Recaps

Black Zetsu reconsidered his resurrection scheme after learning that the Sage of Six Paths might have tampered with Madara Uchiha’s Rinnegan. He decided to make Madara activate Infinite Tsukuyomi while reserving Obito Uchiha as the vessel for Mother’s resurrection, then headed to Madara with fabricated intelligence.

• Black Zetsu weighed the dangers and opportunities posed by Toyotomi Yinglang, the Evil God, Isshiki, and the Sage of Six Paths, and resolved to exploit their power while steering Madara Uchiha toward Konoha and Mount Myōboku.
• Black Zetsu judged Obito Uchiha a better vessel than Madara and planned to manipulate Obito and Rin Nohara, possibly using Rin’s staged death to deepen Obito’s hatred.
• Black Zetsu realized the Sage of Six Paths might have embedded a hidden defense in the Rinnegan and feared the eyes could threaten Mother if they were used in her resurrection.
• Black Zetsu decided Madara should use the Rinnegan to activate Infinite Tsukuyomi, while Mother would be resurrected in Obito’s body during the resulting crisis.
• Black Zetsu set off through the Land of Rain’s underground passages to deliver carefully prepared intelligence to Madara and advance his plan.

Black Zetsu misled Madara Uchiha about the Rinnegan and Konoha’s intentions, persuading him to prepare for possible conflict while keeping crucial secrets hidden. He then assessed young Obito Uchiha as a future pawn and planned to guide him toward awakening Kamui, unaware that another force was watching him.

• Black Zetsu falsely assured Madara Uchiha that Nagato still had the Rinnegan and warned him that Konoha and Mount Myōboku might threaten his plans.
• Madara ordered the White Zetsu to monitor Konoha and Mount Myōboku, collect weaknesses, and prepare for action without exposing themselves yet.
• Black Zetsu traveled to Konoha’s Back Mountain and watched seven-year-old Obito Uchiha train, spar with Kakashi Hatake, and spend time with Rin Nohara.
• Black Zetsu decided to let Obito grow while subtly guiding him, and planned to use Rin’s future death to turn him toward darkness and awaken his Mangekyō.
• As Black Zetsu left to continue his plans, an unseen observer watched his actions.

Toyotomi Yinglang analyzed the drained Rinnegan and concluded that its evolution was bound to a system designed by the Sage of Six Paths. He believed the Sharingan had an independent path beyond the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and vowed to forge its ultimate destination himself.

• Toyotomi Yinglang studied the Rinnegan in his Imperial Palace laboratory and detected its faint connection to the Pure Land and the world's underlying laws.
• Toyotomi Yinglang concluded that the Rinnegan's path led to a Six Paths level predetermined and controlled by the Sage of Six Paths.
• Toyotomi Yinglang argued that Indra's Sharingan began as an independent path of rebellion that the Sage had not fully anticipated or controlled.
• Toyotomi Yinglang declared that the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan was not the end of its evolution and vowed to forge the Sharingan's destination himself.

Toyotomi Yinglang explained that the Evil God could protect the Land of Rain if its people supplied him with faith, but followers who cultivated chakra would risk feeding their souls and faith to the Pure Land. Nagato chose to keep Akatsuki cautious and observe the proposed path until the Evil God demonstrated tangible benefits.

• Toyotomi Yinglang explained that the Evil God's aura had deterred other nations from invading the Land of Rain, but that the god needed faith to sustain and strengthen himself.
• Toyotomi Yinglang warned Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan that followers who cultivated chakra might have their souls and faith absorbed by the Pure Land after death.
• Toyotomi Yinglang proposed that followers abandon mainstream chakra cultivation and said the Evil God would need to offer practical benefits in return for their faith.
• Nagato said Akatsuki would maintain the status quo, observe in secret, and preserve order where possible while waiting to see the Evil God's sincerity.

Toyotomi Yinglang argued that the shinobi system was an evil machine built on exploitation and violence, and explained that the Sage of Six Paths hid in the Pure Land to avoid provoking a catastrophic struggle for Six Paths power. Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan were shaken by his revelations, and Nagato began to consider breaking the system rather than reforming it.

