Chapter Summaries

Son Goten mistook Haku for a girl and tried to recruit him as one of his future wives. After accidentally falling into Haku's arms and grabbing his chest, Goten discovered that Haku was male and was left devastated.

• Son Goten asked Haku about his life and invited him to leave Zabuza and come home with him.
• Haku said Zabuza was the most important person to him and that he would give his life for him.
• Son Goten declared that he wanted multiple wives and told Haku he fit his idea of someone important.
• Son Goten pretended to trip and fell into Haku's arms, then touched Haku's chest to check whether it was bound.
• Haku revealed that he was a boy, and Son Goten collapsed in shock, lamenting that Haku was so beautiful.

Son Goten learned that the beautiful Haku was a boy and spiraled into heartbreak, then convinced himself Haku might still be a woman in disguise. He returned to Tazuna’s house determined to prove it and collapsed onto the tatami to recover.

• Son Goten rejected Haku’s explanation that he was male, tried to break what he imagined was an illusion, and hurt himself to test whether he was dreaming.
• Haku smiled and left to return to Zabuza, while Son Goten struggled with his attraction and insisted that Haku must be a woman disguised as a man.
• Son Goten swore to verify the sex of beautiful women in the future and became obsessed with proving Haku was female.
• Sakura and Naruto asked Son Goten why he looked battered, and he said reality had broken his heart before his love could begin.
• Son Goten went inside Tazuna’s house, collapsed onto the tatami, and said he needed to rebuild his worldview in his dreams.

Son Goten woke and intervened when Haku had Naruto and Sasuke trapped in the Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, shattering the cage with a single punch. Convinced Haku was a girl disguised as a boy, he chased him across the bridge and ended the chapter grabbing his pant leg to expose the truth.

• Son Goten sensed Haku's Ki and Naruto and Sasuke's fading Ki, then burst onto the battlefield and shattered one of the ice mirrors.
• Son Goten accused Haku of deceiving him and declared that he would prove Haku was a girl.
• Haku attacked with senbon, but they bounced off Son Goten's Ki-reinforced body as he rushed to grab him.
• Haku hid among the remaining ice mirrors, but Son Goten shattered them and chased him while Zabuza and the others watched.
• Son Goten caught Haku by the ankle and yanked at his pant leg to reveal the truth.

Son Goten stopped Kakashi from killing Haku, then kicked Haku and Zabuza out of danger while dismissing the threat they posed. As the mist cleared, Goten noticed more enemies approaching and prepared to fight them.

• Haku appeared between Kakashi's Lightning Blade and Zabuza, ready to sacrifice himself for his master.
• Son Goten caught Kakashi's Lightning Blade barehanded and confirmed Haku was unharmed, insisting that his looks made him worth saving.
• Goten rebuked Zabuza for treating Haku as a tool, then kicked them both out of Kakashi's attack range.
• Kakashi ended the fight, while Goten claimed he could defeat Zabuza easily.
• Goten heard footsteps approaching through the clearing mist and readied himself to face the newcomers.

Son Goten defeated Gato’s hundreds of thugs on the bridge, then sent Gato flying out to sea and gave Haku half the stolen money with a demand to wear women’s clothes. Zabuza and Haku left, while Sakura punished Son Goten for his perverted remarks.

• Gato arrived with hundreds of armed thugs and ordered them to kill Kakashi, the others, and Tazuna.
• Son Goten charged into the crowd and defeated every thug with taijutsu, leaving Gato alone.
• Son Goten took Gato’s money and jewelry, then threw him into the sea.
• Son Goten gave Haku half the spoils and told him to buy pink, lacy dresses, so Zabuza took Haku away.
• Son Goten called after Haku, Naruto praised him, and Sakura grabbed his ear over his comments about women’s clothes.

Team 7 returned to Konoha, where Son Goten complained about his mission pay before meeting Anko and persuading her to take him for dango. Anko left with Goten, while Naruto and Sasuke watched in disbelief.

• Kakashi reported that Team 7’s C-rank mission had grown more dangerous, but the Third Hokage offered Goten only thirty ramen vouchers as a bonus.
• Goten threw a tantrum over the reward and complained that his first love had been a boy.
• Anko entered the Hokage’s office, and Goten rushed over and clung to her, asking for comfort.
• Anko laughed at Goten’s story, agreed to buy him dango, and took him away to get his wounds treated.
• Naruto wondered how Goten had gotten away with touching Anko, while Sasuke watched with a complicated expression.

Son Goten visited Anko, learned she would oversee the second round of the Chunin Ninja Exams, and vowed to enter and win. He then bought ninja tools from Tenten and made a bet that he would take first place, setting his sights on Neji Hyuga.

• Son Goten joked with Anko, ate dumplings at her house, and promised to marry her after becoming a Chunin.
• Son Goten went to Tenten's ninja tool shop and bent a steel Kunai into an iron ball to demonstrate its poor quality.
• Son Goten bought a set of high-quality tools with money he had taken from Gato, and Tenten offered him a discount.
• Son Goten bet Tenten that he would take first place in the exams and she would wear a qipao and dance; he promised to test tools for her if he lost.
• Son Goten left the shop determined to defeat Neji Hyuga, then headed to Ichiraku Ramen and ordered thirty large bowls.

