Recaps

Itachi awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, while the Advents’ journeys through the Dragon Vein brought Torch Dragon into the future and Eighth Master into the Warring States era. Eighth Master brokered a Senju-Uchiha alliance, and the stretch ended as the new village’s leaders gathered for their first meeting.

• Darui defeated Kaede, then lost to Itachi, whose Mangekyō Sharingan awakened after the match and whose abilities he later explained to Politician.
• Kakuzu joined the Akatsuki as Zenith Civilization’s observer and liaison, while Shooting Star departed for Six-String Star and the Advents attempted to unseal the Dragon Vein.
• The Dragon Vein sent Eighth Master and Torch Dragon to different eras, and Eighth Master built a domain in the past while Torch Dragon encountered Sara in Rōran’s future.
• Eighth Master allied with Senju Tobirama and tried to reconcile the Senju and Uchiha, while Torch Dragon observed the Fourth Shinobi World War and returned after witnessing Madara’s battle and the start of Kaguya’s resurrection.
• Eighth Master arranged a duel between Hashirama and Madara, and after Madara conceded, the clans accepted Hashirama as leader of their new alliance.
• Madara received Hashirama’s flesh to treat his failing eyesight, then recovered and saw the new village rising near the old Uchiha grounds.
• More than one hundred ninety recognized Jonin gathered for the alliance’s meeting, and Eighth Master struck a bronze bell to call it to order.

Eighth Master built Konoha into a powerful shinobi-led nation, captured the Tailed Beasts, and established a new order of deterrence and peace. Meanwhile, Aburame Tetsumaru expanded Zenith Civilization’s influence through Ryūchi Cave and Hinata’s awakening, while its forces prepared for war with Six-String Star.

• Eighth Master persuaded the shinobi to form a nation ruled by ninja, established its government, and appointed Hashirama Hokage as Konoha developed under his guidance.
• Madara and Hashirama defeated the forces of rival villages, securing Konoha’s dominance, while Eighth Master argued that the nation would eventually need to unify the Shinobi World.
• Eighth Master and Konoha’s leaders captured the Tailed Beasts, confronted other villages over their demands, and made the beasts’ hosts into honored Jinchuriki.
• Tetsumaru raided Ryūchi Cave with his companions, subdued the White Snake Sage, and arranged a trade alliance for giant snakes and grilled meat.
• Tetsumaru recruited Orochimaru into Zenith Civilization, while Hinata awakened Shikotsumyaku and Tenseigan and became the master of the Giant Tenseigan.
• Tetsumaru and Hinata found another weakened Giant Tenseigan beneath the Hyuga estate, and Hinata resolved to become Clan Head and reform her clan.
• Shooting Star established a concealed base on a Dwarf Planet as Zenith’s forces mobilized against Six-String Star, whose fleet destroyed many of their scouts.
• Warhammer, Shooting Star, and Cannon chose to advance on Six-String Star, and their forces exchanged a few costly attacks with its fleet before both sides fell silent.

Aburame Tetsumaru and Zenith Civilization defeated Six-String Star, then chose to abandon conquest and focus on unifying and advancing the Shinobi World. After returning home, Tetsumaru discovered that Princess Kaguya still owned most Chakra, leaving a dangerous imprint unresolved.

• Sunagakure’s attempt to invade the Land of Tea collapsed after Weary Bird sank its fleet, and the Fourth Kazekage retrieved the surviving ninja.
• Station Master infiltrated Six-String Star and discovered its Sky Ladder industry, while the Advents prepared attacks against the machine civilization.
• Eighth Master helped Uchiha Madara unify the Land of Fire and launch a campaign that defeated Sunagakure, while the other nations formed an uneasy alliance against Konoha.
• Station Master and Paratrooper attacked the Sky Ladder bases, beginning open war with Six-String Star as the Insect Swarm fought its growing fleet.
• Aburame Tetsumaru led Core Bearers to Six-String Star, built deep-sea Mother Hives, and developed the Insect Swarm into a planetary-scale force.
• Aburame Tetsumaru and Hatake Sakumo led attacks on the orbital defenses and island chain, while Uchiha Sanae’s forces endured repeated nuclear strikes.
• After a year of fighting, Zenith Civilization captured Six-String Star, and its Digital Life surrendered before Aburame Tetsumaru agreed to its rebirth through memory erasure.
• Aburame Tetsumaru persuaded the Advents to end expansion and pursue peaceful unification, then returned to the Shinobi World and learned that Princess Kaguya still held most Chakra.

Aburame Tetsumaru completed his transformation as Zenith Civilization conquered the Land of Wind and helped Konoha take control of the Land of Fire. When the other great nations formed an alliance against Konoha, Eighth Master and Uchiha Madara prepared to strike as the allied Kage gathered in the Land of Iron.

• Aburame Tetsumaru explained his growing power to Katsuyu, returned to Konoha, and began training Hinata and Naruto while revealing to Minato that his Avatars were independent lives split from himself.
• Tetsumaru planned to annex the Land of Wind, and Dice led Zenith Civilization’s forces in surrounding and destroying Sunagakure before capturing its leaders and controlling the country.
• Minato allied Konoha with Zenith Civilization, and Tetsumaru’s agents killed the Daimyo, triggering a clash that wiped out the Twelve Guardian Ninja and let Minato and Shikaku take control of the Land of Fire.
• Tetsumaru completed his transformation into a Half-Immortal, while Eighth Master returned and revealed that decoding Isshiki’s Kama had begun an irreversible Otsutsuki Transformation.
• Ōnoki and the Kazekage led Iwagakure and Sunagakure against Konoha at Mount Akagi, but Konoha’s bombardment and Uchiha Madara’s destruction of the fortress forced the allied forces to flee toward the Land of Iron.
• The Raikage, Mizukage, Tsuchikage, and Kazekage gathered their forces in the Land of Iron, while Eighth Master and Madara tracked the allied armies and discussed how unification would require lasting infrastructure and supplies.
• As the allied Kage planned to divide their forces against Madara and Hashirama, Eighth Master revealed that his assault unit had crossed the sea and taken position, and Madara urged him to attack.