Recaps

Uzumaki Kuming thwarted Nonō’s assassination attempt and discovered she was a Root-trained spy bound by powerful Cursed Seals. After placing her in custody and securing the orphanage, he pursued the Chakra signatures that had fled Konoha and reached a barren area where they stopped.

• Nonō attacked Uzumaki Kuming, but he stopped her with a golden chain, subdued her with the Evil Sealing Method, and found that she bore Cursed Seals.
• Kabuto rushed to Nonō, and Kuming explained that she was a Root-trained spy before ordering Adai to take her to Fugaku for custody.
• Nonō woke and asked Kuming to spare the orphanage children; he ordered her to work for him and warned her not to kill herself.
• Kuming sent a Shadow Clone behind, while Adai’s Anbu took Nonō into custody and Uchiha Itachi went with Fugaku.
• Aburame Shikuroo surrounded the orphanage and arranged supplies as the Anbu began investigating its children and staff.
• Kuming pursued the fleeing Chakra signatures beyond Konoha, and they stopped in a barren stretch of land.

Uzumaki Kuming confronted Shimura Danzō and Orochimaru outside Konoha after Danzō’s assassination plot failed. Kuming broke through Root’s genjutsu barrier and called for the Root shinobi to surrender, but they remained loyal to Danzō.

• Shimura Danzō and Orochimaru waited outside the village, and Danzō launched an ambush when Uzumaki Kuming arrived.
• Kuming survived the explosive attack unharmed, while Danzō summoned Baku and the Root shinobi surrounded him.
• Danzō’s forces trapped Kuming in a swamp and a genjutsu barrier that created a hailstorm, but Kuming identified the barrier’s support and attacked through it.
• Kuming killed a Root shinobi with One-Finger Nukite, then urged the others to surrender and promised to spare those who did.
• When the Root shinobi refused to respond, Kuming told Danzō that Root should be disbanded.

Uzumaki Kuming broke free of Kurama Tadashi’s barrier and confronted Shimura Danzō, whose assassination plot failed. Orochimaru turned on Danzō, while Kuming slaughtered the Root shinobi, leaving Danzō dead and Root’s assault crushed.

• Kurama Tadashi and the Root Jonin trapped Uzumaki Kuming in a powerful genjutsu barrier, but Kurama Tadashi realized their combined Chakra could not directly affect him.
• Uzumaki Kuming escaped the swamp and barrier, appeared behind Shimura Danzō, and stabbed him through the chest.
• Shimura Danzō attacked with Baku and Wind Style, but Uzumaki Kuming pierced the summon with a lightning blade.
• Orochimaru refused to protect Danzō and attacked him with his Kusanagi Sword as the Root shinobi surrounded Uzumaki Kuming.
• Uzumaki Kuming killed every Root shinobi present, while Orochimaru killed Danzō, whose corpse was left kneeling with the sword in his chest.

Uzumaki Kuming concealed the truth about Shimura Danzō’s death while managing the aftermath and facing Konoha’s elders. He later told Minato Namikaze that Orochimaru had killed Danzō during an attempt to assassinate him.

• Kuming noticed that Danzō’s right arm and Sharingan were gone, warned Orochimaru that Konoha would reclaim Uchiha eyes, and ordered that Sharingan be destroyed when their owners died.
• Kuming told his Anbu to report that Danzō and his subordinates had been killed by an unknown enemy, and his confidants secretly disposed of the bodies and concealed evidence.
• Kuming returned to his office and worked with Minato Namikaze and Nara Shikaku until Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived to question him about Danzō’s death.
• Kuming claimed that he had only just learned of Danzō’s death and promised to investigate, prompting the elders to leave after confirming the report.
• Minato raised a barrier and asked Kuming if he knew the truth, and Kuming admitted that Orochimaru had killed Danzō when Danzō tried to assassinate him.

