Chapter Summaries

One year after Momoshiki’s defeat, Zabuza read a letter from Naruto announcing that he and Hinata were getting married at the end of the month. He decided to attend the wedding, while Mei Terumi stopped him to demand an explanation about an invitation he mentioned.

• Zabuza reflected on Kirigakure’s recovery and grumbled that Mei Terumi remained single and had no time for matchmaking.
• Zabuza read Haku’s letter about the completed Forest of Death development project in Konoha.
• Zabuza opened Naruto’s letter and learned that Naruto and Hinata were getting married at the end of the month.
• Zabuza decided to attend the wedding and visit Haku at the Forest of Death.
• Mei Terumi saw Zabuza outside the Mizukage Building and asked what was wrong.
• Zabuza asked whether Mei had received an invitation, then tried to leave; Mei caught his leg with a water whip and demanded an explanation.

Zabuza told Mei Terumi that Naruto and Hinata were getting married, leaving her in a jealous breakdown. In Konoha, their friends and family received invitations and began reacting to the upcoming wedding, while Hiashi considered where to hold it.

• Zabuza told Mei Terumi that Naruto and Hinata were getting married, and she broke down over her inability to find a good man.
• Zabuza warned Chōjūrō to leave Mei alone, but Chōjūrō's concern prompted her to vent to him about her romantic misfortune.
• Naruto and Hinata's families and friends learned of the wedding after Minato and Kushina had secretly transported Naruto to Hinata's home to discuss a date.
• Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino received invitations and began thinking about wedding gifts.
• Neji accepted Hinata's invitation with a heavy heart as Toneri mourned from nearby, then felt somewhat comforted by the thought that Hinata's marriage would end Toneri's pining.
• Hiashi considered discussing a larger wedding venue with Tsunade and setting aside land on the Back Mountain.

As preparations began for Naruto and Hinata’s wedding, Hiashi arranged the venue on Konoha’s Back Mountain and recruited Kakashi and Tenzo to help build it. Minato brought Isobu to Kurama’s secret meeting of the Tailed Beasts, and Kakashi and Tenzo were left constructing the venue with help from Matatabi and Isobu.

• Rasa learned from his children’s letter that Naruto was getting married and decided to send a large golden beckoning cat as a gift.
• Tsunade gave Hiashi a patch of level ground on the Back Mountain, and Hiashi asked to borrow Kakashi and Tenzo to help prepare the venue.
• Minato used Flying Thunder God to bring Isobu from its pond to Kurama’s meeting of the Tailed Beasts.
• Kurama explained the wedding preparations to the Tailed Beasts with a blackboard of drawings of Naruto and Hinata.
• Kakashi and Tenzo began building the wedding venue with Matatabi and Isobu supplying chakra, while Kurama handled other matters.

Naruto and Hinata’s grand wedding brought the Five Kage, former Hokage, and their friends together in Konoha. As guests exchanged gifts and celebrated, Mei Terumi mistook Zabuza’s closeness with Haku for perversion.

• The Hyuga Clan, Kakashi, Tenzo, and others built a large Wedding Hall in two days, and Tobirama cured Ōnoki’s back pain before bringing him to Konoha.
• Naruto and Hinata arrived at their wedding in formal clothes as the Five Kage, former Hokage, and many friends gathered at the decorated hall.
• A complained about Konoha’s impressive gathering while Mei Terumi admired the venue and Ōnoki asked Kurotsuchi whether she liked anyone.
• Kurotsuchi denied having feelings for anyone as she bickered with Deidara, while Mei Terumi envied their closeness and watched Zabuza sit with Haku.
• Zabuza ignored Mei Terumi’s angry stares and ate candied hawthorn from Haku, who had prepared an ice sculpture of Naruto and Hinata as children.
• Shikamaru, Choji, Ino, Sakura, Kiba, Shino, and Tenten prepared practical or personal wedding gifts for Naruto and Hinata.

Naruto and Hinata married in a ceremony attended by their family and friends, then slipped away from the crowded reception. Kurama’s spectacular Tailed Beast Chakra fireworks lit up Konoha, and Sasuke went to clean up the resulting mess.

