Recaps

A mysterious man fled after recognizing Uchiha Enkō in the Country of Roran, while Enkō confronted a younger Obito and realized that the Dragon Vein had thrown him into the future. Enkō overwhelmed Obito in their fight, and the chapter ended with him carrying Obito into the sky as his enormous fireball devastated the city.

• A frightened man recognized Uchiha Enkō, wondered whether he had returned from the dead, and continued into the Country of Roran to seek the Dragon Vein.
• Enkō realized that the Dragon Vein had caused a time anomaly and confronted fourteen-year-old Obito, who challenged him to a fight.
• Enkō easily defeated Obito's attacks, disarmed him, and overpowered his Shadow Clone's Great Fireball with his own flames.
• Enkō's fireball threatened to engulf Obito, but Enkō seized him and carried him skyward as the flames struck the city and set its buildings ablaze.

Enkō rescued Obito from a dangerous encounter in the Country of Roran and revealed that he was an Uchiha with the Mangekyō Sharingan. After learning about the Flame Empire’s factional conflict and the mission to secure the Dragon Vein, Enkō continued on with Obito, who asked how he had awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Obito recovered after Enkō saved him and refused Enkō’s offer to help with his mission, insisting on earning his success fairly.
• Enkō revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, and Obito recognized him as a fellow Uchiha and followed him toward the depths of the Country of Roran.
• Obito explained that the Uchiha Clan was divided between Radical and Conservative factions, and that Uchiha Nian had secretly come to obtain the Dragon Vein for the Radicals.
• Enkō criticized the clan’s leadership and chose not to get involved in its internal affairs as he continued toward his own goal.
• Obito asked Enkō how he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Enkō taught Obito about the Mangekyō Sharingan and smashed through Uchiha Nian’s barrier with Susanoo. They reached the underground altar, where Nian confronted Enkō with his Mangekyō awakened.

• Enkō told Obito that the Mangekyō Sharingan awakened through the desire to protect someone important, and recalled losing his best partner.
• Enkō stopped Obito from touching Uchiha Nian’s barrier and explained that it contained the Uchiha Flame Formation.
• Enkō summoned his Crow Tengu Susanoo and shattered the barrier with brute force, leaving Obito amazed by its strength.
• Uchiha Nian sensed the barrier breaking and hurried to collect the Dragon Vein, but Enkō and Obito burst into the altar before he could finish.
• Enkō offered Nian a chance to leave peacefully, but Nian revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and asked Enkō to teach him a lesson.

Uchiha Nian challenged Uchiha Enkō in the underground altar, but Enkō easily overcame his attacks and told him he had been treating the fight as play. Stung by Enkō’s dismissal, Nian awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan and unleashed his Kuraokami dojutsu.

• Uchiha Nian assessed Enkō’s abilities and devised a plan to exploit their intelligence gap.
• Nian attacked Enkō with an exploding black sphere, senbon, and a surprise kunai strike, but Enkō blocked the attacks and countered with taijutsu.
• Nian and Enkō clashed Rasengan, and Enkō sent Nian crashing into a stone wall.
• Enkō praised Nian, said he would end the fight, and headed toward the Dragon Vein.
• Nian asked why Enkō had not used his dojutsu, then awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan and attacked with Kuraokami.

Enkō fought Uchiha Nian after Nian’s Mangekyō powers turned their sparring match into a violent battle, then sealed the Dragon Vein and returned to his own time. He left Obito with encouragement to help resolve the Uchiha Clan’s divisions.

• Nian used Kuraokami and Dark Kuraokami to spread black ice through the altar and erupt ice across the Ancient Kingdom of Roran.
• Enkō broke through Nian’s Susanoo with a Rasengan and struck him down, though the attack also left Enkō’s right arm frozen.
• Nian admitted he had provoked Enkō because he wanted Enkō to acknowledge him, and Enkō thawed his arm before warning Nian to grow stronger instead of risking his life.
• Enkō urged Obito to work toward becoming Flame Shadow and resolve the Uchiha Clan’s internal conflict, then sealed the Dragon Vein and vanished.
• Fugaku and Guy arrived to find Obito and the injured Nian; Nian concealed what he knew about Enkō.
• Enkō returned to the underground altar in his own time and found the Roran civilians’ chakra signatures still present.

