Recaps

Konoha and Kumogakure clashed in a canyon as Sarutobi Hiri took command against Bai Shi Xiaofu, while Uchiha Yū confronted Killer B inside his expanding radiation barrier. Uchiha Yū attacked Killer B with a purple chakra blade and declared that Kumogakure would lose a tailed beast.

• Sarutobi Hiri took command of nearby Konoha ninjas and led them in an encirclement of Bai Shi Xiaofu.
• Killer B searched for the source of the corrosive force as Uchiha Yū’s radiation barrier spread and withered the surrounding plants.
• Uchiha Yū drew the Radiation Element back into his body and charged toward Killer B.
• The Eight-Tails warned Killer B of the approaching danger, and Killer B recognized Uchiha Yū as his opponent.
• Killer B attacked Uchiha Yū with four tentacles, but Uchiha Yū dodged onto one and struck at it with a purple chakra blade.

Uchiha Yū pushed Killer B into a desperate fight with his speed, strength, and Shadow Clones. When Uchiha Yū unleashed Nuclear Release: Atomic Fission, Killer B transformed into his complete tailed beast form to survive.

• The Eight-Tails warned Killer B that the Uchiha bloodline descended from the eldest son of the God of Shinobi, while Killer B admired Uchiha Yū’s agility and taijutsu.
• Uchiha Yū struck the Eight-Tails with a barrage of Monstrous Strength Fist punches, forcing Killer B to extend more tentacles and take to the air.
• Uchiha Yū attacked with Mysterious Peacock Method: Blades, then used the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to surround Killer B from four directions.
• Uchiha Yū and his clones broke through Killer B’s tentacle defense and brought him face-to-face with the original.
• Uchiha Yū unleashed Nuclear Release: Atomic Fission, and the Eight-Tails helped Killer B transform into his complete tailed beast form.

Uchiha Yū survived Killer B’s full Tailed Beast Transformation and revealed a half-body Susanoo formed through his control of Radiation Element. The battle continued as Killer B and the Eight-Tails recognized the danger of his new power.

• A tried to enter the mountains, but Hatake Sakumo blocked him and kept fighting him in the canyon.
• Uchiha Yū’s devastating explosion failed to kill Killer B, who survived by completing his full Tailed Beast Transformation and curling his tentacles around himself.
• Killer B and the Eight-Tails resolved to kill Uchiha Yū before his white-light attack could threaten a whole ninja force.
• Uchiha Yū absorbed the surrounding Radiation Element and formed a half-body Susanoo, alarming the Eight-Tails.
• Uchiha Yū tested his new form while struggling to control it and sustain its enormous chakra cost.

Uchiha Yū used his flexible radioactive chakra construct to entangle Killer B and the Eight-Tails, but the prolonged battle exhausted him. As his chakra faded, Killer B launched Tailed Beast Eight Coils, pulling Yū toward a potentially fatal attack.

• Uchiha Yū clashed with Killer B and used Fire Release: Majestic Destroyer Flame to force the Eight-Tails to extinguish the flames on its body.
• Killer B bound the pseudo-Susanoo with tentacles and discovered its bones were less dense than the Eight-Tails, but Yū reshaped the radioactive chakra to escape and cling to the tentacles.
• Uchiha Yū covered the Eight-Tails in replenishing radioactive chakra, trapping and eroding it while dodging Killer B's attacks across a devastated battlefield.
• As Uchiha Yū neared his limit and the purple chakra faded, Killer B recognized that the entanglement had been a concentrated burst and began Tailed Beast Eight Coils.
• The Eight-Tails curled its tentacles inward and drew Uchiha Yū toward the spinning attack as he felt its immense power gather.

Uchiha Yū tried to escape Killer B while absorbing radiation to replenish his chakra, but the Eight-Tails warned that his gathering power was dangerous. Killer B prepared a Tailed Beast Ball, leaving Uchiha Yū racing to get away before it struck.

