Recaps

Chen captured Yui, the Seven-Tails' jinchuriki, and extracted some of the Seven-Tails' Chakra near Roran. He sealed the Chakra in a scroll, altered Yui's seals, and planned to return her to the Forest of Death with her memories erased.

• Chen found Yui, Shibuki, and Shisui hiding in a cave, defeated Shibuki and Shisui with Genjutsu, and took Yui away using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Chen brought Yui to an uninhabited area near Roran, put her to sleep with Genjutsu, and loosened her seal to draw out the Seven-Tails' Chakra.
• The Seven-Tails emerged inside Chen's barrier, asked about Shukaku and Kurama, then attacked after Chen claimed he would take its Chakra clone to see them.
• Chen used his Mangekyo Sharingan to control the extraction and stored the Seven-Tails' Chakra in a scroll.
• Chen repaired Yui's seal, added seven more seals, and prepared to return her to the Forest of Death after erasing her memories.

After the second Chunin Exam, Chen watched the elimination matches, where Might Guy defeated Obito after a candy lodged in Obito’s throat disrupted his Fire Release. Might Guy advanced, while Obito’s plans to impress Rin and face Kakashi fell apart.

• Chen secretly helped the Takigakure team steal Yashamaru’s Earth Scroll and sealed the Seven-Tails inside Yui.
• Five days later, the surviving Genin gathered for elimination matches to determine who would advance to the final exhibition round.
• Obito challenged Might Guy confidently, expecting to win with his Ninjutsu and prepared traps.
• Might Guy dodged Obito’s Kunai and countered his wire trap, but Obito choked on candy just as he prepared to use the Great Fireball Jutsu.
• Might Guy kicked the candy from Obito’s throat and knocked him down, and Inoichi declared Might Guy the winner.

After the Chunin Exams preliminaries, Chen suspected that the Fourth Mizukage was a White Zetsu disguise and considered the threat of Fugaku’s plans. Fugaku returned to the Uchiha Clan Grounds and invited Chen to drink, while preparing to destroy Konoha and avenge his father.

• Kakashi defeated Yashamaru and his three Puppets, while Asuma decisively beat a ninja from the Hidden Rain Village.
• Rasa and Yagura arrived in Konoha for the finals, and Chen found no sign that Yagura was under Genjutsu, suspecting he was a White Zetsu in disguise.
• Chen told Himeji to watch Kushina while he went to find Minato and Nawaki to discuss countermeasures.
• Fugaku returned to the Uchiha Clan Grounds, uncovered the wine he had buried years earlier, and reflected on his plans to avenge his father and destroy Konoha.
• Fugaku told White Zetsu to invite Chen to drink with him.

Chen went to Fugaku’s house knowing the invitation was a trap, but Fugaku’s ambush failed to catch him off guard. Fugaku trapped Chen in the Six Violet Flame Formation and flew away to attack Konoha, while Chen looked forward to capturing the White Zetsu.

• Chen accepted Fugaku’s invitation and went to his house after warning Minato and the others.
• Fugaku attacked Chen at close range, but Chen blocked him and counterattacked.
• Fugaku used an unknown Mangekyo Sharingan ability to stop Chen’s Kunai in midair.
• Fugaku activated the Six Violet Flame Formation and had six White Zetsu use Severing Void to restrict spatial fluctuations around Chen.
• Fugaku said he would let Chen out after destroying Konoha, then flew away as Chen focused on the White Zetsu.

Chen used Shadow Clones to capture six White Zetsu and break the Six Violet Flame Formation, then learned Fugaku had launched an attack inside Konoha. As the village mobilized to protect civilians and fight back, Danzo ordered Root to keep the other Uchiha ninjas out of the battle.

• Chen's Shadow Clones tricked six White Zetsu, controlled them with Genjutsu, and destroyed the Six Violet Flame Formation.
• Chen sealed a Black Receiver in a Scroll and sent his clones to carry out the plan while his original pursued Fugaku.
• Fugaku detonated Explosive Tags around Konoha to begin his attack and weaken the village.
• The Third Hokage ordered ninjas to escort civilians to safety and barred those under fifteen from fighting.
• Danzo argued that the Uchiha could not be trusted and revealed that Root had already been sent to isolate them from the battle.

After Fugaku attacked Konoha, Danzo tried to keep the Uchiha from joining the fight, but Chen defied him and sent the clan to support the village. Meanwhile, the Fourth Mizukage launched a sudden attack that set Kirigakure’s Konoha Crush Plan in motion, where Minato Namikaze was waiting outside.

