Recaps

Naruto removed Urashiki’s eyes and had a Wood Clone behead him after carefully avoiding the risk of being implanted with Karma. Urashiki’s remains attempted to mark the clone, but Orochimaru arrived just in time.

• Naruto plucked out Urashiki’s right eye, leaving him blind and stripped of the abilities his eyes granted him.
• Naruto and Hikari escaped to a Flying Thunder God Mark, where Naruto checked himself for Karma and reviewed the danger of Urashiki’s final tricks.
• Naruto created a Wood Clone to approach Urashiki and deliver the final blow while keeping his real body safe.
• Urashiki claimed he had not lost, but Naruto’s Wood Clone severed his head with a wind-infused Wooden Sword.
• Urashiki’s remains tried to implant a parasitic mark in the Wood Clone, and Orochimaru arrived as the attempt began.

Orochimaru realized Urashiki had tried to mark a Wood Clone, then claimed his corpse for research after Jiraiya sealed the Amaterasu flames. Once Konoha concealed the incident, Mikoto comforted Adult Sasuke about his missing arm, and he called it the price of the past.

• Orochimaru saw through Urashiki's attempt to leave a mark on Naruto and revealed that his target was only a Wood Clone.
• Jiraiya arrived in Sage Mode, sealed the Amaterasu flames, and Orochimaru took Urashiki's corpse before leaving.
• Naruto and the Second Hokage used clones to erase Konoha villagers' memories of the incident and keep the news from reaching Isshiki.
• Mikoto met Adult Sasuke and expressed sorrow over his missing hand.
• Adult Sasuke declined to explain the battle that cost him his arm, telling Mikoto it was the price of the past.

Naruto chaired a village meeting and secured his appointment as Konoha’s Sixth Hokage, then proposed cooperation with the Land of Snow and reforms to the Ninja Academy. He condemned past abuses and formally cleared Hatake Sakumo’s name, leaving the assembled ninja with a renewed definition of Konoha and the principle that comrades mattered more than missions.

• Naruto proposed himself as Sixth Hokage, and 1,196 of the 1,378 attendees voted in favor.
• Naruto proposed closer cooperation with the Land of Snow to adopt train technology and develop freight transportation.
• Naruto called for stronger ethics, values, and history education at the Ninja Academy and condemned Shimura Danzō’s abuses and the village’s mistreatment of its heroes.
• Naruto formally cleared Hatake Sakumo’s name, praised his commitment to comrades, and declared that comrades mattered more than missions.
• Naruto told the ninja that Konoha was its people, united by trust, support, and shared bonds.

Naruto examined Hiruzen Sarutobi’s mixed legacy and argued that Konoha must learn from its past as it renewed its spirit. He then proposed Might Guy as the new principal of the Konoha Ninja Academy.

• Naruto publicly cleared Hatake Sakumo’s name, prompting Hatake Sakumo, Kakashi, Guy, Rock Lee, and Might Duy to react emotionally.
• Naruto acknowledged Hiruzen Sarutobi’s early contributions while criticizing his later compromises, tolerance of corruption, and failure to prevent tragedies such as Hatake Sakumo’s.
• Naruto urged the assembly to inherit Konoha’s strengths while correcting its past mistakes, then asked them to consider and vote on the third agenda item.
• Naruto proposed Might Guy as the new principal of the Konoha Ninja Academy, and Might Guy was startled by the nomination.

Naruto defended his nomination of Might Guy as Ninja Academy principal, arguing that Guy's perseverance and integrity made him an ideal role model for Konoha's children. Guy accepted the challenge and resolved to embody the village's youthful spirit at the school.

• Might Duy and Rock Lee praised Guy's potential as a teacher, while Kakashi struggled not to laugh at the image of Guy leading a class.
• Naruto explained that he had nominated Guy because the Academy needed a sincere role model who embodied hard work, loyalty, and devotion to Konoha.
• The Third recalled that Guy's forthright nature made him unsuitable for ANBU work, but that same brightness could inspire the Academy's students.
• Guy's uncertainty gave way to determination as he remembered Naruto's words and decided to carry the true meaning of Konoha's youth into the school.

Fugaku and Mikoto grieved over Naruto’s lonely life after the Nine-Tails attack, while Itachi struggled to understand why the Hokage’s orphaned son had been left without care. Itachi’s questions about death, injustice, and the village remained unresolved.

