Chapter Summaries

Minato Namikaze planned to become Hokage, prepare for the Nine-Tails' Attack, and grow stronger, but Kitahara Kaede's diary revealed that Naruto would later encounter trouble and Nara Shikamaru would become the Eighth Hokage. Minato and Jiraiya feared for Naruto and Uzumaki Boruto as Jiraiya pieced together that Boruto would become a Rogue Ninja and a future central figure.

• Minato Namikaze resolved to win Uchiha support, become Hokage, prepare for Uchiha Tobi's attack, and learn Sage Mode at Mount Myoboku.
• Kitahara Kaede's diary said Kakashi could avoid being remembered as the weakest Hokage and revealed that Nara Shikamaru would become the Eighth Hokage after Naruto encountered trouble.
• Minato worried that even Naruto's immense strength might not protect him from the Ōtsutsuki Clan, and he feared that Uzumaki Boruto had been forced to become a Rogue Ninja.
• Jiraiya inferred that Kitahara Kaede viewed the world as shifting from Naruto's era to Boruto's, with Naruto's misfortune paving the way for Boruto.
• Jiraiya revisited the diary's clues and realized that it had already described Uzumaki Boruto as a wanted Rogue Ninja and the Super Villain, Otsutsuki Boruto.

Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Kakashi considered the future succession of Konoha’s Hokage, while Uchiha Itachi wondered why the Uchiha had never produced one. Itachi concluded that Sasuke’s defection could block both Sasuke and Sarada from competing for the Hokage seat.

• Jiraiya and Tsunade realized that Konoha would reach an Eighth Hokage within a few decades, and Tsunade worried about how rapidly the office changed hands.
• Kakashi confirmed that he would become the Sixth Hokage and worried about Naruto’s future troubles and his own reputation as a weak Hokage.
• Itachi recorded Kakashi as the Sixth Hokage and Nara Shikamaru as the Eighth, then considered how Sasuke might someday qualify to contend for Hokage.
• Itachi reasoned that Sasuke’s defection under Orochimaru would ruin his own Hokage prospects and damage the Uchiha clan’s standing.
• Itachi lamented that Sasuke’s history could also prevent his niece Uchiha Sarada from succeeding Shikamaru as Hokage, despite her talent.

Uchiha Itachi reconsidered his plans after realizing Sasuke’s defection could damage Sarada’s future chance to become Hokage, while Second Pillar reacted to revelations about the future and Kitahara Kaede’s praise of his talent. The chapter left Second Pillar furious over the suggestion that Itachi had held back when he was eventually defeated.

• Uchiha Itachi decided that preventing Sasuke from defecting mattered more than simply helping him grow stronger, and considered killing Orochimaru to stop Sasuke’s departure.
• Second Pillar worried about Naruto and Boruto’s future troubles and felt less inclined to defect after realizing his own actions could harm his future daughter’s prospects.
• Second Pillar learned that Shikamaru would become the Eighth Hokage and was surprised by the revelation.
• Kitahara Kaede’s diary praised Second Pillar’s talent and said he would orchestrate Uchiha Itachi’s assassination three or four years after graduating.
• Second Pillar celebrated the prospect of avenging his clan, then angrily rejected the idea that Itachi had held back and accused Kitahara Kaede of making light of the Uchiha deaths.

A future video revealed that Pain had killed Jiraiya, shocking Jiraiya, Tsunade, Minato Namikaze, and the others. It left the audience questioning how Jiraiya had lost and showed Pain preparing to hunt the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox while Black Zetsu chose to watch another battle.

• The video titled “Uchiha Itachi VS Second Pillar, the Brothers' Battle of Holding Back” opened with Pain announcing that Jiraiya was dead.
• Jiraiya realized Pain was Yahiko, his former student, and wondered what secret had let Pain's group defeat him.
• Tsunade broke down in tears, while Minato Namikaze resolved to prevent Jiraiya's death in his own timeline.
• Uchiha Itachi judged Pain to be more dangerous than Jiraiya, and Second Pillar considered avoiding the Akatsuki or finding allies to hold them back.
• Pain said Madara had ordered him to hunt the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, but Black Zetsu refused to join White Zetsu and chose to watch another battle.

