Recaps

Naruto met with Black Zetsu, who offered information about the mistreated Jinchuriki Yugito Nii and the Two-Tails. Naruto accepted the lead but remained suspicious of Zetsu and insisted it accompany her when she acted; the chapter ended with Yoru working late in the laboratory.

• Naruto learned that Zetsu had come to Otogakure and suspected it was plotting something, while Qin also grew wary of the strange visitor.
• Zetsu wandered through Otogakure, where a dango-shop owner welcomed it as an Akatsuki member and gave it two skewers for free.
• Black Zetsu told Naruto it knew about a mistreated Jinchuriki, and Naruto accused it of conspiring with Madara Uchiha and controlling Mayfly.
• Zetsu revealed that the Jinchuriki was Yugito Nii, a Kumogakure woman with the Two-Tails sealed inside her, and gave Naruto a scroll containing her information.
• Naruto accepted the information but told Zetsu to accompany her when she acted; Zetsu gave her a black stone to use when she needed to summon it.
• Yoru worked late in the laboratory, her face thin and her eyes shining brightly.

Yoru completed a Chakra Armor prototype after fixing its faulty wiring, and Naruto tested its Chakra amplification and defense. Naruto gave Mikoto Uchiha one of the finished sets, leaving her to wonder whether he had chosen it because he wanted to see her wear it.

• Yoru’s Chakra Armor exploded during a late-night test, and Naruto caught her using a Shadow Clone to hide her work and scolded her for staying up.
• Naruto made Yoru sleep and monitored her meals, while she later discovered that faulty Chakra lines had caused the armor’s explosions.
• Yoru had Naruto test the repaired armor, which amplified his Chakra by about twenty percent and blocked her sudden Grass Sword attack.
• Naruto caught and lightly spanked Yoru for attacking him without warning, then asked her to make armor for Mikoto and the others.
• Naruto gave Mikoto Uchiha a Chakra Armor set, and she wondered whether he had a romantic interest in her.

Naruto distributed Chakra Armor throughout Otogakure, managed its sales and outfitted Kakuzu with a custom set, while a movie featuring her became a sensation. In Kumogakure, Tsunade watched the film and recognized the blond girl's Rasengan and Earth Style as real ninjutsu, leaving her wondering who had taught the girl.

• Naruto tested Yoru's Chakra Armor with the women, and Nine-Tails accidentally shattered her armor's core after activating it.
• A week later, Yoru made practical Chakra Armor for Otogakure, whose ninjas used it to amplify their Chakra until Naruto beat them to curb their overconfidence.
• Naruto set prices for selling Chakra Armor to Uba Village and Sunagakure, then worked with Yoru to make Kakuzu a free custom set that protected and amplified his five hearts.
• Naruto prepared to place Black Zetsu's small stone near the village entrance as the Wind and Snow Crew's movie featuring her began screening across the Five Great Nations.
• In Kumogakure, Samui struck Atsui for teasing her about resembling Naruko in the movie, while Tsunade watched the film and recognized the girl's techniques as real ninjutsu.

Naruto traveled through the Land of Lightning toward Kumogakure to meet Two-Tails’ Jinchuriki, Yugito Nii, hoping to persuade her to join them. After reaching the village disguised as a hamster, Naruto encountered an armed attacker and discovered Yugito was not alone.

• Kaede watched Naruto’s movie in the Land of Waterfalls before her companions found her and scolded her for wandering off.
• Naruto visited her Sound Clothing Store in the Land of Lightning, learned the movie was screening across the Five Great Nations, and signed the manager’s autograph board.
• Naruto hurried toward Kumogakure with Zetsu, sheltering from a thunderstorm in a hole he dug into a mountainside.
• Naruto and Nine-Tails agreed that if they could not persuade Two-Tails, they would beat her into submission.
• Naruto transformed into a hamster and had Zetsu carry her to Yugito Nii, where an unseen person slashed at them and cut White Zetsu’s hand in two.

