Recaps

Tsunade confronted Orochimaru over secretly learning the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, then asked him to use it to help Chiyo reach her grandson Sasori. Jingyi reflected on Chiyo’s desperation and challenged Pakura to grill fish with her fire ability.

• Tsunade demanded that Orochimaru explain why he had learned the forbidden jutsu, and he said he sought the origin of life and eternal life.
• Tsunade threatened to have Jingyi kill Orochimaru if he used the jutsu carelessly or against anyone, and Orochimaru agreed not to misuse it.
• Tsunade told Orochimaru that Chiyo wanted to use the jutsu so Sasori could meet his deceased parents, and Orochimaru said he could perform it if the required materials and sacrifice were prepared.
• Tsunade forbade Orochimaru from consulting forbidden jutsu scrolls, explaining that she had given them to Jingyi.
• Jingyi considered how meeting Sasori’s parents might help Chiyo’s grandson and criticized Sunagakure’s sealing skills.
• Jingyi handed Pakura his catch and challenged her to grill fish using her fire ability.

Jingyi reassured the merchant caravan that it could sail through waters near the Land of Water and the Land of Lightning, then sent his giant snakes to escort it. After Gold Fang and Black Fang appeared, Jingyi left with them while Pakura stayed aboard the ship.

• Jingyi told the caravan manager to sail through the dangerous waters and said his Summoning Beast would protect the caravan.
• Gold Fang emerged from the sea, frightening the crew before the caravan manager explained that it was Jingyi's Summoning Beast.
• Black Fang surfaced after Gold Fang called for it, and Jingyi told the crew that it belonged to his disciple and would not hurt them.
• Jingyi noticed Gold Fang was much larger than Black Fang, then left the ship with both snakes while Pakura remained aboard.

Jingyi escorted a merchant caravan through a sea battle between Kirigakure and Kumogakure, keeping both sides from attacking while the ships passed. Yagura ordered Kirigakure to let the caravan through, while the Third Raikage angrily questioned Konoha’s decision to assign Jingyi to merchant protection.

• Jingyi learned that Gold Fang had grown larger than Black Fang after eating the giant turtle Kushina killed, and warned both snakes to keep the incident secret.
• Gold Fang and Black Fang reached a battle between Kirigakure and Kumogakure and told both sides to make way for Jingyi’s caravan.
• The Kumogakure Jonin urged Jingyi to attack Kirigakure, but Jingyi refused, explaining that he was there to protect the caravan and would remain neutral.
• Both villages’ shinobi withdrew, allowing the caravan to sail through the war zone toward Kirigakure.
• Yagura ordered Kirigakure to let the caravan pass safely, while the Third Raikage angrily complained that Konoha had sent Jingyi to escort merchants.

Jingyi escorted a merchant caravan safely through the Land of Water and met with Yagura in Kirigakure. Yagura bought the standard-priced information about Perfect Jinchūriki, then left to study it.

• The Third Raikage ordered Kumogakure to let Jingyi’s caravan pass safely through its waters.
• Jingyi and the merchants arrived in Kirigakure without inspections or obstruction.
• Yagura visited Jingyi at the inn and explained that he had adopted a stern expression to gain acceptance as Mizukage.
• Yagura asked for information about Perfect Jinchūriki, and Jingyi insisted that Kirigakure pay for it.
• Yagura paid the standard price and departed, while Pakura remarked that she found him strange.

After completing a safe caravan escort through the Land of Wind, the Land of Water, and the Land of Lightning, Jingyi returned to Konoha and learned that merchants wanted to hire him for more high-paying protection commissions. He agreed that the village should accept them all and planned to use his puppets, backed by coordinating Jonin, to protect the caravans.

• Jingyi and Pakura stayed in Kirigakure until the caravan finished its business, then traveled with it to Kumogakure without trouble.
• Jingyi escorted the caravan safely through Kumogakure and back to Konoha, completing the commission.
• Tsunade told Jingyi that merchants were flooding Konoha with high-paying caravan protection commissions and wanted him to handle them.
• Jingyi told Tsunade to accept every commission and explained that he would send puppets with coordinating Jonin to protect the caravans.
• Tsunade realized the village could take on all the commissions, though she remained stunned by Jingyi's plan.

Jingyi and Tsunade arranged for Konoha to escort merchant caravans with a shinobi team handling coordination and Jingyi’s puppets providing protection. After some merchants withdrew and others accepted Konoha’s guarantees, the caravans departed, leaving the Third Kazekage frustrated that Sunagakure could not compete.

