Chapter Summaries

Kurama revealed that he knew Naruto had replaced the original Naruto, but he chose to accept him and hoped he would live well. Naruto and Kurama agreed to cooperate, though Kurama warned Naruto his body was not ready to handle all his power; Naruto then awoke as Jiraiya examined him.

• Kurama admitted he had watched Naruto and wanted him to live well for the original Naruto's sake.
• Naruto promised Kurama he would do so, then accidentally revealed that he knew Kurama's name.
• Kurama asked whether Naruto knew the Sage of Six Paths, and Naruto's answer convinced Kurama that the Sage had sent him.
• Kurama offered Naruto some of his power but warned him not to undo the seal until his body was strong enough.
• Jiraiya grew concerned while Naruto remained unconscious, then Naruto woke as Jiraiya lifted his shirt and demanded to know what he was doing.

Naruto drove off Jiraiya after catching him acting lecherously, then decided to leave Konoha to find Orochimaru and test ideas that could strengthen the shinobi against future enemies. He refused Sasuke’s request to come along and told Sasuke and Hinata to keep training while he was away.

• Naruto kicked Jiraiya away when he found him undoing his belt, and Jiraiya recognized Naruto’s Monster Strength and Nine-Tails Chakra.
• Jiraiya wondered how Naruto had gained control of the Nine-Tails so early, then dismissed the question as a result of Naruto’s talent.
• Naruto told Uchiha Sasuke and Hinata that he planned to leave Konoha and seek out Orochimaru.
• Hinata asked when Naruto would return, while Sasuke asked to travel with him.
• Naruto refused to take Sasuke along and told both of them to train until he returned to check their progress.

Naruto left Konoha to visit Orochimaru, while Fugaku and Itachi saw him off. After traveling to Otogakure, Naruto met Kabuto and greeted Orochimaru at his underground base.

• Naruto told Fugaku he was leaving Konoha, and Fugaku offered Itachi as an escort, but Naruto declined to keep him in the village.
• Itachi waited at the village outskirts to see Naruto off, then returned home and confirmed to Fugaku that Naruto had left.
• Naruto traveled through the Land of Fire and joked with Kurama along the way.
• Naruto reached the vicinity of Otogakure, where Kabuto Yakushi guided him into Orochimaru's underground base.
• Orochimaru welcomed Naruto, and Naruto greeted him as "Aunt Snake."

Naruto stayed with Orochimaru and explained that Orochimaru’s soul needed to be purified before they could pursue immortality. After Naruto revealed his Rinnegan and proposed two possible methods, Orochimaru agreed to try learning senjutsu first.

• Naruto found Orochimaru’s base too creepy, then ate a huge meal with Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi.
• Naruto told Orochimaru he would stay until Orochimaru got sick of him.
• Orochimaru asked Naruto about their plan to find a suitable vessel, and Naruto said Orochimaru’s soul needed purification first.
• Naruto revealed his Rinnegan and said he could see Orochimaru’s murky soul.
• Naruto proposed using natural energy to nourish Orochimaru’s soul or using the King of Hell to repair it.
• Orochimaru agreed to try senjutsu, despite doubting the method would work.

Naruto captured White Zetsu and persuaded Orochimaru to take over his body, which had abundant life force from Hashirama cells. Orochimaru gained a powerful new body but discovered it had no reproductive organs, leaving him determined not to use it for long.

• Naruto sensed White Zetsu approaching Orochimaru's base and told Orochimaru to prepare the barrier.
• Naruto intercepted White Zetsu, restrained him with sealing techniques and genjutsu, and brought him to Orochimaru.
• Naruto explained White Zetsu's origins and life force, and Orochimaru used Living Corpse Reincarnation to take over his body.
• Orochimaru found that White Zetsu's soul had been too weak to resist and enjoyed the new body's power.
• Naruto pointed out that the body lacked reproductive organs, and Orochimaru realized he had experienced painless sterilization.

After Orochimaru discovered that his White Zetsu body had no sex characteristics, he and Naruto agreed to prioritize improving cloning technology and gathering Kekkei Genkai. Naruto outlined plans to clone Sharingan and Mangekyō Sharingan, then considered recruiting Jūgo and using natural energy to stabilize future experiments.

