Recaps

Takahashi Yū led the Kaguya hotheads away from Rōran toward Sunagakure, leaving Afu and two others behind to protect its residents. After Sara reunited with Salan, Takahashi Yū’s group ran out of the Land of Wind and spotted strange lightning beyond the mountains.

• Takahashi Yū stopped the Kaguya hotheads from fighting over who would stay behind by separating them with Killing Intent, then told Salan he would take her people home and asked for clothes.
• Takahashi Yū rallied the Kaguya hotheads to head toward Sunagakure, while Afu and two others remained behind to guard Rōran’s residents.
• Salan’s guard worried that the group’s Rōran-style clothes would cause trouble, but Salan accepted that this world’s Rōran had likely been destroyed.
• Sara arrived at the ruins and recognized Salan as her mother; Salan realized from Sara’s words that Rōran’s people had survived and feared for their safety.
• Takahashi Yū sprinted through the desert with the Kaguya hotheads in tow, then stopped when he realized they had run beyond the Land of Wind.
• Takahashi Yū decided to turn back, but distant lightning and a foul-smelling wind reminded him of something familiar.

Takahashi Yū and the Kaguya clan found the Third Raikage surrounded by a massive Iwa Shinobi force in the Land of Earth. After learning why the Third Raikage refused to retreat, Takahashi Yū decided to charge into the battle and claim the Raikage for himself.

• Takahashi Yū surveyed the battlefield and saw the Third Raikage fighting nearly a thousand Iwa Shinobi under Ōnoki's watch.
• The Third Raikage kept fighting despite his dwindling chakra because he wanted to hold back Iwagakure's forces and protect Kumogakure's army from being overwhelmed.
• Ōnoki urged the Iwa Shinobi to continue attacking, hoping they would kill the Third Raikage before Konoha could turn its attention to them.
• The Kaguya clan members asked Takahashi Yū to join the fight, and he agreed, declaring that only he would kill the Third Raikage.

Takahashi Yū and 58 Kaguya clan fighters charged into a force of nearly ten thousand Iwa shinobi, breaking through Ōnoki’s attack and the defensive line. The chapter ended as Takahashi Yū unleashed his Landmine Fist against the Iwa formation.

• The Kaguya fighters joined Takahashi Yū on the ridge, and their combined murderous intent unnerved the Iwa shinobi surrounding the Third Raikage.
• Takahashi Yū rallied the Kaguya clan and led their charge down the mountain toward the Iwa forces.
• Ōnoki reorganized the Iwa formation and fired Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique at the charging group.
• Takahashi Yū linked the Kaguya fighters to his killing intent and leaped with them past Ōnoki’s attack toward the plain.
• Takahashi Yū smashed through the Iwa shinobi’s Earth-Style Walls and struck their defensive line with Landmine Fist.

Takahashi Yū and the Kaguya Clan tore through Iwa’s defensive line, forcing Ōnoki and the Third Raikage to confront them. Ōnoki realized the attackers did not fit anything known about the shinobi world, and the Raikage agreed that something was wrong.

• Takahashi Yū blasted a huge fissure through the Iwa forces with his punch, leaving many shinobi unconscious.
• Wuren and the Kaguya Clan slaughtered Iwa shinobi with bone weapons and close-combat attacks.
• Takahashi Yū attacked Ōnoki in the air, but the Third Raikage intercepted his punch.
• Takahashi Yū broke free of the Third Raikage’s grip and kicked him and Ōnoki backward.
• The Third Raikage urged Ōnoki to withdraw the troops, but Ōnoki warned that retreat would leave them vulnerable to pursuit.
• Ōnoki said Takahashi Yū and the Kaguya fighters were inexplicably unknown, and the Third Raikage agreed that something was wrong with them.

Takahashi Yū battered the exhausted Third Raikage while Ōnoki intervened to save him and carry him underground. The two Kage prepared to fight together as Takahashi Yū gathered his strength for another attack.

