Recaps

Lin Ze defeated Obito and Kisame but could not save Uchiha Onibi, then gathered tailed-beast chakra while Konoha’s clans moved toward conflict. The Yūhi Clan and Uchiha began evacuating as Obito prepared another attack on Konoha.

• Uchiha Onibi died after urging Ryōta to live, and Ryōta awakened his Mangekyō, and Lin Ze promised to seek the Rinnegan and began fusing Ghost Fire’s eyes into Ryōta.
• Lin Ze captured part of Isobu’s and Shukaku’s chakra, while Yuhi Shinku accepted his offer and led the Yūhi Clan out of Konoha.
• Shikaku Nara planned to turn Uchiha radicals against Fugaku before destroying the clan, but Itachi discovered the scheme and Fugaku ordered the vulnerable Uchiha to evacuate to Dragon Release Village.
• Hiashi Hyuga restored part of the Giant Tenseigan and told Hizashi he would abolish the Main Family by placing the Caged Bird Seal on every Hyuga and destroying its control formula.
• Lin Ze watched Deidara in Iwagakure and decided to pursue his cells after Kabuto reported progress on Hashirama Cell fusion and the Soul Shadow Clone Technique.
• Itachi led Sasuke, Naruto, and other Uchiha evacuees toward a secret passage as Obito and the Zetsu watched and prepared a second Night of the Nine-Tails.
• Fugaku warned Konoha’s clan leaders that an outside force planned to attack, while Shikaku grew suspicious of Hiashi’s silence and Hizashi’s absence.

The Uchiha fled Konoha amid a devastating battle, while Hiashi dismantled the Hyuga Main Family and became Acting Hokage. Lin Ze gathered allies and pursued jinchūriki as Kumogakure invaded the Land of Fire, leaving Hiashi to face the Raikage’s army.

• Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and led the Uchiha’s escape from Konoha, while Hiashi used the Tenseigan to erase the gathered Main Family and entrust the clan to Hizashi.
• Obito seized Naruto and unleashed the Nine-Tails, and Fugaku fought the beast while the Uchiha evacuation suffered heavy losses.
• Hiashi rescued Itachi, Mikoto, Sasuke, and Izumi from Konoha’s pursuit, then helped them escape through a Hyuga passage as Fugaku died holding off their pursuers.
• Hiruzen sealed the Nine-Tails into Naruto and ordered his memories altered, while Hiashi became Acting Hokage and Itachi escaped toward Dragon Release Village.
• Lin Ze tested Deidara’s Explosion Release, met Itachi and welcomed his family into Dragon Release Village, then arranged for Itachi to pursue the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and Kimimaro to receive a healthy clone body.
• Lin Ze froze Roshi and Son Gokū and extracted part of the Four-Tails’ chakra, then planned to pursue other tailed beasts.
• Kumogakure advanced into the Land of Fire, and Hiashi ordered Konoha’s army to meet the invasion despite the village’s depleted forces.
• Hiashi summoned the Giant Tenseigan and entered Pseudo-Tenseigan Chakra Mode as the Fourth Raikage, Killer B, and Yugito Nii attacked, with Torifu, Might Duy, and Might Guy engaging them.

Konoha defeated Kumogakure, while Lin Ze’s attacks and Iwagakure’s invasion left the Hidden Cloud crippled and forced into a costly peace. Hiashi relinquished his power and died, Tsunade became the Seventh Hokage, and Naruto began forming a bond with Hinata and Jiraiya.

• Hyuga Hiashi defeated the Fourth Raikage’s forces, killing Dodai before halting Konoha’s pursuit, while Mei Terumi became Kirigakure’s Fifth Mizukage and the other villages prepared to exploit Kumogakure’s losses.
• Lin Ze fought Killer B, then infiltrated Kumogakure, defeated Darui and C, and captured Yugito Nii and the Two-Tails before escaping through the village’s barrier.
• Ōnoki’s forces drove Kumogakure from its strongholds, but the Fourth Raikage used Chakra Cannons to halt their advance and signed a treaty imposing reparations, troop limits, and the surrender of cannon blueprints.
• Mei Terumi began reforming Kirigakure, while Lin Ze redirected his plans for Utakata and joined Akatsuki as the organization considered recruiting Genbu.
• Lin Ze’s researchers began testing Hashirama cells, while Hiruko’s attempt to approach Dragon Release Village failed and the White Snake Sage overpowered him.
• Hiashi ended the Hyuga Main and Branch Family system, appointed Hizashi as clan head, revealed his crimes, and took poison after asking the clan to unite.
• Tsunade returned to Konoha and became the Seventh Hokage, with Hiashi recognized as the Sixth and his likeness carved into Hokage Rock.
• Naruto comforted Hinata and accepted Jiraiya as his teacher, while a mention of Sasuke stirred fleeting memories and prompted an ANBU observer to call for another examination.

Lin Ze strengthened his bodies and allies while Ryōta and Itachi fought Obito, and Akatsuki began plotting against the Eternal Mangekyō wielders. Obito lured Lin Ze toward a meeting in the Land of Demons, while Black Zetsu revived Uchiha Hikari as an ally and the story left the villages preparing for the coming confrontation.

• Ryōta revealed his Eternal Mangekyō abilities to Lin Ze, who warned him to keep them secret, before Lin Ze experienced the Earth Dragon’s final memory and resolved to grow stronger.
• Lin Ze researched Hiruko’s Chimera Technique, created soul clones to inhabit Youying and Genbu, and successfully absorbed Hashirama cells to form a Sage Body.
• Genbu joined Akatsuki after Pain persuaded him, while Obito controlled Utakata and attacked Mei Terumi until Itachi and Ryōta intervened.
• Itachi and Ryōta wounded Obito, but Black Zetsu rescued him and nearly killed Ryōta before Ryōta escaped using Divine Crossing.
• Lin Ze agreed to friendly relations with Kirigakure and prepared to confront Black Zetsu, while Pain assembled Akatsuki and planned an attack on the three Eternal Mangekyō holders.
• Obito offered Lin Ze a chance to revive Rei Uesugi with Rinne Rebirth, and Lin Ze agreed to meet him in the Land of Demons in three months while threatening him if he failed.
• Black Zetsu freed Uchiha Hikari from a sealed dimension, used Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami to make her loyal, and learned that she wielded Yachihoko, Tsukuyomi, and Amaterasu.
• Three months passed as Lin Ze sensed a growing threat, Kirigakure allied with Dragon Release Village, and Jiraiya continued teaching Naruto in Konoha.