Chapter Summaries

Naruto prepared a last-resort escape plan as he and his companions continued toward the Valley of the End, expecting stronger Konoha pursuers. Kakashi, Hyuga Hiashi, and Might Guy arrived at the Anbu’s bodies and continued the hunt.

• Sasuke recognized that Konoha would send a powerful pursuit squad to capture Naruto, and he reflected on the gap between Naruto’s strength and the others’.
• Naruto warned Sasuke, Neji, and Yakumo that Kakashi, Might Guy, and Hyuga Hiashi might pursue them, and that Might Guy’s Eight Inner Gates could stop their escape.
• Naruto sent a shadow clone ahead with Nine-Tails Chakra to place a Flying Thunder God mark as a last-resort contingency.
• Naruto carried Yakumo as the four companions resumed their journey toward the Valley of the End.
• Kakashi, Hyuga Hiashi, and Might Guy found the bodies of the Anbu Naruto and Sasuke had killed, while Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi followed behind with Hinata, Sakura, and the other Genin.

Kakashi, Hiashi, and Might Guy pursued Naruto, Sasuke, Neji, and Yakumo after learning they had killed Konoha Anbu. Naruto and Sasuke defeated two more Root squads, but the pursuit caught up with them at the Valley of the End, where the former allies faced one another.

• Pakkun identified Naruto, Sasuke, Neji, and Yakumo's scents at the scene and reported that Naruto and Sasuke had defeated four Anbu.
• Kakashi, Hiashi, and Might Guy followed Pakkun's lead, while Pakkun went to guide Asuma, Kurenai, Hinata, and Sakura to them.
• Naruto and Sasuke fought eight Anbu from two Root squads, with Naruto protecting Neji and Yakumo using Shadow Clones and Nine-Tails Chakra.
• Naruto killed one squad leader, breaking the Anbu's formation, and he and Sasuke killed the remaining attackers.
• Naruto, Sasuke, Neji, and Yakumo reached the Valley of the End, where Kakashi, Hiashi, and Might Guy caught up with them.

Naruto, Sasuke, Yakumo, and Neji faced Kakashi, Hiashi, and Might Guy at the waterfall after leaving Konoha. The three Jonin tried to persuade the young ninja to return, but Naruto rejected Kakashi’s explanation and the chapter ended with the sides still confronting each other.

• Naruto, Sasuke, Yakumo, and Neji stood opposite Kakashi, Hiashi, and Might Guy at the waterfall.
• Neji struggled with his emotions at seeing Hiashi and Might Guy, despite remaining with Naruto’s group.
• Kakashi asked Naruto why he had left and urged him to return, promising protection and appealing to his trust in Jiraiya.
• Naruto laughed at Kakashi’s explanation and said his choices came from more than his childhood or any single reason.
• Kakashi warned Naruto and Sasuke that they might have been misled, while Hiashi and Might Guy urged Neji and the others to turn back.

Naruto, Sasuke, Neji, and Yakumo refused Kakashi, Might Guy, and Hiashi’s pleas to return to Konoha, and the confrontation escalated toward a fight. The arrival of Kurenai, Hinata, and the others left Naruto shaken, but he met Hinata with a cold stare.

• Neji reaffirmed that he had chosen his path, while Sasuke declared he would settle the Uchiha Clan’s blood debt and showed signs of awakening his third Sharingan tomoe.
• Naruto accused Kakashi of hiding the truth and unleashed the Nine-Tails Chakra at four tails, forcing Kakashi, Might Guy, and Hiashi to prepare to fight.
• Hiashi and Might Guy focused on capturing Neji, believing he might not have taken part in the earlier battles.
• Kurenai, Hinata, and the others arrived, and Naruto, Sasuke, Neji, and Yakumo recognized them.
• Naruto suppressed his guilt and faced Hinata coldly as tears ran down her cheeks.

Kurenai, Asuma, and the Genin confronted Naruto, Neji, Sasuke, and Yakumo, hoping to persuade them to return. Yakumo and Neji reaffirmed their choices, while Naruto declared that Konoha should be destroyed, leaving his former comrades shocked.