The diary showed Second Pillar’s past encounter with Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki, revealing how badly the brothers’ strength differed. After reliving Itachi’s Tsukuyomi, Second Pillar remained furious but understood that he would need to grow stronger rather than act recklessly.

• The viewers questioned whether Uchiha Madara truly existed after learning that the Akatsuki followed him.
• The video showed Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki meeting Second Pillar and Uzumaki Naruto after Akatsuki Homecoming.
• Uchiha Itachi easily defeated Second Pillar while Kisame Hoshigaki used Samehada to drain Uzumaki Naruto’s chakra.
• Jiraiya arrived carrying an unconscious woman, and the viewers realized he had been deceived.
• Uchiha Itachi used Tsukuyomi to make Second Pillar relive his parents’ deaths, leaving the present-day Second Pillar angry but aware that he needed to become stronger.

The video showed Uchiha Itachi trapping and escaping Jiraiya’s toad esophagus with Amaterasu, then luring Second Pillar toward their final duel. A comment suggesting love, not hatred, awakened the Sharingan left Itachi questioning his approach as Second Pillar entered the Uchiha Clan’s ancestral grounds alone to claim his revenge.

• Kitahara Kaede commented that intense love and the desire to protect, rather than hatred alone, might awaken the Sharingan, leaving Second Pillar doubtful and Uchiha Itachi confused about how he had tried to strengthen Sasuke.
• Jiraiya trapped Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki inside the Iwayado Toad’s esophagus, but Itachi burned an escape route with Amaterasu.
• Second Pillar attacked Itachi with Chidori Stream, destroying his crow clone, and Itachi told him to meet at the Uchiha Clan’s base.
• Kisame Hoshigaki stopped Team Taka at the entrance to the ancestral grounds, and Second Pillar left them behind to face Itachi alone.
• Second Pillar confronted Itachi at the ancestral grounds, and the brothers began a fast taijutsu exchange in which Itachi immediately gained the upper hand.

Second Pillar confronted Uchiha Itachi in a battle of clones and genjutsu, then demanded to know who the third Mangekyō Sharingan user was. The revelation pointed toward Uchiha Tobi as another accomplice in the massacre, while Minato Namikaze vowed to stop him in the future.

• Second Pillar used a clone and genjutsu to surprise Uchiha Itachi, then drove the Kusanagi deeper into his chest and demanded an answer.
• Second Pillar asked who the third Mangekyō Sharingan user was, recalling Uchiha Itachi's claim that three people could awaken the eyes.
• Uchiha Itachi asked why Second Pillar wanted to know, and Second Pillar said he would kill that person after killing Itachi.
• Second Pillar accused the unknown Uchiha of helping Uchiha Itachi massacre the clan, prompting Jiraiya, Tsunade, Hatake Kakashi, and Minato Namikaze to suspect Konoha's leaders had assisted.
• Minato Namikaze vowed to kill Uchiha Tobi if he attacked again and considered using Sage Mode or a Rasenshuriken.

Uchiha Itachi revealed that the Mangekyō Sharingan gradually causes blindness with excessive use, while his battle with Second Pillar was revealed to be an ongoing Genjutsu contest. The chapter left Second Pillar newly learning the cost of the Mangekyō, while Itachi’s hidden purpose was to pass on the information that Sasuke could gain his eyes.

• Uchiha Itachi told Second Pillar that Uchiha Madara was still alive, but Second Pillar rejected the claim and challenged Itachi’s version of their past.
• Second Pillar saw through Itachi’s Genjutsu, and Black Zetsu and White Zetsu revealed that the brothers had not physically moved during their apparent fight.
• Uchiha Itachi said that awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan began a journey into darkness and that its user would eventually lose their sight.
• Hatake Kakashi and Minato Namikaze realized the danger of overusing the Mangekyō Sharingan, while Tsunade recognized the information from Senju Clan records.
• Uchiha Itachi understood that his future self had used the exchange to warn Sasuke that he could obtain Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan, and Second Pillar asked whether using the eyes could cause blindness.

