Chapter Summaries

Villagers blamed Danzo for Konoha’s scandals and attacked the Shimura Clan compound, while Hiruzen Sarutobi watched his own reputation recover. Danzo realized Hiruzen had become the recipient of public goodwill and considered changing his image to win back the village.

• Angry villagers gathered outside the Shimura Clan compound and pelted it with stones, rotten food, and debris.
• The villagers mistook the compound’s emptiness as further proof of Danzo’s cruelty, then dispersed after wrecking the gate and walls.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi watched the attack through his crystal ball and told Danzo to let the storm pass.
• Danzo realized Hiruzen’s resignation had shifted the villagers’ anger onto him while restoring Hiruzen’s public image.
• Danzo considered becoming kindly and approachable like Hiruzen so he could repair his reputation.

Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered an elite Anbu squad to retrieve Karin from the Land of Grass, unaware that Orochimaru had already taken her. As Orochimaru led Karin toward his secret base, she remained unafraid and eagerly promised to help him.

• Anbu reported that the Land of Grass was holding Karin and seeking offers from other shinobi villages, so Hiruzen ordered a squad to bring her back and accept the Grass leaders’ terms for now.
• Danzo, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu agreed that Karin’s Uzumaki bloodline would benefit Konoha, while Danzo threatened retaliation against the Land of Grass.
• Orochimaru recalled learning that Kusagakure had imprisoned Karin and planned to sell her, so he had stormed in and taken her away.
• Karin walked beside Orochimaru through the forest and asked where he was taking her.
• Orochimaru told Karin he was taking her to his secret base, and Karin eagerly promised to look after it.

Orochimaru brought Karin with him and offered to study her bloodline and train her as an assistant, while Karin expressed complete trust in him. Two days later, the Five Great Hidden Villages learned Orochimaru had taken her, and Konoha's leaders concluded they could do little until Jiraiya and Tsunade returned.

• Orochimaru told Karin that guarding his base was secondary and said he would capture Sasuke to keep her company.
• Karin said she would help protect Orochimaru from Sasuke, which softened Orochimaru and deepened their bond.
• Orochimaru offered to study Karin's bloodline and teach her as one of his assistants, and Karin agreed.
• The Five Great Hidden Villages learned that Orochimaru had intercepted Karin after she was detained by the Land of Grass.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura discussed rescuing Karin, but Danzo argued that Orochimaru would be too difficult to find and defeat.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi decided Konoha would wait for Jiraiya and Tsunade to return, believing Jiraiya could handle Orochimaru.

Jiraiya persuaded Tsunade to return to Konoha, where she confronted Danzo and accused him of causing the village’s turmoil. Danzo denied the charges as Tsunade’s clash with him began in the Hokage Office.

• Jiraiya urged Tsunade to become Fifth Hokage, but she rejected the position until his appeal about Konoha splitting apart struck a nerve.
• Three days later, Tsunade returned to Konoha with Jiraiya and Shizune, and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio welcomed her at the gates.
• Tsunade entered the Hokage Office and announced that she would end the turmoil, openly challenging Danzo.
• Tsunade accused Danzo of being the source of Konoha’s darkness and unrest, and Danzo denied her accusations.

Tsunade stripped Danzo of his authority, dismantled Root, and formally assumed the position of Fifth Hokage. As Hiruzen handed over his duties, Tsunade challenged his habit of personally controlling every village decision, leaving him stunned by her claim that he had gone astray.

• Tsunade abolished Root's independent authority, ordered its members investigated, and stripped Danzo of all positions and power in Konoha.
• Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu accepted Tsunade's decisions, and Tsunade declared herself the Fifth Hokage.
• Tsunade set her public inauguration for three days later and told Hiruzen to notify the daimyo.
• Danzo left the Hokage Office in disgrace and used the Transformation Technique to escape notice, while Homura and Koharu also departed.
• As Hiruzen transferred official business, Tsunade objected to the Hokage personally deciding every matter and argued that Konoha's responsibilities and power should be shared.
• Hiruzen was left astonished when Tsunade said his decades of centralized rule had gone astray.

Tsunade challenged Hiruzen Sarutobi’s grip on Konoha’s power, leaving him shaken and unable to answer before he fled the Hokage Office. She then ordered Jiraiya to reorganize Root’s willing members into the Anbu, and the clans heard that Root had been disbanded, giving them hope of recovering their people.

