Recaps

Fugaku Uchiha and the Great Elder discussed the clan’s response to Yohei’s ties with Taichi, and the Great Elder urged Fugaku to build prestige through service on the front lines. Meanwhile, the war’s shifting rumors spread across the Ninja World, and Taichi received orders to reinforce Konoha’s pressured Northern Camp.

• Fugaku Uchiha warned the clan elders that Yohei would not easily accept their orders and that Taichi Matsushita’s strength and connections made confronting him dangerous.
• Xiangyou Uchiha explained that Yohei had trained and served alongside Taichi, after which the Great Elder said the clan would respect Yohei’s wishes.
• The Great Elder urged Fugaku to earn merit and prestige at the front, and said Yohei and Taichi could help create a new order between Konoha and the Uchiha clan.
• Reports of Cloud Village’s defeat and Konoha’s capture of its supplies spread through the Ninja World, alarming other villages and especially Sunagakure.
• After treating the Medical Camp’s wounded for seven days, Taichi received orders to reach the Northern Camp within a week.
• A and Killer B returned to the front after the Third Raikage reprimanded them, forcing Orochimaru’s troops to retreat to the border of the Land of Fire as Konoha’s casualties rose.

Taiichi arrived on the Northern Battlefield and wounded Killer B’s Eight-Tails, allowing Konoha to counterattack. After Cloud Village retreated, Taiichi and Orochimaru drove A and Killer B away with a disguised Shadow Clone of Minato, and Orochimaru thanked Taiichi for his timely help.

• Taiichi used Flying Thunder God to appear above Killer B’s Eight-Tails and slashed it with his Flame Blade Qi.
• Taiichi flew with Chakra Wings, rallied Konoha’s forces, and sent six Shadow Clones to attack Cloud Ninja across the battlefield.
• A and Killer B retreated after Cloud Village and Konoha signaled their withdrawals, then faced Taiichi and Orochimaru as the armies pulled back.
• Taiichi prepared to fight A and Killer B alongside Orochimaru, then made them flee by revealing what they thought was Minato was a Shadow Clone.
• Orochimaru praised Taiichi’s timely arrival, and Taiichi modestly said he had only done what he should.

Taichi Matsushita helped Konoha recover its battlefield strength, prompting the Cloud Village to change tactics and target Konoha's forces with elite squads. The chapter leaves Konoha's Outpost No. 9 under imminent threat as its captain orders an evacuation.

• Orochimaru welcomed Taichi Matsushita, ordered a counteroffensive, and sent him to the Medical Camp to treat the wounded.
• Orochimaru told an adviser that Taichi had earned his respect through his strength.
• Konoha's attacks continued for a month, and Shi and A concluded that Taichi's medical skills might explain Konoha's ability to keep fighting.
• A agreed to request reinforcements and changed the Cloud Village's strategy to use elite teams against Konoha's forces.
• At Outpost No. 9, the captain sensed a powerful threat on the Sensory Barrier and ordered everyone to evacuate immediately.

Killer B destroyed a Konoha outpost with a Tailed Beast Bomb, and Uchiha Koen stayed behind to let a young ninja escape before Uesugi Qin badly wounded him. Taiichi arrived in time to save Koen, but Killer B and a group of Cloud Ninja confronted him, leaving the battle underway.

• Killer B fired a Tailed Beast Bomb that destroyed the Konoha base, forcing the surviving Konoha ninjas to retreat.
• The injured Uchiha Koen sent a retreat signal, and Shin-Kei and Shin-Gen died holding off Uesugi Qin while Koen escorted a young Chunin away.
• Uchiha Koen turned back to face Uesugi Qin alone, but his injuries worsened during their fight and a Lightning Beam left him badly wounded.
• Taiichi arrived before Uesugi Qin could kill Koen, treated him with a Shadow Clone, and drove Uesugi Qin back with his sword and Fire Style.
• Killer B and six Cloud Ninja arrived and shielded Uesugi Qin with a tentacle, then Taiichi charged the group and killed a Cloud Chunin with one punch.

