After Orochimaru mucks around with his seal in the Forest of Death, Naruto discovers another set of memories in his head. Memories that belonged to the Yondaime Hokage, Konoha's Yellow Flash, Namikaze Minato, and Naruto's father.

The aftermath of Pain’s attack left Tsunade in comatose, Danzo's plot of becoming Hokage is thwarted by Naruto himself. With the doubts that the Lord of Fire has placed on Danzo, Naruto is suddenly left inheriting the mantle of Hokage before the Summit.