Recaps

Boruto explored Konoha for information and was stunned to find Tsunade gambling alongside the living Hashirama Senju. He went to Ichiraku Ramen hoping to learn about his father, but Teuchi mistook him for Naruto before realizing the boy was someone else.

• Boruto searched Konoha’s shops and teahouses for information but found villagers reluctant to discuss the Hokage and the Uchiha.
• Boruto spotted Tsunade gambling with Hashirama Senju at the House of Wagers and watched the pair lose before leaving.
• Boruto noticed that Konoha’s streets lacked the modern businesses he knew and headed for Ichiraku Ramen to eat and possibly hear about his father.
• Teuchi welcomed Boruto as Naruto and offered him a meal, then realized he had mistaken him for a different person.

Boruto heard Teuchi recount Naruto’s childhood, including his hidden parentage, the rumors that led villagers to shun him, and how he grew into a popular boy. Teuchi began listing the girls who had crushes on Naruto, confirming Hinata was one of them.

• Boruto asked Teuchi whether Naruto looked like him, and Teuchi described their resemblance while recalling Naruto’s appearance as a child.
• Teuchi told Boruto that Minato and Kushina had named Naruto at the ramen shop and that he recognized Naruto as the Fourth Hokage’s son.
• Teuchi explained that most villagers did not know Naruto’s parentage and that rumors about the demon fox caused Naruto to be shunned.
• Teuchi said the Third Hokage protected Naruto and that Naruto became cheerful, made friends, and attracted several girls after starting at the Ninja Academy.
• Boruto asked Teuchi which girls liked Naruto, and Teuchi named Hinata as the first, describing her obvious shyness around him.

Boruto heard Teuchi’s gossip about several women having feelings for Naruto when they were young, leaving him stunned and newly appreciative of his father. Meanwhile, Sasuke spotted Kakashi walking with a woman he recognized as a former spy and wondered whether Urashiki would appear in this altered world.

• Teuchi told Boruto that Hinata, Ino, Sakura, and Hanabi had all seemed romantically interested in Naruto, and he insisted his impressions were reliable.
• Boruto left the ramen shop overwhelmed by the revelations and resolved to appreciate Naruto more and help his family when he returned home.
• Sasuke spotted Kakashi walking with a woman he recognized from the Chunin Exam period, recalling the incident when Naruto had fallen onto Kakashi and caused them to kiss through his mask.
• Sasuke compared the altered world’s revived Uchiha family, blindfolded younger self, and Kakashi’s apparent romance with his own timeline, then wondered whether Urashiki would come to this world.

Sasuke and Boruto exchanged what they had learned about the unfamiliar Konoha timeline, where people who should be dead were alive and Jiraiya was Acting Hokage. They ended the meeting with the mystery of Naruto’s absence still unresolved.

• Boruto reported seeing Hashirama Senju gambling with Tsunade, then recounted Teuchi’s comments about Naruto’s childhood and his absence from Ichiraku Ramen.
• Sasuke noticed Boruto was hiding something but chose not to press him, remarking that intelligence gathering was not his strong suit.
• Sasuke told Boruto that the Konoha Crush Plan had recently ended, but the Third and Sasuke’s parents were alive in this timeline.
• Sasuke explained that Jiraiya had become Acting Hokage and might succeed Tsunade as Fifth Hokage, unlike in their history.
• Sasuke noted that neither he nor Boruto had found Naruto despite searching all day.

Naruto sought advice from Orochimaru and Tobirama about Senjutsu, but they sent him away and suggested he ask Jiraiya. Back home, he learned that Mito had taken Karin and Hikari to teach them Sealing Jutsu and planned to teach Kushina as well.

• Naruto asked Orochimaru about Senjutsu and learned about the Sage Modes of the three Great Sage Lands.
• Orochimaru and Tobirama ended Naruto’s questions and told him to seek practical Sage Mode advice from the Fifth Hokage.
• Tayuya agreed to tell Naruto when Orochimaru finished his work, and Naruto returned home using Flying Thunder God.
• Naruto found Kushina at home and asked where Karin and Hikari were.
• Kushina explained that Mito had taken Karin and Hikari to teach them Sealing Jutsu after criticizing Kushina’s haphazard teaching and recommending lessons for all three.

Naruto reflected on his training and the limits of his strength, then Karin approached Sakura to ask for help dealing with Uchiha Hikari, a rival for Naruto’s affection. Listening nearby, Boruto became eager to meet his young parents and wondered what they had been like.

