Recaps

Ōnoki accepted Kirigakure’s offer of help, then learned that Konoha had sent Minato Namikaze and a large force to the Land of Rain. Minato joined Senju Chen and Orochimaru, where Chen explained a plan to tie down Iwagakure while Kumogakure attacked from the north.

• Genji offered Kirigakure’s elite forces to help Iwagakure in exchange for territory in the eastern Land of Rain, and Ōnoki said he would consider the deal.
• An Iwagakure ninja reported that Minato Namikaze and Konoha reinforcements had arrived at the eastern border of the Land of Rain, prompting Ōnoki to mobilize every available unit and accept Kirigakure’s terms.
• Ōnoki urged Sunagakure to exploit Konoha’s reduced forces at Kikyo Mountain.
• Minato arrived at the Land of Rain camp, greeted Orochimaru, and checked on Senju Chen with concern.
• Senju Chen told Minato to make Konoha’s forces appear ready for a major offensive, keeping Iwagakure occupied while Kumogakure attacked the Land of Earth from the north.

Senju Chen proposed infiltrating the Land of Earth to help Kumogakure hunt the Four-Tails, but Minato Namikaze doubted the danger and tested Chen’s strength in a spar. After their fight ended in a draw, Minato recognized Chen’s ability, though he remained worried as Chen insisted he could handle the mission.

• Minato Namikaze rejected Senju Chen’s plan to infiltrate enemy territory, then offered to lead the mission himself.
• Senju Chen explained that Minato, his Teacher, and Hanzo of the Salamander had to draw Iwagakure’s forces to the main battlefield, and challenged Minato to a spar.
• Minato and Senju Chen fought across the training ground, using Flying Thunder God and their opponents’ marked kunai to launch rapid attacks.
• Senju Chen combined Flying Thunder God with Rasengan and Wood Release, and the spar ended in a draw with Minato’s kunai at Chen’s neck and Chen’s Thunder God Sword at Minato’s head.
• Minato Namikaze acknowledged Senju Chen’s strength but remained concerned, while Chen reassured him that he could escape if the mission became dangerous.

Iwagakure prepared for a decisive battle against Konoha while Kumogakure launched a surprise invasion of the Land of Earth’s undefended northern border. After learning that the attack had shattered his defenses, Ōnoki ordered a desperate response and set out to face the Third Raikage.

• Iwagakure’s troops and Kitsuchi anticipated crushing Konoha with help from Kirigakure.
• The Third Raikage led Kumogakure’s main army against the northern fortresses and broke through the defenses.
• Ōnoki learned that Kumogakure had invaded and realized Konoha’s reinforcements in the Land of Rain had been a feint.
• Ōnoki ordered every available shinobi to defend the route to the village and called for Kirigakure’s aid.
• Ōnoki ordered the Dust Release Barrier Team and Roshi to prepare, then decided to go to the northern front himself.

Konoha and Iwagakure’s forces learned that their enemies had secured unexpected allies, as Iwagakure’s pact with Kirigakure was exposed during a clash. Senju Chen concluded Ōnoki would head north to face Kumogakure and left to pursue the Four-Tails Jinchūriki, while Minato Namikaze and Orochimaru remained to hold the front.

• Akatsuchi told Kuroiwa that Iwagakure was withdrawing troops after the Third Raikage led Kumogakure’s forces into the Land of Earth, and he revealed that Iwagakure had Kirigakure reinforcements.
• Konoha ninja ambushed Akatsuchi’s patrol, and the Hyuga captain exposed the Kirigakure ninja among them as both sides accused each other of forming secret alliances.
• Kuroiwa and the Hyuga captain ordered their forces to resume fighting, and the battle grew more desperate as both sides recognized the intelligence at stake.
• Konoha’s camp celebrated Kumogakure’s attack, while Minato Namikaze told Senju Chen and Orochimaru that reconnaissance had confirmed Kirigakure’s presence with Iwagakure.
• Senju Chen reasoned that Ōnoki would take the Four-Tails Jinchūriki north to confront the Third Raikage, then left to pursue his target and entrusted the front to Minato Namikaze and Orochimaru.

Sunagakure launched a second assault on Kikyo Mountain after Konoha sent Minato Namikaze’s forces to the Land of Rain. Jiraiya prepared to defend the pass, but Rasa’s Gold Dust Imperial Funeral smashed through Konoha’s defenses as the battle began.

