Recaps

Naruto took Sasuke to a stream to catch fish, and the fish repeatedly slapped Sasuke while he struggled to kill it. After Sasuke finally declared victory, the boys lit a fire with his Great Fireball Technique to grill the fish.

• Naruto brought Sasuke to a stream and persuaded him to take off his trousers and help catch fish.
• Naruto caught a fish, but it broke free of Sasuke’s grasp and slapped him across the face several times.
• Naruto went to gather firewood while Sasuke fought the fish and finally stood over it, claiming he had slain it for Uchiha honor.
• Naruto returned and praised Sasuke, while Hashirama and Kurama reflected on Uchiha pride inside the Sealing Space.
• Naruto told Sasuke to start a fire, and Sasuke used Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique to ignite the wood for grilling the fish.

Naruto and Sasuke talked about their dreams after fishing, but Itachi soon arrived to take Sasuke home. After hearing what happened, Hiruzen allowed Itachi to bring Sasuke to play with Naruto weekly, while insisting Naruto’s identity stay hidden from the Uchiha clan.

• Naruto and Sasuke argued playfully about which of their big brothers would become Hokage.
• Itachi found the group, apologized for Sasuke’s behavior, and took Sasuke home after Naruto introduced himself.
• Itachi promised to bring Sasuke to Naruto’s house to play each week if Hiruzen approved.
• Itachi reported the day’s events to Hiruzen, who agreed to weekly visits but told him to keep Naruto’s identity from the Uchiha clan.
• Hiruzen decided Naruto needed companionship to prevent his isolation from worsening, while remaining cautious about the Nine-Tails’ power and Naruto’s sense of danger.

Hinata finished an enormous breakfast and got Hiashi’s permission to visit Naruto after her confinement ended. She mistook Naruto’s roughhousing with Sasuke for something improper, burst into the apartment, and met Naruto’s new friend.

• Hinata ate a large breakfast while Hiashi wondered about her increased appetite and strength.
• Hinata asked to go play with her friends, and Hiashi agreed to let Hyuga Tōru take her.
• Hinata arrived at Naruto’s apartment and used her Byakugan after hearing someone cry for help.
• Hinata saw Naruto pinning Sasuke down, misunderstood what was happening, and burst through the door.
• Naruto got off Sasuke and introduced him to Hinata as his little follower, while Hinata recalled her clan’s disparaging remarks about the Uchiha.

Naruto took Sasuke and Hinata to the Akimichi BBQ Restaurant, where his friends stood by him when villagers treated him with hostility. The three friends began sharing a meal, while Hashirama asked Naruto to bring him some barbecue.

• Naruto suggested that he, Sasuke, and Hinata go eat barbecue, and they agreed to split the bill.
• On the way to the restaurant, Sasuke shouted at villagers who stared at Naruto and made hostile remarks about him.
• Hinata told Naruto that he was her good friend, and Sasuke took his arm and urged him onward.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata arrived at the Akimichi BBQ Restaurant, where Akimichi Aoi welcomed them and seated them.
• Hashirama asked Naruto to pack up some barbecue for him, and Kurama watched in embarrassment.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata went out for barbecue, where Naruto and Sasuke’s fight over premium beef ended in an accidental first kiss. After eating their fill and packing leftovers for family and teachers, they returned to Naruto’s apartment building, where Hyuga Tōru was waiting for Hinata.

• Naruto and Sasuke fought over the premium beef, and their struggle ended with them kissing as they both bit the last piece.
• Hinata surprised Naruto and Sasuke by eating more barbecue than they had, and Auntie Akimichi brought them another plate.
• The three children packed leftover barbecue to take to Sasuke’s brother, Hinata’s family, and Naruto’s teacher.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata returned to Naruto’s apartment building, where Hyuga Tōru greeted Hinata.
• Hinata said goodbye to Naruto and Sasuke and left with Hyuga Tōru.

Danzo learned that Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki had kissed and suspected the Uchiha of trying to win the Jinchūriki over, while Shisui Uchiha asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to address growing tensions between his clan and the village. Hiruzen approved Sasuke and Naruto’s friendship but told Itachi to limit visits, then summoned Fugaku.

