Chapter Summaries

Jiraiya brought Naruto Uzumaki to Mount Myōboku to train in Sage Mode, and Uchiha Yao pressured the Great Sages into agreeing to teach him. Yao then used the system to buy Naruto a top-tier natural energy affinity physique and a tenfold Sage Mode learning boost before calling him over.

• Fukasaku and Shima met Jiraiya, Naruto, and Uchiha Yao, then recognized Yao and asked why they had returned.
• Jiraiya introduced Naruto as Minato's son and asked the Great Sages to teach him Sage Mode.
• Fukasaku doubted Naruto's temperament and refused to train him, but Yao declared Naruto could do it because he was his disciple.
• Fukasaku and Shima quickly agreed to teach Naruto after Yao intimidated them.
• Yao used the system to purchase a top-tier natural energy affinity physique and a tenfold Sage Mode comprehension boost for Naruto.
• Yao called Naruto over.

Naruto was forced to eat Mount Myōboku’s bug dishes while Uchiha Yao escaped the meal. Afterward, Sage Fukasaku told Uchiha Yao that the Great Toad Sage wanted to see him, and he led the group into the sage’s palace.

• Sage Shima served wriggling caterpillars and beetles, prompting Uchiha Yao to flee through a spatial rift and Jiraiya to claim he was too full to eat.
• Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima forced Naruto to eat three platters of bugs while Jiraiya looked away.
• Uchiha Yao returned and teased Naruto about enjoying the meal, then Sage Fukasaku announced that the Great Toad Sage wished to see Uchiha Yao.
• Jiraiya explained that the Great Toad Sage could foresee the future and had given him the Child of Prophecy prophecy.
• Sage Fukasaku led Uchiha Yao, Jiraiya, and Naruto into the Great Toad Sage’s dimly lit palace.

The Great Toad Sage revealed that his prophecy had changed: Uchiha Yao would unify the Shinobi World before invaders from beyond the heavens arrived. He pledged Mount Myōboku’s full support to Yao and Konoha, and Yao identified the invaders as the Otsutsuki Clan.

• The Great Toad Sage told Jiraiya that a prophecy of a blond-haired peacemaker had changed into a vision of purple eyes unifying the Shinobi World as people from beyond the heavens descended.
• The Great Toad Sage sent Jiraiya and Naruto out of the hall so he could speak privately with Uchiha Yao.
• The Great Toad Sage called Yao an anomaly who had disrupted fate and said the future rested in his hands.
• The Great Toad Sage pledged Mount Myōboku’s full support to Konoha, including teaching Naruto senjutsu and having the toad clan obey Yao in the war.
• Uchiha Yao accepted the alliance and said he would make the Otsutsuki Clan regret invading his territory.

Naruto trained in senjutsu at Mount Myōboku and quickly learned to sense natural energy, though mastering its balance took repeated failures. After three days, he successfully entered Sage Mode and proudly told Uchiha Yao he had done it.

• Sage Fukasaku explained how Naruto could sense natural energy and warned him about the danger of absorbing too much.
• Naruto sensed and absorbed natural energy almost immediately, astonishing Sage Fukasaku and Jiraiya, while Uchiha Yao stopped Fukasaku from striking him.
• Naruto repeatedly lost control of the balance needed for senjutsu chakra and began turning into a frog, so Sage Fukasaku knocked the excess natural energy out of him.
• Uchiha Yao activated the [Sage Mode · Epiphany] buff on the second day, helping Naruto grasp the balance of physical, spiritual, and natural energy.
• On the third day, Naruto maintained a steady flow of natural energy for five minutes and entered Sage Mode without transforming.
• Naruto sensed across Mount Myōboku, leaped down, and told Uchiha Yao that he had succeeded.

Naruto successfully completed his Sage Art: Rasenshuriken training on Mount Myōboku, and Uchiha Yao prepared to return with him to Konoha. Before they could leave, Sage Shima proposed another insect feast, leaving Naruto desperate for help.

• Naruto used Sage Mode and two Shadow Clones to stabilize and complete the Rasenshuriken with natural energy.
• Naruto hurled the Sage Art: Rasenshuriken into the wilderness, where it carved a trench and blasted a massive crater into the ground.
• Uchiha Yao praised Naruto, then used his eye technique to return the group from the Heavenly Imperial Space to Mount Myōboku.
• Uchiha Yao said it was time to return to Konoha, and Naruto eagerly looked forward to eating Ichiraku Ramen.
• Sage Shima proposed a celebration feast of insects and dragonfly larva wine, prompting Naruto to plead with Uchiha Yao for help.

