Chapter Summaries

A week after the Uchiha Clan Massacre, a mysterious Sky Screen appeared across the Shinobi World and spoke of Spirit Star and traitors, intensifying fear in Konoha. Hiruzen Sarutobi warned Shimura Danzō not to target Sasuke Uchiha, while Danzō dismissed Sasuke and focused on the Sharingan he had collected.

• The Uchiha Clan Massacre left Sasuke Uchiha as the clan’s sole surviving orphan and stirred suspicion throughout Konoha.
• A glowing Sky Screen appeared over the Shinobi World, and a furious voice demanded an end to Spirit Star’s rule by traitors.
• A week later, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu reported rising unease in Konoha and pressure from other nations to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Shimura Danzō dismissed the Uchiha Clan’s destruction as necessary, while Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu criticized the decision.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the arguing officials to stop and warned Shimura Danzō not to harm Sasuke Uchiha.
• Shimura Danzō called Sasuke worthless and turned his attention to the Uchiha Sharingan he had collected.

Danzo left the Hokage’s office with the Sharingan, while Hiruzen wondered about the Sky Screen and postponed dealing with Root. Andy, an ordinary Konoha villager who had created the Sky Screen to harvest emotions, activated it and revealed masked ninjas collecting Sharingan from dead Uchiha.

• Danzo ignored Hiruzen and left, planning to use the Sharingan for forbidden experiments with Orochimaru.
• Hiruzen questioned what the Sky Screen meant and whether someone had targeted Konoha and the Uchiha Clan Massacre.
• Andy watched the unsettled villagers from his general store and checked the emotion points gathered through his system.
• Andy activated the Sky Screen, drawing attention from across the Shinobi World and triggering urgent investigations by the hidden villages.
• The Sky Screen showed a blood-soaked Uchiha compound where masked ninjas removed Sharingan from the corpses.

The sky screen showed Shimura Danzō overseeing the theft of the Uchiha’s Sharingan and ordering their bodies destroyed, enraging Sasuke Uchiha and threatening Konoha’s standing. It then revealed a surviving Uchiha with the Mangekyō Sharingan vowing to destroy Konoha.

• The sky screen showed the Uchiha massacre and Shimura Danzō amid the corpses, while Hiruzen Sarutobi feared the revelation would turn the shinobi world against Konoha.
• Sasuke Uchiha watched the desecration of his clan’s remains and screamed that he would kill Danzō.
• Danzō ordered Root to search for every Sharingan and to burn the bodies and scatter the ashes.
• A shadow warned Danzō not to touch Sasuke and threatened to expose Konoha’s classified intelligence; Danzō mocked Uchiha Itachi and dismissed the threat.
• Hiruzen feared the footage would destroy Konoha’s reputation as Akatsuki members watched Itachi remain expressionless.
• The sky screen showed a wounded Uchiha survivor emerging from a burning ruin with the Mangekyō Sharingan and vowing to destroy Konoha.

Uchiha Sen survived the massacre with the Mangekyō Sharingan, prompting Itachi to fear for Sasuke and Danzo to order Root to capture Sen and retrieve his eye. The screen then advanced to Konoha year 60, where Kakashi began testing Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura at the Ninja Academy.

• Uchiha Sen burned his clan robes and disappeared into the night after vowing revenge on Itachi and the others.
• Itachi realized Sen had survived through Izanagi and resolved to kill him to protect Sasuke.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Danzo over Sen's survival, but Danzo ordered Root to bring him back or retrieve his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Danzo dismissed Hiruzen's anger by claiming everything he did was for Konoha, and Hiruzen held back from restraining him.
• The screen advanced to Konoha year 60 and showed Kakashi meeting the last three Ninja Academy graduates: Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sakura Haruno.
• Kakashi began the bell test, and Sakura fainted while Naruto was nearly struck by Kakashi's Thousand Years of Death.

As Team 7’s first C-rank mission to escort Tazuna to the Land of Waves begins, a sudden attack exposes Sasuke’s composure, Sakura’s resolve, and Naruto’s fear. The shinobi world praises Sasuke and Sakura while mocking Naruto after watching the encounter on the sky screen.

• Might Guy accused Kakashi of mistreating his students, but Kakashi insisted the scenes on the sky screen were not his actions.
• The sky screen showed Kakashi leading Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura out of Konoha to escort Tazuna to the Land of Waves.
• Two attackers ambushed Team 7 on a forest path, and Kakashi appeared to be killed in the opening moments.
• Sasuke blocked an attacker and countered while Sakura stepped in front of Tazuna to protect him.
• Naruto froze in terror, but Kakashi soon appeared and knocked both attackers unconscious.
• Shinobi across the world praised Sasuke and Sakura and ridiculed Naruto for failing to react.

