Chapter Summaries

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.

Naruto encountered Orochimaru while taking Hinata to dinner, then revealed his parentage to her at his new home. Three years later, Naruto had grown stronger and prepared to graduate alongside Hinata, though their future teammate remained unknown.

• Naruto noticed Orochimaru's powerful chakra and shielded Hinata, then led her away from the dangerous stranger.
• Naruto cooked dinner for Hinata at the house his parents had left him and told her that Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki were his parents.
• Naruto identified the stranger as Orochimaru after the meal and chose not to approach him.
• Over the next three years, Naruto strengthened his bloodlines and abilities, while Konoha's villagers grew more accepting of him.
• Naruto and Hinata discussed their approaching graduation and wondered who would join them on a three-person team.

On his twelfth birthday, Naruto’s bloodline completed its transformation, and he gained two powerful skills through a draw. He passed the graduation exam as a Konoha Genin, then began experimenting with Itachi Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan to create an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Naruto spent his birthday with Hinata, and his bloodline fused into Asura's Bloodline as his mood affected his chakra.
• Naruto drew Reverse Eight Directions and Dan Devour, then learned that Daohuo Uchiha had died and that Itachi Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan were being returned to him.
• Naruto passed his Transformation Technique graduation exam with full marks and received his Forehead Protector from Iruka.
• After school, Naruto used Flying Thunder God to return to his laboratory, where he began combining the ocular power and cells of Mangekyō Sharingan with Twin Palms.
• Naruto found the experiment was proceeding smoothly as long as he supplied chakra.

Naruto awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and joined Team Seven with Sasuke Uchiha and Hinata. Their jōnin instructor, Kakashi, arrived and was hit by Naruto’s eraser prank despite trying to dodge it.

• Naruto awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan through his own chakra and returned home using Flying Thunder God.
• Hinata brought Naruto breakfast, and they went to the classroom for the team assignments.
• Iruka assigned Naruto, Sasuke Uchiha, and Hyuga Hinata to Team Seven, while Sakura joined Team 8.
• Naruto sensed their jōnin instructor watching them and placed an eraser above the classroom door.
• Kakashi dodged the eraser at first, but Naruto’s prank still hit him, leaving Sasuke surprised.

Naruto introduced himself to Kakashi's new team and gave Hinata a powerful summoning contract as a graduation gift. The next day, he and Hinata arrived late for Kakashi's test, leaving Sasuke furious at the training ground.

• Kakashi asked Naruto, Hinata, and Sasuke to introduce themselves and announced a test for the next day.
• Naruto gave Hinata a summoning contract, and she summoned a huge red wolf king that Naruto told to protect her.
• Danzo discovered that his Mangekyō Sharingan had disappeared again and suspected Itachi Uchiha.
• Hinata brought Naruto breakfast before the test, but Naruto took his time getting ready because he expected Kakashi to be late.
• Naruto and Hinata reached Training Ground Seven near noon, where Sasuke angrily confronted Naruto for arriving late.

Kakashi began the bell test, but Naruto and Hinata surprised him with their powerful techniques. The test was still underway as Kakashi resorted to a kunai to defend himself from Hinata.

• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata met Kakashi, who explained that only two of them could pass by taking his two bells before noon.
• Naruto attacked Kakashi with the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique and Flying Thunder God, astonishing Sasuke and Hinata, but struggled to use the teleportation technique smoothly in combat.
• Naruto used Wind Style: Vacuum Sphere against Kakashi, then asked Hinata to try her hand at fighting him.
• Hinata struck Kakashi with a chakra attack that damaged his chakra pathways, forcing him to evade her instead of blocking.
• Kakashi drew a kunai to defend himself from Hinata, while Sasuke watched in alarm at how strong his teammates were.

Naruto fought Kakashi during the bell test and revealed powerful techniques that surprised the people watching from the Hokage building. Tsunade decided not to promote Naruto early, while Shikaku realized she intended to groom him as the next Hokage.

