Recaps

Pain’s invasion devastated Konoha and forced Naruto to confront Nagato’s idea of peace after Hinata was struck down. Minato restored Naruto’s resolve, and Naruto defeated the last Pain before setting out alone to find Nagato.

• A giant screen summoned people from different worlds and eras into a chat as it began showing Pain’s assault on Konoha.
• Tsunade defended the village while Naruto returned with the toads and confronted Pain among the ruins.
• Naruto fought Pain’s Six Paths, using Sage Mode and the toads’ help to defeat several of them before the Deva Path overcame him.
• Pain explained how war and the deaths of his family had shaped his pursuit of peace, while Naruto rejected his plan to use the Tailed Beasts to force people to understand pain.
• Hinata confessed her love for Naruto and fought Pain, but Pain struck her down and impaled her before Naruto’s grief triggered his Nine-Tails transformation.
• Pain trapped the Nine-Tails with Chibaku Tensei, but Minato appeared within Naruto, revealed he was Naruto’s father, repaired the seal, and warned him about the masked ninja behind the Nine-Tails’ attack.
• Naruto emerged in Sage Mode, found Nagato’s chakra through Pain’s Black Rod, and defeated the Deva Path with a timed attack.
• Naruto told Katsuyu and the arriving Anbu that he would go alone to find the real Pain.

Naruto persuaded Nagato to trust in Jiraiya’s hopes and revive Konoha’s dead, then the audience watched Might Guy battle Madara and Itachi fight Sasuke. Sasuke revived the Uchiha clan and faced Naruto at the Valley of the End, where their clash continued and Sasuke gained the advantage in their next exchange.

• Naruto heard Nagato’s story of war, loss, and the Akatsuki’s destruction, then refused to kill him and vowed to pursue peace.
• Nagato revived Konoha’s dead with the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, entrusted his hopes to Naruto, and died.
• Might Guy opened the Eighth Gate and fought Madara with Evening Elephant and Night Guy until Naruto arrived and saved him.
• The footage showed Itachi and Sasuke’s battle, from their Genjutsu encounter through Sasuke’s Kirin and Itachi’s sealing of Orochimaru.
• Itachi died after defeating Sasuke, and Sasuke used the system’s reward to revive the Uchiha clan, which settled on land offered by Hiashi.
• Sasuke sealed the Tailed Beasts and challenged Naruto at the Valley of the End, explaining his plan to rule through force as they fought.
• Sasuke absorbed the Tailed Beasts’ Chakra and faced Naruto’s final Rasengan with Indra’s Arrow, and their attacks caused a massive explosion.
• Naruto and Sasuke resumed their exchange, and Sasuke knocked Naruto down after Naruto tripped, prompting the system to declare Sasuke had the advantage.