Chapter Summaries

Naruto recruited the middle-aged Sasuke into a plan to capture Otsutsuki Urashiki and gained Six Paths knowledge from him. Naruto then took Boruto out to explore Konoha while Sasuke rested and recovered Chakra.

• Naruto proposed capturing Urashiki to learn Otsutsuki secrets and strengthen themselves, and Sasuke agreed after asking to recover and verify Naruto's abilities.
• Naruto demonstrated Sage Fox Mode and explained that he could use Susanoo, Flying Thunder God, and Sealing Jutsu.
• Naruto and Sasuke exchanged information, giving Naruto knowledge of Six Paths Senjutsu, Yin-Yang Power, Truth-Seeking Orbs, and Kekkei Mōra.
• Naruto arranged for Shisui Uchiha to stay with Sasuke and left the restaurant with Boruto to show him Konoha.
• Naruto considered the danger of Momoshiki taking over Boruto through Karma and continued questioning the Sage of Six Paths's power and connection to the Pure Land.

Naruto brought Boruto to the Hyuga Compound, where Hinata learned that Naruto had a grown son and was left dejected. Meanwhile, Anbu reported Boruto’s appearance to Jiraiya, who suspected Naruto might be working with Orochimaru.

• Naruto and Boruto walked through Konoha, and Boruto described his era while explaining that he feared Hinata’s anger.
• Naruto told Boruto about the hardships he had endured as a child and urged him to become stronger.
• Naruto took Boruto to the Hyuga Compound, where Hinata was training with the Gentle Fist and Nature Energy.
• Naruto introduced Boruto as his son, and Hinata realized Naruto already had a grown child.
• Anbu reported Boruto’s appearance to Jiraiya, who suspected Naruto had begun cooperating with Orochimaru.

Boruto and young Sasuke trained while Naruto and the middle-aged Sasuke prepared a plan to hunt Urashiki Otsutsuki. They waited near the Death Forest, where Urashiki finally emerged through a portal.

• Boruto called Hinata his mother, then Neji and Hanabi took him to the Hyuga training grounds to study Gentle Fist and Uzushio courses.
• Shisui brought Great Sasuke and young Sasuke to the Uchiha compound, where the middle-aged Sasuke explained that Itachi had killed the clan for the village and spared only Sasuke.
• Young Sasuke asked his future self to teach him how to become stronger, while Shisui concluded that the Uchiha's fate in that timeline had been tragic.
• Naruto and the middle-aged Sasuke planned to protect Naruto's Chakra with sealing formulas so Urashiki could not steal it.
• Naruto and the middle-aged Sasuke set a sealing barrier near the Death Forest, and Urashiki appeared through a portal in the sky.

Naruto and Great Sasuke fought Otsutsuki Urashiki, whose blue Rinnegan let him reverse time and evade their attacks. Naruto slowed Urashiki with poison, and together they stripped him of his tools and defeated him; Urashiki ended the chapter sealed as Naruto turned to extracting information from him.

• Urashiki attacked Naruto to steal the Nine-Tails Chakra, but Great Sasuke switched places with him and Naruto's sealing jutsu blocked the theft.
• Urashiki used his blue Rinnegan to reverse time and strike Naruto and Great Sasuke, putting them at a disadvantage.
• Naruto entered Sage Fox Mode and revealed that Urashiki's movements had been slowed by poison, then attacked him and bound him with Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Great Sasuke severed Urashiki's arm, and Naruto secured the fishing rod while the two coordinated their next attack.
• Naruto and Great Sasuke struck Urashiki with a Great Spiraling Ring and Sasuke's sword, blasting him from the sky.
• Naruto sealed Urashiki in earth inscribed with sealing formulas and considered how to obtain intelligence from him.

Naruto and Great Sasuke captured Otsutsuki Urashiki and tried to question him about the Otsutsuki Main Family. On the way back to Konoha, Naruto revealed the alien battle to Jiraiya and Tsunade, while Jiraiya concluded the conflict was beyond the village’s ability to interfere.

• Naruto and Great Sasuke sealed Urashiki before he could enter his Immortal Crane combat form, then asked him about the Otsutsuki Main Family.
• Urashiki offered Naruto and Sasuke a chance to join the Otsutsuki clan, but Naruto countered by demanding that Urashiki become his servant and surrender the planet.
• Naruto reinforced Urashiki’s seal, gathered the scattered Otsutsuki blood with Sasuke, and destroyed any remaining cells before returning to Konoha.
• Naruto met Jiraiya, Tsunade, and the Anbu, and told them aliens had appeared and that he had defeated them.
• Tsunade suspected Naruto’s account was true, and Jiraiya said the battle involved Super Kage-level fighters and was beyond the village’s reach.

