Recaps

Enkō learned that the masked woman was Juri, the daughter of Uchiha Qingyan and Uzuki Suzu, and heard how she had grown up apart from the Uchiha Clan. When Juri asked about her father, Enkō said the present Uchiha Clan had no one named Uchiha Qingyan.

• Enkō recognized Juri’s Mangekyō Sharingan, and she revealed her name and Uchiha surname.
• Uzuki Dekima and Uzuki Riten mediated, and Enkō and Juri sat down to talk.
• Juri explained that Uchiha Qingyan had met and fallen in love with Uzuki Suzu after she saved his life during the Warring States era.
• Suzu raised their daughter, Chiri, alone; she died when Chiri was fourteen, and Chiri later gave up searching for Qingyan and the Uchiha Clan.
• Juri asked Enkō about Qingyan, and he clarified that the current Uchiha Clan had no one by that name.

Juri mourned learning that her father was dead, decided to visit the Uchiha Clan and agreed to try teaching at Flame Hidden Village’s Ninja Academy. In Konoha, Tobirama learned that Enkō had visited the Uzuki Clan and ordered several clan heads contacted so they could trap him in the Land of Fire.

• Juri told Enkō about her mother’s stories of her father and her decision to learn about him by visiting the Uchiha Clan.
• Enkō suggested Juri become a teacher at Flame Hidden Village’s planned Ninja Academy, and she agreed to try.
• Enkō sensed someone watching him and Juri, but saw no one when he turned around.
• Hashirama discussed village affairs with Tobirama, including the Three-Tails and an envoy from the Land of Fire’s daimyo.
• Tobirama’s secret operative reported seeing Enkō near the Uzuki Clan, and Tobirama ordered him to contact clan heads to keep Enkō in the Land of Fire.

Uchiha Enkō’s convoy reached Fukuoka Town as Toka Senju and the head of the Hyuga Clan prepared to capture him. After receiving a mysterious message, Enkō armed himself and headed toward a tavern, leaving the encounter unresolved.

• Uzuki Dekima and Enkō led the convoy toward Fukuoka Town, planning to leave the Land of Fire the next day.
• The Hyuga Clan head located Enkō, and Toka Senju arranged to trap the Uzuki Clan with a barrier while he tried to capture Enkō alive.
• Enkō and the convoy arrived in Fukuoka Town and settled into an inn for the night.
• Enkō reflected on Senju Hashirama’s strength and the looming First Shinobi World War.
• An inn attendant delivered Enkō a note from someone waiting at a tavern, and Enkō set out with a sword strapped to his waist.

Enkō met Hyuga Yuto in an izakaya, where the Hyuga Clan leader revealed his mission to capture Enkō and challenged him to a fight. Enkō used his ocular technique to strip Yuto of his Byakugan, then revealed an ally attacking from behind.

• Enkō met Hyuga Yuto at an izakaya and questioned him about the Hyuga Clan's alleged plan to leave Konoha for the Uchiha Clan.
• Hyuga Yuto admitted he had been assigned to capture Enkō and activated a red barrier around the inn with his companions.
• Enkō and Hyuga Yuto clashed with a sword and Gentle Fist, destroying the izakaya and scattering its customers.
• Enkō used Kagami no Mitama to remove Yuto's Byakugan, but Yuto prepared an Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm.
• A Sharingan-wielding ally attacked Yuto from behind, and Enkō revealed that he had not come alone.

Enkō and Uchiha Juri pursued the wounded Hyuga Yuto through Fukuoka Town, gradually wearing down his defenses. Just as they closed in to finish him, Mad Fang warned Enkō of danger.

• Hyuga Yuto fled after Enkō and Uchiha Juri ambushed him, and the two pursued him through town.
• Juri and Enkō wounded Yuto, but he used his Gentle Fist skills to deflect their attacks and escape toward the outskirts.
• Enkō used Heaven's Pobei to blast Yuto into a house, but Yuto sealed his acupoints to stop the bleeding and escaped again.
• Juri launched Enkō forward, and his sword struck Yuto's Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation before his Susanoo shattered the defense.
• As Juri and Enkō moved to seal off Yuto's escape, Mad Fang urgently warned Enkō to watch out.

