Chapter Summaries

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.

Kushina awakened in Naruto’s mindscape and attacked Minato for abandoning Naruto to Konoha’s cruelty. Naruto rejected Minato as his father and declared himself Konoha’s enemy, while planning to undo the Eight Trigrams Seal and learn the techniques held by his parents’ consciousnesses.

• Kushina emerged after the Eight Trigrams Seal was opened and beat Minato for the suffering Naruto endured.
• Naruto told Minato their father-son bond had been severed and declared that he intended to destroy Konoha and the Land of Fire.
• Minato realized his plan had failed because Naruto had become hostile to the village and the shinobi world.
• Naruto explained that he had sought out Uchiha Obito to undo the seal because Jiraiya would not give him its key.
• Naruto planned to gain power from the Nine-Tails and learn Minato’s space-time techniques and Kushina’s sealing and Uzumaki abilities.

Naruto tore ninjutsu knowledge from Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki before the Nine-Tails emerged in Konoha and humiliated Hiruzen Sarutobi. At Naka Shrine, Itachi Uchiha killed Fugaku and Mikoto while protecting Sasuke, who awakened his Sharingan and attacked his brother.

• Naruto used Kotoamatsukami: Radiance to take Minato Namikaze's memories and ninjutsu knowledge, then received Kushina Uzumaki's knowledge as she faded away.
• The Nine-Tails returned to its full form but lay down instead of attacking Konoha, then drenched Hiruzen Sarutobi with saliva.
• Danzo led Root out of the Nine-Tails' reach, while Kakashi stopped an ANBU from provoking the beast.
• At Naka Shrine, Itachi Uchiha fought Fugaku Uchiha as Hyuga Hiashi and the other clan members watched without intervening.
• Sasuke arrived to find the Uchiha clan slaughtered, and Itachi thrust his blade toward him.
• Fugaku and Mikoto shielded Sasuke and died; Sasuke awakened his Single-Tomoe Sharingan and charged at Itachi.

Itachi Uchiha tortured Second Pillar with Tsukuyomi, then left without awakening his brother’s Sharingan further, while Naruto resealed the Nine-Tails. Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō found the Uchiha survivors backed by other clans, and Naruto publicly revealed that he was Minato Namikaze’s son as the survivors accused Itachi and a masked killer.

• Itachi Uchiha repeatedly showed Second Pillar his parents’ deaths in Tsukuyomi, but his Sharingan remained at one tomoe before Itachi left him unconscious.
• Naruto absorbed the Nine-Tails’ chakra as the beast vanished, revealing that he had resealed it.
• Hyuga Hiashi and other clan leaders arrived with Uchiha survivors, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō stunned that the clans had intervened.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned Naruto about the Nine-Tails’ rampage, and Naruto announced that Minato Namikaze was his father and demanded to know what his father had left him.
• Izumi Uchiha said a leopard-masked killer had attacked and Naruto had saved her, while Hyuga Hiashi reported seeing Itachi Uchiha slaughter Uchiha clansmen and rescuing the survivors.

Naruto watched Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hyuga Hiashi argue over the Uchiha Clan’s fate, then revealed his mastery of the Nine-Tails’ power when Root tried to detain him. He left the Uchiha Clan Grounds after declaring that he would claim Minato Namikaze’s Flying Thunder God Kunai the next day.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi demanded to know where Fugaku Uchiha was, and Hyuga Hiashi claimed Fugaku had died fighting Itachi Uchiha.
• Naruto reflected that he had secured the Nine-Tails, his parents’ memories, and Itachi as a spy, and decided he wanted Minato Namikaze’s Flying Thunder God Kunai rather than his Hokage lineage.
• A Root operative tried to stop Naruto and inspect his ninja tool pouch, so Naruto struck him down with a crimson chakra tail and entered a Tailed Beast Cloak.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi recognized Naruto as a Perfect Jinchuriki and tried to calm him, while realizing his plans to control Naruto and use Sasuke as a safeguard had failed.
• Naruto told Hiruzen Sarutobi he would come for Minato Namikaze’s Flying Thunder God Kunai the next day, then walked away unchallenged.

After the Uchiha massacre, Itachi escaped Konoha and killed the Root operatives assigned to pursue him, while Hiruzen and Danzo ordered their forces to collect the Uchiha dead. Itachi returned to the clan grounds with Fugaku Uchiha's Sharingan as Danzo declared the Uchiha threat eliminated.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi thanked Itachi Uchiha for preventing civil war, then told him Konoha would brand him an S-rank rogue ninja.
• Itachi told Hiruzen he would join Akatsuki to watch someone who might expose the truth, then left and stared at the Uchiha Clan Grounds.
• Two Root operatives attacked Itachi, but his planted genjutsu made them stab an illusion and suffer fatal wounds.
• Itachi revealed that he had never trusted the Root operatives and showed Fugaku Uchiha's Sharingan before they died.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō ordered ANBU and Root to recover the Uchiha bodies, while Kakashi warned an ANBU operative to keep quiet.
• Danzo told Hiruzen that blaming Itachi for killing Shisui and destroying the clan would provide an airtight explanation, then declared the Uchiha unable to threaten Konoha again.