Taiichi rescued Uchiha Koen from Killer B’s attack and helped Orochimaru change Konoha’s strategy, then supplied Flying Thunder God Kunai that let Konoha squads call him for support. As the northern front paused to recover, Yohei received a secret solo mission to retrieve intelligence in the Land of Rain and began preparing to leave.

• Taiichi killed the remaining Cloud Village Chunin, then flew away with the wounded Uchiha Koen as Killer B’s squad tried to stop him.
• Taiichi reported Outpost No. 9’s destruction to Orochimaru, who ordered Konoha’s rear guards to act as sentries and organized elite squads to hunt Cloud Village ninja.
• Taiichi gave Orochimaru ten Special Flying Thunder God Kunai for combat squads, and Orochimaru invited him to collaborate on chakra research.
• Konoha used Taiichi’s rapid support to drive Cloud Village out of the Land of Hot Water, after which both sides slowed their fighting to recuperate.
• Yohei received a confidential mission to collect intelligence in the Land of Rain, then told Kakashi and the others he was preparing for a long trip.

Yohei was assigned a secret mission with Kudo and Sato, but the intelligence handoff turned into an assassination attempt by Root ninja. After escaping the cave and fighting the attackers, he strengthened Susanoo and began a second round against their coordinated assault.

• Yohei left the camp as captain of a mission team with Kudo and Sato, and they traveled to the Land of Rain.
• At the meeting cave, a masked messenger attacked Yohei while Kudo and Sato struck from behind, but Taiichi's sealing charm and Susanoo saved him.
• Yohei killed the masked attacker, blasted his way out of the cave, and confronted twelve masked ninja he suspected were Root.
• The Root ninja coordinated clan techniques to immobilize Susanoo and injure Yohei, but he broke free and expanded Susanoo with muscle and sinew.

Yohei survived a Root ambush with Taiichi’s help, but his Mangekyō Sharingan suffered serious damage. After deciding to expose Root’s forged mission, Taiichi began treating him, while Minato learned that Yohei had been away on a mission for two days and reacted with alarm.

• Yohei used Izanagi to escape his apparent death, then struck the Root team with an empowered Majestic Destroyer Flame, but two Jonin survived and trapped him underground.
• Yohei summoned Taiichi with his Flying Thunder God Kunai, and Taiichi rescued him before killing the two Root Jonin and confirming their identities with their Cursed Tongue Eradication Seals.
• Yohei told Taiichi about the forged mission, and they decided to make Root’s attack public; Taiichi warned that Yohei’s eyes might be irreversibly damaged as he treated them.
• Minato encountered Kakashi’s team and learned from Obito that Yohei had been on a mission for two days, prompting Minato to question him urgently.

Jiraiya and Minato learned that Yohei had been lured away by a forged mission, and Yohei returned to camp badly injured to expose the plot. Jiraiya prepared to use the evidence against the higher-ups, and the chapter ended with him confirming the mission scroll was genuine and that someone within Konoha’s ranks was involved.

• Minato brought Kakashi and the others to Jiraiya, who learned that Yohei had been missing for two days after accepting an unrecorded mission.
• Minato and Jiraiya suspected Root and Danzo had forged the mission, while Saori reassured everyone that Yohei could summon Taiichi if he was in danger.
• Yohei returned to camp after three days of travel, collapsed at the entrance, and was treated for widespread injuries and exhaustion.
• Jiraiya visited Yohei in the Medical Camp and later gathered Minato, Shikaku, and advisers to hear his account.
• Yohei told Jiraiya that a spy had forged his mission and handed over the scroll; Jiraiya confirmed it was genuine and said the camp had a problem within its ranks.

After Root ninja ambushed Yohei Uchiha to steal his Mangekyō Sharingan, Jiraiya verified the attackers’ ties to Root while rumors spread through the front-line camp. Taiichi met Fugaku Uchiha in secret and secured the clan head’s promise to support Yohei as they prepared to pressure Konoha’s leaders.

