Recaps

Kakashi, Obito, and Rin were ambushed by Iwa shinobi, who captured Rin after Kakashi charged ahead. While Obito went to rescue her, Tetsuya found Rin and prepared to use a Straw Doll to make her death look reversible.

• Kakashi charged at the hidden Iwa shinobi Kakkō, while Obito and Rin fought through the bamboo traps to catch up.
• Taiseki captured Rin, and Kakkō and Taiseki escaped with her after Obito was delayed by another trap.
• Obito blamed Kakashi for Rin’s capture, slapped him, and left to rescue her after condemning Kakashi’s rigid loyalty to missions.
• Kakkō and Taiseki tied the unconscious Rin to a post in a cave, where Tetsuya emerged and trapped both Iwa shinobi in genjutsu.
• Tetsuya drew Rin’s blood onto a Straw Doll and wondered how Obito would react if his dead first love returned to life.

Obito and Kakashi fought Taiseki and Kakkō to rescue Rin, and Obito awakened his Sharingan while protecting his comrades. After Tetsuya secretly killed the wounded Kakkō, he waited to see whether Black Zetsu would act.

• Obito found Rin’s cave, but Taiseki ambushed him before Kakashi arrived and drove him off with a surprise attack.
• Taiseki struck Kakashi in the eye during another ambush, and Obito awakened his Sharingan as he vowed to protect his comrades.
• Obito recognized that Rin was under genjutsu, and he and Kakashi fought Kakkō together despite Kakashi’s injury.
• Kakashi slashed Kakkō and Obito knocked him down, but they ran to Rin without checking whether Kakkō was dead.
• Tetsuya secretly pierced Kakkō’s skull with a senbon and asked whether Black Zetsu would make a move.

Tetsuya followed White Zetsu to Madara Uchiha's cave, where he interrupted the plan to retrieve Obito and questioned the aged Uchiha. Madara recognized Tetsuya's Mangekyō Sharingan as Izuna's eye.

• Tetsuya used Sage Mode to discover that White Zetsu had caused the cave to collapse, then followed him to Madara Uchiha's hideout.
• White Zetsu reported that Obito Uchiha was trapped, and Madara ordered Black Zetsu to bring Obito back alive.
• Tetsuya revealed himself as Tobi, bound the White Zetsu with a Golden Rope, and sealed them in a Red Gourd.
• Tetsuya told Madara he wanted answers and showed him his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Madara recognized the eye as Izuna's.

Tetsuya and Madara Uchiha took turns asking questions, discussing why Madara and Hashirama Senju founded a village instead of unifying the Shinobi World. Tetsuya revealed his face to the dying Madara, whose unimpressed reaction left Tetsuya defending his looks.

• Madara Uchiha recognized the Sharingan in Tetsuya's eyes as Izuna's and demanded to know where he got them.
• Tetsuya proposed that he and Madara take turns asking one question each, and Madara agreed.
• Tetsuya asked why Madara and Hashirama Senju had not unified the Shinobi World, and Madara said building a village had been their childhood dream.
• Madara asked Tetsuya who he was, and Tetsuya called himself an ordinary merchant who dealt in everything.
• Madara asked Tetsuya to remove his mask, and Tetsuya revealed his face.
• Madara stared at Tetsuya and asked, "That's what you look like?" while Tetsuya protested that he was handsome.

Tetsuya explained why Madara Uchiha had chosen to fake his death rather than kill Hashirama Senju and pursue his plans directly. He revealed that the white-masked man impersonating Madara was Uchiha Izuna, leaving Madara shaken and convinced Tetsuya was an Uchiha who had read the hidden stone tablet.

• Tetsuya asked why Madara Uchiha had not killed Hashirama Senju, and Madara explained that Hashirama’s strength, the threat of reinforcements, and the time his plan required made faking his death the best choice.
• Madara Uchiha asked who had impersonated him in the white mask at the Amegakure battlefield, and Tetsuya revealed that it was Uchiha Izuna.
• Madara Uchiha rejected the revelation, but Tetsuya insisted Izuna had died and described ways the dead could be revived.
• Tetsuya offered to bring Madara Uchiha back to life if he would work for him, as Izuna did.
• Madara Uchiha reasoned that Tetsuya was likely an Uchiha who had used Mangekyō Sharingan to read the hidden contents of the stone tablet.

