Recaps

Rasa assigned Shira’s team to escort a client to the Land of Snow while secretly assessing Kazahana Dōtō’s Chakra Armor technology. After Shūji shared his resolve to use power to protect ordinary people, Shira affirmed his ideals, and the team prepared for a mission whose dangers had grown with Sunagakure’s interest in the armor.

• Rasa and Baki told Shira’s team to gather intelligence on the Chakra Armor while prioritizing the escort, then ordered them to depart for Sea Roar Port in two days.
• Shūji argued that ninja strength should protect ordinary people and recalled how his neighbor, Atetsu, died on a border patrol, leaving his elderly mother in hardship.
• Shūji declared that people who believed in good must keep fighting evil rather than compromise, and Shira affirmed his convictions while warning him to judge carefully what deserved protection and resistance.
• Shira assigned preparations for the cold to Ishikawa, Shūji, and Maki, then studied the route and considered how Sunagakure’s involvement might change the events in the Land of Snow.
• The two days passed as the team prepared to leave Sunagakure.

During an Akatsuki meeting in Amegakure, Pain and the other members discussed Shira, a twelve-year-old Sunagakure Jonin whose Taijutsu and unusual breathing method had drawn attention. Pain ordered them to monitor Shira while the organization continued its main plans, leaving him marked as a potential future obstacle.

• Kakuzu reported that Shira had been promoted from Genin to Jonin after repelling several Sunagakure Jonin, and estimated his strength at elite Jonin level.
• Deidara praised Shira’s explosive Taijutsu, while Sasori dismissed him as an unremarkable subject for the meeting.
• Kisame speculated about killing Shira, and Itachi warned that the young ninja could become an obstacle if he continued to grow.
• Pain entered Shira into Akatsuki’s records and instructed Kakuzu, Sasori, and the others to share any new intelligence about him.
• The meeting moved on to intelligence about a small country's underground treasury as the Akatsuki continued its plans.

Shira and his Sunagakure teammates reached Sea Roar Port and reunited with Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi before joining their escort mission to the Land of Snow. The combined group boarded the Northern Merchant and sailed north toward their destination.

• Shira, Maki, Shūji, and Ishikawa traveled from Sunagakure to Sea Roar Port in response to the Kazekage's orders.
• Naruto recognized Shira and was surprised to learn that he had become a Jonin, while Sakura and Sasuke also took note of his growth.
• Kakashi welcomed Shira and his teammates and introduced them to clients Asama Sandayu and Fujikaze Yukie.
• The Konoha and Sunagakure teams boarded the Northern Merchant with the clients and departed for the Land of Snow.

Shira and the others sailed north with Kakashi’s team while Kakashi probed Shira about his newly assembled team. As the ship reached the Land of Snow, the passengers spotted a massive iceberg ahead, and the mission began to feel imminent.

• Naruto questioned Shira about becoming a Jonin and asked him for a training method, while Sakura tried to join their conversation.
• Kakashi questioned Shira about his team’s unfamiliar members, and Shira deflected by explaining their expertise and praising Kakashi’s team.
• The ship continued north through worsening cold as the teams studied the route and waited to reach the Land of Snow.
• The director spotted a huge iceberg ahead and urged the crew to bring the ship closer for filming.
• Sandayu rushed onto the deck, and Fujikaze Yukie emerged trembling as Shira’s team checked their gear and the ship approached the iceberg.

Three snow ninja attacked the Northern Merchant during the film crew’s voyage, and Shira helped Sasuke destroy one of their ice dragons. The attackers, led by Nadare Rōga, demanded that the group surrender Yukie and the Hexagonal Crystal.

• An iceberg collapsed, and a hidden attacker shaped the falling ice into three dragons that charged the ship’s passengers.
• Sakura pulled Fujikaze Yukie clear of an ice dragon, while Sasuke attacked one with his Great Fireball Technique.
• Shira activated the Seven Heavens Breathing Method and amplified Sasuke’s fireball with a blast of hot air, destroying the ice dragon.
• Kakashi and Naruto defended the others against the remaining dragons as the attack scattered and injured members of the crew.
• Nadare Rōga and two snow ninja landed on ice floes before the Northern Merchant and demanded Yukie and the Hexagonal Crystal.

