Recaps

After publicly executing Obito Uchiha, Uchiha Minamoto used his new Great Love Points and research to prepare a plan to undo the Reaper Death Seal and restore Minato Namikaze. He went to the Analysis Division to take a living White Zetsu as an Impure World Reincarnation sacrifice, while Tsunade learned what he intended to do.

• Uchiha Minamoto burned Obito Uchiha's corpse with Blaze Release, ensuring no bodily tissue remained for Impure World Reincarnation.
• Uchiha Minamoto reviewed his 140 million Great Love Points, learned Impure World Reincarnation and the Spirit Transformation Technique, and studied the Shinigami Masks for a way to undo Minato Namikaze's seal.
• Uchiha Minamoto rejected Naruto Uzumaki as a sacrifice and used Limited Tsukuyomi simulations to determine that a living White Zetsu was the best option.
• Uchiha Minamoto went to the Analysis Division and told its members he had come to take the confined White Zetsu.
• Uchiha Minamoto told Tsunade he planned to use White Zetsu as an Impure World Reincarnation sacrifice, and Tsunade recognized the forbidden jutsu but knew little about it.

Uchiha Minamoto explained to Tsunade how Impure World Reincarnation could summon the dead and described ways to restore a reanimated body to life. Shisui Uchiha and Yatagarasu returned to Konoha with Karin, Momo-hime, and Ryūzetsu, and Minamoto prepared to unseal Minato Namikaze’s soul.

• Uchiha Minamoto told Tsunade that he planned to revive the Fourth Hokage and explained the Reaper Death Seal, Impure World Reincarnation, and methods that could truly restore a dead person to life.
• Uchiha Minamoto revealed that Shisui Uchiha and Yatagarasu had gone to Kusagakure to bring back Karin and Momo-hime and invite Ryūzetsu to Konoha.
• Uchiha Minamoto sensed Shisui Uchiha and Yatagarasu approaching Konoha with three people whose chakra signatures he identified as Momo-hime, Karin, and Ryūzetsu.
• Uchiha Minamoto sent the sealed White Zetsu away through Kamui, and Tsunade said its cells resembled those of her granduncle.
• Uchiha Minamoto invited Tsunade to accompany him to unseal the Shinigami Mask and find Naruto, intending to summon Minato Namikaze's soul.

Uchiha Minamoto visited Naruto Uzumaki with Tsunade and told Minato Namikaze he would use the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to bring him back temporarily, after first obtaining tissue from his remains. Kushina Uzumaki agreed to be reincarnated too, though Minamoto warned that her first reanimated body might not suit her.

• Uchiha Minamoto and Tsunade teleported to Naruto Uzumaki's home, where Naruto welcomed them and spoke about Obito Uchiha.
• Uchiha Minamoto explained that he planned to undo the Shinigami Mask's seal and asked Minato Namikaze for his opinion through Naruto's Uchiha Ring.
• Minato Namikaze agreed to the plan, and Uchiha Minamoto said he needed to dig up Minato's grave to obtain bodily tissue for the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
• Kushina Uzumaki laughed at the prospect of the Fifth Hokage digging up the Fourth Hokage's grave, then agreed to be reincarnated as well.
• Uchiha Minamoto warned Kushina Uzumaki that he lacked a suitable sacrifice for her and that her first reanimated body might not fit her; he offered to change it later if they found another sacrifice.

Uchiha Minamoto found signs that Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki’s graves had already been disturbed, then discovered the First and Second Hokage’s graves had also been tampered with. He suspected Orochimaru and considered who might have had the knowledge and motive to open them.

• Uchiha Minamoto sensed that both Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki’s coffins had been tampered with.
• Minato Namikaze suspected Hiruzen Sarutobi, the only person he knew with access to the secret cemetery and authority over it.
• Uchiha Minamoto sensed that Hashirama Senju’s coffin had been disturbed and found signs of tampering at Tobirama Senju’s grave as well.
• Uchiha Minamoto proposed Orochimaru as another possible culprit and considered the history of research into Hashirama Cells.

