Recaps

Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura broke through the island’s fog barrier and found a hidden cave. They entered the underground base and discovered something shocking in a room beyond a shattered door.

• Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura advanced toward the island’s center from different directions through the disorienting fog.
• Naruto struck the barrier with a Rasengan, shattering it and revealing a cave entrance.
• Sasuke led Naruto and Sakura into the cave and chose a passage at a fork, following his growing suspicion.
• Sasuke cut through a locked door with his Kusanagi Sword, and the three entered the room and reacted with shock to what they found.

Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura discovered a cabinet filled with Sharingan taken from dead Uchiha, leaving Sasuke alone with his fury and grief as Naruto and Sakura waited outside. Sasuke struggled to face the scale of the deaths represented by the eyes.

• Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura entered a hidden room and found countless Sharingan preserved in nutrient solution.
• Naruto and Sakura noticed Sasuke trembling, then left the room and the base to give him space.
• Sakura wondered why Obito had taken the eyes, and Naruto said the Sharingan could be used for Izanagi.
• Naruto and Sakura decided to leave the Sharingan and the base to Sasuke, then planned to return to Konoha.
• Sasuke recognized that most of the eyes had three tomoe and erupted in anger and regret over Obito and the deaths of Uchiha.
• Sasuke's vision swayed as he stared at the cabinet, overwhelmed by the sight.

Sasuke found ninety-three Sharingan in Obito’s base and brought out the sixteen he had recovered from Orochimaru’s base. Unable to leave the eyes vulnerable or take them with him, he burned all one hundred and nine with Amaterasu, then set the entire base ablaze and rejoined Naruto and Sakura.

• Sasuke struggled with memories of the Uchiha massacre as he considered what to do with the Sharingan in the storage cabinet.
• He released the sixteen Sharingan from his sealing scroll and arranged them beside the ninety-three in the cabinet.
• Sasuke used Amaterasu to burn all one hundred and nine Sharingan, saying he would take them with him in his own way.
• After the eyes and their containers were destroyed, Sasuke ignited the entire base with Amaterasu and left without looking back.
• Naruto and Sakura welcomed Sasuke when he returned, noticed the black flames behind him, and did not question him.

Sasuke told Naruto and Sakura that he had burned all the Sharingan they found, choosing not to preserve his clansmen’s eyes. The three returned to Konoha, where the lively village streets lifted their spirits as they headed to report to Shihōin Naraku.

• Sasuke told Naruto and Sakura that he had burned the Sharingan from Obito’s stash and the ones they had found at Orochimaru’s base.
• Sasuke explained that he had no reason to preserve his clansmen’s Sharingan, and Naruto and Sakura accepted his decision.
• Sakura suggested they return to Konoha, and the three boarded their ship and made a smooth journey back to the Land of Waves.
• Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura returned to Konoha before dark and registered at the gate.
• Shihōin Naraku sensed their arrival and wondered whether they had found the Sharingan as the three walked through Konoha toward the Hokage Building.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura reported their mission to Naraku and returned home to clean up before meeting for dinner. They could not agree on what to eat, and the chapter ended with Sakura and Naruto voting for different dishes while Sasuke stayed out of it.

• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura returned to Konoha and drew attention from villagers who recognized Naruto.
• Sasuke reported that he had burned the Sharingan, and Naraku praised the team for completing the Kirigakure mission quietly.
• Naraku told Naruto that the base in the Land of Waterfalls had been cleared and that things had settled down in Takigakure.
• Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke went home to shower and change before meeting for dinner.
• Naruto argued for ramen, Sakura wanted red bean dumpling soup, and Sasuke proposed bonito rice balls.
• Sakura suggested a vote, but Sasuke kept his hands in his pockets as Naruto and Sakura raised theirs for different meals.

Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke chose a barbecue restaurant, where Hinata joined them and explained that Team 8 was meeting there. The Konoha Konoha 12 gathered at the restaurant, and Ino asked Sakura how her plan was going.

• Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke agreed to eat barbecue after struggling to choose a meal.
• Naruto ordered meat, Sakura added vegetables and red bean rice cake soup, and Sasuke ordered tomatoes.
• Hinata arrived, greeted Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke, and told them Team 8 was having a get-together at the restaurant.
• Shino and Kiba arrived with Shikamaru, Choza, Rock Lee, and the other members of the Konoha Konoha 12.
• Ino sat beside Sakura and quietly asked about her plan, prompting Sakura to blush and elbow her.

