Recaps

Yamato’s team rejected the caravan’s request for continued protection after learning its cargo might be wartime supplies, but stayed nearby to watch it. As they discussed the danger, a blaze erupted where the caravan was traveling.

• Yamato used Wood Release to stop an attack, and the enemy voice fell silent.
• The Fuma Clan merchant revealed that the Land of Grass had entrusted the cargo to his clan, and Naruto suspected it contained weapons for the war against the Land of Waterfalls.
• Yamato ended the escort and refused the merchant’s offer of more money, prioritizing his students’ safety.
• Naruto explained to Izumi Uchiha and Hana why the mission was dangerous and said they would keep watch from a distance.
• A fierce blaze erupted near the caravan, and Yamato signaled the others to hide in a tree and observe.

Kakuzu slaughtered the Fuma Clan caravan guards for a bounty and revealed that Kusagakure had paid extra for the job. As he prepared to leave, an Akatsuki-cloaked figure emerged from the forest and confronted him.

• Naruto, Hana Inuzuka, Izumi Uchiha, and Yamato watched Kakuzu attack the Fuma Clan caravan and recognized how dangerous he was.
• Kakuzu used Lightning Release and Earth Release to kill the Fuma Clan ninja, including their Jonin leader, and claimed someone had placed a bounty on them.
• Kakuzu killed the fat merchant, who revealed that Kusagakure had arranged the attack, then checked the crate and found only ninja tools.
• Naruto and the others thought the encounter had ended as Kakuzu leaped onto a tree trunk to leave.
• A pitcher plant appeared where Kakuzu had stood, and an orange-haired figure in a black robe patterned with red clouds stepped from the forest.

Deva Path Pain confronted Kakuzu and forced him into a one-sided fight to make him join Akatsuki. Yamato feared for Naruto and the others, but Naruto watched the overwhelming display with excitement.

• Pain arrived with Black and White Zetsu and demanded that Kakuzu join Akatsuki.
• Kakuzu rejected the offer, explaining that money was all he cared about, and attacked Pain with Earth Grudge Fear.
• Pain repelled Kakuzu with Shinra Tensei, then used speed and Banshō Ten'in to kick him back and forth.
• Yamato prepared to tell Naruto to run, while Naruto watched eagerly and Hana Inuzuka and Izumi Uchiha trembled.
• Kakuzu used Fire Release: Head Moulder.

Pain defeated Kakuzu and recruited him into Akatsuki, while Naruto fled with Hana Inuzuka and Izumi Uchiha rather than reveal his strength. When Black Zetsu intercepted Naruto and pursued the girls, Naruto unveiled his Sharingan and Tailed Beast Cloak to stop him.

• Pain overwhelmed Kakuzu with Shinra Tensei and persuaded him to join Akatsuki.
• Black and White Zetsu noticed the Konoha ninja, and Naruto carried Hana Inuzuka and Izumi Uchiha away from the battle.
• Pain pulled Yamato back with Banshō Ten'in and knocked him away with Shinra Tensei.
• Black Zetsu intercepted Naruto, who threw Hana and Izumi toward Konoha and urged them to run with the Husky.
• White Zetsu burrowed underground to pursue the girls, while Naruto revealed his Sharingan and Tailed Beast Cloak and attacked Black Zetsu with Rasengan.

Naruto killed White Zetsu and revealed that he knew Black Zetsu's identity and plan to revive Kaguya. Black Zetsu panicked and demanded to know who Naruto was, and Naruto jokingly claimed to be his father.

• Naruto used a Rasengan to kill White Zetsu in a massive crater.
• Black Zetsu realized Naruto's unexpected Sharingan and strength threatened his thousand-year plan.
• Naruto asked Black Zetsu what Obito would do if he learned the Eye of the Moon Plan was a scheme to revive Kaguya.
• Naruto identified Black Zetsu as Kaguya's son and described his role in fueling conflict between the Asura and Indra clans.
• Black Zetsu demanded to know who Naruto was, and Naruto said he was Black Zetsu's long-lost father.

Naruto claimed to be Black Zetsu’s father and spun a story that tied their past to Kaguya, the Ōtsutsuki, and the plans to rescue her. Black Zetsu believed him and broke down in tears, calling Naruto his father.

