Recaps

Naruto learned that Kamura Yusuke and Matsumoto Jiro had attacked Uchiha Itachi with foul-smelling devices, but the gathering soon turned to happier news. Ino announced that Naruto would marry her, Hinata, Hikari, and Karin on October tenth, four years later, and their friends celebrated the plans.

• Uzuki Yugao reported to Naruto that Kamura Yusuke and Matsumoto Jiro had thrown foul-smelling devices at Uchiha Itachi.
• Naruto and his friends recognized the culprits as former Academy bullies and reacted with amusement and disbelief.
• Ino announced that she and Naruto had set their wedding date for October tenth, four years later, with their engagement planned for the year after next.
• Hinata revealed that she, Hikari, and Karin would also marry Naruto, surprising Sakura and the rest of the gathering.
• Naruto's friends congratulated him, while Hanabi sulked and Naruto let the incident with Itachi fade from his mind.

After Sakura worried that Naruto had not truly included her in his future, Naruto reassured her that he meant his confession and planned to formally speak with her parents. They headed together to the Haruno Clan's home, leaving Sakura happy and hopeful.

• Sakura left the gathering troubled by Ino and Hinata's wedding announcement and wondered whether Naruto had accepted her confession only to comfort her.
• Naruto met Sakura on her way home and asked whether her parents knew she had confessed to him; Sakura said they did not.
• Naruto explained that Sakura's parents had not joined the family meeting because they did not know about their relationship, and Sakura became hurt and tearful.
• Naruto told Sakura he would visit her parents that day and clear things up, reassuring her that he was serious about her.
• Sakura accepted Naruto's invitation, and they walked together toward the Haruno Clan's home.

Naruto visited Sakura’s parents to tell them he had accepted her feelings, and Kizashi mistakenly wondered if Naruto planned to become a daimyo. Naruto explained that he loved Sakura and his other partners, not that he sought political power, and the chapter ended with the Harunos accepting the relationship.

• Mebuki opened the door and was shocked to find Sakura and the Sixth Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki, waiting outside.
• Naruto told Kizashi and Mebuki that Sakura had confessed her feelings and he had accepted them.
• Kizashi guessed that Naruto intended to become a daimyo so he could marry multiple women.
• Naruto denied wanting to become a daimyo and said he loved Sakura, Ino, Hinata, Hikari, and Karin.
• Naruto promised to protect Sakura and give her a happy, secure future as his partner.
• Kizashi and Mebuki accepted the relationship, and Sakura gratefully held Naruto’s hand.

Nagato secretly read The Lustful Ninja Chronicles of Shimura until Konan caught him and demanded to see the book. After finding its explicit passages, Konan teased him without reproach, leaving Nagato embarrassed.

• Nagato read The Lustful Ninja Chronicles of Shimura, Volume Seven and admired its storyline.
• Konan entered with Miwakan, and Nagato hurriedly hid the book.
• Konan questioned Nagato about the book, and he claimed Jiraiya had left it behind.
• Konan insisted on seeing the book, and Nagato reluctantly handed it over.
• Konan read a passage, blushed, and laughed as she teased Nagato about liking that kind of novel.

Nagato and Konan spent the evening buying books together, and their growing closeness was interrupted when they saw Naruto secretly meet Sakura. After Naruto and Sakura left, Nagato and Konan headed back to their lodgings with their books, and Konan asked to borrow one.

• Konan teased Nagato about his books, then suggested they buy the regular editions together to celebrate his recovery.
• Nagato bought the seven main volumes and four side-story volumes of The Lustful Ninja Chronicles of Shimura, while regretting that two additional side stories were only available as R18 editions.
• Nagato and Konan spotted Naruto signaling them to stay quiet before he hid in an alley.
• Naruto approached Sakura, spoke with her, and walked away beside her while Nagato and Konan watched from a distance.
• Konan called Naruto a womanizer, and Nagato said it was natural that someone like him was liked by many girls.
• Konan asked Nagato to lend her one of his books, and he agreed as they continued back to their lodgings together.

