Recaps

Sarutobi Hiruzen used the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to verify the claim that Uchiha Obito was alive, and the failed summoning confirmed it. Kakashi awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan as he faced the truth about Obito, while Hiruzen warned him to protect the village and ordered preparations for rising tensions among the great nations.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen convened a secret meeting and used Kakashi’s Sharingan cells and a condemned prisoner to perform the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
• The technique failed to summon Obito, confirming that he was alive, and Kakashi’s grief over Obito’s betrayal awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Danzo urged Hiruzen to prepare against the Uchiha Clan and the Iwagakure-Kirigakure alliance, but Hiruzen ordered him not to act without authorization and told the others to keep the test secret.
• Hiruzen told Mitokado Homura to pursue an alliance with Sunagakure and asked Utatane Koharu to watch Danzo and restrain him.
• Hiruzen warned Kakashi not to leave the village alone and reminded him that Obito was responsible for the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's Attack; Kakashi accepted that Obito was now Konoha’s enemy.

Shōji oversaw Iwagakure’s Chakra Armor and weapons research as the village prepared for a possible war during a period of uneasy peace. Meanwhile, Obito recruited new members for Akatsuki and accelerated preparations to capture the Tailed Beasts.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen kept Konoha quiet while he investigated Obito’s motives and gathered intelligence.
• Shōji inspected Iwagakure’s improved Chakra Armor, ordered tighter security around its researchers, and delayed wider deployment.
• Shōji reviewed Iwagakure’s cannons, bombs, and flight equipment, while researchers reported they could not yet replicate the Land of the Sky’s floating fortress.
• Shōji spent more than half a month at Iwagakure’s research facilities as the village consolidated its preparations and the shinobi world entered a temporary peace.
• Obito recruited allies for Akatsuki, including Hidan and Hiruko, as he and Nagato prepared to begin capturing the Tailed Beasts ahead of schedule.

Obito returned to Konoha to take back his Sharingan from Kakashi, but Danzo betrayed him and led him into a prepared ambush. The battle erupted with Obito unleashing Wood Release, and its outcome remained uncertain as news of the clash spread through the shinobi world.

• Obito recruited Hiruko into Akatsuki by promising him the Kekkei Genkai he wanted, including Sharingan, and the organization began preparing its plans.
• Obito decided to reclaim his eye from Kakashi and infiltrated Konoha in June of Konoha Year 52, relying on Danzo’s covert assistance.
• Obito and Black Zetsu reached Kakashi’s residence, where Sarutobi Hiruzen, Kakashi, and over a hundred Konoha elites ambushed them.
• Danzo watched from a distance with Root elites, intending to profit whether Obito or Hiruzen fell in the battle.
• Hiruzen and Kakashi attacked Obito, who unleashed Wood Release as explosions and screams erupted around the encirclement.
• The battle’s shockwaves alarmed Konoha’s residents, and spies carried news of the clash to villages across the shinobi world.

Shōji and Ōnoki concluded that Obito had led the attack on Konoha with Akatsuki and White Zetsu support, then focused Iwagakure on gathering intelligence and preparing for war. The other villages made their own plans, while Obito left Konoha wounded in his objective: Kakashi no longer had Obito’s eye.

• Shōji identified Obito as the likely attacker and persuaded Ōnoki that Kamui and outside assistance could explain his escape from Konoha.
• Shōji urged Iwagakure to gather intelligence on Obito and his eye, while Ōnoki assigned Ogata to investigate and ordered Shōji, Kitsuchi, Ido, and others to watch the borders.
• Shōji decided to avoid unnecessary moves while developing Iwagakure’s equipment, pursuing his research, and training in senjutsu.
• The Fourth Raikage prepared Kumogakure to join Sunagakure in pressuring Iwagakure and demanded a Mangekyō Sharingan, while Karatachi Yagura expected Kirigakure to remain largely inactive.
• Obito returned from Konoha without reclaiming his eye because Kakashi no longer had it.

After failing to recover his Sharingan, Obito abandoned the attempt and accelerated plans to provoke conflict between Iwagakure and Kumogakure while preparing Akatsuki’s Tailed Beast capture operation. A year and a half passed as tensions rose, Kirigakure appointed Terumi Mei as Fifth Mizukage, and Kusagakure’s remaining elders prepared to rebuild their village using the Box of Paradise.

