Recaps

Naruto offered the prisoners rewards for loyalty and forced the unqualified inmates to choose between death and attacking the guards. Outside South Water Fort, Zabuza revealed that Kirigakure already knew about Ringo Ameyuri’s plan and urged her to choose whether to protect her brother by joining them.

• Naruto gave Nowaki and Kana Hinata’s chocolate and explained that loyalty and completed missions earned rewards while betrayal brought Purification.
• Naruto selected the Ketsuryūgan siblings, two Kaguya youths, and a Platform Release girl for treatment and recruitment.
• Naruto offered the remaining prisoners death or temporary freedom if they attacked the guards, and they chose to fight.
• Zabuza told Ringo Ameyuri that Kirigakure had discovered her plan and could use her brother to force her compliance.
• Zabuza said his ally wanted the Thunder Blade: Kiba and a capable wielder, then left Ringo to choose her and her brother’s future.

Naruto brought five potential recruits back to the shipyard and explained to Sasuke why he refused to expand his forces indiscriminately. At a tense banquet, Kana began telling the group that the Chinoike Clan had been exiled to the Valley of Hell by the Uchiha clan, leaving Sasuke stunned.

• Ringo Ameyuri offered to provide intelligence and asked Naruto whether the Bloody Mist Village could change; Naruto assured her it could.
• Naruto explained to Sasuke that he selected only valuable recruits because discipline and unified orders mattered more than numbers.
• The group returned to the shipyard with Maro, Kiba, Kana, Nowaki, and a Platform Release girl, and Naruto ordered Haku to prepare a banquet.
• Naruto tasted the chocolate Kana and Nowaki had been given, recalling Hinata's kindness and briefly showing gentleness.
• Kana told the group that the Chinoike Clan had been exiled to the Valley of Hell by the Uchiha clan, and Sasuke choked in shock.

After the feast, Naruto assigned the Kaguya Brothers to train with Zabuza and Haku to teach Qianfeng to control her power. When Genji sealed the Land of Water’s coastlines, Naruto remained committed to killing him, while Genji grew increasingly frightened by the disappearance of his informants.

• Kana recounted the Chinoike Clan’s exile, and Nowaki explained how he and his sister escaped the Valley of Hell only to encounter danger outside.
• Naruto ordered Kei and Ken to fight Zabuza, who tested their savage attacks and rapid healing in the shipyard.
• Naruto assigned Haku to teach Qianfeng to control her Platform Release and how to kill.
• A ronin reported that Genji had sealed the Land of Water’s coastlines, but Naruto said the blockade would not change their plan to kill him.
• Genji learned that another informant had vanished and raged at his guards as he feared the enemy’s superior intelligence.

Obito, controlling Yagura, issued a decree that made villages submit intelligence on Zabuza’s Revolutionary Army or face random executions, forcing Naruto to choose between attacking a trap and letting civilians die. Naruto revealed an army of Shadow Clones empowered by Nine-Tails Chakra and ordered them to rescue civilians and purge the Kirigakure ninja carrying out the massacre.

• Yagura told Genji that escalating the crisis would draw out the rebels.
• Yagura’s decree required every group of fifty households to submit intelligence daily or one person would be executed.
• Zabuza and the ronin demanded an immediate attack after learning their families were threatened, while Sasuke watched Naruto’s response.
• Naruto recognized the decree as a trap meant to provoke him and summoned more than a thousand Shadow Clones.
• Naruto armed the Shadow Clones with Chainswords and ordered them to rescue civilians and eliminate Kirigakure ninja enforcing the decree.

Naruto secured the ronin’s obedience by promising protection for their families, then assigned them to liberate the Artisan Clan while his Shadow Clones confronted Kirigakure’s purge. In Shiomi, Mei Terumi watched Kirigakure shinobi prepare to execute a villager, until an unknown red-cloaked fighter crashed in to stop them.

• Naruto’s thousand-plus Shadow Clones dispersed throughout the Land of Water to confront Kirigakure’s slaughter orders.
• Zabuza and the ronin pledged loyalty to Naruto, who promised to protect their families and ordered them to liberate the Artisan Clan.
• Naruto assigned Kei and Ken to follow Zabuza’s command and kept Kana and Nowaki at his side for training.
• Mei Terumi and Ao observed Kirigakure shinobi gathering villagers in Shiomi and preparing to execute an old fisherman.
• A red-cloaked fighter landed between the fisherman and the executioner, frightening the Kirigakure shinobi.

