Chapter Summaries

Tahm’s group used Plankton’s map and warp ability to reach Uchiha Shin’s hidden base and fight their way to the mountain gate. Shin confronted them, mistook Itachi for an impostor, and revealed a surprisingly unimpressive Mangekyō Sharingan ability as the battle began.

• Tahm questioned Plankton, who led the group to Shin’s lair using Realm Warp.
• Tahm slaughtered the clone patrol outside the cave, unsettling Sarada and prompting Naruto to question the violence.
• Uchiha Shin led his clone army out to confront Tahm’s group and spotted Plankton beside Tahm and Itachi among the newcomers.
• Shin mistook Itachi for someone impersonating his idol, and Tahm decided the group should capture Shin before questioning him.
• Shin activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and formed a large blade-covered metal arm, prompting the others to dismiss its power as unimpressive.

Tahm defeated Uchiha Shin and helped the group learn that Shin had built a clone army to avenge Itachi. After Itachi revealed his identity, Shin became his devoted follower and agreed to abandon his plans, while Sasuke grew jealous of Shin's attention toward his brother.

• Tahm endured Uchiha Shin's blade barrage, captured him, and left his clone army unable to resist.
• Uchiha Shin accused adult Sasuke of killing Itachi and explained that he had once been one of Orochimaru's test subjects.
• Itachi revealed that he was the real Uchiha Itachi, and Shin accepted him as his idol after witnessing his Mangekyo Sharingan techniques.
• Itachi corrected Shin's beliefs about reviving Akatsuki and restarting war, and Shin immediately vowed to change his ways.
• Uchiha Shin ordered his clones to stand down, disclosed his research, and invited the group to tour his base, where they saw his cloning experiments.
• Sasuke grew angry and jealous as Shin worshipped Itachi, regretting that he had not killed Shin earlier.

Tahm asked Uchiha Shin to enhance Plankton by transplanting three eyes and Hashirama’s cells into him. Shin prepared for the operation as Tahm revealed the preserved remains and eyes he planned to use, leaving everyone stunned by Plankton’s impending power.

• Tahm asked Uchiha Shin to transplant three more eyes into Plankton, and Shin warned that Plankton’s body could not withstand the chakra burden.
• Tahm revealed Danzo’s preserved Sharingan-covered arm, which contained active Hashirama cells, and Shin confirmed it could help Plankton endure the transplants.
• Tahm revealed Danzo’s severed head and instructed Shin to remove Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan without damaging the head.
• Tahm explained that he had killed Danzo and kept the head, while planning to use Shisui’s eye to let Plankton wield Kotoamatsukami and Susanoo.
• Tahm produced Madara Uchiha’s Rinnegan as the other two eyes, leaving Sasuke, Naruto, and the others staring at the bewildered Plankton.

Young Sasuke tested Plankton in a fierce battle, revealing the immense power and physical strain of Plankton’s newly acquired eyes and abilities. Sasuke won after transforming into a Susanoo-armored dragon, while Tahm concluded that Plankton still could not withstand the burden of its powers.

• Tahm appointed young Sasuke to test Plankton, whose new eyes let it perceive Sasuke’s lightning-fast attack and summon Shisui’s Susanoo.
• Plankton repelled Sasuke with Shinra Tensei and trapped him in a Chibaku Tensei sphere.
• Sasuke escaped by transforming into a giant dragon covered in Susanoo armor, and Tahm urged Plankton to use its Wood Release.
• Plankton created a Susanoo-armored Wood Release Ultraman, and it fought Sasuke’s armored dragon until Plankton collapsed from exhaustion.
• Tahm replenished Plankton’s stamina and concluded that its eyes placed too great a burden on its body.
• Sarada compared herself with Sasuke and Plankton and felt hopelessly outclassed.

Adult Hinata visited the Hyuga residence with Boruto and Himawari, hoping to meet her otherworldly counterpart. She found the younger Hinata floating among thousands of flower petals, but Karin revealed that the impressive display depended on an internet connection, leaving everyone startled when she switched it off.

• A Hyuga maid explained that the clan treated young Hinata with great respect because of her strength and unusual displays of power.
• Adult Hinata, Boruto, and Himawari entered the courtyard and watched young Hinata manipulate thousands of petals while floating in the air.
• Adult Hinata reflected on her childhood and her father's hopes for a powerful main-family heir, then wondered how young Hinata's strength had shaped her life.
• Karin arrived and explained that young Hinata was doing more than cultivating, then switched off the courtyard's power.
• Young Hinata descended in frustration, clutching her smartphone and demanding to know who had cut off her internet.

