Chapter Summaries

After Ding reported that Mirai Sarutobi had been captured, Shikamaru organized a search and summoned Meihui, who refused to help. Urashiki used Mirai’s chakra to cast a vast genjutsu on the searchers, leaving everyone deceived.

• Ding reached Konoha’s gates, warned Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane that Mirai Sarutobi had been captured, and collapsed.
• Shikamaru ordered Konoha’s jonin to search for Mirai and summoned Meihui with the Flying Thunder God Kunai.
• Meihui refused to join the search and went to Ichiraku to eat ramen while Shikamaru set out to find Mirai.
• Boruto returned to Konoha with Shinki, little Shukaku, and Sasuke, while Naruto learned of Mirai’s capture and sent out Shadow Clones to search.
• Urashiki combined Mirai’s chakra and his ocular power to ensnare the searchers in a huge genjutsu.

Urashiki used Mirai Sarutobi’s chakra to trap Konoha’s fighters in genjutsu while he searched for the Treasure Tool Karasuki. He activated it to travel to the past, but Meihui, Sasuke, and Boruto followed him through the time vortex, leaving Urashiki facing them.

• Urashiki’s genjutsu lured Konoha’s strongest fighters away, and many of them became trapped in illusions.
• Kurama broke Naruto out of the genjutsu, and Naruto used Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to guard the affected ninja and sent clones to find Mirai Sarutobi and Sasuke.
• Urashiki strengthened his genjutsu against Naruto, then recovered and returned to Konoha to find the Treasure Tool Karasuki.
• Urashiki activated Karasuki and opened a time vortex, but Meihui appeared, prompting him to dive inside.
• Meihui chased Urashiki through the vortex, and Sasuke and Boruto followed; Urashiki stopped when he saw them behind him.

Meihui, Sasuke, and Boruto pursued Urashiki through a space-time turbulence, but Meihui shattered the Treasure Tool Karasuki during their fight. The three followed Urashiki into the turbulence and emerged in the Land of Fire near the statues of Hashirama and Madara, apparently during Shippuden.

• Meihui fought Urashiki in moon god mode while Sasuke and Boruto watched, then ordered them to help when he struggled to defeat him.
• Urashiki tried to escape, but Sasuke used Amenotejikara to swap places with him and trap him in front of Meihui.
• Meihui struck Urashiki with a Rasengan and shattered the Treasure Tool Karasuki, leaving the group unable to use it to return.
• Urashiki leaped into the space-time turbulence, and Meihui grabbed Sasuke and Boruto and followed him.
• Meihui, Sasuke, and Boruto arrived in the Land of Fire near the statues of Hashirama and Madara, and Meihui recognized that they were likely in Shippuden.

Urashiki escaped Meihui and chose Gaara as his next target, while Meihui, Sasuke, and Boruto reached Konoha and discovered they had arrived when Naruto was still a lonely child. Naruto approached them, surprised that they did not seem afraid of him.

• Urashiki escaped Meihui, abandoned plans to deal with Momoshiki and Kinshiki, and decided to collect Tailed Beast Chakra.
• Urashiki sensed Gaara in Sunagakure and chose him as his next target, while Gaara felt a chill but saw no one nearby.
• Meihui, Sasuke, and Boruto reached Konoha, disguised themselves, and went to Ichiraku Ramen to learn when they had arrived.
• The group spotted a dejected young Naruto sitting alone on a swing, and Boruto recognized him as his father.
• Naruto approached the group and asked whether they were afraid of him, relieved when they did not treat him with hatred.

Boruto met his young father Naruto, became his friend, and joined Meihui in treating him to ramen. Meanwhile, Hiruzen rejected Danzo’s demand to place Naruto under Root’s control, and Meihui wondered whether Boruto should reveal that they were father and son.

• Naruto asked Boruto whether he feared him and invited him to be friends, while Sasuke stopped Boruto from calling him Dad.
• Boruto introduced himself, and Naruto excitedly shared his dream of becoming Hokage.
• Meihui offered to treat Naruto to a meal, while ANBU watched the strangers approaching the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Danzo accused Hiruzen of allowing an abduction and demanded that Naruto be handed over to Root, but Hiruzen refused and warned him to stop threatening the child.
• Naruto ate several bowls of ramen with Boruto, and Meihui wondered whether to let father and son acknowledge each other.