• Fugaku returned from the Hokage Building angry that the Uchiha were under suspicion because the Nine-Tails had been controlled by a Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Mikoto told Fugaku she had seen Naruto alone in a hospital ward, guarded by ANBU but seemingly cared for by no one, and condemned Minato for sealing the Nine-Tails inside his newborn son.
• Fugaku considered how Minato might have used the Reaper Death Seal and wondered whether he had truly had no other choice.
• Itachi recalled seeing Naruto at the hospital and realized the baby was likely Kushina’s child, whose parents had died.
• Itachi reflected on death and the suffering of orphans, then raised his head with his Three-Tomoe Sharingan reflecting his grief and confusion.

Two-year-old Kiba Inuzuka made a mess at dinner, so Tsume took Hana out to eat, where they met the orphaned Naruto at Ichiraku Ramen. On the way home, Hana wondered about her father’s fate and comforted herself by believing he was watching over their family.

• Hana pulled Kiba away from Black Maru’s bowl and tried to feed him at the table, but Kiba knocked over his food.
• Tsume returned home, put Kiba beside Gray Maru so he could eat on the floor, and took Hana out for dinner.
• At Ichiraku Ramen, Tsume and Hana met Naruto, who explained that he lived in a closed orphanage and had no parents or last name.
• Hana offered Naruto chicken meatballs, but he declined, finished his ramen, and left.
• As Tsume and Hana walked home, Hana thought her father was dead, then decided he was still watching over her, Tsume, and Kiba.

Hiashi welcomed a second daughter while Konoha faced a crisis after a Kumogakure envoy kidnapped Hinata and was killed. Years later, Naruto found a guilt-stricken Hinata in the snow, but the Third Hokage erased their memories after the Nine-Tails chakra surfaced, leaving Naruto to recognize the encounter as the original meeting between him and Hinata.

• Hiashi learned that his second child was a daughter and reassured himself that he could protect Hinata from the Caged Bird Seal.
• A Kumogakure envoy kidnapped Hinata and was killed by Hiashi, prompting Kumogakure to demand that Konoha hand him over to avert war.
• After her uncle's funeral, Hinata sat alone in the snow, blaming herself for her uncle's death.
• Naruto found Hinata, wrapped her in his scarf and coat, and carried her toward the Hokage Building as the Nine-Tails chakra leaked from him.
• The Third Hokage knocked Naruto unconscious and used the Memory Sealing Technique on him and Hinata.
• The next morning, Naruto learned from the Nine-Tails what had happened and realized he had reenacted the original scene of his meeting with Hinata.

Four-year-old Naruto was shunned by villagers, while Sakura befriended him and shared his candy. Mebuki tried to keep Sakura away from Naruto, but Kizashi defended him, and Inoichi explained to Ino why Naruto had to be cautious.

• A shop owner drove Naruto out and threw down the money the Third Hokage had given him, but Naruto picked it up and left.
• Kizashi told Mebuki not to believe rumors about Naruto as they watched villagers avoid him.
• Sakura told her parents she had made friends with Naruto and offered them the candy he had given her.
• Mebuki warned Sakura to stay away from Naruto, while Kizashi argued that rumors did not make him a monster.
• Inoichi explained to Ino that Naruto had to weigh his actions carefully because he had no parents to defend him, and Ino decided not to dislike him next time.

Five-year-old Naruto trained and ran with Might Guy while Otsutsuki Kazuto and Toneri secretly visited the Hyuga compound to choose a child with pure Byakugan. The visitors left without attacking Hiashi, but Naruto and Guy sensed a powerful presence passing overhead.

• Might Guy trained Naruto, then took him to Ichiraku Ramen, where their meal awkwardly interrupted Shibi Aburame and Shino Aburame.
• After eating, Might Guy and Naruto set off to run three laps around Konoha.
• Hiashi read an ancient Hyuga book detailing the Tenseigan, the Caged Bird Seal, and the history of the Otsutsuki lineage.
• Otsutsuki Kazuto brought Toneri into the Hyuga compound, and Toneri chose Hinata after sensing her and Hanabi's Byakugan.
• Hiashi sensed the intruders and watched over Neji's courtyard, so Otsutsuki Kazuto restrained himself and left Konoha with Toneri.
• Might Guy and Naruto sensed a powerful presence pass overhead, and Naruto wondered whether visitors had come from beyond the sky.

