Recaps

Sarutobi Toru brainwashed a Sand Shinobi and learned that Pakura had been sent on a secret mission connected to a treaty negotiation with the Mist Ninja. He sent the newly empowered Kazemaru back to Sunagakure as his agent and began considering how to locate Pakura.

• Sarutobi Toru used Pheromone Manipulation on the Sand Shinobi and learned about Pakura's mission and the Sand Shinobi's negotiations with the Mist Ninja.
• Sarutobi Toru explained that his brainwashing technique quickly stripped away a target's initiative and gave him control over many Root ninjas through pheromones.
• Sarutobi Toru ordered the brainwashed Sand Shinobi to return to Sunagakure and cover up his escape by claiming he had sacrificed a Puppet.
• Sarutobi Toru strengthened the Sand Shinobi at the cost of his lifespan and learned that his name was Kazemaru.
• Sarutobi Toru realized that only the Kazekage and a few high-ranking officials likely knew Pakura's mission route, and considered rescuing her to gain a capable leader.

Sarutobi Toru traveled to Sunagakure to question its elders, but a space-time barrier alerted Rasa, who mistook him for an attacker. Toru overwhelmed Rasa and faced Baki and Yashamaru as more Sand Shinobi gathered.

• Sarutobi Toru stored his body in the Reincarnation Warehouse and used the Spirit Transformation Technique to reach Sunagakure.
• A barrier detected the space-time disturbance from the warehouse, and Rasa attacked Sarutobi Toru with Gold Dust.
• Sarutobi Toru broke through Rasa's Gold Dust defenses, grabbed him by the throat, and revealed his Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
• Baki and Yashamaru confronted Sarutobi Toru and demanded that he release Rasa.
• Sarutobi Toru refused to let Rasa go and warned Baki and Yashamaru that he would not be the one running.

Sarutobi Toru slaughtered the Sand Shinobi who tried to stop him, then told Rasa he had a personal grudge with several Sunagakure elders. He broke into their office and killed them, but vanished before Rasa’s Gold Dust could reach him, leaving Rasa to suspect he had used the Flying Thunder God Technique.

• Rasa warned the Sand Shinobi to watch out, but Sarutobi Toru charged through their ranks and killed many of them with his Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
• Rasa ordered the remaining Sand Shinobi to retreat and asked Sarutobi Toru what he wanted.
• Sarutobi Toru said he had personal grudges with several Sunagakure elders and told Rasa not to interfere.
• Sarutobi Toru smashed into the elders’ office, and cries from inside quickly fell silent.
• Rasa flooded the office with Gold Dust, but found no one inside and wondered whether Sarutobi Toru had used the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Sarutobi Toru captured and killed Sunagakure elders to learn the truth about Pakura’s mission, then rushed to the Land of Water. He arrived after Kirigakure’s ambush and found Pakura fatally wounded, but believed he could save her and sever her bonds with Sunagakure.

• Sarutobi Toru captured Sunagakure’s elders, extracted their information, and disposed of them before leaving the village.
• Sarutobi Toru used the Spirit Transformation Technique to travel toward the Land of Water, where Pakura was heading for secret talks with Kirigakure.
• A Kirigakure guide led Pakura into a foggy valley, poisoned her, and revealed that Sunagakure had offered her as a condition of its alliance.
• Kirigakure ninja attacked Pakura, and Sarutobi Toru appeared and swiftly cut down the ambushers.
• Sarutobi Toru said he had come to save Pakura and believed her fatal injuries could be treated.

Sarutobi Toru manipulated Pakura’s despair after Sunagakure abandoned her, making her pledge herself to him as his tool. After healing her completely, he told her he would begin an enhancement plan, and Pakura wondered whether he understood her Scorch Release.

• Pakura woke aboard a ship and learned from Sarutobi Toru that he was not from Sunagakure and that the village had abandoned her.
• Sarutobi Toru told Pakura he had killed the Mist Ninja and that Sunagakure had declared her an S-rank rogue ninja with a thirty-million-ryo bounty.
• Overcome with despair and influenced by Sarutobi Toru’s Hormone ability, Pakura agreed to become his personal tool and called him Master.
• Sarutobi Toru treated Pakura’s injuries completely, and she praised his Medical Ninjutsu.
• Sarutobi Toru announced that he would begin Pakura’s enhancement plan, and she questioned whether he understood her Scorch Release.

