Recaps

Simu attacked Rasa with poison, tentacles, and a barrage of defenses before unleashing a composite Wind and Lightning Release technique. His Roar of the Wind-Thunder God shattered Rasa’s Gold Dust wall, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Simu used Explosive Bugs to break apart Rasa’s Gold Dust wave, then attacked with poisonous crimson tentacles.
• Rasa blew the poison gas away with Wind Release and cut off one of Simu’s tentacles with Gold Sand Chain Blades.
• Rasa hurled thousands of Gold Dust spears at Simu, whose Koukaku armor endured the barrage.
• Rasa tried to trap Simu in Gold Dust, but Simu blasted himself toward him from inside his flesh sphere.
• Simu combined Wind Release: Pressure Damage with Lightning Release: False Darkness to create the Roar of the Wind-Thunder God, which shattered Rasa’s Gold Dust wall.

Simu attacked Rasa but was trapped in a sealed Gold Dust prison, leaving Rasa to face Shukaku’s rampage. Rasa restrained the Tailed Beast and knocked its Tailed Beast Bomb off course, but the battle remained unresolved.

• Simu’s attack revealed Rasa’s Sand Clone, and Rasa dragged Simu into quicksand before sealing him inside a Gold Dust pyramid.
• Shukaku devastated Sunagakure with an Air Bullet, killing ninja and carving a deep scar through half the village.
• Rasa used Gold Dust to bind Shukaku, lifting the spirits of the defending ninja.
• Shukaku began forming a Tailed Beast Bomb, and Rasa struck it with a Gold Dust Tidal Wave, sending the attack into the sky.

After Shukaku’s Tailed Beast Bomb, Rasa resealed the One-Tail and ordered Gaara treated before questioning the masked man, Simu. Simu claimed to serve Lord Jashin, and an ANBU ninja trying to search his mind suddenly attacked his comrade and declared, “Long live Lord Jashin!”

• Shukaku’s Tailed Beast Bomb exploded above Sunagakure, and Rasa sealed the One-Tail back into Gaara.
• Rasa ordered a medical ninja to treat Gaara, then turned his attention to the captured Simu.
• Rasa lifted Simu’s seal enough to expose his head and demanded his identity and purpose.
• Simu claimed he was Tobi, Lord Jashin’s agent and most loyal believer, but the ANBU did not recognize his face.
• An ANBU ninja tried to search Simu’s mind, then stabbed his companion and shouted, “Long live Lord Jashin!”

Simu detonated himself in Sunagakure’s center while Hidan attacked Gaara’s escort and abducted the One-Tail Jinchuriki. After the blasts and poison gas plunged the village into chaos, Rasa mobilized Sunagakure’s forces to contain the damage and search for Gaara.

• Rasa tried to restrain Simu, but Simu unleashed a mass of tentacles and exploded, destroying the center of Sunagakure and spreading poisonous gas.
• Hidan killed the ANBU squad guarding Gaara at the hospital and took Gaara out of the village.
• As Sunagakure focused on the explosion, Hidan followed an insect-guided route and escaped with Gaara.
• Rasa learned that Gaara was missing and ordered elite squads to pursue him while the village cleared poison, investigated its personnel, and strengthened its defenses.

Hidan continued evading Sunagakure’s pursuit while carrying the unconscious Gaara, until Sasori confronted him to test his abilities. After Hidan destroyed Sasori’s two puppets, Sasori prepared to reveal his true strength.

• Hidan defeated another group of Sunagakure pursuers and gathered supplies at one of Simu’s hidden desert bases.
• Sasori revealed himself and challenged Hidan, saying he wanted to examine his strength and was interested in Jashin.
• Hidan attacked Sasori, who released two humanoid puppets and tested Hidan with poisoned senbon and a Ninja Blade.
• Hidan endured the attacks and destroyed both puppets with his scythe.
• Sasori summoned a black-haired puppet from a scroll marked with the character “Three.”

Sasori used Iron Sand and a hidden Magnetic Lock to trap Hidan, preparing to crush him with an Iron Sand pyramid. Just as Hidan faced defeat, Kamizuki Simu appeared and stopped the attack.

