Recaps

Sasori watched Sunagakure’s migration, intending to make its people into puppets, but hid when Uchiha Ryobu appeared. Ryobu confronted the Third Kazekage, Rasa, and Sakumo and demanded that Sunagakure join his shogunate or become his slaves; the Kazekage and Rasa chose to resist.

• Sasori used the Third Eye to scout Sunagakure’s migrating villagers and ninja, spotted Sakumo, and planned to hunt them.
• Ryobu streaked across the sky, and Sasori recognized him, concealed his Chakra, and withdrew the Third Eye.
• Ryobu intercepted Sunagakure’s people and told the Third Kazekage that the eastern Land of Wind and its inhabitants belonged to him.
• The Third Kazekage explained that the Daimyo had ordered them to the Land of Wind, while Rasa argued they had always served that land.
• Ryobu demanded that Sunagakure join the Land of U and the shogunate or be turned into slaves through Dojutsu.
• The Third Kazekage stepped forward and asked Ryobu for a fight, with Rasa following to challenge him.

Liao Wu summoned the Meow Six Paths and challenged Sunagakure to defeat them, leading to a battle between the cats and the Third Kazekage, Rasa, Sakumo, and Enma. The fight began with the cats dodging Magnet Release attacks and countering with giant summons, while Candy trapped Sakumo in an illusion.

• Liao Wu summoned the Meow Six Paths, whose elaborate entrance routine stunned the gathered ninjas.
• Liao Wu challenged Sunagakure to defeat the cats, and the Third Kazekage, Rasa, Sakumo, and Asuma agreed to fight them, with Enma joining the battle.
• Fish Ball insulted the opposing fighters, then used Shinra Tensei to knock Enma's Adamantine Staff away.
• The Third Kazekage and Rasa unleashed iron sand and gold dust, so the Meow Six Paths used the Mayfly Technique to sink underground and evade the attack.
• Cai Lai summoned giant beasts to attack the Kazekage, while Candy rode a chameleon and used the Amber Purifying Pot against Sakumo.
• Sakumo slashed at Candy but struck an illusion after falling under her Sharingan genjutsu.

Liao Wu defeated Sunagakure’s forces and forced the village to submit, turning the Third Kazekage and Rasa into his Puppets. He ordered Sunagakure’s Ninjas and villagers to relocate to Rōran, while Fish Ball brought Hong and Shizune to him.

• Fish Ball and the Ninja Cats overwhelmed the Third Kazekage and Rasa, while Candy sealed Sakumo in the Amber Purifying Pot.
• Baki and Yashamaru led Sunagakure’s Ninjas onto the battlefield and begged Liao Wu to spare the two Kazekage in exchange for the village’s submission.
• Liao Wu marked the unconscious Third Kazekage and Rasa with Yachihoko, and they awoke as his Puppets and killed members of Sunagakure’s Hawk Faction.
• Liao Wu ordered Sunagakure’s Ninjas and villagers to move to Rōran, with the Summoning Beasts carrying their supplies.
• Fish Ball captured Hong and Shizune and presented them to Liao Wu, but Hong refused to submit.

Liao Wu defeated Hong and Shizune, then left them guarded on Nekomata while he confronted Temari, Karura, Gaara, and Kankuro. Hong and Shizune remained captive, and Temari faced Liao Wu defiantly.

• Hong trapped Liao Wu in the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique while Shizune attacked with Poison Mist, but Liao Wu dispelled the illusion and resisted the poison.
• Liao Wu subdued Hong, put Shizune to sleep with his Sharingan, and kissed Hong before leaving to meet people from Sand Village.
• Shizune awoke and found Hong distressed; the two stayed put after a fleeing Sand Village Ninja was caught and drained by a vine.
• Liao Wu teased the young Temari while Karura watched anxiously with Gaara in her arms, and Kankuro hid behind Yashamaru.

Liao Wu took control of the Sand Village and left Rasa, Karura, Temari, and Yashamaru under his power. After Kurenai asked about Pakura, Liao Wu met Ebizo and ordered him executed in three days to lure out Sasori of the Red Sands and Chiyo.

