Recaps

Itachi rescued Kaho and her infant daughter from Kusagakure and brought them to Xuanye’s camp. Xuanye promised not to exploit Kaho as Kusagakure had, but said he would expect something in return.

• Itachi freed Kaho from her chains and persuaded her to leave Kusagakure by appealing to her concern for her daughter.
• Kaho accepted the rescue, took a ration pill from the Hyuga Shinobi, and refused to let Itachi take her daughter.
• Itachi escorted Kaho and her daughter to Konoha’s encampment, where Xuanye was waiting.
• Xuanye examined Kaho’s bite marks, criticized Kusagakure, and asked her name.
• Kaho gave her name as Kaho, and Xuanye promised not to use her as Kusagakure had while saying he expected something in return.

Xuanye explained that he wanted Kaho Uzumaki to recover and learn Konoha’s Uzumaki Clan techniques, while promising not to punish or threaten her for resenting Konoha. The next morning, Kusagakure’s leader discovered Kaho beside Xuanye and braced himself for another demand.

• Xuanye told Kaho that her and her daughter’s abilities were valuable and arranged for her to recover before learning Konoha’s Uzumaki Clan techniques.
• Xuanye acknowledged Konoha’s role in Kaho’s suffering and promised not to surveil her or use her daughter against her.
• Kaho told Xuanye that her daughter was named Karin Uzumaki and left to continue her recovery.
• Kusagakure’s leader learned that Kaho had been taken and suspected Konoha after his village’s guards were killed.
• Kusagakure’s leader arrived at Xuanye’s camp, saw Kaho beside him, and asked what the Hokage wanted.

Xuanye forced Kusagakure’s leader to hand Hozuki Castle over to Konoha, while warning him not to tamper with the Box of Ultimate Bliss. After the leader left, Orochimaru revealed that he had inspected the prison and became curious about the monster sealed inside the box.

• Xuanye told Kusagakure’s leader that Konoha would take over Hozuki Castle and gave him one week to arrange the transfer.
• Kusagakure’s leader concealed his anger and agreed, prioritizing the Box of Ultimate Bliss over recovering Uzumaki Kaho.
• Xuanye warned Kusagakure’s leader that the box held nothing good and that foolish actions would bring consequences.
• Orochimaru emerged from a snake after secretly inspecting Hozuki Castle and told Xuanye he liked the prison.
• Orochimaru asked about the Box of Ultimate Bliss, and Xuanye said it contained a fast-flying, mind-reading monster that Orochimaru might not be able to defeat.

Xuanye set strict limits on Orochimaru’s Cursed Seal research and refused to lend him the Two-Tails’ Jinchuriki, while Kaho became convinced that obeying Xuanye was the safest choice. Xuanye waited in Kusagakure for a Kumogakure envoy to negotiate the prisoners’ ransom as A’s battered forces regrouped nearby.

• Xuanye ordered Orochimaru to begin with animal trials, keep the captured Kumogakure Shinobi for ransom, and finish a Cursed Seal usable by Genin within six months.
• Xuanye classified the project at the highest level, threatened Orochimaru against taking subjects outside Hozuki Castle, and rejected his request to study the Two-Tails’ Jinchuriki.
• Orochimaru accepted Xuanye’s conditions after recalling Xuanye’s power, while Kaho’s resentment faded and she resolved not to defy him.
• Kaho asked why Xuanye remained in Kusagakure, and he explained that he was waiting for Kumogakure to offer a price for its prisoners and the Jinchuriki.
• A’s battered Kumogakure forces retreated over two hundred li toward reinforcements, and Killer B tried to cheer up his injured brother.

After Uchiha Genya defeated Kumogakure’s forces, A assessed his severe shoulder injury and the loss of the village’s two Jinchuriki. He refused Killer B’s plan to capture Tsunade and resolved to keep fighting, using what they had learned about Genya’s attacks to prepare for another encounter.

• A reflected that Uchiha Genya had overwhelmed him, Killer B, and Yugito, leaving Kumogakure’s Jinchuriki captured or badly injured.
• A’s medical Shinobi warned that his damaged shoulder nerves might leave his arm unable to function normally.
• Killer B proposed bringing Tsunade to treat A, but A rebuked him because capturing her could provoke Konoha into war.
• A accepted the possibility of losing his arm and told his comrades to keep their distance from Uchiha Genya in their next fight.
• A decided that the intelligence gained from the defeat had made the loss of his arm worthwhile.

