Recaps

Naruto plotted to steal Sakura's affection from Sasuke and used a disguise to manipulate her into nearly kissing him. The scene ended with Sasuke suddenly fleeing, leaving Sakura to mistake his escape for shyness.

• Naruto decided to steal Sakura's affection from Sasuke after being assigned to the same team as him.
• Naruto crept into Sasuke's room and fought him, then Sasuke left while the audience assumed Naruto had been beaten.
• Sakura imagined Sasuke praising her forehead and was delighted when he repeated the same words in reality.
• Sasuke asked Sakura what she thought of Naruto, and Sakura confessed that she liked Sasuke before leaning in to kiss him.
• Sasuke clutched his stomach and ran away, while Sakura assumed he was too shy to accept her kiss.

Naruto’s attempt to meet Sakura as Sasuke unraveled when the real Sasuke escaped and rebuked Sakura for insulting orphans, causing Naruto to awaken a Sharingan. The movie then showed Kushina investigating Naruto’s living conditions with Fugaku, while viewers speculated about the Uzumaki Clan and the Uchiha’s intentions.

• Naruto returned from the restroom and hid when he saw that Sasuke had escaped and reached Sakura first.
• Sakura complained about Naruto and insulted him for being an orphan, and Sasuke told her that loneliness hurt more than parental scolding before calling her annoying.
• Naruto heard Sakura’s words, cried a streak of blood, and revealed a scarlet One-Tomoe Sharingan, prompting Obito and Kakashi to recall Uchiha Chuan’s Genjutsu.
• Kushina appeared with Fugaku at Naruto’s home, found expired milk, and learned that Fugaku had arranged supplies and money for Naruto.
• Fugaku told Kushina that the last descendant of the Hatake Household was in her group, leaving viewers including Danzo, Jiraiya, and Tsunade wondering what Uchiha Chuan intended.

Kushina Uzumaki introduced herself as Team Seven’s jonin leader and asked Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to introduce themselves at the training ground. Their declarations revealed their ambitions and stirred reactions among viewers watching the movie, leaving Rin embarrassed by Sakura’s crush on Sasuke.

• Kushina Uzumaki took Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to Ichiraku Ramen, then led them to Training Ground Three and introduced herself.
• Yahiko concluded that Kushina Uzumaki might be the red-haired woman’s real name, while Nagato resolved to investigate the Uzumaki Clan after the movie.
• A red-haired woman watching near the Land of Grass recognized Kushina and considered finding the Uchiha, while Konoha viewers reacted to Kushina’s threat to beat the Third Hokage.
• Naruto introduced himself as Uchiha Naruto and declared that he wanted to surpass the Uchiha clan head and earn recognition.
• Sasuke introduced himself as Hatake Sasuke and said he would restore the Hatake Clan and kill a man, adding that he could marry several wives.
• Sakura admitted she liked someone before pointing at Naruto and saying she hated him, leaving Rin embarrassed by the viewers’ teasing.

Kushina tested Team 7 with a brutal bell exercise, then led them through a routine cat-catching mission. A new scene showed Minato wearing the Fourth Hokage’s robe, provoking shock across Konoha and sharpening the conflict between Hiruzen, Danzo, and the Uchiha.

• Kushina challenged Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to take her bells, overwhelmed Naruto’s thousand Shadow Clones with five thousand of her own, and passed the team after seeing them support one another despite their injuries.
• Kushina led Team 7 on a mission to catch Little Tiger, and Naruto complained that they only received dull errands like catching cats and finding dogs.
• A scene revealed Minato wearing the Fourth Hokage’s robe, shocking Konoha and prompting speculation about how he might become Hokage.
• Danzo feared that Minato’s apparent rise would ruin his own ambitions, while Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade reacted to the possibility in different ways.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura urged Hiruzen to confront Uchiha Chuan, but Hiruzen warned that the Uchiha had grown too powerful; Danzo blamed Hiruzen and continued plotting against the clan.

