Chapter Summaries

Naruto exposed Anrokuzan’s scheme to take control of the Ryūmyaku, and Sāya stripped Anrokuzan of his ministerial position but spared him and kept him on as a puppet instructor. Naruto then discovered that the Ryūmyaku energy connecting him to this world came from his original world and was pulling him back.

• Sāya severed Anrokuzan’s connection to the Ryūmyaku and removed him as minister, but offered him a teaching post and limited access to its energy.
• Anrokuzan accepted Sāya’s offer, and Naruto left after learning from her about the ninja invasion.
• Naruto returned to Anrokuzan’s room and asked whether he sensed he would return to his original world.
• Kurama prompted Naruto to examine Anrokuzan’s chakra, leading Naruto to discover that both men remained connected to Ryūmyaku energy.
• Naruto concluded that the energy within him came from his original world and that this world’s rejection of him would return him home within a year.

Naruto reunited with Minato Namikaze and helped broker a peaceful resolution between Konoha and Rōran over the village’s puppets. After Sāya agreed to hide them until the Third Great Ninja War ended, Naruto worried about his strength and questioned Kurama about becoming stronger.

• Naruto encountered Minato Namikaze, Kakashi, Shibi Aburame, and Choza Akimichi, who had come to investigate Rōran’s Ryūmyaku energy and destroy Sunagakure’s arms factory.
• Naruto explained that the Queen of Roran had hired him to drive out the intruders, while Minato said Konoha feared Rōran’s puppets could become Sunagakure’s war potential.
• Naruto brought Minato and his companions to meet Sāya and explained Rōran’s predicament to her.
• Naruto suggested that Sāya hide Rōran’s puppets until the Third Great Ninja War ended, and she agreed to discuss the situation with the Konoha ninja.
• Naruto lamented that he was still too weak and asked Kurama how he could grow stronger; Kurama explained that Naruto possessed only his Yang half and recalled an ancient fight with the other tailed beasts.

Naruto returned to the Roran Ruins after leaving Rōran’s puppets sealed, and rescued Sayi as the Ryūmyaku revived. Meanwhile, Terai’s Root squad located the Jinchuriki and prepared to capture him.

• Naruto gave Sāya a scroll explaining how to release the puppets’ seal and advised her that weapons could help Rōran defend itself.
• A force pulled Naruto back to the Roran Ruins, where he sensed that the Ryūmyaku had begun stirring again.
• Sayi fell toward the altar after the ground cracked beneath her, and Naruto caught her before she hit the abyss.
• Sayi saw the revived Ryūmyaku and declared that Rōran’s hope had returned.
• Terai’s Root squad discussed capturing the Jinchuriki, and Hebi demonstrated that he could seal Inuki’s chakra.
• The sensory ninja detected the Jinchuriki’s arrival.

Naruto fought the Root team pursuing him and tested his new abilities in Kurama Mode, including the Flying Thunder God Technique. The chapter ended as his golden chakra took the form of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, terrifying the surviving Root ninjas.

• Hebi ambushed Naruto with a Shadow Imitation Technique, but Naruto killed him before the trap could take hold.
• Naruto emerged from underground in Kurama Mode and killed a Root ninja with a Wind Release-enhanced sword strike.
• The Root team lifted Naruto into the air and bombarded him with five ninjutsu, but he escaped unharmed using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Naruto used the Flying Thunder God Technique to kill Qian, while Terai began searching for a limitation to Naruto's movement.
• Inuki blocked Naruto's attack on the sensory ninja and warned the Root team about Naruto's chakra-cloak limbs and Wind Release-infused sword.
• Naruto gathered golden chakra around himself, and a golden Nine-Tailed Demon Fox appeared before the frightened Root team.

Naruto used the Nine-Tails’ chakra to unleash a Tailed Beast Bomb against Terai and the fleeing Root shinobi. The blast alerted Sunagakure, whose leaders arranged reinforcements and considered contacting Konoha as they tried to avoid a conflict.