• Orochimaru realized his White Zetsu body had neither male nor female characteristics, and Naruto teased him about it.
• Orochimaru asked Naruto what he should do next, and Naruto recommended perfecting cloning technology before collecting Kekkei Genkai.
• Naruto explained his plan to clone Sharingan, including Mangekyō and Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, and Orochimaru became eager to begin experimenting.
• Naruto cautioned Orochimaru that they lacked suitable Kekkei Genkai and still needed a way to combine them safely.
• Naruto considered recruiting Jūgo to help with research into natural energy and began thinking about a stable vessel for multiple Kekkei Genkai.

Naruto told Orochimaru to watch over Shin, whose unusual body could help stabilize Kekkei Genkai, but they discovered Shin hiding beneath the floor of his room after he tried to escape. Orochimaru spared him and said they would need his help in the future.

• Naruto asked Orochimaru to keep track of Jūgo, Karin Uzumaki, Hozuki Suigetsu, and especially Shin.
• Orochimaru sent Kabuto Yakushi to bring the three children and went looking for Shin, only to find his room broken into and empty.
• Naruto noticed signs of Earth Release and found that the western corner of the room concealed a pit beneath the floor.
• Naruto and Orochimaru flooded the hidden space and forced Shin to climb out of the mud.
• Shin admitted he had been trying to escape, but Orochimaru spared him and told him to follow.

Orochimaru returned to Otogakure with Naruto and learned that Kimimaro’s Shikotsumyaku was destroying his body. Naruto proposed that a Sage Body might save him, leaving Orochimaru to consider a trip to Ryūchi Cave.

• Shin watched Orochimaru and Naruto act unusually close as they traveled back, and Orochimaru fussed over Naruto’s meals.
• Orochimaru and Naruto arrived at the Otogakure base, where Kabuto Yakushi had brought the children and Kimimaro.
• Naruto recognized Kimimaro’s Shikotsumyaku and explained that his powerful bloodline was overwhelming his body.
• Kimimaro coughed blood and collapsed, so Orochimaru caught him and ordered Kabuto Yakushi to treat him.
• After Kimimaro woke, Orochimaru and Naruto discussed how to save him, and Naruto suggested giving him a Sage Body.
• Orochimaru concluded that they would need to visit Ryūchi Cave, since cloning Kimimaro might not preserve the person he knew.

Naruto and Orochimaru traveled to Ryūchi Cave so Naruto could learn Sage Mode and pursue a way to save Kimimaro. After Naruto subdued Manda, Tagorihime took Naruto and Orochimaru to prepare for the trials.

• Naruto proposed learning Sage Mode and using it to help Kimimaro acquire a Sage Body, and Orochimaru agreed to accompany him.
• Orochimaru led Naruto to Ryūchi Cave, where his new White Zetsu body suffered only brief dizziness from the natural energy.
• Manda called Naruto a tasty sacrifice, so Naruto beat and repeatedly healed him until Manda fled.
• Tagorihime appeared, heard that Naruto had come to learn Ryūchi Cave's Sage Mode, and led Naruto and Orochimaru toward the trials.

Naruto and Orochimaru began Ryūchi Cave’s trials, passing Tagorihime’s deception and Ichikishimahime’s chakra-draining challenge with little trouble. They entered Tagitsuhime’s Genjutsu trial after she bit them, and Naruto fell under the illusion.

• Tagorihime tried to lure Naruto and Orochimaru into eating, but they stayed outside and saw through her trick, so she declared them successful.
• Naruto and Orochimaru reached Ichikishimahime’s trial and quickly filled the gaps in the boulder despite their chakra being drained.
• Ichikishimahime stayed out of sight after Naruto and Orochimaru completed the task, and they moved on to the next trial.
• Tagitsuhime explained that they had to overcome her Genjutsu, then bit Naruto and Orochimaru to begin the test.
• Naruto and Orochimaru felt their bodies grow hot as the illusion took hold, and Tagitsuhime marveled at Naruto’s chakra.

Naruto and Orochimaru passed Tagitsuhime’s Genjutsu trial and met the White Snake Sage, who offered to teach them Sage Mode but tried to enlist them to deal with Garaga. Naruto refused to take on the extra task without additional compensation, leaving the White Snake Sage asking what he wanted.

