Recaps

Tenten’s team destroyed Sea Country’s forces and clashed with Akatsuki as they pursued the Three-Tails, then returned to Blazing Sun Country. Tang Ping arranged Gaara’s capture as part of a larger plan, and Konoha’s rescue teams departed for the Land of Wind.

• Tenten’s team reached the Ghost Sea, destroyed the laboratory, and joined forces with Team 7 to search for Orochimaru and rescue Fisher Fire.
• Tenten devastated the sea beasts and Sea Country warships, then fought Itachi, Kisame, Sasuke, and Jūgo as the Three-Tails attacked, after Akatsuki took the beast, she returned to Tenshukaku with her team.
• Tang Ping welcomed Fisher Fire and Fisher Iron, tasked Orochimaru with developing a Chakra Cannon, and prepared to launch his Gaara Rescue Mission plan.
• Hinata Cang Yue returned from the moon with the Giant Tenseigan, and Tang Ping ordered her to help reshape the Shinobi World.
• Tang Ping arranged for Sasori and Deidara to capture Gaara, while Pakura, Chiyo, and Ebizo waited outside Sunagakure to ensure the attack followed their plan.
• Deidara bombarded Sunagakure, and Gaara exhausted himself protecting its residents before being captured, and Tang Ping stopped Temari from pursuing and assured her Gaara would be safe.
• Tang Ping instructed Pakura to request Konoha’s help and asked Granny Chiyo to set events in motion at Tenchi Bridge.
• Jiraiya assembled Naruto, Sakura, Yamato, Sai, Asuma, and Team 10 for Gaara’s rescue, then Asuma led the teams toward the Land of Wind.

Tang Ping’s plans to restore Sasori and disrupt the Sage of Six Paths’ influence converged at Tenchi Bridge, where Naruto’s transformation drew Kara and Konoha into battle. The arc left Jiraiya badly injured and facing Hinata Cang Yue as she prepared to meet his forbidden technique.

• Asuma joined Chiyo’s rescue mission, but Hinata Cang Yue intercepted the team as Pain while Tang Ping continued with the others toward Gaara.
• Chiyo and Sakura defeated Sasori, and Tang Ping later restored Sasori to life in a White Zetsu body at New Sunagakure.
• Konoha used Sakura’s Sasori disguise to lure Orochimaru to Tenchi Bridge, where Naruto’s escalating Nine-Tails transformation and Hashirama Senju’s reanimation plunged the operation into battle.
• Hinata Cang Yue attacked Naruto to draw out the Sage of Six Paths, who intervened as Tang Ping activated his plans across the Shinobi World and revealed Kara’s presence.
• Tang Ping and Hinata Cang Yue fought Naruto and Konoha’s forces, while Tang Ping sealed Hashirama Senju and unleashed Meteor Volcano against the battlefield.
• Paradise completed its Networking as Tang Ping withdrew, leaving Hinata Cang Yue to confront Naruto and Jiraiya after the Sage of Six Paths boosted Naruto.
• Hinata Cang Yue used Truth-Seeking Orbs against Jiraiya and his toad sages, killing Fukasaku and badly injuring Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya dispelled his summons and began forming hand seals for a forbidden technique as Hinata Cang Yue prepared to face him.

Tang Ping seized the Death God, built Paradise, and helped Sasuke prepare to awaken his Mangekyo Sharingan while pursuing Orochimaru’s research and hunting the Undead God. Sasuke challenged Itachi and appeared to gain the upper hand, but Tang Ping judged that Sasuke had actually lost as the fight continued.

• Tang Ping battled the Death God after Jiraiya’s sealing attempt and temporarily trapped it in a scroll, then returned to Tenshukaku severely weakened.
• Tang Ping used Faith Energy to create Paradise and a Reincarnation Pool, assigned a Priestess to receive souls, and later stationed the Death God there under his control.
• Tang Ping took Hinata Cang Yue, Naruko, Karin, and Tenten to Orochimaru’s base, where Sasuke defeated Orochimaru and accepted Tang Ping’s help preparing to awaken his Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Tang Ping removed Orochimaru’s lurking soul from Sasuke, sealed it in Paradise, and strengthened Sasuke’s body with a medicinal bath and Radiance Potions.
• Tang Ping’s group infiltrated the Undead Church, disrupted its blood sacrifice, sealed the Undead God’s statue, and recovered the god’s body from a marsh.
• Tang Ping made a potion from the Undead God’s remains, and Sasuke drank it and awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan without bleeding.
• Sasuke sent Itachi a challenge and traveled with Jūgo to the Uchiha Secret base, where Tang Ping’s group followed while Tobi blocked Team 7 and Jūgo fought Kisame.
• Sasuke fought Itachi with ninjutsu, genjutsu, and Susanoo, summoned Kirin, and countered Amaterasu with Kagutsuchi, but Tang Ping said Sasuke had actually lost.

Izumi defeated Itachi, Tang Ping brought him to the Blazing Sun Country and prepared for the coming conflict while pursuing Nawaki. Nagato and Konan attacked Konoha, leaving the village burning as Naruto and Jiraiya confronted the Six Paths of Pain.

• Izumi awakened her Mangekyo during her battle with Itachi, then defeated him with Silver Moon and Izanagi before Tang Ping ordered her to take him to the Blazing Sun Country.
• Tang Ping exposed Itachi’s role in the Uchiha massacre and assigned him to rebuild the clan by fathering children, while Izumi received Itachi’s Mangekyo and Tang Ping prepared elixirs from the Undead God.
• Tang Ping traveled to Konoha with Izumi, won over wavering ninja clans, investigated Root’s experiments and discovered its plan to send Ino to spy on him.
• Tang Ping and Izumi found Nawaki working at Ichiraku Ramen and persuaded him to return with them, arranging for Ichiraku and Ayame to relocate to Tenshukaku.
• After learning Nagato and Konan would attack Konoha, Tang Ping and Izumi watched from Hokage Rock as Konan’s airships assaulted the village.
• Konan’s airships released Black Oil over Konoha, starting massive fires, while the Six Paths of Pain overwhelmed the village’s defenses.
• Naruto and Jiraiya joined the battle at the South Gate, where Jiraiya confronted Nagato and began gathering Natural Energy as Naruto prepared to enter Sage Mode.