Nadare Rōga revealed that his targets were the princess and the Hexagonal Crystal, forcing Kakashi to recognize Fujikaze Yukie’s identity and order the others to protect her. As Kakashi fought Nadare and the snow ninja attacked the deck, Shira and the others subdued Fubuki Kakuyoku, while Shira decided it was time to retreat.

• Nadare Rōga demanded the princess and the Hexagonal Crystal, and Kakashi realized Fujikaze Yukie was the princess after Asama Sandayu’s silent admission.
• Kakashi ordered Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to protect Yukie and the crew while he confronted Nadare Rōga.
• Fuyukuma Mizore and Fubuki Kakuyoku attacked the protected group, and Shira engaged Mizore as Shūji tried to impede Fubuki with shuriken.
• Fubuki Kakuyoku trapped Sasuke with Ice Release, but Sasuke escaped with a substitution and left an Explosive Tag behind.
• Naruto’s Shadow Clones disrupted Fubuki’s aerial attack, and Shira struck her Chakra Armor before Maki bound her with Sealing Jutsu: Paper Binding Coffin.
• With Fubuki Kakuyoku sealed, Shira judged that the team had done enough and prepared to retreat while Kakashi fought Nadare Rōga.

Kakashi copied Nadare Rōga’s Ice Release and defeated his One-Horned White Whale, forcing Nadare Rōga and Fuyukuma Mizore to retreat. The Northern Merchant sailed toward a Land of Snow harbor while Kakashi suspected the snow ninja’s Ice Release came from their armor and environment rather than an innate Kekkei Genkai.

• Nadare Rōga raised an Ice Rock Dome to escape Kakashi’s attacks and ordered Fuyukuma Mizore to fall back.
• Kakashi used his Sharingan to study Nadare Rōga’s Ice Release and considered whether the Chakra Armor and Land of Snow’s climate could imitate a Kekkei Genkai.
• Nadare Rōga summoned a gigantic One-Horned White Whale and sent it charging toward Kakashi and the Northern Merchant.
• Kakashi copied the technique and created a stronger ice whale that collided with Nadare Rōga’s, forcing Nadare Rōga to flee with Fuyukuma Mizore.
• Kakashi returned to the deck, ordered the Northern Merchant toward the nearest dock, and discussed the unusual Ice Release with Shira.
• The film director excitedly urged his crew to capture footage of the battle’s aftermath as the ship headed for the Land of Snow harbor.

Asama Sandayu revealed that Kazahana Koyuki was the exiled princess of the Land of Snow and that the film crew was secretly escorting her home to oppose Kazahana Dōtō. Shūji urged Koyuki to return as a symbol of hope for her people, and she agreed as the ship neared its destination.

• Asama Sandayu admitted that he had concealed Koyuki’s identity and explained the group’s mission to restore her family’s rule in the Land of Snow.
• Naruto welcomed the chance to protect a princess, while Kakashi warned that the mission risked drawing the ninja into another country’s internal conflict.
• Shira said Sunagakure would continue protecting its client but would avoid committing beyond the situation.
• Koyuki said she feared returning, and Shūji argued that her return could give oppressed people a reason to resist Kazahana Dōtō.
• Naruto, Kakashi, and Shira supported continuing the mission, and Koyuki agreed to proceed.
• Kakashi ordered everyone to check their equipment and prepare for further attacks as the ship approached the Land of Snow.

Kazahana Dōtō confronted Koyuki and the resistance on the icefield, then unleashed a deadly barrage that Shira’s wind barrier helped repel. An aerial warship captured Koyuki, and Naruto was carried away after grabbing its grappling rope, leaving Shira and the others to aid the wounded and pursue them.

• Kazahana Dōtō arrived on a Chakra-powered train with elite snow ninja and confronted Koyuki and Sandayu.
• Sandayu rallied several hundred oppressed people of the Land of Snow to stand with Koyuki against Dōtō.
• Dōtō ordered a barrage of explosive kunai, and Shira raised a powerful wind barrier that prevented mass casualties.
• An aerial warship seized Koyuki with a grappling chain, and Naruto grabbed its rope and was pulled into the clouds with her.
• Dōtō ordered his forces to clean up the survivors and departed, while Shira told the others to help the injured and move out.

