Recaps

Candy urged Liao Wu to leave for Hozuki Castle and rescue their former subordinates, while he settled Yugito and Pakura under his control. Liao Wu gave Pakura Sharingan and prepared to transplant another pair into Candy before they went to Hozuki Castle.

• Candy asked Liao Wu to move their former subordinates from Hozuki Castle to the Land of Wind and establish the Hakimi Sect there.
• Liao Wu placed a Yachihoko Mark on Ginkaku, then implanted one in Yugito and left spores to guard her.
• Candy reminded Liao Wu that Fish Ball and the others were still waiting to be rescued at Hozuki Castle.
• Liao Wu implanted a spore and a pair of Three Tomoe Sharingan in Pakura, explaining how he had modified her optic nerves to use them.
• Liao Wu took out another pair of Sharingan to transplant into Candy, who accepted so she could gain their power.

After Ryobu transplanted a Sharingan into Candy, Naruto’s group escaped toward Sand Village while Kaguya and Black Zetsu reconsidered their plans. Orochimaru confronted them with a clone and stopped Black Zetsu from leaving by offering to help rescue Kaguya’s true form.

• Ryobu finished transplanting a Sharingan into Candy, whose Chakra increased as she tested its abilities.
• Obito led Naruto and the others out of Rōran, and the group decided to replenish supplies in Sand Village and contact the Ninja Sect.
• Kaguya and Black Zetsu escaped to the Land of Wind’s border, where Black Zetsu proposed recruiting rogue ninjas and Kaguya tacitly agreed.
• A giant snake from Ryūchi Cave spat out Orochimaru, who claimed there was room for negotiation.
• Black Zetsu identified Orochimaru as a likely clone and demanded that his main body come, but Orochimaru stopped him by asking whether he wanted to rescue Kaguya’s true form.

Anrokuzan met Sasori and Chiyo in the Yellow Sand Desert, and Sasori invited him to join a puppet revolution. In the Leaf Village, Minato and Kushina returned from the failed mission, while Yugito remained captured by Liao Wu.

• Anrokuzan fled across the Yellow Sand Desert after learning Rōran had become a wasteland and considered where to go next.
• Sasori and Chiyo encountered Anrokuzan, who introduced himself as a minister of Rōran and showed them his Dragon Vein-powered puppet soldiers.
• Sasori and Chiyo praised Anrokuzan's puppets, and Sasori invited him to join his plan to turn everyone into puppet life.
• Minato and Kushina returned to the Leaf Village with weakened Yachihoko Marks, and Kushina collapsed after arriving at the Ninja Sect building.
• Tobirama restored some of Minato's chakra as Minato apologized for failing to save Yugito, who had been left behind and captured by Liao Wu.
• The Cloud Village shinobi comforted Minato as they faced the loss of Yugito and the Two-Tails to Liao Wu.

Tobirama left Rōran with the exhausted Minato to reinforce Hozuki Castle, where Yagura and the Three-Tails had surrounded the island. Tobirama arrived as the Ninja Cats held Jiraiya, Tsunade, and others hostage, then ordered Yagura’s force to withdraw.

• Tobirama stopped Minato from going alone to Hozuki Castle, but Minato insisted on rescuing Jiraiya, so Tobirama took him along with Flying Thunder God.
• Shikaku and the Cloud Village ninja discussed a proposed life-saving technique that would use nine-tails chakra and the Heavenly Transfer Technique to transport badly injured ninja to safety.
• Yagura led the Ninja Sect’s fleet and the Three-Tails to Hozuki Castle after their people sealed Takigakure’s Ancient Tree.
• Fish Ball and the Ninja Cats displayed Jiraiya, Tsunade, Utakata, Dan, and other captives to deter Yagura from attacking.
• Tobirama arrived beside Yagura, spoke with Tsunade, and ordered the naval force to withdraw.

Liao Wu arrived at Hozuki Castle, defeated the Ninja Sect’s assault, and took control of its forces before lifting the castle island toward the Land of Wind. The chapter ended with him confronting Fish Ball over accusations of betrayal and misconduct.