• Obito returned to his base without Kakashi’s Sharingan and refused Black Zetsu’s suggestion to have Nagato attack Konoha, instead ordering efforts to ignite war between Iwagakure and Kumogakure and gather intelligence on Uchiha Shōji.
• Obito went to the Rain Country to coordinate Akatsuki’s assignments for capturing the Tailed Beasts, while Shōji focused on strengthening himself and managing Iwagakure.
• A year and a half passed, and clashes between Kumogakure and Iwagakure began along their border as Kumogakure also sent ninja into the Snow Country.
• Karatachi Yagura died, and Terumi Mei became Kirigakure’s Fifth Mizukage with Genji’s support; Kirigakure had already transferred the Three-Tails to Chojuro.
• Kusagakure’s four elders gathered in a secret base in the Land of Rivers and prepared to rebuild their village, relying on Mui’s preliminary control of the Box of Paradise.

Kusagakure’s four elders agreed to use Kumogakure and the Box of Paradise to pursue their plan, while Fourth Raikage A treated their alliance request as a means to test Iwagakure’s strength. Kumogakure dispatched a special operations force toward the former Land of Grass, and the elders began preparing their own operation.

• The four Kusagakure elders agreed to proceed with their plan, contact Mammoth, and keep Mui’s son involved as they prepared to open the Box of Paradise.
• Fourth Raikage A burned Kusagakure’s alliance request and discussed with Dodai and Mabui the threat posed by Iwagakure’s Chakra Armor.
• A ordered Dodai to use Kusagakure to test Iwagakure, and selected Yugito rather than Killer B as the Jinchuriki for the mission.
• Dodai assembled a force of more than a hundred Kumo Ninja, with Darui as deputy commander, and led them toward the former Land of Grass.
• The Kusagakure elders received advance word of Kumogakure’s movement and began preparing their own operation as the story shifted toward the former Kusagakure region.

Dodai led Kumogakure and the Kusa Ninja in an assault that drove Iwagakure’s defenders from Kusagakure, while Kumogakure limited its pursuit to test Iwagakure’s strength. As Mui prepared for the Box of Paradise ritual, Akatsuchi arrived with reinforcements and readied to fight the allied forces.

• The Iwagakure scouts discovered the Kumo Ninja’s trail after the Kusa Ninja elders’ force was exposed, prompting Dodai to launch a swift attack on Kusagakure.
• Mui led the Kusa Ninja into battle, and Darui’s Kumo Ninja joined them to overwhelm the Iwagakure defenders and kill their commander.
• The surviving Iwagakure Ninja retreated, while Darui halted the Kumo Ninja’s pursuit and Mui’s Kusa Ninja continued chasing them.
• The four Kusagakure elders challenged Dodai over the pursuit, but Dodai insisted they focus on reclaiming the village and opening the Box of Paradise; Mui then headed to prepare the ritual.
• Akatsuchi met the retreating Iwagakure troops, learned that Kumo had joined forces with the Kusa Ninja and possibly brought Yugito, and ordered his reinforcements to prepare for battle.

Itachi, Kurotsuchi, and Deidara convinced Akatsuchi to let them investigate the Kumo and Kusa forces threatening Iwagakure’s former Kusagakure region. As the trio set out and Akatsuchi prepared to draw enemy attention, Ōnoki and Shōji concluded that Kumo’s invasion had a hidden purpose.

• Akatsuchi prepared to advance against the Kumo Ninja after learning that their force might include the Two-Tailed Jinchuriki.
• Itachi, Kurotsuchi, and Deidara arrived, and Itachi proposed that Akatsuchi hold the defensive line while the trio gathered intelligence.
• Akatsuchi resisted sending the young ninja on a dangerous mission, but Itachi and Deidara demonstrated their abilities and persuaded him to agree.
• Itachi, Kurotsuchi, and Deidara departed to investigate, while Akatsuchi reorganized his troops and led a small elite group to draw enemy attention and support them.
• Ōnoki and Shōji reviewed the invasion reports at the Tsuchikage Building and agreed that Kumo’s attack had an ulterior motive.

Shōji and Ōnoki treated Kumogakure’s move into the Land of Grass as a probing attack and sent Shōji with reinforcements to respond. Meanwhile, Itachi, Kurotsuchi, and Deidara infiltrated Kusagakure to investigate the enemy forces, leaving their next step focused on finding a suitable target for questioning.

