Recaps

Tanjiro found Muichiro Tokito trying to take the key to Yoriichi Type Zero from Kotetsu and intervened after Muichiro knocked the boy unconscious. The two faced off in the clearing, with the air seeming to freeze as Muichiro stopped Tanjiro.

• Tanjiro searched the village for Mr. Haganezuka and heard Kotetsu arguing with Muichiro Tokito over the puppet’s key.
• Muichiro demanded the key to Yoriichi Type Zero, and Kotetsu refused because Muichiro had broken a sword before.
• Muichiro knocked Kotetsu unconscious and began searching him for the key.
• Tanjiro blocked Muichiro and rebuked him for hitting a child who was protecting something important.
• Muichiro told Tanjiro not to waste his time on the weak, but Tanjiro took a defensive stance and refused to let him pass.

Tanjiro confronted Muichiro Tokito for attacking a child, but Muichiro swiftly immobilized him and exposed the gulf between their strength. Muichiro then approached the unconscious boy to search for a way to reach a higher realm of strength.

• Tanjiro argued that the child had only been protecting something he treasured.
• Muichiro Tokito dismissed the weak as having no right to protect anything and ended the discussion.
• Muichiro Tokito touched Tanjiro's abdomen and paralyzed him before he could draw his Nichirin Blade.
• Muichiro Tokito called Tanjiro too weak, stepped past him, and bent over the unconscious boy to search for the key to greater strength.

Uesugi Sasuke arrived as Muichiro Tokito was about to take the unconscious Kotetsu and analyzed the Yoriichi Type Zero puppet with his Mangekyō Sharingan. He explained how Tanjiro could activate it without a key, leaving Muichiro stunned and intellectually outmatched.

• Muichiro Tokito immobilized Tanjiro and reached for the unconscious Kotetsu.
• Uesugi Sasuke appeared and focused his Mangekyō Sharingan on the Yoriichi Type Zero puppet.
• Sasuke analyzed the puppet’s energy pathways and identified weak points at its joints.
• Sasuke told Tanjiro to strike the weak points to trigger the puppet’s forced-activation combat mode.
• Muichiro Tokito withdrew his hand from the key and stared at Sasuke in shock and curiosity.

At the hot spring, Mitsuri Kanroji’s lively stories about the Hashira lifted Tanjiro’s spirits after he felt overwhelmed by their talent. Sasuke sensed a sinister presence near the village entrance, and the chapter ended as he recognized that it had arrived.

• Tanjiro reflected on how far his strength and abilities fell short of Muichiro Tokito and Uesugi Sasuke.
• Mitsuri Kanroji praised Uesugi Sasuke and told Tanjiro about Iguro and Tokito, easing his dejection.
• Sasuke kept watch over the village from the hot spring while the others relaxed.
• The mountain insects and birds suddenly fell silent, and Sasuke detected a faint, evil presence near the village entrance.
• Sasuke opened his Mangekyō Sharingan and fixed his gaze on the entrance, realizing the presence had arrived.

Tanjiro confronted Genya Shinazugawa in the inn corridor after Genya accused him of taking his sword and struck him. Uesugi Sasuke interrupted and used his Sharingan to discover that Genya was slowly digesting a trace of demonic energy.

• Tanjiro returned to the inn uneasy after sensing Sasuke's sudden alertness at the hot spring.
• Genya Shinazugawa stopped Tanjiro in the corridor and demanded to know where his sword was.
• Genya grabbed Tanjiro, insulted him, and punched out one of his teeth.
• Tanjiro prepared to fight back, but Uesugi Sasuke appeared and halted the confrontation with his voice.
• Sasuke examined Genya with his Sharingan and detected a faint, foul trace of demonic energy inside him.

Sasuke sensed two Upper Ranks arriving in the village and left Genya and Tanjiro to confront the threat. At the clearing, Upper Rank Five Gyokko emerged from a pot and targeted Muichiro as material for his art.

• Sasuke revealed that he knew Genya ate demons, leaving Genya terrified and Tanjiro confused.
• Sasuke sensed two powerful demon presences and rushed toward them, warning that a worse threat had arrived.
• Muichiro trained against Yoriichi Type Zero while Kotetsu watched nearby.
• An ornate pot appeared at the clearing, and Upper Rank Five Gyokko crawled out of it.
• Gyokko admired Muichiro and declared that he would make the Hashira's death into an exquisite work of art.

Muichiro Tokito defended Kotetsu from Gyokko’s poisoned needles until Tanjiro Kamado arrived to help. Gyokko recognized Tanjiro’s earrings and summoned more pots and fish, eager to capture him for his lord.

