Chapter Summaries

Naruto chose to awaken Nen through Kurapika's help and learned to control Ten, while the Third Hokage mistook the released Nine-Tails chakra for Naruto learning to control Kurama. On the way home, Naruto discovered that Zeff's thirty-million sale had sparked a booming junk-collection business and considered opening a disc shop.

• Naruto chose Kurapika's dangerous method of awakening Nen, and Kurama supported him with chakra so he could control his life energy.
• The Barrier Team detected a Nine-Tails chakra leak, prompting the Third Hokage to spy on Naruto and order the team to keep the incident secret.
• Naruto mastered Ten, and the Third Hokage mistook Kurama's withdrawn chakra for Naruto learning to control the Nine-Tails.
• Kurapika sensed the Third Hokage watching and ended the lesson, warning Naruto not to reveal Nen while under observation.
• Naruto and Kurapika visited the shopping street, where Naruto learned that Zeff had made thirty million selling videos and that his junk-collection clone had attracted a crowd.

Naruto tested his Nen and discovered that he was both an enhancer and an emitter, while Wolffy began building an assembly line for movie projectors. Elsewhere, two Root ninja intercepted Naruto’s exhausted clone and took it to meet Danzo.

• Naruto returned home with Kurapika and learned that Zeff had only two million on hand after paying for materials and a projector deposit.
• Wolffy started building an assembly line to produce movie projectors after Naruto asked him to make helmets and projectors.
• Naruto tested his Nen with a glass of water, and Kurapika identified his water’s increased volume and changed color as signs of enhancement and emission.
• Naruto celebrated his dual-type Nen awakening, and Zeff warned him to develop his abilities properly.
• Two Root ninja stopped Naruto’s junk-collecting clone and took it to meet Danzo after agreeing to have someone deliver its cart home.

The Third Hokage learned that Root had taken Naruto’s clone, while Naruto discovered Danzo had done so to get help installing a Dark Souls III DLC. Naruto’s clone reached Root Base and began setting up the game for the exhausted, heavily hooked Danzo.

• An Anbu ninja told the Third Hokage that Root had taken Naruto’s clone, and the Third ordered him to investigate Danzo’s motives.
• Naruto trained with Kurapika and Zeff, discussing how Nen, Haki, and chakra compared, before Kurama warned him that a clone had been taken.
• A Root ninja arrived at Naruto’s home with a scroll, but Kurapika restrained him with an invisible chain, and Naruto learned Danzo wanted help downloading Dark Souls III DLC.
• Naruto released the Root ninja after recovering the scrap metal in the scroll, giving Wolffy more materials to work with.
• At Root Base, Naruto’s clone found Danzo exhausted from playing Dark Souls III and began installing the DLC on his computer.

Naruto arranged for Danzo and Hiruzen to play Ninja Guide together, making them each other's only online friend. The chapter ended with Hiruzen trying to win Danzo's heart in a LAN match.

• Naruto's clone downloaded Elden Ring and Ninja Guide for Danzo and asked Kurama to have Wolffy expand the LAN.
• Kurapika installed the LAN transmitter on a utility pole in Konoha, and Naruto's clone taught Danzo the games.
• Danzo mistook Ninja Guide for training to help Hiruzen overcome his weakness and eagerly began playing.
• Naruto's clone visited Hiruzen, secretly added a LAN connection and Danzo as a friend, then taught Hiruzen how to play online.
• Danzo accepted Hiruzen's match invitation, and Hiruzen began trying to win Danzo's heart while Naruto's clone dispelled itself.

Naruto watched Hiruzen and Danzo play a romance game, then planned to recruit Shisui Uchiha to help reconnect the Uchiha with Konoha through the metaverse. At school, Naruto and his classmates spent the day gaming while Sakura was sent back to her seat.

• Hiruzen named himself Monkey King and beat Danzo, who called himself Little Tuantuan, in their romance game, prompting Danzo to switch to Ninja Guide for a rematch.
• Naruto, Wolffy, Zeff, and Kurapika watched the game, and Naruto urged Wolffy to prepare a virtual headset production line to help promote the metaverse and save the Uchiha.
• Naruto decided to approach Shisui Uchiha, whom he considered both committed to resolving the clan conflict and easy to fool, and Zeff offered to help him lie in wait and train him.
• Naruto, Kiba, Choji, Shikamaru, and Sasuke played as a team at school while Hinata played Plants vs. Zombies and Sakura and Ino watched Sasuke.
• Iruka ordered Sakura Haruno back to her seat, leaving Ino beside Sasuke while Sakura vowed to win him back.

