Recaps

Hiruzen rescued most of the scattered Uzumaki Clan from Kumogakure, while Black Zetsu abducted Nagato and several others. Jiraiya returned from Mount Myōboku in time to save Tsunade and Orochimaru from a ritual, but the boy’s attempt to summon his lord opened a black crack above the altar.

• Hiruzen’s students learned of the Daimyo’s growing dependence on Konoha, while the Divine Envoy urged the daimyo to find what it sought and gave him power through a crystal.
• Jiraiya accidentally summoned himself to Mount Myōboku, where Fukasaku and Shima recognized him as connected to the Great Toad Sage’s prophecy and arranged for him to train with the Toads.
• Mei Chuan led the scattered Uzumaki Clan toward Konoha, but Saddam and Kumogakure attacked them as Black Zetsu’s White Zetsu abducted Nagato, his parents, and several elders.
• Hiruzen drove Saddam’s forces away and escorted the surviving Uzumaki toward Konoha, while Black Zetsu sent the captives toward the Land of Grass and identified Nagato as the Rinnegan’s incubator.
• Tsunade rescued children from a cave where a boy planned a bloodline ritual, but the boy betrayed her and had her pinned to an altar as the runes drained her chakra.
• Orochimaru joined Tsunade at the cave, and they fought the guards and subdued the fake boss, but the boy revealed that he had targeted Tsunade for her Senju Bloodline and resumed the ritual.
• Jiraiya arrived with Gamabunta, defeated the boy’s allies, and freed Tsunade, but the boy declared that the ritual was complete and opened a black crack above the altar as he called for his lord to descend.

Kumoi and Konoha defeated Wisker, then turned to settling the Uzumaki Survivors and strengthening the village. The arc ended with Kumoi investigating Minato Namikaze’s family and a possible special bloodline.

• Kumoi broke into Wisker’s barrier, and he and Hiruzen Sarutobi rescued the unconscious students before sealing the altar and defeating Wisker.
• After Sauren restored Wisker and forced him to submit, he ordered Wisker to find other altars while Hiruzen Sarutobi began investigating them for Kumoi.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi reprimanded Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru for their reckless choices, and the group returned to Konoha.
• Kumoi chose concentrated resettlement for the Uzumaki Survivors and approved a plan to help them join the existing community and staff West District factories.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi taught his university students about mission coordination, and Uchiha Sora taught them how to identify and escape genjutsu.
• Kumoi visited the West District, praised the Uzumaki’s work and new homes, and promised that the district would remain their home as long as they wished to stay.
• Kumoi recognized Kushina Uzumaki and resolved to protect Minato Namikaze, then ordered an investigation into Konoha’s newborns and selected Minato for closer scrutiny.
• Uchiha Yusuke backed Kagami’s integration policy, and Kumoi’s Anbu reported that they had found something in Minato’s family history.