Recaps

The Third Hokage used Impure World Reincarnation to summon 299 Sarutobi ancestors and seal them into Sarutobi ninjas as Jinchuriki. Meanwhile, Uchiha Chuan prepared to repel Iwagakure and Kumogakure, and White Zetsu reported the Hokage’s plan to Black Zetsu.

• Hanzo defeated the Third Kazekage, who withdrew from the Land of Rain with his remaining subordinates.
• Yahiko told Uchiha Chuan that Konoha ANBU had invaded the Land of Rain, and Chuan chose to focus on Iwagakure and Kumogakure instead.
• Uchiha Chuan and Kushina planned to use Amegakure’s Senbon Rain and lightning attacks against the invading forces.
• The Third Hokage released 299 death-row prisoners and used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Sarutobi ancestors, then sealed them into Sarutobi clansmen as Jinchuriki.
• The Third Hokage told Asuma to train with his grandfather and arranged for him to graduate early alongside Kakashi.
• White Zetsu witnessed the Impure Reincarnation Jinchuriki plan and informed Black Zetsu.

Black Zetsu ordered Uchiha Shanhuo to keep Shimura Danzō alive and pursue the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, while the Third Kazekage withdrew after suffering heavy losses to Uchiha Chuan and Amegakure. As Uchiha Chuan, Yahiko, and Hanzo waited for Iwagakure, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen slaughtered Konoha ninja in the Land of Fire.

• Black Zetsu told Uchiha Shanhuo that Hiruzen Sarutobi had used the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and ordered him to protect Shimura Danzō while seeking the technique.
• The Third Kazekage returned to the Land of Wind with only a tenth of his elite forces and decided to retreat from Amegakure.
• Uchiha Chuan, Yahiko, and Hanzo relaxed by fishing while they waited for the Iwagakure ninja to arrive the next day.
• Kushina and Konan said Minato and Nagato were studying Uchiha Chuan's formation so they could control the rainwater in the Land of Rain.
• The Seven Ninja Swordsmen killed a group of Konoha ninja who discovered a slaughtered village, and the group's leader died hoping his messenger pigeon would carry the warning.

Jiraiya assigned Hatake Sakumo and Might Duy to eliminate the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, while Ōnoki and the Third Raikage continued advancing toward the Land of Rain despite news of Sunagakure’s defeat. Uchiha Chuan and Hanzo ambushed Iwagakure with Rain Senbon, but Ōnoki dispersed the clouds, leaving Uchiha Chuan considering a more powerful move.

• The Third Hokage sent 299 Impure Reincarnation Jinchuriki to kill the Seven Ninja Swordsmen before Hatake Sakumo could reach them.
• Jiraiya assigned Hatake Sakumo and Might Duy to eliminate the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and Hatake Sakumo went to find Might Duy.
• Ōnoki chose to continue Iwagakure’s advance toward the Land of Rain despite learning that Sunagakure’s attack had failed, and the Third Raikage also ordered Kumogakure to press forward.
• Uchiha Chuan ordered Hanzo to make it rain as Iwagakure arrived, and Hanzo and the formation shinobi turned the rain into a barrage of senbon.
• Ōnoki used Dust Release to clear the clouds, and Uchiha Chuan began considering a different move after Hanzo’s attack drained much of his chakra.

Uchiha Chuan used a formation to strip the air from the Iwagakure encampment, forcing Ōnoki to retreat after many of his troops suffocated. As the Land of Rain prepared to face Kumogakure, the Third Raikage ordered his forces to keep advancing so they could discover Amegakure’s methods.

• Uchiha Chuan repositioned the Akatsuki squads and activated a formation that removed the air around the Iwagakure camp.
• Kitsuchi realized the troops were suffocating and ordered them to flee, while Ōnoki returned to find his technique could not restore the air.
• Ōnoki led the survivors away after one-tenth of the Iwagakure ninjas suffocated, conceding that the invasion had failed.
• Uchiha Chuan told Hanzo that the Land of Rain would become the best place to live and said he wanted other nations to regret their choices.
• The Third Raikage learned that Iwagakure had retreated and ordered Kumogakure to continue advancing toward the Land of Rain.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen entered the Land of Rain and slaughtered villagers who tried to stop them, prompting Nagato and Minato to set out against them. As several other groups crossed into the country, Shimura Danzō learned that Sunagakure and Iwagakure had been defeated and ordered Root to retreat.

