Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Shisui told Uchiha Itachi that he planned to use Kotoamatsukami to control Fugaku and stop the Uchiha coup, and Itachi accepted the plan for the village’s sake. After waking, Naruto discussed Shisui’s divided loyalties with Kurama and said he wanted Shisui’s Sharingan.

• Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi examined a portrait of Naruto’s disguise and discussed the threat posed by his concealed identity and bloodline hunting.
• Uchiha Shisui told Uchiha Itachi that he had confessed his Mangekyō ability to the Third Hokage and planned to use Kotoamatsukami on Fugaku to stop the coup.
• Uchiha Itachi accepted Shisui’s plan, saying it could preserve peace in the village, which left Shisui astonished.
• Naruto woke near noon, prepared expired instant noodles, and asked Kurama whether he could defeat Uchiha Shisui in a direct fight.
• Naruto criticized Shisui’s divided loyalties and said he only wanted Shisui’s Sharingan, hoping he would keep his right eye.

Naruto explained to Kurama why he expected Konoha’s leaders to target Uchiha Shisui and planned to exploit the fallout. Sarutobi Hiruzen sent Naruto to the Third Training Ground for safety, where Naruto spotted a silver-haired man by the river.

• Naruto told Kurama that Konoha’s leaders feared Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami and would likely move against him, leaving Naruto an opportunity to pick up the scraps.
• Naruto decided to train after resting and met Sarutobi Hiruzen at his door.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen warned Naruto about a dangerous person in the village and suggested he train at a village training ground.
• An Anbu ninja escorted Naruto to the empty Third Training Ground and then disappeared.
• Naruto recognized the location as the future site of Team 7’s bell test and called out to a silver-haired figure as “One-Eyed Uncle.”

Naruto sparred with Kakashi at the Third Training Ground, using hand-signless ninjutsu and a powerful elbow strike to pressure him. Kakashi ultimately defeated Naruto with a Kunai at his throat, then left Naruto to train while he read beneath a tree.

• Naruto opened the spar by firing hand-signless Wind Release: Finger Gun and attacking Kakashi with Rasengans.
• Kakashi countered Naruto's attacks with Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind Release techniques, while Naruto used clones and an escape technique to keep up the pressure.
• Naruto split Kakashi's Earth Flow Wall with his Whirlpool Elbow Strike, but the Kakashi he struck was a clone.
• The real Kakashi caught Naruto off guard and held a Kunai to his throat, ending their spar.
• Naruto teased Kakashi about his hand signs and lewd books, then began training while Kakashi read beneath a tree.

Naruto met Might Guy by chance and persuaded him to become his taijutsu teacher, impressing him by racing upside down on his hands. While practicing Wind Release, Naruto also considered asking Kurama about the Uzumaki Clan’s sealing techniques, and the chapter ended with him eagerly charging at Guy for training.

• Naruto met Might Guy on the way to the Third Training Ground and asked him to teach taijutsu.
• Guy tested Naruto’s stamina by running around Konoha on his hands, and Naruto copied him and sped ahead.
• Might Guy became Naruto’s taijutsu teacher, while Naruto reflected that Sarutobi Hiruzen was withholding the Uzumaki Clan’s knowledge and Naruto’s access to dangerous techniques.
• Naruto practiced releasing Wind Release: Great Breakthrough directly through his hands and thought of asking Kurama about the sealing knowledge left by Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze.
• Might Guy arrived while Naruto practiced with Kakashi, and Naruto charged at him to begin training.

Naruto entered the Sealing Space to discuss removing part of his seal so he could meet Minato Namikaze and learn the Flying Thunder God and Uzumaki sealing techniques. After demonstrating a powerful Yin-Yang Chakra technique, he asked Kurama to help keep Minato’s chakra manifestation stable, and Kurama reluctantly considered it.

• Naruto visited Kurama in the Sealing Space and said he wanted to tear off the seal over the gate, though he assured Kurama it would not let the Nine-Tails escape.
• Naruto explained that removing one of the two seals would summon Minato Namikaze, whose chakra remained inside him, and let Naruto seek the Flying Thunder God and Uzumaki sealing techniques.
• Kurama laughed at the prospect of seeing Minato’s reaction to Naruto and asked if Naruto could still destroy Konoha, but Naruto said Konoha was too weak to matter.
• Naruto formed a chakra orb using Yin and Yang Chakra, explaining that it was a basic application rather than true Yin-Yang Release.
• Naruto asked Kurama to lend chakra to stabilize Minato when he appeared, and Kurama roared in protest.
• Naruto persuaded Kurama by pointing out that Minato might disappear quickly without its help, leaving Kurama to miss his reactions.

