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Timeline

Dates on this page use gengō · Year N only — Kamiyo, Sengoku, Kensō, Senran, and the rest of our era bands. Canon / Inferred / Fanon label sourcing. Labels like BKE, bNb, or Konoha Year belong to other calendars; citations and placement notes live in each card’s Source note.

Timeline guide

We use gengō · Year N onlyNot BKE · bNb · Konoha YearCalendar = databook month/day (Rin / Tō / Sha / Jin no Sho)KYPNG / Seelentau = cross-reference only
Era and year — how we count
  • Write dates as Era · Year N — one continuous Ninji line from myth forward. Era names (Kamiyo, Sengoku, Kensō…) mark chapters; the count does not reset.
  • Year N ≠ character age unless a card’s Characters line says so.
  • Kamiyo covers the full Ōtsutsuki myth through Hagoromo’s death (Year 0–107). Order: Year 0 arrival → court / pregnancy → fruit + Infinite Tsukuyomi → twins Year 16 → sealing Year 51; Year 1000 = Part I (~1000 years before Naruto’s generation — inferred, no exact official date).
  • After Kamiyo, centuries pass unmarked; the Sengoku prelude resumes from Year 875 on the same absolute count (not a parallel track with reused year numbers).
  • Founding = Kensō · Year 923. Part I = Year 1000.
  • Not used on this page: BKE, bNb/aNb, Konoha Year, Seelentau year bands, KYPNG year labels — those belong to other calendars (see KYPNG and Seelentau panels below).

Era bands (timeline) — names & years

OC Eras →

Same order as the chronicle below: early → late. Each block is a gengō era name (not official vocabulary) plus its year span. English labels for OC forms: Eras.

Kamiyo · Year 0–107Kamiyo 神世Divine age

What it means: 神 “divine, gods” + 世 “world, age, generation” — the age when chakra and mythic figures shape the world before the clan wars as we know them.

Ōtsutsuki arrival (~1000 years before Naruto), God Tree, Kaguya, Hagoromo’s sons, Ninshū, Indra/Ashura — mythic prehistory through the Sage’s death.

Canon note: Canon: Kaguya, Hagoromo/Hamura, spread of chakra. Year 0 (arrival) to Year 1000 (Part I) is the inferred ~1000-year span (inferred; no exact official date). Kamiyo years are speculative calendar placements used for age arithmetic — not official franchise dates. Hagoromo/Hamura birth ≈ Year 16 (after fruit / Infinite Tsukuyomi); sealing Year 51 (≈ age 35); later cards (Year 56+) continue on the same line.

Sengoku · Year 872–922Sengoku 戦国Warring states

What it means: 戦 “war” + 国 “country, domain” — the same idea as the real Japanese term: many powers at war, no unified village system yet.

Shinobi clans as hired blades, endless feudal conflicts before the village system — through Izuna’s death and the final Senju–Uchiha battle.

Canon note: Canon term and setting; Senju–Uchiha rivalry and “Warring States Period” appear in flashback. Ends Year 922 (Izuna’s death / final clan war); peace and Konoha’s founding open Kensō in Year 923.

Kensō · Year 923–942Kensō 建村Founding the villages

What it means: 建 “build, establish” + 村 “village” — the chapter where hidden villages are founded and the new order begins.

Hashirama and Madara, Konoha’s birth, spread of the hidden-village model.

Canon note: Canon: founding of Konoha and alliance of clans; other villages’ exact founding order/timing is looser in material.

Senran · Year 942–959Senran 戦乱Age of war

What it means: 戦 “war” + 乱 “chaos, upheaval” — constant large-scale conflict between the villages’ rise and Naruto’s generation.

Third Shinobi World War and bridge generations — Minato’s rise, Kakashi Gaiden, pre–Part I.

Canon note: Canon events exist; calendar years are rarely pinned. Aligns with the OC form’s “Kakashi Gaiden” row (key Gaiden).

Shōyū · Year 959–975Shōyū 翔勇Soaring courage

What it means: 翔 “soar, rise” + 勇 “courage” — the generation coming of age in Part I, pushing upward through exams and loss.

Part I — Academy/Chūnin Exams arcs through Sasuke’s departure and the Sandaime’s death.

Canon note: Canon Part I; matches OC form “Part I”.

Gekitō · Year 975–1015Gekitō 激闘Fierce struggle

What it means: 激 “fierce, intense” + 闘 “fight, struggle” — all-out conflict: Akatsuki, world war, and the final battles of the old story.

Shippuden — Akatsuki, Fourth Shinobi World War, Kaguya seal, Naruto and Sasuke’s resolution.

Canon note: Canon Part II; matches OC form “Part II”. Long span: you can subdivide later (e.g. war arc) if needed.

Kaifuku · Year 1015–1032Kaifuku 回復Recovery

What it means: 回 “return, restore” + 復 “recover” — bodies, villages, and trust healing after the war; calm before the next leap forward.

Post-war reconstruction, The Last, Blank Period — peace-building and the next generation’s childhood.

Canon note: Canon movies/Blank Period material varies by medium; some details are guide-level, not strict timeline math.

Shin’ei · Year 1032+Shin’ei 新栄New prosperity

What it means: 新 “new” + 栄 “prosperity, flourish” — the next era’s society, tech, and threats after the old war heroes step back.

Boruto era — modernized shinobi society, new threats and successors.

Canon note: Canon Boruto; matches OC form “Boruto”. Ongoing story: treat end dates as open.

KYPNG — Keep Your Pants On Gohan (cross-reference only)

Keep Your Pants On Gohan (keepyourpantsongohan on Tumblr) maintains a long-form Timeline of the Naruto Universe — community conjecture built from manga, databooks, anime fillers, and novels. It is not our gengō system; we do not display its year labels on cards here.

Main timeline (Konoha Year) · Pre-Konoha Edition (BKE) · Resource links

Two calendars

Konoha Year — Year 0 = founding; counts forward (Part I ~Year 77, Boruto ~Year 96–97). BKE (Before Konoha Era) — years before founding in the separate Pre-Konoha post (e.g. Year 1035 BKE for Hagoromo’s birth). Same anchor as our Kensō · Year 923 (founding).

Author’s stance

KYPNG is explicit that much of it is conjecture and selective reasoning — especially pre-founding and anime-heavy beats. We borrow events and notes, not conflicting year placements.

How we use it
  • Pre-founding chronicle text is largely adapted from KYPNG’s BKE timeline — re-dated onto Kamiyo / Sengoku here
  • Post-founding beats and character-age lines often trace back to KYPNG’s Konoha Year rows
  • Databook month/day when our gengō year already matches
  • Event wording and age reasoning adapted into card notes where useful
Konoha Year ↔ gengō
  • KYPNG Year 0 ≈ our Kensō · Year 923 (founding)
  • KYPNG Part I band ~Year 77 vs our Shōyū · Year 122–138 — different scale, same story chapter
  • KYPNG Boruto ~Year 96–97 vs our Shin'ei · Year 195+
BKE ↔ gengō
  • Internal map: BKE · Year N → Ninji year 923 − N (e.g. BKE 25 → Sengoku · Year 898)
  • Myth strip uses spaced Kamiyo · Year labels, not literal 1035 BKE integers
  • Pre-Konoha post uses anime fillers heavily; treat as inferred unless manga/databook pins it
Seelentau — other calendar (cross-reference only)

Seelentau’s Narutopedia timelines use bNb / aNb (before/after Naruto’s birth). That is not our gengō system — we do not display those year numbers here.

Timeline · KORTL · NWWTL

Shared anchor

Seelentau’s founding anchor ≈ our Kensō · Year 923 (village founding; Izuna dies in Sengoku · Year 922 on our line). Pre-founding beats agree within ~1–2 years.

~15 year drift

Seelentau counts ~50 years founding → Naruto; we count 65 on the gengō line. We import reasoning, not conflicting year placements.

KORTL

Compresses Kannabi / Rin / war end into ~1 bNb on Seelentau’s scale. We use Gekitō · Year 147–149 (internal span); Kakashi age 11 at the bridge.

NWWTL wars
  • Seelentau 1st war ~34 bNb vs our Senran · Year 118
  • 2nd ~14 bNb vs our Shōyū · Year 137–138
  • 3rd ~4–1 bNb vs our Gekitō · Year 147–149
We borrow
  • Databook month/day when our gengō year already matches
  • Founding-era beats (Five Kage context, Izuna/EMS)

Kamiyo 神世

Kamiyo · Year 0–107

Divine age

This strip opens at Kamiyo · Year 0 with Kaguya and Isshiki arriving on Earth. On this calendar, Part I is Year 1000 — so the arrival sits roughly a thousand years before Naruto’s generation. Canon-ish order in the early strip: arrival → Tenji’s court / pregnancy → fruit + Infinite Tsukuyomi → twins’ birth. Early Kamiyo · Year numbers skip years on purpose (e.g. 0 → 4 → 10 → 16… → 51) so long myth intervals are not read as “the next year.” After the seal (Year 51), the Hagoromo-era beats run denser (56 → 57 → 66 → 77 → 107). Centuries then pass with no cards before the Sengoku prelude resumes near Year 875. Chronological order: oldest at the top → newest toward the bottom.

KamiyoYear 0
Inferred

Kaguya and Isshiki on Earth

Kamiyo · Year 0 ≈ 1000 years before Part I (Year 1000) (estimated)

Kaguya and Isshiki Ōtsutsuki arrive to cultivate the God Tree. On the Ninji calendar this is Year 0; Part I is Year 1000. The clan intends Kaguya as the sacrifice to ripen the chakra fruit; she betrays Isshiki instead. In the anime’s expanded account, humans later find Kaguya and bring her before Emperor Tenji.

Source note

[1]: Kamiyo · Year 0 here; Part I is Gekitō · Year 1000 on this calendar. No manga, databook (Rin no Sho–Jin no Sho), or Boruto source gives an exact year for Kaguya’s landing — the span is an inferred calendar placement from Hagoromo as a ~thousand-year legend (Kaguya immediately before him) and anime (Shippuden 462) ~1000 years from her sealing to Hashirama/Madara as clan leaders. Hagoromo says “a few thousand years” in 464; that wording and the ~millennium framing are an unresolved source discrepancy, not a preference for one figure.

[2]: Cross-medium synthesis: God Tree / Ōtsutsuki mission — Naruto / Boruto franchise lore; Isshiki and betrayal — chiefly Boruto / Amado; Emperor Tenji and the humans finding Kaguya — Naruto: Shippuden 461–462, which does not integrate Isshiki into those scenes. Presented as inferred reconciliation, not one continuous depicted chain. Naming: Land of Ancestors (dub, Narutopedia) = Land of Sou (official ep. 461 synopsis) — same 祖の国. Motive: Amado leaves Kaguya’s reason for betraying Isshiki ambiguous

KamiyoYear 4
Inferred

Life in Tenji’s court

Among the humans (estimated)

She settles among the people of the Land of Ancestor and lives at court as Tenji’s consort. During this stretch she grows close to him and becomes pregnant — still before the border war, the chakra fruit, and Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Source note

[1]: Tenji / consort / pregnancy before the border crisis — anime (Naruto: Shippuden 461–462); Year 4 duration is invented.

[2]: Naming: Land of Ancestors (dub, Narutopedia) = Land of Sou (official ep. 461 synopsis) — same 祖の国

KamiyoYear 10
Inferred

Border war, fruit, and Infinite Tsukuyomi

Already pregnant — Land of That, chakra fruit, IT (estimated)

Already pregnant from her time with Tenji, Kaguya faces a border crisis: the Land of That threatens the Land of Ancestor. She strikes That’s leader, is cast out by Ancestor, then eats the chakra fruit and becomes Earth’s first chakra wielder. With the Rinne Sharingan she casts Infinite Tsukuyomi, ending the wars and later drawing victims into White Zetsu. The twins’ birth follows this card — not before it.

Source note

[1]: Pregnancy before the border crisis; fruit / Rinne Sharingan / Infinite Tsukuyomi afterward — anime (Shippuden 461–462) plus war-arc flashbacks (ch. 671+). Birth is the next card.

[2]: Year 10 is an inferred placement. Naming: Land of Ancestors (dub, Narutopedia) = Land of Sou (official ep. 461 synopsis) — same 祖の国

Kamiyo6 AugustYear 16
Inferred

Hagoromo and Hamura are born

Calendar: Hagoromo & Hamura — Fourth Databook

Twins — start of the Hagoromo-era story (estimated)

Kaguya gives birth to Hagoromo and Hamura — the first people born with chakra on Earth. Hagoromo is the elder. In the anime they are born in the aftermath of her Infinite Tsukuyomi; pregnancy began earlier at Tenji’s court. Placement Year 16 keeps birth after the fruit / IT card (Year 10) and yields ~age 35 at sealing (Year 51).

Source note

[1]: Twins, birth order, and chakra inheritance are canon (Ōtsutsuki flashbacks ~671–682). Anime (Shippuden 461): born after Infinite Tsukuyomi; pregnancy began while she was Tenji’s consort (461–462).

[2]: Birthday 6 August (Hagoromo / Hamura) — Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) via Narutopedia.

[3]: Year 16 / ~35 at seal (Year 51) are inferred age-line placements — not franchise calendar dates

KamiyoYear 42
Inferred

The truth is revealed to Hagoromo and Hamura

Gamamaru, senjutsu, seeking the truth (estimated)

Gamamaru (the Great Toad) helps the twins see what Kaguya has become after her rule; Hagoromo walks the path of senjutsu.

Source note

[1]: Gamamaru revealing the truth about the sacrifices, the twins seeking him out, and Hagoromo’s senjutsu training — Naruto: Shippuden 461–462 (Hagoromo and Hamura / A Fabricated Past). Anime-only chronology; Narutopedia separates this from the manga Ōtsutsuki flashbacks (ch. 671+), which are compressed and omit this Gamamaru arc. Year 42 is an inferred placement
KamiyoYear 49
Inferred

The battle begins — mother vs. sons

Battle opens, Ten-Tails fusion (estimated)

In the myth they are adults when they turn against her. In the anime’s expanded account, Hagoromo awakens the Rinnegan shortly before the final battle. Kaguya then merges with the God Tree’s Ten-Tails form, and the brothers fight her for several months (Naruto: Shippuden 462).

Known conflicts: Ōtsutsuki clan internal strife

Source note

[1]: God Tree + Ten-Tails fusion and the sons’ battle — myth flashback art across 671–691; ch. 681 Kaguya’s Tears intercuts the present-day fight with Black Zetsu narrating the past. The manga does not state a calendar length for the ancient war and does not give the detailed Rinnegan awakening sequence.

[2]: Anime (Shippuden 462) — Rinnegan awakening shortly before the prolonged final fight; battle spans months. Kamiyo · Year 51 closes the same fight. Year 49 is inferred

KamiyoYear 51
Inferred

Kaguya is sealed

Hagoromo and Hamura approximately age 35 (estimated)

She creates Black Zetsu from her will (Will Materialization — not a gestated birth) before the end. Hagoromo and Hamura use Six Paths — Chibaku Tensei; a moon is raised from the sealing. Hagoromo becomes the Ten-Tails’ first jinchūriki and eventually frees people from Infinite Tsukuyomi. Hamura eventually goes to the moon to guard the seal; his descendants later establish a moon lineage (exact timing unknown — see The Last). Hagoromo and Hamura are approximately 35 here (estimated). Exact same-day ordering of husk, beasts, and departure differs across retellings.

Source note

[1]: Sealing cluster is canon in outline — Black Zetsu (Will Materialization), Six Paths — Chibaku Tensei, moon seal, Hagoromo as Ten-Tails jinchūriki, ending Infinite Tsukuyomi — 681–689; densest in 681–682. Year 51 and ages are inferred.

[2]: Anime 459–472 Kaguya arc; Sasuke Shinden (2015) and Shippuden episodes in that arc support a prolonged Infinite Tsukuyomi / binding period rather than a single instantaneous worldwide snap. ~1000 years vs “a few thousand years” (Hagoromo in 464) remains an unresolved source discrepancy

Kamiyo4 JanuaryYear 56
Inferred

Ōtsutsuki Indra is born

Calendar: Indra — Fourth Databook

Characters: Hagoromo age 40 (estimated)

Notes: After sealing Kaguya, Hagoromo spends an interval repairing the land and teaching ninshū (Episode 464 shows a gap, not a numbered span). This chronicle places Indra’s birth about five years later (Year 56) so Hagoromo is about 40 — fully conjectural spacing from visual aging.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 4 January — Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho), p. 25, via Narutopedia (Indra Ōtsutsuki).

[2]: Fully conjectural placement based on visual aging ’s spacing. Episode 464 shows an interval after the sealing, not “five years.” Manga gives no calendar date for Indra’s birth

Kamiyo8 JuneYear 57
Inferred

Ōtsutsuki Ashura is born

Calendar: Ashura — Fourth Databook

Characters: Hagoromo age 41; Indra age 1; Ashura age newborn (estimated)

Notes: Indra is the elder. Based on Episode 464 — Indra near toddler size while Ashura looks only months old, yet by age ten their heights are nearly the same — the gap is estimated at about one year. All ages on this card are estimated.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 8 June — Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho), p. 19, via Narutopedia (Asura Ōtsutsuki).

[2]: Sibling order (Indra older) is canon (Ōtsutsuki flashbacks ch. 671+). The one-year gap and Year 57 placement are an anime visual estimate — not stated in canon

KamiyoYear 58
Inferred

Hamura’s descendants establish a lineage on the moon

Characters: After Year 51 — exact period unknown (estimated)

Notes: Canon establishes that Hamura had descendants and that a moon-based clan descended from him (The Last). It does not establish a founding birth year, generational count, or that a single identifiable child was born in a pinned Kamiyo year. This card marks the necessary lineage only; Year 58 is a soft ordering slot after Ashura’s birth, not a claimed date.

Source note

[1]: The Last: Naruto the Movie — Toneri descends from a moon-based branch of Hamura’s line (distinct from Earth-side descendants / Hyūga). The founding of that branch has no on-screen or on-page origin point. Necessary inference; no exact year
KamiyoYear 66
Inferred

Indra develops hand signs for ninjutsu and is shown with the Sharingan

Characters: Hagoromo age 50; Indra age 10; Ashura age 9 (estimated)

Notes: In the anime, ten-year-old Indra develops hand signs for moulding and using chakra — the practical system that becomes ninjutsu — while Hagoromo founded ninshū. Episode 465 also shows him with the Sharingan in this storyline.

Source note

[1]: Anime-only chronology: Episode 465 depicts Indra at age ten developing hand signs and applying chakra through ninjutsu. The manga supports his exceptional talent and inherited ocular power, but does not give this age or detailed invention sequence
KamiyoYear 77
Inferred

Ōtsutsuki Ashura is named successor of ninshū; Ōtsutsuki Indra rejects the decision and turns against Ashura

Characters: Hagoromo age 61; Indra age 21; Ashura age 20 (estimated)

Notes: Assuming Hagoromo waited until both sons were adults, the successor decision is placed near Ashura’s twentieth year. Indra rejects the decision and turns against Ashura. Ages twenty / twenty-one are conjectural.

Known conflicts: Ōtsutsuki clan internal strife

Source note

[1]: Hagoromo naming Ashura successor and Indra’s opposition are core canon (Ōtsutsuki flashbacks ch. 671+, ch. 681). Year 77 and the listed ages are inferred. The manga focuses on continuing conflict rather than a precisely dated formal clan departure
KamiyoYear 107
Inferred

Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo dies

Characters: Hagoromo age 91; Indra age 51; Ashura age 50 (estimated)

Notes: Hagoromo dies in old age after preparing his teachings and legacy for his descendants. At his death, Indra and Ashura appear decades older, and Ashura is depicted with children near older teen / adult age (Episode 468). The interval after Indra’s rejection is estimated at about thirty years. Exact cause and age are not stated in the manga.

Source note

[1]: Hagoromo reaching old age and dying is shown in Ōtsutsuki flashbacks (ch. 671+, ch. 681); no canon calendar year, exact age, or stated cause of death. Entire age line estimated from this chronicle’s placements
KamiyoYear 107
Inferred

Black Zetsu alters Hagoromo’s stone tablet

Characters: Black Zetsu — elapsed existence unknown (estimated)

Notes: Black Zetsu alters Hagoromo’s stone tablet to manipulate Indra’s descendants (ch. 681). Canon does not date the alteration. This card keeps Year 107 only as a chosen approximation near Hagoromo’s death; the anime also shows Black Zetsu influencing Indra while Hagoromo still lives, so manipulation of Indra does not prove the tablet change fell in the same year as the death.

Source note

[1]: Tablet alteration after Hagoromo left his message — ch. 681. Exact year unknown; Year 107 is an optional approximation only. Do not treat elapsed years since Year 51 as a biological age for Black Zetsu

Building the full world timeline is a long project — this Kamiyo strip will grow as more parts are added. Thanks for sticking with it.

Sengoku 戦国

Sengoku · Year 872–922

Warring states

Clan-era births and battles on the road to Konoha on one working age model (founding ages ≈ 25–26). Sengoku runs through Year 922 (Izuna’s death / final clan war); peace and Konoha’s founding open Kensō · Year 923. These years continue the same absolute count after the Kamiyo myth strip — not a reset, and not overlapping Kamiyo’s Year 0–107 cards.

Sengoku28 MarchYear 875
Inferred

Uchiha Tajima is born

Calendar: Tajima — Fourth Databook

Notes: Tajima’s birth is back-calculated from his listed age of forty-two and this timeline’s inferred placement of his death (Year 917). Neither his birth year nor the age at which he fathered Madara is stated in canon.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 28 March; age 42 — Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) / Narutopedia (Tajima).

[2]: Year 875 and the fatherhood gap belong to this chronicle’s founding-age arithmetic (death ≈ Year 917; Madara birth ≈ 897). Manga ch. 622–624 show the warring-states family cluster but do not date Tajima’s birth or death

Sengoku27 JuneYear 887
Inferred

Reto is born

Calendar: databook

Notes: Reto’s Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) profile lists him as age fifty-eight. His exact death date is unknown, so this birth placement depends entirely on the timeline’s inferred date for his assassination (Senran · Year 945). Low-confidence inferred.

Source note

[1]: Reto age 58, birthday 27 June — Fourth Databook / Narutopedia. Profile “Part II: 58” is the data category for a historical character, not evidence he was alive in present-day Part II.

[2]: Death year and therefore Year 887 are inferred; do not treat summit appearance vs Hashirama as a firm age source

SengokuYear 895
Inferred

Senju Tōka is born

Notes: Tōka’s age of twenty-seven is attributed to the Third Databook (Narutopedia cites p. 189). That figure is treated here as her profile age around the founding era, but Third Databook (Sha no Sho) does not spell out a calendar year — Year 895 follows only if age 27 is read against founding ≈ Year 923.

Source note

[1]: Age 27 — Third Databook, p. 189, via Narutopedia (Tōka Senju).

[2]: Temporal reference of that age (founding vs other) is not explicit; birth year is provisional arithmetic on this chronicle’s founding-age line

Sengoku24 DecemberYear 897
Inferred

Uchiha Madara is born

Calendar: official Naruto site / databook

Characters: Tajima age 22 (estimated)

Notes: The numbered year is inferred from this timeline’s estimated age for Madara at Konoha’s founding (≈ 25–26 in Year 923). Tajima age 22 on this card is the same model’s gap, not a canon father–son age.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 24 December — official Naruto site / Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) via Narutopedia.

[2]: Year 897 is inferred from founding ages ≈ 25–26 at Konoha’s founding

Sengoku23 OctoberYear 897
Inferred

Senju Hashirama is born

Calendar: official Naruto site / databook

Notes: Hashirama is placed in the same approximate cohort as Madara based on their childhood depiction. Canon does not state that they are exactly the same age.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 23 October — official Naruto site / Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) via Narutopedia.

[2]: Childhood peers in ch. 622–624. Same-year placement with Madara is an estimate within the founding-age arithmetic

Sengoku3 MayYear 897
Inferred

Uzumaki Mito is born

Calendar: Fourth Databook

Notes: Low-confidence cohort placement with Hashirama. Canon does not state Mito’s age or that she shares Hashirama’s birth year.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 3 May — Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho), p. 36, via Narutopedia.

[2]: No databook age anchors her birth year; same-year placement with Hashirama is only a soft peer estimate on this chronicle’s age line

SengokuYear 897
Inferred

Uchiha Hikaku is born

Notes: Hikaku’s profile age of twenty-five is attributed to the Third Databook (Narutopedia cites p. 189). Year 897 assumes that age lines up with the founding era on this model — low confidence.

