Recaps

Minato sealed Naruto’s and Yamato’s memories of the past era before Liao Wu sent them back through the dragon vein. Back in Rōran, Naruto and Yamato remembered nothing, though both sensed they had forgotten something important and noticed their physical states were about a month out of sync.

• Minato sided with Liao Wu and decided to seal Naruto’s and Yamato’s memories, despite Kushina’s objections and Yamato’s desire to keep the information he had learned.
• Minato performed the sealing while Liao Wu killed Anrokuzan and used Yin Yang Release to erase the seal on his body, allowing the dragon vein to summon Naruto and Yamato back to their own era.
• Naruto reached for Kushina as his memories faded, then vanished with Yamato; Minato comforted Kushina before leaving with her.
• In the sixty-seventh year of the Leaf Village, Naruto and Yamato returned to Rōran after the dragon vein swept them away, and Naruto woke with no memory of the past era.
• Naruto’s team searched for Mukade, found no trace of him, and concluded that the dragon vein had destroyed him.
• On the way back, Naruto met a red-haired Rōran descendant carrying an old chakra kunai, then told Yamato that he felt he had forgotten something important; Yamato agreed and noted their physical states seemed a month out of sync.

Naruto and Yamato returned from Rōran with missing memories, while a spore carrying Liao Wu’s chakra influenced Naruto and swallowed Minato’s chakra inside the seal. Liao Wu confronted Kurama as the Great Toad Sage received a prophecy about an evil power from the past, leaving Jiraiya tasked with finding and eliminating the threat.

• Naruto asked Sakura if he could sleep with her, and Sakura knocked him nearly unconscious before Yamato had Wood Clones carry him toward the Leaf Village.
• Naruto insisted that his sudden behavior was not like him, while Sai and Yamato assumed he was sexually frustrated.
• Inside Naruto’s seal, Minato realized Liao Wu’s chakra spore had influenced Naruto and swallowed Minato’s chakra.
• Liao Wu appeared before Kurama, offered to release him, and began absorbing the Nine-Tails’ chakra after Kurama refused to cooperate.
• The Great Toad Sage dreamed of an evil power with a Sharingan and a Rinnegan, then summoned Jiraiya and ordered him to find and destroy the threat.

Jiraiya returned to Leaf Village troubled by the Great Toad Sage’s prophecy about a powerful enemy from the past. In Tsunade’s office, Naruto and Sakura learned that Sasuke had escaped Orochimaru and was seeking Itachi, but Tsunade’s plan to send them after him faced immediate opposition.

• Jiraiya connected the Great Toad Sage’s warnings about the Demon of Old to the Sharingan and Rinnegan, but could not determine who the enemy was.
• Yamato reported that he and Naruto had been swept into the Dragon Vein during the Rōran mission and afterward felt they had forgotten a long experience.
• Tsunade dismissed further investigation into Yamato and Naruto’s memory loss and declared the mission complete.
• Tsunade told Naruto and Sakura that Sasuke had killed Orochimaru and was searching for Itachi, then assigned Kakashi to lead their team and Kiba’s team to bring Sasuke back.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura objected to Naruto leaving the village, forcing Tsunade to confront their challenge to her decision.

After returning from Rōran, Naruto became violently agitated and demanded to pursue Sasuke, alarming Tsunade and the village elders. As Naruto’s anger grew and painful memories resurfaced, Konoha Maru’s Sexy Jutsu briefly distracted him.

• Koharu and Homura warned Tsunade that the Akatsuki had captured the Three-Tails and urged her to keep Naruto in the village.
• Naruto threatened the elders when they told him not to pursue Sasuke, and Sakura and Yamato restrained him after he charged back into Tsunade’s office.
• Tsunade learned that Naruto’s behavior had changed after he and Yamato were swept into the Dragon Vein, and she ordered Shizune to find the Fourth Hokage’s mission logs from Rōran.
• Naruto’s memories of the villagers’ past rejection fueled his rage as Sakura, Sai, and Yamato watched him grow more hostile.
• Konoha Maru arrived with Moegi and Udon, then used Sexy Jutsu, causing Naruto and Yamato to get nosebleeds.

