Recaps

Kakuzu refused Shemu’s request to lead Takigakure, saying he cared only about making money, while Shemu decided the village would join the Ninja Alliance to reclaim the Seven-Tails and the Ancient Tree. The chapter ended with Hiashi warning Minato that the Raikage and two Jinchuriki were heading to fight Uchiha Ryobu, prompting Jiraiya to rush after them.

• Shemu knelt before Kakuzu and asked him to lead Takigakure in reclaiming what the village had lost.
• Kakuzu rejected the offer, demanded to know whether the Takigakure ninjas had money, and left to replenish hearts for his Earth Grudge Fear Forbidden Technique.
• Shemu told Takigakure’s ninjas that they would join the Ninja Alliance, and several Jonin voiced their support.
• Cloud Village ninjas arrived among the fleeing villagers, and Hiashi warned Minato that the Raikage and two Jinchuriki were heading to fight Uchiha Ryobu.
• Jiraiya ran toward Takigakure and urged Minato to hurry because the Cloud Village fighters were no match for Ryobu.

Liao Wu’s clone taunted the Fourth Raikage and his allies before disappearing, and Minato and Jiraiya arrived afterward. Minato warned the Kumogakure fighters that Liao Wu was far beyond their strength, leaving them stunned by the account of his battle with the Senju Great Buddha.

• Liao Wu’s clone demanded women from the Fourth Raikage and threatened Kumogakure, while Killer B and Yugito restrained and mocked him.
• The Fourth Raikage struck Liao Wu, revealing that he was a clone, and Yugito sealed the Tree Spore he left behind.
• Minato and Jiraiya arrived, and Yugito recounted Liao Wu’s demands and threats to them.
• Jiraiya warned the Fourth Raikage, Killer B, and Yugito that they could not have stopped Liao Wu, and Minato confirmed that his Flying Thunder God had saved them.
• The Fourth Raikage asked about the battle, and Kumogakure’s fighters fell silent when they heard about the Senju Great Buddha.

Liao Wu returned to Rain Village with Candy and discovered that Jiraiya had written a cuckold novel. After reuniting with Konan, Nagato, and the others, he killed Suien for asking to become as powerful as him, then admitted that he too was a backstabber.

• Black Zetsu decided not to tell Madara about the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails, hoping to avoid a falling-out between Madara and Liao Wu.
• On the way back to Rain Village, Liao Wu read Jiraiya's Icha Icha Paradise, became enraged by its cuckold story, and tore it apart.
• Candy spotted Konan, Nagato, and the Grass Village and Rain Village groups below, and Liao Wu brought his Wood Dragon down to meet them.
• Shirakawa introduced Suien as a Takigakure defector who had helped them enter the village hidden behind the waterfall.
• When Suien asked for power like Liao Wu's, Liao Wu attacked him with Wooden Thorns and killed him, then acknowledged that he was a missing-nin and a backstabber too.

Liao Wu killed Suien, captured the Seven-Tails, and questioned his allies about Madara’s Moon Eye Plan. As Konan remembered Yahiko, Liao Wu made clear that he intended to live for himself rather than take responsibility for changing the world.

• Liao Wu killed Suien, then flew Konan, Nagato, and the others toward Amegakure on the Wood Dragon.
• Liao Wu showed the group the captured Seven-Tails, and Nagato noted that they now had two Tailed Beasts.
• Konan warned that the Five Great Shinobi Villages would guard their Tailed Beasts more carefully, while Liao Wu believed Madara could still capture them.
• Liao Wu exposed Shirakawa’s doubts about the Moon Eye Plan and had him dragged away and beaten.
• Liao Wu told Nagato he would focus on living his own life, and Konan thought of Yahiko as she watched them argue.

Liao Wu's Spore Clone practiced learning Magnet Release while traveling through the Land of Rain with Sasori and Shukaku. Shukaku tried to talk to Liao Wu about the technique, but Liao Wu had Sasori shock him instead.

