Recaps

Minato Namikaze and Hashirama were revived and returned to Konoha, where the shocked patrol ninjas recognized them. As Hashirama explained the tense standoff between Kirigakure and three major villages, Minato learned that the shinobi world was on the brink of conflict.

• Minato Namikaze appeared in Konoha, startling two patrol ninjas who had been killing birds to prevent Gekkō Raito's Cloud Pigeons from spying.
• Hashirama arrived and recognized himself in the First Hokage statue on Hokage Rock, while Minato realized who he was.
• Minato and Hashirama confirmed that both had been revived, and Hashirama told the patrol ninjas to inform Tsunade of Minato's return.
• Hashirama described Kirigakure's cold war with Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure as he and Minato headed toward Konoha's central district.

Minato learned that Kirigakure had extracted the Yin half of the Nine-Tails from him, leaving Raito with the chakra of all nine Tailed Beasts. After returning to Konoha, Minato found Naruto, while Mei Terumi assigned the Uchiha Clan a dangerous mission to investigate the other villages.

• Hashirama told Minato that Might Guy had opened the Eighth Gate but still failed to defeat the Mizukage, and that Kirigakure had captured eight Tailed Beasts.
• Minato realized the Mizukage had extracted the Yin Nine-Tails chakra sealed inside him, and Hashirama warned that Raito might be planning something enormous.
• Minato decided to see Naruto before visiting Tsunade, and Hashirama learned that Naruto was Minato's son.
• Mei Terumi put the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist in charge of defending Kirigakure while Raito trained in seclusion, then called for an investigation of the other villages' war preparations.
• Uchiha Fugaku volunteered the Uchiha Clan for the dangerous mission, and Minato found Naruto sitting alone in a Konoha park.
• Naruto told Minato that he could sense him because they both carried Nine-Tails chakra.

Naruto told Minato that Raito had once been their Konoha classmate and that the village leadership had handed him over to Kirigakure, while Minato struggled to process the revelation. As Sasuke departed Kirigakure, Orochimaru and Obito prepared to hunt him, and Black Zetsu manipulated an Ōtsutsuki clansman into helping resurrect their ancestor’s mother.

• Minato reunited with Naruto and explained that Raito had taken the Nine-Tails Chakra from him, but Naruto calmly said Raito only wanted it to develop new ninjutsu.
• Naruto revealed that Raito had been his Konoha Ninja Academy classmate and that the village leadership had given him up to Kirigakure, leaving Minato stunned.
• Naruto took Minato to get ramen and then brought him back to his cramped apartment, prompting Minato to wonder what had happened to his old home.
• Fugaku sent Sasuke and three Uchiha clansmen away from Kirigakure, while Orochimaru and Obito decided to hunt Sasuke and Madara joined them.
• Black Zetsu possessed an Ōtsutsuki clansman and persuaded him that resurrecting their ancestor’s mother would grant great power and access to the Ōtsutsuki Main Family.

Black Zetsu plotted the return of Kaguya while Gekkō Raito fused two Ten-Tails in a sealed chamber. After three months, Glutton evolved into Lord of Gluttony, and Degenerate fully repaired itself.

• Black Zetsu discovered that a Hyuga shinobi’s Byakugan had repaired deficiencies in the Moon Ōtsutsuki Clan’s power and plotted to return to the Shinobi World.
• Sasuke led his clansmen along a dangerous border to investigate the Three Great Shinobi Villages.
• Gekkō Raito let Glutton absorb both Ten-Tails during his experiment, whereupon the skill formed a giant black snake within his inner world.
• After three months, Great Sage announced that Glutton had evolved into Lord of Gluttony and gained Soul Devouring, Zero-Tails Summoning, and Perfect Mimicry.
• Great Sage announced that Degenerate had fully repaired itself, leaving Gekkō Raito with three active skills in complete form.

After emerging from three months of seclusion, Gekkō Raito gave Kyuji Nine-Tails Chakra and learned that the other shinobi villages had sought peace talks with Kirigakure. Mei Terumi explained that the proposed treaty would leave the tailed beasts in Kirigakure but let the other villages reclaim them if Kirigakure broke the peace first.

