Chapter Summaries

Deidara and Sasori discussed their future plans for robot development at Amegakure’s construction site before a mysterious red-haired man attacked them. Sasori recognized the attacker as a powerful threat and urged Deidara to retreat.

• Deidara assured Sasori that the T80 Robots’ self-destruct systems would not cause massive explosions, and Sasori chose to trust him.
• Sasori described a future robot made of liquid metal that could withstand attacks, disperse, and repair itself, inspiring Deidara.
• Sasori and Deidara noticed a red-haired stranger approaching the construction site, and Deidara attacked him with a clay bird that exploded.
• The stranger survived and nearly struck Sasori and Deidara, but Sasori kicked Deidara out of danger.
• Sasori summoned Mechanical Puppets and retreated with Deidara as they attacked the stranger, then warned Deidara that the enemy was strong and told him to withdraw.

Nagato and the other Akatsuki members were attacked by identical, seemingly indestructible liquid metal puppets, prompting members and defectors to gather in the Land of Fire and demand answers. Meanwhile, the Sage of Six Paths woke in the Pure Land and began looking toward the ninja world.

• Nagato narrowly escaped a liquid metal puppet after it slashed his back, then drank Kurosaki Ichigo’s medicine while fleeing.
• Konan reported that Akatsuki members were under attack and urged everyone to gather in the Land of Fire; the group learned the puppets all looked identical.
• Obito and Itachi joined the group chat, and Obito cursed Nagato while asking about Uchiha Xiao Yan.
• Orochimaru joined the chat and blamed Sasori for the puppet that had destroyed his base, while Sasori and Deidara insisted they had nothing to do with it.
• Konan told the group to stop arguing and gather as Akatsuki members and defectors headed toward the Land of Fire, asking about the crack in the sky along the way.
• The Sage of Six Paths woke in the Pure Land, wondered what the ninja world was like, and began looking toward the outside world.

Tsunade and the other Kage prepared to seal the rift in the sky while Sasuke and Naruto questioned Sara in the Lost Tower. Sara’s reaction to their questions suggested that Anrokuzan was tied to Sakura-ge’s disappearance.

• Tsunade and Jiraiya coordinated the sealing effort and prepared to head to the command center with Naruto’s Shadow Clone.
• Shino discovered that he had lost contact with the insects he sent into the rift, and Whirlpool Stark hurried him to the command center.
• Naruto and Sasuke restrained Sara after she ran from them in the Lost Tower.
• Naruto asked Sara where Anrokuzan was, and she stared at him in shock.

Naruto and Sasuke questioned Sara about Haruno Sakura, but a mistaken photograph caused an argument between the two Outsiders. Sara recognized Sakura as a minister, and a masked young Kakashi arrived to confront them, leaving Naruto and Sasuke eager to fight him.

• Naruto accidentally showed Sara a photograph of Sasuke wearing white stockings, prompting Sasuke to attack him over the embarrassing picture.
• Naruto and Sasuke set aside their argument and showed Sara a Team 7 photograph, asking whether she knew Haruno Sakura.
• Sara recognized Sakura as Minister Haruno Sakura, and Naruto and Sasuke realized Sakura had likely caused trouble again.
• A masked, white-haired Konoha kid appeared and challenged Naruto and Sasuke, who recognized the young Kakashi and welcomed the chance to fight him.

Naruto and Sasuke beat Kakashi while arguing, then questioned him about his teammates and asked Sara to take them to Haruno Sakura. Kakashi refused to share information and remained suspicious of their Konoha headbands.

• Sasuke tested his Strange Fire on Kakashi, and Naruto kicked and scolded him for attacking their weak opponent.
• Kakashi tried twice to escape with Earth Release, but Sasuke interrupted his seals and Naruto struck him with a Black Receiver.
• Naruto and Sasuke beat Kakashi for ten minutes, then Naruto gave him a potion that revived him.
• Naruto asked Kakashi where his teammates were, but Kakashi stayed silent and refused to give them information.
• Naruto freed Sara and asked her to take them to Haruno Sakura, while Kakashi insisted he had never seen their Konoha headbands.

