Recaps

Chenshu Senju rose from an overlooked student to a powerful Wood Release user, clashing with Orochimaru, Danzo, and enemies attacking Konoha while pursuing the Senju inheritance. After Sasuke defected, Chenshu accepted a mission to intercept the Sound Four and disrupt Orochimaru’s plans.

• Chenshu Senju awakened the extraction system, defeated Kiba Inuzuka, and impressed Iruka and the Third Hokage with his new abilities.
• Chenshu joined Team 7, passed Kakashi Hatake’s bell test, and used Wood Release to protect the team during their mission in the Land of Waves.
• Chenshu defeated Zabuza Momochi and broke Haku’s ice mirrors, then completed his Sage Body and gained a One-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Chenshu resisted Danzo’s recruitment and attacks, exposed Root operatives, and drew attention from Orochimaru after demonstrating his Wood Release during the Chunin Exams.
• Chenshu defeated Kidomaru in the preliminaries, met Jiraiya, and accepted a mission to find Tsunade and uncover the Senju medical inheritance.
• Chenshu discovered the Sand and Sound Ninja’s plan to attack Konoha, helped protect civilians during the invasion, and gathered experimental remains from Orochimaru’s laboratory.
• Chenshu learned that Orochimaru intended to exploit Senju descendants and rejected Danzo’s attempt to place him under Root, securing five million ryō from Konoha instead.
• Sasuke left Konoha with the Sound Ninja, and Chenshu teleported away to intercept the Sound Four and extract their Cursed Seal powers.

Chenshu Senju defeated the Sound Four and Kimimaro, resisted Orochimaru and Akatsuki, and gained Tsunade’s help and the First Hokage’s legacy scroll. As he headed back to Konoha, he prepared to confront Danzo and sensed Pain’s chakra approaching through the rain.

• Chenshu Senju defeated the Sound Four and Kimimaro, healed Kimimaro, and persuaded them to join his household before driving Orochimaru away.
• Chenshu returned to the Hidden Leaf Village with Sasuke and the Sound Four, where he rebuffed Danzo’s attempt to seize his new subordinates.
• Chenshu trained the Sound Four and Kimimaro, discovered Orochimaru’s cursed-seal seed, and fed it chakra mixed with a laxative ingredient.
• Chenshu and Jiraiya encountered Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki, resisted their attacks, and forced them to retreat after Itachi warned of a spiral-masked shadow.
• Danzo sent Root to attack Chenshu’s residence, but Kimimaro, Tayuya, Sakon, Ukon, and Jirobo defeated the squad with Sage Art: Violet Flame Bonewood Realm.
• In Tanzaku Town, Chenshu helped Tsunade overcome Orochimaru’s attack, obtained the First Hokage’s core legacy scroll, and persuaded her to accept the Fifth Hokage appointment.
• Chenshu learned Sasuke planned to defect again and laid traps along his escape routes while Zetsu and Nagato discussed his growing surveillance network.
• Chenshu hurried toward the Hidden Leaf Village to confront Danzo, then sensed Pain’s godlike chakra spreading through the rain.

Chenshu Senju seized control of Root, brought Sasuke under his command, and forced Itachi to become an informant before Akatsuki attacked Konoha. He stopped Pain’s Planetary Devastation, but four Paths remained nearby as the fight continued.

• Chenshu Senju publicly humiliated Sasuke’s attempted defection, returned Tsunade to Konoha, and secured her authority by threatening Danzō.
• Chenshu Senju defeated Danzō, took control of Root, and used Orochimaru’s humiliation to persuade Sasuke to submit and join his forces.
• Chenshu Senju recruited Itachi as an informant by promising Sasuke the chance to kill him, then assigned Sasuke and the Sound Five to fight Akatsuki’s attack on Konoha.
• Pain’s Six Paths devastated Konoha, but Chenshu Senju and the Senju ANBU fought back and destroyed several Paths.
• Chenshu Senju revealed his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and True Several Thousand Hands, then used Top Transformed Buddha to divert Planetary Devastation into a barren mountain.
• With the village’s survivors watching, Chenshu Senju dismissed the Buddha and prepared to fight the four nearby Paths that remained.

Chenshu Senju awakened Kamui, rescued Tsunade from Danzo’s scheme, and helped save Gaara from Akatsuki. At the Five Kage Summit, Obito declared the Fourth Shinobi World War, and Chenshu dismissed his claim of importance.

• Chenshu Senju awakened a Mangekyō Sharingan with Kamui, confronted Obito, and let Pain escape while Konoha began recovering from the attack.
• Chenshu Senju found Tsunade missing, traced her to a hidden Root shack, and learned Danzo had taken her to the Land of Rain as a bargaining chip for the Akatsuki.
• Chenshu Senju fought Kakuzu and Hidan on the way to Tsunade, then clashed with Obito at the cave where Tsunade was held and freed her from genjutsu.
• After learning Danzo had abducted Tsunade to obtain Senju Wood Release research, Chenshu Senju set out with Kakashi and Naruto to rescue Gaara from Akatsuki.
• Chenshu Senju revived Kankuro, broke Akatsuki’s barrier, brought down Deidara’s flying bird, defeated Sasori, and restored Gaara to life.
• Sasuke brought word that the Raikage had called a Five Kage Summit, and Chenshu Senju attended in Tsunade’s place, confronting Ōnoki and the Raikage.
• Obito appeared at the summit, claimed to be Madara Uchiha, and declared the Fourth Shinobi World War, while Chenshu Senju challenged his importance.