Liao Wu

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Liao Wu (燎吾); often styled Uchiha Liao Wu 154
Alias(es)	Ryobu / Uchiha Ryobu; “White-Clad Sasuke” while disguised; Uchiha General of the Land of U 1 702 809
Species/Race	Human; Uchiha clan member from a distant collateral branch. Later becomes the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki. A Yin-Yang Release-derived incarnation subsequently possesses Naruto Uzumaki’s body through Living Corpse Reincarnation and continues operating under Naruto’s identity. 4 781 831 855
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Konohagakure (former); Akatsuki (former leader); Amegakure; Hakimi Sect; Land of U 1 65 109 764 809
Occupation/Role	Former Konoha Chūnin and medical ninja; former ruler of Amegakure; shinobi warlord; Uchiha General of the Land of U 1 2 109 809
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Chūnin; physically frail medical ninja	1	Defects from Konoha while pursued by Orochimaru, the Uchiha Police Force, ANBU, and Root.
White Zetsu-cell chimera	4	Uses the Chimera Technique to absorb a White Zetsu clone, restoring his youth, raising his chakra beyond ordinary jōnin level, and gaining White Zetsu abilities.
Three-Tomoe Sharingan	27	Madara implants his transplanted Three-Tomoe Sharingan into Liao Wu to overcome the suppression caused by Liao Wu’s unusually strong Yang Release.
Hashirama- and Madara-cell fusion; Mangekyō-level pupil power	144	Successfully fuses both cell types, greatly improving regeneration and physical ability. His tomoe nearly form a Mangekyō pattern, giving him pupil power comparable to a Mangekyō, though Madara notes that emotional stimulation is still absent.
Wood Style and initial Susanoo	145	Gains Hashirama’s Wood Style techniques, including Wood Golem and Wood Dragon, and manifests the first form of Susanoo.
Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode and Mangekyō awakening	499 538	Uses Sage Arts to remove every curse mark Madara placed on his body and Sharingan, ending Madara’s direct control over him. Hashirama later states that Liao Wu awakened his true Mangekyō Sharingan during his Ryūchi Cave experience.
Perfect Susanoo and advanced dōjutsu	507 578	Combines a Perfect Susanoo with Sage-level power and Amenominakanushi’s rollback ability, allowing him to restore a previously recorded state after fatal damage.
Rinnegan mastery; complete form	707	Breaks Hashirama’s seal with Dragon Vein power, gains control of Madara’s Rinnegan, and pilots a black Perfect Susanoo.
Dragon Vein fusion / Kunado God	716	Fuses with the Earth’s Dragon Vein chakra, strengthening his Susanoo and gaining the space-time technique Kunado God.
Ten-Tails Jinchūriki / Six Paths form	781 782	Seals the Waterfall Tree into himself, becoming a Ten-Tails Jinchūriki with Six Paths power, Ōtsutsuki-like skin, horns, and overwhelming natural energy.
Yin-Yang Release reconstruction	819	Uses Yin-Yang Release with an existing physical and spiritual anchor, such as Sasori’s Regeneration Core, to reconstruct a human body.
Naruto vessel / Living Corpse Reincarnation	831	A Yin-Yang Release-derived Liao Wu incarnation devours Naruto’s will and chakra, possesses his body, and begins transforming it into a body compatible with Liao Wu while retaining Naruto’s appearance as a disguise.
Flying Thunder God mastery	846	Rapidly masters the Flying Thunder God’s formula-coordinate system and creates a personal purple Flying Thunder God formula, distinct from Kunado God’s Dragon Vein-based movement.
Five-Tails Nine-Tails Chakra cloak	855	While inhabiting Naruto’s body, demonstrates stable control over a five-tailed Nine-Tails transformation and defeats Rock Lee without losing his human awareness.
Asura chakra assimilation	888	Uses Uzumaki seals and Yin-Yang Release to separate and devour Asura’s chakra within his vessel. After absorbing half, he gains Asura’s experience creating Truth-Seeking Orbs from Yin-Yang Release and the five chakra natures.
Yang Nine-Tails assimilation; current-era Six Paths form	899	Devours the Yang half of the Nine-Tails, doubling his chakra, entering the Six Paths realm, and gaining the ability to create nine Truth-Seeking Orbs. He becomes bound to the current era and capable of reviving through nature’s cycle, though his black-and-white cat form remains incomplete without the Yin half of the Nine-Tails.

