Recaps

Naruto used Zetsu Absolute Control to examine his own genes and fuse them with differing genetic fragments from Karin’s blood. After half an hour, the fusion completed and a huge surge of Chakra erupted from his body.

• Naruto traveled to the cavern behind the waterfall and prepared Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan scroll and a bottle of Karin’s blood.
• Naruto used Zetsu Absolute Control to inspect his own cells and memorize his genetic sequence, discovering that the technique consumed mental energy.
• Naruto introduced Karin’s blood into his bloodstream and compared her genetic sequence with his own.
• Naruto fused differing fragments of Karin’s genes with his own while monitoring his cells for abnormalities.
• Naruto completed the fusion, and a huge surge of Chakra erupted from his body.

Naruto fused Karin’s Uzumaki genes, gaining greatly increased Chakra, the Mind’s Eye of the Kagura, and Adamantine Sealing Chains. He implanted Shisui Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan, discovered it held Kotoamatsukami, and then restored his eye to its original appearance.

• Naruto stabilized his Chakra after the genetic fusion and found his reserves had tripled.
• Naruto awakened the Mind’s Eye of the Kagura and used it to sense Chakra signatures throughout Konoha.
• Naruto manifested Adamantine Sealing Chains and formed a suppression barrier inside the cave.
• Naruto considered seeking more Uzumaki or Senju genes to strengthen his constitution further.
• Naruto implanted Shisui Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan, removed Itachi’s restrictions, and learned that its ability was Kotoamatsukami.
• Naruto fused the Mangekyō’s tissues with his own eye until it returned to its ordinary appearance, then saw his reflection as a red-haired, blue-eyed youth.

Naruto showed Kurama his newly awakened Mangekyō Sharingan and Adamantine Sealing Chains, then explained the Ōtsutsuki threat and why he had been preparing. Kurama connected Naruto’s knowledge to the coming danger and asked whether he had returned from the future.

• Naruto demonstrated Shisui Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan and Adamantine Sealing Chains to Kurama, then explained that he had obtained the eye from Itachi Uchiha.
• Naruto told Kurama that Kotoamatsukami could rewrite a person’s will and warned that powerful enemies would threaten the Shinobi World.
• Naruto explained that Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had been sent to plant a God Tree, and that Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo and Ōtsutsuki Hamura had sealed her away.
• Naruto revealed that Kaguya’s partner, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, had survived by parasitizing a human and was secretly gathering power in the Shinobi World.
• Kurama realized Naruto had been preparing for the Ōtsutsuki and asked whether he had experienced these events by returning from the future.

Naruto explained that he came from a parallel future where he and Nine-Tails died fighting the Ōtsutsuki Clan, and proposed unifying the Shinobi World to prepare for them. After Nine-Tails agreed to undergo Tailed Beast Transformation, Naruto traveled to a remote island and prepared to merge their Chakra.

• Naruto convinced Nine-Tails he knew about Baryon Mode by describing their future battle against the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
• Naruto said he planned to unify the Shinobi World, reform its system, and gather its strength to fight the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
• Naruto promised Nine-Tails a future where Tailed Beasts could live freely alongside humans, and Nine-Tails said he looked forward to that world.
• Nine-Tails offered to undergo Tailed Beast Transformation with Naruto, and Naruto accepted.
• Naruto used the Flying Raijin Technique to reach a remote island, checked for nearby Chakra signals, and set up a Perception Isolation Barrier.
• Naruto told Kurama he was ready to begin Tailed Beast Transformation.

Naruto learned to use Kurama Mode and Tailed Beast Transformation, then trained on an isolated island until he mastered the form and Fire-Nature Chakra. He planned to learn Sage Mode next and combine it with Kurama Mode.

• Naruto accepted the Nine-Tails' Chakra and entered Kurama Mode, then transformed into a giant golden Nine-Tails that Kurama controlled for a time.
• Naruto took control of the Tailed Beast Transformation and combined Kurama Mode with Swift Release, demonstrating that the powers could be stacked.
• Naruto checked that the Perception Isolation Zetsu Barrier still concealed the island and summoned three hundred Shadow Clones to train Fire-Nature Chakra.
• Over five days, Naruto practiced fighting and switching between Kurama Mode, Swift Release, and Flying Thunder God while his clones trained Fire Release: Flame Bullet.
• Naruto mastered Kurama Mode and Fire-Nature Chakra, then planned to learn Sage Mode and achieve Sage Fox Mode.

