Recaps

Yemo used his Yin-Yang Release techniques to counter Orochimaru’s traps and launch him into the air, then bound him with roots. He sent a slender root toward the bells at Orochimaru’s waist, leaving their capture unresolved.

• Yemo escaped Orochimaru’s Earth Swamp by pulling himself free with threads tied to his Kunai.
• Yemo used his Wood Manipulation Technique to catch and destroy Orochimaru’s summoned snakes.
• Yemo used Earth Manipulation to raise the ground beneath Orochimaru and launch him into the air.
• Yemo bound Orochimaru with roots and sent one toward the bells at his waist.

Yemo took Orochimaru’s bell during a training test and learned it had been a lesson about teamwork and a gift passed down from teacher to student. Orochimaru then treated Yemo to ramen at Ichiraku, where their conversation recalled his past meals with Jiraiya and Tsunade.

• Yemo used dense vines to take Orochimaru’s bell, and Orochimaru slipped free of the roots like a snake.
• Yemo asked why Orochimaru had let him take the bell, and Orochimaru explained its original purpose and gave it to him to pass on to a future disciple.
• Orochimaru invited Yemo to lunch at Ichiraku Ramen, where Teuchi greeted Orochimaru as a familiar customer.
• Yemo and Orochimaru ordered their usual ramen, and Orochimaru recalled coming to the shop with Jiraiya and Tsunade.
• Teuchi served the ramen, and Yemo and Orochimaru began their meal.

Orochimaru taught Yemo about chakra and tested his elemental affinities at the training ground. Yemo proved to have all five basic chakra natures, in addition to yin and yang, leaving Orochimaru thrilled that his disciple could inherit everything he knew.

• After leaving Ichiraku Ramen, Yemo went with Orochimaru to the training ground to learn his chakra natures.
• Orochimaru explained chakra and observed that Yemo possessed an extraordinarily vast supply with the power to suppress Tailed Beasts.
• Yemo explained the difference between Shape Transformation and Nature Transformation, impressing Orochimaru with his knowledge.
• Orochimaru gave Yemo chakra sensing paper, which reacted to reveal fire, wind, lightning, water, and earth affinities.
• Orochimaru celebrated Yemo's all-attribute chakra, noting that Yemo also used yin and yang.

After discovering Yemo possessed all Chakra natures, Orochimaru advised him to specialize rather than divide his efforts equally, while Yemo remained committed to Yin-Yang Release. Orochimaru revealed his pursuit of unlimited vitality and mastery of every nature, leaving Yemo wary that his teacher might make him a test subject.

• Orochimaru celebrated Yemo's possession of all Chakra natures and considered him capable of inheriting all his Ninjutsu.
• Orochimaru warned Yemo that mastering every nature could spread his energy too thin, and advised him to focus on one or a few while learning the rest.
• Yemo agreed with the principle of specialization but resolved to pursue Yin-Yang Release as his central path.
• Yemo described how he used Yin Release to shape matter and Yang Release to strengthen and enlarge roots, and believed he could eventually master Yin-Yang Release.
• Yemo asked which nature Orochimaru specialized in, and Orochimaru said he studied all seven while pursuing unlimited vitality to master every Ninjutsu.
• Yemo concealed his alarm at Orochimaru's ambitions and decided to be cautious around his teacher to avoid becoming an experiment.

Orochimaru chose a training field for Yemo and taught him the forbidden A-rank Multiple Shadow Clone Technique from the Scroll of Seals. Yemo mastered it on his first attempt, creating more than ten convincing clones.

• Orochimaru set aside an open field for Yemo's training and promised to teach him all the Ninjutsu he knew.
• Orochimaru chose the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, an A-rank forbidden technique, as Yemo's first lesson and warned him about its Chakra risk.
• Orochimaru demonstrated the technique by creating two physical clones and then dispelling them.
• Yemo remembered the Hand Seals and performed the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique on his first try, producing more than ten clones.
• Orochimaru praised Yemo's talent as the clones looked at one another, and Yemo was briefly startled by how indistinguishable they were.

