Recaps

Ziyun rescued the Senju Clan from an attack and persuaded Tsunade to bring the clan into Kumogakure. After settling them there, he returned to Mikoto and Kushina, then took Kushina to train her Rasengan.

• Ziyun learned that the attackers included ninja from several villages, and he and Dodai blamed Konoha as well, angering Tsunade and the Senju.
• Senju Kazami urged Tsunade to seek a powerful ally, and Tsunade agreed to lead the Senju Clan into Kumogakure.
• Ziyun forgave Tsunade's debt and led the Senju back to Kumogakure, where he gave them land near the Yotsuki and Uzumaki clans.
• News of the Senju joining Kumogakure alarmed the other villages, whose leaders hesitated to challenge Ziyun.
• Ziyun returned to the Raikage's Office, reunited with Mikoto and Kushina, and took Kushina to the training ground to work on her Rasengan.

Ziyun gave Yotsuki A the More-More Fruit, dramatically increasing his strength, then infiltrated Kirigakure to target the Third Mizukage and undermine the village. The chapter ended as Ziyun entered the Mizukage’s office disguised as a Kirigakure ninja and announced an attack.

• Kushina asked Ziyun for more Ninjutsu, and he considered giving her a Devil Fruit suited to her volatile temperament.
• Ziyun gave Yotsuki A, codenamed Chikara, the More-More Fruit, and Chikara discovered that his strength had increased dramatically.
• Ziyun warned Chikara to keep training, then left to meet White Zetsu and received intelligence on Kirigakure’s clans and talented shinobi.
• Ziyun traveled to the Land of Water, disguised himself as a Kirigakure ninja, and entered the village undetected.
• Ziyun entered the Mizukage’s office, intending to control the Third Mizukage and bring Kirigakure into the Blood Mist Era, then announced that the village was under attack.

Ziyun used the Third Mizukage to turn Kirigakure against its clans and geniuses, leaving the village devastated over three years. As he prepared to take control of the situation, Tsunade asked him to help her become strong enough to get revenge on Konoha.

• Ziyun used Sharingan Genjutsu to control the Third Mizukage, then reviewed Kirigakure’s intelligence and ordered him to exploit conflicts among the clans and civilian ninjas.
• Ziyun spent a week planning Kirigakure’s downfall, left a powerful Wood Clone to assist the Third Mizukage, and departed.
• Over the next three years, the Third Mizukage’s campaign left the great clans nearly wiped out, killed the first generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and turned Kirigakure’s geniuses against the village.
• Ziyun learned that the clans and geniuses were ready to oppose the Third Mizukage and decided it was time to close the net.
• Tsunade told Ziyun she wanted revenge on Konoha and asked him to help her get stronger.
• Tsunade and the Senju Clan had found that Konoha’s leaders tampered with Senju Nawaki’s C-rank mission, though they had not identified who did it.

Ziyun gave Tsunade the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and she spent half a month mastering its power while growing closer to him. The two prepared to travel with the Senju clan to Konoha, where Tsunade intended to confront the village's leadership over Nawaki's death.

• Tsunade asked Ziyun for a Devil Fruit, and he gave her the Tremor-Tremor Fruit after warning her about its dangerous side effects.
• Tsunade kissed Ziyun and began training with her new ability, while Ziyun warned her not to damage Kumogakure.
• Ziyun decided to accompany Tsunade to Konoha, and she insisted that her revenge against the Konoha High Command was her own business.
• Over the next half month, Tsunade mastered the fruit's power and reached roughly Peak Kage Level strength as she and Ziyun grew closer.
• At Kumogakure's main gate, Tsunade asked Ziyun whether they should disguise themselves before setting out for Konoha.

