Recaps

Naruto tried to use Otohime’s Shinkōsanrei to consult his future self about mastering Kekkei Mōra, but an unknown temporal barrier blocked the attempt. He ended the night weighed down by uncertainty about the dangerous path ahead and the responsibilities of protecting Konoha.

• Naruto asked Otohime to use Shinkōsanrei to send him into the future, but every attempt hit an invisible barrier.
• Otohime suggested that a future version of herself or Naruto had blocked the dōjutsu to preserve the timeline, and urged him to rely on his own abilities.
• Naruto left after teasing Otohime about her figure, prompting her to angrily demand an explanation.
• Naruto sat alone in the courtyard and reflected on the risks of fusing seven chakra natures and the political threats facing Konoha.
• Naruto recognized that, for the first time, he felt uncertain about whether he could accomplish his goal.

Naruto struggled with the time and uncertainty involved in mastering kekkei mōra, then decided to use shadow clones to accelerate his experiments. He began repeatedly testing chakra-nature fusions in the Kamui Dimension, enduring the pain of each failure as his resolve hardened.

• Naruto reflected on how difficult it was to combine all seven chakra natures and realized he needed far more time to experiment.
• Naruto resolved to use vast numbers of shadow clones to conduct fusion experiments and share the risks of failure.
• Naruto entered the Kamui Dimension and created over a thousand shadow clones, which began trying to fuse different chakra natures.
• As the clones’ experiments failed and they dispersed, Naruto absorbed their pain and memories but continued despite the strain.
• Naruto created another batch of shadow clones and resumed the experiments, believing each failure taught him more about chakra natures.

Naruto returned from exhausting overnight training in the Kamui Dimension and tried to hide how badly it had drained him. After Tsunade left, he went to bed, while Hinata prepared to train Hanabi before making breakfast.

• Naruto collapsed into his courtyard after Kurama, the One-Tail, and the Four-Tails had interrupted his dangerous training session.
• Hinata saw Naruto's exhaustion and offered to make breakfast while he rested.
• Tsunade asked Naruto for spending money, and Naruto claimed he had traveled to Kirigakure to check on the front.
• Tsunade gave Naruto a warning to rest, then left with the money without pressing him about his condition.
• Naruto returned to his room and fell into a heavy sleep.
• Hinata decided to wake Hanabi for morning Gentle Fist practice before preparing breakfast.

Karin confirmed that Tsunade and Naruto had no special relationship, while Hikari and the others wondered why Naruto was absent from breakfast. Naruto slept upstairs to recover from his intense training, and Hiashi worried about when he and the others would return.

• Karin secretly listened to Tsunade speak with Naruto, then admitted she longed to fall asleep holding Naruto's hand again.
• Hinata woke Hanabi for morning training while Karin returned to bed with her feelings for Naruto.
• Hikari joined Hinata, Hanabi, and Karin for breakfast and asked where Naruto was.
• Hinata explained that Naruto had gone to Kirigakure after the battle and returned late, so he was resting.
• Hanabi said Otohime had stayed in her room to play a game instead of eating breakfast.
• Naruto slept upstairs recovering from his training, while Hiashi wondered when Naruto and the others would return.

Naruto faced Hiashi and Inoichi’s disapproval after being seen with their daughters, then used Hamura Otsutsuki’s chakra to secure Hiashi’s acceptance of him as a son-in-law. He gave Hiashi the chakra to help the Hyuga Clan pursue the Tenseigan and urged him to test it carefully and seek a sustainable method.

• Hiashi confronted Naruto after seeing him with Hinata, Hanabi, Ino, and Sakura, while Inoichi also worried about Ino’s closeness to Naruto.
• Ino told her father that Naruto had replenished her chakra and that she felt fine, prompting Inoichi to sympathize with Hiashi’s concerns.
• Naruto showed Hiashi a gourd containing chakra left by Hamura Otsutsuki and said it could help the Hyuga awaken the Tenseigan.
• Hiashi called Naruto his dear son-in-law, and Naruto let him take the gourd.
• Naruto advised Hiashi to test a small amount of chakra first and later have Orochimaru research a sustainable way to evolve the Byakugan.