• The Seven Ninja Swordsmen attacked villagers with Sharingan, killed dozens, and forced survivors to flee and warn their leaders.
• Uchiha Chuan sent Nagato and Minato to confront the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
• The White Fang of the Leaf and Might Duy entered the Land of Rain, followed by Uchiha Shanhuo and eight Uchiha ninja.
• A Root ninja told Shimura Danzō that the Land of Rain had defeated the Sunagakure and Iwagakure forces, including the Third Kazekage and the Third Tsuchikage.
• Shimura Danzō blamed Uchiha Chuan for the defeats and withdrew with the Root ninja.

Konoha’s leaders argued over the threat posed by Amegakure after its victories, while Jiraiya resisted special precautions. At Orochimaru’s laboratory, Black Zetsu offered the secret of the Rinnegan in exchange for help analyzing Impure World Reincarnation.

• Jiraiya argued with Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and the Third Hokage that Konoha did not need special defenses against Amegakure.
• Kakashi announced he would take the early graduation examination, and Might Guy and Asuma also applied to graduate early.
• Black Zetsu introduced himself to Orochimaru as the Will of Madara Uchiha and offered to explain how the Sharingan evolved into the Rinnegan.
• Black Zetsu asked Orochimaru to analyze Impure World Reincarnation, promising that Orochimaru might learn to cultivate a Rinnegan.
• Orochimaru accepted and asked Black Zetsu to supply experimental material, which Black Zetsu agreed to arrange before leaving.

Uchiha Chuan prepared the Land of Rain’s forces to ambush Kumogakure as its army approached, while Danzo learned of Hiruzen’s Impure Reincarnation army and withdrew to build his own. Minato, Nagato, Might Duy, and White Fang of the Leaf confronted the Seven Ninja Swordsmen just as Kumogakure entered the Land of Rain.

• Uchiha Chuan and Yahiko positioned nearly twenty thousand Earth Release shinobi and the Cloud-Gathering Formation along Kumogakure’s likely route.
• White Fang of the Leaf and Might Duy met Minato and Nagato while searching for the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and White Fang said he had no mission to capture Nagato.
• Uchiha Shanhuo told Danzo that Hiruzen had raised three hundred Impure Reincarnation Jinchuriki, prompting Danzo to withdraw with Root and plan his own army with Orochimaru.
• White Fang of the Leaf, Minato, Might Duy, and Nagato surrounded the Seven Ninja Swordsmen in a dark forest, where Kushimaru Kuriarare recognized Nagato’s Rinnegan.
• The Third Raikage led Kumogakure’s forces into the Land of Rain, and Uchiha Chuan smiled as the battle began.

Nagato, Namikaze Minato, Hatake Sakumo, and Might Duy defeated six of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen while Suikazan Fuguki escaped. Meanwhile, the Kumogakure forces led by the Third Raikage, A, entered the Land of Rain and were caught in a massive Earth Release ambush.

• Nagato blasted Suikazan Fuguki away with Shinra Tensei, while Might Duy opened the Sixth Gate and struck Jinin Akebino down.
• Namikaze Minato used the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique and Flying Thunder God to kill Munashi Jinpachi, and the others prepared to fight their way out.
• Nagato, Hatake Sakumo, Might Duy, and Namikaze Minato killed four more swordsmen as Suikazan Fuguki escaped into a river.
• The group returned to collect proof of the mission and found Raiga Kurosuki missing; the Leaf ninja took the heads, while Nagato collected the swords.
• The Third Raikage, A, led the Kumogakure forces into the Land of Rain, where Uchiha Chuan ordered more than ten thousand Rain ninja to unleash Earth Release and raise the ground beneath them.

Uchiha Chuan’s forces devastated Kumogakure’s invasion, and Hanzo drove off the Third Raikage after their duel. With the battle over, Yahiko prepared to build the Four Rivers Dam Power Station while Uchiha Chuan and Hanzo returned to fishing.

• The Third Raikage split the mountain into four pieces, but Uchiha Chuan’s Earth Release and lightning attacks killed seventy percent of Kumogakure’s forces.
• The Third Raikage challenged Uchiha Chuan, who sent Hanzo to fight him instead.
• Hanzo used the rain to evade the Third Raikage and gradually wound him, forcing the Raikage to retreat with the survivors.
• Uchiha Chuan told Yahiko to organize the battlefield and continue plans to keep rain over the northern mountain region and build the Four Rivers Dam Power Station.
• Yahiko got to work while Konan, Kushina, and Tsunade helped, and Uchiha Chuan and Hanzo went fishing.

