Recaps

The Senju Clan decided to seek Might Guy’s consent to learn his family’s Eight Gates Technique after witnessing his power. Guy’s injuries forced the Sixth Gate shut, and Satoru rushed to kill him as the others failed to stop the attack.

• Yu Sun told the Senju Clan’s jonin to obtain Might Guy’s consent and offer compensation for teaching the Eight Gates Technique to interested children.
• Black Zetsu explained that the Eight Gates Technique could grant immense power but caused lasting bodily harm, and opening all eight gates killed the user.
• Might Guy’s body forcibly closed the Sixth Gate, causing him to cough up blood and fall from the sky.
• Satoru recovered from Guy’s Morning Peacock and charged at him while Ebisu and Genma rushed to help.
• Mifune launched a ranged sword-energy slash at Satoru, but Satoru used Absolute Evasion to dodge it.
• Satoru closed in on the falling Might Guy, and Nekomata feared that the taijutsu ninja was about to die.

Duy revealed himself as the Allied Ninja who had been reincarnated by Orochimaru and opened the Eight Gates to save Guy from Satoru. He struck Satoru with Daytime Tiger, leaving the gathered fighters stunned and Liao Wu wondering how Orochimaru had obtained Duy’s remains.

• Liao Wu realized Kai owed him a favor and worried that Kai would die before repaying it.
• Duy burst from the river, opened the Eight Gates, and raced to protect Guy.
• Duy tore off his mask and unleashed Daytime Tiger at Satoru.
• Satoru’s Chakra Balls were swallowed by the Daytime Tiger, which surged toward him with a devastating shockwave.
• Liao Wu wondered how Orochimaru had obtained Duy’s remains, while White Zetsu identified the technique as Impure World Reincarnation and questioned how Duy could have been revived.

Might Duy defeated Satoru and was celebrated as a hero by Leaf Village, while the Ninja Alliance entered Amegakure and Nagato decided to fight to protect its people. The chapter ended with the coming battle looming over the village.

• Might Duy blasted Satoru away with Daytime Tiger, and Shizune treated Might Guy while the other ninjas gathered around Duy.
• Asuma, Genma, Choza, and the people of Leaf Village praised Duy, who wept as the villagers hailed him as their hero.
• Shizune stopped Duy from squeezing Might Guy unconscious, and Mifune's adjutant learned that the infiltration plan was already underway in Amegakure.
• Jiraiya, Danzo, and the Third Hokage entered Amegakure as Sage Shima warned that civilians remained in the battle zone.
• Konan told Tsunade that most Amegakure villagers refused to evacuate, and Nagato recalled how war had killed his parents.
• Nagato resolved to fight the Ninja Alliance and stop another tragedy from befalling Amegakure.

Tsunade prepared Amegakure for the Ninja Alliance’s assault and chose to stay and defend the village, while Liao Wu’s group reached Garaga in Ryūchi Cave. The chapter ended with Garaga confronting Liao Wu and Candy over their connection to the Third Kazekage, who had betrayed and injured him.

• Tsunade ordered Amegakure’s villagers to evacuate to Salamander Ibuse’s poison-filled swamp and sent Konan to take Kuhon and the others to safety.
• Tsunade told Yakushi Nonō to stop obeying Danzo and escort Amegakure’s orphans, then marked her Forehead Protector as a rogue ninja and resolved to die defending the village.
• Madara awoke beneath Amegakure and prepared to move as the Ninja Alliance’s elite forces approached.
• Liao Wu, Snake Aunt, Anko, and the others entered the deeper reaches of Ryūchi Cave, where they encountered Garaga guarding the White Snake Sage’s cave.
• Garaga asked Liao Wu and Candy about their relationship with Jūichirō, and Ichikishimahime explained that the Third Kazekage had betrayed Garaga and injured his right eye.

Liao Wu learned that Garaga’s former summoner, the Third Kazekage, was dead and entered the White Snake Temple to face the final stage of Sage training. He left Anko and Yamato behind, while relying on his Spores as a safeguard against the White Snake Sage.