• Otsu reported to Danzo that Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki had kissed, and Danzo accused the Uchiha of plotting to capture the Jinchūriki’s heart.
• Danzo ordered Otsu to approach Shisui Uchiha and learn about the Uchiha Clan, while arranging to replace his damaged desk.
• Shisui asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to reform village policies that kept the Uchiha in the police force, and Hiruzen told him to investigate the extremists’ demands and motives.
• Hiruzen remembered how Minato and Fugaku had been close, then reflected that Sasuke and Naruto’s friendship had increased unrest among the Uchiha.
• Itachi admitted that he had failed to keep Sasuke and Naruto’s outing secret, and Hiruzen told him to spend time with Sasuke but visit Naruto less often.
• Hiruzen summoned Fugaku after Itachi left.

Two years after Naruto began spending time with Hinata and Sasuke, he headed to his first day at the Ninja Academy. He arrived with Sasuke and Itachi, while Hiruzen instructed Iruka to pay special attention to Naruto, who was still prejudged by some villagers and ninja.

• Naruto woke after Yugao called him and recalled how he had trained and spent time with Hinata and Sasuke over the past two years.
• Naruto made breakfast and walked toward the Ninja Academy, feeling resentful when a village child looked down on him.
• Naruto met Sasuke and Itachi on the way, and the three went to the Academy together.
• Hiruzen told Iruka to take extra care of Naruto at school, while Iruka privately admitted his prejudice toward the boy.

The Third gave the Ninja Academy students a long speech about the Will of Fire while Hashirama recalled how the phrase and Konoha’s name had originated with him and Madara. After Naruto woke from sleeping through the speech, Iruka began sorting the students into their classrooms.

• The Third spoke at length about the Will of Fire, while Hashirama stopped listening and privately wondered how Monkey had drawn so much from the phrase.
• Hashirama remembered proposing the name Konoha and explained the original meaning of the Will of Fire as a declaration about himself and Madara.
• Tobirama scolded Hashirama for the embarrassing meaning and rewrote it, and Sarutobi and others later developed it into the version taught in Konoha.
• The Third finished his speech, noticed Naruto had fallen asleep, and resolved to make future talks shorter.
• Kurama woke Naruto, who saw Sasuke annoyed that Naruto had slept while he stayed awake to impress the Hokage.
• Iruka introduced himself and began calling students to divide them into classes.

Iruka began teaching Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, and their classmates, who introduced themselves and shared their dreams. Naruto proudly declared that he wanted to become Hokage, moving Hashirama to tears.

• Iruka welcomed the class and asked the students to introduce themselves and share their future dreams.
• Hinata said she wanted to satisfy her father and witness Naruto become Hokage, surprising Iruka with her closeness to Naruto.
• Sasuke said he admired his older brother and wanted to become Naruto's big brother.
• Naruto introduced himself as Sasuke's big brother and Hinata's friend, then declared that he wanted to become Hokage despite the fearful stares from some classmates.
• Hashirama wept as he heard Naruto boldly state his dream, while Kurama watched him in disbelief.

Iruka taught the new students about the definition of a ninja while Naruto and Hashirama found the lesson dull. Naruto secretly shared Choji’s chips with Hinata, whose unusual Byakugan and growing appetite drew attention, as Iruka watched the class’s mischief and planned to address it later.

• Iruka explained that the Second Hokage had compiled the Academy’s comprehensive definition of a ninja, while Hashirama wondered why Tobirama had never asked him for input.
• Naruto quietly asked Choji for chips, and Choji passed them over in exchange for Naruto’s promise to bring him food the next day.
• Shikamaru watched Naruto and Choji sneak snacks, while Sasuke noticed Naruto eating and tried to stay focused on behaving well.
• Hinata watched Naruto with her newly expanded, 360-degree vision and felt hungry; Naruto gave her half his chips, which she quickly ate.
• Choji recalled a rumor about a Hyuga girl nearly breaking an Akimichi eating record, while Iruka chose not to discipline the students immediately and planned to speak with their elders.

