Chapter Summaries

Miki Yūya survived Gaara and Shukaku’s overwhelming attack, then defeated Gaara by using Conqueror’s Haki to knock Shukaku unconscious and sever their chakra connection. As Miki bullied the fallen Gaara, Shukaku and Gaara began moving toward synchronization, while Orochimaru learned Neji Hyuga was leaving Konoha and decided to investigate himself.

• Miki Yūya punched through Gaara’s giant sand hand, but Shukaku’s Wind Release struck him and left him gravely wounded.
• As Gaara attacked again in full Tailed Beast Transformation, Miki focused his Conqueror’s Haki on Shukaku and knocked the One-Tail unconscious, stopping the sand and ending Gaara’s transformation.
• Miki punched Gaara out of the air, then staggered over and stomped on him instead of delivering a killing blow.
• Shukaku began regaining consciousness and aligning his will with Gaara’s, while Naruto pursued Jirobo and Sakon and Ukon, and Rock Lee headed toward the battlefield.
• Kabuto told Orochimaru that Neji Hyuga had left Konoha to join them, and Orochimaru ordered Kabuto to guard the base while he went to investigate.

Naruto, Neji, and the others converged on Sasuke, but Naruto refused to drag him back to Konoha and Neji knocked Rock Lee unconscious before joining Sasuke’s group. After Gaara and Shukaku brutalized Miki Yūya, Naruto saw him fall and erupted into his two-tailed berserk form to attack Shukaku.

• Orochimaru considered ways to suppress Neji’s Caged Bird Seal and blamed Hyuga Hiashi for Neji’s defection.
• Naruto caught up with Jirobo, Sakon, and Ukon, while Kankuro and Temari arrived to hold them back as Sasuke broke out of the wooden crate.
• Kimimaro reached the battlefield, and Rock Lee attacked him; Neji struck Rock Lee unconscious and joined Sasuke’s side instead of fighting.
• Naruto told Sasuke he had come to say goodbye, not to bring him back, and Sasuke’s group set off to aid Kidomaru and Tayuya against Miki Yūya.
• Gaara and Shukaku tortured the badly injured Miki Yūya, who still flicked a pebble at Gaara before Naruto arrived and saw him hanging from Shukaku’s sand hand.
• Naruto transformed into a two-tailed berserk state, bit through Shukaku’s sand hand, and Miki Yūya fell to the ground and gave Naruto the middle finger.

Naruto unleashed the Nine-Tails' chakra and fought Shukaku and Gaara, eventually trying to drain Shukaku's chakra at the cost of his own life. Shukaku and Gaara buried Naruto beneath a massive sandstorm, but Naruto survived and faced the group still standing as Orochimaru arrived and ordered Kimimaro, Sasuke, and Neji to prepare.

• The Nine-Tails lifted its restrictions so Naruto could use its chakra against Shukaku, who fought alongside Gaara as a perfect jinchuriki.
• Naruto escaped Shukaku and Gaara's sand attacks, broke out of a Sand Coffin Seal, and struck Shukaku with a Nine-Tails chakra Rasengan.
• Naruto used the Tail Clone Technique to pierce Shukaku's body and began forcibly draining his tailed beast chakra, alarming both Shukaku and the Nine-Tails.
• Gaara and Shukaku unleashed Sandstorm Funeral, burying Naruto and Gaara beneath a colossal sandstorm; Gaara lost consciousness, while Naruto eventually clawed his way out alive.
• Orochimaru emerged from a White Snake and found the battlefield devastated, with Miki Yūya and the Sound Four incapacitated.
• Orochimaru asked Kimimaro and Sasuke to handle Naruto and told Neji to prepare to cover himself with the Cursed Seal.

Orochimaru implanted a Cursed Seal over Neji’s Caged Bird Seal, and Neji chose to leave with him to escape the Hyuga Clan. When Konoha’s reinforcements arrived, Hiashi triggered the Caged Bird Seal’s backlash, but Neji survived and vowed to return and overthrow the clan.