After the Land of Grass defeat, A sent Darui to negotiate with Konoha for a ceasefire and the release of Yugito and the other captives. While Kumogakure’s envoy was still on the way, Xuanye visited Yugito in her sealed cell and tried to start a conversation, but she refused to reveal intelligence.

• A reassured the medical Shinobi and let him treat his shoulder despite Killer B’s protest.
• A ordered Darui to meet Uchiha Genya in Kusagakure and negotiate terms, including a ransom for Yugito and the other captured Shinobi.
• Xuanye visited Yugito in Konoha’s underground prison while waiting for Kumogakure’s envoy.
• Yugito warned Xuanye that she would rather die than disclose intelligence or let anyone probe her memories.
• Xuanye admired Yugito’s loyalty and reflected on Kumogakure’s history of producing few defectors.

Xuanye used his Mangekyō Sharingan to draw Matatabi out of Yugito and invited the Two-Tails to become his Summoning Beast. Matatabi resisted at first, but Xuanye’s threat to seal her back inside Yugito made her ask to hear his terms.

• Xuanye hypnotized Yugito and summoned Matatabi through the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Xuanye offered Matatabi greater freedom as his Summoning Beast, but Matatabi refused to submit to an Uchiha.
• Xuanye threatened to seal Matatabi back inside Yugito and return them both to Kumogakure.
• Matatabi stopped Xuanye and asked him to explain his terms before she decided whether to accept.

Xuanye negotiated with Matatabi to release part of her Chakra into a separate form while keeping her from leaving Yugito completely. After Matatabi agreed and emerged, Xuanye warned her against causing trouble, then observed the split as Yugito weakened from losing a third of her Chakra.

• Xuanye offered to free part of Matatabi's Chakra in exchange for her help studying her Chakra Nature Transformation, and Matatabi accepted his terms.
• Xuanye released Matatabi's Chakra from Yugito, allowing the Two-Tails to form in the underground chamber.
• Matatabi nearly attacked in a burst of instinct, but Xuanye's Mangekyō Sharingan and threat of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path made her submit.
• Xuanye released roughly a third of Matatabi's Chakra, leaving Yugito listless and diminishing her Chakra reserves.

Xuanye freed Yugito from the harmful effects of Matatabi’s Chakra, then made Matatabi his Summoning Beast and secretly marked Yugito with a Flying Thunder God Mark. Darui arrived to negotiate a ceasefire, prisoner ransom, and Yugito’s status, and Xuanye agreed to further talks.

• Xuanye resealed Yugito and told her she could no longer be harmed by Matatabi’s Chakra or draw on the Two-Tails’ power.
• Xuanye secretly placed a Flying Thunder God Mark on Yugito as Matatabi left her and signed an equal Summoning Contract with him.
• Xuanye learned that Darui had arrived from Kumogakure to negotiate a ceasefire and went to meet him.
• Darui proposed signing a treaty, ransoming captured Shinobi, and discussing Yugito, calling the fighting a local clash rather than a war.
• Xuanye agreed to a ceasefire and further negotiations, while Darui recognized that Xuanye had planned the battle in the Land of Grass to limit the conflict.

Xuanye negotiated with Darui over a ceasefire and the release of Kumogakure’s captured shinobi, demanding their Lightning Release secret technique before switching to a ransom and war reparations. Darui refused to surrender the technique but agreed to report Xuanye’s final demand to Kumogakure.

• Xuanye offered a ceasefire in exchange for Kumogakure’s Lightning Release Chakra Secret Technique, but Darui refused to give up the village’s prized technique.
• Xuanye argued that Konoha could extract the technique’s secrets from its captives, while Darui insisted Yugito would never let them leak.
• Xuanye demanded fifty billion ryo for five hundred captured shinobi, calling the sum both ransom and war reparations.
• Darui rejected the demand as too high, but Xuanye threatened to parade the captives in Konoha’s square.
• Darui agreed to report Xuanye’s nonnegotiable terms to Kumogakure, and Xuanye promised to release the captives once the money arrived.

