Recaps

Taiichi sabotaged Sunagakure’s plans, developed antidotes, and helped Konoha prepare for a major battle. He killed Shukaku during the clash, securing a Konoha victory, then returned to the camp to treat the wounded as Obito arrived badly injured.

• Taiichi used a disguised ambush to turn Cloud Village and Sunagakure against each other, then developed antidotes for Sunagakure’s poison series with Tsunade’s guidance.
• Taiichi rescued Yohei’s team from Rasa, fought the Kazekage, and transported the wounded shinobi back to Konoha’s camp.
• Taiichi learned that Sunagakure was moving its unstable Jinchuriki, and he and Minato attacked the convoy but failed to break through Rasa’s defenses.
• Konoha and Sunagakure prepared for battle after Ryosuke, the Jinchuriki, reached the front, and Jiraiya led Konoha’s forces into the clash.
• Taiichi fought through Sunagakure’s ranks as Ryosuke transformed into Shukaku and attacked the Konoha command post.
• Taiichi evaded Shukaku’s attacks, then killed the beast with an enhanced Rasengan that detonated its Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Sunagakure’s forces retreated after Shukaku’s death, and Taiichi helped Jiraiya drive off Rasa before bringing the medical and logistics staff back to camp.
• Taiichi treated the battle’s wounded, then began healing Obito when Yohei, Kakashi, Rin, and the badly injured Obito arrived.

Taiichi returned to Konoha, rose to Jonin, and studied sealing while training Kurenai and Asuma. After Cloud Village attacked Konoha’s camp, he joined Minato to defeat the raiders, while Yohei’s Mangekyō and the Uchiha’s place in the village became matters of concern.

• Taiichi returned to Konoha with the wounded Southern Front ninja, received his Jonin promotion, and joined the Barrier Team to study sealing.
• Taiichi began training Kurenai and Asuma, helped them develop their skills, and studied the Barrier Team’s archives and Hiruzen’s Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique.
• Taiichi studied Kushina’s Adamantine Sealing Chains to develop a way to restrain Tailed Beasts, then visited Tsunade using her Flying Thunder God Kunai.
• Cloud Ninja attacked Konoha’s camp with the Eight-Tails, and Yohei used Susanoo to hold them off until Minato arrived.
• Taiichi treated Yohei’s damaged eyes, urged him to seek peace between the Uchiha and Konoha, and joined Minato to pursue the retreating Cloud Ninja.
• Taiichi and Minato killed most of the Cloud raiders, wounded Killer B and recovered supplies stolen from the Land of Wind before returning to Jiraiya’s camp.
• Taiichi reported the victory and Jiraiya’s message about Yohei to Hiruzen, while the Uchiha Jonin debated recalling Yohei and Fugaku asked what Yohei wanted.

Taiichi helped Konoha weather attacks on the Northern and Western Fronts while Yohei’s ambush exposed Root and forced Danzo’s removal. After Danzo died during his retreat, new threats emerged as Kirigakure entered the war and Konoha debated how to reinforce its fronts.

• Fugaku rallied Konoha’s bloodline and secret-technique clans after Root tried to steal Yohei’s Mangekyō Sharingan, forcing Hiruzen to demote Danzo and promote Yohei to Jonin.
• Taiichi developed Adamantine Sealing Chains, captured Kaina to pressure Cloud Village, and later learned that Nonō was being monitored during a mission in the Land of Earth.
• Danzo routed Iwagakure’s forces, but Han’s nighttime attack shattered Konoha’s camp and Danzo abandoned his troops as Taiichi rushed to the battlefield.
• Taiichi pursued Danzo, killed him after Terai sacrificed himself, then helped stabilize the wounded and reported the Western Front’s collapse to Hiruzen.
• Taiichi delayed Iwagakure’s pursuit until Konoha’s reinforcements arrived, while Root discovered Terai’s corpse and concluded Danzo was likely dead.
• Taiichi joined Orochimaru against A and Killer B, bound Killer B with sealing chains, and helped provoke Gyuki’s rampage before A ordered Cloud Village to retreat.
• Kirigakure declared war and sent the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to disrupt Konoha’s supply lines, while Fugaku pledged two hundred Uchiha ninja for the response.
• Hiruzen and Konoha’s clan heads assembled about two thousand troops but could not agree on a commander, and Hiruzen considered bringing Tsunade back and transferring Taiichi east.

Taiichi led Konoha’s forces through a series of battles that broke the Mist Village army and made Tsunade an effective commander. After the main campaign, Taiichi took charge of captured Mist medical ninja, began sensing Natural Energy, and hunted down Mist ninja who massacred a village.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Taiichi to recruit Tsunade, who refused to return to Konoha but agreed to command the force against Kirigakure.
• Taiichi confronted the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, helped Might Duy survive their attack, and killed several of the swordsmen before the rest escaped.
• Taiichi rescued Yuki Hyuga after Mist ninja abducted him and stole his Byakugan, then helped Tsunade locate and attack the Mist Village camp.
• Tsunade overcame her hemophobia with Taiichi’s trigger-based Genjutsu, and Konoha defeated the Mist force after Tsunade summoned the Slug and Taiichi killed Raiga Kurosuki.
• Taiichi and Tsunade led a second assault that devastated the Mist camp, while the Third Mizukage demoted Karatachi Yagura and Mizunuki Asuka and ended further reinforcements.
• Taiichi agreed to teach Uchiha Itachi and took charge of captured Mist medical ninja, placing Mizuki in charge of the survivors and bringing them to Konoha’s Medical Camp.
• Taiichi sensed Natural Energy during meditation, then hunted Mist ninja who had killed 158 villagers and killed one of the fleeing Jonin.