• Ōnoki warned the Third Raikage that the attackers' Rōran clothing looked genuine, then helped him brace as Takahashi Yū charged.
• Takahashi Yū struck the Third Raikage in the abdomen and followed with a powerful axe kick, but Ōnoki raised the ground to blunt the blow.
• Ōnoki trapped himself and the dazed Third Raikage in an enormous stone hand and carried them underground, avoiding Takahashi Yū's pursuit.
• The Third Raikage and Ōnoki agreed to cooperate, and Ōnoki used the Light-Weight Rock Technique to make the Raikage lighter.
• The Third Raikage activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode as Takahashi Yū tightened his killing intent and prepared to attack.

Takahashi Yū fought the weakened Third Raikage and Ōnoki, countering their coordinated attacks before asking about the current year and the Third Shinobi World War. After learning it was Konoha Year 49, he charged at the two old men, intending to beat them half to death.

• The Third Raikage used his speed to land several blows on Takahashi Yū, who sensed his attacks with killing-intent spikes and countered with an uppercut.
• The Third Raikage turned his strike into a Lightning Oppression Horizontal Chop while Ōnoki used Added-Weight Rock Technique, but the Raikage released his force and Ōnoki made him weightless to escape Takahashi Yū’s punch.
• The exhausted Third Raikage and Ōnoki argued over their teamwork and blamed each other for the fight.
• Takahashi Yū checked on his Kaguya subordinates, gathered them at the mountain’s foot, and asked what year it was and whether the Third Shinobi World War had ended.
• Ōnoki told Takahashi Yū that it was the end of Iwagakure Year 48, around Konoha Year 49, and that the war was still ongoing.
• Takahashi Yū called himself a passing brawler and charged at the Third Raikage and Ōnoki.

Higashishibito ordered Iwa troops to assemble after learning that Ōnoki and the Third Raikage were locked in battle, while Mimura Hamaki waited for reinforcements on Konoha’s Western Front. Minato arrived to find the Iwagakure forces had withdrawn, as Rasa led Sand shinobi across the desert to investigate an unidentified group.

• An Iwa shinobi told Higashishibito that Ōnoki and the Third Raikage were locked in battle and the reserve troops were routing, so Higashishibito ordered his troops to assemble.
• Mimura Hamaki learned that Minato Namikaze was coming to reinforce Konoha’s outnumbered Western Front and kept watch as the Iwagakure camp remained silent.
• Minato reached Konoha’s defensive line and learned from Hamaki that the Iwagakure troops had withdrawn without attacking or taking losses.
• Rasa led a Sand squad through the desert to track an unidentified group that had passed near Sunagakure, raising a cushion of sand to speed their journey.

Takahashi Yū continued battling the Third Raikage while Ōnoki and the arriving Iwa Shinobi struggled to understand the chaotic battlefield. Kaguya Bujin's clan ambushed Higashishibito's unit, and Minato revealed himself as Konoha's Yellow Flash.

• Kaguya Bujin and his clan members waited near the battlefield, then spotted Higashishibito's Iwa Shinobi unit approaching and prepared to attack.
• The Third Raikage and Ōnoki argued about Takahashi Yū as he charged them again, forcing the Raikage to keep dodging his blows.
• Higashishibito stopped his troops at the battlefield's edge and questioned a captured deserter, who described the powerful Rōran fighters and their red gas.
• Kaguya Bujin and dozens of Kaguya clan members launched a surprise attack on Higashishibito's unit with Ten-Finger Drilling Bullets.
• Minato deflected the finger bones aimed at Higashishibito and leaped down from his hiding place, where Higashishibito recognized him as Konoha's Yellow Flash.

Minato tried to stop Takahashi Yū from interfering in the battle between the Kaguya Clan and the Iwa Shinobi, while the Third Raikage and Ōnoki sought to use the conflict to their advantage. The fighting continued as Takahashi Yū spoke with Minato, until Wuren spotted Rasa arriving with a Sunagakure squad.

