Recaps

Ronglin subdued Black Scale, accepted the Uchiha Clan’s support, and joined Minato and Dan Katō on dangerous missions. After awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan, he rejected Danzo’s attempt to recruit him into Root, drawing the Third Hokage’s attention.

• Ronglin asked Orochimaru for help learning the Summoning Jutsu and summoned Black Scale, a giant snake he defeated and forced to submit.
• Tsunade questioned Ronglin’s choice of summon and told him he might be promoted to Special Jonin and assigned new teammates.
• Ronglin accepted Uchiha Fugaku’s offer of a mansion, funding, access to the Clan Ancestral Hall, and instruction from Uchiha Izumi Nishi, then moved into the Uchiha compound.
• Minato introduced Ronglin to Dan Katō as their new teammate, and the three set out on an A-rank mission to the Land of Lightning.
• When Dan Katō was pursued inside the enemy base, Ronglin trapped the pursuing Cloud Ninja at the entrance while Minato retrieved the mission item.
• Minato and Ronglin helped Dan Katō escape, and the team later completed more difficult missions as Minato and Dan came to recognize Ronglin’s strength.
• Ronglin’s Sharingan awakened into the Mangekyō Sharingan during a battle, and he later refused a Root ninja’s demand that he meet Danzo.
• Ronglin trapped the Root ninja in genjutsu, and the Third Hokage ordered an Anbu Ninja to keep watching him while warning that he would handle Root if necessary.

Ronglin revealed his Susanoo during a mission in the Land of Rain, then sought out Akatsuki and challenged its founders to pursue a concrete goal. He offered to help the group in exchange for Konan, and the arc ended with him restraining Nagato during a fight with Yahiko.

• Ronglin attended the Uchiha celebration, where Fugaku discussed the clan’s exclusion from Konoha’s power and urged Ronglin to help reclaim the Uchiha’s rights.
• Ronglin traveled to Amegakure with Minato to hunt Yono, killed him with Susanoo, and left without the required proof of the kill.
• Minato reported Ronglin’s Susanoo to Hiruzen, while news of the ability reached the Uchiha and Hyuga clan leaders.
• Ronglin stayed in the Land of Rain and investigated Akatsuki, prompting Yahiko to arrange a meeting with him.
• Ronglin introduced himself to Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato, refused Yahiko’s invitation to join, and urged Akatsuki to set a concrete goal such as replacing Hanzō.
• After Konan attacked him, Ronglin stopped her paper slips and revealed that he knew about Nagato’s Rinnegan.
• Ronglin offered to help Akatsuki in exchange for Konan, provoking Yahiko and Nagato to attack him.
• Ronglin slowed and restrained Nagato, disarmed him, and held him before Yahiko until Yahiko stopped his attack.

Ronglin returned to Konoha, received S-rank status, and joined the Anbu while beginning to train Uchiha Diqin and clashing with Dan Katō. After his first dangerous mission left White Fang seriously injured, Ronglin investigated Sunagakure’s buildup at the border, where tensions continued to rise.

• Ronglin left Yahiko and Nagato, returned to Konoha, and learned from the Third Hokage that he would leave Minato Squad and enter the Anbu as an S-rank ninja.
• The Third Hokage discussed the Uchiha clan and possible Fourth Hokage candidates with Ronglin, while Uchiha Fugaku later said he would build support for him.
• Uchiha Diqin moved into Ronglin’s home, and Ronglin trained her Sharingan and fundamentals while treating her as a training partner rather than a maid.
• After Tsunade confided in Ronglin about her breakup with Dan Katō, Ronglin brought new squad members to Dan and beat him when Dan berated him.
• The Third Hokage restored Ronglin’s ANBU Captain position and assigned him to the Anbu First Squad, where he chose the codename Reincarnation and a Nine-Tails mask.
• Ronglin began routine ANBU duties, encountered Minato’s new squad and Danzo’s offer to join Root, and watched political tensions grow in Konoha.
• Ronglin’s first mission with the Anbu First Squad left one teammate dead and White Fang seriously injured, and the Third Hokage then sent Ronglin to investigate Sunagakure’s border buildup.
• Ronglin concluded that Sunagakure was searching for the missing Third Kazekage as clashes and casualties mounted, and he asked what the Sand ninja were looking for as they moved again.

As Sunagakure blamed Konoha for the Third Kazekage’s disappearance, Ronglin led Konoha’s forces through escalating battles and took Uchiha Diqin to the front lines. With Jiraiya away on a mission, Ronglin reluctantly commanded the war effort until White Fang arrived to take over.

• Granny Chiyo ordered Sunagakure to intensify its search for the Third Kazekage and prepare to blame Konoha, while border clashes erupted between the villages.
• Ronglin arrived at the Land of Rivers battlefield and used Susanoo to devastate Sunagakure’s forces, driving them back and killing their Elite Jonin.
• After Sunagakure suffered heavy losses, Granny Chiyo approved Rasa as the next Kazekage, while Konoha’s leaders prepared for war and Jiraiya took command of the front.
• Uchiha Diqin persuaded Jiraiya to bring her to the front, and Ronglin agreed to let her fight while teaching her the dangers and brutality of battle.
• Jiraiya learned from Ronglin that Sunagakure was massing troops for a possible large-scale attack, and Konoha confirmed the intelligence as the surprise assault began.
• Jiraiya left the camp on a mission and appointed Ronglin to direct the battle until White Fang arrived, leaving Ronglin to manage the front and its growing casualties.
• Ronglin used Elite Third Squad to wear down the Sand Ninja while Uchiha Diqin supported him through two exhausting days of command.
• White Fang arrived with the Anbu, took command from Ronglin, and left Ronglin to rest.