Recaps

Sasuke questioned his master's sword training and practiced chakra control alone at night. Zenitsu secretly brought him rice balls, but fled in fright after Sasuke caught him, leaving Sasuke puzzled as he picked up the food.

• Sasuke dismissed the repeated sword practice as useless and trained his chakra control with a leaf in his room.
• Sasuke heard someone outside his door and opened it, expecting to find his master.
• Sasuke found Zenitsu holding two rice balls and startled him into dropping them.
• Zenitsu panicked, claimed he had only been passing by, and ran away without the rice balls.
• Sasuke wondered why Zenitsu had brought him food and picked up the still-warm rice balls from the floor.

Sasuke slipped away from Mount Momoyama to hunt a demon, choosing Revenge Points and power over his promise to wait until Final Selection. He killed the demon in seconds and returned to the night with 150 Revenge Points, leaving the grave undisturbed.

• Sasuke ate the rice balls left for him, then recalled his impatience with sword training and his desire to become stronger.
• After the system detected a demon at a cemetery east of Mount Momoyama, Sasuke broke his promise to his master and left to hunt it.
• Sasuke found a demon digging into a fresh grave and activated his Sharingan to read its movements.
• Sasuke struck the demon with two kunai, closed in using Thunder Breathing, and cut off its head.
• Sasuke received 150 Revenge Points, cleaned his kunai, restored the grave soil, and disappeared into the night.

Sasuke upgraded his Sharingan to two tomoe after killing enough demons, greatly improving his perception and chakra control. After testing his refined Chidori, he turned his attention to Mount Fujikasane and the Final Selection.

• Sasuke hunted demons on Mount Momoyama at night until his revenge points reached the upgrade threshold.
• Sasuke upgraded his Sharingan and endured intense pain as it awakened with two tomoe.
• Sasuke tested his enhanced vision at a waterfall and saw the precise trajectories of the falling water.
• Sasuke used his improved chakra control to charge and halt a Chidori without losing control.
• Sasuke looked toward Mount Fujikasane and resolved to enter the Final Selection.

After Sasuke returned from killing demons, Jigoro Kuwajima confronted him about abusing his strength and warned him not to become consumed by revenge. Sasuke agreed not to descend the mountain without permission until Final Selection, though Kuwajima remained uncertain where Sasuke’s path would lead.

• Sasuke returned to the dojo at dawn and found Jigoro Kuwajima waiting in his room.
• Sasuke admitted he had gone down the mountain to kill demons, and Kuwajima angrily accused him of treating lives as worthless.
• Kuwajima warned Sasuke that revenge could make him more terrifying than a demon and urged him to use his sword to protect people.
• Sasuke thought of people he had encountered, bowed to Kuwajima, and promised not to go down the mountain without permission until Final Selection.
• Sasuke began his daily practice swings as Kuwajima watched, relieved but still worried about his future.

On the morning of Final Selection, Jigoro Kuwajima gave Sasuke and Zenitsu iron tsuba and urged them to survive. Sasuke left Mount Momoyama for Mount Fujikasane, while Zenitsu tried to follow him.

• Jigoro Kuwajima called Sasuke and Zenitsu to the dojo and gave each a lightning-patterned iron tsuba.
• Kuwajima told the two boys to survive, and Zenitsu broke down and begged to stay behind.
• Sasuke thanked Kuwajima with a formal bow and accepted his permission to go.
• Sasuke picked up his bundle and left the dojo without looking back.
• Zenitsu let go of Kuwajima and hurried after Sasuke as Sasuke descended Mount Momoyama toward Mount Fujikasane.

Sasuke arrived at Mount Fujikasane for the Demon Slayer Corps' Final Selection, where he learned he had to survive seven days among demons. While the other candidates rushed into the mountain, he entered calmly, viewing the trial as a chance to hunt and gain power.

• Sasuke reached Mount Fujikasane and sensed the rotting resentment of demons trapped beneath the wisteria.
• Sasuke spotted Zenitsu Agatsuma among the nervous candidates, then waited alone beneath a wisteria tree.
• Kiriya Ubuyashiki and Hinaki Ubuyashiki explained that the candidates had to survive seven days in the demon-filled area above the wisteria.
• After most candidates entered the mountain, Sasuke followed at his own pace, and the hunt began.

During the Final Selection on Mount Fujikasane, Sasuke hunted demons alone, using his Sharingan and precise attacks to kill them and earn Revenge Points. Kiriya Ubuyashiki and Hinaki spotted his unusual methods and ordered him placed under high-priority observation as he headed toward stronger demons.

