Chapter Summaries

Natsuki organized Radiant Hidden Village’s government, trade, and infrastructure, then watched the Stone Village begin reclaiming land along the coast. The reclamation was expected to take about two months, and Natsuki asked that the new land be hardened and leveled when the work was finished.

• Natsuki assigned Shizune to oversee the hospital, Fugaku to lead the Police Force, Itachi to command the Anbu, and Takuya to manage the Mission System.
• Ao arrived from the Land of Water to help manage dock trade, and Natsuki lowered taxes to attract merchant ships to Radiant Country.
• Natsuki spent the first seven days delegating responsibilities before Kitsuchi arrived with two hundred Stone Village ninja to begin the reclamation project.
• The Stone Village ninja surveyed the coast, drew up a plan, and used Earth Release techniques in shifts to extend the shoreline.
• Natsuki learned from Yohei that reclaiming the sea between the four islands would take about two months, and instructed him to have the Stone Village harden and level the reclaimed land.

After Radiant Country was founded, Natsuki chose to pursue a Kekkei Mōra of his own and began building the new nation into a welcoming, well-ordered home for settlers and ninja. Radiant Country attracted people and missions, while Konan prepared to bring her followers from Amegakure.

• Radiant Country was officially established after the Land Reclamation project connected its four islands, and Natsuki selected his own Kekkei Mōra path, which required mastering all seven Nature Transformations.
• Natsuki introduced globe-emblem forehead protectors, expanded plans for cultural education, and offered settlers housing, livelihood support, ninjutsu training, and access to C-Rank techniques.
• Settlers and missing-nin flocked to Radiant Country, where Hyuga surveillance, Nagato's Mind's Eye of the Kagura, cameras, and harsh punishments helped maintain order.
• Konan asked to retrieve her followers from Amegakure, and Natsuki agreed; Yahiko stayed behind and became Shisui's assistant at the harbor.
• Radiance Ninja Village began accepting missions from other countries, with Mei Terumi sending it work and Yōya becoming a popular mission-taker.

After months of torment, Obito resolved to create a world where Rin could be with him and restored his Kamui Eyes. He returned to Mountain Graveyard, where he used Hashirama Cells solution to begin repairing the damaged Rinnegan, unsettling Black Zetsu.

• Obito's withered White Zetsu half-body decayed, and he forced the damaged Rinnegan into his empty eye socket.
• The Rinnegan's mental shock overwhelmed Obito, so he gouged it out and tried to crush it, but its power briefly protected it.
• Obito decided he would create a world with a living Rin, restored his Kamui Eye, and placed the Rinnegan in his palm.
• Obito returned to Mountain Graveyard and absorbed Chakra from a Reconnaissance White Zetsu while Tobi revealed he had taken over Danzo's body.
• Obito retrieved Hashirama Cells solution and told Black Zetsu he would use it to repair the Rinnegan.
• Obito dripped the solution onto the Rinnegan and suppressed the violent changes in his arm with his Kamui Eyes, beginning to restore its vitality.

Minato’s team returned to Konoha, where Jiraiya finally confronted him, while Sasuke and Hinata reflected on their teammates and Naruto. The chapter left Naruto heading to the Uchiha Clan Compound for dinner and Hinata reuniting with Hanabi at home.

• Jiraiya caught Minato at the mission hall, and Minato dismissed Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata before speaking with him.
• Naruto warned Sasuke and Hinata about Jiraiya, while Sasuke wondered about Teacher Shingo’s strength and his connection to Naruto.
• Sasuke considered whether he should ask Natsuki about returning to the Radiant Country but worried about leaving Naruto.
• Naruto escorted Hinata to the Hyuga Clan Compound and told her to avoid Jiraiya, especially near the baths.
• Hanabi teased Hinata about Naruto, and the sisters went into the Main Family Compound together.

Minato revealed himself to Jiraiya and explained that he had stayed hidden to protect Naruto from future enemies. After returning home, Minato asked Naruto to send Natsuki a letter, and Natsuki received and answered it in Radiant Country.

• Minato led Jiraiya to Training Ground 3 and revealed his true identity, leaving Jiraiya overjoyed to see his former student alive.
• Minato explained that he had hidden himself because of the Third Hokage’s treatment of Naruto and the danger posed by future enemies, and said Orochimaru had revived him.
• Minato told Jiraiya that Natsuki would decide whether to share more information, then arranged to meet Jiraiya again the next morning.
• Minato returned home, shared Naruto’s packed meal, and asked him to use the Summoning Technique to send Natsuki a letter.
• Natsuki received Naruto’s message in Radiant Country, considered it, and sent a reply.

