Recaps

Uchiha Setsuna and a Hyuga elder prepared their clan prodigies, Uchiha Yo and Hyuga Yamashiro, for the upcoming Shinobi Selection match against Ryuuzaki Eiji. Across Konoha, children from clans and civilian families trained for the competition, which the Land of Fire's daimyo would attend.

• Uchiha Setsuna ordered Uchiha Yo to defeat Ryuuzaki Eiji and gave him a scroll for Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame as insurance.
• Uchiha Yo resolved to defeat Ryuuzaki Eiji head-on and reclaim the Uchiha's glory without using the wide-range ninjutsu.
• A Hyuga elder encouraged Hyuga Yamashiro to rely on Gentle Fist and said the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms could counter Ryuuzaki Eiji's dojutsu.
• Hyuga Yamashiro decided to use Gentle Fist against Ryuuzaki Eiji and aimed to compete with Uchiha Yo for the title of Konoha's Number One Prodigy.
• Clan and civilian children across Konoha trained for the Shinobi Selection, hoping to earn recognition or a chance to serve as the daimyo's guard.

Eiji learned the Mystical Palm Technique from Tsunade at Konoha Hospital and healed a critically injured koi in seconds. He left to meet Kushina in the forest, while Tsunade reflected on his exceptional strength and future fame.

• Tsunade recalled losing to Eiji in a spar and stopped worrying about his upcoming assessment.
• Tsunade taught Eiji that the Mystical Palm Technique required precise Chakra control to avoid harming allies.
• Eiji used the technique to heal a koi's severe wound in three seconds, astonishing Tsunade.
• Eiji told Tsunade he was learning Medical Ninjutsu so he could save people, then left to meet Kushina at the forest.
• Tsunade watched Eiji go and became certain that his name would one day be known throughout the Shinobi World.

Eiji continued training Minato and Kushina while Nawaki’s repeated defeats raised his Fusion Rate to twenty percent. When Imagawa Yoshiteru, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, visited the Senju Ancestral Home with his daughter Sayuri, he became fascinated by Eiji’s eyes, and Sayuri welcomed the prospect of being matched with him.

• Eiji trained Minato and Kushina in the Rasengan, while Nawaki kept challenging him and losing to his Azure.
• Eiji’s Fusion Rate reached twenty percent from defeating Nawaki, and he made desserts that became a Senju Clan afternoon-tea staple.
• Imagawa Yoshiteru arrived in Konoha with Sayuri and went to visit Mito Uzumaki at the Senju Ancestral Home.
• Tsunade examined Yoshiteru and found him healthy, then Yoshiteru praised Eiji’s eyes and introduced Sayuri to him.
• Sayuri met Eiji and felt relieved that her father had brought her to meet such an accomplished and striking boy.

Imagawa Sayuri stayed at the Senju Ancestral Home for a week and tried to befriend Eiji and Kushina, whose jealousy briefly made her seem like a rival. At dinner, Tsunade volunteered Eiji to cook for the Daimyo and his party, leaving Imagawa Yoshiteru eager to see what he could make.

• The Fire Daimyo welcomed Eiji and hoped to find a suitable match for Sayuri, while Kushina grew suspicious of her interest in him and dragged Eiji away to train.
• Sayuri prepared hot water for Eiji and Kushina after moving into the Senju Ancestral Home, and Kushina confronted her about trying to win Eiji over.
• Sayuri assured Kushina she only wanted to be friends, and Kushina accepted her; Eiji gave Sayuri homemade sweets as a friendship gift.
• The Daimyo arrived with chefs and ingredients to dine with Mito Uzumaki and Tsunade, but Tsunade insisted Eiji should cook for everyone.
• Imagawa Yoshiteru became excited when Tsunade and Mito praised Eiji's cooking and suggested he might prepare a dish that glowed.

Eiji used a spectacular sword technique to butcher the Daimyo’s water buffalo without drawing blood, then grilled it for everyone in the courtyard. The meal delighted the Daimyo and his guests, and someone thanked Eiji for his cooking.