Enkō prepared for war while struggling with the thought that his clan’s achievements might eventually be lost, and he asked Madara whether eternity was worth pursuing. Madara’s counsel helped Enkō understand what he truly valued, and he returned to his duties as commander.

• Enkō oversaw the Land of Flame’s war preparations, backed by Dragon Vein Chakra and gold dust gathered during the Country of Roran operation.
• Mu returned from his work at the Daimyo Palace, which the Chinoike Clan had taken control of and planned to abolish after the war.
• Madara noticed Enkō’s troubled mood and asked what was wrong.
• Enkō asked Madara whether he had considered pursuing eternity because Enkō feared their accomplishments would be squandered by future generations.
• Madara explained that eternity could make life lose its meaning and promised to support Enkō’s choices as his younger brother.
• Enkō realized what he truly wanted, then headed to the conference room to resume his role as commander while Mu watched the preparations.

Kagami, Akane, and Yuan agreed to join the coming war after Enkō warned them of the danger. Meanwhile, a hidden entity discovered that Enkō had noticed the tampering with the Uchiha stone tablet and resolved to kill him; the team was ordered to prepare for a mission to the Water Country.

• Kagami defeated Akane in a spar by using a Shadow Clone, then declined Yuan's eager challenge so they could meet Enkō.
• Akane explained that the village was preparing for war, and Kagami visited his father before rejoining his companions.
• Near the Uchiha Clan Shrine, Kagami sensed he was being watched but found no one there.
• A black entity hiding in the shrine feared that Enkō had uncovered the tampering with the stone tablet and decided Enkō must die.
• Enkō offered Kagami, Akane, and Yuan the chance to join the battlefield; all three accepted despite his warning that they might not return.
• Enkō gave the team three days to prepare and revealed that their destination was the Water Country.

Enkō and Shentai tested a siege weapon powered by Dragon Vein Chakra, which could unleash enormous destructive force but could not fire repeatedly because of overheating. At a mobilization meeting, Enkō announced the abolition of the Daimyo Palace system, shinobi rule of the Land of Flame, and the start of the First Shinobi World War.

• Enkō and Shentai saw the siege weapon's attack slice a small hill in half, but Shentai explained that overheating prevented it from firing again soon.
• Enkō told Shentai that Dragon Vein Chakra supplies were reserved for later, while Shentai stayed behind to improve the weapon's efficiency.
• Enkō joined Madara and addressed the assembled leaders and shinobi at the mobilization meeting.
• Enkō announced that the Land of Flame would abolish the Daimyo Palace system and make the Flame Hidden Village its supreme authority.
• Enkō declared that shinobi would receive greater privileges than ordinary people and announced the imminent start of the First Shinobi World War.

Frost Province City’s defenders underestimated the Land of Flame after learning that ninja had taken over its Daimyo Palace. The city came under attack by an approaching army, and General Yanwu recognized the imposing troops at its front as ninja.

• A young soldier secretly shared wine with his fellow guard and claimed the Land of Flame would not attack because ninja had seized its Daimyo Palace.
• General Yanwu caught the two soldiers drinking, but a guard interrupted him with news of an approaching enemy.
• Yanwu ordered the defenders to prepare for an attack as an army of roughly ten thousand advanced on Frost Province City.
• Yanwu realized the enemy had likely killed every scout he had sent out and noticed that the army’s front ranks had an oppressive presence.
• Yanwu recognized the unusual front-line soldiers as ninja.

The Land of Flame’s mixed force of ninja and ordinary soldiers launched a surprise assault on Frost Province City. Chikuma and the Taketori Clan broke through the defenders, and the city fell in less than an hour.

• Yanwu realized the attacking force combined ninja with ordinary soldiers as they charged toward the city walls.
• Chikuma and the Taketori Clan endured the defenders’ arrows and climbed the walls using bone stairs.
• Chikuma’s clan killed the defenders on the wall while the Land of Flame’s soldiers advanced on ladders.
• Yanwu tried to rally the panicking defenders, but their morale collapsed and they fled.
• Yanwu attacked Chikuma, who severed his hands and killed him with a bone spike.
• Frost Province City’s gates burst open, and the city fell in less than an hour.

