Chapter Summaries

Naruto fed the weakened, blind, and restrained Uchiha Hikari grilled fish, then cooked chili shrimp noodles that overcame her resolve to refuse more food. Hikari ate as Naruto patiently fed her, left wondering what he wanted from her.

• Naruto patiently fed Uchiha Hikari three grilled fish until she said she was full.
• Naruto prepared a fragrant chili, garlic, peanut, sesame, and shrimp sauce and mixed it with noodles.
• Naruto offered Uchiha Hikari a taste, and she reluctantly opened her mouth despite suspecting he was tempting her on purpose.
• Uchiha Hikari enjoyed the noodles and continued eating as Naruto fed her, while wondering what he wanted from her.

After breakfast, Naruto had Uchiha Hikari wash the dishes and asked whether she wanted to go anywhere or return with him to the village. Wary of his motives and still seeking answers about the Uchiha, Hikari asked him to tell her about his village.

• Uchiha Hikari woke to Naruto preparing egg and tomato fried rice and asked him for more chili crisp.
• Uchiha Hikari ate six bowls of rice, and Naruto ordered her to wash the bowls, wok, and spatula.
• Uchiha Hikari washed the dishes and utensils in the cold river and brought them back to Naruto.
• Naruto asked Uchiha Hikari where she wanted to go and offered to take her there or bring her back to the village.
• Uchiha Hikari asked Naruto to tell her about his village, and Naruto began explaining.

Naruto told Uchiha Hikari about Konoha's founding and the Uchiha Clan's destruction, then reassured her that he had come specifically for her. He took her to seek Tsunade for a medical examination, leaving Hikari curious about their lunch.

• Naruto explained that Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha had reconciled their clans and founded Konoha, and that Uchiha Fugaku's eldest son had later wiped out the Uchiha Clan.
• Naruto told Hikari that Sasuke Uchiha was the only Uchiha left in the village and that he had come for Hikari herself, not to help Sasuke find survivors.
• Naruto said he wanted the strongest medical ninja to examine Hikari because his own medical skills were basic.
• Naruto learned from a tavern owner that Tsunade was in Tanzaku Town or Long Scroll Street, and he bought liquor as a gift for her.
• Naruto and Hikari set out to find Tsunade, and Hikari asked what they would have for lunch.

Naruto found Tsunade in a Tanzaku Town gambling den after she lost all her money and offered her a bag of cash to treat a patient. Tsunade took the money and agreed to leave with him, drinking the sake he had brought.

• Tsunade lost her remaining money gambling, despite Shizune warning her they needed it for food and lodging.
• Moneylenders crowded around Tsunade, expecting Jiraiya to repay any loans she took.
• Naruto entered the gambling den, drove off the enforcers, and offered Tsunade a bag full of money.
• Shizune noticed Naruto's resemblance to the Fourth Hokage, while Tsunade suspected he might be Minato's son and questioned why the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was outside the village.
• Naruto told Tsunade to gamble if she wanted, then come treat a patient; Tsunade took the money, agreed to go, and accepted his sake.

Tsunade examined Uchiha Hikari and questioned Naruto about her condition and his medical training. As Tsunade prepared to leave, Naruto told her that the First and Second Hokage and Granny Mito had been reanimated and wanted to see her.

• Tsunade examined Uchiha Hikari and found no obvious injuries or illness, then asked Naruto where he had found her.
• Naruto told Tsunade he had learned the Mystical Palm Technique, the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique, and the Life-for-Life Reduction Technique from Hana Inuzuka.
• Tsunade warned Naruto that using the Life-for-Life Reduction Technique on Hikari could have hastened her death, and explained that Hana's veterinary work did not mean she could not treat people.
• Tsunade finished the examination and prepared to leave with Shizune, but Naruto told her the First and Second Hokage and Granny Mito had been reanimated and wanted to see her.
• Tsunade stopped and turned back in astonishment.

Naruto told Tsunade about Konoha’s leadership upheaval and Shimura Danzō’s crimes, while Tsunade agreed to let him know when they left. In Konoha, Kakashi met Sasuke, and Uchiha Itachi encountered Kushina and Karin, revealing his identity when Kushina recognized him.