Naruto and Team 7 joined the Konoha 12 for a lively barbecue dinner, where Kiba’s announcement that Naruto was treating Hinata sparked a mistaken assumption that they were together. Sasuke learned that Shino would join the Search Team next, and he found himself enjoying the company while Shikamaru remained wary of him.

• Shikamaru arranged a private room after Naruto and his friends crowded into the barbecue restaurant.
• Naruto said he would treat Hinata, and Kiba’s announcement led everyone to mistakenly think they were dating.
• Rock Lee, Naruto, and Choji competed to eat the grilled meat while the group chatted and laughed.
• Neji told Sasuke that Shino would join the Search Team on its next outing.
• Sasuke enjoyed the lively gathering, while Shikamaru continued to watch him with caution.

Naruto’s friends celebrated Sasuke’s return by sharing a lively meal, and Sasuke quietly appreciated being reunited with them. After dinner, the group said goodbye and went their separate ways, while Hinata remained too shy to tell Naruto what she felt.

• Naruto thanked everyone for sharing a meal and said he was happy they had gathered together again.
• The group toasted their reunion, and Sasuke smiled as he watched his friends celebrate.
• The meal continued late into the night, with Choji eating his fill and Rock Lee declaring he would do ten thousand push-ups.
• Hinata told Naruto she had to go home, but she grew flustered and left without saying what she wanted to tell him.
• Neji escorted Hinata toward the Hyuga Clan Compound as the others parted ways, and he sighed at Naruto’s obliviousness about romance.

Neji worried about Hinata’s position in the Hyuga Clan and urged her to confess her feelings to Naruto, whose future as Hokage could help protect her from the Caged Bird Seal. He told her he would soon escort Hiashi and Hanabi to the Kaguya Clan, while Shikamaru and Choji discussed Naruto’s effort to reunite their friends with Sasuke.

• Neji told Hinata she should confess to Naruto, but she hesitated to put her clan troubles on him.
• Neji considered how Hinata’s feelings for Naruto could deter the Hyuga elders from forcing the Caged Bird Seal on her and support Hiashi’s effort to abolish it.
• Neji told Hinata he would escort Hyuga Hiashi and Hanabi to the Kaguya Clan in a few days, leaving her in the village.
• Choji asked Shikamaru whether Naruto had treated them to barbecue because of Sasuke, and Shikamaru confirmed Naruto wanted their friends to reconnect with him.
• Choji remarked that Naruto seemed smarter, and Shikamaru laughed as he remembered Naruto being made to study.

Hyuga Hiashi sought Shihōin Naraku’s approval to visit the Kaguya Clan in the Land of Water with Hanabi, and Naraku approved the trip. Hiashi also asked about Hinata and Naruto, while Naraku reflected on the Hyuga Clan’s internal conflict and left its resolution to Naruto.

• Hiashi requested permission for himself and Hanabi to visit the Kaguya Clan, and Naraku signed off on the application.
• Naraku asked why Hiashi was joining Hanabi, and Hiashi explained the Hyuga Clan’s current situation.
• Hiashi raised the possibility of Hinata and Naruto marrying, and Naraku said he had no objection if Naruto agreed.
• Naraku offered ANBU escorts for the journey, but Hiashi declined, saying Hyuga ninja and the Kaguya Clan would protect them.
• After Hiashi left, Naraku suspected the Kaguya Clan still had hidden strength and decided not to intervene in the Hyuga Clan’s conflict over the Caged Bird Seal.

Shihōin Naraku watched Sasuke Uchiha leave Konoha and awaited the return of Hyuga Hiashi and Hanabi Hyuga. That night, Otsutsuki Toneri ordered an attack to obtain the eyes he needed, and Neji Hyuga spotted the attackers’ barrage as the Hyuga group traveled home.

• Shihōin Naraku observed Sasuke Uchiha depart with the Reconnaissance Squad and reflected on his efforts to settle Sasuke back into Konoha.
• Otsutsuki Toneri sent his subordinates to seize the eyes he needed to awaken the Tenseigan and carry out his plan to destroy the world.
• Hyuga Hiashi, Hanabi Hyuga, Neji Hyuga, and the others left the Land of Water after Kaguya Takeori’s clan escorted them, and Hiashi explained that Takeori was dying from a severe kekkei disease.
• Neji Hyuga warned the group of an enemy attack as yellow spheres of light rained down on them.