Uchiha Minamoto suspected Orochimaru had stolen tissue from the Hokages’ graves to develop the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, then used the technique to revive Kushina Uzumaki. Kushina met her grown son Naruto but remained wary of Minamoto until Tsunade urged her to put on the Uchiha Ring.

• Uchiha Minamoto considered whether Orochimaru had dug up the Hokages’ graves to advance his Impure World Reincarnation research, then decided to revive Kushina Uzumaki first.
• Uchiha Minamoto sent Tsunade away with Naruto, took a death-row inmate from prison, and collected tissue from Kushina, Minato, Hashirama, and Tobirama’s graves.
• Uchiha Minamoto used Kushina’s tissue and the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to revive her in the Konoha Mountain Cemetery.
• Uchiha Minamoto introduced himself as the Fifth Hokage, and Kushina recognized Tsunade before Naruto rushed over and called her Mom.
• Uchiha Minamoto offered Kushina the Uchiha Ring to explain what had happened, but she hesitated because she distrusted his Uchiha name.
• Tsunade reassured Kushina and told her to put on the ring, so Kushina did.

Kushina Uzumaki reunited with Naruto and became furious over Hiruzen Sarutobi’s treatment of him, while Uchiha Minamoto and Tsunade went to unseal the Shinigami Masks. They prepared to release the Fourth Hokage’s soul and Naruto’s other half of the Nine-Tails, leaving Tsunade tossed aside as the tailed beasts guarded Minamoto.

• Kushina Uzumaki scolded Naruto for defending Hiruzen Sarutobi and lamented that he had not received proper training as a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Uchiha Minamoto and Tsunade left Shadow Clones with Kushina and Naruto and traveled to the Naka River Reservoir.
• The Nine-Tails argued with Tsunade until the Two-Tails arrived and Uchiha Minamoto explained that he planned to unseal the Fourth Hokage’s soul and the Nine-Tails’ other half.
• Uchiha Minamoto brought a death-row prisoner to perform the Reaper Death Seal release and asked Tsunade and the tailed beasts to protect his body.
• The Two-Tails hooked Tsunade with her tail and tossed her aside while the Nine-Tails stepped between her and Uchiha Minamoto.

Uchiha Minamoto used the [Shinigami Mask] and [Reaper Death Seal: Release] to summon the Shinigami, then examined its chakra-based nature. He opened the Shinigami’s seal and freed a soul, earning rewards and realizing the masks could provide great love points.

• Uchiha Minamoto possessed a condemned prisoner's body with the [Spirit Transformation Technique] and used the [Shinigami Mask] to summon the Shinigami.
• Tsunade, the Two-Tails, and the Nine-Tails reacted to the Shinigami's chilling chakra, while Uchiha Minamoto studied its abilities with the [Heart of Great Love].
• Uchiha Minamoto concluded that the Shinigami was a Yang Release chakra lifeform capable of sealing mental energy and souls.
• Uchiha Minamoto controlled the Shinigami to cut open its abdomen, causing a matching wound to appear on the condemned prisoner.
• A soul sealed inside the Shinigami emerged, and Uchiha Minamoto received one million great love points and the A-rank [Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld].

Uchiha Minamoto unsealed Minato Namikaze from the Shinigami and revived him with Impure World Reincarnation, earning twenty million Great Love Points and an SS-rank Scorch Release formula. Minato awoke beside two tailed beasts and feared that Madara Uchiha had won.

• Uchiha Minamoto released the Shinigami seal holding Minato Namikaze’s soul and reincarnated him into a prepared White Zetsu body.
• Uchiha Minamoto received twenty million Great Love Points and the SS-rank formula for Scorch Release: Light Wheel Gale Black Arrow Zero Style.
• Uchiha Minamoto realized the formula granted him a ninth kekkei tōta and decided to save his points for upgrading his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Minato Namikaze examined his reincarnated body and saw two tailed beasts beside Uchiha Minamoto.
• Minato Namikaze wondered whether Madara Uchiha had won.

Minato Namikaze mistook Uchiha Minamoto and his companions for a threat, then learned that Minamoto was Konoha’s Fifth Hokage and reunited with Kushina and Naruto. He returned to the Naka River Reservoir ready to give Kurama his chakra back.

