Chapter Summaries

Hinata obtained the Yata Mirror and used it to hold off the Eight-Headed Serpent while Naruto and Sasuke claimed the Yasaka Magatama and sought the Kusanagi Sword. Naruto realized the sword responded to two kinds of ocular pulses and activated his forehead Byakugan alongside his Rinnegan, causing the sword to vanish.

• Hinata’s Tenseigan synchronized with the Yata Mirror, allowing her to obtain it and defend against the Eight-Headed Serpent.
• Naruto agreed with Sasuke to try absorbing the Three Sacred Treasures, then joined Jiraiya and Sasuke at the altar.
• Sasuke synchronized his Rinnegan with the Yasaka Magatama and obtained it after its eight beads turned scarlet.
• Naruto found that his right Rinnegan matched one of the Kusanagi Sword’s two pulses, but not the other.
• Naruto activated the Byakugan on his forehead alongside his Rinnegan, and the glowing Kusanagi Sword vanished.

Naruto and Sasuke gave up their White Eyes to regain control of their other powers, then joined the battle against the Eight-Headed Serpent. After Young Naruto, Young Sasuke, and Hinata weakened the serpent, Naruto arrived with Sasuke and Jiraiya, ready to seal it.

• Naruto removed his Rinnegan and replaced it with the White Eye, while Sasuke gave up his White Eye to avoid losing control of the Yasaka Magatama.
• The Eight-Headed Serpent attacked Young Naruto and Young Sasuke, but Hinata blocked its beams with the Yata Mirror.
• Hinata promised to use the Yata Mirror's barrier to prevent the serpent from escaping when Naruto and Sasuke arrived with the other sacred treasures.
• Young Sasuke absorbed the serpent's dark chakra with the Preta Path, then repelled it with Shinra Tensei before striking with Yin Release: Qilin.
• Young Naruto hit the serpent with nine Rasenshuriken, while Young Sasuke and Hinata attacked it, but the serpent dispersed their blows with dark chakra.
• Naruto appeared with Sasuke and Jiraiya and declared that the time had come to seal the Eight-Headed Serpent.

The Three Sacred Treasures released their power, restoring nature energy and strengthening the world. As the resulting upheaval prompted Tsunade to advance her plans, Isobu chose to become Rin’s jinchuriki again to protect her.

• Naruto and Sasuke activated the Kusanagi Sword and Yasaka Magatama, and Hinata’s Yata Mirror joined them as the Three Sacred Treasures unleashed their power across the world.
• Toneri and the four figures on the moon discussed how the restored nature energy would strengthen the world, while Thanatos and Black Zetsu sensed the eruption and considered what it meant for their plans.
• Tsunade felt her strength increase, learned Itachi Uchiha had recovered, and sent him to find Orochimaru and tell the Fourth Hokage to join her.
• Obito brought Rin and Kisame Hoshigaki to the lake, where Rin called Isobu out and reunited with him.
• After sensing the Three Sacred Treasures’ power, Isobu asked to become Rin’s jinchuriki again, and he entered her body despite Obito’s objections.

Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, Young Naruto, Young Sasuke, and Jiraiya combined their powers to withstand the Eight-Headed Serpent’s final attack, leaving both sides exhausted and the Serpent near death. Jiraiya prepared to reunite the Three Sacred Treasures and seal it completely.

• Jiraiya and the others realized the Three Sacred Treasures’ resonance had released natural chakra into the world, while Naruto and Sasuke lost the chance to absorb most of the treasures’ power.
• Hinata raised the Yata Mirror into an Eight Trigrams formation, and Sasuke placed the Yasaka Magatama at its eight positions as Naruto used the Kusanagi Sword to seal the Serpent’s attack.
• The Eight-Headed Serpent burned through his life force to launch a final strike, and Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata chose to risk exhausting the Three Sacred Treasures to stop him.
• Naruto and the others poured eight different powers into the Kusanagi Sword, whose energy blade canceled the Serpent’s dark beam and turned both attacks into natural chakra.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata collapsed from exhaustion as the Eight-Headed Serpent dwindled and weakened; Jiraiya, Young Naruto, and Young Sasuke gathered the treasures to complete the seal.
• Young Sasuke fitted the Yasaka Magatama into the Yata Mirror, and Jiraiya raised the Kusanagi Sword to insert it into the mirror’s center.

