Recaps

Naruto and Jiraiya escaped the Akatsuki and arrived at Mount Myoboku, where Fukasaku and Shima agreed to train Naruto in Sage Mode. They brought him to meet the Great Toad Sage, who recognized him as Minato's child.

• Naruto reached Jiraiya's battlefield, but Black Zetsu had escaped with White Zetsu by sinking into the ground.
• Jiraiya summoned a messenger toad and had Fukasaku use the Reverse Summoning Technique to bring him and Naruto to Mount Myoboku.
• Fukasaku and Shima recognized Naruto as Minato's son and agreed to teach him Sage Mode despite the danger of Natural Energy.
• Fukasaku and Shima took Naruto and Jiraiya to meet the Great Toad Sage, who initially failed to recognize Jiraiya.
• The Great Toad Sage remembered Minato and called Naruto closer.

The Great Toad Sage’s prophecy identified Naruto as the young man who would unite the Shinobi World and bring peace, confirming Jiraiya’s search for the Child of the Prophecy. Fukasaku began Naruto’s Sage Mode training, and Naruto sensed Natural Energy entering his body through oil from the Oil Spring.

• The Great Toad Sage dreamed of a black-haired young man leading the Five Great Nations toward peace, and Jiraiya realized the prophecy referred to Naruto.
• Naruto told the toads that bringing peace to the Shinobi World was his own goal.
• Fukasaku agreed to guide Naruto’s Sage Mode training, while Jiraiya fled after Shima offered to cook dinner.
• Naruto and Fukasaku passed Gamabunta and went to a valley filled with stone statues of failed Sage Mode practitioners.
• Fukasaku applied Oil Spring oil to Naruto’s hand, and Naruto sensed wild Natural Energy spreading through his Chakra pathways as his skin began to change.

Naruto mastered Sage Mode by absorbing Mount Myoboku’s Natural Energy without transforming into a toad. He demonstrated his new power to Fukasaku, who realized Naruto had reached the legendary level of the Sage of Six Paths.

• Naruto reversed the toad transformation on his hand through precise Chakra control and explained that he had begun absorbing Natural Energy himself.
• Naruto plunged into the crude oil spring and absorbed a massive amount of Natural Energy without losing control or showing signs of toad transformation.
• Fukasaku recognized Naruto’s extraordinary compatibility with Natural Energy and recalled that the Sage of Six Paths had displayed the same ability.
• Naruto activated Sage Mode, shattered a stone toad statue with physical strength, and destroyed another with a Radiation Ray.
• Fukasaku confirmed that Naruto had attained Perfect Sage Mode without any beast-like characteristics.

Naruto mastered Sage Mode at Mount Myoboku and began training to improve its use, then enjoyed Shima’s insect feast with Fukasaku. In a cave, Obito and Black Zetsu planned to target other Tailed Beasts first and recruit Orochimaru, while Obito suspected Black Zetsu wanted to use Impure World Reincarnation on Madara Uchiha.

• Naruto showed Kurama Senjutsu Chakra and left the Sealing Space after telling him how to learn Sage Mode.
• Naruto thanked Fukasaku for helping him sense Natural Energy, then asked him to train him in Sage Mode’s techniques, duration, and stability.
• Naruto joined Fukasaku and Shima for an insect feast and praised the food, delighting them.
• Obito escaped to a cave after Naruto defeated him and took his eye, and Black Zetsu agreed that Naruto had become a major threat.
• Obito decided to capture the other isolated Tailed Beasts before pursuing the Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails, and he declined to inform Nagato.
• Black Zetsu proposed recruiting Orochimaru for his Impure World Reincarnation technique, and Obito questioned whether it intended to revive Madara Uchiha.

Naruto rapidly mastered Sage Mode techniques at Mount Myoboku while Kurama helped refine Senjutsu Chakra, which Naruto used to accelerate the evolution of his Mangekyō Sharingan toward the Rinnegan. After training, he reunited with Jiraiya over Shima’s insect feast and revealed how quickly he had learned.