Background / History

Liao Wu was born into an Uchiha collateral branch and was a distant relative of Mikoto Uchiha. His body was chronically weak; doctors expected him to die before forty, and his inability to perform ninjutsu or awaken the Sharingan damaged his reputation within the clan. 2 4 471

Before becoming a combatant, Liao Wu worked as a medical ninja at Konoha Hospital. Patients regarded his methods as harsh but effective, and he publicly supported Tsunade’s proposal that every mission squad should include a medical ninja. 2 3 He also used medical ninjutsu to treat Shisui Uchiha’s Mangekyō-related eye pain. 275

Liao Wu eventually developed or acquired forbidden techniques connected to life extension and bloodline theft. When his activities were exposed, Konoha branded him a rogue ninja; he fled toward the Land of Grass, only to be intercepted by Orochimaru and later drawn into Madara Uchiha’s control. 1 2 3

At Madara’s base, Liao Wu absorbed a White Zetsu clone through the Chimera Technique. The fusion restored his youth and created the foundation for his later assimilation of Hashirama and Madara’s cells. 4 147 Though Madara repeatedly used curse marks, threats, and violence to force Liao Wu’s cooperation, Liao Wu continually sought a way to outgrow and escape him. 45 151 499

After being pulled into another time-space by the Dragon Vein, Liao Wu exploited the era’s Uchiha clan and its history to establish himself as a dominant political and military power. He used Rinnegan techniques to uncover the clan’s abuse of Hikari, punished its leader, and redistributed confiscated Sharingan to his ninja cats. 726 730 He later formalized his authority as the Uchiha General of the Land of U and built a Dragon Vein Teleportation Array linking Rōran with the Shogunate. 809

Following the possession of Naruto, Liao Wu’s incarnation covertly remains within Konoha while strengthening Naruto’s body and investigating Sasuke’s movements. He maintains a Shadow Clone in the village to watch Tsunade and Jiraiya, particularly after learning that the Great Toad Sage’s prophecy may have detected him. 831 862 874 He subsequently absorbs part of Asura’s chakra and devours the Yang half of the Nine-Tails, becoming bound to Naruto’s era rather than remaining an outsider to it. 888 899

In the current era, Liao Wu returns to Rōran and finds his Meow Six Paths rebuilding the city around the Dragon Vein. After hearing former Queen Sara’s daughter Kira describe the kingdom’s fall, he offers to rebuild Rōran with dependable food, water, and protection. 909

Appearance

Liao Wu’s appearance changes significantly with his fusions and transformations. After absorbing White Zetsu cells, his white hair turns black and he regains the appearance of a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old Sasuke-like youth. 4

• Black Uchiha “hedgehog” hairstyle with several bangs framing his face. 275
• Often wears deep-crimson Warring States-style samurai armor modeled after Madara’s, including black bracers and a black undershirt. 275
• Uses Titan Heavy Armor formed from a spore clone to imitate Madara’s silhouette. 275
• Can disguise himself as Madara, White-Clad Sasuke, the Rain Daimyō, Sasori, Naruto, and other targets through White Zetsu-derived transformation. 154 195 387 702 831
• In Six Paths form, has pale Ōtsutsuki-like skin, short forehead horns, tomoe markings across his back, a Mangekyō Sharingan in his left eye, and a Rinnegan in his right. 781
• In his Naruto vessel, Liao Wu can restore Naruto’s blond hair, blue eyes, and facial appearance to avoid detection, despite having begun replacing the vessel’s organs, chakra pathways, and other physical features with Uchiha-compatible equivalents. 831
• The incarnation can manifest a five-tailed Nine-Tails chakra cloak while retaining Naruto’s outward identity and conscious control. 855
• After devouring the Yang half of the Nine-Tails, takes a black-and-white cat form whose coloring manifests his Yin-Yang Release; he can subsequently return to human form. 899

