Recaps

Naruto fused wind, lightning, and fire Chakra to create Light Release, then tested its destructive power and supersonic speed with Kurama. He decided to strengthen his Chakra reserves and planned to retrieve Kurama’s other half after obtaining the Rinnegan, though he could acquire the Reaper Mask sooner.

• Danzo waited for Root to capture Karin, Hinata, and Sakura Haruno before using them to lure Naruto into a trap prepared with Kotoamatsukami and a sealing array.
• Naruto created Light Release in a cave, then used it to fly, fire lasers into the sea, and destroy a reef with a kick.
• Naruto used Absolute Control to practice moving at supersonic speed, and Kurama joined him through a Shadow Clone.
• Naruto combined Light Release with Kurama Mode and crossed between islands in less than a second.
• Naruto considered increasing his Chakra reserves and retrieving Kurama’s other half from the Reaper’s stomach, but planned to wait until after obtaining the Rinnegan before doing so.

Danzo had Root abduct Iruka and Ino to lure Naruto into a Sealing Formation and use Kotoamatsukami on him. Naruto sensed the captives and raced toward Danzo’s hideout as Tsunade and Jiraiya mobilized ANBU to follow.

• Tsunade told Naruto that Root had taken Iruka and Ino after a Root spy committed suicide when she discovered him.
• Naruto sensed Danzo, Iruka, and Ino in the northwestern mountains, then flew there in a streak of golden light.
• Tsunade ordered ANBU to move out and dragged Jiraiya after Naruto.
• Danzo learned that Root had captured only Iruka and Ino and planned to lure Naruto into the Sealing Formation so Kotoamatsukami could control him.
• A Root sensor detected a Chakra signature flash past the edge of his range and reported it to Danzo.

Naruto rescued Ino and Iruka from Danzo’s ambush, tore away Danzo’s Sharingan and Hashirama Cells arm, and defeated the Root forces. Tsunade and Jiraiya arrived as Naruto stood beside the crippled Danzo.

• Danzo’s Root members revealed their prepared sealing array as Naruto arrived in Kurama Mode layered with Light Release.
• Naruto ripped Shisui Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan and Danzo’s implanted arm away, then rescued Ino and Iruka.
• Naruto’s lasers killed most of the Root members, and he killed Torune Aburame and Fū Yamanaka at close range.
• Naruto pinned Danzo down and accused him of harming Konoha, including persecuting the White Fang, neglecting Naruto’s parents, betraying Nagato’s group, and exploiting the Uchiha massacre.
• Naruto stopped short of killing Danzo when he sensed Tsunade and Jiraiya approaching, and they arrived with dozens of ANBU to find the mountain devastated.

Naruto rescued Ino and Iruka after defeating Danzo and his Root operatives, and Tsunade stripped Danzo of his elder position and sent him for interrogation. After Naruto revealed that Danzo had transplanted Hashirama Senju’s cells, Tsunade vowed to investigate his crimes and execute him publicly.

• Naruto revived Ino and Iruka, and Tsunade ordered ANBU to take Danzo to prison.
• Ino remembered Danzo’s abduction attempt, hugged Naruto, and was pulled away by her father, Inoichi Yamanaka.
• Tsunade told the assembled Jōnin that Danzo had kidnapped Ino and Iruka and that Naruto had defeated Danzo and his Root operatives alone.
• Tsunade stripped Danzo of his elder position and assigned Ibiki Morino to investigate him.
• Naruto showed Tsunade the tree that had grown from Danzo’s uncontrolled Hashirama Cells, and Tsunade vowed to investigate Danzo and publicly execute him.

Naruto revealed his Light Release to Jiraiya and demonstrated its flight and speed, then returned home to reassure Karin and meet Hinata. After hearing how Danzo’s actions had endangered them, Naruto began assessing Karin and Hinata’s combat training.

• Naruto told Jiraiya that Light Release was a Kekkei Tōta and flew him through the sky to demonstrate it.
• Jiraiya marveled at Naruto’s abilities, while Tsunade took him back toward the Hokage Building.
• Naruto told Karin that Danzo had been detained and would face public execution after the investigation, then took her to eat.
• Naruto and Karin found Hinata waiting outside their home, and Naruto brought her inside for tea.
• Naruto asked Karin and Hinata to demonstrate their training, and Karin took an unsteady fighting stance.