• Eiji chose one of the Daimyo’s water buffalo for the meal, and the Daimyo ordered a servant to bring it into the courtyard.
• Eiji struck the buffalo with his cleaver and revealed the Fierce Bull Azure Dragon Slash, causing the animal to split into pieces after he touched its forehead.
• Tsunade realized Eiji’s strikes had passed between the buffalo’s cell membranes, while Kushina and the others praised his skill.
• Eiji grilled the beef with special seasonings and used Azure to send the sliced meat to the table.
• The Daimyo declared the beef the best he had ever eaten, and the guests scrambled for more.
• Someone offered Eiji a handkerchief and praised his cooking.

Sayuri grew close to Kushina and challenged Eiji at Go, where he barely beat her using the Six Eyes. As Konoha prepared for the Ninja Academy Graduation Exam, Fugaku and the Ino-Shika-Cho heirs placed large bets on Eiji to win, leaving the bookmaker worried about the growing prize pool.

• Sayuri joined Kushina and Eiji in their games after earning Kushina's approval, and Kushina resolved to keep Eiji for herself.
• Sayuri defeated Kushina at Go, so Eiji took her place and beat her by using the Six Eyes.
• Konoha villagers gathered at the Arena before the Graduation Exam and placed bets on the tournament favorites.
• Uchiha Fugaku bet a stack of banknotes on Ryuuzaki Eiji to win.
• Shikaku, Chōza, and Inoichi also placed large bets on Eiji, making the bookmaker fear a major loss.

Eiji entered the graduation tournament arena as clan heirs and villagers gathered to watch, while Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru discussed his abilities. The tournament had not yet begun, and the spectators wondered whether Eiji could win the championship.

• Eiji entered the Rest Room and noticed Uchiha Yo, Hyuga Yamashiro, and other clan members among the graduating students.
• Tsunade watched from the ordinary stands with Jiraiya and Orochimaru, and questioned why they had returned to the village.
• Orochimaru said he wanted to meet Tsunade's new student, and Tsunade praised Eiji's strength and refused to reveal details about his new dojutsu kekkei genkai.
• Tsunade asked Orochimaru to teach Nawaki, and Orochimaru agreed.
• Kushina and Minato prepared to cheer for Eiji, while Choza, Shikaku, and Inoichi discussed whether he could win the championship.

Ryuuzaki Eiji faced Uchiha Yai in the first match of the ninja selection exam as the crowd and Konoha's prominent shinobi watched. Eiji used Azure to pull Yai and his Shadow Clone close, then struck Yai hard enough to send him flying.

• Ryuuzaki Eiji and Uchiha Yai entered the arena for the first match of the ninja selection exam.
• Kushina, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Hiruzen Sarutobi watched as the crowd reacted to Eiji's eyes and Yai's Uchiha heritage.
• Uchiha Yai awakened his one-tomoe Sharingan and created a Shadow Clone before hiding in smoke and charging Eiji with kunai.
• Eiji used his six eyes to identify Yai's clone and activated Azure to pull both figures toward him.
• Eiji pinned Yai and punched him in the stomach, sending him hurtling backward.

Ryuuzaki Eiji defeated Yoruichi with a single punch after using an unseen ability to pull and restrain him. Later, the Daimyo proposed changing the competition, while Danzo demanded that Eiji be handed over to him, and Hiruzen refused to entertain the demand.

• Eiji used an unexplained power to pull Yoruichi to him, struck him unconscious, and won the match.
• The Uchiha and Hyuga clans, along with Jiraiya and Orochimaru, reacted with alarm and curiosity to Eiji's ability and strength.
• Kushina celebrated Eiji's victory, while the Daimyo considered pairing him with Sayuri and fulfilling Lady Mito's request.
• The Daimyo proposed changing the competition rules to make the matches end sooner and provide more spectacle.
• Danzo entered the Hokage's Office despite Hiruzen's orders and demanded that Eiji be handed over so he could control his power.
• Hiruzen rebuked Danzo, while Koharu and Homura objected to the Daimyo's influence over Konoha's decisions.

After Eiji’s first match, Hiruzen told him the Daimyo wanted the competition changed into an arena battle, with Eiji facing the remaining contestants in exchange for more funding for Konoha. Eiji accepted, and the chapter ended as the new rules were announced to an outraged crowd.

• Hiruzen rejected Danzo’s suggestion to use Root and ordered Danzo back to the Shimura Clan Grounds.
• Eiji joined Kushina and Minato after his match and worried that the weak opponents would limit his chances to gain experience.
• An Anbu Ninja escorted Eiji to Hiruzen, who explained that the Daimyo wanted Eiji to fight the contestants one after another for an additional hundred million ryo in funding.
• Eiji agreed to defend the arena for Konoha and returned to the Rest Room as the other contestants watched him warily.
• The referee announced that Eiji would be the Arena Champion and face the remaining contestants in turn, prompting protests from the crowd and Kushina.