• Yohei told Jiraiya that attackers in the Land of Rain had tried to steal his Mangekyō Sharingan, and he presented two captured bodies.
• Minato found Root’s Cursed Tongue Eradication Seals on the corpses, confirming their connection to Root.
• Jiraiya let rumors about a mission leak and used the resulting outcry to uncover several Root Secret Agents in the camp.
• Taiichi returned to Konoha and secretly visited Fugaku at the Uchiha Compound, where he delivered Yohei’s coded letter describing the ambush.
• Fugaku promised that the Uchiha Clan would stand behind Yohei, and Taiichi asked him to rally the other Ninja Clans against the Village Higher-Ups.

Taiichi urged Fugaku to unite Konoha’s clans against Root, then returned to the battlefield as Hiruzen received Jiraiya’s report about Danzo’s attempt to murder Yohei. Hiruzen summoned Fugaku to explain the incident, but the chapter ended before he revealed what had happened.

• Taiichi told Fugaku that Root’s theft of the Uchiha’s Sharingan threatened every clan’s bloodline abilities and secret techniques, and Fugaku agreed to rally the clan leaders.
• Taiichi warned Fugaku that Danzo might escape severe punishment because he commanded the Western Front, then left for the Northern Battlefield and worried about Nonō’s safety.
• Hiruzen read Jiraiya’s report that Danzo had used a forged mission to lure Yohei to the Land of Rain, where Root ninja ambushed him.
• Hiruzen discussed Danzo’s crimes with Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, ordered a formal inquiry, and summoned Fugaku to explain the incident.
• Fugaku arrived at Hiruzen’s office and anxiously asked what had happened to Yohei.

Fugaku used the attempt on Yohei to build support among Konoha’s clans against Danzo, exposing that Root had targeted the Mangekyō Sharingan. After a week of investigation, the clans confirmed Fugaku’s claim and agreed to stand with the Uchiha if necessary.

• Fugaku questioned Hiruzen about Yohei’s ambush, while Hiruzen said the attackers were suspected Root members and promised an investigation.
• A clash broke out within the Uchiha Clan, and Danzo’s report blamed the attack on a rogue Root ninja who had died before he could be questioned.
• Hiruzen showed Fugaku the report and confession but declined to punish Danzo beyond blaming him for poor supervision.
• Fugaku visited Hyuga Hiashi and other clan heads, warning that Root had tried to steal Yohei’s Mangekyō Sharingan and could target their clans’ Kekkei Genkai next.
• The clan heads withheld the matter from Hiruzen and gathered intelligence from the front line; after a week, they confirmed Fugaku had told the truth.

Fugaku Uchiha united Konoha’s clans to demand punishment for Danzo’s attempt to steal Yohei Uchiha’s Sharingan, forcing Hiruzen Sarutobi to strip Danzo of his elder position and compensate Yohei. With the dispute temporarily settled, Taiichi turned his attention to the quieter Northern Front and continued research alongside Orochimaru.

• Fugaku Uchiha won the support of Konoha’s bloodline and secret-technique clans, compelling Hiruzen Sarutobi to reopen the case of Root’s attack on Yohei Uchiha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi negotiated with Fugaku Uchiha, Hyuga Hiashi, and Inoichi Yamanaka, agreeing to remove Danzo as an elder, promise Root would not repeat the offense, and promote Yohei to Jonin with a choice of ninjutsu from the Scroll of Sealing.
• Fugaku Uchiha accepted the terms, and an official notice announced Danzo’s demotion as the unrest subsided.
• Danzo learned of the decision at the Western Front, realized Fugaku had likely received advice from someone, and vowed to destroy the Uchiha after dealing with Iwagakure.
• Taiichi read Orochimaru’s report, then focused on the Northern Front, where Konoha and Cloud Village had resumed smaller-scale fighting after Cloud Village withdrew to the Land of Moon.
• Taiichi worked with Orochimaru using Shadow Clones and medical ninjutsu, while criticizing Orochimaru’s human experiments and eventually giving up on persuading him to change.

Taiichi completed his Adamantine Sealing Chains and traveled to Cloud Village’s frontline camp to challenge Killer B. He learned Killer B had been transferred away, then provoked A and the others from the sky.