• Danzo ordered Root to monitor and isolate the Uchiha, while the Third Hokage accepted the decision.
• Chen found the assembled Uchiha barred from joining the battle by Root Shinobi and ordered the clan to follow him anyway.
• Chen struck down one Root Shinobi, killed another who tried to stop him, and sent the remaining Root Shinobi away.
• Chen told Mikoto to kill anyone who obstructed the clan’s support efforts, then vanished as the Uchiha headed to battle.
• Rasa restrained Sunagakure’s forces, but the disguised Fourth Mizukage Yagura attacked Konoha and prompted Kirigakure’s ninja to act.
• Minato Namikaze guarded the outside of the village against the Kirigakure attack.

Fugaku used his Mangekyo Sharingan’s gravity power to attack Chen and then unleashed a prepared meteor shower over Konoha. As dozens of enormous boulders descended, the Third Hokage feared the village would be destroyed.

• Fugaku stopped on Hokage Rock and used Earth God to tear loose a massive slab, hurling it at Chen.
• Chen cut the slab apart with Sage Art: Lightning Cutter and ground its pieces into fragments to limit the damage.
• The Third Hokage told Fugaku to surrender, but Fugaku refused and released a barrier holding dozens of enormous boulders overhead.
• Fugaku’s meteors descended toward Konoha, leaving the Third Hokage overwhelmed by the threat to the village.

Chen protected Konoha from Fugaku’s meteor attack by redirecting the boulders through a barrier, sending them to Roran, where Sara discovered them. Meanwhile, Akatsuki members watched the failed assault, and Sasori and Kakuzu infiltrated Konoha.

• Orochimaru suggested that Chen use the Flying Thunder God Technique to evacuate Konoha, but Chen instead spread a vast barrier around the village.
• Fugaku’s meteors broke through Mito’s barrier, but Chen’s black-patterned barrier absorbed them and sent the boulders to Roran.
• Sara investigated the boulders in Roran and found ninja gear, including a manhole cover marked Uchiha Clan Grounds.
• Years later, the boulders became a famous attraction called Stonehenge, and a novel titled "Hey, Come Out" spread through the ninja world.
• Juzo Biwa and other Akatsuki members watched Fugaku’s attack fail, then learned that Sasori and Kakuzu had already left to infiltrate Konoha.

Kakuzu infiltrated Konoha to rob the Senju Clan Compound, where he clashed with Nawaki, while Sasori sought revenge on Sakumo at the Hatake Clan Compound. The chapter left Sakumo destroying Sasori’s puppets as Sasori brought out his strongest puppet, the Third Kazekage.

• Kakuzu entered Konoha through its damaged defenses and killed a Konoha Ninja while heading for the Senju Clan Compound to steal its wealth.
• Nawaki confronted Kakuzu, exchanged information about their bounties, and charged at him with Samehada after learning Kakuzu’s head was worth eighty million ryō.
• Sasori attacked Sakumo at the Hatake Clan Compound, but Sakumo struck Hiruko and sent Sasori flying.
• Sakumo used Hatake Style: Break to destroy a quarter of Sasori’s more than one hundred puppets in five minutes.
• Sasori brought out his strongest puppet, the Third Kazekage.

Fugaku unleashed the Three-Tails against Konoha, but Kushina used the Nine-Tails to drive it outside the village. Deva Path then began Nagato’s plan to seal all of Konoha with True? Planetary Devastation.

• Black Zetsu released the Three-Tails from Yagura, and Fugaku sent it to attack Konoha.
• The Three-Tails fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at the village, but another bomb blasted it away in the sky.
• Kushina transformed with six Nine-Tails Chakra tails, then used the Nine-Tails to throw the Three-Tails beyond Konoha’s gates.
• Deva Path appeared beside Fugaku and prepared a technique while Fugaku left to capture the Nine-Tails.
• Deva Path formed a black sphere and used True? Planetary Devastation, pulling up earth and debris across Konoha as Nagato began bleeding outside the village.

Nagato unleashed True: Chibaku Tensei to seal or destroy Konoha, while Sakumo and Sasori continued fighting and Kakuzu and Nawaki tried to disengage. Chen proposed the Four Red Yang Formation to counter the attack, and Tsunade arrived to help provide the four fighters needed to activate it.

