Chapter Summaries

Naruto and Sasuke traveled toward the Uchiha Ancestral Residence, stopping at the abandoned Uchiha Clan Compound so Sasuke could revisit their old home. Meanwhile, Obito plotted to recruit Sasuke, and Naruto returned to Konoha to meet his informant, where his Spore Clone sensed a space-time ripple.

• Naruto and Sasuke left with Karin, Suigetsu, and Jūgo, and Sasuke named their team Hawk.
• Obito learned that Itachi had returned to the Uchiha Ancestral Residence and planned to use Sasuke after Itachi's death.
• Naruto and Sasuke used the Flying Thunder God Technique to enter Konoha and revisit the Uchiha Clan Compound.
• Sasuke stayed behind to clean their old home and cook while Naruto went to meet his Konoha informant.
• Naruto's Spore Clone, posing as him at the Fourth Hokage's former residence, noticed a space-time ripple and became alert.

Naruto returned to Konoha, confirmed that Sasuke’s return meant the plan concerning Itachi and Pain was beginning, and warned Juxia Tower’s owners that the village was about to be destroyed. He left Ichiraku and Hongle preparing to evacuate the staff and recruit the named ninja under cover of a cooking competition in the Land of Waves.

• Naruto reunited with his Spore Clone, learned how Kakashi had been spending his time, and told the clone that Sasuke had returned and the plan was moving forward.
• Naruto used Flying Thunder God to reach Juxia Tower and disguised himself as the Spore Clone before meeting Aunt Ichiraku.
• Naruto told Aunt Ichiraku that Konoha was about to be destroyed and asked her and the employees to leave the village.
• Hongle arrived, heard Naruto’s warning from Aunt Ichiraku, and joined her in trusting Naruto’s plan.
• Naruto instructed Ichiraku and Hongle to announce Juxia Tower’s participation in a three-month cooking competition and hire village ninja to support the preparations.
• Naruto handed them a list naming Shikamaru Nara, Hinata Hyuga, Neji Hyuga, Choji Akimichi, Rock Lee, Tenten, Kiba Inuzuka, Shino Aburame, Ino Yamanaka, and Sakura Haruno.

Naruto gathered nearly 1.9 billion silver taels from Juxia Tower and arranged to move Ichiraku and the others to safety before Pain attacked. He reunited with Sasuke and shared a peaceful meal, while his clone in Konoha agreed to go out with Shikamaru.

• Naruto told Ichiraku and Hongle to keep eleven names secret and arrange for the people on the list to leave with a final escort group, with Kakashi helping coordinate.
• Naruto collected nearly 1.9 billion silver taels from Juxia Tower and asked his Spore Clone to coordinate with Kakashi and monitor the eleven youngsters.
• Shikamaru brought food to Naruto’s Spore Clone, who agreed to take a walk with him after eating.
• Naruto returned to Sasuke, embraced him in the kitchen, and asked him to pack food for the clone living in Konoha.
• Naruto and Sasuke prepared to share dinner, and Naruto hoped they could continue living together peacefully.

Naruto reunited with Sasuke and Kakashi, set plans in motion for the coming calamity, and gave Sasuke a bouquet of roses. The chapter ended with Sasuke confessing his love and Naruto returning it as they kissed.

• Naruto and Sasuke shared a meal at the Uchiha Clan Compound and decided to leave for the Uchiha Ancestral Residence the next morning.
• Naruto met Kakashi, told him the time had come to begin their plan, and gave him a list of eleven people to involve in the cooking competition in the Land of Waves.
• Naruto checked that the major clan heads were in Konoha, then bought ninety-nine sunset-red roses from Ino's flower shop.
• Naruto returned to Sasuke's room, where Sasuke invited him to bathe and later called him over in the dark.
• Sasuke kissed Naruto, confessed his love, and said he did not want to regret it again; Naruto told Sasuke he loved him too.

Naruto and Sasuke reunited in the Uchiha Clan Compound and finally promised themselves to each other, spending the night together. By morning, Naruto cared for Sasuke and left him sleeping after feeding him soup.

• Naruto asked Sasuke why he had chosen to make a promise now, and Sasuke said he had finally gained the strength to offer him a future.
• Naruto and Sasuke kissed and spent the night together in the Uchiha Clan Compound.
• At dawn, Naruto gently left Sasuke asleep and went to prepare food for them.
• Naruto returned with Black Chicken Ginseng Soup and fed it to Sasuke, who then fell asleep again.

