Recaps

After Ōnoki returned to the Hidden Stone Village, Mū ordered preparations for war while Ōnoki sought the mastermind behind the failed peace negotiations. The investigation revealed that Shi Yu had secretly aided a mysterious organization, and Mū confronted him for helping push the villages toward war.

• Ōnoki told Mū that events in Konoha had brought relations between the villages to the brink of war and warned that someone was manipulating them.
• Mū and Ōnoki agreed to prepare for battle while trying to uncover the conspiracy and protect both villages from war.
• Ōnoki organized defensive training, Earth Release traps, and expanded reconnaissance around the Hidden Stone Village.
• Several days later, the investigation found that Shi Yu had secretly colluded with the mysterious ninja and caused the peace negotiation plan to fail.
• Mū angrily confronted Shi Yu, who confessed that the organization had persuaded him it could cripple Konoha and admitted he had been used.

Ōnoki sent Shi Yu and evidence of the mysterious organization to Konoha to seek peace, but Uchiha Inabi rejected the offer and tensions continued to rise. At the Hokage Building, Uchiha Lan set out to grow stronger and avenge his master after Kagami Uchiha gave him a scroll of powerful Lightning Release techniques.

• Ōnoki proposed surrendering Shi Yu and sharing evidence with Konoha, while Mū ordered envoys to investigate the Land of Water and the Land of Lightning and seek talks with Konoha.
• The Hidden Stone envoys brought Shi Yu and evidence to Konoha, but Uchiha Inabi refused their offer and sent them away, warning them to prepare for war.
• Uchiha Lan asked to avenge his master, and Uchiha Inabi and Kagami Uchiha cautioned him against acting recklessly.
• Kagami Uchiha gave Uchiha Lan a scroll containing Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Chidori, and Lightning Cutter, and Uchiha Lan left determined to train.

Uchiha Lan grieved his master's death, awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and trained until he mastered Lightning Release: Chidori. He joined the Uchiha Clan's force as it set out to fight the Hidden Stone shinobi.

• Uchiha Inabi and Kagami Uchiha worried that hatred would consume Uchiha Lan, who awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan while mourning his master.
• Uchiha Lan studied a secret Lightning Release scroll and eventually mastered Chidori, piercing a wooden post and a wall with the technique.
• Uchiha Lan said goodbye to his master's photograph, took his ninja blade, and hurried to the Uchiha War Grounds.
• Uchiha Ryusuke rallied the Uchiha Clan to avenge the attack on their young clan leader and defend the clan's honor.
• Uchiha Lan and the younger generation joined the clan's battle cry, and Uchiha Ryusuke ordered the warriors to move out.

Tsunade grieved Shadow’s absence as she revisited places tied to their memories. Beneath the cherry tree on Shinji Mountain, she resolved to carry on their promise to protect Konoha.

• Tsunade wandered through Konoha, remembering Shadow and mourning the promise he had broken.
• Tsunade drank alone at the tavern where she and Shadow had once shared happy times.
• Tsunade wept beneath the cherry tree in the park, where Jiraiya found her and offered words of comfort before leaving her alone.
• Tsunade climbed Shinji Mountain and remembered making promises with Shadow beneath its great cherry tree.
• Tsunade held the amulet Shadow had given her and vowed to keep their convictions alive by protecting Konoha.

Uchiha Lan led his squad into battle during the Second Ninja World War, breaking through enemy defenses and defeating several Hidden Stone ninja. After drawing the enemy main force’s attention, he prepared for a more difficult fight.

• Uchiha Lan led his squad in a charge and broke through the enemy’s Earth-Style Walls with Great Dragon Flame Technique.
• Uchiha Lan’s squad repelled a Wind Release attack, and Lan struck down the Hidden Stone ninja who launched it with Chidori Sharp Spear.
• Uchiha Lan and his squad survived attacks from two elite ninja, with Lan defeating the Water Release ninja and the Lightning Release ninja.
• Uchiha Lan’s squad pushed deeper into the enemy lines, drawing the attention of the enemy’s main force.
• Uchiha Lan warned his squad to prepare for a harder battle as fighting intensified.

Kagami Uchiha and Orochimaru led Konoha’s forces through a sandstorm toward the Wind Country border, where Shamon and Sunagakure ninja ambushed them. As the two sides prepared to fight, Orochimaru offered to hold Shamon off so Kagami could take the main force ahead.