Naruto and Sasuke accidentally crippled the young Kakashi while mistaking him for a threat, then used medicine, Sasuke’s blood, and Chakra to heal him. After Kakashi woke, the group followed Sara toward the front lines, while Naruto and Sasuke kept their identities secret.

• Naruto realized Kakashi was badly injured and gave him medicine, then told Sasuke to supply blood and Chakra.
• Sasuke treated Kakashi with his blood and Chakra, restoring Kakashi’s color and helping his Chakra recover.
• Naruto and Sasuke worried that their attack might have damaged Kakashi’s future ability to use his Sharingan.
• Kakashi woke, found his wounds healed, and accepted Naruto’s explanation that they had come to retrieve a teammate.
• Sara led the group onward, while Kakashi questioned Naruto and Sasuke about who they were.
• Naruto and Sasuke told Kakashi to stop prying into their business.

Sakura and Minato’s squad fought the Green Skins and other monsters pouring through the Space-Time Rifts, then Minato sealed several rifts. After recognizing Minato, Sakura realized she had traveled into the past.

• Mukade, Minato, Sakura, and their allies struggled as the Green Skins adapted to their attacks and began using weapons and Chakra.
• Minato and Shibi Aburame removed the spores while the others fought to protect Minato as he prepared to seal a rift.
• Minato sealed several rifts, and Shibi sent the remaining Green Skins, spores, and contaminated soil into one before it closed.
• Sakura recognized the blond ninja as the young Minato Namikaze and identified the others as Shino and Choji's fathers.

Minato confronted Aizen Sōsuke after Aizen appeared from a Space-Time Rift and destroyed the remaining monsters. Minato demanded that Aizen leave the shinobi world, but Aizen challenged his authority and the two sides prepared for a possible fight.

• Minato warned the others that Aizen was dangerous and approached him while the rest stayed back.
• Aizen introduced himself, then invoked Kyōka Suigetsu and caused the giant monster to dissolve into smoke and dust.
• Minato asked Aizen to leave and warned that the worsening Dragon Vein and Space-Time Rifts threatened their world.
• Aizen questioned Minato's right to speak for the world, and Minato raised a Flying Thunder God kunai and vowed to stop him.
• The others gathered behind Minato as Aizen reflected on the world's war, sin, and hatred.

Minato, Sakura, and Mukade faced Aizen after Minato rescued the wounded Shibi, while Sakura and Mukade argued over who would stay behind. As Aizen prepared to attack again, Sakura urged Minato to escape and seek help, claiming she and Mukade had a trump card.

• Aizen wounded Minato as he landed, but Minato escaped with the unconscious Shibi and brought him to Sakura for treatment.
• Sakura feared that Minato's death would alter the future and begged him to survive, but Minato offered to hold Aizen back while the others retreated.
• Sakura insisted Mukade stay with her, and Mukade recognized Minato as the Bishop's father and vowed to protect him.
• Aizen calmly challenged the group to decide whether they would flee or stay, while Minato chose to keep fighting.
• Sakura loaded a shotgun from her Sealing Scroll, stood before Minato, and told him to seek help while she and Mukade used their supposed trump card.

As Naruto’s and Kurama’s Chakra began disappearing, Naruto used a Flying Thunder God mark to reach Minato and found him preparing the Reaper Death Seal against an enemy who looked like Aizen. Seeing the invaders and the battlefield’s casualties, Naruto prepared to fight while Sasuke readied his Duel Space to rescue the survivors.

• Sasuke noticed Naruto turning transparent, and Kurama warned that their Chakra was vanishing.
• Naruto questioned young Kakashi about Minato’s location, then took Kakashi’s marked kunai and teleported with Sasuke.
• Naruto arrived near Minato, who was forming the Reaper Death Seal, and saw Aizen-like enemy near the rifts.
• Naruto saw the bodies of fallen shinobi and invaders, then told Sasuke to prepare to rescue the survivors.
• Naruto called on Kurama and the others to lend him their Chakra as he prepared to confront Aizen.

