Chapter Summaries

Nagato warned Kusana that Kusagakure faced danger, and Kusana reassured Naruto, Sasuke, and Nagato while keeping them away from the hospital. In hiding, Black Zetsu agreed to help Urashiki capture three Tailed Beasts, but he then sought out Kusana and began to report to him.

• Nagato noticed increased Military Police patrols and asked Kusana about the danger facing the village.
• Naruto and Sasuke offered to protect Fusang and Mikoto, but Kusana told them to keep training and stay away from the hospital.
• Nagato guessed that Naruto and Sasuke might be the enemy's targets, and Kusana said the hidden enemy was powerful but manageable.
• Black Zetsu told Urashiki he would gather the three Tailed Beasts so Urashiki could capture them at once.
• Black Zetsu left the secret base, spotted Kusana in the night, and hurried to tell him not to attack.

Black Zetsu and Urashiki Otsutsuki agreed on a stealthy plan to capture Gaara, Rin Nohara, and Uzumaki Naruto in Kannabi Forest. Meanwhile, Great Sasuke received a mysterious note and learned that Naruto planned to attend a class reunion organized by Black Zetsu.

• Black Zetsu outlined a plan to capture the three Jinchuriki without alerting Kusagakure, and Urashiki Otsutsuki approved it.
• Black Zetsu chose Kannabi Forest as the ambush site and analyzed Kusagakure's defenses and potential interference.
• Urashiki Otsutsuki praised Black Zetsu, and the two agreed to proceed with the plan.
• Naruto delivered Great Sasuke a letter from Uncle Amang, but Great Sasuke kept its contents secret.
• Naruto told Great Sasuke that Black Zetsu had organized a class reunion and that he and Sasuke would attend.
• Great Sasuke wondered how the Grass Ninja Leader had managed things, then destroyed the note and hoped that this time it was settled.

Naruto and his former classmates gathered for a picnic at Kannabi Forest, where Black Zetsu lured Urashiki Otsutsuki into an ambush. After Urashiki arrived to attack them, Black Zetsu stabbed him and signaled Kusagakure's forces, leaving Urashiki surrounded.

• Naruto, Sasuke, Black Zetsu, Obito, Rin, and their former classmates met at Kannabi Forest for a picnic and reunion.
• Great Sasuke watched from hiding with concealed White Zetsu reporters, waiting for Urashiki Otsutsuki to appear.
• Urashiki arrived and praised Black Zetsu for bringing Naruto and the others together, while Black Zetsu urged them to surrender.
• Naruto and Sasuke recognized Urashiki as the enemy who had been targeting them, and Gaara called for them to deal with him first.
• Black Zetsu stabbed Urashiki through the chest, rejected being called a traitor, and fired a Kusagakure signal flare.
• A barrier covered Kannabi Forest as more than a hundred figures emerged from Obito's body and surrounded Urashiki.

Kusagakure and its allies surrounded Urashiki Otsutsuki after Black Zetsu stabbed him, but Urashiki escaped and demanded the return of what he claimed was his. Kusana refused, and the fight began again when over a hundred armored Kusagakure taijutsu ninja charged at Urashiki, their special effects still blazing.

• Kusagakure ninja, their allies, Naruto, Sasuke, and Boruto gathered around Urashiki Otsutsuki after Black Zetsu pierced his chest.
• Urashiki accused Black Zetsu of betraying the Otsutsuki Clan, while Black Zetsu claimed he acted for Kusagakure and then fled underground when Urashiki escaped his grip.
• Urashiki asked Kusana to return what belonged to him, but Kusana refused and Urashiki prepared to attack.
• Over a hundred armored Kusagakure taijutsu ninja lit up with dazzling special effects, startling Urashiki, Sasuke, and Boruto.
• Kusana ordered everyone to attack Urashiki, and the armored ninja charged forward together.

Kusagakure’s forces and their allies initially overwhelmed Urashiki Otsutsuki, but he transformed and turned the battle against them. Kusana revealed a new technique powered by Natural Energy, while Elder Yang Zheng began collecting data on the experimental Kusagakure Sage Mode.

• Lord Hanzō, Advisor Chiyo, Naruto, Sasuke, Gaara, and the other fighters attacked Urashiki Otsutsuki while Obito rescued endangered ninja with Kamui.
• Urashiki Otsutsuki recognized that the group had countered his abilities, swallowed his fish basket and Rinnegan, and transformed into a faster, stronger form that could absorb ninjutsu.
• Kusana ordered the Kusagakure ninja to withdraw, but Great Sasuke called for help as Urashiki Otsutsuki gained the upper hand.
• Kusana activated a technique marked with patterns across his body, and Great Sasuke realized it used Natural Energy rather than Chakra.
• Elder Yang Zheng directed the Research Institute staff to collect data as Kusagakure’s incomplete Sage Mode was tested in battle.