• Kagami Uchiha told Orochimaru to watch their surroundings as they approached the border between the Wind Country and the Land of Fire.
• Orochimaru stopped the team after hearing a rumble and ordered them to prepare for an attack.
• Shamon and dozens of Sunagakure ninja emerged from the dust and confronted Kagami Uchiha’s team.
• Kagami Uchiha and Shamon exchanged accusations, then Kagami rallied Konoha’s forces to fight.
• Orochimaru offered to face Shamon alone while Kagami took the main force ahead, but Kagami warned that Shamon was too dangerous.

Orochimaru stayed behind to face Shamon while Kagami Uchiha led Konoha’s main force toward camp. Orochimaru summoned Manda and coordinated attacks against Shamon’s sand defenses as war spread across the ninja world and stretched Konoha’s battlefront thin.

• Orochimaru used Wind Release: Wind Serpent against Shamon, who crushed the serpents with Sand Release: Sand Waterfall Funeral.
• Kagami Uchiha warned Orochimaru to retreat if necessary, then led the main force onward.
• Orochimaru attacked Shamon with wind techniques, but Shamon stopped them with his sand defenses.
• Orochimaru summoned Manda, who charged through Shamon’s Sand Spear Rain while Orochimaru joined in with wind dragons.
• Shamon enclosed himself in Absolute Sand Defense as Manda and the wind dragons struck the barrier.
• War erupted between Konoha and the four great nations, leaving Konoha’s battlefront dangerously stretched.

Uchiha Lan led his surrounded squad in a desperate charge against the Hidden Stone ninja, but a surprise attack left him gravely wounded. Hatake Sakumo arrived after seeing the signal flare and struck the Hidden Stone jonin who had attacked him, turning the battle’s course.

• Uchiha Feihuo reported that more than thirty Hidden Stone ninja had surrounded the squad, and Uchiha Lan fired a signal flare before ordering his team to break through.
• Uchiha Lan awakened his three-tomoe Sharingan and cut down two Hidden Stone ninja with Uchiha Blade Art—Flying Fire Slash.
• Uchiha Feihuo attacked with Fire Release—Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, while Senju Yunlong raised an Earth Release—Mud Wall to protect Uchiha Lan.
• Shatu used Earth Release—Earth Spear and tried to reform the Hidden Stone formation as both sides fought fiercely.
• A Hidden Stone jonin attacked Uchiha Lan from behind, leaving him badly wounded and fearing he would die before avenging his master.
• Hatake Sakumo arrived after seeing the signal and attacked the Hidden Stone jonin with Lightning Release—Hatake Blade Technique—Lightning Cloud Slash.

Hatake Sakumo led Konoha Ninja in a counterattack that drove the Hidden Stone ninja into retreat, then treated the wounded and poisoned Uchiha Lan. They returned to the Konoha Camp together, where gratitude and mutual admiration brought them closer.

• Hatake Sakumo rallied twenty Konoha Ninja and attacked the Hidden Stone force with his White Fang technique, killing five Hidden Stone Jonin.
• The Konoha Ninja surrounded the Hidden Stone ninja and forced them to flee, while Hatake Sakumo found Uchiha Lan badly wounded.
• Hatake Sakumo treated Uchiha Lan’s poisoned wound by removing a barb and debris and bandaging him.
• Hatake Sakumo helped Uchiha Lan walk back to the Konoha Camp as the sun set.
• At the camp, Uchiha Lan thanked Hatake Sakumo, and they exchanged compliments and began talking comfortably.

After surviving a dangerous battle, Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Lan trained and recovered before receiving an urgent assignment to the Land of Earth front lines. They began scouting there and were ambushed by Earth Release ninja.

• Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Lan returned to camp wounded, and Hatake Sakumo vowed to find a way to counter their enemies.
• Hatake Sakumo trained relentlessly while Uchiha Lan studied ninjutsu during his recovery; once Uchiha Lan healed, they resolved to grow stronger together.
• Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Lan received an urgent assignment to the Land of Earth front lines and were ordered by Jonin Feng Jianhao to patrol, scout enemy movements, and report back.
• Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Lan encountered Land of Earth ninja who attacked from underground, and Hatake Sakumo warned Uchiha Lan before engaging them.
• Uchiha Lan used Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique against the enemy, and the blast shook the ground.