Naruto trained Karin and Hinata in taijutsu, correcting Karin’s weaknesses and praising Hinata’s Gentle Fist while urging her to stay focused. The next morning, Konoha learned that Danzō would be publicly executed after an investigation, and Tsunade reacted angrily to a scroll delivered by ANBU.

• Naruto sparred with Karin, exposed her balance and targeting problems, and assigned her five-kilometer runs and two hundred basic punches each morning.
• Hinata analyzed Karin’s mistakes, then sparred with Naruto and demonstrated precise Gentle Fist attacks before Naruto advised her to maintain her composure.
• Hinata asked Naruto for another spar and stood ready to face him beneath the moonlight.
• A notice announced that Shimura Danzō had been stripped of his elder position and would be publicly executed once his crimes were investigated.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura repeatedly urged Tsunade to handle Danzō’s crimes privately, but Tsunade refused.
• An ANBU delivered Tsunade a scroll, and she read it before angrily calling someone a bastard.

Naruto tested the limits of his Mangekyō Sharingan, developed an armored Susanoo around Kurama, and recovered his vision with Nine-Tails Chakra. After an ANBU summoned him to meet Tsunade, two figures emerged from a spatial rift above Kage Rock.

• Naruto manifested an armored Susanoo, tested its Yasaka Magatama and greatsword, and concluded that his Mangekyō Sharingan could not unlock its complete form.
• Naruto combined Susanoo armor with Kurama Mode, and the Nine-Tails compared the result unfavorably with Madara Uchiha's Susanoo.
• Naruto used Nine-Tails Chakra to heal the strain in his eyes and considered the different abilities of his two Kotoamatsukami eyes.
• Naruto stood atop Kage Rock and reflected on his progress before an ANBU summoned him to meet Tsunade.
• After Naruto left, two figures fell from a spatial rift above Kage Rock.

Naruto learned that the Fourth Raikage was heading for Konoha and accepted an S-rank mission to stop him. While following Tsunade to confront Jiraiya, Naruto spotted a teenage boy who looked remarkably like him, as Jiraiya escaped by handing Boruto his binoculars.

• Tsunade told Naruto that the Fourth Raikage was approaching Konoha and that Iwagakure had increased its border activity.
• Naruto accepted Tsunade's S-rank mission to stop the Fourth Raikage, along with a scroll naming his ANBU support.
• Shizune brought Tsunade another complaint about Jiraiya peeking into the women's bathhouse, and Tsunade set off to catch him.
• Naruto followed Tsunade and saw a blond teenager whose features looked strikingly familiar.
• Jiraiya ran into Boruto and Sasuke, handed Boruto his binoculars, and escaped while Boruto realized something was wrong.

Boruto and Sasuke were confronted in Konoha, where they discovered that this Naruto was a young Jōnin whom Sasuke could not sense. Tsunade questioned the two strangers, and Naruto volunteered to keep them under his watch.

• The bathhouse owner accused Boruto and Sasuke of peeping until Naruto arrived and explained that the culprit had already been caught.
• Boruto called Naruto “Dad,” and Sasuke covered for him while Naruto remarked that Sasuke’s voice sounded familiar.
• Tsunade emerged with a badly beaten Jiraiya and questioned Boruto and Sasuke about their identities.
• Sasuke claimed they were traveling street performers, and Tsunade ordered them to accept constant surveillance.
• Naruto asked Tsunade to leave the surveillance to him, making Sasuke suspect that Naruto wanted to watch them closely.

Naruto took Boruto and Sasuke home after agreeing to look after them, while Sasuke began suspecting they had arrived in a different space-time. Sasuke tried to check whether Naruto had the Nine-Tails, but his Rinnegan could not see through a barrier around Naruto.

• Tsunade agreed to let Naruto look after Boruto and Sasuke, then dragged Jiraiya to the Hokage Office.
• Naruto led Boruto and Sasuke toward his home, and Sasuke hid in a tree when Sakura approached.
• Sakura greeted Naruto and remarked on how much Boruto resembled him before hurrying to her lesson with Tsunade.
• Sasuke noticed that Naruto, Sakura, and Karin differed from his memories and suspected they had entered another space-time.
• Sasuke used his Six-Tomoe Rinnegan to inspect Naruto, but an unseen barrier concealed Naruto's Chakra and blocked his view of the Nine-Tails.