Source note

[1]: Age 25 — Third Databook, p. 189, via Narutopedia (Hikaku Uchiha). Same “Part II” profile-category caveat as other historical ages; year is inferred
Sengoku10 FebruaryYear 898
Inferred

Uchiha Izuna is born

Calendar: databook

Characters: Tajima age 23; Madara age 1 (estimated)

Notes: Izuna’s birthday and age twenty-four are official. His numbered birth year is back-calculated from this timeline’s inferred death year (Sengoku · Year 922).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 10 February; age 24 — Third Databook (Sha no Sho) / Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) / Narutopedia (Izuna).

[2]: Year 898 = death year − 24 on this chronicle’s age line

Sengoku19 FebruaryYear 898
Inferred

Senju Tobirama is born

Calendar: official Naruto site / databook

Characters: Hashirama age 1 (estimated)

Notes: Tobirama’s placement one year after Hashirama is estimated from their childhood appearances; no exact age gap is stated in canon.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 19 February — official Naruto site / databooks via Narutopedia.

[2]: Younger brother to Hashirama in ch. 622–624. Same-year pairing with Izuna is a visual estimate, not a shared official birth year

SengokuYear 900
Inferred

Senju Itama is born

Characters: Tobirama age 2; Hashirama age 3 (estimated)

Notes: Fully conjectural. The Third Databook lists Itama’s age at death as unknown. For internal spacing only, later cards may depict him as roughly nine, but canon gives no age — do not treat that figure as sourced.

Source note

[1]: Third Databook, p. 213 — 享年 不明 (unknown) via Narutopedia. Birth year and any numeric age are timeline inventions for spacing
SengokuYear 902
Inferred

Senju Kawarama is born

Characters: Tobirama age 4; Hashirama age 5 (estimated)

Notes: Kawarama’s age seven at death is Third Databook (Sha no Sho)-supported. Year 902 follows from this timeline’s inferred Year 909 placement of his death. Other ages on sibling cards remain model estimates.

Source note

[1]: Age 7 at death — Third Databook, p. 213 (享年７歳), via Narutopedia.

[2]: Birth year = inferred death year − 7 on this chronicle’s age line

SengokuYear 909
Inferred

Senju Kawarama dies during a battle involving the Uchiha and Hagoromo clans

Characters: Kawarama age 7; Tobirama age 11; Hashirama age 12 (estimated)

Notes: Kawarama dies in fighting that involves members of the Uchiha and Hagoromo clans. Hashirama identifies him as seven at the funeral. The year is inferred; the death itself is from the warring-states flashback.

Known conflicts: Uchiha clan; Hagoromo clan

Source note

[1]: Death and age seven — manga ch. 622 (funeral / age reveal). Hagoromo-clan involvement — Narutopedia (Hagoromo Clan).

[2]: Year 909 is this chronicle’s placement, not a franchise date

SengokuYear 909
Inferred

Senju Itama is killed by Uchiha shinobi

Characters: Itama, age unknown; Tobirama age 11; Hashirama age 12 (estimated)

Notes: Itama is killed by Uchiha shinobi in the same childhood flashback cluster as Kawarama’s death (ch. 622). Canon gives no age. Approximate Year 909 is chronological spacing only.

Known conflicts: Senju clan vs. Uchiha clan

Source note

[1]: Death — ch. 622 flashback. Age at death unknown (Third Databook 享年不明). Year inferred
SengokuYear 909
Inferred

Uchiha Madara awakens the Sharingan

Characters: Madara approximately age 12 (estimated)

Notes: Madara awakens his Sharingan while still a child after he and Hashirama are confronted by their fathers and younger brothers and their friendship breaks down (ch. 624). Age ≈ twelve follows this timeline’s estimated birth year, not a stated age.

Source note

[1]: Event — ch. 624.

[2]: Age ≈ 12 = Year 897 birth + Year 909 on this chronicle’s age line

SengokuYear 910
Inferred

Three of Madara’s four younger brothers die during the Senju and Uchiha conflict

Notes: Madara was one of five brothers; by the later flashback only Izuna still lives, and Madara says his brothers were killed by the Senju. Exact years are unknown — placed before Izuna’s death, not locked to Itama’s year.

Known conflicts: Senju clan vs. Uchiha clan

Source note

[1]: Five brothers; only Izuna surviving later — ch. 622–624. No shared year with Itama. Ordering before Izuna’s death only
Sengoku15 AugustYear 912
Inferred

Kakuzu is born

Calendar: databook

Notes: Kakuzu’s profile gives birthday 15 August and age 91 in Part II. Birth ≈ Year 912–913 follows age 91 against this chronicle’s inferred death band (Gekitō · Year 1003–1004), not “ten years before Konoha’s founding.”

Source note

[1]: Birthday 15 August; age 91 — Third Databook (Sha no Sho) / Narutopedia.

[2]: Exact month of the Akatsuki Suppression Mission is unfixed, so 912–913 is the safe band

SengokuYear 917
Inferred

Uchiha Tajima dies; Madara later succeeds him as Uchiha clan leader

Characters: Tajima age 42; Madara approximately age 20; Izuna approximately age 19 (estimated)

Notes: Madara eventually heads the Uchiha; Tajima is absent from the adult clan-war period. Canon does not depict Tajima’s death or state that it immediately made Madara leader. Ages 20 / 19 follow this chronicle’s founding-age arithmetic.

Source note

[1]: Adult Madara as clan leader — ch. 624. Tajima age 42 — Fourth Databook. Death year and succession timing are inferred
SengokuYear 922
Inferred

Uchiha Izuna dies after being mortally wounded by Senju Tobirama; Madara transplants Izuna’s eyes and gains the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan

Characters: Izuna age 24; Tobirama approximately age 24; Madara approximately age 25 (estimated)

Notes: Early Year 922: Tobirama mortally wounds Izuna; before dying, Izuna gives Madara his eyes; Madara gains the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and makes a final attempt to defeat the Senju. Peace and Konoha’s founding follow in Year 923, not in this same undifferentiated cluster. Izuna age 24 is profile-supported; other ages follow this chronicle’s founding-age arithmetic.

Known conflicts: Uchiha vs. Senju clan

Source note

[1]: Mortal wound, eye transplant, EMS, final assault — manga founding flashbacks (ch. 622–627 band; Narutopedia Izuna). Age 24 — Third Databook (Sha no Sho) / Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho).

[2]: Year 922 precedes founding (Kensō · Year 923) on this line

Kensō 建村

Kensō · Year 923–942

Founding the villages

KensōYear 923
Inferred

The Senju and Uchiha clans agree to peace and found Konohagakure

Characters: Hashirama and Madara approximately age 25–26 (estimated)

Notes: Following Izuna’s death (Sengoku · Year 922), Madara uses his new eyes in a final assault on the Senju. After Hashirama defeats him and demonstrates commitment to peace, Madara accepts an alliance. The Senju, Uchiha, and affiliated clans establish Konohagakure, which Madara names. Ages ≈ 25–26 follow this chronicle’s founding-age arithmetic — canon does not state either man’s age at founding.

Known conflicts: End of Senju–Uchiha warring states

Source note

[1]: Peace, village founding, naming — manga founding arc (ch. 625–627 band; Narutopedia Konohagakure).

[2]: Year 923 is inferred placement after Izuna’s death; founding ages follow founding arithmetic ≈ 25–26, not independent age statements

KensōYear 923
Inferred

Hashirama becomes First Hokage

Characters: Hashirama approximately age 25–26 (estimated)

Notes: Shortly after Konoha’s founding, Hashirama becomes First Hokage. Tobirama argues for a democratic selection and expects the village to choose Hashirama over Madara — not a unilateral ban on Madara as Hokage.

Source note

[1]: Hashirama as First Hokage — manga / Narutopedia. Selection debate with Tobirama — Fourth Databook and founding flashbacks; wording follows the democratic-selection framing rather than a simple decree that Madara can never be Hokage
KensōYear 923–928
Inferred

Other nations adopt the hidden-village system

Notes: Other countries develop their own hidden villages and Kage titles after Konoha’s model. Exact years are unknown and are not synchronized with Konoha’s founding day.

Source note

[1]: Spread of the hidden-village system — franchise lore / Narutopedia. No shared exact year with Kensō · Year 923
KensōYear 923–933
Inferred

Iwagakure is founded; Ishikawa becomes First Tsuchikage

Notes: Ishikawa founds Iwagakure and later passes the Will of Stone to a young Ōnoki. Exact timing relative to Konoha’s founding is unstated — kept as an early Kensō development, not the same event as Year 923 peace.

Source note

[1]: Ishikawa / Iwagakure / Will of Stone — manga (Ōnoki flashbacks) / Narutopedia. Not pinned to Konoha’s founding year
KensōYear 925
Inferred

Akimichi Torifu is born

Notes: The Fourth Databook lists Torifu as age thirty. This birth year is back-calculated from the timeline’s inferred placement of Tobirama’s escort-unit mission (Senran · Year 955), during which Torifu appears (ch. 481). The Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho)’s “Part II: 30” is a historical profile category, not proof he was thirty in the modern Part II year. Canon does not establish that he was among the first children born inside Konohagakure.

Source note

[1]: Age 30 — Fourth Databook / Narutopedia (Torifu). Escort-unit appearance — manga ch. 481 (historical flashback). Birth year inferred from this chronicle’s Year 955 placement of that mission
KensōYear 926–931
Inferred

Madara leaves Konohagakure

Characters: Madara; Hashirama (estimated)

Notes: Several years after Konoha’s founding, Madara becomes increasingly alienated after Hashirama is selected as Hokage and eventually leaves the village. Exact year unknown. His confrontation with Ōnoki and Mū (claiming Konoha’s authority) belongs to a period when he still presented that authority — not necessarily the same moment as his final break, and not used here to force a calendar year.

Known conflicts: Konoha internal strife (First Hokage’s reign)

Source note

[1]: Alienation after Hokage selection and departure — manga founding / Madara flashbacks; Narutopedia (Madara Uchiha).

[2]: Ōnoki/Mū confrontation — ch. 562; timing relative to the final break is unstated. Approx. Year 926–931

KensōYear 927–935
Inferred

Hashirama defeats Madara at the Valley of the End; Mito becomes Kurama’s first jinchūriki

Characters: Hashirama; Madara; Mito (estimated)

Notes: Later — exact year unknown, but before the First Five Kage Summit and before Hashirama’s death — Madara returns after leaving Konoha and attacks with Kurama. Hashirama defeats him; the battle creates the Valley of the End. Mito becomes Kurama’s first jinchūriki following the victory. Madara secretly survives by programming Izanagi in advance (time-delayed; body replaced with a shadow clone) — he does not awaken the Rinnegan here.

Known conflicts: Senju–Uchiha remnant conflict

Source note

[1]: Valley battle, Kurama, Mito as first jinchūriki — ch. 500; founding flashbacks; Narutopedia (Valley of the End, Mito Uzumaki).

[2]: Pre-programmed Izanagi survival — ch. 681. Rinnegan is decades later, near the end of Madara’s natural life — separate card. Year inferred; must precede summit and Hashirama’s death

KensōYear 927
Inferred

Uchiha Setsuna is born

Notes: Setsuna’s Third Databook profile lists him as twenty-six. The numbered birth year is back-calculated from this timeline’s soft placement of his activity during Tobirama’s reign (ch. 399). “Part II: 26” is a historical flashback profile category, not a modern Part II age. Exact faction year unknown.

Source note

[1]: Age 26; Police Force / pro-Madara faction under Tobirama — Third Databook, p. 186, via Narutopedia (Setsuna). Activity — ch. 399. Birth year depends on the soft Tobirama-reign placement
KensōYear 928–943
Inferred

Mito gives birth to an unnamed child

Characters: Mito (estimated)

Notes: After Mito becomes Kurama’s jinchūriki, she later experiences childbirth; ch. 500 establishes that her seal nearly broke during childbirth. Tsunade is Hashirama and Mito’s granddaughter, so an intermediate child is necessary. Canon does not name or depict the child, date the birth, or prove that this childbirth is specifically Tsunade’s parent. Exact year unknown — not locked to Year 927–928.

Source note

[1]: Seal nearly breaking in childbirth — ch. 500. Grandchildren Tsunade/Nawaki — Mito profile / manga. Child unnamed and undated
KensōYear 929–938
Inferred

The Gold and Silver Brothers attempt to capture Kurama

Notes: The Gold and Silver Brothers (Kingin Kyōdai) are swallowed by Kurama and emerge about two weeks later bearing facial marks (Second Fanbook / franchise lore). Exact year unknown — same broad early-village era as the first summit, not the summit’s date.

Source note

[1]: Two-week survival inside Kurama — Second Fanbook / Narutopedia (Gold and Silver Brothers). No canonical tie to the First Five Kage Summit year
KensōYear 929–943
Inferred

Shukaku is sealed by Suna

Notes: Sunagakure seals Shukaku. Exact year unknown; not fixed to the First Five Kage Summit.

Source note

[1]: Shukaku as Suna’s bijū — manga / Narutopedia. Early-village era; undated relative to the summit
KensōYear 929–943
Inferred

Kumogakure is established

Notes: Kumogakure is founded in the early hidden-village era. Exact year unknown; not synchronized with the First Five Kage Summit.

Source note

[1]: Kumogakure founding — franchise lore / Narutopedia. No shared exact year with the First Five Kage Summit
KensōYear 929–948
Inferred

The Five Great Nations consolidate their hidden-village systems

Notes: The Five Great Shinobi Countries consolidate around their hidden villages and Kage. Exact years unknown — broad early-village development, not a single summit decree.

Source note

[1]: Five Great Nations / hidden-village system — manga / Narutopedia. Undated relative to the first summit
Kensō15 OctoberYear 929–930
Inferred

Chiyo is born

Calendar: databook

Notes: Chiyo’s profile lists birthday 15 October and age 73 during Part II. With her death near the start of Part II ≈ Year 1003, birth falls approximately Year 929–930 (birthday timing). Not grouped with Danzō merely because both are elderly.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 15 October; age 73 — Third Databook (Sha no Sho) / Narutopedia (Chiyo). Birth band from ≈ Year 1003 − 73
Kensō6 JanuaryYear 930–931
Inferred

Ebizō is born

Calendar: databook

Notes: Ebizō’s profile lists birthday 6 January and age 72 during Part II. With Part II appearance ≈ Year 1003, birth falls approximately Year 930–931.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 6 January; age 72 — Third Databook (Sha no Sho) / Narutopedia (Ebizō). Birth band from ≈ Year 1003 − 72
Kensō8 FebruaryYear 931
Inferred

Sarutobi Hiruzen is born

Calendar: databook

Notes: Hiruzen birthday 8 February. Age 69 at death during the Konoha Crush (Gekitō · Year 1000), after his birthday → birth Year 931 (1000 − 69).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 8 February; Part I death age 68–69 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) (68) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho)+ (69) / Narutopedia.

[2]: Crush after February → age 69 → Year 931

Kensō6 JanuaryYear 932–933
Inferred

Shimura Danzō is born

Calendar: databook

Notes: Danzō’s profile lists birthday 6 January and age 72 at death. With death shortly before the Fourth War ≈ Year 1005 on this line, birth falls approximately Year 932–933. Corrected from the older compressed Part II calendar that had placed him in Year 929.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 6 January; age 72 — Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) / Narutopedia (Danzō Shimura).

[2]: Year 932–933 = ≈ Year 1005 − 72 on the corrected war chronology

KensōYear 932
Inferred

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura are born

Calendar: 1 September (Koharu); 8 May (Homura — databook)

Notes: Koharu and Homura are placed about one year after Hiruzen on First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) relative ages (≈ Year 932 once Hiruzen is ≈ 931). Birthdays: Koharu 1 September; Homura 8 May.

Source note

[1]: Birthdays and ages relative to Hiruzen — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia (Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado). Year follows the corrected Hiruzen placement
KensōYear 932
Inferred

Sarutobi Biwako is born

Notes: Biwako’s Fourth Databook mini-character file lists her as fifty-five at death during the Nine-Tails’ attack. Year 987 − 55 = Year 932.

Source note

[1]: Age 55 at death — Fourth Databook mini-character file (Jin no Sho); Narutopedia (Biwako Sarutobi). Attack year 987 on this chronicle
Kensō3 SeptemberYear 939–944
Inferred

Hatake Sakumo is born

Calendar: official Naruto site / Fourth Databook

Notes: Sakumo’s birthday is 3 September, but no official age or birth year is stated in the databooks (Rin no Sho–Jin no Sho). This broad Year 939–944 band is only a low-confidence generation placement relative to the Sannin and Kakashi. Appearance in the afterlife and “died young” remarks do not fix a year or require him to be within ten years of Kakashi.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 3 September — official Naruto site / Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) via Narutopedia.

[2]: No official age or birth year — databooks omit it. Cohort estimate only; see death card for further conjecture

Kensō1 AprilYear 940
Inferred

Mifune is born

Calendar: databook

Notes: Mifune’s profile lists birthday 1 April and age 65 during the Fourth Shinobi World War. With the war in Year 1005 (October, after his April birthday), birth is Year 940 — not 938 from the older compressed Year 1003 war anchor.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 1 April; age 65 — Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) / Narutopedia (Mifune).

[2]: Year 940 from war Year 1005 − 65

KensōYear 940
Inferred

Ise is born

Notes: Ise (Nagato’s father) is listed as age thirty-four. If he dies in Year 974, birth is Year 940. Do not title him Uzumaki Ise — canon gives the name Ise; Nagato’s Uzumaki ancestry does not identify which parent carried the lineage. Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) “Part II: 34” is a historical/death profile category.

Source note

[1]: Age 34 at death; doctor; Nagato’s father — Fourth Databook mini-character file; Narutopedia.

[2]: Nagato as Uzumaki descendant does not assign the surname to Ise

Kensō5 AprilYear 940–941
Inferred

Tazuna is born

Calendar: databook

Notes: Tazuna birthday 5 April; Part I age 59. Land of Waves is early in Year 1000, but Episode 1’s month is unstated relative to 5 April → safe band Year 940–941 (1000 − 59 or 1000 − 59 − 1). Fourth Databook Part II age 64 conflicts with the ≈2½-year skip.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 5 April; age 59 (Part I) / 64 (Part II) — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) / Narutopedia.

[2]: Episode 1 month vs April unstated — birth band Year 940–941

KensōYear 942
Inferred

Umino Ikkaku and Umino Kohari are born

Notes: Both are listed as age forty-five and die during the Nine-Tails’ attack in Year 987, giving birth Year 942.

Source note

[1]: Age 45 at the Nine-Tails’ attack — Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) / Narutopedia (Ikkaku Umino, Kohari Umino)
KensōYear 942
Inferred

Yūhi Shinku is born

Notes: Shinku participates in the Nine-Tails’ attack. Fourth Databook mini-character material lists him as age forty-five at death in that attack, matching Ikkaku/Kohari arithmetic (Year 942). Kept as its own card so the age citation stays explicit.

Source note

[1]: Age 45 at death during the Nine-Tails’ attack — Fourth Databook mini-character file (Jin no Sho listing); Narutopedia (Shinku Yūhi). Same Year 987 − 45 arithmetic as the Umino parents

Senran 戦乱

Senran · Year 942–959

Age of war

SenranYear 945
Inferred

First Kazekage Reto is assassinated; Shamon becomes Second Kazekage

Characters: Reto, listed age 58 (estimated)

Notes: Shamon succeeded Reto after the First Kazekage’s assassination. Reto’s profile lists him as fifty-eight, but canon does not date his death. Year 945 depends on this timeline’s inferred Year 887 birth placement — low confidence. Do not treat summit appearance vs Hashirama as a firm age gap. The Third Databook’s claim that all Kazekage before Gaara were assassinated has a known First/Second Kazekage entry-order problem.

Source note

[1]: Succession after assassination — Narutopedia (Shamon, Reto). Age 58 — Fourth Databook.

[2]: Year 945 = 887 + 58 on this chronicle’s age line

SenranYear 946
Inferred

Fusō is born

Notes: Fusō’s Fourth Databook profile lists her as twenty-eight. Birth year is back-calculated from this timeline’s placement of her death in Year 974 during the Second Shinobi World War. Do not force the title Uzumaki Fusō — the manga never speaks either parent’s surname aloud.

Source note

[1]: Age 28 at death; Nagato’s mother — Fourth Databook mini-character file; Narutopedia. Death with Ise in the Second War — manga / Narutopedia
Senran4 DecemberYear 947–948
Inferred

Katō Dan is born

Calendar: Dan — databook

Notes: Dan birthday 4 December; age 27 at Second War death ≈ Year 975 → birth ≈ Year 947–948. Birth ≈ Year 948 (inferred from death age).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 4 December; age 27 — Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) / Narutopedia (Dan Katō). Year from death placement − 27
Senran10 DecemberYear 948–949
Inferred

Might Duy is born

Calendar: Dai — databook

Notes: Might Duy’s profile lists birthday 10 December and age 35. If his death remains in Year 984, birth is approximately Year 948–949 (December birthday vs battle month). Do not state he would have been exactly one year younger than the Sannin unless their year is fixed first.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 10 December; age 35 — Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) / Narutopedia (Might Duy). Year from Third War death placement
Senran2 AugustYear 949
Inferred

Tsunade is born

Calendar: Tsunade — databook

Notes: Tsunade birthday 2 August. Part I age 51 when she returns / becomes Fifth Hokage after 2 August in Gekitō · Year 1000 → birth Year 949 (1000 − 51).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 2 August; Part I age 51 — Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia.

[2]: Search for Tsunade / Fifth Hokage after finals band

SenranYear 949
Inferred

Jiraiya and Orochimaru are born

Calendar: 27 October (Orochimaru); 11 November (Jiraiya — databook)

Notes: Orochimaru birthday 27 October; age 50 during the summer Chūnin Exams (October birthday not yet passed) → Year 949 (1000 − 50 − 1). Jiraiya birthday 11 November; age 50 before that birthday in Year 1000 → Year 949 (1000 − 50 − 1). Same calendar year as Tsunade under the Year 1000 master anchor.

Source note

[1]: Birthdays 27 October / 11 November; Part I ages 50–51 — Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia.

[2]: Summer-exams / pre–November appearances → Year 949

SenranYear 949
Inferred

Blue B is born

Notes: Blue B’s profile lists him as twenty-two. Year 949 is back-calculated from this timeline’s inferred Year 971 placement of his death after the Eight-Tails’ extraction. Medium confidence.

Source note

[1]: Age 22 at death — Fourth Databook / Narutopedia. Birth year depends on the Year 971 death card
SenranYear 950
Inferred

The First Five Kage Summit is convened; Hashirama proposes distributing the tailed beasts

Characters: Hashirama; Tobirama; Reto; other founding Kage (estimated)

Notes: After the Valley of the End and Mito’s sealing of Kurama, Hashirama convenes the first summit of the Five Kage and proposes distributing captured tailed beasts. Reto states that Sunagakure already possesses a tailed beast and instead demands fertile territory from the Land of Fire and 30% of the price paid for each beast by the other nations. Placement ≈ Year 950 — after the Valley battle, before Hashirama’s death. Exact year inferred.

Source note

[1]: First Five Kage Summit — manga ch. 648; Narutopedia. Sequence: Valley / Mito jinchūriki → summit → later Hashirama’s death in the First War. Year ≈ 950 on this line
SenranYear 952
Inferred

Hashirama dies during the early First Shinobi World War; Tobirama succeeds him as Second Hokage

Characters: Tsunade approximately age three; Hashirama’s age unknown (estimated)

Notes: Hashirama lived long enough to know Tsunade as a young child (Tsunade born 2 August Year 949 → ≈ age three in Year 952). First Databook (Rin no Sho) material states he died as Konoha began to flourish; later chronology places his death during the First Shinobi World War, before Tobirama’s succession. Cause of death is unstated — do not attribute it to complications from the Valley of the End. Death ≈ Year 952.

Source note

[1]: Death as the village flourishes — First Databook; Narutopedia (Hashirama Senju) places death in the First War before Tobirama succeeds. Young Tsunade — ch. 619. Year inferred
SenranYear 952–954
Inferred

Tobirama establishes Konoha’s Academy, Chūnin Exams, ANBU, and Military Police Force

Characters: Tobirama, age estimated (estimated)

Notes: During Tobirama’s reign as Second Hokage (≈ Years 952–954), he develops Konoha’s institutions: the Academy, Chūnin Exams, ANBU, and the Military Police Force (placing the Uchiha in charge). A First Fanbook statement of roughly fifty years before Part I supports an ≈ Year 950 band for the Academy, but canon does not give numbered years or a one-institution-per-year schedule. Informal clan or master-student training existed before the Academy.