C.C. defeated Yugito Nii in her full Two-Tails transformation and declared that she would take her away from Kumogakure. As Cloud Ninja arrived, C.C. escaped with the unconscious Yugito Nii, leaving Samui behind.

• C.C. blocked Samui's attack, knocked her unconscious, and pursued Yugito Nii into a waterway.
• Yugito Nii sealed off the area and transformed into the Two-Tails to fight C.C.
• C.C. overwhelmed the Two-Tails with taijutsu and ninjutsu, causing it to revert to an unconscious Yugito Nii.
• C.C. told Yugito Nii she intended to take her away from Kumogakure and teased her as she recovered.
• C.C. sensed Cloud Ninja approaching, carried Yugito Nii away with a whirlwind technique, and escaped Samui's attack.

Naruto captured Yugito Nii and entered her inner world, where she tried to persuade the Two-Tails to accept freedom at a price. After revealing herself as a Jinchuriki and summoning the Nine-Tails, Naruto left Yugito and the Two-Tails shocked by the Nine-Tails’ human form.

• Samui urged Atsui, Omoi, and Karui to pursue Naruto and Yugito despite her injury, then followed them herself.
• C.C. escaped pursuing cloud ninjas while carrying Yugito, and the Raikage ordered reinforcements after learning Yugito had been captured.
• C.C. met the chained Two-Tails in Yugito’s inner world and offered it freedom in exchange for a price.
• Yugito woke and confronted C.C., who released her disguise and revealed herself as Naruto Uzumaki and a Jinchuriki.
• Naruto summoned the Nine-Tails, whose human form astonished the Two-Tails and left Yugito comparing their figures.

Naruto offered Two-Tails and Yugito Nii freedom in exchange for joining Otogakure, but Yugito refused to abandon Kumogakure and tried to kill herself. After Naruto stopped her and condemned her desire for village recognition, Kumogakure ninja arrived to rescue her, and Naruto’s clone began fighting them.

• Naruto offered Two-Tails and Yugito Nii freedom if they joined Otogakure, and Two-Tails asked to speak with Yugito before answering.
• Two-Tails admitted she wanted freedom but did not want Yugito to die, and Yugito decided to refuse Naruto’s offer by stabbing herself with a kunai.
• Naruto stopped Yugito’s suicide attempt with her hand and argued that Yugito was clinging to the recognition of people who treated her as a weapon.
• Naruto gave up on recruiting Two-Tails and Yugito, then sensed Kumogakure ninja approaching and prepared to fight them.
• C.C’s shadow clone told Yugito that Kumogakure ninja had come for her, then knocked Atsui away with a Wind Style: Vacuum Sphere.

C.C defeated the Cloud ninja, and Yugito Nii followed her after deciding she no longer wanted to be treated as a Tailed Beast weapon. Naruto rejected Yugito Nii and left her injured alone, where a group of men began plotting to capture and sell her to Mishiro En.

• C.C overcame Omoi, Samui, Atsui, Darui, and Sakai, then left with Yugito Nii following behind her.
• The Nine-Tails showed the Two-Tails and Yugito Nii Naruto’s painful childhood memories and warned the Two-Tails not to interfere.
• Yugito Nii removed her forehead protector and chased after C.C, telling Samui she no longer wanted to be treated as a Tailed Beast weapon.
• Naruto vanished after telling Yugito Nii to stop following her, leaving the injured Yugito unable to catch up.
• A group of men found Yugito Nii resting by a tree and discussed capturing her and selling her to Mishiro En.

Naruto brought the unconscious Yugito Nii to Mishiro En’s estate, where a medical ninja diagnosed her with a chill and treated her. Mishiro En invited Naruto to an island arena opening that night, and after she left, a blonde girl watched her closely.

