Chapter Summaries

Naruto and Sasuke returned to the villa where Kakashi and the Konoha 12 were gathered, but Naruto’s changed appearance made his identity difficult to accept. Shikamaru broke down over the Naruto he believed had died, and Sasuke gave him and Naruto time to talk privately.

• Kakashi and Guy opened the villa door and found Naruto and Sasuke waiting outside.
• Naruto and Sasuke greeted their former teachers, and Kakashi identified them to the stunned group.
• Sakura and Ino rushed to Sasuke, then the rest of the Konoha 12 reunited with him and Naruto.
• Shikamaru challenged Naruto’s identity and said he believed the Naruto killed in Konoha was the real one.
• Sasuke took Shikamaru’s hand, apologized for his past decision, and offered him time alone with Naruto.

Naruto learned that his Spore Clone had spent three years with Shikamaru, and the clone’s memories changed how he responded to Shikamaru’s grief. After Naruto brought Shikamaru upstairs, the others questioned him and Sasuke about Konoha’s destruction.

• Sasuke told Shikamaru that the Naruto he had spent time with in Konoha was a clone and that Naruto would inherit the clone’s experiences.
• Sasuke took Kakashi, Guy, and the Eleven Supernovas upstairs to explain how she had killed Danzo, leaving Naruto and Shikamaru alone.
• Naruto connected his mind with Shikamaru’s, but the Spore Clone’s three years of memories surged into him before he could show Shikamaru his own memories.
• Naruto absorbed the clone’s memories of Shikamaru’s visits and comforted him, explaining that the clone had dispelled himself after completing his mission.
• Naruto reassured Shikamaru that his dead family and vanished village could be seen again, then brought him upstairs.
• After Naruto and Shikamaru joined the group, Kiba asked whether Naruto and Sasuke had both been present when Konoha was destroyed.

Naruto brought Konoha’s surviving young shinobi to the Genesis World, where they reunited with family members they had believed dead and learned about the former Konoha leadership’s crimes. After they pledged their support to Naruto, word arrived that Jiraiya and Tsunade had reached the Land of Waves.

• Naruto transported the group to the Genesis World and led them to the temporary camp where their loved ones were waiting.
• Sasuke asked the others to keep his presence secret, then went back to wait for Naruto.
• Hinata and Neji reunited with their Hyuga relatives, while Kakashi, Guy, Lee, and the others found their own loved ones.
• Naruto told Sasuke he planned to bring everyone back to life and discussed needing Snake Aunt to help revive his parents.
• Shikaku and respected figures explained Naruto’s rescue of their families and the former Konoha High Command’s actions to the Konoha 10.
• The Konoha 10 pledged their support to Naruto, and three days later Haku reported that Jiraiya and Tsunade had arrived.

After Konoha’s destruction, Jiraiya and Tsunade confronted Kakashi, Guy, and the Konoha 12 in the Land of Waves. Naruto explained that the group had chosen not to return to the Land of Fire, and Tsunade demanded to know if Kakashi and Guy were betraying Konoha.

• Naruto learned through his Shadow Clone that Jiraiya and Tsunade had arrived in the Land of Waves, then set out with Kakashi, Guy, and the Konoha 12 to meet them.
• Naruto’s group met Jiraiya and Tsunade at Naruto Bridge, where Tsunade questioned why Kakashi and Guy had not returned to the Land of Fire.
• Naruto identified himself as a minister of the Land of Waves and warned Tsunade that Konoha’s destruction left the Land of Fire too weak to resist its enemies.
• Jiraiya asked Kakashi and Guy to return with him and Tsunade, but their silence revealed that they had chosen a different path.
• Naruto told Jiraiya and Tsunade that Kakashi and Guy would not go back and that the Land of Fire would be carved up by its neighbors.
• Tsunade erupted with pressure and demanded to know whether Kakashi and Guy were betraying Konoha.

Naruto confronted Tsunade and Jiraiya over their judgment of Kakashi and the others, then revealed his identity and challenged them for expecting him to save Konoha. He left them speechless by rejecting the idea that the village was his home.

• Naruto defended Kakashi and the others, arguing that they had no reason to die for a destroyed Konoha.
• Tsunade attacked Naruto, but he matched her strength and forced her back.
• Jiraiya recognized Sasuke and questioned Naruto, who admitted he and Sasuke had been present when Konoha was destroyed and had killed Danzo.
• Naruto revealed that he was Naruto Uzumaki, Minato's son, leaving Jiraiya and Tsunade shocked.
• Naruto demanded to know why Jiraiya and Tsunade had been absent during Konoha's destruction and refused to save the village after his mistreatment there.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya appealed to Naruto's connection to his parents and childhood home, but he insisted he alone decided where his home was.

