Recaps

Obito Uchiha returned to Konoha and prepared to attack when the Nine-Tails’ jinchūriki went into labor, but Minato Namikaze confronted him and Obito escaped using Kamui. Hiruzen Sarutobi watched Minato leave and considered how he might regain power if something happened to him.

• Obito Uchiha arrived above Konoha and told Black Zetsu that the village’s forces had not changed, then declared he could destroy it once the Nine-Tails’ jinchūriki went into labor.
• Shisui Uchiha sensed Obito, attacked him to experience Kamui, and retreated after his sword passed through Obito’s body.
• Obito appeared behind Shisui and attacked, but Minato Namikaze arrived and blocked his kunai.
• Shisui warned Minato about Obito’s strange ability and left to inform the Third Hokage while Minato fought Obito.
• Obito withdrew through his vortex, and Minato told Hiruzen Sarutobi that the masked man had escaped using Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Hiruzen thanked Minato but privately resented his popularity and considered whether Minato’s death could let him reclaim control of Konoha.

Obito Uchiha approached Shimura Danzō in Root and proposed an alliance to destroy the Uchiha Clan, claiming to be Madara Uchiha returned for revenge. Meanwhile, Shisui Uchiha left Amegakure for Konoha with Konan’s help, intent on targeting Anbu and Root ninja.

• Shimura Danzō berated Orochimaru over the lack of progress on his experiments, and Orochimaru concealed that Wood Release had helped with his research for Yoru.
• Obito Uchiha appeared in Root, evaded the attacks of its members, and offered to partner with Shimura Danzō against the Uchiha Clan.
• Obito Uchiha claimed to be Madara Uchiha, said he had survived his battle with Hashirama, and announced his plan to take revenge on the Uchiha.
• Shimura Danzō agreed to work with Obito Uchiha against the Uchiha Clan but warned him not to touch Konoha, and Obito promised to provoke conflict around the clan.
• Orochimaru considered telling Yoru about the alliance and decided to find a way to provide him with experimental data.
• Shisui Uchiha left Amegakure for Konoha with Konan’s help, promising to earn money by attacking Anbu and Root ninja so he could buy her explosive tags.

Shisui Uchiha anticipated Obito Uchiha's attack on Konoha and planned to use the Nine-Tails' Rampage to improve the Uchiha Clan's standing and bring down Danzo. After the Nine-Tails began destroying the village, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo maneuvered to control the response and place the Uchiha in danger.

• Shisui Uchiha sensed the Nine-Tails' chakra and planned to have Uchiha Fugaku lead the clan in defending Konoha, while later blaming Danzo for the attack.
• The system gave Shisui Uchiha a one-day check-in opportunity atop the Nine-Tails' head.
• Obito Uchiha and White Zetsu prepared to act, and a sudden explosion in Konoha marked the Nine-Tails' escape and rampage.
• Konoha's ninja fought the Nine-Tails and evacuated civilians while Hiruzen Sarutobi delayed action and considered using the crisis to end Minato Namikaze's tenure as Hokage.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Danzo to command the Police Force, and Danzo told the Police Force and Uchiha Clan to remain in place until he gave instructions.

Shisui Uchiha used Kotoamatsukami to control Uchiha Fugaku and send the Uchiha Clan to fight the Nine-Tails, then set his sights on Shimura Danzō. Danzō panicked over the Uchiha advance, and Shisui confronted him at Root headquarters.

• Shisui Uchiha denied releasing the Nine-Tails and showed Uchiha Fugaku evidence that Danzo was conducting an experiment.
• Shisui warned Uchiha Fugaku that keeping the clan out of the battle would make them targets, but Fugaku refused to risk the clan.
• Shisui activated Kotoamatsukami and controlled Uchiha Fugaku, ordering him to lead the Uchiha Clan to the battlefield.
• Uchiha Fugaku led the clan toward the Nine-Tails, while Shisui Uchiha headed for Root headquarters.
• Shimura Danzō learned that the Uchiha Clan had gone to reinforce the battlefield and tried to find Hiruzen Sarutobi for help.
• Shisui appeared at Root headquarters and attacked Shimura Danzō with the Wood Dragon Technique.