• Naruto drove off men plotting against Mishiro En, then found Yugito Nii unconscious and feverish.
• Naruto carried Yugito to Mishiro En’s estate for medical help, kicking down the gate and knocking out the guards along the way.
• Mishiro En recognized Naruto Uzumaki as the owner of Sound Ninja Apparel and the Kazekage of Sunagakure.
• A medical ninja diagnosed Yugito with a chill caused by physical weakness and gave her medicine.
• Mishiro En invited Naruto to visit an arena for the wealthy, and Naruto agreed to go that night.
• After Naruto left, Mishiro En revealed a strange change in his eyes as a light-blonde girl watched Naruto.

Naruto followed Mishiro En to an isolated island with Yugito Nii and entered its ninja arena disguised as Genkai, where she challenged the wealthy owners’ fighters. After easily defeating several opponents, Genkai fought Chiyo, whose Ketsuryūgan genjutsu caught her twice, and the battle continued.

• Yugito Nii insisted on accompanying Naruto to Otogakure, and Naruto disguised herself as Genkai before they entered the island.
• Genkai registered for the arena and bet fifty million ryo on herself, then learned that the matches were fought over ownership of the ninjas called cards.
• Genkai defeated her first opponent with one strike and beat each challenger who tried to take the stage from her.
• Mishiro En’s fighter Chiyo used the Ketsuryūgan to trap Genkai in genjutsu, but Nine-Tails helped Genkai break free and strike back with a Spirit Bullet.
• Chiyo activated her Ketsuryūgan again and attacked with Water Release: Rain Barrage, while Genkai escaped the genjutsu and blocked the attack with a pale blue barrier.

Naruto revealed her identity to Chiyo and took her into her care, while Mishiro En entrusted his daughter to Naruto and gave her a book about the Chinoike Clan. The chapter left Naruto beginning to uncover why only Mishiro En and Chiyo remained of the clan.

• Genkai defeated Kano, shared some of her winnings with the other fighters, and refused to release Chiyo because of her Bloodline Limit.
• Mishiro En revealed that Chiyo was his daughter and entrusted her to Genkai, who promised to care for her.
• Aboard Mishiro En's ship, Genkai revealed herself as Naruto Uzumaki, and Chiyo and Yugito Nii were shocked to learn Chiyo's age.
• In the Land of Snow, Kazahana Koyuki accidentally used a puppet to kill an assassin who tried to attack her.
• Before Naruto left, Mishiro En gave her a book about the Chinoike Clan and told her to destroy it after reading and keep it from Kano.

Naruto learned the truth about Chiyo’s father and promised to care for her, then traveled with her group toward the Valley of Hell. Yugito joined Naruto after leaving Kumogakure, and Naruto began removing the seal on Two-Tails.

• Mishiro En admitted that he had slaughtered the Blood Pond Clan, and Naruto promised to protect Chiyo without revealing that he was her father.
• The Raikage learned Yugito Nii had left Kumogakure and ordered sensory ninja to search for her, while Killer B discussed her decision with Eight-Tails.
• Naruto’s group reached the Land of Lightning’s border, and Naruto planned to visit the Valley of Hell before returning to Otogakure.
• Yugito asked Naruto how she calmed Nine-Tails when it was angry, and Naruto said she clung to her until she was forgiven.
• Naruto warned Two-Tails that she would forcibly dismantle its seal, then entered a golden Nine-Tails Chakra form to begin.

Naruto used her new form to destroy Yugito Nii’s seal and free the Two-Tails, Matatabi, who took human form. As Matatabi and Yugito Nii reconciled with a kiss, Naruto carried the curious Chiyo away and explained the bond between Tailed Beasts and their hosts.

• Naruto transformed into her golden form and tore apart the chains sealing the Two-Tails inside Yugito Nii.
• Matatabi emerged from Yugito Nii and formed a human body, then made an outfit from blue flames.
• Naruto explained Tailed Beasts and Jinchuriki to Chiyo, who cried at the cruelty they faced.
• Matatabi reassured Yugito Nii, embraced her, and kissed her.
• The Nine-Tails watched Matatabi and Yugito Nii kiss while Naruto carried Chiyo away to keep her from watching.