• Tsunade excitedly struck Jingyi on the shoulder, then agreed with his plan to assign a Jonin-led team to coordinate with merchant caravans while his puppets protected them.
• Tsunade assured the caravan representatives that Jingyi’s powerful puppets would guard them, promised Konoha would provide support, and offered double compensation for any losses.
• Some merchants withdrew their commissions, while others trusted Konoha and sent their caravans out under the escort arrangements.
• Konoha publicly announced the caravan escort details, prompting reactions across the Shinobi World.
• The Third Kazekage lamented that Sunagakure could not attract the same commissions, despite its strength in mining.

Jingyi discovered White Zetsu spying around Konoha for Madara Uchiha and chose to monitor it rather than capture it. He gathered his friends and family to warn them about White Zetsu’s toilet spying and gave them maps of safer places to use the toilet.

• Jingyi learned that White Zetsu was searching the Uchiha compound for suitable candidates for Madara Uchiha and decided to track it with puppets instead of capturing it.
• Jingyi discovered that White Zetsu was also spying on people using the toilet, so he made urgent arrangements to protect his group.
• Jingyi invited Tsunade, Mikoto Uchiha, Pakura, Kushina, Mie Hyuga, Nawaki, and Minato Namikaze to dinner.
• After dinner, Jingyi handed everyone maps of designated toilets, prompting Tsunade and the others to question his arrangement.
• Jingyi explained that a highly skilled infiltrator was hiding underground and peeping on people using the toilet, shocking everyone.

Jingyi explained that the toilet-peeping intruder was not human and belonged to a group backed by a powerful figure. He revealed that Madara Uchiha had survived using Izanagi and was plotting a conspiracy, then handed Tsunade an old scroll.

• Tsunade demanded to know why Jingyi had not arrested the pervert, and Jingyi warned that he was difficult to catch and had powerful backing.
• Jingyi sent Kushina, Nawaki, and the others away and warned Nawaki that the pervert targeted people of any gender.
• Jingyi asked Tsunade which man Hashirama Senju had valued most, and she identified Madara Uchiha.
• Jingyi explained that Madara Uchiha could have survived his apparent death at the Valley of the End by using Izanagi.
• Jingyi told Tsunade that Madara Uchiha was alive and plotting a conspiracy, then gave her an old scroll.

Jingyi told Tsunade that Madara Uchiha had survived and sought the Rinnegan by combining Senju and Uchiha power, and he explained why the conspiracy should remain secret until the war ended. Tsunade left Madara’s problem to Jingyi, focused on Konoha’s recovery, and Killer B prepared to leave after becoming a Perfect Jinchūriki.

• Jingyi explained that he planned to expose Uchiha’s conspiracy after the war, since revealing it while Iwagakure and Kumogakure were still fighting could spark a scramble for the Rinnegan.
• Jingyi told Tsunade that Madara Uchiha had survived the Valley of the End and gained the Rinnegan by combining Senju and Uchiha power.
• Tsunade accepted Jingyi’s explanation, asked him to notify her before exposing the conspiracy, and resolved to focus on Konoha’s affairs and recovery.
• Tsunade diligently handled village business while Jingyi’s companions followed his warnings to use only places he had confirmed were safe.
• Killer B said goodbye to Kushina after spending over two years in Konoha and becoming the Shinobi World’s second Perfect Jinchūriki under her tutelage.

Jingyi discussed Killer B’s return to Kumogakure and the stalemated war with Iwagakure while Kushina worried about his safety. Kushina then accused Jingyi of keeping her awake the previous night, but a summons from Hyuga Hiashi gave Jingyi an excuse to leave.

• Kushina suspected Killer B would curse her after returning to Kumogakure, and Jingyi said he was unlikely to be sent to the battlefield.
• Jingyi explained that Kumogakure and Iwagakure were both nearing their limits, with a single victory potentially shifting the war.
• Jingyi considered Killer B’s power as a possible way for Kumogakure to break the stalemate.
• Kushina pinched Jingyi and accused him of keeping her awake with Mikoto Uchiha the previous night.
• A guard summoned Jingyi at Hyuga Hiashi’s request, and Jingyi left to avoid dealing with Kushina’s anger.

Jingyi dined with Hyuga Hiashi and Fugaku Uchiha, who brought their young children, Hinata Hyuga and Itachi Uchiha. He heard that both clans were doing better and explained why the Police Force’s reputation had improved.