Kakashi learned that Tazuna had concealed the real danger of the escort mission, but agreed to continue after Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura insisted they could handle it. When Team 7 reached the Land of Waves, Zabuza Momochi attacked Kakashi, leaving the students to protect Tazuna and watch the battle.

• Kakashi confronted Tazuna, who revealed that Gato had hired ninja to stop him from building a bridge in the Land of Waves.
• Kakashi decided to return to Konoha because the mission was more dangerous than its C-rank assignment suggested.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura urged Kakashi to continue, and he agreed on the condition that they obey his orders.
• Team 7 entered the Land of Waves and Zabuza Momochi emerged from the river to attack Kakashi.
• Kakashi ordered the students to retreat with Tazuna and fought Zabuza while they watched from safety.

Team 7 completed the Land of Waves mission, but Zabuza ambushed them on the journey home and Kakashi killed him. A mysterious masked figure appeared afterward, revealing that he had captured Haku, while Kakashi braced for a threat far greater than Zabuza.

• Naruto and Sasuke helped Kakashi drive back Zabuza, and Team 7 escorted Tazuna safely to the Land of Waves.
• Kakashi trained his students as he recovered, and the bridge was completed, freeing the people from Gato's monopoly.
• On the way back to Konoha, Zabuza ambushed Team 7, but Kakashi and his students defeated him and Kakashi killed him.
• A masked figure applauded from the treetops and said Haku had killed himself after being captured.
• Watching elsewhere, Haku learned that Zabuza had fought Kakashi twice to save him and resolved to kill himself sooner if captured again.
• Kakashi asked the masked figure who he was and recognized that he was far more dangerous than Zabuza.

A mysterious attacker exposed Naruto Uzumaki as Konoha’s Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and attacked the Anbu protecting Team 7. Kakashi fled with Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura as the Shinobi World realized Naruto’s identity.

• The mysterious figure drew six elite Konoha Anbu out of hiding by threatening to kill Team 7.
• The figure identified Naruto as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, shocking the students and confirming Hiruzen Sarutobi’s worst fears.
• The lead Anbu ordered Kakashi to retreat with Naruto while the squad held off the attacker.
• Kakashi, whose chakra was nearly depleted, took Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura and ran from the battle.
• The Shinobi World identified Naruto as the jinchuriki because of his Uzumaki surname, then reacted with disbelief and mockery.

The sky screen revealed that Naruto was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, frightening Konoha’s villagers and prompting them to blame the village’s higher-ups for hiding the truth. Meanwhile, a mysterious Uchiha confronted Kakashi and his students, and Kakashi fought him as Sasuke remained behind.

• People across the Five Great Hidden Villages mocked Naruto after learning he was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, while Konoha’s villagers feared the consequences of having bullied him.
• Konoha’s villagers blamed the higher-ups for concealing Naruto’s identity, and Hiruzen Sarutobi watched the secret become public from his office.
• Naruto wondered what being a Jinchuriki meant, while Sasuke suspected the mysterious man might be connected to the Uchiha Clan Massacre.
• The mysterious man blocked Kakashi and his students, called himself a ghost of the Uchiha Clan, and revealed his Sharingan.
• Kakashi ordered Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to run, then attacked the mysterious man to hold him off, but Sasuke stayed rooted in place.

The Mysterious Man severed Sasuke’s left arm and tormented him with claims about Uchiha Itachi and what Root had done to the Uchiha clan’s bodies. Kakashi carried the unconscious Sasuke toward Konoha for medical treatment while the shinobi watching the Sky Screen debated whether Itachi cared about his brother.

• Sasuke begged the Mysterious Man to work with him against Uchiha Itachi, but the man called him a fool kept in the dark.
• The Mysterious Man’s clone crept behind Sasuke and cut off his left arm, then taunted him about Root and Uchiha Mikoto.
• The Mysterious Man took Sasuke’s severed arm and vanished into the woods with the Body Flicker Technique.
• Kakashi treated Sasuke’s wound, then carried him toward Konoha with Naruto and Sakura Haruno to find a medical shinobi.
• Shinobi watching the Sky Screen argued over whether Uchiha Itachi cared about Sasuke and concluded that Itachi was a lunatic.

