Recaps

Ye Feng took Naruto into the space inside his body and introduced him to the Nine-Tails, revealing that Naruto was meant to guide the tailed beasts. After Naruto stood up to the fox, Ye Feng put him inside the gate, where the Nine-Tails sensed something familiar in him.

• Ye Feng told Naruto that the Nine-Tails had been sealed inside him after attacking Konoha, and the fox raged against humans for exploiting his power.
• Ye Feng called the Nine-Tails Kurama and invoked the Sage of Six Paths’ prophecy that the tailed beasts would be guided toward true power.
• Ye Feng said Naruto was the one destined to guide the tailed beasts, and Naruto boldly promised the Nine-Tails he would do so someday.
• The Nine-Tails tested Naruto’s resolve, then backed away when Naruto held his ground.
• Ye Feng threw Naruto through the gate, and the Nine-Tails restrained him with chakra and sensed a familiar trace in his soul.
• Ye Feng explained that Naruto carried the Sage of Six Paths’ aura because he was the one chosen by the sage.

Ye Feng persuaded the Nine-Tails to consider helping Naruto and weakened Naruto’s seal so they could communicate more easily. After the Nine-Tails restrained his chakra, Naruto discovered he could use several Ninjutsu that had previously failed him, leaving Sasuke stunned by his sudden improvement.

• Ye Feng told the Nine-Tails that Naruto might be the chosen one and promised he could eventually free him, while the Nine-Tails asked for more time to think.
• The Nine-Tails kicked Naruto away, then tacitly agreed to consider helping him as Ye Feng promised to weaken the seal and asked the Nine-Tails not to disrupt Naruto’s training.
• Ye Feng weakened Naruto’s seal, and the Nine-Tails briefly released red chakra before withdrawing it at Ye Feng’s warning.
• Ye Feng urged Naruto to treat the Nine-Tails kindly, and Naruto said he wanted them to become friends despite the Nine-Tails’ threats.
• Naruto successfully used the Clone Technique, Transformation Technique, Substitution Technique, and Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, surprising Sasuke with his sudden progress.

Ye Feng put Sasuke through a genjutsu of the Uchiha Clan Massacre, awakening his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, then began teaching Naruto the Rasengan. Naruto saw the technique’s power and started its first training stage with water balloons.

• Itachi asked Ye Feng not to put Sasuke through the same experience he had endured, but Ye Feng led Sasuke aside and placed him under genjutsu.
• Sasuke relived the Uchiha Clan Massacre in the genjutsu and awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Itachi comforted Sasuke, who remembered their happy times and nodded firmly.
• Ye Feng demonstrated the Rasengan to Naruto by blasting a hole through a large tree, and Naruto excitedly asked to learn it.
• Ye Feng explained the Rasengan’s principles, then filled hundreds of balloons with water and told Naruto to make the water swirl by controlling his chakra.

Ye Feng trained Naruto, Sasuke, and Itachi for a month, teaching Naruto the Rasengan and Sasuke the Chidori while Itachi developed his Mangekyō Sharingan abilities. With the Chunin Ninja Exams three days away, Ye Feng demonstrated the devastating Wind Release: Rasenshuriken and urged Naruto to explore adding elemental chakra to the Rasengan.

• Naruto used shadow clones to train the Rasengan, but Ye Feng warned him that absorbing too much accumulated fatigue could kill him, so Naruto limited himself to ten clones.
• Ye Feng taught Sasuke Chidori and explained how it worked with lightning chakra, speed, and the Sharingan; he gave Itachi no new technique.
• Over the month, Naruto learned to form the Rasengan by himself, Sasuke mastered Chidori, and Itachi learned to use his Mangekyō Sharingan abilities and summon Susanoo.
• With three days left before the Chunin Ninja Exams, Ye Feng ended the training and demonstrated Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, which devastated the surrounding landscape.
• Ye Feng told Naruto he could eventually add other chakra attributes to the Rasengan, and Naruto vowed to surpass him.