Gamamaru’s prophecies had been blocked by a figure with blood-red eyes, leaving him unsure whether this meant Mount Myōboku’s downfall or a new future. Natsuki met Jiraiya and challenged his faith in the Sage of the Toads, claiming every prophecy had been wrong.

• Gamamaru recalled that seven years earlier his visions had become chaotic and been obscured by blood-red eyes belonging to someone with stronger precognition.
• Minato brought Jiraiya, Haku, and Kimimaro to meet Natsuki, who arranged for the two children to stay with Shisui and told Minato to rest.
• Jiraiya realized that Natsuki and Orochimaru had been allies for seven or eight years and that Natsuki had arranged Orochimaru’s return and his bid for Hokage.
• Natsuki asked Jiraiya why he trusted the Sage of the Toads’ prophecies, and Jiraiya said the Sage had never been wrong.
• Natsuki replied that every one of the Sage’s prophecies had been wrong.

Natsuki challenged Jiraiya’s faith in prophecy, arguing that his choices and abandonment of his students mattered more than Gamamaru’s predictions. He told Minato that Naruto was prophesied to change the shinobi world, but insisted that his own interference meant Naruto could not become a savior, leaving Jiraiya to question what the Great Sage of the Toads had actually foreseen.

• Natsuki told Jiraiya that prophecies were worthless and argued that Nagato and Minato could have changed the shinobi world if Jiraiya had stayed by their sides.
• Natsuki broke a pen to demonstrate how a prophecy could be made to fit an outcome, then criticized Jiraiya for leaving his students and dying for useless intelligence.
• Jiraiya questioned why Natsuki was telling him this, and Natsuki told Minato that Naruto was the savior prophesied to change the shinobi world.
• Minato reacted with excitement, but Natsuki warned him that being a savior would bring danger and that Kushina would not want Naruto pushed into that role.
• Natsuki told Jiraiya that Naruto could not become a savior because of his interference, and challenged him to ask whether the Great Sage of the Toads had ever seen Natsuki in the future.

Natsuki questioned the Sage Regions’ reliance on prophecy and arranged for Kisame to lead his new ships. He then used Itachi and Keimei’s Tsukuyomi training to build Kimimaro and Haku’s combat experience, leaving both exhausted but determined to grow stronger.

• Natsuki reflected that the Sage Regions accepted people’s deaths as necessary and hoped his words had planted doubt in Jiraiya about prophecy.
• Natsuki arranged for Minato to tell Kisame to prepare Kyoko before transferring to lead the new maritime fleets.
• Natsuki had Itachi and Keimei send Kimimaro into Tsukuyomi Space for a year of combat training, after which Kimimaro returned exhausted and went to rest.
• Natsuki told Haku to become strong enough to protect him, and Itachi and Keimei sent Haku into Tsukuyomi Space to gain combat experience.
• Haku emerged from Tsukuyomi determined but unconscious, so Natsuki placed him on a sofa and called someone to take him back to rest.

Natsuki directed Keimei’s ID card project and cautioned Itachi against overtraining his Susanoo, then began practicing Lightning Release. Meanwhile, Aoi Rokushō attacked a group from the Land of Tea on their way to Konoha, while Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata sought Hiashi’s help choosing a mission.

• Natsuki told Keimei to consult Orochimaru about technical problems and make ID cards mandatory for everyone in the Radiant Country.
• Natsuki advised Itachi to rest and avoid pushing himself too hard while training for the Perfect Susanoo.
• Natsuki practiced Lightning Cutter to develop his Lightning Release Nature Transformation, but stopped because of its constant noise.
• Aoi Rokushō defeated Oozama and the Wasabi Hall group with poison needles, preventing them from delivering their letter to Konoha; Morino Ida remained unaware nearby.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata arrived at Konoha’s mission hall without Teacher Shingo and decided to ask Hiashi for help choosing a mission.

Hizashi assigned Team Seven an urgent escort mission in the Land of Tea while their instructor Minato handled Hokage paperwork. Natsuki learned of the mission, accepted a separate bounty in the same country, and took Kimimaro and Haku with him to gain field experience.

• Hizashi gave Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata a B-rank mission to protect a contestant in the Land of Tea’s Great Shrine Festival footrace, and Team Seven departed immediately.
• Orochimaru left his accumulated Hokage paperwork to Minato while he focused on research into Cellular Will and Hashirama Cells.
• After receiving Hizashi’s report, Natsuki recognized that the escort mission’s opponents included Aoi Rokushō, whose belongings could help him master Lightning Release Nature Transformation.
• Natsuki accepted an unranked bounty to assassinate the Waga Clan leader while traveling through the Land of Tea.
• Natsuki invited Kimimaro and Haku to accompany him on the mission so they could broaden their experience.