Naruto attended Tsunade’s inauguration as the Fifth Hokage with Karin at his side, and Konoha resumed its missions under her leadership. In a distant cave, Pain questioned Itachi about the failed mission to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

• Naruto used the Flying Raijin Technique to return to his apartment, then went with Karin to Tsunade’s inauguration.
• Naruto greeted Kakashi, Sasuke, and the others, while Karin’s presence drew notice from Sakura, Shikamaru, Ino, and Hinata.
• Tsunade officially became the Fifth Hokage and promised to protect the village, prompting cheers from the crowd.
• The Fire Country daimyō and other nations sent congratulations and missions, and Konoha resumed its mission system the next day.
• Pain and the other Akatsuki members gathered through Demonic Illusion: Mirage, and Pain asked Itachi whether capturing the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki had failed.

Itachi reported that Naruto Uzumaki was immune to his genjutsu, and Black Zetsu identified Naruto as a possible Perfect Jinchuriki while Pain postponed the Akatsuki’s Tailed Beast plan for three years. In Otogakure, Orochimaru ordered Tayuya and the others to retrieve Sasuke and warned them to avoid Naruto; the chapter ended as Tsunade summoned Shikamaru and Naruto to her office with three appointment letters.

• Itachi told the Akatsuki that his Sharingan genjutsu had failed against Naruto, and Kisame recounted fighting Jiraiya.
• Black Zetsu explained that a Tailed Beast could disrupt genjutsu for a Perfect Jinchuriki, and Pain ordered the Akatsuki to build strength before beginning its plan in three years.
• Orochimaru told Kabuto that his injured body would last less than a month and ordered him to send Tayuya and the others to bring Sasuke back.
• Orochimaru warned Kabuto to tell Tayuya and the others to withdraw if they encountered Naruto, whose sensing ability had revealed Orochimaru's hiding place.
• Tsunade summoned Shikamaru and Naruto to the Hokage Office, where she held three letters of appointment as Karin accompanied Naruto.

Tsunade promoted Shikamaru to Chunin, offered Karin a choice of becoming her medical apprentice or joining a Genin team, and made Naruto a Jōnin and her Direct Jōnin. She told Naruto that his parentage would be discussed at a Jōnin meeting and promised to return his father’s inheritance.

• Tsunade promoted Shikamaru to Chunin, and he accepted his appointment letter.
• Tsunade offered Karin residency in Konoha and two paths to becoming a ninja; Karin accepted Tsunade as her teacher.
• Tsunade promoted Naruto to Jōnin and appointed him as her Direct Jōnin, giving him authority to attend the village’s regular meeting.
• Tsunade told Naruto that the meeting would formally discuss his parentage, while Shikamaru wondered what his father knew about Naruto.
• Naruto asked about inheriting his father’s estate, and Tsunade promised to inventory and return the assets due to him.

Tsunade prepared for a meeting while Danzo’s attempt to expand Root threatened to undermine her authority as Hokage. Naruto urged her to seize Root, arguing that he and Jiraiya could help her confront Danzo, leaving Tsunade to weigh the proposal.

• Tsunade sent Shikamaru and Karin away, and Naruto reassured Karin before she left with Shikamaru.
• After the door closed, Tsunade angrily told Naruto that Danzo had requested more than twenty ninjas to replenish Root and planned to raise the proposal at the meeting.
• Tsunade explained that Danzo’s independent armed force weakened the Hokage’s authority, though the other two advisors held only advisory power.
• Naruto asked whether Danzo and the Elder Council needed to exist, then urged Tsunade to seize Root instead of following the Third Hokage’s approach.
• Naruto argued that he and Jiraiya could overcome Root, which had already suffered heavy losses, and Tsunade fell silent.

Tsunade outlined her plan to Naruto, returned the key to Minato’s inheritance, and appointed Naruto as a Jōnin and her Direct Jōnin at her first official meeting. The meeting grew tense as Tsunade prepared to address a more serious matter.

• Naruto proposed a plan to Tsunade, who agreed and sent Shizune to confirm it with Hyuga Hiashi.
• Tsunade gave Naruto the key to Minato’s inheritance and told him where it was stored.
• Tsunade and Naruto entered the Jōnin meeting, where the clan heads and other attendees scrutinized Naruto.
• Tsunade reviewed Konoha’s reconstruction and mission plans, then promoted Naruto to Jōnin and named him her Direct Jōnin.
• Naruto noted who remained silent about his appointment as Tsunade raised her hand and shifted the meeting to a grave new topic.

