Recaps

Mu Yu helped the players rally after the First Floor boss raid, formed the Knights of the Blood, and searched for a way to awaken an Intent Skill while supporting ordinary players. As the guilds joined forces to conquer Floor 25, Mu Yu protected the raid against Minotaur’s changing attacks.

• Mu Yu and Kirito distributed a guide for new players, then continued leveling and saw how many players still died despite their advice.
• At the Torubana strategy meeting, Mu Yu challenged Kibaou’s accusations against Beta Testers and joined Kirito and Asuna for the Floor Boss raid.
• When Kobold Lord Ilfang’s final-phase attacks differed from the beta test and Diabel was wounded, Mu Yu drew the boss’s attention and led the counterattack that won the fight.
• Mu Yu received the last hit and Midnight Coat, then helped Diabel apologize for hiding his Beta Tester identity and formed the Knights of the Blood with himself as leader.
• Over the following months, the Knights of the Blood helped the Strategy Group advance to Floor 24, but Mu Yu reconsidered the toll of constant fighting after learning of the Floor 25 setback.
• Mu Yu met Lisbeth and Yuna, reflected on their devotion, and awakened Thought Interference with Reality while watching Yuna sing.
• After learning the Aincrad Liberation Force had withdrawn from Floor 25, Mu Yu helped coordinate the joint assault with the Holy Dragon Alliance and Blood Oath Knights.
• The raid group reached Floor 25’s boss chamber, where Mu Yu protected players from Minotaur’s attacks and warned that it targeted weak points through [Sword Skill Weapon Attack Judgment].

Mu Yu and Asuna’s bond deepened as they faced Laughing Coffin, Akihiko Kayaba, and the final floors of SAO. After clearing the game and reuniting in reality, Mu Yu tracked down Sugou for targeting Asuna.

• Mu Yu and Asuna shared the Mid-Autumn festival before Laughing Coffin assassins ambushed them, and Mu Yu killed Johnny Black while PoH and Sasha escaped.
• Mu Yu accepted Heathcliff’s duel, shattered his sword, and forced him to reveal that he was Akihiko Kayaba, who challenged Mu Yu to meet him on Floor 100.
• Mu Yu rallied the devastated players, proposed to Asuna, and later led the Strategy Group through the Floor 74 boss fight as Kayaba announced a new mode for SAO.
• Mu Yu adapted to the Mind System, developed his Intent Skills, and led the Strategy Group through later floors, though bad intelligence during the Floor 90 raid caused heavy casualties and Yosel’s death.
• At the Floor 99 boss chamber, Kayaba teleported Mu Yu to the Crimson Jade Palace while Asuna took command against the Ruler of the Gods.
• Mu Yu defeated Kayaba with the Dark Holy Sword as Asuna and the Strategy Group defeated the Ruler of the Gods, clearing SAO and restoring the Log Out button.
• Mu Yu reunited with Asuna on Floor 100 as Aincrad collapsed, then returned to the Garden of the Gods while Asuna logged out and woke in the hospital.
• Mu Yu entered Sugou’s laboratory, revealed that he was Asuna’s husband, and used Soul Separation to tear Sugou’s soul from his body.

After leaving Asuna in the Sword Art World, Mu Yu entered the Naruto World, faced Konoha’s forces, and won the village’s trust through his strength and aid. He studied Chakra and Wood Release, made a pact with Tsunade, and began training Hanabi as rumors of his power reached Akatsuki and the Five Kage.

• Mu Yu released Sugou’s soul after ordering him to free the detained players and hand over evidence, then kept the evidence drive and continued supporting Asuna through rehabilitation.
• Mu Yu won Yuuki Kyoko’s approval by demonstrating his power and explaining his love for Asuna, then left for the United Kingdom before vanishing from the Sword Art World.
• Mu Yu entered the Naruto World and defeated Konoha’s Anbu and Might Guy in battle, then revived Guy with a Senzu Bean and made peace with the village.
• Mu Yu exchanged Senzu Beans for Konoha’s Chakra methods and scrolls, reached the peak of the Kage level, and planted a Chakra Divine Tree in God City.
• Mu Yu demonstrated all five Chakra natures and Wood Release, prompting Tsunade to recover with a Senzu Bean and seek his help for Konoha.
• Mu Yu traded Tsunade one future favor for access to the Scroll of Seals and Konoha’s legacies, while Tsunade rejected the elders’ objections to the deal.
• Mu Yu studied Wood Release and created powerful techniques as news of his fight with Might Guy spread to Obito Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha and the Five Kage Summit.
• Mu Yu formally taught Hanabi Haki, while Black Zetsu decided to persuade Obito to test Mu Yu and damage his reputation.

Mu Yu confronted Sasuke and Obito, helped Naruto master Kurama’s Chakra, and joined the Fourth Great Ninja War, where he battled Madara. Madara ultimately revived himself, became the Ten-Tails’ jinchuriki, and prepared to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi as Mu Yu linked the battlefield’s divine tree to God City.

• Mu Yu defeated Sasuke and Obito’s attacks on Konoha, then left Sasuke alive after Naruto tried to shield him.
• The Five Great Nations formed the Shinobi Alliance, while Mu Yu helped Naruto befriend Kurama and master Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
• Mu Yu joined the Fourth Great Ninja War, freed Itachi and Nagato from Kabuto’s control, and confronted Madara on the battlefield.
• Mu Yu damaged Madara’s Susanoo, countered his Limbo shadows, and destroyed his clones and meteors with Wood Style and sword techniques.
• Madara escaped Mu Yu’s restraint with Izanagi as the Five Kage recovered and returned to the battle.
• Madara joined the fight against Obito, was revived through Rinne Rebirth, captured the Tailed Beasts, and became their jinchuriki.
• Madara fought Naruto and Sasuke, took Kakashi’s Sharingan, and flew toward the moon to activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Mu Yu summoned the divine tree’s phantom in his eyes and linked the battlefield’s Chakra Divine Tree to the tree in God City.