• Nagato asked Toyotomi Yinglang why the Sage of Six Paths stayed in the Pure Land instead of ruling the Shinobi World directly.
• Yahiko described shinobi as tools but recalled Jiraiya's belief that they could protect peace, and Toyotomi Yinglang condemned the shinobi system as built on plunder, killing, and treating people as expendable.
• Toyotomi Yinglang revealed that Konoha had conducted brutal Wood Release experiments, including on Senju Clan members, and cited other villages' abuses as evidence of the system's cruelty.
• Toyotomi Yinglang explained that the Sage of Six Paths stayed hidden to prevent a worldwide frenzy for Six Paths power and to preserve the Shinobi World as a stable pasture.
• Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan were horrified by Toyotomi Yinglang's words, and Nagato began to resolve that they should break the system rather than reform it.

Toyotomi Yinglang warned Yahiko and Nagato not to pursue Wood Release, explaining that Hashirama Senju’s power came from his Sage Body and Asura’s reincarnation, not the ability alone. He gave them designs for new kekkei genkai suited to their strengths, leaving them ready to develop their own paths.

• Toyotomi Yinglang explained that Wood Release depended on Hashirama Senju’s unique foundations and that grafting Hashirama cells onto others often led to failure.
• Toyotomi Yinglang gave Yahiko a design for Corrosion Release, combining water and earth chakra to break down matter and defenses.
• Yahiko recognized that Corrosion Release suited his fighting style and offered a destructive alternative to pursuing Wood Release.
• Toyotomi Yinglang gave Nagato a design for Gold Release, using fire, water, and earth chakra to extract and shape metals.
• Nagato saw that Gold Release suited his chakra reserves and potential for precise control, while Toyotomi Yinglang urged both boys to develop their abilities carefully and avoid Konoha’s mistakes.

Toyotomi Yinglang brought Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan to a secret Sunagakure base and named them his disciples. As they settled into their new home and training, Jiraiya remained unaware that the three had left the Land of Rain and joined his enemy.

• Toyotomi Yinglang led Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan into Sunagakure’s guarded auxiliary base for the Bedrock project.
• Toyotomi Yinglang introduced the three to Sasori and declared them his new disciples.
• Nagato accepted Toyotomi Yinglang as his teacher, and Yahiko and Konan followed suit.
• Toyotomi Yinglang ordered Sasori to arrange accommodations and resources, then told the three to pursue their research and seek truth for themselves.
• Sasori began explaining the base to the new disciples while Toyotomi Yinglang went deeper into the laboratory.
• Far away, Jiraiya worried about Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan, unaware that they had crossed into Sunagakure and chosen a new teacher.

Danzo worried that the awakening Tobirama Senju would question him about the Evil God's revelation of his bloodline experiments. Sai proposed distracting Tobirama with a staged military emergency and sending him north to Hiruzen Sarutobi, leaving Danzo to prepare the scheme while Tobirama remained close to waking.

• Danzo asked Sai and two Root operatives how to respond when Tobirama Senju awakened and questioned him about “synthetic meat.”
• Sai advised Danzo to interrupt Tobirama’s questions with a staged urgent crisis involving the Northern Army or another threat to Konoha.
• Sai proposed sending Tobirama north to confront Hiruzen Sarutobi, where their likely conflict could divert suspicion from Danzo and weaken Hiruzen’s faction.
• Danzo accepted Sai’s plan and ordered preparations for the emergency report and Tobirama’s journey north.
• Danzo ordered the two Root operatives to keep silent, then privately resolved to let Tobirama and Hiruzen clash while he consolidated power in the south.

At the Sandcastle, Sasori successfully awakened Jia-03 as the first Elite Warrior Type I, and Toyotomi Yinglang approved small-batch trials. Yinglang then outlined his plan to evolve his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan into an independent, self-evolving Immortal Mangekyō and assigned Sasori preliminary research for the next warrior project.

• Sasori completed Jia-03's final energy infusion and consciousness awakening, producing a powerful and obedient Elite Warrior Type I.
• Toyotomi Yinglang examined Jia-03 and instructed Sasori to begin small-batch modifications of suitable Sunagakure shinobi while monitoring their long-term stability.
• Yinglang contemplated combining Dragon Essence, the Evil God's power, Karma, Asura's Chakra, and Qi to develop an independent Immortal Mangekyō with an Origin Mark and greater evolutionary potential.
• Yinglang decided to study his Eternal Mangekyō's structure using Qi and Dragon Essence and to continue collecting high-level energy samples.
• Yinglang ordered Sasori to prepare preliminary research on Natural Energy Affinity Induction, Chakra Metal Biotic Fusion, and a Basic Exoskeleton Neural Interface System for the Superhuman Warrior project.

Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan trained their newly developing abilities at the Sunagakure base under Sasori’s guidance. They resolved to grow stronger and prepare for the dangers ahead while remaining wary of Toyotomi Yinglang’s plans.

• Yahiko tested his Concentrated Acid Bullet, improved its corrosion and efficiency, and recorded details of the technique.
• Nagato used his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to shape a metal spear with Gold Release and developed a spiral-penetration effect, while Sasori advised him to reduce chakra use.
• Konan practiced shaping paper into a shield, a flexible ribbon, and an unstable electrical net, then received advice from Sasori about strengthening her foundations.
• Yahiko mentioned that he hoped to test his Corrosion Release in live combat, while Konan warned that the base’s Elite Warriors were training more often and Toyotomi Yinglang might be preparing something.
• Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan agreed that they needed to become stronger so they could protect others and retain the ability to choose their own path.

Toyotomi Yinglang completed a dangerous transformation, awakening the Immortal Mangekyō Sharingan and gaining power at the threshold of the Six Paths. After assessing the damage at the Sandcastle, he gave Nagato special energy-absorbing rods to develop with his Gold Release, while the new power hinted at future conflict with the Pure Land.

• Toyotomi Yinglang fused dragon essence, purified Evil God power, Karma-derived principles, and Asura chakra to transform his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and forge an Immortal Origin Seal.
• Toyotomi Yinglang awakened the Immortal Mangekyō Sharingan, whose power briefly overwhelmed the Sandcastle and damaged instruments and unsettled its inhabitants.
• Toyotomi Yinglang assessed the damage with Sasori and ordered replacement instruments and observation of affected experimental subjects.
• Toyotomi Yinglang visited Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan at the Sector C training ground and gave Nagato six special rods that absorbed energy and could be shaped with Gold Release.
• Nagato sensed the rods’ affinity for his Gold Release, while Toyotomi Yinglang left the group to continue developing their paths.

The First Shinobi World War began as Konoha faced attacks from all four neighboring villages. After receiving the Daimyō’s secret order to use the war to eliminate civilians and refugees, Tobirama Senju issued veiled battlefield directives that left the door open to such killings, changing the war’s course for him.

• Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and Sunagakure launched hostilities against the Land of Fire, forcing Konoha to mobilize on multiple fronts.
• The Daimyō sent Tobirama Senju a secret order to kill civilians and refugees during the war to ease famine pressures and disrupt enemy territory.
• Tobirama burned the order, concealed its contents from Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other advisers, and assigned them to defend the northern and western borders and coordinate supplies.
• After weighing the consequences of obeying or refusing the Daimyō, Tobirama ordered Konoha’s commanders not to deliberately avoid civilian areas and to restrict or redirect displaced people when necessary.

Toyotomi Yinglang persuaded representatives of several clans to use the war effort to demand funding, authority, and permission to establish clan-controlled private shinobi schools. The representatives agreed to submit joint wartime recommendations, while Yinglang looked forward to using Tobirama Senju’s war to expand his own influence.

• Toyotomi Yinglang told the clan representatives that Konoha’s war on multiple fronts would make Tobirama Senju dependent on their experienced shinobi.
• Toyotomi Yinglang demanded wartime funding, greater authority for frontline clans, and the right to establish private shinobi training schools.
• Toyotomi Yinglang argued that the schools could be presented as a way to supply wartime reserves while remaining under clan control.
• The Yamanaka, Nara, Akimichi, Aburame, and Inuzuka representatives agreed to support a joint proposal and let the Toyotomi Clan lead a pilot school.
• After the representatives departed, Toyotomi Yinglang watched Konoha and resolved to use the war and its rhetoric to advance his plans.

Sakura Haruno learned that the Daimyō and Tobirama Senju had approved an order to eliminate civilians deemed surplus, shattering her trust in Konoha’s system. She accepted Toyotomi Yinglang’s offer to lead her beyond its rules, while he prepared to pursue a path toward immortality and the fall of the Old Order.

