Chapter Summaries

Obito confronted Kakashi and Might Guy outside Konoha, revealing his plan to provoke a shinobi war and fighting Kakashi. In the arena, Naruto stopped Shukaku’s powerful attack, challenged the One-Tail, and met its charge with a green Susanoo Warrior.

• Obito watched Konoha’s chaos and considered using it to ignite a war between the shinobi villages.
• Kakashi and Might Guy confronted Obito, and Kakashi identified him as the Masked Man who called himself Madara Uchiha.
• Obito attacked Kakashi with his sickle, but Kakashi escaped with the Flying Thunder God Technique and prepared to fight back.
• Shukaku fired a massive Wind Bullet at Naruto, but Naruto blocked it with golden chains and taunted the One-Tail.
• Shukaku charged Naruto and swung at him, but a green Susanoo Warrior intercepted him and began attacking.

Tsunade learned that the Fire Daimyo had conspired with Orochimaru and the Sarutobi Clan, then asked Naruto to help defend Konoha. Naruto agreed to fight Shukaku for Uzushio Village’s benefit and left Konoha facing a demand for compensation.

• The Fire Daimyo admitted to Tsunade that he had joined Orochimaru and the Sarutobi Clan’s plan to restore the Third Hokage.
• Tsunade led Anbu to Naruto after learning Konoha was struggling on multiple battlefields and asked him to help.
• Naruto rejected Tsunade’s initial offer and demanded the Land of Rivers in exchange for Uzushio Village’s aid.
• Naruto warned that Uzushio Village could join the attack on Konoha and said the village would demand compensation after the turmoil.
• Naruto declared he would deal with Shukaku for Uzushio Village, then leaped into the air and formed a Great Spiraling Ring.

Naruto defeated Shukaku, returned the One-Tail’s chakra to Gaara, and confronted him about Sunagakure’s failed attack on Konoha. Gaara began to see Naruto as someone who understood his loneliness, and Naruto received the Sand Control Technique.

• Naruto battered Shukaku with Rasenshuriken until the One-Tail surrendered, then sealed part of its chakra within himself.
• Naruto used genjutsu to make Gaara wake after Shukaku’s chakra returned to him, and Gaara asked whether Naruto had defeated the beast.
• Naruto told Gaara about the other Tailed Beasts and revealed that he carried the Nine-Tails.
• Naruto pinned Gaara down and said Sunagakure would have to consider whether to rely on Konoha or Uzushio Village after its defeat.
• Seeing Konoha’s ninjas approaching, Gaara decided to stay with Naruto, and Naruto received the Sand Control Technique when Gaara acknowledged him.

Naruto and the Konoha ninja arrived as Orochimaru killed the Third Hokage inside the Four Violet Flames Formation. After the barrier fell, Tsunade attacked Orochimaru while Naruto and Minato and Kushina reacted to the Hokage’s death, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Naruto learned Gaara had gained Recognition and received the Sand Control Technique before heading toward the Third Hokage’s battle with Orochimaru.
• The Third Hokage tried to fight Orochimaru and the reanimated First and Second Hokage, but Orochimaru stabbed him and left him to die.
• At Naruto’s signal, Shisui killed the Sound ninja maintaining the Four Violet Flames Formation, allowing Tsunade and the others to enter.
• Tsunade summoned a Slug Clone, released her Yin Seal, and charged Orochimaru, who positioned the First and Second Hokage between them.
• Naruto closed the Third Hokage’s eyes and told Minato and Kushina that he would not take part in Konoha’s next confrontation.

Minato Namikaze and Kushina helped Tsunade hold off Orochimaru while Naruto watched and chose not to interfere. Orochimaru escaped after achieving his objectives, and Tsunade turned her attention to defending Konoha and moving forward.

• Minato Namikaze and Kushina went to support Tsunade after Naruto loosened the restrictions on their Impure World Reincarnation.
• In Naruto's Sealing Space, Shukaku proposed becoming Naruto's Jinchuriki, but Kurama explained the threat of the Ten-Tails and why Naruto was collecting Tailed Beast Chakra.
• Tsunade, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina fought Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju as Orochimaru retreated from Konoha.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju covered Orochimaru's escape with ninjutsu, then vanished through space-time after Naruto dispelled their concealment.
• Tsunade recognized Minato Namikaze and Kushina as reincarnated ninja and realized Naruto had known about the Konoha Crush Plan.
• Tsunade reflected on the Third Hokage's death, then resolved to protect Konoha from the remaining raiding forces.