Kakashi and Shira’s teams defeated the snow ninja guarding the civilians, then infiltrated Kazahana Dōtō’s fortress and rescued Naruto and Kazahana Koyuki. With Koyuki determined to find her father’s true treasure at the Rainbow Ice Wall, the group began a stealthy escape toward it.

• Kakashi, Shira, and their allies broke through the snow ninja line, subdued the guards, and evacuated the injured civilians to an abandoned mine.
• Kakashi assembled an infiltration team with Sasuke, Sakura, Shira, Shūji, Maki, and Ishikawa to reach Dōtō’s fortress.
• Disguised as snow ninja, the team entered the fortress through a drainage passage and evaded patrols while Maki sealed away armor components.
• Ishikawa sensed Naruto and Koyuki nearby, and Kakashi and Shira subdued the guards outside their cell.
• The team found Naruto free of his bonds and Koyuki clutching the Hexagonal Crystal; Koyuki said she wanted to find her father’s true treasure at the Rainbow Ice Wall.
• Kakashi and Shira prepared the group to escape the fortress with Naruto and Koyuki and head for the Rainbow Ice Wall.

At the Rainbow Ice Wall, Kazahana Koyuki pretended to surrender the Hexagonal Crystal to Kazahana Dōtō before trying to kill him, but his Chakra Armor stopped her kunai. Shira rescued Koyuki from Dōtō and struck him back, and Dōtō began using the crystal to awaken the power within the ice wall.

• Kazahana Dōtō demanded that Kazahana Koyuki hand over the Hexagonal Crystal and mocked the group opposing him.
• Kazahana Koyuki acted frightened and gave Dōtō the crystal, then stabbed at his chest with a hidden kunai.
• Dōtō's Chakra Armor blocked Koyuki's attack, and he grabbed her by the throat.
• Shira rushed past Nadare Rōga and Fuyukuma Mizore, freed Koyuki, and kicked Dōtō back.
• Dōtō raised the Hexagonal Crystal, which began resonating with the Rainbow Ice Wall.

Kazahana Dōtō discovered that the treasure inside the Rainbow Ice Wall was a geothermal generator meant to warm the Land of Snow, then attacked Kazahana Koyuki in despair. Naruto defeated him with a Rasengan infused with the generator’s warmth, and Koyuki faced the future with renewed resolve.

• Kazahana Dōtō activated the Hexagonal Crystal and entered the Rainbow Ice Wall, where he found Kazahana Sōsetsu’s geothermal generator instead of a weapon.
• Furious at the revelation, Kazahana Dōtō attacked the machinery and charged at Kazahana Koyuki, while Nadare Rōga and Fuyukuma Mizore fought the others.
• Kazahana Dōtō knocked Naruto aside and pursued Koyuki, but Naruto rose and struck the unstable Chakra Armor with a Rasengan infused with the generator’s warmth, defeating him.
• Kakashi wounded Nadare Rōga, while Shira, Shūji, and Maki subdued Fuyukuma Mizore and sealed his Chakra.
• Shira returned the Hexagonal Crystal to Koyuki, who looked toward the warming Land of Snow and resolved to take responsibility for its future.

Kazahana Koyuki proclaimed a new beginning for the Land of Snow as its capital warmed, and Shira negotiated a technology, trade, and diplomatic partnership between the Land of Snow and Sunagakure. After Team 7 departed, Shira and his companions prepared to return home, leaving the partnership’s formal terms for envoys to settle.

• Koyuki addressed the people of the Land of Snow, vowing to build a warm, prosperous, and just nation with their help.
• Shūji watched the crowd celebrate and reflected on how people could overcome oppression when they refused to give up.
• Kakashi and Shira exchanged farewells, and Sasuke told Shira he would grow stronger in his own way before Team 7 left for Konoha.
• Shira returned seized Chakra Armor components to Koyuki and proposed technological exchange, trade, and diplomatic ties between Sunagakure and the Land of Snow.
• Koyuki agreed to pursue cooperation on the condition that it remain equal and transparent and that shared technology serve peaceful purposes.
• Shira and his companions prepared to leave for Sunagakure the next day, carrying sealed technology samples and the prospect of a new partnership.