• Snake Aunt and Ichikishimahime told Garaga that the Third Kazekage had died, and Candy showed him the Kazekage’s human puppet.
• Garaga let Liao Wu and his companions pass, and Liao Wu secretly planted a Spore on him before entering the White Snake Sage’s cave.
• Liao Wu met Tagitsuhime at the temple, and she announced that he had passed the three trials and reached the final stage of Sage training.
• Tagitsuhime initially barred Anko and Yamato from entering, but Anko argued that reaching the temple proved she had passed; Snake Aunt warned Anko not to risk the final trial.
• Liao Wu promised to help Anko become a Sage, then used his Spore to make her collapse after she cursed him.
• Liao Wu entered the temple with Tagitsuhime and Ichikishimahime, prepared to meet the White Snake Sage and counting on his Spores to preserve his will if he died.

Ryobu met the White Snake Sage and endured her injection of Natural Energy and mamba venom while Candy protected his body. As Ryobu fell into an illusion, Orochimaru's group entered the cave and confronted Snake Aunt, who declared herself independent of Orochimaru.

• Ryobu met the White Snake Sage and asked to become her disciple.
• The White Snake Sage bit Ryobu, injecting Natural Energy and mamba venom while casting a genjutsu that showed him a life as an ordinary Uchiha.
• Candy took control of Ryobu's body and surrounded him with Susanoo, Wood Style, Magnet Release, and Seven-Tails chakra defenses.
• In Ryobu's illusion, he saw Itachi perched on a utility pole while walking his cat.
• Orochimaru's group fought Garaga and entered the cave, where Orochimaru encountered Snake Aunt, Anko, Yamato, and the others.
• Snake Aunt rejected Orochimaru's command to return, claiming that she had become an independent person.

Anko and Yamato combined their Wood Style abilities to fight Orochimaru’s allies, while Tobirama confronted Orochimaru over his treatment of them. Snake Aunt refused Tobirama’s assurances, and Orochimaru began controlling him as Tobirama activated his Curse Mark.

• Orochimaru tried to draw Yamato to his side by invoking his loyalty to Konoha, but Anko reminded Yamato that Ryobu had already made them his slaves.
• Anko made Yamato form hand seals with her, and they used Wood Style: Tree World Descends against Tagorihime’s Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation.
• Orochimaru explained that Yamato had survived Hashirama Cell experiments and Anko had gained Hashirama’s chakra from White Zetsu Cells, allowing them to combine their abilities.
• Tobirama punched Orochimaru into a rock wall for driving Anko and Yamato away, then invited the two to join him, but Snake Aunt rejected his guarantee.
• Orochimaru began controlling Tobirama with a hand seal, and Tobirama released his Curse Mark and drew in Natural Energy.

Orochimaru and the others entered the White Snake Temple as Uchiha Ryobu underwent a dangerous Sage trial, and the White Snake Sage revealed that Ryobu had an innate Sage Body. Meanwhile, Might Duy struck Satoru with Daytime Tiger on the Land of Rain battlefield, but Satoru survived with a broken wing.

• Orochimaru tried to restrain Tobirama, but Tagitsuhime and Ichikishimahime stopped Tobirama from activating State Two and brought everyone into the White Snake Temple.
• Tobirama warned Kagami and Dan that the White Snake Sage was a dangerous old demon and told them to kill it if they got the chance.
• Orochimaru saw Ryobu protected inside a turtle shell by sand-iron armor, Susanoo, Seven-Tails wings, and Wood Dragons, and could not approach him.
• The White Snake Sage said Ryobu had exceptional physical talent and would master Natural Energy naturally, while Tagitsuhime explained that Ryobu was facing an illusion designed to make him confront his deepest fear.
• Might Duy hit Satoru with Daytime Tiger after opening the Gate of Wonder, but Satoru survived the attack with one wing broken.

The Ninja Alliance withdrew as Satoru healed by devouring their malice and Might Duy fought it in a high-speed Taijutsu clash. Elsewhere, Sasori and his two Kazekage Puppets pressured the Uchiha Police Force, leaving Fugaku’s Mangekyō Sharingan as their possible counter.