• As other candidates fled into the forest, Sasuke walked toward the strongest demonic aura and used his Sharingan to spot a demon hiding behind a tree.
• Sasuke pinned the wolf-shaped demon with three kunai, killed it with his wakizashi, and gained 120 Revenge Points.
• Sasuke continued through the forest, killing demons while ignoring the candidates’ cries for help.
• At the mountain’s foot, Kiriya Ubuyashiki and Hinaki watched the live feeds and recognized Sasuke’s precise, unconventional hunting style.
• Kiriya ordered the corps to classify intelligence on Sasuke at the highest level and prioritize observing him.
• Sasuke stood atop a tree and looked toward the darker forest, where stronger demons—and more points—awaited.

Sasuke grew impatient with the weak demons on Mount Fujikasane and used the Great Fireball Technique to destroy three demons attacking candidates. The Corps monitors witnessed his power and decided to send the footage to the Master, believing Sasuke might be more important than they had imagined.

• Sasuke sensed a dense demonic aura to the east and headed toward it, but cries for help diverted him to a nearby clearing.
• Sasuke found three demons torturing two candidates and formed hand seals as the candidates neared defeat.
• Sasuke unleashed the Great Fireball Technique, incinerating all three demons and leaving the surviving candidate stunned.
• Sasuke gave the surviving candidate and his unconscious companion a cold glance, then disappeared into the forest.
• Kiriya ordered the Corps monitors to encrypt the footage and send it to the Master.

Sasuke defeated the Rock Demon with Lightning Release: Chidori after discovering that ordinary sword strikes could not pierce its body. In the monitoring room, Kiriya ordered Sasuke’s code name changed and his battle footage classified as top secret.

• Sasuke found the Rock Demon beside a stream valley, surrounded by the remains of slain selection candidates.
• Sasuke’s sword could not harm the Rock Demon, so he used Lightning Release: Chidori to pierce its chest and kill it.
• Kiriya watched the battle footage and ordered Sasuke’s code name changed to “One Who Commands Lightning and Fire.”
• Kiriya ordered all footage of Sasuke’s battles classified as top secret and reported to the Master.

On the fourth night of selection, Sasuke found the Hand Demon, whose resentment toward Kuwajima and memories of eating his disciples stirred Sasuke’s anger. The Hand Demon caught Sasuke’s scent and prepared to identify him as another of Kuwajima’s disciples.

• Sasuke killed another weak demon and grew bored with the monotonous slaughter.
• Sasuke followed a foul stench and powerful, resentful aura into a clearing, where he found the Hand Demon.
• The Hand Demon toyed with a dead candidate and boasted about killing Kuwajima’s disciples, including a girl in a fox mask.
• Sasuke’s anger at the Hand Demon’s insults rose as his two tomoe spun in his right eye.
• The Hand Demon smelled Sasuke, recognized Kuwajima’s scent on him, and asked which of the old man’s disciples he was.

Sasuke's memories of his family, Master Kuwajima, and Zenitsu fueled an overwhelming killing intent as the Hand Demon taunted him. He charged through the demon's attack and began cutting off its arms, leaving the Hand Demon unable to follow his movements.

• The Hand Demon bragged about eating Kuwajima's disciples and imitated their dying cries, including those of a girl wearing a Fox Mask.
• Sasuke's memories and anger converged into a chilling killing intent that astonished the Hand Demon.
• The Hand Demon attacked Sasuke with hundreds of arms from every direction.
• Sasuke used his Two-Tomoe Sharingan to weave through the arms and sever them with his black Wakizashi.

Sasuke used his two-tomoe Sharingan to read the Hand Demon's attacks and began cutting away its arms to expose its neck. He left the demon terrified, with more than half its arms severed and the hunt reversed.

• The Hand Demon increased its attacks, but Sasuke anticipated every strike with his Sharingan.
• Sasuke decided to cut through the arms protecting the Hand Demon's neck and severed the first one with his Wakizashi.
• Sasuke charged into the mass of arms, cutting them apart faster than the Hand Demon could regenerate them.
• The Hand Demon panicked as Sasuke severed more than half its arms in a dozen breaths.
• Sasuke stopped atop the pile of severed arms and fixed his gaze on the terrified Hand Demon.

Sasuke burned through the Hand Demon's defensive ball of flesh with the Dragon Fire Technique, then charged his wakizashi with lightning to finish it. The Hand Demon gave up as Sasuke raised the electrified blade.

