High IQ Moves

Reader edition

Naruto Walkthrough

A guided investigation of hidden strategy, deduction, misdirection, and the larger structure of Naruto.

Begin with the side quests: they establish the rules and evidence needed to unlock the main quest. The final section examines the pious meaning of the novel.

Side quests

  1. 00IntroductionThe concept, and our methodology
  2. 01TutorialThe Mizuki incident
  3. 02Hiruzen’s second tutorial: more rulesFeats, statements, personalities, and even thoughts can be lies
  4. 03Akatsuki is not a teamThe competition for the Jūbi
  5. 04Obito and AmaterasuThe staged incident
  6. 05Nagato’s plan to murder ObitoA new reading of the battle between Pain and Naruto
  7. 06Konan’s battle tacticsThe fake last resort
  8. 07Madara’s staged failureCan you find Madara's killer move?
  9. 08The Jūbi is not merely a prizeThe hidden competitor
  10. 09Zetsu’s killer moveCan you find the killer move Zetsu played?
  11. 10Orochimaru’s masterplanWhen losing is the best move

Main quest

  1. 11BriefingWhat to expect
  2. 12Samehada’s first appearanceRetrospective foreshadowing, and a minor discrepancy
  3. 13The first patternAkatsuki members falling one after the other
  4. 14Obito sends Samehada to BeeObito's plan, and Obito's despair
  5. 15Samehada chooses BeeThe host-switch operation begins
  6. 16Naruto hugs SamehadaKushina's flashback
  7. 17Kisame’s Controlled DeathSamehada's sequence of high-IQ moves
  8. 18Edo Itachi and KotoamatsukamiSamehada's victory
  9. 19SeawaterKisame's Seawater Suiton

Pious meaning

  1. 20Hidan and JashinThe god noboby investigates
  2. 21Kabuto’s little EdenManda II and the original sin
  3. 22Konan’s freshwater miracleThe fake angel
  4. 23Fate winsNaruto and predestination
  5. 24The fake protagonistThe title itself is a clue
  6. 25Cassandra truthsThe prophets no one listened to
  7. 26The true endingKaguya, Samehada, and the Seawater Deluge