Chapter Summaries

Goten led Naruto, Sakura, and Captain Yamato to a hidden underground base while searching for Sasuke and Sai. After locating them with Ki Sensing, he blasted a direct path through the base and prepared to descend to its lowest level.

• Naruto woke up and learned he owed Goten thirty days of dishwashing, while Goten comforted Sakura and told her not to put herself in danger again.
• Goten found a hidden steel door beneath a barren stone forest and tore it from the ground, leaving Captain Yamato stunned.
• Goten sensed Sasuke at the bottom of the labyrinth and Sai in a hidden room behind a wall.
• Goten rejected Yamato's winding route and fired a Kamehameha through more than a dozen floors to reach the lowest level.
• Goten invited the team to descend through the hole, while Captain Yamato stared at the destruction and reconsidered the ninja profession.

Goten, Sakura, Naruto, and Yamato found Sasuke in the Sound Ninja stronghold, where Sasuke used his Sharingan to overwhelm Naruto and attacked him. Goten stopped Sasuke’s sword between two fingers, confronting him over his unchanged show-off ways.

• Goten and the others dropped through the ceiling into a hall full of Sound Ninja guards, who fled in terror.
• Sasuke appeared from a dark corridor, and Goten mocked his cold, lightly dressed appearance while Sakura stayed close to Goten.
• Sasuke used his Sharingan to trap Naruto in an illusion and suppress the Nine-Tails.
• Yamato attacked Sasuke with Wood Release, but Sasuke shattered the wooden vines with Chidori Stream.
• Sasuke drew his Kusanagi Sword and struck at Naruto, but Goten caught the blade between two fingers and addressed him.

Goten defeated Sasuke in Orochimaru's base and seized a synthetic blue crystal that resonated with the shard he had taken from Sasori. He left for Konoha with Sakura and Naruto, while an ancient door beneath Kage Rock briefly reacted to the crystals.

• Goten snapped Sasuke's Kusanagi Sword and knocked him unconscious with a flick, ignoring Orochimaru's pleas to stop.
• Goten broke through the sealed door to Orochimaru's central laboratory and took the blue crystal from its cultivation tank.
• Sai gave Yamato a scroll mapping Orochimaru's external bases, and Goten refused to take Sasuke back to Konoha.
• Goten flew toward Konoha with Sakura and Naruto, leaving Yamato and Sai behind in the base.
• The sealing patterns on the ancient stone door beneath Kage Rock flashed, and a faint, ancient sigh echoed through the chamber.

Goten returned to Konoha with Sakura and Naruto, where Hinata had waited for him at the village gate. After walking her home, he kissed her forehead and told Neji he would ask Hinata’s father for her hand the next day.

• Goten sensed Hinata waiting at Konoha’s gate and changed course to meet her when he returned with Sakura and Naruto.
• Hinata greeted Goten shyly, and he teased her for waiting more than three hours before walking into the village beside her.
• At the ramen shop, Goten reunited with Ayame, Haku, Tayuya, and Temari, while Sakura and Temari reacted to his closeness with Hinata.
• Goten held Hinata’s hand during the meal, then offered to walk her home after she said she had to return to the Hyuga Clan.
• Goten learned Hinata had waited for him on missions for several years, kissed her forehead outside the Hyuga residence, and caught her when she fainted.
• Goten handed Hinata to Neji and declared that he would ask her father for her hand the next day.

Goten went to the Hyuga Main House to ask for Hinata’s hand, defied the clan’s customs, and demonstrated his power to Hiashi. Hiashi insisted Goten pass the Hyuga Clan’s three-stage trial, scheduled for the next morning, before taking Hinata away.

• Goten left for the Hyuga Main House after reassuring a jealous Ino and eating the breakfast she brought him.
• Goten pushed past the guards and intimidated a branch family elder before entering the main hall.
• Goten told Hiashi he had come for Hinata and demonstrated precise control of his golden ki by lifting Hiashi’s teacup without spilling its contents.
• Hinata emerged from behind a screen, and Goten took her hands as she stood between him and Hiashi.
• Hiashi agreed to let Goten pursue Hinata only if he passed the clan’s three-stage trial, and Goten accepted the test for the following morning.

Son Goten passed the Hyuga Clan’s trials and claimed Hinata, while Hiashi discovered Goten’s sincere feelings for many women. The crystal chips began signaling from far to the east, and Neji arrived with a prophecy directing Goten to retrieve an ancient scroll from Tsunade.