• Neji chose Orochimaru’s Cursed Seal over a Sealing Jutsu, and Orochimaru layered senjutsu energy over the Caged Bird Seal’s activation pathways.
• Orochimaru ordered his group to withdraw as Tsunade and Konoha’s reinforcements arrived, with Yamato suppressing Naruto’s rampaging chakra.
• Neji accused the Hyuga Clan of betraying its Branch Family, while Hiashi argued that Hizashi had sacrificed himself to protect the clan and village.
• As Orochimaru’s group began to leave, Hiashi triggered the Caged Bird Seal’s backlash, destroying Neji’s eyes.
• Neji survived, opened an eye in his forehead, and vowed to return and settle his score with the Hyuga Clan before Kimimaro helped him leave with Orochimaru.

After Tsunade assured Naruto that Miki Yūya would recover, Miki Yūya woke and went through Konoha in a wheelchair while the villagers mocked him. Unable to speak, he answered them with a written insult, provoking them to attack.

• Tsunade told Naruto and Rock Lee that Miki Yūya would wake soon, though his severe injuries would leave him unable to walk for a long time.
• Miki Yūya raised a middle finger at Naruto while still unconscious, showing that his mind and will remained active.
• A few days later, Miki Yūya steered his electric wheelchair through Konoha as villagers and Konohamaru taunted him.
• Miki Yūya turned his wheelchair to reveal a sign calling the crowd useless trash, silencing them and earning Conqueror's Haki.
• Enraged villagers threw rotten vegetables and foul eggs at Miki Yūya.

Konoha’s leaders argued over who should bear responsibility for Neji Hyuga’s defection, and Hyuga Hiashi ultimately accepted the Hyuga Clan’s fault. Miki Yūya was brought in as the injured party, but his attempts to protest were mistaken for gratitude, and the chapter ended with the village leaders settling the matter while Shizune wheeled him away.

• Villagers pelted Miki Yūya with rotten food while he sat in his wheelchair.
• Danzo blamed Hiashi for Neji’s defection, while Hiashi tried to blame Miki Yūya and the Inuzuka Clan.
• Tsunade and the others turned Hiashi’s comparison to Gaara against him, and Hiashi accepted responsibility on behalf of the Hyuga Clan.
• Shizune brought the filthy, injured Miki Yūya into the Hokage’s Office, where his insulting sign enraged the village’s leaders.
• Homura replaced Miki Yūya’s sign with a positive slogan, and the leaders mistook his muffled protests for gratitude.
• Hiashi apologized and promised the Hyuga Clan would pay for Miki Yūya’s treatment, and Tsunade vowed to heal him before Shizune wheeled him away.

Shikamaru, Naruto, and Sakura investigated a silent village and were ambushed by armored attackers. Naruto fought Temujin, but Temujin’s final sword slash shattered the cliff and sent Naruto falling into the misty abyss.

• Shikamaru warned Naruto and Sakura that the village was unnaturally quiet, then scouted ahead and found it deserted and wrecked.
• An armored attacker struck at Shikamaru as two others attacked Naruto and Sakura, and Shikamaru told them to prioritize survival and protect the ferret.
• Naruto lured his pursuer away and defeated him with taijutsu, then discovered Temujin had tried to kill him with a sword.
• Naruto fought Temujin and overwhelmed him with his combat experience before striking him with a Rasengan near a cliff.
• Temujin slashed the cliff face as he fell, causing it to collapse and sending Naruto plunging into the abyss.

Naruto was taken to Haido’s Mobile Fortress, where Haido demonstrated that the Gelel Stone could heal Temujin’s wounds. Hoping it could also heal Miki Yūya, Naruto agreed to help build the Ideal Country and summoned Gamabunta to contact Konoha; meanwhile, Miki Yūya escaped a crowd chasing him and Akamaru.

• Naruto woke in He Yan’s caravan, found Temujin beside him, and released him after He Yan intervened.
• Temujin stole He Yan’s ferret, and Naruto followed him to a Mobile Fortress, where Haido invited Naruto to join the Ideal Country project.
• Naruto rejected Haido’s claims that the Ideal Country could end suffering until Haido used the Gelel Stone to heal Temujin’s severe wound almost instantly.
• Naruto agreed to help Haido if the Gelel Stone could heal Miki Yūya, then summoned Gamabunta to contact a Communication Toad in Konoha.
• In Konoha, a frog swallowed Miki Yūya and vanished with him as villagers chased him and Akamaru.