Shira helped Sunagakure and Konoha thwart an assassination plot against Hiruzen Sarutobi, earning the title “Blue Mountain Haze of the Sand.” Over the next two years, he helped transform Sunagakure into a rising power, while Gaara reconciled with Rasa and became a Perfect Jinchuriki; the chapter left Shira looking toward a future storm.

• Shira led a Sunagakure support force to Konoha, where they joined its defenders to defeat an infiltration and assassination plot orchestrated by Orochimaru and carried out by radicals from Iwagakure and Kumogakure.
• Shira captured the enemy commander with his sword, Blue Mountain Haze, and earned the title “Blue Mountain Haze of the Sand” as Hiruzen Sarutobi survived unharmed.
• Shira brought Rasa to the Mind Mirror Sand Sea, where Rasa confronted his past and later apologized to Gaara.
• Gaara reached an understanding with Shukaku and became a Perfect Jinchuriki.
• Shira helped Sunagakure advance its technology, build new oases and sand-skiff railways, reform its ninja systems, and strengthen ties with neighboring lands.
• Shira broke through to the Fourth Activation of the Seven Heavens Breathing Method and looked over Sunagakure, knowing a greater storm might be approaching.

Shira and Ameno walked through a thriving Sunagakure before joining friends and family for a warm gathering at his parents’ restaurant. Gaara thanked Shira, and the chapter ended with Shira and Ameno leaving together under the peaceful night sky.

• Shira and Ameno admired Sunagakure’s improvements and discussed the village’s growing prosperity as they walked to Hourglass House.
• Shira and Ameno joined their friends and family for a meal hosted by Shiya and Rira, where everyone shared news about their work and the village.
• Koji praised Shira for leading a successful mission, while Asuka teased him and Ameno about getting married.
• Gaara thanked Shira, and Shira clinked his teacup against Gaara’s glass in quiet acknowledgment.
• After the gathering ended, Shira and Ameno walked home together through the lamp-lit streets of Sunagakure.

Sunagakure used its upgraded defenses and a prepared ambush to defeat Deidara and Sasori outside the village. Shira’s overwhelming attack destroyed Sasori’s puppet forces, and the battle ended with both Akatsuki members captured or crushed as Sunagakure prepared for greater threats.

• Sunagakure’s early-warning network detected Deidara approaching, and anti-air weapons and ninja squads drove him toward Quicksand Valley.
• Rasa, Gaara, Chiyo, Shira, and the others confronted Deidara and Sasori, who emerged with the Third Kazekage Human Puppet and a force of puppets.
• Deidara’s C3 and C4 attacks were countered by Gaara, Shūji, and the village’s coordinated defenses while Chiyo and Rasa engaged Sasori.
• Sasori unleashed a poison-and-flame attack and hidden puppets, but Shira opened the Fourth Activation and destroyed the attack, the ambush puppets, and most of Sasori’s hundred puppets.
• Gaara trapped and crushed Sasori’s puppet body while Rasa and Gaara immobilized Deidara, ending the battle with both Akatsuki members defeated.

At seventeen, Shira discovered the Land of the Sky had risen again and infiltrated its island base to stop Shinnō's experiments and rescue Amaru. He defeated Shinnō, absorbed the purified essence of the Zero-Tails, and brought Amaru and the Land of the Sky's technology under Sunagakure's protection.

• Shira found reports of the Land of the Sky's return and secretly received Rasa's approval to investigate its activity near the Land of the Sea.
• Shira infiltrated the Land of the Sky's island base, discovered Amaru being used in Zero-Tails experiments, and showed her evidence of Shinnō's human experiments.
• Shira broke Amaru's container and defeated Shinnō while the Zero-Tails rampaged, then used Wind Xun energy to cleanse its negative emotions and seal its remaining essence within himself.
• Shira subdued the resisting Sky Ninja, secured the base and its research, and arranged for the Land of Wind to protect and supervise the remnants of the Land of the Sky.
• Amaru chose to follow Shira to Sunagakure, and Shira returned with her and scrolls containing the Land of the Sky's technology and medical knowledge.

