Chapter Summaries

After the Five Elders and Imu died, Tsuru and Sengoku considered what the Navy should do as the World Government collapsed. Su Yu vanished from Marineford and returned to the Wish-Granting Bar, where Miland welcomed him.

• The Revolutionary Army escaped underground with Kuma while Dragon flew away from Kong, who surveyed the devastation left by the Celestial Dragons’ deaths.
• Tsuru reached the battlefield and learned from Sengoku that the Five Elders and Imu were dead and the World Government had fallen.
• Tsuru questioned whether the Navy should cooperate with the Revolutionary Army, and Sengoku argued that the Navy could monitor them and respond if they abused their power.
• Su Yu disappeared from the ice field, leaving the Empress distraught, while Whitebeard and Kaido departed with their crews.
• Miland greeted Su Yu when he returned to the deserted Wish-Granting Bar.

After eliminating the Five Elders, Imu, and the Celestial Dragons, Su Yu returned to the bar and faced Miland’s sadness over his impending departure. The New World Government rapidly dismantled the old order, and the chapter ended with the world transformed by a month of sweeping changes.

• Su Yu told Miland that the Five Elders were gone and the Navy and Revolutionary Army would decide the World Government’s future, while Miland grieved that Su Yu would leave.
• News of the deaths of the Five Elders, Imu, and the Celestial Dragons spread worldwide, prompting survivors of their oppression to celebrate and former government allies to fear for their livelihoods.
• Sengoku and Dragon formed a new global governing body, recruited thousands of soldiers, and began enforcing laws across the world.
• Aokiji led a raid that destroyed slave auction houses in the Sabaody Archipelago, and the New World Government expanded its crackdown on slavery and the gray-market trade.
• The New World Government required Affiliated Nations to adopt its laws, while many more nations joined; Vegapunk became its chief scientist and worked on improving transportation between islands.

Su Yu prepared to leave the world after helping establish a new order and asked Dragon and Sengoku to look after Miland. After the pirates responded to the New World Government’s crackdown, Su Yu departed through a spatial passage.

• Su Yu gave Miland a glowing necklace for protection and asked him to look after himself.
• Su Yu told Dragon and Sengoku that he came from another world and would leave in a few days, then disappeared from their office.
• Whitebeard, Red-Haired, and Kaido renounced piracy and placed their crews under the New World Government’s authority, while Big Mom refused and her crew was wiped out by three Admirals.
• The Straw Hat Pirates became the Straw Hat Adventurers, and Rayleigh reflected on the end of the Great Pirate Era.
• Three nights later, Su Yu walked into a spatial passage, which vanished behind him.

Su Yu destroyed a World-Devouring Entity in the White Sea, then entered the Naruto World and was knocked unconscious by its lightning. He woke in Naruto Uzumaki’s home, where the two introduced themselves.

• Su Yu sensed an Abyss Relic in the White Sea and found a World-Devouring Entity consuming a world.
• Su Yu pulled the entity off the world and destroyed it, but its corrosion left him with less than one percent of his strength.
• Su Yu entered the damaged world and was struck by a bolt of colorful lightning, which knocked him unconscious.
• Su Yu woke after three days in a modest home and realized he was in the Naruto World.
• Naruto Uzumaki introduced himself and explained that he had found Su Yu by the river and brought him home.
• Su Yu thanked Naruto and said he had come from somewhere very far away.

Su Yu befriended Naruto, encouraged his dream of becoming Hokage, and treated him to ramen at Ichiraku. After paying in gold for eighty future bowls for Naruto, Su Yu returned with him to Naruto’s home, while Danzo continued to have Root monitor Su Yu.

• Naruto agreed to let Su Yu stay at his home after Su Yu offered to pay, and told him about his upcoming Chunin promotion exam.
• Su Yu encouraged Naruto to believe in himself, and Naruto promised to treat him to ramen once he became a Chunin.
• Naruto introduced Su Yu to Teuchi and Ayame at Ichiraku, where they ate ramen together.
• Su Yu paid with gold and arranged for Naruto to receive eighty bowls of ramen without charge.
• A Root operative reported to Danzo that Su Yu had eaten with Naruto and returned with him to Naruto’s home.
• Danzo ordered Root to keep monitoring Su Yu, whose arrival he suspected might be connected to a strange rainbow and thunderclap.

