Recaps

Nami was tricked and left behind at sea, then headed back toward Cocoyasi Village unaware that it had changed. Kusana's group returned to the Land of Grass to find its dock transformed into a thriving hub, and Kusana told Robin it was time to work.

• Nami realized the luxurious ship had abandoned her after taking her money and vowed to steal from its crew someday.
• Nami recalled that the Marines had a photograph of her and wondered whether a noble had prompted them to pursue her.
• Nami rowed toward Cocoyasi Village, unaware that the corrupt official had been beaten and the Arlong Pirates hanged.
• Kusana's group returned to the Land of Grass and was astonished by the busy, expanded dock and its new routes and businesses.
• Mihawk went off to look around, while Kusana told Hanzō not to watch him as long as he followed the country's rules.
• Kusana asked Robin if she was ready to work, leaving her wondering whether she would translate the Poneglyphs.

Mihawk explored the Land of Grass and met Luffy, who had delayed setting sail until he could defeat Madara Uchiha. Meanwhile, a bewildered young girl arrived at the bustling harbor near Cocoyasi Village.

• Mihawk surveyed the Land of Grass and was impressed by its strength and its efforts to help ordinary people travel for work.
• Mihawk found Luffy working at a construction site and wearing Shanks's straw hat, then questioned him about his dream and why he had not set sail.
• Luffy declared that he would defeat Madara Uchiha before going to sea, and Mihawk realized he meant the powerful Madara he had encountered.
• A young girl reached the harbor near Cocoyasi Village and stared in confusion at its huge advertisement for Old Tangerine Mama Orange Jam.

Nami returned to Cocoyasi Village and found it transformed, with officials charging fees at the dock and for entry to Arlong Park. When she revealed her Arlong Pirates mark to avoid being arrested for stealing a wallet, the crowd called her a remnant of the Arlong Pirates.

• Nami docked at Cocoyasi Village and was charged a mooring fee by a dock administrator.
• Nami headed toward Arlong Park, noticing the improved road and a sign pointing visitors to the park.
• An entrance administrator demanded that Nami buy a ticket to enter Arlong Park.
• Nami realized she had no money, tried to take the administrator's wallet, and was surrounded by people in green uniforms.
• Nami revealed her Arlong Pirates mark to intimidate them, but more people arrived and called her a remnant of the Arlong Pirates.

Nami returned to Cocoyasi Village and learned that the Arlong Pirates had been defeated and the village rebuilt under the King of the Land of Grass. She discovered the king was Kusana, the man she intended to thank, and left him a pointed promise to thank him properly.

• Nami was released from the Cocoyasi Village Military Police Force after Gen recognized her and Nojiko came to collect her.
• Nojiko explained that the Arlong Pirates had been wiped out, Arlong Park had become a park, and the Marines had searched for Nami with her photograph.
• Nami saw Cocoyasi Village’s new roads and buildings, heard that Nojiko managed the orange jam factory, and approved of the dock fees as reasonable.
• Nojiko welcomed Nami home and told her the king would handle her past thefts so she could start over.
• Nami recognized Kusana in the king’s photograph and vowed to thank him properly, while Kusana sneezed in his office and asked Miss Robin for tea.

Robin sorted documents for Kusana while working in the Land of Grass, and Kusana decided they needed to travel after reading an urgent report about the ninja world. Meanwhile, Mujie confronted a captured World Economic News Agency reporter, and the Third Hokage prepared to hear a plan from his former disciple and close friend.

• Robin used her ability to sort Kusana's paperwork and asked why she was not translating the Poneglyph.
• Kusana read Mujie's report that the BBC had caught a World Economic News Agency reporter and left the matter to Mujie.
• Mujie stopped the White Zetsu from mistreating the reporter and asked him whether he had a dream.
• Robin passed Kusana an urgent document about the ninja world and Kusagakure, and Kusana said they would need to go on a business trip.
• The Third Hokage asked his former disciple and close friend to explain his plan inside Konoha's heavily guarded secret space.

Danzo proposed that Konoha fight the Land of Grass by rebuilding an alliance with the other Great Ninja Villages. Orochimaru revealed that he had mastered and modified Impure World Reincarnation, then summoned a White Zetsu to demonstrate.

