Chapter Summaries

Obito negotiated a trade with the Daimyo, offering intelligence and help against Dawn Shipping in exchange for information about Konoha’s leadership. Two days later, Uchiha Hikari arrived at Konoha with the captured Deidara and identified herself to the gate guards.

• Obito offered the Daimyo intelligence on Dawn Shipping and help destroying it in exchange for information about Konoha and the Fifth Hokage.
• The Daimyo agreed to the deal, demanding Dawn Shipping intelligence within two days and promising to provide Konoha intelligence on the same schedule.
• Obito left using Kamui, while the Daimyo worried over the suggestion that Naruto might also want him removed.
• Uchiha Hikari waited outside Konoha with Deidara bound and under Genjutsu, reflecting on the peaceful village and Naruto’s promise that she was needed.
• Izumo Kamizuki approached Hikari at the gate and asked whether she had come to see the Hokage.
• Hikari confirmed that she had come to Konoha and introduced herself as Uchiha Hikari.

Uchiha Hikari entered Konoha after handing Deidara over to Izumo, then learned more about Naruto and the people close to him. Her first encounter with Sasuke ended in a tense standoff, which an approaching voice interrupted.

• Izumo recognized Hikari as an Uchiha, and she handed him the captive Deidara before entering Konoha.
• Hikari wandered to a training ground and watched Sasuke practice Lightning Release; Kakashi called to Sasuke and mentioned Naruto and Team 7.
• Hikari heard villagers praise Naruto and learned that Karin, Hinata, and Sasuke were among the people closest to him.
• Sasuke noticed Hikari watching him and demanded to know who she was and why she had entered Konoha.
• Hikari's killing intent made Sasuke realize she was stronger than Itachi Uchiha, and an unidentified voice interrupted their standoff.

Nara Shikaku received Uchiha Hikari in Konoha after she unsettled Sasuke, who decided to question Itachi about her origins. Elsewhere, Obito gave the Land of Fire's Daimyo intelligence on Dawn Shipping, and the Daimyo resolved to hire ninja from several hidden villages to destroy it.

• Nara Shikaku intervened between Sasuke and Uchiha Hikari, welcomed her on Naruto's behalf, and escorted her away.
• Shikaku told Sasuke that Hikari had captured an Akatsuki member and suggested that Itachi might know about her; Sasuke ran to Konoha Prison to question him.
• Obito Uchiha gave the Land of Fire's Daimyo a detailed map of Dawn Shipping's harbor and information about its forces, ships, and leaders, Momochi Zabuza and Haku.
• The Daimyo shared what he knew about Konoha's deployments and Naruto Uzumaki's visits to the research department.
• The Daimyo declared that Dawn Shipping had to be eradicated and planned to secretly hire ninja from Sunagakure, Takigakure, and Amegakure.

Obito persuaded the Land of Fire's Daimyo to distrust the Fifth Hokage and let Akatsuki investigate Dawn Shipping. In Konoha Prison, Sasuke questioned Itachi about Uchiha Hikari, but learned nothing and left without reconciling with his brother.

• Obito warned the Daimyo that hiring ninja from multiple villages would alert Konoha and urged him to let Akatsuki investigate Dawn Shipping.
• The Daimyo agreed to keep Konoha steady and report unusual movements by the Fifth Hokage to Obito.
• Sasuke visited Itachi in Konoha Prison while Deidara shouted from a neighboring cell and Yamato silenced him with wood.
• Sasuke asked Itachi about Uchiha Hikari, but Itachi said he did not know her origins and suggested Uchiha blood might exist outside the clan.
• Sasuke left Itachi without hearing more, while Itachi could not bring himself to tell Sasuke to turn back.

Naruto watched Katasuke Tono’s chakra-enhanced weapon pierce every obstacle and a heavily armored dummy, then received Shikaku’s report on several developments in Konoha. With the Land of Snow client arriving and other preparations in place, Naruto decided to begin the first phase of the Daimyo Purge Plan.

• A Hyuga clansman fired the new wind- and lightning-enhanced kunai launcher, which pierced every barrier and destroyed the armored dummy.
• Katasuke Tono credited Naruto’s support and the Hyuga Clan’s test data for the weapon’s success, while Naruto praised Tono’s skill and persistence.
• Nara Shikaku told Naruto that Uchiha Hikari had arrived with Deidara, and that Sasuke had gone to question Itachi about Hikari after a tense encounter with her.
• Shikaku reported that the Daimyo was secretly investigating Konoha and Naruto, but Naruto said the Daimyo would learn only what Konoha wanted him to know.
• Shikaku informed Naruto that the client from the Land of Snow had arrived, and Naruto decided it was time to begin the first phase of the Daimyo Purge Plan.

