Recaps

Katsuo defeated Nagato, crushed the Stone and Sand forces, and killed the Crown Prince while forcing Minato to reshape the Land of Fire’s leadership. As news of his strength spread and the remaining villages prepared for his arrival, Katsuo fortified his household and laid plans across the Ninja World.

• Katsuo defeated Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain, but Black Zetsu rescued Nagato and warned him to avoid Katsuo until the tailed beasts were gathered.
• Katsuo’s clone led Konoha’s forces against Iwagakure, where Katsuo annihilated Old Dee’s Demolition Squad and helped rout the Stone army.
• Katsuo treated Kakashi’s transplanted Sharingan, then ordered Konoha’s forces to launch a full offensive against Sunagakure.
• Katsuo used his Susanoo to defeat Rasa and devastate the Sand forces, securing Konoha’s victory on the Wind-Fire Battlefield.
• Katsuo killed the eldest Crown Prince and ordered Minato to send his ashes to the Daimyo’s Residence and find a compliant successor.
• Katsuo helped Kushina, Mikoto, and Konan begin sensing Natural Energy, strengthened their household barriers, and discussed studying space-time techniques with Kushina.
• Ōnoki ordered Iwagakure to withdraw, while the Fourth Raikage prepared Kumogakure to retreat and Killer B refused to abandon the village.
• Katsuo sent Uchiha clan members to plant Flying Thunder God coordinates across the Ninja World and arranged for a marked sword to reach the Daimyo’s Residence.

Katsuo defeated the coalition sent to kill him, destroyed Kumogakure, and forced the other nations to surrender tailed beasts and wealth. After strengthening his Sage Body and negotiating with Tsunade, he discovered Orochimaru’s Monster Tree was the Ten-Tails’ true body.

• The Fire Daimyo issued an SS-rank Demon Subjugation Order, and Danzo and Miyamoto Mutō helped assemble fighters from across the ninja world to kill Katsuo.
• Hiruzen warned Asuma that Katsuo could sense Konoha’s people and refused to let the village assist the planned attack, while Katsuo learned the Daimyo’s Residence would gather powerful protectors.
• Katsuo ended the fighting on the Fire Earth Battlefield, then confronted the coalition at the capital and killed the Fourth Raikage, Ōnoki, Killer B, Granny Chiyo, and other fighters, overcoming Miyamoto Buyō’s sword techniques.
• Katsuo killed the Fire Daimyo and his protectors, seized the residence’s wealth and sealing techniques, and returned to Konoha, where Minato organized the spoils and demanded compensation from other nations.
• Katsuo rejected the envoys’ denials and demanded tailed beasts, techniques, and vast payments from the Lands of Earth, Wind, Water, and Waterfall, while Kisame accepted his offer to join Konoha.
• Obito saw Kakashi kill Rin, awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, and left with Madara’s name, while Katsuo sent Uchiha clansmen to find Kakashi and Kisame to search for Nagato and Madara.
• Katsuo destroyed Kumogakure after Iyun sacrificed himself trying to stop him, then spent seven days in Cloud-Lightning Gorge strengthening his Sage Body and Lightning Truth-Seeking Orb.
• Katsuo bargained with Tsunade for permission to teach the Yin Seal to his wives, then visited Orochimaru’s hidden base and identified the Monster Tree as the Ten-Tails after it resisted his powers.

Katsuo strengthened the Ten-Tails by absorbing tailed beasts, defeated Obito, and forced the hidden villages into submission or cooperation. As he trained his wives in senjutsu, Madara revived Obito and began investigating Katsuo, setting his plans in motion.

• Katsuo fed Sage Chakra and corpses to the Monster Tree, transformed it into a Ten-Tails, and sealed it inside himself.
• Katsuo weakened Gyūki and Shukaku, fed them to the Ten-Tails, and returned to Konoha, where he restored Kakashi’s original eye.
• Katsuo and Orochimaru invaded Ryūchi Cave, where Katsuo killed the Black Serpent Dragon and claimed its earth-energy pearl.
• Katsuo found Obito and killed him after outlasting his Kamui phasing, then took his remaining Mangekyō Sharingan and awakened a Six Tomoe Rinnegan.
• Katsuo received the Land of Wind’s and Land of Waterfall’s submissions, ordered Iwagakure to capture Roshi, and demanded that the Land of Water submit and find its missing Jinchuriki.
• Katsuo damaged the Five-Tails’ and Seven-Tails’ consciousnesses, sealed both beasts into the Ten-Tails, and returned their Jinchuriki corpses to their villages.
• Madara revived Obito through Impure World Reincarnation, learned that Katsuo had killed him, and ordered an investigation of the other tailed beasts.
• Katsuo waited for Mikoto, Konan, and Kushina to finish senjutsu training, then took them flying on swords to watch the sunset.

Katsuo defended Konoha, revived his parents, married Mikoto, and welcomed children into his growing family. After defeating Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and inheriting his Blood Karma, Katsuo learned the mark would bring powerful pursuers and began preparing for them while improving his Kamui Dimension.

• Katsuo repelled Pain’s assault on Konoha, fought Reanimated Madara, rescued Uzumaki Keiga, and saved Minato’s family.
• Katsuo revived Uchiha Osamu and Uchiha Rei, married Mikoto, and later welcomed Tenmei, Uzumaki Chōsei, and Yao into his family.
• Katsuo transformed a massive storm into a Divine Tree, traveled to the moon, and discovered Kaguya Otsutsuki imprisoned within the Black Orb of Planetary Devastation.
• Kaguya told Katsuo about the Otsutsuki Clan and the Primordial God Tree, and Katsuo abandoned his plan to challenge the clan directly.
• Katsuo found Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and defeated him, extracting the Ten-Tails before Isshiki’s Blood Karma spread across Katsuo.
• Katsuo used Number Ten to devour the Ten-Tails, then learned from Kaguya that Blood Karma would summon Otsutsuki avengers and that Kōshiki Otsutsuki would act after its final eruption.
• Katsuo concealed his Blood Karma, promised to free Kaguya within ten years, and returned to Konoha to spend time with his children and assess the Uchiha clansmen mastering Sage Mode.
• Katsuo absorbed Isshiki’s Golden Wheel Eye, fused his Byakugan with the Giant Tenseigan, and spread its life energy through his Kamui Dimension.