Ino–Shika–Cho defeated Hyuga Yuto and restrained Juri, but Juri warned them that the fight was not over. A mysterious figure with a strange Sharingan appeared behind Nara Shikaku and told Juri to leave the rest to him.

• Mad Fang warned Enkō of an incoming attack, but Nara Shikaku immobilized him with the Partial Multi-Size Technique, and Akimichi Dinghai knocked him through two walls.
• Yamanaka Haito rescued the badly injured Hyuga Yuto while Shikaku ordered the team to capture Enkō and subdue Juri.
• Juri fought back against the Ino–Shika–Cho combination, but Shikaku's shadow technique ultimately restrained her and suppressed her chakra.
• Juri questioned whether they had truly won and directed the group's attention behind Shikaku.
• A black-haired figure with a three-tomoe Sharingan and snake-like pupils appeared behind Shikaku and told Juri he would take over.

Enkō fought the Ino–Shika–Cho team after arriving in Fukuoka Town, and Mad Fang explained the limits of Enkō’s incomplete Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode. Enkō broke through Akimichi Dinghai’s defense and resumed the chase, but Yamanaka Haito caught him with the Mind Body Switch Technique.

• Enkō traded a powerful punch with Akimichi Dinghai, then learned from Mad Fang that his incomplete Sage Mode could not use Ryūchi Cave’s advanced Sage Arts.
• Nara Shikaku called off the mission and led the team’s retreat while Enkō freed Uchiha Juri from his shadow control and told her to check on the station.
• Enkō pursued the retreating team, and Akimichi Dinghai stayed behind to attack him with a wave of earth and dust.
• Enkō countered with a Sage Art Great Fireball and shattered Dinghai’s arm in their next punch exchange, sending him crashing through several houses.
• Yamanaka Haito used the Mind Body Switch Technique on Enkō from a nearby rooftop.

Enkō’s group repelled Konoha’s ambush, captured Yamanaka Haito, and escaped with their prisoners alive. In Konoha, Hashirama ordered Tobirama to carry out the Tailed Beast Plan while he went to the Yamanaka Clan, as Enkō returned to the Flame Hidden Village.

• Yamanaka Haito invaded Enkō’s spiritual world, but Mad Fang swallowed his spiritual form, leaving Haito unconscious from the backlash.
• Nara Shikaku escaped as the barrier fell, and Enkō told Uzuki Dekima and Uchiha Juri to keep the captives alive for an exchange with Konoha.
• At Konoha Hospital, Hashirama learned that Shikaku was lightly injured and Yuto would need two months to recover.
• Hashirama scolded Tobirama for provoking the Flame Hidden Village and insisted that the hostages be exchanged rather than abandoned.
• Hashirama assigned Tobirama the Tailed Beast Plan and took Momoka with him to the Yamanaka Clan.
• Enkō returned to the Flame Hidden Village after a long journey.

Enkō returned to Flame Hidden Village with the Uzuki Clan and Chiri, while Izuna and Madara welcomed him. Chiri revealed her Uchiha surname and Sharingan, leaving the brothers surprised as the chapter ended.

• Shentai argued with Kakuzu over funding for a ninja sword, and Izuna approved an additional five million ryō.
• Izuna and Madara went to the village entrance after Izuna noticed Enkō had returned.
• Enkō greeted his brothers and introduced Uzuki Clan patriarch Uzuki Dekima and the Uzuki Clan.
• Enkō introduced Chiri as Uchiha Chiri, prompting Izuna to mistake her for Enkō's partner.
• Chiri stepped forward and activated her Sharingan as Enkō prepared to explain the misunderstanding.

Enkō returned to Flame Hidden Village with the Uzuki Clan and two captured Konoha shinobi, while Uchiha Juri sought information about her father. After Madara confirmed that Tobirama had targeted Enkō, the brothers restrained their desire for revenge and turned to developing the village, ending with Enkō announcing preparations for the First Shinobi World War.

• Uchiha Juri asked Madara and Izuna about her father, Uchiha Qingyan, and Madara agreed to help her learn more from clan members who had known him.
• Enkō presented the badly injured prisoners Akimichi Dinghai and Yamanaka Haito, prompting Madara and Izuna to realize Tobirama had tried to assassinate him.
• Enkō persuaded Madara and Izuna to postpone revenge and use the prisoners to trade for supplies, then led the Uzuki Clan into Flame Hidden Village.
• Madara examined Mad Fang inside Enkō and confirmed he was a summoned companion before showing Enkō around the village.
• Enkō reconvened the village leaders, announced that clans would manage new departments, and declared preparations for the First Shinobi World War.