Ye Feng demonstrated several Chidori techniques for Sasuke, culminating in the terrifying Lightning Release: Kirin, and encouraged Sasuke to develop his lightning nature. Naruto and Itachi also sought instruction, and Ye Feng told Itachi he would help advance his eyes once their power reached its peak.

• Ye Feng showed Sasuke Lightning Blade, Chidori Stream, and Chidori Sharp Spear, while Itachi noticed Ye Feng's extraordinary speed.
• Ye Feng summoned a Lightning Kirin in the clouds, and Itachi explained that Ye Feng had once used it to kill hundreds of Sunagakure ninja and help end a war.
• Ye Feng dispersed the Kirin before it struck, and Sasuke bowed to thank him for his guidance.
• Naruto asked to learn Kirin, but Ye Feng explained that Naruto lacked a lightning nature and urged him to incorporate chakra natures into his Rasengan instead.
• The Nine-Tails refused to help Naruto, while Ye Feng told Itachi he would help advance his eyes after their power reached its peak.

Ye Feng told Itachi that even greater eye powers existed beyond the Mangekyō Sharingan, while Konoha and visiting ninja rushed to investigate Ye Feng’s Lightning Kirin. Garurumon fought off the ninja who tried to capture her, and the chapter ended with Kumogakure’s forces retreating after recognizing her Kage Level strength.

• Ye Feng told Itachi that stronger eyes than the Mangekyō Sharingan existed and depended on extraordinary opportunities to awaken.
• Minato Namikaze sent Anbu led by Shisui Uchiha to investigate Ye Feng’s Lightning Kirin, while ninja from other villages also headed to the Training Ground.
• A Jonin approached Garurumon, and she knocked him through several trees, prompting the gathered ninja to realize she was no ordinary beast.
• The ninja charged Garurumon to capture her, but she struck down multiple Jonin and evaded their Ninjutsu.
• A Kumogakure Jonin recognized Garurumon as at least Kage Level and ordered his village’s ninja to retreat.

Garurumon defeated the remaining enemy ninja and waited for Shisui Uchiha to take the injured prisoners back to Konoha. Shisui reunited with Ye Feng and the others, where Itachi showed his desire to test his new strength against him, but Shisui declined to fight.

• Garurumon incapacitated the enemy ninja who had tried to capture her and decided to hand the injured survivors over to Ye Feng.
• Shisui Uchiha arrived with an Anbu team, stopped Garurumon from appearing to eat a wounded ninja, and ordered his subordinates to take the prisoners to Konoha.
• After the Anbu left, Shisui apologized for misunderstanding Garurumon and promised to bring her tasty food; she asked him to get Ye Feng to cook grilled meat.
• Shisui met Ye Feng, complained that Ye Feng's Kirin had caused trouble, and greeted Itachi and the others.
• Itachi, who had obtained the Mangekyō Sharingan, showed Shisui that he wanted another spar, but Shisui declined because a possible war required him to stay ready.

Ye Feng ended the month of special training, and Naruto and the Uchiha brothers returned home with new abilities that surprised their families. Uchiha Fugaku learned that Ye Feng could further advance Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan and rushed to question him.

• Ye Feng took Shisui and the others back to Konoha, and Shisui reported the incident to Minato Namikaze, who felt relieved and considered using Garurumon.
• Kushina noticed Naruto’s seal had weakened, confronted him about it, and argued with Nine-Tails until Minato Namikaze returned.
• Minato Namikaze saw Naruto perform Rasengan and recalled how Naruto had successfully learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique after Ye Feng’s advice.
• Uchiha Fugaku asked Sasuke and Itachi to show their Sharingan, then saw Sasuke demonstrate Chidori and praised him.
• Itachi told Uchiha Fugaku that Ye Feng had promised to help advance his Mangekyō Sharingan, shocking Fugaku, who hurried out to ask Ye Feng about it.

Ye Feng told Uchiha Fugaku how the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan could be awakened and promised to find a way to advance Itachi’s eyes. At the Chunin Ninja Exams, Naruto struggled against Neji until he saw that Minato Namikaze still looked at him with concern, not disappointment.