At the Jōnin meeting, Tsunade proposed revealing that Naruto was the Fourth Hokage’s son, and Naruto challenged Danzo’s objections. The confrontation ended with Danzo radiating killing intent and the room bracing for violence.

• Tsunade announced that she intended to reveal Naruto’s identity as Minato Namikaze’s orphaned son to the village.
• Danzo opposed the disclosure, arguing that it would expose the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki’s identity to Konoha’s enemies.
• Naruto pointed out that villagers already knew he was the demon fox incarnate and challenged Danzo for allowing that stigma to spread for twelve years.
• Naruto invoked Konoha’s regulations to assert that, as a Hokage Direct Jōnin, he answered only to Tsunade and could not be questioned by Danzo.
• Danzo’s killing intent filled the conference room, his cane cracked in his grip, and several Jōnin reached for their ninja tools.

Naruto and Tsunade secured approval to reveal Naruto’s parentage and return the Fourth Hokage’s estate to him. When Danzo asked Tsunade to replenish Root’s ranks, Naruto objected and challenged him to explain Root’s value to Konoha.

• Danzo suspected Naruto might have been involved in the Tailed Beast Bomb attack that destroyed Root, but suppressed his anger during the meeting.
• Tsunade asked the council whether anyone objected to revealing Naruto’s identity, and the clan heads and Jōnin supported the decision.
• Tsunade announced that Naruto was Minato Namikaze’s son, a Direct Jōnin, and the rightful heir to the Fourth Hokage’s estate.
• Danzo asked Tsunade to transfer active ninja recruits into Root to replace its losses from the attack during the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Naruto objected on Tsunade’s behalf and asked Danzo what Root had ever done for Konoha.

Naruto challenged Danzo’s defense of Root and proposed disbanding it by placing its resources and command under the Hokage and merging it with ANBU. Tsunade backed Naruto’s proposal, declaring she would not tolerate Danzo maintaining a private army.

• Danzo listed Root’s covert missions and argued that the organization was essential to Konoha.
• Naruto questioned why Root had failed to help defend Konoha during Orochimaru’s attack, despite having time to mobilize its remaining members.
• Danzo accused Naruto of knowing too much about the attack on Root, and Naruto explained that he had witnessed Shukaku firing Tailed Beast Bombs while fighting Gaara.
• Naruto called for Root to be disbanded, arguing that divided authority and factional infighting weakened Konoha and its next generation of leaders.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura stayed silent as Naruto’s proposal put pressure on Danzo and the Elder Council.
• Tsunade confirmed that she supported Naruto and told Danzo that she would not tolerate a private army undermining the Hokage.

Tsunade exposed a vast network of Paper Bombs hidden throughout Konoha, using the discovery to challenge Danzo's defense of Root and dissolve the organization. The meeting ended with Root's personnel, resources, and authority placed under the Hokage and ANBU.

• Danzo defended Root's service to Konoha after Tsunade ordered the organization dissolved.
• Tsunade distributed a document detailing hidden Paper Bombs, and Hyuga Hiashi confirmed that his clan had found them throughout Konoha.
• Tsunade and Naruto confronted Danzo over Root's failure to detect the explosives and the threat they posed to the village.
• Tsunade dissolved Root's posts, ordered ANBU to assess its personnel, and seized its facilities, records, equipment, and funding.
• Tsunade stripped Danzo of command authority over armed forces and concluded the meeting as ANBU prepared to enforce her order.

After Naruto’s speech reshaped Konoha’s Hokage power structure, Tsunade vowed to investigate Danzo’s stolen Wood Release and Sharingan. Naruto then claimed his father’s inheritance and found a villa stocked with Flying Thunder God kunai.

• Kakashi and Might Guy praised Naruto, while Danzo warned him not to act with impunity under the Hokage’s protection.
• Naruto asked Tsunade what she would do if Danzo threatened him, and she promised to protect him.
• Naruto told Tsunade he had sensed Wood Release and a Sharingan from Danzo, prompting her to launch an investigation into whether Danzo had desecrated her grandfather’s corpse.
• Danzo ordered Torune Aburame and Fū Yamanaka to destroy Root documents and resolved to use Kotoamatsukami against Naruto from the shadows.
• An ANBU guide took Naruto to his new villa, where he opened a scroll containing at least two hundred Flying Thunder God kunai engraved with “Ninja Love Sword.”