Personality

Liao Wu is calculating, opportunistic, and extremely survival-driven. He lies easily to stronger opponents, uses disguises to manipulate allies and enemies, and treats political chaos as an opportunity to expand his influence. 4 154 340 His stated opposition to Madara’s Moon Eye Plan is practical: he wants power, status, and tangible rewards in reality rather than an ideal life inside an illusion. 578

He is also prone to arrogance after gaining strength. Following his Hashirama-cell fusion, he claims he can handle the Nine Great Tailed Beasts and the Five Great Shinobi Villages, provoking Madara’s anger. 145 His immense power later drives the Uchiha clan into submission through fear and brutality. 732

Liao Wu’s ambitions continue to escalate after attaining Six Paths power. He rejects Tsunade’s offer of enfeoffment, demands to become the Daimyō of the Land of Fire, and threatens to destroy Konoha with the Hakimi Sect if denied. 787 As the Uchiha General, he also demands open displays of deference from diplomats and treats political rank as proof of his superiority. 809

Despite this cruelty, Liao Wu repeatedly shows attachment to people under his protection. He cares for Konan and Nagato as a grandfather figure, protects Tsunade from Madara’s curse mark and the battlefield, preserves Jiraiya’s corpse for revival, and risks himself to divert a lunar catastrophe away from the Ninja World. 65 532 577 He is also moved by Pakura’s continued loyalty after his disappearance, despite accepting betrayal as an ordinary consequence of power struggles. 702

After taking Naruto’s body, Liao Wu becomes markedly more cautious around powers he considers beyond his calculations. He fears the Great Toad Sage’s prophecy and the Sage of Six Paths’ influence, preferring to hide under Naruto’s identity while his incarnation remains less secure against elite opponents than his original body. 874 After devouring the Yang Nine-Tails, he believes his new connection to the era makes it harder for those powers to deal with him. He nevertheless continues to conceal his identity, presenting himself to Nagato and Konan as an Uchiha named Ryobu who traveled from the past. 899

Liao Wu recognizes that his desires can undermine his judgment, contrasting his personal ambitions with the world-changing philosophies of Madara and Sasori. His demands concerning Kurotsuchi and Tayuya later reinforce this impulsive side. 814 926

Abilities & Skills

Chimera Technique

Liao Wu’s defining forbidden technique fuses another being’s bloodline cells into his body, allowing him to seize their physical traits and kekkei genkai. 4

• Absorbed White Zetsu cells to regain youth and obtain Zetsu abilities. 4
• Fused Hashirama cells with unusually high compatibility, granting powerful regeneration, massive chakra reserves, and true Wood Style. 144 147
• Can absorb organs and assume another person’s likeness, as demonstrated after killing the Rain Daimyō. 154
• Uses life spores to restore chakra, create decoys, monitor targets, and transmit learned techniques from clones to his main body. 147 364 387
• Can drain and refine a victim’s vitality with Chimera Technique amplified by senjutsu, reducing even powerful targets to withered husks. 494

Medical Ninjutsu and Life Manipulation

Liao Wu was originally a medical ninja and retains advanced healing knowledge after becoming a combatant. 2 65

• Heals Nagato’s eye pain and offers to teach Konan medical ninjutsu. 65
• Uses Yang Release-based medical ninjutsu to ease Shisui’s Mangekyō side effects. 275
• Can preserve Jiraiya’s corpse with a spore that continuously releases Wood Style power. 532
• His forbidden life-extension method can use another living being’s life to restore Madara’s youth and vitality. 108
• Leaves Tsunade encoded instructions for Creation Rebirth, a regenerative forbidden technique derived from his medical knowledge and observations of her abilities. 10 24

White Zetsu Abilities

After assimilating a White Zetsu clone, Liao Wu gains a wide range of infiltration and survival abilities. 4

