Ch. 501Caution

Young Naruto removed Ada and Daemon’s abilities, ending Omnipotence’s influence, then secretly transferred the powers to his real self. The next morning, Otohime confronted him about his angry outburst after learning that Kawaki had killed Boruto.

  • Young Naruto argued with his Wood Clone, while the Seventh approved the removal of Ada and Daemon’s abilities and arranged for the siblings to be accommodated.
  • Young Naruto and his Wood Clone returned to the Hyuga Estate, where the clone took the four abilities and Nine-Tails chakra before transferring them to the real Naruto.
  • Young Naruto admitted he had used a clone as a precaution against Ada’s abilities and had returned after dealing with Kawaki.
  • At dawn, Otohime confronted Young Naruto about swearing at Kawaki, and Naruto explained that Kawaki had killed Boruto.

Ch. 502Will You Get Tired of Me Someday?

Young Naruto explained that Boruto had survived Kawaki’s attack and that Momoshiki’s weakened Kāma was unlikely to make him a vessel again. He prepared to take Otohime and the younger girls out, but Hanabi stayed behind, and Little Hanabi asked whether he would ever tire of her.

  • Young Naruto told Otohime that Boruto had survived because Momoshiki used the Kāma to repair him, leaving it incomplete and less active.
  • Otohime eagerly urged Young Naruto to take her out for food and fun, and he agreed to bring Little Hinata and Little Hanabi along.
  • Hanabi tried to join the outing, but Young Naruto argued that taking her and Himawari would draw attention and invite gossip.
  • Hanabi reluctantly stayed home after Young Naruto promised to take her out another time.
  • As Young Naruto set off with Otohime and the younger girls, Little Hanabi asked whether he would get tired of her someday.

Ch. 503Do you know the three sacred places for a date?

Young Naruto took Little Hinata, Little Hanabi, and Otohime to the amusement park, while adult Hanabi overheard the children discussing the girls who liked him. At the park, a reporter asked Naruto about the three sacred places for a date, and he answered with the Dam, the Subway Station, and the Red Well.

  • Young Naruto refused to bring adult Hanabi along, then asked Little Hanabi whether she would ever get tired of him.
  • Young Naruto took Little Hinata and Little Hanabi by the hands and let them choose to visit the amusement park first.
  • Otohime dashed ahead, while adult Hanabi watched them leave and realized she had overheard something remarkable about Naruto's admirers.
  • A reporter asked Young Naruto to name the three sacred places for a date.
  • Young Naruto answered, “The Dam, the Subway Station, and the Red Well,” leaving the reporter bewildered.

Ch. 504The amusement park

Young Naruto took Otohime, Little Hanabi, and Little Hinata to Konoha’s Amusement Park, where a reporter questioned him about romantic destinations before Boruto’s arrival interrupted the interview. Boruto introduced his teammate Mitsuki, while Sarada concealed that their group was secretly on a mission with a suspected ninja nearby.

  • A reporter interpreted Young Naruto’s mentions of the Dam, Thunder Train station, and Red Well as romantic destinations, then asked whether he was from out of town.
  • Boruto spotted Young Naruto near the Carousel while working in a mascot costume, and Young Naruto used the interruption to leave the reporter.
  • Boruto explained that he had taken a temporary Amusement Park job and introduced Mitsuki to Young Naruto, Otohime, Little Hanabi, and Little Hinata.
  • Young Naruto wondered why Boruto seemed recovered from the previous night and asked whether his team had the day off.
  • Boruto nearly revealed that his team was on a mission, but Sarada stopped him because their suspected ninja target was nearby.

Ch. 505Atonement

Young Naruto gave Boruto money and encouraged him during his team’s amusement-park mission. In the original timeline, Hamura reflected on how chakra had become a weapon, and Kaguya asked whether he would let her go if she wandered the Shinobi World to atone.

  • Young Naruto learned Boruto’s team was on a B-rank mission to catch a skilled thief at the amusement park.
  • Young Naruto secretly gave Boruto a stack of money and told him to stay safe and not embarrass the Seventh.
  • After Otohime left for the Parallel World, Hamura awoke from the fading genjutsu in the Sealing Space.
  • Hamura told Kaguya he understood his brother’s original hope that chakra would connect people, and wondered whether that might have prevented their conflict.
  • Kaguya said the past could not be changed and asked Hamura whether he would let her go if she wandered the Shinobi World to atone.

Ch. 506Just a Few Applications of Yin-Yang Release

Hamura refused to let Kaguya leave her seal, arguing that the Shinobi World would be safer if she repented in confinement. Hagoromo visited her afterward, discussed their family and the world’s safety, and revealed that he had formed a physical body through Yin-Yang Release.