Naruto left Konoha for the Land of Demons to meet Dan Katō, seek a path to the Pure Land, and investigate the miko's powers. After he departed, Otohime Otsutsuki emerged from a space-time rift, having escaped the Sixth Hokage in a future timeline.

• Naruto finished his Hokage duties and prepared to travel to the Land of Demons, where Jiraiya had gone ahead with Dan Katō's cloned body.
• Naruto planned to reunite Dan Katō's soul with his body and learn about Iwaya Slope and the Pure Land so he could retrieve the souls of the former Hokage, Kushina, and Mito.
• Naruto reflected on his growing mastery of Yin-Yang Release and his need to prepare for a future clash of ideals and power with the Sage of Six Paths.
• Naruto set out from Hokage Rock on a golden cloud, heading toward the Land of Demons to study Shion and the miko traditions, and possibly confront Moryo.
• Otohime Otsutsuki fell through an unstable space-time rift after escaping the Sixth Hokage, then vowed revenge while recalling his terrifying power.

Otohime tried to kill the younger Naruto Uzumaki in another timeline, hoping to erase the future that had defeated her. Adult Naruto tracked her through the Space-Time Rift and captured her, while Silver Dragon Otohime suggested refining her into a Chakra Pill or Superior Chakra Fruit.

• Otohime planned to find and kill the still-young Naruto Uzumaki after arriving in a different timeline.
• As Otohime began sensing for Naruto, Adult Naruto reached through the Space-Time Rift with a golden chakra hand and seized her.
• Adult Naruto rode Silver Dragon Otohime through the rift and dragged the captive Otohime back toward the future.
• Adult Naruto told Otohime he would not kill her, then asked Silver Dragon Otohime how to make the best use of her.
• Silver Dragon Otohime suggested refining the captive into a Chakra Pill or a Superior Chakra Fruit.

The captive Otohime begged Naruto and Silver Dragon Otohime to make peace as they carried her through a space-time rift, leaving her fearful of what the agreement would mean. Naruto then found Jiraiya and Dan Katō in the Land of Demons, where both were performing in a kabuki play.

• The captive Otohime feared Naruto's power and pleaded with him to make peace.
• Adult Naruto told Silver Dragon Otohime that she had once made the same plea, leaving the captive Otohime alarmed by what might follow.
• Silver Dragon Otohime carried Naruto and the captive Otohime toward their destination through the Space-Time Rift.
• Naruto arrived in the Land of Demons and used Mind's Eye of the Kagura to search for Jiraiya and Kato Dan.
• Naruto found Jiraiya performing a female role at the Oborozukiya kabuki theater.
• Dan Katō appeared onstage as a warrior, and Naruto sensed that his chakra was stable.

Naruto discovered that Jiraiya and Dan Katō had been performing in the Land of Demons to help repay Tsunade’s gambling debt, which had ballooned to 73,500,000 ryō. He offered to deal with the loan sharks and asked them to take him to Shion and share information about Iwaya Slope and the Pure Land.

• Naruto watched Jiraiya and Dan Katō perform in a kabuki theater and suspected they were working to repay Tsunade’s debts.
• After the show, Naruto caught Jiraiya and Dan Katō trying to slip out through the dressing-room door.
• Jiraiya admitted that Tsunade’s debt had grown from 18,490,000 ryō in principal to about 73,500,000 ryō with interest.
• Jiraiya and Dan Katō explained that they had earned roughly seven million ryō in half a month from performances, tips, and bounties.
• Naruto said Konoha would handle the loan sharks and asked Jiraiya and Dan Katō to take him to Shion and discuss Iwaya Slope and the Pure Land.

Shion and the guardians feared Naruto Uzumaki would conquer the Land of Demons, and Shion offered herself to him in hopes of protecting its people. As Naruto approached the Miko's Palace, the fate of the country remained uncertain.

• Taruho and the guardians worried that the Land of Demons could not resist Naruto without risking Shion's life and the Miko lineage.
• Shion said reports described Naruto as a lecher and proposed handing herself over to buy peace for the country.
• Taruho offered to use his family's disguise technique in Shion's place, but Shion rejected the plan because his body would reveal the deception.
• Shion explained that she had no other way to prevent bloodshed, while the guardians waited in silence for Naruto to arrive.