Ziyun traveled with Tsunade and the Senju Clan to Konoha, where Tsunade confronted the village over the deaths of Senju clansmen and Nawaki. Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived with Konoha’s elites and denied that the Senju had any grievance, leaving the confrontation poised to escalate.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Ziyun, Tsunade, and the Senju Clan had left Kumogakure and ordered Konoha to prepare for their possible arrival.
• After a week of travel, Ziyun, Tsunade, and the others reached the Konoha Gate without meeting resistance.
• Tsunade declared that she had come to avenge the Senju Clan and Nawaki, and Hatake Sakumo sent word to Hiruzen Sarutobi after sensing the danger in her Tremor-Tremor Fruit power.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived with Orochimaru, Jiraiya, the clan heads, and Konoha’s elite ninja.
• Tsunade demanded that Hiruzen Sarutobi bring out Shimura Danzō, Utatane Koharu, and Homura Mitokado, but Hiruzen denied that the Senju had a grudge against Konoha.

Tsunade attacked Hiruzen Sarutobi and devastated much of Konoha while demanding that he answer for the Senju Clan’s destruction. Ziyun stopped Konoha’s ninja from intervening and persuaded Tsunade to target the Sarutobi Clan instead of destroying the village.

• Tsunade struck Hiruzen Sarutobi with a Tremor-Tremor-infused punch, leaving him badly injured.
• When Konoha’s ninja prepared to attack, Ziyun blocked them and warned that he would defend Tsunade.
• Tsunade continued to damage Konoha, accusing Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other leaders of destroying the Senju Clan.
• Tsunade unleashed a powerful punch that wrecked at least half of Konoha’s buildings, then used Chakra to heal herself.
• Ziyun suggested that Tsunade wipe out the Sarutobi Clan in retaliation, and she agreed.
• Hatake Sakumo accused Ziyun of being vicious, and Ziyun challenged him for staying silent during the Senju Clan’s persecution.

Tsunade and the Senju clansmen attacked the Sarutobi Clan to avenge Nawaki and their fallen relatives, while Ziyun prevented Konoha’s forces from intervening. The Senju began fighting the Sarutobi Clan, and the battle continued with the Sarutobi outnumbering them but having far fewer powerful ninja.

• Tsunade rejected Hiruzen Sarutobi’s attempt to end the conflict, and Hiruzen summoned Enma as the Adamantine Staff.
• Tsunade knocked Hiruzen aside and ordered Senju Kazami to lead the Senju clansmen into the Sarutobi Clan Compound.
• Ziyun warned Hatake Sakumo and the Konoha ninja not to interfere, then sent a Wood Clone to accompany the Senju.
• Senju Kazami beheaded Sarutobi Shinnosuke and ordered the Senju clansmen to avenge their fallen relatives and Nawaki.
• The Senju clashed with nearly a thousand Sarutobi ninja, using their superior individual strength against the Sarutobi’s numerical advantage.

The Senju Clan destroyed the Sarutobi Clan and presented Hiruzen Sarutobi with the heads of his sons, Shinnosuke and Asuma. Tsunade led the Senju onward to target the Shimura, Utatane, and Mito clans, while their leaders remained in hiding.

• A Senju clansman killed Asuma Sarutobi, and Ziyun ordered that his head be kept alongside Shinnosuke's.
• Senju Kazami reported that the Senju had wiped out the Sarutobi Clan's ninja, then showed Hiruzen Sarutobi his sons' heads.
• Tsunade praised Kazami and led the Senju toward the Shimura, Utatane, and Mito clan compounds as Hatake Sakumo and Jiraiya restrained themselves from attacking.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped Hatake Sakumo and Jiraiya from fighting, then passed out after Ziyun mocked him with a thumbs-up.
• The Senju searched the Hokage's office building for Shimura Danzō, Utatane Koharu, and Homura Mitokado, found no trace of them, and headed for their clan compounds.

Tsunade and the Senju wiped out four Konoha clans, then Tsunade thanked Ziyun and invited him to dinner as they neared Kumogakure. The chapter ended with Ziyun teasing Tsunade about her figure.