Sarutobi Toru gave Pakura a Perfect Potion that boosted her Chakra and physical attributes, then brought her to the ruins of the Land of Whirlpools to train her taijutsu. After testing her skills, he prepared to teach her the Yang God Martial Way and used Yang Release Chakra to restore her strength.

• Sarutobi Toru gave Pakura a Perfect Potion, which increased her Chakra reserves by roughly fifty percent and improved her physical attributes.
• After Pakura recovered, Sarutobi Toru ordered the brainwashed Mist Ninja crew to sail toward the mainland.
• Sarutobi Toru and Pakura arrived at the ruins of the Land of Whirlpools and settled there.
• Sarutobi Toru tested Pakura's taijutsu, easily outmaneuvering her despite matching her strength and speed and using only one hand.
• Sarutobi Toru told Pakura he would teach her advanced taijutsu and sent Yang Release Chakra into her body to relieve her exhaustion.

Sarutobi Toru taught Pakura the Yang God Martial Way, gave her intelligence and resources to build influence within Akatsuki, and prepared to leave her in charge of his affairs in the parallel world. He left for the Land of Fire to find Uchiha Shisui, who was fighting Kirigakure raiding squads.

• Sarutobi Toru placed a secrecy seal in Pakura’s brain and used the Golden Spirit Body to demonstrate the Yang God Martial Way.
• Pakura trained for several days, and Sarutobi Toru gave her a cultivation scroll, the Brainwashing Potion formula, and ninja intelligence to help her establish an organization.
• Sarutobi Toru told Pakura to join Akatsuki and build her own forces within it, then assigned eight Mist Ninja to accompany her to the Land of Rain.
• Pakura asked Sarutobi Toru to stay the night, and he left the next day for the Land of Fire.
• Sarutobi Toru headed toward the coast to find Uchiha Shisui, who was fighting Kirigakure raiding squads.

Sarutobi Toru sent White Zetsu to track down Uchiha Shisui and waited for him to return from a mission involving Ao and the stolen Byakugan. After Shisui’s mission failed, Sarutobi Toru intercepted him and Hizashi Hyuga with overwhelming speed.

• Sarutobi Toru ordered four White Zetsu to watch the Konoha camp and report when they found Uchiha Shisui.
• Uchiha Fugaku assigned Shisui and Hizashi Hyuga to recover the Byakugan stolen by Ao, but warned Shisui not to risk himself if the Mist Ninja retreated.
• Shisui and Hizashi set out for Ao’s location while a White Zetsu reported Shisui’s movements to Sarutobi Toru.
• Ao retreated out to sea before Shisui and Hizashi could act, leaving their mission unsuccessful.
• Hizashi sensed a powerful presence, and Sarutobi Toru arrived at supersonic speed and identified Uchiha Shisui.

Sarutobi Toru defeated Uchiha Shisui and Hizashi Hyuga, then used his Hormone Fruit ability to force Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan to awaken. After Shisui suffered fatal damage, Sarutobi Toru destroyed his soul and forged an Incarnation with a White Zetsu Seed, discovering that Kotoamatsukami had changed into a mental attack.

• Sarutobi Toru knocked out Hizashi Hyuga and captured Shisui after overpowering his sword strike and genjutsu.
• Sarutobi Toru anesthetized Shisui and used his Hormone Fruit ability to trigger intense emotions until Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan awakened.
• Sarutobi Toru found that the awakening had gravely damaged Shisui’s body and left his mind and soul power chaotic.
• Sarutobi Toru used the Spirit Transformation Technique to shatter Shisui’s soul and implanted a White Zetsu Seed to forge an Incarnation.
• Sarutobi Toru discovered that Kotoamatsukami had become a mental attack that could drive people insane, with reduced effectiveness against equally skilled Dojutsu users but no cooldown.

Sarutobi Toru used Uchiha Shisui's identity to conceal his origins, awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and helped drive the Mist Ninja from the Land of Fire. Shisui returned to Konoha with Uchiha Fugaku, while Toru planned to use his new identity to approach Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu.

• Sarutobi Toru considered using his Shisui clone to reach Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu and investigate Nawaki's affairs.
• Uchiha Shisui told Hizashi Hyuga that the enemy had retreated, and Hizashi attributed their survival to Shisui awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Uchiha Shisui and Hizashi Hyuga reported the mission and Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan to Uchiha Fugaku, who let the failed Byakugan mission go.
• Uchiha Shisui killed hundreds of Mist Ninja over the following month, forcing them to withdraw from the Land of Fire.
• Uchiha Shisui returned to Konoha with Uchiha Fugaku and observed that the village had changed little.