• Danzo told Hiruzen that Konoha had no choice but to fight the Land of Grass and proposed joining forces with the other Three Great Ninja Villages.
• Hiruzen warned that the alliance had already disbanded and that Konoha might now be weaker than the Land of Grass.
• Danzo said the other villages would cooperate with Konoha and turned to Orochimaru to explain his plan.
• Orochimaru confirmed that he had mastered Impure World Reincarnation, and Hiruzen agreed to use it to protect Konoha.
• Orochimaru said he had modified the technique so the summoned dead could use their full strength, then summoned a White Zetsu before Hiruzen and Danzo.

Orochimaru used White Zetsu as vessels to revive the First Hokage and Tobirama Senju, but the resurrected brothers mistook him for someone plotting to kill his teacher. Meanwhile, Kusana returned to Kusagakure with Robin, who was bewildered by the shinobi world.

• Orochimaru explained that White Zetsu clones could serve as vessels for the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, and Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to Danzo's plan to revive powerful figures before the Four Kage Summit.
• Hiruzen asked Orochimaru to revive the First Hokage and the Second Hokage, and Orochimaru warned that there might be a small accident.
• Orochimaru revived the First Hokage and Tobirama Senju, and Hiruzen welcomed them as his former leaders.
• The First Hokage and Tobirama Senju accused Orochimaru of plotting to kill his teacher, leaving Hiruzen and Danzo stunned.
• Kusana returned to Kusagakure with Robin, who asked where they were after he said they were in the shinobi world.

Robin discovered that Kusana’s business trip had taken him to another planet, the ninja world, and learned she could be free of the World Government’s scrutiny there. Meanwhile, the resurrected Hashirama and Tobirama questioned Hiruzen about Konoha’s past, leaving him about to recount its many troubles.

• Kusana explained to Robin that they were in another world, beyond the World Government’s reach, and offered her time to explore.
• White Zetsu’s original body said he felt a call from afar, leaving Kusana baffled.
• Hashirama and Tobirama asked Hiruzen whether Orochimaru had defected and whether Kabuto, Naruto, and Sasuke were Konoha ninja.
• Hiruzen told the two Hokage that the Uchiha Clan had defected after the naked donation incident, shocking them.
• Tobirama demanded an account of what had happened in Konoha, and Hiruzen began to explain.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō persuaded Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju to help Konoha confront the Land of Grass. As Danzo outlined an alliance and a final battle, White Zetsu sensed a familiar signal calling from afar.

• Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju condemned Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō for Konoha’s decline and for summoning them to fight the Land of Grass.
• Shimura Danzō defended himself and Hiruzen by describing their sacrifices for Konoha and pleading for the Hokage’s help.
• Tobirama Senju agreed to hear Hiruzen’s plan, while Hashirama Senju warned that Konoha’s future still depended on its living leaders.
• Shimura Danzō proposed joining forces with the other Three Great Ninja Villages and using Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju in a decisive battle against the Land of Grass.
• Shimura Danzō called Orochimaru their secret weapon and declared that Konoha was guaranteed to win.
• White Zetsu’s main body told Leader Mang that it sensed a familiar signal calling from afar.

Kusana visited the moon to learn what Elder Yang Zheng’s research on Devil Fruits had uncovered. He received new techniques for countering Devil Fruit users and discovered their powers could nourish the Divine Tree, then heard a voice ask who he was.

• Kusana traveled to the moon and met Elder Yang Zheng, whose research had revealed that Devil Fruits altered users’ bloodlines and granted extractable abilities.
• Kusana considered obtaining Vinsmoke technology, and Elder Yang Zheng expressed interest in meeting Vegapunk.
• Elder Yang Zheng gave Kusana two tested jutsu: one that sealed a Devil Fruit user’s abilities and a barrier that trapped an escaping ability in a nearby fruit after the user died.
• Elder Yang Zheng revealed that Devil Fruit abilities and users’ life energy could nourish the Divine Tree and accelerate its growth.
• Kusana sensed a presence in the Divine Tree, used Observation Haki and the Voice of All Things, and heard it ask who he was.