Six-year-old Naruto began at the Ninja Academy, where he befriended the reserved Shino Aburame and met Kiba Inuzuka. As Iruka took attendance, the class’s six years at the Academy began.

• The Third Hokage admonished Naruto for hitting people, and Naruto agreed while privately thinking he would do it again.
• Naruto offered the Third Hokage steamed buns he had made and talked about spending his money on food.
• Naruto sat beside Shino Aburame, introduced himself, and asked Shino to be his friend; Shino accepted.
• Kiba Inuzuka joined Naruto and Shino, introduced himself, and settled into the seat beside Naruto.
• Umino Iruka quieted the class and began taking attendance, starting with Sasuke Uchiha.

Seven-year-old Naruto Uzumaki kept loneliness at bay with a strict routine of training and school, where his friends offered brief warmth. After learning that Naruto struggled to obtain food, Shikamaru Nara and his friends agreed to help by commissioning him to make their lunches.

• Naruto trained alone each morning and afternoon, while school and time with his classmates gave him temporary companionship.
• Shikamaru Nara brought Choji Akimichi to a secluded park, where Shino Aburame and Kiba Inuzuka were waiting.
• Shikamaru told them Naruto had to sneak into shops at night to buy everyday necessities, despite the Nara Clan businesses being told to serve him.
• Kiba recalled that Naruto had shared a surprisingly good homemade rice ball with him and suggested paying Naruto to prepare some of their lunches.
• Shino clarified the idea as a regular commission for ingredients and a small payment, so Naruto could receive help without feeling he was accepting charity.
• Shikamaru approved the plan, and the friends agreed to ask Naruto to make their lunches.

Naruto Uzumaki sparred with Hinata Hyuga and Hanabi Hyuga, studying their contrasting Gentle Fist styles before inviting them to dinner and offering to teach Hinata to cook. When their friends joined them, Ino Yamanaka twisted Shikamaru's ear over his teasing, and Naruto offered cooking lessons to everyone, leaving the group laughing together.

• Naruto sparred with Hinata and Hanabi using only basic taijutsu, observing the differences between their Gentle Fist techniques.
• Naruto carried Hanabi and invited her and Hinata to eat his cooking; Hinata asked to watch and learn, and he agreed to teach her.
• Shikamaru suggested Naruto teach Ino to cook, then teased her about her temper and cooking skills.
• Ino grabbed and twisted Shikamaru's ear as Kiba, Choji, Shino, Sasuke, Sakura, Naruto, Hinata, and Hanabi laughed.
• Naruto offered to teach everyone to cook, while Shikamaru and Kiba joked about visiting Naruto to mooch a meal.

Naruto challenged Konoha’s leaders to recognize that their apparent peace concealed foreign threats and humiliating concessions, then pressed Neji to answer whether the Hyuga Clan had any men. Neji declared himself a man of the Hyuga Clan, revealed his Caged Bird Seal was gone, and received Hyuga Hiashi’s approval.

• Naruto warned the meeting that rival nations and smaller countries threatened the Land of Fire despite the absence of open war.
• Naruto cited Kumogakure’s abduction attempts and Konoha’s concessions, then asked Neji whether the Hyuga Clan had any men.
• Neji stood before the gathered leaders, overcame his emotional turmoil, and declared that he was a man of the Hyuga Clan.
• Neji removed his forehead protector and revealed that his Caged Bird Seal had vanished.
• Hyuga Hiashi nodded to Neji with an approving smile as the hall reacted with shock and confusion.

Naruto rallied Konoha’s younger generation and challenged its leaders to support his plans for a new order. He announced that he would lead an invasion of Kusagakure, then call a Five Kage Summit to declare war on the shinobi world.

• Naruto called on Neji, Shikamaru, Choji, Shino, Kiba, Sasuke, and Rock Lee to stand with him, and they rose in support.
• Hanabi, Ino, Tenten, Sakura, and Hinata also stood up, prompting a shocked and furious reaction from Hyuga Hiashi.
• Naruto challenged Konoha’s jonin and clan leaders to stop accepting compromises and humiliations, while Jiraiya pulled the Third Hokage back down.
• Naruto declared that Konoha would wipe out Kusagakure and send logistics forces to secure the aftermath.
• Naruto announced plans to convene a Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron and declare war on the entire shinobi world, then called on those willing to fight to stay.

