Chapter Summaries

At Konoha’s New Year celebration, Kakashi and Rin comforted the bound Obito, while Tsunade began choosing her successor. Shisui won the village-wide vote for Sixth Hokage, leaving Genya content to avoid the demanding position.

• The Girl Group performed as Konoha celebrated the New Year, while Obito watched from the edge of the square under guard.
• Kakashi and Rin sang an old song, then visited Obito and wished him a happy New Year; Rin gave him a scarf she had knitted.
• Tsunade considered candidates for Sixth Hokage, ruled out Jiraiya and Genya, and put Itachi, Shisui, and Kakashi before the jonin meeting.
• After Itachi and Shisui tied in the jonin vote, Tsunade called for a village-wide vote between the two Uchiha.
• Shisui won the village-wide vote by an overwhelming margin and was named Sixth Hokage, while Itachi accepted the result without complaint.
• Fugaku celebrated Shisui’s historic achievement, while Genya told Kaguya that the Hokage position did not suit him.

Shisui became the Sixth Hokage at a lively inauguration attended by Konoha's villagers, the Uchiha clan, and guests from other lands. Itachi explained to Sasuke that Genya's campaigning and Hashirama's dislike of poker faces had helped Shisui win, while Naruto renewed his vow to become Hokage.

• The Uchiha clan celebrated Shisui's inauguration, while Sasuke sulked because Itachi had not become Hokage.
• Sasuke asked Itachi why he had lost, and Itachi explained that Genya had campaigned for Shisui and that Hashirama had voted against Itachi over his poker face.
• Hashirama recalled how Madara's expression had frightened children and caused trouble, while he dismissed Kakashi because he wore a mask and read an orange book.
• Sasuke blamed Genya for manipulating the vote and keeping him and Naruto genin, then watched Naruto smiling among the crowd.
• Tsunade handed Shisui the Hokage Hat, and Shisui accepted the Sixth Hokage's cloak as the crowd erupted in cheers.
• Naruto shouted that he would definitely become Hokage, while Itachi smiled and Sasuke's frown eased.

Gaara shared dinner with Naruto and Kushina, then told them how he came to understand the love behind his mother’s mark and his father’s actions. He left Naruto’s home feeling grateful for their kindness.

• Hashirama, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Minato, Tsunade, and Shisui gathered for drinks at a tavern while Gaara visited Naruto and Kushina at home.
• Naruto and Gaara talked about their families, and Naruto invited Gaara to bring Kankuro and Temari next time.
• Gaara explained that Karura had marked his forehead with the character for love to remind him that she loved him, and that Rasa had cared for him despite treating him as a weapon.
• Gaara said he had become Kazekage and told Rasa at his grave that he had become the person his father hoped he would be.
• Kushina comforted Gaara by praising his parents, then cried as Naruto hugged her; Gaara thanked her and left.

Shisui led Konoha while Genya and Kaguya captured Toneri after he tried to take Hinata. Genya submitted an application to marry nine women, Shisui approved it, and the wedding was set for the day the cherry blossoms reached full bloom.

• Shisui became Hokage, appointed Itachi as Anbu Captain, and made Yugao his secretary while growing closer to her through sword practice.
• Shisui assigned Naruto and Sasuke S-rank missions, and the two traveled the Shinobi World, competing as they completed them.
• Toneri descended from the moon to abduct Hinata, but Kaguya and Genya defeated and captured him before handing him over to Orochimaru.
• Hinata asked Genya when he would marry her, and Genya considered the nine women in his life before submitting a wedding application bearing all their signatures to Shisui.
• Shisui approved Genya's application and advised him to dress properly for the wedding, which was set for the day Konoha's cherry blossoms reached full bloom.

As Konoha prepared for Genya’s wedding to nine women, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire arrived with gifts to celebrate. In Amegakure, Nagato recovered and Yahiko was resurrected, and the three friends learned the wedding would take place when the cherry blossoms were in full bloom.