Tetsuya challenged Madara Uchiha’s belief in the stone tablet and Infinite Tsukuyomi, revealing that the Sage of Six Paths and the Rabbit Goddess were aliens. Madara accepted a wager to be resurrected when an alien appeared in ten-odd years, after which he would work for Tetsuya if Tetsuya’s claims proved true.

• Madara Uchiha mistakenly concluded that Tetsuya was an Uchiha abandoned by his clan who had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and read the stone tablet.
• Tetsuya questioned why Madara trusted the tablet, but Madara said its contents were likely genuine because he had verified some of them.
• Tetsuya argued that Infinite Tsukuyomi was only a genjutsu and could not change reality, while Madara insisted the tablet promised otherwise.
• Tetsuya told Madara that the Sage of Six Paths and the Rabbit Goddess were aliens, and Madara angrily rejected the claim.
• Tetsuya offered to resurrect Madara when an alien appeared in ten-odd years, with Madara agreeing to work for Tetsuya if Tetsuya’s claims proved true.

Tetsuya left Madara after they agreed to a wager, while Obito survived his injuries and was brought to Madara’s cave. Kakashi, Rin, and Minato destroyed Kannabi Bridge, but the war intensified as Iwagakure joined forces with Kirigakure; Obito later awoke and found himself facing Madara.

• Tetsuya left after Madara agreed to his wager, and Black Zetsu brought the badly injured Obito back to the cave.
• Madara ordered Black Zetsu and White Zetsu to keep Obito alive while he considered Tetsuya’s claims and his suspicions about Black Zetsu.
• Minato arrived too late to save Obito, and Kakashi, Rin, and Minato went to Kannabi Bridge and destroyed it.
• Iwagakure’s supply line was disrupted, but Iwagakure chose to join Kirigakure’s invasion, and the war against Konoha intensified.
• Obito awoke in a dark place and questioned the elderly Madara, who identified it as the gap between the Underworld and the Living World.

Kakashi and Rin’s squad fell into a Kirigakure ambush, where Kakashi fought through the mist to protect his teammates. After Rin was captured, Kirigakure began sealing Isobu, the Three-Tails, inside her so she would carry it back to destroy Konoha.

• Kakashi and Rin’s squad was ambushed by Kirigakure ninja using the Hidden Mist Technique.
• Kakashi used Obito’s Sharingan to spot the attackers, protect Rin, and fight back with Chidori and Hatake Style: Lightning Fang: Thousand Mountains.
• A Kirigakure ninja knocked Rin unconscious and carried her away while the other attackers blocked Kakashi from reaching her.
• Kirigakure ninja released Isobu, the Three-Tails, from a sealed host and restrained it with chains.
• The Kirigakure leader revealed the plan to seal the Three-Tails inside Rin and release it after she returned to Konoha.
• The Kirigakure squad leader stopped Rin from killing herself with genjutsu and ordered the others to seal the Three-Tails inside her.

Tetsuya replaced the Three-Tails sealed inside Rin with another Isobu, then watched Kakashi rescue her from Kirigakure. Rin sacrificed herself by intercepting Kakashi’s Chidori, and Obito arrived in time to witness her death.

• Tetsuya sealed the original Three-Tails in the Box of Ultimate Bliss and summoned another Isobu to be sealed inside Rin.
• Tetsuya left the camp, and Kirigakure’s genjutsu wore off as its ninja sealed Isobu inside Rin.
• Kakashi found the camp, rescued Rin, and fled while Kirigakure ninja pursued them.
• Rin remembered Kirigakure’s plan to unleash the Three-Tails on Konoha and asked Kakashi to kill her, but he refused.
• Kakashi fought the pursuers and thrust his Chidori at a Kirigakure swordsman, but Rin stepped between them and was pierced through the chest.
• Obito arrived and watched Rin fall, crying, “This is... hell!”

Obito awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan after Rin appeared to die and slaughtered the Kirigakure ninja who had attacked them. Tetsuya used a straw doll to save Rin, brought her to a hidden refuge, and welcomed her to a world between life and death.

• Rin fell before Kakashi and Obito, causing both of their Sharingan to awaken into the Mangekyō, and Kakashi collapsed from exhaustion.
• Obito's Kamui and newly awakened Wood Release let him kill the Kirigakure ninja who tried to seize Rin's body.
• Tetsuya crushed a straw doll that had taken Rin's fatal wound, then carried her away while leaving clues that pointed Obito toward the sea.
• Rin awoke at the Weasel Burial Mound, where Tetsuya told her she was in a space between life and death.