Sasuke and Itachi reacted to the Sky Screen’s revelations, while Orochimaru grew interested in Itachi’s secrets. In Konoha, Hiruzen and the elders argued over the village’s exposed secrets, and Hiruzen cut Root’s funding, leaving Danzo furious as they turned back to the Sky Screen.

• Sasuke watched the Sky Screen and struggled with anger and confusion over his severed arm and the revelations about Itachi.
• Itachi lost control of his killing intent, awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, and vowed to find and punish Uchiha Sen for hurting Sasuke.
• Orochimaru questioned Itachi about his ties to Konoha, then resolved to claim Itachi’s body for himself.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders discussed the danger of the Sky Screen exposing Naruto’s identity and Konoha’s secrets.
• Danzo offered to take Naruto and Sasuke, but Hiruzen blamed him for the Uchiha Clan Massacre and cut Root’s funding in half.
• Danzo angrily accused the leaders of discarding him, but Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu told him to watch the Sky Screen.

After Sasuke lost his left arm to Uchiha Sen, he awoke in Konoha Hospital and fell into despair over losing his chance to become a shinobi, avenge Itachi, and restore the Uchiha Clan. Kakashi resolved to protect and train him, while Itachi vowed to find and kill Uchiha Sen for hurting his brother.

• Kakashi brought the gravely wounded Sasuke to Konoha Hospital, where doctors saved his life but could not restore his severed left arm.
• Kakashi told Hiruzen Sarutobi that a powerful Sharingan user had attacked them, defeated the Anbu, identified Naruto as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and taken Sasuke's arm; he suspected the attacker was an Uchiha survivor.
• Sasuke awoke, saw his missing arm, and broke down, despairing that he could no longer become stronger, take revenge on Itachi, or restore the Uchiha Clan.
• Kakashi comforted Sasuke and promised to find a way to help him, then silently decided to train him and keep him from falling into darkness.
• Sasuke rejected his classmates' pity, while Itachi watched his suffering on the Sky Screen and swore to find Uchiha Sen and kill him.

Sasuke learned that Naruto and Sakura planned to enter the upcoming Chunin Ninja Exams and insisted Team 7 register with him despite his injuries and missing arm. Naruto and Sakura agreed, but Kakashi refused, leaving them to argue that Sasuke had made his own choice and deserved their support.

• Naruto tried to encourage Sasuke by mentioning the upcoming Chunin Ninja Exams, and Sasuke demanded to know who would be entering.
• After learning that other teams from his graduating class would compete, Sasuke insisted Team 7 register and rejected Naruto and Sakura’s offers to wait until he recovered.
• Sasuke accused Naruto and Sakura of pitying him and warned that he would never forgive them if they kept him out of the exams.
• Naruto and Sakura promised Sasuke they would ask Kakashi to let them enter the exams together.
• Kakashi refused because Sasuke was still injured and had lost an arm, but Naruto vowed to protect Sasuke, and Sakura reluctantly supported the decision.

Sasuke insisted on entering the dangerous Joint Chunin Ninja Exams despite his injuries, and Kakashi secured permission for Team 7 to participate. The Shinobi World reacted with shock and divided between condemning Sasuke's choice and admiring his resolve.

• Sasuke told Kakashi he would take the exams and said he would rather die than lose his chance to prove his worth.
• Kakashi agreed to support Sasuke and promised him intense extra training.
• Kakashi argued with Hiruzen Sarutobi, who eventually granted Team 7 permission to enter the exams.
• Naruto and the students at the Ninja Academy were stunned, while Sasuke approved of his counterpart's determination.
• People across the Shinobi World debated Sasuke's decision, and seasoned shinobi defended his resilience after his losses and injuries.

As Team 7 prepared for the Chunin Ninja Exams, Sasuke’s frustration over his missing arm erupted when Rock Lee defeated him and Neji mocked the Uchiha while proclaiming the Hyuga the shinobi world’s greatest clan. Outside the Sky Screen, viewers pitied Sasuke and ridiculed Neji’s claim.

• Kakashi trained Sasuke to fight and form hand seals with one arm, but Sasuke’s slow progress made him increasingly hostile.
• On the way to the written exam, Rock Lee confessed to Sakura, then dismissed Sasuke as no longer worth fighting because of his condition.
• Sasuke attacked Rock Lee in anger, but Lee swiftly knocked him down before exam proctors stopped the fight.
• Neji told Naruto and Sasuke they would never beat him and claimed the Hyuga were the shinobi world’s greatest clan, intensifying Sasuke’s humiliation.
• Viewers outside the Sky Screen sympathized with Sasuke and mocked the Hyuga’s claim, recalling how the clan had yielded to Kumogakure.

