Recaps

Madara Uchiha revived at full strength and stole Liao Wu’s eyes, while the Sannin learned that Madara had not yet regained his Mangekyō Sharingan. Sage Fukasaku warned them to defeat Madara before he recovered his full power.

• Minato raced toward the Land of Grass, worried for Jiraiya, as the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path shielded Madara and Liao Wu from the Sannin’s attacks.
• Madara emerged rejuvenated in his Warring States Armor, and Orochi fled using Reverse Summon while Orochimaru hesitated to abandon Jiraiya and Tsunade.
• Liao Wu revived himself with Kimera no Jutsu, congratulated Madara, and then had his eyes stolen by Madara, who used Yin Yang Release to restore his own sight.
• Sage Fukasaku told Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru that Madara had not recovered his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and urged them to defeat him before he regained his full power.

Madara awakened Ryobu’s Three Tomoe Sharingan and explained his Moon Eye Plan, while Ryobu eagerly agreed for his own selfish reasons. As Tsunade and Orochimaru prepared to fight, Madara shielded himself and Ryobu from the Sannin’s opening attacks and challenged them.

• Madara explained that Ryobu’s Yang Release had suppressed his Uchiha eyes, then installed his own Three Tomoe Sharingan in Ryobu’s eye sockets.
• Ryobu celebrated his new eyes, offered to support Madara in his old age, and made a crude remark about Tsunade that shocked Madara and Black and White Zetsu.
• Madara said he wanted to retrieve his eyes from Nagato himself and told Ryobu that the Moon Eye Plan would use Infinite Tsukuyomi to end conflict through dreams.
• Tsunade released her Yin Seal and entered Hundred Healings Mode, while Orochimaru considered disturbing the Previous Hokage Mausoleum.
• Madara removed Ryobu’s Curse Mark, then blocked the Sannin’s attacks with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and challenged them to fight.

Madara confronted the Sannin and declared that he would destroy the Five Great Shinobi Villages to end the fate of ninja. The Sannin and their summons countered his Great Fire Annihilation with Water Style, but when the mist cleared, Madara was protected by a massive Chakra Giant.

• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru faced Madara before the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, while Liao Wu urged Madara to attack.
• Madara rejected Jiraiya’s hope for peace and said he would bring ninjas to heel by destroying the Leaf Village and the other Four Great Shinobi Villages.
• Madara charged the Sannin and unleashed Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation.
• The Sannin and the Toad Three Brothers used Water Style together to stop the flames and fill the battlefield with mist.
• Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima sensed Madara behind Tsunade, whose punch struck the Chakra defense protecting him.
• Orochimaru blew away the mist and revealed a dark-blue, four-armed Chakra Giant that had caught Tsunade’s punch.

The Sannin and their allies fought Madara, whose Susanoo, regeneration, and Wood Style overwhelmed them. Jiraiya burned away Madara’s Susanoo and later destroyed his Tree World Descends, but Madara remained unshaken and praised Hashirama’s village.

• Sage Fukasaku explained Susanoo as Orochimaru and the others watched Madara’s Susanoo, while Liao Wu argued with Fish Ball.
• Jiraiya, Sage Fukasaku, and Sage Shima used Sage Art: Gama-Gama to burn through Madara’s Susanoo and wound his arm.
• Madara laughed at his injury, then rapidly regenerated as Tsunade recognized his extraordinary healing ability.
• Madara used Wood Style: Tree World Descends, draining Orochimaru’s summoned creature and trapping the Sannin and their summons.
• Jiraiya sent the Toad Three Brothers back to Mount Myōboku and joined Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima in using Sage Art: Toad Oil Flame Bullet to destroy Madara’s trees.
• Madara stood atop a tree and remarked that Hashirama’s village was not completely worthless.

Orochimaru transformed into the Eight-Branched Serpent and attacked Madara with Natural Energy-powered cannons, but Madara overwhelmed him with a Wood Dragon. Obito returned to the battlefield and revealed that Madara had once tried to recruit him, while Liao Wu stopped Madara from killing him.

