Chapter Summaries

Naruto spared Mai after their battle and told her he was leaving, while Satsuki discovered something in a fragment of Mai’s weapon. Naruto revealed that he knew Mai had secretly revived the Jinchuriki and Kushina, then departed with Satsuki, leaving the world’s recovery to the Second Pillar.

• Mai asked Naruto what he meant by leaving, and he said he would not kill her or abandon his plan to unify the Ninja World.
• Satsuki questioned what had made Naruto become who he was and used her Dojutsu to read the soul imprints in a fragment of Mai’s weapon.
• Naruto warned Mai not to let power corrupt her and revealed that he knew she had revived the Jinchuriki and her mother, Kushina.
• Mai was terrified that Naruto knew her secrets, while Satsuki silently pocketed the fragment and wiped her eye.
• Naruto and Satsuki left the world, trusting the Second Pillar to handle what remained.

Little Sasuke rescued Little Naruko from three boys who were bullying her, then wondered if someone had been watching him. The encounter ended with the alley apparently empty.

• Little Naruko tried to defend a Hyūga boy from three bullies, but her Shadow Clone Jutsu produced two tiny clones and the boys knocked her into the snow.
• Little Sasuke interrupted the attack by throwing a stone at the lead bully and introduced himself as Second Pillar.
• Little Sasuke defeated the three boys and scolded them for ganging up on weaker people.
• Little Sasuke checked on Little Naruko, who insisted she could have handled the bullies herself.
• Little Sasuke sensed someone watching from the shadows, but found no one there.

Little Sasuke helped injured Little Naruko feel safe enough to go with him to a pharmacy, while Naruto and Satsuki watched from afar in another world. Satsuki reflected on the repeated cruelty faced by Narutos across worlds and explained how Uzumaki Mai’s father had been powerless to protect her.

• Little Sasuke cleaned Little Naruko’s scraped palm and offered to take her to a pharmacy, promising to pay for the medicine.
• Little Naruko admitted she feared being turned away, and Little Sasuke assured her he would protect her from that treatment.
• Little Naruko followed Little Sasuke through the snow toward the pharmacy and asked whether he meant what he had said.
• Naruto and Satsuki watched the children from a snow-covered eave, and Satsuki admired Little Naruko before wondering why every Naruto grew up surrounded by malice.
• Satsuki offered to return to Naruto’s world and punish the villagers who had mistreated him, then explained that Uzumaki Mai’s father lacked the authority to stop the village from making his daughter Kurama’s Jinchuriki.

Satsuki opened up to Naruto about her childhood loneliness and worries, and Naruto reassured her of his devotion. Satisfied with what she had seen of the children’s lives, Satsuki chose to continue their honeymoon with Naruto.

• Satsuki apologized for complaining about the villagers’ malice and the loneliness Naruto had endured as a child.
• Naruto told Satsuki that her concerns mattered to him and described how strongly he wanted her to stay by his side.
• Satsuki said her possessiveness toward Naruto was just as strong, and the two exchanged affectionate promises.
• Naruto asked whether Satsuki wanted to keep watching the children or look for other worlds, but she said she had seen enough.
• Satsuki suggested they have a normal honeymoon, and Naruto chose to stay with her before thanking the Pure Land’s powerful figures.

After Mai’s defeat at Konoha, she admitted she would continue her plan to unite the Ninja World by force, despite Tsunade’s vow to stop her. Sasuke confronted Mai with his newly awakened Rinnegan and Truth-Seeking Orbs, and Mai recognized that the Sage of Six Paths had given him power to oppose her.

• Mai recovered from her injuries and confirmed to Tsunade that she had led Akatsuki and launched the war.
• Mai explained that she had spared Jiraiya after he discovered her organization’s secrets.
• Mai declared she would unify the Ninja World, while Tsunade vowed that Konoha and the other villages would resist.
• Sasuke challenged Mai’s plan, arguing that force could not erase the divisions between people.
• Sasuke revealed his Rinnegan and Truth-Seeking Orbs, and Mai realized the Sage of Six Paths had empowered him to stop her.