• Kakashi sensed that Hinata’s arrival had weakened Naruto’s Nine-Tails Chakra and hoped the confrontation could be settled peacefully.
• Sakura, Tenten, Lee, Kiba, Shino, and the others urged Naruto, Sasuke, and Neji to return, while Kurenai appealed to Yakumo.
• Hinata saw Naruto’s resolve in his expression and silently watched him through her tears.
• Yakumo said she knew the truth about Ido and had chosen a different path, while Neji also refused to turn back.
• Sasuke remained unmoved by Sakura’s plea and waited for Naruto to act.
• Naruto said Konoha was a foolish village that they might as well destroy, shocking the Genin who had known him.

Namikaze Naruto denounced Konoha and revealed that he was the son of the Fourth Hokage, whose death he had witnessed as a baby. The chapter ended with the gathered shinobi stunned by his accusations and the truth about his parents.

• Naruto condemned the Will of Fire and accused Konoha of becoming corrupt under the Third Hokage, enraging Asuma Sarutobi.
• Naruto told Asuma to call him Namikaze Naruto, prompting the Jonin to recognize the significance of his surname.
• Naruto challenged Asuma over enjoying the privileges of being a Hokage's son while Naruto had been shunned as a monster.
• Naruto said he had watched his parents die when he was born and still remembered their blood on his face.
• Sasuke, Neji, Yakumo, Kakashi, and the other shinobi reacted with shock as Naruto's revelation shattered their assumptions.

Naruto revealed that he had known the truth about his parents and Konoha since birth, then condemned the village and its Jonin for how it had treated him. Kakashi and the others chose to capture Naruto and his companions, and Naruto summoned hundreds of Shadow Clones to shield Sasuke, Neji, and Yakumo as the confrontation began.

• Naruto's revelations convinced Kakashi and Asuma, while Hinata understood why Naruto had made his choice.
• Naruto angrily challenged Konoha over his treatment as the Nine-Tails' vessel and condemned its other injustices, leaving the Jonin silent.
• Naruto dismissed the Jonin's silence and released the Nine-Tails Chakra, prompting Kakashi to order the others to protect the Genin.
• Kakashi told Hiashi and Might Guy to help capture Naruto and his companions, and Naruto answered with the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
• Hundreds of Naruto's Shadow Clones formed a shield around Sasuke, Neji, and Yakumo as Might Guy moved to counter him.

Naruto launched a surprise assault on Kakashi and the others, using explosions, Shadow Clones, and Wind Release to hold them off while he tried to evacuate Yakumo and Neji with the Flying Thunder God Technique. He sent Yakumo away, but Might Guy interrupted before Naruto could teleport Neji, leaving Naruto and Sasuke facing the approaching Kakashi and Guy.

• Naruto detonated more than a thousand Explosive Tags beneath the Senju Hashirama statue and sent Shadow Clones to intercept Kakashi and Might Guy.
• Naruto's Nine-Tails Chakra-cloaked clones attacked with Wind Release, forcing the Genin and their allies to retreat as Asuma protected the group.
• Hiashi spotted signs of the Flying Thunder God Technique and warned Kakashi and Might Guy.
• Naruto used the Flying Thunder God Technique to send Yakumo away and told Neji to follow her toward the Land of Fields with his clone.
• Might Guy burst through Naruto's Shadow Clones before Naruto could teleport Neji, so Naruto stopped the technique and moved to confront him and Kakashi with Sasuke nearby.

Sasuke’s Sharingan evolved as he fought Kakashi, while Naruto unleashed more of Kurama’s chakra against Might Guy. Naruto’s Big Ball Rasengan destroyed the remaining stone statue and sent shockwaves across the battlefield, leaving the watching shinobi stunned as the clash continued.

• Sasuke’s Sharingan evolved into its Three-Tomoe form, and he rejected Kakashi’s pleas to turn back as they clashed.
• Naruto released five tails of Nine-Tails Chakra and charged Might Guy, who opened four of the Eight Inner Gates to face him.
• Naruto drew out more chakra, briefly manifesting a sixth tail, and declared that no one could stop him.
• Naruto struck with a blood-red Big Ball Rasengan, forcing Might Guy to evade as the blast shattered the remaining stone statue and sent shockwaves across the battlefield.
• Kakashi was driven back by the explosion, while Hiashi nearly got caught in it and the watching shinobi stared at Naruto in shock.

Naruto fought Kakashi, Might Guy, Hiashi, Asuma, and Kurenai while trying to teleport his allies away with the Flying Thunder God Technique. After Neji and Yakumo escaped, Naruto unleashed a Tailed Beast Ball at the Valley of the End.