• Nagato unleashed True: Chibaku Tensei, prompting White Zetsu and Black Zetsu to flee the area.
• Sakumo kept Sasori under pressure as their fight continued, while Nagato's technique disrupted Sasori's Puppets.
• Kakuzu and Nawaki agreed to stop fighting but argued over who should leave first, until Kakuzu departed and Nawaki attacked him with Water Release.
• Chen proposed using the Four Red Yang Formation to counter Nagato's Sealing Jutsu, but the Third Hokage noted they were one fighter short.
• Tsunade arrived beside Chen, and after she punched his Shadow Clone for summoning her while she was in a bathrobe, Chen used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave.

Chen, Kushina, and the Third Hokage’s allies resisted Nagato’s Planetary Devastation while Chen and Kushina fought Fugaku. Chen pierced Fugaku through the chest, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• The Third Hokage and three others formed the Four Red Yang Formation, holding back Nagato’s Planetary Devastation as Nagato’s strength waned.
• The Nine-Tails lent Kushina its power and accepted Chen’s Susanoo armor before they confronted Fugaku and the Three-Tails.
• Kushina’s Adamantine Chains restrained the Three-Tails, but Fugaku used Earth God and Black Flames to fend off their attacks.
• Fugaku redirected the Nine-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb, leaving himself vulnerable when Earth God was no longer protecting him.
• Chen used a hidden Flying Thunder God formula on the Spiral Sword to appear beside Fugaku and stab through his chest with Chidori.

Chen defeated Fugaku’s attack, while Konoha’s defenders repelled the remaining enemies and began repairing the village. The chapter ended with Chen ordering the Uchiha Clan to donate supplies to Konoha, hoping to strengthen ties after the assault.

• Fugaku used Izanagi to survive Chen’s attack, but Chen anticipated the trick, and Fugaku lost one Mangekyo Sharingan before retreating.
• The Deva Path withdrew, allowing the Third Hokage to confirm that the Four Red Yang Formation had withstood the falling debris.
• Sakumo broke through Sasori’s defenses, but White Zetsu delayed him long enough for Sasori to escape with the Third Kazekage.
• The Third Hokage directed Konoha’s recovery efforts as Chen heard the Third Elder report the Uchiha Clan’s losses.
• Chen ordered the Uchiha Clan to donate one-third of its stored supplies to support Konoha’s reconstruction.

After the failed Konoha attack, Fugaku joined Akatsuki while secretly plotting to obtain Uchiha Yama’s eyes by trading for Danzo’s Sharingan. In the aftermath, Konoha suspended the Chunin Exams, Kirigakure faced blame, and the Hidden Cloud Village prepared to exploit Konoha’s weakness through peace talks that would cause trouble.

• Fugaku told White Zetsu he would never return to Konoha after losing an eye and becoming a Rogue Ninja.
• Fugaku decided to seize Danzo and use Kagami’s eye to trade with Orochimaru and Chen for Uchiha Yama’s eyes.
• News spread that Fugaku had colluded with Fourth Mizukage Yagura to attack Konoha, and Konoha suspended the Chunin Exams.
• Fourth Kazekage Rasa led the Hidden Sand Village delegation home while Konoha held Kirigakure responsible for the attack.
• Fourth Raikage A rejected the idea of war but mobilized the Hidden Cloud Village to pressure Konoha, then planned to send a troublemaking delegation for peace talks.
• A refused to let Killer B join the delegation, keeping the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki at Cloud Lightning Gorge.

Konoha began rebuilding after the attack, and the Hidden Mist Village left the Three-Tails mortgaged to Konoha because it could not afford to ransom it. As Konoha reassigned clan grounds, Danzo’s attempt to move the Uchiha Clan was rejected, and Chen left him baffled with a sarcastic show of praise.

• The Hidden Mist Village released its detained ninja and mortgaged the Three-Tails to Konoha, agreeing to pay storage fees and compensation.
• Mei Terumi blamed both the Bloody Mist Policy and Konoha hegemonism after being forced to work on Konoha’s construction sites during her imprisonment.
• Danzo announced new clan-ground locations, including a forest for the Aburame Clan and a training ground for the Hatake Clan.
• The Third Hokage rejected Danzo’s plan to move the Uchiha Clan, citing Chen’s survival, the clan’s integration, and its contributions during the battle.
• Chen heard of Danzo’s schemes and sarcastically praised him after the meeting, leaving Danzo baffled.

Danzo prepared to transplant Sharingan and Wood Release into himself, trusting Otsu to complete the operation. Otsu was actually Hiruko, who had secretly shared Danzo’s plans with Orochimaru and now intended to use the operation to gain his freedom by killing Danzo.