Enkō outlined Flame Hidden Village’s government, departments, and Ninja Academy as the village prepared for a wider war. After the clan heads accepted the plan and left to organize their duties, Izuna gave Enkō a scroll connected to his earlier mission.

• Enkō announced that the coming war might involve the entire Shinobi World and proposed dividing the village’s institutions among specialized departments.
• Enkō assigned nine Council Hall seats and gave the Medicine Clan responsibility for the Ninja Hospital and the Artisan Clan responsibility for the armory.
• Enkō assigned the Taketori Clan to guard the borders, the Uzuki Clan to build an intelligence network, the Chinoike Clan to control Daimyo Palace, and the Uchiha Clan to form the Anbu.
• Enkō proposed a Ninja Academy that would admit gifted children from within and outside the village, and he appointed Juri as its principal.
• Madara approved Enkō’s plan, and the clan heads left to arrange their duties before the village’s expansion.
• After the meeting, Izuna gave Enkō a scroll, which Enkō recognized as a great gift from Izuna’s earlier mission.

Enkō visited the Nine-Tails, hoping its life force could help Mad Fang recover, and Mad Fang began draining the beast. The Nine-Tails suddenly opened its eyes with crimson vertical pupils, leaving Enkō frozen.

• Enkō signed the Nine-Tails summoning scroll after Izuna explained how to use it, and Madara warned him that summoning the beast could strain his ocular power.
• Izuna offered to give Madara his eyes, but Madara refused and said that he expected his final battle with Hashirama to end in mutual destruction.
• Enkō told Mad Fang that the Nine-Tails might replenish his life force, and Mad Fang agreed to try absorbing its energy.
• Enkō entered the cave where the Sharingan-controlled Nine-Tails was sealed, and Mad Fang summoned his giant serpent form.
• Mad Fang bit the Nine-Tails and began drawing red chakra from its neck, but the beast's eyes opened with crimson vertical pupils as Enkō froze.

Izuna and Juri discussed their family losses before Izuna rushed to the Nine-Tails’ cave, where Enkō’s experiment had caused the beast to break free of its genjutsu. Enkō subdued it again, and the chapter ended with Flame Hidden Village thriving until several figures arrived at its entrance.

• Izuna asked Juri about her father, and she said learning that he had never forgotten her mother was enough.
• Izuna sensed that the Nine-Tails’ genjutsu had broken and hurried to the cave, with Juri following him.
• The Nine-Tails broke free, but Mad Fang pinned it down and Enkō restored the genjutsu before it could attack.
• Izuna checked that Enkō was unharmed, and Enkō explained that the Nine-Tails had broken free during an experiment.
• Enkō and Mad Fang discussed how little chakra Mad Fang had gained, then Enkō kept visiting the cave as Flame Hidden Village developed.
• Several figures arrived at the entrance to Flame Hidden Village.

Hashirama arrived at Flame Hidden Village to apologize for Tobirama’s actions and exchange hostages, then spent a bittersweet visit with Madara. After skipping stones together, Hashirama left the village and Madara returned inside.

• Uchiha Fu and Uchiha Shu panicked when Hashirama approached Flame Hidden Village, and Fu ran to alert Madara.
• Hashirama told Shu he had come to clean up his younger brother’s mess, then apologized to Madara and Enkō for Tobirama’s actions.
• Madara invited Hashirama inside to discuss business and told Enkō to check the armory for a new ninja sword.
• Hashirama and Madara walked by the river and reminisced about their childhood friendship.
• Madara joined Hashirama in skipping stones across the water, and afterward Hashirama left while Madara returned to the village.

Enkō watched Shentai and the smiths complete a legendary ninja blade after nearly three months of work. When Enkō tested it, the blade cut through his chakra coating, and Shentai named it Demon Blade Cold Edge.

