Recaps

Naruto devoured Asura’s chakra, formed his own red Truth-Seeking Orbs, and underwent a transformation into Six Paths Mode. He found Hinata despondent by a stream and asked what was wrong.

• Naruto devoured the wisp of Asura’s chakra and realized Asura’s soul and will were merged into it.
• Naruto used Asura’s experience to form four red Truth-Seeking Orbs and transformed his chakra and body into Six Paths Mode.
• Naruto considered absorbing Hinata’s chakra to awaken the Byakugan, then placed his four Truth-Seeking Orbs inside his body.
• Hinata returned to the village feeling hopeless about how she could become stronger and stopped training.
• Naruto appeared on the water beside Hinata as she sat by the stream and asked what was wrong.

Naruto tried to comfort Hinata when she broke down crying, but he did not understand what was troubling her until he connected their chakra and sensed her jealousy over Shion. He explained that he had recruited the Shrine Maiden for her Sealing Jutsu, though their complicated circumstances left their relationship unresolved.

• Naruto kissed Hinata to stop her crying, and she fell silent before telling him she was only feeling sentimental.
• Naruto sat beside Hinata and talked about his research and strength, but withheld his thoughts about Himawari.
• Hinata grew jealous because Naruto had not mentioned Shion, then burst into tears again.
• Naruto connected their chakra to sense Hinata's thoughts and realized she was jealous.
• Naruto told Hinata that he had recruited the Shrine Maiden because she knew Sealing Jutsu.

Naruto showed Himawari his progress and introduced her to Hinata as their future daughter, easing Himawari’s worries and revealing Hinata’s future to her. As Naruto prepared to train Himawari and continue his own training, Orochimaru and Toneri pursued ways to gain strength.

• Naruto took Hinata to the World Tree, where he showed Himawari his Truth-Seeking Orbs and promised they would set off once they were ready.
• Himawari told Hinata that she was their daughter from the future and explained that she also had a brother named Boruto.
• Hinata learned about Naruto’s future and reflected on how his pursuit of strength was meant to protect his loved ones.
• Orochimaru resumed his plan to create the perfect body and considered asking Naruto for his cells.
• Toneri returned to the moon to absorb Tenseigan chakra and train, while Naruto left a clone to wait for his adopted daughter.
• After Hinata and Himawari talked through the night, Naruto’s clone asked Hinata whether she would return home or stay while Naruto trained Himawari.

Naruto brought Hinata and Himawari to a training platform in space, where Himawari agreed to face his harsh training so she could protect her future. The chapter ended with Naruto knocking her down and forcing her to confront how broken and powerless her future father had become.

• Naruto prepared a sealed platform on a meteor and brought Hinata and Himawari to see space.
• Naruto explained that they would spar without restraint, promising to heal or revive them if necessary.
• Himawari overcame her hesitation and asked Naruto to train her so she could protect her future.
• Naruto struck Himawari with one punch, badly injuring her, then challenged her to consider how she could protect her world while relying on her broken father.

Naruto tested Himawari's abilities and began training her for the coming Otsutsuki threat. He then explained Natural Energy to Himawari and Hinata, leaving Himawari to consider which kind of Sage Art to pursue.

• Himawari attacked Naruto with her Byakugan and space ability, but he quickly wounded her and judged her fighting skills inadequate.
• Naruto told Himawari he would train her Taijutsu and Sage Art, while a clone took Himawari and Hinata to a meteorite pavilion in space.
• Himawari said she had tried Sage Mode before but could not enter it, and Naruto explained that animal sages' methods were not the only path.
• Naruto demonstrated how Natural Energy could assimilate living things, then revealed he had mastered metal, wood, water, fire, earth, and wind energy.
• Himawari wondered which kind of Sage Mode to choose, while Hinata reproached Naruto for not telling her about his abilities sooner.

Naruto trained Hinata and Himawari to sense different forms of Natural Energy, hoping they would learn Sage Mode on their own. After three days without progress, he began feeding energy directly into their bodies while monitoring them closely.

