Chapter Summaries

Naruto feigned Danzo's death and offered Kabuto a true Yakushi identity and Nonō's legacy in exchange for helping him become Hokage. Kabuto remembered how Danzo had manipulated him and Nonō into killing each other, leaving his response to Naruto's offer unresolved.

• Naruto signaled Haku, who used Ice Release and pierced Danzo's chest while avoiding a fatal wound, making Danzo appear dead.
• Naruto told Kabuto that Orochimaru had given him a false Yakushi identity and offered to grant him the real surname, Nonō's legacy, and the orphanage director position if Kabuto helped him become Hokage.
• Kabuto remembered how Danzo had threatened to cut funding to Nonō's orphanage unless she returned to Root as a spy and had Kabuto taken away for training.
• Kabuto recalled that Danzo later sent Nonō fake photographs of him and arranged for them to fight, leading Kabuto to kill Nonō without recognizing her.
• Kabuto remembered Orochimaru explaining Danzo's scheme and recruiting him to gather intelligence in hopes of finding his true self.

Naruto stopped Gaara’s rampage and sent him away with Haku, while Kabuto left after Naruto tempted him with an offer. When Konoha’s ANBU arrived, Naruto hid Danzo’s survival by pretending he had died saving the village.

• Naruto warned Kabuto that Konoha’s ANBU were approaching and told him Orochimaru had withdrawn after his hands were crippled, prompting Kabuto to leave.
• Naruto used the toads to pin down Shukaku, woke Gaara with a punch, and watched the tailed beast collapse back into sand.
• Naruto ordered Zabuza to carry Danzo and Haku to take Gaara to his house, then told Hinata she could earn a kiss by mastering the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.
• Naruto told the arriving ANBU that Danzo had vanished while saving them and pretended to mourn him, while Hinata kept quiet about Naruto’s lie.
• The ANBU learned that the Third Hokage was dead and rallied to fight the invading forces, while Naruto continued hugging Hinata.

Naruto and Hinata watched Konoha’s defenders battle the Sand and Sound forces from atop Hokage Rock, sharing a tender moment amid the chaos. Naruto then encountered Temari and Kankuro searching for Gaara, told them Gaara was safe, and let them flee as Konoha’s victory became clear.

• Naruto brought Hinata to Hokage Rock and described how Konoha’s ninja were counterattacking the invaders.
• Naruto and Hinata shared a romantic moment while watching the battle spread across the village.
• Naruto spotted Temari and Kankuro searching for Gaara and told them he had defeated Gaara and knew where he was.
• Naruto said Gaara was safe and would return to Sand Village in a few days, then left with Hinata.
• Temari and Kankuro realized their forces were losing and fled Konoha Village.

Naruto and Hinata visited a mysterious residence while Naruto interrogated Danzo Shimura about his parents and the Nine-Tails attack. Danzo suggested that a box left by Naruto’s parents might be at the residence, leaving Naruto with a possible lead.

• Konoha’s shinobi and villagers mourned at the memorial monument while Sasuke resolved to become stronger.
• Naruto and Hinata arrived at a mysterious residence identified through Danzo Shimura’s testimony.
• Naruto recalled how Haku and Zabuza Momochi had helped fake Danzo’s death and imprison him for questioning.
• Danzo named Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki as Naruto’s parents, then admitted Root had not helped during the Nine-Tails attack.
• Naruto asked Danzo about a box his parents might have left, and Danzo suggested it could be in the residence.

Naruto and Hinata discovered a secluded estate in Konoha protected by a barrier that blocked the Byakugan, and Naruto suspected it was a stronghold left by the Uzumaki Clan. Karin passed through the barrier, allowing Naruto and Hinata to enter, where they found a dusty mansion and an iron box in its hall.

• Naruto and Hinata arrived at the secluded estate and found that its barrier blocked Hinata's Byakugan.
• Naruto recognized the Uzumaki Clan emblem above the gate and questioned why the clan's survivors had not sought Konoha's help after their homeland was destroyed.
• Naruto returned home and persuaded Karin to come with him by promising her a room in a larger house.
• Karin passed through the barrier unhindered, and Naruto and Hinata followed her inside.
• Hinata spotted an iron box in the hall of the dusty mansion.

