Recaps

Gekkō Raito’s negotiations with the Raikage over the waters collapsed after he demanded Kirigakure’s original territory and Kumogakure’s key trade hubs. The two leaders agreed to settle the dispute in a fight at a mountain lake, where the Raikage plunged into the water to begin.

• Gekkō Raito entered the Raikage Building with Kyuji and Ameyuri, whose identities as members of the rebuilt Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist unsettled the Raikage.
• Gekkō Raito marked a boundary on the map that claimed Kirigakure’s territory and Kumogakure’s key trade hubs, provoking the Raikage.
• When Mabui said the demands put Kumogakure in a difficult position, Gekkō Raito flipped the conference table, and Cloud Ninja surrounded the room.
• Gekkō Raito proposed deciding the division of the waters through a fight, with the winner choosing the boundaries, and the Raikage accepted.
• Gekkō Raito and the Raikage moved to a mountain lake behind Kumogakure, where the Raikage jumped into the water.

Gekkō Raito froze the lake before beginning a fight with the Raikage, who had expected to exploit the water’s conductivity. After matching the Raikage’s strength with a punch, Raito used Boil Release to boost his speed and power, leaving their clash underway.

• Gekkō Raito froze the lake into an enormous ice rink, surprising the Cloud Ninja and denying the Raikage his expected terrain advantage.
• Gekkō Raito and the Raikage agreed to fight until one admitted defeat, then the Raikage unleashed his chakra.
• Gekkō Raito charged and traded punches with the Raikage, whose first blow sent Raito spinning across the ice.
• Gekkō Raito taunted the Raikage and activated Boil Release: Peerless Strength, shrouding himself in steam.
• Gekkō Raito rushed back at greatly increased speed and struck the Raikage’s raised forearm with a powerful kick, shattering the ice around them.

Gekkō Raito pushed the Raikage through a rapid series of attacks until the Raikage activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode. The Raikage then counterattacked, and Gekkō Raito used Ice Release to brace himself against the force.

• Gekkō Raito used Instant Flash and an uppercut to launch the Raikage into an ice crater, while the Raikage's counterpunch sent Gekkō Raito skidding across the ice.
• Gekkō Raito drew Zangetsu and sent a Slashing Wave toward the Raikage, then appeared behind it and attacked the Raikage's neck with Shadow Follows the Blade.
• The Raikage unleashed Lightning Release Chakra Mode at full power, blasting Gekkō Raito away before Gekkō Raito used Water Body Flicker to escape the impact.
• Gekkō Raito mocked the Raikage for revealing his trump card, and the Raikage charged him at lightning speed and struck Zangetsu with his bracer.
• Gekkō Raito was knocked backward, then used Ice Release to freeze his legs in place and counter the Raikage's force.

Gekkō Raito battled the Raikage on the frozen lake, wounding him with Getsuga Tenshō before revealing a six-tailed chakra cloak. Raito gained Lightning Release Chakra Mode through the Great Sage and struck the Raikage with another Getsuga Tenshō, which swallowed him before a battered figure burst free.

• Gekkō Raito and the Raikage traded a relentless barrage of blows that cracked the frozen lake until the Raikage blasted Raito into the air.
• Raito unleashed Getsuga Tenshō, knocking the Raikage into the ice and cutting his bracers and arms.
• Raito activated a six-tailed chakra cloak, prompting the Raikage and Cloud Ninja to recognize his control of tailed beast chakra.
• The Great Sage awarded Raito Lightning Release Chakra Mode and began calculating a Five Releases Chakra Mode.
• Raito closed in on the retreating Raikage and struck him with another Getsuga Tenshō, which cut through a distant hill.
• A battered figure burst out of Raito's slashing wave.

Gekkō Raito crushed the Raikage with a powerful Slashing Wave, but Killer B arrived and saved him from the rubble. As Killer B attacked with the Eight-Tails, Gekkō Raito revealed nine chakra tails and met him head-on, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Gekkō Raito unleashed the Three-Tails' chakra in a devastating slash that shattered the Raikage's armor and buried him beneath a collapsed mountaintop.
• Killer B arrived and used an Eight-Tails tentacle to block Gekkō Raito's attack, saving the badly wounded Raikage.
• The Raikage agreed to fight Gekkō Raito alongside Killer B, who released the Eight-Tails' chakra and unfurled eight tails.
• Gekkō Raito layered Isobu's chakra over his own and revealed nine tails, shocking the Cloud Ninja.
• Killer B attacked with his eight tails, and Gekkō Raito countered with his nine before Killer B seized one tail and threw him over his shoulder.

