Recaps

Sarutobi Toru helped Tsunade become Hokage, resolved the Uchiha clan split, and defeated Uchiha Hitomi before restoring Nawaki and his family to life. As Konoha prospered under Tsunade, Toru expanded his White Zetsu army and clone research while preparing for the next generation.

• Sarutobi Toru mastered travel between parallel worlds, persuaded Tsunade to become Hokage, and returned to Konoha to reconsider his plans for Root.
• Sarutobi Toru investigated Hatake Sakumo’s mission failure and learned that Sakumo had no intention of repeating his parallel self’s suicide.
• Sarutobi Toru backed Uchiha Fugaku’s plan to split the Uchiha into separate households, subdued the hardliners, and reported the agreement to the Third Hokage.
• Sarutobi Toru and Uchiha Shisui defeated Uchiha Hitomi and his Six Paths of Reincarnation, then Toru restored Nawaki, Myōshi, and their child to life.
• Tsunade won the Hokage election, reunited with Nawaki, and appointed him to work at Konoha Hospital as the village prospered.
• Sarutobi Toru traveled to the Land of Water, began creating a powerful White Zetsu army, and later expanded his clone research in Root’s Orchard.
• Sarutobi Toru planned customized Perfect Development Potions for Naruto Namikaze, Sasuke Uchiha, and other future students, then returned to the Senju Estate as Tsunade brought Konan.

Sarutobi Toru manipulated conflicts between the great villages while Kirigakure’s Artificial Human Ninjas triggered a devastating war. After sealing the God Tree and consuming its Chakra Fruit, Toru returned to Konoha and considered using Tobirama’s cloning advances to strengthen the Shinobi Worlds against the Otsutsuki.

• Sarutobi Toru visited the Parallel World with Tsunade, Pakura, and Queen Sēramu, while the women from both worlds compared their experiences and prepared a research base.
• Amegakure defeated Iwagakure’s forces and absorbed the village, while Pakura brought Deidara and Kurotsuchi to Toru to develop their potential.
• Sarutobi Toru confronted Otsutsuki Toneri on the moon, defeated him, and stored both Toneri and the Tenseigan in the Reincarnation Warehouse.
• Kirigakure deployed Artificial Human Ninjas, conquered Sunagakure, and drove Kinnara and the surviving Sand Shinobi to seek refuge in Konoha.
• Kirigakure expanded its attacks against the other villages and seized several Jinchuriki, while Uchiha Shisui’s Clone rebelled and helped devastate Kirigakure.
• Sarutobi Toru and an allied force confronted Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Madara at the God Tree, and Toru sealed the tree before leaving the battlefield.
• Sarutobi Toru merged two God Trees, grew a Chakra Fruit, and ate it, awakening greatly increased power before returning to Konoha.
• Tobirama Senju showed Sarutobi Toru advanced clones with awakened bloodline abilities, and Toru considered combining the technology with the God Tree to strengthen the Shinobi Worlds.