News of Amegakure’s victories over Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure spread, while the Five Great Countries’ daimyō plotted to test the rising power in the Land of Rain. Back in Konoha, Hatake Sakumo and Might Duy reported their encounter with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and Jiraiya approved their mission as completed.

• The Shinobi World learned that Amegakure had defeated Kumogakure after routing Sunagakure and Iwagakure, and the Land of Rain celebrated its rise.
• The Third Kazekage struggled to understand Uchiha Chuan’s power, Ōnoki sent an envoy to befriend Amegakure, and the Third Mizukage ordered negotiations for Kirigakure’s lost ninja swords.
• The daimyō of the Five Great Countries held a secret conference and agreed to find a descendant of the Land of Rain’s daimyō, fund his return, and use him to test Amegakure.
• Hatake Sakumo and Might Duy returned to Konoha on the day Kakashi and Asuma registered as Genin, then told Jiraiya they had killed six of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, though Suikazan Fuguki and the missing Raiga Kurosuki had escaped.
• Jiraiya praised Hatake Sakumo and Might Duy and stamped their mission as completed.

Danzo pressed Orochimaru to learn the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu so he could create his own Impure Reincarnation Jinchuriki, while the Third Hokage enlisted Koharu and Homura to prepare similar forces for their clans. In the Land of Rain, Uchiha Chuan persuaded Tsunade to return to Konoha and keep the Senju neutral as U Hidden Village rose.

• Danzo asked Orochimaru about his progress on the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and ordered him to make Impure Reincarnation Jinchuriki subordinates.
• The Third Hokage told Koharu and Homura that he had sealed Sasuke Sarutobi inside Asuma, then urged them to revive their own Elite Jonin ancestors for their clans.
• Homura proposed strengthening Konoha and its Ninja Academy to counter the Land of Rain’s growing power, and the Third Hokage agreed to discuss it with Jiraiya.
• Uchiha Chuan asked Tsunade to return to Konoha and persuade the Senju to remain neutral in a future conflict with U Hidden Village.
• Uchiha Chuan explained his plan for the Senju and Uchiha to reunite under the Uchiha name and promised to make the Land of Rain a beacon of democracy, freedom, and peace.
• Tsunade agreed to return to Konoha and prepare the Senju to go into hiding.

Uchiha Chuan proposed turning the Land of Rain into U Hidden Village, governed directly and developed into a prosperous nation that could draw people away from war. Yahiko and the others accepted the plan, and the Uchiha Clan prepared to move in as Chuan assigned them plans for population growth and development.

• Yahiko, Konan, Nagato, Minato, and Kushina asked Chuan about establishing New Amegakure and bringing in Uchiha shinobi to help.
• Chuan declared that the Land of Rain would become U Hidden Village and be governed directly, arguing that strength and prosperity could secure lasting peace.
• Chuan explained his plan to make the Land of Rain a prosperous beacon that would attract people from other nations and discourage future wars.
• Yahiko and the others agreed to the plan, and Yahiko revealed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to Fugaku Uchiha.
• Chuan summoned Fugaku and instructed him to gather the Uchiha Clan to move into the Land of Rain and establish U Hidden Village.
• Chuan told Yahiko and the others to draft plans for population growth, land reclamation, and exporting electricity, and asked them to invite the Shinobi World's leaders to the village's founding.

Uchiha Chuan declared that the Land of Rain would become the Land of U and that its people would join the Uchiha, founding U Hidden Village on the basis of equality. As envoys spread invitations to the founding ceremony, Konoha argued over Kushina and the Nine-Tails, the great daimyo arranged to restore the Land of Rain’s daimyo, and Tsunade returned to Konoha.

• Uchiha Chuan announced that everyone in the Land of U would be Uchiha, while the existing Uchiha would have no special status and could not awaken Mangekyō Sharingan through his shortcut.
• Uchiha Chuan ordered Fugaku Uchiha to approach several Konoha clans and Tsunade about recruitment and watching the milk tea shops.
• After half a month of preparations, envoys invited people across the Shinobi World to the ceremony establishing the Land of U and U Hidden Village.
• Jiraiya accepted the invitation, while the Third Hokage, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu argued with him over returning Kushina and the Nine-Tails to Konoha.
• The five great daimyo agreed to bring back the Land of Rain’s daimyo bloodline to inherit the country on the founding day.
• Tsunade returned to Konoha after deliberating for half a month.