• Minato told Higashishibito to deal with the Kaguya Clan, whose members were overpowering the Iwa Shinobi.
• Ōnoki rode on the Third Raikage and urged Minato to stop the Kaguya Clan, promising Iwagakure would end the war if he did.
• Takahashi Yū threatened Minato over Kushina and told him not to interfere with the Kaguya Clan's fight.
• Takahashi Yū asked Minato about Obito, while the Third Raikage and Ōnoki listened from nearby.
• Wuren spotted Rasa arriving with a Sunagakure squad, and Takahashi Yū challenged him.

Takahashi Yū and the Kaguya Clan attacked Rasa after recognizing him as the man who had driven Yū from his homeland. As Minato spoke with Ōnoki and the Third Raikage about the war and the Rōran survivors, Rasa struggled to raise his squad above the charging attackers.

• Takahashi Yū recognized Rasa and sent a spike of killing intent through Rasa’s gold-dust platform, forcing him to bring his squad down.
• Takahashi Yū and the Kaguya Clan charged after Rasa, while Ōnoki and the Third Raikage discussed Sunagakure’s likely troubles and the end of their war.
• Minato Namikaze arrived and questioned Ōnoki and the Third Raikage about the Rōran survivors, but they exchanged no useful intelligence.
• Ōnoki ordered Higashi Shibito to return with the reserves, and the Third Raikage released his summoned creature as the leaders watched the attack.
• Rasa repeatedly failed to lift his squad above the attackers’ killing-intent spikes, then used Magnet Release: Gold Dust to turn the nearby ground into gold dust.

Rasa turned the battlefield into a sea of gold dust, but Takahashi Yū trapped him inside a barrier of killing intent and crushed him beneath the dust with a powerful stomp. The Kaguya Brutes killed the Sand Shinobi squad and began digging for Rasa, while Takahashi Yū worried that he might still be alive.

• Rasa transformed the rocky ground into gold dust and sent a massive wave crashing toward Takahashi Yū.
• Takahashi Yū charged through the gold dust, but Rasa escaped his grasp with a Sand Substitute.
• Takahashi Yū released his killing intent to seal off the mountainside, then attacked Rasa with spikes and a punch.
• Takahashi Yū stomped the ground, sending a shock wave through the gold dust that injured Rasa and left him unconscious beneath it.
• Takahashi Yū dismissed the barrier, and the Kaguya Brutes killed the Sand Shinobi squad before digging through the compacted gold dust for Rasa.

Takahashi Yū defeated Rasa and met Minato, revealing that Minato had sealed away memories of their Rōran mission. After learning that Sakumo was dead, Takahashi Yū rallied the Kaguya clan to take revenge by humiliating Sarutobi and crushing his Will of Fire.

• The Kaguya clan dug Rasa out of the gold dust, and Takahashi Yū summoned Minato, Ōnoki, and the Third Raikage.
• Takahashi Yū told Minato that he was his nephew and showed him a broken Flying Thunder God Kunai; Minato recognized his mark but could not undo his memory seal.
• Wuren said the Kaguya clan planned to take Rasa back to Rōran, but Takahashi Yū killed Rasa and asked Minato for a Kunai to maintain contact.
• Ōnoki proposed going to Konoha to discuss ending the war, and Takahashi Yū asked whether Konoha had framed Sakumo and caused his death.
• Takahashi Yū told the Kaguya clan that their second-in-command was dead, rallied them to seek revenge, and declared that they would humiliate Sarutobi and crush his Will of Fire.

Takahashi Yū forced Minato Namikaze to use the Flying Thunder God Formation to reach Kakashi and Rin at Kannabi Bridge, bringing Ōnoki, the Third Raikage, and the captured Kaguya Clan with them. They arrived amid an Iwa Shinobi ambush, and Takahashi Yū’s killing intent silenced the chaos.