Shisui Uchiha used Wood Release to trap Shimura Danzō and Root inside their headquarters, crushing their attempt to escape and fight back. He left a Wood Clone to guard them, then contacted Orochimaru and asked for his decision.

• Danzo mistook Shisui Uchiha for reinforcements, then ordered Root to attack after seeing Shisui’s Wood Dragon.
• Shisui survived Danzo’s Wind Release attack and used Wood Release to imprison the Root headquarters.
• Shisui stopped Danzo’s messenger, destroyed the message scroll, and said he would inform Hiruzen Sarutobi himself.
• Danzo and Root attacked Shisui, but the Wooden Man knocked Danzo unconscious and buried them beneath rocks.
• Shisui left a Wood Clone to watch over Root, then appeared near Orochimaru and asked what he had chosen.

Shisui Uchiha left Orochimaru to hold off Hiruzen Sarutobi while he rushed toward the Nine-Tails. As the Nine-Tails rampaged through Konoha, Uchiha Fugaku arrived with the entire Uchiha Clan as reinforcements.

• Orochimaru chose to keep a fragment of Shisui Uchiha's Wood Release, and Shisui ordered his Wood Dragons and Wooden Man to delay Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Anbu fought Orochimaru's Wood Release constructs while Orochimaru prepared to retreat if they were defeated.
• The Nine-Tails continued devastating Konoha as the civilian-family shinobi struggled to hold it back.
• Uchiha Fugaku attacked the Nine-Tails with a Fire Release technique and announced that the entire Uchiha Clan had arrived.

Uchiha Fugaku led the Uchiha Clan in a bloody defense against the Nine-Tails while villagers escaped. Shisui Uchiha appeared atop the beast, subdued it with Wood Release, and claimed to be Senju Ye, Hashirama Senju’s disciple.

• Uchiha Fugaku arrived with the entire Uchiha Clan, inspiring the common-born ninja and drawing the Nine-Tails’ attack.
• Fugaku divided the Uchiha into squads to evacuate wounded villagers, provide support, and hold the Nine-Tails back in battle.
• After the Uchiha suffered heavy losses, Shisui Uchiha used the Body Flicker Technique to appear atop the Nine-Tails and cowed it with his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shisui Uchiha received Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence as his check-in reward and used it to bind the Nine-Tails.
• As Konoha’s ninja mistook his Wood Release for Hashirama Senju’s, Shisui Uchiha declared himself Senju Ye, Hashirama’s disciple, and punched the restrained beast.

Shisui Uchiha restrained the Nine-Tails and repeatedly battered him while Konoha’s civilians evacuated. Minato Namikaze outmaneuvered Obito Uchiha, who then appeared atop the Nine-Tails, only to find the beast already surrounded by Wood Release constructs and watched by the Uchiha.

• Uchiha Fugaku organized the evacuation as the Nine-Tails gathered chakra for a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Shisui Uchiha summoned a Wooden Man and Wood Dragon, and the Nine-Tails redirected his Tailed Beast Bomb at Shisui.
• A Wooden Man caught the Tailed Beast Bomb and forced it back into the Nine-Tails’ mouth, then Shisui surrounded him with Wood Dragons and Wooden Men and beat him.
• Minato Namikaze used Flying Thunder God, second step, to strike Obito Uchiha and send him face-first into the dirt.
• Obito Uchiha escaped with Kamui and appeared on the Nine-Tails’ head, but froze in confusion at the Wood Release constructs and the Uchiha watching nearby.

Shisui Uchiha drove Obito Uchiha from Konoha and subdued the Nine-Tails, while Minato Namikaze and Kushina died sealing it. The Uchiha took Naruto back to the village as Obito vowed to defeat Shisui next time.

