Recaps

Hiruzen Sarutobi had arranged to let Kusagakure’s ninja pass the Chunin Exam so Konoha could reopen with a show of strength, but Anko revealed that they had eliminated every other contestant and ended the exam. Hiruzen collapsed in shock as Kusana and the Konoha ninja reacted to his apparent fit.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi reflected on Konoha’s recovery and planned to announce the village’s reopening during the Chunin Exam.
• Hiruzen secretly ordered the examiners to help the Grass ninja pass, while Anko reported that the written test had ended smoothly.
• Hiruzen told Anko to keep the Grass ninja under watch and continue the exam, but Anko explained that they had seized every other contestant’s scrolls and eliminated them all.
• Hiruzen froze and fell backward clutching his chest, and Kusana questioned whether the Hokage was in poor health.
• The Konoha ninja saw Hiruzen collapse and rushed to help him while Kusana’s group watched in silence.

Kusagakure’s team defeated the other examinees in the Forest of Death by using Akamaru to lure them into a trap, leaving Konoha’s proctors unsure how to handle the exam. Kiba rejected the accusation that he had stopped trusting Akamaru, and the chapter ended as Kusagakure’s representatives arrived.

• Kiba Inuzuka tearfully forgave Akamaru, while the proctors realized Kusagakure had gathered the scrolls and defeated the other teams before nightfall.
• Uzumaki Naruto taunted the defeated ninjas and praised Kiba for trusting his companion, making Kiba cry even harder.
• Shikamaru Nara recognized that Kusagakure’s team was powerful and had countered his, Ino’s, and Choji’s clan techniques.
• Sasuke, Gaara, and the other Kusagakure ninjas stood with Naruto, while the other examinees blamed Black Zetsu for the trap.
• Kiba insisted he had always trusted Akamaru and vowed to beat Black Zetsu next time, leaving Black Zetsu confused by the accusation.
• Kusagakure representatives arrived and praised the team for defeating every other ninja.

Kusana and Hanzō praised the Grass children after they wiped out the Chunin Exam, while Konoha struggled to respond. Hiruzen announced the exam’s end and postponed the village opening, then furiously ordered Kusagakure to leave.

• Hanzō and Kusana praised the nine Grass children for eliminating the other Chunin Exam participants, while Konoha’s proctors watched in frustration.
• Kusana told Shiranui Genma that the Third Hokage had been hospitalized, and Mitaraishi Anko announced that the Chunin Exam was over.
• Hiruzen asked Utatane Koharu about the village’s situation and learned that Anko had delivered his announcement and Homura was keeping order.
• Hiruzen decided to postpone the village opening after the exam’s unexpected end.
• When Utatane Koharu began asking about Kusagakure, Hiruzen shouted for them to leave.

The Chunin Exam ended after Kusagakure’s students defeated all the other participants, and Hiruzen Sarutobi hurried the Kusagakure delegation out of Konoha. Kusana returned to promote his advertising agency, while Sasuke waited in a forest for a black crow to arrive.

• Konoha announced the village opening was postponed after an attack injured Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Hiruzen and the Anbu escorted Kusana’s delegation out at dawn.
• Kusana and Obito Uchiha departed, leaving Konoha’s leaders relieved until Danzo and Hiruzen discussed the Grass Ninja and the exam advertisements.
• Kusana unexpectedly returned and handed Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō a flyer promoting BBC News Agency’s village-opening advertising services.
• In a forest near Konoha, Second Pillar watched a black crow and said that it had come.

Itachi Uchiha met Sasuke in Kusagakure and urged him to return to Konoha, but Sasuke rejected his view of the Uchiha Clan and revealed he had anticipated a confrontation. Itachi escaped after Naruto and Sasuke attacked him, leaving Sasuke in Kusagakure and Itachi wondering what he meant by having a mom.

• Itachi arrived and spoke with Sasuke, who said he was thriving in Kusagakure and had a mom now.
• Sasuke challenged Itachi's belief that the Uchiha Clan had betrayed Konoha, and Itachi urged him to return and help rebuild the clan.
• Sasuke recognized Shisui's Kotoamatsukami eye and warned Itachi that he had one too.
• Naruto and a black figure emerged from hiding, and Naruto attacked Itachi with the Nine-Tails Big Slap Sack Technique.
• Itachi escaped Naruto's attack with a crow clone, and Sasuke's Great Fire Annihilation burned the crows.
• Itachi reappeared, said Kusagakure could raise Sasuke until he awakened his eyes, and fled as crows while warning that Konoha would pursue Naruto.

