Recaps

Kazan fought through the Sand Shinobi forces on the river, then summoned Gamabunta and charged at Pakura. The battle continued as Pakura dodged his devastating punch, recognizing his strength as monstrous.

• Kazan broke a genjutsu by erupting with chakra, then killed two Sand Shinobi with a Tempest Kick and a crushing punch.
• Kazan tore through the battlefield, saving allies and killing Sand Shinobi as more enemies surrounded him.
• Kazan summoned Gamabunta while Jiraiya summoned Gamachu, and Gamabunta announced that he would fight alongside Kazan.
• Kazan identified Pakura and charged at her as Gamabunta cut down the Sand Shinobi around them.
• Pakura dodged Kazan's punch, which split the river and exposed its bed, and called his destructive power monstrous.

Kazan battered Pakura with devastating punches until Rasa intervened and buried him in Gold Dust. Kazan broke free amid black-and-red thunderclaps and charged straight at Rasa with a powerful attack.

• Kazan dodged Pakura’s Scorch Release attacks, struck her repeatedly, and left her gravely wounded.
• Rasa buried Kazan beneath a massive wave of Gold Dust and prepared to finish him.
• Jiraiya and the Konoha Ninja rushed to help Kazan but could not reach him through the Sand Shinobi forces.
• Kazan unleashed an overwhelming spiritual force that disrupted everyone’s minds and made Rasa lose control of the Gold Dust.
• Kazan blasted free, then crossed the battlefield toward Rasa and launched Fist Bone: Impact.

Kazan awakened Conqueror's Haki on the battlefield and used its power to break Rasa's Gold Dust and force the Sand Shinobi to retreat. Afterward, Kazan confirmed to Jiraiya that his Haki had awakened, though he could not yet use Conqueror's Coating at will.

• Black-and-red lightning and Kazan's overwhelming will struck the battlefield, knocking out many weaker-willed fighters.
• Kazan blasted away the Gold Dust burying him and charged at Rasa, declaring that no cage could hold him.
• Kazan's Conqueror's Haki disrupted Rasa's control over his Gold Dust, shattered his shield, and sent him flying with a single punch.
• Rasa ordered a retreat, and Jiraiya stopped the Konoha Ninja from pursuing the withdrawing Sand Shinobi.
• Kazan realized he could no longer use Conqueror's Coating, but confirmed that his Conqueror's Haki had awakened.
• Jiraiya checked on Kazan, who told him the power he had unleashed was Conqueror's Haki.

During the lull in the fighting, Kazan experimented with his newly awakened Conqueror's Haki and considered how to master it. Jiraiya realized Kazan could become a formidable weapon for Konoha, though Kazan believed few others could learn Haki.

• Jiraiya established a foothold in the Land of Rivers, reported the battle to Hiruzen Sarutobi, and went to find Kazan.
• Kazan repeatedly unleashed Conqueror's Haki at Jing Uchiha to try to stimulate his Sharingan, eventually knocking him unconscious.
• Kazan reflected on the three stages of Conqueror's Haki and decided to master its use before challenging Rasa in a future fight.
• Jiraiya witnessed Kazan repeatedly using Conqueror's Haki and concluded that only several Kage Level fighters working together might be able to kill him.
• Jiraiya asked whether others could learn Haki, and Kazan said they probably could not and would be unlikely to match his potential.

As the war spread, Hiruzen Sarutobi received a report of Kazan’s remarkable feats against the Sand Shinobi and chose to publicize it to encourage Konoha. The village celebrated Kazan after the announcement spread, while Tsunade remained on standby and Minato was sent as reinforcement.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Fourth Kazekage Rasa had entered the fighting in the Land of Rivers and that Jiraiya had requested reinforcements.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi held Tsunade in reserve because Chiyo had not been located and decided to send Minato to the front.
• Mitokado Homura read Jiraiya’s report that Kazan had stunned hundreds of elite Ninja with Conqueror’s Haki and fought Fourth Kazekage Rasa to a draw.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the battle report made public, and Mitokado Homura released it with the other reports.
• Konoha’s residents spread and confirmed the news, gathering to discuss Kazan’s battlefield achievements.

After half a month of inactivity on the front, Kazan flew alone to the Sand Shinobi Stronghold to provoke Rasa and test his Conqueror’s Haki in battle. He knocked hundreds of Sand Shinobi unconscious and began a devastating attack, leaving the clash with Rasa about to begin.

