Recaps

While Shikamaru waited for the opposing side to make a move in the Life-and-Death Shogi, Tobirama was ejected from the Pure Land battlefield by the shock waves of Naruto and the Sage of Six Paths’ clash. Tobirama learned that Konoha remained stable and said Naruto was creating a legend of his own.

• Shikamaru studied the shogi board and worried that the Sage of Six Paths’ side had not made a move.
• Tobirama appeared in the Hokage’s Office after the clash between Naruto’s Wood Release deity and the Sage of Six Paths’ Susanoo eliminated him from the battlefield.
• Tobirama asked Shikamaru whether Konoha was safe while most of its strongest fighters were away.
• Shikamaru reported that Naruto’s preparations and support from the other villages had kept Konoha and the shinobi world stable.
• Tobirama told Shikamaru that the battle had reached an unimaginable scale and that Naruto was creating a legend of his own.

Konoha ninja forcibly returned from the Pure Land after the shock waves of Naruto Uzumaki’s battle with the Sage of Six Paths and gathered in the Hokage Building. Unable to help Naruto, they supported one another and waited for him to return safely with victory.

• Kakashi Hatake and the other Konoha ninja returned to the conference room after being swept away by the battle’s shock waves.
• Hatake Sakumo told Kakashi to go home and care for his pregnant wife, Hanare, and Kakashi hurried away.
• Minato Namikaze helped Kushina Uzumaki rest and silently expressed his faith in their son, Naruto.
• The gathered Konoha ninja recovered from their shock and resolved to protect their home while waiting for Naruto’s return.

As Naruto and the Sage of Six Paths continued their godlike battle, Konan joined Nagato and Hashirama in a coordinated attack that created an opening for her to unleash six hundred billion Explosive Tags. Kakuzu survived the blasts’ earlier fallout but was left aghast at the cost of Konan’s attack.

• Kakuzu endured the battlefield’s energy storm using Earth Grudge Fear, while Naruto reassured Yuyun that he would one day surpass him.
• Konan slipped around the Sage of Six Paths’ Susanoo as Nagato used Super Shinra Tensei to scatter the Truth-Seeking Orbs and Hashirama restrained the Susanoo with Wood Release: Hotei Technique.
• Naruto, Nagato, and Hashirama’s combined assault cracked the Susanoo’s head and made it falter.
• Konan pressed an Explosive Tag onto the Sage of Six Paths’ back and activated her Six hundred billion Explosive Tags technique, engulfing him in explosions.
• Kakuzu reacted to the cost of Konan’s attack with disbelief and anguish, lamenting the waste of Akatsuki’s money.

The Sage of Six Paths emerged unharmed from Konan’s six hundred billion Explosive Tags and neutralized the chain reaction. He then challenged Naruto to fight on the ground, where their duel continued with weapons and sage arts.

• Kakuzu mourned the immense fortune being destroyed as Konan’s Explosive Tags filled the sky with explosions.
• The Sage of Six Paths emerged unscathed and used a Truth-Seeking Orb barrier to stop the tags from multiplying and exploding.
• The Sage of Six Paths descended to the ground to fight directly, and Naruto dismissed the Eight-Armed Asura before pursuing him.
• Naruto struck at the Sage of Six Paths with his staff and Blazing Flame Charge, but the Sage blocked both attacks.
• Naruto evaded the Sage’s Amenonuhoko and attacked from behind with Fierce Lightning Flash, which the Sage blocked with his weapon.

Naruto used a combined Wood Release and sealing technique to trap the Sage of Six Paths, then began the ultimate sealing jutsu, Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei. A growing meteorite formed around the tree imprisoning the Sage as Naruto sought to seal him away completely.

• Naruto attacked the Sage of Six Paths with six red chakra spheres, but the Sage absorbed them with a Truth-Seeking Orb shield and countered with the Amenonuhoko.
• Naruto evaded the Sage's strike with a Wood Clone and substitution, then restrained him with nine wooden dragons.
• Naruto fused the dragons into a towering tree and covered it with sealing runes that suppressed the Sage's chakra.
• Naruto began Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei, using the tree as its core as rocks and debris gathered into a vast meteorite around the imprisoned Sage.

Naruto tried to seal the Sage of Six Paths, but the Sage escaped with Liberation Heaven and countered with Mahayana Heaven. Naruto broke part of the formation with two powerful attacks, and they resumed their close-quarters battle at the height of their strength.