Hyuga Hiashi, Neji Hyuga, Hanabi Hyuga, and their guards were ambushed by thirteen Ōtsutsuki puppets, leaving most of the group injured and forcing Hanabi to fire an A-rank distress signal. Yamanaka Kazumasa identified the signal as Hyuga Clan code and mobilized two teams to respond.

• Hyuga Hiashi and Neji Hyuga used Rotation to shield the group from the puppets’ explosive yellow orbs, while a branch family ninja was knocked unconscious.
• A masked puppet with poisoned blades wounded another guard, who soon collapsed, and Hiashi reached Hanabi and protected her with Rotation.
• More puppets surrounded the group, and another guard was injured as Hiashi and Neji struggled to defend Hanabi and conserve their chakra.
• Hiashi ordered Hanabi to fire a distress signal, and she launched a purple A-rank flare into the sky.
• Yamanaka Kazumasa recognized the signal as a call for help from the Hyuga Clan and ordered Teams One and Two to assemble while Team Three guarded the watchtower.

Yamanaka Kazumasa led six elite ninja toward Hyuga Hiashi’s distress signal as Hiashi and his group struggled against a growing army of puppets. Neji, Hanabi, and Hiashi were injured and running low on chakra while Hiashi began to suspect the puppets’ origin.

• Yamanaka Kazumasa dismissed his deputy’s warning and led six elite ninja toward the purple flare to rescue Hyuga Hiashi.
• Hiashi and the others fought off waves of nimble puppets, but their chakra dwindled and Hanabi was wounded.
• Hiashi noticed the moon emblem on the lead puppet and recalled a secret that suggested where the puppets came from.
• Neji was injured by an explosion and a melee puppet, while Hanabi warned him of an attack from his right.
• Neji observed that the lead puppet anticipated Hiashi’s Gentle Fist, and five melee puppets moved to attack Neji, Hanabi, and the injured branch-family ninja.

Neji and Hanabi struggled to survive the puppets’ coordinated assault while Hiashi tried to reach them, but the battle worsened as a Hyuga Branch Family jonin was gravely wounded. The chapter ended with the remaining puppets regrouping around Neji and Hanabi before a sudden explosion struck.

• Neji warned Hanabi not to attack the puppets and tried to hold them off while waiting for reinforcements.
• Neji and a Hyuga Branch Family ninja destroyed another puppet, but four others pressed their attack.
• Hiashi broke away from the moon-marked puppet to rescue Neji, but its energy blast and the other puppets blocked his path.
• A puppet stabbed the Hyuga Branch Family ninja in the shoulder, and poison began discoloring the wound.
• The remaining puppets withdrew into a ring around Neji and Hanabi as an explosion suddenly erupted.

Hiashi, Neji, and Hanabi fought the Ōtsutsuki puppets, but the moon-marked puppet overwhelmed them and captured Hanabi. Hiashi struggled to reach his daughter as memories of Hinata’s abduction and his younger brother’s death resurfaced.

• The moon-marked puppet blasted Hiashi through several trees, leaving him gravely injured, while other puppets pinned him down.
• Neji threw himself between Hanabi and the puppet’s next blast, taking the explosion across his back as he shielded her.
• The puppets attacked Neji until one struck Hanabi unconscious and lifted her by the collar.
• Hiashi broke free and charged toward Hanabi, but three puppets blocked him and delayed his advance.
• Hiashi remembered the Cloud Ninja’s abduction of Hinata and how it had led to his younger brother’s death.

Hiashi fought to keep the puppets from taking Hanabi, but the poisoned Neji fell unconscious and a moon-marked puppet escaped with her. Konoha reinforcements defeated the remaining puppets and carried Hiashi and the other wounded back to the outpost, while Yamanaka Kazumasa wondered where the puppeteer had gone.

