Festival of Lights · Diwali
Yemo discovered powerful techniques and survived a confrontation with the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, earning Orochimaru as his teacher. The arc ended with Orochimaru testing Yemo’s fundamentals at their first training session.
Yemo trained under Orochimaru, earned Genin status, and joined him at the front as war with Kumogakure intensified. He accepted a dangerous intelligence mission behind enemy lines while Orochimaru drew the enemy into battle, leaving Yemo waiting at a ravine as Orochimaru faced Blue B.
Yemo’s mission in the Land of Lightning revealed Kumogakure’s intentions and brought him face to face with Killer B, while Hatake Sakumo’s death forced Yemo to reconsider his path. The stretch ended with Yemo assigned to an S-Rank intelligence squad investigating the Uzumaki Clan’s plea for help.
Yemo and Kakashi investigated the siege of Uzushiogakure and uncovered the elders’ blood-sacrifice plan around the God Tree. A surge of red light exposed the secret, and they fled the shaking Sealing Space while a rapidly healing White Zetsu attacked them.
Yemo and Kakashi uncovered the First Elder’s plan to sacrifice the Uzumaki Clan and use the God Tree to strengthen his bloodline. They destroyed the tree’s connection to the mountain, but the First Elder survived and fought them as Yemo realized a hidden mastermind was waiting to claim the refined power.
Yemo and Kakashi fought Black Zetsu and the Grand Elder over the Uzumaki bloodline power, and Yemo inherited it after the Grand Elder sacrificed his soul. Back in Konoha, Yemo told Kushina of Uzushiogakure’s destruction and tried to register for the Chunin Ninja Exams before the Third Hokage summoned him.
Yemo trained with Jiraiya, earned Gamabunta’s recognition, and prepared with the Hyuga brothers for the Chunin Ninja Exams. As rival villages gathered in Konoha, the first exam began with a dangerous race designed to eliminate half the participants.
Yemo survived the forest exams, uncovered White Zetsu’s infiltration and a possible lead on Chiyuki, then advanced through the tournament. He and Yugito Nii prepared to fight for the championship.
No recap yet. An arc gets one once it has 25 chapters.