Chapter Summaries

Naruto woke in Konoha Hospital and concealed what he remembered about Tenpu’s attack while the Third Hokage explained the Nine-Tails’ control as the cause of his transformation. In the corridor, Kakashi learned that Naruto was Minato and Kushina’s son, while the Third Hokage said the truth would remain hidden for now.

• Naruto woke in the hospital, found that his wound had healed, and failed to reach the Nine-Tails.
• The Third Hokage questioned Naruto about the attack, and Naruto pretended to remember only a confused dream of becoming the Demon Fox.
• The Third Hokage told Naruto that the Nine-Tails had controlled him, said he could not remove it, and left him several ninjutsu scrolls.
• Naruto asked the Nine-Tails why it had not warned him, and it explained that the Third Hokage had reinforced the seal and restricted its perception.
• Kakashi asked the Third Hokage whether Naruto was Minato’s son, and the Third Hokage confirmed it while explaining why he had concealed Naruto’s identity.

After recovering in the hospital, Naruto learned that the Cloud Village incident had cost Hizashi his life and that rumors about Naruto’s rampage had made the villagers fear him. He began planning to leave Konoha and told the Nine-Tails he would grow stronger, possibly finding a way out without its power.

• Hinata told Naruto that the Cloud Village Delegation had abducted Hanabi, leading Hiashi to kill the Cloud leader and Hizashi to be handed over as a scapegoat.
• Naruto said goodbye to Hinata, then examined the Wind Release scrolls the Third Hokage had left for him.
• The Third Hokage discharged Naruto and gave him a key to a new home while his old room was being repaired.
• Naruto went shopping and learned that villagers feared him after witnessing his rampage, while the merchant apologized and offered him goods for free.
• Naruto told the Nine-Tails that he wanted to leave Konoha and would train to grow stronger, even if he had to find a way out without borrowing its power.

Naruto trained in Wind Release and mastered the Rasengan, while judging his strength and keeping his relationship with the Nine-Tails hidden from Konoha. On his way home, he passed a clash between the Uchiha Police Force and villagers, where Itachi noticed Naruto and Sasuke wished his brother could spend more time with him.

• Naruto used Shadow Clones to train in Wind Release while practicing the Rasengan, and insights from the clones helped him burst the water balloon.
• A week later, Naruto completed the Rasengan and blasted a crater into a tree, though the technique left his palm throbbing.
• Naruto assessed that he could challenge Genin, Chunin, and ordinary Anbu but not Jonin, and planned to keep training without revealing his bond with the Nine-Tails.
• Naruto passed Uchiha Police Force members berating villagers and continued on without stopping as the Nine-Tails recalled its hatred of the Uchiha and Sharingan.
• Itachi noticed Naruto leaving and remembered that he was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, while Sasuke asked to train with Itachi again and complained that his brother had another mission.

Naruto enrolled in the Ninja Academy despite parents' protests and reflected on the village's hostility and the Will of Fire speech. His bond with the Nine-Tails deepened, granting him free use of Nine-Tails Chakra, and he entered his new classroom as the last student.

• Naruto registered at the Ninja Academy while civilian parents complained about the Demon Fox, until the Third Hokage stopped their objections.
• Naruto told the Nine-Tails that his goal gave him direction and that the villagers' insults had become motivation.
• Naruto dismissed much of the Third Hokage's Will of Fire speech, while the Nine-Tails recalled the Sage of Six Paths and questioned whether humans could understand tailed beasts.
• After the speech, Naruto received a system notification that Kurama trusted him and that his compatibility with Tailed Beast Chakra had greatly increased.
• Naruto left food for the sleeping Nine-Tails and went to class, where the other students stared at him as he took his seat and began reading.

Iruka introduced himself and guided his class through self-introductions, while Naruto used his turn to tell the Third Hokage he wanted an ordinary life and to protect those he cared about. After class, Naruto outmaneuvered Sasuke in a brief confrontation, leaving Sasuke eager to become stronger and challenge him again.

• Iruka introduced himself to the class and asked the students to share their dreams and introductions.
• Naruto said he liked cooking, reading, and training, and dreamed of living like an ordinary person while protecting the people he cared about; the Third Hokage watched and reconsidered how he had treated him.
• Sasuke asked Naruto whether he was strong, and Naruto claimed he had mastered the Three Basic Ninjutsu Techniques.
• Sasuke challenged Naruto to spar, but Naruto pressed a pencil to his neck before the fight began and declared that Sasuke had already lost.
• Naruto refused Sasuke's rematch until he got stronger, which only increased Sasuke's determination to improve.