Uchiha Lan and Hatake Sakumo fought their way through increasingly dangerous battles against the Land of Earth, but Lan was wounded during an encirclement and Sakumo cut a path to safety. After Lan recovered, they decided to target the enemy command center, with Yūhi Aburame advising caution.

• Uchiha Lan spotted a gap in the enemy’s coordinated defenses, and his Fire Release attack on their right flank drove them back.
• Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Lan were surrounded by Land of Earth ninjas, and Lan was wounded by a flying stone while they tried to escape.
• Hatake Sakumo unleashed Lightning Release: Thousand-Blade Slash, splitting the enemy line and carrying Uchiha Lan through the opening.
• Medical ninjas treated Uchiha Lan at camp, where Hatake Sakumo apologized and Lan reassured him before recovering over several days.
• Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Lan proposed striking the enemy command center, and Yūhi Aburame agreed the plan might work but urged careful preparation.

Hatake Sakumo, Uchiha Lan, and Yūhi Aburame tracked down and defeated the Hidden Stone commander, then rushed to free captured Konoha Ninja. Aisite trapped them and revealed Explosive Tags implanted in the prisoners, leaving Uchiha Lan desperate to save them as Hatake Sakumo held him back.

• Hatake Sakumo, Uchiha Lan, and Yūhi Aburame questioned prisoners, found a rough route to the enemy command center, and set out through enemy territory.
• The three defeated an enemy squad, broke through a fortified wall, and fought their way to the command tent.
• Hatake Sakumo dealt with the guards, and the three entered the tent and defeated the enemy commander.
• Hatake Sakumo ordered a search for Konoha Ninja prisoners, and the three headed toward the Hidden Stone camp.
• Aisite trapped the three with Earth Release and revealed that Explosive Tags had been implanted in the prisoners' backs.
• Uchiha Lan tried to rush to the prisoners, but Hatake Sakumo slapped him and held him back as Aisite mocked them.

After Hatake Sakumo was badly injured shielding his teammates from an Explosive Tag, he returned with Uchiha Lan and Yūhi Aburame to find Konoha Camp under attack. They helped drive the attackers back, then began treating the wounded and restoring the camp’s defenses in case of another assault.

• Hatake Sakumo shielded Uchiha Lan and Yūhi Aburame from an Explosive Tag blast, was gravely wounded, and urged them to return to camp.
• Hatake Sakumo, Uchiha Lan, and Yūhi Aburame found the camp’s barrier unstable and learned that the camp had been attacked.
• The three entered the burning, ruined camp and joined the fighting, using their techniques to push back the attackers and protect a wounded Konoha ninja.
• Hatake Sakumo and the others rallied the Konoha ninjas, who drove the attackers away after a hard-fought battle.
• Hatake Sakumo ordered the ninjas to treat the wounded and rebuild the camp’s defenses before the enemy could return.

Hatake Sakumo and the Konoha ninja were surrounded and overwhelmed by Hidden Stone reinforcements, but Sakumo stayed behind to protect Uchiha Lan and Yūhi Aburame. He defeated the Hidden Stone leader, sending the remaining attackers fleeing.

• Hidden Stone ninja surrounded the wounded Konoha fighters and attacked under cover of smoke that interfered with Uchiha Lan’s Sharingan.
• As more Hidden Stone reinforcements arrived, Hatake Sakumo ordered Uchiha Lan and Yūhi Aburame to retreat while he held off the attackers.
• Hatake Sakumo unleashed Lightning Release—Thousand Ninja Slash and rallied the Konoha ninja as he charged into the enemy ranks.
• The Hidden Stone leader trapped Sakumo with Earth Release: Rock Pillar Prison, but Sakumo shattered the pillars and defeated him.
• The remaining Hidden Stone ninja fled after their leader fell, leaving Sakumo standing guard over the battlefield.

Tsunade treated wounded Konoha ninjas while defending the medical area from repeated Hidden Stone attacks. She sent a squad to find Uchiha Inabi because his daughter-in-law might not survive, then resumed treatment as the battle continued.

• Tsunade healed a wounded ninja as Konoha and Hidden Stone forces clashed on the battlefield.
• Uchiha Shimizu warned Tsunade that Hidden Stone ninjas had flanked them, and she fought them with a Chakra Scalpel while Shimizu defended the wounded.
• Tsunade summoned Katsuyu to treat the injured, while Uchiha Shimizu and Uchiha Liuyun led the able fighters in holding off another attack.
• Tsunade ordered a squad to find Uchiha Inabi quickly because his daughter-in-law might not survive.
• The squad leader rallied his ninjas and raced to find Uchiha Inabi as Tsunade and the other medical ninjas continued treating the wounded.