Kusana activated Kusagakure’s dangerous, experimental Sage Mode and joined the battle against transformed Urashiki Otsutsuki. With the allied ninja coordinating their attacks, they gained the advantage, while Black Zetsu watched and questioned whether his plan would work.

• Uzumaki Yangzheng and his team monitored Kusana’s Sage Mode experiment, ready to stop it if danger arose.
• Kusana’s tattoos spread as he transformed, boosting his abilities and allowing him to block Urashiki Otsutsuki’s charge.
• Naruto, Boruto, and Lord Hanzō reacted to Kusana’s strength as he and Great Sasuke attacked Urashiki Otsutsuki.
• Obito Uchiha used Kamui to absorb Urashiki Otsutsuki’s beams and send them back, though the effort strained him.
• Kusana and the surrounding ninja relentlessly attacked Urashiki Otsutsuki with Paper Swords and other techniques.
• Black Zetsu watched from the shadows as the White Zetsu original body asked whether his plan would work.

Kusana battled Urashiki Otsutsuki with Sage Mode and Paper Release, ultimately using Thousand-Armed Diga to stop his devastating attack and seize him. The exhausted Kusana held Urashiki aloft, while Great Sasuke, the Nine-Tails, and Black Zetsu watched in stunned silence.

• Black Zetsu worried that Kaguya might be bullied by Kusana after seeing him overpower Urashiki Otsutsuki.
• Elder Yang Zheng's team celebrated Kusana's strength but grew alarmed as his body changed and natural energy and Chakra fell out of balance.
• Kusana used Paper Release techniques to attack Urashiki, who kicked Great Sasuke away and unleashed his giant oarfish technique against the gathered fighters.
• Naruto, Gaara, Obito, and the others tried to counter Urashiki's attack, but Kusana summoned Sage Art: Paper Release: Thousand-Armed Diga to block it.
• Kusana praised Urashiki's power, then used Thousand-Armed Diga to grab him as Great Sasuke, the Nine-Tails, and Black Zetsu watched in silence.

Kusana sealed the exhausted Urashiki Otsutsuki with Sage Art: Paper Release: Thousand-Hand Diga, ending the battle in Kannabi Forest. He ordered Kusagakure to secure the battlefield and the sealed enemy, then noticed Great Sasuke and Boruto were missing.

• Kusana used Thousand-Hand Diga to seize and seal Urashiki Otsutsuki inside a massive paper sphere.
• Urashiki Otsutsuki recognized Kusana as the leader of Kusagakure before his will was subdued by the sealing technique.
• Kusana canceled the technique, causing Thousand-Hand Diga and his bodily mutations to disappear.
• Kusana reassured Naruto and Elder Yang Zheng that he was only exhausted and that his mutation had faded.
• Kusana ordered his people to examine his body and secure the battlefield and sealed sphere, noting that Urashiki might yield other gains.
• Kusana looked for Great Sasuke and Boruto and wondered whether they had already left.

Kusagakure turned the battle that created the Valley of the God-Dead into a tourist attraction while Great Sasuke prepared to leave. Before departing with Boruto, he gave Sasuke a Mangekyo power and urged Naruto and Sasuke to protect their family and follow their own paths.

• Kusagakure publicized the battle and built the Valley of the God-Dead, prompting Konoha to condemn its claims and spar with it over the enemy statue.
• Great Sasuke continued training Naruto and Sasuke, while Boruto learned that the gossip about their mother concerned his own family and chose not to interfere.
• Great Sasuke praised Naruto's potential and encouraged him to treat the Nine-Tails sincerely, then advised Sasuke to put family and friends first.
• Great Sasuke pressed his Mangekyo against Sasuke's forehead and gave him a power to protect his mother and family, leaving Sasuke asleep.
• Great Sasuke told Naruto to take Sasuke home and guide him if needed, then left Kusagakure with Boruto.

Sasuke woke from a dream in which he had lived through another version of his life and rejected the idea of protecting Konoha, then realized he was back in Kusagakure with his family. After awakening Mangekyo, he learned that Mikoto and Fusang were about to give birth and rushed to the hospital with Naruto.