• Temari challenged Liao Wu, but he bound her with vines and made Rasa his puppet while threatening Karura and her family.
• Liao Wu released Rasa from his illusion and threatened to kill his family if he resisted; Rasa gave up on fighting back.
• Kurenai asked Liao Wu where Pakura was, and he told her they would find her in Rōran.
• Liao Wu met Ebizo, who accepted that the Sand Village had fallen under Liao Wu's control.
• Liao Wu ordered Ebizo to be executed in three days as bait for Sasori of the Red Sands and Chiyo.

Sasori learned that Liao Wu planned to execute Ebizo in Rōran and told Chiyo, who left to save him despite knowing it was a trap. In the Leaf Village, Minato considered how the Ninja Sect should respond to Liao Wu's takeover of the Sand Village.

• Anrokuzan urged Sasori to seize Rōran for its powerful dragon vein, but Sasori warned that they could not challenge Uchiha Ryobu.
• Sasori received a message that Liao Wu would execute Ebizo in Rōran in three days and told Chiyo and the others.
• Chiyo decided to go to Rōran alone to save Ebizo and urged Sasori, Liya, and Zhi to live peacefully as a family.
• Intelligence Ninja told Kushina and Minato that Liao Wu had defeated the Sand Village and taken its people to Rōran.
• Minato said the Ninja Sect could not ignore the Sand Village's takeover and summoned Shikaku to discuss their response.

After hearing that Sakumo and Asuma’s group had been captured, Minato considered negotiating for their release while Liao Wu brought Sand Village’s people to Rōran. The chapter left Shukaku asking Liao Wu to release Matatabi from Yugito so she could keep him company.

• Minato reassured Kakashi that Sakumo, Hong, Asuma, and the others were unharmed, and Shikaku proposed negotiating with the Land of U for their return.
• Liao Wu arrived in Rōran with Sand Village’s ninjas and villagers, and Hong learned he had taken them because he wanted to capture her as a wife.
• Sara questioned Liao Wu about bringing Sand Village to Rōran, while Pakura teased Hong about being the beauty who caused the disaster.
• The Ninja Cats settled the villagers and implanted Spores in Sand Village’s ninjas to monitor them.
• Sara told Liao Wu that she had signed a contract with Shukaku, who had agreed to protect Rōran.
• Shukaku asked Liao Wu to release Matatabi from Yugito so she could keep him company.

Liao Wu broke Yugito’s seal and released Matatabi, then saved Yugito by restoring her life force. After the group’s mood eased, he prepared to use Ebizo as bait for Chiyo and Sasori, leaving Pakura flustered with an indecent bargain.

• Yugito refused Liao Wu’s offer to submit, and he had the Meow Six Paths restrain her after she spat at him.
• Liao Wu used Yin Yang Release, the Rinnegan, and the Sharingan to break Yugito’s seal and release Matatabi.
• Matatabi emerged ready to fight, but Shukaku restrained her and explained that Yugito was still alive.
• Liao Wu transferred his life force to Yugito, restoring her chakra and bringing her back from the brink of death.
• As the group made dumplings, Liao Wu prepared to hang Ebizo outside Sara’s royal hall to lure Chiyo and Sasori.
• Pakura, Kurenai, and Temari tried to stop Liao Wu, who offered to release Ebizo if Pakura let him do whatever he wanted with her that night.

Liao Wu established a Dragon Vein teleportation route between Rōran and the Shogunate, then received a Ninja Sect delegation seeking to ransom its captured members. The chapter ended with Liao Wu ordering Jiraiya and the other envoys to kneel and address him as General.

• Liao Wu had Ebizo moved to safety and left a spore double hanging from a post to provoke Chiyo and Sasori's faction.
• Liao Wu discussed integrating Sand Village ninja into Rōran with Sara and Pakura, then agreed to exchange captured Ninja Sect members for the Uzumaki Sealing Technique.
• Liao Wu sent Spore Clones to develop a Dragon Vein Teleportation Array between Rōran and the Shogunate.
• Within two days, Liao Wu and Candy activated the array, bringing Tsunade, Jiraiya, Kakashi, Obito, Yūhi Shinkō, and other envoys to Rōran.
• At a banquet, Liao Wu rebuked Jiraiya for referring to him without his title and ordered the envoys to kneel and address him as General.