Xuanye demanded that Kumogakure pay five billion for its captured shinobi and secretly attack the Land of Fire’s Daimyo in exchange for Yugito’s safe return. Darui reported the demand to A, who hesitated over the consequences of targeting a Daimyo.

• Xuanye told Darui he would release Yugito if Kumogakure carried out a distinctive mission, then revealed that he wanted them to attack the Land of Fire’s Daimyo and take the blame.
• Darui refused to decide on his own and said he would seek instructions from A; Xuanye told him the captured shinobi would be released once the money arrived.
• Darui returned to Kumogakure’s outpost and reported Xuanye’s demands to A.
• A considered the proposal, aware that attacking another country’s Daimyo could provoke the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning and threaten the ruling class’s control over shinobi.

A agreed to help Xuanye stage an attack on the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, while Xuanye collected Kumogakure’s payment and released most of its prisoners. Xuanye and Itachi secretly traveled toward the Land of Lightning, where Xuanye began to explain the mission’s purpose.

• Darui advised A to stage an attack that would frighten the Daimyo without killing or injuring him, and A agreed.
• Xuanye received five billion ryo from Kumogakure and released more than five hundred prisoners, keeping Yugito in custody.
• Konoha’s forces withdrew after devastating Kusagakure, while Hiashi led the army home.
• Xuanye and Itachi slipped away from the main force and traveled toward the Land of Lightning.
• After two days of travel, Xuanye told Itachi the mission was not only for Konoha.

Xuanye led Itachi to an ancient sealed chamber hidden in the forest, where he revealed that Uchiha Hikari, a Mangekyō Sharingan user from the Warring States Period, had been sealed as the Uchiha clan’s ultimate weapon. Xuanye began telling Itachi how the clan raised Hikari as a weapon, leaving her fate and the reason for her extraordinary seals unexplained.

• Xuanye used his electromagnetic senses to locate a hidden stone wall in the forest and brought Itachi to it.
• Itachi uncovered the Uchiha, Senju, and Sarutobi crests, and Xuanye explained that several clans had joined forces to seal an ancient Uchiha ancestor.
• Xuanye shattered the seals and chamber door with Musō Isshin, then led Itachi through a passage to a heavily sealed stone coffin.
• Xuanye told Itachi that Uchiha Hikari had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan after losing her parents and that her clan had raised her as a weapon because of her powerful ocular technique.

Genya released Uchiha Hikari from her seal and warned Itachi about her many Mangekyō abilities, including Yachihoko. Hikari attacked Itachi and Genya, but Genya blocked her Amaterasu and prepared to fight her himself.

• Genya explained that Uchiha Hikari had been sealed after losing control and warned Itachi about her Mangekyō abilities.
• Genya destroyed the seals and opened Hikari's coffin.
• Hikari woke, attacked Itachi with Amaterasu, and trapped him in Tsukuyomi.
• Hikari turned her Amaterasu on Genya, but his Saha World: Wall of Sighs diverted the flames.
• Itachi broke free of Tsukuyomi and retreated toward Genya, who stood to face Hikari.

Xuanye tried to take Uchiha Hikari back to Konoha, but she fought him with Fire Release and Tsukuyomi. When she unleashed a towering, fractured Susanoo, Xuanye realized her transplanted Mangekyō had not fully fused into an Eternal Mangekyō.

• Xuanye offered Uchiha Hikari a chance to return to Konoha freely, but she attacked him with Fire Release: Dragon Flame Singing Technique.
• Uchiha Hikari used Tsukuyomi, but Xuanye repelled it with Mirror Flower, Water Moon.
• When Xuanye reached for her, Uchiha Hikari panicked and unleashed a massive crimson Susanoo.
• Xuanye sent Itachi away from the fight and observed that Uchiha Hikari's Susanoo was fragmented and poorly defended.
• Xuanye deduced that Uchiha Hikari's transplanted Mangekyō had not fully fused into an Eternal Mangekyō.

Xuanye overwhelmed Uchiha Hikari with his Complete Body Susanoo and resisted her Yachihoko through the rules of Saha World. He then began to unleash a new power, Saha World: Plane of Euthymia.

