Chapter Summaries

Naruto realized that his scheme to win Sasuke over had entangled him in Sasuke’s feelings, and he waited for Sasuke after the boy trained at his family’s graves. When Sasuke tried to ignore him, Naruto carried him into the treetops, where Sasuke confronted him about spending time with Shikamaru.

• Naruto admitted that his attempt to gain strength by courting Sasuke had created a chain of consequences.
• Sasuke exhausted himself training with a kunai near his parents’ graves and vowed to avenge them by killing his older sister.
• Sasuke struggled with his feelings for Naruto as he walked back through the forest, and Naruto overheard him.
• Naruto tried to speak with Sasuke, but Sasuke ignored him and then punched at him when Naruto reached for his hand.
• Naruto dodged Sasuke’s punch and carried him into the treetops, where Sasuke demanded to know why Naruto was not with Shikamaru.

Naruto cleared up Sasuke’s misunderstanding about Shikamaru and reconciled with him after Sasuke admitted he had acted out of jealousy and grief. Sasuke revealed it was his birthday, and Naruto promised to celebrate with him that night.

• Naruto carried Sasuke through the forest, apologized for making him worry, and gave him the Golden Chakra Expansion Card they had agreed on.
• After Sasuke used the card, Naruto showed him memories proving that his visit to Shikamaru’s home had been only to complete a commission.
• Naruto pretended he might end their Temporary Girlfriend agreement, prompting Sasuke to hug him, apologize, and admit he had distrusted him.
• Naruto asked why Sasuke had gone alone to the Uchiha Graveyard Cluster, and Sasuke revealed it was his birthday and he had wanted to visit his family.
• Naruto apologized for leaving Sasuke alone on his birthday and promised to celebrate with him that night.
• Naruto teased Sasuke by asking whether he had fallen for him, and Sasuke denied it while blushing before Naruto wished him a happy birthday.

Naruto carried the exhausted Sasuke home after celebrating his birthday, reflecting on their unspoken feelings and his uncertain future. He began preparing an elaborate birthday feast and gift, leaving himself with numb fingers from making cake cream by hand.

• Naruto carried the sleeping Sasuke back to the Uchiha Clan Compound and tucked him into bed.
• Naruto went shopping for ingredients and bought Sasuke a hollow star-shaped amethyst bracelet.
• Naruto prepared six dishes, rice balls, longevity noodles, and a homemade fruit cake for Sasuke's birthday.
• Naruto whisked the cake cream by hand at high speed and ended with numb fingers.

Naruto celebrated Sasuke’s birthday with a feast and gave him an amethyst bracelet, cheering him with a story about the Uchiha Clan’s future. Three months later, after building his business and covering its expenses, Naruto redeemed the domesticated Hashirama cells from the System.

• Naruto prepared a birthday dinner and cake for Sasuke, who made a wish to restore the Uchiha Clan’s prosperity.
• Naruto gave Sasuke an amethyst bracelet and invented a legend promising a thriving clan and an everlasting legacy.
• Naruto and Sasuke settled into three months of daily training and going to school together.
• Naruto used Juxia Tower’s profits to cover business costs, including a mission to transport mysterious alkali stone, while the restaurant captured much of Konoha’s business.
• Naruto spent 1,000,000 Silver Taels, 10,000 Shock Points, and 10,000 Negative Points to redeem domesticated Hashirama cells.

Naruto prepared to transplant the domesticated Hashirama cells but learned that the guaranteed method would leave him without chakra and severely weakened for three to five years. He chose to wait until Hinata could safely perform the injection, stocked Juxia Tower with seasonings, and joined Sasuke and the staff for a meal.

• Naruto inspected the Hashirama cells and asked the system about the risks and injection methods.
• The system explained that a spinal cord injection guaranteed success but would leave Naruto like an ordinary person without chakra during a three-to-five-year recovery.
• Naruto decided not to risk injecting the cells himself and planned to ask Hinata to perform the procedure.
• Naruto exchanged shock points for seasonings and stored them in Juxia Tower's basement for his weakened period.
• Naruto joined Sasuke and the staff for a meal, and Sasuke served him food.

Naruto broke up with Sasuke to keep him safe in case Naruto’s condition as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki became known, but Sasuke refused to accept the sudden rejection. Naruto reached the Ninja Academy overwhelmed by hostility and guilt, while Kurama offered help and arranged to see him that night.

