Recaps

Sasuke used Complete Body Susanoo to split the landscape with a massive slash, but Kokushibo found a way to exploit its ankle joints. Kokushibo launched his strongest Moon Breathing attack at Susanoo’s supporting leg as Sasuke moved to intercept it.

• Sasuke controlled Complete Body Susanoo and cleaved a vast chasm through the land with an overhead slash.
• Kokushibo dodged the attack and searched for Susanoo’s weakness instead of confronting it head-on.
• Kokushibo targeted Susanoo’s ankles, slowing its movements with repeated precise strikes.
• Sasuke raised Susanoo’s foot to stomp Kokushibo, who used the moment of imbalance to leap into the air.
• Kokushibo unleashed Moon Breathing, Sixteenth Form: Moonbow, Half Moon at Susanoo’s supporting leg, and Sasuke raised Susanoo’s sword to meet it.

Kokushibo’s moonbow slash shattered Sasuke’s Susanoo greatsword and badly damaged its armor, injuring Sasuke despite his defense. Kokushibo praised Sasuke as a worthy opponent and relished the chance to fight him.

• Kokushibo’s Moonbow: Lone Lingering Moon shattered the chakra greatsword in Susanoo’s hand.
• The slash carved a deep diagonal fissure through Complete Body Susanoo’s chest and disrupted its energy pathways.
• Sasuke was struck through Susanoo’s defenses, coughed up blood, and staggered backward with severe pain.
• Kokushibo celebrated the attack’s success and praised Sasuke for enduring it without collapsing.
• Kokushibo regarded Sasuke as a true opponent and tightened his grip on the Demon Blade, eager to continue the fight.

Sasuke’s power and black flames reminded Kokushibo of his younger brother Yoriichi Tsugikuni, reigniting the jealousy and resentment he had carried for four hundred years. Mistaking Sasuke for another heaven-chosen rival, Kokushibo prepared to kill him, vowing to cut down the sun.

• Sasuke wiped blood from his mouth and faced Kokushibo with his Rinnegan and Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Kokushibo saw Sasuke’s Susanoo and black flames as echoes of Yoriichi Tsugikuni and his Sun Breathing.
• Kokushibo recalled how he had abandoned his humanity to surpass Yoriichi, yet had never reached his younger brother’s level.
• Kokushibo’s jealousy and rage erupted, and he turned his four centuries of obsession into a desire to kill Sasuke.
• Kokushibo transformed his Demon Blade, took a new stance, and vowed to cut down the sun.

Sasuke gathered his remaining power to form Indra’s Arrow, combining lightning and Amaterasu into an attack capable of destroying Kokushibo’s body and soul. Kokushibo refused to retreat and prepared to meet the arrow head-on with his Demon Blade.

• Sasuke realized the battle had to end in one strike because his ocular power was nearly exhausted.
• Sasuke dismissed Susanoo’s damaged greatsword and gathered lightning between its hands to form a bow.
• Sasuke infused the lightning bow with Amaterasu and created Indra’s Arrow.
• Kokushibo sensed the arrow’s lethal power but chose not to dodge.
• Kokushibo concentrated his demonic aura and swordsmanship into his blade and took a stance to face Sasuke’s attack.

Uesugi Sasuke and Kokushibo both survived their devastating battle, which ended in a draw after Kokushibo acknowledged Sasuke as a worthy opponent and withdrew. Alone in the crater at sunrise, Sasuke recognized that he needed greater power to defeat Muzan and resolved to pursue the Rinnegan.

• Kokushibo asked Sasuke's name, praised him as the second warrior in hundreds of years to fight him to this point, and acknowledged their battle had ended in a draw.
• Kokushibo withdrew into the darkness and promised to settle who lived and who died when they met again before Lord Muzan.
• After Kokushibo's presence vanished, Sasuke's Susanoo dissolved and he collapsed, exhausted and badly wounded.
• At sunrise, Sasuke surveyed the enormous crater left by their battle and reflected on Kokushibo's superior swordsmanship.
• Sasuke concluded he was not strong enough to end the war or defeat Muzan Kibutsuji and focused on obtaining the Rinnegan.