• Xuanye summoned his Complete Body Susanoo and caught Hikari's Susanoo by the wrist.
• Xuanye's Musō Isshin cut through Hikari's Susanoo arms and struck the mountain, destroying the sealed cave.
• Hikari marked Xuanye with Yachihoko, but her attempt to control his mind and Chakra failed.
• Xuanye explained that Saha World blocked Yachihoko's mark and Chakra from reaching him.
• Xuanye activated Saha World: Plane of Euthymia.

Xuanye trapped Uchiha Hikari in the Plane of Euthymia, where her powers were suppressed, and knocked her unconscious. He then returned with her to Itachi and began sealing her.

• Uchiha Hikari found herself in the Plane of Euthymia, unable to use her Chakra or ocular techniques.
• Xuanye told Uchiha Hikari that the space was his reality and that she could not use her powers there.
• Xuanye struck Uchiha Hikari unconscious, then dismissed the Plane of Euthymia as Raiden Ei watched him vanish.
• Itachi witnessed Xuanye return with the unconscious Uchiha Hikari over his shoulder.
• Xuanye laid Uchiha Hikari down and began placing a Sealing technique on her abdomen.

Xuanye restrained Uchiha Hikari after her rampage and learned that Itachi had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan while trapped in her Tsukuyomi. The group prepared to return to Konoha, with Xuanye marking Hikari as a safeguard.

• Xuanye layered a Reverse Four Symbols Seal over the Four Symbols Seal to restrain Uchiha Hikari.
• Itachi revealed that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and escaped Tsukuyomi using its ocular power.
• Itachi told Xuanye that his Mangekyō abilities were Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi, and that his Susanoo wielded the Yata Mirror and Totsuka Blade.
• Xuanye explained that the Uchiha grew stronger through loss and called the Mangekyō a curse.
• Xuanye placed a Flying Thunder God mark on Uchiha Hikari, carried her, and told Itachi they would return to Konoha.

Genya returned to Konoha with Itachi and Hikari after defeating Kumogakure, and the villagers welcomed him as a victorious Hokage. After hearing Fugaku’s report that some villagers had contacted the Sarutobi Clan while he was away, Genya learned they opposed his rule and had no ties to enemy villages.

• Genya and Itachi caught up with Hiashi’s force while escorting the quiet Hikari back to Konoha.
• Hikari wondered about Genya’s unusual abilities and suspected he had a secret, but she kept what she had seen in the Plane of Euthymia to herself.
• Fugaku organized a crowd to welcome Konoha’s returning forces, and villagers cheered Genya as he entered the village.
• Genya dismissed most of the troops and returned to the Hokage Office with Itachi and Hikari.
• Fugaku reported that several villagers had contacted the Sarutobi Clan while Genya was away, and Genya learned they were opponents of his rule rather than foreign spies.

Genya dealt with civilians who interfered in the Hokage election and prepared to counter the Daimyo, then distributed money for Orochimaru’s research and Konoha’s Shinobi. He insisted that Konoha could afford generous rewards and left Shikaku reconsidering his cautious approach.

• Fugaku told Genya that election-interfering civilians faced public flogging and labor, with the worst cases sent to prison, and reported that the Sarutobi Clan had made no move among the people.
• Genya set the Sarutobi Clan aside and said he had prepared a surprise for the Daimyo.
• Genya gave Orochimaru two billion ryo for laboratories and research, while ordering elite Shinobi to supervise his experiments and audit his spending.
• Genya gave Nara Shikaku one billion ryo for pensions and rewards for Shinobi who fought in the war.
• Nara Shikaku warned that lavish payouts could strain Konoha’s finances and make future rewards harder to reduce, but Genya said money should be spent and that Konoha would keep earning more.

Xuanye explained to Nara Shikaku that he had won Konoha's support by balancing the interests of its people and promised to put the Ninja World's Shinobi to productive work. He then declared Uchiha Hikari his long-lost younger sister and, despite her objections, stopped her from leaving.