• Tsunade transferred Chakra to Jiraiya as he and the Sages struggled to keep fighting Madara.
• Orochimaru used the Eight Branches Technique to transform into the Eight-Branched Serpent and join the attack.
• The Eight-Branched Serpent fired a barrage of Natural Energy cannons at Madara, who countered with a Wood Dragon that drained and crushed Orochimaru.
• Obito rushed back to the battlefield, told Jiraiya and Tsunade that Madara had saved him and tried to turn him against the Ninja World, and challenged Madara.
• Liao Wu shocked Obito and told Madara he would handle him, giving Jiraiya and Tsunade more time to recover.

Madara overwhelmed Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru by summoning a massive Wood Golem and countering their attacks. He left the Sannin’s sealing plan in ruins after restraining the Toad Sages and blasting Jiraiya away.

• Madara pierced Tsunade’s shoulder with his Dragon Fire Technique, but Jiraiya struck him with Sage Art: Hair Needle Senbon.
• Madara summoned the Wood Golem Technique, blocking Jiraiya’s fire and revealing that he wielded Hashirama’s Wood Style power.
• Orochimaru joined Jiraiya and Tsunade, and the group sent their Summoning Beasts against Madara’s Wood Golem.
• Tsunade’s Slug corroded the golem’s arm, but the Wood Dragon absorbed Chakra and let the golem regenerate.
• Jiraiya and the Two Toad Sages attempted to use Demonic Illusion, but Madara restrained Fukasaku and Shima with Six Paths Black Rods.
• Madara kicked Jiraiya off the Wood Golem, leaving him bloody and flying dozens of meters away.

Madara overwhelmed the Sannin, capturing Tsunade and handing her to Liao Wu while Jiraiya and Orochimaru continued fighting him. The chapter ended with Madara using Orochimaru’s Kusanagi Sword to thrust at his head.

• Jiraiya canceled the Summoning Technique to send Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima back to Mount Myōboku, while Liao Wu ordered Fish Ball to kill Obito.
• Madara defeated the Sannin’s summons and knocked Tsunade unconscious with a Sharingan Illusion Technique.
• Madara tossed Tsunade to Liao Wu, declaring that he would take her after the Leaf Village rejected a marriage to his grandson.
• Jiraiya charged Madara to rescue Tsunade, and Orochimaru followed him despite urging him to retreat.
• Madara disarmed Orochimaru of his Kusanagi Sword and thrust it toward Orochimaru’s head.

Minato arrived during the battle, but Madara killed Orochimaru while Minato rescued the barely living Jiraiya and escaped. Liao Wu captured Tsunade and vowed to kill Minato and Jiraiya the next time they met.

• Madara stabbed Jiraiya, who entrusted Orochimaru with the village and asked Liao Wu to care for Tsunade before dying.
• Orochimaru attacked Madara in grief, while Liao Wu approached Jiraiya; Minato appeared and blasted Liao Wu away with a Rasengan.
• Liao Wu claimed responsibility for Madara's resurrection and Jiraiya's death, then fled to Madara when Minato prepared to attack.
• Orochimaru poisoned Madara with his Poison Curse Mark, but Madara suppressed it and killed Orochimaru with the Wood Golem.
• Jiraiya began breathing again and warned Minato to run; Minato escaped with Jiraiya as Liao Wu's Rasengan struck the ground, leaving Tsunade captured.

After Madara recognized Minato’s Flying Thunder God, he learned Orochimaru’s snake venom had poisoned him and postponed retrieving his eyes to purge it. Meanwhile, the Third Hokage rushed Leaf forces to the Land of Grass, where Tamajun admitted he had fled after delivering Tsunade to Madara.

