Recaps

As the Heavenly Screen showed Might Guy’s battle with Six Paths Madara, the villages reconsidered their preparations and the people around Guy responded to his sacrifice. Meanwhile, Akatsuki and Orochimaru advanced their plans, while Konoha held Danzo and Root accountable.

• Tsunade’s forces captured Fū, Torune, and the remaining Root members, then Tsunade declared that Danzo would face a public trial.
• Tsunade found evidence of Danzo’s tampering, but Ibiki died before he could reveal more, and the Heavenly Screen then showed Naruto and Sasuke reconciling after their battle.
• Orochimaru sent Kimimaro to subdue Jūgo and seek Uzumaki sealing texts, while Itachi and Kisame pursued information about Orochimaru and Sasuke.
• Bounty hunters and Akatsuki members pursued Naruto and Sasuke as Jiraiya trained Naruto and Karin, with Itachi secretly protecting Naruto from one attack.
• The Heavenly Screen announced Might Guy versus Six Paths Madara, prompting the Five Great Nations to strengthen their searches and reconsider their plans.
• Nagato ordered the Akatsuki to accelerate its Tailed Beast plan, while Obito and Black Zetsu pursued their own schemes involving Orochimaru, Naruto, and Sasuke.
• Guy opened the Gate of Death and attacked Madara with Evening Elephant, inspiring his allies as Kakashi remembered their friendship and challenged him to a match.
• Tsunade placed Guy on Konoha’s priority protection list and recruited Shikamaru to help, and Naruto wanted Guy to teach him the Eight Gates, while Neji and others reflected on their own responsibilities.
• Danzo learned that Homura and Koharu had resigned, regretted rejecting Guy for Root, and vowed that Konoha would need darkness again as the Anbu prepared for possible war.

As the Heavenly Screen’s revelations reshaped the villages’ plans, Naruto and his allies trained while the Five Great Shinobi Villages weighed cooperation, secrets, and threats. The arc ended with Might Guy turning a tense Konoha–Kumogakure border confrontation into a shared exercise craze.

• Sakura chose medical work as her Ninja Way, while Hiashi resolved to visit Neji and change the Hyuga Clan.
• The villages reacted to Guy’s battle with Six Paths Madara as Guy unleashed Night Guy, and Naruto saved him with Yang Release Chakra before facing Madara.
• Shira developed ideas for advancing Sunagakure’s Taijutsu, while Gaara, Lee, Neji, and others resolved to train harder after witnessing the future battle.
• Shino visited Torune in his cell and left him a glowing Kikaichū as their childhood signal, while Tsunade made Shikamaru her special assistant.
• The Five Kage’s plans diverged as Raikage A sought a summit and access to Konoha’s secrets, while Gaara and Ōnoki rejected his proposal and Mei organized a search for Orochimaru.
• Itachi and Kisame headed toward Naruto in the Land of Hot Water as Nagato pursued knowledge of Six Paths Power, and Kakuzu and Hidan set out to capture Naruto alive.
• Asuma’s team defeated Sato’s gang in the Land of Waves, and Inari promised to visit Konoha and become a hero like Naruto.
• Tsunade sent Kakashi and Guy to the Kumogakure border, where Guy sold fluorescent green bodysuits and led exercises until both forces traded fashion tips instead of fighting.

As the villages prepared for Akatsuki threats and the Heavenly Screen’s return, Jinchūriki and shinobi pursued their own plans across the world. The screen revealed Naruto’s future as Seventh Hokage and a new Ōtsutsuki threat, prompting the Kage to prepare for what came next.

• Fū escaped Takigakure to seek Naruto, while White Zetsu watched her departure and reported it.
• Ōnoki strengthened Iwagakure’s defenses, sent Kurotsuchi’s team to retrieve Roshi, and began considering Kurotsuchi as his successor.
• Gaara asked Shukaku to teach him sealing techniques, while Utakata took Hotaru south to avoid the Akatsuki.
• Yugito gained control of security for Kumogakure’s Chakra Cannon project and required approval over every test.
• Sasuke and Suigetsu encountered Orochimaru’s escaped Fish-Man experiment, while Deidara and Sasori pursued Kimimaro through villages he had massacred.
• Itachi remembered Juzo Biwa’s sacrifice, while the villages’ representatives maneuvered around Konoha and the Akatsuki threat.
• The Heavenly Screen returned, and Naruto watched in the Land of Snow as it revealed he would become Seventh Hokage.
• Sasuke confirmed the Ōtsutsuki were in Kaguya’s City, while the Kage and Killer B prepared for the threat.