Recaps

Ryōken rescued Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru, then defeated Sunagakure’s forces and destroyed Iwagakure’s surprise attack unit. After returning to Konoha, he was reassigned as a Chunin commander and inherited Darkin Power, leaving him to lead a new unit.

• Ryōken saved Konan and Yahiko from Sunagakure, killed Yeluo, and froze the battlefield before leaving to rescue Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru.
• Ryōken reached Tsunade as Sunagakure’s pursuers surrounded her, cut through the attackers, and carried her back to the wounded Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
• Ryōken killed Chigane and fought Qian Zhen, defeating him with Water Ripple despite the Sand Ninja captain’s vibrational power.
• Bunpuku joined with Shukaku and fought Ryōken, who froze the battlefield before escaping with Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru, and Bunpuku broke free and pursued them as Shukaku.
• Ryōken deflected Shukaku’s Tailed Beast Ball and returned the three Sannin to Konoha, where Tsunade credited ANBU ninja Tian Ling with their rescue.
• Ryōken tracked down Iwagakure’s surprise attack unit, killed its leader, and froze the remaining seventeen Stone Ninja, and Akimichi Torifu later uncovered their bodies.
• Ōnoki ordered Iwagakure to reduce contact with Konoha after learning the unit had been annihilated, while Ryōken reflected on his growing power.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi transferred Ryōken from ANBU and appointed him a Chunin commander, and Ryōken passed Aatrox’s inheritance trial, absorbed Darkin Power, and arrived to lead his new unit.

Ryōken turned Konoha’s battles against Sunagakure and Iwagakure by defeating Shukaku and the Third Kazekage, earning fame across the ninja world. As Konoha and its enemies fled a massive flood, Ryōken revealed a towering purple giant and faced Hanzo’s sudden attack.

• Ryōken led Konoha’s Chunin into battle, devastated Sunagakure’s forces, and drove Shukaku from the battlefield.
• Konoha routed the Sand Ninja, and reports credited Ryōken with killing more than eight hundred of them and most of their Jonin.
• Ryōken completed his transformation to Kage level, then arrived as Sunagakure and Iwagakure trapped Konoha between their forces.
• Ryōken broke the Stone and Sand assault, shattered the Wind Prison Barrier, and fought the Third Kazekage in a series of clashes.
• Ryōken severed the Third Kazekage’s arm and forced the Sand forces to retreat, while the Stone forces also withdrew.
• Hanzo sent a massive flood toward the battlefield, trapping the fleeing ninja behind a wide fissure as Ryōken stood before the wave.
• Ryōken summoned a towering purple giant and split the flood with Starry Night, while Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato watched.
• Hanzo approached Ryōken and launched a concealed full-force slash, prompting Hatake Sakumo and Tsunade to rush toward them.

Ryōken completed his Wind Release training, confronted Madara’s influence over Nagato, and destroyed Iwagakure while securing the Scroll of Seals. He arranged a new home for Ashe’s tribe in the Land of Iron and returned toward Konoha, considering how to develop his own Sage Mode.

• Ryōken cut through Madara Uchiha’s control of Nagato, then stayed in the Land of Rain to protect and teach Yahiko and Konan as the Second Shinobi World War’s major battles ended.
• Ryōken completed Wind Release Body Forging and formed a Nascent Sword Soul, briefly severing Kaguya Otsutsuki’s connection to the shinobi world.
• Ryōken traveled to Valoran, killed a swarm of Void Creatures threatening Ashe’s tribe, and witnessed Morello’s aura descend before a celestial radiance dispelled it.
• Ryōken killed White Zetsu after warning him to tell Madara Uchiha not to provoke him, then infiltrated Iwagakure to steal the Scroll of Seals.
• Ryōken defeated Hakuto and Ōnoki, destroyed Iwagakure, and drove the Four-Tails and Five-Tails from the battlefield before leaving the village in ruins.
• Ryōken returned to Konoha’s camp and confirmed that Iwagakure had surrendered, then arranged for Tetsuki to let Ashe’s tribe settle in the Land of Iron.
• Ryōken brought Ashe’s people and their wolves through a one-way portal to their new home, collected Ashe’s cultivation manuals, and departed.
• Ryōken met Tsunade and the others on his way back to Konoha, dismissed the Wind Dragon, and considered developing his own Sage Mode.

Ryōken defeated Konoha’s and Kumogakure’s challengers while pursuing his cultivation, then vanished inside a lightning storm and was presumed dead. After completing his training, he returned to destroy the Third Raikage and carve a sword-scar into Kumogakure’s mountain.

• Ryōken returned to Konoha, defeated Might Duy in a display of strength, and accepted leadership of the Sealing Team while protecting Hiwa from the Hyuga clan’s restrictions.
• Ryōken helped Minato understand spatial ninjutsu, studied Kushina’s sealing scroll, and uncovered an Uchiha ambush involving White Zetsu, Han Uchiha, and Kakuzu.
• Ryōken killed Kakuzu and defeated Han’s Susanoo after Madara Uchiha briefly took control, then returned to Konoha as the village accepted his power.
• The Third Raikage’s forces ambushed Ashe’s tribe, but Ryōken arrived and fought the Raikage before being drawn into a lightning-filled valley trap.
• Ryōken survived the storm and absorbed its Heavenly Lightning Power while Konoha mourned him as dead and Minato vowed to carry on his will.
• Ryōken completed his Lightning Release Body Forging, reunited with Ashe and Hiwa, and flew toward Kumogakure.
• Ryōken defeated the Third Raikage with one sword strike, splitting Kumogakure’s mountain and creating a renowned training ground for swordsmen.