• Naruto used a Wood Clone, Nine Dragons Immortal Lock, and Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei to trap and seal the Sage of Six Paths.
• The Sage of Six Paths escaped the giant tree and Planetary Devastation with Sage Art: Liberation Heaven.
• The Sage of Six Paths sent his nine-ring Mahayana Heaven formation down toward Naruto.
• Naruto struck the formation with Sage Art: Molten Sun Split and Sage Art: Cold Moon Rise, cracking one ring and weakening its seal.
• Naruto pressed the attack with his lava fist and ice-bladed staff as the Sage of Six Paths fought back with the Amenonuhoko, and their battle intensified.

Naruto gained the upper hand against Hagoromo Otsutsuki by borrowing Nagato’s Rinnegan power and using Limbo: Border Jail. Hagoromo recognized Naruto’s latest tactic as another surprise.

• Uchiha Hikari, Hashirama Senju, Nagato, and Konan tried to aid Naruto but could not break through Hagoromo Otsutsuki’s six paths power.
• Naruto decided that conventional attacks would not win quickly and called out to Nagato to borrow his eyes.
• Naruto used Amenotajikara to seize Nagato’s Rinnegan abilities, including Limbo: Border Jail.
• Naruto summoned four Limbo shadows, which disrupted Hagoromo’s attacks and supported Naruto’s assault.
• Naruto’s coordinated attacks with the shadows forced Hagoromo to retreat and shifted the battle in Naruto’s favor.

Naruto countered the Sage of Six Paths’ attempts to unsettle him by asserting that his bonds made him less lonely and that his feelings for girls his age were natural. The Sage abandoned psychological attacks and prepared to strike Naruto with stronger Lightning Release.

• Naruto challenged the Sage of Six Paths by comparing his loving family and supportive friends with the Sage’s lonely life.
• The Sage asked whether Naruto truly loved the girls who liked him, then privately revealed that he knew Naruto had come from another world and had an adult soul.
• Naruto dismissed the Sage’s moral challenge by saying he was a fourteen-year-old boy falling for girls his own age.
• The Sage, angered by Naruto’s shameless response, threatened to increase the voltage of his Lightning Release.
• Naruto refused to back down as golden light and Lightning Release chakra gathered around his staff.

Uchiha Hikari returned to Konoha without Naruto and reassured Hanabi that he was still fighting the Sage of Six Paths in the Pure Land. A month into their battle, Naruto and the Sage were still locked in a devastating contest.

• Uchiha Hikari returned to the Uzumaki Mansion with Kaguya Otsutsuki and Otohime Otsutsuki, and Hanabi asked where Naruto was.
• Hikari told Hanabi that Naruto remained in the Pure Land fighting a powerful old man and promised he would return after winning.
• Hanabi showed Hikari the white Hokage Robe that she, Hinata, Sakura Haruno, and Ino Yamanaka had made for Naruto.
• Hikari said Naruto would return victorious and wear the robe.
• Naruto and the Sage of Six Paths continued their month-long battle in the Pure Land, leaving the battlefield and surrounding region devastated.

Naruto and the Sage of Six Paths traded insults and fought while arguing over Naruto's relationships and his identity as a transmigrator. After their scuffle ended with the Sage injuring his forehead on Naruto's forehead protector, he prepared to intensify the fight with the Amenonuhoko.

• The Sage of Six Paths accused Naruto of being a little-girl-loving scumbag, and Naruto defended his choices by warning him not to wait until love was too late.
• Naruto and the Sage of Six Paths reached for each other's face and beard while trading insults about tragic love and Naruto being a parasite.
• Naruto yanked the Sage of Six Paths' beard and argued that he had not taken over another person's body because no other Naruto Uzumaki soul existed.
• The Sage of Six Paths headbutted Naruto, but struck Naruto's Konoha Forehead Protector and cut his own forehead.
• The Sage of Six Paths healed the wound and raised the Amenonuhoko, deciding that Lightning Release alone would not be enough.

Naruto provoked the Sage of Six Paths by mocking his preference for mature, gentle women, then blocked the Sage’s furious kick with the Seventh Gate. The Sage’s anger escalated into an uncontrolled surge of power, and Naruto eagerly prepared to continue the fight.

