Recaps

Habara defeated Iwagakure, exposed Obito’s identity, and maneuvered events around the Fourth Raikage while pursuing the secret of resurrection. He and Shisui infiltrated Sunagakure to obtain its forbidden technique, where Habara’s clash with Obito destroyed the park and left Shisui facing Orochimaru’s summoned opponent.

• Habara survived Ōnoki’s Dust Release with an enormous armored Susanoo, then carved a canyon and severed two mountains with its sword.
• After Konoha secured the Land of Grass and compensation from Iwagakure, Habara exposed Obito’s identity and traced his fall into darkness to the manipulation of Rin’s death.
• Shisui killed the wounded Fourth Raikage, while Habara fought Hiruko, took Itachi’s Sharingan, and forced Obito to withdraw with Kakashi, Itachi, and Hiruko.
• Habara chose the Ōtoshi-no-Kami dojutsu and worked with Tsunade on research, then used Kakashi and rumors of a resurrection technique to draw Obito toward Sunagakure.
• Habara and Shisui entered Sunagakure disguised as Anbu, subdued Yashamaru’s squad, and investigated a hidden archive while Obito and Orochimaru searched the village.
• Habara found the One's Own Life Reincarnation Technique scroll and secured it as Obito and Orochimaru approached.
• Obito attacked Habara with Kamui, and their clash produced a blast that destroyed the park and alarmed Sunagakure.
• Shisui emerged unharmed from the ruins as Orochimaru began summoning an Impure World Reincarnation to fight him.

Habara defeated Obito, tested a resurrection technique, and strengthened Konoha while preparing to use the Chunin Exams to advance its expansion. As Naruto, Sasuke, and Karin began their first mission, they uncovered a conspiracy in the Land of Waves and faced Zabuza.

• Habara defeated Obito and joined Shisui and Uchiha Madara in forcing Sunagakure’s shinobi to retreat, while Madara asked Black Zetsu to monitor Habara and find a new vessel.
• Habara and Tsunade used Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami to compel Hidan to perform the resurrection technique, bringing Nohara Rin back to life and later reviving Senju Nawaki and Hizashi Hyuga.
• Habara expanded Konoha’s influence and resources, chose unification as his path to peace, and learned from Obito about Yin-Yang Release, tailed-beast control, and the Six Paths Technique.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Karin were assigned to Team 7 under Kakashi, who took them on a suspicious escort mission to the Land of Waves.
• Team 7 fought off attackers targeting Tazuna, continued the mission after Kakashi explained Konoha’s intentions, and encountered Momochi Zabuza in the mist.
• Kakashi rescued Sasuke and overpowered Zabuza, then exposed the masked shinobi’s apparent killing of Zabuza as a deception and planned to investigate Gato while protecting the Land of Waves.
• Habara proposed using the Chunin Exams to prepare Konoha for conflict and advance its expansion, while Orochimaru considered action involving Sunagakure and Habara warned Kabuto to prove his value.

Habara exposed Akatsuki’s invasion plans, helped Konoha defeat the attackers, and led the village into war with Sunagakure. As Konoha’s campaign advanced, he and Uchiha Madara investigated the moon and faced a powerful Ōtsutsuki elder, leaving them trapped in the elder’s attack.

• Habara’s team completed its mission in the Land of Waves, and he prepared Konoha for the Chunin Exams as Akatsuki plotted to capture Naruto and Rasa planned to attack Konoha.
• During the Chunin Exams, Naruto defeated Neji, Sasuke fought Gaara, and Orochimaru and Pain launched their invasion while Habara battled Pain’s bodies.
• Habara and Uchiha Madara fought across the Valley of the End, then discussed the Sage of Six Paths, the moon, and a possible Ōtsutsuki threat.
• Konoha declared war on Sunagakure, and Jiraiya led an army into the Land of Wind while Sakumo and Shisui commanded flanking forces.
• Habara and Uchiha Madara activated a passage to the moon and fought an Ōtsutsuki elder whose Tenseigan-powered attacks devastated the Floating Islands.
• Konoha breached the One-Line Sky Fortress with Deidara’s explosives, while Habara and Madara continued battling the elder on the moon.
• The elder’s attacks badly injured Habara and Madara, then bound them with the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion as Madara urged Habara to escape.

Habara uncovered the Ōtsutsuki threat, defeated Isshiki, and accelerated his plan to unify and prepare the Shinobi World. The arc ended with Madara and Habara assembling a vast force and revived leaders to pressure the Four Great Ninja Villages.

• Habara and Uchiha Madara discovered that Black Zetsu had deceived Madara and learned from Hamura Shrine’s records about Kaguya, the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and the Ōtsutsuki.
• Habara met Hagoromo, completed another stage of his transformation, and persuaded Madara to help unify the Shinobi World through conflict and preparation.
• Uchiha Itachi and Sasori abducted Gaara, and Habara and Madara confronted Jigen, who revealed himself as Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
• Habara defeated Isshiki, absorbed his soul, and learned from his memories about the Ōtsutsuki Clan and their threat to the world.
• Habara recruited Nagato to lead Akatsuki attacks while he brought Sasuke and Shisui to Hamura Shrine, where Sasuke awakened Mangekyō Sharingan and Shisui gained a unique Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Habara killed the Ten-Tails in Isshiki’s sealed space and absorbed its power, completing his Five-Element Chakra Fusion as Madara and Orochimaru began organizing preparations for war.
• Orochimaru revived former Kage and powerful shinobi through Impure World Reincarnation, and they agreed to help prepare the Shinobi World for future threats.
• Habara gave Orochimaru the Shinigami Mask to retrieve Minato, then joined Madara, Hashirama, and Minato in planning to pressure the Four Great Ninja Villages as Madara prepared an army of one hundred thousand.