Chapter Summaries

Obito abducted Gaara, but Temari, Aiba, and Uchiha Yun joined forces with the Kage to pursue him. Meanwhile, Uzumaki Sora and Konan began their plan in Kirigakure, where discontent over the village’s cooperation with Konoha and Iwagakure surfaced.

• Obito defeated Gaara and Temari, then escaped with Gaara alongside White Zetsu and Black Zetsu.
• Aiba freed Temari from Obito’s genjutsu, admitted he had failed to protect Gaara, and agreed to help her rescue him.
• Uchiha Yun arrived, and Temari used a summoned weasel to track Gaara; Minato, Ōnoki, Darui, and Terumi Mei agreed to pursue the kidnappers.
• Uzumaki Sora and Konan reached Kirigakure, discussed Obito’s abilities, and began searching for targets as part of their plan.
• Two Kirigakure shinobi complained that the Fifth Mizukage had attended the Five Kage Summit in Konoha and that their village was expected to cooperate with Iwagakure.

Uzumaki Sora and Konan eliminated most of their Kirigakure targets, then Sora confronted Genji in the Mizukage Building. Genji asked Sora to explain his purpose and what the world would become after his death.

• Uzumaki Sora killed two Kirigakure men discussing Biwa Juzo, then confronted Zabuza and Haku in the izakaya.
• Haku stood between Zabuza and Sora, taking a kunai to the chest without resisting; Sora spared them after Zabuza agreed to stay out of his way.
• Sora asked Haku whether he was a man or a woman, then left with Konan to continue targeting Kirigakure's hardliners.
• Sora and Konan spent the day eliminating most of the targets on their list, while Genji received reports of missing ninja across the village.
• Sora entered the Mizukage Building, restrained Ao and Gonbei with trees, and killed Ao before sitting down opposite Genji.
• Genji accepted that resistance was futile and asked Sora to reveal his purpose and describe the world's future.

After finishing the cleanup operation in Kirigakure, Uzumaki Sora explained his plan to reshape the world and tested whether Genji thought it could work. Sora and Konan relaxed in the Land of Hot Water, while Sora considered the looming threat of Otsutsuki Kaguya’s enemies and Obito and Black Zetsu’s plans.

• Uzumaki Sora told Genji that war came from human desire and scarce resources, and that he wanted to use Chakra to increase resources and enforce peace.
• Genji accepted that Sora’s plan might work in theory because he was dying, and Sora completed the cleanup operation in Kirigakure.
• Sora took Konan to a town in the Land of Hot Water, where they ate grilled meat and drank while discussing Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan’s expected fate.
• Konan became drunk and cried out for Yahiko, and Sora tucked her into bed before going to the hot spring.
• Sora considered Otsutsuki Kaguya’s preparations for future enemies, then recalled that Obito and Black Zetsu had abducted Shukaku and begun pursuing the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki plan.

Uchiha Yun and the Kage pursued Obito and Black Zetsu to rescue Gaara, but Gaara vanished into Obito’s alternate dimension. Minato and Kakashi entered the dimension to retrieve him, where Minato confronted Obito and heard his plan for the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

• Uchiha Yun sped ahead of the Kage, but Temari’s summoning beast lost track of Gaara when Obito took him into his alternate dimension.
• Yun returned to Konoha, recruited Kakashi, and brought him to the Kage; the group debated who should enter the alternate dimension.
• Minato decided to go with Kakashi, and Kakashi used Kamui to transport them into Obito’s alternate dimension.
• Kakashi sensed Gaara’s Chakra, and Minato went ahead alone to find Obito and the unconscious Gaara.
• Obito used genjutsu on Minato, but Minato broke free with the Nine Tails’ Chakra; Obito declared that the Infinite Tsukuyomi would create a perfect world.

Obito confronted Minato and Kakashi, defending Infinite Tsukuyomi and using his intangibility, Uchiha Gunbai, and precognition to counter their attacks. Kakashi recovered from the revelation that Obito was alive and vowed to stop him, while Minato pressed the battle and sought to exploit Kakashi’s eye against Obito’s ability.