Source note

[1]: Institutions credited to Tobirama — Third Databook / Narutopedia. Fanbook ≈ fifty years before Part I. Police Force / Uchiha placement — ch. 399, ch. 619. Exact internal order unstated
SenranYear 953–955
Inferred

A pro-Madara faction develops among the Uchiha Police Force, including Setsuna

Characters: Setsuna listed age 26 (estimated)

Notes: After the Police Force’s creation, a faction sympathetic to Madara’s ideas develops among the Uchiha. Setsuna was a member. Exact year unknown — during Tobirama’s reign. Chapter 399 discusses resentment generally; it does not date the faction’s formation.

Known conflicts: Konoha internal strife (Second Hokage’s reign)

Source note

[1]: Faction / Setsuna — ch. 399; Third Databook, p. 186, via Narutopedia. Birth arithmetic (Uchiha Setsuna is born) uses the same founding-age arithmetic
SenranYear 953–955
Inferred

The future Fire Daimyō is born

Notes: If the Fire Daimyō is fifty during a Part II appearance ≈ Year 1003–1005, birth falls approximately Year 953–955. Keep broad until the profile is pinned to a specific chapter.

Source note

[1]: Age 50 — Fourth Databook / Narutopedia. Birth band depends on which Part II appearance the age attaches to
Senran16 AugustYear 954–955
Inferred

Uchiha Fugaku is born

Calendar: Fugaku — databook

Notes: Fugaku birthday 16 August; age 40 at the massacre ≈ Year 994–995 → birth ≈ Year 954–955. Birth ≈ Year 954 (inferred from massacre age).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 16 August; age 40 at death — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Narutopedia (Fugaku Uchiha). Birth ≈ Year 954 (approx. 954–955)
SenranYear 954–955
Inferred

Kinkaku and Ginkaku attack an alliance ceremony between Konoha and Kumogakure

Characters: Tobirama; Second Raikage (estimated)

Notes: Kinkaku and Ginkaku attack a peace/alliance ceremony between Tobirama and the Second Raikage, leaving both leaders near death. This is a separate, earlier incident from the later Kinkaku Force mission that kills Tobirama. Exact gap unknown — must precede Tobirama’s fatal mission. Kinkaku’s later command of a force does not require full explanation of the political aftermath.

Known conflicts: Kumo internal strife (Second Raikage’s reign)

Source note

[1]: Ceremony ambush — manga ch. 525; Narutopedia. Distinct from the fatal escort-unit fight (ch. 481)
SenranYear 954–955
Inferred

Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru graduate from the Academy

Characters: All three age six if birth ≈ Year 949 (estimated)

Notes: First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) profiles give graduation at age six. With Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru at Year 949, graduation ≈ Year 955. Not tied to the First War’s end or to Team Hiruzen’s formation.

Source note

[1]: Graduation age 6 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia. Year from Tsunade is born / soft Sannin cohort + 6
SenranYear 955
Inferred

Tobirama dies fighting the Kinkaku Force; Hiruzen becomes Third Hokage

Characters: Hiruzen; Danzō; Torifu — ages unsettled (see note) (estimated)

Notes: During the First Shinobi World War, Tobirama’s escort unit is surrounded by the Kinkaku Force. Tobirama names Hiruzen as successor and acts as a decoy; he is killed. Exact calendar year ≈ 955 inferred. Age conflict: Danzō age 26 here would imply birth ≈ 929, but age 72 at death ≈ Year 1005 implies birth ≈ 933. Both cannot hold — ages on this card are not settled until that global conflict is resolved. Torifu’s listed age 30 only applies if his profile age refers to this escort scene.

Known conflicts: Konoha v. Kumo (Second Raikage’s reign)

Source note

[1]: Decoy death / naming Hiruzen — manga ch. 481; Narutopedia.

[2]: Danzō birth-year conflict flagged: escort-scene age vs late-Part-II death age disagree

SenranYear 955–956
Inferred

The First Shinobi World War ends

Notes: The First War ends after Tobirama’s death, with an armistice that creates roughly twenty years of peace before the Second War (First Fanbook / Kai no Sho framing). Exact year unknown — must follow Year ≈ 955.

Source note

[1]: Armistice / ≈ twenty years before the Second War — First Fanbook; Narutopedia. Placement after Tobirama’s death
SenranYear 955–956
Inferred

Team Hiruzen is formed

Characters: Hiruzen; Tsunade; Jiraiya; Orochimaru (estimated)

Notes: Hiruzen is assigned to lead Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru and administers the bell test. Canon does not establish whether this occurred before or after he became Hokage — being Hokage did not prevent him from teaching them. Exact year unknown; shortly after their graduation.

Source note

[1]: Bell test / Team Hiruzen — manga / Narutopedia. Timing vs Hokage accession unstated
SenranYear 956
Inferred

Hazuki is born

Notes: *Itachi Shinden describes Hazuki as two years younger than Fugaku. With Fugaku ≈ Year 954, birth ≈ Year 956*. Clan affiliation is clear; surname “Uchiha” is not forced in the title unless the novel uses it as a personal surname form.

Source note

[1]: Two years younger than Fugaku — *Itachi Shinden / Narutopedia. Year from Fugaku* birth + 2
Senran10 AugustYear 956
Inferred

Teuchi is born

Calendar: Teuchi — databook

Notes: Teuchi birthday 10 August; Part I age 43 before that birthday in Year 1000 → birth Year 956 (1000 − 43 − 1). Part II age 47 conflicts with the ≈2½-year skip; this line uses the Part I figure.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 10 August; age 43 (Part I) — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia.

[2]: Pre–10 August Part I appearance → Year 956

Senran8 JanuaryYear 958
Inferred

Hyūga Hiashi and Hyūga Hizashi are born

Calendar: Hiashi & Hizashi — databook

Notes: Twins; birthday 8 January. Hiashi is 42 during the summer Chūnin Exams in Year 1000 (birthday already passed) → birth Year 958 (1000 − 42).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 8 January; Part I age 41–42 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia.

[2]: Summer exams after January → age 42 → Year 958

Senran24 DecemberYear 958
Inferred

Madam Shijimi is born

Calendar: Madam Shijimi — databook

Notes: First Databook age 41 in Part I; birthday 24 December. Appears before that birthday in Year 1000 → birth Year 958 (1000 − 41 − 1).

Source note

[1]: Age 41 at Part I — First Databook, p. 121; Narutopedia.

[2]: Pre–24 December → Year 958

Senran1 JuneYear 959–960
Inferred

Uchiha Mikoto is born

Calendar: Mikoto — databook

Notes: Mikoto birthday 1 June; age 35 at the massacre ≈ Year 994–995 → birth ≈ Year 959–960. Birth ≈ Year 959 (inferred from massacre age).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 1 June; age 35 at death — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia (Mikoto Uchiha). Birth ≈ Year 959 (approx. 959–960)

Shōyū 翔勇

Shōyū · Year 959–975

Soaring courage

Shōyū29 MarchYear 960
Inferred

Rasa is born

Calendar: Rasa — databook

Notes: Rasa birthday 29 March; age 40 when killed before the Chūnin Exam finals in Year 1000 (birthday already passed) → birth Year 960 (1000 − 40).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 29 March; age 40 at death — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia. Death shortly before finals
Shōyū7 SeptemberYear 960
Inferred

Aburame Shibi is born

Calendar: Shibi — databook

Notes: Shibi birthday 7 September; age 39 during the Konoha Crush in Year 1000 (before September) → birth Year 960 (1000 − 39 − 1).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 7 September; Part I age 39 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia.

[2]: August Crush before birthday → Year 960

Shōyū22 MarchYear 961
Inferred

Kitsuchi is born

Calendar: Kitsuchi — databook

Notes: Kitsuchi’s listed age of forty-four during the Year 1005 war places birth around Year 961. Do not revise Ōnoki’s official age to rescue an earlier Madara-confrontation date.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 22 March; age 44 — Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) / Narutopedia (Kitsuchi). Year from war 1005 − 44
ShōyūYear 962
Inferred

Akimichi Chōza, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Nara Shikaku are born

Calendar: 24 January (Inoichi); 22 April (Chōza); 15 July (Shikaku — databook)

Notes: All three age 38 during the Year 1000 finals; birthdays already passed (Inoichi 24 January; Chōza 22 April; Shikaku 15 July) → birth Year 962 (1000 − 38).

Source note

[1]: Ages 38 in Part I; birthdays — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia. Summer finals after all three birthdays
Shōyū5 MarchYear 962
Inferred

Yakushi Nonō is born

Calendar: Nonō — databook

Notes: Nonō is listed as thirty-one at death. Year 962 depends on this timeline’s inferred Year 993 placement of her death — separate from the Ino-Shika-Chō cohort arithmetic.

Source note

[1]: Age 31 at death — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia (Nonō Yakushi). Birth from death-year placement − 31
Shōyū9 AugustYear 962
Inferred

Senju Nawaki is born

Calendar: Nawaki — databook

Characters: Tsunade age 13 (estimated)

Notes: Nawaki’s profile lists birthday 9 August and age twelve at death. With death ≈ 10 August Year 974, birth is 9 August Year 962. Tsunade (2 August Year 949) turned thirteen seven days earlier — sibling gap ≈ 13 years and 7 days, not a canon “fourteen years younger.” The official site notes only a large age gap.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 9 August; age 12 at death — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia (Nawaki).

[2]: Tsunade birth Senran · Year 949 (Tsunade is born) → age 13 at this birth

ShōyūYear 963–983
Inferred

Madara awakens the Rinnegan near the end of his natural life

Notes: Decades after the Valley of the End, as Madara approaches the end of his natural lifespan, the combined reincarnate chakras from Hashirama’s implanted flesh cause his Sharingan to evolve into the Rinnegan. This is not contemporaneous with the Valley battle or Year 952.

Source note

[1]: Late-life Rinnegan — ch. 681; Narutopedia (Madara Uchiha). Flesh taken at the Valley; awakening decades later
ShōyūYear 963–964
Inferred

Rōshi becomes the Four-Tails’ jinchūriki

Notes: Rōshi states he lived as a jinchūriki for more than forty years (ch. 572). If extraction/death falls ≈ Year 1003–1004, that implies sealing before approximately Year 963–964 — a soft upper band, not a latest exact year. Exact age at sealing unknown; do not infer childhood selection from later jinchūriki practices alone.

Source note

[1]: “More than forty years” as jinchūriki — manga ch. 572; Narutopedia. Approximate band
ShōyūYear 963
Inferred

Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina are born

Calendar: 25 January (Minato); 10 July (Kushina — databook)

Notes: Both are listed as twenty-four at death during the Nine-Tails’ attack in Year 987. Birthdays fall before 10 October, so Year 987 − 24 = Year 963. Birthdays: Minato 25 January; Kushina 10 July.

Source note

[1]: Ages 24 at death; birthdays — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / official site / Narutopedia. Attack Year 987 on this line
ShōyūYear 964
Inferred

Nara Yoshino and Inuzuka Tsume are born

Calendar: 24 February (Yoshino); 12 August (Tsume — databook)

Notes: Both are placed two years younger than Chōza, Inoichi, and Shikaku on First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) relative ages (Year 962 + 2 → Year 964). Birthdays: Yoshino 24 February; Tsume 12 August.

Source note

[1]: Birthdays and relative ages vs Ino-Shika-Chō generation — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia
ShōyūYear 965
Inferred

Uchiha Yakumi is born

Notes: Yakumi’s Third Databook profile lists him as twenty-eight. Birth year is back-calculated from this timeline’s placement of the Uchiha coup-planning period (≈ Year 993). “Part II: 28” is a historical flashback profile category.

Source note

[1]: Age 28; Police Force / Fugaku circle — Third Databook / Narutopedia (Yakumi). Appearance — ch. 399
Shōyū15 MayYear 966
Inferred

Killer B is born

Calendar: Killer B — databook

Notes: B is five when the previous Eight-Tails jinchūriki dies in this timeline’s Year 971 placement, giving birth Year 966. Birthday 15 May. Do not anchor primarily to “one year older than the Ame orphans.” Exact age gap to Fourth Raikage A is not fixed here.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 15 May — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia. Age 5 at prior jinchūriki death — ch. 494
ShōyūYear 967–968
Inferred

Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko are born

Calendar: 19 September (Nagato); 20 February (Konan & Yahiko — databook)

Characters: Ise ≈ age 27; Fusō ≈ age 21 if births fall ≈ Year 967 (estimated)

Notes: The three are a similar age cohort. Exact age seven in Year 974 is inferred; birth ≈ Years 967–968. Parent ages at Nagato’s birth follow Ise/Fusō death-age arithmetic.

Source note

[1]: Cohort ages / birthdays — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia. War-child framing — manga Second War flashbacks
Shōyū8 NovemberYear 967–968
Inferred

Sasori is born

Calendar: Sasori — databook

Notes: Sasori’s birth should follow his own profile anchors (age during early Part II; graduation at seven), not grouping with the Ame orphans. Birth ≈ Year 967–968. Birthday 8 November.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 8 November; age / graduation profile — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia (Sasori)
Shōyū23 MayYear 967
Inferred

Yashamaru is born

Calendar: Yashamaru — databook

Notes: Yashamaru is listed as twenty-seven at death (23 May birthday). With death in Year 994, birth is Year 967. His elder sister Karura was born earlier; her age and birth year are unstated — no dated Karura birth card.

Source note

[1]: Age 27 at death; birthday 23 May — Second Databook / Narutopedia. Elder sister Karura — ch. 131
Shōyū28 AugustYear 968
Inferred

Namiashi Raidō is born

Calendar: Raidō — databook

Notes: Raidō birthday 28 August; Part I age 31 before that birthday in Year 1000 → birth Year 968 (1000 − 31 − 1).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 28 August; Part I age 31–32 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia. Pre–August appearance → Year 968
Shōyū3 SeptemberYear 969
Inferred

Yamashiro Aoba is born

Calendar: Aoba — databook

Notes: Aoba birthday 3 September; Part I age 30 before that birthday in Year 1000 → birth Year 969 (1000 − 30 − 1).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 3 September; Part I age 30 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia. Pre–September → Year 969
Shōyū17 JulyYear 970
Inferred

Shiranui Genma is born

Calendar: Genma — databook

Notes: Genma birthday 17 July; age 30 at the Year 1000 finals (birthday already passed) → birth Year 970 (1000 − 30).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 17 July — Fourth Databook p. 210 / Narutopedia. Finals after birthday → Year 970
Shōyū18 MarchYear 971
Inferred

Hoshigaki Kisame is born

Calendar: Kisame — databook

Notes: Kisame birthday 18 March; Part I age 29 after that birthday in Year 1000 → birth Year 971 (1000 − 29).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 18 March; Part I age 29 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia. Post–March Land of Waves → Year 971
Shōyū8 MarchYear 971–972
Inferred

Ebisu is born

Calendar: Ebisu — databook

Notes: Ebisu birthday 8 March; Part I age 28. Appears in Episode 2, but Episode 1’s month vs 8 March is unstated → safe band Year 971–972 (1000 − 28 or 1000 − 28 − 1).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 8 March; age 28 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia. Episode 1 month vs March unstated — birth band Year 971–972
ShōyūYear 971
Inferred

Ichiraku Ramen begins operating

Characters: Teuchi approximately age 15 if born Year 956 (estimated)

Notes: A Third Databook (Sha no Sho) statement describes Ichiraku as having operated for thirty-four years by the Fourth Shinobi World War. With the war in Year 1005, opening ≈ Year 971 (not 969 from the older Year 1003 war anchor). Teuchi would be ≈ fifteen — canon may count the establishment’s history rather than his personal ownership. Confirm against exact Japanese wording on Third Databook p. 109.

Source note

[1]: Thirty-four years by the Fourth War — Third Databook p. 109 / Narutopedia. Year from war 1005 − 34
ShōyūYear 971
Inferred

Blue B dies following the Eight-Tails’ extraction and rampage; Killer B is later selected as the next jinchūriki

Characters: Killer B and Motoi age five; Blue B listed age twenty-two; A (Fourth Raikage) age estimated (estimated)

Notes: B and Motoi were five. The previous jinchūriki lost control; Motoi’s father and seven other shinobi were killed; B was afterward selected as the next Eight-Tails jinchūriki. Blue B was related to A’s family. Blue B says his father and uncle tried and failed as suitable jinchūriki — that does not prove both died in extractions/rampages or that the Third Raikage lost two brothers to the Eight-Tails.

Source note

[1]: Ages / rampage / selection — manga ch. 494, ch. 542; Narutopedia. Soften “immediately after” to afterward
ShōyūYear 971–974
Inferred

Uchiha Obito and Nohara Rin are born

Calendar: 10 February (Obito); 15 November (Rin — databook)

Notes: Obito — canon age conflict: youth chronology (Kannabi / Kyūbi) points to ≈ Year 971; Fourth War age 31 in Year 1005 points to ≈ Year 974. Keep both until resolved. Birthday 10 February. Rin stays ≈ Year 971–972 (birthday 15 November) until the Obito conflict is settled — not forced into a single year with him.

Known conflicts: Obito youth chronology (~Year 971) vs Fourth War age 31 (~Year 974)

Source note

[1]: Birthdays — Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) / Narutopedia.

[2]: Obito conflict — Kannabi/Kyūbi youth band vs war 1005 age 31.

[3]: Rin ≈ Year 971–972 until Obito’s age conflict is resolved

Shōyū18 NovemberYear 971
Inferred

Shizune is born

Calendar: Shizune — databook

Notes: Shizune birthday 18 November; Part I age 28 before that birthday in Year 1000 → birth Year 971 (1000 − 28 − 1).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 18 November; Part I age 28 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia. Pre–November → Year 971
Shōyū4 MayYear 971
Inferred

Tsunami is born

Calendar: Tsunami — First Databook

Notes: Tsunami is twenty-nine during Part I. With Part I in Year 1000, birth ≈ Year 971.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 4 May; age 29 in Part I — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia (Tsunami)
ShōyūYear 971–973
Inferred

Kushina arrives in Konoha and enrolls in the Academy

Characters: Kushina and Minato approximately age eight to ten (estimated)

Notes: Kushina was brought to Konoha as a child to become the next Nine-Tails jinchūriki and attended the Academy alongside Minato (ch. 498). Exact age and year unstated — soft ≈ Years 971–973. Do not assign Mito an exact age from Hashirama’s inferred birth year.

Source note

[1]: Arrival / Academy with Minato — manga ch. 498; Narutopedia. Age band inferred from Minato’s age-ten graduation upper range only
ShōyūYear 972
Inferred

Sarutobi Asuma and Yūhi Kurenai are born

Calendar: 18 October (Asuma); 11 June (Kurenai — databook)

Notes: Kurenai birthday 11 June; age 28 after that birthday in Year 1000 → Year 972 (1000 − 28). Asuma birthday 18 October; age 27 before that birthday in Year 1000 → Year 972 (1000 − 27 − 1). Same calendar year; separate from Obito/Rin.

Source note

[1]: Birthdays 11 June / 18 October; Part I ages 27–28 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia. Summer exams after Kurenai’s birthday, before Asuma’s
Shōyū1 JulyYear 973–974
Inferred

Chiriku is born

Calendar: Chiriku — Third Databook

Notes: Chiriku age 31 at death during Akatsuki Suppression ≈ Year 1004 → birth ≈ Year 973–974. Birth ≈ Year 973 (inferred from death age).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 1 July; age 31 at death — Third Databook (Sha no Sho) / Narutopedia (Chiriku). Year from Akatsuki Suppression death band
Shōyū20 MarchYear 973
Inferred

Morino Ibiki is born

Calendar: Ibiki — databook

Notes: Ibiki birthday 20 March. Birth ≈ Year 973 — same broad cohort as Kakashi / Guy (inferred from relative ages).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 20 March; relative cohort vs Kakashi — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia (Ibiki Morino). Inferred Year 973
Shōyū1 JanuaryYear 973
Inferred

Might Guy is born

Calendar: Gai — databook

Notes: Guy birthday 1 January; Part I age 27 after that birthday in Year 1000 → birth Year 973 (1000 − 27). Same calendar year as Kakashi.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 1 January; Part I age 26–27 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia.

[2]: Summer exams after New Year → age 27 → Year 973

Shōyū15 SeptemberYear 973
Inferred

Hatake Kakashi is born

Calendar: Kakashi — databook

Notes: Kakashi birthday 15 September; Part I age 26 before that birthday in Year 1000 → birth Year 973 (1000 − 26 − 1).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 15 September; Part I age 26–27 — Sha no Sho / Narutopedia. Pre–September exams → Year 973
Shōyū15 AugustYear 973
Inferred

Momochi Zabuza is born

Calendar: Zabuza — databook

Notes: Zabuza birthday 15 August; Part I age 26 before that birthday in Year 1000 → birth ≈ Year 973 (1000 − 26 − 1). Approx. — Land of Waves month vs August is clear enough for a calendar year.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 15 August; Part I age 26 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia. Pre–August Waves arc → Year 973
ShōyūYear 973
Inferred

Namikaze Minato graduates from the Academy

Characters: Minato age ten (estimated)

Notes: Minato graduates at age ten per his profile. With birth 25 January Year 963, graduation in Year 973 is clean internal arithmetic.

Source note

[1]: Graduation age 10 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia (Minato Namikaze)
ShōyūYear 973–975
Inferred

Hatake Sakumo kills Sasori’s parents

Characters: Sasori a young child; Sakumo age estimated (estimated)

Notes: Sasori’s parents were killed by Sakumo during a war, generally associated with the Second Shinobi World War. Sasori was a young child; exact age unstated — do not prove he was under seven from graduation age or flashback size. No proof the Third Kazekage’s reign had already begun specifically then.

Known conflicts: Konoha v. Suna (war era)

Source note

[1]: Parents killed by Sakumo — manga / Narutopedia (Sasori, Sakumo). Exact year and Sasori’s age inferred
Shōyū24 JulyYear 973–974
Inferred

Nii Yugito is born

Calendar: Yugito — Third Databook

Notes: Yugito age 29 at early Part II death ≈ Year 1003 → birth ≈ Year 973–974. Birth ≈ Year 974 (inferred).

Source note

[1]: Age 29 at early Part II appearance/death — Third Databook / Narutopedia (Yugito Nii). Birth ≈ Year 974 (approx. 973–974)
ShōyūYear 973–977
Inferred

Kurama is transferred from Mito to Kushina

Characters: Kushina approximately age nine to twelve; Mito’s age unknown (estimated)

Notes: During Kushina’s childhood, exact year unknown: she was selected to succeed Mito as Nine-Tails jinchūriki; Mito advised her before the transfer (ch. 500). Canon does not state the exact year, that Mito died immediately during the transfer, or Mito’s age.

Source note

[1]: Transfer / advice — manga ch. 500; Narutopedia. Exact year unstated
ShōyūYear 973–978
Inferred

Uzumaki Mito dies

Notes: Exact year unknown. Do not force Mito’s death into the same year as the transfer or the Kumo kidnapping unless a direct source synchronizes them. Do not assign a conjectural age from Hashirama’s inferred birth year.

Source note

[1]: Death after serving as jinchūriki — manga / Narutopedia (Mito Uzumaki). Undated relative to transfer
Shōyū21 MayYear 974
Inferred

Terumi Mei is born

Calendar: Mei — databook

Notes: Mei birthday 21 May; age 31 at the Five Kage Summit ≈ Year 1005 (birthday already passed) → birth Year 974 (1005 − 31).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 21 May; age 31 at summit — Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) / Narutopedia (Mei Terumī). Summit Year 1005
ShōyūYear 974–975
Inferred

Emi is born

Notes: Emi age 25 in Part I → birth ≈ Year 974–975 depending on birthday vs appearance month. Birth ≈ Year 975 (inferred).

Source note

[1]: Age 25 in Part I — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia. Birth ≈ Year 975 (approx. 974–975)
Shōyū31 OctoberYear 974
Inferred

Yūra is born

Calendar: Yūra — Third Databook, Sha no Sho p. 182

Notes: Yūra age 28 in early Part II ≈ Year 1003 → birth ≈ Year 974–975. Birth ≈ Year 974 (inferred).