Naruto entered the Land of Demons’ palace and said he had come for peace, while admitting he wanted to study Shion’s powers and the sealed Moryo. Shion mistook his interest for romantic desire and agreed to leave with him if he spared her country, prompting Taruho to attack.

• Naruto, Jiraiya, and Dan Katō entered the palace, where a guard tried to stop Naruto with a sword.
• Naruto activated his Kamui Sharingan and walked straight through the guard without touching him.
• Naruto told Shion and the assembled people that he sought peace and wanted to learn about the priestess’s power and the sealed Moryo.
• Shion assumed Naruto’s interest in her was personal and agreed to go with him in exchange for the Land of Demons being spared.
• Taruho charged at Naruto to protect Shion, while Jiraiya and Dan Katō looked confused and Naruto froze in surprise.

Naruto dismissed Taruho’s attack and had Shion lead him to the hidden passage to Iwaya Slope beneath the Palace. After confirming that the well concealed a connection to another world, he sent a Wood Clone inside and continued with Shion toward the place where Moryo’s soul was sealed.

• Taruho’s sword passed through Naruto, and Taruho crashed to the floor as Naruto dismissed his attack.
• Naruto told Shion to guide him to Iwaya Slope and then to Moryo, and Shion agreed to lead him.
• Jiraiya and Dan Katō tried to follow, but Naruto signaled them to stay behind.
• Shion led Naruto to an ancient chamber beneath the Palace, where she identified a stone well as a passage to another world.
• Naruto sensed a faint deathly fluctuation in the well and sent a Wood Clone into it to investigate.
• Naruto asked Shion to take him to the site where Moryo’s soul was sealed, and she led him toward the Sealing Grounds.

Naruto used his Wood Release: Eight Pillars Seal to trap and drain Moryo’s soul beneath the Palace. After the seal weakened the demon, Naruto told Shion they would go to the Land of Swamps to deal with Moryo’s body.

• Shion sensed Moryo’s threat and was relieved when she foresaw that Naruto would survive their encounter.
• Naruto told Shion to step back and faced Moryo, who mocked him as a mere brat.
• Naruto formed the Eight Pillars Seal, raising eight rune-carved wooden pillars that trapped Moryo’s soul.
• The seal absorbed Moryo’s corrupted energy and began draining his chakra, visibly weakening him.
• Naruto told Shion they would go to the Land of Swamps to deal with Moryo’s body.

Naruto's Wood Clone traced Dan Katō's passage through Iwaya Slope to the Sanzu River and crossed to its far shore. There he discovered that Naruto's Wood Release had bound Nagato's summons in the afterlife, then prepared to explore farther for clues about the Pure Land and the Sage of Six Paths.

• Naruto's Wood Clone used Clairvoyance to find Dan Katō's soul traveling up Iwaya Slope from the Pure Land.
• The Wood Clone followed Dan Katō's route to Yomi and saw a red-haired boy with Rinnegan rescue Dan's fading soul from the Sanzu River.
• The Wood Clone crossed Yomi, whose current shifted to flow toward him as he traveled.
• On the far shore, the Wood Clone found strange creatures bound by Naruto's Wood Release and recognized them as Nagato's summons.
• The Wood Clone concluded that the defeated summons had been sent back to the Sanzu River and decided to explore the unknown regions beyond.

Naruto Uzumaki's Wood Clone entered the Pure Land and encountered Asura, who questioned how a living person had crossed into the realm. Naruto said he had come seeking answers about the past, the future, and how to escape repeating fates.

• Naruto's Wood Clone crossed the Sanzu River, marked the Pure Land with a Flying Thunder God formula, and explored its featureless expanse.
• Asura found Naruto's mark, sensed that a living person had left it, and followed the trail through the Pure Land.
• Naruto sensed Asura approaching and slashed at him with a Wooden Sword, cutting his white robe before Asura repaired it.
• Naruto recognized the white-robed man as Asura, and Asura identified Naruto and asked how he had entered the Pure Land and gained his unusual Rinnegan.
• Naruto told Asura he sought answers about the past and future and wanted to break paths that seemed destined to repeat.

