Recaps

Kabuto’s search for identity led him into conflict with Itachi and Sasuke as the Fourth Shinobi World War began. The story then revisited Minato’s past and followed Sasuke’s return to Konoha, ending with the Hokage trapping the Ten-Tails.

• Kabuto learned from Orochimaru that Danzo had arranged Nonō’s mission and replaced their photographs, then accepted a new identity and became Orochimaru’s assistant.
• Kabuto built his Impure World Reincarnation forces, allied with Obito, and escaped the Allied Forces after Yamato was captured and used to strengthen the White Zetsu army.
• Itachi and Sasuke confronted Kabuto, and Itachi trapped him in Izanami after Kabuto defended his search for identity.
• Kakashi’s team and Might Guy’s team fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and Might Duy opened the Seventh Gate to drive them back.
• The Masked Man attacked during Naruto’s birth, unleashed the Nine-Tails on Konoha, and fought Minato, who separated him from the beast.
• Minato and Kushina sealed the Nine-Tails’ remaining half inside Naruto and died protecting their son.
• Orochimaru summoned the four Hokage to answer Sasuke’s questions, and Sasuke chose to fight Madara before returning with them to the battlefield.
• Minato redirected the Ten-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb, reunited with Naruto, and joined the other Hokage in enclosing the Ten-Tails within the Four Red Yang Formation.

Obito became the Ten-Tails’ Six Paths Jinchuriki, then the story followed Nagato’s past and the formation of the Akatsuki before Pain launched an assault on Konoha. Konohamaru defeated the Naraka Path, Neji returned from the dead, and Pain unleashed a devastating Shinra Tensei on the village.

• Obito absorbed the Ten-Tails and overcame its control, becoming a Six Paths Jinchuriki who fought Naruto, Sasuke, and the Hokage before Naruto and Kakashi helped him turn away from Madara’s plans.
• Obito began forming seals for Rinne Rebirth, while the footage recounted how Hanzō’s betrayal led to Yahiko’s death, Nagato’s transformation into Pain, and the Akatsuki’s recruitment of Kakuzu.
• Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain attacked Konoha, searching for Naruto as Tsunade treated villagers, Kakashi fought Deva Path, and Danzo sabotaged efforts to summon Naruto back from Mount Myōboku.
• Pain’s forces overwhelmed Konoha’s defenders, while Konohamaru confronted the Naraka Path after Ebisu refused to reveal Naruto’s location.
• Konohamaru defeated the Naraka Path with a Rasengan, and Obito used a resurrection opportunity to bring Neji Hyuga back, prompting Neji to recognize Obito and seek out Hizashi.
• Pain learned from Shizune that Naruto was at Mount Myōboku, ordered the other Paths to withdraw, and unleashed Shinra Tensei, engulfing Konoha in white light.

Naruto defeated Pain and persuaded Nagato to revive Konoha’s dead, before the story turned to Hashirama’s battle with Madara and Kisame’s past and final fight. As the rankings highlighted Might Guy, he opened the Gate of Death and charged Madara with Night Guy, whom Madara called the strongest.

• Naruto defeated Pain, reached Nagato, and chose to keep believing in Jiraiya’s ideals rather than kill him.
• Nagato accepted Naruto’s path and used the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive Konoha’s dead.
• Naruto and Killer B fought Nagato alongside Itachi, who sealed Nagato with the Totsuka Blade.
• Hashirama fought Madara at the Valley of the End and killed him, then later faced Madara again as the God Tree spread across the battlefield.
• Might Guy’s ranking highlights showed his battles with Kisame, ending with Guy defeating him and Kisame dying without revealing Akatsuki information.
• Might Guy opened the Gate of Death to fight Six Paths Madara, while Minato, Kakashi, Gaara, and Rock Lee helped him break through Madara’s defenses.
• Might Guy struck Madara with repeated Evening Elephant attacks, then charged with Night Guy as Madara praised his chakra and taijutsu and called him the strongest.

The participants entered a parallel world to confront the Akatsuki’s attack on Sunagakure, then witnessed Sasuke’s battle with Itachi and his first clash with Killer B. The stretch ended with Kumogakure believing Sasuke had captured Killer B, though Killer B had escaped using a tentacle decoy.

• Naruto saved Might Guy from Madara’s Truth-Seeking Orb by restoring his life force, and the Inventory System offered participants a choice between a reward and the Kazekage Rescue instance.
• Obito, Kakashi, Rin, and Itachi entered the instance, while Rasa, Orochimaru, and Pakura followed separate paths, and Pakura fought Deidara and Sasori before learning Sunagakure had sacrificed her.
• Rasa and Orochimaru faced Gaara in Sunagakure, and Pakura later killed Rasa with Itachi’s help, causing their mission to fail.
• Deidara captured Gaara and the Akatsuki extracted the One-Tail, but Obito’s group revived Gaara with the Akatsuki cloak before leaving the instance.
• Sai abandoned his mission to kill Sasuke, but Sasuke attacked Naruto’s group before Orochimaru stopped him and took him away.
• Sasuke fought Deidara, who killed himself in a massive explosion, but Sasuke escaped by using Reverse Summoning through Manda.
• Sasuke fought Itachi, who defeated Orochimaru and died after tapping Sasuke’s forehead, and Obito then told Sasuke that Itachi had acted to protect him, and Sasuke awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Sasuke joined Obito’s Akatsuki and led Taka against Killer B, who escaped after Sasuke’s Amaterasu attack while Kumogakure mistakenly believed he had been captured.