• Fukasaku trained Naruto in Frog Kumite, long-range Chakra sensing, and danger sensing, then sparred with him and praised his strength.
• Naruto mastered Sage Mode techniques in two days and trained on a narrow board high above the mountain while Kurama practiced gathering Natural Energy inside the Sealing Space.
• Naruto discovered that Senjutsu Chakra nourished the Incomplete Power of Yang and used Senjutsu Chakra to help the Power of Yin and Asura Chakra converge in his Mangekyō Sharingan, beginning its evolution toward the Rinnegan.
• Fukasaku called Naruto down to eat, where Naruto found Jiraiya and told him he had learned most of Sage Mode.
• Fukasaku compared Naruto’s rapid progress with Jiraiya’s difficult training, and Jiraiya asked Naruto how he could enjoy eating insects.

Naruto told Fukasaku and Shima that Kurama could help him maintain Sage Mode, so he had no need to train in Combined Sage Mode. After studying Tsunade’s medical ninjutsu scroll, he formed the Yin Seal and began learning Monster Strength.

• Naruto explained that Mount Myoboku’s insects were nutritious, then asked Jiraiya about his new Make-Out Paradise volume.
• Fukasaku proposed teaching Naruto Combined Sage Mode, but Naruto demonstrated Kurama Mode and said Kurama could refine Senjutsu Chakra for him in the Sealing Space.
• Fukasaku accepted that Naruto could skip Combined Sage Mode training, and Shima offered to prepare his meals while he continued training.
• Naruto studied Tsunade’s scroll and decided the Yin Seal’s ability to preserve cellular vitality could benefit Hinata and the others.
• Naruto constructed the Yin Seal at his brow, concealed its mark with Absolute Control, and turned to the training method for Monster Strength.

Naruto mastered Monster Strength, absorbed Hashirama Cells, and gained Wood Release and all seven Chakra natures. When he fused Light Release Chakra with the Power of Yang, the resulting energy began devouring his Chakra and reached into the Sealing Space.

• Naruto used Absolute Control to master Monster Strength and shattered a stone toad statue with one punch.
• Naruto sent three hundred Shadow Clones to train in medical ninjutsu, the Heavenly Transfer Technique, and Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
• Naruto implanted Hashirama Cells, controlled their energy, and merged their Wood Release and Sage Body genetic sequences and their Power of Yang into his own.
• Naruto gained Wood Release, increased his Chakra reserves to over one thousand units without the Nine-Tails, and completed his access to all seven Chakra natures.
• Naruto isolated himself and fused Light Release Chakra with the Power of Yang, but the new energy consumed his Chakra and began reaching into the Sealing Space.

Naruto’s fusion experiment drained Kurama and nearly all the Natural Energy from Mount Myoboku as a golden energy sphere formed inside him. After the vortex subsided, Naruto examined the sphere and realized something about its power.

• Naruto forced Kurama to absorb Natural Energy while he plunged into the Toad Oil Spring and fed its energy into his unstable fusion.
• Gamabunta, Gamaken, Gamahiro, Jiraiya, Fukasaku, and Shima gathered as a vortex drained Natural Energy from Mount Myoboku, while the Great Toad Sage watched without concern.
• Naruto’s Light Release Chakra and Power of Yang began fusing into a new energy, awakening Urashiki in the Karma Space.
• By the next day, Shima discovered that Naruto had drained Mount Myoboku’s Natural Energy and would leave it recovering for at least two years.
• Naruto apologized to the exhausted Kurama, then entered the golden sphere’s core and realized something about the new energy.

Naruto explained that Natural Energy had changed his Light Release, then demonstrated his new Nuclear Fusion Shockwave at Mount Myoboku. The attack erased a vast stretch of forest, leaving Jiraiya and the toads stunned by Naruto’s power.

