Chapter Summaries

Naruto encountered a guarded trade caravan in the buffer zone between the Land of Fire and the Land of Waves, where its bodyguards mistook him for a bandit scout. After learning he lived in the Land of Waves, the caravan’s young lady asked him to guide them there.

• Naruto left a Shadow Clone at home and descended Lone Peak, where spear-wielding bodyguards surrounded him.
• The bodyguard captain, Uncle Ming, questioned Naruto and suspected he was a bandit scout, but Naruto calmly denied it.
• A woman in the carriage told Uncle Ming that Naruto seemed harmless, and the bodyguards lowered their spears.
• Naruto explained that he lived in the Land of Waves, and Uncle Ming apologized for mistaking him for a scout.
• The young lady asked Naruto to show the Takigakure Trade Caravan the shortest, safest route to the Land of Waves.

Naruto agreed to guide a Trade Association caravan through the mountains for ten thousand ryo, but the convoy ran into a large bandit ambush. As the bandits attacked, Naruto realized their raids could threaten his livelihood and resolved to kill them.

• Naruto accepted the woman's offer to guide the caravan to the Land of Waves, then negotiated a ride on a donkey cart.
• Naruto directed the convoy through the Wilderness Mountains and assured Uncle Ming that no bandits were there.
• A bandit leader and his men prepared an ambush, hoping to rob the caravan and seize its women.
• The bandits attacked the convoy, and Uncle Ming ordered the bodyguards to protect the Miss.
• Naruto realized the bandits had likely wiped out previous caravans and decided to kill them.

Naruto stopped a bandit ambush on the caravan by slaughtering the attackers and capturing their leader. After questioning the Scarred Man, Naruto learned the bandits had moved into the area two months earlier and targeted small caravans.

• Bandits charged the caravan, and Uncle Ming tried to rally the civilians and Bodyguards to fight.
• The woman in the Water-Blue Kimono left the carriage and prepared to face the bandits with Uncle Ming and the Bodyguards.
• Naruto told them he would handle the threat, then charged into the bandits and killed them as he fought uphill through the pass.
• Naruto returned with the Scarred Man captured, washed off the blood, and questioned him about other bandits and their arrival.
• The Scarred Man said the group had fled from the Land of Grass Border two months earlier and had begun attacking small caravans after several successful raids.

Naruto exposed the Scarred Man’s pleas as a ploy, killed him, and carved a warning against robbery into a tree. He then joined the Trade Association’s Young Lady and Uncle Ming in their carriage, where they began traveling toward the Land of Waves and prepared to answer one another’s questions.

• The Scarred Man begged Naruto for mercy, then lunged at the Trade Association’s Young Lady to take her hostage.
• Naruto kicked the Scarred Man into a tree and pinned his limbs there with four Samurai Swords, leaving him to die.
• Naruto carved “[Anyone who robs here-dies!]” into the tree and returned to the caravan.
• Uncle Ming apologized and invited Naruto into the young lady’s carriage, saying she wanted to ask him about the Land of Waves.
• Naruto agreed to join the Trade Association’s Young Lady and Uncle Ming, and the caravan set off toward the Land of Waves.

Naruto, traveling under the alias Uzumaki Beiming, escorted Long Xue’s caravan from the Land of Waterfalls to the Land of Waves and learned about the small country’s trade and development. After discovering that explosives had destroyed the bridge, he left the caravan and headed across the water to see how Haku’s plans were progressing.

• Naruto questioned Long Xue and Uncle Ming about why their caravan was traveling to the Land of Waves without hired ninja escorts, and they explained the costs and pressures facing their small country.
• Long Xue and Uncle Ming told Naruto that the Land of Waves had offered favorable trade terms after investing in fishing and shipbuilding, and that they had learned of the offer through the Gato Trade Association’s grain ships.
• The caravan reached the Land of Waves, where Naruto noticed that explosives had destroyed the bridge connecting it to the mainland.
• Naruto accepted only ten thousand silver taels from Long Xue and left the caravan with the Body Flicker Technique.
• At the ferry landing, Naruto learned that the Land of Waves was recruiting craftsmen and samurai, then wondered who had sabotaged the bridge and hurried across the water toward the country.

