Chapter Summaries

Megure brought Kogoro Mouri in to help solve a locked-room murder, but neither detective could make progress. When Makima confronted them, Conan secretly knocked Kogoro unconscious and prepared to take over the investigation.

• Makima promised to recommend Megure for promotion if he solved the murder, and Megure identified it as a locked-room case before stepping outside in a panic.
• Megure encountered Kogoro Mouri and brought him and Conan into the lounge to help with the investigation.
• Megure told Kogoro that his own promotion depended on solving the case, and Kogoro confidently agreed to handle it.
• Kogoro repeated Megure's observations and tried to leave for a cigarette, prompting Makima to threaten them with her killing intent.
• Conan shot Kogoro in the back of the neck with a device, and Makima noticed the connection as Conan prepared to solve the case himself.

Conan used Kogoro Mouri’s voice changer to expose Kenta Takahashi as Morio Okawa’s killer, revealing a poisoned-needle locked-room murder. Makima ordered Takahashi taken for interrogation and his memories examined for signs of mental manipulation.

• Conan, speaking as Kogoro Mouri, had Officer Megure bring in the three people who had entered the lounge before Morio Okawa’s murder.
• Kogoro explained that the killer had used the rare poison Formless and a hair-thin trigger wire to deliver a melting poisoned needle.
• Kogoro accused Kenta Takahashi, and Conan pointed out that Takahashi carried a photograph of a woman wearing a matching Clay Ring to Okawa’s.
• Takahashi confessed that jealousy over Misa’s relationship with Okawa had driven him to kill.
• Makima doubted that Takahashi was the legendary Spy Kabuto Yakushi and ordered his memories examined for signs of planted suggestions or mental manipulation.

Makima cleared the library to flush out Kabuto Yakushi, then confronted him after he shed his disguise. Kabuto resisted her control long enough to escape underground, leaving Makima surprised by his ability to evade her.

• Makima ordered the Military Police Force to clear everyone from the library within ten minutes.
• Kabuto Yakushi slipped out with the crowd and removed his disguise in a secluded alley.
• Makima revealed herself as the leader of the Kumogakure Counterintelligence Unit and tried to control Kabuto by touching him.
• Kabuto's fractured sense of identity disrupted Makima's control, allowing him to use the Snake Substitution Technique and escape underground.

Makima used identity synchronization to kill the members of Ino Yamanaka’s covert intelligence team in their underground base beneath Kumogakure. Ino and Shoyo Takeuchi survived, and Ino ordered him to prepare to fight as they fled the attack.

• Kabuto Yakushi escaped through a pipe in White Snake form, shaken by the unknown Ninjutsu he had encountered.
• Ino Yamanaka’s team shared ramen and spoke about their families and hopes of returning to Konoha after completing their mission.
• Makima made death-row prisoners repeat the names of Ino’s team members, causing the corresponding comrades in the underground base to die violently.
• Ino Yamanaka found that she and Shoyo Takeuchi were the only survivors and retrieved Ken Satō’s family photo from the bloodied floor.
• Ino Yamanaka dragged the shaken Shoyo Takeuchi to his feet and ordered him to prepare to fight, believing Kumogakure’s forces had found them.

Inoichi and Ino confronted the brutal cost of espionage after watching Ino’s future team be slaughtered. In the broadcast, Aizen stopped Makima from killing Ino and Kabuto reached the devastated hideout, where he concluded Kumogakure had used Morio Okawa’s betrayal to purge the spies remotely.

• Inoichi Yamanaka demanded that the broadcast stop and vowed to keep Ino from becoming a spy after seeing her future comrades die.
• Shikamaru Nara praised Ino Yamanaka’s leadership under pressure, and Inoichi embraced his daughter with relief and grief.
• Aizen halted Makima’s attempt to kill Ino, citing the consequences of harming Haruno Sakura’s close friend, and Makima ended the operation.
• Kabuto Yakushi arrived at the underground base and learned from Ino Yamanaka that all their comrades but her and Shoyo Takeuchi had died.
• Kabuto reported that Morio Okawa had betrayed them and suspected Kumogakure used the names in his mind to kill the spies remotely.

