Recaps

The White Snake Sage sensed the Third Raikage, Killer B, Yugito, and thirty-six elite ninja approaching Dragon Release Village, prompting Lin Ze to abandon his clone and race back to defend it. He drew the Kumogakure force toward a seaside cliff, where the Third Raikage ordered his sensory team to investigate.

• The White Snake Sage spotted the approaching Kumogakure force and realized Dragon Release Village could be overwhelmed without help.
• She sent Lin Ze an urgent message, and Lin Ze summoned Qingtian to guard his White Tiger Clone before returning to his main body.
• Lin Ze left the laboratory after seeing Tagitsuhime, then raced toward Dragon Release Village using Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
• Lin Ze appeared on a seaside cliff and released his aura to lure the Third Raikage and his group toward him.
• The Third Raikage halted his force, recognized the powerful aura ahead, and ordered the sensory team to investigate.

Lin Ze confronted the Third Raikage’s Kumogakure force alone on the seaside cliffs and proved stronger than the Raikage in their opening clash. He fought off Yugito, Killer B, and the ANBU, but the battle left him slightly fatigued as the Third Raikage taunted him about his dwindling chakra.

• Lin Ze revealed himself as the only person waiting on the cliffs, and the Third Raikage ordered his forces to attack.
• Lin Ze met the Third Raikage’s Three-Finger Nukite head-on with Thunder Dragon Fist and sent him flying.
• Yugito and Killer B attacked from opposite sides, but Lin Ze’s wind-and-fire tornado deflected Yugito’s chakra balls as he evaded Killer B’s tentacles.
• Lin Ze countered the ANBU genjutsu with a dragon roar, then charged into their ranks and incapacitated seven or eight of them.
• The Third Raikage struck at Lin Ze from behind, but Lin Ze blocked the Lariat with his dragon tail and leapt to a nearby reef, where the Raikage taunted him about his fatigue and missing Thunder Bagua.

Lin Ze unleashed his complete Azure Dragon form and battled the Third Raikage, Killer B, and Yugito above the sea. He injured Yugito and fought the remaining opponents to a standstill, with the battle still raging.

• Lin Ze transformed into a thousand-meter-long Azure Dragon, startling the Kumogakure shinobi and drawing the Third Raikage’s challenge.
• Killer B and Yugito fired Tailed Beast Bombs at Lin Ze, who countered with Bolo Breath and surged through the resulting explosions toward the cliff.
• The Third Raikage, Killer B, and Yugito met Lin Ze’s charge, and their clash shattered part of the cliff and sent ANBU members into the sea.
• Lin Ze’s Flame Dragon Torch scales stopped Yugito’s claws, then his lightning attack badly wounded her and knocked her from the sky.
• Lin Ze used Water Dragon Bullets against the Third Raikage and Killer B, who countered with lightning and rapid-fire Tailed Beast Bombs.
• Lin Ze and his opponents continued fighting at a standstill as his flames, weather control, and regeneration met their coordinated attacks.

Lin Ze fought the Kumogakure forces and killed the Third Raikage after defeating his attempt to self-destruct. Killer B escaped with the unconscious Yugito, while Lin Ze collected parts of the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails and left the devastated coast.

• Lin Ze attacked the weakened Yugito with Bolo Breath, but Killer B shielded her with the Eight-Tails.
• The Third Raikage charged Lin Ze with One-Finger Nukite as Lin Ze wounded Yugito and severed one of the Eight-Tails’ tails with Wind Blade.
• Lin Ze opened the Seventh Gate and stopped the Third Raikage’s spear from piercing him, then struck the Raikage with a claw.
• The Third Raikage tried to self-destruct, but Lin Ze’s Four Symbols Seal disrupted his chakra before Bolo Breath killed him.
• Killer B fled with the unconscious Yugito, while Lin Ze sealed the severed tailed beast parts into a scroll and left the coast.

After Lin Ze defeated Kumogakure’s force, the White Snake Sage emerged before the surviving ANBU while they tried to return to report. In Kumogakure, A took command after learning of the Third Raikage’s death and ordered the village onto the defensive as news of Lin Ze’s power spread across the Shinobi World.