Boruto treated young Naruto to ramen and learned that Naruto lived alone, enraging Meihui when he realized how badly Naruto had been treated in his absence. Meihui attacked Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Sasuke altered Hiruzen’s memories so he blamed Danzo.

• Naruto finished the ramen and told Boruto he had no family and had always lived alone, though he had good friends.
• Meihui and Sasuke sensed Root ninja nearby, and Meihui confronted them when they warned him to stay away from Naruto.
• Meihui transformed into Moon God Mode and stormed the Hokage’s Office, where he beat Hiruzen Sarutobi and ordered Sasuke not to let him die.
• Sasuke used genjutsu to alter Hiruzen Sarutobi’s memories so he believed Danzo had attacked him while he was peeking into the women’s bathhouse.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi woke furious and headed to punish Danzo, who remained unaware of the blame coming his way.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stormed into Root and beat Danzo after mistaking his tea break for proof that he had sent people to attack him. Meanwhile, Meihui made Naruto and Boruto clean Naruto’s filthy home, and Danzo ended the chapter crying alone over memories of Biwako Sarutobi.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi ignored the villagers’ greetings and headed to Root, furious and determined to confront Danzo.
• Meihui followed Naruto home, scolded him for the mess, and ordered him and Boruto to clean up.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi forced his way into Root and attacked Danzo while the Root ninja stood by.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi beat Danzo unconscious, kicked him, and left Root.
• Danzo woke up, dismissed everyone, and cried alone as he remembered Biwako Sarutobi.

Hiruzen sent for Jiraiya while Danzo quietly vowed revenge, and Meihui and Sasuke searched for Urashiki near Sunagakure. In Konoha, Boruto and Naruto encountered Jiraiya peeping into the women’s bathhouse, and Naruto hid that he had done the same before.

• Danzo swore to make Hiruzen pay but chose to wait for a chance to strike.
• Hiruzen sent an ANBU operative to deliver a message to Jiraiya.
• Meihui wondered whether Urashiki and Orochimaru were in this time and headed toward Sunagakure with Sasuke.
• Boruto and Naruto ran into Kakashi, who greeted them and told them to keep training.
• Boruto and Naruto caught Jiraiya peeping into the women’s bathhouse and alerted its attendant, who chased him away.
• Boruto warned Naruto not to become like Jiraiya, while Naruto hid his own past as a peeper.

Jiraiya encountered Naruto and Boruto, and Boruto angrily confronted him for peeping on women. Jiraiya introduced himself as one of the Sannin, but Boruto and Naruto mocked him as the “Pervy Sage.”

• Jiraiya cursed the two boys who had interrupted him and decided he was better off without a family.
• Jiraiya ran into Naruto and Boruto again, and Boruto called him a creepy, perverted old lecher.
• Jiraiya recognized Naruto’s resemblance to Minato and asked whether Naruto knew who he was.
• Jiraiya introduced himself as a Sannin and the Toad Sage from Mount Myōboku.
• Boruto called Jiraiya the “Pervy Sage,” and Naruto enthusiastically agreed.

Jiraiya demonstrated the Rasengan to Naruto and was shocked when Boruto revealed that he could use it too. Jiraiya warned Boruto to keep the technique secret and offered to teach Naruto, while Urashiki abducted Gaara before being interrupted by a chakra Black Rod.

• Jiraiya formed a Rasengan to impress Naruto and Boruto, and Naruto reacted with amazement.
• Boruto formed his own Rasengan, startling Jiraiya, who warned him not to use the technique where others could see.
• Jiraiya offered to teach Naruto the Rasengan, and Naruto eagerly agreed.
• In Sunagakure, Urashiki defeated Gaara and prepared to carry him through a spatial vortex.
• A chakra Black Rod struck the ground beside Urashiki, interrupting him.