• Naruto apologized to Sage Fukasaku for draining Mount Myoboku’s Natural Energy and said it had changed his Light Release.
• Jiraiya asked Naruto to demonstrate his new ability, and Fukasaku led the group to the uninhabited Pointed Mountain Range.
• Naruto dispelled three hundred Shadow Clones, absorbed their training memories, and gathered a golden sphere of energy in his palm.
• Naruto fired the Nuclear Fusion Shockwave, which erased the forest and left a massive, glassy ravine nearly ten kilometers long.
• Jiraiya, Fukasaku, Shima, and the returning toads were stunned by the destruction, while Naruto estimated that using all his energy would make the attack at least ten times stronger.

Naruto studied the miniature sun created by fusing Light Release and the Power of Yang, then used Divine Emperor Creation to turn its energy into Chakra. After restoring Kurama and confirming the sun could provide effectively limitless Chakra, Naruto resumed his training.

• Naruto left Jiraiya to repair the massive trench and went to study the miniature sun inside his body.
• Naruto used Divine Emperor Creation to convert the sun's fusion energy into Chakra and concluded he could produce it indefinitely.
• Naruto replenished Kurama's drained Chakra, and Kurama asked what he had created.
• Naruto explained that the miniature sun generated energy he could convert into Chakra, and Kurama realized Naruto no longer needed its reserves.
• Naruto spent half a day restoring Kurama, then created three hundred Shadow Clones to continue training.
• Naruto activated Divine Emperor Creation at full power and began converting the miniature sun's energy into Chakra in three parts.

After three months of training on Mount Myoboku, Naruto mastered several techniques enhanced by Heavenly Constant Stand and advanced his Yin and Yang powers and Sharingan. He and Jiraiya returned to Konoha, where Naruto confirmed Karin and Hinata were safe and began cooking.

• Naruto watched two Shadow Clones finish a Lightning Release spar and absorbed their training results and combat experience.
• Naruto reviewed his progress, including mastering Medical Ninjutsu, the Heavenly Transfer Technique, and Lightning Release Chakra Mode, while his eye and palm powers neared completion.
• Naruto and Jiraiya shared a farewell insect feast with Fukasaku and Shima before Jiraiya used the Reverse Summoning Technique to take them back to Konoha.
• Naruto used the Flying Raijin Technique to bring himself and Jiraiya to his villa, then checked its barriers and confirmed Karin and Hinata were safe with Mind's Eye of the Kagura.
• Jiraiya headed to the Hokage Building to report to Tsunade while Naruto bought ingredients and began cooking at the villa.
• Two figures crossed the street and pushed open Naruto's villa door as food cooked in the kitchen.

After returning from three months of training, Naruto reunited with Karin, Hinata, and Ino before telling Tsunade that he was ready to start taking part in Hokage affairs. Tsunade agreed to prepare him to inherit the position, but hesitated when Naruto asked her for ninjutsu.

• Naruto welcomed Karin and Hinata home, and they joined him for dinner with Tsunade and Jiraiya.
• Ino arrived with flowers, joined the meal, and asked Naruto about his training alongside Karin and Hinata.
• Tsunade questioned Naruto about draining Mount Myoboku's Natural Energy and learned that he had mastered most of her Medical Ninjutsu, including Monster Strength and the Yin Seal.
• Naruto told Tsunade and Jiraiya that he would continue training while beginning to involve himself in Hokage affairs.
• Tsunade agreed to teach Naruto how Konoha's departments and clan representatives worked, then formally hand over the Hokage position once he was ready.
• Naruto asked Tsunade for ninjutsu, and she warned him that the Scroll of Seals' forbidden techniques required enormous contributions to the village.

Naruto revealed that he had awakened Wood Release, and Tsunade gave him Hashirama’s techniques and began training him in Hokage duties. As Naruto took on greater responsibilities in Konoha, Might Guy arranged a taijutsu sparring session with him for the next morning.