Kusana learned that Itachi had tried to take Naruto and Sasuke away, while Obito returned with the First Hokage's cells and loot from the Sarutobi Clan treasury. The group headed back to Kusagakure, leaving Kusana to prepare for the problems ahead and wonder whether two future visitors would still appear.

• Naruto told Kusana that Itachi had challenged him and Sasuke to grow stronger before he took them away, and Kusana praised Sasuke's resolve while assigning both boys essays.
• Obito returned with the First Hokage's cells and admitted he had raided the Sarutobi Clan treasury during his trip.
• Obito reported that Hanzō had failed to recruit the Kurama Clan and was bragging inside Kamui to Advisor Chiyo.
• Obito said Hyuga Neji was in conflict with the Hyuga Main Family, and Naruto recalled fighting Neji and putting a sack over a timid Konoha girl with a Byakugan.
• Kusana decided the group should return and planned to prepare Kabuto and Jugō for Konoha's eventual reopening, while wondering if the two future visitors would come.

Itachi Uchiha learned that the Hokage had been hospitalized again after the Sarutobi Clan was robbed, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo planned Konoha’s reopening and a crackdown on suspected grass bandits. Meanwhile, two mysterious visitors arrived at Ichiraku Ramen, where Sasuke recognized the desolate village but noticed something strange about the banners.

• Kakashi told Itachi Uchiha that Konoha’s reopening was delayed and that Hiruzen Sarutobi was back in the hospital after the Sarutobi Clan was robbed again.
• Itachi Uchiha received a message from a crow pointing toward Kusagakure and wondered what had happened to his mother.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo renewed their resolve, decided to proceed with Konoha’s reopening without notifying Kusagakure, and ordered stronger patrols against suspected grass bandits.
• Danzo left the hospital to make arrangements and vowed to head to Kusagakure while keeping his identity at the Land of Waves production base concealed.
• Two mysterious visitors entered Ichiraku Ramen, where the blond youth asked Sasuke about Konoha’s desolate state and Sasuke noticed something odd about the banners.

Boruto and Sasuke arrived in a Konoha where events and people differed sharply from their own history, and Owner of Ichiraku told them bizarre stories about the Chunin Exam and the Uchiha Clan. Elsewhere, Shimura Danzō suspected Grass Ninja had infiltrated the village.

• Boruto and Sasuke ate ramen and said they needed to find Naruto, prompting Owner of Ichiraku to question why they were looking for him.
• Owner of Ichiraku described a Chunin Exam where Grass Ninja Uzumaki Naruto and Second Pillar defeated every Konoha examinee and ended the exam in one day.
• Owner of Ichiraku recommended the BBC Daily and recounted rumors about the Third Hokage and Danzo, leaving Boruto and Sasuke baffled by this version of Konoha.
• Sasuke asked about the Uchiha Clan, and Owner of Ichiraku said they had left Konoha and were thriving in Kusagakure.
• Owner of Ichiraku began explaining the Uchiha Clan’s history, starting with Shisui Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, and the Uchiha Ancestor Wolong and Fengchu.
• In an underground cavern, Shimura Danzō suspected Grass Ninja had secretly infiltrated.

Second Pillar and Boruto were caught by Danzō after entering Konoha, where Boruto’s attempt to pass them off as Jiraiya’s messengers convinced Danzō they were Grass Ninja. Several days later, Kusana received a letter asking whether Kusagakure had sent anyone to cause trouble in Konoha.

• After hearing bizarre accounts of the Uchiha massacre and Konoha’s recent events, Second Pillar and Boruto agreed that this world was strange and set out to find Naruto.
• Second Pillar sensed they were being followed and led Boruto to a quiet area, where they encountered a large force of Anbu and Root ninja led by Shimura Danzō.
• Danzō accused the pair of suspicious behavior and arriving in Konoha without registration, while Second Pillar prepared to fight and urged Boruto to escape.
• Boruto showed Danzō a Konoha forehead protector and claimed Jiraiya had sent them with a message for the Third Hokage.
• Danzō mistook the forehead protector for a Grass Ninja counterfeit, declared them Grass Ninja, and ordered the Anbu to attack.
• Several days later, Kusana showed Mujie a letter asking whether Kusagakure had recently sent anyone to cause trouble in Konoha.

Kusana dismissed Konoha’s condemnation of Kusagakure and continued managing intelligence about Konoha’s planned opening. Meanwhile, Sasuke and Boruto headed for Kusagakure to find Naruto and investigate, as Kusana gathered the White Zetsu for a new mission.