• Konoha celebrated Kazan’s battlefield feats, while Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Kazan’s bounty had doubled to two hundred million ryo.
• Kazan grew frustrated that the Sand Shinobi had stopped attacking and decided to confront them himself to improve his Conqueror’s Coating through combat.
• Rasa and his commanders discussed how to resist Kazan’s Haki, but could find no practical solution beyond raising their troops’ willpower.
• Kazan arrived alone above the Sand Shinobi Stronghold, called out Rasa, and unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, dropping hundreds of Sand Shinobi.
• Kazan attacked the stronghold with a Haki-infused punch as Rasa erupted in anger.

Kazan attacked the Sand Shinobi stronghold alone and fought Rasa, drawing the battle into the sky while Rasa’s troops prepared for possible Konoha reinforcements. When Jiraiya learned that a fierce battle was underway, he realized Kazan had gone there by himself and rushed to the stronghold with Minato.

• Rasa used gold dust to shield the stronghold from Kazan’s opening strike, then flew out to confront him and keep the battle away from his troops.
• Kazan told Rasa that he had come to reignite his Conqueror’s Haki, then taunted him as weak and attacked with Haki, chakra, and his iron fists.
• Rasa defended himself with gold dust and used Sand Eye to track Kazan, but Kazan destroyed it and continued pressing the attack.
• Ebizo ordered the Sand Shinobi to watch for Konoha forces, then led Pakura and other elites out to seek a chance to help Rasa.
• Minato arrived at Konoha’s camp with Kakashi, Rin, and Obito, and Jiraiya learned that powerful battle shock waves were coming from the Sand Shinobi stronghold.
• Jiraiya concluded that Kazan had gone to fight the Sand Shinobi alone and headed for the stronghold with Minato.

Kazan fought Rasa above the Sand Shinobi Stronghold, overwhelming the Kazekage with shadow clones and Haki while abandoning chakra to sharpen his power. The battle left both men wounded, with Kazan pierced through the shoulder as he continued to push toward mastering Conqueror's Coating.

• Jiraiya confirmed to Minato Namikaze that Kazan had been involved in the battle at the Sand Shinobi Stronghold.
• Kazan used the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to pressure Rasa, forcing him to dodge instead of relying on his Absolute Defense.
• Rasa destroyed Kazan's clones with Gold Dust Spears and sent a massive wave of gold dust crashing toward him, but Kazan smashed through it with Fist Bone: Impact.
• Kazan set aside chakra and intensified his Observation Haki, Armament Haki, and Conqueror's Haki as he tried to recreate Conqueror's Coating.
• Pakura realized Kazan's Haki could make people submit as black-and-red thunderbolts filled the sky during the clash.
• Kazan struck Rasa and sent him flying, but Rasa pierced Kazan's shoulder with a golden spear, leaving both fighters wounded.

Kazan healed his wound without hand seals and overwhelmed Rasa and the Sand Shinobi with Galaxy Impact. Injured but still standing, he faced a coordinated attack from their leaders, and his Haki stopped their techniques just short of his fists.

• Kazan crushed the Gold Dust Spear in his shoulder and instinctively healed himself without hand seals.
• Kazan resumed fighting Rasa, but Rasa descended toward Ebizo, Pakura, and the other Sand Shinobi as they moved to join the battle.
• Kazan pursued them and unleashed Galaxy Impact, injuring Rasa, Pakura, Ebizo, and the others while devastating the surrounding land.
• Kazan advanced on the injured Sand Shinobi leaders, who agreed to surround and kill him.
• The Sand Shinobi launched a coordinated Ninjutsu attack, but Kazan's Haki stopped their techniques twenty centimeters from his fists.

Kazan fought Rasa, Pakura, Ebizo, and the Sand Shinobi alone, using the Eight Gates and his newly mastered Life Return before Minato Namikaze helped him escape. Back at the Konoha Camp, Minato reflected on how Kazan's Conqueror's Haki could influence others.

• Kazan opened the Sixth Gate and fought the Sand Shinobi alongside a Shadow Clone, knocking Ebizo's puppets away while healing his injuries.
• Realizing he could not defeat Rasa, Pakura, and Ebizo together, Kazan stopped fighting and announced he would return for Rasa another time.
• Minato Namikaze arrived with a Special Kunai and used Flying Thunder God to carry Kazan away from the battlefield.
• Jiraiya scolded Kazan for charging into the Sand Shinobi's position alone, while Minato said Kazan's Haki inspired awe and longing.
• Kazan asked to return because he was hungry, and Minato transported him and Jiraiya to the Konoha Camp.