Tsunade returned to Konoha in disguise, but the villagers’ hostility toward the Uchiha erased her remaining loyalty to the village. She asked Kazamatsuri Taohong to help gather the surviving Senju so they could reclaim their inheritance in the Land of Rain and rise alongside the Uchiha.

• Tsunade heard Konoha residents curse the Uchiha and call for the Land of Rain to be destroyed, then resolved to leave Konoha behind.
• Tsunade visited Kazamatsuri Taohong, the former Senju steward, and asked what might have happened if the Senju name had never been abandoned.
• Tsunade told Kazamatsuri Taohong that the Senju and Uchiha shared ancient origins and that Uchiha Chuan’s Infection Technique could let people awaken the Sharingan.
• Tsunade proposed leading those who still recognized the Senju to the Land of Rain to reclaim their inheritance and join the Senju and Uchiha in rising together.
• Kazamatsuri Taohong agreed to notify the surviving Senju, while Tsunade left to visit her home.

Tsunade persuaded the surviving Senju families to leave Konoha, take the Uchiha name, and join U Hidden Village. She sent them to the Land of Rain, then went to sell the Senju Clan Lands and gave Jiraiya and Konoha’s elders three days to gather one billion ryo.

• Tsunade revealed her Three-Tomoe Sharingan and told the gathered Senju families she planned to merge the Senju and Uchiha under the Uchiha name.
• Old Namikaze and the other families agreed to follow Tsunade, while Old Namikaze asked her not to tell Minato that he was alive.
• Tsunade used a teleportation array to send more than a hundred Senju clansmen away, and Kushina received them in the Land of Rain.
• Tsunade went to the Hokage Building and offered to sell the Senju Clan Lands for one billion ryo.
• The Third Hokage, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura asked for time to gather the money, and Tsunade agreed to return in three days.

Fugaku Uchiha invited Hyuga Hiashi to join U Hidden Village and gave him the Infection Technique, while Uchiha Tongyue offered Hizashi Hyuga a way to escape the Caged Bird Seal. Tsunade revealed to Jiraiya that she intended to join Uchiha Chuan, leaving Jiraiya alone to reckon with her departure.

• Fugaku Uchiha invited Hyuga Hiashi to his wedding and urged him to bring the Hyuga Clan into U Hidden Village, claiming its members could awaken the Sharingan through the Infection Technique.
• Fugaku Uchiha gave Hyuga Hiashi a scroll describing the Infection Technique, and Hyuga Hiashi agreed to test it.
• Uchiha Tongyue told Hizashi Hyuga that becoming Uchiha could let the Byakugan reveal and potentially undo the Caged Bird Seal, and Hizashi asked for three days to consider.
• Fugaku Uchiha's invitations reached the Inuzuka, Aburame, and Kurama clans, who were shocked by reports that the Land of Rain's citizens had become Uchiha.
• Tsunade told Jiraiya that Uchiha Chuan was the Child of Prophecy and that she planned to join him, while Jiraiya admitted he could not change Konoha.
• Tsunade left Jiraiya at the izakaya, and he remained silent.

Uchiha Hizashi used the Sharingan and Gentle Fist to break Rifu Hyuga’s Caged Bird Seal, then arranged for the Hyuga branch family and other clans to flee to U Hidden Village. The Hyuga main family discovered their departure and learned the branch family was free of the seal.

• Rifu Hyuga urged Hizashi to help free the branch family, and Hizashi used the Sharingan and Sixty-Four Palms to destroy Rifu’s Caged Bird Seal.
• Hizashi told Rifu to leave Konoha on missions while he coordinated a mass withdrawal with Uchiha Tongyue; Hyuga Hiashi chose to hide the Infection Technique.
• The Kurama Clan decided to move to U Hidden Village, while the Inuzuka and Aburame clans sent their side branches there and left their main branches behind.
• Hyuga Hiashi refused to join U Hidden Village, but Hizashi agreed to leave with the Hyuga branch family and prepared a meeting to organize their departure.
• Uchiha Tongyue teleported the Hyuga branch family, the Aburame side branch, the Inuzuka side branch, and the Kurama Clan out of Konoha.
• Hyuga Tokugawa found the meeting hall empty, and Hiashi explained that the Uchiha had helped the branch family remove their Caged Bird Seals.