• Naruto warned Aunt Ichiraku and Hongle to cooperate with any Konoha investigation and explain his circumstances at Juxia Tower.
• Naruto told Sasuke their fake-couple agreement was over and that they should see less of each other, while Hiruzen Sarutobi briefly overheard them through the Telescope Technique.
• Sasuke broke down in tears, but insisted he would find out why Naruto had suddenly rejected him and told Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji to stay out of their business.
• Naruto entered the Ninja Academy classroom and reflected on his loneliness, the villagers’ hostility, and his reasons for growing close to Sasuke.
• Kurama sensed Naruto’s oppression and offered help, but Naruto declined; Kurama told him to visit that night.

Naruto kept his distance from Sasuke for six days to protect him and the people connected to him from suspicion, while Hiruzen watched them with the Telescope Technique. After school, Naruto asked Hinata to inject a mysterious blue liquid into his spinal cord, and she agreed.

• Sasuke arrived at school crying, warned the class not to interfere, and later followed Naruto home, hoping for an explanation.
• Naruto ignored Sasuke and stayed away from him and the Juxia Tower for six days as part of a plan to keep Sasuke, Ichiraku, Hongle, and others safe.
• Hiruzen used the Telescope Technique more frequently after witnessing Naruto and Sasuke's breakup.
• After school on the sixth day, Naruto contacted Hinata with the Yamanaka Secret Technique and asked her to stay behind with him.
• Naruto gave Hinata a syringe of thick blue liquid and asked her to inject it into his spinal cord; Hinata activated her Byakugan and located it.

Naruto endured a painful injection of Hashirama cells administered by Hinata and hid the consequences while pushing Sasuke away. When the backlash struck again, Hiruzen Sarutobi witnessed Naruto’s agony and sent Anbu to investigate.

• Hinata injected the blue fluid into Naruto’s spinal cord, and Naruto warned her to keep the secret before sending her home.
• Naruto suffered a five-minute episode of agony, then ignored Sasuke at the school gate and went home without answering his questions.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi watched Naruto and Sasuke through the Telescope Technique and concluded Sasuke did not know what was happening to Naruto.
• After Sasuke decided to confront Naruto in the rain, Hiruzen monitored Naruto again as a second backlash began.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered three Anbu to take a medical ninja to Naruto Uzumaki’s home and examine him.

Sasuke rushed into Naruto’s home to protect him from three ANBU intruders, but learned that Naruto’s body was consuming its own chakra and that he might die before dawn. The chapter ended with Sasuke devastated by the possibility that Naruto would lose his ability to train or die.

• Sasuke saw three figures enter Naruto’s bedroom and charged inside after hearing Naruto scream.
• Sasuke attacked the intruders, but an ANBU operative knocked him down before he could reach Naruto.
• The white-haired ANBU leader revealed that Naruto’s cells were consuming his chakra, and Yuan Yeqing’s medical ninjutsu could not treat the condition.
• Kakashi warned that Naruto could die before dawn or become unable to train if the condition continued intermittently.
• Sasuke broke down, wondering whether Naruto had ended their relationship because of his illness.

Naruto pretended that his chakra-consuming condition had left him crippled, while Sasuke comforted and cared for him. At the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the village leaders debated the danger to the Nine-Tails' Seal and prepared to visit Naruto.

• The ANBU team stopped Naruto's examination when his cells ceased consuming chakra, took a blood sample, and warned Sasuke not to move him.
• After Kakashi and the other ANBU left, Naruto ended his act and let Sasuke believe he might become crippled, while hiding the truth to protect them both.
• Naruto fell asleep from genuine chakra exhaustion, and Sasuke changed clothes and tidied the room so he could care for him.
• Danzo blamed Hiruzen Sarutobi for allowing Sasuke to grow close to Naruto and urged the leaders to arrest Sasuke.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the advisors discussed preparing a replacement jinchūriki if Naruto could no longer maintain the Nine-Tails' Seal, then agreed to visit Naruto's home.

Naruto used the bond he had built with Kurama through three months of storytelling to persuade the Nine-Tails to help him recover and protect him. After Naruto vanished from Kurama's Home, Kurama vowed to retaliate against anyone who harmed him.