Kusana unexpectedly connected to Kaguya’s consciousness, earned her trust by speaking about Little Black, and returned to the Land of Grass to prepare for trouble. Meanwhile, Danzo gathered the Four Kage in Konoha, where Hashirama was astonished by Kumogakure’s transformed appearance.

• Kusana entered Kaguya’s consciousness space by accident and introduced himself as a good person.
• Kusana used Little Black’s name to gain Kaguya’s trust and chatted with her about changes in the ninja world.
• Kusana returned to the Land of Grass, reunited with Robin, and resumed preparations after she hinted at an interesting rumor.
• Danzo convened another Four Kage Summit in Hiruzen’s name, persuading the Three Kage to attend.
• Hashirama Senju mistook the approaching Kumogakure ninjas for a new village and was shocked when Hiruzen Sarutobi identified them.

At the Four Kage Summit, Shimura Danzō tried to rally the other villages against the Land of Grass, but the Three Kage refused to stay. After Konoha sealed the exits, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju emerged from the shadows, shocking Ōnoki.

• Ōnoki admired the Fourth Raikage's reforms and the Cloud Ninja's new discipline.
• The Third Hokage convened the Four Kage Summit, where Shimura Danzō revealed a banner for the Second Four Great Ninja Villages Anti-Grass Summit.
• The Fourth Mizukage, Fourth Raikage, and Ōnoki rejected Danzo's proposal and started to leave.
• Danzo ordered Hiruzen Sarutobi to lock the doors, and Konoha sealed the meeting room with a barrier.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju emerged from the shadows, and Ōnoki recognized them in disbelief.

Shimura Danzō revealed that the allied villages could use Impure World Reincarnation and one hundred thousand White Zetsu to fight the Land of Grass. The Three Kage agreed to form an alliance but made a request, while White Zetsu and Black Zetsu sensed a mysterious call.

• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju appeared before the Three Kage, shocking them because they had died long ago.
• Shimura Danzō explained that Impure World Reincarnation could summon deceased ninjas from all the villages to fight.
• Danzō showed the Three Kage frenzied White Zetsu and announced that Konoha would deploy one hundred thousand of them.
• The Third Tsuchikage agreed to form an alliance again on the Three Kage's behalf but said they had a request.
• The White Zetsu original sensed a strange call and asked Black Zetsu about it, and Black Zetsu said their mother was calling them.

Itachi took a rare walk through Konoha and spoke with Kakashi about the looming war and Kusagakure. He asked how his mother and Sasuke were doing there, and Kakashi said the Land of Grass's leader treated Sasuke like his own son.

• Itachi left his room for a walk and learned from Kakashi that Konoha was on alert during a critical period.
• Itachi and Kakashi discussed the coming war, the villages' plans for Impure World Reincarnation, and the possibility of reviving the Fourth Hokage.
• Itachi remarked that the Fourth Hokage's child had become an outstanding shinobi in Kusagakure, and Kakashi praised Kusagakure's education.
• Itachi asked how his mother and Sasuke were doing in Kusagakure, and Kakashi told him the Land of Grass's leader treated Sasuke like his own son.
• Itachi said he was glad his mother seemed to be doing well, while Kakashi wondered whether that had been the reason for his walk.

Kakashi spoke with Itachi, then discussed the Uchiha with Hashirama and Tobirama as they prepared for a new conflict. In Konoha Year 65, the Four Great Ninja Villages declared war on the Land of Grass, and Kusana rushed to give Robin an important mission.

• Itachi told Kakashi that his secret deal with the Third Hokage had failed and left while Anbu watched him.
• Hashirama and Tobirama questioned Kakashi about Itachi and argued over Kusagakure’s forged claims about Madara’s supposed great work.
• An Anbu ninja informed Hashirama and Tobirama that the Hokage had everything ready and asked them to proceed.
• In Konoha Year 65, the Four Great Ninja Villages assembled their forces and declared war on the Land of Grass under the pretext of exterminating Grass bandits.
• Kusana interrupted Robin while she was bathing and announced that the country had an important mission for her.

Shimura Danzō was excluded from the allied forces’ leadership and assigned command of the White Zetsu vanguard instead. He vowed to prove the monsters’ worth against the Land of Grass, while two concealed observers listened in nearby.

