Recaps

Shamu and his allies exposed corruption, strengthened Konoha, and prepared for the Chunin Exams while pursuing plans involving Naruto’s soul and Dan Katō’s revival. The arc leaves rival forces mobilizing, with Obito’s organization expanding and Shamu anticipating a clash of schemes.

• Jiraiya confronted Shamu over the attack on Hokage Rock, while the Third Hokage kept Danzo imprisoned and Hyuga patrols searched for hidden Exploding Tags.
• Yuto uncovered Hyuga officers spying on Uchiha businesses, and Hizashi sent Shamu a letter to deliver to Fugaku as Danzo tried to recruit Hyuga Kaito to steal Uchiha recipes.
• Hiruko absorbed the five vessels’ energy and fought Obito, while Shamu rejected Hagoromo’s account of Naruto’s fate and convinced Kurama to trust him.
• Shamu rescued Marutetsu and helped clear up the misunderstanding over Akio, then moved against the Sarutobi Clan’s corruption and planned to revive Dan Katō.
• Shamu arranged help for Itachi, Karin, and Jūgo, while Itachi trapped Obito with Amaterasu and Shamu faced Orochimaru’s reanimated Hokage in the Dream Realm.
• Orochimaru announced the Chunin Exams, Shamu gave Tenten a summoning scroll, and Shamu’s blood nearly cost him his life while saving Kimimaro.
• As the Chunin Exams approached, Shamu trained against Nagato and searched Naruto’s soul with Dan Katō, where Asura confronted the possibility that his reincarnation feud with Indra had prolonged conflict.
• Minato drove Obito from Konoha, Sasuke awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Obito assembled his forces around Hiruko while ordering new research and recruitment.

Shamu battled the Otsutsuki and Obito’s forces while making plans to restore the Uchiha and confronting corruption in Konoha and Dejima Port. The stretch ended with Stone Golems advancing toward the Allied Shinobi Forces as Hagoromo and Hyuga Sora reached the Moon.

• Shamu learned that Kimimaro’s illness could only be suppressed for two years, kept Orochimaru’s risky Hashirama Cell solution, and warned Orochimaru that dividing his soul would leave him mentally unstable.
• Shamu and Itachi fought Obito with their Susanoo, and Shamu’s completed Ama-no-Murakumo Style clashed with Obito’s Kamui Shuriken, sending both flying.
• Madara and Hashirama intercepted Hau, while Shamu exchanged designated traits for Uchiha Enhancements and joined the battle against the Otsutsuki.
• Shamu helped coordinate the attack on the Ten-Tails, restored Itachi’s power, and prepared for Obito’s return as the Allied Shinobi Forces faced mounting threats.
• Shamu confirmed that Itachi, Fugaku, Mikoto, and Izumi could be resurrected, then began the resurrection ritual using Itachi’s arm bone and a failed clone as the sacrifice.
• Shamu confronted Satori with Minato’s help, challenged Konoha’s corrupt elders, and helped secure Hizashi’s appointment to oversee the Mission System.
• Shamu exposed Morino Ida’s betrayal during Team 7’s Dejima Port mission, revealed that Morino Ibiki was alive, and directed the team against the Hega Clan and Aoi Rokushō.
• Rasa revealed his resurrection to Sunagakure’s leaders while Mei announced Obito’s attack, and Hagoromo and Hyuga Sora reached the Moon as Stone Golems advanced toward the Allied Shinobi Forces.

Shamu fought the Otsutsuki threat and prepared the shinobi world for war while pursuing missions across several villages and timelines. The arc left him reunited with Naruto as the Allied Shinobi Forces faced Madara and Obito’s schemes.

• Shamu defeated Isshiki’s reincarnated form, restored Haku’s consciousness, and revealed his plan to perish with Kaguya, then trapped Kaguya’s fragments within his Sage Art Chakra.
• Shamu confronted Momoshiki and Kinshiki as Obito attacked the villages, and he ordered the Land of Radiance to prepare for war while rescuing Yoya and resurrecting allies.
• Shamu and the Allied Shinobi Forces battled the Ten-Tails and Madara, while Minato, Itachi, Yoya, and Kimimaro fought Madara’s Limbo Clones.
• Nagato revived Hashirama and Tobirama using new bodies, while Jigen began imprinting Isshiki’s Karma onto Urashiki and Obito prepared a Kamui duplicate.
• Shamu returned to Konoha after learning of the Hyuga deaths, worked with Orochimaru to prevent a clan bloodbath, and publicly exposed Jiraiya as the bathhouse peeper.
• Shamu recruited Haku, traveled with Kisame and Kurita Kyoko to the burning Kaguya Clan grounds, and sent Hualing through a spacetime gate to Boruto’s timeline.
• Nagato removed the Heart Talisman as Obito attacked, while Shamu later returned to Hidden Radiance Village and discussed family and marriage with Fugaku, Mikoto, Kushina, and Tsunade.
• Naruto confronted Shamu about lying, then hugged him and thanked him for supporting him through childhood and arranging his reunion with his family.

Shamu and his allies prepared for the Otsutsuki threat while the Uchiha left Konoha and the Hyuga clan’s old divisions began to crumble. The arc ended with Itachi returning to the clan, Kakashi reunited with his revived father, and a secret organization preparing to oppose Orochimaru.

• Hagoromo confronted Indra and Asura after they abandoned reincarnation, while Shamu uncovered political schemes and the Hyuga struggle over the Caged Bird Seal intensified.
• Shamu gathered allies and trained Naruto and Sasuke as the Uchiha prepared to leave Konoha, while the Hyuga clan aligned itself with Orochimaru and welcomed its members into the Uchiha’s ranks.
• Shamu’s allies battled the Otsutsuki forces, with Naruto, Sasuke, Itachi, Shisui, Haku, Kimimaro, Neji, Yoya, and others defeating several enemies while Madara and Minato faced Boshiki.
• Obito survived Itachi’s Amaterasu by using Izanagi, then returned to Konoha and approached Kakashi at the Memorial Stone to reclaim the eye he had given him.
• Shamu warned that Jigen remained a threat, then revived Hatake Sakumo for seven days, allowing Kakashi to greet his father.
• Itachi returned to the Uchiha clan and told Sasuke and Naruto he would stay until the clan left the Land of Radiance, with Sasuke likely to leave in three months.
• A secret organization in Amegakure confirmed Minato Namikaze had been resurrected and ordered its members to grow stronger rather than try to recruit Orochimaru.