Recaps

Shōji secured the Star Stone and brought Reina and Karin out of Kusagakure, then returned to Iwagakure and uncovered a Konoha spy network. He gained Yakushi Nonō’s temporary cooperation and moved to confront Root, where a fight began.

• Shōji’s team defeated Mammoth’s forces in Hoshigakure, and the Third Hoshikage agreed to a secret deal over the Star Stone.
• Shōji brought Itachi, Kurotsuchi, Deidara, and Mammoth to Kusagakure, where he pressured Boro to accept new terms for the village’s cooperation.
• Shōji found Karin and Reina suffering under Kusagakure’s abuse, and he used his Susanoo to deter Boro before leaving with them.
• Shōji took Reina and Karin to Iwagakure and reported the Star Stone and the Uzumaki pair to Ōnoki.
• Ōnoki tasked Shōji with investigating the Konoha spies, and Shōji identified the Wandering Miko as Yakushi Nonō.
• Shōji and Ogata traced Nonō to her hospital cover identity, and Shōji caught up with her as she fled Iwagakure.
• Shōji persuaded Nonō to cooperate temporarily by offering to protect her and the orphanage children, while Root pursued them under Danzō’s kill order.
• Shōji followed Nonō toward the ambush, detected Root members in a valley, and unleashed his Chakra as the confrontation began.

Shōji brought Nonō and Kabuto to Iwagakure, then led a delegation to Konoha as tensions with Kumogakure and Iwagakure escalated. Danzo’s attack on Shōji and Kumogakure’s failed abduction of Hinata sparked a crisis that grew into war, leaving Shōji fighting Konoha at Mount Wuyuan.

• Shōji defeated Root operatives, reunited Nonō with Kabuto, and helped them defect to Iwagakure, where Nonō revealed intelligence about Danzo and Root.
• Ōnoki sent Shōji to Konoha with a delegation to demand an explanation for Root’s invasion, while Hiruzen restricted Danzo and ordered Konoha to investigate.
• As Konoha negotiated with Kumogakure, Danzo sent Root to ambush Shōji, and Mayoi sent Kumo ninja to abduct Hinata, whose father Hiashi killed the attacker.
• Hiruzen confronted Danzo and tried to preserve peace, but Iwagakure and Kumogakure used the crisis to form an alliance and demand concessions from Konoha.
• Konoha mobilized its forces, while Shōji returned to Iwagakure and urged Kitsuchi to attack before Konoha could benefit from a prolonged war.
• Shōji and Akatsuchi led Iwagakure forces through the Land of Grass, pushed Konoha’s defenders back to Mount Wuyuan, and fought to break through its defenses.
• Shōji broke Konoha’s coordinated assault, and Akatsuchi’s arrival scattered the attackers as Gekko Zen'yoku covered his troops’ retreat.

Shōji helped Iwagakure survive Konoha’s offensive, then used the peace negotiations to secure Neji and strengthen Iwagakure’s position. Back in the Uchiha compound, Fugaku gave Shōji his Mangekyō Sharingan to address Shōji’s failing eyesight and support the clan’s future.

• Jiraiya withdrew from Mount Wuyuan, but Konoha’s later assaults forced Kitsuchi, Shōji, and Han to lead Iwagakure’s survivors into the Land of Grass.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen arranged a ceasefire with Iwagakure and gave Kumogakure Byakugan in exchange for its acceptance of Konoha’s terms, while the three villages negotiated an end to the war.
• At the negotiations in Konohagakure, Shōji refused Dodai’s offer to ally against Konoha, then recruited Neji by promising to help him break the Caged Bird Seal and avenge Hizashi.
• After the peace agreement, Shōji told Hiashi that Neji had joined him and promised to reveal the truth about Hizashi’s death, while Ōnoki expanded Iwagakure’s control in the Land of Grass.
• Shōji arranged for Kabuto to assist with his Wood Release cell research, and Nonō agreed that she and Kabuto would secretly serve Iwagakure while the orphanage children remained in Konoha.
• Fugaku offered Shōji his preserved Mangekyō Sharingan, and Shōji accepted while planning to test the eyes’ compatibility and study their connection to Wood Release cells.

Shōji secured the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, helped Iwagakure annex Kusagakure, and was swept into the past by the Dragon Vein while seeking greater power. After returning to his era with the Dragon Vein sealed inside him, he tracked down Shinnō and began fighting him to obtain his research.

• Shōji defeated Kakuzu and Sasori during Boro’s revolt, helped Iwagakure capture Boro, and oversaw Kusagakure’s annexation while Mammoth escaped.
• With Fugaku and Elder Chie’s help, Shōji received Fugaku’s eyes and awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, gaining the ability to perceive events nearly one second ahead.
• Shōji advanced his senjutsu training, secretly sought Cat Granny’s help, and traveled to Rōran to release the Dragon Vein, which swept him into the past with Naruto.
• Shōji and Naruto joined Minato, Chōza, and Shibi to expose and defeat Mukade, while Sara agreed to let Minato seal the Dragon Vein.
• Minato sent Naruto and Shōji back to their era, and Shōji sealed the Dragon Vein’s core inside his body before heading east.
• Shōji located Shinnō near Haze City and offered him a place in Iwagakure in exchange for his research, but Shinnō refused and transformed using the Zero-Tail embryo.
• Shōji drove Shinnō outside the city and fought him, but the Zero-Tail embryo broke Shōji’s genjutsu, forcing him to consider harsher methods to capture Shinnō.