Son Goten joined Naruto in spying on the women’s bathhouse, where he impressed Jiraiya with his stealth and perception before a thrown bar of soap exposed them. Son Goten escaped with Naruto, while Jiraiya decided to take him as a student.

• Naruto invited Son Goten to the public bathhouse, and Son Goten followed him to the roof despite claiming he would not go.
• Son Goten and Naruto hid above the baths, where Son Goten used his ki perception to sense the people inside.
• Jiraiya climbed onto the roof to spy, and Son Goten criticized his stealth and demonstrated his own concealment and perception skills.
• Jiraiya leaned toward a vent, prompting Anko to throw a bar of soap at him and attack with a Great Fireball Technique.
• Son Goten fled with Naruto, and Jiraiya admired his abilities and decided to make him his student.

Son Goten stopped Kankuro from hurting Konohamaru and broke one of Crow’s fingers with his bare hands. Gaara confronted him, but Shukaku reacted with fear; Son Goten ended the tense encounter by criticizing Gaara’s dark circles and offering sleep advice.

• Son Goten met Moegi, Udon, and Konohamaru in the busy streets of Konoha and gave Moegi candy.
• Kankuro grabbed Konohamaru after the boy bumped into him, and Naruto and Sakura rushed to intervene.
• Kankuro tripped Naruto with chakra threads and raised his fist to strike Konohamaru.
• Son Goten appeared behind Kankuro, restrained Crow, and snapped one of the puppet’s fingers with his bare hands.
• Gaara arrived and stopped Kankuro, while Shukaku grew frightened of Son Goten’s presence.
• Son Goten introduced himself to Gaara and advised him to drink warm milk, soak his feet, and get more sleep.

Son Goten derailed a tense confrontation with Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari by flirting with Temari and stopping her fan attack with one hand. Gaara judged Goten dangerous and led his team away, while Goten watched Temari leave.

• Gaara threatened to kill Son Goten, and Kankuro prepared to attack before Sasuke struck Kankuro's hand with a pebble and challenged the Sunagakure trio.
• Son Goten ignored the standoff and asked Temari to borrow her fan, then teased her with suggestive remarks about her appearance.
• Temari angrily swung her iron fan at Son Goten, but he caught it with one hand and cracked the stone pavement beneath his feet.
• Son Goten admired Temari's fishnet stockings, and Gaara intervened, suppressed his killing intent, and ordered his teammates to leave.
• Temari and Kankuro followed Gaara away, while Son Goten whistled after Temari and praised her legs.

Rock Lee challenged Son Goten after seeing his strength, but Son Goten refused and mocked his appearance, so Lee fought Sasuke instead. Might Guy stopped the fight and reunited tearfully with Lee, prompting Son Goten to flee with Sakura before their affection could infect them.

• Rock Lee asked Sakura to be his girlfriend, but she rejected him because his eyebrows were too thick.
• Rock Lee challenged Son Goten after witnessing him catch the iron fan, but Son Goten refused unless Lee dressed as a woman and wore makeup.
• Sasuke stepped in to fight Rock Lee, who overwhelmed him with taijutsu and speed even after Sasuke activated his Sharingan.
• Might Guy appeared and stopped Lee before he could deliver the final blow to Sasuke.
• Might Guy and Rock Lee embraced and cried together, so Son Goten grabbed Sakura and ran away in disgust.

Son Goten struggled with the written Chunin Exam and copied Hinata Hyuga’s answers after pressuring her to show her paper. Naruto’s refusal to give up helped the candidates pass, and Hinata fainted after Goten hugged her and promised her ramen.

• Son Goten found the written questions incomprehensible and used Ki Sensing to locate Hinata Hyuga’s answers.
• Son Goten coaxed and distracted Hinata until she moved her paper into view, then copied her answers.
• Ibiki Morino announced the tenth question’s severe stakes, and Naruto declared he would never give up.
• Ibiki announced that every candidate still in the room had passed the first exam.
• Son Goten hugged Hinata and promised to buy her ramen, and Hinata fainted as he caught her.

Mitaraishi Anko arrived to announce the second exam, and Son Goten openly flirted with her in front of the candidates. After Anko told everyone to assemble at the Forest of Death within ten minutes, Son Goten set off carrying Hinata.

• Mitaraishi Anko burst into the exam room and introduced herself as the second exam proctor.
• Son Goten praised Anko’s revealing outfit and dodged the kunai she threw at him.
• Son Goten caught Anko’s wrist and flirted with her until Ibiki reminded her to act like a proctor.
• Anko announced that the second exam would take place at the Forest of Death and ordered the candidates to assemble within ten minutes.
• Son Goten hoisted Hinata onto his shoulder, joked with Naruto about Anko, and headed for the Forest of Death.

At Training Ground 44, Anko explained the Forest of Death’s dangers and the rules of the second Chunin Exam stage. After teasing Anko and signing the death waiver, Son Goten charged into the forest, eager to hunt for food.