Naruto was hospitalized after losing control, while Kakashi barred him from the mission to retrieve Sasuke. Inside Naruto's mind, Liao Wu triggered his sealed memories of Minato and Kushina, then began trying to possess his body.

• Naruto was taken to Leaf Hospital under Anbu guard, and Kakashi told him he could not join the mission to pursue Sasuke.
• Yamato asked Inoichi to examine his mind, and Inoichi discovered that an Uzumaki Clan Sealing Technique had sealed part of Yamato's memories.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya discussed Minato's old mission to Rōran and Naruto's strange behavior, while Jiraiya said he planned to investigate Akatsuki in Amegakure.
• Shizune told Tsunade and Jiraiya that Yamato's memories had been sealed with an Uzumaki technique, prompting Tsunade to go to Inoichi.
• Naruto saw Liao Wu in his mind and Minato's seal released Naruto's memories of his parents.
• Liao Wu told Naruto he intended to possess his body and began devouring his mind as Naruto struggled to wake up.

Liao Wu devoured Naruto’s will and chakra, took over his body, and began reshaping it while concealing his identity as Naruto. He planned to keep living as Naruto but recognized that Yamato could expose him.

• Liao Wu absorbed Naruto’s memories and will, overwhelmed his spiritual form, and took control of his soul.
• Liao Wu taunted Nine-Tails, absorbed the chakra that escaped the Eight Trigrams Seal, and revealed that he would take Naruto’s place as the Child of Prophecy and Asura’s reincarnation.
• Liao Wu used Yin Yang Release to transform Naruto’s body, changing his features while retaining Naruto’s height and whisker marks.
• Liao Wu disguised his hair and eyes as Naruto’s before the Anbu guards checked on him, then decided to keep Naruto’s recognizable appearance.
• Liao Wu remembered that Yamato knew of his existence and could suspect him if the Leaf Village undid Minato’s seal.

Liao Wu resisted Naruto’s lingering will to save Jiraiya, while Tsunade and Jiraiya investigated the Uzumaki seal in Yamato’s memories. When Kiba, Shino, and Hinata visited Naruto in the hospital, they caught Liao Wu with a naked Shadow Clone and he asked them to leave him alone with Hinata.

• Liao Wu felt Naruto’s lingering will compel him to save Jiraiya and agreed, then resolved not to devour another person’s spirit.
• Inoichi confirmed that an Uzumaki Clan sealing technique had hidden part of Yamato’s memories, and Tsunade ordered the Sealing Team to investigate the seal and Anbu to investigate Rōran.
• Jiraiya wondered whether Naruto also had an Uzumaki seal and headed to Leaf Hospital to check on him.
• Liao Wu used a Shadow Clone and the Sexy Jutsu to create Naruko, but Kiba entered the room with Shino and Hinata and saw her beneath the blanket.
• Kiba, Shino, and Hinata teased Naruto about what they had seen, and Liao Wu asked them to leave so he could speak privately with Hinata.

Liao Wu used the Nine-Tails’ influence as an excuse for his behavior and insisted he be allowed to join Kiba’s mission to retrieve Sasuke. Jiraiya agreed to discuss it with Tsunade, and after leaving the hospital, Liao Wu began looking for a chance to shake off his ANBU escorts so he could deal with Yamato’s memories.

• Liao Wu told Kiba, Shino, and Hinata that the Uzumaki Clan had once been a great ninja clan, and Jiraiya overheard him discussing his origins.
• Liao Wu claimed Nine-Tails chakra had influenced his earlier behavior, and Jiraiya examined the Eight Trigrams Seal before warning that Naruto could not go on missions yet.
• Liao Wu protested that he would never abandon Sasuke and challenged Kiba to prove he had a track record before trusting him with the rescue mission.
• Kiba said the group would leave for Sasuke in two days, and Liao Wu persuaded Jiraiya to discuss letting him join with Tsunade.
• After Jiraiya and the others left, Liao Wu was discharged under secret ANBU surveillance and headed to Ichiraku Ramen while planning how to handle Yamato’s memories.