Naruto questioned Urashiki about the Otsutsuki and used Urashiki’s fishing rod to steal his Chakra, discovering it could grant him Six Paths powers. A notification then revealed that Boruto had awakened the Jōgan and wanted to change the past.

• Naruto wondered whether Asura and Indra’s reincarnations worked like Karma and resolved to face the future through greater strength.
• Naruto and Great Sasuke spent several days trying to break through Urashiki’s defenses, but Sasuke’s condition deteriorated from remaining in the past.
• Urashiki warned Naruto that Sasuke could not endure much longer and urged him to join the Otsutsuki against Kaguya.
• Naruto challenged Urashiki about the Otsutsuki’s motives for targeting the ninja world, and Urashiki fell silent.
• Naruto used Urashiki’s fishing rod to extract his Chakra and swallowed it, sensing it could be used for Six Paths Senjutsu and Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Naruto received a notification that Boruto had awakened the Jōgan and hoped to change the tragedy of the past.

Naruto extracted intelligence from Ōtsutsuki Urashiki before Urashiki turned to ash, then warned Great Sasuke about Isshiki and the dangers facing Boruto's world. Naruto and Great Sasuke investigated Karasuki and discovered that it connected parallel worlds, though travelers could not stay long.

• Naruto read Urashiki's memories, learned about Isshiki and Shibai Otsutsuki, and removed Urashiki's Rinnegan as Urashiki crumbled into ash.
• Naruto told Great Sasuke that Boruto had been implanted with Karma and warned him about Isshiki, the Ten-Tails, and Isshiki's powerful enforcers.
• Naruto and Great Sasuke questioned Little Turtle about Karasuki, then dismantled and examined its blue-lit core.
• Naruto sent Shadow Clones through Karasuki, and the clones returned brief images of a parallel world where the Fourth Hokage, Jiraiya, and the Third Hokage sealed the Nine-Tails.
• Naruto concluded that Karasuki traveled between parallel worlds, that travelers could not remain long, and that the treasure might have been made from a Dragon Vein Core by Shibai Otsutsuki.

After Great Sasuke and Boruto returned to the future, Naruto refused to erase Hinata, Sasuke, and Shisui’s memories and promised to help them grow stronger. He sent Shisui to protect the Dragon Vein Core in Uzushio Village while he prepared to study Urashiki’s Rinnegan and treasure tools.

• Neji, Naruto, Hinata, Sasuke, and Shisui said farewell to Boruto and Great Sasuke, who vanished through a spatial vortex.
• Shisui suggested erasing their memories to prevent Black Zetsu from learning future intelligence, but Naruto refused and told Hinata, Sasuke, and Shisui to remain in Konoha while he arranged to strengthen them.
• Shisui asked about stopping Obito and the Moon Eye Plan, and Naruto explained that Nagato had abandoned collecting the Tailed Beasts while Obito remained difficult to locate.
• Naruto created a Shadow Clone with one-third of his Chakra and sent it with Shisui to Uzushio Village to protect and retrieve the Dragon Vein Core.
• Naruto headed to the Uzushio Barracks to study Urashiki’s Rinnegan and treasure tools.

Great Sasuke and Boruto returned from a parallel world and reported what they learned about Boruto’s Karma and the Otsutsuki threat. Great Sasuke warned that Isshiki might possess another Ten-Tails, and Great Naruto privately offered to be its first sacrifice if the village faced destruction.

• Great Sasuke and Boruto returned to their own era after defeating Otsutsuki Urashiki in a parallel world.
• Great Sasuke told Great Naruto that the parallel world’s young Naruto had mastered Kurama Sage Mode and helped capture Urashiki alive.
• Great Sasuke revealed that Momoshiki had planted Karma in Boruto and that Isshiki was another, more powerful Otsutsuki in the ninja world.
• Great Sasuke explained that the Otsutsuki intended to feed one another to the Ten-Tails and warned that Isshiki might become its Jinchuriki.
• Great Naruto offered to be the first sacrifice if using the Ten-Tails’ power became necessary to protect the village.

Great Sasuke and Great Naruto discussed how to prepare for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, while Boruto resolved to train in secret. In Konoha, Naruto reflected on the village’s growing acceptance of Uzushio Village and tested the limits of Urashiki’s implanted Byakugan, then remembered his plan to travel to Boruto’s era.

• Great Sasuke considered sacrificing himself to protect Great Naruto and thought of releasing Kaguya Otsutsuki if they could not defeat Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
• Boruto resented being excluded from Great Sasuke and Great Naruto’s discussion and resolved to become stronger before bringing Little Naruto to their era.
• Naruto learned that Konoha’s residents had become more favorable toward him because they valued Uzushio Village’s protection and strength.
• Naruto tested Urashiki’s implanted Byakugan and found that his body and Chakra limited his ability to use the Blue Rinnegan.
• Naruto considered the power of Rinnegan Divine Techniques and remembered his agreement to use the Dragon Vein Core to travel to Boruto’s era.