• Sasori defended against Hidan with Iron Sand and pierced him with spears, then explained that he intended to capture him and make him a Human Puppet.
• Sasori spread Iron Sand across the battlefield, keeping Hidan at a distance and exploiting the limits of his Immortal Body.
• Sasori trapped Hidan with Magnetic Lock, revealing that Iron Sand he had planted inside Hidan's wounds was holding him in place.
• Sasori lowered a dense Iron Sand pyramid toward Hidan, who feared being crushed before he could teach Simu a lesson.
• Kamizuki Simu appeared and used scarlet tentacles to stop the pyramid, introducing himself to Sasori.

Simu revealed that the Jashin Cult was behind Sunagakure’s monsters and recruited Sasori after praising his Human Puppet Technique. Hidan reluctantly accepted Sasori as a junior after Simu teased him about losing, and Simu sensed that guests had arrived.

• Simu identified the Third Kazekage puppet and admitted that the Jashin Cult had created the monsters in Sunagakure and the desert.
• Simu and Sasori praised each other’s techniques, and Sasori agreed to join the Jashin Cult.
• Hidan objected to Sasori joining, then challenged him to fight again, but balked when Simu called for an immediate rematch.
• Simu suggested Sasori’s membership would give Hidan future chances to defeat him, and Hidan reluctantly accepted Sasori as a junior.
• Simu sensed that guests had arrived.

Youji’s Sand Village force found the stronghold and moved to reclaim Gaara, but Sasori confronted them alone and revealed his ten-puppet technique. The Sand Shinobi recognized their former comrades among the puppets as Sasori prepared to turn them into more of his weapons.

• Gangmaru sensed Gaara, his kidnapper, and two other people inside the stronghold, while Youji rallied his eighteen Sand Shinobi for an attack.
• Simu judged that the group needed to eliminate the Sand Shinobi quickly before their location drew more pursuers.
• Hidan prepared to attack, but Sasori asked to fight instead as a pledge of allegiance to the Jashin Cult.
• Youji recognized the approaching Sasori of the Red Sands and warned his squad that he was an S-Rank rogue ninja.
• Sasori summoned ten puppets, many of them former renowned Sunagakure ninjas, and threatened to make the Sand Shinobi part of his eternal art.

Sasori used his puppets to overwhelm Youji and the Sand Shinobi pursuing him, revealing that he could control a human body with Chakra threads. He then unveiled the Third Kazekage as a Human Puppet and unleashed its Magnet Release, leaving the Sand Shinobi facing a massive Iron Sand wave.

• Sasori's Fire and Wind Release attacks killed a young Sand Shinobi, and Youji recognized that Sasori could preserve the abilities of people he turned into puppets.
• Youji and the Sand Shinobi coordinated their attacks, destroyed two of Sasori's puppets, and were struck by an Exploding Flame Formation that killed two of their comrades.
• Sasori used Chakra threads to control Youji's body, making him kill a teammate while five of Sasori's puppets fell after losing their threads.
• Sasori decided to reveal his true strength for Simu and connected to a hidden puppet of the Third Kazekage.
• The Sand Shinobi realized Sasori could use the Third Kazekage's Magnet Release as a giant wave of Iron Sand surged toward them.

Sasori defeated Sunagakure’s pursuit squad and joined Simu on the journey to a desert stronghold, where he discovered the Jashin Cult’s biological weapons. He became captivated by Simu’s creations and realized how much influence Simu held in Sunagakure.

• Sasori used Iron Sand and poison to defeat Sunagakure’s six Jonin, keeping them alive as materials for Human Puppets.
• Hidan attacked Simu after arguing over the captured Jonin, but Simu cut off Hidan’s head and stopped his cursing.
• Simu summoned an enlarged raven, and he and Sasori escaped with Gaara and the six Jonin materials before Sunagakure’s reinforcements arrived.
• Simu brought the group to his desert stronghold, where he intended to study Gaara and the Tailed Beast Chakra before handing him over.
• Simu demonstrated how a Broodmother produced Ghost-Faced Wind Scorpions, Poison-Blade Centipedes, and Desert Dragonflies, and Sasori realized Simu’s creations and businesses influenced Sunagakure.
• Sasori praised Simu’s biological weapons as true art, revealing that he was far more fanatical than his calm exterior suggested.

Simu and Sasori discussed Sasori’s Human Puppet Technique and the limits on how many puppets he could control. Simu proposed a way to expand Sasori’s abilities, leaving Sasori inspired to pursue the design in the laboratory.