Back at the Konoha camp, Kazan accepted Minato’s offer to teach him the Flying Thunder God Technique and tested the abilities he had gained. He began planning to strengthen his Conqueror’s Haki and target Iwagakure and Kumogakure when their Kage went to battle.

• Minato offered to teach Kazan the Flying Thunder God Technique, warning him that mastering it required exceptional talent.
• Kazan returned to camp and ate with Team Minato, trading vegetables to Obito for grilled fish while the others questioned him about fighting the Kazekage.
• Jing Uchiha asked Kazan to resume helping him train, but Kazan said he had something else to do first.
• Kazan practiced Life Return and confirmed that he could use it to activate Yin Injury Healing and Destruction without hand seals.
• Kazan successfully coated his fist with Conqueror’s Haki and resolved to develop its defensive power.
• Kazan considered infiltrating Iwagakure and Kumogakure to steal their secret techniques once their Kage left the rear for the battlefield.

Kazan learned that he lacked the aptitude for the Flying Thunder God, then asked Minato to help him steal Kumogakure and Iwagakure techniques during the war. As Kazan resumed training, Obito approached him, hoping to awaken his Sharingan and grow strong enough to become Hokage.

• Minato told Kazan he could not learn the Flying Thunder God because he lacked the necessary Space-Time Ninjutsu aptitude.
• Kazan asked Minato to help him obtain Kumogakure's Lightning Release Chakra Mode and Iwagakure's rock techniques during the Third Shinobi World War, but Minato said he would consult the Third Hokage.
• Kazan rejected Minato's hopes of ending village hatred and returned to punching the mountainside while Minato left.
• Obito emerged from hiding after Kazan called him out and admitted he wanted help awakening his Sharingan.
• Obito dreamed of becoming Hokage, earning Rin's support, and fighting alongside Kazan and Kakashi as one of the New Sannin.

Kazan encouraged Obito to keep pursuing his dream of becoming Hokage, then sent him to catch fish as payment for help awakening his Sharingan. Later, Kazan punched Kakashi into the woods for taking his fish, while Obito and Rin watched.

• Kazan admitted that he could sometimes hear Obito's thoughts, and Obito questioned whether his dream of becoming Hokage was foolish.
• Kazan told Obito that people's dreams never died, then joked that Konoha would be finished if Obito became Hokage.
• Kazan promised to help Obito awaken his Sharingan if he caught and grilled a hundred fish, so Obito went to the river.
• Rin joined Obito, and she and Obito grilled fish while Kazan trained nearby.
• Kakashi arrived and snatched Obito's fish, so Kazan punched him into the woods and Obito celebrated.

Konoha’s commanders prepared a three-pronged assault to drive the Sand Shinobi from the Land of Rivers, with Kazan assigned to draw their attention. On the morning of the march, Kazan rallied the First Combat Unit with a speech and led them out under his Justice Cloak.

• Jiraiya assigned Tsunade and Minato Namikaze to attack the Sand Shinobi’s flanks while he and Kazan led the main force, and Minato was tasked with finding and cutting enemy supply lines.
• Kazan found Jing Uchiha writing a letter to his family and promised to watch his back in the coming battle.
• The next day, Kazan arrived in a Justice Cloak and rallied the First Combat Unit by invoking the Will of Fire and shouting, “For Konoha!”
• The Konoha Ninja answered Kazan’s rallying cry, and he ordered the force to move out.

Konoha and the Sand Shinobi clashed as Kazan confronted Rasa and then fought Grandma Chiyo. The chapter left Kazan and Grandma Chiyo facing off after he damaged her puppets without being wounded.

• Jiraiya led more than three thousand Konoha troops toward the Sand Shinobi stronghold while Rasa ordered the Sand Shinobi to meet them in battle.
• Hizashi and Hiashi led their Hyuga Clan groups to clear traps as Sand Shinobi forces moved to interfere.
• Kazan used Conqueror's Haki to knock hundreds of Sand Shinobi unconscious, then shattered Rasa's Gold Dust wave with a punch.
• Grandma Chiyo stepped in to fight Kazan, summoning her Father and Mother puppets and attacking him with their weapons.
• Kazan countered Grandma Chiyo's puppet strikes with Armament Haki, cracking both puppets while avoiding injury.