After Naruto took the Eight-Headed Serpent’s attack to save Hinata, Sasuke and Hinata used the Three Sacred Treasures to stabilize him until Tsunade could treat him. Three months later, Naruto was recovering, while Sakura’s sudden increase in chakra brought the battle’s aftermath back to his mind.

• Sakura buried the charging Giant Bear with a chakra-infused punch and told Naruto that her chakra had suddenly grown stronger three months earlier.
• Three months before, the Eight-Headed Serpent broke apart into black smoke, re-formed, and charged at the exhausted Hinata.
• Naruto used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach Hinata, but the Eight-Headed Serpent’s black mist entered his body and left him unconscious.
• Sasuke and Hinata channeled the power of the Yasaka Magatama and the Yata Divine Mirror through the Kusanagi Sword to stabilize Naruto as Jiraiya brought him back to Konoha.
• Tsunade took Naruto to the hospital, where he woke three days later; Hinata wept with relief and scolded him for protecting her at the cost of his own safety.

Naruto recovered in the hospital after battling the Eight-Headed Serpent and learned its consciousness and dark power had mysteriously vanished from his body. Three months later, he completed a mission involving an enhanced giant bear, while Tsunade and Minato discussed the growing challenges and an upcoming Kumogakure visit.

• Naruto woke in the hospital, comforted Hinata, and learned Kushina had watched over him for three days.
• Naruto explained that he had fought the Eight-Headed Serpent for control of his body and that its consciousness and dark power had disappeared through a mysterious force during Tsunade's sealing attempt.
• Tsunade found nothing unusual in Naruto's body, and Naruto and Kurama agreed that the world's power had increased several times because of the Three Sacred Treasures.
• Three months later, Naruto, Sakura, Sai, and Kakashi captured a giant bear whose strength had increased with nature energy and completed their mission.
• Minato told Tsunade that talks with Kumogakure were progressing and that the Fourth Raikage would visit Konoha in two days, then promised to help with paperwork when Tsunade warned him not to slack off.

Naruto and Sasuke secretly gave Boruto and Sarada powerful eyes to help protect them, then had them train to master their new abilities. The group agreed to pursue Thanatos once the young pair had gained control of their power and preparations were complete.

• Naruto and Sasuke met Young Naruto, Young Sasuke, Boruto, and Sarada in the Forest of Death to give Boruto and Sarada secret gifts.
• Naruto gave Boruto a Rinnegan and a Mutated White Eye, while Sasuke gave Sarada a White Eye and evolved her Mangekyō Sharingan into an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Boruto and Sarada struggled to control their greatly increased chakra, then improved through sparring arranged by Sasuke.
• Young Sasuke revealed that Black Zetsu had told them Thanatos was involved, and Naruto confirmed he could find him.
• Naruto agreed to bring Young Naruto and Young Sasuke along to confront Thanatos after Boruto and Sarada mastered their new powers and the others made preparations.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata began fusing the Three Sacred Treasures with their eyes to keep Kaguya Otsutsuki from reclaiming them. As the treasures sent power into them, Kaguya Otsutsuki stirred inside the moon before falling still again.