• People across Konoha discussed Genya’s upcoming wedding to nine women, while the Uchiha clan decorated the village and grounds for the celebration.
• Shisui reviewed the wedding invitation, Hashirama and Tsunade discussed Genya’s nine future wives, and Jiraiya and Orochimaru saw the invitation.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Fire arrived in Konoha and hurried to the Uchiha Clan Compound to see Genya, bringing gifts.
• Kaguya’s yang power healed Nagato, and Yahiko was resurrected, allowing him, Nagato, and Konan to stand together beneath Amegakure’s cleared sky.
• Yahiko read Konan’s message about Genya’s wedding while playing a board game with Nagato and learned it was set for the day the cherry blossoms were in full bloom.

On the eve of Genya Uchiha’s wedding to nine women, his friends recorded their blessings and fretted over how much to give as a wedding gift. The Five Kage traveled to the celebration, while Kushina and Mikoto worried that Naruto and Sasuke might never marry.

• Hinata, Ino, Kurenai, Konan, Chinatsu, Akari, Akane, and Nami spent the sleepless night before Genya’s wedding in anticipation.
• Naruto filmed Shikamaru, Choji, Kiba, Shino, Neji, Rock Lee, Guy, Kakashi, Jiraiya, and others sharing awkward blessings for Genya.
• Naruto explained to Sasuke that he was making a wedding keepsake, while Sasuke looked toward the Uchiha Clan Compound.
• Kiba, Shikamaru, Choji, Rock Lee, Tenten, and Neji discussed their gifts and struggled to decide how much to give for a wedding with nine brides.
• Ōnoki, A, Mei Terumi, and Gaara traveled toward the wedding, reacting to Genya’s nine marriages and considering what gifts to bring.
• Kushina questioned Naruto about the kind of woman he liked, while Sasuke deflected Mikoto’s marriage concerns by pointing out that Itachi was still unmarried.

The night before Hinata’s wedding, Hanabi visited Genya and told him how long her sister had waited for him. After sharing her own childhood feelings, Hanabi embraced and kissed him, leaving Genya stunned.

• Hanabi slipped away from the Hyuga Residence and found Genya listening to his mother’s advice before his wedding.
• Hanabi walked with Genya and told him that Hinata had loved him and waited for him for years.
• Genya said he was marrying Hinata because of her devotion.
• Hanabi confessed that she had once wished to marry Genya but had accepted that he saw her as a little sister.
• Hanabi asked to hug Genya, then kissed him, and Genya froze without pushing her away.

Genya and Hanabi entered another dimension together after she confessed her feelings, while Genya’s wedding drew a crowd eager to gossip about his nine brides and Konoha’s celebrities. The chapter left the wedding celebrations underway, with guests trading stories and old friends failing to make progress in their love lives.

• Hanabi confessed to Genya, and he took her into another dimension, returning the next morning while she went back to the Hyuga Residence.
• Guests filled the Uchiha Clan Compound for Genya’s wedding, where villagers joked about his nine brides and debated Konoha’s most beautiful women.
• Konoha villagers told visiting guests that Genya and Hashirama were frequent subjects of gossip, including a story about Tsunade catching them at a pleasure house.
• Sakura and Tenten lamented that Sasuke and Neji had not noticed them, while the Konoha 12 attended the wedding.
• Hiruzen questioned Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade about their personal lives, then gave up as they continued their usual habits.

Genya reached the wedding stage and joined the nine brides waiting for him. As the ceremony music resumed, he stood with them before the guests.

• Minato and Kushina wondered when Naruto would find someone he liked as the wedding celebration continued.
• Hashirama and the Raikage sparred and accidentally broke a table before the wedding procession began.
• Genya walked down the red carpet as Naruto filmed and the guests watched in silence.
• Kurenai Yuhi, Konan, Hinata, Ino, Chinatsu, Akari, Akane, Nami, and Kaguya waited for Genya at the stage.
• Genya told the nine women he had come to take them home, and they reached out to him as guests cried and applauded.
• The music resumed with "Blue Bird" as Genya stood with the nine brides in the sunlight.

The Daimyo delivered an overlong speech at Genya Uchiha’s wedding before Genya toasted the Konoha 12 and urged Sasuke and Neji to cherish the people close to them. As the guests were called to the cake cutting, Sasuke made a small gesture toward Sakura and Neji offered Tenten some tempura.

