Chapter Summaries

Shihōin Naraku demonstrated Kurikara’s Immovable Wisdom King by smashing the summit off a mountain and lifting the resulting boulder. He began carrying the massive rock onward as Kakashi and the ANBU struggled to keep pace.

• Shihōin Naraku stopped his ANBU escort at the foot of a mountain and summoned Kurikara.
• Shihōin Naraku transformed into the Immovable Wisdom King and punched the mountain summit loose.
• Shihōin Naraku directed the Immovable Wisdom King to lift the boulder formed from the fallen summit, and it hoisted the rock onto its shoulder.
• Shihōin Naraku ordered two ANBU to clear the giant’s route while he carried the boulder forward.
• Kakashi followed the giant and wondered if Naraku was the strongest Hokage in Konohagakure’s history.

Naraku brought the Immovable Wisdom King and a boulder weighing over a million tons toward Konoha, while Kakashi and Uzuki Yugao worried about the danger. After villagers watched from a distance, the giant hurled the boulder into a deep crater in the village, causing a huge explosion.

• Kakashi reassured Uzuki Yugao that Naraku was Konoha's strongest Hokage, though he too could only trust Naraku's judgment.
• Naraku realized the Immovable Wisdom King used less chakra than expected and continued toward the evacuated village.
• Tsunade and the other onlookers saw the giant approach Konoha carrying the massive boulder.
• Tsunade urged the recovering Jiraiya to rest and promised to find a way to restore his arms, while Jiraiya joked about his nurses.
• Naraku made the Immovable Wisdom King ignite flames, lift the boulder with four arms, and throw it into Konoha's crater, creating a mushroom cloud.

Shihōin Naraku used the Immovable Wisdom King to move boulders into Konoha’s deep pit, then ordered the village’s outer walls demolished so Konoha could expand during reconstruction. After finishing the day’s work, he headed to the hospital to speak with Jiraiya and Tsunade about restoring Jiraiya’s severed arm and other matters.

• Shihōin Naraku spent the morning and afternoon hauling boulders into Konoha’s pit, filling more than half of it before running low on chakra.
• Uzuki Yugao checked on Naraku, and Kakashi reported that reconstruction was proceeding smoothly.
• Naraku ordered the demolition of Konoha’s outer walls so the rebuilt village could expand outward.
• Naraku surveyed the nearby mountains he had cut down to fill the pit, then went with the ANBU to visit Jiraiya at the temporary hospital.

Shihōin Naraku visited Jiraiya in the hospital and learned that Tsunade was researching Hashirama cells to find a way to restore his arms. Jiraiya reflected on Naruto’s prophetic role and wondered whether Naraku might also shape the Shinobi World, then chose to leave those questions to the next generation.

• Shihōin Naraku found Jiraiya recovering in Konoha Hospital and learned that Tsunade was researching Hashirama cells in hopes of restoring his arms.
• Naraku invited Jiraiya to visit the laboratory, but Jiraiya declined, accepting that he might never regain his arms.
• Jiraiya recalled that the Great Toad Sage had confirmed Naruto was the Child of the Prophecy but could no longer see the future clearly.
• Jiraiya wondered whether Naraku might also be a Child of the Prophecy after watching him rebuild Konoha.
• Naruto arrived to visit Jiraiya, who set aside his doubts and decided to let Naruto and Naraku follow their own paths.

Shihōin Naraku visited Tsunade as she studied records for research on Hashirama cells, intended to help restore Jiraiya’s arms. Tsunade chose to work alone to keep the research from becoming public, while Naraku returned to his Hokage duties amid ongoing unrest.

• Shihōin Naraku entered Tsunade’s laboratory and found her examining experimental data and a strange growth in a petri dish.
• Tsunade condemned Orochimaru and Shimura Danzō’s past human experiments and criticized Hiruzen Sarutobi for allowing them to evade punishment.
• Naraku gave Tsunade additional records gathered during the hunt for Orochimaru and offered to find someone to help her study them.
• Tsunade refused assistance because she wanted to keep her Hashirama cell research secret and said she would handle Jiraiya’s situation herself.
• Naraku agreed to let Tsunade continue alone and said he would help when he had time, while Tsunade urged him to focus on his Hokage duties and the unrest in the shinobi world.