Naruto prepared Minato Namikaze and Kushina's villa as his new home, securing it with a barrier and a Flying Raijin marker. He brought Karin and Hinata to help move his belongings, leaving them together in the villa after demonstrating the Flying Raijin Technique.

• Naruto examined the scrolls and supplies left by Minato Namikaze and Kushina, then discovered Minato's underground Training Room.
• Naruto activated the room's barrier to protect the villa and placed a Flying Raijin Kunai marked with his own formula inside.
• Naruto returned to his apartment, where Karin and Hinata were waiting, and asked them to help move his belongings to the villa.
• Hinata explained that her father had encouraged her to spend more time with Naruto after the Jōnin meeting.
• Karin and Hinata packed the apartment while Naruto transported the boxes with the Flying Raijin Technique, then brought both girls to the villa.

Naruto moved into the Fourth Hokage’s former home and shared a meal with Karin and Hinata, who learned he was the Fourth Hokage’s son. After Hinata and Karin left, Naruto used his sensory abilities inside the villa.

• Naruto, Karin, and Hinata moved their belongings into Naruto’s new villa, and Naruto prepared a large meal with the help of three Shadow Clones.
• Karin and Hinata ate with Naruto, and he reassured Hinata that she did not need to hold back around him after she ate seven bowls of rice.
• Hinata asked why Naruto lived in the Fourth Hokage’s former home, and Naruto told her he was the Fourth Hokage’s son.
• Naruto rubbed Hinata’s head, causing her to faint; when she woke, he gave her a star-marked Kunai that would let him sense danger and come to her aid.
• Hinata and Karin left the villa, and Naruto activated Mind's Eye of the Kagura and Good and Evil Perception in the living room.

Konoha announced that Root had been disbanded and revealed Naruto Uzumaki as Minato Namikaze’s son, shocking villagers and the Konoha 12. Naruto had already moved out, leaving the people who wanted to apologize unable to find him.

• Naruto erased Minato Namikaze’s Flying Thunder God Formula from two hundred kunai and engraved his own five-pointed star mark on them.
• The Hokage Building announced that Root had been disbanded and its personnel and resources would be absorbed into the ANBU under the Hokage.
• The Hokage Building publicly confirmed that Naruto Uzumaki was the orphaned son of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.
• Konoha residents remembered how they had mistreated Naruto and found his former apartment empty when they went to apologize.
• Shikamaru, Chōji, and Ino discussed Naruto’s parentage, while Kiba, Shino, Hinata, Tenten, and Neji each reacted to the news.

After Naruto’s parentage was revealed, Sakura realized how badly she had misunderstood him and found his old apartment empty. Naruto discovered that Sasuke had lost to the Sound Four, then agreed to help him use Orochimaru’s recruitment offer as an undercover mission.

• Neji understood Naruto’s promise to abolish the Caged Bird system, while Rock Lee celebrated Naruto’s background and Sakura read the notice revealing Naruto was the Fourth Hokage’s orphaned son.
• Sakura remembered denying Naruto’s resemblance to the Fourth Hokage, ran to his old apartment, and found it empty.
• Karin told Naruto that villagers had gathered around the notices and that she was heading to the Hokage Office to begin medical ninjutsu training.
• Naruto sensed trouble at the Uchiha Estate and found Sasuke injured after losing a fight against the Sound Four.
• Sasuke decided to go to Orochimaru to become stronger, and Naruto offered to arrange an S-rank undercover mission and negotiate his reward.

Naruto asked Tsunade to authorize Sasuke’s undercover mission in Otogakure, then revealed that he had mastered Kurama Mode and reached the First Hokage’s level of strength. Tsunade accepted Naruto’s strength and summoned Jiraiya, while Naruto declined her suggestion that he become Hokage soon.

• Naruto asked Tsunade to issue Sasuke an undercover mission order so Sasuke could enter Otogakure and infiltrate Orochimaru’s ranks.
• Tsunade warned Naruto that Orochimaru could manipulate Sasuke, and Naruto promised to bring Sasuke back within three years.
• Naruto took Tsunade to Konoha’s rear mountain, secured the area, and revealed his Kurama Mode.
• Naruto and Tsunade returned to the Hokage Office, where Tsunade summoned Jiraiya and praised Naruto’s strength.
• Tsunade suggested Naruto take over as Hokage, but Naruto said he wanted to train and wait for his companions to grow stronger.

