Recaps

Shinichi forced Danzo and Root to replace the Hyuga on the Cloud front, then led a mission that recovered the stolen Byakugan from Ao. As Konoha’s wars ended, Shinichi helped Kushina master Sage Mode, earned a Jonin promotion and an Anbu offer, and returned home to take on more clan responsibilities.

• Shinichi negotiated with Minato to send Danzo and Root to the Cloud front in place of the Hyuga, while warning that the clan would act if Danzo refused to show remorse.
• After Hiashi was injured pursuing Ao, Shinichi led twenty Hyuga elites toward Kirigakure, captured Juzo Biwa, and used him to lure Ao into a barrier.
• Shinichi defeated and killed Ao, recovered the Byakugan, and returned to Konoha as Minato concealed the mission while strengthening Shinichi’s standing.
• Hinata, Naruto, and Sasuke began at the Ninja Academy, where Naruto defeated Sasuke in a spar and Hinata defeated Sakura.
• Minato recruited Shinichi to help Kushina control the Nine-Tails, and Shinichi helped save her when her Four-Tails transformation overwhelmed her.
• After Orochimaru defected and Konoha’s wars ended, Shinichi trained with Kushina at Mount Myōboku, mastered the fifth Inner Gate, and helped her complete Sage Mode.
• Minato promoted Shinichi, Shisui, and Yamato to Jonin and offered Shinichi a place in Anbu, which Shinichi said he would discuss with his family.
• Shinichi returned home, reunited with Hanabi, Mio, and Hana, and agreed to help his great-grandfather Shin Hyuga with the clan’s responsibilities.

Shinichi joined Minato’s Anbu to investigate Akatsuki, tracking the organization from Kakuzu and Sasori to Orochimaru and the Rinnegan-wielding leader. In Rain Country, Shinichi and Jiraiya fought the Six Paths of Pain, and the arc ended with Obito confronting Shinichi after taking Yahiko’s body into Kamui Space.

• Shinichi investigated the Hyuga Bounty Exchange attacks, pursued Kakuzu and Sasori, killed Sasori, and lost Kakuzu after White Zetsu disrupted the chase.
• Shinichi accepted Minato’s appointment as an Anbu squad leader and recruited Shisui, Kakashi, and Might Guy to investigate Akatsuki.
• Shinichi and his team found Jiraiya, who led them to Orochimaru’s Grass Country hideout, where they fought Orochimaru’s summons and reanimated Hashirama and Tobirama.
• Shinichi defeated Orochimaru’s attempt to overpower him and negotiated a truce, learning that Akatsuki’s leader had the Rinnegan and that the group sought the Tailed Beasts.
• Shinichi, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru entered Rain Country, where the Animal Path attacked and Jiraiya defeated it before confronting the other Paths of Pain.
• Obito appeared during the battle and forced Shinichi and Jiraiya to retreat underwater, where Jiraiya entered Sage Mode and attacked the remaining Paths.
• Shinichi killed the Human Path and Preta Path after they nearly drained Jiraiya’s Chakra, then pursued the Deva Path toward Amegakure.
• Shinichi began sealing Yahiko’s body, but Obito took it into Kamui Space and confronted Shinichi.

Shinichi and Minato uncovered Obito’s deception, defeated Black Zetsu’s control over Nagato, and secured the Rinnegan as Nagato died. Back in Konoha, Shinichi prepared to travel, found a passage to the moon, and met Hagoromo Otsutsuki beneath a deserted lunar city.

• Shinichi and Jiraiya confronted Pain in Amegakure, where Nagato defended Akatsuki’s plan to gather the Tailed Beasts and make the world feel pain.
• Jiraiya and Orochimaru fought Nagato while Shinichi rescued Konan, and Minato later came to Amegakure to negotiate with Nagato.
• Minato revealed that the masked man was Obito Uchiha, and Shinichi and Minato fought Black Zetsu as Nagato questioned Akatsuki’s path.
• Shinichi and Minato disrupted Black Zetsu’s control, sealed Nagato and the Rinnegan, and heard Nagato entrust Konan and the Rain Country to them before he died.
• Obito survived through Izanagi, while Shinichi returned to Konoha, received permission to travel, and left to investigate rumored ruins.
• Shinichi found a cave passage near the Land of Iron and the Land of Fire that led through Cold Pond to the moon.
• Shinichi explored a deserted lunar city and its underground mass grave, where Hagoromo Otsutsuki appeared and called him his most favored heir.

Shinichi brought Toneri to Earth, welcomed him into the Hyuga Clan, and killed the Otsutsuki who had come for him. As Konoha’s next generation formed, Hinata joined Naruto and Sasuke on Team Seven, which set out on a mission to the Land of Waves and faced a suspicious attack.

• Hamura revealed that Toneri had misunderstood his teachings, entrusted him to Shinichi, and helped Shinichi awaken the Tenseigan.
• Shinichi brought Toneri to Earth, accepted him as his younger brother, and introduced him to the Hyuga Clan, where Toneri received a transplanted Byakugan that began transforming into a Tenseigan.
• Ōtsutsuki Ryushiki attacked Toneri, but Shinichi killed him, destroyed his soul, and gained power from the Human Pill’s death.
• Hiashi adopted Toneri into the Hyuga Clan, and Toneri began attending the Ninja Academy while Shinichi considered the threats still facing Earth.
• Shinichi helped guide Neji’s training and watched Konoha’s new teams form, while Minato assigned Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata to Kakashi’s Team Seven.
• Hinata helped Naruto and Sasuke pass Kakashi’s bell test, then asked Shinichi to teach her Kaiten so she could protect her teammates.
• Team Seven departed for the Land of Waves on an escort mission, and Hinata detected a trap as two Mist Ninja attacked them near Konoha.
• Hinata and Sasuke defended Naruto and Jonaz while Kakashi killed the attackers, then suspected Jonaz had been their real target.