Recaps

Hiruzen Sarutobi confirmed that Shimura Danzō had conspired with Kumogakure to seize Ryuuzaki Eiji’s kekkei genkai and ordered his execution. Danzo escaped before the sentence could be carried out, and Eiji pursued him as he fled from Konoha.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi stripped Danzo of his command over Root and confined him to the Shimura Clan Grounds while the Yamanaka Clan investigated the Third Raikage’s memories.
• Eiji repeatedly beat Danzo during visits to the Shimura Clan Grounds, sending him back to Konoha Hospital each time.
• The Yamanaka Clan Leader reported that Danzo had sent Root ninjas and the Four Violet Flames Formation to obtain Eiji’s Eyes of the Blue Sky, and Hiruzen ordered Danzo’s execution.
• Danzo escaped after his guards were assassinated, so Hiruzen declared him a rogue ninja and led the pursuit.
• Danzo fled aimlessly beyond Konoha while Eiji watched from the air and prepared to confront him.

Ryuuzaki Eiji intercepted Danzo as he fled Konoha and defeated his summoned beast, Baku, while Danzo tried to overcome Eiji’s Limitless defense. Hiruzen arrived and confronted Danzo as he continued his escape.

• Ryuuzaki Eiji blocked Danzo’s path and rejected his offer to join forces.
• Danzo attacked Eiji with a kunai, Wind Release, and explosive tags, but none harmed him.
• Danzo threw a Wind Release-enhanced shuriken and began suspecting that Eiji’s defense followed a rule he could exploit.
• Danzo summoned Baku, but Eiji struck it with Maximum Output Blue and destroyed it.
• Danzo kept fleeing as Hiruzen attacked with Enma and demanded to know whether he intended to defect from the village.

Hiruzen and the others cornered Danzo, who used the Reverse Four Symbols Seal to destroy himself and everything around him. Eiji suspected Danzo’s missing arm had been taken from the village and could be used for Impure World Reincarnation.

• Hiruzen, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru confronted Danzo, and Tsunade confirmed that his missing arm had not been found.
• Danzo recalled his resentment over losing the chance to become Hokage and insisted his actions had been for Konoha.
• Danzo activated the Reverse Four Symbols Seal and erased himself in a spreading black sphere, leaving a hemispherical crater.
• Hiruzen stayed behind to mourn Danzo, while Tsunade led Eiji back toward Konoha.
• Eiji told Tsunade he suspected Root ninja had taken Danzo’s arm and might use it to revive him with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Tsunade said the technique produced weakened, confused people rather than true resurrections.

After Ryuuzaki Eiji killed Shimura Danzō, Black Zetsu feared Eiji’s abilities, while Konoha’s families celebrated Danzō’s death. Hiruzen Sarutobi removed Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu from their advisor positions and resolved to stop being soft-hearted.

• Black Zetsu watched Eiji hunt down Danzō and decided to avoid getting close to him.
• News spread that Danzō had defected and died outside Konoha, and the major ninja families celebrated.
• Fugaku celebrated Danzō’s death and planned to maintain a good relationship with Eiji, though he worried about his clan members’ odd behavior.
• Hiruzen stripped Homura and Koharu of their advisor positions after they challenged him over Danzō’s death.
• Hiruzen reflected on Danzō’s fate and resolved to be less soft-hearted.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stripped Koharu and En of their advisor roles as a Root ninja tried to use Danzo’s severed arm for Impure World Reincarnation. Black Zetsu intervened and used an improved version of the jutsu, leaving Danzo revived and convinced he had gained an immortal body.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi removed Koharu and En as advisors and barred them from meddling in the Village’s important resolutions.
• Koharu stormed out of the Hokage Office Building and berated En for failing to support her.
• A Root ninja hid Danzo’s severed arm in a cave and planned to find a powerful sacrifice for Impure World Reincarnation.
• Black Zetsu killed the Root ninja, took Danzo’s arm, and chose White Zetsu as the sacrifice for an improved version of the jutsu.
• Black Zetsu performed the jutsu, and Shimura Danzō awoke in the cave with his arm restored and seemingly limitless Chakra.