Uchiha Itachi revealed that transplanting a close relative’s Mangekyō Sharingan could create the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, which would never lose its light, and claimed he intended to take Sasuke’s eyes. Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Kakashi questioned Itachi’s account and suspected his true plan was to secure the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan for Sasuke.

• Second Pillar recalled the pain and fading vision caused by overusing Mangekyō Sharingan abilities and understood that its power could not be replenished.
• Uchiha Itachi used Genjutsu to show Second Pillar the history of Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna, explaining how Madara gained the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan by taking his brother’s eyes.
• Uchiha Itachi claimed Madara had caused the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox’s attack on Konoha and said he planned to kill Sasuke and take his eyes to surpass Madara.
• Tsunade noted that Senju records described Madara and Izuna as close brothers, casting doubt on Uchiha Itachi’s version of their history.
• Jiraiya suspected Uchiha Itachi was concealing the truth about his motives, while Kakashi concluded that Sasuke’s Sharingan had evolved into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

Hatake Kakashi, Minato Namikaze, and Uchiha Itachi reflected on Uchiha Itachi’s sacrifice and Sasuke’s failure to heed warnings about Uchiha Madara, while Sasuke mistook his brother’s motives for a plan to take his eyes. The brothers began their battle, and a Shadow Clone’s surprise attack left the observers wondering when Uchiha Itachi had formed the hand seals.

• Hatake Kakashi concluded that Uchiha Itachi had planned to give Sasuke his eyes, and he reflected on the complicated costs of Itachi’s loyalty to Konoha.
• Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Itachi noted that Sasuke had ignored warnings about Uchiha Madara and later associated with him.
• Sasuke decided Uchiha Itachi had slaughtered the clan to obtain his Mangekyō Sharingan and declared that he would kill him.
• The brothers traded taunts, removed their coverings, and exchanged darts and shuriken at astonishing speed.
• Uchiha Itachi sent a Shadow Clone leaping from behind him to attack Sasuke with three shuriken, shocking the observers.

The video showed Sasuke resisting Uchiha Itachi’s Genjutsu and breaking Tsukuyomi, forcing Itachi to escalate the fight with his Mangekyō Sharingan. As Itachi prepared to use Amaterasu, Sasuke struck with a Shadow Windmill Shuriken Jutsu.

• Uchiha Itachi subdued Sasuke and appeared to gouge out his Sharingan, but Sasuke’s Cursed Seal exposed the scene as Genjutsu.
• Sasuke broke Itachi’s Tsukuyomi, leaving Itachi weakened and surprising the onlookers.
• Black Zetsu explained that Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan wielded Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu, which he described as an inextinguishable black flame.
• Uchiha Itachi began forming hand seals, and Sasuke used the Shadow Windmill Shuriken Jutsu to strike him with a hidden mechanism.

Second Pillar and Uchiha Itachi fought across the secret chamber and rooftop, with Sasuke using careful tactics and Cursed Seal power to withstand Itachi’s attacks. After exhausting his chakra, Second Pillar revealed that his earlier Fire Style had prepared a thunderstorm for a lightning-based final ninjutsu, leaving the technique’s outcome unresolved.

• Second Pillar injured Uchiha Itachi with a shuriken trap and pressed his advantage with Fire Style and Chidori, driving the fight onto the rooftop.
• The brothers’ Great Fireball Techniques clashed until Uchiha Itachi used Amaterasu to suppress Second Pillar’s flames.
• Second Pillar used Orochimaru-Style Substitution Technique to escape Amaterasu, then entered Cursed Seal State 2 and attacked Itachi with fire dragons.
• Hatake Kakashi recognized the seal on Second Pillar’s Cursed Seal as the Sealing Evil Technique and connected its power to Orochimaru.
• With both fighters nearly exhausted, Second Pillar revealed that his Fire Style had created a thunderstorm and prepared a lightning-based ninjutsu that Minato Namikaze and Hatake Kakashi began to understand.