Naruto brought Miki Yūya to Haido’s fortress, where Haido healed Yūya’s throat and tried to recruit him with promises of an Ideal Country. Yūya responded by unleashing a torrent of insults, and after Naruto and Temujin left to investigate a destroyed fleet, Naruto used a disguise to meet Yūya in his guarded room.

• Naruto summoned an Old Toad, who spat out an empty Electric Wheelchair before finally depositing Miki Yūya into it.
• Haido activated the Gelel Stone and healed Yūya’s throat, then tried to persuade him to join the cause of building an Ideal Country.
• Yūya cursed Haido, Naruto, Konoha’s leaders, and others, while Naruto defended Gaara and Temujin nearly drew his sword.
• Haido ordered soldiers to escort Yūya to a guarded private room, then told Naruto that more Gelel Stones might be needed to treat Yūya’s supposed mental problems.
• Temujin received an urgent report that the fleet in the Land of Wind had been destroyed, and Naruto joined him in leaving to investigate.
• Naruto disguised himself as an armored soldier and met Yūya in the secret chamber, where Yūya told him to remember something without explaining what it was.

Naruto recounted his mission to Miki Yūya, who realized that the supposedly ordinary assignment and the people Naruto met were part of a series of schemes exploiting Konoha’s Ninja. Miki Yūya condemned the clients and praised himself, while Naruto’s Shadow Clone tried to agree and got scolded.

• Naruto told Miki Yūya how he accepted a C-Rank mission to deliver a ferret, found a deserted village, was ambushed, and met He Yan after falling from a cliff.
• Naruto explained that Haido used the Gelel Stone to recruit him, and said he planned to use Haido and Temujin in return.
• Miki Yūya recognized that He Yan’s mission had lured Konoha’s Ninja into a trap and pointed out that the caravan’s people and empty village made its story suspicious.
• Miki Yūya compared He Yan’s scheme to earlier missions involving Tazuna and Sandayū, then contrasted their deception with Gato’s openly evil but honest dealings.
• Miki Yūya declared himself a compassionate saint, and Naruto agreed that Konoha’s people were nice before Miki Yūya berated his Shadow Clone for joining in.

After Gaara destroyed Haido’s warships and killed Ranke, Haido sought Miki Yūya’s advice on how to defeat him. Miki claimed Gaara’s weakness was his reliance on the Sand Emperor, leaving Haido convinced that stopping the transformation would make victory easy.

• Kamira and Temujin escaped with Naruto and reported that Gaara had transformed into a giant beast and destroyed the warships, while Ranke had died instantly.
• Haido received Kazahana’s report that her mission had failed, then decided to question Miki Yūya about Gaara because Miki had faced him and survived.
• Haido entered the secret chamber and lost his temper after Miki Yūya mocked him about his dead mother.
• Haido asked Miki Yūya for Gaara’s weakness and promised to avenge him, prompting Miki to praise Haido and criticize Konoha’s leaders.
• Miki Yūya claimed that Gaara depended on the Sand Emperor and embellished his account of their fight, leaving Haido believing that preventing Gaara’s transformation would secure victory.

Naruto persuaded Sakura and Shikamaru to help him use Haido’s power to heal Miki Yūya, arguing that Yūya cared deeply about protecting lives despite his unpleasant personality. Sakura agreed to help repay Yūya for saving them, while Yūya treated Naruto’s clone as a hired guard and entrusted his safety to it.

• Haido sent Temujin and Naruto to investigate the Wandering Caravan and support the mission involving the Gelel Stone; Naruto found Sakura and Shikamaru there and told Temujin they were his teammates.
• Naruto explained Haido’s healing power and his plan to cure Miki Yūya, and Shikamaru agreed to follow Naruto’s decision while asking him not to act alone next time.
• Sakura argued that Yūya was unpleasant and partly responsible for Sasuke leaving, but Naruto defended him as someone who valued every life and had stood up for Konoha’s villagers and ninja.
• Naruto’s words made Sakura reconsider how little she understood Yūya, and she agreed to help him this once to repay Yūya for saving them in the Land of Snow.
• Kazahana returned to Haido’s fortress after failing her mission and left after Yūya scolded her; Yūya then hired Naruto’s clone for a B-rank mission to protect him.

