Recaps

Yamada Soji traveled with Tsunade and Shizune, learned Medical Ninjutsu, and grew stronger while hiding his abilities and surviving a Hidden Mist ANBU attack. In the Land of Gold, Tsunade agreed to treat Kumogakure’s infected shinobi, and she put Soji in charge of the operation.

• Kaguya Yama escaped the Kaguya Clan grounds, traveled with Achun’s caravan, and awakened the Jujutsu System’s Six Eyes after killing a rogue ninja who attacked him.
• Yama reached Tanzaku Town, met Tsunade, and persuaded her and Shizune to help stabilize his Shikotsumyaku Bloodline Disease.
• After Tsunade refused to take him as a disciple, Yama joined her and Shizune on a voyage and killed six Hidden Mist ANBU who ambushed him in the Land of Hot Water.
• Tsunade agreed to teach Soji basic Medical Ninjutsu in exchange for a loan, and Soji used his Six Eyes to master Chakra Enhanced Strength.
• Soji traveled with Tsunade and Shizune to the Land of Gold, where Tsunade lost the 150 million ryō she had borrowed at the gambling house.
• Amai asked Tsunade to treat an injured Kumogakure shinobi, and the Fourth Raikage challenged her after she refused.
• Tsunade wagered the treatment against an arm-wrestling match, and Soji protected her hand when the Fourth Raikage broke the boulder beneath them.
• Soji identified Explosive Insects infecting Kumogakure’s shinobi, and Tsunade began treatment with Soji leading the operation and Shizune assisting.

Sōji protected Tsunade and the Fourth Raikage, then set out to grow stronger and pursue his ambitions. Along the way he took Hotaru under his care, brought her home to En no Gyōja, and received a warning about the Land of Water.

• Sōji successfully removed the Explosive Insects from Karai and helped Tsunade overcome her hemophobia, then froze the Xuan Yuan Corps when they attacked the Fourth Raikage.
• The Fourth Raikage rewarded Tsunade and Sōji with jutsu scrolls and support, and Sōji later said farewell to Tsunade, Shizune, and Tonton before leaving to travel.
• Sōji drew new abilities and Ugly Treasure from the system, traveled through the Land of Rivers, and began learning the Shikkotsu Forest summoning technique.
• Sōji met Hotaru in the desert, let her travel with him, and taught her chakra control and basic ninjutsu while reassuring her about the power sealed inside her.
• When Hidden Sand ninja tried to seize Hotaru, Sōji killed their attackers and chose to take her to her grandfather instead of continuing toward the Land of Water.
• Sōji brought Hotaru to En no Gyōja at Mount Katsuragi, urged him to treat her as a person rather than a weapon, and received an incomplete Sealing Technique and a spider-message Summoning Scroll.
• En no Gyōja agreed to send word if a young Hidden Mist man who could blow bubbles came to the village, while Sōji stayed overnight on Mount Katsuragi.

Sōji rescued Karin from Kusagakure, trained her as they traveled toward her ancestral homeland, and brought her to the Land of Whirlpool. There he fought Orochimaru over the trapped Three-Tails, then asked Karin whether she would become its Jinchūriki.

• Sōji rescued Karin from Kusagakure and fought off the village’s pursuit before leading her east.
• Sōji trained Karin in chakra control, physical conditioning, and the Mind’s Eye of the Kagura while promising to keep teaching her.
• Sōji brought Karin through the Land of Rice Fields and across the sea to the Land of Whirlpool, where she hoped to see her clan’s homeland.
• Sōji killed the pirates threatening the coast and discovered Isobu trapped inside a failing barrier near the Uzumaki ruins.
• Sōji fought Orochimaru, Kimimaro, and Kabuto, then drove Orochimaru away, but the Six Eyes’ strain threatened to damage his brain.
• Sōji asked Achun to raise 1.5 billion ryō for the Reverse Cursed Technique, and she agreed to gather the money within a month.
• As the Three-Tails’ seal deteriorated, Sōji asked Karin whether she was willing to become its Jinchūriki.

Sōji made Karin the Three-Tails’ Jinchūriki, then returned to the Land of Water and earned Kirigakure’s recognition as a candidate for Mizukage and commander of its ANBU. After Black Zetsu gave him Origin Chakra, Sōji survived a dangerous transformation and emerged with Wood Release and greatly increased power.

• Sōji led Karin to the Land of Whirlpool, where he defeated the enraged Three-Tails and helped her seal it inside herself.
• Karin endured Isobu’s resistance, awakened her Adamantine Sealing Chains, and began training to control the Three-Tails’ chakra with Sōji.
• Sōji mastered the Reverse Cursed Technique, then traveled with Karin and Achun’s caravan to the Land of Water to pursue the Mizukage position.
• Sōji revealed his Kaguya heritage to Lord Miki and told Mei Terumi that he intended to compete for Mizukage, after testing his strength, Mei appointed him commander of the Hidden Mist ANBU.
• Sōji registered Karin as a Kirigakure Genin and ordered the Kaguya Clan ruins renovated as the ANBU headquarters, then confronted Black and White Zetsu, who left him a vial of Origin Chakra.
• Sōji used the Origin Chakra in the buried chamber, and his body began disintegrating and regenerating until First's Necklace released Hashirama Senju’s life force and formed a Wood Release cocoon around him.
• Mei Terumi, Ao, and Karin found the cocoon empty, and Sōji revealed his transformed appearance and demonstrated his greatly increased chakra.
• Mei Terumi recognized Sōji as having crossed the threshold of Super-Kage Level, and Sōji ordered the ANBU to assemble at the Kaguya Clan Grounds in three days.