Hashirama and Konoha’s leaders debated why the Land of Flame had invaded the Land of Frost, with Shikaku concluding that the Uchiha were expanding their territory and using the conflict to train troops. The discussion ended when an intelligence officer reported that the Land of Flame had also deployed troops against the Land of Grass.

• Hashirama met with Nara Shikaku and Hyuga Yuto to discuss the Land of Flame’s invasion of the Land of Frost.
• Hyuga Yuto reported that the Uchiha Clan controlled the Land of Flame’s Daimyo Palace, while Shikaku warned that the invasion might be the start of territorial expansion.
• Shikaku argued that the four major nations could not easily act against the Land of Flame without breaking the peace agreement or risking a costly war.
• After learning that Uchiha Madara and his brothers had not fought at the battle, Shikaku concluded that the Uchiha were using the invasion to train troops.
• An intelligence officer reported that the Land of Flame had deployed troops against the Land of Grass.

The Daimyo of Frost ordered Hirashima Che to prepare Frost Ninja Village to repel the Land of Flame, while Enkō's army gathered outside Frostsnow City. The Daimyo of Frost sent his forces to meet the invaders, and the battle began.

• The Daimyo of Frost demanded that Hirashima Che promise to deal with the Uchiha Clan, and Hirashima Che claimed he had a sixty percent chance if given one day to prepare.
• The Daimyo of Frost promised Frost Ninja Village a thirty percent increase in funding if it repelled the Land of Flame's attack.
• A day later, Enkō's army assembled outside Frostsnow City, the last major city standing between the Land of Flame and control of the Land of Frost.
• Enkō kept Chikuma from joining the fight because the medicine for his hereditary disease had not fully taken effect.
• The Daimyo of Frost led his troops onto Frostsnow City's ramparts, ordered his ninjas among the troops, and prepared to face the Land of Flame's army.
• The drums of war sounded as the opposing forces stood ready to fight.

Enkō’s army routed the Land of Frost after Frost Ninja Village betrayed its allies during the battle. Enkō killed the Daimyo of Frost at Frostsnow City, prompting the remaining soldiers to flee or surrender.

• Hirashima Che had secretly evacuated Frost Ninja Village and arranged for its ninjas to revolt against the Land of Frost during the battle.
• The Land of Frost’s army fell into disarray as the Land of Flame charged, and Enkō set out to capture its leaders.
• Enkō cut through the battlefield with Cold Edge and leapt onto the city wall as the Daimyo of Frost tried to retreat.
• Enkō killed the Daimyo of Frost, after which the Land of Frost’s soldiers fled or surrendered and the Land of Flame celebrated.

Enkō consolidated the Land of Frost under the Land of Flame and planned further campaigns after learning the First Mizukage had died. He left Mu to reorganize the army and prepare moves against the Land of Fields, the Land of Iron, and the Uzumaki Clan.

• Enkō ordered a Frost minister to raid the Daimyo’s residence and wealthy families, then cooperate with the Land of Flame’s takeover of the Land of Frost.
• Mu reported 17 shinobi deaths, 56 shinobi injuries, and more than 800 foot-soldier casualties; 158 Frost shinobi and over 7,000 foot soldiers had surrendered and agreed to join.
• Enkō read reports that his brother was preparing to invade the Rain Country and that the First Mizukage had died, leaving Kirigakure vulnerable to turmoil.
• Enkō ordered the Funato Clan to seize the Hot Springs Country and nearby islands, then planned an attack on the Land of Iron to encircle the Whirlpool Clan.
• Enkō told Mu that Senju Hashirama was unlikely to intervene to protect the Uzumaki Clan, which Enkō intended to destroy.

Fuma Junsuke refused to surrender the Fuma Clan to the Land of Flame and led his clansmen to confront its army. He and Enkō’s forces met in the rain, with Junsuke declaring that they had come to seek death.

• Fuma Junsuke told the Daimyo of the Land of Fields that he would fight the Land of Flame rather than join it, while urging the Daimyo to surrender if necessary.
• Fuma Junsuke’s clansmen gathered at the Daimyo Palace and insisted on joining him, so he led them to meet the legendary Uchiha.
• Enkō reviewed war reports with Uchiha Mu, Chikuma, and his generals while the Land of Flame’s army camped in the rain.
• A scout reported that a dozen or so enemies had appeared nearby, and Enkō went with his companions to meet them.
• Fuma Junsuke led sixteen Fuma Clan members to the camp and announced that they had come to seek death.