• Simu read Sasori’s Human Puppet Technique and recognized its use of Yin-Yang Release to preserve Chakra pathways in Human Puppets.
• Sasori explained that his ten fingers limited how many puppets he could control, despite his ability to handle more.
• Simu demonstrated controlling countless Chakra threads with his tentacles and suggested that Sasori could overcome human limits by ceasing to be human.
• Simu gave Sasori a blueprint for a chest organ that could release many Chakra threads and control more puppets.
• Sasori hurried to the laboratory to develop the idea while Simu watched with appreciation.

Simu entered Gaara’s body through the Blood Pool to study Shukaku and questioned him about the Rinnegan and the Tailed Beasts’ origins. Shukaku learned Nagato planned to gather all nine Tailed Beasts and grew desperate to escape, but the Rinnegan’s power left him hesitant to oppose Nagato.

• Simu submerged the unconscious Gaara in the Blood Pool and used its Chakra to reach Shukaku inside the seal.
• Shukaku tried to break free, and Simu told him that Nagato had ordered the Tailed Beasts sealed.
• Simu revealed that Nagato possessed the Rinnegan, and Shukaku said only the Sage of Six Paths should have that eye.
• Shukaku told Simu that the Sage of Six Paths had separated the nine Tailed Beasts from the Divine Tree.
• Simu described Nagato’s goal of collecting the Tailed Beasts to create a force powerful enough to bring peace.
• Shukaku offered to help Simu oppose Nagato if Simu released him, but fell silent when he considered the Rinnegan’s power.

Simu persuaded Shukaku that he could help it avoid being sealed back into the Divine Tree, and Shukaku proposed a risky way to deceive Nagato. They agreed to separate Shukaku’s Chakra from its will, though the sealing technique could fail and kill Shukaku.

• Simu showed Shukaku a fragment of the Divine Tree, proving that he had not lied about Nagato’s plan to seal it away.
• Shukaku explained that it feared losing its consciousness if it were sealed back into the Divine Tree, and Simu suspected that the Divine Tree and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path were different forms of the same thing.
• Shukaku agreed to trust Simu if he guaranteed its safety, and Simu promised to let it go after studying its Chakra.
• Shukaku proposed using a Sealing Technique to separate its Yin-Yang Release Chakra from its will, allowing Simu to report part of its body to Nagato and keep the rest behind.
• Shukaku said the technique required exceptional skill in Yin-Yang Release and Sealing Techniques, and admitted that failure could kill it.

After Sunagakure abandoned its month-long search for Shukaku, Rasa faced mounting losses and a damaged reputation. Baki’s report about capturing Broodmother offered a new way to restore the village’s standing, and Rasa placed the Scorpion Jade Plan in Kawanishi’s hands.

• Rasa ended the search for Shukaku and ordered the teams back to their posts, with compensation for the injured and deceased.
• News of Sunagakure’s defeat and loss of Shukaku spread, damaging its reputation and prompting Rasa to seek a way to restore confidence.
• Baki told Rasa that Sunagakure had captured Broodmother, the intelligent commander that produced the Wind Scorpion Swarm.
• Kawanishi confirmed that Broodmother could likely be tamed, and Rasa ordered him to accelerate the research and distribute Scorpion Jade to Sunagakure’s ninja.

Kawanishi received a divine revelation that made Scorpion Jade usable by Genin, and Rasa ordered it mass-produced to strengthen Sunagakure’s forces. Meanwhile, Simu joined an Akatsuki meeting, confirmed he had captured the One-Tail and recruited Sasori, and revealed he had used Tobi’s mask.

• Kawanishi received a revelation describing a Scorpion Jade modification that lowered its chakra requirements to Genin level.
• Ten days later, Kawanishi gave the results to Rasa, who ordered Scorpion Jade devices and Wind Scorpions produced for the border forces and arranged a large purchase of Military Ration Pills.
• Simu sensed a call from his superior and used Nagato’s technique to appear before the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path with Pain, Konan, and Tobi.
• Simu told Pain he had captured the One-Tail and told Konan that Sasori had agreed to join Akatsuki, explaining that he had acted in the Jashin Cult’s name.
• Simu revealed to Tobi that he had used Tobi’s mask during the operation, prompting Tobi to consider changing masks.