• Naruto declined Kushina’s offer to study with him and planned to learn Sage Mode from Jiraiya.
• After Kushina left for extra lessons, Naruto reviewed his knowledge and considered improving Divine Vacuum Attack with senjutsu chakra.
• Naruto remembered how Uchiha Hikari had trapped him in Tsukuyomi Space and recognized his vulnerability to powerful genjutsu.
• Karin asked Sakura whether she had feelings for Naruto, and Sakura’s flustered reaction confirmed Karin’s suspicion.
• Karin explained that she wanted Sakura’s help with Uchiha Hikari, whom she saw as a formidable rival for Naruto’s affection.
• Boruto secretly overheard their conversation and grew more eager to meet his parents in this timeline.

Adult Sasuke watched his younger self live happily with Mikoto and Fugaku, accepting the scene as an answer to his buried wish despite not knowing whether it was an illusion or a parallel world. After Mikoto briefly sensed someone outside, adult Sasuke left Konoha at peace and ready to continue onward.

• Adult Sasuke watched Mikoto and Fugaku lovingly care for young Sasuke through a window.
• Adult Sasuke reflected on whether the Plow had shown him a genjutsu or a parallel world and decided that seeing his parents alive was enough.
• Mikoto sensed a fleeting presence outside and looked toward the courtyard, but found nothing.
• Mikoto resumed feeding young Sasuke, and Fugaku returned to reading his newspaper.
• Adult Sasuke left the house next door, felt that he had let go of an old regret, and vanished into Konoha.

Sasuke investigated this world's strange history and learned that Danzo had defected, Orochimaru's experiments had been tied to Danzo, and Naruto had used Wood Release and Flying Thunder God to destroy and rebuild Konoha. He and Boruto went to Naruto's new home, where Naruto caught them after they bypassed its barriers.

• Sasuke pieced together records describing Danzo's defection after the Joint Chunin Ninja Exams and Orochimaru's work under Danzo's orders.
• Sasuke learned that Naruto had destroyed Konoha and rebuilt it with Wood Release, and decided to investigate further while keeping his mission to stop Otsutsuki Urashiki in mind.
• Boruto told Sasuke he had found Naruto's new home, and they agreed to visit it that night.
• Boruto was surprised by Naruto's spacious courtyard residence, and Sasuke explained that Naruto had built it with Wood Release after living in a small apartment.
• Sasuke and Boruto landed on Naruto's roof and discovered its detection and anti-sensing barriers.
• Naruto appeared behind them and asked, "You're Sasuke Uchiha, aren't you!"

Naruto discovered that Adult Sasuke and Boruto had come from a parallel world, then welcomed them with food and explained how his family had been brought back to life. He left Sasuke stunned by saying Orochimaru needed no approval from Konoha because Naruto's own permission was enough.

• Naruto identified Adult Sasuke and Boruto through the chakra signatures recorded by his barrier and deduced that Boruto was his future son.
• Sasuke admitted that he and Boruto came from another world where events had unfolded differently.
• Naruto invited them inside and served late-night food, easing the tension as Boruto eagerly ate.
• Sasuke asked about Kushina, and Naruto said she was learning Sealing Jutsu from Mito Uzumaki.
• Naruto told Sasuke that Orochimaru had revived Fugaku and Mikoto using cloning technology, Impure World Reincarnation, and Living Corpse Reincarnation.
• When Sasuke asked how Konoha had allowed it, Naruto said he did not need Konoha's permission because his own was enough.

Naruto challenged Boruto’s belief that his era was peaceful, then learned that an Otsutsuki named Urashiki would come after the Nine-Tails. After hearing Sasuke’s warning, Naruto proposed using himself as bait to confront Urashiki and protect Konoha.

• Naruto explained that the shinobi world had suffered wars at intervals of less than twenty years, and suggested that peace in Boruto’s era rested on Naruto’s strength.
• Naruto joked about an alien invasion, but Sasuke and Boruto’s reactions revealed that one had occurred.
• Sasuke told Naruto that Urashiki Otsutsuki had pursued the Nine-Tails through time and space, and described Urashiki’s abilities.
• Naruto proposed sealing Sasuke and Boruto’s chakra and asked how they could prepare for Urashiki’s arrival.
• Sasuke said Urashiki would arrive in a few days and would definitely target Naruto, so Naruto volunteered to act as bait.