Obito Uchiha and Madara Uchiha prepared to attack Amegakure and reclaim the Rinnegan from Nagato, while Black Zetsu reported that Naruto and Shisui remained in Konoha. Nagato discovered the invasion and prepared to face the attackers, telling Konan to escape and surrender if the enemy proved too strong.

• Madara Uchiha proposed a direct assault on Amegakure, but Obito Uchiha urged caution because Nagato and Naruto were powerful and Akatsuki could reinforce them.
• Black Zetsu reported that Naruto and Shisui were still in Konoha after a battle in the Death Forest, so Obito decided the attack could proceed.
• Obito sent Madara and Black Zetsu to confront Nagato while he planned to win over Akatsuki's rogue ninja members.
• Nagato and Konan discussed Amegakure's development and the growing unrest among Akatsuki's rogue ninja members.
• Nagato sensed the Masked Man and another powerful presence entering Amegakure, then told Konan to escape and surrender if he could not defeat them.

Nagato confronted Madara Uchiha outside Amegakure and learned that Madara claimed the Rinnegan was his and that Nagato had been chosen as its vessel. As Nagato’s Paths of Pain began to counter Madara’s Susanoo, Madara unleashed Wood Release and declared their battle had only just begun.

• Nagato refused to surrender or flee, sent Konan to watch Sasori and the others, and left Amegakure to face the Masked Man.
• Black Zetsu questioned Nagato’s claim to the Rinnegan, and Madara Uchiha revealed that the eyes had once belonged to him.
• Nagato recalled meeting an old Uchiha beneath the Land of Grass and attacked Madara with the Six Paths of Pain.
• Madara used Susanoo to repel the Paths of Pain, while Nagato recognized signs that Madara might be an Impure World Reincarnation.
• Nagato drove a Black Receiver into his thigh and coordinated the Paths of Pain to crack Madara’s Susanoo and approach him with Black Receivers.
• Madara escaped their attack with Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence and said the battle had only just begun.

Obito took control of Akatsuki with Madara Uchiha after Madara defeated Nagato and seized the Rinnegan. Konan rescued Nagato, and the two decided to seek shelter in Uzushio Village, trusting Naruto to accept them.

• Obito confronted Akatsuki's members in their meeting room, and Madara Uchiha arrived, revealed Obito's identity, and won the members' allegiance.
• Madara announced the Tailed Beast Plan, then told Obito that he had seriously injured Nagato but left taking the Rinnegan to Black Zetsu.
• Black Zetsu returned with Nagato's Rinnegan and revealed that Konan had stopped him from bringing Nagato back.
• Konan treated Nagato in a cave, and Nagato explained that Madara had deliberately let him escape and might have conflicts with Obito.
• Nagato and Konan chose Uzushio Village as their refuge and discussed contacting Amegakure ninja for intelligence and communication.

Sasuke challenged Kakashi and Naruto to prove he was strong enough to pursue Itachi, but Naruto easily defeated him and warned that Itachi had powerful allies. After receiving intelligence about the Akatsuki, Naruto invited Sasuke and Kakashi to accompany him on a mission, leaving Kakashi concerned that they might encounter Obito.

• Sasuke challenged Kakashi after awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan and demanded information about Itachi.
• Kakashi declined to reveal Itachi's whereabouts without Naruto's permission, and he and Sasuke went to the Uzushio Barracks.
• Sasuke challenged Naruto, who defeated him with one hand and told him that Itachi's companions were also formidable.
• A snake delivered intelligence about the Akatsuki, and Naruto invited Sasuke and Kakashi to investigate it with him.
• Kakashi accepted the invitation, hoping to learn more about Obito.

Naruto met Nagato and Konan to learn how Akatsuki fell and explain the Masked Man’s Moon Eye Plan. After removing a hidden Command Seal from Nagato, Naruto left Nagato questioning whether an eternal illusion might offer a better life than reality.

• Naruto brought Kakashi and Sasuke to meet Orochimaru, who blocked them from entering an izakaya while Naruto went inside.
• Orochimaru revealed that Naruto was meeting Akatsuki’s former leader Nagato and Konan, Jiraiya’s disciples.
• Nagato told Naruto that Madara Uchiha and Zetsu had betrayed Akatsuki, and that Zetsu had taken Nagato’s Rinnegan after Nagato and Madara fought.
• Naruto suspected Madara had placed a safeguard inside Nagato, entered Sage Fox Mode, and removed and destroyed a Command Seal from Nagato’s body.
• Naruto explained that the Moon Eye Plan would use the Nine Great Tailed Beasts and the moon to trap everyone in an eternal illusion, leaving Nagato to consider whether that dream might be preferable to reality.

