Recaps

Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Hatake Sakumo, Minato Namikaze, and Uchiha Yū to mobilize for the Land of Wind front, despite Danzo’s objections to sending Uchiha Yū. Uchiha Yū used the deployment as an opportunity to advance his plan to help the Uchiha Clan leave Konoha, and the village’s clans began gathering as war preparations accelerated.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Hatake Sakumo to lead the Land of Wind front and assigned Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Yū to the forces, while Danzo objected to sending Uchiha Yū.
• Uchiha Yū reviewed his intelligence, concluded that his smokescreen had worked, and sent a letter to Kakuzu through a hidden contact.
• A masked ninja delivered Hiruzen Sarutobi’s order assigning Uchiha Yū to the Land of Wind border.
• Uchiha Yū told Uchiha Fugaku that two Uchiha jonin had faked their deaths and escaped, and that the plan had achieved initial success.
• Uchiha Yū and Uchiha Fugaku agreed to use his deployment to the Land of Wind border while preserving the clan’s strength.
• The village’s major clans received news of the mobilization and sent ninja to Hatake Sakumo’s home.

Hatake Sakumo met Uchiha Yū before leading Konoha forces to the Land of Wind front, warning him to avoid the battlefield while Yū organized medical support. As the war began, Danzo ordered Root to capture prisoners so he could use their bodies to cultivate Hashirama Cells and slow his failing health.

• Hatake Sakumo visited Uchiha Yū and warned him that his presence on the battlefield could provoke Sunagakure.
• Uchiha Yū agreed to avoid the battlefield and prepared medical supplies and personnel for the journey to the Land of Wind border.
• Hatake Sakumo assigned protection for the medical ninjas, and the assembled force departed Konoha.
• Danzo learned that his body was weakening and ordered Root to capture prisoners for experiments to cultivate Hashirama Cells.

Danzo learned that radiation energy could strengthen the body but chose to keep it as a backup while prioritizing Hashirama Cells. At the Land of Fire’s border, Uchiha Yū and Hatake Sakumo selected a site for a wartime hospital, and Yū began building it underground.

• A Root researcher told Danzo that experiments based on Orochimaru’s notes had produced an unstable body-strengthening energy with the side effect of shortening lifespan.
• Danzo ordered the researchers to focus first on Hashirama Cells and reserve the radiation method as a last resort.
• Uchiha Yū reached the Land of Fire’s border and chose a forest location for the field hospital.
• Hatake Sakumo approved the site, adjusted the frontline plan, and arranged separate protection for the hospital.
• Uchiha Yū explained that the hospital would be built underground using Earth Release, while the weak wooden cabins aboveground would serve as camouflage.

Uchiha Yū prepared the rear as Hatake Sakumo led Konoha ninjas toward the border, while Sunagakure’s leaders planned how to contain the crisis and exploit Konoha’s conflict with the Uchiha Clan. The chapter ended with Sasori arriving to speak with the Third Kazekage and borrow something.

• Uchiha Yū supervised the construction of houses and other preparations as Hatake Sakumo led Konoha ninjas to the border.
• The Third Kazekage, Chiyo, and Ebizo discussed the escalating tension with Konoha and decided to send Pakura while keeping Sasori in the village.
• Ebizo reported that Sunagakure had found no clear identity for the person who killed five Konoha jonin, and the Third Kazekage linked the incident to the Uchiha Clan’s conflict with Konoha.
• The Third Kazekage and his advisers formed plans to exploit the Uchiha conflict and let Konoha descend into chaos.
• Sasori entered the Third Kazekage’s office and said he wanted to discuss something and borrow something.

Uchiha Yū welcomed Sasori into Dawn and outlined how he would exploit the Third Shinobi World War to weaken the great villages. Sasori agreed to work with Dawn while remaining hidden and researching puppets at its factory.

• Uchiha Yū learned that Sasori had escaped Sunagakure after the Third Kazekage disappeared and traveled to meet him at Kakuzu’s secret base.
• Kakuzu and Sasori sized each other up, each wary of the other’s strength and intentions.
• Uchiha Yū welcomed Sasori to Dawn, promised him unlimited puppet materials, and warned him against betrayal.
• Uchiha Yū described a plan to draw Kumogakure’s shinobi into the Land of Wind and entangle them in a conflict with Konoha.
• Uchiha Yū told Sasori to stay hidden and work on puppets at the newly completed factory, and Sasori agreed.