Tetsuya showed Rin Nohara the danger of returning while Isobu remained inside her, then offered to train her in Senjutsu so she could eventually protect her comrades. Rin accepted him as her master, while the Shinobi World War outside moved toward its end.

• Tetsuya brought Rin into a vision of Isobu, whose roar forced her consciousness out of the dark space.
• Rin feared she could do nothing to help her comrades, but Tetsuya told her the Tailed Beast's power could be controlled and that she could try communicating with it.
• Tetsuya called himself the Immortal of Limbo and offered to teach Rin Senjutsu, promising she could return to the Shinobi World after mastering it.
• Rin Nohara accepted Tetsuya as her master and learned that she would be his fourth disciple, with two senior brothers and one senior sister.
• Tetsuya took Rin to rest and prepared to teach her cultivation mantras as Konoha counterattacked Kirigakure and Iwagakure retreated, sealing the war's outcome.

Obito approached the Akatsuki trio in the Land of Rain, claimed to be Madara Uchiha, and tried to recruit Nagato for the Rinnegan. Yahiko rejected his plan, and a message from Konan reached Tetsuya, who recognized Obito and noted that the trio had changed too much for his scheme to work.

• Obito ignored Black Zetsu's warning and approached Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan, claiming to be Madara Uchiha.
• Yahiko questioned Obito's identity, and Obito admitted he wanted Nagato's Rinnegan.
• Obito urged Nagato to join his organization and promised a world of peace, but Yahiko rejected his offer and argued for mutual understanding.
• Yahiko led Konan and Nagato away, while Obito said he would wait for Nagato every day.
• Konan sent a paper butterfly message to Tetsuya, who recognized Obito and observed that the trio's new teacher had made them very different from their original selves.

Akatsuki’s leaders received letters from Izuna and Tetsuya about the impostor claiming to be Madara Uchiha, including a detailed account of Obito Uchiha and his allies. Yahiko and Nagato resolved to change the world, but Konan reminded them that their immediate struggle was in Amegakure.

• Konan told Yahiko and Nagato that she had written to both Izuna and Tetsuya about the man impersonating Madara Uchiha.
• The three read Izuna’s letter, in which he offered support and urged them to gang up on the impostor.
• Tetsuya’s letter identified Obito Uchiha, described his abilities and his connections to Zetsu, and warned Akatsuki not to trust him.
• Yahiko and Nagato blamed the great nations’ greed for ordinary people’s suffering and vowed to make the arrogant leaders feel that suffering.
• Konan reminded Yahiko and Nagato that Akatsuki’s immediate problem was the situation in Amegakure.

After breaking with Hanzo of the Salamander, the Akatsuki received a peace offer from an envoy who was secretly Shimura Danzō. Yahiko agreed to attend a meeting, while the Akatsuki’s senior members debated whether to trust the offer.

• The Akatsuki and Hanzo of the Salamander’s supporters clashed, and Nagato and his companions proved strong enough to hold their own against him.
• An envoy claiming to represent Hanzo arrived at the Akatsuki headquarters and introduced himself as Kanzō.
• Yahiko read Hanzo’s letter proposing peace and agreed to attend a meeting, while Danzō left intending to destroy the Akatsuki.
• Yahiko convened the Akatsuki’s senior members, who split over whether Hanzo’s offer was sincere.

Yahiko and the Akatsuki decided Hanzo of the Salamander’s peace offer was a trap, then took over Amegakure’s administration during negotiations. As the final talks approached, Danzo’s alliance with Hanzo and Obito’s warning to Nagato revealed that a crisis was imminent.

• Yahiko questioned Kanzō’s identity and conduct, and he, Nagato, Konan, and the senior members committed to armed struggle against Hanzo of the Salamander.
• Yahiko and the Akatsuki negotiated with Hanzo’s deputy, accepted sweeping authority over Amegakure, and agreed to govern for half a month before further talks with Hanzo.
• Hanzō and Danzo discussed their plan to kill Yahiko and reaffirmed their agreement, while Hanzō insisted Danzo address him as the Rain Shadow.
• Yahiko and Nagato worked through Amegakure’s administrative duties as they prepared for the final negotiations with Hanzo.
• Obito Uchiha appeared before Nagato at dawn and urged him to leave Yahiko and the others, warning that reality was about to change drastically.

Obito warned Nagato that Yahiko's ideals would fail, while Konan uncovered Hanzo of the Salamander's plan to use her as a hostage. At the confrontation, the Akatsuki exposed Hanzo's alliance with Konoha's Root, and Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan launched a powerful attack against him.