Source note

[1]: Age 28 early Part II — Third Databook (Sha no Sho) / Narutopedia (Yūra). Birth ≈ Year 974
ShōyūYear 974–977
Inferred

The Second Shinobi World War begins

Notes: The Second War begins approximately twenty years after the First War’s armistice (Second Fanbook / Kai no Sho), including conflict among Konoha, Suna, and Iwa. Multi-year — not a single 974–975 cluster for every war event.

Known conflicts: Konoha v. Suna v. Iwa (and Ame theaters)

Source note

[1]: ≈ twenty years after the First War — Second Fanbook; Narutopedia. Opening ≈ Year 974 on this line
ShōyūYear 974–977
Inferred

Ise and Fusō are killed; Nagato first consciously uses the Rinnegan

Characters: Ise listed age 34; Fusō listed age 28; Nagato a child (estimated)

Notes: During the early war, exact year unknown, Ise and Fusō are killed by Konoha shinobi. Nagato had already received the Rinnegan from Madara as a child; when his parents are killed he first consciously activates and uses them. Do not phrase as “awakens the Rinnegan” in the sense of first obtaining the eyes.

Known conflicts: Konoha v. Ame theater

Source note

[1]: Parents’ deaths / first conscious use — manga; Narutopedia. Transplant earlier — Madara flashbacks
ShōyūYear 974–977
Inferred

Hanzō names Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru the Legendary Sannin

Characters: Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru approximately age 25 if early war ≈ Year 974–975 (estimated)

Notes: During the war, exact year unknown, the three fight Hanzō, who names them the Legendary Sannin. Separate from the orphans’ encounter and from Jiraiya remaining in Ame.

Known conflicts: Konoha v. Ame (Hanzō’s reign)

Source note

[1]: Sannin naming — manga ch. 369 / 445–446; Narutopedia
ShōyūYear 974–977
Inferred

Jiraiya remains in Amegakure to train Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko

Notes: Shortly after the Sannin naming, the Ame orphans approach the three; Orochimaru suggests killing the children; Jiraiya stays behind to teach them for approximately three years (ch. 446). This span alone requires more than a single compressed calendar year.

Source note

[1]: Three years in Ame — manga ch. 446; Narutopedia
ShōyūYear 974
Inferred

Senju Nawaki is killed during the Second Shinobi World War

Calendar: Approximately 10 August — day after 12th birthday (Necklace of Death; Second Shinobi War) (estimated)

Characters: Nawaki age 12; Tsunade age 25 (estimated)

Notes: On his twelfth birthday (9 August), Tsunade gives Nawaki the First Hokage’s necklace after he expresses his dream of becoming Hokage. He is killed on the battlefield the following day (≈ 10 August Year 974). Official site / Ch. 160: killed the day after receiving the necklace. His death motivates Tsunade to advocate for trained medical ninja on four-person squads. Tsunade (2 August Year 949) is exactly 25.

Source note

[1]: Twelfth birthday / necklace / death the next day — official Naruto site; Ch. 160; Narutopedia.

[2]: Tsunade age 25 — Tsunade is born Year 949

ShōyūYear 974–978
Inferred

Kumogakure shinobi attempt to kidnap Kushina; Minato rescues her

Characters: Kushina and Minato — Academy-age; exact ages unstated (estimated)

Notes: Later during Kushina’s Academy years, exact interval after becoming jinchūriki unstated: Kumo shinobi abduct her because of her unusual chakra; Minato tracks the red hair she leaves and rescues her (ch. 498). Phrase carefully — interest in special chakra, not necessarily solely “to gain control of the Kyūbi.”

Known conflicts: Konoha vs. Kumo

Source note

[1]: Kidnapping / rescue — manga ch. 498; Narutopedia. Separate from transfer year
Shōyū24 OctoberYear 975
Inferred

Mitarashi Anko is born

Calendar: Anko — databook

Notes: Anko birthday 24 October; age 24 during the July Chūnin Exams in Year 1000 (birthday not yet passed) → birth Year 975 (1000 − 24 − 1).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 24 October; Part I age 24 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia. Summer exams before birthday → Year 975
Shōyū13 NovemberYear 975
Inferred

Kamizuki Izumo is born

Calendar: Izumo — databook

Notes: Izumo birthday 13 November; Part I age 24 before that birthday in Year 1000 → birth Year 975 (1000 − 24 − 1).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 13 November; Part I age 24 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia. Pre–November → Year 975
ShōyūYear 975
Inferred

Sasori graduates from Suna’s Ninja Academy

Characters: Sasori age 7 (estimated)

Notes: Sasori graduates at age seven per First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho). With birth ≈ Year 967–968, graduation ≈ Year 974–975. Prefer the age-seven anchor over a vague “twenty-eight years before Part II” interval spanning multiple corrected Part II years.

Source note

[1]: Graduation age 7 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia (Sasori)
ShōyūYear 975–977
Inferred

Katō Dan dies; Tsunade develops hæmophobia and later withdraws from active shinobi service

Characters: Dan listed age 27; Tsunade approximately the same age cohort (estimated)

Notes: Dan dies during the Second War despite Tsunade’s attempts to save him. His death causes severe hæmophobia and contributes to her later departure from Konoha and withdrawal from active shinobi life — not necessarily immediate same-day retirement, and not “retires from medicine” (she remains medically knowledgeable and later resumes practice). Exact year inferred ≈ 975. Do not attach Minato witnessing Sannin summonings to this card.

Source note

[1]: Death / hæmophobia — manga ch. 160; First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia (Dan Katō). Later withdrawal — franchise chronology

Gekitō 激闘

Gekitō · Year 975–1015

Fierce struggle

Gekitō7 JanuaryYear 976
Inferred

Samui is born

Calendar: Samui — databook

Notes: Samui’s age applies during later Part II / war period. If twenty-nine during Year 1005, birth ≈ Year 976 — moved later from the old Kakashi-cohort bundle.

Source note

[1]: Age during late Part II / war — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) / Narutopedia (Samui). Year from war 1005
GekitōYear 976
Inferred

Hyūga Hoheto is born

Calendar: Part II / Fourth War age 29 (databook)

Notes: Hoheto age 29 during the Fourth War (Year 1005) → birth ≈ Year 976.

Source note

[1]: Age 29 in the Fourth War — Fourth Databook / Narutopedia (Hoheto). Year from war 1005
Gekitō21 JulyYear 976
Inferred

Hagane Kotetsu is born

Calendar: Kotetsu — databook

Notes: Kotetsu birthday 21 July; Part I age 24 after that birthday in Year 1000 → birth Year 976 (1000 − 24).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 21 July; Part I age 24 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia. Summer exams after birthday → Year 976
GekitōYear 976–979
Inferred

Yamato/Tenzo, Umino Iruka, Gekkō Hayate, Darui, C, and peers are born

Calendar: 10 August (Yamato — anime ep. 137); 26 May (Iruka); 2 November (Hayate); 19 October (Shisui — Fourth Databook)

Characters: Ikkaku and Kohari approximately age 34–35 at Iruka’s birth (estimated)

Notes: Yamato birthday 10 August; age 26 before that birthday in early Part II ≈ Year 1003 → birth Year 976. Hayate birthday 2 November; Part I age 23 before that birthday → birth Year 976. Iruka Part I ages 22–23 → birth ≈ Year 977. Yoroi / Misumi ≈ Year 976–977. Utakata ≈ Year 977–978. Darui / C age 26 during the Year 1005 summit and war → birth Year 979. Shisui has no numerical canon age. Ikkaku / Kohari are 34 years older than Iruka on First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) relative ages.

Source note

[1]: Yamato Part II age 26–27; birthday 10 August — anime / First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho).

[2]: Hayate Part I age 23; birthday 2 November.

[3]: Iruka Part I 22–23 → Year 977.

[4]: Darui / C age 26 at summit/war 1005.

[5]: Shisui — no usable numeric age

GekitōYear 976
Inferred

Nii Yugito becomes Kumogakure’s Nibi jinchuriki

Characters: Yugito age 2 (estimated)

Notes: According to Third Databook (Sha no Sho), Yugito becomes a jinchuriki at the age of 2. With birth ≈ Year 974, sealing ≈ Year 976.

Source note

[1]: Third Databook — sealed at age 2; Narutopedia (Yugito Nii)
GekitōYear 976
Inferred

Sasori becomes a Chunin

Characters: Sasori age 8 (estimated)

Notes: According to First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho), Sasori becomes a Chunin at the age of 8. With birth ≈ Year 967–968, promotion ≈ Year 975–976.

Source note

[1]: First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) chūnin age 8 — Narutopedia (Sasori)
Gekitō3 NovemberYear 977
Inferred

Uzuki Yūgao is born

Calendar: Yūgao — databook

Notes: Yūgao birthday 3 November; Part I age 22 before that birthday → birth Year 977 (1000 − 22 − 1). Also 4 years younger than Kakashi (973 + 4) and 1 year younger than Hayate (976 + 1).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 3 November; Part I age 22 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia.

[2]: Relative ages vs Kakashi / Hayate land on 977

GekitōYear 977
Inferred

Jiraiya returns to Konoha from Ame and becomes teacher to Team 6 (Minato, Dekai and unnamed teammate); Second Shinobi War ends

Calendar: from 19 September (earliest return after 3 years in Ame) (estimated)

Characters: Jiraiya age 28; Minato and Dekai age 14; Yahiko, Konan and Nagato age 10 (estimated)

Notes: Since Jiraiya identified Nagato as the first Child of Prophecy, the Ame Orphans necessarily predate the Team Jiraiya that Minato was placed on. Jiraiya taught in Ame for three years before returning to Konoha (Chapter 446), which means he couldn’t have taught Minato until three years after the Second Shinobi War had begun, placing Minato at age 14. Nagato mastered all chakra natures by age 10 (Chapter 375), so Jiraiya stayed at least until Nagato’s tenth birthday (Second Databook (Tō no Sho)/Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho): 19th September). Earliest date Jiraiya could leave after three years of training: 19th September, three years after he began — consistent with this Gekitō · Year 977 return. Jiraiya is 28 at that earliest date (Senran · Year 949 birth; 11th November birthday not yet reached). I am inferring that Minato’s teammate Dekai would’ve been close in age to him. Although Jiraiya’s team is pictured in Chapter 122 as younger children, all of the teams in Hiruzen’s memories are pictured smaller than they are in other manga scenes, so this can be attributed to the memories themselves and early manga designs rather than any continuity issue. It is unclear at what point the Second Shinobi War ended, though the implication made in the Second Naruto Fanbook is that conflict flowed from the Second Shinobi War to the Third Shinobi War without pause, so there you can assume that the next war was declared within several months to a year of the Second ending.

Source note

[1]: Nagato mastered all chakra natures at age 10 — Ch. 375.

[2]: Jiraiya left Ame after three years — Ch. 446; Jin no Sho p. 127 (“training began 29 years ago” from Part II)

GekitōYear 978
Inferred

Izumo Tenma is born

Notes: Tenma is 12 when killed around Year 990 (Itachi age 8 under Year 982 birth) → birth ≈ Year 978.

Source note

[1]: Age 12 at death — Itachi Shinden / Ch. 142. Year from death pin − 12
GekitōYear 978
Inferred

Third Shinobi War begins; Team Jiraiya fight Iwa’s jinchuriki Roshi and Han in battle; Uzumaki Kushina is confined to a barriered area in Konoha; Namikaze Minato masters developing the rasengan after three years of attempts; at some point before this, Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina start dating

Characters: Tsunade and Jiraiya age 30; Minato, Kushina and Dekai age 15 (estimated)

Notes: It is established in Chapter 151 that it takes Minato three years to perfect the rasengan. These ages are conjectural based on Minato and Kushina’s appearance within the Minato spin-off manga (Naruto Gaiden: Whirlwind in the Vortex), where they appear to have grown significantly since the Kumo kidnapping attempt. They are an established couple at this time. Tsunade and Jiraiya are 29 — plain subtraction from Senran · Year 949 birth (978 − 949 = 29). It could be argued that this battle was part of the Second War due to the Tsunade’s presence in Konoha, but as she is seen standing in the hospital rather than actively providing medicine, and Minato is known to have fought in the Third War, I prioritize the existing canon. Jiraiya is also seen using the rasengan prior to this time in Ame, but as this is anime-only, this can be ignored. It is reasonable to assume that Onoki was Tsuchikage by this time, as it is consistent with Onoki’s wartime expertise. Nagato (Chapter 446) describes Yahiko’s death in a Konoha–Iwa–Suna war with Ame caught between — language that sounds like the Second War — while other Third War material points to Kusa and Kumo; either the Third War began almost immediately after the Second, or the lines disagree. We treat Yahiko’s death as Third War (Gekitō · Year 985).

Known conflicts: Konoha v. Iwa (Third Tsuchikage’s reign)

Source note

[1]: Rasengan perfected after three years — Ch. 151; Narutopedia (“Impetus…!!”).

[2]: Naruto Gaiden: Whirlwind in the Vortex — Kishimoto one-shot; Minato / Kushina visual-age claim not stated on-page.

[3]: Yahiko death / Ch. 446 war framing (Second vs. Third) — canon ambiguity; resolved as Third War (Gekitō · Year 985)

GekitōYear 978
Inferred

Hatake Kakashi graduates from the Academy

Calendar: from 15 September (5th birthday — Sha no Sho)

Characters: Kakashi age 5 (estimated)

Notes: Kakashi graduates the Academy at age 5 — Shōyū · Year 973 birth + 5 = Gekitō · Year 978 . Graduation implies he entered 2–3 years younger than peers and completed roughly one Academy year (Episode 385). The Second Naruto Fanbook’s attribution of “very young child soldiers” to the Third War rather than the Second supports placing this graduation during the Third War opening (see source note). Earliest genin promotion per databook: 15th September, his fifth birthday (Sha no Sho).

Source note

[1]: Graduation age 5, single year, top of class — Narutopedia; Sha no Sho pp. 132–135 (birthdate 15 September).

[2]: Earliest genin promotion 15 September — fifth birthday per Sha no Sho.

[3]: Second Naruto Fanbook — young child soldiers attributed to Third War; fanbook page citation unverified beyond secondary summary

GekitōYear 979
Inferred

Hatake Sakumo dies; Maito Gai graduates from the Academy

Calendar: from 9 June (earliest — manga / databook pacing) (estimated)

Characters: Kakashi age 5–6; Gai age 6; Sakumo age 38 (estimated)

Notes: Sakumo’s suicide takes place 5 years prior to the events of Kannabi Bridge. Permitting for assumed age gap between the members of Team Minato, this places Sakumo’s death when Kakashi is about 6, in Gekitō · Year 979. Under the Year 973 births, Gai (1 January) and Kakashi (15 September) share a calendar year — Gai is months older, not a full year. First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) Academy graduation age 7 for Gai then lands ≈ Year 980, so this card keeps the Sakumo death pin and softens the same-year graduation link. Sakumo’s age at this time is conjectural (see Hatake Sakumo is born, ≈ Year 939–944). Chapter 240 (via Minato, one year before Naruto’s birth) states Sakumo died five years earlier — consistent with the Kannabi-relative Gekitō · Year 979 placement.

Source note

[1]: Sakumo suicide five years before Kannabi Bridge — Ch. 240: Minato tells Obito during the Kannabi Bridge mission that “5 years ago, as captain on a top secret mission, [Sakumo’s] team had infiltrated enemy territory” and was disgraced for saving teammates over completing the mission, leading to suicide. Ch. 240 is the Kannabi Bridge arc itself — not a separate calendar anchor from Kannabi (Gekitō · Year 984); 984 − 5 = 979 (this death).

[2]: Gai Academy graduation age 7 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho); with birth Year 973 → ≈ Year 980, not necessarily same year as this Sakumo death

Gekitō29 FebruaryYear 980
Inferred

Yakushi Kabuto is born

Calendar: Kabuto — databook

Notes: Kabuto birthday 29 February; Part I age 20 after that birthday in Year 1000 → birth Year 980 (1000 − 20). Also ≈ 31 years younger than Orochimaru (949).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 29 February; Part I age 19–20 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia.

[2]: Summer exams after leap-day birthday → Year 980

GekitōYear 980
Inferred

Hidan is born; Uchiha Obito, Nohara Rin, Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai graduate from the Academy; Team Minato and Team Choza are formed

Calendar: 2 April (Hidan); from 15 November (Rin genin ID — Tō no Sho)

Characters: Kakashi age 6–7; Gai age 7; Rin, Obito age 9; Asuma and Kurenai age 8; Ebisu ≈ age 9–10; Genma age 9–10; Minato age 17; Choza age 18 (estimated)

Notes: Hidan is 1 year older than Itachi and 9 years younger than Obito according to Third Databook (Sha no Sho)/Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) entries. Obito and Rin graduate from the academy at the age of 9 (Year 971 births → Year 980). Asuma and Kurenai (Year 972) reach age 9 one year later — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) age-9 graduation for them is Year 981, not this Obito cohort year. Ebisu’s soft 971–972 band yields age ≈ 9–10 here; Genma (Year 970, 17 July) is age 10 after his birthday / 9 before. It is assumed that since 2/3 members of both Teams would’ve graduated at this time, both teams were formed this year. It is probable that Gai and Kakashi served as back-up genin on other squads until more of their peers were available to form squads. Databook genin IDs (Tō no Sho): Rin (010885) slightly before Obito (010886), both at age 9 — earliest promotion around Rin’s 9th birthday (15th November).

Source note

[1]: Hidan relative ages — Third Databook (Sha no Sho)/Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho): 1 year older than Itachi; 9 years younger than Obito.

[2]: Academy graduation ages — Obito, Rin age 9 at Year 980; Asuma, Kurenai age 9 attach to Year 981 with Year 972 births; Ebisu ≈ 971–972; Genma Year 970 → spring exam age 9 / post–July age 10.

[3]: Rin ninja registration 010885, Obito 010886 — Tō no Sho; Narutopedia Narutopedia

GekitōYear 980
Inferred

Terumi Mei and Hoshigaki Kisame graduate from Kiri’s Ninja Academy

Characters: Mei age 9; Kisame age 10 (estimated)

Notes: According to First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho), Mei graduates at the age of 9. With birth ≈ Year 973–974, graduation falls ≈ Year 982–983 — not locked to Obito’s Year 971 cohort. Kisame (Year 971) graduates at age 10 ≈ Year 981. It is possible that this is the year that Zabuza massacres a number of Academy students (see Gekitō · Year 982 for further clarification.)

Source note

[1]: Mei Kiri Academy graduation age 9 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho); Narutopedia.

[2]: Kisame graduation age 10 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia; birth Shōyū · Year 971 (Hoshigaki Kisame is born)

GekitōYear 980
Inferred

Team Minato and Team Choza take Chunin exams; Hatake Kakashi becomes a Chunin

Calendar: from 15 September (earliest chūnin — Sha no Sho)

Characters: Kakashi age 6-7; Gai age 8, Rin and Obito age 9, Ebisu and Genma age 10; Minato age 17; Choza age 18 (estimated)

Notes: Kakashi appears to take the Chunin exam in the manga with Team Minato, and as such it would be more likely that he was 7 rather than 6 as Second Databook (Tō no Sho)/Third Databook (Sha no Sho) imply, because Obito and Rin would not have graduated. It is further implied that Kakashi passes his Chunin exam before his teammates, suggesting that Obito and Rin took on a team alternate when they were promoted. The placement of their ages here is also highly contradictory, because although early manga canon and Second Databook (Tō no Sho)/Third Databook (Sha no Sho) establish Kakashi’s promotion at 6-7, in the Chunin exam illustration/animation he is aged up to approximately 12. Chapter 599 is impossible on strict ages: Gai only becomes genin about a year after Kakashi’s chūnin promotion, yet fights him in that exam; Obito and Rin become genin years later still — Kishimoto kept them younger than the exam art allows. Earliest databook chūnin date for Kakashi: 15th September, age 6 (Sha no Sho).

Source note

[1]: Kakashi chūnin promotion age 6–7 — Sha no Sho; earliest databook date 15 September, age 6 (databook earliest date age 6; this card uses 6–7).

[2]: Ch. 599 Chūnin Exam flashback vs. strict ages — manga Ch. 599 continuity note — chapter #599 being the error by showing Obito with Kakashi within a year of the latter’s promotion to genin; Gai genin ~one year after Kakashi’s chūnin yet fights him in the same exam art; exam illustration ages Kakashi to ~12 — manga art/writing inconsistency in source material, from the source material

GekitōYear 982
Inferred

Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Izumi and Inuzuka Hana are born

Calendar: 9 June (Itachi); 13 April (Hana — databook)

Characters: Mikoto approximately age 23; Hazuki approximately age 25–26; Fugaku approximately age 27–28; Tsume approximately age 18 (estimated)

Notes: Itachi birthday 9 June; Part I age 18 after that birthday in Year 1000 → birth Year 982 (1000 − 18). Hana ≈ same year (Part I age 18). Izumi ≈ Year 982–983 (Itachi cohort; inferred). Massacre math (Itachi 13, Sasuke 7) also lands on 982 for Itachi when the massacre is ≈ Year 995 after June — cleaner than the older 981 placement. The separate Sasuke/Naruto cohort lock at 987 still creates a one-year tension with a strict five-year sibling gap; this card prioritizes Itachi’s Part I age.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 9 June; Part I age 18 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia.

[2]: Hana Part I age 18.

[3]: Izumi same-age cohort — *Itachi Shinden*.

[4]: Massacre age 13 at ≈ 995 → 982

GekitōYear 982
Inferred

Momochi Zabuza graduates from Kiri’s Ninja Academy; at some point prior to this, Zabuza massacres over one hundred Kiri students and Kiri is forced to change its graduation ceremony

Characters: Zabuza age 9 (estimated)

Notes: According to First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho), Zabuza graduated at the age of 9. However, his massacre of over one hundred Academy students is said to have occurred when he was not yet a student (Ch. 14, pp. 4–7), so it must predate this graduation.

Source note

[1]: Academy graduation age 9 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia.

[2]: Massacre predates enrollment — manga Ch. 14; Narutopedia (Momochi Zabuza).

[3]: First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) vs. manga relative dating of massacre age — canon tension; massacre before graduation

GekitōYear 982
Inferred

Uchiha Obito and Nohara Rin become Chunin

Calendar: from 10 February (Obito); from 15 November (Rin — Tō no Sho)

Characters: Obito and Rin age 11; Kakashi age 9 (estimated)

Notes: Obito and Rin both were promoted to Chunin at the age of 11 according to data book entries (Tō no Sho). Earliest promotions: Obito, 10th February (11th birthday); Rin, 15th November. Around this year, Obito (age 10–11) tells Rin about his dream to become Hokage (Jin no Sho), and the Chapter 666 flashback band falls here — Kannabi Bridge and the war end stay in Gekitō · Year 984–986 (see below).

Source note

[1]: Chūnin promotion age 11 (Obito and Rin) — Tō no Sho; Narutopedia (Uchiha Obito, Nohara Rin — “Chūnin Prom. Age 11”).

[2]: Genin registration age 9, IDs 010885 / 010886 — Tō no Sho; confirmed at Gekitō · Year 980 (Hidan is born… Team Minato and Team Choza are formed).

[3]: Obito’s Hokage dream to Rin during Chūnin Exam period — Narutopedia (Nohara Rin): “Rin dressed Obito’s wounds as Obito professed his pride in his clan, and his dream to be Hokage.”

[4]: Ch. 666 embedded youth flashback (Team Minato material) — chronology band 982, not real-time Part II event

Gekitō14 FebruaryYear 983
Inferred

Ayame is born

Calendar: Ayame — databook

Characters: Teuchi approximately age 27 (estimated)

Notes: Ayame Part I age 17 → birth ≈ Year 983. Birth ≈ Year 983 (≈ one year after Itachi). Teuchi (Year 956) ≈ 27.

Source note

[1]: Part I age 17 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia (Ayame).

[2]: Birthday 14 February — First Databook

GekitōYear 983
Inferred

Shiranui Genma and Maito Gai become Chunin

Characters: Gai age 10–11; Genma age 13 (estimated)

Notes: Gai and Genma become Chunin at the age of 11 and 13 respectively according to Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Third Databook (Sha no Sho). With births Gai Year 973 and Genma Year 970, Second Databook (Tō no Sho)/Third Databook (Sha no Sho) age 13 for Genma fits Year 983 after 17 July; Second Databook (Tō no Sho)/Third Databook (Sha no Sho) age 11 for Gai prefers Year 984 — this card keeps the shared 983 pin and notes Gai as 10 here / 11 the next year.