Gekkō Raito fought Killer B and the Fourth Raikage on the frozen battlefield, turning their duel into a two-on-one battle. As the brothers launched their Double Lariat, Gekkō Raito caught the Fourth Raikage’s arm.

• Killer B joined the fight and traded brutal taijutsu blows with Gekkō Raito while Cloud Ninja watched.
• Kyuji prepared to intervene, but Ameyuri pointed out that Gekkō Raito was enjoying the fight and using Killer B to improve his skills.
• Gekkō Raito used a water clone to evade Killer B’s attack, then struck him from behind with a full-power Boil Release punch.
• The Fourth Raikage caught the injured Killer B, admitted the duel was lost, and decided to fight alongside his brother.
• The Raikage brothers attacked Gekkō Raito with their Double Lariat, but he caught the Fourth Raikage’s arm.

Gekkō Raito revealed the power of three tailed beasts and overwhelmed Killer B and the Fourth Raikage. After Glutton began extracting the Eight-Tails' chakra, his chakra turned golden as he hurled Killer B away.

• Gekkō Raito used Fiery Red Eye and his sword to counter the Fourth Raikage and Killer B's combined attack without being injured.
• The Fourth Raikage activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode at maximum output, while Gekkō Raito revealed that he could use the power of three tailed beasts.
• Gekkō Raito formed fifteen tails and felt the three beasts' chakra merge, prompting Great Sage to advise him to absorb some of the Eight-Tails' chakra.
• Gekkō Raito appeared before Killer B at immense speed and punched him in the face, shattering the ice with the impact.
• Gekkō Raito slashed the Fourth Raikage, pierced his Lightning Release Armor, and sent him crashing into the shore.
• Glutton extracted one percent of the Eight-Tails' chakra, turning Gekkō Raito's chakra golden, and Gekkō Raito hurled Killer B away.

Gekkō Raito defeated the Fourth Raikage and Killer B, then subdued Gyuki after Killer B refused to accept defeat. The Fourth Raikage conceded that Kumogakure had lost and agreed to settle the maritime disputes as Gekkō Raito had demanded.

• Gekkō Raito fired Getsuga Tenshō past the Fourth Raikage and Killer B, carving a tunnel through three mountains and sparing their lives.
• Gekkō Raito declared himself the winner, and the shaken Fourth Raikage recognized the overwhelming gap in their strength.
• Killer B transformed into Gyuki and attacked Gekkō Raito, who froze and struck down the Eight-Tails before binding it with water dragons.
• Gekkō Raito severed one of Gyuki's tails with Light Release: Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi, knocking Killer B unconscious and ending the transformation.
• The Fourth Raikage admitted defeat on behalf of himself and Kumogakure, agreeing to settle the maritime disputes according to Gekkō Raito's terms.

Gekkō Raito defeated the Fourth Raikage and helped Kirigakure claim strategic territory from Kumogakure. As news spread across the Shinobi World, Tsunade rejected the idea of recalling Raito to Konoha, while the Raikage vowed to train and surpass him.

• Gekkō Raito signed the agreement redrawing maritime territories and taunted the Fourth Raikage before departing Kumogakure on a water dragon with his companions.
• The Fourth Raikage ordered Darui to act as Raikage while he went into seclusion for special training, and Mabui warned that Kirigakure would gain fame from the battle.
• News of Raito's victory reached Konoha, where Shikaku suggested recalling him, but Tsunade said Konoha had forfeited its chance by letting him go.
• Ōnoki dismissed the title of strongest Mizukage while privately taking Raito's strength seriously.
• Sasuke heard that Raito had defeated the Raikage and Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, then praised him and clenched his fists.

Raito returned to Kirigakure after defeating the Raikage and securing a treaty, then launched plans to expand the village’s trade network. After discovering that he had gathered the chakra of five Tailed Beasts, he learned that collecting all nine could grant him complete Six Paths Power.

• Naruto told Jiraiya that he had succeeded in mastering Sage Mode in less than a month, leaving Jiraiya stunned by his talent.
• Raito returned to Kirigakure with the results of his Kumogakure mission, earning the elders’ praise and the village’s respect.
• Raito ordered the construction of sea-crossing bridges, an expanded port, and trade routes connecting Kirigakure to major countries.
• Raito learned that his chakra now contained five Tailed Beasts, including the Eight-Tails, and considered choosing Jinchūriki to host the separated beasts.
• The Great Sage detected incomplete Six Paths Power and told Raito that gathering the chakra of all nine Tailed Beasts could grant him the complete power.