Naruto offered Jiraiya and Tsunade a choice between resisting the invading Great Powers or letting him take control of the Land of Fire. Tsunade and Jiraiya accepted his proposal and formally invited him to become the new Daimyo.

• Naruto told Jiraiya and Tsunade that he could preserve the Land of Fire by taking control of it, rather than letting enemy nations divide it.
• Naruto revealed that Sasuke had killed Danzo alone in under ten minutes and said Orochimaru would also support him.
• Naruto argued that he, Sasuke, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru together could defend the Land of Fire.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya agreed to trust Naruto and invited him to succeed as the Land of Fire's new Daimyo.

Naruto delayed taking power in the Land of Fire, explaining that he wanted its factions to become desperate before he intervened and revealing that a hidden mastermind was the real enemy. As he prepared for the coming war by moving the Land of Fields and other refugees into Fire territory, Snake Aunt arrived in the Land of Waves to a formal welcome.

• Naruto rejected Tsunade and Jiraiya's call to immediately replace the Land of Fire's Daimyo, saying he would wait three days for its enemies to gather at the border.
• Naruto told Sasuke that the Akatsuki was only a pawn and that they should seize the initiative in the coming Fourth Shinobi World War.
• Naruto contacted Snake Aunt and ordered her to move the Land of Fields into the Land of Fire's territory near the Land of Waves.
• The Land of Fields began relocating, and people from nearby small nations joined the migration as Naruto built a village at the chosen site with Wood Release.
• Snake Aunt arrived in the Land of Waves, where Naruto and Sasuke welcomed her as White Scale, surprising Tsunade and Jiraiya.

Naruto and his allies learned that Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan became the leaders of the Akatsuki that destroyed Konoha, prompting Jiraiya and Tsunade to regret not killing them as children. As Naruto's force set out for the Land of Fire, a scout reported that neighboring countries had surrounded the Daimyo's city.

• Naruto chose Shikamaru to join the select group accompanying him and Snake Aunt to Juxia Tower.
• Snake Aunt revealed that Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, the war orphans Jiraiya had taught, were central members of the Akatsuki that destroyed Konoha.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade regretted rejecting Snake Aunt's suggestion to kill the three children, while Snake Aunt urged them to accept what had happened.
• Naruto and his allies shared a meal at Juxia Tower, then departed the Land of Waves the next morning with the Konoha 10 and Sasori's Armored Robots.
• An Otogakure scout reported that armed forces from several neighboring countries had surrounded the city containing the Land of Fire's Daimyo's Residence.

Naruto and his party reached the Daimyo's Residence and destroyed the samurai siege with their killer robots. Naruto then demanded that the Daimyo surrender his position and become a local lord, leaving Sasuke to ask what they would do if he refused.

• Naruto's party arrived at the Daimyo's city and found it devastated by war.
• The Land of Grass's Third Samurai Army tried to drive Naruto's party away, and its commander ordered his troops to attack and capture the women.
• Naruto sent nearly a hundred killer robots against the besieging forces, and they slaughtered the thousand-strong army in minutes.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya went to deliver Naruto's demand that the Daimyo accept a local lordship.
• Naruto told Sasuke that he would kill the Daimyo if he refused to give up his position.

Tsunade and Jiraiya delivered Naruto’s ultimatum to the Daimyo and Council of Elders as neighboring nations prepared to seize the Land of Fire. Meanwhile, Obito and Kabuto set plans in motion to capture the Eight-Tails and obtain Kinkaku and Ginkaku, and the chapter ended with Tsunade giving the Daimyo ten minutes to surrender authority.

• Obito persuaded Yahiko and Konan to pursue the Eight-Tails in the Land of Lightning while he searched for Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
• Obito visited Kabuto’s underground base and agreed to travel with him to the Land of Lightning to help resurrect Kinkaku and Ginkaku with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya told the Daimyo and Council of Elders that Naruto demanded they surrender their authority or face the city’s destruction.
• The Council of Elders protested, but Tsunade smashed the conference table and warned them that rival nations would conquer the Land of Fire.
• Tsunade gave the Daimyo ten minutes to open the gates and welcome Naruto, then left with Jiraiya.

After the Land of Fire’s leaders rejected Tsunade’s proposal and let Naruto’s deadline expire, Naruto ordered the city destroyed and took control, renaming the country the Land of Shadow. He began organizing its defense as reports arrived that ninja armies were gathering along its borders.