• Naruto explained the risks of Sage Mode and had Hinata and Himawari try sensing Natural Energy without letting it enter their bodies.
• After a day of failure, Hinata worried she lacked talent, and Himawari reassured her that Naruto would find a way.
• Naruto had them try sensing metal, earth, and water energy, but none of them made progress.
• Naruto trained Hinata and Himawari in taijutsu for two days, improving their reactions and teaching them combination-based fighting.
• On the third day, Naruto put streams of Natural Energy into Hinata and Himawari’s bodies and watched them carefully for side effects.

Naruto guided Hinata and Himawari as they learned to draw in Natural Energy and enter Sage Mode. After explaining the limits of their progress and a seal-based alternative, he began training them to enter Sage Mode while fighting.

• Naruto drew the fire-like Natural Energy from Hinata, then helped her understand the gentler water element; Himawari eventually gained Sage Mode markings as well.
• Naruto praised Hinata and Himawari, then told them their Sage Mode was not yet useful in battle because it took too long, drained too much energy, and did not last.
• Naruto explained that Jiraiya relied on the toads of Mount Myoboku to overcome Sage Mode's drawbacks, and described a seal-based method for storing Natural Energy that the women rejected.
• Naruto told Hinata and Himawari to practice entering Sage Mode while moving, then had them spar as he coached them to keep their minds calm.

Orochimaru showed Naruto his final Byakugan experiment and asked to study Naruto’s cells, but Naruto refused and instead gave him information about Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. Naruto sent Orochimaru toward the Akatsuki to test Isshiki, then left with the Byakugan while remaining wary of confronting Isshiki himself.

• Orochimaru completed his Byakugan experiment, leaving one powerful pair, and Naruto came to inspect it.
• Orochimaru asked Naruto for his cells, but Naruto refused and dismissed Orochimaru’s explanation for wanting them.
• Naruto offered Orochimaru information about Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and explained that Isshiki was weakened but still far beyond Orochimaru’s strength.
• Naruto urged Orochimaru to draw the Akatsuki into action, believing their hidden trump card could test Isshiki.
• Naruto told Orochimaru where Isshiki was and left with the Byakugan, choosing not to confront Isshiki while Himawari remained worried.

Naruto prepared Toneri and Himawari for an urgent battle in the future world, while sending Hinata back to Konoha. Hinata returned and told Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Kakashi that Naruto had summoned her to train in Sage Mode, surprising them because they did not know he could use it.

• Naruto gave Toneri a pair of Byakugan and agreed to leave with him in three days to face the future threat.
• Naruto returned to outer space, assigned a clone to teach the others, and sent Hinata back to Konoha because the coming battle was too dangerous.
• Hinata returned to Konoha after three days, and Tsunade summoned Jiraiya and Kakashi to question her about Naruto.
• Hinata told Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Kakashi that Naruto had called her over to train in Sage Mode, leaving the three of them stunned.

Hinata demonstrated the Sage Mode she had learned from Naruto, impressing Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Kakashi despite her doubts about its usefulness in battle. Naruto then trained Himawari to use Sage Mode, while Toneri prepared to leave after his eyes fused with his own.

• Hinata explained that Naruto had learned multiple kinds of Sage Mode on his own and admitted she had only mastered the basics.
• Hinata demonstrated her fox-like Sage Mode, leaving Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Kakashi impressed by its appearance and power.
• Hinata said her Sage Mode was impractical for battle because it took half an hour to enter and she could not replenish her Senjutsu Chakra.
• Naruto spent three days teaching Himawari Sage Mode and his own Senjutsu, until she could use Sage Mode and take part in a fight.
• Toneri stood up after his eyes fused with his own and decided it was time to go, reluctantly leaving the Tenseigan behind.

Naruto, Himawari, and Toneri traveled to a future where God-Eye Otsutsuki’s forces had destroyed Konoha and killed Naruto’s friends and family. After Himawari reunited with her grieving father, Adult Naruto began telling the visitors his story.

• Naruto, Himawari, and Toneri used a space-time passage to reach the future.
• The chapter recounted how God-Eye Otsutsuki’s four subordinates defeated Naruto and Sasuke, destroyed Konoha, and captured the tailed beasts.
• Naruto arrived at the graves of his friends and met the despondent Adult Naruto.
• Himawari told her father she had brought help, then returned home while Naruto and Toneri stayed with him.
• Adult Naruto began recounting his life, from his birth through the Chunin Ninja Exams and the saving of Konoha.

