Recaps

Naruto revealed the truth behind Infinite Tsukuyomi and Black Zetsu, then defended his plan to unite the shinobi world through force, infrastructure, and education. He left Nagato and Obito confronting his claims while continuing to fight Nagato’s summoned beasts.

• Naruto told Obito that Infinite Tsukuyomi would turn people into White Zetsu for Kaguya Otsutsuki’s war against the Ōtsutsuki.
• Obito rejected Naruto’s account and admitted he still wanted a dream world where Rin, Grandmother, and Minato-sensei were alive.
• Naruto revealed that he had taken his Rinnegan from Urashiki Otsutsuki in a future timeline and learned that Black Zetsu was Kaguya’s remnant, not Madara Uchiha’s will.
• Nagato challenged Naruto’s plan, warning that forceful unification would eventually lead to rebellion and renewed civil wars.
• Naruto countered Nagato’s summoned rhinoceros and centipede, then explained that infrastructure, education, and shared national identity would secure lasting unity beyond military conquest.

Obito questioned Naruto about why he had started the war of unification, but Naruto admitted that one of his main motives was to earn enough public acclaim to marry several wives without scandal. As Obito and Nagato reeled from his answer, Nagato launched Planetary Devastation to try to seal Naruto away.

• Obito suggested Naruto had begun the war to fulfill Uchiha Hikari’s dream of peace, but Naruto denied it.
• Naruto said he wanted to marry several wives and believed his public achievements would make people accept his private life.
• Obito and Nagato were left stunned by Naruto’s blunt and vulgar motive.
• Nagato formed a gravitational core and used Planetary Devastation against Naruto.
• The technique pulled debris, fallen creatures, and massive stone slabs from the Kamui Dimension toward the core.

Naruto fended off Nagato and Obito while his borrowed Rinnegan drained his chakra, but Obito escaped with Nagato using a decoy and Kamui. Naruto removed the borrowed eyes and reflected on Obito’s unexpectedly clever escape.

• Nagato ambushed Naruto with a Black Rod, but Naruto blocked it with one of his own and mocked Nagato’s weakened body.
• Obito attacked from above with Wood Release and then hurled a wooden spike at Naruto, but Naruto used a golden chakra hand and Kamui to evade the strikes.
• Naruto used Yomotsu Hirasaka to appear beside Obito and cut him apart with a Wind Release-coated Wooden Sword, then realized the body was a Wood Clone.
• The real Obito revealed he had been hiding behind a stone monument, held Tobi back, and used Kamui to escape with Nagato.
• Naruto removed the Rinnegan and Sharingan to conserve chakra, then wondered whether Obito had finally become more clever.

Nagato agreed to receive a Hashirama cell transplant from Obito so he could recover and grow strong enough to challenge Naruto. Naruto left Iwagakure in Kitsuchi’s hands and headed for the Land of Rain, while Hashirama and Naruto’s clone continued planting oases in the Land of Wind.

• Obito persuaded Nagato that Hashirama cells could restore his health and let him use the Rinnegan without restraint, and Nagato agreed to the transplant while asking Obito to keep it from Black Zetsu.
• Tobi emerged from Nagato and wrapped around him to carry out the transplant, though Obito did not know how to perform it himself.
• Naruto killed an Iwagakure civilian who confronted him, showed the villagers evidence that Ōnoki had hired the Akatsuki to attack him, and ordered Hikari to bring the bound Konan along to the Land of Rain.
• Kitsuchi and his family apologized to Naruto, who left Kitsuchi in charge of Iwagakure, ordered Ōnoki to retire, and demanded three hundred million ryō for Konoha’s infrastructure work.
• In the Land of Wind, Hashirama and Naruto’s clone ate with Temari and Maki after planting two oases, then planned to send Sand ninja to Konoha for news and await further instructions.

Naruto returned to Konohagakure with Hikari and Karin after finding Akatsuki’s base in Amegakure abandoned and bringing the village under Konoha’s new order. Exhausted and troubled by his clone’s situation in the Land of Wind, he went to rest while Hikari quietly stayed beside him.

