Recaps

After Tobirama’s death, Nangō Kumoi took up the Hokage position and began rebuilding Konoha, supporting its people, and reshaping its institutions. The arc left him preparing to oversee Danzo’s Root and seeking Mito’s help with techniques to control it.

• Nangō Kumoi announced plans to compensate the fallen’s families and repair village buildings, then formed a postwar council with Hiruzen Sarutobi as his assistant and Kagami Uchiha as a special adviser.
• Nangō Kumoi began training with Ray and Gaia while the other great villages prepared for war and Madara Uchiha renewed his commitment to the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Nangō Kumoi rejected Danzo’s initial bid to establish an independent secret force, relied on daimyo funds for recovery, and sought Mito Uzumaki’s advice on preserving Konoha’s alliance with the Land of Fire.
• Nangō Kumoi arranged for Hiruzen Sarutobi to care for and train Tsunade, encouraged support for the orphan Orochimaru, and proposed smaller Jonin-led apprentice groups.
• Nangō Kumoi enlisted the Ino-Shika-Cho clans in reconstruction, encouraged Teuchi’s family to provide Charity Ramen, and invited Konoha leaders to a New Year’s Eve gathering for Tobirama’s disciples.
• Nangō Kumoi ordered honors and compensation for fallen ninja, including support for Sakumo, and drafted a confidential fifteen-year plan for Konoha’s recovery and wartime readiness.
• Danzo proposed Root, and Nangō Kumoi approved it only under his personal oversight of its plans, selection, training, and first members.
• Nangō Kumoi worried that Danzo’s Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal could undermine his control of Root and asked Mito whether the Uzumaki Clan had records of techniques for silencing spies.

Nangō Kumoi strengthened Konoha’s schools, finances, and public institutions while encouraging Kagami Uchiha to bridge the clan and the village. The arc left Konoha’s young students exploring new ideas as tensions among the Uchiha persisted and threats beyond the village continued to gather.

• Nangō Kumoi studied Tobirama’s notes on forbidden techniques, kept Impure World Reincarnation sealed, and made plans to oversee Orochimaru’s training responsibly.
• Nangō Kumoi and Hiruzen Sarutobi opened the Ninja Academy year with a speech promising support for every child, then introduced broader teaching, student guidance, and security measures.
• Nangō Kumoi encouraged Kagami Uchiha to connect the clan with village affairs, and Kagami accepted a role in orphan relief and public security planning.
• Nangō Kumoi and Nara Shikato developed Konoha’s economic plans, including an engineering corps and a cooperative for clan-made goods, while Kakuzu accepted a covert asset-recovery arrangement.
• Nangō Kumoi established the Konoha Engineering Corps and Root, while Hiruzen Sarutobi began directing postwar construction and new Genin gained steady work.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and their classmates proposed a technology and exploration club, and Nangō Kumoi approved its resources as a way to encourage young researchers.
• Kagami Uchiha reported that Gen had joined the club and warned Nangō Kumoi of Uchiha opposition to village reforms, while Nangō urged him to watch for unrest turning into action.
• The Third Raikage sought other nations’ help with sealing techniques, while Madara Uchiha withdrew into a deep slumber and ordered his followers to keep watch.

Nangō Kumoi guided Konoha through reforms and prepared for a possible attack by the Four Great Ninja Villages on the Land of Whirlpools. The arc ended with Crow confirming a large secret force gathering in the Land of Hot Water and racing to warn Konoha.

• Nangō Kumoi appointed Kagami Uchiha as Root’s deputy commander, despite Shimura Danzō’s objections, while the Four Kage agreed to hold secret talks in the Land of Iron.
• Kumoi trained to combine Ray’s lightning and Gaia’s force, then began seeking ways to counter Mangekyō Sharingan abilities as Konoha’s reconstruction and public projects advanced.
• Kumoi learned that the Four Kage planned secret talks, warned Hiruzen Sarutobi, and began preparing Konoha for a possible attack on the Land of Whirlpools.
• The Four Kage organized a concealed joint force and named their planned raid on the Uzumaki Clan Whirlpool Tide Annihilation, while Kumoi and Hiruzen continued warning the reluctant Uzumaki.
• Kumoi celebrated Konoha’s five-year recovery, announced reforms to ninja education and advancement, and presented plans for Konoha University and South District assets.
• The Uchiha clan leader chose Kagami as his successor, and Kagami called on the clan to take greater responsibility within Konoha.
• Mito Uzumaki asked Kumoi to save members of her clan if the Land of Whirlpools fell, and Tsunade presented her emergency chakra-storage prototype.
• Crow received intelligence that hundreds of elite shinobi were gathering in the Land of Hot Water for a suspected maritime operation, ordered Emergency Plan B, and hurried toward Konoha.

Kumoi organized Konoha’s covert support for the Land of Whirlpools after learning that four Kage planned to attack it. As the invasion began, the Uzumaki Clan Head confronted the Raikage and Kazekage while Konoha’s teams worked to open a route and disrupt the attackers’ preparations.

• Jiraiya vowed to catch up with Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Gen, while Kumoi approved their university recommendations and planned mentorships for Gen, the Hyuga twins, and the Ino-Shika-Cho heirs.
• Kumoi learned that the four Kage had conspired to attack the Land of Whirlpools and organized the Red Leaf Support Team, with Konoha’s leaders and clans pledging support.
• Madara ordered White Zetsu to seek vulnerable young Uzumaki descendants as Konoha’s students completed their final assessments.
• Kumoi assigned his team to draw the enemy’s attention, protect the evacuation, and disrupt the allied forces, but the Uzumaki Clan Head initially dismissed the danger and trusted his village’s defenses.
• The Third Raikage and Kazekage breached Hidden Eddy Village’s barrier, demanded the Uzumaki sealing techniques, and faced the Clan Head and his elites inside the Four Violet Yang Formation.
• The Clan Head redirected Raikage A’s attack but suffered internal damage as Shamon unleashed an Iron Sand assault and A charged again.
• Danzo delayed Owl’s Root squad from attacking Ōnoki’s barrier-breaking forces, while Uchiha Zhi’s team began disabling Kirigakure’s underwater traps and communication nodes.