Naruto’s Shadow Clone killed a Kirigakure ninja, forced the villagers to organize and defend themselves, then confronted Mei Terumi and Ao. After exposing Mei’s political scheme, he demanded that she join the New Order or be destroyed with the old era.

• Naruto’s Shadow Clone killed a Kirigakure ninja and ordered the villagers to resist, secure the village, and conceal what had happened.
• Mei Terumi and Ao watched Naruto’s clone organize the villagers and recognized the danger in his controlled power.
• Naruto’s clone identified Mei as the Reformists’ leader and accused her of supporting Zabuza to weaken Genji and Yagura and claim the Mizukage seat.
• Mei dropped her pretense and asked Naruto what he wanted in the Land of Water.
• Naruto declared his goal was to transform the world and demanded that Mei and her followers join the New Order or be crushed.

Naruto’s Shadow Clones halted massacres across the Land of Water, disrupting Obito and Genji’s plans, while Naruto offered Mei Terumi help killing Genji. Zabuza led a coordinated assault on Swordsmith Village, where the chapter ended as his forces advanced through mist.

• Mei Terumi stopped Ao from attacking Naruto’s Shadow Clone and asked how Naruto wanted to cooperate.
• Naruto’s Shadow Clones spread across the Land of Water, killing Kirigakure ninja carrying out massacre orders and earning the names “Red Saviors” and “Chainsaw Demons.”
• Obito received reports of his forces being destroyed and realized Naruto had turned his scheme into an opportunity to win public support.
• Genji learned that his defenses and intelligence network had collapsed, then ordered Hozuki Mangetsu and Mei Terumi to protect him.
• Zabuza sent the Kaguya Brothers to destroy Swordsmith Village’s drawbridge winch, then covered the battlefield with mist and led his forces into the attack.

Zabuza tried to recruit Ancient Iron and the craftsmen of Swordsmith Village, but they rejected him as a bandit and refused to leave Kirigakure. Following Naruto Uzumaki’s instruction, Zabuza revealed a Bolter blueprint, and Ancient Iron became enthralled by its design.

• Zabuza entered Swordsmith Village after his forces swiftly defeated the Kirigakure guards.
• Ancient Iron and the armed craftsmen refused Zabuza’s offer, declaring they would stay in their home rather than follow outsiders.
• Zabuza restrained his urge to use violence, remembering Naruto Uzumaki’s orders to show them the blueprint if persuasion failed.
• Zabuza unfurled Naruto’s chakra-adapted Bolter blueprint in the forge.
• Ancient Iron rushed to inspect the blueprint and excitedly praised its feeding mechanism, rifling, and chakra-driven piston as his clansmen tried to pull him away.

Zabuza used Naruto Uzumaki’s advanced weapon blueprints and promise of safety in Konoha to persuade the craftsmen to consider leaving Kirigakure. The young craftsmen declared they would go with him, leaving Clan Chief Ancient Iron facing their demand for a better life.

• Ancient Iron struck a craftsman who dismissed the Bolter blueprint as Genjutsu, and the gathered craftsmen became absorbed in its design.
• Zabuza showed the craftsmen Naruto’s Chainsword and Power Sword blueprints, sparking arguments and excitement over their mechanisms.
• Ancient Iron questioned whether Zabuza could guarantee their safety and asked where they could go if they left Kirigakure.
• Zabuza promised the craftsmen independent workshops, fine materials, safety in Konoha, and a place in Naruto Uzumaki’s new Order.
• A young craftsman condemned Kirigakure’s treatment of the clan and said he was willing to leave, prompting others to declare they would go too.

Zabuza urged the young craftsmen to leave with him, while Naruto’s forces dismantled the Land of Water’s bloody decrees and Naruto rejected villagers’ worship. At Genji’s stronghold, Hozuki Mangetsu pretended to accept Genji’s promises before declaring that he wanted a Land of Water without him.

• Zabuza asked the craftsmen who had the right to call them traitors, named Naruto Uzumaki as the source of Order, and left them a contact location and token.
• Naruto’s Shadow Clone crushed a totem of Naruto that villagers had worshipped and told them to arm themselves, think, and live according to Order.
• Mei Terumi told Genji that Naruto’s Red Legion had taken control of most villages and towns, then left to arrange defenses.
• Genji promised Hozuki Mangetsu the next Mizukage position and support for his younger brother, Suigetsu, believing Mangetsu had accepted his offer.
• Hozuki Mangetsu told Genji, “I want a Land of Water without you.”