Uchiha Yao brought Jiraiya and Naruto from the toad sages’ home to Konoha’s border command post, where Kakashi reported ongoing enemy raids and an ambush on a supply convoy. After learning Might Guy had gone to deal with the ambush, Uchiha Yao left Jiraiya in command and prepared to return to Konoha with Naruto.

• Sage Shima tried to give Naruto a basket of bugs, but Uchiha Yao used Heavenly Might to take Naruto and Jiraiya away.
• Uchiha Yao, Jiraiya, and Naruto appeared at the Land of Fire border command post, where the Konoha ninja welcomed their Hokage.
• Kakashi reported that Iwagakure demolition squads and wandering ninja had harassed Konoha’s supply lines and isolated squads.
• Kakashi said the Third Logistics Battalion had been ambushed and Might Guy had gone to respond, so Uchiha Yao called off the second echelon’s reinforcements.
• Uchiha Yao left Jiraiya in command of the front and prepared to take Naruto back to Konoha.

Uchiha Yao returned to the Hokage’s office and identified the attackers behind a missing border outpost as Rasa and the Second Tsuchikage Mu. When a Konoha logistics convoy came under attack, its commander discovered that the Iwagakure attackers were strange white monsters.

• Uchiha Yao returned to the office, where Tsunade confronted him with ANBU intelligence about a missing northwestern outpost.
• Uchiha Yao identified the gold-dust user as Nishidai Kazekage Rasa and the bandaged intruder as Mu, the Second Tsuchikage, and said he would handle them.
• Shimada Mura led the Third Logistics Brigade through a forest near the Land of Fire’s border while guarding supplies of Explosive Tags and medical equipment.
• Iwagakure’s demolition unit ambushed the convoy, and Konoha ninja raised Earth Flow Walls to block the first shuriken volley.
• Shimada Mura struck an attacker, but the supposed Stone Village ninja transformed into a white monster and exploded, injuring him as the other Konoha ninja faced the same threat.

The reanimated Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist slaughtered Konoha ninja until Might Guy arrived and drove Jinin Akebino back with a powerful kick. The swordsmen recognized Guy’s green jumpsuit and hairstyle, but Guy only found them vaguely familiar.

• Kushimaru Kuriarare pierced three Konoha ninja with Nuibari’s wire and pulled them together, while Jinin Akebino attacked Shimada Mura with Kabutowari.
• Might Guy burst through the mist, kicked Jinin Akebino through several trees, and arrived with more than ten elite Konoha ninja.
• Shimada Mura recognized Guy as their rescuer, while the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist reacted to his outfit with fear and disbelief.
• Might Guy studied the swordsmen and said they looked familiar, prompting Munashi Jinpachi to step forward.

Might Guy opened multiple Eight Gates and overpowered the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, but their Impure World Reincarnation bodies regenerated. Kimura Taku revealed that he could seal them during the brief period they took to recover, leaving the swordsmen threatening him before he could act.

• Might Guy opened the first five Gates and blasted Jinin Akebino apart with a punch.
• Guy opened the Sixth Gate and used Morning Peacock to tear through Suikazan Fuguki, Munashi Jinpachi, Kushimaru Kuriarare, and Ringo Ameyuri.
• The defeated swordsmen reformed through Impure World Reincarnation and mocked Guy, claiming he would exhaust himself before he could defeat them.
• Kimura Taku urged Guy to keep destroying the swordsmen so he could seal them while they regenerated.
• Jinin Akebino dismissed Kimura's sealing ability and threatened to crush him before he could finish forming hand seals.

Might Guy defeated and sealed the resurrected Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, while Orochimaru prepared more powerful forces. Meanwhile, Rasa and Mu raced toward the Land of Fire capital.

• Might Guy used the Sixth Gate to destroy the four remaining Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and Kimura Taku sealed them away.
• The Konoha ninja celebrated their victory and praised Guy and Kimura Taku.
• Orochimaru discovered that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen had been destroyed, dismissed them as expendable pawns, and noted Might Guy as a threat.
• Orochimaru hinted that Uchiha Yao would face a greater challenge from the coffins in his base.
• Rasa and Mu flew toward the Land of Fire capital, with Rasa rejecting Mu's orders despite their cooperation.