Naruto visited the Valley of Hell in the Land of Hot Water, reflected on destroying the moon to thwart Obito Uchiha’s Infinite Tsukuyomi, and traveled with Chiyo, Yugito Nii, and the tailed beasts. The Raikage declared Yugito Nii a rogue ninja, while Obito and Black Zetsu discussed Naruto’s growing collection of tailed beasts; the group arrived at Otogakure.

• Naruto considered gathering the tailed beasts’ Chakra to destroy the moon and stop Obito Uchiha’s plan, then comforted Kano when she found her sleeping uneasily.
• Naruto, Chiyo, Yugito Nii, and the tailed beasts explored the Valley of Hell, where Naruto explained that the skeletons belonged to Blood Pond Clan members imprisoned there.
• Naruto and the others soaked in a hot spring; Nine-Tails carried an overheated Chiyo out, while Two-Tails pulled Yugito Nii close and kissed her.
• The Raikage ordered Mabui to declare Yugito Nii a rogue ninja of Kumogakure and issue a wanted notice.
• Obito Uchiha ordered Zetsu to monitor Naruto, while Black Zetsu worried that Nagato might side with her; Konan then hurried Tobi onward through the rain.
• Naruto welcomed Yugito Nii, Chiyo, and the tailed beasts to Otogakure and invited them inside.

Naruto returned to Otogakure to find Kin and Kakuzu leading a Naruko Fan Club, then recruited Kakuzu to help exploit Sea Island’s arena for profit. The chapter left Kakuzu defending his Naruto-shirt as good publicity while Naruto remained uncomfortable with it.

• Kin and the Naruko Fan Club welcomed Naruto with matching shirts, signs, and loud chants, surprising Naruto and the others.
• Naruto told Kin and Kakuzu to come to her office, then warned Kin not to let the fan club disrupt village business or her work.
• Naruto sent Kin to fetch the people she had brought into the village and ordered her to change out of her fan shirt first.
• Naruto showed Kakuzu the money she had won at Sea Island’s arena and proposed using the arena to earn more by renting ninja to wealthy spectators.
• Kakuzu eagerly approved Naruto’s plan, then argued that wearing her portrait promoted Otogakure after she told him to change his shirt.

Naruto showed Yugito Nii, Two-Tails, and Chiyo around Otogakure, then confronted One-Tail about spending Gaara’s money. One-Tail gave up on buying toys and went home with Gaara, while Qin arrived with a message from someone.

• Naruto explained that Kabuto Yakushi ran Otogakure’s orphanage and that the village supported the children until they could live independently.
• A ferret ignored Yugito Nii, nestled in Two-Tails’ arms, and made Yugito jealous.
• One-Tail demanded money from Naruto after spending Gaara’s remaining funds on toys, but Naruto warned him that he might end up with nothing and have to eat dirt.
• One-Tail abandoned his toy plans and went home with Gaara, prompting Chiyo to ask whether he was a tailed beast.
• Qin arrived panting, and Naruto recognized that someone had sent her.

Naruto met the Old Man with Red Nose, who came to Sound Ninja Apparel seeking help finding his missing ferret, and received Chiyo and Yugito Nii as they arrived with it. The ferret returned to its owner, while Naruto told Qin to register the two Jinchuriki.

• Konan and Deva Path Pain discussed Naruto's popularity and decided Akatsuki would maintain the current situation rather than recruit the Jinchuriki in Otogakure.
• The Old Man with Red Nose visited Naruto's office and asked the legendary owner of Sound Ninja Apparel to find his missing ferret.
• Naruto recognized that the ferret had been found and teased the Old Man with Red Nose about it getting skinned after provoking Yugito Nii.
• Chiyo and Yugito Nii arrived with the ferret, which left Yugito Nii and returned to the Old Man with Red Nose.
• Naruto ordered Qin to register Chiyo and Yugito Nii.

Naruto welcomed Chiyo into his home and gave her a room, while Karin and Mikoto Uchiha met the new arrival. Later, Naruto learned that Tsurugi Fubuki was away on a mission and noticed Yakushi Nonō had a reddened mark on her shoulder.