• Perfect transformation and environmental fusion. 4
• Chakra absorption and enhanced regeneration. 4 41
• Mayfly Technique and Root Concealment Technique for subterranean movement. 4
• Spore Clone creation for surveillance, decoys, and remote technique research. 4 147
• Limited Wood Style access before obtaining complete Hashirama cells, including Wood Style: Pitcher Plant Technique. 21 49
• Can reproduce another person’s chakra signature and physical appearance so accurately that even the Byakugan cannot reliably identify the impersonation. 154 195 387
• Continues using a Shadow Clone to monitor Tsunade and Jiraiya while his Naruto vessel operates elsewhere. 874

Sharingan and Mangekyō Dōjutsu

Liao Wu receives a Three-Tomoe Sharingan from Madara. His Hashirama- and Madara-cell fusion grants him Mangekyō-level pupil power, while his true Mangekyō awakening occurs during his Ryūchi Cave experience. 27 144 538

• Paradise — A genjutsu used to control Jiraiya and drain his energy. 275
• Yachihoko — A mark-based dōjutsu that can control a target’s will and chakra; it restrains captured shinobi and can interfere even with high-speed rescue attempts. 751 755
• The origin of Yachihoko is suspected to be an ancient Uchiha maiden whom Liao Wu brought from the past after his Dragon Vein displacement. A Warring States-era record identifies the sealed Uchiha known as Nameless as Yachihoko’s wielder. 781 926
• Amenominakanushi: Rollback — His right-eye ability records an optimal state and can restore him to it after otherwise fatal injury. 499 578
• Can maintain illusion barriers with genjutsu power approaching Mangekyō level. 334

Rinnegan

After drawing upon the Dragon Vein, Liao Wu gains mastery over Madara’s Rinnegan. 707

• Gains Yin-Yang Release after mastering the Rinnegan. 707
• Can use time-stopping techniques to evade or escape opponents. 532 626 648
• Uses Rinnegan-derived abilities alongside his other dōjutsu rather than replacing his Mangekyō. 781
• Uses Sealing Technique Absorption through his forces to neutralize incoming ninjutsu. 781
• Uses Mind Layer Dive to extract memories directly from an opponent, as demonstrated against an Uchiha clan leader. 730
• Can use Yin-Yang Release to create a black staff and alter it into weapons such as a spear. 740
• Can reconstruct a human body when provided with an anchor containing the target’s cells and soul, as demonstrated by restoring Sasori from his Regeneration Core. 819
• Uses Yin-Yang Release and Uzumaki sealing techniques to separate Asura’s chakra within his Naruto vessel, absorbing part of it and gaining experience in creating Truth-Seeking Orbs. 888

Space-Time Ninjutsu

Liao Wu’s Dragon Vein fusion removes his former lack of spatial mobility and adds a second rule-based dōjutsu system to his time-stopping abilities. 716

• Kunado God — A Dragon Vein-powered space-time technique that allows Liao Wu to transfer himself across space and infiltrate fortified locations. 716 787
• Uses the Dragon Vein’s power to establish a teleportation array between Rōran and the Shogunate for troop and resource movement. 809
• Masters the Flying Thunder God Technique’s separate formula-coordinate system and develops a distinctive purple personal formula. 846
• The Flying Thunder God technique does not rely on Kunado God’s Dragon Vein medium, allowing him to use two distinct space-time systems. 846
• His principal remaining vulnerability is soul-targeting sealing techniques, such as the Shinigami’s power. 716

Wood Style

Complete Hashirama-cell fusion gives Liao Wu the chakra and physiology required for high-level Wood Style. 145 147

• Wood Dragon Technique — Learned instantly after a researching spore clone self-destructs and transmits the technique’s method to him. 147
• Wood Golem — One of the Hashirama secret techniques granted by Madara. 145
• Tree World Descends and other Hashirama-derived techniques. 145
• Senju Great Buddha / True Several Thousand Hands — Summons an enormous Wood Style construct capable of confronting the Nine-Tails and Two-Tails. 290 639
• Uses Wood Style to defeat Nagato and secure the loyalty of Rain Village shinobi. 151
• Uses Sage Mode and the natural energy gathered by the Little Divine Tree to summon a Senju Great Buddha capable of carrying the Hakimi Sect toward Konoha. 764