• Obito rejected Minato’s appeal for peace and attacked him with Wood Release: Hellish Rampage, while Minato used Flying Thunder God to evade and counter.
• Obito revealed that he had not held back during their earlier encounter and used the Gunbai to deflect Minato’s attacks and Flying Thunder God Kunai.
• Kakashi stepped out of hiding, recognized Obito, and learned that Obito blamed him and Minato for Rin’s death and their repeated failures to arrive in time.
• Obito explained that Rin had asked Kakashi to kill her to protect the village, but insisted that Infinite Tsukuyomi was the only way to end the world’s wars and hatred.
• Obito used his precognition to catch Minato off guard, and Minato told Kakashi that his eye was essential to countering Obito’s ability.
• Kakashi regained his resolve and vowed to pull Obito out of hatred as Minato attacked with Sage Mode and Flying Thunder God, but Obito evaded his Rasengan and deflected a kunai aimed near Gaara.

Minato and Kakashi rescued Gaara from Obito’s dimension, where Shukaku emerged and revealed his fear of Obito’s Mangekyō Sharingan and the Ten-Tails. Gaara and Shukaku reconciled, while Obito accepted Gaara’s escape and considered other ways to oppose Konoha.

• Minato and Kakashi attacked Obito, but his Wood Release wounded Kakashi and Obito withdrew after arguing that Infinite Tsukuyomi was the path to peace.
• Minato rescued Gaara, and Shukaku emerged from him and asked to join Konoha, but Minato refused to jeopardize the alliance with Sunagakure.
• Shukaku admitted he feared Obito’s power and questioned the idea that the Sage of Six Paths had intended for anyone to carry out Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Inside Gaara’s seal, Gaara told Shukaku he wanted them to become friends, and Shukaku accepted him.
• Kakashi and Minato left the dimension with Gaara, and Obito appeared afterward and considered using Orochimaru’s Impure World Reincarnation and Black Zetsu’s new power against Konoha.

After the battle, Minato and the Kage discussed Obito’s abilities and how to counter them, while Uzumaki Sora explained to Nagato and Konan why the Akatsuki could not yet begin its final plan. Obito withdrew with Black Zetsu, still questioning the Sage of Six Paths’ motives.

• Yun pointed out that Kakashi’s Mangekyō Sharingan quickly exhausted him, and Minato briefed the Kage on Obito’s intangibility and apparent precognition.
• Minato explained that Obito could be countered by disrupting one’s battle rhythm, and the leaders discussed seeking information about his ability through deals with Uzumaki Sora.
• At a shrine in the Land of Rain, Nagato reaffirmed his goal of carrying out Yahiko’s will, while Sora and Nagato discussed their fragile cooperation with the villages and the need to keep the Akatsuki active but cautious.
• Konan and Nagato asked why Sora did not start the final plan, and Sora warned that unknown forces beyond the Sage of Six Paths might threaten the world.
• Nagato told Sora he planned to revive Yahiko once peace came, and Sora said he understood.
• Obito and Black Zetsu agreed to leave the Land of Iron and wait for another opportunity, while Obito wondered why the Sage of Six Paths had not used Infinite Tsukuyomi himself.

Three years later, the graduating class at Konoha’s Ninja Academy gathered as Hinata accidentally unleashed the Tenseigan’s power and students speculated about their future teams. Minato and Yun planned to make Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata Team 7, but the chapter ended with an accidental kissing mishap disrupting the classroom.

• Hinata’s Tenseigan awakened briefly, freezing Naruto and Sasuke and startling their classmates with its power.
• Ino asked Shikamaru whether she could join Yun’s team, while Shikamaru reflected that Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata were unusual candidates for the strongest team.
• Shino and Torune discussed Hinata’s uncontrolled power and the possibility of being teammates, while Sai teased them and Kiba about their prospects.
• Kiba declared he would become Hokage, and Sai challenged him to live long enough to take the position after Yun.
• Minato and Yun reviewed the team assignments and agreed that Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata would form a potentially powerful Team 7; Yun also planned to visit Kakashi.
• Naruto and Sasuke accidentally kissed when Minato and Yun entered, then Sasuke kissed Sakura and Naruto kissed Hinata as everyone reacted.

Iruka assigned the graduating students to teams, and Minato encouraged them to take responsibility for Konoha’s future. Yun became Team 7’s Jonin Instructor, while Izumi took charge of Team 10, and the newly formed teams headed off to meet their teachers.

