Recaps

Katakuri’s Qilin Ability manifested God King Houka, terrifying Rasa and the people of Suna Village. As Houka’s disappointed gaze threatened Rasa, Shamrock awakened Soul Fire and broke free of the pyramid seal.

• Katakuri failed to control the manifested Houka, whose disappointed expression intimidated him.
• Rasa surrendered and begged Katakuri to make Houka disappear as Suna’s leaders and shinobi fled from the god’s gaze.
• Temari begged Katakuri to spare her father as the Eye of Divine Punishment appeared, while Shanks believed Rasa was doomed.
• The Sage of Six Paths and the three great sages sensed Houka’s arrival and feared the world’s balance was changing.
• Shamrock believed Houka was saving someone across worlds and resolved not to disappoint his father.
• Shamrock’s Conqueror’s Haki and soul transformed, and he blasted his way out of the pyramid seal.

Shamrock and Ryuma awakened their Soul Fire Talents, prompting Shanks to borrow Shamrock’s Fate Ring while Lu Ya escaped his seal. Katakuri spared Rasa but joined the others in pursuing the fleeing Shukaku, pinning it down with God King Houka’s gravity.

• Shamrock and Ryuma awakened their Soul Fire Talents, while Shanks lamented that he had not awakened yet.
• Katakuri stopped Houka from killing Rasa, and Temari and Kankuro thanked him as Rasa collapsed in terror.
• Shamrock lent his Fate Ring to Shanks, and Lu Ya burst free from Shukaku’s seal.
• Orochimaru grew eager to bring the divine children to Konoha, while Chiyo and the Sand Village shinobi surrendered.
• Lu Ya spotted Shukaku fleeing, and Katakuri mounted God King Houka and used gravity to pin the One-Tail down.

After defeating Shukaku, Lu Ya and the others listened as Orochimaru described the tailed beasts and urged them to visit Konoha during the Chunin Exam. They agreed to go, aware of Orochimaru’s grievances with the village and eager to explore its opportunities.

• Shukaku retreated into Gaara, and Lu Ya slapped the awakened Gaara while Shukaku refused to emerge.
• Orochimaru told the Divine Children about the Nine-Tails and Konoha’s upcoming Chunin Exam to draw them toward the village.
• Lu Ya, Kamui, Katakuri, Shamrock, and the others reacted to the tailed beasts’ abilities and asked Orochimaru to explain them.
• Rasa left the Divine Children with Chiyo and Ebizo, while Katakuri noticed his departure and chose not to pursue him.
• Orochimaru admitted his personal grievances against Konoha, and Lu Ya grew eager to recruit the village’s suppressed heroes’ descendants.
• Katakuri agreed to travel to Konoha with his brothers, where Shanks hoped to awaken and Shamrock and others sought new abilities.

Orochimaru invited the Divine Children to Konoha, while Chiyo tried to secure the Sand Village’s influence by offering Temari as their maid. Orochimaru defended his position as Otokage after Chiyo revealed his past, and Lu Ya pressed everyone to leave.

• Kamui, Shanks, Ryuma, and Shamrock returned to human form, and Shanks envied the others’ awakened soul fire.
• Chiyo offered Temari as a maid to serve the Divine Children and provide them with information, but Katakuri rejected the offer.
• Orochimaru claimed he would handle the Divine Children’s needs and accused Chiyo of trying to use Temari to win their favor.
• Chiyo revealed that Orochimaru was a rogue ninja from Konoha, prompting the Divine Children to regard him with suspicion.
• Orochimaru declared himself the legitimate Otokage of the Sound Village and put on its forehead protector.
• Lu Ya interrupted the argument and asked when they were leaving.

Kamui learned that his father was in this world and decided the brothers should continue toward Konoha for the Chunin Exams, focusing on Shanks and Lu Ya awakening Soul Fire. Orochimaru openly led the Sound Village party and planned to manipulate Danzo into provoking the brothers and helping him attack Konoha.