Tsunade approved Sasuke’s three-year S-rank infiltration mission in Otogakure, with Naruto responsible for bringing him home. Naruto then gathered their friends for dinner, where they celebrated his promotion, learned about his heritage and met Karin.

• Tsunade approved Sasuke’s infiltration mission and gave him a sealed appointment scroll, naming Naruto as the Jōnin responsible for his return.
• Naruto revealed that he had used the Flying Raijin Technique, then invited Sasuke and their friends to dinner before Sasuke left.
• At the barbecue restaurant, Shikamaru toasted Naruto’s rapid promotion to Direct Jōnin, and Naruto explained that he had only recently learned he was the Fourth Hokage’s son.
• Naruto introduced Karin as a fellow member of the Uzumaki clan who had come from Kusagakure and was studying Medical Ninjutsu under Tsunade.
• The group welcomed Karin, while Kiba teased Ino about her assumption that Karin was Naruto’s girlfriend.

Naruto attended a celebratory barbecue with his friends, then accompanied Sasuke to Konoha Gate as Sasuke prepared to leave the village. Sasuke departed with Naruto’s spatial marker, while Sakura lay unconscious nearby.

• Shikamaru hinted at Naruto’s possible connection to the destruction of Kusagakure, but Naruto brushed off the suspicion.
• Tenten gave Naruto the specially made kunai he had ordered, and he paid her despite her offer to gift them for his Jōnin promotion.
• After the gathering, Sasuke told Naruto he was leaving immediately, and the two headed for Konoha Gate.
• Sakura caught up with them at the gate, but Sasuke apologized, used genjutsu on her, and laid her unconscious on a bench.
• Sasuke showed Izumo Kamizuki his exit permit, and Naruto gave him a spatial marker and asked him to activate it when he met Orochimaru.

Sasuke left Konoha with the Sound Four after accepting Orochimaru’s pill, while Naruto arranged for Ino to take the unconscious Sakura home. Jiraiya visited Naruto and praised his mastery of Nine-Tails Chakra, then asked why he was still in such a hurry to gain more power.

• Sasuke swallowed Orochimaru’s pill, lost consciousness, and was carried by the Sound Four toward Otogakure in a Sealing container.
• Naruto sent a Shadow Clone to fetch Ino, who helped carry Sakura home while Naruto explained Sasuke’s three-year mission and genjutsu.
• Naruto told Ino that he had changed and that Sakura was better left to Sasuke, making Ino shyly acknowledge how different he had become.
• Naruto returned home and found Jiraiya waiting with Karin, then raised a barrier around the house after Karin left.
• Jiraiya said Naruto had reached the peak of the Shinobi World and asked why he was still in such a hurry.

Naruto followed Sasuke to Otogakure and used Kotoamatsukami on Orochimaru after raising the subject of immortality. The chapter left Orochimaru’s memories and will rewritten, while Sasuke remained in the cave with Kabuto.

• Jiraiya recalled stories about Minato and Kushina while Naruto listened, and Sakura resolved to train after Ino urged her to become stronger.
• The Sound Four brought Sasuke to Otogakure, where Sasuke felt the power granted by the pill taking effect.
• Sasuke activated the mark Naruto had given him, and Naruto appeared beside him at Otogakure.
• Naruto confirmed Orochimaru was the real body, then sent Sasuke away with Kabuto so he could speak privately with Orochimaru.
• Naruto asked whether Orochimaru was interested in immortality, then used Kotoamatsukami to rewrite Orochimaru’s memories and will.

Naruto took Hashirama Cells from Orochimaru and began fusing wind, lightning, and fire chakra. Meanwhile, Danzo lured Iruka and Ino to a secluded area and had Root agents knock them unconscious.

• Naruto used Kotoamatsukami to place Orochimaru under his absolute command, ordered him to train Sasuke, and took Hashirama Cells.
• Naruto replenished the chakra in his left eye with Nine-Tails Chakra and traveled to the cave to attempt a three-nature chakra fusion.
• Naruto controlled the violent chakra reaction as wind, lightning, and fire began forming a new power.
• ANBU agents summoned Iruka and Ino to a secluded mountain area, where they met Danzo instead of the Hokage.
• Danzo had Root agents knock Iruka and Ino unconscious and checked a list of people close to Naruto.