Uchiha Shisui reported to the Third Hokage and Shimura Danzō, who questioned his Mangekyō Sharingan and debated whether he posed a threat. After leaving the Hokage Building, Shisui spotted Might Guy training and recognized the method as one used by Guy’s late father, Might Duy.

• A Hokage Anbu summoned Uchiha Shisui to the Hokage’s Office to report on his work.
• Shimura Danzō asked Shisui whether he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Shisui confirmed it.
• After Shisui left, Shimura Danzō urged the Third Hokage to bring him into Root, but the Third Hokage refused.
• The Third Hokage and Shimura Danzō suspected Shisui’s calm demeanor concealed instability and debated the source of his Mangekyō.
• Shisui walked through Konoha, saw Might Guy training, and recognized the punishing routine as Might Duy’s method.

Uchiha Shisui gave Might Guy a taijutsu scroll written by another world's Might Duy, and Guy accepted it as his father's inheritance. Meanwhile, Sarutobi Toru infiltrated Root and confronted Shimura Danzō, leaving Danzo's subordinates immobilized by their own Cursed Seals.

• Uchiha Shisui gave Might Guy a scroll of martial arts techniques written by the Might Duy of another world, and Guy believed it was his father's keepsake.
• Sarutobi Toru explored Root, found its barriers and Cursed Seals outdated, and decided the organization had decayed.
• Sarutobi Toru reached Shimura Danzō's office, where Danzo was ordering Root to investigate Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Sarutobi Toru restrained Danzo's subordinates through their Cursed Seals and criticized Danzo's decline.
• Shimura Danzō demanded to know who Sarutobi Toru was and what connection he had to Hatake Sakumo.

Sarutobi Toru confronted Shimura Danzō, rejected his attempt to recruit him, and judged that Danzo had abandoned Konoha’s interests for his ambition to become Hokage. Toru killed him in the Root Base, hoping he might still be remembered as a hero of Konoha.

• Sarutobi Toru told Shimura Danzō that he had secretly learned to use the Cursed Seal and listened as Danzo offered Root’s resources in exchange for help becoming Hokage.
• Toru mocked Danzo’s ambition and challenged his claim that he acted for Konoha, prompting Danzo to attack with Vacuum Great Ball.
• Toru casually dispersed the attack and explained that he had come to uphold Konoha’s tradition of disciples killing their teachers.
• Danzo tried to activate the Ten-Directional Seal, but Toru revealed that he knew Root’s secrets and warned him against such tricks.
• Danzo attacked Toru with a Wind Release-coated Ninja Sword, but the blade barely pierced his flesh.
• Toru told Shimura Danzō goodbye and pierced his chest with a lightning-charged hand.

Sarutobi Toru witnessed Danzo die by seppuku, then stole Root’s secret records and hid as Konoha’s forces approached. Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived to reinforce Root, but its ninja accused him of being the invader and launched a sudden attack that left him immobilized and in grave danger.

• Danzo returned after his apparent death, revealed he had a transplanted Sharingan, and then committed suicide in front of Sarutobi Toru.
• Sarutobi Toru confirmed Danzo was truly dead, stole Root’s archived documents, and hid inside the Reincarnation Warehouse when Root’s ninja called for help.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Anbu to reinforce Root after learning that an invader had bypassed its defenses and mastered its Cursed Seals.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Anbu arrived at Root Base, where the ninja claimed Danzo had fallen and identified Hiruzen as the invader.
• A Nara Clan Root ninja immobilized Sarutobi Hiruzen with the Shadow Imitation Technique as an Aburame Clan ninja and two others attacked him, while Root ninja blocked the Anbu.

Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped a fight between Anbu and Root after Root shinobi accused him of ordering Shimura Danzō’s suicide. He promised to investigate Danzō’s death, subdued the remaining resistance, and set out with Orochimaru to lead the way.

• Enma saved Sarutobi Hiruzen from Root’s attack, and Hiruzen used the Adamantine Staff to stop the Anbu and Root shinobi from fighting.
• Orochimaru arrived and asked what had happened, while Sarutobi Hiruzen demanded an explanation from Root.
• A Root shinobi accused Sarutobi Hiruzen of undoing Root’s protections and ordering Shimura Danzō to commit seppuku.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen denied ordering Danzō’s death and swore to uncover the truth, persuading most Root shinobi to lower their weapons.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Orochimaru prepared to lead the investigation into Danzō’s death.

