Recaps

In the Pure Land, Hashirama regretted his past choices while Madara boasted to Izuna about his plans to return and control the Shinobi World. At the Hyuga compound, Hiashi vowed to protect Naruto and treat Hinata better, and Neji promised to protect her as well.

• Hashirama apologized to Tobirama for leaving dangers for future generations and resolved not to repeat his mistakes if he returned to life.
• Madara told Izuna that Obito was reliable, described Black Zetsu as another backup plan, and claimed his Rinnegan would help him take control of the future.
• Madara promised to revive Izuna after someone used Rinne Rebirth to bring him back, then declared that he would become the Shinobi World's true savior.
• Hiashi admitted that his future self had mistreated Hinata and promised the unconscious Naruto that he would not let villagers mistreat him.
• Hizashi agreed to protect Hinata, and Neji vowed to defend her and punish the children who had hurt her.

Hiruzen and the village leaders analyzed Naruto's future and ordered a search for him, while Hiruzen suspected Danzo had exposed Naruto's Jinchūriki identity. The Light Screen then introduced Uchiha An, who confronted Obito over his siblings and Shadow Village's cooperation.

• Shikaku reasoned that Minato and Kushina likely died during Naruto's birth, after which Kushina sealed the Nine-Tails inside Naruto and villagers mistook him for the beast.
• Hiruzen ordered the village to explain what a Jinchūriki was, warned Danzo against interfering, and asked Fugaku to find Naruto and bring him safely to Konoha.
• Fugaku agreed to search for Naruto, though he thought the child might not yet have been born.
• The Light Screen introduced Uchiha An, a survivor from another planet who had died at the hands of the Ōtsutsuki before arriving in the present-day Shinobi World.
• Uchiha An confronted the masked Obito, demanding that he release An's three younger siblings and offering Shadow Village's cooperation.
• Obito questioned why Uchiha Hikari had joined Izuna and Kagami, and Uchiha An drew his sword and challenged Obito's judgment and strength.

Uchiha An defeated the masked man in battle and recovered the scroll containing his three younger brothers, while the masked man replaced his ruined Sharingan and plotted to steal Naruto Uzumaki’s Rinnegan. In the Pure Land, Madara Uchiha and Izuna Uchiha vowed to grow stronger and prepare for future enemies.

• Uchiha An and the masked man fought with their Susanoo, and Uchiha An learned that the masked man's Kamui Shuriken erased anything it touched.
• Uchiha An defeated the masked man, who used Izanagi, lost an eye, and escaped after leaving behind a scroll containing Uchiha An's three younger brothers.
• Uchiha An returned to Shadow Village with the scroll so Madara Uchiha could undo the genjutsu sealing his brothers.
• The masked man replaced his ruined eye with another Sharingan and planned to obtain a Rinnegan so he could defeat Naruto Uzumaki and take his golden Rinnegan.
• In the Pure Land, Madara Uchiha told Izuna Uchiha to leave the masked man to him, and the brothers agreed to train for future enemies.

In the Pure Land, Tobirama warned Hashirama that the Light Screen and the return of powerful dead clans could plunge the Shinobi World into chaos. Meanwhile, village leaders considered an alliance, but distrust and plans for conquest threatened peace as the Light Screen introduced a new subject.

• Tobirama told Hashirama that the Light Screen could revive powerful warriors and drive people to seek revenge or rule the Shinobi World.
• Tobirama described the formidable Kaguya, Chinoike, Kohaku, Taketori, and Uzumaki clans, and Hashirama realized the danger of their return.
• Ōnoki collapsed in terror after watching the battle between Uchiha An and the masked man on the Light Screen.
• The village leaders considered forming an alliance of the five great nations, but Raikage A distrusted Konoha and other villages.
• Konoha's higher-ups planned to wait for a future savior to grow strong before destroying Kumogakure and uniting the Shinobi World.
• The Light Screen displayed the title “Black Knight Samurai: An outsider invades the Shinobi World.”

A Light Screen showed the Five Kage and their forces facing a massive invasion by the Blood Prison Clan, ending with the wounded Gaara defying Xue Zhantian. The video left Raikage A, Tsunade, Mei Terumi, and Gaara apparently defeated, while Gaara hinted that someone could still defeat Xue Zhantian.