• Tsunade argued that Hiruzen’s monopoly on power had enabled Konoha’s problems, and Jiraiya supported her call to share the village’s work.
• Hiruzen defended centralized rule, but Tsunade accused him of protecting his own power and trusting only Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Danzo.
• Hiruzen staggered out of the Hokage Office after Tsunade’s accusations, while Jiraiya urged her to go easier on him.
• Tsunade told Jiraiya to fold Root members who wanted to remain in the shadows into the Anbu and discharge the rest under temporary watch.
• The major clans learned that Root had been disbanded and saw hope of getting back members who had been taken from them.

Jiraiya promised the clans that Root members would be freed, and Konoha turned against Danzo and Hiruzen as the truth spread. Tsunade became the Fifth Hokage while Hiruzen watched quietly from the crowd, and Naruto celebrated his dream as Sakura fought the urge to hit him.

• Jiraiya told the clan heads that Root would be disbanded and its members could return to their clans or transfer to the Anbu.
• News of Root's abuses spread through Konoha, and villagers praised Tsunade while condemning Danzo and Hiruzen.
• Hiruzen stayed at home for two days, reflected on his time as Hokage, and emerged calm on the day of Tsunade's succession ceremony.
• Hiruzen disguised himself and watched from the crowd as Tsunade officially became the Fifth Hokage.
• Naruto told Sakura he would become Hokage someday, and Sakura silently wished she could hit him.

After Tsunade’s succession ceremony, Andy wandered through Konoha, encountering Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura before stopping at Ichiraku Ramen. He enjoyed the ramen and dismissed rumors about its owner being a hidden Otsutsuki, while remaining undecided about the Sky Screen’s upcoming storyline.

• Sasuke brooded over Konoha’s celebrations until Andy and Yellow Dog interrupted him, and Sasuke silently moved aside.
• Andy continued through the streets and saw Naruto invite Sakura to share ramen, only for Sakura to punch him and walk away.
• Andy teased Naruto about chasing girls, then left him staring in stunned silence.
• Andy visited Ichiraku Ramen, chatted with the owner, and concluded he was simply a skilled ramen cook.
• Andy tasted Ichiraku’s signature ramen and found it excellent, though not extraordinary.

Andy met Naruto and Sasuke at Ichiraku while Tsunade and Jiraiya decided to reveal Konoha’s hidden truths to Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura. The chapter ended with the three arriving at the Hokage Office, where Naruto loudly called Jiraiya “Pervy Sage.”

• Naruto rushed into Ichiraku, recognized Andy, and ordered ramen before trying to get Andy to acknowledge him.
• Sasuke entered the ramen shop and joined Naruto and Andy.
• Tsunade told Jiraiya that Naruto and Sasuke’s unresolved problems could no longer be avoided, and she decided to tell the boys everything openly.
• Tsunade chose to start with Sasuke and ordered that Naruto and Sakura be brought along.
• Anbu brought Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to the Hokage Office, where Naruto greeted Jiraiya by shouting “Pervy Sage!”

Tsunade summoned Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura to acknowledge Konoha’s wrongdoing toward the Uchiha and ask Sasuke not to harm innocents. Sasuke rejected the offer to restore the Uchiha’s status, vowed to kill Shimura Danzō, and left the office with Team 7’s tensions and teasing resurfacing.

• Tsunade silenced the Hokage Office and admitted that Konoha and its leadership had wronged the Uchiha Clan.
• Sasuke angrily said an apology could not undo the massacre, while Tsunade asked him not to drag innocent people into his revenge.
• Tsunade offered to restore the Uchiha’s land, privileges, and honor, but Sasuke refused and asked what she would do about Uchiha Itachi.
• Tsunade told Sasuke that he and Itachi should settle their grievance themselves, and Sasuke declared he would kill Shimura Danzō.
• Naruto offered to stand by Sasuke, Jiraiya teased Naruto about Sakura, and Sasuke’s taunt provoked Naruto into challenging him.

Tsunade and Jiraiya told Naruto that his parents were Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, and that they had died protecting him and Konoha. Sakura learned there was no hidden matter about her and realized she was the only member of Team 7 with a living family.

• Tsunade told Naruto that she wanted to discuss his background and parents, and Jiraiya revealed their names and identities.
• Sakura and Sasuke questioned how the Fourth Hokage’s son could have been neglected, and Sasuke condemned Konoha’s officials for hiding Naruto’s identity and persecuting him.
• Jiraiya explained that Minato and Kushina sacrificed their lives during the Nine-Tails’ Attack to protect Konoha and their newborn son.
• Naruto asked to hear about his parents, then cried with relief as Jiraiya described them as heroes.
• Tsunade dismissed the group, and Sakura asked why she had been summoned before realizing she was fortunate to have no troubling secrets and two loving parents.