• Obito Uchiha claimed to be Madara, but Shisui Uchiha attacked him with Wood Release and forced him to escape using Kamui.
• Shisui Uchiha subdued the Nine-Tails after Minato Namikaze arrived and asked him to hold it back.
• Minato Namikaze used the Reaper Death Seal, and he and Kushina died as Naruto woke and began crying.
• Shisui Uchiha told Uchiha Fugaku to take Naruto to the village, then Fugaku ordered the Uchiha to clear the battlefield and return.
• Obito Uchiha emerged from a vortex outside Konoha and vowed to defeat Senju Ye at their next meeting.

After Minato Namikaze died sealing the Nine-Tails, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō learned that Senju Ye had subdued it and that Uchiha Fugaku had taken custody of Naruto. They agreed to go to the Uchiha compound to retrieve him, while villagers praised the Uchiha for protecting them.

• Obito Uchiha learned that Minato had died and blamed Shimura Danzō for allowing the Uchiha through.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō confronted each other at the Nine-Tails’ ruined sealing site, then stood down their forces.
• An Anbu reported that Senju Ye had subdued the Nine-Tails and Uchiha Fugaku held Naruto.
• Shimura Danzō urged Hiruzen to join him against the Uchiha, and Hiruzen agreed to retrieve Naruto but warned him not to attack the clan yet.
• Hiruzen and Danzō headed for the Uchiha compound as villagers praised the Uchiha for saving them.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō went to the Uchiha compound to regain custody of Naruto, but the Uchiha and civilians challenged their authority. Uchiha Fugaku refused Hiruzen access to Naruto, leaving the Hokage unable to take the child that night.

• Uchiha clansmen and civilians accused the arriving Anbu and Root of appearing only after the Nine-Tails threat had passed.
• Shimura Danzō tried to force his way into the Uchiha compound, but wounded guards and angry civilians made him retreat.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi persuaded the guards to send for Uchiha Fugaku by claiming he needed to share intelligence about the Nine-Tails culprit.
• Uchiha Fugaku arrived wounded and received praise from the crowd, while Hiruzen concealed his own bandaged arm.
• Hiruzen asked to see Naruto, but Uchiha Fugaku said Naruto was asleep with Sasuke and told him to return the next day.

Shisui Uchiha kept Naruto under the Uchiha Clan’s protection while Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō withdrew, then discovered a coalition of shinobi probing the clan’s strength. He killed all thirty-six attackers and prepared to retaliate against their clans.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped Shimura Danzō from confronting Uchiha Fugaku further and left the Uchiha residence.
• Uchiha Fugaku reported that Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō had departed and that no spies remained.
• Shisui Uchiha planned to use Naruto’s identity as the Fourth Hokage’s son and the return of Uchiha members to deter Konoha’s factions.
• Shisui Uchiha sensed that Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō had assembled shinobi to attack, and told Uchiha Fugaku to guard Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha.
• Shisui Uchiha killed two shinobi who discussed joining the Anbu and Root against the Uchiha Clan, then confronted the remaining thirty-four attackers.
• Shisui Uchiha used Shadow Clones to slaughter the remaining attackers and ordered the clones to collect their heads as gifts for the allied clan heads.

After the Uchiha Clan killed the operatives sent to test them, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the village elders plotted to take custody of Naruto at Minato Namikaze’s funeral. Hiruzen secretly planned to approach Uchiha Fugaku, while Shimura Danzō resolved to outmaneuver him and claim Naruto for himself.

• The Uchiha Clan returned the heads of the operatives it had killed, frightening most clan heads into silence.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura met to discuss the Uchiha Clan’s growing power and reclaiming Naruto.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi proposed using his personal ties to Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya to obtain custody of Naruto at Minato’s funeral.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi privately decided to meet Uchiha Fugaku and show goodwill toward the Uchiha Clan.
• After the meeting, Shimura Danzō vowed to defeat Hiruzen Sarutobi and become Naruto’s custodian himself.