• Kumogakure’s Third Raikage invaded the Land of Earth from the north while Konoha sent troops to the Land of Rain.
• Rasa persuaded Ebizo and Chiyo to send Sunagakure’s forces back to Kikyo Pass for revenge.
• Jiraiya ordered Konoha to retreat to defensive positions and use Kikyo Mountain’s terrain against the larger Sunagakure force.
• Sunagakure began the Second Battle of Kikyo Pass, and Rasa’s Gold Dust Imperial Funeral crushed Konoha’s barriers and buried dozens of ninja.

Jiraiya and Gamabunta led Konoha’s defense against Rasa’s Sunagakure forces, while Minato Namikaze and Hanzo attacked Iwagakure in the Land of Rain. Meanwhile, Senju Chen infiltrated the Land of Earth but was stopped by the first generation of Kirigakure’s Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

• Jiraiya used Swamp of the Underworld to trap Sunagakure’s charging troops, then summoned Gamabunta to confront Rasa.
• Minato Namikaze launched a full assault on Iwagakure’s defenses and dismantled them with his speed and Rasengan.
• Hanzo spread poisonous mist across the battlefield, killing Iwagakure ninja who came near him.
• Senju Chen infiltrated the lightly defended rear of the Land of Earth, expecting Ōnoki to have taken his troops north.
• Senju Chen sensed seven hostile chakra signatures and recognized the figures blocking his path as the first generation of Kirigakure’s Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Senju Chen realized that Might Duy had died earlier than expected, making him doubt whether he could still rely on his knowledge of the original story. He recovered his resolve and revealed himself to the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, declaring that he would take them and their blades.

• Senju Chen remembered that Might Duy had defeated the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist in the original story, but realized Duy had already died in this timeline.
• Senju Chen panicked at the possibility that Duy's early death had changed the future and made his knowledge unreliable.
• Senju Chen accepted that he would pursue strength rather than depend on the original plot, and resolved to investigate Duy's death later.
• Senju Chen eyed the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and their weapons as prizes, then dropped his Iwagakure disguise and revealed his true presence.
• Senju Chen told the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist that he would take all seven of them and their blades.

Senju Chen confronted the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and demonstrated that his strength and swordsmanship could match their leader, Juzo Biwa. He left Juzo and the others stunned as their duel continued.

• Kushimaru Kuriarare, Jinin Akebino, and Suikazan Fuguki mocked Senju Chen for challenging all seven swordsmen, but Juzo Biwa sensed something was wrong.
• Juzo Biwa charged Senju Chen with Kubikiribōchō, but Chen deflected the strike one-handed with the Thunder God Sword and forced Juzo back.
• Senju Chen taunted Juzo Biwa about Might Duy failing to kill the swordsmen because they were good at running.
• Juzo Biwa attacked with Slashing Dance, and Senju Chen evaded and countered his powerful blows with precise swordsmanship, astonishing the watching swordsmen.

Senju Chen overpowered the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and killed Kushimaru Kuriarare with his Thunder God Sword. The remaining six faced him as he took Nuibari and asked who would be next.

• Juzo Biwa intensified his attacks, but Senju Chen used lightning chakra and a sudden strike to carve a deep wound across his back.
• Juzo Biwa ordered the other swordsmen to attack Senju Chen together, and all seven launched a coordinated assault.
• Senju Chen evaded Kushimaru Kuriarare’s attack and appeared behind him, piercing his chest with the Thunder God Sword.
• Senju Chen killed Kushimaru Kuriarare, took Nuibari, and challenged the remaining six swordsmen.

Senju Chen used Flying Thunder God to kill Kushimaru Kuriarare and Munashi Jinpachi, overwhelming the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist with his speed. He stood over the remaining five, who were frozen in despair as he asked who would be next.

• Senju Chen killed Kushimaru Kuriarare with Nuibari and absorbed his chakra and combat experience.
• Juzo Biwa struggled to decide whether the surviving swordsmen should spread out or stay together as Munashi Jinpachi attacked Chen with Shibuki.
• Chen evaded Jinpachi's explosion and the swordsmen's follow-up attacks by teleporting between marked kunai.
• Chen appeared beside Jinpachi and beheaded him with the Thunder God Sword, then took Shibuki.
• Chen faced Suikazan Fuguki, Juzo Biwa, Raiga Kurosuki, Jinin Akebino, and the unnamed Hiramekarei wielder, and asked who would die next.