Uzumaki Kuming told Minato Namikaze and Nara Shikaku that Orochimaru had killed Danzo, while the investigation revealed Danzo’s stolen arm and eye and pointed toward Orochimaru. Hiruzen Sarutobi refused to arrest his former student and left increasingly resolved to shield him.

• Uzumaki Kuming told Minato Namikaze and Nara Shikaku that Orochimaru had killed Danzo and said he did not care if the elders learned the truth.
• Uchiha Fugaku reported that Danzo had been poisoned and killed by a sword wound, that his right arm and eye were missing, and that Root’s Cursed Seals prevented memory extraction.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi recognized the white cells on Danzo’s arm and suspected that Danzo’s eye had been taken for its ocular technique.
• Mitokado Homura accused Orochimaru of killing Danzo and demanded an arrest, but Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected the claim as unsupported and said he trusted Kuming to find the culprit.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi recalled that Orochimaru and Uzumaki Kuming had arrived after Danzo was already dead, then left determined to protect his two favored students.

Uzumaki Kuming turned Danzō’s death into a pretext to invade the Land of Grass, then consolidated Konoha’s power and expanded its settlements. Hatake Sakumo returned to report the victory and revealed that his forces had brought back medical ninja, including a woman with an unusual healing ability.

• Uzumaki Kuming publicized Danzō’s death, blamed a Grass ninja, and ordered Konoha to invade the Land of Grass under Hatake Sakumo.
• Konoha rapidly conquered the Land of Grass, while its people fled to the Land of Fire and Konoha began expanding settlements and infrastructure.
• Uzumaki Kuming dissolved Root, brought talented former Root members into the Anbu, and reformed the orphanage to teach children the Will of Fire.
• Kakashi informed Uzumaki Kuming that Hatake Sakumo had returned and that Yamato had come to report on construction progress.
• Hatake Sakumo reported that his forces had wiped out the Grass ninja forces, spared the medical ninja, and captured a woman with a remarkable healing ability.

Uzumaki Kuming learned that Hatake Sakumo had rescued a red-haired woman from the Grass Ninja who was almost certainly an Uzumaki with a rare healing ability. He asked Kushina to examine her and hoped she could settle in Konoha, then waited for her arrival.

• Hatake Sakumo told Uzumaki Kuming that Konoha had captured a red-haired woman with a powerful healing ability and hundreds of bite wounds.
• Kuming ordered Nara Shikaku to manage refugees, Minato Namikaze to oversee village expansion, and Sakumo to take the woman to Konoha Hospital for Kushina Uzumaki to examine.
• Kuming visited Kushina's office and reflected on his promise to protect the Uzumaki Clan while looking at an old photograph of his family.
• Kuming told Kushina that the rescued woman was from the Uzumaki Clan and could heal people who bit her, asking Kushina to examine her personally.
• Kuming said he hoped the woman could settle in Konoha and live in Uzumaki Mito's old house, and Kushina went to make arrangements.

Xiangxiangli arrived in Konoha under guard and met Kushina Uzumaki, who recognized her as a member of the Uzumaki Clan. Senju Nawaki caused a commotion trying to reach Xiangxiangli, but Kuming stopped him and told him to wait until Kushina finished examining her.

• Xiangxiangli marveled at Konoha's prosperity as Yugao explained that Fourth Hokage Uzumaki Kuming had led the village's recovery.
• Kushina sensed Xiangxiangli's Uzumaki Chakra and waited with a medical team to examine her at Konoha Hospital.
• Xiangxiangli gave Kushina her first name but concealed her surname, and Kushina offered to help her find a place to live and work as a medic.
• Kuming came to the examination room, where the accompanying ninjas reported that they had encountered no trouble.
• Senju Nawaki rushed into the hospital shouting for Xiangxiangli and tried to enter the examination room.
• Kuming immobilized Nawaki with a Cursed Seal and told him to wait until Kushina had finished examining Xiangxiangli.