• Sakura Haruno read the order authorizing the disposal of surplus civilians and demanded to know why the Daimyō and Tobirama Senju had approved it.
• Toyotomi Liuli explained that the Daimyō treated civilians as resources and costs, while Toyotomi Yinglang condemned the One Country, One Village System for enabling their deaths.
• Toyotomi Yinglang admitted he did not know how many times such orders had been issued, and Sakura Haruno’s remaining trust in Konoha and the Will of Fire broke.
• Toyotomi Yinglang promised to lead Sakura Haruno to a place beyond the existing rules, and she accepted his support.
• Liuli recognized Sakura Haruno as a core member at Yinglang’s side, calling her little sister Sakura as the three shared the bath.
• Toyotomi Yinglang read a report of four villages closing in on Konoha and wondered what Tobirama Senju would choose before reaffirming his path toward immortality and breaking the Old Order.

Sakura Haruno learned Toyotomi Yinglang was fifteen and heard Liuli recount how his early actions coincided with Yuanguang Uchiha’s death and Hashirama Senju kneeling to the Tsuchigumo and Uchiha. The chapter ended with Liuli planning to visit Yinglang that night as he returned to reading a battle report.

• Sakura Haruno asked Toyotomi Yinglang his age, learned he was fifteen, and heard that Liuli was fifteen years older than him.
• Liuli told Sakura that Yinglang had married into her family at five, become a core elder at six, and publicly berated Yuanguang Uchiha.
• Liuli recounted Yuanguang’s death at Tsuchigumo’s hands and Hashirama Senju kneeling before the Tsuchigumo and Liuli’s father, prompting Sakura to realize her world’s history differed.
• Liuli privately concluded that Yinglang had arranged Yuanguang’s death and may have forced Hashirama to kneel, but warned Sakura not to question him.
• Liuli asked Yinglang what he intended to do about Sakura, and he said she needed time to adjust before deciding her own future.
• Liuli told Yinglang she would come to his room that night, while he returned to reading an encrypted battle report as snow fell.

Toyotomi Yinglang told Liuli how he planned to rank his consorts and explained why he had chosen her to bear his child. He rejected destroying Konoha outright, hinted at a crueler fate for the village and its leaders, and ended the night contemplating the Sage of Six Paths as four enemy villages closed in.

• Toyotomi Yinglang told Liuli that Sakura Haruno would receive the title of Ying Consort and outlined the hierarchy of his imperial harem, with Liuli as Empress.
• Toyotomi Yinglang explained that Sakura would struggle to conceive because of the gulf between their levels of existence, and said he had chosen Liuli as the most suitable mother for his child.
• Liuli asked whether Yinglang could destroy Konoha and kill the Sage of Six Paths, and Yinglang warned that Hamura Otsutsuki was equally powerful and that Konoha would suffer a worse fate than destruction.
• Toyotomi Yinglang recalled the turmoil he had inflicted on Konoha in Shinobi World No. 1 and hinted at a more miserable end for Konoha, Tobirama Senju, and Kagami Uchiha in the Main World.
• After Liuli fell asleep, Toyotomi Yinglang studied an encrypted report showing Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and Sunagakure closing in, then wondered how long the Sage of Six Paths' peace would last.

Tobirama Senju arranged Kagami Uchiha’s marriage to Senju Tsubaki and gave him one hundred million bing for the bride price, while Toyotomi Yinglang revealed a scheme to bind Kagami to the Senju Clan and plotted to ruin his wedding as revenge for Yuanguang Uchiha’s role in wounding Elder Xuan. Yinglang had found a woman to use in his Genjutsu plan and prepared to take Senju Tsubaki himself on Kagami’s wedding night.

• Tobirama Senju told Kagami Uchiha to start a family, arranged his marriage to Senju Tsubaki, and gave him one hundred million bing for the bride price.
• Toyotomi Yinglang explained to Toyotomi Liuli that the bride-price money came from Konoha’s accounts and that Kagami would likely have to borrow from Tobirama to cover his other wedding costs.
• Toyotomi Yinglang announced plans to marry Sakura Haruno as his concubine with a one-billion-bing bride price, then revealed that he would use Genjutsu to make Kagami believe an ugly woman was Senju Tsubaki while he took the real Tsubaki.
• Sakura Haruno objected to punishing Kagami for his father’s actions, but Toyotomi Yinglang cited Yuanguang Uchiha’s role in the attack on Elder Xuan and argued that Kagami had also benefited from his father’s status.
• Toyotomi Yinglang received a report about an unmarried woman with a terrifying face and decided she would serve his plan for Kagami’s wedding.

