Recaps

Ye Chuan reached Konan after her battle with Obito and saved her life, but discovered Obito had already taken Nagato’s Rinnegan. He brought the unconscious Konan to Konoha, where he and Tsunade stabilized her, while the Fourth Shinobi World War loomed ahead.

• Ye Chuan sensed Konan’s enormous explosion and rushed toward its epicenter, fearing he had arrived too late to stop Obito.
• Ye Chuan found Konan gravely wounded and used the Mystical Palm Technique to stabilize her; she warned him not to let Obito take the Rinnegan before losing consciousness.
• Ye Chuan found Nagato’s hiding place empty and sensed Kamui’s lingering presence, confirming Obito had taken the Rinnegan.
• Ye Chuan carried Konan away from the Land of Rain and decided to test his newly unlocked Ryougi Shiki inheritance and Mystic Eyes of Death Perception in the coming war.
• Ye Chuan brought Konan to Tsunade in Konoha, and the two medical ninja treated her until her injuries and vital signs stabilized.

Tsunade chose Ye Chuan as her sole bodyguard for the Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron, and they set out from Konoha after its destruction by Pain. On the road, attackers ambushed them, and Ye Chuan used the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to kill several before feeling the technique’s mental strain.

• Tsunade told Ye Chuan that Kumogakure had invited Konoha to the Five Kage Summit and appointed him as her bodyguard.
• Ye Chuan agreed to accompany Tsunade, and they prepared to leave for the Land of Iron the next morning.
• Ye Chuan and Tsunade departed Konoha after Shizune saw them off, and they encountered Tazuna helping rebuild the village with craftsmen from the Land of Waves.
• A group of attackers sprang from the woods and charged Tsunade as she and Ye Chuan traveled outside Konoha.
• Ye Chuan used the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to sever several attackers, then felt pain and mental exhaustion from the ability.

Ye Chuan and Tsunade traveled to the Land of Iron for the Five Kage Summit, discussing the samurai nation and Ye Chuan’s refusal to become Hokage along the way. At the city gate, Mifune welcomed them and was surprised when Tsunade claimed her young disciple could hold off an entire army alone.

• Tsunade identified the attackers Ye Chuan had killed as remnants of Danzo’s Root, praised him, and treated him to a hot spring visit.
• Over dinner, Tsunade described the Land of Iron’s powerful samurai and asked Ye Chuan whether he wanted to become Hokage; he declined.
• Tsunade fell asleep after drinking, and Ye Chuan covered her before meditating and checking that his Ryougi Shiki inheritance progress had reached 0.5%.
• Ye Chuan and Tsunade traveled north through the snow and arrived at the Land of Iron.
• Mifune welcomed Tsunade at the city gate and questioned why she had brought only one guard; Tsunade said Ye Chuan could hold off an army by himself.

Tsunade and Ye Chuan attended the Five Kage Summit, where the Kage argued over the Akatsuki and the Raikage demanded answers about Sasuke Uchiha. Tsunade revealed that Madara Uchiha might lead the Akatsuki, but White Zetsu then announced that Sasuke was nearby, leaving the Raikage ready to attack.

• Tsunade and Ye Chuan entered the summit hall, where the other Kage and their guards assessed Ye Chuan.
• The Raikage demanded that the villages share intelligence on the Akatsuki and accused Konoha of owing Kumogakure an explanation for Sasuke Uchiha's actions.
• The Raikage smashed the conference table and threatened Konoha, prompting Ye Chuan to step in front of Tsunade and unleash his killing intent.
• Tsunade calmed the Raikage and revealed that Konoha's intelligence suggested Madara Uchiha might be the Akatsuki's leader.
• White Zetsu emerged from beneath the hall and announced that Sasuke Uchiha was nearby, enraging the Raikage.

The Raikage and the other Kage confronted Sasuke Uchiha and Taka, but Sasuke awakened Susanoo and Ye Chuan sliced it apart with one strike. Just as Ye Chuan moved to finish Sasuke, Obito appeared and escaped with him using Kamui.

• The Raikage charged Sasuke, and the other Kage, Ye Chuan, and Tsunade followed him to the battlefield.
• The Raikage overwhelmed Sasuke and Taka, but Sasuke used Amaterasu, forcing the Raikage to cut off his burning arm.
• Sasuke manifested Susanoo and prepared to attack, but Ye Chuan dismissed its power and cut the giant construct in half with the Wado Ichimonji.
• Ye Chuan approached the fallen Sasuke, but Obito appeared and used Kamui to pull Sasuke away.

