Recaps

Kagami Uchiha survived the Kumogakure pursuit and Tobirama’s death, then became Konoha’s Third Hokage and launched sweeping village reforms. After securing the daimyo’s approval, he defeated Kakuzu and recruited him as an unofficial operative, then continued toward Konoha with his Shadow Guard.

• Kagami Uchiha and Shimura Danzō fought Ginkaku’s forces, then joined Tobirama Senju and helped defeat Kinkaku before returning to Konoha alive.
• Kagami confronted Uchiha Setsuna over the clan’s factions, while Tobirama weighed Kagami and Hiruzen Sarutobi as possible successors and negotiated a ceasefire with Kumogakure.
• Tobirama named Kagami the Third Hokage before dying, and Kagami took office and appointed Hiruzen to lead Root and Danzō to oversee Konoha’s intelligence networks.
• Kagami introduced village-wide reforms to medical training, Academy attendance, the Military Police Force, and Konoha’s military organization, using his Mangekyō Sharingan to silence resistance.
• Kagami selected Uchiha Tsukiyama, Shizuya Hyuga, Genichi Senju, and Hayama Shirakumo as his Shadow Guard, then appointed Shikata Nara as his secretary and adviser.
• Kagami traveled to the capital with the Shadow Guard, where the daimyo approved his succession, increased Konoha’s funding, and promised him twenty million ryō.
• Kakuzu attacked Kagami’s group on their return journey, but Kagami used Susanoo to defeat him and recruited him as an unofficial Konoha operative.

Kagami Uchiha became Hokage, reshaped Konoha’s leadership, and declared war on Iwagakure after its forces approached the border. Danzō’s army defeated Iwagakure at Broken Cloud Gorge, and Konoha secured control over the Land of Grass before Kagami ordered restraint.

• Kagami Uchiha took office as Hokage, promised support for fallen ninja’s families and serving shinobi, and appointed Konoha’s advisors and elders.
• Kagami trained Hatake Sakumo and tested him alongside Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru before sending them to confront Iwagakure’s border force.
• Kagami declared war on Iwagakure, while Hiruzen Sarutobi guarded the southwestern border against Sunagakure and Shimura Danzō prepared the Second Legion for battle.
• Danzō divided his forces between Sakumo’s vanguard, Torifu Akimichi’s main force, and Iwami’s infiltrators as Konoha advanced toward Broken Cloud Gorge.
• Konoha and Iwagakure clashed at Broken Cloud Gorge, where the Sannin and their summons joined the fighting and Torifu’s reinforcements met Jianyan’s army.
• Danzō’s reserves arrived as Jianyan tried to retreat, and Sakumo killed the Iwagakure commander while Konoha defeated the remaining troops.
• Orochimaru and Jiraiya demanded terms from the Land of Grass, and its daimyo accepted Konoha’s garrison rights, control over security and Kusagakure, and authority to requisition supplies.
• Kagami approved the agreement as a result of Konoha’s victory, ordered Danzō not to further pressure the Land of Grass, and sent him the inscription “Fire's Joy!”

Kagami’s Angel Plan drained Sunagakure’s treasury while he prepared Konoha for war and tried to protect the Uzumaki Clan. The Land of Whirlpools fell to an allied invasion, and the struggle over its sealing techniques escalated into a clash between Kumogakure and Iwagakure.

• Kakuzu and Hatake Sakumo launched the Angel Fund scheme in the Land of Wind, drawing in investors and persuading Ebizo to commit Sunagakure’s entire treasury.
• After Kagami learned Sunagakure had invested 860 million ryō, he prepared Konoha for the coming war, took Fugaku as his student, and ordered measures to protect the Land of Whirlpools.
• Kagami suppressed the Nine-Tails’ aggression, supported Might Duy’s training, and welcomed Soto Uzumaki and young Uzumaki visitors to Konoha.
• Kakuzu’s scheme collapsed, leaving Sunagakure without its 860 million ryō, while Konoha kept half of the Angel Plan’s four-billion-ryō proceeds.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces attacked the Land of Whirlpools, and Kushina and other children fled by boat as Akira Uzumaki died defending their escape.
• Madara learned that Ise and Fusō’s child had inherited Uzumaki vitality and ordered Black Zetsu to seek an Uchiha proxy and stir conflict among the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• The Third Mizukage withdrew Kirigakure from the fight over the Tail-Locking Seal, while the Third Raikage confronted Ōnoki and attacked Iwagakure’s forces.
• Ōnoki used Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique against the Third Raikage as their battle intensified.

Konoha rescued the surviving Uzumaki and prepared for war as Hanzo’s ambitions drew Sunagakure into battle. The stretch ended with Shamon and Hanzo beginning their duel in the Land of Rain.

• Ōnoki, the Third Raikage, and the Third Mizukage fought over the fake Tail-Locking Seal until Hanzo poisoned the battlefield and Danzō forced the villages to release their Uzumaki captives.
• Danzō brought the surviving Uzumaki, including Kushina, to Konoha, where Kagami ordered preparations for war and later welcomed Kushina and Minato at the Ninja Academy.
• Hanzo seized mines in the Land of Iron, defeated Mifune, and withdrew after sparing the samurai, while the great villages prepared for further conflict.
• Hanzo imposed passage tolls on caravans, prompting Shamon to declare war on Amegakure after Hanzo refused to return Sunagakure’s seized supplies.
• Hanzo killed Sunagakure raiding squads and vowed to protect the Land of Rain, so Shamon led Sunagakure’s army to face him.
• Chiyo ambushed Hatake Sakumo at Riftwind Valley, where Sakumo killed her son Red Sand and Hiruzen arrived with reinforcements to force Sunagakure’s retreat.
• Hiruzen counseled Sakumo after the battle, while Kagami urged Konoha’s Academy students, including Kushina and Minato, to train before entering combat.
• Shamon’s army advanced through the Land of Rain and met Hanzo’s forces in a river valley, where Shamon and Hanzo began their duel.