Team 7 accepted a mission to escort Tazuna to the Land of Waves, though Kushina suspected he was hiding the mission’s true danger. Two Kirigakure ninja ambushed them and apparently tore Kushina apart with chains, leaving Naruto and the others stunned.

• Kushina demanded a C-rank mission from Minato, who assigned Team 7 to escort Tazuna, a bridge-building expert from the Land of Waves.
• Tazuna insulted Naruto, and Kushina threatened him until he admitted he needed an escort home.
• Team 7 left Konoha with Tazuna, and Kushina questioned whether his mission was really C-rank.
• Two Kirigakure ninja burst from a roadside puddle and attacked Kushina with chains, apparently tearing her to pieces as Naruto watched.

Kushina saved Naruto and Sakura from two Kirigakure ninja, then teased the team after restraining their attackers. Naruto stabbed his injured arm to bleed out the poison and vowed to protect Uncle Tazuna as Uchiha Naruto, and Kushina sealed the Kirigakure ninja as the mission continued.

• Sasuke freed Naruto from the Kirigakure ninja’s chains, but the attackers broke loose and lunged for Tazuna.
• Kushina appeared and bound the Kirigakure ninja with her Adamantine Sealing Chains, stopping them from attacking Sakura and Tazuna.
• Kushina assessed the team’s performance, and Sakura warned that the mission had become too dangerous to remain a C-rank mission.
• After Sasuke called him dead weight, Naruto stabbed his poisoned arm and vowed to protect Uncle Tazuna as Uchiha Naruto.
• Kushina praised Naruto’s resolve and used the Living Person Seal to capture the two Kirigakure ninja in a scroll.

Tazuna’s group reached the Land of Waves, where Kushina identified Zabuza Momochi as their enemy. Zabuza revealed that he knew Kushina had once been the Nine-Tails’ Jinchuriki, and she faced him without fear.

• Tazuna tried to explain why he had concealed the mission details, but Kushina told him to focus on leading the group.
• Naruto’s wound healed quickly, and the team boarded the Land of Waves the next morning.
• Naruto threw a shuriken at a snow rabbit used as a substitute, prompting Kushina to warn that an enemy might be nearby.
• Kushina told the group to get down as Zabuza’s Kubikiribōchō flew past and lodged in a tree.
• Zabuza appeared atop his sword, and Kushina stopped Naruto from charging him.
• Zabuza identified Kushina as a former Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and said she was valuable, while Kushina challenged him to try to take her.

In the movie, Kushina refused to let Zabuza kill Tazuna and prepared to face the Elite Jonin while teaching Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura about the Hidden Mist Technique. The chapter ended as Zabuza’s killing intent overwhelmed Sasuke and Kushina announced she would show her students how she handled the mist.

• Kushina told Zabuza she would not let him kill Tazuna, prompting Danzo to accuse the Uchiha of undermining Konoha while the Third Hokage urged him to wait until the movie ended.
• The Daimyo doubled Konoha’s military budget and ordered the Third Hokage to keep an eye on the Uchiha.
• Zabuza drew the Kubikiribōchō, used the Hidden Mist Technique, and challenged Kushina as Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura guarded Tazuna.
• Kushina questioned her students about countering the mist, praised Sakura and Sasuke’s suggestions, and criticized Naruto’s shadow-clone plan.
• Zabuza’s killing intent threatened Sasuke, but Kushina reassured him and promised to demonstrate how to deal with the Hidden Mist Technique.

Kushina sealed Zabuza’s Hidden Mist Technique, restrained him, and let a masked Kirigakure shinobi take him away after the newcomer struck him with senbon. The group headed to Tazuna’s home, while Zabuza recovered in the forest and questioned Haku about the disguise.