After leaving the Hokage Building with Hinata, Hanabi, Ino, and Sakura, Naruto accepted Ino’s invitation to see her flowers and Sakura’s offer to study medical ninjutsu together. He planned to bring everyone, while keeping his main goal of mastering kekkei mōra in mind.

• Naruto explained that the Hyuga Clan’s ancient texts mentioned the Tenseigan and that Hiashi had let him read them because he was the Sixth Hokage.
• Hanabi teased Naruto that Hiashi trusted him more than his own daughters, and Naruto explained the difference between his personal access and his authority as Hokage.
• Ino invited Naruto to see the flowers she had planted, and Sakura asked him to study medical ninjutsu and chakra control with her.
• Naruto decided to bring Hinata and the others to see Ino’s flowers and study Sakura’s material together, and Ino and Sakura happily agreed.
• Naruto resolved to pursue kekkei mōra through Shadow Clone experimentation and bloodline powers while enjoying the time he spent with the girls.

Kakuzu returned to Konoha with Kisame, Zabuza, and Haku, and Naruto assigned them to bring the remaining small nations and villages under Konoha’s protection. After dismissing them, Naruto struggled with the pain from his clones’ failed training and summoned someone over a neglected report.

• Kakuzu joined Kisame’s group and returned to Konoha, where he received a preliminary placement.
• Naruto met Kakuzu, Kisame, Zabuza, and Haku in the Hokage’s Office and tasked them and Deidara with leading teams to bring independent small nations and villages into Konoha’s new order.
• Kakuzu volunteered to handle Takigakure, and Naruto approved the assignment while ordering him to capture the Seven-Tails Jinchūriki, Fū, alive.
• Naruto told Zabuza and Haku that Kirigakure might need them again and reserved the Land of Snow and the Land of Demons for himself.
• After the group left, Naruto felt pain from his clones’ failed Kekkei Mōra experiments, threw aside a report, and ordered the ANBU to bring someone to him.

Hagoromo grew wary of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and the unknown force that had taken Yūji from the Pure Land, so he created a powerful game-like tool to confront threats across the living and dead realms. He prepared to use it against Isshiki—and potentially Naruto—if either became an uncontrollable danger.

• Hagoromo worried that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had evaded his notice for a thousand years and reassessed him as a major threat.
• Hagoromo searched the Pure Land for Yūji but found no trace of him, and discovered that Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju had lost their memories of the boy.
• Hagoromo recalled that an unknown force had blocked his perception and removed Yūji, deepening his suspicions about the Pure Land's hidden mysteries.
• Hagoromo created the Six Paths Life-and-Death Shogi, a special battlefield where living and dead beings could serve as pieces under its rules.
• Hagoromo planned to use the shogi against Isshiki and considered using it against Naruto if the young Hokage threatened the world's balance.

Naruto welcomed Nagato and Konan to dinner at his home, where Nagato asked to discuss the shinobi world Naruto had unified under Konoha. Nagato warned that peace secured through military conquest would be fragile as people continued to resist.

• Naruto returned home and found Karin, Uchiha Hikari, and dinner waiting, while Hinata and Hanabi were visiting the Hyuga Clan.
• Konan and Nagato arrived without Miwakan, whom Tayuya had picked up for his mother, Orochimaru.
• Naruto invited Konan and Nagato to join the meal and asked what they wanted to discuss.
• Nagato told Naruto that unifying the Five Great Nations through military force would not ensure lasting peace because people would fight to reclaim their homelands.

Naruto explained how he planned to sustain peace after unifying the Shinobi World through infrastructure, jobs, public services, and economic reforms. Nagato challenged him to explain how that plan could help the impoverished Land of Rain, and Naruto appeared ready to answer.

• Nagato asked Naruto how he would maintain lasting peace beyond military force and personal authority.
• Naruto outlined plans for infrastructure investment, worker protections, tax reforms, state-led industries, and expanded public services.
• Naruto argued that peace needed to improve ordinary people's lives and create hope for the future.
• Nagato described the Land of Rain's harsh climate, scarce resources, war damage, and weak economy, then asked how Naruto would address its people's survival needs.
• Naruto showed no surprise at Nagato's challenge and appeared prepared to respond.