• Uchiha Fugaku asked Ye Feng about advancing the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Ye Feng explained that close relatives’ Mangekyō Sharingan had to be transplanted to awaken the Eternal Mangekyō.
• Uchiha Fugaku offered his own eyes for Itachi if no other solution could be found, while Ye Feng assured him he would consider another way.
• The official Chunin Ninja Exams began at Konoha’s new arena, where Ye Feng announced Naruto Uzumaki’s match against Neji Hyuga as the first contest.
• Neji repeatedly knocked Naruto down and then used Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Chapters, leaving Naruto injured and unable to sense his chakra.
• Naruto looked up at Minato Namikaze, expecting disappointment, but saw only concern in his father’s eyes.

Naruto used the Nine-Tails' chakra and shadow clones to exhaust Neji, then struck him with a Rasengan that shattered Rotation. Though Neji appeared to have won, he conceded after realizing Naruto had deliberately canceled the Rasengan to spare him.

• The Nine-Tails lent Naruto its chakra, and Naruto renewed his resolve to fight Neji.
• Naruto overwhelmed Neji with successive waves of shadow clones, forcing him to rely on Rotation until he was nearly out of chakra.
• Naruto caught Neji's fist and attacked with a Rasengan, which clashed with Neji's Rotation in an explosion that injured Naruto.
• Neji managed to stand while Naruto could not, but Neji declared that he conceded.
• Might Guy explained that Naruto had canceled the Rasengan after Rotation shattered, taking the explosion's damage himself while sparing Neji.

Naruto defeated Neji after deliberately dispersing his Rasengan to spare him, and the tournament continued through several more matches. The chapter ended as Gaara entered the arena to face Sasuke, while the visiting ninja began quietly withdrawing in anticipation of war.

• Neji realized Naruto had dispersed his Rasengan to protect him, and conceded; Ye Feng declared Naruto the winner.
• Sasuke helped Naruto back to the stands, while Shikamaru accompanied Neji after Neji thanked him.
• Hozuki Suigetsu defeated Omor by using his Hydrification Technique to envelop and attack him.
• Shikamaru trapped Temari with the Shadow Imitation Technique, then conceded; Shino forced Haku to concede by overwhelming his ice mirrors with insects.
• Gaara entered the arena to challenge Sasuke, intent on killing him, while ninja from the Three Great Shinobi Villages began quietly withdrawing.

Sasuke injured Gaara during their match just as the Raikage revealed an invasion plan and demanded the Hyuga Clan’s source of enormous chakra. Konoha’s forces engaged the attacking villages, and the chapter ended with Ye Feng summoning a giant Susanoo to face Killer B’s Eight-Tails.

• Sasuke used his speed and Chidori to overwhelm Gaara, whose One-Tail nearly went berserk.
• A messenger warned Minato Namikaze that foreign ninja were approaching Konoha, and the Raikage demanded the chakra source in the Hyuga Clan.
• Minato Namikaze ordered Konoha’s forces to attack, and the village’s fighters engaged the enemy Kage and their allies.
• Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails after the Eight-Tails Fierce Ox warned him that Ye Feng posed an enormous threat.
• Ye Feng revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and summoned a blood-red Susanoo taller than the Eight-Tails.

Ye Feng used Susanoo to overpower and hurl the Eight-Tails Fierce Ox, who retaliated by firing a Tailed Beast Bomb toward the arena. Ye Feng raised Susanoo’s giant sword to meet the attack, and the chapter ended as the two enormous forces passed through the storm.

• Ye Feng's Susanoo seized the Eight-Tails Fierce Ox's tentacles, crushed them, and swung him dozens of kilometers away.
• The watching ninjas were stunned by Ye Feng's strength, while Konoha's ninjas celebrated and those from other villages grew fearful.
• The enraged Eight-Tails Fierce Ox formed a Tailed Beast Bomb and fired it at the arena despite Fourth Kazekage Rasa's warning that allied ninjas were still there.
• Minato Namikaze and the arena's ninjas panicked as the Tailed Beast Bomb approached, while Ye Feng's Susanoo drew a giant sword.
• Ye Feng's Susanoo brought the sword down on the incoming Tailed Beast Bomb as a hurricane obscured the arena.