• Naruto assigned Chiyo the rank of Chunin, and she protested that she wanted to be a Jonin.
• Karin rushed in and embraced Naruto, then introduced herself to Chiyo before returning to work at the hospital.
• Naruto used Shadow Clones to furnish a pink bedroom for Chiyo, who cried with gratitude at finally having a home.
• Naruto introduced Chiyo and her Ketsuryūgan to Mikoto Uchiha when she returned home.
• Yakushi Nonō said Tsurugi Fubuki had gone on a mission, and Naruto noticed a reddened patch on Nonō's shoulder.

Naruto tried Yoru’s new Chakra Armor, which boosted her Chakra but could not be removed and caused a chaotic evening before Yoru finally released her from it. The chapter ended with Yugito Nii joining the Two-Tails in the bedroom, where the tailed beast eagerly invited her to sleep together.

• Kou told Naruto that injured merchants had crowded the hospital, and Naruto comforted Yakushi Nonō by massaging her shoulders with Nine-Tails Chakra.
• Naruto found Yoru working on the latest Chakra Armor and gave her five minutes to finish it.
• Yoru’s Rose Core formed light armor around Naruto, but Yoru admitted she had forgotten to make it removable.
• Naruto got stuck in the armor, broke a chair and the floor when she tried to sit, and joined dinner standing up after introducing Kano and Chiyo.
• Mikoto Uchiha and Karin failed to damage the armor, so Yoru used her Byakugan to sever its Chakra connections and release Naruto.
• Yugito Nii entered her bedroom and found the Two-Tails inviting her to sleep together.

Yoru was punished by Naruto for her prank, while Naruto and Mikoto Uchiha grew closer despite Mikoto’s doubts about their age difference. The next morning, Naruto kissed Mikoto and placated a jealous Nine-Tails after being dragged into her inner world overnight.

• Yugito Nii tried to sleep separately from Matatabi, but Matatabi pulled her into bed and kissed her.
• Naruto sent Yoru to sleep on the couch over her prank, and Yoru fell asleep imagining Naruto blown up by it.
• Naruto and Mikoto Uchiha discussed Sasuke, their past, and Mikoto’s late husband before Naruto kissed Mikoto.
• Mikoto stopped Naruto from going further, saying Naruto was too young, and Naruto fell asleep beside her.
• Nine-Tails dragged Naruto into her inner world and kissed her; the next morning, Naruto kissed Mikoto and then gave Nine-Tails a good-morning kiss.

Naruto managed the household and his growing operation while Sunagakure began issuing Chakra Armor to its ninja. Chiyo tested the armor at her home and was amazed by its power.

• Naruto covered Yoru with a blanket, then convinced Chiyo that Yoru had earned her punishment after Yoru shot a bone needle at him.
• Mikoto Uchiha prepared breakfast while Naruto praised Chiyo's new dress, and Yugito Nii made Matatabi fetch breakfast after their night together.
• Naruto learned that Kakuzu had already gone to find shipbuilding craftsmen, then left the office work to Kano before Chiyo interrupted them.
• Sunagakure distributed Chakra Armor to selected ninja, and Naruto's Shadow Clone beat the wearers to keep them from becoming overconfident.
• Kisame Hoshigaki told Naruto that people found his shark-like features cute, and Naruto reassured him while privately disagreeing.
• Chiyo put on the Chakra Armor Baki had sent and was astonished by how much it increased her Chakra.

Sasuke Uchiha asked Itachi Uchiha to take him on missions, and Itachi cautioned him not to rely too much on Chakra Armor. Meanwhile, Naruto defended keeping the Two-Tails Jinchuriki in Otogakure, finalized a shipbuilding contract, and Jiraiya tried to persuade Tsunade to stay in Konohagakure, leaving her thinking of the blonde girl from the movie.

