Recaps

After Tsukimi defeated an Akatsuki member, Yūto explained to Yahiko that lasting peace in the Land of Rain required addressing poverty and hunger. Tsukimi proposed fish farming as a way to use the rainy climate and ninja abilities for prosperity, but Nagato rejected the idea that ninja powers should be used for anything but battle.

• Tsukimi asked the defeated Akatsuki member if he accepted defeat, and he admitted she was stronger and apologized for his behavior.
• Yahiko apologized to Yūto and Tsukimi for his members’ conduct, then asked how to bring peace to the Land of Rain.
• Yūto argued that hunger and scarcity fueled conflict, and urged Yahiko to find ways to improve people’s material conditions.
• Tsukimi proposed digging ponds and reservoirs to raise fish, while Konan said ninja abilities could make construction and water management efficient.
• Yahiko realized ninja strength could be used to build homes and improve lives, but Nagato interrupted and insisted ninja powers were made for battle.

Nagato insisted that his Rinnegan gave him the power to end wars and stand above others, so Yūto challenged him to prove it. Yūto swiftly overwhelmed Nagato and dropped him from the sky after severing his summon’s contract, leaving his fall unresolved.

• Nagato rejected Yahiko’s plea to value protection and claimed only overwhelming power could end wars.
• Yūto challenged Nagato to test whether his Rinnegan could put him above him, and Tsukimi urged Yahiko and Konan to trust Yūto.
• Yūto rushed Nagato and sent him flying with his first attack, then confronted him as he struggled to stand.
• Nagato summoned a giant bird and carried himself into the air to attack from above.
• Yūto activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and threw a kunai that severed Nagato’s contract with the bird, causing Nagato to plunge toward the ground.

Yūto defeated Nagato’s Chibaku Tensei and was about to destroy his Rinnegan when Obito appeared to attack him. Yūto anticipated the ambush and wounded Obito, leaving both men facing off beside Nagato.

• Nagato unleashed Chibaku Tensei and dragged Yūto toward its gravitational core, declaring that he would bury him.
• Yūto used his Mangekyō Sharingan ability to shatter the black sphere and end the jutsu.
• Yūto drove Nagato into the ground and threatened to destroy his Rinnegan with a kunai.
• Yūto sensed an approaching watcher, covered Nagato’s mouth, and threw his kunai into Obito’s hand as he emerged from Kamui.

Yūto exposed Obito’s identity, thwarted his escape, and forced him to surrender the Gunbai before letting him leave. Back at the hideout, Yūto tested the fan with Tsukimi, who retaliated after its gust lifted her skirt.

• Yūto revealed that the masked man was Obito and threatened to destroy Nagato’s Rinnegan until Obito removed his mask.
• Obito tried to escape with Kamui, but Yūto interrupted the teleportation with a kunai and exposed its vulnerability.
• Yūto demanded Madara’s Gunbai, and Obito handed it over rather than remain in the standoff.
• Yūto released Nagato, and Yahiko and Konan helped him up before everyone returned to the hideout.
• Yūto demonstrated the Gunbai’s ability to absorb fire and release wind, accidentally lifting Tsukimi’s skirt; she punched him in the stomach.

Yūto checked on Nagato, whose confidence and spirits had collapsed after the previous day’s defeat, then played a prank with the Gunbai that Yahiko unexpectedly interpreted as a lesson about power. Yahiko left believing that ninjutsu could serve purposes beyond combat, connecting that idea to the Akatsuki’s pursuit of peace.

• Yūto asked Yahiko about Nagato, and Yahiko said Nagato was recovering physically but had shut himself away in despair.
• Yahiko asked about the Gunbai, and Yūto described its ability to absorb ninjutsu and unleash powerful gusts while hinting at its use with Konan.
• Yahiko took the Gunbai toward Konan’s room and returned with a handprint on his face.
• Yahiko told Yūto that the Gunbai had shown him power and ninjutsu could have uses beyond fighting.
• Yūto affirmed Yahiko’s interpretation, and Yahiko said he understood the lesson.

Yūto told Nagato that Madara Uchiha had arranged his parents’ deaths to awaken the Rinnegan and make Nagato a pawn in his plan. He stopped Nagato from destroying his eyes and urged him to defy Madara by choosing not to use the Rinnegan for combat.