The Fuma Clan challenged Enkō’s forces, and Fuma Junsuke fought Chikuma in a duel that left both badly injured. Enkō stopped Junsuke from landing a final blow, but Junsuke refused to surrender and ordered his clan to attack.

• Fuma Junsuke told Enkō that the Fuma Clan had come to challenge the Uchiha Clan and would not surrender.
• Enkō allowed Chikuma to face Junsuke, and Chikuma used his bone weapons and hardened bones to gain the upper hand.
• Junsuke and Chikuma traded blows until Junsuke, already badly wounded, found an opening and struck at Chikuma’s chest.
• Chikuma burst bone spikes from his chest to counter Junsuke’s palm attack, but Enkō intervened and stopped Junsuke’s wrist.
• Junsuke accepted Enkō’s praise, then ordered the Fuma Clan to kill Enkō’s forces.

Might Yuan struggled with seasickness as the squad sailed toward the Hot Springs Country, where Uchiha Hono and Funato Tenzui planned an attack on Yugakure. Hono left Might Yuan aboard the ship after he vomited on the captain.

• Might Yuan vomited over the ship’s railing while Uzuki Akane and Kagami Uchiha tried to help him.
• Uchiha Hono rejected Might Yuan’s request to join the battle, and Funato Tenzui explained that the Hot Springs Country’s main threat was Yugakure.
• Funato Tenzui proposed that Hono attack the Daimyo Palace, but Hono insisted that his group handle Yugakure instead.
• Funato Tenzui warned Hono about Yugakure’s leaders, Wuyan and Wunian, whose combined chakra could create Storm Release.
• Hono asked Kagami and Akane to help plan the attack and told Might Yuan to stay aboard, then made the order final after Might Yuan vomited on his clothes.

The Funato Clan invaded the Hot Springs Country, broke through its coastal defenses, and sent forces toward the Daimyo Palace while Uchiha Hono led an elite group to intercept Yugakure’s reinforcements. As Wuyan and Wunian raced to help, Wuyan sensed danger in the forest and warned his group.

• A coastal sentry spotted the Funato fleet, and the ships fired chained bolts that connected them to shore.
• Funato Clan members crossed the chains and swam ashore, then used a combined Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique to shatter the Hot Springs Country’s defenses.
• The defenders launched a distress signal toward Yugakure, and Funato Tenzui led a force toward the Daimyo Palace.
• Uchiha Hono set out with Kagami Uchiha, Uzuki Akane, and elite Funato fighters to intercept Yugakure’s reinforcements.
• Wuyan and Wunian led Yugakure forces through the forest, and Wuyan sensed a threat and warned everyone to watch out.

Wuyan and Wunan's Yugakure ninja were ambushed by Huo He, Kagami, Uzuki Akane, and their allies. Kagami and Akane wounded Wunan, but his lightning technique let him overpower Kagami and renew his attack.

• Wuyan shoved Wunan aside to save him from Huo He's opening strike, as attackers swarmed the Yugakure ninja and Huo He engaged Wuyan.
• Kagami used his Sharingan to trap Wunan in genjutsu, allowing Uzuki Akane to slash his chest with Twin Moon Dance.
• Wunan broke the genjutsu by using Lightning Release: Flash Thunder, then clashed with Kagami and Akane at extreme speed.
• Kagami kicked Wunan in his wounded chest while Akane attacked from the other side, but Wunan escaped again with Flash Thunder.
• Wunan struck Kagami with overwhelming force and sent him crashing into a tree, then rushed in for another attack as Akane warned him.

Kagami endured Wunian’s lightning-fast attacks until his Sharingan awakened to three tomoe, letting him counter and seemingly defeat Wunian. Wunian then launched a final attack at Akane, leaving her in danger as a familiar voice called out.

• Wunian battered Kagami through the air with lightning-enhanced attacks while Kagami gradually adapted to his movements.
• Wunian switched to attacking with two kunai and wounded Kagami, but Kagami avoided a vital strike.
• Kagami’s Sharingan awakened to three tomoe, and he pierced Wunian’s shoulder before blasting him into a crater.
• Wunian claimed he had not lost and suddenly charged at Akane, who froze as the attack closed in.
• A familiar voice shouted at Akane to take a kick.