• Kushina used a sealing technique developed by Uchiha Chuan to draw in Zabuza’s Hidden Mist, then bound his chakra with Adamantine Sealing Chains and overwhelmed him with Shadow Clones.
• A masked Kirigakure Shinobi Pursuit Squad member pierced Zabuza’s throat with senbon and carried him away after Kushina gave permission.
• Kushina explained to Naruto that Kirigakure’s brutal practices had cost its shinobi their potential, prompting Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura to ask her to train them.
• Kushina led the group to take Mr. Tazuna home before beginning their training.
• In the forest, Zabuza revealed that he had been pretending to be unconscious and asked Haku to remove his mask; Haku revealed a face identified by the audience as Kurenai Yuhi.
• Haku warned Zabuza that Kushina might be as strong as a Kage, and Zabuza decided they should heal before considering whether to continue the mission.

Kushina began tree-climbing training for Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, while the movie showed Haku defending Zabuza from Gato and his samurai. After training through the night, Naruto caught up to Sasuke, who asked him what Sakura had taught him.

• Kushina explained chakra control for tree climbing, and Sakura quickly reached the top while Naruto and Sasuke were thrown off.
• Kushina told Sakura to help Naruto and Sasuke train, then promised to teach her water walking and Superhuman Strength.
• Gato returned to mock Zabuza, but Haku stopped him and disarmed the two samurai when they attacked.
• Haku and Zabuza agreed to endure Gato's insults until they could kill him without provoking a wider pursuit.
• Naruto improved his tree climbing overnight and caught up to Sasuke, then refused to tell Sasuke what Sakura had taught him.

Naruto and Haku met in the forest and spoke about what made someone strong, while a hidden figure urged Zabuza to continue the mission. The next day, Zabuza and Haku attacked Tazuna’s bridge, where Kushina, Naruto, and Sasuke confronted them and Sasuke struck Haku with a kick.

• Haku woke Naruto in the forest, gathered herbs with him, and told him he was a boy before leaving.
• Naruto and Sasuke completed their tree-climbing training that night, while Zabuza agreed to continue the mission at a shadowy figure’s urging.
• Tazuna arrived at the bridge and found his workers unconscious, as Zabuza and masked Haku appeared to face Kushina, Naruto, and Sasuke.
• Haku attacked with water techniques, and Naruto shattered the needles aimed at him while Sasuke dodged and counterattacked.
• Sasuke kicked Haku away after evading his attack, and Naruto angrily complained that Sasuke had stolen his spotlight.

Haku trapped Naruto and Sasuke in his Crystal Ice Mirrors and overwhelmed them with his speed, while Kushina and Zabuza argued over whether Haku was holding back. Naruto awakened a second Sharingan tomoe and tore off Haku’s mask, but after Haku revealed his devotion to Zabuza and resumed fighting, Sasuke fell motionless from a kunai wound to the neck.

• Haku created ice walls and Crystal Ice Mirrors around Naruto and Sasuke, then attacked them at high speed while holding back.
• Naruto awakened his One-Tomoe Sharingan but could not track Haku, and Sasuke tried using his blade’s instincts to counter him.
• Naruto’s Sharingan developed a second tomoe, letting him catch Haku and tear off his mask.
• Haku told Naruto that he lived to protect Zabuza and warned he would no longer hold back.
• Sasuke appeared beside an ice mirror and thrust a kunai at it, but Haku struck him in the neck and returned to the mirrors.
• Sasuke fell to the ground without breathing.

Naruto awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and unleashed the Nine-Tails Demon Monkey's chakra after believing Haku had killed Sasuke. Kushina stopped the fight, revealed Sasuke was alive, and let Zabuza and Haku go on the condition that Zabuza kill Gato, who then arrived with armed samurai.

• Naruto found Sasuke apparently dead, awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and attacked Haku with the Nine-Tails Demon Monkey's chakra.
• Kushina restrained Naruto with Adamantine Sealing Chains and explained that Sasuke was still alive, then healed Sasuke's wound.
• Zabuza agreed to kill Gato in exchange for being allowed to leave, and Haku accepted that he had failed as a tool.
• Naruto urged Zabuza to stop treating Haku as a tool, but Zabuza rejected his advice.
• Gato arrived with a group of samurai, unaware that Zabuza had agreed to kill him.