Team 7 took the Chunin written exam, where candidates secretly used a range of techniques to copy answers while Sakura Haruno answered through her own knowledge and Naruto Uzumaki struggled with a blank paper. When Ibiki Morino announced that failing after choosing to stay would permanently bar candidates from future exams, Naruto refused to withdraw and declared that facing the challenge was his ninja way.

• Ibiki Morino began the written exam, and candidates from several villages used varied methods to steal answers.
• Sakura Haruno answered the difficult questions unaided while Naruto Uzumaki could not answer any of them.
• Ibiki Morino introduced an eleventh question and warned that anyone who stayed and failed would never be allowed to take the Chunin Ninja Exams again.
• Many candidates withdrew, while Sasuke Uchiha, Neji, and Rock Lee weighed their choices.
• Naruto Uzumaki declared that he would stay, even if it meant risking a permanent ban, and said he would never run away from the exams.

Naruto passed the written exam after refusing to give up, and Team 7 entered the Forest of Death, where Orochimaru confronted them. Orochimaru provoked Sasuke with information about Itachi, leaving Sasuke overwhelmed by rage and desperation.

• Ibiki revealed that the final question tested courage and perseverance, and Naruto learned that he had passed despite leaving his answers blank.
• Team 7 entered the Forest of Death for the second Chunin Exam and encountered a sinister stranger whom viewers recognized as Orochimaru.
• The real Orochimaru wondered why his future self targeted Sasuke instead of Itachi and decided to pursue Itachi as a vessel.
• Orochimaru identified Sasuke as the survivor of the Uchiha Massacre and offered information about Itachi.
• Sasuke demanded to know where Itachi was, but Orochimaru called him too weak to deserve being killed, crushing Sasuke's pride.

Orochimaru overpowered Sasuke, promised he could restore his missing arm, and branded him with the Cursed Seal of Heaven. As Konoha's leaders prepared for Orochimaru's suspected plans, Itachi confronted him and said Sasuke no longer mattered.

• Orochimaru knocked Sasuke unconscious after Sasuke and Sakura tried to fight him.
• Orochimaru promised to restore Sasuke's arm and make him stronger, and Sasuke agreed to pay any price to kill Itachi.
• Orochimaru bit Sasuke and placed the Cursed Seal of Heaven on him, leaving Sasuke unconscious from its pain.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu ordered tighter security, suspecting Orochimaru had another objective.
• Itachi confronted Orochimaru, who asked why Sasuke was special to him, and Itachi replied that it no longer mattered.

Itachi trapped Orochimaru in Tsukuyomi, leaving him broken but even more obsessed with taking Itachi’s body and eyes. In the Forest of Death, Kakashi found Team 7 unconscious, but Naruto refused to leave before Sasuke woke, despite Kakashi’s warning about Orochimaru.

• Itachi used Tsukuyomi to bind Orochimaru and stabbed him repeatedly in an illusion where seventy-two hours would pass in a second.
• After the illusion ended, Orochimaru recovered enough to declare that he wanted Itachi’s body, eyes, and power.
• Konoha found Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke unconscious after the Anbu assigned to protect Naruto disappeared.
• Naruto woke beside Kakashi and described the terrifying enemy he had encountered, leading Kakashi to suspect Orochimaru had returned.
• Kakashi ordered Naruto to leave the Forest of Death, but Naruto refused to abandon Sasuke or give up the exam.
• Kakashi warned Naruto that Orochimaru was dangerous and told him to tell Sasuke not to use the power inside his body.

Sakura tried to protect the unconscious Sasuke from three Sound Ninja, but they beat her until Sasuke awakened under the Cursed Seal. He savagely injured the Sound Ninja, leaving Sakura terrified and pleading with him to stop.

• Kakashi left Naruto to watch over the unconscious Sasuke and Sakura, and Sakura woke and sent Naruto to fetch water.
• Three Sound Ninja approached Sakura, and she offered them the scrolls before attacking to catch them off guard.
• The Sound Ninja knocked Sakura down and beat her while one moved toward Sasuke, and Naruto regretted leaving her alone as he watched from the real world.
• Sasuke awakened with a surge of sinister chakra, asked Sakura who had hurt her, and attacked the Sound Ninja.
• Sasuke brutally injured all three Sound Ninja, and Sakura cried for him to stop and return to himself.