Recaps

After Konoha’s victories left Sunagakure weakened, Chen returned from patrol and learned that the Third Kazekage was preparing to commit most of Sunagakure’s forces to the front. Orochimaru explained Konoha’s shortage of troops and Danzo’s appointment to command against Hidden Cloud, leaving Chen doubtful that Danzo could manage the fight.

• Chen returned to the front-line camp, where Jiraiya eagerly asked him to demonstrate Sage Mode, but Chen declined to keep it secret.
• Orochimaru told Chen that the Third Kazekage planned to bring seventy percent of Sunagakure’s ninja to the front lines.
• Chen learned Konoha had sent another two thousand ninja to the Land of Wind, bringing its force there to four thousand, while Iwagakure and Hidden Cloud were also mobilizing.
• Orochimaru explained that Konoha had to divide its limited manpower across four fronts and needed to break the stalemate in the Land of Wind.
• Chen asked who commanded the front against Hidden Cloud and learned Danzo had taken over because he was nearby negotiating with Hanzō.
• Orochimaru defended Danzo’s abilities and said the Third Raikage would not enter the fight yet, but Chen remained skeptical of Danzo’s combat and command skills.

Orochimaru assigned Chen to capture the One-Tail Jinchuriki, Garaga, or kill him to make Shukaku disappear temporarily. Chen accepted a solo mission to track Garaga across the war zone, and Orochimaru planned to relay reports of attacks on Konoha squads to him.

• Orochimaru told Chen that Sunagakure had deployed the One-Tail Jinchuriki, Garaga, on a solo infiltration mission.
• Orochimaru ordered Chen to capture Shukaku or kill Garaga, and offered to take over as commander while Chen carried out the mission.
• Orochimaru gave Chen a dossier on Garaga, whose mastery of Shukaku's power remained unknown.
• Chen asked for Sensor Ninja, but Orochimaru said Chen would have to rely on Sage Mode and the Summoning Snake because none were available to accompany him.
• Orochimaru gave Chen a map of Konoha squads' operating areas and planned to relay reports of Garaga's attacks so Chen could pursue him.

Garaga infiltrated the Land of Rivers, attacked Konoha’s supply depot, and prompted Orochimaru to warn Chen that the One-Tail Jinchuriki had appeared. Chen then enlisted the miniature Shukaku to help find Garaga, leaving with Shukaku restrained by Kushina’s Adamantine Chains.

• Garaga entered the Land of Rivers by boat and ambushed a four-ninja Konoha patrol, killing them before continuing his hunt.
• Orochimaru learned that Garaga had attacked the supply depot at Ogura Castle and sent word to Chen that the Jinchuriki had appeared.
• Chen met the miniature Shukaku, which angrily confronted him for keeping it sealed away for four or five years.
• Shukaku tried to escape by turning into sand, but Chen restrained it with an Adamantine Chains Scroll made by Kushina.
• Chen read the intelligence from Big White and set off with Shukaku for the Land of Rivers to find Garaga.

Garaga ambushed a Konoha supply squad, but Uchiha Chen arrived and stopped him from killing the wounded ninja. Chen drove the squad away and faced Garaga alone as the battle continued.

• Garaga waited openly on a road for a Konoha supply squad, then quickly injured one of its ninja.
• Garaga was about to kill the wounded ninja when Chen arrived, rescued him, and struck Garaga with a knee and a kick.
• Chen told the Konoha squad to retreat with their wounded, and the captain led them away.
• Garaga recovered and sent Earth Dragon Bullets after the retreating squad, but Chen raised several Earth-Style Walls to block them.
• Chen admired the walls and thought about carving Big White and Shukaku onto them.

Chen faced Garaga, who activated Magnet Release Chakra Mode to counter Chen’s close-range attacks. Chen entered Sage Mode and defeated him with a Natural Energy strike, leaving Garaga buried in a shattered hill.

• Garaga revealed that he had watched Chen kill Inra, the previous Jinchuriki, and sought revenge.
• Garaga activated Magnet Release Chakra Mode after the mist cleared, relying on enhanced defense and sealing power.
• Garaga charged Chen while Chen entered Sage Mode after his Shadow Clones finished gathering Natural Energy.
• Chen evaded Garaga’s attack and used Sage Art: Snake Kata: Monstrous Strength to smash him into a hill.
• Chen declared that opponents who mastered both Monstrous Strength and Sage Mode were invincible at close range.