Adult Hinata and young Hinata compared their family lives before Tahm arrived and reunited with Tahm at Hiashi's courtyard. Tahm introduced Plankton in his new Minion-like skin, and Plankton amazed the family by using Wood Release to make Himawari a swing.

• Adult Hinata and young Hinata discussed Hiashi's changed demeanor and reflected on the families they had found worth protecting.
• Tahm arrived at the courtyard and asked Boruto whether he had followed his lessons in good manners and helping at home.
• Karin and Hinata examined Plankton, whom Tahm had dressed in a custom Minion-like suit to make him look cute.
• Tahm introduced Plankton as a pet and asked him to make a swing for Himawari.
• Plankton used Wood Release to grow two banyan trees whose roots formed a swing, delighting Himawari and astonishing the others.

Young Sakura and Naruto visited adult Sakura at the Uchiha residence, where a call sent her to the hospital and the younger pair teased each other by transforming into adult versions of themselves. Meanwhile, Sarada and young Sasuke returned home, where Sarada spotted adult Naruto and Sakura embracing and hurried to keep her father from seeing them.

• Young Naruto questioned why Sasuke wore an Akatsuki outfit, and adult Sakura awkwardly explained that Sasuke had defected and was often away from home.
• Adult Sakura received an emergency hospital call and left the house, while young Sakura admired her career and Naruto praised her appearance.
• Young Sakura used the Hundred Healings Technique to become an adult, and Naruto used Transformation Jutsu to become taller than her as they embraced and teased each other.
• Sarada and young Sasuke returned to the Uchiha residence after feeling overlooked by adult Sasuke, Itachi, and the others.
• Young Sasuke stopped Sarada from entering the house, and she saw adult Naruto and Sakura embracing through the window.
• Sarada led young Sasuke away before adult Sasuke arrived, then claimed she had forgotten her key and suggested going out to eat; young Sasuke clumsily said Sakura had gone to get her hair done.

Sarada and the younger Sasuke worked together to keep adult Sasuke away from home while Sakura was at the hospital, leaving Sarada convinced that Sakura and Naruto had been hiding an affair. When adult Sasuke returned with Sarada, she misunderstood the couple’s reunion and urged Sakura to claim she had gone to get her hair done.

• The younger Sasuke distracted adult Sasuke by suggesting that they visit the Three-Colored Dango shop, and Sarada helped keep the group out until evening.
• Sakura returned from the hospital, saw off the younger Naruto and Sakura, and spent time alone at home before Sarada arrived with adult Sasuke.
• Sarada misread Sakura’s tired, happy expression and Sasuke’s restrained greeting as signs of a secret relationship between Sakura and Naruto.
• Sarada told Sakura she understood what had happened at home, and Sakura mistakenly thought she meant Sasuke’s painful past; the two reconciled over their misunderstandings.
• Sarada warned Sakura to say she had gone to get her hair done if anyone asked, leaving Sakura puzzled by the instruction.

Tahm met a seemingly sincere Orochimaru who had come to Konoha to attend Mitsuki’s parent-teacher meeting, while Karin met her adult counterpart. At Sarada’s school meeting, young Sasuke bonded with her over their shared dream of becoming Hokage and began teaching her about the Will of Fire.

• Tahm questioned Orochimaru’s identity and intentions, but Orochimaru invited Konoha shinobi to monitor him during his stay.
• Adult Karin eagerly met the younger Karin, who disparaged her for being involved with Orochimaru; adult Karin retorted by mocking Tahm’s relationship with a toad.
• Shino Aburame held Sarada’s parent-teacher meeting with adult Sasuke, young Sasuke, Uchiha Itachi, and Uchiha Sakura in attendance.
• Sarada kept her distance from adult Sasuke and grew close to young Sasuke as they left the school together.
• Young Sasuke learned that Sarada wanted to become Hokage, shared his own ambition, and began explaining the Will of Fire.

Orochimaru took Mitsuki to the Ninja Academy while Tahm tried to determine whether he was the other Orochimaru, and Karin’s alternate-world past with Sasuke became a public embarrassment. The chapter left Orochimaru demanding an explanation from his counterpart about biting Sasuke on the butt, but the soul connection went silent.