Senju Chen slaughtered two of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, but Juzo Biwa deduced that Chen used Flying Thunder God kunai as teleportation markers. The survivors destroyed the terrain and watched for thrown kunai, while Chen hinted that he could use markers without throwing them.

• Senju Chen absorbed Munashi Jinpachi’s chakra and combat experience after killing him, then faced the five remaining swordsmen.
• Juzo Biwa realized that Senju Chen teleported to marked kunai and ordered the others to spread out and disrupt the markers.
• Jinin Akebino shattered the ground, Suikazan Fuguki flooded it, and the Hiramekarei wielder blasted the area to scatter or destroy the kunai.
• Senju Chen threw a Flying Thunder God Kunai toward Raiga Kurosuki, who dodged it, and acknowledged that the swordsmen had figured out his method.
• Suikazan Fuguki and the other survivors surrounded Senju Chen on a rock, but Chen said his markers did not have to be thrown.

Senju Chen killed Jinin Akebino, leaving four of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to face him. After they tried to regroup and attack, he revealed his Sharingan and killed Hiramekarei's wielder with a Rasengan, leaving the remaining swordsmen under attack.

• Senju Chen used Nuibari's wire to trap Jinin Akebino and killed him with the Thunder God Sword.
• Juzo Biwa urged the survivors to stay together and counter Senju Chen's teleportation, while Suikazan Fuguki had wanted them to flee.
• Senju Chen replenished his chakra from the kills and revealed his Sharingan as Juzo Biwa and Raiga Kurosuki charged him.
• Senju Chen used genjutsu to disorient Juzo Biwa and the other swordsmen before teleporting in front of Hiramekarei's wielder.
• Senju Chen killed Hiramekarei's wielder with a Rasengan, making him the fourth swordsman to die.

Senju Chen killed the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist with Wood Release and collected their famed blades. After sealing most of them away, he disguised himself as Kushimaru Kuriarare and set off toward the northern border, planning to make Kirigakure appear to betray Iwagakure.

• Senju Chen trapped the swordsmen beneath a wooden dome and killed Raiga Kurosuki and Suikazan Fuguki with wooden spikes.
• Senju Chen freed Juzo Biwa from his bindings only by killing him with a slash across the neck.
• Senju Chen buried the seven bodies and gained a vast amount of chakra and the swordsmen's swordsmanship through the system.
• Senju Chen gathered the seven ninja blades and sealed away all but Nuibari.
• Senju Chen used the system's disguise skill to take on Kushimaru Kuriarare's appearance and headed north to deceive Iwagakure.

Senju Chen-no impersonated members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and attacked Iwagakure’s supply and intelligence routes, making the village believe Kirigakure had betrayed it. The resulting panic enraged Ōnoki and strained the alliance at the front, while Genji received accusations and reports about a betrayal he had not ordered.

• Senju Chen-no used the Transformation Technique to disguise himself as Juzo Biwa and other members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist while attacking Iwagakure’s supply and intelligence squads.
• Iwagakure’s leaders traced the attacks to Kirigakure and spread news of the apparent betrayal throughout the Land of Earth.
• An urgent report reached Ōnoki on the northern battlefield, and he was so enraged by the news that he spat blood and nearly fell from the sky.
• Iwagakure ninja at the Land of Rain front grew suspicious of their Kirigakure allies, who were confused about being branded traitors and feared an encirclement.
• Genji read Iwagakure’s demand for accountability and a frontline report asking why the troops had not been told about the supposed betrayal, leaving him baffled.

Genji tried to contain the false reports that Kirigakure had betrayed Iwagakure, then secretly prepared to exploit Iwagakure’s possible defeat. Meanwhile, Senju Chen reached the northern battlefield, where Ōnoki and the Third Raikage clashed, and set his sights on Roshi.

• Genji denied that Kirigakure had attacked Iwagakure, urged the front lines to follow the original plan, and requested reinforcements in case Iwagakure fell.
• Senju Chen continued north through the Land of Earth disguised as the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, unaware of the turmoil his actions had caused.
• The Third Raikage and Kumogakure forces broke through Iwagakure’s defenses, prompting Ōnoki to confront them.
• Ōnoki attacked the Third Raikage with Dust Release, and the Third Raikage countered with Hell Stab: One-Finger Nukite.
• Senju Chen watched the Kage clash from a distant mountaintop, then spotted Roshi and decided to pursue the Four-Tails Jinchūriki.