The Hyuga branch family and Kurama Clan defected to U Hidden Village, prompting angry accusations from Konoha’s elders and a push by Jiraiya to preserve peace through negotiation. A month later, the new clans had integrated and grown powerful with the Sharingan, forcing the orthodox Uchiha to abandon their claims of superiority and return to ninjutsu research.

• Hyuga Hiashi reported that the entire Hyuga branch family had escaped to the Land of U, and he returned the Police Force to Konoha because his clan lacked enough personnel.
• Utatane Koharu blamed the Uchiha, but Jiraiya argued that Konoha’s failure to remove the Caged Bird Seal had made U Hidden Village more appealing.
• An ANBU reported that the Kurama Clan had disappeared, and Jiraiya proposed negotiating with U Hidden Village and seeking compensation rather than starting a war.
• Utatane Koharu accepted that the Uchiha could no longer be treated as they once were, while the Third Hokage and Mitokado Homura urged her to avoid provoking them.
• After a month, the Hyuga branch family, Kurama Clan, Aburame Clan, and Inuzuka Clan had integrated into U Hidden Village and gained strength by combining their abilities with the Sharingan.
• The orthodox Uchiha lost their advantage against the new arrivals and returned to studying ninjutsu and developing new techniques.

The leaders and delegations of the shinobi nations arrived in the Land of U for a ceremony and learned how Uchiha Chuan’s formations had changed the Land of Rain’s weather. The Third Raikage and Third Mizukage then headed together to meet Chuan, with the Mizukage intent on demanding the Seven Ninja Swordsmen’s blades.

• The Land of U welcomed the nations’ leaders and explained that Uchiha Chuan’s formation moved rain to the northern mountains, while a hydroelectric station generated surplus electricity for sale.
• Orochimaru marveled at the Land of U’s electricity, and the Third Kazekage considered buying and reselling its surplus water to benefit Sunagakure.
• Ōnoki learned that more than one hundred thousand Land of U shinobi had helped establish the weather formation and wondered whether formations could also improve the Land of Earth’s soil.
• The guide offered Kumogakure access to the stormy northern mountains for Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering, and the Third Raikage considered the offer.
• The Third Mizukage announced that he had come to demand the Seven Ninja Swordsmen’s blades, and he and the Third Raikage set off together.

As the Konoha group and foreign leaders learned that the Infection Technique let people become Uchiha and awaken the Sharingan, they grew wary of the Land of U’s expansion. Black Zetsu began preparing a mass grave raid, while Kakuzu saw a chance to revive his dream of peace and resolved to learn more about U Hidden Village.

• Children in the Land of U showed Jiraiya and the Konoha group their Sharingan and explained that the Infection Technique let anyone become Uchiha.
• A child gave Jiraiya a scroll describing the Infection Technique, and the Third Hokage took it after Shikaku Nara warned that its most important details were concealed.
• The Third Kazekage, Ōnoki, the Third Mizukage, and the Third Raikage A discussed the Land of U’s growing power, while Black Zetsu considered reviving Madara Uchiha.
• Black Zetsu decided that reviving Madara alone might not suffice and directed the White Zetsu to raid graves and dig up powerful figures.
• Kakuzu learned about the Infection Technique and the Land of U, then resolved to find out whether U Hidden Village could make his dream of peace worth pursuing again.

The daimyo and delegations arrived in U Hidden Village for its ceremony, where Yahiko and Minato defended the village’s choices against Konoha’s objections. The visitors saw how the Land of U had united several clans and left questioning its growing power and the effects of the Infection Technique.

• The Five Great Nations' daimyo gathered and traveled to U Hidden Village, where Yahiko and Minato welcomed the assembled guests.
• Children from the Kurama, Inuzuka, and Aburame clans played and competed in the Land of U, which had recently welcomed them and other clans.
• Yahiko rebuked Utatane Koharu for insulting Minato, and Minato told Jiraiya he doubted Jiraiya could control Konoha.
• Yahiko postponed discussion of the Nine-Tails until after the ceremony and sent the Konoha delegation to their hotel, while Orochimaru went to find Uchiha Chuan.
• Jiraiya and the others saw children from several clans playing together and learned that Uchiha who used the Infection Technique could no longer open the Mangekyō.

