Chapter Summaries

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.

Kakuzu dismissed Hidan’s faith in Jashin and said he planned to return to running his Assassination Classroom after the Akatsuki business ended. Back in Konoha, Boruto, Shikadai, and Sarada arranged a study session that left Haimā and Sumire alone, where Haimā asked why Konoha had accepted Orochimaru after his crimes.

• Kakuzu questioned Hidan about Jashin, but Hidan insisted their god took many forms and rebuked Kakuzu for doubting him.
• Kakuzu said he intended to return to his Assassination Classroom and warned Hidan not to involve him when the Five Great Nations came after him.
• Boruto recruited Shikadai and Sarada to help Haimā get closer to Sumire, and Sarada insisted that they respect Sumire’s wishes.
• Boruto invited Haimā to a study group with Sumire, and Haimā agreed after learning she would attend.
• At the Konoha Library, Boruto, Shikadai, and Sarada made excuses to leave Haimā alone with Sumire.
• Haimā asked Sumire why Konoha had pardoned Orochimaru and allowed him and his followers to remain in the village.

Sumire explained to Haimā how Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to reunite the Allied Shinobi Forces and defeat Obito Uchiha and Nine Nether, changing Haimā’s view of Orochimaru. After the Canopy Screen revealed this future, Obito and Black Zetsu recognized the technique as a threat to their plans, while Amegakure Shinobi watched in shock.

• Sumire told Haimā that Orochimaru had revived historic Kage and heroes, who helped restore unity and defeat Obito Uchiha and Nine Nether.
• Haimā reconsidered Orochimaru’s role, and he and Sumire continued talking while Boruto and Shikadai watched from behind a bookshelf.
• The Canopy Screen broadcast ended, and the Shinobi World reacted with disbelief at Orochimaru’s future as a hero.
• Obito and Black Zetsu discussed the danger of Impure World Reincarnation, with Obito vowing to eliminate anyone who could use it.
• Amegakure Shinobi stood frozen as he watched the revelation about Orochimaru on the Canopy Screen.

Pain ordered Deidara and Sasori to stop hunting Orochimaru so he could see what surprises he would bring to the Shinobi World. During the Chunin Ninja Exams, Hiruzen spoke with Orochimaru, disguised as the Kazekage, about Orochimaru’s future and vowed to protect Konoha; meanwhile, Naraka offered to help Danzō become Hokage.

• Pain dismissed the Five Great Nations’ hypocrisy about Orochimaru and ordered Deidara and Sasori to stop hunting him.
• At the Chunin Ninja Exams, Hiruzen told Orochimaru, disguised as the Kazekage, that he had been a brilliant genius and would achieve great things in science.
• Hiruzen admitted his failures as Orochimaru’s teacher and vowed to stop him from destroying Konoha, even at the cost of his life.
• Danzō scoffed at Orochimaru being called a hero and complained that backroom dealing was the only reason he would not become Hokage.
• Naraka appeared in Root and offered to help Danzō truly become Hokage, prompting Danzō to ask him to continue.

Naraka persuaded Shimura Danzō to support a plan to remove Konoha’s leaders and seize power, while Naruto celebrated defeating Neji before Sasuke began his match against Gaara. Sasuke broke through Gaara’s sand and landed the first punch, leaving their battle underway.

• Naraka told Shimura Danzō that he, Orochimaru, and another collaborator planned to attack Konoha and offered to help eliminate its leaders so Danzō could become Hokage.
• Danzō questioned whether Naraka could defeat Hiruzen, Jiraiya, and Tsunade, then agreed to hear a secret contingency plan and praised its cruelty.
• Naruto returned from defeating Neji and bragged to Sasuke and Sakura, but Sasuke still called him a Dead Last.
• The examiner announced Sasuke’s match against Gaara, and Sasuke descended into the arena as Gaara vowed to kill him.
• Gaara attacked with fast sand pythons, but Sasuke used his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to dodge and close the distance.
• Sasuke bypassed Gaara’s sand shield and struck him in the face, making him stagger backward.

Sasuke pierced Gaara’s sand defense, causing Gaara’s fear and rage to unleash Shukaku’s chakra as Kabuto began the invasion of Konoha. Orochimaru revealed himself to Hiruzen and attacked alongside Naraka and Mahito, leaving the Hokage struck by all three.

• Sasuke pierced Gaara’s absolute defense with Chidori, and Gaara saw his own blood for the first time as Shukaku’s chakra surged within him.
• Temari and Kankuro realized Gaara was losing control, while Kabuto used the Temple of Nirvana Technique to put the spectators to sleep and signaled the forces waiting outside Konoha.
• Kabuto’s signal coincided with the Sound Four trapping Hiruzen Sarutobi inside the Four Violet Flames Formation, and the disguised Kazekage revealed himself as Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru demanded the Dog Talisman and revealed that Naraka and Mahito of Nine Nether were also there to destroy Konoha.
• Hiruzen prepared to fight Orochimaru, Naraka, and Mahito, but their simultaneous attack struck him without resistance.