Recaps

Sakura embraced her work as a medical ninja and began shaping her own path, while Hyuga Hiashi confronted the injustice of the clan’s branch-family system. The chapter ended with Hiashi resolved to visit Neji and change the Hyuga Clan.

• Tsunade gave the exhausted Sakura medicine and ordered her to rest after she reported on three critically injured patients.
• Sakura recognized that her medical training and reform work mattered more to her than her old fixation on Sasuke, and she decided she had found her own Ninja Way.
• Shizune summoned Sakura back to a patient, and Sakura returned to work after putting away an old Team 7 photograph.
• Hiashi reflected on Hizashi’s death, Neji’s resentment, and the Caged Bird Seal’s oppression of the branch family.
• Hiashi resolved to visit Neji the next day and declared that the Hyuga Clan had to change.

On the Heavenly Screen, Gate of Death Might Guy prepared to face Six Paths Madara, while the revelation of the Eight Gates’ power shook the shinobi villages. Ōnoki changed Iwagakure’s policy toward Konoha, and the leaders of Kumogakure and Kirigakure rallied their people to prepare for the future.

• Six Paths Madara recovered from Guy’s attack and declared that he would fight Gate of Death Might Guy, while Kakashi explained that the Eight Gates Released Formation granted power far beyond the Five Kage at the cost of the user’s life.
• Konoha’s ninja reacted with shock and admiration as Tsunade considered the Eight Gates’ potential and villagers wondered whether they could learn the technique.
• Ōnoki ordered Iwagakure to pursue friendly cooperation with Konoha and suspend planned operations, setting aside old grudges because of the coming crisis.
• Raikage A rallied Kumogakure’s ninja, then sparred with Killer B as the brothers reaffirmed their resolve to face future threats together.
• Mei Terumi reassured Ao and encouraged Chōjūrō to grow stronger, vowing that Kirigakure would not repeat the mistakes of the Bloody Mist era.

Watching Might Guy battle Six Paths Madara on the Heavenly Screen, Shira gained an insight into developing the sixth activation of his Seven-Day Breathing Method. He decided to keep the method’s higher levels to himself until he could master them safely, while beginning to imagine a future Taijutsu tradition for Sunagakure.

• Yome asked Shira whether his Seven-Day Breathing Method could someday rival Guy’s Taijutsu, and Shira said its envisioned final state might reach the Seventh Gate.
• Yome warned Shira not to imitate Guy’s life-threatening technique, while Sen reassured her that Shira’s breathing method worked differently from the Eight Gates.
• As he watched Guy fight, Shira synchronized his breathing with Guy’s movements and realized he had an idea for the method’s sixth activation.
• Shira considered finding a disciple to pass on the method, but decided to wait until he could master the still-theoretical seventh activation without risking harm to anyone.
• Sen pointed out that one person alone could not make Sunagakure’s Taijutsu famous, and Shira agreed that passing down a broader system could give the village a new path.

Guy charged at Six Paths Madara while Minato and the others planned how to counter Madara’s black weapon and support the battle. As the Heavenly Screen showed the scene, Rock Lee, Kakashi, and Guy resolved to train harder, and Kakashi and Guy raced off to spar.

• Guy endured the strain of his power and charged through the air at Six Paths Madara, while Gaara and Rock Lee watched from below.
• Minato proposed supporting Guy, and Kakashi explained the black weapon’s properties and Kamui’s limitations; Minato planned to use Gaara’s sand and a Kunai to help Kakashi target it.
• Rock Lee opened the Sixth Gate, and Minato told him he was the green leaf Guy would protect with his life.
• In Konoha, Rock Lee cried over the Heavenly Screen’s possible future, then vowed to reach the Seventh Gate within three months; Neji and Tenten encouraged him to treat the vision as a warning.
• Kakashi and Guy watched the screen together, and Kakashi decided to work harder while Guy shouted his approval of Minato’s words.
• Kakashi agreed to Guy’s challenge, and the two raced toward the training ground as Tsunade watched them from the Hokage’s office.