• Naruto asked the Sage of Six Paths what kind of women he liked, and the Sage admitted that he preferred mature, gentle women.
• Naruto claimed the Sage sought women to make up for lacking motherly love, causing the Sage’s warmth to vanish and his anger to erupt.
• The Sage of Six Paths attacked Naruto with a powerful flying side kick, and Naruto opened the Seventh Gate to block it.
• Naruto mocked the Sage and traded insults with him, driving him into a furious, visibly overheated state.
• The Sage of Six Paths unleashed a pillar of purple chakra, and Naruto grinned and called for them to fight with full force.

Adult Naruto and Yuyun watched Naruto Uzumaki and the Sage of Six Paths exhaust themselves in their final clash, which shattered Six Paths Life-and-Death Shogi and ended without a victor. Adult Naruto left the Pure Land with Yuyun, whose journey was just beginning as the Shinobi World entered a new era.

• Adult Naruto asked Yuyun what he had learned from the battle, and Yuyun said he had mastered it all.
• Adult Naruto realized Young Naruto risked Otsutsukification if he continued fighting at full strength and judged the duel would end in a draw.
• Naruto Uzumaki and the Sage of Six Paths unleashed one final clash that shattered Six Paths Life-and-Death Shogi.
• Naruto Uzumaki and the Sage of Six Paths survived but were utterly exhausted, and neither could claim victory.
• Adult Naruto patted Yuyun on the shoulder and took him back as the Shinobi World entered a new era.

Three years after the Six Paths match, Naruto toured the peaceful Shinobi World, then returned to Konoha and prepared for his eighteenth birthday wedding. The chapter ended with Naruto’s son Yuto discovering two wedding photographs in the family album.

• Naruto visited Kusagakure, where villagers gave him an enthusiastic welcome and he rebuked the village chief for arranging a public spectacle.
• Naruto visited Kurotsuchi in Iwagakure and discussed the village’s economic growth and Ōnoki’s road-building work.
• Naruto returned to Konoha, found Shikamaru complaining about his workload, and offered him leave to go on blind dates.
• Naruto asked Jiraiya to serve as acting Hokage while Shikamaru was away, then told him he would marry on October tenth, his eighteenth birthday.
• Naruto looked at a family photograph that showed his future wedding with six brides and a gathering of their relatives and friends.
• Yuto found two wedding photographs in the family album, and Naruto told him that good things came in pairs.

Naruto Uzumaki and Jiraiya escorted Kazahana Koyuki through the snowy Land of Snow as she prepared to reclaim her homeland from Kazahana Dōtō. The chapter ended with Naruto confronting Nadare Rōga and two Snow Ninja after Koyuki refused to return to the usurper.

• Asama Sandayu reassured the Director that Naruto Uzumaki and Jiraiya were formidable protectors, while the Director wondered if they could appear in Princess Gale.
• Kazahana Koyuki worried that her escorts could not stand against Kazahana Dōtō's forces as the caravan crossed the snowfield.
• Naruto sensed an approaching threat, and Jiraiya stopped pretending to be drunk as Nadare Rōga, Fubuki Kakuyoku, and Fuyuki Hiyu blocked the caravan.
• Nadare Rōga accused Asama Sandayu of abandoning Kazahana Sōshun, and Sandayu faltered under the accusation.
• Kazahana Koyuki emerged from the carriage and declared that she would not return to Kazahana Dōtō, but would punish the traitors and restore the Land of Snow.
• Naruto drew his sword, placed himself between Koyuki and the Snow Ninja, and warned them to leave before blades were drawn.

Naruto confronted Nadare Rōga and the other Snow ninja when they threatened the Princess Gale film crew, then demonstrated his strength by damaging Nadare’s Chakra Armor. He left the standoff poised to fight if they continued to obstruct his escort contract.

• Jiraiya watched the confrontation and worried that Asama Sandayu might be hurt if a fight broke out.
• Naruto drew his golden-radiant sword and struck before Nadare Rōga could fully unsheathe his weapon.
• Naruto disarmed Nadare and pierced the chest of his Chakra Armor, forcing Nadare to retreat as Fubuki Kakuyoku and Fuyukuma Kōssetsu moved to defend him.
• Sandayu recognized the damaged armor as the rare Chakra Armor created by Kazahana Dōtō.
• Naruto said his contract covered escorting the film crew, not killing the three ninja, and warned them not to obstruct him.

Asama Sandayu offered Naruto two million ryō to kill Nadare Rōga and his two companions, exposing both his wealth and his desperate desire for revenge. Naruto weighed the fortune against his sympathy for Sandayu and disgust with the villains, leaving Nadare unsure whether Naruto would accept.