• Tobirama ordered the fleet to retreat, but Liao Wu trapped Yagura’s forces inside his Uchiha Flame Formation.
• Minato used Flying Thunder God to rescue Jiraiya and Dan, while Tobirama escaped with Yagura.
• Liao Wu branded the Ninja Sect’s trapped ninja and the Three-Tails with Yachihoko, then used a Six Paths Rod to cut off the Three-Tails’ connection to the outside world.
• Liao Wu dispelled the barrier, took control of the Ninja Sect’s ninja, and removed the seal from the Takigakure Ancient Tree.
• The Takigakure Ancient Tree became a Great Buddha and lifted Hozuki Castle’s island toward the Land of Wind.
• Cai Lai accused Fish Ball of undermining Liao Wu and abusing female cats, so Liao Wu ordered Candy to take Fish Ball away for an investigation.

After escaping Hozuki Castle, the Second Hokage and Yagura discovered that Liao Wu was moving the castle toward the Land of Wind and had kept the captured ninjas alive. Back at the castle, Liao Wu questioned Tsunade, learned that Nagato and Konan had disappeared, and ordered a search for them and Satoru.

• The Second Hokage sensed that the Takigakure Ancient Tree was carrying Hozuki Castle across the sea toward the Land of Wind, while the captured ninjas remained alive under Liao Wu's control.
• Minato arrived with Jiraiya and Dan, then collapsed from exhaustion; the Second Hokage freed Jiraiya and Dan from Liao Wu's control and led the group away.
• Liao Wu bound Tsunade and questioned Snow Leopard, who explained why he had left Leaf Village and reported that Nonō had stopped asking for the Orphanage children to be rescued.
• Liao Wu learned that Nagato and Konan had left to search for him and then lost contact, and he ordered Snow Leopard to form the Brocade Cat Guard to find them and Satoru.

Satoru battled Ōnoki and the Stone Village Ninja in the Land of Ghost until Miroku arrived and trapped him with her sealing power. Miroku began tightening the barrier, but a sudden explosion obscured her view.

• Satoru used his aerial speed and mind-reading ability to wear down Ōnoki while the Stone Village Ninja attacked and defended against his feather barrage.
• Satoru exploited Ōnoki's recovery after Dust Release and rushed in to strike, but Kitsuchi tried to protect his father.
• A purple chain forced Satoru to retreat, and he recognized its wielder as Miroku, the Miko of the Land of Ghost.
• Miroku used her power to trap Satoru in a purple-white barrier that purified his attacks, while Ōnoki and the Stone Village Ninja watched.
• Miroku began contracting the barrier to seal Satoru, but an explosion erupted beside it and filled the area with smoke and dust.

Satoru escaped after an unknown force damaged Miroku’s barrier, and Ōnoki failed to capture it. As Ōnoki learned that Ryobu had overwhelmed forces at Rōran and Hozuki Castle, the Ninja Alliance prepared a taijutsu unit to learn the Eight Gates Technique from Might Duy.

• Satoru broke through Miroku’s barrier and fled with its Box of Paradise, while Miroku sensed traces of Mōryō’s followers in the attack.
• Ōnoki admitted the capture mission had failed, thanked Miroku, and explained the Ninja Sect’s founding and Kushina’s leadership.
• Ōnoki declined Miroku’s invitation to visit the shrine maiden’s residence because he intended to pursue Satoru.
• Headquarters informed Ōnoki that Ryobu had broken Hashirama’s seal, defeated Kushina, captured Yugito, and controlled the attackers at Hozuki Castle.
• Ōnoki admitted he had nearly been killed by Satoru, while headquarters resolved to form a special taijutsu unit for Might Duy to train in the Eight Gates Technique.

Ōnoki tried to recruit Miroku to help the Ninja Sect fight Liao Wu, but she refused to leave the Land of Ghost until Mōryō’s seal was secure. Meanwhile, Satoru agreed to release Mōryō in exchange for his chakra, as Liao Wu brought the Senju Great Buddha and Hozuki Castle toward the Land of Takigakure.

• Ōnoki introduced Miroku to headquarters and asked her to help the Ninja Sect deal with Liao Wu.
• Miroku declined to leave the Land of Ghost while she sensed Mōryō’s seal was weakening, but agreed to consider helping if it remained secure.
• Satoru met Yomi, who let Mōryō possess him and offer Satoru his chakra of absolute evil in exchange for releasing his body.
• Satoru agreed to release Mōryō, while both monsters secretly planned to devour the other.
• Liao Wu brought the Senju Great Buddha, carrying Hozuki Castle, toward the coastal border of the Land of Takigakure, alarming scouts from several factions.