• Hiashi attacked the three puppets, but they held him back while the moon-marked puppet carried Hanabi into the woods and out of his Byakugan's range.
• Neji collapsed from the poison, and Hiashi continued fighting as the poison in his own wounds weakened him.
• Hiashi destroyed one puppet with an Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, then spotted the approaching border Defense Force and collapsed as the reinforcements arrived.
• Yamanaka Kazumasa ordered the Konoha ninja to destroy the three remaining damaged puppets and secure the battlefield.
• A medical ninja found Hiashi severely wounded and poisoned, so Yamanaka Kazumasa ordered the wounded taken to the outpost and two ninja left to search the area.
• Yamanaka Kazumasa surveyed the puppet fragments and questioned where the puppeteer had gone.

Yamanaka Kazumasa brought the unconscious Hiashi, Neji, and the other wounded to a border outpost, unaware that Hanabi had been abducted and that the chance to rescue her had passed. Poisoning and severe injuries left their survival dependent on urgent reinforcements, while a message about the attack reached Tokuma Hyuga.

• Yamanaka Kazumasa found no trace of the Puppet Master and ordered his team to carry the wounded to the outpost and search the battlefield.
• Yamanaka Kazumasa and his ninja left Hanabi behind without realizing she had been abducted.
• Yamanaka Kazumasa ordered the outpost medical ninja to treat the wounded and request poison specialists, but they could only suppress the unknown toxins.
• A ninja hawk delivered news of the attack to Tokuma Hyuga, who was shocked to learn Hiashi had been attacked.

Tokuma Hyuga realized Hanabi Hyuga was missing after an attack on the Hyuga party and reported the emergency to Konoha. He raised the border defenses and waited for the Hokage’s orders and medical support.

• Tokuma Hyuga noticed that the report did not account for Hanabi Hyuga and concluded that the enemy had likely abducted her.
• Tokuma Hyuga contacted Konoha and reported the attack, the party’s serious injuries and poisoning, Hanabi’s disappearance, and the need for medical ninja.
• Tokuma Hyuga suspected the attackers were unusually capable and might have another motive beyond taking the Byakugan.
• Tokuma Hyuga ordered all border forces to raise their alert levels, expand patrols and reconnaissance, and send teams to support Outpost Three.
• Tokuma Hyuga stayed at his post, watching the border and waiting for the Hokage’s decision as the injured Hyuga party awaited help.

Shihōin Naraku assembled a six-person squad to investigate the attack on Hyuga Hiashi’s party and search for the missing Hanabi Hyuga. He sent Hinata Hyuga, Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, Rock Lee, Tenten, and Shikamaru Nara toward the border to treat the injured, find Hanabi, identify the enemy, and eliminate them.

• Shihōin Naraku learned that Hyuga Hiashi’s party had been attacked near the Land of Fire Border and suspected Otsutsuki Toneri was responsible for abducting Hanabi Hyuga.
• Shihōin Naraku summoned Hinata Hyuga, Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, Rock Lee, Tenten, and Shikamaru Nara for an emergency mission.
• Shihōin Naraku told the squad that Hyuga Hiashi, Neji Hyuga, and others were severely injured and poisoned, while Hanabi Hyuga was missing.
• Shikamaru Nara reviewed the Intelligence Scroll and learned that the attackers had left unusual puppet fragments and used an unknown toxin that defeated the outpost’s antidotes.
• Shihōin Naraku assigned Sakura Haruno to prioritize treating the injured and ordered the squad to search for Hanabi Hyuga, investigate the enemy, and eliminate them.

Naraku sent Shikamaru and five others on an S-rank mission to reinforce Number Nine Outpost after an enemy attacked the Hyuga and abducted Hanabi. The team reached the outpost at night and was met by Tokuma Hyuga.

• Naraku appointed Shikamaru team leader and ordered the six ninja to follow his tactical decisions; Hinata agreed to go help find Hanabi.
• Sakura gathered medical supplies while the others assembled at Konoha's main gate, and Shikamaru considered how the enemy had evaded the Byakugan and why they had taken Hanabi.
• Shikamaru led the team toward the border at full speed, assigning Naruto to scout ahead and telling Hinata to conserve her chakra by deactivating her Byakugan.
• The six traveled through the night and met a Konoha patrol team, which confirmed their identities and guided them toward Number Nine Outpost.
• Shikamaru's team arrived at Number Nine Outpost, where Tokuma Hyuga was waiting for them.