Yemo trained in the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique under Orochimaru, improving his control before Orochimaru left him to practice. Later, Yemo met Ayame on Konoha’s streets and learned she had just finished classes at the Ninja Academy and was out shopping with Rin.

• Yemo tested the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and found that his large Chakra reserves let him create many clones, though the technique still consumed substantial Chakra.
• Orochimaru corrected Yemo’s mistakes and taught him his experience, helping Yemo create several times as many clones with the same Chakra expenditure.
• Orochimaru noticed something near a leafy tree, then left Yemo to continue training and told him to return the next morning.
• Yemo walked through Konoha after dark and reflected that he had no plans to attend the Ninja Academy.
• Ayame startled Yemo on the street, teased him for forgetting she attended the Ninja Academy, and said she had come shopping with Sister Rin.

Yemo met Rin Nohara while she was out shopping with Ayame and helped her think about a birthday present for Kakashi. Obito arrived carrying a gift box and looking delighted to see Rin.

• Ayame introduced Rin Nohara to Yemo, who recognized her and startled Ayame by staring until she stomped on his foot.
• Yemo explained that he knew Rin’s name because he was Kushina Uzumaki’s younger brother and had seen Rin’s photo; Ayame apologized for stepping on him.
• Rin invited Yemo to help choose Kakashi’s birthday present, and Yemo suggested that a thoughtful gift would matter more than its price or type.
• Rin thanked Yemo and said his suggestion had helped her realize she had lost sight of her original purpose.
• Obito ran up to Rin carrying a gift box and greeted her warmly.

Yemo met Obito while shopping with Rin and Ayame, and Obito grew jealous when Rin praised Yemo and planned a handmade gift for Kakashi. After learning that Yemo had become Orochimaru’s student, Obito challenged his reputation as a genius.

• Obito arrived late and greeted Rin, then met Yemo, who introduced himself as Kushina’s younger brother and Minato’s future brother-in-law.
• Rin explained Kushina’s insistence that Obito and the others call her “Big Sister,” then told Obito she planned to make Kakashi a crystal sculpture as a birthday gift.
• Obito became upset that Rin’s handmade gift for Kakashi might mean she cared more for Kakashi than for him, and blamed Yemo for suggesting it.
• Obito told Rin and Ayame that Minato had praised Yemo and that Orochimaru had taken him as a student; Yemo confirmed it had happened the previous night.
• Obito questioned whether Yemo really seemed like a genius and challenged Minato’s claim that he was even stronger than Kakashi.

Obito challenged Yemo to prove himself to Rin, and the two fought at a nearby training ground. After Obito's Fire Style overpowered Yemo's, Yemo dismissed the exchange as a warm-up and prepared to continue the fight.

• Rin and Ayame questioned Obito's challenge, but Obito insisted on fighting Yemo, who accepted.
• Rin and Ayame followed Obito and Yemo to a nearby training ground, where they took positions to watch.
• Yemo knocked away Obito's thrown Kunai, and both boys then used Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique.
• Obito's fireball overwhelmed Yemo's, forcing Yemo to retreat as the flames scorched a crater into the training ground.
• Obito boasted about the Uchiha Clan's Fire Style, and Yemo called the exchange a warm-up and said the real fight was about to begin.

Yemo and Obito fought to test the power of Obito’s newly awakened One-Tomoe Sharingan. Obito gained the upper hand in taijutsu and knocked Yemo to the ground, but Yemo remained confident as the fight continued.

• Obito charged Yemo to defend the Uchiha Clan’s honor, and Yemo’s apparent death by Kunai was revealed to be a clone substitution.
• Yemo appeared behind Obito and attacked, but Obito dodged by using his newly awakened One-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Yemo attacked with Kunai, but Obito read his movements and blocked the assault before turning the fight in his favor.
• Obito knocked away Yemo’s Kunai and kicked him across the arena, while Rin recognized that Yemo was not seriously injured.
• Obito mocked Yemo for losing, but Yemo dismissed the One-Tomoe Sharingan as weak, leaving Rin wondering whether he had been holding back.

