Recaps

After awakening the Myriad Worlds Card Draw System, Naruto drew Zuo Ruotong’s Triple Inversion and gained a new path to power. He began developing the technique while keeping his abilities hidden, and the chapter ended with him struggling to catch fish as Kakashi watched from the shadows.

• Naruto woke in Konoha after being bullied, drew a card, and received Zuo Ruotong’s Triple Inversion technique.
• Naruto met Hinata after she had been bullied, but a maid pulled her away and warned her to stay clear of him.
• Naruto discovered that the system allowed only one draw per year and decided to cultivate Triple Inversion instead of risking premature absorption of Natural Energy.
• Naruto stayed home to practice, then went to a stream to fish while villagers insulted him and Kakashi secretly observed him.
• Naruto failed to catch fish with a stick and climbed back onto the bank.

Naruto kept a low profile as Konoha's tension with the Uchiha Clan grew, then drew new abilities from his system. His latest draw gave him the Cinnabar Mark, leaving him horrified as the chapter ended.

• Naruto settled into a quiet routine while Konoha's conflict with the Uchiha Clan intensified, and he hoped to draw Twin Palms before the clan was wiped out.
• Fugaku Uchiha rejected calls for an immediate coup, while Itachi Uchiha reported to the Hokage faction that the clan did not plan to rebel.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi visited Naruto, shared his meal, and left him his monthly living expenses.
• Naruto drew the Fire Style skill, which let him travel through space by means of flames, and continued cultivating and fishing.
• Naruto met Yakumo Kurama at his fishing spot but ignored her attempts to talk with him.
• Naruto's next lottery draw gave him the Cinnabar Mark, which appeared on his body and left him despairing.

Naruto spent peaceful days training and fishing with Yakumo Kurama, his only friend, while considering how the Third Hokage viewed him. Their quiet afternoon was interrupted when Sasuke Uchiha’s stray kunai brought Itachi to the stream, and Yakumo’s inner demon stirred after Naruto left.

• Naruto accepted his Cinnabar Mark and enjoyed several peaceful days, during which he became friends with Yakumo Kurama.
• Naruto and Yakumo discussed being orphans while fishing, and Naruto considered whether he could kill the Third Hokage and put Tsunade in power.
• A kunai flew into the streamside, and Naruto recognized Sasuke Uchiha and his older brother, Itachi, when they came to retrieve it.
• Itachi apologized for the stray kunai and left with Sasuke, while Naruto decided to head home.
• Yakumo felt anger toward Itachi and heard her inner demon urge her to kill him, but she resisted its temptation.

Naruto drew the Twin Palms skill, which gave him the ability to alter people at the soul level, and reconsidered his plans. After rejecting the Nine-Tails’ offer of power, he used the skill to take action despite being watched by Anbu and Root.

• Naruto ran into Hinata while seeking good deeds, then returned home and drew Twin Palms from the lottery.
• Naruto met the Nine-Tails in his mind and refused to unseal its gate, saying the timing was wrong.
• Naruto discovered that two Anbu and two Root members were monitoring him, making it difficult to act openly.
• Naruto used Triple Inversion to vanish from his room, then appeared beside two Anbu and struck them with Twin Palms.
• Naruto began altering the two Anbu’s memories and perceptions.

Naruto manipulated the shinobi assigned to watch him, established a hidden base in an abandoned Root research facility, and studied sealing techniques. His bloodline awakened, giving him red hair and access to Uzumaki abilities.

• Naruto used spiritual energy to take control of two Root shinobi, altered their memories, and discovered that the system could recycle ninjutsu scrolls to reduce its remaining time.
• He later controlled four more shinobi and had one lead him to an abandoned underground research base once used by Orochimaru.
• Naruto ordered the Root member to discreetly collect materials on Sealing Jutsu, then used Multi-Shadow Clone Technique to clean and study the base.
• Naruto continued altering the beliefs of his monitors and studying the materials the Root members brought him.
• A clone noticed that Naruto's hair had turned bright red, and Naruto's status panel showed that his Uzumaki Bloodline had awakened.
• Naruto manifested golden Adamantine Sealing Chains and realized his vast chakra reserves would let him use his new bloodline abilities freely.

After six months of bloodline and sealing research, Naruto returned to Konoha for his first day at the Ninja Academy. He reunited with Hinata, endured the villagers’ wary attention, and began class with the other young shinobi.

