Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Sasuke awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan after learning the truth about Itachi, but he resisted turning against Konoha and began to accept that his brother still cared for him. As the video continued, Nagato attacked Naruto, and Itachi entrusted Sasuke to Naruto.

• Uchiha Sasuke considered destroying Konoha but held back because Danzō was dead, Itachi was still alive, and he knew Kitahara Kaede and Konoha’s other powerful figures would stop him.
• Uchiha Sasuke watched Itachi ask Naruto and the others to keep the truth about the Uchiha massacre secret, and he understood that Itachi intended to bear the blame alone.
• Nagato used Banshō Ten'in to pull Naruto toward him and tried to trap him in a boulder, but Naruto shattered it with chakra arms.
• Jiraiya questioned how Nagato could still use the Rinnegan after it had been taken from him, and Kakashi suggested that adapting to it might have changed Nagato’s body.
• Itachi entrusted Sasuke to Naruto, who promised to look after him, and Sasuke finally accepted that Itachi still cared for him.

Uzumaki Naruto and Killer B fought the Impure World Reincarnated Nagato and Uchiha Itachi, while observers analyzed their abilities and the Allied Shinobi Forces’ strategy. When a crow bearing Uchiha Shisui’s Mangekyo emerged from Naruto, Jiraiya realized Itachi had planted Kotoamatsukami inside him to alter his will, and Uchiha Itachi understood his future self’s plan.

• Nagato summoned the Split Dog and Yata no Kagarasu as Uchiha Itachi attacked Killer B, while Naruto fought the Split Dog and learned it multiplied when attacked.
• Uchiha Itachi used genjutsu against Killer B, but the Eight-Tails broke the illusion, and Killer B counterattacked with his Seven-Sword Style.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade reasoned that Nagato could use the full power of the Rinnegan through his Impure World Reincarnation body, while Tsunade criticized the Allied Shinobi Forces for letting Naruto and Killer B fight alone.
• Uchiha Itachi prepared to use Amaterasu, but Naruto coughed up a crow with a Mangekyo Sharingan, prompting Jiraiya to suspect Kotoamatsukami was meant to alter Naruto’s will.
• Hatake Kakashi noted that the Allied Shinobi Forces had ultimately won the war, and Uchiha Itachi recognized that his future self had placed Shisui’s will-altering eye inside Naruto to entrust Sasuke to him.

The chapter revealed Itachi’s safeguards for Sasuke and Neji’s new understanding of his father’s sacrifice, while Naruto’s hidden Kotoamatsukami freed Itachi from Kabuto’s control. Itachi then turned against Nagato and prepared to fight alongside Naruto.

• Itachi realized his future self had hidden Amaterasu in Sasuke and Kotoamatsukami in Naruto to protect Konoha and guide Sasuke back.
• Neji learned from Hizashi’s letter that his father had died to protect Hiashi as a younger brother, not as a Branch Family member protecting the Main Family.
• In a Genjutsu, Itachi asked Naruto whether he would stop Sasuke even if Sasuke attacked Konoha, and Naruto insisted he would bring Sasuke back.
• Naruto’s hidden crow appeared when Itachi’s Amaterasu activated, and Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami overwrote Kabuto’s control with the command to protect Konoha.
• Itachi broke free of Kabuto, burned the Split Dog with Amaterasu, and attacked Nagato.

Uchiha Itachi explained his plan to use Shisui’s eye to protect Konoha and entrust Sasuke to Naruto, while Sasuke learned the truth behind his brother’s choices. Snake Kabuto took control of Nagato and overwhelmed Naruto and Killer B, until Itachi intervened; Nagato then trapped them in Chibaku Tensei.