Tsunade led Konoha’s battered forces through a fierce battle against the Hidden Stone ninja until reinforcements arrived. Uchiha Ryusuke then joined the fight, directing Konoha’s counterattack against the enemy.

• Tsunade ordered Konoha’s ninja to defend against the Hidden Stone assault and treated the wounded as the fighting intensified.
• Ozawa Honda attacked from the smoke, and Tsunade struck him back while Ichiryo Koze fought beside her.
• After the enemy retreated at a flute signal, Tsunade regrouped the remaining ninja and ordered an assault on the enemy’s center.
• Tsunade summoned Katsuyu and healed the wounded as Konoha’s forces began to falter.
• Konoha’s reinforcements arrived, and Tsunade rallied the troops to tighten their formation and counterattack.
• Uchiha Ryusuke led the reinforcements, blocked enemy attacks, and sent Jonin around the flanks while Chunin provided support.

Uchiha Ying and Tsunade turned back the Hidden Stone assault and helped Konoha defeat its enemies across the battlefields. The Second Ninja World War ended, though Shi Yu warned that the Hidden Stone would seek revenge.

• Hidden Stone explosives devastated the Konoha vanguard as Shi Yu led his forces into the attack.
• Uchiha Ying arrived with Tsunade and used Susanoo to kill dozens of Hidden Stone ninja and split the battlefield.
• Tsunade and Uchiha Ying fought together, defeating Shi Yu with her attacks and Ying's black flames and Susanoo strike.
• The Hidden Stone ninja fled, and Uchiha Ying led Uchiha Clan and Konoha forces to reinforce the other battlefields.
• Konoha drove back the final enemy forces, bringing the Second Ninja World War to an end.

After the Second Ninja World War, Uchiha Ying and Tsunade celebrated Konoha’s recovery over a hot pot dinner, where Ying shared his ambition to unite the Ninja World and encouraged young ninja to protect their village. They left beneath the moonlight and embraced, with Tsunade admitting she had missed him.

• Uchiha Ying and Tsunade reminisced about their first meeting and admired how Konoha had grown since the war.
• Uchiha Ying and Tsunade went to a hot pot restaurant, where the owner thanked Ying for helping Konoha prosper.
• Uchiha Ying told Tsunade and the owner that he planned to strengthen Konoha and gradually unite the Ninja World.
• Uchiha Ying invited several young Konoha Ninja to join their meal and urged them to train hard and protect the village.
• Uchiha Ying and Tsunade left the restaurant and walked home, where Tsunade admitted she had missed him and embraced him.

In Year 30 of Konoha, Uchiha Ying became the Fourth Hokage and began shaping plans for Konoha’s future. He sent Minato Namikaze to explore a technology partnership with the Land of Snow, leaving Uchiha Ying to resume his Hokage duties.

• Uchiha Ying and Tsunade shared a kiss beneath the moonlight.
• Uchiha Ying formally took office as the Fourth Hokage at age twenty-five and surveyed Konoha from Kage Rock.
• Uchiha Ying joked with Minato Namikaze about his workload and asked whether he had someone he liked.
• Uchiha Ying and Minato Namikaze discussed improving ninja education, cooperation between clans, and relations with other villages.
• Uchiha Ying ordered Minato Namikaze to explore a resource-for-technology partnership with the Land of Snow and asked Kagami Uchiha to supervise Orochimaru.
• Minato Namikaze left to carry out the assignment, and Uchiha Ying returned to his paperwork.

Orochimaru and Kagami Uchiha secured funding from Fourth Hokage Uchiha Ying and oversaw research on a walkie-talkie and a fruit slot machine. After several weeks, the walkie-talkie prototype worked in initial tests and the slot machine design took shape, so Orochimaru prepared to summon ANBU members and bring the products to market.

