Recaps

In February of Year 37 of Konoha, Yukihō’s life-threatening condition threatened her and her unborn child, but Kagami Uchiha used his Mangekyō Sharingan to restore her vitality. Yukihō survived long enough to give birth to Kakashi Hatake, while Obito Uchiha was born at the same time.

• A doctor told Hatake Sakumo that Yukihō was dying and that ending the pregnancy might prolong her life.
• Yukihō insisted that Sakumo cherish their child, and they chose the name Kakashi before she nearly died.
• Kagami Uchiha arrived and used his Mangekyō ability to transfer vitality to Yukihō, restoring her health.
• Sakumo thanked Kagami as doctors confirmed Yukihō had stabilized, and Kagami told them to prepare for the birth.
• Yukihō gave birth to Kakashi Hatake, while Obito Uchiha was born in the Uchiha Clan Compound at the same time.

In April of Year 37, the Land of Rain became a chaotic battlefield as Amegakure, Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure fought amid their existing rivalries. Hanzō attacked the great nations’ forces to avenge their destruction of his land, while Murasaki sought him out and Sajie secured Bunpuku’s promise to intervene if another village deployed a Jinchūriki.

• Konoha and Iwagakure ninja fought each other in the Land of Rain, and a Konoha ninja killed an Iwagakure shinobi who had mocked Fire Release.
• Hanzō watched the great nations devastate the Land of Rain, then attacked their battle with explosive tags and Fire Release, killing scores of ninja and driving the survivors away.
• Murasaki ordered Iwagakure reconnaissance squads to find Hanzō so he could confront him with Lava Release.
• Bunpuku questioned Sajie about Sunagakure’s continued occupation of the Land of Rain, while Niuji argued that Sunagakure had to avenge Shamon.
• Sajie asked Bunpuku to stop any other village from deploying a Jinchūriki, and Bunpuku agreed.

Danzo ordered a search for Hanzō, and Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade found him with a group of Amegakure ninja. After the two sides exchanged words, Hanzō charged the Konoha squad, and Jiraiya went to meet him.

• Danzo ordered Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade to join forces and search for Hanzō, then led another team out himself.
• A Hyuga Clan ninja detected powerful chakra ahead, and Orochimaru told Ryosuke to signal Danzo.
• Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade identified Hanzō and led the Konoha ninja toward him.
• Hanzō countered a Flame Bullet with Water Dragon Bullet Technique as the two sides confronted each other.
• Hanzō accused the great nations of ravaging the Land of Rain and charged at the Konoha ninja with his Chain Sickle.
• Jiraiya rushed to meet Hanzō while telling the others to handle the Amegakure ninja.

Jiraiya was weakened by Hanzō’s salamander poison, so Orochimaru and Tsunade intervened while the Sannin summoned their allies to fight Hanzō and Ibuse. As the battle reached a stalemate, a cold voice spoke from the flank.

• Hanzō revealed that his salamander venom poisoned opponents who fought him at close range, and Tsunade began treating Jiraiya.
• Orochimaru summoned Manda and engaged Hanzō while Jiraiya summoned Gamabunta to help hold him off.
• Hanzō summoned Ibuse, which spread poisonous mist across the battlefield, and Manda and Gamabunta attacked the salamander.
• Tsunade summoned Katsuyu, whose clones protected the Konoha ninja and counteracted the poison while Tsunade focused on treating Jiraiya.
• Orochimaru and Hanzō fought to a stalemate until a cold voice interrupted them from the flank.

Roshi and an Iwagakure force entered the battlefield, and Roshi attacked the Konoha and Amegakure ninja with Lava Release. As Orochimaru charged Roshi and Hanzō held back, Jiraiya recovered from the poison and Shimura Danzō arrived with reinforcements.

• Roshi confronted Hanzō, who canceled his summoning after seeing Ibuse badly wounded.
• Orochimaru proposed that Iwagakure and Konoha join forces against Hanzō and Amegakure, but Shū persuaded Roshi to attack them instead.
• Roshi’s Lava Release broke through Hanzō’s and Orochimaru’s defenses and killed scores of Konoha and Amegakure ninja.
• Hanzō suppressed his urge to fight Roshi, wary that Amegakure would be caught between two enemies, while Orochimaru charged at Roshi.
• Tsunade suppressed the poison in Jiraiya’s body, and Jiraiya watched Konoha’s casualties mount as he wondered when Shimura Danzō would arrive.
• Shimura Danzō emerged from the shadows with a squad of Konoha’s elite ninja and rebuked Jiraiya for criticizing him.

