Recaps

Uzumaki Kuming and Uchiha Fugaku went to the Hyuga compound to recruit Hyuga Hiashi, but an insult from a Hyuga guard sparked a clash. Fugaku trapped three guards in his genjutsu, and a sharp whoosh interrupted the confrontation.

• Uzumaki Kuming and Uchiha Fugaku arrived at the Hyuga compound, where guards stopped them and sent for Hyuga Hiashi.
• A Hyuga guard called them stray cats and dogs, and Uchiha Fugaku confronted him over the insult.
• Uchiha Fugaku revealed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and trapped the three Hyuga guards in a genjutsu.
• Uzumaki Kuming urged Uchiha Fugaku to calm down, but a sharp whoosh suddenly rang out.

Uchiha Fugaku fought Hizashi Hyuga outside the Hyuga Clan Compound, but Uzumaki Kuming intervened and explained they had come on official business to see Hiashi. Hizashi agreed to lead them to his older brother, leaving the stunned Hyuga members behind.

• Fugaku deflected three kunai and recognized Hizashi Hyuga, who challenged the Uchiha Clan’s reputation.
• Hizashi attacked Fugaku with Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, then used chakra armor to withstand fire and disrupt Fugaku’s chakra with palm strikes.
• Fugaku countered with shuriken and Flame Dragon Bullet, but Hizashi blocked them with Eight Trigrams Palms: Rotation.
• Kuming appeared between the fighters, stopped Fugaku from attacking, and introduced himself and Fugaku to Hizashi.
• Kuming said business came first, and Hizashi led him and Fugaku into the compound after Fugaku released the Hyuga members from his genjutsu.

Uzumaki Kuming invited Hyuga Hiashi to join his new Anbu squad, but Hiashi said his Main Family status and his father's authority would prevent him from leaving. Hizashi then asked Kuming to consider him for the squad instead.

• Uzumaki Kuming and Uchiha Fugaku watched Hyuga Hiashi spar with Hyuga Rihui at the Hyuga training hall.
• After the sparring ended, Fugaku teased Hiashi about his clan responsibilities, and Kuming revealed that the Third Hokage had made him an Anbu squad leader with six positions to fill.
• Kuming offered Hiashi a place on his squad, but Hiashi explained that his father would not let him join or leave the village freely.
• Hizashi returned with tea, admitted he had overheard them, and bowed as he asked Kuming for a chance to join the Anbu squad.

Hizashi Hyuga asked to join Kuming’s Anbu squad to escape the Branch Family’s control, and Hiashi supported his choice. After agreeing to recruit Hizashi, Kuming went to the Third Hokage, who assigned him a mission to Rōran and prompted him to request Minato Namikaze’s help.

• Hizashi Hyuga asked Kuming to recruit him, explaining that his Branch Family status made his transfer easier than Hiashi’s.
• Kuming recognized Hizashi’s resentment toward the Hyuga Clan and his desire to escape the Caged Bird Seal’s control.
• Hiashi supported Hizashi’s choice to join the Anbu and asked Kuming to recruit his younger brother.
• Kuming accepted Hizashi into the squad and told him to wait at home for the call to assemble.
• Kuming left Fugaku and went to the Third Hokage’s office the next morning to arrange squad transfers.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Kuming a mission to Rōran, and Kuming requested Anbu assistants and Minato Namikaze’s help.

Uzumaki Kuming selected Uchiha Fugaku, Hizashi Hyuga, and Might Duy for his new Anbu squad, and Hiruzen Sarutobi approved their transfers. After warning Kuming about Kumogakure’s Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Hiruzen sent the squad to investigate unusual Chakra in Rōran.