• Naruto formed the Nine-Tails’ chakra and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at Terai and the fleeing Root shinobi.
• The Tailed Beast Bomb exploded, wiping out those caught in its blast and leaving a vast crater.
• Naruto withdrew into the darkness after Kurama remarked that the Root shinobi could have avoided the outcome by listening sooner.
• A Sunagakure sensor detected an S-rank chakra signature northeast of the village, prompting the leaders to convene.
• Iwafuu proposed sending Fuxi’s shinobi to reinforce the eastern defense line, and Yura agreed to handle the northern defense line’s reinforcements.
• Baki suggested contacting Konoha to clarify the chakra source, and the elders agreed that Sunagakure should avoid conflict while it remained politically divided.

Tsunade and Konoha’s leaders investigated Sunagakure’s accusation that Konoha had used a Jinchuriki in the Land of Wind, while preparing for a possible border conflict. The chapter left Shimura Danzō appointed to command the western defenses and Tsunade reconsidering her view of him.

• Jiraiya entered the Hokage Office, where Tsunade showed him an urgent report from the western defensive line and an inquiry from Baki of Sunagakure.
• Tsunade explained that Baki was questioning Konoha’s alleged use of a Jinchuriki in the Land of Wind, and Danzō criticized the alliance treaty.
• Jiraiya defended the need for peace, and Tsunade stopped the argument and asked Danzō whether he knew anything about the accusation.
• Danzō revealed that Naruto Uzumaki’s last known location was the Land of Wind, but said he did not know where Naruto was now.
• Tsunade appointed Danzō to command the border defenses, and he accepted, saying he was first and foremost a ninja of Konoha.

As Konoha and Sunagakure clashed, Ōnoki and the Fourth Raikage considered how Iwagakure and Kumogakure should respond. In Konoha, Jiraiya refused to become ANBU Commander and told Tsunade he trusted Minato’s preparations for Naruto, while wondering whether events would have been different if Minato had lived.

• Kurotsuchi told Ōnoki that Konoha and Sunagakure had started fighting and urged him to seize Iwagakure’s chance, but Ōnoki said they could create an opportunity themselves.
• Mabui told the Fourth Raikage about the clash between Konoha and Sunagakure, and he ordered Darui to investigate with a Sensor Division team.
• The Fourth Raikage told Mabui to find Killer B, who had disappeared again.
• Tsunade asked Jiraiya to become ANBU Commander, but he refused and said Naruto could likely use the Nine-Tails’ power because he trusted Minato to have prepared a contingency.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya wondered whether events would have been better if Minato had survived.

Naruto visited the ruins of the Land of Whirlpools and waited for Isobu to arrive so they could travel to the Land of Water. After meeting, Naruto rode on Isobu’s head as the Three-Tails carried him underwater to its home.

• Naruto reflected on the fall of the Uzumaki Clan and waited at an illegal ferry port for Isobu.
• Kazuhiko offered to arrange passage to the Land of Water, but Naruto said a friend was coming to pick him up.
• Isobu emerged from the sea, frightening Kazuhiko and his companion, and greeted Naruto in person.
• Isobu invited Naruto to ride on his head, then used chakra to surround him with air as they submerged.
• Naruto asked where they were going, and Isobu said they were heading to where he lived.

Naruto met Isobu, learned that a masked Mangekyo Sharingan user had controlled the Fourth Mizukage, and welcomed Isobu into Dragonborn. As Naruto headed toward Kirigakure, Konoha and Sunagakure forces faced off at the Land of Fire border under Kakashi’s command.

• Naruto asked Isobu about the masked man, and Isobu confirmed that the man had wielded a Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Isobu gave Naruto some of his chakra and accepted a Dragonborn identification scroll, joining the organization.
• Naruto set out to inspect Kirigakure and its former Bloody Mist era, while Isobu warned him that a powerful female ninja lived there.
• At the Land of Fire and Land of Wind border, Kakashi received authority to make decisions if Sunagakure attacked.
• Shikamaru reassured Sakura and Ino that they would likely be assigned to transport supplies, though he feared they might be pulled into combat if the defenses fell.