Liao Wu exchanged the captured Leaf Ninjas for Uzumaki Clan Sealing Techniques, then startled everyone by proposing to marry Hong. When Fish Ball offered Hong long life and ageless beauty as a Sage, her refusal made Liao Wu reflect on the Six Paths Sage’s choice to experience life and death.

• Jiraiya and Candy negotiated the Leaf Ninjas’ release, agreeing to exchange two Sealing Techniques for Sakumo and one for each of the others.
• Candy released Sakumo, and the Ninja Cats brought the remaining captured Leaf Ninjas to Sara’s palace, where they reunited with their families and comrades.
• Tsunade scolded Liao Wu for restarting the conflict, and Liao Wu proposed marriage to Hong as a political alliance.
• Asuma and Shinkō rejected the proposal, while Fish Ball defended Liao Wu and claimed Hong could become a Sage with a long life and ageless face.
• Hong refused to trade away human experiences for immortality, prompting Liao Wu to consider why the Six Paths Sage had chosen to experience life and death.

Liao Wu agreed to let Yugito return to the Cloud Village if it paid for her release with the Lightning Chakra Mode. Jiraiya relayed the demand to headquarters, leaving the exchange for Minato and Kushina to decide.

• Jiraiya gave Candy a sealing scroll, and Liao Wu agreed to return Yugito to the Cloud Village.
• Yugito confronted Liao Wu over Ebizo's treatment and warned that the Sand Village's rebellion would only bring ruin.
• Liao Wu told Yugito he would release her, then demanded that the Cloud Village ransom her with the Lightning Chakra Mode.
• Jiraiya contacted Shikaku and reported the terms, prompting Shikaku to consult Minato and Kushina.

Kumogakure exchanged its Lightning Chakra Mode technique for Yugito, while negotiations to ransom Ginkaku failed when Liao Wu demanded Gyuki. The chapter ended with Hikari departing as the Land of U's envoy to the Leaf Village, where Liao Wu urged her to stay close to the Uchiha Clan.

• The Third Raikage agreed to trade Lightning Chakra Mode for Yugito after the Fourth Raikage and Killer B argued in favor of saving her.
• Jiraiya delivered the Lightning Chakra Mode scroll to Liao Wu, and Candy verified the technique before Liao Wu accepted it.
• Liao Wu offered to return Ginkaku, but negotiations with the Third Raikage collapsed when Liao Wu demanded Gyuki in exchange.
• Jiraiya proposed exchanging envoys, and Liao Wu chose Hikari to represent the Land of U in the Leaf Village.
• Liao Wu sent Hikari and a group of ninja cats toward the Leaf Village and told her to contact the Uchiha Clan if they planned to rebel.

Liao Wu sent Tsunade back toward Leaf Village while Jiraiya and the others delivered news of an envoy exchange to Konan and Nagato. At Sara's Royal Palace, Chiyo arrived to confront Liao Wu and see Ebizo, but the Meow Six Paths defeated her when she resisted having her memories read.

• Liao Wu sent Tsunade through the Dragon Vein teleportation array, and she promised to return when he called for her.
• Jiraiya told Konan and Nagato about the proposed exchange of envoys, then Minato brought Jiraiya's group and Hikari's envoy party to Leaf Village.
• Chiyo arrived at Sara's Royal Palace with her ten puppets and recognized the Ebizo hanging outside as a White Zetsu in disguise.
• Liao Wu let Chiyo reunite with the real Ebizo, and she found that he had not been harmed.
• Chiyo challenged Liao Wu over his betrayal of Madara, and Snow Leopard tried to read her memories to find information about Sasori.
• Chiyo sent her puppets to attack, but the Meow Six Paths easily defeated her.