• Enkō visited Shentai's forge in the Flame Hidden Armory and learned that forging special ninja blades required rare materials and could take months.
• Shentai pulled the glowing blade from the furnace, quenched it, and struck it with his hammer to test whether the forging had succeeded.
• The smiths celebrated when the blade rang true, and Shentai presented it to Enkō for inspection.
• Enkō reached for the blade, which sliced through his chakra coating, and Shentai warned that it could cut through most substances, even Susanoo.
• Enkō asked for the blade's name, and Shentai called it Demon Blade Cold Edge.

Flame Hidden Village opened its school to outsiders and tested civilian children for ninja aptitude and loyalty. As the village began to develop during a brief peace, four years passed and the Warring States Era arc ended.

• Parents brought their children to Flame Hidden Village for enrollment, where examiners tested their chakra sense, age, and family backgrounds with genjutsu.
• Might Yuan passed the tests and was accepted into the school.
• Uchiha Juri asked Enkō why he was recruiting civilians, and Enkō said talented students could strengthen the village.
• Juri worried that war would return, while Enkō said he hoped their struggles would secure lasting peace and expressed faith in the Uchiha Clan's future.
• Flame Hidden School began operating, the village developed rapidly, and four years passed during a brief period of peace.

Enkō and Izuna sparred against their eldest brother, Uchiha Madara, and coordinated their attacks to finally land a hit. The brothers celebrated as Madara staggered back and they surfaced from the river.

• Enkō and Izuna prepared to spar with Uchiha Madara and resolved to give him their full effort.
• Izuna attacked Madara head-on while Enkō tried to strike from above, but Madara threw both brothers into the river.
• Madara intercepted Enkō as he emerged from the water, but Izuna used the momentum to send Enkō charging back at him with his sword.
• Izuna attacked while Madara caught Enkō’s blade, but Madara disarmed and kicked Izuna away.
• Enkō released his sword and struck Madara with a palm, forcing Madara to block with his elbow and stagger back.
• Enkō and Izuna surfaced from the river, embraced, and celebrated landing a hit on Madara.

Madara, Izuna, and Enkō celebrated their improved sparring before discussing tensions at the borders and Konoha’s invitation to a Six Kage Summit. Madara decided to attend with Enkō as his guard, while Enkō wondered whether a particular person would be there.

• Izuna and Enkō celebrated making Madara retreat during their spar, but Madara threatened them with extra training before admitting they had done well.
• Izuna reported that the borders remained mostly peaceful, though the Land of Earth had clashed with the Water Country.
• Madara showed Izuna and Enkō Konoha’s invitation to a summit where Hashirama planned to distribute seven Tailed Beasts and sign a peace accord.
• Enkō advised attending the summit to gain a Tailed Beast rather than risk provoking the other villages with a surprise attack.
• Madara chose to attend the summit with Enkō as his guard, and Enkō wondered whether a certain person would also be there.

The leaders of Sunagakure, Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and Kumogakure considered Naruto’s invitation to the Six Kage Summit in Konoha and decided to attend. The First Raikage also intended to confront the Uchiha Clan of the Flame Hidden Village over Olui’s death.

• Reto accepted Konoha’s invitation after Shamon warned him to be cautious.
• Ishikawa prepared to travel to Konoha with Mu, hoping to gain control of the Tailed Beasts’ power.
• Byakuren ordered Kirigakure to avoid major conflicts while he was away, and Shuiwu wondered whether Uchiha Enkō would attend the summit.
• Kumogakure’s leaders debated whether the invitation was a trap, and the First Raikage decided they should go to Konoha.
• The First Raikage said he wanted to confront the Uchiha Clan over their suspected killing of Olui.

Enkō and Madara arrived in Konoha for the village talks, where Madara intimidated two gate guards before Enkō took him to Ichiraku Ramen. As they ate, both sensed killing intent nearby.

• Enkō and Madara reached Konoha and declined the guards’ offer to escort them to the conference hall.
• A Konoha guard warned them against wandering, and Madara’s killing intent terrified him before Madara entered the village with Enkō.
• Madara and Enkō walked through Konoha as residents watched them from a distance.
• Enkō recognized the owner of Ichiraku Ramen, and the owner welcomed him and Madara with bowls of noodles.
• Madara and Enkō sensed a faint trace of killing intent as they ate.