• Shōji told Ōnoki that the Fourth Raikage was likely testing Iwagakure, possibly using intelligence about the Box of Paradise, and Ōnoki ordered Shōji to lead reinforcements toward Kusagakure.
• Ōnoki ordered the border forces to remain vigilant and authorized them to kill any enemy who entered the Land of Earth with hostile intent.
• Shōji departed with Anbu elites while Itachi, Kurotsuchi, and Deidara joined Akatsuchi’s operation and split off to scout Kusagakure.
• After Akatsuchi’s squad drew the Kumo Ninja’s attention, Deidara used small clay creatures to find a weak point in the village’s patrols.
• Itachi, Kurotsuchi, and Deidara infiltrated the deserted Kusagakure and began looking for a Kusa Ninja or Kumo Ninja suitable for capture and interrogation.

Itachi, Kurotsuchi, and Deidara uncovered Kusagakure’s alliance with Kumogakure and the Box of Paradise while infiltrating the front. Shōji arrived, killed Darui, and turned toward Kusagakure when a monstrous creature appeared above the village, which he recognized as Satoru.

• Itachi’s team ambushed a Kusa Ninja patrol, and Itachi learned that Kusagakure and Kumogakure were linked to the Box of Paradise.
• Itachi ordered Kurotsuchi and Deidara to stay alert as the team pushed deeper into dangerous territory.
• Darui’s Storm Release kept Akatsuchi occupied until Shōji arrived and told Akatsuchi to rejoin the larger battle.
• Shōji defeated Darui, extracted intelligence from him with genjutsu, and killed him.
• A huge winged monster appeared over Kusagakure, and Shōji recognized it as Satoru.

Mui and the four elders used Mammoth as a sacrifice to summon the Box of Paradise, then relied on Yugito’s chakra to open it. A monstrous creature emerged, swallowed the blue-robed elder, and attacked indiscriminately as Itachi’s team and Dodai’s group confronted the chaos.

• Mui and the four elders restrained Mammoth and sacrificed him in the underground ritual array to summon the Box of Paradise.
• The four elders welcomed Dodai and Yugito, and Yugito released her Two-Tails chakra to open the Box of Paradise.
• A winged monster burst from the underground chamber, swallowed the blue-robed elder, and struck Mui against a wall.
• Mui recognized the monster as his son Muku, whom he had hoped to revive through the Box of Paradise.
• Itachi, Deidara, and Kurotsuchi retreated as the monster erupted through the ground, while Dodai ordered the Kumo Ninja to pull back and observe.

Shōji arrived at Kusagakure as Dodai, the Kusagakure elders, and Itachi’s team converged on the injured Mui, who was connected to the rampaging Satoru and the Box of Paradise. He killed the elders, blocked Dodai and Yugito’s retreat, and launched an attack as Yugito released her power.

• Dodai ordered the Kumo Ninja to withdraw and moved to seize Mui, while the Kusagakure elders also charged toward him to regain control of the Box of Paradise.
• Itachi, Kurotsuchi, and Deidara tried to capture Mui, but they encountered Dodai, Yugito, and the three Kusagakure elders and prepared to retreat.
• Shōji arrived and told Itachi, Kurotsuchi, and Deidara to fall back before confronting Dodai, Yugito, and the Kusagakure elders.
• Dodai tried to flee with Yugito, but Shōji intercepted them while his Shadow Clone killed the three Kusagakure elders.
• Shōji attacked Dodai and Yugito with Thunder Marsh, and Dodai ordered Yugito to stop holding back as she unleashed her scarlet Chakra.

Shōji overwhelmed Yugito’s Two-Tails transformation with Susanoo, then pursued Matatabi and Satoru beyond Kusagakure and inflicted severe injuries on Satoru. Back in the village, Iwagakure’s forces secured control while Dodai struggled to escape and reconsidered Kumogakure’s plans.

• Yugito transformed into the Two-Tails and fired a Tailed Beast Ball, but Shōji’s Susanoo caught and neutralized it.
• Shōji’s Susanoo split Matatabi’s flames, severed her left forelimb, and sent her flying beyond Kusagakure along with Satoru.
• Shōji pursued Matatabi and Satoru, while Dodai fought Itachi and Akatsuchi’s reinforcements helped Iwagakure take control of Kusagakure.
• Shōji cut off Satoru’s hands and wings, then pinned him to the ground with Lightning Release: Sealing Technique.