• Naruto told Black Zetsu that he and Black Zetsu’s mother had been Ōtsutsuki lovers, and that Isshiki had stolen her from him.
• Naruto claimed that Kaguya had created Hagoromo, Hamura, and the White Zetsu, and that Hagoromo and Hamura had sealed her inside the moon.
• Naruto said he had survived by taking over an Asura reincarnation and had spent centuries manipulating Hamura’s descendants to prepare a way to free Kaguya.
• Naruto warned that the Sage of Six Paths and Isshiki were still threats, then outlined a plan to become the Ten-Tails’ Jinchūriki and break open the moon.
• Black Zetsu believed Naruto’s story and wept as he called him father.

Naruto manipulated Black Zetsu into believing he was his father and promised to help free Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. He directed Black Zetsu to keep building Akatsuki while Naruto planned to strengthen his position in Konoha and eventually become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki.

• Naruto used a mixture of truths and lies about Kaguya, the Ōtsutsuki, and the Ninja World to convince Black Zetsu that he was his father.
• Black Zetsu accepted Naruto's guidance and vowed to follow his instructions.
• Naruto claimed he had controlled Minato Namikaze and arranged for the Nine-Tails to be split so one half could later be used to revive the Ten-Tails.
• Naruto told Black Zetsu to keep Akatsuki operating as mercenaries, release Yamato, and avoid provoking the Five Great Villages so the organization could earn money and build influence.

Naruto helped Black Zetsu persuade Pain to spare Yamato and leave with Akatsuki, then searched the cargo for a Wood Release scroll while worrying over Yamato’s injuries. Kusagakure ninjas surrounded Naruto, Yamato, and the crates, and their leader ordered them killed to keep the cargo recovery secret.

• Naruto and Black Zetsu arrived as Pain prepared to kill Yamato, and Black Zetsu convinced Pain to spare him and leave a message for the Hokage.
• Pain departed with Akatsuki, leaving the Fuma Clan’s cargo behind, and Yamato collapsed from his injuries.
• Naruto searched Yamato for a Wood Release scroll, then tried to find a way to keep him alive while Kurama refused to lend him chakra.
• A Kusagakure squad surrounded Naruto, Yamato, and the cargo crates, and Jonin Kusanagi ordered his men to dispose of them.

Naruto defeated a Kusagakure squad that tried to steal his crates and asked their leader for directions to the camp’s medical ninjas. After learning the camp’s location, Naruto killed the captured Jonin Kusanagi to prevent him from setting a trap.

• Naruto asked the Kusagakure Jonin whether his squad had a medical ninja, and the Jonin ordered Yamaki to attack him.
• Naruto knocked Yamaki down with a Rasengan and used hundreds of Shadow Clones to overwhelm the Kusagakure squad.
• Jonin Kusanagi used Fire Release: Demon Lantern, destroying many Shadow Clones, but Naruto buried him with Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu.
• Jonin Kusanagi revealed that the Kusagakure camp was thirty li east and had blood packs that could help Naruto’s injured companion.
• Naruto asked Jonin Kusanagi what one plus one was, then killed him after he answered.

Naruto reached the Kusagakure camp and found Karin Uzumaki’s mother dead after Kusagakure ninjas drained her chakra to heal the wounded. Enraged, Naruto killed the men attacking her and unleashed the Nine-Tails’ power, leaving the camp facing his uncontrolled fury.

• Kusagakure ninjas forced Karin Uzumaki’s mother to serve as a source of chakra for their wounded despite her protests.
• The wounded drained the mother until she died, and one Kusagakure ninja went to fetch Karin to take her place.
• Naruto arrived, killed the ninjas still biting the mother, and told her he was Naruto Uzumaki.
• Naruto used a flicker of Yang Release to let the dying woman see her daughter, but he could not revive her.
• Naruto’s rage drove the Nine-Tails’ chakra to surge as he rejected Kurama’s warning and began transforming.

Naruto lost control of the Nine-Tails' chakra and destroyed the Kusagakure camp, then subdued the beast's power and rescued Karin's mother. Karin's mother died after entrusting her daughter to Naruto, leaving Karin crying among the ruins.

• Naruto's rage and the Nine-Tails' chakra erupted, and he slaughtered the Kusagakure ninja with a Tailed Beast Bomb and chakra tails.
• Naruto concluded that Konoha had helped destroy the Land of Whirlpools and had hunted Uzumaki survivors to erase their bloodline and sealing techniques.
• A Kusagakure ninja returned to the ruined camp with Karin, found the bodies, and tried to flee when Four-Tails Naruto appeared.
• Naruto suppressed the Nine-Tails' chakra and used his tail to bring Karin's injured mother out of the ruins.
• Karin's mother asked Naruto to look after Karin, then died as Karin clutched her hand and cried.