The film ended with Zabuza killing Gato and the people of the Land of Waves celebrating, but a teaser revealed the next installment would feature Orochimaru and a Konoha Crush Plan. The theater’s audience and Konoha’s leaders feared the story could provoke Orochimaru, while Orochimaru himself welcomed the possibility of becoming an actor.

• Zabuza killed Gato and completed the mission, then departed with Haku as Naruto promised to grow stronger.
• The film ended, leaving the theater audience disappointed but eager to see what happened after Team 7 returned to Konoha.
• A teaser announced the next part, “Uchiha Naruto Chronicle: Konoha Crush Plan,” and revealed a silhouette identified as Orochimaru.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō worried that Orochimaru might imitate the film and attack Konoha.
• Orochimaru expressed interest in the teaser and considered discussing an acting role with Uchiha Chuan, while Jiraiya grew anxious and Tsunade laughed at the prospect.

After the film exposed tensions within Konoha, the Third Hokage and his allies decided to make films of their own to counter Uchiha Chuan’s influence. Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato chose to travel to Konoha, while Orochimaru accepted Uchiha Chuan’s invitation.

• The Third Hokage, Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura argued over how to respond to the Uchiha film and agreed to develop their own films.
• Yahiko recognized the final silhouette as possibly Orochimaru and persuaded Konan and Nagato to travel to Konoha.
• Fugaku Uchiha encountered Orochimaru, who asked him to tell Uchiha Chuan that he accepted the invitation.
• Orochimaru transformed into snakes and departed, and Fugaku Uchiha continued toward the Uchiha Clan Territory.

Shimura Danzō devised a film plot that cast himself as Konoha’s savior and future Hokage, while the Uchiha celebrated the first film’s huge box-office results. Uchiha Chuan addressed the clan and said they underestimated his ambitions.

• Shimura Danzō ordered Root to find a director, then planned Shimura Kirito Chronicle: Konoha Crush Plan, casting himself as the village’s savior and the rightful Fifth Hokage.
• Shimura Danzō wrote down his plot outline and left the plagiarism problem for Hiruzen Sarutobi to handle.
• Zheng Buyan Yi announced that Uchiha Naruto Chronicle had earned one hundred million ryo on its first day, with an estimated total box office of fifteen billion.
• Uchiha Chuan said Obito would need special training from Elder Amane before his body could withstand awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Uchiha Chuan addressed the Uchiha and said they thought too little of him.

Uchiha Chuan revealed his dream of exploring the stars and seas and returning to Earth, persuading the Uchiha to support him. He announced plans to establish three research laboratories and introduced Uchiha Tongyue to unveil a new business project.

• Uchiha Chuan declared that Konoha, the Land of Fire, and even the Shinobi World were too small for his dream of exploring the universe and returning to Earth.
• Uchiha Chuan explained that he had reorganized the Uchiha to free them from Konoha’s politics and asked them to help him pursue his dream; the clan enthusiastically agreed.
• Uchiha Chuan announced plans for a Ninjutsu Laboratory, a Science Laboratory, and a Ninjutsu Science Laboratory, saying the clan needed new sources of funding.
• Uchiha Tongyue revealed that he had survived through a Flesh Clone deception, awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan after Uchiha Tieyue tried to kill him, and had surveyed the Land of Fire’s market.
• Uchiha Tongyue said Uchiha Tieyue was truly dead, and Uchiha Chuan asked him to introduce the Milk Tea Shop Project.

Uchiha Chuan launched plans for clan-owned milk tea shops across the Land of Fire while the Uchiha Naruto Chronicle’s box-office success alarmed Konoha’s leaders. The Third Hokage approved the Uchiha’s shop application and set plans for a rival film promoting the Will of Fire.