• Ōnoki asked Minato why he was heading to the Land of Grass, and Minato revealed his mission to destroy Kannabi Bridge.
• Takahashi Yū realized Kakashi might be in danger and urged Minato to teleport everyone to Kakashi’s Flying Thunder God marker.
• Minato used the Flying Thunder God Formation to transport the group to the forest near Kakashi and Rin.
• Minato found Kakashi with a Sharingan and asked where Obito was, while Ōnoki confronted the Iwa Shinobi surrounding them.
• Kakashi guarded Rin as the Kaguya Clan prepared to fight, and Takahashi Yū’s killing intent abruptly silenced everyone.

Takahashi Yū forced Kakashi to help dig for Obito and told Minato and the others that he came from another Shinobi World. He left Ōnoki and the Third Raikage unsettled by claiming his world’s Konoha had unified the Shinobi World and by showing them the Third Raikage’s killing intent.

• Takahashi Yū slapped Kakashi for letting Sakumo’s sword break, then began digging into the mound where Obito was buried.
• Takahashi Yū claimed to be Hatake Sakumo’s brother and Kakashi’s uncle, restrained Kakashi with a killing-intent mask, and made him dig.
• Ōnoki knocked the genjutsu-controlled Iwa Shinobi unconscious and began releasing them from the genjutsu.
• Takahashi Yū told Minato that Obito might still be alive and explained that his group had arrived from another Shinobi World through the Dragon Vein.
• Takahashi Yū claimed that his Konoha had unified the Shinobi World, then showed Ōnoki and the Third Raikage killing intent carrying the Third Raikage’s presence.
• Ōnoki and the Third Raikage exchanged worried looks as they considered Takahashi Yū’s claims.

Takahashi Yū rescued the badly injured Obito from Madara’s underground hideout and sent Minato, Rin, and Kakashi back to Konoha with a message for Danzo. In the original world, Danzo rejected Sarutobi’s attempt to halt the advance against Sunagakure and accused him of betraying the Land of Fire.

• Takahashi Yū found Obito’s broken forehead protector and had Ōnoki open a path into the underground passage.
• Takahashi Yū found Obito alone on a stone table, lifted him with a platform of killing intent, and returned him to the surface.
• Rin bandaged Obito while Takahashi Yū told Minato to take the injured boy, Rin, and Kakashi back, and ordered Kakashi to find Shimura Danzō and deliver the message, “Root number 000, Shimura Masato.”
• Sarutobi confronted Danzo in the Hokage’s office and urged him to stop the advance on Sunagakure, which had agreed to hand over Rasa.
• Danzo insisted that handing over Rasa would not settle Takahashi’s blood feud and accused Sarutobi of siding with the Land of Wind.

Orochimaru’s attempts to implant Hashirama cells in Uchiha Fugaku continued to fail, while Hiruko prepared new kekkei-genkai experiments for the western battlefield. Setsuna reflected on how the Uchiha had gained acceptance in Konoha and hurried to answer the Hokage’s summons.

• Orochimaru’s twelfth Hashirama-cell injection killed Fugaku, who used Izanagi to return alive and surrender another blinded three-tomoe eye.
• Hiruko warned Orochimaru that only three spare three-tomoe eyes remained for experiments because three were needed as insurance for the Undying Squad’s Mangekyo users.
• Hiruko learned that volunteers implanted with Explosion Release and Lava Release were stable, then ordered the first group sent to the southwestern battlefield under Gekko Yūma’s command.
• Hiruko requested Root’s involvement and ordered a full basic load of “Tobirama Number One” and intelligence delivered to the western headquarters.
• Setsuna reflected that the Uchiha had relinquished most control of the Military Police Force and had begun to gain respect and acceptance in Konoha.
• Setsuna hurried to the Hokage’s summons, remembering that he had been the first to support following Danzo.

