Recaps

Minamoto Takuya stole Hiruko’s Chimera Technique research, fused the Uzumaki bloodline, and took Three-Tails chakra while intervening in the events surrounding Rin’s death. He later confronted Nagato and Obito over the Demonic Statue, then pursued Hoshigakure’s Star and secured it from Natsuhi and her husband.

• Minamoto Takuya copied Hiruko’s Chimera Technique research and modified the technique before using it to fuse the Uzumaki bloodline, strengthening his chakra and gaining Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Minamoto Takuya took an A-rank mission to rescue Rin Nohara and bring Kakashi Hatake back, but arrived after Rin had died and Kakashi and Obito Uchiha had awakened their Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Minamoto Takuya drew most of the Three-Tails’ chakra from its temporary seal and treated Kakashi, then returned to Konoha and exchanged Sealing Jutsu knowledge with Minato Namikaze.
• Minamoto Takuya traveled to the Land of Rain after learning that Shimura Danzō was meeting Hanzo, and witnessed Nagato summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path after Yahiko’s death.
• Minamoto Takuya fought Nagato and Konan, agreed to take the Demonic Statue in exchange for releasing Konan, and then used a distraction to seal away one of the statue’s arms before Obito Uchiha could stop him.
• Minamoto Takuya brought the statue’s arm to his Experiment Base and considered ways to overcome the Caged Bird seal affecting his Hyuga test subjects.
• Minamoto Takuya found Hoshigakure and confronted Natsuhi and the Third Hoshikage while they tried to take the Star away, revealing that its effects would likely leave Natsuhi’s husband little time to live.
• Natsuhi fought Minamoto Takuya, but he used doubles to hold the Anbu at kunai-point, and Natsuhi and her husband agreed to give him the Star to protect Hoshigakure’s people.

Minamoto Takuya pursued new sources of power and research, acquiring the Gelel Stone and taking Kimimaro and Jugo into his care. After developing a memory-altering Sealing Jutsu, he used it to awaken a Two Tomoe Sharingan, then questioned how the experiment might have changed him.

• Minamoto Takuya cultivated the meteorite’s power, returned to Konoha, and worked with Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki on Sealing Jutsu before Minato became the Fourth Hokage.
• Minamoto Takuya attacked the Kaguya Clan, found Kimimaro Kaguya imprisoned, sealed his body, and brought him to the Experiment Base.
• Minamoto Takuya modified Konoha’s barrier and accepted a mission that led him to Heide, whom he killed to take the Gelel Stone.
• Minamoto Takuya found the Gelel Ore Vein, sealed it against the Gelel Royal Family, and implanted the Gelel Stone near his heart.
• Minamoto Takuya found Jugo, explained his berserk episodes, and took him in, testing a seal that could suppress his transformations.
• Minamoto Takuya completed a Sealing Jutsu that extracted and implanted memories, then used an Illusionary Realm simulating Sasuke Uchiha’s memories to awaken his Sharingan.
• Minamoto Takuya found that he had awakened only Two Tomoe and removed his Illusionary Realm memories with a Memory Seal.
• Minamoto Takuya worried that the implanted memories might subtly affect him, postponed further experiments, and affirmed that he was Minamoto Takuya.

Minamoto Takuya subdued the Snow Ninja, recruited Haku, and secured a hidden base before helping Minato Namikaze prepare for Kushina Uzumaki’s childbirth. During the Nine-Tails Incident, Takuya saved Kushina and Minato, stole the Scroll of Seals and Hyuga bloodline material, and emerged as Konoha’s hero and Anbu Deputy Captain.

• Minamoto Takuya defeated Nadare Rōga, Mizore Fuyuma, and Tsurugi Fubuki, then used seals to secure their obedience and forced Kazahana Dōtō to surrender.
• Minamoto Takuya arranged for Kazahana Dōtō, Nadare Rōga, and Mizore Fuyuma to build a concealed prison, laboratory, and railway, then brought Haku to Jugo in the Land of Water.
• Minamoto Takuya perfected a smaller, throwable Wind Release: Rasenshuriken and agreed to help Minato Namikaze prepare barriers for Kushina Uzumaki’s childbirth.
• When Obito Uchiha unleashed the Nine-Tails, Minamoto Takuya helped evacuate civilians, copied techniques from the Scroll of Seals, and captured a Hyuga Main House man without a Caged Bird Cursed Seal.
• Minamoto Takuya helped Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki divide and reseal the Nine-Tails, preserving Kushina’s life and sealing the other half into Naruto Uzumaki.
• Minamoto Takuya returned to Konoha, where Minato Namikaze promoted him to Jonin and named him a village hero, then offered him the Anbu Deputy Captain position.
• After the promotion ceremony, Minato Namikaze asked Minamoto Takuya to investigate Root’s actions during the attack, and Takuya sent his Anbu squad to question evacuated villagers about Root members.

Minamoto Takuya helped Minato expose Shimura Danzō and later forced Orochimaru into a research exchange before joining the war against the Cloud Village. He secretly hunted Cloud scouts and fought Yugito Nii to obtain some of the Two-Tails’ chakra, then withdrew as Jiraiya began investigating the battle.

• Minato Namikaze exposed Shimura Danzō’s crimes, dismantled Root, and had Danzō disabled and put on trial.
• Minamoto Takuya acquired Hashirama Cells and Wood Release, strengthened his defenses, and inspected the Snow Ninja Village’s completed prison, laboratory, and railway.
• Minamoto Takuya tracked Orochimaru, exchanged Jugo’s cells for forbidden research scrolls, and Minato declared Orochimaru a defector as Konoha mobilized for war.
• Minamoto Takuya joined Jiraiya on the northern front and took charge of medical support as Konoha fought the Cloud Village.
• Minamoto Takuya used the Snow Ninja to capture Cloud scouts, then lured Yugito Nii away from both armies and provoked her into transforming into Two-Tails Matatabi.
• Minamoto Takuya defeated Matatabi, extracted some of its chakra, and let the injured Yugito escape after telling her he was the Collector.
• Jiraiya investigated the ruined battlefield, while Minamoto Takuya returned to the Snow Ninja stronghold and ordered the ambushes stopped.