Recaps

A gigantic beast attacked Iwagakure, but Deidara destroyed it with a furious barrage of clay explosives. Afterward, Deidara ordered an investigation into the beast’s origins, refusing to blame Kumogakure without evidence.

• Ōnoki condemned Deidara’s casual attitude toward the Tsuchikage position, then reflected that Iwagakure’s survival between powerful enemies might be its best outcome.
• A hundred-meter-tall beast appeared in Iwagakure and smashed through buildings as the village’s ninja failed to stop it.
• Deidara attacked the beast from his Clay Giant Bird and destroyed it with a barrage of clay bombs.
• Ōnoki accused Kumogakure of sending the beast, while Kurotsuchi warned that they had no evidence and urged an investigation.
• Deidara approved Kurotsuchi’s proposal and ordered Akatsuchi to lead a Special Investigation Team to find the beast’s origin and its controller.

Deidara intercepted and killed a second monster before it reached Iwagakure, then asked Sasori to examine it. Sasori found that the creature had been engineered to counter Deidara’s explosives, and Deidara blamed Kumogakure and vowed to confront them.

• Deidara detected a second monster approaching Iwagakure and intercepted it outside the village.
• Deidara killed the monster with C4 Karura after his other explosive attacks failed to seriously harm it.
• Deidara called Sasori and asked him to investigate the monster, suspecting the attack was deliberate.
• Sasori found that the second monster had been strengthened to resist Deidara’s explosions and concluded that an intelligent operator was upgrading the biological weapons.
• Deidara accused Kumogakure of being behind the attack and vowed to make them answer for it.

A month after the first attacks, two monsters approached Iwagakure, and Deidara destroyed one with a nuclear blast while Sasori arrived in the Freedom Gundam to fight the other. The Gundam evaded the monster’s attacks and struck back, but the creature’s spiked tail lunged toward its cockpit.

• Sasori concluded that the monsters’ creators would attack again and said he would join Deidara to capture one alive.
• A month later, two monsters approached Iwagakure from the north and south, and Deidara went to confront the southern one.
• Deidara’s C4 Karura failed against the southern monster, so he used C10: Annihilation Rebirth to destroy it.
• Sasori arrived in the Freedom Gundam and engaged the northern monster, evading its blows and damaging its chest with plasma beams.
• The monster launched a swarm of biological missiles; the Gundam destroyed most of them but took a hit to its shoulder shield.
• Sasori charged the monster and swung the Gundam’s beam sword at its neck, but its spiked tail struck toward the cockpit.

Sasori and Deidara discovered that the monsters came from an alien civilization and urged an emergency response from Naruto Uzumaki. Meanwhile, Naruto took the Chunin written exam, resisted using his Sheep Talisman to cheat, and finished with only his name on the paper.

• Sasori analyzed a monster and told Deidara that aliens had brought the creatures to their world using Space Jump Technology.
• Sasori and Deidara decided to contact Konoha and have Naruto call an emergency Five Kage Summit.
• Orochimaru watched the Canopy Screen footage and fantasized about using alien biotechnology to create perfect life.
• Sasori bragged to Deidara about his future Puppet Art, and they resumed arguing over whether eternal or fleeting art was superior.
• Naruto struggled with the Chunin written exam, rejected the temptation to use Soul Departure to cheat, and submitted a blank answer section.

Naruto Uzumaki passed Ibiki Morino’s written exam despite handing in a blank paper, and Ibiki realized Naruto’s defiant resolve had turned his test into a lesson for him. Outside the classroom, Naruto learned the exam tested intelligence gathering before Gaara threatened him and Sasuke, leaving them facing a dangerous rival in the next stage.

• Ibiki Morino warned that candidates who stayed and failed would lose the right to take the Chunin Ninja Exams, but Naruto Uzumaki declared he would never give up and stayed.
• Ibiki announced that everyone who remained had passed, then discovered Naruto’s answer sheet was blank and marveled that he had passed the exam that way.
• Naruto Uzumaki bragged to Sasuke Uchiha and Haruno Sakura about passing, and Sasuke explained that the test had assessed intelligence gathering rather than book knowledge.
• Gaara approached Naruto and Sasuke with Kankuro and Temari, threatened to kill them during the exam, and identified himself as a Sunagakure ninja.
• Naruto mocked Gaara after he left, while Sakura worried about Gaara’s killing intent and Sasuke focused on the powerful chakra he had sensed.