After leaving Tsunade to handle matters herself, Naraku returned to the Shihōin Clan’s temporary settlement and reassured his worried uncle that he was fine. As Naraku went to rest under ANBU guard, Shihōin Harumoto confronted Uzuki Yugao about letting her boyfriend work so hard.

• Naraku left Tsunade and returned to the Shihōin Clan’s temporary settlement.
• Shihōin Harumoto checked that Naraku was unharmed and warned him not to overwork himself.
• Naraku explained that he had worked hard to speed Konoha’s reconstruction and promised he had delegated the later tasks.
• Shihōin Harumoto urged Naraku to rest and then left him in his room under ANBU guard.
• Shihōin Harumoto called Uzuki Yugao out of the shadows and asked why she had let Naraku work so hard.

Naraku left Konoha to meet Kabuto Yakushi in the Land of Rivers and waited to learn whether he had mastered Sage Mode. A little white snake delivered Kabuto’s message, and Naraku told him to keep training and wait at their agreed location when he finished.

• Harumoto warned Yugao about leaking information and urged her to tell him if a similar situation happened again.
• Naraku left a Shadow Clone to rest in Konoha and used Flying Thunder God to travel to the Land of Rivers.
• Naraku waited for Kabuto, worrying that changes to Kabuto’s circumstances might affect his Sage Mode training.
• As Naraku prepared to return to Konoha, a little white snake brought him a scroll from Kabuto.
• Naraku read the message and sent the snake back with instructions for Kabuto to continue training and meet him at their agreed location once he finished.

Shihōin Naraku returned to Konoha after learning that Kabuto Yakushi was close to mastering Sage Mode, while Obito and Black Zetsu discussed Sasuke Uchiha and Akame joining their plan. Naraku then ordered Kakashi to begin the village reconstruction work and descended into the pit to start breaking up the boulders.

• Shihōin Naraku returned to his temporary residence, read the scroll about Kabuto Yakushi’s training, and concluded that Kabuto could soon approach Obito about joining his plan.
• Obito told Black Zetsu that Sasuke Uchiha had not fully believed the truth about Itachi, and Black Zetsu reported that the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was recovering.
• Black Zetsu told Obito that Akame had agreed to join them, and Obito decided she should help strengthen White Zetsu and learn their plan.
• Shihōin Naraku ordered an ANBU member to have Kakashi gather the ninja and begin the planned work in Konoha.
• Naraku met Kakashi and the assembled ninja, then jumped into the pit to break apart the boulders and stabilize its foundation.

Shihōin Naraku shattered boulders and compacted rubble to fill most of Konoha’s crater, then directed Kakashi and Yamato’s earth-release teams as they filled the rest with soil. The groundwork for Konoha’s reconstruction was nearly complete, though the settling ground still needed repairs.

• Shihōin Naraku broke the boulders with a punch and shook the ground to pack the rubble into gaps in Konoha’s crater.
• Naraku told Kakashi to begin, and Kakashi fired the signal for the earth-release teams to start moving soil.
• Under Yamato’s leadership, the Konoha ninja guided a river of soil into the crater, filling it as they exhausted their chakra and stamina.
• Kakashi signaled Yamato to stop once the crater was mostly filled, and the ninja celebrated that reconstruction could begin.
• Naraku stamped the ground to settle the soil, causing depressions to appear where underground gaps were being filled.

Shihōin Naraku oversaw preparations to rebuild Konoha and considered who could replace Yamato as ANBU commander. As reconstruction began, he reassured Jiraiya that Tsunade was making progress on treating his missing arms, and the chapter left their recovery unresolved.

• Shihōin Naraku checked that Konoha had secured reconstruction supplies and told Kakashi to protect them from damage.
• Shihōin Naraku learned that Yamato was using Wood Release to build houses and began considering candidates to replace him as ANBU commander.
• After several days, Konoha began rebuilding on the outskirts while waiting for the deeper soil to settle before installing underground facilities.
• Shihōin Naraku and Jiraiya watched ninja and civilians work together, and Jiraiya praised Naraku for the village’s renewed unity.
• Shihōin Naraku assured Jiraiya that Tsunade was making progress on treating his arms and offered to help after reconstruction became less demanding.

Jiraiya learned that Konan had died and tried to go to Amegakure, but Naraku refused to help her and revealed plans to force Amegakure into submission or attack it. Tsunade supported Naraku, arguing that Konoha’s losses demanded compensation.