Naruto and Sasuke traveled with Suigetsu, Karin, and Jūgo toward the Uchiha Ancestral Residence, while Naruto concealed his identity as Beiming. They stopped to rest near the residence, where Naruto learned Black Zetsu was watching them but could not locate it.

• Karin sensed six people leaving Konoha toward the Land of Waves, but Naruto told the group to ignore them and revealed he had killed twelve Root jonin.
• Naruto and Sasuke led the others through the forest, while Suigetsu, Karin, and Jūgo remarked on Sasuke's changed appearance and mood.
• Sasuke asked Naruto and the others to stay outside the Uchiha Ancestral Residence so he could face his Older Sister alone.
• Naruto told the group to call him Beiming while he wore a mask, and they continued toward the residence.
• Sasuke stopped beside a river to rest before their confrontation, and Naruto received a notice that Black Zetsu's surveillance sight had been captured.
• Naruto used Mind's Eye but failed to locate Black Zetsu, then secretly warned the others that someone was watching them.

Sasuke and Naruto reached the Uchiha Ancestral Residence, where Kisame and Obito tried to block their way. Sasuke continued toward Itachi while Naruto faced Obito, who withdrew and sent Black Zetsu to observe the brothers' battle.

• Kisame stopped the group and told them that only Sasuke could enter the Uchiha Ancestral Residence to meet Itachi.
• Sasuke rushed past Kisame toward the Main Hall, and Naruto followed while Suigetsu challenged Kisame to a fight.
• Obito appeared before Sasuke, but Naruto intervened and urged Sasuke to keep going toward Itachi.
• Naruto and Obito exchanged threats before Obito vanished through a space-time vortex.
• Naruto used the Telescope Technique to watch the Main Hall as Obito met Black Zetsu and ordered him to observe Sasuke and Itachi's battle.

Sasuke and Itachi fought in the Uchiha Ancestral Residence, first clashing with genjutsu and then with weapons and ninjutsu. Sasuke summoned his third-stage Susanoo and fired a Susanoo Arrow at Itachi, who raised the Yata Mirror to defend himself.

• Sasuke challenged Itachi and broke free of his Tsukuyomi after enduring a genjutsu exchange that left both brothers strained.
• Itachi and Sasuke exchanged volleys of shuriken and kunai, and Sasuke wounded Itachi's thigh with a returning Fūma Shuriken.
• Sasuke and Itachi clashed with Great Fireball techniques as Sasuke manifested his third-stage Susanoo.
• Sasuke fired a Susanoo Arrow at Itachi, who answered with Susanoo: Yata Mirror.

Sasuke and Itachi fought their final battle with Susanoo, as Sasuke struggled to break through Itachi’s Yata Mirror. Sasuke prepared Kirin by sending flames into the clouds, and the chapter ended as he called down the lightning attack.

• Sasuke and Itachi activated their third-stage Susanoo and began fighting at close range, with Sasuke refusing to retreat despite Itachi’s Totsuka Blade and Yata Mirror.
• Naruto watched the fight and resolved not to let Obito manipulate Sasuke again.
• Sasuke fired nine Susanoo arrows, but Itachi blocked them with the Yata Mirror, though the impacts strained Itachi’s body.
• Sasuke used Great Dragon Fire Technique to heat the clouds and build up lightning while Itachi dismissed the threat.
• Sasuke formed another Susanoo arrow and unleashed Kirin as rain began to fall.

Sasuke defeated Itachi with Kirin and a Susanoo Arrow, then collapsed in Naruto’s arms, grieving his brother. Naruto took Sasuke and Itachi’s body into the Genesis World before Obito could seize them, and began fighting Obito.

• Sasuke used Kirin to force Itachi to raise the Yata Mirror, then struck him with a Susanoo Arrow that pierced his heart.
• As Itachi died, he praised Sasuke and silently regretted making him suffer; Naruto arrived as Sasuke broke down and passed out.
• Naruto carried Sasuke toward Itachi, but Obito appeared and demanded Sasuke; Naruto used his Flying Thunder God Mark and sent Sasuke and Itachi’s body into the Genesis World.
• Naruto refused to hand them over, calling Itachi his brother-in-law, and dodged Obito’s chain after his punch passed through Obito’s body.
• Naruto threw three Flying Thunder God Talismans at Obito, but they passed through him, and Obito dismissed them as Explosive Tags.

