Chapter Summaries

Naruto was left to train alone after Kakashi assigned Sasuke and Sakura elsewhere, then visited Obito Uchiha’s grave to take revenge for Kakashi’s favoritism. He was caught after stealing Obito’s offerings and urinating in the flower vase.

• Kakashi told Naruto that Sasuke would receive special training and Sakura would intern in medical ninjutsu, leaving Naruto to train alone.
• Kakashi asked Naruto for Meat Chops so he could see the dead, and Naruto gave him several along with an Undying Totem.
• Naruto used a Space Gate to travel to Obito Uchiha’s grave and found fresh offerings beside Obito’s and Rin Nohara’s gravestones.
• Naruto ate Obito’s offerings and urinated in the flower vase, claiming he wanted to help the flowers live longer.
• An unseen person shouted at Naruto, who pulled up his pants and started to flee before realizing something.

The Third Hokage reprimanded Naruto and Jiraiya for stealing offerings from the cemetery, then threatened to withhold the Sealing Scroll if Naruto kept causing trouble. Jiraiya asked whether he had been summoned to teach Minato’s child, and the Third Hokage silently looked toward Naruto.

• The Third Hokage confronted Naruto and Jiraiya after the Anbu reported that they had taken offerings from Konoha’s cemetery.
• Naruto blamed Jiraiya for teaching him that offerings should be eaten, and Jiraiya denied it before the Third Hokage stopped them from fighting.
• The Third Hokage warned Naruto that he would not get the Sealing Scroll if he continued causing trouble, and Naruto reluctantly agreed to behave.
• The Third Hokage scolded Jiraiya for repeatedly avoiding the Hokage Building after returning to the village.
• Jiraiya asked whether he had been called back to teach Minato’s child, and the Third Hokage looked silently at Naruto.

Jiraiya reluctantly began training Naruto and taught him the Summoning Technique, but Naruto froze after signing the Mount Myōboku contract. Jiraiya demanded to know what had happened.

• Jiraiya complained that Naruto's strange cards interrupted his enjoyment of the Third Hokage's Crystal Ball and demanded respect as Naruto's teacher.
• Naruto put the cards away when Jiraiya offered to teach him a powerful technique.
• Jiraiya demonstrated the Summoning Technique and summoned a toad carrying the Mount Myōboku contract scroll.
• Naruto signed his name beneath Minato's and learned the essential hand seals for the Summoning Technique.
• Jiraiya asked how much Naruto had remembered, then noticed Naruto standing motionless and questioned him.

Naruto summoned the Great Toad Sage, mistook it for an ordinary toad, and chained it up to use as a weight. Jiraiya panicked and tried to free it, but the Great Toad Sage disappeared before they could remove the chains.

• Naruto summoned a giant toad that immediately fell asleep, then bound it with iron chains and tried to drag it around.
• Jiraiya recognized the toad as Mount Myōboku's Great Toad Sage and demanded that Naruto remove the chains.
• Naruto was stunned to learn what he had summoned, while Jiraiya rushed to undo the chains himself.
• The Great Toad Sage vanished in a puff of smoke as Jiraiya reached it, leaving Jiraiya convinced it had awakened and released the Summoning Technique.
• Naruto proudly asked whether he had learned the Summoning Technique well, and Jiraiya scolded him as Naruto dodged his raised hand.

Naruto summoned Gamabunta, who agreed to protect him as the son of Minato’s former subordinate. Naruto then brought Konohamaru and Sakura-ge to the Training Grounds, claiming he could help them grow stronger.

• Jiraiya reprimanded Naruto for summoning Gamabunta and introduced them, then left to confront the Third Hokage.
• Jiraiya was turned away from the Hokage Building, while Hiruzen Sarutobi hid in his office and listened to him rage outside.
• Gamabunta told Naruto he would protect him because Naruto was Minato’s son, and Naruto reflected on how easily he got along with animals compared with people.
• Naruto decided to give Konohamaru and Sakura-ge special training, sent a clone to fetch Sakura-ge, and went to get Konohamaru.
• Konohamaru and Sakura-ge arrived at the Training Grounds, puzzled after Naruto had dragged them there with a promise to make them stronger.