• Naruto's Shadow Clones wounded Hiashi, giving Naruto an opening to teleport Neji away with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Might Guy struck Naruto with a powerful kick, but Naruto retaliated with his chakra tail and forced Guy back.
• Sasuke attacked Kakashi with a Great Fireball Technique and then ran toward Naruto.
• Naruto manifested a sixth tail and formed a Tailed Beast Ball as Kakashi, Guy, Hiashi, and the other Jonin tried to stop him.
• Naruto fired the Tailed Beast Ball, which exploded above the Valley of the End.

Naruto and Sasuke escaped after Naruto’s Tailed Beast Ball blast forced the pursuing Konoha team back. The pursuit squad abandoned the chase and returned to Konoha, while Hinata, Sakura, and the young Genin were left shaken by the conflict.

• Naruto detonated a Tailed Beast Ball, drove Might Guy back, and teleported Sasuke away before escaping with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Hinata wept over Naruto’s departure, while Sakura collapsed after Sasuke vanished.
• Tenten, Lee, Kiba, and Shino questioned their beliefs as they struggled to judge who was right.
• Hiashi explained that Naruto had escaped through space-time ninjutsu, and Kakashi called off the pursuit because the team had lost Naruto’s trail and risked an ambush in the Land of Fields.
• Kakashi led the five Jonin and six Genin back toward Konoha, with Tenten and the others supporting Sakura.

Naruto escaped the Valley of the End into the Land of Fields after using a Tailed Beast Ball and the Flying Thunder God Technique. He reunited with Sasuke, Neji, and Yakumo at their planned meeting point and urged them to find a safe place to hide from Konoha's pursuit.

• Naruto arrived battered in the wilderness of the Land of Fields after escaping Might Guy and the others.
• Naruto sensed that Sasuke, Neji, and Yakumo were heading toward their agreed meeting point, then traveled there on foot.
• Neji found Yakumo with his Byakugan, and the two reached the meeting point before Naruto and Sasuke arrived.
• Yakumo, Neji, and Sasuke worried about Naruto's injuries, but Naruto said his Nine-Tails chakra was slowly healing him.
• Naruto told the group to leave the area and find somewhere safe to hide because Konoha might still be pursuing them.

Naruto decided to delay going to Otogakure until he had recovered and the group had prepared for the dangers there. Meanwhile, Kakashi brought the Konoha pursuit team back to the village, where the Genin struggled with what they had learned about Naruto.

• Naruto told Sasuke, Neji, and Yakumo that they should avoid Otogakure for now, since Orochimaru could not be trusted and might not be there.
• Naruto proposed that they buy supplies in a nearby Land of Fields town, then recover somewhere secluded before contacting Otogakure with Kabuto’s signal flare.
• Sasuke, Neji, and Yakumo accepted Naruto’s plan, and the four set off for the nearest town.
• Kakashi returned to Konoha with Sakura, Hinata, Kiba, Tenten, Lee, and Shino, and asked them to keep the mission’s secrets confidential for now.
• The Genin remained silent as they struggled to process Naruto’s identity as the Fourth Hokage’s son and the suffering he had endured.

After Naruto revealed what he knew and left with his companions, Kakashi reported the crisis to Konoha’s Advisors. The Advisors decided to involve Danzo and sent Kakashi to find Jiraiya and Tsunade so one of them could return to become the Fifth Hokage.

• Kakashi and the other Jonin led their Genin squads away, while Hiashi took Hinata home and Kakashi persuaded Sakura to leave with hope of bringing Sasuke back.
• Kakashi reported Naruto’s words and likely connection to Orochimaru to Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu.
• The Advisors decided they could not wait for Jiraiya and Tsunade to return on their own and agreed to discuss the crisis with Danzo.
• Utatane Koharu ordered Kakashi to go to Tanzaku Town, find Jiraiya and Tsunade, and bring Jiraiya back if Tsunade refused to return.
• Kakashi accepted the mission and left the village.

Danzō learned that Naruto’s group had killed three Root squads and ordered scouts to locate them while seeking answers from Orochimaru. Meanwhile, Naruto and his companions rested in a remote cave in the Land of Fields, where Naruto prepared to set off a signal flare and urged the others to stay cautious.