After reaching Outpost Three, Sakura treated the poisoned Hyuga while Hinata learned that Hanabi was missing. With Sakura preparing an antidote, Shikamaru led the others to investigate the enemy’s trail, and Hinata joined them to help search for her sister.

• Tokuma Hyuga confirmed that Hanabi had been abducted and that Hiashi and the others had been found unconscious.
• Shikamaru’s squad reached Outpost Three, where Hinata used her Byakugan to check on her father and Neji but could not find Hanabi.
• Sakura examined Hiashi and discovered that an unknown poison was spreading through the Hyuga patients’ bodies.
• After an hour of treatment, Sakura found a way to counteract the poison and began preparing an antidote.
• Shikamaru decided to investigate the battlefield, and Hinata persuaded him to let her join the search with her Byakugan.

Shikamaru Nara questioned Yamanaka Kazumasa and examined unfamiliar puppet fragments, but the search for Hanabi Hyuga had yielded no leads. He took the team to the battlefield, where they split up to search while Naruto was assigned to protect Hinata.

• Shikamaru asked Yamanaka Kazumasa about the attack, and Kazumasa explained where it happened and how the puppets had attacked Hiashi and the others.
• Shikamaru and Tenten examined the puppet fragments and concluded that their material and craftsmanship differed from Sunagakure's puppets.
• Kazumasa reported that the outpost had found no trace of Hanabi or the enemy's escape route, so Shikamaru ordered the team to search the battlefield area.
• Shikamaru's group reached the battlefield, and he sent Shihōin Genya to contact the other scouts while he, Rock Lee, and Tenten searched nearby.
• Shikamaru paired Hinata with Naruto, asking him to protect her as they searched for the enemy.

Shikamaru and the others searched the battlefield and surrounding area for Hanabi and the attackers, but found no decisive clues. Suspecting the enemy had fled toward the Land of Water, Shikamaru redirected the search south while Hanabi remained missing.

• Tenten examined the cleanly severed tree, while Rock Lee identified footprints left by the Konoha Defense Force.
• Hinata searched with her Byakugan but found neither suspicious chakra nor Hanabi, and Naruto’s Sage Mode sensing also failed to locate her.
• Shihōin Genya reported that search teams had found suspicious trails to the north and east, while southern traces might point toward the Land of Water.
• Shikamaru and Rock Lee considered whether Kirigakure was responsible, though Shikamaru doubted it and remained troubled by the attackers’ puppet tactics.
• Shikamaru told the search teams to focus on the south, then asked Naruto and Hinata whether they had found anything; both said they had not.

Shikamaru, Naruto, and Hinata searched for the abducted Hanabi but found no solid clues, and Hinata exhausted herself keeping her Byakugan active. Back at Outpost Three, Rock Lee reported that he had encountered a Kirigakure patrol while searching along the border.

• Shikamaru ruled out an immediate trip to Kirigakure and sent Naruto and Hinata toward Konoha while he investigated nearby.
• After hours of searching, Naruto suggested the enemy might have used Space-Time Ninjutsu, but Shikamaru doubted the puppets could use it.
• Hinata nearly collapsed from overusing her Byakugan, so Naruto caught her and Shikamaru decided they should return to Outpost Three.
• At the outpost, Tenten said the other search teams had found traces but no solid lead, and that Rock Lee had gone toward the Land of Water border.
• Rock Lee returned and told Shikamaru that he had encountered a Kirigakure patrol while searching south along the border.

As the search for Hanabi produced no leads, Hyuga Hiashi awoke and told Shikamaru, Naruto, and Hinata that autonomous puppets had attacked his group. He revealed that the attackers were from the Hyuga Clan, leaving Hinata stunned.

• Rock Lee reported that Kirigakure patrols had spotted the southern search team and warned Konoha ninja to stay away from the border.
• Search teams returned to the outpost without finding Hanabi or any relevant clues, deepening Shikamaru and Yamanaka Kazumasa's uncertainty.
• A messenger announced that Hyuga Hiashi had awakened after the antidote worked, and said he wanted to speak with Shikamaru, Naruto, and Hinata.
• Hiashi told Shikamaru that the puppets had acted without a Puppet Master and had exploited the Byakugan's limits and Hyuga fighting methods.
• Hiashi revealed that the attackers were from the Hyuga Clan, and Hinata protested that this was impossible because the clan was in Konoha.