Chapter Summaries

Sasuke unleashed Susanoo Chidori on Gyutaro while Tanjiro used Hinokami Kagura to behead Daki. Both demons were struck down in a coordinated attack.

• Tengen Uzui held Gyutaro in place and gave the signal for Sasuke to attack.
• Sasuke gathered lightning into Susanoo’s palm and formed it into a massive spear.
• Tanjiro prepared his Nichirin Blade as Inosuke and Zenitsu kept Daki restrained.
• Sasuke’s Susanoo Chidori pierced Gyutaro’s neck and disintegrated his body.
• Tanjiro used Hinokami Kagura: Mirage Sun Rainbow to sever Daki’s head.

Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, Tengen Uzui, and Sasuke defeated Gyutaro and Daki, whose severed heads met and argued as they crumbled into ash. Gyutaro apologized to Ume before both demons disappeared, ending Upper Rank Six’s life.

• Tengen Uzui’s lightning attack destroyed much of Gyutaro’s body as it severed his neck.
• Tanjiro beheaded Daki, and Zenitsu struck again to ensure her neck was cut through while Inosuke held her body.
• Gyutaro and Daki’s severed heads flew together and landed on a ruined rooftop instead of immediately disintegrating.
• Daki and Gyutaro blamed and cursed each other as the boys watched in confusion and Tengen Uzui looked on sorrowfully.
• As they crumbled into ash, Gyutaro apologized to Ume and wished she could be born into a good family without him as her brother.
• Gyutaro and Daki vanished, and Upper Rank Six fell for good.

Uesugi Sasuke and Tengen Uzui defeated the Upper Rank siblings, but Uzui collapsed as Gyutaro’s poison overwhelmed him. As his wives and Tanjiro gathered around, the Sound Hashira appeared close to death.

• The Upper Rank siblings vanished, and Uesugi Sasuke collapsed after exhausting his chakra and ocular power.
• Hinatsuru, Makio, and Suma rushed to Tengen Uzui, who fell as soon as the enemy was confirmed dead.
• Hinatsuru discovered that Gyutaro’s poison had spread through Uzui’s body and that his heartbeat was weakening.
• Tanjiro knelt beside Uzui as his wives wept, while Uzui opened his remaining eye and tried to comfort them.

Nezuko used her Blood Demon Art to remove the poison killing Tengen Uzui and pull him back from the brink of death. After Tengen recovered, Nezuko collapsed into Tanjiro’s arms, while Uesugi Sasuke witnessed the life-restoring flames.

• As Tengen Uzui began to die from the poison, Nezuko crawled out of Tanjiro’s box and approached him.
• Nezuko placed her hand on Tengen’s chest and engulfed him in pink flames, and Tanjiro stopped Hinatsuru, Makio, and Suma from intervening.
• The flames made Tengen’s poison marks disappear and restored his heartbeat and breathing.
• Uesugi Sasuke watched Nezuko’s flames restore Tengen and felt a crack form in his hardened heart.
• Nezuko fell asleep in Tanjiro’s arms after Tengen survived.

Nezuko’s pink flames cured Tengen Uzui’s poison and restored his heartbeat, leaving him alive as the battle’s survivors greeted the dawn. The Corps defeated Upper Rank Six without a death, but Tengen had to retire, and the vacant Upper Rank position promised a fierce response from the demons’ progenitor.

• Hinatsuru confirmed that Tengen Uzui’s heartbeat had returned and the poison was gone, while Suma and Makio wept with joy.
• Tanjiro placed the sleeping Nezuko back in her box, and Uesugi Sasuke watched her power save Tengen and reflected on the strength of bonds.
• Dawn broke over Yoshiwara as Sasuke closed his eyes and the survivors recognized that the battle was over.
• Kakushi members arrived and reported that Tengen, Tanjiro, Inosuke, Zenitsu, and Sasuke were alive.
• The Demon Slayer Corps learned that Tengen would retire because of his injuries and that Upper Rank Six had been defeated, leaving an Upper Rank vacancy.

