Recaps

Uchiha Matsuri joined the Academy, became a promising member of Orochimaru’s Team 6, and endured increasingly dangerous missions. After Nohara Shin died during a mission in the Land of Wind, Matsuri awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan, and the Third Hokage disbanded Team 6.

• Uchiha Matsuri entered the Ninja Academy after Jiraiya adopted him, learned chakra extraction, and graduated first after defeating Minato Namikaze in the sparring exam.
• Orochimaru became the instructor of Team 6 with Uchiha Matsuri, Kushina Uzumaki, and Nohara Shin, then tested them harshly and took them on a dangerous mission to Kirigakure.
• Uchiha Matsuri helped defeat Hozuki Shichigatsu’s forces with Lightning Release: Earth Crawl, and the Third Mizukage let Team Orochimaru leave Kirigakure.
• Dan Katō became Team Orochimaru’s temporary leader and tested the Genin, while the Third Kazekage’s disappearance drew suspicion toward Konoha and Team 6 was sent to the Land of Wind.
• Sabaku Chiharu led an attack on Team 6 in Scarlet Valley, and Dan Katō helped the team fight its way toward safety as Matsuri, Kushina Uzumaki, and Nohara Shin fled with Rasa in pursuit.
• Minato Namikaze rescued Matsuri from Rasa and helped Kushina and Nohara Shin, but Rasa later ambushed Matsuri and Nohara Shin took a poisoned Shuriken meant for him and died.
• Matsuri awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan in grief, returned Nohara Shin’s body to Konoha, and attended his burial and Memorial Stone ceremony.
• Matsuri asked Dan Katō to teach him the Spirit Transformation Technique, and the Third Hokage summoned Team 6 and announced that it was being disbanded.

After Team 6 was disbanded, Uchiha Matsuri joined Jiraiya’s Team 5 and faced deadly battles during a caravan escort that ended in a clash with Iwagakure. Back in Konoha, Matsuri and Minato Namikaze rescued Kushina Uzumaki from Cloud Ninja and learned that she had become the Nine-Tails’ jinchūriki.

• The Third Hokage disbanded Team 6, assigned Uchiha Matsuri to Team 5, and Kushina Uzumaki chose to assist Lady Tsunade.
• Jiraiya led Team 5 on an A-rank caravan escort, where Matsuri and Kiba Inuzuka fought bandits and several groups of rogue ninja.
• Matsuri battled Yoru Mizuzuki and later Showa Yoko and Mu Liuye, exhausting his chakra before Jiraiya found and carried him back to the caravan.
• After reaching Iwagakure, Kiba Inuzuka attacked a noodle shop owner, and Kitsuchi accused Team 5 of attacking an Anbu communications outpost.
• Team 5 escaped Iwagakure after fighting Kitsuchi, and Jiraiya accepted responsibility for the incident when the Third Hokage questioned them in Konoha.
• Minato Namikaze and Matsuri pursued the Cloud Ninja who had kidnapped Kushina Uzumaki, while Kiba Inuzuka went to alert the Hokage.
• Matsuri held off the Cloud Ninja until Jiraiya and Dan Katō arrived, then reunited with Minato and Kushina after Minato rescued her.
• Kushina told Matsuri that Mito Uzumaki had died and that the Third Hokage had made her the Nine-Tails’ jinchūriki.