Naruto's wood clone challenged Asura's view of the Pure Land and declared that Naruto and Sasuke would choose their own future rather than submit to the cycle of reincarnation. Their clash began to shake the Pure Land's ancient rules, leaving Asura prepared to test Naruto's answer to destiny.

• Naruto's wood clone rejected the Pure Land as a home, calling it a cage built around a predetermined cycle and refusing the inheritance of Indra and Asura.
• Naruto's wood clone attacked Asura with a wooden sword, declaring that the chakra of the two brothers must leave Naruto and Sasuke.
• Asura evaded the strike and explained that Naruto sought to sever karma, ancient chakra marks, and the parts of himself intertwined with his soul.
• Naruto's wood clone infused his sword with Yin-Yang Release and vowed that he and Sasuke would write their own lives, bonds, and future.
• Asura formed pure-white chains from his life-giving chakra to envelop Naruto's blazing charge, and their collision sent ripples through the Pure Land.

Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju watched Naruto's Wood Clone battle Asura in the Pure Land and recognized the clone's extraordinary strength. They suspected Naruto's unusual eyes and challenge pointed to a major upheaval in the mortal world, while Hashirama proudly remarked that Konoha was thriving.

• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju arrived to watch Naruto's golden figure fight Asura and discussed how much Naruto had grown.
• Naruto's Wood Clone continued probing Asura with Taijutsu, Wood Release, the Rinnegan, and Truth-Seeking Orbs, while struggling against Asura's immense power.
• Hashirama recognized that the fighter was Naruto's Wood Clone rather than his original body, and Madara criticized Naruto's nerve in entering the Pure Land with only a clone.
• Madara and Hashirama suspected Naruto's Six-Tomoe Rinnegan and his challenge to Asura were connected to a great upheaval in the mortal world.
• Hashirama declared that Konoha was thriving, while Madara privately rejected the idea that he still considered Konoha his own.

Obito sensed Naruto Uzumaki fighting a powerful opponent in the Pure Land and headed toward the clash, only to encounter Minato, Kushina, and Mito. Surrounded and cut off by Mito’s sealing jutsu, he faced his former teacher and the people he had betrayed.

• Obito sensed Naruto’s immense chakra colliding with another powerful force and went to investigate.
• Obito came upon Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki, and Mito Uzumaki watching the distant battle.
• Obito turned to flee when he recognized Minato, but Kushina shouted his name.
• Minato appeared in Obito’s path while Mito began sealing the area and its chakra flow.
• Kushina confronted Obito as Minato blocked his escape and Mito’s sealing field tightened around him.

Obito confronted Minato over his absence when Kakashi and Rin were in danger, and Minato admitted his failure while defending the missions he had chosen to perform. Obito asked if he could still turn back, but Minato believed he was only wavering because he feared being sealed, as he and the others prepared their power.

• Obito accused Minato of being absent when Kakashi was injured, when Obito was trapped beneath a rock, and when Rin died.
• Minato apologized for failing his students but explained that his missions had been vital to Konoha and that he would make the same choice again.
• Minato regretted not placing Flying Thunder God Marks on his students earlier, prompting Obito to remember that Minato had marked him during the Nine-Tails' Attack.
• Obito's sword lowered as he asked Minato whether he still had a chance to turn back.
• Minato said Obito was only struggling because he expected to be sealed, entered Kurama Link Mode, and had the Nine-Tails transfer chakra to Mito and Kushina.

Naruto’s Wood Clone defeated Asura but agreed to stop fighting and hear him out. As Hashirama joined them for a discussion in the Pure Land, Madara watched warily and worried that Obito’s capture had left Nagato unsupervised.

• Naruto’s Wood Clone pinned Asura and threatened to kill him unless he fought seriously.
• Asura explained that he had held back and proposed ending the contest to talk with Hashirama.
• Naruto’s Wood Clone accepted, moved his sword away, and helped Asura to his feet.
• Hashirama joined Naruto’s Wood Clone and Asura as they sat down to talk, while Madara and the others watched.
• Madara worried that, with Obito bound, Black Zetsu could not protect Nagato or ensure Madara’s resurrection.