Source note

[1]: Chūnin promotion ages — Gai 11, Genma 13 — databooks (Tō no Sho / Sha no Sho).

[2]: Gai birth 1 January Year 973 (Might Guy is born) → age 11 in Year 984; at this 983 pin age 10.

[3]: Genma birth 17 July Year 970 (Shiranui Genma is born) → 983 − 970 = 13 after birthday (matches Second Databook (Tō no Sho)/Third Databook (Sha no Sho)); cf. Kakashi age 26 at Year 1000 before 15 September

GekitōYear 984
Inferred

Sasori kills the Third Kazekage and turns him into a human puppet; Rasa becomes Fourth Kazekage

Characters: Sasori age 16; Rasa age 24 (estimated)

Notes: Chiyo describes the disappearance of the Third Kazekage as having taken place over ten years prior to the events of Part II (Chapter 267). However, as in Chapter 547, Chiyo implies that Rasa was in charge of the fate of Shukaku for all three of his children’s births (“This is our third child. So far he’s the only one that’s compatible”) it suggests that Rasa became Kazekage before Temari was born, thus dating this event. As all Kazekages until Gaara died by assassination, it is highly unlikely that Rasa was named successor while the Third Kazekage was still alive. Interestingly, it also means that Sasori would have weakened his own village in and around the Third Shinobi War, despite fighting in it himself to gain the moniker Akasuna no Sasori.

Source note

[1]: Third Kazekage disappearance “over ten years” before Part II — Ch. 267 (Chiyo).

[2]: Sasori deserted Suna “more than twenty years” before Part II — Ch. 251 (Kankurō); in-manga tension vs. [1] — separated by desertion (~Gekitō · Year 983, Sasori age 15) from assassination (age 16 here): he killed the Kazekage after leaving the village, not at the moment of desertion.

[3]: Rasa already Kazekage for all three children’s Shukaku-compatibility decisions — Ch. 547; anime Naruto: Shippūden, “A Father’s Hope, A Mother’s Love” (Chiyo: “At last, with the third child, we know he’s compatible”) — Temari = third child, born Gekitō · Year 984 (Temari and Deidara are born, same Konoha Year 62).

[4]: Prior Kazekages until Gaara died by assassination — Rasa succeeded after Third Kazekage’s death — Ch. 267 / Ch. 251 succession band

GekitōYear 984
Inferred

Temari and Deidara are born

Calendar: 23 August (Temari — databook / Narutopedia); 5 May (Deidara — official Naruto site Birthday Column)

Characters: Rasa age 24 (estimated)

Notes: According to Third Databook (Sha no Sho), Deidara is age 19 at the time of his death in Part II. Temari birthday 23 August; age 15 during summer Year 1000 → birth Year 984 (1000 − 15 / birthday already passed by exams). Gaara is Year 987 — Temari is about three years older.

Source note

[1]: Temari birthday 23 August; Part I age 15 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia.

[2]: Deidara birthday 5 May; age 19 at death — official site / Narutopedia.

[3]: Gaara Year 987 (Gaara is born…)

GekitōYear 984
Inferred

Shizune, Kurenai and Asuma become Chunin; Tsunade and Shizune leave the village

Characters: Tsunade age 35–36; Shizune age 12–13; Kurenai and Asuma age 11–12 at this Year 984 pin (First Databook (**Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho**) ages 13 / 12 prefer Year 985) (estimated)

Notes: Asuma and Kurenai were promoted to Chunin at the ages of 12 and 13 respectively. With Year 972 births, those First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) ages land together in Year 985 (after Kurenai’s 11 June, before Asuma’s 18 October). This card keeps the Third War–adjacent Year 984 departure pin and notes the one-year promotion shift. Although the anime places Raido on this team also, it is debatable whether or not that’s relevant, especially since Raido is approximately 4 years older and has no stated graduation age. Since Konoha’s Chunin exams are done in teams, it’s presumed that Shizune stayed in Konoha until she became a Chunin. Since Tsunade leaves the village with Shizune in tow, it seems as though she would’ve been living in Konoha semi-retired for 9 years. This also places their departure right around the beginning of the war, which makes a lot of sense if Tsunade did not want to get pulled into combat/medicine.

Source note

[1]: Chūnin promotion ages — Asuma 12, Kurenai 13 — databooks (Tō no Sho); Narutopedia.

[2]: Locked births Year 972 (Sarutobi Asuma and Yūhi Kurenai are born): 985 − 972 = 13 (Kurenai, post–June); 985 − 972 − 1 = 12 (Asuma, pre–October).

[3]: Shizune Year 971 (Shizune is born) — chūnin before Tsunade departure.

[4]: Tsunade semi-retired 9 years — Dan death ≈ Year 975 → departure 984

GekitōYear 984
Inferred

Third Shinobi War (Battle of Kannabi Bridge); Hatake Kakashi becomes a Jonin; Uchiha Obito is presumed dead

Calendar: Third War (no pinned day — Gekitō · Year 147) (estimated)

Characters: Obito and Rin age 13; Kakashi age 11 (estimated)

Notes: Obito is aged 13 at the time of his presumed death. Although Kakashi’s promotion age to Jonin is stated to be 9 in Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Third Databook (Sha no Sho), this would make him 9 at the time of Kannabi Bridge, and that much of an age difference doesn’t seem feasible based on the sizes + relationships between Team Minato. A two-year gap accounts for Kakashi’s early promotions without affecting the other elements of the team. Thus, in this timeline, Kakashi’s ages of promotion are: Genin ~5; Chunin ~6/7; Jonin ~11. Kannabi falls at Gekitō · Year 984 with Kakashi age 11. The Kakashi Gaiden opening (manga Ch. 239–243; anime Kakashi Chronicles ~ A Boy’s Life on the Battlefield~) frames the Third War as “more than ten years ago” from Part I — compatible with our Gekitō · Year 984–986 band; Japanese 十数年前 is vaguer than a fixed ten (see source note).

Known conflicts: Konoha v. Iwa (Third Tsuchikage’s reign)

Source note

[1]: Kannabi Bridge / Obito presumed dead — manga Ch. 239–244 (Kakashi Gaiden).

[2]: Kakashi jōnin promotion age 9 (databooks) vs. age 11 at Kannabi on this timeline — two-year adjustment; Sha no Sho lists age 9; team sizing / Ch. 599 exam-art inconsistency elsewhere on this timeline supports not compressing Kannabi to age 9.

[3]: Third War “more than ten years ago” from Part I — Ch. 239–243 opening narration (Kakashi Gaiden); official Naruto & Boruto site synopsis, Kakashi Chronicles ~ A Boy’s Life on the Battlefield~ Part 1 (“More than ten years ago… the Third Great Ninja War”) — not Ch. 400 (that chapter’s war line is Itachi age 4, see Third Shinobi War ends…).

[4]: Localization caveat — Japanese 十数年前 ≈ “some number of years in the low-to-high teens,” not a precise “ten”; English “more than ten years” is an imprecise localization — 984–986 band accommodates either reading

GekitōYear 984
Inferred

Third Shinobi War continues; Maito Dai dies in battle against the Swordsman of the Mist

Characters: Gai age 11; Ebisu ≈ age 12–13; Genma age 13–14; Dai age 35 (estimated)

Notes: During Chapter 668, Gai notes that his father is a genin and shouldn’t be on the battlefield, suggesting that at this time Gai is already a Chunin. As Gai became a Chunin at age 11, he must be at least 11, but more than likely a little older because of the timeline of the war. Based on his appearance, Gai is likely around 11–12 under birth Year 973. According to Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho), Dai is 35 when he dies.

Known conflicts: Konoha vs. Kiri (Fourth Mizukage’s reign OR Madara’s shadow reign)

Source note

[1]: Dai death flashback — Ch. 668 (Might Duy / “Eternal Genin” vs. Swordsmen of the Mist); Narutopedia (Might Guy — son of Might Duy, known as “Eternal Genin”).

[2]: Dai age 35 at death — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho); birthdate 10th December (calendar line — Maito Dai is born, Senran · Year 949).

[3]: Gai already chūnin at flashback — Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Third Databook (Sha no Sho) chūnin age 11 fits Year 984 under birth Year 973

GekitōYear 985
Inferred

Yuki Haku, Kaguya Kimimaro and Jūgo are born

Calendar: 9 January (Haku — databook / Narutopedia ref. [4]); 15 June (Kimimaro — unverified); 1 October (Jūgo — unverified)

Characters: Zabuza approximately age 12 (estimated)

Notes: Haku birthday 9 January; age 15 in Year 1000 after that birthday → birth Year 985 (1000 − 15). Kimimaro age 15 at death in Year 1000 → ≈ Year 985. Jūgo Part II age 18 → ≈ Year 985–986; Year 985 with this cohort (inferred for Jūgo).

Source note

[1]: Haku birthday 9 January; Part I age 15 — Third Databook (Sha no Sho).

[2]: Kimimaro age 15 at death — Third Databook (Sha no Sho).

[3]: Jūgo Part II age 18 — ≈ 985–986

Gekitō6 SeptemberYear 985
Inferred

Kurotsuchi is born

Calendar: Kurotsuchi — databook

Characters: Kitsuchi age 26 (estimated)

Notes: Kurotsuchi is 18 at Part II on Third Databook (Sha no Sho) entries, yielding birth around Gekitō · Year 985. Kitsuchi is older than his daughter.

Source note

[1]: Kurotsuchi age 18 at Part II — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) / Narutopedia.

[2]: Birthdate 6th September — Third Databook (Sha no Sho) calendar date.

[3]: Gekitō · Year 1003 (Naruto returns to Konoha… — Part II start) − 18 = 985 (this birth)

GekitōYear 985
Inferred

Mitarashi Anko graduates from the Academy; Team Orochimaru is formed

Characters: Anko age 10; Orochimaru age 35–36 (estimated)

Notes: According to First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho), Anko graduates from the academy at the age of 10. Orochimaru is approximately 26 years older than Anko.

Source note

[1]: Anko Academy graduation / genin age 10 — databooks (Tō no Sho / Sha no Sho); Narutopedia (Anko Mitarashi).

[2]: Team Orochimaru — Anko sole genin student; team entered Chūnin Exams; second round vs. Hayate / Ibiki / Tokara — Narutopedia (Anko Mitarashi); cross-ref Gekitō · Year 988 (Gekko Hayate graduates… — same exam composition).

[3]: Orochimaru ~26 years older than Anko — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho); 975 − 949 = 26

GekitōYear 985
Inferred

Nohara Rin dies by Hatake Kakashi’s hand; Uchiha Obito and Hatake Kakashi awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan

Calendar: ~1 year after Kannabi Bridge (no pinned day) (estimated)

Characters: Kakashi age 12-13; Rin and Obito age 14 (estimated)

Notes: Rin dies while Konoha is still at war, so this year is most likely since the following year would be the end of the war. Obito is in rehabilitation long enough to grow out his hair past his shoulders and relearn to walk, so it’s likely to have taken place approximately one year after Kannabi Bridge.

Known conflicts: Konoha v. Kiri (Madara’s shadow reign of Fourth Mizukage)

Source note

[1]: Rin’s death — manga Vol. 63, Ch. 604 (Reunion, and Then…): Kakashi’s right arm pierces Rin’s chest despite his promise to protect her; Obito, having survived the cave-in, watches from afar — Narutopedia (Nohara Rin): both Kakashi and Obito awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan in their respective eyes.

[2]: ~1 year after Kannabi Bridge — Obito’s rehabilitation span (hair growth, relearning to walk); official Naruto & Boruto site Birthday Column (Uchiha Obito): after Kannabi Bridge Madara grafts Hashirama tissue and Obito “perseveres through extensive rehabilitation… Just as he is beginning to get used to his new body, Zetsu informs him that Kakashi and Rin are in danger” — meaningful recovery time between bridge and reunion/death.

[3]: Year 985 vs. war end — Rin dies while Konoha is still at war; Gekitō · Year 985 holds Third War conclusion per *Itachi Shinden (see Third Shinobi War ends… — weeks after Itachi age 4*)

GekitōYear 985
Inferred

Namikaze Minato faces A (Fourth Raikage) and Killer Bee on the battlefield during the Third Shinobi War

Characters: Minato age 22; Killer Bee age 19; A (Fourth Raikage) age 30 (estimated)

Notes: In Chapter 542, Minato faces the A-B combo in a mission during the war, before either of them has taken on the title of Kage. Since A’s father dies at the end of the war, this event must occur sometime previous to the war end. The “other mission” is placed Minato had at the time of Rin’s death was facing these ninja. Minato states they weren’t Kage when they met; A says a war was still raging when his father (Third Raikage) died — both fit a mid–Third War placement (Gekitō · Year 984–986).

Known conflicts: Konoha v. Kumo (Third Raikage’s reign)

Source note

[1]: Minato vs. A / Killer Bee flashback — manga Ch. 542 (The Secret Story of the Strongest Tag-Team!!): Minato nearly kills A before Bee intervenes; both still pre-present-day titles (neither yet Raikage / formal Bee role as now known).

[2]: Pre-Kage meeting — Minato states they were not Kage when they met; A ties father (Third Raikage)’s death to an ongoing war — Ch. 542 dialogue; event must precede Third Raikage succession (Gekitō · Year 985–986).

[3]: Same war band as Rin’s death mission (Nohara Rin dies… — 985/986)

GekitōYear 985
Inferred

Hanzo confronts the first iteration of Akatsuki; Yahiko dies

Characters: Yahiko and Nagato age 18 (estimated)

Notes: Hanzō’s confrontation took place during the Third Shinobi War, so it must take place at some point prior to the war’s end in Gekitō · Year 985 (see Third Shinobi War ends… — *Itachi Shinden). Yahiko’s Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) age at death (15) conflicts with placing him at 18 here; this entry prioritizes Nagato/Konan cohort ages and Pain’s apparent age during the invasion of Konoha. Nagato*’s influence over the body may bridge the gap.

Source note

[1]: Hanzō / Danzō conspiracy vs. first Akatsuki leadership; Yahiko impaled himself on Nagato’s kunai to save Konan — Narutopedia (Yahiko): “Hanzō conspired with Danzō Shimura to eliminate the Akatsuki’s three leading ninja… Yahiko drove himself into a kunai that Nagato was holding.”

[2]: Third Shinobi War timing — before Gekitō · Year 985 war-end (Third Shinobi War ends… — *Itachi Shinden*).

[3]: Yahiko death age 15 (Fourth Databook) vs. 18 here — in-manga / databook tension; Narutopedia notes a possible 15 → 25 typesetting error (parallel to confirmed Hiruzen 31 vs. 51 transposition in same Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho)); Ch. 427 (Chōji estimates Yahiko’s corpse 25–30) sits closer to 18/25 than 15. 18 here: Nagato/Konan cohort (Shōyū · Year 967 birth) + Pain’s apparent age at Konoha invasion; Yahiko must still be active ~Obito’s masked-man phase post-Kannabi (Ch. 607 area). Nagato’s control of Yahiko’s body may bridge residual Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) gap

GekitōYear 985
Inferred

Uchiha Madara dies; Obito begins to control Akatsuki from the shadows

Characters: Madara age 88; Obito age 14 (estimated)

Notes: Madara dies after Rin is killed, as he is the one who orchestrates her death, but before Minato dies, because Obito acts independently to attack Konoha. This dates Madara’s death to the Gekitō · Year 985.

Source note

[1]: Causal sequence — Narutopedia (Madara Uchiha): Madara manipulated events so Rin would die at Kakashi’s hand while Obito watched; driven to despair, Obito offered his services to Madara; Madara taught Obito what he needed and, with his dying breath, entrusted Obito with his name — Madara’s death follows Rin’s and immediately precedes Obito inheriting the Madara identity and Akatsuki’s shadow leadership.

[2]: Before Minato dies — Obito acts independently as Madara at the Kyūbi attack (Gekitō · Year 987 — Uchiha Obito unleashes Kyubi on Konoha…); handoff must be complete by then.

[3]: Year 985 band — Madara orchestrated Rin’s death (prior card, same Konoha Year 63); Third War still open vs. 986 end elsewhere

Gekitō15 MayYear 985
Inferred

Kankuro is born

Calendar: Kankuro — databook

Characters: Rasa age 25; Temari age 1 (estimated)

Notes: Kankurō birthday 15 May; age 15 after that birthday in Year 1000 → birth Year 985 (1000 − 15). About one year after Temari (984) and about two years before Gaara (987).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 15 May; Part I age 14–15 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Narutopedia. Summer exams after birthday → age 15 → Year 985.

[2]: Gaara Year 987

GekitōYear 985–986
Inferred

A (Third Raikage) dies after battling ten thousand shinobi for three nights; A (Fourth Raikage) assumes his title and restricts Killer Bee to the village

Characters: A (Fourth Raikage) age 30-31; Killer Bee age 19-20 (estimated)

Notes: According to Chapter 543, at some point before the end of the war, The Third Raikage dies and the Fourth Raikage is named, with A shortly after deciding to limit Bee’s movements outside the village.

Source note

[1]: Third Raikage A’s death — 10,000 shinobi, three consecutive days/nights, during Third Shinobi World War; Raikage title passes to his son A (Fourth) — Narutopedia (A (Third Raikage)).

[2]: Fourth A restricts Killer Bee’s movement outside the village shortly after succession — Ch. 543; Narutopedia (A (Fourth Raikage)).

[3]: Before war end — fits Gekitō · Year 984–986 Third War band; Ch. 542 (Minato vs. A/Bee pre-Kage titles — Namikaze Minato faces…) precedes this succession

GekitōYear 985
Inferred

Yakushi Kabuto is found by Yakushi Nono and taken into a Konoha orphanage

Characters: Kabuto age 6; Urushi age 7; Nono age 23 (estimated)

Notes: Nono finds Kabuto with a head injury on a battlefield outskirts and brings him to the Konoha Orphanage; Urushi names him and gives him a helmet (Narutopedia Kabuto Yakushi; manga Ch. 582–583). Induction age 6 from Jin no Sho p. 193 (18 years before Part II). With Kabuto birth Year 980, orphanage ≈ Year 986; Root three years later ≈ Year 989.

Source note

[1]: Orphanage induction age 6 — Jin no Sho p. 193.

[2]: Kabuto birth Year 980 (Yakushi Kabuto is born) → 986.

[3]: Root three years later — Ch. 583 → ≈ 989

GekitōYear 985–986
Inferred

Third Shinobi War ends; Hyuga Neji, Rock Lee, Tenten, Sai, Karui, Tsuchi Kin, Abumi Zaku, and Kinuta Dosa are born

Calendar: 9 June (earliest — Itachi’s 4th birthday); ends by 14 September · 14 Feb (Karui); 9 Mar (Tenten); 3 Jul (Neji); 6 Jul (Kin); 14 Sep (Zaku); 25 Nov (Sai); 27 Nov (Lee — databook) (estimated)

Characters: Hizashi age 26-27 (estimated)

Notes: Itachi Shinden (Narutopedia synopsis): at age 4, Fugaku brings Itachi to a recent Third War battlefield; the war ends a few weeks later. With Itachi birth Year 982, war’s end ≈ Gekitō · Year 986 (weeks after 9 June). Neji, Lee, Tenten, Kin, Zaku, and Dosu stay Year 986 (Team Guy / Sound birth year). Sai / Karui ≈ 987–988.

Source note

[1]: War’s end — *Itachi Shinden at Itachi age 4 → Year 986 under birth 982*.

[2]: Team Guy / Sound births Year 986.

[3]: Ch. 400 war-still-raging at age 4 — floor only

GekitōYear 986
Inferred

Namikaze Minato is named Hokage; Kakashi joins ANBU

Calendar: by 14 September (post-war — anime) (estimated)

Characters: Minato and Kushina age 23; Kakashi age 13 (estimated)

Notes: Hiruzen steps down as a result of the Third Shinobi War, dating Minato’s promotion to after the war. Kakashi becomes a member of ANBU under Minato’s leadership. Anime filler: Kakashi was still 12 when he entered ANBU after the war (Jin no Sho age profile vs. 15th September birthday) — close to age 13 at Gekitō · Year 986.

Source note

[1]: Minato named Fourth Hokage shortly after Third Shinobi War, chosen over Orochimaru for war performance — Narutopedia (Minato Namikaze): “For his performance during the War, Minato was chosen over Orochimaru to become Fourth Hokage.” Anime (Naruto: Shippūden, “A Mask That Hides the Heart”): after Third Great Ninja War, Leaf divided over successor; Minato soon appointed Fourth.

[2]: Kakashi in ANBU under Minato, grieving Obito and Rin — same period — Narutopedia (Minato Namikaze): Minato tried to help Kakashi, now an Anbu, emerge from the darkness after Obito and Rin’s deaths; Anime (same episode): Kakashi haunted by their deaths, losing mission focus. Hiruzen steps down post-war; anime filler — Kakashi still 12 entering ANBU (Jin no Sho vs. 15th September birthday) reconciled as age 13 at 986

GekitōYear 986–987
Inferred

Konoha’s Rookie 9 are born (Uchiha Sasuke, Haruno Sakura, Hyuga Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba, Aburame Shino, Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Choji); Uzumaki Karin and Hozuki Suigetsu are born (at some point prior to this but not before Shōyū · Year 973, Hozuki Mangetsu is born); Omoi is born

Calendar: 23 Jan (Shino); 28 Mar (Sakura); 1 May (Chōji); 18 Feb (Suigetsu); 20 Jun (Karin); 7 Jul (Kiba); 23 Jul (Sasuke); 22 Sep (Shikamaru); 23 Sep (Ino); 10 Oct (Naruto); 26 Dec (Omoi); 27 Dec (Hinata — databook)

Characters: Yoshino and Tsume age 22-23; Shikaku, Inoichi and Choza age 24-25; Shibi age 26; Mikoto and Hiashi age 28; Fugaku age 33 (estimated)

Notes: Sasuke is born Gekitō · Year 987 (23 July) — a few months before the Kyūbi attack on 10 October of the same year. The full Rookie Nine share Year 987: Shino 23 January; Sakura 28 March; Chōji 1 May; Kiba 7 July; Sasuke 23 July; Shikamaru 22 September; Ino 23 September; Naruto 10 October; Hinata 27 December. Karin / Sai ≈ 987–988; Suigetsu / Karui / Omoi ≈ 988 (inferred). Mangetsu — older than Suigetsu, exact year unknown.

Source note

[1]: Rookie Nine birthdays — Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) / Narutopedia; Naruto 10 Oct 987 (Uchiha Obito unleashes Kyubi…).

[2]: Sasuke ~3 months older than Naruto — same year.

[3]: Itachi Year 982 vs Sasuke 987 — five-year sibling gap preferred by some sources; one-year tension with massacre ages remains noted elsewhere

GekitōYear 986–987
Inferred

Team Orochimaru takes the Chunin Exams; Mitarashi Anko becomes a Chunin

Characters: Anko age 12 (estimated)

Notes: According to First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho), Anko is promoted to Chunin at the age of 12. There is a slight contradiction in terms of team ages and promotions, as Anko is seen taking the Chunin exam together during the same exam as Team Minato and Team Choza in Chapter 599, in spite of the fact their age difference would her place as age 4-5, too young to have graduated. Here, I choose to value team composition and promotion ages over manga imagery.

Source note

[1]: Anko chūnin promotion age 12 — databooks (Tō no Sho / Sha no Sho); Narutopedia (Anko Mitarashi — “Chūnin Prom. Age 12”).

[2]: Genin age 10 — same sources; cross-ref Gekitō · Year 985 (Mitarashi Anko graduates… Team Orochimaru is formed).

[3]: Ch. 599 exam flashback — Anko depicted alongside Team Minato and Team Chōza at ages incompatible with stated graduation/promotion ages (~4–5); same manga-art / age tension appears at Gekitō · Year 980 (Team Minato and Team Choza take Chunin Exams… — Ch. 599 vs. strict ages). Stated promotion age 12 is used over the exam illustration grouping

GekitōYear 987
Inferred

Uchiha Obito unleashes Kyubi on Konoha; Sarutobi Biwako is killed by Uchiha Obito; Umino Ikkaku, Umino Kohari, Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina die fighting against the Kyubi; Uzumaki Naruto is born; Sarutobi Hiruzen reassumes role of Hokage — October 10

Calendar: 10 October (Naruto born); 11 October (Kakashi enters Root)

Characters: Iruka age 10; Kakashi age 14; Obito age estimated; Minato and Kushina age 24; Ikkaku and Kohari age 45; Biwako age 55; Hiruzen approximately age 56

Notes: Biwako, Ikkaku and Kohari’s ages at the time of their appearances are derived from First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho). At the earliest 11th October, Kakashi (age 14) enters ANBU Root, Danzō’s assassination attempt on Hiruzen fails when Kakashi betrays him, and Kakashi leaves Root — the night after Naruto’s birth on 10th October. Iruka (Year 977) is about 10 before his 26 May birthday / 11 after.