Liao Wu redirected the Senju Great Buddha toward Konoha, displaying his Sharingan-wielding Ninja Cats as they drove off the scouts near Hozuki Castle. Tobirama, Minato, Jiraiya, and their allies realized Liao Wu threatened every settlement on his route, but struggled to find a way to stop him.

• Liao Wu changed course toward Konoha, while news of his victory over Kushina led the Ninja World to watch his movements.
• The Senju Great Buddha came ashore in the Land of Takigakure, and Ninja Cats with Sharingan and Rinnegan chased the Ninja Sect's scouts away from Hozuki Castle.
• Liao Wu strengthened his Ninja Cats with Spores, Sharingan, and Six Paths power as the Great Buddha continued toward the Land of Fire.
• Tobirama, Minato, Jiraiya, and their allies tracked Liao Wu's route and warned the daimyo to evacuate people and assets from the threatened areas.
• Tobirama sent a Shadow Clone toward Hozuki Castle, where Liao Wu's Yachihoko Dōjutsu destroyed it, prompting Tobirama to warn that anyone approaching could become a puppet.
• Jiraiya and the others concluded that ordinary forces, infiltration, and direct combat offered no clear way to stop Liao Wu.

Jiraiya and Gama Bunta fought Fish Ball so Konoha’s reconnaissance ninjas could escape, while Fish Ball later raided supplies for Hozuki Castle. Liao Wu built up the Hakimi Sect with Natural Energy, and Ryobu began fusing the Nine Great Tailed Beasts’ Chakra into the Takigakure Ancient Tree to revive the Ten-Tails.

• Jiraiya summoned Gama Bunta and held off Fish Ball with a Toad Oil Flame Bullet, but Fish Ball deflected the attack with Shinra Tensei.
• Jiraiya and Bunta retreated after realizing Fish Ball had the power of the Deva Path, while the reconnaissance ninjas escaped.
• Fish Ball abandoned the pursuit and led the Ninja Cats to raid supplies for Hozuki Castle.
• Liao Wu used the Senju Great Buddha and Takigakure Ancient Tree to fill the Hakimi Sect with Natural Energy, causing plants and wild cats to evolve.
• Ryobu gathered the nine Tailed Beast clones and controlled the resisting Nine-Tails with Mangekyo.
• Ryobu fused all nine clones into the Takigakure Ancient Tree and waited for it to transform.

Ryobu fused the chakra of the nine Tailed Beasts into the Takigakure Ancient Tree, awakening the Ten-Tails' will and transforming it into an incomplete Ten-Tails. The transformation left Kaguya and Black Zetsu wondering how the Ten-Tails had appeared without the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

• The Senju Great Buddha returned to the ground and became a gigantic tree as the nine Tailed Beasts' chakra flowed into the Takigakure Ancient Tree.
• The Ancient Tree gained the Ten-Tails' will, went berserk, and tried to devour Ryobu before his Rinnegan reasserted control over it.
• Ryobu fed the Ancient Tree his own chakra, then used Yachihoko to drain chakra from marked Tailed Beasts, ninjas, and Ninja Cats.
• The Takigakure Ancient Tree transformed into an incomplete Ten-Tails, darkening the sky and drawing the attention of powerful beings across the Ninja Continent.
• Kaguya questioned how the Ten-Tails had appeared without the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and Black Zetsu connected it to Ryobu's great tree.

Kaguya and Black Zetsu plotted to use Liao Wu’s Ten-Tails to summon Kaguya’s true body, while Liao Wu transformed the Takigakure Ancient Tree into a Little Ten-Tails. The chapter left the ninja cats horrified as Liao Wu revealed that the creature was the source of all chakra.