• The Sealing squad attacked the weakened Satoru, but it retaliated with a storm of feathers that riddled the squad with injuries.
• Might Duy recovered his chakra, opened the Seventh Gate of Wonder, and charged Satoru while Mifune ordered the Ninja Alliance to retreat.
• Satoru used Malice Devouring to absorb the Alliance’s negative emotions, regenerate its wounds, and restore its wings.
• Might Duy and Satoru clashed with a supersonic kick and a powerful punch, forcing the Alliance to remain far from the battlefield.
• Sasori used the Third Kazekage and Rasa Puppets, poison, and Ibuse against the Uchiha Police Force, while Fugaku’s Mangekyō Sharingan remained a possible threat.

Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and summoned Susanoo to defend the Uchiha from Liao Wu and Scorpion. Black Zetsu and White Zetsu witnessed the awakening and worried that Fugaku and Shisui might oppose Madara.

• Scorpion's Third Kazekage puppet vanished, and Liao Wu guessed that it had been summoned back to Scorpion's main body.
• Shisui explained that the Police Force had restored his eyes, but he could no longer use Kotoamatsukami; Liao Wu then sent Scorpion to attack him.
• Scorpion transformed into the giant Steel Dragon King Scorpion, wearing armor made from Rasa's Gold Dust and incorporating the Third Kazekage puppet.
• Liao Wu challenged Fugaku to reveal his Mangekyō, and Fugaku awakened it before the Uchiha and used his orange Susanoo.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu saw Fugaku's Mangekyō and noted that he and Shisui had awakened it without becoming openly extreme.

After Fugaku revealed his Susanoo, Yu Sun tried to restore the Senju Clan’s reputation by leading an attack, but his clanmates hesitated to fight beside the Uchiha. Mengmao questioned the Senju’s inherited hostility as he watched the Uchiha fight for the Allied Shinobi Forces.

• The Senju learned that Fugaku had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Yu Sun grew frustrated as Allied Shinobi Forces members assumed their clan had disappeared.
• Yu Sun vowed to make the Senju great again and tried to lead them into battle, but he redirected his charge toward Hakimi after noticing the main fights were too dangerous.
• The Senju Jonin refused to follow Yu Sun in an attack on Hakimi, while Mengmao considered how the Senju could support the fight with illusion, medical, and sensory techniques.
• Mengmao watched the younger Senju admire Fugaku’s Susanoo and questioned whether they had any reason to hate the Uchiha.
• Mengmao noted that the Uchiha were fighting for the village and Allied Shinobi Forces despite suspicion and surveillance, and wondered whether they had earned the Senju’s trust.

Mengmao led Senju fighters and other allied ninja against the Hakimi Army, but Fish Ball, Cai Lai, and Nekomata used White Zetsu’s abilities to turn the underground into a deadly trap. The allied army lost contact with the Earth Release ninja it sent underground, leaving Yu Sun and the others stunned by the cats’ strength.

• Mengmao led Senju fighters toward the Uchiha Clan’s battle, while Asuma, Ebisu, and other allied ninja followed, hoping to earn easy battle credit against the Hakimi.
• Fish Ball ordered the Hakimi to burrow underground and attack, crippling several allied ninja before Yu Sun, Asuma, and Ebisu escaped with Body Flicker.
• Cai Lai explained that the ninja cats had received training from the Uchiha Clan, and Yu Sun asked headquarters for help dealing with them.
• Headquarters sent Earth Release ninja underground, but Fish Ball ordered the Hakimi to use the Mayfly Technique and descend deeper into the earth.
• Shikaku recognized the Hakimi’s trap and ordered the Earth Release ninja to retreat, but the cats surrounded and killed them underground.
• Headquarters lost contact with the underground troops, while Yu Sun and the other Jonin realized they had underestimated the Hakimi.

Fish Ball unleashed the Box of Paradise against the Ninja Alliance, releasing monsters and transformed captives into the battle. As the fighting turned deadly, Black Zetsu realized the deaths would reduce the Chakra available for his mother's revival and tried to stop the conflict.