• Raikage A begged Tsunade to save Killer B, and she agreed to help them.
• Mei Terumi warned the Five Kage that a hundred thousand powerful Black Armor Cavalry were approaching Konoha, while Ōnoki urged the Kage to wait for intelligence.
• Kakashi returned wounded and reported that the enemy had reached the Land of Fire, that ten Black Armor Cavalry had pursued him, and that their crimson eyes made them skilled in Genjutsu.
• The video showed the allied forces devastated at the border, where Xue Zhantian declared his intention to rule the Shinobi World.
• The video showed Raikage A, Tsunade, Mei Terumi, and Gaara gravely wounded, and Gaara told Xue Zhantian that someone could defeat him.

After Raikage A denied the Light Screen’s future visions, Huihui punished him by making him suffer the injuries he would receive from Xue Zhantian. In Iwagakure, Ōnoki resolved to send Kitsuchi and Kurotsuchi to Konoha to join forces against the approaching enemies.

• Raikage A denied that the future shown on the Light Screen was real and threatened to expose it as fake.
• Huihui punished Raikage A by making him experience the pain of his future injuries, and the Light Screen warned that future offenses would mean death.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the Anbu to spread the Light Screen’s warning throughout Konoha.
• Ōnoki discussed the approaching enemies with Kitsuchi and Kurotsuchi, and Kitsuchi estimated they could arrive within ten years.
• Ōnoki ordered Kitsuchi to take Kurotsuchi and guards to Konoha to join forces with it.

A Light Screen broadcast showed Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki preparing to seal the Nine-Tails into Naruto and arguing over their duties as parents. The Nine-Tails stabbed them both as they shielded Naruto, while Minato summoned a Green Frog.

• Kushina asked Minato to stay by Naruto, and Minato explained that sacrificing himself was his duty as Naruto's father.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi failed to break through Minato's barriers and learned that Minato and Kushina intended to handle the Nine-Tails themselves.
• Minato used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to take half the Nine-Tails' chakra and prepared to seal the beast inside Naruto with the Eight Trigrams Seal.
• When the Nine-Tails struck at Naruto, Minato and Kushina blocked its claw with their bodies and stopped it just short of the child.
• Minato and Kushina reaffirmed their determination to protect Naruto, and Minato summoned a frightened Green Frog.

The Light Screen showed Minato and Kushina seal the Nine-Tails into Naruto before dying, and Hiruzen promised to raise the child under the name Naruto Uzumaki. After the broadcast revealed Naruto’s identity, Kushina collapsed in the present, and Minato rushed her to the medical room.

• Minato gave Gamakuri the seal’s key and asked him to deliver it to Jiraiya for safekeeping.
• Minato and Kushina prepared to die using the Eight Trigrams Seal, and Kushina shared her advice and love with newborn Naruto.
• Minato sealed part of his Chakra into Naruto and died; Hiruzen arrived and promised Kushina he would care for her son.
• Kushina died after asking Hiruzen to protect Naruto, and Hiruzen ordered the Anbu to kill anyone who revealed the child’s identity before naming him Naruto Uzumaki.
• The Light Screen warned that anyone targeting Naruto Uzumaki or Sasuke Uchiha would be erased.
• In Konoha, Kushina fainted after learning the truth, and Minato carried her to the medical room using Flying Thunder God.

After Kushina fainted, Minato vowed to put his family before Konoha and hunt the masked man, while Hiruzen and the Uchiha confronted the threats ahead. Obito resolved to carry out his plan despite recognizing himself in the future, and Karatachi Yagura ordered Zabuza to find Mei Terumi within a day.

• A medical ninja told Minato Namikaze that Kushina had fainted from grief but would recover with rest and nutritious food.
• Minato promised to protect Kushina and Naruto, leave the Hokage position if needed, and kill the masked man who had attacked them in the future.
• Fugaku Uchiha offered to deal with the masked man, while Hiruzen Sarutobi said he would accept whatever Minato chose and reaffirmed the family's place in Konoha.
• Obito Uchiha recognized himself as the future attacker of Minato and Kushina but recommitted to destroying the world to reunite everyone with Rin.
• Karatachi Yagura ordered Zabuza to bring Mei Terumi to him within a day, and Zabuza accepted.

Zabuza left Kirigakure intending to grow stronger and become Mizukage so he could protect the village. Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu planned to exploit a possible conflict between Konoha and Kirigakure to capture and kill Sasuke Uchiha.

• Zabuza realized he no longer wanted to obey Kirigakure as it was and decided to seek Mei Terumi and pursue the Mizukage position.
• Obito Uchiha confronted Karatachi Yagura, confirmed that Zabuza had been sent to find Mei Terumi, and threatened to kill him if anything went wrong.
• Obito Uchiha told Black Zetsu that their plan for Kushina's childbirth was exposed and they could not target Naruto Uzumaki or destroy Konoha as planned.
• Black Zetsu proposed using Karatachi Yagura to lead Kirigakure in an attack on Konoha, creating a chance to abduct Sasuke Uchiha.
• Obito Uchiha approved the plan and said Sasuke Uchiha could be killed before he had a chance to grow stronger.