After Naruto’s destructive training with Konohamaru and Sakura-ge, he and Jiraiya were punished by the Third Hokage with repairs and bathhouse cleaning. Later, Konohamaru asked his grandfather to teach him the Summoning Technique, and the Third Hokage promised to pass it on when he was older.

• The Third Hokage ordered Naruto and Jiraiya to repair the damage and clean Konoha’s Men’s Bathhouse without using Shadow Clones.
• Jiraiya scolded Naruto for letting Gamabunta draw his sword and destroy houses, while Naruto insisted he had paid for replacements.
• Naruto agreed not to use the Summoning Technique in the village again, and he and Jiraiya cleaned the bathhouse together that night.
• Konohamaru asked the Third Hokage to teach him the Summoning Technique, and his grandfather said he would leave it and the family’s ninjutsu to him when the time came.
• Konohamaru asked when the Third Hokage was going to die, then followed him inside and praised Naruto’s training.

Jiraiya bonded with Naruto and brought him to the Training Grounds to teach him the Rasengan, the jutsu created by Naruto’s father. After seeing Naruto’s Light Gate space-time ninjutsu, Jiraiya considered teaching him the Flying Thunder God as well.

• Jiraiya shared a Popsicle and snacks with Naruto, then invited him to meet at the Training Grounds to learn a powerful jutsu.
• Naruto returned home through a Light Gate and arrived early at the Training Grounds the next morning.
• Jiraiya watched Naruto demonstrate his Light Gate technique and compared it unfavorably to Minato’s Flying Thunder God.
• Jiraiya showed Naruto the Rasengan and explained that Minato had created the A-Rank, hand-signless jutsu.

Naruto’s attempt to practice the Rasengan caused a massive explosion at his training ground, drawing Konoha’s jonin and the Third Hokage. Naruto blamed Jiraiya for teaching him the technique, while Jiraiya had already fled the village to avoid being held responsible.

• Jiraiya enjoyed himself at a Konoha pleasure house until an explosion shook the village.
• Jiraiya saw a mushroom cloud over Naruto’s training ground and escaped Konoha to avoid the Third Hokage’s scolding.
• Naruto crawled out of the crater, changed his destroyed clothes, and asked Kurama what had happened.
• Kurama explained that Naruto had compressed too much Chakra instead of properly forming a Rasengan, and that the blast could have destroyed Konoha.
• The Third Hokage and several jonin confronted Naruto, who said Jiraiya had taught him the Rasengan, prompting the group to look toward Kakashi again.

Naruto practiced the Rasengan outside the Wave Country but accidentally developed a powerful beam attack resembling a Kamehameha. Kurama gave Naruto a surge of its Chakra, leaving him wrapped in red energy and bubbles.

• Kakashi collected the Meat Chop and statue from Naruto and asked for a Recovery Potion for Might Guy, then warned Naruto not to practice the Rasengan in the village.
• Naruto traveled through a Light Gate to an uninhabited area outside the Wave Country and practiced gathering Chakra.
• Naruto accidentally fired a blue beam from his hand and realized it resembled a Kamehameha.
• Naruto used both hands to blast a nearby hill with a larger beam, impressing Kurama with the technique's power.
• Kurama bumped fists with Naruto and introduced itself as Kurama, then gave Naruto a surge of Chakra that covered his body in red energy.

Naruto had mastered the Tailed Beast Ball: Kamehameha but remained unsure of its full power, while Kakashi revealed that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and gained much more chakra. Kakashi reminded Naruto that the Chunin Exam final would take place the next day.

• Naruto reflected on mastering the Tailed Beast Ball: Kamehameha and how it had destroyed the mountains outside Wave Country.
• Kakashi arrived carrying a short sword, and Naruto laid out a week's worth of Meat Chops and statues for him.
• Naruto noticed Kakashi's Sharingan was no longer visible, and Kakashi explained that he could now switch it off and had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Kurama checked Kakashi's chakra and found it had risen from 30 mana to 300 mana.
• Kakashi sealed away the items and reminded Naruto to attend the Chunin Exam final the next day.

Naruko’s energetic commentary drew attention at the Chunin Exams as Sasuke faced Gaara in the first match. Sasuke’s rapid attacks and fire techniques failed to penetrate Gaara’s sand defense, and Gaara trapped him in a sand sphere to crush him.