• Yūto asked Yahiko to take him to Nagato, then entered Nagato’s room alone.
• Yūto told Nagato that Madara Uchiha had controlled the Konoha Ninja who killed his parents, seeking to activate the Rinnegan transplanted into him.
• Nagato learned that his Rinnegan had belonged to Madara and that Madara had placed them in him to use him as a pawn.
• Nagato tried to destroy his eyes, but Yūto stopped him and argued that he should frustrate Madara’s plan instead.
• Yūto reminded Nagato that power depended on the user’s choices and suggested refusing to use the Rinnegan for combat.

Yūto persuaded Nagato to use the Rinnegan for rebuilding the Land of Rain, and Akatsuki made progress helping refugees. When Hanzō summoned Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato for an audience, Yūto recognized the danger from the original story and quietly reminded Yahiko to stay alert.

• Yūto suggested Nagato use the Rinnegan’s repulsion to build houses and improve roads, and Nagato resolved to use his power for good.
• Yahiko saw Nagato recover his smile, and Yūto decided to remain in the Land of Rain until Akatsuki was firmly committed to rebuilding.
• Several days later, Yūto saw Akatsuki’s new houses, ponds, and fish-processing work as members greeted him with respect.
• Rain Ninja arrived and summoned Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato to meet Hanzō, who had praised Akatsuki’s work.
• Yūto recalled Hanzō’s future betrayal and quietly warned Yahiko, but Yahiko said Akatsuki still needed to attend the audience.

Yūto agreed to guard Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan in exchange for Akatsuki’s promise to help him if he ever needed it. When the group arrived at Hanzō’s residence, a guard announced that only Yahiko could enter, confirming Yūto’s suspicion that the summons was a trap.

• Yahiko offered Yūto anything Akatsuki could spare as payment, and Yūto asked instead for Akatsuki’s promise of future assistance.
• Yūto accepted the bodyguard job, and Tsukimi chose to accompany him rather than return to Konoha.
• Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, Yūto, and Tsukimi set out for Amegakure to meet Hanzō.
• Obito used his Mangekyō Sharingan to control Hanzō and planned to use the meeting to break Nagato and push him toward the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Amegakure guards let the group enter Hanzō’s residence, but another guard said only Yahiko was permitted to attend the audience.

Obito chose to proceed with his plan and had Hanzō lure Yahiko inside alone, where Hanzō arrested him and accused the Akatsuki of treason. As Nagato and Konan pleaded for Yahiko, Yūto recognized that Obito was controlling Hanzō and waited for the right moment, until Hanzō ordered Nagato to kill Konan.

• Black Zetsu told Obito that Yūto had arrived with Nagato's group, and Obito decided to continue the plan with changes.
• Hanzō ordered that only Yahiko could enter the building, and Yahiko went inside despite Yūto, Nagato, and Konan's concerns.
• Hanzō appeared at a second-floor window holding Yahiko captive and accused him of plotting treason against the Land of Rain.
• Nagato and Konan defended the Akatsuki, while Yūto told Tsukimi that someone was controlling Hanzō with genjutsu and stopped her from warning them.
• Hanzō ordered Nagato to kill Konan with his own hands for Yahiko's sake.

Hanzō forced Nagato to choose between killing Konan and letting Yahiko die, but Yūto intervened with his Susanoo and fought Hanzō. Tsukimi evacuated Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko, then spotted Obito as he tried to kill Yahiko.

• Hanzō dropped a kunai at Nagato's feet and demanded that he kill Konan to save Yahiko.
• Nagato picked up the kunai but aimed it at himself, and Konan rushed to stop him.
• Yūto protected Konan and Yahiko with his Susanoo, then ordered Tsukimi to lead them away while he fought Hanzō.
• Yūto noticed Hanzō regain control of himself as Obito cursed and moved toward the others.
• Obito tried to stab Yahiko from behind, but Tsukimi spotted him and forced him to use Kamui, leaving Yahiko unharmed.