Senju Chen visited Kumogakure as Konoha’s representative to carry out the plan to capture Iwagakure’s Four-Tails Jinchūriki. After the Third Raikage tested him and was bound and drained by his Wood Release, the Raikage accepted that Chen could restrain a tailed beast and asked to hear the plan.

• Senju Chen appeared inside Kumogakure’s command tent and told the Third Raikage he had come to carry out their plan as Konoha’s representative.
• The Third Raikage challenged Chen’s ability to capture the Four-Tails Jinchūriki and agreed to test him personally.
• Chen used Wood Release: Adamantine Summoning Wood to bind the Third Raikage with wood dragons.
• The Third Raikage activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode, but golden sealing formulas on the wood dragons drained his chakra and strength.
• The Third Raikage stopped resisting, recognized that Chen’s jutsu could restrain a tailed beast, and asked to hear the plan.

Senju Chen laid out a plan to keep Iwagakure occupied while Kumogakure hunted the Four-Tails, assigning the Third Raikage, A, and Killer B their opponents. Meanwhile, Ōnoki received nearly ten thousand reinforcements and agreed to Bunga’s plan to ambush Kumogakure’s army.

• Senju Chen explained that the Third Raikage and Kumogakure’s main force needed to pin down Ōnoki and Iwagakure while others hunted the Four-Tails.
• The Third Raikage volunteered to fight Ōnoki and sent A and Killer B together to lure the Four-Tails Jinchūriki away from the battlefield.
• Ōnoki learned that Bunga, Gari, Tōjirō, and nearly ten thousand Iwagakure ninja had arrived as reinforcements.
• Bunga proposed hiding the reinforcements underground and luring Kumogakure into an ambush after Ōnoki engaged the Third Raikage.
• Ōnoki approved Bunga’s ambush plan and vowed to trap the Kumogakure forces.

Senju Chen joined the battle against Roshi and battered the Four-Tails Jinchūriki with Enma transformed into the Adamantine Staff. Roshi recognized Chen and realized the fight was a trap, then began preparing to transform into Son Gokū.

• At dawn, Ōnoki and the Third Raikage continued their aerial duel while Kumogakure and Iwagakure fought below.
• The AB Combo drew Roshi toward the edge of the battlefield as his stamina waned, while Senju Chen secretly placed Flying Thunder God Kunai and killed Iwagakure ninja.
• Senju Chen summoned Enma and had him transform into the Adamantine Staff before charging into Roshi's battle with A and Killer B.
• Senju Chen struck Roshi with the staff, driving him back and overwhelming him with changing weapon forms and relentless attacks.
• Roshi recognized Enma and identified Senju Chen, realizing the Kumogakure battle had been a trap aimed at the Four-Tails.
• Roshi roared and began preparing for Complete Tailed Beast Transformation, while Senju Chen said it was already too late.

Senju Chen restrained the Four-Tails as Ōnoki realized the battlefield was part of a conspiracy against Iwagakure and signaled an ambush. With Kumogakure surrounded, the Third Raikage ordered a retreat and chose to cover the rear.

• A and Killer B struck Roshi with Double Lariat, interrupting his Four-Tails transformation, and Senju Chen bound Son Gokū with Wood Release dragons that drained his chakra.
• Ōnoki recognized Senju Chen's Wood Release and concluded that Konoha, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure had conspired against Iwagakure.
• Ōnoki signaled an all-out assault, and Gari's Explosion Release unit and nearly ten thousand Iwagakure ninja emerged from underground to ambush Kumogakure's forces.
• Senju Chen wondered whether he should keep helping Kumogakure or escape before being drawn into the battle against Iwagakure.
• The Third Raikage ordered Kumogakure to retreat and volunteered to cover the rear, while some of his ninja chose to stay and fight beside him.

Senju Chen drained the Four-Tails’ chakra and unleashed Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence against the advancing Iwagakure forces. A vast forest erupted across the battlefield, catching Gari’s troops and leaving both armies staring in horror.

• Senju Chen ignored Kumogakure’s retreat and intensified his extraction of the Four-Tails’ chakra as Gari led Explosion Release troops toward him.
• The Four-Tails broke free of the Wood Dragon, weakened by the chakra extraction, and Killer B charged at it in Tailed Beast Mode Two.
• A joined Enma to defend Senju Chen from the attacking Iwagakure troops.
• Senju Chen fused the stolen Tailed Beast Chakra with his own and cast Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence.
• Roots and enormous trees burst through the ground, sweeping up Iwagakure ninja and hurling Gari and his troops into the air.

