Chapter Summaries

Naruto fled with Zhongdeng Sasuke and left Boruto to be mistaken for him by Jiraiya, who beat the boy unconscious. After Naruto explained that Boruto was his son from the future, they gathered for hot pot, and Naruto opened a Light Gate to bring the boy’s mother over.

• Boruto woke beside Naruto and Zhongdeng Sasuke while Jiraiya approached, furious and badly bruised.
• Naruto covered Boruto with his coat, opened a Light Gate, and escaped with Zhongdeng Sasuke, leaving Boruto behind.
• Jiraiya mistook Boruto for Naruto and beat him despite his protests until he passed out.
• Naruto calmed Jiraiya and hosted a hot-pot meal with Boruto, Konohamaru, Zhongdeng Sasuke, Uchiha Xiao Yan, and his Shadow Clones.
• Jiraiya learned that Boruto was Naruto’s son from the future, and Naruto opened a Light Gate to bring the boy’s mother over.

Boruto endured more beatings before Urashiki Otsutsuki appeared at the gathering, seeking Naruto. Naruto’s allies immediately attacked Urashiki, and the battle began with him overwhelmed by their weapons and techniques.

• Boruto sat exhausted after being beaten repeatedly, while Naruto urged him to eat and considered beating him again afterward.
• The Big Fox sensed hostile, unusual Chakra nearby and warned Naruto.
• Urashiki Otsutsuki emerged from a Space Gate and confronted Naruto, prompting the group to prepare for battle.
• Whirlpool Stark blasted Urashiki with energy beams that he could not absorb, then continued attacking as the Shadow Clones joined in.
• Zhongdeng Sasuke and Uchiha Xiao Yan struck Urashiki with Lightning Release: Kirin and Flame Divide Wave Devouring Ruler, while Jiraiya used the Lion's Mane Wild Hair Technique.

Urashiki captured Naruto and tried to drain his Chakra, but Naruto broke free once they were safely away from Konoha. Naruto then activated his Tailed Beast Cloak and Blood Burst Technique and struck Urashiki, leaving the fight underway.

• Urashiki used his rewind ability and Fishing Rod to capture Naruto while Neji, Hinata, Jiraiya, and the others retreated from the village.
• Urashiki carried Naruto beyond Konoha, while Boruto and Zhongdeng Sasuke pursued him.
• Urashiki failed to absorb any of Naruto’s Chakra, and Boruto’s attempt to rescue his father ended with Urashiki kicking him away.
• Naruto broke free of Urashiki’s restraints and told Boruto to watch his demonstration.
• Naruto activated his Tailed Beast Cloak and Blood Burst Technique, then punched Urashiki a hundred meters away.

Uchiha Xiao Yan, Naruto, and Zhong Deng attacked Urashiki, who transformed into a bird-like form with Golden Rinnegan after taking heavy damage. Kurama took control of Naruto’s body to face Urashiki, who attacked the fox at the chapter’s end.

• Uchiha Xiao Yan blinded Urashiki with lime powder, and he and Zhong Deng sealed Urashiki and their flames inside a sphere with Planetary Devastation before it exploded.
• Urashiki gouged out and swallowed his eyes, transforming into a bird-like form with Golden Rinnegan and attacking wildly.
• Boruto questioned Jiraiya about Naruto’s Tailed Beast Ball: Kamehameha, and Jiraiya said he had only taught Naruto the Rasengan.
• Kurama took control of Naruto and transformed into a giant red fox after Naruto agreed to let it fight Urashiki.
• Urashiki launched purple spheres of light at Kurama, but the fox remained unmoved.

Naruto and Kurama brutalized Urashiki, while Naruto prepared to take his eyes and had Boruto ready a Red Potion. Elsewhere, Uchiha Xiao Yan attacked Zhongdeng Sasuke after hearing the phrase that had enraged him, and the fight continued as Naruto turned to Urashiki.

• Kurama admitted that he had only learned the Line Word Secret and offered to teach Naruto after Naruto called him Celestial Emperor.
• Kurama relinquished control, and Naruto beat the battered Urashiki with a door slab while Boruto admired the weapon.
• Uchiha Xiao Yan asked Zhongdeng Sasuke whether Planetary Devastation required the Rinnegan, then attacked him after hearing the thin-ice phrase.
• Naruto gave Boruto a bottle of Red Potion and told him to feed it to Urashiki after Naruto gouged out his eyes, stunning Boruto and Jiraiya.