Uchiha Yū arranged a plan to draw Kumogakure and Sunagakure into conflict while Konoha prepared for a possible Sand Shinobi attack. He returned to Konoha Hospital, which was nearly ready, as the Third Kazekage’s disappearance remained concealed.

• Uchiha Yū told Sasori and Kakuzu to help lure the Third Raikage toward Hatake Sakumo, then trap the Cloud army with Konoha and Sunagakure.
• Uchiha Yū planned to plant evidence linking Sasori’s wanted notice to the Cloud Shinobi, hoping to redirect Sunagakure’s attention toward the Land of Lightning border.
• Hatake Sakumo and Sarutobi Hiri discussed Sunagakure’s unexpected troop movements and planned a defensive line where the old canyon had collapsed.
• Chiyo kept the Third Kazekage’s disappearance secret while hoping to find him and her missing grandson before the news spread.
• Uchiha Yū inspected the underground Konoha Hospital and told the exhausted construction shinobi to maintain and reinforce it.

Uchiha Yū treated wounded after Sunagakure attacked Konoha’s camp, then learned the Third Shinobi World War had begun with the Third Raikage massing troops at the Land of Fire’s border. He warned Hatake Sakumo that the Third Raikage might join Sunagakure’s forces and agreed to prepare a defensive barrier against that threat.

• Uchiha Yū treated ninja wounded when Sunagakure suddenly attacked Konoha’s camp.
• Uchiha Yū learned that the Third Raikage had led a large army to the Land of Fire’s border, marking the start of the Third Shinobi World War.
• Hatake Sakumo asked Uchiha Yū to use his poison to block a canyon and prevent another Sunagakure attack.
• Uchiha Yū warned Hatake Sakumo that the Third Raikage might join Sunagakure and attack Konoha’s forces from behind.
• Hatake Sakumo recognized the danger and entrusted Uchiha Yū with preparing for the worst-case scenario.

Uchiha Yū planned a radiation-based isolation zone to trap Kumogakure’s ninja and volunteered to stay behind while it formed. He secured Hatake Sakumo’s support and accepted Sarutobi Hiri into the mission, leaving Hiri to assemble an escort team.

• Uchiha Yū designed the isolation zone as a fish trap with only one retreat route for the enemy.
• Hatake Sakumo asked Yū to let Sarutobi Hiri join the mission, and Yū agreed on the condition that Hiri follow his orders.
• Uchiha Yū proposed staying near the zone to intensify the Radiation Element, despite Hatake Sakumo’s objections.
• Uchiha Yū asked Hatake Sakumo to block the enemy’s only exit about an hour after they entered the zone.
• Sarutobi Hiri met Uchiha Yū outside the hospital and promised to protect him and improve his strength.
• Uchiha Yū told Sarutobi Hiri to quickly organize an escort team, prioritizing Earth Release ninja.

Uchiha Yū led Konoha shinobi to establish an isolation zone, removing the lingering Radiation Element at the collapsed canyon before ordering the terrain reshaped near their destination. As the group prepared to raise nearby mountains, they spotted Sand Shinobi below.

• Uchiha Yū led his group across the collapsed canyon and absorbed the Radiation Element left from the earlier battle.
• Uchiha Yū restored the isolation zone by laying Radiation Element over the solid rock, then urged everyone to reach their destination before dawn.
• Pakura led Sand Shinobi searching for the missing Third Kazekage and warned her group they might encounter Kumogakure shinobi near the Land of Lightning.
• Uchiha Yū instructed Sarutobi Hiri and the others to raise two mountains to strengthen the planned terrain barrier.
• A Konoha shinobi spotted a group of Sand Shinobi gathered at the mountain's foot as the work was about to begin.

Sarutobi Hiri’s team was discovered by Sunagakure ninja while preparing a secret terrain trap, and Pakura nearly killed Hiri before Uchiha Yū arrived to confront her. The chapter left Yū and Pakura facing off as the battle continued.

• Sarutobi Hiri ruled out a traitor after Sunagakure ninja entered the mountains, then ordered his team to kill them and warned Uchiha Yū that their plan had changed.
• Uchiha Yū heard an explosion and learned that Sunagakure ninja had attacked, but he went toward the battlefield instead of withdrawing.
• Pakura used her Scorch Release to overwhelm Sarutobi Hiri and nearly struck him down.
• Uchiha Yū rescued Hiri with the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique and sent him to help the other Konoha ninja.
• Uchiha Yū confronted Pakura, who launched Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder, but he slipped through the attack.

