Chapter Summaries

Naruto and Kurama enjoyed a playful race while Hashirama invited Minato and Kushina to play cards. Meanwhile, Itachi and Tenzo exchanged eyes and used their new abilities against Root prisoners as Itachi began eliminating extremists in the Uchiha Clan; by dawn, Itachi left to take Sasuke to school, and Tenzo wondered whether they could hide the consequences of their actions.

• Naruto asked Kushina to release Kurama, then climbed onto Kurama’s back and persuaded him to race.
• Hashirama brought Minato and Kushina to a wooden room and dealt them cards for a game.
• Itachi gave Tenzo his right eye, took Shisui’s right eye for himself, and both gained access to new abilities.
• Itachi and Tenzo went to the room holding former Root members and tested their abilities on the prisoners through the night.
• At dawn, Itachi left to take Sasuke to school, while Tenzo wondered whether acting quickly and secretly would only be self-deception.

Naruto went to school with Sasuke and shared fruit with his friends before Iruka announced a wilderness-survival outing in the hills behind the village. The chapter ended with the students reacting to the news as their classes prepared to join the outing.

• Minato woke Naruto, who rushed through his morning routine and met Sasuke and Itachi on the way to school.
• Itachi said goodbye to Naruto and Sasuke, then returned to the Root Base with Tenzo to continue investigating Root.
• Naruto shared fruit with his classmates, and he asked Sasuke about Itachi’s recent behavior.
• Iruka announced that the students would go to the hills behind the village for a supervised wilderness-survival activity with other classes.

Naruto’s class began a wilderness survival exercise at a stream where Sasuke remembered an old fishing mishap. Ino gave Sasuke milk as thanks and drew out part of his story, while Naruto and Hinata considered hunting a wild boar for food as the teachers chose camp sites across the stream.

• Sasuke recognized the stream as the place where he had once fought and caught a fish, and several girls admired his pensive mood.
• Ino thanked Sasuke for blocking a kunai earlier and offered him milk, which he accepted before casually mentioning that he had visited the stream with Naruto.
• Ino returned to Sakura rather than questioning Sasuke further, while Sakura accused her of tricking them and stealing their base.
• Iruka offered Naruto and Hinata extra food if they struggled to hunt, and the two exchanged a plan to catch a wild boar.
• Shizuko suggested that Iruka’s group camp beside the stream, while Mizuki’s group set up on the opposite bank.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata gathered supplies in the forest and hunted wild boars for lunch. Sasuke killed one boar while Naruto and Hinata privately nicknamed him the “Boar Slayer,” and the other boar escaped.

• Ino asked Naruto whether anything memorable had happened when he and Sasuke visited the area, and Naruto hid the story of Sasuke battling a fish.
• Hashirama recalled the fish story to the others inside the Sealing Space, and Naruto later told Hinata what had happened.
• Sasuke led Naruto and Hinata to gather building materials, while Naruto quickly felled and carried several trees.
• Hinata spotted two wild boars, and Naruto's released aura frightened one into fleeing.
• Sasuke activated his Sharingan and killed the remaining boar with his kunai as Naruto and Hinata called him the “Boar Slayer.”

The students cooked and shared food at their campsite while Sasuke’s group impressed Kiba with the wild boar they had killed. Mizuki tended to a student injured by Pig Big, who was stalking the children to avenge his brother, while Choji brought snake soup and Naruto shared fruit.

• Naruto complained that the wild boar tasted worse than Auntie Aoi’s cooking, and Sasuke told Kiba he could use their fire while Kiba went to find food.
• Pig Big ambushed a student who had gone to relieve himself, leaving Mizuki to wash and care for the injured boy as the boar plotted revenge for Pig Two.
• Hinata quickly ate her fill of roast meat, and Shizuko served Iruka grilled fish while Mizuki watched enviously.
• Sakura borrowed fire from Sasuke, while Ino silently lamented that Sakura had missed her chance to get closer to him.
• Choji brought Naruto’s group snake soup made from a snake he had found and defeated, and Naruto sent Choji and Shikamaru back with fruit.