Shisui revealed his Kotoamatsukami to Sarutobi and proposed using it to change Fugaku’s will, but Sarutobi ordered him to take time off and refused Danzo’s request to take him into Root. Danzo left plotting to seize Shisui and use his power to take control of Sarutobi and the Hokage’s seat.

• Shisui told Itachi his instructions for after his death, then went to Sarutobi and reported the Uchiha clan’s growing tensions.
• Shisui revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and said he planned to use Kotoamatsukami to alter Fugaku’s thoughts.
• Sarutobi told Shisui that Fugaku had no intention of rebelling and ordered him to take a day off rather than use his eyes.
• Sarutobi rejected Danzo’s offer to take Shisui into Root and dismissed him from the matter.
• Outside the office, Danzo vowed to capture Shisui and use Kotoamatsukami to take the Hokage’s seat and control Sarutobi.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata shared lunch at the Ninja Academy and befriended Kiba, while Hinata’s enormous appetite amazed their classmates. Naruto then entertained everyone with his exaggerated story of how he became Sasuke’s big brother, leaving Sasuke protesting that Naruto had tricked him.

• Sasuke and Naruto each offered Hinata a lunch box, and she ate several lunches of her own as well.
• Kiba introduced himself and Akamaru, and Naruto invited them to eat with the group.
• Choji told the children about a girl who nearly broke the Akimichi Clan’s eating record, and Hinata admitted that it had been her.
• Naruto told Kiba and Choji that Hinata was stronger than Sasuke and declared himself the strongest member of the Konoha F4.
• Naruto recounted how he supposedly defeated Sasuke and became his big brother, prompting Sasuke to protest that Naruto had tricked him.

Naruto woke from his nap and went with Sasuke and Hinata to Iruka’s outdoor practical class, where he led several classmates into the shade instead of standing in the sun. In the Sealing Space, Hashirama recognized the wooden practice tools and learned that his grandson Nawaki had died, leaving him to wonder whether Tsunade had a descendant in Konoha.

• Hinata and Sasuke tried to wake Naruto from his deep sleep, and Sasuke eventually shook him awake.
• Naruto teased Sasuke in the bathroom before the two boys followed Iruka to the training ground.
• Naruto took Hinata to the shade, and Shikamaru, Choji, Kiba, and others joined them while Sasuke remained in the sun.
• Iruka brought wooden kunai and shuriken for the students to practice with and called them over to collect their tools.
• Hashirama recognized the wooden weapons as Tobirama’s idea and wondered whether he still had descendants in Konoha.
• Kurama told Hashirama that Nawaki had died in the Second Shinobi World War, and Hashirama hoped that Tsunade had a child.

Naruto and Sasuke began practicing kunai skills at the Ninja Academy, and Sasuke challenged Naruto to a throwing contest. Naruto’s first strike missed its intended target while Sasuke landed a clean hit, but Naruto prepared to try again.

• Iruka demonstrated how to wield a wooden kunai and explained the proper stance and targeting technique.
• Sasuke challenged Naruto to see who could throw kunai and shuriken more accurately, and Naruto accepted.
• Naruto and Sasuke joined the next group for close-combat practice before their throwing contest.
• Naruto struck the training dummy’s scalp instead of its neck, prompting Hashirama to scold him from the Sealing Space.
• Sasuke cut an eight-centimeter gash in the dummy’s neck, then watched Naruto take his stance again.

Naruto and Hinata each shattered a training dummy during Iruka’s close-combat assessment, leaving Iruka worried about exceeding the year’s budget. Iruka continued the lesson and planned to ask the Third for reimbursement.

• Naruto snapped a training dummy’s neck with a powerful strike, impressing Hashirama, Kiba, and Sasuke.
• Iruka warned Naruto to use less force and offered to treat Naruto and Sasuke to ramen, while Naruto asked to bring Hinata.
• Hinata revealed her Byakugan and joined the assessment with a wooden kunai.
• Hinata struck the second dummy’s weak point and removed its head, shocking Iruka and worsening his budget worries.
• Iruka led the remaining students through close-combat training and reminded them not to damage the dummies.