Naruto welcomed Sasuke and Boruto from another world and planned to discuss sealing and barriers with them, while keeping their visit hidden from Sakura. Meanwhile, Dan Katō awakened in a research facility and mistook it for the Pure Land, only for Tobirama Senju to ask whether he had been Tsunade’s boyfriend.

• Naruto told Sasuke and Boruto to rest and said they would discuss the Sealing Jutsu and barrier setup the next day.
• Sakura visited Naruto to deliver Kushina’s wallet after Tsunade lost money gambling, and Naruto gave her three million banknotes with a warning for Tsunade.
• Boruto and Sasuke hid when Sakura arrived, worried that her meeting Sasuke could expose their presence and affect the timeline.
• Dan Katō awakened in the Underground Research Facility and asked Tobirama Senju if the facility was the Pure Land.
• Tobirama Senju examined Dan Katō’s Reanimated Body and asked if he had been little Tsuna’s boyfriend.

Dan Katō transferred his soul from his Impure World Reincarnation body into a cloned body, successfully returning to life. He woke in the new body and confirmed that it felt like his own, leaving him ready to reunite with Tsunade.

• Orochimaru showed Dan Katō a cloned body cultivated from his cells and asked him to use the Spirit Transformation Technique to transfer his soul into it.
• Dan Katō recognized Orochimaru and learned that she had taken a female body as a temporary vessel on her path to immortality.
• Tobirama Senju urged Dan Katō to hurry so he could return to Tsunade as a living man.
• Dan Katō used the Spirit Transformation Technique to leave his reincarnated body and enter the cloned body.
• Dan Katō woke in the cloned body, tested his restored senses and strength, and confirmed that his soul fit it perfectly.

Jiraiya reunited with Nawaki, who had returned alive, and was overwhelmed by relief and grief. Outside the Hokage's Office, Tsunade and Dan Katō arrived to register their marriage, and Orochimaru handed them the forms Jiraiya had prepared.

• Nawaki rushed into the Hokage's Office and greeted Jiraiya, who recognized him with stunned disbelief.
• Jiraiya touched Nawaki's head and pleaded with him not to leave again, and Nawaki promised to grow stronger.
• Orochimaru watched their reunion from the corridor before heading toward his underground laboratory.
• Tsunade and Dan Katō met Orochimaru outside the office and told him they had come to see Jiraiya.
• Orochimaru gave them stamped marriage application forms that Jiraiya had prepared and congratulated them.

Naruto accompanied Jiraiya to Mount Myōboku to study senjutsu and meet the Great Toad Sage. After Naruto carved Jiraiya's likeness onto Hokage Rock, Gamamaru's ancient gaze settled on him.

• Naruto casually carved Jiraiya's stone likeness into the empty space on Hokage Rock, stunning Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya brought Naruto to Mount Myōboku so he could experience natural energy and learn about senjutsu.
• Sage Shima warned Naruto to stay within limits while she and Sage Fukasaku sought the Great Elder's approval.
• Jiraiya cautioned Naruto about the dangers of Ryūchi Cave and described Shikkotsu Forest as mysterious and isolated.
• Sage Shima and Sage Fukasaku said Gamamaru had asked to see Naruto, and they brought him to the Great Toad Sage.
• Gamamaru opened his eyes and fixed his ancient gaze on Naruto.

The Great Toad Sage recognized Naruto as Minato's son and asked Jiraiya and the sages to leave so he could speak with Naruto alone. Once they were alone, Naruto asked whether the Great Toad Sage had finished pretending to be senile.

• The Great Toad Sage told Jiraiya to raise Minato's son well, startling the gathered toads and Naruto.
• Sage Fukasaku questioned the Great Toad Sage's apparent confusion, but Sage Shima warned him not to interrupt a prophecy.
• The Great Toad Sage asked Jiraiya, Sage Fukasaku, and Sage Shima to leave so he could speak with Naruto alone.
• Sage Fukasaku and Jiraiya agreed to leave, while Sage Shima reluctantly followed them out of the hall.
• Naruto confronted the Great Toad Sage, asking if he had finished pretending to be senile.

Naruto discussed his pursuit of power and the hidden costs of the protection he offered with the Great Toad Sage, who admitted he could not see through Naruto’s intentions. The Great Toad Sage began a grave prediction, saying Naruto would never become something he did not name.