Kazan overwhelmed Grandma Chiyo’s defenses with Haki, then faced the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets after she summoned them. Their battle left Kazan searching for an opening while defending against their poison and relentless attacks.

• Kazan shattered Grandma Chiyo’s Machine Light Shield Seal and wounded her with a Tempest Kick, forcing her to heal herself.
• Grandma Chiyo recognized that Kazan’s Haki directly disrupted Chakra and tried to unsettle him with a warning about her experience.
• Grandma Chiyo summoned the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets and used the White Secret Technique: Ten-Puppet Performance.
• Kazan charged the ten puppets and fought them while using Armament Haki and Tekkai to resist their poison.

Kazan used his Haki to overwhelm Grandma Chiyo and destroy the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets one by one. As Chiyo brought out Father and Mother and tried a coordinated attack, Kazan anticipated it and unleashed another powerful strike.

• Kazan used Observation Haki to anticipate the puppets' attacks and destroyed two of the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets with punches.
• Kazan's Haki strengthened as he fought, and he shattered another puppet while driving Grandma Chiyo into retreat.
• Grandma Chiyo tried to poison Kazan with her puppets, but his Haki kept her attacks from landing and he destroyed another puppet with a blast of energy.
• Grandma Chiyo brought out Father and Mother from her Sealing Scrolls as Kazan created Shadow Clones and charged her.
• Three puppets used Three Treasures Suction Crush to trap Kazan's Shadow Clones, but Kazan anticipated the move and unleashed Fist Bone: Impact.

Kazan overwhelmed and killed Grandma Chiyo, destroying the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets before she died embracing Father and Mother. He then attacked Rasa, while Karura urged the Kazekage to retreat as the Sand Shinobi faced defeat.

• Kazan struck Grandma Chiyo with a devastating punch, grievously injuring her and destroying three of the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets.
• Kazan continued attacking, smashing the remaining Chikamatsu puppets as Grandma Chiyo struggled to defend herself.
• Kazan pierced Grandma Chiyo with his fist, and she died holding Father and Mother in her arms.
• Kazan left Grandma Chiyo's body and attacked Rasa, who was fighting Jiraiya.
• Karura joined Rasa and urged him to retreat, saying the Sand Shinobi had lost.

Kazan and Jiraiya helped drive Rasa’s Sand Shinobi forces out of the Land of Rivers after Lady Chiyo died, while Minato and Tsunade’s units also forced retreats. At Camp, Jiraiya discussed Kazan’s hesitation to kill Chiyo and suggested he might one day help bring the shinobi villages together.

• After Lady Chiyo died, Rasa retreated with Karura and ordered the Sand Shinobi to withdraw from the battlefield.
• Jiraiya ordered Konoha’s troops not to pursue, while Minato took the Sand Shinobi stronghold and Tsunade halted her unit to develop an antidote for Chiyo’s poison.
• Scouts reported that the Sand Shinobi had left the Land of Rivers, and Jiraiya ordered them to keep watch for a possible return.
• Jiraiya found Kazan practicing on a mountaintop and asked whether Lady Chiyo had gotten the better of him.
• Kazan admitted that Chiyo’s final embrace with her puppets had affected him, and Jiraiya said Kazan might be able to achieve what he could not and unite people from different villages.

Kazan and Jiraiya discussed whether a common enemy or overwhelming strength could bring peace to the Shinobi World. Jiraiya invited Kazan to Mount Myōboku to train in Senjutsu, and Kazan agreed.

• Kazan told Jiraiya that ambition and competition for resources would keep causing wars, even if everyone had enough to live on.
• Kazan suggested that a common enemy might unite the Shinobi Villages, but said he would rather recreate the First's era through overwhelming strength.
• Jiraiya realized Kazan might become powerful enough to help maintain peace and asked him to train in Senjutsu at Mount Myōboku.
• Kazan accepted the invitation despite the dangers of Senjutsu training and the uncertainty of persuading the toads.

Kazan continued training after Jiraiya left, while Obito and Kakashi clashed over whether a Ninja could sympathize with the enemy. The next day, Jiraiya reviewed the battle’s heavy casualties and Kazan’s extraordinary victories as Konoha dealt with the aftermath.