Might Guy, Minato, Lee, Gaara, and Kakashi combined their abilities to land a devastating hit on Six Paths Madara, but he quickly recovered and challenged Guy to continue. As Guy prepared to use his final move, Tsunade watched from Konoha and feared what the future Shinobi World could do against such an enemy.

• Guy used a sequence of Evening Elephant strikes to trap and batter Six Paths Madara, but Madara protected himself with Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Lee threw Minato's Flying Thunder God Kunai, allowing Minato to intercept Madara's Truth-Seeking Orbs while Kakashi used Kamui to open Madara's defense.
• Guy punched through the opening and sent Madara crashing into the ground, but Madara healed and laughed as he demanded more.
• Guy, badly injured and nearly exhausted, realized that only one move remained as Lee, Gaara, and Kakashi watched anxiously.
• Tsunade watched the battle on the Heavenly Screen, grew furious over Madara's strength and the use of Impure World Reincarnation, then worried about the future Shinobi World's chances.

The Heavenly Screen’s footage of Might Guy fighting Six Paths Madara shook leaders and shinobi across the world, forcing them to reconsider their strength and plans. Nagato abandoned his old approach and ordered Konan to investigate Six Paths Power.

• Ōnoki ordered the Explosion Corps and Anbu to intensify their search for Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi.
• Gaara resolved to become stronger and told Temari he would make a new training plan after the Heavenly Screen finished playing.
• Itachi wondered where Orochimaru was hiding and worried about Sasuke, while Kisame reflected on the Masked Man’s lies and his own commitment to strike at the world.
• Nagato recognized that his frail body could not face threats like Six Paths Madara and decided he needed more power.
• Nagato told Konan to contact Zetsu and learn everything about Six Paths Power, declaring that their plan had changed.

Guy unleashed Night Guy and obliterated half of Six Paths Madara’s body, but Madara regenerated while Guy collapsed near death. In Konoha, the viewers reacted to Madara’s apparent near-invulnerability as Neji resolved to train harder and Shikamaru suspected the Heavenly Screen had omitted important factors in the future victory.

• Guy gathered his remaining strength, transformed the crimson steam around him into a dragon, and struck Six Paths Madara with Night Guy, destroying half his body and shattering his own leg.
• Six Paths Madara regenerated and prepared to kill the unconscious Guy with a Truth-Seeking Orb.
• In Konoha, Kakashi praised Guy’s power, while Tenten and Rock Lee grieved that Guy’s attack had failed to defeat Madara.
• Neji resolved to increase his and Lee’s training, and Lee and Tenten agreed to grow stronger with him.
• Shizune told Shikamaru that Tsunade had ordered him to help in the Hokage’s office, while Shikamaru suspected the Heavenly Screen had not shown everything needed to explain the future victory over Madara.
• Asuma, Kurenai, and Anko watched Madara regenerate; the group worried about the future threat, and Anko ordered more dango.

Naruto trained with Jiraiya while watching Might Guy’s Night Guy attack, and Jiraiya secretly arranged to make Naruto’s training more dangerous by inventing a nearby bounty hunter threat. On the remote island, Orochimaru became interested in Guy’s power, Sasuke resolved to uncover Itachi’s truth and control his own future, and Suigetsu and Jūgo remained in Orochimaru’s custody.

• Naruto reacted excitedly to Might Guy’s Night Guy attack, and Jiraiya decided to intensify Naruto’s training by claiming bounty hunters were nearby.
• Orochimaru and Kabuto discussed studying the Eight Gates and other powers while awaiting news from Kimimaro about the Sky Ninja remnants.
• Sasuke watched Guy’s attack, considered training with weights, and vowed that neither Itachi nor Naruto would decide his future.
• Suigetsu endured another suppressant injection, then felt a flicker of hope that his coming role as a sparring partner might give him a chance to escape.
• Jūgo fed seabirds and watched the Heavenly Screen, reflecting on the power of Might Guy and Sasuke’s growing strength.