Shimura Danzō and Hiruzen Sarutobi set rival plans in motion as Konoha gathered to mourn Minato Namikaze and Kushina. At the cemetery, Danzō revealed that the Nine-Tails lived inside Naruto and pointed him out, turning the crowd against the child.

• Shimura Danzō sent Root members to prepare an attack on Hiruzen Sarutobi’s forces and headed for Konoha Cemetery.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Kakashi and the Anbu to follow their plan while Shisui Uchiha remained away.
• Konoha’s ninja and villagers gathered at the cemetery to mourn Minato Namikaze and Kushina and honor their son, Naruto.
• Shimura Danzō told the mourners that the Nine-Tails had survived its sealing and was still inside Naruto.
• Shimura Danzō pointed to Naruto in Uchiha Fugaku’s arms, prompting panic and calls for revenge.

Shisui Uchiha rallied Konoha’s major clans and the Uchiha to attack Root Headquarters while Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō remained bewildered at the Graveyard. As the assault began, Shisui headed back toward the Graveyard, declaring that the real show was about to begin.

• Shimura Danzō expected the angry crowd at the Graveyard to attack Uchiha Fugaku, but none of them moved, and he realized his men were missing.
• Shisui Uchiha told representatives of the major clans that he accepted their support, after they agreed to help destroy Root in exchange for a share of its secretly controlled streets and foreign trade.
• Shisui Uchiha gathered the Uchiha fighting force near Root Headquarters, while Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha remained under Teacher Chen’s protection.
• Shisui Uchiha used Wood Release techniques to erupt through Root Headquarters, trapping its ninja and the ambushers Shimura Danzō had stationed outside.
• Shisui Uchiha accused Shimura Danzō of releasing the Nine-Tails and causing Minato Namikaze and his wife’s deaths, then led the Uchiha and allied clans into battle against Root.
• Shisui Uchiha blurred away toward the Graveyard, saying that the real show was about to begin.

Uchiha Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and took control of the confrontation with Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō. He declared that he and the Uchiha Clan would protect Naruto, then challenged anyone who wanted to harm him.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Anbu to search the area and secretly called on the Sarutobi Clan, while the major clans had already subdued Shimura Danzō’s Root guards.
• Shimura Danzō discovered that his disguised followers among the civilians were not following his plan and accused Hiruzen Sarutobi of finding out about it.
• Uchiha Fugaku advanced through the crowd as the civilians stepped aside, making Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō suspect he had orchestrated the chaos.
• Uchiha Fugaku transformed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan into the Mangekyō Sharingan, shocking Shimura Danzō and silencing Hiruzen Sarutobi with his chakra.
• Uchiha Fugaku raised Naruto and declared that the Fourth Hokage and Kushina Uzumaki had entrusted the child to him, then vowed that the Uchiha Clan would protect him.
• The people closest to Uchiha Fugaku revealed their Sharingan and drew their weapons as he challenged anyone who wanted to harm Naruto.

Uchiha Fugaku and Hiruzen Sarutobi disputed who would raise Naruto, while Shimura Danzō tried to keep the Root involved. Senju Ye arrived and rejected Hiruzen’s proposal, leaving the crowd and leaders awaiting his response.

• Villagers and civilian ninja debated whether Naruto was the son of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki as Uchiha Fugaku’s forces held the crowd in a stalemate.
• Shimura Danzō urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to keep Naruto under Anbu and Root protection, but Hiruzen remained wary of Danzō and the Uchiha’s strength.
• Hiruzen offered to let the Uchiha Clan raise Naruto with Anbu protection, on the condition that Naruto’s identity remain secret and villagers stop insulting him.
• Uchiha Fugaku did not accept Hiruzen’s proposal, while Danzō privately resented being excluded from the custody arrangement.
• Senju Ye appeared, dismissed Hiruzen’s proposal, and invited the leaders to voice their objections.