• Sasuke attacked Kakashi with fire and shuriken, while Naruto watched and assessed Sasuke's strength.
• After Inoichi relayed Tsunade's order, Kakashi knocked Hinata and Sasuke aside and charged at Naruto.
• Naruto fired miniature Rasengan with Spiral Pistol, hit Kakashi, and then blasted him away with an eruption of chakra.
• Kakashi tried One Thousand Years of Death, prompting Naruto to restrain him with Reverse Eight Directions and counter with Flying Thunder God and the same technique.
• Kakashi escaped with a substitution, and Tsunade praised Naruto's growth but declined to promote him early.
• Shikaku understood that Tsunade planned to raise Naruto as the next Hokage.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata passed Kakashi’s bell test after choosing to share the bells rather than abandon one another. After celebrating over barbecue, Naruto’s group parted ways, while Nagato advanced the Akatsuki’s plan to track the Tailed Beasts.

• Naruto tossed the bells to Sasuke and Hinata, and Hinata gave hers to Sasuke because she wanted to stay with Naruto.
• Kakashi declared all three students had passed and explained that abandoning comrades was worse than breaking the rules.
• Naruto led the group to a barbecue restaurant, where Hinata ate most of the food and Kakashi paid the bill.
• Kakashi told the students to meet at the mission office the next morning, and Sasuke left to seek powerful ninjutsu from his brother.
• Nagato told Zetsu to track the Tailed Beasts, and Zetsu said he had already sent people out.

Naruto, Hinata, and Sasuke began their first mission under Kakashi, clearing trash from a river while practicing Water Walking. Hinata and Naruto mastered the technique, and Sasuke learned it after struggling, while Kakashi observed their strong foundations.

• Hinata woke Naruto and brought him breakfast before the three Genin met Sasuke at the mission hall.
• Kakashi chose a river-cleaning mission and demonstrated Water Walking before settling down to read.
• Hinata mastered Water Walking first, while Naruto and Sasuke struggled to keep their footing.
• Naruto used Shadow Clones to share practice experience and quickly mastered the technique, then teased Sasuke.
• Naruto and Hinata began clearing the river as Sasuke kept practicing and eventually learned to walk on the water.
• Kakashi watched the team and recognized their talent and solid training.

Naruto studied a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan and considered how he and Hinata might obtain more powerful eyes. The team accepted an escort mission to the Land of Snow, and Naruto learned that the Chunin Exams would still take place next month.

• Naruto examined the Mangekyō Sharingan in his laboratory and wondered why they had not evolved into the Rinnegan.
• A shadow clone suggested that an emotional shock could awaken the Mangekyō, but Naruto rejected harming Hinata and decided to wait for his ocular power to grow.
• Sasuke asked Kakashi for a more challenging mission, and Tsunade summoned Kakashi to her office with a client-requested assignment.
• Kakashi accepted an escort mission to take a celebrity back to the Land of Snow, and Naruto recognized Kazahana Koyuki from a movie.
• Naruto asked Tsunade about becoming a Chunin, and she told him the exams would be held jointly with the Land of Wind next month.

Naruto drew the Three Immortals Return to Cave spatial ability and took Hinata on a date, where they held hands while watching a movie. A second draw gave him Feng Baobao’s Immortality constitution, leaving Naruto terrified that his body would remain twelve forever.

• Naruto drew the Three Immortals Return to Cave ability and gained a pocket dimension of about ten cubic meters.
• Naruto and Hinata wandered around to prepare for their first mission outside the village, then went to watch a movie together.
• Naruto held Hinata’s hand during the movie while both of them wondered about the other’s feelings.
• Naruto drew a Feng Baobao character card and gained the Immortality constitution.
• Naruto feared the new constitution would stop his body from growing up, and his attempt to mature with Twin Palms came too late.

Naruto struggled with the permanent effects of the system’s body-changing abilities, then showed Hinata his older form before walking her home. The next day, Team Kakashi gathered to leave Konoha on a long mission, but Kakashi revealed that their client had run off and sent them to find him.