Obito declared the Fourth Shinobi World War after the Five Kage rejected his Eye of the Moon Plan, and the Kage agreed to form the Allied Shinobi Forces. Tsunade assigned Ye Chuan to protect Naruto and Yugito Nii, and the group secretly set sail for Turtle Island.

• Obito announced his plan to revive the Ten-Tails and cast Infinite Tsukuyomi, then declared war when the Five Kage refused to surrender the tailed beasts.
• Gaara and Mei Terumi proposed forming the Allied Shinobi Forces, and the Five Kage agreed to return to their villages and prepare for war.
• Tsunade told Ye Chuan to protect Naruto and Yugito Nii until the Allied Shinobi Forces assembled, and Ye Chuan accepted.
• Tsunade organized Konoha's defenses, and several days later Ye Chuan, Naruto, and Yugito departed aboard a disguised ship with Captain Yamato and Konoha ANBU.
• Naruto excitedly asked about their secret mission while Yamato concealed their destination, and Ye Chuan knew they were bound for Turtle Island.

Ye Chuan exposed Kisame Hoshigaki hiding inside Samehada and defeated him in battle. Before Kisame died, he sent shark clones carrying intelligence in several directions, leaving Ye Chuan unable to stop them all as Kisame blew himself up.

• Yugito Nii thanked Ye Chuan for saving her and escorting the group across the sea.
• Killer B appeared on the Eight-Tails, but Ye Chuan attacked Samehada and revealed Kisame Hoshigaki hiding inside it.
• Kisame trapped the boat in a water prison and attacked Ye Chuan with Water Release techniques, but Ye Chuan cut through the water and closed in.
• Ye Chuan broke Samehada and pierced Kisame's chest with Wado Ichimonji.
• Kisame trapped himself and Ye Chuan in a water prison, sent shark clones carrying intelligence in different directions, and blew himself up.

After defeating Kisame Hoshigaki, Ye Chuan stayed on Turtle Island while Naruto went to train with Killer B, but he sensed Kabuto Yakushi and Deidara approaching. Ye Chuan intercepted them and tested his newly awakened mystic eyes against Deidara’s clay constructs.

• Ye Chuan gained inheritance experience for killing Kisame Hoshigaki as the shark intelligence clones fled.
• Naruto followed Killer B to the Waterfall of Truth to train, while Yugito Nii worried about his safety and went after them.
• Ye Chuan sensed two approaching chakra signatures and recognized Kabuto Yakushi and Deidara as the intruders targeting the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails.
• Ye Chuan flew to intercept Kabuto Yakushi and the reincarnated Deidara, who launched clay bombs at him.
• Ye Chuan dodged Deidara’s attacks and slashed at the diving Clay Bird with the Lines of Death in his eyes.

Ye Chuan defeated Kabuto Yakushi’s Second Manda with a powerful sword strike, but Kabuto escaped with Deidara. Afterward, Ōnoki and Kurotsuchi arrived and Ōnoki suggested that Kurotsuchi recruit Ye Chuan for Iwagakure, embarrassing her.

• Ye Chuan’s Erasure ability broke Deidara’s clay bird and forced Kabuto Yakushi and Deidara to flee it.
• Kabuto Yakushi summoned Second Manda, but Ye Chuan split the giant snake apart with a lightning-infused sword slash.
• Kabuto Yakushi used the White Rage Technique and the Shedding Technique to escape with Deidara, who was returned to his coffin.
• Ye Chuan let Kabuto Yakushi escape because he wanted him to summon powerful fighters through Impure World Reincarnation during the Fourth Shinobi World War.
• Ōnoki arrived with Kurotsuchi, praised Ye Chuan’s strength, and suggested Kurotsuchi persuade him to join Iwagakure, making her blush.

Ye Chuan returned to the Allied Shinobi Forces’ headquarters and joined the Second Division after refusing the offer to command the army. As the forces prepared to march, Gaara calmed a clash between Konoha and Sunagakure ninja, and the divisions set out for their battlefields.

• Ye Chuan returned safely to headquarters, where Tsunade welcomed him enthusiastically.
• Gaara offered Ye Chuan command of the Allied Shinobi Forces, but Ye Chuan refused and chose to join Kitsuchi’s Second Division.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces completed their formation under five division captains.
• A Konoha ninja and a Sunagakure ninja nearly fought over an old battlefield grievance, but Gaara intervened and urged the villages to unite against their common enemy.
• Gaara’s speech rallied the troops, and Ye Chuan marched with the Second Division toward its assigned combat zone.