Naruto challenged Hinata to confront the injustices of the Hyuga Clan and urged her to grow stronger. Troubled by his words, Hinata asked Hyuga Hiashi to increase her training so she could surpass Neji and change what she hated.

• Naruto deliberately provoked Sasuke to draw his attention and learn about the Uchiha Clan's internal situation.
• After school, Hinata joined Naruto on the walk toward the Hyuga Compound, and they discussed the villagers' hostility toward Naruto.
• Naruto questioned Hinata about the Caged Bird system and why Hizashi had been sacrificed after the cloud ninja raid.
• Naruto encouraged Hinata to become herself and grow stronger, while the Nine-Tails criticized him for upsetting her.
• Hinata asked Hyuga Hiashi to increase her training so she could surpass Neji and change the things she hated.

Naruto spent a day at the Ninja Academy, where his exceptional skills and distant manner concerned Iruka. Iruka brought Naruto’s essay to the Third Hokage and warned that Naruto’s withdrawal could lead to serious psychological problems.

• Iruka assigned the class a reading reflection, and Naruto quickly wrote a thousand-word essay before returning to his books.
• During sparring, Naruto defeated his opponents and interrupted Sasuke’s Great Fireball Jutsu before it could be released.
• The Chunin teacher stopped the sparring and warned Naruto and Sasuke about using dangerous techniques, while Naruto said he would forfeit future matches against weaker students.
• After observing Naruto’s distance from most classmates, Iruka took his essay to the Third Hokage.
• The Third Hokage praised Naruto’s essay, and Iruka warned that Naruto was too withdrawn and unnaturally mature.

Iruka learned that Naruto knew and accepted his identity as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and asked the Third Hokage to help support him. Naruto and Sasuke trained together, exchanged techniques, and found common ground in feeling rejected by the village.

• The Third Hokage told Iruka that Naruto knew he was the Demon Fox, and Iruka reaffirmed his commitment to guiding Naruto while asking the Hokage for help.
• Naruto explained to Sasuke how to interrupt ninjutsu and said taijutsu often decided battles, then offered to teach him fast training in exchange for shuriken techniques.
• Naruto and Sasuke went to the grove for their seventh training session, where Naruto taught Sasuke to use Shadow Clones for multithreaded training.
• Sasuke managed to produce only three Shadow Clones and nearly fainted from overexertion, while Naruto said he trained intensely every day because he was lonely and feared by villagers.
• Sasuke said the Uchiha also faced ostracism, and Naruto encouraged him to find friends or remain true to himself even if no one understood.

Naruto gained Uchiha-style Taijutsu and agreed to the Third Hokage’s offer to make more friends, but he concluded that the Hokage only wanted to control him. At dinner, Sasuke told his family that Naruto had defeated him and asked to invite him home.

• Naruto received Uchiha-style Taijutsu after earning Sasuke’s favorability and returned to find the Third Hokage waiting outside his apartment.
• The Third Hokage urged Naruto to make more friends and promised increased living allowance and ninja technique scrolls, so Naruto agreed.
• After the Hokage left, Naruto decided that the old man cared about controlling his life rather than his feelings.
• At dinner, Sasuke’s family remained tense after Fugaku and Itachi argued over the Uchiha clan’s plans and the village.
• Sasuke admitted that Naruto had beaten him in practical combat and ranked above him, and Mikoto said she had once considered adopting Naruto.
• Sasuke asked his parents if he could invite Naruto to their home as a guest.

Sasuke invited Naruto to visit the Uchiha home, where Mikoto hoped to learn more about the boy she had once considered adopting. Itachi remained wary of the clan’s growing resentment toward the village, while Naruto accepted Sasuke’s invitation and wondered what Mikoto would tell him.

• Sasuke asked his parents to let him invite Naruto over, and Fugaku agreed despite Itachi’s concerns about the visit.
• Itachi went to Shisui and worried that Fugaku might be preparing a coup; Shisui said he would do everything he could to prevent conflict between the clan and the village.
• At lunch, Naruto considered which classmates to befriend so he could obtain more living expenses and ninja scrolls from the Third Hokage.
• Sasuke told Naruto that Mikoto had once considered adopting him and invited him to visit the Uchiha home.
• Naruto accepted the invitation and wondered about his connection to Sasuke’s family, while recognizing the risks of a Jinchuriki visiting the Uchiha compound.

Naruto visited the Uchiha Clan Compound with Sasuke, while Itachi and Root watched them under surveillance. After learning Naruto was there, the Third Hokage assembled the Anbu and Shadow Guard and headed to the compound with Shisui.