• Naruto used Twin Palms to grow older, discovered he could not change his face back, and used Triple Inversion to return to his usual form.
• Naruto explained the side effect to Hinata, showed her his sixteen-year-old appearance, and kissed her forehead before returning to normal.
• Naruto took Hinata home after they left the theater, and he gradually accepted that he might remain stuck with his youthful appearance.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata met Kakashi at Konoha’s gates the next morning, excited for their first mission outside the village.
• Kakashi told the team that their client had run off and ordered them to find him before they set out.

Naruto rescued Kazahana Koyuki from thugs and joined Kakashi’s team escorting her to the Land of Snow. When Koyuki became fearful and refused to face what awaited her, Naruto demonstrated his power and assured her he could handle any danger.

• Naruto used a genjutsu to stop four thugs from abducting Kazahana Koyuki, then carried her to the meeting point.
• Kakashi’s team left Konoha with Koyuki and the film crew, traveling by ship toward the Land of Snow.
• Kakashi asked Naruto and Hinata to speak with Koyuki after her assistant said she was feeling hopeless.
• Naruto and Hinata found Koyuki hiding in a dark room, and Naruto asked what she was afraid of.
• Naruto floated himself and Koyuki to demonstrate his strength, and Koyuki began to believe in a ninja’s power.

Naruto tested his new sealing-card technique on three attackers hiding near the iceberg while the crew filmed Kazahana Koyuki. That night, Sandayu revealed Koyuki was a princess and asked Kakashi to protect her, but Koyuki rejected the plea to reclaim her country.

• Naruto prepared to destroy an iceberg with a Rasengan, but the director stopped him to film there instead.
• Naruto used a Shadow Clone to seal three armored attackers inside cards, then recycled the cards and reduced his next-draw cooldown.
• Sandayu revealed that Kazahana Koyuki was a princess, and the film crew reacted with alarm.
• The director decided the crew would finish filming, while Sandayu asked Kakashi to protect Koyuki.
• Koyuki entered and refused Sandayu's request to lead the people of the Land of Snow, saying she would not risk her life for them.

Naruto protected Kazahana Koyuki’s group from an avalanche by using Flying Thunder God, revealing the technique to Kakashi and Sasuke. Kazahana Dōtō attacked afterward, and Kakashi fought him while Naruto escorted the convoy toward the capital.

• Naruto reassured Kazahana Koyuki that they should try to oppose her uncle, and she agreed to continue toward the Land of Snow.
• The group traveled peacefully to shore, where Sandayu left them and the others boarded a vehicle bound for the capital.
• Kazahana Dōtō triggered an avalanche, but Naruto used Flying Thunder God to make it disappear and spotted Dōtō on a distant mountaintop.
• Kazahana Dōtō attacked Kakashi with an Ice Style black dragon, while Naruto returned to the motorhome and ordered the convoy to continue to the capital.
• Kazahana Dōtō grew furious as the convoy moved away and pressed Kakashi with powerful Ice Style attacks, leaving Kakashi on the defensive.

Naruto returned to the battlefield after rescuing Kakashi from an ice prison, while Kazahana Dōtō defeated Sasuke and demanded the treasure from Kazahana Koyuki. Hinata and the Red Wolf King fought Dōtō but were overwhelmed, and Naruto appeared as the wolf was frozen.

• Naruto tried to rally Kazahana Koyuki after finding Sandayu dead, but she fled in fear and Kazahana Dōtō arrived, claiming he had killed Kakashi.
• Sasuke attacked Kazahana Dōtō with a fire technique, while Naruto went to the lake and freed Kakashi from a block of ice.
• Naruto carried the unconscious Kakashi back as Sasuke lost to Kazahana Dōtō, and Kazahana Koyuki surrendered her elephant pendant to protect the others.
• Hinata attacked Kazahana Dōtō, then summoned the Red Wolf King, which broke free from an ice coffin before Dōtō froze it inside an ice mountain.
• Naruto appeared beside Hinata and the frozen Red Wolf King, saw Sasuke defeated, and called the wolf useless.