• Naruto told Hinata he planned to absorb the Three Sacred Treasures and confront Thanatos in a month, while also dealing with Black Zetsu.
• Hinata watched Boruto use his Rinnegan abilities against Sarada, who awakened a White Eye and blocked his Rasengan with chakra claws resembling the Twin Lion Fists.
• Young Naruto protected the group by combining the Gate of the Great God and Adamantine Sealing Chains, and Naruto reflected on whether to rely on the Nine-Tails for help.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata combined the Kusanagi Sword, Yasaka Magatama, and Yata Mirror, then used their ocular power to connect with the treasures.
• The Three Sacred Treasures began channeling power into their eyes, and Kaguya Otsutsuki briefly stirred inside the moon.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata absorbed the Three Sacred Treasures, gaining power and binding the artifacts to themselves. Sasuke left Konoha to continue their mission against Thanatos after saying farewell to his loved ones, and Itachi gave him a scroll of Yasaka Magatama techniques.

• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata absorbed the Three Sacred Treasures, which changed their eyes and increased their strength.
• Naruto and Sasuke discussed Naruto's hidden Flying Thunder God mark on Black Zetsu and agreed that Thanatos was unlikely to detect it.
• Sasuke left Konoha, declining Naruto's invitation to stay and say goodbye to his family and friends.
• Sakura and Ino met Sasuke outside Konoha, embraced him, and agreed to wait for his return after he refused to take them on his dangerous mission.
• Itachi confronted Sasuke about fusing with the Three Sacred Treasures, then gave him a scroll of Yasaka Magatama techniques and urged him to come home soon.

Naruto told Hinata that he would seek out Thanatos the next day with Jiraiya and Sasuke, and he planned to rescue Anko’s soul. After reconciling with Hanabi at the Hyuga residence, he reassured Hinata that he saw Hanabi only as a little sister, leaving Hinata’s unspoken concern unresolved.

• Naruto told Hinata that Boruto and Sarada could control their new powers and that he would leave to face Thanatos the next day with her, Jiraiya, and Sasuke.
• Naruto visited the Hyuga residence, where Hiashi thanked him for helping change the Hyuga Clan and invited him to dinner.
• Naruto apologized to Hanabi for not visiting, and she accepted his promise to visit regularly after he gave her a crystal comb and hair clips.
• Hinata asked Naruto how he felt about Hanabi, and he said she was the little sister they had watched grow up.

Naruto and his allies planned a mission to retrieve Anko’s soul from Thanatos’s dimension and assess Thanatos’s recovery. The planning was interrupted by Karin’s return, and Sarada and future Naruto were puzzled by how close she seemed to be with young Naruto.

• Naruto brought Hinata home, where Minato, Kushina, Jiraiya, Young Sasuke, and Sarada were waiting.
• Jiraiya explained that Tsunade had approved a mission to recover Mitaraishi Anko’s soul and attack Thanatos if possible.
• Naruto explained that Boruto and Sasuke could open a path to Thanatos’s dimension, while Naruto and Sasuke could locate Anko’s soul.
• Minato assigned Naruto, Hinata, Boruto, and Young Sasuke to find the dimension and recover Anko’s soul while Jiraiya led the others in distracting Thanatos.
• Karin returned from her mission in the Land of Snow and warmly embraced Naruto, leaving Sarada and future Naruto confused about her closeness to him.
• Young Sasuke said that the era was different and that he had no idea what was going on.

Naruto and his allies reached the God Tree’s former site to confront Thanatos, while Thanatos gave Black Zetsu the Godslaying Orb and altered Madara Uchiha’s body. The group entered Thanatos’s hideout, and Sasuke opened a passage toward his hidden space.

• Naruto brought the group to the uninhabited region with the Flying Thunder God Technique, where Thanatos entrusted Black Zetsu with the Godslaying Orb and warned him that his avatar was failing.
• Thanatos told Black Zetsu that Madara Uchiha’s supposed corpse was a clone, then planted a suggestion in it to make it break Kaguya’s seal when revived.
• On the moon, the armored figure and his companion watched Thanatos’s actions and said their contingency would soon destroy his avatar.
• Naruto’s group arrived as Black Zetsu left Thanatos’s cave, and Naruto struck him with a Rasengan before Black Zetsu escaped underground.
• Jiraiya led most of the group into the cave while Naruto, Sasuke, the future Sasuke, and Boruto searched for Thanatos’s space; Boruto located it, and Sasuke opened a spatial passage with his Rinnegan.