Naruto questioned Adult Naruto about the Ōtsutsuki invasion and learned that the God Tree had already been planted, making the threat far greater than he had expected. After sensing the Ten-Tails, Naruto summoned Kurama, who confronted Adult Naruto.

• Toneri learned that Adult Naruto had unwittingly brought him and Hinayu together, while Naruto listened to Adult Naruto recount the Ōtsutsuki invasions.
• Naruto asked whether Adult Naruto regretted his choice and whether resurrection techniques still worked; Adult Naruto said they did not and urged Naruto and Toneri to retreat.
• Toneri dismissed Adult Naruto's warning, but Adult Naruto explained that Kaguya had eaten one Chakra Fruit and the invading Ōtsutsuki had eaten two.
• Adult Naruto revealed that the God Tree was already planted, and Naruto sensed its powerful Ten-Tails across the Ninja World.
• Naruto summoned Kurama, who appeared beside his clone and disparaged Adult Naruto.

Adult Naruto decided to resist the Ōtsutsuki and implanted Sasuke’s eye to awaken a Three-Tomoe Rinnegan. Meanwhile, young Naruto and Toneri reached Konoha to investigate Ōtsutsuki corpses, where Naruto discovered how famous he was in the future.

• Adult Naruto asked Sasuke what he should do, then chose to fight and replaced his left eye with Sasuke’s, awakening a Three-Tomoe Rinnegan.
• Naruto and Toneri flew toward Konoha to examine Ōtsutsuki corpses before deciding whether to seal the Ten-Tails.
• Himawari and Sarada met Naruto and Toneri above Konoha, and Sarada summoned her Perfect Susanoo before Himawari explained they were friends.
• Naruto criticized Sarada’s eye power and said he had come to find Orochimaru and inspect the Ōtsutsuki corpses.
• Konoha’s survivors recognized Naruto as the Seventh Hokage and crowded around him, surprising him with his popularity.

Naruto met Konoha’s leaders and learned about the Otsutsuki threat and their transformed chakra. Shikamaru warned him that the enemies could solidify chakra, but Naruto remained confident he could defeat them.

• Naruto intimidated Sarada and the others with a trace of his malice, then withdrew it when Himawari called to him.
• Naruto recognized Shikamaru and relaxed when he learned that Choji was safe and away on a mission.
• Naruto promised Shikamaru he would handle the Otsutsuki, though Shikamaru warned him not to underestimate them.
• Shikamaru explained that the Otsutsuki had highly transformed chakra they could shape and even solidify, and Naruto called the ability strong.

Naruto visited Orochimaru’s laboratory to examine Otsutsuki corpses, hoping to find chakra or a Dōjutsu that could strengthen him. After learning the surviving Otsutsuki’s ability, he heard that it changed the structure of objects.

• Naruto explained to Toneri that solidifying chakra could make Black Receivers far more destructive.
• Naruto and the others arrived at Orochimaru’s laboratory and asked to see the Otsutsuki corpses.
• Orochimaru explained that Otsutsuki cells, chakra, and Rinnegan were the most valuable parts of their bodies.
• Naruto found that the surviving Otsutsuki’s chakra would not strengthen him, but considered absorbing its Dōjutsu.
• Adult Naruto returned and said the Otsutsuki’s Dōjutsu changed the structure of objects.

Naruto learned that Sasuke’s Dōjutsu could alter the material structure of objects and asked to take it despite warnings that the Rinnegan could overwhelm its user or allow the Otsutsuki to possess them. Adult Naruto agreed to give him the eyes, while Orochimaru wondered how Naruto had obtained his own Rinnegan.

• Toneri bluntly asked what was wrong, and Adult Naruto explained that it concerned Sasuke’s eyes.
• Naruto learned that Sasuke’s Dōjutsu could change an object’s material structure and asked why the Rinnegan could not be used to empower others.
• Himawari and Orochimaru warned Naruto that ordinary users could be weakened by the Rinnegan and risked Otsutsuki possession.
• Naruto decided to absorb Sasuke’s Dōjutsu and dismissed the danger, saying he already had Rinnegan of his own.
• Orochimaru asked whether Naruto’s eyes had come from Sasuke, and Naruto replied that Sasuke was still stuck at Mangekyo.
• Adult Naruto agreed to give Naruto the Dōjutsu.