Susanoo

Liao Wu’s Susanoo evolves alongside his Mangekyō and Rinnegan. 145 507

• First manifests an initial form after gaining Mangekyō-level power. 145
• Reinforces its lower body with Wood Style and protects it with sand-iron defenses. 421
• Can fly, wield the Flame Uchiha Gunbai, and survive massive Tailed Beast Ball explosions. 421 640
• Reaches a black Perfect Susanoo after breaking Hashirama’s seal through Dragon Vein power. 707
• Its power further increases after Liao Wu fuses with the Earth’s Dragon Vein chakra. 716
• Continues to travel in a massive Susanoo in the current era, drawing Sasuke’s attention to the technique’s potential. 909

Sage Mode

Liao Wu pursues Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode specifically to overcome Madara’s curse marks and resist the Rinnegan. 151 364

• Uses Sage Arts to safely erase Madara’s curse marks from himself. 499
• Removes Madara’s genjutsu, sealing techniques, and curse mark from Tsunade. 532
• Uses natural energy from the Little Divine Tree to enter Sage Mode and summon the Senju Great Buddha. 764
• Sage-level power allows him to contend with Hashirama, though Hashirama can still suppress him. 507

Six Paths and Tailed Beast Power

By sealing the Waterfall Tree, Liao Wu gains the power of a Ten-Tails Jinchūriki and a Six Paths-like transformation. 781 782

• Can wield a black Six Paths sage staff while surrounded by natural energy and tailed-beast chakra. 781
• Possesses greater divinity than humanity after transforming, creating a risk that the Ten-Tails’ will may consume his personality. 782
• Uses Yin-Yang Release to control tailed beasts and sever their connection to outside summoning methods. 716
• Can use Rinnegan genjutsu to immobilize Killer B and the Eight-Tails. 716
• Controls the Waterfall Tree’s power to lift the Hakimi Sect into the air. 796
• In Naruto’s body, can draw on the Nine-Tails chakra and safely maintain at least a five-tailed transformation. 831 855
• After absorbing half of Asura’s chakra, gains experience in fusing the five chakra natures with Yin-Yang Release to create Truth-Seeking Orbs. 888
• Devours the Yang half of the Nine-Tails, doubling his chakra and enabling his current-era incarnation to enter the Six Paths realm and create nine Truth-Seeking Orbs. Its connection to the earth and nature’s cycle allows it to revive in the current era if killed. The transformation remains incomplete because the Yin half of the Nine-Tails is sealed with the Shinigami. 899

Living Corpse Reincarnation

Liao Wu later employs Orochimaru’s Living Corpse Reincarnation to seize a compatible body. 831

• A portion of Liao Wu’s chakra wrapped in Yin-Yang Release functions as an advanced independent incarnation, retaining his abilities and growth potential. 831
• Devours Naruto’s will and chakra before occupying Naruto’s body. 831
• Absorbs chakra leaking from the Nine-Tails and gains control over the beast within the vessel. 831
• Can reshape Naruto’s body toward Liao Wu’s own Uchiha-compatible physiology while preserving Naruto’s outward appearance. 831
• The incarnation retains enough self-control to fight in a five-tailed Nine-Tails form without visibly losing its humanity. 855
• Eliminates the remaining chakra of Kushina within the vessel, then uses seals to separate and absorb Asura’s chakra despite Asura’s resistance in their consciousness space. 888
• By devouring the Yang Nine-Tails, becomes deeply bound to Naruto’s era rather than remaining an outsider who arrived from another time. 899

Other Ninjutsu and Combat Skills

Liao Wu rapidly learns techniques once his physical limitations are removed. 16

• Mastered nearly all techniques in the Uchiha Fire Style scroll within one month, including Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation. 16
• Uses Rasengan and can create a Big Ball Rasengan. 16
• Learns Grass Village’s Fire Style secret technique through manipulated White Zetsu. 16
• Uses Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet on a large scale, creating more than a dozen massive water dragons. 147
• Learns Tsunade’s Monstrous Strength and combines it with Hashirama-cell-enhanced strength. 49 147
• Uses the Reverse Harem Technique to defeat Jiraiya and other male observers in a single attack. 163
• Can control hundreds of targets simultaneously with chakra threads after using Sasori’s regeneration core. 201
• Defeats Rock Lee while utilizing Naruto’s five-tailed Nine-Tails chakra, demonstrating that the vessel retains combat capability beyond ordinary jinchūriki transformations. 855
• While maintaining Naruto’s identity, seeks instruction in illusion techniques from Hong, who observes that his mental energy is unusually active. 940