Tsukimi struggled to defend Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato from Obito, whose speed and intangibility overwhelmed her. She realized her unusually powerful Three-Tomoe Sharingan might let her endure his Mangekyō pressure, then considered using a single burst of Lightning Release speed to land a surprise kick.

• Obito attacked Tsukimi, and she used her Three-Tomoe Sharingan to barely withstand his superior taijutsu while her strikes passed through his intangible body.
• Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato watched from the sidelines, unable to safely join the fight.
• Obito’s Mangekyō genjutsu strained Tsukimi, but he noticed her ocular power was stronger than an ordinary Three-Tomoe’s.
• The chapter explained that Tsukimi’s Sharingan had nearly evolved into a Mangekyō when she believed Yūto had died, before Yūto’s return interrupted the awakening.
• Tsukimi decided that brute force would not work and considered using a brief Lightning Release speed burst to surprise Obito with a kick.

Tsukimi outwitted Obito and drove him away, then joined Konan and Yahiko after suffering the effects of her Lightning Release attack. On the main battlefield, Yūto defeated Hanzō, who expected to die, but Yūto said he had no reason to kill him.

• Tsukimi briefly controlled Konan to send a barrage of paper senbon at Obito, then baited him into a lightning-enhanced kick that sent him crashing to the ground.
• After the main battle fell silent, Obito decided the risk was too great and escaped; Tsukimi collapsed from numbness and pain, and Konan caught her.
• Yahiko asked whether using too much force caused numbness, and Konan scolded him for the thoughtless question.
• Yūto stood over the badly injured Hanzō, whose summoned beast Ibuse was also near death, and mocked the defeated demigod.
• Hanzō recognized Yūto as Konoha's Red Catastrophe, accepted his defeat, and asked Yūto to kill him.
• Yūto refused, saying he had beaten Hanzō because Hanzō would not stop fighting.

After Yūto defeated Hanzō, Yahiko chose to spare him because he had been manipulated and the Land of Rain needed stability. As Hanzō received treatment, he decided to entrust the Land of Rain to Yahiko.

• Yūto asked Yahiko to decide Hanzō’s fate, and Nagato demanded that Hanzō be killed for nearly forcing him to kill Konan.
• Yahiko concluded that Obito’s genjutsu had clouded Hanzō’s mind and chose to spare him so the Land of Rain could remain stable.
• Yahiko helped the badly injured Hanzō inside for treatment, while Nagato and Konan followed despite Nagato’s anger.
• Yahiko and Konan helped a doctor treat Hanzō for hours, while Nagato left the room.
• After the doctor departed, Hanzō told Yahiko that he wanted to entrust the Land of Rain to him.

Hanzō entrusted the Land of Rain to Yahiko, who accepted and resolved to lead it toward peace. Yahiko chose to keep the country independent and nonaligned, then invited Yūto and Tsukimi to his inauguration in Amegakure.

• Hanzō admitted he could not lead the Land of Rain toward peace and asked Yahiko to take his title and guide the country.
• Yahiko promised Hanzō he would devote himself to bringing true peace to the Land of Rain.
• Yahiko told Yūto and Tsukimi that Hanzō had entrusted the country to him, and Tsukimi congratulated him.
• Yahiko rejected an alliance with any Great Nation and explained that he wanted the Land of Rain to remain independent.
• Yūto supported Yahiko's nonaligned path, and he and Tsukimi agreed to attend the inauguration ceremony in Amegakure.

After helping Yahiko take leadership of the Land of Rain, Yūto returned toward Konoha and realized he had forgotten Pakura in Rōran. Meanwhile, Black Zetsu persuaded a discouraged Obito to seek Orochimaru’s help in perfecting Impure World Reincarnation so they could revive Madara and advance the Eye of the Moon Plan.

• Yūto and Tsukimi said farewell to Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan after Yahiko took over as leader of the Land of Rain.
• Yūto and Tsukimi reached Konoha, where Yūto remembered that he had left Pakura waiting in Rōran.
• Obito despaired over the Eye of the Moon Plan because Yūto protected both the One-Tail and the Nine-Tails.
• Black Zetsu suggested that Obito recruit Orochimaru to perfect Impure World Reincarnation and revive Madara at a strength beyond his former peak.
• Obito learned that Orochimaru was hiding in the Land of Tō and set out to force him to cooperate.