• The Three Kage denied Shimura Danzō any command or adviser position, leaving him in charge of the White Zetsu vanguard.
• Orochimaru told Danzō that only a little over ten thousand White Zetsu could be deployed, far short of the planned army of one hundred thousand.
• Danzō decided to use the monsters to demonstrate their value and force the allied leaders to recognize his judgment.
• Danzō and Orochimaru arrived at the Land of Grass, unaware that a hidden ear had carried their conversation away.
• On a concealed hillside, a black-haired young man asked the black-haired woman what she had discovered.

Miss Robin reported that the allied forces planned to attack the Land of Grass with White Zetsu monsters and an Impure World Reincarnation army, while Shimura Danzō had been pushed aside. Kusana treated the monsters as no threat but saw Danzō’s exclusion as alarming, then prepared to use a White Zetsu original in the coming battle.

• Robin told Kusana that the Four Great Ninja Villages had over ten thousand White Zetsu weapons and planned to build a vanguard of one hundred thousand.
• Kusana recognized the White Zetsu threat and confidently declared victory was assured.
• Robin reported that Shimura Danzō had been pushed aside, and Kusana became deeply concerned and called Danzō his dearest friend and brother in arms.
• The allied forces abandoned their planned surprise attack after discovering the Land of Grass was prepared, then Danzo and Orochimaru readied the monsters for deployment.
• Kusana asked a summoned White Zetsu original if he was ready, and the White Zetsu questioned whether the plan was appropriate.

Danzo launched more than ten thousand mindless White Zetsu monsters against Kusagakure, and their first assault forced the Grass ninja to commit far more troops to contain them. As the four Kage began to believe the war could be won, several White Zetsu suddenly stopped and wondered whether they had finally found the organization.

• Danzo ordered Orochimaru’s White Zetsu monsters released and directed them to attack the Land of Grass.
• The White Zetsu surged across the battlefield, destroying obstacles as Kusagakure ninja rushed to stop them.
• Kusagakure committed several times more troops than the White Zetsu force but could only barely contain the attack.
• The four Kage watched the assault succeed and felt hopeful that the war could be won.
• Several charging White Zetsu froze, blinked in confusion, and wondered whether they had finally found the organization.

The White Zetsu army secretly followed Mang’s orders while appearing to rampage against Kusagakure, and the Four Great Ninja Villages mistook the battlefield’s shifting fortunes for a genuine struggle. The villages decided to deploy part of their Impure World Reincarnation army, and Kusana ordered Kusagakure to strike it hard.

• The White Zetsu original and Black Zetsu directed the newly created White Zetsu to keep attacking and destroying while hiding their allegiance and avoiding killing anyone.
• The Four Kage and Hiruzen Sarutobi believed the White Zetsu had given them an advantage, but Kusagakure reinforced its forces and pushed the army to a standstill.
• Ōnoki urged the Four Great Ninja Villages to deploy the Impure World Reincarnation army rather than rely only on costly White Zetsu, and Hiruzen agreed to the plan.
• The Four Great Ninja Villages decided to send part of the Impure World Reincarnation army into battle and increase White Zetsu production afterward.
• After receiving intelligence about the deployment, Kusana ordered Kusagakure to hit the Impure World Reincarnation army hard.

The Land of Grass countered the Impure World Reincarnation army with armored fighters and mass sealing scrolls, forcing the Four Great Ninja Villages to order a retreat. The retreat stalled when the White Zetsu army blocked the resurrected ninjas’ way back.

• Danzo deployed the Impure World Reincarnation army after the battle turned against the White Zetsu forces.
• Orochimaru warned Danzo that the battlefield had changed, and the Four Great Ninja Villages saw Kusagakure fighters restrain and seal the resurrected ninjas with Scientific Ninja Tools and sealing scrolls.
• Tobirama Senju recognized the sealing technique as a counter to Impure World Reincarnation and realized Kusagakure had prepared for the war.
• Tobirama Senju and Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Danzo, the White Zetsu, and the Impure World Reincarnation army to retreat after many resurrected elites were sealed.
• The Impure World Reincarnation army tried to withdraw but found that the White Zetsu were blocking its path.

