Recaps

Torikaze returned to Konoha, unlocked his clan’s Cloud Release, and became Hashirama’s disciple while building friendships and drawing the attention of Uchiha Setsuna. After proving his strength to Hiruzen, Torikaze earned permission to join Kagami’s team on an A-rank mission.

• Torikaze killed the Kumogakure spy Tanabe Sanji, retrieved his father’s will from Hashirama, and discovered the Windcloud Clan’s secret Cloud Release technique.
• Torikaze joined the Ninja Academy, befriended Uchiha Chiri and Maruboshi Kosuke, and stood up to Uchiha Kyo’s insults toward commoners.
• Torikaze defeated Kyo in combat, survived his Great Fireball Technique with Crystal Release, and accepted Hashirama’s offer to become his disciple.
• Torikaze mastered Cloud Release and demonstrated both it and Crystal Release to Hashirama, Tobirama, and Mito before training with Hashirama’s students.
• Hashirama asked Hiruzen, Danzo, Kagami, and the others to define their own Wills of Fire, while Torikaze and Chisato trained and discussed what those ideals meant to them.
• Uchiha Setsuna ambushed Torikaze and Chisato during their spar, but Torikaze escaped using a Crystal Mirror and identified Setsuna as the likely attacker.
• Kagami’s team received an A-rank mission to wipe out mountain bandits, and Torikaze challenged Hiruzen for the right to join them.
• Torikaze defeated Hiruzen with Cloud Sword Style—Crane’s Cry, and Hiruzen agreed to let him accompany the team.

Torikaze grew stronger through missions and training while uncovering dangers within the Uchiha Clan and preparing Konoha for Madara Uchiha’s return. When Madara attacked with the Nine-Tails, Torikaze intervened with overwhelming power, then revealed himself to Hashirama as Cloud Incarnate Dust.

• Torikaze defeated Hiruzen Sarutobi in their spar, unlocked new system functions, and strengthened himself before joining Hiruzen’s mission to defeat the Mountain Bandits.
• Torikaze helped defeat the bandits and their rogue ninja allies, while Hashirama arrived to save the group from a flaming tornado and the team returned to Konoha.
• Torikaze ambushed and defeated Uchiha Setsuna on the journey home, then completed his mission and gained new abilities and Tranquility Points.
• Hashirama and Tobirama tested the children’s Will of Fire, and Torikaze and Chisato shared their visions for Konoha before becoming Hashirama’s disciples.
• After nearly a year of training, Torikaze learned that Uchiha Kai and several Elders planned a rebellion, while Kagami reported the conspiracy to Uchiha Teruya and Uchiha Shintaro.
• Torikaze prepared a Cloud Mist Formation around Konoha and used a one-day trial card to take on the power and memories of Cloud Incarnate Dust when Madara Uchiha arrived.
• Madara summoned the Nine-Tails and fought Hashirama, but Torikaze’s enormous sword shattered Madara’s Susanoo and pulled the Nine-Tails into the clouds.
• Torikaze destroyed the White Zetsu emerging from the battlefield and repaired the damaged land with the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, then introduced himself to Hashirama as Cloud Incarnate Dust.

Torikaze helped Hashirama capture the Six-Tails as Konoha secured other Tailed Beasts and prepared to host the first Five Kage Summit. He then joined Hiruzen’s team on its mission to deliver an invitation to Sunagakure, where Ebizo received them and arranged an audience with the Kazekage.

• Hashirama gave Torikaze a sealing jade containing the Nine-Tails and urged him to help capture the other Tailed Beasts, while Torikaze later received a reward for completing Madara Uchiha’s Rebellion.
• During the Uchiha Clan Rebellion, Shintaro defeated Kai, who killed Chisato before Torikaze’s white bird killed him, and Kagami awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Cloud Incarnate Dust gave Torikaze two Celestial Crane Eggs before returning to his original world, and Torikaze later hatched them with the help of Mamiko’s hen.
• Hashirama assigned Torikaze and Tobirama to capture the Six-Tails, and they subdued it in its cave before its White Jade Block sealed it.
• Hashirama’s team captured the Eight-Tails, and Hashirama later assigned captured Tailed Beasts to Konoha clans and called for the first Five Kage Summit.
• Hiruzen, Danzo, Kagami, Chisato, and Torikaze traveled to Sunagakure to deliver the Kazekage’s invitation, fighting rogue ninja along the way.
• Ebizo accepted Hiruzen’s letter at Sunagakure’s outskirts, escorted the Konoha team into the village, and arranged their audience with the Kazekage for the next day.

Torikaze helped Hashirama bring the Five Kage together to sign a peace treaty and establish trade, then joined the summit’s sparring matches. After defeating Mu and helping Tsukishiro eliminate A and Shamon, Torikaze and Tsukishiro remained as the final opponents.

• Hiruzen’s delegation met Kazekage Retto in Sunagakure, where Retto accepted Hashirama’s invitation to the Five Kage Summit despite doubting that peace would solve his village’s scarcity.
• On the return journey, Hiruzen’s team stopped at an oasis and defeated Heiluo’s group, though Heiluo escaped in a sandstorm.
• Torikaze bonded with the two Cranes, used Uchiha Kai’s Mangekyō Sharingan to awaken a remote-controlled Primal Puppet, and resolved to protect Hashirama.
• Hashirama hosted Byakuren, Retto, Ishikawa, Mu, and A in Konoha, then led the Kage to sign a peace treaty and establish trade relations.
• Torikaze defeated Mu in their sparring match by trapping him with Crystal Release techniques and binding him with a massive vine.
• In the mixed spar, Torikaze teamed up with Tsukishiro, helped eliminate A and Shamon, and watched Tsukishiro bind Mu until he conceded.
• With Mu defeated, Torikaze and Tsukishiro remained as the final opponents, and Tsukishiro asked Torikaze who he thought would win.