Recaps

Yichen exploited Konoha’s divisions, killed Obito, captured Shisui, and expanded Iwagakure’s power through alliances, research, and the Dragon Vein. The arc left Danzo facing a possible coup while Yichen built up Iwa’s next generation and investigated Five-Attribute balance.

• Yichen helped trigger Konoha’s Uchiha massacre, rescued several Uchiha children, and backed Iwagakure’s invasion of Sunagakure, which ended with Sunagakure’s defeat and territorial concessions.
• Danzo became Konoha’s Sixth Hokage after Tsunade resigned, while Yichen strengthened Iwagakure’s position through treaties and plans to exploit Konoha’s internal conflicts.
• Yichen developed Iwagakure’s young talent, reunited scattered Uzumaki with their clan, and worked with Orochimaru to investigate the Hyuga Caged Bird seal, though Iroha Hyuga’s soul was shattered.
• Yichen and Izumi Uchiha killed Obito Uchiha while rescuing children, then traded Hozuki Suigetsu and the others to Kirigakure in exchange for control of the Land of Hot Water.
• Yichen captured Shisui Uchiha after a battle with Konoha forces, while Danzo punished Kakashi and the Konoha clan heads formed an Anti-Danzo Alliance.
• Yichen trained Karin and Sakura, recruited Izumi Uchiha into Iwagakure, and sent Haku, Fujii Kusaka, and Kamizuru Tsuruhime to gain combat experience in Rōran, where they encountered the Dragon Vein.
• The Dragon Vein strengthened Fujii Kusaka’s Fire Release, while Yichen used trades with Danzo to obtain Wood Release research and shared the scrolls with Iwagakure’s younger generation.
• Shikaku Nara proposed striking Root or sabotaging Danzo’s First Hokage cell experiment, as Yichen assigned Haku to Anbu and began a separate laboratory for Five-Attribute balance training.

Yichen maneuvered Iwagakure through wars and alliances while pursuing new powers, and led an expedition to the moon that helped Neji awaken the Tenseigan. He returned to Iwagakure, then headed to meet the Sky Ninja Village’s leader as the Konoha Collapse Plan took shape.

• Sasori seized Rōran and defeated Rasa, and Yichen negotiated a treaty that divided the Land of Wind and stripped Sunagakure of its Great Ninja Village status.
• Shikaku Nara’s conspiracy drove Danzo from the Hokage succession, and Kakashi became the Seventh Hokage as Yichen mobilized Iwagakure and helped defeat the Fourth Raikage.
• Yichen backed Danzo after his flight from Konoha, while Kakashi’s forces failed to capture him and Yichen completed his Light Release fusion.
• Yichen recovered Madara Uchiha’s supplies from Kamui Space, recruited young disciples, and met Danzo to propose the Konoha Collapse Plan with support from the Sky Ninja and Orochimaru.
• Yichen fought Orochimaru’s reanimated warriors near the Space-Time Tunnel, trapped Senju Tobirama, and then led Neji and others through the tunnel to the moon.
• Yichen’s group defeated Otsutsuki Miune, and Neji began awakening the Tenseigan, which weakened his Caged Bird seal and removed his Byakugan’s blind spot.
• Yichen returned to Iwagakure, arranged a moon migration and a permanent force at the Moon-Earth Channel, then set out with Team Eight to meet the Sky Ninja Village’s leader.
• The Sage of Six Paths showed Yichen Five Elements Fusion, and Yichen reached Shinno’s clinic and revealed that he had introduced Danzo to Shinno and devised the Konoha Collapse Plan.

Yichen maneuvered Iwagakure through alliances, training, and a campaign against the Ninja World’s rivals while preparing for Konoha’s collapse. The attack began during the Joint Chunin Exam, and battles across Konoha and the Land of Lightning left the war unresolved as Yichen confronted Kisame and Neji revealed his Tenseigan to the Hyuga Branch Family.

• Yichen expanded Iwagakure’s reach by securing the Land of the Moon, taking the Star, arranging lunar migration, and recruiting Shinno, Yakumo Kurama, and Neji into his plans.
• Yichen found Matatabi, arranged for it to teach three ninja cats how to suppress their Chakra fluctuations, and secretly brought Little Matatabi to Iwagakure.
• Yichen trained Neji through his second fetal movement, helped him isolate the Caged Bird from his soul, and accepted him as a disciple before Neji joined the Anbu.
• Yichen coordinated with Danzo over the Joint Chunin Exam while Kakashi and Hiruzen Sarutobi dismantled Konoha’s clans and redistributed their power.
• Yichen arrived at the Joint Chunin Exam with his fighters, where Sakura and Shion won matches and Neji overwhelmed a succession of opponents before revealing his Tenseigan to Hinata Hyuga.
• Kanako’s Exploding Tags and the Sky Fortress launched the Konoha Collapse Plan as Yichen’s forces fought Konoha’s defenders and Ōnoki led Iwagakure’s army against the Mist and Cloud forces.
• Yichen faced Kakashi and Kisame on the Porcelain Platform while Hiruzen confronted Danzo, Orochimaru attacked Itachi, and Kazuma’s forces invaded Konoha.
• Natsuki helped Iwagakure defeat the Cloud forces, Neji repelled Hyuga Hiashi’s Caged Bird Seal and severed his leg, Hiruzen and Danzo died using the Reaper Death Seal, and Yichen wounded Kisame with Light Release.

Yichen expanded Iwagakure’s power through war, captured the Cloud’s resources, and helped his allies awaken Sage-level eyes while Konoha dwindled under mounting losses. The arc ended with Sokai and Izumi confronting Shisui and Itachi over the Uchiha massacre and sentencing them to death.

• Yichen left Konoha after the attack, while Might Guy died from opening the Gate of Death and Kanako’s Exploding Tags caused further destruction.
• Konoha’s losses and mistreatment of Hinata and Hanabi deepened as Yichen organized attrition campaigns and expanded Iwagakure’s strength.
• Sasuke defected to Iwagakure after awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Yichen’s forces clashed with Kakashi and Itachi before the Sage of Six Paths intervened.
• Izumi and Sokai connected with the Giant Sharingan, awakened Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, and later gained Rinnegan powers as Yichen advanced his own training.
• Neji’s forces defeated Konoha’s fighters at the northern camp, while Yichen’s allies attacked Turtle Island, killed Killer B, sealed Cloud warriors, and seized the village’s supplies.
• Konoha lost the Land of Fire’s military funding and dwindled to roughly three thousand mostly young ninja as Iwagakure prospered.
• Yichen used Black Zetsu’s body to help Neji awaken a Sage-level Tenseigan and helped Izumi and Sokai acquire Sage-level Rinnegan.
• Sokai and Izumi confronted Shisui and Itachi over Konoha’s actions against the Uchiha, stripped them of the Uchiha name, and sentenced them to death.