Danzo attacked Roshi, renewing their old grudge, while the battle spread into chaos across the battlefield. After Tsunade and Jiraiya killed Shū, Roshi erupted in rage and unleashed a vast torrent of Tailed Beast Chakra.

• Danzo charged Roshi and struck him with Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere, but Roshi's Lava Release shield held.
• Roshi and Danzo exchanged powerful ninjutsu as Iwagakure's forces joined the fighting and tangled with Amegakure and Konoha.
• Orochimaru attacked Hanzō again while Shū charged Jiraiya and Tsunade.
• Jiraiya bound Shū's feet with Wild Lion's Mane Technique, allowing Tsunade to kill him with Heavenly Foot of Pain.
• Roshi saw Shū dead, roared in grief and fury, and unleashed a torrent of dark red Tailed Beast Chakra that alarmed Danzo.

Sunagakure's Third Kazekage Sajie revealed that he had come with Bunpuku to take revenge on Danzo and Roshi, then attacked Roshi as he charged toward Tsunade. Bunpuku released Shukaku, bringing the One-Tail fully onto the battlefield.

• Sajie told Bunpuku that he intended to kill Danzo and Hanzō and have Bunpuku hold off Roshi.
• Roshi attacked Danzo with Lava Release and then charged toward Tsunade, burning nearby shinobi with his tailed beast chakra.
• Sajie struck Roshi with Iron Sand Drizzle, and Roshi recognized him as Sunagakure's Third Kazekage.
• Bunpuku asked Shukaku to avoid unnecessary killing and released the seal restraining the One-Tail.
• Shukaku emerged from the sand in a massive tanuki form and announced that he was free.

Shukaku appeared on the battlefield and attacked Roshi, prompting Roshi to release the Four-Tails, Son Goku. The two fully unleashed Tailed Beasts stood together as the fighting around them stopped.

• Shukaku mocked Roshi and fired a powerful Air Bullet, which Roshi dodged but whose blast injured him and nearby ninja.
• Shukaku turned on Sajie when he noticed his Sunagakure clothes, but Sajie dodged and then clashed with Shimura Danzō.
• The Four-Tails urged Roshi to release him, and Roshi ordered the Iwagakure ninja to retreat before warning Konoha and the others to leave the battlefield's center.
• Roshi agreed to release the Four-Tails after Son Goku promised to target Konoha ninja and avoid harming Iwagakure ninja as much as possible.
• Roshi released the seal, and Son Goku fully transformed into the Four-Tails beside Shukaku, bringing the battlefield to a halt.

Shukaku and Son Goku battled with powerful attacks that devastated the battlefield and endangered ninja from several villages. As Hanzō renewed his resolve to lead Amegakure, Tsunade and Jiraiya worried that the tailed beasts could not be stopped by ordinary ninja, just as an amused voice interrupted them.

• Shukaku and Son Goku exchanged blows, then Shukaku struck Son Goku with Air Bullet Barrage and Son Goku answered with Lava Release: Flower-Fruit Mountain.
• Shukaku countered with Sandshot Barrage as magma and sand swept across the battlefield, killing and injuring ninja from Iwagakure, Konoha, and Amegakure.
• Hanzō feared that several tailed beasts could destroy the Land of Rain, but Shinoda reminded him that Amegakure's people still trusted him.
• Hanzō regained his resolve, ordered his ninja to prioritize survival, and vowed to lead the Land of Rain toward a better future.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade discussed the tailed beasts' destruction and Tsunade began to mention the Uchiha Clan's means of restraining them before an amused male voice interrupted.

Kagami Uchiha arrived on the Land of Rain battlefield and reassured the embattled Konoha ninja, including Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Danzo. He revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and halted Shukaku and Son Goku, leaving the tailed beasts wary of him.

• Kagami Uchiha appeared on the battlefield, and his arrival alarmed Hanzō while lifting Danzo's spirits.
• Danzo renewed his attack on Sajie, and the other Konoha ninja fought with greater resolve.
• Kagami reassured Tsunade and the Konoha ninja that he had come to reinforce them and praised their efforts.
• Kagami awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and warned Shukaku and Son Goku to stop fighting.
• Shukaku and Son Goku halted their battle, recognized the threat of Kagami's Mangekyō Sharingan, and grew afraid.

Kagami Uchiha manifested a towering armored Susanoo, overwhelming the battlefield with its power. He cut down Shukaku and Son Goku with one strike, leaving their jinchūriki wounded as every faction watched in stunned silence.