• Minato activated Nine-Tails Chakra Mode after sensing the power of Minamoto, Kurama, and Matatabi.
• Tsunade explained that Minamoto was Konoha’s Fifth Hokage, and Minato recognized his own chakra in the Uchiha Ring.
• Minamoto told Minato that Kushina and Naruto were at Konoha Mountain Cemetery, and Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to go to them.
• Kurama urged Minamoto to hurry and restore his strength, but Minamoto asked him to wait while Minato reunited with his family.
• After about half an hour, Minato returned with his family and told Kurama he would return his chakra.

Uchiha Minamoto stopped Minato Namikaze from transferring the Yin Nine-Tails until Minato agreed to remain in the village and keep some of its chakra. Minato then transferred the Yin Nine-Tails into the Yang Nine-Tails, restoring Kurama to his complete form, while Minamoto earned forty million Great Love Points and the SS-rank ability Baryon Mode.

• Uchiha Minamoto asked Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki to stay in the village instead of immediately undoing the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, and Minato agreed.
• Uchiha Minamoto suggested that the Yin Nine-Tails leave chakra inside Minato, and the Yin Nine-Tails placed a large portion of its chakra in him.
• Minato Namikaze transferred the Yin Nine-Tails into the Yang Nine-Tails, merging their energies and restoring Kurama to his complete form.
• Tsunade and Matatabi watched the Nine-Tails regain his full size and power while Uchiha Minamoto received forty million Great Love Points and the SS-rank ability Baryon Mode.

Uchiha Minamoto gained Kurama’s Baryon Mode and considered adapting it into a stronger chakra transformation, while Kurama reunited with his Yin half and regained his full power. Kurama thanked Minamoto, acknowledged the Namikaze family, and asked Naruto whether he had learned the Summoning Technique.

• Uchiha Minamoto checked his Great Love Points, found he had over two hundred million, and examined the SS-rank Baryon Mode ability.
• Uchiha Minamoto considered using Baryon Mode and the Great Sun Sage Body to develop a more powerful Sun Flash Mode, but judged that he lacked enough points to upgrade it.
• The Yin Nine-Tails bid Minato Namikaze farewell and merged with the Yang Nine-Tails, restoring Kurama to his prime.
• Matatabi acknowledged Kurama’s strength, and Uchiha Minamoto stroked her head and praised her.
• Kurama thanked Uchiha Minamoto for freeing him and restoring his power, then credited the Namikaze family’s cooperation.
• Kurama asked Naruto Uzumaki whether he had learned the Summoning Technique, and Naruto said he had and asked if Kurama would sign a contract with him.

Naruto Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze signed Summoning Contracts with Kurama, and Naruto considered changing his surname to Namikaze. As Kurama hurried off to meet the other Tailed Beasts, Uchiha Minamoto went with Matatabi to join them.

• Naruto Uzumaki bit his thumb and signed a Summoning Contract with Kurama while Tsunade recoiled from the sight of blood and leaned against Uchiha Minamoto.
• Minato Namikaze warned Naruto not to summon Kurama until he met Minato's requirements, then signed a Summoning Contract with Kurama himself.
• Kurama told Minato Namikaze that they were even over the Nine-Tails' Attack, and Kushina Uzumaki teased Naruto about changing his surname to Namikaze.
• Naruto Uzumaki considered taking both the Uzumaki and Namikaze surnames as his parents and Tsunade discussed his name.
• Kurama rushed toward the Five-Tails Chakra, while Matatabi carried Uchiha Minamoto after him to meet Kokuō and Son Goku; Minamoto created a Lightning Doppelganger.

Uchiha Minamoto reunited Naruto with his parents, who confirmed that Naruto would take the Namikaze surname, then brought Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki to Konoha to meet descendants of the Uzumaki Clan. Shisui Uchiha arrived with the guests, and Kushina approached the red-haired mother and daughter.

