Recaps

After returning from the Mist Village Frontline, Shisui Uchiha and the Uchiha Clan gathered at Naka Shrine, where Fugaku revealed that Madara Uchiha had been resurrected and Konoha's high command had surrounded the clan. The Uchiha debated whether to defect to Madara or remain loyal to Konoha, and the meeting ended without a decision.

• Shisui Uchiha and the other Uchiha ninja returned from the Mist Village Frontline and were summoned to a secret meeting at Naka Shrine.
• Itachi watched Shisui enter the shrine and used his Sharingan to spot Anbu surrounding Uchiha Clan Land.
• Fugaku Uchiha told the gathered clan that Liao Wu had resurrected Madara Uchiha, prompting shock and debate.
• Yashiro, Inabi, Tekka, and other members of the Martial Faction urged the Uchiha to defect to Madara.
• Shisui opposed defecting, and the Dove Faction warned that Madara's ambitions and Konoha's surveillance made an impulsive choice dangerous.

The Third Hokage and Konoha’s jonin debated how to counter Madara Uchiha and manage the Uchiha clan, while Danzo and Root remained missing. The Uchiha gathered outside the Hokage Building to demand answers, and Yashiro revealed that they knew Madara had been resurrected.

• The Third Hokage proposed forming a Ninja Alliance against Madara Uchiha, though Shikaku doubted the other villages would agree so soon after the Third Shinobi War.
• The jonin debated the Uchiha clan’s demands and learned that Danzo and Root had lost contact while on a mission in the Land of Rain.
• More than a thousand Uchiha, including Mikoto and Itachi, marched to the Hokage Building, alarming Konoha’s shopkeepers.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura accused Fugaku Uchiha of preparing a rebellion, and Yashiro announced that the Uchiha already knew Madara had been resurrected.

The Uchiha confronted Konoha’s leadership over Madara Uchiha’s return and demanded a chance to produce the next Hokage. They reached an agreement, but the Uchiha were sent to the Mist Village front as Shisui and Itachi worried that Konoha was losing sight of Madara.

• Fugaku assured the Third Hokage that the Uchiha would not rebel, while Yashiro demanded that the next Hokage be an Uchiha.
• Senju Tamajun rejected the demand, and the Uchiha and Konoha’s leadership argued inside the Hokage Building before reaching an agreement.
• Fugaku told Shisui that he and Inabi would join the Anbu, while the rest of the Uchiha would head to the coastal border to deal with the Mist Village.
• Yashiro explained that the Third Hokage had promised to nominate Fugaku for the Fourth Hokage election and give Uchiha jonin votes.
• Fugaku anticipated winning the election as other clans congratulated the Uchiha, while Itachi wondered why they focused on the Hokage’s seat with Madara threatening Konoha.

After learning that Nagato possessed the Rinnegan, the Third Hokage redirected Minato from investigating Madara Uchiha to securing Jiraiya’s disciple and his eyes. The chapter ended with news that the Previous Hokage’s tomb had been robbed.

• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura questioned the Third Hokage about conceding to the Uchiha, and he said stabilizing them mattered less than the threat of Madara Uchiha.
• The Third Hokage sent Minato to investigate Madara Uchiha, but Minato revealed that Jiraiya had told him about Nagato and the Rinnegan.
• The Third Hokage ordered Minato to go to the Land of Rain and bring Nagato back or destroy the Rinnegan, and Minato set out with a small squad.
• An Anbu reported that the Previous Hokage’s tomb had been robbed, enraging the Third Hokage.

Kakashi struggled with grief over Obito and injured himself in his hospital room, then endured a visit from his friends and Kushina's scolding. As he recovered, Nonō secretly followed Danzo's orders to spy on Kushina and monitor her pregnancy.

