Chapter Summaries

Naruto and Sasuke helped Ichiraku House handle overwhelming demand for Naruto’s Peerless Noodle, then Naruto devised a plan to hire ninja to build a larger restaurant quickly. He left Hongle with instructions to seek an S-Rank mission through the Hokage Building the next day.

• Naruto and Sasuke joined Aunt Ichiraku and Hongle in serving a huge crowd until the shop ran out of ingredients at half past eight.
• Naruto concluded that Ichiraku House needed a larger space because long queues were driving customers away.
• After learning that ordinary construction would take one or two years, Naruto proposed hiring ninja to build a three-story restaurant within a week.
• Naruto instructed Hongle to take restaurant plans and Silver Taels to the Hokage Building, demand top Jonin for an S-Rank hiring mission, and explain his business to the Third Hokage.
• Hongle praised Naruto’s plan and agreed to follow his instructions.

Naruto arranged for Hongle to seek ninja assistance in building a new restaurant while keeping Naruto’s role secret, and gave Hongle and Aunt Ichiraku a new recipe. After leaving Ichiraku Ramen with Sasuke, Naruto headed home with him, and Sasuke felt warmed by Naruto’s smile.

• Naruto explained why Hongle could approach Konoha’s leadership about getting ninja help with construction, and Hongle and Aunt Ichiraku agreed to keep Naruto’s involvement secret.
• Naruto warned them that the Yamanaka Clan could read memories, then asked Hongle to take one million silver taels to the Hokage Building the next day.
• Aunt Ichiraku and Hongle refused Naruto’s offer to split construction costs, so he gave them a Crispy Braised Pork recipe instead.
• Naruto left Ichiraku Ramen and found Sasuke helping clear tables; Ayame praised Sasuke as a capable little girl.
• Naruto and Sasuke walked home together, and Sasuke felt warmth as he looked at Naruto’s smile.

Naruto carried an exhausted Sasuke home, sang him a song, and then prepared a meal while Sasuke rested. The chapter ended with Naruto finishing and tasting sweet-and-sour pork tenderloin, just before they ate together.

• Naruto carried Sasuke home after Sasuke asked him to prove he would not abandon him.
• Sasuke asked for a story, rejected one with an unhappy ending, and fell asleep against Naruto as he hummed a song.
• Naruto brought Sasuke home and told him to rest while he cooked.
• Naruto used system points to redeem seasonings and cooked sweet-and-sour pork tenderloin.
• Naruto tasted the finished dish and called Sasuke to eat.

Naruto cooked for Sasuke, who fell asleep in his bed while he worked on restaurant designs. During his midnight meeting with Nine-Tails, Naruto told a story until Sasuke punched him awake, leaving them both startled and angry.

• Naruto served Sasuke Sweet and Sour Pork Tenderloin, and Sasuke ate the entire plate before Naruto returned with Garlic Broccoli.
• Sasuke said she wanted to eat Naruto’s cooking every day, then fell asleep in his bed while he washed dishes and worked on restaurant designs.
• Naruto let Sasuke sleep in his bed and went to sleep beside her after finishing his designs.
• At midnight, Nine-Tails helped Naruto recover his mental energy, and Naruto entertained him with an embellished story about Lin Xiao, the Three-Tails Fox Demon, and Yun Yun.
• Sasuke punched the sleeping Naruto, shattering his mental body and ending his story with Nine-Tails.
• Naruto woke in the predawn gloom, mistook Sasuke for a ghost, and heard her threaten to fight him to the death.

After Sasuke woke beside Naruto and misunderstood what had happened, he beat Naruto while Naruto insisted he was innocent. Sasuke later regretted his reaction and feared losing Naruto, while Naruto stood alone in the rain thinking about leaving Konoha.

• Sasuke woke beside Naruto, accused him of taking advantage of him, and beat him as Naruto protested his innocence.
• Naruto threw away his alarm clock, shouted that he would become Hokage, and earned negative emotion points from the awakened villagers.
• Naruto stood in the rain, blaming himself for the misunderstanding and considering where he would go after deserting Konoha.
• Sasuke calmed down, worried that he had ruined his friendship with Naruto, and went to the balcony to find him standing alone in the storm.
• Sasuke remembered Naruto's kindness and realized how afraid he was of losing him as a friend.