Liao Wu learned from Chiyo's memories that Sasori wanted to transform humanity into puppet life, and that Anrokuzan had joined him. After finding their abandoned hideout, Liao Wu searched across the Land of Wind for their dragon vein chakra, leaving the Meow Six Paths to wait and amuse themselves.

• Snow Leopard read Chiyo's memories and revealed that Sasori had revived his parents as puppet life and planned to turn all living beings into puppets.
• Snow Leopard identified Anrokuzan as Sasori's ally, and Liao Wu decided to capture him to obtain more sealing techniques.
• Liao Wu located Sasori and Anrokuzan's abandoned base in the Land of U, then used Sage Mode to search the Land of Wind for their chakra traces.
• As Liao Wu continued searching, Candy practiced Lightning Chakra Mode, Fish Ball played cards with Cai Lai and Snow Leopard, and Fried Rice prepared sand snake barbecue.
• Fish Ball won a card game against Cai Lai and claimed Golden Sand as his prize.

Liao Wu learned that Sasori and Anrokuzan were at the Land of Wind Daimyo’s residence and set out to retrieve them. In Leaf Village, Hikari’s past and identity as an ancient Uchiha ancestor were revealed as Tsunade planned to help her live like an ordinary child, while Naruto learned how badly she had been treated.

• Fish Ball and Cai Lai fought over Golden Sand, and Candy chased them outside so they would not disrupt Liao Wu’s search.
• Liao Wu discovered Sasori and Anrokuzan were at the Land of Wind Daimyo’s residence and told Candy to notify the Ninja Sect that he was going to bring them back.
• The Ninja Sect learned Hikari had traveled from the past using the Dragon Vein and was the original wielder of the Dojutsu Yachihoko; Tobirama rejected Danzo’s proposal to take her Mangekyo.
• Tsunade encouraged Hikari to attend the Ninja Academy and make friends, while Jiraiya suggested concealing her identity as the Land of U’s envoy.
• Kushina reunited with Yugito, and Naruto and Yamato guarded her while keeping their future origins secret.
• Kushina told Naruto that Hikari had come from a past earlier than Hashirama and Madara and had been abused by the Uchiha Clan as a weapon.

Hikari met Naruto and bonded with Mikoto, while Minato and his allies set out to capture Anrokuzan before Liao Wu could interfere with Naruto and Yamato's return to their era. In the Land of Wind's capital, the Daimyo panicked over Uchiha Ryobu's annexation of Sunagakure and ordered the Ninja Sect to negotiate for half the Sand Ninja.

• Hikari recognized Naruto and reflected on how their childhoods differed, then asked Mikoto if he could call her Sister Mikoto.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade wondered why Uchiha members were so polite despite Liao Wu's brutality, and Kushina attributed Uchiha talent to strange personalities like Obito's.
• A Ninja Cat told Kushina that its Master was going to capture Sasori and Anrokuzan in the Land of Wind's capital.
• Minato agreed to leave with Kushina, Naruto, Yamato, and Obito to capture Anrokuzan before Liao Wu could reach him.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Wind complained that Uchiha Ryobu had annexed Sunagakure and ordered someone to contact the Ninja Sect about securing half the Sand Ninja.

Sasori and Anrokuzan attacked the capital of the Land of Wind with a giant puppet, but Meow Six Paths overwhelmed them in battle. Liao Wu arrived and watched as the fight continued, leaving the Daimyo and his subjects terrified.

• Anrokuzan piloted his giant puppet into the capital of the Land of Wind while Sasori confronted Meow Six Paths.
• Cai Lai summoned Rinnegan Giant Beasts, Fish Ball attacked with Deva Path repulsion, and the other cats fought or evacuated and treated civilians.
• Sasori brought out the Human Puppets of the Third Kazekage and Rasa as he and Anrokuzan were driven back.
• The Daimyo and his subjects realized they could not stop the battle and called for the Ninja Sect to send a Kage.
• Liao Wu appeared before the Daimyo and watched Meow Six Paths battle Sasori and Anrokuzan.
• Meow Six Paths gained the upper hand and summoned several Tailed Beasts and Waterfall Tree as the fight continued.

