Chapter Summaries

Naruto and Sasuke discovered that Irascible Hinata had imprisoned the original Hinata, and Naruto suspected she was being held on the moon. They followed Irascible Hinata to a cave, where Naruto began to suspect Toneri was involved.

• Irascible Hinata flirted with Naruto, then told him she had locked up the other Hinata because she believed only one Hinata deserved him.
• Naruto and Sasuke agreed to rescue Hinata, and Naruto guessed she might be on the moon.
• Naruto summoned Pakkun to track Irascible Hinata's scent, and Sasuke joined him in following her.
• Naruto and Sasuke caught up with Irascible Hinata as she entered a cave, and Naruto suspected Toneri was involved.

Hinata appeared in the moon palace, while Naruto and Sasuke followed her through a strange pool that led from Earth to the moon. After Sasuke destroyed Toneri’s puppet, Naruto confronted Otsutsuki Toneri and punched him out of the palace.

• Hinata appeared in the moon palace and met a silver-haired boy who warned her she should not have come.
• Naruto and Sasuke entered the underwater passage to the moon after Hinata’s scent vanished at the pool.
• Sasuke struck Otsutsuki Toneri’s puppet with Chidori, and Naruto crushed it after recognizing it was not the real Toneri.
• Otsutsuki Toneri planned to claim Hinata and her counterpart as brides and fled an explosive attack that blasted a hole through his palace.
• Naruto confronted Otsutsuki Toneri over taking Hinata and punched him out of the palace into a crater.

Naruto overwhelmed Otsutsuki Toneri with Sage Mode punches and reunited with Hinata and Irascible Hinata on the moon. As the two Hinatas held him, Naruto wondered why they shared memories and whether Irascible Hinata cared for him or Menma.

• Naruto activated Sage Mode and beat Otsutsuki Toneri unconscious with a barrage of punches.
• Sasuke asked about their own world, and Naruto said it had someone like Toneri as well.
• Hinata and Irascible Hinata ran to Naruto and hugged him after finding him on the moon.
• Hinata told Naruto that Obito Uchiha had abducted her and that Toneri had tried to make her marry him for his ancestors' plan.
• Naruto wondered how the two Hinatas could share memories and whether Irascible Hinata liked him or Menma.

Naruto learned from Irascible Hinata that she and Hinata could sense alternate versions of themselves and might eventually merge, though Irascible Hinata expected to become a shadow. The conversation ended with Hinata professing her love for Naruto in front of Otsutsuki Toneri, who was left stunned.

• Naruto asked Irascible Hinata whether she knew him, and she explained that she had once known Menma, who looked exactly like him.
• Irascible Hinata told Naruto that alternate versions of people could sense each other and might merge, and said she had followed Hinata's presence to the moon.
• Naruto asked Hinata whether she could sense her other self, but she said she could not.
• Naruto questioned why Irascible Hinata had not merged with Hinata, and she said it was not time yet and that she would become a shadow if they merged.
• Otsutsuki Toneri emerged and accused Hinata of betraying him, but both Hinatas rejected his claims.
• Hinata told Naruto she loved only him, leaving Otsutsuki Toneri stunned.

Naruto spared Otsutsuki Toneri after Irascible Hinata explained that the parallel worlds were connected and killing people in this one could affect Naruto’s world. Back in Konoha, Naruto and the others were summoned by the Hokage.

• Otsutsuki Toneri gave up resisting, but Irascible Hinata told Naruto not to kill him because the two worlds were linked like opposite sides of a sheet of paper.
• Naruto accepted her warning, showed Toneri his Rinnegan to keep him from causing trouble, and left him on the moon.
• Sasuke returned to the ground thinking about going back to the moon to find Toneri.
• Naruto had Hinata use the Transformation Technique before they entered Konoha to prevent confusion over there being two Hinatas.
• An Anbu arrived in Konoha and told Naruto and the others that the Hokage wanted to see them.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata met with Jiraiya, who realized they were visitors from another world and explained Menma’s role in the crisis. Jiraiya sent them to capture Menma and bring him back, warning them about the force influencing him.