• Kakashi remembered Obito's sacrifice, broke a flower jar, and cut his hand while mourning his friend.
• Kushina, Rin, Kurenai, Shizune, Might Guy, and Ebisu visited Kakashi, and Ebisu exposed his injured hand after teasing him.
• Nonō bandaged Kakashi and told Kushina that he would be ready for discharge in two days.
• Nonō recalled Danzo's orders to observe Kushina and monitor her pregnancy, then left to continue her work for Root.
• Kushina scolded Kakashi for hurting himself and threatened to make him wear Might Guy's clothes and get a bowl cut.

Kakashi and his classmates learned that the Leaf Village had withdrawn from the Mist Village Frontline because Madara Uchiha had returned and defeated the Sannin. They were left fearing for Konoha and Tsunade, while Kakashi, Rin, and Kushina refused to condemn the Uchiha Clan.

• Might Guy praised his green suit and struck poses in Kakashi's hospital room, making everyone laugh and cringe.
• Kakashi asked Asuma why the Leaf Village had withdrawn from the Mist Village Frontline, and Asuma shut the door before explaining that Madara Uchiha had been resurrected.
• Asuma told the group that Madara had defeated the Sannin, leaving Orochimaru dead, Jiraiya near death, and Tsunade captured.
• Kushina learned that Tsunade had been captured and realized Madara was the reason the Nine-Tails feared him and the village had recalled its ninjas.
• Asuma said the Uchiha Clan had pressured the Hokage over the next Hokage position, but Kakashi, Rin, and Kushina remembered the clan's kindness to Obito and Kakashi.

Kushina learned that Tsunade was in danger and prepared to rescue her, while the others discussed Uchiha Ryobu’s defection and Might Guy refused to believe it. Minato calmed Kushina’s dramatic show of strength, but she immediately punched him for taking so long to visit her.

• Kushina asked who could rescue Tsunade, and Asuma said Sarutobi had sent more than a dozen Senju Jonin despite their slim chances against Madara Uchiha.
• The group discussed Uchiha Ryobu’s death and defection, and Might Guy left in disbelief because Ryobu had once shown great kindness to him and Might Duy.
• Asuma accused Ryobu of helping Might Duy only to obtain the Eight Gates Technique, while Kurenai recalled Ryobu’s Sharingan trick and vowed to train against it.
• Kushina declared she would release the beast inside her and save the Ninja World, terrifying the young ninja with her chakra.
• Minato arrived and Kushina leaped into his arms, then punched him through a window and demanded to know why he had waited so long to visit her.

Minato reassured Kushina and the others about Tsunade and Jiraiya while preparing for an important mission with Kakashi. Kakashi secretly accepted another smut book from Ebisu, and the chapter ended with Minato asking Kurenai whether Senior Shinkō was home.

• Minato explained that Madara Uchiha had used an Illusion Technique to make him and Jiraiya believe Ryobu had died, and he warned everyone not to spread information about Madara.
• Asuma admitted he had told Kushina that Tsunade was captured, and Minato said the Hokage had sent a Ninja squad to rescue her.
• Minato comforted Kushina and told her Jiraiya was recovering, while Ebisu secretly gave Kakashi another smut book that helped distract him from his grief.
• Minato asked Kakashi whether his injuries had healed, and Kakashi said he was ready to return to duty.
• Minato apologized to Kushina for his mission, received her farewell, and asked Kurenai whether Senior Shinkō was home.

Minato recruited Kurenai for a dangerous mission to the Land of Rain, where his team would search for Nagato and investigate the Rinnegan. As Kakashi, Rin, and Kurenai followed him out of Konoha despite their fear, Minato revealed that Obito was alive.

• Minato learned that Yūhi Shinkō was away, and Kurenai asked to join his mission as an illusion specialist.
• Kurenai tried Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death on Minato, but he saw through and dispelled it before approving her for the team.
• Kushina rejected Ebisu's request to join after he offered Furnace Pipe as his sole qualification, and she punched him out of Leaf Hospital.
• Minato told Kakashi, Rin, and Kurenai that they would search the Land of Rain for Nagato and determine whether the Rinnegan belonged to Madara Uchiha.
• Kakashi, Rin, and Kurenai chose to follow Minato despite their fear of the Rinnegan and the mission's danger.
• Minato told Kakashi and Rin that Obito was not dead.

Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato planned to cooperate with Hanzō, while Nagato’s Rinnegan began causing him pain. When a young rogue medical ninja arrived seeking to join Akatsuki, the group saw a chance to treat Nagato without exposing his eyes.

• Yahiko argued that Akatsuki should cooperate with Hanzō, and Konan and Nagato agreed despite their concerns about him.
• Nagato described his recurring eye pain and the strange feeling that his eyes were responding to something.
• Yahiko proposed finding a medical ninja, but Konan warned that Rain Village ninjas might recognize Nagato’s Rinnegan.
• Idaten Kūjo announced that a rogue medical ninja wanted to join Akatsuki, and Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato went to meet him.
• Yahiko recognized the young man’s Mystical Palm Technique as he treated an injured Akatsuki member.

Liao Wu won over the Akatsuki members by curing their ailments with extraordinary medical ninjutsu, then claimed he wanted to join Yahiko’s peace movement. Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato doubted his story, but the grateful members defended him and accused Yahiko of being unfair.

• Liao Wu treated an Akatsuki member’s leg with medical ninjutsu, then healed several others and used electricity on two men.
• Konan and Nagato recognized Liao Wu’s name from a story Jiraiya had told about a Konoha rogue ninja, though they thought this man was too young to be the same person.
• Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan worried that Liao Wu had a hidden motive for joining the Akatsuki, possibly involving Konan or Nagato’s Rinnegan.
• Yahiko stopped Liao Wu from shocking the members and asked whether he was a rogue ninja.
• Liao Wu claimed that ninja destroyed his family’s bridge when he was young and said he wanted to join Yahiko in building a world without war.
• Yahiko and his companions questioned Liao Wu’s story, while the members he had healed defended him and rebuked Yahiko.

Liao Wu used his Sharingan and healing skills to win the Akatsuki members’ admiration, while Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan remained suspicious of him. After Liao Wu revealed that his medical ninjutsu rivaled Tsunade’s, Konan and the others tied him up and demanded to know how he learned about Nagato’s Rinnegan.

• Liao Wu secretly used his Sharingan to sway the Akatsuki members, who began wanting him to replace Yahiko as leader.
• Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan took Liao Wu to a stone chamber, where Konan confronted him with a Paper Shuriken at his neck.
• The Akatsuki members rushed in after hearing Liao Wu cry out, and they defended him until Konan served him tea and calmed them.
• Liao Wu teased Yahiko and Konan, then admitted his medical ninjutsu rivaled Tsunade’s and explained how valuable that would make him to Akatsuki.
• Konan accused Liao Wu of targeting Nagato’s Rinnegan, and she, Yahiko, and Nagato tied him up to question him.

Liao Wu teased Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato after they captured him, then agreed to treat Great Buddha after Konan offered to give him a kiss. He examined Great Buddha’s catastrophic injuries and said they seemed hopeless, leaving Yahiko anxiously waiting to learn whether he could save him.

• Konan interrogated Liao Wu, who claimed Madara Uchiha was his grandfather and jokingly called her his mother.
• Yahiko had Konan photograph Liao Wu so Akatsuki could seek information about him at the Black Market.
• Kyusuke reported that Great Buddha had been critically injured by an Explosive Tag, and Akatsuki’s amateur medic said only Liao Wu could save him.
• Konan offered to kiss Liao Wu to persuade him to treat Great Buddha, but Liao Wu relented before she kissed him.
• Liao Wu examined Great Buddha and described his extensive injuries as nearly hopeless, while Yahiko feared he might refuse to help.

Ryobu saved Great Buddha by transferring his life force, convincing the Akatsuki that he was a selfless Great Love Ninja. The group begged him to lead Dawn, but Ryobu refused and urged Yahiko to remain their leader; Great Buddha then described how he had triggered the trap.