Ye Chuan discovered that tens of thousands of White Zetsu were hiding underground, and the Second Division began fighting them after Kitsuchi and Kurotsuchi exposed them. His sword strike and shadow clones devastated the enemy and rallied the allied troops, but the meager experience from killing White Zetsu left him unimpressed.

• Ye Chuan sensed a vast number of enemies underground and warned Kitsuchi that at least tens of thousands were gathered below.
• Kitsuchi ordered Kurotsuchi to help him use Earth Release, exposing a White Zetsu army that surged onto the battlefield.
• Ye Chuan cut down hundreds of White Zetsu with a single sword strike, inspiring the Second Division to attack.
• Ye Chuan created two shadow clones and fought alongside them, killing thousands and stabilizing the battle line.
• Ye Chuan saw that killing a thousand White Zetsu barely advanced his inheritance progress by one percent and judged the experience gains inefficient.

Ye Chuan left the stabilized battlefield of the Second Division and headed to Kakashi’s Third Division, where the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and other reincarnated fighters were overwhelming the Allied Forces. He arrived in time to save a ninja from Munashi Jinpachi, then faced six enemies as they launched a coordinated attack.

• Ye Chuan warned Hinata to watch for White Zetsu disguises, then left Kitsuchi’s battlefield to seek out the Third Division.
• Ye Chuan recalled that Kakashi’s division was facing the reincarnated Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and flew toward their battlefield.
• Zabuza’s Hidden Mist Technique concealed the forest as the swordsmen and other enemies drove Kakashi’s forces back with heavy casualties.
• Ye Chuan parried Munashi Jinpachi’s blade before it could strike a Konoha ninja and told Kakashi to handle the rank and file while he faced the stronger enemies.
• Munashi Jinpachi and Hunt attacked Ye Chuan with explosions, but Ye Chuan used Soru to appear behind them.

Ye Chuan defeated the reanimated Mist swordsmen and their allies, easing the pressure on the Third Division. After reporting the battle to Kakashi, he headed for another battlefield as Allied Shinobi Forces headquarters celebrated his success.

• Ye Chuan used the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to cut down Munashi Jinpachi and Hunt in an instant.
• Ye Chuan shattered Jinin Akebino's Kabutowari, incapacitated Kushimaru Kuriarare, and blasted Pakura away.
• Zabuza Momochi charged Ye Chuan, who broke the Kubikiribōchō and cut him down; the system raised Ye Chuan's inheritance progress to 7.5%.
• Ye Chuan told Kakashi the battle was over and set off to inspect another battlefield while the Third Division began sealing the reanimated fighters.
• Kakashi's report reached Allied Shinobi Forces headquarters, where Tsunade and Shikaku Nara welcomed the relief Ye Chuan brought to the front.

Headquarters learned that four former Kage revived through Impure World Reincarnation were overwhelming the Fourth Division, and Ye Chuan rushed to face them. He declared he would handle all four and opened with a powerful sword strike, leaving the battle unresolved.

• A sensory ninja reported that Mū, Gengetsu Hozuki, the Third Raikage, and Rasa had appeared on the Fourth Division's battlefield.
• Headquarters received Kakashi Hatake's report that the Third Division had suppressed its enemies and Ye Chuan was heading to reinforce Gaara.
• Ye Chuan arrived beside Gaara and learned that the reincarnated Kage had nearly limitless chakra and could not be killed by ordinary means.
• Ōnoki urged Ye Chuan to focus on the Third Raikage, but Ye Chuan said he would take on all four Kage alone.
• Ye Chuan raised Wado Ichimonji and unleashed a massive slash at the four reincarnated Kage.

Ye Chuan faced four reincarnated Kage and defeated the Second Mizukage Hozuki Gengetsu by pinpointing and striking the chakra core in his liquefied body. He then pierced the Third Raikage A’s Lightning Release Armor, leaving the other opponents still in the fight.

• Mu, Hozuki Gengetsu, A, and Rasa dodged Ye Chuan’s powerful sword slash.
• The four Kage combined their strongest techniques, but Ye Chuan used Observation Haki and rapid movement to evade every attack.
• Ye Chuan targeted Hozuki Gengetsu, identified the chakra core in his liquefied body, and struck it with Wado Ichimonji.
• Ye Chuan dismantled Hozuki Gengetsu’s techniques with precise slashes, causing his Impure World Reincarnation body to crumble.
• A charged Ye Chuan with his Lightning Release Armor at full strength, but Ye Chuan’s Armament Haki-coated blade pierced the armor and entered A’s chest.