Huo He’s team defeated the Yugakure forces, but Huo He challenged Kagami, Might Yuan, and Akane over their battlefield mistakes before killing the two brothers who refused to surrender. The chapter ended with Enkō fighting a samurai in the snowy Land of Iron.

• Might Yuan arrived in time to knock Wunian unconscious and save Akane, while Huo He brought over the unconscious Wuyan.
• Huo He criticized Kagami for relying too much on his teammates, Might Yuan for disobeying orders, and Akane for lowering her guard before the battle ended.
• Wuyan and his brother rose again and refused to surrender, then used Storm Release to send a water dragon after Huo He.
• Huo He evaded the water dragon and killed both brothers with a swift strike, then told Kagami that some powers were not necessarily worth seeking.
• Huo He said the team would rendezvous with Enkō in the Land of Iron, where Enkō was already facing a samurai in the snow.

As the Land of Fire's army entered the Land of Iron, General and samurai leader Tenggu Tuo asked the retired master Tenggu Tuo to defend the country. After recounting how the Uchiha Clan's power had defeated him and declaring that true samurai had already died, Tenggu Tuo took up Remnant Snow and walked into the snow to fight once more.

• The general begged Tenggu Tuo to help defend the Land of Iron from the invading army of the Land of Fire.
• Tenggu Tuo recalled losing to the Uchiha Clan's leader after the enemy unleashed a powerful ninjutsu he could not counter.
• Tenggu Tuo explained that chakra and ninjutsu had displaced the pure swordsmanship of the old samurai.
• The general accepted Tenggu Tuo's refusal and left to defend the Land of Iron himself.
• Tenggu Tuo took Remnant Snow from its chest and stepped into the snow.

Enkō led the army toward the Land of Iron and agreed to face Tenggu Tuo, an aged samurai who offered a duel to spare his country’s people from resistance. The two prepared to fight as the army withdrew.

• After the Fuma Clan’s deaths, the Daimyo of the Land of Fields surrendered, and Enkō’s army continued north toward the Land of Iron.
• Chikuma complained about the cold while Uchiha Mu teased him about his clan’s unusual way of having children.
• Enkō sensed one person approaching and halted the army as Tenggu Tuo arrived through the snow.
• Chikuma tried to step forward, but Enkō stopped him and recognized that he could not defeat Tenggu Tuo.
• Tenggu Tuo offered to die in a duel so the Land of Iron’s forces would likely surrender without resisting.
• Enkō accepted the challenge, Mu ordered the army back, and Enkō drew his hand toward Cold Edge.

Enkō fought Tenggu Tuo and discovered that the old samurai used natural energy to extend his sword attacks beyond what the Sharingan could see. Enkō chose to face him with blades alone, intending to use the duel to improve his taijutsu.

• Tenggu Tuo drew his sword and struck Enkō with a swift attack that cut a long ravine through the snow.
• Enkō dodged, and Mad Fang explained that Tenggu Tuo used natural energy like Frog Kata to extend his blade’s reach.
• Tenggu Tuo told Enkō to use ninjutsu, but Enkō chose to respect the samurai’s style and fight with swords.
• Mu realized Enkō intended to use Tenggu Tuo as a whetstone to improve his taijutsu, and Tenggu Tuo accepted the challenge.
• Enkō made the first move in their sword fight.

Enkō defeated Tenggu Tuo in a sword duel, breaking Remnant Snow and severing the old samurai’s arm. Tenggu Tuo unleashed his final strike, but it vanished against Enkō’s Susanoo, leaving him dead in the snow.

• Enkō used his speed and Mangekyō Sharingan to trade blows with Tenggu Tuo, whose Remnant Snow gradually cracked under the assault.
• Tenggu Tuo pinned Enkō’s Cold Edge and wounded his shoulder, but Enkō broke Remnant Snow and severed Tenggu Tuo’s forearm.
• Tenggu Tuo revealed his final strike, and Enkō summoned his fourth-form Susanoo to face the colossal blade formed from snow, stones, and dust.
• The giant blade shattered into a gale when it struck Susanoo’s Otegine, and Enkō dismissed Susanoo to find Tenggu Tuo kneeling motionless with his broken sword.
• Chikuma admitted that Enkō’s defense would not have saved the others, and the middle-aged man arrived to find Tenggu Tuo dead.