Uesugi Sasuke returned to the Butterfly Mansion after killing Doma and forcing Kokushibo to retreat, then reported the battle to the Hashira. Kagaya Ubuyashiki entrusted the Demon Slayer Corps’ future to Sasuke, who asked for a secluded place to undertake important training.

• Uesugi Sasuke staggered back to the Butterfly Mansion and told Shinobu Kocho that Doma was dead and Kokushibo had retreated.
• The Kasugai Crow announced Sasuke’s victory, prompting celebrations throughout the Demon Slayer Corps.
• At the emergency Hashira Meeting, Sasuke described the battle against Doma and Kokushibo and explained their abilities.
• The Hashira listened in awe as Sasuke recounted defeating Doma and gravely wounding Kokushibo.
• Kagaya Ubuyashiki entrusted the Demon Slayer Corps’ future to Sasuke, who requested a quiet place for training.

Uesugi Sasuke examined the system and accepted its final advancement mission, which required him to confront the Demon of Karma for the chance to evolve his Dōjutsu into a Rinnegan. He awakened at the Valley of the End, where Madara Uchiha’s phantom challenged his beliefs and began the trial’s first battle.

• Uesugi Sasuke reviewed his rewards for defeating Doma and fighting Kokushibo, including a newly unlocked senjutsu chakra exchange option.
• The system activated the “Severing Karma” mission, warning that failure would destroy Sasuke’s consciousness and soul.
• Sasuke accepted the mission and was drawn into a dark mental space that became the Valley of the End.
• Madara Uchiha’s phantom argued that bonds and emotions made Sasuke weak and demanded that he prove himself worthy of true power.
• Madara Uchiha summoned a massive blue demonic god, beginning the final trial.

Uesugi Sasuke defeated Madara Uchiha’s phantom by embracing his bonds and choosing to protect the world and the people he loved. He then faced Uchiha Itachi’s phantom, understood his brother’s sacrifice, and let go of his hatred and obsession with power.

• Madara Uchiha’s phantom attacked Sasuke with Susanoo and Tengai Shinsei, insisting that bonds weakened him and absolute power could create peace.
• Remembering Tanjiro and the Hashira, Sasuke rejected Madara’s false peace, repaired his Susanoo, and destroyed Madara’s blue Susanoo.
• Uchiha Itachi’s phantom asked Sasuke whether he fought for revenge or protection, then showed him the night of the Uchiha Clan’s massacre from a new perspective.
• Sasuke recognized the love and pain behind Itachi’s actions and said he now wanted to protect the world and the people important to him.
• Itachi’s phantom apologized and vanished as Sasuke released his hatred and past obsessions.

After severing his past hatred, Sasuke received Six Paths Yang Power from Hagoromo Otsutsuki and awakened a Six-Tomoe Rinnegan. He tested his enhanced abilities at the Ubuyashiki Estate, where Kagaya Ubuyashiki welcomed the dawn of hope for the Demon Slayer Corps.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki praised Sasuke for ending the cycle of hatred and bestowed Six Paths Yang Power upon him.
• Sasuke's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan evolved into a Six-Tomoe Rinnegan as the power reshaped his body.
• Sasuke awoke in the Butterfly Mansion and used his new vision to perceive chakra and the life force of Shinobu Kocho, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke.
• Sasuke used Amenotejikara to teleport to the roof of the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters.
• Kagaya Ubuyashiki saw Sasuke's success as the dawn of hope for the Demon Slayer Corps' thousand-year wish.

Sasuke took full command of the Demon Slayer Corps and briefed the Hashira on Muzan Kibutsuji’s plan to capture Nezuko and the dangers of the Infinity Castle. He began preparing them for the final battle with specialized training to adapt to sudden spatial displacement.

• Sasuke appeared before Kagaya Ubuyashiki and demanded full command of the Demon Slayer Corps, which Kagaya granted.
• At an emergency Hashira Meeting, Sasuke explained that Muzan would attack to capture Nezuko and that the Infinity Castle could scatter their forces.
• Sasuke used his Rinnegan to swap Sanemi Shinazugawa and Tengen Uzui’s positions, demonstrating the kind of disorientation they might face in the castle.
• Sasuke announced training that would teleport or reposition the Hashira so they could learn to respond immediately to unexpected battles.
• Gyomei Himejima, Tengen Uzui, Mitsuri Kanroji, Muichiro Tokito, and the other Hashira agreed to follow Sasuke’s arrangements, and the Corps’ final counterattack began.