Naruto challenged Nagato’s belief in the Moon Eye Plan, healed him, and invited him and Konan to join Uzushio Village. Nagato and Konan accepted, while Naruto focused on finding Obito and ended by inviting Orochimaru to join as well.

• Naruto explained to Nagato and Konan that the Infinite Tsukuyomi was a trap that would harvest the people of the ninja world for Kaguya.
• Nagato said he planned to withdraw from the conflict, but Naruto reminded him of his responsibilities to Amegakure and the Land of Rain and the Land of Grass.
• Naruto restored much of Nagato’s health with Yang Release Chakra and invited him to join Uzushio Village; Konan accepted for them both.
• Nagato and Konan discussed the threat from Madara Uchiha and told Naruto that Obito had been tracking them.
• Naruto said he wanted to kill Obito himself, then invited Orochimaru to join Uzushio Village.

Obito tracked Nagato and Konan to a town in the Land of Fire, bringing Itachi and Kisame to kill them and secure control of Akatsuki. Naruto revealed that the trio had walked into a trap, and Sasuke prepared to face Itachi.

• Obito killed the highest-ranking rain ninja at an Amegakure outpost and learned from White Zetsu that Nagato and Konan were hiding in the Land of Fire.
• Wary of a possible trap, Obito waited for Itachi Uchiha and Kisame before setting out to eliminate Nagato and Konan.
• Itachi questioned Obito about his identity, and Obito exposed Itachi's status as a Konoha spy and explained why Nagato and Konan opposed the Moon Eye Plan.
• Obito, Itachi, and Kisame found the town where Nagato and Konan were hiding after reading a passerby's memories.
• Naruto announced that Obito's group had taken the bait and told Sasuke that Itachi had come, while Nagato and Konan realized the Masked Man had brought reinforcements.

Obito, Kisame, and Itachi pursued Nagato and Konan, while Sasuke confronted Itachi and broke free of his Tsukuyomi. Kisame was intercepted by Nagato, Konan, and Orochimaru, and stood down after learning Naruto had organized the operation and Kirigakure was involved.

• Konan attacked Obito with thousands of Explosive Tags, but he emerged unharmed and pursued her and Nagato with Kisame and Itachi.
• Sasuke appeared before the group, and Itachi used Tsukuyomi to confront him with memories of the Uchiha massacre.
• Sasuke broke Itachi's genjutsu with his Mangekyō Sharingan, and Itachi declared that he wanted Sasuke's eyes to gain the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Kisame left Sasuke and Itachi to fight, then encountered Nagato, Konan, and Orochimaru, who revealed that Naruto had initiated the operation against Obito.
• Kisame gave up fighting after Orochimaru mentioned Kirigakure, but watched Obito's direction with concern.

Itachi fought Sasuke with his full strength while Obito battled Konan, who used her Explosive Tags to create an opening for Naruto. Obito survived but lost his right arm, which Naruto claimed as another gift from him.

• Itachi abandoned his plan to hold back and fought Sasuke with his full strength, forcing both brothers to activate Susanoo.
• Nagato, Kisame, and Orochimaru watched the Susanoo battle, and Orochimaru considered the Rinnegan’s connection to the Sharingan.
• Obito chased Konan to a river clearing and used his intangibility to withstand her attacks and ignite many of her buried Explosive Tags.
• Konan detonated the remaining Explosive Tags, and a Wind Blade severed Obito’s right arm after the blasts ended.
• Konan told Obito that the Explosive Tags had been bait and left, while Naruto picked up Obito’s arm and called it another gift.

Naruto cornered Obito, exposed his knowledge of Kamui, and relentlessly attacked him as Obito tried to escape and fight back. Obito fled into the Kamui Dimension, but Naruto followed him and repeatedly struck him with kunai, leaving the battle ongoing as Obito relied on Izanagi to survive.

• Naruto explained Kamui’s five-minute limit and attacked Obito with Sage Fox Mode, a Rasenshuriken, and senjutsu-controlled earth.
• Obito tried to escape underground, then severed White Zetsu’s arm to restore his own and prepared to fight with chains and a sickle.
• Naruto used a Flying Thunder God mark to appear behind Obito, severed his lower leg, and taunted him about his past crimes.
• Obito entered the Kamui Dimension, but Naruto had prepared to follow him and emerged there through a vortex.
• Naruto drove a kunai into Obito repeatedly as Obito used Izanagi to negate fatal injuries and continue surviving.