• The White Snake Sage admired Lin Ze’s strengthened Azure Dragon form, then emerged from underground before the surviving Kumogakure ANBU as they prepared to leave the coast.
• Killer B told Dodai and A that the Azure Dragon had killed the Third Raikage and gravely wounded Yugito Nii, leaving A to grieve and unleash his Lightning Release chakra.
• Dodai warned A that Kumogakure could not afford another loss, and A ordered the village onto its highest alert, recalled external defenses, and concealed the Third Raikage’s death.
• Reports of Lin Ze’s thousand-meter dragon form and Kumogakure’s defeat spread through the Shinobi World, making Dragon Release Village a feared taboo.
• Ōnoki ordered Iwagakure to avoid the waters near the Land of Whirlpools and the Land of Hot Water while investigating Kumogakure’s losses.

The shinobi world reacted to Lin Ze killing the Third Raikage, while the Akatsuki decided to monitor him rather than confront him. At his laboratory, Lin Ze planned to create a mini-Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and chakra sources for his clones, but needed more Sea Dragon Jade to build an artificial tailed beast.

• Rasa considered contacting Dragon Release Village as Sunagakure faced pressure from the north.
• Hiruzen ordered stronger border patrols and classified intelligence about Lin Ze and Dragon Release Village as S-rank secrets.
• Pain judged Lin Ze a godlike threat, but agreed with Konan to observe him and avoid an early conflict.
• Lin Ze assessed the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails remains he possessed as potential chakra sources for clones and planned to capture more tailed beast chakra.
• Lin Ze decided to build an artificial tailed beast rather than use a jinchūriki seal, and realized he needed to obtain more Sea Dragon Jade.

Lin Ze sent Tashihime to collect sea dragon jade and checked on his Yin Release clone, deciding it would receive the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan once mature. After transferring his soul to the White Tiger Clone, he headed to Amegakure, where Pain and Konan prepared to meet him.

• Lin Ze summoned Tashihime and sent her to gather sea dragon jade, while Tagitsuhime volunteered to stay with him.
• Lin Ze learned from Kabuto that his Yin Release clone was developing well and would mature in about a month; he confirmed he would use it for the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan fusion.
• Kabuto reported progress mastering the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and recommended waiting half a month before trying to revive Ling, and Lin Ze agreed.
• Lin Ze noticed that Living Corpse Reincarnation had made his soul slightly more insubstantial, then transferred it to the White Tiger Clone in the Land of Water.
• Lin Ze traveled to Amegakure, deliberately allowing the Akatsuki to detect him, and Pain ordered Konan to notify the others and prepare for a meeting.

Lin Ze and Kisame received three S-Rank bounty missions from Nagato, while Obito and Zetsu prepared for the Nine-Tails’ Rampage and the Eye of the Moon Plan. Obito resolved to kill Minato and destroy the Uchiha Clan, leaving Lin Ze’s reliability and Azure Dragon’s potential as concerns for later.

• Deva Path Pain assigned Lin Ze and Kisame three S-Rank missions in the Land of Earth and ordered Sasori to familiarize himself with Akatsuki.
• Obito urged Lin Ze to finish the missions quickly, then told Nagato that White Tiger would be trusted if he completed them without suspicious behavior.
• Black Zetsu reported that preparations in Konoha were complete and that the Nine-Tails’ Rampage would be timed for Kushina Uzumaki’s due date, three months later.
• Obito planned to kill Minato Namikaze and exterminate the Uchiha Clan, citing their threat to his plans and his desire to collect Sharingan.
• Obito said Shisui and Uchiha Onibi would be lured away from Konoha during the attack, and ordered Zetsu to keep searching for Suzaku.
• Obito acknowledged Azure Dragon as a powerful variable but expected him to remain occupied with Dragon Release Village, then reaffirmed his commitment to the Eye of the Moon Plan.