Source note

[1]: Kyūbi attack — 10th October Gekitō · Year 987; Naruto born same day.

[2]: Iruka birth Year 977.

[3]: Obito age conflict 971 vs 974 — ages here use the youth-band figure.

[4]: Kakashi Root / Danzō plot — anime Anbu arc

GekitōYear 987
Inferred

Umino Iruka graduates from the Academy; Ebisu becomes a Chunin

Characters: Iruka age 10–11; Ebisu age 17 (estimated)

Notes: Iruka graduates from the academy at the age of 11, but notably after the Kyūbi attack as the loss of his parents drives him to become a class clown (Chapter 1). With birth Year 977, age 11 lands in Year 988 — this card keeps the post-Kyūbi 987 narrative pin and notes the one-year shift under the birth-year model. Ebisu chūnin age 17 stays on the soft 971–972 birth band.

Source note

[1]: Iruka Academy graduation age 11 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho); birth Year 977.

[2]: Graduation after Kyūbi — manga Ch. 1.

[3]: Ebisu ≈ 971–972

Gekitō19 JanuaryYear 987
Inferred

Gaara is born and becomes Suna’s jinchūriki

Calendar: Gaara born; Shukaku sealed in utero — databook

Characters: Rasa approximately age 27; Chiyo approximately age 57–58 (estimated)

Notes: Gaara birthday 19 January; age 13 after that birthday during the Year 1000 Chūnin Exams → birth Year 987 (1000 − 13). Same calendar year as Naruto (10 October), several months older — not Year 988. Shukaku sealed before/at birth (Ch. 97).

Source note

[1]: Birthday 19 January; Part I age 12–13 — official site / First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho). Summer exams after January → age 13 → Year 987.

[2]: Shukaku sealed prenatally / at birth — Ch. 97; Narutopedia

GekitōYear 988
Inferred

Orochimaru becomes a missing nin

Characters: Orochimaru age 40; Hiruzen age 58 (estimated)

Notes: As Orochimaru’s defection comes partly as a result of Minato being named Hokage, it must occur after Gekitō · Year 986 (Namikaze Minato is named Hokage…). The manga and anime imply that the defection takes place shortly after Hiruzen reassumes the role of Hokage (Gekitō · Year 987 — Uchiha Obito unleashes Kyubi on Konoha…). *Itachi Shinden chronology notes place Orochimaru’s departure 6 years before the massacre — upper bound Gekitō · Year 989 (995 − 6*); that interval comes from the novel’s chronology.

Source note

[1]: Defection follows Minato over Orochimaru for Fourth Hokage — Narutopedia (Orochimaru): after Hiruzen retired and named Minato successor, Orochimaru saw no reason to remain; human experimentation discovered by Hiruzen; escape / missing-nin status follows.

[2]: Timing shortly after Hiruzen reassumes Hokage — manga / anime; post-Kyūbi 987 (Uchiha Obito unleashes Kyubi on Konoha…).

[3]: Itachi Shinden “6 years before massacre” — novel chronology. Upper bound: Gekitō · Year 995 (Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito massacre…) − 6 = 989

GekitōYear 988
Inferred

Uchiha Itachi graduates from the Academy

Characters: Itachi age 7 (estimated)

Notes: At age 7, Itachi graduated from the Academy at the top of his class after only one year (Ch. 145). With birth Year 982, graduation ≈ Gekitō · Year 989.

Source note

[1]: Academy graduation age 7 — manga Ch. 145; Narutopedia.

[2]: Birth Year 982 (Uchiha Itachi… are born)

GekitōYear 988
Inferred

Gekko Hayate graduates from the Academy; a team composed of Gekko Hayate, Morino Ibiki and Tokara takes the Chunin exams

Characters: Hayate age 11-12; Ibiki age 15 (estimated)

Notes: Hayate graduates from the academy at the age of 12. There is a slight contradiction in terms of team ages and promotions, as Hayate and Ibiki are seen taking the Chunin exam together during the same exam as Team Minato and Team Choza in Chapter 599, in spite of not all members of that team having graduated, according to First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) (additionally, this would place Hayate at around 3-4 at the time of the first exam). Here, I choose to value team composition and promotion ages over manga imagery.

Source note

[1]: Hayate Academy graduation age 12 — databooks (Tō no Sho / Sha no Sho); Narutopedia (Hayate Gekkō).

[2]: Team Hayate / Ibiki / Tokara — Narutopedia (Hayate Gekkō): “As a genin, he was placed in a team with Ibiki Morino and Tokara”; same exam band cross-ref Gekitō · Year 986 (Team Orochimaru takes the Chunin Exams… — second round vs. this team per Narutopedia Anko Mitarashi).

[3]: Ibiki age 15 at exam — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho): Academy graduation age 10, chūnin promotion age 15 (Narutopedia Morino Ibiki); Shōyū · Year 972 (Morino Ibiki is born — 20th March birthday on calendar line) → 988 − 972 − 1 = 15 if exam before 20 March.

[4]: Ch. 599 team-composition tension — Hayate / Ibiki depicted in same exam flashback as Team Minato, Team Chōza, and (elsewhere) Team Orochimaru despite incompatible strict ages (Hayate ~3–4 at Gekitō · Year 980 exam); same recurring issue at 980 (Team Minato and Team Choza take Chunin Exams…) and 986–987 (Team Orochimaru…). Stated graduation/promotion ages are used over the exam illustration

GekitōYear 988
Inferred

Yakushi Nono and Yakushi Kabuto are recruited into Root

Characters: Kabuto age 9; Nono age 26 (estimated)

Notes: Ch. 583, p. 8, panel 5: Urushi states Kabuto had been at the orphanage three years — Root recruitment at age 9. With birth Year 980, that is ≈ Year 989 (orphanage 986).

Source note

[1]: Root recruitment age 9 — Ch. 583.

[2]: Kabuto birth Year 980 → 989.

[3]: Orphanage 986 (Yakushi Kabuto is found…)

GekitōYear 989
Inferred

Izumo Tenma dies by Uchiha Obito’s hand; Uchiha Itachi awakes the Sharingan

Characters: Itachi age 8; Tenma age 12; Obito age 18 (estimated)

Notes: Itachi awakens the Sharingan at age 8 (Ch. 142). *Itachi Shinden adds that the awakening follows Tenma’s death — Year 982 + 8 = Year 990; Tenma (Year 978) age 12*.

Source note

[1]: Itachi awakens Sharingan at age 8 — Ch. 142.

[2]: Tenma death — *Itachi Shinden; birth Year 978*.

[3]: Itachi birth Year 982

Gekitō25 DecemberYear 989–991
Inferred

Inari is born — 25 December

Calendar: Inari — databook

Characters: Tsunami age estimated; Tazuna age estimated

Notes: Inari birthday 25 December. Canon conflict: manga Ch. 11 calls him 10 in early Part I → birth ≈ Year 989–990; First Databook lists age 8 → ≈ Year 991–992. Do not force a single year — keep Year 989 or 991 as the unresolved pair (approx. 989–991).

Known conflicts: Manga age 10 (Ch. 11) vs First Databook age 8

Source note

[1]: Birthday 25 December — First Databook; Narutopedia.

[2]: Manga Ch. 11 age 10 vs databook age 8 — unresolved

GekitōYear 990–991
Inferred

Kumo ninja try and fail to kidnap Hyuga Hinata; Hizashi Hyuga is killed in his brother’s place as a result of the incident

Characters: Hinata age 3; Neji age 4; Hiashi and Hizashi age ~31-32 (estimated)

Notes: The Hyūga Affair (Narutopedia): at Hinata’s 3rd birthday, Kumo’s Head Ninja attempts to kidnap her; Hiashi kills him; Hizashi dies in his twin brother’s place. Third Databook (Sha no Sho) places the incident ~10 years before Part II and give Hizashi age 32 at death — this entry uses ~31–32 for Hiashi/Hizashi (Year 958 birth) to preserve the elder Hyūga–Neji age gap.

Source note

[1]: Hyūga Affair — Narutopedia (Hyūga Affair): Kumo Head Ninja attempts to kidnap Hinata at her 3rd birthday; Hiashi kills him; Hizashi dies in Hiashi’s place — twins indistinguishable to Kumo.

[2]: ~10 years before Part II — Third Databook (Sha no Sho); Gekitō · Year 990–991 band with Hinata age 3.

[3]: Hizashi age 32 at death — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) (8th January birthdate on Hyuga Hiashi, Hyuga Hizashi… are born); ~31–32 for Hiashi/Hizashi here preserves Neji (986 birth) gap vs. strict 32 alone

GekitōYear 991
Inferred

Team Ebisu is born (Sarutobi Konohamaru, Kazamatsuri Moegi and Udon); Uchiha Itachi becomes a Chunin

Calendar: 30 December (Konohamaru — databook); by 10 September (Danzō orders Yamato — Itachi Shinden) (estimated)

Characters: Konohamaru, Moegi and Udon age 0; Itachi age 10; Yamato age 15; Kakashi age 18 (estimated)

Notes: Konohamaru, Moegi, and Udon are born Gekitō · Year 991 — Konohamaru age 8 before 30 December in Year 1000 → 1000 − 8 − 1 = 991. Itachi becomes chūnin at age 10 → ≈ Year 992 under birth 982.

Source note

[1]: Konohamaru birthday 30 December; Part I age 8 before birthday → Year 991.

[2]: Itachi chūnin age 10 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho); birth 982.

[3]: Moegi / Udon same Academy cohort ≈ 991

GekitōYear 992
Inferred

Uchiha Itachi joins the ANBU; Uchiha Izumi graduates from the Academy; Konoha implements a minimum graduation age of 11

Characters: Izumi and Itachi age 11; Tenzo age 16; Kakashi age 19 (estimated)

Notes: Itachi joins ANBU at age 11 — *Itachi Shinden. With birth Year 982, that is ≈ Year 993. Kakashi “approaching twenty” → ≈ 19–20 under Year 973. Izumi graduates in the same band (≈982–983* birth).

Source note

[1]: Itachi ANBU age 11 — *Itachi Shinden / Narutopedia*.

[2]: Birth Year 982.

[3]: Izumi same-age cohort

GekitōYear 992
Inferred

Sarutobi Asuma becomes a Jonin instructor and forms his first Genin team; Inomatsu graduates from the Academy

Characters: Asuma age 20; Inomatsu age 12 (estimated)

Notes: Narutopedia (Sarutobi Asuma): after returning to Konoha, Asuma resumed jōnin duties and became Inomatsu’s teacher (and presumably other students) before Team 10. Third Databook — Inomatsu was Asuma’s genin prior to Team 10; his only manga appearance is Asuma’s funeral (Ch. 330, The Sad News…!!), Third Databook (Sha no Sho) age 23 (Narutopedia Inomatsu). Graduation Gekitō · Year 992 at age 12 is conjectural — 9-year span from this band to funeral ~1003; 12–13 fits Naruto-generation Academy norms and post-11 minimum graduation (992 Uchiha Itachi joins the ANBU… policy note). With Asuma at Year 972, he is 20 in Year 992 (before 18 October) / 21 after that birthday.

Source note

[1]: Asuma resumes jōnin duties after return to Konoha; becomes Inomatsu’s teacher — Narutopedia (Sarutobi Asuma).

[2]: Inomatsu — Konoha genin; studied under Asuma before Team 10; present at Asuma’s funeral — Narutopedia (Inomatsu); manga Ch. 330.

[3]: Inomatsu age 23 at funeral — Third Databook.

[4]: Asuma birth Year 972 (Sarutobi Asuma and Yūhi Kurenai are born)

Gekitō27 MarchYear 993
Inferred

Umino Iruka becomes a Chunin; Hyūga Hanabi is born — 27 March

Calendar: Hanabi — databook

Characters: Iruka approximately age 16; Hiashi approximately age 35; Hinata approximately age 6

Notes: Hanabi birthday 27 March; Part I age 7 after that birthday → birth Year 993 (1000 − 7). About six years younger than Hinata (987) on this lock (manga Ch. 78 “five years younger” is approximate). Iruka chūnin at age 16 with birth Year 977 → ≈ Year 993.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 27 March; Part I age 7 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho).

[2]: Hinata Year 987 → sibling gap ≈ 6 years under age-7 lock.

[3]: Iruka chūnin age 16 — registration-stats citation (soft)

GekitōYear 993
Inferred

Yakushi Nono dies by Yakushi Kabuto’s hand; Yakushi Kabuto is recruited out of Root by Orochimaru and defects; Otogakure is founded

Characters: Kabuto age 14; Nono age 31; Orochimaru age 44 (estimated)

Notes: Danzō sends Orochimaru to Iwa on a mission to ensure Nono and Kabuto — both Root liabilities — kill each other; Orochimaru instead takes Kabuto to his hideout, which becomes Otogakure (Narutopedia Orochimaru). Manga Ch. 583 — Kabuto kills Nono; Ch. 584 — Orochimaru announces Otogakure. Kabuto defects at age 14 (979 + 14 = 993). Narutopedia (Chūnin Exams): records show five prior exam failures plus withdrawal before finals in the current arc — six total (Ch. 66, Anko). Nono 31; Orochimaru 45.

Known conflicts: Konoha v. Iwa (Third Tsuchikage’s reign)

Source note

[1]: Danzō / Root setup — Nono and Kabuto ordered to kill each other; Orochimaru recruits Kabuto instead — Narutopedia (Orochimaru): “Orochimaru was later sent on a mission by Danzō to Iwagakure to ensure that both Kabuto and Nonō… killed each other as they had become major liabilities. Orochimaru instead brought Kabuto to his hideout, which would become part of his personal hidden village, Otogakure.” Manga Ch. 583 — Nono’s death; Ch. 584 — Otogakure founding announcement.

[2]: Kabuto age 14 at defection — 979 birth + 14 = 993; teenage appearance in Ch. 583 flashback; Orochimaru describes him as a child (Ch. 584).

[3]: Six Chūnin Exam failures — Narutopedia (Chūnin Exams): “The Third Hokage remembers Kabuto Yakushi dropping out before the finals during a previous exam. Kabuto’s records state he has failed five other times as well” — five prior + current withdrawal = six; manga Ch. 66 (Anko — ~age 20–21, ~6 failures).

[4]: Nono age 31 at death — Shōyū · Year 962 (Akimichi Choza… Yakushi Nono… are born) + 31 = 993; Orochimaru age 45 — Senran · Year 949 + 44 = 993

GekitōYear 993
Inferred

Uchiha Shisui uses Koto’amatsukami to attempt to prevent the Uchiha Coup D'état; Shimura Danzo attacks Uchiha Shisui, obtaining his right eye; Uchiha Shisui dies by his own hand; Uchiha Itachi awakes the Mangekyo Sharingan

Characters: Shisui age 16-17; Itachi age 12; Fugaku age 39 (estimated)

Notes: Manga Vol. 62, Ch. 590 (I Will Love You Always): Shisui and Itachi try to stop the Uchiha coup; Danzō steals Shisui’s right eye to block Koto’amatsukami; Shisui entrusts his remaining eye to Itachi, then dies — Itachi awakens the Mangekyō Sharingan (official Naruto & Boruto site Birthday Column, Shisui). Narutopedia (Shisui Uchiha): Shisui attempted to put Fugaku under genjutsu to halt the coup; Danzō took his right eye. *Itachi Shinden — Shisui’s death ~1–2 years before the massacre (Gekitō · Year 995). Fugaku age 39; Itachi 12; Shisui 16–17*.

Source note

[1]: Shisui / Itachi vs. Uchiha coup; Danzō steals right eye; Shisui entrusts left eye, dies; Itachi awakens Mangekyō Sharingan — manga Vol. 62, Ch. 590 (I Will Love You Always); official Naruto & Boruto site Birthday Column (Shisui Uchiha): “Naruto Volume 62, Chapter 590: ‘I Will Love You Always’… Shisui and Itachi work desperately to stop the coup d’état planned by the Uchiha clan, but the situation turns grim when Danzō steals Shisui’s right eye. Left with no other way to avoid the worst-case scenario he fears, Shisui entrusts his remaining eye to Itachi… Shisui’s sacrifice also gives his comrade one more thing — Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan, which awakens due to his best friend’s death.”

[2]: Koto’amatsukami on Fugaku to stop coup — Narutopedia (Shisui Uchiha): “Shisui’s devotion to Konoha even went as far as to attempt to put his clan’s leader and best friend’s father under a genjutsu in order to stop the Uchiha coup d’état… this failed when Danzō stole his right eye.”

[3]: ~1–2 years before massacre — *Itachi Shinden; Gekitō · Year 995 (Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito massacre the Uchiha clan…) − 1/2 = 994/993 (this event 993*)

GekitōYear 993
Inferred

Momochi Zabuza attempts a coup d'état on Fourth Mizukage Karatachi Yagura (controlled by Obito); Momochi Zabuza, Yuki Haku, Hoshigaki Kisame and Utakata defect from Kiri; the Kaguya clan is wiped out in their assault on Kiri

Characters: Zabuza age 20; Haku and Kimimaro age 9; Obito age 22; Kisame age 23; Utakata age 16-17 (estimated)

Notes: Narutopedia (Momochi Zabuza): Zabuza gathered followers and attempted a coup against Yagura, was betrayed, failed to kill the Mizukage, then fled Kiri with Haku and others. Manga Ch. 30 places the coup shortly before his defection; Ch. 26 / Ch. 29 — Haku and Zabuza already companions. Yagura’s Blood Mist era clusters kekkei genkai purges and defections (Kisame, swordsmen; Utakata in anime). Obito controls Yagura as Fourth Mizukage — Narutopedia; Manga Ch. 507 shows Obito leading Kiri. Kisame’s “10 years since Suigetsu” line (Ch. 353) and anime ep. 126 (Kaguya clan assault / Kimimaro orphaned, synced with Haku’s defection) — Haku / Kimimaro age 9 (984 birth); Zabuza 20; Obito 22; Kisame 23; Utakata 16–17.

Known conflicts: Kiri internal conflict; Kiri v. Kaguya clan (Obito’s shadow reign of Fourth Mizukage)

Source note

[1]: Zabuza coup vs. Yagura, betrayal, flight with Haku — Narutopedia (Momochi Zabuza): “He gathered a group of followers and attempted a coup d’etat against the Mizukage, only to be betrayed by one of their own; resulting in a failed attempt on Yagura’s life. Zabuza subsequently fled the village with Haku and some others.” Manga Ch. 30 — coup before defection; Ch. 26 / Ch. 29 — prior companionship.

[2]: Obito controlling Yagura (Fourth Mizukage) during Blood Mist — Narutopedia (Karatachi Yagura, Uchiha Obito); Manga Ch. 507 shows Obito leading Kiri.

[3]: Kisame defection band — Blood Mist purge era; Kisame “last saw Suigetsu 10 years” before Part II — manga Ch. 353 (Gekitō · Year 1003 Part II − 10 = 993).

[4]: Kaguya clan assault on Kiri / Kimimaro orphaned — anime ep. 126, timed to Haku defection; Kimimaro same age as Haku — Third Databook (Sha no Sho).

[5]: Utakata defection — anime Blood Mist arc material; 976 birth → age 16–17 at 993

GekitōYear 994
Inferred

Yashamaru attacks Gaara on Fourth Kazekage Rasa’s orders and dies after detonating explosive tags

Characters: Yashamaru age 27; Rasa age 34; Gaara age 6 (estimated)

Notes: Ch. 97 — Gaara says his father began trying to assassinate him when he was 6 and ordered six attempts (not six years of continuous attempts). Ch. 129–131 — first incident: Yashamaru attacks disguised Gaara (6); critically wounded by Gaara’s sand; detonates explosive tags under his clothes (Ch. 131). Ch. 547–548 — Rasa ordered Yashamaru to attack and lie about Karura’s feelings as a Shukaku-control test; Yashamaru’s hatred claim false. Yashamaru age 27 (Tō no Sho p. 160, 23rd May); Rasa 34 (Gaara 6, Rasa 28 years older — Fourth Databook 40 at Part I); Gekitō · Year 994 (1000 − 6).

Source note

[1]: Gaara age 6 at first attempt — manga Ch. 97: father began assassination attempts when Gaara was 6; six attempts total — not six years elapsed. Ch. 129–131 flashback (disguised attack, sand wound, tag detonation).

[2]: Rasa’s order — lethal Shukaku-control test; Yashamaru told to lie about Karura — Ch. 547–548; Rasa admits Karura loved Gaara, Yashamaru acted on his orders.

[3]: Yashamaru age 27 at death — Second Databook (Tō no Sho) p. 160; birthdate 23rd May — Narutopedia (Yashamaru).

[4]: Rasa age 34 — Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) 40 at Part I; 28 years older than Gaara (12–13 at Part I) → 34 when Gaara is 6

GekitōYear 995
Inferred

Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito massacre the Uchiha clan; Uchiha Itachi joins the Akatsuki

Characters: Itachi age 12–13; Obito age ~23; Sasuke age 7; Mikoto age 35; Hazuki age ~38; Fugaku age 40 (estimated)

Notes: Itachi and Obito carry out the Uchiha massacre together — Obito the masked accomplice (Ch. 400–401); *Itachi Shinden adds Uchiha Police Force assault. Itachi leaves Konoha; Obito brings him into Akatsuki (Ch. 474; Ch. 590 flashback). Sasuke age 7 (Narutopedia chronology). Itachi 12–13: manga / Sasuke commonly say 13; First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) 5-year gap vs. Sasuke → 12; Itachi Shinden: Book of Dark Night — captain at 12, public record 13 (reconciliation, not discard). Mikoto 35, Fugaku 40 (First Databook (Rin no Sho) ages at death). Hazuki ~38 — Itachi Shinden ~2 years younger than Fugaku; Itachi kills her. ~995 — ~5 years before Part I (1000*); not an official calendar date.

Known conflicts: Konoha internal conflict (Third Hokage’s reign)

Source note

[1]: Massacre sequence — Itachi + masked Obito; police force; Itachi joins Akatsuki via Obito — manga Ch. 400, Ch. 401, Ch. 590, Ch. 474; *Itachi Shinden: Book of Dark Night; Narutopedia (Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Obito*).

[2]: Sasuke age 7 — manga flashbacks; Narutopedia chronology (“Sasuke was 7 when Itachi left the village”).

[3]: Itachi age 12–13 — manga / Sasuke: 13; First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho): 5 years older than Sasuke → 12 at massacre; Narutopedia documents discrepancy. *Itachi Shinden: Book of Dark Night — ANBU captain at 12, publicly 13*; franchise reconciliation.

[4]: Obito ~23 — 971 birth + 22–23 = 993–994; 987 Kyūbi (Obito ~16) + ~9 ≈ 995; age not stated on-page.

[5]: Mikoto 35, Fugaku 40 at death — First Databook (Rin no Sho) (Part I profile = age at death). Hazuki ~38 — *Itachi Shinden ~2 years younger than Fugaku*; calculated, not a printed exact age.

[6]: Year 995 — ~5 years before Part I (1000); 995 − 7 = 988 vs. Sasuke birth 987 (Konoha’s Rookie 9 are born…) — one-year band tension with cohort anchor; 994 possible under inclusive counting — 995 preferred here

GekitōYear 995
Inferred

Hatake Kakashi leaves ANBU

Characters: Kakashi age ~21–22; Yamato age ~18–19 (estimated)

Notes: *Itachi Shinden: Book of Dark Night — Itachi requested assignment to Team Ro under Kakashi after entering ANBU (Kakashi captain, Itachi member). Anime (Naruto: Shippūden, ep. 361, Kakashi’s Anbu Arc): Team Ro enters the Uchiha district after the massacre; Hiruzen relieves Kakashi of ANBU duties — his compassionate nature ill-suited after the Itachi incident — and assigns genin instruction. Narutopedia (Kakashi Hatake): discharge tied to Itachi aftermath. Manga confirms former ANBU captain status; does not date departure. Yamato on Team Ro here — anime-only per Narutopedia*.