• Kaguya and Black Zetsu decided to subdue Satoru and Mōryō before trying to possess Liao Wu on a full-moon night.
• Minato, Jiraiya, and Gamabunta sensed natural energy rushing toward the Hakimi Sect and retreated toward the Leaf Village.
• Snake Aunt told Anko that Liao Wu was unlikely to destroy the Leaf Village, then the Yachihoko Marks drained both their chakra.
• Snake Aunt detected the Takigakure Ancient Tree’s chakra as the Hakimi Sect’s ninja cats guarded the site where Liao Wu was transforming it.
• Candy, Snow Leopard, Nekomata, Cai Lai, Fried Rice, and Fish Ball gathered around Liao Wu and the Little Ten-Tails.
• Liao Wu told the frightened cats that the Little Ten-Tails was the source of all chakra.

Liao Wu shaped the Little Ten-Tails into the Waterfall Tree and brought the Hakimi Sect toward the Leaf Village while his cats settled around the tree. In Sunagakure, Naruto met the infant Gaara and told Karura about the hardships Gaara would face in the future.

• Liao Wu transformed the Little Ten-Tails into the Little Divine Tree, entered Sage Mode beneath it, and used the Senju Great Buddha to carry the Hakimi Sect toward the Leaf Village.
• Snow Leopard left the Hakimi Sect to build an Intelligence Network, while Liao Wu named the tree Waterfall Tree and sent Fish Ball flying off to gather supplies.
• Snake Aunt and Anko joined Tsunade and Natsuhiboshi near the Waterfall Tree, and Snake Aunt wondered if it was the legendary Divine Tree.
• The Third Kazekage arrested Ebizo after learning that Chiyo and Sasori had deserted, while the Sand Village faced shortages and orders to pursue them and drive Liao Wu out of Rōran.
• Naruto visited the infant Gaara with Team Kakashi and told Karura about Gaara's painful future.
• Karura thanked Naruto for giving Gaara hope, and Naruto reassured her that Jinchuriki should help one another.

Naruto’s team prepared to return to the Leaf after learning that Ryobu was marching toward it, while Sakumo and Asuma stayed in the Sand Village. In the Land of Swamps, Satoru helped revive Mōryō, but their battle stalled until a massive Susanoo appeared.

• Baki told Kakashi that Ryobu had appeared in the Land of Takigakure and was marching toward the Leaf, so Naruto’s team prepared to return.
• The Third Kazekage asked Sakumo to remain in the Sand Village, and Sakumo stayed with Asuma Squad while Kakashi’s Team, Naruto, and Pakura left with Obito’s Kamui.
• Satoru and Yomi’s Group destroyed the seal in the Land of Swamps, allowing Mōryō to reunite with his body and revive.
• Miroku and Ōnoki learned that Mōryō had revived and hurried toward the Sealing Altar, hoping to seal him before he summoned his Terracotta Army.
• Satoru and Mōryō fought to a stalemate until a massive deep blue Susanoo appeared between them.

Black Zetsu and Kaguya captured Mōryō and Satoru, then forced them to submit by offering each what he wanted. Meanwhile, Miroku agreed to help the Ninja Sect confront Liao Wu, leaving Mōryō’s fate unresolved.

• Black Zetsu and Kaguya trapped Satoru, drained his chakra, and subdued him before Black Zetsu imprisoned Mōryō and carried both away.
• Yomi fled the ruined shrine, while Miroku, Ōnoki, and the others found the battlefield and concluded that Susanoo and Wood Style had intervened.
• Miroku asked the Ninja Sect for help finding Mōryō, but Ōnoki persuaded her to assist against Liao Wu, whose Senju Great Buddha was approaching the Leaf Village.
• Black Zetsu imprisoned Mōryō and Satoru in the Land of Snow and tortured Mōryō with Lightning Style until he pledged allegiance to Kaguya.
• Black Zetsu promised Satoru help killing Liao Wu, and Satoru agreed to serve Kaguya.

Ryobu advanced toward the Leaf Village with the Mountain-Moving Great Buddha, demanding that the Ninja Sect submit and help him unite the Five Great Nations. As the sect panicked over his approach, Jiraiya told Orochimaru that Ryobu had resurrected him and revealed that Orochimaru had a female clone called Snake Aunt.