• Ino, Sakura, and Temari entered the Hyuga Clan’s training ground as Goten arrived for Hinata’s trials.
• Goten found Hinata in under ten seconds and endured Neji Hyuga’s Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms without moving.
• Hiashi used Heart-Mirror White Vision, learned that Goten sincerely wanted to protect many women, and declared all three trials passed.
• Goten announced Hinata was his woman and carried her unconscious from the training ground, telling Ino, Sakura, and Temari he was serious about them too.
• Goten noticed the crystal chips signaling from far to the east, and Ayame became emotional when he told her he cared for her as well.
• Neji delivered Hiashi’s message that a Hyuga prophecy foretold a guardian descending from the sky and instructed Goten to ask Tsunade for a sealed ancient scroll.

Tsunade showed Goten an ancient mural that linked his childhood friend Trunks to the stone gate, and Goten accepted a mission to investigate east of the Land of Lightning. After saying goodbye to his friends and family at the ramen shop, he left at dawn with the others waiting for his return.

• Tsunade showed Goten ancient scrolls, and he recognized Trunks in a mural depicting the stone gate.
• Goten's two chips reacted to the scroll, and Tsunade gave him a mission to investigate east of the Land of Lightning.
• Goten told Temari to stay behind and watch the ramen shop and the underground stone gate, then reassured Ino and Sakura before leaving.
• Goten shared soup with Hinata, kissed her cheek, and promised to kiss her lips when he returned.
• Goten told Ayame he needed to make some things clear when he came back, then left the ramen shop at dawn as the others wished him well.

Son Goten followed Trunks’s trail through border towns and remote mountains, finding a message and signs of his old companion’s passage. When the crystal chip alerted him that Trunks was under attack and badly wounded, Son Goten raced toward the fighting.

• Son Goten reached a border town, learned Trunks had headed northeast, and paid the bill Trunks had left unpaid at an inn.
• Son Goten followed Trunks’s energy and learned from villagers that Trunks had left him a cloth message saying, “Goten, if you're still alive, come find me. T”.
• Son Goten found a canyon marked by a powerful ki blade attack, corpses bearing strange chakra, and a campsite with an arrow pointing into the mountains.
• Son Goten camped for the night, reread Trunks’s message, and remembered their past together.
• The crystal chip began vibrating as Trunks’s energy flared and then weakened under attack, so Son Goten flew at full speed toward him.

Son Goten rescued Trunks from three black-armored Watchers and learned that Trunks had gathered three Chip Fragments after discovering a stone gate. After the five fragments united, Trunks warned that the evil behind the gate could destroy everything, but Goten decided they should investigate it and return to Konoha.

• Son Goten arrived just in time to shield Trunks from a fatal attack, then defeated the three black-armored Watchers and kept their leader for questioning.
• Son Goten healed Trunks, who explained that he had found a stone gate and collected three Chip Fragments before the Watchers, who called themselves its guardians, attacked him.
• Son Goten and Trunks combined their five Chip Fragments, but Trunks warned that their light would draw more Watchers and said the presence behind the gate was an overwhelming evil.
• Son Goten decided they would investigate the gate and invited Trunks to return with him to Konoha; the two flew off together.
• The unconscious Watcher captive silently melted into black water after Son Goten and Trunks left.

Son Goten and Trunks flew toward Konoha with all five Chips, pursued by the Watchers and uncertain whether they could return home. They reached the village, where the Chips reacted to the Stone Gate beneath Hokage Rock, and went in for ramen before dealing with it.

• Trunks complained about the Chips attracting their pursuers, while Son Goten concealed their light with ki as they flew through the Land of Lightning.
• Trunks wondered if they would ever return to their old home, and Son Goten said they needed to learn what the Chips were and invited him to make Konoha his home.
• Two Watchers caught up, but Son Goten destroyed them with a pair of golden energy shots and sped up as Trunks began to tire.
• Son Goten sensed that the village was safe, but stopped when he felt the Stone Gate beneath Hokage Rock respond to the Chips.
• Trunks sensed the underground presence watching them, and Son Goten led him toward Konoha, saying they would get ramen first.

Son Goten brought his battle-worn friend Trunks to Ichiraku Ramen Shop, where Trunks ate forty bowls and met Goten’s household. After everyone settled in for the night, Goten noticed Ayame was still troubled but chose not to knock on her door.