Naruto met Minato Namikaze inside the Sealing Space and revealed that he and Kurama were companions, not enemies. After Kurama stabilized Minato’s Chakra, Minato asked Naruto to tell him about his life.

• Minato appeared when Naruto tried to remove the seal and mistook Naruto’s healthy appearance for proof that the village had treated him well.
• Naruto rejected Minato’s advice and said he wanted the Nine-Tails’ Chakra, the Flying Thunder God Technique, and Uzumaki Sealing Techniques.
• Kurama mocked Minato and claimed Naruto might have died or been badly injured without the Nine-Tails’ healing Chakra.
• Naruto tore off the seal and explained that he and Kurama were companions.
• Kurama gave Minato a strand of Chakra to stabilize him, and Minato asked Naruto what had happened to him over the years.

Naruto let Minato Namikaze experience the memories of his childhood and the cruelty Konoha showed him. Minato apologized and offered to make amends, and Naruto asked him for the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Four Symbols Sealing Technique.

• Naruto asked Kurama to share his memories with Minato Namikaze, and Kurama agreed to treat it as a way to pass the time.
• Naruto entered Tailed Beast Chakra Mode and let Minato touch fists with him to experience his past.
• Minato experienced Naruto's memories of villagers abusing and rejecting him, and he became overwhelmed with guilt and anger.
• Minato apologized and offered to make up for his mistakes, but Naruto asked for the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Four Symbols Sealing Technique.

Naruto mastered the Four Symbols Sealing Technique and used it to bring a manga into the Sealing Space, where Minato and Kurama reacted to his new skill. He postponed learning the Flying Thunder God because he expected trouble in Konoha, while Might Guy and Kakashi began investigating why Naruto had stayed home.

• Naruto learned the Four Symbols Sealing Technique in a week and successfully sealed a manga into the Sealing Space.
• Minato congratulated Naruto, and Naruto said he would postpone learning the Flying Thunder God because a major event might happen in Konoha soon.
• Naruto anticipated that Sarutobi Hiruzen would suspect Uchiha Shisui and planned to act after the Hyuga Clan shut down the Byakugan.
• Might Guy, concerned that Naruto and Kakashi had missed training for a week, went to Sarutobi Hiruzen for information.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen sent Might Guy to investigate Naruto with Kakashi, whom Guy found hiding in a tree and reading an adult book.
• Might Guy challenged Kakashi to find out why Naruto had not left home.

Naruto told Kakashi and Might Guy he was developing a powerful new ninjutsu, while Sarutobi Hiruzen received their report. Shimura Danzō accused the Uchiha of plotting a coup, and Hiruzen was left privately doubting whether he could trust Shisui.

• Naruto welcomed Kakashi and Might Guy into his home and explained that he had been staying away from the training ground to develop a new ninjutsu.
• Might Guy vowed to train harder before their next spar, while Kakashi assumed Naruto would not be able to defeat him.
• Kakashi reported Naruto's claim to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who praised Naruto's talent and considered asking Jiraiya to return.
• Shimura Danzō accused the Uchiha of using a mysterious intruder as a smokescreen for a coup, but Sarutobi Hiruzen rejected his claims and ordered him to leave.
• After Shimura Danzō departed, Sarutobi Hiruzen privately considered the possibility that Shisui's account was a lie and grew more suspicious.

Naruto prepared to capture Uchiha Shisui with sealing arrays and have Minato Namikaze take Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan. He disguised himself as Uzumaki Menma and set out, while Minato realized Naruto had a Sharingan.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered the search for the intruder to end if it produced no results within a week.
• Naruto mastered the Four Symbols Sealing Technique and planned to seal Shisui so Minato Namikaze could take his eyes.
• Naruto entered the Sealing Space, where Minato warned him not to let hatred harm innocent people.
• Naruto told Minato to take Shisui’s eyes immediately after the capture and warned him about Kotoamatsukami.
• Naruto left a Shadow Clone in bed, transformed into his previous disguise, and departed as Uzumaki Menma.
• Minato Namikaze recognized the Sharingan in Naruto’s eyes and froze in surprise.