• Black Zetsu refused Satoru's request to attack Ryobu, insisting they needed to expand their power first.
• The Ninja Sect's scouts saw the Mountain-Moving Great Buddha enter the Land of Fire and retreated toward the Leaf Village as Ryobu's Ninja Cats guarded it.
• Ryobu and the cats trained to absorb Natural Energy beneath the Waterfall Tree while Candy used her Yin Yang staff to control the cats' intake.
• Tsunade asked Ryobu whether he intended to destroy the Leaf Village, and he said the Ninja Sect must submit and establish him as emperor.
• The Ninja Sect learned Ryobu could reach the Leaf Village that night and argued over whether to fight him.
• Jiraiya told Orochimaru that Ryobu had resurrected him and that another Orochimaru clone, Snake Aunt, was in Hozuki Castle.

Kushina led a meeting to decide how the Ninja Sect would deal with Uchiha Ryobu, while the others expected Tobirama to reanimate Hashirama for the coming battle. The meeting turned to whether Ryobu could be bribed with power, land, and women, but Kushina said no envoy could approach him without falling under his dojutsu.

• Kushina arrived with Minato and the Sages Fukasaku and Shima, then let Minato lead the meeting while saying Tobirama would appear when Ryobu attacked.
• Orochimaru recognized the disguised reanimated Danzo among the Anbu, while Kushina silently acknowledged him and asked the gathering how to drive Ryobu back.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Fire offered Ryobu a prefecture and one hundred beauties in exchange for becoming his general, prompting Jiraiya to object and then jokingly ask for the beauties himself.
• Jiraiya's interruption led the attendees to consider luring Ryobu with wealth, authority, or women, based on reports that he visited prostitutes even while much of his power was sealed.
• The Daimyo's envoy asked whether the Ninja Sect had sent anyone to learn what Ryobu wanted, and Kushina replied that his dojutsu controlled anyone who approached him.

Kushina explained how Liao Wu's Yachihoko controlled its targets and how it might be resisted, while Orochimaru considered an alliance with Danzo. Miroku arrived in Konoha with her baby daughter Shion, seeking protection as Mōryō threatened the Land of Ghost.

• Kushina told the group about Yachihoko, and Minato explained that cutting off the marked hand would not stop its control.
• Minato described seals and nine-tails chakra as possible ways to resist Yachihoko, while Orochimaru began considering a scheme with Danzo.
• An Anbu reported that the Third Tsuchikage and Miroku had arrived, and Kushina went to welcome them.
• Ōnoki brought Miroku, Shion, and their escort to Konoha on an earthen platform, but Kushina caught it when his chakra ran low.
• Miroku held Shion close and greeted Kushina, mindful that Mōryō might devour her daughter and gain the Miko's power.

Kushina welcomed Miroku and her infant daughter Shion to Leaf Village, where Miroku demonstrated that her power could purify the Nine-Tails' resentment. The Nine-Tails urged Miroku to become its Jinchuriki, provoking Kushina as Liao Wu's threat still loomed.

• Kushina welcomed Miroku to Leaf Village, knocked Jiraiya away when he teased her, and invited Miroku to Ichiraku Ramen.
• Miroku introduced her infant daughter Shion and said she planned to seal the powerful miko ability inside her.
• The Nine-Tails reminded Kushina that Liao Wu was near and asked Miroku to test whether her power could purify its resentment.
• Miroku protected Shion, Uncle Ichiraku, and Ayame with a Barrier, then used her purple power to turn the Nine-Tails' black resentment chakra golden.
• The Nine-Tails asked Miroku to become its Jinchuriki, and Kushina charged at it in anger.

The Leaf prepared to face Ryobu as the Mountain-Moving Great Buddha approached, evacuating civilians and assembling a small force to avoid being controlled. When Ryobu arrived, the Buddha’s overwhelming power stirred dissent among some Uchiha and revealed that he carried a portion of Ten-Tails Chakra, leaving the defenders determined to purify and seal him.

• The Ninja Sect evacuated villagers and organized a small group of Elite Ninjas to fight Ryobu while others waited for his arrival.
• The Mountain-Moving Great Buddha reached the Leaf, terrifying the gathered ninjas with its enormous size and power.
• Some Uchiha Police Force members considered defecting to Ryobu, while Fugaku and the Dove Faction remained committed to defeating him.
• Eight-Tails, Killer B, and the other Tailed Beasts sensed Ten-Tails Chakra within the Buddha and concluded that Ryobu had created a partial Ten-Tails clone from their Chakra.
• Miroku used the priestess’s power to scout Ryobu and, with Kushina, vowed to purify and seal him.