• Tsunade led the Senju in massacring the Shimura, Utatane, and Mito Clans after they had wiped out the Sarutobi Clan.
• Shimura Danzō, Utatane Koharu, and Homura Mitokado appeared in grief and anger, but Senju Kazami's attack revealed they were Shadow Clones.
• Tsunade thanked Ziyun for helping the Senju take revenge, and the group returned toward Kumogakure as news of the clans' destruction spread.
• Ōnoki rejected Kitsuchi's suggestion of allying with Konoha against Kumogakure, while Ziyun planned to travel to Kirigakure.
• Tsunade sent Kazami and the others ahead and invited Ziyun to dinner, and he teased her about her figure.

Ziyun returned to Kumogakure after spending time with Tsunade, gave Kushina the Magma-Magma Fruit, and took Mikoto on a honeymoon. He then set out to recruit Kirigakure’s Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, while the wounded swordsmen faced another Anbu attack.

• Ziyun and Tsunade spent the evening together, and Tsunade worried about Mikoto learning what had happened.
• Ziyun returned to the Raikage's Office, where Kushina was upset that Tsunade had come before her; he gave Kushina the Magma-Magma Fruit.
• Ziyun took Mikoto on a week-long honeymoon to smooth things over.
• The system issued Ziyun an A-rank mission to take Kirigakure's seven Ninja Blades, offering the Time-Time Fruit and Water Dragon Bite Explosion as rewards.
• In Kirigakure, Juzo Biwa, Suikazan Fuguki, Kushimaru Kuriarare, Jinin Akebino, Munashi Jinpachi, Raiga Kurosuki, and Hozuki Mangetsu regrouped while the Third Mizukage hunted them.
• Kirigakure Anbu attacked the wounded swordsmen again, and the seven remained outmatched.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen fled Kirigakure and agreed to join Kumogakure after Ziyun confronted them. After they failed his test against Chikara and Tetsu, Ziyun threatened to kill them but gave them another chance, and they swore loyalty to Kumogakure.

• The Seven Ninja Swordsmen left Kirigakure, believing the Third Mizukage would eventually kill them and having lost their families and clansmen.
• Ziyun, Yotsuki A, and Killer B stopped the Seven Ninja Swordsmen outside the village, and Ziyun demanded that they join Kumogakure or die.
• Hozuki Mangetsu and the other six agreed to join, but Ziyun required them to last three minutes against Chikara and Tetsu as a test.
• Chikara broke Juzo Biwa's Kubikiribōchō and overwhelmed him, while Tetsu used magnetism to pull away the other swords except Samehada.
• Chikara defeated Suikazan Fuguki's Samehada with a powerful strike, and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen failed to last even two minutes.
• Ziyun threatened to kill the Seven Ninja Swordsmen for failing, then relented when they begged for another chance and pledged themselves to Kumogakure.

After binding the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to Kumogakure, Ziyun built up the village’s strength while Mei Terumi rose to become his aide and a Kage Level fighter. When the Third Kazekage disappeared and war loomed, Ziyun ordered Kumogakure to prepare for the Third Shinobi World War, and Kushina arrived with her own thoughts about the coming conflict.

• Ziyun placed binding seals on the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, renamed them the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kumogakure, and sent Yotsuki A and Killer B to retrieve Mei Terumi from Kirigakure.
• Over the following years, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kumogakure settled into their new home, while Kumogakure’s forces and their strength grew under Ziyun’s guidance.
• Mei Terumi reported that the Third Kazekage had gone missing, prompting Ziyun to recognize that the Third Shinobi World War was approaching.
• Mei Terumi asked to join the fighting, and Ziyun ordered Kumogakure’s ninja to prepare after receiving a system mission to lead the village to victory in the war.
• Kushina arrived at the Raikage’s Office, sat on Ziyun’s lap, and explained that the Third Kazekage’s disappearance and the villages’ recovery pointed toward an imminent war.

As Kumogakure prepared to join the coming Third Shinobi World War and target the Land of Fire, Ziyun agreed to let Kushina serve as one of three commanders-in-chief. Orochimaru then arrived from Konoha to negotiate an alliance, and Ziyun questioned whether he had come to assassinate him.