Meihui and Sasuke pursued Urashiki Otsutsuki after he abducted Gaara, but Urashiki escaped through a spatial portal. Meihui was left furious that Urashiki had outmaneuvered him.

• Meihui and Sasuke blocked Urashiki Otsutsuki, but Urashiki ignored Meihui's demand to release Gaara and fled with him.
• Urashiki threw Gaara at Meihui to slow the pursuit, and Meihui slapped Gaara aside without looking.
• Sasuke found Gaara buried headfirst in the ground, pulled him free, and confirmed that he was still breathing.
• Urashiki opened a spatial vortex, but Meihui's chakra Black Rods warped it and forced Urashiki to open another portal farther away.
• Urashiki escaped through the new portal, and Meihui smashed a nearby tree in frustration.

After Meihui and Sasuke returned to Konoha, they found Naruto and Boruto missing, while Jiraiya had taken the boys outside the village to question Boruto. After learning Boruto’s name, Jiraiya began telling the children the story of the Rasengan and Minato Namikaze.

• Urashiki escaped Meihui and realized that Meihui’s attacks carried a dangerous sealing effect.
• Meihui and Sasuke returned to Konoha and discovered that Naruto and Boruto had disappeared.
• Sunagakure’s searchers found Gaara hanging from a tree and posted a five-million-ryō bounty for the unknown attacker.
• Jiraiya took Naruto and Boruto to a training ground, restrained Boruto, and questioned him about his identity.
• Boruto gave Jiraiya his full name, and Jiraiya apologized after suspecting that he might be a spy.
• Jiraiya began telling Naruto and Boruto the story of the Rasengan, starting with Minato Namikaze.

Minato Namikaze saw the destructive power of tailed beasts and began developing a ninjutsu capable of challenging them, hoping to protect Kushina. He created a prototype of the Rasengan as Kushina escaped her confinement to see him, while the Nine-Tails sensed her weakening seal and prepared to strike.

• Minato accompanied Jiraiya and Tsunade on a mission where they faced Roshi and Han, who unleashed Son Goku and Kokuō.
• Minato used Flying Thunder God to save his teammates from the tailed beasts’ Tailed Beast Bombs.
• After returning to Konoha, Minato was kept from spending time with Kushina and began developing a technique inspired by the Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Minato created a prototype of the Rasengan, though he initially gave it a different name.
• Kushina knocked out her guards and escaped the barrier to find Minato as the Nine-Tails sensed her seal faltering.

Kushina escaped her guards and found Minato just as he completed the Rasengan, which he had created to protect her. Their reunion was cut short when the Nine-Tails’ chakra erupted from Kushina, leaving Minato facing an immediate crisis.

• Kushina knocked out her guards, left the barrier, and went to find Minato, weakening the Nine-Tails’ seal.
• Jiraiya advised Minato to use his hair whorl to guide his chakra, but they discovered Minato had two whorls turning in opposite directions.
• Jiraiya offered Minato half an ice pop, inspiring him to find the chakra rotation needed to complete the Rasengan.
• Kushina arrived and laughed when Minato gave the new technique an elaborate name; Minato told her he had created it to protect her.
• Kushina’s eyes turned scarlet as the Nine-Tails’ chakra surged from her, and the Nine-Tails revealed his attack had been deliberate.

Kushina fought the Nine-Tails after he exploited a weakness in her seal, and Minato helped her regain control before confronting the beast. After Minato recovered from the battle, Kushina named his new technique the Rasengan.

• The Nine-Tails took advantage of Kushina leaving the barrier and tried to break free, but Minato reinforced her Four Symbols Seal.
• Minato told Kushina he loved her, helping her regain control even as the Nine-Tails' Chakra Cloak remained.
• The Nine-Tails took over Kushina and struck Minato, prompting Kushina to attack him with her Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Minato entered Kushina's Sealing Space and used his new Rasengan to overpower the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb with Kushina's support.
• Minato woke three days later and recovered under Kushina's care.
• When Minato revealed his technique's long name, Kushina hit him and named it the Rasengan.