Lin Ze and Kisame pursued Akatsuki’s bounty targets, and Lin Ze fought Kagegari alone in an abandoned mine to improve the synchronization between his clone and soul. He killed Kagegari, noted that their synchronization had reached about sixty-seven percent, and sealed the body for transport.

• Lin Ze and Kisame traveled into the Land of Earth and chose to hunt Retsudo first, while Lin Ze identified Yotsuki Rō as a likely Kage-level opponent.
• Over the next half month, Lin Ze and Kisame killed Retsudo, then tracked Kagegari to an abandoned mine.
• Lin Ze told Kisame to guard the mine entrance and used wind chakra to sense Kagegari hiding inside.
• Kagegari used poison techniques and activated Poison Man Mode, but Lin Ze trapped him with wind pressure and iron sand before sealing his chakra flow.
• Lin Ze killed Kagegari with a Wind Release: Rasengan, assessed their synchronization at about sixty-seven percent, and sealed the body in a scroll.

Lin Ze had Kabuto perform an optimized Impure World Reincarnation, bringing Rei Uesugi’s soul back in a temporary body. Rei reunited with Lin Ze and her friends, then learned about the body’s powers and limitations.

• Lin Ze told Kisame that the second mission was complete and agreed to leave for Yotsuki Ryō’s territory the next day.
• Lin Ze summoned Tagitsuhime and ordered her to guard his clone while his soul left his body.
• Lin Ze arrived at Kabuto’s underground laboratory, where Kabuto used a captured Jōnin as the sacrifice for Impure World Reincarnation.
• Rei Uesugi returned, recognized Lin Ze and the others, and reunited tearfully with Nonō, Yumi, and Ayumi.
• Kabuto explained that Rei’s reincarnated body had abundant chakra and could repair itself, while Lin Ze warned that it lacked the sensations of a living body.

Lin Ze sought a White Zetsu to help create a living body for Rei Uesugi, who had been revived through Impure World Reincarnation. He captured three White Zetsu and tasked Kabuto with researching whether their bodies could be combined with Ling’s original cells.

• Rei Uesugi asked about Asuma, and Nonō told her he had left Konoha to serve as one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja.
• Lin Ze decided to find a White Zetsu and use its body as a foundation for a better vessel for Rei Uesugi.
• Lin Ze sensed three White Zetsu underground near Dragon Release Village and sent two shadow clones to capture them alongside him.
• Lin Ze and his clones subdued all three White Zetsu and sealed them in scrolls.
• Lin Ze brought the White Zetsu to the laboratory and asked Kabuto to study whether one could be fused with Ling’s original cells.
• Rei Uesugi agreed to train in her reanimated body while Kabuto worked on a possible living replacement.

Lin Ze and Kisame tracked Yotsuki Rō to his hidden base, where Lin Ze fought the missing-nin to test his clone’s synchronization. The battle escalated as Yotsuki Rō intensified his Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

• Lin Ze detected Yotsuki Rō and several traps inside the valley, then told Kisame to circle around while he attacked from the front.
• Yotsuki Rō reflected on defecting from Kumogakure to steal secret techniques and prepared to leave the Land of Earth before Lin Ze blasted through his barrier.
• Yotsuki Rō charged Lin Ze with Lightning Body Flicker and Two-Finger Nukite, but Lin Ze blocked the strike with an Iron Sand Wall.
• Lin Ze and Yotsuki Rō exchanged Wind Release, Magnet Release, and Lightning Release attacks as Lin Ze used the battle to improve his synchronization with the White Tiger Clone.
• Yotsuki Rō declared the warm-up over and increased his chakra, deepening the lightning around his body to a darker blue.

Lin Ze fought Yotsuki Rō to test his White Tiger Clone, adapted under pressure, and defeated him with Wind Release: Rasenshuriken. After recovering and copying Kumogakure techniques from Rō’s scroll, Lin Ze and Kisame left to report the mission to Pain.