• Naruto found Amegakure’s Akatsuki base empty, reorganized its Rain Ninja forces, and helped cooperating factions maintain order under Konoha’s jurisdiction.
• Naruto entrusted Konan to Jiraiya before returning to Konohagakure with Hikari and Karin.
• Kushina welcomed them home and worried over Naruto’s tired, pale appearance, while Karin hugged her and caught up with her.
• Naruto went to his room to sleep, concerned about what had gone wrong with his clone in the Land of Wind and leaving Hashirama there.
• Hikari sat beside Naruto’s bed as he rested, and she decided not to pinch his cheek so he could sleep.

Naruto woke after sleeping for about twenty-eight hours and noticed that the Rinnegan had drained some of his strength. On the veranda, Hikari told him Karin was recruiting allies to deal with her after their marriage, leaving Naruto bewildered.

• Naruto woke in a dim room after a deep sleep and noticed his body had grown thinner from the Rinnegan's chakra drain.
• Naruto found Karin and Hikari waiting outside his room and learned he had slept for about twenty-eight hours.
• Karin went to warm up the food she and Hikari had prepared, leaving Naruto and Hikari to talk.
• Hikari told Naruto that Karin had visited Sakura and was recruiting people to help deal with her after she and Naruto married.
• Naruto reacted with confusion when Hikari explained that Karin thought she could not handle her alone.

Hikari confronted Naruto about his feelings and admitted how much he meant to her, while Naruto explained that he was building a peaceful world so he could start a family without fear. Later, Naruto and Hikari shared a tender moment on the rooftop, leaving Karin alarmed that she had missed her chance.

• Hikari took Naruto's hand and said they needed to discuss the possibility of him marrying more than one person.
• Hikari threatened to kill Naruto if he wanted only one person and did not choose her, while Naruto told her she had fallen in love with him.
• Naruto said he had launched the war of unification to create lasting peace before starting a family and fulfilling his promises to those he loved.
• Hikari struggled to hide her happiness, then grabbed Naruto's face and told him to give her a straight answer instead of looking at her tenderly.
• Naruto, Karin, and Hikari sat together on the rooftop under the moon, where Naruto remarked that the moon was beautiful.
• Hikari agreed that the breeze was gentle, and Karin feared that Hikari had won Naruto's affection while she had missed her chance.

Naruto reassured Karin and Hikari that sharing a view with someone important made even familiar scenery beautiful. Later, Sakura asked Naruto to help Kurama Yakumo with her inner demon, and Naruto agreed to investigate the situation with the Third Hokage before deciding what to do.

• Karin feared she had interrupted Naruto and Hikari, but Naruto invited her to share her thoughts on the moonlight and breeze.
• Hikari said moon-gazing should be occasional so each time would feel special, while Naruto insisted the right companion made any scenery beautiful.
• Sakura told Naruto that Kurenai Yuhi had asked her to explain how she weakened her second personality to help Kurama Yakumo.
• Naruto agreed to ask the Third Hokage about Yakumo and decide how to approach her after learning more.

Naruto visited the retired Third Hokage, who shared his loneliness and frustration at having no work. When Naruto asked about Kurama Yakumo, the Third recounted how Ido had killed her parents and why the village had isolated her, leaving Naruto’s possible involvement as a new hope.

• Naruto found the Third Hokage arguing with his one-eyed dog, Danzo, and listened as the old man described feeling lonely in retirement.
• Naruto told the Third that the fighting at the front was going well and that the village might need him again after the wars ended.
• Naruto asked about Kurama Yakumo, and the Third explained that she had awakened the Kurama Clan’s genjutsu bloodline and been taught by Kurenai Yuhi.
• The Third said that Ido had emerged within Yakumo, killed her parents, and left her believing Kurenai was responsible.
• The Third recalled sparing Yakumo after her uncle Kurama Unkai pleaded for her life, then relocating her to Mikyo Villa while Kurenai continued trying to help her.
• Naruto revealed that Sakura was involved and thought he might help Yakumo, and the Third expressed hope that Naruto could resolve the danger.

Hashirama Senju was taken to the boundary of the Pure Land, where Hagoromo Otsutsuki revealed himself as the Sage of Six Paths. Hagoromo told Hashirama that Naruto Uzumaki was a wandering soul from beyond the heavens.

• Naruto planned to recover before confronting the Raikage and then dealing with the Land of Water.
• Hashirama Senju suddenly appeared in a strange space after working near the Land of Wind.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki identified Hashirama as the previous reincarnation of Asura and introduced himself as the Sage of Six Paths.
• Hashirama demanded to know whether Hagoromo had killed him, and Hagoromo explained that he had only brought Hashirama's soul to the boundary of the Pure Land to talk.
• Hagoromo asked Hashirama about Naruto Uzumaki's origins, then told him Naruto was a wandering soul from beyond the heavens.

