Chapter Summaries

Half a year later, Obito Uchiha dominated a series of sparring matches after awakening his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, but Kakashi Hatake defeated him by relying on careful prediction and training. The two reconciled after the fight and promised to compete again, while Guy looked forward to challenging Obito next.

• Obito Uchiha defeated Asuma Sarutobi and boasted that he had surpassed Kakashi and Guy.
• Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy challenged Obito, then settled who would fight first with rock, paper, scissors.
• Kakashi used substitutions and then blindfolded himself to counter Obito's Sharingan and Genjutsu.
• Obito and Kakashi clashed with ninjutsu and fell after landing heavy punches on each other, but Kakashi got up first and won.
• Guy told Obito he would challenge him the next day, and Obito eagerly accepted after Rin Nohara cheered him on.
• Kakashi and Obito formed the Reconciliation Seal, each insisting he would win their next match.

Uchiha Shota escaped Uchiha Kaitai and the other youths after they blamed him for their painful Sharingan awakenings. As Shota sank deeper into hatred at home, Danzo ordered Root to foster his bond with his mother so it could be broken to awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Uchiha Kaitai and his group confronted Shota, revealed their Sharingan, and blamed him for their parents beating them to awaken their eyes.
• Shota escaped the youths with a Shadow Clone and returned to the home where he lived alone with his mother, Uchiha Chunhua.
• Uchiha Kaifeng gave Chunhua her monthly allowance, while Shota called the payment charity and vowed to prove everyone wrong.
• Uchiha Shanhuo told Danzo that Shota might kill Chunhua to awaken his Mangekyō, and Danzo ordered him to help nurture their bond.
• Danzo's research confirmed that Hashirama Cells could prevent Mangekyō blindness but could not awaken the Mangekyō, leaving emotional stimulation necessary; Shanhuo and the eight Uchiha hardliners remained in Root under the Tongue Curse Seal of Eradication.

The Third Hokage discussed the Uchiha’s growing strength with Sasuke Sarutobi, who proposed using Impure World Reincarnation to create Jinchuriki. After Asuma demanded help defeating Obito, the Third Hokage decided to pursue the plan and enlisted his father’s help.

• The Third Hokage told Sasuke Sarutobi that Uchiha Chuan’s influence had helped Obito awaken the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and defeat Kakashi.
• Sasuke Sarutobi proposed sealing Impure World Reincarnation summons inside shinobi to create Impure Reincarnation Jinchuriki.
• Asuma confronted the Third Hokage after Kakashi defeated Obito by predicting his moves and fighting blindfolded.
• The Third Hokage promised Asuma that he was completing a method to help the Sarutobi Clan’s students defeat Obito and told him to keep it secret.
• The Third Hokage asked Sasuke Sarutobi to capture death-row prisoners and recover shinobi remains from other clans, and Sasuke agreed.

Uchiha Chuan used the Loudspeaker Technique to broadcast Fugaku Uchiha’s film announcement across the Land of Fire, astonishing the entire shinobi world. The promotion succeeded, while tensions between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha’s leadership remained unresolved.

• Fugaku Uchiha told Uchiha Chuan that the film Uchiha Naruto Chronicle would premiere in two days and that promotion could begin.
• Uchiha Chuan gave Fugaku Uchiha a loudspeaker that let him channel the Loudspeaker Technique through formations across the Land of Fire.
• Fugaku Uchiha announced the film’s premiere, causing enormous clouds shaped like a loudspeaker to form and broadcast his message across the country and into neighboring lands.
• The Daimyo ordered a palace premiere, while Yahiko and Konan wanted to see the film and Kakuzu considered attending before raising Fugaku Uchiha’s bounty.
• Sasuke Sarutobi dismissed the display as impractical, the Third Hokage worried about Uchiha Chuan, and Danzo fumed over the commotion.
• Kushina praised Uchiha Chuan’s technique and urged Namikaze Minato to help bring down the Third Hokage, while Uchiha Chuan calmly caught a fish for dinner.

Uchiha Chuan and Uchiha Tongyue prepared for the release of Uchiha Naruto Chronicle while the film’s promotion spread across the Land of Fire. On premiere day, villagers, the Daimyō, Kakuzu, Yahiko’s group, and Konoha’s leaders headed to screenings.

• Uchiha Chuan told Fugaku Uchiha that Konoha could not easily threaten the Uchiha, then welcomed Uchiha Tongyue back from his mission to establish shops and record recipes.
• Uchiha Tongyue reported that he had expanded the Avengers’ merchant connections, and Uchiha Chuan said they would wait for Uchiha Naruto Chronicle’s box office results before making further plans.
• Obito and Guy fought at the Ninja Academy, while girls questioned Obito about the movie until Kakashi drew their attention away.
• On premiere day, Obito bought milk tea for a ticket raffle, and Rin Nohara won three movie tickets as the shop drew a crowd.
• The Daimyō and his ministers, Kakuzu, and Yahiko, Konan, and their companion went to watch Uchiha Naruto Chronicle.
• The Third Hokage, Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, Shimura Danzō, and a masked ANBU operative headed to the cinema in Kikyo Castle.