During Iruka’s shuriken lesson, Sasuke protected Ino and Sakura from Kiba’s reckless throw and then challenged Naruto to another throwing contest. Their classmates gathered to watch, while Shikamaru suggested Sasuke was unlikely to win.

• Iruka demonstrated how to throw shuriken, and Kiba recklessly threw six at once, sending some toward Ino and Sakura.
• Sasuke knocked down two shuriken with a wooden kunai but was hit in the waist by another, then returned to Naruto’s side.
• Ino and Sakura argued over Sasuke, while Iruka scolded Kiba and supervised the class more closely.
• Sasuke took Naruto to collect their shuriken and challenged him to their thirty-seventh contest as Hinata, Kiba, and other classmates watched.
• Choji told Ino that Naruto and Sasuke were competing, and Shikamaru predicted Sasuke might lose; the others pointed to Dummy No. 1 as their evidence.

Naruto and Sasuke competed at shuriken throwing, and Sasuke finally scored his first victory after 36 previous failed challenges. Sasuke led Naruto away from their classmates to celebrate, while the others mistakenly thought they had gone to the bathroom.

• Ino stopped Sakura from calling Naruto the Nine-Tailed Fox and explained that she should not repeat the hurtful rumor.
• Naruto struck Dummy No. 4 in the crotch with his shuriken, while Sasuke secretly used two extra shuriken to hit the dummy's eyes.
• Sasuke declared that he had won, and Naruto accepted the result and praised his technique.
• Sakura asked where Sasuke had taken Naruto, and Hinata suggested they might have gone to the bathroom.
• Sasuke laughed and celebrated in a distant grove, while Hashirama congratulated him on finally beating Naruto.

Sasuke awakened his Sharingan during training, and Iruka took Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata to Ichiraku Ramen to celebrate their first day at the Ninja Academy. As steaming bowls arrived, Hashirama asked Naruto for some noodles from inside the Sealing Space.

• Sasuke awakened one tomoe in each eye, but Naruto’s chop interrupted his excitement.
• Naruto and Sasuke returned to the training ground, where Ino and Sakura crowded around Sasuke and Kiba asked Naruto about their trip to the bathroom.
• After their first day at the Ninja Academy, Hinata told Hiashi that Iruka was taking the three children to dinner at Ichiraku Ramen.
• Hiashi asked Iruka to look after Hinata, and Itachi praised Sasuke before heading home, while Naruto sensed urgency and worry in Itachi.
• Iruka led Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata to Ichiraku Ramen and ordered large bowls of tonkotsu ramen for the children.
• Hashirama drooled over Naruto’s ramen from the Sealing Space and asked Naruto for some.

Iruka treated Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata to ramen, then walked Naruto home while the Third approved the academy’s reimbursement. On the way home, Sasuke proudly told Itachi he had awakened his eyes, and Itachi finally realized what he had said.

• Iruka agreed to buy Naruto and Hinata more ramen as they quickly finished multiple bowls, while Sasuke declined additional food.
• Iruka paid for seven bowls of tonkotsu ramen and two bowls of spicy miso ramen before Itachi and Tōru arrived to pick up Sasuke and Hinata.
• Iruka offered to walk Naruto home, then asked where he lived as their shadows stretched beneath the setting sun.
• The Third watched through his crystal ball and approved the academy’s reimbursement for Iruka’s meal.
• Sasuke told Itachi that he had beaten Naruto and then revealed that he had awakened his eyes.
• Itachi praised Sasuke before stopping in shock when he understood what Sasuke had said.

Itachi persuaded Sasuke to hide his newly awakened Sharingan and promised to train him. At Root, Shisui confronted Danzo, was betrayed and wounded, then used Susanoo to fight his way toward an escape.

• Itachi asked Sasuke not to tell their father that he had awakened the Sharingan, and Sasuke agreed after Itachi promised to teach him ninjutsu.
• Shisui met Danzo at Root to discuss the Uchiha clan’s affairs and accused him of framing the police force.
• Shisui used Kotoamatsukami on Danzo, but Otsu stabbed him while Danzo revealed that he had set a trap.
• Danzo’s Root forces surrounded the wounded Shisui, who activated Susanoo and fought back.
• Shisui used Susanoo to clear a path and tried to escape so he could inform the Third, while poison spread from his stab wound.