• Sasuke experienced a dreamlike life as another version of himself, ending with that Sasuke choosing to protect Konoha alongside Naruto.
• Sasuke woke in his familiar room, saw a photograph of his family, and realized he had returned to his own life as Kusagakure's Second Pillar.
• Naruto tried to catch Sasuke with his Sack Binding Technique, but Sasuke dodged and revealed that he had awakened Mangekyo.
• Naruto explained that Teacher Sai had brought Sasuke home and asked him how he had awakened his eyes while sleeping.
• Naruto told Sasuke that Mikoto and Fusang were about to give birth, and Sasuke hurried out toward the hospital with Naruto following.

Sasuke visited Mikoto after she gave birth to his little sister, overcame his confusion about a dream, and carefully held the baby. Meanwhile, Great Sasuke and Boruto decided to leave this alternate world and return home.

• Naruto and Sasuke arrived at the medical department, where Sasuke struggled to make sense of his memories before Uncle Amang reassured him.
• Mikoto introduced Sasuke to his newborn little sister, and he carefully accepted the baby and felt happy to become a big brother.
• Kushina dragged Naruto out after he interrupted the moment and tried to get a turn holding the baby.
• Great Sasuke told Boruto that Mikoto had given birth to a girl and that he had only peeked at her, since he did not want to interfere in this world's life.
• Great Sasuke thanked the Grass Ninja Village Leader, then left with Boruto, saying it was time to go home.

After Sasuke questioned whether Indra's and Asura's Chakra shaped him, Kusana reassured him that he was his own person and used Kusagakure's teachings to strengthen his resolve. Kusana then returned to his office and received a secret letter from the Land of Waves.

• Naruto regretted that Boruto had left without saying goodbye, while Nagato and Naruto welcomed the newborn girls, Grass Sang and Grass Qin, into their family.
• Little Xiang passed her graduation exams as the academy's Top Student, and Sasuke grew quieter after experiencing a dream.
• Sasuke asked Kusana whether Indra's and Asura's Chakra reincarnated and could affect him, insisting that he was himself and knew what he should do.
• Kusana reminded Sasuke of the Spirit of Grass and the saying that anyone who came to Kusagakure became one of its people, and Sasuke declared Indra's Chakra his own.
• Kusana left to handle his work and deal with Urashiki Otsutsuki, while Sasuke and Naruto resumed training and argued.
• Kusana returned to his office, received a secret letter from the Land of Waves, and asked Mujie whether Danzo had managed to gather the money.

Danzo returned to Konoha desperate to raise money for the failing Land of Waves Production Base, but Hiruzen refused to meet him at first. After Danzo forced his way into the Hokage’s office, he revealed that his plan required another Four Kage Summit.

• Kusana learned that Danzo had promised to repay the production base’s debts and stabilize its operations, but did not know how he would raise the money.
• Danzo assessed the production base’s severe problems and rushed back to Konoha to seek a solution.
• An Anbu ninja stopped Danzo from entering the Hokage’s office, claiming Hiruzen was in seclusion, so Danzo broke through the barrier and confronted him.
• Hiruzen explained that Konoha could not afford to bail out the production base, and Danzo insisted he had not come to ask for money.
• Danzo told Hiruzen that his plan required convening another Four Kage Summit.

Konoha invited the leaders of Kirigakure, Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Orochimaru to a secret meeting about a plan to get rich. The village leaders agreed to attend, while Orochimaru left Kabuto to read the letter as he returned to his experiments.

• Karatachi Yagura read Konoha's secret invitation, discussed reopening Kirigakure with Momochi Zabuza, and decided to go to Konoha.
• A and Ōnoki received the invitation and agreed to attend, curious whether Konoha's plan related to the threat from Grass Ninja Manufacturing.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi worried that Danzo's plan could bring more trouble, but Danzo reassured him that the secret meeting was secure and said Orochimaru had also been invited.
• Orochimaru handed Konoha's letter to Kabuto and returned to the laboratory to continue experimenting on Jugō.
• Kabuto opened the confidential letter after Orochimaru left.

Kusana learned that Kabuto had infiltrated Orochimaru’s main base and ordered him to help Konoha’s investment drive while advancing Kusagakure’s research and plans for the moon. When Kakashi Hatake arrived in Kusagakure with a Konoha group, he found a familiar black-haired man recruiting passengers for a luxury tour.

• Kusana read Kabuto’s letter, learned about Orochimaru’s Cursed Seal research and Kabuto’s control of the main base, and told him to assist Konoha’s investment drive.
• Kusana passed Orochimaru’s research data to Elder Yang Zheng and discussed the progress of the satellite project and the possibility of contacting the Byakugan Clan on the moon.
• A researcher found Kusana’s body weakened, and Kusana blamed the strain of recent work and his battle with Urashiki Otsutsuki.
• A Grass Ninja guard reported that Kakashi Hatake and a Konoha group had entered Kusagakure, and Kusana ordered them watched but otherwise left alone.
• Kakashi and his companions saw a familiar black-haired man with an Uchiha fan recruiting people for a luxury tour group to Kusagakure.