During a Hyuga family meal, Hinata and Hanabi discussed Naruto’s strength and his chances of becoming Hokage, while Hiashi urged his daughters to stay close to him. Hinata then asked about Naruto’s Uzumaki heritage, and Hiashi explained the clan’s history and its connection to the Nine-Tails.

• Hanabi asked Hinata whether Naruto had changed after returning from his mission, and Hinata said he had recovered from the Nine-Tails’ influence.
• Hanabi questioned whether Naruto’s Nine-Tails chakra had helped him defeat Neji, and Hinata defended it as a source of strength.
• Hanabi asked whether Naruto could become Hokage, and Hiashi agreed that he had a strong chance and advised Hinata and Hanabi to spend more time with him.
• Hanabi complained that Naruto had failed to notice Hinata’s feelings and was focused on Sakura, while Hiashi privately criticized Naruto for overlooking Hinata.
• Hinata asked whether the Uzumaki Clan had existed, and Hiashi explained that it had been a powerful clan wiped out before the Second Ninja World War.
• Hiashi said the Uzumaki were distant relatives of the Senju, allied with Leaf Village, and often supplied the Nine-Tails’ Jinchuriki; he added that the First Hokage’s wife was the first Jinchuriki.

Hiashi revealed to Hinata and Hanabi that Naruto descended from the Uzumaki Clan and warned them to keep Leaf Village’s secrets quiet. At Ichiraku Ramen, Naruto flirted with Ayame and offered her money in gratitude for her past kindness.

• Hiashi told Hinata and Hanabi that the Uzumaki Clan crest appeared on Leaf Village armor, then stopped their questions about Naruto’s origins and the Nine-Tails.
• Hiashi ordered Hinata, Hanabi, and Natsu Hyuga to keep what they had learned secret, then left to take a walk.
• Hinata and Hanabi wondered why Naruto wanted to revive the Uzumaki Clan by marrying many wives, and Hanabi teased Hinata about being one of them.
• At Ichiraku Ramen, Naruto told Ayame he had given up on Sakura because she loved Sasuke, and Ayame offered to help him improve his appearance.
• Naruto flirted with Ayame, paid for his ramen, and tried to give her extra money as a betrothal gift.
• Naruto refused the change Ayame returned and said he wanted to repay her and Teuchi for helping him in the past.

Ayame took Naruto shopping for new clothes after he offered to work at Ichiraku, and Naruto told her about defeating Kakuzu while promising to protect her. In the clothing store, the owner concealed her disdain for Naruto, who chose a red-and-white jacket and styled his hair like Minato’s.

• Naruto stopped trying to give Ayame extra money and promised to work at Ichiraku the next day, so Ayame changed clothes and took him shopping.
• Ayame noticed Naruto’s increased height, and he held her hand as they walked to the clothing store.
• Naruto told Ayame that he had helped defeat Kakuzu and promised to protect her, while Ayame praised him for growing up.
• Ayame led Naruto into the clothing store, where the owner hid her disgust after recognizing him as an officially registered ninja.
• Naruto chose a red-and-white jacket, used Yang Release to style his blonde hair like Minato’s, and asked Ayame what she thought.

Liao Wu changed his appearance to resemble Minato, prompting Ayame, a clothing shop owner, and two Anbu to suspect that Naruto was the Fourth Hokage's son. He left with Ayame carrying a free outfit, while insisting that Leaf Village's mistreatment of Naruto would not be undone by the revelation.

• Liao Wu stretched out his hair and used Yin Yang Release to remove his Six Paths markings, making himself look like a young Minato.
• Ayame and the shop owner recognized Liao Wu's resemblance to the Fourth Hokage, and the shop owner returned his payment and apologized for mistreating Naruto.
• Liao Wu accepted the shop owner's apology but demanded an expensive outfit for Ayame as compensation for years of bullying.
• Two Anbu discussed whether Naruto was Minato's son and realized the village might have mistreated the Fourth Hokage's child.
• Ayame asked Liao Wu if he was Minato's son, and he said he did not know but believed it was likely because of their resemblance.
• Liao Wu told Ayame that his possible parentage would not change how Leaf Village treated him, and reflected on the village's bullying of other people.