• Gekkō Raito tested the Zero-Tails' Dark Chakra and decided to use the Food Chain network to make Kyuji a Nine-Tails Jinchūriki.
• Gekkō Raito gave Kyuji Nine-Tails Chakra remotely, then summoned him inside and asked for news from the past three months.
• Kyuji told Gekkō Raito that the Three Great Shinobi Villages had sent envoys seeking peace talks with Kirigakure.
• Gekkō Raito went to Mei Terumi's office, where she complained about handling his work while he was in seclusion.
• Mei Terumi explained that Konoha had sealed itself off after Gekkō Raito resurrected the Fourth Hokage and drained his Nine-Tails Chakra.
• Mei Terumi described the proposed treaty: Kirigakure could keep the tailed beasts if it agreed not to start a war, while the other villages could reclaim them if Kirigakure broke the treaty first.

After agreeing to Kirigakure’s conditions, Gekkō Raito learned that Sasuke Uchiha had vanished and vowed to search the Three Great Shinobi Villages for him. Meanwhile, Obito awakened one Rinnegan in Orochimaru’s laboratory, and Raito prepared to leave Kirigakure with Temari.

• Mei Terumi showed Gekkō Raito an intelligence report confirming Sasuke Uchiha had gone missing while investigating the Three Great Shinobi Villages, and Raito decided to bring him back.
• In an unidentified laboratory, Orochimaru’s experiment gave Obito one Rinnegan, while Madara concluded they needed more Uchiha bloodline material.
• Raito promised Uchiha Fugaku he would find Sasuke, alive or dead, and dismissed concerns that his mission might provoke a war.
• Raito asked Mei to hold down the fort in Kirigakure and told Kyuji to fetch Temari before he set out.

Gekkō Raito took Temari and Hinata to Sunagakure, where he sought Sasuke Uchiha and announced his strength with an overwhelming display. He left Gaara and the village’s remaining conscious defenders facing him, with tensions poised to escalate.

• Gekkō Raito invited Temari to return to Sunagakure with him, teased her, and told her to bring Hinata along.
• Gekkō Raito carried Temari and Hinata to the Land of Wind on a massive water dragon, reaching Sunagakure in less than half an hour.
• Temari warned Gekkō Raito that invading Sunagakure to find Sasuke Uchiha could anger the Land of Wind, but he continued toward the village.
• Gekkō Raito split his water dragon into nine enormous dragons that covered the sky above Sunagakure and descended into the village.
• Gaara confronted Gekkō Raito as his Conqueror's Haki knocked down most of the gathered Sand Ninja, leaving fewer than fifty able to stand.

Gekkō Raito arrived in Sunagakure, used a vast Water Release to intimidate the village, and questioned Gaara about Sasuke Uchiha’s disappearance. He then inspected Konoha’s sealed-off forest barrier and headed toward Iwagakure, while Minato Namikaze and Naruto Uzumaki sensed his presence.

• Gekkō Raito surrounded Sunagakure with a massive tidal wave and brought Temari back to Gaara and Kankuro.
• Gekkō Raito asked Gaara whether Sunagakure had anything to do with Sasuke Uchiha’s disappearance, and Gaara denied knowing about it.
• Gekkō Raito left with Temari, dissolved the water barrier, and warned Gaara that Sunagakure’s hard days were ahead.
• Gekkō Raito found Konoha enclosed by a vast forest created with Hashirama Senju’s Wood Release and chose not to enter.
• Gekkō Raito headed for Iwagakure to question Ōnoki and the Raikage, while Minato Namikaze and Naruto Uzumaki sensed his chakra from Hokage Rock.

Mysterious pale invaders attacked Konoha, slaughtering civilians and targeting the Hyuga Clan’s Byakugan. As the Hokage fought their leader, Hiashi urged Neji to escape and seek help, but the attackers pursued him.

• Naruto noticed a strange flash in the sky while Minato dismissed it as a shooting star.
• Orochimaru, Madara, and Obito saw explosions and flames erupt from Konoha and rushed to investigate.
• Hashirama, Minato, Tsunade, and Naruto confronted the invaders; Tsunade sent Naruto to help evacuate villagers while the Hokage targeted their leader.
• The invaders sent white figures to the Hyuga compound to collect Byakugan, and Hiashi’s Gentle Fist proved ineffective against them.
• Hiashi used Rotation to create an opening, then told Neji to flee to the Hokage Building as the invaders chased him.

Mysterious pale-skinned attackers wielding Byakugan devastated Konoha, leaving Orochimaru, Obito, and Madara to investigate and plan to seize the Nine-Tails amid the chaos. Hashirama was left immobilized after an enemy pierced his heart with a chakra-sealing rod.