Liao Wu defeated Sasori and Anrokuzan, forced the Land of Wind to submit, and returned to Rōran with his prisoners. There, Sasori confronted Liao Wu over their opposing plans for the future.

• Candy sealed Anrokuzan, and Fish Ball used Banshō Ten'in to pull Sasori back as he tried to escape.
• Liao Wu sent Sasori and Anrokuzan into the Amber Purifying Pot, and the Daimyo of the Land of Wind agreed to recognize the Land of U as his suzerain and pay tribute.
• Liao Wu teleported back to Rōran with the Meow Six Paths, while Minato and the others arrived too late and learned that Liao Wu's force had fought Sasori and Anrokuzan.
• At Sara's Royal Palace, Chiyo, Ebizo, Sasori, Liya, Zhi, and Anrokuzan knelt before Liao Wu, who ordered Anrokuzan taken away.
• Chiyo defended Sasori's dream of freeing everyone from the suffering of flesh and blood, and Liao Wu accused Sasori of trying to impose his will on others.
• Sasori replied that Liao Wu also made decisions for everyone, and Fish Ball rebuked him.

Liao Wu used Yin Yang Release and Sasori’s Regeneration Core to restore Sasori’s human body, leaving Sasori furious at the sensations and emotions he had regained. Chiyo celebrated Sasori’s return to humanity and asked Liao Wu to seal his chakra so he could live as an ordinary person.

• Liao Wu stopped Fish Ball from attacking Sasori and said he would make Sasori human again.
• Liao Wu used Banshō Ten'in to pull Sasori’s Regeneration Core from his puppet body, while his Ninja Cats subdued Chiyo and her family.
• Liao Wu used Sasori’s cells and Yin Yang Release to create a living human body for him.
• Sasori felt warmth and bodily sensations again, then angrily demanded that Liao Wu turn him back into a puppet.
• Chiyo told Liao Wu not to turn Sasori back and asked him to seal Sasori’s chakra.
• Liao Wu used Yachihoko to brand a mark onto Sasori’s hand.

Liao Wu drained most of Sasori’s chakra and ordered Fish Ball to take him to Amegakure widows, while Chiyo encouraged the plan. Meanwhile, Obito and Minato’s group headed to Rōran after the Land of Wind submitted to the Land of U, hoping to negotiate for Anrokuzan’s release.

• Liao Wu drained Sasori’s chakra and ordered Fish Ball to pair him with widows from Amegakure, while Chiyo asked for women who could bear children.
• Obito, Minato, and the others left the Daimyo’s Mansion after learning that the Land of Wind had accepted the Land of U as its suzerain and ended cooperation with the Ninja Sect.
• Minato explained that the Land of Wind had submitted to survive, and Kushina reassured Naruto that they would negotiate with Liao Wu for Anrokuzan’s release using the Four Symbols Seal.
• Naruto decided he had to return to his own time rather than take the life and family meant for the Naruto still unborn in this era.
• A day later, Obito and the others arrived in Rōran and found the ruined city rebuilt as a lively wooden settlement patrolled by ninja cats.

Kushina and Minato came to Rōran to negotiate with Liao Wu for Anrokuzan, while observing the city and its people. After finding Anrokuzan displayed as a puppet, they entered Liao Wu’s palace and caught him watching a film, prompting Kushina to scold him.

• Candy escorted Kushina, Minato, and their companions into Rōran, where they saw the well-fed locals and the closely controlled Sand Village Ninja.
• Obito and the others watched Fish Ball and Cai Lai fight over Golden Sand, a female cat in Rōran.
• Kushina and Minato spotted Chiyo, Ebizo, and puppet Liya watching Sasori being tormented as part of an attempt to restore his humanity.
• Candy identified the captive hanging in the square as Anrokuzan, who had become a puppet.
• Kushina’s group entered Liao Wu’s hall and found him watching a film, and Kushina slapped Naruto and scolded Uchiha Ryobu.

