Recaps

Namikawa Yū built a prosperous realm with Kaguya while secretly harnessing chakra to cultivate another Chakra Fruit, as the God Tree’s growth threatened the world. Hagoromo and Hamura returned with their families, and Namikawa Yū granted Indra and Asura islands to rule.

• Namikawa Yū reincarnated as Tianzi of the Land of Ancestors, reformed the country, and discovered Otsutsuki Kaguya beside the God Tree.
• Namikawa Yū married Kaguya, and after the Land of Them attacked her, Kaguya ate the Chakra Fruit and Namikawa Yū conquered and unified the continent.
• Kaguya explained that the God Tree needed more energy for another Chakra Fruit, so Namikawa Yū developed a chakra-based society and collected chakra from students.
• Kaguya placed an incomplete Karma on Namikawa Yū, and she later gave birth to Hagoromo and Hamura, who grew up and left to travel.
• Hagoromo and Hamura discovered that people were being sacrificed to the God Tree, learned from the Toad Sage that it threatened the world’s Natural Energy, and challenged Namikawa Yū about it.
• Namikawa Yū supported his sons’ efforts to address the danger, while the brothers trained in Senjutsu and the God Tree’s extraction brought worsening natural disasters.
• Hagoromo and Hamura returned with their families, including Indra and Asura, and Namikawa Yū gave the brothers separate islands to rule.

After leaving the panel world, Namikawa Yū returned to Konoha, gained a modified Karma, and became a Medical Ninja as the Third Shinobi World War escalated. He survived a dangerous mission, recruited Shanming Changjin, and became Namikaze Minato’s student, ending with a request to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique.

• Namikawa Yū ended Kaguya and her sons’ confrontation, entrusted the Land of Ancestors to Hagoromo and Hamura, then returned to his original body in Konoha and spent his Reincarnation Points on enhanced origins and a modified Karma.
• Namikawa Yū began training in Medical Ninjutsu with Yakushi Nonō, passed his early graduation examination by defeating Obito Uchiha, and joined Konoha Hospital.
• As the Third Shinobi World War intensified, Namikawa Yū treated patients at the front and comforted Kakashi Hatake, then accepted an elite mission despite his age.
• After his team was ambushed, Namikawa Yū used Karma to defeat Iwagakure ninja and transformed Shanming Changjin into a recruit for the Night Organization.
• Namikawa Yū rescued Kurenai Yuhi and Hyuga Fu, returned to camp, and recovered while continuing to visit Kakashi and Kurenai.
• Namikawa Yū discussed the war and Konoha’s political future with Namikaze Minato, who accepted him as a student and shared his ambition to become Hokage.
• Namikawa Yū’s predictions about the war were confirmed when the Third Raikage died during Kumogakure’s failed invasion of the Land of Earth, and Minato trained him for half a year until he could match Jonin in many areas.
• After demonstrating his progress with the Rasengan, Namikawa Yū asked Minato to teach him the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Namikawa Yū secured the Uchiha Clan’s support for Namikaze Minato, then began a new life as an Uchiha and rose through Konoha’s medical ranks. After Senju Tobirama and Hiruzen Sarutobi disappeared, Yū entered the contest for Hokage, leaving Shimura Danzō scrambling to counter his growing support.

• Namikawa Yū persuaded Fugaku Uchiha to drop the dispute over Kakashi’s Sharingan and support Namikaze Minato for Hokage, then accepted Itachi as his disciple.
• Namikawa Yū befriended Itachi and Kabuto, cared for Kabuto while Nonō was away, and launched a successful portable-food business that employed orphanage children and clan workers.
• After reincarnating into the Uchiha Clan as Tsugi, Namikawa Yū developed his Sharingan, befriended Tsunade, and became head of Konoha’s new medical department.
• Namikawa Yū trained medical ninjas and became Hiruzen Sarutobi’s student as war began, then Senju Tobirama named Hiruzen Hokage before staying behind to cover the retreat.
• Namikawa Yū confronted Hiruzen, overcame his genjutsu, and sealed the still-living Hokage in a coffin before sending him away.
• After Hiruzen was presumed dead, Shimura Danzō, the Uchiha Clan Head, and others pursued the vacant Hokage position, while Kagami Uchiha and village leaders helped draw Namikawa Yū into the race.
• Medical ninjas and other supporters rallied behind Namikawa Yū, leaving Shimura Danzō with fewer allies and considering how to provoke a clash between Yū and the Uchiha Clan Head.

Namikawa Yū became Uchiha Clan Head and Third Hokage, reorganized Konoha's education and finances, and fought the Kinkaku Brothers alongside the Third Raikage. He developed a living vessel for part of the Nine-Tails, then turned his attention to Konoha's students as Tsunade and Orochimaru excelled in their examinations.

• Namikawa Yū won Uzumaki Mito's support, took the Uchiha Clan Head position from Uchiha Kawaaki, and was elected Third Hokage with backing from Konoha's major clans.
• Yū shared the Daimyo's funds with the clans and introduced village-run businesses, compulsory academy education, and an Intermediate Ninja Academy with contributions from several clans.
• Yū and the Third Raikage joined forces against the Kinkaku Brothers, and Yū defeated Kinkaku while the Raikage killed Ginkaku.
• Konoha and Kumogakure negotiated an exchange involving the Amber Purifying Pot, compensation, and the bodies of Senju Tobirama and Ginkaku, while Yū rejected Shimura Danzō's proposal to attack the Uzumaki Clan.
• Yū examined the Kinkaku Brothers' and Hashirama's cells, then persuaded the Nine-Tails to provide flesh and blood for an experiment.
• Yū transferred part of the Nine-Tails' consciousness into a young fox body, and the Nine-Tails agreed to stay with him as it grew stronger.
• Yū reunited with Tsunade, met her classmates, and offered promising students the chance to assist in his laboratory.
• Yū reviewed the advancement results, where Tsunade ranked first and Orochimaru second, while Jiraiya placed near the bottom and Hiruko followed him.