Ye Feng split the Eight-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb with the Kusanagi Sword, while the battle across the arena intensified. The Third Hokage was badly wounded, and Orochimaru rushed to save him as the Fourth Raikage intervened.

• Ye Feng cut the Tailed Beast Bomb in half with the Kusanagi Sword, sending its halves past him to explode behind him.
• The Eight-Tails called for help, and the Fourth Raikage ordered his allies to defeat Konoha’s fighters before reinforcements arrived.
• Minato Namikaze intercepted the Fourth Raikage and marked him with Flying Thunder God, while Konoha’s fighters kept their opponents occupied.
• The Third Hokage struggled against Mei Terumi and the Fourth Mizukage as Tsunade and Jiraiya were held back by Rasa, Chiyo, and Ebizo.
• The Fourth Mizukage struck and severely wounded the Third Hokage, prompting Orochimaru to abandon his fight with the Six-Tails and rush to help.
• The Fourth Raikage blocked Orochimaru’s rescue attempt, but Orochimaru’s punch cracked the Raikage’s arm before the Raikage twisted around and rammed him.

Ye Feng used the Kusanagi Sword to save the Third Hokage and remove Mei Terumi, while Orochimaru killed the Fourth Mizukage and the battle between Konoha and its opponents erupted. As the fighting spread to Konoha and Itachi went to confront the Three-Headed Giant Snake, Ye Feng stopped fighting the Eight-Tails and forced it to take Killer B's human form.

• The Kusanagi Sword vanished the Fourth Mizukage's metal staff before it could strike the Third Hokage, and Orochimaru seized the opening to kill the Fourth Mizukage.
• The Fourth Raikage, the Two-Tails, Chiyo, Ebizo, and Utakata prepared to fight at full strength, while Tsunade, Jiraiya, Uchiha Fugaku, Minato Namikaze, and Orochimaru readied Konoha's side.
• The Kusanagi Sword took Mei Terumi away, and Utakata's rage sparked a battle that destroyed the arena and caused casualties among nearby ninja.
• A Three-Headed Giant Snake charged toward the Hyuga Clan grounds, and Shisui ordered Itachi to kill it without using his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Ye Feng revealed that he had saved the Third Hokage and taken Mei Terumi away, then sent Sasuke and Naruto to stop Gaara from harming Konoha.
• Ye Feng threatened to cut off the Eight-Tails Fierce Ox's tentacles, forcing it to shrink into Killer B's human form.

Ye Feng befriended Killer B over a meal and secured his promise to help Naruto reach the Waterfall of Truth in exchange for sparing the Fourth Raikage. Meanwhile, Konoha’s defenses faced an invasion, and Ao located the target the enemy forces had been seeking.

• Ye Feng grilled meat with Killer B after forcing the Eight-Tails Fierce Ox to stay quiet, and the two shared a meal and reminisced about their time in Kumogakure.
• Ye Feng asked Killer B to help Naruto gain a chance to enter the Waterfall of Truth, and Killer B agreed on the condition that Ye Feng spare the Fourth Raikage.
• Six thousand elite Ninja from the Three Great Shinobi Villages assembled outside Konoha, and three giant snakes smashed through the village’s defensive barrier.
• Shisui’s plan used Kirigakure’s water walls and the Hyuga Clan’s Byakugan to ambush the invading forces in the steam, but the enemy adapted and began to suspect Konoha was stalling.
• The enemy leader ordered Ao to locate the target, and Ao used his Byakugan to find it.

As Konoha lost ground against the allied forces of the Three Great Shinobi Villages, Shisui signaled the start of a counterattack. Konoha’s reinforcements and Might Guy’s devastating attack turned the battle in its favor.

• Takeda Hyuga told Toneri that military strength could restrain conflict and bring relative peace, prompting Toneri to think of Uchiha Yefeng.
• Itachi defeated the Three-Headed Giant Snake, but the allied forces continued advancing and destroyed a third of the Hyuga Clan grounds.
• Shisui fired a signal firework, and Konoha’s ninja launched a counterattack as Shisui joined the fighting and killed enemy ninja.
• Several hundred powerful Konoha reinforcements appeared behind the allied forces, dividing their attention and shifting the battle in Konoha’s favor.
• The allied commander tried to retreat, but two Akimichi elders blocked the way and Might Guy unleashed Daytime Tiger, wiping out the ninja in its path.