• Xuanye told Nara Shikaku that he became Hokage by giving Konoha's clans and civilian Shinobi what they wanted and balancing their interests.
• Nara Shikaku accepted Xuanye's reasoning, took the case holding one billion ryo, and prepared to carry out his duties.
• Xuanye asked Uchiha Hikari what she wanted to do next and declared that she would be his long-lost younger sister.
• Uchiha Hikari rejected Xuanye's suggestion that she visit the Uchiha Family and asked to live far from the clan compound.
• Xuanye grabbed Uchiha Hikari by the collar and lifted her off the ground as she tried to leave.

Uchiha Genya persuaded Uchiha Hikari to consider becoming the Uchiha clan head as a way to take revenge, then arranged dinner with Itachi’s family. As Genya and Hikari walked through Konoha, he explained how the clan had nearly been destroyed and reminded her that its survival had made her release possible.

• Genya teased Hikari and suggested that she become the Uchiha clan head so the descendants of those who persecuted her would live under her rule.
• Hikari warmed to the idea of becoming clan head, accepting that Genya might control her in exchange for the chance to enjoy her new position.
• Genya told Itachi to invite him and Hikari to dinner and advised Itachi to tell his parents about his Mangekyō but keep its abilities secret.
• Genya set Hikari down, and the two walked through Konoha as she asked about the current Uchiha clan.
• Genya told Hikari that the Uchiha had nearly faced extinction and said that if the clan had vanished, she might have remained sealed in her stone coffin.

Genya told Uchiha Hikari about the history of the ninja world and explained how his eyes differed from hers. He brought her to the Uchiha clan grounds while quietly deciding to postpone helping her awaken an Eternal Mangekyō until he could trust her stability.

• Genya described the founding of the ninja villages and the three Ninja World Wars, and Uchiha Hikari reacted to the Senju and Uchiha having once founded Konoha together.
• Genya reflected that human desires kept fueling conflict and that each Ninja World War had grown deadlier than the last.
• Uchiha Hikari asked about Genya's eyes, and he explained that his Mangekyō had evolved after he absorbed its power and shed redundant ocular techniques.
• Uchiha Hikari asked whether Genya had taken a close relative's eyes for power, and Genya said he did not regret taking them from someone who deserved it.
• Genya decided to wait before helping Uchiha Hikari fuse an Eternal Mangekyō, fearing she might lose control or turn against him.
• Genya arrived at the Uchiha clan grounds, where clan members greeted him fervently and he returned their greetings with a smile.

Xuanye brought Uchiha Hikari to Fugaku’s home and revealed that she was an Uchiha ancestor sealed away for hundreds of years. He told Fugaku to keep her origins secret, present her as his younger sister, and let her sit in the clan head’s seat for a few days.

• Xuanye arrived at Fugaku’s home, where Sasuke and Naruto were fighting over a toy and Karin watched them.
• Fugaku asked Xuanye why he had brought Uchiha Hikari, while Mikoto and Itachi left them space to talk.
• Xuanye told Fugaku that Uchiha Hikari was so senior that the clan should call her their great-grandmother.
• Xuanye explained that Uchiha Hikari had been sealed away for hundreds of years, and Fugaku reacted with disbelief.
• Xuanye instructed Fugaku to keep her origins private and present her publicly as his younger sister.
• Xuanye told Fugaku to let Uchiha Hikari occupy the Uchiha clan head’s seat for a few days.

Genya persuaded Fugaku to accept Uchiha Hikari as the new Clan Head after revealing her Mangekyō, while explaining his plan to separate clan leadership from village administration. After arranging a house and maid for Hikari, Genya told her she would have to earn her support by improving her combat skills.

• Fugaku protested that Genya had promised him five more years as head of the Security Division, but Genya clarified that the promise did not cover his position as Clan Head.
• Genya had Hikari reveal her Mangekyō, and Fugaku became more willing to accept her appointment.
• Fugaku agreed to help Hikari while remaining Clan Head in practice, and Genya said he would announce her appointment at the next clan meeting.
• Genya told Fugaku that Konoha officials at division-head level and above would soon have to give up clan-head positions so clan leaders could focus on internal affairs.
• Genya and Fugaku arranged a house and maid for Hikari, and Genya told her that her poor combat instincts meant she needed proper training.