Recaps

Naruto fought Minato while Konan and Obito arrived in the Land of Wind and witnessed Naruto’s power and changing form. Naruto sent Minato, Kakashi, and the others back through a vortex, leaving Obito stunned and the Sand Village’s ninja unwilling to act.

• Chiyo ordered Baki and the others to retreat from the battle between Naruto and Minato.
• Obito told Nagato and Konan that the Nine-Tails Fox had appeared in the Land of Wind, and Konan went with Obito to investigate.
• Konan and Obito arrived near Naruto and were shocked to see his Susanoo; White Zetsu then explained what had happened.
• Naruto overwhelmed Minato in their fight, but Minato’s speed and Flying Thunder God kept him from being defeated easily.
• Naruto grew dragon horns and scales as the Dragon Vein’s power affected him, then opened a vortex that sent Minato, Kakashi, and the others back to their world.
• Obito recognized Minato and stared in disbelief, while Naruto’s Susanoo vanished and the Sand Village’s ninja remained too intimidated to act.

Naruto unleashed a vast Wood Release forest while confronting Obito, transforming the Land of Wind and driving Obito to flee. In Rōran, Minato learned enough about Naruto’s future to decide to seal the Dragon Vein inside himself, while Choza proposed sealing their memories to protect the future.

• Naruto used Sage Art: Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence, turning a huge stretch of desert into a forest and transforming White Zetsu into a tree.
• Gaara lifted the others to safety, while Konan escaped and Obito fled from Naruto.
• Minato and the others appeared in Rōran’s palace and realized they had traveled to the future, where Naruto had become extraordinarily powerful.
• Minato decided to seal the Dragon Vein inside himself, and Choza and the others agreed with his choice.
• Over the next three days, Minato sealed the Dragon Vein, and Choza suggested sealing their memories so others would not learn about Naruto’s future.

Naruto confronted Konan while the others fled after witnessing his power, and the sudden forest he created transformed the area around the Sand Village. The village survived, but scouts discovered major changes across the Land of Wind, and Baki went to report the findings.

• Naruto appeared beside Konan and demanded to know who she was and why she was there, while Gaara, Chiyo, and Baki escaped toward the Sand Village.
• Might Guy led Rock Lee, Tenten, and the others away; after resting, they learned the girl had traveled through time and set out for Konoha to report what happened.
• Gaara and the others reached the Sand Village and found Naruto's forest had nearly covered its protective sand wall, but the trees became ordinary after his Senjutsu energy dispersed.
• Chiyo ordered Baki to send scouts to survey the Land of Wind, and other great nations also noticed the vast changes.
• Half a day later, the scouts returned, and Baki went to the Kazekage Building in shock after receiving their report.

After Naruto’s massive Wood Release transformed a third of the Land of Wind, Chiyo and the Sand Village leaders chose Gaara as the Fifth Kazekage. Gaara accepted the role without fully understanding how it happened and wished he could tell Naruto.

• Baki reported that trees covered a third of the Land of Wind, and the leaders discussed Naruto’s immense power and the need to protect the new forest.
• Chiyo rejected destroying the forest and urged the Sand Village to choose its Fifth Kazekage.
• When no Jonin stepped forward as a suitable candidate, Chiyo nominated Gaara for his potential as a One-Tail Jinchuriki.
• Chiyo established a temporary Council of Elders consisting of herself, Ebizo, and Baki to support Gaara.
• Gaara became Kazekage, and Chiyo reassured villagers who feared he might lose control of Shukaku.
• Gaara thought of Naruto as his first accepted friend and wished he could tell him that he had become Kazekage.

Naruto sent a clone to join the Akatsuki so he could access its information and White Zetsu, then met Nagato and received a ring. Afterward, he left the Land of Rain, still free to pursue his own plans.

• Gaara reflected on becoming Kazekage and wished he could share the news with Naruto.
• Naruto sent a Hair Clone with Konan to join the Akatsuki while keeping his main body free to handle other matters.
• Nagato sensed Naruto's immense chakra as Konan brought him into Amegakure and strengthened Deva Path Pain in preparation.
• Naruto introduced himself as the Nine-Tails Fox, and Nagato welcomed him into the Akatsuki and gave him a ring marked with the number nine.
• Naruto put on the Akatsuki robe and flew away from the Land of Rain, realizing he had only joined as a freelancer.