Gekkō Raito explored the incomplete Six Paths Power, discovering that he could use it to transform flames and potentially create objects or grant them life. He decided to begin developing a spatial ability while two unknown figures watched Gaara’s inauguration as Kazekage.

• Great Sage explained that Six Paths Power could create objects and grant them life, and Raito considered searching for the Sage of Six Paths’ ninja tools.
• At Gaara’s inauguration in Sunagakure, two ghostlike figures criticized the new Kazekage as a child and disparaged the village’s decision.
• Raito used Six Paths Power to enhance flames and give them healing properties, then learned that perfecting the power would require all nine tailed beasts and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Raito considered pursuing Shisui’s missing eye to complete Kotoamatsukami, but set that plan aside.
• Raito chose to develop a spatial ability with Great Sage’s help, and Great Sage estimated that the first module would take three days to calculate.

Gekkō Raito began a dangerous training process to strengthen his Six Paths Power, unleashing a tremendous burst of chakra on an isolated island. Meanwhile, Temari arrived in Kirigakure on Sunagakure’s behalf and was escorted into the rapidly flourishing village, where she requested an audience with its Mizukage.

• Gekkō Raito agreed to let the Great Sage use his body to strengthen his Six Paths Power, and an immense surge of chakra erupted from the island.
• Kyuji saw pillars of scarlet, blue, and gold chakra pierce the clouds as thunder shook the sky.
• Temari’s ship crossed Kirigakure’s thick fog, and she was startled when it gave way abruptly to clear skies and bright sunlight.
• Two Kirigakure ninja from the Waves Clan intercepted Temari at the harbor after the Barrier Team detected her arrival.
• Temari formally requested an audience with the Mizukage, and the Mist Ninja escorted her into Kirigakure while concealing that Gekkō Raito was acting in the seclusive Mizukage’s place.
• Temari saw Kirigakure’s busy streets and ongoing construction as the village’s new fees and control of maritime trade brought in wealth.

Temari arrived in Kirigakure seeking help for Sunagakure and discovered Gekkō Raito was its Mizukage. After learning Gaara was in trouble, she explained Sunagakure’s crisis while Nagato considered Kirigakure’s possible involvement and prioritized sealing the One-Tail.

• Temari saw Kirigakure’s thriving streets and Mist Ninja training in Gekkō Raito’s Water Breathing swordsmanship before reaching the Mizukage Building.
• Ameyuri Ringo told Temari that the Mizukage was away, and Gekkō Raito returned and greeted her from behind the Mizukage’s desk.
• Ameyuri gave Gekkō Raito urgent intelligence about Gaara, and Temari demanded to know when he had received it.
• Black and White Zetsu reported Temari’s arrival in Kirigakure to Nagato, while Konan explained why Sunagakure had not sought help from Konoha.
• Nagato wondered whether Gekkō Raito would intervene but ordered the Akatsuki to focus on sealing the One-Tail.
• Temari told Gekkō Raito that Sunagakure had not negotiated with Konoha and admitted she had come to seek Kirigakure’s help.

Temari asked Gekkō Raito to help rescue Gaara, and he agreed after negotiating gold dust and demanding that Temari herself be part of the deal. Gekkō Raito prepared to lead a small team to Sunagakure, while Ameyuri offered herself to him after becoming jealous of Temari.

• Temari learned that Gekkō Raito was Kirigakure's acting Mizukage and pleaded with him to help save Gaara.
• Gekkō Raito demanded practical compensation, and Temari promised Sunagakure's high-purity gold dust despite the financial burden.
• Gekkō Raito also demanded Temari, and she accepted so Sunagakure would be bound to the agreement.
• Gekkō Raito summoned Kisame Hoshigaki and prepared to go to Sunagakure with him and Kyuji, telling Temari they would leave at noon.
• After Temari left with Ameyuri, Ameyuri asked Gekkō Raito why he pursued other women and offered herself to him.

Gekkō Raito set out for Sunagakure to confront the Akatsuki after they kidnapped its One-Tail Jinchuriki. He traveled across the sea on a water dragon and upgraded his reconnaissance technique, leaving his Cloud Eyes surveying the route ahead.