• The Great Toad Sage revealed that he had sensed Naruto’s cheerful demeanor was a disguise and questioned the shadows and sacrifices behind his protection of Konoha.
• Naruto challenged the Great Toad Sage’s ability to understand him, and the Sage admitted Naruto’s intentions and path remained unclear to him.
• Naruto said he pursued overwhelming strength to protect the people he cherished and believed peace endured through struggle, not compromise.
• The Great Toad Sage asked how Naruto planned to use Senjutsu and the Three Great Sage Lands’ legacies against threats and fate.
• Naruto asked whether the Great Toad Sage could see his future, and the Sage began, “You will never become...”

The Great Toad Sage warned Naruto that even overwhelming power and forced unification would only create a temporary peace before the Shinobi World returned to conflict. Naruto accepted that he could not match Hashirama Senju’s selflessness, but declared he would still try to change society and break the cycle.

• The Great Toad Sage told Naruto that a peace built on his power would collapse after his death, as hatred and conflicts resurfaced more violently.
• The Great Toad Sage said Naruto’s methods and personal interests would prevent him from becoming a lasting source of change like Hashirama Senju.
• Naruto bowed to the Great Toad Sage in gratitude and considered how lasting change required confronting misguided thinking and spreading new convictions.
• Naruto admitted he could not sacrifice every personal attachment as Hashirama Senju had, but vowed not to stand by while the Shinobi World sank further into ruin.

Naruto laid out a plan to unite the shinobi world through transport infrastructure, education, and dedicated advocates, then persuaded the Great Toad Sage to teach him Sage Mode. The Great Toad Sage explained how senjutsu chakra worked and warned that training in each Sage Land could transform a human into a toad, snake, or slug.

• Naruto proposed building transport routes with trains, shinobi labor, and Ōnoki’s techniques to connect the nations.
• Naruto planned to create a widespread education system that taught unity, peace, cooperation, and understanding.
• Naruto intended to cultivate advocates who would spread those ideals and help communities throughout the shinobi world.
• Naruto argued that these ideas could strengthen unity and make future divisions harder, even if he did not live to see the plan succeed.
• The Great Toad Sage agreed to teach Naruto Sage Mode and explained that it required balancing natural, spiritual, and physical energy to create senjutsu chakra.
• The Great Toad Sage warned that training at Mount Myōboku, Ryūchi Cave, or Shikkotsu Forest could cause toad, snake, or slug transformation.

The Great Toad Sage explained the risks of sage-land training and offered Naruto the harder path of learning senjutsu independently in the human world. Naruto left Mount Myōboku with Jiraiya, determined to prepare for his chosen path back in Konoha.

• The Great Toad Sage explained how the Three Great Sage Lands guided human practitioners and warned that failed senjutsu training could cause animalization or petrification.
• The Great Toad Sage offered Naruto a choice between sage-land training and independently sensing and mastering natural energy in the human world.
• Naruto emerged from the hall and told Jiraiya that the conversation had clarified his thinking, without revealing his decision.
• Naruto told Jiraiya he knew what he needed to do and asked to return to Konoha; Jiraiya agreed and thanked Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima.
• Naruto and Jiraiya departed Mount Myōboku using the Reverse Summoning Technique, and Naruto resolved to trust human will over fate.

Naruto revealed that Boruto had come from another world and was his future son, then redirected the girls’ attention by discussing training and arranging lunch. The group headed to Yakiniku Q while Naruto went to buy ingredients, and Ino suddenly remembered that Shikamaru and the others were waiting for them.

• Naruto returned home and found Kushina, Boruto, and several girls gathered together, while Adult Sasuke secretly listened from the next room.
• Naruto explained that Boruto came from another world and was the son of an adult Naruto, and Kushina happily accepted him as her grandson.
• Naruto asked Karin and Hikari about their sealing studies and offered to teach Hikari the Flying Thunder God.
• Naruto agreed to take everyone to Yakiniku Q for lunch and promised to cook Hanabi’s favorite dishes that evening.
• After the group left, Ino remembered that Shikamaru and the others were waiting at the restaurant and that they had originally come to invite Naruto.

Kushina brought Boruto to Yakiniku Q, where the young Konoha ninja wondered about his resemblance to Naruto and Shikamaru suspected he might be Naruto’s son from the future. Naruto arrived and introduced Uchiha Hikari, while Hikari sensed a strange merging of ocular power in Sasuke’s covered eyes.