Shisui, Garurumon, and Might Guy crushed the allied ninja’s attempt to break through, while the Fourth Raikage tried to reach Konoha and rescue his forces. After Killer B stopped him and Ye Feng showed him the battlefield, the allied troops surrendered, leaving nearly a thousand dead.

• Might Guy and the Akimichi veterans routed the allied ninja on one side, while Garurumon grew into a giant and blocked their escape on the other.
• Shisui appeared before the allied troops in his fourth-form Susanoo and cut a vast fissure into the ground, trapping them.
• The Fourth Raikage rushed toward Konoha, but Minato Namikaze struck his back with a Sage Art: Rasengan.
• Ye Feng teleported with Killer B to block the Fourth Raikage, and Killer B restrained him and urged him to give up.
• Ye Feng showed the Fourth Raikage that Shisui’s fissure had blocked the allied troops’ retreat, and Shisui demanded their surrender.
• The allied ninja dropped their weapons and were captured; nearly a thousand of the almost six thousand troops had died.

After Konoha’s forces captured the remaining invaders, Gaara lost control and released the One-Tail, prompting Naruto to fight it with the Nine-Tails’ chakra. Ye Feng guided Naruto toward Gaara, but the battle left Naruto wounded and kneeling as Gaara attacked him with sand shuriken.

• Minato Namikaze declared the Fourth Raikage defeated and allowed him and the Fourth Kazekage to leave while keeping the other invaders as prisoners.
• Gaara released the One-Tail, and Naruto appeared in a Nine-Tails chakra cloak to fight it.
• Ye Feng stopped Minato Namikaze from intervening and told Naruto to wake Gaara, whose presence was sustaining the One-Tail.
• Naruto punched Gaara awake, but the One-Tail remained, and the Nine-Tails withdrew its chakra after Naruto called it by name.
• Naruto charged Gaara without the Nine-Tails’ support, and Gaara struck his left arm and right leg with Sand Shuriken, forcing him to his knee.

Naruto defeated Gaara and reached him through their shared experience of loneliness, while Ye Feng revealed that he had arranged the fight to build a bond between them. The war ended with Konoha dominant, the other villages weakened, and Ye Feng planning to accelerate Naruto and Sasuke’s growth as he prepared to collect the tailed beasts.

• Naruto crawled toward Gaara and explained that he would do anything to protect the people who accepted him, while Gaara recoiled in fear.
• Sasuke told Naruto that Sakura was safe, and Naruto passed out; Gaara then called off the fight and left with Temari and Kankuro.
• Ye Feng told Minato Namikaze that he wanted Naruto to become the Shinobi World’s leader and hoped Naruto would win Gaara’s friendship for Konoha.
• Konoha ended the war with thousands of enemy ninja captured, while the Fourth Raikage escaped and the wounded Fourth Kazekage returned to Sunagakure after an Iwagakure ambush.
• The Three Great Shinobi Villages paid huge ransoms, shifting the balance of power toward Konoha and ushering in a period of recovery among the villages.
• Ye Feng looked ahead to gathering the tailed beasts and decided that Naruto and Sasuke’s growth needed to speed up.

Ye Feng discovered Sasuke and Boruto, visitors from the future, in Konoha and learned that they had come to deal with Urashiki. After recognizing Ye Feng from Naruto’s stories, Sasuke told Boruto about him, and Boruto asked whether Queen Sara had married him.

• After two months of Naruto and Sasuke pestering him, Ye Feng handed their training over to Jiraiya and Kakashi Hatake.
• Ye Feng sensed a strange space-time fluctuation over Konoha and found Sasuke and Boruto on a rooftop.
• Sasuke warned Boruto that Ye Feng was dangerous, but Ye Feng deduced that they were from the future.
• Ye Feng told Sasuke that the Uchiha Clan still existed in this era, and Sasuke recognized him from Naruto’s stories.
• Sasuke told Boruto about Ye Feng’s deeds, and Boruto asked whether Queen Sara had come back and married him.