• Uzumaki Kuming insisted that Uchiha Fugaku, Hizashi Hyuga, and Might Duy join his Anbu squad, and Hiruzen Sarutobi approved the transfers.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Kuming classified intelligence that Kumogakure’s Eight-Tails Jinchuriki was learning to control the Eight-Tails’ power and would accompany the army.
• Uzumaki Kuming waited in the Hokage’s office as Might Duy and the other selected shinobi arrived.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi appointed Fugaku, Hizashi, and Duy as Anbu under Kuming’s command and ordered them to follow him alone.
• Uzumaki Kuming prepared to lead the squad to Rōran to investigate the unusual Chakra signature.

Uzumaki Kuming led his team to Rōran to investigate unusual Chakra activity and uncovered the Ley Line and the imprisoned people beneath the city. After ordering his teammates to find Mukade, Kuming sensed two new Chakra signatures, one of them overwhelmingly powerful.

• Minato Namikaze arrived with Kakashi Hatake, and Kuming agreed to let Kakashi join the mission.
• Kuming led Minato, Kakashi, Uchiha Fugaku, Hizashi Hyuga, and Might Duy toward Rōran and deployed Shadow Clones before they entered the Land of Wind.
• Hizashi detected a network of Chakra linking Rōran's buildings, and Kuming's Mind's Eye of the Kagura revealed the Ley Line and imprisoned people underground.
• Kuming marked his teammates with directional seals, then sent them to investigate Rōran separately while he disappeared.
• Minato, Hizashi, and Fugaku reported their findings to Kuming the next day, and he ordered the group to find and kill Mukade while he sealed the Ley Line's power.
• Kuming sensed two Chakra signatures in the city and focused on the one that burned like the sun.

Naruto Uzumaki appeared in Loulan City after the Ley Line activated in the Rōran Ruins and fought off the Puppets there. Uzumaki Kuming and the others arrived, and Kuming realized Naruto was using Nine-Tails Chakra, leaving him to wonder whether he had died in the future.

• Uzumaki Kuming and Minato Namikaze sensed a sudden, immense Chakra presence in Loulan City and hurried toward it.
• Naruto Uzumaki awoke in an underground shaft, fought the Puppets with a Rasengan and Shadow Clones, and climbed to the surface.
• Eight Puppets attacked Naruto with Chakra beams and projectiles, so he used a scroll barrier and released his Tailed Beast Cloak.
• Naruto defeated the Puppets and asked the arriving group who they were.
• Hizashi Hyuga and Uchiha Fugaku were shocked to see a Konoha ninja, while Minato recognized Naruto and Kuming realized he was using Nine-Tails Chakra.

Naruto Uzumaki revealed that a time fluctuation had brought him from the future to Loulan, where he met Minato Namikaze and his uncle, Uzumaki Kuming. He explained that Kuming, as the Fourth Hokage, had sealed the Nine-Tails inside him before dying, leaving Kuming shaken by the revelation.

• Kuming unmasked himself and recognized Naruto’s Nine-Tails Chakra, while Naruto recognized Kuming as his uncle and Minato as his father.
• Minato urged the group to leave Loulan, and Kuming took Naruto to a shelter outside the city for questioning.
• Naruto realized that a Chakra fluctuation at the Rōran Ruins had sent him through time and set aside his mission to capture Mukade.
• Fugaku mistakenly assumed Naruto was Kuming’s son, and Naruto clarified that Minato was his father and Kuming was his uncle.
• Naruto said the Fourth Hokage had sealed Kurama inside him before dying, then revealed that Kuming was that Hokage.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The city experiences a sudden power outage, causing chaos and confusion among the residents.
• The main character, Lin Yi, is stuck in an elevator during the blackout.
• Lin Yi uses his knowledge of electronics to repair the elevator and escape.
• He encounters a mysterious woman, Wu Qianqian, who is also trapped in the elevator.
• They decide to help each other navigate the dark city and find their way home.

Character Developments

• Lin Yi demonstrates his resourcefulness and quick thinking in solving the elevator problem, showcasing his technical skills.
• Wu Qianqian reveals her independent and strong-willed nature, despite her initial fear of the dark.

Significant Themes

• Resourcefulness and adaptability in the face of unexpected challenges.
• The importance of human connection and mutual aid in times of crisis.