• Naruto and Hinata exchanged vows and rings, then kissed beneath falling white petals as their families watched.
• The wedding guests began feasting, while Mei Terumi watched dreamily and Zabuza and Choji impressed everyone by eating roast suckling pig in three bites.
• Karin noticed Naruto and Hinata had disappeared, and Sasuke used his Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan to find them at the Back Mountain.
• Naruto told Sasuke they had left because the wedding was too crowded and Kurama had promised them big fireworks.
• Kurama launched nine harmless Tailed Beast Bombs that burst into colorful lights over Konoha, and Sasuke used Amenotejikara to clean up afterward.

Ōtsutsuki Kunjiki learned that Momoshiki and Kinshiki had gone missing and set out for the Shinobi World, while Urashiki followed him there. In the Shinobi World, Tobirama studied Ōtsutsuki knowledge, and Naruto and Hinata discussed their unsuccessful attempts to have a child.

• Ōtsutsuki Kunjiki discovered that Momoshiki and Kinshiki had not responded and decided to investigate the Shinobi World himself.
• Urashiki received Kunjiki’s message, prepared to travel, and used Yomotsu Hirasaka to head for the Shinobi World.
• Tobirama learned from Kaguya that Ōtsutsuki were born with Kāma and knowledge inherited from their clan.
• Karin teased Naruto and Hinata about having a child, and Hinata admitted they had been trying without success.
• Naruto stopped Karin’s teasing with a hand chop and went to cook lunch with his Wood Clones.

Karin was punished by Kakashi for gossiping about him, and Naruto prepared a meal for Kakashi and his guests. On the Shinobi World News broadcast, Rasa and Gaara appeared helping build the Sand-Rain Canal, with Rasa seemingly preparing Gaara to become the Fifth Kazekage.

• Karin told Hinata that Yugito had found Kakashi's secret Icha Icha Paradise stash, but Kakashi overheard and struck her on the head.
• Kakashi delivered a package from the Second to Naruto and joined Hinata and Karin while Naruto cooked extra food.
• Hinata wondered whether Yugito had left in anger, but Kakashi explained that the Raikage had summoned her and he had taken her back to Kumogakure.
• Kakashi turned on the Shinobi World News, which reported that Sunagakure and Amegakure had begun building the Sand-Rain Canal.
• Rasa and Gaara appeared at the construction site, where Rasa said they would keep working on the canal.

Naruto hosted a meal for his friends, and Sasuke arrived with an unconscious Uchiha ancestor named Hikari. As everyone ate, Sasuke explained how their fight had ended, and Hikari woke up crying.

• Naruto served crayfish, pork knuckles, and oysters while Karin called Sasuke to ask when he would arrive.
• Sasuke appeared carrying an unconscious woman and identified her as his ancestor from the Warring States Period.
• The group ate, and Naruto agreed to visit Tazuna in the Land of Waves for seafood.
• Karin and Naruto discussed the missing wild boars, while Sasuke silently concealed that he had used genjutsu on them.
• Sasuke explained that Hikari had attacked him with Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and a sword, so he defeated her and used Amenotejikara to come to dinner.
• Hikari woke up and burst into tears after hearing Sasuke recount their fight.

Sasuke and the others stopped Uchiha Hikari when she attacked them, and her attempts to use her Mangekyō abilities failed against Sasuke. Hinata calmed Hikari and took her to bathe, while Sasuke explained that the Uchiha had treated her as a weapon and that she had never been given a name.

• Hikari stopped pretending to cry, threatened Hinata with a kunai, and accused Sasuke of using her as an Uchiha weapon.
• Hikari attacked Sasuke with Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi, but his evolved eyes and abilities nullified her attacks.
• Hikari tried to use Engraved Tsukuyomi on the moon, but the barrier outside it blocked her power.
• Hinata comforted Hikari, crushed her kunai, and took her to the bathroom for a bath.
• Sasuke told Naruto that Hikari had been sealed and explained that the Warring States-era Uchiha had treated her as a weapon and conducted experiments on her.

After Hikari joined Naruto and the others for dinner, Sasuke asked her name, and she remembered her parents’ wish that she live in the light. When Karin tried to reassure her that the Uchiha would not harm her, Hikari asked whether they planned to kill her and said she would rather die than fight again.

