Chapter Summaries

Kakashi tested Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura by challenging them to take two bells from him before noon. Naruto and Sasuke coordinated their attacks, but Kakashi defeated their techniques and reflected Sakura’s Genjutsu, leaving the team on the verge of failing.

• Kakashi explained that only two of the three students could pass by taking his bells before noon, and that the weakest performer would miss lunch.
• Sasuke proposed a coordinated plan, sending Naruto to attack while he used Ninjutsu and Sakura hid to steal the bells.
• Naruto called on Kurama and gained a One-Tail Tailed Beast Cloak, while Sasuke activated his two-tomoe Sharingan.
• Naruto and Sasuke combined their Shadow Clones and fire-and-wind techniques, but Kakashi cut their massive fireball in two with his short blade.
• Sakura tried to take a bell with Genjutsu, but Kakashi’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan reflected it and left her frozen.
• Kakashi cleared away Naruto’s Shadow Clones and told Naruto and Sasuke that they appeared to have failed the exam.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura passed Kakashi’s bell test after choosing to share their food with Sakura. Yamanaka Tohru then confronted Konan in Amegakure and brought her paper attacks crashing down with ice, leaving their conflict unresolved.

• Naruto and Sasuke shared their lunch with Sakura despite Kakashi’s order, and Kakashi declared the three Genin had passed the test.
• Yamanaka Tohru watched Kakashi’s team, then traveled to the Land of Rain and used ice flowers to teleport into Amegakure.
• Nagato sensed that an intruder had appeared inside the village and sent Konan to investigate with the Animal Path.
• Yamanaka Tohru entered Amegakure’s central tower and exchanged threats with Konan, who attacked him with Dance of the Paper.
• Yamanaka Tohru coated Konan’s paper with ice, weighing it down until she could no longer fly and fell from the air.

Yamanaka Tohru confronted Konan and the Six Paths of Pain, quickly destroying several of Nagato’s Paths despite their revival and attacks. He then headed deeper into Amegakure to find Obito, while Black and White Zetsu watched in shock.

• Yamanaka Tohru disarmed Konan and revealed that he knew the Animal Path was a corpse controlled by Nagato’s Rinnegan.
• Yamanaka Tohru killed the Animal Path in seconds, prompting Nagato to bring out the other five Paths.
• Nagato revived the Animal Path, but Yamanaka Tohru split its summoned rhinoceros and froze the Preta Path when it absorbed his ice.
• Yamanaka Tohru’s Ice Arrow destroyed the Human, Asura, and Animal Paths after the Deva Path repelled his first arrow with Shinra Tensei.
• Yamanaka Tohru left the remaining Deva and Hell Paths and headed into Amegakure to find Obito, while Black and White Zetsu sensed his approach.

Black and White Zetsu unleashed a clay replica of the Sage of Six Paths to kill Yamanaka Tohru, but Tohru and Little Lin fought back as the replica attacked. The battle remained unresolved, and Black and White Zetsu struggled to control their creation.

• Black Zetsu reassured White Zetsu that their prepared technique could defeat Yamanaka Tohru, despite the risk of Tohru sealing him away.
• When Tohru entered their hideout, Black and White Zetsu interfered with Space-Time Ninjutsu and created a clay Sage of Six Paths using Yin-Yang Release and White Zetsu's Chakra.
• The clay figure attacked Tohru with a black sphere, which Little Lin caught and identified as a disguised weapon rather than a true Truth-Seeking Orb.
• Tohru discovered the Sage of Six Paths was made of clay and sent a Shadow Clone to test him; the replica pierced the clone with a black sphere, confirming it could use Six Paths Jutsu.
• The clay Sage charged Tohru with a black staff and cracked his Susanoo, but Little Lin helped strengthen it, while Black and White Zetsu watched from the shadows, unable to control the replica beyond its first attack.

Yamanaka Tohru and Little Lin defeated the clay Sage of Six Paths, revealing that the real Sage of Six Paths had taken control of its body. After learning about Little Lin and Yamanaka Tohru’s plan to awaken the Rinnegan, Hagoromo asked how he intended to deal with the threat left by his mother.

• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu realized the clay Sage of Six Paths had escaped their control, and Obito stayed behind to investigate.
• Yamanaka Tohru and Little Lin gained the upper hand, and Yamanaka Tohru destroyed the clay Sage of Six Paths with a Railgun.
• The Sage of Six Paths appeared through the ruined body and explained that he had taken control of it out of curiosity.
• Yamanaka Tohru told the Sage of Six Paths how Little Lin came into being, and the Sage identified the fragments that formed her.
• Yamanaka Tohru asked for the Sage of Six Paths' Chakra to awaken the Rinnegan and deal with the threat his mother left behind.
• The Sage of Six Paths asked Yamanaka Tohru how he planned to confront that threat.

