Recaps

Kushina Uzumaki gave birth to Naruto while Minato Namikaze waited anxiously nearby. As a sinister presence appeared and Naruto’s soul began taking shape, Uchiha Gen and Madara Uchiha discussed using the newborn’s connection to Asura’s chakra and the Shinigami to locate their world.

• Uchiha Gen defeated Tsunade in Orochimaru’s game, then joined Tsunade and Minato Namikaze to visit Kushina Uzumaki.
• Kushina Uzumaki entered the delivery room with Minato Namikaze beside her, resolving to protect Naruto from the suffering she had once been destined to face.
• Uchiha Gen, Tsunade, and Uchiha Hikari waited outside until Naruto’s cry was followed by a cold, sinister presence.
• Madara Uchiha appeared and sensed a soul taking shape in Naruto’s Mindscape.
• Uchiha Gen drew the Demon Blade and said the Shinigami seemed bound to the Uzumaki bloodline.
• Madara Uchiha proposed tracing the chakra Asura had sent to reincarnate through Naruto to find the coordinates of the Shinigami’s world.

Uchiha Gen dismissed Madara Uchiha’s warning about the deity’s plans, while Konoha continued consolidating its rule over the shinobi world. Five years later, Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, and Hanzo of the Salamander arrived in Konoha to arrange Amegakure’s merger and were struck by the village’s prosperity.

• Madara Uchiha warned Uchiha Gen that the deity had begun acting, that Shimura Danzō had joined it, and that it possessed a creation of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s Yin-Yang Release.
• Uchiha Gen refused to monitor the timeline, insisting that he was the strongest and had no reason to worry about the deity’s plans.
• Over five years, Konoha unified the Five Great Nations and dismantled the other shinobi villages, while Amegakure remained under Yahiko’s leadership.
• Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, and Hanzo of the Salamander entered Konoha to arrange Amegakure’s merger and saw its orderly, prosperous streets.
• Yahiko marveled at Konoha’s peace, while Nagato watched with mixed feelings and Hanzo calmly accepted the village’s close surveillance.

Hanzo of the Salamander visited Konoha and reflected on its prosperity before Naruto Uzumaki stopped by the Uchiha residence and reunited with Uchiha Itachi. Sasuke Uchiha returned from training embarrassed by Itachi’s childhood stories, while Naruto’s dumplings and a promised dinner awaited.

• Hanzo of the Salamander walked through Konoha and wistfully considered how Amegakure had not reached the village’s prosperity.
• Naruto Uzumaki went to the Uchiha residence to show Sasuke a Ninjutsu and found Uchiha Itachi back from his mission.
• Itachi told Naruto that Sasuke was training with a friend and listened as Naruto described their friendship and Sasuke’s stubborn habits.
• Itachi shared childhood stories about Sasuke, and Naruto learned that Sasuke’s parents were out while the family planned to eat together later.
• Sasuke Uchiha returned from training, heard Naruto laughing at Itachi’s stories, and blushed before noticing Naruto’s bag of dumplings.