Naruto visited the Land of Waves and saw how much it had prospered under Haku’s rule, then discovered that her work had left her dangerously exhausted. He brought her to Zabuza’s former hideout to recover and used Wood Release Clones to take over her duties while he cared for her.

• Naruto saw busy streets, thriving shops, and recruitment drives as the Land of Waves recovered economically.
• Naruto used the Telescope Technique to watch Haku negotiate trade agreements with merchant representatives despite her exhaustion.
• Haku finished securing partnerships with merchant groups from the Lands of Tea, Rivers, and Birds, then began to collapse as Naruto’s Spore Clone emerged beside her.
• Naruto caught Haku, revealed himself, absorbed the Spore Clone, and used Flying Thunder God to take her to Zabuza’s former hideout.
• Naruto treated Haku with the Mystical Palm Technique until she fell asleep, then sent Wood Release Clones to handle her work while he prepared food.

Naruto cared for the overworked Haku, promised to teach her the Shadow Clone Technique, and arranged for her to take ten days off while clones handled her duties. After teasing him while changing, Haku eagerly led him out for a walk, and Naruto reflected on how much happier she had become.

• Naruto prepared lunch for Haku and urged her to stop neglecting her health.
• Haku explained the Land of Waves' education problems, and Naruto promised to help resolve them.
• Naruto gave Haku ten days off and explained how his clones had learned the details of her work.
• Naruto told Haku he would teach her the Shadow Clone Technique, and she rushed to change for training.
• Haku playfully teased Naruto while changing, then took his hand and led him up the mountain path.
• Naruto remembered the lonely girl Haku had once been and compared her with the lively person she had become.

Naruto helped Haku trace the second destruction of the Naruto Bridge to a powerful trade association in the Land of Earth or the Land of Lightning, then promised to handle the threat. He taught Haku the Shadow Clone Technique, and she mastered its basics before Naruto agreed to stay in the Land of Waves and accept a public appointment as head of the Internal Affairs Office.

• Naruto explained to Haku that Akatsuki had likely been hired again to destroy the Naruto Bridge and guided her to identify a powerful trade association as the likely mastermind.
• Naruto told Haku he would handle the threat and began teaching her the Shadow Clone Technique.
• After training all afternoon, Haku created two Shadow Clones and grasped the basics of the technique.
• Naruto carried the exhausted Haku down the mountain and said he would stay in the Land of Waves for a while.
• Haku proposed announcing Naruto as head of the Internal Affairs Office when the bridge reconstruction was completed, and Naruto agreed.

Naruto carried Haku into town to buy groceries, where their closeness shocked the townspeople and prompted rumors about their relationship. After Naruto revealed how poorly Haku had been caring for herself, Haku promised to look after her health and said Naruto would help with her daily needs before he carried her back using the Body Flicker Technique.

• Naruto carried Haku past the Peach Mountain guards and into town, drawing shock and jealousy from the townspeople.
• A shopkeeper gave Naruto the groceries for free, and Haku worried that the onlookers' guesses about them would cause trouble.
• Nagayama arrived with soldiers, and Haku introduced Naruto as her instructor and beloved older brother.
• Naruto criticized Haku's retainers for letting her live on leftovers, prompting the townspeople to voice their concern for her.
• Haku promised to take better care of herself and told the townspeople Naruto would help with her daily life.
• Naruto vanished with Haku using the Body Flicker Technique, and Nagayama ordered the guards to withdraw.

Nagayama learned that the Daimyo’s older brother would help the Land of Waves and its Ninja Academy, while Naruto brought Haku home using Flying Thunder God and explained how difficult the S-rank technique was. The evening ended with Haku embracing Naruto and telling him how much he had helped her feel needed again.

• Nagayama warned the Deputy Captain to respect the Daimyo’s older brother and keep to his duty, then told Ru Shuang that ninja teachers might soon arrive at the academy.
• Naruto used Flying Thunder God to bring Haku back to their treehouse and explained that the S-rank space-time technique was far harder to learn than Shadow Clone.
• Haku decided not to attempt Flying Thunder God, and she and Naruto cooked and ate together.
• As they prepared to sleep in the treehouse’s only bed, Naruto teased Haku, who confessed that Naruto had helped her feel needed after Momochi died.
• Naruto told Haku that he had known he needed to help her from the moment he learned her story, and Haku embraced him.