Jiraiya brought Naruto to his parents’ former home and resolved to make up for the care the village had denied him. As outrage over Naruto’s treatment spread through Konoha, Tsunade defended exposing the former leadership’s wrongdoing and warned Jiraiya that the Sky Screen would reveal even more.

• Jiraiya showed Naruto the house where Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki had lived, and Naruto entered in tears as he touched its walls and furnishings.
• Outside the house, Jiraiya lamented Konoha’s mistreatment of Naruto and vowed to repay what the village owed him.
• After Naruto’s identity as Minato Namikaze’s son was revealed, villagers turned their anger toward Hiruzen Sarutobi and the former leadership.
• Jiraiya asked Tsunade whether exposing the past was wise as public anger shook Konoha, and Tsunade rebuked him for worrying about the village’s reputation over Naruto’s suffering.
• Tsunade said she had exposed the abuses before the Sky Screen could reveal them and warned Jiraiya that more of the former leadership’s dark deeds would come to light.

The Sky Screen revealed that, after the Fourth Shinobi World War, Kisame visited Itachi’s grave with Itachi’s infant son, Sarana, whose mother had died. The revelation stunned the living Itachi and Sasuke, while the other villages focused on the war’s timeline and began considering how to prepare.

• The Sky Screen showed Kisame standing at Itachi’s grave in the Land of Rain with a newborn in his arms.
• Kisame told Itachi that the Fourth Shinobi World War had ended and revealed that Itachi had fathered a son shortly before his final battle with Sasuke.
• Kisame said the child’s mother had died, promised to raise the boy, and named him Sarana.
• Thirteen-year-old Itachi and Sasuke were stunned by the revelation, while Sasuke realized the child would be his nephew.
• The villages inferred that the Fourth Shinobi World War would occur after Itachi’s death and began discussing how to respond.

Kisame revealed that Sasuke awakened the Rinnegan, became one of the Shinobi World's two strongest fighters, and saved the world, only for the Sky Screen to show him imprisoned in Konoha. The screen then showed Tsunade rejecting the clans' demands for Sasuke's harsh punishment, while Sarutobi Mu insisted that Sasuke be punished for killing Danzō.

• Kisame visited Itachi's grave and told him Sasuke had awakened the Rinnegan, saved the world, and become one of its two strongest fighters.
• The Sky Screen showed Sasuke chained in Konoha Prison, prompting widespread shock and questions about why the world-saving shinobi had been imprisoned.
• Nagato doubted his own understanding of the Rinnegan after hearing that it evolved from the Uchiha's Sharingan, while young Sasuke and Itachi were stunned by their future revelations.
• Sarutobi Mu and the elders of four clans demanded that Tsunade give Sasuke the harshest punishment.
• Tsunade rebuked Sarutobi Mu and reminded him that Konohamaru was the Sarutobi Clan's current head.
• Sarutobi Mu argued that Sasuke had killed Acting Hokage Shimura Danzō and said his crimes were unforgivable.

Tsunade rejected Sarutobi Mu’s demand to execute Sasuke and warned him that Team 7 could destroy Konoha if provoked. Her public revelations about the team’s future strength stunned the shinobi world, while Hiruzen worried about Konohamaru and Asuma.

• Sarutobi Mu demanded Sasuke’s execution, and Tsunade rebuked him before announcing that Kakashi would become the Sixth Hokage and Naruto the Seventh.
• Tsunade told Sarutobi Mu that Sasuke was powerful enough to destroy Konoha and that Team 7’s members surpassed the village’s legends; she ordered him out of her office.
• The Sky Screen broadcast the confrontation, and people across the shinobi world reacted with shock to Tsunade’s claims about Team 7.
• Hiruzen watched Sarutobi Mu’s humiliation and wondered how Konohamaru had become clan leader and what had happened to Asuma.
• Might Guy excitedly teased Kakashi about becoming the Sixth Hokage, and Kakashi said he had never expected to reach that position.

Kakashi, Tsunade, and Jiraiya discussed Team 7’s remarkable future as the Sky Screen stirred excitement among the young students and greed in Orochimaru. Tsunade approved Kakashi’s plan to pardon Sasuke’s serious crimes while keeping him a genin for life, then asked Kakashi if he was ready to take over from her, leaving him flustered and unwilling.

