Chapter Summaries

Naruto sought Indra’s Chakra and learned that the Sage of Six Paths might be gathering Chakra from the Pure Land. After awakening one Rinnegan and becoming the Ten-Tails’ Jinchuriki, Naruto was summoned to a dim space where he met the Sage of Six Paths.

• Naruto told the Nine-Tails he needed to become the Ten-Tails’ Jinchuriki to face the final enemy, and the Nine-Tails agreed to trust him.
• Naruto entered Sasuke’s mental space, found Indra, and asked him for Chakra to awaken the Rinnegan and learn about the Sage of Six Paths.
• Indra recounted his suspicions that the Sage was harvesting Chakra, and Naruto identified the Pure Land as its source.
• Naruto combined Indra and Asura’s Chakra, awakened one Rinnegan, and absorbed the Ten-Tails into his body.
• Naruto gained the Ten-Tails’ power and a Rinne Sharingan, then the Sage of Six Paths pulled him into a dim space.

Naruto confronted the Sage of Six Paths and learned that the Pure Land stored the Chakra and souls needed to form a Chakra Fruit. When Naruto asked about Shibai Otsutsuki, the Sage’s power rose to nearly match his, and their battle began, ending with Naruto caught in a Planetary Devastation attack.

• Naruto challenged the Sage of Six Paths and learned that the Sage could not stop him from becoming the Ten-Tails’ Jinchuriki.
• Naruto accused the Sage of harvesting Chakra in the Pure Land, and the Sage confirmed it was a space inside the Divine Tree that stored Chakra and souls to produce a Chakra Fruit.
• Naruto wondered where Kaguya’s Chakra Fruit had come from and suspected it had belonged to Shibai Otsutsuki.
• Naruto asked whether the Sage had heard of Shibai Otsutsuki, and the Sage summoned Truth-Seeking Orbs as his power rose to nearly match Naruto’s.
• Naruto attacked the Sage with his sword and Spiraling Rings, but the Sage retaliated with Sage Art: Planetary Devastation, prompting Naruto to activate Time-Space Reversal.

Naruto and the Sage of Six Paths ended their evenly matched battle after Hagoromo revealed the truth about Shibai Otsutsuki and agreed to grant Naruto authority over the Pure Land. Naruto returned to the Ninja World with permission to use Impure World Reincarnation freely, prompting Sasuke to consider reviving his family.

• Naruto and the Sage of Six Paths fought for hours without either gaining the advantage, then stopped to avoid risking the Ninja World.
• The Sage of Six Paths told Naruto that Shibai Otsutsuki had abandoned his body and Chakra to ascend, leaving Hagoromo with part of Shibai’s memories.
• Naruto demanded unrestricted use of Impure World Reincarnation and access to souls’ memories, threatening to revive the Divine Tree and release Kaguya Otsutsuki if Hagoromo refused.
• Hagoromo reluctantly granted Naruto permission, and Naruto returned from the Pure Land to meet Sasuke and Hinata.
• Naruto explained that Impure World Reincarnation could be combined with Rebirth Jutsu to revive the dead, leading Sasuke to think of his father and clan.

Naruto resurrected Fugaku Uchiha and confronted Black Zetsu after detecting him near the Uzushio warehouse. He learned where Kaguya Otsutsuki was imprisoned and transported himself and Black Zetsu to her alternate space.

• Naruto resurrected Fugaku Uchiha, who reunited with Mikoto and learned that Itachi remained trapped in Izanami's genjutsu.
• Sasuke and Shisui took Fugaku to the Uchiha compound, where he saw his unconscious son and learned what had happened to the clan.
• Naruto and Minato went to the warehouse holding captured White Zetsu, and Naruto considered their role in the future development of technology.
• Naruto pulled Black Zetsu out of hiding, restrained him, and revealed that he wanted to meet Kaguya Otsutsuki and discuss cooperation against the Otsutsuki Main Family.
• Naruto used his space-time ability to take Black Zetsu to Kaguya's alternate space, where golden chains held her prisoner.

Naruto freed Kaguya from her seal and learned that Isshiki had survived by using Jigen as a vessel. After searching Kaguya’s Alternate Spaces, Naruto and Kaguya found Jigen with Amado, and the two Otsutsuki began fighting.

• Naruto explained the history of Kaguya’s conflict with Hagoromo and warned that their feud had left the Ninja World vulnerable to Isshiki.
• Naruto promised to free Kaguya after she agreed not to turn people into White Zetsu, then undid her Chibaku Tensei seal.
• Naruto and Kaguya searched Kaguya’s Alternate Spaces until she sensed Isshiki’s aura in a desert world.
• Naruto and Kaguya hid as Jigen arrived with Amado and offered him resources to develop modifications that would bring him closer to godhood.
• Kaguya attacked Jigen after he insulted her, and Jigen met her charge with a Black Receiver staff.