• Tagitsuhime tested Naruto and Orochimaru with venom-enhanced Genjutsu, and Orochimaru woke first thanks to Naruto’s Transcription Seal.
• Naruto lingered in an illusion of his former home, left a negative review for Morefun, and then broke free of the Genjutsu.
• Tagitsuhime led Naruto and Orochimaru to the White Snake Sage, who agreed to teach them Sage Mode after they passed the trials.
• The White Snake Sage considered asking Naruto and Orochimaru to deal with Garaga, but Naruto interrupted and demanded they be taught Senjutsu without extra conditions.
• Naruto told the White Snake Sage that helping with Garaga would cost extra, and she asked what he wanted.

Naruto negotiated with the White Snake Sage for more senjutsu training in exchange for retrieving Garaga’s reverse scale and calming him down. After reaching Garaga’s cave with Orochimaru and Tagorihime, Naruto found him asleep and decided to investigate again at night.

• Naruto used Kurama’s chakra to make the White Snake Sage accept his offer to help, asking only for more senjutsu techniques in return.
• The White Snake Sage asked Naruto to retrieve Garaga’s reverse scale and settle him down, and Naruto agreed.
• Tagorihime led Naruto and Orochimaru to Garaga’s territory and described how he howled and battered the cave walls at night.
• Naruto and Orochimaru entered Garaga’s cave but found him sleeping, so they planned to return that night and investigate what was really happening.

Naruto and Orochimaru entered Ryūchi Cave and found Garaga singing melancholy songs, leading Naruto to suspect the giant snake was a fellow transmigrator. Garaga recognized them but did not share Naruto’s assumption, and his thoughts revealed that his former master had been a transmigrator who died long ago.

• Naruto heard Garaga singing and went into the cave to investigate, with Orochimaru following him.
• Garaga recognized Naruto and Orochimaru, while privately wondering why events differed from the story he knew.
• Orochimaru called Garaga seriously ill, and Garaga angrily denied it.
• Naruto asked Garaga how he was, and Garaga replied excitedly that he was fine, reinforcing Naruto’s suspicion that he was a transmigrator.
• Garaga remembered that his former master had told him about the world before dying in an age of war, after which Garaga had waited for him in Ryūchi Cave.
• Naruto quoted another melancholy lyric at Garaga, leaving them staring at each other in confusion.

Naruto discovered that Garaga’s strange reactions came from his former master, who had come from the same world as Naruto. He promised to help Garaga find his master if he ever returned to that world, then signed a Summoning Contract with him before rejoining Orochimaru.

• Naruto tested Garaga with several code phrases, and Garaga revealed that his knowledge came from his master.
• Garaga asked Naruto to help find his master if Naruto could return to his old world, and Naruto agreed.
• Garaga explained that sadness overwhelmed him at night, so he sang songs his master had taught him; Naruto asked him to try to stay quiet at night.
• Garaga gave Naruto a Summoning Contract scroll, which named the previous signer as Yoshinari Yoshikazu.
• Naruto signed the Summoning Contract with Garaga and returned to Orochimaru.

Naruto refused to give the White Snake Sage Garaga’s reverse scale and demanded that she teach him Senjutsu. After revealing the Rinnegan, he and Orochimaru underwent Ryūchi Cave’s Sage Mode training, leaving the White Snake Sage astonished by Naruto’s near-dragon transformation.

• Naruto told the White Snake Sage that Garaga had agreed to keep quiet, but refused to retrieve the reverse scale and demanded Senjutsu training.
• Naruto briefly revealed the Rinnegan, frightening the White Snake Sage into agreeing to teach him.
• The White Snake Sage injected Natural Energy into Naruto and Orochimaru so they could attempt Ryūchi Cave’s Sage Mode.
• Orochimaru awakened first and gained Sage Mode, while Naruto absorbed vast amounts of Natural Energy with help from the White Snake Sage.
• Naruto entered a distinct Sage Mode with dragonlike features, and the White Snake Sage exclaimed that it was close to becoming a dragon.

Naruto’s Sage Mode began taking on a dragon-like form, intimidating the White Snake Sage into letting him leave Ryūchi Cave with scrolls. Back in Otogakure, Naruto and Orochimaru planned Sage Mode experiments, and Naruto gathered White Zetsus before briefly returning to Konoha.