After a deadly attack devastated the Kumogakure base, Ino Yamanaka decided to return to Konoha while Kabuto Yakushi reaffirmed his commitment to protecting the fragile peace. Kabuto returned home to Anya, who feared she would never see him again.

• Kabuto Yakushi rebuked the grieving Shoyo Takeuchi and explained the brutality and cost of covert warfare.
• Ino Yamanaka chose to transfer back to Konoha and planned to take her fallen companions' belongings home.
• Ino asked Kabuto whether lasting peace could ever come, and he said he would keep working toward that hope despite the wars and hatred he had witnessed.
• Ino encouraged Shoyo to help honor their companions, calling them the unseen soil that could nurture peace.
• Kabuto returned home, where Anya ran into his arms and tearfully said she had thought she would never see him again.

Kabuto Yakushi reassured Anya and spent a warm evening at home with her and Yor. The next morning, Ino Yamanaka and Takehori Shoyohito prepared to leave Kumogakure, exchanging pointed courtesies with Makima at the village gate.

• Kabuto Yakushi told Anya he had worked late at the hospital, and Yor brought home Three-Color Dango for her.
• Kabuto Yakushi helped Anya with her crafts assignment, then promised to come home on time the next day.
• Kogoro Mouri and Jūzō Megure drunkenly boasted about solving a locked-room case while Conan silently credited himself with the deductions.
• Ino Yamanaka dressed for her departure while Takehori Shoyohito carried a suitcase containing their lost companions' belongings.
• Makima met Ino Yamanaka at the village gate, and they traded polite but pointed remarks before Ino left Kumogakure.

After Ino returned to Konoha, the Canopy Screen revealed that future Makima had acknowledged Haruno Sakura’s strength, prompting Tsunade to take Sakura as her disciple. Sakura learned that she would marry Sasuke and have a daughter, then asked her father whether she possessed a special Kekkei Genkai.

• Ino reunited with Sai outside Kumogakure, and Sai flew her home on an ink bird while she told Shoyo Takeuchi to take the bus back.
• The Canopy Screen’s footage ended, and Konoha’s Hokage Office reacted with disbelief to Makima’s statement about Sakura’s future strength.
• Tsunade declared that she would make Sakura her disciple and teach her the Secret Technique.
• Ino gave Sakura flowers in thanks and told her that she would marry Sasuke and have a daughter named Sarada.
• Sakura asked Kizashi whether she had a special Kekkei Genkai that could help her become as strong as Naruto and Sasuke.

Kizashi Haruno told Sakura Haruno that the Haruno Clan had once opposed the founding of Konoha and become enemies of the Uchiha, but reassured her that he accepted her feelings for Sasuke Uchiha. When Sakura tried to stop Sasuke from leaving Konoha, he defeated her and grabbed her by the throat.

• Kizashi Haruno showed Sakura Haruno the family genealogy and explained how Akira Haruno opposed Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, leading to the clan's decline and an ancient feud with the Uchiha.
• Kizashi Haruno told Sakura Haruno that the old grudge did not have to affect her relationship with Sasuke Uchiha, and she returned to her room conflicted about their future.
• Sasuke Uchiha prepared to leave Konoha, tucked away the Rabbit Talisman, and turned the Team 7 photograph facedown.
• Sakura Haruno confronted Sasuke Uchiha at the village boundary and pleaded with him to stay, but he rejected her and threatened to kill her if she tried to stop him.
• Sakura Haruno attacked with a Kunai and attempted Genjutsu, but Sasuke Uchiha evaded and countered her with his Sharingan.
• Sasuke Uchiha seized Sakura Haruno by the throat and told her that her strength was nothing before his eyes.

Sasuke Uchiha defected from Konoha and joined the Sound Four, prompting Tsunade to send Shikamaru’s team after him. Naruto vowed to bring Sasuke back and raced out with the pursuit team as his companions stayed behind to fight their pursuers.

• Sasuke knocked Haruno Sakura unconscious, left Konoha, and used the Rabbit Talisman to incapacitate the gate guards.
• The Sound Four met Sasuke outside the village and followed his order to lead him onward.
• Sakura told Tsunade that Sasuke had defected, and Tsunade ordered Shikamaru to assemble an S-rank pursuit team.
• Naruto promised Sakura he would bring Sasuke back, and Shikamaru formed a team with Choji, Neji, Kiba, and Naruto.
• The pursuit team followed Kiba and Akamaru’s trail, while Choji, Neji, and Kiba stayed behind in turn to face enemies blocking the way.