• Uchiha Tongyue unveiled more than thirty milk tea recipes, and the gathered Uchiha enthusiastically approved the new drink.
• Uchiha Chuan announced that the clan would open milk tea shops in all 358 towns and cities across the Land of Fire in one month, with clan members assigned to manage and protect them.
• Uchiha Tongyue began registering volunteers and assigning their locations by lottery while Uchiha Chuan rested.
• The Third Hokage learned that Uchiha Naruto Chronicle had earned 300 million at the box office and was projected to earn 1.5 billion, then summoned Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura.
• The Third Hokage approved the Uchiha application to open tea drink shops in Konoha and Kikyo Castle.
• The Third Hokage and his advisers agreed to make a film starring Jiraiya, Asuma, and other Konoha figures that would imitate Uchiha Naruto Chronicle and promote the Will of Fire.

The Daimyo doubled Konoha’s annual funding, prompting villagers to praise the Third Hokage and disparage the Uchiha Clan. Uchiha Chuan learned that his film would premiere across the Shinobi World with a projected box office of five billion, while Zheng Buyan Yi began planning the next movie and reaffirmed his commitment to the Stars and Seas.

• Uchiha Tongyue led the Uchiha Clan’s core forces out of Konoha to prepare Ice City Mixue Milk Tea Shop branches in more than three hundred towns.
• The Daimyo announced that Konoha’s annual funding would double, and Hiruzen Sarutobi received the decree.
• Villagers celebrated the increased funding, praised Hiruzen Sarutobi, and criticized the Uchiha Clan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi welcomed the Daimyo’s chamberlain and gave him money before escorting him to a banquet.
• Zheng Buyan Yi told Uchiha Chuan that the film had been picked up across the Shinobi World and was projected to earn five billion at the box office.
• Uchiha Chuan promised Zheng Buyan Yi a one-hundred-million-ryo reward, declined to start filming the second movie immediately, and let him prepare its filming plan.

Konoha’s leaders panicked as Uchiha Naruto Chronicle earned an enormous box office, while Jiraiya reunited with Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan in Konoha. Their search for answers about Nagato’s Rinnegan began just as the other great villages moved to exploit Konoha’s conflict with the Uchiha Clan.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other Konoha leaders learned that Uchiha Naruto Chronicle had earned one billion ryō and might reach five billion, and they discussed making their own film to counter its influence.
• Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan arrived at Konoha’s gates seeking Uchiha Chuan and Kushina Uzumaki, and Jiraiya vouched for them as his students.
• At a dango shop, Yahiko explained their goals, and Jiraiya warned that Nagato’s Rinnegan might belong to someone else.
• Jiraiya agreed to take the three to Minato and Kushina, but an ANBU ninja summoned him to see the Hokage.
• The Third Kazekage, Third Raikage, Third Tsuchikage, and Third Mizukage called for a Five Kage Summit, hoping to use Konoha’s conflict with the Uchiha Clan to weaken the village.
• Kirigakure acquired a young Zabuza Momochi, who had only just entered the ninja academy.

The Third Mizukage decided to protect young Zabuza as evidence against the Uchiha Clan, while Konoha’s leaders recruited directors to counter Uchiha Naruto Chronicle with rival films. Danzo commissioned a spectacular film about his version of the Konoha Crush Plan, which included Sunagakure’s attack.

• The Third Mizukage recognized six-year-old Zabuza Momochi from Uchiha Naruto Chronicle and ordered his subordinates to protect him rather than kill him.
• The Third Mizukage planned to use Zabuza as leverage and evidence to unite the Five Great Shinobi Villages against Konoha’s Uchiha Clan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders asked Ikeda Kishimoto to make a film promoting the Will of Fire, and Ikeda reluctantly accepted despite calling the script plagiarism.
• Shimura Danzō showed Oda Wenshi his Konoha Crush Plan script, which added Sunagakure’s attack to the invasion plot.
• Oda Wenshi enthusiastically agreed to make Danzo’s film, and Danzo promised to provide whatever resources he needed.

Minato met Jiraiya’s students and discussed the Uchiha conflict, then Jiraiya revealed that Nagato might belong to Kushina’s Uzumaki Clan. A bloodline test confirmed their kinship, and Nagato tentatively accepted Kushina as his sister.