At Naruto's home, Su Yu offered to help him grow stronger before his exam and agreed to meet Kakashi with Team 7. Sasuke's attempt to dismiss Su Yu as uninvolved ended when Su Yu appeared behind him with a terrifying aura, and the group left together to find Kakashi.

• Su Yu asked Naruto whether he wanted to become stronger and offered to train him over the next five days as thanks for Naruto's help.
• Sakura Haruno and Sasuke arrived to tell Naruto that Kakashi-sensei wanted to see them.
• Su Yu asked to come meet Kakashi, but Sasuke objected that he was uninvolved in Team 7's business.
• Su Yu appeared behind Sasuke without being noticed, and his oppressive presence made Sasuke activate his Sharingan and freeze in fear.
• Naruto introduced Su Yu as his friend, and Sasuke reluctantly agreed to let him come along.
• Naruto, Sakura Haruno, Sasuke, and Su Yu set off for the place Kakashi had chosen.

Kakashi warned Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura that the Chunin Ninja Exams could be deadly, but all three chose to participate. Su Yu offered to train Naruto, prompting Kakashi to challenge him to prove he could teach him.

• Kakashi noticed Su Yu's unnaturally concealed presence and watched him vanish and reappear across the clearing.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura agreed to take the Chunin Ninja Exams after Kakashi warned them of the danger.
• Kakashi proposed five days of special training before the exams.
• Su Yu offered to train Naruto, and Kakashi suspected he might be targeting Naruto or the Nine-Tails sealed inside him.
• Naruto defended Su Yu and urged Kakashi not to fight him, but Kakashi asked Su Yu to prove his ability by fighting.

Su Yu sparred with Kakashi to demonstrate his strength, effortlessly resisting Kakashi’s attacks and injuring his hand. The fight continued as Kakashi launched his Lightning Blade, but Su Yu caught the attack barehanded.

• Su Yu reassured Naruto and agreed to spar with Kakashi while Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke watched.
• Kakashi hit Su Yu with a Great Fireball Technique, but Su Yu emerged unharmed and urged Kakashi to stop holding back.
• Kakashi used the Body Flicker Technique and attacked Su Yu with a kunai, but Su Yu blocked it with one finger and shattered the weapon, injuring Kakashi’s hand.
• Kakashi revealed his Sharingan and charged with Lightning Blade, but Su Yu caught his lightning-wreathed hand and stopped the attack.

Su Yu defeated Kakashi in a spar, healed his hand, and secured permission to train Naruto. After warning Konoha to withdraw the Anbu watching him, Su Yu left with Naruto and told him that people far stronger than the Hokage existed; Kakashi reported the encounter to Hiruzen Sarutobi, admitting he could not gauge Su Yu’s true strength.

• Kakashi conceded after his Lightning Blade failed to hurt Su Yu, and Su Yu healed Kakashi’s injured hand.
• Su Yu asked Kakashi for permission to train Naruto, and Kakashi agreed; Naruto eagerly accepted Su Yu’s instruction.
• Su Yu warned Kakashi to have Konoha withdraw the masked Anbu watching him within three days, then left with Naruto.
• Su Yu told Naruto that the Hokage was not the strongest in the world and promised Naruto would someday surpass him; they planned to begin training the next morning.
• Kakashi reported Su Yu’s warning and overwhelming strength to Hiruzen Sarutobi, explaining that Su Yu had never attacked and that Kakashi could not gauge his true strength.

Hiruzen Sarutobi chose not to provoke Su Yu while the Chunin Ninja Exams were underway, despite Danzo’s objections. Su Yu began Naruto’s five-day training by demonstrating the power of Taijutsu, and Naruto eagerly committed to training with him.