Shōji defeated and controlled Yugito and Matatabi, testing his Bishamonten Gate Technique and confirming that it could trap a Tailed Beast. He returned to Kusagakure as the battle cleanup ended, leaving Akatsuchi astonished that he had taken control of the Two-Tails.

• Shōji cut through Matatabi’s blue-flame attacks and withstood her claws using Susanoo.
• Shōji used the Bishamonten Gate Technique to trap Yugito and Matatabi in his alternate-dimensional domain, then controlled them with his Sharingan.
• Shōji turned to Satoru and spent the next two hours dealing with the monster while it endured the sealing Thunderbolt Needle’s destruction and regeneration cycle.
• While Shōji was away, Itachi defeated Dodai with genjutsu, and Iwagakure’s forces captured or subdued the remaining Kusa Ninja and Kumo Ninja.
• Shōji returned to Kusagakure with Yugito under his control and told Akatsuchi that he had handled the Two-Tails and the monster.

Shōji revealed that he had contracted the Box of Paradise and secured control of Satoru, while Iwagakure confirmed Kumogakure’s attack had been a probing operation. News of Iwagakure’s victory and the Two-Tails’ capture spread across the shinobi world, prompting Rasa to seek an agreement with Konoha as the Third Hokage faced renewed pressure from the conflict.

• Itachi reported that the Box of Paradise had vanished after forming a contract with the Kusa Ninja prisoner Mui, and Shōji explained that he had contracted it and could command Satoru.
• Itachi’s intelligence from Dodai confirmed that Kumogakure had not mobilized for a full-scale war, and Akatsuchi relaxed after Iwagakure’s reinforcements arrived.
• Shōji regretted that Kumogakure had not started a frontal war, but expected the Fourth Raikage to retaliate after Iwagakure captured Dodai, Yugito, and Darui.
• Iwagakure publicized its victory and the Two-Tails’ capture, stirring the shinobi world and damaging Kumogakure’s reputation.
• Rasa ordered Baki to monitor Kumogakure and inform the Third Hokage that Sunagakure accepted the terms of their previous negotiations.
• Terumi Mei and Genji kept Kirigakure out of the conflict, while the Third Hokage received a report that fleeing Kusa Ninja and their Iwagakure pursuers were entering the Land of Fire.

Sarutobi Hiruzen convened Konoha’s leaders after Iwagakure pursued fleeing Kusa Ninja to the Land of Fire border, amid reports that Uchiha Shōji had captured the Two-Tails. The leaders anticipated a war between Iwagakure and Kumogakure, and Hiruzen proposed a Five Kage Summit while ordering Konoha to strengthen its border defenses.

• Konoha’s border garrison detained the captured Kusa Ninja while Iwagakure’s pursuing force confronted them near the Land of Fire border.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, Shimura Danzō, Nara Shikaku, and Yamanaka Inoichi to review the border report.
• Shikaku and Inoichi read that Kumogakure’s operation had failed and that Iwagakure likely held the Two-Tails, making war between the two villages seem imminent.
• Shimura Danzō argued that Iwagakure’s border confrontation was a test of Konoha’s resolve and urged Hiruzen not to surrender the Kusa Ninja without questioning them.
• Hiruzen refused to hand over the Kusa Ninja immediately and proposed that Konoha call a Five Kage Summit.
• Hiruzen ordered Konoha to reinforce its northwestern and northeastern borders and prepare to support the front lines.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and his advisers discussed gathering intelligence and proposing a Five Kage Summit, while the furious Fourth Raikage A prepared Kumogakure for war against Iwagakure. After Shōji returned to Iwagakure, Ōnoki confirmed his succession ceremony would proceed on New Year’s Day, and the village learned that Shōji would become the Fourth Tsuchikage.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen assigned Danzo’s Root to interrogate the Kusa Ninja and gather intelligence, then tasked Shikaku with contacting Sunagakure and Kirigakure and Inoichi with monitoring Kumogakure and Iwagakure.
• The Fourth Raikage A ordered Fenghe to retrieve B and told Samui to put Kumogakure on full war footing within ten days.
• The Fourth Raikage A asked Mabui to approach Konoha and Sunagakure about joining an attack on Iwagakure, mobilized border forces, and sent Iwagakure demands to release its captives, pay compensation, and hand over Uchiha Shōji.
• Shōji returned to Iwagakure with Yugito under his control and the three little ones, and Ōnoki told him his succession ceremony would take place the next day.
• Shōji accepted Ōnoki’s confidence and pledged to lead Iwagakure, while news spread that he would become the Fourth Tsuchikage on New Year’s Day.