After Karin’s mother died, Naruto buried her and vowed to destroy the ninja world, convinced that he had to seize absolute power. He returned to Yamato and the others with Karin, while privately setting his sights on Hiruzen Sarutobi and the coming Uchiha clan massacre.

• Naruto helped Karin cremate her mother and bury her ashes beside a lake, then vowed to Kurama that he would destroy the ninja world.
• Naruto reflected on his resolve to reject the original story’s fate and become the world’s sole god, while Kurama mocked his plans and urged him to strengthen his body.
• Naruto healed his injuries with Kurama’s chakra, found Karin unconscious beside the grave, and carried her toward Yamato’s location.
• Naruto returned to find ANBU treating Yamato’s wounds, and Hana Inuzuka and Izumi Uchiha rushed to embrace him.
• Naruto learned through his Shadow Clone that Kakashi’s ANBU squad had rescued Hana, Izumi, and Yamato, and he resolved to make Hiruzen Sarutobi suffer during the night of the clan massacre.

Itachi Uchiha was assigned to Danzo’s ANBU as tensions between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha’s leadership continued to rise. At a picnic, Naruto asked Shikamaru whether the events they had been waiting for had begun.

• Itachi Uchiha brooded over Shisui’s death and the Uchiha Clan’s gathering before leaving with two ANBU subordinates.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Itachi Uchiha promoted to ANBU squad captain and sent to Danzo for more missions.
• Danzo assigned Itachi an assassination mission with two Root ninja as his subordinates, while Kakashi warned Itachi not to get caught in the elders’ political struggles.
• Fugaku Uchiha deployed police teams throughout the clan grounds as the Uchiha Clan’s dissatisfaction with Konoha grew.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Kakashi to investigate repeated barrier breaches near the Uchiha district without alerting anyone that ANBU were involved.
• Naruto relaxed at a picnic with Izumi Uchiha, Hana Inuzuka, Hinata, Ino, and Karin, dismissed Sasuke’s challenge, and asked Shikamaru if it had begun.

Naruto went to the Uchiha Clan Grounds as the clan massacre drew near and confronted Fugaku Uchiha. When Fugaku tried to use his Mangekyō Sharingan, Naruto revealed that he had one too and announced that the Uchiha Clan’s day of death had arrived.

• Shikamaru secretly passed Naruto Nara Clan intelligence that the barrier around the Uchiha Clan Grounds had been repeatedly triggered.
• Naruto headed to the Uchiha Clan Grounds, knocked out an ANBU who tried to stop him, and threatened the Uchiha members who confronted him.
• Fugaku Uchiha intervened and took Naruto into the clan head’s courtyard.
• Fugaku activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, but Naruto revealed his own crimson Mangekyō Sharingan and declared that the Uchiha Clan’s day of death had arrived.

Naruto confronted Fugaku Uchiha about Konoha’s plan to wipe out the Uchiha Clan and exposed what he knew about the Sharingan and the Nine-Tails. He offered to save the clan’s women and children, including Fugaku’s sons, in exchange for Fugaku’s Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Fugaku recognized the Mangekyō Sharingan in Naruto’s eyes, and Naruto revealed that they had belonged to Shisui before Danzo took them.
• Naruto argued that Konoha’s leaders would never trust the Uchiha and accused Fugaku of mishandling the coup and endangering his clan.
• Fugaku tried to control the Nine-Tails inside Naruto, but the beast repelled him, and Naruto explained that ordinary Mangekyō Sharingan could not suppress it.
• Fugaku demanded to know how Naruto knew the Uchiha’s secrets, and Naruto offered to protect the clan’s women and children in exchange for Fugaku’s Mangekyō Sharingan.

Naruto warned Fugaku Uchiha that the clan faced destruction and offered protection for its women and children, then received intelligence about Obito. When Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned his visit to the Uchiha, an Uchiha officer delivered Naruto a pair of Sharingan, leaving Hiruzen stunned.

