Recaps

Kirito helped Chizuru and Homura secure the Uchiha Clan’s place in Konoha’s defenses while negotiating with Hanzō to reshape Amegakure. As Mito’s seal failed, Konoha’s forces restrained the Nine-Tails and began transferring its Chakra to Kushina.

• Kirito promised to protect Kushina and taught her about the Barrier Seal, while the Third Hokage secretly prepared Konoha for the Nine-Tails Succession operation.
• Chizuru resolved to lead the Uchiha Clan, and Homura asked Kirito to help the clan join the operation.
• Chizuru exposed Danzo’s Uchiha sleeper agents, and Kirito persuaded Momoka to support the clan’s participation.
• The Third Hokage approved the Uchiha Clan’s deployment to reinforce Konoha’s borders, frustrating Danzo.
• Kirito negotiated with Iwagakure over the Sunagakure prisoners, then convinced Hanzō to purge Amegakure’s spies and let him negotiate with Konoha.
• Kirito offered Jiraiya Sunagakure intelligence in exchange for a Torture Ninjutsu inheritance and resources to train thirty Jonin.
• Madara Uchiha disrupted Mito’s seal, releasing the Nine-Tails, and Kirito, the Third Hokage, and the Sannin fought to restrain it.
• Konoha’s forces dragged the Nine-Tails to the Sealing Altar, where Kirito’s chains and the Twelve Layered Heavenly Seal bound it as Kushina connected her Chakra to the beast.

Kirito expanded his power and influence while navigating the Uchiha Clan’s troubles, the Hyuga Clan’s conflict, and the war between Iwagakure and Sunagakure. Mito died peacefully, and Kirito buried her beside Hashirama before killing Kakuzu and receiving two Enhancement Points.

• Kirito helped Chizuru awaken her Sharingan and strengthen her Cursed Seal, then took a Byakugan and Ketsuryūgan as rewards from Homura.
• Kirito gave Karen a Sage Chakra Cursed Seal and defeated Hyuga Iwa after confronting him about his opposition to Karen’s freedom.
• The Third Hokage restrained Danzo and allowed him to direct Root through a Shadow Clone while secretly ordering him to protect and sabotage the Hattori Masanari transaction.
• Kirito enhanced a White Zetsu Clone’s Byakugan, implanted Ketsuryūgan in himself, and arranged an Iwagakure trade while confronting and capturing Kakuzu.
• Kirito impersonated Hattori Masanari during the battle between Iwagakure and Sunagakure, attacked Akasuna and Sarada, then rescued and treated Akasuna while Chiyo fled with Sarada.
• Kirito developed medicines and expanded his organizations as Mito’s health declined, then mourned when she died peacefully in bed.
• Kirito helped bury Mito beside Hashirama, protected their coffins with sealing arrays, and later killed Kakuzu after failing to recruit him, earning two Enhancement Points.

Kirito strengthened his Sage Mode, joined Hatake Sakumo’s White Fang Squad, and led its fight against multiple enemy forces. After Kirito killed Danzo, the Third Hokage and Momoka confronted the fallout, leaving the dispute over Danzo’s crimes unresolved as news spread beyond Konoha.

• Kirito enhanced his Wisdom Attribute, discovered the Memory Library, demonstrated his ability to divide his mind, and prepared puppets and a Lightning Release Clone for the battlefield.
• Kirito arranged to join the battlefield at ten, while his White Zetsu Clone infiltrated Kumogakure and Kirito studied Blue B and the Third Raikage.
• Kirito trained his Lightning Release Clone, tested the Vermillion Bird and Black Tortoise Puppets with Tsunade, and received the First Hokage’s Necklace before Hatake Sakumo appointed him squad leader.
• Kirito, Nawaki, and Chizuru passed Hatake Sakumo’s team challenge and formed the White Fang Squad, then fought enemy assassins and resisted Root’s attempt to kill Nawaki.
• Hatake Sakumo led the squad through the Land of Rain, where Kirito and his teammates fought Kirigakure’s Seven Ninja Swordsmen and forced the survivors to flee.
• Kirito raised his Sage Mode, upgraded his Adamantine Sealing Chains, and worked with Jiraiya to evade pursuers before the White Fang Squad entered the Land of Wind to attack Sunagakure’s supply routes.
• Kirito asked Momoka and Homura Uchiha to support his plan against Danzo, then infiltrated Konoha Prison and killed Danzo while the Third Hokage watched.
• Kirito’s White Zetsu Clone fought the Third Hokage and Tsunade before escaping, while Momoka later challenged the Hokage over Danzo’s crimes and Kirito chose not to escalate the conflict.

Kirito’s squad fought Sunagakure, and Kirito captured Shukaku to become the One-Tail Jinchuriki, triggering political pressure on Konoha. As the villages maneuvered around the capture, Kirito planned how to strengthen himself and his allies, while Chizuru faced Karen in the arena.

• The Third Hokage reorganized Root and ordered Hatake Sakumo recalled, while Momoka confronted Tsunade about Danzo’s role in endangering Nawaki and urged her to seek the Hokage position.
• Sunagakure rejected a full-scale offensive and restored its supply lines, while Ōnoki negotiated with the Kazekage and the Third Raikage prepared for conflict.
• Kirito advanced his Lightning Release and created unstable Storm Release, while Hatake Sakumo accepted a mission to disrupt Sunagakure’s gold-dust funding and Kirito persuaded him to delay the attack and prepare more carefully.
• Kirito fought Ebizo and Bunpuku, then subdued Shukaku with his allies and sealed the tailed beast inside himself, becoming the One-Tail Jinchuriki.
• The Third Hokage faced demands to return Shukaku, while Tsunade chose to gather allies for Nawaki or Kirito instead of seeking the Hokage position and Momoka warned Konoha’s clans against attacking Kirito’s reputation.
• The Fourth Raikage decided to attack Amegakure and kill Hattori Masanari to pressure Konoha, while Kirito trained with Shukaku’s chakra and planned a combat system to face powerful enemies.
• Kirito considered using Wood Release and Sage Chakra to stabilize Sharingan evolution, but decided to research a safer method before testing it on Chizuru.
• Chizuru defeated Suna Boshi in Kirito’s arena, then accepted Karen Hyuga’s challenge as Karen activated her Byakugan and curse markings.