Senju Chen unleashed three vast Wood Release forests that overwhelmed the battlefield and left Ōnoki unable to attack without killing his own troops. Chen escaped Ōnoki’s Dust Release and vanished with the unconscious Roshi, while Ōnoki was left watching the forest in despair.

• Senju Chen’s first Advent of a World of Trees engulfed nearly two thousand ninja and restored his depleted chakra as the forest killed them.
• Ōnoki attacked Chen with Dust Release, but Chen vanished and summoned a second forest among the Iwagakure Ninja.
• Chen created a third forest near the retreating Kumogakure forces, joining all three forests across the battlefield.
• Ōnoki refrained from using Dust Release because it would kill his trapped subordinates, then spat blood in despair.
• Senju Chen used Flying Thunder God to reach Roshi, freed Killer B from the trees, and took the unconscious Jinchūriki away.

Senju Chen rescued the Third Raikage and secured Roshi for Kumogakure, earning a new skill slot and the Lightning Body Tempering skill. After assessing how his victory had changed the war, he headed back toward the Land of Fire to check on his sister.

• Senju Chen left the unconscious Roshi at a hidden safe spot, and the Third Raikage arrived after witnessing Chen destroy Iwagakure’s army.
• The system rewarded Chen for saving the Third Raikage with a permanent skill slot and a golden-card draw; Chen gained Lightning Body Tempering.
• Chen handed Roshi over to the Third Raikage, who promised Kumogakure would repay Konoha for the favor.
• The Third Raikage departed with Roshi, while Chen assessed his increased chakra and the devastating impact of his victory on Iwagakure.
• Chen decided to return to the Land of Fire to find out how his sister was doing.

News that Senju Chen used Wood Release to devastate Iwagakure and capture the Four-Tails spread across the Shinobi World, provoking alarm and upheaval among the great villages. Madara Uchiha learned of Chen’s power and resolved to accelerate his plan.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Konoha’s advisers read reports of Chen routing Iwagakure’s forces and capturing Roshi, while Danzō feared Chen had become too powerful to control.
• Konoha’s villagers celebrated Chen’s victory, while veterans of the Warring States era reacted with awe and trepidation.
• Rasa ordered Sunagakure to abandon its forward positions and shift to all-out defense after hearing that Iwagakure had collapsed.
• The Third Mizukage confronted Genji over the loss of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and the accusation that Kirigakure had betrayed Iwagakure, as officials turned on Genji.
• Madara Uchiha heard that Chen had used Wood Release to cripple Iwagakure and capture the Four-Tails, then decided to accelerate his plan to prevent another unpredictable force from emerging.

Senju Chen returned to the Konoha camp after his decisive victory over Iwagakure, but an order from Hiruzen Sarutobi recalled him to the village. Before leaving, he met Hatake Sakumo, arranged for the Akatsuki through a letter to Konan, and took Orochimaru’s corpse-preservation boxes; he then set off for Konoha.

• Senju Chen arrived at the camp and reunited with Rin, Obito, Kakashi, and Anko before Minato Namikaze received an urgent order recalling him to Konoha.
• Senju Chen understood that the recall would protect him from other nations and keep his growing influence under Hiruzen Sarutobi’s watch, and he accepted the order.
• Senju Chen met Hatake Sakumo in the forest, promised to report Sakumo’s contributions, and asked him to deliver a letter to Konan with guidance for the Akatsuki.
• Senju Chen told Orochimaru he did not resent the recall, then praised Orochimaru’s ten corpse-preservation boxes and packed them into sealing scrolls.
• Senju Chen said farewell to Minato Namikaze, Kakashi, Anko, and his comrades, then departed for Konoha.

Senju Chen returned to Konoha and was welcomed as a hero by villagers who revered his wartime feats. After reuniting with Kushina at their home, he was summoned by the Hokage, leaving his homecoming warmth behind as the village’s real business began.

• Senju Chen entered Konoha, where guards and villagers recognized him and greeted him as a hero.
• Senju Chen reflected that Konoha’s leaders had promoted his reputation to raise morale, but feared his influence might overshadow the Hokage.
• Senju Chen returned to his home with Kushina and reunited with her after two years away.
• Kushina embraced Senju Chen, checked him for injuries, and expressed her worry about his time on the battlefield.
• An Anbu arrived and told Senju Chen that Lord Hokage had summoned him to the Hokage Building.