Recaps

Uchiha Yongye exposed Danzo’s stolen Sharingan and manipulated the rival leaders while Itachi’s attempt to protect Sasuke escalated the crisis. After Itachi disappeared and Yongye resolved to destroy the Uchiha clan, Hiruzen entered the Shimura compound and found it under attack.

• Fugaku urged Yongye to accept Shisui’s account, but Yongye exposed the Sharingan implanted in Danzo’s eye and arm and sentenced him to death.
• Yongye revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, rejected Hiruzen and Fugaku’s offer of compensation, and demanded three family lives in exchange for sparing Danzo.
• Yongye manipulated Danzo with visions of his death, copied Kotoamatsukami from Shisui, and used it to turn Shisui against Konoha’s leaders.
• Danzo ordered attacks on Sasuke, Konohamaru, and Shimura Mai, but Itachi awakened his Mangekyō and drove Torune away after burning off his arm with Amaterasu.
• Fugaku and Mikoto brought poisoned Sasuke to Yongye, who stabilized him and extracted a business deal from Mikoto while Fugaku watched.
• Itachi tortured Danzo with Tsukuyomi, then disguised himself as Ayame to attack Yongye, but Yongye recognized and captured him before copying Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu.
• Yongye ordered Itachi arrested after Danzo was left mentally broken, but Itachi vanished, and Yongye resolved to wipe out the Uchiha clan.
• Hiruzen entered the Shimura compound to kill Danzo’s relatives, but masked attackers demolished a building and a Kurenai-colored Chakra giant began slaughtering Shimura clansmen.

Uchiha Yongye exposed and punished Danzo while the massacre left Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kakashi branded as fugitives. As Konoha’s enemies prepared to strike, Pain attacked the village with a devastating Super Shinra Tensei.

• A Kurenai Susanoo and the Men in Black devastated the Shimura Clan compound, while Kakashi killed survivors and Hiruzen Sarutobi was blamed for the massacre.
• Hiruzen fled Konoha after Jiraiya rejected his explanation, while Orochimaru urged him to escape and later plotted with him to lure Yongye into an ambush using Shisui Uchiha and the reanimated Senju brothers.
• Yongye captured Danzo, announced Hiruzen’s wanted status, and told Danzo that Itachi had been informed of Mikoto’s affair with him, leading Danzo to suspect Itachi of the massacre.
• Itachi confessed to his family that he had killed the Shimura Clan, while Yongye prepared a public trial and promised his execution unless investigators found other killers.
• At the trial, Itachi admitted killing Shimura Clan members for revenge, and Yongye named Hiruzen, Kakashi, and the Hyuga Clan as suspects while ordering further investigations.
• Danzo confessed publicly to targeting the Uchiha, stealing their eyes, and receiving Hiruzen’s support, before Zhan Zhao executed him by guillotine.
• Obito recruited Kakashi and Asuma to oppose Yongye, while the major villages prepared for possible conflict with Konoha.
• Tsunade and Konoha’s forces confronted Orochimaru and Deva Path Pain, but Pain used Super Shinra Tensei to devastate the surrounding streets and buildings, leaving Tsunade injured.

After Konoha’s destruction, Yongye strengthened his position, outmaneuvered Obito’s allies, and captured Hiruzen Sarutobi and the conspirators. As their public trial approached, Tsunade poisoned Jiraiya to stop him from interfering and agreed to let him witness Hiruzen’s final moments.

• Yongye helped Tsunade save Konoha’s wounded, defeated Deva Path Pain, and stored Pain’s body in his Spatial Villa, while Tsunade agreed to their yearlong arrangement.
• Yongye copied Kamui from Obito and Kakashi, then persuaded Kakashi to return to Konoha as a spy and try to save Obito or kill him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Orochimaru plotted to kill Yongye, but Shisui Uchiha turned against them, used his Justice Judgment ability on Hiruzen, and remained loyal to Yongye.
• Yongye defeated the ambushers and captured Hiruzen Sarutobi, Orochimaru, Kimimaro, Aburame Ryoma, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu for a public trial.
• Yongye questioned Orochimaru, gained his cooperation, and learned that Obito planned to use Asuma Sarutobi to break the prisoners out.
• Asuma attempted the prison rescue but was stopped by Zhan Zhao, Wang Chao, and Ma Han, while Obito abandoned him after encountering Yongye.
• Tsunade rejected Jiraiya’s request to save Hiruzen, revealed she had poisoned Jiraiya to stop him from worsening Konoha’s turmoil, and agreed to take him to witness Hiruzen’s final moments.

Yongye exposed Hiruzen’s crimes and took control of Konoha, then revived Rin and maneuvered among Akatsuki and the Uchiha. Nagato attacked Konoha to reach Yongye, who finally appeared and began fighting him with Shadow Clones.

• Yongye put Hiruzen Sarutobi and his allies on trial, forced Hiruzen to confess, and had Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Aburame Ryoma executed.
• Shisui encountered Itachi, who accused Yongye of the Shimura Clan massacre, while Yongye used cloning equipment and Yin-Yang Release to revive Rin Nohara.
• Yongye proposed an alliance with Obito and Kakashi to provoke the Five Kage and hunt the Tailed Beasts, then cast Kotoamatsukami on Rin.
• Konan went to Konoha to obtain Pain’s body, while Nagato merged with Tobi, regained his strength, and awakened Limbo: Border Jail.
• Orochimaru and Kimimaro escaped custody with help from Itachi, who asked Orochimaru to transplant Hashirama Cells into him so they could oppose Yongye.
• Nagato led Kakuzu, Sasori, and Hidan into Konoha, where they devastated the village and defeated the defenders who tried to stop them.
• Nagato overwhelmed Tsunade, Jiraiya, Shisui, and the other defenders while demanding Yongye appear, and the villagers blamed Yongye for abandoning them.
• Yongye arrived with the Uchiha Iron-Blooded Youth Corps, received an Ultimate Blind Box after Konoha lost faith in him, and summoned eleven Shadow Clones to attack Nagato in the Invincible World Cup.