Jiraiya, Hinata, Sarada, and Young Naruto fought Thanatos while waiting for Naruto and the others to arrive. Young Naruto used Six Paths Mode and the Truth-Seeking Orbs to help the Yata Mirror hold back Thanatos, who then revealed that he had discovered the group’s plan to rescue the souls in his death dimension.

• Jiraiya attacked Thanatos with an Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan, but Thanatos split it with his scythe and drove him back.
• Hinata and Sarada combined their ocular powers through the Yata Mirror to withstand Thanatos’s repeated scythe attacks.
• Young Naruto unleashed two enormous Rasenshuriken, and Thanatos countered with a black energy sphere that blasted the mountain apart.
• Thanatos launched another attack at the exhausted Young Naruto, but Young Naruto entered Six Paths Mode and reinforced the Yata Mirror with Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Thanatos sensed someone entering his death dimension and told Jiraiya that he knew they were waiting for the rescuers to retrieve the souls he had taken.

Young Naruto, Hinata, and Jiraiya fought to keep Thanatos out of Death Space while Naruto, Sasuke, and Boruto searched for Anko’s soul inside it. After both sides exhausted much of their power, two hidden figures watched and decided to wait before intervening.

• Thanatos warned Hinata that Naruto, Sasuke, and Boruto could die in Death Space if they failed to find its shifting exit within ten minutes.
• Young Naruto, Jiraiya, and Hinata resolved to keep Thanatos from entering Death Space, while Naruto and Jiraiya attacked him with combined ninjutsu.
• Thanatos blocked their attack and unleashed a soul-destroying slash, so Young Naruto and Jiraiya gave Hinata their power to strengthen the Yata Mirror and shield the group.
• The collision devastated the surrounding landscape, and Thanatos and his opponents paused to recover after exhausting much of their power.
• Two hidden figures discussed Thanatos’s strength and chose to wait until Naruto and the others emerged from Death Space before helping defeat him.

Naruto and Sasuke entered the death dimension with Boruto and Young Sasuke to find Anko’s soul, while the dimension’s aura threatened to consume them. They found Anko and reunited, but remained trapped in the death dimension as Young Sasuke held its shifting exit in place.

• Young Sasuke protected the group with his Susanoo, and Sasuke explained that the death dimension was eroding their bodies and assimilating their souls.
• Naruto and Sasuke split from Boruto and Young Sasuke, using their dragon transformations and combined powers to search for Anko’s soul.
• Boruto used his Mutated White Eye and Rinnegan to locate the shifting exit, while Young Sasuke used his Rinnegan to stabilize it.
• Naruto and Sasuke found Anko’s soul and Sasuke summoned it with his Ninja Art: Soul Summoning Jutsu.
• Naruto tried to embrace Anko but passed through her, then told her he had missed her; Anko replied that she had missed him too.

Young Naruto fought Thanatos while Jiraiya, Hinata, and Sarada withdrew to recover. After tricking Thanatos about the limits of the Flying Thunder God Technique, Naruto pinned him with Truth-Seeking Orbs and struck him with a barrage of Rasenshuriken.

• Thanatos attacked Young Naruto, but Jiraiya and Hinata's assaults failed to stop him, so Jiraiya led Hinata and Sarada away while Naruto faced Thanatos alone.
• Young Naruto used Flying Thunder God marks on his Truth-Seeking Orbs to strike Thanatos repeatedly, and Thanatos identified the marks as the technique's weakness.
• Young Naruto revealed the supposed weakness, then used a mark he had secretly placed on Thanatos to appear behind him and destroy half his body with a Super Truth-Seeking Rasenshuriken.
• Young Naruto created eight shadow clones and launched nine Super Tailed Beast Planetary Multi Rasenshuriken at Thanatos.
• Truth-Seeking Orbs pinned Thanatos to the ground, and Young Naruto's Rasenshuriken barrage slammed into him.

