Recaps

Ryōken awakened the League of Legends System, developed his swordsmanship, and won the academy assessment by defeating Minato Namikaze. Under Hatake Sakumo’s mentorship, he trained to control his growing power and took charge of Konoha Prison, where he faced its defiant prisoners.

• Ryōken awakened chakra and activated the League of Legends System, gaining Garen’s Tenacity and Xin Zhao’s Fearless Advance before using the skill to kill a Rain Ninja who had taken Hiwa Hyuga hostage.
• Ryōken won a Superior Lottery draw and gained Fiora’s Grand Duelist Way and Duelist Eye, which he developed through sword training and used to defeat Hyuga Chizoku.
• Ryōken defeated Kouichi Uchiha and Minato Namikaze in the academy assessment, earning the championship and attracting the attention of Konoha’s leaders.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Ryōken to Hatake Sakumo, who tested his abilities, identified his weaknesses, and put him through demanding physical and sword training.
• Ryōken learned from Sakumo’s demonstrations and practiced Fleeting Light until he could cut through a waterfall, while Hiwa Hyuga helped him endure painful medicinal treatments.
• Hatake Sakumo appointed Ryōken warden of Konoha Prison and warned him to avoid Tsuki Uchiha, so Ryōken went to the prison to offer the inmates a chance at redemption through military service.
• Honda Tadakatsu confronted Ryōken at the prison worksite and seized Morino Shingen, but Ryōken’s intimidating aura made Honda release him.

Ryōken rose through ANBU’s trials and traveled toward the Land of Iron, where he defeated a Rain Ninja jonin but returned poisoned after a failed assassination attempt. After clashing with Tsuki Uchiha over Kouichi Uchiha’s death, he set a duel to the death for three months later and resumed his journey.

• Ryōken defeated Honda Tadakatsu and Asai Hane, became warden, and received the Wuju Bladesman’s legacy through the Superior Lottery.
• Ryōken trained until his speed reached Kage-level, then joined ANBU and shattered the strength-test barrier before earning ultimate evaluations in the first two assessment rounds.
• Ryōken collected every scroll in the Forest of Death assessment, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hatake Sakumo assigned his final assessment to the Land of Iron.
• Ryōken developed Heavenly Lightning Slash and traveled with Tetsuki, but stopped a Rain Ninja jonin from attacking Konoha genin and defeated him with the new technique.
• The wounded jonin poisoned Ryōken before he could be captured, and Tetsuki ordered the group to return him to Konoha for treatment.
• Kouichi Uchiha tried to assassinate the poisoned Ryōken, but Tetsuki killed him, prompting Tsuki Uchiha to burn Kouichi’s body and confront Ryōken.
• After Tsunade treated him, Ryōken fought Tsuki Uchiha and challenged him to a duel to the death in three months, then resumed his journey with Tetsuki.

Ryōken won the Land of Iron tournament, studied the samurai’s Secret Pavilion, and returned to Konoha, where he defeated an Iwagakure ANBU squad. After gaining access to the Scroll of Seals, he began developing Ice Release and prepared for his fight with Tsuki Uchiha.

• Ryōken killed Qing Zang’s assassins and entered the Land of Iron tournament to help Tetsuki regain authority.
• Ryōken defeated Nobumura and Taito, then overcame Mifune’s conviction and won the final with Sky Scorching Flames.
• General Yamamoto granted Ryōken three days in the Secret Pavilion, where he completed his chakra transformation and advanced his elemental swordsmanship.
• Ryōken returned toward Konoha with Sarutobi Shinsuke, Amano Fū, and Akimichi Torifu, but an Iwagakure ANBU squad trapped them in an Earth Prison Killing Formation.
• Ryōken broke the prison with Heavenly Lightning Slash, killed the attacking ANBU, and used the Ancient Stone Beetle to crush the Squad Leader’s Stone Giant.
• Ryōken returned to Konoha, obtained Yasuo’s Wind Style Swordsmanship and Live to Die, then agreed to record his swordsmanship in exchange for access to the Scroll of Seals.
• Ryōken studied the Scroll of Seals and briefly fused wind and water chakra into Ice Release with Starry Night, freezing a pool and part of a waterfall.
• Ryōken concluded he needed more soul power and Ice Release knowledge, considered the Haku Yuki Clan, and spent fourteen Skill Points to max out Tenacity before his fight with Tsuki Uchiha.

Ryōken defeated Tsuki Uchiha and the Mist swordsmen before joining Konoha’s war effort in the Land of Rain, where he protected Yahiko and Konan and began training them. As the war intensified, Ryōken continued refining body-forging techniques while Sunagakure and Iwagakure forces closed in on his hideout.

• Ryōken killed Tsuki Uchiha in their duel at the Valley of the End and returned to Konoha, where Hiruzen Sarutobi sent him on an emergency mission.
• Ryōken rescued the surviving Konoha ANBU and killed Munashi Jinpachi, Biwa Jūzō, and Suikazan Fuguki, then joined the ANBU Mobile Unit bound for the Land of Rain.
• Ryōken destroyed a Sunagakure ambush, killing Chiyo's Son and Hagu, and arrived at the Konoha camp with the supply convoy.
• Ryōken developed Water Release Body Forging after Hatake Sakumo gave him a Lightning Release technique scroll, then left camp disguised as a wandering samurai to gather intelligence.
• Ryōken rescued Yahiko and Konan from Sunagakure ninja and helped them find a concealed place to live.
• Ryōken taught Yahiko and Konan about chakra, guiding Konan toward Paper Release and urging both children to prioritize chakra control.
• Ryōken refined a fire-and-water chakra cycle to strengthen his body as war spread through the Land of Rain.
• An elite Sunagakure squad approached Ryōken’s hideout to investigate nearby killings, while Iwagakure ANBU assassin Yeluo headed there on a mission.