• Kusana threw away Konoha’s letter accusing Kusagakure of sending spies and told Mujie to investigate who had been impersonating Kusagakure ninja.
• Mujie reported that Kabuto and Jugō were ready to keep Orochimaru hidden from Danzo, while Kusana said he would handle the troublesome production base in the Land of Waves.
• Boruto questioned why he and Sasuke had been mistaken for Kusagakure ninja, and Sasuke decided they should go to Kusagakure to find Naruto and learn more about Kusana.
• Kusana gathered the available White Zetsu and Black Zetsu in the underground cavern and announced that the organization had another important mission for them.

Sasuke and Boruto met Jiraiya on the road to Kusagakure and heard his contradictory account of the village and its leader. Jiraiya led them to a registration point, leaving Sasuke more curious about the Grass Ninja Leader’s reputation.

• Sasuke and Boruto encountered Jiraiya, who praised Kusagakure’s development and its popularity with filmmakers.
• Sasuke posed as a merchant from a remote land and asked Jiraiya about Kusagakure’s leader.
• Jiraiya confirmed rumors that the leader lacked ninja ethics, stole people, staged fake wars, and used underhanded tricks, while still calling him a good leader like the First Hokage.
• Sasuke asked whether the leader pursued other men’s wives, and Jiraiya confirmed that rumor too before warning him not to ask further.
• Jiraiya brought Sasuke and Boruto to a registration point in Kusagakure.

Jiraiya brought Sasuke and Boruto into the Land of Grass, where his criminal record drew suspicion from the registration ninja. As they headed for Kusagakure by train, Sasuke and Boruto were shocked to see a Lightning Chariot, while Kusana learned that Boruto had arrived with Jiraiya.

• Sasuke registered as Sai and claimed to be Boruto's uncle, securing a temporary pass for the Land of Grass.
• A Grass ninja recognized Jiraiya and warned him not to commit more crimes, then reported his arrival to Kusagakure.
• Jiraiya led Sasuke and Boruto toward Kusagakure on the Green Train and mentioned that BBC Daily was available aboard.
• Boruto and Sasuke spotted a familiar green Lightning Chariot despite Sasuke's belief that none existed at that time.
• Kusana read the intelligence report, recognized Boruto's name, and wondered how he had ended up with Jiraiya.

Kusana planned to find Sasuke a powerful teacher while Kusagakure prepared for Urashiki Otsutsuki, whom it regarded as a dangerous human trafficker. The chapter ended with news that Konoha would reopen its village the next day.

• Naruto and Sasuke returned from training, and Sasuke asked Kusana whether the Mangekyō Sharingan had to awaken through its usual method.
• Kusana joked that mountains of test papers could stir Sasuke's anger, then promised to find him a teacher in a few days.
• Kusana dismissed the arrival of travelers Sai and Boruto as unimportant and sent Hashirama Cells to Kusagakure's Research Institute.
• Kusana warned the Military Police Force about Urashiki Otsutsuki and arranged for a hundred taijutsu specialists in customized armor to confront him.
• News arrived from Konoha that the village would reopen the next day.

Hiruzen Sarutobi reopened Konoha in a quiet ceremony, despite a reporter’s barrage of questions. In Kusagakure, Kusana learned that Sai had arrived and was causing a scene over Kusana allegedly bullying his mother, while Sasuke reacted furiously to the rumor that Kusana was the Grass Ninja Leader’s Good Wife.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Anbu to remove a BBC Daily reporter, then declared Konoha reopened as the villagers cheered.
• News of Konoha’s reopening spread through the ninja world, and Kusana welcomed the news while anticipating Danzo’s trip to the Land of Waves.
• A Kusa ninja told Kusana that two people had arrived and that Sai was making a scene at the station, accusing Kusana of bullying his mother.
• At Kusagakure’s Green Train station, Jiraiya told Sasuke that the rumor about the Grass Ninja Leader’s Good Wife was true.
• Sasuke drew his sword and vowed to rid the ninja world of Kusana, prompting Jiraiya to restrain him and react with shock.

Sasuke and Boruto explored the unexpectedly prosperous Kusagakure while Jiraiya mistakenly tried to console Sasuke about his mother. Sasuke discovered that Auntie Geng and Uncle Teppanyaki were alive in this world, suggesting the Uchiha Clan had survived too.