Naruto found the Flying Thunder God Technique and Adamantine Sealing Chains in his parents’ chest, then discovered a letter from the Third Hokage explaining that most of their inheritance had been distributed to the villagers. He rejected the Third Hokage’s justification and ended by promising to buy Hinata milk every day.

• Naruto checked the iron chest with Hinata’s help and found the Flying Thunder God Technique scroll.
• Naruto told Hinata the technique would let him appear by her side, and she said she would want him to come if she were in danger.
• Naruto found the Adamantine Sealing Chains scroll and considered using it against Akatsuki and relying on Karin if he could not master it.
• Hinata used her Byakugan to uncover a hidden compartment, where Naruto found a letter from the Third Hokage.
• Naruto read that the Third Hokage had distributed most of his parents’ inheritance to the villagers and angrily rejected the Will of Fire rationale.
• Naruto promised Hinata he would buy her milk every day.

Naruto refused to give Karin to Hidden Grass Village despite the Third Hokage’s old order, then announced he would leave to bring back the Fifth Hokage. Jiraiya appeared to take Naruto on a training journey, but objected when Naruto insisted Hinata come along.

• Naruto claimed the abandoned Uzumaki mansion as his secret base and left Karin there to guard it.
• Hidden Grass Village ninja confronted Naruto and demanded Karin, while Konoha ANBU explained that the Third Hokage had promised to return her.
• Naruto refused to hand Karin over, told the group the Third Hokage’s era was over, and said he would leave to bring back the Fifth Hokage.
• Naruto left with Hinata, reassured her that he would bring back a powerful Hokage, and met Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya proposed taking Naruto on a training journey to find Tsunade, but insisted Naruto could not bring Hinata along.

Naruto persuaded Jiraiya to let Hinata join their training journey and pressured Danzo Shimura into revealing where he had hidden his money. Back at the Uzumaki Clan's mansion, Naruto began practicing the Flying Thunder God Technique while Karin watched.

• Naruto used his wallet and a deal about bringing money to persuade Jiraiya to let Hinata join the training journey.
• Naruto interrogated Danzo Shimura, exposed his use of Hashirama Senju's cells, and learned the location of Danzo's hidden money.
• Naruto warned Zabuza Momochi that Root members guarded the hiding place and had Haku reinforce the needles restricting Danzo's chakra points.
• Naruto returned to the Uzumaki Clan's mansion and created shadow clones to study and practice the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Karin realized Naruto was training a new ninjutsu and watched him practice.

Naruto used Karin’s help to train in the Flying Thunder God Technique until he could teleport across Konoha, then prepared to leave on a training trip with Hinata and Jiraiya. The group gathered at the village entrance, where Naruto’s bags of milk prompted an argument with Jiraiya as Hinata watched innocently.

• Naruto repeatedly used shadow clones to practice the Flying Thunder God Technique, recovering from exhaustion by biting Karin and thanking her before she fell asleep.
• Naruto successfully teleported to his old house, then brought Zabuza Momochi, Haku, Gaara, and Danzo Shimura to the Uzumaki Clan estate without detection.
• Naruto returned to his old house and began packing for the training trip, buying milk while imagining Hinata growing up beside him.
• Hinata arrived ready to leave, then went to say goodbye to Shino and Kiba Inuzuka before meeting Naruto at the village entrance.
• Naruto arrived late with two bags of milk, tricked Jiraiya into carrying one, and argued with him about the milk while Hinata watched silently.

Naruto used the Flying Thunder God Technique for the first time against Hidden Grass Village ninjas, quickly improving his attack timing after his first strike only cut a Jonin’s ear. As Jiraiya watched in amazement, the Hidden Grass Village Jonin figured out that Naruto was teleporting to his marked Three-Pronged Kunai and attacked one of his own comrades with a Great Fireball.

• Naruto noticed Hidden Grass Village ninjas following him and sent Hinata ahead before confronting them.
• Naruto’s first Flying Thunder God attack failed to land a killing blow, but it cut off the Jonin’s ear.
• Naruto adjusted his technique by beginning his kunai strikes before teleporting, killing six Hidden Grass Village ninjas.
• Jiraiya watched Naruto fight and realized he had learned the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• The Hidden Grass Village Jonin identified Naruto’s marked Three-Pronged Kunai and launched a Great Fireball at one of his own comrades.