Jiraiya agreed to teach Naruto the Rasengan, and Naruto began training with him while Boruto was made to practice the technique again. Naruto and Boruto went to a hot spring, while Meihui continued searching for Urashiki Otsutsuki without finding him.

• Jiraiya asked Naruto if he wanted to learn the Rasengan, and Naruto eagerly agreed.
• Jiraiya suggested that Boruto teach Naruto, but Jiraiya ultimately took charge of Naruto's training and made Boruto practice the Rasengan again.
• Naruto trained with balloons and soon managed to burst one, after which Jiraiya told him to rest.
• Naruto invited Boruto to a nearby hot spring and offered to pay for his bath.
• Meihui continued chasing Urashiki Otsutsuki but still could not find him.

Boruto returned to Konoha with Naruto and met his father’s childhood friends and Konohamaru’s young team. He was left stunned by how different the familiar faces looked as children.

• Boruto enjoyed the hot springs with Naruto, then watched Naruto struggle to burst a water-filled balloon with chakra.
• Jiraiya brought Naruto and Boruto back to Konoha after receiving Tsunade’s message about terrain altered by ninjutsu.
• Jiraiya left to meet Tsunade, and Naruto took Boruto to meet his friends.
• Boruto met Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino, who believed he was another member of the Uzumaki clan.
• Konohamaru arrived with Udon and Moegi, and Boruto was so surprised by their childhood appearances that he squatted down to recover.

Boruto watched his young father Naruto interact with Konohamaru, Sakura, and Hinata, discovering how oblivious Naruto had been to Hinata’s affection and how much he seemed to like Sakura. The chapter ended with Hinata leaving sadly while Boruto remained baffled by his father’s behavior.

• Konohamaru performed the Sexy Jutsu for Naruto, and Sakura arrived and punched Naruto and Konohamaru after catching them.
• Boruto collided with Konohamaru when Sakura sent him flying, and Naruto stopped Sakura from punching the boy again.
• Sakura turned on Naruto, but Hinata stepped between them and protected him.
• Naruto hugged Hinata in gratitude, while Boruto recognized his future mother and wondered about her feelings for Naruto.
• Konohamaru told Boruto that Naruto liked Sakura, leaving Hinata discouraged and Boruto stunned by Naruto’s obliviousness.

Boruto scolded young Naruto for failing to notice Hinata was upset, but Naruto did not go after her. Meanwhile, Meihui and Sasuke tracked Urashiki Otsutsuki to Kirigakure, leaving Urashiki in danger of being found.

• Boruto wondered why he had not seen his uncle as a child and held back from asking questions that might affect the future.
• Boruto told Naruto to make things right with Hinata, but Naruto realized she had left and did not pursue her.
• Meihui sensed traces of Ōtsutsuki Clan chakra and found Urashiki Otsutsuki's trail with Sasuke.
• Urashiki hid in Kirigakure, hoping its constant mist would conceal him, but Meihui tracked him there.

Urashiki left Kirigakure to hunt for the Nine-Tails chakra, while Meihui and Sasuke’s search for him led Sasuke into a dangerous encounter with the Ōtsutsuki Clan’s ancestral grounds and triggered his Rinnegan’s evolution. Meihui sealed Sasuke’s Rinnegan and returned with him to Konoha, where Urashiki was already attacking shinobi for chakra.

• Urashiki left Kirigakure for Konoha, planning to take the Nine-Tails chakra and find the Treasure Tool Karasuki.
• Meihui lost control of his temper after arriving at Urashiki’s empty hiding place, and Sasuke found him staring into the distance with scarlet eyes.
• Sasuke entered Meihui’s mind with genjutsu and glimpsed a pale figure on a throne at the Ōtsutsuki ancestral grounds before the encounter shattered his consciousness.
• Meihui woke Sasuke with two slaps, warned him not to ask about what he had seen, and realized Sasuke’s Rinnegan was evolving and blocking Flying Thunder God.
• Meihui sealed Sasuke’s Rinnegan and traveled with him back to Konoha.
• Urashiki attacked Konoha from above, harvesting shinobi chakra as he demanded the Nine-Tails’ jinchūriki.