Team 7 defeated three Sound Ninja in the Forest of Death, but Orochimaru ambushed them by disguising himself as Naruto and targeting Sasuke. He left Sasuke unconscious with a cursed mark and Sakura paralyzed, while Naruto remained absent.

• Team 7 easily defeated three Sound Ninja, and Sasuke devised a complicated password to identify impostors.
• Orochimaru overheard the password, poisoned Naruto, and returned disguised as him, but Sasuke exposed him because Naruto recited the password too perfectly.
• Orochimaru revealed himself, knocked Sakura unconscious with a snake’s paralytic toxin, and tempted Sasuke with the promise of power and revenge.
• Orochimaru bit Sasuke and gave him a black cursed mark, causing him to collapse before Orochimaru vanished underground.

Naruto escaped a giant snake and returned to find Sasuke and Sakura recovering, then the three passed the Forest of Death trial. The Canopy Screen showed adult Sasuke and Sarada meeting Naruto and Himawari, leaving Jiraiya relieved by the future Naruto had built.

• Naruto used Shadow Clone Technique to burst out of the giant snake and hurried back to Sasuke and Sakura.
• Sasuke and Sakura woke up, and Sasuke concealed Orochimaru’s attack and the curse mark while claiming he had driven the enemy off.
• Naruto trusted Sasuke, and the three teammates found the required scrolls and passed the Forest of Death trial.
• The Canopy Screen showed Sasuke walking with Sarada before Naruto appeared carrying Himawari and searching for a limited-edition Kurama toy.
• Jiraiya praised Naruto’s future as a father and silently felt relieved that Naruto had protected the world.

Pain questioned his ideals after seeing Naruto living an ordinary, loving life, while Konan argued that peace concealed continuing threats. Sasuke’s awkward attempt to bond with Sarada backfired, and Kakashi escaped his anger by leaving him with Sakura.

• Pain reflected that Naruto’s humble life with his daughter might offer a truer peace, but Konan pointed to the dangers hidden beneath the peaceful future.
• Sasuke offered Sarada a piggyback ride, but she rejected him and ran off as Kakashi teased him about his trouble with her.
• Kakashi gave Sasuke Make-Out Paradise as a guide to bonding with his daughter, and Sasuke tried calling Sarada his “little peanut.”
• Sarada angrily rejected Sasuke’s coat and awkward words, and Sasuke grabbed Kakashi when he tried to flee.
• Kakashi distracted Sasuke by pointing out Sakura, then used the Body Flicker Technique to leave them alone.

Reactions to Sasuke’s awkward attempt to connect with Sarada on the Canopy Screen led Sasuke to recall his own longing for his father’s attention, while Itachi found comfort in his brother’s future family. Kisame’s teasing about understanding women stirred Itachi’s memories of Izumi, and he ended the conversation by returning to their unfinished mission.

• Tsunade and Shizune laughed at the scene of future Sasuke putting Jiraiya’s Make-Out Paradise advice into practice, while Jiraiya angrily defended his book.
• Sakura watched future Sasuke struggle with Sarada and felt more affection and sympathy for him.
• Sasuke recalled how he had longed for Fugaku’s attention as a child and connected that memory to Sarada’s disappointment.
• Itachi and Kisame watched the Canopy Screen, and Itachi felt relieved that Sasuke had found a partner and a family.
• Kisame teased Itachi about understanding women, prompting Itachi to remember Izumi before he told Kisame to continue their mission.

Sasuke trained with Sarada, shared a warm moment with her, and avoided explaining how he awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan. Later, Naruto and Sasuke joked about their past before Naruto warned that trouble was coming.

• Sasuke surprised Sarada at the Training Ground and trained her in throwing Shuriken.
• Sarada told Sasuke she dreamed of becoming Hokage and asked how he awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, but he ended their training instead of answering.
• Sarada happily accepted Sasuke's promise to train with her another time as storm clouds gathered.
• At Ichiraku Ramen, Kiba and the others laughed at future Naruto's claim that he had been top of his Ninja Academy class.
• Naruto and Sasuke teased each other in the Hokage's Office before Naruto said they were headed for trouble.

The Canopy Screen showed Naruto deciding to take Boruto, Sarada, and their classmates to Iwagakure as a demonstration of Konoha’s sincerity while the village faced an alien attack. Leaders and shinobi across the world reacted to his choice, and the screen began showing images again the next day.