• Danzo returned to Root and asked Otsu whether the Wood Release experiments and Shin’s body were ready.
• Danzo explained that he would first transplant the Sharingan and Wood Release into Shin, then transfer Shin’s arm to himself.
• Danzo kept Orochimaru out of the coming transplant, unaware that Otsu had leaked details of his plans to him through hints.
• Danzo removed Otsu’s mask and called him Hiruko, reminding him that Danzo had saved his life and demanding that he care for Shin’s body.
• Hiruko recalled how Danzo had manipulated him into joining Root and resolved to kill Danzo so he could become free and stronger.

After the Chunin Exams ended, Kakashi, Asuma, and Might Guy became Chunin, while Obito awakened a one-tomoe Sharingan after a falling rock crushed his leg. Chen then showed Minato and Nawaki the Sage of Six Paths’ Stone Tablet and revealed his plan to use Infinite Tsukuyomi and Genjutsu to create peace.

• A smaller tournament selected Kakashi as champion, and Obito awakened a one-tomoe Sharingan after the Third Hokage’s stone head crushed his leg.
• Kakashi, Asuma, and Might Guy became Chunin, and Chen gave each of them a gift, including Kakashi a signed copy of Jiraiya’s Icha Icha Paradise.
• Chen brought Minato and Nawaki to Naka Shrine and showed them the ancient Stone Tablet beneath it.
• Chen explained that the Stone Tablet recorded the Sage of Six Paths’ teachings, then used Genjutsu to show Minato and Nawaki Kaguya’s story.
• Chen told Minato and Nawaki that he planned to use Infinite Tsukuyomi and another Genjutsu to plant the idea of peace in every ninja’s mind.

Chen, Minato, and Nawaki planned to let Akatsuki gather the Tailed Beasts, including releasing the Three-Tails from Konoha. Their plans for barbecue were interrupted by an incident at the Hyuga Clan, where they found Hiashi sitting amid a crowd in apparent misery and anger.

• Chen explained that he wanted to use Infinite Tsukuyomi and Kotoamatsukami to implant the idea of peaceful unification in the ninja world.
• Chen, Minato, and Nawaki agreed to let Akatsuki make its move and gather the Tailed Beasts, with Chen planning to release the Three-Tails.
• Chen, Minato, and Nawaki left Naka Shrine and set off to get barbecue and drink Fugaku's stored liquor.
• An explosion and flames erupted near the Hyuga Clan Grounds, prompting Chen, Minato, and Nawaki to postpone their meal and investigate.
• Chen, Minato, and Nawaki pushed through the crowd around the Hyuga Clan and saw Hiashi sitting on the ground in an oversized nightgown, looking deeply miserable and resentful.

Hidden Cloud Village tried to abduct an unsealed Hyuga child during peace negotiations, but Hiashi caught the Cloud Ninja and beat him to death. The death threatened to turn the kidnapping into a diplomatic crisis and could force the Hyuga Clan to pay compensation, though Chen reassured Himeji that the Hokage would soon be distracted from Hidden Cloud.

• Hidden Cloud Village targeted Branch Family infants who had not yet received the Caged Bird Seal and planned to kidnap one during the night.
• Hiashi encountered the Cloud Ninja near the Branch Family grounds, and rumors spread that he had been caught stealing underwear in his pink pajamas.
• After Hiashi exposed the kidnapping, the Cloud Ninja tried to make his death a diplomatic weapon, but Hiashi killed him with Rouquan.
• Hyuga Tenko realized the Cloud Ninja's death could force the Hyuga Clan to surrender benefits, while Himeji worried about the consequences.
• Chen reassured Himeji that the Hokage would soon have no time to focus on Hidden Cloud Village.

The Hidden Cloud envoy’s death left Konoha debating whether to sacrifice Hizashi to protect Hiashi, while Orochimaru and Hiruko continued secret experiments. The chapter ended with a rumor exposing Danzo’s human experimentation and transplanted Kekkei Genkai shaking the village.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen and his advisers discussed the Hidden Cloud’s demands and delayed choosing a response, while some Hyuga elders proposed Hizashi die in Hiashi’s place.
• Hyuga Tenko refused to let Hizashi sacrifice himself, reassured by Himeji’s report that Chen had promised nothing would happen.
• Otsu joined Orochimaru and Hiruko in examining a body made from First Hokage’s cells, and they discussed their research and Danzo’s near-complete transplant.
• Chen used Kotoamatsukami on Hiruko, who left without realizing he had been controlled, while Orochimaru showed Chen Uchiha Yama’s eye and said he would cultivate the Rinnegan with it.
• A rumor spread through Konoha that Danzo had conducted human experiments and transplanted the Sharingan, Wood Release, the Byakugan, and other Kekkei Genkai.