Orochimaru, the Kage, and the daimyō arrived in U Hidden Village for the founding ceremony and reacted to its unusual policies and the Hyuga branch family’s defection. The daimyō were left shocked by the Hyuga shinobi’s declaration that her clan had joined U Hidden Village.

• Rifu Hyuga rejected the Third Hokage’s claims that Konoha had tried to resolve the Caged Bird issue, and Orochimaru asked to see Little Chuan.
• Ōnoki questioned Yahiko and Minato about spreading the Infection Technique and allowing shinobi to work in production, then followed a Hyuga shinobi to the hotel.
• The Third Kazekage, Third Raikage, and Third Mizukage saw the Hyuga clan members awaken their Sharingan and discussed possible trade and training arrangements with Yahiko.
• The daimyō of the Five Great Nations arrived, and Yahiko sent a female Hyuga shinobi to escort them to the International Hotel.
• The Daimyō of the Land of Lightning asked why a Hyuga shinobi served U Hidden Village, and she said the entire Hyuga branch family had joined it, prompting the daimyō to fall silent.

The Five Great Nations' daimyo gathered the Five Kage and revealed their plan to install a descendant of the Land of Rain's former daimyo as ruler of the Land of U. Black Zetsu proposed reviving Madara Uchiha to help destroy U Hidden Village, while Ōnoki urged the nations to wipe out the Land of Rain's shinobi and the Infection Technique.

• Minato and Yahiko learned that the five daimyo wanted to meet the Five Kage, and Black Zetsu headed to the Land of U after hearing about it.
• The daimyo summoned the Five Kage and introduced a descendant of the Land of Rain's former daimyo as the new ruler of the Land of U, soon to take office.
• The daimyo of the Land of Wind accused the Third Kazekage of cowardice, and Jiraiya warned that even a united force could not destroy the Land of U.
• Black Zetsu possessed the daimyo of the Land of Lightning, identified himself as Madara Uchiha's will, and offered Madara's body tissue for use in the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
• The daimyo of the Land of Fire asked about reviving the First Hokage, while Ōnoki questioned whether the reincarnated could be controlled.
• Ōnoki ordered the nations to gather their shinobi, attack the Land of Rain, kill its shinobi, and destroy the inheritance of the Infection Technique.

The Third Hokage and Utatane Koharu betrayed Jiraiya, sealed his chakra, and had the daimyo strip him of the Hokage title. In the Land of Rain, Orochimaru traded Uchiha Chuan an incomplete Impure World Reincarnation scroll for an explanation of the Infection Technique, then challenged him to master the jutsu first.

• Jiraiya opposed the plan to attack the U Hidden Village, but Utatane Koharu restrained him and the Third Hokage sealed his chakra.
• The daimyo removed Jiraiya as Fourth Hokage and restored the Third Hokage to power, after which the Third Hokage sealed Jiraiya into a scroll.
• Ōnoki called for the assembled Third Kage to prepare their forces and deal with anyone who refused to cooperate.
• Yahiko ordered the U Hidden Village to prepare its defenses and notify Uchiha Chuan after hearing of the meeting.
• Orochimaru met Uchiha Chuan by the river and exchanged an incomplete Impure World Reincarnation scroll for an explanation of how the Infection Technique worked.
• Orochimaru challenged Uchiha Chuan to see who could master the jutsu first, while Chuan calmly returned to fishing.

Orochimaru discovered that the Third Hokage had impersonated Jiraiya and sealed him while the Five Great Nations conspired to attack Amegakure. Black Zetsu delivered orders to Konoha, leaving Mitokado Homura and Danzo preparing to act against the Land of U.

• Orochimaru learned that the Five Great Nations’ daimyos and Kage might target Amegakure, then warned Uchiha Chuan and went to check on Jiraiya.
• The Third Hokage, disguised as Jiraiya, sealed Orochimaru and used Shadow Clones to maintain the deception.
• The Five Kage wrote orders to mobilize troops, strip Jiraiya of the Hokage title, and have Mitokado Homura and Danzo take control of Konoha.
• Black Zetsu possessed Uchiha Shanhuo and delivered the orders to Mitokado Homura in Konoha.
• Uchiha Shanhuo informed Danzo and persuaded him to first destroy the Land of U.