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Flame Uchiha Gunbai — A living gunbai used with Susanoo; its force can devastate Ryūchi Cave’s terrain. 24 420
• Titan Heavy Armor — Spore-clone armor modeled after Madara’s Warring States armor. 275
• Ryūchi Cave Summoning Scroll — Taken from Orochimaru, enabling Liao Wu to summon a giant brown snake before the contract is forcibly terminated. 36 47
• Life Spores — Internal spores used for restoration, decoys, surveillance, and chakra recovery. 147 364
• Amber Purifying Pot — Used by his side to store Shukaku so the tailed beast can recover chakra. 702
• Six Paths Sage Staff — A black crescent-topped staff wielded in his Six Paths form. 781
• Dragon Vein Teleportation Array — A transportation system established between Rōran and the Shogunate for strategic exchange and movement. 809
• Flying Thunder God Formula — A personal purple formula with layered heart, flame, and blade-like motifs, created after mastering the Flying Thunder God technique. 846

Relationships

• Madara Uchiha — Coercive benefactor, captor, and eventual rival. Madara gives Liao Wu power and knowledge but controls him through curse marks and threats; Liao Wu later removes the marks and openly rejects the Moon Eye Plan. 4 145 499 578
• Tsunade — Former Konoha associate and wife. Their relationship begins with Liao Wu’s coercion and deception, but he later removes Madara’s control from her and sends her away from the battlefield for safety. Tsunade later turns against him, only for Liao Wu to reassert Yachihoko control over her. Liao Wu’s Naruto-body incarnation later keeps a Shadow Clone in Konoha to watch her. 45 170 532 787 796 874
• Konan — Treats Liao Wu as “Grandpa,” accepts his offer to learn medical ninjutsu, and remains concerned about his increasingly dangerous pursuit of power. In the current era, she questions his identity when he presents himself as an Uchiha traveler from the past. 65 364 899
• Nagato — Grandfather-like mentor and political ally. Liao Wu seeks him out because of the Rinnegan, heals his eye pain, and later defeats him with Wood Style. Nagato keeps his distance after witnessing Liao Wu’s current-era transformation. 65 151 899
• Jiraiya — Former Konoha comrade who repeatedly urges Liao Wu to return to the village. Liao Wu defeats him with the Reverse Harem Technique but later protects his corpse and seeks to repay a life debt. He later negotiates with Liao Wu as an envoy of the Ninja Sect. Liao Wu’s incarnation continues monitoring him after Jiraiya departs Konoha for the Land of Rain. 163 532 809 874
• Orochimaru — Former classmate and uneasy ally. Liao Wu takes Ryūchi Cave’s scroll from him and proposes cooperation involving intelligence and battle merits. Liao Wu later uses Orochimaru’s Living Corpse Reincarnation to possess Naruto. He also proposes accompanying Orochimaru to deal with the Shinigami’s seal, which holds the Yin half of the Nine-Tails. 1 36 831 916
• Shisui Uchiha — Former patient. Liao Wu relieved Shisui’s Mangekyō eye pain, leaving Shisui indebted and hopeful for his return to Konoha. 275
• Mikoto Uchiha — Distant relative whom Liao Wu supported after her parents died in action. 471
• Candy, Fish Ball, Cai Lai, Snow Leopard, and Nekomata — Ninja-cat retainers and summon allies. They serve as scouts, rescuers, combatants, and administrators within his forces. Candy assists his recovery and sealing operations, while Snow Leopard later leaves to build an intelligence network. The Meow Six Paths subsequently oversee rebuilding in Rōran. 47 364 755 764 787 909
• Pakura — Loyal ally who reunites with Liao Wu after believing he had disappeared or died. She later helps administer and protect Rōran under his authority. 702 707 809
• Hikari — Liao Wu claims to be her older brother and uses knowledge of her past to influence the ancient Uchiha clan. She accompanies him after his Dragon Vein displacement, though she retains compassion for victims of Uchiha oppression. 732 740 781
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki — A hostile and unreliable associate whose Rinnegan Liao Wu takes control of. Kaguya refuses to rescue him from the Dragon Vein when doing so might endanger her eye. 707 726
• Sasuke Uchiha and Sarada Uchiha — Descendants whom Liao Wu confronts after arriving in their era. He overwhelms Sasuke in battle but spares him and Sarada after Sarada intervenes. His Naruto-body incarnation subsequently participates in the search for Sasuke. Later, his display of a massive Susanoo leaves Sasuke considering whether he can attain its Perfect Form. 739 743 862 909
• Naruto Uzumaki — Naruto initially mistakes Liao Wu’s White-Clad Sasuke disguise for Sasuke. A later Liao Wu incarnation possesses Naruto through Living Corpse Reincarnation, devours his will, assumes his identity, and uses the Nine-Tails chakra within the body. 702 831 855
• Kakashi Hatake — While Liao Wu is disguised as Naruto, Kakashi supports “Naruto’s” stated mission regarding Sasuke and questions his unusual command of Nine-Tails chakra. 855 862
• Rock Lee — Lee challenges Liao Wu’s Naruto vessel and is defeated after Liao Wu manifests five tails of Nine-Tails chakra. 855
• Asura Ōtsutsuki — His chakra resists Liao Wu within the Naruto vessel’s consciousness space. Liao Wu uses Uzumaki seals to separate and devour it, acquiring part of Asura’s experience with Truth-Seeking Orbs. 888
• Kira — Daughter of Rōran’s former queen Sara. Liao Wu stops Fish Ball from taunting her and offers to rebuild and protect the fallen city; Kira hopes for her people but questions what he expects in return. 909
• Hong — A retired Konoha ninja whom Liao Wu approaches for illusion-technique instruction while posing as Naruto. He avoids seeking the same instruction from Jiraiya because prolonged contact might expose him. 940
• Yūgao Uzuki — An ANBU operative who watches Liao Wu. He captures her after she refuses to submit and has his ninja cats take her to his room. 942

