Chapter Summaries

Sasuke awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and struck down what he believed was Uchiha Fugaku, only to discover that Orochimaru had staged the scene with experimental copies of his parents. Sasuke reunited with Fugaku and Mikoto, and Fugaku offered his eyes so Sasuke could pursue the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and bring Itachi back.

• Sasuke's grief and rage awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, and he pierced Fugaku's chest with black flames.
• A voice behind Sasuke told him to stop, while the wounded Fugaku coughed Orochimaru out of his mouth.
• Orochimaru revealed that Sasuke's parents had returned and congratulated him on awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Orochimaru explained that the parents were experimental copies and suggested Sasuke might resurrect them perfectly by awakening the Rinnegan.
• Indra described how Sasuke could gain the Rinnegan by obtaining Asura's reincarnation chakra and combining it with his own power.
• Fugaku offered Sasuke his Mangekyō Sharingan so he could obtain the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and bring Itachi back.

Himawari and Taichi accidentally activated the Ōtsutsuki Noble Phantasm Plow, transporting themselves, Yuto, and Naruto through time. After Plow malfunctioned and their surroundings began to collapse, Naruto entered Six Paths Sage Mode and shielded his children.

• Himawari activated Plow while exploring the artifact storage room with Taichi.
• Yuto and Naruto caught the siblings, and Naruto told them Plow was an Ōtsutsuki device that could travel through space and time.
• Plow transported Naruto and the three children to a strange realm filled with drifting stone blocks.
• Plow reported an error as the golden platform shook and the surrounding space destabilized.
• Naruto entered Six Paths Sage Mode and used golden chakra arms to protect the children.

Naruto brought Himawari, Taichi, and Yuto safely back from the Space-Time Rift and explained how the Plows’ collision had sent visitors from another world into the past. After Hikari reunited with them and learned Naruto had used Six Paths mode, he reassured her that the danger had passed, and they headed home together.

• Naruto opened a fissure in the Space-Time Rift with Amenonuhoko and led the three children back to their timeline.
• Naruto recalled that Himawari and Taichi had caused the Plows to collide, sending Sasuke, Boruto, and Otsutsuki Urashiki from another world into the past.
• Naruto told Himawari and Taichi he would keep their adventure from their mothers if they learned from it, while Yuto criticized his lenient parenting.
• Naruto began telling the children about remodeling Konoha, but Uchiha Hikari arrived, checked that they were safe, and sent them home with Yuto.
• Hikari asked Naruto why he had activated Six Paths mode, and he reassured her that everything was taken care of before they embraced and went home.

Sasuke and Boruto arrived in Konoha’s past and learned that Urashiki would follow in a few days. The chapter ended as they encountered a young, blind Sasuke walking with his parents.

• Sasuke and Boruto emerged from a space-time rift into a forest, where Sasuke struggled with exhaustion and pain in his Rinnegan.
• Boruto and Sasuke found Plow dormant and concluded that it and Urashiki had brought them there.
• They reached a town and saw that Kage Rock bore only the first four Hokage’s faces, revealing that they were in Konoha’s past.
• Plow warned that they had arrived in Tsunade’s era and that Urashiki would reach them in a few days, then cautioned them not to expose their identities.
• After changing clothes, Sasuke froze when he and Boruto saw a blind young Sasuke with his parents, who urged him to rest before training again.

Sasuke and Boruto saw a younger Sasuke with both of his parents alive, contradicting the history they knew. They split up to investigate this unfamiliar version of Konoha and planned to meet at dusk on Kage Rock.

• Boruto and adult Sasuke watched the younger Sasuke walk away with his living parents.
• Sasuke pulled Boruto away from the family and said Konoha's history or their space-time coordinates had to be different from what they knew.
• Sasuke told Boruto to gather information from villagers and young ninja while he investigated key events alone.
• Sasuke and Boruto agreed to meet at dusk in a blind spot near the top of the First's head on Kage Rock.
• After Sasuke disappeared, Boruto decided to investigate Ichiraku Ramen, hoping to learn about his father.

Boruto explored Konoha for information and was stunned to find Tsunade gambling alongside the living Hashirama Senju. He went to Ichiraku Ramen hoping to learn about his father, but Teuchi mistook him for Naruto before realizing the boy was someone else.