Three years after the Nine-Tails incident was prevented, Yūto and Tsukimi took a cheerful young Naruto around Konoha, where he briefly crossed paths with Hinata and ate ramen. An ANBU member then summoned Yūto to meet the Hokage.

• Yūto and Tsukimi walked through Konoha with three-year-old Naruto, whose parents and villagers had raised him with affection.
• Naruto saw Hinata Hyuga, and her Branch Family guard led her away before the children could speak.
• Yūto took Naruto and Tsukimi to Ichiraku Ramen, where Teuchi and Ayame welcomed them.
• Naruto asked about Pakura, and Yūto explained that she was vacationing in Rōran and promised Naruto he could visit when he was older and stronger.
• An ANBU member arrived at the ramen shop and told Yūto that the Hokage wanted to see him.

Minato planned joint Chunin Ninja Exams to deter the other great villages and appointed Yūto as head examiner. Yūto accepted and began considering dangerous exam sites, while Maki announced she would enter the exams and got mocked for still being a Genin.

• Yūto left Naruto and Tsukimi at Ichiraku and went to meet Minato in the Hokage's Office.
• Minato told Yūto that the other great villages had recovered from the war and were showing signs of renewed hostility.
• Minato proposed hosting joint Chunin Ninja Exams to display Konoha's strength, and Yūto approved the plan.
• Minato appointed Yūto head examiner for the exams, and Yūto accepted.
• Yūto began thinking of dangerous exam sites before Maki told him she planned to enter the exams.
• Yūto teased Maki about still being a Genin, and she angrily shouted his name.

Sunagakure and Iwagakure agreed to the Joint Chunin Ninja Exams while secretly hoping to humiliate Konoha, but Minato insisted Konoha would face them fairly. Yūto discovered his disciples were on Konoha’s roster, while Ringo signed them up and an unidentified figure appeared at the training ground.

• Kumogakure, Kirigakure, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure agreed to the exams, with Sunagakure and Iwagakure intending to send powerful ninja disguised as Genin to embarrass Konoha.
• Yūto offered to put the other villages in their place, but Minato insisted Konoha should defeat their teams fairly.
• Yūto worried over Konoha’s Genin roster until Minato pointed out that Chino, Izumi, and Itachi were listed and had recently completed a B-rank mission.
• Ringo told Chino, Izumi, and Itachi that she had signed them up for the exams, and Chino questioned why a Kirigakure ninja was handling their registration.
• Izumi soothed Ringo after Chino’s objection, and an unidentified figure appeared before the team.

Yūto argued with Ringo over her Thunder Sword debt, then told his students that winning the Chunin Ninja Exams was a crucial political mission. He took Chino, Izumi, and Itachi to the Training Ground to begin secret training, where Chino discovered that his method involved sparring against Susanoo.

• Ringo confronted Yūto about her growing Thunder Sword debt and threatened to stop paying, but Izumi stepped between them.
• Chino revealed that Ringo had registered the students for the Chunin Ninja Exams, and Yūto thanked Ringo before reducing her interest by one percentage point.
• Yūto told Chino, Izumi, and Itachi that they had to win the exams to protect Konoha’s reputation and strategic plans.
• Yūto led the students to the Training Ground and attacked them with Susanoo, knocking Chino into a crater.
• Chino climbed out of the crater and berated Yūto for using Susanoo to spar with his students.

After ending the grueling training, Yūto agreed to let the Chinoike Clan’s hot spring inn handle some lodging for the Joint Chunin Ninja Exams after Chino offered him a VIP card. The next day, he welcomed Kumogakure’s delegation at Konoha’s gate, where Yugito Nii greeted him before a mocking voice interrupted them.

• Chino, Izumi, and Itachi finished several days of intense training and acknowledged their gains despite Chino’s complaints.
• Chino tried to persuade Yūto to arrange lodging at her clan’s hot spring inn, and he changed his position after she offered him a lifetime VIP card.
• Yūto left to inspect the exam grounds, then took charge of receiving visiting candidates and leaders at Konoha’s gate the next day.
• Yūto greeted Yugito Nii and noticed Killer B among Kumogakure’s delegation.
• An unseen speaker mocked the Kumogakure group as they arrived.