Uzumaki Kuming arranged medical and security checks for Xiangxiangli after Senju Nawaki rescued her, while Nawaki’s devotion to her made Kuming suspicious. By evening, Uchiha Fugaku reported that Xiangxiangli had been cleared, and Kuming invited Minato to dinner.

• Kuming questioned Nawaki about how he met Xiangxiangli and asked a guard to have the Yamanaka Clan investigate further.
• Kushina examined Xiangxiangli and found malnutrition and signs of chakra depletion but no curse technique or genjutsu.
• Kushina pleaded for Xiangxiangli to be taken in, while Kuming summoned Yamanaka Inoichi and Ibiki Morino to verify her safety and reliability.
• Inoichi and Ibiki took Xiangxiangli for questioning, and Nawaki reluctantly let her go after promising she would be safe.
• Kuming suggested that Xiangxiangli stay at the old house if she passed the checks, and Nawaki eagerly agreed.
• Fugaku reported that Xiangxiangli was clear, and Kuming invited Minato to dinner.

After Karin Uzumaki left her interrogation, Senju Nawaki brought her to the Senju Old Residence, where Tsunade offered her a place to stay. That night, Uzumaki Jiuming sensed Karin’s Chakra weakening and rushed to find Black Zetsu draining it, only to be attacked by a pale hand.

• Senju Nawaki picked up Karin Uzumaki after her interrogation and took her to the Senju Old Residence.
• Tsunade introduced Karin to Uzumaki Jiuming, Kushina Uzumaki, and Minato Namikaze, then arranged for Karin to stay with her.
• Uzumaki Jiuming remained uneasy about Karin despite the checks, while Minato Namikaze and Nara Shikaku tried to reassure him.
• Black Zetsu emerged inside the Senju Old Residence and drained Karin’s Chakra as she slept.
• Uzumaki Jiuming sensed Karin’s Chakra weakening, arrived to attack Black Zetsu, and had his blade blocked by a Gunbai as a pale hand struck at his throat.

Madara Uchiha attacked Karin in Konoha to restore his failing body, but Uzumaki Kuming and Minato Namikaze stopped him. Kuming shielded Karin and prepared to face Madara as Minato went to establish a barrier.

• Uzumaki Kuming arrived at Karin's room and was kicked into the courtyard by the ancient attacker, Madara Uchiha.
• Uzumaki Kuming used Adamantine Sealing Chains to rescue Karin, and Minato Namikaze joined the fight with Flying Thunder God.
• Uzumaki Kuming warned Minato not to look at Madara's eyes, while Minato deployed the Heavenly Cover Formation.
• Tsunade recognized the attacker as Madara Uchiha, and Black Zetsu entered Madara's sleeve, making him visibly younger.
• Uzumaki Kuming ordered Minato to take Kushina Uzumaki and Tsunade outside and establish a barrier while he guarded Karin and prepared to fight Madara.

Uzumaki Kuming fought Madara Uchiha after Madara arrived in Konoha, but Madara summoned Susanoo and threatened the village. Minato Namikaze teleported Madara and Kuming away from the residential area, leaving Kuming to face Madara alone.

• Kuming attacked Madara with Heavenly Feather Blade as Minato and the others completed a barrier around the compound.
• Madara countered Kuming's strike and fire jutsu, then absorbed Chakra from five White Zetsu to strengthen himself.
• Madara awakened Susanoo, which broke through the barrier and grew to more than twenty meters tall.
• Kuming released Heavenly Feather Blade's seal and clashed with Susanoo's sword, while the shockwaves damaged buildings across Konoha.
• Kuming called to Minato to move them somewhere open, and Minato teleported both fighters away before collapsing from exhaustion.

Uzumaki Kuming moved his battle with Madara Uchiha away from Konoha and used his Golden Chains to form a giant that overwhelmed Susanoo. Madara escaped after the Totsuka Blade began sealing Susanoo, leaving Kuming victorious on the barren plain.