• Iruka announced Team 7 as Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto, and Hyuga Hinata, while he assigned the other students to Teams 8, 9, and 10.
• Shikamaru analyzed the teams, and Yun praised his insight before warning him that his generation would face strong enemies and bear responsibility for preserving peace.
• Minato delivered a speech to the new graduates, then asked Yun whether he would consider becoming Hokage; Yun declined, and Minato admitted he wanted to retire early.
• Sasuke, Naruto, and Hinata discussed who might teach them, and Yun entered the classroom and summoned Team 7 to the rooftop.
• Izumi arrived to take Team 10 to a barbecue restaurant, and she teased Shikamaru by flicking his forehead.

Uchiha Yun introduced Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata to their new team and warned them that they could be sent back to the Academy if they failed his test. He also helped Kakashi reconsider Obito’s Infinite Tsukuyomi plan, and the chapter ended with Kakashi agreeing to try to save the world rather than let it be destroyed.

• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata shared their likes and future hopes with Yun, who said he would introduce himself after they became his disciples.
• Yun sealed the Nine Tails for seven days after Naruto tried to persuade him not to send the team back to the Academy, leaving Naruto unable to use its chakra for the upcoming test.
• Yun told the three to meet him at Training Ground 7 the next morning, and Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata began planning for the test.
• Yun found Kakashi watching Sakura and the other students, then discussed Obito’s losses and the Infinite Tsukuyomi with him.
• Yun argued that the Infinite Tsukuyomi would eventually doom humanity and urged Kakashi to trust the next generation; Kakashi agreed to try to stop the world from being destroyed.

Izumi warned the Ino-Shika-Cho trio that they might fail their exam, while Mini Nine Tails and Shukaku’s antics disrupted their meal. Elsewhere, Uchiha Yun and Itachi prepared to use an extended Tsukuyomi to try to awaken Sasuke’s Mangekyou Sharingan, leaving Itachi worried about Sasuke and his own worsening vision.

• Izumi gave Shikamaru shogi pieces and Ino a Flying Thunder God Kunai, then warned the trio she might send them back to the Ninja Academy if they failed their exam.
• Mini Nine Tails teased the trio, drank the sake meant for Shukaku, and insulted Ino, while Izumi explained that her family had influence over her students’ future.
• Yun found a broke and lost Shukaku, and Itachi offered to buy it a drink while asking it to keep their plans secret from Sunagakure.
• Yun brought Shukaku to the barbecue restaurant, where it found Mini Nine Tails and the two Tailed Beasts fought over the stolen sake.
• Yun told Itachi they would use an extended Tsukuyomi to make Sasuke experience nearly ten years of events in an effort to awaken his Mangekyou Sharingan.
• Itachi reflected that Sasuke might be Konoha’s only hope against Obito and the black figure, and worried that his failing eyesight would prevent him from protecting the future himself.

Uchiha Yun warned Shisui that his power and knowledge far exceeded the shinobi world's limits, then began a genjutsu test for Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata that showed them a devastating attack on Konoha. As the test began, Yun sealed the Nine Tails more deeply to keep it from interfering, while Minato watched and hoped Team 7 would gain time to prepare for future threats.

• Yun told Shisui that Kotoamatsukami had influenced him and revealed his Six-Tomoe Rinnegan and Tenseigan, warning him not to act rashly.
• Yun described Sasuke and Naruto as essential to fighting enemies from beyond the planet, and Shisui accepted that he could not expose or stop him.
• At Training Ground 7, Yun suspended Team 7's test when Hinata saw Uzumaki Sora destroying Konoha in a vision, and he sent the team to evacuate villagers.
• Yun explained to Itachi that the attack was the first act of a scripted test, then entered Naruto's Sealing Grounds and added a second Four Symbols Seal to restrain the Nine Tails.
• Minato watched Training Ground 7 and hoped the test would give Team 7 time before their enemies made a move.

During Konoha’s invasion, Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata fought Akatsuki members Sasori and Deidara while helping protect their classmates. Naruto unleashed the Nine Tails, and as Kakuzu and Hidan joined the battle, the enemy prepared to attack the transformed beast.