Garaga survived Chen’s attacks by transforming fully into Shukaku, who blocked Chen’s Rasengan Shuriken. With his Sage Chakra running low, Chen proposed a truce and asked Shukaku to leave.

• Garaga used Shukaku’s Chakra to recover and entered a partial Tailed Beast Transformation.
• Chen struck Garaga with Sage Art: Earth Style: Heavenly Lid Drop as he began charging a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Shukaku urged Garaga to use the Fake Sleep Technique, then took control of his body and emerged fully.
• Chen threw a Sage Art: Wind Release: Rasengan Shuriken, but Shukaku blocked it with sand and escaped injury.
• Chen made three Shadow Clones to gather Natural Energy, then asked Shukaku to call a truce and go home.

Chen fought Shukaku as the One-Tail unleashed repeated Tailed Beast Bombs that threatened the Land of Rivers. After surviving a close-range blast, Chen briefly restrained Shukaku and prepared to use Snake Sage Mode.

• Shukaku distrusted Chen’s talk of a truce and fired repeated Tailed Beast Bombs while Chen dodged the blasts.
• Kato Dan recognized the distant tremors as Tailed Beast Bombs, learned Chen was fighting the One-Tail Jinchuriki, and selected five Elite Jonin to support him.
• Chen returned in Sage Mode and charged Shukaku, cutting off his paw with Chidori Sharp Spear before it quickly regenerated.
• Shukaku lured Chen close and detonated a partially formed Tailed Beast Bomb, but Chen survived behind Triple Rashomon and layered Earth Style defenses.
• Chen used Chakra Chains to briefly restrain Shukaku, then prepared to try Sage Jutsu in Snake Sage Mode.

Chen captured Garaga, the One-Tail Jinchuriki, and returned to Konoha’s base, where he learned about Sakumo’s costly mission against Sunagakure. Sakumo asked Chen to look after Kakashi if he ever fell in battle.

• Chen used Sage Art and sealing techniques to defeat Shukaku, awaken Garaga, and isolate the beast’s power from him.
• Kato Dan arrived with Konoha ninjas, and Chen confirmed that he had captured the One-Tail Jinchuriki alive.
• After reporting the intelligence at the base, Chen met Sakumo and went with him to eat and drink.
• Sakumo told Chen that only eight of the thirty ninjas on his ambush mission had returned and that he had encountered Chiyo.
• Sakumo asked Chen to look after Kakashi if Sakumo died on the battlefield, and Chen agreed.

Chen, Sakumo, and Jiraiya discussed Kakashi’s pride and the risk that losing his heroic father could devastate him. Jiraiya then told them the village planned to send them to another front as commanders, likely to the Land of Water, while Tsunade would replace them on the Land of Wind front.

• Sakumo worried that Kakashi idolized Konoha’s Hero rather than seeing him as an ordinary father, leaving Kakashi vulnerable if Sakumo fell.
• Jiraiya joined Chen and Sakumo and asked about Chen capturing the One-Tail Jinchuriki, learning that Chen had renamed Shukaku Laifu.
• Jiraiya told Chen and Sakumo that the village had ordered them to escort wounded ninja back and then command another battlefield because other fronts lacked powerful fighters.
• Jiraiya suggested the Land of Water as their likely destination, and Sakumo and Chen agreed it would have fewer enemies than the Land of Wind.
• Jiraiya revealed that Tsunade would transfer to the Land of Wind front to counter Chiyo’s poison, and Chen called her return a Sannin class reunion.

Chen and Sakumo received orders to leave the war zone and return to Konoha with the fallen ninja and prisoners. Chen and Minato checked the casualty records, then shared a farewell meal as they prepared to depart.

• Chen reviewed the casualty list, and Orochimaru ordered him to bring Minato along to help verify the bodies.
• Chen told Mikoto to pack for their departure, then met Minato at the body storage station.
• Chen and Minato compared the casualty lists while an elderly Jonin recounted the fallen ninja’s stories.
• Minato suggested a farewell meal, and Chen joined him for food and a drink.