Naruto promoted his games at school while training with Zeff to awaken Observation Haki, and Rock Lee began training in Iron Body. Meanwhile, Kurapika delivered sample Movie Projectors to Sister Hua, who took him to hire ninja to transport the rest.

• Naruto invited the rookies to play at his future gaming center and left Hinata a Computer to play Plants vs. Zombies.
• Naruto learned through his Shadow Clone's memories that the rookies had enjoyed his games, then continued blindfolded Observation Haki training with Zeff.
• Rock Lee arrived, and Zeff assigned him Iron Body training while Naruto's Shadow Clone beat him to help him practice defending.
• Kurapika brought Sister Hua two Movie Projectors and told her more than ninety were ready to be carried.
• Sister Hua took Kurapika to the Konoha Affairs Hall to hire ninja to transport the Movie Projectors to the Land of Fire.

Kurapika arranged a deal with Sister Hua to sell Movie Projectors, while the Third Hokage watched their business through his Crystal Ball. After the first shipment was paid for, Sister Hua suggested Zeff work as a host, and Naruto considered letting him take the job.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi received Sister Hua at the Ninja Administration Building and arranged D-rank hauling and B-rank escort missions for her shipment.
• Sister Hua and Kurapika brought Genin teams to Naruto's House, where the teams carried away one hundred Movie Projectors as Hiruzen watched through his Crystal Ball.
• Sister Hua paid Kurapika ten million and promised to pay the remaining seventeen million when the other two hundred projectors arrived.
• Sister Hua invited Kurapika to become a host, but he suggested Zeff instead, and she agreed Zeff would suit the job.
• Kurapika dispelled his Shadow Clone, and Naruto remembered the deal while training with Zeff and wondered whether he should let Zeff work for Sister Hua.

Naruto used Shisui Uchiha's arrival as an excuse to pause his punishing training with Zeff and Rock Lee, then confronted Shisui about the conflict between Konoha and the Uchiha. Shisui grew wary of Naruto's knowledge and planned to report his unusual behavior to the Third Hokage.

• Zeff sensed Shisui nearby and continued striking Naruto, using Armament Haki to push him into dodging attacks by instinct.
• Naruto's shadow clone repeatedly sent Rock Lee flying as the two trained, while Shisui watched from the trees and wondered at their harsh methods.
• Naruto called out to draw Shisui into the open, then sent Rock Lee away with Zeff under the pretense of teaching him Iron Body.
• Naruto asked Kurama to alert him if the Third watched, then told Shisui he knew about the conflict between Konoha and the Uchiha.
• Shisui questioned Naruto's intentions and decided to report his unusual behavior to the Third Hokage.

Naruto tried to persuade Shisui that he could resolve the Uchiha and Konoha conflict, then introduced him to the Virtual Headset and the metaverse. Shisui entered the virtual world under the name Crow Messenger and finished customizing his appearance.

• Naruto told Shisui that the Uchiha were planning a rebellion and claimed he could resolve the conflict with Konoha.
• Naruto handed Shisui a Virtual Headset and put on his own headset to demonstrate it.
• Shisui put on the headset, arrived in the metaverse, and found that he could not dispel the apparent genjutsu or leave without Naruto's approval.
• Shisui chose the name Crow Messenger and confirmed a customized appearance with smaller features and smoother hair.

Naruto showed Shisui the Metaverse’s realism and overwhelming power, then proposed opening experience centers in Konoha and the Uchiha compound to ease tensions between them. Shisui logged out to consider Naruto’s plan, while Kurama and Wolffy arrived in the virtual world.

• Shisui entered a recreated Konoha, where Naruto explained the Metaverse and restored Shisui’s chakra.
• Naruto used his Game Administrator powers to destroy Konoha with a massive Shinra Tensei, killing Shisui in the virtual world.
• Naruto proposed opening Metaverse Experience Centers in central Konoha and the Uchiha compound, asking Shisui to manage the latter.
• Shisui said he would consider the plan after returning, since it affected the entire Uchiha clan.
• Kurama arrived disguised as Ahri alongside Wolffy, and Naruto logged Shisui out.

Naruto brought the Third Hokage a Virtual Headset, and the Hokage immediately recognized its potential for training Konoha’s forces. Meanwhile, Danzo and the Third competed in a romance game as Little Tuantuan, and Naruto left the Hokage’s Office offering to arrange headset testing ahead of his planned internet cafe opening.