Naruto prepared seals to catch Uchiha Shisui while Sarutobi Hiruzen assigned the Uchiha Military Police Force to investigate the intruder. Shisui left believing the Third Hokage trusted the Uchiha, while Hiruzen remained wary and hoped Danzo would act without mistakes.

• Minato Namikaze wondered whether Naruto's Sharingan meant he had been cheated on, and Naruto clarified that the eyes were not his own.
• Naruto placed four seals near the Naka River and along the route from the Hokage Building to the Uchiha Clan Grounds, intending to guide Uchiha Shisui into one.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen told Uchiha Shisui that the village investigation was suspended and left the intruder case to the Uchiha Military Police Force.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen asked whether Shisui had used his eyes, then promised to publicize the Uchiha Clan's contributions after the incident was resolved.
• Uchiha Shisui left to tell Fugaku Clan Head about the assignment, while Sarutobi Hiruzen privately maintained his suspicion and worried about Danzo making a mistake.

Uchiha Shisui hurried toward the Uchiha Clan Grounds, but Shimura Danzō ambushed him and revealed his knowledge of Kotoamatsukami. The chapter ended as Danzō lunged to take Shisui’s Sharingan.

• Naruto watched the Hokage Building as Shisui left, while Naruto and Danzō’s forces prepared in the shadows.
• Shisui raced toward the clan grounds, planning to tell Fugaku about the Third Hokage’s proposal and prevent a coup.
• Five Root ninjas ambushed Shisui, but he escaped their attacks and countered with a Great Fireball that met their Water Release.
• Eight more masked shinobi appeared with Danzō, who confronted Shisui about Kotoamatsukami and argued that the village would never accept the Uchiha.
• Danzō discarded his cane, lunged at Shisui, and reached for his right eye, declaring that he would take the Sharingan.

Naruto ambushed Shimura Danzō after Danzō stole one of Uchiha Shisui’s eyes and sent Root after him. Naruto took the eye for himself and left Danzō wounded, then turned to pursue Shisui’s other eye.

• Uchiha Shisui used genjutsu on Shimura Danzō, but Danzō broke free with Izanagi and stole Shisui’s right eye.
• Uchiha Shisui fought Danzō and thirteen Root ninja with a Great Fireball Technique, then escaped through the mist toward the Naka River.
• Naruto appeared beside Danzō and attacked him with earth spikes, entangling branches, and a longsword that severed Danzō’s left arm.
• Naruto picked up Shisui’s eye from Danzō’s severed hand and absorbed it, sensing that its dojutsu might evolve further with the other eye.
• Naruto called his attack a parting gift as Danzō lay wounded and helpless.

Yakushi Nonō was forced to serve Root to protect her orphanage and Kabuto, while Uchiha Shisui fought off Root ninja after losing an eye. Naruto’s enormous blast struck near Shimura Danzō’s location, and then an unseen technique made Shisui and Nonō vanish together.

• Yakushi Nonō recalled how Shimura Danzō had coerced her into serving Root by threatening the orphanage and Kabuto.
• Root ninja cornered the exhausted Uchiha Shisui, who awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and summoned Susanoo to repel them.
• Naruto unleashed a devastating explosion near Shimura Danzō, prompting Root ninja to rush toward the blast and check on him.
• Yakushi Nonō stayed behind to pursue Uchiha Shisui, declaring that his eye was her mission target.
• A black pattern spread beneath Uchiha Shisui and Yakushi Nonō, and both vanished.

Shimura Danzō survived the masked man’s attack by using Izanagi, but lost an arm and fainted after realizing he had lost his chance to obtain Kotoamatsukami and the Mangekyō Sharingan. Sarutobi Hiruzen and Uchiha Fugaku arrived at the crater, while Shisui was nowhere to be seen.

• Root ninja found Shimura Danzō alive in the crater and treated his injuries after he used Izanagi to escape the explosion.
• Shimura Danzō learned Yakushi Nonō was missing and raged over losing the chance to obtain Kotoamatsukami and the Mangekyō Sharingan before fainting.
• A sensory Root ninja spotted Sarutobi Hiruzen’s group and the Uchiha ninja approaching, so Root covered Danzō’s arm and agreed to keep silent.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Uchiha Fugaku arrived at the crater, and Fugaku led the Uchiha behind the Hokage after briefly facing him.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Root to take Danzō for treatment and called the others to a meeting, then noticed Uchiha Shisui was missing.