Naruto met Asama Santayū, who had come to hire Konoha ninja to protect Kazahana Koyuki on a trip to the Land of Snow. After exposing Asama’s plan to restore Koyuki as ruler, Naruto offered to help defeat Kazahana Dōtō and the Land of Snow’s ninja.

• Naruto told Katasuke to begin mass-producing the new ninja tools.
• Asama Santayū waited anxiously in the Hokage’s office after asking Konoha to protect the actress Fujikaze Yukie.
• Naruto appeared in the office and asked Asama what mission he wanted to commission.
• Asama claimed he wanted protection for a film shoot, but Naruto revealed he knew Koyuki’s true identity and their plan to overthrow Kazahana Dōtō.
• Asama admitted the plan, and Naruto offered to deal with the Land of Snow’s ninja and Kazahana Dōtō.

Naruto demanded that the Land of Snow and the Snow Ninja Village submit to his plan to unify the Shinobi World and abolish the daimyo system. Asama Santayū accepted the terms to protect the people and Princess Koyuki, leaving the Land of Snow’s fate in Naruto’s hands.

• Asama Santayū asked what Naruto wanted in return for helping restore the Land of Snow, and Naruto demanded the entire Land of Snow and the Snow Ninja Village.
• Naruto declared that he personally intended to unify the Shinobi World, abolish the daimyo and nobles, and reform the nations.
• Naruto offered to let Asama Santayū and Kazahana Koyuki administer the former Land of Snow if they cooperated, while warning that refusal would bring conquest.
• Asama Santayū agreed to Naruto’s conditions and promised to persuade Princess Koyuki to cooperate.
• Naruto said Konoha’s elite forces would protect the princess and that Kazahana Dōtō and his snow ninja would soon disappear.

Jiraiya traveled to the Land of Rivers to eliminate Raiga Kurosuki and the Kurosuki Family, then stopped at Granny Sansho’s Curry of Life Shop for food and information. He learned that Granny Sansho’s son Rokusuke had joined the Kurosuki Family and promised to try to bring him back before discovering how intensely spicy her curry was.

• Jiraiya decided Raiga Kurosuki was too cruel to recruit and resolved to kill him.
• Jiraiya stopped at Granny Sansho’s shop near Katabami Gold Mine and asked about the mine’s situation.
• Granny Sansho told Jiraiya that the Kurosuki Family controlled the mine and forced villagers to work under Raiga Kurosuki.
• Granny Sansho revealed that her son Rokusuke had joined the Kurosuki Family and begged Jiraiya to bring him home.
• Jiraiya promised to help Rokusuke, then tasted Granny Sansho’s Curry of Life and struggled with its extreme spiciness.

Obito investigated Dawn Shipping’s expanding military and territorial power, then encountered Naruto in the Land of Waves and suspected Naruto was directing the organization. Naruto assigned Zabuza a test mission against the Sky Ninja Village remnants and prepared for Obito’s eventual confrontation in Kirigakure.

• White Zetsu reported that Dawn Shipping controlled the Land of Waves and the Land of Sea, was settling the Land of Whirlpools, and had developed powerful warships and efficient military training.
• Obito decided to investigate Dawn Shipping himself, while Zabuza reported its readiness to Naruto’s Shadow Clone and awaited his next assignment.
• Naruto ordered Zabuza to lead the new Dawn ninjas against the Sky Ninja Village remnants to test their combat training before the planned conflict with Kirigakure.
• Naruto sensed Obito while purging spies from the Land of Waves and confronted him as Obito tried to investigate Dawn Shipping.
• Obito fled after concluding that Naruto was connected to Dawn Shipping, and Naruto expected him to join forces against Konoha before the Daimyo Purge Plan advanced.

Naruto eliminated spies in the Land of Waves and killed Yomi before he could release Moryo, as he prepared to begin his plan to unify the Shinobi World. In the Land of Demons, Shion dreamed of a golden-haired man bringing light to the world and strengthening Moryo’s seal.

• Naruto subdued or killed spies throughout the Land of Waves and learned that the daimyo of the Land of Waves and the Land of Sea had sent envoys to the Land of Fire for help.
• Naruto dispersed his Shadow Clones, and he and his clones received the Land of Waves clone’s memories, including its encounter with Obito.
• Naruto arrived at the shrine in the Land of Swamps, defeated Yomi’s four subordinates, and identified himself as the Fifth Hokage of Konoha.
• Naruto killed Yomi and sealed the shrine grounds to protect Moryo’s seal.
• Shion woke from a vision of a golden-haired man driving darkness from the Shinobi World and preventing Moryo from breaking free.