Mito left Karin in Konoha with chakra clones, sealing techniques, and instructions to seek an identity from Sarutobi, then returned to the Pure Land. As Karin was chased by a giant boar, Hinata spotted her near the campsite and Sasuke and Naruto went to investigate.

• Mito said goodbye to Karin and returned to the Pure Land, leaving her supplies and safeguards in the Sealing Space.
• Karin vowed to survive and live well, then walked into the forest near Naruto and the others' campsite.
• Pig Big charged at Karin, missed, and crashed into a tree before chasing her as she ran away.
• At the campsite, Sasuke decided to hunt another boar after Naruto said there was not enough meat.
• Hinata used her Byakugan to spot Karin being chased, and Sasuke and Naruto headed toward her.

Sasuke rescued Karin Uzumaki from Pig Big, and Naruto discovered that Karin might be a close relative through his mother, Kushina. The chapter ended as Karin asked Naruto about Aunt Kushina and Sasuke tried to remember where he had heard the name.

• Sasuke struck Pig Big with a Great Fireball Technique and killed him with a kunai.
• Karin introduced herself to Sasuke as Karin Uzumaki and said her grandmother had sent her to Konoha.
• Sasuke asked Naruto whether Karin was his relative, and Naruto called out to Kushina in the Sealing Space.
• Kushina recognized Karin as a full-blooded relative of Naruto, and Naruto introduced himself and his friends to Karin.
• Karin asked Naruto if he knew Aunt Kushina, and Naruto said Kushina was his mother.

Sarutobi welcomed Karin to Konoha after Mito’s chakra apparition scolded him and ordered him to care for her and Naruto. Kakashi escorted Karin to Naruto’s apartment, stopping to buy her dango before hurriedly avoiding a familiar rival.

• Mito’s chakra apparition reprimanded Sarutobi and ordered him to look after Karin and Naruto.
• Sarutobi assigned Karin a room in Naruto’s apartment building and asked Yugao to care for her.
• Kakashi led Karin through Konoha, bought her dango, and gave her an extra skewer when she looked downcast.
• Kakashi hurried away with Karin after hearing his lifelong rival call out, while the rival arrived at the dessert shop asking if he smelled his friend.

Fugaku recalled how war-scarred Uchiha extremists had decided to overthrow the Hokage and tried to confirm whether he possessed a Mangekyō. In the present, he waited quietly at home while worrying about his eldest son.

• Itachi and Kō led New Root in surrounding the Naka Shrine, where Uchiha veterans had gathered.
• The Uchiha extremists blamed their worsening reputation and lack of advancement on Konoha, and resolved to seize power with Fugaku as their possible Mangekyō-wielding leader.
• The head elder brought Fugaku to the shrine, where he tried to calm the clansmen by explaining the situation and denying that he possessed a Mangekyō.
• Fugaku left the shrine and returned home, where he carried his sleeping wife Mikoto to bed.
• In the present, Fugaku waited while Sasuke and Mikoto slept, listening to Sasuke mumble in his dreams and worrying about his eldest son.

Itachi and Tenzo led an assault on an Uchiha gathering plotting to overthrow Konoha, killing the nearly one hundred clansmen there. Afterward, Itachi retrieved his borrowed eye and offered to lend Tenzo one again, while the two prepared to handle the aftermath.

• An elderly Uchiha leader called for the clan to overthrow Sarutobi’s rule, but Itachi entered the shrine with Tenzo and revealed himself.
• Itachi used his Mangekyō to control Yudai, and the Uchiha attacked him and Tenzo with Fire Release techniques.
• Tenzo blocked the attacks with Wood Release as New Root fighters and ANBU joined the fight against the Uchiha.
• Itachi and Tenzo used Susanoo, Amaterasu, and Wood Release to wipe out the nearly one hundred gathered Uchiha over about thirty minutes.
• Itachi retrieved his eye from Tenzo, offered to lend him an eye again in the future, and said they needed to deal with the aftermath.

Karin moved to Konoha and met Naruto, who reluctantly agreed to call her his big sister before she asked him to introduce her to Sasuke. As Karin prepared to start school, she thought of her family and reassured them that she would be fine.