• Naruto learned from a Shadow Clone that the Third Hokage had delivered his Academy admission notice, then returned home to rest and left clones to continue researching.
• Naruto went to the Ninja Academy, where he noticed familiar clan children and sensed the villagers’ fear and hostility toward him.
• Hinata spotted Naruto and greeted him, and later chose the seat beside him in their classroom.
• The Third Hokage welcomed the children with a speech about the Will of Fire and assigned Naruto and the others to an elite class.
• Iruka introduced himself as their homeroom teacher and asked the students to share their names, hobbies, and dreams.

Naruto introduced himself at the Ninja Academy, questioned the history lesson, and spent lunch exploring Konoha before reconnecting with Uncle Ichiraku over ramen. In the afternoon, Iruka began teaching the students how to mold chakra.

• Okada Takeshi, Shikamaru Nara, Ino, Choji, Hinata, and Naruto introduced themselves to their class, and Naruto said he dreamed of becoming as powerful as the Hokage.
• Iruka taught the class ninja history, and Naruto privately scoffed at its account of Konoha's founders and the Third Hokage.
• Naruto left the Academy at lunchtime, wandered through Konoha, and encountered Uncle Ichiraku, who welcomed him and served him ramen.
• Naruto paid for his meal and returned to the Academy for afternoon practice.
• Iruka explained chakra molding and invited the students to try it for themselves.

Naruto stunned his Academy classmates by revealing his immense chakra, drawing the Third Hokage and Danzo into an argument over who should train him. After school, Naruto considered using the Uchiha Clan to create a distraction, while Sasuke returned home upset.

• Shikamaru told Naruto that he and the other clan children had not started refining chakra because their families did not want to strain them during peacetime.
• Sasuke Uchiha challenged Naruto, and Naruto released a sliver of chakra that shocked the students watching.
• The Third Hokage watched Naruto through a crystal ball and refused Danzo's demand to train him as a weapon.
• Naruto went home and considered stirring up trouble involving the Uchiha Clan to divert attention from himself.
• Sasuke Uchiha returned home in a bad mood, and Itachi Uchiha asked what was wrong.

Naruto planted memories of the Uchiha Clan’s destruction in the minds of its strongest members, prompting the clan’s hardliners to seize power and agree to rebel. As the Uchiha leaders confronted Fugaku about his secret Mangekyō Sharingan, they wondered how the mysterious messenger had known about it.

• Naruto flew to the Uchiha Clan and gave its Great Elder and several elite jonin dreams and memories depicting the clan’s future destruction.
• Fugaku and other Uchiha members awoke convinced their visions were not genjutsu, and the Great Elder gathered hardliners to act on what they had seen.
• The hardliners seized control of the Uchiha Clan from Fugaku, while Naruto returned home pleased that the clan’s unrest would draw attention away from him.
• The Third Hokage questioned Itachi about the sudden shift in the Uchiha Clan, but Itachi could not explain what had changed.
• The Uchiha gathered and agreed to rebel, then the Great Elder and three elite jonin questioned Fugaku about whether he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Naruto orchestrated an ambush that gouged out Daohuo Uchiha’s eyes, inflaming the confrontation between the Uchiha Clan and the Hokage’s faction. He took a pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan to his laboratory and began experimenting with awakening his own.

• The Uchiha Clan’s clashes with the Hokage’s faction intensified as Anbu kept watch, while Naruto grew closer to Hinata at school.
• Naruto arranged for three Root members posing as Anbu to ambush Daohuo Uchiha, who lost his eyes before the attackers escaped.
• The Root members accused two pursuing Uchiha of plotting rebellion, and both sides gathered with weapons drawn as the Third Hokage and Danzo arrived.
• Fuyue Uchiha brought the injured Daohuo before the leaders, the Uchiha demanded an explanation, and Itachi Uchiha joined his clan but was treated with suspicion.
• Naruto revealed that he had orchestrated the incident to obtain the Sharingan and began experimenting with awakening his own.

Naruto's clone shared lunch with Hinata and decided to help her become stronger. Meanwhile, the Uchiha elders debated how to respond to Danzo and considered taking Itachi's eyes, leaving Fugaku pressured to choose between his sons.