Sasuke apologized to Naruto after their misunderstanding, and the two reconciled as Naruto arranged for Kurama’s chakra to dry his clothes. Naruto then left in the storm to meet about the restaurant partnership, preparing to begin his larger plan.

• Sasuke tearfully apologized to Naruto, who accepted and teased him about washing Naruto’s clothes ten times.
• Naruto lent Sasuke dry clothes, and Sasuke agreed to make him food in exchange for being fed.
• Naruto asked Kurama for chakra to dry his clothes and used the promise of more stories to persuade him.
• As Kurama’s chakra dried Naruto’s clothes, its hateful influence began invading Naruto’s mind, but Naruto pushed it back with his mental strength.
• Naruto cooked congee for Sasuke, then took his restaurant plans and went through the rain to meet at Ichiraku Ramen.

Naruto bought Sasuke a dress before the Ninja Academy opened, and Sasuke wore it to class, drawing admiring comments from his classmates. After the rain cleared, four uninvited guests arrived at the Hokage Building.

• Naruto gave Aunt Ichiraku his restaurant plans and asked her to arrange for ninja to build the restaurant.
• Naruto transformed into Sasuke and bought a dress at a children's clothing store.
• Naruto returned home and gave Sasuke the dress, which Sasuke changed into before they went to the Ninja Academy.
• Sasuke received compliments on his outfit at school while Naruto returned to his seat and rested.
• Four uninvited guests arrived at the Hokage Building.

Hongle tried to post an S-Rank Mission in Konoha and drew Danzo’s personal attention. He introduced himself as a traveling chef and explained his request, but Danzo suspected he might be a foreign spy.

• Hongle loudly demanded that the Registration Chunin let him post a mission to hire several Jonin and showed him a million taels.
• When the Registration Chunin found that the Mission Department’s overseeing Jonin was absent, Danzo ordered him to bring Hongle in.
• Hongle panicked at the prospect of meeting Danzo, then resolved to proceed with his master’s plan.
• Hongle flattered Danzo and introduced himself as a chef who had traveled through the Five Great Nations before returning to start a business.
• Danzo questioned whether Hongle’s travels sounded like the background of a foreign spy.

Hongle talked Danzo into accepting a private commission to build his restaurant, using flattery and a veiled threat to protect his payment. Danzo took the plans and one million silver taels, promising the building would be ready the next day, while Hongle left anxious and drenched in sweat.

• Danzo questioned Hongle about possible espionage, but Hongle insisted he was only a cook and had no interest or ability to spy.
• Hongle offered Danzo a one-million-tael deposit and restaurant plans, asking him to build the restaurant and promising another five hundred thousand if the work was satisfactory.
• When Danzo proposed handling the job personally and unofficially, Hongle warned that the arrangement could damage Danzo's reputation if it came to light.
• Danzo accepted the plans and money, promising to send someone after midnight and have the building ready the next day.
• Hongle returned to the mission hall, gathered his three apprentices, and left for lunch preparations, concealing how frightened he had been.

Naruto learned that Sasuke had been cheated when buying him an alarm clock, so he transformed and confronted the shopkeeper. He demanded a proper clock and compensation, leaving the shopkeeper stunned by his request for five thousand taels.

• The Third approved the merchant's job and said he would send Yamato and Nagaretsuchi to help.
• Naruto and Sasuke left the Academy for lunch, and Naruto told Sasuke to buy pork belly and other ingredients.
• Sasuke bought Naruto a pig-shaped alarm clock for 1,998 silver taels as a return gift.
• Naruto became angry at the price, transformed into a middle-aged man, and confronted the shopkeeper in the supermarket.
• Naruto pressured the shopkeeper to provide a proper clock and compensation, then demanded five thousand taels.

Naruto bargained for an expensive alarm clock and gave it to Sasuke, then discovered ANBU and Root ninja watching near Ichiraku House. While hiding in a restroom, he decided to acquire a Yamanaka Clan secret technique to manage the surveillance situation, and completed the exchange.

