Chapter Summaries

Naruto, Shikamaru, and Sakura-ge questioned Timothy, who revealed that his organization sought to establish an Ideal Country through great power and accepted sacrifices as necessary. Shikamaru recognized that Timothy’s peaceful vision amounted to ruling the world, while the team remained wary of the organization.

• Shikamaru discussed Timothy with Naruto and Sakura-ge after learning little from questioning him.
• Naruto claimed the unknown group intended to destroy the ninja world, and Timothy angrily insisted that they sought an Ideal Country without war.
• Naruto knocked Timothy down when he tried to rise, then asked how he planned to create a world without war.
• Timothy said his group would use great power to bring peace, and Shikamaru pointed out that this meant ruling the world.
• Timothy accepted that sacrifices were necessary, while Naruto, Shikamaru, and Sakura-ge dismissed his reasoning.

Timothy tried to recruit Naruto into his cause of world peace, and Naruto agreed to go with him despite Shikamaru and Sakura-ge’s objections. Timothy came to believe Naruto shared his ideals, while Shikamaru remained wary of Naruto’s past.

• He Yan joked that Naruto and the old man might have shared an ancestor, then Timothy remarked on Naruto’s unusual power and invited him to join their ideal of peace.
• Naruto accepted Timothy’s invitation, startling Shikamaru, who tried to stop him from getting involved.
• Naruto defended his decision by accusing Shikamaru and Sakura-ge of caring more about their own plans than the future of the ninja world.
• Timothy was thrilled to think Naruto shared his ideals, while Sakura-ge remembered Naruto’s original dream of world peace.
• Shikamaru pointed out Naruto’s past as a cultist, but Naruto called it an accident and Sakura-ge backed him up.
• Shikamaru stopped objecting after Naruto and Sakura-ge pressured him.

Naruto, Sakura, and Shikamaru entered Hyde’s Land Fortress with Timothy and confronted Hyde about the transformed soldiers. Timothy confirmed that the soldiers had once been people, leaving Sakura and Shikamaru furious as the confrontation escalated.

• Timothy led Naruto, Sakura, and Shikamaru through the technologically advanced Land Fortress to meet Hyde.
• Hyde dismissed the ninja’s abilities and asked Timothy to introduce his companions.
• Naruto suddenly appeared before Hyde and demanded to know why the fortress had almost no ordinary people.
• Hyde claimed the Black Fatty soldiers were like-minded companions who had joined willingly.
• Timothy accused Hyde of transforming people in his factory, while Sakura and Shikamaru learned the soldiers had once been human and grew furious.

Naruto rescued Gaara and Kankuro from the fortress as Pain confronted Deidara about his and Sasori’s unexplained activities. Hyde transformed with the Gelel Stone and attacked, leaving Pain to face the monster.

• Pain arrived at the fortress and used Shinra Tensei, so Naruto opened a Light Gate and ordered Sakura-ge and Shikamaru to escape.
• Sasori urged Gaara to flee, but Naruto took Gaara and Kankuro through the Light Gate before the Akatsuki could capture them.
• Pain questioned Deidara about the Scientific Truth Society and his and Sasori’s failure to complete their missions.
• Deidara blamed the Outsiders, claiming he and Sasori had come to investigate their plan to rule the ninja world.
• Hyde transformed with the Gelel Stone, burst out of the fortress, and kicked Sasori away.
• Pain caught Sasori, threw him toward Deidara, and told Deidara to take care of him.

Sasori and Deidara convinced Pain they had infiltrated the rival cult to gather intelligence on the One Tail Jinchuriki, then resumed fighting over a fortress after he left. Naruto and his companions returned to find the cults battling again, and Naruto realized Timothy was missing.

• Sasori and Deidara told Pain they were undercover to gather intelligence on the One Tail Jinchuriki, persuading him to leave them in charge.
• After Pain departed, Sasori and Deidara fought over the Land Fortress, drawing nearby Cultists into the renewed conflict.
• Timothy received word of a mineral vein and rushed toward it with the badly wounded Hyde.
• Gaara and Kankuro begged Naruto to return and save Sasori, so Naruto sent a clone to confirm Pain had left and led everyone back.
• Naruto and Sakura found Sasori and Deidara leading their cults in battle, while Gaara and Kankuro joined the fighting.
• Naruto prepared to open a Light Gate to Konoha, then noticed Timothy was missing and remembered he had to find old man He Yan.