• Obito dismissed Yahiko's ideals and left after telling Nagato that pain would teach him reality.
• Konan reported that Hanzo's men had captured one of her Paper Clones to use as a hostage during the negotiations.
• Yahiko, Nagato, and the Akatsuki confronted Hanzo, who demanded that they submit to his rule.
• Konan revealed herself in the sky and detonated her explosive-tag clone, killing many of Hanzo's elite forces and badly burning him.
• Hanzo summoned Root ninja, and Yahiko urged the Akatsuki to fight them as he, Nagato, and Konan engaged Hanzo.
• Yahiko opened the Seventh Gate, and he, Nagato, and Konan unleashed a barrage of attacks on Hanzo.

Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan defeated Hanzo of the Salamander and took control of the Land of Rain, while Obito and Black Zetsu shifted their plans toward the tailed beasts. Tetsuya returned to the Land of Grass after securing the Five Great Nations’ approval for his succession as daimyo, and learned that Akatsuki had taken over Amegakure.

• Obito and Black Zetsu watched Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan use powerful forbidden techniques, then decided to gather intelligence on the tailed beasts and wait for a chance to kill Yahiko.
• Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan defeated Hanzo of the Salamander, with Yahiko killing him using Daytime Tiger.
• Yahiko and the others prevented the Konoha Root ninja from escaping so they could keep their forbidden techniques secret.
• Tetsuya returned to the Chiba Commerce Association headquarters after visiting the Five Great Nations’ daimyo and gaining their approval to become daimyo of the Land of Grass.
• Kakuzu told Tetsuya that Yahiko and the others had killed Hanzo of the Salamander and taken over the Land of Rain.

After Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan defeated Hanzo of the Salamander, they returned to Amegakure and discovered that Shinada of the Salamander had killed the remaining faction members while secretly working for their teacher. Shinada passed along advice to conceal Hanzo’s defeat, while Izuna celebrated his students’ success before Tetsuya announced he planned to resurrect Tobirama Senju.

• Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan led Akatsuki back to Amegakure to capture Hanzo of the Salamander’s remaining followers.
• Shinada of the Salamander emerged from the Rain Shadow Building and revealed that he had killed those who remained inside.
• Shinada of the Salamander showed Nagato his Chiba Commerce Association ring, proving he had been working for their teacher, then advised the leaders to hide Hanzo’s defeat until they were ready for the Shinobi World’s dangers.
• Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan considered Shinada’s advice and led Akatsuki into the Rain Shadow Building to continue their work.
• Izuna celebrated Yahiko and the others’ success with Tetsuya, who said he planned to resurrect Tobirama Senju.

Tetsuya explained that he planned to resurrect Tobirama Senju after becoming Daimyo of the Land of Grass, while he and Izuna discussed the upcoming succession ceremony and Konoha’s future turmoil. Konoha’s leaders debated Tetsuya’s invitation, and Hiruzen Sarutobi concluded they had no reason to oppose his succession or refuse to attend.

• Tetsuya told Izuna he wanted Tobirama Senju to witness Konoha’s decline and planned to resurrect him after becoming Daimyo of the Land of Grass.
• Izuna agreed that he wanted to fight Tobirama again and defeat him head-on.
• Tetsuya said his succession ceremony would take place in seven days and joked that Madara Uchiha and Tobi would collect payment if shinobi villages caused damage and refused to pay.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi convened Konoha’s leaders to discuss Tetsuya’s invitation, and Shimura Danzō demanded that Tetsuya be arrested and the Chiba Commerce Association seized.
• Hiruzen told the leaders that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire supported Tetsuya’s succession, and the clan representatives agreed that Konoha should accept the invitation.

Hiruzen Sarutobi maneuvered the Uchiha into accepting Konoha’s delegation to Chiba Tetsuya’s succession ceremony in the Land of Grass. In Amegakure, Yahiko became the Second Rain Shadow, and the Akatsuki was dissolved and reorganized as a smaller special-missions squad.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi warned the clan representatives that other shinobi villages would attend the ceremony and might still be hostile after the war.
• The Nara, Aburame, and Inuzuka clans declined to send representatives, and the Hyuga Clan Head volunteered before provoking the Uchiha into taking the assignment.
• The Uchiha Clan Head realized the Hyuga had maneuvered him into accepting the dangerous mission, but he could not undo the decision.
• Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan began rebuilding Amegakure with help from the Chiba Commerce Association as trade routes reopened.
• At Nagato and Konan’s insistence, Yahiko became Amegakure’s Second Rain Shadow, and the members unanimously approved dissolving the original Akatsuki and forming a smaller Akatsuki Squad for special missions.

Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan established the new Akatsuki’s leadership and decided Nagato would attend Tetsuya’s succession ceremony. At the ceremony, Nagato reported on Amegakure and proposed recruiting rogue ninja, and Tetsuya recommended Sasori of the Red Sands.

• Yahiko assigned Konan to recruit members and Nagato to oversee the new Akatsuki, which would avoid recruiting from Amegakure when possible.
• Amegakure’s senior officials decided to attend Tetsuya’s succession ceremony under Hanzo of the Salamander’s name, and the three founders chose Nagato as their representative.
• Tetsuya welcomed Dodai’s delegation from Kumogakure and later greeted Nagato and the Amegakure delegation in the Land of Grass capital.
• Tetsuya took Nagato for drinks and praised how the new leaders had managed the Land of Rain while keeping their takeover secret.
• Nagato proposed recruiting rogue ninja from major villages, and Tetsuya recommended Sasori of the Red Sands as their first candidate.

Tetsuya proposed that Amegakure help broker a deal to divert water from the Land of Rain to the Land of Wind, then prepared for his Succession Ceremony as the last delegation, from Konoha, remained en route. Fugaku and his Uchiha companions survived an attack on the road and hurried toward the ceremony.

• Tetsuya suggested that Nagato discuss a water-diversion deal between the Land of Rain and the Land of Wind with Yahiko and Konan after the Succession Ceremony.
• Tetsuya learned from Shinada of the Salamander that Konoha's delegation was expected that afternoon and suspected Danzo might cause trouble.
• Fugaku, Mikoto, Tao Huo, and Yashiro defeated attackers on the road in the Land of Grass.
• Fugaku confirmed that his companions were safe and urged them to hurry so the Uchiha Clan would not miss Tetsuya's ceremony.

Tetsuya welcomed Uchiha Fugaku and three other Uchiha envoys from Konoha, while representatives of Sunagakure, Kirigakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure met to discuss Konoha. The four villages agreed not to attack the Uchiha on Tetsuya’s territory and resolved to report their plan for a joint attack on Konoha.

• Tetsuya went to the Capital City gates and greeted Uchiha Fugaku, recalling their past encounters over ramen.
• Tetsuya invited Fugaku and the other Uchiha to his residence, but Fugaku politely declined because of Tetsuya’s new status.
• Chiyo, Karatachi Yagura, Kitsuchi, and Dodai met to discuss Konoha and its victories in the recent war.
• The four representatives considered attacking the Konoha envoys but decided against fighting on Tetsuya’s territory.
• Chiyo said she would report their agreed plan for a joint attack on Konoha to Lord Kazekage.

Chiba Tetsuya completed his succession ceremony and became the Daimyo of the Land of Grass. He then resurrected Tobirama Senju in his Divine Kingdom, where Izuna immediately attacked him, while Tetsuya discovered he had gained the Flying Thunder God Technique.

• The previous Daimyo organized the succession ceremony, and Tetsuya accepted the Imperial Seal and officially became Daimyo.
• After the banquet and farewell gifts, Tetsuya met Izuna, who urged him to resurrect Tobirama Senju.
• Tetsuya spent a large sum on Premium Recruitment to collect enough fragments to summon Tobirama.
• Tetsuya brought Izuna into his Divine Kingdom and summoned Tobirama, who was startled to find himself there.
• Izuna attacked Tobirama, who defended himself with Water Formation Wall and recognized his old rival.
• Tetsuya tested the Flying Thunder God Technique he had gained, while Izuna unleashed Perfect Susanoo and Tobirama realized how powerful he had become.

Tetsuya resurrected Tobirama and explained that he had once saved him from Kinkaku and Ginkaku while disguised as Izuna. He recruited Tobirama to help create world peace, arguing that it required building a unified nation.

• Tetsuya found Tobirama badly wounded after Izuna's Susanoo battle and told him he had been resurrected.
• Tobirama learned that Izuna had not saved him from Kinkaku and Ginkaku during the war and that three Shinobi World Wars had taken place.
• Tetsuya revealed that he had saved Tobirama back then by borrowing Izuna's face.
• Tetsuya explained that his resurrection was genuine and that he could revive the people tied to him as long as he remained alive.
• Tetsuya told Tobirama he wanted to create a peaceful world by building a unified nation, and Tobirama questioned his plan.