• Orochimaru studied snake anatomy and discussed body modification with Taiichi, who urged him to conduct human experiments more carefully.
• Taiichi finished developing Adamantine Sealing Chains, tested its escalating sealing power, and confirmed he could control four chains at once.
• Taiichi asked Orochimaru for news of Killer B and took his suggestion to wait at Cloud Village’s frontline camp.
• Taiichi flew to the camp and attacked its barrier with a Fire Dragon Flame Bullet to announce his arrival.
• A ordered Shi, Dodai, Kaina, Raishin, and Raiyo to meet Taiichi while the camp activated its defenses, and Taiichi taunted them for Killer B’s absence.

Taiichi provoked A into a fight outside the Cloud Village camp, then escaped with Kaina after the Cloud Ninja tried to capture him. Back at Konoha’s camp, Orochimaru ordered Kaina sent for interrogation and told the Intelligence Department to monitor the war between Stone Village and Cloud Village.

• Taiichi and A fought at close range until four Cloud Jonin sprang a trap, but Taiichi blocked their Lightning Nets with a Water Wall and bound Kaina with sealing chains.
• Taiichi flew off with Kaina and refused to release her unless Cloud Village withdrew from the Land of Moon, while A’s men argued against launching an attack on Konoha.
• Taiichi returned to Konoha’s camp and explained to Orochimaru that his chains were a technique he had redeveloped using Adamantine Sealing Chains as a reference.
• Orochimaru identified Kaina as a Cloud Village Jonin, ordered her sent to the Interrogation Department, and instructed the Intelligence Department to track the war between Stone Village and Cloud Village.

Taiichi learned that Danzo had sent Nonō on a dangerous mission deep in the Land of Earth and used the Spirit Transformation Technique to find her. After learning that Root was watching her and that the mission could help Konoha against Stone Village, he let her continue but urged her to call for help if she faced danger.

• Intelligence revealed that Stone Village was losing ground to Cloud Village, while Mist Village and Sunagakure had joined forces against Konoha in the Land of Rivers.
• Rasa told Sawa that Sunagakure would only feign an attack and leave the fighting to Mist Village, despite suspicions that Pakura had been betrayed.
• Taiichi tracked Nonō’s Flying Thunder God Kunai and found her alone in a city in the Land of Earth, with two suspicious figures following her.
• Taiichi created Shadow Clones to guard his body, then used the Spirit Transformation Technique to enter Nonō’s Mind World and reveal himself.
• Nonō explained that Root’s follower was monitoring her important mission, and Taiichi agreed not to stop her but asked her to summon him if she encountered danger.

Taiichi returned to the Northern Camp and began human experiments with Orochimaru while the northern front remained quiet. On the Western Front, Danzo used Nonō’s intelligence to defeat Stone Village’s forces in the Land of Grass and ordered his troops to push into the Land of Earth.

• Taiichi returned to the camp after Nonō completed her mission, and Orochimaru told him Killer B had left the battlefield for Cloud Village.
• Taiichi and Orochimaru began the next stage of Soft Physique Modification experiments as the Northern Front settled into minor skirmishes.
• Danzo launched a surprise attack during Stone Village’s troop rotation and routed its main force in the Land of Grass.
• Danzo’s forces captured Stone Village’s burning Camp, while Danzo accepted the loss of supplies as a minor setback.
• Danzo ordered his troops to pursue the Rock Ninja fifty kilometers into the Land of Earth and establish a new Camp near the border.
• Danzo dismissed Mimura Hamaki’s cautions and led the Konoha Ninja toward the front lines to continue the advance.

Danzo celebrated Konoha’s advance into the Land of Earth while overlooking the low Iwagakure casualty count, and Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected a renewed push to restore Danzo’s elder position. Iwagakure then launched a surprise nighttime raid that shattered Konoha’s defenses, and Danzo’s signal flare drew scattered Konoha forces toward Han’s assault.