Source note

[1]: Team Ro — *Itachi Shinden: Book of Dark Night: Itachi assigned to Team Ro under Kakashi after ANBU enlistment; Kakashi remained ANBU captain during Itachi*’s service.

[2]: Discharge immediately post-massacre — Anime (Naruto: Shippūden, ep. 361): Team Ro responds to Uchiha district; Hiruzen dismisses Kakashi from ANBU, assigns genin instructor role; Narutopedia (Kakashi Hatake, Kakashi’s Anbu Arc). No canon source for 1–2-year delay after Police Force loss — massacre itself motivates discharge.

[3]: Yamato / Team Ro — Anime ep. 361; Narutopedia marks Yamato’s Team Ro affiliation anime-only.

[4]: Manga — Kakashi former ANBU captain; no precise discharge date on-page; 995 placement follows anime chronology after massacre 995

GekitōYear 996
Inferred

Orochimaru leaves the Akatsuki

Characters: Orochimaru age ~48; Itachi age ~14–15 (estimated)

Notes: After Itachi joins Akatsuki (Gekitō · Year 995), Orochimaru — still a member — attempts to take Itachi’s body for the Sharingan. Itachi traps him in genjutsu and severs his left hand (Ch. 345); Orochimaru leaves the organization. Manga Ch. 238 (Sasori: ~7 years before Part I) and Ch. 353 (similar interval) → ~993, when Itachi would still be in Konoha — Narutopedia documents the discrepancy. Jin no Sho (Fourth Databook) revises to ~4 years before Part I → Gekitō · Year 996 (1000 − 4). *Itachi Shinden — joined post-massacre (12–13); captain at 12, public 13*; confrontation follows after enlistment.

Source note

[1]: Orochimaru / Itachi overlap in Akatsuki; body-theft attempt; Itachi genjutsu + severs left hand; Orochimaru departs — manga Ch. 345; Narutopedia (Orochimaru, Uchiha Itachi); *Itachi Shinden*.

[2]: Manga ~7-year interval — Ch. 238 (Sasori); Ch. 353 — → ~993 (1000 − 7); Itachi age 10–11, still Konoha ANBU — sequence impossible; Narutopedia flags inconsistency.

[3]: Jin no Sho (Fourth Databook) — ~4 years before Part I → Gekitō · Year 996 (1000 − 4); franchise revision of [2].

[4]: Itachi joined Akatsuki after massacre 995 (age 12–13); confrontation ~14–15 here — *Itachi Shinden captain ages; exact month within 996* not fixed

Gekitō7 JulyYear 996
Inferred

Akamaru is born — 7 July

Calendar: Akamaru — databook

Characters: Kiba age 9

Notes: Akamaru — birthdate 7th July (Third Databook). Kiba shares 7th July (same databook). Age gap 9 years — Akamaru 3–4 / 7–8 at Part I / Part II; Kiba 12–13 / 16–17 (Third Databook). Shared birthday → no partial-year gap (Kiba 16 when Akamaru 7). Birth Gekitō · Year 996 → Akamaru 7–8, Kiba 16–17 at Part II (1003).

Source note

[1]: Akamaru birthdate 7th July — Third Databook (Sha no Sho / Tō no Sho profile band); Narutopedia (Akamaru).

[2]: 9-year age gap vs. Kiba — Third Databook: Akamaru 3–4 (Part I) / 7–8 (Part II); Kiba 12–13 (Part I) / 16–17 (Part II); both 7th July — same-day birthdays, no partial-year ambiguity.

[3]: Kiba age 16 at Part II start (Third Databook) — Gekitō · Year 987 (Konoha’s Rookie 9 are born… — Kiba) + 16 = 1003 (Part II band); Akamaru 7 at Part II lower bound → 1003 − 7 = 996 (this birth)

GekitōYear 997
Inferred

Kankuro graduates from Sunagakure’s Ninja Academy

Characters: Kankuro age 12 (estimated)

Notes: Third Databook — Kankuro graduated from the Academy at age 12 (Narutopedia character statistics). Birthdate 15th May; Part I age 14–15 → birth Gekitō · Year 985 (Part I 1000: 14 before 15 May, 15 on/after). 985 + 12 = 997 (this graduation). Exact graduation day not stated — year inferred only.

Source note

[1]: Academy graduation age 12 — Third Databook character statistics; Narutopedia (Kankuro) attributes promotion ages to Third Databook (Sha no Sho) profiles. Chūnin promotion age 16 — same Third Databook (Sha no Sho) band.

[2]: Birth Gekitō · Year 985 — birthdate 15th May; Part I age 14–15 at Gekitō · Year 1000 (before 15 May → 14; on/after → 15).

[3]: Graduation year — 985 + 12 = 997; exact month/day within 997 not fixed

GekitōYear 999
Inferred

Hyūga Neji, Rock Lee, and Tenten graduate from the Academy; Team Guy is formed

Characters: Neji, Lee, and Tenten age 12 at graduation (estimated)

Notes: Third Databook — Neji, Lee, and Tenten each graduated from the Academy at age 12; chūnin promotion age 15 (character statistics; Narutopedia). Post-graduation genin squads — Neji added to Team Guy under Might Guy upon graduating (Narutopedia Neji Hyūga). Team Guy formed one graduating class and one year of genin experience ahead of Team 7 — Guy held them out of the Chūnin Exams for a full year after formation. Birthdates Tenten 9th March, Neji 3rd July, Lee 27th November (986 cohort): graduation understood at age 12 per First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho)/Third Databook (Sha no Sho) even if a member turns 13 later within 999.

Source note

[1]: Academy graduation age 12; chūnin promotion age 15 — Third Databook character statistics; Narutopedia (Neji Hyūga, Rock Lee, Tenten).

[2]: Team Guy formation — Neji assigned to Might Guy’s squad upon Academy graduation; standard three-genin / one-jōnin instructor process (Narutopedia Neji Hyūga).

[3]: One graduating class ahead of Team 7 — team formed one year before principal Konoha teams; Guy gave them a full year of experience before entering the Chūnin Exams (Narutopedia Might Guy / team history). Not uniformly one calendar year older than every Team 7 member — birthday spread (Tenten 9th March, Neji 3rd July, Lee 27th November) vs. Rookie 9 (987 cohort).

[4]: Graduation at age 12 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho)/Third Databook (Sha no Sho) stat applies to the graduation event; Part I band 13–14 at 1000 reflects birthday progression within 999–1000

GekitōYear 1000
Inferred

The Rookie Nine graduate from the Academy; Team 7 completes the Land of Waves mission; Momochi Zabuza and Haku die

Calendar: early Year 1000 (graduation month unstated) (estimated)

Characters: Rookie Nine age 12–13; Haku age 15; Zabuza and Kakashi age 26–27 (estimated)

Notes: Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and the rest of their Academy cohort graduate at the opening of Part I — Third Databook graduation age 12, Part I age 12–13 (Narutopedia). Team 7 forms; Land of Waves mission — Haku (15) and Zabuza die (Ch. 30–32). Manga does not state graduation month; late March / early April is a real-world Japanese school-calendar assumption only, not a Naruto canon date.

Source note

[1]: Academy graduation age 12 — Third Databook / Narutopedia (Naruto Uzumaki and Rookie 9 profiles).

[2]: Land of Waves — Haku age 15, Zabuza and Kakashi age 26–27 (First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho)); Ch. 26–32.

[3]: Graduation month unstated — late March / early April is a real-world school-calendar estimate only

Gekitō1 JulyYear 1000
Canon

The Rookie Nine and Team Guy enter the Chūnin Exams

Calendar: seventh moon — Ch. 34

Characters: Rookie Nine age 12–13; Team Guy age 13–14; Gaara age 13; Temari age 15

Notes: Manga Ch. 34 — Hiruzen announces exams begin on the first day of the seventh moon (1st July). Anime: announcement seven days before the exam. Written stage: several hours; Forest of Death follows immediately — maximum 120 hours (five days). Entered by the Rookie Nine and Team Guy — not the “Konoha 11” label (Sasuke participates but is normally excluded from that headcount). Gaara 13 by 1 July (19th January birthday passed); Temari 15 (23rd August birthday not yet reached).

Source note

[1]: Exam start 1st July — manga Ch. 34 (“first day of the seventh moon”); Narutopedia (Chūnin Exams).

[2]: Exam structure — written test (hours); Forest of Death immediately after (120-hour limit); Narutopedia (Chūnin Exams).

[3]: Participants — Rookie Nine + Team Guy; “Konoha 11” normally excludes Sasuke despite his participation.

[4]: Ages at 1 July — Gaara 13 (988 birth, 19 Jan); Temari 15 (984 birth, 23 Aug — not yet 16); Rookie 9 12–13; Team Guy 13–14

GekitōYear 1000
Inferred

The Chūnin Exam finals and Konoha Crush occur; Rasa, Hayate Gekkō, and Hiruzen Sarutobi die

Calendar: approximately 6 August (exam math — Ch. 88 one-month gap) (estimated)

Characters: Gaara age 13; Temari age 15; Hayate age 23; Rasa age 40; Hiruzen age 68–69; Orochimaru age 50–51 (estimated)

Notes: Preliminaries after Forest of Death; Ch. 88 — one month preparation before finals. Exam opens 1 July; Forest of Death at full five-day limit → finals ~6 August is reasonable estimate — manga gives the month gap, not a numbered finals date. Hayate killed during the month before finals. Orochimaru kills Rasa, impersonates him at finals. Konoha Crush — Hiruzen dies fighting Orochimaru (Ch. 137).

Known conflicts: Konoha v. Suna and Oto (Orochimaru’s shadow reign of Fourth Kazekage)

Source note

[1]: One-month finals prep — manga Ch. 88; Narutopedia (Chūnin Exams).

[2]: ~6 August finals — inferred from 1 July start + 5-day Forest of Death max + 1 month (Ch. 88); not an explicit canon date.

[3]: Deaths — Hayate pre-finals (Ch. 57); Rasa before impersonation (Ch. 216); Hiruzen during Konoha Crush (Ch. 137).

[4]: Ages — Hayate 23; Rasa 40; Hiruzen 68–69; Orochimaru 50–51 (First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho))

GekitōYear 1000
Inferred

Naruto learns the Rasengan; Tsunade returns to Konoha and becomes Fifth Hokage

Calendar: late August, estimated (estimated)

Characters: Naruto age 12; Tsunade age 51; Jiraiya age 50–51 (November birthday pending); Kakashi age 26; Guy age 26–27; Asuma and Kurenai age 27–28; Itachi age 17–18; Kisame age 29 (estimated)

Notes: Naruto trains the Rasengan while searching for Tsunade with Jiraiya; wagers completion within one week. Travel and arc events follow Konoha Crush — late August return / inauguration is plausible after ~6 August finals but not fixed on-page. After 2 August Year 1000, Tsunade is exactly 51 (born 2 August Year 949). Anime stamp-card detail suggesting ~six weeks for the Search for Tsunade arc — anime-only; do not treat compressed ~two-week manga pacing as settled franchise chronology.

Source note

[1]: Rasengan training / Search for Tsunade — manga Ch. 148–172; Narutopedia.

[2]: Tsunade age 51 — Second Databook (Tō no Sho) + 2 August birthday after finals band.

[3]: Late-August inauguration — inferred; manga gives no date.

[4]: Anime ~six-week span — anime-only.

[5]: Other ages — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho); Jiraiya still 50 until 11 November if birth 949

GekitōYear 1000
Inferred

Sasuke defects from Konoha; the Sasuke Recovery Mission fails; Naruto and Sasuke fight at the Valley of the End

Calendar: early autumn, estimated (estimated)

Characters: Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Shikamaru, Chōji, Kiba, and Neji age 12–13; Team Guy age 13–14 (estimated)

Notes: Sasuke leaves after Tsunade’s accession and Lee’s surgery; Kakashi’s S-rank mission. Understaffed Konoha — Shikamaru leads emergency genin retrieval team. Mission fails; Naruto vs. Sasuke at the Valley of the End (Ch. 231–237). Early autumn / early September possible if finals ~6 August and Tsunade return compressed to late August — manga gives no September date; anime six-week Tsunade arc makes early September difficult — keep as early autumn or later in Year 1000 unless following compressed manga pacing.

Source note

[1]: Defection / retrieval / Valley of the End — manga Ch. 176–237; Narutopedia (Sasuke Recovery Mission, Valley of the End).

[2]: Timing — early autumn estimated; not a canon calendar date; depends on prior ~August estimates.

[3]: Anime Tsunade arc length — six-week stamp detail pushes Valley later vs. compressed manga — unresolved cross-media

GekitōYear 1000
Inferred

Naruto departs with Jiraiya; the Sand siblings leave Konoha; Part I ends

Calendar: approximately December (Ch. 238 — three months later; depends on prior estimates) (estimated)

Characters: Naruto and Sasuke age 12–13; Gaara, Kankurō, and Temari age 13–16 (estimated)

Notes: Manga Ch. 238 — three months after immediate Sasuke Recovery aftermath. Interval: Sakura trains under Tsunade; injured genin recover; Sasuke reaches Orochimaru; Sand siblings prepare to leave Konoha. Naruto departs with Jiraiya for long-term training. ~December only if Valley of the End is placed early September — three-month jump is canon; target month is inferred from prior estimates.

Source note

[1]: Three-month interval — manga Ch. 238 (explicit); Narutopedia (Part I epilogue).

[2]: ~December — inferred from early September Valley + 3 months; not an official month on-page.

[3]: Sand siblings’ departure — Ch. 238; Naruto / Jiraiya departure — Ch. 238–239

GekitōYear 1000–1003
Inferred

Karatachi Yagura dies; Isobu eventually re-forms; Terumī Mei becomes Fifth Mizukage

Characters: Mei approximately age 28–31 (estimated)

Notes: Zabuza’s failed coup targeted Fourth Mizukage Yagura (Ch. 30), but Kakashi’s “second attempt” line describes Zabuza’s planned second coup — it does not prove Yagura was still alive during Land of Waves. Yagura died before Isobu appeared unsealed (Ch. 317); Third Databook (Sha no Sho)/Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) name Yagura as its former jinchūriki. Tailed beasts re-form after jinchūriki or beast death — Isobu’s independent appearance is consistent with Yagura dying while it remained sealed; canon does not establish death in battle (Narutopedia: Ao broke Obito’s control; Yagura died shortly after — cause unstated). Mei succeeded Yagura (Second Fanbook); Fifth Mizukage by Ch. 454, reforming Bloody Mist policies. Gekitō · Year 1000–1003 — after Part I, before Part II (Isobu free Ch. 317; anime: before joint Konoha/Suna chūnin exams).

Source note

[1]: Zabuza coup vs. Yagura — manga Ch. 30; Narutopedia (Momochi Zabuza, Karatachi Yagura). Ch. 30 “second attempt” = planned second coup, not proof Yagura lived through Land of Waves.

[2]: Yagura dead before Isobu unsealed — Ch. 317 (Three-Tails in wild); Third Databook (Sha no Sho) / manga profile — Yagura former jinchūriki.

[3]: Isobu re-forms — tailed beasts are chakra masses that eventually re-form after jinchūriki or beast death; independent Isobu consistent with Yagura’s death while sealed — not “forced to re-articulate.” No canon that Kiri must have named a replacement jinchūriki.

[4]: Yagura death cause — not established as battle death; Narutopedia chronology (Ao / Byakugan, Obito’s control broken, Yagura died shortly after).

[5]: Mei Fifth Mizukage — Second Fanbook (Yagura’s successor); Ch. 454; Bloody Mist reforms — Narutopedia (Mei Terumi).

[6]: Mei Bloody Mist graduation ~age 9 — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) / Narutopedia (Mei Terumi); see Terumi Mei and Hoshigaki Kisame graduate… — does not date start of Yagura’s reign (~20 years by Part I = removed).

[7]: Band 1000–1003 — after Part I, before Part II; Ch. 317 floor; anime places transition before joint Konoha/Suna exams (Kiri still recovering)

GekitōYear 1000–1003
Inferred

Orochimaru researches the Uzumaki clan’s ruined sites and scattered documents

Characters: Orochimaru approximately age 51–55 (estimated)

Notes: Ch. 619 — Reaper Death Seal was originally an Uzumaki sealing technique; Orochimaru began researching the ruined clan and its scattered documents after Hiruzen sealed away use of his arms during the Konoha Crush (Gekitō · Year 1000). Ch. 618 — research led him to the Shinigami mask and the ruined Uzumaki Clan Mask Storage Temple on Konohagakure’s outskirts; he leads Sasuke’s group there and identifies the correct mask immediately. Canon does not list every site he investigated and does not confirm travel to Uzushiogakure; accompanying grave imagery is illustrative, not a labeled Uzushio flashback. Temple already abandoned / damaged by Ch. 618 (Narutopedia — age and neglect); when decline began is unstated and not tied to this 1000–1003 research band.

Source note

[1]: Research begins post–Konoha Crush — manga Ch. 619: Orochimaru lost jutsu to Reaper Death Seal; then researched Uzumaki ruins and scattered documents.

[2]: Mask Storage Temple — Ch. 618; outskirts of Konohagakure (Narutopedia Uzumaki Clan’s Mask Storage Temple); not Uzushiogakure.

[3]: Uzushio travel unstated; Ch. 619 wording is broad (“ruined clan,” scattered documents); grave panel = explanatory imagery, not geography.

[4]: Temple ruin — already deteriorated by Ch. 618; abandonment date unstated — may predate Orochimaru’s research by decades; not placed within 1000–1003.

[5]: Band 1000–1005 — research from post-Crush through Fourth War mask use (1005 — Fourth Shinobi World War…)

GekitōYear 1001
Inferred

Several members of Naruto’s generation attain chūnin rank

Characters: Kiba, Shino, Hinata, Sakura, Ino, Chōji, and Gaara approximately age 14; Lee, Neji, and Tenten approximately age 15; Kankurō age 16; Temari age 17 (estimated)

Notes: Third Databook character statistics — chūnin promotion ages: Team 8, Sakura, Ino, Chōji age 14; Lee, Tenten, Neji age 15; Gaara age 14; Kankurō 16; Temari 17 (Narutopedia). Matching ages → Gekitō · Year 1001 on this timeline (987/986/988/985/984 birth cohorts + promotion age). Canon does not establish one shared examination; Gaara’s promotion circumstances unstated. Conflicts with [2] — anime joint exam 1002–1003 (Konoha and Sunagakure jointly hold a Chūnin Exam): different timing, roster, and results.

Source note

[1]: Promotion ages — Third Databook / Narutopedia profiles: Team 8 + Sakura / Ino / Chōji 14; Lee / Tenten / Neji 15; Gaara 14; Kankurō 16; Temari 17.

[2]: Year 1001 placement — birth-year + First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho)/Third Databook (Sha no Sho) promotion age (987 + 14 = 1001 Rookie 9 band; 986 + 15 = 1001 Team Guy; 988 + 14 = 1002 strict vs. 14 at 1001 — birthday band for Gaara 19 Jan). Not one combined exam.

[3]: Neji — Third Databook (Sha no Sho) chūnin 15; already jōnin by Part II (Ch. 247) — chūnin year ≠ jōnin year here.

[4]: Anime joint exam — In Naruto’s Footsteps: The Friends’ Paths (eps. 394–413); ~2 years after Naruto / Jiraiya departure → 1002–1003; conflicts with First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho)/Third Databook (Sha no Sho)-age 1001 band — separate card, not reconciled

GekitōYear 1001–1003
Inferred

Gaara becomes Fifth Kazekage

Characters: Gaara approximately age 13–15 (estimated)

Notes: Gaara becomes Sunagakure’s Fifth Kazekage during the interval between Parts I and II — Narutopedia: “at some point over the next two years.” Ch. 247 — Gaara already holds the title when Naruto returns (~2½ years later). Council describes village strength and alliances stabilizing “over the past few years” — Suna’s broader post–Konoha Crush recovery, not how long Gaara has governed. Leadership between Rasa’s death and Gaara’s appointment is unstated; Gaara Hiden — Fourth Kazekage’s children especially suitable candidates — does not confirm interim council rule. First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho)/Third Databook (Sha no Sho) chūnin promotion age 14 — no canon link to immediate Kazekage succession.

Source note

[1]: Appointment between Parts I and II — Narutopedia (Gaara): Fifth Kazekage “at some point over the next two years” after Part I.

[2]: Ch. 247 — Gaara already Kazekage at Part II return; council on stabilized strength, alliances, Konoha-derived training — village recovery framing; does not date Gaara’s tenure length or require ≥1 year in office.

[3]: Interim government unstated; Ch. 247 council (12 members assist Kazekage) ≠ collective rule between Rasa and Gaara; Kazekage selection process unstated.

[4]: Gaara Hiden — family suitability; not interim coalition canon.

[5]: Ages — Part I 12–13; Part II start 15; birth 19th January 987 → 1001 13–14, 1002 14–15, 1003 15 at early Part II

GekitōYear 1001–1003
Inferred

Hyūga Neji, Kankurō, and Temari attain jōnin rank

Characters: Neji approximately age 15–17; Kankurō approximately age 16–18; Temari approximately age 17–19 (estimated)

Notes: By Part II opening (Ch. 247), Neji, Kankurō, and Temari are all jōnin — Naruto learns how peers advanced during his absence; Temari in Konoha for next exam preparations. Upper bound only: promotions after Part I, before Naruto’s return — exact dates and jōnin promotion ages unstated (manga / First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho)/Third Databook (Sha no Sho)). Part I genin → Part II jōnin profiles (Narutopedia). First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho)/Third Databook (Sha no Sho) chūnin ages only (Neji 15, Kankurō 16, Temari 17 — Several members of Naruto’s generation attain chūnin rank); no jōnin promotion ages. Anime — In Naruto’s Footsteps: The Friends’ Paths: Neji direct jōnin only; Kankurō / Temari staff at exam — not shown receiving jōnin there. Gekitō · Year 1001–1003 band; 1002 = internal midpoint (Neji ~16, Kankurō ~17, Temari ~18) — not independently dateable.

Source note

[1]: Ranks by Part II — manga Ch. 247; Third Databook Part I genin / Part II jōnin profiles; Narutopedia (Neji Hyūga, Kankurō, Temari). Does not date promotions.

[2]: Jōnin promotion ages — unstated in First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho)/Third Databook (Sha no Sho)/Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho). Chūnin ages: Neji 15, Kankurō 16, Temari 17 — separate from jōnin timing.

[3]: No shared second Chūnin Exam or “one year after” route in manga.

[4]: Neji — Anime direct jōnin (Konoha and Sunagakure jointly hold a Chūnin Exam); explains Neji only — not Kankurō / Temari promotions.

[5]: Band 1001–1003 — any point after Part I through early Part II possible; 1002 midpoint (986 + 16 = 1002 Neji; 985 + 17; 984 + 18 Temari) — arithmetic estimate, not canon date. Part II profiles: Neji 17–18, Kankurō 17–19, Temari 19–20

GekitōYear 1002–1003
Canon

Konoha and Sunagakure jointly hold a Chūnin Exam

Characters: Kiba, Shino, Hinata, Sakura, Ino, Chōji, Lee, and Tenten promoted; Neji promoted to jōnin (estimated)

Notes: Anime — In Naruto’s Footsteps: The Friends’ Paths (eps. 394–413): ~2 years after Naruto leaves with Jiraiya → Gekitō · Year 1002–1003. Joint Konoha / Suna examination. Sakura joins Ino and Chōji (Shikamaru already chūnin). Final stage cancelled; Tsunade promotes Kiba, Shino, Hinata, Sakura, Ino, Chōji, Lee, Tenten to chūnin. Neji — direct promotion to jōnin (not chūnin here). Gaara already Fifth Kazekage, supervises exam; Kankurō and Temari administer / protect — not exam candidates. Conflicts with [1] — First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho)/Third Databook (Sha no Sho) promotion ages → 1001 (Several members of Naruto’s generation attain chūnin rank); ages at anime exam ~15–17, not First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho)/Third Databook (Sha no Sho) chūnin bands.

Source note

[1]: Arc — Anime (Naruto: Shippūden, In Naruto’s Footsteps: The Friends’ Paths, eps. 394–413); Narutopedia (Chūnin Exams — anime-only band). ~2 years post–Naruto / Jiraiya departure (Ch. 238–239) → 1002–1003.