Naruto outlined a development plan for the Land of Rain, and Nagato pressed him on how it could be carried out. After a long discussion, Nagato arranged to speak with Naruto alone as Konan, Karin, and Hikari left the dining room.

• Naruto proposed adapting agriculture to the Land of Rain's climate, rebuilding its workforce, investing in infrastructure, developing new industries, and using aid to build self-sufficiency.
• Nagato and Konan considered Naruto's constructive alternative to Nagato's former belief that peace required making the world experience equal pain.
• Nagato questioned Naruto about implementation, corruption, and reconciling local wishes with outside plans, and they discussed challenges facing the Land of Rain and a unified Shinobi World.
• Naruto recognized that detailed plans would require expertise from Shikaku Nara, Shikamaru, and Konoha's administrative staff.
• Nagato signaled Konan to leave, then Naruto asked Hikari and Karin to leave so he could speak with Nagato privately.

Nagato asked Naruto to bring Yahiko back so his friend could witness the coming peace and help Konan move on, but Naruto explained that retrieving Yahiko’s soul from the Pure Land was almost impossible. Naruto privately considered postponing Yahiko’s revival until after confronting the Sage of Six Paths, when it might be easier and Nagato could be useful as an ally.

• Nagato asked Naruto to revive Yahiko, hoping he could witness peace and give Konan closure.
• Naruto proposed that Orochimaru might create a suitable body from Yahiko’s tissue, but said they had no reliable way to summon Yahiko’s soul from the Pure Land.
• Naruto explained that the Sage of Six Paths controlled the passage of souls, making Yahiko’s revival nearly impossible under current conditions.
• Nagato accepted Naruto’s explanation with grief as his hope of seeing Yahiko again faded.
• Naruto privately decided that Yahiko’s revival could wait until after they dealt with the Sage of Six Paths, and considered recruiting Nagato as a powerful ally.

After Nagato and Konan left, Naruto spent a quiet moonlit evening on the roof with Karin, Hikari, and Otohime. On their walk home, Konan told Nagato he was all she had, and Nagato silently took her hand.

• Naruto watched Nagato and Konan leave, then invited Karin and Hikari onto the roof to watch the full moon.
• Otohime emerged from the shadows, upset that she had not been called to dinner, and Naruto invited her to join them with snacks.
• Karin went to fetch Three-Color Dango and tea while Hikari and Otohime sat with Naruto on the rooftop.
• As Nagato and Konan walked back to their lodging, Konan stopped and gripped Nagato's arm.
• Konan told Nagato to stay alive and take care of himself because he was all she had.
• Nagato covered Konan's hand with his own and held it firmly without making a promise.

Naruto’s Shadow Clones continued trying to fuse chakra natures in the Kamui Dimension, but one clone discovered a new application of Yang Release. He demonstrated Yang Release: Healing Creation, which regenerated a White Zetsu’s severed hand, and prepared to send the technique’s details back to Naruto.

• Thousands of Naruto’s Shadow Clones experimented with chakra fusion in the Kamui Dimension, suffering repeated failures.
• A Shadow Clone announced that he had developed a new Yang Release application based on growing new tissue rather than strengthening existing tissue.
• The manager Shadow Clone supplied a White Zetsu, and the inventor cut off its hand to test his technique.
• The clone used concentrated Jade Green chakra to regenerate the White Zetsu’s hand, restoring its tissues and fingerprints within seconds.
• The Shadow Clone named the technique Yang Release: Healing Creation and committed its principles and chakra circulation to memory for Naruto.

Nagato went to Orochimaru’s laboratory to undergo a Hashirama cell transplant, hoping to live longer so he could protect Konan, whom he considered family. The surgery was about to begin.

• Nagato entered Orochimaru’s operating room despite his worsening condition and lay on the operating table.
• Orochimaru asked why Nagato had changed his mind about receiving Hashirama cells after previously refusing them.
• Nagato said he wanted to live longer because he had someone he wanted to protect.
• Nagato clarified that his bond with Konan was familial, rooted in their shared past and their loss of Yahiko.
• Orochimaru prepared the purified Hashirama cells, and Nagato closed his eyes as the surgery began.