• Boruto searched Konoha’s shops and teahouses for information but found villagers reluctant to discuss the Hokage and the Uchiha.
• Boruto spotted Tsunade gambling with Hashirama Senju at the House of Wagers and watched the pair lose before leaving.
• Boruto noticed that Konoha’s streets lacked the modern businesses he knew and headed for Ichiraku Ramen to eat and possibly hear about his father.
• Teuchi welcomed Boruto as Naruto and offered him a meal, then realized he had mistaken him for a different person.

Boruto heard Teuchi recount Naruto’s childhood, including his hidden parentage, the rumors that led villagers to shun him, and how he grew into a popular boy. Teuchi began listing the girls who had crushes on Naruto, confirming Hinata was one of them.

• Boruto asked Teuchi whether Naruto looked like him, and Teuchi described their resemblance while recalling Naruto’s appearance as a child.
• Teuchi told Boruto that Minato and Kushina had named Naruto at the ramen shop and that he recognized Naruto as the Fourth Hokage’s son.
• Teuchi explained that most villagers did not know Naruto’s parentage and that rumors about the demon fox caused Naruto to be shunned.
• Teuchi said the Third Hokage protected Naruto and that Naruto became cheerful, made friends, and attracted several girls after starting at the Ninja Academy.
• Boruto asked Teuchi which girls liked Naruto, and Teuchi named Hinata as the first, describing her obvious shyness around him.

Boruto heard Teuchi’s gossip about several women having feelings for Naruto when they were young, leaving him stunned and newly appreciative of his father. Meanwhile, Sasuke spotted Kakashi walking with a woman he recognized as a former spy and wondered whether Urashiki would appear in this altered world.

• Teuchi told Boruto that Hinata, Ino, Sakura, and Hanabi had all seemed romantically interested in Naruto, and he insisted his impressions were reliable.
• Boruto left the ramen shop overwhelmed by the revelations and resolved to appreciate Naruto more and help his family when he returned home.
• Sasuke spotted Kakashi walking with a woman he recognized from the Chunin Exam period, recalling the incident when Naruto had fallen onto Kakashi and caused them to kiss through his mask.
• Sasuke compared the altered world’s revived Uchiha family, blindfolded younger self, and Kakashi’s apparent romance with his own timeline, then wondered whether Urashiki would come to this world.

Sasuke and Boruto exchanged what they had learned about the unfamiliar Konoha timeline, where people who should be dead were alive and Jiraiya was Acting Hokage. They ended the meeting with the mystery of Naruto’s absence still unresolved.

• Boruto reported seeing Hashirama Senju gambling with Tsunade, then recounted Teuchi’s comments about Naruto’s childhood and his absence from Ichiraku Ramen.
• Sasuke noticed Boruto was hiding something but chose not to press him, remarking that intelligence gathering was not his strong suit.
• Sasuke told Boruto that the Konoha Crush Plan had recently ended, but the Third and Sasuke’s parents were alive in this timeline.
• Sasuke explained that Jiraiya had become Acting Hokage and might succeed Tsunade as Fifth Hokage, unlike in their history.
• Sasuke noted that neither he nor Boruto had found Naruto despite searching all day.

Naruto sought advice from Orochimaru and Tobirama about Senjutsu, but they sent him away and suggested he ask Jiraiya. Back home, he learned that Mito had taken Karin and Hikari to teach them Sealing Jutsu and planned to teach Kushina as well.

• Naruto asked Orochimaru about Senjutsu and learned about the Sage Modes of the three Great Sage Lands.
• Orochimaru and Tobirama ended Naruto’s questions and told him to seek practical Sage Mode advice from the Fifth Hokage.
• Tayuya agreed to tell Naruto when Orochimaru finished his work, and Naruto returned home using Flying Thunder God.
• Naruto found Kushina at home and asked where Karin and Hikari were.
• Kushina explained that Mito had taken Karin and Hikari to teach them Sealing Jutsu after criticizing Kushina’s haphazard teaching and recommending lessons for all three.

Naruto reflected on his training and the limits of his strength, then Karin approached Sakura to ask for help dealing with Uchiha Hikari, a rival for Naruto’s affection. Listening nearby, Boruto became eager to meet his young parents and wondered what they had been like.

