Recaps

Uesugi Sasuke awakened Amaterasu and stopped Akaza from killing Kyojuro Rengoku. The black flames overwhelmed Akaza’s regeneration as Sasuke, despite the strain on his eye, remained intent on burning him to ashes.

• As Akaza’s fist neared Kyojuro Rengoku’s abdomen, Uesugi Sasuke revealed a Mangekyō Sharingan in his right eye.
• Sasuke focused his gaze on Akaza’s arm, causing inextinguishable black flames to appear and halt the attack just short of Kyojuro.
• Akaza screamed as Amaterasu consumed his arm, defeated his regeneration, and spread to his other hand when he tried to put it out.
• Kyojuro survived and watched Akaza writhe in agony, while Tanjiro stared at the flames in fear and confusion.
• Sasuke identified the flames as Amaterasu, suffered severe pain and exhaustion from using his Mangekyō Sharingan, and fixed his killing intent on Akaza.

Akaza tore off his burning arms and fled into the forest as dawn approached, despite Tanjiro’s attempt to stop him. After Akaza escaped, Kyojuro and Sasuke both collapsed from their injuries and exhaustion.

• Akaza’s black flames consumed his arms and resisted his regeneration, while the approaching dawn forced him to flee.
• Akaza tore off both burning arms and ran toward the forest without looking back at Kyojuro or Sasuke.
• Tanjiro hurled his Nichirin Blade into Akaza’s heart and shouted after him, but Akaza kept running and vanished into the forest.
• Kyojuro confirmed that everyone was alive, said they had won, and then lost consciousness.
• Sasuke collapsed onto the snow after Akaza’s disappearance, overcome by the pain and strain of awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan.

After Akaza fled the battlefield, Kyojuro Rengoku and Uesugi Sasuke survived but collapsed from their injuries. The Kakushi arrived and sent an urgent report to the Demon Slayer Corps announcing that Upper Rank Three had fled and the Flame Hashira had survived.

• Tanjiro found Kyojuro Rengoku alive after Akaza's attack and rushed to him.
• Kyojuro recognized that Uesugi Sasuke had used a power that turned the battle and praised him before losing consciousness.
• Sasuke saw Kyojuro's smile, remembered Big Brother, and collapsed from the strain of awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• The Kakushi arrived, found both Hashira unconscious, and ordered emergency treatment and an immediate report to Headquarters.
• A Kasugai Crow carried news that Upper Rank Three had fled with an arm severed and Kyojuro Rengoku had survived.

A report revealed that Kyojuro Rengoku and Uesugi Sasuke had driven Upper Rank Three Akaza away while saving all two hundred passengers on the Mugen Train. The Corps learned that Sasuke’s black flames had overwhelmed Akaza’s regeneration, and a new legend began to spread among its leaders.

• A bloodied Kasugai Crow delivered the Mugen Train battle report to Kagaya Ubuyashiki, who rejoiced that Rengoku had survived and Akaza had been forced to retreat.
• The Hashira reacted with shock and relief to the news that Rengoku and Sasuke had fought Akaza and all two hundred passengers had survived.
• Shinobu Kocho prepared emergency care after hearing that Rengoku was gravely wounded and Sasuke had fallen unconscious.
• Tanjiro Kamado’s supplementary account described Sasuke’s persistent black flames, which bypassed Akaza’s regeneration and drove him to flee without his arms.
• The Corps leaders fell silent as they learned that Sasuke had released the black flames from his pinwheel-shaped eye, and the legend of the Black Flames began to spread.

Sasuke woke in the Butterfly Mansion and confirmed that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan after Kyojuro's life was threatened. The system also unlocked Susanoo's rib cage form, leaving Sasuke determined to gain more power.