• Gyokko attacked Muichiro with poisoned needles fired by monstrous goldfish, but Muichiro deflected them with Mist Breathing.
• Gyokko redirected the goldfish to attack the helpless Kotetsu, forcing Muichiro to shield him.
• Tanjiro arrived and used Hinokami Kagura: Blazing Sun Red Mirror to burn and sever needles that slipped past Muichiro’s defense.
• Gyokko recognized Tanjiro’s earrings as what his lord had ordered him to find and celebrated the chance to capture him.
• Gyokko summoned more porcelain pots and monstrous fish and prepared to attack Tanjiro, Muichiro, and Kotetsu.

Uesugi Sasuke split into two identical figures and rushed to confront the Upper Rank Demons attacking the Swordsmith Village. He left the story facing Gyokko and Hantengu’s clones on two battlefields at once.

• Two identical Uesugi Sasukes emerged from the smoke, baffling the swordsmiths and village chief Tecchin Kawahara.
• The Shadow Clone Sasuke charged toward Gyokko while Sasuke’s original body appeared between Mitsuri Kanroji and Petrification and Karaku.
• The Shadow Clone Sasuke faced Gyokko as the demon emerged from his pot, while Sasuke blocked Petrification and Karaku’s combined attack with an invisible wall of air.
• Sasuke and his Shadow Clone declared to their opponents, “Your opponent is me,” and the demons sensed that both figures carried the same deadly power.

Sasuke’s shadow clone used the Sharingan and a Chidori Sharp Spear to break Gyokko’s Water Prison Pot and free Muichiro Tokito. Gyokko erupted in rage and prepared to attack the clone.

• Muichiro struggled to breathe inside Gyokko’s Water Prison Pot as his consciousness began to fade.
• Sasuke’s shadow clone ignored Gyokko’s golden fish demons and identified a weak point in the prison’s energy flow.
• Sasuke’s shadow clone pierced the weak point with a Chidori Sharp Spear, shattering the Water Prison Pot.
• Muichiro fell free, gasped for air, and watched in shock as Sasuke’s clone effortlessly broke the Blood Demon Art.
• Gyokko unleashed a greater demonic aura and vowed to turn Sasuke’s clone into an ugly lump of flesh.

Sasuke used Amaterasu to erase Sekido and Karaku’s combined lightning and wind attack. Karaku lost his Gunbai to the black flames, leaving both demons terrified of Sasuke.

• Sekido summoned a bolt of purple lightning while Karaku unleashed a devastating gust of wind at Sasuke.
• Sasuke used Amaterasu, and the black flames swallowed the lightning and wind without a trace.
• Karaku discovered that black flames had caught on his Gunbai and threw it away in panic.
• Amaterasu burned the Gunbai to nothing, and Sekido and Karaku feared Sasuke.

Tanjiro and Genya struggled against the newly emerged Urogi and Aizetsu while Sasuke faced Sekido and Karaku. After sending Mitsuri Kanroji to protect the villagers, Sasuke prepared to fight all four clones without holding back.

• Sekido and Karaku panicked at Sasuke’s black flames and called for Urogi and Aizetsu.
• Tanjiro tracked Hantengu’s tiny body, but it transformed and brought forth Urogi and Aizetsu.
• Aizetsu attacked Tanjiro with Weeping Spears while Urogi’s sonic waves disoriented Genya.
• Sasuke ordered Mitsuri Kanroji to gather and protect the swordsmiths, then she left to secure the villagers.
• Sasuke declared the warm-up over, and all four clones felt his killing pressure.

Sasuke's Shadow Clone used Kagutsuchi to destroy Gyokko's grotesque corpse sculpture and counter his attacks with controlled Black Flames. Gyokko escaped the flames but was left enraged after Sasuke dismissed his art as ugly.

• Gyokko displayed a sculpture made from the corpses of swordsmiths, and Muichiro Tokito reacted with fury but remained too weak to stand.
• Sasuke's Shadow Clone shaped Amaterasu's Black Flames into a shield that consumed Gyokko's corpse sculpture and octopus tentacles.
• Sasuke transformed the shield into eight spears and launched them at Gyokko, who fled into his vase to evade them.
• Sasuke called Gyokko's art ugly and declared his flames eternal, prompting Gyokko to roar in rage.

Sekido absorbed Karaku, Aizetsu, and Urogi to become Zohakuten, Hantengu’s most powerful clone, and unleashed a forest of wooden dragons against Mitsuri, Tanjiro, and Genya. As the fighters were overwhelmed, Sasuke appeared to face the attack alone.

• Sekido forcibly drew in Karaku, Aizetsu, and Urogi and merged with them to become Zohakuten.
• Zohakuten’s presence overwhelmed Mitsuri, Tanjiro, and Genya, and he accused them of bullying the weak.
• Zohakuten struck a drum and summoned a forest of wooden dragons across the battlefield.
• Mitsuri cut down some dragons while Tanjiro dodged them and Genya’s bullets proved ineffective.
• Sasuke stepped between the wooden dragons and the others, calmly facing the oncoming attack.