• Naruto declined Kushina’s offer to study with him and planned to learn Sage Mode from Jiraiya.
• After Kushina left for extra lessons, Naruto reviewed his knowledge and considered improving Divine Vacuum Attack with senjutsu chakra.
• Naruto remembered how Uchiha Hikari had trapped him in Tsukuyomi Space and recognized his vulnerability to powerful genjutsu.
• Karin asked Sakura whether she had feelings for Naruto, and Sakura’s flustered reaction confirmed Karin’s suspicion.
• Karin explained that she wanted Sakura’s help with Uchiha Hikari, whom she saw as a formidable rival for Naruto’s affection.
• Boruto secretly overheard their conversation and grew more eager to meet his parents in this timeline.

Adult Sasuke watched his younger self live happily with Mikoto and Fugaku, accepting the scene as an answer to his buried wish despite not knowing whether it was an illusion or a parallel world. After Mikoto briefly sensed someone outside, adult Sasuke left Konoha at peace and ready to continue onward.

• Adult Sasuke watched Mikoto and Fugaku lovingly care for young Sasuke through a window.
• Adult Sasuke reflected on whether the Plow had shown him a genjutsu or a parallel world and decided that seeing his parents alive was enough.
• Mikoto sensed a fleeting presence outside and looked toward the courtyard, but found nothing.
• Mikoto resumed feeding young Sasuke, and Fugaku returned to reading his newspaper.
• Adult Sasuke left the house next door, felt that he had let go of an old regret, and vanished into Konoha.

Sasuke investigated this world's strange history and learned that Danzo had defected, Orochimaru's experiments had been tied to Danzo, and Naruto had used Wood Release and Flying Thunder God to destroy and rebuild Konoha. He and Boruto went to Naruto's new home, where Naruto caught them after they bypassed its barriers.

• Sasuke pieced together records describing Danzo's defection after the Joint Chunin Ninja Exams and Orochimaru's work under Danzo's orders.
• Sasuke learned that Naruto had destroyed Konoha and rebuilt it with Wood Release, and decided to investigate further while keeping his mission to stop Otsutsuki Urashiki in mind.
• Boruto told Sasuke he had found Naruto's new home, and they agreed to visit it that night.
• Boruto was surprised by Naruto's spacious courtyard residence, and Sasuke explained that Naruto had built it with Wood Release after living in a small apartment.
• Sasuke and Boruto landed on Naruto's roof and discovered its detection and anti-sensing barriers.
• Naruto appeared behind them and asked, "You're Sasuke Uchiha, aren't you!"

Naruto discovered that Adult Sasuke and Boruto had come from a parallel world, then welcomed them with food and explained how his family had been brought back to life. He left Sasuke stunned by saying Orochimaru needed no approval from Konoha because Naruto's own permission was enough.

• Naruto identified Adult Sasuke and Boruto through the chakra signatures recorded by his barrier and deduced that Boruto was his future son.
• Sasuke admitted that he and Boruto came from another world where events had unfolded differently.
• Naruto invited them inside and served late-night food, easing the tension as Boruto eagerly ate.
• Sasuke asked about Kushina, and Naruto said she was learning Sealing Jutsu from Mito Uzumaki.
• Naruto told Sasuke that Orochimaru had revived Fugaku and Mikoto using cloning technology, Impure World Reincarnation, and Living Corpse Reincarnation.
• When Sasuke asked how Konoha had allowed it, Naruto said he did not need Konoha's permission because his own was enough.

Naruto challenged Boruto’s belief that his era was peaceful, then learned that an Otsutsuki named Urashiki would come after the Nine-Tails. After hearing Sasuke’s warning, Naruto proposed using himself as bait to confront Urashiki and protect Konoha.

• Naruto explained that the shinobi world had suffered wars at intervals of less than twenty years, and suggested that peace in Boruto’s era rested on Naruto’s strength.
• Naruto joked about an alien invasion, but Sasuke and Boruto’s reactions revealed that one had occurred.
• Sasuke told Naruto that Urashiki Otsutsuki had pursued the Nine-Tails through time and space, and described Urashiki’s abilities.
• Naruto proposed sealing Sasuke and Boruto’s chakra and asked how they could prepare for Urashiki’s arrival.
• Sasuke said Urashiki would arrive in a few days and would definitely target Naruto, so Naruto volunteered to act as bait.