• Jiraiya introduced Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan to Minato, who spoke about the oppression surrounding the Uchiha and the Police Force.
• Jiraiya warned Minato to stay away from the Uchiha, then had Minato use Flying Thunder God to bring Kushina to the office.
• Jiraiya asked Kushina whether Nagato was from the Uzumaki Clan, and she tested his blood with an ancient sealing scroll.
• The scroll confirmed Nagato’s Uzumaki heritage, and Kushina embraced him as she mourned the family she had thought lost.
• Nagato recalled his parents lying dead in the rain, then called Kushina “Sister” as she cried.

Kushina, Jiraiya, Minato, and Nagato debated whether Nagato could safely stay in Konoha with the Rinnegan, then agreed to meet Uchiha Chuan. Meanwhile, Madara learned Nagato had reached Konoha and began watching Uchiha Naruto Chronicle.

• Kushina tried to bring Nagato to meet the Third Hokage, but Jiraiya and Minato warned that his Rinnegan would put him in danger in Konoha.
• Minato explained that Nagato's Rinnegan might be part of a conspiracy, and Kushina insisted Uchiha Chuan could help uncover the culprit.
• Nagato chose to meet Uchiha Chuan, reasoning that the Uchiha might help expose whoever was manipulating him, while Yahiko planned to ask Chuan about peace and the Uchiha's ambitions.
• Jiraiya agreed to take them to meet Chuan but warned Nagato to keep his Rinnegan hidden until Jiraiya confirmed the situation.
• Madara discovered that Nagato had gone to Konoha after White Zetsu got distracted watching a movie, then started watching Uchiha Naruto Chronicle.

Uchiha Chuan challenged Jiraiya’s demand that the Uchiha compromise, arguing that they had already yielded and would not be made to shoulder all the blame. The confrontation ended with Jiraiya proposing to take Chuan as his disciple and make him his granddisciple.

• Uchiha Chuan welcomed Jiraiya, Minato, Kushina, Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan while fishing, then traded barbs with Jiraiya about his reputation and past.
• Uchiha Chuan explained that Hanzo spared Jiraiya and his comrades because killing them would have brought Konoha’s retaliation upon Amegakure, causing Nagato to recall his parents’ deaths.
• Jiraiya compared Amegakure’s concessions to the Uchiha’s situation and criticized Chuan’s films, but Chuan argued that the Uchiha had already given up the Police Force and would not yield further.
• Yahiko urged Jiraiya and Chuan to understand each other, while Chuan objected that Jiraiya expected only the Uchiha to compromise.
• Jiraiya asked Chuan to give the older generation time to step aside, but Chuan argued that shinobi sent to the front lines—not rear-area elders—lowered the average lifespan.
• Jiraiya suddenly proposed taking Uchiha Chuan as his disciple and making him his granddisciple.

Uchiha Chuan argued with Jiraiya about the Uchiha's oppression and hinted that Jiraiya's choices could make Orochimaru a villain. He denied that anyone present was the Child of Prophecy, leaving Jiraiya and the others questioning what he knew about Nagato's Rinnegan.

• Uchiha Chuan rejected Jiraiya's offer to become his disciple unless Jiraiya gave him the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, then accused Jiraiya and the Third Hokage of hypocrisy and said the Uchiha had been oppressed.
• Namikaze Minato asked Uchiha Chuan to explain the oppression, while Jiraiya argued that the villagers were innocent; Kushina countered that their happiness had been built on her people's suffering.
• Uchiha Chuan warned Jiraiya to stay out of Konoha's conflict and said Orochimaru had already offered to cooperate with him.
• Jiraiya asked Uchiha Chuan whether he could see the future and who the Child of Prophecy was, and Uchiha Chuan said it was none of the people present.
• Kushina suggested Uchiha Chuan had recognized Nagato's eyes, and Nagato revealed his Rinnegan to Uchiha Chuan and introduced Yahiko and Konan.