Recaps

Ronglin led a five-person Special Squad into Kirigakure territory and destroyed its outposts and suicide squads. After killing nearly a thousand Mist ninja and sparing Hozuki Mangetsu, he returned to camp with Uchiha reinforcements.

• Ronglin told Tsunade that Might Duy had died defeating the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, then agreed to lead the Special Squad with Kubikiribōchō.
• Ronglin led five sensory ninja on patrol and killed more than a hundred Hidden Mist shinobi, prompting Kirigakure to investigate the missing men.
• Ronglin took his squad deeper into enemy territory, destroyed Kirigakure outposts, and killed investigators before they could send signals.
• After Kirigakure’s suicide squad attacked him, Ronglin killed its members and began hunting the squads himself.
• The Third Mizukage sent hundreds of ninja, including Hozuki Mangetsu, to encircle Ronglin, who slaughtered the Mist forces with his sword, ninjutsu, and Mangekyo ability.
• Ronglin spared Hozuki Mangetsu, left Kubikiribōchō behind as a gift, and departed as the Third Mizukage arrived to find the battlefield covered in bodies.
• Uchiha allies sent by Tsunade found Ronglin and escorted him back to camp, where he reported killing nearly a thousand enemies.

Ronglin helped Konoha withstand Kirigakure’s frontal assault by infiltrating its rear camp and destroying its supplies. Kirigakure withdrew, but its leaders faced dwindling provisions and Konoha prepared for a decisive battle.

• Ronglin returned from battle after Kirigakure suffered heavy losses, and Tsunade scolded him for risking a solo confrontation with the Third Mizukage.
• As Kirigakure shifted from covert attacks to open battle, Nara Shikaku arranged Konoha’s forces and agreed to gather the enemy so Ronglin could unleash his full strength.
• Tsunade sent Konoha’s troops into battle while Ronglin rode Black Scale through the sea toward Kirigakure’s rear camp.
• Ronglin used Black Scale to draw the guards away, then burned Kirigakure’s supply depot and devastated much of the camp with Susanoo and Time: Annihilation.
• The Third Mizukage ordered Kirigakure to retreat after learning Ronglin had destroyed the camp and its supplies, while Tsunade told Konoha’s troops not to pursue.
• Ronglin returned to Konoha’s camp and reported the destruction, and Tsunade explained that Kirigakure’s losses and low morale might keep it from fighting for a while.
• Kirigakure’s commanders confronted the shortage of supplies and unreliable resupply routes, while Nara Shikaku warned Tsunade that the enemy might launch a final attack.

Ronglin helped Konoha defeat Kirigakure by controlling Isobu and killing the Third Mizukage. After returning to Konoha, he declined to join another front and told Tsunade he would postpone settling scores with the Hyuga and Shimura until the war was over.

• Tsunade warned Konoha's commanders to prepare for Kirigakure's decisive battle and told Ronglin he would have an important role.
• After three days of preparations, Ronglin taunted the Third Mizukage, then charged into battle with Black Scale and devastated the Mist forces with Susanoo.
• Ronglin suspected Kirigakure planned to unleash Isobu, went to the shore, controlled the tailed beast, and made a summoning contract with him.
• Ronglin returned atop Isobu and ordered a Tailed Beast Ball that killed the Third Mizukage, prompting Kirigakure's leaders to surrender.
• Konoha took the surviving Mist ninja prisoner, while Ronglin praised the injured Shisui and learned Uchiha Fugaku had awakened his Mangekyo.
• After escorting the prisoners to Konoha, Ronglin declined the Third Hokage's request to join the Land of Wind front and applied to leave Anbu.
• Tsunade agreed to go to the Land of Rivers to help counter Sunagakure's poisons, then asked Ronglin to delay settling accounts with Konoha's clans until the war ended.
• After drinking with Tsunade, Ronglin told the Anbu he was grateful to the Third Hokage but looked down on him for Konoha's struggles on several fronts.

Ronglin took charge of negotiations with Kirigakure and traded the Three-Tails for Mei Terumi, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Samehada. As Konoha sent its clans to the front, the Uchiha suffered heavy losses without Ronglin, deepening doubts about Fugaku’s leadership while battles with Sunagakure continued.

• Tsunade carried Ronglin home after he refused to move, then discovered he had drooled on her shoulder.
• Ronglin joined the talks with Kirigakure’s Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, and took over negotiations after Konoha and Kirigakure failed to agree on terms.
• Ronglin told Yagura that Konoha would keep the Three-Tails unless Kirigakure gave up Mei Terumi, then later added Kisame Hoshigaki and Samehada to his demands.
• Ronglin confronted Uchiha Fugaku over his leadership and Mangekyo, then arranged for Shisui to spread news that he wanted Fugaku to step down.
• Yagura accepted Konoha’s compensation and economic alliance terms and agreed to deliver Mei Terumi, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Samehada in exchange for the Three-Tails.
• Konoha sent the Uchiha and other clans to reinforce the fronts, while Ronglin kept Shisui in training and remained behind to watch Yagura and his delegation.
• Ōnoki’s setup caused heavy Konoha losses, including several hundred Uchiha casualties, and Fugaku faced blame for failing to notify Ronglin before the campaign.
• Fugaku’s angry outbursts and failure to challenge Danzo further weakened the Uchiha’s confidence in him, while Tsunade’s support helped Konoha advance against Sunagakure’s forces.