• Neji escaped the Otsutsuki attackers with Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, while Hiashi was pinned down and had his Byakugan stolen.
• Orochimaru, Obito, and Madara arrived at Konoha and found the village in ruins, then hid from two white-robed attackers carrying bloody Byakugan.
• Obito used Kamui to take the trio to safety, and they concluded the attackers were an unknown force whose power exceeded ordinary chakra.
• Madara told Orochimaru and Obito to seize the Nine-Tails during the attack rather than rescue Konoha.
• Hashirama urged Minato to flee, but an attacker stabbed Hashirama through the heart with a black chakra rod that suppressed his chakra and regeneration.

Minato and Tsunade abandoned the defense of Konoha as Otsutsuki clansmen and their regenerating puppets overwhelmed the village. Minato escaped with Naruto and headed for Kirigakure, while Madara became interested in the attackers’ familiar scent.

• Hashirama urged Minato to take Naruto and Tsunade away while he stayed behind to defend Konoha.
• Tsunade ordered Konoha’s people to flee, and Minato knocked Naruto unconscious and carried him from the battlefield.
• Minato saw Konoha engulfed in flames and chose to seek refuge with Gekkō Raito in Kirigakure.
• Obito considered intercepting Minato to seize Naruto, but Madara judged that Minato’s Flying Thunder God would make him difficult to catch.
• Madara sensed a familiar, revolting scent from the white-robed attackers and suspected their origins were worth investigating.

Gekkō Raito intimidated Kumogakure with his lightning and left for Kirigakure while searching for Orochimaru and worrying about Sasuke. In Konoha, the Ōtsutsuki continued their slaughter, and Toneri’s father prepared to transplant Hanabi Hyuga’s eyes into his blind son.

• Gekkō Raito dispersed a massive lightning spear above Kumogakure, ended his dispute with the Raikage, and left the village shaken and afraid.
• A Cloud Ninja ANBU reported that Konoha appeared to have been completely destroyed, and the Raikage suspected Gekkō Raito and Kirigakure were responsible.
• Gekkō Raito headed back to Kirigakure and intensified the Cloud Pigeons’ search for Orochimaru’s lair while hoping Sasuke had survived.
• An Ōtsutsuki subordinate asked for Byakugan for his blind son Toneri, and the clan chief gave him the unconscious Hanabi Hyuga instead.
• Toneri’s father brought Hanabi to Toneri and prepared to transplant her undeveloped eyes into his son.

Toneri awakened new eyes that caused him intense pain, while Minato told Gekkō Raito how the Otsutsuki clan had destroyed Konoha. The clan leader prepared to transplant more Byakugan as a golden fluctuation gathered near Konoha, and Gekkō Raito denied responsibility for the attack.

• Toneri opened his transplanted eyes, saw the world for the first time, and began suffering unbearable pain as their power awakened.
• Gekkō Raito learned from the Cloud Pigeon's report that Konoha had been destroyed, then received Minato and the unconscious Naruto in Kirigakure.
• Minato recounted the Otsutsuki clan's slaughter of Konoha, Tsunade's order to scatter, and his escape with Naruto as acting Sixth Hokage.
• The Otsutsuki clan leader kept Hashirama alive as a chakra source and ordered more Byakugan transplants while seeking the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and the Golden Tenseigan.
• Gekkō Raito sensed a golden fluctuation forming near Konoha, identified Minato's attackers as Otsutsuki, and denied having destroyed the village.

Gekkō Raito explained the Ōtsutsuki Clan’s origins and their connection to the shinobi clans as Konoha’s leaders faced an invasion from the moon. He warned that the attackers could awaken the Tenseigan after taking the Hyuga’s Byakugan, and reassured Naruto that Kirigakure was preparing to help.

• Naruto asked Gekkō Raito to help Konoha, and Raito ordered Kyuji to alert the other Great Shinobi Villages to a possible Ōtsutsuki invasion from the moon.
• Raito explained that Hagoromo and Hamura Ōtsutsuki sealed their mother, Kaguya, inside the moon, which was created through Chibaku Tensei.
• Raito revealed that Naruto descended from Hagoromo through the Uzumaki and Asura, while the Senju descended from Asura and the Uchiha descended from Indra.
• Raito told Minato and Naruto that the Hyuga were descendants of Hamura who remained on Earth, and that the moon Ōtsutsuki sought their Byakugan to awaken the Tenseigan.
• Naruto worried that the Ōtsutsuki would target Kirigakure next, and Raito assured him that Kyuji had already deployed Kirigakure’s forces and that they would not abandon their allies.

Gekkō Raito discovered that Sasuke was in Otogakure and suspected Orochimaru had exposed his location to lure him there. He sent the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist to scout Konoha and decided to travel alone to meet Orochimaru, despite Mei Terumi’s concern.