• Nagato left Liao Wu and Konan alone, and Konan berated Liao Wu after he dropped his act and rushed into intimacy.
• Liao Wu's Spore Clone studied Sasori's information on Magnet Release and began combining Wind and Earth Chakra, repeatedly causing explosions.
• Sasori complained about the noise, and Liao Wu controlled the Spores inside Sasori to punish him until he begged for mercy.
• Shukaku grew miserable as they entered the damp Land of Rain and asked Liao Wu about Magnet Release.
• Liao Wu had Sasori shock Shukaku, who screamed and cursed at him.

Liao Wu agreed to ask his main body to preserve Shukaku as a clone, while news that Seven-Tails had been captured left Shukaku fearing for the other tailed beasts. As the group approached Amegakure, Tsunade struggled with guilt over marrying Liao Wu and nearly took her own life before Jiupin arrived.

• Shukaku asked Liao Wu to preserve some of his Chakra so he could survive as a clone, and Liao Wu relayed the request to his main body, who agreed.
• Liao Wu told Shukaku that Seven-Tails had been captured, prompting Shukaku to plead for Chongming's Chakra to be spared too.
• Shukaku insisted he was the strongest Tailed Beast and defended his abilities when Snow Leopard, Nekomata, and Sasori questioned him.
• Liao Wu's group and the Fat Wood Dragon headed toward Amegakure as Konan scolded Liao Wu inside the wooden chamber holding Seven-Tails.
• Tsunade, overwhelmed by guilt about betraying Leaf Village through her marriage to Liao Wu, raised flower shears toward her neck before Jiupin knocked and brought her hot milk and fruit.

Tsunade struggled with painful memories but accepted Fried Rice’s encouragement to live by her own choices. Madara learned that Shisui Uchiha had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan at a remarkably young age and ordered White Zetsu to tell him more.

• Tsunade denied being pregnant and admitted to herself that her depression came from unresolved ties to her past.
• Kuhon and Fried Rice brought Tsunade food, and Fried Rice urged her to live by her own choices; Tsunade said she would stop rejecting her past and live her own way.
• Madara ordered White Zetsu to monitor Tsunade’s suicidal thoughts and planned to let the Ninja Alliance drive her to despair.
• Madara learned that Liao Wu had killed the Kazekage and captured Shukaku, while Konan and Nagato’s attempt to capture the Seven-Tails had been interrupted by Leaf Village forces.
• Madara was startled to hear that Shisui Uchiha had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan at around eleven or twelve and demanded more information about him.

Madara learned that Shisui had destroyed his Mangekyo eyes and welcomed Liao Wu’s return with the One-Tail and Seven-Tails. In Rain Village, Liao Wu made Sasori his Summoning Beast and revealed that the Rasa Puppet was the Fourth Kazekage, leaving Konan, Nagato, and the others horrified by Sasori’s Human Puppet Technique.

• Madara learned from White Zetsu that Shisui had destroyed both his eyes to keep Liao Wu from taking them, and Madara agreed the powerful eyes were better off gone.
• Madara sensed the Takigakure Ancient Tree’s immense Chakra and learned that Liao Wu had returned with the One-Tail and Seven-Tails.
• Liao Wu brought the injured shinobi to the hospital, raised the Takigakure Ancient Tree in Rain Village, and showed its towering form to Shukaku and Madara.
• Liao Wu signed a Summoning Contract with Sasori, while Konan declined to sign one herself because she already carried Liao Wu’s seed.
• Liao Wu introduced the Rasa Puppet as the Fourth Kazekage, then explained Sasori’s Human Puppet Technique, prompting the others to realize that the Third Kazekage had been killed by someone from his own village.

Liao Wu threatened the Grass Village Ninja with being turned into puppets, then argued with Nagato over whether the dead should be used as workers. He left Nagato restrained and revealed that his Spores had suppressed Nagato’s sexual urges.

• After Xiao Nan asked whether Liao Wu had killed the Fourth Kazekage, Liao Wu said Sasori had done it, and Sasori proposed turning the Grass Village Ninja into Human Puppets.
• Liao Wu agreed with Sasori and tried to seize the Grass Village Ninja, but Candy suggested using Impure World Reincarnation instead; Liao Wu eventually let the terrified group flee.
• Liao Wu told Xiao Nan and Nagato that the dead would help build the world if the Moon Eye Plan succeeded, and suggested resurrecting Yahiko.
• Nagato objected to Liao Wu's plan for Yahiko, so Liao Wu restrained him with Chakra Threads and vines that sprouted from Nagato's body.
• Liao Wu revealed that his Spores had suppressed Nagato's male hormones and showed him an erotic magazine, but Nagato felt no desire.