Twelve-year-old Sarutobi Hiruzen encountered Enkō, the Uchiha who had killed his father, and attacked him in a rage. Enkō subdued Hiruzen with his Sharingan and left with Madara, while Danzo secretly reflected on the Sharingan’s power.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen trained on his birthday until Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura came to take him to Ichiraku Ramen.
• At the ramen shop, Hiruzen recognized Enkō as his father’s killer and attacked him with a Fire Dragon Bullet.
• Madara casually swatted the fire attack aside, and Enkō confronted Hiruzen as his companions apologized.
• Enkō used his Sharingan to knock Hiruzen unconscious, then left with Madara after assuring the others that Hiruzen would recover.
• Koharu and Mitokado Homura carried Hiruzen toward the hospital with Danzo, who privately marveled at the Sharingan’s power.

Enkō and Madara attended the First Six Kage Summit, where the Kage discussed Hashirama’s peace accord and the sale of Tailed Beasts. The First Raikage confronted Madara over the deaths of his clansmen in Hell Valley, and Madara openly admitted killing them and challenged him to act.

• Madara and Enkō arrived at the Hokage Building and joined Hashirama and Tobirama on their way to the summit.
• Hashirama welcomed the other Kage, then bowed tearfully to them before Tobirama took charge of the meeting.
• Ishikawa, Byakuren, and Reto insisted that Konoha’s peace accord and distribution of Tailed Beasts required a transaction, and Tobirama said the villages would have to pay.
• A raised the deaths of four Yotsuki Clan members in Hell Valley and demanded that Madara explain why the Chinoike Clan was now in the Flame Hidden Village.
• Madara told A that he had killed the clansmen and asked what A could do about it.

At the Six Kage Summit, Uchiha Madara’s contemptuous response to the Raikage’s accusation triggered a devastating chakra clash that Hashirama had to stop. The Kage agreed to continue talks elsewhere, leaving Madara and the Raikage wary of each other.

• The Raikage demanded an explanation from Uchiha Madara, who said he had killed them and challenged the Raikage to act.
• The Raikage unleashed his chakra, and Madara calmly overwhelmed him with an even greater surge.
• The Raikage activated his Lightning Armor as the younger A and Enkō prepared to join the fight.
• Hashirama intervened with his own chakra and begged Madara to stop, ending the clash when Madara lowered his fingers.
• Hashirama apologized and urged the Kage to work together, and Byakuren, Ishikawa, and Reto agreed to continue the talks in another conference room.

The Kage argued over how to distribute the Tailed Beasts and the resources exchanged for them, while Enkō proposed that the Land of Flame trade its claim for rare minerals and medicinal herbs. The Raikage proposed a tournament to decide allocation priorities, ending with a challenge for each village to send three shinobi into matches where life and death would not matter.

• Reto demanded fertile land from the Land of Fire and twenty percent of the other nations’ payments in exchange for Sunagakure’s claim to a Tailed Beast.
• Enkō said the Land of Flame would also give up its claim in exchange for rare minerals and medicinal herbs.
• The Raikage, Byakuren, and Ishikawa each demanded at least two Tailed Beasts, while Ishikawa’s attempt to trade with the Land of Flame was rejected by Madara.
• Hashirama struggled to keep the meeting together as Tobirama warned that the demands would deplete Konoha’s resources, and Madara prepared to leave.
• The Raikage proposed a tournament to determine resource allocation priorities, with three shinobi from each village competing and the Kage excluded.
• The Raikage challenged the others to accept matches in which life and death would be of no consequence.

The Six Kage agreed to hold a team-based scroll competition in the Land of Wind to determine the ranking for distributing Tailed Beasts and resources. After the other Kage departed, Enkō toured Konoha with Madara and left a hidden memento behind before they left.

• The Raikage proposed a competition without regard for life or death, but Hashirama suggested that teams must stop when an opponent admitted defeat, and the Kage agreed.
• The Raikage outlined a three-person team competition in which teams would collect matching numbered scrolls and submit them before the deadline.
• Reto proposed holding the contest in the Land of Wind, and A said the rankings would determine each village’s share and influence over the Tailed Beasts and resources.
• The Kage agreed to hold the competition in one month, then the other four Kage left Konoha while Madara and Enkō stayed for Hashirama’s tour.
• After Madara asked what Enkō was planning, Enkō said he had left a memento in Konoha, where obscure runes remained hidden in several corners.