• Danzo praised the Jonin for their victory and had Mimura Hamaki read the battle report, which listed 264 Iwagakure deaths and 148 Konoha deaths.
• Danzo ordered Terai to complete the casualty tally, while he continued pressing the Konoha forces to attack Iwagakure.
• Utatane Koharu questioned the low Iwagakure losses, but Hiruzen Sarutobi and Mitokado Homura accepted the report and Hiruzen refused to restore Danzo’s elder position before the war ended.
• Iwagakure broke its days-long defensive posture and launched a nighttime raid, using a Tailed Beast Bomb to destroy the camp’s Defense Barrier before its squads attacked vital areas.
• Han led Iwagakure Jonin squads toward the Central Army Tent while Konoha’s command structure collapsed and fighting spread through the camp.
• Danzo drove back attackers with Wind Style: Vacuum Serial Waves, ordered Terai to send a signal flare, and called Konoha’s scattered ninja to rally as Han welcomed their gathering.

Taiichi arrived at Konoha’s besieged Medical Camp and rallied the defenders after Danzo’s signal flare drew Konoha ninja into a disastrous gathering. He wounded Han and restored the Konoha forces’ morale, but Han escaped with the retreating Iwagakure army while much of the camp remained in chaos.

• Danzo attacked the Iwagakure forces with Wind Release while ordering Konoha ninja to converge on his position, leaving the Medical Camp’s wounded and Medical Ninja unable to join safely.
• After an explosion devastated the central command area and Danzo fled, Nonō summoned Taiichi with the Flying Thunder God Kunai.
• Taiichi created six Shadow Clones to defend the Medical Camp and rally scattered Konoha ninja, then flew to the central battlefield.
• Taiichi’s Flame Slash severed two of Han’s tails and killed two Jonin, breaking Han’s momentum and raising Konoha’s morale.
• Han ordered the Iwagakure forces to retreat, then transformed into the Five-Tails and fled as Taiichi pursued the battle.

After Danzo abandoned the Konoha Camp during Iwagakure’s surprise attack, Taiichi tracked him down and killed him in a battle in the forest. Taiichi left Danzo crushed between two slabs of rock, having been recognized just before the end.

• Han fled in Five-Tails form while Taiichi exposed Danzo’s abandonment of the Konoha Ninja, and Mimura Hamaki resumed command of the Camp.
• Mimura Hamaki organized scouts, supply recovery, and casualty searches, while Taiichi sent his Shadow Clone to treat the wounded and followed Danzo with his true body.
• Taiichi ambushed Danzo as he fled with Terai; Terai took the sword strike meant for Danzo, and Taiichi killed him before attacking Danzo.
• Taiichi matched Danzo’s Wind Style and close-combat skills, then buried Baku and Danzo in a pit filled with mud and Earth Release spears.
• Danzo recognized Taiichi as Taichi Matsushita and accused him of betraying the village, but Taiichi cut his throat and crushed him with the Mountain Earth Technique.

Taiichi confirmed Danzo’s death, then helped stabilize the Western Front’s wounded and arranged the unit’s withdrawal. He delivered the battlefield report to Hiruzen Sarutobi, leaving Konoha’s leaders to confront Danzo’s actions and organize support.

• Taiichi used Shadow Clones to confirm Danzo had died in the Reverse Four-Symbols Sealing, then concealed his trail and returned to the Konoha Camp.
• Taiichi summoned the Slug and spent his Yin Seal’s Chakra treating the seriously wounded so the Western Front could withdraw.
• Taiichi signed Mimura Hamaki’s urgent report and used the Flying Thunder God to carry it to Hiruzen Sarutobi in Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi read the report, summoned Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, and ordered Taiichi to recount what had happened.
• Utatane Koharu urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to prioritize support for the Western Front before addressing Danzo’s fate.

Taichi secured orders from Hiruzen Sarutobi to bring reinforcements to the battered Western Front and remain there to face Iwagakure. As Iwagakure’s pursuing force closed in on the retreating Konoha troops, Taichi stopped to prepare to delay them alone.

• Taichi rejected Mitokado Homura’s accusations, and Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered him to mobilize the border troops and travel freely between battlefields.
• Taichi arranged for the Border Troops to reinforce the Western Front, then returned to Mimura Hamaki and said he would stay to defend the retreating Konoha ninja.
• Higashishinin examined the damage Taichi had inflicted on Kokuō and ordered Iwagakure’s force to pursue the weakened Konoha troops.
• Taichi learned that Iwagakure was catching up, reassured Nonō and the others, and left the retreating column to buy them time.
• After meditating to recover his Chakra, Taichi sensed Iwagakure’s scouts approaching by evening.

