Recaps

Kushina’s attacks on Turtle Island helped ignite conflict between Kumogakure and Kirigakure, while Iwagakure joined the war and Konoha struggled over its alliance. The arc ended with evidence of Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Shimura Clan misappropriating village funds reaching the public and Tsunade confronting Hiruzen.

• Kushina and Gold Fang attacked ships from the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water, then Kushina and Nine-Tails destroyed Turtle Island with Tailed Beast Balls.
• Kumogakure and Kirigakure blamed each other for the attacks and clashed in the Disputed Waters, while Yagura sent the Kaguya, Snow, and Hozuki clans into the region.
• Konoha’s leaders debated their alliance with Kumogakure, and Jingyi argued that Konoha should avoid the sea war and focus on deterring Iwagakure.
• The Third Raikage’s war with Kirigakure widened when Iwagakure declared war on Kumogakure, drawing Konoha and Sunagakure into the conflict.
• Jingyi confronted the Third Hokage over his leadership and meetings, then learned from Kushina that she had destroyed Turtle Island and told her to claim she had stayed in Konoha.
• The Daimyo arranged for allegations of financial misconduct by the Third Hokage and Shimura Clan to spread, and Jingyi let the intelligence circulate while village protests and war strained Konoha.
• Tsunade read the evidence against the Third Hokage, rushed to his office, and confronted him as he froze after scanning the scroll.

Jingyi exposed the corruption surrounding Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō, helping Tsunade take leadership of Konoha as the village joined the war against Iwagakure. As the village stabilized and Minato trained with Killer B, Jingyi turned his attention to Madara Uchiha’s plans while the Raikage prepared to confront Yagura.

• Tsunade confronted Hiruzen over the misuse of village funds and his ordered assassinations, then took the Hokage Seal and went to the Daimyo’s Court as the scandal spread.
• Danzō fled Konoha, but Jingyi intercepted him and killed him after revealing that he had no Caged Bird Seal and examining his memories.
• Tsunade secured the Daimyo’s support, Hiruzen and Koharu departed for the front, and Jingyi enlisted Orochimaru to handle the Hokage Office’s paperwork.
• Tsunade became the Fourth Hokage, blamed Danzō for the scandal, and worked with Jingyi to calm villagers and prepare Konoha for the continuing war.
• Hiruzen took command against Iwagakure while the Third Raikage recognized that Yagura had manipulated Kumogakure into war but kept Iwagakure as his main enemy.
• Jingyi arranged for Minato to spar with Killer B, and Minato adapted to B’s fighting style and defeated him in their training.
• Tsunade appointed Mikoto as her assistant and brought Nawaki and Minato into the Hokage Office’s training rotation while they prepared for the Jonin Exam.
• Jingyi decided to reveal Madara’s Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan, while the Third Raikage and Ōnoki withdrew from confrontation and the Raikage prepared to target Yagura.

As the war spread across the seas and fronts, Jingyi helped Konoha manage its rivals, protect a merchant caravan, and build ties with Sunagakure. The arc left Tsunade confronting Orochimaru over the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu after Chiyo asked to use it for Sasori.

• Yagura sabotaged Kumogakure’s ships while the Third Raikage escalated the naval campaign, and Jingyi later brought Kushina to train Killer B, whom she vowed to make a Perfect Jinchūriki.
• Jingyi’s story about Orochimaru as an Orochi Princess provoked a fight between Orochimaru and Jiraiya, while Konoha’s publicized comparisons of living costs elsewhere eased civilian complaints about wartime expenses.
• With Konoha’s advance stalled by Iwagakure’s defenses, Jingyi gave Mitokado Homura a Lightning Release technique that multiple shinobi could combine to increase its power.
• Jingyi and Pakura escorted a merchant caravan to Sunagakure, where the Third Kazekage discussed the war with Jingyi and heard his warning that Sasori’s murderous resentment could endanger the village and its ties with Konoha.
• Chiyo took Sasori into battle to help him confront his hatred, then sought the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu so he might see his parents again.
• Tsunade asked Jingyi about Chiyo’s request, and Jingyi advised her to consult Orochimaru because stronger ties with Sunagakure could benefit Konoha after the war.
• Tsunade summoned Orochimaru, who admitted that he had copied the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu from the forbidden jutsu scroll and researched it.

As Kumogakure and Iwagakure’s war turned on Roshi’s capture, Jingyi navigated the dispute while preparing to reveal Madara Uchiha’s threat. The arc ends with the Five Kage Summit set in motion and Jiraiya agreeing to wait for a chance to save Nagato.

• Tsunade confronted Orochimaru about the forbidden jutsu, and he agreed not to misuse it while explaining he could use it to let Sasori meet his deceased parents.
• Jingyi escorted a merchant caravan through the war zone between Kirigakure and Kumogakure, then organized a broader Konoha plan to protect merchant caravans with puppets and Jonin teams.
• Jingyi told Tsunade that Madara Uchiha had survived the Valley of the End and was plotting a conspiracy, while he continued to track White Zetsu and warned his companions about its spying.
• The Third Raikage captured Roshi and extracted the Four-Tails, then showed Roshi’s corpse to Ōnoki while insisting Kumogakure would keep the beast for now.
• Jingyi declined to have Konoha back Kumogakure’s claim to the Four-Tails and told the Third Raikage that Madara planned to seize every Tailed Beast.
• Jingyi called for a Five Kage Summit, and the Third Kazekage, Yagura, and Ōnoki agreed to travel to Konoha.
• Jingyi told Jiraiya that Madara had transplanted the Rinnegan into Nagato, and Jiraiya agreed to wait for the summit before trying to save him.