Hashirama realized Asura’s chakra may have influenced his beliefs and choices, including his conflict with Madara, and attacked him in anger. The Wood Clone watched, convinced the confrontation showed why the reincarnations’ inherited influence had to end.

• Asura explained how Indra’s and Asura’s chakra guided and resonated with their reincarnations, and Hashirama realized that Asura’s ideals may have shaped his choices.
• Hashirama punched Asura and condemned him for assuming that villages should take precedence over family, friends, and personal bonds.
• Hashirama recalled telling Madara he would sacrifice even his family to protect the village and questioned how much that conviction had come from Asura’s influence.
• Hashirama blamed Asura and Indra’s unresolved conflict for twisting the lives and bonds of later generations, then attacked Asura with a barrage of taijutsu strikes.
• Mito called out to Hashirama while Madara and the Wood Clone watched without intervening, and the Wood Clone saw the fight as proof that destiny’s influence had to be severed.

Naruto inspected and reinforced the seals holding Moryo’s body in the Land of Swamps, then reassured Shion that he would spare the Land of Demons. Shion asked him to wait two years before accepting her promised “service,” leaving Naruto bewildered by her assumption that he was eager for it.

• Naruto examined Moryo’s dormant body and reinforced the sealing barrier Miroku had created.
• Naruto added traps to strengthen the defenses around the sealing grounds and left with Shion.
• Shion asked Naruto to spare the Land of Demons, and he assured her that he would keep his word.
• Shion asked Naruto to wait two years before she offered herself to him, and Naruto turned around in disbelief.

Naruto left the Land of Demons after securing its submission and traveled to the Land of Snow, where he was struck by the transformation wrought by the Geothermal Generator. Shion, misunderstanding his interest in her bloodline, dressed up to attract his attention, but learned he had already departed; Naruto headed for the capital to see Kazahana Koyuki.

• Naruto clarified to Shion that he wanted the Land of Demons and its miko lineage to follow his will, and that he was interested in the power of her bloodline.
• Shion chose an elaborate gown, styled her hair, and applied makeup, hoping to attract Naruto when she returned to the palace.
• An attendant told Shion that Naruto had left the Land of Demons over an hour earlier and had promised to honor its submission to Konoha.
• Shion returned to her room and questioned her appearance and why Naruto had not shown interest in her.
• Naruto arrived at a border outpost in the Land of Snow and saw how the Geothermal Generator had turned the frozen landscape into fertile grassland.
• Naruto thought of Kazahana Koyuki and sped toward the Land of Snow's capital, hoping to relax and see how she was doing.

Naruto Uzumaki surprised Mitaraishi Anko and Kazahana Koyuki during a visit to the Royal Palace in the Land of Snow. Koyuki joyfully reunited with him, while Anko realized how much stronger and more imposing he had become.

• Mitaraishi Anko lounged in Koyuki’s study while Kazahana Koyuki handled government affairs.
• Naruto quietly approached Anko, reminded her that she owed him a meal for the Three-Color Dango she had stolen, and startled her with his presence.
• Anko recognized Naruto as the Sixth Hokage and was shaken by his overwhelming presence and chakra.
• Kazahana Koyuki recognized Naruto, rushed around her desk, and greeted him with joy.

Naruto reunited with Kazahana Koyuki, who confessed that she still loved him and explained how Konoha’s support had helped protect the Land of Snow. Naruto sidestepped her confession and asked her to show him around the country, leaving Anko convinced that he was interested in older women.

• Naruto welcomed Kazahana Koyuki into an embrace as she expressed relief at seeing him again.
• Kazahana Koyuki recalled the struggles of rebuilding the Land of Snow and how its alliance with Konoha had deterred neighboring nations.
• Kazahana Koyuki told Naruto that she loved him and that she would always see him as Naruto Uzumaki.
• Mitaraishi Anko watched their reunion and privately concluded that Naruto was into older women.
• Naruto avoided answering Kazahana Koyuki’s confession, asked her to show him around the Land of Snow, and left with her while Anko was ignored.