• Obito wondered why Minato had not taken him along, while Fish Ball angrily chased him.
• Madara recognized Minato’s Flying Thunder God technique and rejected Liao Wu’s suggestion to attack the Leaf Village.
• Madara coughed up black blood, realized Orochimaru’s snake venom had poisoned him, and decided to purge it before pursuing Nagato.
• The Third Hokage gathered elite Leaf forces at the Land of Grass border, and Shikaku noticed the Uchiha were absent.
• Hong, Asuma, and Anko’s squad tried to get Shizune to reveal why the Hokage had mobilized the army, but she refused.
• Tamajun confirmed that he had delivered Tsunade to Madara’s base, then admitted he had fled because he feared Madara.

The Third Hokage learned that Uchiha Madara was alive and had restored his strength, while Jiraiya arrived gravely wounded and Orochimaru was presumed dead. Jiraiya revealed that Tsunade had been captured, then insisted on sharing crucial information before he died.

• The Third Hokage theorized that Uchiha Madara was backing Ryobu and wanted Ryobu's Forbidden Technique to restore his youth.
• Minato brought Jiraiya, who had been badly wounded, to the Hokage's residence; a Slug fragment from Tsunade had kept Jiraiya alive.
• The Third Hokage gathered the available clan leaders and Jonin and announced that Uchiha Madara was alive, surprising many who had never heard of him.
• Jiraiya's silence confirmed Minato's belief that Orochimaru had been killed, and the Third Hokage learned that Tsunade had been captured and handed to Ryobu.
• Jiraiya insisted on telling the Third Hokage important information about Uchiha Madara despite his life-threatening injuries.

Jiraiya revealed that Madara Uchiha had Wood Style, while the wounded Orochimaru escaped and resolved to revive Hashirama Senju. Liao Wu stopped Orochimaru, obtained a contract with Ryūchi Cave, and then attacked him as he tried to leave.

• Jiraiya told the Third Hokage that Madara Uchiha had Wood Style despite lacking the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Orochimaru escaped the forest badly wounded and decided to use Impure World Reincarnation to bring back Hashirama Senju.
• Liao Wu blocked Orochimaru at a bridge and demanded Ryūchi Cave's Summoning Scroll in exchange for letting him go.
• Orochimaru handed over the scroll, and Liao Wu signed it and summoned a Giant Brown Snake from Ryūchi Cave.
• Liao Wu and Orochimaru agreed to secretly exchange intelligence, but Liao Wu grabbed Orochimaru and used Chimera: Sky Devouring Demonic Art to drain him.

Liao Wu returned toward Madara after learning the Leaf Army was gathering, but secretly sent a clone to the Land of Grass border. At the same time, Jiraiya urged the Leaf to unite the shinobi villages against Madara Uchiha, then was rescued from the brink of death by Sage Fukasaku, who took him to Mount Myōboku for treatment.

• Liao Wu learned that Orochimaru had escaped using a Shadow Clone, then turned back when a White Zetsu warned him about the Leaf Army and Tsunade.
• Liao Wu refined the White Zetsu Clone and sent a Life Spore clone toward the Land of Grass border to show off his return to the Leaf Village.
• Jiraiya told the Third Hokage and the Leaf Jonin that Madara Uchiha wielded Wood Style and urged them to form an alliance with the other shinobi villages.
• Jiraiya lost consciousness after asking the Third Hokage to bring Tsunade back, and the Third Hokage believed he had died.
• Sage Fukasaku arrived, used Senjutsu to revive Jiraiya, and prepared to take him to Mount Myōboku for treatment.

Jiraiya connected Madara Uchiha’s Six Paths Power to the Rinnegan and told Minato about Nagato, while the Third Hokage considered how to protect Konoha. At the Land of Grass border, Ryobu used his Sharingan to control Anko until Minato arrived and freed her.