Naruto outsmarted a Kusagakure Jonin who sacrificed his own Genin to study the Flying Thunder God Technique. He teleported the Jonin to Hinata, confirming that their abilities could work together.

• Naruto used the Flying Thunder God Technique against Kusagakure's Genin while their Jonin watched and studied his movements.
• Kusagakure's Jonin burned the last Genin with a Great Fireball Technique, expecting Naruto to teleport into the flames, but Naruto stayed away after recognizing the trap.
• Naruto used Shadow Clones and Three-Pronged Kunai to distract the Jonin, then teleported both of them to a kunai he had given Hinata.
• Hinata attacked the Jonin with the Gentle Fist, and Naruto confirmed that they could coordinate their techniques.

Hinata killed a Hidden Grass Village jonin, and Naruto encouraged her to embrace the Byakugan while hinting it could awaken into the Tenseigan. Jiraiya interrupted their close moment, then left Naruto and Hinata in a nearby post town, where they went out together after leaving their luggage at an inn.

• Hinata increased her chakra and killed the Hidden Grass Village jonin with a final Gentle Fist strike, and Naruto praised her.
• Naruto used Shadow Clones to surround Hinata and pointed out that she seemed to resist the Gentle Fist, prompting her to consider whether she liked the style.
• Naruto told Hinata to embrace the Byakugan and claimed it could become the Tenseigan, which Hinata resolved to awaken.
• Jiraiya found Naruto and Hinata together, then traveled with them to a post town near Konoha Village.
• Jiraiya left on supposed urgent business, and Naruto rented an inn room before taking Hinata out to explore.

Naruto took Hinata on a lively date in Shukuba Town, but a goldfish-scooping stall owner accused them of cheating and took their prize. Naruto returned disguised as an old woman, won every goldfish, and left with Hinata looking forward to continuing their date.

• Naruto took Hinata around Shukuba Town, buying snacks and playing games with her.
• Naruto scooped ten goldfish, but the stall owner accused him of using ninjutsu and poured the fish back into the tank.
• Naruto transformed into an old woman, bought one hundred nets, and scooped every goldfish in the stall's tank.
• Naruto pretended to be hard of hearing and injured, prompting onlookers to confront the stall owner, who gave up the fish.
• Naruto escaped with the goldfish and gave most of them away, while Hinata thanked him and told him she had never gone shopping before.
• Naruto took Hinata's hand and led her onward to keep playing.

Naruto tricked Sasuke into searching Post Town for Itachi Uchiha, then asked Hinata to let him place a permanent Flying Thunder God mark on her heart. Sasuke returned and caught Naruto with his fingers against Hinata’s chest, leaving the moment awkwardly interrupted.

• Naruto taught Hinata the Shadow Clone Technique, and she summoned nine clones in the crowded inn room.
• Sasuke arrived with Naruto’s letter and demanded to know where Naruto had seen someone with the Sharingan.
• Naruto falsely claimed he had encountered Itachi Uchiha, prompting Sasuke to rush out and search Post Town.
• Naruto explained the Flying Thunder God mark to Hinata and asked to place it on her; Hinata said she wanted it on her heart.
• Sasuke returned after searching the town and found Hinata’s collar undone with Naruto’s fingers against her chest.

Naruto kept Sasuke at the inn by claiming he had seen another Sharingan user, then tried to teach him to use Genjutsu by provoking him into targeting a civilian. The chapter left Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata secretly watching as Jiraiya eagerly followed a crowd of women to a tavern.

• Sasuke barged into Naruto and Hinata’s room and refused to leave until the other Sharingan user appeared, so he stayed and trained beside Naruto.
• Hinata cared for Naruto and fell asleep after a long day, while Naruto comforted her and Sasuke reluctantly remained nearby.
• The next day, Naruto urged Sasuke to use his Sharingan to attract women and revive the Uchiha Clan, then challenged him to cast Genjutsu on a young woman in the street.
• Jiraiya asked passersby about Tsunade, then accepted a group of women’s invitation to go drinking with them.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata hid in the shadows and watched Jiraiya lead the women toward a tavern.

Naruto left Sasuke in Post Town to practice Genjutsu while he took Hinata back to Konoha to transplant Shisui Uchiha's eye. Sasuke's training made the whole town fall in love with Jiraiya, who spent the following days fleeing his pursuers.

