Recaps

Naruto trained Sasuke and Itachi, gained Obito’s Sharingan, and attacked Danzo’s Root base while posing as Uchiha Madara. After the attack, Naruto’s Yin and Yang Release merged, evolving his eyes and greatly increasing his power.

• Naruto trained Sasuke and Itachi in the Flying Thunder God Technique, and Sasuke awakened his Sharingan during a training challenge.
• Danzo summoned Naruto to Root and asked him to support a future bid for Hokage, while Hiruzen confronted Danzo over the meeting.
• Naruto invited Konoha’s clans and friends to a dinner, then implanted Obito’s Sharingan and awakened its Mangekyō powers, including Kamui and Susanoo.
• Naruto attacked Root in an Akatsuki cloak and tiger-striped mask, defeated its ninja, and forced Danzo to expend all five uses of Izanagi.
• Naruto left Danzo alive and escaped as Hiruzen and Anbu arrived, while Fugaku withheld what he knew about the attacker.
• Sasuke and Neji fought at the gathering, and Sasuke won before Naruto healed both of them.
• Naruto received Strongest Yin Release, which merged with his Yang Release and strengthened his body, spiritual power, and bloodline.
• Naruto’s Sharingan evolved into a Mangekyō with The World and Flashback, while his Byakugan advanced toward the Tenseigan.

Naruto investigated Danzo’s attack, recruited Shisui and Orochimaru as allies, and found Jiraiya, who became his teacher and family. After mastering Mount Myōboku Sage Mode and demonstrating his strength, Naruto prepared to leave and continue training while pursuing Tsunade.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned the awakened Danzō about Root’s destruction, and Kakashi raised the possibility that Uchiha Madara had survived or been resurrected.
• Naruto met Shisui and Itachi, exposed Danzō’s stolen Sharingan and Izanagi, warned Shisui of a future ambush, and asked them to train Sasuke.
• Naruto met Orochimaru and gave him a blood sample, and Orochimaru discovered that Naruto’s cells had exceptional vitality.
• Naruto found Jiraiya in Hot Water Village, proved he was Minato’s son, and told him how Konoha had mistreated him and what the future held for Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya accepted Naruto as his disciple and brought him to Mount Myōboku, where Naruto signed its contract and gained permission to learn Sage Mode.
• Naruto mastered Mount Myōboku Sage Mode with Shadow Clone training, then defeated Jiraiya and the two toad sages in a sparring match with overwhelming power.
• Naruto explained his bond with Kurama, and Jiraiya embraced him and promised to be his family.
• Naruto gave Jiraiya a Flying Thunder God Kunai, said he would reform Konoha as Hokage, and learned that his clones had found Tsunade.

Naruto found Tsunade in Tanzaku Town, won a fortune at the casinos, and used a false identity to befriend her. After defeating Tsunade in a fight, he healed her and revealed who he was, convincing her with the Rasengan and Flying Thunder God Technique.

• Naruto left Mount Myōboku after writing Jiraiya a letter, and Jiraiya read it with tears in his eyes.
• Naruto reached Tanzaku Town, won a fortune at its casinos, and attracted the attention of Tsunade, Shizune, and casino owner Lu Chuan.
• Naruto used genjutsu to alter the casino staff's memories and arrange for Lu Chuan to send money to an address linked with Orochimaru.
• Disguised as Kou Kin, Naruto shared a meal with Tsunade and Shizune, then left money for them and secretly watched over them.
• Naruto revealed himself to Tsunade and fought her, overpowering her even after she released her Yin Seal and activated the Byakugou Seal.
• Naruto reassured Tsunade and Shizune, healed Tsunade, and identified himself as Minato and Kushina's son and Jiraiya's disciple.
• Naruto proved his identity with the Rasengan and demonstrated the Flying Thunder God Technique, convincing Tsunade of his mastery.

Naruto won Tsunade’s trust, trained in Shikkotsu Forest, and created his own Sage Mode while Tsunade and Shizune learned the Slug Sage’s. On the road, Naruto reunited Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru, then challenged their understanding of Orochimaru’s role in the Konoha Crush and Hiruzen’s decisions.

• Naruto convinced Tsunade of his parentage, explained his ties to Orochimaru and Kurama, and gained her help securing a contract with Shikkotsu Forest.
• Naruto, Tsunade, and Shizune traveled to Shikkotsu Forest, where the Slug Sage taught them its vitality-focused Sage Mode.
• Naruto mastered Shikkotsu Forest’s Sage Mode, strengthened his bloodlines until his Mangekyō Sharingan became the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, and developed a Sage Mode that automatically absorbed Natural Energy.
• The system rewarded Naruto with Wood Release, and he mastered its ninjutsu before rejoining Tsunade and Shizune.
• While traveling, Naruto told Tsunade about his childhood and his ties to Jiraiya and Orochimaru, and Tsunade promised to reveal his identity and demand an apology from Konoha’s leaders.
• Naruto arranged a dinner where Jiraiya unexpectedly reunited with Tsunade, and Orochimaru later joined them as the three Sannin shared a toast.
• Naruto argued that Orochimaru had limited the Konoha Crush’s damage and questioned Hiruzen’s handling of the invasion and the Cloud Ninja Incident.
• Orochimaru concluded that Hiruzen had to die to end Sunagakure’s grudge, while his proposal to revive Dan Katō and Senju Nawaki helped draw Tsunade back toward Konoha.