• Son Goten introduced Trunks to Temari, then brought him into the kitchen for ramen.
• Trunks devoured forty bowls of tonkotsu ramen, prompting Teuchi to add storage expansion plans for the shop.
• Ayame welcomed Trunks home, and Goten introduced Hinata as his wife; Trunks praised Goten’s taste before Goten slapped the back of his head.
• Tayuya complained about having another mouth to feed, while Haku quietly pointed out that Ayame had been wiping the same cup for twenty minutes.
• Son Goten settled Trunks in the guest room, then saw Ayame sitting awake with something in her hands and chose not to knock.

Hinata settled into life at the Ramen Shop and grew closer to Goten, who publicly protected her and kissed her after she asked for more. The chapter ended with Goten sensing Ayame’s suppressed emotions and going to speak with her.

• Hinata joined Ayame in the kitchen, where Ayame patiently taught her to use a knife, and Goten teased her while Trunks complained about their affection.
• At breakfast, Goten gave Hinata the larger half of the last chashu slice and appeased Temari by sharing meat from his bowl.
• Goten walked through Konoha holding Hinata close, then used his ki to pin a Hyuga Clan elder to the ground after the elder insulted him.
• At the training ground, Goten destroyed a boulder with a finger flick and promised Hinata that he would protect her.
• Hinata rested her head on Goten’s shoulder at sunset, then asked for more after he kissed her in her room that night.
• After checking that Anko was safe, Goten sensed Ayame’s distress and went to her half-open door to ask if she was awake.

Son Goten comforted Ayame and admitted that she had never been just his sister, and they began a relationship she had waited thirteen years for. By dawn, Teuchi realized Goten had spent the night in Ayame’s room and quietly accepted what had happened.

• Son Goten found Ayame drinking alone and listened as she confessed her hurt over his relationships with the other women in the family.
• Ayame asked Son Goten to say she was more than his sister, and he told her she had never been just his sister.
• Son Goten embraced and kissed Ayame, and she told him she no longer wanted to be his adoptive older sister.
• Trunks heard faint sounds from upstairs and complained about Son Goten disturbing the night.
• Ayame asked Son Goten what number she was, and he told her she was different from the others.
• Teuchi found Ayame’s door still shut and Son Goten’s room empty, then returned to the kitchen and accepted that the day he had expected had come.

Goten’s relationship with Ayame became public at the Ramen Shop, where Ino and Sakura confronted him but the household eventually returned to its routine. Shizune then delivered Tsunade’s summons for the blue-haired visitor, and Goten agreed to accompany Trunks to meet the Hokage.

• Ayame arrived late to the kitchen with her collar fastened, and Goten greeted her affectionately while Teuchi asked for two extra noodle portions.
• Goten pulled an angry Temari aside and whispered to her, while Hinata asked Haku what he had said.
• Ino and Sakura confronted Goten about Ayame, and he declared that Ayame had become his first wife; Temari congratulated her, while Ino and Sakura held back their anger.
• Tayuya mocked Goten’s growing harem, and he flicked her forehead before easing the tension with Anko Cake and tea.
• Shizune brought Tsunade’s summons addressed to the blue-haired visitor, and Goten told Trunks he would accompany him to meet the Hokage.

Trunks told Tsunade and Goten that a force of destruction waited behind an underwater stone gate, and the five chips reacted violently to an ancient scroll found in Konoha. After Trunks agreed to stay under Konoha's protection, the chips pulsed in time with a stronger presence beneath Hokage Rock, signaling that it would act soon.

• Trunks recognized the mural's stone gate and described the destructive presence he had encountered behind the underwater gate.
• Goten revealed that he had found a similar gate beneath Hokage Rock, while Tsunade confirmed its location beneath Konoha.
• Trunks identified four symbols on an ancient scroll as markings from the underwater gate, and Goten's five chips reacted strongly to them.
• Tsunade added Trunks to Konoha's protection list, and he agreed in exchange for unlimited food.
• After Goten and Trunks left the Hokage Building, the chips began pulsing in sync with a stronger presence beneath Hokage Rock.

Goten trained Trunks, received a report linking Danzo to a secret search for ancient ruins, and discussed the increasingly active chips. The chapter ended as Goten sensed a rapidly approaching chakra signal that felt familiar.