• Naruto greeted Hinata at school, and she sensed that something about him seemed different.
• Hinata gathered the courage to invite Naruto to lunch, and he agreed and decided to help her grow stronger.
• Sasuke noticed that something had changed within his clan, while the Uchiha gathered to discuss the previous day's events.
• The Uchiha elders feared confronting Danzo and the Third Hokage because Itachi had sided with them and possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Daohuo suggested replacing Itachi, and the Great Elder proposed taking his eyes, urging Fugaku to consider Sasuke's future.

Fugaku Uchiha agreed to take Itachi Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan for the clan, while Naruto investigated the Sharingan and spent time with Hinata. The chapter ended with Itachi and Mikoto incapacitated as the Great Elder prepared to take Itachi’s eyes.

• Fugaku Uchiha decided that taking Itachi Uchiha’s eyes could restore the Uchiha Clan’s power, and the clan members discussed how to do it.
• Naruto received a report about the Uchiha incident and considered studying the Byakugan, but chose to go to school and see Hinata.
• Naruto greeted Hinata at school, and she recognized him as the real Naruto.
• At dinner, Fugaku Uchiha told Itachi Uchiha to leave the Anbu, then used a technique to incapacitate him and Mikoto Uchiha.
• Four Uchiha entered the house, and Fugaku Uchiha asked the Great Elder to take Itachi’s eyes.

The Uchiha Clan gave Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan to Daohuo, leaving Itachi with replacement eyes and prompting the Third Hokage to distrust him and fear the clan’s growing power. A year later, as the Uchiha-Hokage conflict intensified and Naruto quietly expanded his abilities, the Uchiha considered controlling the Nine-Tails, though Fuyue doubted he could do it.

• The Great Elder handed Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan to Fuyue, who gave them to Daohuo; Shui Uchiha replaced Itachi’s eyes with Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Itachi told the Third Hokage that his eyes had been replaced, and the Hokage dismissed him from the Uchiha Clan’s affairs while suspecting the clan had two pairs of Mangekyō.
• Naruto continued training by taking and converting the Nine-Tails’ chakra, and his chakra reached 130 cards.
• Over the next year, the Hokage-Uchiha conflict worsened, and Naruto used the turmoil to control more shinobi and collect more ninjutsu.
• The Great Elder proposed that the Uchiha control the Nine-Tails and recreate its rampage, but Fuyue doubted his ocular power was sufficient.

The Uchiha Great Elder, Fuyue Uchiha, and Daohuo Uchiha plotted to release the Nine-Tails and frame someone, while Itachi Uchiha discovered their plan and resolved to stop them. The next day, Naruto went to the Hyuga district and met Neji Hyuga, who ordered him to leave.

• The Great Elder proposed releasing the Nine-Tails to force the Third Hokage into a potentially fatal confrontation, and Fuyue Uchiha agreed as they discussed how to frame someone else.
• A crow witnessed the plot and showed it to Itachi Uchiha, who decided he could not rely on the Third Hokage and would stop the conspirators himself.
• Itachi considered warning Naruto but chose not to involve him, then awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and resolved to act.
• Naruto noticed the crow watching him, returned home, and reviewed reports and Root techniques before continuing his research.
• The next day, Naruto went to the Hyuga district and met Neji Hyuga, who recognized him and told him to leave.

Naruto prepared to tame the Nine-Tails by opening the seal, but two Uchiha attackers captured him before he could act. After learning their plan was to release the Nine-Tails, Naruto removed the sealing talisman and prepared to take control of the seal himself.

• Naruto grew close to Hinata despite Hiashi warning her to stay away, and Neji confronted Naruto before Hinata led them out together.
• Naruto reviewed his abilities and decided to begin taming the Nine-Tails by opening the seal's cage.
• In Naruto's mindscape, Naruto approached the Nine-Tails, but Minato Namikaze stopped him from touching the sealing talisman.
• Two men in black captured Naruto, and the Nine-Tails identified them as Uchiha Clan members who intended to release it.
• Naruto used Twin Palms to absorb Minato Namikaze's chakra, then tore off the sealing talisman and prepared to control the seal himself.

Daohuo Uchiha and Shui Uchiha broke Naruto’s seal, releasing the Nine-Tails, but Naruto took control of the beast and attacked the village. The Third Hokage trapped the Nine-Tails and began using the Reaper Death Seal, leaving Naruto facing an imminent threat.