Liao Wu tormented Nagato and Konan until Madara arrived and shocked him, then Madara inspected the captured Tailed Beasts and ordered the Grass Village delegation to show him the Box of Paradise. The Grass Village asked Madara to bring the Tailed Beasts to Hozuki Castle, where the Box was kept.

• Liao Wu declared Nagato unfit for reality, used a hand seal to control Konan, and slapped Nagato before Madara appeared and shocked him.
• Madara freed Nagato and Konan, then inspected Sasori and Rasa; Liao Wu claimed credit for turning the Fourth Kazekage into a Human Puppet.
• Madara examined Shukaku and the Seven-Tails and told Liao Wu to summon the Grass Village delegation so he could see the Box of Paradise.
• The Grass Village leaders, including Shirakawa, bowed before Madara, who asked to see the Box of Paradise.
• Shirakawa explained that the Box was in Hozuki Castle and asked Madara to bring the Tailed Beasts there because transporting it would be difficult and risk alerting the Five Great Shinobi Nations.

Madara agreed to let Liao Wu retrieve the Box of Paradise from Hozuki Castle, unaware that Liao Wu planned to claim the sealed Satoru as an ally. Madara then took Shukaku to seal him inside the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, while Liao Wu prepared a victory banquet before their journey the next day.

• Liao Wu electrocuted and berated the people from Grass Village, and Madara ordered them killed before agreeing to keep using them.
• Liao Wu persuaded Madara to send him to Hozuki Castle the next day to retrieve the Box of Paradise, while secretly planning to secure Satoru for himself.
• Black and White Zetsu watched the group and discussed how the Box of Paradise contained Satoru, a powerful monster rather than a wish-granting tool.
• Madara used an Illusion Technique to control Shukaku, then went underground to seal him into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path alone.
• Liao Wu announced a victory banquet, and the people from Grass Village pretended to celebrate while waiting to travel to Hozuki Castle with him.

Liao Wu returned to Rain Village, dealt with Cai Lai and Fish Ball, and met Yakushi Nonō, who had infiltrated the village as a spy. At the victory banquet, he recounted the mission to Tsunade, while Tsunade confronted Sasori about killing the Third Kazekage.

• Liao Wu scolded Cai Lai and Fish Ball for their extravagant entourages, then learned that some Rain Village residents wanted to defect because the Five Great Shinobi Nations planned to attack.
• Liao Wu was captivated by Cai Lai's new Cat Slave, Yakushi Nonō, and tried to take her away until Cai Lai intervened; Nonō reflected on her mission and her doubts about Rain Village.
• Tsunade stopped Liao Wu from bullying Cai Lai, and the group later gathered for a victory banquet in Rain Village.
• Liao Wu told Tsunade about the mission while presenting himself as a hero, and Candy silently recognized that he was distorting what had happened.
• Tsunade confronted Sasori about killing the Third Kazekage, and Sasori replied that Chiyo had told him Tsunade was the world's foremost medical Ninja who had repeatedly thwarted her poisons.

At a gathering, Liao Wu controlled Sasori and made him apologize to Tsunade, then learned that his promised disciple Ryūsetsu had a Kekkei Genkai that could revive the dead at the cost of her own life. Tsunade considered how she would have used the technique to bring back Nawaki.

• Tsunade recognized Granny Chiyo as her old rival and confronted Sasori after he insulted Leaf Village and the White Fang.
• Liao Wu punished Sasori with Lightning Style and told Tsunade that Sasori was his Summoning Beast and slave.
• Fish Ball and Cai Lai argued over who should inherit Liao Wu’s affairs, and Liao Wu threw them out of the hotel.
• Liao Wu made Sasori apologize to Tsunade, who welcomed him as her grandson and offered to protect him from Liao Wu.
• Hagi Chiho introduced Ryūsetsu, whose Yang Release Kekkei Genkai enabled Dragon Life Reincarnation, a once-in-a-lifetime technique that revived the dead by sacrificing her life.
• Tsunade sympathized with Ryūsetsu and thought she would have given her life to bring Nawaki back.