• Naruto celebrated his new family and declared his loyalty to Uchiha Minamoto's Great Love Group.
• Uchiha Minamoto invited Kushina Uzumaki to meet Uzumaki Clan descendants and explained that he planned to use the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu again.
• Uchiha Minamoto brought Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki, Naruto, and Tsunade to the Hokage Building rooftop.
• Yatagarasu arrived carrying Shisui Uchiha and three guests, and Shisui was startled to see the resurrected Fourth Hokage.
• Shisui reported that his mission was complete, greeted Minato, and Kushina approached the red-haired mother and daughter.

Momo-hime introduced Karin and Ryūzetsu to Kushina Uzumaki and Naruto Uzumaki, while Kushina sympathized with their plight. Later, Uchiha Minamoto brought Minato Namikaze and the Kusagakure guests to the Hokage’s Office, where he offered Momo-hime and Karin a free life in Konoha, though Momo-hime remained wary of him.

• Momo-hime introduced herself, Karin, and Ryūzetsu to Kushina Uzumaki, who recognized their Uzumaki heritage and sympathized with their suffering.
• Kushina Uzumaki introduced Naruto Uzumaki, and Karin blushed as she looked at him.
• Uchiha Minamoto thanked Yatagarasu and sent it to join Blue Pheasant before heading to the Hokage’s Office with Minato Namikaze and the others.
• Konoha’s ninja recognized Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, and news that the Fourth Hokage had returned spread through the village.
• Uchiha Minamoto apologized to Momo-hime and offered her and Karin the choice to live freely in Konoha, but Momo-hime remained cautious and trusted Kushina Uzumaki more.

Uchiha Minamoto welcomed Ryūzetsu into Konoha as a guest after discovering her Dragon Life Reincarnation kekkei genkai, and arranged for her to live with Momo-hime and Karin. After Kushina took the women to their new home, Minamoto and Tsunade discussed Momo-hime’s failing health, and Minamoto turned to Minato Namikaze with questions.

• Uchiha Minamoto discovered that Ryūzetsu possessed the S-rank Dragon Life Reincarnation kekkei genkai and invited her to stay in Konoha.
• Ryūzetsu was surprised when Minamoto treated her as a guest and arranged for her to live with Momo-hime and Karin.
• Kushina Uzumaki accompanied Momo-hime, Karin, and Ryūzetsu to their house near Naruto’s home and offered to help Momo-hime get medical care.
• Tsunade warned that Momo-hime’s vitality was nearly depleted, and Minamoto said Kusagakure had treated her as a human blood bag.
• Tsunade considered using White Zetsu Cells to restore Momo-hime, but Minamoto decided to let her settle into Konoha first.
• Minamoto asked Minato Namikaze if he could answer some questions.

Uchiha Minamoto proposed abolishing the Anbu and integrating its strongest members into the Konoha Military Police Force. After reviewing evidence of similar reforms in Kumogakure, Minato Namikaze recognized how the change would expand the Hokage's direct forces and praised Uchiha Minamoto's leadership.

• Uchiha Minamoto asked Minato Namikaze whether the village was ready for deeper reforms and proposed abolishing the Anbu.
• Minato Namikaze initially considered the proposal radical, then realized the Konoha Military Police Force could serve as another unit directly under the Hokage.
• Uchiha Minamoto handed Minato Namikaze reports on the Konoha Military Police Force's reorganization and its expansion into Kumogakure.
• Minato Namikaze read that Kumogakure had disbanded its Anbu and integrated its members into the Kumogakure Konoha Military Police Force, with substantial results.
• Minato Namikaze concluded that the reform would strengthen the Hokage's forces and told Uchiha Minamoto he was a better Hokage than he had been.

Uchiha Minamoto and Minato Namikaze reviewed the understaffed Anbu and discussed Tenzo’s Wood Release, which Minato hoped might help Konoha control its tailed beasts. Minamoto revealed a workable method for creating Wood Release chakra and demonstrated that he had developed the technique himself, offering it as part of his plan to win support for reforms.