• Sage Fukasaku identified Madara Uchiha’s Black Rod as Six Paths Power, prompting Jiraiya to suspect Madara’s eyes were the Rinnegan.
• Jiraiya told Minato about Nagato’s Rinnegan before Sage Fukasaku took him to Mount Myōboku.
• The Third Hokage considered sacrificing himself with the Uzumaki Clan’s sealing technique, but a Ninja reported that Uchiha Ryobu had appeared.
• Ryobu claimed he had killed Orochimaru and taken his Ryūchi Cave Summoning Scroll, then revealed his Three Tomoe Sharingan to Asuma, Anko, and their companions.
• Ryobu hypnotized Anko and made her kiss Yugao before she restrained Yugao and reached for Hong.
• Minato dispelled Ryobu’s Illusion Technique, and Anko learned what she had done before declaring that she would take responsibility for Yugao.

Ryobu used his Three Tomoe Sharingan to sway the Leaf Ninja confronting him, forcing the Third Hokage to restore order. The Hokage then met Ryobu’s gaze without falling under his illusion, leaving Ryobu startled.

• Minato confronted Ryobu over Orochimaru’s death, but the Third Hokage warned him not to look into Ryobu’s Sharingan.
• Ryobu’s Sharingan illusions turned several Leaf Ninja, including Asuma and Heimaru, against the Third Hokage.
• Hiashi and Hizashi dispelled the illusions, while the Third Hokage knocked out Asuma and ended the chaos.
• The Leaf Ninja stopped underestimating Ryobu and watched him warily from across the gorge.
• The Third Hokage looked directly into Ryobu’s Sharingan without being controlled, and Ryobu stared back in surprise.

Ryobu confronted the Third Hokage, defending Madara and accusing Konoha of treating the Uchiha as livestock. As the Uchiha Police Force faced an Anbu blockade in Konoha, Ryobu rejected Yūhi Shinkō’s appeal and threatened the village on Madara’s behalf.

• Ryobu failed to control the Third Hokage with his Sharingan and called him Monkey, stirring the Hokage’s memories before their argument turned to Madara and the Uchiha’s place in Konoha.
• The Third Hokage denied that the Uchiha were livestock, but Ryobu challenged him by pointing out that no Uchiha ninja stood with the Konoha forces present.
• Utatane Koharu told Fugaku that the Anbu were restricting the Uchiha Police Force because of Ryobu; despite the clan’s anger, Fugaku ordered them to remain calm and obey the Hokage.
• Uchiha Itachi secretly watched the standoff and worried that the clan and village had reached a breaking point.
• Yūhi Shinkō confronted Ryobu about helping Madara, reflected Ryobu’s illusion, and heard Ryobu threaten Konoha unless it surrendered and offered up its families to Madara.

Ryobu provoked the Leaf shinobi with his Sharingan and extraordinary chakra, while the Third Hokage mistook him for Madara’s ally and ordered his capture. Minato wounded Ryobu, then demanded to know whether Madara had captured Obito.

• Ryobu controlled Leaf shinobi with his Sharingan, and the Hyuga Brothers helped free them from the illusion.
• Kurenai succumbed to Ryobu’s Sharingan, but Yūhi Shinkō reminded her how to break the illusion herself.
• Hizashi reported that Ryobu had seven times an ordinary Jonin’s chakra, while Ryobu’s White Zetsu Cells and Life Spores explained his vast reserves and recovery.
• Hizashi briefly sensed a green chakra mass underground but found no trace of Madara, so the Third Hokage ordered the Leaf shinobi to capture Ryobu.
• Ryobu declared the Fourth Shinobi World War, then agreed with Anko that the Leaf and its enemies could fight after the Third War ended.
• Minato stabbed Ryobu in the shoulder, and Ryobu healed before Minato asked whether Madara had captured Obito.

Liao Wu fought Minato and used a clone and a deadly sealing technique to escape capture. He then spent his remaining life force to unleash Ghost Lanterns on the Leaf Ninja, killing a Chunin as the attack began.

