Recaps

Issui Kanna survived the destruction of Heaven Village, grew stronger in Konoha, and discovered the Eye of Heaven’s power through battles with Kakuzu and Root. After recovering from a devastating attack, he advanced in rank and prepared to help Hinata develop her Ninjutsu.

• Zabuza Momochi attacked Heaven Village, and Issui escaped to Konoha after awakening the Eye of Heaven and sealing Zabuza’s Ninjutsu.
• The Third Hokage approved Issui’s engagement to Hinata, and the two became close as Issui trained and befriended Naruto and Sasuke.
• Issui captured the missing-nin Nanaha, passed an early graduation test, and became a Genin despite Danzo’s interest in his bloodline.
• Issui escorted Yamada Hika’s caravan, killed the bandits who attacked it, and then fought Kakuzu, awakening the Eye of Heaven’s second stage before Jiraiya rescued him.
• Issui returned to Heaven Village, honored its dead, found its secret scrolls, and summoned the fire dragon Laxus as his ninja beast.
• Five unidentified ninja ambushed Issui near Konoha, and he unleashed Magma Hell before Kakashi and Might Guy found him unconscious.
• The Third stripped Danzo of control over the Anbu, and Issui recovered, became a Chunin and then a Special Jōnin, and refused an Anbu position.
• Issui planned to remove the restriction preventing Hinata from using advanced Ninjutsu, with Hiashi preparing four trusted Jonin to maintain a barrier.

Issui helped Hinata awaken her bloodline, defeated Zabuza, took Haku into his care, and became chief examiner for the Chunin Exams. After bonding with the dragons Christina and Fini, he oversaw the finals as Orochimaru launched the Konoha Crush and Issui confronted Baki.

• Issui guided Hinata through the bloodline optimization ritual, removing her Byakugan’s blind spots and awakening her ability to use Ninjutsu.
• Issui fought Zabuza in the Land of Waves, protected Haku, and persuaded her to live and help change the ninja world after Zabuza died.
• Issui and Hinata became engaged, and the Third Hokage appointed Issui chief examiner for the Chunin Exam preliminaries.
• Issui fought Orochimaru in the Forest of Death, escaped his Earth Prison Dome, and later oversaw the preliminary matches as Hinata and Naruto advanced.
• Issui trained Hinata while she confessed her love, then summoned Christina and bound her soul with the Ice Soul Seal.
• Issui also bound Fini, brought her to Konoha, and reassured Hinata and Haku as they adjusted to the dragon’s presence.
• Naruto defeated Neji in the finals, Kankuro forfeited to Shino, and Temari won after Shikamaru forfeited.
• Sasuke wounded Gaara before Orochimaru attacked the Third Hokage and the invasion began, while Issui trapped Baki in the Death God Encounter Technique.

Issui fought to protect Konoha, formed an alliance with the reincarnated Hashirama and Tobirama, and escorted Kazahana Koyuki to the Land of Snow. He helped Koyuki defeat Kazahana Dōtō and left her free to pursue the dreams her father had encouraged.

• Issui defeated Baki, helped defend Konoha from Orochimaru’s invasion, and sealed Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju after surviving Tobirama’s attacks.
• The Third Hokage died sealing Orochimaru’s hands, and Issui faced blame before Konoha’s leaders and others defended his actions.
• Issui helped secure Sunagakure’s surrender, mourned the Third Hokage, and later drove Itachi and Kisame away from Konoha without killing them.
• Issui completed Kirigakure’s mission by killing the Wind Tanuki, then collected blood from Itachi, Naruto, and Tsunade to create bodies for Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju awakened in their new bodies and agreed to help Issui prepare for the coming war, while Tsunade became the Fifth Hokage and concealed their identities.
• Assigned to escort Fujikaze Yukie to the Land of Snow, Issui discovered that she was Kazahana Koyuki and protected her from Kazahana Dōtō’s Snow Ninja.
• Issui helped Koyuki accept her identity as the Land of Snow’s princess and defeated Nadare Rōga, Flying Swallow Fubuki, Fuyukuma Mizore, and Kazahana Dōtō.
• The geothermal generator warmed the Land of Snow, and Issui comforted Koyuki as she wept with happiness over her father’s message.

Issui awakened new powers, left Konoha with Haku, and entered another world where humanity lived under the threat of magical beasts. After introducing ninja cultivation to its rulers, he set out to kill the Two-Headed Frost Wolf Xiaotian, who trapped him in an overwhelming freeze.

• After defeating Kazahana Dōtō’s remaining troops, Issui left the Land of Snow and returned to Konoha, where Tsunade assigned him to border reconnaissance with Shizune.
• Issui reunited with Hinata, but his affairs with Fini, Mei Terumi, and Kazahana Koyuki led to a confrontation in which he stabbed himself and Hinata awakened the Mangekyō Byakuringan to reach him.
• Hinata forgave Issui under strict rules and asked Haku to become his woman, and the three agreed to form a family despite ongoing clashes with Fini.
• During a mission with Shizune and Haku, Issui fought and killed Kimimaro, then helped pursue Sasuke with Naruto’s team before letting Sasuke leave with information about Itachi.
• Issui found the Phantom Underground Ruins, absorbed the Gelel Vein, and unlocked the fourth stage of his Eye of Heaven, which revealed a coming threat from another world.
• After receiving Tsunade’s approval for an extended mission, Issui left Konoha with Haku, told her about the approaching demonic beasts, and made her his wife and assistant.
• Issui and Haku entered the other world, where Issui rescued Bruton’s villagers and was welcomed as the divine descendant of Auguste Philia.
• Issui introduced ninja cultivation to the rulers of the three kingdoms and proposed defeating the magical beasts’ leaders and allying with the elves and dwarves.
• With Xiliya’s guidance, Issui went alone to confront the Two-Headed Frost Wolf Xiaotian, but Xiaotian survived his black flames and froze him with Extreme Ice Feast.