• Jiraiya told Sasuke to accept his mother's remarriage, but Sasuke insisted it was a misunderstanding and continued on with Boruto.
• Jiraiya offered to show Sasuke and Boruto around Kusagakure and kept urging them to try Grass Ninja Jade Liquor.
• Sasuke was shocked by Kusagakure's prosperity and its celebratory discounts for Konoha's village opening.
• Sasuke recalled strange reports from the BBC Daily, including Sunagakure joining the Land of Grass and the Uchiha Clan Rebellion being caused by money.
• Sasuke recognized Auntie Geng and Uncle Teppanyaki at a pancake shop and realized they had survived in this world.
• The pancake shop owner welcomed Sasuke and offered a buy-one-get-one-free deal for Konoha's village opening.

Sasuke wandered through Kusagakure, where familiar faces and foods reminded him of the Konoha he had known. As he prepared to leave with Boruto, he encountered Leader Mang alongside Naruto and another familiar figure.

• Sasuke bought pancakes from Uncle Teppanyaki, reminisced about the old Konoha shop, and learned Kusagakure celebrated Konoha’s reopening with discounts.
• Sasuke spotted Izumi Uchiha grilling dango but watched her from a distance instead of approaching.
• Sasuke thanked Jiraiya and said he and Boruto needed to leave to check on Naruto and the Grass Ninja Leader.
• Jiraiya mistook Sasuke’s intentions and warned Leader Mang that Sasuke was angry about a supposed affair with his mother.
• Leader Mang brushed off Jiraiya’s warning and faced Sasuke, who saw Naruto and the two figures beside him.

Great Sasuke unexpectedly became the teacher of this world's Naruto and Sasuke after Kusana brought the boys to him and left without waiting for an answer. Great Sasuke remained wary of getting involved, while Kusana returned home to find Kushina, Mikoto, Kana, and Mrs. Fusang waiting for him.

• Great Sasuke guarded Boruto and questioned why Kusana had brought Naruto and this world's Sasuke to his door.
• Kusana announced that he wanted Great Sasuke to teach the two boys, and Naruto rejected Jiraiya as their teacher.
• Kusana assigned Naruto and Sasuke to Great Sasuke and left before he could agree.
• Jiraiya suspected Great Sasuke was a ninja, joked about compensation for his mother, then hurried off to check on Tsunade.
• Naruto began asking Great Sasuke about his mother, but Great Sasuke told him to shut up and wondered whether he should stay uninvolved.
• Kusana returned home and found Kushina, Mikoto, Kana, and Mrs. Fusang waiting in the living room.

Great Sasuke tried to assess Naruto and Sasuke’s abilities and agreed to test them in combat. He learned that Black Zetsu was their teammate and was left stunned by how different this ninja world was.

• Great Sasuke reflected on how his younger self seemed more cautious and supported by Naruto than he had been in his own past.
• Great Sasuke decided Naruto and Sasuke should focus on mastering the Rasengan and Chidori, then offered to test their skills in combat.
• Naruto described the Grass Ninja Village Academy’s broad curriculum and challenged Great Sasuke to prove he could teach them.
• Naruto revealed that Black Zetsu was their other teammate, leaving Great Sasuke shocked.

Great Sasuke learned that this world’s Black Zetsu was a surprisingly sentimental academy student who had befriended Naruto and Sasuke, then began training them. He was stunned when Naruto and Sasuke immediately unleashed a powerful combined attack.

• Great Sasuke questioned Naruto about Black Zetsu, and Naruto explained that Black Zetsu had repeated a grade for years and eventually become friends with him and Sasuke.
• Naruto described Black Zetsu’s difficult childhood and award-winning essay about wanting to see his mother, leaving Great Sasuke convinced that the strange student really was Black Zetsu.
• Great Sasuke drew his sword and prepared to test Naruto and Sasuke while Boruto moved back to watch.
• Naruto created shadow clones and formed Rasengans as Sasuke attacked from behind with Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation, shocking Great Sasuke.

Jiraiya visited Tsunade and warned her about a rumor involving the Grass Ninja Leader, earning himself a punch when he implied she was over fifty. Meanwhile, Great Sasuke trained Naruto and his younger self, only to be caught off guard by their coordinated attacks and an unfamiliar Wind Release technique.

• Jiraiya visited Tsunade, teased her about her drinking and gambling, and said he had returned to see Konoha after it reopened.
• Jiraiya told Tsunade that the Grass Ninja Leader had supposedly turned his attention to women in their fifties, and Tsunade punched him when he called her over fifty.
• Kusana wondered what Great Sasuke could teach Sasuke, since Sasuke had already mastered Fire Release and Lightning Release.
• Great Sasuke struggled against Naruto and his younger self, who coordinated Chidori Spear, Rasengan, Shadow Clones, and a transformed kunai.
• Naruto used Wind Release: Hurricane Sack Binding Technique, leaving Great Sasuke confused.