Naruto caught up with Sasuke at the Valley of the End and tried to bring him back, but Sasuke rejected their bond and overwhelmed him. Naruto drew on the Nine-Tails’ power and rose to fight again as Sasuke attacked with a lightning-charged barrage.

• Naruto reached the Valley of the End and confronted Sasuke, demanding that he return to Konoha.
• Sasuke rejected Naruto’s pleas, saying he had severed his bonds with Konoha, including Naruto.
• Sasuke used the Rabbit Talisman’s speed to strike Naruto and send him crashing through rocks into the water.
• Naruto called on the Nine-Tails, who warned him that using more than three tails could make him lose his mind, then urged him to pursue what he wanted back.
• Naruto rose wrapped in three tails of crimson Chakra and vowed to bring Sasuke back.
• Sasuke grinned and launched a rapid barrage of Lightning Release-enhanced punches and kicks at Naruto.

Naruto and Sasuke fought to exhaustion in the Valley of the End, with their final Rasengan and Chidori clash leaving both unable to continue. Naruto used the Sheep Talisman to separate Sasuke's spirit from his body and prepared to take him back to the village.

• Naruto overwhelmed Sasuke with hundreds of Shadow Clones wielding Rasengan, forcing Sasuke to unleash Senbonzakura and his Curse Mark.
• Naruto and Sasuke entered their strongest forms and collided with Rasengan and Chidori, shattering the valley and exhausting them both.
• Naruto threw Sasuke a Rune stone that activated the Sheep Talisman and pulled Sasuke's consciousness from his body.
• Naruto took the Rabbit Talisman and Sheep Talisman from Sasuke's body and prepared to bind him.

Sasuke stabbed Naruto but spared his vital organs, then fled with the Talismans as Gaara and the others rushed Naruto back to Konoha. A year later, the Five Kage Summit alarmed Conan, who feared an impending war, while the chapter ended with Damian mocking Anya at the Ninja Academy.

• Sasuke used his spirit form to stab Naruto, but shifted the blade away from his vital organs and returned to his body.
• Sasuke took the two Talismans and fled into the woods as Lee, Gaara, Kankuro, and the others arrived to rescue Naruto.
• One year later, Kabuto watched news of the Five Kage Summit while Anya persuaded him to switch to her cartoon.
• Conan suspected the summit was the signal for Demiurge's war plan and resolved to take Ran, Kogoro Mouri, and Professor Agasa somewhere safe if war began.
• A few days later, Damian mocked Anya for missing a shuriken target at the Ninja Academy.

A sudden worldwide darkness frightened the students at Kumogakure, while Damian comforted Anya before fleeing in embarrassment when the light returned. Fourth Raikage A explained to Aizen why he was willing to let go of past hatred, and the playback ended with Ōnoki mocking A’s future remarks in Iwagakure.

• The sky plunged into darkness, and Anya fell into Damian’s arms in fear.
• Damian used a gentle Lightning Release technique to massage Anya’s temples until the darkness passed.
• Damian let Anya go and fled in embarrassment as Ewen and Ellman watched.
• Aizen and Fourth Raikage A discussed the world-changing darkness and A’s decision to abandon old grudges for peace.
• The Canopy Screen showed Ōnoki mocking Fourth Raikage A’s remarks to Kurotsuchi.

After recovering from Sasuke’s attack, Naruto vowed to bring him back and accepted Jiraiya’s offer to train him while they searched for Orochimaru. Sakura asked Tsunade for rigorous training so she could protect her friends, and Tsunade agreed to begin the next day.

• Ōnoki dismissed the future Fourth Raikage’s talk of peace as a ploy, citing Kumogakure’s military buildup and covert organizations.
• Naruto woke in Konoha Hospital, learned Sasuke had left, and promised Sakura he would defeat him and bring him back.
• Jiraiya encouraged Naruto’s resolve and offered to train him after he recovered while investigating Orochimaru’s hideouts.
• Tsunade refused to reimburse Jiraiya’s expenses after confronting him about disguising indulgences as mission costs.
• Sakura asked Tsunade to train her so she could protect her friends and bring Sasuke back, and Tsunade agreed to start the next day.