Uchiha Shōji was inaugurated as Iwagakure’s Fourth Tsuchikage amid widespread celebration, becoming the youngest of the Five Kage. After the ceremony, he and Ōnoki discussed a proposed Five Kage Summit and the intelligence they had received from Kumogakure and Konohagakure.

• Iwagakure’s villagers and the Uchiha celebrated Shōji’s appointment, while his allies and family gathered to witness the inauguration.
• Sasuke admired Shōji and resolved to become a great ninja like him; a single tomoe briefly appeared in Sasuke’s eye without Itachi noticing.
• Shōji appeared in Tsuchikage robes and a hat, took the oath to defend Iwagakure, and received the cheers of the gathered crowd.
• Spies from other nations witnessed Iwagakure’s fervor and anticipated a major shift in the shinobi world as news of Shōji’s appointment spread.
• Shōji, Ōnoki, and the others returned to the Tsuchikage Office, where Shōji took the main seat and they discussed the proposed Five Kage Summit.

Iwagakure rejected Kumogakure’s ultimatum and mobilized for war under Fourth Tsuchikage Uchiha Shōji, while the Fourth Raikage marched west with a massive army. As the other villages prepared to exploit the conflict, Shimura Danzō demanded that Konoha threaten war unless Iwagakure removed Shōji.

• Ōnoki and Shōji discussed Konoha’s proposed Five Kage Summit and Rasa’s support for it before receiving Kumogakure’s ultimatum and border intelligence.
• Shōji rejected the Fourth Raikage’s demands, ordered Iwagakure’s forces mobilized, and prepared to lead an army against Kumogakure.
• Fourth Raikage A rejected the summit proposal and marched toward the Land of Earth with Killer B and more than seven thousand Kumo Ninja.
• Rasa mobilized Sunagakure to watch for a chance to reclaim the Northern Fortress, while Terumi Mei agreed to conduct military exercises in support of Iwagakure.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen struggled to decide Konoha’s response as the villages prepared for war.
• Shimura Danzō stormed into the Hokage’s Office and demanded that Konoha threaten war unless Iwagakure removed Uchiha Shōji as Tsuchikage.

Konoha’s leaders debated how to respond to Uchiha Shōji becoming Iwagakure’s Fourth Tsuchikage while the great villages mobilized for war, and Sarutobi Hiruzen chose caution over Danzō’s call to attack. After receiving a message, Danzō met Orochimaru, who warned him that Shōji’s eyes rivaled Uchiha Madara’s, and demanded to know what Orochimaru and Uchiha Obito were plotting.

• Shimura Danzō urged Sarutobi Hiruzen to ally with Kumogakure and Sunagakure to force Uchiha Shōji from office, but Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu chose to observe the situation and strengthen Konoha’s defenses.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen soothed Danzō’s anger, and Danzō left the Hokage’s Office after the others agreed to avoid war for now.
• A Root member delivered a marked scroll to Danzō, who read it and went alone to meet Orochimaru at the eastern edge of the village.
• Orochimaru told Danzō that Uchiha Obito had confirmed Shōji’s eyes were on the same level as Uchiha Madara’s and warned that Shōji might eventually reach Madara’s strength.
• Danzō questioned Orochimaru’s claim and demanded to know why he had returned and what he and Uchiha Obito were plotting.

Danzo and Orochimaru exchanged intelligence and arranged to approach Uchiha Obito, while Danzo set his sights on the Uchiha Clan’s Mangekyō Sharingan. On the Land of Lightning front, Kitsuchi planned a cautious advance against Kumo, sending Mister Rōshi to raid the Tōkyō supply outpost as reinforcements approached.

• Danzo warned Orochimaru that he suspected ties between him, Obito, and Akatsuki, but became intrigued by the prospect of using Obito’s hatred of the Uchiha Clan.
• Danzo offered to help Obito attack the Uchiha Clan and asked Orochimaru to relay the offer, while Orochimaru demanded proof of Danzo’s sincerity regarding the previous incident.
• Danzo and Orochimaru exchanged scrolls containing the requested information and arrangements, then Danzo left to plan how to exploit the Uchiha Clan and other forces.
• Kumo and Iwagakure forces clashed along the border, where Mister Rōshi and Kitsuchi inflicted heavy losses on Kumo and pushed Iwagakure’s advance into the Land of Lightning.
• Mister Rōshi urged Kitsuchi to attack the Kumo main camp, but Kitsuchi chose to cut its supplies and wait for reinforcements because the camp was fortified and the terrain favored its defenders.
• Kitsuchi sent Mister Rōshi and an elite squad to raid the Tōkyō supply outpost while arranging a frontal feint to divert Kumo’s attention and prepare support.

