A cosplayer posing as Izuna returned to Konoha, where Madara and the others believed he came from another world and tried to protect him while he built a place in the clan. His proposals began reshaping Konoha, but he continued concealing that he was not the real Izuna as his bond with Madara deepened.
Izuna prepared to face a campaign against Konoha by turning the Spring Banquet into a biwa performance and stage play about The Tale of the Heike. The play softened the nobles’ distrust of ninja, then followed Shinrei and the Taira through years of political conflict and personal troubles.
Izuna’s play followed the Taira’s rise, defeats, and retreat as the young performers confronted the violence and constraints reflected in their roles. The arc ended with Shinrei facing a masked Minamoto Ninja while setting traps for the fleeing Taira.
Izuna’s performance in Kyoto brought the Taira story to its tragic end, drew the Daimyo toward an agreement with Konoha, and made Izuna a public hero after he fought Black Zetsu. Back in Konoha, Hashirama and Madara learned more about Izuna’s painful past and began planning the village’s future, while Izuna proposed turning its visitor area into a Ninja theme park.
Izuna pushed the Hyuga Clan to confront its internal crisis, then offered ways to reform its combat and the Caged Bird Seal. As he agreed to teach at the Ninja Academy, Yūki’s unresolved fear and Izuna’s actions in Kyoto remained part of the story.
Izuna helped Hashirama prepare for Konoha’s inauguration and the arrival of foreign envoys while resisting the Uzumaki faction’s push for greater political power. As the village prepared to welcome Hyuga children into its new academy, Shūichi became curious about Izuna and joined the preparations.
As foreign envoys arrived in Konoha, Izuna welcomed them with a showcase of the village and its new Amusement Park. Ōnoki formed an unexpected connection with Konoha and its people, while a mysterious crow netsuke stirred an inexplicable attachment in Izuna.
Izuna oversaw Konoha’s inauguration and the arrival of its foreign delegations, while a personal crisis over his eye drew the Uchiha clan into protecting him. As Izuna opened the arena to challengers, old memories and new alliances converged, and he began defeating opponents in public.
Isshiki attacked Konoha during the festivities, and Izuna, Madara, Hashirama, and their allies fought him until a golden-eyed figure defeated him at the cost of Izuna’s eye. Konoha mourned its dead, treated its wounded, and began rebuilding as the clans and the Daimyo arranged a memorial service.
Izuna returned with Tengu wings and new powers, then helped Konoha understand the dead and honor those who had fallen for it. After the Memorial Service, the foreign envoys weighed their ties to Konoha, and Izuna took Hideki along as he explored the village.
Izuna strengthened Konoha’s ties with the Land of Whirlpools while confronting political interference, arranging reforms and helping its people amid growing pressure from other nations. The arc left Mokushō at Hiroyama’s estate as Luotai sought protection and offered to expose Masato’s schemes.
Izuna and the others helped expose the foreign powers’ plans against the Land of Whirlpools while the Land of Hot Water prepared to host the Tsuchigumo Clan and investigate an impending festival assassination. As Yūko reunited with Sōichi and Kakuzu learned he was meant to kill Hashirama, Tamaro intervened when an attacker targeted Luotai, but Ren chose to face her clan herself.
Madara, Hashirama, Tobirama, and Izuna prepared for a Summer Festival assassination plot while learning about Mokushō’s Divine Realm and its powers. The crow Netsuke revealed Tsukimiyo as Izuna’s Shikigami, and Mokushō’s account of yokai and demons left Madara considering how Izuna’s nature fit this world.
Izuna, his brothers, and their allies uncovered Bishamonten’s plan to sacrifice the Summer Festival crowd and destroy the old world, then stopped the Evil God and helped the Land of Hot Water recover. The survivors began rebuilding together, while Madara agreed to keep pursuing peace with Hashirama and Tobirama.
No recap yet. An arc gets one once it has 25 chapters.