Naruto and his companions tortured Urashiki to extract his Byakugan, but after collecting 201, Urashiki's eyes became ordinary and he died for the last time. Naruto then asked Whirlpool Stark to build a weapon using a Golden Rinnegan, and Stark showed him a coffin covered in eyes.

• Naruto and his Shadow Clones repeatedly dug out Urashiki's Byakugan while Boruto fed him medicine, leaving Boruto terrified.
• Naruto complained that Urashiki had yielded only 201 Byakugan before his remaining eyes turned ordinary.
• Thin Ice Brother tested substances on Urashiki, and Naruto kicked him for placing Exploding Tags in the cramped laboratory.
• Urashiki died after Thin Ice Brother poured Sulfuric Acid on his eyes, and Naruto decided not to revive him.
• Naruto gave Whirlpool Stark a door slab to turn into a weapon, and Stark proposed a coffin covered in Rinnegan and Mangekyo.

Naruto helped Hinata absorb 201 Byakugan, strengthening her left eye and chakra reserves, then spent the day with her in the villa. That night, Uchiha Xiao Yan announced that he was leaving Konoha, possibly for Otogakure, to seek Medusa.

• Hinata absorbed 201 Byakugan without surgery, but her eyes did not yet evolve into the Tenseigan.
• Naruto and Hinata left the laboratory and saw Zhongdeng Sasuke and Uchiha Xiao Yan fighting while Boruto trained with Konohamaru.
• Hinata offered to help Naruto clean the villa, and Naruto agreed to tidy it with her.
• Neji beat Boruto again, then Zhongdeng Sasuke and Uchiha Xiao Yan joined in and attacked Konohamaru.
• Naruto and Hinata finished cleaning, but Neji took Hinata away before she could stay the night.
• Uchiha Xiao Yan told Naruto he was leaving Konoha, possibly for Otogakure, and Naruto laughed as he began to tease him about seeking Medusa.

Zhong Deng Sasuke prepared to leave and gave Naruto a scroll of Lightning Release insights to pass on to his younger self. Naruto kept Boruto for an all-night training session, where Boruto learned the Fox Style Energy Wave before Zhong Deng Sasuke was due to pick him up in the morning.

• Zhong Deng Sasuke gave Naruto a scroll of his Lightning Release insights and said he would pick Boruto up in the morning.
• Naruto ordered Boruto to stay and train, then renamed the Turtle Style Energy Wave the Fox Style Energy Wave at Kurama’s suggestion.
• Naruto warned Boruto to avoid tattooed delinquents and protect his family, then taught him the chakra technique through life-or-death training.
• Boruto repeatedly went to the Pure Land to complain to his grandmother after mistakes, while Konoha stayed awake amid the training’s explosions.
• Boruto successfully fired a blue Fox Style Energy Wave, and Naruto praised him as the strongest.

Naruto discovered that a dangerous red-covered book was missing and suspected Sasuke had taken it. He went to see Tsunade, who was furious about the explosion he had caused at the Training Grounds.

• Naruto found that the red-covered book was missing and considered whether Kurama or Sasuke had taken it.
• Naruto asked Kurama about the book, and Kurama denied taking it while demanding to be left alone to study the Nine Words Secret Technique.
• Hinata told Naruto that Tsunade wanted to see him, and Naruto forgot about the missing book as he headed to the Hokage Office.
• Naruto found Tsunade exhausted and standing with Jiraiya, whose right hand was bandaged.
• Tsunade ordered Naruto to stand beside Jiraiya and blamed the previous night's explosion for terrifying Konoha's villagers and keeping them awake.

Tsunade sent Naruto and Jiraiya to Sunagakure to address trouble among its Puppet Masters, while Kakashi and Sakura were away in Snow Country. At Sunagakure’s gates, they found a startlingly muscular Kankuro, whom Naruto barely recognized.

• Tsunade told Naruto and Jiraiya to leave for Sunagakure immediately because the mission was urgent.
• Naruto learned that Kakashi had taken Sakura to Snow Country and complained that he had not gone with them.
• Naruto gave Jiraiya medicine, said goodbye to Hinata, and opened a Light Gate to travel to Sunagakure.
• Three days later, Naruto and Jiraiya arrived at Sunagakure and saw muscular men swinging humanoid puppets at the gates.
• Kankuro recognized Naruto and rushed over, but Naruto recoiled from Kankuro’s muscular appearance and strong smell.

