Recaps

Kyosuke secured the Uchiha’s position in Konoha, became its First Hokage, and prepared the village for war after Kumogakure demanded Tobirama’s surrender. The arc ended with Konoha organizing its armies to fight the Land of Lightning.

• Kyosuke accepted Kakuzu’s surrender and recruited him to lead Beidou Loan Company, then defeated Yayoi in a staged match and crippled Sanbugyo when he challenged him.
• Kyosuke helped establish Konoha’s Police Force, then agreed to help Black Zetsu capture Jigen in exchange for rewards.
• Kyosuke and Madara fought Jigen, but he escaped with his vessel, so they returned home and continued tracking him.
• Madara and Yayoi nominated Kyosuke for First Hokage, and Hashirama’s support made Kyosuke’s appointment unanimous.
• Kyosuke reformed Konoha’s ninja ranks as Kumogakure demanded Tobirama’s surrender and assembled an army for an invasion.
• Kyosuke refused to hand Tobirama over and prepared to strike the Land of Lightning, while Konoha declared it would settle the dispute on the battlefield.
• Kyosuke appointed Uchiha Izuna commander-in-chief and assigned leaders to three armies, then persuaded Elder Rei Uchiha to stay behind and teach at the Ninja Academy.

Kyosuke ended the wars, trained a new team, and hosted Konoha’s first Joint Chunin Exams while uncovering Hagoromo’s schemes. Isshiki returned to the Shinobi World and attacked Konoha, leaving Kyosuke to face him after Hashirama and Madara fell.

• Raikage A’s attack on Konoha failed, and Kyosuke later devastated Cloud’s army, forcing Kumogakure to pay reparations and ransom the Two-Tails Matatabi.
• Kyosuke became a Six Paths-level fighter, chose Yuto, Eri, and Kurama Jun as his apprentices, and led them to Hozuki Castle, where he destroyed the Box of Ultimate Bliss and fought Hagoromo.
• Kyosuke defeated Senju Li, returned to Konoha, and prepared his students and the Thirteen Guardians for the first Joint Chunin Exams.
• The exams began with a Capture the Flag contest, while Isshiki completed his reincarnation and fought Hagoromo across a distant planet.
• Yuto defeated Cloud’s Two-Tails Jinchūriki in the final match, but Isshiki appeared and attacked Konoha, killing Toka and overwhelming Tobirama, Izuna, and Kyosuke.
• Yayoi blasted Isshiki away with the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion as Kyosuke pursued him, while Hagoromo empowered Madara and Hashirama gathered the power of past Asura incarnations.
• Hashirama and Madara combined their powers to batter Isshiki, but they exhausted themselves, and Kyosuke took them to a secret base before opening the Eighth Gate to face Isshiki.

After Kyosuke’s apparent death, Konoha fought a world war, endured the loss of Hashirama, and faced renewed Ōtsutsuki threats. Kyosuke returned to his family, while Momoshiki chose Kaoru as his vessel and Kagami prepared to destabilize Konoha.

• Kyosuke killed Isshiki with his life-burning technique, and the Afterlife squad died as Konoha mourned Kyosuke and Madara left to guard the village from the shadows.
• Yuto defeated Tobirama in a duel, and Yayoi became Second Hokage before leading Konoha through the Five Kage Summit and into war.
• Ninshū’s arrival and attacks on Nagisa escalated Konoha’s conflict, while Yayoi rejected Black Zetsu’s offer to free Kaguya and developed Scientific Ninja Tools.
• Konoha’s new tools helped defeat Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure, ending the First Shinobi World War, and Hashirama later died, and Yayoi began the election for the Third Hokage.
• Momoshiki and Kinshiki attacked the moon, but Kyosuke awakened from his clone, defeated Urashiki, and learned that eighteen years had passed.
• Madara fought Momoshiki and Kinshiki to protect the Nine-Tails, died after Momoshiki escaped, and encountered Indra in the Pure Land.
• Kyosuke reunited with Mito and his family, then revealed himself to Yuto after defeating him and Kurama Jun during their mission.
• Momoshiki repeatedly planted Karma on Kaoru until she accepted him as a friend, while Kagami joined Ninshū and began plotting to inflame conflict between the Uchiha and Senju.

Kyosuke pursued power beyond the Shinobi World while Konoha’s clan rivalries grew into Tobirama’s coup and Nawaki’s assault on the Senju. As the Uchiha prepared to control the story of the massacre, Yayoi killed Sanbugyo during the battle.

• Kagami’s failed attempt to seize researchers ended with his girlfriend shielding him and Chō placing him under Anbu surveillance, while Tobirama fought Mi Gujie.
• Kyosuke made bargains with Momoshiki and Kaguya, absorbed the Ten-Tails, and devastated Mount Myōboku and Shikkotsu Forest before defeating Hamura and leaving him alive.
• Nawaki awakened Wood Release as Chō and Yayoi maneuvered him toward the Senju massacre, while Uchiha Yuto became Hokage and Tobirama worked to inflame clan tensions.
• Kyosuke left the Shinobi World to explore space, was gravely wounded by Shadow Star’s inhabitants, and trained while his clone remained with his family.
• Nawaki rose through Konoha’s ranks, then overheard Tobirama’s plan to overthrow Uchiha rule and resolved to protect the village by destroying the Senju clan.
• Nawaki attacked the Senju Compound as Tobirama battled Izuna, while Yayoi, Chō, and Sanbugyo joined the escalating fight.
• Yayoi sealed the Cloned Ten-Tails inside herself and became its Jinchuriki, while the Anbu prepared to blame Nawaki for the massacre and portray Tobirama’s death as part of the conspiracy.
• Nagisa disrupted Sanbugyo’s chakra with the Red-Light Fishing Rod, allowing Yayoi to intercept his final attack and pierce his chest.