• Naruto told Sasuke that Iwagakure had requested urgent support and an emergency Five Kage Summit after weapons from an alien civilization attacked the village.
• Naruto insisted that he and Sasuke take Boruto, Sarada, and their classmates to Iwagakure for a month-long exchange, despite Sasuke warning that the village was in danger.
• Naruto explained that placing Konoha’s next generation in Iwagakure would prove that Konoha would share its fate, and Sasuke agreed to the plan.
• Hiruzen, Ōnoki, Mei Terumi, A, Temari, Kankuro, Gaara, Pain, and Konan watched the images and reacted to Naruto’s willingness to risk what he cherished to build trust.
• The chapter ended with the Canopy Screen beginning to show images again the next day.

Boruto defeated Shikadai in a duel with Red-Eyes Black Dragon and a lucky Graceful Dice roll, then told him he could feel his deck guiding him. Boruto looked forward to a month-long class trip to Iwagakure, where he planned to make a name for himself in Battle City.

• Boruto summoned Red-Eyes Black Dragon and used Graceful Dice to boost its attack, defeating Shikadai.
• Shikadai said Boruto relied on lucky draws, while Boruto insisted he could feel his deck calling to him.
• Boruto told Shikadai that his father was arranging a month-long school trip to Iwagakure.
• Boruto vowed to team up with Shikadai and make the Konoha Ninja famous in Battle City, while Shikadai warned that stronger duelists awaited them.

After learning Naruto would bring Konoha’s younger generation to the Five Kage Summit in Iwagakure, Deidara prepared to protect the village’s people and guests even if the city was destroyed. Ōnoki watched Deidara’s preparations and accepted that the future was his and Kurotsuchi’s to face.

• Kurotsuchi told Deidara that Naruto had agreed to hold the Five Kage Summit in Iwagakure and would bring Boruto and other young shinobi.
• Deidara ordered the evacuation plan activated and directed ANBU to prioritize the safety of Konoha’s delegation, especially its children.
• Deidara offered to cover the delegation’s expenses and told Kurotsuchi that the people and Iwagakure’s spirit mattered more than the city he had built.
• Ōnoki watched Deidara contemplate the city’s possible destruction and reflected on his own past and the limits of his ability to protect the village.
• Ōnoki accepted that Deidara and Kurotsuchi would have to face the future and hoped they would survive.

Naruto, Sasuke, and the young Konoha ninja arrived in Iwagakure for a Five Kage Summit about giant beasts attacking the village. The summit began with Sasori presenting evidence that the beasts were extraterrestrial biological weapons, while the children set off to explore Iwagakure.

• Kurotsuchi welcomed Naruto, Sasuke, and the Konoha delegation at Iwagakure's gates and hurried the leaders toward the Tsuchikage's Office.
• Naruto warned Boruto not to leave the village, but Boruto and his friends rushed into Iwagakure while Sarada, Sumire Kakei, and the other girls headed toward the Commercial District.
• Deidara opened the summit by explaining that unidentified giant beasts had attacked Iwagakure and might threaten the Shinobi World.
• Darui questioned whether the beasts were truly extraterrestrial, and Sasori cited their rapid adaptations, projected resistance to chakra attacks, and preserved brain tissue as evidence.

At the Five Kage Summit, Naruto revealed Konoha’s knowledge of the Otsutsuki Clan and proposed that the Five Great Nations unite against the threat. After the summit, Sasori demonstrated his advanced puppet technology to Kankuro, revealing that his Mark V could be controlled from an extraordinary distance.

• Naruto apologized for Konoha withholding information about the Otsutsuki Clan and urged the Five Great Nations to unite against them.
• Gaara agreed to the alliance, Chojuro said Kirigakure could not spare forces, and Darui offered Kumogakure’s support if Iwagakure covered most of the costs.
• Deidara accepted Iwagakure’s financial responsibility, and the Five Kage Summit adjourned.
• Kankuro caught up with Sasori and proudly showed him his newest puppet, but Sasori criticized his reliance on Chakra Threads.
• Sasori deployed his Mark V puppet armor and told Kankuro it could travel a hundred thousand kilometers from him.

Sasori’s future achievements astonished Kankuro, who took the legendary puppeteer’s criticism as proof that he could improve. The future vision also revealed Gaara as Kazekage and Chojuro as Mizukage, leaving Gaara stunned and prompting Mei to urge Chojuro to grow into the role.