• Kushina persuaded Ziyun to let her go to the battlefield, and he promised to make her commander-in-chief.
• Ziyun told Mikoto and Tsunade that war was approaching and that Kumogakure would seek to expand into the Land of Fire.
• Ziyun named Kushina, Mikoto, and Tsunade as the three commanders-in-chief, frustrating Kushina.
• Orochimaru arrived in Kumogakure to negotiate an alliance on Hiruzen Sarutobi's behalf and to learn more about Devil Power.
• Juzo Biwa and Hozuki Mangetsu admitted Orochimaru to the Raikage's building, where Ziyun challenged his reason for coming.

Ziyun used his Time-Time Fruit to take Orochimaru to a future Konoha after the Third Shinobi World War, where Orochimaru watched the village debate the Fourth Hokage succession. The Konoha elders initially favored Orochimaru, but Hiruzen nominated Minato Namikaze, leaving Orochimaru stunned as the leadership considered how he might react.

• Orochimaru explained that he had come to offer Kumogakure an alliance and ask it not to attack Konoha.
• Ziyun sent Orochimaru forward in time to observe Konoha after the Third Shinobi World War while keeping him hidden from the timeline.
• Orochimaru saw Konoha’s leaders discuss Hiruzen’s resignation and identify him and Minato Namikaze as candidates for Fourth Hokage.
• Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Homura Mitokado nominated Orochimaru, citing his reputation, strength, and service to Konoha.
• Hiruzen nominated Minato instead, and the elders realized that Minato’s youth would let them retain influence over the Hokage.
• Danzo and the elders worried that Orochimaru might react badly if Minato became Fourth Hokage.

Ziyun showed Orochimaru how Konoha’s leaders planned to block his path to becoming Hokage, but Orochimaru remained unwilling to believe it without seeing it happen himself. After securing Konoha’s promised supplies in exchange for an alliance, Ziyun let Mikoto, Kushina, and Tsunade decide Kumogakure’s next move while the village’s forces trained.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō agreed to warn Orochimaru about his old secrets and rally the major clans behind Minato Namikaze for Hokage.
• Ziyun showed Orochimaru the events in an alternate dimension, but Orochimaru suspected the vision was a Genjutsu and said he would decide what to believe if it came true.
• Ziyun agreed to Konoha’s alliance proposal on the condition that its promised supplies arrived promptly, and Orochimaru accepted.
• Konoha delivered a large batch of supplies to Kumogakure, and Ziyun dismissed the agreement as something he could break later.
• Mikoto asked Ziyun to choose Kumogakure’s next target, but he told her, Kushina, and Tsunade to decide while he held back and let their ninjas gain experience.

Kushina, Tsunade, and Mikoto decided that Kumogakure would attack Konoha, and Ziyun’s forces mobilized while concealing their target. Hiruzen Sarutobi suspected Konoha was the intended target and prepared the village’s forces for war in the Land of Hot Water.

• Kushina, Tsunade, and Mikoto agreed to attack Konoha despite having just accepted its supplies, then announced the plan to Kumogakure’s leaders and Jonin.
• Tsunade asked Ziyun what pretext they should use, and Kushina suggested claiming Konoha had sent defective supplies.
• A week later, Kushina, Tsunade, and Mikoto led five thousand elite Kumogakure ninja toward war, with Mei Terumi assisting and Blue B guarding the village.
• Ziyun announced that Kumogakure would join the Third Shinobi World War without naming its target, prompting Ōnoki and Rasa to recall forces to their villages.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō suspected Kumogakure would attack Konoha, so Hiruzen assembled five thousand Konoha Ninja and dispatched them to the Land of Hot Water.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi urged the major clan heads to stop holding back their forces as Konoha prepared for the coming conflict.

Kumogakure’s army encountered Konoha’s forces in the Land of Hot Water, where Mikoto’s Perfect Susanoo devastated the Konoha Ninja. Hiruzen Sarutobi and three other elite ninja trapped Mikoto in the Four Red Yang Formation, but the barrier was draining their Chakra and might only hold for minutes.