Naruto secretly absorbed the powers of several Rinnegan while learning about the Otsutsuki from Orochimaru. After awakening Kotoamatsukami and other ocular abilities, he discovered that Divine Control was beginning to fuse with another Dōjutsu.

• Orochimaru offered Naruto more Rinnegan in exchange for his cells, but Naruto refused and secretly left a Flying Thunder God mark during their tour of the laboratory.
• Naruto absorbed Kotoamatsukami from a Rinnegan, gaining the ability to control a trace of an Otsutsuki's will and erase it.
• Naruto absorbed the ocular power from another Rinnegan and obtained an additional Dōjutsu after confronting the white-skinned Otsutsuki in his consciousness space.
• Naruto secretly summoned and drained the remaining pairs of Rinnegan while Orochimaru guarded against him, but he could not understand why he gained only one Dōjutsu from each Otsutsuki.
• Naruto sensed that Divine Control in his left eye was fusing with another Dōjutsu and worried that he might lose its useful abilities.

Naruto worried that his left eye would be unusable for three days after a sudden change in its power, leaving him at a disadvantage against a formidable enemy. Meanwhile, Orochimaru and Hiruko recruited Akatsuki to help capture Isshiki, while Obito ordered a test of Isshiki and continued searching for Naruto.

• Naruto realized that his Dōjutsu was undergoing a three-day change and regretted absorbing the other Dōjutsu, since he feared the result might not suit him.
• Orochimaru and Hiruko asked Akatsuki to help capture Isshiki in exchange for joining the organization.
• Nagato sent Obito and Itachi Uchiha to capture Isshiki while keeping his own strength hidden from Madara Uchiha.
• Obito asked Black Zetsu about Isshiki, learned that they had no information beyond his presence in another dimension, and decided to test him the next day.
• Black Zetsu reported that Akatsuki had found no trace of Naruto, who had hidden his sea base behind sealing techniques and an array.

Obito used Kamui to open a passage into Isshiki’s space, where the Akatsuki encountered Kara and a battle erupted. Isshiki’s intervention overwhelmed both sides, and Nagato and Obito escaped, leaving Kara badly damaged.

• Obito arrived at Naruto’s coordinates with Black Zetsu, Itachi, Kisame, and others, then used White Zetsu Tobi’s chakra to open the space with Kamui.
• Isshiki sensed the intrusion and sent Kara’s subordinates to investigate, sparking a battle with the Akatsuki.
• Black Zetsu notified Nagato, while Orochimaru watched from afar and realized Naruto had sent them to an organization’s headquarters.
• Nagato arrived and Pain’s attack inflicted heavy casualties on Kara, nearly wiping it out.
• Isshiki entered the fight and shattered Itachi’s Susanoo, badly injuring the Akatsuki members and forcing Nagato to use Super Shinra Tensei.
• Obito escaped with Kamui, and Nagato summoned himself away with Itachi and Kisame surviving, leaving Isshiki enraged and Kara devastated.

The Five Great Nations investigated the devastating battle as Orochimaru and Black Zetsu separately deceived the Akatsuki and Obito about Isshiki, whom they identified as Asura. As the God Tree drained the planet and darkened the sky, Naruto and Toneri headed to inspect it, where a horned man with a Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan sat beside its fruit.

• The Five Great Nations investigated the ruined battlefield, and Konoha and other villages suspected Naruto and Toneri had fought there.
• Orochimaru lied to Nagato about Isshiki, leading the Akatsuki to watch for him.
• Black Zetsu learned that Isshiki had a Ten-Tails and lied to Obito, identifying him as Asura, the Sage of Six Paths' son.
• Adult Naruto and Shikamaru recognized that the God Tree's absorption of natural energy threatened the planet.
• Naruto and Toneri left to inspect the God Tree and found a horned man with a Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan beside its glowing fruit.