• Kagami Uchiha summoned Susanoo and advanced it through its skeletal, fleshed-out, and fully armored forms until it towered over two hundred meters tall.
• Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Hanzō, Sajie, and Danzo reacted to Susanoo’s power, with Hanzō dropping his weapon and Sajie recalling Shamon’s warning about Konoha.
• Shukaku and Son Goku formed Tailed Beast Bombs and prepared to fire them at Susanoo.
• Kagami Uchiha swung Susanoo’s giant katana, cleaving through both Tailed Beast Bombs and hurling the tailed beasts into distant mountains.
• Shukaku and Son Goku vanished amid the collapsing rubble, while Bunpuku and Roshi were left badly wounded and the battlefield fell silent.
• Kagami Uchiha declared that everyone should despair before his power.

Kagami Uchiha forced the enemy forces to surrender and declared Konoha victorious in the Second Shinobi World War. He named Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya the Sannin of Konoha as the surviving shinobi celebrated.

• Kagami Uchiha made Hanzo of the Salamander apologize and surrender Amegakure, warning that the Land of Rain would have to pay for its actions.
• Third Kazekage Sajie surrendered Sunagakure and asked to ransom the One-Tail, but Kagami deferred the decision and sent him away.
• The surviving Iwagakure ninja surrendered without asking Kagami to return Roshi.
• Kagami declared the Second Shinobi World War over and ordered Konoha's ninja to gather their comrades' bodies.
• Kagami praised Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya for their wartime service and bestowed on them the title of the Sannin of Konoha.

After the war, Kagami Uchiha sensed Black Zetsu and left to confront Madara Uchiha in the Land of Iron. Madara learned Kagami had found his underground hideout and ordered White Zetsu to welcome him.

• Kagami Uchiha struck at Black Zetsu’s hiding place, but Black Zetsu escaped underground.
• Kagami Uchiha ordered Shimura Danzō to escort the jinchūriki and defeated Iwagakure forces to Konoha, notify Hiruzen, and send Hanzō back to Amegakure.
• Kagami Uchiha flew to the Land of Iron and sensed powerful chakra beneath a cave in the Mountain Graveyard.
• Kagami Uchiha’s Susanoo cut into the cliff, shaking the underground tunnels and alarming White Zetsu.
• Madara Uchiha recognized Kagami Uchiha’s arrival and told White Zetsu to welcome him.

Kagami Uchiha entered Madara Uchiha’s underground hideout and heard Madara recount the origins of chakra, the Uchiha and Senju conflict, and his plan to end war. Madara revealed that his goal was the Eye of the Moon Plan.

• White Zetsu led Kagami Uchiha into the cave after Kagami dismissed his Susanoo.
• Kagami greeted the elderly Madara Uchiha and Madara recognized that Kagami possessed a perfect Susanoo and had read the Uchiha stone tablet.
• Madara explained Kaguya’s origin, her transformation into the Ten-Tails, and how Hagoromo and Hamura sealed her.
• Madara described how Hagoromo spread Ninshu and how Indra and Asura’s conflict continued through the Uchiha and Senju.
• Madara argued that chakra and human nature made lasting peace impossible, then revealed his Eye of the Moon Plan.

Madara Uchiha explained his plan to use Infinite Tsukuyomi to impose peace on the world, but Kagami Uchiha rejected it as a prison that denied people their freedom. Kagami then challenged Madara about Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s origins and dismissed his reliance on the stone tablet, leaving their confrontation tense.

• Madara Uchiha described gathering the Nine Tailed Beasts, reviving the Ten-Tails, and casting Infinite Tsukuyomi to trap humanity in peaceful dreams.
• Madara Uchiha offered to let Kagami Uchiha lead the plan and promised him the Rinnegan, but Kagami questioned whether forced dreams could truly be peace.
• Madara Uchiha argued that freedom bred suffering and that Kagami’s postwar peace would only last until the next conflict.
• Kagami Uchiha called Infinite Tsukuyomi a cage that stripped people of choice, while Madara Uchiha dismissed him as shortsighted.
• Kagami Uchiha asked where Kaguya Ōtsutsuki came from, then criticized Madara Uchiha for trusting the stone tablet instead of investigating its claims.

Kagami Uchiha revealed to Madara Uchiha that Kaguya Ōtsutsuki came from the Ōtsutsuki Clan and that Black Zetsu had manipulated him to revive her. When Black Zetsu returned and reacted with panic to Kaguya’s name, Madara realized Kagami’s claims were true and erupted in fury.