Naruto learned that Konoha and Sunagakure were massing at their border after a false report of a Jinchuriki incursion, and he went with Isobu to stop the conflict. He interrupted the battle and gave both sides a choice: end the fighting or have him end it for them.

• Naruto heard merchants in Gamō Town discuss a possible war between the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind, then asked Gaara what was happening.
• Gaara explained that Sunagakure had deployed ninja to the border after detecting an S-rank chakra source, and Naruto learned Gaara was there and could use a Tailed Beast Bomb with Shukaku.
• Danzo and Ebizo faced each other across the river as Root and Sunagakure scouts prepared, while an Iwagakure ninja reported that Kumogakure ninja were nearby.
• Explosions struck both riverbanks, prompting Danzo to order an attack; Konoha and Sunagakure began fighting, unaware they had been set up.
• Naruto summoned Isobu onto the battlefield, forcing Danzo and Ebizo to order their forces to retreat.
• Naruto offered the assembled ninja two choices: stop fighting or let him stop them.

Naruto Uzumaki used the Three-Tails and Nine-Tails to force Konoha and Sunagakure to withdraw from battle, warning the shinobi villages that Dragonborn would not allow large-scale war. The chapter left Iwagakure and Kumogakure with the same warning as Naruto disappeared.

• Naruto confronted Shimura Danzō, then joined Isobu and threatened the battlefield with two Tailed Beast Bombs unless both sides withdrew.
• Ebizo agreed to withdraw Sunagakure, and Shimura Danzō agreed to withdraw Konoha.
• Naruto’s Shadow Clone declared that Dragonborn would prevent large-scale war, and the Tailed Beast Bombs exploded in the distance, destroying several mountain peaks.
• Naruto vanished, and Shadow Clone Yiming warned Iwagakure that Dragonborn would not permit large-scale war.
• Shadow Clone Nimei delivered the same warning to Kumogakure, while Ebizo and Shimura Danzō led their troops away.

Tsunade and Sunagakure's leaders reacted to Naruto Uzumaki's role in ending the war and his demand against unauthorized large-scale wars. Sunagakure's leaders considered backing Gaara for Kazekage if he could master Shukaku's power.

• Shizune delivered a report saying Naruto Uzumaki and the Three-Tails had stopped the war, and Tsunade reacted with shock at the possibility that the Three-Tails had become Naruto's summoning beast.
• Tsunade struggled to decide whether to accept Naruto's demand that no one launch large-scale wars without authorization.
• Iwfuu and Sunagakure's elders discussed Naruto's demand, and Elder Simu argued that accepting it would benefit Sunagakure because its high-level ninja were comparatively weak.
• Baki argued that Gaara could become Sunagakure's powerful leader if he perfectly mastered Shukaku's power.
• Iwfuu said he would recommend Gaara as Fifth Kazekage if Gaara mastered Shukaku, and he argued that Sunagakure needed a powerful leader even if Gaara was young.

Kumogakure and Iwagakure reacted to Naruto’s proposal to restrict large-scale wars, while Gyūki revealed that he approved of Naruto’s ideals. In the Mind Space, Naruto explained to Gaara that he planned to demonstrate the threat behind his proposal, and Killer B joined them.

• Shi and Mabui read Darui’s report about Naruto’s proposal, and the Fourth Raikage demanded that Killer B tell Naruto he wanted to fight him.
• Killer B said Gyūki greatly approved of Naruto’s ideals, prompting Mabui to ask the Raikage what he thought of the proposed restrictions on large-scale wars.
• Ōnoki dismissed Naruto’s proposal and said Iwagakure would treat Jinchuriki as weapons if Naruto caused trouble.
• Naruto told Gaara he had stopped him from intervening at the border so Gaara could pursue becoming Kazekage and support Dragonborn from the shadows.
• Naruto said he would set off fireworks over the Five Great Shinobi Villages to make the Kage take his threat seriously.
• Killer B entered the Mind Space, where Naruto and Gaara introduced themselves and their tailed beasts.

