Recaps

Katsuo’s power grew after he took the Sage Spring Water, and his clash with Kumogakure escalated into a war that ended with him killing the Third Raikage and controlling the Two-Tails. Konoha made peace with Kumogakure and ordered Katsuo to reinforce the Land of Rain, while Madara planned to target Katsuo’s companions.

• Katsuo drank the Sage Spring Water, survived the Old Toads’ attacks, and completed his transformation in Ryūchi Cave before sharing portions of the water with Konan and the Uchiha.
• Jiraiya confronted Katsuo over the Old Toad’s death and the stolen spring water, while the Third Hokage promoted Katsuo to jonin and the Uchiha clan publicly celebrated his achievements.
• After Kumogakure demanded Katsuo’s surrender, he denied the accusation before the Third Hokage, then secretly killed the Cloud delegation after it left Konoha.
• The Third Hokage ordered Katsuo and Yamanaka Seiun to lead three thousand troops to the border, where Katsuo fought the Third Raikage and helped Konoha drive back the Cloud Shinobi.
• Katsuo fought the Third Raikage and the Two-Tails Jinchuriki in a decisive battle, killed the Raikage, and forced Matatabi out of Muzi before controlling the beast and ending the war.
• Katsuo demanded the Third Raikage’s body remain in Konoha until Kumogakure found Uchiha Osamu’s killer, while Madara resolved to manipulate Katsuo by targeting his companions.
• Konoha agreed to release the surrendered Cloud Shinobi and ally with Kumogakure against Iwagakure, and Katsuo condemned the decision as he received orders to reinforce the Land of Rain.

Katsuo fought Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu, helped end the war in the Land of Rain, and began pursuing secrets tied to ocular power and Sage Mode. He withdrew from Konoha, leaving his loved ones behind, as Mount Myōboku’s forces arrived to demand him.

• Katsuo exchanged the Third Raikage’s body for Osamu’s Sharingan, forced the Cloud Shinobi to pay a ransom, and secretly followed Nawaki into the Land of Rain, where he encountered Black Zetsu.
• Katsuo confronted Uchiha Madara, learned about transferring ocular power, and fought him with the Two-Tails until Madara escaped and Matatabi died.
• Katsuo joined the battle against Hanzo, defeated him without killing him, and helped Konoha win the war before training Nawaki and asking Orochimaru to restore his father’s eyes.
• Katsuo warned Mitokado Homura not to threaten his life, then attended the victory banquet before turning away women who approached him and investigating the Yin Seal.
• Katsuo returned to Mount Myōboku, stole a black rod that could disrupt Chakra and Sage Mode, and told Orochimaru to protect Konan, Might Duy, and Son while he entered seclusion.
• A trained in Cloud-Lightning Gorge and vowed to avenge his father and kill Katsuo, while Mikoto received Katsuo’s letter and learned he would not return to Konoha yet.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Anbu to find Katsuo, but the Toad Clan’s army arrived at Konoha demanding him, and Hiruzen confronted the toads.

After years of seclusion, Katsuo returned to Konoha with immense new powers and reunited with Mikoto and the Uchiha family. When Konoha tried to enforce his banishment, he fought its forces and was trapped in a barrier as Fugaku arrived.

• The Mount Myōboku toads attacked Konoha while demanding Katsuo, and Hiruzen Sarutobi later declared Katsuo a rogue and imposed the Banishment Decree despite most jonin favoring peace.
• Katsuo pursued senjutsu in the Death Forest, eventually developing Sage Chakra, a Sage Body, and eight Dao Balls before sending a powerful clone to hunt his targets.
• Katsuo’s clone killed the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and Hozuki Mangetsu, coerced Kirigakure into surrendering sealing techniques, and left Kisame an offer to join him someday.
• After ending a two-year state of enlightenment, Katsuo returned to Konoha and used Yang Release to revive Uchiha Feng and heal other members of the Uchiha family.
• Katsuo told his family he had spent twelve years cultivating, offered to teach them Sage Mode, and learned that Mikoto, Kushina, and Konan had agreed to become his wives.
• Katsuo killed Root members and nine Genin who tried to expel him, then damaged Root’s headquarters and confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi and Konoha’s forces.
• Katsuo nullified Konoha’s attacks and killed dozens of its ninjas before four Elite Jonin trapped him in the Four Violet Flames Formation as Fugaku and the Uchiha police force arrived.

Katsuo crushed the Uchiha-led rebellion, forced Konoha’s leadership to accept his terms, and returned to the village to build alliances and pursue new powers. As the war worsened, he intervened on the battlefields and confronted Nagato in Amegakure, where the story left them facing off.

• Katsuo killed Fugaku and Utatane Koharu, defeated the Third Hokage, and forced Konoha to make Minato the Fourth Hokage while disbanding Root.
• Katsuo proposed a peaceful New World to Hiruzen Sarutobi, then returned to the Uchiha Compound and began building homes for his branch of the clan.
• Katsuo defeated the Toad Clan at Mount Myōboku, healed the injured toads, and warned Minato about the Otsutsuki Clan before offering to teach him Sage Mode.
• Katsuo reunited with Kushina, gave her and Mikoto Flying Thunder God pendants, and welcomed Konan back to Konoha.
• Katsuo trained Minato and Uchiha Sheng in Fusion-Flow Sage Mode, studied forbidden techniques, and agreed to accompany Kushina to Uzushio Village.
• Katsuo secretly replaced Obito’s eyes with his own, then watched over Obito while absorbing Sharingan to restore his dormant Mangekyo.
• Katsuo reunited with Old Duy and Guy, gave Guy an earth-energy Nunchaku, and sent a Dao Ball incarnation to help Konoha win the Fire Earth Battlefield.
• Katsuo confronted Nagato in Amegakure and demanded his Rinnegan, but Nagato struck him with Shinra Tensei and Katsuo emerged unharmed.