• Jingyi met Hyuga Hiashi and Fugaku Uchiha for a meal, where they introduced their one-year-old children, Hinata Hyuga and Itachi Uchiha.
• Jingyi asked Hyuga Hiashi about the clan’s internal conflicts, and Hiashi said they had eased after the Branch House gained status and benefits and the Main House lost privileges.
• Fugaku Uchiha told Jingyi that the Uchiha clan was flourishing and that the Police Force’s reputation had improved, though he did not understand why.
• Jingyi explained that complaints had fallen because other clan ninja and civilian ninja had joined the Police Force, so their families were less likely to complain about it.

Jingyi advised Fugaku Uchiha and Hyuga Hiashi to keep extreme members of their clans in check, while the two clan heads argued over their clans’ problems. At Tsunade’s office, Jingyi learned that Konoha’s finances had recovered.

• Jingyi explained that the Police Force’s reputation was improving as malicious complaints and the former higher-ups’ favoritism faded.
• Jingyi warned Fugaku Uchiha and Hyuga Hiashi to manage extreme members of their clans, and both agreed to handle their own problems.
• After Jingyi left, Fugaku Uchiha and Hyuga Hiashi traded remarks about their clans’ stability and weaknesses.
• Tsunade complained that Mikoto Uchiha had taken leave after Jingyi and Mikoto had gotten carried away.
• Jingyi read a document and asked whether the village’s finances had already recovered, and Tsunade credited her hard work over the past few years.

Tsunade and Jingyi reviewed Konoha’s finances as the Sarutobi and Shimura clans continued repaying debts from the Third Hokage’s misuse of village funds. They also discussed the prolonged Kumogakure–Iwagakure war and the Third Raikage’s request that Jingyi pressure Iwagakure, which left him incredulous.

• Jingyi noted that the Sarutobi Clan had repaid a large portion of its debt, while Tsunade maintained public announcements to prevent the clans from evading repayment.
• Tsunade told Jingyi that Kumogakure still had the advantage in its long war with Iwagakure because Roshi had stopped fighting after another clash with Ōnoki.
• Jingyi argued that Iwagakure would make a better ally for Konoha than Kumogakure because Ōnoki was a more suitable leader than the domineering Third Raikage.
• Tsunade told Jingyi that the Third Raikage wanted Konoha to pressure Iwagakure, preferably by having Jingyi act personally.
• Jingyi objected that the Third Raikage’s demand was excessive for an ally.

Jingyi and Tsunade agreed to play along with the Third Raikage’s open attempt to pressure Iwagakure, and Jingyi sent a reply hinting Konoha might intervene if Kumogakure offered enough benefits. After Iwagakure intercepted the letter, Ōnoki worried that the threat could be real, while the Third Raikage prepared to use further schemes against them.

• Tsunade explained that the Third Raikage was openly contacting Konoha to make Iwagakure fear that Jingyi might join the war.
• Jingyi agreed to cooperate with the Third Raikage’s ploy and wrote a reply suggesting Konoha might reconsider if Kumogakure offered greater benefits.
• An ambush intercepted Kumogakure’s messenger, and the letter reached Ōnoki.
• Kitsuchi questioned the letter’s credibility, but Ōnoki admitted Iwagakure could not risk ignoring it.
• The Third Raikage was pleased that his message had unsettled Ōnoki and decided to pursue underhanded tactics against Iwagakure.

The Third Raikage tracked down Roshi in a secluded valley and defeated him, capturing Iwagakure’s Four-Tails Jinchūriki. He announced the capture to pressure Ōnoki into ending the war, while planning to claim the Four-Tails for Kumogakure.

• The Third Raikage arrived at Roshi’s hideout with guards and blocked the valley’s exits.
• Roshi attacked the Third Raikage, who blocked the blow and mocked him before Roshi entered Partial Tailed Beast Transformation.
• The Third Raikage struck Roshi with lightning-fast attacks and stomped him into a crater until he was unconscious and barely alive.
• The Third Raikage ordered his guards to carry Roshi away alive so the Four-Tails could be extracted and sealed into a Kumogakure Jinchūriki.
• News of Roshi’s capture spread, and the Third Raikage used it to demand that Ōnoki admit defeat and begin negotiations.

After the Third Raikage captured Roshi, Konoha weighed Kumogakure’s attempt to keep the Four-Tails and decided not to intervene first. Sunagakure and Kirigakure contacted Ōnoki to oppose the shift in power, leaving Konoha to watch and wait.