• Cloud Village Lightning Style ninjas attacked the Hakimi, and Fish Ball summoned the Box of Paradise to suck Alliance ninjas inside.
• Samui recognized the box as a legendary Six Paths ninja tool, while Satoru became distracted and Might Duy struck him with Daytime Tiger.
• Fish Ball opened the box and released Jugo Clan Sage Transformation monsters, Giant Brown Snakes, and Alliance ninjas twisted into puppets by the Takigakure Ancient Tree.
• The monsters and Ninja Alliance clashed viciously, and Black and White Zetsu hoped the battle would deepen the hatred between them.
• Black Zetsu realized the deaths would leave less Chakra for his mother's revival and hurriedly tried to break up the fight.

Ryobu and Scorpion overwhelmed Fugaku, Shisui, and Gama Ken until Senju reinforcements arrived and rescued Shisui. The Senju Clan’s support shocked the Uchiha and the wider alliance, prompting other Leaf clans to join the fight as the Senju and Uchiha stood together against the enemy.

• Ryobu fused with Scorpion and supported its assault, forcing Fugaku’s Susanoo onto the defensive while Shisui and Gama Ken joined the fight.
• Scorpion’s poison mist incapacitated Shisui and Gama Ken, and Gama Ken was returned to Mount Myōboku before Scorpion struck at Shisui.
• A Senju genjutsu jonin cast the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique, and Senju Mōmō rescued Shisui while a Senju medical jonin treated him.
• Senju shinobi aided the wounded Uchiha, astonishing the Hawk Faction and moving the Dove Faction to tears.
• Choza and Shikuro led Leaf clan elites toward the dark barrier, and Ryobu recognized the Senju Clan’s arrival.

Liao Wu summoned the transformed Takigakure Ancient Tree, forcing the Ninja Alliance to retreat as its roots drained chakra from the battlefield. The tree pursued the fleeing forces but struggled to catch them, while a wood dragon targeted Asuma and his companions.

• Liao Wu withdrew with Sasori, then summoned the Takigakure Ancient Tree to the battlefield.
• The towering tree shocked both armies, and headquarters ordered the Ninja Alliance to retreat.
• The tree's roots captured and drained a jonin, while the alliance fled; Takigakure ninja mourned the corruption of their sacred tree.
• Fugaku led Itachi and the Uchiha in retreat, and Liao Wu watched the fleeing alliance from the tree with the cats.
• The tree pursued the alliance for two li but could not catch most fleeing ninja, while Might Guy's companions protected him.
• A wood dragon ignored the group's attacks and lunged for Asuma, whose chakra reserves were greatest among them.

Might Duy held off Liao Wu’s Takigakure Ancient Tree so the Ninja Alliance could retreat, but Satoru provoked him by threatening Might Guy. Duy opened the Eight Gates Formation as the alliance watched the battle and learned the tree’s history.

• Duy destroyed a Wood Dragon and told the shinobi protecting Might Guy to retreat while he held back the Takigakure Ancient Tree.
• Duy repeatedly used Daytime Tiger to destroy Wood Dragons as the Ninja Alliance withdrew.
• Liao Wu sent Satoru to distract Duy while Sasori used the Third Kazekage and Rasa’s Magnet Release to support the attack.
• Satoru killed a Leaf ninja in front of Duy and threatened to tear Might Guy apart, enraging Duy.
• Duy opened the Gate of Death and unleashed the Eight Gates Formation.
• Hyuga Tokuma sensed the tree’s immense chakra, and a Takigakure Ninja accused Liao Wu of stealing the village’s sacred tree and Tailed Beast.

Might Duy opened the Gate of Death and fought Satoru, whose body was torn apart by Duy’s fifth Evening Elephant strike. Sasori arrived to seal Duy while Liao Wu and the others fled on the Takigakure Ancient Tree.

• Karui and the Alliance sensory ninja detected the enormous chakra Duy released by opening the Gate of Death, and Choza explained how White Zetsu cells let Duy use the Eight Gates Formation as a Reanimation Body.
• Duy attacked Satoru with Evening Elephant, and Satoru dodged the first four strikes before the fifth tore his body into fragments.
• Sasori arrived with two Kazekage and used the Third Kazekage’s Magnet Release to fly onto the Takigakure Ancient Tree.
• Liao Wu, Fish Ball, Cai Lai, and Nekomata fled as the Takigakure Ancient Tree grew legs and ran.