The Four Great Ninja Villages reconsidered their failed assault on Kusagakure after its sealing force countered the Impure World Reincarnation army. Danzo urged them to stall for time and revealed he had another plan, while Naruto gave Kusana a letter from Kabuto for Orochimaru.

• Newly born White Zetsu attacked indiscriminately, and Danzo ordered their army to keep charging while the Impure World Reincarnation forces withdrew.
• The Four Kage discussed committing all their forces to a final battle, but Shimura Danzō entered and argued that they needed to avoid devastating losses and stall for time.
• Danzo said the White Zetsu army was essential and claimed he had solutions for delaying Kusagakure, continuing production, and securing funds from the Feudal Lord's Mansion.
• Danzo asked Orochimaru whether two people were ready, and Orochimaru answered that they were.
• Naruto, Sasuke, Gaara, Yahiko, Konan, and Madara arrived in Kusana, and Naruto handed Kusana a letter from Kabuto addressed to Orochimaru.

Kusana reviewed reports from the Land of Grass and discussed delaying the final battle until Danzo's gift was ready. Robin then sensed an unexpected event connected to Kusana's family, just as Naruto wondered whether his father might have been revived through Impure World Reincarnation.

• Kusana learned that Kabuto had disappeared again after going out to sea and chose not to worry about him.
• Kusana persuaded Madara to wait for a dramatic moment to confront Hashirama, and Madara agreed.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Gaara reported that the Land of Grass was flourishing, with Luffy and a directionally challenged swordsman earning praise as workers.
• Kusana heard that the East Blue had gained a swordsmanship instructor and that Kakuzu had proposed organizing competitions to boost morale.
• Naruto began asking whether his father might have been brought back through Impure World Reincarnation, but Robin interrupted to report an unexpected family matter involving Kusana.

Danzo revived Minato and Rasa as a psychological tactic against the Land of Grass, while Kusana trusted Naruto, Gaara, and Sasuke to handle their own affairs. Minato and Rasa received troubling news about their villages, and Minato reunited with Naruto at the front lines.

• Danzo had Orochimaru revive Minato and Rasa, shocking the assembled Kage and prompting Hiruzen to approach Minato.
• Sasuke told Kusana that he, Naruto, and Gaara had already met Minato, then left after spotting a crow with a Mangekyo eye.
• Kusana encouraged Sasuke to seek help if needed and told him to return home for dinner.
• Minato and Rasa learned what had happened to their villages, leaving Rasa grim and Minato melancholy.
• Naruto and Gaara appeared before Minato and Rasa, and Naruto greeted his father warmly.

Naruto reunited with Minato and explained how they had met in the past, while Minato struggled with the discovery that his grown son had become an enemy. Gaara confronted Rasa over Sunagakure and began fighting him, as Minato took Naruto aside and asked about Kushina.

• Naruto told Minato that he had met him in the past at the Ancient Kingdom of Roran and had sealed only Minato’s memories.
• Rasa accused Gaara of betraying Sunagakure, but Gaara said the Land of Wind had abandoned the village and that he had come to stop his father.
• Gaara and Rasa clashed with Yellow Sand and Gold Sand, their attacks evenly matched.
• Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Naruto away from the fight and remarked that Naruto had made friends.
• Minato asked Naruto how Kushina was doing.

Naruto told Minato about the family and friends he had found in Kusagakure, then refused to return to Konoha. Minato challenged him to test his growth, while a sudden Susanoo battle disrupted the Allied Camp's plans.

• Naruto excitedly told Minato about his life in Kusagakure and reassured him that he had family and friends there.
• Minato asked Naruto whether he wanted to return to Konoha, but Naruto firmly refused.
• Minato challenged Naruto to show how much he had grown, and Naruto eagerly unleashed the Sage Curse Mark and Nine-Tails' power.
• The Allied Camp watched the Fourth Kazekage and Naruto's unexpected actions derail their plan to cause turmoil in the Land of Grass.
• Explosions drew the Allied Camp's attention to two Giants of Light wielding Susanoo, and Danzo realized Itachi had acted on his own.