Naruto comforted Haku as she grieved over her childhood and helped her fall asleep. He then asked Snake Aunt to send Sakon, Kidomaru, and two others to teach at the Ninja Academy in the Land of Waves, while leaving Sasuke in her care.

• Haku clung to Naruto and described losing her family, surviving alone, and struggling with the tears she now felt around people who treated her kindly.
• Naruto reassured Haku that her emotions showed she was beginning to let go of her past and embrace life again.
• Naruto stayed beside Haku, told her a story until she fell asleep, and then used the Body Flicker Technique to return to his room.
• Naruto asked Snake Aunt to send Sakon, Kidomaru, and two others to work as Ninja Academy teachers, and she agreed despite worrying they would cause trouble.
• Naruto told Snake Aunt he was leaving Sasuke in her care while he developed the Land of Waves, and she said she would optimize Impure World Reincarnation.

Haku presided over the completion of the Naruto Bridge and addressed the people of the Land of Waves, praising Naruto for guiding the country’s progress. She left the crowd waiting as she prepared to announce his role.

• Naruto’s clones negotiated cooperation and fishing-boat orders while Haku trained and summoned the people to the bridge ceremony.
• Naruto arrived in a transformed appearance, and he and Haku traveled together to the completed Naruto Bridge.
• The four lords and tens of thousands of residents welcomed Haku at the bridge, celebrating the country’s progress.
• Haku thanked the people, described the Land of Waves’ development, and credited Naruto as its greatest contributor.

Naruto became Prime Minister of the Land of Waves after outlining his development plans, and he and Haku prepared to open the Naruto Bridge. Deidara and Sasori attacked the bridge, but after their explosives failed to destroy it, Naruto struck back and sent them falling toward the sea.

• Naruto gained 180 million Shock Points as the people of the Land of Waves celebrated Haku's authority.
• Naruto presented plans for the country's development, and Haku named him Prime Minister of the Internal Affairs Office.
• Naruto and Haku approached the Naruto Bridge for its ribbon-cutting ceremony as Deidara and Sasori arrived on the C2 Dragon.
• Deidara's explosive clay damaged the bridge's piers, but the reinforced structure remained standing, and Haku retreated while Naruto confronted the attackers.
• Naruto launched a powerful wind blade that sliced through half the C2 Dragon, sending Deidara and Sasori plunging toward the sea.

Naruto lured Deidara and Sasori away from the Land of Waves and trapped them inside the Genesis World. He returned to the Cozy Villa and told Haku the battle was over, allowing her to reassure the people.

• Deidara attacked Naruto over his insult to her art, and Naruto fled across the sea while telling Haku to evacuate the people.
• Deidara pursued Naruto with Clay Bombs as Sasori warned that Naruto was deliberately drawing them away from the Land of Waves.
• Haku ordered the lords to disperse the people and remained behind with Peach Mountain's twenty-eight Personal Guards.
• On a distant island, Naruto appeared beside Sasori and Deidara and used his Genesis Mangekyo to pull them into the Genesis World.
• Naruto discovered that chakra used for ninjutsu inside the Genesis World replenished his own reserves, then returned to the Cozy Villa with Flying Thunder God.
• Naruto told Haku through the Yamanaka Secret Technique that he had won, and Haku announced the victory before heading to the Peach Mountain Residence.

Naruto received the Sound Four in the Land of Waves and asked them what they wanted beyond greater power. They shared their personal wishes with him, leaving them more open with one another as Naruto considered how to motivate them.

• Nagayama escorted Sakon, Kidomaru, Tayuya, and Jirobo to Momoyama Daimyo's Residence, where Naruto welcomed them.
• The Sound Four reported on Sasuke's taijutsu training with Kimimaro and described his strength and distant behavior.
• Naruto told the four that Orochimaru had already recognized them and asked what they wanted besides greater power.
• Sakon wished to revive his parents, while Kidomaru wanted his extra arms removed and Tayuya wanted others to fear and respect her.
• Jirobo revealed that he wanted to revive his little sister, and the four turned to Naruto with their wishes.