Sasuke confronted Mai with his newly gained Rinnegan and Susanoo, insisting he wanted to prove he could stand against her rather than stop her for Konoha. Mai met him as Kurama, and their battle escalated as Sasuke paralyzed her with Kirin and plunged toward her with a Chakra Greatsword.

• Sasuke asked Mai whether she would still push him away, then told Tsunade to leave so he could prove something himself.
• Sasuke manifested his Complete Body Susanoo, and Mai answered with Kurama’s Complete Body Tailed Beast Transformation.
• Susanoo and Kurama clashed, but Mai rejected Sasuke’s attempt to make decisions for her and flung him away with her tails.
• Mai struck Susanoo with a Tailed Beast Ball, blasting it through the air in a massive explosion.
• Sasuke used Kirin to paralyze Kurama, then dived at Mai with a Chakra Greatsword, challenging her to push him away again.

Sasuke released Mai from the Chibaku Tensei after she confirmed that he was the only person who could stop her, then watched as she healed the Akatsuki members. When Konoha ninja insulted Mai, Sasuke used his Mangekyō Sharingan to silence them.

• Sasuke trapped Kurama and Mai inside Chibaku Tensei and demanded to know whether he was the only one who could contend with her.
• Mai confirmed that Sasuke was the greatest obstacle to her plan, and Sasuke dissolved the Chibaku Tensei and dismissed Susanoo.
• Mai used her Adamantine Sealing Chains and Yang Power to heal her fallen Akatsuki subordinates while Sasuke stood by.
• Minato Namikaze and others arrived, and Mai apologized to her father for hiding the truth from him.
• Konoha ninja cursed Mai and called for her execution, so Sasuke used his Mangekyō Sharingan to silence them.

Sasuke openly betrayed Konoha and chose to stand with Uzumaki Mai, while Minato also joined his daughter rather than oppose her. As Mai prepared to leave with her allies, Konoha began mysteriously rebuilding itself, a remnant of her other self.

• Sasuke used his Mangekyō Sharingan to incapacitate the Konoha Ninja and admitted he had never cared about reviving the Uchiha Police Force or remaining loyal to Konoha.
• Sasuke told Mai he wanted to stand beside her, then slashed his Konoha forehead protector to mark himself as a rogue Ninja.
• Minato refused Tsunade's appeal and chose to stand with Mai, saying he could not sacrifice his family for strangers.
• Mai noticed Konoha restoring the damage from the battle and realized her other self had left the restoration behind.
• Mai looked toward Sasuke, Minato, and the rescued Akatsuki members as she prepared to leave.

After their peaceful honeymoon, Naruto and Satsuki returned home to find wrecked puppets and learned that Zacian had stopped a lunar ninja attack and rescued Hanabi. Satsuki refused to let the puppet remains or Gaara’s planned diplomatic visit intrude on their home life.

• Naruto and Satsuki traveled through several lands on their honeymoon and returned home to find sophisticated puppets destroyed in their living room.
• Naruto and Satsuki visited Minato and Kushina, where Minato explained that masked ninjas had infiltrated Konoha and abducted Hanabi while targeting Hinata.
• Zacian flew to the moon, defeated the attackers’ leader, and returned Hanabi unharmed.
• Naruto recognized the incident as resembling Toneri’s plan to destroy the world, which Zacian had stopped before it could begin.
• Minato explained that Jiraiya wanted to study the puppet remains and that Gaara planned to visit Konoha with technical materials.
• Satsuki told Minato to remove the puppet remains from her and Naruto’s home and said they would not take part in Gaara’s diplomatic visit.

Naruto and Satsuki returned home, where Minato and Kushina welcomed them before Satsuki kept Naruto indoors to avoid Gaara. Naruto arranged for Hashirama Senju to reunite Gaara with Yashamaru and Karura, then spent the waiting days relaxing at home with Satsuki.