• The Council of Elders argued over Tsunade’s proposal, and several members left rather than face the danger of refusing it.
• When the city gates remained closed after ten minutes, Naruto ordered the Killer Robots to kill everyone inside, and they began slaughtering the city’s residents.
• The Killer Robots broke through the gates, and Naruto entered the city with Sasuke, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Kakashi, Guy, and the others.
• Naruto sent the Konoha 10 and Killer Robots to take control of major towns, then announced that the Land of Fire had become the Land of Shadow.
• Naruto and Sasuke took over the Daimyo’s Residence and managed local affairs as the residents accepted their rule.
• Naruto received reports that troops, likely ninja armies, were gathering along the borders of the Land of Wind, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Fields.

Naruto and Sasuke prepared to confront a twenty-thousand-strong alliance invading the Land of Fire, while Naruto revealed his plan to force the attackers to submit. At a fortress overlooking the enemy's route, Naruto, Sasuke, Jiraiya, and Tsunade watched the allied forces approach as the Konoha 11 and Snake Aunt returned.

• Naruto explained to Sasuke that the alliance sought to defeat Konoha High Command and seize the Land of Fire's resources, and said he intended to make the invaders bow to him.
• Naruto told Sasuke he had sent Orochimaru to retrieve his father's soul from the Dead Demon's Stomach, and criticized Konoha for abandoning the Land of Whirlpools.
• Naruto ordered the samurai army to withdraw and traveled with Sasuke, Jiraiya, and Princess Tsunade to a fortress guarding the shortest route into the Land of Fire.
• Naruto and Sasuke identified the approaching allied contingents and spotted Baki leading the Land of Wind's forces; Naruto said Gaara would not take part in the fighting.
• Tsunade asked Naruto for instructions as the Konoha 11 and Snake Aunt arrived behind the group.

Naruto and Sasuke confronted the seven-nation alliance, and Naruto trapped its army and three Kage in his new wide-area genjutsu, Illusory Destruction Tsukuyomi. The allied forces realized they could not escape the illusion and waited for Naruto to appear.

• Naruto told the Konoha 10 to stay on the hill and leaped toward the allied forces with Sasuke.
• Naruto challenged the alliance to surrender, cede territory, and pay reparations, while its leaders debated whether he had an ambush.
• The alliance sent seven elite ninjas to investigate, but Naruto and Sasuke defeated them and sent them back injured within minutes.
• Naruto raised a black sphere into the sky and used its Mangekyō pattern to trap the entire alliance in Illusory Destruction Tsukuyomi.
• Naruto told Sasuke that the alliance's consciousnesses were inside the Illusory Destruction World, then escorted Sasuke into it.
• Ōnoki, Raikage A, and the other captured fighters failed to dispel the genjutsu and waited for Naruto to meet them.

Naruto and Sasuke confronted the Seven-Nation Allied Forces after trapping them in a genjutsu, and Naruto challenged their justification for invading the Land of Fire. Sasuke demanded their submission, but Naruto stopped him from escalating to slaughter and proposed peaceful development under one ruler.

• Naruto and Sasuke appeared above the trapped Allied Shinobi Forces, and the Kage and Baki saw that their opponents looked remarkably young.
• Naruto accused the alliance of invading the Land of Fire after sending samurai to test its defenses, and the Kage fell silent.
• Raikage A argued that the alliance should divide the Land of Fire's territory and resources now that Konoha had fallen.
• Naruto turned A's strength-based logic against him, and A prepared to fight before his Jonin restrained him.
• Mei Terumi warned that killing the twenty thousand shinobi would unite the world against the Land of Fire, and Sasuke demanded that the alliance submit or die.
• Naruto stopped Sasuke from attacking and said he wanted the nations to develop peacefully under a single ruler.

Naruto forced the Four Great Nations’ representatives to accept negotiations by reminding them that he controlled the world of illusion and could kill their forces with a thought. He revealed that he and Sasuke had once lived in Konoha and killed Danzo together, then the representatives demanded to know who he was before agreeing to reparations.

• Ōnoki proposed that Naruto release them in exchange for ending the invasion, but Naruto argued that the Land of Fire deserved compensation for facing annihilation.
• Naruto warned the representatives that he could kill them and destroy the entire shinobi world, so the Four Great Nations’ leaders followed him to negotiate.
• Naruto and Sasuke sat with Maji, Ōnoki, Raikage A, and Mizukage Mei Terumi in the woods, where Mei Terumi teased Naruto and Sasuke showed no concern.
• Naruto told the representatives that he and Sasuke Uchiha had once lived in Konoha and had killed Danzo together.
• The representatives questioned how Sasuke could have survived the Uchiha clan’s destruction and demanded Naruto identify himself before their nations paid reparations.