Miki Yūya traveled with Haido’s group to the Underground Ruins, where Haido healed his hands and promised the Gelel Stone’s source power could restore his legs. He Yan condemned the plan to use the Gelel Stone, and the chapter ended with Miki Yūya arguing with him as Haido tried to intervene.

• Naruto’s shadow clone fell asleep in the secret chamber, then joined the guards escorting Miki Yūya through the fortress.
• Miki Yūya exposed Kazahana’s plan to kill him after she learned the ore-vein information, provoking her until Haido ordered her to stand down.
• Haido used the Gelel Stone to heal Miki Yūya’s hands and said the primal ore vein could heal his legs.
• The fortress descended into the Underground Ruins, where He Yan accused Miki Yūya and the others of risking another catastrophe by using the Gelel Stone.
• Miki Yūya challenged He Yan’s objections and mocked his name, while Haido tried to stop their argument.

He Yan revealed the dangers of the Gelel Stone and confronted Haido over his plan to seize its power, while Naruto and Shikamaru insisted they only wanted to heal Miki Yūya. He Yan took Miki Yūya hostage to stop them opening the ore vein, but Haido chose to attack anyway.

• He Yan warned that only the Gelel royal bloodline could safely use the Gelel Stone's power, and Miki Yūya dismissed the danger by claiming he had a kingly constitution.
• He Yan activated the chamber mechanism, revealing the Ore Vein Core Key and murals depicting the Gelel Kingdom's rise and destruction.
• Haido revealed his ambition to control the ore vein and rebuild the world, while He Yan accused him of seeking the Gelel Stone for himself.
• Shikamaru and Naruto said they would not support Haido's ambitions but still intended to use the ore vein to heal Miki Yūya.
• He Yan seized Miki Yūya and threatened to kill him if anyone tried to open the ore vein.
• Haido dismissed the hostage threat, aimed his hand at Miki Yūya and He Yan, and shouted, "Die!!"

Miki Yūya used the Gelel Ore Vein’s life energy to awaken Life Return and heal himself, while Naruto and the others fought Haido’s forces. The chapter ended with Yūya standing over the gravely wounded He Yan, declaring that he now had everything.

• Miki Yūya used He Yan as a shield against Haido’s attack, leaving He Yan gravely wounded and destroying Yūya’s wheelchair.
• Shikamaru used Shadow Binding to control Temujin, who severed Haido’s arm, but Kazahana and Kamira transformed and attacked the others.
• Haido regenerated his arm, transformed into a monster, and ordered Temujin to kill Naruto as the battle broke out across the chamber.
• Naruto rejected Haido’s belief in necessary sacrifices, declared his resolve to become Hokage, and fought Haido and Temujin with his Tailed Beast Cloak and Rasengan.
• Miki Yūya absorbed life energy from the Gelel Ore Vein, awakened Life Return, healed his injuries, and stood over the dying He Yan with a short sword.

Miki Yūya unleashed Conqueror's Haki, overwhelming Haido’s fighters and shattering Kamira’s illusion before attacking Haido. Haido escaped Yūya’s killing blow by sacrificing Temujin, revealed that he had used Temujin as a royal-blooded vessel, and destroyed the Ore Vein Key, releasing the sealed Gelel power.

• Miki Yūya’s Conqueror's Haki suppressed Naruto’s Nine-Tails chakra, broke Shikamaru’s Shadow Possession Jutsu, and left Kazahana, Sakura, and Kamira shaken.
• Kamira attacked Miki Yūya with her strongest illusion, but his Haki destroyed it and inflicted severe backlash on her.
• Miki Yūya denounced Haido’s beliefs and charged him, dodging Haido’s Gelel attacks before striking at him with his Haki-coated sword.
• Temujin intervened to protect Haido, took Miki Yūya’s fatal sword strike, and urged Haido to run.
• Haido revealed that Temujin was a royal-blooded vessel he had manipulated for years, then destroyed the Ore Vein Key and unleashed the sealed Gelel power.