Liao Wu arranged training for Ryūsetsu and Wu Gou while Tsunade warned him against passing on his Forbidden Technique. In Leaf Village, Itachi submitted an early Graduation Application so he could confront his uncle, but Izumi interrupted him with news that Liao Wu had destroyed Shisui’s eye.

• Liao Wu assigned Ryūsetsu training in Fire Style and Medical Ninjutsu, and Tsunade offered to teach her medical skills.
• Wu Gou asked for training so he could protect Ryūsetsu, and Liao Wu agreed to teach him Ninjutsu.
• Itachi submitted his Graduation Application, explaining to Funano Daikoku that he wanted to become a ninja and bring his uncle back to the village.
• Funano Daikoku warned Itachi that he was not ready to face Liao Wu, but Itachi said he needed to learn why his uncle had betrayed the village.
• Izumi rushed in and told Itachi that Liao Wu had destroyed Shisui’s eye, prompting Itachi to ask where Shisui had gone.

Itachi and Izumi visited the blinded Shisui at Leaf Hospital, where Itachi awakened another tomoe in his Sharingan. Minato inferred that Madara had planned to use Obito’s love for his comrades to awaken his Mangekyō, while Shisui revealed that he had destroyed his own eyes to keep Liao Wu from taking them.

• Itachi and Izumi rushed to Leaf Hospital and were initially barred from Shisui’s room by the Anbu guards.
• Shisui asked the guards to let Itachi and Izumi enter, and Itachi awakened another tomoe after seeing Shisui’s empty eye sockets.
• Minato reasoned that the pain of losing loved ones awakened the Uchiha’s Sharingan and concluded that Madara had targeted Obito to make him awaken the Mangekyō.
• Minato considered the danger Obito faced and resolved to counsel him, while also reflecting on whether he could endure losing Kushina.
• Shisui sensed that Itachi had reached the Two Tomoe Sharingan stage and told him that he had destroyed his own eyes to stop Liao Wu from taking his Sharingan.

Shisui told Itachi and Izumi that he had destroyed his eye to keep Liao Wu from taking it, while the group discussed the power of Madara’s Rinnegan. After Danzo proposed recruiting Itachi into Root, Itachi revealed his newly awakened Double Tomoe Sharingan, leaving Konoha’s leaders shocked and Danzo eager to train him.

• Itachi angrily blamed Liao Wu for forcing Shisui to destroy his eye, and Jiraiya offered to shave Itachi’s head as revenge.
• Shisui considered the abilities of Madara’s Rinnegan and concluded that its powers would be nearly impossible to counter.
• The Third Hokage, Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura arrived to hear what Shisui had learned about Madara.
• Danzo suggested sending Itachi to the battlefield and recruiting him into Root, but the Third Hokage refused to send a child to war.
• Itachi revealed his Double Tomoe Sharingan, shocking Konoha’s leaders, and Danzo pressed to make him his student in Root.

The Third Hokage refused to let Itachi go to war as a child, but Danzo promised he could join Root after graduating early. The adults then discussed Ryobu’s attack on Sand Village and heard Jiraiya’s account of the fight for the Seven-Tails, including Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami.

• Shisui withdrew his objection to Itachi joining Root, but the Third Hokage, Jiraiya, and Minato opposed sending him to war while he was still a child.
• Itachi asked whether graduating from the Ninja Academy would let him go to the battlefield, and Danzo told him he qualified for the exam and would join Root afterward.
• The Third Hokage explained that Ryobu had disguised himself as Sasori, killed the Fourth Kazekage and Sand Village’s elders, and taken Shukaku.
• The Third Hokage told Jiraiya that Inuzuka Claw was alive and had reported Ryobu used his Sharingan to obtain her clan’s secret technique.
• Jiraiya recounted the fight for the Seven-Tails in Takigakure and, with Shisui’s permission, revealed the power of Kotoamatsukami, alarming the four higher-ups.