• Asama Sandayu offered to pay Naruto thirty percent above the bounty rate to kill Nadare Rōga, Fubuki Kakuyoku, and Fuyukuma Kōssetsu, bringing the reward to two million ryō.
• Kazahana Koyuki, the director, and the film crew reacted with disbelief at Sandayu's offer and the wealth behind it.
• Nadare Rōga recognized that the money could tempt Naruto, while Fubuki Kakuyoku and Fuyukuma Kōssetsu also showed signs of reacting to the immense sum.
• Naruto considered how the money could ease his and Jiraiya's hardships, while also feeling sympathy for Sandayu and contempt for the three villains.
• Naruto's expression and killing intent shifted, alarming Nadare as he waited to see whether Naruto would accept the deal.

Nadare Rōga accused Asama Sandayu of corruption, but Sandayu explained that his money came from a lottery win and that he had used it to fund the return to the Land of Snow. After Jiraiya agreed to let Naruto control the two million ryō bounty, Naruto attacked Nadare Rōga and his companions, killing Fubuki Kakuyoku and leaving the other two stunned.

• Nadare Rōga accused Asama Sandayu of embezzling money, but Sandayu said he had won five million ryō in a Konohagakure lottery and spent the winnings on restoring the Land of Snow.
• Naruto asked Jiraiya to handle the two-million-ryō bounty, and Jiraiya agreed to let Naruto get his hands on the money first.
• Naruto charged the three Snow Ninjas as Nadare Rōga, Fubuki Kakuyoku, and Fuyukuma Kōssetsu unleashed Ice Release attacks.
• Naruto used Wind Release: Wind Blade to break through Fubuki Kakuyoku’s and Fuyukuma Kōssetsu’s attacks and cut Nadare Rōga’s One-Horned White Whale in half.
• Naruto killed Fubuki Kakuyoku with a sword strike and told the remaining Nadare Rōga and Fuyukuma Kōssetsu, "The first."

After killing Nadare Rōga and Fuyukuma Kōssetsu, Naruto Uzumaki collected their Chakra Armor, hoping to adapt it and learn Ice Release. He left Fubuki Kakuyoku’s armor untouched and stopped the film crew from recording her body, then considered how to modify his spoils.

• Naruto cleaned and sheathed his sword after Nadare Rōga and Fuyukuma Kōssetsu fell in the snowfield.
• Naruto asked two stagehands to remove the Chakra Armor from the fallen enemies, then paid them when they balked.
• Naruto stopped the stagehands from stripping Fubuki Kakuyoku’s armor and took the two suits they had removed.
• Naruto noticed the cameraman filming the aftermath and positioned himself to block footage of Fubuki Kakuyoku’s body.
• Naruto warned the cameraman off and began planning how to modify the Chakra Armor and try Ice Release.

Naruto took nearly all of the two million ryo from Jiraiya and recalled how Jiraiya had dragged him away before his engagement to Hinata Hyuga. The convoy resumed its journey toward the Land of Snow, while Naruto worried about facing the Hyuga Clan after abandoning the engagement.

• Naruto buried the three Snow Ninja and accepted two million ryo from Asama Sandayu.
• Naruto took nearly all the money back from Jiraiya, leaving his godfather with twenty thousand ryo and ignoring his furious protests.
• Naruto remembered that Jiraiya had abducted him from the Hyuga Clan mansion the day before his engagement to Hinata Hyuga, claiming he had a lead about Naruto's parents' killer.
• Naruto worried that Neji Hyuga and Hiashi Hyuga would blame him for disgracing the clan by missing the engagement.
• The convoy resumed moving through the snow as Naruto decided to face the consequences when he returned to Konoha.

Naruto experimented with Nadare Rōga’s Chakra Armor and successfully used it to create a small ice sword. After Jiraiya came to ask for money, Naruto’s lingering suspicion that something was wrong with the man grew stronger.

• Kazahana Koyuki asked to see Naruto, but he refused while focusing on testing the Chakra Armor’s Ice Release function.
• Asama Sandayu accepted Naruto’s refusal and considered hiring him to kill Kazahana Dōtō once the group secured funding.
• The director asked Jiraiya to appear in his film, but Jiraiya declined.
• Naruto used the Chakra Armor to convert his wind chakra and form a small ice sword.
• Jiraiya asked Naruto to reconsider giving him money, but Naruto refused, calling it his marriage fund.
• Naruto reflected on his growing suspicion that Jiraiya had changed or been replaced, unsettled by a coldness he had noticed in his eyes.