• Uchiha Yū decided that continuing to fight Killer B would lead to defeat and hoped Hatake would act quickly elsewhere.
• Killer B and the Eight-Tails sensed Uchiha Yū’s location and pursued him, determined not to let him escape.
• Uchiha Yū dodged Killer B’s tentacles and absorbed radiation elements from the surroundings to replenish his strength.
• The Eight-Tails warned Killer B not to touch Uchiha Yū because the dense energy gathering around him was affecting its chakra.
• Killer B turned toward the mountains and began charging a Tailed Beast Ball while Uchiha Yū pushed himself to flee.

Uchiha Yū survived Killer B and the Eight-Tails’ Tailed Beast Ball by redirecting it with First Rashomon, then escaped into the poisoned canyon. Killer B returned to find A and Hatake Sakumo poised to fight, but warned them that the devastated area was too dangerous to enter.

• Uchiha Yū used First Rashomon to deflect the Tailed Beast Ball and fled while the explosion destroyed the surrounding area.
• The Eight-Tails told Killer B that Uchiha Yū had escaped and warned that he could become a formidable opponent.
• A, wounded and suppressed by Hatake Sakumo, moved toward the canyon after a massive blast shook the battlefield.
• A and Hatake Sakumo reached the canyon’s edge and found the landscape leveled and filled with deadly poison.
• Killer B emerged from the dust, reunited with A, and warned him not to fight Hatake Sakumo inside the poisoned area.

Uchiha Yū and Hatake Sakumo confronted the AB Combination, but Killer B and A chose to withdraw rather than risk the poison and further losses. Exhausted, Uchiha Yū stayed behind as Konoha and Kumogakure continued fighting in the valley.

• Uchiha Yū warned Killer B that radiation poison could kill everyone in the valley, including A, and Hatake Sakumo joined him on the mountain.
• Killer B advised A to retreat with their comrades because their mission had already gathered intelligence and the poison was too dangerous to counter.
• Hatake Sakumo prepared to return to the valley while Uchiha Yū urged him not to pursue the retreating Kumogakure force.
• After Hatake Sakumo left, Uchiha Yū admitted his appearance had been a bluff and reflected that the plan had neither succeeded nor failed outright.
• Uchiha Yū rested briefly, then moved across the mountain and watched the AB Combination organize Kumogakure's breakout through the valley.

Killer B and A broke through Konoha’s encirclement, forcing Hatake Sakumo to abandon the pursuit while Uchiha Yū recovered and helped assess the battle. Hatake planned to build a defensive line against Kumogakure and proposed seeking Ōnoki’s help, though Uchiha Yū warned that Iwagakure would be difficult to persuade.

• Killer B used his tentacles to clear a path as A stopped Hatake Sakumo from pursuing, allowing the Kumogakure force to escape.
• Hatake Sakumo gathered the exhausted Konoha ninja and ordered them to treat the wounded and guard against another attack.
• Uchiha Yū recovered chakra and told Hatake Sakumo that even reinforcements would have struggled to stop the tailed beast.
• Hatake Sakumo judged the battle a small victory and explained that he planned to establish a defensive line against Kumogakure.
• Hatake Sakumo proposed joining forces with Ōnoki, but Uchiha Yū warned that Iwagakure would not act without tangible benefits.

Uchiha Yū treated the wounded while Hatake Sakumo returned to organize Konoha’s defenses, and Kumogakure prepared to join forces with Kirigakure against Konoha. After returning to Sunagakure, Pakura learned that the village had neither tried to rescue her nor prioritized her over searching for the Third Kazekage, leaving her despondent and directionless.

