Recaps

Hashirama and Tobirama began establishing a ninja village in the Land of Fire, while Shemu Xin faced a growing crisis as several clans invaded the Land of Waterfalls. The chapter ended with Shemu Xin ordering his clan to attack the latest arrivals.

• Tobirama told Hashirama that the Uchiha Clan had left the Land of Fire and that Uchiha Enkō had taken six ninja techniques.
• Hashirama agreed to make Sarutobi Sasuke’s son, Sarutobi Hiruzen, his disciple and chose Hidden Leaf Village as the village’s name.
• The Taketori Clan seized much of Shemu Xin’s territory in the Land of Waterfalls, while the Riverflow Clan renewed its resistance.
• Shemu Xin learned that another unidentified, apparently large clan had entered the Land of Waterfalls.
• Shemu Xin ordered his clan to attack the newcomers before turning against the Taketori Clan.

Madara, Enkō, and Izuna detected two Shemu Clan ambush teams as they marched toward the Shemu Clan’s territory. Madara went to confront the forward team and killed Shemu Chuan, leaving Shemu Xin and the other ambushers stunned.

• Enkō told Madara and Izuna about the Flying Thunder God Technique, but both refused to learn Tobirama’s jutsu.
• Madara sensed approaching teams from the front and rear and left to face the forward group, while Izuna went after the rear team.
• Shemu Xin and Shemu Chuan prepared an ambush, believing the approaching force had not discovered them.
• Madara reached the road and looked directly toward the concealed ambushers, prompting Shemu Xin to send Shemu Chuan to kill him.
• Madara cut down Shemu Chuan, whose headless body fell before the stunned ambushers.

Madara slaughtered the Shemu Clan’s ambush in the wilderness, killing Shemu Xin despite his power-up from drinking Hero’s Water. After the survivors fled, Enkō received a secret letter and led his clansmen into the Land of Waterfalls.

• Shemu Xin discovered that Madara had killed his son and ordered nearly a hundred men to attack him.
• Madara broke Shemu Xin’s wrist, sent him crashing into his men, and cut through the attacking force.
• Shemu Xin drank the Shemu Clan’s Hero’s Water and charged Madara with enhanced chakra, but Madara killed him with a single slash.
• Madara unleashed his overwhelming chakra, causing the remaining attackers to flee.
• Enkō caught a messenger hawk, read its secret letter, and announced that the clansmen would move into the Land of Waterfalls.

Enkō and Uchiha Mu infiltrated the Daimyo Palace to take control of the Land of Waterfalls and establish a ninja village. Enkō placed the daimyo under genjutsu, appointed Mu to govern in his place, and named the new village Flame Hidden Village.

• The Daimyo rejected the Uchiha Clan’s request for village funding and demanded that their village obey his orders and bear the name Takigakure.
• Enkō and Uchiha Mu watched the Daimyo’s private gathering from the second floor of the pavilion.
• Mu subdued the Daimyo, and Enkō put him under genjutsu.
• Enkō appointed Mu as the Daimyo and instructed him to use seventy percent of the treasury to build a village.
• Enkō told Mu that the village would be called Flame Hidden Village.

Konoha and Flame Hidden Village discussed their plans after the Uchiha Clan founded a village in the Land of Flame. Hashirama planned to distribute the Tailed Beasts among the nations, while Madara’s village prepared to expand and sent Izuna on a mission to the Lightning Country.

• Tobirama warned Hashirama that the Uchiha Clan’s new village could threaten the Land of Fire, and Nara Shikaku and Toka Senju suspected the Uchiha had used genjutsu on the daimyo.
• Hashirama proposed finding and distributing the Tailed Beasts to balance the nations’ military strength, and Tobirama insisted the Uchiha must not obtain them.
• Enkō proposed creating a Ninja Academy and a Genin, Chunin, and Jonin ranking system for Flame Hidden Village.
• Enkō proposed recruiting more clans and asked Chikuma to help subdue them, while assuring Madara he would not need to use his Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Enkō assigned Izuna a mission to travel to the Lightning Country and catch a little pet.

Uchiha Enkō led the Taketori Clan to Hidden Crafts Village to discuss its future and recruit its skilled ninja-tool makers. Village Chief Qingming revealed that Kirigakure had already proposed that the village join it, leaving Enkō to learn that another major village had the same goal.