• The Daimyo seized the microphone from the Third and gave an extended speech praising Genya until Shisui reminded him about the cake cutting.
• Genya toasted the Konoha 12 and teased Sasuke and Neji about marrying the people who cared for them.
• Sasuke told Sakura to fill his cup, and she smiled as she poured him sake.
• Neji placed a piece of tempura in Tenten’s bowl and told her to eat.
• The master of ceremonies called the guests over for the cake cutting.

At Genya and Konan’s wedding, Genya toasted a table of famous bachelors before Jiraiya embarrassed him with a crude joke. During the bouquet toss, the flowers landed in Naruto’s arms, leaving him bewildered as the guests laughed.

• Genya toasted Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Nagato, Yahiko, Deidara, and Sasori, who reminisced about their past and wished him well.
• Nagato joked that Kakuzu was likely fretting over the wedding gift money with Hidan.
• Jiraiya shouted that Genya had nine brides to bed, prompting laughter from the wedding guests and a furious rebuke from Tsunade.
• Kurenai tossed one bouquet, and it flew past the single kunoichi before landing in Naruto’s arms.
• Naruto blushed and protested that the bouquet had landed on him by accident, while Sakura and the crowd laughed.

Genya and his nine brides celebrated their wedding, then stayed behind the closed doors of their new home for a month. As time passed, friends left gifts and messages outside, while Naruto wondered whether Genya had drawn everyone away.

• Genya accepted Kakuzu's wedding gift, and the celebration ended with fireworks as Genya left with his nine brides.
• The brides agreed to divide the wedding night by age, and Genya stayed home with them afterward.
• For a month, Genya did not leave the house, while his brides put work and visits on hold.
• Naruto left fruit at the residence, and Kakashi later took instant noodles from the gifts and left Genya a Get-Well Card.
• Six months later, Naruto noticed that several of Genya's friends were absent and wondered if Genya had lured them away.

Genya attended Sasuke and Sakura’s wedding, then later advised Naruto, who was anxious about being pressured to marry, to focus on becoming Hokage first. Naruto left determined to pursue that goal, though he still wondered about finding someone to marry.

• Genya attended Sasuke and Sakura’s wedding, where Sasuke thanked him and Naruto asked when he would get married.
• After the wedding, Genya remembered his own wedding and left in good spirits.
• Later, Naruto visited Genya and learned that Ino and Hinata were pregnant and staying with their parents.
• Naruto asked Genya to help him find a wife because his parents were pressuring him to marry.
• Genya told Naruto to figure out what kind of person he liked and said there was no rush to marry.
• Naruto decided to become Hokage first, then asked Genya whether he knew anyone nice who would not mind his ramen habit.

Genya reflected on the strain of supporting nine pregnant wives and worried that his advice had sent Naruto toward a long career as Hokage instead of marriage. He ended the night exhausted and trying to sleep, wondering whether Kushina would blame him.

• After Naruto left, Genya guessed that Kushina's pressure to marry had driven Naruto to seek his help.
• Genya thought about how his nine wives competed over their pregnancies and lamented his exhaustion and sore back.
• He imagined raising nine children and remembered that Kakashi's note had urged him to take care of himself.
• Genya compared his exhaustion to Naruto and Sasuke's married lives and realized Naruto had trusted his advice to become Hokage before marrying.
• Genya worried that Naruto might remain single for years and that Kushina could confront him, then went to bed.

Hanabi visited Genya while he was exhausted and stayed the night, leaving him even more worn out. The next morning, Genya asked Shisui to post a matchmaking notice for Naruto, and it appeared on Konoha’s bulletin boards before noon.

• Hanabi slipped into Genya’s bedroom and climbed onto him while he slept, then stayed beside him through the night.
• Genya arrived at the Hokage Building the next morning looking exhausted, and the Chunin and staff reacted to his condition.
• Genya met with Shisui and asked him to post a matchmaking notice for Naruto Uzumaki.
• Shisui posted the notice around Konoha, seeking a living woman for Naruto and listing strength no weaker than Genya Uchiha as a requirement.

Genya arranged a matchmaking notice for Naruto, then sent Black Zetsu to deliver a letter asking the Land of Fire's Daimyo to spread the search. The Daimyo ordered copies posted at every city gate, while Naruto faced a growing queue of potential matches outside his home.