• Uchiha Itachi explained that Shisui had given him his left eye and that he had hidden it in a crow inside Naruto to make Sasuke protect Konoha if he became a threat.
• Naruto promised Itachi that he would stop Sasuke without killing him, and Itachi thanked him for treating Sasuke like a brother.
• Uchiha Sasuke realized Itachi had chosen to massacre the clan and bear its hatred to protect Konoha and give Sasuke a future, and he wept as he understood his brother’s intentions.
• Snake Kabuto took over Nagato, who recovered from Amaterasu, attacked Naruto and Killer B, and absorbed the Eight-Tails chakra.
• Uchiha Itachi’s Susanoo rescued Naruto and Killer B from Nagato, but Nagato used Chibaku Tensei to pull all three toward a black sphere in the sky.

Uchiha Itachi used the Chibaku Tensei’s gravity to destroy its core before it could fully form, then sealed Nagato with the Totsuka Blade. Nagato regained his sanity and sent Naruto to carry on Jiraiya’s story, while Jiraiya affirmed that he had never considered his disciples failures.

• Uchiha Itachi, Killer B, and Uzumaki Naruto fired their strongest attacks into the black sphere, using its gravity to destroy the Chibaku Tensei and level the forest.
• Uchiha Itachi sealed Nagato with the Totsuka Blade, and Nagato broke free of Snake Kabuto’s control and regained his sanity.
• Nagato told Uzumaki Naruto to become the masterpiece that would complete Jiraiya’s trilogy before he was sealed.
• Jiraiya said he had never regretted taking Nagato and the others as disciples, and Tsunade reassured him that his other self felt the same.
• Snake Kabuto blamed Nagato’s lack of mobility and Uchiha Itachi’s sharp battle instincts for the defeat.

Itachi urged Naruto to trust his comrades instead of trying to carry the war alone, then left to stop Impure World Reincarnation. Sasuke and the others reflected on Itachi’s changed outlook, while Minato considered him a possible Fifth Hokage if he and the Uchiha Clan survived.

• Naruto tried to take responsibility for the war, but Itachi warned that isolating himself could make him like Madara and reminded him that recognition came through trusting others.
• Naruto accepted Itachi’s advice, and Itachi burned the crow carrying Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami before leaving Naruto with Killer B and going to stop Impure World Reincarnation.
• Sasuke resolved that Itachi would no longer dictate his future, while Neji reflected on his own tendency to shoulder everything alone.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade praised Itachi’s Hokage-like mindset and lamented that Danzo’s actions had cost Konoha the Uchiha Clan and its Mangekyō Sharingan users.
• Kakashi recorded Itachi’s method of countering the Rinnegan’s shared vision and decided to ask Sasuke to teach him the Uchiha Style Shuriken Throwing Technique.
• Minato judged Itachi a potential Fifth Hokage, provided he survived and the Uchiha Clan was not destroyed.

Kitahara Kaede drew and claimed the Hyuga Clan Standard Bloodline, awakening a powerful Byakugan alongside his Mangekyō Sharingan. After testing its abilities and the Gentle Fist, he considered developing a Ryūmyaku Chakra Mode and eventually learning how to awaken the Tenseigan.

• Inside the Akatsuki hideout, Uchiha Itachi questioned whether he should believe in Sasuke and let him bear responsibility for himself.
• At the Kitahara Residence, Kitahara Kaede drew and claimed the Hyuga Clan Standard Bloodline, greatly increasing his Yin Release chakra.
• Kitahara Kaede awakened a Byakugan with a visual range of ten kilometers and discovered that it could see chakra flow and distinguish transformations.
• Kitahara Kaede used Flying Thunder God to reach a forest, where he tested the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms and Rotation with his newly awakened Byakugan.
• Kitahara Kaede realized that his vast chakra might let him develop a Ryūmyaku Chakra Mode and decided he could ask Otsutsuki Toneri about the Tenseigan in the future.

Kitahara Kaede reflected on his Byakugan’s growing power before attending Konoha’s funeral for those killed in Orochimaru’s attack. Afterward, Hatake Kakashi confronted Uchiha Sasuke at home, asking whether Sasuke had a diary.