• A girl prepared Century Egg and Pork Congee for the sleeping Naruto, hoping to recreate a dish from memory.
• Kurama recognized the Wood Release presence in Naruto and accidentally revealed that Minato and Kushina were Naruto's parents.
• Naruto reminded Kurama of their companionship and warned that his death would leave Kurama without the rest of Po Luo Continent.
• Kurama refused to hear the story's ending and promised Naruto unconditional chakra if anyone attacked him while he recovered.
• Kurama used his chakra to restore Naruto's mental energy, and Naruto cheerfully vanished from Kurama's Home.

Naruto was cared for by Sasuke before Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzō, and the two advisors arrived to examine his failing condition. After they left, Naruto secretly used the Telescope Technique to spy on them, determined to stop them from replacing him as the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki.

• Sasuke fed the weakened Naruto congee, and he reassured her that her cooking carried the flavor of the heart.
• Naruto warned Sasuke that the village's high command was coming and asked her to follow his lead.
• Danzō kicked down Naruto's bedroom door, and Sasuke angrily confronted him before Naruto calmed her and she went to the kitchen.
• When Naruto's five-hour backlash began, Hiruzen and the others examined him and found that the Eight Trigrams Seal remained stable, then left after Naruto fell asleep.
• After Sasuke went out to buy sweet rice dumplings, Naruto used the Telescope Technique to watch Hiruzen, Danzō, and the advisors, vowing to prevent them from replacing him as Jinchūriki.

Naruto watched Konoha’s leaders discuss his illness and plans for the Nine-Tails seal, then went to school with Sasuke despite being too weak to walk. Sasuke threatened villagers who mocked Naruto, and he resolved to help her grow strong enough to defeat Itachi.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other Konoha leaders discussed Naruto’s chakra-consuming illness and sought Uzumaki children, Jiraiya, and Princess Tsunade as possible solutions for the Nine-Tails seal.
• Naruto watched the meeting through his Telescope Technique and realized Jiraiya had once opposed the village’s treatment of him.
• Sasuke returned with candied sweet potatoes, and she carried Naruto to school after he collapsed trying to walk.
• Villagers insulted Naruto in the street, so Sasuke activated her Sharingan and threatened them with a kunai.
• Naruto called Sasuke the wielder of the Jutsu of Pretension and vowed to help her defeat Itachi with her own strength.

Naruto maintained his cover as a cripple while Sasuke devotedly cared for him, and Root’s investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing at Juxia Tower. Four and a half years later, Naruto and Sasuke watched a meteor shower together as Naruto awaited the Nine-Planet Alignment and the completion of his Hashirama Cell integration.

• Sasuke carried Naruto to class, where Naruto told Hinata through the Yamanaka Secret Technique to act normally and guard against ANBU suspicion.
• Root questioned Juxia Tower employees about Naruto and watched the restaurant, but found no suspicious behavior; the Third Hokage also ended surveillance of Sasuke.
• Over the next four and a half years, Sasuke continued caring for Naruto, while Naruto gained Negative Emotion Points, Shock Points, and wealth from Juxia Tower’s success.
• Naruto and Sasuke met by the river and discussed the Nine-Planet Alignment, which Sasuke believed could help wishes come true.
• A meteor shower began as Naruto anticipated the Nine-Planet Alignment that would let him complete his integration and mastery of the Hashirama Cells.

Naruto exchanged for Lightning and Fire Release and extensive ninjutsu training knowledge, then the Nine-Planet Alignment triggered his complete integration of Hashirama cells and awakening of Wood Release. Sasuke’s wish for Naruto to recover came true, and the two embraced as Naruto received a new achievement and prepared to gain the exchanged knowledge.

• Naruto checked his system points and exchanged for Lightning Release, Fire Release, Chidori training insights, and all Wind and Fire Release ninjutsu.
• The system detected surveillance, while the Third and the other Konoha leaders watched Naruto and Sasuke from the Hokage’s office.
• The Nine-Planet Alignment appeared, a pulse swept across the planet, and electronic equipment across Konoha failed as chakra surged around Naruto.
• Sasuke saw Naruto’s recovery, cried that his wish had come true, and threw himself into Naruto’s arms.
• Naruto fully integrated Hashirama cells, awakened Wood Release, and earned the Unwavering Will achievement while embracing Sasuke.