Shisui Uchiha forced Hiruzen Sarutobi to acknowledge Naruto as the son of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, prompting the villagers to apologize for their hostility. The story left Shimura Danzō cornered as Shisui and Uchiha Fugaku confronted him over his arm and its connection to Kagami Uchiha.

• Shisui Uchiha rebuffed Hiruzen Sarutobi and used his Wood Release chakra to make him promise not to interfere with Naruto.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi publicly confirmed that Naruto was the son of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, and Shisui condemned the crowd for attacking the heroes’ child.
• The Uchiha shinobi knelt in mourning, and the villagers and other shinobi admitted their mistake and apologized to Naruto and his parents.
• Shisui Uchiha stopped Shimura Danzō from leaving after sensing something familiar in his arm, while Uchiha Fugaku identified the presence of Kagami Uchiha’s Sharingan.
• Shisui and Uchiha Fugaku demanded an explanation from Shimura Danzō as Hiruzen Sarutobi quietly distanced himself from him.

Shisui Uchiha brought Hyuga Hiashi forward to use the Byakugan to expose Shimura Danzō, but Danzō ordered Root to attack and fled. Danzō believed he could reach Root and turn the situation around, while Shisui watched with a knowing expression.

• Shimura Danzō denied the accusations and insisted that his status on the Elder Council protected him from Senju Ye and Uchiha Fugaku.
• Hyuga Hiashi arrived and Shisui Uchiha asked him to use the Byakugan to uncover the truth about Danzō.
• Hyuga Hiashi revealed that the Hyuga Clan already knew Root had been uprooted and said he had stepped forward to serve Konoha's interests.
• When Hyuga Hiashi activated the Byakugan, Danzō used a Root member as a shield, ordered an attack, and fired Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere at the Uchiha ninja blocking his escape.
• Danzō escaped and ordered Root to seize Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Fugaku, while Shisui watched, intending to give Danzō hope before crushing it.

Hyuga Hiashi revealed that Shimura Danzō had transplanted Hashirama Senju’s cells and Kagami Uchiha’s Sharingan, igniting the village against him. Hiruzen Sarutobi sided with Senju Ye’s operation, and Shisui Uchiha led the assembled clans and Anbu to hunt down Danzō and Root.

• Hyuga Hiashi announced that Danzō’s arm contained Hashirama Senju’s cells and his eye was Kagami Uchiha’s Sharingan, provoking the civilians and shinobi to call for Danzō’s death.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi condemned Danzō publicly and asked Senju Ye to release the Anbu so they could help capture him.
• Uchiha Fugaku released the Anbu, and Hiruzen ordered them to cooperate with Senju Ye and eliminate Danzō and his followers.
• Shisui Uchiha told Hiruzen that his cooperation had earned him a chance at a peaceful retirement, leaving Hiruzen to suspect that Senju Ye intended to overhaul Konoha.
• Shisui Uchiha and the allied clan leaders rallied their forces, and Shisui used Wood Release: Wood Golem Technique before leading them to attack Danzō and Root.

Shisui Uchiha and the Uchiha Clan cornered Shimura Danzō after driving him into the forest and killing his hidden operatives. As Danzō tried to seize Shisui’s Sharingan, the real Shisui appeared and took one of Danzō’s arms and his eye.

• Shisui Uchiha pursued Shimura Danzō with Wood Clones, killing his operatives while allowing him to flee and reveal his hidden forces.
• Shimura Danzō escaped toward Root Headquarters, vowing revenge on Senju Ye and the Uchiha Clan.
• Uchiha Clan ninja ambushed Danzō’s route, and Shisui Uchiha, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Konoha’s clan heads sealed off his escape.
• Danzō and his remaining men attacked, but Uchiha Fugaku defeated them with his Mangekyō Sharingan and fire techniques.
• Danzō rushed at Shisui Uchiha atop the Wooden Man, believing he could capture the weakened Senju Ye and await Root reinforcements.
• A dark figure revealed himself as the real Shisui Uchiha, severed Danzō’s arm, and gouged out his Sharingan.