Naruto Uzumaki and Otsutsuki Toneri approached the Ōtsutsuki invaders, but Toneri chose to face one alone while Naruto waited nearby. Toneri entered Six Paths Mode and began fighting White Tiger, who charged at him with a punch.

• Shenmu planted the God Tree on the energy-rich planet and waited for its Chakra Fruit to ripen, guarded by Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise.
• Naruto sensed five enemies and proposed that he and Toneri gang up on one, but Toneri refused and flew west to face an opponent alone.
• Toneri's Six Paths Mode chakra was detected across the Ninja World, and Shikamaru identified it as Tenseigan Chakra Mode while Konoha watched through a projection.
• White Tiger mistook Toneri's choice of direction for a deliberate challenge and charged at him, while Naruto stayed behind to observe the fight.
• Toneri sent a Truth-Seeking Orb to block White Tiger's punch as he tested his opponent's strength.

Toneri fought White Tiger but struggled against his overwhelming strength. As Konoha watched, Himawari revealed the Sage Mode Naruto had taught her, explaining that Naruto had created it himself.

• White Tiger shattered Toneri's Truth-Seeking Orb with one punch and blocked Toneri's ranged attacks.
• Toneri engaged White Tiger in close combat and used the Tenseigan's attraction to drain his chakra, but White Tiger still held the advantage.
• Shikamaru and Adult Naruto predicted Toneri would not last much longer and discussed the unseen fighter's threat.
• Himawari entered Sage Mode to prove Naruto had taught it to her, startling the gathered Konoha ninjas with her powerful aura.
• Himawari explained that Naruto had created the Sage Mode himself, leading Shikamaru to conclude that Naruto surpassed the First Hokage.

Toneri fought White Tiger while Naruto stepped in to face Azure Dragon, hoping to test his strength against an Otsutsuki. The chapter ended as Naruto revealed his One-Tomoe Rinnegan and Azure Dragon took him seriously.

• Toneri used the Truth-Seeking Orb to wound White Tiger, but White Tiger's body regenerated, so Toneri began wearing him down and trying to absorb his chakra.
• Naruto decided to confront Azure Dragon and approached him, prompting Azure Dragon to recognize Naruto and release his power.
• White Tiger was distracted by Naruto's arrival, allowing Toneri to attack his head, but White Tiger regenerated again.
• Naruto created eight clones around Azure Dragon and said he hoped the Otsutsuki would force him to use all his strength.
• Naruto's eyes changed from Mangekyo to a One-Tomoe Rinnegan, and Azure Dragon's expression grew serious.

Naruto trapped Azure Dragon in the Perfect Cube and challenged him to a fight to the death. Their battle escalated from powerful ninjutsu to a brutal Taijutsu duel, leaving both fighters relying on their rapid recovery.

• Naruto's clones formed the Perfect Cube around him and Azure Dragon, and Azure Dragon failed to break through it with his punches.
• Naruto used Sage Art: Fire Style: Blazing Sun, but Azure Dragon survived the attack with only minor burns.
• Azure Dragon fired an energy blast at Naruto, who absorbed it with his Six Thief Immortals technique.
• Naruto and Azure Dragon charged at each other and exchanged powerful Taijutsu strikes.
• Naruto pierced Azure Dragon's brow as Azure Dragon pierced Naruto's chest, and Naruto's wound and heart rapidly healed.

Naruto fought Azure Dragon, a powerful White Zetsu with Wood Release and a white Rinnegan, while trying to find a way to seal him. After Naruto charged in to seal Azure Dragon's chakra, Azure Dragon struck him with an unseen blow and sent him flying with a crushed chest.

• Naruto used Sage Art: Dust Release, which collided with Azure Dragon's Wood Release: Azure Dragon and disintegrated it.
• Naruto tried to restrain Azure Dragon with Wood Release: Nine Dragons Playing with a Pearl and the Secret Art: Nine Mask Svāhā, but Azure Dragon broke through or ignored the attacks.
• Naruto abandoned sealing Azure Dragon from a distance and charged at him, planning to use the Five Elements Seal with the Five Qi in his chest.
• Azure Dragon revealed his white Rinnegan and said his master had granted it to him.
• Azure Dragon punched Naruto from a distance, sending him flying with his chest caved in, and Naruto spat blood.