Yemo defeated Obito by using Yin-Yang Release to shake the training ground and restrain him with Chakra threads. Obito surrendered, and Yemo restored the damaged ground.

• Obito charged at Yemo, but Yemo retreated to avoid fighting him in Taijutsu.
• Yemo activated Yin-Yang Release: Earth Manipulation Technique, making the ground beneath Obito tremble and split apart.
• Yemo used Chakra threads spread through the earth to restrain Obito as he prepared another attack.
• Obito admitted defeat, recognizing that Yemo had outmatched him in strength and tactics.
• Yemo stopped his attack and used Yin-Yang Release to settle and repair the shattered ground.

After their fight, Yemo praised Obito for admitting defeat and teased him until he confessed that he liked Rin. Yemo and Obito introduced themselves as friends, and the story left them with Rin reproaching Obito and Yemo prompting him to apologize.

• Yemo told Obito that admitting defeat in front of someone he liked had changed his opinion of him.
• Yemo teased Obito about his feelings for Rin until Obito admitted that he liked her.
• Yemo told Obito he was not interested in Rin, and the two shook hands while introducing themselves as Yemo and Obito.
• Rin hurried over with Ayame, relieved that Yemo and Obito were unharmed, then reproached Obito for challenging Yemo.
• Yemo prompted Obito to apologize, and Obito bowed his head and promised Rin he would not do it again.

Yemo mastered Lightning Release: Senbon Explosion under Orochimaru’s guidance, using Multiple Shadow Clones to accelerate his training. After Kumo Ninja clashed with Konoha’s Anbu, Orochimaru told Yemo that the Third Hokage had ordered him to the battlefield and began to explain his decision.

• Yemo practiced Lightning Release and successfully used Senbon Explosion, blasting craters into the training ground.
• Orochimaru praised Yemo’s rapid progress, and Yemo credited his Multiple Shadow Clones for helping him train.
• Orochimaru told Yemo that Kumo Ninja had tried to approach Konoha again and fought a fierce battle with the Anbu.
• Orochimaru explained that the Third Hokage wanted him to go to the battlefield because of concerns about the border war.
• Orochimaru said he had first planned to go alone, but had changed his mind and began to explain why.

Yemo agreed to accompany Orochimaru to the border battlefield after learning that Kushina had been persuaded to allow him to go. Because he was not yet a Genin, Orochimaru arranged an exception, and Yemo followed him to the Hokage's office for the Third Hokage's approval.

• Yemo accepted Orochimaru's offer to take him to the battlefield and agreed to prepare for their departure the next morning.
• Yemo asked Orochimaru to speak with Kushina, but Orochimaru revealed that he had already secured her agreement with the Third Hokage's help.
• Orochimaru told Yemo he needed Genin status to go to the battlefield and said the Third Hokage had agreed to let him become one without an exam.
• Yemo accompanied Orochimaru to the Hokage's office, where the Third Hokage was waiting for them.

Yemo was promoted directly to Genin and received his Konoha Forehead Protector from the Third Hokage. After Yemo left, the Third and Orochimaru discussed Danzo’s report about the previous night, while Yemo remained unaware that the Third planned to use his battlefield trip to test Kumogakure’s intentions.

• The Third Hokage promoted Yemo to Genin without an examination and urged him to protect Konoha like Orochimaru.
• The Third gave Yemo a Forehead Protector, and Yemo put it on before leaving the office.
• Orochimaru warned the Third that Danzo’s account and analysis of the previous night might be incomplete or misleading.
• The Third chose to let Yemo go to the battlefield to test Kumogakure’s intentions, despite Orochimaru’s reservations about using his student as bait.
• Yemo admired his new Forehead Protector and ran into Obito, who was astonished and envious that Yemo had become a Genin so quickly.

Yemo teased Obito about his crush on Rin and encouraged him to confess before revealing that he was leaving Konoha for the war against Kumogakure. The chapter ended with Yemo departing to prepare for the border, while Obito planned to tell him something when he returned.