Uesugi Sasuke summoned Susanoo’s third form to shield the villagers from Zohakuten’s Wood Dragons. The armored demon god stood unharmed as the dragons shattered, and its Sharingan fixed on a terrified Zohakuten.

• As the Wood Dragons surged toward them, Mitsuri Kanroji and Tanjiro prepared to use their strongest attacks, but Uesugi Sasuke unleashed purple chakra without drawing his sword or forming hand seals.
• Sasuke’s Susanoo grew from a rib cage into a fully armored, armed demon god towering over the battlefield.
• Dozens of Zohakuten’s Wood Dragons struck Susanoo’s armor and shattered without leaving a mark.
• Zohakuten stared in shock as the battlefield fell silent and the swordsmiths cowered before Susanoo.
• Susanoo lowered its Tengu-masked head and fixed its scarlet Sharingan on Zohakuten, making him feel fear for the first time.

Sasuke unleashed Susanoo’s enormous chakra sword and annihilated Zohakuten’s combined attack, leaving a trench across the battlefield and cutting down a distant mountain. Zohakuten survived the blow but lay in the rubble, terrified of Sasuke.

• Zohakuten overcame his fear with rage and launched a combined assault of wooden dragons and crushing sound waves.
• Sasuke raised Susanoo’s giant chakra sword and answered with a single vertical slash.
• The sword pressure destroyed the dragons and sound waves, carved a vast trench, and severed a distant mountain.
• The edge of the attack hurled Zohakuten into rubble, where he survived through regeneration.
• Mitsuri, Tanjiro, and Genya watched in shock as Zohakuten called Sasuke a monster.

Gyokko shed his old body and revealed his final form, then attacked Sasuke's Shadow Clone with overwhelming speed. Sasuke's Shadow Clone met Gyokko's diamond-hard fist head-on with Chidori.

• Gyokko realized Sasuke's Shadow Clone had destroyed his Goldfish Demons and Fish in the Pots with black flames.
• Gyokko sensed Hantengu's presence weakening and feared that Sasuke's original body was suppressing him.
• Gyokko shed his old skin and transformed into a powerful, scale-covered final form.
• Gyokko rushed Sasuke's Shadow Clone and swung a fist at his head.
• Sasuke's Shadow Clone formed Chidori and clashed fists with Gyokko.

Sasuke's Shadow Clone defeated Upper Rank Five Gyokko by piercing him with a black-flame spike that consumed him completely. After warning Muichiro not to judge Sasuke's strength by his own limits, the exhausted clone vanished, leaving Muichiro and Kotetsu stunned.

• Gyokko boasted that his scales could withstand Sasuke's Chidori and began overpowering it.
• Sasuke's Shadow Clone condensed black flames into a spike and caught Gyokko off guard with a thrust to his neck.
• The black flames consumed Gyokko from within, preventing him from regenerating and burning him away completely.
• The Shadow Clone noticed that the purple chakra in the village center was fading and concluded that the original Sasuke had finished his fight.
• As he vanished, the Shadow Clone told Muichiro not to use his own limits to judge Sasuke's strength.

Tanjiro followed Uesugi Sasuke’s instructions to find Hantengu’s hidden main body while Susanoo overwhelmed Zohakuten. He found Hantengu inside a hollow tree, but his Nichirin Blade bounced off a hard shell, leaving him unable to finish the demon.

• Uesugi Sasuke told Tanjiro to find Upper Rank Four’s main body.
• Tanjiro tracked Hantengu’s faint scent through the battlefield as Susanoo destroyed the Wood Dragons blocking his way.
• Tanjiro found Hantengu curled inside a hollow ancient tree and struck at him with Hinokami Kagura.
• Hantengu’s bark-hard shell deflected Tanjiro’s Nichirin Blade, splitting his hand and sending the sword flying.

Uesugi Sasuke unleashed Indra’s Arrow, combining Amaterasu and lightning, after Tanjiro failed to kill Hantengu’s true body. The arrow flew toward Zohakuten, leaving the Demon Slayer Corps and swordsmiths stunned as its attack began.

• Tanjiro failed to pierce Hantengu’s hardened protective shell, while Zohakuten summoned hundreds of Wood Dragons to attack him.
• Uesugi Sasuke ended his fight with Zohakuten and gathered immense lightning within Susanoo’s hands.
• Sasuke shaped the lightning into a bow and used Amaterasu to wreath its arrow in black flames.
• Mitsuri Kanroji and the others felt the arrow’s destructive power, while Zohakuten sensed an irresistible threat.
• Sasuke aimed Indra’s Arrow at Zohakuten and released it, sending the black-purple streak tearing across the battlefield.