• Naraku told Jiraiya that Amegakure had fallen into chaos and that Konan was dead.
• Jiraiya hurried to leave for Amegakure, but Naraku warned that going there would mean certain death and refused to send help.
• Naraku explained that he had sent investigators to Amegakure and planned to crush it or make it pledge loyalty and compensate Konoha.
• Jiraiya objected to starting another war while Konoha was still rebuilding.
• Tsunade arrived, backed Naraku’s decisions, and said Akatsuki and Amegakure had to answer for Konoha’s losses.

Tsunade reviewed her proposed experiment to give Jiraiya new arms, but Naraku warned that Hashirama cells were far more invasive than her data suggested. The chapter ended with Tsunade deciding to proceed with the arm experiment despite Jiraiya’s objections.

• Tsunade scolded Jiraiya for suggesting he might visit Amegakure to check on Konan.
• Naraku reviewed Tsunade’s experiment plan and said it was too optimistic to succeed safely.
• Naraku explained that Hashirama cells had let Danzo suppress the power of eleven Sharingan, but could rapidly consume him when his chakra weakened.
• Tsunade agreed that they needed more experiments to observe rejection reactions, while Jiraiya pleaded for puppet prosthetics instead.
• Naraku said Konoha lacked skilled puppet makers and that they could not reveal Jiraiya had lost his arms, so Tsunade chose to continue with the original plan.

Shihōin Naraku told Jiraiya and Tsunade that Konan had vanished after a battle in Amegakure, and they suspected someone had attacked her to seize the Rinnegan. He then revealed that Sasuke Uchiha had killed Uchiha Itachi, leaving Tsunade and Jiraiya astonished by Sasuke’s strength.

• Shihōin Naraku reported that Konan had disappeared after explosions and signs of battle near Amegakure, with her fate unconfirmed.
• Tsunade reasoned that someone had attacked Konan to take the Rinnegan and that the Akatsuki had a hidden mastermind.
• Jiraiya concluded that Konan likely had not survived the conflict because she had left no warning for Amegakure’s officials.
• Shihōin Naraku revealed that Uchiha Itachi was dead and that Sasuke Uchiha had killed him in a fight between the brothers.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya reacted with surprise and considered how quickly Sasuke Uchiha’s strength had grown.

After the system update, Shihōin Naraku learned that holding positions in Konoha could earn him occasional draw chances through an automatic check-in function. Though the daily odds were low because he could still gain positions elsewhere in the Shinobi World, Naraku expected his strength to keep growing as the Allied Shinobi Forces formed.

• Jiraiya asked whether Sasuke Uchiha might return to Konoha, but Tsunade said it was unlikely because of the Uchiha Clan Massacre.
• Shihōin Naraku said Sasuke was a valuable pawn for anyone who wanted to exploit his hatred of Konoha, and Jiraiya regretted that Naruto Uzumaki would be disappointed.
• The system announced that its update was complete and that it had installed a new Position Check-In function.
• After Tsunade took Jiraiya away, Naraku returned to his temporary office and asked the system to explain the new function.
• The system told Naraku that holding any position in Konoha could automatically give him a chance at one draw per day, with higher chances for more important positions, regardless of whether he worked or took time off.
• The system revealed that Naraku's daily odds were very low because he could still gain positions in the Shinobi World, and Naraku resolved to grow stronger as the Allied Shinobi Forces formed.

After becoming Hokage, Shihōin Naraku learned that his final promotion in Konohagakure had earned him ten draw chances and began his seventh ten-pull. He reviewed the rewards, pleased with two powerful shock-wave abilities and several other prizes.

• Shihōin Naraku asked the system why becoming Hokage had given him ten draw chances, and learned that it was his final promotion within Konohagakure.
• Shihōin Naraku considered remaining in office to earn future rewards and decided to proceed with his seventh ten-pull.
• The system awarded Shihōin Naraku Conqueror's Country, Conqueror's Sea, a portion of Six-Tails Saiken's chakra, Sage Mode, and several other rewards.
• Shihōin Naraku recognized Conqueror's Country and Conqueror's Sea as powerful shock-wave abilities that the system had adapted for the Shinobi World.