Character Interactions

• Lin Yi and Wu Qianqian form a temporary alliance, with Lin Yi using his knowledge to help Wu Qianqian, and Wu Qianqian providing guidance and support as they navigate the city together.
• Their interaction is marked by a mix of tension (due to the stressful situation) and mutual respect, as they rely on each other to overcome the obstacles posed by the power outage.

Naruto told Uzumaki Jiuming that Jiuming had become the Fourth Hokage and sealed the Nine-Tails inside him, then revealed that Uchiha Itachi would destroy the Uchiha Clan. Jiuming entered Naruto’s inner world to seek answers from Kurama, who greeted him like an old friend.

• Naruto revealed that Jiuming had become the Fourth Hokage and died after sealing the Nine-Tails inside him.
• Uchiha Fugaku celebrated Jiuming’s future as Hokage, then learned from Naruto that Uchiha Itachi would wipe out the Uchiha Clan.
• Jiuming sensed the full Nine-Tails inside Naruto and suspected that he had created Naruto’s powerful seal himself.
• Jiuming transferred Chakra into Naruto and entered the space within him, where he found the Nine-Tails’ cage.
• Kurama recognized Jiuming and greeted him with nostalgia.

Kurama told Uzumaki Kuming that Madara Uchiha attacked Kushina during Naruto’s birth and that Kuming later died after an Anbu betrayed him. Kuming learned that Nawaki’s betrayal was linked to Shisui Uchiha’s stolen Kotoamatsukami, then left with Naruto.

• Kurama explained that Madara Uchiha attacked Kushina during Naruto’s birth, killing the shinobi guarding her while Minato Namikaze survived.
• Kurama recounted how Kuming pursued Madara, fought him for two days, and was stabbed by his Anbu as he tried to seal him.
• Kurama named Nawaki as the Anbu who betrayed Kuming, leaving Kuming shocked and unable to understand his motive.
• Kurama said Shisui Uchiha had died and both his eyes had been taken, leading Kuming to connect Nawaki’s betrayal to Kotoamatsukami.
• Kuming thanked Kurama, understood how he had died, and vanished with Naruto; Kurama wished Naruto would survive this time.

Uzumaki Kuming led his team to seal the Ley Line, kill Anrokuzan, and send Naruto Uzumaki back to his own world. As they neared the Land of Fire, a new order sent the Jiuming Squad toward the front lines in the Land of Rivers while Minato Namikaze and Kakashi Hatake returned to Konoha.

• Kuming ordered his team to keep Naruto’s secrets, then planned to seal the Ley Line and kill Anrokuzan after nightfall.
• Fugaku Uchiha and Hizashi Hyūga subdued Anrokuzan with a Sharingan genjutsu while Kuming’s team reached the Ley Line shrine.
• Kuming repaired the Fuinjutsu formula on Naruto’s Kunai and sealed the Ley Line, causing Naruto to return to his own world.
• Fugaku burned Anrokuzan’s corpse, and Kuming’s team left Loulan after freeing its people from Anrokuzan’s control.
• A Ninja Hawk delivered orders that sent Minato and Kakashi back to Konoha and the Jiuming Squad to the Land of Rivers front lines.

Uzumaki Kuming, Uchiha Fugaku, Hizashi Hyuga, and Might Duy arrived at Konoha’s command post in the Land of Rivers, where Sunagakure attacks had crippled the scouting network. Mitokado Homura assigned them to hunt a powerful Sunagakure team, giving the beleaguered front new hope.

• Uzumaki Kuming and his companions reached Konoha’s forward base and passed its heightened security checks.
• A guard told Kuming that Sunagakure shinobi had infiltrated the camp disguised as Konoha Ninja and that scouting teams had gone missing.
• Kuming and his companions entered Mitokado Homura’s tent and showed their orders from the Third Hokage.
• Homura recognized Kuming by his swords and dismissed the other officers to keep the group’s identities secret.
• Homura ordered Kuming, Fugaku, Hizashi, and Duy to track down and eliminate an exceptionally powerful Sunagakure team.