Ye Chuan defeated the Fourth Kazekage Rasa and the Second Tsuchikage after cutting down the Third Raikage and Second Mizukage. His Mystic Eyes of Death Perception let him sever Mu’s Dust Release, and the watching Allied Shinobi Forces were left stunned by his power.

• Ye Chuan cut the Third Raikage in half, destroying his reanimated core and turning him to dust.
• Rasa formed a Gold Dust Great Wall and launched spears, but Ye Chuan dodged the attacks and cleaved through Rasa and his defense.
• Mu caught Ye Chuan in midair with Dust Release, but Ye Chuan used his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to see and sever the technique’s death line.
• Ye Chuan appeared before Mu and severed the existence sustaining his reanimated body, reducing him to dust.
• Ye Chuan’s inheritance progress rose to 16.5%, and the Allied Shinobi Forces, Gaara, and Ōnoki watched him in stunned silence.

Ye Chuanliu defeated the four reanimated Kage, while Obito changed his plans after learning the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails had escaped. The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path appeared on Darui’s battlefield, where Choza and Choji tried to stop it.

• Gaara ordered the Fourth Division to seal the Third Raikage and Fourth Kazekage, and Ōnoki recognized Ye Chuanliu as a dangerous force.
• Kabuto Yakushi watched the four Kage’s Spirit Tablets shatter and was shaken by Ye Chuanliu’s strength.
• Obito learned that the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails had escaped, then set out for the First Division’s battlefield to retrieve Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
• Headquarters received reports of a huge humanoid chakra signature and Naruto Uzumaki and Killer B breaking through the barrier, so Tsunade and Raikage A left to intercept them.
• The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path descended onto Darui’s battlefield, and Choza and Choji tried to halt it with the Human Bullet Tank.

Ye Chuan realized that Second Tsuchikage Mu had survived by splitting himself and watched as Mu used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Madara Uchiha. The chapter ended with Madara appearing beside Mu on the battlefield as Ye Chuan and the Allied Shinobi prepared to face him.

• The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path seized the Benihisago and Amber Purifying Pot and swallowed them.
• Ye Chuan sensed an immense chakra signature after defeating the four Kage and deduced that Mu had escaped by using the Splitting Technique and concealment.
• Mu, controlled by Kabuto Yakushi, performed Impure World Reincarnation and summoned Madara Uchiha.
• Madara emerged in an Impure World Reincarnation body and realized that the plan had gone wrong because he had not been revived with Rinne Rebirth.
• Ye Chuan warned the Allied Shinobi that the real enemy had appeared as Mu and Madara revealed themselves atop a distant rocky mountain.

Madara Uchiha was revived through Impure World Reincarnation and attacked the Allied Shinobi Forces, but Ye Chuan cut through his Majestic Destroyer Flame and confronted him. The chapter ended as Madara began a fierce sword fight with Ye Chuan.

• Madara Uchiha appeared on the battlefield, and Kabuto Yakushi revealed that he had summoned him using an improved Impure World Reincarnation.
• Kabuto warned Madara about Ye Chuan, explaining that he had defeated Nagato and four reincarnated Kage Level fighters.
• Madara leaped into battle and unleashed Majestic Destroyer Flame, but Ye Chuan cut the sea of fire apart with Wado Ichimonji and Armament Haki.
• Madara charged into the Allied Shinobi Forces and cut down dozens of shinobi before Ye Chuan intercepted his attack.
• Madara praised Ye Chuan's swordsmanship and attacked him with a katana, beginning a direct clash between them.

Ye Chuan fought Madara Uchiha with swordsmanship and Haki, shattering Madara’s second-stage Susanoo. Madara then summoned a gigantic meteor over the Allied Shinobi Forces, leaving the battlefield facing destruction.

• Ye Chuan and Madara Uchiha exchanged close-range sword attacks until Madara summoned his second-stage Susanoo.
• Ye Chuan charged the Susanoo with Armament Haki and swordsmanship, damaging its blades and armor.
• Ye Chuan shattered Madara’s Susanoo, earning Madara’s praise for his strength.
• Madara formed Hand Seals and used Tengai-Shinsei to summon a flaming meteor above the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Ōnoki and the allied shinobi watched the meteor descend and fell into despair.