Team Seven stopped at a tea shop in the Land of Tea, where Hinata tried Deep-fried Stinky Tofu for the first time and discovered she liked it. The team enjoyed their meal together, while Hinata blushed over Naruto feeding her and wiping her mouth, and Sasuke noticed their closeness.

• Hinata used Byakugan to locate a tea shop where Team Seven could rest and eat.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata ordered food, including Deep-fried Stinky Tofu after Hinata agreed to try it.
• Naruto prepared a piece of Stinky Tofu and fed it to Hinata, who enjoyed it and quickly finished her serving.
• Naruto wiped oil from Hinata's mouth, leaving her embarrassed when she realized he had used the same chopsticks to feed her.
• Sasuke noticed the exchange between Naruto and Hinata as the three continued eating together.

Team Seven confronted Morino Ida after he insulted them and flirted with Hinata, then discovered he was trying to avoid paying for his meal. After Naruto caught Ida when he tried to flee, the team left him tied up with the shop owner to repay the damage and bill.

• Morino Ida provoked Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata, and Hinata noticed he had gathered Chakra in his legs.
• Naruto tackled Ida, and the shop owner revealed that Ida had claimed to be their friend so they would pay his bill.
• Ida apologized and claimed his wallet had been stolen, but he broke free to snatch up his folding knife and declared his hatred of ninja.
• Ida removed his leg weights and tried to run, but Naruto used the Nine-Tails' power to catch him and tie him to a pillar.
• The shop owner demanded that Ida pay for his meal and the damaged floor, while Team Seven left without taking further action.

Natsuki arrived in Degenerate Port and learned that the Waga Clan was exploiting its residents while harassing mission client Eriko Oshiro. Meanwhile, Team Seven was assigned to protect Morino Ida for the Gōtaisha Shrine race, and Natsuki’s arrival ended with Sasuke tying Ida up.

• Natsuki reached Degenerate Port with Kimimaro and Haku, learned the Waga Clan controlled prices, and found that Eriko Oshiro had shut her shop after months of harassment.
• Natsuki sent Kimimaro and Haku to gather information while he explored the port.
• Wasabi Jirocho assigned Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata to protect Morino Ida, who objected to having them as bodyguards.
• Morino Ida led Team Seven through the overpriced streets and praised Jirocho, while Naruto questioned whether the Wasabi Clan was any better than the Waga Clan.
• Natsuki encountered Team Seven and ordered Naruto to tie Ida up, but Sasuke used a kunai and wire to bind him first.

Natsuki explained Morino Ida’s betrayal of Konoha and his brother, then learned that the Waga Clan had driven mission client Eriko Oshiro to her death. After Haku killed three Waga thugs, Natsuki told Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata about the clan’s abuses.

• Sasuke captured Morino Ida before Naruto could act, and Natsuki identified him as a Konoha Rogue Ninja.
• Hinata sealed Morino Ida’s voice, and Natsuki immobilized him with the Four Symbols Seal.
• Natsuki explained how Morino Ida had betrayed Konoha and abandoned his brother Ibiki, prompting Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata to despise him.
• Natsuki and Team Seven encountered Waga Clan thugs beating a villager, and Haku killed the three men with Ice Needles.
• Haku told Natsuki that the Waga Clan had blocked Eriko Oshiro from obtaining medicine, and she had died ten days earlier.
• Natsuki explained the Waga Clan’s abuses to Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata after telling them their mission client was dead.

Natsuki captured Morino Ida and taught Team Seven to think beyond the mission, then led them to confront the Waga Clan. Meanwhile, Wasabi Jirocho learned that Morino Ida had been exposed as a Konoha rogue ninja and rushed to investigate.

• Natsuki had Hinata restore Morino Ida’s speech and told him that his older brother, Ibiki Morino, was alive and had hidden him from Konoha.
• Natsuki tested Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata on how to handle the captured rogue ninja without failing their mission, then proposed resolving the conflict by dealing with the Waga Clan.
• Morino Ida revealed the Waga Clan’s location, and Natsuki left Kimimaro to guard him while taking Team Seven and Haku to confront the Waga Clan.
• A Wasabi Clan subordinate reported Morino Ida’s capture to Wasabi Jirocho, who ordered his men to accompany him and investigate.

Natsuki and Team Seven attacked the Waga Clan estate, where they defeated Aoi Rokushō and his Rain Ninja and recovered the Thunder God’s Sword. Natsuki left Sasuke to deal with the Waga Clan head and Naruto to finish clearing the estate as he carried Aoi away toward Kimimaro.