Uzumaki Jiuming accepted a mission to investigate the Sand Shinobi squad attacking Konoha’s reconnaissance teams and requested a medical ninja to join his unit. Homura assigned Kaoru Hyuga, and the chapter ended as Hizashi struggled to speak to her.

• Homura briefed Jiuming’s squad on the missing reconnaissance teams and ordered them to identify the attackers, learn their numbers and jutsu, and fight only if they had a good chance.
• Jiuming accepted the mission and asked Homura to assign a capable medical ninja to his squad.
• Homura agreed after Jiuming promised to protect the medical ninja, and they discussed the squad’s search areas and communications.
• Kaoru Hyuga arrived, and Homura assigned her to Jiuming’s squad as its medical ninja.
• Jiuming removed his mask and introduced himself and the others to Kaoru, while Hizashi stared at her and struggled to speak.

Kaoru Hyuga confronted Hizashi Hyuga over his unexplained departure from Konoha, and the two were left alone to face their unresolved relationship. While Uzumaki Kuming waited outside the camp, Sunagakure ninjas launched a surprise attack, and Kuming killed the attackers before warning his team that the enemy’s advantage was greater than he had expected.

• Kaoru Hyuga slapped Hizashi Hyuga, then followed him out of the tent and demanded an explanation for his sudden departure from Konoha.
• Kaoru threw herself into Hizashi’s arms and struck his chest while he apologized, as Uzumaki Kuming, Uchiha Fugaku, and Might Duy waited outside.
• Kuming sent Fugaku and Duy to check the team’s supplies for their long-term mission, then rested by the camp palisade.
• Sunagakure ninjas detonated Explosive Tags and attacked Kuming, who killed the ambush team with his lightning, strength, and sword.
• Fugaku and Duy rushed out after the attack, and Kuming told them to finish checking supplies because Sunagakure’s advantage was greater than he had thought.

Uzumaki Kuming led his squad into the Land of Rivers to hunt the Sand Shinobi unit that had ambushed Konoha’s scouts. After locating a Sand Shinobi transport squad, Kuming and Uchiha Fugaku attacked it with explosive kunai, while the others stayed behind.

• Uzumaki Kuming left camp with Uchiha Fugaku, Might Duy, Hizashi Hyuga, and Kaoru Hyuga to find the Sand Shinobi ambushers and establish a scout network.
• After four hours of travel, Kuming ordered the squad to rest and set up a sensory barrier, while Fugaku kept watch.
• Fugaku detected more than ten approaching chakra signatures, and Kuming identified them as Sand Shinobi heading east.
• Kuming gave Fugaku formula-inscribed explosive kunai and sent him to attack, while Duy and Hizashi stayed behind to protect Kaoru.
• Aihara Ryo warned his Sand Shinobi transport squad to stay alert, but Kuming and Fugaku’s kunai exploded among them, injuring several members.

Uzumaki Kuming and Uchiha Fugaku defeated a Sunagakure supply squad and learned that a secret unit had crossed into the Land of Rivers toward the Land of Fire. Kuming’s team changed course to strike behind enemy lines and head for Sunagakure while Konoha dealt with the threat.

• Aihara Ryo sent intelligence away by summoning a mole before Uzumaki Kuming confronted and disarmed him.
• Uchiha Fugaku and Uzumaki Kuming slaughtered the Sunagakure squad, and Fugaku used genjutsu to question Aihara Ryo.
• Kuming learned that the squad had already sent intelligence and lost its supplies, then killed Aihara Ryo while Fugaku burned the bodies.
• Kuming and Fugaku returned to their team and announced that the plan had changed to target Sunagakure.
• Uchiha Fugaku explained that a secret Sunagakure unit was moving through the Land of Rivers toward the Land of Fire, and that he had sent the intelligence to Konoha.
• Uzumaki Kuming ordered the team behind enemy lines toward Sunagakure while they waited for Consultant Yan’s orders.