Naruto, Shikamaru, and Sakura learned about the Gelel Stone’s power and followed Niluku toward the mineral vein. As they reached a valley, the sky turned an eerie green, leaving the cause of the strange phenomenon unknown.

• Naruto explained that the Gelel Stone could keep wells flowing, accelerate crop growth, and grant immortality, while Shikamaru worried its power would cause conflict.
• Kurama realized the Gelel Stone was an entire Spirit Vein and decided it was his for the taking.
• Shikamaru inferred that Timothy had already found the mineral vein, and Naruto and Sakura objected to being called cult leaders.
• Niluku appeared on Naruto’s shoulder and led Naruto, Shikamaru, and Sakura through forests and mountains toward a valley.
• Shikamaru stopped when the afternoon sky turned an unnatural azure with a faint green tint.

Nagato, Obito, and Black Zetsu reacted to the Greyl Empire’s threat and moved toward the pillar of light as the villages prepared to respond. Meanwhile, Timothy began doubting Hyde-sama’s supposed path to peace and defied his order to kill He Yan, prompting Hyde to threaten him.

• Tsunade contacted the other villages, while Sunagakure revealed it had already launched an attack and the Five Kage began another meeting.
• Nagato erupted in anger at the new threat, then decided to send the puppet alongside Sasori and Deidara rather than summon every Akatsuki member.
• Obito and Black Zetsu agreed that Nagato had to make a move, and Obito went to inform him before Nagato flew toward the pillar of light.
• The Church of the Mechanical God and the Scientific Truth Society also headed toward the mineral vein while Gaara kept the major shinobi villages occupied in a meeting.
• Timothy questioned whether Hyde-sama’s declaration of war could bring peace, then stood between Hyde and He Yan when ordered to kill the old man.
• Hyde laughed angrily and threatened to deal with Timothy himself.

Naruto fought the immortal Hyde beneath the mineral vein, but Hyde repeatedly regenerated and overwhelmed him. After Kurama offered to absorb the Spirit Vein, Naruto asked Shikamaru to restrain Hyde while he tried a Sealing Technique, surprising his teammates.

• Hyde underestimated Naruto, but Naruto's Tailed Beast Ball destroyed his body before the mineral vein restored him.
• Naruto kept attacking Hyde despite Timothy's warning that he could not be killed while connected to the mineral vein, and Hyde eventually sent Naruto crashing through stone pillars.
• Sakura and Shikamaru caught Naruto after Hyde knocked him flying, but Naruto refused to retreat and kept fighting after drinking a healing potion.
• Old He Yan told Naruto to destroy the mineral vein, while Kurama urged him to absorb the Spirit Vein and find a way to restrain Hyde.
• Naruto asked Shikamaru to restrain Hyde so he could try a Sealing Technique, leaving Shikamaru and Sakura stunned.

Naruto and Kurama stopped the Gelel Stone vein from destroying the world by absorbing its energy. Naruto was left unharmed as Kurama withdrew to refine the energy in the Sealing Space.

• He Yan warned Shikamaru and Sakura that the out-of-control Gelel Stone vein could destroy the world as its energy formed a powerful hurricane.
• Pain ordered Sasori and Deidara to retreat, then stayed behind to hold back the hurricane and buy them time.
• Shikamaru urged Naruto to act, and Naruto called on Kurama to stop the vein from going out of control.
• Kurama emerged as a giant fox and absorbed the vein’s energy, gradually calming the hurricane until the Gelel Stones went dim.
• Kurama withdrew into the Sealing Space to refine the energy, while He Yan examined Naruto and questioned how he had survived.

At the Five Kage Summit, Gaara announced that the crisis had been resolved by the mysterious organization in red-cloud black robes, while concealing Naruto’s role. Back in Konoha, Naruto learned that the Akatsuki had received the credit and began considering joining it under a false identity.

• Gaara told the Five Kage that the crisis was over and credited the organization in red-cloud black robes with resolving it.
• The Kage reacted with disbelief, while Tsunade recognized the situation as another crisis ending before the summit could proceed.
• Naruto returned to Konoha with Shikamaru and found the village unusually empty because its shinobi had gone to prepare for battle against Hyde.
• Tsunade confronted Naruto, then punched Kakashi and left after learning that the mysterious organization had resolved the crisis.
• Kakashi told Naruto that the Akatsuki had been credited with saving the world, prompting Naruto to consider joining the organization in disguise.

