Recaps

Madara reclaimed the Rinnegan and pursued the Moon Eye Plan as Liao Wu took control of the Rain Village and grew stronger. The Leaf learned the plan’s details, and Liao Wu connected Madara to its leaders for a direct conversation.

• Madara took Nagato’s Rinnegan, recruited him to the Moon Eye Plan, and pursued Hanzō and Danzō as Minato freed Obito from Madara’s control.
• Liao Wu persuaded the Rain Village and Akatsuki survivors to follow Madara, but a Tenseigan strike devastated the Land of Rain and left Madara gravely injured.
• Liao Wu helped Madara recover, took steps to control Amegakure, and discussed the Moon Eye Plan with Nagato, Konan, Tsunade, and Kuhon.
• Minato learned that Liao Wu’s White Zetsu Spores could spy on and threaten the Leaf, while Obito revealed that Madara planned to revive the Ten-Tails and cast Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• The Third Hokage and the Two Toad Sages learned the Moon Eye Plan, and Shikaku reported that Liao Wu had seized Rain Village and renamed it U-Village.
• Tsunade persuaded Liao Wu to secure the Rain Daimyo’s support rather than terrorize him, while Nagato accepted Kuhon as his sister and disaster relief progressed.
• Liao Wu connected his Spore Clone to the Leaf, where Minato refused to surrender Kushina and the Third Hokage vowed not to abandon the village’s people.
• Madara agreed to speak with the Leaf’s leaders after Liao Wu visited his underground base, and Liao Wu opened a Chakra channel between them.

As Madara’s Moon Eye Plan threatened the Ninja World, the Leaf Village prepared for war while Liao Wu and Orochimaru pursued powerful transformations. The arc left Madara testing Liao Wu’s new strength and Ryobu considering ways to reach the moon and challenge him.

• Madara declared the Fourth Shinobi World War and demanded that Kushina surrender the Nine-Tails, while Minato refused and the Third Hokage began preparing the Leaf Village for conflict.
• Obito revealed Madara’s Moon Eye Plan to the Leaf’s leaders, who learned that Madara intended to gather the Tailed Beasts and revive the Ten-Tails.
• The Third Hokage disclosed Kushina’s identity as the Nine-Tails’ second Jinchuriki, and Minato led a scouting mission to find Madara while Kushina stayed behind because she was pregnant.
• Danzo and Orochimaru pursued their own preparations, as Orochimaru experimented with White Zetsu Cells and Danzo investigated the stolen graves and joined forces with him.
• Liao Wu fused Madara and Hashirama’s cells into his body, survived the transformation, and gained immense vitality, regeneration, and the ability to summon Susanoo.
• Madara fought Liao Wu, draining his Chakra before Liao Wu used a Wood Dragon, while Anko successfully fused with White Zetsu Cells and gained new abilities.
• Orochimaru renamed Kano as Yamato and allied with Danzo, who secretly planned to learn Impure World Reincarnation and take control of Orochimaru’s reanimated fighters.
• Danzo sent Nonō to infiltrate Rain Village, while Madara defeated Ryobu and Ryobu considered finding a way to the moon and obtaining the Tenseigan to challenge Madara.

Liao Wu married Tsunade after fighting Jiraiya and reaffirmed his support for Madara’s Moon Eye Plan. Cat Granny’s visit and reports of Madara’s return pushed the great villages toward opposing him, while the Third Hokage organized a Five Kage Summit.

• Liao Wu helped Madara pursue the Moon Eye Plan in Rain Village, married Tsunade, and fought Jiraiya when he tried to rescue her.
• Liao Wu defeated Jiraiya with his Wood Style, while Tsunade and Candy helped ensure Jiraiya escaped alive.
• Liao Wu and Tsunade held their wedding banquet, where Cat Granny challenged Madara over the fate of the Uchiha and rejected his imagined world.
• Madara threatened the Leaf Village Uchiha and sent Liao Wu to Sand Village, while Ōnoki learned that Madara had returned and chose to oppose him.
• The Fourth Raikage mobilized Kumogakure after learning Madara planned to revive the Ten-Tails, and Hiashi agreed to attend the Five Kage Summit.
• Sand Village confirmed Madara’s resurrection, and Rasa sent Ninja Eagles to retrieve Pakura from the Land of Water.

Liao Wu traveled to Sand Village to capture Shukaku, defeating Sasori and taking his memories and puppet techniques before disguising himself as the missing Puppet Master. He won the village’s welcome but faced Pakura’s accusations, and their arranged fight ended with Liao Wu using illusion energy to control her allies.

• Chiyo confirmed to Pakura that Madara Uchiha had been resurrected and that Sand Village was preparing for war.
• Kushina sealed a White Zetsu Clone inside Minato, and its Yang Release helped regenerate his lost arm.
• Madara sent Liao Wu to capture Shukaku and gave him a scroll on Yin Yang Release, while Liao Wu accepted Nekomata as his Summoning Beast.
• Liao Wu stopped Sasori from massacring a town, defeated him, and learned the story of his defection and Human Puppet Technique by entering his memories.
• Liao Wu took Sasori’s memories and Ninjutsu, learned to control the Third Kazekage puppet, and planned to capture Shukaku and use Chiyo’s Life Reincarnation to revive Tsunade if needed.
• Liao Wu disguised himself as Sasori and entered Sand Village, where Chiyo welcomed him and the village’s leaders and former associates gathered around him.
• Pakura accused Sasori of killing the Third Kazekage, but Rasa and the elders prioritized Sasori’s strength against Madara and arranged a fight between them.
• During the fight, Liao Wu used Chakra Threads and Sharingan illusion energy to control Kurenai and nine other ninjas among Pakura’s allies.