Uzumaki Kuming ignored Mitokado Homura’s orders and led his team across the desert toward Sunagakure, hoping to infiltrate the village. At the Thread of Sky, they found the passage heavily guarded, so Kuming launched himself toward the defenses while the others prepared to find an opening.

• Uzumaki Kuming received Mitokado Homura’s order to patrol the Land of Rivers and stay out of the Land of Wind, but decided to continue toward Sunagakure.
• Uchiha Fugaku, Might Duy, Hizashi, and Kaoru chose to stay with Kuming despite the danger of disobeying orders and entering enemy territory.
• Kuming’s team crossed into the Land of Wind, avoided Sunagakure patrols, and reached the Thread of Sky after five days.
• Hizashi scouted the passage with his Byakugan and reported dozens of guards and several powerful Chakra signatures.
• Kuming created a Shadow Clone, had it hurl him toward the passage, and told Fugaku and the others to wait for an opening or retreat.

Uzumaki Kuming launched a one-man assault on Sunagakure, claiming he had come to negotiate peace as he broke through the village barrier. He landed in the village center and announced himself to Ebizo, while Sunagakure’s forces mobilized to defend the village.

• Two Sunagakure guards at Thread of Sky discussed who might become the Fourth Kazekage before spotting Gamabunta approaching and raising the alarm.
• Uzumaki Kuming summoned Gamabunta and rode him through Thread of Sky’s defenses toward Sunagakure.
• Ebizo ordered the village to protect the One-Tail, reinforce the barrier, evacuate civilians, and send Pakura, Jonin Rasa, Elder Chiba, and the Puppet Squad to confront the intruder.
• Surrounded at Sunagakure’s entrance, Kuming declared that he wanted to negotiate peace, then used lightning strikes to crack and destroy the village barrier.
• Gamabunta leaped into Sunagakure and landed near Ebizo’s office, where Kuming identified himself to Ebizo.

Uzumaki Kuming invaded Sunagakure and fought the taijutsu specialist Chiba while Ebizo, Rasa, and Pakura tried to contain him. After Kuming survived Chiba’s powerful blows and counterattacked, Chiba transformed into a much younger, stronger-looking form.

• Uzumaki Kuming broke through Sunagakure’s barrier and confronted Ebizo, who gathered Rasa, Pakura, and Chiba to stop him.
• Chiba attacked Kuming with nearly silent punches, then dodged Kuming’s lightning and struck him hard enough to send him through several walls.
• Kuming survived by activating Lightning Armor and Strength of a Hundred, then struck Chiba and moved toward Ebizo before Rasa blocked him with Gold Dust.
• Chiba rose again, declared he would crush Kuming, and underwent a transformation that restored his vitality and bulk.

Uzumaki Kuming fought Chiba, whose enhanced strength let him overwhelm Kuming until his life force began to fade. Kuming used a barrier to create an opening and killed Chiba with a strike through the heart.

• Chiba used his enhanced speed and strength to batter Kuming, but Kuming noticed that Chiba had to pause for breath as his life force weakened.
• Kuming counterattacked during Chiba’s pauses, while Chiba used Gold Dust and the Sunagakure puppet forces to keep Kuming occupied.
• Chiba gathered his life force and charged Kuming with a powerful attack, while Kuming formed four Shadow Clones and raised the Four Violet Flames Formation.
• Chiba broke through the barrier, giving Kuming the chance to stab him through the heart with the Heavenly Feather Blade.
• Chiba died, and Kuming said he would remember his name.

Uzumaki Kuming battled Rasa and Pakura while Ebizo prepared a sealing technique, then used his Adamantine Sealing Chains to capture Ebizo. The fight paused with Ebizo bound in the air as Kuming proposed they talk.