Naruto and Kaguya fought alongside each other to kill Isshiki, then discovered Shibai Otsutsuki’s corpse and returned to Konoha. Naruto left plans for the Main Family’s future arrival aside for the moment and went to meet Hinata for their promised date.

• Naruto joined Kaguya’s battle against Isshiki and used Truth-Seeking Orbs and lava to weaken him until Jigen’s body failed.
• Isshiki reincarnated at full strength, but Naruto and Kaguya defeated him with the Otsutsuki Sword and All-Killing Ash Bones, destroying his body and soul.
• Naruto realized Isshiki had hidden a secret, and he and Kaguya found the Little Ten-Tails and Shibai Otsutsuki’s corpse in an alternate space.
• Naruto stored Shibai Otsutsuki’s body and returned with Kaguya to Konoha, where Minato Namikaze questioned him about her.
• Naruto told Minato that Kaguya could help defend against external enemies, then left to keep his promised date with Hinata.

After becoming the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze began confronting Konoha’s problems with knowledge of a future timeline. He told Kushina that their future son, Naruto, had revealed how their deaths and Obito Uchiha’s attack led to Naruto’s suffering, leaving Kushina stunned by Obito’s betrayal.

• Minato Namikaze accepted the Hokage hat from Hiruzen Sarutobi and declined the Third Hokage’s offer to handle his official duties for him.
• Minato Namikaze considered Konoha’s external threats and internal problems, including Danzo and Orochimaru’s actions and Root’s conduct during Nine-Tails Night.
• Kushina asked Minato Namikaze why he had been troubled, and he revealed that he had met their future son, Uzumaki Naruto.
• Minato Namikaze recounted Naruto’s future, prompting Kushina to angrily blame the Third Hokage before Minato reminded her that the current Third Hokage had not done those things.
• Minato Namikaze revealed that the Masked Man behind the Nine-Tails’ Rampage was his former student, Obito Uchiha, and Kushina struggled to believe it.

Minato planned to reshape Konoha and give Kakashi a new purpose after learning about the future. Kakashi reunited with Rin, who survived and now served as an Anbu, before they prepared to carry out a mission tied to him.

• Minato told Kushina he would begin changing Konoha by taking control of the Anbu and Root from the Third Hokage and Danzo.
• Minato summoned Kakashi, told him Rin had survived, and assigned him an important Anbu mission while promising to arrange a meeting with her.
• Kushina questioned Minato about hiding Rin’s survival, and he gave her a document outlining preparations to address Konoha’s leadership problems.
• At the meeting point, Kakashi met a masked female Anbu who teased him and denied being Rin.
• Rin revealed herself to Kakashi, explained that she no longer wanted to be called by her old name, and told him their mission was related to him.

Minato Namikaze sent Kakashi and Rin Nohara to expose Root’s secret experiments, then arrived with the Third Hokage and Anbu to arrest Shimura Danzo. Danzo was imprisoned after the laboratory’s child subjects and forbidden Wood Release experiments were uncovered.

• Kushina questioned Minato Namikaze’s plan to use the mission as bait for Danzo and Orochimaru, and he admitted he had arranged for evidence to be found at Root Base.
• Rin Nohara told Kakashi that their mission was to infiltrate Root Base and gather evidence of Root’s rebellion, then overpowered the guards as they entered.
• Kakashi and Rin discovered children undergoing forbidden experiments and collected records before Shimura Danzo confronted them and ordered his Root members to kill them.
• Minato Namikaze intercepted Danzo’s Wind Blade and demanded to know why Danzo had abducted his students.
• Anbu reported that Danzo and Orochimaru had conducted forbidden Wood Release experiments on children, prompting the Third Hokage to order Danzo’s arrest and Root Base’s investigation.
• Danzo surrendered and was imprisoned in Konoha Prison.

Konoha publicly tried Danzo for his crimes, and Minato exposed the Sharingan hidden beneath Danzo’s eyepatch, intensifying the condemnation against him. Hiruzen admitted responsibility for failing to supervise Danzo and agreed to cooperate with Minato’s investigation.

• News of Danzo’s arrest and crimes enraged Konoha’s villagers and ninja, who demanded a public trial.
• At Danzo’s trial, he planned to blame the human experiments on Orochimaru and looked to Hiruzen for support.
• Fugaku accused Danzo of targeting the Uchiha and urged the court to inspect Danzo’s eyepatch.
• Minato removed Danzo’s eyepatch, revealing a Three-Tomoe Sharingan and provoking an uproar from the audience.
• Hiruzen acknowledged his responsibility for failing to supervise Danzo and pledged to cooperate with Minato’s investigation.