• Naruko commentated on the Chunin Exams from a floating panel while Whirlpool Qiao Feng followed with a camera and speakers.
• Sasuke arrived at the arena and faced Gaara, who entered with his gourd and declared he had been waiting for him.
• Sasuke opened the match with lightning-fast movements and repeatedly attacked Gaara with Fire Release techniques.
• Gaara’s sand shield blocked Sasuke’s attacks, so Sasuke drew the Mystic Heavy Ruler and claimed to acknowledge Gaara’s strength.
• Gaara trapped Sasuke in a sand sphere and used Sand Waterfall Burial to prepare to crush him.

Sasuke fought Gaara as Gaara’s Tailed Beast Chakra transformed him into Shukaku’s form, while Orochimaru began his attack on Konoha and confronted the Third Hokage. Naruto sent Hiashi, Hinata, Hanabi, and Sakura away from the coming battles, but Hinata hesitated to leave him.

• Gaara recovered from Sasuke’s blow, partially transformed, and attacked Sasuke with Wind Release, sending him flying.
• Sasuke kept taunting Gaara as they traded attacks, but Gaara transformed further and began to overpower him.
• Orochimaru threw his Kazekage Hat at the Third Hokage, revealed himself, and triggered explosions across Konoha.
• The Third Hokage ordered the other ninjas to protect the villagers and faced Orochimaru, who retreated into a barrier raised by the Sound Ninja.
• Naruto secretly kicked Hiashi through a Light Gate and opened more gates for Sakura, Hinata, and Hanabi to leave.
• Sakura chose to go help the injured, while Hinata clung to Naruto’s clothes and hesitated to go.

Sasuke died after a Tailed Beast Ball pierced his chest and awoke in the Pure Land with his parents. Fugaku confronted him over what he had heard about Sasuke and Naruto, leaving Sasuke to explain that the embarrassing outfit had been part of his plan to awaken the Three Tomoe.

• Sasuke clutched the statue as Naruto had instructed, but a Tailed Beast Ball struck him and blasted a hole through his chest.
• Sasuke died regretting that he had not killed Itachi Uchiha, then awoke in the Pure Land beside Fugaku and Mikoto.
• Sasuke cried in Mikoto's arms as he reunited with his parents.
• Fugaku revealed that he knew about Sasuke and Naruto, including Sasuke selling clan property and wearing a JK schoolgirl outfit.
• Sasuke realized Kakashi must have told his parents and began explaining that he wore the outfit to awaken the Three Tomoe.

Naruto and Sasuke returned to the fight against the rampaging Shukaku, using Undying Totems to guard against death while Naruto shielded Sasuke with a door panel. They launched a joint attack on Shukaku, which answered with a sweeping storm of Wind Release blades.

• Naruto used a special-material door panel to block Shukaku's attacks while protecting Sasuke during the Undying Totem's ten-second revival period.
• Sasuke revived, cursed Kakashi, and asked Naruto for an Undying Totem so he could fight Shukaku again.
• Naruto gave Sasuke an Undying Totem and a rope, and both boys tied the statues to themselves before preparing to attack.
• Naruto and Sasuke charged at Shukaku's feet, with Naruto moving behind it and Sasuke creating hundreds of figures with Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Bodies.
• Shukaku roared and released Wind Release blades in every direction, slicing through everything in their path.

Naruto and Sasuke stopped Gaara’s rampaging One Tail while the Third Hokage fought Orochimaru and used the Reaper Death Seal. The Third Hokage died after taking part of Orochimaru’s soul, and Konoha mourned him at his funeral.

• Naruto and Sasuke beat back Shukaku’s consciousness and awakened Gaara, astonishing the watching ninjas.
• The Third Hokage used Shadow Clones and the Reaper Death Seal to seize Orochimaru and the souls of Hashirama and Tobirama.
• Orochimaru pierced the Third Hokage’s heart with the Kusanagi Sword, but the Reaper took Orochimaru’s arms and part of his soul before the Third Hokage died.
• Orochimaru escaped after his subordinates removed the barrier, while Naruto watched the Third Hokage’s body before leaving through a Light Gate.
• Konoha held the Third Hokage’s funeral, and a white-haired old man came carrying the old man’s Crystal Ball.