• Naruto told Fugaku Uchiha that Itachi and the Uchiha attacker who claimed to be Madara threatened the clan, and showed him other clans’ promise to protect Uchiha women and children.
• Naruto urged Fugaku to prepare the women and children to hide and to fight Hiruzen Sarutobi, then left without being stopped.
• Naruto encountered Kakashi and Might Guy outside the Uchiha grounds, and an Uchiha Genin secretly passed him intelligence.
• Naruto read the intelligence at home and recognized that it concerned Obito and Akatsuki’s need to gather ten people to seal the Tailed Beasts.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi visited Naruto and warned him about the Uchiha, but an Uchiha officer arrived and delivered Naruto a pair of Sharingan.

Naruto received Fugaku Uchiha’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan and refused Hiruzen Sarutobi’s attempt to take it back, deciding to move from his cramped home and sell the ninja tools he had seized from Kusagakure. After Naruto arranged to sell the tools to Tenten’s family, Sasuke Uchiha arrived demanding his father’s eyes.

• Naruto accepted the Sharingan from Fugaku Uchiha’s messenger, while Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to take it and offered him a prosthetic eye.
• Naruto threw Hiruzen out and said he would replace his eye with the Sharingan and move to a new home.
• Naruto took Karin to Tenten’s family’s weapon shop and summoned the ninja tools he had intercepted from Kusagakure.
• Chen agreed to buy the entire shipment at wholesale prices, and Naruto waited outside the shop.
• Sasuke Uchiha arrived and angrily demanded that Naruto return his father’s eyes.

Naruto subdued Sasuke, kept Fugaku’s Sharingan, and bought a large compound with the money he received. As Naruto prepared to replace his own eye, Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected Danzo’s plan to strip the Uchiha Clan of power and instead chose to try to reconcile with them.

• Sasuke attacked Naruto over Fugaku’s stolen Sharingan, but Naruto restrained him and taunted him with the eyes until Itachi Uchiha arrived and took Sasuke away.
• Father Chen paid Naruto eight million ryo, and Naruto bought a large compound beside the Hyuga Clan Grounds.
• Naruto paid Hiruzen Sarutobi to post missions for a barrier and housework, insisting the barrier keep even the Hokage out.
• Danzo urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to disband the Uchiha Police Force and seize the clan’s power, but Hiruzen refused and proposed trusting the Uchiha instead.
• Naruto admired the Sharingan he had taken and looked forward to replacing his own eye.

Naruto learned that Itachi Uchiha and Obito had scheduled an operation for that night and sent Black Zetsu to deliver an envelope to the major clan heads. Meanwhile, Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared to counter the Uchiha coup, unaware that Black Zetsu had recorded their discussions.

• Itachi Uchiha told the Konoha F4 that the Uchiha Clan planned to launch a revolution, blaming rumors that Hiruzen Sarutobi had taken the clan head’s Sharingan.
• Danzo accused Hiruzen Sarutobi of causing the Uchiha unrest, while Hiruzen denied taking the eye and lamented how Danzo had spread the rumor.
• Naruto enjoyed his comfortable life and training until Black Zetsu appeared and reported that Itachi Uchiha had found Obito and set their operation for that night.
• Naruto handed Black Zetsu an envelope to place on the desks of every major clan head, then declared that the curtain was about to rise.
• Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed they could not allow an Uchiha coup, and Danzo left to make preparations despite Hiruzen’s warning to prepare only.
• Black Zetsu secretly recorded Itachi Uchiha’s meeting with Danzo and the discussion between Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi without being detected.

Itachi and Obito agreed to destroy the Uchiha Clan, while Obito also sought to recruit Itachi for Akatsuki. As Konoha’s clans and forces braced for the crisis, Obito attacked the Military Police Force and Itachi began the massacre.

• Itachi met Obito in the forest, and Obito agreed to help destroy the Uchiha Clan while concealing his identity and actions.
• Obito explained that he spared Itachi’s brother and wanted to collect Sharingan, while Itachi left without further argument.
• At dusk, Konoha’s ninja hawks sounded an alert, and clan leaders discussed whether the Third Hokage could eliminate the Uchiha Clan as their clans kept to themselves.
• After nightfall, Obito appeared at the Military Police Force entrance and killed the two Uchiha guards with Kamui and his kunai.
• Obito entered the Military Police Force and overwhelmed the Uchiha ninjas, while Itachi watched the darkened residences and began killing civilians.