[2]: Results — Tsunade promotes Kiba, Shino, Hinata, Sakura, Ino, Chōji, Lee, Tenten chūnin; Neji → jōnin directly; Gaara Kazekage (not candidate); Kankurō / Temari staff roles.

[3]: Sakura on Team 10 alternate — Shikamaru already chūnin.

[4]: Anime-only — created to dramatize timeskip promotions; does not override Third Databook promotion ages without acknowledging discrepancy

GekitōYear 1003
Inferred

Naruto returns to Konoha; Akatsuki captures Gaara; Sasori and Chiyo die

Characters: Naruto and most of the Rookie Nine age 15–16; Team Guy age 16–17; Gaara age 15; Kankurō approximately age 18; Temari approximately age 19; Kakashi age 29; Chiyo age 73; Sasori age 35 (estimated)

Notes: Naruto returns after ~2½ years with Jiraiya — age 15 (Ch. 245–247); return month unstated (no canon June date; Temari / exam prep in Ch. 247 does not fix month — exams biannual). Akatsuki captures Gaara; Shukaku extracted (Ch. 247–261). Sasori dies vs. Sakura and Chiyo (Ch. 265–271); Chiyo revives Gaara at cost of her life (Ch. 279). Part II opens Gekitō · Year 1003 — ~2 calendar years to war 1005 required for Naruto 15 → 17 Third Databook (Sha no Sho)/Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) age band.

Source note

[1]: Return — ~2½ years after Ch. 238–239 departure; Naruto age 15 (Ch. 247); anime Shippūden ep. 1 “2½ years” — not a manga calendar month.

[2]: No late-June return — Temari / chūnin prep (Ch. 247) ≠ July exam date.

[3]: Kazekage Rescue — Sasori / Chiyo deaths; Gaara revived

GekitōYear 1003–1004
Inferred

Team Kakashi undertakes the Tenchi Bridge mission; Yugito, Chiriku, Asuma, and Kakuzu die

Characters: Naruto’s generation approximately age 15–16; Yamato age 26–27; Kakashi age 29–30; Yugito age 29; Chiriku and Asuma age 30–31; Kakuzu age 91 (estimated)

Notes: After Kazekage Rescue, Tenchi Bridge mission — Sasori’s intel; meeting ~10 days after intel (Ch. 284). Akatsuki Suppression: Yugito captured / Nibi extracted (Ch. 313–317); Hidan / Kakuzu kill Chiriku (Ch. 322), Asuma (Ch. 328–331); Naruto defeats Kakuzu with Wind Release: Rasenshuriken (Ch. 342–345). Stated intervals (extraction days, nature-training span) do not compress all early Part II into one calendar year. Kurenai pregnancy — constrains Asuma death → Mirai birth only; does not force entire Part II into 1003.

Source note

[1]: Tenchi Bridge — Ch. 282–296; 10-day meeting delay (Ch. 284).

[2]: Akatsuki Suppression — Yugito (Ch. 313–317); Chiriku (Ch. 322); Asuma (Ch. 328–331); Kakuzu (Ch. 342–345).

[3]: Band 1003–1004 — middle Part II / Akatsuki conflict; not all arcs by end July — timing unstated.

[4]: Kurenai pregnancy — does not prove single-year Part II

GekitōYear 1004
Inferred

Deidara, Itachi, Jiraiya, and Nagato die; Pain attacks Konoha

Characters: Naruto and Sasuke approximately age 16; Deidara age 19; Itachi age 21; Jiraiya age 54; Nagato age 35; Kakashi approximately age 30 (estimated)

Notes: Deidara dies vs. Sasuke (Ch. 363). Jiraiya killed by Pain in Amegakure (Ch. 382–383). Itachi dies after Sasuke battle — illness / exhaustion (Ch. 392–402); age 21 (not 21–22). Pain assaults Konoha; Nagato dies after Naruto (Ch. 449–454). Konan survives Pain arc — dies later vs. Obito (1005 — Five Kage Summit and war preparations…). Gekitō · Year 1004.

Source note

[1]: Deidara — Ch. 363; age 19.

[2]: Jiraiya — Ch. 382–383; age 54.

[3]: Itachi — Ch. 392–402; age 21.

[4]: Nagato — Ch. 449–454; Konan not here — Ch. 510+ (1005)

GekitōYear 1005
Inferred

The Five Kage Summit is held; Danzō, Kisame, and Konan die; the Fourth Shinobi World War is declared

Characters: Naruto and Sasuke age 16, approaching 17; Gaara age 16–17; Kakashi age 30–31; Kisame age 32; Obito age 31; Danzō age 72–73; Konan age 35 (estimated)

Notes: Five Kage Summit — Sasuke attacks; Danzō killed (Ch. 481). Obito declares Fourth Shinobi World War after Kage refuse to surrender Naruto / Killer B (Ch. 488+). Kisame dies preventing intelligence retrieval (Ch. 506–507). Konan dies fighting Obito in Amegakure (Ch. 510). Events shortly before war 8 October 1005. Gekitō · Year 1005.

Source note

[1]: Summit / Danzō — Ch. 454–481.

[2]: War declared — Ch. 488+.

[3]: Kisame — Ch. 506–507; Konan — Ch. 510 (post-Summit, pre-/early war band)

Gekitō8–10 OctoberYear 1005
Canon

The Fourth Shinobi World War is fought; Inoichi, Shikaku, Neji, and Obito die

Calendar: Fourth Shinobi World War — Ch. 634–643

Characters: Naruto and Gaara age 17; Team Guy age 17–18; Kakashi age 31; Obito age 31; Inoichi and Shikaku approximately age 42; Neji age 18

Notes: War 8th October (1005) — Ch. 634+; day one into 9th; climax 10th October — Obito notes Naruto’s 17th birthday (Ch. 643). Allied Forces defeat Akatsuki; Kaguya sealed; Naruto / Sasuke Valley of the End after principal conflict (Ch. 699 band). War deaths: Inoichi / Shikaku — HQ destroyed (Ch. 515–525); Neji — protects Naruto / Hinata (Ch. 614); Obito — shields Naruto / Kakashi from Kaguya (Ch. 637–688). Reanimated Yagura, Rasa, etc. — souls released (Ch. 691+); not second deaths. Before war deaths — separate cards (1003–1005).

Known conflicts: Allied Shinobi Forces vs. Madara and Obito (Fifth Hokage/Fifth Mizukage/Fifth Kazekage/Fourth Raikage/Third Tsuchikage’s reign)

Source note

[1]: War dates — begins 8 Oct; continues 9 Oct; 10 Oct climax (Ch. 643 — Naruto birthday).

[2]: War deaths — Inoichi / Shikaku (Ch. 515–525); Neji (Ch. 614); Obito (Ch. 637–688).

[3]: Ages at Oct 1005 — Naruto / Gaara 17; Neji 18 (3 Jul birthday passed); Kakashi ~31 (15 Sep passed); Lee may still be 17 (27 Nov not yet).

[4]: Part II span 1003–1005 — Naruto 15 → 17 Third Databook (Sha no Sho)/Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) age band requires ~2 years, not one Jun–Oct year

GekitōYear 1005
Inferred

Sarutobi Mirai is born

Calendar: late autumn (post-war — The Last band; exact day unstated) (estimated)

Characters: Kurenai approximately age 33 (estimated)

Notes: Mirai — daughter of Kurenai and Asuma. Pregnancy revealed during Akatsuki Suppression (Ch. 328+), after Asuma’s death (1003–1004). Blank Period / The Last — born after Konoha entered deep autumn (Narutopedia → The Last; Mirai age 2 in film). Birth ≈ late Year 1005, after the Fourth War ends 10 October.

Source note

[1]: Mirai — Kurenai / Asuma’s child; pregnancy Ch. 328+.

[2]: Deep autumn birth after war — Blank Period / The Last.

[3]: Kurenai Year 972 → ≈ 33 in late 1005

GekitōYear 1005–1006
Inferred

Hatake Kakashi is selected as Sixth Hokage; Uchiha Sasuke is pardoned and leaves Konoha

Calendar: several months after 10 October (Ch. 699; Boruto movie pamphlet timeline — estimated) (estimated)

Characters: Kakashi approximately age 31; Sasuke age 17 (estimated)

Notes: Ch. 699 opens after Naruto / Sasuke’s final battle, but later scenes advance beyond direct war aftermath — interval unstated on-page. By Sasuke’s release: Tsunade has stepped down; Kakashi is Sixth Hokage; Sasuke is detained then pardoned (Infinite Tsukuyomi role; Naruto and Kakashi speak for him); Sasuke leaves to atone. Official post-manga timeline (Boruto: Naruto the Movie pamphlet): war conclusion 11th October; Kakashi’s inauguration and Sasuke’s departure several months later — not immediate 10th October aftermath. Gekitō · Year 1005–1006.

Source note

[1]: Ch. 699 — Tsunade steps down; Kakashi Sixth Hokage; Sasuke pardoned before departure; not a same-day war epilogue throughout.

[2]: Boruto: Naruto the Movie official timeline — 11 Oct war end; inauguration / Sasuke departure several months later (strongest spacing source).

[3]: Pardon before Kakashi Hiden — well supported; novel marks later full assumption, not first naming

GekitōYear 1006
Canon

Hatake Kakashi formally accepts the responsibilities of Sixth Hokage

Calendar: nearly one year after the war (Kakashi Hiden — estimated) (estimated)

Characters: Kakashi approximately age 31–32 (estimated)

Notes: Kakashi Hiden: Lightning in the Icy Sky — begins ~1 year after Fourth War. Kakashi already selected Sixth Hokage; face carved on Hokage Rock — Naruto confused because Kakashi has repeatedly postponed formally assuming the office. Novel’s events lead to his accepting full responsibilities. Reconciles with movie pamphlet (several months public inauguration) vs. novel (~1 year to full assumption): selected / recognized within months; complete assumption ~1006. Carving does not prove formal acceptance — novel uses premature carving as plot tension.

Source note

[1]: Kakashi Hiden — ~1 year post-war; already Hokage-in-waiting; delayed full assumption.

[2]: Hokage Rock carving before formal acceptance — novel explicit; not proof of completed inauguration.

[3]: Tension with movie pamphlet (several months) — reconciliation: public selection months post-war; full burden ~1 year

GekitōYear 1007
Canon

Nara Shikamaru and Temari begin dating

Characters: Shikamaru age 19; Temari approximately age 22 (estimated)

Notes: Shikamaru Hiden — ~2 years after Fourth War (1005 → 1007). Temari helps rescue Shikamaru from the Land of Silence; as the Suna delegation prepares to leave, Shikamaru asks Temari to stay so he can take her on a date — clearest canonical start of their romance. The Last band — Temari ~22.

Source note

[1]: Shikamaru Hiden — official Naruto Hiden chronology ~2 years post-war; date request after Land of Silence rescue — clearest relationship start.

[2]: Ages — Shikamaru 19 (987 + 19 = 1006/1007); Temari ~22 (The Last band)

GekitōYear 1007–1008
Canon

Akimichi Chōji and Karui begin a relationship; Sai and Yamanaka Ino go on their first date

Characters: Chōji, Ino, Sai, and Karui approximately age 19 (estimated)

Notes: Sakura Hiden — several months after Shikamaru Hiden (1007 → 1007–1008). Chōji / Karui — by novel opening already involved: Chōji met Karui and makes excuses to visit Kumogakure; Sakura learns they are romantically involved. Initial meeting / earliest courtship falls off-page or shortly before the novel. Sai / Ino — Ino’s interest deepens in Shikamaru Hiden (enters Sai’s consciousness vs. Gengo); openly interested by Sakura Hiden; Sai asks Ino on a date at novel’s end — clearest first-date moment of the three pairs.

Source note

[1]: Sakura Hiden — several months after Shikamaru Hiden; official Naruto Hiden chronology.

[2]: Chōji / Karui — already courting at novel opening.

[3]: Sai / Ino — first explicit date at Sakura Hiden conclusion; interest begins in Shikamaru Hiden.

[4]: Ages ~19 — 987/988 cohort + 19; Karui Part II 17 + 2 ≈ 19

GekitōYear 1007
Canon

Uzumaki Naruto and Hyūga Hinata begin dating

Characters: Naruto age approximately 19; Hinata age approximately 18–19 (estimated)

Notes: The Last: Naruto the Movie — ~2 years after Fourth War (1005 → 1007). During the Moon crisis Naruto recognizes Hinata’s feelings, confesses his love, says he wants to spend his life with her, and shares their first kiss. They return to Konoha as an official couple. Manga extra After The Last — date depicted. Relationship begins during The Last.

Source note

[1]: The Last — official chronology ~2 years post-war; couple confirmed during film; After The Last date extra.

[2]: Ages — Naruto ~19 (war Oct 1005 age 17 + 2 years); Hinata ~18–19 (27 Dec birthday vs. film month)

GekitōYear 1007–1008
Inferred

Uzumaki Naruto and Hyūga Hinata marry

Characters: Naruto and Hinata approximately age 19 (estimated)

Notes: Konoha Hiden: The Perfect Day for a Wedding — several months after The Last; wedding several days after the novel’s main events (official Hiden timeline). Approx. late 1007 or early 1008; ages ≈ 19.

Source note

[1]: Konoha Hiden — wedding preparations; official timeline: several months after The Last, wedding days after novel.

[2]: Ages ≈ 19 — 987 cohort + 19 / war 1005 age 17 + ~2–3 years.

[3]: Placement 1007–1008 — months after The Last

GekitōYear 1007–1009
Inferred

Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura begin dating and marry

Characters: Sasuke and Sakura approximately age 19–21 (estimated)

Notes: Blank Period — Sasuke visits Konoha and allied villages but continues extended travel (Konoha Hiden — still away; Sasuke Shinden — independent operations). Sasuke and Sakura date and later marry; later material mentions a brief first date overlooking the ocean. Narutopedia postwar chronology already names Sasuke Sakura’s husband when she later travels with him while pregnant — marriage precedes that journey. Approx. Gekitō · Year 1007–1009.

Source note

[1]: Blank Period relationship / marriage — first ocean-view date in later material.

[2]: Sasuke travel — Konoha Hiden / Sasuke Shinden.

[3]: Pregnant travel — Narutopedia postwar chronology: Sakura already Sasuke’s wife.

[4]: Ages ~19–21 across 1007–1009 (war Oct 1005 age 17 + ~2–4 years)

GekitōYear 1007–1009
Inferred

Yamanaka Ino and Sai marry; Akimichi Chōji and Karui marry; Nara Shikamaru and Temari marry

Characters: Ino, Chōji, and Shikamaru approximately age 19–21; Sai and Karui approximately age 19–21; Temari approximately age 22–24 (estimated)

Notes: Three Blank Period marriages — parentage confirmed (Inojin — Sai / Ino; Chōchō — Chōji / Karui; Shikadai — Shikamaru / Temari). Relationships underway ~1007 (Nara Shikamaru and Temari begin dating; Akimichi Chōji and Karui begin a relationship…). Approx. Gekitō · Year 1007–1009, before the children’s births ≈ 1009.

Source note

[1]: Marriages inferred from confirmed parentage — manga / First Databook (Rin no Sho) / Second Databook (Tō no Sho) / Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) / novels.

[2]: Relationships ~1007 — Shikamaru Hiden / Sakura Hiden band.

[3]: Precede births ~1009 — Yamanaka Inojin, Akimichi Chōchō, and Nara Shikadai are born

GekitōYear 1008–1010
Inferred

Metal Lee is born

Characters: Rock Lee approximately age 20–23 (estimated)

Notes: Metal — Rock Lee’s son; Boruto’s generation / Academy peer. Mother unidentified; Narutopedia profile — no official birthday or exact age. Not placed in exact 1009 with Inojin / Chōchō / Shikadai without canon date. Broad band ~1008–1010 around classmates’ births.

Source note

[1]: Metal parentage — Rock Lee’s son; same genin generation as Boruto peers.

[2]: No official birthday / age — Narutopedia (Metal Lee); mother unstated.

[3]: Band 1008–1010 — looser inference than dated cohort; not forced into 1009

Gekitō27 MarchYear 1009
Inferred

Uzumaki Boruto is born

Calendar: Boruto birthday — official Naruto site; calendar year inferred (estimated)

Characters: Naruto and Hinata approximately age 21–22 (estimated)

Notes: Birthday 27 March. Franchise chronology places Boruto four years after the Fourth War (Year 1005) → birth Year 1009. Same generation year as Sarada, Inojin, Chōchō, and Shikadai.

Source note

[1]: Birthday 27 Mar — official Naruto & Boruto site.

[2]: Four years after war — franchise Blank Period / Boruto chronology → Year 1009

Gekitō31 MarchYear 1009
Inferred

Uchiha Sarada is born

Calendar: Sarada birthday — databook; calendar year inferred from postwar chronology (estimated)

Characters: Sakura age 21; Sasuke age 20 (estimated)

Notes: ~4 years after Fourth War (1005 → 1009) — Narutopedia postwar chronology. Pregnant Sakura accompanies husband Sasuke on travels; labour at Orochimaru hideout — Karin assists delivery (Naruto Gaiden). Umbilical cord Sakura / Sarada — no Konoha Hospital birth record. Birthday 31st March (Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) / official profiles); numbered calendar year inferred from “four years after war”; hideout location unstated.

Source note

[1]: Naruto Gaiden — pregnant Sakura with Sasuke; birth at Orochimaru hideout; Karin delivery aid; umbilical cord confirms maternity.

[2]: ~4 years post-war — Narutopedia chronology → 1009 (war Oct 1005).

[3]: Birthday 31 Mar — Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) / official profiles; year inferred, not numbered on-page.

[4]: Ages at 31 Mar 1009 — Sakura 21 (28 Mar birthday just passed); Sasuke 20 (23 Jul birthday not yet)

GekitōYear 1009
Inferred

Yamanaka Inojin, Akimichi Chōchō, and Nara Shikadai are born

Calendar: 8 August (Chōchō) · 23 September (Shikadai) · 5 December (Inojin) — year inferred (estimated)

Characters: Ino, Chōji, and Shikamaru approximately age 20–21; Sai and Karui approximately age 21; Temari approximately age 23–24 (estimated)

Notes: Same Academy generation as Boruto / Sarada — Ch. 700 epilogue ~9; Naruto Gaiden ~11; Boruto: Naruto the Movie ~12. Official birthdays — Chōchō 8 Aug; Shikadai 23 Sep; Inojin 5 Dec. Gekitō · Year 1009 — aligns with Boruto (27 Mar) and Sarada (31 Mar) same nominal age in Boruto-era material. War 1005 + ~15 years → ~1008–1009 birth band.

Source note

[1]: Ages — Ch. 700 ~9; Gaiden ~11; Boruto movie ~12 — matches Boruto cohort progression.

[2]: Birthdays — Chōchō 8 Aug; Shikadai 23 Sep; Inojin 5 Dec (Fourth Databook (Jin no Sho) / official profiles).

[3]: 1009 — internal choice with Boruto / Sarada 1009; not required same calendar year in canon but strongest age alignment vs. 1007

GekitōYear 1011
Inferred

Uzumaki Himawari is born

Characters: Naruto and Hinata approximately age 22–23 (estimated)

Notes: Narutopedia postwar chronology — Himawari born 6 years after Fourth War; Boruto 4 years after war (1005 → 1009 — Uzumaki Boruto is born); Himawari 2 years after Boruto → Gekitō · Year 1011. Blank Period ages — Boruto 5, Himawari 3 (same 2-year gap). No official numbered birthday — site episode “Himawari’s Birthday” does not give month/day.

Source note

[1]: Narutopedia chronology — Boruto 4 years post-war; Himawari 6 years post-war / 2 years after Boruto.

[2]: Blank Period ages 5 / 3 — preserves sibling gap.

[3]: No canon birthday month/day — year only on this card.

[4]: Parents ~22–23 at 1011 — depends on unknown birthday vs. Naruto 10 Oct / Hinata 27 Dec

GekitōYear 1014–1019
Inferred

Uzumaki Naruto becomes Seventh Hokage

Characters: Naruto approximately age 25–30; Kakashi Sixth Hokage until ceremony (estimated)

Notes: The Day Naruto Became Hokage — inauguration ceremony; Kakashi retires, Naruto formally succeeds as Seventh Hokage. After Boruto (1009) and Himawari (1011) born; before Ch. 700 / Gaiden (1020 — Events of Chapter 700, Naruto Gaiden…). Boruto and Himawari young children at ceremony; Himawari has awakened Byakugan. Numbered year and children’s exact ages unstated. ~1014–1019 broad band — canon does not fix one year from appearances alone.

Source note

[1]: The Day Naruto Became Hokage — ceremony; Kakashi → Naruto succession.

[2]: Timing — post-Boruto / Himawari births; pre-Ch. 700 (Naruto already Hokage there).

[3]: Not 1020 — inauguration earlier than Gaiden / Ch. 700 band.

[4]: Broad 1014–1019 — unresolved exact year

Kaifuku 回復

Kaifuku · Year 1015–1032

Recovery

KaifukuYear 1020
Canon

Events of Chapter 700, Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring, and the original Konoha Shinden: Steam Ninja Scrolls novel

Characters: Sarada age 11; Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke approximately age 32; Yamato approximately age 42; Kakashi and Guy approximately age 46; Mirai approximately age 14–15 (estimated)

Notes: Naruto Gaiden — explicitly 15 years after Fourth War (1005 → 1020). Ch. 700 and original Konoha Shinden novel — same band; novel begins with Ch. 700, ends with Gaiden finale; 15 years post-war stated. Naruto already Seventh Hokage throughout. Boruto anime Konoha Shinden uses a later placement than the novel chronology. Sarada age 11 — volume back-cover / Gaiden.

Source note

[1]: Gaiden — 15 years post-war (Narutopedia / collected volume).

[2]: Original Konoha Shinden novel — begins Ch. 700, ends Gaiden; 15 years post-war.

[3]: Ch. 700 + Gaiden close together — next-gen intro / Sarada exam band; not necessarily consecutive days.

[4]: Ages 1020 — Sarada 11; Naruto / Sasuke / Sakura ~32; Yamato ~42; Kakashi / Guy ~46; Mirai ~14–15 (late-autumn 1005 birth — before/after autumn birthday band)

KaifukuYear 1021
Inferred

Uzumaki Boruto and Uchiha Sarada graduate from the Academy; Team 7 is formed

Characters: Boruto and Sarada age 12; Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura approximately age 33; Kakashi approximately age 47 (estimated)

Notes: After Gaiden (1020 — Events of Chapter 700, Naruto Gaiden…) — Sarada and classmates still Academy students preparing for graduation exams. Boruto anime — additional Academy arcs post-Gaiden adaptation, then Graduation Exams Arc; Genin Exams passed. Boruto, Sarada, Mitsuki assigned to Konohamaru — initially Team 3; Sarada asks Naruto to redesignate Team 7 (formal designation; “Team Konohamaru” descriptive only). Kaifuku · Year 1021 — post-Mar birthdays (Boruto 27 Mar, Sarada 31 Mar 1009 births → age 12). Month unstated.

Source note

[1]: Post-Gaiden graduation band — Gaiden last Academy week; Boruto Graduation Exams / Genin Exams arcs.

[2]: Team 7 — initial Team 3; Sarada requests rename (Boruto).

[3]: Ages 12 — 1009 + 12 = 1021 after Mar birthdays

KaifukuYear 1021
Inferred

Team 7 enters the Chūnin Exams; Momoshiki and Kinshiki attack

Calendar: later in Year 1021, estimated (post-graduation — interval unstated) (estimated)

Characters: Boruto and Sarada age 12; Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura approximately age 33; Kakashi approximately age 47 (estimated)

Notes: After genin missions and intervening Boruto arcs — Team 7 enters Chūnin Exams (Versus Momoshiki — manga Ch. 1–10; anime eps. 51–66). Exams interrupted by Ōtsutsuki invasion (Momoshiki, Kinshiki); remaining stages cancelled. Manga / movie open closer to exams than anime spacing — interval after graduation unnumbered. Later in 1021 (estimated); same calendar year as graduation possible, not immediate.

Source note

[1]: Chūnin Exams — Boruto Versus Momoshiki arc; Momoshiki / Kinshiki attack.

[2]: After graduation + missions — anime adds intervening arcs; manga closer to exams — elapsed time unstated.

[3]: 1021 — 1009 births + 12 = 1021; adults ~33 / Kakashi ~47 (+1 vs. Gaiden 1020)