After Orochimaru's cultivated Hashirama cells restored Nagato's health and strength, Nagato used his new Wood Release to create a transformable Wood Armor Dragon. He left the testing arena with a new weapon and renewed resolve to protect the people close to him.

• Nagato tested his restored strength by punching a thick Special Alloy Steel Plate and denting it.
• Orochimaru asked how Nagato felt, and Nagato said the Hashirama cell transplant had made him feel very good.
• Nagato used Wood Release to create a wooden mechanical dragon and explained how his experience controlling the Six Paths helped him design it as a puppet.
• Nagato transformed the Wood Armor Dragon into armor that fitted his body and reshaped part of it into a spear.
• Orochimaru praised Nagato's invention, and Nagato resolved to live on and gain the strength to protect the warmth he had left.

Naruto reviewed his shadow clones’ experiments and used their findings to begin mastering Yin-Yang Release. He created a chakra-conducting black rod and concluded that kekkei mōra was within reach.

• Naruto received memories from over a thousand shadow clones and analyzed one clone’s Yang Release: Healing Creation technique.
• Naruto gathered yin and yang chakra in his palm and fused them into a controllable Yin-Yang Release symbol.
• Naruto used Yin-Yang Release to create a black chakra rod like those he had formed with the Rinnegan.
• Naruto recognized his progress as a major breakthrough and resolved to continue toward kekkei mōra.

Naruto's Wood Clone brought Black Zetsu to the sealed Kaguya and asked whether he knew how to free her. Black Zetsu eagerly pledged himself to Naruto as a new father and began explaining his thousand-year plan to release Kaguya.

• Naruto's Wood Clone entered the moon's Sealing Space and released Black Zetsu from the Sealing Scroll, while Shino Aburame's kikaichū remained ready to restrain him.
• Black Zetsu recognized the power of Hagoromo and Hamura and panicked, but Kaguya spoke to him and he realized his mother still existed.
• Naruto's Wood Clone warned Black Zetsu that their time was limited, then returned to the Kamui Dimension after briefly concealing their contact from Hagoromo.
• Naruto asked Black Zetsu whether he knew how to free Kaguya, and Black Zetsu declared Naruto his adoptive father in exchange for help.
• Naruto pressed Black Zetsu for the method and its conditions, and Black Zetsu began describing his plan to save Kaguya.

Naruto’s Wood Clone learned that Black Zetsu had no new plan to free Kaguya, while Kaguya proposed using Black Zetsu’s chakra to help break her seal. The proposal stalled at the seal’s barrier, leaving the Wood Clone to retreat with no immediate way to free her.

• Black Zetsu explained that his true Eye of the Moon Plan was to use the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki to resurrect Kaguya at full strength.
• Naruto’s Wood Clone angrily dismissed the plan as obsolete and pressed Black Zetsu for another way to free Kaguya.
• Black Zetsu admitted he could not undo the seal placed by Hagoromo and Hamura.
• Kaguya proposed absorbing Black Zetsu and sending some of her restored power through the seal to help Naruto’s Wood Clone break it.
• Naruto’s Wood Clone pointed out that the seal prevented anything from entering or leaving, then decided to withdraw after confirming neither Kaguya nor Black Zetsu had a workable escape plan.

Naruto’s Wood Clone failed to find a way to free Kaguya and left Black Zetsu stranded beside the seal on the moon. Black Zetsu waited for the Sage of Six Paths Brothers to destroy him, unaware that they could not detect him, while Naruto returned to his training and plans in Konoha.

• Naruto’s Wood Clone examined Kaguya’s seal, found it nearly impossible to break, and dispelled itself to send its memories back to Naruto.
• The kikaichū hidden in the clone’s sleeves flew into a crack in the rock and remained inside the Kamui Dimension.
• Black Zetsu panicked when the clone disappeared and asked Kaguya if she knew another way to escape, but Kaguya said she did not.
• Black Zetsu gave up hope and waited for the Sage of Six Paths Brothers to destroy him, but Naruto’s concealment measures kept them from noticing him.
• Naruto received the clone’s memories, shook his head, and returned to his training and plans for the Shinobi World.