Black Zetsu controlled the reincarnated Danzo and ordered him to rebuild an organization and target Ryuuzaki Eiji. Danzo plotted to seize Eiji’s Six Eyes for himself, then emerged from the cave to meet his Root ninja.

• Black Zetsu revealed that he had performed Impure World Reincarnation on Danzo and killed Danzo’s subordinate.
• Black Zetsu forced Danzo to submit and ordered him to gather his remaining subordinates, expand his forces, and cause trouble for Ryuuzaki Eiji.
• Danzo resolved to obey for now while secretly planning to take Eiji’s Six Eyes and find a way to control his own body.
• Root ninja gathered at their hideout, and Danzo walked out of the cave to meet them.
• The Root ninja recognized Danzo and rushed to greet him, but they noticed his skin was grayish white.

Danzo prepared to move Root to the Land of Grass with the help of the White Figures, aiming to seize the Eyes of the Blue Sky. In Konoha, Eiji told Kushina he planned to join Tsunade on the battlefield, and Kushina admitted she had already guessed.

• Danzo ordered Root to relocate to the Land of Grass and revealed that the White Figures would provide the manpower for his plan to seize the Eyes of the Blue Sky.
• Eiji and Kushina walked through Konoha, where villagers treated them warmly because of Eiji's reputation and his growing prospects of becoming Hokage.
• At a crowded barbecue restaurant, Kushina scolded Eiji for spending time with Jiraiya and worried he would pick up Jiraiya's bad habits.
• Kushina learned that Jiraiya and Tsunade were leaving for the battlefield, and Eiji admitted that he wanted to go with Tsunade.
• Kushina encouraged Eiji to go, then complained that he had kept his plans from her and said she had already known.

Eiji prepared to leave for the Land of Rain battlefield, while Kushina encouraged him and promised to cook for him. At Nawaki’s twelfth birthday feast, Tsunade gave him Hashirama’s necklace before he and Tsunade were set to depart for the battlefield the next day.

• Eiji told Kushina he planned to leave the village for the battlefield, and she supported him while urging him to return safely.
• Kushina offered to cook dinner to show Eiji how well she had learned his cooking skills.
• In Amegakure, Hanzo discussed the coming conflict with Sunagakure, Konoha, and Iwagakure, and dismissed the threat posed by Ryuuzaki Eiji.
• Eiji hosted a birthday feast for Nawaki, who wished to return from the battlefield as a hero.
• Tsunade gave Nawaki Hashirama’s necklace, and Mito explained that the necklace held some of Hashirama’s chakra but had no special effects.
• Eiji wondered whether Tsunade herself brought misfortune to those close to her, and Tsunade ruffled his hair.

Tsunade, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Nawaki left Konoha for the Land of Rain, while Eiji stayed behind and worried about Nawaki’s safety. At home, Eiji tried to develop a way to use his healing technique on others and considered adapting the Mystical Palm Technique to transmit positive energy.

• Eiji asked Orochimaru to keep Nawaki away from Explosive Tags, then checked the protective armor he had bought for him.
• Kushina stomped on Nawaki after he joked about marrying Eiji, then hugged Eiji possessively.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Nawaki departed for the Land of Rain, and Nawaki promised to return a hero.
• Eiji studied a gutted koi as he attempted to use his technique to restore another person’s missing organs.
• Eiji considered using the energy-control method of the Mystical Palm Technique to send positive energy into someone else.

Eiji discovered that positive energy could begin healing a wounded fish, though he could not save it before it died. At the front, Nawaki was near death after an explosive tag injury, and Orochimaru summoned Eiji for help; the chapter ended with Eiji noticing Kushina growing increasingly affectionate.

• Eiji tried using positive energy to heal a carp, but it died before its injuries could recover.
• Orochimaru watched the gravely wounded Nawaki and realized there was little chance of saving him.
• Tsunade arrived, saw Nawaki beneath the sheet, and collapsed after lifting it.
• Orochimaru summoned Eiji's white snake and sent him a message asking for help.
• Kushina grew increasingly clingy with Eiji as they ate and read together.

Eiji received Orochimaru’s urgent message that Nawaki was near death and rushed from Konoha to the battlefield. Tsunade waited beside Nawaki, unable to save him, but regained some hope when Orochimaru told her Eiji was coming.