• Liao Wu challenged Minato’s belief that an Uchiha could become Hokage and attacked him from atop a Great Snake.
• Minato struck Liao Wu with a Rasengan and carried off what appeared to be his unconscious body, but Hizashi spotted that it was a clone with his Byakugan.
• Liao Wu emerged from underground and tried to trap Minato with Great Fire Heavenly Prison, but Minato dodged with Flying Thunder God.
• The Third Hokage ordered Liao Wu to surrender, and Liao Wu accused him of hypocrisy before forcing out his remaining Chakra.
• Liao Wu unleashed more than a hundred Ghost Lanterns at the Leaf Ninja, and one exploded beside a Chunin, killing him.

Third Hokage’s forces drove Liao Wu to self-destruction and withdrew from the Land of Grass to prepare a Five Kage Summit against Madara Uchiha. Liao Wu survived and returned to Madara, who was weakened by poison and then summoned Obito.

• Third Hokage cornered Liao Wu, but Liao Wu refused to accept Konoha’s judgment and blew himself up after asking whether Third Hokage would have chosen him as a disciple.
• Third Hokage ordered scouts to monitor Madara in the Land of Grass and sent the rest of the forces back to Konoha to prepare a Ninja Alliance.
• Madara occupied Kusagakure after abandoning his destroyed underground base, while White Zetsu reported Konoha’s retreat and Liao Wu’s movements.
• Liao Wu arrived at Madara’s hideout, teased him about dividing his assets, and was slapped aside, aggravating Madara’s coughing.
• Madara called for Obito, and Fish Ball brought Tobi to drag him in; Obito woke and cursed Madara, insisting his teacher would stop him.

Ryobu proposed using Nohara Rin to force Obito to awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan, but Madara rejected the plan and chose to keep Obito under control instead. Madara had Black Zetsu possess Obito and warned Ryobu against acting recklessly, then worried over the venom on his hand.

• Ryobu shocked and berated Obito, then explained that hurting Nohara Rin could awaken Obito’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Madara recognized Ryobu’s insight into the Sharingan but disapproved of his proposed cruelty toward Nohara Rin.
• Madara decided Obito was more useful alive and ordered Black Zetsu to possess him so he would witness the destruction of his village, comrades, and loved one.
• Ryobu offered to kill Tsunade to prove his loyalty, but Madara shocked him and forbade harming Hashirama’s granddaughter.
• Madara examined the mark on his hand and complained that the White Snake Sage of Ryūchi Cave’s venom was troublesome.

Madara sent Liao Wu to the Land of Rain to guard his Rinnegan while keeping Tsunade and Fish Ball as leverage. Liao Wu tried to deceive Tsunade about Jiraiya and his injuries, but Slug exposed him and revealed that Jiraiya had been saved.

• Madara told Liao Wu to protect Nagato and the Rinnegan in the Land of Rain until he recovered from the White Snake Sage’s Snake Venom.
• Madara made Liao Wu leave Fish Ball and Tsunade behind, then ordered Black Zetsu to follow him and keep watch.
• Liao Wu visited the bound Tsunade and pretended Madara had nearly killed her and that he had been injured while begging for her life.
• Slug exposed Liao Wu’s lie, and Tsunade scolded him for deceiving people as he had when he was young.
• Liao Wu told Tsunade that Jiraiya might have died, but Slug reassured her that the Great Toad Sage had preserved Jiraiya’s heart meridian.

Orochimaru escaped Madara Uchiha and planned to revive Hashirama Senju with Impure World Reincarnation. Liao Wu’s Ryūchi Cave contract was terminated, leaving him summoning Fried Rice instead of snakes.

• Orochimaru told Hiruko that Uchiha Ryobu had drained his Chakra, then erased Liao Wu’s name from Ryūchi Cave’s Summoning Scroll.
• Orochimaru said Madara Uchiha had reached the Sage of Six Paths’ level, while Hiruko revealed that Liao Wu used Wood Style.
• Orochimaru decided to use Impure World Reincarnation on Hashirama Senju, and he and Hiruko set out for the Leaf Village Cemetery.
• Liao Wu discovered his Ryūchi Cave contract had ended and summoned Fried Rice, a white cat, instead of a snake.

