Recaps

Kitahara Kaede returned to Konoha with Raijin's Blade as the diary revealed the looming Konoha Collapse and the threat of the Ōtsutsuki and Kara. While Kaede trained his squad for the dangerous Chunin Exams, Root tried to seize him, and he fought back.

• Hatake Kakashi taught Kitahara Kaede Chidori, then sparred with him and recognized his strength and lack of combat experience.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen promoted the Land of Waves mission to S-rank, awarded Kaede Raijin's Blade, and confronted Shimura Danzō over Root's attack on her.
• Kitahara Kaede's diary revealed the threats posed by Akatsuki and Kara, warned that Sarutobi Hiruzen would die during the Chunin Selection Exam, and described the Ōtsutsuki and Karma.
• A diary video showed Orochimaru launching the Konoha Collapse Plan, summoning the First and Second Hokage, and fighting Sarutobi Hiruzen, who sealed their souls and Orochimaru's hands before dying.
• Kitahara Kaede gained a deeper understanding of Flying Thunder God, trained his squad in medical ninjutsu, and warned Soten Genryu and Hyuga Keiko that the joint Chunin Exams would be exceptionally dangerous.
• Soten Genryu and Hyuga Keiko sparred with Akai Akimoto, who saw that they had reached Elite Chunin strength and suspected Kaede had driven their progress.
• Root ninjas disguised as Anbu tried to take Kaede away, but he demanded a Hokage writ and knocked down their attackers, including the Fox Mask ninja.

Kitahara Kaede’s team was sent to inspect the Ryūmyaku seal at Rōran as diary revelations exposed the Uchiha massacre and showed Naruto meeting his father in the past. Tsunade confronted her grief and Orochimaru’s offer, then chose not to revive Dan and Nawaki and turned against Orochimaru.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen punished Shimura Danzō for targeting Kitahara Kaede, while Kaede resolved to grow strong enough to protect himself.
• The diary revealed how Danzō stole Uchiha Shisui’s eye and how Shisui gave his remaining eye to Uchiha Itachi before dying, prompting Jiraiya to reconsider Konoha’s leadership and the Uchiha massacre.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen sent Kitahara Kaede, Hyuga Keiko, and Soten Genryu to inspect the Ryūmyaku seal at Rōran, and Kaede trained in the first four Inner Gates before the journey.
• The diary showed Naruto and Yamato traveling to the past, where Minato Namikaze helped Naruto defeat Mukade and sealed the Ryūmyaku before erasing their memories.
• Tsunade read the diary’s revelations about Danzo, the Uchiha, and Konoha’s future, then recognized Kaede as the young shinobi she had encountered while fleeing debt collectors.
• The diary described Tsunade’s future as Fifth Hokage and Naruto’s role in helping her overcome grief, while a vision showed Orochimaru asking her to heal his ruined hands in exchange for reviving Dan and Nawaki.
• Orochimaru offered to revive Dan and Nawaki if Tsunade healed him, but Naruto’s words reminded her of their dreams, and she agreed to treat Orochimaru only if he spared Konoha.
• Kabuto interrupted the treatment and exposed Tsunade’s killing intent, and Tsunade admitted she had wanted to see Dan and Nawaki again but refused to revive them.

Tsunade overcame her fear of blood, while the future footage revealed the allied shinobi fighting the Ten-Tails and Sasuke’s return to Konoha. Kitahara Kaede traveled through the Ryūmyaku to Minato’s era, then the diary turned to Shikamaru’s battle against Hidan and Kakuzu.

• Tsunade overcame her Hemophobia, protected Naruto, and used Creation Rebirth before joining Jiraiya and Orochimaru in a battle of summoned beasts that ended with her pinning Manda.
• Future footage showed Team 7 reunited, Sakura fighting at Kage level, and Naruto and Sasuke attacking the Ten-Tails alongside the allied shinobi forces.
• Kitahara Kaede learned that rogue ninja had taken a bounty on him, then traveled to the Rōran Ruins with Hyuga Keiko and Soten Genryu, where Kakuzu confronted them.
• Kaede fought Kakuzu until the Ryūmyaku seal broke and sent him into the past, where he met Minato Namikaze, Naruto, Queen Sara, and other shinobi.
• Kaede and Naruto told Minato about the future, including Naruto’s identity as his son, while Sara learned that Mukade had killed her mother and taken control of Rōran.
• Sara commissioned Kaede to kill Mukade and entrusted him with the Dragon Vein Sealing Style, while Kaede recorded the technique before Minato could seal their memories.
• The diary revealed that Danzō had placed a bounty on Kaede, Tsunade began training Shizune in the Yin Seal, and Itachi focused on gaining the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan for Sasuke despite his illness.
• Future footage showed Shikamaru and Kakashi battling Hidan and Kakuzu, with Shikamaru trapping Hidan in the forest and beheading him while Kakuzu revealed his elemental masks.

Naruto and Minato faced the Nine-Tails Rampage, while an alternate future revealed Naruto’s power and gave Minato knowledge of coming disasters. Kitahara Kaede returned to his own time, sealed the Ryūmyaku within himself, and took charge of Team 7 as Kakashi pursued his father’s sword style.

• Nara Shikamaru buried Hidan alive, and Uzumaki Naruto killed Kakuzu with Wind Style: Rasenshuriken.
• The diary showed the Masked Man attacking Kushina Uzumaki during Naruto’s birth and unleashing the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox on Konoha, where Minato Namikaze fought to protect the village.
• Minato and Kushina sealed the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox inside Naruto and died protecting him, before a future Naruto appeared, defeated the beast, and restored his parents.
• Kitahara Kaede showed Naruto and Minato what had happened during the Nine-Tails Rampage, then joined them in defeating Mukade and sealing the Ryūmyaku in Rōran.
• Minato’s diary brought him knowledge of future threats, including the Uchiha Clan’s destruction, the Akatsuki, and attacks on Konoha, and he resolved to prepare for them.
• Kitahara Kaede returned to Rōran and sealed the Ryūmyaku’s sentient chakra inside himself, gaining a powerful chakra cloak while Konan and Kakuzu searched for the missing source.
• Hatake Kakashi asked Kitahara Kaede to lead Team 7 during a month of training and take a mission protecting Kazahana Koyuki in the Land of Snow.
• Kitahara Kaede trained Team 7 while Kakashi committed to his own Hatake Sword Style, and Minato worried that tensions between the great nations would lead to war.