• Sasuke woke to hear the girls discussing his exhaustion and the bleeding from his eye.
• Sasuke recalled Akaza attacking Kyojuro and his own Mangekyō Sharingan awakening Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi.
• Sasuke removed the bandage and saw the Mangekyō's six-bladed pattern in his right eye.
• The system announced that Sasuke's actions had changed Kyojuro's fate and unlocked Susanoo's rib cage form.
• Sasuke felt the new defensive power awaken and regretted that he had not possessed it during the fight with Akaza.
• Sasuke closed his eyes, and his right eye returned to normal when he opened them again.

Sasuke visited the recovering Kyojuro Rengoku at the Butterfly Mansion, where Kyojuro thanked him for saving everyone and invited him to fight together again. Sasuke accepted, and the two formed a bond as comrades-in-arms.

• Sasuke reined in his newly awakened Susanoo and decided to visit Kyojuro Rengoku.
• Sasuke entered Kyojuro’s room and saw that the Flame Hashira was spirited despite his serious injuries.
• Kyojuro bowed to Sasuke and thanked him for protecting Kamado, the others, and himself, then asked whether Sasuke’s eye was all right.
• Sasuke said he had not wanted to see anyone else die in front of him, and Kyojuro affirmed that he had fulfilled his duty as a Hashira.
• Kyojuro asked Sasuke to fight beside him again against Muzan Kibutsuji, and Sasuke quietly agreed.

Tengen Uzui arrived at the Butterfly Mansion and tried to take Aoi Kanzaki, Sumi, and Kiyo on a mission by force. After overpowering Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke, he was confronted by a cold voice ordering him to let them go.

• Tengen Uzui barged into the Butterfly Mansion and grabbed Aoi Kanzaki, Sumi, and Kiyo to recruit them for a mission.
• Tanjiro challenged Tengen Uzui for taking the girls by force, while Zenitsu and Inosuke joined the fight.
• Tengen Uzui swiftly defeated Inosuke, lifted Zenitsu by the cheek, and buried Tanjiro headfirst in the ground.
• An emotionless voice behind Tengen Uzui ordered him to let the girls go.

Uesugi Sasuke stopped Tengen Uzui from forcing the Butterfly Mansion girls to join his mission. When Tengen challenged him, Sasuke defeated him in a single exchange and held a blade to his neck.

• Tengen Uzui tried to take Aoi Kanzaki and the young girls from the Butterfly Mansion, claiming he needed them for demon hunting.
• Uesugi Sasuke arrived and told Tengen that forcing people to leave the Insect Hashira's territory violated the rules.
• Tengen mocked Sasuke and challenged him to prove his strength, then attacked with Sound Breathing, First Form: Roar.
• Sasuke evaded Tengen's strike and appeared behind him with his wakizashi at Tengen's neck, leaving Tengen rigid with fear.
• Tanjiro and Zenitsu stared in shock while Inosuke trembled with excitement at Sasuke's power.

Tengen Uzui explained that he needed female Corps members for a mission in Yoshiwara, where his three wives had disappeared and an Upper Rank demon might be hiding. Sasuke forbade him from involving anyone from the Butterfly Mansion, and Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke volunteered to go instead, leaving Tengen reluctantly agreeing to take them.

• Tengen Uzui explained his urgent Yoshiwara mission while Sasuke held a blade to his neck.
• Sasuke withdrew his blade and warned Tengen not to touch anyone from the Butterfly Mansion.
• Tanjiro offered to go to Yoshiwara in place of Aoi and the other girls.
• Zenitsu and Inosuke also volunteered for the mission.
• Tengen reluctantly agreed to take the three boys.

Tengen Uzui agreed to take Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke on the Yoshiwara mission after Sasuke’s presence made him reconsider. Sasuke then announced he would join them, and the group set off to hunt the Upper Rank demon.

• Tengen Uzui reluctantly agreed to take Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke to infiltrate the Yoshiwara Pleasure District.
• Sasuke decided that fighting an Upper Rank demon would test his Mangekyō Sharingan and newly awakened Susanoo, and said he was coming too.
• Tengen Uzui welcomed Sasuke’s help and declared the mission would become a flashy hunt for the Upper Rank demon.
• Tengen Uzui led Sasuke, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke out of the Butterfly Mansion.