Shisui attacked Danzo’s Root forces and destroyed their base, but the poison from his wounds left him dying. He entrusted his remaining Kotoamatsukami eye and his hope for Konoha to Itachi, who awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan as the Third left the grieving Uchiha compound.

• Shisui used Izanagi to unleash his third-stage Susanoo, defeat the Root members pursuing him, and hurl his spiral spear at the Root Base.
• The Third learned of the giant Susanoo and rushed toward the Uchiha Clan Compound with Kakashi’s report.
• Itachi saw Shisui fall from the sky, caught him, and heard how his attempt to use Kotoamatsukami on Danzo had failed.
• Shisui gave Itachi his remaining eye and asked him to protect Konoha before dying in his arms.
• Itachi awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and carried Shisui’s body to the Uchiha Shrine as the Third and Fugaku arrived.
• Fugaku told the Third to leave, and the Third departed while Uchiha clan members gathered in anger.

After Shisui’s death, Fugaku kept the circumstances from Sasuke and sent him to school, while Sasuke worried about his brother and Shisui. The chapter ended with Sasuke leaving home, planning to see Naruto at school and visit Shisui later.

• Hiruzen arrived at Fugaku’s home to ask about a Susanoo, and Fugaku said he knew nothing about it before leading Hiruzen toward the training ground.
• Mikoto took Sasuke back to his room, but Sasuke sneaked out and followed Fugaku and Hiruzen.
• Kakashi noticed Sasuke trailing them but mistook him for another Uchiha child with a condition flaring up.
• Fugaku and Hiruzen encountered Itachi carrying Shisui’s corpse, and Fugaku knocked Sasuke out with a genjutsu before asking Hiruzen to leave the matter to the clan.
• The next morning, Mikoto told Sasuke that Fugaku had installed bars on his window, and Fugaku ordered him to get ready for school.
• Sasuke went to school with two oversized boxed lunches, planning to see Naruto and visit Shisui later.

After Naruto entered the Ninja Academy, Hashirama chose a reward that gave him playing cards and decided to make a set using Wood Release. He left Kurama traumatized after using his claws to carve the cards, then promised that Naruto, Kurama, and he would decorate them together.

• Kurama woke Naruto and called out to him while Hashirama slept.
• Hashirama rejected the options to speak with Tobirama or obtain a ninjutsu and chose a recreational activity instead.
• Hashirama received fifty-four playing cards and used Wood Release to grow a tree for materials.
• Hashirama grabbed Kurama and used his claws to shave wood into cards for five hours, leaving Kurama exhausted and distressed.
• Hashirama suggested that he, Naruto, and Kurama draw on the cards together, and Kurama agreed after Hashirama proposed they share the final card.

Naruto and Sasuke arrived late to their second day at the Ninja Academy and were sent to stand at the back of the class. The chapter left them there under their classmates’ attention while Hinata secretly watched Naruto with her 360-degree vision.

• Naruto met Sasuke on the way to school and teased him in his thoughts, while Sasuke showed off his newly awakened Sharingan before his chakra ran low.
• Naruto and Sasuke arrived ten minutes late because Kurama had woken Naruto late and Sasuke had slept in after the previous night’s failed adventure.
• Iruka sent Sasuke to stand at the back for five minutes, then ordered Naruto to join him.
• Naruto pushed Sasuke to the back while their classmates watched, and Iruka let Ino off with a warning after she admitted she had been spacing out.
• Hinata secretly used her 360-degree vision to watch Naruto without turning around, while Naruto wondered why she was not looking at him.

Iruka taught the class how to extract chakra, but Naruto found the explanation unnecessary and demonstrated the technique with surprising force. The lesson ended with Iruka warning the students not to use Naruto as a normal example.

• Iruka explained chakra extraction to the students and described the basic principles of the technique.
• Iruka called Naruto out for yawning and asked him to explain chakra extraction to the class.
• Naruto tried to explain the technique, then demonstrated it by releasing a wave of chakra that scattered papers across the room.
• Iruka carried Naruto back to his seat and told the class that Naruto was a special case, not a useful reference.