• Anko warned the examinees that people died in the Forest of Death and had them sign consent forms.
• Son Goten flirted with Anko, who pinched his cheeks and warned him not to boast before surviving the forest.
• Anko explained that teams had five days to collect both the Heaven and Earth Scrolls and reach the central tower, with no rescue or provisions provided.
• As the gate opened, Son Goten smelled a feast and rushed into the forest with the other examinees.

Son Goten protected his teammates from a giant centipede and turned it into a barbecue in the Forest of Death. After frightening off three Rain Ninja and persuading Sasuke to eat, he sensed a larger snake deeper in the forest and led the team toward it.

• Son Goten pushed Sakura out of the way as a giant centipede attacked, then killed it with one punch.
• Son Goten told Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke to prepare a fire and seasonings so they could cook the centipede.
• Naruto enjoyed the roasted centipede, while Sakura refused and Sasuke eventually tried some.
• Three Rain Ninja who had planned to ambush the team fled after watching Son Goten eat the venomous centipede.
• Son Goten sensed a larger snake in the forest and urged his teammates to follow him in search of a bigger meal.

Son Goten rescued Sasuke and Sakura from a giant snake, then knocked it unconscious and prepared to butcher it while Naruto emerged from its stomach. A chilling presence interrupted them as Son Goten noticed a foul smell coming from the woods.

• A violent gust separated Naruto from Sasuke and Sakura, and a giant snake appeared to attack the two.
• Son Goten dropped onto the snake's head, endured its thrashing, and lifted and slammed its enormous body into the ground.
• Naruto was expelled from the unconscious snake's mouth, covered in slime, and complained that he had nearly been digested.
• Son Goten prepared to butcher the snake and offered Sasuke its gallbladder, but Sasuke refused.
• The temperature plunged and the forest fell silent, so Son Goten turned toward the woods and called out the foul-smelling presence.

Orochimaru appeared after Son Goten defeated his giant snake and tried to intimidate the group with killing intent and genjutsu. Son Goten remained unaffected and confronted Orochimaru for frightening his teammates and interrupting his meal.

• Son Goten mocked the smell of the dead snake while Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were immobilized by Orochimaru’s killing intent.
• Orochimaru emerged from a tree and confronted Son Goten for eating his pet without permission.
• Son Goten demanded compensation for the snake’s damage, insulted Orochimaru’s smell, and called him a pervert when he expressed interest in Son Goten’s body.
• Orochimaru intensified his killing intent and used the Hell Viewing Technique, leaving Sasuke and Naruto collapsed in terror while Son Goten remained unaffected.
• Son Goten complained that his stomach was rumbling and threatened Orochimaru for frightening his teammates and keeping him from eating.

Orochimaru attacked Son Goten with the Kusanagi Sword, but Goten’s body and strength proved far beyond anything Orochimaru expected. Fascinated by Goten’s unusual body, Orochimaru decided to use the Cursed Seal on him, while Sasuke warned Goten about Orochimaru’s neck.

• Orochimaru drew the Kusanagi Sword from his mouth and lunged at Son Goten’s eyes.
• Son Goten stopped the sword with his eyelid, crushed its blade, and bent it out of shape with his fingers.
• Son Goten’s kick missed Orochimaru but snapped a tree in half, and the wind split the skin on Orochimaru’s face.
• Orochimaru became obsessed with claiming Goten’s body and decided to give him the Cursed Seal he had prepared for Sasuke.
• Sasuke warned Goten to watch Orochimaru’s neck, but Goten responded impatiently.

Orochimaru gave Sasuke the Cursed Seal of Heaven, then tried to implant it in Son Goten. Son Goten’s tough skin broke Orochimaru’s fangs, and he drove the attacker back with a slap and a threat.

• Orochimaru bit Sasuke and implanted the Cursed Seal of Heaven, leaving him writhing in pain.
• Naruto tried to reach Sasuke, but Orochimaru knocked him away with a large snake.
• Orochimaru targeted Son Goten for a Cursed Seal, but Son Goten slapped him as he lunged in to bite.
• Orochimaru’s fangs snapped against Son Goten’s skin, and his head spun around his neck before snapping back into place.
• Son Goten scrubbed Orochimaru’s saliva off his neck, insulted him, and threatened to pull out his teeth if he attacked again.

Son Goten drove Orochimaru away and used his ki to ease the Cursed Seal’s pain in Anko’s neck. Anko recovered enough to thank him, but he immediately asked her for a lap pillow.

• Orochimaru escaped underground after warning Son Goten that he would investigate his body and remembering Sasuke as the recipient of his gift.
• Son Goten checked on the injured Sasuke and Naruto as Anko arrived to find the destroyed forest and defeated giant snake.
• Anko collapsed when Orochimaru’s nearby power triggered her Cursed Seal, and Son Goten caught her.
• Son Goten sent ki into Anko to suppress the seal’s pain, then teased her about her open neckline while holding her.
• Anko thanked Son Goten after recovering, and he asked her to give him a lap pillow.