Ye Chuan intercepted Madara Uchiha’s two falling meteorites and cleaved both in half with his sword. As the Five Kage gathered on the battlefield, Madara turned his attention to them.

• Ye Chuan used Geppo to rise toward the first meteorite and, drawing on his Observation Haki and swordsmanship, split it in two with Split Star.
• Madara Uchiha sent the second meteorite falling faster, but Ye Chuan cut it apart as well, leaving the Allied Shinobi Forces stunned.
• Madara acknowledged Ye Chuan’s strength and asked his name, and Ye Chuan answered, “Ye Chuanliu.”
• The Fourth Raikage, Mei Terumi, and Tsunade arrived at the rear of the battlefield, completing the Five Kage.
• Ye Chuan descended beside Tsunade and warned her to worry about her own condition, while Madara faced the assembled Five Kage with a deepening smile.

Madara Uchiha summoned Perfect Susanoo and attacked the Five Kage and Ye Chuan with a massive chakra sword. After surviving the first blow, Ye Chuan coated Wado Ichimonji with Conqueror's Haki and cut Madara's blade in half, leaving Madara shocked.

• Madara Uchiha manifested Perfect Susanoo and swung its enormous chakra katana at the Five Kage and Ye Chuan.
• Ye Chuan blocked the first strike with Wado Ichimonji, Armament Haki, and Lightning Release Chakra, but was badly injured.
• Ye Chuan charged Madara's next attack with a new burst of speed and coated Wado Ichimonji with Conqueror's Haki.
• Ye Chuan cleaved Perfect Susanoo's chakra katana in two, stunning Madara Uchiha.

Ye Chuan faced Madara Uchiha after severing Perfect Susanoo’s chakra blade, but the battle was interrupted when the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu was released. As Madara began to disappear, Ye Chuan realized Uchiha Itachi had likely forced Kabuto Yakushi to end the technique, and the Allied Shinobi saw hope of victory.

• Ye Chuan severed Madara Uchiha’s Perfect Susanoo blade, prompting Madara to prepare to unleash the full power of his Rinnegan.
• Madara’s Perfect Susanoo collapsed as his Impure World Reincarnation body began shedding dust and white light.
• Ye Chuan inferred that Uchiha Itachi had used Izanami to control Kabuto Yakushi and make him release the jutsu.
• Tsunade, A, and Ōnoki recognized that Madara was being released from the jutsu, and Ōnoki praised whoever had stopped it.
• Madara acknowledged that Ye Chuan’s side had other formidable figures as he began to vanish, while the Five Kage and Allied Shinobi cautiously celebrated.

Madara Uchiha escaped the release of Impure World Reincarnation and vanished after declaring that his duel with Ye Chuan was unfinished. Tsunade restored Ye Chuan after his exhausting battle, and the Five Kage praised his strength as the survivors faced Madara’s continued threat.

• Madara Uchiha used the release seals to break his contract with the summoner, keeping his immortal reanimated body and infinite chakra.
• Madara told Ye Chuan that his sword had revealed another possibility, postponed their duel, and disappeared from the battlefield.
• Ye Chuan collapsed from exhaustion, and Tsunade used the Strength of a Hundred Seal to heal him and restore his stamina.
• The Fourth Raikage, Ōnoki, and Mei Terumi praised Ye Chuan for facing Madara and acknowledged the debt the Shinobi World owed him.

Ye Chuan warned the Five Kage that the Ten-Tails was close to reviving and led them toward the final battlefield, where the Ten-Tails broke free of the Allied Shinobi Forces’ attack and launched several Tailed Beast Bombs. As one bomb neared command headquarters, Ye Chuan appeared in its path.

• Ye Chuan told the Five Kage that Madara Uchiha was targeting the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails and that the Ten-Tails’ revival had probably begun, then led them toward the final battlefield.
• Kitsuchi and hundreds of Earth Release shinobi encased the Ten-Tails in cement, but it broke free and blasted the Allied Shinobi Forces with flying debris.
• The Ten-Tails formed several Tailed Beast Bombs and sent them toward nearby towns and the Allied Shinobi Forces’ command headquarters.
• Shikaku Nara told Inoichi Yamanaka to transmit his final tactics to key shinobi across the battlefield as a Tailed Beast Bomb approached headquarters.
• Ye Chuan appeared above command headquarters and blocked the Tailed Beast Bomb’s path just before it struck.