The audience watched the premiere of Uchiha Naruto Chronicle, which followed Naruto’s antics and his ambition to become the greatest Uchiha clan head. The film hinted that Naruto might be a Jinchuriki, then left viewers bewildered when his Sexy Technique made Fugaku collapse.

• Naruto vandalized the Clan Head Rocks, and Fugaku learned of his latest trouble.
• The audience reacted to Naruto’s Transformation Technique, while Kushina decided that her future son would be named Naruto.
• Naruto explained that he wanted to surpass the past clan heads and become the strongest leader, then failed the Clone Technique exam.
• Fugaku called Iruka aside, while Naruto met Mizuki, prompting viewers to suspect that Naruto was a Jinchuriki.
• Naruto sneaked to Fugaku’s house at night and used the Sexy Technique, causing Fugaku to spray blood and collapse.

The film showed Naruto stealing the Scroll of Seals after Mizuki tricked him, while Danzo furiously accused the Uchiha of undermining Konoha. Mizuki exposed Naruto as the Demon Monkey’s Jinchuriki, shocking the theater as Kushina empathized with him.

• Danzo condemned the film’s portrayal of the Scroll of Seals and Fugaku, while the Third Hokage insisted it was only a movie and reminded Danzo not to target the Uchiha Clan.
• Fugaku sent people to retrieve Naruto, but Mizuki’s scheme to steal the scroll and escape was revealed to the audience.
• Iruka found Naruto and learned that Mizuki had persuaded him to take the scroll so he could graduate.
• Mizuki attacked Iruka with kunai and demanded the scroll from Naruto.
• Mizuki told Naruto that he was the Jinchuriki who had the Demon Monkey sealed inside him, shocking the audience and prompting Kushina to empathize with Naruto.

Mizuki revealed Naruto’s identity as the Nine-Tails Demon Monkey and tried to turn him against the village, but Iruka protected Naruto and reassured him with their shared pain. Naruto found Iruka in the forest, saw through Mizuki’s disguise, and struck him, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Mizuki told Naruto that he was the Nine-Tails Demon Monkey and blamed him for Iruka’s parents’ deaths, causing Naruto’s chakra to erupt.
• Iruka shielded Naruto from Mizuki’s Fuma Shuriken and explained that he understood Naruto’s loneliness, helping Naruto regain his composure.
• Naruto ran off, and Mizuki pursued him while Iruka followed despite his wounds.
• Fugaku located Naruto with the Telescope Technique and worried that Naruto’s power might spiral out of control.
• Naruto found Iruka, recognized that Mizuki was disguised as him, and sent Mizuki flying before transforming into Iruka himself.

Naruto defended Iruka, defeated Mizuki with a thousand Shadow Clones, and was recognized as a graduate. The movie left the audience reacting to Naruto’s Uchiha Gunbai forehead protector and Fugaku’s imitation of the Third Hokage.

• Iruka told Mizuki that Naruto was an outstanding student who understood others’ pain, and Naruto heard him acknowledge him as Uchiha Naruto of Konoha.
• Naruto rushed in to protect Iruka, then used a thousand Shadow Clones to overwhelm Mizuki and knock him unconscious.
• Fugaku told the searching ninjas that they would soon see Naruto and Iruka, while Jiraiya and Tsunade laughed at his imitation of the Third Hokage.
• Iruka congratulated Naruto on graduating and invited him to eat ramen, and Naruto broke down in his arms.
• Danzo angrily noticed that Naruto’s forehead protector bore the Uchiha Gunbai emblem, while the Third Hokage, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura stayed silent.

The class watched a film depicting Naruto's Genin orientation, where Uchiha Chuan prankishly shoved Naruto into kissing Sasuke. After Sakura and the other girls beat Naruto, Iruka assigned Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke to Team Seven, leaving Naruto and Sakura excited for opposite reasons.

• Naruto's classmates watched him arrive at the orientation and react to Sakura and Sasuke, while subtitles and inner monologues embarrassed Rin Nohara and Obito in the audience.
• Sakura tried to kiss Sasuke, but Uchiha Chuan shoved Naruto forward and caused Naruto and Sasuke to kiss.
• Sakura and the girls beat Naruto for the accidental kiss, and Iruka found him battered when he entered the classroom.
• Iruka assigned Uchiha Naruto, Sakura, and Hatake Sasuke to Team Seven, delighting Naruto and Sakura because each was teamed with their crush.

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.