• Jiraiya decided to remain at the Frontline and later take Minato to Mount Myōboku to train in Senjutsu with Kazan.
• Obito told Kazan he had awakened his Sharingan and said he wished there were no wars, prompting an argument with Kakashi over sympathy for enemy Ninja.
• Kazan punched Kakashi and Obito away when their argument grew too loud, and Kakashi left without getting the chance to comfort him.
• Jiraiya, Shikaku Nara, and Minato reviewed the battle report, which recorded 760 Konoha Ninja dead and several hundred wounded.
• The report credited Minato and Tsunade with major victories, while Kazan’s defeat of Grandma Chiyo and his Conqueror’s Haki made him the battle’s most remarkable fighter.

After Kazan killed Grandma Chiyo, Konoha celebrated him while the other villages recognized him as a major threat. Ōnoki arranged a massive bounty on Kazan and prepared to attack the weakened Sand Shinobi, while Rasa withdrew his forces and Ebizo blamed Kazan for his sister’s death.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi announced Kazan’s victory over Grandma Chiyo throughout Konoha, where Ninja praised Kazan’s achievement.
• Reports of Chiyo’s death and Kazan’s Haki spread across the Shinobi World, drawing the attention of the other village leaders.
• Ōnoki ordered a five-hundred-million-ryo bounty on Kazan and sent Rock Shinobi forces toward the Land of Bears to attack the Sand Shinobi.
• Rasa withdrew Sand Ninja forces and kept Chiyo’s funeral simple as other villages prepared to exploit the Sand Shinobi’s losses.
• Ebizo accepted that the Sand Shinobi could not hold a proper funeral and vowed to kill Kazan if he ever had the chance.

After Kazan killed Grandma Chiyo, the Third Raikage raised his bounty and warned Cloud ninja to flee if they encountered him, while deciding to wait for the other villages to help eliminate the threat. Kazan’s Garp Template fusion reached 60%, and he went with Shizune Kato to meet Jiraiya.

• The Third Raikage read the report of Kazan defeating Yugito Nii and ordered Dodai to raise Kazan’s bounty to match Iwagakure’s.
• The Third Raikage rejected his son’s call to attack and told Dodai that Kumogakure would wait for the other villages to help remove Kazan.
• The Third Raikage instructed Cloud ninja to abandon their missions and flee if they encountered Kazan.
• Kazan completed two hidden achievements, bringing his Garp Template fusion to 60%, and considered how his growing strength would make the other villages target him.
• Shizune Kato told Kazan that Jiraiya wanted to see him, and Kazan went with her.

Kazan and Minato traveled to Mount Myōboku to begin senjutsu training while the Third Shinobi World War threatened to send them back to battle. Kazan sensed natural energy immediately after Sage Fukasaku applied toad oil, leaving him poised to begin drawing it into his body.

• Sage Fukasaku invited Kazan to Mount Myōboku for senjutsu training, and Jiraiya warned that Kazan and Minato might soon be needed at the front.
• Kazan and Minato were reverse summoned to Mount Myōboku, where Kazan reunited with Hakimi and noticed its chakra had changed.
• Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima began teaching Kazan and Minato how to balance natural energy with their own chakra.
• Sage Fukasaku covered Kazan with toad oil, and Kazan used his keen senses to detect the natural energy around him.

Kazan trained in Senjutsu on Mount Myōboku, learning to balance Natural Energy with his own energies and enter Sage Mode. He completed the first stage of training and prepared to learn how to gather Natural Energy without Toad Oil.

• Kazan absorbed Natural Energy until Toad Transformation began, and Sage Fukasaku struck him with a staff to disperse it.
• Sage Fukasaku explained that Kazan had to balance human, mental, and Natural Energy to form Senjutsu Chakra.
• Kazan created three Shadow Clones so Sage Fukasaku could supervise four trainees, and the clones repeatedly trained until Kazan learned to balance the three energies.
• Kazan entered Sage Mode with dark-gold eyes and black facial markings, and Sage Fukasaku wondered whether he had a constitution like Hashirama Senju.
• Kazan completed the first stage of training and learned that Senjutsu Chakra enhanced recovery.
• Sage Fukasaku told Kazan to train without Toad Oil so he could enter Sage Mode in battle outside Mount Myōboku.