Ye Feng showed Sasuke and Boruto around a prosperous Konoha, where they encountered Naruto, Jiraiya, and Tsunade. He brought Sasuke to the Uchiha residence, where Sasuke overcame his apprehension and knocked on the door to reunite with his family.

• Ye Feng learned Sasuke's name, explained how Konoha had grown independent and opened to outsiders, and led Sasuke and Boruto toward the Uchiha Clan Compound.
• Boruto collided with Naruto and called him Dad, then got caught holding Jiraiya's binoculars as an angry crowd mistook him and Sasuke for peeping toms.
• Ye Feng calmed the crowd, and Tsunade arrived to deal with Naruto and Jiraiya before leaving after seeing the two visitors with Ye Feng.
• Ye Feng explained that Konoha welcomed outsiders and no longer feared war with any ninja village, then took Sasuke and Boruto to the lively Uchiha Clan Grounds.
• Ye Feng brought Sasuke to Uchiha Fugaku's courtyard and encouraged him to focus on the present, so Sasuke steadied himself and knocked on the door.

Ye Feng brought Sasuke and Boruto to the Uchiha compound, where Sasuke revealed to his family that he had come from the future. When young Sasuke returned, Ye Feng made the older Sasuke his new teacher, but stopped his demonstration before it damaged the compound.

• Itachi opened the door to Ye Feng, Sasuke, and Boruto, then watched Sasuke suspiciously as they entered the compound.
• Ye Feng brought the pair to Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Tianchang and asked them to introduce themselves.
• Sasuke revealed that he was Uchiha Fugaku’s son from the future, and Ye Feng confirmed his claim; the family accepted him and called Uchiha Mikoto over.
• Mikoto fussed over the older Sasuke until young Sasuke returned from training and asked Ye Feng to teach him more.
• Ye Feng appointed the older Sasuke as young Sasuke’s teacher, and the older Sasuke demonstrated his lightning techniques.
• Ye Feng crushed the older Sasuke’s lightning dragon with one hand and told him to continue his demonstration at the training ground the next day.

Ye Feng brought Boruto to Minato Namikaze’s home, where Minato guessed Boruto was Naruto’s future son and Kushina welcomed him as her grandson. The next day, Boruto revealed to Naruto that Hinata would become his mother, then accidentally called Hinata “Mom” when he saw her approaching.

• Little Sasuke became eager to learn after seeing Big Sasuke and Ye Feng demonstrate their abilities, and Ye Feng left with Boruto.
• Ye Feng used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Boruto to Minato Namikaze’s home and told him to call him Grandpa Ye Feng.
• Minato Namikaze deduced that Boruto was a descendant from Naruto’s future, and Ye Feng confirmed that Boruto was Naruto’s son.
• Kushina embraced Boruto and agreed to host him, while Ye Feng left and asked Minato Namikaze to keep Boruto’s time travel secret.
• The next day, Boruto told Naruto that Hinata would be his wife and Boruto’s mother.
• Boruto saw Hinata walking with Sakura and blurted out, “Mom!”

Boruto and the others met the Konoha 12 and cleaned a bathhouse as punishment for Naruto and Jiraiya’s peeping. Itachi thanked Ye Feng on behalf of the Uchiha, and the chapter ended with Boruto reluctantly calling Ye Feng’s four wives Grandma.

• Hinata fainted after Naruto mentioned that she would marry him, and Boruto caught her before she fell.
• Neji and the Konoha 12 joined Naruto, Jiraiya, Ye Feng, and the others as they headed to the bathhouse to clean it.
• Itachi thanked Ye Feng and said the Uchiha Clan would support him because his actions had helped the clan avoid extermination.
• Naruto, Rock Lee, and younger Sasuke caused trouble while cleaning, but Ye Feng threatened them with punishment and they finished the work before dark.
• After the Konoha 12 departed, Miroku and the other women made Boruto call them Grandma.