• Sasori told Kankuro that his puppet-control talent was real but his engineering knowledge was poor, and described controlling thousands of units from a safe distance.
• Kankuro excitedly told Temari that Sasori’s praise confirmed he was on the right path as a puppeteer.
• Temari congratulated Gaara on becoming Kazekage, while Gaara silently struggled to believe the village could accept him.
• Ao condemned Chojuro as unfit to become Mizukage, and Mei stopped him.
• Mei told Chojuro the future was a mirror rather than a fixed destiny and urged him to develop a Mizukage’s unwavering heart.

Boruto Uzumaki faced Haimā in a duel at the Rock Duel Arena after boasting that he would become King of Games. Haimā overwhelmed the field by summoning Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, leaving Boruto in danger at the end of the chapter.

• Boruto celebrated his victories while Shikadai questioned how he kept drawing the exact cards he needed.
• Haimā challenged Boruto after hearing his claim that he would become King of Games, and the two began a duel.
• Haimā summoned Blue-Eyes White Dragon and set two cards, then Boruto summoned Red-Eyes Black Dragon and boosted its attack with Black Flame Sword.
• Haimā stopped Boruto's attack with Negate Attack, then used Dragon Shrine and Dragon Spirit of White to summon a second Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
• Haimā used Polymerization to fuse three Blue-Eyes White Dragons and summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon with 4500 attack points.

Boruto lost badly to Haimā in Battle City and later lashed out at Naruto for not understanding how much the defeat mattered. Naruto admitted he did not know how to be a father, prompting the Nine-Tails to offer reluctant support as Naruto tried to reconnect with his son.

• Haimā defeated Boruto by using Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's repeated attacks, then mocked Boruto's skill and resolve.
• Shikadai comforted Boruto, who admitted he had been no match for Haimā, and the group returned to the hotel early.
• Naruto found Boruto withdrawn and tried to reassure him, but Boruto shouted that Naruto did not understand and ran from the room.
• Sasuke stopped Naruto from chasing Boruto and advised him to give his son space.
• The Nine-Tails mocked Naruto for failing to understand Boruto, but stopped when Naruto admitted he had never been taught how to be a father.
• The Nine-Tails offered to cooperate with Naruto in the future, and Naruto responded with delighted gratitude.

Boruto accepted a duel with Bakura, who trapped him in a Shadow Game where losing meant surrendering his life. Boruto summoned Red-Eyes Black Dragon, but ended his turn with Bakura’s Spirit Reaper still on the field and Dark Door restricting attacks.

• Boruto wandered away from the crowds and accepted a duel with a cloaked stranger who led him into a secluded alley.
• The stranger revealed himself as Bakura of the Jashinist Cult and declared that Boruto’s life was at stake in the Shadow Game.
• Boruto glimpsed Bakura’s monstrous true form through his right eye and recoiled before the duel began.
• Bakura played Dark Door, set Spirit Reaper face-down, and set two cards.
• Boruto summoned Flame Swordsman and equipped Twin Swords of Flashing Light, but Spirit Reaper’s effect damaged him twice as Flame Swordsman attacked.
• Boruto summoned Red-Eyes Black Dragon, but Dark Door prevented it from attacking, so he ended his turn.

Bakura defeated Boruto in a Shadow Game, bringing his Life Points to zero and sending darkness to claim his soul. Red-Eyes Black Dragon’s image emerged from Boruto’s Deck and blocked the darkness, leaving his fate unresolved.

• Bakura used Temple of the Kings, Dark Room of Nightmare, and Graveyard effects to summon Caius the Dark Emperor, then destroyed Boruto’s Red-Eyes Black Dragon and reduced Boruto’s Life Points to 1400.
• Boruto revived Red-Eyes Black Dragon with Monster Reborn and used Graceful Dice to raise its ATK to 3000 for an attack on Caius.
• Bakura activated Vampire Lord’s effect to negate Graceful Dice, then Caius destroyed Red-Eyes Black Dragon and reduced Boruto’s Life Points to zero.
• Bakura sent darkness to claim Boruto’s soul, but a dark-red glow from Boruto’s Deck formed an image of Red-Eyes Black Dragon that shielded him and stopped the darkness.

Bakura spared Boruto after the Red-Eyes Black Dragon shielded him, then demanded that Boruto steal Sasuke Uchiha’s Millennium Key by the next day or lose his life to Lord Jashin. After the Canopy Screen ended, Pain and Konan considered whether the Evil God was real, while Hidan celebrated the Shadow Game and Kakuzu dismissed his beliefs.