Uesugi Sasuke put the Hashira through training to prepare them for the shifting Infinity Castle, using Susanoo and his Rinnegan’s spatial power to evade their attacks. The Hashira struggled to coordinate as he repeatedly switched places with them, leaving them exhausted and unable to land a blow.

• Uesugi Sasuke explained that Infinity Castle’s changing space made conventional coordination useless and challenged the Hashira to hit him while his Susanoo was active.
• Sanemi Shinazugawa charged Sasuke, but Sasuke used Amenotejikara to switch places with Gyomei Himejima, forcing Sanemi to divert his strike.
• Sasuke repeatedly switched places with Mitsuri Kanroji, Obanai Iguro, and Muichiro Tokito, disrupting the Hashira’s attacks and nearly causing them to injure one another.
• The Hashira struggled to track Sasuke through the spatial hide-and-seek while Tengen Uzui watched from the sidelines.
• Sasuke told the exhausted Hashira that they would not be able to handle Infinity Castle if they could not pin down his position.

During Sasuke’s training, Giyu Tomioka learned to sense Amenotejikara’s movements and nearly struck Sasuke by predicting where he would appear. The other Hashira recognized Giyu’s skill and realized they would need to adapt rather than rely on brute force.

• The Hashira’s attacks and teamwork failed as Sasuke used Amenotejikara to evade them.
• Giyu Tomioka stopped pursuing Sasuke and sensed the air shifts and presence that accompanied each spatial swap.
• When Sasuke swapped places with Kyojuro Rengoku to evade Gyomei Himejima’s flail, Giyu anticipated his arrival and thrust toward his throat.
• Sasuke praised Giyu as the first to keep up, and Giyu withdrew his sword.
• The other Hashira gained a new respect for Giyu and understood they needed to calm their minds and adapt to Sasuke’s fighting style.

Sasuke began teaching Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Kanao to sense and control chakra by climbing a tree without using their hands. Kanao and Tanjiro made early progress, Inosuke climbed by cheating, and sleeping Zenitsu unexpectedly raced to the treetop, leaving the group eager to learn more.

• Sasuke's Shadow Clone explained chakra and set the group the task of concentrating it in their feet to climb a tree.
• Inosuke charged into the trunk, while Kanao followed the instructions and began walking up the tree.
• Tanjiro managed to stand on the trunk briefly but fell after two steps.
• Inosuke climbed the tree using his hands and feet despite Zenitsu pointing out the rule.
• Zenitsu fainted in fright, then unconsciously ran up the tree to the treetop with golden lightning flashing around him.
• Sasuke's Shadow Clone told the group to combine chakra with their Breathing Styles and vanished.

Hotaru Haganezuka and the swordsmiths delivered Sasuke a blade forged to channel his lightning power. After Sasuke tested it by slicing a distant peak in half, he named the weapon Lightning Blade.

• Hotaru Haganezuka brought Sasuke the swordsmiths’ finished blade during the Hashira’s special training.
• Sasuke opened the box and examined the short, straight, dark purple blade, which had been forged from treasured ore and patterned naturally with silver markings.
• Sasuke infused the blade with Lightning Release chakra, causing it to erupt with lightning.
• Sasuke swung the blade and sent a lightning slash through a distant peak, severing its upper half.
• Hotaru Haganezuka fainted from excitement, and Sasuke named the weapon Lightning Blade.

Sasuke taught Kyojuro Rengoku to channel his will and vitality into his Nichirin Blade to suppress demons’ regeneration. Kyojuro awakened his Demon Slayer Mark and turned his blade bright red, leaving the Hashira readying for a counterattack.

• Kyojuro Rengoku praised the power of a slash that leveled a mountain peak during the Hashira’s sparring sessions.
• Sasuke explained that a Bright Red Nichirin Sword could suppress demons’ regeneration and urged Kyojuro to pour his will and vitality into his blade.
• Kyojuro recalled Akaza, his mother’s words, and his resolve to protect others as he gripped his sword with all his strength.
• A flame-shaped Demon Slayer Mark appeared on Kyojuro’s cheek, and his Nichirin Blade turned scorching crimson.
• Mitsuri Kanroji recognized the Bright Red Nichirin Sword, and Sasuke judged that the Hashira’s counterattack would soon begin.