• Ebizo ordered Rasa, Pakura, and the Puppet Squad to attack Kuming, while Rasa moved Chiba's body out of the fight.
• Kuming sent Shadow Clones against the Puppet Squad and fought Rasa and Pakura, whose Gold Dust and Scorch Release forced him back.
• Ebizo gathered Chakra and began forming a sealing technique while Rasa and Pakura kept Kuming at a distance.
• Kuming used six Adamantine Sealing Chains to feint at Rasa and Pakura, then struck Ebizo's position, but Rasa blocked the chains with Gold Dust.
• Kuming revealed three more chains beneath Ebizo, bound him, and pulled him into the air, forcing Pakura to stop her attack.

Uzumaki Kuming captured Ebizo and pressed Sunagakure to negotiate peace after a costly battle. Rasa agreed to talks, and the chapter ended with Uzumaki Kuming following him to the Kazekage’s office.

• Uzumaki Kuming held Ebizo hostage and proposed peace talks, while Ebizo urged Rasa and Pakura to kill him.
• Rasa stopped the Puppet Squad from attacking and agreed to hear Uzumaki Kuming’s demands.
• A Sunagakure shinobi threw an explosive-tag kunai at Uzumaki Kuming, who intercepted it and restrained the attacker with a Chakra chain.
• Uzumaki Kuming demanded Sunagakure withdraw unconditionally and offered a friendly alliance, but the Puppet Squad protested over Konoha’s killing of their Kazekage.
• Rasa sealed the protesting shinobi inside walls of Gold Dust, asked Uzumaki Kuming to release Ebizo, and agreed to discuss peace.
• Uzumaki Kuming released Ebizo after placing a Cursed Seal on his back, then followed Rasa toward the Kazekage’s office.

Uzumaki Kuming negotiated with Ebizo and Rasa, revealing that Sasori had likely killed the Third Kazekage and offering an explanation for Sunagakure’s war against Konoha. Ebizo said he could not simply end the conflict, but Kuming proposed a plan that could benefit Sunagakure and trouble Madara Uchiha.

• Rasa set up a barrier for his meeting with Kuming and Ebizo, while Pakura guarded the detained Puppet Squad shinobi outside.
• Kuming proposed that Sunagakure withdraw from the Land of Rivers and the Land of Rain, send Ebizo and Chiyo to retire in Konoha, and second Rasa to Konoha for a year.
• Rasa rejected the demands and insisted Sunagakure would withdraw only if Konoha handed over Hiruzen Sarutobi’s body, but Ebizo persuaded Kuming to continue negotiating.
• Kuming claimed he had encountered Sasori in the Land of Rivers and identified Sasori’s puppet as Hiruko, leading Ebizo to suspect Sasori had assassinated the Third Kazekage.
• Ebizo admitted that Sunagakure could not stop fighting just because he wished to, and Kuming said he had an idea that could bring the village substantial benefits.

Uzumaki Kuming’s actions in Sunagakure triggered a crisis that drew Iwagakure and Kumogakure into war with Konoha. Kuming then revealed to his team that he had secretly allied with Sunagakure, and they prepared to infiltrate the Land of Earth as Konoha and Sunagakure launched a surprise offensive.

• Uzumaki Kuming left Sunagakure with Uchiha Fugaku’s team after an explosion, and reports of the attack prompted Third Raikage A and Ōnoki to mobilize against Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi lost contact with Kuming, who sent Minato Namikaze a secret scroll that led Hiruzen to summon Hatake Sakumo.
• A week later, Rasa killed Hatake Sakumo in a staged battle in the Land of Rivers, prompting Iwagakure and Kumogakure to invade the Land of Fire.
• Sunagakure secretly withdrew its troops from the Land of Rivers and sent them toward the Land of Earth as Kuming’s team traveled to infiltrate it.
• Kuming told Uchiha Fugaku and the others that he had secretly allied with Sunagakure, staged the explosion and the Land of Rivers battle, and planned sabotage and assassinations to support a joint surprise attack on the Land of Earth.