Sasuke brought the captured Itachi to the Uchiha residence to face their mother, Mikoto, whose return from the dead shocked him. The reunion left the family surrounded by grief and suspicion, with Kakashi and Guy keeping watch over Itachi.

• Sasuke brought Itachi, restrained by chakra-suppressing handcuffs, before Mikoto while Kakashi and Might Guy guarded them.
• Itachi recognized Mikoto and wondered whether she had been revived through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Mikoto wept as she addressed Itachi and confirmed that their father, Fugaku, had also returned before his soul went back to the Pure Land.
• Itachi avoided Mikoto’s gaze and responded calmly, while Sasuke kept his hand near his sword and watched him closely.
• The family remained separated by grief and distrust as Kakashi and Guy continued their vigil.

Tenten, Neji, and Rock Lee enjoyed a quiet evening on the roof until a violent surge of purple chakra erupted from the Uchiha Clan Compound. Neji identified the chakra as Sasuke’s, leaving Team Guy on alert.

• Tenten watched the moon with Neji and Rock Lee on her family’s Weapon Shop roof.
• Neji praised Naruto’s strength and his efforts to spare civilians during recent expansion operations.
• Rock Lee finished two thousand push-ups and began a rapid set of squats, urging himself to keep up with Naruto.
• A furious burst of purple chakra erupted from the Uchiha Clan Compound and startled Team Guy.
• Neji activated his Byakugan and recognized the chakra signature as Sasuke’s.

Sasuke’s fury erupted as he confronted the restrained, gravely injured Uchiha Itachi in the Uchiha Mansion courtyard. Naruto arrived and told Kakashi to inform Sasuke that Itachi was already in such poor condition that Sasuke need not dirty his own hands.

• Neji used his Byakugan to see Sasuke confronting Itachi and described Sasuke’s emotional outburst to Tenten and Rock Lee.
• Kakashi and Might Guy moved closer while Mikoto tried to calm Sasuke, who stopped her from approaching.
• Neji reassured Tenten and Rock Lee that Itachi was sealed and too injured to pose a threat, and they returned to training.
• Sasuke’s chakra storm alerted Konoha’s security forces, and Naruto arrived, waved the ANBU away, and watched the courtyard from a rooftop.
• Naruto told Kakashi to tell Sasuke that Itachi’s body was already in terrible condition and there was no need to dirty his own hands.

Naruto told Sasuke that Itachi was close to death after forcing himself to use Perfect Susanoo, and left Sasuke to decide what to do with him. Sasuke sent Itachi back to Konoha, where the villagers condemned him as he walked through the streets under guard.

• Naruto judged that using Perfect Susanoo had worsened Itachi's illness and left him little time to live, and Kakashi relayed this to Sasuke.
• Mikoto pleaded with Sasuke to spare Itachi and let him guard the Uchiha cemetery, but Sasuke said Itachi would defile it and ordered him sent to Konoha.
• Itachi accepted Sasuke's decision, hoping to face the village he had claimed to protect during his final days.
• The next day, an ANBU operative escorted Itachi through Konoha in shackles as villagers recognized him and denounced him for slaughtering his clan.

Uchiha Itachi was escorted through Konoha while villagers cursed and despised him, making him question whether his clan’s massacre had protected anything worth saving. Yusuke and Jiro humiliated him with a rotten-egg attack, and as Itachi continued onward in silence, the villagers began throwing garbage at the two boys instead.

• Konoha villagers jeered at Uchiha Itachi as an ANBU escorted him through the village, deepening his doubts about the path he had chosen.
• Yusuke and Jiro blocked Itachi and introduced themselves before hurling a homemade rotten-egg projectile into his face.
• Yusuke and Jiro reveled in humiliating the powerful Itachi, justifying their bullying as their “tyrant’s ninja way.”
• The ANBU prepared to intervene, but Itachi subtly stopped him and faced the boys without anger, showing only exhaustion and pity.
• Itachi continued walking, and Konoha villagers began throwing garbage at Yusuke and Jiro while shouting that they were on Itachi’s side.