Naruto prepared to challenge the great ninja villages, while Gaara earned the chance to prove he could control Shukaku and become Kazekage. Naruto then appeared at Konoha’s gates to request a meeting with Tsunade and the village’s assembled ninja.

• Killer B rejected Naruto’s Dragonborn ideal in favor of RAP, and Naruto accepted that their paths differed while welcoming the prospect of fighting the Raikage.
• Temari worried that battle might awaken Shukaku’s violence, but Gaara reassured her that Shukaku was calm.
• Baki brought Gaara before Sunagakure’s elders, and Iwafuu promised to support him as the Fifth Kazekage if he mastered Shukaku’s power.
• Naruto’s Shadow Clones reached Konoha, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure as Naruto prepared to travel from the Land of Grass.
• Gaara joined Shadow Clone Nimei and Shadow Clone Sanmei, who took him toward Iwagakure using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Shadow Clone Yiming arrived at Konoha’s gates and asked to discuss matters with the Fifth Hokage, prompting Tsunade and Konoha’s jonin to gather.

Naruto confronted Konoha’s leaders at the village gate and rejected their pleas to return, demanding that the village renounce starting a large-scale war or suffer until its leaders hated war. He left them under pressure as the original Naruto gathered chakra for an attack.

• Kiba and Shino told Sakura and Ino that Naruto was back and confronting the Hokage at the village gate.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade urged Naruto to return, but he challenged Tsunade’s appeal to his parents’ loyalty to Konoha.
• Naruto accused the village of mistreating him and questioned its claims that it had protected his identity and preserved his parents’ inheritance.
• Naruto demanded that Konoha either publicly promise not to start a large-scale war or be made to suffer until its leaders hated war.
• Naruto appeared beside Shimura Danzō and warned him not to use whatever was concealed beneath the bandages over his right eye.
• A golden Nine-Tailed Demon Fox roared in the distance as Naruto urged the gathered ninja to decide before the original lost patience.

Naruto Uzumaki forced Konoha’s leaders to promise not to launch a large-scale war by threatening the village with a Tailed Beast Bomb. Outside Iwagakure, Ōnoki rejected a similar demand, so Shadow Clone Sanmei prepared to attack with Isobu and Shukaku.

• Konoha’s Barrier Team raised its defenses and villagers began evacuating as Naruto’s Tailed Beast Bomb threatened the village.
• Tsunade promised that Konoha would issue a declaration against large-scale war, and Shadow Clone Yiming withdrew his kunai from Shimura Danzō’s neck.
• Naruto’s Flying Thunder God Technique convinced Konoha’s leaders that they could not safely reject his demands, and he departed as the village’s defenses returned to normal.
• Ōnoki refused to issue a declaration, and Shadow Clone Sanmei vanished as Rock ninja surrounded him.
• Shadow Clone Sanmei summoned Isobu and helped Gaara release Shukaku, who said he needed a few more months to undo his Jinchuriki seal.
• Shadow Clone Sanmei ordered Isobu to target Ōnoki and Shukaku to attack the Rock ninja on the ground with Tailed Beast Bombs.

Shadow Clone Sanmei and Gaara attacked Iwagakure with Tailed Beast Bombs, then demanded that Ōnoki issue a statement opposing peace built on civilians’ suffering. After Ōnoki agreed to respond the next day, Shadow Clone Sanmei and Gaara withdrew to the Land of Grass, where they discussed their next moves.