• Kakashi told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Su Yu’s presence had made him feel unprecedented pressure, and Hiruzen judged Su Yu to be at least Kage Level.
• Danzo protested Hiruzen Sarutobi’s decision to let Su Yu stay near Naruto, but Hiruzen insisted they avoid making an enemy before the exams ended.
• After sensing that the watchers had left Naruto’s home, Su Yu woke Naruto early and took him to a forest clearing for training.
• Su Yu told Naruto they would focus on Taijutsu and explained that it could make a ninja stronger and more capable in combat.
• Su Yu formed a sword from wind and sliced the top off a distant mountain, convincing Naruto of Taijutsu’s potential.
• Naruto asked Su Yu to teach him the technique, agreed to endure difficult training, and began his special training.

Su Yu trained Naruto with tenfold gravity, weights, recovery techniques, and Shadow Clones, rapidly improving Naruto’s physical abilities and endurance. After two days of conditioning, Naruto began three days of combat training against an opponent that stayed slightly stronger than him.

• Su Yu put Naruto through tenfold-gravity training with added weights, and Naruto pushed himself until he passed out twelve times in one day.
• Su Yu healed Naruto after his limits, and Naruto woke refreshed before moving into a wooden residence Su Yu created for the five-day training session.
• Naruto repeatedly summoned Shadow Clones until some could withstand the gravity, then used them to train and improve through their shared experience.
• Naruto spent the next three days fighting a dummy that was always slightly stronger, gradually improving his Taijutsu and landing more blows despite its repeated increases in strength.

After five days of gravity training, Naruto had grown far stronger, and Su Yu explained how he could draw on the Nine-Tails’ power. Su Yu brought Naruto into his mindscape and revealed that the Nine-Tails’ name was Kurama, startling the fox.

• After ending the gravity training, Su Yu tested Naruto’s speed and strength, then warned him that he still needed a decisive attack and should rely on speed.
• Su Yu comforted Naruto about the villagers’ treatment of him and explained that someone else had controlled the Nine-Tails during its rampage through Konoha.
• Su Yu taught Naruto about the tailed beasts, Jinchūriki, and the possibility of earning a tailed beast’s cooperation.
• Su Yu brought Naruto into his mindscape, where the Nine-Tails appeared behind its sealed gate.
• Su Yu identified the Nine-Tails as Kurama, and the fox demanded to know how Su Yu had learned his name.

Su Yu unsealed Nine-Tails and forced the fox to hear his proposal by overpowering him. As Naruto reunited with Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, Nine-Tails agreed to remain inside Naruto and lend him power when needed.

• Su Yu removed Nine-Tails' seal and Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki appeared in Naruto's mental space.
• Nine-Tails attacked Minato, but Minato escaped with Flying Thunder God; Su Yu stopped Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb with one hand.
• Minato and Kushina told Naruto they were his parents while Su Yu beat Nine-Tails and healed him before beating him again.
• Nine-Tails agreed to listen after Su Yu asked him to stay inside Naruto and lend Naruto his power when necessary.

Su Yu brought Naruto and Kurama to an understanding, then finished Naruto’s five days of training and transported him to the Chunin Ninja Exams. After Naruto reunited with Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi, Kakashi asked Su Yu why he favored Naruto so much.

• Su Yu persuaded Kurama to stay with Naruto, then introduced the two and watched them agree to work together.
• Naruto cried after meeting his parents, then regained his confidence and learned that his father had been the Fourth Hokage.
• Su Yu ended Naruto’s five days of training and encouraged him to pass the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Su Yu transported Naruto to the exam venue, where Naruto reunited with Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi.
• After Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura headed into the exam building, Kakashi asked Su Yu why he favored Naruto.

Su Yu explained to Kakashi that Konoha could not stop him by force, then accepted the world’s request to protect its favored people and repair damage caused by the Ōtsutsuki Clan. As Naruto and his teammates arrived for the Chunin Exams, Neji, Rock Lee, and Tenten approached them, interested in Sasuke.

