Recaps

The Uchiha Clan abandoned its planned coup and attempted to leave Konoha, but Danzō’s attack turned the withdrawal into a bloody battle. The survivors escaped Konoha and reached the Land of Fire’s northwestern border, with Iwagakure emerging as their likely destination.

• Fugaku and the Uchiha elders organized an evacuation, and Mikoto took Itachi and Sasuke with the first group while Fugaku remained behind.
• Hiruzen learned that Orochimaru had defected and that Danzo had framed the Uchiha, but still prepared to deal with the clan as its evacuation began.
• Fugaku announced that the Uchiha Clan was leaving Konoha, and Shōji asked Hiruzen to let them depart without becoming enemies.
• Danzō branded the Uchiha traitors and sent Root to attack, igniting a battle between the Uchiha and Konoha’s forces.
• Shōji unleashed Takemikazuchi as Fugaku fought Hiruzen, killing many opponents and allowing the surviving Uchiha to escape, though Torifu Akimichi died holding back the attack.
• Hiruzen called off a large-scale pursuit to avoid risking war with Iwagakure and Kumogakure, while the Uchiha reached the northwestern border after losing more than a third of their ninja.
• Chie urged the clan to prioritize survival, and Fugaku identified Iwagakure as the best destination as the other villages took notice of the Uchiha’s power.

Shōji led the Uchiha Clan out of the Land of Fire and secured Ōnoki’s agreement to welcome them into Iwagakure. The clan arrived safely and began settling in, while Shōji and Fugaku opened negotiations over its place in the village.

• Shōji persuaded the Uchiha leaders to seek refuge in Iwagakure, warned Kakashi to stop Konoha’s Anbu from pursuing them, and led the clan into the Land of Grass.
• Shōji met Ōnoki outside Iwagakure and argued that the Uchiha needed the village’s protection, offering their Mangekyō Sharingan as a source of strength for Iwagakure.
• Ōnoki accepted the Uchiha Clan, sent Kitsuchi and support personnel to help them, and arranged a settlement while Yashiro stayed behind to coordinate it.
• Fugaku led the clan through the Land of Grass under Iwagakure’s protection as rival villages reacted with alarm and considered how to respond.
• Ōnoki persuaded Iwagakure’s clan leaders to accept the Uchiha’s arrival, promising compensation and a share of future gains to those who feared losing influence.
• Shōji, Shisui, Fugaku, and the Uchiha reached Iwagakure, where Yashiro welcomed them and showed them their new settlement.
• Shōji urged Fugaku and Shisui to hold a Clan Meeting about the Uchiha’s future, then met Ōnoki alongside Fugaku and Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Ōnoki welcomed Shōji and Fugaku as members of the same village, and they reached preliminary agreements after an unexpectedly ordinary two-hour meeting.

Shōji helped the Uchiha Clan integrate into Iwagakure as Ōnoki considered him a possible future Tsuchikage. Ōnoki then sent Shōji to protect Kazahana Sōsetsu and Kazahana Koyuki, and Shōji reached Snow Country amid a rebellion.

• Shōji persuaded the Uchiha to set aside revenge for the time being, cooperate with Iwagakure, and trust him to reclaim their justice in the future.
• More than a hundred Uchiha joined Iwagakure’s forces, their children prepared to enter the Ninja Academy, and Ōnoki appointed Shōji deputy captain of the Jōnin Squad.
• Shōji and the Uchiha worked diligently to settle into the village, earning Ōnoki’s trust as he weighed Shōji’s potential as a future Tsuchikage.
• Obito controlled Karatachi Yagura and intensified Kirigakure’s internal conflict while Nagato and Konan recruited Orochimaru into Akatsuki.
• Shōji trained and researched ways to strengthen his Sharingan while carrying out his duties in the Jōnin Squad.
• Ōnoki assigned Shōji to protect Kazahana Sōsetsu and Kazahana Koyuki for a month as Snow Country’s rebellion threatened them.
• After reaching Snow Country, Shōji saw the fighting in Rin City and raced ahead to protect Sōsetsu, striking Fuyukuma Hyōga before the rebel escaped behind his Chakra Armor.

Shōji rescued Kazahana Koyuki, defeated Kazahana Dōtō, and helped restore Snow Country before securing Iwagakure’s cooperation on Chakra Armor and the Snow Ninja Village. Back in Iwagakure, Ōnoki approved a southward campaign to seize Sunagakure’s Northern Fortress and its lanthanum deposits.

• Shōji rescued Kazahana Koyuki and joined Kazahana Sōsetsu at the palace, where he defeated Kazahana Dōtō and suppressed the rebellion.
• Kazahana Sōsetsu restored order in Snow Country, and Shōji negotiated joint Chakra Armor research and closer ties before returning to Iwagakure.
• Shōji presented his Snow Country plans to Ōnoki, who approved cooperation and tasked the Jōnin Squad with coordinating the arrangements.
• Shōji returned to the Uchiha residence and learned that Itachi had befriended Kurotsuchi and Deidara, while Kitsuchi and Ido developed Iwagakure’s Snow Country plan.
• Ido explained to Kitsuchi that Ōnoki was protecting the Uchiha Clan by building trust in the village and testing Shōji as deputy leader.
• Ōnoki approved the Snow Country arrangements at a Jōnin Squad meeting, then convened Iwagakure’s leaders to discuss a southward strategy.
• Ōnoki announced a localized campaign to capture Sunagakure’s Northern Fortress and secure its lanthanum deposits for Chakra Armor production.