• Kushina, Tsunade, and Mikoto learned that Konoha had prepared for their arrival, and Mikoto led the advance with Ziyun following.
• Mikoto activated her hundred-meter Perfect Susanoo, terrifying Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Konoha Ninja.
• Mikoto killed the Uchiha Clan Head and dozens of Konoha Ninja with a sword strike, but he revived himself using Izanagi.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered an aerial Ninjutsu assault, but the techniques failed to penetrate Mikoto’s Susanoo, and her counterattack killed hundreds of Konoha Ninja.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Hatake Sakumo used the Four Red Yang Formation to trap Mikoto, but her strikes rapidly depleted their Chakra.

Uchiha Mikoto routed Konoha’s forces with her Perfect Susanoo, but Minato Namikaze rescued Hiruzen Sarutobi as the Konoha leaders fled. Kumogakure prepared to pursue, while Hiruzen and Orochimaru worried over the war and Ziyun’s growing power.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the Four Red Yang Formation released, and he, Hatake Sakumo, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru fled in different directions.
• Mikoto struck at Hiruzen, but Minato Namikaze rescued him with a marked Kunai before the attack landed.
• Kumogakure’s main force arrived, and Mikoto urged Ziyun to pursue the retreating Konoha forces.
• Kushina led the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Mei Terumi, and a thousand Kumogakure ninja in pursuit.
• At the Konoha camp, Orochimaru considered killing Minato to secure his chance at becoming Fourth Hokage, but stopped himself.
• Hiruzen regretted treating Mikoto as a pawn, while Orochimaru warned that Ziyun had gained the power to travel through space and time.

Konoha’s leadership argued over surrender after its defeat, but Hiruzen Sarutobi chose to fight when Kushina Uzumaki and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen pursued them. Kushina launched a surprise attack on the retreating Konoha forces while Ziyun secretly watched, and the chapter ended as Konoha raised earth defenses against the incoming assault.

• The Uchiha Clan Head urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to surrender, but Danzo objected and Hiruzen decided Konoha had to keep fighting.
• A Konoha Ninja reported that Kushina Uzumaki and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kumogakure were pursuing them with a thousand ninja.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Konoha’s troops to prepare for battle, while Minato Namikaze reflected on his feelings for Kushina.
• Kushina ordered the pursuit force to charge and attack the exhausted Konoha camp with Water Release and Lightning Release techniques.
• Ziyun secretly observed Kushina from the Door-Door Fruit’s alternate space as Konoha ninja used Earth Release to raise defensive walls.

Kushina led the Kumogakure assault on Konoha’s camp, using devastating Lava Release techniques to break through the defenses and slaughter Konoha ninja. She turned her attack on Hiruzen Sarutobi, whose summoned Enma fled after being badly burned, leaving Hiruzen exposed to Kushina’s magma.

• Kushina smashed a gap in Konoha’s earth wall with Molten Fire, then rained flaming magma boulders down on the camp with Heavenly Fire Technique.
• Kumogakure’s forces and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist charged into the camp while Konoha ninja tried to hold them off.
• Kushina entered Sage Mode and used Molten Dragon to kill dozens of Konoha ninja, prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi to summon Enma and confront her.
• Kushina targeted Hiruzen and sent him flying with a magma punch that burned Enma through the Adamantine Staff.
• Hiruzen attacked with Five Release: Great Combo Technique, but Kushina let the jutsu pass through her body and struck at him from above.
• Enma fled using the Reverse Summoning Technique after Kushina burned him again, and her still-powerful magma hit Hiruzen.

Kushina led Kumogakure to defeat Konoha, badly injuring Hiruzen Sarutobi before Minato Namikaze rescued him. After Kumogakure pursued the retreating Konoha forces to the Land of Fire border, Ziyun comforted Kushina, who asked what Konoha would do after two crushing defeats.

• Kushina struck Hiruzen Sarutobi with a lava fist, leaving him gravely wounded and unconscious, while Jiraiya rushed to protect his teacher.
• Kushina accused Konoha of targeting the Uzumaki Clan and using defective supplies, then unleashed a meteor-like lava attack that Konoha's Water Release could only partly suppress.
• Minato Namikaze used Flying Thunder God to rescue Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Jiraiya ordered Konoha's forces to retreat.
• Kushina ordered Kumogakure and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to attack the retreating Konoha forces, killing more than seven hundred before pursuing them to the Land of Fire border.
• Kushina's forces reported forty-nine dead and 197 wounded, and Ziyun appeared to comfort her as she asked what Konoha would do next.

