Chapter Summaries

Uzumaki Naruto defeated the Six Paths of Pain with overwhelming Six Paths power, then reached Nagato and persuaded him to talk. The chapter ended with Naruto reunited with Jiraiya, whose kindness brought him close to tears.

• Uzumaki Naruto overwhelmed the Six Paths of Pain, destroying Chibaku Tensei and defeating the Deva Path with a Rasengan.
• The onlookers marveled at Naruto’s strength, while Hatake Kakashi wondered about Six Paths Level and the threats posed by Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Kara.
• Uzumaki Naruto reached Nagato, who stopped Konan from intervening and agreed to hear him out after recognizing Konan’s chakra in the paper-flower bouquet.
• Jiraiya’s gift of roses embarrassed Tsunade, and Jiraiya remarked that the reunion would make material for his next book.
• Jiraiya offered Uzumaki Naruto half of a twin popsicle, and Naruto thought of Jiraiya from his own timeline and nearly cried.

After the video showed an alternate Naruto saving Jiraiya, the shinobi considered the revelations about Orochimaru, Sasuke, and Six Paths-level threats. Aboard the ship, Kitahara Kaede planned to learn Sage Mode and drew a Portable Space, leaving him pleased with his new storage ability.

• The video ended with Uzumaki Naruto returning to his own world in tears after asking Jiraiya to watch him become Hokage.
• The viewers learned that Orochimaru and Second Pillar would return to Konoha, and Jiraiya reflected on his failed wish to bring Orochimaru back.
• Uchiha Itachi considered the danger posed by unknown Six Paths-level fighters and placed his hopes in Naruto, Sasuke, and their descendants.
• Kitahara Kaede planned to use Naruto as a connection to Jiraiya and Mount Myoboku so he could learn Sage Mode.
• Kitahara Kaede drew a Portable Space measuring ten meters on each side, which could store inanimate objects without changing them.

Kitahara Kaede helped Kazahana Koyuki reclaim the Land of Snow by killing Kazahana Dōtō, then reported the mission to Sarutobi Hiruzen after returning to Konoha. The Third Hokage upgraded the mission to S-rank and promoted Kitahara Kaede to Tokubetsu Jonin.

• Kitahara Kaede killed Kazahana Dōtō with a single strike, and the resistance forces celebrated their victory.
• Kazahana Koyuki returned to Tenshukaku and reclaimed her position as Daimyo as the castle's defenders surrendered.
• Kazahana Koyuki stabilized the Land of Snow, upgraded the mission to S-rank, and rewarded Kitahara Kaede and the others.
• Kitahara Kaede escorted the Land of Snow delegation to Konoha and reported the mission to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen issued Kitahara Kaede an appointment certificate promoting him to Tokubetsu Jonin.

Kitahara Kaede was promoted to Tokubetsu Jonin despite Danzo’s interference and chose two ninjutsu to learn. After celebrating with Uzumaki Naruto and Second Pillar, he tested Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation in a deserted wasteland and began exploring its power.

• The Third Hokage promoted Kitahara Kaede to Tokubetsu Jonin and offered him a choice of two ninjutsu, overruling objections stirred by Danzo.
• Kitahara Kaede chose Bringer-of-Darkness Technique and Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation, then left the Hokage Building to meet his squad and Team 7.
• Uzumaki Naruto, Hyuga Keiko, and Soten Genryu congratulated Kitahara Kaede, and he agreed to treat everyone to a meal the next day.
• Kitahara Kaede brought Uzumaki Naruto and Second Pillar home for dinner, where the two competed with each other before leaving after the gathering.
• An Anbu ninja delivered the two scrolls, and Kitahara Kaede traveled to a deserted wasteland to test Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation, which consumed about five percent of his chakra while covering hundreds of meters.