• Uchiha Yū stayed with the wounded to treat and protect them while Hatake Sakumo returned to arrange Konoha’s defenses.
• Bai Shi Xiaofu and Killer B returned to Kumogakure, where they reported the ambush and identified Uchiha Yū as a dangerous enemy.
• Dodai ordered the AB Combination to garrison the Land of Wind border and revealed that Kirigakure had agreed to join Kumogakure’s attack on Konoha.
• The Third Hokage sent three officials with a letter to Iwagakure to seek an ally for Konoha.
• Pakura returned to Sunagakure and learned that the village had not tried to rescue her and was considering abandoning the search for the Third Kazekage.
• Pakura remained in Sunagakure, grieving over her place in the village and drifting through life as she waited for missions.

Uchiha Yū assessed Sunagakure’s military plans and decided to focus on controlling the newly appointed Fourth Kazekage rather than treating the village’s border attacks as a major war. He brought Kakuzu to the Land of Wind to help carry out the plan, prepared to force the Kazekage out if he refused.

• Uchiha Yū reviewed Sunagakure’s intelligence and told Sarutobi Hiri that the Fourth Kazekage sought local victories, while Konoha should prioritize the threat from Kumogakure.
• Uchiha Yū concluded that the Fourth Kazekage’s new position gave him an opportunity to gain control of Sunagakure.
• Uchiha Yū left a Shadow Clone at camp and traveled overnight to the secret base in the Land of Wind.
• Uchiha Yū asked Kakuzu to join a mission involving Sunagakure’s upper-ranking ninja, and Kakuzu demanded that he state the purpose directly.
• Uchiha Yū explained that he planned to lure the Fourth Kazekage into his control, or make him retire early if he refused.

Uchiha Yū arranged a banquet to confront Sunagakure’s newly appointed Fourth Kazekage and assert Dawn’s control. Chiyo and the Kazekage decided to attend with elite ninjas, while Pakura received a secret A-rank mission to join them.

• Uchiha Yū ordered Kakuzu to invite the Fourth Kazekage to a banquet in a nearby town, and Kakuzu agreed to gather guards.
• The Fourth Kazekage accepted the invitation and summoned Chiyo and Ebizo after learning that the Land of Wind Weapons Shop had made its move.
• Ebizo advised against attending, but Chiyo decided Sunagakure should go and prepare to use force if necessary.
• The Fourth Kazekage resolved to bring elite jonin and named Pakura as part of the group, while Chiyo supported the choice.
• Pakura received a top-secret A-rank mission concerning the banquet and read it without showing emotion.

Granny Chiyo led Sunagakure’s shinobi to a lavish banquet arranged by Uchiha Yū, warning them that the gathering could decide the village’s future. The Fourth Kazekage and Chiyo met Uchiha Yū and Doctor Qi at the table, with both sides wary and armed shinobi hidden nearby.

• Chiyo told Sunagakure’s jōnin to follow the Fourth Kazekage’s orders and avoid striking first against the Land of Wind Weapons Shop.
• Uchiha Yū prepared an extravagant trap banquet, while Kakuzu complained about its expense.
• Sunagakure’s shinobi traveled through the night to the town, where Chiyo warned that many people were concealed and ready for conflict.
• The Fourth Kazekage led his group into the banquet hall, where the hidden shinobi watched but did not attack.
• Uchiha Yū welcomed the guests, and Chiyo greeted Doctor Qi before she and the Fourth Kazekage sat across from Uchiha Yū.
• Uchiha Yū described the banquet as both a welcome for the Fourth Kazekage and a celebration of cooperation between the Land of Wind Weapons Shop and Sunagakure.

Uchiha Yū used a banquet with Sunagakure’s leaders to propose absorbing the Land of Wind Weapons Shop into the village and bringing its ninja into Sunagakure. Chiyo rejected the proposal, and as both sides prepared for battle, Uchiha Yū’s reinforcements dropped through the roof.