Shisui explained why he had destroyed his Kotoamatsukami eyes, while the Uchiha discovered the High Command was keeping them from visiting him. Jiraiya revealed that Liao Wu’s Senju Great Buddha was a Sage Art called Wood Golem, leaving the Konoha leaders unsure how anyone could oppose him.

• Shisui told the Konoha leaders he had used his right eye to control the Seven-Tails and destroyed both eyes after failing to affect Liao Wu, who already knew about his Kotoamatsukami.
• Danzo accused the Uchiha of hiding powerful abilities, and Shisui explained that he believed Liao Wu had discovered his Mangekyō while treating his worsening eyesight.
• Itachi went to the Ninja Academy with Izumi, and Fugaku and Mikoto encountered him after Jiraiya had shaved his head as a curse against Liao Wu.
• The Uchiha Police Force tried to visit Shisui, but the Anbu blocked them under the High Command’s orders and argued with them outside the hospital room.
• Jiraiya told the Konoha leaders that Liao Wu’s Senju Great Buddha was a Sage Art called Wood Golem, and Danzo called for Liao Wu to be killed.

The Third Hokage rejected Danzo’s demand to assassinate Tsunade and asked Shisui about Madara Uchiha’s Rinnegan. Meanwhile, Killer B and Yugito explored Leaf Village, where Yugito entered Ichiraku Ramen and encountered Kushina, Obito, and Tobi.

• Danzo warned that Tsunade might help Uchiha Ryobu learn Senjutsu, but Jiraiya and Minato defended her and the Third Hokage refused to order her assassination.
• The Third Hokage set Danzo’s proposal aside and asked Shisui what he knew about Madara Uchiha’s Rinnegan.
• Killer B and Yugito toured Leaf Village, and Killer B went into a music shop while Yugito continued exploring alone under guard.
• Yugito followed the smell of ramen into Ichiraku Ramen and noticed Kushina there with Obito and the others.
• Tobi asked Obito whether the ramen chef pulled noodles out of himself, and Obito cursed at him.

Kushina met Yugito, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, while Shisui and Konoha’s leaders discussed Madara’s Rinnegan and how to fight him. Danzo revealed that Orochimaru was alive and had used Impure World Reincarnation to summon powerful dead ninja, leaving Shisui horrified by the technique.

• Kushina punched Obito after he shocked himself, then greeted Yugito, who introduced herself as the Two-Tails Jinchuriki from the Cloud Village.
• Shisui explained Madara’s Rinnegan abilities, including Limbo, to Konoha’s leaders, Jiraiya, and Minato.
• Jiraiya said he would search Mount Myōboku’s records for information about Six Paths Sage Mode, which could counter Limbo.
• The Third Hokage confronted Danzo about the desecrated tombs and demanded to know where Orochimaru was.
• Danzo admitted that Orochimaru was alive and had used Impure World Reincarnation to summon powerful dead ninja to fight Madara.
• Jiraiya explained Impure World Reincarnation to Shisui, who reacted with horror at the idea of controlling the dead.

The Third Hokage and the others decided Impure World Reincarnation could help restrain Madara Uchiha, while sealing would be needed to defeat him. They learned Orochimaru was at Ryūchi Cave attempting to master Senjutsu, and ordered Danzo to send him Madara’s intelligence and make him return before the Ninja Alliance attacked the Rain Village.

• Shisui and Jiraiya warned that Madara’s Chakra Black Rods might seal the Chakra of Reanimation Bodies, and the Third Hokage said they would rely on sealing to deal with Madara.
• The Third Hokage asked where Orochimaru was, and Danzo revealed that he had gone to Ryūchi Cave with his two disciples.
• Danzo explained that Orochimaru had transplanted White Zetsu Cells and planned to learn Ryūchi Cave Senjutsu to strengthen the Reanimation Bodies of the First Lord and the Second Hokage.
• The Third Hokage asked Danzo to recall Orochimaru, but Danzo said Orochimaru would pursue the difficult Senjutsu regardless.
• The Third Hokage ordered Danzo to send Madara’s intel to Orochimaru and ensure he returned before the Ninja Alliance attacked the Rain Village.