After Kitahara Kaede celebrated his promotion to Tokubetsu Jonin in his Diary, Uchiha Itachi used its revelations about Ōtsutsuki Asura, Indra, and Karma to suspect that Sasuke might be possessed by Ōtsutsuki Indra. He ended the chapter alarmed by the possibility that Naruto and Sasuke were special because they were destined to host the reincarnating Ōtsutsuki brothers.

• Kitahara Kaede returned to Konoha, wrote about becoming a Tokubetsu Jonin, and joked about Naruto and Sasuke’s personalities and childhoods.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Namikaze Nagato read the Diary and reacted to Kitahara Kaede’s promotion.
• Uchiha Itachi wondered whether Ōtsutsuki Asura was influencing Naruto and whether Ōtsutsuki Indra might likewise be influencing Sasuke.
• Itachi connected Orochimaru’s Cursed Seal to Karma and concluded that the Ōtsutsuki could reincarnate by taking new hosts.
• Itachi speculated that Ōtsutsuki Indra had controlled Uchiha Madara and might now be hidden inside Sasuke, leaving him afraid for his brother’s safety.

The diary showed a Tsukuyomi world where Uzumaki Naruto’s life and the personalities of Konoha’s people differed sharply from reality, while Minato Namikaze and the others reacted to what they saw. The chapter ended with Jiraiya wondering whether Minato Namikaze might still be alive in that alternate world.

• Uchiha Itachi and Minato Namikaze considered how Otsutsuki Ashura and Otsutsuki Indra might have influenced Naruto and Sasuke, while Minato wondered who Uzumaki Menma was.
• The diary showed Akatsuki members appearing without their usual strength and being driven back, then showed Naruto alone while his classmates’ parents welcomed them home and recommended them for promotion.
• Naruto told Iruka that he wished his father were alive to welcome him home, leaving Minato Namikaze overcome with guilt.
• Uchiha Tobi appeared before Naruto and Sakura, used a powerful Tsukuyomi Genjutsu, and vanished after Naruto’s attack passed through him.
• Naruto and Sakura encountered classmates whose personalities and circumstances were opposite to reality, and Minato recognized that the footage showed an alternate Tsukuyomi world.
• The Fourth Hokage’s statue on Hokage Rock was replaced by Sakura’s civilian father, prompting Jiraiya to wonder whether Minato Namikaze was still alive in that world.

Obito Uchiha explained that Limited Tsukuyomi had trapped Naruto in a distorted mirror world, where Naruto encountered his counterpart, Uzumaki Menma. As the video revealed that Menma had turned against the Shinobi World and killed that world's Jiraiya, the observers learned more about Obito’s plans and the Akatsuki’s collection of Tailed Beasts.

• Uzumaki Naruto and Sakura saw that the mirrored village had Sakura’s father’s face on Hokage Rock and encountered Second Pillar, who had remained in the village.
• Obito Uchiha explained that Limited Tsukuyomi used the power of seven Tailed Beasts to send its target into a distorted mirror world, while the observers identified how Naruto had been marked and transported.
• Obito Uchiha offered power to Uzumaki Menma, Naruto’s counterpart, whose ambition to control the Shinobi World alarmed Minato Namikaze and the others.
• The mirrored Tsunade told Uzumaki Naruto that a Masked Man was collecting rare abilities and Tailed Beasts, and that Jiraiya had gone after him and never returned.
• Uzumaki Naruto learned that the other world’s Jiraiya had been killed by his disciple, Uzumaki Menma.

Naruto Uzumaki learned that Jiraiya had died trying to retrieve the Book of the Crimson Moon, the prophesied means of defeating Uzumaki Menma. As Menma attacked Konoha and kidnapped Sakura, Naruto rejected the false family around him and prepared to leave the Tsukuyomi World.