After the victory over Upper Rank Six, Tengen Uzui woke to find that he had lost his left arm and eye but that everyone he cared about had survived. He declared his retirement as the former Sound Hashira, while Sasuke watched from a distance.

• Kakushi members arrived at dawn and confirmed that Upper Rank Six had been slain and the battle’s core participants had survived.
• Tengen Uzui regained consciousness after Nezuko’s flames burned away the poison, then realized he had lost his left arm and eye.
• Tengen surveyed the battlefield and saw Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, Sasuke, and his three wives alive.
• Tengen laughed with relief and told his wives that, despite their injuries, they had won in a flashy way.
• Tengen announced to the gathered survivors that he was officially retiring as the former Sound Hashira.
• Sasuke watched Tengen’s proud departure and reflected that he could not understand the Demon Slayer Corps’ people.

At Headquarters, the Hashira learned that Tengen Uzui and the others had slain Upper Rank Six without any deaths. The report revealed that Nezuko Kamado had burned away Tengen’s poison and that Uesugi Sasuke’s purple skeletal demon god had decided the battle, leaving the Corps stunned by powers beyond their understanding.

• The Hashira waited anxiously at Headquarters for news of the battle in Yoshiwara.
• A Kasugai Crow reported that Gyutaro and Daki had been slain and that Tengen Uzui, Tanjiro Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma, and Inosuke Hashibira had all survived.
• The crow explained that Nezuko Kamado had used her Blood Demon Art, Exploding Blood, to burn the poison from Tengen’s body.
• The crow reported that Uesugi Sasuke summoned a purple skeletal demon god and used it to overpower and finish Upper Rank Six.
• Kagaya Ubuyashiki and the Hashira reacted with relief and disbelief as the battle report challenged their understanding of combat.

After Gyutaro and Daki were erased, Muzan Kibutsuji learned that an unknown power had destroyed Upper Rank Six and summoned every remaining Upper Rank to Infinity Castle. The five demons gathered before him for the first time in a century, with Muzan’s fury hanging over them.

• Muzan Kibutsuji sensed that Gyutaro and Daki had been erased, leaving the Upper Rank Six position blank for the first time in over a hundred years.
• Muzan saw Gyutaro’s final vision of a purple skeletal giant and a boy with blood-red eyes, then ordered Nakime to summon all the Upper Ranks.
• Doma, Akaza, Hantengu, Gyokko, and Kokushibo each received the summons in their own location.
• Nakime transported the five demons to Infinity Castle, where they knelt before Muzan.

The five Upper Ranks assembled in the Infinity Castle after Muzan Kibutsuji issued a compulsory summons. Muzan appeared and forced the demons to kneel before him, leaving them awaiting his reason for calling them together.

• Akaza arrived first and bristled when Doma appeared and tried to provoke him.
• Gyokko and Hantengu arrived, frightened by the tension between Akaza and Doma and by Muzan’s anger.
• Kokushibo appeared and silenced the other Upper Ranks, completing the assembly of all five for the first time in a hundred and thirteen years.
• Nakime moved the demons to a raised platform, where Muzan Kibutsuji appeared.
• Muzan’s killing intent forced Akaza, Doma, Gyokko, and Hantengu to kneel as he looked down at them without speaking.

Muzan summoned the Upper Ranks and showed them Gyutaro’s final vision, revealing the red-eyed Demon Slayer Uesugi Sasuke and his overwhelming power. He ordered the demons to kill Sasuke and bring back his eyes while continuing to search for the Blue Spider Lily, warning that failure would cost them their ranks.

• Muzan condemned the Upper Ranks after learning that Gyutaro had been killed, while Kokushibo remained composed.
• Muzan forced the Upper Ranks to witness Gyutaro’s final vision of Sasuke wielding a purple lightning-armored demon god.
• The Upper Ranks reacted with fear, excitement, and astonishment when they saw Sasuke’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Muzan ordered the Upper Ranks to find and kill Sasuke, preserve his eyes, and keep searching for the Blue Spider Lily.
• Muzan warned the Upper Ranks that failure would let other demons take their places, then vanished.

