Recaps

Hiruko and Ranmaru attacked Konoha while the reanimated First and Second Hokage and Gaara’s rampage overwhelmed the defenders. Shinji awakened the Rinnegan and confronted Hiruko, while Orochimaru renewed his attack on the shelter, leaving the Third Hokage to face him.

• The Third Hokage confirmed Orochimaru had reanimated the First and Second Hokage, then ordered Konoha’s forces to respond to the terracotta army as Hiruko and Ranmaru headed for the Forest of Death.
• Gaara rampaged under Hiruko’s influence, and Yakumo, Shion, Temari, Kankuro, and the others struggled to restrain him while Shinji’s group fought through the First and Second Hokage’s Wood Release.
• Ranmaru ambushed Konoha’s Jonin and later attacked Shinji’s group, but Neji and Kimimaro joined the battle as Shinji sent the wounded and his allies to safety.
• Shinji secretly used Sasuke’s Chakra to awaken the Rinnegan, then made contact through Naobi with a sealed Uchiha girl whom he named Lamp and vowed to find.
• Neji and Kimimaro fused to wield the Tenseigan and battled Ranmaru, while Kakashi and Yakumo fought Hiruko and Shukaku as Hiruko drained the One-Tail from Gaara.
• Hiruko withdrew the One-Tail and killed Gaara, then unleashed Storm Release, but Shinji absorbed the thunder dragon with his newly awakened Rinnegan and struck Hiruko down.
• Orochimaru took control of the reanimated First and Second Hokage and sent them to attack the shelter, where the Third Hokage arrived and summoned Enma to confront him.

Shinji helped Konoha survive Orochimaru’s assault, then searched for and freed Nameless, learning the truth about her powers and the seals that held her. As Tsunade became Hokage and the villages prepared for war, the Akatsuki debated its next moves while Itachi remained undercover.

• The Third Hokage fought Orochimaru while Karin, Haku, Ryūsetsuna, and Chiyo defended Naruto and Sasuke from the First and Second Hokage’s attacks.
• Shinji drove off Hiruko, defeated Orochimaru’s Eight Branches Technique, and left him restrained for Konoha, while the Third Hokage lost his left arm.
• The Akatsuki Organization defeated the allied Elite Shinobi Army, killing Gaara and the Fourth Kazekage and gravely injuring the Fourth Mizukage, while Chiyo sacrificed herself to revive Gaara.
• The Fourth Mizukage exposed Suikazan Fuguki’s betrayal, named Kisame Hoshigaki as Samehada’s successor, and appointed Mei Terumi Acting Mizukage as Konoha began planning its leadership transition.
• Shinji rejected Tsunade’s personal ANBU offer, searched Senju sealing records, and freed Nameless from the Illusion Forest after learning that others released from the seals had died of old age.
• Nameless explained that the Uchiha had imprisoned her for Yachihoko and implanted Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi in her body, while Shinji warned that her damaged condition could leave her only five years to live.
• Tsunade became the Fifth Hokage and Pakura became the Fifth Kazekage as the villages mobilized for war, while Nagato and Obito planned to use captured Jinchuriki to create new Six Paths of Pain.
• Itachi stayed undercover in the Akatsuki after reflecting that his return to Konoha would cost him the chance to restrain the organization from within.

Shinji helped the Nameless One awaken an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, then used her Yachihoko to strengthen his Rinnegan and Susanoo. As Konoha’s leaders investigated Shinji and Sasuke, Danzo arrested Sasuke and Shinji confronted Danzo, whose forces fought Shinji’s ANBU squad as Tsunade rushed to the scene.

• The Nameless One transferred chakra to Shinji, restoring tomoe to his Rinnegan, and Shinji explored Konoha with her while arranging her recovery and a place in the village.
• Shinji chose Fugaku Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan for the Nameless One, who used Yachihoko and Susanoo Lamp to fuse the eyes and awaken an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• The Nameless One marked Shinji’s allies with Yachihoko and drew on their chakra, enabling Shinji to stabilize his Six Tomoe Rinnegan and strengthen his Susanoo.
• Konoha’s leaders debated the Akatsuki threat and Shinji’s abilities, while Danzo pushed to investigate Shinji and Sasuke and Tsunade postponed Sasuke’s First Hokage cells transplant.
• Danzo provoked Sasuke at the hospital, and Sasuke defeated the ANBU in his ward before Danzo wounded and captured him.
• Shinji completed ANBU registration with Karin, Haku, and the Nameless One, then arrived at the hospital and accused Danzo of conspiring to murder the Third Hokage.
• Shinji ordered the Nameless One to attack Danzo, and she launched Great Fire Annihilation as Danzo’s ANBU answered with Water Wall.
• The Nameless One, Haku, and Karin fought Danzo’s guards while Shinji defeated the men beside Danzo, and Tsunade hurried toward the hospital after hearing about the clash.

Shinji confronted Danzo, secretly restored Nameless and Sasuke’s dojutsu, and created an immersive training space by combining his abilities with Nameless’s. After revealing his Mangekyō Sharingan and its power to Konoha’s leaders, Shinji began a supervised test of Takamagahara with Kakashi.

• Shinji defeated Danzo repeatedly as Izanagi revived him, then accused him of colluding with Orochimaru and helped Tsunade have him arrested.
• Tsunade and the Third questioned Danzo, while Orochimaru admitted his research partnership with him and Kabuto entered Ryūchi Cave to learn Senjutsu.
• Shinji transplanted Hashirama Senju’s cells into Nameless, then used Yachihoko and Magatsu to restore half of Sasuke’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shinji and Nameless fused Tsukuyomi with Naobi through Yachihoko, creating realistic arenas for large-scale combat training.
• After Rock Lee’s drunken rampage at the barbecue gathering, Shinji stopped him, and Sasuke later asked whether Shinji had deliberately lost to him before awakening his Mangekyō.
• Shinji told Konoha’s leaders that he had awakened the Mangekyō at seven and stopped Naruto during the Nine-Tails incident, then presented Takamagahara as a combat-training genjutsu.
• Kakashi told Sasuke that Shinji, not Sasuke, had stopped the Nine-Tails, and Sasuke broke down after learning the truth about his past.
• Shinji delayed Kakashi’s test of Takamagahara for a day, then activated it on him at the training ground under ANBU and Hyuga surveillance.