• Minato asked Satsuki why she disliked Gaara, but Naruto deflected the question before she explained; Kushina sent the newlyweds home instead of keeping them for dinner.
• Kushina explained that she wanted Naruto and Satsuki to have time alone together and hoped they would give her a grandchild soon.
• The day before Gaara was due to arrive in Konoha, Satsuki forbade Naruto from leaving their house or seeing him, and Naruto agreed.
• Naruto arranged with Hashirama Senju to return to the human world and bring Yashamaru and Karura to Gaara's family in Sunagakure.
• Naruto and Satsuki spent their days at home cooking, watching movies, and playing games while Naruto considered letting Orochimaru promote the other world's entertainment.

Satsuki left Naruto sleeping at home and went to the Hokage Building to ask Jiraiya how she could become the next Hokage. The chapter ended with Jiraiya hearing her direct question.

• Satsuki quietly got out of bed, changed, and left Naruto sleeping at home.
• On her way through Konoha, Satsuki dodged Guy and Lee as they sprinted past with Kakashi in tow.
• Satsuki entered the Hokage's office and found Jiraiya asleep amid a mountain of paperwork.
• Satsuki reassured Jiraiya that Naruto was fine, then asked what she needed to do to become the next Hokage.

Naruto discovered that Jiraiya had selected Uchiha Satsuki to become the Sixth Hokage and learned why she wanted the role. Satsuki promised Naruto would remain her first priority, and they returned to the bedroom together.

• Naruto woke to find Satsuki gone and heard villagers say Jiraiya had chosen her as the Sixth Hokage.
• Naruto found Satsuki and asked why she wanted to become Hokage, and she explained that seeing Narutos across parallel worlds suffer painful childhoods made her want to change things.
• Satsuki apologized for not discussing the decision with Naruto, and he told her he supported her and had never felt alone because she had always been by his side.
• Satsuki said Naruto would come before her Hokage duties, then invited him back to the bedroom.

Neji Hyuga passed the Ember Organization’s entry trial and learned that it had secretly saved members of the Uchiha Clan. Kisame introduced him to the organization’s members, including Shisui Uchiha, who was still alive despite being officially recorded as dead.

• Neji defeated more than a dozen Anbu in the trial without causing lasting harm.
• Kisame praised Neji’s skill and told him that Hizashi was proud of him.
• Neji saw that the Anbu were Uchiha Clan members who had been saved by the Ember Organization.
• Kisame introduced Kakuzu as the organization’s stingy financial manager, and Neji politely greeted him.
• Kisame led Neji down the corridor and introduced Shisui Uchiha, who approached carrying a meal and desserts.

Uchiha Satsuki became Konoha's Sixth Hokage, with Naruto promising to serve as her assistant. In her new office, Satsuki reassured Naruto that he would remain her priority, before Kushina interrupted them with a congratulatory cake and blunt encouragement to start a family.

• Uchiha Satsuki accepted the Hokage cloak from Jiraiya and declared herself Konoha's Sixth Hokage before the cheering crowd.
• Naruto, Kushina Uzumaki, Minato Namikaze, Mikoto Uchiha, and Fugaku Uchiha watched Satsuki's succession with pride and complicated feelings.
• Satsuki and Naruto went to the Hokage Office, where Naruto agreed to become her assistant and admitted he feared they would have less time together.
• Satsuki kissed Naruto and assured him that he would always come first, despite her Hokage duties.
• Kushina Uzumaki entered with a cake she and Minato had made, admitted she had seen the kiss, and encouraged Satsuki and Naruto to have a child.

Satsuki issued the Jinchuriki Protection Act to educate Konoha and protect Jinchuriki from discrimination, while Naruto helped her manage the Hokage’s paperwork. As she prepared further reforms, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire cut off Konoha’s annual funding.

• Naruto used Shadow Clones to process paperwork and help Satsuki manage the Hokage’s office.
• Satsuki issued the Jinchuriki Protection Act, explaining the Tailed Beasts’ history and establishing equal legal rights and penalties for discrimination.
• Satsuki had black flags placed outside shops that had shunned Naruto when he was a child.
• Satsuki planned a new law enforcement department and clear penalties for bullying and discrimination.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Fire cut off Konoha’s annual funding after Satsuki put ninja to work in production and construction.