Taiichi ambushed Stone Village’s forces and delayed their advance alone while Konoha’s main force escaped. After holding them for four hours with repeated attacks and Shadow Clones, he disappeared, leaving Higashishinin to continue the pursuit with his troops’ morale badly shaken.

• Taiichi eliminated six Stone Village scouting squads, then ambushed the main force with Majestic Destroyer Flame and Flying Thunder God attacks.
• Higashishinin ordered his troops to regroup, but Taiichi kept them advancing slowly by retreating and striking whenever they tried to speed up.
• Higashishinin sent Han and four Jonin to draw Taiichi away while Stone Village split into four units and marched onward.
• Taiichi created four Shadow Clones to harass the advancing units, using Attribute Points to replenish his chakra as he fought Han and the Jonin.
• Taiichi held off Han and successive groups of Jonin for four hours, then vanished after his Shadow Clones reported joining the reinforcements.
• Higashishinin decided Stone Village would still pursue Konoha’s forces and reclaim the Land of Grass, despite his troops’ battered morale.

Taiichi reunited the Western Front troops with reinforcements and forced Stone Village to retreat without another battle. Meanwhile, Root discovered evidence that Danzo had died, and Hiruzen Sarutobi and Konoha's elders began to suspect his death had a hidden cause.

• Mimura Hamaki and Tanaka joined forces with Taiichi, who estimated Stone Village would arrive in about five hours.
• Taiichi confronted Higashishinin and threatened Stone Village with a frontal fight, prompting Higashishinin to retreat.
• Mimura Hamaki organized the camp and treatment for the wounded while Root waited for Danzo at Outpost No. 8.
• Tuju returned with Terai's corpse and reported evidence of Danzo's fight and the Reverse Four-Symbols Sealing, leading Root to conclude Danzo was likely dead.
• Akatora led the Root members back to Konoha, where they reported Danzo's death to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Mitokado Homura and Koharu Utatane joined Hiruzen Sarutobi, and they questioned whether Stone Village had really killed Danzo.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took control of Root after Danzo's death and arranged for Mitokado Homura to oversee it temporarily. On the Western Front, Taiichi helped Konoha withstand Iwagakure and then turned the Eight-Tails loose on Cloud Village before A restored Killer B's control and led a retreat.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Akatora to search the site of Danzo's death and recalled Root members to their base.
• Utatane Koharu proposed folding Root into Anbu, but Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to let Mitokado Homura oversee it temporarily after the investigation.
• Iwagakure's reinforcements pressed Konoha's Western Front, while Taiichi's healing and the arrival of Konoha reinforcements helped stabilize the line.
• Taiichi used the Flying Thunder God Technique to join Orochimaru against A and Killer B, then bound Killer B with Adamantine Sealing Chains and wounded Gyuki's eye.
• Gyuki broke the chains and went berserk, allowing Taiichi to lure the Eight-Tails into Cloud Ninja and kill more than a hundred with a Tailed Beast Bomb and its rampage.
• A struck Gyuki to help Killer B regain control, then ordered a retreat; Taiichi landed beside the injured Orochimaru and offered to heal him.

Kirigakure declared war on Konoha and sent the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to attack the Land of Fire’s east coast. With Konoha short on troops, Hiruzen gathered the clans to form a defense force and considered recalling Tsunade and transferring Taiichi, leaving the Western Front’s needs unresolved.

• The Third Mizukage agreed to declare war after Kirigakure’s clan heads urged him to exploit Konoha’s weakness.
• Kirigakure sent the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to land on the Land of Fire’s east coast and disrupt Konoha’s supply lines.
• Hiruzen asked Konoha’s clans to provide troops, and Fugaku pledged two hundred Uchiha ninja and offered to lead them himself.
• Hiruzen and the clan heads gathered enough pledges to field a force of about two thousand ninja, but they could not decide who should command it.
• Hiruzen told his Advisors he wanted to bring Tsunade back and transfer Taiichi to the eastern front, while they warned that the Western Front also depended on him.