• At breakfast, Trunks and Son Goten broke several pairs of chopsticks competing for meat, and Teuchi brought out more chashu.
• At the training ground, Goten easily defeated Trunks and began teaching him precise ki control, but Trunks repeatedly damaged the surroundings.
• Goten helped Hinata with her Gentle Fist practice, while Temari confronted Ino over her unpaid ramen bill and Goten coaxed Ino into sharing cake.
• Yamato returned with Sai and gave Goten a report on Orochimaru's bases; Sai revealed that Danzo was secretly searching for ancient ruins.
• As the five chips in Goten's pocket heated more frequently, he told Trunks they would first decipher the four characters on the ancient scroll and leave the door untouched.
• Goten sensed an unfamiliar but faintly familiar chakra signal rushing toward Konoha at extraordinary speed.

Jiraiya warned Tsunade, Goten, and Trunks that the Akatsuki was collecting tailed beasts, and Goten concluded they might be trying to open the Stone Gate. Jiraiya left alone for Amegakure to investigate Pain, while Goten secretly placed an energy signal on him and stayed behind with Tsunade.

• Jiraiya told Tsunade that the Akatsuki had captured or targeted several tailed beasts and that Naruto might be next.
• Trunks said the Stone Gate's seal used energy similar to tailed beast energy, and Jiraiya revealed that the Sage of Six Paths had sealed his power in ten vessels, including an unknown tenth.
• Goten reasoned that the Akatsuki was collecting tailed beasts to open the Stone Gate.
• Jiraiya refused Goten's offer to accompany him and said Pain had once been his student, then agreed to let Goten place a ki signal on him before leaving for Amegakure.
• Tsunade asked whether Jiraiya would be all right, and Goten clasped her fingers without answering.

Goten trained Naruto to make contact with the Nine-Tails’ power and investigated Root’s activity near the restricted zone. The Chip’s hum led Goten to sense ancient seals on the Stone Gate glowing beneath Hokage Rock.

• Naruto told Goten that Jiraiya had warned him Akatsuki was collecting Tailed Beasts, so Goten took him to train and helped him approach the Nine-Tails’ chakra with ki.
• Hinata brought lunch to Goten, Trunks, and Naruto during training.
• Goten sensed cold, unfamiliar presences near the restricted military zone and told Temari he suspected Root was searching toward the Stone Gate; Temari agreed to keep watch.
• Kurenai Yuhi told Goten she had sensed unusual chakra near the restricted zone, and he warned her not to go out alone and secretly gave her a trace of ki.
• Goten read Yamato’s report about a fissure forced open beneath Orochimaru’s ruined base, then sensed the ancient sealing patterns on the Stone Gate glowing as the Chip hummed.

Goten stopped Danzo’s Root agents from scanning the area beneath the Stone Gate, then went underground and heard the imprisoned voice call him kin and say “Saiya.” The voice asked him to bring the key before falling silent, leaving Goten to wonder what the voice and the key were.

• Temari told Goten that activity around the Stone Gate had intensified and that six people were approaching it.
• Goten, Temari, and Trunks went to the restricted zone, where Goten identified the six suppressed intruders as Root agents sent by Danzo.
• Goten restrained the Root team, destroyed their underground detection devices, and ordered them to leave the area.
• Goten descended through the fissure while Temari and Trunks stood guard above.
• The voice behind the gate called Goten its kin, said “Saiya,” and asked him to bring the key before the seal went quiet again.

Goten freed Sai from Danzo’s Cursed Seal and learned that Danzo had intercepted the flour shipment bound for Ichiraku Ramen Shop. After an Anbu emergency signal summoned him to the Hokage Building, he learned that Frostwood Town had been wiped out.

• Goten visited New Team 7, used golden Ki to destroy the Cursed Seal on Sai’s tongue, and restored Sai’s ability to speak freely.
• Sai told Goten that Danzo was watching the ramen shop’s supply routes and had intercepted a flour caravan from Frostwood Town.
• Goten sent Sai back to continue acting as Danzo’s double agent and tell Danzo they had only chatted over noodles.
• Goten knocked out three watchers outside the ramen shop, while Temari reported that its flour supplies were nearly gone and Trunks prepared to confront whoever had taken them.
• An Anbu emergency signal called Goten to the Hokage Building, where Tsunade’s report revealed that Frostwood Town had been wiped out.