• Orochimaru walked through Konoha with Mitsuki as Tahm repeatedly asked whether he remembered events from the other Orochimaru’s past.
• Orochimaru and his counterpart communicated through their soul connection while the group headed to the Ninja Academy.
• Adult Karin pressed young Karin about Sasuke, and young Karin blurted out that she had seen him naked.
• Sasuke, Sarada, Sakura, Hinata, and the others overheard Karin’s confession, and young Karin added that Hinata and Kurotsuchi had also been present.
• Tahm loudly asked Orochimaru whether he remembered biting Sasuke on the butt in Kirigakure, and Orochimaru’s counterpart went silent when asked what had happened.

Jiraiya and Tsunade shared a tender family outing with Boruto while reflecting on their different worlds and what might happen if Jiraiya could not return. Their warm reunion ended with Hinata discovering that Jiraiya had encouraged Boruto’s lecherous secret technique and shared his secret manuscript.

• Jiraiya and Tsunade reminisced about their past, then Tsunade asked whether Jiraiya would return to his world; he said he would because Tsunade was still there, and suggested he might stay if he could not return.
• Boruto joined Jiraiya and Tsunade for his graduation parents' meeting, with Hinata following them out of the house.
• Boruto bragged that he had refined Naruto's Harem Technique into the Harem Cage Technique, which had defeated Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya praised Boruto's talent and revealed that he had given him a secret manuscript, making Hinata suppress her anger and imagine beating Jiraiya like Kushina would.

Orochimaru attended Mitsuki’s parent-teacher conference at the Ninja Academy while Tahm and the others monitored him. His reunion with Jiraiya and Tsunade ended with Orochimaru implying that Jiraiya’s genes had helped create Mitsuki.

• Orochimaru met with Shino about Mitsuki while Tahm, Hinata, Karin, and young Sasuke waited outside.
• Orochimaru defended his peaceful coexistence with Konoha and praised the growing acceptance of scientific research, drawing Jiraiya and Tsunade to the office.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade met the young-faced Orochimaru, and Tahm explained that he came from another world and was visiting to attend Mitsuki’s parent-teacher conference.
• Orochimaru revealed that Mitsuki was created through research combining his genes with those of a Senjutsu powerhouse, but said he considered the boy his child.
• Jiraiya suspected that he was the Senjutsu powerhouse after Orochimaru mentioned a book he had written, then begged Orochimaru to treat it as a joke.

Orochimaru revealed that Jiraiya was one of Mitsuki’s genetic donors, and Mitsuki called Jiraiya “Daddy,” leaving him stunned. Kakashi visited the Ninja Academy in disguise to ask Boruto and Mitsuki about their futures, then Tahm gave Mitsuki a book he claimed could help him stay with Boruto.

• Orochimaru confirmed Jiraiya had contributed genetic material to Mitsuki, and Mitsuki called Jiraiya “Daddy,” making Jiraiya collapse into Tsunade’s arms.
• Boruto and adult Hinata arrived, and Boruto asked Mitsuki if he was taking advantage of him.
• Kakashi entered the Ninja Academy disguised as reporter Sukea, but Tahm, Karin, and Sasuke recognized him.
• Boruto told Kakashi he wanted to become a great writer like Jiraiya, while Mitsuki said he wanted to stay by Boruto’s side.
• Tahm warned Mitsuki that he and Boruto might not have a future together, then gave him a copy of “Icha Icha Paradise: My Brother Turned into a Girl—What Should I Do? Waiting Online, It's Urgent.”

Orochimaru asked Naruto for permission to investigate Rōran’s Dragon Vein, arguing that its endless chakra could provide clean energy and that his experience made him best suited to study it. As Orochimaru prepared to return to his base and Mitsuki said goodbye to Boruto before going home, Jiraiya and Tahm were left to consider how seriously they wanted to pursue a way back to their own world.

• Orochimaru finished his report to Naruto and requested permission to investigate the Dragon Vein of Rōran.
• Tahm opposed the proposal, but Orochimaru argued that he was the most likely to restart the Dragon Vein and offered to let others monitor his research and see its results in real time.
• Naruto considered Orochimaru’s proposal after realizing the gathered researchers had made little progress, while Jiraiya reacted uneasily to Orochimaru’s suggestion that Mitsuki needed a reliable father.
• Mitsuki found Boruto and told him he was going home for a few days but would return before the graduation exam.
• Mitsuki promised Boruto he would not leave him and said Boruto would see an even better version of him when he returned.

Orochimaru No. 2 and his other self theorized that the chakra within the earth came from a vast planetary consciousness, which they named the Great Serpent Consciousness. Their research discussion was interrupted when Mitsuki revealed his unusual intentions toward Boruto, leaving Orochimaru No. 2 determined to have a serious talk with his other self.