• Sasuke showed Naruto around the Uchiha Clan Compound as Naruto surveyed its layout and asked about a nearby building.
• Itachi spotted Naruto and Sasuke on the surveillance feed, and a Root Ninja warned him not to tamper with the footage.
• Shisui reported the Uchiha Clan’s growing demands to the Third Hokage, who worried about the worsening tensions between the clan and the village.
• An Anbu told the Third Hokage that Naruto had entered the compound, and Shisui explained that Sasuke had invited him as a guest.
• The Third Hokage ordered the Anbu and Shadow Guard to assemble and brought Shisui along to the Uchiha Clan Compound.

Shisui and the Third Hokage decided not to enter the Uchiha Clan Compound after learning Naruto had only visited at Sasuke’s invitation. Naruto explained to the Nine-Tails that he planned to use tensions between the Uchiha and the Hokage as cover to leave Konoha, then met Sasuke’s parents.

• Shisui followed the Third Hokage to the Uchiha Clan Compound, where Gekko Hayate and Uzuki Yugao explained that Naruto had gone there with Sasuke.
• The Third Hokage decided against entering the compound and told Shisui to let the boys handle their visit themselves.
• Naruto told the Nine-Tails that he intended to use the conflict between the Uchiha and the Third Hokage to create a chance to leave Konoha.
• Sasuke brought Naruto home, where Mikoto welcomed him and Naruto praised Fugaku and Mikoto, embarrassing Sasuke.

Naruto visited Sasuke’s home, where an Uchiha’s attempt to control him with genjutsu backfired after the Nine-Tails disrupted the attacker’s chakra. Fugaku mistook the incident and the radical Uchiha’s actions for a trap by the village leadership, while Naruto left him scrambling to explain the supposed break-in.

• Fugaku hid in his study and considered whether Naruto’s visit was a trap, while radical Uchiha confronted him about taking action against the village.
• Fugaku told the radicals that Sasuke had simply invited Naruto over, then hurried away after learning another Uchiha had approached Naruto.
• An Uchiha used Sharingan genjutsu on Naruto, but the Nine-Tails unleashed its malice and caused the attacker to suffer a severe backlash.
• Fugaku examined the unconscious Uchiha and warned the radicals not to cause further trouble, believing the incident was a trap set by the village leadership.
• At dinner, Naruto asked about someone climbing the wall, and Fugaku claimed he had caught a thief and promised to improve village security.

Naruto visited Sasuke’s family, earned Mikoto’s recognition, and returned home with a system reward for housekeeping and cooking. The Third Hokage then arrived to question him about what Fugaku and Mikoto had said during the visit.

• Naruto praised Mikoto’s cooking, and Sasuke’s family fell silent when he spoke of having no parents.
• Mikoto asked Fugaku whether they could adopt Naruto, but Fugaku said only the Hokage could adopt a Jinchuriki and dismissed the idea.
• Naruto left the Uchiha Clan Compound without incident and returned to his apartment under ANBU surveillance.
• The system rewarded Naruto with Mastery of Housekeeping and Cooking after Mikoto’s favorability toward him reached recognition.
• The Third Hokage visited Naruto, who asked whether he had brought him something for making friends with Sasuke.
• The Third Hokage asked Naruto what Sasuke’s parents had said to him.

Naruto concealed his true intentions while questioning the Third Hokage about his parents, and the Hokage forbade him from visiting the Uchiha. Meanwhile, Uchiha suspicions about the village intensified, and Shisui promised Itachi he would use his Mangekyō Sharingan to stop Fugaku from pursuing a coup if necessary.

• Naruto told the Third Hokage about his visit to Sasuke’s home, and the Hokage warned him that the Uchiha wanted to use the Demon Fox’s power and forbade him from returning.
• Naruto asked about his parents and the Demon Fox, but the Third Hokage refused to tell him and said he could learn the truth after becoming a self-reliant ninja.
• After the Hokage left, Naruto revealed that he had acted like an ignorant child to avoid arousing suspicion.
• At Naka Shrine, Uchiha clansmen accused the high command of using Naruto to gather intelligence, while Shisui and Itachi recognized that the incident had been a misunderstanding.
• Fugaku met privately with trusted confidants, and Itachi told Shisui he believed his father was secretly preparing for a coup.
• Shisui said he would use his Mangekyō Sharingan to change Fugaku’s mind and prevent the coup, though he did not want to use that power on his friend’s father.