Naruto secured Konoha’s support for military action against Kusagakure and assigned key wartime duties to the Hokage and clan leaders. As he prepared to leave for the Land of Grass that night, Uchiha Hikari insisted on joining him to bring lasting peace to the shinobi world.

• Inoichi Yamanaka pledged the Yamanaka Clan’s support for Naruto, and Shikaku Nara and other Konoha ninja stood with them.
• Naruto assigned Minato Namikaze, Tobirama Senju, Hashirama Senju, and Jiraiya their wartime responsibilities.
• Naruto ordered Shikaku Nara to draft a declaration of war against Kusagakure and announced that Konoha would begin its campaign the next morning.
• Naruto returned home to pack, planning to deliver the declaration to the Land of Grass that night.
• Uchiha Hikari told Naruto she would go with him to pursue lasting peace across the shinobi world.

Naruto, Uchiha Hikari, and Karin arrived outside Kusagakure, where Karin’s hatred of the village erupted. Naruto announced that he would attack at ten and gave its civilians and unwilling fighters five hours to evacuate.

• Naruto brought Uchiha Hikari and Karin to Kusagakure aboard Kurama’s golden form.
• Karin saw Kusagakure and begged Naruto to destroy it, overwhelmed by memories of her and her mother’s suffering there.
• Naruto told Karin he would give her a satisfying result once the operation was over.
• Kusagakure’s watchposts raised the alarm when they spotted Kurama, and Naruto sent a declaration detailing the village’s past crimes toward its central building.
• Naruto identified himself as the Sixth Hokage, gave Kusagakure until ten in the morning to evacuate noncombatants and unwilling fighters, and declared that he would attack then.

Kusagakure’s masked elders debated how to respond to the Sixth Hokage, who had arrived with the Nine-Tails and killed the Snake Mask Elder. They considered negotiating, then turned to the Box of Ultimate Bliss and proposed sacrificing their own ninja to open it.

• The Monkey Mask Elder and Pig Mask Elder urged negotiations, but the elders hesitated over who should act as envoy.
• The Rat Mask Elder refused to go, warning that a frightened envoy could provoke the Sixth Hokage and endanger the village.
• The Sheep Mask Elder proposed asking Mui to use the Box of Ultimate Bliss against Konoha.
• The Rabbit Mask Elder questioned how they could provide the chakra needed to open the Box or persuade Mui to use it.
• The Ox Mask Elder suggested using Kusagakure’s Chunin and Genin as sacrifices to supply the chakra.

Hashirama questioned whether his faith in peace through understanding was naive after Naruto proposed uniting the Shinobi World through force. Tobirama defended Naruto’s plan as a way to extend Konoha’s system of shared rules and identity across all nations.

• Hashirama recalled Naruto’s plan to use Konoha’s overwhelming power to end the Shinobi World’s divisions and build a unified ninja order.
• Hashirama compared Naruto’s vision to Madara’s old proposal for unifying the world by force and wondered whether his own ideals had been misguided.
• Tobirama began his logistics work and asked Hashirama whether he was thinking about war with other countries.
• Hashirama said that forced submission would bury resentment rather than create the peace he and Tobirama had sought when they founded Konoha.
• Tobirama argued that struggle had made Konoha’s founding possible and that extending its shared rules and identity worldwide could turn future disputes into internal conflicts.

Tobirama argued that unifying the shinobi world could bring lasting stability and revealed a detailed plan to conquer its villages, beginning with Sunagakure. He explained that he had considered this ambition since Konoha’s founding, while Hashirama wondered what might have happened if Tobirama, Hashirama, and Madara Uchiha had united.

• Tobirama called Naruto’s plan for war merciful because its evacuation periods and Five Kage Summit would give enemy nations time to prepare.
• Tobirama showed Hashirama a detailed offensive map and proposed striking Sunagakure before the other nations could react.
• Tobirama planned to attack Iwagakure next, using Minato or himself to keep Ōnoki occupied while Konoha’s main force assaulted the village.
• Tobirama said Konoha should force villages to surrender and join a new order rather than wage a war of extermination.
• Tobirama revealed that he had simulated unifying the shinobi world while alive and said a united effort with Hashirama and Madara Uchiha might have prevented later wars.