• Sasuke Uchiha asked Itachi Uchiha to take him on a mission, but Itachi warned him that Chakra Armor could not replace his own strength.
• Kakuzu warned Naruto that keeping the Two-Tails Jinchuriki in Otogakure could provoke a war with Kumogakure, and Naruto said she was prepared to face it.
• Hidan and Kakuzu fought over Jashin and a failed photograph, so Naruto punished them and ordered them to take fights outside the village.
• Kakuzu gave Naruto the signed shipbuilding contract, which she checked and approved.
• Tsunade visited the Third Hokage's grave, then rejected Jiraiya's request to stay in Konohagakure and stopped after remembering the blonde girl from the movie.

Tsunade and Jiraiya discussed how Naruto had learned the Rasengan and why she had left Konohagakure. Tsurugi Fubuki escaped Hoshigakure pursuers but dropped her Otogakure forehead protector, while Naruto’s experiment with Yoru caused another explosion.

• Tsunade questioned Jiraiya about Naruto using the Rasengan, and Jiraiya said Konohagakure had forced her to leave.
• Tsurugi Fubuki used a barrier, Fire Style, and Explosive Tags to escape the ninjas pursuing her with a stolen stone.
• Tsurugi Fubuki realized she had lost her Otogakure forehead protector, which the pursuers found and brought to Akaboshi.
• Akaboshi ordered Yoru and Shizo to accompany him to reclaim Hoshigakure’s secret treasure.
• Naruto emerged soot-covered from an explosion in Yoru’s laboratory and comforted Yoru about the failed experiment.
• Naruto activated a Rose Core, triggering several barriers, while Kimimaro wondered whether Orochimaru needed his help.

Naruto examined the meteorite Tsurugi Fubuki had stolen from Hoshigakure and discovered that it mutated Chakra into corrosive Yin-nature Chakra. After deciding to give it to Yoru to study, he began planning to help Tsurugi Fubuki develop Lava Release, while Akaboshi’s group prepared to reclaim the Star and Kumogakure learned Yugito Nii had joined Otogakure.

• Naruto accidentally gave himself a powerful blast while testing Yoru’s Core Bomb, and he later noticed that the explosion had strengthened his perception of Nature Energy.
• Tsurugi Fubuki returned from a mission with Hoshigakure’s meteorite, and Naruto explained that it could mutate Chakra at the risk of harming its users.
• Naruto tested the meteorite and, with the Nine-Tails’ analysis, learned that it transformed Chakra into a corrosive form of Yin-nature Chakra.
• Naruto told Tsurugi Fubuki that combining her Fire and Earth Chakra natures could let her train to use Lava Release, then gave the meteorite to Yoru to research.
• Akaboshi’s group located Otogakure and planned to retrieve Hoshigakure’s Star at night.
• Mabui informed the Raikage that Yugito Nii had joined Otogakure, angering him because the village had sheltered a Kumogakure rogue ninja.

The Raikage planned to send Samui to Otogakure to demand Yugito Nii’s return, while Akaboshi’s group sneaked into the village and encountered its strange residents. After Akaboshi fled in terror, Naruto gave Tsurugi Fubuki and Kano scrolls to study in hopes of awakening a Bloodline Limit.

• Mabui warned the Raikage that attacking Otogakure could bring Sunagakure and Konohagakure into the conflict, but he ordered Samui to demand Yugito Nii’s return as a pretext for war if Otogakure refused.
• Akaboshi and his two companions entered Otogakure at night and saw Suigetsu reform after turning into water, then watched Hidan recover from a broken neck.
• Akaboshi asked Yoru to hit him to check whether he was dreaming, then continued toward the village’s laboratory to reclaim Hoshigakure’s star.
• Akaboshi saw Yiye cover herself in bones, screamed that she was a monster, and fled without his companions.
• Naruto carried Yiye home and teased her about growing taller before her bone spikes pricked him.
• Yoru and Shizo later found Akaboshi in rags and apparently insane, while Naruto gave Tsurugi Fubuki and Kano scrolls to study for a chance to comprehend a Bloodline Limit.