Naruto joined the Akatsuki and was paired with Kakuzu while Nagato planned to save him for a future mission against the Nine-Tails. In Konoha, Tsunade learned of Naruto’s strength and investigated Minato’s disappearance, as the Raikage ordered a search after Yugito went missing.

• Naruto attended an Akatsuki meeting, where Deva Path Pain introduced him as the Nine-Tails and assigned him to Kakuzu.
• Nagato told Konan he planned to keep Naruto from receiving many missions until the time came to send him after the Nine-Tails.
• Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki discussed Naruto’s strength and unusual aura.
• Might Guy told Tsunade he had encountered Naruto, described his Wood Release, and brought her a girl who explained Minato Namikaze’s disappearance.
• Tsunade studied a report about the Land of Wind and asked Shizune to find records of the Fourth Hokage’s missions.
• The Raikage learned that Yugito had vanished after completing a mission and ordered the Cloud Ninja to search for her immediately.

The Raikage learned that Yugito had been captured and her chakra was being drained, while Naruto finished absorbing most of the Dragon Vein and discovered the Akatsuki had located the Two-Tails at Hozuki Castle. Naruto considered using the crisis around the Box of Ultimate Bliss as an opportunity to obtain the Two-Tails’ chakra and conceal his identity.

• The Raikage asked Killer B to locate Yugito, and Gyuki revealed that she had been captured by someone extracting her chakra.
• Mui left Yugito unconscious in Hozuki Castle after her chakra failed to open the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
• Naruto returned to his fortified base and absorbed all but a small amount of the Dragon Vein’s power, mastering wind, earth, and wood Natural Energy.
• Naruto learned from White Zetsu that the lord of Hozuki Castle had captured the Two-Tails.
• Naruto recognized the Box of Ultimate Bliss and considered using the coming conflict to obtain the Two-Tails’ chakra while making his main body and the Nine-Tails appear together.

Naruto brought Karin to Hozuki Castle as the Raikage organized a rescue of the Two-Tails and drew representatives from all Five Great Nations into the operation. As the groups gathered outside the prison, Mui prepared to use the nearly restored Two-Tails to reunite with his son, while Yugito remained chained inside.

• Naruto took Karin with him and flew toward Hozuki Castle using Magnet Release, while his Nine-Tails clone also headed there in secret.
• The Raikage hesitated to enter Hozuki Castle and, at his secretary’s suggestion, invited the other Great Nations to send observers.
• The Five Great Nations dispatched teams led by their senior shinobi, and Kakashi’s group, Kurotsuchi and Kitsuchi, and the others waited outside the castle.
• Killer B’s team infiltrated Hozuki Castle, and the Eight-Tails sensed that Matatabi was underground.
• Mui returned to the Land of Ultimate Bliss, where the chained Yugito was the last remaining source of chakra he needed for his plan.

Mui used Yugito’s sealed chakra to open the Box of Ultimate Bliss and bring Muku back, but Muku emerged as a dangerous being and killed his father. The gathered shinobi watched as Muku transformed into a monster, while Naruto and Karin observed from above.

• Mui knocked out Yugito and extracted her chakra to offer to the Box of Ultimate Bliss, which began to release black mist.
• Kakashi, Sasuke, Hinata, and the others sensed the strange energy as the box floated into the square and Mui begged it to resurrect Muku.
• Muku emerged from the box, and Hinata and Sasuke warned that he seemed dangerous and possibly not human.
• Killer B found Yugito, learned her chakra had been sealed, and heard Eight-Tails identify the box as the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
• Muku embraced Mui, accused him of abandoning him, and stabbed him in the heart; after Kazuma spoke, Muku roared and transformed into a monster.

Naruto and the others watched Satori overpower Killer B by exploiting his opponents’ fear, while the Nine-Tails explained the Box of Ultimate Bliss’s origins. Naruto’s Shadow Clone confronted Satori, overcame the creature’s influence through anger, and began beating it after taking the fight into the air.

• Satori grew stronger by throwing shinobi into the Box of Ultimate Bliss and began fighting Killer B, who struggled despite transforming into the Eight-Tails.
• The Eight-Tails warned Killer B that Satori could see through attacks when its opponent felt fear, and the Nine-Tails explained that Satori came from negative energy absorbed by the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
• Kakashi realized Satori seemed able to see the future, while Hinata watched the battle and could not find a way to counter its ability.
• Naruto’s Shadow Clone entered the fight, grew into a giant, and landed a series of Taijutsu blows before Satori escaped into the sky.
• Satori tried to tempt Naruto’s Shadow Clone with a promise of power, but the clone’s anger overcame his fear and he flew after Satori using the Dragon Vein.
• Naruto’s Shadow Clone batted away Satori’s energy blasts, pinned the monster to the ground, and beat it mercilessly.