• Uchiha Yū ate and drank to reassure the wary Sunagakure ninja, while Chiyo persuaded them to take their seats and Pakura studied him.
• Uchiha Yū observed the Sand ninja and noted the Fourth Kazekage’s inexperience as they shared the meal.
• Uchiha Yū offered the Land of Wind Weapons Shop’s help and proposed moving its headquarters to Sunagakure and having its ninja join the village.
• Chiyo refused Uchiha Yū’s proposal, rose from her chair, and the Sunagakure ninja drew their weapons as Kakuzu stepped in front of him.
• Uchiha Yū defended his plan and warned the Sand ninja to prepare themselves, then reinforcements leaped through the shattered roof and formed up beside him.

Uchiha Yū fought Chiyo, the Fourth Kazekage, and Ebizo, revealing his identity and declaring that the Land of Wind Weapons Shop belonged to him rather than Konoha. He summoned Black Snake to help battle the Fourth Kazekage, and the fight continued amid the Kazekage’s Gold Dust.

• Chiyo summoned the Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets, while Uchiha Yū assigned Kakuzu to face her and prepared to fight the Fourth Kazekage and Ebizo.
• Uchiha Yū and the two Sunagakure leaders began fighting, and the Fourth Kazekage covered the air with Gold Dust.
• Uchiha Yū revealed his Snake Sage Art and true face, prompting Ebizo to recognize him as Konoha’s Poison Ninja and accuse Konoha of plotting against Sunagakure.
• Uchiha Yū denied representing Konoha and explained that he had acted for himself through the Land of Wind Weapons Shop.
• Uchiha Yū summoned Black Snake into the Gold Dust bombardment, warned it that the Fourth Kazekage was their enemy, and watched it try to break through the Gold Dust.

Uchiha Yū pressed his attack on Ebizo, using Sage Art: Majestic Destroyer Flame to overwhelm the puppet master. The Fourth Kazekage intervened to save Ebizo, forcing Uchiha Yū to dodge while Black Snake was still occupied.

• Uchiha Yū studied Black Snake’s struggle against the Fourth Kazekage’s Gold Dust and decided to finish his fight with Ebizo quickly.
• Ebizo sent puppets and chakra-controlled kunai against Uchiha Yū, who smashed the puppets, evaded the kunai, and severed their control threads.
• Uchiha Yū charged Ebizo through his poison-coated puppets and unleashed Sage Art: Majestic Destroyer Flame.
• Ebizo summoned a protective puppet and raised an earthen wall, while nearby shinobi moved away from the flames.
• The Fourth Kazekage attacked Uchiha Yū with Magnet Release: Gold Dust Cube, making Uchiha Yū abandon his attack on Ebizo and tell Black Snake to stop the Kazekage from interfering.

Uchiha Yū defeated the Fourth Kazekage and Ebizo, then forced Chiyo to end Sunagakure’s resistance. Chiyo ordered the village’s jonin to surrender, leaving Sunagakure defeated.

• The Fourth Kazekage and Ebizo used Gold Dust Burial and hidden chakra threads to trap Uchiha Yū, but Uchiha Yū destroyed the gold dust with Atomic Fission.
• Uchiha Yū kicked the Fourth Kazekage into the ruins, while the blast knocked Ebizo unconscious and badly injured Black Snake.
• Uchiha Yū healed Black Snake’s surface wounds, told it to rest, and dismissed it.
• Uchiha Yū mocked Kakuzu as he fought Chiyo and threatened her with the unconscious Fourth Kazekage and Ebizo.
• Chiyo recalled her puppets and ordered Sunagakure’s jonin to put down their weapons.

Uchiha Yū forced Sunagakure’s leaders to accept his control while promising to preserve the village. After Ebizo left, Uchiha Yū assigned Chiyo and the Fourth Kazekage to manage the transition and ordered Kakuzu to oversee his plans.