• Jiraiya summoned Naruto and his companions, then guessed that Naruto was not Menma Namikaze.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata threatened Jiraiya with their techniques until Naruto told them to stand down.
• Jiraiya explained that the Toad Sage had foretold a child of destiny from another world, and that Menma had discovered an entrance between worlds before cutting off contact with Konoha.
• Naruto deduced that Menma’s breach had allowed Obito Uchiha to bring them into this world and wondered how to deal with Menma.
• Jiraiya ordered Naruto and his companions to tie Menma up and bring him back, and summoned the village’s available fighters to support the mission.

Naruto took charge of a mission toward Otogakure, but Menma suddenly appeared and attacked the Hokage's office. Naruto stopped Menma's strike, though everyone mistook him for their Menma, leaving the real Menma furious and intent on killing him.

• Kakashi greeted Naruto and Sasuke with unusual chatter while Might Guy calmly welcomed them.
• Jiraiya put Naruto in charge of the operation and secretly recorded that Naruto's strength made him a top-tier danger.
• Menma emerged from a black vortex and demanded that Jiraiya hand over the Book of the Vermilion Moon.
• Menma attacked the group with Spiraling Ring, but Naruto entered Sage Mode and used Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder to transport the attack away.
• The others praised Naruto as Menma, while the real Menma grew enraged at the impostor wearing his face.

Menma summoned the Nine Masked Beasts to fight Naruto, but Naruto outmatched him and forced him to retreat. Back in his training cavern, Menma accepted more power from Obito and awakened a Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Menma summoned the Nine Masked Beasts, and Hinata, Sasuke, and the others fought them while Naruto faced Menma.
• Menma trapped Naruto in Hokuto Sennin's barrier and attacked him with Santai Seikun's scythe, but Naruto escaped with Flying Thunder God.
• Naruto defeated Menma in close combat, and Menma fled through Obito's spatial vortex.
• Sasuke, Hinata, and the others destroyed the remaining Nine Masked Beasts, whose chakra foxes merged and vanished.
• Obito offered Menma more power, and Menma accepted, awakening a Mangekyō Sharingan in his left eye.

Menma merged with Obito’s power and prepared to confront Naruto’s group at the Cave of Training. Jiraiya sent Minato to seek Akatsuki’s help, while Naruto’s team arrived and Menma’s opening attack left most of them down.

• Menma used Obito’s intangibility and decided to capture a former companion before pursuing the Book of the Vermilion Moon.
• Jiraiya concealed Menma’s whereabouts from Minato and Kushina, then told Minato to seek Akatsuki’s help for the children.
• Minato realized the boy at home was not Menma, and Naruto’s group hurried toward the Cave of Training.
• Menma welcomed Naruto’s group with a dark-purple Spiraling Ring that knocked down most of the young shinobi, while Sasuke and both Hinatas evaded it.
• Kakashi and Might Guy checked the fallen children and found that none had life-threatening injuries.

Minato and the world’s Akatsuki arrived as Sasuke confronted Itachi, whose confusion grew when he realized Sasuke and Naruto seemed to come from another world. Naruto continued fighting Menma, and their clashing techniques gathered enough energy to alarm the distant onlookers.

• Minato arrived with the world’s Akatsuki after Konoha’s young elites were defeated.
• Sasuke attacked Itachi with Chidori and demanded an explanation, but Itachi called him weak and prepared to show him the Uchiha’s power.
• Sasuke pleaded with Itachi to stop, and Itachi noticed Sasuke lacked the hatred he expected and suspected that he had come from another world.
• Sasuke led Itachi away to talk, while Naruto sent a Shadow Clone to heal Itachi’s shoulder before it disappeared.
• Naruto and Menma clashed with Rasengan and Spiraling Ring, creating a massive burst of energy that left Kakashi and Might Guy stunned.

Naruto overwhelmed Menma in their ongoing fight, while Itachi explained his past to Sasuke and warned him not to act rashly. The battle escalated when both Naruto and Menma summoned Nine-Tails, leaving the onlookers unsure which Menma was real.