Sarutobi Hiruzen searched Root for the intruder, found Danzo dead, and appointed Orochimaru its acting leader. Meanwhile, Sarutobi Toru examined Root’s records and suspected Danzo’s experiments might be connected to the Konoha White Fang’s death six years earlier.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Orochimaru searched Root but found no sign of the intruder, then discovered Shimura Danzō’s corpse in his office.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Root’s records, barriers, and seals inspected and assigned the Inuzuka and Aburame clans to track the killer.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen placed Orochimaru in charge of Root as acting leader, delighting Orochimaru and easing his desire to defect.
• Sarutobi Toru read Root’s records in the Reincarnation Warehouse and noticed that its experiments had changed six years earlier.
• Sarutobi Toru connected the timing to the Konoha White Fang’s suicide and wondered whether the Third Hokage had been involved.

Sarutobi Toru dismissed the theory that Hatake Sakumo had been murdered and turned his attention to locating Orochimaru to obtain his research. As he tried to leave Root’s base, Namikaze Minato confronted him, and Toru revealed that he was a Konoha ninja and Shimura Danzō’s disciple.

• Sarutobi Toru reasoned that Hatake Sakumo’s stubborn character and Konoha’s circumstances made the rumor-driven suicide and murder theories unlikely, then decided to watch him more closely.
• Sarutobi Toru planned to use Root’s intelligence and research materials and seek out Orochimaru, hoping to recruit him as a valuable tool.
• Sarutobi Toru left the Reincarnation Warehouse and considered sending Uchiha Shisui’s Clone to locate Orochimaru and place a Flying Thunder God Mark on him.
• Sarutobi Toru knocked out the Anbu who spotted him while he tried to leave Root’s base.
• Namikaze Minato confronted Sarutobi Toru at Root’s main gate, and Toru admitted he was a Konoha ninja and Shimura Danzō’s disciple, adding that Danzō had taken his own life.

Sarutobi Toru fought Namikaze Minato, overwhelming the Fourth Hokage candidate with his speed, strength, and defense. As Minato began to tire, Sarutobi Hiruzen intervened, and Sarutobi Toru challenged him over his title as the Strongest Hokage.

• Namikaze Minato confronted Sarutobi Toru and attacked him with Flying Thunder God kunai.
• Sarutobi Toru deflected Minato’s kunai and activated Speed Chakra Mode to counter his rapid teleportation attacks.
• Minato continued fighting for more than ten minutes but could neither damage Sarutobi Toru nor afford to be hit by him.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen blocked Sarutobi Toru’s advance with his Adamantine Staff.
• Sarutobi Toru mocked Sarutobi Hiruzen’s claim to the title of Strongest Hokage.

Sarutobi Toru fought Sarutobi Hiruzen and Namikaze Minato, overwhelming them with his speed and toughness until Orochimaru ambushed him with the Yellow Springs Swamp. The three shinobi sealed him beneath earth and boulders, but Orochimaru warned that they should check who they had actually caught.

• Sarutobi Toru mocked Sarutobi Hiruzen, then caught the Adamantine Staff with his bare hands and dodged Hiruzen’s attacks.
• Sarutobi Toru used his speed to press Sarutobi Hiruzen, while Namikaze Minato joined the fight with Flying Thunder God attacks.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Minato struggled to hurt Sarutobi Toru as he grew faster and began to suppress them both.
• Orochimaru trapped Sarutobi Toru with the Yellow Springs Swamp, allowing Hiruzen to strike him into the swamp.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Orochimaru dried and covered the swamp with boulders, and Minato sealed the ground.
• Orochimaru cautioned Hiruzen that they needed to identify the person they had caught.

Sarutobi Toru escaped the Root Base using Flying Thunder God, while Konoha searched for him and organized elite patrols. Uchiha Shisui attended a briefing about the attack and focused on making contact with Orochimaru, who was already interested in his Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Sarutobi Toru escaped the sealed underground area with Flying Thunder God and washed the swamp mud off at a riverbank.
• Hyuga ninja found no one beneath the sealed ground, prompting Konoha to keep Anbu, the Sealing Squad, and the Barrier Division on alert.
• Uchiha Shisui left the Uchiha compound and followed an Anbu messenger to the Hokage Building.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen briefed Konoha's leaders on the Root Base attack and ordered elite squads to patrol the village's surroundings.
• Uchiha Shisui dismissed the search efforts because his main body had already left Konoha and considered approaching Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru remained interested in Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan and wanted to make contact with him.

