Recaps

Hibari began training under Tobirama and joined Hiruzen on a mission to secure the Seven-Tails for Takigakure. After Hibari helped restrain Chomei and Hashirama defeated Kakuzu, the mission earned Hibari a large reward, while Reigetsu reported his potential to Byakuren.

• Hibari entered Tobirama’s sealed warehouse with Tsunade’s help, then faced Tobirama in a sparring match and demonstrated his Rasengan and Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Tobirama investigated Hibari’s inability to use Water Release and swim, proposed developing a sealing technique to contain the unknown force around his soul, and began teaching him.
• Hibari joined Hiruzen on a mission to find and guard the Seven-Tails, where he and Sasuke prepared traps and Hibari exchanged technique theories with Hiruzen.
• The traps killed two intruders, but Hibari and Hiruzen fought the survivors, including Reigetsu, while Kakuzu arrived and Chomei rampaged out of the valley.
• Hibari bound Chomei with Adamantine Sealing Chains as Hiruzen helped hold it, but Kakuzu attacked Hibari before Hashirama arrived and stopped him.
• Hashirama killed Kakuzu and battered Chomei until Hibari and Sasuke convinced him to stop, then Hibari returned to Konoha and received an equal share of the mission reward.
• Hibari bought Orochimaru books, while Reigetsu reported Hibari’s potential and apparent aversion to water to Byakuren, who ordered him to watch Hibari without provoking trouble.

Hibari developed a mutated Shadow Clone, helped the village launch the Ninja Academy, and learned Water Release after Tobirama’s sealing work altered his condition. When Madara attacked Konoha with the Nine-Tails, Hibari helped Hashirama defeat him, and Mito sealed the fox inside herself.

• Byakuren confined Hozuki Reigetsu and urged him to persuade Hozuki Gengetsu to become Second Mizukage, while Gengetsu showed Reigetsu Samehada and proposed forming the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
• Hibari experimented with the Shadow Clone Technique and discovered that his clone could bleed, recover chakra, and use jutsu, then named a clone Yaoji.
• Tobirama and Sarutobi Sasuke planned the Ninja Academy, and Hibari agreed to attend occasionally while proposing that Yaoji take his place.
• Nara Lvxun won support for the Academy from the Yamanaka and Akimichi clans, while Sarutobi Sasuke secured Uchiha support by offering the clan responsibility for the Security Force.
• Hibari introduced Orochimaru and Jiraiya to Sarutobi Hiruzen as students, then Tobirama appointed Nara Lvxun to lead an Advisory Squad and Yamanaka Kiyono to lead Intelligence.
• Tobirama applied the Spiral Derivation Seal to Hibari with Kiyono’s help, and Hibari later learned Water Style: Water Formation Wall.
• Madara attacked Konoha with the Nine-Tails, but Hashirama drew him away while Tobirama organized the village’s defenses and Hibari and Hiruzen watched for a chance to intervene.
• Hibari ambushed Madara and struck him with a Rasengan, allowing Hashirama to kill him, and afterward, Hashirama, Hiruzen, and Hibari buried Madara, and Mito sealed the Nine-Tails inside herself.

After Hashirama retired, Hibari helped build Konoha’s Anbu and uncovered Kumogakure’s preparations for war. He returned with stolen intelligence and techniques, then partnered with the Sarutobi and Hyuga clans to establish the Three Peaks Group as he began learning Wood Release.

• Uchiha Madara escaped his grave while Hashirama recovered, and Hashirama later retired as Hokage and named Tobirama his successor.
• Hibari helped create Konoha’s Anbu, recruited Kagami Uchiha, and watched Hiruzen appoint Shimura Danzō to lead an Anbu-affiliated training organization.
• Tobirama sent Hibari and Kagami to investigate Kumogakure, where Hibari discovered signs of impending war and copied secret documents and techniques from the Raikage’s office.
• Hibari and Kagami escaped Kumogakure during the Eight-Tails’ rampage, returned to Konoha with intelligence and stolen scrolls, and reported their findings to Tobirama.
• Hibari began practicing Kumogakure’s Lightning Release Armor and agreed to learn Wood Release from Hashirama, who planned to serve as an honorary general in the Capital.
• Hibari, Hiruzen, and Hyuga Hiten formed the Three Peaks Group to prepare for war through arms trading and merchant caravans that would protect trade.
• Hibari struggled to combine Water and Earth chakra to use Wood Release, and Mito arrived with snacks and asked about his business plans.