• Kamui heard his father’s voice and chose to keep the brothers’ adventure going instead of returning to Loulan Village.
• Kamui urged Shanks and Lu Ya to awaken Soul Fire, and the brothers suspected their father was secretly watching them.
• Katakuri dismissed God King Houka, upsetting Lu Ya, who had hoped to ride on their father’s shoulders.
• Kamui decided the brothers would follow the Sand Village and Sound Village parties to Konoha and learn more about the world along the way.
• Orochimaru revealed himself as the Sound Village leader and arranged for Kabuto Yakushi to feed Danzo false information about the brothers’ potential Wood Release.

Danzo received Orochimaru’s intelligence about Sand Village bloodlines that could help awaken Wood Release, while Orochimaru secretly planned to use Danzo to provoke conflict between Konoha and the Divine Children. Meanwhile, the Sand and Sound parties watched the Divine Children consume enormous quantities of food, leaving Sand Village’s already strained finances in worse shape.

• Danzo considered whether to investigate and capture people with special bloodlines without disrupting the Konoha Crush Plan, then sent Root ninja to look into the intelligence.
• Danzo planned to let Orochimaru and Hiruzen Sarutobi kill each other, believing Root and other Konoha forces would not protect the Third Hokage.
• Orochimaru secretly intended to use Danzo to spark a conflict between the Divine Children and Konoha, creating an opportunity to kill Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Orochimaru reflected that he wanted Konoha to be reborn under better leadership, even as he pursued immortality and planned to destroy it.
• Orochimaru and Chiyo saw the Divine Children eat more than a hundred people’s worth of food each, nearly bankrupting Sand Village and Sound Village along the way.

Kamui and the others tested whether Water Release could weaken them, while Orochimaru and Chiyo learned that seawater might be their real vulnerability. The group reached the outskirts of Konoha, where Danzo’s Root prepared to capture Shanks and Lu Ya.

• Katakuri sparred with Orochimaru using only his body and taijutsu, enduring ninjutsu attacks from multiple attributes without injury.
• Orochimaru’s Water Dragon Jutsu swallowed Katakuri, but Katakuri emerged unharmed and used Qilin Divine Fire to evaporate the water.
• Lu Ya revealed that seawater might affect them, prompting Orochimaru and Chiyo to consider testing that weakness.
• The group entered the Land of Fire and arrived near Konoha, where Root identified Shanks and Lu Ya as targets to capture when they separated.
• Orochimaru and Chiyo stayed silent about the watching Root squad, expecting Konoha’s provocation to expose Katakuri’s violent temperament.

Lu Ya and Shanks were ambushed by Root shinobi near Konoha, but they killed the attackers and drew the village’s attention. Danzo planned to use the incident to arrest the boys and obtain their special bloodlines.

• Lu Ya and Shanks ran ahead toward Konoha, and Katakuri rushed to investigate when explosions sounded.
• Chiyo and Orochimaru traded barbs over the Fourth Hokage’s succession and the Third Kazekage’s disappearance.
• Root shinobi ambushed Lu Ya and Shanks with poisonous insects, sealing techniques, and weapons, but both boys broke free and killed the squad.
• The battle alarmed nearby shinobi teams, while a red-haired girl from Grass Village sensed the boys’ immense mental pressure.
• Danzo learned his elite squad had been wiped out and decided to have Hiruzen order the boys’ arrest so he could seize their bloodline abilities.

Danzo demanded that Hiruzen retaliate against the Sand Village after Root ninja were killed, but Hiruzen ordered an investigation and warned him not to provoke trouble during the Joint Chunin Exams. Outside Konoha, Shanks and Lu Ya faced a growing crowd after destroying Root's attackers, and a powerful newcomer arrived as Orochimaru and Chiyo hoped the confrontation would escalate.