At Ichiraku Ramen, Kushina learned the Nine-Tails was named Kurama and heard Yugito explain how she befriended Matatabi, before Killer B arrived and drove off the customers with his rap. In Amegakure, Yakushi Nonō drew Liao Wu’s attention while serving drinks.

• Kushina asked Yugito about her Tailed Beast, and Yugito explained that Matatabi had made peace with her and that the Nine-Tails was named Kurama.
• Kushina confronted the Nine-Tails about its name, and it claimed the Sage of Six Paths had named it before threatening to kill her when it escaped.
• Yugito advised Kushina to keep trying to communicate with the Nine-Tails and described how she had eventually earned Matatabi’s cooperation.
• Killer B entered Ichiraku Ramen with a boombox, introduced himself through a rap, and frightened away the customers while Teuchi and Ayame approached him with utensils.
• In Amegakure, Yakushi Nonō served drinks beside Liao Wu and drew his attention as he watched Cai Lai’s Cat Girl.

Liao Wu took advantage of Konan and ordered Nagato restrained, while Cai Lai forced Sasori to hand over Rasa's puppet. As Liao Wu prepared to go to the Takigakure Ancient Tree, Candy warned him that Cai Lai's Cat Girl seemed suspicious.

• Nonō tried to seduce Liao Wu to protect the Orphanage and Kabuto, but Konan interrupted when Liao Wu grabbed her.
• Liao Wu kissed Konan, and Fish Ball restrained Nagato when he charged at them; Fish Ball warned Nagato that removing the Spores would kill him.
• Cai Lai used her Spores to immobilize Sasori and demanded that he hand over Rasa's Human Puppet and teach her to use its Magnet Release.
• Liao Wu sent Snow Leopard and Cat to take Konan and Tsunade home, then ordered Fish Ball to take Nagato away and beat him.
• Candy told Liao Wu that Cai Lai's Cat Girl seemed suspicious, and Liao Wu ordered Candy to watch her and expose whoever was behind her.

Ryobu confronted the Seven-Tails, exposed Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami, and revived Shukaku as a small clone. After Shukaku agreed to teach him Magnet Release, Ryobu began training.

• Ryobu visited the captive Seven-Tails, Chongming, and tried to persuade it that Shisui’s Sharingan had altered its will, but Chongming insisted Shisui was its friend.
• Ryobu had the Takigakure Ancient Tree whip and shock Chongming, then used the vines to restrain his Kotoamatsukami-controlled Spore Clone.
• Ryobu summoned Fish Ball, who drenched and beat the Spore Clone in an effort to make it come to its senses.
• Ryobu revived the Shukaku Spore as Chibi Shukaku, and Shukaku remembered that his main body had been sealed inside the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Shukaku and Chongming argued over Shukaku’s deal with Ryobu, and Ryobu explained that Shisui had brainwashed Chongming.
• Ryobu made Shukaku call him master, then had him begin teaching Magnet Release.

The Uchiha confronted Leaf Village's leaders over Shisui's destroyed eyes, but Danzo silenced them by pointing to Uchiha Ryobu's overwhelming power. Fugaku demanded a fitting reward for Shisui's vital intelligence about Madara, leaving the Hokage and his advisors stunned, while Kushina hosted Killer B and Yugito at Ichiraku Ramen.

• The Uchiha confronted Danzo and the other village leaders, demanding to know who had destroyed Shisui's eyes and calling for revenge.
• Danzo blamed Uchiha Ryobu, and the Uchiha fell silent when they recalled his victories and the destruction he had wrought.
• Danzo accused the Uchiha of being the source of trouble, but the Third Hokage defended the clan and told Danzo to stop undermining village unity.
• Koharu and Homura refused to let the Uchiha visit Shisui, fearing Madara had spies among them and wanting to keep their intelligence about his Rinnegan secret.
• Fugaku asked what reward the village would give Shisui, and the Third Hokage admitted that Shisui's intelligence was worth more than ten Hokages.
• Kushina rented Ichiraku Ramen for Killer B and Yugito while the Kakashi Trio stood guard outside.