Naruto fought Obito, exposed his strength to Black Zetsu, and secretly tracked Obito across the shinobi world. He reached a barren desert on the border of the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain, where he recognized the place where the God Tree had once taken root.

• Naruto struck Obito with a Rasengan, marked him with the Life-Taking Tag, and revealed the name Uchiha Sagen before Obito escaped.
• Naruto attacked Black Zetsu and White Zetsu when they tried to flee, but they escaped underground after White Zetsu endured the wounds.
• Obito ordered Black Zetsu to impersonate him and tell Nagato that Itachi was dead, then left to continue cultivating his army of one hundred thousand White Zetsu.
• Naruto contacted Suigetsu, Karin, and the others, ordered them to return to the Land of Waves, and followed Obito using the Flying Thunder God Mark.
• After eight hours of pursuit, Naruto reached a barren desert on the border of the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain and recognized it as the place where the God Tree had taken root.

Naruto stole 12,000 White Zetsu from Obito’s lair, then transplanted Itachi’s Mangekyo eyes into Sasuke while preparing to head for the Land of Waves. Three days later, Danzo learned his forces sent there had been wiped out and chose a cooking competition as cover to investigate the region’s leadership.

• Naruto infiltrated Obito’s underground lair and took 12,000 White Zetsu, provoking enormous shock and anger from Obito and the White Zetsu army.
• Naruto brought the White Zetsu to Genesis World, built a research facility for them, buried Itachi, and transplanted Itachi’s Mangekyo eyes into Sasuke.
• Naruto confirmed Sasuke’s eye transplant had succeeded, bandaged him, and left Genesis World to travel toward the Land of Waves.
• After three days, Danzo learned that all twenty Jonin he had sent toward the Land of Waves were dead, including twelve killed near the Land of Fire’s border.
• Danzo dismissed further reconnaissance squads and decided to use En and the village’s participation in the World’s First Cooking Competition to investigate the Land of Waves’ leadership.

Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Kakashi to escort a group to the Land of Waves and investigate its hidden power. Naruto delivered White Zetsu and Itachi’s corpse to Snake Aunt before hurrying back to the Land of Waves.

• Danzo told Hiruzen Sarutobi that his teams had disappeared or been killed while investigating the Land of Waves, and urged him to investigate the country.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to investigate through the village’s escort mission for the cooking competition, then assigned Kakashi to lead it.
• Kakashi planned to place Naruto’s eleven chosen Genin in the final escort group and asked Guy to join him as its captain.
• Naruto arrived at Otogakure and gave Snake Aunt two thousand White Zetsu and Itachi’s corpse for her research.
• Naruto left Snake Aunt’s lair using Flying Thunder God and headed back to the Land of Waves.

Naruto used Impure World Reincarnation to secure Itachi’s body, then encountered Deidara, who had left the Akatsuki and was struggling with despair over his explosive art. Deidara revealed that he had gone to the Land of Waves looking for Naruto, leaving their reunion poised to continue.

• Naruto reincarnated Itachi with a White Zetsu as the sacrifice and sealed him inside a Wood Release coffin underground.
• Naruto spotted Deidara flying alone on a white clay crane and teased him while disguised behind a mask.
• Deidara recognized Naruto as Beiming after Naruto removed his mask, then broke down and confessed that his doubts about his art had tormented him.
• Deidara told Naruto that he had defected from the Akatsuki, had nowhere to go, and had considered throwing himself into the sea.
• Naruto asked what Deidara had done after leaving the Land of Waves, and Deidara said he had just returned from searching for Naruto there.

Naruto persuaded Deidara to leave the Akatsuki and join the Land of Waves, then flew him there by white crane. They arrived amid preparations for the World's First Cooking Competition, where Naruto secretly brought food into Genesis World while his Shadow Clone ate with Deidara.

• Naruto explained that the Akatsuki had used Deidara's abilities for its own goals, and Deidara agreed to join the Land of Waves.
• Naruto kept his promise not to press Deidara for Akatsuki secrets, while noting he already had other sources of information.
• Deidara flew Naruto to the Land of Waves in one day and wondered why so many foreign ninja were arriving.
• Naruto took the hungry Deidara to Cooking Competition Street, where he was delighted by the variety of food.
• Naruto used a bathroom break to enter Genesis World with food, leaving a Shadow Clone to eat with Deidara.