Minato Namikaze left Konoha with the unconscious Kushina after saying goodbye to Hiruzen Sarutobi. As Ōnoki prepared Iwagakure for the coming chaos, he placed hope in Kurotsuchi and Kitsuchi and vowed to fight the Mystery Masked Man.

• Minato Namikaze told Hiruzen Sarutobi he had decided to leave Konoha, and Hiruzen accepted his choice while promising the village would welcome his family back.
• Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God to leave Konoha with Kushina, then vowed to live as her husband and Naruto's father.
• Minato Namikaze warned enemy Ninja outside the Land of Fire not to approach as he carried Kushina away, and they let him pass.
• Ōnoki ordered Akiba to treat Minato Namikaze and Kushina as friends and forbid Iwagakure Ninja from fighting them.
• Ōnoki worried about the coming Shinobi World chaos and the Mystery Masked Man, vowed to defend Iwagakure, and placed its future in Kurotsuchi and Kitsuchi's hands.

Rasa ordered Chiyo to find and kill Gaara, but she urged him to abandon Sunagakure’s hostility toward Konoha and warned that his choices could destroy the village. Rasa accepted her argument and Chiyo hurried to stop the Sunagakure ninja preparing to attack Konoha.

• Rasa ordered Chiyo to find Gaara and kill him, blaming him for Sunagakure’s future downfall.
• Chiyo told Rasa that Gaara might not have been born yet and vowed to protect him, calling Rasa the real threat to Sunagakure.
• Rasa struck Chiyo with Gold Sand and threatened to kill her, but she continued warning him that the Shinobi World had changed.
• Chiyo told Rasa that Iwagakure had sided with Konoha and urged Sunagakure to join them and call off the mission to hunt Sasuke Uchiha.
• Rasa accepted Chiyo’s proposal to wait before judging Gaara, and Chiyo hurried to stop the Sunagakure ninja preparing to attack Konoha.

The Light Screen showed Kisame noticing Itachi’s hidden grief in the rain, then revealed the memory of Itachi traumatizing Sasuke after killing their parents. It left young Itachi confronting Obito, who taunted him with a final message from a woman who had died.

• Kisame watched Itachi step into the rain and asked whether he was crying, while Itachi secretly shed a tear.
• The Light Screen showed young Sasuke finding his parents dead and Itachi holding a bloodstained sword.
• Itachi used his Mangekyō Sharingan to torment Sasuke, then kicked him unconscious and told him to grow stronger.
• Obito offered to kill Sasuke, but Itachi threatened him and claimed Sasuke was his prey.
• Obito teased Itachi about what a dead woman had told him, and Itachi trembled before stopping to listen.

After Obito Uchiha left, Itachi Uchiha collapsed from the strain, cared for the unconscious Sasuke, and went to the Hokage's Office. He accepted Konoha's decision to brand him a wanted rogue ninja and told Hiruzen Sarutobi that he had joined Akatsuki.

• Obito Uchiha mocked Itachi Uchiha, then departed through the Kamui Dimension after declaring their cooperation over.
• Once Obito Uchiha was gone, Itachi Uchiha fell to his knees, overwhelmed by grief.
• Itachi Uchiha gently moved the unconscious Sasuke to a clean patch of ground before heading for the Hokage's Office.
• Itachi Uchiha apologized to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who thanked him for preventing civil war and said Konoha would hunt him as a rogue ninja.
• Itachi Uchiha accepted the shoot-on-sight warrant and told Hiruzen Sarutobi he had enlisted in Akatsuki.

Itachi Uchiha asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to protect Sasuke, then warned Shimura Danzō not to harm him before leaving Konoha. He became a rogue ninja of the Akatsuki and arrived at the organization’s stronghold.

• Itachi Uchiha asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to keep Sasuke safe, and Hiruzen promised to protect him.
• Itachi Uchiha confronted Shimura Danzō in Root’s basement and threatened to expose his secrets if he harmed Sasuke.
• Shimura Danzō promised not to lay a hand on Sasuke, and Itachi left after warning that the promise might not hold forever.
• Itachi Uchiha looked back at Konoha, left the village, and became a rogue ninja of the Akatsuki.
• A figure in a black cloak patterned with red clouds entered the Akatsuki’s stronghold.