• Naruto entered Sage Mode, and the White Snake Sage recognized signs of him transforming into a dragon.
• The White Snake Sage abandoned her desire to devour Naruto after sensing his strength, then gave him scrolls and let him leave with Orochimaru.
• Naruto and Orochimaru planned to advance cloning technology, develop cells adapted to Sage Mode, and capture more White Zetsus.
• Naruto searched for White Zetsus on his way to Konoha and captured several for Orochimaru’s experiments.
• Naruto found no White Zetsus in Konoha, challenged Sasuke to a spar, beat him, and left using Flying Thunder God.

After three years, Naruto reviewed Orochimaru’s successful Sharingan-cloning research and brought Sasuke to his base to help develop Mangekyō Sharingan. Naruto planned to create Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan for Sasuke and Itachi, then use Sasuke to track down the Akatsuki.

• Naruto examined Orochimaru’s research on cultivating Sharingan in monkeys, but Orochimaru said he needed a purer Uchiha bloodline to develop Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Naruto used Flying Thunder God to reach Sasuke in Konoha and took him along after Sasuke told his parents.
• Tsunade learned Naruto had taken Sasuke out of the village and angrily complained about his disregard for her as Hokage.
• Naruto told Sasuke they were going to Orochimaru’s base to upgrade his equipment and planned to make Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan for Sasuke and Itachi using Itachi’s blood.
• Three days later, Orochimaru collected a blood sample from Sasuke and resumed his experiments while Naruto considered taking Sasuke to join the Akatsuki and find Obito.

Naruto taught Sasuke Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode, and Sasuke awakened a form marked by a blue horn and five snakes. Naruto then rushed to Konoha after sensing his Flying Thunder God Mark and discovered that Hinata had vanished, leaving him to suspect Obito Uchiha or Otsutsuki Toneri.

• Naruto showed Sasuke his dragon-like Sage Mode and taught him to balance his chakra with natural energy.
• Sasuke activated his own Sage Mode, gained a blue horn and five blue snakes, and abandoned the thought of challenging Naruto after sensing Naruto's power.
• Naruto sensed someone activate his Flying Thunder God Mark and teleported to the Hyuga Clan, where he told Hyuga Hiashi that Hinata might be in danger.
• Naruto and Hiashi searched the Hyuga home and found that Hinata had disappeared, making Hiashi realize it had happened a second time.
• Naruto brought Sasuke to Konoha, and the group searched the village with Kakashi and Pakkun but found no trace of Hinata.
• Naruto realized Hinata had vanished with his Flying Thunder God Kunai and wondered whether Obito Uchiha or Otsutsuki Toneri had taken her.

Obito used Infinite Tsukuyomi on Naruto and Sasuke, transporting them to a world where the Uchiha Compound stood deserted and Naruto's parents were alive. The chapter ended with Minato and Kushina welcoming Naruto home as Menma.

• Obito appeared before Naruto and Sasuke, claimed he had used Hinata in an experiment, and activated Infinite Tsukuyomi with a scarlet crystal.
• Naruto and Sasuke found themselves in Konoha, but discovered the Uchiha Clan Compound was deserted and appeared long abandoned.
• Naruto suspected they had been transported to another world, while Sasuke wondered what had happened to his clan there.
• They went to Naruto's brightly lit home, where Minato opened the door and Sasuke recognized him as the Fourth Hokage.
• Kushina came to the door, hugged Naruto, scolded him with a punch, and Minato welcomed him home as Menma.

Naruto and Sasuke arrived in a world where Minato and Kushina were alive, and Naruto learned that this world’s Hinata was his hot-tempered girlfriend. The next day, the two met her at the Hyuga Clan, where she kissed Naruto and left both him and Sasuke stunned.

• Minato and Kushina welcomed Naruto home as Menma, then pulled Sasuke inside and treated him like a returning survivor of the Uchiha Clan massacre.
• Kushina fed Sasuke while Naruto asked where Hinata was, and she warned him that he had hurt his girlfriend by leaving without saying goodbye.
• Jiraiya, this world’s Fourth Hokage, learned that Naruto had returned and named Naruto the protagonist of his manuscript.
• Naruto and Sasuke went to the Hyuga Clan, where this world’s Hinata rushed out, kissed Naruto, and left Sasuke bewildered.