• Hinata dressed Hikari in pink pajamas, and Karin gave her clean underwear from a sealing scroll.
• Hikari tried crayfish and oysters at dinner and was overwhelmed by how delicious the food was.
• After the meal, Sasuke asked Hikari her name, prompting memories of her parents and their wish for her to stay away from war; she told them her name was Hikari.
• Naruto urged Sasuke to comfort Hikari because the Uchiha had mistreated her ancestors, but Karin rushed in and knocked Sasuke aside.
• Karin told Hikari that the war was over and the Uchiha had changed, but Hikari asked if they would kill her and said she would rather die than fight.
• Karin stroked Hikari’s damp hair and reassured her that she could live a normal life.

Hikari was sent to stay with Karin after arriving at Naruto's home, while Tobirama reviewed her case and discussed technological progress with Sasori. The chapter ended with Sasori receiving leave to travel to Amegakure and replace its aging power supply system.

• Karin argued that Hikari was not a threat to her, and Hinata reassured Hikari and suggested she explore the modern world with Karin.
• Naruto decided Hikari should stay with Karin, and Sasuke used Amenotejikara to take them both to Karin's home.
• Tobirama reviewed Sasuke's assessment of Hikari and chose to leave her alone while considering her war trauma.
• Tobirama visited the Mechanical Department and asked Sasori about the communications upgrade; Sasori said current technology could not improve it further.
• Sasori told Tobirama he needed to visit Amegakure to replace its aging power supply system, and Tobirama approved his leave.

Urashiki arrived in the Shinobi World and attacked Killer B, using his fishing rod to drain chakra from B and Gyuki. After Raikage A intervened, Urashiki fled, and Isshiki recognized him but chose not to tell Naruto who he was.

• Urashiki emerged from a spatial rift near the moon, then traveled to the Valley of Clouds and Lightning to fish for chakra.
• Killer B confronted Urashiki, but Urashiki’s hooks pierced B and Gyuki and extracted their chakra to make Chakra Pills.
• Raikage A attacked Urashiki, who knocked him back and escaped through a spatial rift.
• Naruto arrived and asked A what had happened; A described the Ōtsutsuki and his fishing rod.
• Isshiki recognized Urashiki and decided not to tell Naruto about him.

Tobirama planned to lure the newly arrived Ōtsutsuki into a trap using Isobu as bait and ordered Naruto to assemble Team 7. Naruto gathered Karin and arranged for Yugao to watch Hikari while the others prepared to act.

• Naruto brought the weakened Killer B to the Konoha Research Institute, where Tobirama put him to sleep and assessed Urashiki's apparent strength.
• Tobirama decided to protect the free-roaming Three-Tails and Six-Tails, then asked Minato to bring the Six-Tails back and use Isobu to bait Urashiki into a trap.
• Tobirama told Naruto to assemble Team 7 and prepare to capture the enemy alive.
• Naruto recruited Karin and arranged for Yugao to look after Hikari while Karin joined the mission.
• Tsunade agreed to send Yugao to Karin's house, then drafted an application for a Space Barrier in the Hokage Office.

Urashiki decided to collect all nine Tailed Beasts as Chakra Pills and turned his attention to the sleeping Three-Tails. He approached Isobu at a remote pond, preparing to begin his collection.

• Urashiki reviewed the Shinobi World's history and learned about the Tailed Beasts and the Union led by Konoha.
• Urashiki refined the chakra he had taken from Killer B into an Eight-Tails Pill and added it to his fishing basket.
• Urashiki decided to collect all nine Tailed Beasts as a set of Chakra Pills rather than consume them.
• Urashiki used his Byakugan to locate the Three-Tails and went to a remote pond where Isobu was sleeping.
• Urashiki drifted toward Isobu, intending to turn the Three-Tails into a Chakra Pill.

Urashiki attacked Isobu to harvest its chakra, but Hinata and Karin’s team trapped him behind layers of Space-Time Barriers. Karin sent Kakashi to confront him, while Kakashi first entrusted his Instant Noodles to Pakkun.

• Urashiki released his presence and targeted Isobu with his fishing rod, driving the Three-Tails into the lake.
• Isobu fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at Urashiki, who absorbed it and taunted Isobu into hiding inside its shell.
• As Urashiki approached Isobu, a Green Barrier appeared, and his attempts to escape with Yomotsu Hirasaka failed.
• Hinata told Karin that Urashiki had noticed something was wrong, and Karin said their layers of Space-Time Barriers had trapped him.
• Karin ordered Kakashi to take Urashiki out, and Kakashi summoned Pakkun to guard his Instant Noodles.