Itachi weighed Shisui’s plan for peace between the Uchiha and Konoha, then encountered Obito, who was observing the village while assessing its internal conflict. Meanwhile, Fugaku reaffirmed the clan’s coup plan and considered using Sasuke’s friendship with Naruto to strengthen the Uchiha’s position, promising that he would tell Naruto his true parentage if he became Hokage.

• Itachi decided that changing Fugaku’s will would not resolve the Uchiha clan’s hostility toward Konoha, then headed to Root to contend with Danzo.
• Obito appeared before Itachi, who recognized him as the masked shinobi responsible for his teammate’s death, but Obito vanished before Itachi could question him.
• Obito and Zetsu discussed Itachi’s growth and Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan, then chose to leave Konoha rather than risk uniting the village and the Uchiha against them.
• Fugaku returned from a meeting about the Uchiha coup plan and accused Itachi of prioritizing Konoha over the clan.
• Fugaku praised Sasuke’s friendship with Naruto and said he would reveal that Naruto was Minato’s son if he became Hokage.

Naruto played shogi with Shikamaru, brushed off rumors about the Uchiha and the Demon Fox, and declined Sasuke’s invitation to visit the Uchiha compound. In the Hokage’s Office, Shisui revealed that the Uchiha clan might stage a coup and claimed he could stop it by using Kotoamatsukami on Fugaku.

• Shikamaru taught Naruto shogi and beat him five times, then reminded him that battles depended on understanding both sides.
• Naruto heard students discussing the Military Police Force’s conflicts, while Sasuke drove them away for insulting the Uchiha and the Demon Fox.
• Sasuke offered Naruto his family’s invitation to the Uchiha compound, but Naruto refused, saying the Third Hokage would not allow him to go.
• The Third Hokage noticed the Uchiha’s increasingly aggressive conduct and met with an exhausted Shisui.
• Shisui admitted that the clan might launch a coup against the Hokage Building and said he would stop it by changing Fugaku’s will with Kotoamatsukami.

Shisui told the Third Hokage about Kotoamatsukami and received support for his plan to stop the Uchiha coup by changing Fugaku’s will. The Third Hokage secretly lost trust in Shisui, while Shisui later watched Naruto defeat Sasuke in a ninjutsu spar.

• Shisui explained that he could gradually alter Fugaku’s will, and the Third Hokage voiced support for his plan to help the Uchiha coexist with Konoha.
• After Shisui left, the Third Hokage had an Anbu check him for signs of genjutsu, decided never to meet him alone, and summoned the elder advisors and Danzo to discuss Kotoamatsukami.
• Shisui saw Uchiha members violently enforcing the law but continued on, believing that changing Fugaku’s will was the way to address the clan’s conduct.
• Shisui found Naruto and Sasuke sparring and watched Naruto’s Wind Style overcome Sasuke’s Fire Style.
• Naruto helped Sasuke up and explained how powerful wind could extinguish fire, while Sasuke worried that he needed to awaken the Sharingan to catch up.

Shisui reflected on his faith in the Will of Fire and continued seeking a way to stop the Uchiha coup. On the night of the clan’s final gathering, he followed a Root messenger to Danzo, unaware of what awaited him there.

• Shisui watched Naruto and Sasuke spar, then quietly left to avoid attracting the Third Hokage’s suspicion.
• Naruto learned from the Nine-Tails that the watcher had come from the Hokage Building toward the Uchiha Clan Compound and suspected Shisui.
• Over several weeks, Shisui saw his clansmen alienate villagers and civilian ninjas, while he failed to find a chance to meet privately with Captain Fugaku.
• Shisui arranged to meet Itachi before the Uchiha gathering, hoping they could control Captain Fugaku and prevent the coup.
• A Root Ninja invited Shisui to meet Danzo about the Uchiha’s future, and Shisui followed him to the Root Base, where Danzo was waiting.

Shisui tried to stop the Uchiha coup, but Danzo ambushed him and took one of his Mangekyō Sharingan. Badly injured and unable to prevent the rebellion, Shisui decided to entrust his remaining eye and ideals to Itachi before taking his own life, then followed a figure he believed was his friend.

• Shisui told Danzo he planned to use his dojutsu on Fugaku to stop the Uchiha coup, but Danzo attacked him and stole his right eye.
• Danzo used Izanagi to escape Shisui's genjutsu and ordered him to surrender his remaining Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shisui escaped Root, then used Susanoo to defeat the Root Ninja pursuing him, leaving himself nearly out of Chakra.
• Shisui concluded he could no longer prevent the coup and decided his death might reduce the clan's resolve to rebel.
• Shisui wrote a suicide note and followed a figure whose movements convinced him it was Itachi.