Uchiha Yao traveled to the Land of Fire capital after learning that two old enemies planned to target Daimyo Chiba, and stayed at the Daimyo’s Residence to protect him. The next day, Rasa and Mu arrived outside the city and began preparing to attack the residence.

• Uchiha Yao left Tsunade with the documents and used space-time ninjutsu to reach the Daimyo’s Residence.
• Chiba panicked when Uchiha Yao told him that two old fossils wanted his head, but Uchiha Yao reassured him that he would protect him.
• Uchiha Yao ordered Chiba to prepare the finest food and wine and stayed at the residence for a day.
• Rasa and Mu watched the capital from a hill and agreed to destroy the Daimyo’s Mansion and kill Chiba.
• Rasa gathered gold dust into a vast cloud above the hill as he prepared to attack.

Uchiha Yao stopped Rasa and Mu’s surprise attack on the Daimyo’s Mansion, revealing that he had anticipated their plan and used space-time ninjutsu to arrive ahead of them. Rasa and Mu were left shocked by how thoroughly their strategy had failed.

• Rasa attacked Uchiha Yao with Magnet Release: Gold Dust Great Burial, but Yao repelled the giant hand and shattered Rasa’s body into scraps of paper.
• Mu was thrown back by the force of Yao’s Shinra Tensei, while Rasa slowly reassembled himself.
• Yao explained that Rasa and Mu had attacked a border outpost and left misleading traces to draw Konoha’s forces away before targeting the Daimyo and the capital.
• Yao revealed that Konoha had detected them as soon as they entered the Land of Fire and that he had waited at the mansion for an entire day.
• Yao demonstrated a black spatial vortex and said he could cross distances with space-time ninjutsu, leaving Rasa and Mu in despair.

Gaara rejected Rasa’s attempt to control him and challenged his father over the destruction of Sunagakure. As they began fighting, Gaara blocked Rasa’s gold dust attack and trapped him in sand.

• Rasa demanded that Gaara kill Uchiha Yao, but Gaara declared himself a Konoha member with a teacher and companions.
• Gaara condemned Rasa’s rule and said the Hidden Sand Village now belonged to Konoha and its people lived better.
• Rasa attacked Gaara with Magnet Release: Gold Dust Spears, and Naruto tried to help with Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.
• Gaara shielded Naruto and blocked the gold dust spears with Sand Shield: Empty Sand Barrier.
• Gaara used Sand Binding Coffin to seize Rasa’s ankles, and Rasa struggled to break free.

Orochimaru possessed Mu and confronted Uchiha Yao, then ordered Rasa to hold off Gaara while Mu escaped. As Gaara and Rasa resumed their battle, Uchiha Yao formed a sphere in his hand and the two Kazekage unleashed their sand and gold dust.

• Orochimaru used Mu's body to declare his intention to claim Uchiha Yao's eyes and body, but Yao mocked him and exposed the gap in their strength.
• Orochimaru made Mu vanish with Dustless Bewilderment and ordered him to retreat.
• Orochimaru forced Rasa to stop fleeing and buy Mu time, leaving Rasa furious at being used as a pawn.
• Gaara unleashed Sand Waterfall: Flowing Sand Waterfall, turning the surrounding ground into a vast sea of sand.
• Rasa countered with Magnet Release: Gold Dust Cube and sent enormous golden cubes crashing toward Gaara as Uchiha Yao formed a sphere in his raised hand.

Gaara sealed Rasa after defeating him, and Uchiha Yao pursued the fleeing Second Tsuchikage, Mu, with a blue sphere. The sphere destroyed Mu’s body, consumed his soul, and returned to Uchiha Yao.

• Rasa recognized Gaara’s bond with Karura before Gaara sealed him inside the sand pyramid.
• Gaara told Uchiha Yao he had succeeded, and Uchiha Yao praised him.
• Naruto noticed Mu had fled, but Uchiha Yao sent a blue sphere after him.
• Mu tried to stop the sphere with Dust Release, but it shattered his attack and crushed his body.
• The sphere pulled Mu’s soul from his reanimated dust and consumed it.
• The blue sphere returned to Uchiha Yao, who absorbed it into his palm.