Naruto defeated Aizen with the Red Matter Fist Blade, but suffered severe internal injuries and had to heal with potions. After Aizen vanished, Naruto confronted Mukade, who suddenly rushed over and called him Bishop, claiming he had been waiting to be rescued.

• Naruto’s first strike annihilated all living things within five kilometers and badly weakened Aizen.
• Naruto struck Aizen again with the Red Matter Fist Blade, and Aizen vanished from the world.
• Naruto collapsed and vomited blood, then drank potions while Minato and the others watched in alarm.
• Naruto told Minato, Choza Akimichi, and Shibi Aburame that Aizen was dead.
• Naruto turned on Mukade, but Mukade lunged at him, hugged his thigh, and cried that he had been waiting for Bishop to rescue him.

Naruto forced bedrock into a rift to stop the Green Skins, then helped Minato seal it. He left the sealed opening painted like the sky and marked with a vicious warning.

• Naruto rejected Minato's suggestion to try controlling the Dragon Vein and used gravity to push the Green Skins back through the rift.
• Naruto threw Witherzilla monster eggs and bedrock into the rift until the bedrock piled up and blocked it.
• Minato used a Sealing Technique to seal the bedrock-filled rift.
• Naruto began painting the sealed opening blue and white while Sasuke angrily fought monsters elsewhere.
• Naruto added a red warning to the wall, leaving Minato stunned by its vicious wording.

Naruto and Minato continued sealing the wall while Sasuke confronted the newly arrived Sukuna. Sasuke trapped Sukuna in an illusion, leaving Sakura doubtful as Naruto and Minato ignored the fight.

• Naruto recognized Sukuna and left him for Sasuke to handle as he and Minato continued toward the rift.
• Sukuna tried to force Sasuke and Sakura to their knees, but Sasuke's Susanoo protected them.
• Sasuke blinded Sukuna with lime powder, kicked him into the air, and struck him with Fire Release: Dragon Flame Bullet.
• Sukuna appeared behind Sasuke and began his Domain Expansion, Malevolent Shrine.
• Naruto told Sakura that Sukuna was caught in Sasuke's Illusion Technique while Minato praised Naruto's writing on the sealed wall.

Naruto and the others returned from the Dragon Vein after confirming no hidden dangers remained, while Naruto and Sasuke concealed that Sasuke had caused the Space-Time Rift. Before they left the Country of Roran, Sara begged Sakura and Mukade to stay, but Sakura comforted her and advised her to continue advancing the country.

• Shukaku blamed Naruto for the Dragon Vein disaster, and Naruto, Kurama, and Gyūki beat him with whips.
• Naruto told Minato there was no hidden mastermind, while Sasuke privately suspected his Susanoo had shattered the Dragon Vein seal.
• The group searched the battlefield, collected the monsters' spoils, and returned to the Country of Roran.
• Minato asked Sasuke to seal the group's memories, and Naruto agreed rather than tell Minato about the future.
• Sara ran after the departing group and begged Sakura-ge and Mukade to stay, but Sakura-ge comforted her and urged her to keep pursuing technological progress.

The Sage of Six Paths found Naruto and Sasuke and tried to explain that the ninja world faced a grave crisis, but learned they had already sealed the Dragon Vein. He showed them that Konoha and the other villages had been devastated, leaving Naruto furious and demanding to know who was responsible.

• The Sage of Six Paths projected his consciousness to Naruto and Sasuke after sensing their return to the ninja world.
• Naruto startled the Sage of Six Paths by calling him “Six Paths Yao Deng,” while Sasuke prepared to attack and then examined him for weaknesses.
• The Sage of Six Paths warned them that the ninja world still needed saving, but Naruto said they had already sealed the Dragon Vein.
• The Sage of Six Paths discovered that Naruto carried three tailed beasts infused with Natural Energy, and Kurama challenged him to a sparring match.
• The Sage of Six Paths showed Naruto and Sasuke images of Konoha, the other villages, and Amegakure in ruins.
• Naruto grew enraged at the destruction and demanded to know who had done it.