• Tobirama Senju refused to give away the Tailed Beasts indiscriminately, and the First Raikage settled for buying the Two-Tails after being denied the Seven-Tails.
• Ōnoki smashed tables when he learned the Third Raikage had captured Roshi, while Jingyi and Tsunade discussed what the capture meant for the war.
• Jingyi argued that the Third Raikage could use the Four-Tails to justify the war even without a victory, and Tsunade asked whether Konoha should mediate.
• Jingyi said Konoha should wait for Sunagakure and Kirigakure to speak first rather than risk undermining its alliance with Kumogakure.
• The Third Kazekage and Yagura contacted Ōnoki because they opposed the Four-Tails becoming Kumogakure’s possession, without involving Konoha.

After Roshi was captured by Kumogakure, Ōnoki argued that Iwagakure should withdraw from the war as a tactical retreat rather than admit defeat. He assured the leaders that other villages would oppose Kumogakure keeping the Four-Tails, but they still worried about the price of securing that support.

• Ōnoki returned to Iwagakure after learning Roshi had been captured and left the front line under Kitsuchi’s command.
• Iwagakure’s leaders debated withdrawing from the war but feared that doing so would look like defeat and lead to reparations.
• Ōnoki declared that Iwagakure’s withdrawal would be a tactical retreat, not a surrender, and argued that Kumogakure had not won either.
• The Land of Earth’s daimyo accepted Ōnoki’s reasoning but worried that the withdrawal would not resolve Roshi’s situation.
• Ōnoki said Kirigakure and Sunagakure would oppose Kumogakure keeping the Four-Tails, and expected Konoha to join if necessary.
• An Iwagakure leader asked what price the village would have to pay to gain the other villages’ support.

Ōnoki withdrew Iwagakure’s forces without admitting defeat or sending Kumogakure a delegation, leaving the Third Raikage waiting and furious. Jingyi and Tsunade recognized the move as a way to stall until other villages opposed Kumogakure keeping Roshi and Iwagakure could negotiate from a stronger position.

• Ōnoki ordered Iwagakure’s ninja to leave the Land of Lightning but made no move to negotiate with Kumogakure.
• Tsunade asked why Iwagakure had withdrawn, and Jingyi explained that Ōnoki was refusing to admit defeat while avoiding negotiations.
• Jingyi said Kumogakure could not launch another large-scale war and would face opposition from other villages if it kept Roshi.
• Tsunade recalled Jingyi’s plan to expose Madara Uchiha’s scheme, but Jingyi chose to wait and watch Iwagakure and Kumogakure’s dispute.
• The Third Raikage grew furious in his office as Iwagakure continued to ignore his threats.

After Iwagakure withdrew, the Third Raikage waited for negotiations, only to learn that Ōnoki considered the withdrawal a tactical retreat rather than a defeat. Kumogakure could not easily launch another attack, leaving the Third Raikage furious and unable to claim compensation or keep the Four-Tails.

• The Third Raikage expected Iwagakure to send envoys and planned to demand compensation for Kumogakure's losses.
• After waiting in vain, the Third Raikage sent an envoy to Iwagakure, but border ninja turned him back and said the withdrawal had been a tactical retreat, not a defeat.
• The Third Raikage and Kumogakure's higher-ups grew furious, but the Third Raikage rejected calls to attack because the distance, supply lines, and destroyed ships made another campaign impractical.
• The Third Raikage recognized that Ōnoki had exploited Kumogakure's inability to wage another war and was using shameless tactics to avoid admitting defeat.
• Little A urged his father to keep the Four-Tails as spoils of war, but the Third Raikage told him that capturing it did not mean Kumogakure could keep it and ordered him to leave.

The Third Raikage retaliated against Ōnoki’s shameless withdrawal by having Kumogakure extract the Four-Tails from Roshi and bringing Roshi’s corpse to the Land of Earth. Ōnoki met him at the border, where the Third Raikage hinted at the gift he had brought.

• The Third Raikage decided to keep the Four-Tails and ordered Kumogakure’s Sealing Team to extract it from Roshi, killing him.
• The Third Raikage took Roshi’s corpse toward the Land of Earth and halted at the border after Iwagakure shinobi spotted his group.
• The Third Raikage sent his guards to scout toward Konoha while he waited alone for Ōnoki.
• Ōnoki flew to the border to confront the Third Raikage, who said he was returning the favor and had brought him a gift.
• Ōnoki searched for an ambush, and the Third Raikage told him there was none.

