Recaps

The Empire opened a channel to World 64 and sent the Third Army to prepare for war, while Hashirama and the revived Hokage rallied the shinobi villages against it. As the summit ended in a fragile alliance, the Six Paths Sage pulled Naruto and Sasuke into another space.

• Obito removed Madara's Curse Seal from the clone, took its Mangekyo Sharingan, and joined Orochimaru and Itachi in reviving Hashirama, Tobirama, and Minato, who agreed to fight the Empire after learning of its invasion.
• Hashirama became the Ten-Tails jinchuriki, and Rasa and Yakushi Kabuto opened a Cross-Dimensional Channel before the Empire deployed the Third Army to World 64.
• Minato began teaching Naruto Sage Jutsu, while Itachi explained the Uchiha Clan's destruction to Sasuke and urged him not to let revenge define his life.
• The Third Army crossed into World 64, and A's confrontation with Konoha ended when Hashirama and Tobirama subdued him and invited him to the Five Kage Summit.
• At the summit, Rasa and Chōjūrō confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi over Konoha's failures, and Kakashi proposed using the other villages to weaken Konoha's enemies before turning on them.
• Hashirama, Tobirama, and Minato arrived, and Hashirama rallied the villages to fight the Empire, warning that its agents had infiltrated their ranks.
• The Six Paths Sage sensed powerful outsiders without the world's imprint and pulled Naruto and Sasuke into another space with his Sage Chakra.

The Empire conquered the Five Great Nations while its agents spread stories of its prosperity and recruited support, even as the displaced leaders tried to rescue the children taken from the Land of Water. Madara revived himself and chose to pursue his own vision of peace, while Nagato fought Hashirama’s group and prepared to face Naruto.

• Naruto and Sasuke fought Hagoromo Otsutsuki in the Pure Land Space until Jiraiya sealed Hagoromo’s consciousness and divided his power between them, bringing them into the Six Paths realm.
• Stories of the Empire’s customs and prosperity spread through the villages as the Empire’s armies seized the Land of Water, Land of Lightning, and Land of Earth, while Zabuza took Nannan and Empire schools began opening.
• Chojuro learned how the Hidden Mist Village’s people had suffered under its shinobi system and resolved to change their circumstances, while Zabuza’s forces occupied the Land of Water and the Empire began distributing rice and supplies.
• Jiraiya returned to the Hidden Leaf and helped Naruto and Sasuke gain Six Paths power, while the leaders learned that the Empire had conquered their lands and Hashirama agreed to help rescue the children of the Land of Water.
• Orochimaru revived past Kage, including Madara, who learned that the Uchiha Clan had disappeared and that the Empire had conquered the Five Great Nations without killing anyone.
• Madara revived his body using Nagato’s Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, restored his vision with Nagato’s eye, and left with Obito to summon eighty thousand White Zetsu.
• Yahiko and Nan captured another world’s Konan and learned that their version of Nagato was near death, so Yahiko agreed to save him in exchange for Konan helping bring Rain Village into the Empire.
• Hashirama’s group discovered that Empire schools had used Genjutsu to implant lessons in children, and Nagato attacked them before summoning beasts and mechanical puppets to fight as Naruto approached.

Jiraiya and the Empire defeated the remaining threats in the Shinobi World and began transforming it, while Nagato reunited with Konan and Yahiko. Minato came to the Empire and faced Naruto’s memories of suffering, leading to an emotional reunion and revelations about the choices that shaped Naruto’s childhood.

• Hashirama defeated Nagato, but Naruto and Sasuke intervened, and Hashirama attacked Naruto after Minato mistook him for his dead son.
• Naruto and Sasuke fought the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki Hashirama until Jiraiya arrived, subdued the fighters, and declared the Empire’s rule over the Shinobi World.
• Jiraiya traveled to the moon, resealed Kaguya, and defeated Toneri, while Nagato received treatment and Madara considered visiting the Empire.
• Uchiha Senju and the Empire confronted Isshiki, whom Naruto and Sasuke defeated, then set plans to develop World 64 and expand across other Shinobi Worlds.
• Nagato awoke in a peaceful Rain Village, reunited with Konan and Yahiko, and resolved to protect the Empire’s world.
• Naruto took Minato to the Empire, where Sasuke confronted Itachi about the Uchiha massacre and the clan began deciding Itachi’s fate.
• Naruto told Minato about the abuse and loneliness he had suffered in Konoha, and Minato apologized as Naruto’s grief stopped him from disappearing.
• Minato chose to remain in the Empire with Naruto and revealed that Kushina had been a Jinchuriki, while explaining how his decisions and the village’s neglect left Naruto without his parents.

The Empire expanded its reach as Orochimaru joined its cause and a team explored the Land of Endings, while Obito and Rin prepared for the dangers of a new expedition. Sasuke’s Mangekyo awakening led to a brutal fight with Itachi that ended with Itachi fallen and Sasuke’s hatred giving way to emptiness.

• Minato learned that Obito had been the masked man behind the Nine-Tails’ attack, while another Obito arrived with Rin and announced their wedding.
• Danzō proposed exploiting residents of conquered worlds for the Empire’s finances, but Uchiha Senju rejected the plan, and Madara and Obito then entered the Empire and Madara took a job at Ichiraku Ramen.
• Obito replaced his wedding-bound variant, trapped him in the Kamui Dimension, and defeated him before the Empire subjected Obito to a tormenting Genjutsu.
• Yakushi Kabuto recruited Orochimaru, who joined the Empire and was ordered by Uchiha Senju to open channels to other worlds.
• Jiraiya led Neji, Itachi, Kisame, Gaara, and Sasori through the Land of Endings, where they fought dangerous creatures and collected powerful treasures.
• Uchiha Senju selected Gaara and Obito for the Vanguard Force, and Obito accepted the mission so he could provide for Rin and their child.
• A robed attacker killed Sasuke’s family and Naruto, driving Sasuke to awaken his Mangekyo Sharingan and fight Itachi.
• Sasuke broke Itachi’s Tsukuyomi, outmaneuvered him in their Susanoo battle, and struck him down before his own vision blurred.