Recaps

Gaara woke in confinement and, after Rasa forbade him from seeing Yang Xing, lost control of the One-Tail and attacked the officials. Rasa ordered Gaara killed and charged at his transformed son, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Gaara woke in his cell, saw Rasa, and begged to return to Yang Xing, but Rasa refused and accused Yang Xing of trying to steal the One-Tail.
• Gaara rejected Rasa as his father and erupted into a Tailed Beast rampage, breaking out of his cell as his body began to transform.
• Gaara attacked the gathered officials, killed an elite Jonin, and badly injured another Jonin who charged him.
• Rasa ordered the Jonin to kill Gaara before his transformation was complete, then said he would act himself when they hesitated.
• Rasa and Gaara charged at each other and clashed.

Yang Xing rescued Gaara from Rasa just as Gaara fully transformed into the One-Tail, then fought the beast to protect his prospective disciple. The One-Tail fell to Yang Xing’s attacks, but his battle continued with Susanoo as Temari and Kankuro watched.

• Rasa cornered Gaara and tried to stab him, but Yang Xing interrupted with an Ultra-Big Ball Spiraling Sphere.
• Gaara fully manifested the One-Tail, and Yang Xing drove the panicking Sunagakure higher-ups away with his Lightning Blade.
• Yang Xing carried the injured Rasa out of the collapsing basement and promised to take care of Gaara after Rasa begged him to.
• Yang Xing struck the One-Tail with an Ultra-Big Ball Spiraling Sphere, then summoned Susanoo and continued fighting it.
• Temari and Kankuro watched the battle, and Temari said she believed Yang Xing would be fine.

Yang Xing used his Susanoo to kill the One-Tail with a single strike while leaving Gaara alive, then ordered Rasa to have him treated because he wanted a Jinchūriki. The next day, Temari and Kankuro discussed Yang Xing’s strength as Gaara remained hospitalized.

• Yang Xing manifested his Susanoo, and the One-Tail tried to flee from its chakra.
• Yang Xing struck the One-Tail with a lightning-charged sword, killing it instantly without harming Gaara.
• Yang Xing told Rasa to have Gaara treated because he wanted a Jinchūriki, and Rasa sent Gaara to the hospital.
• The next day, Temari and Kankuro discussed how Yang Xing had defeated the One-Tail with one strike.

Yang Xing refused Temari’s request to become his disciple, teasing that she would be better suited as his wife, but accepted Gaara after the boy confirmed he wanted to learn from him. After training Gaara in a canyon, Yang Xing left Kankuro and Temari to watch him while he went to look for a way to complete an S-rank mission.

• Temari and Kankuro asked Yang Xing to accept them as disciples, but he refused Temari and joked that he would rather make her his wife.
• Yang Xing confronted Gaara, who admitted he had heard their conversation and said he wanted to become Yang Xing’s disciple.
• Two days after Gaara recovered, Yang Xing began training him to control his chakra and promised to suppress the One-Tail if it emerged.
• Yang Xing told Kankuro that Gaara would not show major signs of losing control for the next few days, then asked Kankuro and Temari to watch him.
• Yang Xing left the canyon to look for a shortcut to completing his S-rank mission, and Temari openly followed him.

After leaving Sunagakure, Yang Xing headed back to Konoha with Guren and Konan. In Konoha, Tsunade pressed the Third Hokage to make her Hokage, but rushed out as soon as she heard Yang Xing had returned.

• Yang Xing left Sunagakure after finishing his training with Kankuro, while a small figure watched him depart without following.
• Yang Xing told Guren and Konan he was returning to Konoha instead of going to the Land of Earth.
• Tsunade demanded that the Third Hokage hand the Hokage position over to her, and they discussed rumors about Yang Xing and the Uchiha Clan matter.
• Hyuga Hiashi reported that the Uchiha Clan’s connections in the village had been cleared away and that a child remained unconscious in Konoha’s hospital.
• A Starlight Group ninja announced Yang Xing’s return, and Tsunade immediately rushed out to find him.

Yang Xing returned to Konoha and learned that Uchiha Itachi had destroyed his clan, then agreed to serve as a temporary Ninja Academy instructor. He began teaching a class that included Naruto and Sasuke, intending to select students for special training.

• Yang Xing reunited with Tsunade, who brought him to the Hokage's office and told him that Uchiha Itachi had massacred the Uchiha Clan, leaving one survivor.
• The Third Hokage asked Yang Xing to teach at Konoha's Ninja Academy as a special instructor, and Yang Xing accepted.
• Yang Xing entered a junior academy class where Naruto and Sasuke were among the students.
• Yang Xing told the class he would choose only the students who caught his eye to teach Ninjutsu.