Naruto deduced that Sasuke and Boruto had come from the future and brought them to his home to question them. Sasuke warned against revealing future events, but he told Naruto that his future self mastered the Nine-Tails’ power, saved the Shinobi World, and developed the Rasenshuriken.

• Naruto noticed Sasuke secretly trying to examine him and challenged him to ask his questions directly.
• Naruto introduced himself to Boruto and led Boruto and Sasuke to his home, where he proposed discussing the future.
• Naruto showed Boruto the whisker markings on his cheeks and deduced that Boruto was his son from the future.
• Naruto recognized Sasuke and asked why he was weak, and Sasuke said he had fought a powerful enemy in a space-time passage and had not recovered his Chakra.
• Sasuke warned Naruto not to learn specific future events, then told him that he would master the Nine-Tails’ power, end the Shinobi World War, learn Sage Jutsu, and develop the Rasenshuriken.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Boruto realized that Sasuke and Boruto had arrived in a parallel world, then discussed Urashiki’s threat. Naruto set out on an S-rank mission with Boruto, while Sasuke agreed to follow nearby and intervene if Urashiki attacked.

• Naruto demonstrated his Flying Raijin Technique, leading Sasuke to conclude that they were in a different world from their own past.
• Naruto explained parallel worlds to Boruto, and Sasuke reasoned that Urashiki would still pursue Naruto for the Nine-Tails Chakra.
• Sasuke warned Naruto that Urashiki could steal Chakra with his fishing rod and would attack when his targets were alone or distracted.
• Naruto decided to leave the village on an S-rank mission and invited Boruto to come along so he could teach him.
• Naruto gave Sasuke a Flying Raijin Kunai so he could teleport to them if Urashiki attacked, and Sasuke agreed to stay nearby.

Naruto took Boruto on an S-rank mission to stop the Fourth Raikage and trained him as they traveled. At the Fire Country border, they met ANBU, who reported that the Raikage's escort was crossing the Land of Hot Water.

• Naruto gave Boruto a scroll containing the Flying Raijin Technique and sealing techniques, then left Konoha with him on an S-rank mission to stop the Fourth Raikage.
• Sasuke watched Naruto and Boruto depart and noted that the mission differed from the events in his own world.
• Naruto asked Boruto about his Ninjutsu and urged him to study the techniques in the scroll.
• Naruto taught Boruto how to move more efficiently through the trees as they crossed the Fire Country.
• At the border with the Land of Hot Water, ANBU reported that the Fourth Raikage's escort of about ten elite Kumogakure Jōnin was crossing the region.

Naruto took command of the border mission and waited with Boruto, who studied Minato’s Flying Raijin scroll. Meanwhile, Fourth Raikage A led a Kumogakure team to the Fire Country border to assess Naruto’s son, where C detected three Konoha ANBU sentries.

• Naruto dismissed the ANBU from their original deployment and settled on a hilltop with Boruto to wait for the enemy.
• Naruto told Boruto to study and memorize Minato’s Flying Raijin scroll, then raised a Perception Isolation Barrier around them.
• A led C, Darui, and eleven other Kumogakure ninja toward the Fire Country border, explaining that he feared Naruto might grow into another Yellow Flash.
• A said Killer B was watching the Land of Earth as the team continued toward Konoha.
• After three hours, Darui stopped near the Fire Country border, and C sensed three Konoha ANBU sentries ahead.

Naruto ambushed A and his Hidden Cloud Village team with a barrage of light bullets, then struck A with a lightspeed kick. A crashed into the mountainside as Darui and C tried to respond.

• A ordered his twelve-person group to bypass three ANBU while they headed toward Naruto Uzumaki.
• Naruto sensed A's group approaching and told Boruto to stay on the mountaintop as he rose into the air.
• Naruto fired Yasakani no Magatama, devastating the forest and injuring the Hidden Cloud ninja.
• Naruto appeared beside A and launched him into the mountainside with a Lightspeed Kick.
• Darui began forming hand seals, but Naruto's laser struck first and blasted him away.