Yūto welcomed the Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure delegations to Konoha ahead of the Chunin Ninja Exams. After he mocked Iwagakure's wartime losses and sent its party to an inn, Mei Terumi arrived with Kirigakure and teased Yūto about his relationships, leaving him stunned when Yugito blushed.

• Yūto mocked Iwagakure's losses in the Third Shinobi World War, and Kitsuchi escorted his chastened party to lodging arranged by an ANBU.
• Yugito asked Yūto to arrange accommodations for Kumogakure, but Kirigakure's delegation arrived before he could respond.
• Mei Terumi greeted Yūto and introduced herself to Yugito, while Yūto noted that Kirigakure had changed since the Bloody Mist era ended.
• Mei Terumi teased Yūto about Yugito being one of his sweethearts, and Yūto denied that anything was going on between them.
• Yūto noticed Yugito blushing and froze in confusion.

Yūto hosted the arriving villages while Sunagakure remained delayed, and Killer B hinted that someone had blocked its team. On the road to Konoha, Pakura confronted Sunagakure’s convoy, revealed that Rasa had sold her to Kirigakure, and threatened to disgrace the team unless it turned back.

• Mei Terumi asked Yūto why Sunagakure had not arrived, and Yūto said he could not disclose the reason.
• Killer B hinted that Pakura had blocked Sunagakure’s path, while Kitsuchi inferred the cause and Yugito Nii remained confused.
• Pakura ambushed Baki and Sunagakure’s Genin team on the road and faced accusations of betrayal.
• A young Kunoichi accused Pakura of betraying the village because she lusted after Uchiha Yūto, interrupting Pakura’s account of her betrayal.
• Pakura accused Rasa and Sunagakure’s leadership of selling her to Kirigakure, then demanded that the team turn back or attend the exams injured.

Sunagakure's battered team arrived in Konoha and endured mockery until Uchiha Yūto silenced the crowd and began the Chunin Ninja Exams. During the first written test, Yūto secretly watched the candidates and saw Chino cheat clumsily before someone reported a cheater.

• Sunagakure's injured team arrived in Konoha, where ninja from other villages mocked them for their condition.
• Baki ordered his team to endure the insults and focus on their mission rather than retaliate.
• Yūto stopped the mockery, announced the start of the Chunin Ninja Exams, and sent the candidates to the first exam hall.
• Yūto watched secretly as Izumi and Itachi used their Sharingan to gather answers, while Chino tossed a note to another candidate and escaped the proctors' notice.
• Mei Terumi tried to answer the written test using her own knowledge, and a candidate stood up to report someone for cheating.

During the written Chunin Exam, Chino was caught passing notes, but the proctors protected her because she was Uchiha Yūto’s disciple. Yūto later reprimanded them for covering up the cheating, then offered them possible ANBU positions, while preparing a dangerously difficult second exam in the Forest of Death.

• A candidate reported Chino for cheating, but the proctor told her to continue the exam and accused the reporter of disrupting it.
• The candidate backed down and apologized after the proctors surrounded him and dismissed his accusation as unsupported.
• Yūto left the examination hall and confirmed that powerful traps and dangerous summoning beasts had been prepared for the second exam.
• After the written test ended, the proctors reported to Yūto, who reprimanded them for covering up Chino’s cheating.
• Yūto warned the proctors not to repeat their conduct and invited them to interview for positions in the ANBU.

At the Forest of Death, Pakura explained the second exam’s rules and supervised the teams as they drew scrolls. Chino nearly took two scrolls but settled for one, while a team discovered their case was empty and Pakura refused to let them draw again.

• Chino teased Izumi about her risky cheating during the written exam, and Tsukimi arrived to greet the three Genin.
• Tsukimi revealed she was the assistant examiner, and Pakura announced herself as head examiner for the second round.
• Pakura explained that each team would draw either a Heaven Scroll or an Earth Scroll and would need to defeat another team to pass.
• Chino tried to take two scrolls from the box, but Pakura’s icy stare made her return one and leave with a Heaven Scroll.
• A blond boy and his teammates found their case empty and demanded another draw, but Pakura refused.