While visiting the Yamanaka Flower Shop, Liao Wu, disguised as Naruto with a new hairstyle and clothes, surprised Ino with his changed appearance. Ino admired the makeover and laughed at his flirting, leaving them together at the shop.

• Ino arranged flowers at the Yamanaka Flower Shop while thinking about Sasuke and her lingering prejudices against Naruto.
• Ino spotted the handsome blond Liao Wu and recognized him as Naruto from the Six Paths markings on his face.
• Ayame recognized Ino as Naruto’s classmate, left them to talk, and heard Naruto promise to help at her shop the next day.
• Ino circled Liao Wu and praised his new outfit and hairstyle, though Naruto’s past behavior still kept him from being her type.
• Liao Wu complimented Ino’s beauty, and Ino laughed and tugged at his hair.

Liao Wu visited Ino at the Yamanaka flower shop, where they discussed Asuma’s death, Naruto’s ambitions, and the political support he wanted from Ino’s clan alliance. The chapter ended with Ino startled when Liao Wu asked her clans to back him as Hokage.

• Ino served Liao Wu tea and asked whether Nine-Tails Chakra had caused his hospitalization, and he said the elders had tried to keep him in Leaf Village.
• Ino and Liao Wu discussed Asuma’s death and Kakuzu’s abilities, and Liao Wu offered to accompany her when she visited Kurenai.
• While arranging flowers, Liao Wu thanked Ino for recognizing his growth and said he intended to become Hokage.
• Liao Wu asked Ino to have the Ino-Shika-Cho clans support his Hokage bid, leaving her stunned by his political awareness.

Liao Wu revealed Wood Style while restoring a withered branch at the Yamanaka Flower Shop, and Ino praised his ability. Anbu reported Naruto’s secret power to Tsunade, who summoned Yamato and Inoichi while Ino tested the technique with Liao Wu.

• Liao Wu decided he needed to demonstrate a distinctive power and used Yang Release to revive a withered flower branch with green Chakra.
• Ino saw the revived branch, recognized Wood Style, and asked Liao Wu how he had learned it; he claimed he might have been born with the ability after watching Yamato.
• Tiger Mark told Eagle to keep watching Naruto while he reported the discovery to Tsunade.
• Tsunade ordered Anbu to bring Yamato to her, and the Sealing Team paused its work on the seal in Yamato’s mind.
• Anbu summoned Inoichi without revealing why, and Ino closed the shop to help Liao Wu test Wood Style by reviving more withered flowers.

Tsunade arrived after Naruto displayed Wood Style, and Liao Wu used the visit to reveal Naruto’s abilities and press the village to recognize his worth. The chapter left Tsunade questioning Naruto about his newly demonstrated Wood Style while considering that his identity as Minato’s son could no longer stay hidden.

• Tsunade arrived with Shizune, Inoichi, Yamato, and Anbu, and they were shocked by Liao Wu’s resemblance to Minato.
• Liao Wu told Ino that he planned to repay Teuchi and Ayame for caring for Naruto, and he described the neglect and bullying Naruto had endured.
• Tsunade teased Liao Wu about pursuing Ino after giving up on Sakura, and he confirmed that he no longer liked Sakura.
• Tsunade asked when Naruto had learned Wood Style, and Liao Wu claimed he had discovered it while trying to revive flowers with Chakra like Yamato’s.
• Liao Wu demonstrated Wood Style to build Naruto’s value and improve his standing in the village.

After Liao Wu demonstrated Wood Style, Tsunade and Jiraiya revealed that Naruto was the orphaned son of the Fourth Hokage, Minato, and Uzumaki Kushina. The revelation awakened the darkness Naruto had long suppressed, leaving him questioning why the village had hated him.