Obito ran a profitable tour service in Kusagakure and reunited with Kakashi and Might Guy, who were investigating the Valley of the God-Dead. The encounter ended with Tsunade dragging the Konoha group into Obito's Kamui space for her own tour.

• Obito explained to Kakashi, Might Guy, Tenten, Neji, and Rock Lee that he was working as a driver and that ninja from other villages were also taking jobs in Kusagakure.
• The group spotted Tsunade soliciting tourists, and Obito told them she had been blacklisted for illegally guiding visitors and pushing them to spend money.
• Obito said his luxury tours earned him five or six hundred thousand per trip, prompting Tenten to ask about becoming a guide.
• Tsunade persuaded Obito to let her hitch a ride by invoking Kushina and offering her medical textbooks, and Obito agreed to take her aboard for extra pay next time.
• Tsunade recognized Kakashi and the others, pitched them a discounted tour, and dragged them into Obito's Kamui space before they could refuse.

Kakashi and the others traveled to Kusagakure, where Jiraiya guided them through tourist attractions modeled on familiar Konoha history. The tour ended with Obito revealing that the Kannabi Bridge battlefield display was fake, leaving Kakashi wondering what else in Kusagakure was real.

• Obito drove Kakashi, Neji, Tenten, Might Guy, and Rock Lee to Kusagakure while the Konoha group pursued a secret mission to investigate the village.
• At the station, Tsunade handed the tour group over to Jiraiya, who led them to the Valley of the God-Dead and showed them statues resembling the Valley of the End.
• Jiraiya described the Kannabi Bridge battle and Obito’s sacrifice, bringing back Kakashi’s memories and regret about what had happened there.
• Kakashi apologized to Obito, who did not understand why and instead admired the convincing-looking battlefield display.
• Obito told Kakashi that the crater and boulders had been built recently as a fake tourist attraction, and Kakashi wondered what else in Kusagakure was fabricated.

Kakashi’s group toured Kusagakure and learned more about Obito’s life there before Kakashi returned to his lodging. Days later, Danzo prepared to begin a plan against Kusagakure.

• Kakashi and his group watched Jiraiya get taken away for questioning over Tsunade’s affair, then toured Kusagakure and marveled at its prosperity and strong new generation.
• Kakashi left the others with Might Guy and went to the Uchiha district, where he ran into Obito squatting by the roadside.
• Obito told Kakashi how he and Rin had struggled when they first arrived in Kusagakure, then warned him not to ask about Kushina and cautioned him against causing trouble.
• Obito left to pick Rin up from work, and Kakashi stayed alone by the roadside before returning to the lodging.
• Danzo received a report that Kusagakure had faked something, learned that everyone had arrived, and announced that it was time to begin his plan.

Danzo convened a secret summit with the Raikage, Tsuchikage, and Mizukage, confident that Konoha’s precautions would keep Kusagakure from discovering it. The meeting began as Orochimaru’s aide Kabuto arrived in his place, leaving Danzo to wonder what Orochimaru was researching.

• Danzo prepared a secret summit and welcomed the Fourth Raikage, A, and Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, as they arrived.
• The Fourth Mizukage joined them and questioned why Konoha was so heavily guarded.
• Danzo explained that BBC Daily reporters had caused trouble before and described Konoha’s covert security measures, warning that any leak would mean a traitor was present.
• Danzo noticed Orochimaru’s delegation arriving and asked where Orochimaru was.
• Kabuto introduced himself as Orochimaru’s stand-in, and Danzo led the group onward to begin the meeting.

Kusana wondered whether Kabuto had infiltrated Konoha as Kabuto posed as Orochimaru’s representative at Danzo’s meeting. Danzo portrayed Grass Ninja Manufacturing and Kusagakure as major threats, then asked the other villages to lend money to his Land of Waves Production Base.

• Kusana sneezed and speculated that Danzo’s fundraising meeting had begun, then wondered how Kabuto was doing in Konoha.
• Kabuto told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Orochimaru could not attend and that Otogakure would follow Konoha’s arrangements as Orochimaru’s ally.
• Danzo showed the gathered village representatives data about Grass Ninja Manufacturing and claimed that a powerful enemy had attacked Kusagakure at the Valley of the God-Dead.
• Danzo warned that Kusagakure threatened the other villages economically and militarily, and Kabuto asked what they should do.
• Danzo revealed that he had secretly established the Land of Waves Production Base and asked the villages to lend money to help it compete with Grass Ninja Manufacturing.