Great Sasuke ended his spar with Naruto and Sasuke, then began training them while keeping watch for danger. Several days later, Kusana learned from Gato’s secret letter that Danzo had arrived in the Land of Waves.

• Great Sasuke used Amenotejikara to switch places with his past self and end the fight without revealing his exhaustion.
• Sasuke recognized Great Sasuke’s strength, while Naruto demonstrated that he could use the Nine-Tails’ power while remaining conscious.
• Naruto and Sasuke thanked Great Sasuke, then left home for several days of intensive training.
• Kusana had Oyakamon watch the training grounds for Urashiki Otsutsuki, who had still not appeared.
• Kusana read Gato’s secret letter and learned that Danzo had arrived in the Land of Waves.

Danzo arrived at the Land of Waves production base expecting to take charge, only to discover it had run out of money and its workers were demanding unpaid wages. Meanwhile, Kusagakure prepared to seize the market, and Great Sasuke learned that Mikoto was pregnant, provoking Sai to suddenly want to kill someone.

• Danzo arrived at the Land of Waves base, where Gato welcomed him and showed him its facilities and market reach.
• Gato told Danzo the base was out of money, while workers outside shouted for their unpaid wages.
• Mujie reported that the BBC News Agency had publicized the base's impending bankruptcy and interviewed striking employees.
• Kusana told Mujie to use the crisis to occupy the Land of Waves market, then left for the hospital.
• Sasuke asked to miss afternoon training to accompany Mikoto to a prenatal checkup, and Naruto explained that Mikoto was pregnant.
• Great Sasuke reacted in shock to the news, and Sai drew his sword and said he suddenly wanted to kill someone.

Great Sasuke joined Naruto, Sasuke, and Boruto on a walk with a pregnant Mikoto, whose warmth stirred memories of his lost family. The peaceful outing ended when Nagato appeared and Great Sasuke reached for his sword.

• Great Sasuke followed Naruto and Sasuke to meet Mikoto, then she arrived and explained that she had sneaked out for a walk.
• Mikoto thanked Great Sasuke for looking after the boys, and he described Naruto and Sasuke's training as they walked together.
• Mikoto visited the Hand-baked Pancake Shop and bought pancakes for Naruto, Sasuke, Boruto, and Great Sasuke.
• Mikoto handed Great Sasuke a pancake, bringing back memories of his childhood and calming his anger.
• Nagato appeared, and Great Sasuke moved his hand toward his sword while Naruto greeted him cheerfully.

Great Sasuke encountered Nagato, Obito, and other familiar figures living as part of this world’s community, then realized Mikoto was his mother and left with Boruto before she could speak to him. Beneath Kusagakure, a stranger confronted Black Zetsu and asked if he was Kaguya’s will.

• Nagato visited Mikoto and greeted Naruto and Sasuke, while Great Sasuke struggled to understand their family ties.
• Naruto praised Nagato, and Mikoto continued walking with Great Sasuke and Boruto before they encountered Obito and Tobi.
• Mikoto told Great Sasuke she was happy and acknowledged that he had had a hard time, but he sensed something and suddenly left with Boruto.
• Kushina and Amang found Mikoto, and Mikoto thanked Amang before deciding it was time to go home.
• Great Sasuke wondered where Urashiki Otsutsuki had gone as he and Boruto prepared to leave the area.
• A stranger appeared before Black Zetsu in Madara’s ruins and asked whether he was the will created by Kaguya.

Urashiki Otsutsuki confronted Black Zetsu, revealed that he knew Kaguya’s identity, and offered to help free her in exchange for obedience. Meanwhile, Kusana took the children away from the hospital after Mikoto and Fusang were admitted ahead of their deliveries, and Nagato sensed that the village might be in danger.

• Urashiki Otsutsuki identified Black Zetsu as Kaguya’s will and offered to help release Kaguya if Black Zetsu obeyed him.
• Black Zetsu tearfully welcomed Urashiki Otsutsuki as the organization he had finally found, leaving Urashiki bewildered.
• Kusana learned that Mikoto and Fusang and their babies were healthy, but that both women would stay in the hospital until they gave birth.
• Naruto joked that Kushina should not look after the newborns, so Kushina chased and hit him while the others laughed.
• Kusana refused to let Sasuke, Nagato, Naruto, or Little Xiang stay at the hospital and took the children away to train.
• Nagato frowned after they left the medical department and asked whether the village had been in danger recently.