After the Light Screen revealed Itachi’s future, Fugaku stepped down as clan head and Hiruzen arrested Danzō and sought the Uchiha’s forgiveness. Three peaceful years followed, with the Uchiha and Konoha’s children growing up safely, until the Heaven and Earth Light Screen began to glow again.

• Fugaku Uchiha accepted responsibility for Itachi’s future crimes, resigned as clan head, and vowed to kill Itachi if he repeated the massacre.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi joined Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu in arresting Shimura Danzō and bringing him to the Uchiha compound.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu knelt before the Uchiha and apologized, and Fugaku accepted their apology while allowing Hiruzen to remain Hokage.
• Hashirama Senju blamed Tobirama Senju’s prejudice for Konoha’s treatment of the Uchiha, while Izuna Uchiha and Madara Uchiha condemned Danzō.
• Three years later, Konoha prospered, and Hinata, Neji, Shisui, Itachi, Sasuke, and their generation grew up safely; Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze raised Naruto in peace.
• The Heaven and Earth Light Screen began glowing again as a new future was about to be revealed.

A broadcast showed Gaara’s life, from his mother’s loving protection and his father’s cruelty to the loneliness that hardened him into a killer. It ended with Naruto reaching out to Gaara after their battle and recognizing their shared pain.

• Karura named newborn Gaara, used her remaining Chakra to protect him with sand, and asked Yashamaru to care for him before she died.
• Rasa sealed Shukaku inside Gaara and ordered Yashamaru to test him by attempting to assassinate him, even telling him to kill Gaara if he proved useless.
• Gaara grew up feared and rejected in Sunagakure, while Karura’s protective sand killed a Ninja who attacked him.
• Rasa forbade Temari and Kankuro from approaching Gaara, ending the brief warmth they had shared with their little brother.
• Yashamaru attacked Gaara on Rasa’s orders and, as he lay dying, told him that no one loved him; Gaara broke and became cold and murderous.
• After Gaara and Naruto were gravely wounded in battle, Naruto crawled toward him and told him he understood Gaara’s loneliness and pain.

The Light Screen showed how Naruto spared Gaara and later helped save him, while Gaara grew into the Kazekage who protected Sunagakure. It ended with Gaara learning that his mother had loved him and sealing his father, Rasa, away.

• Naruto stopped Sasuke from killing Gaara, and Gaara thanked Temari and Kankuro before they carried him away.
• The Light Screen showed Gaara becoming Kazekage, protecting Sunagakure from Deidara's attack, and being captured after the explosion.
• After the One-Tail was extracted, Naruto grieved for Gaara and helped Elder Chiyo revive him with One's Own Life Reincarnation.
• Gaara awoke beside Naruto after seeing him in a vision within his mind.
• During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Gaara defeated Rasa, learned his mother had loved him, and sealed his father away.

The Light Screen showed Sunagakure and Konoha residents the future, prompting Rasa to recognize his failures as Gaara’s father and promise to protect him. Gaara found comfort in his family’s support, while Hinata, Sasuke, and their classmates grew curious about meeting Naruto.

• Rasa regretted how he had treated Gaara and ordered that no one harm him, promising to treat him well.
• Yashamaru apologized to Gaara, who said he did not blame him and hoped to earn recognition and become Kazekage.
• Temari embraced Gaara, Kankuro and Chiyo joined them, and Gaara thanked them for helping him understand family and companionship.
• Hinata watched Naruto on the Light Screen, and Neji reassured her that she would meet him someday.
• Itachi told Sasuke to learn from Naruto and become someone worthy of being Hokage, while Sasuke asked when Naruto would return to Konoha.
• Sakura, Ino, Choji, and Shikamaru reacted to the future scenes and discussed Naruto, whom they had not met.

Hinata Hyuga faced Xue Zhantian alone at the border of the Land of Fire to protect her father, brother, and clan. After their opening clash left both standing, Xue Zhantian realized he had underestimated her.

• Minato and Kushina told young Naruto that the blond boy on the Light Screen was his future self, and promised to show him the world when he was older.
• Hinata waited at the Land of Fire border as Xue Zhantian and his army approached, then discarded her Konoha Forehead Protector and prepared to fight him.
• Hinata explained that although the Hyuga had cast her out, she would not abandon the clan that raised her or let Xue Zhantian kill her family.
• Xue Zhantian offered to spare Hinata's father and brother if she submitted to him, but Hinata refused and formed the Twin Lion Fists.
• Xue Zhantian unleashed his Silver Dragon Heaven-Rending Slash, and Hinata met it with her Chakra lions; the collision flattened the grassland, but neither fighter yielded.