Uesugi Sasuke discovered that his wakizashi had cracked during his battle with Gyutaro, while Hotaru Haganezuka chased Tanjiro Kamado over another broken sword. A Kakushi delivered the Master’s order for Sasuke and Tanjiro to travel to the Swordsmith Village to have Sasuke’s blade reforged.

• Uesugi Sasuke found a fine crack in his wakizashi while cleaning it at the Butterfly Mansion.
• Hotaru Haganezuka charged after Tanjiro Kamado, furious that Tanjiro had broken his sword again.
• Tanjiro hid behind Sasuke, but Haganezuka stopped when he noticed the crack in Sasuke’s blade and feared confronting him.
• Haganezuka redirected his anger toward Tanjiro and resumed chasing him around the courtyard.
• A Kakushi told Sasuke that the Master had ordered him and Tanjiro to go to the Swordsmith Village to reforge his damaged blade.

Uesugi Sasuke and Tanjiro were carried under strict secrecy protocols toward the hidden Swordsmith Village. Sasuke used Chakra perception to map their route and left the Kakushi carrying him terrified by revealing what lay beyond the next ridge.

• Kakushi arrived at the Butterfly Mansion and ordered Uesugi Sasuke and Tanjiro to wear blindfolds and earplugs before leaving for the Swordsmith Village.
• Tanjiro was impressed by the Kakushi's careful relay system and felt a greater sense of responsibility for the village.
• Uesugi Sasuke used Chakra perception to track the carriers and map their route despite being blindfolded and unable to hear.
• The ninth Kakushi stopped to rest near the final mountain trail and murmured that they were almost there.
• Uesugi Sasuke told the Kakushi that a ridge, a downhill path, and a hot spring lay ahead, frightening him into hurrying toward the village.

Tanjiro and Uesugi Sasuke arrived at the Swordsmith Village, where Chief Tecchin Kawahara welcomed them and arranged for their recovery and new blades. Sasuke discovered that the village’s crimson ore could conduct chakra, and Tecchin said he would forge Sasuke’s Nichirin Blade himself.

• A Kakushi carried Uesugi Sasuke into the Swordsmith Village, while another brought Tanjiro by a separate route.
• Tanjiro admired the village and its sulfurous hot springs, while Sasuke examined its metalwork with his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Sasuke discovered that crimson ore could conduct energy and might carry his chakra.
• Tecchin Kawahara welcomed the two and recognized Tanjiro as the Corps member who kept breaking Haganezuka’s blades.
• Tecchin said Haganezuka was forging Tanjiro’s blade and offered to forge Sasuke’s, then directed them to recuperate in the hot springs.

Tanjiro and Sasuke recovered in the Swordsmith Village hot springs when Mitsuri Kanroji arrived to have her chipped sword repaired. She met Nezuko and was instantly smitten with Sasuke, leaving the encounter flustered while he remained indifferent.

• Tanjiro relaxed in the hot spring beside Nezuko's box while Sasuke quietly regulated his chakra.
• Mitsuri Kanroji leaped into the spring, greeted Tanjiro, and explained she had come to get her chipped sword repaired.
• Mitsuri delighted in Nezuko, who peeked out of her box and waved at her.
• Mitsuri noticed Sasuke and was struck by his appearance and cold manner.
• Tanjiro introduced Sasuke as the newly appointed Thunder Hashira, and Mitsuri blurted out that he was amazing and handsome before turning bright red.

Tanjiro encountered Muichiro Tokito in the village, but the Mist Hashira ignored him until he noticed Sasuke. After a silent exchange of looks, Muichiro continued on his way, leaving Tanjiro shaken by the unspoken confrontation.

• Tanjiro searched the village for Hotaru Haganezuka and greeted Muichiro Tokito when he saw him watching the clouds.
• Muichiro ignored Tanjiro and walked past him without looking his way.
• Muichiro stopped and fixed his gaze on Sasuke, who was studying unfinished blades at a nearby weapon rack.
• Sasuke briefly met Muichiro's gaze with his Mangekyō Sharingan, and the two remained silent.
• Muichiro looked away and continued down the path, while Tanjiro realized he was soaked in cold sweat.

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.