Recaps

Aokiji defeated Shinno and helped Suiren seal Moryo, then returned to Konoha amid Danzo’s plots and fought Kakuzu. Danzo’s trap led to Tsunade’s death, and Aokiji awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan as he faced the enemy forces.

• Suiren accepted Aokiji’s protection, gave birth to a daughter, and later sealed Moryo after Aokiji defeated Shinno and restrained the possessed Orochimaru.
• Danzo and Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed with Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu to assassinate Aokiji, then Danzo conspired with the Third Mizukage and Ōnoki to arrange his death.
• Aokiji achieved control over the Five-Tails’ power, while Danzo assigned him to assassinate the Second Kazekage and secretly sent Tsunade on a mission meant to eliminate Aokiji.
• Aokiji joined Kakuzu to kill Moroboshi Dan, discovered Kakuzu carried the Seven-Tails, and defeated him after Dan’s ambush exposed the danger of Kakuzu’s power.
• Aokiji warned Tsunade that the alliance meeting was a trap, but a disguised attacker stabbed him and the enemy revealed Tsunade as their hostage.
• Aokiji fought through the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and thousands of enemies to reach Tsunade, but an Explosion Release blast fatally wounded her and she died in his arms.
• Grief-stricken, Aokiji awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, controlled the Five-Tails, and fought the attackers as Uchiha Madara watched.

After Aokiji’s apparent death, he emerged from the Ice Egg years later and returned to Konoha, where he reunited with the Uchiha and took Sasuke as his disciple. He warned Fugaku about the coup and revealed his plan to avenge Tsunade’s death, while Itachi’s choices brought him closer to the Uchiha massacre.

• Aokiji died after unleashing a final icy explosion, and Kazahana Sōsetsu and Sandayu found an Ice Egg containing a powerful presence.
• Years later, the Ice Egg hatched into Aokiji, who defeated Kazahana Dōtō, took control of the Snow Ninja, and returned toward Konoha.
• Itachi learned more about Aokiji’s past, received Shisui’s remaining eye, and awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan after Shisui’s death.
• Danzo and Madara enlisted Itachi to help destroy the Uchiha Clan, while Itachi agreed to spare Konoha and Sasuke and joined Madara for the massacre.
• Aokiji broke through Konoha’s barrier and confronted the Uchiha, then reunited with Fugaku and convinced him to cancel the planned coup.
• Aokiji met Sasuke, became his teacher, and told Fugaku that he intended to kill the Konoha higher-ups and the families behind Tsunade’s death.
• Aokiji warned Fugaku that the village might be plotting against the Uchiha and disclosed his ambition to claim the entire Land of Fire.
• Aokiji toured the Uchiha grounds with Itachi, teased him about Izumi, and vowed to bring Tsunade back to life.

Aokiji returned to Konoha, trained Sasuke, and brought Karin and her mother back after confronting Kusagakure and claiming Moryo’s soul. He uncovered the village’s plans against the Uchiha, rallied the clan behind his ambition to found the Land of Flame, and began drawing Naruto and Sasuke into his household.

• Aokiji returned to Konoha, helped Sasuke awaken his Sharingan, and accepted Fugaku’s request to become Sasuke’s godfather.
• At the Naka Shrine, Aokiji opposed the Uchiha coup and used his Mangekyō Sharingan and Soul Fire to persuade the clan to abandon its immediate plans.
• Aokiji left Konoha to search for Orochimaru, found Karin and her mother in Kusagakure, and forced Yamamoto to hand over the Dragon Life Reincarnation Technique.
• Aokiji took Karin and her mother to the Land of Demons, where he consumed Moryo’s soul and transformed Soul Fire into its complete form.
• Aokiji returned to Konoha with Karin and her mother, criticized the village’s treatment of the Uzumaki and Uchiha, and asked Fugaku to convene the clan.
• Aokiji exposed Kagen as Danzo’s spy and learned that the higher-ups planned for Itachi to slaughter the Uchiha, prompting the clan to support Aokiji’s ambition to take control of the village and the Land of Fire.
• Aokiji learned that Danzo had killed Shisui and that a masked man had urged Yashiro to start a coup, then took over as clan head and decided to disband the Military Police Force.
• Aokiji met Naruto, brought him and Sasuke home, and introduced them to Karin, who discovered she shared the Uzumaki Clan with Naruto.

Aokiji returned to Konoha and challenged its leadership over the Uchiha’s treatment, Naruto’s suffering, and Tsunade’s death while pursuing a way to revive her. He recruited Orochimaru, mastered Ryūchi Cave’s Sage Art, confronted Itachi with his version of the village’s history, and sought Hiashi’s support for his political ambitions.

• Aokiji confronted Konoha’s leaders at the annual meeting, accused them of appeasing other villages and mistreating Naruto, and announced that the Uchiha would leave the Military Police Force under his leadership.
• Jiraiya questioned Danzo about Aokiji and Tsunade, then left to investigate the alleged mastermind behind Aokiji’s return.
• Aokiji recruited Orochimaru to research the Dragon Blood Reincarnation Technique and took him to Ryūchi Cave, where Aokiji challenged the White Snake Sage and transformed into a colossal Ice Dragon before gaining control of his new power.
• Aokiji subdued Garaga, showed him the truth about his former master, and secured his reverse scale and a place on Ryūchi Cave’s summoning contract.
• Aokiji learned that Akatsuki planned to recruit Raiga Kurosuki, then returned to Konoha and told Itachi how Danzo and the village leadership had shaped the Uchiha crisis and Itachi’s choices.
• Aokiji gave Itachi three days to choose a side and reveal the truth to Fugaku, and Itachi quit the Anbu, confessed to his father, and received Fugaku’s forgiveness.
• Aokiji asked Hiashi to support his future bid for Hokage, but Hiashi refused, so Aokiji challenged his faith in the Hokage by suggesting Konoha’s leaders had enabled Kumogakure’s attempt to reach Hinata.