• Kagami Uchiha told Madara Uchiha about Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, and the Ōtsutsuki Clan’s plan to harvest the Shinobi World’s life force.
• Kagami Uchiha revealed that Black Zetsu was Kaguya’s third child, had altered the Uchiha stone tablet, and had used Madara to prepare for Kaguya’s revival.
• Madara Uchiha demanded evidence, and Kagami Uchiha said Black Zetsu would soon return to the cavern.
• Black Zetsu arrived and warned Madara Uchiha that Kagami Uchiha’s complete-body Susanoo made him a threat to their plan.
• Madara Uchiha questioned Black Zetsu about Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, and Black Zetsu’s panicked reaction confirmed Kagami Uchiha’s account.
• Madara Uchiha recognized that Black Zetsu had manipulated him and shouted in fury.

Madara Uchiha learned that Black Zetsu had manipulated his plans and nearly killed him, but Kagami Uchiha intervened to question Black Zetsu. Kagami revealed that he knew Kaguya’s secrets and hinted that he could identify the enemy she created White Zetsu to fight, leaving Black Zetsu eager for an answer while secretly considering escape.

• Madara Uchiha attacked Black Zetsu with Susanoo after learning his plans had been manipulated, leaving him gravely wounded.
• Kagami Uchiha stopped Madara from delivering another blow and asked to speak with Black Zetsu.
• Black Zetsu recovered enough to challenge Kagami Uchiha about how he knew of the Ōtsutsuki.
• Kagami Uchiha said he knew Kaguya’s origins, why she planted the God Tree, and why Black Zetsu had tricked Madara into creating White Zetsu.
• Kagami Uchiha asked Black Zetsu whether he knew the identity of Kaguya’s enemy, and Black Zetsu demanded an answer while contemplating escape.

Kagami Uchiha told Black Zetsu that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki still threatened Kaguya and offered to help save her in exchange for Black Zetsu’s service. After taking some of Black Zetsu’s Ōtsutsuki bloodline origin to advance his eye toward the Rinnegan, Kagami left Madara eager to hear his plan for bringing peace to the Shinobi World.

• Kagami Uchiha revealed that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had survived inside Jigen and warned Black Zetsu that Isshiki could threaten Kaguya when she returned.
• Black Zetsu knelt before Kagami Uchiha and pledged to serve him if he would help save Kaguya, while Madara Uchiha warned Kagami not to trust him.
• Kagami Uchiha agreed to help according to his plan and used Ame-no-Minaka to absorb a small portion of Black Zetsu’s Ōtsutsuki bloodline origin.
• Black Zetsu collapsed from the extraction but accepted the injury for Kaguya’s sake, and Madara recognized that Kagami’s eye was nearing the Rinnegan.
• Kagami Uchiha spoke of bringing peace to the Shinobi World, prompting Madara Uchiha to eagerly offer his help and ask about the plan.

Kagami Uchiha laid out his vision for unifying the Shinobi World and eventually exploring the stars, then warned Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and the wider Ōtsutsuki Clan threatened them. He proposed weakening the Five Great Nations while preparing to develop his Rinnegan, and Madara agreed to confront Ōnoki if he demanded the Four-Tails back.

• Kagami Uchiha proposed unifying the Shinobi World, protecting its people through strict laws, and joining together to resist extraterrestrial enemies.
• Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu were astonished by Kagami's vision of traveling through the stars.
• Kagami Uchiha warned that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki could unleash overwhelming power and that more members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan might arrive.
• Kagami Uchiha said he would develop his Rinnegan and weaken the Five Great Nations rather than conquer them immediately.
• Kagami Uchiha planned to keep the Four-Tails in Konoha, and Madara Uchiha agreed to face Ōnoki if he came to reclaim it.

Kagami Uchiha assigned Black Zetsu to spy on Jigen, then discussed using White Zetsu as sacrifices to resurrect powerful shinobi with Madara Uchiha. Madara proposed retrieving the Rinnegan from Nagato, but the chapter left their plan unsettled over whether Hashirama Senju would support it.

• Kagami Uchiha outlined plans to punish Kumogakure and Kirigakure and take the Two-Tails as compensation.
• Kagami Uchiha ordered Black Zetsu to monitor Jigen, who housed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, at the Fire Temple.
• Madara Uchiha explained that Rinne Rebirth could be used repeatedly with different casters, and suggested sacrificing Uzumaki or Senju members to resurrect Hashirama and others.
• Kagami Uchiha refused to sacrifice his subordinates and pointed out that Madara's White Zetsu army could serve as casters instead.
• Madara Uchiha proposed retrieving the Rinnegan from Nagato, while Kagami Uchiha worried that Hashirama might oppose their plan.
• Madara Uchiha said Hashirama would defend Konoha against the Ōtsutsuki, but vowed to kill him himself if he stood in their way.