Rumors accused Danzo of conducting human experiments and stealing the major clans’ Kekkei Genkai, prompting Chen, Nawaki, and Hiashi to confront Root. The Third Hokage discovered Danzo had lied about leaving the village, while Danzo prepared to face Chen with a newly acquired eye.

• Rumors that Danzo had implanted Wood Release, the Sharingan, and the Byakugan spread through Konoha, forcing the Third Hokage to consider investigating him.
• The Third Hokage told Homura Mitokado that Danzo had gone to the Land of Rain to investigate Fugaku and the Akatsuki Organization.
• An Anbu ninja reported that Chen, Nawaki, and Hiashi had led ninja into Root to demand an explanation from Danzo.
• Chen revealed that Danzo was hiding in Root, contradicting his claim that he had left the village, and the Third Hokage headed there.
• As Danzo unwound the bandages around his right arm, he said he would test his new eye on Kagami’s son.

Chen brought Nawaki, Hiashi, and other ninja into Root to investigate Danzo’s human experiments, reclaim Kagami’s eye, and help Orochimaru dismantle the organization. Root’s forces attacked, and Jia’s Lightning Release struck an invisible force before it could reach Chen.

• Chen led Nawaki, Hiashi, and the others into Root to demand an explanation for rumors implicating their clans.
• Danzo’s Root Shinobi assembled in the hall, using barriers and coordinated formations to prepare for the intruders.
• Chen warned the Root Shinobi to move aside, but Jia ordered them to attack and sent some toward Nawaki and Hiashi.
• Jia attacked Chen with a Lightning Release spike, but an invisible force shattered it before it touched Chen.

Chen fought through Root’s forces and confronted Danzo, who questioned how Chen learned about his Wood Release and Sharingan transplantation. Chen revealed he knew Danzo possessed his father Kagami’s eyes, and the chapter ended as Danzo lunged to take Chen’s eyes.

• Chen used Sage Mode and Snake Kata to kill Jia and several Root shinobi, then continued fighting through the encirclement.
• Chen signaled Nawaki and Hiashi to guard an exit so Danzo could not escape, while Orochimaru and Minato watched the other exits.
• Danzo emerged and demanded to know who had revealed his transplantation of Wood Release and Sharingan.
• Chen told Danzo he knew Danzo had been using his father Kagami’s eyes, and Danzo suspected Uchiha Yama had leaked the secret.
• Danzo lunged at Chen and thrust his fingers toward Chen’s eyes as Chen’s Mangekyo Sharingan began to spin.

Danzo relived the mission at the Land of Lightning border through Chen’s genjutsu and changed the events by saving Koharu, spotting traps, and volunteering to cover the group’s retreat. The illusion ended with Danzo horrified that the Second Hokage accepted his offer, while Chen’s Rasengan struck only the Danzo who vanished with Izanagi.

• Danzo saved Koharu from an Explosive Tag blast, leaving Kagami injured in his place.
• Danzo insisted the group seal and recover their fallen comrades, then guided the survivors through enemy traps.
• When the Second Hokage announced that someone had to stay behind, Danzo volunteered, but the Second Hokage accepted and led the others away.
• Hiruzen embraced Danzo and promised to wait for him, leaving Danzo frozen with despair.
• Chen’s Rasengan missed Danzo after Danzo vanished using Izanagi, and Chen wondered why his genjutsu had overwhelmed him.

Chen overwhelmed Danzo with Susanoo and forced him to flee deeper into Root, while Danzo spent several Sharingan using Izanagi to survive. Chen contacted Dong Mo, who reported setting up a barrier near the exit where Danzo was headed.

• Danzo escaped Chen’s Genjutsu with Izanagi and charged, but Chen’s Susanoo crushed him after his binding curse marks failed.
• Danzo revived and summoned Baku, but Chen’s Great Fireball dispelled it before Flying Thunder God and a Great Ball Rasengan killed Danzo again.
• After using Izanagi a third time, Danzo realized he could not defeat Chen and fled deeper into Root, ordering the Root Shinobi to hold Chen back.
• Chen shattered Root’s barrier with Susanoo and discovered Danzo had escaped the hall.
• Chen sent a message through a slug to Dong Mo, who confirmed that he had set up a barrier at the exit; Minato heard the report near Konoha’s back mountain.