Recaps

Naruto returned to Konoha with Minato and his wife after reshaping a space with his Formation Disk, then brought them to meet Hinata’s family and formally discuss marriage. The families gathered at Hinata’s courtyard, where Minato greeted Hiashi and Naruto left the elders to talk.

• Naruto reshaped the space with his Formation Disk, and Hinata joined him so the four could return to Konoha.
• Naruto took Minato and his wife to his small home, where they prepared clothes and gifts before visiting Hinata’s family.
• Hinata told Hiashi that they wanted Minato’s resurrection kept secret, and Hiashi brought his wife, Hinata, and Neji to her courtyard.
• Naruto brought Minato and his wife to the courtyard, where Hiashi recognized Minato and welcomed the couple inside.
• Naruto created a comfortable place for the meeting, then told everyone to sit and talk while he watched.

Naruto's and Hinata's families agreed to their engagement, while Naruto introduced Minato and Kushina to Karin Uzumaki and Shion at his home. As Naruto returned to studying sealing techniques, Madara Uchiha prepared for the war and anticipated fighting him.

• Minato redirected the gathering so Hiashi could introduce Hanabi and Neji, and both families agreed to Naruto and Hinata's engagement without setting a wedding date.
• Hinata's mother asked when she and Naruto planned to marry, but Hinata said she would let things take their course.
• Naruto brought Minato and Kushina to his home, introduced them to Karin Uzumaki and Shion, and explained the girls' pasts.
• Kushina cursed Kusagakure after hearing Karin's story, while Minato remained unconvinced that Naruto and the girls were only friends.
• Naruto returned to the World Tree to study Sealing Jutsu as the ninja began assembling for war.
• Madara Uchiha prepared for battle and looked forward to fighting Naruto.

The Ninja World prepared for battle while Naruto kept Minato and Kushina away from the fighting, then brought them and others to the moon to watch the war. Naruto decided he would stop restricting his parents after the war, and the Ninja World forces remained locked in combat with Akatsuki as Madara Uchiha held back.

• The Five Kage and village strategists prepared for war as elite Jonin led by Gaara, Kakashi, and Darui probed Akatsuki's strength.
• Minato asked Naruto to leave the base and observe the battle, and Naruto agreed on the condition that he would not fight.
• Naruto sensed that Minato and Kushina had rejected his hopes for an ordinary family life, and he transported them, Karin Uzumaki, and Shion to the moon before leaving them there.
• Naruto introduced Toneri as his good friend, and Toneri projected the battle for the group to watch.
• Naruto saw that Akatsuki and the fighters revived through Impure World Reincarnation were holding off the Ninja World's forces, while Madara Uchiha had yet to act.

White Zetsu infiltrated the shinobi army, leaving the allied forces unable to trust one another. A masked man calling himself Nine-Tails arrived at headquarters and used shadow clones to eliminate the White Zetsu across the battlefield.

• Shikaku and the other strategists learned that White Zetsu could disguise themselves as shinobi, while the army remained paralyzed by distrust.
• Tsunade asked Sasuke and Hinata to identify the impostors, but they explained that their dōjutsu required close examination; Hinata added that Wood Release chakra could disrupt White Zetsu transformations.
• The Kage considered asking Naruto for help, but Hinata knew he would stay away until Madara became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
• A masked man calling himself Nine-Tails arrived at headquarters and offered to solve the problem, prompting the Kage to question his identity and abilities.
• The masked man used Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, and sensory ninja soon reported that the White Zetsu had been dealt with and the First and Second Divisions could move again.

The Five Kage celebrated the masked fighter’s intervention while Madara Uchiha secretly prepared the Ten-Tails and the Akatsuki mobilized against the advancing ninja army. Jiraiya confronted Nagato, but after hearing the Elder Toad’s warning about the Ten-Tails, he resolved to stop its revival.

• The Raikage praised the Masked Man, while Hinata and Sasuke concluded he was not Naruto; Naruto also sensed the unfamiliar chakra from his training base.
• Madara Uchiha gathered Nine-Tails chakra as the ninja army advanced, unaware that he had already set his plan in motion.
• Obito sent Nagato and the Akatsuki fighters out to battle, with nine former jinchūriki and Mito Uzumaki among them.
• The Five Kage set out toward the front lines with Sasuke, Hinata, and the masked Nine-Tails, while Kakashi and the elite Jonin encountered Nagato’s forces.
• Jiraiya tried to persuade Nagato to abandon Madara Uchiha, but Nagato defended his belief that Madara could bring peace.
• The Elder Toad told Jiraiya that the Ten-Tails had devoured natural energy and enslaved humans, and Jiraiya vowed to prevent its revival.