Sasuke unleashed Kirin, a lightning strike that devastated the rooftop, but Itachi survived by awakening Susanoo. Itachi revealed Susanoo’s armored form as Sasuke appeared to have exhausted his chakra, leaving viewers wondering how he could turn the fight around.

• Sasuke summoned a massive lightning strike with Kirin, destroying half the rooftop and exhausting his chakra and stamina.
• Itachi rose after Kirin and revealed that he had survived by using Susanoo.
• Sasuke entered his Cursed Seal state as Itachi manifested a red Susanoo.
• Itachi explained that Susanoo was another power awakened by the Mangekyō Sharingan and challenged Sasuke to reveal any remaining strength.
• Itachi’s Susanoo grew flesh and armor, astonishing Kakashi, Minato Namikaze, and Tsunade.
• Itachi asked Sasuke if he was helpless after running out of chakra.

The diary video showed Orochimaru emerging from inside Second Pillar after Sasuke’s chakra and stamina were exhausted, attempting to seize his body. Uchiha Itachi revealed the Totsuka Blade and sealed Orochimaru, leaving Second Pillar free.

• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Minato realized Orochimaru had survived inside Second Pillar and waited for him to weaken before resurfacing.
• Uchiha Itachi explained that he had drained Second Pillar to draw out Orochimaru, while Second Pillar cursed Orochimaru for coveting his body and bloodline.
• Orochimaru emerged as a Yamata no Orochi and fought Uchiha Itachi’s Susanoo, which cut off its heads until Orochimaru’s true form appeared.
• Orochimaru announced that he planned to take Second Pillar’s body, but Uchiha Itachi stabbed him with the Totsuka Blade.
• Uchiha Itachi’s Totsuka Blade sealed Orochimaru and separated him from Second Pillar, prompting Tsunade to call Itachi Orochimaru’s nemesis.

Uchiha Itachi defeated Orochimaru and fought Sasuke while gravely ill, allowing Sasuke to believe he had won before dying after their childhood forehead gesture. The video ended with Sasuke collapsing in the rain, while Tsunade reflected on Orochimaru’s humiliation and Jiraiya’s future death.

• Uchiha Itachi used his Genjutsu to defeat Orochimaru and draw him into the Illusion Space, though a small snake escaped.
• Uchiha Itachi’s Susanoo overwhelmed Sasuke’s attacks, and Itachi approached him despite coughing blood and nearing collapse.
• Uchiha Itachi poked Sasuke’s forehead as he had in childhood, then died; Sasuke collapsed in shock and exhaustion.
• White Zetsu and Black Zetsu questioned Itachi’s weakened condition, and Black Zetsu disappeared into the earth.
• After the video ended, Tsunade condemned Orochimaru’s defeat and worried that Jiraiya would die three years later.

Tsunade, Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze, and others reflected on Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke’s battle and the tragedies surrounding Konoha. Uchiha Itachi considered how Sasuke’s life had diverged from his plans, then questioned why his hidden Amaterasu trap had failed to stop Uchiha Tobi.

• Tsunade decided that Jiraiya could not be allowed to die, while Jiraiya acknowledged Akatsuki’s strength and resolved not to rush into Amegakure.
• Minato Namikaze vowed to prevent the Council of Elders and Shimura Danzō from driving the Uchiha Clan toward tragedy.
• Hatake Kakashi reflected on Sasuke finally taking revenge and tried to accept the suffering that followed.
• Uchiha Itachi recognized that Sasuke had gained valuable combat experience but had not awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan during their battle as he had intended.
• Uchiha Itachi realized Sasuke later joined forces with Uchiha Tobi and concluded that the Amaterasu he had planted in Sasuke’s eyes had failed to kill him.

