Recaps

Liuyun graduated early, left Konoha for the Rain Country, and joined Orochimaru’s campaign against the Rain Ninja. After surviving several battles and the Salamander Poison, he defeated two Rain Ninja Jonin, while Black Zetsu decided to report him to Madara.

• Xiaotian began medical ninjutsu training at the Academy, while Liuyun rejected Uchiha Toyo’s demand for loyalty and helped Kushina prepare for her tournament match against Minato.
• Kushina lost to Minato, and Liuyun defeated Sato in the Ranking Tournament before training in medical ninjutsu and lightning techniques.
• After Minato graduated early, Liuyun and Kushina also graduated, and Liuyun told her he would join Orochimaru in the Rain Country after a short delay.
• Liuyun left Konoha despite Kushina’s fears and joined Orochimaru’s camp, where he demonstrated Chidori Current and accepted a dangerous mission to attack a Rain Ninja outpost.
• Liuyun helped Orochimaru destroy the outpost, then fought in Konoha’s battles against the Rain Ninja, where he suffered Salamander Poison but treated much of it himself.
• As Hanzō’s forces attacked, Liuyun fought two Rain Ninja Jonin during Konoha’s retreat and killed both with Chidori Current and his Chakra Blade.
• Black Zetsu watched Liuyun’s fight, removed the two Jonin’s bodies, and decided to have White Zetsu report Liuyun to Madara.

Liuyun pursued Nagato’s Rinnegan, forged a pact with a transformed Flood Dragon, and fought alongside Konoha as the campaign in Rain Country intensified. The arc ended with Liuyun, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya preparing to face Hanzō while two giant beasts erupted from the river.

• Liuyun failed to take Nagato’s Rinnegan, trained in Ryūchi Cave, and subdued the Great Black Serpent after it transformed into a Flood Dragon.
• Liuyun made the Black Dragon swear loyalty and gained its promise to answer his summons, while the White Snake Sage sent him back to the human world.
• Liuyun and Tsunade teamed up against Jiraiya and Orochimaru in a spar, and Tsunade used the match to make Jiraiya pay one million ryo.
• Orochimaru and Liuyun scouted Dragon Gate Town, then separated to escape Rain Ninja, and Liuyun summoned the Black Dragon, and they fought their way to safety.
• Liuyun and Orochimaru helped Konoha capture towns and prepare an ambush against Hanzō’s river reinforcements.
• Liuyun, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya attacked Hanzō’s fleet with the Black Dragon, Manda, and Gamabunta, while the beasts battled Hanzō’s salamanders.
• Hanzō overwhelmed Liuyun and drove him into the river, but Orochimaru and Jiraiya rescued him and prepared to attack together as two giant beasts burst from the water.

Liuyun helped Konoha defeat Hanzō and end the war, then returned home to reconcile with Asuka and face the Uchiha Clan’s renewed attention. The arc ended with Liuyun declining the Second Elder’s offer of a house and land, reminding him that Asuka had been excluded because of her Senju origins.

• Liuyun fought Hanzō alongside Orochimaru and Jiraiya, and the Konoha Sannin stopped him from killing the defeated Hanzō so he could be taken for peace negotiations.
• Konoha celebrated the war’s end, while Madara reviewed White Zetsu’s report on Liuyun and chose to gather more intelligence before acting.
• Jiraiya stayed in the Rain Country to care for Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan as Konoha’s forces prepared to return home.
• Liuyun returned to Konoha, embraced Kushina, and knelt before Asuka, who forgave him publicly before confronting and punishing him at home.
• Liuyun declined the Uchiha elders’ first invitation, then attended their victory banquet, where the Great Elder praised him and gave him a scroll about the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Mikoto invited Liuyun to meet her grandfather, the Second Elder, who offered him a house and land, but Liuyun refused and reminded him why he and Asuka had left the compound.

Liuyun trained in Ryūchi Cave, then returned to Konoha as war loomed and led the rescue of Kushina from Cloud Ninja kidnappers. After Konoha’s leaders confronted him over the killings and replaced him as commander, Liuyun feared the village would sacrifice him and found Asuka missing.

• Uchiha Second Elder rewarded Liuyun with high-level ninjutsu, while Uchiha Mikoto admitted her feelings for him were complicated by his relationship with Kushina.
• Liuyun rebuffed Danzo Shimura’s attempt to recruit him into Root, celebrated his Jonin promotion, and left with Orochimaru to learn sage arts in Ryūchi Cave.
• Orochimaru failed the White Snake Sage’s trial, but Liuyun passed the Black Dragon’s trial and began training in Ryūchi Cave before the war recalled him to Konoha.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Liuyun to lead the Uchiha Clan to the Wind-Fire Battlefield, and Liuyun arranged for Uchiha Fugaku to serve as his vice-captain.
• Cloud Ninja abducted Kushina Uzumaki, and Liuyun found and rescued her, killing the kidnappers before leaving her in Mito Uzumaki’s care.
• Sachi accused Konoha of killing Cloud Ninja, but Sarutobi Hiruzen learned the delegation had tried to abduct Kushina and confronted its members over their actions.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo Shimura questioned Liuyun about killing the Cloud Ninja, and Hiruzen replaced him with Uchiha Fugaku as commander amid threats of war.
• Liuyun returned home intending to take Asuka away from Konoha, found her missing, and rushed toward Root’s underground headquarters, suspecting Danzo Shimura had taken her.