Naruto left Mount Myōboku and found Sasuke beating Mitsuki at an Orochimaru base after Mitsuki’s bizarre cow-dung wager. Sasuke explained that Orochimaru had stopped pursuing his body and was now researching how to fuse Kekkei Genkai.

• Naruto abandoned his senjutsu training for the day after catching Jiraiya writing a risqué book, then went to find Sasuke.
• Naruto found Sasuke attacking Mitsuki and intervened, only to learn Mitsuki had bet that he and the base’s residents would eat cow dung.
• Naruto discovered that Sasuke and many others had taken part in the wager, then joined Sasuke in punishing Mitsuki.
• Naruto asked how Orochimaru was treating Sasuke, and Sasuke said Orochimaru had stopped trying to take over his body after creating a biohazard outbreak.
• Sasuke told Naruto that Orochimaru was now researching ways to fuse Kekkei Genkai, prompting Naruto to connect the research to the Otsutsuki Clan.

Naruto interrupted Orochimaru’s ritual to ask about his parents’ graves, then watched Orochimaru use the Death God to restore his arms and release the sealed souls. Orochimaru reanimated the Third Hokage at Naruto’s request, and the chapter ended with the Hokage appearing to complain about Naruto to Kushina.

• Naruto gave Kabuto the Spirit Stone, and Orochimaru prepared to perform the ritual to restore his arms.
• Naruto asked Orochimaru whether he had dug up his parents’ graves, and Orochimaru admitted he had but found them empty.
• Orochimaru told Naruto he could not yet use souls for Impure World Reincarnation, then performed the ritual and freed the souls sealed inside the Death God.
• Naruto asked Orochimaru to reanimate the Third Hokage, and Orochimaru used another sacrifice and the Hokage’s cells to summon him.
• The Third Hokage emerged from the coffin muttering about telling Kushina that Naruto had been troublesome, leaving Naruto shocked.

Naruto learned that Obito and Otsutsuki Chen Xiang had dug up his parents’ graves, then obtained Orochimaru’s Impure World Reincarnation technique and brought Hinata to Mount Myōboku to cultivate. He hoped Kurama would develop a new senjutsu method for them.

• Naruto questioned the resurrected Third Hokage about his parents’ burial and Konoha, then suspected the old man had told his mother about him in the Pure Land.
• Naruto had Orochimaru cancel the Impure World Reincarnation, and the Third Hokage warned him and Sasuke to stay away from Orochimaru.
• Naruto obtained Orochimaru’s Impure World Reincarnation scroll and gave it to Whirlpool Stark for research into reviving people.
• Naruto told Hinata he would take her to Mount Myōboku for two years of cultivation, then used a Light Gate to take her from Hiashi’s hall.
• At Mount Myōboku, Naruto asked Kurama about its cultivation method and prepared to begin senjutsu training with Hinata.

Naruto forced Jiraiya to dress in a red bodysuit and go confess to Tsunade, despite Jiraiya repeatedly losing his nerve. Their argument brought Tsunade downstairs, where she confronted them.

• Naruto learned Jiraiya had left Mount Myōboku to confess to Tsunade and mocked him for dyeing his hair blond.
• Naruto gave Jiraiya a red Wangzai Spirited Lad Bodysuit and Bean Shoes, then pressured him to change into the outfit.
• Naruto and Jiraiya walked through Konoha, where Naruto gave Jiraiya roses and urged him to continue to the Hokage Building.
• Jiraiya tried to back out, but Naruto dragged him to the entrance and argued that he should confess instead of waiting any longer.
• Tsunade came downstairs after hearing their commotion and coldly faced Naruto and Jiraiya.

Toneri decided to destroy the planet with the Giant Tenseigan, while Black Zetsu sent Obito to investigate the moon’s strange green glow. Obito confronted Toneri on the moon, where they began fighting as Toneri declared the planet’s destruction inevitable.

• Toneri gathered Chakra through the Giant Tenseigan to destroy the planet, and Black Zetsu sensed danger from the moon’s green glow.
• Black Zetsu found Obito and urged him to investigate, warning that the moon’s condition could jeopardize the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Obito followed Black Zetsu’s secret route to the moon and found buildings there, but a swarm of puppets interrupted his questions.
• Toneri appeared before Obito and said the planet would vanish in an hour, prompting Obito to insist that the world would not be destroyed.
• Obito attacked Toneri, and the two began a fierce battle on the moon.

