Recaps

The war in the Land of Rain claimed Shamon and devastated the armies of Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Konoha, while Hanzō declared all-out war. As Kagami pursued reforms and trained Minato, Kakuzu founded Akatsuki to protect the Land of Rain and seek peace.

• Shamon was poisoned by Hanzō’s Ibuse and died after naming Sajie the Third Kazekage, while Chiyo urged Sunagakure to withdraw and plan its next moves.
• Sajie and Murasaki fought amid a devastating battle between Sunagakure and Iwagakure, until Danzō led Konoha forces into the fighting and the Four-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb ravaged the battlefield.
• Mito transferred the Nine-Tails to Kushina and died peacefully, while Kagami allowed Kushina to live freely in Konoha and Tsunade mourned with her.
• Kakuzu rescued Nagato and his family from White Zetsu, brought them to his hidden village, and introduced Nagato to Yahiko and Konan.
• Kagami funded Kakuzu’s village and backed Hiruko’s experiments, which produced Konoha ninja with artificial Steel Release and Swift Release and provoked opposition from Tokuma Hyuga.
• Hanzō declared all-out war against Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure, while people in the Land of Rain called for his overthrow and the invaders’ expulsion.
• Kakuzu founded Akatsuki with Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, Kyusuke, and Dabutsu, vowing to protect the Land of Rain and pursue peace in other small nations.
• Kagami took Minato as his third disciple and gave him the Flying Thunder God Technique, then promised Sakumo that Konoha’s best medical ninja would care for his pregnant wife Yukihō.

Kagami Uchiha ended the Second Shinobi World War with overwhelming force, then uncovered Black Zetsu’s manipulation of Madara and formed an alliance with him. He began pursuing a plan to unify the Shinobi World and claim the tailed beasts, leaving with Matatabi as the Third Raikage vowed to continue their feud.

• Yukihō survived a dangerous pregnancy after Kagami transferred vitality to her, and she gave birth to Kakashi as Obito was born in the Uchiha Clan Compound.
• Hanzō battled Konoha and Iwagakure forces in the Land of Rain until Roshi released Son Goku and Bunpuku released Shukaku, whose clash devastated the battlefield.
• Kagami halted the tailed beasts with his Susanoo, forced Hanzō, Sajie, and Iwagakure’s survivors to surrender, and declared the Second Shinobi World War over.
• Kagami confronted Madara in the Mountain Graveyard, exposed Black Zetsu’s deception and Kaguya’s origins, and joined forces with Madara to pursue his own plan for peace.
• Kagami outlined a plan to unify the Shinobi World, prepare for the Ōtsutsuki, and weaken the Five Great Nations, while ordering Black Zetsu to monitor Jigen and discussing how to use White Zetsu for Rinne Rebirth.
• Kagami met Kakuzu in the Land of Rain and told him that he and Madara had formed an alliance, though Madara could not yet reclaim Nagato’s Rinnegan.
• Kagami forced Matatabi to become his Summoning Beast and took her from the Land of Lightning as compensation, warning A not to choose the wrong allies again.
• After Kagami left with Matatabi, a Kumogakure Jonin told A about the Chinoike Clan, and A vowed that his feud with Kagami was not over.

Kagami used the Five Kage Summit to establish the Shinobi Federation and impose Konoha’s authority over the tailed beasts and their jinchūriki. After Orochimaru’s mission to bring the Kaguya and Yuki Clans to Konoha escalated into a missile strike on Kirigakure, the Third Mizukage prepared a covert raid on the Land of Fire.

• Uchiha Kagami returned to Konoha with Matatabi, introduced her as the Two-Tails and his summoning beast, and reassured his Shadow Guard and Minato that all was well.
• Kagami told Konoha’s leaders he would hold an All-Shinobi World Conference to put the crimes of the One-Tail and Four-Tails on trial, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shikata Nara organized it.
• The leaders of Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure attended the summit, where Konoha displayed its advanced forces and Kagami proposed a joint organization to preserve peace.
• Kagami made Hanzō confess to causing the Second Shinobi World War, spared him on condition that Amegakure be disbanded, and ordered Bunpuku and Roshi imprisoned in Konoha.
• Kagami proclaimed the Shinobi Federation, and the attendees signed its treaty before he sent Orochimaru and Shizuya Hyuga to invite Kirigakure’s Kaguya and other bloodline clans to Konoha.
• The Third Mizukage rejected the Konoha delegation’s visit, but Orochimaru secured three days with the Kaguya Clan, whose leader Kaguya Masao agreed to prepare the Kaguya and Yuki Clans to flee.
• Orochimaru used a fake Hyuga corpse to justify a strike, and Hiruko launched a Tailed Beast Missile that devastated Kirigakure as the Kaguya and Yuki Clans escaped toward Konoha.
• The Shinobi Federation demanded an apology from Kirigakure and barred it from pursuing the fleeing clans, so the Third Mizukage ordered the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to prepare a covert raid on the Land of Fire.

Kagami Uchiha strengthened Konoha by reviving Tobirama, guiding the next generation, and bringing Kurama into cooperation with the village. After awakening the Rinnegan and assessing the Ōtsutsuki threat, Kagami began preparing to reach the moon, leaving Tokuma Hyuga in his hands for questioning.

• Might Duy defeated the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist who landed on the coast, and Kagami Uchiha decided to give Might Guy Hashirama cells.
• Kagami summoned Tobirama Senju with Impure World Reincarnation, and Tobirama agreed to help Konoha prepare for the Ōtsutsuki threat.
• Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze passed the Chunin Exams, and Minato defeated Hiashi Hyuga with his Rasengan.
• Kagami explained the moon Ōtsutsuki threat to Tobirama, who proposed taking the Hyuga teleportation array to reach the moon and seize the Tenseigan.
• Kurama agreed to cooperate with Kushina and become Konoha’s official Tailed Beast after Kagami promised him a peaceful place in the village.
• Kagami visited Sakumo’s home, accepted Sakumo’s wish to become an Uchiha, and was called Father by his former disciple.
• Kagami awakened the Rinnegan, revealed its powers to Tobirama, and proposed destroying the moon Ōtsutsuki before reviving Tobirama.
• Kagami summoned Tokuma Hyuga to the Hokage Office to question him about the moon, but Tokuma refused to answer and Kagami warned him not to fear what came next.