• The Red-Eyes Black Dragon’s phantom form faded, and Bakura offered Boruto his life force back in exchange for doing a task.
• Boruto refused, so Bakura inflicted agony on him and ordered him to bring Sasuke Uchiha’s Millennium Key the next day or be sacrificed to Lord Jashin.
• Bakura vanished into the darkness, leaving Boruto alive but facing a desperate choice.
• Pain and Konan discussed whether the Jashinist Cult’s Evil God was a real force beyond the Chakra system.
• Hidan celebrated the Shadow Game as proof of Lord Jashin’s power, but Kakuzu refused to join his cult unless it made him money.

Boruto sought out Haimā after Bakura threatened his life in a Shadow Game, hoping the powerful duelist could help him. After Boruto refused to involve Naruto and Sasuke, he declared that he and his friends would face Bakura themselves.

• Boruto feared handing Bakura Sasuke’s Millennium Key and asked Shikadai to help him find Haimā.
• Shikadai led Boruto to Haimā’s residence, where Ōnoki welcomed them and Haimā reluctantly brought them inside.
• Boruto told Haimā and Shikadai about Bakura’s Shadow Game and threat, leaving out his glimpse of Bakura’s true form and Red-Eyes’s intervention.
• Shikadai urged Boruto to tell Naruto and Sasuke, but Boruto refused because he wanted to handle the danger himself.
• Boruto vowed to find and defeat Bakura with his friends, while Haimā dismissed his resolve as pointless bravado.

Boruto asked Haimā to help him defeat Bakura, and Haimā agreed in exchange for Sumire Kakei’s contact information. After Klee startled Haimā with her Flash Spider Bomb, Haimā joined Boruto’s rematch against Bakura, and the two prepared to duel.

• Boruto asked Haimā to help him defeat Bakura, and Haimā agreed on the condition that Sumire Kakei add his contact information.
• Klee tested her Flash Spider Bomb in Haimā’s study, and Ōnoki compared her love of explosives to Deidara’s childhood mischief.
• Boruto met Bakura again and refused to hand over the Millennium Key, declaring that he would defeat him and reclaim his life.
• Haimā arrived to protect Boruto and challenged Bakura, citing their alliance and his father Deidara’s jurisdiction over Battle City.
• Haimā and Bakura raised their Duel Disks and began their duel.

Bakura ended his duel with Haimā and fled after a golden light disrupted his Evil God’s domain, restoring Boruto’s strength. Naruto and Sasuke arrived, and Sasuke suspected the Jashinist Cult’s attack was connected to the unknown enemy targeting Iwagakure.

• Haimā summoned Blue-Eyes White Dragon after Bakura destroyed The White Stone of Ancients, while Bakura’s Spirit Reaper and Dark Door shaped their duel.
• A golden pillar of light appeared, making Bakura abandon the duel, restore Boruto, and warn that they would meet again before disappearing.
• Shikadai checked on Boruto, and Haimā vowed to defeat Bakura with Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon next time.
• Naruto arrived with Sasuke and Deidara, checked Boruto for injuries, and scolded him for risking his life in a Shadow Game.
• Sasuke told Naruto that the Jashinist Cult’s attack in guarded Iwagakure might be connected to the unknown enemy, and Deidara arranged an immediate meeting.
• Boruto and Shikadai returned to the hotel with Haimā, who reminded Boruto to fulfill his promise about the Class Representative’s contact information.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Deidara learned that the Jashinist Cult was targeting Sasuke’s Millennium Key and had threatened Boruto and Haimā with a ritual called the Shadow Game. Deidara entrusted Haimā, Klee, and Iwagakure’s young people to Naruto’s protection, while Kakuzu and Hidan remained unaware of the danger unfolding.

• Naruto told the meeting that Bakura’s Jashinist cultists wanted Sasuke’s Millennium Key and had named Boruto and Haimā as sacrifices.
• Sasuke showed the key Izumi had left him, and Sasori explained that his Yu-Gi-Oh! system could not endanger lives or steal souls.
• Sasuke concluded that the cult had tampered with the system through an unknown power, and Naruto proposed sending Boruto and the others back to Konoha.
• Deidara agreed to send Haimā, Klee, and Iwagakure’s promising young people with them, entrusting their safety to Naruto if Iwagakure fell.
• Naruto accepted Deidara’s request and told Sasuke to escort the group to Konoha before returning to help.
• Kakuzu checked bounty lists and financial statements in a hideout while Hidan idly carved the Jashinist symbol.