Naruto entered Sunagakure and discovered that Kankuro had inspired a growing crowd of muscular Puppet Masters who used their puppets to crush enemies. Temari escorted Naruto to meet the village advisor, while Jiraiya fled the crowd and urged his disciple to hurry.

• Naruto spotted Temari staring at a photograph of Shikamaru and teased her about liking him.
• Kankuro stopped Temari from attacking Naruto, and Temari explained that Kankuro had trained Sunagakure's Puppet Masters until they mistook taijutsu for Puppet Technique.
• Temari told Naruto that the village advisor wanted to see him and asked whether anyone else had come from Konoha.
• Jiraiya called for Naruto's help while a group of muscular men asked him about training and invited him for a drink.
• Temari drove the crowd away with her fan, and Jiraiya urged Naruto to hurry to the advisor as Temari admitted the village leaders could not control the men.

Naruto and Jiraiya saw how Sunagakure’s strange new culture had affected Kankuro and Gaara, and feared it would spread beyond the village. They entered the Kazekage Building with Temari, while Gaara waited outside for Naruto.

• Naruto and Jiraiya followed Temari through Sunagakure and resolved to stop its unsettling culture from spreading to Konoha and the rest of the shinobi world.
• Kankuro greeted the village’s big men, while Temari worried that her brothers had both changed and that Naruto might be the only person who could help.
• Gaara thanked Naruto for their previous fight, explaining that he now slept well while hugging a door panel.
• Naruto realized Gaara was affected too, and Temari led Naruto and Jiraiya into the Kazekage Building after sending Kankuro and Gaara away.
• Kankuro left with two big men to show them his puppet, while Gaara sat outside the building to wait for Naruto.

Naruto agreed to help Sunagakure and met Gaara, who wanted to make door panels for the villagers. After seeing Kankuro lead musclemen through an unsettling puppet exercise, Naruto decided Sunagakure was beyond saving.

• Naruto promised Granny Chiyo and the other elders that he would handle Sunagakure's problems, and Jiraiya secretly left the village.
• Naruto and Temari found Gaara waiting outside the Kazekage Building, eager to learn how Naruto made his door panel.
• Gaara explained that he wanted to make door panels so the villagers could sleep well, and Naruto gave him blueprints for new designs.
• Temari led Naruto to find Kankuro, who was exercising with a group of musclemen and humanoid puppets.
• Naruto turned around and walked away after seeing Kankuro's exercise routine, deciding Sunagakure was beyond saving.

Naruto tried to redirect Sunagakure’s muscular Puppet Masters toward using puppets as armor or weapons, but Kankuro and the crowd took his advice in an even more chaotic direction. Meanwhile, Itachi and Kisame arrived near Otogakure to eliminate Orochimaru, and Kisame remarked that Sasuke seemed to be following Itachi’s path.

• Naruto suggested that the Puppet Masters turn their puppets into armor or weapons instead of holding them.
• Kankuro interpreted Naruto’s suggestion as combining their bodies with puppets and swung a muscular man by the ankle like a weapon.
• The Puppet Masters began copying Kankuro, while Temari confronted Naruto and Naruto promised to try another idea.
• Naruto pulled Kankuro away, deciding he needed to deal with the muscular Puppet Master first.
• Itachi and Kisame arrived on the outskirts of Otogakure to eliminate Orochimaru, and Kisame said Sasuke had been following in Itachi’s footsteps.

Asuma brought Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji to Sunagakure, hoping Shikamaru would visit the girl who liked him, while Shikamaru worried about Naruto causing trouble there. When they arrived, they found Sunagakure transformed into a brightly lit, gigantic structure, leaving the group stunned.

• Asuma led his team through the desert toward Sunagakure, while Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji complained about the harsh journey.
• Asuma defended the stop in Sunagakure and reminded the team that Naruto and Jiraiya had arrived there a month earlier.
• Shikamaru grew alarmed at the thought of Naruto and followed Asuma, hoping the blond would not cause trouble.
• The team reached Sunagakure at night and saw a huge, illuminated structure labeled New Sunagakure.
• Asuma, Ino, and Choji stared in disbelief as they realized the village looked more impressive than Konoha.

Team 10 encountered Kankuro and the Puppet Masters of Sunagakure’s Mechanical God Sect, whose strange worship of Naruto and new puppet techniques alarmed Asuma and his students. Kankuro recognized the Konoha ninja and revealed how dramatically he had changed since the Chunin Exams.