• Yemo noticed Obito watching Rin and teased him for secretly following her, but Obito insisted they had only run into each other.
• Yemo urged Obito to confess his feelings to Rin, but Obito feared rejection and damaging their friendship.
• Yemo told Obito he was leaving Konoha the next day to join Orochimaru at the border war against Kumogakure.
• Obito shouted in surprise, and Yemo covered his mouth before warning him that the war was a secret from ordinary people.
• Yemo left to prepare for his journey, promising to help Obito pursue Rin when he returned, and Obito decided to tell him something later.

Yemo left Konoha with Orochimaru to travel toward the Land of Fire’s border, despite Kushina’s worry about his first battlefield assignment. As they hurried along the road, Yemo wondered at how far he had gone from the village.

• Kushina scolded Yemo and warned him to stay alert, avoid risks, and stick with his teammates on the battlefield.
• Kushina prepared Yemo a lavish breakfast and packed him a large bundle, but he declined it and took his own small backpack.
• Yemo reassured Kushina that he would be careful and teased her about marrying Minato before saying goodbye.
• Yemo met Orochimaru at Konoha’s entrance, and the two left the village without registering at the gate.
• Yemo followed Orochimaru swiftly toward the border of the Land of Fire.

Yemo traveled with Orochimaru to the Land of Fire’s border, where he learned that travel had been improving his Chakra control. At the battlefield’s edge, he saw the devastation of war firsthand and gradually began to accept its brutality.

• Yemo and Orochimaru camped for the night, and Orochimaru explained that traveling with Chakra had improved Yemo’s control.
• Orochimaru pointed out that Yemo’s huge Chakra reserves hid how inefficiently he used Chakra.
• Yemo and Orochimaru crossed the Land of Fire and reached its evacuated border villages near the battlefield.
• Yemo saw the destroyed forest and dead Konoha and Kumo ninja, then vomited at the sight.
• Yemo followed Orochimaru deeper into the battlefield and gradually grew accustomed to scenes of war.

Orochimaru brought Yemo to Konoha's war base, where the ninja speculated about the Genin following him. At the command center, Jiraiya recognized Yemo and called out to him, leaving Yemo and everyone else wondering how they knew each other.

• Orochimaru showed Yemo battlefields near Konoha's border, and Yemo gradually learned to keep his composure around the aftermath of war.
• Yemo followed Orochimaru into the busy Konoha Ninja base, where ninja wondered whether the unfamiliar Genin was Orochimaru's student.
• Orochimaru entered the command center and greeted Jiraiya, who had been injured by a Kumo Ninja's poison.
• Jiraiya lamented that Tsunade was gone, and Orochimaru comforted him by acknowledging her grief.
• Jiraiya recognized Yemo and shouted his name, baffling Yemo and drawing the attention of everyone in the command center.

Jiraiya recognized Yemo as Kushina’s younger brother, and Orochimaru revealed that he had taken Yemo as his disciple. Shikafumi Nara reported that Kumo Ninja and possibly Iwa Ninja had appeared on the battlefield, and Orochimaru planned to take Yemo there the next day.

• Jiraiya explained that he knew Yemo from pictures at Minato Namikaze’s house and identified him as Kushina’s younger brother.
• Orochimaru announced that he had taken Yemo as his disciple, shocking Jiraiya and the other ninja.
• Shikafumi Nara reported that Blue B had caused heavy Konoha casualties and that Iwa Ninja had also been spotted, though their identity was unconfirmed.
• Jiraiya said he had sent elite ninja behind enemy lines to investigate the battlefield situation.
• Orochimaru told Yemo to rest and said he would take him to the battlefield the next day, despite Jiraiya’s doubts about bringing a Genin.

Yemo followed Uchiha Mikoto to a clearing where Konoha's young clan members were gathered and learned that she was a close friend of Kushina. He noticed Kakashi Hatake among the children, then joined Shikaku, Chōza, and Inoichi.