Uchiha Yū overwhelmed Pakura while her Sunagakure teammates tried to escape, then subdued her with a Sharingan genjutsu. He intended to keep her alive as a potential hidden ally, and the chapter ended with Pakura incapacitated under his control.

• Uchiha Yū sent Pakura flying with a kick, and Sunagakure shinobi warned their comrades that he was the Poison Ninja and dangerous at close range.
• Pakura used Scorch Release to stall Uchiha Yū, but he countered with Wind Release and forced her back.
• Two chūnin tried to rescue Pakura, and Uchiha Yū killed one with the Monstrous Strength Fist, prompting Pakura to urge the other to retreat.
• The Sunagakure shinobi broke through and escaped, while Sarutobi Hiri failed to catch them in the desert.
• Pakura attacked Uchiha Yū with Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder, but he kicked her down and used the Sharingan to subdue her with genjutsu.

Uchiha Yū captured Pakura and led Konoha shinobi in reshaping the mountains to block the Cloud Shinobi and prepare for an isolation zone. After sending the exhausted group away, he stayed behind to continue the dangerous plan and keep Pakura imprisoned, instructing Sarutobi Hiri to pass his message to Hatake-jōnin.

• Uchiha Yū reassured Sarutobi Hiri that Pakura could not escape his genjutsu and said she could be used to force Sunagakure to make concessions.
• Sunagakure's vice-captain rejected the shinobi's demand to retaliate and led them away to report Pakura's capture to Lady Chiyo.
• Uchiha Yū and the Konoha shinobi finished raising a mountain basin that could block the Cloud Shinobi, leaving the workers exhausted.
• Uchiha Yū told Sarutobi Hiri's group to leave while he stayed behind to prepare the isolation zone and await the next stage of the plan.
• Uchiha Yū refused to send Pakura away, saying he would imprison her himself and asking Hiri to repeat his words to Hatake-jōnin.

Uchiha Yū kept the exhausted Pakura captive and explained that he intended to release her during a battle so Sunagakure would suspect she had betrayed the village. Pakura tried to attack him, but he subdued her and warned that he could keep her alive even if she attempted suicide.

• Uchiha Yū dispelled his genjutsu, and Pakura woke exhausted and unable to fight him.
• Uchiha Yū gave Pakura a Soldier Pill and told her he planned to keep her alive as a bargaining chip.
• Uchiha Yū revealed that he intended to return Pakura to Sunagakure in front of others, making the village question her loyalty.
• Pakura charged at Uchiha Yū, vowing to die rather than let Sunagakure suspect her of treason.
• Uchiha Yū pinned Pakura down and reminded her that his medical skills could prevent her from killing herself.

Uchiha Yū kept the captured Pakura alive in the desert, using food and warmth to wear down her resistance while arguing that Sunagakure had started the conflict. In Sunagakure, Chiyo learned Pakura had been captured but chose to prioritize finding Sasori and the missing Third Kazekage.

• Uchiha Yū roasted cured pork to tempt the starving Pakura, then told her she would receive only a Soldier Pill each day if she behaved.
• Uchiha Yū warmed Pakura by a fire and claimed Konoha was acting in self-defense after Sunagakure started the conflict.
• Sand ninjas reported to Chiyo that Konoha had captured Pakura while she covered their retreat.
• A messenger told Chiyo that Sasori had been seen near the border of the Land of Lightning, and she sent ninjas to investigate.
• Chiyo decided to focus on finding Sasori and the Third Kazekage rather than immediately rescuing Pakura.

Uchiha Yū prepared the mountain terrain while Sasori drew Sunagakure’s search party deeper into the Land of Lightning. After Kumogakure sensory ninja detected the infiltrators, Dodai ordered them expelled without allowing a major conflict to distract the village from Konoha.

• Uchiha Yū spread diluted radioactive elements across the mountain soil as Pakura watched and tried to learn how he released the poison.
• Sasori traveled through the Land of Wind toward the Land of Lightning, repeatedly revealing his identity to draw attention.
• The Sunagakure captain chose to continue pursuing Sasori into Kumogakure territory despite the risk of provoking a conflict.
• Kumogakure sensory ninja discovered the Sunagakure infiltrators and reported their presence as a possible threat.
• Dodai ordered Kumogakure ninja to expel the Sunagakure search party while avoiding a large-scale fight.

Uchiha Yū investigated why his plan to draw the Sand Shinobi into the Land of Lightning had stalled and sought intelligence at a Dawn Weapons Store. He left the store’s people recognizing him as someone important to Shan Juhua, though his questions about the Sand and Cloud Shinobi remained unanswered.