• Naruto showed Tsunade and Jiraiya that he had awakened Wood Release and asked for Hashirama’s Wood Release techniques.
• Tsunade brought Naruto a Sealing Scroll containing Hashirama’s Wood Release Ninjutsu and insights on combining Wood Release with Natural Energy.
• Tsunade toured Naruto through the Hokage Building, granted him archive access equal to the Hokage’s, and taught him to handle daily Hokage affairs.
• Hyuga Hiashi convened a clan meeting about Naruto’s growing involvement in Hokage affairs, while Inuzuka Tsume and Shibi Aburame reacted to his likely succession.
• Might Guy visited the Hokage Office with Rock Lee, Tenten, and Neji, then scheduled a taijutsu sparring session with Naruto for the next morning.

Naruto trained in taijutsu with Guy, quickly mastering the Steel Fist Style basics and defeating Rock Lee and Neji in sparring. After Guy and the others left, Naruto told Neji he had begun involving himself in Hokage affairs and would soon fulfill his promise about the Hyuga Clan, prompting Neji to ask why he would interfere in the Main House and Branch House conflict.

• Naruto arrived at the training ground, where Guy taught him the Steel Fist Style and watched him master its basic techniques with remarkable speed.
• Naruto sparred with Rock Lee and defeated him while holding back, using techniques Guy had just taught him.
• Naruto sparred with Neji, evaded his Gentle Fist attacks, and tapped the back of his neck to win.
• Guy began arranging weighted sprint training, but Naruto asked to speak with Neji alone, so Guy, Rock Lee, and Tenten left.
• Naruto told Neji he had begun getting involved in Hokage affairs and would soon fulfill his promise about the Hyuga Clan.
• Neji asked Naruto why he wanted to interfere in the Main House and Branch House conflict when doing so would not help him become Hokage.

Naruto promised Neji that Konoha’s Main House and Branch House system would change, then offered to remove Neji’s Caged Bird Seal. After putting Neji to sleep and studying the seal, Naruto used Neji’s blood to awaken the Byakugan in himself, leaving Neji’s seal still intact.

• Naruto examined Neji’s Caged Bird Seal and said he could find a way to undo it through Sealing Techniques.
• Neji chose to trust Naruto and asked him to remove the seal, so Naruto took him to the Training Room of Naruto’s Villa.
• Naruto put Neji into a deep coma and scanned the Caged Bird formula with Absolute Control.
• Naruto studied Neji’s blood, fused Byakugan-related genetic segments into his own body, and gained one hundred additional Chakra cards.
• Naruto activated his new Byakugan and saw through the objects in the Training Room.

Naruto removed Neji’s Caged Bird Seal and gave him a Flying Raijin Kunai, freeing him from the Branch House’s mark. After testing how his Byakugan worked with Flying Thunder God, Naruto rested with Nine-Tails while Neji returned to the Hyuga compound with a new sense of freedom.

• Naruto used his Byakugan and Absolute Control to analyze and safely remove the Caged Bird Seal from Neji.
• Neji woke, discovered the seal was gone, and promised to stand by Naruto; Naruto said he wanted to end Konoha’s birth-based hierarchy and gave Neji a Flying Raijin Kunai.
• Naruto used Flying Thunder God to bring himself and Neji back to the training field, where they joined Might Guy, Rock Lee, and Tenten for barbecue.
• Naruto tested teleporting to places visible through his Byakugan, confirming that Flying Thunder God could not send him into solid walls or rock.
• Naruto relaxed beside Nine-Tails in the Sealing Space, while Neji returned to the Hyuga compound feeling freer than before.

Neji revealed that the Caged Bird no longer affected him, prompting the Hyuga Main House to demand an explanation. After the elders attacked and overwhelmed him, Neji used the last of his Chakra to activate the Flying Raijin Kunai Naruto had given him.