Naruto recruited Shion and the Land of Demons into his plan to unify the Shinobi World, promising to end the conditions that fed Moryo. Back in Konoha, he ordered reinforcements sent to help Kazahana Koyuki reclaim the Land of Snow, then headed to Nōmen Hall.

• Naruto appeared in Shion's room and explained his plan to unite the nations and establish peace.
• Naruto said that ending war and oppression would deprive Moryo of its source, and Shion agreed to cooperate with him.
• Naruto returned to Konoha and learned that the Fire Daimyo had colluded with Obito Uchiha, while Kazahana Koyuki had accepted Konoha's plan to reclaim the Land of Snow.
• Naruto ordered Nara Shikaku to send twelve Chunin to reinforce Kakashi Hatake's team and eliminate Kazahana Dōtō and the Snow Ninja Village.
• Naruto used the Flying Thunder God Technique to travel to the outskirts of Konoha and arrive at Nōmen Hall.

Jiraiya defeated Raiga Kurosuki at Katabami Gold Mine, freed the exploited miners, and took the frail Ranmaru under his protection. He then set out for the Curry of Life Shop with Ranmaru and Rokusuke, intending to reunite Rokusuke with his mother.

• Jiraiya confronted Raiga Kurosuki and defeated him after countering his Mist Technique and lightning attacks.
• After Raiga died, the Kurosuki Clan members surrendered, and Jiraiya recovered the Lightning Blades: Fang.
• Ranmaru emerged from beneath Raiga's clothes and asked Jiraiya to kill him, but Jiraiya comforted him and promised to protect him.
• Jiraiya identified Rokusuke, warned him about the harm he had caused his mother and the miners, and told him to wait.
• Jiraiya freed the miners, left the worst Kurosuki Clan offenders for them to judge, and departed with Ranmaru and Rokusuke for the Curry of Life Shop.

Naruto brought Orochimaru the Reaper Mask and explained how to release Minato Namikaze’s soul from the Dead Demon Consuming Seal. Orochimaru completed the ritual by transferring into a White Zetsu body, and Naruto began summoning the two prisoners as sacrifices for Impure World Reincarnation.

• Naruto took the Reaper Mask from Nōmen Hall and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring two death-row prisoners from the Land of Waves to Orochimaru’s laboratory in Otogakure.
• Naruto explained that Minato’s soul remained sealed in the Reaper and told Orochimaru how to release it, using the Living Corpse Reincarnation Technique to survive the ritual.
• Orochimaru put on the Reaper Mask and began the technique while Kimimaro and Jugo prepared a White Zetsu body.
• As the Reaper’s phantom released a blue chakra orb, Orochimaru transformed into a white snake and transferred his soul into the White Zetsu.
• Naruto began the Impure World Reincarnation technique using the two death-row prisoners as sacrifices.

Obito convinced the Land of Fire Daimyo that Naruto Uzumaki was secretly building power through Dawn Shipping and planned to overthrow the old order. The Daimyo agreed to unite the other nations against Konoha and entrusted Obito with secret letters to deliver, setting Obito’s plan for war in motion.

• Obito told the Land of Fire Daimyo that he had seen Naruto Uzumaki in the Land of Waves and that Naruto had ties to Dawn Shipping.
• The Daimyo believed Obito’s claims and demanded help eliminating Naruto, Konoha, and Dawn Shipping.
• Obito persuaded the Daimyo to form a temporary alliance of the great nations against Konoha, promising that Akatsuki would support the Land of Fire afterward.
• Obito urged the Daimyo to act quickly, claiming Naruto might strike before they could prepare.
• The Daimyo wrote and sealed more than a dozen secret letters urging the other great and smaller countries to join a crusade against Konoha, then handed them to Obito.

Naruto resurrected Minato and Kushina with Impure World Reincarnation and restored the memories they had shared with him. After learning of Naruto’s plans and the truth about Obito, his parents pledged their support and prepared to leave for Kirigakure.

• Naruto used Impure World Reincarnation to resurrect Minato and Kushina, who recognized him and questioned how he had summoned them.
• Naruto told his parents that Orochimaru was now his collaborator and subordinate.
• Naruto returned Minato’s and Kushina’s stored Chakra consciousness, flooding them with memories of his experiences, plans, and the truth about Obito.
• Minato and Kushina accepted Naruto’s goal of changing the shinobi world and vowed to support him.
• Minato and Kushina announced that they would go to Kirigakure to end the Bloody Mist Village and confront Obito.