• The Hand Demon sealed its neck inside a ball of its arms and flesh, hoping to endure until dawn.
• Sasuke used the Dragon Fire Technique to surround the ball with flames and force the Hand Demon to burst free in agony.
• Sasuke seized the opening and gathered lightning in his left hand.
• Sasuke channeled the lightning into his pitch-black wakizashi, forming an immature Chidori Sharp Spear.
• The Hand Demon abandoned resistance as Sasuke raised the lightning-wreathed blade.

Sasuke killed the Hand Demon with Chidori Sharp Spear after using Body Flicker Technique to bypass its defenses. He paid his respects to the departed disciples and left the mountain.

• The Hand Demon tried to flee and shield its neck as Sasuke prepared his attack.
• Sasuke vanished with Body Flicker Technique and appeared above the Hand Demon.
• Sasuke struck with Chidori Sharp Spear, severing the Hand Demon's neck and turning it to ash.
• Sasuke gained 1,500 Revenge Points, bringing his total to 3,950.
• Sasuke bowed toward the broken fox masks, then headed down the mountain.

Sasuke survived the final selection on Mount Fujikasane and completed the Demon Slayer Corps’ entry procedures, drawing the Master’s interest because of his unusual ninjutsu. With the trial over and his system mission complete, he set out toward the battles ahead.

• Sasuke returned from the mountain at dawn as one of five survivors, alongside Zenitsu Agatsuma and Kanao Tsuyuri.
• Kiriya Ubuyashiki and Hinaki welcomed the survivors and oversaw the distribution of uniforms, ranks, and ore for Nichirin Blades.
• A large, unusually sharp-eyed Kasugai Crow chose Sasuke as its master.
• Kiriya told Sasuke that Kagaya Ubuyashiki was interested in seeing his ninjutsu firsthand.
• Sasuke completed his core mission, received a boost to his template proficiency, and left the trial focused on the demons and Muzan Kibutsuji ahead.

After completing his first volume mission, Sasuke received a chakra boost and a ninja tool summoning technique, then took delivery of his jet-black wakizashi. A giant crow assigned him his first Corps mission in Northern Town, and Sasuke set out to investigate the disappearances of young girls.

• Sasuke received increased chakra, enhanced physical capabilities, and the ability to summon basic ninja tools.
• Hotaru Haganezuka delivered Sasuke's wakizashi, whose blade was pure black.
• Sasuke tested the blade's conductivity with lightning-nature chakra, prompting Hotaru Haganezuka to angrily protest.
• A giant crow ordered Sasuke to investigate the disappearances of young girls in Northern Town.
• Sasuke sheathed the wakizashi and left the mansion for Northern Town.

Sasuke tracked demonic energy through the deserted Northern Town and learned that a demon had abducted Riko by emerging from a swamp to the east. As he headed that way, he sensed another Demon Slayer approaching with an unfamiliar demonic presence.

• Sasuke used his Sharingan to follow traces of demonic energy and found that the demon had marked girls around sixteen years old.
• Sasuke found Kazumi grieving in an alley and saw a fresh mark of demonic energy clinging to his shoulder.
• Sasuke asked Kazumi which way the demon had gone, and Kazumi said it had abducted Riko from a suddenly appearing swamp to the east.
• Sasuke turned toward the east, then stopped when a boy carrying a large wooden box approached with a distinct demonic presence.

Sasuke encountered Tanjiro Kamado, sensed the demon inside his wooden box, and confronted him about carrying it. After Tanjiro explained that the demon was his sister Nezuko and had never harmed anyone, Sasuke agreed to let them accompany him as they pursued the Swamp Demon.

• Tanjiro Kamado arrived carrying a wooden box, and Sasuke recognized the demon's unusual, calm energy inside it.
• Tanjiro introduced himself as a Demon Slayer Corps member sent to kill the demon in the area.
• Sasuke asked what was in the box and identified the presence inside as a demon.
• Tanjiro explained that the demon was his younger sister, Nezuko, and insisted she had never eaten anyone.
• Sasuke released his sword, warned Tanjiro that he would kill them both if Nezuko harmed a human, and led him toward the Swamp Demon.

Sasuke used his Sharingan to locate the Swamp Demon beneath a stone slab after Tanjiro failed to track its scent. The demon emerged with two duplicates and surrounded them, while Sasuke spotted the core sustaining them.

• Tanjiro searched the alley for the source of the Swamp Demon's scent while Sasuke watched.
• Sasuke activated his Sharingan and identified a stone slab as the source of the demonic energy.
• The stone slab became a swamp, and the Swamp Demon rose from beneath it.
• Two more Swamp Demons emerged from nearby swamps and surrounded Tanjiro, Sasuke, and Kazumi.
• Tanjiro guarded Kazumi and readied his sword as Sasuke saw that one demon's core sustained the other two duplicates.

