Recaps

Ryosuke uncovered the plot to sabotage the alliance in the Land of Waves and helped the factions defeat the Cloud-Rock attack, though the Fourth Raikage died in the fighting. Back in Konoha, he supported Naruto through grief and helped Hinata gather support for reforming the Hyūga clan, while Hiruzen began preparing a Fifth Hokage election.

• Ryosuke discovered that the apparent Mist Village attack concealed a Sunagakure force, and the battle left Tamio Hyuga without an arm.
• Ryosuke infiltrated the Old Castle, recognized the threat to the Alliance Plan, and helped Hizashi Hyuga continue the meeting after Akutagawa killed Gato.
• Ōnoki and the Fourth Raikage attacked the Land of Waves, but the factions formed their alliance and counterattacked under Ryosuke’s coordination.
• The Fourth Raikage’s assault on Hiruzen Sarutobi ended with the Raikage and Soki Mitokado dead, while the other leaders agreed to halt the fighting.
• Back in Konoha, Ryosuke learned of Rin Sarutobi’s death and comforted Naruto Uzumaki when Naruto questioned whether he wanted to remain a ninja.
• Hinata proposed changing the Caged Bird Seal system, and Ryosuke advised her to win support among the Hyūga clan before its assembly.
• Ryosuke helped Neji Hyuga understand how his predictable tactics had cost him his early graduation assessment and encouraged him to support Hinata.
• Hiruzen began arranging a Fifth Hokage election as Ryosuke studied Yang Release, and Hinata later told him that more than half the clan’s ninja backed her proposal.

Ryosuke helped Hinata reform the Hyuga Clan, then intervened when Danzō tried to control Naruto and Konoha descended into crisis. After Hiruzen died and Naruto learned more about his origins, Itachi and Kisame attacked the village, leaving Ryosuke wary of the organization behind them.

• Hinata proposed abolishing the Caged Bird Seal and reforming the Hyuga Clan, and the Great Elder's support helped her plan pass.
• Naruto's doubts about Hiruzen and his origins grew, while Ryosuke completed a powerful transformation and kept his new abilities secret.
• After Orochimaru revealed that Minato was Naruto's father, Danzō tried to control Naruto with Kotoamatsukami, but Ryosuke took control of Naruto's body and fought Danzō's forces.
• Ryosuke crushed Danzō's attack and returned to Konoha, where Hiruzen died after telling Sasuke that Naruto was Minato's son and that he had regarded Naruto as family.
• Ryosuke pursued Danzō, who used the Reverse Four Symbols Seal Technique to erase himself and everything nearby, while Naruto chose to remain in Konoha for the time being.
• Jiraiya apologized to Naruto and revealed that a hidden force might have caused the deaths of Minato and Kushina, then Itachi and Kisame attacked and pursued Naruto.
• Sasuke confronted Itachi and was badly wounded, while Naruto pulled him to safety and Ryosuke spotted Black Zetsu beneath the village before it escaped.
• After learning that Naruto had been the intruders' target, Hinata suggested the Hyuga establish their own village, but Ryosuke warned that the organization might have larger aims.

Ryosuke uncovered the Yorozuya's arrival from another world, then sought out Nagato and fought the Six Paths of Pain in Amegakure. After awakening and naming a new technique, he returned to the Land of Fire, leaving Obito and Black Zetsu at large.

• Ryosuke refused to pressure Naruto into accepting Jiraiya as his grandmaster and advised Jiraiya to reach Naruto by discussing his parents.
• Hinata faced a challenge to her leadership, but Neji declined to contest her, and Hyuga Hiashi exposed the clan traitors after Ryosuke helped identify them.
• Ryosuke defeated Blueno during Kirigakure's invasion, then learned that Obito and Black Zetsu had sent the force to test him.
• Ryosuke traveled to the Land of Iron, fought Gintoki, Kagura, and Shinpachi, and learned that a glowing door had brought them to his world six years earlier.
• Ryosuke helped the Yorozuya members learn to extract Chakra, then traveled to Amegakure and challenged Nagato's Six Paths of Pain.
• Ryosuke survived Nagato's Planetary Devastation and stopped Pain's Shinra Tensei, severing Nagato's connection to Pain before Obito and Black Zetsu escaped with Nagato.
• Ryosuke named his newly developed layered-force technique Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack and returned to the Land of Fire nearly a year after leaving.

Ryosuke returned to Konoha, strengthened his ties with Hinata and the Hyūga, and prepared the clan for conflict with Otherworld Visitors. As the Hyūga formed legions and sent teams on missions, Ryosuke confronted Black Zetsu and Seisai’s team pursued a mysterious swordsman toward Kyoto City.

• Ryosuke returned to Konoha, told Hyuga Hiashi and Hinata about Otherworld Visitors, and began studying Sage Chakra after training with Naruto.
• Ryosuke discovered that Old Cat had eaten the Devil Fruit, trained him through increasingly brutal fights, and made him a deputy for future missions.
• Hyuga Hiashi and Ryosuke planned to gather talent and resources in the Land of Rain, while the clan began developing legions and new powers.
• Nagato awoke to learn that Amegakure had been destroyed, and Black Zetsu warned Obito that Ryosuke was an immense threat.
• Ryosuke confronted Black Zetsu, revealed that he knew about the plan to resurrect Kaguya, and warned that Otherworld Visitors could threaten her control of the Ninja World.
• Hyuga Hiashi launched the Iroha Legion on a mission to the Land of Rain, while Ryosuke argued that the clan should trust its commanders and delegate authority.
• Hinata celebrated her ninja registration with Ryosuke and her family, while Seisai’s team investigated reports of a one-armed red-haired swordsman near Sagi Castle.