Zabuza led the Dawn Fleet in an assault on the Sky Ninja Village ruins, overwhelming the Sky Ninja with superior weapons and defenses. After taking the ruins, he freed hundreds of imprisoned villagers by destroying the prison barrier’s control device.

• Zabuza ordered the Dawn Fleet to attack the coast, and its fire-infused kunai destroyed the Sky Ninja watchtower.
• The Sky Ninja launched ironclads and airborne fighters, but the fleet’s barrier shield blocked their attacks.
• Zabuza sent the Dawn Sky Ninja into battle, and they defeated the Sky Ninja aircraft and sank their ships.
• Zabuza led the Land of Waves ninja forces into the ruins, where they quickly crushed the remaining resistance.
• Zabuza found the prison’s control device and destroyed it, breaking the barrier and freeing the imprisoned villagers.

Zabuza recovered the aerial fortress and its researchers, then set course for the Land of Waves while vowing to end the Bloody Mist Village. In Konoha, Uchiha Hikari accepted her mission to conquer Kusagakure and left to meet the special unit assigned to her.

• Zabuza offered the displaced villagers refuge in three countries, helping most of them settle elsewhere and arranging an escort for those who chose to return home.
• Zabuza forced the captured researchers to activate the aerial fortress and ordered them to steer it toward the Land of Waves.
• Zabuza ordered his ninja to guard the fortress’s ultimate weapon and declared that the Bloody Mist Village would soon end.
• Nara Shikaku visited Uchiha Hikari and told her that the Daimyo Purge Plan had begun and that she was to conquer Kusagakure.
• Uchiha Hikari agreed to depart immediately and went to meet the special Konoha unit at the village entrance.

Uchiha Hikari and Konoha’s special unit set out to conquer Kusagakure and eliminate the Land of Grass daimyo as the Daimyo Purge Plan began. Naruto assigned Orochimaru to take the Land of Rice Fields and the Land of Hot Water, while Minato and Kushina departed for Kirigakure.

• Nagata Gen briefed Uchiha Hikari on the combat and administrative personnel prepared for the Land of Grass operation and said the mission had to be completed within three days.
• Uchiha Hikari ordered Nagata Gen’s team to eliminate the Land of Grass daimyo while she took Kusagakure alone, and the unit departed with her.
• Jiraiya saw Uchiha Hikari’s group leave Konoha and explained the Daimyo Purge Plan to Ranmaru as the start of a major transformation.
• Naruto summoned Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki with the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, and they used the Flying Thunder God Jutsu to head for Kirigakure.
• Naruto instructed Orochimaru to take the Land of Rice Fields and the Land of Hot Water within three days and prepare to defend against Kumogakure, then teleported away.

Naruto reviewed the progress of his plans with Shikaku and prepared to confront Akatsuki in the Land of Rain. He summoned Jiraiya and set off with him immediately, while Shikaku arranged a Five Kage Summit and care for Ranmaru.

• Shikaku reported that Tsunade approved of Konoha's reforms, Hikari's mission was underway, and Gaara's reforms and the Land of Wind operation were progressing.
• Naruto told Shikaku to have Chiyo wait for Sasori at Hoshigakure and explained that the Lands of Whirlpools, Waves, and Sea would join the new nation after the Daimyo Purge Plan.
• Jiraiya arrived with Ranmaru and told Naruto he had dealt with the Kurosuki Clan in the Land of Rivers.
• Naruto ordered Shikaku to invite the Third Tsuchikage and Fourth Raikage to a Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron one week later and to arrange care for Ranmaru.
• Jiraiya declined to make preparations, and Naruto prepared to leave with him for the Land of Rain.

Naruto created Shadow Clones to prepare for governing the nations and sent them to carry out their tasks. He told Jiraiya that Nagato led Akatsuki, explained Yahiko’s death and Konan’s survival, and promised to help revive Yahiko; Jiraiya agreed to try to persuade Nagato before asking to visit Mount Myoboku, where they arrived together.

• Naruto created dozens of Shadow Clones and sent them to manage affairs using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Naruto tasked Jiraiya with persuading Nagato and Akatsuki to join his plan and atone for their crimes.
• Naruto told Jiraiya that Shimura Danzō and Hanzo had conspired to kill Yahiko, while Konan remained alive and Nagato controlled Yahiko’s corpse as Pain.
• Naruto offered to revive Yahiko, and Jiraiya resolved to convince Nagato.
• Jiraiya asked to visit Mount Myoboku before going to Amegakure, and Naruto agreed.
• Jiraiya summoned a messenger toad, then traveled with Naruto to Mount Myoboku.