Might Duy drove Liao Wu away, but the Ninja Alliance decided to press into the Land of Rain after the Box of Paradise escaped with its captives and battlefield resentment. As the First Unit advanced, Fugaku explained his Mangekyō Sharingan abilities and the Senju Clan recognized their connection to Izuna’s eyes.

• Duy recovered from opening the Eight Gates but chose not to pursue Liao Wu, who had been trying to stop the Alliance from entering the Land of Rain rather than seeking a full battle.
• Satoru began reconstructing himself through the Box of Paradise, but Duy could not damage the box, and Ninja Cats dragged it underground with its Puppets and the battlefield’s lingering resentment.
• After the Alliance celebrated its apparent victory, Shikaku ordered the First Unit to advance toward Amegakure following pressure from the other commanders.
• A Senju medical ninja examined Fugaku’s worsening vision, and Fugaku welcomed the Senju Clan’s acceptance of the Uchiha while warning that the Mangekyō had severe side effects.
• Fugaku told Mengmao that he had awakened the Mangekyō after a comrade died protecting him and named his abilities Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi; Mengmao noted that Senju records attributed the same abilities to Uchiha Izuna.

The Ninja Alliance prepared to invade the Land of Rain, and Shisui revealed that he had awakened the Mangekyo before losing it. At Amegakure, the allied leaders debated how to handle Tsunade, while Danzo volunteered to confront her and try to bring her over.

• Yoshie proposed using Fugaku's Amaterasu against Madara or Ryobu, and Itachi asked Fugaku not to kill his uncle.
• Shisui revealed his Mangekyo and explained Kotoamatsukami to the Uchiha, who learned that Ryobu had destroyed it.
• A Hakki Army ninja cat scouted the advancing Ninja Alliance and vowed that none of its members would return alive.
• The allied leaders gathered in Amegakure and assigned roles for locating, attacking, and sealing Madara.
• The Third Mizukage, Chiyo, Ōnoki, Jiraiya, and others debated whether Tsunade should be spared or treated as an enemy.
• Danzo said he and Torune would confront Tsunade, first attempting to persuade her to join them and otherwise executing her.

Danzo and Jiraiya split off to deal with Tsunade while the Ninja Alliance prepared to face Madara in Amegakure. Madara appeared before the Alliance and declared his intention to capture the Jinchuriki, rejecting Sarutobi Sasuke’s plea to abandon the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

• Jiraiya volunteered to persuade Tsunade to return, and Danzo’s group split into two teams.
• The Third Hokage told Hizashi to locate Madara, but Hizashi froze after spotting him standing atop a steel tower.
• Madara mocked the gathered Jinchuriki and saw their capture as a chance to advance the Moon Eye Plan.
• Sarutobi Sasuke questioned Madara about choosing a World of Illusion, then urged him to reject the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Madara insisted his plan was salvation, while Ōnoki told Sarutobi Sasuke that Madara had always stirred up conflict.

Madara erupted after Ōnoki insulted his dead family and declared his resolve to end conflict, overwhelming Amegakure with his Rinnegan. In Ryūchi Cave, Liao Wu endured an illusion that replaced his memories with an alternate life in which he became a wealthy adult-entertainment producer and married Mikoto, while a nagging sense of something forgotten remained.

• Madara unleashed his Chakra and Rinnegan against Amegakure after Ōnoki mocked his family and called him sexually repressed.
• Orochimaru waited for Liao Wu’s trial because Ichikishimahime warned him against attacking before the White Snake Sage.
• The White Snake Sage’s illusion placed Liao Wu in Leaf Village in year 59, where he had given up on becoming a Ninja and partnered with Jiraiya to produce adult books and films.
• Liao Wu grew wealthy, recovered his health through Tsunade’s treatment, and recruited Might Duy as a leading actor.
• Liao Wu married Mikoto, and they had a son named Uchiha Itachi while Mikoto became an Elite Jonin and the Police Force’s first female captain.
• Despite his family and success, Liao Wu kept feeling that he had forgotten something important.