Setsuna visited Danzo, who appointed an Uchiha as captain of the Third ANBU Division and asked him to advise on Fugaku’s and Shunji’s Mangekyo abilities. After reading their classified records, Setsuna suspected the abilities were fabricated to hide rebellious intentions and fled to review the clan archives.

• Danzo gave Setsuna an appointment document for the captain of the Third ANBU Division and asked him to name an Uchiha for the post.
• Danzo asked Setsuna to explain how Fugaku and Shunji could better use their Mangekyo abilities, based on Uchiha records.
• Setsuna read that Fugaku’s abilities silenced opponents and disrupted chakra, while his other eye drew out potential through self-suggestion.
• Setsuna read that Shunji’s eyes enabled mental communication, either through a token or by looking at someone, and suspected Fugaku and Takahashi Yū were hiding rebellious plans.
• Setsuna asked Danzo to let him go home and consult the clan archives, then hurried out of the office.

Minato rushed the wounded Obito to Konoha Hospital while Kakashi and Rin followed, and Kakashi left the hospital to seek Elder Danzo. He found the Shimura Compound abandoned and dilapidated, then unknowingly drew the attention of a dark figure who watched him and hurried away.

• Minato carried the badly wounded Obito through Konoha's gates to the hospital, while the Third Raikage and Ōnoki told the guards to summon Sarutobi.
• Kakashi reached the hospital and waited with Minato as Obito underwent surgery; Rin arrived soon after.
• Kakashi left to find Elder Danzo, unable to face Rin and still uncertain about what Takahashi Yū had told him.
• Kakashi found the Shimura Compound in disrepair and Danzo's residence dusty and apparently empty.
• A dark figure watched Kakashi leave the residence, left behind a Shadow Clone, and hurried away.

Danzo questioned Kakashi about Team Minato’s encounter with visitors from another world and learned that one had named Root 000, Shimura Masato. Believing the claim and recognizing Masato as a long-dead relative erased from Root’s records, Danzo mobilized Root to meet his counterpart.

• Danzo ordered a Root ninja to bring Kakashi to him so he could ask about the mission.
• Kakashi followed a Root escort into the underground compound and reported Team Minato’s mission to Danzo.
• Danzo dismissed Kakashi’s report as incomplete and asked about the visitor from another world.
• Kakashi relayed the visitor’s message naming Root number 000, Shimura Masato, and Danzo reacted with shock.
• Danzo recalled Masato’s history and apparent death, then ordered Fū to assemble Root and postponed its operation concerning Akatsuki.
• Danzo changed into combat gear and led Root out of the village to meet the visitor.

Takahashi Yū waited in the Land of Fire for Danzo, then reunited with him after Danzo and Root tracked the Kaguya clan’s camp. Danzo accepted that Takahashi Yū was his brother from another world after Yū revealed the secret behind his scar, and asked him to explain what had happened.

• Wuren’s clan lit a conspicuous fire while Takahashi Yū waited for Danzo to find them.
• Danzo led Root toward the smoke, and Wuren recognized him before a Kaguya clan member could attack.
• Takahashi Yū embraced Danzo and introduced him to the Kaguya clan, while Root operatives surrounded the gathering.
• Danzo demanded proof of Takahashi Yū’s claims, so Yū revealed how Danzo had really received his X-shaped scar.
• Danzo covered Takahashi Yū’s mouth, accepted him as his brother, dismissed Root to rest, and asked Yū to tell him about his world.

Takahashi Yū told Danzo how his life unfolded in another world and warned him against implanting foreign body parts. After Danzo reaffirmed that he was still a Konoha warrior and chose to trust Takahashi Yū, Yū placed a Wave Seed in his heart, granting him power that grew with his killing intent.