Second Pillar pieced together the truth behind the Uchiha Clan massacre from Kitahara Kaede's diary video and realized Uchiha Itachi had spared him while acting under orders from Konoha's leadership. He was left grieving, questioning why Itachi chose him over their parents, and growing to hate the village and Danzo.

• Second Pillar recalled how Uchiha Tobi had survived Amaterasu and considered that he might have used Izanagi, while Uchiha Itachi sought a way to keep Second Pillar from joining him.
• Second Pillar connected the Nine-Tails Rampage, the village's suspicion of the Uchiha, Shisui's death, and the clan's planned rebellion into a timeline of events.
• Second Pillar realized that Shisui had entrusted his remaining Mangekyō Sharingan and his peacekeeping ideal to Uchiha Itachi, and that Itachi had massacred the clan under orders from Konoha's leadership.
• Second Pillar recognized Uchiha Itachi's final silent words as, "Forgive me, Sasuke. This is the last time," and wondered why Itachi had spared him instead of their parents.
• Second Pillar concluded that Uchiha Itachi had never intended to kill him, noting that Itachi had avoided using Susanoo and had also prepared to seal Orochimaru with the Totsuka Blade.
• Second Pillar inferred that his future self had learned the truth, defected from the village, and killed Danzo before he could become the Sixth Hokage, while he himself began to hate Konoha.

Second Pillar reflected on his grief, his enemies, and how much stronger he needed to become, while the Diary joked that Itachi had been secretly sending Kisame on missions through Genjutsu. Kakashi recognized Sasori’s name and resolved to investigate Akatsuki and grow stronger before its future attack on Konoha.

• Second Pillar accepted that he was still too weak to confront Uchiha Tobi, Itachi, or Danzō and wondered how he could awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• The Diary praised Itachi’s Genjutsu and joked that Kisame might have been tricked into doing missions alone, prompting laughter from Jiraiya and Minato and disbelief from Itachi.
• Kakashi recognized Sasori as a former Sunagakure prodigy and suspected he had joined Akatsuki, then resolved to investigate the Konoha archives.
• Kakashi compared his present abilities with his stronger future self and vowed to train so he could stop Akatsuki from flattening Konoha.

Kitahara Kaede drew a Shinobi World-adapted Thunder Breathing style and tested its speed and destructive power in Konoha’s Forbidden Forest. The next morning, Sasuke visited him, hoping to learn how Kaede had reached Kage Level strength.

• Kitahara Kaede drew Thunder Breathing, gaining its sword forms and training methods adapted to use Lightning Release chakra.
• Kitahara Kaede tested Thunderclap and Flash with Raijin's Blade, destroying trees with a burst of speed and power comparable to an A-rank ninjutsu.
• Kitahara Kaede began training toward Total Concentration: Constant and rested at home before his mission was due to start in two days.
• Sasuke arrived at Kitahara Kaede’s home with dark circles after spending the night weighing his future choices and seeking a way to grow stronger.
• Sasuke chose Kitahara Kaede as a potential mentor and wanted to know how he had attained Kage Level strength without the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Second Pillar asked Kitahara Kaede to guide his training so he could become strong enough to avenge the Uchiha Clan. After revealing that he knew Kitahara Kaede possessed the Sharingan, Second Pillar offered to recognize him as part of the Uchiha Main Lineage, but Kitahara Kaede refused to join the clan.

• Second Pillar visited Kitahara Kaede and asked him for training, saying his existing plan was suitable but insufficient for facing Uchiha Itachi.
• Kitahara Kaede warned Second Pillar that Uchiha Itachi was far stronger than he was and would not be overcome quickly.
• Second Pillar revealed his Two Tomoe Sharingan and said he had noticed Kitahara Kaede's Sharingan, then explained he had come to him because Kakashi-sensei was in seclusion.
• Kitahara Kaede admitted that he had the Sharingan and asked what Second Pillar wanted to say.
• Second Pillar offered to recognize Kitahara Kaede as part of the Uchiha Main Lineage, but Kitahara Kaede refused to take the Uchiha name or join the clan.