Sasuke met Orochimaru to gain the power to avenge himself on Konoha, while Nine Nether’s leaders debated starting another Shinobi World War. A mysterious intruder escaped their meeting, and Aizen traced her to near Kirigakure.

• Kabuto led Sasuke to Orochimaru, who promised to make him far stronger within two years if he endured his preparations.
• Dr. Kinos reported that Deidara had died, Naruto had lost the Twelve Talismans’ power, and Sasuke had been gravely wounded.
• Demiurge advised Aizen against launching the Fifth Shinobi World War immediately, so Aizen ordered him to target Naruto’s wife as a test of Naruto and Sasuke’s resilience.
• Aizen and the Nine Nether members noticed a tiny intruder vanish from their meeting chamber.
• Aizen traced the intruder’s spatial coordinates to near Kirigakure and asked which members were there or headed there.

Jade accidentally used an ancient shadow technique and found herself at a meeting of a mysterious organization before returning to Uncle's antique shop. Meanwhile, Shikamaru warned Naruto that Kumogakure's invitation for Hinata to visit Bali might conceal another motive.

• Jade copied signs from an ancient scroll and traveled through the shadows to a meeting of ten black-robed figures, where Aizen sent Myotismon to deal with her.
• Jade returned to Uncle's antique shop and told Uncle about the meeting and the scroll.
• Uncle recognized the scroll as forbidden knowledge from before the Sage of Six Paths' era and scolded Jade for activating it.
• Shikamaru told Naruto that Kumogakure had invited Hinata to Bali as a public gesture of reconciliation.
• Naruto welcomed Darui's apparent peace efforts, but Shikamaru cautioned that the invitation might be a cover for something else.

Naruto approved Hinata’s goodwill visit to Bali with Kumogakure, despite Shikamaru’s security concerns and his own unease about Deidara’s incident in Iwagakure. Hinata agreed to go, and Himawari planned to join her while Boruto declined.

• Naruto dismissed Shikamaru’s suspicion that Darui might be plotting against Hinata and assigned the General Staff to refine the visit’s security arrangements.
• Naruto told Shikamaru that the incident involving Deidara in Iwagakure still troubled him.
• At dinner, Naruto told Hinata that Darui had invited her to Bali with Samui to improve relations between Kumogakure and Konoha.
• Hinata agreed to the trip, saying she was willing to let go of her old hatred if Kumogakure genuinely wanted peace.
• Himawari asked to join the trip, and Naruto agreed, while Boruto declined because he had plans with Shikadai.

The Canopy Screen revealed that Naruto would marry Hinata and become Hokage, while their children would be free of the Hyuga Caged Bird Curse Mark. The Hyuga elders debated the revelation, and Hiashi argued that the clan should adapt to the future rather than cling to its harsh traditions.

• Naruto reacted in shock to learning that Hinata would become his wife, and Hinata fainted after seeing the broadcast.
• Hiashi began considering Naruto a future son-in-law, while Neji realized that the Caged Bird system had been abolished in the future.
• The Hyuga elders argued over Boruto and Himawari appearing without Curse Marks and what that meant for clan traditions.
• Hiashi said Naruto's power and the coming age could reshape the clan, and urged the elders to adapt rather than simply submit.

Hyuga Hiashi exempted Naruto Uzumaki and his future children with Hinata from the Caged Bird Seal, while Obito Uchiha misread Naruto’s relationship with Hinata as a political marriage. In Kumogakure, Yor learned she would join a Peace Tour reception and heard Samui’s concerns that something was wrong in the village.

• Hyuga Hiashi declared that Naruto Uzumaki and his future children with Hinata would not be bound by the Hyuga’s old rules or receive the Caged Bird Seal.
• Obito Uchiha concluded that Naruto’s relationship with Hinata was a marriage of convenience to secure the Hokage position, reinforcing his belief that Naruto was hypocritical.
• Ran Mouri told Yor Forger that they would accompany Chief Advisor Demiurge on the Peace Tour to receive Hinata Hyuga in Bali.
• Samui privately told Yor that Deidara’s unexpected death had left her sensing a pervasive, unclear disturbance throughout Kumogakure.