  • Hamura rejected Kaguya’s request to travel the Shinobi World as an Ascetic Monk and told her to atone within the seal.
  • Hagoromo appeared before Kaguya after Hamura left and reflected on their thousand years apart.
  • Hagoromo told Kaguya that Asura’s reincarnation, Naruto Uzumaki, was the Sixth Hokage and could protect the Shinobi World from the Ōtsutsuki threat.
  • Kaguya asked Hagoromo about his wife, and he recalled her kindness and early death.
  • Kaguya noticed Hagoromo had become physically solid, and he explained that he had used Yin-Yang Release to create a body.

Ch. 507Intel on the Otsutsuki (double-length chapter)

The Sage of Six Paths questioned Kaguya about the Ōtsutsuki Clan so he could prepare the Shinobi World for future threats. Kaguya explained how the clan used God Tree Fruits to gain power and described the potential of the Byakugan, while Hagoromo and Hamura learned how much remained unknown.

  • The Sage of Six Paths told Kaguya that Otohime had taken the Sixth Hokage from the Shinobi World and asked her for information about the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
  • Kaguya explained that the Ōtsutsuki were divided into Main Family and Branch Family members, and that the Branch Family often became nourishment for God Trees.
  • Kaguya identified the dead Otsutsuki as Urashiki and said Otohime had transformed him by force-feeding him a God Tree Fruit.
  • Kaguya explained that God Tree Fruits could transform their consumers and pass power to descendants, and that her sons’ abilities came from her fruit-derived power.
  • Kaguya said her Eye of the Moon had lost its foundation after the Ten-Tails was removed, and that dōjutsu varied between individuals.
  • Kaguya told Hagoromo and Hamura that the Byakugan had vast potential, including space-time abilities, and that Hamura’s descendants could evolve it into the Tenseigan.

Ch. 508Return

The Sage of Six Paths examined Kaguya’s sins and announced he would send her away from the Shinobi World once its Ōtsutsuki threat was dealt with. After he vanished, Naruto and the recovered Otohime arrived in the Sealing Space, where Otohime offered Kaguya a chance at release in exchange for calling her “Lady Otohime.”

  • The Sage of Six Paths used the Seven Sins Mirror to inspect Kaguya’s values, then said he would send her away from the Shinobi World after the Ōtsutsuki threat was settled.
  • Hamura admitted he knew nothing of his brother’s plan and told Kaguya he believed Hagoromo would make suitable arrangements for her.
  • Kaguya voiced conflicting hopes and fears about leaving the seal, asking Hamura first to hurry and then to take his time.
  • Young Naruto returned to the Sealing Space with Otohime, who had recovered enough chakra to regain her mature appearance.
  • Otohime told Kaguya that she had made peace with the Hokage and offered to help free her if Kaguya respectfully called her “Lady Otohime.”

Ch. 509The origins of the Tenseigan

Naruto asked Hamura how the Hyuga Clan could awaken the Tenseigan, and Hamura explained its origins and the moon clan’s bloody history. He concluded that contact with lunar Ōtsutsuki chakra or eyes was a historically proven route, though other methods might exist.

  • Naruto pulled Otohime behind him and asked Hamura to explain how the Hyuga Clan could awaken the Tenseigan.
  • Hamura explained that the first Tenseigan appeared when a Hyuga leader’s transplanted Byakugan evolved inside a lunar clansman who had lost his eyes protecting him.
  • Hamura recounted how a resentful Branch Family leader revealed the secret, gathered the Branch Family’s Byakugan, and created a Giant Tenseigan that helped overthrow the Main Family.
  • Hamura conjectured that a Hyuga might awaken the Tenseigan by receiving lunar Ōtsutsuki chakra or by obtaining and fusing with a lunar Ōtsutsuki’s eyes.

Ch. 510The Green Gourd

Naruto received Hamura’s Green Gourd, which held enough of Hamura’s chakra to potentially awaken a Hyuga’s Tenseigan. He then revealed that he wanted to take Kaguya away to help find Isshiki and the other Ten-Tails.

  • Naruto asked Hamura whether his chakra could awaken the Tenseigan in a Hyuga, and Hamura said it should be possible.
  • Hamura gave Naruto a Green Gourd containing chakra he had stored over the past thousand years.
  • Naruto considered the risks of confronting Hamura and the Sage of Six Paths without a Six Paths-level body.
  • Hamura offered to guide Naruto back to the passage between the moon and the shinobi world, wary of his intentions toward Kaguya.
  • Naruto told Hamura he wanted to take Kaguya with him so she could help locate Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and the other Ten-Tails.