Naruto showed the Sound Four the Illusory Realm of Annihilation to prove that their deepest wishes could come true. The vision revealed the truth about Jirobo’s sister’s death, leaving him devastated and the others awed by Naruto’s power.

• Naruto told Tayuya and the others that their wishes could be fulfilled and invited them to look into his left eye.
• Naruto trapped the four in the Illusory Realm of Annihilation, where they found themselves beneath a blood moon before the world transformed around Jirobo.
• The Sound Four watched a scene from Jirobo’s past in which his little sister Moriya died during a refugee march, though Jirobo had believed she died of illness.
• Jirobo tried to reach Moriya, but the realm shattered before he could touch her, and he collapsed sobbing and blaming himself for her death.
• Sakon, Kidomaru, and Tayuya comforted Jirobo and realized Naruto’s realm could reveal events beyond its subjects’ memories.

Naruto returned from the Illusory Realm of Annihilation with Sakon, Kidomaru, Tayuya, and Jirobo devoted to him, then assigned them to train as ninja instructors. He later returned to the Peach Mountain Residence and entered the Genesis World to check on someone he had left there for two days.

• Naruto reassured Jirobo that he could fulfill his wishes and promised the four Sound ninja he would keep his word.
• Naruto gave Sakon, Kidomaru, Tayuya, and Jirobo instructor handbooks and told them to become capable ninja instructors under the name Beiming.
• After Naruto left, the four discussed their trust in him and agreed to work together, while Sakon summoned Ukon and was promptly struck by him.
• Naruto's Shadow Clone listened to their laughter and considered assigning them to more demanding missions after they trained another batch of instructors.
• Naruto returned to the Peach Mountain Residence, spoke with Haku, and entered the Genesis World after leaving someone there for two days.

Naruto returned to the Genesis World and confronted Sasori and Deidara, who had been trapped there without food or water. Sasori revealed her true body and summoned the Third Kazekage Puppet, and the chapter ended as she launched an Iron Sand attack at Naruto.

• Naruto entered the Genesis World and found Deidara weakened after two days without food or water, while Sasori remained unaffected.
• Naruto taunted Deidara and Sasori, prompting them to prepare to fight him together.
• Sasori emerged from Hiruko in her true body and summoned the Third Kazekage Puppet from a Sealing Scroll.
• Naruto scattered Flying Thunder God Talismans and Kunai through the sky and challenged Sasori's puppetry.
• Sasori used the Kazekage Puppet to perform Magnet Release: Iron Sand Shower.

Naruto effortlessly evaded Sasori and Deidara’s attacks until they realized he was trying to exhaust their chakra. Sasori unleashed his hundred puppets and the Iron Sand World Method, while Deidara prepared to use his self-destructive ultimate art for their final assault.

• Sasori’s Third Kazekage Puppet attacked Naruto with Iron Sand Shower, but Naruto blocked it with Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall.
• Sasori and Deidara launched massive Iron Sand techniques and Clay Bombs, but Naruto evaded their attacks with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Sasori realized Naruto was deliberately tiring them out, so he and Deidara stopped their assault.
• Sasori revealed his puppet body and unleashed Red Secret Technique: Performance of a Hundred Puppets alongside Magnet Release: Iron Sand World Method.
• Deidara said his ultimate move would kill everyone and declared he would use it after Sasori lost, then joined the final attack on Naruto.

Naruto defeated Sasori and Deidara by disrupting their attacks, then took their Akatsuki rings and carried Sasori away. Deidara was left behind hungry and afraid after Naruto withdrew the food and water he had offered.

• Sasori's Magnet Release Boundary Technique and puppet assault failed to stop Naruto from using Flying Thunder God.
• Naruto cut the power source for Sasori's puppets with a Lightning-Style Scalpel and paralyzed Deidara with Chidori Stream.
• Naruto bound Sasori with Wood Release, disarmed Deidara by taking his clay, and removed Deidara's Azure Ring.
• Naruto took Sasori's Jade Ring and carried him away, promising to show him a big secret.
• Naruto offered Deidara food and water, then withdrew them when Deidara refused, leaving him hungry and furious.