Ryuuzaki Eiji dominated the tournament after the rules were changed to make him defend the arena. He effortlessly defeated one challenger after another, leaving spectators and clan leaders astonished.

• Shikaku realized the changed rules seemed designed to build Eiji's reputation, while Tsunade suspected her grandmother wanted him to become Hokage.
• Uchiha and Hyuga spectators protested Eiji's special treatment as Sarutobi Shimiya entered the arena to face him.
• Eiji used Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue to pull Shimiya in and knock him out with one punch.
• Eiji defeated Shimura Ryōma just as quickly, striking him before he could create distance.
• Eiji continued defeating challenger after challenger with the same pull-and-punch combination, while Kushina cheered and Shikaku called him a monster.

The Daimyo persuaded Hiruzen Sarutobi to change the tournament into a team battle, pitting every remaining contestant against Ryuuzaki Eiji. Eiji faced the charge alone and began overwhelming his opponents, ending with one contestant helpless in his grasp.

• The Daimyo proposed changing the rules again, and Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed after hearing Konoha would receive more war funding.
• The Jonin referee announced that all remaining contestants would team up against Ryuuzaki Eiji, drawing protests from Kushina, Minato, and the spectators.
• More than eighty contestants gathered opposite Eiji, but none dared attack until one civilian Ninja charged and prompted the others to follow.
• Eiji used Azure, his Six Eyes, and his taijutsu to throw back and incapacitate several attackers.
• Eiji lifted another contestant by the neck with Azure and asked if he wanted to dance.

Eiji fought off the students surrounding him, emerging unharmed from Uchiha Yo’s fire technique and stopping Hyuga Yamashiro’s Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms with his Six Eyes ability. As Yamashiro’s attacks slowed, Eiji began dodging, preparing to make his move.

• Nawaki cheered as Eiji sent his attackers flying while dodging through the crowd.
• Uchiha Yo ambushed Eiji with the Great Dragon Fire Technique, but Eiji walked out of the flames without a scratch.
• Tsunade reassured Jiraiya and Orochimaru that the attack could not hurt Eiji, while Orochimaru noticed Eiji’s barrier stopped both physical and chakra-based attacks.
• Hyuga Yamashiro activated his Byakugan and attacked Eiji with Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms, but every strike stopped short of Eiji’s body.
• As Yamashiro’s palms slowed from exhaustion, Eiji began turning aside to evade them.

Eiji tested whether he could evade Hyuga Yamashiro’s Gentle Fist without Limitless, then turned off his defense and defeated Yamashiro with the same technique. After healing him, Eiji left the Hyuga Clan concerned about his use of their fighting style.

• Eiji dodged Yamashiro’s Gentle Fist attacks to test his abilities, while Shikaku guessed he was conducting an experiment.
• Eiji stopped Yamashiro’s Thirty-Two Palms strike, turned off Limitless, and challenged him to continue.
• Eiji used Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms, striking Yamashiro’s chakra pathways and convincing the Hyuga Clan that he was not merely copying the technique.
• Eiji overwhelmed Yamashiro with repeated strikes, blasted him through a tree, and won the match.
• Eiji healed Yamashiro, who acknowledged his defeat and warned that the Hyuga elders might object to Eiji using their clan’s technique.
• Eiji told the Hyuga Clan Members that he did not consider Gentle Fist useful to him.

During the Graduation Exam, Ryuuzaki Eiji repelled every attack the contestants launched at him, but Nara Kushin finally caught him with the Shadow Imitation Technique. The arena erupted over Kushin’s apparent comeback.

• Jiraiya marveled that Tsunade had taught Ryuuzaki Eiji the Mystical Palm Technique and wondered where his prophesied disciple was.
• Nara Kushin urged the contestants to spread out and test Eiji’s technique, but their thrown Kunai and Shuriken stopped before reaching him.
• The contestants attacked Eiji with Fire, Water, and Earth Release Ninjutsu, but his defense blocked or repelled every strike.
• Akimichi Chogen charged Eiji with the Human Bullet Tank, but an invisible barrier stopped him until he lost focus and collapsed.
• Nara Kushin used the range of his Shadow Imitation Technique to catch Eiji, prompting the crowd to cheer his comeback.