Hashirama rejected the Sage of Six Paths’ warning against the dead interfering in the living world, accusing him of restricting the dead and meddling in events. The Sage summoned Madara and transformed their holding place into a peaceful pavilion where the old rivals could wait together until the war ended.

• Hashirama said Naruto’s origins did not matter to him as long as Naruto pursued peace and protected the Shinobi World.
• The Sage of Six Paths warned Hashirama that revived souls should not interfere in the living world or disrupt its course.
• Hashirama refused to accept that he was dead and accused the Sage of Six Paths of imprisoning souls in the Pure Land and obstructing Konoha’s plans.
• The Sage of Six Paths summoned Madara, who appeared confused and wary before recognizing Hashirama.
• The Sage of Six Paths told Hashirama and Madara to wait together until the war ended, then transformed their surroundings into a peaceful viewing pavilion in the mountains.

In a barren space created by the Sage of Six Paths, Tobirama Senju and Uchiha Izuna continued their fierce battle, trading ninjutsu and insults. The chapter ended with their attacks colliding in another burst of steam as neither showed any sign of stopping.

• The Sage of Six Paths watched Tobirama Senju and Uchiha Izuna fight across a scorched wasteland.
• Tobirama countered Izuna's Great Fireball Technique with Water Release, and the two clashed with their weapons in the steam.
• Tobirama insulted Izuna by calling him a mad dog and mocking his devotion to Madara Uchiha, provoking Izuna into a furious attack.
• Izuna taunted Tobirama about his unmarried life, briefly unsettling him before Tobirama regained his composure.
• Tobirama used the Flying Thunder God Technique to attack Izuna from behind, but Izuna dodged and unleashed the Dragon Flame Song Technique.
• Tobirama raised a Water Formation Wall to block Izuna's fire dragons, filling the wasteland with steam as their battle continued.

Minato, Kushina, and Mito faced four immortal Kage in the Pure Land and planned to seal them so they could return to Naruto. Meanwhile, Naruto and Sakura arrived at Mikyo Villa to resolve the Ido problem.

• Minato assessed the enemy Kage and concluded that Kushina and Mito would need to seal them while he held them off.
• Minato urged the others to hurry so he could deliver Kazahana Koyuki’s letter to Naruto and spare his son worry.
• Kushina, Mito, and Minato linked with Kurama’s chakra and prepared to fight the Kage.
• Naruto and Sakura arrived at Mikyo Villa, where the guards greeted Naruto as Hokage.
• Naruto told the guards that he had come to resolve the Ido problem.

Naruto and Sakura visited Kurama Yakumo to confront the inner demon Ido, but Naruto’s threat triggered Ido’s emergence. Naruto summoned Kurama’s overwhelming presence, leaving Ido terrified and begging for peace.

• Naruto reassured the Kurama Clan guards that resolving Yakumo’s danger was part of his duty as Hokage.
• Naruto and Sakura entered the estate and found Yakumo on the balcony, where Naruto demanded to see Ido.
• Yakumo asked whether Naruto had come to kill her, and his blunt threat stirred her anger and fear.
• Ido emerged from Yakumo and spread its sinister chakra toward Naruto and Sakura.
• Naruto called Kurama, whose immense presence subdued Ido and made it beg to make peace.

Naruto discovered that the Sage of Six Paths had caused Kushina and Mito’s souls to weaken, and Asura explained how the Sage had sealed knowledge of the Pure Land and its routes. The chapter ended with Naruto preparing to bring Mito back while suspecting the Sage was behind the crisis.

• After Kurama defeated Ido, Naruto left Sakura to care for Yakumo and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to Konoha.
• Naruto found Karin trying to revive Kushina by feeding her blood, healed her wrist, and concluded Kushina’s condition was caused by a problem with her soul.
• Naruto suspected the Sage of Six Paths was responsible for the simultaneous troubles affecting Hashirama, Kushina, and Mito, and told Karin to settle Kushina in her room.
• Asura recalled that the Sage had sent him and Indra to build separate villages and had offered them little companionship.
• Asura told Naruto that the Sage had arranged for souls who knew the route to the Pure Land to be reincarnated and had left other souls there confused or unconscious to prevent knowledge of it from escaping.