• Tsunade directed shinobi and Anbu to search Konoha and help people injured by the battle.
• Uzumaki Kuming moved Madara Uchiha fifty kilometers outside Konoha and formed a Golden Giant around himself and Xiangxiangli.
• Madara Uchiha summoned Susanoo with two Chakra Blades and clashed with the Golden Giant.
• The Golden Giant struck Susanoo back and pierced its chest with the Totsuka Blade, leaving Madara badly injured.
• Madara Uchiha used his left eye to sink into the ground and escape as the Totsuka Blade began absorbing Susanoo's Chakra.

Uzumaki Kuming protected Xiangxiangli from Madara Uchiha, then learned that Uchiha Seishin had died and suspected Madara had taken his eyes. Years later, Minato and Kushina and Senju Nawaki and Xiangxiangli held a double wedding, after which Kuming left Konoha for Mount Myoboku with Itachi and Shisui.

• After Madara Uchiha escaped, Uzumaki Kuming placed a Cursed Seal in the unconscious Xiangxiangli and carried her back to Konoha.
• Two days later, Kuming told Uchiha Shisui that his father, Uchiha Seishin, had died on a mission; Shisui awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and Uchiha Fugaku took him and Itachi away.
• Kuming examined Seishin's autopsy report, noticed his eyes were missing, and concluded that Madara Uchiha had taken them.
• In Konoha's forty-seventh year, Minato Namikaze married Kushina Uzumaki, while Senju Nawaki married Xiangxiangli in a double wedding.
• After the weddings, Kuming handed Hokage affairs to Minato and Nara Shikaku, then traveled to Mount Myoboku with Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui.

At Mount Myoboku, Uzumaki Kuming struggled to control Senjutsu because his body absorbed Natural Energy too quickly, transforming him into a toad. Sage Fukasaku theorized that Kuming needed more Chakra to balance the energy, and Kuming entered perfect Sage Mode by releasing the Yin Seal.

• Uzumaki Kuming brought Uchiha Itachi and Shisui Uchiha to Mount Myoboku while he investigated his Senjutsu problem and trained his students.
• Kuming repeatedly gathered Senjutsu Chakra, but excess Natural Energy transformed his arm until Sage Fukasaku knocked the energy out of him with a Black Receiver.
• Sage Fukasaku advised Kuming to abandon Senjutsu, but Kuming insisted he needed it to face powerful future enemies.
• Fukasaku theorized that Kuming's matured body had an unusually strong affinity for Natural Energy and that his Chakra needed to be powerful enough to balance it.
• Kuming released the Yin Seal and gathered Senjutsu Chakra, allowing his Chakra reserves to balance the Natural Energy without transforming him.
• Fukasaku saw Kuming's golden pupils and recognized that he had achieved perfect Sage Mode.

Uzumaki Kuming ended his Mount Myoboku training early after learning Kushina's due date was approaching, and returned to Konoha with Shisui and Itachi. He arrived at the Hokage's office as Minato and Shikaku discussed their soon-to-be-born children.

• Kuming taught Shisui and Itachi at Mount Myoboku while they advanced in ninjutsu, taijutsu, and the first stage of Senjutsu training.
• A message from Minato told Kuming that Kushina's due date was the tenth, prompting him to prepare to leave Mount Myoboku early.
• Kuming took Shisui and Itachi back to Konoha after their evening training.
• Minato told Shikaku that Kushina would give birth in nearly four months and said he planned to name his son Naruto.
• Kuming, Shisui, and Itachi appeared in the Hokage's office, where Kuming greeted Minato and Shikaku and announced his return.

Uzumaki Kuming secretly prepared for Uzumaki Kushina’s delivery, but on the night it was due, White Zetsu attacked Nawaki’s family and escaped with Xiangxiangli. Kuming pursued the enemy after Nawaki rushed his injured daughter to Konoha Hospital.