Hozuki Mangetsu attacked Genji in the secret chamber, but Yagura arrived in a Partial Tailed Beast Transformation and overwhelmed him. Mangetsu recognized that Yagura was being controlled and prepared to fight him.

• Hozuki Mangetsu revealed his hatred of Genji’s rule and attacked him, but a Dehydration Barrier trapped a Water Clone instead of the real Mangetsu.
• Hozuki Mangetsu wounded Genji from behind and fought through the guards as alarms sounded and the chamber’s communications were cut off.
• Genji realized Mei Terumi had isolated the secret chamber and kept the elite Jonin outside.
• Yagura smashed through the chamber door in a Partial Tailed Beast Transformation and struck Hozuki Mangetsu with overwhelming force.
• Hozuki Mangetsu accepted that Yagura was a controlled puppet and resolved to raise his hand against him.

Hozuki Mangetsu used all Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist's blades in a coordinated assault against Yagura, but Yagura’s Tailed Beast chakra overwhelmed his attacks. Mangetsu turned to target the injured Genji, but a mysterious black vortex appeared and swallowed Nuibari just before it could hit him.

• Hozuki Mangetsu created three Water Clones and armed them with Kabutowari, Nuibari, and the Exploding Blade Shibuki while he wielded Hiramekarei against Yagura.
• Yagura’s Tailed Beast chakra shielded him from the swords’ attacks, and his tails destroyed the Kabutowari and Nuibari clones.
• Yagura’s miniature Tailed Beast Ball clashed with Hozuki Mangetsu’s Hiramekarei blast, sending Mangetsu crashing into a wall.
• Hozuki Mangetsu used his clones to shatter the chamber floor and trigger explosions, obscuring Yagura’s vision as another clone threw Nuibari at the injured Genji.
• A pitch-black vortex appeared in front of Genji and swallowed Nuibari and its steel wire.

Obito revealed that he had controlled Yagura and manipulated Kirigakure, but Neji killed Genji with a long-range rifle before Obito could finish him. Naruto and Mei arrived to confront Obito and free the Three-Tails, while Naruto began planning how to expose the limits of Obito’s power.

• Obito emerged in the secret chamber, mocked Hozuki Mangetsu, and revealed that he had controlled Yagura and manipulated Kirigakure.
• Genji gloated over Mangetsu’s defeat, but Neji shot and killed him from a concealed cliff three kilometers away.
• Obito sensed the rifle’s strange energy, then phased through a second shot aimed at his heart.
• Mei Terumi entered the chamber and identified Obito as the one manipulating the Land of Water.
• Naruto arrived, assessed Obito, Yagura, and the allied forces, and resolved to find the limits of Obito’s ability and free the Three-Tails.

Naruto led Mei Terumi and Hozuki Mangetsu in a coordinated assault on Obito and Yagura after Neji was forced to abandon his sniping position. As Naruto battered Yagura and used the attacks’ shockwaves to pressure Obito, he deduced a weakness in Kamui and challenged Obito’s ability to sustain it.

• Neji was ambushed by a white humanoid monster and reported that he could no longer provide fire support.
• Naruto ordered Mei Terumi to attack Obito with Lava Release and Hozuki Mangetsu to harass him with swords and Water Clones.
• Naruto entered Partial Tailed Beast Transformation and sent twenty Shadow Clones to strike Yagura with Rasengan.
• Obito’s Intangibility let Mei Terumi’s lava and Hozuki Mangetsu’s blades pass through him, while Naruto’s Rasengan blasts forced him to maintain the ability repeatedly.
• Naruto fought Yagura at close range and inferred that Obito could not use Intangibility and transfer objects simultaneously, then questioned how long his chakra and ocular power could last.

Naruto drove Obito from the secret chamber and freed Yagura from the Sharingan’s control before his Tailed Beast Ball could destroy everyone. Yagura recovered his memories and, overwhelmed by remorse, tried to kill himself.

• Obito abandoned his attempt to take Yagura and escaped through Kamui after Naruto and his allies cornered him.
• Obito’s final command sent Yagura into a rampage as he began forming a Tailed Beast Ball, and Ao identified the genjutsu’s core chakra node in Yagura’s neck.
• Naruto used a concentrated Nine-Tails chakra blade to sever the genjutsu chakra and stop the Tailed Beast Ball, leaving Yagura unconscious.
• Yagura awoke and remembered how Obito had controlled him and how his actions had brought suffering to the village.
• Yagura grabbed a nearby ninja’s kunai and stabbed it toward his own heart.