• Liao Wu grew a towering tree with Wood Style, shocking everyone in Ino's courtyard.
• Tsunade explained that Naruto was not a Senju but came from a clan distantly related to them, then summoned Jiraiya to discuss his origins.
• Jiraiya arrived, recognized Naruto's Wood Style, and told him that Minato was his father and Uzumaki Kushina was his mother.
• Liao Wu acted shocked at the revelation, while Ino and the others reacted with surprise or recognition.
• Naruto's inner darkness took control as he asked why everyone had hated him despite his being the Fourth Hokage's child.

After learning Naruto was the Fourth Hokage’s son and an Uzumaki, Liao Wu confronted Jiraiya and Tsunade over the Third Hokage’s decision to conceal his identity. He forced Tsunade to promise compensation and vowed to find who exposed him as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, leaving Jiraiya silent after accusing him of abandoning Naruto.

• Tsunade explained Naruto’s Uzumaki heritage and revealed that his father was the Fourth Hokage, prompting Ino to realize the importance of his background.
• Liao Wu challenged Tsunade’s explanation for hiding Naruto’s parentage and accused the Third Hokage of erasing his father’s influence.
• Jiraiya angrily defended his teacher, while Tsunade explained that the village’s losses after the Nine-Tails’ attack had left few candidates to become Hokage.
• Liao Wu’s anger caused the Nine-Tails’ chakra to leak out, but Tsunade calmed him by promising compensation and saying someone in the Konoha High Command had exposed his identity.
• Liao Wu vowed to kill whoever had revealed that he was the Jinchuriki, then mocked Jiraiya’s talk of forgiveness and condemned him for failing to help Naruto.

Liao Wu demanded that Konoha recognize Naruto as Minato and Kushina’s son and return his parents’ inheritance, but Tsunade could not account for Minato’s money. He left the inheritance dispute aside for now after securing access to Kushina’s sealing techniques and Minato’s Flying Thunder God Technique.

• Liao Wu demanded that Tsunade publicly announce Naruto’s identity the next day and return his parents’ inheritance.
• Tsunade said Minato’s inheritance had been handled by the Third Hokage, and Liao Wu threatened to reclaim it from the Sarutobi Clan.
• Jiraiya objected to Liao Wu’s demands, while Liao Wu’s Asura Chakra shook his resolve and made him consider leaving Jiraiya to die in Amegakure.
• Liao Wu agreed to postpone the inheritance dispute and asked for Kushina’s sealing techniques and Minato’s Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Tsunade agreed to give Liao Wu the Flying Thunder God Technique as compensation, and Liao Wu prepared to leave.

Liao Wu reassured the Leaf leaders that the seal in his mind might have protected him and Yamato, then returned to Naruto’s home and prepared to study the Uzumaki sealing techniques and Flying Thunder God. Tsunade gave him one morning to memorize the forbidden technique, but Liao Wu claimed he needed only a minute.

• Liao Wu told Inoichi, Tsunade, and Jiraiya that the seal in his mind might have been meant to protect him and Yamato, and Tsunade assigned Ino to get closer to him and Yamato to teach him Wood Style.
• Liao Wu kissed Ino’s cheek before leaving, while Tsunade and Jiraiya discussed who had exposed Naruto as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and suspected Danzo.
• Liao Wu returned to Naruto’s home, used a Shadow Clone to clean it, and entered his spiritual space to demand that the Nine-Tails submit.
• The next morning, Liao Wu sent a Shadow Clone to the Hokage’s Office while his main body went to help Teuchi and Ayame open Ichiraku Ramen.
• Tsunade gave Liao Wu Kushina’s scroll of Uzumaki sealing techniques and let him study Minato’s version of the Flying Thunder God Technique for one morning.
• Liao Wu said he could memorize the Flying Thunder God Technique in one minute.

Liao Wu quickly memorized the Flying Thunder God Technique and constructed a unique coordinate, astonishing Tsunade. He used it to travel from Ichiraku Ramen to the Hokage's Office, where Tsunade realized he had mastered the technique in under ten minutes.