Liao Wu sent Fish Ball to demand that the Ninja Sect accept him as Shōkawa Emperor and abolish the Five Great Nations’ daimyo, but the ninjas refused. Fish Ball returned to Liao Wu, who prepared to use Hikari’s lunar dōjutsu to control the Ninja World.

• Miroku proposed sealing Liao Wu’s soul and body separately, while the Nine-Tails considered the plan.
• As the Senju Great Buddha stood poised above the Leaf Village, Fish Ball arrived as Liao Wu’s envoy and boasted that the Hakimi Sect had mastered senjutsu.
• Fish Ball demanded that the Five Great Nations abolish their daimyo and unite under Liao Wu as Shōkawa Emperor, but the Ninja Sect rejected the demand.
• Fish Ball used Shinra Tensei to repel attacking ninjas, then teleported back to Liao Wu with a space-time technique formula.
• Liao Wu looked toward the rising full moon and planned to use Hikari’s Yachihoko Dōjutsu to cast Marking Tsukuyomi and control the Ninja World.

Liao Wu returned to Konoha and faced Kushina, Miroku, and the allied ninja forces gathering to stop him. After boasting about his plans and crudely insulting the women, he provoked Miroku into anger as the battle loomed.

• Kushina summoned the Nine-Tails and led the ninjas toward Liao Wu, while Miroku lent her purifying power and Jiraiya followed on Gama Bunta.
• Duy stopped Might Guy from joining the fight, then flew after Kushina and the others.
• Liao Wu arrived above Konoha and reminisced about the village he had left behind.
• Kushina introduced Miroku as a miko who could counter evil power, and Liao Wu became wary before expressing greed for her.
• Liao Wu proposed that Kushina divorce Minato and marry him, then insulted Miroku, enraging her.

Kushina and the Ninja Sect confronted Ryobu over Yugito and his rampaging former ally Satoru, then joined forces to attack him. Ryobu evaded the Raikage and Tsuchikage’s powerful strikes, but Kushina’s Miko Sage Art: Adamantine Sealing caught part of Liao Wu’s Susanoo.

• Jiraiya, Minato, the Two Great Toad Sages, and Ōnoki confronted Ryobu, who said Satoru had betrayed him and vowed to kill him.
• The Ninja Sect’s forces joined Kushina, and Ryobu claimed Yugito was alive with him after Kushina feared he had killed her.
• Kushina and Ryobu clashed in the air as Jiraiya attacked with Sage Art: Gama-Gama, while the Raikage and Tsuchikage prepared their strongest techniques.
• The Third Raikage and Fourth Raikage broke through Liao Wu’s Susanoo with Hell Stab: One-Finger Nukite, and Ōnoki and Mu attacked with Dust Release.
• Ryobu escaped the attacks with Amenominakanushi, then tried to ambush Ōnoki and Mu before Minato rescued them with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Miroku lent Kushina her power, and Kushina’s Miko Sage Art: Adamantine Sealing caught one of Liao Wu’s Susanoo’s legs and one wing.

Liao Wu escaped Kushina and Miroku’s sealing attempt and summoned the Meow Six Paths to fight the Ninja Sect’s forces. As the cats revealed their Rinnegan abilities and summoned powerful beasts, Shukaku challenged the tailed beasts, and the chapter left him facing Six-Tails’s Boiling Style.

• Kushina’s Adamantine Sealing stripped away part of Liao Wu’s Susanoo and locked onto his chakra, but Liao Wu dismissed the Susanoo and escaped Miroku’s barrier with Kunado God.
• Liao Wu summoned the Meow Six Paths and ordered the cats to hold off the Ninja Sect until the full moon rose.
• Fish Ball used Shinra Tensei against Minato’s Flying Thunder God Kunai, while Nekomata saw through Gengetsu Hozuki and Giant Clam’s Mirage and fired missiles at them.
• Cai Lai summoned giant beasts to attack the ninjas, while Shisui and Itachi identified Cai Lai as the Animal Path and suspected Fried Rice was the Naraka Path.
• Candy summoned Shukaku, who taunted Kurama and then challenged Six-Tails; Six-Tails answered by attacking Shukaku with Boiling Style.