Recaps

Hinata and her allies uncovered the Mysterious Organization’s Modified Humans while Che Fengzi and Naruto’s team confronted its operatives. As Kumogakure and Kirigakure’s war weakened both villages, the Hidden Leaf launched its own campaign, leaving Naruto and Sasuke facing Raikage A with a demand for surrender.

• The Land of Fire’s Daimyo bought Modified Humans from a mysterious organization, while Hinata investigated the group and developed a dangerous Black Slime in her laboratory.
• Kirigakure and Kumogakure escalated their island battles into a war, while Hinata learned that the organization’s agents had helped Kirigakure’s strategy.
• Keita Otake discovered and destroyed a Modified Human base, but Hinata’s investigators found signs that the organization’s survivors were still active.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura followed two Modified Humans to Che Fengzi, who killed one attacker and helped them capture the other.
• The organization’s leader reassured the Fire Daimyo that it could supply more Modified Humans, then ordered survivors to search for the person who had destroyed their base.
• Yamato captured an Earth delegation in the Land of Snow, while Kumogakure defeated Kirigakure and requested an alliance with the Hidden Leaf.
• Naruto and Sasuke joined the Hidden Leaf’s campaign against the other great villages, and Sasuke led an advance toward Kumogakure with Naruto.
• Naruto demanded that Raikage A surrender to prevent casualties, but A rejected the demand and accused the Hidden Leaf of starting the Fourth Shinobi World War.