• Danzo accused the Sand Village of killing Root ninja and demanded that Hiruzen make it hand over the culprits, while Hiruzen refused to act before investigating.
• Hiruzen sent ANBU to investigate the battle outside Konoha, as Konoha ninja and civilians gathered at the gates to watch.
• Kakashi recognized the dead as Root ninja and realized that Shanks and Lu Ya had overwhelmed them with terrifying strength.
• Kotetsu Hagane challenged Shanks, and Kakashi kicked him out of the way as Shanks's slash carved a huge trench through the forest.
• A tall figure appeared in a golden flash, and Kakashi sensed that he was even stronger than Shanks and Lu Ya.
• Orochimaru and Chiyo arrived and were pleased to see the confrontation between the Divine Children and Konoha escalating.

Katakuri killed Konoha civilians who insulted the Ancient Moon brothers, then overwhelmed the village’s forces with his Conqueror’s Haki. As Hiruzen Sarutobi and Konoha’s defenders gathered, Katakuri formally challenged the Hokage and said he would fight Might Guy afterward.

• Konoha villagers and children insulted the Ancient Moon brothers, and Katakuri killed several of them with golden arrows.
• Katakuri released his Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out civilians, genin, chunin, and members of the Konoha Twelve while Kakashi and the village’s defenders struggled against the pressure.
• Lu Ya boasted that his brothers could knock out tens of thousands of opponents, alarming Kakashi, Orochimaru, and Chiyo.
• Kakashi confronted Orochimaru and Chiyo about their presence, and Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived with ANBU and other Konoha ninja.
• Katakuri introduced himself as the third son of the Kogetsu Clan, challenged Hiruzen, and named Might Guy as his next opponent.

Katakuri and the Divine Children confronted Konoha, while Orochimaru exposed Hiruzen Sarutobi’s treatment of Naruto and tried to turn the visitors against him. Katakuri then launched an attack on Hiruzen, and the Konoha ninja rushed to defend him.

• Katakuri’s Conqueror’s Haki overwhelmed the gathered Konoha ninja and shattered their Clone Techniques.
• Lu Ya asked whether the group had come for the Chunin Exams and accused Hiruzen of mistreating heroes’ children.
• Orochimaru revealed that Naruto Uzumaki was Minato Namikaze’s son and claimed Hiruzen had branded him a Demon Fox and taken his parents’ property.
• Orochimaru told the Divine Children that Konoha’s Root ninja had attacked them and that Danzo Shimura led Root.
• Katakuri charged Hiruzen with his Mogura Trident, smashed through the Jonin’s Earth-Style Walls, and forced Hiruzen to summon Enma to block the thrust.

The Kogetsu Clan’s divine sons launched a battle against Konoha, displaying overwhelming power as Orochimaru explained Konoha’s techniques and Danzo plotted to seize control. The fighting continued, with Kamui observing the battlefield and Gaara preparing to join in.

• Lu Ya charged at Might Guy, while Ryuma unleashed a storm of sword slashes that devastated the forest and carved deep trenches into the earth.
• Shanks attacked Kakashi, discovered he was facing a shadow clone, and used Conqueror’s Haki and Observation Haki to search for Kakashi’s real body.
• Shamrock considered studying Konoha’s unusual abilities and agreed that his younger brother could pursue Naruto, the Nine-Tails’ host.
• Kamui watched Ryuma battle the Ino-Shika-Cho trio and ANBU, while Orochimaru explained their clan techniques and described Hiruzen Sarutobi’s transforming weapon.
• Gaara prepared to fight after Shukaku sensed the Nine-Tails in Naruto, while Danzo hoped Hiruzen would die so he could control the battlefield and use Kotoamatsukami on Kamui.

Danzo plotted to seize control of Kamui’s team while Shanks fought Kakashi and Shamrock. After Naruto transformed to save Kakashi and Obito intervened, Shanks’s rage awakened a white Soul Fire, surprising Houka.

• Danzo planned to ambush Kamui and use his Sharingan abilities to control him and his team.
• Shanks identified Kakashi’s Shadow Clones but could not draw out the real Kakashi until Shamrock’s approach to Naruto exposed Kakashi’s concern.
• Kakashi used his Mangekyo Sharingan to warp Shanks’s attack, then collapsed from chakra exhaustion, and Shanks moved to strike him.
• Naruto erupted into Four-Tails form to protect Kakashi and fought Shamrock, while Obito used a spatial distortion to rescue Kakashi.
• Shanks rampaged through the forest, and a white Soul Fire appeared beside him as his Conqueror’s Haki surged.