Minato Namikaze took Uchiha Shisui’s remaining eye after Shisui was sealed inside the Sealing Space, where Yakushi Nonō treated his injuries. Nonō revealed that she had originally been a Root ninja, while Minato refused to explain why he had taken Shisui’s eyes.

• Minato Namikaze took Uchiha Shisui’s last eye when Shisui appeared in the Sealing Space.
• Yakushi Nonō arrived, recognized Minato, and learned he existed there as a remnant of Chakra.
• Shisui accused Minato of coveting the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Minato apologized without explaining his reasons.
• Minato asked Yakushi Nonō to treat Shisui, and she used the Mystical Palm Technique on his eye sockets.
• Minato asked why Yakushi Nonō had joined Root, and she said she had originally been a Root ninja.

Yakushi Nonō, Uchiha Shisui, and Minato Namikaze discussed Shimura Danzō’s actions and Sarutobi Hiruzen’s approval of them in the Sealing Space. The Nine-Tails challenged Shisui’s faith in Hiruzen, and Naruto appeared holding two eyeballs.

• Yakushi Nonō briefly recounted her hardships, and Uchiha Shisui questioned whether Shimura Danzō would be punished by Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Minato Namikaze explained that Sarutobi Hiruzen knew of and tacitly approved Shimura Danzō’s actions, but Uchiha Shisui refused to believe him.
• The Nine-Tails appeared, mocked Shisui’s trust in Hiruzen, and claimed Hiruzen knowingly approved Root’s abuses, including human experiments and collusion with Amegakure.
• Uchiha Shisui reeled from the Nine-Tails’ claims, and Naruto appeared holding two eyeballs.

Sarutobi Hiruzen convened Konoha’s clan leaders after an explosion and asked Uchiha Fugaku to find Shisui. Shimura Danzō arrived and blamed the attack on the Cat-Faced Masked Man, then urged the village to investigate the Uchiha Clan.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Uchiha Fugaku whether Shisui was in the clan and pointed out that the explosion occurred along Shisui’s route home.
• Uchiha Fugaku ordered Uchiha Yashiro to search for Shisui, and Yashiro left the meeting.
• Nara Shikaku privately suspected Danzō had been targeting Shisui’s eye but kept his theory to himself.
• Shimura Danzō arrived at the conference room and claimed the Cat-Faced Masked Man who attacked him was the intruder Shisui had encountered.
• Nara Shikaku asked why the masked man had attacked Danzō, prompting Danzō to claim Shisui was colluding with the intruder.
• Shimura Danzō urged the leaders to thoroughly investigate the Uchiha Clan.

Naruto absorbed Uchiha Shisui’s eye and evolved his Mangekyō Sharingan into an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. He discovered his new abilities while Kurama compared his eyes to Madara Uchiha’s.

• Naruto gave Yakushi Nonō a pair of eyes taken from an unconscious Root ninja and asked her to transplant them into Uchiha Shisui.
• Minato Namikaze handed Naruto Shisui’s eye, and Naruto absorbed it with Bishamonten.
• Naruto endured a brief, intense transformation as the eye’s power merged with his own.
• Naruto’s eyes gained two black rings, and he realized he could use the complete form of Susanoo and perceive fragments of the future.
• Kurama said Naruto’s eyes resembled Madara Uchiha’s, and Naruto promised to beat Madara up if they met.

Naruto revealed that Danzo had set Yakushi Nonō up to kill Yakushi Kabuto and offered her protection and a place in his plans. After Nonō accepted his help, Naruto said he would train and wait for events to unfold.

• Naruto revealed his masked identity to Uchiha Shisui and challenged him for trusting Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Naruto asked Yakushi Nonō to join him, and she accepted after he explained that Danzo had manipulated her photographs of Kabuto and planned to send her to her death.
• Naruto told Nonō that her mission in Iwagakure would end with her killing Kabuto and being killed by him.
• Naruto promised to watch over the orphanage and reassured Nonō that she would meet Kabuto again.
• Naruto told Minato Namikaze he would train seriously and wait for the windmill to start turning.