• Naruto told Tsunade that Jiraiya was expected to become Fifth Hokage and described Shimura Danzō’s crimes, including his experiments, stolen Sharingan, and embezzlement.
• Tsunade agreed to hear from Naruto when it was time to leave, then Hikari confronted Naruto about learning medicine from a veterinarian.
• Kakashi waited outside Ichiraku Ramen for Sasuke and said Hanare had gone ahead to tell his father, Obito, and the others about their marriage.
• Asuma and Kurenai noticed suspicious figures inside Ichiraku Ramen and left with the Body Flicker Technique as Sasuke arrived.
• Kushina walked with Karin and hugged her, while Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki watched from nearby.
• Kushina sensed the pair and recognized Itachi when he denied they had met before.

Itachi and Kisame visited Kushina’s home, where Kushina trapped them in a sealing barrier and Itachi fought back with Susanoo. As Sasuke watched the confrontation, Indra urged him to kill Itachi, and Sasuke awakened a hexagram-patterned Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Sakura, Ino, and Choji rested after training while Naruto’s shadow clone chatted with Big Yellow.
• Naruto sensed an unknown chakra signature at home while he was in Tanzaku Town with Hikari.
• Kushina welcomed Itachi and Kisame, then sealed the room with her Four Directions Sealing Barrier.
• Itachi manifested his Susanoo and broke through the barrier as Kakashi, Kurenai, and Asuma arrived in the courtyard.
• Indra urged Sasuke to kill Itachi and awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan, and Sasuke’s eyes transformed into a hexagram-patterned Mangekyō.

Sasuke awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and attacked Itachi, prompting the Hokage and others to arrive as Itachi fled Konoha in a Perfect Susanoo. Sasuke failed to complete his own Susanoo and learned from Indra that he still needed more practice.

• Sasuke awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, formed a purple Susanoo, and charged at Itachi.
• Tobirama sensed the clash, while Hashirama, Mito, and Third detected the Mangekyō chakra and rushed toward the fight.
• Itachi decided to leave with Kisame to avoid endangering Konoha's residents.
• Itachi formed a flying Perfect Susanoo and carried Kisame away from the village.
• Sasuke's attempt to expand his Susanoo failed, and Indra told him that he had to supply the chakra himself and needed more practice.

Naruto returned to Konoha with the sleeping Tsunade, Shizune, and Uchiha Hikari, then left Tsunade in Mito Uzumaki’s care. The next morning, Tsunade woke in a room reminiscent of her childhood home and accepted a drink from an unseen helper.

• Naruto’s Shadow Clone repaired the house and reported what had happened, prompting Naruto to return to Konoha that night.
• Naruto carried the sleeping Tsunade and Uchiha Hikari, while Shizune and Tonton followed him through the Flying Thunder God technique.
• Naruto brought Tsunade to Mito Uzumaki, who carried her inside and said she must have been sad all those years.
• Shizune had nowhere to stay, so Naruto invited her and Tonton to his guest room.
• Tsunade woke the next morning in a room resembling her grandmother’s home and drank from a bowl offered by an unseen hand.

Tsunade awoke to find her grandmother, Mito, beside her and broke down in her arms after their reunion. Hashirama appeared soon after, and Tsunade told him she had missed him too.

• Tsunade recognized Mito and clung to her, sobbing over the years of grief and loneliness.
• Mito comforted Tsunade and held her as she cried.
• Hashirama opened the door and saw Tsunade embracing Mito.
• Tsunade recognized Hashirama and struggled to process her grandparents' return.
• Hashirama went to fetch Tsunade's great-uncle, and Tsunade told him she had missed him.
• Hashirama replied that he had missed her too.

Kushina confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi over Konoha’s leaders hiding their complicity in the Uchiha Clan’s purge, then left the Hokage’s Office vowing the matter was not over. Tobirama Senju restrained the advisers and reprimanded Hiruzen and Jiraiya, leaving the office in tense silence.