Naruto overwhelmed Darui and C, then faced A after revealing himself as Minato Namikaze’s son. As A and his surviving Hidden Cloud ninja prepared to fight, Naruto created thirty-six golden-lit Shadow Clones and charged the Raikage.

• Naruto kicked Darui into the rubble and resisted C’s genjutsu before preparing to attack him with Light Release.
• A struck Naruto with Lariat, but Naruto escaped with the Flying Raijin Technique, and A ordered C to retreat.
• Naruto confronted A and questioned why he had brought his forces to the Fire Country border.
• A recognized Naruto and realized he had underestimated how strong the young ninja had become.
• Six Hidden Cloud ninja gathered behind A, and Naruto created thirty-six Shadow Clones that aimed Light Release attacks at them.
• Naruto charged A as the Raikage activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode and rushed to meet him.

Naruto’s thirty-six Shadow Clones defeated the Cloud Shinobi and tracked down C while Naruto’s original body kept Raikage A at bay. With A weakened and surrounded, Naruto formed a Rasenshuriken to finish the fight as Boruto watched from the mountaintop.

• Naruto’s Shadow Clones overwhelmed six Cloud Shinobi, stopping them from forming hand seals and leaving them incapacitated.
• The clones sensed C hiding behind a boulder and struck him with spheres of light.
• Naruto evaded Raikage A’s attacks until the clones joined the fight with a barrage of laser beams.
• Raikage A destroyed several clones with his Liger Bomb and Guillotine Drop, but his chakra neared its limit.
• Naruto formed a Wind Release: Rasenshuriken while Boruto watched and wondered if it was an advanced Rasengan.

Naruto defeated Fourth Raikage A with a Rasenshuriken and captured him alongside C and Darui. He left the three Kumogakure leaders alive as bargaining chips while ANBU began securing the battlefield.

• Sasuke and the hidden ANBU watched Naruto form a Rasenshuriken as A prepared to escape.
• Naruto used a space-time technique to appear before A and struck him with the Rasenshuriken.
• The Rasenshuriken devastated the battlefield and left A critically wounded but alive.
• Naruto ordered the ANBU to collect A, C, and Darui and keep them together.
• The ANBU recovered C and Darui, while Naruto kept the three alive as political bargaining assets.

After defeating the Raikage and his guards, Naruto prepared to have Jiraiya take them to Konoha and negotiate for their release. Jiraiya noticed Boruto’s resemblance to Naruto and began to suspect who the boy was.

• An ANBU sealed the Cloud Shinobi corpses, while Yamato restored the damaged ground and regrew the flattened forest with Wood Release.
• Boruto praised Naruto’s glowing techniques and asked him to teach them, and Naruto agreed to see whether Boruto had the talent.
• Jiraiya arrived at the battlefield and found A, Darui, and C lying defeated beside Naruto.
• Naruto told Jiraiya to take the captives to Konoha, have Tsunade keep A alive, and negotiate reparations, border treaties, and the Lightning Release Chakra Mode and Heavenly Transfer Technique.
• Naruto said he would stay away for a few days, and Jiraiya noticed Boruto’s resemblance to him and began forming suspicions.

Naruto waited outside Konoha for Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, then captured a White Zetsu spying on him and sealed it away. Obito learned that the White Zetsu had vanished and investigated the cleared battlefield, finding traces of a powerful fight.

• Naruto stayed at the border with Boruto to keep a possible battle with Urashiki away from Konoha, and Sasuke joined them.
• Naruto sensed a White Zetsu hiding in the forest, caught it, and sealed it in a scroll.
• Naruto led Boruto and Sasuke away, reasoning that White Zetsu’s disappearance would alert Obito, whom he planned to deal with after Urashiki.
• A White Zetsu told Obito that one of their spies had disappeared near the border, and Obito insisted on being called Madara Uchiha.
• Obito used Kamui to reach the battlefield and found faint traces of Lightning Release and Wind Release Chakra despite the area having been carefully cleaned up.

Obito investigated the destruction of Kusagakure while Naruto, Sasuke, and Boruto camped in the Fire Country and prepared to defend against Urashiki’s Chakra-stealing fishing rod. Sasuke agreed to let Naruto teach Boruto, though he remained conflicted about revealing what he knew of the future.