Itachi began slaughtering the Uchiha but found many homes empty before Fugaku led him beneath Naka Shrine, where Naruto confronted him over his decision to massacre the clan. Itachi attacked Naruto, and the destroyed shrine wall revealed hundreds of Uchiha watching him with fear and hatred.

• Itachi killed Uchiha clansmen and realized that at least half of the clan's homes were empty.
• Fugaku led Itachi into the underground chamber beneath Naka Shrine to show him the ancient stone tablet.
• Naruto appeared with Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan and accused Itachi of serving Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi instead of protecting the Uchiha.
• Naruto challenged Itachi's claims that killing the clan would preserve peace, while Fugaku regretted how ANBU had influenced his son.
• Itachi attacked Naruto with Fire Release: Fireball Jutsu, collapsing a shrine wall and exposing hundreds of Uchiha who had witnessed his betrayal.

Naruto confronted Itachi over his plan to slaughter the Uchiha civilians, then used Kotoamatsukami inside Tsukuyomi to reshape Itachi’s beliefs. After Naruto left, Itachi drew his sword and attacked his own father, Fugaku Uchiha.

• Naruto emerged unharmed from Itachi’s attack and condemned him for targeting Uchiha civilians while claiming to preserve peace.
• Naruto resisted Amaterasu with his Tailed Beast Cloak and used its chakra to strike at Itachi as Uchiha clan leaders arrived to protect the civilians.
• Itachi trapped Naruto in Tsukuyomi, where Naruto revealed his ambition to unite the Ninja World and used Kotoamatsukami to rewrite Itachi’s subconscious.
• Naruto’s genjutsu left Itachi devoted to Naruto’s ideals, and their consciousnesses returned to the real world almost instantly.
• Naruto vanished after Hyuga Hiashi asked if he was all right, and Itachi drew his katana and charged at Fugaku Uchiha.

Naruto rescued Izumi from Obito at the Military Police Force and confronted him after Obito recognized the Mangekyō Sharingan in Naruto’s eyes. Obito released the Nine-Tails to eight tails, prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi to urgently summon everyone to the Uchiha Clan Grounds.

• Obito attacked Izumi Uchiha with his Scythe, but Naruto arrived in time to rescue her with a Rasengan.
• Naruto confronted Obito, who questioned how Naruto had obtained the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Obito entered Naruto’s mental space and released the Nine-Tails’ seal until eight tails emerged.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered all personnel to assemble immediately at the Uchiha Clan Grounds.

Naruto resisted Obito’s attempt to unleash the Nine-Tails and drove him from his consciousness, while the ANBU moved to capture the masked attacker. Inside the seal, Naruto met Minato Namikaze’s lingering chakra and angrily confronted him over the sealing choices that led to his parents’ deaths.

• Obito tried to provoke Kurama into breaking the seal, but Kurama refused and gave him the middle finger.
• Naruto appeared inside the seal, revealed his Kotoamatsukami, and struck Obito with a Rasengan that forced him out of Naruto’s consciousness.
• The Third Hokage ordered the ANBU to take down Obito, who used Kamui to escape after realizing the Nine-Tails had not been rampaging.
• Minato Namikaze’s sealed chakra appeared inside Naruto’s seal and explained that he had altered the sealing formula before Nine-Tails Night.
• Naruto slapped Minato and berated him for not sealing the Nine-Tails back into Kushina Uzumaki instead.

Naruto confronted Minato Namikaze over abandoning him to a childhood of suffering and rejected his father’s excuses. He tore away the Eight Trigrams Seal’s final talisman, freeing the Nine-Tails and summoning Kushina Uzumaki into his consciousness.

• Naruto used Kotoamatsukami to show Minato Namikaze how the village had treated him, then condemned Minato for hiding his identity and leaving him to bear the Nine-Tails burden.
• Minato Namikaze tried to explain his choices and warned Naruto about the mysterious man, but Naruto revealed that the man was Uchiha Obito and blamed Minato for failing to recognize his disciple.
• Naruto challenged Minato to summon Kushina Uzumaki and flashed to the seal’s final talisman, while Minato tried to stop him.
• Naruto subdued Minato’s remnant soul with his Mangekyo Sharingan and declared that he planned to overturn Konoha once his body matured.
• Naruto tore off the talisman, completely undoing the Eight Trigrams Seal, and Kushina Uzumaki appeared in his consciousness.