Sasuke visited the dying Kagaya Ubuyashiki, who revealed that he planned to lure Muzan to Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters and entrusted Sasuke with command of the Corps. Sasuke took the command token while refusing to accept responsibility, leaving his true intentions unstated.

• Amane drew back the curtains to reveal Kagaya's body consumed by the curse markings.
• Kagaya explained that Muzan would come to Headquarters to kill him and that he planned a trap to welcome Muzan.
• Kagaya asked Sasuke to take command of the Demon Slayer Corps after his death, and Amane presented him with the command token.
• Sasuke recalled the bonds he had formed with the Demon Slayers, said he refused to take responsibility, and took the token.

Sasuke took command of the Hashira’s training and used his space-swapping ability to force them to surpass their limits. Giyu awakened a Demon Slayer Mark and managed to stop Sasuke’s blade, revealing that the training could trigger the Hashira’s collective ascension.

• Sasuke accepted Kagaya Ubuyashiki’s appointment as commander-in-chief and vowed to lead the war against Muzan his own way.
• Sasuke gathered the Hashira and warned that even together they could not defeat Kokushibo, then began training them to break their human limits.
• Sasuke used Amenotejikara to teleport around the training ground and swap the Hashira into simulated attacks, throwing them into chaos.
• Giyu closed his eyes and used Water Breathing, Eleventh Form: Dead Calm, to intercept Sasuke’s attack on Muichiro.
• Sasuke increased the speed of his attacks, pushing Giyu to awaken a Demon Slayer Mark and stop Sasuke’s blade before his throat.

Sasuke helped the Hashira awaken their Demon Slayer Marks and brought Tamayo to the Butterfly Mansion to create a drug capable of defeating Muzan. Tamayo injected the finished drug into herself, intending to let Muzan devour her and deliver it directly into his body.

• Sasuke explained how extreme exertion and resonance could awaken the Demon Slayer Mark, and Muichiro Tokito, Mitsuri Kanroji, Sanemi Shinazugawa, Gyomei Himejima, and other Hashira awakened theirs.
• Sasuke transported Tamayo and Yushiro to the Butterfly Mansion, where Tamayo and Shinobu Kocho began studying Nezuko's blood.
• Tamayo and Shinobu combined the sunlight-resistance factor from Nezuko's blood with Tamayo's research to create a four-part drug targeting Muzan.
• Tamayo explained that the drug would turn Muzan human, rapidly age him, prevent him from splitting apart, and destroy his cells.
• Tamayo injected all four drugs into herself and declared that she would let Muzan devour her to deliver them.

Sasuke used the Human Path to extract imprisoned demons’ memories and uncover the Infinity Castle’s layout, Nakime’s abilities, and Muzan’s weaknesses. He left the dungeon with the intelligence he needed to plan the Demon Slayer Corps’ final assault.

• Sasuke ordered the Kakushi to bring out a demon who had once delivered humans to the Infinity Castle.
• Sasuke used the Human Path to extract the demon’s memories, learning how Nakime controlled the castle and discovering that Muzan had five brains and seven hearts that could shift position.
• Sasuke drained the memories of every imprisoned demon who had contact with the Infinity Castle and pieced together a complete map, hidden passages, and details about Nakime’s and Muzan’s habits.
• Sasuke marked the map and assigned the Hashira to assault, support, and main attack squads.

On the last night before the final battle, Sasuke watched the Demon Slayer Corps prepare and began to feel that protecting them mattered to him. When Muzan Kibutsuji’s evil aura reached Headquarters, the Corps mobilized for battle.

• Tanjiro combed Nezuko’s hair and promised they would go home after the battle, while Zenitsu fretted and Inosuke sharpened his blades.
• Kyojuro encouraged Zenitsu, and Shinobu and Kanao visited Kanae’s grave as the other Hashira prepared in their own ways.
• Sasuke watched the Corps from the highest watchtower and decided to protect them while pursuing his goal of unlocking the final template.
• A Kasugai Crow sounded the highest-level alert as Muzan Kibutsuji’s aura swept toward Headquarters.
• The Demon Slayer Corps mobilized, and Sasuke announced that Muzan had arrived.