Naruto, Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Konohamaru gathered at the Third Hokage's grave to eat hotpot from his offerings and mourn him. When the offerings ran out, Naruto supplied system ingredients and Tsingtao Beer, leaving the group feasting together in the rain.

• Konohamaru cried over his grandfather while Naruto, Jiraiya, and Kakashi shared food and drinks beside the Third Hokage's memorial portrait.
• Jiraiya and Naruto began eating the Third Hokage's offerings, and Konohamaru joined them after agreeing that eating them honored the dead.
• Naruto set up a tent and hotpot equipment, and Konohamaru secretly brought food from other graves before Kakashi joined the meal.
• When Kakashi said they had run out of food, Naruto reluctantly produced ingredients from his system.
• Jiraiya asked for more alcohol, and Naruto tossed him a case of Tsingtao Beer.

Konoha’s leaders appointed Tsunade as the Fifth Hokage while the retiring Hokage Advisors struggled to avoid responsibility for managing Naruto. At Hiruzen Sarutobi’s grave, Naruto decided to give the Third Hokage a grand funeral, and the others became interested in his idea.

• The Hokage Advisors announced Tsunade as the Fifth Hokage, and the assembled shinobi celebrated her appointment.
• The Advisors offered to resign, but Hyuga Hiashi and Nara Shikaku led the clan heads and others in urging them to stay.
• The gathered leaders worried that Naruto was too dangerous to control, and the meeting ended with the Advisors still in office.
• Naruto and the others continued drinking at Hiruzen Sarutobi’s grave and shared their memories of the Third Hokage.
• Naruto declared that Hiruzen deserved a grand funeral, drawing the other three’s interest.

Danzo recovered after Orochimaru’s Hashirama Cell experiment and plotted to claim the Fifth Hokage’s seat by using Shisui’s eye. Meanwhile, Itachi and Kisame infiltrated Konoha but were mistaken for funeral performers and invited to the Third Hokage’s funeral.

• Danzo learned from Orochimaru and Kabuto that the experiment had strengthened his Hashirama Cell fusion, then handed Orochimaru a pair of Two-Tomoe Sharingan as payment.
• Danzo learned Tsunade had been chosen as Fifth Hokage and vowed to return to Root, implant Shisui’s eye, and take the position for himself.
• Itachi and Kisame entered Konoha openly, intending to demonstrate Akatsuki’s strength and warn Danzo against targeting Itachi’s younger brother.
• Kojiro mistook Itachi and Kisame for performers hired for the Third Hokage’s funeral and told them to come along.
• Itachi stopped Kisame from attacking and decided they should attend the funeral to assess the situation and possibly see his younger brother.

At Naruto’s funeral rave, the First Hokage Grave Dance Competition brought music, performers, and awkward encounters to Konoha. Itachi Uchiha and Kisame avoided being forced into Bunny Girl outfits, while Naruto tried to calm Hinata with a promise to marry her.

• Asuma watched the performance until Yuhi Kurenai punched him and accused him of enjoying it.
• Whirlpool Naruto Girl announced the competition, and Whirlpool Qiao Feng began DJing as the crowd swayed to the music.
• Kojiro tried to make Itachi Uchiha and Kisame change into Bunny Girl outfits, but they refused and headed toward the stage.
• Hinata overheard Naruto answering Jiraiya’s question about which performers he liked, and Naruto silently begged Kurama to help him escape.
• Naruto took Hinata’s hand and said he would marry her someday, leaving her blushing and speechless.

Sasuke tracked Itachi and Kisame out of Konoha, eager to confront his brother and armed with preparations for fighting the Sharingan. The group faced off with Kakashi nearby, but Itachi failed to recognize Sasuke, leaving him furious.

• Sasuke followed Itachi and Kisame while recalling how he had prepared to counter Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Kakashi noticed the strangers’ Red Cloud Black Robes and followed them after realizing they were not among Naruto’s costumes.
• Itachi and Kisame noticed they were being followed and stopped near the village outskirts.
• Sasuke revealed himself with the Mystic Heavy Ruler, challenged Itachi, and declared that he had waited for this moment.
• Itachi failed to recognize Sasuke and asked who he was, enraging his younger brother.