• Minato reflected on the threats facing Konoha as Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata rushed to Commercial Street to help evacuate villagers.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata confronted Sasori and Deidara, using their abilities to attack the Akatsuki members and protect Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji.
• Naruto used Nine Tails Chakra to break Sasori’s puppet and fight back, while Sasuke countered Deidara’s explosive clay with Lightning Release.
• Kakuzu and Hidan arrived, and Naruto fully released Nine Tails, batting away Kakuzu’s fire attack and forcing Deidara to dodge a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Kakuzu proposed stalling until Naruto could no longer withstand the Nine Tails’ power, while Hidan charged in to attack.

Naruto, Hinata, Sasuke, Shikamaru, and Ino faced Akatsuki in a genjutsu scenario where Choji, Naruto, and Hinata were killed after trying to protect the village. Back in the real world, Yun and Itachi realized Hinata’s power had nearly warped the genjutsu and turned their attention to Sasuke’s potential awakening.

• Naruto’s Nine Tails battled Akatsuki while Sasuke, Hinata, Shikamaru, and Ino rescued villagers from the ruins.
• Deva Path Pain killed Choji, and Sasuke, Shikamaru, and Ino failed to stop him before Hinata forced him back with her eyes.
• Deva Path Pain seized Hinata, and Naruto exhausted himself trying to reach her before collapsing beside her.
• Deva Path Pain pierced Hinata’s heart, and she managed to hold Naruto’s hand before she died.
• Yun told Itachi that Hinata’s Byakugan power had nearly warped the genjutsu space, and they discussed Sasuke’s possible path to the Rinnegan.
• Naruto and Hinata began to wake as Yun and Itachi prepared to focus on Sasuke’s part of the genjutsu.

Naruto and Hinata awoke at Training Ground 7 and learned that their apparent deaths had been part of Yun’s exam, which showed them the cost of failing against their enemies. As Yun explained the threat posed by Uzumaki Sora, the illusion continued: Sasuke awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan after seeing Naruto and Hinata apparently killed, while Itachi arrived to protect him and fought Pain’s forces.

• Yun woke Naruto and Hinata, told them they had passed the exam, and explained that their deaths had occurred in an illusion.
• Yun warned Naruto and Hinata that Uzumaki Sora was stronger in reality than in the illusion and that their special powers made them targets.
• Naruto accepted that the village’s safety depended on him, promised to protect Hinata, and said he would work twice as hard.
• Inside the illusion, Deva Path Pain captured Sasuke and made him believe Naruto and Hinata were dead, causing Sasuke to awaken his Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Sasuke attacked Deva Path Pain with lightning but ran out of strength, and Itachi arrived to protect him.
• Itachi fought Pain’s paths and destroyed Preta Path, while Deva Path Pain warned that the village’s forces would still lose to Uzumaki Sora.

Sasuke watched Itachi sacrifice himself to save him, awakening a Three Tomoe Sharingan as he fled through Konoha’s destruction. Orochimaru warned that Uzumaki Sora’s power surpassed Uchiha Yun’s, and when Yun finally confronted Sora, he told Minato to escape with Sasuke as their battle continued.

• Itachi’s Mangekyou powers failed against Pain, but he pierced his own heart and unleashed Amaterasu to let Sasuke escape; Sasuke’s Sharingan awakened its third Tomoe.
• Sasuke encountered Orochimaru, who claimed that Sora’s power was divine and that even the Gate of Death could not defeat him.
• Orochimaru’s reanimated Hokage and Third Raikage overwhelmed Minato’s forces, while Sasuke was immobilized as Kushina was used to restrict Minato.
• Uchiha Yun arrived, freed Kushina, and clashed with Sora using Complete Body Susanoo after telling Minato to find Sasuke and leave.
• Sora effortlessly repelled Yun’s Chibaku Tensei and Amaterasu as their battle continued.

After the Sage of Six Paths sent Sasuke’s soul into the past, Sasuke returned to his Ninja Academy days and discovered that the history he remembered did not match this world. He left the chapter confused after learning that the Fourth Hokage had died long ago and that Uchiha Yun and Izumi’s older brother did not exist.