Young Naruto destroyed Thanatos’s vessel, but Thanatos revealed his full power and attacked with his Death God’s Scythe. Young Naruto and Kurama held off his strike, though Naruto was running low on chakra as Thanatos prepared another assault.

• Hinata reported that Young Naruto had destroyed Thanatos’s body, but Thanatos reappeared in a far more powerful form.
• Jiraiya and Young Naruto realized Thanatos’s power surge could not last, while Thanatos planned to use his bodiless clone’s final moments to attack them.
• Thanatos summoned the Death God’s Scythe and launched Annihilation as Young Naruto sent Hinata, Sarada, and Jiraiya away to safety.
• Young Naruto and Kurama combined senjutsu chakra, the Truth-Seeking Orbs, and a Tailed Beast Bomb to clash with Thanatos’s attack in the sky.
• Young Naruto recognized that he had enough chakra for only one more comparable attack, then faced Thanatos as he formed dozens of black energy spheres.

Young Naruto learned from Thanatos that he had reached the Divine Realm without knowing he needed a divine core, and realized this could explain why his growth had stalled. Thanatos tried to exhaust him with tracking Dark Energy Balls, but Naruto destroyed them with a Tailed Beast Bomb and finally reached Thanatos.

• Young Naruto sent Jiraiya, Hinata, and Sarada to safety while he held Thanatos off.
• Thanatos explained that a divine core could refine Naruto’s power and ease the strain of using it, while Naruto and Kurama realized the knowledge had been lost in their era.
• Young Naruto resolved to learn how to form a divine core after the mission, then faced Thanatos’s attack of tracking Dark Energy Balls.
• Kurama urged Naruto to use a Tailed Beast Bomb to clear the battlefield, and Naruto used Truth-Seeking Orbs to find a safe position for the attack.
• Naruto’s Tailed Beast Bomb destroyed the Dark Energy Balls, and he appeared behind Thanatos and struck at him; Thanatos blocked with his scythe.

Tsunade and Shizune visited Konoha's training grounds to see how its young ninja were progressing. Impressed by their growth, Tsunade headed back to the Hokage Office feeling satisfied with the village's future.

• Tsunade skipped work to visit Neji, Lee, Guy, and Tenten, where Neji demonstrated his powerful Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm and Tenten accidentally flooded the team with seawater.
• Tsunade praised Kiba's three-headed transformation, then recoiled from the Bloodsucking Bee larvae Shino was raising with Naruto's eggs.
• Kurenai arrived with Kurama Yakumo and learned from Shino about Tsunade's visit and abrupt departure.
• Tsunade and Shizune watched Sakura and Sai train with Kakashi, and Tsunade hoped their teamwork would upset Danzo.
• Tsunade saw Choji and Ino use their clan techniques, then found Asuma teaching Shikamaru through shogi and returned to the Hokage Office satisfied.

Young Naruto fought Thanatos until Hinata saved him, and Naruto, Sasuke, and the others returned after escaping the Death Space with the missing woman’s soul. Thanatos prepared a suicidal final attack, and the group began combining their powers to stop it.

• Young Naruto used his Truth-Seeking Orbs and Flying Thunder God to keep Thanatos engaged, but Thanatos shattered the orbs and nearly killed him with a series of energy blades.
• Hinata blocked Thanatos’s fatal strike with the Yata Mirror, and Naruto caught her after another attack sent her flying.
• Naruto, Sasuke, Young Sasuke, Boruto, and the others appeared, and Thanatos discovered they had escaped his Death Space and taken the woman’s soul.
• Thanatos gathered natural chakra for the fifth form of Death God’s Scythe Slash, knowing the attack would destroy his soul clone as well as threaten the group.
• Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, Boruto, and Sarada combined the Three Sacred Treasures and their powers, while Jiraiya channeled his Star God power and senjutsu chakra into Naruto.
• Young Naruto asked Young Sasuke if he could keep up, and Young Sasuke declared that he would not be underestimated.