Hiruzen rejected Homura and Koharu’s demand that he restore Jiraiya as Hokage, arguing that the old generation should trust the young. Meanwhile, Satsuki and Naruto read the Daimyo’s ultimatum threatening to sever the Land of Fire’s ties with Konoha unless she reversed her reforms and surrendered her office.

• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to persuade Jiraiya to become Hokage again and condemn Satsuki’s reforms.
• Hiruzen defended Satsuki’s direction, said he trusted Naruto, and told Homura and Koharu that the old generation should leave the young to shape the future.
• Hiruzen called for Danzo the hawk and went out for a walk in the sunshine.
• Naruto read the Daimyo’s letter with Satsuki, which ordered her to halt territorial expansion, revoke her appointments, and return the Hokage seat to Jiraiya.
• Satsuki told Naruto that the Daimyo threatened to cut funding, commissions, and diplomatic recognition unless Konoha complied, and Naruto promised to stand by her.

Naruto and Satsuki traveled through a Rinnegan portal to confront the Daimyo about a letter that had berated Satsuki. The Daimyo denied sending it, leaving them to investigate who had used his seal.

• Naruto asked what Satsuki planned to do about the Daimyo's letter, and she said she would speak to him in person.
• Satsuki opened a portal with her Rinnegan and brought Naruto to the Daimyo Residence.
• The Daimyo remained calm when Naruto and Satsuki appeared in his room, then objected to their uninvited arrival.
• Satsuki tossed the letter onto the Daimyo's tea table and showed him its seal.
• The Daimyo examined the letter and said he had not sent anything to Konoha recently.

Satsuki confronted the Daimyo over a letter bearing his seal that opposed ninja joining production, but he denied writing it and tentatively approved the policy. Naruto discovered that hostile people were surrounding the residence and uncovered a miniature camera hidden in the Daimyo’s electric tea tray, suggesting his son had been spying on him.

• Satsuki questioned the Daimyo about the letter, and he denied writing it despite the seal of the Daimyo Residence.
• The Daimyo asked Satsuki for time to investigate, then agreed to let ninja participate in production.
• Naruto sensed hostile people gathering around the Daimyo Residence while the Daimyo remained unaware.
• Naruto smashed the electric tea tray and found a miniature camera hidden inside it.
• Naruto told the Daimyo that his son seemed to have been unhappy with him for some time.

Naruto and Satsuki repelled an attack on the Daimyo Residence and discovered that the Daimyo’s son, Yuan Jiucheng, had organized it. Yuan Jiucheng revealed that he hoped killing them would help him win the Daimyo’s position despite losing the succession trial.

• Attackers burst through the paper door and thrust weapons at Naruto and Satsuki, but Satsuki’s Susanoo melted their weapons.
• Naruto knocked back the attackers near the entrance and saw a force of about a hundred soldiers in the courtyard.
• The Daimyo recognized Yuan Jiucheng among the soldiers, and Naruto realized the young man was the Daimyo’s son.
• Yuan Jiucheng claimed he was the rightful next Feudal Lord and admitted sending the letter that brought Naruto and Satsuki there.
• The Daimyo explained that the position was decided through a trial and vote, and that Yuan Jiucheng had lost to Yuan Shixiu.
• Yuan Jiucheng resolved to eliminate Naruto and Satsuki, believing that doing so could restore his chances of becoming the next Daimyo.

Satsuki used a colossal meteor to show the Daimyo and his son the power of a Ninja and force them to support Ninja participation in production. She began to stop the meteor with Chibaku Tensei before it could threaten the Capital of Fire.

• Satsuki accused Yuan Jiucheng of rebellion for surrounding the Feudal Lord and attacking the Hokage.
• Yuan Jiucheng ordered the soldiers to seize Satsuki and Naruto, but Satsuki chose to demonstrate her power instead of harming them.
• Satsuki summoned a massive meteor with Tengai Shinsei, terrifying the soldiers, the Daimyo, and Yuan Jiucheng.
• The Daimyo begged Satsuki to prevent the meteor from striking and promised to support Ninja involvement in production.
• Naruto urged Satsuki to protect the people in the city, and Satsuki began using Chibaku Tensei to deal with the meteor.