• In the genjutsu, Sasuke wandered through a world devastated by Akatsuki and met the Sage of Six Paths, who offered to send his soul into the past with his memories intact.
• Sasuke accepted the offer and awoke in the Ninja Academy classroom, where he recognized Naruto and Hinata before rushing out.
• Sasuke used the Body Flicker Technique to reach the Hokage Building and found the Third Hokage speaking with Itachi about Shisui and the Uchiha-village relationship.
• Itachi took Sasuke to Commercial Street and explained that the Fourth Hokage had died during the Nine-Tails Incident.
• Sasuke asked Itachi about Uchiha Yun, but Itachi said he knew no one by that name and that Izumi was an only child.

Sasuke realized that he had returned to a past where Big Brother Yun was absent, his father was alive, and Danzo still threatened the Uchiha. He sought Itachi’s help to uncover what had changed and began gathering information at the Academy, where Naruto’s changed behavior raised new questions.

• Sasuke awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan after learning that Big Brother Yun did not exist in this past, and Itachi warned him to hide his eyes.
• Sasuke inferred that Danzo was still alive and questioned Itachi about Shisui and the Uchiha’s situation; Itachi agreed to exchange intelligence with him at Training Ground 7.
• Sasuke met his living father, Fugaku, and told Itachi that the village’s future and the Uchiha’s survival depended on what they learned.
• Sasuke planned to ask classmates for information and recognized Ino as a useful source because of her father’s intelligence role.
• Sasuke dodged Naruto’s attack, remarked that Naruto liked Hinata, and watched Hinata faint before considering how Naruto’s changed circumstances might have affected him.

Sasuke questioned Ino and Shikamaru about Naruto’s past and the events surrounding the Nine Tails Incident, using their answers to piece together the origins of the Uchiha Clan’s suspicion and a possible turning point in its fate. After Sasuke’s emotions settled during the Tsukuyomi assessment, Uchiha Yun told Itachi that Sasuke had advanced to the Three Tomoe, while Hinata and Naruto slept as Sasuke’s assessment continued.

• Sasuke asked Ino how Naruto became an orphan, and she told him the village called Naruto the Nine-Tailed Fox’s reincarnation while her father and Shikaku rejected that belief.
• Sasuke connected the Nine Tails Incident to Uchiha Obito, the deaths of the Fourth Hokage and Kushina, and the sealing of the Nine Tails inside Naruto.
• Shikamaru warned Sasuke against probing dangerous subjects, then told him what he knew about the Nine Tails Incident and Konoha’s failed alliance talks with Kumogakure.
• Sasuke affirmed that Naruto was his best friend and brother, then concluded that the Kumogakure envoy’s visit might have offered a chance to change the Uchiha Clan’s future.
• Uchiha Yun told Itachi that Sasuke had spent a little over two months in the Tsukuyomi and had awakened the Three Tomoe.
• Uchiha Yun told a Hyuga Branch Family ninja that Hinata had to remain until Sasuke’s assessment ended, while Hinata slept against Naruto’s shoulder.

Sasuke befriended Naruto and discovered how badly the village ostracized him, then confronted Itachi about the Uchiha’s position and revealed that he came from a future in which the Akatsuki destroyed the village. Itachi believed Sasuke and asked him to explain everything, while Sasuke worried whether he could become strong enough without Big Brother Yun.

• Naruto’s failed kunai throw enraged Iruka, and Naruto ran away after seeing the same hatred in the teacher’s eyes that he had faced elsewhere.
• Sasuke and Shikamaru followed Naruto to Kage Rock, where they comforted him and promised their friendship; Shikamaru realized Naruto was the Fourth Hokage’s son.
• Sasuke, Naruto, and Shikamaru ate ramen at Ichiraku, and Sasuke decided he needed to help Naruto grow stronger while observing how shopkeepers rejected him.
• Three days later, Sasuke met Itachi at Training Ground 7 and questioned him about Naruto’s identity and the Uchiha Clan’s political position.
• Sasuke told Itachi that he had come from the future, proved his knowledge of Itachi’s Mangekyou abilities, and revealed that the Akatsuki had killed his loved ones and destroyed the village.
• Itachi believed Sasuke and asked him to tell everything, while Sasuke wondered whether he could reach Uzumaki Sora’s strength without Big Brother Yun.