Tanjiro and Sasuke confronted three identical demons that could attack through black swamps, while Kazumi was trapped behind them. Sasuke identified the original demon and prepared to target it as another demon closed in on Kazumi.

• The three demons revealed themselves and threatened Tanjiro, Sasuke, and Kazumi.
• Sasuke evaded the first demon's swamp attacks without drawing his blade, while Tanjiro guarded Kazumi.
• Tanjiro struck one demon with Water Surface Slash but failed to cut through its neck.
• A second demon attacked Kazumi as Tanjiro was pinned down, leaving him unable to help.
• Sasuke used his Sharingan to identify the strongest demon as the original and focused on it as its claw neared Kazumi.

Tanjiro called Nezuko out of the box when a Swamp Demon attacked Kazumi, and Nezuko killed the attacker before shielding the human. Seeing a Demon protect someone instead of devouring them, Sasuke questioned what he had believed about Demons.

• Tanjiro called Nezuko for help as a Swamp Demon attacked Kazumi.
• Nezuko burst out of the box, and Sasuke prepared to kill her if she threatened a human.
• Nezuko kicked the Swamp Demon attacking Kazumi, killing it with one blow.
• Nezuko stood between Kazumi and the remaining Swamp Demons, protecting him.
• Sasuke saw Nezuko's anger and resolve to protect a human, then loosened his grip on his blade and began to doubt his beliefs.

Tanjiro forced the two Swamp Demons out of the swamp, and Sasuke used his speed to cripple them. The two boys formed an effective partnership as Nezuko continued protecting Kazumi.

• Nezuko shielded Kazumi from the demons, leaving Tanjiro and Sasuke stunned by her actions.
• Tanjiro told Nezuko to protect Kazumi and spun his sword through the swamp, flinging the two Swamp Demons into the open.
• Sasuke coated his feet with lightning-nature chakra and rushed the demons before Tanjiro could attack.
• Sasuke cut the demons’ limbs and tendons, preventing them from fighting or retreating into the swamp.
• Tanjiro’s control of the battlefield and Sasuke’s attacks worked together to turn the fight against the demons.

Sasuke used his Sharingan to identify the Swamp Demon's true body, then annihilated its two clones with the Great Fireball Technique. The true body tried to escape, but Nezuko blocked its path as Sasuke prepared another attack.

• Sasuke studied the demons' energy with his Sharingan and traced the clones' power back to the true body facing Nezuko.
• The two Swamp Demon clones broke free and lunged at Sasuke as Tanjiro watched in alarm.
• Sasuke performed hand seals and destroyed both clones with his Great Fireball Technique.
• The true Swamp Demon tried to flee into the remaining swamp, but Nezuko stepped on its edge and blocked its escape.
• Sasuke asked where the demon thought it was going as blue-white lightning began to spark in his left hand.

Sasuke killed the Swamp Demon with Chidori, erasing it and the swamp in a burst of lightning. After Nezuko returned to her small form, Sasuke turned his cold gaze on her as Tanjiro held her protectively.

• The Swamp Demon tried to escape by sinking into its remaining swamp, but Sasuke struck it with Chidori.
• Sasuke’s lightning pierced the Swamp Demon’s head and reduced its body and swamp to ash.
• Nezuko shrank back to her original form, and Tanjiro steadied her as she approached him.
• Sasuke turned toward Tanjiro and Nezuko and fixed his cold, murderous gaze on Nezuko.

Sasuke confronted Tanjiro over traveling with Nezuko and nearly killed them, but Tanjiro’s plea and Nezuko’s protection of a human made him sheath his blade. Sasuke left Nezuko alive with a warning, while Tanjiro was left shaken and wondering at Sasuke’s power.

• Sasuke demanded to know why Tanjiro was traveling with a demon and declared it a betrayal of the Demon Slayer Corps.
• Tanjiro laid Nezuko down and begged Sasuke to spare his sister, explaining that she had never eaten anyone and that he planned to turn her human again.
• Sasuke recalled his family’s slaughter and Kuwajima’s advice to protect people, then released his grip on his Wakizashi.
• Sasuke warned Tanjiro that he would kill Nezuko if she hurt anyone and vanished into the night.
• Tanjiro collapsed with Nezuko in his arms, overwhelmed by fear, relief, confusion, and an unrecognized yearning for Sasuke’s power.