Hinata fought Xue Zhantian until his ultimate attack left her gravely wounded and cost her right hand. Naruto's scroll summoned the Nine-Tails to protect her, but after their clash both fighters were nearly spent, and Xue Zhantian approached Hinata as a sorrowful song played across the Light Screen.

• Hinata used Super-Sized Rotation and Twin Lion Fists to resist Xue Zhantian's attacks, but his Blood-Red Armored Giant shattered her defense and severely wounded her.
• Hinata refused to submit, so Xue Zhantian prepared a stronger slash to kill her.
• Hinata tried to use Naruto's scroll, but the slash severed her right hand and caused the scroll to open, summoning a dark red Nine-Tails apparition.
• The Nine-Tails fired Tailed Beast Bombs at Xue Zhantian, whose Blood Dragon Scales met them in a devastating clash that killed over a thousand Black Armor Cavalry soldiers.
• The Nine-Tails vanished, Hinata collapsed, and Xue Zhantian approached her while acknowledging her as his strongest opponent.
• A sorrowful song began playing on the Light Screen as Hinata lay wounded and memories flooded her mind.

Hinata recalled the people who had shaped her life, awakened the Jōgan, and sacrificed herself to devastate Xue Zhantian’s Black Armor Cavalry. The Light Screen recorded her final battle as her death left Hiashi and Neji with an unspoken sense of loss.

• Hinata remembered her father's rejection, Kurenai's support, and how Naruto inspired her to become strong enough to protect him.
• On the battlefield, Hinata's Byakugan evolved into the Jōgan, and violet-blue chakra enveloped her as she resolved to protect Naruto.
• Hinata charged into the Black Armor Cavalry, killing ten thousand soldiers and severely wounding Xue Zhantian.
• The cavalry impaled Hinata with spears and arrows, and she died standing after thinking of Neji, Hiashi, and Naruto.
• Hiashi and Neji each sensed that something had happened to Hinata, while the Light Screen displayed her final battle record.

After watching Hinata's tragic future on the Light Screen, Hyuga Hiashi and Neji regretted how they had treated her and resolved to protect her. Konoha's young shinobi were shaken by the vision and vowed to train harder so the future tragedy would not happen.

• Hyuga Hiashi broke down over Hinata's death in the vision, and Hizashi reminded him that the future could still be changed.
• Hiashi rushed to find Hinata so he could acknowledge and comfort her, while Hizashi followed.
• Neji embraced Hinata, apologized for his future mistreatment, and resolved to grow stronger to protect her.
• Tenten, Rock Lee, Kiba, Shino, Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji grieved over Hinata's fate and recognized the need to become stronger.
• Kitsuchi urged the young shinobi to take the Light Screen's warning seriously, and they silently vowed to protect their comrades and prevent the tragedy.

After seeing Hinata’s future battle, Hiruzen, Tsunade, and Jiraiya planned to train her and protect Naruto from carrying every burden alone. Naruto agreed to let the Nine-Tails be transferred into him, while the Senju and Uchiha brothers in the Pure Land discussed the threat posed by Xue Zhantian.

• Tsunade recognized Hinata’s evolved Byakugan and agreed to become the Fifth Hokage so she, Hiruzen, and Jiraiya could train Hinata.
• Naruto told Minato and Kushina that he wanted to meet Hinata after witnessing her death on the Light Screen.
• The Nine-Tails asked to be transferred into Naruto, promising to leave half its chakra in Kushina and work with Naruto to achieve perfect Nine-Tails mode.
• Naruto called the Nine-Tails his friend, and Minato agreed to the transfer after considering its safety.
• Hashirama and Tobirama discussed Hinata’s eyes and the danger posed by future enemies, while Tobirama considered how to return to the living world.
• Izuna advised Madara to kill Xue Zhantian rather than risk trying to control him, and Madara agreed.

Uchiha An and Uchiha Hikari hid in the Pure Land while weighing the danger of the World God Knights and hoping the Light Screen could help them change the future. In Iwagakure, Ōnoki prepared to visit Konoha, while Minato, Kushina, and Naruto reached the Land of Fire's border and were challenged by Konoha guards.

• Uchiha An warned Uchiha Hikari that Lie Qi might follow them if he discovered traces of their presence, and they chose to remain hidden until the Light Screen revealed more.
• Ōnoki learned that Tsunade had become the Fifth Hokage and decided to travel to Konoha with Akatsuchi, while keeping Iwagakure's defenses on alert.
• Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki, and Naruto Uzumaki crossed the grassland toward the Land of Fire, and Naruto marveled at the outside world.
• Four Konoha border guards confronted the hooded family and demanded that they identify themselves and explain why they had entered the Land of Fire.