Orochimaru took Sasuke Uchiha to Great Ridge Snow Mountain for secluded physical and sword training. Sasuke practiced the Kusanagi Style and Chidori Blade in the freezing conditions while Orochimaru prepared a medicinal bath and watched the moon.

• Orochimaru and Sasuke climbed Great Ridge Snow Mountain and chose a sheltered platform for training.
• Orochimaru explained how the cold would strengthen Sasuke’s body and help him practice swordsmanship.
• Sasuke drew his Kusanagi Sword, activated his Sharingan, and repeatedly practiced basic sword forms while channeling faint lightning into the blade.
• Orochimaru built an insulated tent and then gazed at the full moon as Sasuke continued training.
• Sasuke ordered Orochimaru to prepare a medicinal bath, and Orochimaru heated herbs and water with Fire Release: Flame Bullet.
• Sasuke returned to sword practice after the bath was ready.

Kazahana Koyuki and Asama Sandayu asked Naruto Uzumaki to help overthrow Kazahana Dōtō, but Naruto refused because the political consequences could threaten him and Konoha. Jiraiya took their money and accepted the job himself, while Naruto walked away from the plan.

• Asama Sandayu and Kazahana Koyuki offered their savings and begged Naruto Uzumaki to help remove Kazahana Dōtō.
• Naruto explained that killing a Daimyo could provoke the Imperial Court, the Martial Pacification Office, and Konoha, so he refused.
• Jiraiya took the money bundles from Asama Sandayu and declared that he would accept the job for the people of the Land of Snow.
• Naruto told Jiraiya not to include him and said he would leave once his film-crew escort mission ended.
• Jiraiya continued preaching about chivalry as Kazahana Koyuki and Asama Sandayu watched him and Naruto in bewilderment.

Naruto weighed the risks of helping Sandayu and Koyuki restore the Land of Snow’s rightful rule against his unresolved doubts about Jiraiya and his own larger goals. He chose to keep escorting the film crew without intervening and continued training to grow strong enough to face the challenges ahead.

• Naruto feared that interfering in the Land of Snow’s succession would bring Konoha’s punishment and cost him his chance to marry Hinata.
• Naruto took comfort in Hinata’s trust, which he learned about through Kiba’s ninja dog, but remained afraid of facing Hiashi and Neji.
• Naruto reaffirmed his three goals: find the real Jiraiya or uncover the truth about his companion, grow stronger, and find and kill Obito Uchiha.
• Naruto decided that the struggle over the Land of Snow’s throne was less important than his own goals and kept to his agreement to escort the film crew.
• Naruto drew his longsword and began practicing.

Naruto confronted Kazahana Dōtō in the Snow Moon Castle palace after killing Nadare Rōga and his two companions. Naruto offered to leave if Dōtō promised not to retaliate, or to kill him; Dōtō rejected the demand and prepared to fight.

• Kazahana Dōtō wondered why Nadare Rōga and the others had not returned with Kazahana Koyuki.
• Naruto entered Dōtō's palace wearing Nadare Rōga's Chakra Armor and carrying a sword.
• Naruto told Dōtō he had killed Nadare Rōga, Fubuki Kakuyoku, and Fuyukuma Kōssetsu, and resented Asama Sandayu for concealing Rōga's official position.
• Naruto demanded that Dōtō promise not to retaliate against him or his associates, or face death.
• Dōtō laughed, rose from his throne, gathered frost above his palm, and invited Naruto to try.

Naruto killed Kazahana Dōtō in the throne hall, then faced an ambush by Sasuke Uchiha. Naruto blocked Sasuke’s attacks and explained how he tracked him, leaving the two poised for another fight.

• Naruto fought Kazahana Dōtō and pierced his right hand with a sword strike.
• Dōtō called for help from the shadows, giving Naruto an opening to decapitate him.
• Naruto deflected an ambush of senbon and recognized Orochimaru’s voice in the darkness.
• Sasuke attacked Naruto with his lightning-coated Kusanagi Sword, but Naruto blocked him twice and forced him into view.
• Naruto told Sasuke that he tracked his movements by listening to his breathing, footsteps, and the air disturbed by his attacks.