• Uzumaki Kuming returned and insisted on personally choosing and securing a secluded place for Uzumaki Kushina’s delivery.
• Uzumaki Kuming prepared eight possible delivery sites, while Kakashi reported that Minato Namikaze had taken Kushina to the base.
• White Zetsu emerged from Xiangxiangli, restrained her and baby Karin, and tried to escape underground.
• Senju Nawaki attacked White Zetsu but released his Water Prison Technique when the enemy exposed Karin to its crushing pressure.
• White Zetsu escaped with Xiangxiangli, Nawaki hurried Karin to Konoha Hospital, and Uzumaki Kuming followed the Cursed Seal on Xiangxiangli.

Uzumaki Kuming rescued Xiangxiangli from Black Zetsu and White Zetsu, but they had drained most of her life force before escaping. As Kushina Uzumaki prepared to give birth under heavy guard, Kuming sensed a crisis approaching Konoha on the eve of a battle.

• After discovering the attack on the Senju estate, Uzumaki Kuming pursued Black Zetsu and White Zetsu beyond Konoha and struck at them underground.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu abandoned Xiangxiangli to escape Uzumaki Kuming's Adamantine Sealing Chains, and Kuming brought her back to Konoha gravely weakened.
• Tsunade, Biwako, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Minato Namikaze, and other powerful ninja guarded Kushina Uzumaki at a secret cave while Kuming stayed in Konoha to defend against Madara Uchiha.
• At the Uchiha estate, Uchiha Itachi soothed his crying baby brother, Sasuke Uchiha, and vowed to protect him.
• In the Hokage's office, Uzumaki Kuming sensed an approaching crisis and clutched Heavenly Feather Blade.

Unknown attackers devastated Konoha by unleashing the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and the Six-Tails Saiken and Seven-Tails Chomei. Uzumaki Kuming sent the village’s ninja to protect civilians and went to confront the statue, while Nawaki remained with the unconscious Xiangxiangli and his daughter as someone opened their hospital-room door.

• Three intruders breached Konoha’s gate with a Tailed Beast Bomb and split up after entering the village.
• The intruders summoned the Six-Tails Saiken, the Seven-Tails Chomei, and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which began destroying Konoha.
• The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path connected Chakra Threads to the two Tailed Beasts and took control of them as the attackers began escaping underground.
• Uzumaki Kuming ordered the ninja to evacuate and protect civilians, assigned the Guard Squad to hinder the Tailed Beasts, and headed to confront the statue.
• Nawaki stayed in the hospital room with unconscious Xiangxiangli and his daughter, and the door slowly opened.

White Zetsu attacked Nawaki’s family at the hospital, but Tsunade and Jiraiya intervened before a second White Zetsu impersonating Tsunade struck Jiraiya. Orochimaru arrived and drove off White Zetsu, then recognized the attacker as his experimental material.

• White Zetsu disguised as a nurse attacked Nawaki, pinned him with Wood Release, and tried to seize Xiangxiangli and the baby.
• Tsunade rushed in and freed Nawaki, while Jiraiya kicked White Zetsu away from her.
• White Zetsu impersonating Tsunade stabbed Jiraiya and grabbed Nawaki as the other White Zetsu restrained Jiraiya.
• Orochimaru arrived, blocked White Zetsu’s wooden spikes with snakes, and attacked with a swarm of snakes.
• Nawaki greeted Orochimaru, who said Jiuming had sent him and wondered why his experimental material was there.

Orochimaru failed to capture the White Zetsu, then stayed at Konoha Hospital while Jiraiya worried about the village’s attackers. Uzumaki Jiuming subdued the two Tailed Beasts with Shadow Clones and confronted the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, preparing to seal it.

• Orochimaru struck the White Zetsu with a Five Elements Seal, but the seal vanished and White Zetsu escaped underground.
• Orochimaru checked Nawaki and remained at the hospital, telling Jiraiya that Jiuming would handle the Tailed Beasts.
• Jiuming’s Shadow Clones bound the two Tailed Beasts with Adamantine Sealing Chains and dragged them toward the village gates.
• The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path struck Jiuming into the ground, but he emerged in Sage Mode and used a Lightning Style Thunder Dragon to pin it down.
• Jiuming drew the Heavenly Feather Blade and prepared to seal the statue and the two Tailed Beasts.