• Enkō planned to recruit the Uzuki Clan and visit the Land of Crafts, while Chikuma and the Taketori Clan grew restless for a fight.
• A hooded figure with dark green eyes appeared at the cave after Enkō's group left and vanished after watching the direction they had gone.
• Enkō and the Taketori Clan arrived at Hidden Crafts Village, where guards warned that something had happened and the village might not be able to forge tools.
• Village Chief Qingming welcomed Enkō and learned he was the Uchiha Clan's Third Leader.
• Enkō asked about Qingming's plans for the village, and Qingming said Kirigakure had already asked Hidden Crafts Village to join it.

The Hidden Crafts Village debated whether to side with Kirigakure or the Flame Hidden Village, while Qingming decided to let them clash and then exploit the weakened victor. Enkō foiled an assassin’s attempt on his life, but was shocked when the attacker’s identity was revealed.

• Qingming and the Hidden Crafts Village’s leaders discussed the rival bids for their allegiance, and Qingming proposed waiting for the two sides to fight before confronting the winner.
• Enkō considered how to secure the Hidden Crafts Village and guard against its leaders taking advantage of the conflict.
• A black-cloaked assassin entered Enkō’s room and attacked him, but Enkō escaped with a substitution and counterattacked.
• The assassin fled through the window, and Enkō pursued him with a flaming sword slash that burned away his cloak.
• Enkō recognized the attacker’s ordinary face and exclaimed in surprise.

Enkō confronted Kakuzu, who had tried to assassinate him over the disappearance of his wife and daughter. After defeating Kakuzu, Enkō spared him and offered him a chance to buy his life back.

• Enkō stopped Chikuma and the Taketori clansmen from joining the fight and asked Kakuzu why he had attacked him.
• Kakuzu blamed the Uchiha Clan for his family’s disappearance, and Enkō suggested his wife might have been working in Flame Hidden Village.
• Enkō challenged Kakuzu to defeat him to earn his freedom, and they fought in the rain.
• Enkō’s Shadow Clone wounded Kakuzu, and Enkō stopped a Rasengan at the last moment before knocking him unconscious with a punch.
• Kakuzu asked why Enkō had spared him, and Enkō demanded one hundred billion Explosive Tags to buy his life back.

Enkō recruited Kakuzu into the Flame Hidden Village and went to negotiate with Kirigakure over the Hidden Crafts Village. Shuiwu challenged Enkō for his blood, and their battle ended with Enkō activating Kagami no Mitama as Shuiwu found himself unable to move.

• Enkō told Kakuzu he would have to repay his debt by working for the Flame Hidden Village, and promised to arrange for Kakuzu's family to join him.
• Enkō met Shuiwu, Kirigakure's envoy, in the council hall, where Shuiwu revealed his Blood Release and demanded Enkō's blood as the stakes for their fight.
• Shuiwu attacked Enkō at close range, and they exchanged powerful strikes that sent them crashing out of the council hall into the rain.
• Shuiwu used his speed and blood weapons to cut Enkō, then dodged his flames by taking to the sky with Blood Wings.
• Enkō summoned a black Susanoo spear and blasted Shuiwu through buildings, then activated Kagami no Mitama as blood streamed from his left eye.

Enkō seized Shuiwu’s Blood Release with Kagami no Mitama and defeated him in a brutal battle, hoping the Kekkei Genkai could help him preserve his Mangekyō Sharingan. Shuiwu escaped by exploding into blood mist, leaving Enkō exhausted as Qingming and other ninjas arrived.

• Enkō used his dojutsu to nullify Shuiwu’s Kekkei Genkai and then seized Blood Release, despite the severe pain and strain it caused him.
• Enkō attacked Shuiwu with blood needles and a blood sword, while Shuiwu countered with water techniques and a close-range strike.
• Enkō used Blood Burial to devastate the area and leave Shuiwu badly wounded, then realized his ability would last only five minutes.
• Shuiwu told Enkō that the dojutsu’s effect lasted five minutes and escaped by exploding into blood mist when Enkō tried to grab him.
• Qingming arrived with other ninjas and told the exhausted Enkō it was time for them to talk.