• Natsuki brought Sasuke, Naruto, Hinata, and Haku to the Waga Clan estate and explained how the clans’ power struggle harmed civilians.
• Hinata located Aoi Rokushō and three Rain Ninja, while Sasuke, Naruto, and Hinata defeated the estate’s thugs.
• Aoi Rokushō attacked the team with poisoned senbon and black rain, but Natsuki shattered his umbrella with Lightning Release, Lightning Spear.
• Natsuki used his Sharingan to knock Aoi Rokushō unconscious, and Haku retrieved the Thunder God’s Sword from an Ice Mirror.
• Sasuke, Naruto, and Hinata defeated the three Rain Ninja, and Sasuke learned that Waga Kyuroku was hiding inside the estate.
• Natsuki ordered Sasuke to bring him Waga Kyuroku’s head and Naruto to clear the estate, then carried Aoi Rokushō toward Kimimaro.

Kimimaro held Morino Ida hostage while Wasabi Jirocho tried to buy his release, but Natsuki returned with Aoi Rokushō and claimed Ida. Wasabi Jirocho abandoned Ida after recognizing Natsuki as an Uchiha, leaving Ida shocked by his boss’s betrayal.

• Kimimaro threatened Morino Ida with a blade and refused Wasabi Jirocho’s offers to pay for his release.
• Natsuki returned with Aoi Rokushō and told Ida that his troubles began when he trusted an outsider over his brother.
• Wasabi Jirocho recognized Natsuki as an Uchiha and ordered his subordinates to kneel.
• Natsuki announced he was taking Morino Ida, and Wasabi Jirocho denied having any real connection to him.
• Morino Ida showed Wasabi Jirocho the folding knife he had carefully kept, but Jirocho dismissed it as an ordinary item.

Natsuki used the Waga Clan leader’s assassination to secure Wasabi Jirocho’s cooperation and end the competition in Degenerate Port. After resolving Naruto’s mission, Natsuki reminded Sasuke to cherish his remaining time in Konoha before the Uchiha Clan relocated.

• Natsuki told Wasabi Jirocho that the Uchiha Clan had assassinated the Waga Clan leader and warned him to govern Degenerate Port well for its villagers.
• Sasuke gave Waga Kyuroku’s head to Wasabi Jirocho, who chose to keep it and abandoned Morino Ida.
• Wasabi Jirocho raised Naruto and Team Seven’s completed mission to A-level and left with his subordinates.
• Natsuki knocked Morino Ida unconscious and told Naruto to be flexible when carrying out missions.
• Natsuki told Sasuke to cherish his time in Konoha, and Sasuke and Naruto silently acknowledged their coming separation.

Natsuki advised Team Seven on unusual weapons and poison, then arranged for Hinata to begin learning Medical Ninjutsu. At the Graveyard of Mountains, Obito revealed that his Kamui Eye could now bring back the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, while Black Zetsu agreed to notify him when the moon’s teleportation formation was ready.

• Natsuki warned Team Seven about specialized weapons and poison, and Hinata agreed to learn Medical Ninjutsu.
• Natsuki told Sasuke to take Hinata to the Medical Unit and ordered Team Seven to deliver the wanted criminals to Hizashi.
• Naruto decided to bring souvenirs home, while Haku asked Natsuki to help him learn Medical Ninjutsu.
• Obito’s White Zetsu half recovered, but the Rinnegan in his palm remained too damaged to use.
• Obito told Black Zetsu that his Kamui Eye could now bring back the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and Black Zetsu agreed to notify him when the moon’s formation was ready.

Orochimaru brought five hundred Sarutobi Clan Members into the Police Force while Hizashi oversaw their patrols and continued recovering his strength. Team Seven returned with news of two captured rogue ninja, as Minato handled reports that other villages were increasingly testing Konoha's weakened defenses.

• Orochimaru accepted five hundred Sarutobi Clan Members into the Police Force, where they patrolled under Hyuga Clan Members' supervision.
• Hizashi learned that his vitality was improving and entrusted more Police Force responsibilities to Hyuga Hayato.
• Team Seven returned and reported that Natsuki had eliminated the Waga Clan, allowing them to complete the Wasabi Family's mission.
• Sasuke told Hizashi that Team Seven had captured Aoi Rokushō and Morino Ida, whose ties to the Thunder God's Sword theft and Ibiki Morino could interest Orochimaru.
• Minato reviewed reports of rising spy activity and clashes, recognizing that other forces were probing Konoha after the Uchiha Clan's departure and the Hyuga Clan's losses.