Yamanaka Tohru rejected the Sage of Six Paths' offer of Chakra and then broke Madara Uchiha's memory seal on Obito. After learning that Minato was alive and hearing how the village had changed, Obito considered returning to see Rin.

• Yamanaka Tohru proposed a plan to solve the Shinobi World's troubles, but the Sage of Six Paths refused to give him Chakra and disappeared.
• Yamanaka Tohru found Obito, filled the room with ice, and used it to enter the Kamui dimension and destroy Obito's mask.
• Yamanaka Tohru examined and removed Madara Uchiha's seal, restoring Obito's memories.
• Obito felt guilty about his past actions, and Yamanaka Tohru told him that Minato was alive and described the village's changes.
• Obito asked about Rin, and Yamanaka Tohru invited him to return to the village and see her.

Yamanaka Tohru brought Obito to Konoha, where he reunited with Rin and learned how she had lived during his absence. After returning Obito to Amegakure, Tohru told him to continue posing as Madara Uchiha and revealed that Infinite Tsukuyomi was needed to awaken Kaguya.

• Yamanaka Tohru took Obito to Ichiraku Ramen and the Uchiha Clan compound, where Obito visited his old home and learned Rin had kept it clean.
• Yamanaka Tohru brought Obito to Konoha Hospital, where Rin recognized him, embraced him, and comforted him about his past actions.
• Obito told Rin what had happened to him, and they spent the night catching up before Yamanaka Tohru took him back to Amegakure the next morning.
• Obito asked Yamanaka Tohru what they would do next, and Tohru told him to keep playing Madara Uchiha and release Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Yamanaka Tohru explained the Sage of Six Paths, his brother, and Kaguya, leaving Obito shaken by what he had learned.

Yamanaka Tohru warned Obito that Black Zetsu had manipulated the Shinobi World and explained his plan to resurrect Kaguya to learn about threats beyond their world. He then met Nagato and Konan, whose anger over Yahiko and Amegakure’s suffering left their friendship unresolved.

• Yamanaka Tohru told Obito that Black Zetsu had deceived Madara Uchiha and revealed that he intended to resurrect Kaguya to investigate the dangers from her homeland.
• Obito reluctantly accepted Yamanaka Tohru’s plan after hearing that he would stop if Kaguya’s clan proved too powerful.
• Yamanaka Tohru went to Amegakure’s tower, where Nagato summoned the Six Paths of Pain and braced for his arrival with Konan.
• Yamanaka Tohru appeared beside Deva Path Pain and asked Nagato and Konan why they had turned against him.
• Nagato accused Yamanaka Tohru of failing to revive Yahiko and blamed Konoha’s war with Kumogakure for Amegakure’s suffering.
• Nagato described suffering as the true nature of the world, and Yamanaka Tohru left the tower without changing his mind.

Yamanaka Tohru learned that Gaara and Shukaku had become estranged after Rasa’s test caused Gaara to blame Shukaku. He told Pakura that the damage might be repaired and went with her to see Gaara the next morning.

• Yamanaka Tohru visited Pakura in Sunagakure, and they spent the evening together after her work.
• Pakura told Yamanaka Tohru that Gaara had graduated and was assigned to a team with his older siblings.
• Pakura explained that Rasa’s test had led to Gaara going berserk, Shukaku killing the Anbu, and Gaara blaming Shukaku afterward.
• Yamanaka Tohru criticized Sunagakure’s handling of Gaara and explained that Shukaku’s trust might still be restored.
• Yamanaka Tohru and Pakura went to see Gaara the next morning.

Yamanaka Tohru tested Temari and Kankuro’s willingness to protect Gaara by attacking the siblings, and Gaara began to respond to their care. After Tohru captured Temari and Kankuro and threw Temari aside, Gaara erupted with powerful Chakra.

• Yamanaka Tohru knocked Baki unconscious and threatened Temari, Kankuro, and Gaara to see how they would react.
• Temari and Kankuro shielded Gaara, but Gaara attacked Tohru and failed to overcome him.
• Temari urged Gaara to escape while she and Kankuro held Tohru back, but Tohru captured both siblings.
• Tohru called after the fleeing Gaara, and Temari urged him to keep running before Tohru threw her aside.
• Gaara saw Temari thrown aside and released a powerful surge of Chakra.

Gaara released Shukaku and asked him to help kill Yamanaka Tohru, but Tohru stopped their attack and persuaded Shukaku to reconcile with Gaara. After Tohru dispelled Temari’s genjutsu and Gaara ran to her, Tohru left the siblings to settle things themselves.