• Naruto tricked a shopkeeper into giving him 5,000 taels and a custom alarm clock, claiming to be the father of a little girl in a black dress.
• Naruto gave the alarm clock to Sasuke, who accepted it as an apology for hitting him, and Naruto teased him about kissing the spots he had struck.
• Naruto cooked a meal with Sasuke, packed Crispy Braised Pork, and headed with him toward Ichiraku House.
• Naruto noticed ANBU and Root ninja near Ichiraku House and suspected they were monitoring Hongle and watching Naruto and Sasuke.
• Naruto used the Lucky Money Search Function to exchange 5,000 negative points, 5,000 shock points, and 1,000 silver taels for the Yamanaka Clan secret technique.

Naruto used the Yamanaka Secret Technique to secretly coordinate with Ichiraku and Hongle while avoiding surveillance, then helped them prepare for a midnight deal connected to Danzo. After walking Sasuke home, Naruto pretended to injure his ankle so he could stay the night at the Uchiha compound.

• Naruto absorbed the Yamanaka Secret Technique and used it to send hidden instructions to Ichiraku and Hongle.
• Ichiraku and Hongle tasted Naruto's Crispy Braised Pork and praised his cooking.
• Naruto learned that Hongle had secured a commission for five hundred thousand silver taels and told him and Ichiraku to stay calm when Danzo's agent arrived at midnight.
• Naruto and Sasuke worked at Ichiraku Ramen, ate dinner, and walked together to the Uchiha Clan Compound.
• Naruto pretended to twist his ankle in Sasuke's bedroom and asked to stay the night rather than risk walking home in the dark.

Naruto manipulated Sasuke into letting him stay overnight, then settled into Sasuke’s room while plotting his future plans. The chapter ended with Naruto teasing Sasuke through the wall about whether he missed him.

• Naruto pretended his injured ankle made it unsafe to go home, and Sasuke reluctantly agreed to let him stay overnight.
• Sasuke prepared a bath and clean clothes for Naruto, then gave him his room while he slept next door.
• Naruto looked through Sasuke’s photo album and considered defecting to Orochimaru after reaching Kage-level strength.
• Naruto called to Sasuke through the wall, and Sasuke admitted he wanted to beat him to death when Naruto asked if he missed him.

Yamato and another ANBU ninja completed the overnight construction of Ichiraku’s new restaurant, astonishing its owners with Wood Release. Meanwhile, Naruto fell asleep while talking with Sasuke, then appeared in the Nine-Tails’ Home with a colder expression.

• Two ANBU ninja arrived at Ichiraku Ramen on Danzo’s orders and confirmed the construction site.
• An ANBU ninja used Earth Release to demolish the old shop and raise a stone foundation.
• Yamato used Wood Release to grow a three-story restaurant, then collapsed from chakra exhaustion.
• Hongle paid the remaining commission, and Ichiraku and Hongle began moving equipment into the new restaurant while discussing its name.
• Naruto fell asleep while chatting with Sasuke, who complained when he stopped responding.
• Naruto’s consciousness appeared inside the Nine-Tails’ Home, where he faced the Nine-Tails with less warmth in his eyes.

Naruto told Kurama a tragic story about the Nine-Tails Celestial Fox to make him reconsider pursuing freedom at any cost. Kurama was left grieving over the fox’s fate and wondering what became of her.

• Naruto returned to Kurama and began a new story after realizing Kurama had tried to take control of his body that morning.
• Naruto told Kurama that the Three-Tails Fox Demon had discovered memories of her ancestor, the Nine-Tails Celestial Fox.
• Naruto described how the young Nine-Tails Celestial Fox abandoned the man who had sheltered her, was captured and passed between masters, and later learned that her benefactor had died searching for her.
• Kurama broke down in tears and eagerly asked what had happened to the Nine-Tails Celestial Fox.
• Naruto claimed the Three-Tails Fox Demon decided not to leave Lin Yan lightly, then disappeared before Kurama could respond.
• Kurama lay down in the darkness, wondering what had happened to his Grandma Nine-Tails Fox.