• Kitahara Kaede sensed that increasing his dojutsu power and Yin Release Chakra might push his Byakugan into another stage, then used Flying Thunder God to return to Konoha.
• Kitahara Kaede attended the collective burial with Kitahara Yoshiko as the Third Hokage delivered a speech alongside Konoha’s returning Sannin and other leaders.
• Uchiha Sasuke saw the funeral and reflected on his conflicted feelings toward Konoha, Itachi, and the village’s past actions.
• Hatake Kakashi invited Uchiha Sasuke to the Hatake Clan residence and asked whether he had a diary.
• Uchiha Sasuke denied having a diary after his startled reaction gave him away.

Hatake Kakashi questioned Uchiha Sasuke about his loyalty to Konoha after learning that Sasuke had a Diary and might defect. Sasuke said he meant the village no harm but wanted to kill Obito Uchiha, leaving Kakashi mourning the friend Obito had once been.

• Uchiha Sasuke realized Hatake Kakashi knew about his possible defection and had a Diary too.
• Hatake Kakashi explained that he, Lady Tsunade, and Lord Jiraiya would not punish Sasuke for leaving as long as he did not attack Konoha.
• Uchiha Sasuke acknowledged that Kitahara Kaede had likely killed Shimura Danzō and awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Uchiha Sasuke told Hatake Kakashi he meant Konoha no harm because he understood Uchiha Itachi had willingly sacrificed himself for the village.
• Uchiha Sasuke asked how Hatake Kakashi would respond if he tried to kill Obito Uchiha, and Kakashi said the Obito he had known was already dead.

Uchiha Sasuke and Hatake Kakashi discussed the unresolved fate of Itachi Uchiha and the future threats facing the Shinobi World. Kakashi warned that the Otsutsuki and other enemies would demand Sasuke’s strength, while the allegiance of the Sage of Six Paths remained uncertain.

• Hatake Kakashi agreed not to interfere as Uchiha Sasuke dealt with Obito Uchiha, and Sasuke admitted he had not decided what to do about Itachi Uchiha.
• Hatake Kakashi explained that Konoha would prioritize Uchiha Sasuke because the coming threats made his strength indispensable.
• Hatake Kakashi warned Sasuke that Nagato would attack in three years and that Sasuke’s current power might not withstand Super Shinra Tensei.
• Hatake Kakashi listed the Otsutsuki threats ahead, including Otsutsuki Isshiki, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, and the Sage of Six Paths and his descendants.
• Uchiha Sasuke asked whether the Sage of Six Paths’ family counted as enemies, and Hatake Kakashi said the Sage’s allegiance and whereabouts remained unclear.

Hatake Kakashi argued that the Sage of Six Paths may have built the Shinobi World into an army to fight the Otsutsuki Main Family, while Uchiha Sasuke struggled with the possibility that the dead could be summoned as unwilling soldiers. The chapter left Sasuke confronting a frightening theory about the world’s hidden purpose.

• Hatake Kakashi reviewed the Otsutsuki’s history and speculated that Ōtsutsuki Indra and Ōtsutsuki Ashura were lower-ranking members who could reincarnate through their descendants.
• Hatake Kakashi suggested the Hyuga Clan’s Caged Bird might reflect control practices inherited from Ōtsutsuki Hamura and the Otsutsuki Main Family.
• Hatake Kakashi proposed that the Sage of Six Paths spread ninjutsu, preserved souls, and left Impure World Reincarnation to raise an army against the Otsutsuki Main Family.
• Uchiha Sasuke imagined being resurrected and controlled as an undying soldier, and his personal anger seemed insignificant beside the theory.
• Hatake Kakashi said he wanted to regard the Sage of Six Paths as benevolent but had to prepare for the worst.

Sasuke told Kakashi that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Kakashi urged him to seek Tsunade’s help for possible health risks and the danger of Indra’s influence. As Konoha prepared to choose its Fifth Hokage, Jiraiya announced he would not run, leaving many to wonder whether Tsunade would withdraw as well.