Naruto stopped Karatachi Yagura from killing himself and forced him to face the chance to fight for Kirigakure and atone. After explaining that Yagura could help defend the planet from a future threat, Naruto declared the mission over and gave his companions two days off as Kirigakure began to recover.

• Naruto pulled the kunai from Karatachi Yagura's chest, challenged him to fight for his village, and watched him break down in grief.
• Mei Terumi thanked Naruto, but his blunt rejection of her marriage joke left her asking Ao if she was charming.
• Sasuke questioned why Naruto had saved Yagura, and Naruto said a powerful Jinchūriki would be needed against future threats from beyond the stars.
• Back at the abandoned shipyard, Naruto declared the mission complete, gave the group two days off and spending money, then returned alone to Kirigakure's streets.

Naruto Uzumaki inspected Kirigakure’s reconstruction and bought souvenirs for Hinata while Sasuke Uchiha and Neji Hyuga watched. The new recruits struggled with their vacation, and Naruto Uzumaki disciplined Kei and Ken after they threatened civilians.

• Naruto Uzumaki bought a coral cat and several shell wind chimes, insisting on paying the shopkeeper three times the market price.
• Sasuke Uchiha and Neji Hyuga saw Naruto Uzumaki choose the gifts and then set off to check on the troublemakers.
• Nowaki and Kana remained fearful in their inn room, while Qianfeng worried that she could not control her freezing power.
• Kei nearly attacked a fisherman, and Sasuke Uchiha and Neji Hyuga subdued Kei and Ken when they turned on them.
• Naruto Uzumaki ordered Kei and Ken to stand at attention in the street for two hours, and Momochi Zabuza and Haku discussed whether the recruits could learn to live.

Naruto left the Land of Water with the Artisan Clan and Suigetsu after helping reshape Kirigakure, while Mei Terumi took steps to rebuild the village. Zabuza saw the academy abolish its deadly graduation exam and confronted the weight of his past.

• Mei Terumi persuaded Yagura to live and help the people of the Land of Water seek redemption.
• Naruto made Kei and Ken endure two hours of punishment before they rejoined the formation.
• Naruto and the Artisan Clan boarded a ship as civilians thanked them for their reforms, and Sasuke caught Suigetsu sneaking aboard.
• Naruto assigned Suigetsu to Sasuke's squad after Suigetsu admitted he had run away with Shibuki and Nuibari.
• Mei Terumi discovered the Artisan Clan had left with Naruto and ordered Kirigakure's diplomats to seek an explanation from Tsunade.
• Zabuza watched the academy abolish its deadly graduation exam and reflected bitterly on killing his classmates.

Naruto returned to Konoha after helping end Kirigakure’s Blood Mist policy and forming an alliance, stunning Tsunade with his report. He visited Hinata to give her a gift, where Hiashi confronted him.

• Zabuza watched Kirigakure’s Academy students celebrate him as a hero and admitted he was not one yet.
• Sasuke repeatedly shocked Suigetsu aboard the ship after Suigetsu mocked his authority, while Naruto let them settle their conflict themselves.
• Tsunade read Naruto’s report about liberating prisoners, restoring Yagura, ending the Blood Mist policy, and bringing the Artisan Clan’s core members, then learned he was returning to Konoha.
• Naruto’s group arrived at Konoha, where Kotetsu and Izumo welcomed him as the Political Commissar.
• Naruto gave Hinata a coral cat and shell wind chimes, and she welcomed him home.
• Hiashi confronted Naruto in the Hyuga estate and addressed him as the Political Commissar.

Naruto returned from Kirigakure, gave Hinata a Coral Cat, and reported his successful operation to Tsunade. Facing Konoha’s budget crisis, he proposed funding the relocated Artisan Clan through weapons production and sales, then asked for land beside the Forest of Death for the First Arsenal.

• Naruto gave Hinata the Coral Cat, and Hyuga Hiashi reluctantly thanked him before Naruto left the estate.
• Naruto presented Tsunade with a report describing Kirigakure’s overthrow, the Artisan Clan, Zabuza, and Akatsuki’s involvement.
• Tsunade praised Naruto’s success but warned that Konoha’s elders had restricted funding for his organizations and the relocated groups.
• Naruto proposed supplying the Artisan Clan with materials and orders so it could produce weapons for Konoha and sell surplus weapons to chosen customers.
• Naruto assured Tsunade his plan would bring money to Konoha and requested secluded land beside the Forest of Death for the First Arsenal.