Kagami Uchiha left Madara and Black Zetsu and traveled to the Land of Rain to meet Kakuzu, whose Akatsuki had grown stronger after Hanzō’s surrender. Kakuzu secretly left his base to meet Kagami, who greeted him as the Akatsuki’s leader.

• Kagami told Black Zetsu to recover before continuing his mission, then left the cavern while Madara mocked Black Zetsu and became furious at being called a brat.
• Kagami headed to the Land of Rain, where disillusioned Amegakure ninja had been joining Kakuzu’s Akatsuki after Hanzō surrendered to Konoha.
• Kakuzu received intelligence that Hanzō had shut himself away while Amegakure ninja spied on Akatsuki, and he ordered his people to leave Hanzō alone unless he threatened them.
• A Ninja Hawk arrived, and Kakuzu put Sakamoto in charge, changed into plain clothes, and secretly left the Akatsuki base.
• Kakuzu met Kagami at a cliffside and greeted him respectfully; Kagami acknowledged him as the Akatsuki’s leader.

Kagami Uchiha met with Kakuzu, who feared he had lost his mentor’s trust and broke down pleading his loyalty. Kagami reassured him, then revealed that he had allied with Madara Uchiha but could not yet let Madara reclaim Nagato’s Rinnegan.

• Kakuzu mistook Kagami Uchiha’s distant greeting for evidence that someone had turned him against Kakuzu and suspected Hatake Sakumo of speaking ill of him.
• Kakuzu knelt and tearfully recounted how Kagami had spared and mentored him, insisting that he had remained loyal.
• Kagami helped Kakuzu up and explained that he had only been distracted, not displeased with him.
• Kagami told Kakuzu that Nagato’s Rinnegan and the plan for Akatsuki had changed after Kagami met its original owner, Madara Uchiha.
• Kagami said he and Madara had formed an alliance, but Madara could not reclaim the Rinnegan yet.

Kagami Uchiha found Matatabi in the Land of Lightning after she fought off Kumogakure ninja and asked her to become his Summoning Beast. Matatabi refused, leaving their encounter unresolved.

• Kagami Uchiha traveled to the Land of Lightning and sensed Matatabi’s chakra in a canyon.
• Matatabi drove off a Kumogakure team that had attacked her before the Raikage arrived.
• Kagami Uchiha approached Matatabi, who recognized his Mangekyō Sharingan and grew wary.
• Kagami Uchiha greeted Matatabi and asked her to sign a Summoning Contract with him.
• Matatabi refused, saying she loved telling people who thought too highly of themselves no.

Kagami Uchiha forced Matatabi to accept becoming his Summoning Beast by threatening her with his Complete Body Susanoo, then calmed her by petting her. The Third Raikage A arrived with Kumogakure forces and confronted Kagami, who recalled their earlier meeting in Konoha.

• Matatabi rejected Kagami Uchiha's offer and feared he would control her like Madara Uchiha had controlled Tailed Beasts.
• Kagami Uchiha summoned his Complete Body Susanoo and threatened Matatabi until she agreed to become his Summoning Beast.
• Matatabi submitted, meowed, and rubbed against Susanoo, while Kagami Uchiha stroked her and she began to enjoy the attention.
• Kagami Uchiha sensed A and other Chakra signatures approaching the canyon.
• The Third Raikage A arrived and found Matatabi docile beside Kagami Uchiha, then confronted him.
• Kagami Uchiha reminded A that they had first met in Konoha during Kumogakure's visit to sign the Konoha Peace Treaty.

Kagami Uchiha threatened the Third Raikage and took Matatabi, the Two-Tails, to Konoha as compensation for Kumogakure’s role in the Land of Whirlpools. After Kagami departed, A learned of the Chinoike Clan’s grudge with the Uchiha and saw a possible way to retaliate.

• A argued that Kumogakure had already paid for its part in the Land of Whirlpools, but Kagami rejected his explanation and said the Two-Tails had never belonged to Kumogakure.
• Kagami demonstrated Susanoo’s strength by cutting the top off a mountain, frightening Matatabi and the Kumogakure shinobi.
• Kagami warned A not to choose the wrong allies again, declared Matatabi compensation, and flew toward Konoha with her.
• After Kagami left, a Kumogakure Jonin told A that the Chinoike Clan had once rivaled the Uchiha in ocular techniques and had been exiled to Hell Valley.
• A welcomed the information and vowed that his feud with Kagami was not over.