• Naruto told Zeff that Shisui might report their meeting to the Third, but said the Hokage could be distracted by trying the Virtual Headset.
• The Third repeatedly played a romance game as Monkey King, while Danzo recruited Root ninjas to help him win as Little Tuantuan; Danzo finally earned a draw after more than twenty losses.
• Naruto arrived at the Hokage’s Office with a Virtual Headset and explained how it worked.
• The Third considered using the headset to train Konoha’s troops by simulating enemy forces and battle environments.
• Naruto offered to let the Third send testers to his house and said he planned to open an internet cafe on Konoha Business Street.

Naruto brought a Virtual Headset to Danzo and persuaded him to order a hundred for Root, while two of Danzo’s subordinates began testing the game. Kakashi also arrived at Naruto’s house to test a headset for the Third Hokage.

• Naruto sent a Shadow Clone to Root with a Virtual Headset and learned that its members were practicing ways to please Danzo.
• Naruto overheard Danzo raging about Elden Ring bosses and revealed that the headset could let him awaken a Sharingan in the Metaverse.
• Danzo ordered a hundred headsets for Root and assigned Yamanaka Fū and Yūnui Torune to test one.
• Naruto’s clone connected the two Root ninjas to the virtual world and transmitted their view to Danzo’s Computer.
• Kakashi Hatake arrived at Naruto’s house to test a headset while the Third Hokage watched through his Computer.

Kakashi tested the Metaverse and used its virtual world to meet Obito Uchiha, Rin Nohara, and Minato Namikaze again. As Kakashi faced his old friends, the Third Hokage closed his laptop.

• Kakashi, Yamanaka Fū, and Torune Aburame entered the Metaverse under the names [Scarecrow], [Heart Moves with the Wind], and [Poison Bug].
• Yamanaka Fū and Torune Aburame hid in a rocky desert and began scouting while Kakashi met Kurama, who was posing as the guide Ahri.
• Kurama explained the Metaverse’s realistic senses, character customization, and ability to recreate deceased people, exciting the Third Hokage.
• Kurama led Kakashi to a lakeside where girls were bathing, and Kakashi’s nose began bleeding as he watched them.
• Kakashi asked to see his old friends, and Kurama summoned Obito Uchiha, Rin Nohara, and a deliberately deformed Minato Namikaze.
• Kakashi became overwhelmed with emotion at seeing Obito Uchiha and Rin Nohara, while the Third Hokage quietly closed his laptop.

Kurapika guided Yamanaka Fū and Aburame Torune through the Metaverse test server and gave them powerful eye abilities, convincing Danzo that he could use a Mangekyō Sharingan in Elden Ring. The Third Hokage took Kakashi’s helmet, leaving Konoha with two test-server users.

• Kurapika appeared in the desert and maxed out Yamanaka Fū and Aburame Torune’s ninja stats, giving them Rinnegan and Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• At Naruto’s request, Kurapika gave Yamanaka Fū a Mangekyō Sharingan, and Fū summoned a Perfect Susanoo that cleaved a mountain in two.
• Danzo watched Fū’s Susanoo and eagerly planned to use the Mangekyō Sharingan against Elden Ring’s starter-area boss.
• After the test, Aburame Torune asked Naruto to sell them a helmet, but Naruto said official sales would begin in a few days and left the test helmet with Danzo.
• Kakashi brought a helmet to the Hokage’s Office, where the Third Hokage took it from him, and Konoha’s two online users began playing on the test server.

The Third Hokage and Danzo tried the Virtual Headset, each creating a female avatar while Naruto and the temporary NPCs arranged for them to meet. The Third Hokage tested logging out and reentering the metaverse, while Danzo settled down to play Elden Ring nearby.

• The Third Hokage created a female character named Monkey King and explored the headset's character customization.
• Danzo wondered whether Monkey King was on the test server, then created a female character named Little Tuantuan to catch him off guard.
• Kurama and Kurapika discovered that both the Third Hokage and Danzo had chosen female avatars, and Naruto told them to move the two men's starting locations closer together.
• Kurama teleported Danzo to a scenic area, where Danzo had him provide a Mangekyo Sharingan and a computer before playing Elden Ring.
• The Third Hokage met Kurapika, tested the system interface's logout feature, checked that he was unharmed, and reentered the metaverse.