The shattered Sealing Key unleashed the Gelel Stone lode, trapping everyone in a chamber on the verge of destruction. He Yan explained that royal blood could open a wormhole to divert the energy, and Shikamaru restrained Temujin to use him as the sacrifice as Miki Yūya attacked Haido.

• The Sealing Key broke completely, and the Gelel Stone energy sealed the exits as the underground ruin began collapsing.
• He Yan warned that the lode could destroy half the continent and said royal blood could open a wormhole to transfer its energy into another dimension.
• Haido demanded that Miki Yūya sacrifice himself, but Miki refused and prepared to escape with Naruto and Shikamaru.
• Shikamaru restrained Temujin and declared that he would use him to open the wormhole, while Miki Yūya condemned Temujin's hypocrisy and charged at Haido.
• Kazahana and Kamira moved to stop Miki Yūya as Temujin's blood activated the formation and the Gelel Stone's power enveloped everyone.

Temujin was reborn through the Gelel Stone vein, filled with hatred for Haido and the Konoha ninja, and killed Kamira while attacking Haido. Miki Yūya and the Konoha squad prepared to fight the transformed Temujin, whose attempt to flee was met by Naruto’s clones and Shikamaru’s shadow.

• Temujin relived his family’s deaths and recognized that Haido had exploited him and sacrificed countless innocents for a false ideal.
• Miki Yūya severed Haido’s hand, but Temujin emerged from the ruins transformed by the Gelel Stone’s power and blasted Haido.
• Kamira shielded Haido from Temujin’s attack and died when the emerald blast pierced her chest.
• Miki Yūya confronted Temujin, condemned his actions, and struck him with Conqueror’s Haki.
• Temujin tried to evade Miki Yūya’s sword by flying upward, but Naruto’s Shadow Clones and Shikamaru’s Shadow Possession Jutsu moved to attack him.

Miki Yūya, Naruto, and Shikamaru confronted Temujin over his revenge and defeated him when he tried to unleash the Gelel Destruction Cannon. Temujin lost his Royal Family power and died in the crater, while Elder He Yan watched in silence.

• Shikamaru restrained Temujin and shielded Naruto and Miki Yūya as they attacked and broke through his Gelel-powered defenses.
• Temujin unleashed a storm of crystal fragments and energy beams, but Shikamaru, Naruto, and Miki Yūya protected one another.
• Miki Yūya, Naruto, and Shikamaru challenged Temujin's beliefs, and He Yan explained that he had orchestrated Haido's return to free his people from their inherited duty.
• Temujin began charging the Gelel Destruction Cannon, but Miki Yūya struck him and overwhelmed him with conqueror's haki, forcing the energy back into his body.
• The backlash destroyed Temujin's Gelel power and crystal armor, and he fell into a crater, spoke briefly with Miki Yūya, and died.

After Temujin died, Miki Yūya rejected He Yan’s praise and accused him of exploiting Konoha, then realized Haido had escaped with the Gelel Stones. Haido fled by warship with Kazahana and Naruto’s disguised Shadow Clone, but Gaara confronted them in the desert as Haido ordered his crew to prepare for battle.

• Naruto and Shikamaru recognized that Temujin had restrained the destruction energy before dying, and He Yan mourned him as worthy of the Ancient Royal Family.
• Miki Yūya denounced He Yan for using Konoha and beat him, but stopped when He Yan reminded him that Haido had tried to kill him and escaped.
• Naruto, Shikamaru, and Sakura realized Haido had slipped away during the chaos.
• Haido sailed away with Kazahana, Naruto’s disguised Shadow Clone, and five Gelel Stones, then gave Kazahana only one crystal while keeping three for himself.
• Gaara appeared in the desert and blocked the warship, while Naruto’s Shadow Clone and Kazahana urged Haido to flee.
• Haido refused to retreat and ordered everyone to prepare for battle and bring the ship alongside.