Enkō confronted Qingming and the Hidden Crafts Village shinobi, arguing that joining Flame Hidden Village offered their best chance of survival. After Qingming attacked and lost to Chikuma, Enkō killed him and welcomed the villagers into Flame Hidden Village, then wondered how his second brother was faring in Lightning Country.

• Enkō told Qingming that Hidden Crafts Village was too weak to remain independent and urged its people to choose whether to join Flame Hidden Village.
• More than a dozen Flame Hidden Village shinobi arrived, and villagers began declaring their support for Enkō despite Qingming's protests.
• Qingming attacked Enkō, but Chikuma fought him and overwhelmed him with his Shikotsumyaku.
• Qingming tried to flee, but Enkō killed him with a shuriken to the throat.
• The Hidden Crafts Village people welcomed Enkō, who then wondered how things were going with his second brother in Lightning Country.

Izuna tracked down the Nine-Tails in Liaoye Forest and used his Mangekyō Sharingan to subdue and seal it. With the Nine-Tails secured for Flame Hidden Village, he wondered how Third Brother was doing.

• Izuna interrogated a Kumogakure patrol captain with genjutsu and learned that the Nine-Tails had been driven west into Liaoye Forest.
• Izuna used a Uchiha Clan compass to locate the resting Nine-Tails in the forest.
• The Nine-Tails attacked Izuna, but he avoided its strike and revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Izuna trapped the Nine-Tails in genjutsu and sealed it into a scroll with the Summoning Seal.
• Izuna put away the scroll and worried about how Third Brother was doing.

Enkō arranged for the Hidden Crafts Village residents to be escorted to Flame Hidden Village, then traveled to Medicine Hidden Village hoping to recruit its healers and find a way to treat his failing eyesight. The village chief recognized that Enkō was nearly blind, and Enkō asked whether he could cure him.

• Enkō considered Shuiwu's Blood Release as a possible way to prevent his Mangekyo Sharingan from going blind.
• Enkō told Shentai that the Hidden Crafts Village could depart and instructed Chikuma to escort half the Taketori Clan back with them.
• Enkō and his group traveled to Medicine Hidden Village, where a farmer told him that the village's numbers had dwindled about a month earlier.
• Enkō joined the long line of patients and waited until he could speak with the village chief.
• The white-haired village chief identified Enkō's near-blindness, and Enkō asked whether he could treat it.

Uchiha Enkō visited Tian Lao for treatment of the damage to his eyes and received medicinal wine that could prevent backlash for an hour. When Fukuizumi Takuya reported that Tian Yuan and others were trapped in a valley, Enkō chose to join the rescue, leaving Tian Lao worried.

• Tian Lao examined Enkō’s eyes and explained that their damaged foundation could not be repaired, though medicinal wine could prevent further backlash temporarily.
• Tian Lao gave Enkō the remaining medicinal wine for five taels and declined Enkō’s unspoken attempt to recruit him.
• A child told Tian Lao that Tian Yuan and others were trapped in a valley and needed rescuing.
• Tian Lao warned the villagers that going to the valley would be dangerous, but Fukuizumi Takuya insisted on returning to save Tian Yuan and the others.
• Enkō offered to accompany Takuya, took Chikuma with him, and left for the valley as Tian Lao watched anxiously.

Enkō investigated Absolute Poison Valley after Takuya explained that a mysterious force had driven Tian Yuan’s group into a frenzy. Inside the gorge, Enkō found the group unconscious and discovered the grayish-white Chakra was likely Sage Chakra, leaving him to face the danger alone.

• Takuya explained that Tian Yuan and the other villagers had gone to harvest a life-extending fruit but were driven violent by the valley’s mysterious force.
• At the gorge entrance, Enkō saw grayish-white Chakra filling the air and ordered everyone else to wait outside while he investigated alone.
• Enkō entered the gorge, felt the foreign Chakra merge with his own, and found the missing villagers unconscious.
• The foreign Chakra surged, sending Enkō into a frenzy and triggering his Mangekyo Sharingan as Susanoo began to emerge.
• Enkō drank Tian Lao’s medicinal wine, calmed the rampaging Chakra, and realized the gray Chakra was likely Sage Chakra.

Enkō followed a powerful life force through the canyon and found a rare fruit guarded by an enormous, injured snake from Ryūchi Cave. After the snake attacked him and insulted his knowledge of the White Snake Sage, Enkō turned to fight.

