Chapter Summaries

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.

Naruto enhanced his Rinnegan abilities with Heavenly Constant Stand, gaining stronger powers and new uses for World Inscription and the Dimensional Gate. He planned his next steps toward unifying the Shinobi World, then checked on Karma and revealed his Rinnegan to Urashiki.

• Naruto reassured Nine-Tails that he still valued him and promised to retrieve the other half of his Chakra soon.
• Naruto enhanced the Six Paths abilities and Rinne Rebirth Technique, improving their powers and changing the technique to consume Chakra instead of life force.
• Naruto enhanced World Inscription so it could record three-second periods and improved the Dimensional Gate so it could open any existing spatial dimension.
• Naruto planned to consult Orochimaru about World Inscription, move toward unifying the Shinobi World after becoming Hokage, and check the progress of Karma.
• Naruto entered the Karma Space, where Urashiki saw his Rinnegan and reacted in shock.

Naruto confirmed that Karma would mature in about a month, then began writing a proposal to reform the Shinobi World. Hinata invited him to dinner with Hiashi the next evening, and Karin arrived after Naruto's barrier came down.

• Naruto asked Urashiki about Karma's maturity, and Urashiki said it should mature in about a month.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya visited Naruto after his barrier had been active for a day and night, and Naruto told them he had awakened something.
• Naruto wrote a proposal for reforming the Shinobi World while waiting at his villa.
• Hinata invited Naruto to dinner with Hiashi, and Naruto agreed to come the next evening.
• Naruto used a Shadow Clone to prepare food and told Hinata what he was writing.
• Karin arrived and found Hinata already at Naruto's villa.

Naruto traveled to the Land of Fields to find Orochimaru and offered a way to restore his sealed hands. Orochimaru saw the Reaper Mask and learned that it could release the souls sealed by the Reaper Death Seal.

• Karin read Naruto's proposal to reform and unify the Shinobi World, then joined Naruto and Hinata for dinner.
• After Karin and Hinata left, Naruto created a Flying Raijin Kunai and teleported to the Land of Fields.
• Naruto sensed Orochimaru with the Mind's Eye of the Kagura and teleported the kunai to him.
• Naruto asked Orochimaru if he wanted his hands restored, and Orochimaru led him to a private research cave.
• Naruto explained that Orochimaru's hands were missing their spiritual parts and showed him the Reaper Mask, which could release the sealed souls.

Naruto arranged for Orochimaru to reclaim the souls sealed inside the Reaper and revive Minato Namikaze, while requesting copies of Izanagi and Impure World Reincarnation. After revealing that he knew Kotoamatsukami had failed, Naruto returned to Konoha and began testing Izanagi with one of Danzo’s Sharingan.

• Naruto explained that Orochimaru could use Living Corpse Reincarnation to escape the Reaper’s soul harvest and said he had prepared a substitute body.
• Naruto asked Orochimaru to release every soul inside the Reaper, revive Minato Namikaze with Impure World Reincarnation, and provide scrolls for that technique and Izanagi.
• Orochimaru said he would unravel the Reaper Death Seal’s release within three days, and Naruto gave him a Flying Raijin Kunai to report his progress.
• Naruto praised Orochimaru’s acting before teleporting away, leaving Orochimaru shocked that his failed Kotoamatsukami had been discovered.
• Naruto studied the Izanagi scroll in Konoha, implanted one of Danzo’s Sharingan into his palm, and began forming hand seals.

Naruto confirmed that World Inscription let him use a recorded Izanagi state without consuming a Sharingan, then visited the Hyuga Clan estate for dinner. He told the family about Kaguya, Hamura, and Hagoromo, leaving them discussing how Ninshu had become ninjutsu.

• Naruto tested World Inscription and confirmed that its recorded Izanagi state let him return to a saved location while using one-tenth of his Chakra.
• Naruto studied the Impure World Reincarnation scroll until the following evening, then went to the Hyuga Clan estate to meet Neji, Hinata, and Hyuga Hiashi.
• Naruto met Hyuga Hanabi and joined the family for dinner, where Hyuga Hiashi asked what Naruto knew about Hamura going to the moon.
• Naruto explained Kaguya's arrival, her sealing by Hagoromo and Hamura, and Hamura's choice to guard the seal on the moon.
• Naruto explained that Hagoromo founded Ninshu to connect people's hearts and create peace, but later generations turned Chakra into techniques for killing.

At dinner with the Hyuga family, Naruto discussed peace and teased Hanabi by claiming he had the Byakugan, then helped Hiashi advance reforms for the Branch House. The chapter ended with Naruto removing the Caged Bird seal from Hyuga Tao as the other Branch House members watched.