Toyotomi Yinglang arranged for Shi Zhenxiang to pose as Kagami Uchiha’s bride while Senju Tsubaki was forced to marry Yinglang, turning the simultaneous weddings into a scheme against Kagami and Tobirama Senju. As the wedding preparations continued, Yinglang prepared to welcome Tsubaki and begin his plan.

• Toyotomi Yinglang found Shi Zhenxiang in a remote village and offered her money to marry someone; she agreed to wear a wedding gown and wait for her groom.
• Senju Tsubaki prepared to marry Kagami Uchiha after the Second Hokage and Senju elders ordered the match, though she had never met him and felt she had no choice.
• Toyotomi Liuli questioned Yinglang about using Shi Zhenxiang for Kagami’s wedding, and he said he wanted Kagami to remember it and keep Shi’s chosen name.
• Toyotomi Yinglang confirmed that Sakura Haruno’s and Senju Tsubaki’s weddings would take place at the same time, and said he would bed Sakura before persuading Tsubaki to his side.
• Toyotomi Yinglang told Liuli to ensure Shi Zhenxiang arrived on schedule and said he would personally welcome Senju Tsubaki; later, he declared that the show was about to begin.

Seven days before his wedding to Senju Tsubaki, Kagami Uchiha worried about the cost of repairing his house and borrowed money from his teacher rather than ask Toyotomi Yinglang for help. On the wedding day, as Kagami welcomed guests in his shabby home, a veiled bride named Shi Zhenxiang was escorted inside in Tsubaki’s place.

• Iwa Uchiha told Kagami that repairs and furniture would cost five hundred thousand ryo, leaving Kagami two hundred thousand short.
• Kagami angrily refused Iwa’s suggestion to borrow from Toyotomi Yinglang and vowed to destroy Yinglang’s family if he became Third Hokage.
• Kagami considered other lenders, decided to ask Tobirama Senju for a loan, and began writing him a letter.
• Seven days later, Konoha held Kagami and Senju Tsubaki’s wedding alongside Toyotomi Yinglang and Sakura Haruno’s wedding.
• Kagami welcomed a small group of guests and admired Tsubaki’s dowry, unaware that Senju women were escorting Shi Zhenxiang into his home as the veiled bride.

Two weddings unfolded in Konoha: Toyotomi Yinglang held a lavish celebration for Sakura Haruno, while Senju Tsubaki endured a meager wedding to Kagami Uchiha and felt her hopes collapse. As both brides waited for their grooms that night, Toyotomi Yinglang secretly headed toward Tsubaki, who did not know Shi Zhenxiang was waiting outside instead of Kagami.

• Toyotomi Yinglang ordered an extravagant feast for Sakura Haruno's wedding and welcomed Toyotomi Gen and Toyotomi Ning to the head table.
• Senju Tsubaki compared her sparse wedding to Sakura Haruno's lavish one, then lifted her veil and grieved over her shabby new home.
• Toyotomi Yinglang declared that Sakura Haruno belonged to the Toyotomi Clan, and the Martial Arts Hall students congratulated them.
• As both weddings ended, Sakura Haruno and Senju Tsubaki waited in their bridal chambers.
• Senju Tsubaki remained unaware that Shi Zhenxiang was outside in place of Kagami Uchiha and that Toyotomi Yinglang was approaching her.

On the night of three weddings, Toyotomi Yinglang married Sakura Haruno while secretly imprisoning Senju Tsubaki and arranging for Kagami Uchiha to wed Shi Zhenxiang under an illusion. Yinglang declared that Tobirama Senju’s carefully placed pieces had fallen into his hands and challenged him to make his next move.

• Toyotomi Yinglang lifted Sakura Haruno’s veil, welcomed her as Consort Ying, and kissed her forehead.
• Yinglang kept Senju Tsubaki bound and blindfolded in a storeroom, telling her she was under his control.
• Kagami Uchiha believed Shi Zhenxiang was Senju Tsubaki because her Mangekyō genjutsu altered his perceptions, and he spent the wedding night with her.
• Yinglang told Tsubaki that Kagami was with a substitute bride and claimed that staying with him would keep her safe.
• Yinglang looked toward the moon and said that Tobirama Senju’s pieces had fallen into his hands.

