Recaps

Senju Chen uncovered a Kirigakure spy in Amegakure, secured Enma’s contract, and grew stronger while Tsunade remained away. As war with Sunagakure approached, Chen joined Orochimaru’s plan to target Kirigakure’s operatives in the Land of Rain.

• Senju Chen helped Orochimaru expose Tanaka Rina as the Kirigakure assassin who killed Hanzō’s son, and Hanzō vowed Kirigakure would pay.
• Senju Chen returned to Konoha and learned Tsunade had left after confronting the village leaders over his use as bait, then won Hiruzen Sarutobi’s support and signed Enma’s contract.
• Senju Chen passed Enma’s trial, became the Monkey Clan’s contract holder, and resolved to grow strong enough to bring Tsunade home.
• Kushina Uzumaki moved into the Senju residence to care for Chen, who summoned Enra and later trained to use the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• After two years of missions, Senju Chen and Shisui Uchiha became Chunin, and Chen learned the Rasengan from Minato Namikaze before mastering Flying Thunder God’s speed and coordinates.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Chen that Sunagakure blamed Konoha for the Third Kazekage’s disappearance, while Orochimaru revealed Hanzō’s invitation to establish a defensive line in the Land of Rain.
• Orochimaru told Senju Chen that he and Chen would hunt Kirigakure’s operatives before joining Hanzō against Iwagakure, and Chen left to prepare for the approaching war.

Senju Chen joined Orochimaru’s mission in the Land of Rain, rose to command Konoha’s frontline forces, and dismantled Iwagakure’s network there. The arc ended with Chen suspecting Ōnoki was preparing to assassinate Hanzo and destabilize the country.

• Senju Chen left Konoha with Orochimaru, Shisui Uchiha, and Maruboshi Kosuke, then met Hanzō and agreed to help purge Kirigakure agents in exchange for Amegakure’s support against Iwagakure.
• Senju Chen and his team attacked the Kirigakure ninja at Old Water Purification Tower Seven, where Chen used Flying Thunder God and Rasengan to kill their fighters and save Shisui and Kosuke.
• Senju Chen learned from Hatake Sakumo that Iwagakure was infiltrating the Land of Rain and that Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan had founded Akatsuki, then reported the intelligence to Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru put Senju Chen in command of an operation against an Iwagakure supply squad, and Chen lured the squad into Kesu Gorge, defeated it, and captured its commander, Tsuchiya.
• Orochimaru placed the Konoha forces at the Land of Rain frontline camp under Senju Chen’s command, and Chen used Tsuchiya’s intelligence to plan attacks alongside Hanzō’s Anbu.
• Senju Chen rescued Inuzuka Ryō’s squad from an Iwagakure force, then led attacks that destroyed more than a hundred enemy bases and earned him the name Demon Child of Konoha.
• Ōnoki ordered a secret force led by Sumashi to kill Hanzō and the Konoha ninja, while Senju Chen received Fang’s warning about Iwagakure’s troop buildup and suspected an assassination plot.

Senju Chen captured Han and used Iwagakure’s setbacks to strengthen the Land of Rain and cultivate Akatsuki. After arranging an alliance with Kumogakure against Iwagakure, he left Ōnoki facing a new offer of aid from Kirigakure.

• Senju Chen lured Iwagakure’s elite squad into the Weeping Swamp, killed Sumashi, and redirected Han’s Tailed Beast Bomb before restraining the transformed Five-Tails and capturing Han.
• Senju Chen led the allied forces to reclaim territory, broke through Black Rock Castle, and began researching Han’s chakra with Orochimaru while Ōnoki and Konoha reacted to his victories.
• Senju Chen met Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, persuaded them to build support quietly before confronting Hanzō, and promised Akatsuki supplies, intelligence, and weapons.
• After Konoha defeated Sunagakure at Kikyo Mountain, Senju Chen proposed allying with Kumogakure against Iwagakure and using the Four-Tails as bait, and Hiruzen Sarutobi approved the plan.
• Senju Chen defeated A in the Land of Rain and secured Kumogakure’s agreement to attack Iwagakure in ten days in exchange for the Four-Tails.
• As Ōnoki faced blame for Iwagakure’s losses, Genji arrived as Kirigakure’s envoy and offered aid to the Land of Earth.

Senju Chen turned the war against Iwagakure by defeating the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, capturing Roshi, and unleashing Wood Release across the battlefield. After returning to Konoha as a celebrated hero, he reunited with Kushina and was summoned by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

• Ōnoki accepted Genji’s offer of Kirigakure’s aid, while Minato Namikaze arrived in the Land of Rain and Senju Chen urged Konoha to keep Iwagakure occupied as Kumogakure attacked from the north.
• Minato Namikaze and Senju Chen sparred, ending in a draw, as Minato remained uneasy about Chen’s plan to infiltrate enemy territory.
• The Third Raikage invaded the Land of Earth, exposing Konoha’s deployment in the Land of Rain as a feint, while Sunagakure renewed its assault at Kikyo Pass.
• Senju Chen encountered and killed all seven of Kirigakure’s swordsmen, took their blades, and disguised himself as one of them to attack Iwagakure’s forces and provoke distrust of Kirigakure.
• Senju Chen joined the Third Raikage’s campaign, helped capture the Four-Tails Jinchūriki Roshi, and unleashed three forests that devastated Iwagakure’s army and forced its retreat.
• The Third Raikage took Roshi from Senju Chen and promised that Kumogakure would repay Konoha, while Chen decided to return to the Land of Fire.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi recalled Senju Chen to Konoha as Rasa shifted Sunagakure to defense and the Third Mizukage confronted Genji over Kirigakure’s alleged betrayal.
• Senju Chen reunited with Rin, Obito, Kakashi, and Anko, then left for Konoha after asking Hatake Sakumo to deliver a letter to Konan and praising Orochimaru’s preservation work.
• Senju Chen returned to Konoha, reunited with Kushina, and received a summons to the Hokage Building.