• A young woman visited Naruto after seeing his matchmaking notice, and Kushina told him a long line of candidates was waiting outside.
• Genya watched the crowd with Shisui and joked that he would spread Naruto's notice across the country if needed.
• Shisui questioned how Naruto could become Hokage if Genya kept him from advancing, and Genya said Naruto needed to stay motivated.
• Genya first tasked an Uchiha Anbu member with delivering a letter to the Daimyo, then changed his mind and gave it to Black Zetsu.
• Black Zetsu traveled underground and delivered the letter to the Daimyo that evening.
• The Daimyo read the request and ordered a hundred copies of Naruto's matchmaking notice posted at every city gate.

Naruto hid at home as women from across the Land of Fire flocked to Konoha after the Daimyo publicized his search for a partner. With the crowd still outside, Naruto blamed Genya and Kushina for the situation while Genya insisted the Daimyo had taken things further.

• Black Zetsu traveled toward Konoha, lamenting that he had gone from deceiving the Shinobi World to delivering letters and babysitting for Genya.
• The Daimyo ordered the painter Ju to create portraits of Naruto and printed marriage notices bearing them across the Land of Fire.
• Women, female ninja, and divorced young women traveled to Konoha in response to the notices, gathering in lines at the village entrance and outside Naruto's home.
• Naruto hid from the crowd and asked Sasuke to help judge whether the women were trustworthy, while Genya came to watch the spectacle.
• Kushina said Naruto had developed social anxiety, and Naruto blamed her and Genya for the notices as Genya claimed the Daimyo was responsible for the commotion.

Genya’s matchmaking scheme drew women from across the nations to Konoha, overwhelming the village as Naruto’s former acquaintances and admirers arrived. Shisui convened an emergency meeting to address the strain, while Hashirama pointed out that the influx had also brought new couples together.

• Genya teased Naruto as another group of women arrived, and Naruto accused him of causing the matchmaking crowds.
• Over three days, Konoha’s inns, hot springs, restaurants, and streets became overcrowded with women seeking Naruto.
• Shisui learned that the princess of the Land of Snow and Shion of the Land of Demons had arrived, along with women from many other villages and nations.
• Shisui called an emergency meeting, where Shikaku reported that Konoha’s districts were over capacity and the police had needed Uchiha reserves to control minor clashes.
• Hashirama said the matchmaking rush had helped Konoha’s unmarried residents find partners, while Tsunade questioned his relaxed response.

Minato and Shikaku decided to turn Naruto’s matchmaking into a village-wide festival, while Kushina prepared for a visit from two prominent suitors. Kazahana Koyuki and Shion arrived at Naruto’s house, leaving him surrounded by friends and onlookers as he faced their visit.

• Minato and Shikaku planned to spread the matchmaking events across Konoha and involve the village’s single men.
• Kushina told Naruto to stop hiding and talk with her, while Genya and Shisui discussed the matchmaking crowds at the Hokage Building.
• Kushina learned that Kazahana Koyuki and Shion were on their way, and Minato and Kushina hurried to prepare their home for the guests.
• Genya, Sasuke, Sakura, and Ino gathered at Naruto’s house to support or tease him, while Kakashi, Jiraiya, and Anbu kept watch outside.
• Kazahana Koyuki arrived by carriage from the Land of Snow, and Shion arrived on horseback from the Land of Demons.

Koyuki and Shion visited Naruto’s family, and their visit sparked a rush of matchmaking rumors across the villages. The next day, Naruto took both women to see Konoha’s cherry blossoms, where he confronted Genya and Sasuke for tagging along.

• Kushina welcomed Koyuki and Shion to Naruto’s home, while Minato served them tea and the family chatted with them.
• Shion told Minato that the Land of Demons had been peaceful since the incident with Moryo, and she kept glancing at Naruto.
• Word spread across the villages that Koyuki and Shion were Naruto’s leading marriage prospects, prompting Raikage A and Ōnoki to withdraw their candidates.
• Naruto walked through Konoha with Shion and Koyuki, while Genya, Sasuke, Sakura, and Ino followed behind them.
• Naruto called Genya and Sasuke scumbags for leaving their pregnant wives in others’ care to join the outing, and Shion and Koyuki teased him for acting bashfully.