Recaps

Koki’s birthday brings friends and family together, while Kabuto’s talent draws Tsunade and Orochimaru into a contest to teach him. Itachi awakens his Sharingan, and Koki is left fearing for his brother’s health as Sakumo comforts him.

• Koki defeated Haruka in their academy match, then apologized and agreed to advise him on Ninjutsu.
• Koki celebrated his birthday at the orphanage, where Nonō introduced Kabuto, and Koki brought the boy home for a few days.
• Koki asked Mikoto to let him go on missions and decided to apply for early graduation, then Kakashi and Obito gave him their saved mission earnings.
• Fugaku and Mikoto hosted Koki’s birthday gathering, where Tsunade asked him to fund a gold mine and Orochimaru arrived with an unexplained gift.
• Kabuto displayed a talent for the Mystical Palm Technique, and after Tsunade and Orochimaru both offered to teach him, Kabuto asked Orochimaru to become his student.
• Jiraiya told Koki that the Great Toad Sage’s prophecy made him the Child of Prophecy, but Koki refused to go to Mount Myōboku or accept the role.
• Koki found Itachi crying after awakening his two-tomoe Sharingan, comforted him, and feared the eyes might worsen Itachi’s Kekkei Genkai Disease.
• Itachi promised to become strong enough to protect Koki, and Sakumo comforted Koki when he broke down in his uncle’s arms.

Koki passed an early graduation assessment with Shisui, and Minato became their team’s teacher alongside Hayate as war loomed. The team cleared a month of D-rank missions, declined a Chunin Exam recommendation, and Koki began training in the Body Flicker Technique.

• Sakumo learned from Orochimaru that Itachi had the Kekkei Genkai Disease and made Orochimaru take the prepared medicine while he watched for its effects.
• Koki celebrated his birthday, apologized to Fugaku, and spent the evening with family and friends before falling asleep dreaming of a peaceful world.
• Hiruzen approved early graduation for Koki and Shisui if they passed a special assessment, and Koki agreed to take it with Shisui.
• Koki and Shisui passed their combat assessment, and Minato evaluated Koki’s abilities and awarded him his Forehead Protector.
• Hiruzen appointed Minato to lead Koki, Shisui, and Hayate, and Minato formed them into a team after they graduated early.
• Minato taught the team about chakra natures and D-rank missions, and the three genin completed the missing Ninja Cat assignment and many other missions with a perfect client approval rating.
• Hiruzen offered to recommend Koki and Hayate for the Chunin Exams, but Koki said they would discuss it with their father and later told Shisui and Hayate not to accept.
• Minato began teaching Koki the Body Flicker Technique, and Koki kept practicing despite Minato’s concern over his scrape.

Koki’s escort mission to the Land of Fire became a battlefield after Madara’s scheme drew Konoha into conflict with Iwagakure and Kumogakure. The arc left Minato facing Yugito in her Tailed Beast Transformation while Koki led a Kumogakure ninja away from the fight.

• Minato gave Koki a matching kunai as a graduation present, while Madara ordered White Zetsu to manipulate events and send Koki toward the Land of Rain.
• Hanzō demanded that Koki come to Amegakure, and Sasori made the missing Third Kazekage into a Human Puppet as Yahiko and Konan welcomed Yamamoto Yūto into their organization.
• Minato led Koki, Shisui, and Hayate on an escort mission with Kohaku, whose advances Koki rejected before the group reached the daimyo’s residence in Kyoto.
• White Zetsu lured Koki’s squad toward a mountain pass, where they fought Iwagakure ninja and Minato killed their leader, Kakkō.
• Minato and Koki read Kakkō’s letter, which revealed an alliance between Kumogakure and Iwagakure and a major threat to Konoha.
• Minato, Koki, and Shisui followed an emergency signal and found Yugito confronting them while Obito protected an exhausted Kakashi in the mist.
• Yugito transformed into a Perfect Jinchuriki and clashed with Minato in Sage Mode, while a blond Kumogakure ninja pursued Koki away from the battle.

Koki helped Konoha survive attacks from rival villages before traveling to the Land of Rain, where he found Nagato, Yahiko, Konan, and the surviving Akatsuki in desperate straits. After Koki fed and cared for them, Nagato confronted his traumatic memories, and Yahiko persuaded him to go outside rather than suffer alone.

• Koki killed the blond ninja, then joined Minato and reinforcements in the battle against Yugito, helping capture her at the cost of a grave injury.
• While Koki recovered, the system revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and a final mission in the Warring States period, and Orochimaru warned that his blindness might last for an uncertain time.
• Koki hired Kakuzu as his bodyguard and traveled amid rising wars between Konoha and other villages, then accepted Hiruzen Sarutobi’s mission to investigate the Land of Rain.
• Koki witnessed the Land of Rain’s suffering and helped Sachiko’s sick mother before Nagato led him to the wounded and starving Akatsuki survivors.
• Koki showed the survivors Jiraiya’s letter, provided them with clean water and food, and treated Yahiko’s wound while Hanzo of the Salamander let them remain in their cave.
• Nagato relived the murder of his parents and his childhood suffering, smashed his mirror, and injured himself before Yahiko brought him medicine from Koki and invited him for a walk.