• Naruto dodged Menma's attacks and nearly removed his mask, forcing Menma to use Obito's Intangibility ability.
• Itachi told Sasuke about the massacre and Danzo's role, then calmed Sasuke and tapped his forehead.
• Naruto continued to overpower Menma after Menma's Nine Masked Beasts returned to his body.
• Menma summoned his dark, savage Nine-Tails and ordered it to tear Naruto apart.
• Naruto called on Kurama, who emerged as a golden Nine-Tails and agreed to teach Menma a lesson.
• The onlookers mistook the golden Nine-Tails' appearance as proof that Naruto was their Menma, angering the masked Menma.

Naruto defeated Menma and forced Obito to flee after Obito took control of Menma’s body. Naruto then healed Menma and returned to his own world with Sasuke and Hinata, leaving Irascible Hinata behind.

• Minato teleported away Menma’s Tailed Beast Bomb as Naruto and Kurama overwhelmed Menma’s Nine-Tails.
• Obito persuaded the defeated Menma to surrender control of his body, but Naruto knocked Obito out of Menma and drove him back to his world with Kamui.
• Naruto used Flying Thunder God to reach Menma and treated his injuries while Minato watched warily.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata returned through the Book of the Vermilion Moon, while Irascible Hinata arrived too late to join them.
• Sasuke and Hinata returned to Konoha with Naruto and headed home under the full moon.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata traveled to the moon, where Naruto persuaded Otsutsuki Toneri to train Sasuke and Hinata. Toneri began teaching them to fight without relying on their eyes, while Danzo lay broken and motionless in Konoha's prison.

• Sasuke asked to visit the moon to spar with Otsutsuki Toneri, and Naruto agreed to take him and Hinata there immediately.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata reached the moon and met Otsutsuki Toneri, who feared they had come to attack him.
• Naruto introduced Sasuke as Indra's reincarnation and Hinata as a potential Tenseigan user, then asked Toneri to train them.
• Toneri accepted and had Sasuke and Hinata wear blindfolds so they would learn to rely on perception and bodily instincts instead of their eyes.
• Naruto praised Toneri's teaching, while Danzo lay filthy, silent, and seemingly lifeless in a Konoha prison cell.

Naruto visited Orochimaru in Otogakure and found that she had successfully cloned a Mangekyō Sharingan in a Blood Monkey. Sasuke saw the monkey use Amaterasu and lamented that he still had not awakened his own Mangekyō, while Naruto considered how to help him obtain the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata improved their chakra control under Otsutsuki Toneri's guidance over a month.
• Naruto hurried to Orochimaru's base after she reported success cloning a Mangekyō Sharingan in a Blood Monkey.
• Naruto examined the Blood Monkey and learned that its single Mangekyō Sharingan could use Amaterasu.
• Sasuke tried to take the monkey's banana, but it activated Amaterasu and forced him to dodge.
• Sasuke felt dejected that the monkey had awakened a Mangekyō Sharingan before him, then cheered up imagining his future Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

Naruto proposed using Mangekyō Sharingan cultivated from Uchiha genes to help Sasuke and Itachi awaken the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, and Fugaku agreed to his plan. As Naruto began explaining how they would awaken Sasuke’s Mangekyō Sharingan, a spatial vortex appeared and attacked the group.

• Naruto told Sasuke he would help him awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Sasuke eagerly agreed to go with him.
• Naruto explained his plans to Fugaku and Itachi, estimating that Sasuke was guaranteed to awaken the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan while Itachi had a fifty-percent chance.
• Fugaku agreed to Naruto’s plan and also approved cultivating Mangekyō Sharingan from talented clan members for use as replacements.
• Itachi asked how they would awaken Sasuke’s Mangekyō Sharingan, and Naruto said Fugaku and Itachi only needed to help maintain an illusion.
• A spatial vortex appeared and pale arms reached out to grab Naruto, Sasuke, Fugaku, and Itachi, prompting them to dodge and prepare for combat.