• Kushina learned that Shimura Danzō had ordered the Uchiha Clan’s purge and condemned Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other leaders for allowing and covering it up.
• Kushina lifted Hiruzen, accused Konoha’s leadership of forcing Itachi to bear the clan’s slaughter, and dropped him to the floor.
• Kushina warned that the matter was not over and stormed out of the Hokage’s Office.
• Tobirama Senju’s Shadow Clones pinned Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura against a wall as Tobirama condemned their role in the Uchiha tragedy.
• Tobirama lifted Hiruzen by the collar, rebuked him, then dropped him and scolded Jiraiya before dismissing his Shadow Clones.

Kushina returned to the Hokage’s office and beat Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura before heading home, where she learned Naruto and Tsunade had returned. She began preparing a family breakfast, while Karin went to look in on Naruto.

• Kushina reentered the Hokage’s office and beat Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura while Tobirama Senju watched in silence.
• Kushina went home and encountered Shizune, who told her Naruto and Tsunade had returned.
• Kushina decided to cook breakfast and visit Tsunade afterward, while Shizune went to see her uncle with Tonton.
• Karin joined Kushina in the kitchen, learned Naruto was home, and left to see what he looked like asleep.

Karin found Uchiha Hikari asleep in Naruto’s bed, sparking a confrontation that Naruto stopped before introducing Hikari to Kushina. Hikari learned that Kushina was Naruto’s mother and had recently come back to life, and Kushina invited them to breakfast while Naruto promised to explain later.

• Karin entered Naruto’s room and found Uchiha Hikari asleep in his bed, then demanded to know who she was and why she was there.
• Hikari woke up confused, and she and Karin began arguing over Naruto.
• Kushina heard the commotion and found Naruto holding Karin and Hikari apart in the courtyard.
• Naruto introduced Hikari to Kushina and Karin, explaining that he had found Hikari outside the village and that Karin was a fellow Uzumaki he had found recently.
• Hikari was shocked to hear that Kushina had recently come back to life, and Naruto promised to explain later.
• Kushina invited Hikari, Karin, and Naruto to eat breakfast while she went to get Shizune.

Naruto ate breakfast with Karin and Hikari, whose rivalry over his attention made the meal tense. Afterward, Kushina suggested Naruto show both girls around Konoha, leaving him bracing for more awkwardness.

• Karin confronted Hikari after finding her wearing Naruto's jacket and sleeping in his bed, while Naruto explained how Hikari had ended up there.
• Shizune and Kushina joined Naruto, Karin, and Hikari, and Kushina ended the standoff by inviting everyone to eat.
• At breakfast, Karin tried to feed Naruto while Kushina asked Hikari about her Uchiha background and Naruto explained how Impure World Reincarnation worked.
• Kushina asked Naruto to show Hikari around Konoha and told Karin to go along, and Naruto reluctantly agreed.

Orochimaru awakened in a newly cloned female body created with Tobirama Senju and judged the experiment a success, while Tobirama warned that the pursuit of immortality could carry unforeseen risks. They prepared to test the body further as their research continued.

• Orochimaru woke in the cloned body and tested its strength, finding it healthy and full of potential despite minor issues.
• Orochimaru and Tobirama Senju's Shadow Clone discussed how cloning combined with soul reincarnation could create a new form of continuation.
• Orochimaru explained that the Cursed Seal of Heaven on Anko and Kabuto's Impure World Reincarnation could revive him if he died.
• Tobirama cautioned Orochimaru that their experiments might provoke consequences beyond their calculations and urged more testing of the new body.
• Orochimaru dressed and went to a mirror while Tobirama turned his attention to another living body prepared for their next experiment.

Jiraiya woke with a hangover to find that Orochimaru had taken a woman's body, leaving him shocked and suspicious. Orochimaru explained that he and the Second had created the body using cloning technology, and the two old friends headed off to talk.

• Jiraiya woke in his house and realized that the woman beside his bed was Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru told Jiraiya that Tsunade had found him the previous night and invited him to come talk with them.
• Jiraiya followed Orochimaru outside and awkwardly asked about his feminine appearance and fragrance.
• Jiraiya suspected Orochimaru had stolen an innocent person's body, but Orochimaru said the Second had helped create his new body through cloning technology.