• Yotsuki Rō activated the second stage of Lightning Release Chakra Mode and wounded Lin Ze with a barrage of Two-Finger Nukite attacks.
• Lin Ze used Wind Release: Tornado and Magnet Release: Iron Sand World Method to hinder Rō and improve his control over the clone.
• Lin Ze countered Rō’s charge with Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, and the resulting explosion left Rō mortally wounded.
• Kisame joined Lin Ze after the clash, and Rō died after asking who Lin Ze was.
• Lin Ze sealed Rō’s body and searched the cave scroll, finding advanced Kumogakure techniques but no Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
• Lin Ze and Kisame copied the techniques and headed to Amegakure to report the mission to Pain.

Lin Ze and Kisame reported their successful mission to Deva Path Pain, who praised Lin Ze and said the organization would need his strength when it began capturing tailed beasts. After leaving, Lin Ze planned for the approaching Nine-Tails' Rampage and reviewed his progress, resolving to synchronize his clones and reach Kekkei Mōra before Madara Uchiha and Princess Kaguya were resurrected.

• Lin Ze presented the three S-Rank targets’ bodies, his mission report, and Kumogakure secret techniques to Deva Path Pain, who praised his performance.
• Deva Path Pain told Lin Ze and Kisame to rest, explained the Akatsuki’s goals, and said Lin Ze’s strength would be needed when the organization captured tailed beasts.
• After Lin Ze and Kisame left, Konan questioned White Tiger’s mysterious background, while Deva Path Pain said Madara Uchiha was preparing a major move in Konoha and the organization would stay uninvolved.
• Lin Ze told Kisame he would recover, then considered how to protect Kurenai Yuhi’s family and use the Nine-Tails’ sealed half to power his clones during the coming rampage.
• At his residence, Lin Ze assessed his increased strength and knowledge of the Akatsuki, and resolved to synchronize his clones and attain Kekkei Mōra before Madara Uchiha and Princess Kaguya were resurrected.

Lin Ze and Kisame trained together until Obito announced that the Nine-Tails operation was about to begin. Lin Ze changed the mission assignments, then watched Kisame engage Shisui while Obito took him toward the Uchiha Clan Compound.

• Lin Ze and Kisame sparred outside Amegakure until Obito arrived and said the plan was about to begin.
• Obito assigned Lin Ze to face Shisui, but Lin Ze proposed that he handle Uchiha Onibi while Kisame fought Shisui, and Obito agreed.
• Obito lured Shisui out of Konoha, then vanished and left Kisame to confront him.
• Kisame attacked Shisui, who dodged with his Body Flicker Technique, and the two disappeared into the forest.
• Obito rejoined Lin Ze and transported him toward the Uchiha Clan Compound.

Lin Ze used his White Tiger shadow clone to keep Uchiha Onibi from joining the fight against the Nine-Tails, then left his body in Onibi and Ryōta’s care. As the Nine-Tails rampaged through Konoha, Onibi and Ryōta chose to stay out of the battle to protect the Uchiha and preserve Onibi’s ocular power.

• Lin Ze arrived at Uchiha Onibi’s home and evaded attacks from Onibi and Ryōta Uchiha.
• Lin Ze revealed that he was a shadow clone and told Onibi that someone had released and controlled the Nine-Tails.
• Lin Ze explained that he had come to keep Onibi from intervening, since the Uchiha would be blamed if he joined the fight.
• Lin Ze’s soul left the shadow clone, and Onibi and Ryōta confirmed that its body had become an empty shell.
• Onibi and Ryōta watched the Nine-Tails devastate Konoha and decided not to help, fearing the consequences for the Uchiha.

Lin Ze prepared his Yin Release Clone and its Mangekyō Sharingan to intercept the Nine-Tails’ chakra during Minato Namikaze’s Reaper Death Seal. As Minato began drawing out the Nine-Tails’ chakra, Lin Ze deflected Konoha’s attacks and reached for the half meant to be sealed inside Minato.

