Recaps

Ryōken returned to Konoha, pursued natural-energy research, and killed the White Snake Sage before discovering the Life Source Elixir and a hidden presence connected to the Sage of Six Paths. He protected Akatsuki from Hanzo, brought peace to the Land of Rain, and set out for Hoshigakure with Konan and Yahiko, where Star Ninja surrounded them.

• Hozuki Mangetsu canceled the attack on Ashe’s city after learning Ryōken had split Kumogakure with one sword strike, and the ninja villages recalled their forces and adopted a rule to retreat from Ryōken and his associates.
• Ryōken returned to Konoha with Hiwa, impressed Tsunade by stopping her punch, and later made an agreement with Orochimaru to exchange a Mangekyō Sharingan for research on souls and Sage Mode.
• Ryōken sought the Slug Sage’s help in understanding natural energy, then captured Manda with Orochimaru and Kushina Uzumaki to study his body and its connection to natural energy.
• Ryōken entered Ryūchi Cave with Orochimaru, killed the White Snake Sage after overcoming her attacks, and left Orochimaru to establish a research base while he discovered the Life Source Elixir and evaded the Rinnegan watching from a hidden space.
• Ryōken found Konan in Akatsuki’s valley just before Hanzo attacked, then defeated Hanzo in a duel and persuaded him to spare Yahiko and Akatsuki.
• Ryōken cleared the clouds over the Land of Rain with Starry Night, and Hanzo helped Akatsuki move to Amegakure as Yahiko resolved to grow strong enough to protect peace.
• Ryōken agreed to take Konan and Yahiko to Hoshigakure to claim its dangerous Star, and Yahiko’s attack on a hidden scout led Aka and more than a dozen Star Ninja to surround them and launch the Mysterious Peacock Method.

Ryōken rescued Hiwa from Danzo, then entered Pure Land Paradise to seek herbs for her wounded soul. The group reached the Reincarnation Stone, where Ryōken endured its trials while carrying Hiwa.

• Ryōken refined Hoshigakure’s meteorite, suppressed Kaguya Otsutsuki’s will, and left the village with Konan and Yahiko.
• Danzo and Root attacked Hiwa, so Ryōken returned to Konoha, defeated Danzo, and entered Pure Land Paradise with Hiwa and Tsunade.
• Ryōken’s group met Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, then traveled to Misty God Valley to find herbs and investigate its center.
• Ryōken captured a Soul Beast and defeated a Skeleton King before the group joined the valley’s powerhouses in clearing a path through the mist.
• Izuna Uchiha joined the group, and they reached the Reincarnation Stone, which strengthened Tsunade and stirred Hiwa.
• Ryōken entered the Stone’s trials carrying Hiwa, overcame its first illusion, and continued upward as Tsunade and others withdrew.
• Hamura Otsutsuki healed Izuna Uchiha and noticed Ryōken enduring the fifth level’s pressure with his Nascent Sword Soul unaffected.

Ryōken cleared the sixth level, fought Hamura to a draw, and brought new cultivation methods to Konan and Yahiko before traveling to Mount Myōboku and the Moon. He awakened Hiwa’s Tenseigan and left for the Land of Iron with her and Konan, while Hiwa declined the Hyuga Clan leadership.

• Ryōken passed the sixth level’s trial of will, merged with Pure Land Paradise’s consciousness, and was named Sword God Ryōken.
• Ryōken and Hamura fought through their wills, ended in a draw, and parted after Hamura asked him to help Hiwa awaken the Tenseigan.
• Ryōken returned to the living world with Hiwa and Tsunade, then brought Konan and Yahiko to Orochimaru to begin cultivating natural energy without chakra.
• Ryōken and Konan traveled to Mount Myōboku, where Ryōken defeated Jiraiya and the toads before cultivating natural energy for nearly a month.
• Ryōken took Hiwa and Konan through a passage to the Moon, where he fought the Otsutsuki puppets and destroyed the elder who wielded the Eternal Tenseigan.
• Ryōken gave Hiwa the Otsutsuki bloodline essence, and she awakened her Tenseigan after absorbing it.
• Ryōken left Toneri Shikan alive and departed the Moon with Hiwa and Konan for the Land of Iron, while Hiwa refused the Hyuga Clan Head position.

Ryōken helped secure peace in the Naruto World, defeated Madara Uchiha, and left to seek greater strength. In Valoran, he joined the War College, cleared the Trial Tower’s fifth floor, and drew attention by reaching the sixth and accepting Tryndamere’s duel.

• Ashe joined Ryōken in investigating the Black Market, where he confronted Black Zetsu and she vanished after burning up her consciousness.
• After Konoha requested help, Ryōken emerged from seclusion, suppressed the Eight-Tails, and broke Kumogakure’s attack.
• At the Five Kage Summit, Ryōken forced the Kage to recognize Tetsuki as Queen of the Land of Iron, then helped Kushina confront the Nine-Tails and gain its willingness to speak with her.
• Nagato and Madara attacked the summit, but Ryōken defeated Madara, drove Nagato away, and destroyed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• With peace established, Ryōken left the Naruto World to overcome his strength plateau and entered a new world, where he encountered Ahri, Ashe, and Lux.
• Ashe and Lux introduced Ryōken to the War College, where he registered and quickly cleared the Trial Tower’s first two floors.
• Ryōken survived the fifth floor’s ninety-nine-star challenge, earned a new carving from Aurelion Sol, and later reached the sixth floor.
• Tryndamere challenged Ryōken to a duel, while Hong set out for War College after learning a human had reached the sixth floor.