• Orochimaru No. 2 returned to the base and discussed his plan to research the Rōran Dragon Vein with Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru No. 2 argued that shinobi civilization was constrained by Otsutsuki bloodlines and proposed studying the Way of Heaven.
• The two Orochimarus reasoned that chakra in the earth might come from the planet's own spiritual energy and named their potential research subject the Great Serpent Consciousness.
• Mitsuki entered the laboratory and explained that he saw himself as the moon accompanying Boruto, the sun.
• Mitsuki presented Orochimaru No. 2 with a book titled "Icha Icha Paradise: My Brother Turned into a Girl—What Should I Do? Waiting Online, It's Urgent," prompting Orochimaru No. 2 to call for a serious talk with his other self.

Tahm trained Sarada and Plankton at the Konoha training grounds, using his slug form to help Plankton cultivate Shikkotsu Forest Senjutsu. He tried to shock Sarada with a prophecy about her mother's first kiss, but her calm reaction left him frustrated.

• Sarada trained with the teenage Sasuke while Tahm, transformed into a giant slug, measured her attack damage and helped her recover.
• Tahm used a slug clone to teach Plankton Shikkotsu Forest Senjutsu, impressing Sarada with the power her mother had never mastered.
• Tahm told Sarada and Sasuke that their strength came from cheats and explained that adult Sasuke had received power from his brother and the Sage of Six Paths.
• Sarada asked whether Tahm knew secrets about her mother and Naruto, and Tahm said they had a love triangle when they were young.
• Tahm revealed that Naruto had stolen Sakura's first kiss, but Sarada calmly accepted the news, disappointing Tahm.

Boruto trained as a writer under Jiraiya, who took him to spy on women at Konoha’s hot-spring bathhouse. Young Hinata caught them and attacked them, and adult Hinata knocked Boruto unconscious again after learning what he had done.

• Jiraiya took Boruto to the hot-spring bathhouse and taught him that writers needed to gather material through firsthand investigation.
• Boruto admitted that he had used websites for research, and Jiraiya asked him to send the links after they returned.
• Young Hinata caught Jiraiya and Boruto peeping at the bathhouse and knocked them both unconscious with her Tenseigan.
• Young Hinata brought the injured pair to adult Hinata, who realized Boruto had been caught peeping with Jiraiya.
• Adult Hinata angrily struck Boruto with the Gentle Fist, and he passed out thinking that both his mothers were terrifying.

Hozuki Suigetsu and Karin planned to help Mitsuki transform into a girl Boruto would like, using Boruto’s preferences to guide the surgery. Meanwhile, Boruto tried to convince Hinata he avoided indecent material, but she found an adult game on his phone and demanded an explanation.

• Mitsuki agreed to undergo surgery, and Karin and Hozuki Suigetsu discussed how to choose his new appearance.
• Hozuki Suigetsu proposed hacking Boruto’s device to install a face-customization system and learn what kind of girl he liked.
• Boruto woke at home to find Hinata angry about his behavior, while Naruto and Jiraiya tried to defend him.
• Boruto offered Hinata his phone to prove he did not browse filthy material, but she spotted the adult game “3D Custom Maid.”
• Boruto claimed that a friend had installed the game.

After Hinata punished Boruto, he opened the game Mitsuki had installed and spent hours creating his ideal girl. Mitsuki’s messages hinted at a connection between the girl and himself, then the game disappeared, leaving Boruto unaware of what he had just experienced.

• Boruto found Mitsuki’s message about the game after Hinata had already punished him, and decided to open it instead of deleting it.
• Boruto customized a white-haired, amber-eyed girl and eagerly pressed Next, expecting the game to continue.
• The game showed Boruto’s chat with Mitsuki, who asked whether Boruto wanted to marry the girl he had created.
• Boruto said the girl was his dream wife, and Mitsuki replied, “Please take good care of me from now on.”
• Mitsuki’s chat vanished, and the game icon disappeared from Boruto’s phone.

Boruto mistook the girl he had created as his dream wife for part of a dream and brazenly called her his wife in front of his family. As Hinata grew furious, Boruto took the girl toward his room, still convinced he was dreaming.

• Boruto woke from another dream about his virtual girl and joined his family for breakfast.
• Hinata told Boruto that a girl was waiting for him, and he recognized her as the girl he had created.
• Boruto hugged the girl and assumed he was still dreaming, while Himawari and Hinata reacted with surprise.
• Boruto called the girl his wife and boasted about his skill with the Harem Technique, leaving Hinata furious.
• Boruto took the girl toward his room to sleep with her, and Hinata slammed the table in anger.