• Uchiha Yū abandoned his mountain watch, placed Pakura under an illusion, and took her with him to investigate the failed plan.
• Uchiha Yū asked a Dawn Weapons Store clerk which way the Kumogakure ninja were moving and whether they had clashed with the Sand Shinobi.
• An old Dawn operative grew suspicious after hearing about the masked customer carrying Pakura and went out to identify him.
• The old man recognized Uchiha Yū and welcomed him on Shan Juhua’s behalf, and Uchiha Yū removed his mask.

Uchiha Yū learned that Kumogakure and Sunagakure had avoided a major conflict, so he ordered Dawn to inflame tensions by spreading news of the Third Kazekage’s disappearance and framing Sunagakure for assassinations. He left Mu Chuanlang to carry out the plan and reviewed intelligence about the wounded Yugito Nii.

• An old man returned Uchiha Yū’s payment and told him that Kumogakure was driving Sand Shinobi from the Land of Lightning while Sunagakure quietly investigated Sasori.
• Uchiha Yū concluded that he had to provoke the conflict himself and went to Dawn’s largest base in the Land of Lightning.
• Uchiha Yū ordered Mu Chuanlang to imprison Pakura, keep her alive with Soldier Pills, and prevent her from recovering her chakra.
• Uchiha Yū instructed Mu Chuanlang to publicize the Third Kazekage’s disappearance and secretly assassinate Cloud Shinobi in a way that would implicate Sunagakure.
• Mu Chuanlang agreed to carry out the orders, and Uchiha Yū later read that Yugito Nii had returned to Kumogakure after being badly injured by Orochimaru.

Dawn’s campaign to expose the Third Kazekage’s disappearance threw Sunagakure into crisis, leaving Chiyo to consider Rasa as his successor and weigh an offer from the Land of Wind Weapons Shop. The news also prompted other villages to prepare for war, while Hatake Sakumo moved to support Orochimaru against the Third Raikage.

• Uchiha Yū reviewed intelligence on Kumogakure’s elite ninja and considered the threats they could pose in the coming war.
• Dawn spread news of the Third Kazekage’s disappearance, stirring unrest across the shinobi world and especially in Sunagakure.
• Yashamaru told Chiyo that Sunagakure had found no trace of Sasori and that Dawn was selling information about the Third Kazekage’s disappearance.
• Chiyo ordered the searchers recalled, began considering Rasa for the Fourth Kazekage, and told Yashamaru to summon Ebizo or Rasa.
• Baki reported that the Land of Wind Weapons Shop offered help in exchange for training and integrating a group of ninja into Sunagakure, and Chiyo did not reject the offer.
• Hatake Sakumo sent ninja to help Orochimaru against the Third Raikage, while the Land of Earth organized a force and the other villages sought to draw Kirigakure into the war.

Uchiha Yū learned that his plans had fueled clashes between Kumogakure and Sunagakure, then visited the imprisoned Pakura and told her Sunagakure had abandoned her. Pakura rejected his claim, while Uchiha Yū left her to consider what awaited her if she was released.

• Mu Chuanlang reported that news of the Third Kazekage's disappearance had spread and that Kumogakure shinobi were clashing with Sunagakure shinobi.
• Uchiha Yū ordered Mu Chuanlang to monitor Kumogakure's movements and have Dawn hire bounty shinobi to take missions in its name.
• Mu Chuanlang told Uchiha Yū that Pakura had recovered some chakra and attempted to escape, so Uchiha Yū went to see her in the dungeon.
• Pakura threatened Uchiha Yū, but he told her that the villages knew of the Third Kazekage's disappearance and that Sunagakure had abandoned her.
• Pakura called Uchiha Yū's claim a scheme, while he urged her to consider how she would explain her situation after leaving the dungeon.

Uchiha Yū continued manipulating the conflict between Kumogakure and Konoha while releasing Pakura, whose village had yet to come for her. At the front lines, Dodai warned the Third Raikage that someone might be targeting Kumogakure, but he had no proof.

• Uchiha Yū offered Pakura a place among his companions, but she rejected his offer and insisted Sunagakure would rescue her.
• Uchiha Yū took control of Mu Chuanlang's remaining forces, ordered them to gather intelligence and fuel hostility between the sides, then instructed Mu Chuanlang to release Pakura.
• Dodai arrived at the front lines and told the Third Raikage he suspected someone was plotting against Kumogakure.
• Dodai explained that Sunagakure ninja had entered the Land of Lightning searching for Sasori, and that a captured suspect had died by a seal before revealing anything.
• The Third Raikage grew furious at the suspected threat, while Dodai admitted he had no solid evidence identifying who was behind it.