Naruto learned that the route to the Pure Land was Iwaya Slope in ancient Izumo, then gathered Konoha’s leaders to investigate the forbidden place and plan their next steps. Jiraiya and Orochimaru confirmed its deadly reputation, while Naruto announced Konoha’s latest conquests and planned to reveal them at the Fireworks Festival.

• Asura told Naruto that Iwaya Slope in ancient Izumo connected the living world to the Land of Yomi.
• Naruto assembled Konoha’s remaining senior leaders and relatives of the resurrected, and learned that Dan Katō had suffered an unexplained setback.
• Naruto rejected the Third Hokage’s attempt to defend Koharu and Mitokado and asked the gathered leaders about Izumo.
• Jiraiya recalled Sage Fukasaku’s warning that Iwaya Slope could decay a living person’s body and drag their soul into Yomi, and Orochimaru confirmed hearing similar warnings from the White Snake Sage.
• Naruto asked Jiraiya to consult Fukasaku and Shima, announced that Iwagakure and Sunagakure belonged to Konoha, and planned to announce the annexation of the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind at the Fireworks Festival.

Naruto visited the Ninja Academy after returning to Konoha and announced that Iwagakure and Sunagakure had fallen, raising hopes that the war would soon end. He met Hanabi, showed her his changing Byakugan and Rinnegan, and asked her to keep the secret.

• Naruto went to the Ninja Academy while adapting to Urashiki's Rinnegan and waiting for his own cultivated eyes to mature.
• After class, Naruto told the villagers that he and the First Hokage had taken Iwagakure and Sunagakure and that the war might end before the year was out.
• Naruto searched the crowd for Hanabi and waited until the villagers had dispersed before she came out of the school.
• Hanabi greeted Naruto, told him Hinata often talked about him, and offered to cook dinner for him.
• Hanabi noticed Naruto's narrowed eyes, and Naruto revealed his Byakugan before it changed into a blue Rinnegan.
• Naruto asked the shocked Hanabi to keep his eyes a secret.

Naruto told his companions he would return to the front after Konoha's upcoming Fireworks Festival, prompting them to voice their fears for his safety. That night, Naruto raged over the Sage of Six Paths's interference and considered confronting him.

• Naruto invited Hanabi to help prepare dinner at his home, where Hinata and the others joined them.
• Naruto announced that he planned to return to the front after the Fireworks Festival, and Uchiha Hikari declared she would go with him.
• Ino, Hinata, Karin, and Hanabi urged Naruto to protect himself, while Ino asked Hikari to watch over him too.
• Hikari promised Ino she would protect Naruto and herself on the front.
• Naruto woke in the night furious at the Sage of Six Paths and considered digging up his grave to revive him with Impure World Reincarnation.

Jiraiya asked the Mount Myōboku sages how Naruto could reach Iwaya Slope, and the Great Toad Sage revealed that Naruto would have to pass a trial and gain power of his own. The prophecy left Jiraiya wondering whether the eyes that command life and death meant the Rinnegan.

• Jiraiya told Fukasaku and Shima that he wanted to find Iwaya Slope so Naruto could bring Kushina and Minato back.
• Fukasaku and Shima decided to seek the Great Toad Sage’s guidance, and Gamakichi arrived to say that the Sage had summoned Jiraiya.
• The Great Toad Sage told Jiraiya that the being who governed the Pure Land had set Naruto a trial, and that the living would die if they forced their way into the Pure Land.
• The Great Toad Sage prophesied that Naruto needed to gain power of his own and that the eyes that command life and death would lead him to Iwaya Slope.
• Jiraiya wondered whether the prophesied eyes were the Rinnegan.

Jiraiya struggled with the Great Toad Sage’s prophecy and, over dinner, confessed to Konan that he believed he had failed her, Yahiko, and Nagato. Konan comforted him by recalling the strength and ideals he had given them, while blaming herself and her companions for failing to live up to his teachings.