Shanks awakened his soul fire while the battle devastated Konoha, and Katakuri refused to end the fighting until Lu Ya awakened his own. As Danzo plotted to seize Kamui and Houka watched the hidden observers, the conflict continued with the Six Paths Sage and other powers taking notice.

• Kamui saw Shanks awaken his soul fire and credited the Fate Ring that Houka had given him.
• Shamrock fought Four-Tails Naruto, whose chakra surged until he became Six-Tails Naruto, while Gaara and Shukaku watched from the sidelines.
• Danzo moved toward Kamui and wished Hiruzen Sarutobi would die, while Hiruzen offered Katakuri compensation and Danzo as the culprit.
• Katakuri rejected Hiruzen's offer and continued the war, hoping Lu Ya would awaken his soul fire before the brothers returned home.
• Houka watched Danzo and Obito, considered taking their Sharingan, and noticed the Six Paths Sage and watchers from the Three Sage Realms.

Kamui stopped Shanks's fight with Kakashi after Shanks awakened Soul Fire, then intervened in Lu Ya and Might Guy's battle to give Lu Ya the Fate Ring. Might Guy broke free by opening the seventh gate, and Lu Ya transformed into his Sun Form as their battle resumed.

• Kamui stopped Shanks from attacking and congratulated him on awakening Soul Fire, then took back the Fate Ring.
• Shanks went searching for Kakashi while Kamui hurried to the battle between Lu Ya and Might Guy, where Guy had opened the sixth gate.
• The Twelve Rookie Nine woke up, and Hinata learned from Sasuke that Naruto had become a Six-Tails demon fox while Sakura learned Kakashi had disappeared.
• Kamui froze Might Guy with Ice Age and gave Lu Ya the Fate Ring, telling him that Shanks had awakened Soul Fire.
• Might Guy shattered the ice by opening the seventh gate and became the Blue Beast, while Lu Ya put on the Fate Ring and transformed into Half-Fourth Gear: Sun Form.

As Konoha’s battles intensified, Orochimaru cursed Sasuke and attacked the village’s advisors while Obito rescued Kakashi. Houka ambushed them, took both Kamui Sharingan, and imprisoned Obito, Kakashi, and Black and White Zetsu in the Kamui Space before turning his attention to Danzo’s Kotoamatsukami Sharingan.

• Orochimaru gave Sasuke a Tomoe Curse Mark, then sent a mass of snakes toward Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane.
• Obito emerged from a spatial vortex carrying Kakashi, and Black Zetsu urged him to take Kakashi’s eye back.
• Houka’s clone arm swallowed Obito and Kakashi’s Kamui Sharingan and fused them into itself.
• Houka used Kamui to imprison Kakashi, the injured Obito, and Black and White Zetsu in the Kamui Space.
• Houka left them imprisoned and headed toward Danzo to obtain his Kotoamatsukami Sharingan.

Shanks and the other brothers overwhelmed Konoha’s forces as more clans entered the battle, while Danzo discovered the hidden strength of the Sarutobi clan and grew more determined to kill Hiruzen Sarutobi. Shanks defeated Hiashi Hyuga with a single sword strike, and Houka reached toward Danzo as powerful figures began converging on the battlefield.

• Shanks saw the major battles across the field and unleashed Conqueror's Haki again as more Konoha ninjas arrived.
• Danzo watched hundreds of Sarutobi ninjas deploy and blamed Hiruzen Sarutobi for building up his clan with stolen assets and diverted funds.
• Shanks found that many Inuzuka, Aburame, and other Konoha ninjas had withstood his Haki, though their forces and fighting abilities had been badly weakened.
• Shanks struck Hiashi Hyuga with Divine Departure: Gryphon's Fang, breaking through Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven and blasting him away.
• Houka appeared above the battlefield and reached for Danzo as the Six Paths Sage, the Toad Sage, and Jiraiya approached.