• Orochimaru and Kagami Uchiha agreed to keep the research controlled and seek clan support, while Orochimaru requested twenty million yen from Fourth Hokage Uchiha Ying.
• Uchiha Ying approved the funding and required regular progress reports, allowing Orochimaru to assemble researchers and begin work.
• The researchers developed the walkie-talkie's signal and encryption systems while separate teams designed and refined the fruit slot machine.
• Kagami Uchiha warned the teams not to sacrifice material quality, and Orochimaru stressed that walkie-talkie reliability could save lives on the battlefield.
• After several weeks, Orochimaru tested the walkie-talkie prototype at a training ground, and the fruit slot machine's design and initial operation drew his approval.
• Orochimaru told Kagami Uchiha the experiments had succeeded and said the products were ready for market, then prepared to summon ANBU members.

Uchiha Ying planned to expand the village’s fruit slot machine business and establish a Ninja Kindergarten while Tsunade brought him Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Lan’s wedding invitation. The chapter ended with the couple discussing their wedding gifts and Tsunade’s younger brother’s future.

• Uchiha Ying ordered walkie-talkies for team leaders and explained plans for a main arcade and franchise stores, using Konoha’s population of around fifty thousand to guide expansion.
• Uchiha Ying proposed subsidies for clans that had more children and announced a well-funded Ninja Kindergarten with ANBU security and medical support.
• Tsunade arrived and gave Uchiha Ying the wedding invitation for Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Lan.
• Uchiha Ying and Tsunade each decided to give the newlyweds one million yen as a wedding gift.
• Uchiha Ying asked about Tsunade’s twelve-year-old younger brother, and Tsunade said he focused on training rather than romance.

Uchiha Ying and Tsunade enjoyed a family meal before shopping for kimonos and sharing a quiet moment atop Kage Rock. They reaffirmed their love and commitment to face the future together.

• Uchiha Ying and Tsunade visited Uchiha Qin and Uchiha Inabi, who welcomed them home and warned them to stay alert amid instability.
• Uchiha Ying and Tsunade shared dinner with Uchiha Qin and Uchiha Inabi, then left to shop together.
• Uchiha Ying chose a pink, blossom-embroidered kimono for Tsunade at a kimono shop.
• Uchiha Ying and Tsunade climbed Kage Rock and reflected on the statues of the village's leaders.
• Uchiha Ying asked Tsunade to stay by his side as they grew old and worked toward his dream of ruling the Ninja World, and Tsunade promised she would.

Uchiha Ying and Tsunade spent a tender night together before attending Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Lan's wedding in Konoha. The chapter ended with the couples celebrating amid the wedding festivities, briefly setting aside their concerns about the village.

• Uchiha Ying and Tsunade returned to their new villa, shared a loving evening, and fell asleep together.
• Uchiha Ying and Tsunade woke the next morning, made breakfast together, and dressed for Hatake Sakumo's wedding.
• Uchiha Ying and Tsunade arrived at the decorated wedding venue and gave the newlyweds a gift of two million yen.
• Hatake Sakumo welcomed Uchiha Ying and Tsunade, and they toasted to love, Konoha, and protecting their loved ones.
• Uchiha Lan joined Hatake Sakumo, exchanged warm wishes with Uchiha Ying and Tsunade, and celebrated with them as the banquet grew lively.

After Riko suffered severe bleeding while giving birth, Kagami and Uchiha Ying helped Tsunade stabilize her with a blood transfusion. Riko and her newborn daughter were safe, and Kagami vowed to protect his family.

• Uchiha Ying blessed Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Lan at their wedding.
• Tsunade told Kagami Uchiha that Riko was hemorrhaging and needed a type O blood transfusion.
• Kagami found Uchiha Ying, who donated blood as Tsunade treated Riko and stabilized her condition.
• Tsunade told Kagami that Riko was safe and that they had a baby girl.
• Kagami reunited with Riko and their daughter, vowed to protect them, and was watched by Ying and Tsunade.

Uchiha Ying and Tsunade shared a tender date and reflected on the burdens of protecting Konoha and the people they loved. A series of memories traced their relationship from their first meeting through longing and reunion, bringing their story to an end.

• Uchiha Ying and Tsunade walked together, shared their hopes for the future, and promised to wait for a more stable Ninja World.
• Uchiha Ying and Tsunade recalled their first meeting, when he paid for a little girl's meal and Tsunade accused him of stealing her first kiss.
• Young Tsunade gave Uchiha Ying a sachet and asked him to return alive, and they later shared a first scarf and a promise beneath a snowy mountain tree.
• Young Tsunade and Uchiha Ying watched summer fireworks together and confessed how much they enjoyed being together.
• Uchiha Ying arrived on the Land of Earth battlefield, and Tsunade told him he had come just in time.