Ch. 511Each with their own agenda

Naruto told Hamura and Kaguya that Isshiki had survived by placing his Kāma on Jigen, and used a game console from a Parallel World to support his claims. Hamura agreed to warn Hagoromo about Isshiki but refused to release Kaguya yet, so Naruto and Otohime left the moon.

  • Hamura grew suspicious when Naruto mentioned Isshiki, while Kaguya reacted in shock and said she had fed Isshiki to the Ten-Tails.
  • Otohime explained Kāma, and Naruto described how Isshiki had survived in Jigen and later founded Kara in a Parallel World.
  • Hamura asked Naruto for evidence, so Naruto showed him a game console from that Parallel World and demonstrated that it worked.
  • Hamura found Naruto's account credible but said he and Hagoromo would not release Kaguya yet, though they would help face threats from Isshiki or other Otsutsuki.
  • Naruto asked Hamura to warn Hagoromo, then used Flying Thunder God to leave with Otohime while Hamura stayed behind to guard Kaguya's seal.

Ch. 512Konoha's Old Guard: I've Served Konoha with Distinction!

Hyuga Hiashi rejected Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura's attempt to replace him as Acting Hokage with Tsunade, then confronted them over their past corruption. He placed an old application form before them and began to make another point.

  • Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura urged Hiashi to let Tsunade manage Konoha while the Sixth was away.
  • Hiashi reminded them that the Sixth had appointed him Acting Hokage and the Jonin Commander and clan representatives had approved him.
  • Utatane Koharu insulted Hiashi by claiming he had risen through family connections, and Hiashi threatened to cut off her pension.
  • Hiashi accused Koharu and Homura of pinning their embezzlement and abuse of office on Shimura Danzō, and threatened to reveal ANBU files about them.
  • Hiashi produced an old application form and began to explain that he, too, had shed blood for Konoha since the Third Shinobi World War.

Ch. 513A fragile alliance of interests

Hiashi used a forged marriage application implicating Utatane Koharu and Hiruzen Sarutobi to drive a wedge between Koharu and Mitokado Homura. He threatened them with an ANBU investigation, and the two advisers left the Hokage's Office in retreat.

  • Hiashi confronted Utatane Koharu with a marriage application bearing her and Hiruzen Sarutobi's names, while Mitokado Homura suspected Koharu had betrayed their alliance.
  • Utatane Koharu denounced the application as a forgery, but Hiashi claimed Orochimaru had sent it and used their long relationship to fuel Mitokado Homura's doubts.
  • Mitokado Homura feared that Koharu's supposed marriage to Hiruzen would sideline him and destroy his political alliance with her.
  • Utatane Koharu offered to bring Hiruzen and Orochimaru in to prove the form was fake, but Hiashi said they would have to invite them themselves.
  • Hiashi warned Koharu and Homura that ANBU could investigate their families' influence and dealings, so Koharu dragged Homura out of the Hokage's Office.

Ch. 514It Must Have Been Orochimaru

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi about a marriage registration application bearing their names, and Hiruzen blamed Orochimaru for forging it. Koharu left for the research institute to confront Orochimaru, while Hiruzen headed to visit Miwakan and observe Nagato and Konan.

  • Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura brought Hiruzen Sarutobi a marriage registration application signed in their names.
  • Hiruzen recognized the form as one he had given Orochimaru and said Orochimaru must have forged the signatures while trying to arrange a marriage for Miwakan's parents.
  • Utatane Koharu decided to visit the research institute and confront Orochimaru, whom she believed was confined there.
  • Hiruzen excused himself to visit Miwakan at Jiraiya's home, where Nagato and Konan were caring for the child and Hiruzen could monitor them.

Ch. 515How Nagato and Konan Were Doing

The Third visited Nagato and Konan, met baby Miwakan, and urged them to marry, believing Nagato’s frail health was holding them back. Nagato was left alone in the kitchen to consider the Third’s advice as he departed.

  • Nagato and Konan returned from shopping and welcomed the Third into their home, where he played with Miwakan.
  • The Third asked whether Konan and Nagato had considered marriage, embarrassing Konan and drawing a cough from Nagato in the kitchen.
  • The Third expressed concern about Nagato’s low weight and recalled the hardships he and Konan had endured in the Land of Rain.
  • The Third privately urged Nagato to give Konan the security of marriage and to regain his health.
  • The Third left, promising to bring Konohamaru to visit Miwakan, while Nagato remained alone in the kitchen.

Ch. 516Silence Them Before You Beat Them

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura confronted Orochimaru over a forged Marriage Application Form, but he dismissed and humiliated them at his research institute. After Tayuya and Kidomaru beat them and revealed they had silenced them from the start, Orochimaru ordered them thrown out.

  • Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura demanded that Orochimaru explain the forged Marriage Application Form, and he let them into the institute after making them wait.
  • Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura berated Orochimaru in the corridor until he appeared and ordered Tayuya and Kidomaru to show them out.
  • Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura refused to leave and attacked Tayuya and Kidomaru, who overwhelmed them in a one-sided fight.
  • Orochimaru stopped the fight after an hour, and Tayuya revealed that she had struck the pair's throats and temporarily taken their voices.
  • Orochimaru told Tayuya and Kidomaru to clean up Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura and throw them out.

Ch. 517Two idiots who belonged in a museum

Hiruzen Sarutobi hosted Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura after they were beaten while confronting a researcher, then steered their conversation toward Minato’s use of the Reaper Death Seal. He left them silent with his account of how Minato could have survived and how his death had left Naruto vulnerable.

  • Hiruzen Sarutobi served tea to Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura after petting Danzo, then cleaned his hands before drinking his own cup.
  • Hiruzen praised Naruto for giving him the tea and for continuing to treat him with respect after learning the truth.
  • Hiruzen wondered aloud why Minato had used the Reaper Death Seal when Kushina could restrain the Nine-Tails and other sealing options were available.
  • Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura listened without challenging Hiruzen, their tea untouched as he lamented that Minato’s survival could have changed many things.
  • Hiruzen privately dismissed his old friends as oblivious and regretted that Minato had never spoken to him after being resurrected.

Ch. 518A weakling's way of thinking

As Karin and Uchiha Hikari wondered what they would do after the war, Naruto returned with Hanabi, Hinata, and the unfamiliar Otohime. Hikari recognized Otohime’s resemblance to Urashiki and confronted her warily, while Naruto reassured Hikari that Otohime was not an enemy.

  • Karin and Uchiha Hikari discussed their hopes for life after the war and agreed they wanted to stay by Naruto’s side.
  • Hanabi welcomed Karin and Hikari as she returned with Hinata, Otohime, and Naruto Uzumaki.
  • Uchiha Hikari stopped Karin and activated her Mangekyō Sharingan after Otohime’s appearance reminded her of Urashiki Otsutsuki.
  • Otohime teased Naruto about having several women around him and offered to help him improve his body.
  • Naruto shook Otohime by one of her wooden horns, then told Hikari that Otohime was not an enemy.

Ch. 519Tsunade lay low

Naruto returned home with Hikari, Karin, and the others and found Tsunade and Shizune staying there while Tsunade hid from her gambling creditors. He learned that Nawaki had moved into Orochimaru’s house to be near a Hyuga girl, while Tsunade planned to remain at Naruto’s residence.

  • Naruto rejected Hikari’s unspoken suggestion to kill Otohime, deciding there was no need to fight her while she remained on his side.
  • Karin explained that Tsunade had come to Naruto’s residence to avoid creditors after gambling herself into debt, and that Hikari had moved into Naruto’s room.
  • Tsunade told Naruto that Nawaki was staying at Orochimaru’s house and had moved nearby because he liked a Hyuga girl.
  • Tsunade hinted that the girl was from the Hyuga Main Family, whose surviving members were Hiashi, Hinata, and Hanabi.
  • Tsunade offered Naruto and the girls sake, but Naruto refused and insisted that they did not drink.

Ch. 520Let Me Point You Toward Some Money

Naruto confronted Tsunade about her unpaid gambling debts, then suggested she earn money by treating the Land of Fire Daimyo and charging him for expensive medicinal ingredients. Tsunade accepted the plan and prepared to leave for the capital, while Naruto arranged rooms for Hinata, Hanabi, and Otohime.

  • Naruto recalled how Hashirama Senju had fostered Tsunade's lifelong gambling habit and how Tsunade had tried to offer Shizune and Tonton in place of repayment.
  • Tsunade pulled Shizune and Tonton in front of herself and told Naruto they were all she had, prompting Shizune, Uchiha Hikari, Karin, and Hanabi Hyuga to object.
  • Naruto rejected Tsunade's suggestion and proposed that she earn money by treating the Land of Fire Daimyo, her cousin.
  • Naruto advised Tsunade to charge the Daimyo for costly medicinal ingredients and tailor the bill to help repay her debts, and Tsunade agreed.
  • Tsunade took Shizune to the Nara Clan to order medicinal ingredients and planned to leave for the capital the next morning.
  • Naruto told Hikari to sleep in her own room and took Hinata, Hanabi, and Otohime to choose their rooms.
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