The Third Raikage revealed that Kumogakure had captured Roshi and kept the Four-Tails, then left Ōnoki to deal with the political fallout. He headed to Konoha to discuss the Four-Tails with Tsunade and Jingyi, and Tsunade summoned Jingyi before dawn.

• The Third Raikage showed Ōnoki Roshi’s corpse, revealing that Kumogakure had extracted and sealed away the Four-Tails.
• The Third Raikage told Ōnoki that Kumogakure would keep the Four-Tails for now and return Roshi’s body, while leaving ownership unresolved as spoils of war.
• Ōnoki let the Third Raikage depart, ordered Roshi’s corpse brought back to Iwagakure for burial, and recognized that his village might have to negotiate for the Four-Tails.
• The Third Raikage left the Land of Waterfalls and traveled toward Konoha to discuss the Four-Tails with Tsunade and Jingyi.
• Tsunade summoned Jingyi to the Hokage Office Building before dawn, and he arrived asking why she had called for him.

Jingyi agreed to receive the Third Raikage because Tsunade was overwhelmed with village affairs and was training Minato Namikaze and Nawaki as possible successors. After arriving in Konoha five days late, the Third Raikage revealed that he had sent Ōnoki the Four-Tails Jinchūriki, leaving Jingyi unsure whether he meant Roshi or the Four-Tails itself.

• Tsunade complained that Nawaki was less capable than Minato Namikaze, while Jingyi told her there was no need to rush into retirement.
• Tsunade asked Jingyi to receive the Third Raikage because she was too busy with Konoha's recovery and reforms.
• Jingyi waited five days for the Third Raikage, who explained that he had spent two days enjoying the journey after angering Ōnoki.
• The Third Raikage told Jingyi that he had sent Ōnoki the Four-Tails Jinchūriki, and Jingyi wondered whether he meant Roshi or the beast.

Jingyi told the Third Raikage that Konoha would host a Five Kage Summit because Madara Uchiha was alive and plotting to seize every Tailed Beast. The Third Raikage was left stunned when Jingyi revealed he had seen the legendary Sage Eye.

• The Third Raikage complained that Konoha had not committed fully during the war, and Jingyi defended Konoha's limited support during its Hokage transition.
• The Third Raikage asked whether Konoha would support Kumogakure in claiming the Four-Tails, but Jingyi said it was not worth causing trouble over one Tailed Beast right now.
• Jingyi told the Third Raikage he planned to convene a Five Kage Summit in Konoha and revealed that Madara Uchiha had survived the Battle of the Valley of the End.
• Jingyi explained that Madara was plotting to seize every Tailed Beast, a conspiracy that threatened the Five Great Shinobi Villages and Takigakure.
• Jingyi said he had seen the legendary Sage Eye in a certain country, leaving the Third Raikage frozen with shock.

Jingyi explained to the Third Raikage that Madara Uchiha possessed the Rinnegan and planned to capture the Tailed Beasts to recreate the Ten-Tails and become a second Sage of Six Paths. Konoha sent invitations for a Five Kage Summit, and Tsunade called Jiraiya in to discuss an important matter.

• Jingyi told the Third Raikage that the Rinnegan was an evolved Sharingan that could not be replicated easily, and revealed Madara Uchiha's plan to capture every Tailed Beast.
• The Third Raikage recognized the threat to the entire Shinobi World and stopped pressing Jingyi for the Rinnegan's location.
• Jingyi ordered the Anbu to deliver invitations to the other village leaders for a Five Kage Summit.
• Tsunade and Jingyi discussed the invitations, and Jingyi said flying Summoning Beasts would speed their delivery to Kirigakure.
• Jiraiya entered the Hokage Office, and Tsunade told him she had an important matter to discuss.

Jingyi told Jiraiya that Nagato’s Rinnegan belonged to Madara Uchiha and that Nagato was in grave danger, then allowed Jiraiya to join the operation on the condition that he stay in Konoha until the Five Kage Summit. Invitations reached the village leaders, who began deciding to attend.

• Jingyi explained to Jiraiya that Madara Uchiha had transplanted his Rinnegan into Nagato, making him a vessel for the eyes.
• Jiraiya asked to join the operation to try to save Nagato, and Jingyi agreed while warning him not to alert the enemy or leave Konoha.
• Jingyi threatened to kill Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan if Jiraiya acted recklessly, and Jiraiya promised to wait for the summit.
• Jingyi’s messengers delivered invitations to the village leaders using flying Summoning Beasts.
• The Third Kazekage and Yagura decided to travel to Konoha, while Ōnoki considered the invitation’s possible connection to the Third Raikage before agreeing to go.