Naruto reunited with Hinata and joined the fight against Satori, whose power came from the Box of Ultimate Bliss. After Satori was absorbed into Sasuke, Sasuke awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan and challenged Naruto.

• Naruto left Karin and used Flying Thunder God to embrace Hinata, then greeted Kakashi and taunted Sasuke.
• Satori absorbed chakra and grew stronger, so Naruto kicked Sasuke into the battle before joining the fight himself.
• Naruto used the Nine-Tails' power while his Shadow Clone trapped Satori with Wood Release, and he refused to absorb Satori's negative chakra.
• A girl pleaded for Muku, and Naruto stopped Satori from attacking her while explaining that Muku's consciousness remained inside the creature.
• Sasuke secretly touched Satori and absorbed its energy, awakening the Hexagonal Mangekyo Sharingan as Satori disappeared and Muku was left behind.
• Sasuke laughed and declared that he would defeat Naruto.

Sasuke awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan and challenged Naruto, while Naruto's clone helped Muku, Mui, and the girl survive a resurrection technique. The three left to live in seclusion, and Naruto's clone turned back toward the ongoing battle.

• Sasuke awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan and declared that he would defeat Naruto, then Naruto charged at him.
• The girl apologized to Muku, and Mui told his son he regretted letting power blind him.
• The girl began a resurrection technique, and Naruto's clone supplied life energy that restored all three of them.
• The girl taught Naruto's clone the secret technique, and Mui gave him a scroll of collected jutsu.
• Mui, Muku, and the girl left to live in seclusion, while Naruto's clone turned toward the battle.

Naruto and Sasuke continued their fierce sparring while the others debated how to destroy the Box of Ultimate Bliss. Sasuke revealed a powerful new Dōjutsu, and Hinata reassured the stunned Xiaoyu that she would get used to the extraordinary strength of her teammates.

• Kitsuchi and Kakashi agreed that the Box of Ultimate Bliss had to be destroyed, though ordinary methods had failed.
• Hinata explained to Xiaoyu that Naruto had once been a member of Team 7 before leaving the village.
• Naruto entered Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, and Killer B explained that it was an advanced form of concentrated chakra.
• Naruto and Sasuke exchanged Fire Style techniques, and Naruto's senjutsu overwhelmed Sasuke's attack.
• Kakashi urged Sasuke to stop, but Sasuke insisted on fighting Naruto and activated his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Sasuke's Sword Domain Thunder summoned natural lightning, which Naruto absorbed with a golden fox-shaped chakra construct.

Naruto watched Sasuke demonstrate his newly awakened Mangekyo abilities, then defeated him with the Nine-Tails. After Naruto's clone took the Box of Ultimate Bliss, Naruto told Sasuke he was strong enough to take revenge on Itachi Uchiha.

• Sasuke attacked Naruto with lightning from his left eye, but Naruto dismissed its power.
• Sasuke used Amaterasu on Naruto, who secretly devoured the black flames with the Six Thief Immortals.
• Sasuke summoned a pitch-black Susanoo, and Naruto answered by manifesting an enormous golden Nine-Tails.
• Sasuke gave up after seeing Naruto's power, and Naruto's clone took the Box of Ultimate Bliss and flew away.
• Naruto praised Sasuke and told him he was strong enough to take revenge, prompting Sasuke to look up.

Naruto refused Kakashi's invitation to return to Konoha, choosing instead to keep pursuing strength while helping Hinata and returning to his base. Kakashi and Sasuke went back to Konoha shaken by Naruto's power, and Sasuke reconsidered what his Mangekyō Sharingan meant.

• Naruto sealed Sasuke's chest but explained that he had left Sasuke a key to control the seal himself.
• Naruto thanked Kakashi for explaining Tsunade's decision but refused to return to Konoha, saying he needed to train.
• Naruto took Hinata to a forest, replenished her chakra, and urged her to develop her own ninjutsu.
• Naruto gave Hinata a Flying Thunder God-marked kunai so she could contact him, then left with Karin Uzumaki.
• Naruto returned to his base and began studying the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
• Kakashi returned to Konoha with Sasuke, who reconsidered his confidence after Naruto's beating.

