Recaps

Hyuga Shinichi and his companions gathered intelligence in Sunagakure and returned to help Konoha survive the war, while the conflict reshaped the lives of Pakura, Rasa, and the Hatake family. Konoha and Sunagakure made peace, but the war with Amegakure continued as Hanzo confronted Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade.

• Hyuga Shinichi’s team infiltrated the Land of Wind disguised as fruit sellers, gathered intelligence near Sunagakure, and escaped after the Third Kazekage detected their surveillance.
• Konoha’s forces fought Sunagakure’s poison and puppet attacks, and Hyuga Shinichi saved poisoned Uchiha Zuho after Uchiha Fun abandoned him.
• The Third Kazekage’s invasion of the Land of Fire failed when Hatake Sakumo killed Chiyo’s son and daughter-in-law, and Konoha and Sunagakure agreed to a ceasefire and compensation.
• Hyuga Shinichi returned to Konoha, met newborn Hatake Kakashi, and later welcomed Namikaze Minato back from Mount Myoboku after Minato learned to teleport to his Flying Thunder God marks.
• Pakura lost her squad in a cave, awakened Scorch Release while fighting Amegakure ninja, and vowed to deliver her captain’s intelligence scroll.
• Rasa discovered that he could control gold dust with Magnet Release, and Chiyo and Ebizo sent him to Sunagakure to train with the Third Kazekage.
• Hatake Sakumo’s supply missions helped Konoha advance into the Land of Rain, but Hanzo stopped the advance near Amegakure and fought Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade.

The Second Shinobi World War ended after Sunagakure’s attack on Konoha, while Uchiha Fugaku awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and lost Uchiha Yoho. Later, Namikaze Minato rescued Uzumaki Kushina from Kumogakure kidnappers and defeated Torei, leaving Kushina with new feelings for Minato and a changed view of her red hair.

• Hanzo spared Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru and named them the Legendary Sannin, while Jiraiya chose to teach Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan.
• After Chiyo learned her son and daughter-in-law had died, she led a surprise attack on Konoha, and Tsunade and the Konoha forces fought to defend the border.
• Hyuga Shinichi protected Dan Katō and helped Konoha hold its camp until Orochimaru’s reinforcements arrived, after which Sunagakure withdrew and sought peace.
• Uchiha Setsuna killed Uchiha Kaori and revealed his plan to force Fen and Zhuo to awaken their Mangekyō Sharingan, while Uchiha Fugaku awakened his own Mangekyō to save Uchiha Yoho.
• Uchiha Yoho died after urging Uchiha Fugaku to lead the clan and care for Mikoto, and Fugaku promised to do so.
• Cloud Ninja abducted Uzumaki Kushina, but Namikaze Minato followed the trail of her red hair and rescued her from her captors.
• Namikaze Minato fought Torei, a Kumogakure Jonin, and used newly manifested Light Release to kill him with help from Uzumaki Kushina.
• Namikaze Minato carried Kushina away and told her she was valued in Konoha, and Kushina began to like her red hair and realized she liked him.

Hyuga Shinichi’s team investigated the Evil-Slaying Blade in the Land of Iron, where they uncovered Black Stone’s history and his Jashin-linked killings. Back in Konoha, the failed Wood Style experiments forced Sarutobi Hiruzen to resign, Hatake Sakumo became Hokage, and Dan Katō and Tsunade married.

• Namikaze Minato rescued Uzumaki Kushina and revealed his new Light Release, while Hyuga Shinichi began teaching Shirakumo Hayama swordsmanship and Uchiha Fun awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen assigned Hyuga Shinichi, Minato, Kushina, and Hayama to investigate the Evil-Slaying Blade in the Land of Iron, where they met Pakura and learned of mysterious killings.
• Pakura fought the disguised Evil-Slaying Blade, and Shinichi arrived to defeat him before learning from his notebook that the killer was Black Stone, a former doctor who sacrificed people to Jashin.
• Shinichi and Mifune destroyed Black Stone’s cursed-technique scrolls, and the teams collected their rewards and left the Land of Iron.
• After Konoha’s Hashirama Cell experiments killed nearly all their volunteers, a Kumogakure spy exposed the research, and Sarutobi Hiruzen promised compensation before announcing his resignation.
• The daimyo chose Hatake Sakumo as the Fourth Hokage, and Sakumo took office as Orochimaru ended his cooperation with Shimura Danzō, who sent Hiruko supplies and secretly kept Hashirama Cells.
• Dan Katō and Tsunade agreed to marry, and a week later they held their wedding at the Senju clan compound, where Kato Nai introduced Shizune to Uzumaki Mito and Hyuga Shinichi.