• Minato Namikaze explained that Jiraiya had sought the Book of the Crimson Moon after receiving a prophecy at Mount Myoboku, but had died before returning to Konoha.
• Second Pillar, Hatake Kakashi, Jiraiya, and Minato Namikaze reflected on the differences between their Tsukuyomi World counterparts and the people they remembered.
• Uzumaki Menma arrived with his Nine Mask Svāhā subordinates, destroyed the Hokage Building, and overwhelmed Konoha's defenders with Summoned Beasts.
• Uzumaki Menma captured Sakura, but the Tsukuyomi World Minato refused to risk their lives to save her, causing Naruto Uzumaki to reject him as his father.
• Naruto Uzumaki picked up a Flying Thunder God Kunai, told the false Minato Namikaze he was not from that world, and decided to leave the illusion.

Uzumaki Naruto admitted he was not Menma and reclaimed his identity as the child of heroes. In the Limited Tsukuyomi reality, Akatsuki came to help him fight Menma, leaving the diary readers stunned that the organization had become Konoha’s ally.

• Uzumaki Naruto told Kushina Uzumaki that his real parents were Minato Namikaze and the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's Jinchuriki, then left wearing his father's cloak.
• Sakura awoke tied up in the Training Cave, where Obito Uchiha explained that the scene was another reality created by Limited Tsukuyomi.
• Uzumaki Naruto confronted Uzumaki Menma, who summoned nine beasts and attacked him.
• Uchiha Itachi and the other Akatsuki members arrived, rescued Naruto, and fought Menma's summoned beasts while Itachi rescued Sakura.
• Obito Uchiha retreated after Uchiha Itachi threatened him with his Sharingan, and the diary readers reacted with disbelief at Akatsuki serving Konoha.

Uzumaki Naruto fought his parallel-world counterpart, Uzumaki Menma, and discovered that Menma could wield a Nine-Tails of his own. After Menma’s beast overwhelmed Naruto, Naruto and the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox agreed to cooperate and Naruto released its power.

• Uzumaki Naruto chased Uzumaki Menma into the Training Cave, where Menma’s superior taijutsu put Naruto at a disadvantage.
• Uzumaki Naruto and Uzumaki Menma blasted the Training Cave apart with Wind Style: Rasenshuriken and Great Spiraling Ring, and Menma revealed his black-haired resemblance to Naruto.
• Uzumaki Menma fused the power of Nine Masks of Subhuti into himself and summoned a Nine-Tails, then attacked Naruto while the Akatsuki withdrew.
• The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox mocked Naruto after the fake Nine-Tails knocked him into the water, then offered to lend Naruto its power so they could oppose Uchiha Madara’s scheme.
• Uzumaki Naruto agreed to cooperate with the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox just this once and twisted open his seal to release its power.

Uzumaki Naruto defeated the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox inside Uzumaki Menma, but Obito Uchiha took control of Menma and tried to extract Naruto’s Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. Naruto broke free of Genjutsu and reenacted Minato Namikaze’s old attack on Obito before Minato and Kushina arrived to protect him.

• Uzumaki Naruto defeated Uzumaki Menma’s Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, and Obito Uchiha took control of Menma to exploit Naruto’s weakened seal.
• Hatake Kakashi concluded that the opposing world was a Tsukuyomi illusion, while the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox warned Naruto that Obito could extract it through his Dojutsu.
• Obito Uchiha hypnotized Naruto and moved to seize the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, but Sakura returned and shielded Naruto from Menma’s attacks.
• Naruto recovered his memories, struck Obito with a Rasengan after a shuriken feint, and recreated Minato Namikaze’s earlier tactic.
• Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki arrived using Naruto’s Flying Thunder God Kunai and blocked Obito’s chains.

Naruto and Sakura escaped Obito’s Genjutsu after Naruto briefly experienced the family life he had always wanted. As Itachi reckoned that a coming crisis was three years away, Danzō learned that Kaede might have awakened the Sharingan, and Kakashi visited Kaede before his training.