• Gekkō Raito told Naruto that Sasuke had disappeared and revealed he had sensed Sasuke in Otogakure, Orochimaru’s hideout.
• Gekkō Raito ordered Kyuji to summon the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist and sent them to Konoha to conduct reconnaissance.
• Naruto volunteered to join Gekkō Raito, but Gekkō Raito refused and said Kirigakure’s elite troops could later help him confront the invaders.
• Minato took Naruto away to rest, while Mei Terumi questioned Gekkō Raito about the Otsutsuki threat and his secret intelligence.
• Gekkō Raito told Mei Terumi he would go alone to Otogakure, explaining that Orochimaru had likely set a trap and that bringing companions could hinder him.

Gekkō Raito sent the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to search Konoha and rescue survivors while he raced to Otogakure to save Sasuke. He located Orochimaru’s underground base and entered its passage.

• Gekkō Raito asked Mei Terumi to assemble an elite force of up to three hundred Kirigakure ninja for the coming fight against the Otsutsuki.
• Kyuji arrived with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and Gekkō Raito ordered them to head for Konoha and search for his acquaintances and any survivors.
• Minato asked Gekkō Raito’s subordinates to help Konoha survivors if they could do so safely, and Gekkō Raito agreed.
• Gekkō Raito carried the eight ninja to Konoha’s outskirts, gave them instructions, and then hurried toward Otogakure to find Sasuke.
• Gekkō Raito used Cloud Release to map Otogakure’s underground passages, found the entrance beneath a dilapidated house, and descended into Orochimaru’s base.

Gekkō Raito confronted Orochimaru, who offered to join Kirigakure in exchange for Sasuke’s release. Gekkō Raito accepted, rescued Sasuke from the laboratory, and restored his strength, while Madara and Obito revealed that Orochimaru’s offer was a trap meant to locate the Rinnegan’s host.

• Gekkō Raito found Orochimaru in the underground base and demanded that he state his conditions and return Sasuke.
• Orochimaru asked to join Kirigakure for protection, and Gekkō Raito accepted the request.
• Madara and Obito learned from Orochimaru’s shadow clone that Gekkō Raito had taken the bait and planned to use his return to Kirigakure to find the Rinnegan’s host.
• Gekkō Raito followed Orochimaru to the laboratory and found Sasuke gravely weakened on a hospital bed.
• Gekkō Raito used Medical Ninjutsu to restore Sasuke, who woke and greeted him.

Orochimaru used Sasuke’s desire to see his mother to stop their fight, and Raito resurrected Uchiha Mikoto. Meanwhile, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist entered devastated Konoha and split up to search for survivors and pursue Tsunade.

• Sasuke prepared to attack Orochimaru, but Orochimaru revealed that he could summon Sasuke’s mother and offered to bring her back.
• Sasuke agreed to spare Orochimaru if he summoned his mother, and Orochimaru began the Impure World Reincarnation ritual.
• Raito used Kotoamatsukami: Ultimate on Uchiha Mikoto’s reanimated body, fully resurrecting her, then took Orochimaru into the hallway and questioned his motives for joining Kirigakure.
• Zabuza scouted Konoha and reported that the village had been devastated by the Otsutsuki, while Kyuji received word of a fleeing group that might include Tsunade.
• Kyuji split the team, assigning himself, Haku, Ameyuri Ringo, and Zabuza to search Konoha while Kisame, Mei, and Chōjūrō pursued the fleeing group.
• Kakashi and Konoha Ninja fled with Tsunade as young Chunin stayed behind to delay their pursuers.

Kakashi and the battered Konoha survivors fled the Ōtsutsuki pursuers, who overwhelmed them and cornered them in a clearing. Just as Kakashi faced death, one Ōtsutsuki was suddenly hurled away by an unknown attacker.

• Kakashi carried the unconscious Tsunade as he led the remaining survivors deeper into the forest, while the Ōtsutsuki killed the rear guard.
• Chōjūrō, Kisame, and Mei found the fallen Konoha Ninja and hurried after the pursuit force to confirm whether the survivors were their target.
• The Ōtsutsuki caught Kakashi’s exhausted group in a clearing, and their leader ordered them to kill Tsunade and capture the others.
• Kakashi attacked with Lightning Blade, but an Ōtsutsuki caught it and struck him down; the enemy then complained that their borrowed energy was running out.
• A Konoha Ninja sacrificed himself to block a black rod aimed at Kakashi, but another Ōtsutsuki was suddenly blasted through several trees by an unseen force.