Sasuke wrestled with whether his newly awakened Mangekyō Sharingan made him ready to face Itachi, while Itachi, Obito, and Black Zetsu considered what Sasuke’s awakening meant for their plans. Back in Konoha, Xiaoyu learned how fearful her parents were of Naruto, and Kakashi began reporting the mission’s findings to Tsunade.

• Sasuke doubted he could defeat Itachi despite awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, while Itachi reconsidered his plans for his brother.
• Obito assessed Sasuke’s new Dōjutsu, and Black Zetsu decided to leave Sasuke alone for the time being.
• After returning to Konoha, Kakashi sent Sasuke to train and Hinata home, while Xiaoyu went to ask her parents about Naruto.
• Xiaoyu’s parents warned her to stay away from Naruto, whom they believed was the Nine-Tails Fox, and Xiaoyu returned to her room in tears.
• Kakashi reported to Tsunade that the lord of Hozuki Castle had captured the Two-Tails, surprising her and prompting questions about the Raikage’s response.

Kakashi briefed Tsunade on Naruto, Satori, and Sasuke’s newly awakened Mangekyō Sharingan. Tsunade learned that Naruto remained away from Konoha despite his immense strength and planned to inform Jiraiya about his Senjutsu.

• Kakashi told Tsunade about the Perfect Jinchuriki, the Box of Ultimate Bliss, and the possibility that Naruto had destroyed Kusagakure.
• Kakashi explained that a Nine-Tails Fox had defeated Satori with powerful Wood Release, leading Tsunade to suspect it was Naruto’s clone.
• Kakashi revealed that Sasuke had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan after absorbing Satori and that Naruto had subdued him when he lost control.
• Tsunade worried that Sasuke’s Dōjutsu had been exposed and learned that Naruto had refused to return to Konoha.
• Kakashi told Tsunade that Naruto had mastered Senjutsu, and Tsunade decided she needed to tell Jiraiya.

Tsunade learned the truth behind the Uchiha Clan Massacre and worried that Sasuke might become a rogue ninja. Meanwhile, Naruto trained on a hidden island and reached a deeper understanding of water-aspected Natural Energy, stirring the natural world around him.

• Kakashi told Tsunade that Naruto had left a Flying Thunder God Kunai, and Tsunade decided Hinata should keep it safe.
• Tsunade discovered that the Third Hokage had approved the Uchiha Clan Massacre, Danzo had carried it out, and Itachi had served as the blade.
• Naruto left a Shadow Clone behind and trained on a concealed island in the Land of Water, considering but abandoning the idea of traveling into space.
• Naruto sensed water-aspected Natural Energy and reflected on the saying that the highest good is like water.
• Naruto's meditation stirred the seas and Natural Energy across the world, alerting the White Snake Sage, Katsuyu Sage, and Elder Toad.
• Naruto entered a state of oneness with nature and glimpsed water's nature, gaining greater combat insight without increasing his strength.

Naruto’s attempt to sense the planet through its moisture left his consciousness wandering for months while his body remained motionless. His Shadow Clones found him and guarded him, but Karin Uzumaki was told he was merely training upstairs.

• Naruto’s consciousness drifted through the world, startling the White Snake Sage and briefly drawing Sasuke’s attention in Konoha.
• Sasuke recognized Naruto’s familiar, emotionless gaze and resolved to surpass him.
• After two months, Naruto’s Shadow Clones found his motionless body and discovered no obvious physical problem.
• Naruto’s Shadow Clones guarded him as their numbers dwindled and vanished without his awareness.
• Karin Uzumaki noticed the unusual quiet and asked a research clone what had happened, and it told her Naruto was training upstairs.

Naruto woke after spending four months absorbing natural energy, discovered that his memories now held the locations of the tailed beasts and sage regions, and decided to seek the tailed beasts’ chakra. The story then shifted to Utakata, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, as Kirigakure’s Anbu searched for him after he fled the village.

