Recaps

Mingren killed Uchiha Ryūka, helped Pakura and Asuka reclaim Amegakure, and forced the Land of Rain’s daimyo to accept his authority. After killing Aburame Shikuroo, he returned with supplies as Fugaku Uchiha led the Uchiha unit toward the front at Iwagakure.

• Mingren defeated Suikazan Fuguki, recruited Pakura, and brought her to Amegakure to help rescue Asuka and reclaim the village.
• Pakura rescued Asuka, who rallied Amegakure’s forces against the Sunagakure and Konoha invaders, while Mingren killed Uchiha Ryūka in their high-speed battle.
• Mingren and Pakura helped restore Amegakure’s sovereignty, and Mingren publicly revealed Sunagakure’s betrayal of Pakura and her defeat by a ninja without a bloodline.
• Obito met Nagato and Konan to advance Akatsuki’s plans, while Sunagakure’s leaders dismissed reports of Mingren’s strength and Konoha’s leaders began plotting against Amegakure.
• Mingren anticipated that the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind would cut off Amegakure’s funding, then left to confront the Daimyo of the Land of Rain.
• Mingren demanded control of Amegakure and the Land of Rain’s ninja affairs, then killed Aburame Shikuroo after Shikuroo attacked him in the palace.
• Mingren returned to Amegakure with money and supplies, while Fugaku Uchiha led Shisui Uchiha and the Uchiha unit to face Iwagakure’s forces alongside Orochimaru and Aburame Ryoma.

Amakawa Mingren strengthened Amegakure, rejected a peace deal, and joined Akatsuki on his own terms. After forcing Rougakure to withdraw and capturing its Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, he began cultivating the Zero-Tails while Konoha prepared for war.

• Fugaku Uchiha used his Mangekyō Sharingan to absorb Toroi, while Konoha’s leaders debated the Hokage succession, the war’s end, and spying on Amegakure.
• Mingren used Yakushi Nonō’s spy assignment to build Black Prison, then exposed and imprisoned her in a Life Support Pod to draw strength from her.
• Mingren rejected a truce after Yamada protested the deaths of his loved ones, killed Kurenai Shinku when he attacked Amegakure’s leaders, and agreed to join Akatsuki in name.
• After Minato Namikaze became Fourth Hokage, Mingren mastered the Zero-Tails Jutsu and flew to confront Rougakure’s invasion.
• Mingren destroyed the Land of Rou Daimyo’s Mansion, killed the daimyo’s son, and forced the daimyo to withdraw Rougakure’s troops.
• Mingren defeated and captured the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, branded her to nurture the Zero-Tails, and brought her to Black Prison.
• Danzo learned that Rougakure had withdrawn and that Nonō’s intelligence was compromised, while Orochimaru resolved to destroy Konoha.
• Rougakure sent diplomats to negotiate with Amegakure as Konoha prepared for war, and Mingren saw the Zero-Tails manifest around the unconscious Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.

Mingren disrupted Konoha and Sunagakure’s campaign, abducted Kushina during the Nine-Tails Attack, and escaped to Amegakure after Minato sacrificed himself. As Konoha struggled to recover, Shennong raised the Aerial Fortress Ankbandian, and Mingren arrived to confront the Hidden Sky Village forces.

• Mingren returned the Seven-Tails to Rougakure, made Lü his Dark Weapon, and prepared to intercept Konoha and Sunagakure’s forces.
• Mingren ambushed Konoha’s supply convoy, killed its escorts, and wiped out Sunagakure’s supply squad, forcing Minato to reconsider the invasion.
• Mingren trained in Black Prison as Kushina gave birth to Naruto, then flew to Konoha while Obito launched his attack.
• Mingren abducted Kushina during the Nine-Tails Attack, while Minato fought Obito and severed his control of the Nine-Tails.
• Mingren escaped with Kushina as Minato sacrificed himself to seal the Nine-Tails, then brought her to Amegakure and placed her in Black Prison.
• Mingren threatened Obito with Nohara Rin’s coffin as Konoha’s leaders debated the Uchiha Clan’s future and the village began rebuilding.
• Mingren demonstrated Active Fist as the Hidden Sky Village attacked Konoha, and Hiruzen sent a team to pursue its forces.
• Mingren left Amegakure to confront Shennong and rescue the abducted women, arriving at the coast as the Empty Village fleet resupplied.

Amakawa Mingren absorbed Hidden Sky Village into Amegakure, rescued the Tsuchigumo Clan, and exposed Orochimaru’s crimes to break an alliance against him. As the allied forces turned on one another, Mingren faced Jūzō Biwa and then Kakuzu.

• Mingren defeated Shennong, took control of Ankbandian, and brought Hidden Sky Village into Amegakure.
• Mingren recruited Pakura and Asuka to learn Dark Chakra, while Orochimaru’s invitation to Akatsuki and Konoha’s plans against Amegakure came to light.
• Mingren rescued Tsuchigumo Cocoon and Hotaru from Orochimaru, defeating Tenchi and forcing Orochimaru to flee with evidence of his human experiments.
• Mingren returned to Amegakure with the Tsuchigumo Clan witnesses and planned to reveal Orochimaru’s crimes to disrupt the alliance between Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure.
• Mingren took Kushina to Konoha to show her the sleeping Naruto, then returned with her to Amegakure and confined her in Black Prison.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Ōnoki, and Rasa arrived at Amegakure with their forces, but Mingren’s witnesses and evidence turned the allied villages against one another.
• Ōnoki and Rasa withdrew from the operation as Pakura fought Rasa, while Kakuzu and Jūzō Biwa challenged Mingren.
• Mingren defeated Jūzō Biwa with a kick, but Kakuzu’s combined Wind Release and Fire Release attacks engulfed Mingren and blasted a hole in a mountain.