• Kakashi reflected on being Team 7’s weakest member and decided to stay out of the situation.
• At the Academy, Naruto celebrated his future as Hokage, Sasuke mocked him, and Ino congratulated Sakura on surpassing Tsunade.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya praised Team 7’s future, while Orochimaru became obsessed with Sasuke’s talent and body.
• Kakashi proposed using Team 7’s wartime achievements to pardon Sasuke’s serious crimes and protect him from public criticism.
• Tsunade approved the plan but decreed that Sasuke must remain a genin for life, and Kakashi agreed that the punishment suited him.
• Tsunade asked Kakashi if he was ready to govern the village, but Kakashi protested that he could not replace her.

Tsunade decided to step down as Hokage and travel, with Kakashi agreeing to become the Sixth Hokage until Naruto was ready to succeed him. Sasuke was pardoned and reunited with Team 7, while Tsunade warned Naruto that he needed to learn administration before he could become Hokage.

• Tsunade told Kakashi she was tired and wanted to leave office to travel, and Kakashi agreed to serve as Sixth Hokage until Naruto could take over.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned his lifelong attachment to power after watching Tsunade relinquish the Hokage position, while Shimura Danzō raged that he wanted it for himself.
• Tsunade scolded Jiraiya for risking his life and ordered him to report his missions and plans before leaving the village.
• Tsunade pardoned Sasuke, and Naruto, Sakura, and Kakashi welcomed him when he left Konoha Prison.
• Tsunade announced her resignation to Team 7, Kakashi said he would become the Sixth Hokage, and Naruto claimed the Seventh Hokage position before Tsunade told him to study administration.

Sasuke chose to travel the shinobi world and protect Konoha from the shadows, while Kakashi succeeded Tsunade as Sixth Hokage and Konoha reclaimed its prestige. Years later, Sarada told Kisame she wanted to change the war-scarred Land of Rain.

• Sasuke told Tsunade he would travel the shinobi world, investigate threats, and protect Konoha, and Tsunade gave him a long-term mission and reminded him that Konoha was his home.
• Naruto invited Kakashi, Sakura, and Sasuke to share a meal after they settled their plans.
• Tsunade stepped down as Fifth Hokage, and Kakashi became Sixth Hokage; Kages and leaders from across the shinobi world traveled to Konoha to congratulate him.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura received the visiting factions at Kakashi's inauguration, while Konoha's villagers celebrated the village's restored standing.
• Years later, Sarada asked Kisame why it always rained in the Land of Rain and declared that she wanted to change the country.
• Kisame warned Sarada that the war-scarred Land of Rain was not a problem she could easily take on.

Sarada told Kisame she would rebuild the Akatsuki to restore the Land of Rain, despite knowing the Five Great Nations would oppose her. Kisame agreed to help, while Sarada rejected the idea of relying on Sasuke and recalled how Yahiko’s trust in Hanzo had doomed the original Akatsuki.

• Sarada described how the Land of Rain had fallen into ruin after wars and neglect by the Five Great Nations.
• Sarada declared that she would rebuild the Akatsuki to bring clear skies to her homeland.
• Kisame warned Sarada that the world would hunt her, but she insisted she had to protect the Land of Rain.
• Sarada asked Kisame to help her, and he agreed, offering his knowledge of the old Akatsuki.
• Kisame suggested Sasuke could shelter Sarada if she were cornered, but she rejected relying on him or any outsider.
• Sarada recalled that Yahiko had trusted Hanzo and died, destroying the original Akatsuki and its ideals.

Sarada condemned Naruto for abandoning the Land of Rain, then persuaded Kisame to help her rebuild Akatsuki and protect their homeland. The Sky Screen’s vision terrified the people of the Land of Rain, while Nagato resolved that the future could still be changed.

• Sarada accused Naruto of betraying the Land of Rain and declared that its people had to rely on themselves.
• Sarada announced that she would lead the third generation of Akatsuki, and Kisame agreed to follow her after warning her to build enough strength.
• Sarada planned a hidden base for orphans, Kisame’s training for them, and missions to recruit allies and gather resources.
• The people of the Land of Rain reacted with fear to the Sky Screen’s vision of their country collapsing into lawlessness, then vowed to trust their own people.
• Nagato heard the villagers’ distress, and he told Konan the future was not fixed and could still be changed.