• Karin arrived at Naruto’s training spot, but his Shadow Clone warned her to keep her distance, and sensing Naruto’s chakra left her shaken.
• Naruto woke after four months had passed and learned from Karin that she had waited nearby, unable to approach him safely.
• Naruto recalled the locations of the tailed beasts, the sage regions, and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, then decided to obtain the tailed beasts’ chakra first.
• Naruto flew off to seek the tailed beasts, while Karin returned to her work and resolved to grow stronger.
• Utakata wandered through the wilderness, reflecting on how he had killed his master and escaped Kirigakure after the man tried to extract Saiken.
• Kirigakure’s Anbu searched for Utakata after the Fifth Mizukage took office, but his unusual techniques and short-distance flight made him difficult to find.

Naruto found Utakata and tried to take the Six-Tails’ chakra, but an unknown person’s Natural Energy-infused Water Release interrupted their confrontation. Utakata escaped with Hotaru, who persuaded him to return to her village, intending to keep him close.

• Naruto located Utakata, survived his Bubble Technique, and pursued him after Utakata tried to flee.
• Naruto caught up with Utakata, but a huge Natural Energy-infused Water Release forced them to dodge and gave their attacker time to escape.
• Utakata fled with Hotaru, the Tsuchigumo Clan chief’s granddaughter, whom he had been teaching.
• Hotaru persuaded Utakata to return with her to the village, where she expected Konoha’s protectors to arrive.

Naruto confronted Utakata after sensing the dangerous Natural Energy in Hotaru, while Kakashi's team learned that her teacher was being pursued. Hotaru described the attacker as a red-haired man with vertical pupils, leading Kakashi, Sasuke, and Hinata to identify him as Naruto Uzumaki.

• Utakata ordered Hotaru to flee, transformed into his Six-Tails form, and attacked Naruto with a Tailed Beast Bomb, which Naruto devoured.
• Kakashi's team spotted the sinister chakra and recognized that a Jinchūriki was involved.
• Hotaru ran to Kakashi's team and begged them to save her teacher, explaining that he had stayed behind to face their pursuer.
• As Kakashi's team hurried after her, Hotaru said the pursuer had flown and had red hair with vertical pupils.
• Kakashi, Sasuke, and Hinata recognized Hotaru's description as Naruto Uzumaki.

Naruto defeated Utakata, the Six-Tails Jinchūriki, and absorbed some of his chakra before Kakashi and the others could intervene. Utakata woke safely but exhausted, while Naruto promised not to approach him again.

• Utakata transformed into the Six-Tails’ complete form and attacked Naruto with corrosive slime and mist.
• Naruto used a fox-shaped chakra attack to drain Utakata’s chakra, and the corrosive mist devastated the surrounding forest.
• Hotaru attacked Naruto after the mist cleared, then rushed to check on her unconscious teacher.
• Naruto told Kakashi that he had only wanted to greet Utakata and promised to leave him alone.
• Utakata woke up, learned they were safe, and asked to rest after losing so much chakra.

Naruto traveled to the Land of Earth to obtain the Four-Tails’ chakra and found Roshi, a powerful Jinchūriki staying at a temple. Unwilling to risk facing Roshi directly, Naruto activated his Mangekyō Sharingan to try to control him, while Obito kept track of Naruto’s movements.

• Naruto left Kakashi’s group and headed for the Land of Earth to find the Four-Tails Jinchūriki.
• Kakashi questioned the exhausted man Naruto had met, then led him and the others back toward the village.
• Naruto told the Nine-Tails he wanted power of his own rather than absorbing the Tailed Beasts completely.
• Naruto located Roshi at a temple and watched him train, wary of Roshi’s strength and Ōnoki’s Particle Style.
• Naruto saw Roshi bathing in a hot spring and activated his Mangekyō Sharingan to try to control him.
• Obito received word of Naruto’s contact with the Six-Tails Jinchūriki and continued monitoring events in the Ninja World.

Obito decided to use his miniature Infinite Tsukuyomi world against Naruto, who had begun gathering chakra from the Tailed Beasts. Naruto ambushed Roshi and bound the Four-Tails, while Obito arrived after Naruto had disappeared.

• Black Zetsu told Obito that Naruto had met with the Six-Tails, and Obito decided to investigate him personally.
• Obito revealed his miniature Infinite Tsukuyomi world as a trump card and left with Black Zetsu.
• Naruto ambushed Roshi, suppressed the Four-Tails with his Mangekyō Sharingan, and bound him with Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Naruto absorbed half of the Four-Tails' chakra while the Nine-Tails misled Son Goku about Naruto's intentions.
• Naruto vanished, Roshi woke with no memory of the attack, and Obito arrived too late to find him.