Recaps

As the Five Great Shinobi Villages turned against the Land of Whirlpools, Xun Uzumaki prepared the country for war while its citizens and allies chose whether to stay and defend it. The invasion began with the allied fleets advancing by sea, where Sasori confronted Minato.

• Kirigakure won the sword auction, and Xun Uzumaki returned to the Land of Whirlpools with Kakuzu as the villages grew suspicious of the Goddess Alliance.
• Xun Uzumaki welcomed Jiraiya and Tsunade to the wedding gathering, where he comforted Kushina and later ordered preparations for war as tensions rose.
• Xun Uzumaki appointed Miyakado, Fugaku Uchiha, and Zongxiu to security posts, then refused Konoha’s demand to return its rogue ninja.
• The Five Great Shinobi Villages declared war, and Xun Uzumaki accepted the departure of about ten thousand migrant workers while citizens formed a worker corps and volunteered supplies.
• The allied villages marched toward the Land of Whirlpools, and Sasori’s artillery unit fired Chakra Cannons at their fleets as Xun watched from the coast.
• Minato left the fleet and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to approach the Land of Whirlpools, while Jiraiya hurried to intercept him.
• Sasori confronted Minato at sea and blocked his Kunai with his golden armor, but Minato’s feint let him strike an acceleration tube with a Rasengan.

Xun Uzumaki defeated the allied villages’ invasion, secured reparations, and strengthened the Land of Whirlpools while the war’s aftermath reshaped the other villages. After launching a satellite, Xun and Boss Madara traveled to the moon, where they encountered the Ōtsutsuki and were invited to meet the main family.

• Xun Uzumaki defeated the invading forces, killing the Third Kazekage, capturing Orochimaru, and freezing the Third Mizukage and the Mist fleet, while Kumogakure stayed out of the war.
• The Land of Whirlpools mourned its dead and demanded reparations, while Xun Uzumaki reviewed the prisoners, ordered Chakra donations, and prepared to strengthen the country beyond his own leadership.
• Xun Uzumaki negotiated with the Land of Water to sell Frostmourne for a high price and demanded compensation and the Yuki Clan, while Kirigakure’s new Mizukage Yagura blamed the Third Mizukage and punished the clan’s hardliners.
• The Tsuchigumo Clan debated leaving its alliance with Konoha for the Land of Whirlpools, while Danzo delivered Hiruzen Sarutobi’s call for the Hyuga Clan to send forces to the battlefield.
• Qian Luo showed Xun Uzumaki the completed communications satellite, and Xun decided to take Boss Madara with him to install it on the moon.
• Xun Uzumaki and Boss Madara met Byakugan children on the moon, confronted an aggressive Ōtsutsuki branch family, and accepted Keito Ōtsutsuki’s invitation to meet the Clan Head.
• Kakashi continued his assigned labor and evening classes in the Land of Whirlpools, wondering how Rin Nohara and Konoha were doing.

Xun Uzumaki brought the Ōtsutsuki toward peace and the Land of Whirlpools continued to grow through new alliances and reforms. Madara died, while political turmoil in Konoha and Black Zetsu’s search for the Rinnegan left the story facing new threats.

• Xun Uzumaki persuaded Fuma Ōtsutsuki to help him speak with the clan, but Chōyū Ōtsutsuki led the Branch Family away after rejecting his appeal for peace.
• Xun Uzumaki completed the moon satellite and tested its communication system with Qian Luo as Fuma Ōtsutsuki learned about life in the Land of Whirlpools.
• Might Duy killed the Third Raikage, and Konoha joined Sunagakure and Iwagakure to defeat Kumogakure and end the war.
• Madara Uchiha spent his final days with Tobi and Mikoto before Xun Uzumaki revealed his identity at his funeral and the Land of Whirlpools rejected other villages’ demands over harboring him.
• Xun Uzumaki helped establish an alliance with the Land of Snow, offering crops, technology, military support, and advice on development.
• Fugaku Uchiha told Xun Uzumaki that he had recognized Madara and learned Xun’s identity as Shin Uchiha, while explaining that his clan lived safely in the Land of Whirlpools.
• Obito Uchiha arrested Jiraiya over his debts and fraud cases as Xun Uzumaki considered the arrest a milestone in Konoha’s leadership struggle.
• Black Zetsu learned that Madara was dead and Tobi was missing, then ordered the White Zetsu to search for the Rinnegan and press Fugaku Uchiha for answers.

Minato returned to Konoha as its Fourth Hokage while the Land of Whirlpools expanded its influence and Xun Uzumaki vanished after touching the Dragon Vein. Stranded in an unfamiliar village, Xun defended its people as Fugaku defected, became Shin Uchiha, and attacked the institute holding the Legendary Ninja Swords.

• Jiraiya encouraged Minato to pursue his vision of a peaceful, prosperous Konoha, and Minato returned to take office as the Fourth Hokage.
• Xun Uzumaki tested Unit-01 and approved aid for Hoshigakure and other regions as the Land of Whirlpools expanded its trade and alliances.
• Zimu and Hibiki investigated the destruction in the Land of Hot Water, while Xun persuaded Hanzo to support Yahiko’s revolution in the Land of Rain.
• Xun touched a marked stone near the Dragon Vein and disappeared, prompting the Land of Whirlpools’ leaders to conceal his absence and prepare for war.
• Black Zetsu recruited Fugaku, who left Obito in charge, took his father’s Mangekyo, became Shin Uchiha, and set out against Konoha and the Legendary Ninja Swords.
• Stranded with his Chakra sealed, Xun met Qianmu Zi and learned about Lan Village’s poverty and the bandits who preyed on it.
• When bandits burned Lan Village and killed Xiaotai, Xun killed the attackers and tried to save the old man with a Life Potion.
• Shin Uchiha infiltrated the institute to destroy it, but shinobi from Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure confronted him over the Legendary Ninja Swords.