• A Root member reported to Danzō that Mukere, Sangumo, and their squads had been killed by Naruto and Sasuke.
• Danzō ordered Root to guard the borders, search the Land of Fields for Naruto, and avoid alerting him.
• Danzō sent a subordinate to contact Orochimaru and ask about his plans.
• Naruto, Sasuke, Neji, and Yakumo hid in a remote cave after evading Kakashi’s pursuit and scouting the area with Shadow Clones.
• On the third morning, Naruto told Sasuke, Neji, and Yakumo to remain in the cave while he went to set off a signal flare, and instructed them to flee toward the Land of Rivers if trouble arose.

Naruto launched Kabuto’s flare and waited for the Sound Four, dealing with several groups of underworld figures who approached. After the Sound Four arrived and offered to guide them, Sasuke, Neji, and Yakumo joined Naruto, and the group set off for Otogakure.

• Naruto launched the flare, which the Sound Four spotted from their positions along the border and followed toward him.
• Naruto’s Shadow Clones killed several waves of rogue ninja and low-level samurai who were drawn to the flare.
• The Sound Four arrived, knelt before Naruto, and offered to lead him to Otogakure by a detour through the chaotic Land of Fields.
• Naruto had Sasuke, Neji, and Yakumo join them, then followed the Sound Four toward Otogakure.

Naruto and his companions traveled to Otogakure, where he assessed the village’s strategic position and sensed a familiar chakra. They reached its modest gates, with the village now drawing attention after its attack on Konoha and Orochimaru’s identity was revealed.

• Naruto considered how Otogakure’s attack on Konoha would draw the great villages’ attention and likely force Orochimaru to move bases or relocate.
• Guided by the Sound Four, Naruto, Sasuke, Neji, and Yakumo traveled toward Otogakure through back roads.
• Near the village, Naruto studied the terrain, summoned the Nine-Tails Chakra, and sensed a familiar chakra signature.
• Naruto led Sasuke, Neji, and Yakumo through Otogakure’s concealed entrance and toward its gates.
• The Sound Four left to clear outsiders from the area while Naruto’s group arrived at Otogakure’s shabby entrance.

Naruto arrived at Otogakure with Sasuke, Neji, and Yakumo to meet Orochimaru and finalize their deal. After Kabuto assured him that Karin was safe, he led the group through a guarded underground passage, where Orochimaru greeted Naruto from inside a chamber.

• Yakushi Kabuto met Naruto and his companions at Otogakure's gate and said Orochimaru was waiting for them.
• Naruto warned Kabuto not to let Karin come to harm and reacted coldly when Kabuto mentioned her Uzumaki heritage and training.
• Kabuto assured Naruto that Karin was safe and led the group toward Orochimaru's secluded quarters.
• Yakumo grabbed Naruto's clothes in the sinister underground passage, and Naruto reassured her while Sasuke and Neji raised their guard.
• Kabuto opened the chamber door, and Orochimaru welcomed Naruto, saying he had been waiting for him.

Naruto met Orochimaru in Otogakure to complete their deal and secure a meeting with Karin. He offered Orochimaru information about the Sharingan and Rinnegan, but insisted that Orochimaru wait three years before acting on his agreement with Sasuke.

• Orochimaru tested Naruto with his intimidating aura, then withdrew it when Naruto objected and reminded him of their deal.
• Naruto asked Orochimaru to let him see Karin, and Orochimaru asked whether Naruto still intended to honor his promise concerning Sasuke.
• Naruto gave Orochimaru a scroll containing information about the Sharingan and Rinnegan and set a three-year delay before Orochimaru could act.
• Naruto implied that he knew Orochimaru was unwell, prompting Orochimaru and Kabuto to wonder how much Naruto knew.

Naruto and Orochimaru completed a bargain involving Karin Uzumaki and a scroll, while Orochimaru tried to recruit Naruto as a long-term ally against Konoha. Naruto remained unwilling to go beyond limited cooperation.

• Orochimaru suppressed his urge to attack Naruto and agreed to Naruto’s condition, while Naruto expressed confidence in Sasuke.
• Orochimaru ordered Yakushi Kabuto to fetch Karin Uzumaki, whom he reluctantly agreed to surrender.
• Naruto tossed Orochimaru a scroll, and Orochimaru swallowed it without inspecting it.
• Orochimaru invited Naruto to join forces with him against Konoha, but Naruto rejected the idea of anything beyond cooperation with limits.