• Lin Ze awakened his Yin Release Clone in a Life Support Device and confirmed that Tashihime had secured Kurenai’s mother while Qingtian followed Yuhi Shinku.
• As the Nine-Tails broke free, Lin Ze powered the clone with the Two-Tails’ chakra and sent Tashihime to wait with instructions to return the clone and the Nine-Tails to Ascension Island.
• At Hokage Rock, Lin Ze’s Yin Release Clone watched Minato Namikaze begin the Reaper Death Seal, intending to capture the Nine-Tails’ half destined for the Shinigami.
• Lin Ze charged toward the extracted chakra and used God Pursuit to repel Hiruzen Sarutobi and the ANBU’s ninjutsu.
• Lin Ze reached the chakra as Minato maintained the seal and revealed the sea dragon jade vessel prepared to contain it.

Lin Ze stole part of the Nine-Tails' chakra during Minato Namikaze's sealing, then escaped as Minato sacrificed himself to seal the rest. After returning to the Uchiha compound, Lin Ze warned Ghost Fire about Obito's Kamui and left, while Ghost Fire urged Ryōta to grow stronger.

• Lin Ze used the Sea Dragon Jade and God Pursuit to steal roughly forty percent of the Nine-Tails' half from Minato Namikaze, then repelled Hiruzen Sarutobi and the ANBU before escaping.
• Obito watched Lin Ze's interference, wondered who the crescent-moon-masked man was, and decided to investigate him after Minato sealed the remaining chakra and died with Kushina Uzumaki collapsing beside him.
• Lin Ze gave the stolen chakra to Tashihime and ordered her to take it to Ascension Island for Kabuto to secure.
• Lin Ze returned to his White Tiger Clone at Ghost Fire's home and confirmed that Minato had died sealing the remaining Nine-Tails, while Lin Ze had taken twenty percent of its complete chakra.
• Lin Ze warned Ghost Fire that Konoha would grow turbulent and explained that Obito's spiral mask concealed the Kamui space-time ability.
• After Lin Ze departed, Ghost Fire told Ryōta to work hard and become stronger.

After the Fourth Hokage died, Konoha blamed the Uchiha and forced the clan to relocate to the village outskirts. Uchiha Fugaku accepted the move but told the clan radicals that the Uchiha would now fight for their own future.

• Obito, Lin Ze, Kisame, and Zetsu regrouped after the attack, and Obito declared the mission largely successful before the group dispersed.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the advisers debated the Uchiha's suspected involvement, and Hiruzen proposed moving the clan to Konoha's outskirts.
• Uchiha Fugaku agreed to relocate the clan, while privately recognizing that the move reflected the village's distrust.
• Three days later, the Uchiha moved into a basic compound at Konoha's edge, where clan members voiced anger and confusion.
• Uchiha Yashiro, Uchiha Inabi, and Uchiha Tekka pressed Fugaku to state his position, and he declared that the clan would live for itself.

Lin Ze transferred into his Yin Release Clone, absorbed a sealed portion of the Nine-Tails' chakra, and began fusing Yami Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan. He left the White Snake Sage with tasks to monitor Pakura and find Karin Uzumaki, her mother, and Jūgo, while he entered a life-support device for a fusion expected to take six months.

• Lin Ze completed his White Tiger Clone's storage and transferred his soul into the Yin Release Clone, Youying.
• Lin Ze absorbed the sealed twenty percent of the Nine-Tails' chakra into Youying despite the Nine-Tails' furious protests.
• Kabuto gave Lin Ze Yami Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan, and Lin Ze prepared to fuse them with Youying's eyes.
• Lin Ze ordered the White Snake Sage to monitor Pakura and search for Karin Uzumaki, her mother, and Jūgo.
• Lin Ze entered a life-support device and began the long process of fusing Yami Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan.

Lin Ze intervened when Kirigakure ANBU ambushed Pakura, saving her with his new eternal Mangekyō Sharingan powers. He revealed that Sunagakure’s leadership had betrayed her, and Pakura rushed to confront the village’s observers.