The Sage of Six Paths set out to confront Jashin Boruto despite Naruto and Kurama warning him, while Sasuke and Naruto were sent back into darkness. In the Land of Fire, Nagato revived its people again as Konan learned their scrolls were gone and called Obito to check on the plan to gather the puppets.

• Naruto and Sasuke warned the Sage of Six Paths that he was no match for Jashin Boruto, but he decided to act personally and began to disappear.
• Nagato used Outer Path: Rinne Rebirth to revive the people of the Land of Fire, and Konan secured him with an Undying Totem before escaping an explosion.
• Konan discovered that the revival scrolls were used up and called Obito to ask whether the puppets had gathered.
• Konan recalled that the Akatsuki planned to lure the puppets into the Kamui Dimension so Hidan could summon Jashin to defeat them.
• Obito shouted at Kakashi over the phone amid the fighting and explosions.

Kakashi and the others fought the puppets while Obito warned Kakashi about overusing his Mangekyo Sharingan. Kisame helped Itachi escape, Hidan’s ritual was interrupted, and Sasori and Deidara suspected the puppets had been created by their future selves.

• Obito warned Kakashi that repeatedly using Kamui could worsen his eyesight, and Kakashi stopped arguing after realizing his Chakra was running low.
• Kisame flooded the battlefield, then carried Itachi away toward Obito’s position as Hidan lamented that his Jashin Ritual had been interrupted.
• The Sage of Six Paths drove Jashin back and vanished toward the Pure Land, unaware that a strand of red hair had appeared on his head.
• Sasori and Deidara fled with more than a thousand puppets and suspected that their future selves had built them.
• Deidara prepared to try a backdoor in the puppets, but Sasori stopped him in case it caused an explosion.

Whirlpool Stark ordered Shino to unleash his Nano Insects against the Liquid Metal puppets, and the swarm destroyed them within seconds. The crisis appeared to be over, leaving the gathered fighters stunned and Kakuzu lamenting his lost investments.

• Whirlpool Stark interrupted Shino’s bizarre shouting and told him to move to the front.
• Shino sent a cloud of Nano Insects against the returning puppets, which could not destroy the swarm.
• The Nano Insects devoured the puppets’ special materials, turning silver-white as the puppets collapsed.
• Nagato, Obito, Sasori, Deidara, and the others reacted with shock as the puppet attack ended.
• Kakuzu mourned the money he had lost, while Kakashi asked Whirlpool Stark and Shino if the crisis was solved.

Kakashi and Whirlpool Stark nearly killed Obito, but Black Zetsu possessed him and escaped. Team 7 arrived to find the battlefield deserted and strange red words in the sky, then Naruto denied to Jiraiya that he had caused the space-time rifts.

• Kakashi and Whirlpool Stark attacked the defeated Obito, but Black Zetsu possessed him and used the Mangekyo to flee.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura reached the devastated battlefield and found no sign of the Terminators or Akatsuki.
• Sakura pointed out enormous red words floating in the sky, and Naruto urged the team to search for clues.
• Naruto answered a call from Jiraiya, who demanded to know whether Naruto had caused the rifts in the sky.
• Naruto denied responsibility to Jiraiya while Sakura and Sasuke saw that his guilty expression gave him away.

Naruto reunited with Kakashi, Whirlpool Stark, and Sasuke and learned that the Terminators had been defeated and Hidan’s ritual interrupted. With the threat apparently over and the Sage of Six Paths safe, Naruto finally relaxed.

• Kakashi and Whirlpool Stark argued over Obito’s escape until Naruto arrived with Sasuke and Sakura.
• Kakashi told Naruto that Shino and Whirlpool Stark had dealt with the Terminators, though he forgot Shino’s name.
• Naruto asked about Hidan, and Whirlpool Stark realized Kakashi had not warned him about the planned Jashin summoning.
• Kakashi explained that Kisame Hoshigaki’s large-scale ninjutsu had interrupted Hidan’s ritual and that he had returned to the village to bring help.
• Naruto felt relieved that nothing had happened to the Sage of Six Paths and believed the ninja world’s crisis was over.