Recaps

Minato’s return helped Konoha repel the attacks surrounding the Box of Paradise, while Obito seized the Box and took Muku. As Orochimaru managed Konoha’s response, Sasori escaped Sunagakure to investigate Minato’s resurrection, and Naruto and Gaara reunited before Gaara returned home.

• Minato revealed himself to Shikaku and Rasa, then rescued Konoha shinobi from Obito and the Earth Style attackers before breaking the barrier and defeating Kazuma’s group.
• The Anbu discovered that Naruto, Gaara, and others were missing, and Minato rescued Naruto and Kimimaro while Mui brought Gaara to the Box of Paradise.
• Mui used Gaara’s Chakra to awaken the Box, but the revived Muku became Gū, killed Mui and many Grass shinobi, and flew toward Konoha with the Box.
• Minato rescued Gaara and joined Natsuki against Gū, but Obito took the Box and Muku into the Kamui Dimension before Minato returned to Konoha.
• Chiyo tried to reconnect with Sasori, but Yura helped him escape, after Chiyo caught up, she gave Sasori his body puppet and research scrolls, and he left to investigate Minato’s resurrection.
• Natsuki and Orochimaru transfused Natsuki’s blood into Kimimaro, who survived as his Healing Gene adapted to the toxins, and Natsuki later revealed he was unharmed.
• Orochimaru put Minato in charge of Konoha’s administration and Anbu forces, then negotiated consequences for Kusagakure and trade benefits with Rasa.
• Naruto and Natsuki saw Gaara off, and Natsuki inspected Gaara’s seal, urged Sand Village to rebuild, and learned that a traitor had freed Sasori.

Natsuki prepared the Uchiha Clan’s move to Radiant Country while Obito raided the moon and stole the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Future Sasuke and Boruto arrived in Natsuki’s altered timeline, where Natsuki revealed the massacre and future dangers, then began planning for Urashiki.

• Natsuki arranged the Uchiha Clan’s preparations to relocate, studied ways to strengthen himself, and sought the Slug Sage’s Sage Mode before deciding to develop his own method.
• Obito formed Moon, recruited Kakuzu and Sasori, then invaded the moon, gathered its puppets, and learned about the Giant Tenseigan.
• Natsuki helped Hotaru leave Mount Katsuragi with Utakata, then Future Sasuke and Boruto arrived in Konoha and discovered that its history had changed.
• Natsuki met Future Sasuke and Boruto, reunited Future Sasuke with Itachi and his parents, and explained that the Uchiha massacre had not occurred in this timeline.
• Obito defeated the First Elder’s resistance and stored the sealed Demonic Statue of the Outer Path in the Kamui Dimension before being hurled into space.
• Natsuki revealed how the massacre happened in Future Sasuke’s timeline and warned him about Isshiki, Kara, Karma, and dangers facing Naruto and Sasuke.
• Natsuki tested Boruto in combat, and Naruto and Sasuke defeated him before Natsuki explained how changes to fate could create separate space-times.
• Natsuki warned the Uchiha leaders against acting alone, then consulted Orochimaru and Future Sasuke about Urashiki, Boruto’s Karma, and preparations for their return.

Natsuki defeated Urashiki, sent Future Sasuke and Boruto back to their era, and moved the Uchiha Clan to Radiant Country. Over the following two years, Natsuki strengthened the clan and handled threats around the Land of Water, while Yōya’s clashes with Yugito escalated at sea.

• Natsuki assembled a team to ambush Urashiki, whose repeated time rewinds let Orochimaru’s poison build up until he collapsed, after which the group restrained and captured him for study.
• Natsuki sent Future Sasuke and Boruto home with cellular samples, Orochimaru’s memory backup, and Uchiha records, then told Naruto that Neji had died saving him in the other timeline.
• Minato transported more than two hundred Uchiha Clan Members from Konoha to Radiant Country, while Natsuki urged Sasuke to grow stronger and prepare for the coming chaos.
• Natsuki captured Utakata, helped him recover his memories of Harusame, and joined him in rescuing Hotaru from Shirou’s forbidden jutsu before Utakata contained and destroyed its core.
• Natsuki received intelligence from Kakuzu, organized the Hidden Light Village ninja academy, studied new techniques with Minato, and spent two years developing Radiant Country’s trade and strength.
• Cloud Village discovered a vast Seven-Colored Ore Vein and used its control of the sea route to demand half the cargo from Yamato’s merchant convoy.
• Yōya challenged Yugito after she blocked the convoy, fought her at sea, and was badly injured before two Uchiha Clan Members rescued him.

Hiruko hunted Uchiha Yōya for his Three Tomoe Sharingan, but Yōya awakened his Mangekyō during Obito’s attack and survived with Yugito’s help. As Natsuki responded to the growing threat, Cloud and Mist Village’s struggle over Rainbow Ore brought Utakata and Killer B into conflict.

• Yugito returned to her ship after Yōya’s injuries were treated, while Obito’s efforts to break the Spirit Sealing and Hiruko’s search for a Sharingan advanced.
• Hiruko targeted Uchiha Kōta, but Kōta escaped and reported Hiruko’s stolen Kekkei Genkai to Natsuki, who began investigating the threat.
• Natsuki learned that the next Golden Ring Solar Eclipse would occur the following month and recalled Uchiha with Three Tomoe Sharingan for Itachi and Izumi’s wedding.
• Itachi and Izumi married, and Yōya decided he should apologize to Yugito after reflecting on his feelings for her.
• Cloud Village’s Rainbow Ore plan threatened Mist Village’s merchant contracts, and Yōya traveled to meet Yugito while Natsuki secretly followed him.
• Hiruko’s followers attacked Yōya, but Yōya defeated them until Hiruko fused them with the Chimera Technique and overwhelmed him.
• Yugito intervened, but Obito attacked her and Yōya, and Yōya awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, wounded Obito, and Killer B stopped Hiruko before Obito escaped with him.
• Yōya dispelled Yugito’s Genjutsu and collapsed after apologizing, while Utakata and Killer B later clashed over the Rainbow Ore before a gray-haired Mist shinobi forced both sides to withdraw.