Recaps

Madara Uchiha reunited with Kushinadahime, and Shinsei persuaded them to join forces against the Ōtsutsuki Clan. After learning that they must lure Kinshiki and Urashiki away before confronting Isshiki in Takamagahara, Shinsei drew the two pursuers toward the planned battlefield.

• Madara Uchiha arrived and confronted Kushinadahime, calling her by her real name, Omoikane, before she asked him to help fight the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
• Kushinadahime explained that Isshiki would eventually defeat the planet’s defenders, but a future showed that she, Madara Uchiha, and Shinsei could win if they fought on Takamagahara.
• Shinsei agreed to lure Kinshiki and Urashiki away from Takamagahara while Madara Uchiha and Kushinadahime waited there for Isshiki.
• Madara Uchiha gave Shinsei a white snake to guide him to Kinshiki and Urashiki, and Kushinadahime showed him where to lead them.
• Shinsei found Kinshiki and Urashiki, provoked them, and ran toward Takamagahara as they pursued him.

Shinsei, Madara Uchiha, and Kushinadahime fought Kinshiki Otsutsuki and Urashiki Otsutsuki at the temple in Takamagahara. After Amaterasu’s black-flame trap failed, Kushinadahime sealed the Ōtsutsuki inside the temple, then let Amaterasu enter the barrier to fight them.

• Shinsei led Kinshiki Otsutsuki and Urashiki Otsutsuki to the temple, where Madara Uchiha and Kushinadahime joined him to confront them.
• Madara’s Limbo: Border Jail shadows cut Urashiki’s fishing line, while Shinsei used his speed and Kusanagi Sword to sever Kinshiki’s limbs and drain his chakra through repeated regeneration.
• Urashiki ate one of his Rinnegan to boost his strength, and Kinshiki blocked Shinsei from stopping him from consuming his remaining eye.
• Amaterasu’s black flames engulfed the temple and the fighters, but Shinsei, Madara, and Kushinadahime survived and forced the Ōtsutsuki outside.
• Kushinadahime raised a wall of natural energy around the temple, trapping Kinshiki and Urashiki, then opened the barrier so Amaterasu could enter and wield her black flames against them.

Shinsei and his allies defeated Kinshiki Otsutsuki and Urashiki Otsutsuki, learning that Isshiki could come to the planet within three years. Shinsei then left Shikkotsu Forest with Kaguya and their children, returning to his own time and space.

• Amaterasu sacrificed herself to unleash black flames that overwhelmed Kinshiki Otsutsuki and Urashiki Otsutsuki, and Shinsei sealed the flames away.
• Shinsei questioned the wounded Ōtsutsuki, and Kushinadahime read their memories, revealing the planet had been marked and Isshiki was a powerful independent threat.
• Kushinadahime drained the captives' remaining spiritual energy, and Shinsei burned their bodies before telling Madara Uchiha he planned to return home with Kaguya.
• Shinsei returned to Shikkotsu Forest and told Kaguya about the battle, the prophecy, and the three-year deadline.
• Kaguya accepted Shinsei's offer to return with him, and Shinsei used Xiaobai's Dragon Vein energy to take her and their two children through time and space.

After a year away, Shinsei returned to Konoha with Kaguya and their infant sons, Hagoromo and Hamura. He reunited with Tsunade and decided to reveal the truth to the village, but still faced the difficult task of explaining his family to Hinata and Ino.

• Tsunade worried that Shinsei's year-long absence had left Konoha's clans questioning the vacant Hokage position, while his friends continued waiting and searching for him.
• Tsunade sensed Shinsei's chakra and rushed to Hokage Rock, where she found him arriving with Kaguya and their two babies.
• Tsunade recognized the children as Shinsei's, struck him for disappearing without a message, and brought the group to her office.
• Shinsei told Tsunade how he had traveled to ancient times, fought the Ōtsutsuki, and used the Dragon Vein to return with Kaguya, Hagoromo, and Hamura.
• Shinsei decided to disclose the truth about Kaguya and the children to Konoha, while Tsunade warned him to accept the consequences.

After returning to Konoha with Kaguya and their sons, Shinsei introduced his new family to his parents and faced Hinata and Ino, whose heartbreak left him unsure how to make amends. He ended the night at home, thinking about his responsibilities as Hokage and the work ahead.

• Shinsei returned home with Kaguya, Hagoromo, and Hamura, and reunited with his tearful mother Riya and father Nobita.
• Shinsei introduced Kaguya as his partner and Hagoromo and Hamura as his sons, and his parents welcomed them into the family.
• Hinata visited, recognized Hagoromo as Shinsei's child, and left in tears after saying she would return the next day.
• Ino arrived after Hinata left, met Kaguya and the children, and walked away crying; Hinata and Ino later left together.
• Riya asked Shinsei what he planned to do about Hinata and Ino, and he admitted he did not know and would take things one step at a time.
• Shinsei spent a restless night considering the hurt he had caused and his duties as Hokage, including preparing Konoha for future enemies.

After returning to Konoha, Shinsei remained Hokage and resolved to unify the Shinobi World so it could face the Ōtsutsuki together. At the Five Kage Summit in Konoha, he proposed a unified alliance and demonstrated that the other Kage could not resist him by force.

• Shinsei reported his mission and the Ōtsutsuki threat at a Jonin Commander meeting, while Hyuga Hiashi questioned his authority and Tsunade defended him.
• Naruto supported Shinsei as Hokage for now, and the meeting ended without anyone agreeing to let Shinsei resign.
• Shinsei spent a week handling Konoha's affairs, then told Tsunade he wanted to resign; she urged him to unify the Shinobi World instead.
• Shinsei called a Five Kage Summit in Konoha, shared the Ōtsutsuki intelligence, and proposed merging the Five Great Nations into a Shinobi World Alliance.
• The Raikage rejected Shinsei's proposal, but Shinsei drew the Kusanagi Sword at his neck before the Raikage could act, cowing the assembled Kage.

Five years later, Shinsei lived in seclusion with his family while Naruto prepared to become Hokage. Shinsei declined to attend Naruto’s inauguration but invited him to explore the stars after he left office, and Naruto agreed.

• Naruto visited Shinsei’s home and brought gifts for Hagoromo and Hamura, who had been fighting in the valley.
• Shinsei reflected on his immense new power, his golden core, and his decision to focus on helping his loved ones attain immortality.
• Naruto asked Shinsei to attend his Hokage inauguration, but Shinsei refused so he would not overshadow Naruto.
• Shinsei recounted how Sasuke had served as Hokage for four years before resigning, leaving Naruto to take the position.
• Shinsei showed Naruto a star chart leading beyond Earth and asked him to join a journey into space after he left office; Naruto agreed.