Naruto restored Might Guy with Yang Release Chakra and drove away the Truth-Seeking Orb, declaring that he could change everything before the Heavenly Screen faded. In the real world, Naruto celebrated while Jiraiya resolved to advance his training, and six concealed shinobi continued guarding him from Iwagakure Anbu.

• Naruto kicked Six Paths Madara's Truth-Seeking Orb away from Might Guy and used Yang Release Chakra to revive him.
• Naruto faced Six Paths Madara in Sage Mode and declared that he could change everything before the Heavenly Screen went dark.
• Naruto excitedly celebrated the scene with Jiraiya and Karin, while Jiraiya decided to take him to Mount Myōboku for Senjutsu training once he had progressed enough.
• Gekko Hayate, Uzuki Yugao, Namiashi Raidō, Aburame Muta, Aoba Yamashiro, and Tobitake Tonbo detected Iwagakure Anbu nearby and agreed to continue their guard rotation.

After the Heavenly Screen showed Naruto saving Might Guy, Konoha’s shinobi reacted to the possible future and considered what it meant for them. Shino went to seek Tsunade’s help regarding Torune, while Sakura resolved to grow stronger as a medical-nin.

• Rock Lee celebrated Naruto’s rescue, while Neji considered preparing a profound welcome-back gift for him.
• Ino praised Naruto, and Shikamaru wondered what had changed him before Choji voiced confidence that Naruto would be fine.
• Kiba cheered Naruto’s heroics, and Hinata smiled as she recalled him saving Guy.
• Hinata told Kiba that Shino had gone to see Tsunade, and Shino climbed the Hokage Building steps determined to visit Torune.
• Sakura resolved to become stronger and studied a forbidden technique from a scroll sent by Shikkotsu Forest.

After Naruto saved Might Guy on the Heavenly Screen, leaders and ninja across the great villages reflected on his strength and considered their own futures. Mei Terumi ordered Kirigakure to intensify training and sent Ao to search the eastern islands for Orochimaru.

• Tsunade recalled Naruto saving Guy and decided to leave more paperwork to Shikamaru, then celebrated with sake despite Shizune's objections.
• Gaara shared a quiet moment with Kankuro and Temari, then agreed to go home and try Kankuro's cooking.
• Ōnoki envied Konoha's strength while Kurotsuchi declared she would surpass every possibility and inherit his Dust Release; he ordered her to complete five hundred sets of rock smashing before dinner.
• Mei Terumi ordered Kirigakure's ninja to double their training and approved withdrawing the search team pursuing Utakata.
• Mei Terumi suspected Orochimaru was hiding on an uninhabited island in the Land of Water and ordered Ao to search the eastern waters.

Shino asked Tsunade for permission to visit his cousin Torune, who remained imprisoned after Root was disbanded. Their visit rekindled their childhood bond, and Shino left determined to keep helping Torune find his way back to the clan.

• Shino told Tsunade that Torune had volunteered to join Root in his place, and Tsunade granted him permission to visit.
• Shizune escorted Shino to Torune’s cell and warned him about Torune’s Nano-Sized Venomous Insects.
• Shino and Torune recalled their childhood together without discussing Root or Danzo, then Shino told Torune that Konoha would improve under Tsunade.
• Shino left a glowing Kikaichū with Torune as their childhood signal for finding the way home.
• Shino told Shizune he would visit Torune again in a few days.

Kakashi reflected on how he had failed Naruto as a teacher and decided to speak with him properly when he returned. At camp, Naruto trained with Jiraiya while Karin found hope in their future, and the watching Anbu teased Hayate and Yugao about marriage.