• Naruto explained that chakra had once connected people through Ninshu and said he hoped to bring peace to the Shinobi World.
• Naruto teased Hanabi by claiming he had the Byakugan and bet that she would call him brother-in-law if he could prove it; Hinata followed Hanabi when she ran off.
• Hiashi told Naruto that the Hyuga Clan had ended the practice of branding Branch House children with the Caged Bird, despite opposition from Main House elders.
• Naruto advised Hiashi to educate the next generation to heal the divide between the Main House and Branch House.
• Neji brought eight Branch House members to Naruto, who removed the Caged Bird seal from Hyuga Tao's forehead.

Naruto removed the Caged Bird seals from eight Hyuga Branch House members and promised to develop a protective sealing technique in exchange for Hyuga Hiashi’s support for his future Hokage bid. Three days later, Naruto joined Orochimaru in the Sound Country to begin restoring Orochimaru’s hands with the Reaper Death Seal.

• Naruto removed the Caged Bird seals from eight Branch House members, and Hyuga Hiashi declared them equal members of the Hyuga Clan who would support its reforms.
• Naruto offered to create a new sealing technique that protected the Byakugan without restricting it, and Hyuga Hiashi agreed to Hinata’s marriage to Naruto if Naruto became Hokage and brought the clan into Konoha’s core of power.
• Naruto spent three days planning for the future and had a Shadow Clone study Impure World Reincarnation, intending to use White Zetsu as sacrifices.
• Naruto sensed Orochimaru’s signal and teleported to an underground cave in the Sound Country, where Orochimaru had prepared a site to perform the Reaper Death Seal.
• Naruto gave Orochimaru the Reaper Mask and bound two White Zetsu with Adamantine Sealing Chains as sacrifices for Impure World Reincarnation.

Naruto helped Orochimaru restore his hands and revive Minato Namikaze while reclaiming three Hokage souls for the Naraka Path. Minato gave Naruto the Yin half of Kurama, and the two halves fused inside Naruto’s Sealing Space.

• Orochimaru told Naruto that a masked man calling himself Madara Uchiha had recruited him and that Kabuto had been out of contact for two months.
• Orochimaru used the Reaper Mask to restore his hands, while Naruto sealed the souls of the First, Second, and Third Hokage in the Naraka Path.
• Orochimaru performed Impure World Reincarnation on Minato Namikaze and transferred his soul into a White Zetsu body, then used Living Corpse Reincarnation to take another White Zetsu body for himself.
• Orochimaru noticed Naruto’s purple Three-Tomoe Rinnegan, and Naruto asked him to awaken Minato’s consciousness.
• Minato recognized Naruto, separated the Yin Nine-Tails Chakra from himself, and gave it to Naruto.
• The Yin and Yang Nine-Tails met in Naruto’s Sealing Space and fused when their Chakra touched.

Naruto revived Minato Namikaze with Rinne Rebirth and recruited Orochimaru for his plan to unify the Shinobi World. Back in Konoha, Naruto explained his motives to Minato and asked him to support the plan.

• Naruto used Rinne Rebirth to restore Minato Namikaze to life, draining much of his Chakra before his inner star replenished it.
• Orochimaru praised Naruto’s power, and Naruto invited him to join the unification plan while warning him not to betray his trust.
• Naruto and Minato used the Flying Thunder God marker to return from Orochimaru’s cave to Konoha.
• Minato questioned Naruto about his changed appearance and ambitions, and Naruto explained his awakened bloodline and desire to prevent children from suffering as he had.
• Minato apologized for Naruto’s childhood, and Naruto told him he did not blame him and asked for his support.

Naruto revealed his plan to unify the Shinobi World and implement sweeping political, legal, economic, and educational reforms to Minato Namikaze. He brought Jiraiya and Tsunade to meet the revived Minato, then sealed the villa to discuss family matters.

• Naruto offered to revive Kushina if Minato Namikaze could find some of her physical tissue, and gave him more than two hundred Flying Raijin Kunai.
• Naruto showed Minato Namikaze his governance plan, which proposed a unified government and legal system, economic and educational reforms, and protections for Jinchuriki and Kekkei Genkai users.
• Naruto said he would personally handle anyone obstructing the reforms and take care of the military obstacles to unification himself.
• Naruto brought Jiraiya and Tsunade to his villa, where they were shocked to find Minato Namikaze revived.
• Naruto revealed that his Rinnegan had revived Minato Namikaze, activated the villa's barrier, and said they would discuss family matters.