Recaps

Minato’s campaign forced Sunagakure to surrender, while Chiyo and Ebizo arranged for the village to pass to Pakura and for Sasori’s family to be revived. The arc ended with Pakura discovering that Ebizo had died and reading his final letters.

• Chiyo persuaded Sasori to join Konoha by offering a chance to revive his parents, and Minato recruited him for work alongside Orochimaru.
• Minato led Konoha’s delegation into Sunagakure, where his forces defeated the village’s resistance and Chiyo reunited with Ebizo.
• Chiyo persuaded Ebizo to help revive Fushi, Reiko, and Karura, and Ebizo arranged for Pakura to become Kazekage as Rasa stepped down.
• Minato pressured Sunagakure into surrendering and secured a treaty ceding a fifth of the Land of Wind to Konoha, while Temari and Kankuro were taken to Konoha.
• Naruto and Sasuke visited Karin at Orochimaru’s laboratory, while Gaara fought Kimimaro and learned how effectively Kimimaro’s abilities countered his sand.
• Minato reunited Gaara with Temari and Kankuro and told him Karura’s remains would be returned, while Gaara warned his siblings not to resist Konoha.
• Pakura learned that Ebizo had signed the territorial agreement to shield her from blame, then found his coffin and learned he had committed suicide.
• Pakura received two letters from Ebizo and read their contents.

Senyo escaped the collapsing space-time passages and returned to Konoha after five years had passed there, reuniting with Karin, his students, and family. As Konoha grew stronger and its rivals formed an alliance, Senyo resumed guiding the people close to him while Obito struggled against a force within his mind.

• Pakura read Ebizo’s final instructions as Sunagakure accepted defeat, while Iwagakure and Kumogakure made peace with Konoha and five years of relative calm followed.
• Kinshiki activated Plow, and Senyo followed its connection into another space-time passage, where Natsuki explained the coming Ōtsutsuki threat and Senyo’s path to greater power.
• Natsuki took Plow and sent Senyo home, while placing Sasuke in a new parallel spacetime, and meanwhile, Minato’s reforms strengthened Konoha and the other villages formed an alliance against it.
• After five years had passed in Konoha, Senyo returned to his body and reunited with Karin, who had waited for him and told him she wanted to become his bride.
• Senyo met Konoha’s leaders and Uchiha elders, reviewed the village’s gains and the clan’s plans for Mangekyō eyes, and told Minato to remain Hokage while keeping his return secret.
• Senyo reunited with his students and watched them spar, then assessed their growth and invited them to dinner, and he also returned to Ruri and Zhiyu and promised Ruri he would not leave again.
• Obito tried to awaken his Sharingan’s power, but an opposing presence stopped him, and he collapsed after arguing that he would protect Rin and save the Shinobi World.

Senyo reunited with his students, strengthened ties with Karin and other village leaders, and pursued new research while Sunagakure struggled with Shukaku. The arc ended with Senyo ordering Konoha to reclaim excess temple land and protect villagers from the Warrior Monks.

• Senyo harvested Uchiha Shiraho and Uchiha Kiyohiko’s bonds, gaining Chakra and pupil power fragments, while Obito and Black Zetsu prepared Corpse Poison to test Konoha.
• Senyo reunited with his students at a hot pot gathering, encouraged Ajisai to study the Flying Thunder God Technique, and promised Karin he would not leave her again.
• Pakura’s team subdued Shukaku during another rampage in Sunagakure, while Rasa accepted responsibility for past deaths and resolved to master the beast.
• Gaara learned that Rasa could not control Shukaku, then returned to Konoha with Haku and Kimimaro as Senyo reconnected with them and Karin.
• Senyo discussed the Ōtsutsuki threat and his goal of unifying the Shinobi World with Karatachi Yagura, then told Orochimaru about his journey through time and space.
• Orochimaru showed Senyo research on Hashirama No. 1 Agent and Tsunade’s Hundred Healings Sage Art, while Senyo agreed to assist with experiments and considered studying the Byakugou Seal.
• Senyo examined preserved bodies with Orochimaru, including Scorpion’s parents and Karura, and agreed they were ready to be revived.
• Minato showed Senyo reports of Warrior Monks seizing land, and Senyo ordered Konoha to recognize villagers’ fields, reclaim excess land, and punish monks who resisted.

Senyo revived several loved ones and Hyuga clan members while helping Tsunade and Nawaki undergo Hashirama-cell experiments, and he and Karin became engaged. Meanwhile, Obito prepared a poison attack on Konoha, Sasuke renewed his resolve to grow stronger, and Neji returned to find someone waiting for him.

• Senyo helped Orochimaru revive Reiko, Sasori’s parents, Fushi, and Karura, leading to emotional reunions with Sasori and Gaara.
• Orochimaru injected Tsunade and Nawaki with Hashirama Number One, and Senyo used Karin’s vitality to support Tsunade’s evolution.
• Senyo revealed to Orochimaru that he had gained abilities from him and discussed building powerful allies to face the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
• Senyo decided to marry Karin, and she accepted his proposal before moving in with him as his fiancée.
• Obito enlisted Shinnō and Jirō in preparations to spread Corpse Poison through Konoha while the Zero-Tails approached readiness.
• Senyo challenged Sasuke to fight with intent to kill, then healed him and renewed his determination to surpass Itachi and Senyo.
• Senyo and Orochimaru resurrected Hyuga Mitsunobu and Sota, who returned to the clan and hoped to secure Hizashi’s resurrection.
• Senyo trained in Water Release and studied senjutsu while Tenten and Neji returned to Konoha, where Hitomi told Neji someone wanted to see him.