Kisame, Chōjūrō, and Akira joined the battle against the Ōtsutsuki, using a coordinated attack to kill one of them. The remaining Ōtsutsuki prepared to retaliate as Kisame eagerly challenged them.

• Kakashi sensed the Kirigakure shinobi and retreated to protect Tsunade when Kisame warned him.
• Kisame flooded the battlefield with Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave and used the torrent to attack an Ōtsutsuki.
• Samehada failed to pierce the Ōtsutsuki’s skin, but Chōjūrō struck a wound in the enemy’s back.
• Akira followed Kisame’s cue and used Boil Release: Hot Breath Blade to split the wounded Ōtsutsuki in two.
• The surviving Ōtsutsuki erupted with power, and Kisame taunted them as the fight escalated.

Kyuji led Haku, Zabuza, and Ameyuri Ringo into occupied Konoha and identified a strange building whose golden light seemed to empower the Ōtsutsuki Clan. After deciding to destroy the suspected charging device, he rushed toward it and attacked the guard at its entrance.

• Kyuji noticed Ōtsutsuki clansmen entering a strange building and emerging with greatly strengthened auras, and he suspected it contained a charging device.
• Haku reminded Kyuji that their mission was to rescue Ino, but Kyuji insisted on drawing enemy fire by attacking the device.
• Ameyuri Ringo spotted Konoha Ninja being dragged to an Ōtsutsuki leader, who used green light to control them.
• Kyuji concluded that the Konoha Ninja were being controlled and feared the Ōtsutsuki Clan could use them against other villages.
• Kyuji used the Body Flicker Technique to reach the building and launched a bone-spike attack at the guard by its entrance.

Kyuji’s attack on the Ōtsutsuki was stopped by their unusual durability and a device that drained his chakra, but Gekkō Raito sensed his danger and led Kirigakure reinforcements toward Konoha. Infused with Gekkō Raito’s chakra, Kyuji awakened a vastly stronger form of Shikotsumyaku as the rescue force approached.

• Kyuji failed to kill an Ōtsutsuki guard with a bone spike, then used Dance of the Seedling Fern to impale several enemies and rush toward the strange building.
• A golden device began draining Kyuji’s chakra, and Gekkō Raito detected his peril through their Food Chain connection.
• After returning Sasuke, his mother, and Orochimaru to Kirigakure, Gekkō Raito gathered 120 elite ninja and led them toward Konoha on water dragons.
• Gekkō Raito’s chakra reached Kyuji and replenished him with immense power as Gekkō Raito, Naruto, and Minato hurried to the battlefield.
• Kyuji’s broken arm healed, bone spikes emerged from his body, and his Shikotsumyaku underwent a powerful awakening.

Kyuji broke free from the Ōtsutsuki clansmen attacking him while Shinji Otsutsuki led a plan to seize the tailed beasts by taking control of the ninja villages. Shinji enslaved the Fourth Raikage and headed for Iwagakure, while Tenten remained badly wounded in Konoha, protecting the unconscious Rock Lee from their enemies.

• Kyuji used his evolved bone spikes to break through the Ōtsutsuki clansmen’s restraints and send several attackers flying.
• Shinji Otsutsuki and Black Zetsu arrived above Kumogakure and discussed controlling the villages to obtain the tailed beasts.
• Shinji used a gravitational force to pull the Fourth Raikage out of Kumogakure, then controlled him with the Tenseigan.
• Shinji and Black Zetsu left for Iwagakure after Shinji claimed he had surpassed the Sage of Six Paths.
• In a Konoha park, wounded Tenten faced Ōtsutsuki attackers while shielding the unconscious Rock Lee.

Men in white launched a devastating attack on Konoha, and Minato Namikaze was wounded while fighting enemies who used Wood Release and the Flying Thunder God Technique. Hashirama and Tobirama arrived as Minato warned them about the attackers.

• Three blasts ignited fires across Konoha, and men in white broke through the village gate to attack its defenders.
• Minato organized a defense and civilian evacuation, then charged into the attackers and killed several with the Flying Thunder God Technique and Rasengan.
• A Wood Release vine and four attackers using the Flying Thunder God trapped Minato, who suffered severe cuts and a shoulder wound.
• Minato warned Konoha reinforcements not to approach, but a white-clad attacker killed more than a dozen elite shinobi.
• Hashirama and Tobirama arrived beside Minato, and Tobirama confirmed that they had seen the enemies' abilities on their way.