Minato Namikaze secured Danzo’s conviction and planned further reforms to strengthen the Hokage’s authority. When Jiraiya returned after learning Orochimaru had defected, Minato stopped him from pursuing Orochimaru and asked him to help with reforms.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi abandoned his support for Danzo, and Minato Namikaze sentenced Danzo to lose his ninja status and property and serve two hundred years in prison.
• Minato Namikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi discussed Orochimaru’s escape, while Minato suspected Hiruzen had deliberately let him flee.
• Minato Namikaze resolved to strengthen his position by winning some factions over and acting against others.
• Jiraiya returned to Konoha after hearing that Danzo had fallen and Orochimaru had defected, and offered to capture Orochimaru.
• Minato Namikaze persuaded Jiraiya not to pursue Orochimaru and asked him to use his prestige to assist with reforms.

Minato Namikaze gained Jiraiya’s support for reforms and began targeting Konoha’s powerful clans. He recruited Hizashi Hyuga and Shisui Uchiha to help change the Hyuga Caged Bird system and address the Uchiha’s conflicts with the village.

• Jiraiya supported Minato’s reform plans because he believed Minato might be the Child of Prophecy.
• Minato’s reforms addressed smaller clans and conflicts but stalled against the Uchiha, Hyuga, and Sarutobi clans.
• Minato told Hizashi Hyuga he intended to end the Main Family and Branch Family distinction and asked him to unite Branch Family members willing to resist the Caged Bird system.
• Shisui Uchiha visited Minato, who offered to appoint him to Anbu and help resolve discrimination against the Uchiha and their restrictions in the Police Force.
• Minato asked Shisui to explain the Uchiha and the Sharingan’s effects, and Shisui agreed.

Minato Namikaze announced major Ninja Academy reforms at the Jonin Council, overcoming clan resistance after Hizashi Hyuga revealed that Minato, Shisui, and he had destroyed a Cloud camp. Minato then considered how to stop Obito before the coming Nine-Tails Night and decided to seek Kakashi’s help against Obito’s space-time techniques.

• Minato Namikaze proposed mandatory Ninja Academy attendance for clan children and a six-year curriculum followed by three years of specialized apprenticeship.
• Fugaku, Hiashi, and other jonin objected, citing the Cloud border war, the long education period, and the costs for orphaned children.
• Hizashi Hyuga revealed that he, Shisui, and Minato had repelled the A and B duo and destroyed the Cloud Camp by transferring the Eight-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb into it.
• The Ino-Shika-Cho clans, Fugaku, and Hiashi agreed to follow Minato’s orders, while the Sarutobi Clan hesitated.
• Minato returned to his office and thought about stopping Obito before Nine-Tails Night, then investigated a noise that turned out to be a black cat.
• Minato suspected Obito might be gathering intelligence and decided he needed to consult Kakashi about countering Obito’s space-time techniques.

Obito attacked Kushina during Naruto’s birth, but Minato and Jiraiya ambushed him and seemingly killed him. Obito escaped with Izanagi and returned to the cabin, where he confronted an injured female Anbu who resisted his genjutsu and continued fighting despite being impaled.

• Obito entered the cabin after Naruto was born, incapacitated Biwako Sarutobi, and seized the baby as he threatened Kushina.
• Minato arrived to stop Obito, and the baby transformed into Jiraiya, who helped Minato severely injure Obito.
• Jiraiya prepared to enter Sage Mode while Minato surrounded Obito with Flying Thunder God marks, and Jiraiya struck Obito through the heart when he tried to escape with Kamui.
• Obito’s body disappeared, and he revealed that he had used Izanagi to survive and return to the cabin for treatment.
• Obito ordered the female Anbu to heal him, but his genjutsu failed; she attacked him and kept fighting after his wooden spikes pierced her.

Obito discovered that the Three-Tails Jinchuriki he had wounded was Rin Nohara, and the revelation left him unable to fight her. Uzumaki Naruto exposed Obito’s identity before Kakashi and Rin, while the Fourth Hokage arrived to deal with the aftermath and consider the threats still ahead.

• Obito recognized the Three-Tails Jinchuriki as Rin Nohara after she attacked him with a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Kakashi caught the injured Rin, and Obito lost the will to fight when he saw them together.
• Uzumaki Naruto stopped Obito from escaping, broke his mask, and revealed him to Kakashi and Rin.
• Obito denied being himself, but Rin urged him to admit his wrongdoing before returning to Kakashi’s side.
• The Fourth Hokage arrived after Naruto vanished, then focused on his students and the hidden mastermind behind Obito.