• Kakashi admitted to himself that fear of Naruto's Nine-Tails had kept him from teaching Naruto stronger techniques, and Guy encouraged him to talk with Naruto when he returned.
• Naruto asked Jiraiya about the Eight Gates, but Jiraiya ordered him to improve his Chakra control and assigned extra water-walking practice.
• Karin watched Naruto and Jiraiya bicker, remembered how Naruto had helped her, and felt hopeful about the future.
• Aoba Yamashiro and the other Anbu teased Gekko Hayate and Uzuki Yugao about getting married, embarrassing both of them.
• Naruto mistook the Anbu's laughter for a crow, and Jiraiya told him he would start training at five the next morning.

Kurenai led Team 8 in escorting Miss Qianying to the Land of Iron, where they discovered her political marriage was a trap arranged by her own family. After escaping the rival faction, the group began the journey back to Konoha with Qianying in their care.

• Tsunade made Shikamaru her special assistant and assigned him stacks of paperwork and archive duties.
• Kurenai and Team 8 set out with Miss Qianying and her twelve dowry chests, including several chests full of cats.
• The cats rampaged through camp, and Hinata used the Gentle Fist to put them to sleep; later, Qianying barged into the men's bath and Kiba screamed.
• Team 8 fought off five masked robbers on a mountain road, while Qianying imagined a forbidden romance and wrote about it.
• At the estate in the Land of Iron, Team 8 learned Qianying was expected to marry seven-year-old Kotaro and discovered that her family had sent her into a rival faction's trap.
• Shino found an eavesdropping device, and Team 8 escaped the estate with Qianying before she began writing a story featuring Shino as its hero.

Raikage A grew frustrated with the villages’ failure to find Orochimaru and called for another Five Kage Summit, while Yugito Nii sought answers from Matatabi about the powers shown on the Heavenly Screen. Matatabi refused to explain the Ten-Tails, leaving Yugito determined to grow stronger on her own.

• Raikage A complained that his search teams had found no trace of Orochimaru and worried that Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi had gathered materials for Impure World Reincarnation.
• Killer B teased A with a rap, and A smashed his desk before warning him to stop.
• A ordered that the other three Kage be contacted so he could reconvene the Five Kage Summit and discuss Konoha’s secrets and the fight against Akatsuki.
• Yugito Nii trained at night and asked Matatabi whether the Sage of Six Paths had created the Tailed Beasts and how Madara Uchiha had gained his form.
• Matatabi refused to discuss Madara Uchiha or the Ten-Tails, and Yugito resolved to become stronger without its answers.

Itachi chose to abandon the search for Orochimaru and head to the Land of Hot Water, where Naruto was traveling, while Black Zetsu accelerated plans to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Black Zetsu sent Kakuzu after Naruto and decided to let Itachi and Kisame assess the situation first.

• Itachi and Kisame found a lead suggesting Orochimaru had fled by boat, but Zetsu’s earlier report made Itachi worry that Nagato might target Naruto in the Land of Hot Water.
• Itachi questioned whether the Akatsuki was still following its original plan, and Kisame noted that the masked man calling himself Madara had vanished since the Heavenly Screen exposed him.
• Itachi decided to travel with Kisame to the Land of Hot Water, while a White Zetsu clone watched them and reported their choice.
• Black Zetsu learned that Nagato was focused on discovering the secrets of Six Paths Power and that Naruto was protected by Jiraiya, Karin Uzumaki, and six Anbu.
• Black Zetsu ordered White Zetsu to tell Kakuzu that Naruto was in the Land of Hot Water and decided that Itachi and Kisame should sound things out first.

After the Heavenly Screen’s revelations unsettled Obito, he resolved to take back Kakashi’s Sharingan and ensure the Eye of the Moon Plan succeeded. Meanwhile, Kakashi reflected on his students and trained to prepare for the future battles.

• Obito searched for Orochimaru without success and worried that Nagato no longer respected him as Madara Uchiha.
• Obito brooded over the powers and future events shown by the Heavenly Screen, then decided to reclaim Kakashi’s Sharingan to gain Susanoo.
• Obito rejected the possibility that his plan could fail and resolved not to hold back against Kakashi.
• Kakashi, feeling distant from his former students, decided to train harder after considering the future battles.
• Kakashi used eye drops on his Sharingan, remembered Obito and Rin, and vowed to protect Konoha’s future.