• Uchiha Mikoto told Yemo that the children in the forest had come to experience the brutality of war and train for Konoha's future.
• Yemo told Uchiha Mikoto that Orochimaru was taking him to the battlefield, and she introduced herself as Kushina's close friend.
• Yemo explained that the Third Hokage had recommended him to Orochimaru and personally made him a Genin, surprising Uchiha Mikoto.
• Uchiha Mikoto led Yemo to a clearing where dozens of young clan members were gathered, then left him there.
• Yemo spotted Kakashi Hatake reading by a tree, then answered Chōza's call and sat with Shikaku, Chōza, and Inoichi.

Yemo reunited with Shikaku, Inoichi, and Chōza at the war camp and told them Orochimaru had made him his disciple and secured his Genin status. After spending a day at camp, Yemo prepared to join a battle with Orochimaru and met the distant young Kakashi the next morning.

• Yemo told Shikaku, Inoichi, and Chōza that he had come with Orochimaru, who had taken him as a disciple and obtained his Forehead Protector from the Third Hokage.
• Chōza described how the group had spent most of their time at camp, and Yemo learned that Kakashi was the only one who had defeated a Chunin and joined battles.
• Yemo told his friends that Orochimaru planned to take him to the battlefield the following morning.
• Yemo spent the afternoon and evening playing cards with Shikaku and the others before going to bed.
• Yemo met Kakashi early the next morning, introduced himself, and learned that Kakashi also had a combat mission that day.

Yemo arrived for his first mission and learned that Orochimaru had chosen him for a dangerous intelligence-gathering operation behind enemy lines. After revealing Yemo’s rare sensory skills and combat abilities to secure approval, Orochimaru and the others explained the mission and left the decision to Yemo.

• Uchiha Mikoto returned to take Yemo to the mission headquarters, where he saw ninja gathering for assignments.
• Orochimaru defended his choice to send Yemo on a dangerous intelligence mission despite Jiraiya and Shikafumi Nara’s objections.
• Orochimaru revealed that Yemo had mastered the Mind’s Eye of the Kagura, could conceal his Chakra, and had learned Lightning Release and Fire Style.
• Jiraiya and Shikafumi agreed to the assignment after Orochimaru vouched for Yemo and accepted responsibility for the consequences.
• Orochimaru and Jiraiya told Yemo to investigate whether the suspected Iwa Ninja were sent by Iwagakure and, if possible, learn the fate of a missing Konoha ninja.
• Shikafumi warned Yemo that the mission behind Kumogakure’s lines was extremely dangerous and gave him the choice to accept or refuse.

Yemo accepted a dangerous solo reconnaissance mission into Kumogakure to investigate reports of Iwa Ninja, while Orochimaru launched an attack to divert the enemy and aid his passage. The chapter ended as Konoha and Kumogakure committed nearly all their forces to battle.

• Yemo considered the risks of infiltrating Kumogakure, then agreed to take the mission despite his lack of experience.
• Jiraiya promised to recommend Yemo for promotion to Chunin and teach him a Ninjutsu if he returned successfully.
• Yemo left the base alone with Jiraiya's map and set out to cross the battlefield before nightfall.
• Orochimaru led a force against the Kumo Ninja to draw their attention and create an opening for Yemo.
• Kumo Ninja scouts spotted Konoha's deployment, and both sides sent nearly all their forces into battle.

Yemo reached the ravine between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning, intending to cross it after nightfall with help from someone else. Meanwhile, Konoha and Kumogakure fought a massive battle in which Blue B’s Aurora Slash pierced two of Orochimaru’s Triple Rashomon gates and began cracking the third.

• Blue B learned that Konoha had mobilized its entire army and rushed to investigate, with Kuruda following him.
• Yemo arrived at the border ravine and decided to wait until night for someone else to help him cross.
• Orochimaru led Konoha’s forces into battle against Kumogakure, and the two armies exchanged volleys before breaking into a chaotic melee.
• Orochimaru and Blue B confronted each other in the midst of the battle, and Blue B attacked with Aurora Slash.
• Orochimaru summoned Triple Rashomon, but Blue B’s attack destroyed the first two gates and cracked the third.