Orochimaru explained his experiments with White Zetsu and creating young bodies, while Jiraiya rejected the offer and resolved to become Hokage without escaping his past. As Orochimaru and Tsunade prepared to revive Nawaki and Dan, the three discussed possible students and wondered whether Uchiha Hikari was a survivor, a time traveler, or connected to Itachi.

• Orochimaru and the Second used White Zetsu, whose body contained Hashirama cells, to cultivate replacement bodies and advance their experiments with Living Corpse Reincarnation.
• Orochimaru offered Jiraiya a youthful body, but Jiraiya refused and said he wanted to live out his current life despite its regrets.
• Tsunade invited Orochimaru to revive Nawaki and Kato Dan, and Jiraiya said he would stop running away and do his best as Hokage.
• Tsunade demanded the Third Hokage's crystal ball from Jiraiya and smashed it after he handed it over.
• Jiraiya recommended Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka as potential medical students, while Orochimaru suggested Karin and Tsunade thought of Uchiha Hikari.
• Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade questioned how Hikari could be an Uchiha when Itachi had supposedly killed the entire clan except Sasuke, and Orochimaru wondered whether she had survived through Itachi's methods or had a role in the future.

Naruto returned to Konoha and reunited with Ino, surprising her with a flower-filled shop created through Wood Release. He also spent time with Kushina, Mito, Karin, Hikari, Hanabi, and Hiashi, while his Wood Clone went to the underground laboratory.

• Naruto visited Ino at her flower shop, and Ino welcomed him back without caring that his hand was empty.
• Naruto used Wood Release: Floral Wood World to fill the shop with blooming flowers, delighting Ino.
• Kushina and Mito bathed Karin and Hikari, and Mito said she would ask Tsunade about the Yin Seal before teaching it to them.
• Naruto visited Hiashi and Hanabi, who asked him to cook sweets and then went with him to find her sister.
• Naruto's Wood Clone arrived at the underground laboratory on a mission.

Naruto’s shadow clone learned that Tobirama and Orochimaru were developing cloned bodies as vessels for souls, potentially creating a way to return the dead to life. Tobirama planned to use Dan Katō’s Spirit Transformation skills to help test the idea, while Orochimaru had chosen a cloned body and taken two others for a prospective student.

• Naruto’s shadow clone delivered Uchiha blood and Naruto’s blood to Kabuto for Orochimaru.
• Tobirama showed the clone adolescent Clone Bodies grown from the cells of several familiar shinobi and explained that they were still experimental.
• Tobirama explained that he and Orochimaru hoped to use Clone Bodies and Living Corpse Reincarnation to pursue immortality and improve Impure World Reincarnation.
• The clone proposed adapting the Spirit Transformation Technique so souls could leave reanimated bodies and enter their own cloned bodies, and Tobirama suggested testing the idea with Dan Katō.
• Tobirama showed the clone refined vessel bodies and explained that Orochimaru had begun using a female Clone Body because his previous vessel was failing.
• The clone learned that Orochimaru had taken two other Clone Bodies because he planned to take on a student.

After returning home, Sasuke found Fugaku alive beside Mikoto’s corpse and learned that his father had faked the Uchiha clan’s destruction to pursue the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. Fugaku blamed Sasuke for the deaths of everyone who loved him, and Sasuke’s eyes began to change as he cried tears of blood.

• Sasuke returned from a mission, sensed blood in his house, and entered with his Sharingan activated.
• Sasuke found Fugaku alive with a bloodied sword beside Mikoto’s corpse, and Indra confirmed that neither the scene nor Fugaku was genjutsu.
• Fugaku revealed that he had faked his death and staged the clan’s annihilation to escape Konoha and wait for Sasuke to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Fugaku confessed that he killed Mikoto when she tried to warn Sasuke and explained that Itachi had killed only impostors while protecting Sasuke.
• Fugaku threatened to kill Sasuke and then Itachi, blaming Sasuke’s weakness for the deaths of his mother and brother.
• Sasuke broke down, cried tears of blood, and shouted Fugaku’s name as his vision began to change.