• Ryobu used Chimera: Reverse Plundering Reincarnation to heal Great Buddha, visibly aging as he transferred his life force.
• Yahiko and the Akatsuki members knelt and apologized to Ryobu, believing he had sacrificed his life out of selflessness.
• Ryobu concealed his strength and let Konan support him while he spoke about valuing every life and praised the Akatsuki's mission.
• Great Buddha tried to kill himself out of shame, but Ryobu stopped him and explained that the Akatsuki could bring hope and peace.
• Yahiko and the others asked Ryobu to lead Dawn, but he refused and urged Yahiko to remain their leader.
• Yahiko asked how Great Buddha had triggered the trap, and Great Buddha said something had grabbed his foot before the Explosive Tag detonated.

Liao Wu gained the Akatsuki members’ trust by accepting their calls of “Grandfather Wu,” treating Nagato’s painful eyes, and promising to teach Konan Medical Ninjutsu. After secretly restoring his strength, he confronted Obito, Tobi, and Black Zetsu, then offered to deal with the spy in Akatsuki.

• Konan, Nagato, and the others helped Liao Wu into Konan’s room and began calling him Grandfather Wu.
• Liao Wu treated Nagato’s eye pain with Mystical Palm Technique and told him he believed Nagato would bring a turning point to the Ninja World.
• Liao Wu offered to pass his Medical Ninjutsu and Secret Techniques to Konan, who accepted after Yahiko and Nagato encouraged her.
• After the others left, Liao Wu absorbed his Life Spores to restore his youth, and Obito, Tobi, and Black Zetsu emerged to confront him.
• Liao Wu shocked Obito and Tobi, then volunteered to eliminate the spy Black Zetsu said was inside Akatsuki.

Liao Wu caught a Root infiltrator spying on the Akatsuki, learned that Danzo was operating in the Land of Rain, and absorbed the captive to gain another Life Spore. He sent clones out to train while he pursued a Fire Release form of Rasengan, as Yahiko and Nagato left to restock supplies.

• Liao Wu crushed the Root infiltrator’s messenger lizard, captured him, and discovered that Danzo had sent him to report on Liao Wu and the Akatsuki.
• The infiltrator’s Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal prevented him from revealing information about Danzo, so Liao Wu read his carried intelligence instead.
• Liao Wu absorbed the Root ninja, gained a Life Spore, and had Black Zetsu and Tobi dispose of the body; Nagato noticed traces outside the cave but found nothing.
• Liao Wu sent four Life Spore clones to practice Fire Style, Sharingan cultivation, Monstrous Strength, and Rasengan techniques.
• Yahiko and Nagato left for the Black Market while Konan stayed at the base, and Liao Wu continued developing a Fire Release form of Rasengan because he lacked Wind Release.

Liao Wu experimented with a Fire Style Rasengan, then pretended to teach Konan Medical Ninjutsu while she cared for him. Meanwhile, Yahiko and Nagato investigated Liao Wu’s identity at the Black Market and learned he was Uchiha Ryobu, a notorious Uchiha who had developed a Forbidden Technique.

• Liao Wu infused a Rasengan with Fire Attribute Chakra, alarming Obito and Tobi with its heat and explosive power.
• When Konan arrived to ask for Medical Ninjutsu lessons, Liao Wu disguised himself as an old man and sent Obito, Tobi, and Black Zetsu underground.
• Liao Wu accepted Konan’s porridge and told her to take off her clothes as part of her supposed Medical Ninjutsu training.
• Yahiko and Nagato went to the Black Market to buy combat supplies, and Yahiko asked the boss about Liao Wu.
• The Black Market boss identified Liao Wu as Uchiha Ryobu and began explaining his history as a Ninja who developed a Forbidden Technique.