• Gaara undid Shukaku’s seal and begged him to help kill Yamanaka Tohru, and Shukaku agreed.
• Gaara used the False Sleep Technique, allowing Shukaku to take control and attack Tohru, who blocked Shukaku’s attacks with lightning and an Ice Wall.
• Tohru reminded Shukaku of their past and warned him about an organization seeking to capture the Tailed Beasts, then demonstrated his Susanoo and described his Ice Colossus.
• Shukaku agreed to make peace with Gaara and returned to his body, while Tohru dispelled Temari’s genjutsu and helped her up.
• Gaara smiled when he saw Temari alive and ran toward her, and Tohru departed after leaving the siblings to talk.

Rasa ordered Baki to watch Gaara closely after suspecting Yamanaka Tohru might have used his Mangekyō Sharingan to control Shukaku. Half a month later, Yamanaka Tohru brought Pakura to the Land of Waves to watch Naruto’s team confront Gato’s hired ninja, where Pakura concluded Haku was probably a girl.

• Rasa told Baki to report anything unusual about Gaara, while Pakura dismissed his suspicions about Yamanaka Tohru.
• Yamanaka Tohru invited Pakura to the Land of Waves to see Naruto and his team on a mission involving Gato.
• Yamanaka Tohru explained that Gato had hired Momochi Zabuza to stop the bridge construction, while Kakashi led Naruto’s team.
• Yamanaka Tohru and Pakura arrived in the Land of Waves, where Little Silver greeted them and bonded with Pakura.
• Yamanaka Tohru pointed out Haku, and Pakura judged from Haku’s appearance that she was probably a girl.

Naruto and Sasuke gained the upper hand against Haku while Kakashi defeated Zabuza, and Yamanaka Tohru and Pakura left for a hot spring inn. Tohru caught Jiraiya spying on Pakura and confronted him, demanding to know whether he realized who he had been using as research material.

• Naruto and Sasuke fought Haku, whose Ice Release forced them into a cautious stalemate.
• Kakashi broke Zabuza's Kubikiribōchō, and Naruto seized the distracted Haku with a kunai at her neck.
• Yamanaka Tohru and Pakura went to a hot spring inn in the Land of Hot Water and booked the entire place.
• Yamanaka Tohru sensed someone watching them, spotted Jiraiya peeping at Pakura, and attacked him with Ice Senbon.
• Jiraiya blocked the Ice Senbon with his hair, and Yamanaka Tohru confronted him about spying on Pakura.

Yamanaka Tohru reunited Jiraiya with Pakura, revealed they were married, and joined Jiraiya’s investigation into the Jashin Cult. After agreeing to help Jiraiya teach Naruto once the investigation ended, Tohru sensed someone nearby, and Jiraiya captured them.

• Yamanaka Tohru teleported Jiraiya away after catching him peeping, then brought him back to meet Pakura.
• Yamanaka Tohru introduced Pakura as his wife, and Jiraiya accepted their relationship.
• Jiraiya explained that the Jashin Cult had resurfaced, and Yamanaka Tohru revealed that its follower Hidan was reportedly immortal.
• Yamanaka Tohru agreed to investigate the cult in exchange for Jiraiya returning to the village to teach Naruto ninjutsu.
• Yamanaka Tohru sensed a faint trace of Chakra nearby, and Jiraiya approached and captured the person.

Yamanaka Tohru, Jiraiya, and Pakura investigated the Jashin Cult and discovered its headquarters was guarded by hundreds of chakra users. After confronting the apparently immortal cult leader, Yamanaka Tohru read his memories and learned the truth about the Jashin and the cult’s immortality.

• Jiraiya and Yamanaka Tohru questioned a boy from Yugakure, and Yamanaka Tohru read his memories to learn that the Jashin Cult had killed the boy’s father and was based on a nearby mountain.
• Yamanaka Tohru summoned Little Silver to watch the unconscious boy, then went with Jiraiya and Pakura to the cult’s headquarters.
• The three of them stormed the headquarters and defeated the cult members who tried to stop them.
• Yamanaka Tohru slit the cult leader’s throat, but the wound healed, revealing that the leader was immortal.
• Yamanaka Tohru used genjutsu on the leader and read his memories, discovering the truth about the Jashin and how the cult’s immortality worked.

Yamanaka Tohru helped Jiraiya and Pakura expose the Jashin Cult’s method of immortality and evacuate the civilians who had not been brainwashed before Jiraiya destroyed its headquarters. Back in Konoha, Tohru revealed that Namikaze Minato had been revived, then arrived at a meeting where Konoha’s Jonin discussed inviting the other villages to the Chunin Ninja Exams.