Obito learned that Shira’s interventions had disrupted Akatsuki’s plans, strengthened the alliance between Sunagakure and Konoha, and left Konan and the Rinnegan beyond his reach. He ordered the Akatsuki to begin the Fourth Shinobi World War, ending the chapter as its army began to mobilize.

• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu reported Akatsuki’s setbacks, including the deaths of Deidara, Sasori, Hidan, and Kakuzu, and Nagato’s death after reviving Konoha’s fallen.
• Obito learned that Shira had rescued Konan, escaped with her and the Rinnegan, and forced him to use Izanagi.
• Obito concluded that the Five Great Nations were growing wary and that Shira was a dangerous unknown, but decided not to pursue him yet.
• Obito ordered the remaining White Zetsu army assembled, the controlled Impure World Reincarnation pieces awakened, and attacks prepared against the remaining Tailed Beast Jinchūriki.
• Obito formally declared war on the Five Great Nations, their allies, and their protectorates, launching the Fourth Shinobi World War.

After Akatsuki declared the Fourth Shinobi World War, the Five Kage formed the Allied Shinobi Forces and gathered nearly eighty thousand troops in the Land of Iron. Sunagakure’s advanced forces arrived in impressive numbers, while Naruto Uzumaki and Killer B remained confined to the rear as the alliance awaited the enemy.

• White Zetsu infiltrated the capitals and villages of the Five Great Nations, declared war in the name of Madara Uchiha and Akatsuki, then dissolved.
• At the Five Kage Summit, Rasa urged the nations to unite against Akatsuki, and the Five Kage agreed to form the Allied Shinobi Forces with Mifune’s support.
• The Kage assigned command roles, choosing Fourth Raikage A as supreme commander and Tsunade as his deputy, and ordered Naruto Uzumaki and Killer B kept in a guarded location away from the front lines.
• Half a month later, nearly eighty thousand allied troops assembled in the Land of Iron, where Sunagakure’s aircraft, armored trains, combat puppets, and disciplined forces impressed the other nations.
• Naruto Uzumaki protested his confinement while Killer B waited uneasily, and the allied forces stood ready for the war to begin.

At Allied headquarters, the leaders assigned Shira command of Sunagakure’s southwestern desert front as the Allied Shinobi Forces prepared to face White Zetsu and fighters revived with Impure World Reincarnation. Shira rallied the troops, and the battle began when the enemy tide reached the desert defenses.

• Rasa reported that more than eighty thousand White Zetsu were advancing on Allied positions, and a messenger reported revived dead ninja attacking several war zones.
• Tsunade ordered units to prioritize sealing the revived fighters, while Raikage A announced the Allied Forces’ battlefield deployments.
• Rasa named Shira commander of the southwestern desert front and Gaara his deputy, assigning Sunagakure’s main forces to the region.
• Shira addressed Sunagakure and allied troops, urging them to defend their homes and advance without retreat.
• White Zetsu and revived fighters appeared on the horizon, and Gaara opened Sand Eye as Shira ordered the artillery to fire.

Shira led the Allied Shinobi Forces against Kabuto Yakushi’s reanimated army, sealing the Third Raikage before Madara Uchiha’s arrival transformed the battle. Shira destroyed Madara’s second meteor with a desperate attack and survived through his regenerative ability, but Madara prepared to fight him in earnest.

• Shira coordinated defenses that trapped Hozuki Gengetsu and disrupted Second Tsuchikage Mu, then defeated and sealed the Third Raikage with a special talisman and the Sealing Squad.
• Kabuto Yakushi raised the stakes by summoning another half of Second Tsuchikage Mu and additional reanimated fighters, then unveiled Madara Uchiha.
• Madara overwhelmed the Allied Shinobi Forces, while Shira intercepted his attacks and watched him unleash two meteorites; the Allied forces stopped the first, and Shira shattered the second with his Blue Mountain Haze Meteor Strike.
• Shira fell with life-threatening injuries, but Shinnō’s Flesh Regeneration and Activation Technique rapidly repaired his body and brought him back to consciousness.
• Madara applauded Shira’s survival and power, then declared he would fight more seriously.