• Danzo reacted with joy to learning that Masato, Lan, Hideki, and many Shimura Clan members had survived, then grew despondent as Takahashi Yū recounted his future failures and hardships.
• Takahashi Yū warned Danzo that putting anything foreign in his body would drive him mad, and Danzo admitted his role in Sakumo's downfall while insisting he was still a Konoha warrior.
• Takahashi Yū recounted his experiences with Danzo from his original world and asked whether Danzo could trust him completely.
• Danzo told Takahashi Yū to go ahead despite not knowing his plan, and Yū sent a scarlet Wave Seed into Danzo's heart.
• Danzo discovered that his strength would increase with his killing intent and began contemplating how many people he could kill.

Danzo overcame his old weakness overnight, gained control of Crimson Thread, and recalled every Root member before joining Takahashi Yū for breakfast. After Takahashi Yū suggested exploiting the Kaguya Clan’s expected coup in Kirigakure, Danzo agreed to pursue the plan and seize power in the Land of Water.

• Danzo remembered his weakness during the Second Hokage’s retreat and vowed never to back down again.
• Danzo ordered Aburame Ryoma to cancel all Root missions and recall every member.
• Danzo served breakfast to Takahashi Yū and the Kaguya Brutes, demonstrating precise control of Crimson Thread.
• Takahashi Yū explained that he had planned to kill Rasa and find Minato, but decided he first needed to secure a base for Danzo.
• Takahashi Yū proposed exploiting the Kaguya Clan’s impending rebellion in Kirigakure, and Danzo agreed to seize control of the Land of Water.

Takahashi Yū warned Danzo that Kirigakure’s future turmoil might unfold differently, but Danzo remained confident he could stir up internal strife. Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi negotiated a peace treaty with Ōnoki and the Third Raikage, leaving the Raikage uncertain about Konoha’s leadership and Ōnoki wary of a future conflict.

• Danzo learned that Ryoma had gone to gather Root members and ordered the remaining Root ninja to collect two years of information on Kirigakure.
• Takahashi Yū cautioned Danzo that events in Kirigakure might change, while Danzo claimed his spies could foment internal strife.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi began negotiations with Ōnoki and the Third Raikage after pretending Danzo had been delayed.
• Ōnoki and Sarutobi argued over terms before agreeing to unconditional prisoner releases, Konoha’s declaration of victory, and a ten-year peace treaty.
• The Third Raikage left the meeting astonished by the agreement, while Ōnoki reflected that the villages might be the ones to need the peace treaty.

Takahashi Yū settled into Danzo’s base while Wuren began remodeling it, and Danzo waited in the prison after killing its inmates. On his way to meet Danzo, Fugaku mistook the Tsuchikage and Raikage being turned away from Yakiniku Q for a possible threat and ordered the Military Police to watch them and arrest them if they attacked.

• Takahashi Yū asked Wuren to brighten and remodel Danzo’s base to resemble the Kaguya home.
• Wuren sent Kaguya clansmen to gather wood, animal hides, and bones while Takahashi Yū ate and rested.
• Danzo killed the prisoners on the top floor and waited for Fugaku at Konoha Prison.
• Fugaku saw the Tsuchikage and Raikage being refused entry to Yakiniku Q and assumed they might attack in anger.
• Fugaku ordered a Military Police Force squad to watch Yakiniku Q and arrest the Tsuchikage and Raikage if they attacked.

Fugaku entered Konoha Prison and found that Danzo had massacred its prisoners. Danzo demanded loyal Uchiha genjutsu experts, then revealed a terrifying eye that forced Fugaku’s Sharingan to awaken into the Mangekyō as he declared himself the Black Sun.

• Fugaku entered the prison and discovered bloodied corridors filled with the remains of massacred prisoners.
• Fugaku confronted Danzo and formally arrested him for criminal massacre.
• Danzo asked Fugaku for loyal genjutsu experts and warned that he would kill him if he lacked the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Danzo promised to protect the Uchiha from political pressure if Fugaku had the Mangekyō.
• Danzo revealed a red, lifelike eye in his hollow socket, triggering Fugaku’s Sharingan to shift into its Mangekyō pattern.
• Danzo declared that he would become the Black Sun.