Orochimaru met Jiraiya after the invasion and offered to cooperate privately, then sent Kabuto Yakushi to infiltrate Akatsuki. Jiraiya returned to Konoha and learned that Orochimaru had killed the Third Hokage, revealing the meaning of Orochimaru’s supposed gift.

• Jiraiya defeated the Edo Tensei Fourth Kazekage and brought him to Orochimaru, who argued that Sunagakure could become Konoha’s vassal.
• Jiraiya offered to let Orochimaru return to Konoha if he stopped human experiments, but Orochimaru refused and hinted at gifts for the new Hokage.
• Orochimaru warned Jiraiya that other Edo Tensei fighters were nearby, then told Kabuto Yakushi to contact Sasori of the Red Sands and infiltrate Akatsuki.
• Jiraiya returned to Konoha and found Tsunade directing the response to Sunagakure’s remaining forces.
• Tsunade told Jiraiya that Orochimaru had killed the Third Hokage after summoning the First Hokage and Second Hokage with Edo Tensei, and Jiraiya realized Orochimaru had meant Hiruzen’s death as his gift.

Kakashi and Might Guy drove Obito from Konoha, but Kakashi was wounded and Obito escaped with Black Zetsu's help. In a cave, Obito heard Black Zetsu urge him to consider reviving Madara Uchiha to regain control of Nagato, and agreed to think it over.

• Kakashi fought Obito using Flying Thunder God and Raikiri, then entered the Kamui Dimension to confront him.
• Might Guy struck Obito, and Kakashi pierced his chest with Chidori, but Obito escaped underground with Black Zetsu's help.
• Kakashi told Might Guy that Obito had escaped and that he feared someone would torture him; Guy declined to take part in Konoha's internal conflict.
• Obito treated his wound in a cave and reflected on his failed mission to observe the Amegakure Jonin and destroy the cursed seal.
• Black Zetsu criticized Obito for refusing to reclaim his Mangekyō Sharingan and urged him to consider reviving Madara Uchiha to control Nagato.
• Obito said he would consider Black Zetsu's plan.

Jiraiya weighed how to punish the Sarutobi Clan and secure compensation from Sunagakure after Orochimaru’s attack on Konoha. He and Tsunade then learned that Obito Uchiha was the Masked Man behind the Nine-Tails’ Rampage.

• Jiraiya reviewed the damage report and struggled to decide how to handle the Sarutobi Clan’s role in the attack.
• Jiraiya told Konoha’s leaders he would remove Hiruzen Ninja from their posts, investigate the clan, and postpone judgment until after Hiruzen’s burial.
• Jiraiya proposed that Sunagakure compensate Konoha and pay for a Konoha garrison stationed there.
• Tsunade told Jiraiya that Naruto had not named his conditions and was accompanied by the reanimated Minato Namikaze and Kushina.
• Jiraiya received Kakashi’s report identifying the Masked Man as Obito Uchiha, who had attacked Konoha after Rin Nohara’s death.

Naruto recruited Kakashi into Uzushio Village’s plan to reveal truths about the Third Hokage at Hiruzen Sarutobi’s funeral. Kakashi agreed to help but remained uncertain about defecting, while Naruto explained that Kakashi could help them find Obito.

• Kakashi told Naruto that he and Might Guy had fought Obito, who escaped despite Kakashi punching a hole through him.
• Naruto warned Kakashi that Obito would recover quickly and urged him to join Uzushio Village after the funeral.
• Naruto told Kakashi that Shisui would reveal truths about Hiruzen Sarutobi, including the circumstances surrounding Konoha's White Fang's suicide.
• Kakashi agreed to join Naruto and Shisui's plan, though he still worried about leaving his Konoha colleagues and Team 7.
• After Kakashi left, Shisui questioned Naruto's decision to recruit him, and Naruto said Kakashi could help them find Obito.

At the Third Hokage’s funeral, Kakashi began revealing the Third Hokage’s past actions, including concealing Naruto’s identity and letting Orochimaru escape. The mourners grew uneasy as Kakashi continued, while Jiraiya chose not to silence him.

• Sunagakure shinobi and the Sarutobi Clan worried about their futures as they attended the Third Hokage’s funeral under Anbu surveillance.
• Kakashi told the mourners that Naruto was the Fourth Hokage’s son, prompting Konoha shinobi to question why the Third Hokage had concealed his identity.
• Naruto warned Jiraiya not to stop Kakashi from speaking, and Jiraiya let Kakashi continue.
• Kakashi accused the Third Hokage of failing to deal with Danzo’s human experiments and deliberately allowing Orochimaru to escape.
• The mourners became grave at Kakashi’s claims, but they withheld judgment because he had not yet presented evidence.