Naruto mistook Sasuke in pajamas for a ghost, then suffered through Sasuke’s breakfast and a punishing morning race before they went to school. There, Shikamaru invited Naruto to her house alone at noon, and the class watched Sasuke’s reaction.

• Naruto woke in Sasuke’s room, mistook Sasuke’s shadowy figure for a female ghost, and was startled when Sasuke came to wake him.
• Sasuke made breakfast, and Naruto criticized her fried eggs until Sasuke made him eat the whole pile of failed batches.
• Sasuke challenged Naruto to a race, then threatened him with fifty fried eggs at lunch if he forfeited, so Naruto sprinted after her.
• Naruto and Sasuke went to school hand in hand and returned to their usual classroom routine.
• Shikamaru invited Naruto to her house alone at noon, prompting the boys to erupt and the girls to watch Sasuke.

Naruto accepted Shikamaru’s invitation to teach him Shogi at his home for twenty thousand silver taels, unaware that Sasuke mistook the arrangement for a betrayal. After class, Naruto woke to find Sasuke gone and assumed he had gone to eat alone.

• Shikamaru invited Naruto to his house for Shogi lessons, and Naruto silently named a price of twenty thousand silver taels.
• Shikamaru agreed to Naruto’s fee, and Naruto promised to come over after school, shocking their classmates.
• Sasuke hid his anger and hurt as he watched Naruto accept Shikamaru’s invitation.
• Naruto slept through class, and Shikamaru left alone after school to avoid trouble with Sasuke.
• Naruto woke after most of the class had left, noticed Sasuke was gone, and assumed Sasuke had gone to eat without interrupting his paid job.

Naruto visited the Nara Residence to tutor Shikamaru in shogi, earning payment and praise for his skill. As Naruto left in a good mood, Sasuke saw him and walked away, believing Naruto and Shikamaru had enjoyed their time together.

• Naruto accompanied Shikamaru to the Nara Residence, where Shikamaru reprimanded two bodyguards for insulting Naruto and welcomed him inside.
• Naruto found the formal meal at the Nara Residence tiresome and wondered what Sasuke was eating.
• Naruto taught Shikamaru shogi through six practice games, impressing him with his strategies and praising his talent.
• Shikamaru paid Naruto twenty thousand, and Naruto left without answering whether he was dating Sasuke.
• Sasuke spotted Naruto smiling on the street, decided not to call out, and left feeling that Naruto and Shikamaru had gotten along well.

Naruto opened Juxia Tower and acquired chakra-enhancing cards, then learned Sasuke had taken the afternoon off and rushed after him. The chapter left Shikamaru teasing Ino about pursuing Sasuke while Naruto hurried out of class.

• Sasuke beat up three boys who tried to walk him home and told them to inform Iruka-sensei that he was taking the afternoon off.
• Naruto named the new restaurant Juxia Tower, and Ichiraku and Hongle agreed to call him Little Chef.
• Naruto spent silver taels, negative emotion points, and shock points to redeem two Golden Chakra Expansion Cards.
• Naruto noticed Sasuke was absent, heard Iruka announce Sasuke had taken the afternoon off, and leapt out the window to follow him.
• Ino asked Shikamaru what had happened between him and Naruto, and Shikamaru suggested she pursue Sasuke.

Naruto searched for Sasuke after he missed school, then used the Telescope Technique to locate him at the Uchiha Graveyard Cluster. Hearing Sasuke’s resentment, Naruto realized Sasuke might have mistaken their arrangement for a real relationship and hurried to find him.

• Naruto searched Sasuke’s home and the Uchiha Training Ground but found no trace of him.
• Naruto suspected Danzo might be involved and threatened to recreate the massacre if Danzo had taken Sasuke.
• Naruto exchanged for the Telescope Technique, expanded his chakra, and sensed Sasuke’s chakra with the jutsu.
• Naruto saw Sasuke crying and heard him complain that neither Older Sister nor Naruto could be relied on.
• Naruto realized Sasuke might be upset because Naruto had gone to the Nara Clan without explaining himself, and he rushed toward the Uchiha Graveyard Cluster.