Simu perfected the Yin-Yang Seal with Sasori’s help and tested it by separating Yin and Yang Release Chakra from subjects infused with Tailed Beast Chakra. His experiments confirmed that each separated mass formed a distinct consciousness, and he prepared to apply what he learned to Shukaku.

• Pain ordered Simu to return with the captured One-Tail, and Simu agreed to come back as soon as possible.
• Simu hurried his sealing research with Sasori, then mastered the Yin-Yang Seal five days later.
• Simu used modified test subjects infused with Tailed Beast Chakra to practice the seal and observed that Uzumaki were especially suited to becoming Jinchuriki.
• Simu sealed the Yin Release and Yang Release Chakra inside a test subject separately with two Chakra swords.
• Simu concluded that both separated Chakra masses retained part of the original soul and developed distinct consciousnesses and personalities.

Simu and Sasori unsealed Shukaku in the desert to begin an experiment, but Shukaku broke their agreement and tried to flee. Simu summoned Greed and Fear to pursue him, leaving Shukaku facing two enormous opponents.

• Simu reassured Sasori that their preparations could keep Shukaku from escaping, and they began the plan by unsealing him from Gaara.
• Shukaku emerged in his giant form and immediately attacked Simu and Sasori, but Sasori used the Third Kazekage puppet and Iron Sand to block his strikes.
• Shukaku fled after realizing he could not win, while Simu stopped Sasori from intervening and summoned Greed and Fear.
• Greed and Fear appeared in the desert, sensed Simu's anger, and prepared to punish Shukaku.

Simu and his Human Clones overwhelmed Shukaku with a sustained barrage of attacks, despite Shukaku trapping one Simu in a Genjutsu and unleashing a Tailed Beast Bomb. Shukaku saw both Simus emerge unharmed and fell into deep self-doubt.

• The Apostle of Desire used a mental attack and Genjutsu to disorient Shukaku, but Shukaku recognized the illusion and broke free.
• Simu's Apostle of Desire punched Shukaku repeatedly while Simu and another Human Clone blasted it with combined Wind and Lightning Release techniques.
• Shukaku's battered body launched a Tailed Beast Bomb at Simu, leaving a huge crater where he had stood.
• Simu reassured Sasori and revealed himself alongside another unharmed Simu, leaving Shukaku questioning its strength.

Simu restrained Shukaku and extracted a portion of his soul and chakra for an experiment, while Shukaku's separated soul was transformed into a believer of Lord Jashin. Simu sealed Shukaku back into Gaara, leaving the new Little Shukaku inside himself praising Jashin.

• Simu's sealing clone bound Shukaku, and Simu forced him to accept the experiment without bargaining.
• Simu used a Yin-Yang Seal to extract roughly one-tenth of Shukaku's soul and chakra and transfer it into his body.
• The Apostle of Desire's praises destabilized Little Shukaku's soul until it became a believer of Lord Jashin.
• Shukaku accused Simu of breaking their agreement, but Simu reminded him that Shukaku had broken faith first.
• Sasori suppressed Shukaku with Iron Sand, and Simu sealed him back into Gaara.

Sunagakure used a border clash with rebels from the Land of Rivers to unveil its Scorpion Jade technique and Special Military Ration Pill. The battle turned against the rebels, but a Root Jonin discovered the new power and was forced to face a berserk Sand Shinobi.

• Hara Jiro recognized that the Land of Rivers rebels were trained fighters and suspected another hidden village was testing Sunagakure.
• Hara Jiro ordered the Sand Shinobi to use Scorpion Jade and Special Military Ration Pills to demonstrate Sunagakure's strength.
• The Sand Shinobi grew scorpion-like legs and tails, turning the close-quarters battle against the rebels.
• A Root Jonin observed the technique and planned to report it to Danzo, then trapped and poisoned a charging Sand Shinobi.
• The wounded Sand Shinobi crushed his Special Military Ration Pill, unleashed a surge of Yang Release Chakra, and attacked the Root Jonin in a berserk state.

A Root Jonin captured a Sand Village shinobi and uncovered intelligence about the Sand Village’s Scorpion Jade technique and Military Ration Pills. Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Root to investigate their origins and the Red Spider Lily Merchant Guild, while reassuring Konoha’s advisors that Konoha was developing new technology of its own.

