Recaps

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 shared his Sharingan theory with the Uchiha elders, while Konoha’s clans kept his friends busy and the group chased him through the village.
• Izuna advised Sousuke to make fuller use of the Byakugan’s range, then reflected on his outsider status and the dangerous missions he might face.
• Madara found Izuna entertaining children, joined their game, and let Izuna tie his hair back, and Izuna later agreed to travel after Konoha’s inauguration and the first construction phase.
• Izuna told Hashirama that the Tailed Beasts should be befriended, while Yūki revealed to Mito that he was training because he feared he could not protect his family.
• Hinata and Takuma slipped into the Hyuga compound to check on Ren, where they stopped the Elder’s men from abducting Ren and Akari.
• Izuna challenged the Hyuga Clan to fight him using Taijutsu alone, defeated its fighters, and made the clan recognize the need for change.
• Izuna proposed addressing the Caged Bird Seal’s weaknesses and training Hyuga archers through the Ninja Academy, then reluctantly agreed to teach there.
• Madara gave Izuna tactical gloves for his birthday, while Yūki recalled Izuna’s advice in Kyoto and later learned Izuna had smashed up an entire street.

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.

• Yūki joined Hashirama and the villagers in repairing damage caused by Izuna, then resolved to find a useful role for himself.
• Izuna agreed to teach at the Ninja Academy and proposed Ranking Matches that could rank students and grow into international tournaments.
• Hashirama tested Izuna’s sensory abilities through a spar, where Izuna defeated him using powerful Taijutsu and other techniques despite being unable to activate his Sharingan.
• Izuna helped prepare for the foreign delegations and Hashirama’s inauguration, while Mito and Sōsuke dealt with an Uzumaki faction seeking greater political influence for Konoha.
• At a meeting with the Uzumaki delegation, Izuna challenged Quhai’s political ambitions, and Hashirama ended the meeting without accepting the proposal.
• Sōsuke explained to Hideki that Konoha’s clans still carried deep hatred, and Hideki left without persuading Sōsuke to support Quhai’s plans.
• Izuna brought Shūichi and members of the Hyuga Clan to the rehearsal, where he calmed an argument between Shinya and Hideki and the performers began practicing.
• After the Hyuga Clan elders met and the Clan Head visited the Hokage Building, Izuna returned three days later and left with Tetsuya, Akari, and a Branch Family girl.

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.

• Ōnoki found a black peach wood crow netsuke in the Land of Fire’s capital and kept it as he traveled with the Daimyo’s delegation toward Konoha.
• A Biwa Hōshi’s song about Ninja sacrifices moved Ōnoki when the crowd responded with sorrow, and the ramen stall owner decided to open a shop in Konoha.
• Izuna arranged a staged welcome for the arriving delegation, gave the guests summoning beasts to ride, and showed them Konoha before taking them to lunch.
• Ōnoki encouraged the ramen stall owner to settle in Konoha, where he opened Ichiraku Ramen, then met Hinata while escaping Izuna’s weekly children’s chase.
• Izuna explained to Hinata that cooperation and trade could prevent conflict, but the crow netsuke struck him and made him cancel the children’s special training.
• Madara took Izuna to Mito after the netsuke made him cry, and Mito found that its pentagram stored Chakra, and Izuna kept it despite being unable to explain his attachment.
• Izuna prepared for the Amusement Park opening, and Yuan Yusheng and Wakako cut its ribbon before the guests entered a tunnel showing the park’s attractions and Ninja demonstrations.

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.

• Izuna guided the foreign delegation through Konoha Amusement Park, where Madara’s Susanoo display awed the guests before Hashirama’s inauguration united the clans under Konoha’s symbol.
• Hashirama presented the Five-Year Plan, and Izuna outlined foreign policy as Black Zetsu sought Isshiki’s help to disrupt cooperation among the visiting nations.
• Izuna and Wakako agreed to arrange Ren and Hinata’s engagement and seek Mito’s help abolishing the Caged Bird Seal, but children accidentally knocked Izuna’s artificial eye loose and Takashi saw his Sharingan.
• Madara told the Uchiha elders that Izuna came from another world, while word of Izuna’s fallen eye spread through Konoha and Hashirama, Madara, and Tobirama considered how to protect him.
• Izuna announced a three-day amusement park celebration and invited Ninja to challenge him in the Dueling Arena, prompting Black Zetsu to warn Isshiki that Izuna would be defending the matches.
• Hikaku, Tadayo, and Setsuna learned that the returned Izuna came from another world and had lost his memory, then agreed to help him and began carrying out plans to protect the park and delegation.
• Izuna watched Madara and Tobirama prepare the Amusement Park, then entered the Arena Challenge and defeated Ansen and Chekku.