• Eiji received a scroll from Orochimaru warning that Nawaki might die within hours.
• Eiji told Kushina he had to leave urgently and flew from Konoha toward the battlefield.
• Mito Uzumaki recognized Orochimaru’s summoning snake and trusted Eiji to have a reason to go.
• Tsunade stayed beside Nawaki, despairing because her Medical Ninjutsu could not save him.
• Orochimaru rebuked Tsunade and told her Eiji would arrive soon, giving her hope.

Eiji arrived at the Konoha camp and used the Projection of Reverse Cursed Technique to treat Nawaki, whose injuries were too severe for Eiji’s initial healing attempt. After making a Binding Vow that cost him ten years without Kikufuku, Eiji mastered the technique and restored Nawaki’s body completely.

• Eiji reached the Konoha camp, where Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya asked him to save Nawaki.
• Eiji examined Nawaki’s extensive injuries and began healing him, but the damage progressed faster than his treatment could repair it.
• Eiji established a Binding Vow exchanging ten years without Kikufuku for instantly mastering the Projection of Reverse Cursed Technique.
• Eiji used the mastered technique to regenerate Nawaki’s organs, limbs, and burned skin until his body was fully restored.

Eiji revived Nawaki after he died on the battlefield, then teased him about the reconstruction while Tsunade embraced him. Orochimaru asked Eiji about Reverse Cursed Technique and immortality, leaving with a warning to keep his conscience and boundaries intact.

• Eiji restored Nawaki's damaged organs, and Tsunade thanked him while Jiraiya and Orochimaru marveled at the healing.
• Nawaki woke in the medical tent, and Eiji joked that he was in Hell and had become a girl because Eiji could not find his private parts.
• Tsunade hugged Nawaki so tightly that he passed out, and she later grew angry at his reckless battlefield charge.
• Orochimaru asked Eiji about Reverse Cursed Technique, and Eiji explained that it relied on cursed energy produced by negative emotions.
• Eiji urged Orochimaru to pursue immortality without crossing moral boundaries, and Orochimaru said he would take the advice to heart.

Eiji cared for the recovering Nawaki and prepared to take him and Tsunade back to Konoha. At the medical camp, Eiji healed a ninja who had lost a leg, while Tsunade continued treating the wounded.

• Eiji fed Nawaki a special meal, and Nawaki thanked him for saving his life and asked him to be his future child's godfather.
• Eiji recalled that Tsunade planned to return to Konoha to submit an important application, and he would take her and Nawaki back the next day.
• Eiji walked through the Konoha camp, where ninjas recognized him as the Eyes of the Blue Sky and praised his strength.
• Eiji visited the medical camp and offered to help Tsunade treat the wounded.
• Eiji used the Reverse Cursed Technique to regrow a ninja's missing leg after the man had stepped on an Explosive Tag.

Eiji healed the wounded at the Konoha camp and brought Tsunade and Nawaki back to Konoha, where Nawaki was punished for his carelessness. Hiruzen Sarutobi learned of Eiji’s powerful movement and healing techniques, strengthening his resolve to establish the Ryūzaki Clan.

• Eiji and Tsunade spent the afternoon healing the wounded, earning their gratitude and leaving the medical tent empty.
• Tsunade asked Eiji to take her and Nawaki back to Konoha, and the three flew to the ancestral home.
• Kushina checked Eiji for injuries while Mito scolded Nawaki and decided he could no longer serve as a ninja.
• Nawaki begged Eiji to intervene, but Eiji refused after Kushina had exhausted him with her inspection.
• Mito asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to revoke Nawaki’s ninja status, and Hiruzen focused on Eiji’s strategic movement and healing abilities.

Mito decided Kushina would undergo the Land of Fire’s bride trial alongside Sayuri, while Tsunade was reminded that she had failed her own training. At a Konoha high-command meeting about Sunagakure’s poison gas and recent battlefield defeats, Tsunade and Eiji arrived and took seats at the front.

