Recaps

Naruto forced the Ninja World to submit, destroyed Konoha, and defeated its leaders before reviving several of them and revealing his plan for lasting peace. The countries united as the Uzumaki Empire, and Naruto prepared to govern alongside his allies while warning of the coming Otsutsuki invasion.

• Akatsuki’s invitation to a world conference was ignored, so Naruto sent his forces to conquer or persuade the villages, while Hinata and Neji attacked Kumogakure and Sasuke sealed the Sage Lands.
• Naruto confronted Konoha, killed Asuma and Koharu, and destroyed the village with his Great Spiraling Ring, awakening the Rinnegan as Hiruzen and Danzo summoned past leaders to oppose him.
• Naruto revealed Konoha’s betrayals and his childhood suffering, killed Danzo, trapped Hiruzen in Infinite Izanami, and defeated Hashirama, Tobirama, Mito, and Madara.
• Naruto showed the survivors the wars that continued after Hashirama’s era and declared his plan to unite the Ninja World, while his forces destroyed Iwagakure and Kumogakure and secured the Sage Lands.
• Black Zetsu revealed that he was Kaguya’s will and had manipulated Madara, who abandoned his plan, while Naruto explained his vision of peace through laws, guardians, and successors.
• Naruto used Rinne Rebirth to restore Madara, Mito, Hashirama, Tobirama, Minato, and Kushina to life, then warned them that the Otsutsuki Clan would invade.
• Hiruzen woke from Infinite Izanami, apologized to Naruto, and was killed by Naruto, while leaders across the Ninja World dissolved their countries and villages to establish the Uzumaki Empire with Naruto as its First Emperor and Hinata as empress.
• Naruto and Sasuke discussed eventually handing over power, then returned to the Sea View Villa, where Kushina prepared hotpot and Naruto helped an exhausted Minato.