• Enkō sensed a dense life force deeper in the canyon and left the unconscious people behind to investigate.
• Enkō found a life-force-rich fruit on an ancient tree beside a pool and suspected a Ryūchi Cave snake guarded it.
• A giant snake emerged from the pool and revealed that it needed two more fruits to recover and planned to take revenge on an old hag.
• The giant snake sensed Enkō, destroyed his hiding place with a chakra attack, and ordered him to leave.
• Enkō began to depart, but after the snake rejected the White Snake Sage’s name, he unleashed his chakra and prepared to fight.

Enkō fought a giant snake from Ryūchi Cave, using his Susanoo and dojutsu against its Sage Arts. After the snake broke his Susanoo and constricted him, the chapter ended with a crash and the canyon falling silent.

• Enkō dodged the giant snake’s attacks and cut its head with Uchiha Flame Slash.
• Enkō used Heaven's Pobei to worsen the snake’s wound, but his attempt to copy its Sage Art failed.
• The giant snake struck Enkō with White Excitation Technique and its tail, leaving him injured before he reduced the damage with Heaven's Pobei.
• Enkō summoned the Crow Tengu Susanoo, caught the snake’s tail, and hurled the giant creature across the canyon.
• The giant snake coiled around the Susanoo, crushed it, and then tightened its body around Enkō as the canyon fell silent.

Uchiha Enkō defeated Mad Fang, a wounded giant snake from Ryūchi Cave, and agreed to a contract that let Mad Fang lend him Sage Chakra in exchange for help finding life-restoring treasures. After Mad Fang entered Enkō’s body and began recovering, Enkō suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to save someone.

• Enkō emerged from beneath the defeated giant snake and learned that its name was Mad Fang.
• Mad Fang explained that the White Snake Sage had injured him after he refused to give up his forbidden Sage Art.
• Enkō offered to spare the tree’s fruit in exchange for learning Sage Art, but Mad Fang instead proposed a contract to lend him his power.
• Enkō agreed to help Mad Fang find life-restoring treasures, and Mad Fang promised to help him when he chose to.
• Enkō gave Mad Fang the fruit, and Mad Fang used its life force to heal before sealing himself inside Enkō.
• Enkō felt his strength return, then realized he had forgotten to save someone.

Enkō rescued four men from Medicine Hidden Village and recruited more than ten young villagers to join him in Flame Hidden Village. He then traveled alone to the Uzuki Clan’s territory, where he learned the clan was considering Konoha’s invitation and discovered they intended to avenge Sarutobi Sasuke by fighting Uchiha Enkō.

• Enkō emerged from the gorge with four unconscious men and helped bring them back to Medicine Hidden Village.
• After the rescued men recovered, Tian Lao offered to let his son Tian Yuan and other young villagers leave with Enkō.
• More than ten young people, including the four rescued men, chose to join Enkō and return to Flame Hidden Village.
• Enkō sent Chikuma and the others to escort the recruits home while he traveled alone to the Uzuki Clan’s territory.
• A Ri told the Uzuki Clan’s white-haired leader that Konoha had invited them to join for the third time and identified Uchiha Enkō as Sarutobi Sasuke’s killer.
• The Uzuki Clan’s leader vowed to fight Uchiha Enkō to the death to avenge Sarutobi Sasuke.

Enkō traveled to Akita Town and sought out the Uzuki Clan, which had not yet joined Konoha. After the clan recognized him, Uzuki Riten escorted him to meet the clan head.

• Enkō visited Ichiraku Ramen in Akita Town, where the owner said he would soon move to Konoha.
• Enkō searched the forest beyond town and was stopped by two Uzuki Clan members.
• Enkō introduced himself and asked to discuss an important matter with the clan head.
• Uzuki Riten recognized Enkō’s name, warned his men not to provoke him, and went to notify the clan head.
• Uzuki Riten returned and escorted Enkō toward the clan grounds to meet the clan head.

Enkō visited the Uzuki Clan to invite them to join Flame Hidden Village, but Uzuki Dekima confronted him over killing Sarutobi Sasuke. After Enkō showed him Sarutobi Sasuke’s jade pendant, Dekima proposed a wager that would decide whether the clan joined, and Enkō accepted.