Liao Wu traded Anrokuzan to Kushina and Minato for the Uzumaki Clan’s Four Symbols Seal, then urged them to use Rōran’s Dragon Vein to send Naruto and Yamato back to their own time. Kushina asked to spend one more day with Naruto, and the family toured Rōran together.

• Kushina offered the Four Symbols Seal for Anrokuzan, and Liao Wu accepted after Naruto insisted he wanted to return to his own era.
• Kushina and Minato exchanged the Four Symbols Seal with Candy for Anrokuzan in Rōran’s plaza.
• Liao Wu pointed out that Naruto and Yamato should use Rōran’s Dragon Vein to return to their own time, but Kushina asked for one more day with Naruto.
• Minato agreed to set aside their duties for a day so the family could spend time together and visit the Land of Whirlpools.
• Liao Wu left after joking that he could become Naruto’s stepfather, and Kushina’s family toured Rōran while Obito and Yamato watched enviously.

Shukaku challenged Nine-Tails after arguing that being free under Ryobu was better than remaining Kushina’s sealed partner. The two fought outside Rōran, where Shukaku gained the upper hand with sand and declared himself the eldest and boss of the Tailed Beasts, but Nine-Tails mocked his claim.

• Ryobu and Fish Ball teased Yamato about being sexually repressed and pushed him toward widows from Amegakure, while Obito refused to rescue him.
• Matatabi told Kushina that Yugito had returned safely to Cloud Village and that she was content staying with Ryobu despite his attempt to make her a pet.
• Shukaku asked Kushina to let him meet Kurama and argued that relying on Ryobu was better than remaining trapped in a Jinchūriki.
• Nine-Tails left Kushina and grew into a giant golden-energy form, then agreed to fight Shukaku outside Rōran while Kushina and Minato took Naruto away.
• Shukaku used the surrounding sand to suppress Nine-Tails temporarily and declared himself the first-born and boss of the Tailed Beasts, but Nine-Tails dismissed his claim.

The Nine-Tails defeated Shukaku with Wood Style, and the tailed beasts discussed training, their jinchuriki, and plans for cities of their own. Outside, Sasori fled after the Ninja Cats arranged women for him, while Liao Wu encouraged Obito to join Yamato inside.

• The Nine-Tails bound Shukaku with Wood Style, then released him after Shukaku admitted defeat.
• Matatabi and the Nine-Tails discussed how the tailed beasts needed to adapt, and Shukaku vowed to ask Liao Wu for training.
• Shukaku suggested separating the Nine-Tails from Kushina, but Matatabi explained that doing so would weaken Kushina and the Ninja Sect would not allow it.
• Shukaku described Uchiha Ryobu's plan to make the tailed beasts lords of cities in the Land of U, and the Nine-Tails persuaded him to take the offer seriously.
• Chiyo helped Sasori leave after the Ninja Cats picked women for him and dragged Yamato inside; Obito watched from the window.
• Liao Wu found Obito watching and suggested that the women inside give him a massage so he would have more energy for work.

Kushina revisited the ruins and graves of the Land of Whirlpools with Minato and Naruto, then proposed rebuilding her homeland as the Ninja Sect’s headquarters. At Dragon Vein Tower, Liao Wu prepared to send Naruto and Yamato back to their era and questioned whether they should retain the secrets they had learned.

• Kushina grieved over Uzushio Village’s ruins, and Naruto comforted her by sharing his own experience of loneliness.
• Kushina, Minato, and Naruto tended the graves of the fallen Uzumaki Clan, and Kushina vowed to make the Mist Village Ninjas answer for their role in the destruction.
• Kushina proposed moving the Ninja Sect’s headquarters to the Land of Whirlpools and bringing its scattered people home, and Minato agreed to help her.
• At Dragon Vein Tower, Liao Wu explained that Naruto and Yamato belonged to the future and asked whether their memories of the era’s secrets should be sealed.
• Yamato said he would report what he had learned to the Fifth Hokage, while Liao Wu argued that the pair should not use future knowledge for their own gain.