Kakashi revealed that Konoha’s leaders had secretly enabled the Uchiha massacre, then Shisui Uchiha appeared to recount his role in trying to save his clan. Shisui blamed Danzo, Itachi, and the Third Hokage for the massacre, leaving the gathered ninja to confront the buried past.

• Kakashi accused Konoha’s higher-ups of tacitly approving and guiding the Uchiha massacre.
• A Sarutobi Jonin rushed onto the stage and called Kakashi’s account a rumor, but Kakashi introduced Shisui as someone who knew the truth.
• Shisui revealed that he was Shisui Uchiha, a former member of the Third Hokage’s Anbu, and frightened the Sarutobi Jonin into silence.
• Shisui admitted that the Uchiha had considered a coup and explained that Danzo ambushed him after he exposed his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shisui said he led his people to Uzushio Village to avoid conflict, then accused Danzo, Itachi, and the Third Hokage of enabling the Uchiha massacre.

Shisui and Kakashi revealed the Third Hokage’s failures and the Sarutobi Clan’s role in Orochimaru’s invasion. Under pressure to choose between loyalty to his mentor and justice for Konoha, Jiraiya confirmed that the Sarutobi Clan had betrayed the village.

• Shisui criticized the Third Hokage’s favoritism and inaction, while Sasuke resolved to grow stronger and avenge his clan against Itachi Uchiha.
• Kakashi questioned how Orochimaru’s invasion had gone undetected, prompting a Sarutobi Jonin to attack him.
• Shisui stopped and wounded the Sarutobi Jonin with Sharingan genjutsu, and Asuma Sarutobi had the man taken away by Anbu.
• Jiraiya weighed his loyalty to the Third Hokage against his duty to Konoha, then confirmed that the Sarutobi Clan had colluded with Orochimaru and betrayed the village.

At the Third Hokage’s funeral, Naruto challenged Jiraiya’s account by revealing that the Land of Fire’s Daimyo had joined the Konoha Crush Plan, then disclosed his identity as Uzumaki Naruto, the Nine-Tails’ Jinchuriki. When the crowd began imagining his return to Konoha and rise to Hokage, Naruto rejected those hopes and declared Uzushio Village had come to reclaim what belonged to them.

• Jiraiya defended the Third Hokage and said he had failed to address the Sarutobi Clan’s rebellion sooner, but the crowd remained doubtful.
• Naruto arrived in a Black Fox Mask, and Shisui addressed him as Lord Menma, prompting speculation about his identity and authority.
• Naruto told Jiraiya that the Land of Fire’s Daimyo had also participated in the Konoha Crush Plan, leaving Jiraiya silent as the crowd discussed the revelation.
• Asuma Sarutobi identified Naruto as Uzumaki Naruto, the Nine-Tails’ Jinchuriki, and Naruto removed his mask and said he preferred the name Menma.
• The crowd apologized to Naruto and began imagining he might return to Konoha and become Hokage, but Naruto said Uzushio Village had come to reclaim what belonged to them.

Naruto forced Konoha to return the confiscated Uchiha and Fourth Hokage assets before leaving with Shisui, while the village buried the Third Hokage amid uncertainty about his body. In the Land of Grass, Obito prepared Madara Uchiha’s body for revival as Black Zetsu warned that powerful opponents made Madara’s full strength necessary.

• Jiraiya agreed to return Minato and Kushina’s property and the confiscated Uchiha assets, though he admitted the Sarutobi Clan had taken some of them.
• Naruto withdrew his Chakra and left the Heroes' Cemetery with Shisui, leaving Konoha’s villagers to discuss the Sarutobi Clan’s fate.
• Konoha buried the Third Hokage, but no one knew whether the coffin contained his body, and news spread that Uzumaki Naruto led Uzushio.
• Obito watched trade improve between the Land of Rain and the Land of Grass and worried that Nagato’s success would weaken support for the Moon Eye Plan.
• Black Zetsu told Obito he had obtained the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and asked about preparing Madara Uchiha’s body.
• Obito led Black Zetsu to a sealed cave where Madara Uchiha’s body lay, admitting that reviving him seemed necessary to overcome their powerful opponents.

Obito revived Madara Uchiha with the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, and Black Zetsu explained how the ninja world had changed. After learning about Naruto’s strength and the collapse of their original plans, Obito decided to kill Nagato before pursuing the remaining Tailed Beasts and Naruto.