• Sasuke revealed to Kakashi that he had awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan the previous day, and Kakashi warned that awakening it so young could be dangerous.
• Sasuke asked Kakashi to have Tsunade examine Itachi, and Kakashi agreed if Itachi consented.
• Kakashi warned Sasuke that Indra might have left something hidden inside him and explained that Sasuke could be invited to the Diary Exchange Space.
• Sasuke left Kakashi, and Konoha began considering Tsunade and Jiraiya as the leading candidates for Fifth Hokage.
• Jiraiya publicly announced that he would not run, prompting concern that Tsunade might withdraw too.

Tsunade became the Fifth Hokage after the Jonin Council unanimously approved her appointment, then moved to consolidate leadership and reform Konoha. She asked Kitahara Kaede to take charge of Root and outlined plans to turn it into a training center for ordinary ninja.

• The Jonin Council unanimously approved Tsunade as the Fifth Hokage and scheduled her inauguration for half a month later.
• Tsunade appointed Jiraiya to the Council of Elders and made Hatake Kakashi a council member and head of the Anbu.
• Shizune brought Kitahara Kaede to Tsunade, who asked him to take charge of Root.
• Tsunade's allies overcame Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura's resistance to her taking control of Root.
• Kitahara Kaede accepted the position, and Tsunade explained that Root would train ordinary ninja and offer access to public ninjutsu curricula based on performance.

Tsunade appointed Kitahara Kaede to lead Root and transform it into a training base where adult ninjas could learn ninjutsu, despite the political pressure the reform would bring. After Kitahara Kaede drafted his plan, Uchiha Sasuke entered the Diary Exchange Space and met Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hatake Kakashi.

• Kitahara Kaede agreed with Tsunade's plan to open Root's ninjutsu training to adult ninjas and said civilian ninjas would be grateful.
• Tsunade appointed Kitahara Kaede as Root's commander, separated Root from Anbu, and gave the two organizations equal standing.
• Kitahara Kaede returned home, drafted a preliminary plan for Root, and decided to use shadow clones for future administrative work.
• Kitahara Kaede wrote in his diary about Tsunade's leadership and vowed to silence anyone who opposed the reform.
• Uchiha Sasuke entered the Diary Exchange Space and found Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hatake Kakashi waiting there.

In the past, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Sasuke read Kitahara Kaede’s diary and speculated that the Five Kage would fight Uchiha Madara, while Sasuke vowed to reach Madara’s level. In the future, Naruto showed a time-worn Sasuke the diary, and they discussed how it revealed both past events and secrets about the Ōtsutsuki Main Family.

• Jiraiya laughed at Kitahara Kaede’s backhanded compliment of Tsunade, who explained why she had appointed him Root Commander.
• Kakashi suggested the diary’s five-on-one fight referred to the Five Kage facing Uchiha Madara in the Fourth Shinobi World War.
• Tsunade concluded that the Kage used for comparison was likely her grand-uncle, the First Hokage, and Sasuke swore to match Madara’s strength.
• In the future, Naruto showed the diary to a travel-worn Sasuke and explained that its accounts of their past had been accurate.
• Sasuke reflected on the secrets the diary had revealed, including the Ōtsutsuki Main Family and how little they knew about it.

Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke discussed the coming Otsutsuki threat and realized Otsutsuki Toneri was too weak and blind to guard against it. They decided to ask Orochimaru to clone pure Byakugan so Toneri could regain the Tenseigan and become a powerful ally.

• Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke discussed whether Otsutsuki Momoshiki and Otsutsuki Kinshiki would come to the Shinobi World as Kitahara Kaede's diary predicted.
• Uchiha Sasuke worried that Otsutsuki Toneri could not protect the world from future enemies while blind and unaware of the threat.
• Uzumaki Naruto recalled that Otsutsuki Toneri had returned his Tenseigan to Hyuga Hanabi and was now blind, leaving him with limited combat ability.
• Uchiha Sasuke proposed finding Toneri pure Byakugan so he could regain the Tenseigan.
• Uzumaki Naruto agreed that Orochimaru should clone a pair of Byakugan for Toneri.