Hashirama struggled with whether to support Naruto and his allies’ plan to unify the shinobi world by force. Mito reassured him that his earlier choices and the current generation’s choices could both be right for their eras, leaving Hashirama more open to helping reduce the suffering caused by the coming war.

• Hashirama postponed deciding whether to support unification until Naruto’s battle report from Kusagakure arrived.
• Tobirama left Hashirama alone in the Hokage’s Office with his doubts about whether he had chosen the wrong path.
• Mito visited Hashirama after Tobirama told her about his struggle, and she comforted him rather than trying to persuade him.
• Mito told Hashirama that founding Konoha and unifying the shinobi world both depended on overwhelming military power suited to their eras.
• Hashirama reconsidered his doubts and began considering how he could help minimize the suffering caused by the coming conflict.

Hashirama asked Mito to return to life with him so they could protect Konoha and share a living future, and she gladly agreed. As Kusagakure’s deadline approached, Naruto and his companions watched the Grass Ninja bring a sinister, heavily covered object into the village square.

• Hashirama told Mito he wanted them to return to life together and explained that Konoha, Mito, and his own longing for her warmth motivated him.
• Mito accepted and said she had long hoped to travel freely with Hashirama as themselves.
• Grass Ninja gathered at Kusagakure’s entrance and hauled a massive, ominous cargo on a wooden cart.
• Naruto watched from atop the Nine-Tails with Uchiha Hikari and Karin as masked elders approached the cart and one waved his hand.

Naruto Uzumaki used the Nine-Tails to demonstrate the destructive power of a Tailed Beast Bomb after Kusagakure’s elders brought out the Box of Ultimate Bliss. He demanded the box and the conspirators’ surrender, leaving a second bomb aimed at the village center as his ultimatum.

• The Grass Ninja uncovered the Box of Ultimate Bliss, and the Tiger-Head Elder called for it to grant their wish to destroy Naruto’s forces.
• The Nine-Tails fired a Tailed Beast Bomb beside Kusagakure, obliterating the surrounding area and leaving a vast crater.
• Naruto demanded the box, the elders and core accomplices involved in the plot, and the surrender of the remaining Grass Ninja.
• The Nine-Tails formed another Tailed Beast Bomb and aimed it at the center of Kusagakure as Naruto warned that it would fire if they refused to surrender.

Mui tried to negotiate with Naruto as Konoha and the Nine-Tails threatened Kusagakure, but Naruto declared that revenge for the Uzumaki Clan and the Land of Fire’s expansion policy both justified the attack. Mui realized there was no room for compromise as the Nine-Tails prepared another Tailed Beast Bomb, and Naruto told him he was guaranteed to die.

• Mui asked Naruto to explain the attack and offered to investigate any offense and make amends.
• Naruto accused Kusagakure of betraying Konoha and helping destroy Uzushiogakure, then cited the Land of Fire Daimyo’s support for expansion.
• Naruto explained that personal revenge and national policy both made Kusagakure a target.
• Mui concluded that negotiation and stalling could not save the village as the Nine-Tails gathered another Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Naruto told Mui that he was guaranteed to die.

Naruto secured Kusagakure after its surrender, helped Karin recover from taking revenge, and began organizing the occupied village. Shikaku warned that administering Kusagakure and building Naruto’s railway would bankrupt Konoha, but Naruto proposed making the Land of Grass’s Daimyo pay.

• After Kusagakure surrendered, Naruto sealed its ninjas’ chakra and imprisoned them while Karin handed him a bloodstained kunai.
• Karin returned from killing those she hated and struggled with the emptiness afterward, so Naruto gently cleaned the blood from her face and promised to stay with her.
• Hikari overheard Naruto comforting Karin, then quietly closed the office door and left them alone.
• Shikaku presented Kusagakure’s debts and poor resources, warning Naruto that relief efforts and the standardized railway would overwhelm Konoha’s finances.
• Naruto dismissed the idea that Konoha should repay Kusagakure’s debts and said he would demand money from the Land of Grass’s Daimyo.