Naruto reclaimed the Forest of Death as Uzumaki land and began building the First Arsenal with Root’s resources and the Artisan Clan. After Tsunade refused to lend him Yamato, Naruto left to pursue another approach and prepared to secure the Arsenal’s first order.

• Naruto assembled Sasuke, Suigetsu, Kei, Ken, and the Schola Progenium students, then forced the ANBU guarding the Forest of Death to stand aside.
• Naruto used Shadow Clones and Chainswords to clear the forest for the Arsenal, prompting Tsunade to roar at him from her office.
• Ancient Iron inspected the Chakra-Conducting Metal from Root’s secret mine and began organizing the artisans to build furnaces.
• Naruto asked Tsunade to lend him Yamato for construction, but she refused, so Naruto left to find another approach.
• Naruto told Sasuke to get ready to secure the First Arsenal’s first order.

Naruto traveled to the Land of Iron to sell weapons after Konoha's leaders moved to halt construction of his Arsenal in the Forest of Death. He demonstrated the Chainsword to Mifune, leaving the general to confront its power.

• Naruto decided to seek investment in the Land of Iron and brought Sasuke and Suigetsu with him to sell weapons.
• Tsume, Shikaku, Chōza, Homura, and Koharu protested the damage to the Forest of Death, and Tsunade ordered construction halted and Naruto brought back.
• Naruto met Mifune at the Land of Iron's border fortress and offered to do business.
• Naruto demonstrated the Chainsword by cutting through the Land of Iron's refined steel, then told Mifune that the times had changed.

Naruto secured a weapons deal with Mifune, then the First Arsenal’s guards used a Bolter prototype to stop Konoha’s clans from confronting the construction site. Sai unexpectedly softened Ino’s anger by drawing her portrait, while tensions over the forest remained unresolved.

• Naruto demonstrated the Chainsword and presented Bolter blueprints to Mifune, offering weapons in exchange for startup capital and Starfall Iron ore.
• Mifune agreed to consider purchasing weapons for his personal guard, provided he could inspect the finished products and receive a fair price.
• Tsume Inuzuka led Konoha clan leaders and ANBU to the construction site, where Zero warned them not to interfere.
• Zero fired a warning shot with the Bolter prototype, blasting apart a large tree and frightening Tsume’s ninja hounds into retreat.
• Ino confronted Sai about helping destroy the forest, and Sai drew her angry expression before handing her the portrait.

Naruto defended his plan to build the First Arsenal in Konoha, using the Land of Iron’s payment and promised compensation to win Tsunade’s reluctant approval. Construction resumed, with Naruto insisting the arsenal would strengthen the village’s defenses.

• Inoichi watched Sai give Ino a drawing, while Shikaku tried to challenge Zero’s weapon demonstration and Zero defended the Commissar’s orders.
• Tsunade arrived furious at the damage and ordered the ANBU to disarm Zero and the armed children.
• Naruto appeared, praised Zero’s deterrence, and calmed Tsunade by explaining that the project was necessary for the village’s survival.
• Suigetsu opened a case containing the Land of Iron’s payment orders and rare ore, and Naruto offered affected clans compensation at 1.5 times market value.
• Naruto promised the village 10 percent of the First Arsenal’s profits and priority access to its weapons, and Tsunade reluctantly accepted.
• Naruto ordered Ancient Iron to expand the foundation and build the smelting furnace prototype before dark.

Tsunade assigned Yamato to help Naruto build the Arsenal, while Naruto assessed the workers and trainees on the muddy construction site. After Sasuke warned that Kei and Ken needed stronger pressure, Naruto considered a more extreme training model.

• Tsunade set aside her anger and ordered Yamato to assist Naruto with the Arsenal while monitoring him without provoking or stopping him.
• Yamato used Wood Release to raise the furnace framework and workshop foundations, then caught a boulder Kei and Ken dropped before it hit the craftsmen.
• Naruto observed the Schola Progenium trainees and questioned whether their obedient training would prepare them to fight with greater resolve.
• Ino brought Sai art supplies and snacks, but Sai defended Naruto’s decisions, leaving Ino frustrated.
• Sasuke struggled to keep Kei and Ken in check and told Naruto that they needed stronger pressure, prompting Naruto to consider a more extreme training model.