• Ōnoki destroyed two incoming Tailed Beast Bombs with Particle Style, while Iwagakure’s stone ninja redirected Shukaku’s bombs with successive Earth-Style Ramparts.
• Shadow Clone Sanmei used the Flying Thunder God Technique to transport the two Tailed Beasts to Iwagakure’s eastern side, where a Tailed Beast Bomb broke through the village’s barriers before exploding harmlessly in the sky.
• Shadow Clone Sanmei confronted Ōnoki about the suffering behind Iwagakure’s peace and warned him that the village must issue a statement by the next day; Ōnoki agreed.
• Shadow Clone Sanmei and Gaara appeared in a cave in the Land of Grass, where Shadow Clone Sanmei told Gaara to rest and said the original body would handle Kumogakure.
• Gaara said Sunagakure’s elders would accept the advantages of being associated with Dragonborn, and Shadow Clone Sanmei praised him for becoming more like a Kazekage.

Iwafuu warned Gaara to earn Sunagakure’s acknowledgment and remember his duty as its Fifth Kazekage, while suspecting Dragonborn had helped him master Shukaku’s power. Naruto arrived outside Kumogakure and began fighting the Fourth Raikage and Killer B, ending with Naruto hurled into a cliff.

• Iwafuu told Gaara that becoming Kazekage required earning the village’s acknowledgment and reminded him that Sunagakure came before Dragonborn.
• Gaara agreed with Iwafuu and later told Shukaku that Naruto had entered the Land of Wind.
• Naruto and Shadow Clone Nimei discussed Kumogakure’s Jinchuriki and decided that Nimei would approach Yugito Nii while Naruto confronted the village.
• The Fourth Raikage and Killer B sensed Naruto’s chakra and rushed to meet him, while Darui stayed behind to guard Kumogakure.
• Naruto dodged the Fourth Raikage’s Heavy Lightning Straight and cut through his Lightning Release Chakra Mode before Killer B’s Gyūki struck him into several mountain peaks.

Naruto fought Killer B and the Fourth Raikage, using the Flying Thunder God Technique and swordsmanship to outmaneuver them despite suffering a severe shoulder injury. After defeating Killer B and holding a blade to his throat, Naruto secured the Raikage’s promise that Kumogakure would make a statement the next day, then vanished.

• Naruto evaded the Raikage and Killer B’s attacks by teleporting between Flying Thunder God Technique formulas, then caught Killer B in a Double Lariat trap and cut off two of his tails.
• Killer B attacked Naruto with his seven-blade Acquired Sword Technique, but Naruto struck him with golden chakra claws and launched him into a rocky peak.
• The Fourth Raikage kicked Naruto through stone spires as Naruto’s Tailed Beast Bomb struck Killer B, and Naruto reset his shattered shoulder before resuming the fight.
• Naruto used Heart Piercing Style: Crescent Moon to overwhelm Killer B with blade arcs and leave him wounded on the ground.
• Naruto held Kusabimaru to Killer B’s throat until the Fourth Raikage agreed Kumogakure would issue a statement the next day, then Naruto teleported away.

Tsunade and the advisors asked Kakashi to set aside his Sharingan and learn the Flying Thunder God Technique, but he struggled with guilt over failing to protect his friends. Jiraiya helped him reconsider what it meant to cherish comrades, while Ōnoki decided to bring Deidara and Rosshi back to secure Iwagakure’s future.

• Tsunade, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu asked Kakashi to stop using the Sharingan temporarily and train in the Flying Thunder God Technique, and Kakashi asked for time to think.
• Mitokado Homura explained that Kakashi’s lingering pain from the Third Great Ninja War was holding him back, and Jiraiya found him at the Hero Memorial Monument.
• Kakashi said he had failed to protect Obito, Rin, and Sasuke, and Jiraiya reminded him of Obito’s words about cherishing comrades.
• Kakashi understood Jiraiya’s point that the people of Konoha were his comrades.
• Ōnoki told Kitsuchi to bring Deidara and Rosshi back to Iwagakure so the village’s Dust Release would not die out with him.