Naraku examined his new rewards, including powerful attacks and chakra from Six-Tails Saiken, then began fusing the Sage Modes of the Three Great Sage Lands. The chapter ended with him discovering that his final reward was Saitama’s Serious Punch.

• Naraku mastered Conqueror's Country and Conqueror's Sea and judged that he could use either about five times before risking serious injury.
• Naraku absorbed kidney enhancement and obtained Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, which the system had adapted so it did not require the Byakugan.
• Naraku agreed to fuse his three Sage Modes after the system assured him their abilities would be retained and enhanced.
• Naraku reviewed rewards including one hundred million Special Explosive Tags, a three-color dango recipe, and an Ichiraku Ramen discount coupon.
• Naraku discovered that his final reward was Serious Punch, the attack used by Saitama.

Shihōin Naraku examined Serious Punch and learned that its overwhelming power came with a nine-day cooldown and the permanent loss of over three thousand hairs per use. Confident in his other abilities, he resolved to save the move for emergencies as the coming war approached, while a black figure waited near Konoha and Kabuto Yakushi awoke in Ryūchi Cave.

• Shihōin Naraku asked the system about Serious Punch's effects and learned he could normally use it only once every nine days, while repeated use could severely harm his body.
• The system told Shihōin Naraku that each Serious Punch permanently cost him more than three thousand hairs, and that no method could restore them.
• Shihōin Naraku decided to avoid using Serious Punch unless absolutely necessary because he already had other powerful moves and did not want to lose his hair.
• Shihōin Naraku clenched his fist, crushed the surrounding air, and declared he was ready for the war to begin.
• A pitch-black figure arrived near Konoha and waited, while Kabuto Yakushi opened his eyes during Sage Mode training in Ryūchi Cave.

Shihōin Naraku met Black Zetsu outside Konoha after making a Fire Clone to cover his absence. They moved away before a patrol could find them, while the patrol detected traces of chakra but found no one and continued searching.

• Shihōin Naraku sensed Black Zetsu near Konoha and created a Fire Clone to stand in for him.
• Shihōin Naraku used his speed to appear before Black Zetsu, who was shaken by his ability to arrive unnoticed.
• Black Zetsu began to explain why he had come, but Shihōin Naraku stopped him and said they should move because a patrol was approaching.
• Shihōin Naraku vanished, and Black Zetsu followed by sinking into the ground.
• A patrol of Konoha ninja detected faint chakra traces but could not locate anyone, so they split up to search and later doubled back before resuming their patrol.

Black Zetsu told Shihōin Naraku that the Nine-Tails was the last tailed beast needed for the Ten-Tails plan and tried to persuade him to cooperate. Naraku rejected Black Zetsu’s insinuation that he would hand over Konoha’s jinchūriki, leaving Black Zetsu to argue that the plan served Naraku’s own ambitions.

• Shihōin Naraku and Black Zetsu went to a cliff overlooking Konoha and discussed their uneasy alliance.
• Black Zetsu told Naraku that Sasuke Uchiha had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and that Obito had persuaded him to become a pawn, but Naraku already knew.
• Black Zetsu revealed that the Nine-Tails was the only tailed beast not sealed inside the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Naraku scoffed at the idea that he would hand over Konoha’s Nine-Tails Jinchūriki.
• Black Zetsu argued that without the Nine-Tails, the Ten-Tails plan and Naraku’s own ambitions would fail, and offered to handle the capture without affecting him.

Shihōin Naraku refused to help Black Zetsu obtain Konoha’s Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but revealed other sources of Nine-Tails chakra. Black Zetsu realized he could use Void and the resurrected Gold and Silver Brothers to advance the plan to gather chakra.

• Shihōin Naraku rejected Black Zetsu’s request concerning the Nine-Tails and offered intelligence instead.
• Shihōin Naraku revealed that the apprentice monk Void had been implanted with Nine-Tails chakra and had become a counterfeit Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Shihōin Naraku explained that Kinkaku and Ginkaku had gained Nine-Tails chakra after surviving inside the beast and could manifest six tails.
• Black Zetsu noted that the Gold and Silver Brothers had been dead for a long time, but Shihōin Naraku pointed out that Impure World Reincarnation could summon them again.
• Black Zetsu realized he could combine the brothers’ Nine-Tails chakra with Void’s and planned to have Obito pursue those sources instead of Konoha’s Jinchuriki.