Eiji defeated Kushin and the other contestants, then faced Uchiha Yo alone in the Arena. As Eiji began chanting and rose into the sky, Yo stared up in shock.

• Eiji explained how he had countered the Nara Clan’s Shadow Imitation and Yamanaka Kōkō’s Mind Body Switch, and Kushin surrendered.
• Kushin, Kōkō, and the unconscious Akimichi Chogen left the Arena, while the remaining contestants surrendered one after another and Eiji’s Fusion Rate increased.
• Uchiha Yo remained in the Arena and demanded that Eiji fight at full power.
• Eiji decided to imitate Lina Inverse’s spell opening before using Azure, then began chanting as he floated into the sky.

Ryuuzaki Eiji demonstrated his Six Eyes by flying and unleashing an enormous Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue toward Konoha Forest. He left the forest badly damaged, then landed after sending the sphere high into the sky to dissipate.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi realized Eiji's flight and other unusual abilities came from his Six Eyes, while the Daimyo praised him.
• Tsunade recognized Eiji's dangerous attraction-based technique, and Jiraiya demanded to know how he had learned it.
• Eiji gathered a massive sphere of azure energy as the spectators watched nervously and Orochimaru grew wary.
• Eiji hurled the sphere toward Konoha Forest, where its gravitational pull crushed trees and rocks and carved a deep furrow through the ground.
• Eiji lifted the sphere into the sky until it vanished, reflected that his control was still limited, and descended while anticipating Tsunade's scolding.

After Eiji overwhelmed his opponents in the Arena, spies and Konoha’s observers speculated about his power and mysterious Six Eyes. The chapter left Jiraiya planning to investigate the prophecy, Uchiha Yo reconsidering his future, and Orochimaru considering how to obtain Eiji’s genetic sample.

• Kumogakure and Iwagakure spies suspected Eiji might be the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and the Kumogakure spy left to report his discovery.
• Jiraiya wondered whether Eiji was the Child of Prophecy and planned to take him to Mount Myōboku, but feared Tsunade would refuse to let him go.
• Uchiha Yo blamed himself for collapsing in fear during Eiji’s attack, then decided he might abandon ninja training and become a pastry chef.
• Orochimaru asked Tsunade about Eiji’s eyes and began theorizing about the Six Eyes’ abilities.
• Orochimaru rejected Danzō’s plan to seize Eiji’s eyes and considered trading a Kusanagi Sword for a genetic sample instead.

Ryuuzaki Eiji won the Genin graduation exam and received the Daimyo’s commendation and medal. Orochimaru then asked Eiji for samples of his Kekkei Genkai, and the chapter ended with Eiji agreeing and Orochimaru collecting them for research.

• The Daimyo declared Ryuuzaki Eiji the exam winner as the crowd cheered, while Kushina and Hiruzen watched from the stands.
• The Daimyo presented Eiji with a Certificate of Commendation and a Medal and promised additional gifts for his bravery.
• Orochimaru stopped Eiji on his way home and offered his Kusanagi Sword in exchange for biological samples for research.
• Eiji accepted Orochimaru’s offer and went with him to his Underground Laboratory.
• Orochimaru collected Eiji’s blood, saliva, body hair, eyelashes, and other tissue samples.

Eiji received a Kusanagi Sword from Orochimaru and told him he dreamed of becoming the strongest shinobi and living as long as possible. As Sayuri prepared to leave Konoha, Eiji spent the evening with her and Kushina, then began telling them the story of Princess Kaguya.

• Eiji accepted a sharp Kusanagi Sword from Orochimaru and said his dream was to become the strongest shinobi and live as long as possible.
• Eiji left Orochimaru's laboratory, and Orochimaru watched him go with renewed curiosity.
• Eiji sat with Kushina and Sayuri at the Ancestral Home, knowing Sayuri would leave with the Daimyo's entourage the next day.
• Kushina noticed Eiji gazing at the moon, and Sayuri guessed he was missing someone from his past.
• Eiji told Kushina and Sayuri about a princess who came down from the moon, then began recounting the tale of Princess Kaguya.

