Recaps

Xun Uzumaki took command as Kirigakure invaded the Land of Whirlpools and led the Uzumaki Clan in a campaign of traps, explosive tags, and hit-and-run attacks. Kirigakure’s fleet was devastated, but the fighting continued, and Xun ordered his clan to honor their dead and keep delaying the enemy.

• Xun took command of the Land of Whirlpools, sent civilians into underground shelters, and organized the Uzumaki Clan’s defenses against Kirigakure.
• Xun equipped the clan with explosive tags, Shadow Clone techniques, and plans to lure Kirigakure’s forces into ambushes while he and a small group prepared to attack the fleet.
• The Uzumaki Clan drew Kirigakure’s troops into the forest and detonated buried explosive tags, then attacked the advancing mist ninja with explosive-tag arrows and firebombs from hot-air balloons.
• Xun unlocked the Multiversal Harmonious Society Assistance System, received a beginner gift pack, and raised his Yang Release and Fire Release abilities.
• Xun’s forces burned Kirigakure’s fleet, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo discussed sacrificing the Land of Whirlpools to bring the Uzumaki Clan to Konoha.
• Xun ordered the Uzumaki Clan to keep hidden and harass Kirigakure, while the Senju Clan went to support the Land of Whirlpools without Konoha’s authorization.
• Xun sent teams to intercept Kirigakure’s squads, and Takeo Horiguchi’s force fought Uzumaki Kai’s group as Ebisu and Dayou were killed and Horiguchi was overwhelmed.
• Xun ordered a retreat when Kirigakure sent reinforcements, then instructed his forces to keep the enemy from resting and arranged a memorial and family support for the fallen.

Xun Uzumaki led the Land of Whirlpools through Kirigakure’s invasion, using traps, Shadow Clones, and the Tailed Beasts to force a withdrawal. As he prepared to negotiate compensation, he also began securing supplies, sharing Sealing Jutsu on his terms, and urging the Senju to consider leaving Konoha.

• Shusen Senju pledged the Senju Clan’s help to the Uzumaki, while Xun planned a future for the Land of Whirlpools based on refugees, production, and greater self-reliance.
• Xun used repeated Explosive Tag attacks and Shadow Clones to exhaust Kirigakure’s forces, then arranged for Uzumaki fighters to disguise themselves as Konoha ninja and implicate Konoha in the conflict.
• Hozuki Gengetsu launched Kirigakure’s decisive attack, but Xun’s forces stalled it as the Great Elder’s group burned the enemy camp’s supplies.
• Hozuki Gengetsu released Isobu and Six-Tails Saiken, and Xun used the Flying Thunder God Technique and a powerful Rasenshuriken to strike Isobu before the Great Elder sealed the Three-Tails.
• Xun ordered the Uzumaki to withdraw and share modified Sealing Jutsu with other villages, excluding Konoha, while Kirigakure’s battered leaders prepared to negotiate.
• Xun sent Gato to secretly stockpile supplies, planned a postwar recovery for the Land of Whirlpools, and urged Shusen Senju to send a Senju branch there.
• Xun’s delegation offered Iwagakure half of an improved Sealing Jutsu in exchange for accepting the Land of Whirlpools’ terms, while Xun prepared to negotiate with Kirigakure.

Xun Uzumaki forced Kirigakure to accept his terms, then focused on rebuilding the Land of Whirlpools and bringing in refugees. His recruitment drive drew the attention of Konoha and Root, while Yakushi Nonō and several children became caught in a dangerous escape.

• Xun Uzumaki delayed Kirigakure’s negotiations over breakfast, rejected its demands for the Three-Tails, and held firm until Hozuki Gengetsu agreed to pay the Land of Whirlpools.
• Xun learned that Konoha’s Anbu had killed four of his returning mission ninja and vowed that the Land of Whirlpools would grow strong enough to settle the score.
• Xun organized shelters, food, charcoal, medical care, and work for civilians and refugees, while pursuing reusable sealing techniques and recruiting workers.
• Xun arranged to lease land from Konoha and brought gifts for the Hokage, who agreed to lend a border area for one month under Konoha surveillance.
• Xun recruited Yakushi Nonō and learned that she was hiding other children in a cave, so Uzumaki Kai sent a ninja to escort her and bring them back safely.
• Danzo ordered Root to watch the Land of Whirlpools and kill people who threatened Konoha, while Xun used a letter and travel funds to send Hirama Tora toward Konoha.
• Kota Uzumaki and Usho Uzumaki used shadow clones to break through Konoha Anbu’s encirclement while protecting Nonō and four other children, and Root pursued them.
• Xun sensed his Flying Thunder God mark activate and disappeared with Uzumaki Kai to investigate as Shika Nara heard an explosion and ordered Konoha’s shinobi to move.

Xun Uzumaki brought refugees to the Land of Whirlpools, confronted Konoha over its treatment of the Uzumaki and met with the Senju and Uchiha clans. The arc ended with Xun proclaiming the Republic of the Land of Whirlpools and announcing its first government ministries.

• Xun Uzumaki and his allies defeated Root operatives while rescuing children and refugees, then sent Kōta Uzumaki’s body home and exposed signs of Root’s interference.
• Xun organized refugee relief and recruitment, arranging food, shelter, medical care, and work as newcomers began settling in the Land of Whirlpools.
• Xun traveled toward Konoha, escaped an attack by the Jōshūryū clan, and entered the village despite tensions over Konoha’s conduct and surveillance.
• Xun met Uzumaki Mito, refused her proposal for the Uzumaki Clan to take Kurama, and offered a sealing technique while insisting his clan would not become Jinchuriki again.
• Xun met Shusei Senju and visited the Uchiha Clan, where he gave Fugaku Uchiha a recruitment guide before vanishing with Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Xun gave Minato Namikaze a Chakra extraction scroll, while Kakuzu helped fund the Land of Whirlpools’ rebuilding and its leaders expanded construction and refugee administration.
• Xun addressed the citizens, declared the Republic of the Land of Whirlpools established, and announced plans for government ministries as Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Danzo to represent Konoha at the ceremony.