Naruto revealed that he was the son of Minato Namikaze and explained why he would not demand compensation from the Four Great Nations. He left the representatives considering the Shinobi World’s unequal distribution of land and resources.

• Naruto told the Raikage that his father had been Konoha’s Yellow Flash, and the four representatives rejected his claim that he was Minato Namikaze’s son.
• Naruto reminded the representatives that they were his prisoners and asked what compensation they expected to pay.
• Baki argued that the Land of Wind had joined the alliance reluctantly, and Ōnoki, the Raikage, and Mei Terumi vouched for him.
• Naruto said he wanted no compensation, then explained that taking land from the Four Great Nations would eventually cause a major war.
• Naruto revealed that the Land of Fire had only three and a half million people despite its abundant fertile land, and the representatives agreed that the Shinobi World’s total population was likely under twenty million.

Naruto argued that the shinobi system and endless wars had driven the Shinobi World’s population and happiness into decline, then offered the Four Countries a chance to settle in his fertile Land of Shadow. He announced that the new land would welcome migrants with housing, farmland, and free education, leaving the four representatives stunned by his proposal.

• Naruto asked Baki, Ōnoki, Raikage A, and Mei Terumi to identify why the Shinobi World had so few people, then argued that the shinobi profession and its system were to blame.
• Naruto criticized the cycle of children being trained to kill and of shinobi families losing parents to war, while the four representatives acknowledged that they saw no alternative to relying on shinobi and paid missions.
• Naruto offered to welcome the Four Countries into the fertile Land of Shadow and revealed that he had already eliminated the Land of Fire's Daimyo and Council of Elders, making him its sole ruler.
• Naruto dismissed the leaders' dependence on Daimyo funding and proposed reclaiming the lords' and clans' fiefs, declaring that all land belonged to the state.
• Naruto announced that anyone could settle in the Land of Shadow as a citizen and receive housing, farmland, and free compulsory education, shocking the four representatives.

After Naruto revealed his plan to absorb the Shinobi World into the Land of Shadow, the Four Countries' representatives debated how to respond. Mei Terumi and Baki took their forces back, while Ōnoki and the Raikage left to consult their Daimyo's Residences.

• Naruto released the twenty thousand Allied Shinobi Forces from his illusion after declaring that most of the Shinobi World's territory would eventually join the Land of Shadow.
• Mei Terumi argued that the Land of Shadow offered ordinary people peace and education, then ordered the Land of Water's forces to return home.
• Baki said Gaara would likely lead Sunagakure into the Land of Shadow and ordered the Sand shinobi to withdraw.
• Ōnoki and the Raikage agreed to return to their countries and inform their Daimyo's Residences before deciding what to do.

Naruto let the Seven-Nation Allied Forces withdraw after revealing that the Land of Shadow would open its borders, then explained his plans to its leaders. The chapter ended with Naruto announcing land nationalization and free settlement benefits, while Sasuke, Kakashi, and Shikamaru voiced their support.

• Ōnoki, Raikage A, and the other representatives led their armies away after abandoning the idea of challenging Naruto again.
• Naruto explained to Sasuke that opening the Land of Shadow’s borders was an open strategy that would force the Four Great Nations’ rulers to respond.
• Tsunade, Kakashi, and the other leaders questioned Naruto about the withdrawal, and he brought them back to Daimyo's Residence City to explain.
• The people of Daimyo's Residence City celebrated the end of the border crisis and welcomed the Land of Shadow’s rule.
• Naruto announced plans to replace the enfeoffing system with land nationalization and offer homes, farmland, and free nine-year education to settlers.
• Sasuke, Kakashi, and Shikamaru declared their trust in Naruto, while Tsunade and Jiraiya warned that the Four Great Nations would resist his plans.

Naruto assigned his allies the work of developing and governing the Land of Shadow, then gave them Golden Cards and Huawei Mate 40 Pro phones. The group prepared to begin carrying out his plans, with Naruto promising that a communications network would help them manage the Land of Shadow.

• Tsunade and Jiraiya pledged to support Naruto, and he revealed his fifteen-point plan for developing the Land of Shadow.
• Naruto assigned Tsunade and Jiraiya to reclaim fiefs, Kakashi to select administrative personnel, Shikamaru to train as a regional governor, and others to help govern.
• Naruto promised to build a large library and asked everyone to leave a Shadow Clone at headquarters for emergencies.
• Naruto gave everyone a Golden Card, and they discovered that it greatly increased their chakra reserves.
• Naruto handed out Huawei Mate 40 Pro phones and explained that communications satellites and ground stations would let them make calls and video calls across the Land of Fire.