• Jiraiya wondered what the Great Toad Sage meant about Naruto’s eyes and whether the eyes governing life and death referred to the Rinnegan.
• Jiraiya told Konan that Naruto had Yahiko’s body and that Nagato had escaped rather than being killed.
• Jiraiya confessed that he had searched for news of his students after leaving the Land of Rain and had believed all three were dead.
• Jiraiya lamented that he had repeatedly been absent when people who needed him were suffering.
• Konan recalled how Jiraiya had taught the three orphans to survive, protect others, and believe they could create peace, and asked him not to take responsibility for their mistakes.
• Konan privately blamed herself for being captured and for the destruction of the first Akatsuki Organization.

Naruto discovered that Orochimaru had secretly created a child from his own cells and Jiraiya's while researching senjutsu. Orochimaru revealed the child was Miwakan and suggested he had created him as a contingency after learning the First and others' souls had returned to the Pure Land.

• Naruto recalled the thriving Kusagakure he had shown Konan before entering Orochimaru's laboratory.
• Naruto caught Kabuto hiding a box and pressed him to reveal what was inside.
• Tayuya explained that the box held a child made from Orochimaru's and Jiraiya's cells, and Naruto lifted the sleeping child from the box.
• Orochimaru returned and identified the child as Miwakan, then teased Naruto about having children of his own.
• Naruto asked why Orochimaru had used his own cells instead of Jūgo's, and Orochimaru said people changed after witnessing unbelievable beings and possibilities.

Naruto learned that Orochimaru was trying to create Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan through genetic research rather than sacrificing relatives. Jiraiya brought Miwakan home and told Konan that the child was more or less his and Orochimaru’s son, leaving her stunned.

• Naruto teased Orochimaru about caring for Jiraiya, but Orochimaru denied it and said Miwakan was a research specimen.
• Orochimaru told Naruto that producing Mangekyō Sharingan eyes would take at least another month.
• Orochimaru explained that Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan resulted from repairing damaged genetic sequences and said science could create the eyes directly.
• Jiraiya returned home with Miwakan and asked Konan if she had ever cared for a child.
• Jiraiya told Konan that Naruto had given him Miwakan and that the child was more or less his and Orochimaru’s son, leaving Konan bewildered.

Rumors that Jiraiya had a child brought Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura to his home with gifts, where they met his student Konan and the baby, Miwakan. Hiruzen grew suspicious that Miwakan’s name sounded like something Orochimaru would choose, though he tried to dismiss the thought.

• Konoha residents spread rumors that Jiraiya had brought a white-haired child home from the Hokage Building.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura arrived at Jiraiya’s home with baby supplies and questioned him about his supposed son.
• Jiraiya denied having a son, but Konan emerged holding Miwakan and introduced herself as Jiraiya’s student.
• Jiraiya invited the elders inside and identified the baby as Miwakan.
• Hiruzen wondered whether Miwakan could be Orochimaru’s child because the baby’s name reminded him of Orochimaru’s interests, then tried to convince himself it was a coincidence.

Konan revealed that Orochimaru was Miwakan’s other parent, shocking Hiruzen, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura. Hiruzen then took an unstamped marriage registration form to Orochimaru and urged him to make the relationship official for Miwakan’s future, prompting Orochimaru to order Kidomaru to show him out.

• Hiruzen held Miwakan and noticed the child’s golden, slit-pupiled eyes, which reminded him, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura of Orochimaru.
• Konan told the three elders that Orochimaru was Miwakan’s other parent.
• Miwakan tugged on Hiruzen’s beard as Jiraiya offered to explain, and Hiruzen decided the child’s future needed attention.
• Hiruzen visited Orochimaru’s laboratory with a marriage registration form and argued that legalizing their relationship would help Miwakan’s schooling and prospects.
• Orochimaru angrily called Hiruzen senile and ordered Kidomaru to show him out.

Orochimaru turned the marriage registration form into a prank against the Third, while Naruto took Hanabi on a secret date through Konoha’s festival streets. The pair stopped for takoyaki, and Naruto insisted on paying as their outing continued.

• The Third left Orochimaru’s laboratory after teasing him with a marriage registration form, and Orochimaru wrote the Third and Utatane Koharu’s names on it before sending Tayuya to deliver it to the Sixth.
• Naruto politely refused a liquor shop owner’s celebratory bottle because he was too young to drink.
• Hanabi worried about sneaking away from her sister and the others, but Naruto reassured her and called their outing a secret date.
• Naruto and Hanabi headed to a takoyaki stall, where the excited owner began preparing two orders, including one with extra bonito flakes.
• Naruto left the money on the counter and insisted that the owner accept payment.