Tengen Uzui brought Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Sasuke to Yoshiwara to investigate demons, but his disguise plan drew criticism from Sasuke. Sasuke demonstrated a more convincing infiltration technique and disappeared into the district, leaving Tengen stunned.

• Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke reacted to Yoshiwara while Tengen Uzui proclaimed himself its God of Festivals.
• Tengen Uzui applied grotesque makeup to Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke so they could infiltrate three houses and gather information.
• Sasuke questioned Tengen Uzui's approach and used a hand seal to transform himself into a wealthy young gentleman.
• Sasuke told Tengen Uzui that infiltration was about blending in, then walked into Yoshiwara unnoticed.
• Tengen Uzui stood in stunned silence as Sasuke disappeared into the crowds.

Sasuke used shadow clones and disguises to gather intelligence across Yoshiwara, while Tengen Uzui sent Tanjiro and his companions to investigate the houses. Sasuke connected the clues to Warabihime at Kyogoku House and prepared to confront the Upper Rank Six demon.

• Sasuke blended into Yoshiwara as a wealthy young gentleman, humiliating Tengen Uzui with his infiltration skills.
• Uzui sent Tanjiro and his companions to investigate Ogimoto House, Tokito House, and Kyogoku House while he delivered them to their assignments.
• Sasuke created three shadow clones and sent them, along with himself, to gather information under different disguises.
• The clones learned that Suma had disappeared from Ogimoto House and that clues about Makio and Hinatsuru led to Kyogoku House and its cruel courtesan, Warabihime.
• Sasuke combined the reports, identified Warabihime as the likely Upper Rank Six, and set his sights on Kyogoku House.

Sasuke’s shadow clone found Hinatsuru captive in Kyogoku House and used Amaterasu to free her from Daki’s sashes before being destroyed. Sasuke learned Hinatsuru’s location and prepared to confront Daki.

• Sasuke’s shadow clone disguised as an elderly handyman gathered information in Kyogoku House and suspected Hinatsuru was there.
• The shadow clone found Hinatsuru unconscious and bound by Daki’s sashes, which were draining her life force.
• Daki detected the shadow clone and attacked, but he used Amaterasu to ignite the sash around Hinatsuru’s neck before the sashes destroyed him.
• Daki severed the burning sash, freeing Hinatsuru, and vowed revenge on her rescuer.
• Sasuke received the clone’s final memories, learned Daki’s location and abilities, and rose from the rooftop with killing intent.

Sasuke confronted Upper Rank Six Daki on the roof of the Kyogoku House, and she attacked him with a barrage of razor-sharp sashes. He revealed a massive purple rib armor that repelled every strike, leaving Daki shocked.

• Sasuke appeared on the Kyogoku House roof and fixed his gaze on Daki.
• Daki recognized Sasuke as a Demon Slayer and angrily blamed him for the earlier attack that had burned her and let her prey escape.
• Daki sent dozens of razor-sharp sashes at Sasuke from every direction.
• Sasuke manifested purple rib armor around himself, and Daki's sashes bounced off it without harming him.
• Daki stared in horror and disbelief at the armor protecting Sasuke.

Uesugi Sasuke revealed Susanoo, whose absolute defense repelled Daki’s Blood Demon Art without a scratch. Daki’s frenzied attacks failed as Sasuke calmly watched, while Tengen Uzui and Tanjiro arrived and stared in shock.

• Uesugi Sasuke stood protected inside a towering purple Susanoo as Daki’s sashes bounced harmlessly off its ribs.
• Tengen Uzui and Tanjiro arrived with Nezuko and saw Sasuke’s enormous Susanoo looming over the ruins.
• Daki demanded to know what Sasuke was and poured more power into her Blood Demon Art.
• Daki launched over a hundred sashes at Susanoo, but they could not damage it.
• Sasuke calmly analyzed Daki’s attacks and regarded them as boring while she raged in frustration.