Kakashi fought Urashiki inside Karin’s barrier, pushing himself to use Susanoo and lightning-enhanced speed. After Urashiki knocked him down, Sasuke, Naruto, and Hinata joined him, and Sasuke noticed that Urashiki’s cheek was injured.

• Karin raised a barrier that trapped Urashiki and sent Kakashi up to confront him.
• Kakashi escaped Urashiki’s fishing lines with Susanoo and charged at him amid a storm of lightning.
• Urashiki dodged Kakashi’s attacks, kicked him from the sky, and Kakashi was caught by chains before he hit the ground.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata joined Kakashi, who reassured them despite his back hurting from Urashiki’s strike.
• Urashiki looked down at Sasuke’s Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan, and Sasuke told Kakashi that Urashiki’s cheek was injured.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata confronted Urashiki, but Naruto’s first punch sent him flying with surprising ease. As Naruto’s clones closed in, Urashiki ate Chakra Pills and his own eyes, then transformed and emerged through a golden doorway in a new form.

• Kakashi warned Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata that Urashiki’s abilities might involve tricky dōjutsu or shadows, then withdrew.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata powered up and flew toward Urashiki, while Naruto said he would test the enemy’s strength first.
• Hashirama and Madara lounged in the Sealing Space as Isshiki watched Urashiki and explained that repeated time reversals would worsen his injuries.
• Urashiki coughed and seemed injured before Naruto punched him in the abdomen, sending him tumbling through the air.
• Naruto made two Wood Clones to pursue Urashiki while he, Sasuke, and Hinata surrounded him.
• Urashiki swallowed Chakra Pills, gouged out and ate his eyeballs, opened a Golden Rinnegan, and stepped through a glowing doorway in a new form.

Urashiki transformed and challenged Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata, but they overwhelmed him and captured him. As they carried him back to the village, Sasuke questioned Momoshiki about Urashiki’s powers, while Momoshiki kept the secret of his time-rewinding ability.

• Urashiki demonstrated his transformed power by attacking Naruto’s Wood Clones, but Naruto questioned whether that was his full strength.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata attacked Urashiki together, with Sasuke canceling his Shinra Tensei and the three beating him into submission.
• Karin abandoned her plan to deploy the Chains of Heaven squad after judging Urashiki’s strength to be manageable.
• Momoshiki told Sasuke that Urashiki’s strength lay in his eyes, but withheld the reason Urashiki had stopped using his rewind ability.
• Karin bound Urashiki with the Chains of Heaven, and Naruto carried him back to the village after Isshiki assured him that Urashiki would survive.

Naruto and Sasuke brought the captured Ōtsutsuki Urashiki to Konoha, where Tobirama took him to the interrogation room. Naruto then invited Indra and Asura to dinner to ask Kaguya about her homeland, and Indra agreed to bring her that evening.

• Tobirama asked Naruto and Sasuke for the captive’s name, and Sasuke identified him as Urashiki Otsutsuki.
• Tobirama took Urashiki to the prepared Ōtsutsuki Interrogation Room while Naruto and Sasuke left the Research Institute.
• Naruto and Sasuke met Asura and Indra, who had been scooping goldfish and gave their catch to nearby children.
• Naruto asked Asura how Kaguya was doing and invited him and Indra to dinner to discuss her homeland.
• Indra agreed to bring Kaguya to Naruto’s home at six that evening.

Naruto shared a meal with Kaguya, Asura, and Indra, discussing Urashiki’s capture and the Ōtsutsuki Clan before they spent the evening together. The scene shifted to Tobirama’s interrogation room, where Urashiki woke bound and drained of chakra.

• Naruto told Kaguya that Urashiki had been captured and handed over to Tobirama for interrogation.
• Kaguya described the Ōtsutsuki as indifferent and said each seemed to have a personal obsession, while Naruto asked if those traits came from their individual personalities.
• Kaguya, Asura, and Indra chatted with Naruto until after eight, while Hashirama and Madara left to play mahjong with Kurama and Isshiki.
• Kaguya headed home with Asura and Indra, thinking about Naruto’s advice for caramelizing sugar.
• Urashiki regained consciousness in Tobirama’s interrogation room and realized he was bound, covered in sealing techniques, and nearly out of chakra.