• Minato Namikaze reviewed the Anbu roster with Uchiha Minamoto and learned that Aburame Ryoma was imprisoned after turning himself in.
• Minato asked about Tenzo’s Wood Release, and Minamoto explained that Shimura Danzō had abducted Tenzo as a child and experimented on him with Hashirama Cells.
• Minato wondered whether Tenzo’s Wood Release could help suppress Konoha’s tailed beasts and suggested letting Tenzo have offspring, while rejecting further human experimentation.
• Minamoto gave Minato a scroll explaining how to create Wood Release chakra by combining Water Release and Earth Release, and said he had written it.
• Minamoto demonstrated his own Wood Release and framed the technique as an offer to win village support for his internal reforms.

Uchiha Minamoto offered Minato Namikaze training scrolls for Blaze Release and Scorch Release while the two Hokage reorganized the Anbu into the Konoha Military Police Force. The chapter left Uchiha Itachi assigned to the force’s low-status Eighth Squad, the Security Guard Squad.

• Uchiha Minamoto gave Minato Namikaze a Blaze Release training scroll and explained that Kekkei Genkai could be earned through contributions to Konoha.
• Minato Namikaze studied Blaze Release but decided it did not suit his Flying Thunder God fighting style, while considering how to improve the Rasengan.
• Uchiha Minamoto wrote a Scorch Release training scroll for Minato Namikaze as another option.
• Uchiha Minamoto and Minato Namikaze selected Anbu members for the Konoha Military Police Force and reassigned or dismissed others.
• Minato Namikaze questioned why Uchiha Itachi was being assigned to the Eighth Squad, and Uchiha Minamoto confirmed that he would serve as a security guard.

Uchiha Minamoto assigned Uchiha Itachi to guard Konoha’s gates and placed Kakashi Hatake in the Seventh Squad, which Minato Namikaze agreed would help him recover. Meanwhile, Jiraiya was caught peeping at a women’s bath by the Seventh Squad, whose members moved in to arrest him.

• Uchiha Minamoto decided Uchiha Itachi would guard Konoha’s gates and considered investing in Sasuke Uchiha’s development.
• Uchiha Minamoto explained that Kakashi Hatake would join the Seventh Squad to reconnect with people, and Minato Namikaze approved the placement.
• Jiraiya secretly watched the women’s bath at a hot spring inn while claiming he was gathering material for his writing.
• Uchiha Rai’s Seventh Squad identified Jiraiya as the peeping suspect and surrounded him to make the arrest.

Uchiha Rai arrested Jiraiya for peeping on the women's bathhouse and brought him to Uchiha Minamoto's office, where Jiraiya discovered Minato Namikaze had returned. The chapter ended with Minato addressing Jiraiya as his teacher after their awkward reunion.

• Uchiha Rai caught Jiraiya peeping on the women's bathhouse, handcuffed him, and brought him to the Hokage's Office to report his claim of important intelligence.
• Uchiha Minamoto recognized Jiraiya beneath the Wild Lion's Mane Technique and asked Minato Namikaze to handle him.
• Jiraiya released the technique and was stunned to see Minato Namikaze standing in the office.
• Jiraiya realized Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tsunade had not told him the full truth about Minato's return.
• Minato Namikaze respectfully called Jiraiya his teacher, leaving them both facing an awkward reunion.

Jiraiya reunited with Minato Namikaze, learned that he and Kushina Uzumaki had been restored through the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, and returned Minato’s sealing key. Pressed to provide the special intelligence he had claimed to possess, Jiraiya improvised a report about Orochimaru and Akatsuki, only to find that Uchiha Minamoto already knew the organization’s name.

• Jiraiya met Minato Namikaze, who explained that the Fifth Hokage had used the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to attach his soul to a body.
• Jiraiya learned that Kushina Uzumaki had also been resurrected and decided to avoid seeing her for now.
• Jiraiya summoned Gerotora and returned the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style key to Minato Namikaze.
• Minato asked Jiraiya to share the special intelligence he had promised the Fifth Hokage.
• Jiraiya claimed his intelligence concerned Orochimaru and the organization he belonged to, and Uchiha Minamoto identified it as Akatsuki.