• Kushina took Boruto away from Shikamaru’s table, and Ino told the girls that Boruto was a relative of Naruto’s.
• Neji, Shikamaru, and Shino noticed Boruto’s resemblance to Naruto and his whisker-like marks, while Shikamaru privately suspected he had come from the future as Naruto’s son.
• Naruto arrived, and Karin explained that Grandma Mito had borrowed Big Yellow to watch the First Hokage during Sealing Jutsu lessons.
• Naruto introduced Uchiha Hikari as a clan member he had found outside the village and asked Sasuke about his bandaged eyes.
• Sasuke said he had overused his power and needed time to recover, while Hikari sensed two sources of Mangekyō Sharingan power merging within his eyes.

Urashiki arrived at Yakiniku Q and attacked, prompting Naruto and Uchiha Hikari to confront him while others evacuated the civilians and sought help. Naruto and Hikari launched a coordinated assault, but Urashiki used his Six-Tomoe Rinnegan to evade their killing blows and remained confident.

• Urashiki appeared at Yakiniku Q and threatened the diners, while Naruto entered Kurama Mode and assigned Ino, Hinata, Shikamaru, and Neji to evacuate people and find Jiraiya and the Hokage.
• Naruto used Wood Release to force Urashiki into the air, then summoned gold dust to create a platform for Uchiha Hikari.
• Jiraiya spotted Naruto fighting Urashiki, whose Six-Tomoe Rinnegan repelled the Amaterasu flames on Naruto's wooden sword.
• Naruto gave Yasohinokami to Hikari, who coated it in Amaterasu and charged Urashiki as Naruto used Flying Thunder God to attack from behind.
• Urashiki transformed into chakra paper cranes to evade Naruto and Hikari's pincer attack, then reappeared and dismissed their teamwork as insufficient.

Naruto and his allies activated a massive barrier around Konoha and used Adult Sasuke’s space-time technique to trap Urashiki. The chapter ended with Naruto holding Urashiki’s Fishing Rod and preparing to continue the battle with Adamantine Sealing Chains.

• Urashiki reflected on how Naruto’s speed and tactics had forced him to use his time-rewinding ability and Paper Crane Body Flicker to evade a lethal attack.
• Naruto’s Wood Clones activated the Heaven-Sealing Earth-Cutting Place barrier around Konoha, while Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Mito Uzumaki, and Kushina Uzumaki reinforced its four nodes.
• Urashiki opened a Yomotsu Hirasaka portal, but Adult Sasuke used Amenotejikara to switch Uchiha Hikari with Urashiki, allowing Naruto to grab Urashiki and mark him with Flying Thunder God.
• Urashiki struck Naruto with his Fishing Rod, but Adamantine Sealing Chains emerged and hooked out five golden chains; Urashiki escaped as paper cranes but lost the Fishing Rod.
• Naruto raised Urashiki’s Fishing Rod and his Wooden Sword as five Adamantine Sealing Chains spread behind him, declaring that the battle had only just begun.

Naruto and Adult Sasuke cornered Urashiki as he tried to escape through Yomotsu Hirasaka. Urashiki emerged into Naruto’s trap and was forced into a relentless close-quarters assault.

• Urashiki blinded Adult Sasuke with a burst of chakra and tried to escape through Yomotsu Hirasaka, but Naruto appeared with Flying Thunder God and attacked him.
• Urashiki reversed time and escaped as paper cranes, while Adult Sasuke tracked the spatial ripples and warned Naruto where Urashiki would emerge.
• Naruto animated a wooden house into a Wood Dragon, which swallowed Urashiki as he exited the spatial fissure.
• Urashiki blasted his way out of the Wood Dragon, and Naruto used the mark on Urashiki’s wrist to appear beside him and slash at his neck.
• Naruto kept Urashiki under pressure with rapid attacks, leaving him unable to absorb chakra or regain control of the fight.

Urashiki consumed stored chakra and tried to devour his own Rinnegan to gain more power, but Naruto seized the opening and plucked out his left eye. As Urashiki turned his fury on Naruto, Hikari pierced him from behind with the Yasohinokami.

• Urashiki crushed the chakra basket and swallowed its stored chakra, causing his power to surge dangerously.
• Urashiki reached for his own Rinnegan, but Naruto teleported beside him and declared the eyes his.
• Naruto used Wind Release chakra to swiftly remove Urashiki's left Rinnegan.
• Hikari took advantage of Urashiki's pain and distraction, driving the Yasohinokami through his back and chest.