• Obito recalled that an unidentified Wind Release powerhouse had destroyed Kusagakure, but he could not identify the culprit and returned to the Kamui dimension.
• Naruto asked Sasuke whether he wanted to see Itachi, but Sasuke refused because Urashiki was their priority.
• Sasuke questioned Naruto about Light Release, and Naruto explained that he had created the Kekkei Tōta by combining wind, lightning, and fire Chakra.
• Naruto and Sasuke discussed whether Sealing Techniques could protect them from Urashiki stealing Chakra, then Naruto sealed Sasuke and Boruto as a precaution.
• Boruto asked Naruto to teach him Light Release, and Naruto told him to eat first before training.
• After they ate, Naruto asked Sasuke whether he would object to him teaching Boruto, and Sasuke slowly agreed while struggling over whether to reveal the future.

Naruto decided not to tell Sasuke about the future and began teaching Boruto the Flying Raijin Technique and Sealing Technique. After demonstrating its teleportation stages, he showed Boruto how Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder could redirect an attack, leaving Boruto eager to learn more.

• Sasuke chose to stay silent about the future, and Naruto led Boruto to a clearing after checking for abnormal Chakra signatures.
• Naruto told Boruto he would teach him the Flying Raijin Technique and Sealing Technique instead of Light Release, then explained how Flying Thunder God worked.
• Naruto scattered twenty Flying Raijin Kunai around the clearing and demonstrated fixed-point and continuous teleportation to Boruto.
• Naruto asked Boruto to attack him, and Boruto threw a Rasengan that vanished in midair.
• Naruto used Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder to redirect Boruto's Rasengan into a tree, and Boruto realized what the technique had done.

Naruto trained Boruto in the Flying Raijin Technique while preparing to exploit Ōtsutsuki Urashiki’s Karma and powers. Meanwhile, Jiraiya brought the badly injured Raikage A to Konoha, where Tsunade began examining him, and Naruto remained away with Sasuke and Boruto.

• Naruto explained the Flying Raijin Technique’s advanced applications and began teaching Boruto to sense spatial coordinates.
• Sasuke recovered Chakra while Naruto marked the surrounding area and planned to make Urashiki place Karma on him so he could seize Urashiki’s power and data.
• Naruto woke Boruto and continued his Flying Raijin training, adding basic Sealing Technique hand seals to his lessons.
• Jiraiya arrived in Konoha with the unconscious Raikage A and two guards, then told Tsunade that Naruto had defeated the Cloud Shinobi and planned to return in a few days.
• Tsunade examined the Raikage’s severe injuries with the Mystical Palm Technique.

Tsunade prepared to use the captured Raikage as leverage to demand war reparations, including Kumogakure’s secret techniques. Meanwhile, Boruto mastered the first stage of Flying Raijin under Naruto’s guidance, and Naruto sensed a faint disturbance in space.

• Tsunade diagnosed the Raikage’s injuries and decided Konoha would demand war supplies in exchange for his release.
• Tsunade ordered Shizune to include Lightning Release Chakra Mode and the Heavenly Transfer Technique in the ransom demands.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade wondered whether Boruto’s resemblance to Naruto meant the boy was connected to him.
• Boruto carved Konoha’s symbol into a kunai and used it to teleport, mastering Flying Raijin First Stage.
• Naruto praised Boruto, told him to keep training, and wondered how he would hold on to his identity as a Konoha Ninja when the world turned against him.
• As Naruto and Boruto ate beside Sasuke, Naruto sensed a faint disturbance in space.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Boruto confronted Urashiki when he emerged from a rift, and Naruto prepared to exploit his knowledge of Urashiki’s abilities. Naruto struck Urashiki with a lightning-fast kick and followed with a punch to his lower back.

• Urashiki appeared through a rift and attacked Naruto with his fishing rod, but Sasuke deflected the hook and engaged him.
• Naruto told Boruto to retreat, then activated Kurama Mode and layered Light Release over it.
• Naruto and Kurama identified Urashiki’s eye abilities and decided to overwhelm him with speed.
• Naruto vanished, kicked Urashiki across the face, and sent him crashing toward the ground.
• Naruto used a mark on a tree to appear beneath Urashiki and punched him in the lower back.