• Naruto secretly watched Jiraiya enjoy the tavern and told Sasuke that overusing the Sharingan could improve his Genjutsu.
• Naruto showed Sasuke a Sharingan taken from Shimura Danzō and claimed he had dug it from a Sound Village ninja, then said he planned to transplant it into himself.
• Naruto used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Hinata back to Konoha, leaving Sasuke to practice Genjutsu in Post Town.
• Sasuke cast Genjutsu on people throughout Post Town, making them fall in love with Jiraiya regardless of their age or gender.
• Jiraiya fled across Post Town as the enchanted townspeople pursued him, while Sasuke continued casting the same Genjutsu on everyone he encountered.

Naruto returned to Konoha with Hinata, found Danzo imprisoned and Gaara bound, then freed Gaara and sent him back to Sand Village. Naruto and his companions set off together, where his attention to Hinata and Karin’s jealousy led to an awkward exchange.

• Naruto found that Karin, Zabuza Momochi, and Haku had locked Shimura Danzō in a basement, and he ordered Haku to booby-trap it with Explosive Tags.
• Naruto praised Karin’s sealing technique after finding Gaara bound, told Gaara that Rasa had died at Orochimaru’s hands, and offered to let him return to Sand Village.
• Naruto teleported Gaara outside Konoha, damaged his seal, and told him to return home, boasting that even the entire Akatsuki could not destroy Konoha while he was there.
• Gaara freed himself after the seal fell away and set off for Sand Village, while Naruto and his companions traveled through the wilderness.
• Karin complained when Naruto flirted with Hinata, and Hinata misunderstood the bite marks on Karin’s arm before Naruto reassured her that she was the only one in his heart.

Naruto brought his companions to Kabuto Yakushi for an operation to transplant Shisui Uchiha's right eye. With Zabuza Momochi, Haku, Karin, and Hinata guarding him, Naruto lay on the operating table as Kabuto began the procedure.

• Karin accepted that Naruto only liked Hinata.
• Zabuza Momochi led Naruto and the others to the remote building where Kabuto Yakushi was waiting.
• Kabuto revealed that he had worked with Orochimaru and helped kill the Third Hokage, prompting Hinata to release killing intent before Naruto calmed her.
• Naruto showed Kabuto the Sharingan he had taken from Danzo Shimura and asked him to transplant it.
• Zabuza Momochi, Haku, Karin, and Hinata each took positions to watch over Naruto and supervise Kabuto.
• Kabuto began operating to transplant Shisui Uchiha's right eye into Naruto.

Jiraiya traced a mass Genjutsu prank to Sasuke, while Naruto recovered from a Sharingan transplant and unsettled Kabuto with his power and offer to recruit him. Naruto left with his companions to seek Tsunade, and Kabuto resolved to warn Orochimaru about him.

• Jiraiya hid from a crowd under Genjutsu, then found Sasuke casting illusions on passersby and confronted him.
• Naruto recovered from the eye transplant by biting Karin's arm and absorbing her chakra, while Hinata watched with her Byakugan.
• Naruto removed his bandages and told Kabuto he would have Tsunade examine the transplanted Sharingan, then invited Kabuto to join him.
• Naruto left with Hinata, Karin, Haku, and Zabuza Momochi, while Kabuto worried about Naruto and planned to inform Orochimaru.
• Naruto dropped his intimidating act and teased Hinata by imitating Sasuke.

Naruto reunited with Jiraiya after Sasuke’s Genjutsu caused a mass incident in Post Town, then traveled with Jiraiya, Hinata, and Sasuke toward Tanzaku Street. Jiraiya began teaching Naruto the Rasengan, and Naruto immediately passed the first training step.

• Jiraiya confronted Naruto over Sasuke’s actions, while Sasuke hung upside down from a tree.
• Naruto found Konoha ANBU treating Post Town residents who had been caught in a mass Genjutsu.
• Jiraiya demanded fifty or sixty women to drink with before he would teach Naruto the Rasengan, and the group set off for Tanzaku Street.
• Sasuke challenged Naruto, who used the Flying Thunder God Technique to appear behind him and admitted he had transplanted a Sharingan.
• Jiraiya gave Naruto, Hinata, and Sasuke water balloons for Rasengan training, and Naruto burst his on the first attempt while the others struggled.