After mastering Mount Myōboku Sage Art, Naruto developed the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique with Kurama and began teaching Sage Art to Jiraiya and Hinata. Hinata succeeded first and teased Naruto, while Jiraiya lost patience and demanded to return to Konoha.

• Naruto mastered Mount Myōboku Sage Art and developed Kurama's cultivation method into the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique.
• Naruto tried to teach Jiraiya and Hinata Sage Art, but Jiraiya doubted the technique and struggled to absorb Natural Energy.
• Hinata told Naruto she thought she had succeeded, then moved close to him and teased him.
• Jiraiya complained that Naruto and Hinata were ignoring him and declared he wanted to leave Mount Myōboku for Konoha.
• Naruto recalled how Jiraiya became shy whenever he encountered Tsunade, despite his confidence beforehand.

Naruto collected his newly completed Black Coffin and awakened the Golden Rinnegan’s abilities, then met Sasuke to take the Mystic Heavy Ruler for an upgrade. He returned to Konoha with Sasuke and Karin and planned to gather their friends for Sasuke’s birthday.

• Naruto left Hinata at her doorstep and hurried away rather than risk entering the Hyuga compound with her.
• Naruto collected the Black Coffin from Whirlpool Stark, activated its Golden Rinnegan, and gained Planetary Devastation and a limited time-rewinding ability.
• Naruto told Whirlpool Stark to continue researching how to revive someone through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Naruto found Sasuke at Orochimaru Base and agreed to make him a new black robe and upgrade the Mystic Heavy Ruler.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Karin returned to Konoha, where Naruto went to notify their friends about Sasuke’s birthday gathering.

Sasuke proposed a cross-dressing wager, but the group had no clothes until Kakashi used his Mangekyō Sharingan to produce a pile of women’s outfits. After Kakashi and Sasuke concealed the truth about the clothes, the group reluctantly stayed to play Werewolf, with Sasuke preparing to explain the rules.

• Choji, Kiba, Shikamaru, and Neji objected to Sasuke’s cross-dressing wager, and Shikamaru pointed out that Naruto’s house had no women’s clothes.
• Kakashi used his Mangekyō Sharingan to bring out colorful women’s outfits, prompting everyone to question why he had them.
• Kakashi blamed Sasuke for having the clothes prepared in advance, and Sasuke backed up the lie so the group would go along with the wager.
• Shikamaru noticed that Kakashi and Sasuke had not planned their story together, but kept quiet while Neji tried to leave and Guy persuaded him to stay.
• Sasuke led the twelve people to the long table, took out a set of Werewolf cards, and began explaining the rules.

Naruto returned home to look for his Photo Album and stumbled upon Sasuke, Kakashi, Might Guy, and Shikamaru in a compromising disguise-related situation. The chapter left Naruto trapped in the living room with the group and fearing for his life.

• Naruto came home to retrieve his Photo Album while Sasuke froze on the sofa in one White Stocking.
• Naruto found Sasuke holding a stocking at knee height and awkwardly tried to explain away the scene as cosplay.
• Naruto opened the cabinet and discovered Bunny Girl Kakashi and Might Guy in a leather jacket hiding inside.
• Naruto noticed a red Mercedes-Benz Logo at Might Guy's waist and tried to look away.
• Naruto stepped back and found his pink JK Uniform-clad brother-in-law and dancer Shikamaru blocking his escape.

Naruto exposed Kakashi and eleven others after they attacked him while dressed in women’s clothing, and Tsunade punished them by ordering them to clean Konoha’s streets and write self-criticisms. The chapter ended with Kakashi asking whether they had to do the cleanup in their outfits.

• Konoha villagers discussed Naruto’s new girl group and looked forward to its performances at funerals.
• Kakashi, Sasuke, and ten others attacked Naruto, but Naruto used Sage Mode and a technique that made him untargetable before sending them to the Hokage’s Office.
• Naruto told Tsunade that the group had tried to kill him, while the embarrassed offenders suspected Team 7 had set them up.
• Tsunade ordered the twelve to clean Konoha’s streets and return in a week with ten-thousand-word self-criticisms.
• Kakashi asked whether they had to clean the streets while wearing their humiliating outfits.