• Gekkō Raito told Mei Terumi he was going to Sunagakure and asked her to manage Kirigakure while he was away.
• Gekkō Raito met Temari, Kisame, and Kyuji at the harbor and carried them across the sea on a giant water dragon.
• Gekkō Raito asked Kisame about facing their former Akatsuki colleagues, and Kisame said he looked forward to fighting them.
• Gekkō Raito integrated Six Paths Power into his reconnaissance technique and unlocked Cloud Eye, which created up to thirty-six cloud doves with shared vision and hearing.
• Gekkō Raito sent hundreds of cloud doves into the sky and activated the thirty-six Cloud Eyes, seeing their views simultaneously.

Gekkō Raito and his companions traveled to Sunagakure, where they found the village’s defenses and leadership in disarray. After arriving dramatically in the village plaza, they faced hostile Sand Ninja, and Baki recognized Gekkō Raito as the Mizukage.

• Gekkō Raito formed an Earth and Stone Dragon after Temari asked whether an Earth Dragon Bullet could carry passengers, and he rode it toward Sunagakure with Temari, Kyuji, and Kisame.
• Gekkō Raito saw through the Cloud Eye that Sunagakure’s defenses were badly neglected, and the group reached its outer line without meeting resistance.
• Gekkō Raito crashed the Earth and Stone Dragon through Sunagakure’s wall into the central plaza, drawing a crowd of startled Sand Ninja.
• Kyuji told the Sand Ninja that they had come with the Mizukage in response to Sunagakure’s request, but their leader rejected the offer and ordered them to leave.
• Temari promised Gekkō Raito that she would honor her deal despite Sunagakure’s turmoil, and Baki arrived and recognized him.

Gekkō Raito agreed to help Sunagakure rescue Gaara in exchange for yearly gold dust, while Baki negotiated for Kirigakure to protect Suna from Konoha’s immediate threat. The negotiations concluded as Chiyo came out of retirement to join the effort.

• Baki welcomed Gekkō Raito and insisted Sunagakure could recover despite its factions and disorder.
• Gekkō Raito learned Temari had promised Kirigakure large yearly payments of gold dust to secure help rescuing Gaara, and Baki accepted the deal.
• Baki asked Kirigakure to shield Sunagakure from Konoha in return, and Gekkō Raito agreed to block Konoha this time but refused to become Suna’s permanent protector.
• Kankuro reported that Chiyo had agreed to come out of retirement.
• Chiyo entered the room, and Gekkō Raito recognized her name.

Gekkō Raito used a Cloud Pigeon to pinpoint Gaara’s location in the Land of Wind and set out to rescue him with a small team from Kirigakure and Sunagakure. The group left Sunagakure, and Gekkō Raito later confirmed that Gaara’s location had been locked onto.

• Gekkō Raito revealed that clues pointed toward Gaara’s kidnappers and used a Cloud Pigeon to track their location.
• Gekkō Raito, Chiyo, and Baki agreed to launch a swift rescue, with Chiyo taking Kankuro and Ebizo staying behind to help Baki.
• Gekkō Raito led Kyuji and Kisame out of Sunagakure, while Chiyo and Kankuro followed.
• Chiyo learned that Kyuji belonged to the Kaguya Clan and that he and Kisame carried the Exploding Blade Shibuki and Samehada.
• Gekkō Raito identified himself as a Yuki and released another white pigeon, then announced that Gaara’s location had been pinpointed.

After Gaara's capture, Gekkō Raito learned that the Akatsuki members had split up to escape and sent his allies after them. Chiyo pursued Sasori to reclaim Gaara's body, while Kisame chased Deidara and Gekkō Raito set off after another target.

• The Akatsuki finished sealing Gaara, and Deva Path Pain ordered the group to scatter and pursue other Tailed Beasts.
• Konan warned Sasori and Deidara that Gekkō Raito's group was approaching, so they fled in separate directions with Gaara's body.
• Gekkō Raito learned through his white doves that Sasori had taken Gaara's corpse and told Chiyo which way he had gone.
• Chiyo and Kankuro pursued Sasori, while Kyuji went with them to provide support.
• Gekkō Raito sent Kisame after Deidara, and Kisame used the Water Shark Bullet Technique to race across the desert.

Gekkō Raito pursued Konan on a Water Dragon Bullet and cornered her with a combination of Water Release and Ice Release. He froze her legs and reached for her throat, leaving her unable to escape.