Uesugi Sasuke killed Zohakuten and Hantengu’s true body with Indra’s Arrow, ending the battle at the Swordsmith Village. The stunned witnesses recognized Sasuke as the Demon Slayer Corps’ strongest fighter.

• Uesugi Sasuke’s Indra’s Arrow pierced and vaporized Zohakuten along with his Thunder God Drum.
• The arrow continued across the battlefield, pierced Hantengu’s shell, and pinned his true body to a cliff.
• Amaterasu engulfed Hantengu and his shell, burning him to nothing and completing the Upper Ranks’ defeat.
• Uesugi Sasuke’s Susanoo dissolved, and he landed among the ruins as the battle ended.
• Muichiro Tokito, Mitsuri Kanroji, Tanjiro, and Genya watched in shock and acknowledged Sasuke’s overwhelming strength.

After the demons vanished, the villagers celebrated and Muichiro Tokito and Mitsuri Kanroji bowed to Uesugi Sasuke for saving them. Tanjiro feared Nezuko had died in the sunlight, but she appeared alive beneath the sun and spoke to him.

• The swordsmiths and villagers emerged from hiding and celebrated their survival.
• Muichiro Tokito and Mitsuri Kanroji bowed to Uesugi Sasuke in gratitude.
• Tanjiro searched the ruins for Nezuko and collapsed in despair, believing she had burned in the sunlight.
• Nezuko appeared unharmed beneath the sunlight and called Tanjiro her big brother.

Nezuko Kamado survived sunlight, revealing a transformation that could make her human and giving Muzan Kibutsuji hope of conquering the sun himself. Muzan ordered a total mobilization to capture her, bringing the final showdown closer.

• Nezuko Kamado stood unharmed in sunlight and reunited with Tanjiro Kamado, who embraced her in tears.
• Uesugi Sasuke saw that Nezuko remained a demon, but her cells were becoming more stable and shifting toward a human structure.
• Muzan Kibutsuji sensed Nezuko's sunlight resistance and became convinced that devouring her would grant him perfect immortality.
• Muzan ordered Nakime to prioritize capturing Nezuko Kamado, abandoning the Blue Spider Lily search and other unnecessary killings.
• Uesugi Sasuke realized that Nezuko's discovery had changed the war and made the final showdown inevitable.

After the Swordsmith Village battle, Mitsuri Kanroji and Muichiro Tokito reported how Uesugi Sasuke defeated Upper Ranks Four and Five, and Kagaya Ubuyashiki declared Sasuke the strongest Demon Slayer in Corps history. Sasuke asked the swordsmith for a stronger sword because his had cracked under his lightning.

• The group returned to Corps Headquarters, where the Hashira were astonished to see Tengen Uzui alive despite losing an eye and an arm.
• Mitsuri reported that Sasuke’s clone used Amaterasu to defeat Hantengu’s clones and save her.
• Muichiro reported that Sasuke’s clone killed Gyokko, while Sasuke summoned an armored demon god and killed Zohakuten and Hantengu with a lightning arrow.
• Kagaya praised Sasuke as the strongest Demon Slayer in Corps history, and none of the Hashira objected.
• Sasuke told the swordsmith that his sword had cracked and requested a stronger one that could withstand his lightning.

After earning a large reward for killing two Upper Ranks, Sasuke unlocked the quest to obtain the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and began considering ways to acquire eyes of the same origin. His vision blurred again, leaving him determined to evolve his eyes regardless of the cost.

• Sasuke returned to his residence and reviewed the system's rewards for killing Gyokko and Hantengu, earning 200,000 points.
• The system awarded Sasuke the [Twin Moons Fall] achievement and unlocked the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan quest, which required him to obtain and fuse a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan of the same origin.
• Sasuke considered whether another Uchiha existed, whether the system might offer matching eyes, or whether shadow clones or cloning technology could provide them.
• Sasuke saw his vision blur and blood fall from his eye, then resolved to obtain the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan whatever the price.

Shinobu Kocho asked Sasuke to help her hunt down Upper Rank Two, Doma, before Muzan could mobilize his forces. Sasuke agreed to kill Doma and told Shinobu she did not need to sacrifice herself.

• Shinobu brought Sasuke years of intelligence on Doma and revealed that he had killed her older sister, Kanae Kocho.
• Shinobu argued that the Demon Slayer Corps had to attack the remaining Upper Ranks while Muzan's forces were weakened and asked Sasuke to join her against Doma.
• Shinobu offered to use her poison-saturated body as bait, even if it meant dying with Doma.
• Sasuke called her plan foolish, took the files, and told her to find Doma's location so he could kill him.
• Shinobu watched Sasuke walk into the sunlight and began to cry.