Obito and Orochimaru discussed their failure against Uchiha Yao and planned to provoke a wider war against Konoha. After sealing Rasa and sending Naruto and Gaara back to train, Uchiha Yao appeared at the Daimyo's Residence, where Daimyo Chiba trembled before him.

• Obito mocked Orochimaru for losing his temper, but Orochimaru pointed out that neither of them could defeat Uchiha Yao.
• Orochimaru worried that the First, Second, and Third Hokage had broken free of his control and vanished without news from Konoha.
• Obito said their operation had tested Uchiha Yao and proposed igniting war across the ninja world to isolate Konoha and wear him down.
• Uchiha Yao used the Six Paths: Sealing Technique—Soul Binding to seal Rasa inside a streak of light.
• Uchiha Yao sent Naruto and Gaara into Heavenly Imperial Space, then vanished from the sand dune.
• Uchiha Yao appeared at the Daimyo's Residence, and Daimyo Chiba slammed his forehead against the floor in fear.

Uchiha Yao returned to Konoha after dealing with Nishidai Kazekage Rasa and the Second Tsuchikage, Mu, and reunited with Tsunade. A week later, Shikaku Nara reported that the situation had changed and presented an urgent report.

• Chiba pledged to follow Uchiha Yao's plan and disappear from public view until the ninja world was unified.
• Uchiha Yao returned to the Hokage Building, where Tsunade had been waiting anxiously for him.
• Uchiha Yao told Tsunade that he had dealt with Nishidai Kazekage Rasa and the Second Tsuchikage, Mu, and the two shared an intimate moment.
• A week later, Shikaku Nara briefed Uchiha Yao and Tsunade on a changed situation and pressed a marker onto the military map.

Uchiha Yao assessed Konoha’s position against the Shinobi Alliance and ordered preparations for Orochimaru and Obito’s Impure World Reincarnation. The meeting ended with Yao ready to intervene if Jiraiya or Fugaku faced an enemy they could not handle, while events shifted to a forest outside Konoha.

• Shikaku reported that Jiraiya’s forces had joined Fugaku’s Uchiha elite and blocked the Alliance’s route south.
• Uchiha Yao argued that Konoha’s combined forces and superior combat power gave it the advantage over the Alliance.
• Uchiha Yao warned that Impure World Reincarnation was the war’s greatest threat and ordered sealing specialists assigned to every combat unit.
• Uchiha Yao ordered Shikaku to train chunin in a binding seal and told Jiraiya and Fugaku to signal him rather than confront overwhelming opponents.
• Shikaku left after the meeting, and the scene shifted to a forest outside Konoha.

Sasuke and Boruto reached Konoha and discovered that its history differed sharply from the one they knew, while Urashiki sensed a powerful Six Paths chakra in the village and hid to investigate. In Konoha, Sasuke saw the thriving Uchiha Police Force and a happy Uchiha family, deepening his shock.

• Sasuke told Boruto to hide his forehead protector, and they traveled toward Konoha disguised as ordinary travelers.
• Sasuke and Boruto saw that Hokage Rock showed a new Fifth Hokage and no Third Hokage, leaving them confused about the altered history.
• Urashiki searched for the Nine-Tails' Chakra, sensed powerful Six Paths chakra near the Hokage Building, and concealed himself through Yomotsu Hirasaka.
• Sasuke and Boruto entered Konoha and saw its prosperous streets and an Uchiha Police Force squad welcomed with reverence.
• Sasuke was shaken by the sight of surviving Uchiha clansmen and watched a middle-aged Uchiha Police Force member affectionately lift his son.

Adult Sasuke and Boruto tried to avoid teenage Sasuke, but teenage Sasuke became suspicious and called the Uchiha Police Force. The pair ended up surrounded in an alley, with the Police Force readying their weapons.

• Teenage Sasuke sensed something strange about adult Sasuke and Boruto, questioned them, and watched them leave.
• Adult Sasuke hurried Boruto away and warned him that teenage Sasuke was following them.
• Teenage Sasuke fired a signal flare after deciding the pair were suspicious and potentially dangerous.
• Dozens of Uchiha Police Force members surrounded adult Sasuke and Boruto in the alley.
• Teenage Sasuke told the Police Force that adult Sasuke had enormous Chakra and was hiding something, prompting the officers to draw their kunai.