• Obito used the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to revive Madara Uchiha from his preserved body.
• Madara Uchiha learned that Nagato had become powerful and that Uzumaki Naruto was a formidable perfect Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Black Zetsu recounted events from the years since Madara Uchiha’s death, prompting Madara to suspect Obito had grown rebellious.
• Obito considered whether to target Nagato or Naruto first and chose to kill Nagato before collecting the other Tailed Beasts and facing Naruto.
• Madara Uchiha agreed with Obito’s plan and exchanged a glance with Black Zetsu about how to control Nagato.

Naruto managed Uzushio Village’s position in Konoha while considering its political consequences and Sasuke’s future. Sasuke followed two strangers who appeared through a wormhole, hoping to prove his abilities.

• Naruto instructed Shisui to return all gifts sent by Konoha residents and ninja clans, and discussed the Sarutobi Clan and Sasuke’s possible Mangekyō awakening.
• Naruto decided to spend time with Hinata after reflecting on his return to Konoha and his future ambitions.
• Sasuke was barred from entering the Uzushio Barracks and went to train, frustrated that others were handling his enemies and treating him like a helpless child.
• Two mysterious figures fell through a wormhole near Sasuke’s training ground and leaped into a tree.
• Sasuke secretly followed the pair and froze when he saw they were dressed like Konoha ninjas.

Boruto and Great Sasuke arrived in the past and encountered a young Sasuke, who mistook them for ninja from Uzushio Village. Great Sasuke left to investigate the changed timeline, while Boruto stayed behind to train with Sasuke.

• Karasuki explained that Boruto and Great Sasuke had traveled through time, then fell asleep after exhausting its Chakra.
• Sasuke confronted Boruto and Great Sasuke in the Uchiha Clan Compound, but accepted their cover story as travelers after Boruto gave his name.
• Great Sasuke followed Sasuke to the training ground and became alarmed when he learned Jiraiya was the Fifth Hokage, then left Boruto behind and warned him not to reveal their identities.
• Sasuke guessed that Boruto was Uzumaki Boruto and that Great Sasuke was an Uchiha from Uzushio Village, and Boruto chose to play along with the misunderstanding.
• Boruto asked to train with Sasuke, who agreed and formed the Seal of Confrontation with him.

Great Sasuke infiltrated Konoha while Naruto sensed a possible time traveler and pursued unfamiliar chakra signatures. Naruto found Boruto and Sasuke sparring, subdued Boruto, and denied that he was from Uzushio Village or his brother.

• Great Sasuke gathered intelligence in Konoha and learned that this timeline differed from the one he remembered.
• Naruto sensed a brief disruption in chakra perception and warned Shisui to report the infiltrator and avoid fighting him.
• Naruto tracked unfamiliar chakra signatures to the Uchiha Training Ground, where Boruto used a vanishing Rasengan to defeat Sasuke in their spar.
• Naruto appeared at the training ground, struck Boruto down, and restrained him despite Boruto calling to Sasuke for help.
• Sasuke told Naruto that Boruto claimed to be an Uzumaki and knew the Rasengan, but Naruto said Boruto was neither his brother nor a ninja from Uzushio Village.

Boruto and Sasuke arrived in a different era, where Naruto recognized Boruto as his son and confiscated Karasuki. After Shisui brought in another time-traveling Sasuke, the two Sasukes faced each other, and the older one asked to speak with Naruto alone.

• Boruto explained that he and his teacher were travelers, but Naruto identified him as his son and took Karasuki from his pouch.
• Boruto followed Naruto to a restaurant, where Naruto explained that he was a different version of Boruto's father, and Sasuke listened in confusion.
• Naruto sensed a battle between Shisui and another time traveler, whom Shisui brought to the restaurant.
• The older Sasuke revealed that he came from the future and asked Boruto's Sasuke and Shisui to leave so he could speak with Naruto.

Naruto learned about the future from the middle-aged Sasuke, including the Akatsuki, the Fourth Great Ninja War, and the Otsutsuki threat. After deciding the parallel world meant future events could be shared safely, Naruto invited Sasuke to join his plan to hunt Ōtsutsuki Urashiki.

• Naruto told the middle-aged Sasuke that his mother, Mikoto Uchiha, was alive in this world, leaving Sasuke shaken.
• Boruto worried that revealing future information might change the past, but Naruto explained that their worlds were parallel and separate.
• The middle-aged Sasuke described the Akatsuki, the Fourth Great Ninja War, and the later arrival of Ōtsutsuki Urashiki.
• Naruto revealed that he had already persuaded Nagato to abandon the Akatsuki's Tailed Beast plan and intended to hunt down Obito.
• Naruto invited the middle-aged Sasuke to join his plan to hunt Ōtsutsuki Urashiki.