After losing his Ryūchi Cave contract, Liao Wu tried to persuade Slug Sage to teach him Sage Art, but Slug refused. Slug instead offered to recommend him for Ryūchi Cave’s White Snake Trial, which Liao Wu agreed to pursue after completing Madara’s mission.

• Liao Wu summoned his Ninja Cats, discovered his Ryūchi Cave contract had been severed, and Tsunade concluded Orochimaru was still alive.
• Liao Wu asked Slug Sage to teach him Shikkotsu Forest’s Sage Art, but Slug refused because Liao Wu was an evil Uchiha unsuited to it.
• Liao Wu and his Ninja Cats threatened Slug and Tsunade until Slug offered to reveal Ryūchi Cave’s location and recommend Liao Wu for the White Snake Trial.
• Liao Wu accepted Slug’s offer, said he would complete Madara’s mission first, and ordered Fried Rice to cook.

Liao Wu hosted the Ninja Cats while keeping Tsunade captive, and revealed that Madara Uchiha had been resurrected and planned to reshape the Ninja World. As the cats rushed to pledge themselves to Madara, Liao Wu sent Fried Rice to prepare a meal for him.

• Fried Rice prepared a lavish Japanese dinner, and Liao Wu told the Ninja Cats he had defected from Konoha while rejecting Cai Lai’s offer to mediate with the Third Hokage.
• Snow Leopard urged Liao Wu to kill the captive Tsunade, but Liao Wu stopped him and Fried Rice fed Tsunade a meal.
• Candy asked about the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and Liao Wu identified it as Madara Uchiha’s, prompting the cats to learn that Liao Wu had resurrected their Old Ancestor.
• Cai Lai celebrated Madara’s return and proposed founding a Cat Country, while Liao Wu concealed the Moon Eye Plan and said Madara wanted to reshape the Ninja World.
• Cai Lai, Candy, and Snow Leopard went to pledge themselves to Madara, while Liao Wu took over feeding Tsunade and ordered Fried Rice to cook for Madara.

Liao Wu forced Tsunade to share her techniques and obtained the method for Monstrous Strength, which he studied before the Cloud Five Warriors arrived with Madara's mission. He ended the chapter feigning submission as the cats mocked his new place beneath them.

• Liao Wu restrained Tsunade, whose Chakra the Life Spore had absorbed, and threatened to withhold food until she gave him a technique.
• Tsunade refused to reveal the Yin Seal and Hundred Healings Jutsu, but wrote down her Monstrous Strength method after Liao Wu pressured her.
• Tsunade warned Liao Wu not to use her technique against Leaf Ninja or to bully the weak, then asked Slug to reverse-summon her to Shikkotsu Forest; Slug said he could not.
• Liao Wu studied the method and concluded his medical training and Chakra control would let him learn Monstrous Strength.
• The Cloud Five Warriors confronted Liao Wu over delaying Madara's mission to the Land of Rain, and he begged Fish Ball to forgive his insult as the cats mocked him.

Ryobu received Madara’s Sharingan training scroll and distributed his Uchiha weapons among the cats before preparing to leave for the Land of Rain. Hina arrived with questions from Nekomata and the Uchiha clan, and Ryobu revealed that he had resurrected Madara before heading out.

• Candy gave Liao Wu Madara’s Sharingan training scroll, which Fried Rice had secured for him.
• Liao Wu assigned the Flame Uchiha Gunbai to Candy and the Moon Ring Sickle to Snow Leopard, while promising the other cats weapons from Kumogakure.
• Liao Wu took Cai Lai’s valuables to fund his mission and prepared to travel to the Land of Rain.
• Hina arrived to summon Fried Rice back to Nekomata and relay the Uchiha clan’s questions about Liao Wu’s survival.
• Liao Wu told Hina that he was alive and had resurrected Madara Uchiha, then used the Mayfly Technique to head toward the Land of Rain.