Kushina and the others arrived at Konoha with her newborn son, Naruto, as Madara Uchiha reappeared atop the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Minato transported Kuming, the statue, and Madara away to create a separate battlefield, while he stayed behind to handle sealing the two Tailed Beasts and choose their Jinchuriki.

• Kushina, Minato, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the others arrived among Konoha's ruins with newborn Naruto and told Kuming that Madara Uchiha had attacked them.
• Kuming sensed Madara's terrifying Chakra and ordered Hiruzen to evacuate Kushina and the others while Minato stayed to help.
• Madara appeared on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, broke free of Kuming's Thunder Dragon, and taunted Kuming as he prepared to fight.
• Kuming gave Minato Chakra and asked him to transport Kuming, the statue, and Madara, then left Minato to seal the Tailed Beasts and choose their Jinchuriki.
• Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to transport the statue and Madara away, while Konoha's shinobi began rescue efforts and moved villagers into shelters.

Uzumaki Kuming fought Madara Uchiha atop the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, pressing him with his Lightning Release, swordsmanship, and Adamantine Sealing Chains. Madara evaded the chains while secretly charging the statue, then smiled as it gained enough Chakra to break free of Kuming's Thunder Dragon.

• Madara Uchiha opened the battle with a vast Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame, and Kuming countered by firing a Lightning Arrow and charging through the flames.
• Kuming and Madara exchanged close-range attacks, but neither gained an advantage in Taijutsu.
• Kuming struck Madara with the Heavenly Feather Blade, forcing him to summon Susanoo to block the blow.
• Kuming sent nine Adamantine Sealing Chains after Madara, who evaded them with his combat instincts while gathering Chakra into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Madara gained control of the statue and gathered enough Chakra for it to break free of Kuming's Thunder Dragon.

Uzumaki Kuming fought Madara Uchiha after Madara freed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path from the Thunder Dragon. Kuming summoned a Golden Giant and knocked the statue down, then formed the Heavenly Feather Blade into a scarlet Chakra sword and thrust it toward the statue’s chest.

• Madara Uchiha used the Demonic Statue’s blue Chakra Armor to break the Thunder Dragon and sent Black Rods toward Uzumaki Kuming.
• Kuming escaped the statue and formed a Golden Giant with his Adamantine Sealing Chains and Natural Energy.
• Madara gathered a Tailed Beast Bomb in the Demonic Statue’s mouth and aimed it at Konoha.
• Kuming struck the statue’s jaw, sending the Tailed Beast Bomb into the sky, then battered the statue’s face until it toppled.
• Kuming released the seal on the Heavenly Feather Blade and thrust the resulting scarlet Chakra sword toward the Demonic Statue’s chest.

Uzumaki Kuming and Madara Uchiha fought in giant forms as their battle depleted both their strength. Zetsu brought Tenzo to Madara, whose Wood Release helped turn the fight against Kuming, and the chapter ended as a massive Wood Statue appeared for round two.

• Uzumaki Kuming's Golden Giant clashed with Madara Uchiha's Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and the battle devastated the forest.
• Madara Uchiha realized Kuming was more powerful and less exhausted than expected, while Kuming secretly struggled to maintain his giant using the Yin Seal.
• Zetsu returned carrying the unconscious Tenzo after failing to capture Karin Uzumaki, and Black Zetsu transferred Chakra to Madara.
• Uzumaki Kuming cut off one of the Demonic Statue's arms and restrained its feet with Sage Art: Lightning Bind, but White Zetsu used Wood Release to knock him back.
• Madara Uchiha ordered White Zetsu to use Tenzo's Chakra, and White Zetsu summoned a Five-Headed Thousand-Armed Giant Wood Statue beside the Demonic Statue.