Sakura Haruno questioned Toyotomi Yinglang about Konoha’s unfairness and learned that he planned to divide its schools into elite and commoner schools through “happy education.” She left knowing that Yinglang intended to exploit Konoha’s divisions and believed the village was rotten beyond saving.

• Sakura Haruno asked Toyotomi Yinglang why the Jonin Kagami Uchiha still rented a dilapidated home, and Yinglang compared his situation with Sakura’s modest apartment in her original world.
• Toyotomi Yinglang cited Konoha’s treatment of the Hyuga, Uchiha, and bullied children, including Hatake Sakumo’s suicide and Umino Iruka’s orphanhood, as reasons he had never considered Konoha home.
• Toyotomi Yinglang revealed that he had encouraged private education and established the Martial Arts Hall to fracture Konoha’s education system and divide its next generation.
• Toyotomi Yinglang described his plan to create expensive elite schools and free commoner schools with minimal graduation requirements, while turning the Martial Arts Hall into a source of private soldiers.
• Toyotomi Yinglang told Sakura Haruno that he would bind people to the Toyotomi through land, housing, and matchmaking, and Sakura agreed to stand with him.
• Sakura Haruno asked whether Konoha could be saved, and Toyotomi Yinglang declared that it was rotten at the root.

Toyotomi Yinglang explained to Sakura Haruno why Konoha faced overwhelming pressure on four fronts and predicted Tobirama Senju would eventually die from the strain of war. He refused to fight at the front, instead planning to exploit the power vacuum that would follow, while Sakura feared what his schemes could mean for Konoha.

• Toyotomi Yinglang described the abilities of the Second Kage leading Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and Sunagakure, and warned that Tobirama Senju could not face all four alone.
• Toyotomi Yinglang told Sakura Haruno that Tobirama Senju would likely die from exhaustion and the burdens of war, as he had in her original world.
• Sakura Haruno asked whether Toyotomi Yinglang would join the war, and he said his battlefield was Konoha's internal power struggles.
• Toyotomi Yinglang said that even a military victory would leave Konoha weakened and give him an opportunity to seize influence after the war.

Konoha’s forces were overwhelmed on all four fronts as the Second Raikage, Second Tsuchikage, Second Mizukage, and Second Kazekage pressed their attacks. With the major clans withholding their main forces, Toyotomi Yinglang ordered Martial Arts Hall graduates to the battlefield to gain military prestige and political leverage.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi’s northern defense suffered heavy casualties against the Second Raikage, A, and retreated to its second defensive line.
• Mu’s Dust Release devastated Konoha’s western front, while Tobirama Senju told the commander that no reinforcements were available and demanded three more days of resistance.
• Hozuki Gengetsu used mist and explosive steam to slaughter Konoha ninja on the eastern front, as Shamon’s puppet army kept the southern front under pressure.
• Tobirama Senju ordered every remaining Senju Clan member to the front after learning that the Hyuga and Uchiha would not send their main forces.
• Toyotomi Yinglang told Sakura Haruno he would send Martial Arts Hall graduates to fight publicly for Konoha, and his orders sent them toward the battlefield the next day.

Kagami Uchiha believed his marriage to Senju Tsubaki and a routine patrol mission marked the start of a better life, unaware that his wife was an impostor. Toyotomi Yinglang sent fifty-seven early-graduated Genin to the war as a display of loyalty while planning to preserve his clan’s strength and profit from Konoha’s coming losses.

• Kagami Uchiha promised Senju Tsubaki they would move to a larger house after his mission, unaware that she was Shi Zhenxiang and that the real Senju Tsubaki was elsewhere.
• Sakura Haruno questioned Toyotomi Yinglang about sending Martial Arts Hall students to war, and he said the survivors would be kings and that they had to choose their own paths.
• Toyotomi Yinglang presented Tobirama Senju with a roster of fifty-seven Genin and framed their deployment as the Toyotomi Clan’s support for Konoha; Tobirama assigned them to reserve logistics and casualty transport.
• Toyotomi Yinglang privately reasoned that Konoha would survive but suffer a costly victory, and that Tobirama Senju would die afterward, leaving the Toyotomi Clan positioned to gain influence.
• Sakura Haruno challenged Toyotomi Yinglang over the students’ lives, and he said their deaths could become medals, clan assets, and bargaining chips.