• Mito rebuked Nawaki for his dangerous actions and explained that Tsunade had failed bride training, leaving the Senju without a suitable marriage prospect.
• Kushina asked to take the bride trial, and Mito agreed to write to the Daimyo so she could train alongside Sayuri.
• Kushina vowed to pass on her own merits, while Eiji considered how her status and strength would make her difficult to bully.
• Konoha leaders discussed their defeats in the Land of Rain and Sunagakure’s poison gas, which Chiyo had made using Ibuse’s poison.
• Tsunade and Ryuuzaki Eiji entered the high-command meeting, took seats at the front, and received nods from Uchiha Somei and Hyuga Soichiro.

At a high-level meeting, Tsunade proposed training medical ninja and improving battlefield care, while Kato Dan and Eiji voiced their support. The Uchiha and Hyuga clans backed the proposal, though their leaders immediately clashed over who had spoken first.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi explained that Konoha had to keep the war in the Land of Rain to protect the Land of Fire from enemy incursions and plunder.
• Tsunade proposed developing an antidote to Sunagakure's poison and training medical ninja, but Hiruzen warned that the war left little time or money for those plans.
• Kato Dan supported Tsunade's proposal, drawing uneasy silence from the major clans.
• Hiruzen asked Eiji for his opinion, and Eiji endorsed Tsunade's proposal and urged the others to support it.
• Uchiha Somei and Hyuga Soichiro announced their clans' support almost simultaneously, then exchanged a hostile look.

The Great Families approved Tsunade's funding proposal after Eiji said he would go to the Land of Rain to deal with Sunagakure. After the meeting, Tsunade remained in Konoha to organize medical training while Eiji's influence among the ninja he had healed continued to grow.

• The Great Families agreed to fund training Medical Ninja and purchase Advanced Medical Equipment after Eiji offered to go to the Land of Rain.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi formally passed Tsunade's proposal and accepted Eiji's plan to head to the front lines.
• Tsunade thanked Eiji as they left the Hokage Office Building, then took him to the Senju Ancestral Home to celebrate.
• Dan Katō watched Tsunade leave with Eiji and questioned whether he had any chance with her.
• Tsunade stayed in Konoha to start a crash course for talented ninja, while Kushina studied bride training beside Mito Uzumaki and the ninja Eiji had healed formed a faction around him.

Kushina began Bride Training under Mito Uzumaki, learning about household duties, cooking, and combat. At a gathering of the five Daimyo, Imagawa Yoshiteru praised Ryuuzaki Eiji’s strength, prompting the other Daimyo to consider sending their daughters to Konoha and leaving Imagawa irritated.

• Mito Uzumaki told Kushina that Bride Training prepared women for marriage into prominent households, and Kushina eagerly agreed to work hard.
• Mito Uzumaki taught Kushina to cook with love, and Kushina prepared a dish that glowed when she lifted its lid.
• Mito Uzumaki trained Kushina with wooden swords, and Kushina charged at her, eager to put her Ninja skills to use.
• At the Daimyo's Palace, Imagawa Yoshiteru hosted the four other Daimyo, who questioned him about how he had discovered Ryuuzaki Eiji's talent.
• Imagawa Yoshiteru praised Ryuuzaki Eiji as a potential second God of Shinobi, and the Daimyo of the Land of Wind said he would send his daughter to Konoha after Bride Training.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Wind and the Daimyo of the Land of Earth traded insults about their daughters, while the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning stayed silent and Imagawa Yoshiteru resented their interest in Eiji.

Kushina left Konoha with Imagawa Sayuri to begin bride training while Eiji and Tsunade returned to the front lines. Elsewhere, Sunagakure ninja ambushed a Konoha supply convoy and seized medical supplies as part of Saki’s plan to weaken Konoha’s defenses against poison.

• Imagawa Sayuri arrived at Konoha’s Main Gate and explained that Mito Uzumaki had arranged for Kushina to join the bride training.
• Kushina boarded Sayuri’s carriage, and Tsunade teased Eiji about Kushina’s journey before she and Eiji returned to the front lines.
• A group of Sunagakure ninja ambushed a Konoha convoy carrying medical supplies, killing its escorting ninja.
• The Sunagakure attackers inspected the supplies and praised Saki’s plan to destroy Konoha’s medicine and exploit Lady Chiyo’s poisons.

Sunagakure’s forces celebrated their success in disrupting Konoha’s supply routes, while Saki ordered them to regroup for a larger operation. At the Konoha camp, Eiji volunteered to search for the enemy from the air and set out to locate Sunagakure’s headquarters.

