Recaps

Takenaka Kaguya defeated Madara Uchiha and the Nine-Tails, then taught Rokushiki in Konohagakure and built up Uzushiogakure. After Madara poisoned Hashirama Senju, Takenaka obtained the toxin formula, and the stretch ended with Hashirama’s antidote ready and Ashina Uzumaki preparing to visit Konoha.

• Takenaka Kaguya ended his battle with Hashirama Senju, then faced Madara Uchiha and the Nine-Tails, defeating Madara and killing the Nine-Tails with his newly awakened Black Dragon powers.
• Takenaka Kaguya returned to Konohagakure, agreed to teach Rokushiki to the Hyuga Clan in exchange for future favors, and trained its youths, including Hyuga Toko in Tekkai.
• Takenaka Kaguya left for Uzushiogakure with Hyuga Toko, formally joined the village, and proposed recruiting smaller clans and wandering ninja to grow its population while preserving the Uzumaki bloodline.
• After Madara Uchiha attacked Hashirama Senju and poisoned him, Takenaka Kaguya traveled to Konoha and promised to protect it if Hashirama died.
• Takenaka Kaguya found Madara Uchiha in the Graveyard Mountains, forced Black Zetsu to reveal his location, and obtained the synthetic toxin formula before sparing Madara.
• Takenaka Kaguya gave the formula to Mito Uzumaki for Konoha’s medical Ninja, then returned to Uzushiogakure and declined to attend Hashirama and Mito’s granddaughter’s celebration.
• More than two years later, Takenaka Kaguya demonstrated his mastered Hie Hie no Mi powers by freezing the sea, and Ashina Uzumaki told him Konoha had developed an antidote for Hashirama.
• Takenaka Kaguya persuaded Ashina Uzumaki to attend the Konoha celebration in his place and insisted that he take the Chen Long Squad for protection.

Takenaka Kaguya protected Uzushiogakure during the First Shinobi World War, then intervened when Madara Uchiha and Kumogakure moved against Tobirama Senju. After Takenaka saved Tobirama from the Gold and Silver Brothers, Hiruzen Sarutobi’s camp believed Tobirama had fallen and Hiruzen moved to lead the survivors toward Kumogakure.

• Takenaka Kaguya built up Uzushiogakure’s security force, destroyed Kirigakure, married Kagura Uzumaki, and later faced Hanzo of the Salamander and the Sunagakure siblings Chiyo and Ebizo.
• After Ashina Uzumaki told Takenaka Kaguya that Hashirama Senju had died following his fight with Madara Uchiha, Takenaka visited Konoha, comforted Tsunade, and promised Mito Uzumaki he would find Madara.
• As the First Shinobi World War began, Takenaka Kaguya stopped Kirigakure’s fleet and defeated its forces, allowing Tobirama Senju to focus Konoha’s forces on Kumogakure and Iwagakure.
• The Second Raikage arranged a treaty meeting as a trap for Tobirama Senju, while Madara Uchiha planned to keep Takenaka Kaguya occupied, and Takenaka reached Madara and defeated him, then left him alive and flew to help Tobirama.
• Kinkaku and Ginkaku attacked Tobirama Senju at the treaty signing, killed the Second Raikage, and pursued Tobirama as he covered his subordinates’ retreat, and Tobirama named Hiruzen Sarutobi his successor before facing the brothers.
• Tobirama Senju fought Kinkaku and Ginkaku after they limited his Flying Thunder God destinations, but Takenaka Kaguya arrived and burned the brothers to ashes with Bolo Breath.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi returned to the camp and reported that Tobirama Senju had stayed behind to fight, after the Ninja debated sending aid, Hiruzen declared himself temporary leader and proposed marching toward Kumogakure’s border.

Takenaka Kaguya confronted Madara Uchiha, killed him, and returned to find Ashina Uzumaki dead after Black Zetsu’s attack. As Takenaka led Uzushiogakure through Ashina’s funeral and into a period of growth, new reports linked Kagami Uchiha’s death to Konoha’s Root.

• Takenaka Kaguya warned Kagami Uchiha that the Uchiha clan risked losing allies and proposed sending some of its members to Uzushiogakure as a safeguard.
• Tobirama Senju named Hiruzen Sarutobi Third Hokage, asked Mito Uzumaki to seek Takenaka Kaguya’s help against Madara Uchiha, and died soon after.
• Takenaka Kaguya went to Kirigakure to investigate the missing Si She Squad and met Kurama, who had become the Three-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Madara Uchiha attacked Uzushiogakure, but Takenaka Kaguya returned and fought him, defeating his attacks and killing him after Madara used his remaining Izanagi revival.
• Takenaka Kaguya returned to Uzushiogakure and found Kagura Uzumaki and the children safe but Ashina Uzumaki dead, then captured and disabled Black Zetsu, who escaped.
• Takenaka Kaguya showed the villagers Madara’s broken Uchiha Gunbai, arranged Ashina’s funeral, and welcomed representatives from Konoha and other nations.
• Mingyue Takenaka reconciled with her father, Takenaka Kaguya became leader of Uzushiogakure, and he later rejected Hiruzen Sarutobi’s request for a Uzumaki Nine-Tails vessel.
• Chen Long reported that Kagami Uchiha had been killed and that evidence pointed toward Konoha’s Root, while Hiruzen Sarutobi angrily accused Shimura Danzō of forgetting Kagami had been their classmate.

Takenaka Kaguya led Uzushiogakure’s delegation to Konoha for the Chunin Exams, where Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō’s schemes repeatedly threatened the alliance. The exams were suspended as Konoha prepared for possible war, and Takenaka Kaguya returned toward Uzushiogakure with suspicions about hidden motives.

• Takenaka Kaguya accepted Konoha’s invitation to the Chunin Exams, warned Hiruzen Sarutobi against provoking him, and agreed to provide a pure-blooded Uzumaki as Mito Uzumaki’s successor in six years.
• Takenaka Kaguya visited Naka Shrine with Mingyue Takenaka, took the Uchiha Clan’s technique scrolls, and challenged Hagoromo Otsutsuki in a spiritual space before returning to the real world.
• Changge Takenaka and Muge Takenaka fought Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya during the second exam stage, then let their opponents and Hatake Sakumo’s team leave.
• Mingyue Takenaka stopped Dan Katō from killing unconscious Uzushiogakure Genin after he claimed he could not control his body, and she demanded an explanation from Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and his advisers refused to hand Dan Katō over, then offered the heads of three Root Headquarters Jonin as an explanation that Takenaka Kaguya rejected.
• Mito Uzumaki apologized to Takenaka Kaguya, while Black Zetsu urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to pursue Hashirama Cell research and Hiruzen released Shimura Danzo.
• Konoha suspended the Chunin Exams after a squad was wiped out near Amegakure, and Takenaka Kaguya left for Uzushiogakure after seeing his statue in the Valley of the End.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi launched the Hashirama Cell Cultivation Project with Shimura Danzō in charge, while Takenaka Kaguya read intelligence suggesting people had ulterior motives and asked about Hanzo of the Salamander.