Chen and Minato discussed honoring fallen ninja, Chen’s plan for peace, and Minato’s need to master the Flying Thunder God Technique. After returning to Konoha, Chen reunited with Kushina and planned to spend his short rest with her and Mikoto before returning to the front.

• Chen explained that Jiraiya had Minato verify the fallen ninja list so he would understand the weight of each life.
• Chen told Minato that he had a plan for peace and urged him to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique, then asked him to tell Nawaki not to die.
• At the end of Konoha Year 37, Chen and Sakumo returned their force to Konoha, where the Third Hokage welcomed them.
• The Third Hokage scheduled a Memorial Stone ceremony for the next afternoon and a Jonin Meeting for the following morning, and asked Chen to notify Sakumo.
• Chen met Kushina outside the Hokage Office Building and invited her to share a meal with him and Mikoto before wandering around the village.

At a Jonin Meeting, the Third Hokage assigned new graduates to the war and appointed Uchiha Chen and Hatake Sakumo to lead Konoha’s front against Hidden Mist Village. After the meeting, Chen and Sakumo prepared to inspect supplies and consult Tsunade before heading to the front.

• The Third Hokage announced that nearly eighty Ninja Academy graduates would be sent to the battlefield and assigned some to Chunin squads because Konoha lacked Jonin instructors.
• The Third Hokage sent Homura Mitokado and two thousand ninja to help Danzo stabilize the Land of Hot Water front against Hidden Cloud Village.
• The Third Hokage named Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Chen as the highest commanders against Kirigakure and said Sensor Ninja would reinforce the front.
• The Third Hokage gave Sakumo and Chen personnel assignments and supply information, and urged Chen to meet the village’s expectations.
• Sakumo and Chen agreed to inspect the supplies the next day, and Chen said he would consult Tsunade about the front’s situation.

Chen found Tsunade gambling in an underground casino and disrupted the game by opening a window until the other gamblers left. Tsunade explained that Shizune was her new disciple, and she offered to raise Chen’s future daughter.

• Chen entered an underground casino and found Tsunade winning chips from the other gamblers.
• Shizune brought Tsunade lunch, and Chen quietly put her to sleep before opening a window to drive the gamblers away with cold air.
• After the gamblers left, Tsunade explained that Shizune’s father had died in battle and entrusted the girl to her care.
• Tsunade offered to raise Chen’s future daughter and teach her all her abilities.

Chen and Tsunade discussed the war, Konoha’s flaws, and their reasons for continuing to serve the village before parting as Tsunade headed for the Land of Wind. Shizune’s teasing left Chen embarrassed after Tsunade departed.

• Tsunade and Chen left the gambling house for an izakaya, carrying the sleeping Shizune with them.
• Chen told Tsunade that casualties in the Land of Wind were manageable, but Hidden Sand had nearly twice Konoha’s troop numbers and Chiyo’s elites were deployed.
• Tsunade reflected on how medical ninjas could not prevent death and asked Chen what he would do about Konoha’s darker side; Chen said he wanted to change the village.
• Tsunade gave Chen a Scroll detailing the front lines and said she was returning to the Land of Wind, asking him to tell Kushina goodbye and not die.
• Shizune teased Chen as Tsunade carried her away, leaving him speechless on the floor.

Chen’s friends gathered for a belated welcome-back dinner, though their real purpose was to see him before he left for the battlefield. The group ended up at Ichiraku Ramen, where they ran into Kushina and Mikoto.

• Chen challenged Obito, Asuma, Might Guy, and Kakashi over their choice of ice cream and their lackluster dinner plans.
• Chen took the coupons from Obito’s wallet and led the group toward Ichiraku Ramen.
• Chen reflected that Obito wanted to get closer to him, Asuma hoped to receive more valuable gifts, and Kakashi and Might Guy had come to see him off.
• Chen and the others encountered Kushina and Mikoto at Ichiraku Ramen, and the four boys nervously approached Kushina, their teacher.
• Kushina and Chen exchanged jokes as everyone settled in at the ramen shop.

Uchiha Chen and Sakumo left Konoha with a thousand ninja to take command of the Land of Water front. In the Hidden Mist Village, Fugaku learned that Chen was approaching and planned a gift for him.