Sunagakure and Iwagakure considered the Raikage’s proposal to pressure Konoha into sharing forbidden techniques, but both chose caution and sent information to Konoha instead. Ōnoki also ordered Kirigakure to pursue Orochimaru and pushed Kurotsuchi and Kitsuchi to train.

• Baki told Gaara and Granny Chiyo that the Raikage wanted to restart the Five Kage Summit and pressure Konoha to share its forbidden techniques.
• Granny Chiyo and Gaara rejected the proposal, and Baki sent an elite squad to deliver a warning to the Hokage.
• Ōnoki refused to cooperate with Kumogakure and ordered a squad to tell Konoha about the Raikage’s plans.
• Ōnoki told Kitsuchi to notify Kirigakure that Orochimaru might have escaped to sea, and said Iwagakure would wait for other villages to fight Akatsuki.
• Ōnoki scolded Kurotsuchi over her Dust Release training, then ordered her and Kitsuchi to train after she escaped through the window.

Mei Terumi prepared Kirigakure to search for Orochimaru and rejected Iwagakure’s offer of help, resolving to demonstrate the village’s strength. Chōjūrō trained with Hiramekarei and decided to ask Mei about finding a powerful summoning beast.

• Mei ordered the search teams to report any trace of Orochimaru and not act without instructions.
• Mei received Iwagakure envoys and told them Kirigakure would handle the search, then ordered Anbu squads to assemble and Ao to signal when he found the target.
• Chōjūrō practiced releasing Hiramekarei’s power but worried that his strength was not enough to face the fighters he had seen on the Heavenly Screen.
• Chōjūrō saw a mirage resembling the Second Mizukage’s technique and decided to seek a summoning beast to improve his combat strength.
• Chōjūrō resolved to ask Mei for advice about finding a summoning beast.

Asuma led a Konoha team to the Land of Waves to stop Gato’s remnants from threatening Tazuna and the docks. After defeating the gang, the ninja met Inari, who vowed to become a hero like Naruto, and Asuma reminded his students what they had to protect.

• Tsunade assigned Asuma and five young ninja to investigate Gato’s remnants in the Land of Waves while other powerful ninja were occupied because of the Heavenly Screen.
• Asuma’s team arrived at Naruto Bridge, where Tazuna told them the gang had burned fishing boats, while Neji detected enemy lookouts and rogue ninja.
• Sato ordered his men to kill Tazuna and seize the docks, but Asuma’s team defeated the gang and its five rogue ninja in under ten minutes.
• Tazuna welcomed the team at his home, where Inari asked about Naruto and listened to stories of his training and strength.
• Inari promised to visit Konoha and become a hero like Naruto, and Asuma told his students that the bridge and the peaceful lives around it were what they had to protect.

Kakuzu and Hidan traveled toward the Land of Hot Water after White Zetsu assigned them to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Their journey brought back Kakuzu’s humiliating encounter with Hashirama and revealed how Hidan became an immortal devotee of Jashin, as the pair approached their target.

• White Zetsu told Kakuzu and Hidan to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki alive for a fifty-million-ryo bounty, while Jiraiya and six Anbu guarded him and Itachi and Kisame were already on their way.
• Hidan mocked Kakuzu about his fight with Hashirama, prompting Kakuzu to attack him and recall how Hashirama spared him during an assassination mission from Takigakure.
• Kakuzu remembered witnessing the Second Hokage kill Ginkaku and Kinkaku devastate a forest, and reflected that his stolen hearts had never filled the emptiness left by his past.
• Hidan told Kakuzu that he had volunteered for a Jashin Cult ritual in his hometown, survived the dagger, and killed the priests after believing Jashin had chosen him.
• Hidan headed toward the hot spring town, planning to use the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki’s blood in a sacrificial circle, while Kakuzu followed and recalled that the Jashin Cult Order had been declared dead.