• Lin Ze arrived at the Land of Water border after completing the fusion that gave his clone an eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Pakura waited alone for peace talks while Kirigakure ANBU prepared to ambush her and two Sunagakure observers watched from a cliff.
• The Kirigakure ANBU attacked Pakura, but Lin Ze appeared and used God Pursuit to repel them.
• Lin Ze unleashed Amaterasu and killed the attacking Kirigakure ANBU despite their attempts to fight back.
• Lin Ze told Pakura that Sunagakure’s leadership had sold her out and pointed out the two observers on the cliff.
• Pakura saw the observers and rushed toward the cliff to confront them.

Lin Ze persuaded the betrayed Pakura to join Dragon Release Village and brought her to the Land of Whirlpools. After revealing his newly acquired ocular techniques and the village’s growing strength, he had Pakura registered and collected a tissue sample for Kekkei Genkai research.

• Lin Ze told Pakura that Sunagakure had treated her as a disposable tool and offered her a place in Dragon Release Village, where she could gain a new identity and a chance for revenge.
• Pakura accepted Lin Ze’s offer, and they left the Land of Water together three days later by ship.
• Lin Ze reflected on his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan abilities, his clone’s growing power, and his plans to build Dragon Release Village by recruiting people such as Jūgo and Karin.
• At Dragon Release Village, Pakura was awed by Manda, the powerful chakra signatures, and the orderly village before Lin Ze introduced her to Miyamoto Ichirō.
• Lin Ze collected a small tissue and blood sample from Pakura for Kekkei Genkai research, then vanished and left Miyamoto Ichirō to handle her registration and duties.

Pakura saw the strength and promise of the Dragon Release Village before Lin Ze arranged for Kabuto to create the Fire Release Clone Suzaku from her cells. After learning that Konoha had urgently recalled Jiraiya and Tsunade amid worsening Uchiha tensions, Lin Ze ordered surveillance of Sasuke and set out to find Karin Uzumaki and her mother.

• Miyamoto Ichirō showed Pakura around the village and introduced her to the young Kimimaro and Haku, whose abilities impressed her.
• Lin Ze gave Kabuto Pakura’s cell sample and instructed him to develop the Fire Release Clone, code-named Suzaku.
• The White Snake Sage reported that Konoha was tense and that Jiraiya and Tsunade were returning; Lin Ze ordered it to watch events and keep Sasuke Uchiha alive.
• Lin Ze headed for the Land of Grass to meet Karin Uzumaki and her mother, whom Ryūchi Cave had secretly protected.

Lin Ze intervened when Grass Ninja tried to seize Karin and her mother, using his power to rescue them. After the surviving attackers were defeated, Karin and her mother were left face-to-face with their mysterious savior.

• Lin Ze watched a Grass Ninja patrol approach Karin and her mother’s home, waiting until they were in danger before acting.
• The Grass Ninja tried to take the mother and daughter to Kusagakure, and Karin’s mother escaped with Karin by throwing lime powder and breaking through a window.
• A Grass Ninja caught up and held a kunai to Karin’s mother’s neck as Karin clung to her in terror.
• Lin Ze appeared and knocked one Grass Ninja unconscious with a single strike.
• Lin Ze used his Sharingan to incapacitate the lead Grass Ninja, then killed the fleeing attacker with black flames.

Lin Ze rescued Karin and her mother and offered them a home in Dragon Release Village, while the leaked Uchiha coup plan forced Fugaku and Shisui to confront Hiruzen's forces in Konoha. The battle began with the Uchiha launching a full assault, and the outcome remained uncertain.

• Lin Ze revealed that he was an Uzumaki and offered Karin and her mother safety and a home in Dragon Release Village, and they agreed to go with him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Uchiha Fugaku outside the Uchiha compound after the coup plan was leaked and Konoha moved to strike first.
• Fugaku defended the clan's grievances, rejected Jiraiya's offer, and refused to surrender when Hiruzen declared that he would show no mercy.
• Hiruzen and Jiraiya attacked Fugaku and Shisui's Susanoo, and the two Uchiha blocked their strikes.
• Fugaku and Shisui carried out their plan as Shisui charged Hiruzen, while Fugaku drove back the Konoha ninja.
• Fugaku ordered the Uchiha to engage, and hundreds of clan members unleashed Fire Release techniques against Konoha's forces.