• Gekkō Raito sent Kyuji, Chiyo, and her grandson after Sasori of the Red Sands while he flew after Konan on a Water Dragon Bullet.
• Gekkō Raito caught up to Konan and forced her from the air with water columns.
• Konan attacked Gekkō Raito with paper shuriken and explosive paper, but he destroyed the attacks with water droplets and freezing cold.
• Gekkō Raito used snowflake shuriken to wound Konan and froze her legs in place.
• Gekkō Raito closed in and reached for Konan's throat while she stood immobilized.

Gekkō Raito defeated Konan but her explosive paper tactics let her escape while Zetsu distracted him. He rejected Zetsu’s offer to cooperate over the Tailed Beasts and prepared to face him.

• Gekkō Raito captured Konan and began freezing her, but an explosive paper trap forced him to release her.
• Konan used Paper Clones and Dance of the Shikigami to attack Gekkō Raito, who repeatedly countered her and wore down her Chakra.
• Zetsu emerged and blocked Gekkō Raito while Konan escaped as paper scraps.
• Zetsu offered to negotiate and cooperate over the Tailed Beasts, but Gekkō Raito rejected the proposal and recognized it as a stalling tactic.
• Gekkō Raito turned his attention to Zetsu, whose strength he considered far greater than that of ordinary White Zetsu.

Gekkō Raito trapped Black Zetsu by sealing the ground with Cloud Release, but Obito rescued Zetsu and apparently Konan before Gekkō Raito could capture them. Gekkō Raito then learned Dance of the Shikigami and headed to Kisame, who faced off with Obito while holding Deidara captive.

• Gekkō Raito used Cloud Release to seal the ground, trapping Black Zetsu and pinning him with ice spikes.
• Obito appeared through a spiral distortion and rescued Black Zetsu, while Konan also disappeared.
• Gekkō Raito learned Dance of the Shikigami after Great Sage finished analyzing Konan's data, then flew toward Kisame.
• Kisame overpowered Deidara in a forest and prepared to kill him.
• Obito arrived to rescue Deidara, and Kisame refused to let him go, challenging Obito to stop him.

Kisame openly joined Gekkō Raito against Akatsuki, and Obito escaped with Deidara after threatening Kirigakure. Gekkō Raito prepared for future clashes with Akatsuki and Konoha, while Kyuji overwhelmed Sasori’s puppet army in Sunagakure.

• Kisame betrayed Akatsuki and tried to kill Deidara, but Obito rescued him using Kamui.
• Gekkō Raito arrived, answered Obito’s threat against Kirigakure, and let him escape with Deidara.
• Kisame warned Gekkō Raito that Akatsuki and Konohagakure posed major threats, but Gekkō Raito said conflict with Konoha was inevitable.
• Gekkō Raito and Kisame headed to see Chiyo in Sunagakure as Kyuji fought Sasori.
• Kyuji destroyed more than seventy of Sasori’s puppets with his taijutsu and Exploding Blade Shibuki, leaving Chiyo and Kankuro stunned.

Kyuji overwhelmed Sasori, but Chiyo revived Gaara by sacrificing her own life. As Chiyo died, Gaara invited Sasori to return to Sunagakure and tried to restore his faith in the Puppet Technique.

• Kyuji destroyed Sasori's puppets, leaving Sasori devastated and without the will to fight.
• Chiyo used One's Own Life Reincarnation to revive Gaara, while Gekkō Raito recorded the forbidden technique.
• Gaara awoke and learned that Chiyo had given her life to save him.
• Chiyo died after calling Sasori's name, and Gaara invited the former Sunagakure shinobi to return.
• Sasori rejected the invitation and condemned the Puppet Technique, but Gaara urged him to follow the Second Kazekage's example and surpass his limits.

Gaara decided to bring Sasori back to Sunagakure, while Gekkō Raito developed a new space-time ninjutsu called ROOM and demonstrated its power. After returning to Kirigakure, he arranged negotiations with Sunagakure over the promised gold dust as Ao warned that Konoha would soon learn of the developments.

• Gaara rejected Kankuro's objections and chose to bring Sasori back to Sunagakure as a source of strength for the weakened village.
• Sasori abandoned his modified body and followed Gaara using an ordinary puppet, effectively faking the death of Sasori of the Red Sands.
• The Great Sage completed the first stage of Gekkō Raito's spatial ability, and he used ROOM: Shambles to swap Kyuji and Kisame's positions.
• Gekkō Raito learned that ROOM and several basic derivative moves were available, but they consumed Six Paths Power that recovered slowly.
• Back in Kirigakure, Gekkō Raito sent shinobi to negotiate the gold-dust agreement with Sunagakure, and Ao warned that Konoha would soon hear about it.