Tengen Uzui and Tanjiro arrived to find Sasuke protected by an overwhelming purple Susanoo, which left them both stunned. Daki’s rage escalated into a broad attack on everyone, while Sasuke remained focused on her and ignored Tengen.

• Tengen Uzui reached a rooftop and saw Sasuke standing inside a purple Susanoo that repelled Daki’s obi attacks.
• Tanjiro arrived and sensed Sasuke’s power as something beyond anything he had witnessed before.
• Tengen judged Sasuke to be an ally and announced his arrival, but Sasuke did not acknowledge him.
• Daki spotted Tengen and unleashed her obi indiscriminately at everyone on the battlefield.
• Tengen drew his twin blades and cut apart the obi aimed at him while Sasuke continued watching Daki in silence.

Sasuke let Daki’s attacks pass harmlessly by using his Mangekyō Sharingan to anticipate every move, humiliating her without striking back. Enraged, Daki unleashed a massive attack that threatened to destroy the Entertainment District, while Sasuke calmly faced the descending obi walls.

• Sasuke dismissed Susanoo and stood exposed as Daki assumed he had exhausted his strength.
• Sasuke precisely evaded Daki’s obi attacks, and Tengen Uzui recognized that Sasuke was anticipating every move.
• Daki realized Sasuke had been toying with her and erupted in humiliation and rage.
• Daki fused her obi into eight enormous walls and unleashed her Blood Demon Art: Eightfold Obi Slash across the Entertainment District.
• Tengen Uzui and Tanjiro warned others to flee as the attack threatened civilians, while Sasuke remained calm beneath the descending obi walls.

Sasuke used the Phoenix Flower Jutsu to burn through Daki’s Eightfold Obi Slash before it could destroy Yoshiwara’s homes, turning the attack into a shower of fiery fragments. Daki sent an Obi Clone after Tengen Uzui and Tanjiro, leaving her to face Sasuke alone.

• Sasuke precisely struck the eight descending obi with fireballs, burning holes through them and protecting the civilians.
• Tengen Uzui and Tanjiro stared in shock as the burning obi fragments lit up the night like fireworks.
• Humiliated by Sasuke’s effortless defense, Daki sent an Obi Clone to attack Tengen Uzui and Tanjiro.
• Tengen Uzui and Tanjiro fought the Obi Clone while Sasuke watched, preparing to test his newly obtained abilities against Daki.

Tengen Uzui and Tanjiro worked together to expose and pierce the core of an obi clone, slowing its regeneration. Underground, Inosuke was badly injured while protecting Makio, and the wormlike clone opened its mouth over them as they could no longer resist.

• Tengen Uzui blasted Daki's obi clone apart with Sound Breathing, but it regenerated almost instantly.
• Tanjiro blocked the clone's attacks from reaching nearby homes and spotted its exposed core during Uzui's barrage.
• Tanjiro pierced the core with Water Breathing, slowing the clone's regeneration without defeating it.
• Inosuke and Makio fought a wormlike obi clone trapped in the cramped underground storeroom, unable to locate its core.
• The clone's snapping mouth broke Inosuke's blades and threw him and Makio into a wall, leaving them injured and unable to move.
• The clone opened its mouth over Inosuke and Makio as Inosuke thought of his companions and feared he would die before defeating Sasuke.

Uesugi Sasuke manifested a gigantic purple Susanoo over Yoshiwara, crushing the obi clone that had trapped Inosuke and Makio and terrifying everyone on the battlefield. He then targeted Daki, preparing to end the fight.

• A giant purple skeletal hand broke through the underground warehouse and crushed the obi clone threatening Inosuke and Makio.
• Inosuke and Makio saw Uesugi Sasuke standing within the enormous purple figure above them, and Inosuke's instincts urged him to flee.
• Sasuke's Susanoo expanded into a towering skeletal demon god rooted in the earth at the center of Yoshiwara.
• Tengen Uzui, Tanjiro, Daki, and the obi clone stopped fighting in shock and fear as the Susanoo appeared.
• Sasuke declared that the fight's tricks were over and raised the Susanoo's arm toward Daki.