• Uzuki Riten led Enkō to the clan estate, where Enkō told Uzuki Dekima he had come on behalf of the Uchiha Clan to invite the Uzuki Clan to Flame Hidden Village.
• Uzuki Dekima asked whether Enkō had killed Sarutobi Sasuke, and Enkō admitted that he had.
• Uzuki Dekima attacked Enkō with a teacup and had the clan’s armed members surround the hall.
• Enkō showed Uzuki Dekima the jade pendant Sarutobi Sasuke had given him, and Dekima agreed to set aside the clan’s grudge.
• Uzuki Dekima wagered that the Uzuki Clan would join Flame Hidden Village if Enkō withstood three sword strikes, and Enkō accepted.

Enkō faced Uzuki Dekima in a three-strike sword duel to settle their dispute and demonstrate his strength to the Uzuki Clan. After Enkō parried the first two attacks, Uzuki Dekima began preparing his strongest third strike.

• Uzuki Dekima and Enkō faced each other before the gathered Uzuki Clan members, and Dekima said he would make only three strikes.
• Uzuki Dekima attacked with his Moonshadow Sword, but Enkō used his Sharingan to intercept the blade and evade its penetrating sword qi.
• Uzuki Dekima vanished and struck from Enkō's blind spot, but Enkō blocked the attack and said he had recognized the tactic from a faster opponent he had encountered.
• Uzuki Dekima conceded that Enkō had won, but Enkō asked him to deliver the third strike so the clan could witness his strength.
• Uzuki Dekima warned that his final strike was his strongest and could not be withdrawn, then let his aura disappear as Enkō prepared to receive it.

Uzuki Dekima tested Enkō with his strongest sword technique, but Enkō survived without a scratch and won the wager, securing the Uzuki Clan's agreement to join the Flame Hidden Village. Dekima explained his reasons to Uzuki Riten, then worried about a girl who hated the Uchiha Clan and was due to return that night.

• Uzuki Dekima unleashed Skybreaker, and Enkō blocked the strike amid a blast that destroyed half the training platform.
• Enkō emerged from the rubble unharmed and reminded Dekima that he had won their wager.
• Uzuki Dekima agreed that the Uzuki Clan would join the Uchiha Clan, and Uzuki Riten arranged lodging for Enkō.
• Uzuki Dekima told Uzuki Riten he chose the Flame Hidden Village because it needed the Uzuki Clan and because he believed the Uchiha Clan had greater ambition than Konoha.
• Uzuki Riten warned that a girl who hated the Uchiha Clan might cause trouble, and Dekima said Enkō would have to handle it when she returned that night.

A mysterious Uzuki woman returned to the clan grounds and learned that the Uzuki Clan had agreed to join the Flame Hidden Village. She confronted Uchiha Enkō privately to ask about Uchiha Qingyan, but their meeting turned hostile after she tried to use genjutsu on him.

• The masked Uzuki woman returned from a mission and questioned the night guards about rumors concerning the Flame Hidden Village.
• Uzuki Riten told her that Uchiha Enkō had persuaded the clan chief to join the Flame Hidden Village, and she left to question someone herself.
• Enkō studied the stolen ninjutsu scrolls, including the Reaper Death Seal, before noticing a masked figure outside his guest room.
• The woman asked Enkō whether he knew Uchiha Qingyan and said her question was a private matter.
• The woman used powerful genjutsu on Enkō, but he resisted and accused her of acting on behalf of the Uzuki Clan.

Enkō fought a masked swordswoman from the Uzuki Clan while Uzuki Dekima and Uzuki Riten watched without intervening. After Enkō broke through her sword technique and knocked off her mask, he was stunned to see violet hair and a pair of scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Enkō attacked the masked woman with a kunai, and she parried his strikes with a sword.
• Uzuki Riten asked Uzuki Dekima whether they should stop the fight, but Dekima said both fighters knew their limits.
• The woman used Moonshadow Sword Style: Butterfly Dance to overwhelm Enkō, but he counterattacked and struck her in the chest with a flying knee.
• The woman used Moonshadow Sword: Half Moon to disarm Enkō and thrust at his exposed abdomen.
• Enkō kicked the airborne kunai toward the woman, cutting her mask in two and revealing her violet hair and Mangekyō Sharingan.