Naruto helped Sasuke recover his sight in Genesis World, then promised to take him for a walk in the Land of Waves. Meanwhile, Naruto’s Shadow Clone brought Deidara to Juxia Tower and detected six chakra signatures belonging to a covert investigation team.

• Sasuke awoke blindfolded in Naruto’s villa and panicked when he could not see or mold chakra.
• Naruto removed Sasuke’s bandages and used Genesis World’s starlit sky to help him open his eyes; Sasuke found his vision clearer than before.
• Naruto told Sasuke that Itachi had been buried somewhere only Naruto knew, and the two ate dishes from other countries together.
• Naruto’s Shadow Clone escorted Deidara to Juxia Tower, where Deidara ordered eighteen dishes as his welcome meal in the Land of Waves.
• Naruto’s clone sensed six chakra signatures in an upstairs room and concluded that the Third Hokage had approved an investigation after Root lost twenty operatives near the Land of Waves.

Naruto settled Deidara into the Land of Waves’ research institute and returned to Haku, while the cooking competition remained peaceful under the kingdom’s security measures. In Genesis World, Naruto began rebuilding the Uchiha Clan Compound for Sasuke using Wood Release.

• Naruto treated Deidara to a meal, promised to cover his food at Juxia Tower, and brought him to Sasori’s research institute to live and work.
• Naruto’s clone traveled to the Daimyo’s Residence, where Haku reviewed reports showing no incidents during the World’s First Cooking Competition.
• Naruto told Haku that Deidara had joined the Land of Waves and stayed to keep her company.
• Naruto asked Sasuke what he thought of a site for rebuilding the Uchiha Clan Compound, then created a forest there with Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence.
• Naruto began using Wood Release: Clan Habitat Technique to recreate the Uchiha Clan Compound underground.

Naruto recreated the Uchiha Clan Compound inside his Genesis World so Sasuke could revisit his home, then confessed that the world was built using his Sharingan. Sasuke accepted Naruto’s explanation and comforted him, leaving them reconciled and closer.

• Naruto used Wood Release to recreate the Uchiha Clan Compound, and Sasuke recognized it as his home.
• Naruto explained that the compound existed in a world he had created, where Sasuke could not mold chakra.
• Sasuke reassured Naruto that he would forgive him, and Naruto admitted the world was built on the power of the Sharingan.
• Naruto showed Sasuke his three-tomoe Sharingan and revealed that he had awakened his Mangekyō after Sasuke left Konoha.
• Naruto explained that his anguish over sending Sasuke away triggered the awakening, and Sasuke comforted him and promised to support him.

Naruto told Sasuke how he awakened his Mangekyo and explained that their eyes could be fused into an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. Reassured by Sasuke’s support, Naruto took him sightseeing in the Land of Waves and showed him his home, where they discussed a possible future together.

• Naruto told Sasuke that a close blood relative’s Mangekyo could be fused to create an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, and Sasuke agreed to accept Itachi’s eyes if it could help Naruto.
• Naruto and Sasuke went to a food street in the Land of Waves, where they shared Sugar Balls and a vendor praised Sasuke’s beauty.
• Sasuke asked whether Naruto was happy with the person he had become, and Naruto reassured him that he found him beautiful.
• Naruto brought Sasuke to Peach Mountain Residence and explained that Haku lived in the neighboring treehouse.
• Naruto showed Sasuke the Cozy Villa, and they talked about living in seclusion and possibly raising children someday.

Naruto introduced Sasuke to Haku, then grew uneasy when Sasuke took Haku for a walk after an awkwardly pointed exchange. On the woodland path, Haku admitted she had been testing whether Sasuke deserved Naruto’s devotion, and Sasuke replied that she had genuinely helped Naruto.

• Naruto taught Sasuke the hand seals and chakra control for the Yamanaka Clan technique Window to the Mind.
• Naruto took Sasuke to meet Haku at the Treehouse, where Haku greeted Sasuke politely and the three discussed Naruto and the Land of Waves.
• Sasuke asked Haku to walk with him, took her hand, and told Naruto to prepare dinner while they were out.
• On a woodland path, Haku apologized and admitted her earlier remarks had been aimed at Sasuke to test whether he deserved Naruto’s efforts.
• Sasuke told Haku that she had truly helped Naruto, while Haku reflected that Naruto had built up the Land of Waves and its projects for Sasuke’s sake.