Danzo emerged to use Kotoamatsukami on Kamui but was killed instantly by an unseen force. Orochimaru killed Koharu Utatane despite Jiraiya’s intervention, leaving Jiraiya demanding that Orochimaru leave Konoha.

• Orochimaru killed Homura Mitokado and revealed that Danzo had invited him to assassinate Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Danzo charged at Kamui to use Kotoamatsukami, but an unseen attack severed his head and bandaged arm and killed him.
• Orochimaru attacked Koharu Utatane again, and his sword pierced her heart just as Jiraiya arrived.
• Orochimaru escaped Jiraiya’s Sage Art with Snake Shedding and denied that he had intentionally killed Koharu.
• Jiraiya laid Koharu’s body down and ordered Orochimaru to leave Konoha or be killed, but Orochimaru refused to back down.

Orochimaru exposed Hiruzen Sarutobi’s corruption, weakening Konoha’s resistance as the clans withdrew from the fighting. Meanwhile, Houka captured Black Zetsu and used Kotoamatsukami on him, leaving Black Zetsu devotedly welcoming him as a god.

• Orochimaru accused Hiruzen Sarutobi of manipulating Konoha, betraying him, and seizing the Fourth Hokage’s inheritance, while Hiruzen denied the charges.
• After Orochimaru revealed Konoha’s secrets, the ninja clans ordered their fighters to preserve their strength and retreat, leaving the Sarutobi clan at the front.
• Ryuma stopped pursuing the retreating ninja and realized that his father had killed the headless enemy before Kamui could act.
• Houka absorbed Danzo’s Kotoamatsukami Sharingan and First Hokage Cells, then returned to Kamui Space to target Black Zetsu.
• Houka tortured Black Zetsu until he was weakened, then used Kotoamatsukami on him, and Black Zetsu awoke calling Houka Father God.

Houka sent Black Zetsu to track down Jigen while warning him to avoid those who could dispel Kotoamatsukami. As Konoha’s battle worsened with the Sand Village joining the attack, Houka pinpointed the coordinates of Mount Myoboku and Ryuchi Cave from the traces of Jiraiya’s and Orochimaru’s summoning jutsu.

• Houka ordered Black Zetsu to stay hidden, avoid Nagato Uzumaki and Uchiha Itachi, and search for Jigen.
• Chiyo led the Sand Village into the battle and ordered Gaara, Maki, Temari, and Kankuro to capture Konoha’s clan members.
• Jiraiya summoned Fukasaku, Shima, and Gamabunta, while Orochimaru summoned Manda and prepared to fight him.
• Kamui and Ryuma watched the battle as Jiraiya entered Sage Mode and the summoned toads and snakes clashed.
• Chiyo advanced on Konoha’s young talents, prompting Neji to protect Hinata and Sasuke to fight back with Fire Release.
• Houka sensed the traces of the summoning jutsu and pinpointed the coordinates of Mount Myoboku and Ryuchi Cave.

The Great Toad Sage sensed an unknown force spanning the Shinobi World and ordered Mount Myoboku evacuated, then called on the Six Paths Sage for help. Houka’s clone found them at Mount Myoboku while his original body received the World Will’s support as he stabilized the passage to a New World.

• The Great Toad Sage saw a grim future, summoned Gamakichi and Gamabunta, and ordered them to hide the toads inside the Great Toad of Iwasu.
• The Great Toad Sage used the Telescope Technique to watch the battle in Konoha and called for Hagoromo’s help.
• Hagoromo left the Pure Land and appeared at Mount Myoboku, where he and the Great Toad Sage discussed the unknown newcomers and their powers.
• The White Snake Sage warned the Three Snake Princesses and activated Ryuchi Cave’s barriers after sensing danger linked to Orochimaru’s summoning.
• Houka’s clone appeared at Mount Myoboku and found the Six Paths Sage and the Great Toad Sage waiting for him.
• As Houka’s original body stabilized the Space-Time Passage at the Loulan Dragon Vein, the World Will supplied him with Source Power and accelerated his work.