Naruto welcomed Sasuke and Boruto from another world and planned to discuss sealing and barriers with them, while keeping their visit hidden from Sakura. Meanwhile, Dan Katō awakened in a research facility and mistook it for the Pure Land, only for Tobirama Senju to ask whether he had been Tsunade’s boyfriend.

• Naruto told Sasuke and Boruto to rest and said they would discuss the Sealing Jutsu and barrier setup the next day.
• Sakura visited Naruto to deliver Kushina’s wallet after Tsunade lost money gambling, and Naruto gave her three million banknotes with a warning for Tsunade.
• Boruto and Sasuke hid when Sakura arrived, worried that her meeting Sasuke could expose their presence and affect the timeline.
• Dan Katō awakened in the Underground Research Facility and asked Tobirama Senju if the facility was the Pure Land.
• Tobirama Senju examined Dan Katō’s Reanimated Body and asked if he had been little Tsuna’s boyfriend.

Dan Katō transferred his soul from his Impure World Reincarnation body into a cloned body, successfully returning to life. He woke in the new body and confirmed that it felt like his own, leaving him ready to reunite with Tsunade.

• Orochimaru showed Dan Katō a cloned body cultivated from his cells and asked him to use the Spirit Transformation Technique to transfer his soul into it.
• Dan Katō recognized Orochimaru and learned that she had taken a female body as a temporary vessel on her path to immortality.
• Tobirama Senju urged Dan Katō to hurry so he could return to Tsunade as a living man.
• Dan Katō used the Spirit Transformation Technique to leave his reincarnated body and enter the cloned body.
• Dan Katō woke in the cloned body, tested his restored senses and strength, and confirmed that his soul fit it perfectly.

Jiraiya reunited with Nawaki, who had returned alive, and was overwhelmed by relief and grief. Outside the Hokage's Office, Tsunade and Dan Katō arrived to register their marriage, and Orochimaru handed them the forms Jiraiya had prepared.

• Nawaki rushed into the Hokage's Office and greeted Jiraiya, who recognized him with stunned disbelief.
• Jiraiya touched Nawaki's head and pleaded with him not to leave again, and Nawaki promised to grow stronger.
• Orochimaru watched their reunion from the corridor before heading toward his underground laboratory.
• Tsunade and Dan Katō met Orochimaru outside the office and told him they had come to see Jiraiya.
• Orochimaru gave them stamped marriage application forms that Jiraiya had prepared and congratulated them.

Naruto accompanied Jiraiya to Mount Myōboku to study senjutsu and meet the Great Toad Sage. After Naruto carved Jiraiya's likeness onto Hokage Rock, Gamamaru's ancient gaze settled on him.

• Naruto casually carved Jiraiya's stone likeness into the empty space on Hokage Rock, stunning Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya brought Naruto to Mount Myōboku so he could experience natural energy and learn about senjutsu.
• Sage Shima warned Naruto to stay within limits while she and Sage Fukasaku sought the Great Elder's approval.
• Jiraiya cautioned Naruto about the dangers of Ryūchi Cave and described Shikkotsu Forest as mysterious and isolated.
• Sage Shima and Sage Fukasaku said Gamamaru had asked to see Naruto, and they brought him to the Great Toad Sage.
• Gamamaru opened his eyes and fixed his ancient gaze on Naruto.

The Great Toad Sage recognized Naruto as Minato's son and asked Jiraiya and the sages to leave so he could speak with Naruto alone. Once they were alone, Naruto asked whether the Great Toad Sage had finished pretending to be senile.

• The Great Toad Sage told Jiraiya to raise Minato's son well, startling the gathered toads and Naruto.
• Sage Fukasaku questioned the Great Toad Sage's apparent confusion, but Sage Shima warned him not to interrupt a prophecy.
• The Great Toad Sage asked Jiraiya, Sage Fukasaku, and Sage Shima to leave so he could speak with Naruto alone.
• Sage Fukasaku and Jiraiya agreed to leave, while Sage Shima reluctantly followed them out of the hall.
• Naruto confronted the Great Toad Sage, asking if he had finished pretending to be senile.