• Naruto thanked Minato and Kushina for caring for him before he and Sakura returned to their world, where Iruka welcomed Naruto home with a cake.
• Itachi concluded that the events foreshadowed in Kaede’s diary would begin in three years, while he feared his illness would leave him dead by then.
• Minato vowed that he would not let Naruto become an orphan, and Sasuke reflected on Naruto’s longing for a family and Sakura’s future strength.
• Danzō read an Anbu report that Kaede was suspected of awakening the Sharingan and decided he was an Uchiha survivor, making him a target of Danzō’s hatred.
• Kakashi visited Kaede early, thanked him for training Naruto, Sasuke, and the others, and explained his responsibility toward Minato’s son and his old friend’s clan.

Kitahara Kaede and Hatake Kakashi exchanged swordsmanship notes before testing their techniques in a fierce spar. Years later, as Seventh Hokage, Uzumaki Naruto faced a mountain of paperwork until a diary suddenly fell from the sky.

• Hatake Kakashi gave Kitahara Kaede a handwritten Hatake Kenjutsu notebook, and Kitahara Kaede exchanged it for his Thunder Breathing notes.
• Kitahara Kaede and Hatake Kakashi went to the Kitahara Family Training Ground and agreed to spar using only swordsmanship.
• Kitahara Kaede overwhelmed Hatake Kakashi with Thunder Breathing, while Kakashi fought back with Hatake Kenjutsu until both separated, exhausted.
• Hatake Kakashi praised the spar and said he would seek Kitahara Kaede out for another one.
• Years after the Fourth Shinobi World War, Seventh Hokage Uzumaki Naruto struggled with his piled-up paperwork in the Hokage's Office.
• A diary suddenly fell from the sky in front of Uzumaki Naruto.

Uzumaki Naruto discovered a mysterious diary from Kitahara Kaede that revealed hidden knowledge about the past and described a future involving his son, Boruto. The chapter ended with Naruto fearing that Boruto might become an Otsutsuki and that he would someday have to fight his own son.

• Uzumaki Naruto found a diary bearing Kitahara Kaede’s name in his office and confirmed that neither he nor Kurama sensed a trap or intruder.
• Uzumaki Naruto read entries and watched videos showing events from his past, while the diary revealed secrets such as Kurama’s name and the links between Naruto, Sasuke, Asura, and Indra.
• Uzumaki Naruto recognized that Kitahara Kaede knew details about Danzo, Sasuke, and other events that an ordinary Chunin should not have known.
• Uzumaki Naruto read the diary’s description of Boruto as a combination of traits from several people and laughed at its descriptions of himself and Sasuke.
• Uzumaki Naruto grew alarmed when the diary called his future son Otsutsuki Boruto and wondered whether he would have to fight him.

Seventh Hokage Naruto read Kitahara Kaede’s diary and learned that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki would threaten the future, leaving him determined to investigate the diary’s author and prepare for the danger. He called for Sasuke and ordered the Anbu to search for Kitahara Kaede.

• Naruto realized the diary described a parallel world after its accounts of his past and the IF Line contradicted his memories.
• Naruto learned that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and the Kara organization would appear during his tenure and defeat him and Sasuke.
• Naruto recognized that he had grown complacent about training and decided to seek greater strength, though he lacked a way to reach the Six Paths Level again.
• Naruto decided to summon Sasuke to discuss the threat and ordered the Anbu to look for families named Kitahara and a roughly forty-year-old ninja named Kitahara Kaede.

After his promotion banquet, Kitahara Kaede felt a stronger attachment to Konoha and resolved to grow powerful enough to protect it from future disasters. The Diary revealed his resolve and warnings about the Ten-Tails to its readers, leaving Kakashi and Tsunade alarmed by the threats ahead.

• Neighbors and friends celebrated Kitahara Kaede's promotion and filled his home with gifts.
• Kitahara Kaede looked over Konoha's lights, worried about future disasters, and decided he needed to become much stronger.
• The Diary updated, and Hatake Kakashi recognized Kitahara Kaede's growing sense of belonging to Konoha.
• Hatake Kakashi connected the Shinra Tensei warning to Deva Path Pain and feared the prospect of the moon crashing down on Konoha.
• Tsunade read about the Ten-Tails and reasoned that a beast stronger than the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox could become an unimaginable catastrophe.