Shisui returned to Konoha and reported that Senju Ye had saved him after an ambush, prompting Hiruzen to turn against the wounded Danzō. As civilians beat Danzō, Obito arrived at Root Headquarters ruins to recruit Orochimaru for Akatsuki.

• Shisui's Shadow Clone kicked the wounded Danzō away, then reported to Senju Ye that he had returned.
• Hiruzen welcomed Shisui and learned that unidentified shinobi had ambushed him before Senju Ye rescued him.
• Hiruzen accused Danzō of numerous crimes and let Konoha civilians attack him while shinobi held back on Senju Ye's orders.
• Shisui watched the assault in silence as a strange vortex appeared above Root Headquarters ruins.
• Obito told White Zetsu he planned to recruit Orochimaru for Akatsuki by helping him escape and shifting blame for the Nine-Tails Incident and other crimes onto him.

Obito Uchiha appeared to bargain for Shimura Danzō, then attacked the civilians, but Senju Ye ordered Shisui Uchiha to intervene. Shisui’s Shadow Clone revealed Susanoo and struck at Obito as he tried to escape, leaving the battle’s outcome unclear.

• Obito Uchiha appeared beside the beaten Shimura Danzō, accepted his plea for help, and threw shuriken at the civilians.
• Senju Ye ordered Shisui Uchiha to protect the civilians, and Shisui’s Shadow Clone deflected Obito’s shuriken.
• Shisui’s Shadow Clone fought Obito, awakened Mangekyō Sharingan, and used Susanoo to break apart Obito’s hand as he tried to take Shimura Danzō away.
• Obito activated Susanoo and stomped Shimura Danzō into the ground, knocking him unconscious, while Senju Ye ordered the medical team to save him.
• Shisui’s Shadow Clone formed an armored Susanoo and slashed at Obito with its green weapon as he began escaping, carving a long trench through the ground.

Obito Uchiha survived Shisui Uchiha’s Susanoo attack and mocked him, but Senju Ye’s sudden, lightning-fast assault wounded Obito and forced him to escape. Shisui then turned his attention to Shimura Danzō to begin the next stage of his plan.

• Obito Uchiha emerged from Shisui Uchiha’s Susanoo attack with only a bloody line on his face and taunted Shisui.
• Konoha’s ninja and clan leaders reacted to Obito’s survival, while Shisui stepped forward to challenge him.
• Shisui used the Body Flicker Technique to strike Obito, and his Shadow Clones followed with a slap and a shuriken that deeply wounded him.
• Obito escaped through his Mangekyō Sharingan ability and vowed to destroy Konoha.
• Shisui glanced at the place where Obito vanished, then turned to Shimura Danzō to begin the next stage of his plan.

Obito Uchiha escaped into the Kamui Dimension after Senju Ye badly injured him, but he believed his plan to turn Shimura Danzō against Orochimaru was still working. In Konoha, Danzō begged Senju Ye for his life and revealed that Orochimaru had conducted the First Hokage cell experiments, claiming he had evidence at Root Headquarters.

• Obito Uchiha recovered in the Kamui Dimension with White Zetsu’s help and reflected that he had secretly told Shimura Danzō how to save himself by exposing Orochimaru.
• Konoha’s ninja and civilians praised Senju Ye for defeating the enemy, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and the clan heads recognized that Ye’s prestige had risen.
• Shisui Uchiha’s allies forced Shimura Danzō to kneel before him, and Danzō offered to surrender Root in exchange for his life.
• When Senju Ye prepared to draw his sword, Danzō begged for mercy and promised to reveal a secret.
• With Hiruzen Sarutobi and the clan heads urging Ye to listen, Danzō accused Orochimaru of conducting the First Hokage cell experiments and claimed evidence was stored at Root Headquarters.