The Third Hokage and Danzo encountered each other in the Metaverse while using female avatars, and both felt an immediate attraction without realizing who the other was. After the Third Hokage logged off to meet Shisui, Shisui arrived at the Hokage’s Office to discuss Naruto’s plan and found him wearing a Virtual Headset.

• The Third Hokage explored the Metaverse with Kurapika and found Little Tuantuan, who was playing Elden Ring nearby.
• The Third Hokage, using the ID Monkey King, and Danzo, using the ID Little Tuantuan, recognized each other as players and felt drawn to each other’s avatars.
• Naruto overheard their thoughts, speculated about a romantic history between Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo, and decided not to reveal their identities.
• Monkey King and Little Tuantuan sat fishing and chatted, while both secretly considered making male avatars to meet again.
• The Third Hokage received a view of his office, sent Little Tuantuan a friend request, and logged off to meet Shisui.
• After consulting Uchiha Itachi about Naruto’s plan, Shisui chose to approach the Third Hokage and found him wearing a Virtual Headset.

The Third Hokage assumed Minato had guided Naruto to use a virtual game to ease tensions with the Uchiha and approved the plan. Danzo recalled how he learned of the Rinnegan, ordered Root to investigate the Akatsuki, and decided he could not capture Naruto himself, though he began considering another way to act.

• Shisui told the Third Hokage that Naruto wanted to use a metaverse game to resolve the conflict between Konoha and the Uchiha.
• The Third Hokage assumed Minato had left Naruto guidance and approved Shisui's plan.
• Danzo recalled manipulating Hanzo against the Akatsuki and learning that Nagato possessed the Rinnegan.
• Danzo ordered two Root operatives to investigate the Akatsuki in the Land of Rain.
• Danzo rejected torturing Naruto because Hiruzen and the virtual headset made it too risky, then devised another plan.

After realizing Naruto had revealed too much to Danzo, Naruto decided to release Kurama’s seal so he could summon the Fourth Hokage and blame him for his knowledge. Wolffy offered ways to release the seal without attracting attention, and Naruto persuaded Kurama to cooperate.

• Zeff warned Naruto and Kurapika that Naruto had been reckless by showing Danzo his Mangekyo Sharingan and Rinnegan.
• Kurapika suggested erasing Danzo’s memories, but Naruto rejected the idea because it would undo their progress with Danzo and Little Tuantuan.
• Naruto decided to release Kurama’s seal and claim the Fourth Hokage had told him the Shinobi World’s secrets.
• Naruto interrupted Kurama while he was making a virtual wife, but Kurama said he no longer wanted his seal released.
• Wolffy proposed making a Chakra Restrictor and a Master Key to release the seal discreetly, and Naruto persuaded Kurama by promising him a sunnier place to sleep.
• Naruto, Kurama, and Wolffy began preparing to summon the Fourth Hokage.

Naruto used Wolffy’s Master Key to open the seal and meet Minato Namikaze in the Sealing Space, where Minato reinforced the cage around Kurama before embracing his son. After learning that Naruto and Kurama were friends, Minato agreed to undo the seal so Naruto could meet his mother, while Naruto kept the Pot Kage plan to himself.

• Wolffy built an energy limiter, and Naruto used the Master Key to begin opening the Nine-Tails’ seal without letting Kurama’s chakra escape.
• Minato Namikaze appeared in the Sealing Space and immediately reinforced Kurama’s cage, then warmly embraced Naruto.
• Naruto explained that Wolffy had made the Master Key and told Minato that he and Kurama were friends.
• Minato’s chakra form began to fade, so Naruto asked Kurama to lend him chakra, restoring Minato’s body.
• Minato agreed to undo the seal so Naruto could meet his mother, and Naruto chose not to mention the Pot Kage plan.

Naruto freed Kurama, but Kushina appeared and restrained him before embracing her six-year-old son. Naruto introduced his parents to his trusted companions and brought Minato and Kushina to a screening room to show them something, reassuring them that Kurama could keep them from disappearing.

• Naruto used the Master Key to unseal Kurama, but Kushina appeared and bound the Nine-Tails with her Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Naruto met Kushina for the first time and explained that he and Kurama had become friends, after which Kushina released Kurama.
• Naruto led Minato and Kushina across the Sealing Space and introduced them to Zeff, Kurapika, and Wolffy.
• Naruto reassured his parents that Kurama could sustain them in the Sealing Space, then took them to the screening room.
• Naruto served snacks and cola as he, Minato, and Kushina watched Naruto together.