Yahiko and Nagato rushed back to the Akatsuki base after learning that their supposed wandering medic, Uchiha Ryobu, was a Leaf missing-nin. Nagato exposed Ryobu and attacked him, but the chapter ended as Ryobu faced Nagato’s Shinra Tensei.

• Yahiko urged Nagato to hurry back to the base, suspecting Ryobu was targeting Konan, and Nagato raced ahead.
• Nagato overheard Ryobu teaching Konan Medical Ninjutsu and mistakenly thought they were in danger, so he kicked open the door and apologized after seeing the truth.
• Nagato returned and blasted Ryobu out of the cave with Shinra Tensei, while Great Buddha and the other Akatsuki members confronted him.
• Yahiko revealed that Ryobu was a Leaf Village missing-nin, and Ryobu emerged from the dust with his Three Tomoe Sharingan exposed.
• Ryobu bewitched most of the Akatsuki members with his Sharingan, while Konan despaired over having been seen undressed by him.
• Nagato charged Ryobu with Shinra Tensei, and Ryobu felt the force hit him like a heavy-duty truck.

Liao Wu recovered from Nagato’s attack, revealed that he had secretly controlled Akatsuki’s members, and confronted Nagato and Yahiko about their suspicions. He admitted he had come for Konan, whose angry rejection left the story with Akatsuki members learning he was a rogue ninja from Leaf Village.

• Nagato’s Shinra Tensei sent Liao Wu flying, but Liao Wu healed himself with his White Zetsu Cells and stood back up.
• Konan discovered that Uchiha Ryobu’s Sharingan had controlled Akatsuki’s members, including Yahiko, while Nagato prepared to attack Liao Wu.
• Liao Wu’s returning Spore Clone tripped Nagato, and Liao Wu demonstrated Monstrous Strength by smashing a rock wall with one punch.
• Yahiko accused Liao Wu of targeting Konan, and Liao Wu admitted that he had come for her; Konan angrily bit him and rejected him.
• Liao Wu dispelled the illusions on Akatsuki’s members, then teased Yahiko and the others about buying their Rain Village Forehead Protectors on the Black Market.

Liao Wu sought to join Akatsuki to protect Nagato’s Rinnegan, and Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato debated whether to keep him despite the danger. Meanwhile, Minato’s squad arrived in the Land of Rain, where Minato explained the locals’ hostility toward great-nation ninjas as they began searching for Nagato.

• Liao Wu told Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato that he had joined Akatsuki to protect Nagato’s eyes, while secretly monitoring the trio with a Spore Clone.
• Konan urged Yahiko and Nagato to reject Liao Wu, but Yahiko argued that Akatsuki needed his abilities and Nagato believed the Rinnegan could restrain him.
• Akatsuki members confronted Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato, accused them of putting Liao Wu on trial, and announced a vote demanding that Yahiko leave, Nagato surrender his eyes, and Konan serve Liao Wu.
• Minato’s squad arrived in a rainy town in the Land of Rain, where Minato warned Hong, Rin, and Kakashi that locals resented ninjas from the great nations.
• Minato explained that the Land of Rain had suffered as a battlefield between great nations, and Kakashi asked where they could find Nagato.

Minato split his squad to investigate the Land of Rain, while Kakashi, Rin, and Hong heard rumors of a powerful Akatsuki healer called Yao Kanluo. At Crimson Sake House, they recognized Yao Kanluo’s voice as Uchiha Ryobu’s, despite believing he was dead.

• Minato sent Kakashi, Rin, and Hong to investigate together and gave Kakashi a Flying Thunder God Kunai, while secretly assigning a Contact Toad to watch over them.
• Kakashi’s team heard wandering ninja claim that Yao Kanluo was a peerless healer and powerful fighter who had joined Akatsuki to bring peace.
• Kakashi suspected Yao Kanluo might know something about Tsunade’s whereabouts, so the team followed the wandering ninja toward Akatsuki’s base.
• The wandering ninja stopped at Crimson Sake House, where Kakashi’s team decided to find food and then meet Minato.
• Kakashi, Rin, and Hong heard a commotion at Crimson Sake House and recognized Yao Kanluo’s voice as Uchiha Ryobu’s.