• A Root Jonin subdued a Sand Village shinobi, learned of his rapid healing and enhanced strength, and sent a retreat signal before carrying him away for interrogation.
• The Sand Village defeated the rebels, destroyed several strongholds in the Land of Rivers, and announced that its forces had entered the country to help suppress the rebellion.
• Shimura Danzō told Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu that Sand Village shinobi widely used Scorpion Jade and the Red Spider Lily Merchant Guild’s Military Ration Pills.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Root to investigate the origins of Scorpion Jade, the merchant guild, and the truth behind the Shukaku incident, and approved an increase to Root’s quota.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu warned that the Land of Wind might grow too powerful, but Hiruzen Sarutobi reassured them that Konoha was also advancing its technology.

Simu brought Sasori and Gaara to Akatsuki’s headquarters, where Sasori joined the organization and met its members. Pain welcomed Sasori and introduced Orochimaru as a new recruit, leaving Sasori impressed by Akatsuki’s strength.

• Hidan started a fight with Sasori over the last piece of fried pork, and Simu stopped them by beheading Hidan and stuffing his mouth with wood.
• Simu used his Akatsuki ring to open the hidden entrance to headquarters, then carried Hidan inside while Sasori carried Gaara.
• Tobi greeted the newcomers and asked why Hidan had been beheaded again; Simu also noticed Tobi had replaced his mask.
• Pain welcomed Sasori to Akatsuki and called on Orochimaru to greet the group.
• Orochimaru introduced himself as Akatsuki’s new member, codename Empty Chen, then approached Simu and said they had met before.

Simu broke Orochimaru’s genjutsu and made him wary during their first encounter as Akatsuki colleagues. After Sasori joined the organization, Konan began a meeting about capturing the Tailed Beasts, and Sasori revealed that he had Gaara.

• Orochimaru tried to trap Simu in a genjutsu, but Simu escaped and subjected Orochimaru to an illusion of centuries passing before releasing his hand.
• Orochimaru recognized Simu as a dangerous rival and returned to his place in Akatsuki.
• Pain gave Sasori his uniform and a choice of rings, and Sasori chose the Jade Maiden ring to become an official member.
• Sasori moved beside Simu, while Tobi complained about remaining an intern and Pain told him he would need to defeat an Akatsuki member to be promoted.
• Konan announced that the meeting would turn to business, and Simu confirmed that Sasori had brought the One-Tail Jinchuriki before Sasori lifted Gaara into view.

Pain captured Gaara and scheduled the One-Tail sealing for seven days later. Simu showed Orochimaru his laboratory and explained that he believed abandoning humanity was the way to gain enough time to pursue the truth.

• Pain lifted Gaara into the air, confirmed he was the One-Tail Jinchuriki, and announced that Akatsuki would seal the beast in seven days.
• Konan distributed sealing scrolls to the Akatsuki members, including Tobi, whom Pain said was only filling a spot for the technique.
• Orochimaru asked to see Simu's laboratory, and Simu brought him there with Sasori and Hidan.
• Orochimaru examined Simu's blood pool and experimental creatures, then asked about Simu's views on life and the pursuit of truth.
• Simu inferred that Orochimaru feared the limits of time, and told him that shedding humanity could provide more time to seek the truth.

After the Jashin Cult’s attack on Sunagakure made it famous, Simu upgraded his system and created new combat units, including a parasite that stored Tailed Beast Chakra. He tested the parasite on Hidan, while large-scale use remained impossible until the cult captured more Tailed Beasts.

• Orochimaru and Simu parted on friendly terms, and Sasori began studying the Sealing Technique Pain had given him while Simu’s clone studied sealing and his main body analyzed Tailed Beast Chakra.
• The Jashin Cult’s raid on Sunagakure boosted its reputation, prompting the great nations to intensify their searches even as the cult spread among the poor in smaller countries.
• Simu’s upgrade added the Three-Headed Evil-Faced Ghost Snake, an enhanced Harpy, the Desert Doghead, and Tailed Beast · Kara to his producible races.
• Simu designed the Desert Doghead as a commander for a combat corps intended to test his units in the Land of Wind alongside Ghost-Faced Wind Scorpions, Poison-Blade Centipedes, and Desert Dragonflies.
• Simu implanted an enhanced Tailed Beast · Kara into Hidan, letting him use a Tailed Beast Chakra cloak, but the limited supply of Little Shukaku’s Chakra prevented wider deployment.