• Chen gave Kakashi the Infinity Blade before departing, and Kakashi asked Kushina whether she and Chen were lovers.
• The Third Hokage ordered Chen and Sakumo to deploy to the Land of Water front with a thousand ninja.
• Sakumo addressed the assembled force, and Chen led the ninja from Konoha toward the front lines.
• White Zetsu reported the war's progress to Fugaku and said Orochimaru possessed Fugaku's father's Mangekyo Sharingan.
• White Zetsu told Fugaku that Sakumo and Chen were approaching with a thousand ninja, and Fugaku decided to give Chen a grand gift.

Fugaku ordered Kirigakure's forces in the Land of Waves to attack Konoha, using the war to weaken the Leaf while he abandoned his bid to become Uchiha clan head. Terumi Sora received Yagura's order and prepared to attack Konoha's base at dawn, unnerved by the Mizukage's intelligence network and the changes in him.

• Fugaku rejected a long-distance ambush as too risky and ordered the Mist Ninja in the Land of Waves to attack Konoha instead.
• Fugaku accepted that he could not presently become Uchiha clan head and chose to lie low while pursuing his plans for the Nine-Tails.
• A sea eagle delivered Yagura's urgent order to Terumi Sora, directing Kirigakure's forces to launch a large-scale attack on Konoha's base at dawn.
• Terumi Sora saw Yagura's detailed map of Konoha's coastal scouts and suspected the Mizukage had an extensive intelligence network.
• Terumi Sora ordered his forces to prepare for an attack at five the following morning.

Nawaki and Nonō nearly shared a kiss before an explosion signaled a Kirigakure surprise attack on the Konoha camp. Shikakumo dispatched forces to respond and suspected that a high-ranking spy had leaked Konoha’s deployment.

• Nawaki and Nonō walked patrol together, and Nawaki confessed his feelings just before an explosion interrupted their near-kiss.
• Nonō went to take charge at the hospital while Nawaki led the Konoha Ninja out of camp toward the attack.
• Shikakumo and Uchiha Hikari concluded that Kirigakure had launched a surprise attack and considered the risk of an assault from behind.
• After a red Signal Flare confirmed trouble in the rear, Shikakumo ordered the First Platoon to assemble and the Second Echelon to support Hizashi.
• Shikakumo suspected that a high-ranking spy in the frontline command headquarters had revealed Konoha’s deployment.

Nawaki summoned Slugs to heal Konoha's forces as they clashed with Kirigakure and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. Meanwhile, Himeji summoned a powerful ally to aid Hizashi and the scouts, leaving Hizashi stunned by the young man's appearance.

• Nawaki summoned a giant Slug that split into smaller Slugs and attached themselves to Konoha's ninja to provide healing.
• Nawaki attacked the advancing Kirigakure troops with Water Release, but Jinpachi Munashi and Juzo Biwa countered while Hiashi fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
• Konoha's forces arrived to intercept the swordsmen, allowing Hiashi to recover and rejoin the battle.
• Hizashi and Himeji's scouting party was surrounded by Mist Ninja, and Hizashi proposed staying behind with the other captain to cover the retreat.
• Himeji revealed she had called for reinforcements and used a bloodied Blue Bottle to summon a young man with a little White Snake around his neck, stunning Hizashi.

Chen was summoned to the front lines after Kirigakure attacked, where he shielded Himeji and the Konoha shinobi with a devastating composite Ninjutsu. He led them toward the Konoha base and ordered them to join the Second Echelon and destroy the Kirigakure force.

• Big White told Chen that Kirigakure had attacked the front lines and Himeji was in danger, so Chen used a summoning to reach her.
• Chen arrived beside Himeji and Hizashi as Kirigakure's forces approached, then ordered the Konoha shinobi to fall back while he held the enemy off.
• Chen used Earth Style: Earth Flow River to swallow Mist Ninja, then formed Shadow Clones to prepare a combination attack.
• Suikazan Fuguki tried to counter with Exploding Water Colliding Wave, but Chen completed his seals first and unleashed Five Releases: Great Fireball Technique, killing over a hundred Kirigakure shinobi.
• Chen led Himeji and the others toward the Konoha base, learned that the Second Echelon was nearing, and ordered the forces to join them and wipe out Kirigakure.