• Yugao and Kakashi brought Karin to meet Naruto, and she insisted that he call her big sis because she was older.
• Naruto teased Karin about her height until she nearly cried, then agreed to call her big sis after Kushina scolded him from the Sealing Space.
• Naruto promised to have Sasuke perform acrobatics for Karin, and Karin asked him to introduce her to Sasuke.
• Kakashi told Naruto to take Karin to school the next day, and Naruto escorted her home before returning to train.
• As Karin fell asleep, she remembered her mother and Grandma Mito, reflected on meeting Naruto and Sasuke, and told them she believed she could manage at school.

Danzo waited for Sarutobi to restore his control of Root, only to learn that Itachi had taken command and that most of Danzo’s operatives were lost. After the wounded Otsu returned, Danzo vowed to rebuild Root, but was told Itachi might already have eliminated the rest.

• Danzo waited in his courtyard for Otsu and his subordinates, while Sarutobi visited and announced that Root was no longer Danzo’s to manage.
• Sarutobi told Danzo that Uchiha Itachi had taken control of Root, and explained that Tenzo and Itachi had subdued its members.
• Danzo restrained himself from attacking Sarutobi and waited with him until a group of seven wounded Root members arrived, led by the one-armed Otsu.
• Danzo ordered the survivors to gather the remaining Root members and vowed not to let Itachi take Root.
• Otsu warned Danzo that Itachi had learned the members’ locations from the brains of the dead, and that the rest might already be gone.

Karin overslept on her first school morning with Naruto, then hurried to get ready and walked to school with him. When Sasuke joined them, Naruto teased him and introduced Karin, who began wondering whether their closeness matched a warning Grandma Mito had given her.

• Naruto woke Karin, who realized she had overslept and rushed to get dressed and eat breakfast.
• Naruto told Karin about their classmates and described Sasuke as a caring tsundere.
• Sasuke appeared and covered Naruto’s mouth when he started recounting their childhood fish-grilling story.
• Naruto introduced Karin as his little sister and told Sasuke to perform acrobatics for her; Sasuke agreed and led the way to school.
• Karin recognized Naruto and Sasuke’s behavior as resembling Grandma Mito’s warning about overly close male friends, but she also admired Sasuke’s looks and skill.

Karin joined Naruto’s class and quickly became involved in the classmates’ plans for a group dinner, while Shikamaru anticipated the rivalry her interest in handsome boys might cause. Karin also noticed Hinata’s feelings for Naruto and questioned what Grandma Mito had told her.

• Karin introduced herself as Naruto’s cousin and said she wanted to become like Grandma Mito.
• Iruka seated Karin beside Shikamaru and Choji, and she greeted them and shared fruit Naruto had given her.
• Naruto invited Sasuke and Hinata to dinner at the barbecue restaurant, and the group expanded to include Shikamaru, Choji, Ino, and Sakura.
• Sakura suspected Karin was interested in Sasuke, while Ino agreed to join the dinner with her.
• Karin noticed Hinata’s feelings for Naruto and wondered whether Grandma Mito’s account was wrong.

Uchiha Itachi revealed that he had killed the Uchiha extremists who met at Naka Shrine and declared that he would no longer be an Uchiha. He left with Tenzo for Root while the surviving clansmen set out to find Fugaku.

• Uchiha Ye and the other clansmen found Naka Shrine bloodied and discovered Itachi sitting inside.
• Itachi told them he had killed the grand elder and the other Uchiha who gathered to discuss rebelling against the village, then showed Ye the events through Tsukuyomi.
• Itachi challenged the clansmen to either leave or try to kill him, and Susanoo forced its way through the shrine's roof as he departed.
• The surviving Uchiha admitted they could not stop Itachi and decided to find Fugaku.
• Itachi said goodbye to Sasuke in his thoughts, then left for Root with Tenzo as a soul awakened in the Pure Land and drifted into his belly.

Tobirama Senju awakened in a strange dango-shop-like space and received a mission to help Itachi become Root’s next leader. After discovering he could communicate briefly with Hashirama Senju, Tobirama found himself sealed inside Itachi and met him when Itachi entered the Sealing Space.