• Yamanaka Tohru explained that the Jashin Cult’s immortality required more than a thousand lives, and he found that most people at its headquarters had been brainwashed.
• Yamanaka Tohru evacuated the two thousand unaffected civilians, and Jiraiya burned down the headquarters with a summoned Toad.
• Pakura received the Hokage’s invitation for the Sand Shinobi to attend the Chunin Ninja Exams, and Yamanaka Tohru returned to Konoha with Jiraiya.
• Yamanaka Tohru told Jiraiya that Namikaze Minato had been revived and had recovered at Mount Myōboku before leaving two years earlier.
• Yamanaka Tohru teleported to the Hokage Office, where Konoha’s Jonin debated whether to invite the other Three Great Shinobi Villages to the exams.

Hatake Sakumo assigned envoys to invite the other villages to Konoha’s Chunin Exams, while Kakashi arranged for Yamanaka Tohru to train Naruto and his teammates during his trip to Kirigakure. Tohru then told Sakumo that he planned to use an attack on the exams to demonstrate the need for Medical Ninjas, leaving Sakumo gravely concerned about the village’s safety.

• Hatake Sakumo assigned Might Guy to invite Iwagakure, an Anbu squad leader to invite Kumogakure, and Kakashi to invite Kirigakure and deal with Zabuza and the surviving Yuki Clan girl.
• Kakashi agreed to let Yamanaka Tohru look after Naruto and his other students while Kakashi was away.
• Yamanaka Tohru told Hatake Sakumo that he planned to use the Chunin Exams to show the importance of the new Medical Ninja system developed with Lady Tsunade.
• Yamanaka Tohru explained that Ōnoki had recruited Kakuzu to disrupt the Chunin Exams, and that Obito had passed the information to him.
• Hatake Sakumo questioned the danger of the plan, and Yamanaka Tohru promised to prevent the village from suffering losses.

Yamanaka Tohru secured Tsunade’s support for involving civilians in his plan for the Chunin Exams by promising to protect them. He then recruited Orochimaru and Otogakure to help keep the other villages in check, before teleporting Kakashi, Zabuza, and Haku to the Land of Water.

• Yamanaka Tohru explained his Chunin Exam plan to Tsunade, who agreed after he promised to use Sage Mode, Shadow Clones, and Space-Time Ninjutsu to rescue civilians in danger.
• Yamanaka Tohru visited Orochimaru in Otogakure and asked him to bring the village to the Chunin Exams to help hold the other villages in check.
• Orochimaru agreed to participate after Yamanaka Tohru assured him he would handle Iwagakure’s move and keep Otogakure from being caught in Konoha’s danger.
• Yamanaka Tohru encountered Kakashi traveling with Zabuza and Haku, then teleported all three to the Land of Water.
• Kakashi accepted responsibility for handing Zabuza and Haku over, while Yamanaka Tohru returned to Konoha.

Kakashi brought Zabuza and Haku to Kirigakure, where Mei Terumi accepted Konoha’s Chunin Ninja Exam invitation after learning Haku had Ice Release. Back in Konoha, Yamanaka Tohru set Team 7 the task of defeating his Shadow Clone.

• Zabuza explained to Kakashi that Kirigakure had few shinobi because the Blood Mist Policy had decimated its ranks and the village was searching for escaped Kekkei Genkai clan members.
• Ao confirmed Kakashi’s identity and escorted him, Zabuza, and Haku to Mei Terumi, who accepted the Chunin Ninja Exam invitation and said Ao would lead Kirigakure’s participants.
• After Kakashi left, Mei Terumi revealed that she was especially interested in Haku’s Ice Release and considered Haku important to Kirigakure.
• Yamanaka Tohru criticized Team 7 after his Shadow Clone defeated them, pointing out their individual weaknesses and poor teamwork.
• Yamanaka Tohru left Team 7 at the Third Training Ground and ordered Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to defeat his Shadow Clone over the next few days.

Team 7 defeated Yamanaka Tohru’s Shadow Clone by exploiting its limited Chakra and coordinating their attacks. Yamanaka Tohru arrived at the Third Training Ground and taught Sakura the importance of staying calm, while Sasuke identified teamwork as their first lesson.

• After repeated defeats, Naruto asked Kurama about the Shadow Clone’s weakness, and Kurama explained that its limited Chakra restricted its speed and abilities.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura planned a coordinated attack, with Sasuke using his Sharingan to track the clone and guide it toward Sakura’s hiding place.
• Sakura struck the Shadow Clone in the back of the neck with her Kunai, destroying it, and Yamanaka Tohru received its memories and headed to the Third Training Ground.
• Sasuke explained the Nine-Tails to Sakura, and Yamanaka Tohru appeared and told the group that Kurama had become Naruto’s friend.
• Yamanaka Tohru taught Sakura that a ninja must stay calm in unexpected situations, while Sasuke said their first lesson had been teamwork.