Obito and Danzo's spatial vortex unleashed a mass of Sharingan-covered arms that attacked the Uchiha Clan, and Naruto identified the vortex as their weakness. With the arms devouring clan members, Naruto prepared to destroy the vortex despite Sasuke's fears.

• Sharingan-covered arms emerged from a black vortex at Fugaku's home, and Naruto recognized the spatial ability as Obito's Kamui.
• Homura arrived with the Uchiha Police Force as Fugaku escaped the house and ordered everyone to attack from a distance.
• The arms joined into a huge sphere, and Naruto used Sage Mode and his Railgun to blast them, but they quickly regenerated.
• One Uchiha clansman was dragged into the sphere and absorbed, strengthening the arms' Sharingan.
• Naruto pointed out the vortex at the sphere's center as the arms' weakness, and Sasuke warned him against approaching it.
• Naruto insisted he was the only one who could destroy the vortex.

Naruto entered the spatial vortex to destroy the source of the eerie arms, but the arms multiplied and he did not return. Sasuke summoned Kirin to destroy the sphere, then discovered that Fugaku and Itachi no longer remembered Naruto.

• Naruto charged through the sphere of pale arms and leaped into its spatial vortex.
• The arms became more frenzied and multiplied, while Sasuke was unable to reach Naruto.
• Sasuke asked Fugaku for help and had the Uchiha use Fire Release to heat the air and bring rain and thunder.
• Sasuke used Lightning Release: Kirin to destroy the sphere and the spatial vortex.
• Sasuke realized Naruto was missing, but Fugaku and Itachi claimed they did not know who Naruto was.

Sasuke discovered that everyone else had forgotten Naruto and that the world held no trace of him. As Sasuke’s own memories began to fade, he fought to stay awake and remember Naruto.

• Fugaku, Itachi, and Mikoto failed to recognize Naruto, and Mikoto said Kushina had never had a child.
• Sasuke searched the crater where Naruto had disappeared and concluded Naruto had sacrificed himself to destroy the strange spatial vortex.
• Hinata did not know who Naruto was, confirming Sasuke’s fear that no one else remembered him.
• Sasuke searched for proof of Naruto, but found Naruto’s home empty and no trace of him anywhere.
• Sasuke felt his memories of Naruto being erased and stabbed his thigh with a kunai to keep himself awake.

Sasuke believed Naruto had been erased from the world, and the grief awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan before he reunited with Naruto. Naruto later revealed that Sasuke’s ordeal had been a staged Genjutsu, and he told Fugaku and Itachi that the terrifying creatures it depicted really existed.

• Sasuke remembered Naruto and awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan while fighting the illusion that everyone had forgotten him.
• Naruto appeared, and Sasuke embraced him in relief before Naruto took him back to the Uchiha Clan.
• Naruto signaled to Fugaku and Itachi that their plan had succeeded, and Sasuke soon fell into a deep sleep.
• Naruto explained that he, Fugaku, and Itachi had used an elaborate Genjutsu to provoke Sasuke’s Mangekyō awakening, while concealing the truth from him.
• Fugaku asked whether the creatures in the Genjutsu existed, and Naruto confirmed that they did.

Naruto sparred with Sasuke after Sasuke awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, showing him that its abilities could not overcome Naruto’s Intangibility. Naruto then trained Sasuke in using Sage Mode and natural energy in taijutsu, while Sasuke’s combat awareness began to improve without his noticing.

• Naruto, Itachi, and Fugaku trapped Sasuke in a genjutsu, and Sasuke later avoided discussing what happened while showing off his newly awakened Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Naruto challenged Sasuke to a duel, and Sasuke used Amaterasu, but Naruto’s Intangibility caused the black flames to fall harmlessly away.
• Sasuke lost focus while considering his abilities, so Naruto struck him, healed his broken breastbone, and told him to activate Sage Mode.
• Naruto and Sasuke fought in Sage Mode, and Naruto demonstrated how natural energy could extend taijutsu attacks beyond their apparent reach.
• Naruto explained his understanding of Sage Mode, and Sasuke recognized that his Mangekyō Sharingan was costly and of limited use against stronger opponents.