Houka’s clone met the Six Paths Sage and the Great Toad Sage at Mount Myoboku while assessing whether he could defeat them. After Houka’s scrutiny alarmed both elders, the Great Toad Sage offered cooperation and hinted that he possessed techniques capable of sealing gods.

• Houka claimed he was merely a father passing through, while his Observation Haki scanned the Six Paths Sage and weighed the risks of fighting him at Mount Myoboku.
• The Six Paths Sage and the Great Toad Sage recognized Houka as the God King summoned earlier and were shaken by the revelation.
• Houka determined that the Six Paths Sage was a chakra clone and considered the elders’ possible sealing techniques and hidden contingencies.
• Houka speculated that the Six Paths Sage had stockpiled powerful souls in the Pure Land as a reserve force, much as Kaguya Otsutsuki had created White Zetsu.
• Sensing Houka’s concealed hostility, the Great Toad Sage reassured him about the children’s safety and invited him to discuss their worlds’ techniques, warning that Mount Myoboku had methods for sealing gods.

Houka welcomed the Six Paths Sage and the Great Toad Sage into talks about cooperation between their worlds after sensing that Demon Merry had arrived. As the crystal ball showed the battle in the Shinobi World, the Ancient Moon brothers joined the fighting and Orochimaru confronted Chiyo with the secret that her grandson Sasori had killed the Third Kazekage.

• Houka agreed to discuss chakra, sage arts, and cooperation with the Six Paths Sage and the Great Toad Sage after sensing Demon Merry's arrival.
• Jiraiya suppressed Orochimaru with Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima's help while Manda and Gamabunta fought to a stalemate.
• Kamui froze Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Manda, and Gamabunta with Ice Age before letting Ryuma take over the fight against Jiraiya.
• Orochimaru disengaged from the battle and demanded that Chiyo hand over Uchiha Sasuke, whom she had captured alongside other young shinobi.
• Orochimaru told Chiyo that he knew Sasori had killed the Third Kazekage and turned him into a puppet, leaving Chiyo furious.

Orochimaru persuaded Uchiha Sasuke to join him and urged Jiraiya to preserve Konoha’s strength as the major clans withdrew from the battle. He summoned Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju with Impure World Reincarnation, leaving the two Hokage to confront the battlefield and its state under Hiruzen Sarutobi’s rule.

• Uchiha Sasuke accepted Orochimaru’s offer of power, marked his forehead protector, and declared that Konoha was too weak to help him take revenge.
• Shikaku Nara led the Ino-Shika-Cho clans in withdrawing to rescue their children and preserve their strength, prompting the Aburame and Inuzuka clans to withdraw as well.
• Orochimaru accused Hiruzen Sarutobi of stealing the Fourth Hokage’s and Uchiha Family’s property, then urged Jiraiya to stop fighting and let him or Tsunade become the Fifth Hokage.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi grew enraged and lost ground to Katakuri as his monkey summon was badly injured and its summoning ended.
• Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, who emerged arguing before Tobirama saw the disastrous battlefield.

Orochimaru revived Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju to turn them against Hiruzen Sarutobi, claiming Konoha and the Senju clan had been ruined under his leadership. Kamui met the Hokage brothers and explained his family ties, while the battle against Hiruzen continued.

• Orochimaru revealed that he had summoned Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju with Impure World Reincarnation and blamed Hiruzen Sarutobi for Konoha's decline and the Senju clan's disappearance.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju reacted with shock to Orochimaru's claims, while Tobirama Senju questioned whether he had misjudged Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Kamui used Rokushiki Shave to appear beside Orochimaru and examined the revived Hokage brothers as Uchiha Sasuke watched.
• Orochimaru dismissed the revived Hokage as insignificant compared with the Divine Children, and Hashirama Senju asked Kamui about Katakuri.
• Kamui told Hashirama Senju that Katakuri was his younger brother, that they had different mothers, and that their mother was eight meters and eighty centimeters tall.