• Uchiha Yū warned the defeated Sunagakure ninja to obey him and placed a Tongue Curse Binding Seal on them to prevent them from revealing his secrets.
• Chiyo accepted Uchiha Yū’s control, and the revived Fourth Kazekage and Ebizo learned that Sunagakure had lost; Ebizo then asked to leave the village.
• Uchiha Yū allowed Ebizo to depart and ordered Chiyo to suppress opposition and prepare Sunagakure for major changes.
• Uchiha Yū appointed Kakuzu as a Sunagakure higher-up, and Kakuzu threatened to kill anyone who obstructed their plans.
• Chiyo promised that Sunagakure’s leaders would not resist, and Uchiha Yū said his orders would be issued as mandatory missions while the village continued operating normally.

Uchiha Yū offered Pakura a new purpose after she lost hope in Sunagakure, challenging her to grow strong enough to defeat him. Pakura accepted his challenge with hatred and attacked him, while he prepared to take her to witness a different kind of splendor.

• Uchiha Yū told Chiyo he intended to give Pakura a bigger stage, and Chiyo reluctantly let him act while asking him to preserve Sunagakure.
• Chiyo and the Fourth Kazekage prepared to lead the Sunagakure ninjas away, Ebizo chose to travel alone, and Pakura stayed with Uchiha Yū.
• Uchiha Yū urged Pakura to live for herself, provoking her to stand up and declare that she would kill him if she got the chance.
• Uchiha Yū challenged Pakura to defeat him fair and square, promising to return Sunagakure to her if she succeeded.
• Uchiha Yū invited Pakura to witness a different kind of splendor, and she punched at him before he caught her fist.

Uchiha Yū learned that all five major shinobi villages had entered the Third Shinobi World War and began preparing to move his camp to focus on Kumogakure. He told Hatake Sakumo to relocate the hospital and forces, but the chapter ended before Sakumo agreed.

• Uchiha Yū caught Pakura’s punch, then ordered Kakuzu to have her train at the base in Sunagakure.
• Uchiha Yū received his Shadow Clone’s memories and learned that Kumogakure had sent shinobi toward the Land of Wind border as the war expanded.
• Uchiha Yū rejected Kakuzu’s suggestion to proceed cautiously and hurried back to camp to prepare for the coming conflict.
• Uchiha Yū ordered the hospital to discharge lightly injured shinobi, closely watch the seriously injured, and prepare to move.
• Uchiha Yū told Hatake Sakumo that they should relocate because Sunagakure could no longer pose a large-scale threat and Kumogakure was their main concern.

Uchiha Yū and Hatake Sakumo planned to relocate Konoha’s camp and intercept Kumogakure, while seeking passage through Amegakure with help from the Akatsuki. The plan had to be arranged within three days, and Yū left to contact the organization as Sakumo began deploying the ninja.

• Hatake Sakumo agreed to send a group of ninja to intercept Kumogakure and prepare the wounded unit to relocate.
• Hatake Sakumo identified the danger of crossing Amegakure’s territory, where Hanzō could obstruct Konoha’s forces.
• Uchiha Yū proposed seeking an alliance with Iwagakure, then recalled the three Amegakure children he had met and suggested asking their Akatsuki organization for passage.
• Hatake Sakumo approved trying to contact Akatsuki and urged Yū to act cautiously, while Yū asked him to have Orochimaru reinforce the Land of Fire border.
• Hatake Sakumo gave Yū three days to secure the arrangement, and Yū left to contact Akatsuki as Sakumo coordinated the deployment.

Uchiha Yū traveled to Amegakure to check on Akatsuki and consult Shan Juhua about its progress. After learning that Akatsuki had sought financial support from Dawn, he approved a limited partnership that could bring them closer to his future plans.

• Hatake Sakumo led one group to block Kumogakure's advance, while another stayed behind to watch for a Sunagakure attack and Uchiha Yū headed alone to Amegakure.
• Uchiha Yū reached a Dawn shop in a small town and reunited with Shan Juhua, who had been gathering intelligence on Akatsuki.
• Shan Juhua reported that Akatsuki was growing but lacked the means to make its ideals real, and Uchiha Yū said he admired Yahiko's spirit despite disagreeing with him.
• Shan Juhua explained that Akatsuki had asked Dawn for funding in return for escorting its shipments, and Uchiha Yū approved the arrangement as a foundation for later plans.