• Daohuo Uchiha and Shui Uchiha broke Naruto’s seal, and Daohuo used his Mangekyō Sharingan to confuse the released Nine-Tails.
• Naruto regained consciousness, merged with the Nine-Tails through Triple Inversion, and took control of its body.
• The Nine-Tails attacked the village, but Danzo used Baku to swallow its first Tailed Beast Bomb as the Third Hokage entered the fight.
• The Third Hokage trapped the Nine-Tails with Tri-Seal, but Naruto dispersed its body into red smoke to escape the chains.
• The Third Hokage immobilized the Nine-Tails with the Reaper Death Seal, and Naruto realized the old man was going through with it.

Naruto survived the Third Hokage’s attempt to seal the Nine-Tails, and the Third died after completing the jutsu. Danzo’s clash with the Uchiha Clan left the village under strain, while Naruto waited at home and questioned reports that Fugaku Uchiha had been killed.

• Danzo led Root to the Uchiha Clan compound and accused the clan of controlling the Nine-Tails, while the Great Elder denied it.
• Naruto revealed his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, and the Third Hokage died when the Death God consumed his soul.
• Naruto told the elders that Tsunade was to succeed the Third Hokage, then identified Shui Uchiha as one of his kidnappers.
• The elders sent Kakashi and Anbu to support Danzo, ordered Naruto home, and suppressed information about Naruto and the Nine-Tails.
• Jiraiya returned to the village, and Naruto learned that ten Uchiha had been killed and twenty captured, including Fugaku Uchiha and Shui Uchiha.
• Naruto doubted the report that Fugaku Uchiha had died, wondering if he had faked his death.

Naruto reviewed the powers he had gained after the Nine-Tails incident, then met Jiraiya, who planned to take him out of Konoha to find Tsunade. As Naruto prepared to leave, Jiraiya hurried him away amid fears that Danzo would escalate the conflict with the Uchiha Clan.

• Naruto ordered his visitor to find a way to take Danzo’s Mangekyō Sharingan and reviewed the Flying Thunder God and sealing techniques he had gained.
• Hinata visited Naruto to make sure he was safe, but an Anbu summoned him to meet the elders and Jiraiya.
• Naruto entered the elders’ meeting, where Danzo objected to his arrival and Jiraiya agreed to take him along to find Tsunade and teach him to control his power.
• Jiraiya warned the elders to keep Danzo from going too far against the Uchiha Clan, then told Naruto to gather his things so they could leave quickly.
• Naruto prepared to depart, while Jiraiya hurried to prevent Konoha and the Uchiha Clan from fighting to the bitter end.

Naruto and Jiraiya traveled toward the Land of Hot Water while Danzo learned that a masked Uchiha had stolen the Mangekyō Sharingan from Root. At their campsite, Naruto showed Jiraiya his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and struggled to control its strength.

• Naruto and Jiraiya set out for the Land of Hot Water to find Tsunade, while Hinata noticed Naruto was missing and checked his empty house.
• Danzo learned that a masked, one-eyed Uchiha had used Space-Time Ninjutsu to steal the Mangekyō Sharingan from Root and blamed the Uchiha.
• Naruto visited the Nine-Tails in the Sealing Space and encouraged him to find a way to grow stronger without devouring the other Tailed Beasts.
• Naruto returned to the campfire and revealed his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode to Jiraiya, who felt its power exceed his Sage Mode.
• Naruto lost control of his strength and cracked the ground, so Jiraiya began demonstrating a method to help him control it.

Naruto and Jiraiya arrived in the Land of Hot Water to search for Tsunade, but Naruto failed to find her. While Jiraiya disappeared, Naruto trained in the Flying Thunder God Technique and managed to mark the ground and teleport, though he doubted he could use it well in battle.

• Naruto failed to practice controlling his hair and wrecked the forest around his and Jiraiya's camp.
• Naruto and Jiraiya reached the Land of Hot Water, where Jiraiya peeped on bathers until Naruto kicked him through a wall.
• Naruto searched the casinos for Tsunade but did not find her, while Tsunade stayed at an inn and drank.
• Naruto used Triple Inversion and altered his memories to focus solely on getting stronger, then successfully created Flying Thunder God marks.
• Naruto teleported to a mark and stopped himself from crashing headfirst into the ground.

Naruto found Tsunade and asked her to return to Konoha as Fifth Hokage after the Third Hokage's death and the Uchiha Clan's rebellion. Tsunade refused at first, then challenged Naruto to prove his resolve by fighting her, and their battle began with both displaying formidable strength.