Suikazan Fuguki abandoned his troops and fled toward the Land of Fire, but Chen pursued him and demanded Samehada. Fuguki refused to surrender the sword, leaving the two poised to fight.

• Suikazan Fuguki used the Hidden Mist Technique to create a Water Clone and secretly fled while his troops fought Konoha's Second Echelon.
• Chen pursued Suikazan Fuguki after Himeji spotted his escape and confronted him about abandoning his subordinates.
• Suikazan Fuguki revealed he planned to become a Rogue Ninja and offered to leave without harming Konoha's ninja if Chen let him go.
• Chen rejected Fuguki's offer and demanded that he leave Samehada behind.
• Suikazan Fuguki refused, insisting Chen was already too greedy after taking the Lightning Blade.

Chen defeated Suikazan Fuguki by opening the Fifth Gate and using Kirin, then claimed Samehada. The sword began restoring Chen’s chakra and easing his exhaustion as he left the battle.

• Suikazan Fuguki attacked Chen with Samehada, and Chen dodged before opening the Fifth Gate of the Eight Gates Formation.
• Chen moved faster than Suikazan Fuguki could respond and kicked him flying.
• Chen used Kirin to shatter Suikazan Fuguki’s defense and defeat him.
• Chen stored Suikazan Fuguki’s corpse in a Scroll and took Samehada after it nudged his ankle.
• Samehada fed chakra back to Chen and dispelled some of his fatigue.

As Kirigakure retreated from Konoha’s coastline, Chen stopped Konoha’s exhausted forces from pursuing too far. Black Zetsu and White Zetsu watched the battle and decided Chen’s growing strength threatened their plans, identifying Himeji as one of his weaknesses.

• Terumi Sora ordered Kirigakure to retreat, and the remaining Seven Ninja Swordsmen withdrew toward the sea.
• Chen blocked Terumi Sora’s escape with Water Dragon Bullets, but Terumi Sora used Lava Release to cover his flight.
• Nawaki, Hiashi, and the Konoha forces pursued the retreating Kirigakure until Chen signaled them to stop at the coastline.
• Rokuun approved of Chen’s leadership and considered his growing influence within Konoha significant.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu watched Chen, discussed killing him, and identified Himeji as one of his weaknesses before leaving to report to Fugaku.

After Konoha repelled Kirigakure’s surprise attack, Chen took command of the exhausted front line and assessed the heavy casualties, while warning Nawaki that the war was far from over. As Chen investigated a suspected spy and handled reports from the battle, Nawaki helped copy the dead’s names and chose a grand title for himself.

• Nawaki asked Chen whether Kirigakure’s defeat would end the war, and Chen explained that the conflict had only reached its middle stage.
• Chen reviewed the casualty report, then took over command from Rokuun and spent the day completing the handover.
• Chen and Himeji worked late on the battle report and the list of Konoha’s dead, which Chen had assigned to Himeji.
• Nawaki told Chen that he and Nonō suspected a spy had helped Kirigakure bypass the scouts, and Chen said he already had a solution.
• Chen made Nawaki help copy two hundred names and told him his merits report praised his defeat of Jinin Akebino.
• Nawaki considered titles for himself, and Chen suggested that he call himself the Sea King.

After Konoha secured the Land of Waves, Chen established sensory barriers while Sakumo and Rokuun assessed the shifting fronts. Sakumo ordered an offensive against the Land of Water to disrupt Kirigakure’s support for Cloud, and Chen named the operation the Hundred Ninja War.

• Chen established more than ten sensory barriers across the Land of Waves to detect nearby ninjas and sabotage attempts.
• Rokuun explained that Kirigakure had abandoned the Land of Waves and the Land of Bears, then joined Cloud’s forces in the Land of Hot Water to pressure Danzo.
• Sakumo decided to attack the Land of Water rather than send his forces to reinforce Danzo.
• Sakumo ordered teams to mine and plant Explosive Tags along Kirigakure’s sea routes within three days, while also targeting coastal supply strongholds.
• Chen announced the codename for the operation as the Hundred Ninja War.