• Saki warned his subordinates that Tsunade could counter Lady Chiyo’s poison and ordered them to wear down Konoha before regrouping in the Land of Wind.
• Tsunade learned that several shipments of medicine had failed to reach the camp, and Nara Rokui suspected Sunagakure had intercepted them.
• Eiji recalled that Orochimaru had gone to Kumogakure, while Jiraiya and Hatake Sakumo were away with forces guarding against other threats.
• Eiji volunteered to scout from the air and stop the enemy disrupting Konoha’s supply routes.
• Eiji left the staff tent and vanished, intending to find Sunagakure’s headquarters.

Kushina arrived with Sayuri at a mountain estate for bride training and met princesses from several nations. Shinka Shinazugawa insulted Sayuri and Kushina, and Sayuri defended her sister and Kushina as the confrontation continued.

• Kushina learned from Sayuri that the demanding mountain setting was chosen to test endurance and diligence, and she resolved to earn a good score.
• Kushina observed the princesses from the Lands of Water, Earth, and Lightning before Shinka Shinazugawa arrived with her Land of Wind entourage.
• Shinka mocked Sayuri for being a concubine’s daughter and boasted that the Land of Wind would defeat its enemies.
• Sayuri calmly argued that their personal rivalry could not affect the war, but Shinka insulted Kushina and compared Sayuri’s older sister to a failure.
• Sayuri defended her older sister’s sacrifice and declared that Kushina was Lord Ryuuzaki Eiji’s distinguished fiancée.

Kushina faced Shinka Shinazugawa’s contempt for ninja and nobles from fallen families, but resolved to persevere for Eiji’s sake. Elsewhere, the Third Kazekage prepared an ambush on a Konoha supply convoy, hoping to draw important Konoha forces out of camp.

• The noblewomen reacted excitedly to Ryuuzaki Eiji’s name, and the Princess of the Land of Water asked Kushina to introduce them.
• Shinka dismissed Eiji’s achievements and insulted Kushina, arguing that nobles outranked ninja and that Kushina would only marry a ninja.
• Kushina argued that ninja were powerful, then took heart from Sayuri’s reassurance and resolved not to embarrass Eiji.
• In the Land of Fire, the Third Kazekage told his Sunagakure ninja that Konoha’s forces were vulnerable because Hiruzen Sarutobi could not leave the village.
• The Third Kazekage’s group spotted a Konoha supply convoy and prepared to attack it, hoping to lure important Konoha figures from their camp.

At the Sunagakure camp on the Land of Wind’s border, Eiji confronted a force of more than two thousand ninja and crushed Bisk with gravity. The Sunagakure force charged and attacked him, but Eiji remained unharmed and sent a blade back through one attacker’s eye.

• Saki returned to the camp after victories in the Land of Fire, while Bisk mocked him and vowed to kill Eiji.
• Eiji appeared on a distant cliff, and the Sunagakure ninja recognized his azure eyes as the Eyes of the Blue Sky.
• Bisk challenged Eiji, who forced him to his knees and slammed his head into the ground with overwhelming gravity.
• A Sunagakure ninja urged the others to capture Eiji’s eyes for money, and nearly the entire force charged the cliff.
• Eiji stopped the incoming shuriken and endured the Wind Release assault as a sandstorm engulfed him.
• A blade flew from the dust and pierced a Sunagakure ninja’s eye before returning to Eiji.

Eiji fought Sunagakure’s forces while Tsunade led reinforcements toward a transport team under attack. Hatake Sakumo ambushed a Sunagakure unit preparing to strike Konoha, and Bisk overcame his fear to challenge Eiji.

• Eiji emerged unharmed from the attacks and warned Saki and the others that they had little time left.
• Tsunade learned that a transport squad was fighting the enemy and rushed out with camp fighters to protect the medical supplies.
• The son of Chiyo led Sunagakure ninja toward Konoha, but a trap killed many of them and fatally wounded his wife.
• Hatake Sakumo and Konoha ninja surrounded the survivors, and Sakumo prepared to fight their leader.
• Eiji cut through Sunagakure’s forces at the Land of Wind border as Bisk stood up and challenged him.