Sasuke used Susanoo to overpower Daki and ordered Tengen Uzui and the others to evacuate beyond the battlefield. With Daki isolated, he formed a colossal sword of purple energy and covered it in Amaterasu, preparing to finish her.

• Sasuke told Tengen Uzui to lead the Corps members and civilians five hundred meters away, and Tengen reluctantly ordered the retreat.
• Daki attacked the fleeing civilians with her obi, but Susanoo swept them away before they could reach anyone.
• Tengen Uzui, Tanjiro, Inosuke, Zenitsu, and the civilians watched from the safe zone as Daki abandoned resistance before Sasuke.
• Sasuke shaped a huge purple energy sword in Susanoo's hand using Kagutsuchi.
• Sasuke ignited Amaterasu along the sword, then raised the black-flamed blade and aimed it at Daki.

Sasuke used Susanoo and Amaterasu to overwhelm Daki, leaving her with a black scar that would not heal and severing most of her sashes. He cut off her head, but the chapter ended with her head sobbing and cursing him while her body remained intact.

• Daki unleashed her strongest sash attack, but Sasuke's Susanoo sliced through it with its black-flame sword.
• Amaterasu burned along the severed sashes, so Daki severed her connection to more than half of them and was left weakened with an unhealable black scar.
• Daki fled, but Sasuke struck her neck with the Amaterasu-wreathed blade and sent her head rolling onto a rooftop.
• Tanjiro, Inosuke, and Zenitsu cheered, but Tengen Uzui noticed that Daki's body did not crumble or lose its demonic aura.
• Daki's severed head began sobbing and angrily accused Sasuke of hurting her face.

Sasuke and the Demon Slayers thought they had defeated Upper Rank Six, but Daki’s head remained alive and revealed that she was not the true Upper Rank Six. As she called for her brother, a far more terrifying demonic aura erupted from her headless body.

• Zenitsu and Inosuke celebrated the apparent victory, but Tanjiro sensed that Daki’s demonic scent had not faded.
• Sasuke kept watching Daki’s headless body as Tengen Uzui recalled clues that Upper Rank Six was associated with a brother and sister.
• Daki’s severed head opened its eyes and wept, angrily complaining that Sasuke had hurt her face and cut off her head.
• Tengen warned Sasuke that Daki was not the real Upper Rank Six and that another demon was emerging.
• Daki called out to her big brother, and a powerful, murderous demonic aura burst from her headless body.

Gyutaro emerged from Daki’s back as the true Upper Rank Six and attacked Sasuke’s Susanoo with overwhelming speed and force. As Tengen recognized the poison in a graze from Gyutaro’s strike, the battle took a more dangerous turn.

• Tengen warned that Daki was not the real Upper Rank Six and that the true demon was emerging.
• Gyutaro crawled out of Daki’s back, revealed himself as Upper Rank Six, and accused Sasuke of bullying his little sister.
• Gyutaro vanished and struck Susanoo, driving it backward and cracking its ribs.
• Tengen realized that a scratch from the attack had left his cheek numb and identified the poison.

Sasuke and Tengen Uzui fought Gyutaro and Daki, whose poisonous blood attacks overwhelmed them and exposed Uzui to poison. Sasuke shielded the poisoned Uzui with Susanoo’s newly awakened second stage, catching Gyutaro’s killing strike.

• Gyutaro’s blood-red scythe attack cracked Sasuke’s Susanoo and grazed Tengen Uzui, poisoning him.
• Gyutaro unleashed a storm of poisonous blood scythes, forcing Uzui to defend himself while the attacks corroded Susanoo.
• Daki rejoined her head to her body and supported Gyutaro with obi attacks as Sasuke realized the siblings had to be decapitated simultaneously.
• Sasuke warned Uzui about the siblings’ weakness, but poison blurred Uzui’s vision and slowed his movements.
• Gyutaro struck at Uzui’s heart, and Sasuke formed Susanoo’s second stage to catch the scythe in its giant hand.