Recaps

Enkō helped secure the Flame Hidden Village’s position, captured Shuiwu, and evolved his eyes while preparing for war. He then invaded Roran to obtain Dragon Vein Chakra, but its eruption transported him to a ruined Roran where he encountered Uchiha Obito and a fleeing Mangekyō user.

• Enkō and his allies won the competition, then joined the first Six Kage Summit, where the villages divided resources and Tailed Beasts.
• Enkō and Madara rejected Reto’s proposed war against Konoha while securing a favorable iron ore deal, then began hunting Shuiwu.
• Enkō and Madara attacked Kirigakure’s delegation, defeated Byakuren and Hozuki Gengetsu, and captured Shuiwu with help from the Funato Clan.
• Enkō used Shuiwu’s Blood Release to fuse Uchiha Shan’s Mangekyō Sharingan with his own and awaken his Eternal Eyes.
• Enkō ordered preparations for war, including training medical ninjas and building weapons, then planned to visit Konoha and Roran to obtain chakra.
• Enkō infiltrated Konoha’s Intelligence Department, while Kakuzu negotiated supplies and mined gold deposits in the Land of Wind.
• Enkō invaded Roran, defeated Iwanami Yuto, and drained Dragon Vein Chakra into six scrolls, but the eruption transported him to a ruined Roran.
• Enkō found himself cut off from Mad Fang and his Flying Thunder God marks, then recognized Uchiha Obito as a boy pursued by a fleeing Mangekyō user.

Enkō returned from the Dragon Vein’s time anomaly and led the Land of Flame into war, expanding its territory while pursuing the Uzumaki Clan. The stretch ended with Enkō defeating Tenggu Tuo in a duel as his army advanced through the Land of Iron.

• Enkō defeated Uchiha Nian in the ancient Kingdom of Roran, sealed the Dragon Vein, and returned to his own time.
• Enkō prepared the Land of Flame for war, sent Kagami, Akane, and Yuan toward the Water Country, and declared the Flame Hidden Village the Land of Flame’s supreme authority.
• The Land of Flame captured Frost Province City and Frostsnow City, killing the Daimyo of Frost and absorbing surrendered soldiers and shinobi.
• Enkō ordered further campaigns, including Funato Clan operations in the Hot Springs Country and an advance toward the Land of Iron, while planning to destroy the Uzumaki Clan.
• Chikuma fought Fuma Junsuke after the Fuma Clan challenged Enkō’s forces, and the Daimyo of the Land of Fields surrendered after the Fuma Clan was killed.
• Hono, Kagami, Akane, and Yuan fought Yugakure’s Wuyan and Wunian, and Huo He killed the brothers after Yuan helped save Akane.
• Enkō accepted Tenggu Tuo’s challenge to a duel, fought him with swords, and defeated his final attack with Susanoo, leaving Tenggu Tuo dead.

Enkō’s alliance invaded the Whirlpool Country, forced the Uzumaki Clan to flee to Konoha, and prepared for a wider war while Tobirama strengthened the village. After Madara negotiated transit rights with the Land of Earth, the Land of Flame attacked the Lightning Country and captured Thundercloud City, leaving the Second Raikage facing an empty enemy camp.

• Tobirama warned Mito that the Land of Flame would likely attack the Uzumaki Clan, while Enkō and Izuna prepared to invade the Whirlpool Country and block Konoha’s routes through the Land of Iron.
• Enkō and Funato Tenzui attacked the Whirlpool Country, and Enkō shattered Ashina’s barrier with a Tailed Beast Ball before fighting Ashina and being interrupted by Hashirama.
• Hashirama intervened to save the Uzumaki, but Enkō fought him and used copied Wood Release before allowing the clan to leave with its valuables behind.
• Hashirama brought the Uzumaki Clan to Konoha, while Tobirama reported the Land of Flame’s troop buildup and ordered continued surveillance of its plans.
• Enkō sought Hashirama’s cells to pursue the Rinnegan, while Madara and Kakuzu negotiated costly one-year transit rights with the Land of Earth.
• The Land of Flame assembled a vast army and marched on the Lightning Country, where Enkō besieged Thunderlight City and Izuna led an assault on Thundercloud City using Uchiha Cannons.
• Enkō captured Thundercloud City and sent Izuna to seize Thunderwind City, while the Second Raikage learned that the enemy camp had vanished with three hundred thousand people.

Enkō’s victories in Lightning Country drew the other great nations into war, while Madara’s cannon assault devastated Hashirama’s camp. The Land of Flame continued to undermine the Lightning Country’s forces as Izuna prepared to attack Water Country.

• He Wu and the Second Raikage learned that the Land of Flame had used clones to seize Thundercloud City, but a hooded Black Zetsu revealed that Uchiha Izuna had also captured Thunderwind City.
• Enkō’s army captured Thunderstorm City, then Kumogakure seized Thundercloud City after the Second Raikage breached its defenses and Chikuma died helping Uzuki Riten escape.
• Enkō defeated the Second Raikage and the Two-Tails with Mad Fang’s aid, extracted the beast, and used it to break the Lightning Country army’s assault on Lightning City.
• The Land of Fire declared war on the Land of Flame, and the Water Country, Land of Earth, and Land of Wind joined the conflict, beginning the First World War.
• Hashirama’s forces fought the other nations while Madara and Uchiha Hono used Uchiha Cannons to devastate Konoha’s camp, forcing Hashirama to cover his army’s retreat.
• Enkō sent Izuna to attack Water Country while he stayed in Lightning Country, where he spread an offer to Kumogakure’s ninja that threatened trust between them and the Lightning Country soldiers.