The Seventh Hokage and Adult Sasuke agreed to have Orochimaru restore Sasuke’s right arm, while Sasuke planned to search the Land of Snow for the scroll about Ōtsutsuki Kaguya. A discussion about strengthening their bloodlines gave Sasuke new resolve to rebuild the Uchiha Clan, but the two ended focused on the looming threat of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.

• The Seventh Hokage agreed to let Orochimaru help Adult Sasuke restore his right arm.
• Adult Sasuke said he would search the Land of Snow for the scroll about Ōtsutsuki Kaguya before returning to Konoha.
• The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox urged the Seventh Hokage and Adult Sasuke to have more children to produce future Shinobi World defenders.
• The Seventh Hokage teased Adult Sasuke about reviving the Uchiha Clan, renewing Sasuke’s desire to rebuild it and remain involved in protecting the world.
• Adult Sasuke warned that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was their most immediate concern, and the Seventh Hokage agreed that Isshiki’s power rivaled the strongest Six Paths Level figures.

Seventh Hokage Naruto and Adult Sasuke discussed how to prepare for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, agreeing that they needed to grow stronger and train Konoha’s adult ninja. In another spacetime, Kitahara Kaede recorded the diary’s lessons and watched the Five Kage face Uchiha Madara.

• Adult Sasuke proposed investigating Kara, but Seventh Hokage Naruto warned him not to risk confronting Ōtsutsuki Isshiki alone and urged caution until they could reach Six Paths Level.
• Adult Sasuke speculated that Kaguya had left Isshiki with a lasting injury, while Naruto worried that Kara’s activity within ten years meant their time to prepare was limited.
• Uzumaki Naruto invited Uchiha Sasuke to help manage Root as an intensive training ground for adult ninja, and Sasuke agreed to help Konoha and train Uzumaki Boruto.
• In another spacetime, Kitahara Kaede recorded the idea of training adult ninja and felt pressure after seeing the Five Kage struggle against Uchiha Madara.
• Kitahara Kaede’s diary described the Five Kage’s shock at facing twenty-five Susanoos.

Adult Sasuke and Naruto watched footage of the Fourth Shinobi World War as Edo Madara overwhelmed the Allied Shinobi Forces and Naruto stopped his Wood Style with shadow clones. The footage left Ōnoki preparing to face Madara, while a prime-age Uchiha Madara read the journal in Konoha.

• Naruto opened the video, which showed Edo Madara surviving the Allied Shinobi Forces’ attack and testing his ability to summon the Nine-Tails from Naruto.
• Edo Madara unleashed Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence, but Naruto’s shadow clones and Big Ball Rasengan blocked the tide of trees.
• Adult Sasuke and Naruto discussed their strength and agreed that learning Impure World Reincarnation could help them fight the Otsutsuki threat.
• Madara grew excited by Naruto’s resistance as Naruto exhausted the Nine-Tails’ chakra supplied to his clone.
• Ōnoki volunteered to fight Madara despite his injuries, while Temari urged him not to act recklessly.
• In Konoha, prime-age Uchiha Madara read the journal in his newly built clan leader’s mansion and praised its contents.

Uchiha Madara reflected on Konoha’s founding, his worsening conflict with Tobirama Senju, and his discovery of the Stone Tablet’s secrets. He remained hopeful that he and Senju Hashirama could unite the Shinobi World and bring real peace.

• Uchiha Madara reviewed a Diary video of himself defeating the Allied Shinobi Forces and dismissed them as insignificant.
• Madara recalled how Konoha’s founding led shinobi clans across the Land of Fire and other countries to gather in hidden villages.
• Madara’s disagreements with Tobirama Senju deepened as Tobirama obstructed his plans for governing Konoha, while Madara still grieved for Izuna.
• Madara discovered an ancient Stone Tablet that revealed the Sage of Six Paths was the ancestor of the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan.
• Madara learned that combining the clans’ powers could awaken the Rinnegan and that Infinite Tsukuyomi could control the Shinobi World.
• Madara kept the tablet’s revelations from Senju Hashirama and still believed they could unite the Shinobi World and achieve peace in reality.