Story Role / Major Arcs

Defection from Konoha

Liao Wu becomes a rogue ninja after his forbidden techniques are exposed. He attempts to escape through the Land of Grass, clashes with Orochimaru, and is ultimately taken into Madara’s sphere of influence. 1 3

Madara’s Underground Base

He absorbs White Zetsu cells, regains his youth, gains jōnin-level chakra, and begins learning advanced ninjutsu under Madara’s watch. His repeated escape attempts fail because Madara’s genjutsu and curse marks keep him trapped. 4 16 21

Rise in Amegakure

Liao Wu becomes a central power in the Land of Rain, cultivates loyalty among Amegakure’s civilians, appoints leaders, and takes control of the village after Akatsuki’s losses. 65 109 154

Hashirama-Cell Fusion

After refining the Chimera Technique, Liao Wu fuses Madara’s and Hashirama’s cells. He gains Mangekyō-level pupil power, Wood Style and Susanoo, and begins openly believing he can rival Madara. 144 145 147

Sage Mode and Freedom from Madara

Liao Wu seeks Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode to counter Madara’s Rinnegan and remove the curse marks controlling him. He eventually succeeds, but remains involved in the war because of his ties to Tsunade, Konan, and his ninja cats. 364 499

Lunar Battle and Rollback Revival

Liao Wu brings a catastrophic explosion to the moon to protect the Ninja World, appearing to die in the process. He survives by using Amenominakanushi to roll back to a recorded state and later confronts Madara directly. 577 578

Dragon Vein Ascendancy

After being sealed and displaced through time-space, Liao Wu emerges from the Dragon Vein with Madara’s Rinnegan, a black Perfect Susanoo, and strength acknowledged as unmatched in the contemporary Ninja World. 648 707