• Tsunade doubted Naruto could memorize the Flying Thunder God Technique because of his poor Academy record.
• Liao Wu read the technique and its sealing incantations at a glance, then began building a Flying Thunder God Formula coordinate.
• Liao Wu created a purple Succubus Pattern coordinate and placed it on Tsunade's abdomen.
• Liao Wu used a Shadow Clone to keep working at Ichiraku Ramen while the clone stayed in the Hokage's Office.
• Liao Wu activated the Flying Thunder God Technique and appeared in the Hokage's Office, leaving Tsunade astonished by how quickly he had mastered it.

Tsunade accepted that Liao Wu had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique and worried that Naruto’s estrangement from Leaf Village had weakened its hold over him. Liao Wu refused to let Tsunade use Iruka to influence him, then left after privately asking who had exposed Naruto as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki; Tsunade suspected Danzo but had no proof.

• Tsunade attributed Liao Wu’s mastery of the Flying Thunder God Technique to Naruto’s inherited talents and worried about Naruto’s growing distance from Leaf Village.
• Tsunade considered using Iruka to restore Naruto’s sense of belonging, but Liao Wu warned her not to involve the person he cherished most in Leaf Village.
• Liao Wu declined Tsunade’s offer to announce his identity to the Ninja and said he would help Ayame at Ichiraku Ramen instead.
• Tsunade asked Liao Wu to remove the Flying Thunder God Technique formula on her abdomen, and he examined it while warming her with his Chakra.
• Liao Wu asked Tsunade who had revealed that Naruto was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and said he wanted revenge on those who had mistreated him.
• Tsunade said she suspected Danzo had spread the news, but she had no evidence and feared a confrontation between Naruto and Root.

Liao Wu asked Tsunade to promote him from Genin, but she refused and told him to take the next Chunin Exam. He proposed advancing the exam to gather the Great Ninja Villages and discuss how to stop Akatsuki, leaving Tsunade considering an early summit.

• Liao Wu asked Tsunade to promote him to Jonin, but she said he had to pass the Chunin Exam to advance.
• Tsunade told Liao Wu that the next Chunin Exam would be held in six months with Sunagakure and reminded him not to hand in a blank paper again.
• Liao Wu asked Tsunade to move the exam forward and use it to invite the other villages' Kage to discuss defeating Akatsuki.
• Tsunade recognized the idea as a chance to hold a Five Kage Summit and eased her frown.
• Liao Wu remained focused on earning the rank of Chunin, which he believed would matter for his future standing in the village.

Tsunade arranged for the Hokage's Office to reveal that Naruto was the Fourth Hokage's orphaned son, and the news spread through the village. As Sakura realized how loneliness had shaped Naruto's behavior, she hurried out to see him.

• Tsunade told Liao Wu that Shizune would publish Naruto's parentage, and Liao Wu left the Hokage's Office after teasing her.
• At Ichiraku Ramen, Liao Wu helped Ayame and learned to pull noodles from Teuchi, using his Sharingan to copy Teuchi's technique.
• Ayame brought a newspaper announcing Naruto was Minato's orphaned son, and Teuchi and the customers recognized their resemblance.
• Sakura's parents showed her the newspaper and confirmed that the Hokage's Office had verified Naruto's parentage.
• Sakura reflected on her past remarks and her changing view of Naruto, then ran out to see him.

Naruto worked at Ichiraku Ramen after the village learned he was the Fourth Hokage’s orphan, then went out with Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji. As the group discussed Naruto’s ambitions and Sasuke, Sakura found them and saw Ino holding Naruto’s arm.

• Villagers and former bullies came to Ichiraku Ramen after Naruto’s background became public, but Liao Wu drove the apologizers away.
• Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji found Naruto at work and took him out to celebrate, with Teuchi and Ayame encouraging him to go.
• As Naruto walked through the village, villagers watched him with surprise, guilt, and curiosity, while he stayed composed and chatted with his friends.
• Naruto told Shikamaru that he wanted to rise through the ranks and said Sasuke should be brought back, partly to keep the Uchiha Clan Sharingan in Leaf Village.
• Sakura found Naruto and saw Ino hugging his arm.