Obito watched the Iwagakure and Kumo forces move toward war, refusing to capture the Four-Tails before Akatsuki was ready. Meanwhile, Rōshi led an elite unit to attack the Tōkyō stronghold, where he encountered Killer B and realized the fight would be far harder than expected.

• Kitsuchi advanced with more than fifteen hundred Iwagakure Ninja toward the Kumo main camp, while the Kumo commander reinforced its defenses and prepared to hold until the Raikage arrived.
• Obito observed Rōshi's covert advance and rejected White Zetsu's suggestion to capture the Four-Tails, ordering surveillance of Iwagakure and Uchiha Shōji instead.
• Obito left to follow Rōshi, while Shōji planned to exploit Obito and Black Zetsu as pieces in his own strategy and prepared to test his Wood Release research.
• Rōshi's unit reached the Tōkyō stronghold, where Kofu reported that its defenses included a sensing barrier and an unfamiliar, subtle aura.
• Rōshi attacked the stronghold with Lava Release, but Killer B appeared and countered with Lightning Release, prompting Rōshi to recognize the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

Rōshi fought Killer B and the Eight-Tails to give the Iwagakure Ninja time to retreat, but Kumo reinforcements arrived and the Fourth Raikage struck him down. Rōshi and Son Gokū faced the two enemies together as Rōshi was badly wounded and his Tailed Beast transformation began to fail.

• Rōshi and Killer B transformed into their complete Tailed Beast forms and clashed, with the Eight-Tails suppressing the Four-Tails.
• Son Gokū warned Rōshi that a force of more than a thousand Kumo Ninja was approaching, and Kofu urged him to retreat.
• Rōshi used Lava Release to slow Killer B and escape, but the Fourth Raikage arrived and kicked the Four-Tails into the ground.
• Rōshi abandoned hope of escape and fought alongside Son Gokū as the Fourth Raikage and Killer B attacked from both sides.
• The Fourth Raikage and Killer B overwhelmed Rōshi, who was battered, depleted of Chakra, and unable to maintain his complete Tailed Beast transformation.

Shisui arrived in time to save the badly injured Rōshi from the Fourth Raikage and Killer B, and helped him retreat by striking at the approaching Kumogakure reinforcements. The armies gathered near Kumoyoke Peak, where Shōji learned that Rōshi had encountered the Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tails.

• The Fourth Raikage nearly finished off Rōshi, but Shisui struck Killer B and arrived in Susanoo, giving Rōshi a chance to escape.
• Shisui severed one of Gyūki’s tentacles and endured the Fourth Raikage’s attack, which cracked Susanoo.
• Shisui and Rōshi launched attacks toward the incoming Kumogakure army, but the Fourth Raikage and Killer B redirected them; Rōshi and Shisui then retreated.
• The Fourth Raikage resolved to continue the coming war as the Kumogakure and Iwagakure main forces arrived near Kumoyoke Peak.
• Shōji met Shisui, Rōshi, and Kitsuchi at the Iwagakure camp, then sent the severely injured Rōshi to rest.

Shōji prepared Iwagakure for an immediate assault on Kumogakure, sending the injured Rōshi home after revealing he could control Yugito. He assigned Shisui to attack the Kumo Ninja formation while he faced the Fourth Raikage and Eight-Tails, as A prepared Kumogakure for a prolonged war.

• Shōji ordered Kitsuchi to summon Mingjing and arrange for Rōshi to return to the village for treatment, but Rōshi initially insisted on fighting.
• Shōji revealed that he could control Yugito and send her into battle, convincing Rōshi to leave the front and recover.
• Shōji ordered Iwagakure to launch an all-out attack the next day and assigned Shisui to lead a special assault unit against the Kumo Ninja formation.
• Shisui suggested using Kotoamatsukami on the Fourth Raikage, and Shōji agreed only if a safe opportunity arose.
• A arrived at Kumoyoke Peak with Killer B and the Kumogakure reinforcements, then convened a meeting to plan for a prolonged war.