• Hyuga Takuma tried to activate Neji's Caged Bird, discovered it had no effect, and fought Neji in the courtyard.
• Neji defeated Takuma, and Hyuga Hiashi and the clan members arrived as another elder confirmed the Caged Bird had failed.
• Neji refused to explain how the seal had been removed, and the Main House elders ordered Branch House Jōnin to seize him.
• Neji pushed the Jōnin back without seriously hurting them, then fought three Main House elders who beat him down.
• As the elders demanded an explanation, Neji injected his remaining Chakra into Naruto's Flying Raijin Kunai.

Naruto intervened after the Hyuga Clan elders beat Neji, revealing that he had removed Neji’s Caged Bird and overpowering the Main House’s resistance. He healed Neji and asked Hiashi to talk.

• Hiashi recognized the Flying Raijin marking on Neji’s kunai as Naruto arrived and stood between Neji and the Hyuga elders.
• Naruto accused the Hyuga Clan of bullying Neji and said he had removed Neji’s Caged Bird.
• Naruto unleashed Kurama’s power, frightening the gathered clansmen and healing Neji’s injuries and depleted Chakra.
• Takuma demanded to know Naruto’s authority to remove the Caged Bird, and Naruto punched him through the corridor and into a stone wall.
• Naruto dismissed Kurama Mode and calmly asked Hiashi to talk.

Naruto met privately with Hiashi after freeing Neji from the Caged Bird and used the Hyuga Clan’s ancestral history to explain his plans for the future. Hiashi realized Naruto intended to abolish the Caged Bird once he became Hokage, while questioning what it had cost Naruto to free Neji.

• Hiashi ordered the gathered clansmen to disperse, and Neji thanked Naruto before leaving as a free man with the Branch House members.
• Hiashi brought Naruto to a reception room, where they chatted over tea until Naruto mentioned Hiashi’s daughter and made him ask what Naruto wanted.
• Naruto told Hiashi the story of Kaguya, her sons Hagoromo and Hamura, and the origins of Chakra and the Sage of Six Paths.
• Hiashi confirmed that the story matched parts of the Hyuga Clan’s ancient records about the Byakugan and Hamura.
• Naruto said the major clans shared an ancestor and that his future plans would eliminate the Caged Bird; Hiashi understood Naruto was informing him of a decision, not seeking permission.
• Hiashi warned that removing the Caged Bird could not be done through strength alone and asked what Naruto had paid to free Neji.

Naruto negotiated with Hyuga Hiashi to abolish the Caged Bird system gradually and promised to end it officially once he became Hokage. After returning home, he told Tsunade and Jiraiya that he had already removed Neji’s seal, leaving them stunned.

• Naruto told Hiashi that Hinata would be his future wife and that he would not allow the Hyuga Clan to place a Caged Bird on her.
• Naruto proposed removing the Branch House’s Caged Birds gradually while preparing both houses for new rules, then formally abolishing the system after he became Hokage.
• Hiashi agreed to adjust the clan’s management and prepare for the Caged Bird’s removal.
• Naruto returned to the villa, where Tsunade and Jiraiya asked about the chakra burst from the Hyuga compound.
• Naruto revealed that he had removed Neji’s Caged Bird and had confronted the Main House elders, leaving Tsunade and Jiraiya astonished.

Naruto tested the Wood Release scroll Tsunade had given him in an empty desert, then used his Mangekyō Sharingan to enhance its abilities. The next morning, Might Guy began teaching Naruto a high-speed kicking technique.

• Tsunade asked Naruto to warn her before making another major move against a clan, and Jiraiya joked about him changing the Hyuga Clan's rules.
• Karin told Naruto she had healed a patient with a bone fracture using the Mystical Palm Technique, then left to rest.
• Naruto used the Heavenly Transfer Technique to send a Flying Raijin Kunai to a remote desert and teleported there to train with Wood Release.
• Naruto created a vast forest, tested the Wood Dragon and Wood Golem, and used Heavenly Constant Stand to enhance his Wood Release with powerful absorption abilities.
• Naruto arrived at the training ground the next morning, where Might Guy announced he would teach him Konoha Gale Kicks.

