
• Big Naruto explained that the Nine-Tails was also a victim of human hatred and formed a palm-sized Little Yin Nine-Tails from Yin Release Chakra.
• Big Naruto’s Little Yin Nine-Tails had no will of its own, but contained immense Chakra and memories from Naruto’s Nine-Tails.

Big Naruto gave Little Naruto Yin Kurama's Chakra and urged him to understand and reconcile with Kurama. Satsuki then used her Dojutsu to shape that Chakra into nine powerful masked beasts, leaving Little Naruto with a new gift.

• Big Naruto gave Little Naruto Yin Kurama's Chakra and told him he had become friends with Kurama in his own world.
• Little Naruto began to reconsider his hatred of Kurama and felt the Chakra fill something missing inside him.
• Satsuki said Naruto was being treated unfairly and asked Little Naruto to look into her eyes.
• Satsuki used Amaterasu Ling to modify the Yin Kurama Chakra, creating nine illusory Nine Mask Svāhā behind Little Naruto.
• Satsuki infused the nine masked beasts with her Dojutsu, and pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan appeared beneath their masks.

Little Naruto and Little Sasuke reunited with their parents after the nine Face-Beasts returned to Naruto. The chapter ended with Kushina embracing Naruto and calling him her child.

• The nine Face-Beasts returned to Little Naruto, and the group headed toward the revived parents.
• Big Naruto warned Little Naruto that Jiraiya would die in Amegakure, prompting Little Naruto to vow to save him.
• Little Sasuke ran to Mikoto Uchiha and broke down in her arms as she held him tightly.
• Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki recognized Little Naruto, and Kushina rushed to embrace him.