• Tobirama Senju recalled how Madara Uchiha’s attack led to Hashirama Senju’s injuries and eventual death, and how he later entrusted Konoha to Sarutobi before dying.
• A blue screen assigned Tobirama the mission of helping Itachi become Root’s next leader, with a connection to Hashirama’s area and three minutes of daily communication as rewards.
• Tobirama examined the seal on his hand and contacted Hashirama, learning that Hashirama had also encountered the blue screen.
• Itachi worked on Root’s future and taught its children before noticing a seal on his belly while showering.
• Itachi entered the Sealing Space, where Tobirama reacted to seeing him naked and called him an evil Uchiha brat.
• Itachi left the Sealing Space, and Tobirama focused on Itachi’s Mangekyō.

Itachi met Tobirama in the sealing space and explained how he had been stripped of his Uchiha identity after carrying out the clan’s extermination plan. Tobirama praised and comforted him, then made Itachi his student and began scheming to adopt him.

• Itachi questioned Tobirama’s identity, then accepted him after seeing his Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Tobirama asked why Itachi no longer belonged to the Uchiha, and Itachi recounted events from Shisui’s death through the Root Coup and the Uchiha Extermination Plan.
• Tobirama told Itachi that Danzo and the Uchiha were to blame, and urged him to resolve the conflict as Root’s leader.
• Tobirama proposed becoming Itachi’s adoptive father, but Itachi agreed to begin by calling him teacher.
• Itachi paid his respects to Tobirama as his student, while Tobirama imagined renaming him Senju Itachi.

At a barbecue welcoming Karin, Kushina questioned whether Hashirama had taught Naruto to drink, and Kurama revealed the embarrassing story of Hashirama’s drunken antics in Naruto’s Sealing Space. The celebration ended with Karin making a wish and Naruto announcing that Sasuke would perform acrobatics.

• Kushina questioned Hashirama about teaching Naruto to drink, and Kurama vouched that he had not while remembering how Naruto had secretly bought alcohol for Hashirama.
• Kurama recalled Hashirama getting drunk, crying over Madara, and dragging Kurama into a drinking and shouting fit that Naruto witnessed.
• Kushina accepted Kurama’s explanation, and Hashirama silently thanked him while Kurama reminded him of his promised payment.
• Naruto toasted Karin’s welcome, presented her with a cake, and watched her make a wish and blow out the candles.
• Naruto announced Sasuke’s acrobatics performance, and Sasuke agreed to show off his Uchiha skills.

Sasuke impressed everyone with a glass-balancing dance, then entertained Karin by telling embarrassing stories about Naruto. Naruto stopped him before he could reveal one particularly humiliating secret, while Kushina and Minato watched the story unfold in the Sealing Space.

• Sasuke performed acrobatics to square-dance music, balancing and kicking a glass while doing a handstand.
• The story revealed that Itachi had taught Sasuke the moves after Naruto challenged him to spin upside down.
• Karin asked Sasuke about Naruto's childhood, and Sasuke began recounting embarrassing stories as Naruto listened in alarm.
• Naruto covered Sasuke's mouth and carried him away before he could reveal a secret, then let him go after Karin had left.
• Kushina and Minato watched footage of Naruto's childhood in the Sealing Space, and the recording reached Naruto's next embarrassing moment.

Sasuke returned home to learn that Itachi had been expelled from the Uchiha Clan and become the leader of Root, while Fugaku reassured him that he could bring his brother back once he was strong enough. Sasuke awakened a two-tomoe Sharingan and committed to training, as Fugaku planned his next moves and Hashirama received a call in the Sealing Space.

• Sasuke came home to find the yard damaged and learned from Mikoto and Fugaku that Itachi had been expelled from the Uchiha Clan.
• Fugaku explained that Itachi had become Root's leader, and Sasuke awakened a two-tomoe Sharingan before asking whether he would see his brother again.
• Fugaku told Sasuke to get strong enough to bring Itachi back, and Sasuke vowed to beat him and make him watch a dance as punishment.
• Fugaku decided to train Sasuke in Uchiha swordsmanship and genjutsu, then planned to visit the Shimura Clan and bring Danzo a Uchiha Clan Gunbai charm.
• Hashirama heard a beeping alert in the Sealing Space announcing that his little brother was calling.