Uchiha Minamoto shared intelligence about the Akatsuki and its leader, Pain, prompting Jiraiya to reveal his connection to Nagato and the Rinnegan. The chapter ended with Minamoto activating his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan after pointing out that Pain resembled Yahiko more than Nagato.

• Uchiha Minamoto told Jiraiya that Orochimaru had left the Akatsuki and showed him three rings taken from Obito Uchiha, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Juzo Biwa.
• Uchiha Minamoto revealed that Akatsuki leader Pain possessed the Rinnegan, and Jiraiya admitted that he had encountered a pair belonging to Nagato.
• Jiraiya recounted how he had once suspected Minato Namikaze and later Nagato of being the Child of Prophecy, while privately wondering whether Minamoto might fit the prophecy.
• Jiraiya concluded that Pain was probably his former student Nagato, but Uchiha Minamoto noted that Pain looked like Yahiko instead.
• Uchiha Minamoto activated his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan as Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze watched.

Uchiha Minamoto showed Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze a genjutsu reconstruction of the Akatsuki, prompting Jiraiya to suspect that Pain was Yahiko and that Nagato controlled him as a puppet. When Jiraiya volunteered to investigate Amegakure, Minamoto rejected the request, convinced that Pain would kill him.

• Uchiha Minamoto used the Sharingan to show Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze a reconstructed Akatsuki meeting, where Jiraiya recognized Yahiko and Konan but could not find Nagato.
• Minato Namikaze suggested Nagato had died and given his Rinnegan to Yahiko, while Jiraiya doubted that Yahiko could withstand their power.
• Uchiha Minamoto proposed that Yahiko had died and that Nagato controlled his body as a human puppet, but Jiraiya questioned how Yahiko could possess the Rinnegan.
• Jiraiya asked to go to Amegakure to investigate the Akatsuki, and Uchiha Minamoto refused, believing Pain would kill him.
• Uchiha Minamoto reasoned that Jiraiya was unlikely to defeat all Six Paths of Pain, though Minato Namikaze might fare better with the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Uchiha Minamoto explained his plan to convene a Five Kage Summit and then destroy the Akatsuki, while Jiraiya offered to accompany him to Amegakure. After accepting Jiraiya’s offer but refusing to bring him to the summit, Minamoto ordered him detained for voyeurism and sentenced him to up to five days in short-term detention.

• Uchiha Minamoto told Jiraiya that the Five Kage Summit would focus on the Akatsuki’s capture of Tailed Beasts and that he would personally attack Amegakure afterward.
• Jiraiya asked to accompany Minamoto to Amegakure or attend the summit, and Minamoto accepted the first request while rejecting the second.
• Uchiha Minamoto abruptly ordered Uchiha Rai and two subordinates to take Jiraiya to prison for his voyeurism offense.
• Uchiha Minamoto sentenced Jiraiya to short-term detention of no more than five days under Konoha’s regulations.
• Jiraiya used the Wild Lion's Mane Technique to wrap himself in his hair as he was led from the Hokage's Office.

Uchiha Minamoto invited Minato Namikaze to join the Five Kage Summit, but Minato declined and agreed to accompany him to Amegakure afterward. Meanwhile, Black Zetsu pressed Orochimaru to hurry his experiments on a living White Zetsu, whose compatibility with Hashirama cells fascinated him.

• Minato Namikaze watched the Seventh Squad escort Jiraiya, disguised as “Big Hedgehog,” to the Konoha Military Police Force Prison, and Uchiha Minamoto teased him about his teacher.
• Minato asked Uchiha Minamoto to let him join the operation in Amegakure, and Uchiha Minamoto agreed before inviting him to the Five Kage Summit.
• Uchiha Minamoto considered using the [Dragon Life Reincarnation] Kekkei Genkai to develop a way to revive people without sacrificing a life, possibly by drawing on natural energy.
• Minato declined the summit invitation, calling himself a ghost of a bygone era, but agreed to go to Amegakure with Uchiha Minamoto after the summit.
• At an Underground Base in the Land of Fields, Black Zetsu urged Orochimaru to speed up his dissection of a living White Zetsu, while Orochimaru praised its remarkable compatibility with Hashirama cells and [Wood Release].