Liao Wu’s family and businesses faced growing pressure as Mikoto pursued power in the Uchiha Clan and the village excluded them from the Fourth Hokage election. After the Nine-Tails attack, the Uchiha were isolated further, and Itachi’s Anbu assignment strained his relationship with Mikoto.

• Liao Wu’s First Hokage teacup drew Tsunade’s anger, so he shifted to popular Tailed Beast teacups after she left the village.
• Liao Wu funded Mikoto’s bid to become Fourth Hokage, but the higher-ups restricted nominations to Orochimaru and Minato, and Mikoto stopped him from seeking his money back.
• Liao Wu declined the Fire Daimyo’s invitation to move his business to the Fire Capital because he would not leave Mikoto and Itachi.
• During the Nine-Tails attack, Liao Wu protected Itachi and Sasuke while Mikoto led the police force, but Anbu orders barred the Uchiha from fighting the Nine-Tails; afterward, the clan was relocated and monitored.
• Liao Wu stayed home to raise the children as the village’s crackdown destroyed his businesses, while Itachi excelled at the Ninja Academy and became a chunin.
• At eleven, Itachi joined the Anbu as Mikoto’s Uchiha spy, and his relationship with her grew strained as he stopped smiling as often.

Liao Wu tried to shield his family as suspicion over Shisui’s death brought Itachi into conflict with the Uchiha Police Force. After Itachi’s rift with Mikoto widened, Liao Wu sent his Ninja Cats to investigate Shisui’s death.

• Liao Wu tried to keep peace at home while noticing the growing rift between Itachi and Mikoto.
• After Shisui’s death, Yashiro, Inabi, and Tekka accused Itachi of killing him and confronted him outside the house.
• Itachi defeated the three men and revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan when he demanded they apologize to Liao Wu.
• Mikoto apologized to the injured men, ordered Itachi to kneel, and told Sasuke not to look up to his brother because she believed he had become an Anbu spy for the Hokage Faction.
• Liao Wu comforted Sasuke, and Itachi resolved to protect Liao Wu and Sasuke.
• Liao Wu ordered Candy and Snow Leopard to investigate how Shisui had died.

Liao Wu waited for the Uchiha coup to make Mikoto Hokage while he picked up Sasuke and provoked Fish Ball and Cai Lai into fighting. As he arrived at the Ninja Academy, he felt an unfamiliar stirring he could not explain.

• Liao Wu recalled Duy’s loyalty to Might Guy and felt that an evil soul was driving his actions toward Mikoto.
• Mikoto took control of Liao Wu’s funds, while Liao Wu hoped the Police Force’s planned rebellion would succeed and sewed her a Hokage robe.
• Liao Wu picked up pancakes from Uchiha Tesho and encouraged Fish Ball and Cai Lai to fight over them until Uchiha Izumi split the food between them.
• Liao Wu boasted to Izumi that he would ride the coming upheaval to power, then upset her by suggesting Itachi might have found someone else.
• A Root Ninja identified Liao Wu as Mikoto’s husband and dismissed him as a cripple, while Root continued watching the other Uchiha.
• Liao Wu reached the Ninja Academy and felt a strange, unfamiliar stirring as he looked at its emblem.

Liao Wu’s fragmented memories returned as he waited for Sasuke outside the Ninja Academy and encountered Naruto. After Naruto attacked him, Liao Wu remembered that Naruto was the Nine-Tails’ jinchuriki and that Minato had died sealing the Demon Fox, but he still struggled to recover the rest of his memories.

• Liao Wu recognized the Academy students from his resurfacing memories and tried to give Hinata his business card, but her maid Natsu Hyuga carried her away.
• Liao Wu lectured Sasuke about flirting with girls, prompting Sakura and Ino to leave Sasuke with him.
• Naruto launched a flying kick at Liao Wu, but Fish Ball and Cai Lai pinned Naruto down.
• Liao Wu’s encounter with Naruto triggered memories of the Demon Fox attack and the Fourth Hokage’s death, though he could not recall everything.
• Sasuke moved to hit Naruto, but Iruka stopped him and said Naruto had not struck Liao Wu.