Minato infiltrated Amegakure to investigate Nagato and discovered Danzo conspiring with Hanzō to destroy Akatsuki and seize its members. After learning Madara Uchiha had been revived, Danzo abandoned the meeting and demanded proof from Minato.

• Minato sensed Danzo in Amegakure and found him negotiating with Hanzō over Akatsuki's destruction.
• Danzo agreed that Root would help destroy Akatsuki in exchange for its Ninja, while Hanzō demanded Root take the blame and keep Yao Kanluo unharmed.
• Hanzō planned to seize Liao Wu for Rain Village and promised to support Danzo's bid to become Fourth Hokage.
• Ryoma Aburame told Danzo that Minato had arrived, so Danzo left the meeting to hear him out.
• Minato told Danzo that Madara Uchiha had been revived, and Danzo reacted with alarm before asking whether Minato was lying.

Minato told Danzo that the Leaf Village had withdrawn from the Rain, then reported Madara Uchiha’s return and the village’s political crisis. As Danzo considered how to handle Hanzō and Amegakure, a message arrived that Kakashi’s group had encountered Uchiha Ryobu, and Minato learned that Liao Wu was alive again.

• Minato explained that Danzo and Root had lost contact with the Leaf Village after Hanzō confined them in Amegakure, then reported the recent events in the village.
• Danzo erupted over the Uchiha’s bid for the Hokage seat, but realized that the Sannin’s fates left Minato as his main rival for the position.
• Minato asked whether Amegakure could join the Leaf against Madara Uchiha, and Danzo warned that Hanzō might ally with Madara or stay neutral.
• Danzo proposed informing Hanzō of Madara’s return and killing him if he sided with Madara.
• Minato’s summoned Toad reported that Kakashi and the others had encountered Uchiha Ryobu, and Minato learned that Liao Wu was alive again.

Minato left Danzo to rescue his subordinates, while Danzo suspected that Akatsuki’s Yao Kanluo was Uchiha Ryobu and ordered Gu to investigate Minato’s mission. Meanwhile, Kakashi, Rin, and Hong encountered Ryobu, who claimed the Leaf Village had betrayed him.

• Minato teleported away to save Kakashi and the others, and Danzo concluded that Yao Kanluo might be Uchiha Ryobu before ordering Gu to follow Minato.
• Kakashi, Rin, and Hong spotted Ryobu outside the Crimson Sake House and realized he had survived his apparent death.
• A cat exposed their hiding place, and Ryobu confronted them; Kakashi raised an Earth Wall while Rin and Hong escaped with Smoke Bombs.
• Ryobu caught up with Kakashi, Rin, and Hong, revealed his Rogue Ninja Forehead Protector, and said he had left because the Leaf Village betrayed him.

Ryobu confronted Kakashi, Hong, and Rin, then demonstrated that he could copy Kakashi’s Chidori with his Sharingan and White Zetsu Cells. He immobilized Kakashi and offered to help complete the technique.

• Kakashi and Hong berated Ryobu for defecting, resurrecting Madara, and visiting a pleasure district, while Ryobu claimed the Leaf owed him a Hokage position and wives.
• Candy struck Ryobu with the Flame Uchiha Gunbai and urged him to take Hong; Ryobu lunged, prompting Kakashi to shield Hong and Rin.
• Kakashi activated his transplanted Sharingan and attacked Ryobu with Chidori.
• Ryobu caught Kakashi’s Chidori hand, suppressed the technique, and revealed his Three Tomoe Sharingan.
• Ryobu formed his own Chidori by using White Zetsu Cells to absorb Kakashi’s Lightning Release Chakra and replicate the technique.
• Ryobu pinned Kakashi, while Candy’s Ninja Cat bit Kakashi’s other hand, and Ryobu offered to help complete Chidori into Raikiri.