Madara raised Susanoo as Shira recovered enough to brief the allied forces, and Naruto arrived with a newly awakened Nine-Tails Chakra Mode. The alliance began counterattacking with Naruto’s shared chakra while Shira rested, but Madara had not yet revealed his full strength.

• Madara formed an initial Susanoo around himself, alarming the allied forces protecting the wounded Shira.
• Naruto arrived in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and struck Susanoo before rushing to check on Shira.
• Shira warned the Five Kage about Madara’s Impure World Reincarnation and Susanoo, then outlined tactics and asked Naruto to share his chakra.
• Naruto spread Nine-Tails Chakra among the allied shinobi, restoring their strength and helping their wounds recover.
• The Five Kage and allied forces attacked Susanoo while Naruto’s clones targeted its joints, and the alliance began pushing back elsewhere on the battlefield.
• Shira exhausted himself giving orders and rested in Ameno’s care as he sensed his powers beginning to recover and merge.

Shira’s Fire and Lightning Chakra natures awakened and clashed with the other energies in his body, forcing him into a deep, self-protective sleep. He woke after the war had advanced to its final battlefield, where Obito had become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and threatened the Allied Shinobi Forces with the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

• Shira’s Fire and Lightning powers went berserk, and he told Ameno, Gaara, Rasa, Shūji, and Maki to let his body recover while they continued the battle.
• Shira fell into a deep sleep as Rasa ordered his allies to protect him and delay the enemy.
• While Shira slept, Natural Energy, Zero-Tails Qi, Fire, and Lightning gradually formed a more stable energy circulation within his body.
• A deep vibration woke Shira, and he discovered that Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Minato Namikaze, Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno had gathered for the final battle.
• Obito Uchiha, transformed into the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, declared that he would cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi and end the Allied Shinobi Forces' resistance.

Shira awakened to a new realm of power, helped the Allied Shinobi fight through the war, and sacrificed himself to restrain Otsutsuki Kaguya long enough for Naruto and Sasuke to seal her. After surviving a month-long coma, he awoke beside Ameno and learned that the war was over and his friends had survived.

• Shira emerged from the observation post, demonstrated that his fused sword Qi could split a Truth-Seeking Orb, and joined the battle against Obito and Madara.
• Shira fought alongside the Allied Shinobi, rescued wounded comrades, and helped protect the survivors from Infinite Tsukuyomi before Otsutsuki Kaguya descended.
• Shira activated the Seven Heavens Breathing Method’s Seventh Activation and used Return of All Creation to the Void to restrain Kaguya while Naruto and Sasuke sealed her.
• Shira collapsed after the seal, but a remnant of his new energy cycle and his regenerative ability kept rebuilding his body as the Infinite Tsukuyomi was undone.
• After a month unconscious, Shira awoke with Ameno beside him and learned that Kaguya had been sealed, the survivors had returned, and Sunagakure was rebuilding.

After the Fourth Shinobi World War, Shira and Gaara helped Sunagakure strengthen postwar peace and cooperation while supporting the Land of Rain's recovery. As Shira reunited with his companions to watch the flourishing village, he reflected on his journey and looked forward to the new era.

• Temari briefed Gaara on expanding agreements and projects with other nations, while Shira reported that Amegakure's clear-sky zones and reconstruction plans were progressing.
• Shira and Gaara described how Sunagakure combined deterrence and diplomacy to support the postwar order and build cooperation across the Shinobi World.
• Shira told Gaara and Temari that Naruto was pursuing reforms in Konoha, Sasuke had left on a journey of atonement, and Konan was leading the Land of Rain toward recovery.
• A few days later, Shira and Ameno joined Gaara, Temari, Kankuro, and their companions atop a sand peak to admire Sunagakure's growth and renewed life.
• Shira reflected on his hardships and the bonds he had gained, then said he was ready to explore the new era alongside his companions.