Sasori and Deidara left the Land of Crafts after Sasori chose Kimimaro as a target for his puppet collection. Meanwhile, Kimimaro continued searching for Shinnō to fulfill Orochimaru’s mission, unaware that Sasori was pursuing him.

• Sasori finished replenishing his materials in the Land of Crafts and told Deidara they were leaving to pursue a promising specimen: Kimimaro.
• Sasori recalled Kabuto’s intelligence about Kimimaro’s Shikotsumyaku and considered turning him into a puppet.
• Takumi ninja discussed the Akatsuki’s visit, confirmed they had passed their intelligence to the Five Great Shinobi Villages, and resolved to stay neutral while selling tools to both sides.
• Deidara revealed that he and Sasori had noticed the Takumi ninja watching them as they departed.
• Kimimaro followed traces of Shinnō near a small village, intending to bring him back for Orochimaru’s research into the Body Revival Technique and the Eight Gates.

Tsunade responded to Kumogakure’s pressure by sending Kakashi and an elite force north on a border exercise meant to display Konoha’s strength. Guy joined the mission with fluorescent green jumpsuits to sell, leaving Tsunade amused and concerned about what the Kumogakure patrol would witness.

• Tsunade ordered Shikamaru to send diplomatic replies to Sunagakure and Iwagakure while planning a show of force against Kumogakure.
• Tsunade ordered Kakashi to lead an elite Anbu force north for border exercises and to monitor Kumogakure near a Chakra Armor test site.
• Kakashi persuaded Shizune to ask Tsunade to let Guy join the mission and demonstrate the Seventh Gate if Kumogakure saw him training.
• Tsunade approved Guy joining the force, limiting him to the Seventh Gate and warning him not to damage a border marker.
• Kakashi, Guy, and more than a dozen elite Jonin left Konoha with Guy’s glowing jumpsuits and sales pitch in tow.
• Tsunade watched the green-glowing group depart and laughed at the thought of the Kumogakure patrol witnessing Guy’s antics.

Raikage A reacted to Konoha’s formidable fighters by ordering Kumogakure to prioritize scientific weapons research rather than risk a direct confrontation. After Kakashi and Might Guy approached the border, A ordered his forces not to provoke them and planned to inspect Guy himself the next day.

• Raikage A raged over Sunagakure and Iwagakure refusing to join forces against Konoha, then prepared to go to the Land of Frost and make Konoha lose scrolls.
• A learned that Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy were approaching Kumogakure’s border, and that Guy was doing ten thousand push-ups while surrounded by blue steam.
• A told Killer B to keep the border patrol from provoking Konoha, then visited Dodai’s secret research facility and made the Thunder project top priority.
• Dodai showed A the Chakra Cannon prototype and a Thunder God puppet developed using insights from the Heavenly Screen and Yugito Nii’s help.
• A ordered B to accompany him to the border the next day so he could judge whether Might Guy was truly as powerful as the Heavenly Screen had shown.

Might Guy turned a tense Kumogakure border standoff into a bodysuit sales event, prompting Raikage A to study the suits and both sides’ ninja to imitate his training wear. By the third day, the fad had spread across the border, leaving Kakashi and Genma to wonder how the arriving Sunagakure scouts would react.

• Might Guy sold fluorescent green bodysuits to Kumogakure ninja while Raikage A arrived at the border and prepared to confront him.
• Raikage A recognized Guy’s display as a warning, ordered the Chakra Cannon prioritized, and asked for a bodysuit to study its Chakra-conducting fibers.
• Kakashi watched Kumogakure ninja adopt Guy’s outfits and exercises as Konoha ninja cheered him on.
• Guy returned to camp with a stack of orders and led Konoha ninja in green-clad aerobics while Kumogakure chanted across the river.
• Three days later, Genma told Kakashi that both border forces were exchanging fashion tips instead of fighting, as Kumogakure wore knockoff bodysuits.