Uesugi Sasuke watched as Muzan Kibutsuji arrived at the Ubuyashiki Estate and Kagaya Ubuyashiki confronted him. When Muzan attacked Kagaya, a blinding explosion erupted from the estate.

• Uesugi Sasuke sensed Muzan Kibutsuji’s presence and held the Hashira in ambush without giving a signal.
• Muzan Kibutsuji appeared in the courtyard of the Ubuyashiki Estate.
• Kagaya Ubuyashiki emerged with Amane and their two daughters and faced Muzan.
• Muzan lost patience and sent bladed tentacles toward Kagaya.
• A bright explosion erupted from the Ubuyashiki Estate.

The Ubuyashiki Estate exploded in a trap that badly wounded Muzan, and Tamayo injected him with the Four-Stage Final Drug. Muzan summoned Nakime, and the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters began transforming into the Infinity Castle.

• The explosion destroyed the Ubuyashiki Estate and damaged Muzan with its force and poisoned Nichirin dust.
• Sasuke kept the Hashira in position while Muzan regenerated inside a cocoon of flesh.
• Tamayo attacked Muzan, was pierced by his tentacles, and injected him with the Four-Stage Final Drug developed with Shinobu Kocho.
• Muzan roared for Nakime, and her biwa music twisted the space around the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters.
• Sasuke recognized that the Infinity Castle had arrived and prepared for the true battle.

Sasuke used his Rinnegan to counter Nakime’s attempt to scatter the Demon Slayer Corps, guiding the Hashira and surviving fighters into the same area of Infinity Castle. They arrived in a vast hall surrounded by demons as Muzan welcomed them and prepared to fight.

• As Infinity Castle began pulling apart the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters, Sasuke used Shinra Tensei to keep the core fighters from falling into separate spatial rifts.
• Sasuke rallied the Hashira, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Kanao, using his knowledge of Nakime’s location and a chakra beacon to guide their descent.
• Sasuke’s repulsive field brought the fighters together in a vast hall deep inside Infinity Castle.
• Hundreds of demons surrounded the group as Muzan declared that they would become nourishment for his recovery.
• Sasuke claimed the castle as his own territory and announced that the game was beginning.

Sasuke used his gravitational and repulsive powers to wipe out the encircling demons, then coordinated the Demon Slayer Corps by teleporting its fighters to specific opponents. The battlefield shifted from a chaotic encirclement into a series of organized fights.

• Muzan ordered dozens of demons to attack, but Sasuke stopped the Hashira from engaging.
• Sasuke used Banshō Ten'in to gather nearly a hundred demons into a mass, then destroyed them with Shinra Tensei.
• Sasuke identified the elite demons concealed around the great hall and assigned opponents to them.
• Sasuke used Amenotejikara and spatial gates to place Zenitsu, Kyojuro, Tokito, Tomioka, Shinazugawa, Himejima, Kanroji, Iguro, Inosuke, Tanjiro, and Kanao before their assigned enemies.
• Sasuke split the encirclement into separate battles, allowing the Demon Slayer Corps to take the offensive.

Zenitsu defeated Kaigaku with his self-created Seventh Form, Fire Thunder God, after Kyojuro helped create an opening. Sasuke arranged immediate treatment for Zenitsu, then turned his attention to the biwa-playing woman controlling the Infinity Castle.

• Kaigaku taunted Zenitsu and attacked him with black lightning, but Kyojuro blocked the strikes with Flame Breathing: Fourth Form: Blooming Flame Undulation.
• Kyojuro urged Zenitsu to focus, and Zenitsu prepared his self-created Thunder Breathing: Seventh Form.
• Kyojuro used Flame Breathing: Fifth Form: Flame Tiger to cut off Kaigaku's escape routes and disrupt his senses.
• Zenitsu unleashed Fire Thunder God and decapitated Kaigaku, then collapsed to his knees in tears.
• Sasuke used Amenotejikara to swap the exhausted Zenitsu with a Butterfly Mansion medical team member for treatment.
• Sasuke looked toward the biwa-playing woman in the Infinity Castle and prepared to seize control of the castle.