• Su Yu warned Kakashi that strength decided whether Konoha could protect Naruto, then vanished.
• The Naruto World’s will offered Su Yu wish power and a World Heart Pistil in exchange for helping its favored people and repairing the world’s erosion.
• Su Yu concluded that he would eventually need to kill the Ōtsutsuki Clan, but planned to stay with Naruto until after Naruto’s battle with Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Naruto told Sasuke and Sakura that Su Yu had trained him in Taijutsu for five days, including making him wear weights while sleeping.
• Neji, Rock Lee, and Tenten approached Naruto’s team, focusing their attention on Sasuke.

Rock Lee challenged Sasuke to a fight and overwhelmed him with taijutsu, even after Sasuke activated his Sharingan. Sasuke lay injured and unable to move as Rock Lee prepared to deliver a finishing blow, while Sakura watched helplessly.

• Neji challenged Sasuke to perform well in the exam, and Sasuke answered that he hoped Neji would not disappoint him.
• Rock Lee challenged Sasuke to a duel, then startled Sakura by asking her to go out with him.
• Sasuke accepted Rock Lee’s challenge and attacked, but Rock Lee dodged and struck him with a fast series of taijutsu moves.
• Sasuke activated his Sharingan and threw kunai, but Rock Lee explained that Sasuke could see his movements without being fast enough to react to them.
• Rock Lee beat Sasuke into a wall, leaving him injured and unable to move, then raised his foot to deliver a finishing blow as Sakura cried out.

Naruto intervened when Rock Lee nearly knocked out Sasuke, then defeated Rock Lee in a single exchange during their spar. As the candidates gathered for the exam, the examiner arrived and led them into the examination room.

• Naruto appeared beside Sasuke and blocked Rock Lee's kick, then agreed to fight him.
• Naruto dodged Rock Lee's attack and pinned him to the ground, forcing Rock Lee to concede defeat.
• Rock Lee regained his fighting spirit and promised Naruto he would train harder and defeat him next time.
• More candidates arrived, including the other rookies from Naruto's graduating class, and the hall grew noisy.
• With ten minutes remaining, the examiner arrived and directed the candidates into the examination room.

Naruto struggled with the written first stage of the Chunin Exams, while the candidates realized it tested their ability to gather information and cheat without getting caught. Hinata offered to let Naruto copy her answers, and just as he decided to accept, a kunai nearly struck his face.

• Ibiki Morino explained that candidates lost points for wrong answers or detected cheating, and that a zero score would disqualify the candidate’s entire squad.
• Sakura worried that Naruto would score zero, while Naruto remained unaware that the test was designed to assess information gathering.
• Hinata offered Naruto her finished answers, but Naruto initially suspected she was trying to trap him and refused.
• The exam began, and candidates used techniques and tools to copy answers while Naruto sat before a blank paper.
• After nearly forty minutes, Naruto decided to copy Hinata’s answers, but a kunai flew past and grazed his face.

Naruto faced Ibiki’s tenth-question ultimatum, which threatened permanent disqualification for anyone who answered incorrectly. Naruto chose to stay despite the risk, and Ibiki revealed that everyone who stayed had passed the first exam.

• An examiner caught a candidate cheating and disqualified him and his two teammates.
• Ibiki announced that candidates who gave up the tenth question would eliminate their teams, while anyone who answered incorrectly would lose the right to take the Chunin Exams forever.
• Candidates began withdrawing, and Naruto struggled with whether to give up the exam.
• Naruto rejected the ultimatum and declared that he would pursue becoming Hokage even if he remained a Genin forever.
• Ibiki announced that all seventy-eight candidates who stayed had passed the first round.

Ibiki revealed that the first exam tested the candidates’ resolve and intelligence-gathering skills, and Naruto passed despite submitting a blank paper. The candidates then reached the Forest of Death, where Anko introduced the next exam and warned that participants could die.

• Ibiki explained that the candidates had passed by choosing to continue despite the risk, and that the first nine questions tested their ability to gather accurate intelligence.
• Naruto passed the first exam, and Sakura scolded him for relying on luck after his impulsive choice.
• The successful candidates traveled to Training Ground Forty-Four, the Forest of Death, while staying in their teams and watching one another warily.
• Mitaraishi Anko introduced herself as the chief examiner and told the candidates to sign consent forms because some might die during the exam.