• Naruto went to a restaurant, where he recognized Tsunade and told her he had come with Jiraiya to find her.
• Tsunade invited Naruto to eat with her and Shizune, then asked why he wanted to see her.
• Naruto told Tsunade the Third Hokage had died and asked her to become the Fifth Hokage, but she refused.
• Naruto appealed to Tsunade to protect Konoha, and she challenged him to defeat her if he wanted her help.
• Naruto activated Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and fought Tsunade with Taijutsu, but retreated after several dozen exchanges.
• Tsunade taunted Naruto, asking whether that was all he could do.

Naruto impressed Tsunade by transforming the Nine-Tails’ chakra into a giant human-shaped form, earning her approval and a necklace. Back in the tavern, he proposed a plan to weaken the Uchiha Clan by folding members without awakened Sharingan into Konoha, and Tsunade saw a way to force them to accept it.

• Naruto revealed his Nine-Tails transformation and formed a giant Naruto-shaped chakra body before Tsunade, Shizune, Tonton, and Jiraiya.
• Naruto dispelled the transformation after the Nine-Tails warned him that their coordination was poor and his chakra was becoming tainted.
• Tsunade praised Naruto, agreed to keep an eye on the Hokage Position for him, and gave him her necklace.
• Jiraiya explained the Uchiha Clan situation to Tsunade, and they discussed how to prevent the clan from becoming a threat again.
• Naruto suggested bringing Uchiha without awakened Sharingan into Konoha and reserving the Uchiha surname for those who awakened their eyes.
• Tsunade approved Naruto’s plan and believed recent events could give her leverage to make the Uchiha Clan accept it.

Naruto returned to Konoha with Tsunade and reunited with Hinata, giving her a Yin Seal filled with the Nine-Tails’ chakra. Tsunade then presented Naruto’s plan for handling the Uchiha Clan to the elders, who debated whether to accept it.

• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Naruto returned to Konoha, where a crowd welcomed Tsunade.
• Naruto found Hinata, apologized for worrying her, and told her about the mission and Tsunade’s likely appointment as Fifth Hokage.
• Naruto used Twin Palms and the Nine-Tails’ chakra to form and fill a Yin Seal on Hinata’s forehead.
• Tsunade met with the three elders and Jiraiya and explained Naruto’s plan for handling the Uchiha Clan.
• The elders questioned the plan, while Danzo stayed silent and recognized that it was feasible.

Tsunade and the elders agreed to disband the ordinary Uchiha and seal their memories, while ordering Jiraiya to present the plan to the clan. Jiraiya and Naruto confronted the Uchiha, and Qiuyu accepted the terms after hearing Itachi’s view.

• Tsunade and the elders finalized a plan to disband the ordinary Uchiha and assimilate them into Konoha.
• Danzo explained that Itachi Uchiha and Qiuyu Uchiha had both awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Tsunade put Jiraiya in charge of Anbu and Root.
• Jiraiya brought Naruto and dozens of Anbu to the Uchiha compound to deliver Tsunade’s order.
• Naruto entered Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, and Itachi and Qiuyu arrived with their Mangekyō Sharingan awakened.
• Jiraiya told Qiuyu, Itachi, and Daohuo that ordinary clan members would have their memories sealed and be assimilated into Konoha.
• Itachi said the proposal might be for the best, and Qiuyu agreed to the terms.

After the Third Hokage’s burial and Tsunade’s appointment as Fifth Hokage, Jiraiya gave Naruto the keys to his parents’ home, and Naruto began settling into a new sense of peace. The next morning, Naruto returned to school, where Sasuke Uchiha’s arrival silenced the classroom.

• Jiraiya and Naruto left the Uchiha ancestral grounds after reaching an agreement, and the Uchiha were dispersed across Konoha while those without the Sharingan had their memories sealed.
• Naruto attended the Third Hokage’s burial, where Konohamaru tried to attack him before Asuma Sarutobi took the child away.
• Tsunade became Fifth Hokage, and Naruto told her he wanted to remain in school and strengthen his fundamentals rather than graduate early.
• Jiraiya visited Naruto and gave him the keys to the house his parents had left him.
• Naruto explored and tidied the house with Shadow Clones, then went to sleep there and returned to school the next morning.
• Naruto greeted his classmates and Hinata before Sasuke Uchiha entered the classroom, bringing the room to silence.