The Third Raikage and Dodai sent the AB Combination into the Land of Wind to draw out the force targeting Kumogakure. Uchiha Yū freed Pakura in the mountains, where she began to realize Sunagakure had abandoned her, while he prepared to ambush the approaching Cloud forces.

• Dodai pointed out that the clues seemed to implicate Sunagakure, and the Third Raikage decided to use bait to draw out the hidden enemy.
• The Third Raikage ordered the AB Combination to enter the Land of Wind while he guarded the Land of Fire border.
• Uchiha Yū took Pakura back to the mountains, removed her restraints, and told her she was free to verify whether Sunagakure had come to save her.
• Pakura searched the area and found no sign of a rescue, then tried to convince herself that the village had gone to negotiate with Konoha.
• Uchiha Yū watched Pakura leave and focused on preparing the mountains to wipe out Kumogakure's forces.
• Killer B and A complained about the cautious plan as Dodai's subordinates explained that it was meant to expose the enemy in hiding.

Uchiha Yū prepared an ambush for Kumogakure’s force as it cautiously advanced through the mountains toward the Land of Wind. After the troops entered the trap, he sealed the route ahead with Radiation Element, leaving them facing a deadly isolation zone.

• Kumogakure’s scouts found old battle traces but no ambush, and Bai Shi Xiaofu ordered them to search farther ahead.
• Hatake Sakumo received Uchiha Yū’s message and led Konoha’s forces toward their prepared positions, assigning Sarutobi Hiri to manage the terrain and troops.
• Bai Shi Xiaofu relaxed after repeated checks, and A led the force into the mountainous region while stopping Killer B from singing.
• Uchiha Yū judged that most of his plan had succeeded and went to the outer boundary to block the road ahead.
• Uchiha Yū spread Radiation Element across the boundary, withering the grass and creating a lethal barrier for Kumogakure’s troops.

Uchiha Yū completed a deadly Radiation Element barrier around the mountains, trapping Kumogakure's scouts and main force. Bai Shi Xiaofu chose to search the barrier for an exit, while Uchiha Yū watched from above and prepared to face their response.

• Uchiha Yū spread the Radiation Element through the mountains, turning the area pale and causing a scout who entered it to wither into ash.
• The surviving Cloud Shinobi scouts warned Bai Shi Xiaofu, who halted the advance and ordered the force to retreat.
• Killer B drew his blades and heard from the Eight-Tails Gyūki that the strange force felt familiar.
• Bai Shi Xiaofu led the group to the white barrier and ordered them to follow it in search of an exit instead of using Killer B's Tailed Beast Ball.
• Uchiha Yū spotted the Kumogakure force searching along the barrier and realized they had detected his plan.

Uchiha Yū strengthened his radiation trap as Kumogakure’s force approached the narrow mountain pass, where Hatake Sakumo’s Konoha troops waited to ambush them. The three sides prepared to clash, and the chapter ended as dazzling lights erupted around Bai Shi Xiaofu’s group.

• Uchiha Yū realized the Kumogakure group was bait and concentrated radiation in the isolation zone to weaken them.
• Bai Shi Xiaofu led the Cloud Shinobi toward a gap between two peaks, while Killer B prepared to use the Eight-Tails if the enemy attacked.
• Hatake Sakumo positioned Konoha’s force to strike the Cloud Shinobi from both sides, and Sarutobi Hiri tried to steady himself before the battle.
• Bai Shi Xiaofu’s group entered the narrow passage, where bright flashes erupted around them.

Hatake Sakumo’s ambush against the Kumogakure forces failed to catch them off guard, and he faced A and Killer B on the battlefield. As Uchiha Yū gathered Radiation Element that threatened everyone nearby, Killer B sensed the danger and left the front line to confront its source.

• Hatake Sakumo’s explosive-tag ambush triggered a landslide, but the Kumogakure ninja raised Earth Walls to protect themselves.
• Bai Shi Xiaofu recognized Konoha’s trap, and Hatake Sakumo prepared to fight A and Killer B.
• Uchiha Yū drew Radiation Element from the isolation zone, contaminating the battlefield as his reserves dwindled.
• Gyūki warned Killer B that a deadly power was contaminating the environment, so Killer B left to find its source.
• A joined Hatake Sakumo on the front line while Killer B entered the valley, and the two prepared to fight.