Uchiha Yū arranged to meet Akatsuki’s leaders under the guise of a Dawn Weapons Store representative, while Shan Juhua prepared the meeting. Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan planned a gift to secure Dawn’s support, leaving Konan confident she could surprise them.

• Uchiha Yū warned Shan Juhua that Akatsuki’s growth would eventually draw Ibuse Hanzō’s opposition.
• Uchiha Yū asked Shan Juhua to arrange a meeting with Akatsuki’s leaders and said he would attend disguised as a guard.
• Shan Juhua sent a letter proposing deeper cooperation, and Yahiko was delighted by the offer of support.
• Konan urged Yahiko and Nagato to prepare a valuable gift rather than rely on Akatsuki’s need for funds.
• Yahiko reassured Nagato that the gift would not involve his Rinnegan and trusted Konan to surprise Dawn’s representatives.

Uchiha Yū entered Amegakure in disguise and learned that Akatsuki’s growing influence had made Ibuse Hanzō wary. As Akatsuki and Shan Juhua’s Dawn Weapons Store prepared to meet, Yahiko warned his people to negotiate calmly without surrendering their ideals.

• Uchiha Yū listened to tavern patrons discuss the tension between Akatsuki and other shinobi in Amegakure.
• Uchiha Yū concluded that Akatsuki could not arrange a meeting with Ibuse Hanzō and planned to visit Hanzō after meeting Akatsuki.
• Ibuse Hanzō sent a gift to the venue and ordered his agents to spy on the meeting and monitor Akatsuki.
• Shan Juhua told Uchiha Yū that the venue was ready and planned to arrive late to make her visit seem coincidental.
• Yahiko gathered Akatsuki’s senior members early and instructed them to stay calm during negotiations while defending their interests and ideals.

Shan Juhua met with Akatsuki and discovered that Konan could mass-produce high-quality explosive tags using Paper Release. She made Akatsuki an official supplier to Dawn Weapons Store, leaving Yahiko to agree to provide the tags in sufficient quantity.

• Shan Juhua revealed that she originally came from Amegakure and said she wanted to support Akatsuki because she admired their work for the village.
• Konan presented Akatsuki's explosive tags to show that the group could contribute to the partnership.
• Shan Juhua tested a tag and offered Akatsuki a supplier role if they could meet Dawn Weapons Store's needs.
• Konan explained that her Paper Release let her mass-produce tags cheaply, provided Dawn bought them in large quantities.
• Shan Juhua sought Uchiha Yū's approval, then promised to buy all the tags Akatsuki produced at the highest rates.
• Yahiko accepted the deal and promised that Akatsuki would provide enough explosive tags.

Uchiha Yū warned Shan Juhua that Akatsuki would face pressure after partnering with Dawn Weapons Store, then went openly to Amegakure to ask Ibuse Hanzō for passage through its territory. Hanzō received Yū’s request to use the border route against Kumogakure and recognized the dangers it posed to Amegakure.

• Uchiha Yū told Shan Juhua that Akatsuki would be tested by hostile organizations and that they must not help unless Akatsuki asked.
• Uchiha Yū parted from Shan Juhua and said he would approach Ibuse Hanzō about borrowing a route through Amegakure.
• Uchiha Yū entered Amegakure openly, announced his peaceful purpose to the watching ninjas, and waited under surveillance while one took his letter to Hanzō.
• Ibuse Hanzō learned that Akatsuki had connected with Dawn Weapons Store and that Shan Juhua was originally from Amegakure.
• Ibuse Hanzō read Uchiha Yū’s request to cross Amegakure’s border region to intercept Kumogakure and worried Konoha might infiltrate his village and provoke Kumogakure.