Recaps

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 defeated Heitarō in the arena, then urged him to forge ahead despite his hatred and grief.
• Isshiki attacked the festivities with White Zetsu, and Izuna recognized him as Jigen before joining Madara, Hashirama, and Tobirama in battle.
• Isshiki overwhelmed the defenders as allied Ninja and children joined the fight, and he crushed Setsuna beneath a black cube while Shūichi escaped.
• A golden-eyed figure took control of Izuna’s body, defeated Isshiki with a flame-wreathed Gunbai, and later told the leaders that Jigen had been an unwilling host and Black Zetsu had escaped.
• The survivors counted their losses, and Kudan Moku died after asking Ōnoki to become Tsuchikage and pursue peace in Iwagakure.
• Madara and Tobirama brought the unconscious Izuna home, and Tobirama replaced his damaged left eye while Konoha prepared to welcome the returning wounded.
• Hashirama, Tobirama, Madara, and the clan heads organized aid for the injured, restored missions, strengthened defenses, and arranged compensation for fallen Ninja.
• Sōun told Sasuke that Hyuuga Haruhi had died, while Tobirama planned the memorial service and acknowledged that Konoha had been given a chance to hold a collective funeral.

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.

• Madara discovered Izuna had disappeared, but found him at Hokage Rock, where Izuna awakened as a Tengu and summoned Mokushō as his shikigami.
• Izuna demonstrated his new powers and Onmyōji techniques, while Madara learned that helping others could cost Izuna dearly and confronted Jigen about Isshiki, Kaguya, and the Ōtsutsuki threat.
• Madara accepted Izuna despite suspecting that he had returned changed, and Izuna began arranging a Memorial Service and visiting the families of the fallen.
• Izuna learned how Kasuga’s and Asari’s lives had shaped them, then practiced Transcendence with Mokushō while Madara brought him dinner.
• Izuna persuaded Hashirama and Tobirama to honor foreign Ninja who died protecting Konoha, and Ōnoki brought children to hear the musicians rehearse the memorial song.
• At the Memorial Service, Izuna sang and danced as the fallen appeared to their families before departing skyward, while Madara comforted him afterward.
• The envoys asked to remain in Konoha, Ishimi urged the Land of Earth’s Daimyo to respect its Ninja, and Quhai argued with Hang over how to secure Konoha’s support for the Land of Whirlpools.
• Hideki felt excluded as he explored Konoha, until Izuna invited him along and dragged him away despite his protests.

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 visited Mokushō’s Divine Realm and asked him to resolve the Land of Whirlpools’ delayed shipment in exchange for trade rights and shrine repairs.
• Hashirama ordered Tobirama to replace the obstructive Senju guards, while Izuna apologized to the Land of Whirlpools’ caravan and proposed cooperation between the nations.
• Izuna pressured Tennin to reform the Caged Bird Seal and arranged Hinata and Ren’s engagement, while Tobirama disciplined the Senju guards at the checkpoint.
• Izuna offered the Land of Whirlpools an exchange program that protected its sealing formulas, and Tobirama recognized that the partnership could help both countries resist pressure from other nations.
• Hashirama, Tobirama, Madara, and Izuna traveled to the Land of Hot Water, where Izuna learned that the Land of Lightning was disrupting the Land of Whirlpools’ trade.
• Izuna helped Haruto escape his mother’s attempt to force him home and introduced Enma’s sealing services to merchants, who hired Enma to protect their property.
• Mokushō intervened when Luotai’s mother was threatened, helping Luotai escape after Masato’s shadow guard was killed.
• Mokushō discovered that the elderly woman he had rescued was Hiroyama’s mother, and Luotai arrived at Hiroyama’s estate asking for protection and offering to reveal 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.

• Hashirama and Madara discovered a shipyard plot to blockade the Land of Whirlpools, and the resulting dockside battle ended when Izuna used Mokushō’s fan to unleash a gale.
• Izuna urged the Tsuchigumo Clan to settle in the Land of Hot Water, and the Seven Lucky Gods later granted the clan land and legitimate status.
• Jotaro and Enma learned that Izuna’s actions had helped protect the Land of Whirlpools, while Izuna proposed stronger trade and political ties between Konoha and the island nation.
• Makoto, Enma, and Luotai searched for the mother of an abandoned baby, while Izuna rescued Yūko from suicide and brought her back to Sōichi.
• Sōichi revealed that he had been working undercover against Masato and warned that agents planned an assassination at the Early Summer Festival, so Izuna agreed to help in exchange for payment and other terms.
• Mokushō confronted Kakuzu and revealed that his assignment was to assassinate Hashirama, advising him to abandon the mission and seek a place in Konoha.
• Tobirama and Hiroyama questioned captured agents about the festival plot, but learned only that a raised platform might be involved.
• Kuroo Sanjō attacked Luotai, but Tamaro drove him off, and Tamaro offered to take Ren away, and Ren refused, choosing to return to her clan and fight for herself.