Orochimaru recruited Uchiha Shisui for Root, but Sarutobi Toru interrupted them and knocked Shisui unconscious. Toru confronted Orochimaru about his ambitions and concluded that Orochimaru sought immortality, leaving him poised to question him further.

• Orochimaru asked Uchiha Shisui to join Root, and Shisui declined for the time being, saying he needed his clan head's approval.
• Sarutobi Toru appeared behind Orochimaru, while another Toru used a Shadow Clone and the Flying Thunder God Technique to knock Uchiha Shisui unconscious.
• Orochimaru recognized Toru's techniques and speculated that the mysterious attacker had ties to Konoha.
• Toru challenged Orochimaru about his loyalty to Konoha and said Orochimaru's greatest desire was immortality.

Sarutobi Toru revealed the flaws he foresaw in Orochimaru’s planned Living Corpse Reincarnation Technique and baited him with experimental notes about souls. Orochimaru became absorbed in the notes, while Konoha called off its search for the attacker and concealed the incident.

• Sarutobi Toru told Orochimaru that changing bodies would damage his soul and eventually exhaust its lifespan.
• Sarutobi Toru gave Orochimaru experimental notes on souls and instructed him to channel Chakra into a seal to contact him.
• Sarutobi Toru vanished with the Flying Thunder God Technique as Uchiha Shisui pretended to wake up.
• Orochimaru told Uchiha Shisui that the attacker had retreated, then returned with him to report to the Third Hokage.
• The Third Hokage called off the search and ordered the ninja to keep the incident secret.
• Orochimaru hurried away with the notes, and Uchiha Shisui watched him leave with a meaningful smile.

Orochimaru studied Sarutobi Toru’s research on the soul but chose to investigate it himself before seeking help. Sarutobi Toru sent his Uchiha Shisui clone to locate Uchiha Madara’s base, where Shisui encountered Uchiha Obito at Kannabi Bridge.

• Orochimaru confirmed that forcibly taking over another body wore down the soul, but hesitated to contact Sarutobi Toru and tried to decipher the research on his own.
• Sarutobi Toru searched for White Zetsu at Uchiha Madara’s likely base in the Land of Grass and decided to send his Uchiha Shisui clone ahead to investigate.
• Uchiha Shisui traveled on foot to Kannabi Bridge, near the suspected base, and reflected on Obito’s death and the pointless sacrifice of his mission.
• Uchiha Obito appeared behind Uchiha Shisui and mocked his claim that Obito’s death had not been worth it.

Uchiha Shisui exposed Uchiha Obito’s attempt to recruit him and unsettled him by questioning the logic of the Kannabi Bridge mission. When Obito tried to trap Shisui in genjutsu, Shisui countered with his Mangekyō and used Kotoamatsukami to overwhelm him.

• Uchiha Shisui questioned why Obito and Hatake Kakashi had risked their lives during the Kannabi Bridge mission when Namikaze Minato could have completed it himself.
• Uchiha Shisui identified the masked man as Uchiha Obito, but Obito insisted he was Uchiha Madara.
• Uchiha Shisui mocked Obito’s inability to use Susanoo and said his Three Tomoe Sharingan was enough to handle him.
• Uchiha Obito cast a binding genjutsu on Uchiha Shisui and challenged him to fight with his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Uchiha Shisui revealed his Mangekyō and used long-lasting Kotoamatsukami to overwhelm Uchiha Obito’s mind.

Uchiha Shisui tracked Obito and Tobi to their underground base after marking them with Flying Thunder God. He confronted Obito as the shaken teenager recommitted himself to the Moon Eye Plan, then hinted that he knew how to find the base.

• Shisui's feint let him cut down a White Zetsu, while Tobi escaped with Obito underground; Shisui revealed he had placed Flying Thunder God Marks on both of them.
• Shisui tracked the pair until they separated, then teleported to their underground base after confirming they had not fused again.
• Black Zetsu encouraged the exhausted Obito to continue the Moon Eye Plan for Rin, and Obito regained his resolve.
• Shisui appeared beside Obito and teased him about wanting to create a world with Rin in it.
• Obito angrily admitted his plan and signaled to Tobi, but Shisui asked how Obito thought he had found the base.