Naruto trained in taijutsu and Hokage duties while his powers and Chakra capacity continued to grow. At Mask Hall, he trapped sixteen foreign scouts inside a barrier and began using his space-manipulating power against them.

• Naruto mastered Might Guy's taijutsu techniques and developed faster variations using Flying Thunder God teleportation.
• Over half a month, Naruto took on more responsibility for reviewing Hokage documents while Tsunade supervised him less.
• Naruto's Yin and Yang powers and ocular power advanced, and his Chakra total rose to 1,146 cards.
• Naruto left Konoha and went to Mask Hall, where he detected sixteen scouts watching him.
• Naruto used Adamantine Sealing Chains to raise a five-kilometer barrier around the shrine, trapping the scouts.
• The scouts tried to attack Naruto, but he tightened the space around those charging at the front.

Naruto took the Reaper Mask from the Mask Hall and spent two months increasing his strength, developing new techniques, and preparing for his Mangekyō Sharingan to evolve. When the evolution began, he secluded himself in his villa and asked Kurama for Chakra.

• Naruto used the Heavenly Transfer Technique to kill the scouts at the Mask Hall, took the Reaper Mask, and later told Tsunade what he had done.
• Over the next two months, Naruto gained 240 cards of Chakra, completed Lightning Release: Rasenshuriken, and mastered Wood Release: Cutting Technique.
• Naruto sensed that his Mangekyō Sharingan and the Powers of Yin and Yang were nearing a breakthrough, then felt his eyes begin evolving while reviewing documents in the Hokage Office.
• Naruto rushed to his villa, activated its barrier, and fed Chakra to his eyes as the evolution intensified and the Power of Yin faded.
• After an hour, Naruto entered the Sealing Space and asked Kurama to lend him Chakra.

Naruto’s Mangekyō Sharingan evolved into a Three-Tomoe Rinnegan after absorbing Kurama’s Chakra, raising his reserves and revealing new abilities. He began testing whether his Mangekyō techniques still worked, successfully using Divine Emperor Creation and Susanoo.

• Naruto explained to Kurama that he needed a large amount of Chakra for his eyes to evolve, then asked him to absorb Natural Energy and refine Senjutsu Chakra.
• After a day of Chakra absorption, Naruto’s eyes transformed from a Mangekyō Sharingan into a Three-Tomoe Rinnegan, and his Chakra reserves rose from 1,386 cal to 3,000 cal.
• Naruto used Absolute Control to learn the Rinnegan’s Six Paths abilities, Rinne Rebirth, and his left-eye technique, World Inscription.
• Naruto discovered that his right-eye technique, Dimensional Gate, could shatter dimensional barriers, but he lacked enough Chakra to activate it.
• Naruto tested his Mangekyō abilities and successfully used Divine Emperor Creation on the star within his body, then activated Susanoo as golden Chakra Armor.

Naruto tested his Rinnegan’s ability to shape Yin-Yang Chakra into weapons and learned that World Inscription could preserve bodily states. He considered recording Kurama’s Baryon Mode, but Kurama explained that it could not be attempted while he was incomplete.

• Naruto replenished the Yin power in his palm and used Absolute Control to shape Yin-Yang Chakra into a sword, a Flying Raijin Kunai, and a nearly invisible needle.
• Naruto used Divine Emperor Creation to send Chakra to the exhausted Nine-Tails, then entered the Sealing Space and told Kurama that he had awakened the Rinnegan.
• Naruto explained that he had obtained Indra’s Chakra from future Sasuke and combined it with his own Asura Chakra, the Powers of Yin and Yang, and abundant Chakra to awaken the Tomoe Rinnegan.
• Naruto told Kurama that World Inscription could record Baryon Mode so he could use it without consuming Kurama’s life force.
• Kurama said he could not activate Baryon Mode because he was incomplete and his other half remained sealed within the Fourth Hokage, while Naruto decided to drop the idea.