After Sayuri left Konoha, the Third Raikage received alarming intelligence about Ryuuzaki Eiji’s Six Eyes and considered how Kumogakure might secure him. A Konoha Root envoy arrived with a message from Shimura Danzō, leaving the Raikage and Dodai poised to hear his proposal.

• Eiji finished telling Kushina and Sayuri the tale of Princess Kaguya, which Hagoromo overheard in the Pure Land.
• Sayuri thanked Eiji and departed Konoha with the Daimyo, promising to write to him.
• The Third Raikage and Dodai reviewed a report describing Eiji’s abilities and feared the power his descendants could bring to Konoha.
• The Third Raikage considered going to Konoha to take Eiji, but Dodai warned him against leaving Kumogakure before the coming war.
• A Kumogakure Anbu announced that a Konoha Root envoy had arrived with a message from Shimura Danzō, and Dodai urged the Raikage to hear him out.

Ōnoki worried that Ryuuzaki Eiji’s bloodline would make Konoha overwhelmingly powerful, while the Shinobi World moved toward war with Amegakure. Three months later, Eiji’s fame brought him a pile of love letters, and Kushina grew jealous of the girls sending them.

• Ōnoki dismissed Kitsuchi’s suggestion to abduct Ryuuzaki Eiji and decided to let the Third Raikage deal with the threat instead.
• Three months passed, and Hanzo of the Salamander declared war on the surrounding great powers as Konoha prepared to send troops into the Land of Rain.
• Eiji became famous in Konoha after his Ninja Academy graduation fight, and villagers began treating his Six Eyes dojutsu as a major bloodline.
• Eiji collected another huge stack of love letters at the Ninja Academy while Kushina complained about the girls who sent them.
• Kushina accused the girls of only showing interest in Eiji because he had come in first, while Eiji warned her against beating them up.

Eiji and Kushina discussed the love letters he had received before the Third Raikage led a force of Kumogakure Ninja toward Konoha to capture Eiji and Kushina. As Konoha’s defenses weakened ahead of war, Eiji trained Kushina in the forest to prepare her to protect herself.

• Eiji told Kushina he kept the love letters because confessing took courage, and she teased him about discarding letters from boys.
• The Third Raikage led more than two hundred Kumogakure Ninja across the Land of Fire, with Warui joining him for the dangerous mission.
• The Third Raikage planned to draw Konoha’s strongest fighters away while Warui and the Kumogakure force infiltrated the village to seize Eiji and Kushina.
• Eiji and Kushina went to Konoha Forest for combat training while Tsunade dealt with Amegakure’s unrest and Shimura Danzō’s return as an adviser.
• Eiji prepared Kushina to defend herself against the coming abduction attempt while Konoha was focused on the approaching war.

Eiji trained Kushina in combat and Rasengan while their growing closeness left Kushina frustrated by his obliviousness. The chapter ended as the Raikage arrived at Konoha’s main gate and alarmed the guards.

• Eiji sparred with Kushina, praised her counterattack, and insisted she continue practicing her Rasengan.
• Kushina clung to Eiji and said she would protect him, while he rejected the idea of being protected by a girl.
• Eiji and Kushina discussed Sayuri’s letter about the Daimyo’s chef competition and Minato’s search for a fighting style suited to him.
• Kushina tried to take Eiji to the Akimichi Clan’s barbecue restaurant, but he kept her training in the forest.
• The Raikage approached Konoha’s main gate, revealed himself to the two Chunin guards, and left them alarmed by his Lightning tattoo.

The Third Raikage killed Konoha’s gate guards to trigger a crisis while Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other senior ninja gathered in the Hokage’s Office. As Konoha’s leaders rushed toward the gate, Eiji and Kushina found themselves surrounded by a hundred Kumogakure ninja in the forest.

• The Third Raikage killed one Konoha gate guard, knocked out the other, and prepared to draw Konoha’s strongest fighters into chaos.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru that they would reinforce the forces near Amegakure, while he stayed behind to protect Konoha.
• An explosion near Konoha’s main gate interrupted the meeting, and Hiruzen Sarutobi, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru rushed to investigate.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura stayed in the Hokage’s Office, claiming someone needed to keep the Village under control.
• Eiji and Kushina sensed numerous powerful chakra signatures approaching them and stood back-to-back as Kumogakure ninja surrounded them.
• Eiji suspected their location had been leaked from inside Konoha and wondered if Danzo was involved.