Kitahara Kaede’s diary described the future Pain attack on Konoha and mocked Naruto and Sasuke, leaving Naruto alarmed by the Otsutsuki threat to his son. A new video then showed Nagato assigning the Six Paths of Pain and Konan to groups for their planned invasion of Konoha.

• Naruto recalled the danger of Pain’s attack and worried that future Otsutsuki could possess Boruto.
• Naruto, Kakashi, Itachi, and Sasuke reacted to Kitahara Kaede’s comments about the future, with Sasuke angrily memorizing Ōtsutsuki Urashiki’s name.
• A new video showed the Six Paths of Pain and Konan gathering outside Konoha to prepare their invasion.
• Nagato assigned the Asura Path, Animal Path, and Preta Path to the diversionary force, while the Deva Path, Human Path, Naraka Path, and Konan formed the infiltration force.
• The Deva Path revealed that Konoha had spherical defensive Barriers above and below the village, which could detect unauthorized entry.

The Six Paths of Pain attacked Konoha while Danzo prevented Tsunade from summoning Naruto, revealing his willingness to let the village suffer. Hatake Kakashi fought Deva Path Pain, discovered the limits of its attraction and repulsion abilities, and was gravely wounded after the Asura Path blocked his decisive strike.

• Danzo killed the Messenger Frog that was going to summon Naruto, while Tsunade, Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze, and others condemned his actions.
• Hatake Kakashi rescued Iruka from Deva Path Pain and fought back with Earth Style Wall and Chidori, but the Rinnegan disrupted his attack.
• Deva Path Pain repelled Kakashi with Shinra Tensei and pulled him in with Banshō Ten'in, revealing its powers of repulsion and attraction.
• Kakashi tested the abilities’ limits and nearly struck Deva Path Pain during the interval after Shinra Tensei, but Asura Path took the blow for it.
• Asura Path’s intervention left Kakashi severely wounded, while Akimichi Choza and Akimichi Choji were killed; Minato praised Kakashi’s improvement.

Hatake Kakashi used Kamui to save Akimichi Choji from the Asura Path’s missile, revealing how he had survived Deva Path Pain’s iron nail. Exhausted and gravely injured, Kakashi believed his end had come as memories of Obito Uchiha and Rin returned to him.

• Deva Path Pain struck Kakashi with an iron nail, leaving everyone watching convinced he might have died.
• Kakashi urged Akimichi Choji to report Pain’s abilities to Tsunade, but the supposedly defeated Asura Path rose and fired a missile at Choji.
• Choji fled while Kakashi used his Mangekyō Sharingan and Kamui to warp the missile away.
• The Asura Path realized Kakashi had also used Kamui to warp away the iron nail and then died.
• Kakashi, nearly out of chakra and badly injured, thought he was about to die and remembered Obito Uchiha and Rin.

After seeing Hatake Kakashi’s future death and the loss of his students, Minato Namikaze vowed to change the future while Tsunade questioned whether she could protect Konoha. Tsunade considered transplanting Hashirama Cells to gain strength, and Kakashi and Uchiha Itachi reflected on Obito’s Sharingan and Kamui.

• Minato Namikaze mourned the future deaths of Hatake Kakashi, Obito Uchiha, and Rin, then vowed to prevent that future.
• Tsunade doubted her ability to protect Konoha but decided she had to shoulder the Hokage’s burden.
• Tsunade considered transplanting Hashirama Cells to awaken Wood Style and gain the strength needed to face the future.
• Hatake Kakashi recognized his future Mangekyō Sharingan’s Kamui and vowed to use Obito’s eye to protect Konoha.
• Uchiha Itachi recalled the Uchiha Clan’s suspicions about why Obito had given his Sharingan to Kakashi.