Dragon Vein Displacement and the Hakimi Sect

Liao Wu is pulled into another time-space by the rampaging Dragon Vein after facing Naruto, Minato, and Kushina. 726 There, he exploits the Uchiha clan’s brutality toward Hikari, punishes its leaders, and assumes dominion over the clan through strength and fear. 730 732 He later returns as Ryobu, captures the Three-Tails, transports Hōzuki Castle toward the Land of Wind, and establishes the Hakimi Sect as a territorial power. 755 764

Six Paths Transformation

Liao Wu seizes the Waterfall Tree and becomes the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki. His transformation gives him Six Paths power, but also creates concern that the Ten-Tails’ will may erase his remaining humanity. 781 782

Demand for Daimyōship

After attaining Six Paths power, Liao Wu rejects Tsunade’s proposal that the Fire Daimyō grant him an enfeoffment. Instead, he demands to become Daimyō of the Land of Fire and threatens to crash the Hakimi Sect into Konoha if his demand is refused. 787

Uchiha General of the Land of U

Liao Wu becomes the Uchiha General of the Land of U and establishes a Dragon Vein Teleportation Array between Rōran and the Shogunate. When Ninja Sect envoys seek to ransom prisoners, he demands the Uzumaki clan’s sealing techniques in exchange. 809

Subjugation of the Land of Wind

Liao Wu and his ninja cats defeat Sasori and Anrokuzan in the Land of Wind’s capital, seize both men, and compel the Land of Wind’s Daimyō to submit and pay tribute. 818

Possession of Naruto

Using Living Corpse Reincarnation, a Yin-Yang Release-derived Liao Wu incarnation devours Naruto’s will and chakra before taking over Naruto’s body. It absorbs the Nine-Tails’ chakra, conceals itself behind Naruto’s appearance, and begins manipulating Naruto’s allies while planning to eliminate threats such as Yamato. 831 833

Naruto-Vessel Infiltration

Liao Wu’s incarnation strengthens itself while impersonating Naruto, rapidly learns the Flying Thunder God technique, and creates its own formula-coordinate system. It demonstrates control of a five-tailed Nine-Tails transformation by defeating Rock Lee, then joins the search for Sasuke under Kakashi’s supervision. 846 855 862

Great Toad Sage’s Prophecy

After discovering that the Great Toad Sage’s prophecy has detected traces of him, Liao Wu becomes wary of forces outside his predictions. He keeps a Shadow Clone in Konoha to monitor Tsunade and Jiraiya while remaining concealed as Naruto, judging his incarnation body insufficiently secure against the world’s oldest and strongest beings. 874

Asura Chakra and the Nine-Tails

Liao Wu devours Kushina’s remaining chakra within his vessel and uses Uzumaki seals against Asura’s chakra. The two fight in their consciousness space; by separating and absorbing part of Asura’s chakra, Liao Wu gains experience in forming Truth-Seeking Orbs. 888 He later devours the Yang half of the Nine-Tails, doubles his chakra, and gains a current-era Six Paths form capable of producing nine Truth-Seeking Orbs. The transformation binds him to this era and grants him the ability to revive through nature’s cycle, but remains incomplete while the Yin half is held by the Shinigami. He presents himself to Konan and Nagato as Ryobu, an Uchiha traveler from the past. 899

Return to Rōran

Liao Wu flies away from Sasuke and Hawk Team in his Susanoo and returns to Rōran, where the Meow Six Paths are rebuilding around the Dragon Vein. He orders suspected spies captured, intervenes when Fish Ball bullies Kira, and offers the former queen’s daughter a plan to restore the city. 909 He later tells Orochimaru he intends to accompany him in dealing with the Shinigami’s seal, which holds the missing Yin half of the Nine-Tails. 916

Continued Konoha Disguise

While posing as Naruto, Liao Wu approaches Hong about learning illusion techniques rather than risk spending too much time with Jiraiya. He also captures the ANBU operative Yūgao after she has been watching him. 940 942

Notable Quotes

“Madara, I’ll be honest with you: I can never support your Moon Eye Plan.” 578

“Chaos was not an abyss; chaos was a ladder, a ladder to ascend.” 340

“Kneel and call me General!” 809

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