Naruto recovered from his illness and reunited with Sasuke, who nearly suffocated him while trying to show her relief and give him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. When Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other Konoha elders arrived, Naruto concealed his Wood Release and began a chakra-nature test, leaving them stunned by the result.

• Sasuke clung to Naruto and pinched him with a chokehold, so Naruto pretended he was struggling with complications from his illness.
• Sasuke tried to save Naruto with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, but Naruto nearly suffocated before Hiruzen Sarutobi and three other elders appeared.
• Naruto reassured Sasuke and told Hiruzen Sarutobi that she had only been worried about him, while Danzo brooded over Naruto's recovery.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi brought out Chakra Paper to test Naruto's chakra nature, and Naruto joked that he thought it was for wiping himself.
• Naruto took all five sheets of Chakra Paper, confident the test would not detect his Wood Release unless he deliberately used it.
• The Chakra Paper reacted in Naruto's hand, making Hiruzen Sarutobi smile while Danzo and the two advisers stared in alarm.

Naruto and Sasuke discovered their chakra affinities while Hiruzen Sarutobi restored Naruto’s financial support, then spent the evening reconnecting at the Uchiha Clan Compound. The chapter ended when Sasuke began bleeding and suffered severe stomach pain in the bath, leaving Naruto to reassure him.

• Naruto and Sasuke tested their chakra affinities, revealing Naruto’s Wind, Lightning, and Fire Releases and Sasuke’s Fire and Lightning Releases.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Naruto thirty thousand taels and advised him and Sasuke to seek his help if they encountered trouble.
• Naruto and Sasuke returned to the Uchiha Clan Compound, cleaned Sasuke’s dusty room, and prepared for Naruto to bathe.
• Sasuke insisted on walking Naruto to the compound’s main gate after his bath, while Naruto waited outside the bathroom.
• Sasuke cried out that he was bleeding heavily and had severe stomach pain, so Naruto entered the bathroom and told him to stay calm.

Naruto helped Sasuke through his first period, then left to find supplies and someone who could explain how to care for him. He abducted Shikamaru and carried him toward the Uchiha compound, where Shikamaru woke to Naruto’s alarming announcement.

• Sasuke panicked when he began bleeding, and Naruto calmed him, explained that it would happen monthly, and tucked him into bed.
• Naruto rushed to the Konoha Bustling District, transformed into Naruko, broke into a supermarket, and took sanitary pads and other supplies, leaving 3,000 silver taels behind.
• Naruto spotted Shikamaru on his way home, knocked him unconscious with a strike to the neck, and carried him away.
• Shikamaru woke near the Uchiha Clan Compound Main Gate and begged Naruto not to hurt him.
• Naruto told Shikamaru that he was robbing him and would take his body as well.

Naruto kidnapped Shikamaru and forced him to teach Sasuke about periods, then disguised himself as a handsome boy to face Shikamaru's questions. Sasuke grew suspicious of Naruto's teasing, leaving Naruto sensing danger.

• Naruto carried Shikamaru to Sasuke's home and threatened him into helping.
• Shikamaru entered Sasuke's room, discovered the sack held sanitary pads, and explained how to use them.
• Shikamaru asked who had kidnapped him, so Naruto instructed Sasuke to claim the kidnapper was a distant cousin.
• Naruto transformed into a handsome boy and entered the room, captivating Shikamaru.
• Sasuke frowned at Naruto after Shikamaru described the kidnapper's actions as rude and outrageous.

Naruto, disguised as Uchiha Sagen, brought Sasuke brown sugar ginger soup and dodged Shikamaru’s questions about his earlier ambush. Shikamaru confessed that he liked Sagen, and Naruto left him with a vague promise to think about love before returning to Sasuke.

• Sasuke asked Shikamaru what Sagen had done to him, and Shikamaru said Sagen had ambushed him and left the back of his neck sore.
• Shikamaru learned that Sagen was Sasuke’s cousin, then asked Sasuke where he lived and discovered he would leave the village in a few days.
• Naruto brought Sasuke brown sugar ginger soup and escorted Shikamaru toward the Uchiha main gate.
• Shikamaru told Sagen that Sasuke had a boyfriend and had lived with Naruto for over four years, then confessed that he liked Sagen.
• Naruto told Shikamaru he was too young to understand love, watched him run off, and returned to Sasuke’s room.