After heavy losses against Kumogakure, Hiruzen Sarutobi decided Konoha would surrender and sent Minato Namikaze to negotiate. Minato reached Ziyun’s camp, where Ziyun accepted that Konoha was surrendering, while Kushina reacted angrily to Minato’s arrival.

• Ziyun expected Konoha to surrender and intended to demand a large portion of the Land of Fire.
• Ōnoki refused Kitsuchi’s suggestion to aid Konoha, fearing Ziyun’s power and recalling their past conflict.
• After waking, Hiruzen Sarutobi learned Konoha had suffered more than seven hundred deaths and nearly a thousand wounded, then decided the village had to surrender.
• Hiruzen rejected Orochimaru as negotiator and sent Minato Namikaze, whose Flying Thunder God Technique could help him escape danger.
• Minato arrived at Kumogakure’s camp, explained that Konoha had surrendered and he was there to negotiate, and Ziyun withdrew his threatening aura.
• Kushina expressed anger at Minato, whom she blamed for saving Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Ziyun rejected Minato Namikaze’s attempt to negotiate peace, demanding two-thirds of the Land of Fire from Konoha. He took Minato through time to show him Naruto Uzumaki’s lonely childhood and explain how Minato and Kushina died during the Nine-Tails’ Attack.

• Ziyun demanded that Konoha cede two-thirds of the Land of Fire, and Minato refused the demand.
• When Minato tried to escape with Flying Thunder God, Ziyun pulled him back and transported him through time.
• Ziyun confined Minato in the Door-Door Fruit’s alternate dimension so he could watch Konoha’s future without affecting it.
• Minato recognized himself on Kage Rock and realized Ziyun had brought him to the future.
• Ziyun showed Minato three-year-old Naruto Uzumaki being shunned by villagers and explained that Minato and Kushina had died during the Nine-Tails’ Attack.

Ziyun showed Minato Namikaze how Naruto was shunned by the villagers and lived in poverty, shaking Minato’s faith in the Third Hokage. The chapter ended with Hiruzen Sarutobi giving Naruto his monthly allowance while Minato questioned why Hiruzen had allowed his son to suffer.

• Naruto tried to buy dango, but the shop owner insulted him and drove him away, making Minato erupt in anger.
• Minato asked who had become Hokage, then concluded that the Third Lord Hokage had returned to power and trusted him to care for Naruto.
• Naruto returned to his shabby room, spat out spoiled milk, and happily ate instant noodles, leaving Minato devastated.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived at Naruto’s room and casually acknowledged his instant noodles, making Minato realize that Hiruzen knew about Naruto’s living conditions.
• Hiruzen handed Naruto an envelope containing his monthly living allowance as Minato’s doubts about him grew.

Minato Namikaze watched memories of Naruto’s mistreatment and learned that the villagers had abused and rejected him while Hiruzen Sarutobi kept his identity secret. Furious, Minato vowed to kill Konoha’s leaders, but Ziyun urged him to become Fourth Hokage first and make them suffer disgrace and despair.

• Naruto told Hiruzen Sarutobi that villagers called him a monster and asked about his parents, while Hiruzen gave him only vague reassurance.
• Minato Namikaze became enraged by Naruto’s small allowance and isolation, then begged Ziyun to show him more of his son’s past.
• Ziyun showed Minato scenes of villagers trying to attack one-year-old Naruto, children pelting him with stones, and shopkeepers rejecting him.
• Minato vomited after watching Naruto suffer and blamed Hiruzen Sarutobi and Konoha’s leaders for concealing Naruto’s identity.
• Minato declared that he would kill Konoha’s leaders, but Ziyun told him to become Fourth Hokage first and make them die in disgrace and despair.