• Kankuro scolded the Puppet Masters for demanding Chakra Metal, then led them in praising Naruto Bishop and the Mechanical God Sect.
• Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji urged Asuma to leave Sunagakure, and Asuma agreed that they should return to Konoha and report to the Fifth Hokage.
• The Puppet Masters surrounded Team 10, but Kankuro lowered their guard after noticing the Konoha Headbands.
• Asuma introduced himself and reminded Kankuro that Gaara and Kankuro had visited Konoha for the Chunin Exams.
• Kankuro recognized Shikamaru as Temari’s boyfriend and showed off his towering, muscular body, leaving Team 10 stunned.

Gaara declared Naruto the Fifth Kazekage, backed by Sunagakure’s devoted Mechanical God followers despite the older shinobi’s furious objections. Naruto reluctantly accepted the role, while the next day Team 10 explored New Sand Village and saw its growing mechanical culture.

• Gaara praised Naruto’s efforts and declared him the Fifth Kazekage as the younger Puppet Masters and Temari cheered for the Mechanical God Sect.
• Naruto realized Sunagakure’s people had embraced mechanical modifications and their new faith, and he worried about being forced to stay as Kazekage.
• Chiyo and Ebizo objected, but Gaara overruled them and presented Naruto with the Kazekage robe and hat.
• Naruto accepted the role, hoping to change Sunagakure before deciding he might run away if he failed.
• The next day, Team 10 walked through New Sand Village and saw mechanical statues and vendors selling mechanical arms and compound helmets.

Shikamaru and Asuma learned that Naruto had become Sunagakure’s Kazekage and feared his appointment could trigger a war across the Ninja World. They decided they had to bring Naruto back, while the Church of the Mechanical God tried to recruit them.

• Asuma realized the stall owner had cheated him, while Shikamaru reminded the group that their Bishop Naruto had become Kazekage.
• Ino, Choji, and Asuma reacted in disbelief, and Shikamaru hurriedly stopped Asuma from insulting Naruto in front of Sunagakure’s mechanical-eyed residents.
• Shikamaru warned Asuma that they might not leave Sunagakure safely if he kept mentioning Naruto’s name.
• Asuma and Shikamaru worried that Naruto’s appointment could lead to war, especially with Konoha weakened and rival villages watching for an opportunity.
• Shikamaru said they had to find a way to bring Naruto back to prevent him from destroying the Ninja World.
• The stall owner offered to waive their bill if they joined the Church, but Ino and Shikamaru recoiled after reading its promotion of mechanical prosthetic bodies.

Jiraiya returned to Sunagakure expecting to find Naruto and instead discovered the village had vanished, leaving a massive crater. A muscular Sand ninja told him Sunagakure had become a mobile puppet village under its new Kazekage, but demanded that Jiraiya apply to join the Church of the Mechanical God before showing him.

• Jiraiya happily traveled back to Sunagakure, believing Naruto had stayed out of trouble for over a month.
• Jiraiya found a massive crater where Sunagakure had stood and feared Naruto had destroyed the village.
• A huge, childlike Sand ninja offered to explain what happened only after Jiraiya filled out an application to join the Church of the Mechanical God.
• The Sand ninja revealed that Sunagakure had become a village built atop puppets, with the Myriad Insect Puppet gathering resources under the Bishop, now called the Kazekage.
• Jiraiya asked the Sand ninja to take him to the village, but the ninja pointed to the application and hesitated.

Chiyo and Ebizo pleaded with Tsunade for help over Naruto’s influence in Sunagakure, while Tsunade initially assumed they were exaggerating damage he had caused. They revealed that Naruto had become Sunagakure’s Fifth Kazekage, leaving Tsunade stunned.

• Chiyo and Ebizo begged Tsunade to save Sunagakure and the ninja world from Naruto’s influence.
• Tsunade assumed Naruto had caused explosions in Sunagakure and calmly asked how much damage he had done.
• Chiyo and Ebizo said Naruto had caused no explosions, prompting Tsunade to laugh with relief.
• Chiyo revealed that Naruto had become Sunagakure’s Fifth Kazekage, and Tsunade choked in disbelief.
• Chiyo and Ebizo remained silent as Tsunade questioned how Sunagakure could elect Konoha’s Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki as its leader.