Recaps

Didaze defeated Mukade with C5: Annihilation after Sara shut down the Dragon Vein, then agreed to take the Dragon Vein and compensate Rōran. The chapter ended with Naruto Uzumaki waking and confronting Didaze, believing him to be Deidara.

• Didaze used C3 No. 18 to damage Mukade, who regenerated with the Dragon Vein and continued attacking.
• Didaze kept Mukade occupied until Sara shut down the Dragon Vein, then carried Sakura, Yamato, and Naruto Uzumaki into the sky on a Clay Giant Bird.
• Mukade tried to disrupt the Dragon Vein with his remaining chakra, but Didaze killed him with C5: Annihilation while containing the blast.
• Didaze told Sakura, Yamato, and Naruto Uzumaki that he knew they were not from this world, then told Sara he would take the Dragon Vein and pay for Rōran's development.
• Sara accepted Didaze's offer, but Naruto Uzumaki woke up and vowed not to let the Akatsuki missing-nin take the Dragon Vein.

Didaze used the Dragon Vein to return Sakura, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sai to the future, but was transported with them and could not travel back yet. He flew to Iwagakure, where the village mistook him for its Deidara and went on high alert.

• Didaze refined part of the Dragon Vein and sent Sakura, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sai back to the future, but he was transported with them.
• Sai attacked Didaze, but Sakura stopped him and explained that Didaze came from the past and was not the Deidara from their world.
• Didaze left the group and flew toward Iwagakure, while Yamato hurried to tell Tsunade that the Dragon Vein still existed beneath Rōran.
• Iwagakure's ninjas recognized Didaze's Clay Giant Bird and raised the alarm, while Kurotsuchi and Ōnoki reacted to his arrival.

Didaze arrived in Iwagakure and revealed to Ōnoki that he came from another world. After hearing about the other world’s powerful alliance with Konoha, Ōnoki asked Didaze to stay and become Tsuchikage.

• Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi mistook Didaze for Deidara as he landed in Iwagakure, but Ōnoki recognized that something was wrong and brought him to his office.
• Ōnoki questioned Didaze, who revealed his identity and proved he came from another world by demonstrating the Splitting Technique and showing copies of Ōnoki’s notes.
• Didaze described how Iwagakure in his world had received a share of Konoha’s income, mission quota, Wood Release Ninjutsu, Sealing Jutsu, and Dust Release.
• Ōnoki offered to step down and let Didaze become Tsuchikage, while Kurotsuchi protested that she wanted the position too.

Didaze settled in Iwagakure after learning that Sasori had died and the Akatsuki had captured the Kazekage, and he considered hunting this world's Six-Tails to merge with Saiken. In Konoha, Tsunade and Yamato realized Didaze came from a different past, while Naruto hoped he might help them fight the Akatsuki.

• Didaze refused Ōnoki's offer to return to his original world immediately and asked for a place to stay in Iwagakure.
• Akatsuchi told Didaze that the Akatsuki had captured and returned the Kazekage and that Sasori had died, helping Didaze place the events around year 66 of Konoha.
• Didaze asked Saiken whether versions of the Six-Tails from different worlds could merge, and Saiken said Didaze would need to defeat this world's version first to preserve Saiken's consciousness.
• Akatsuchi brought Didaze to the house where Deidara had lived as a child, and Didaze settled there.
• Tsunade learned from Yamato that Didaze's world was not their own past because the Dragon Vein had reappeared after they returned.
• Naruto told Tsunade that Didaze did not seem like a bad person and might help them deal with the Akatsuki.

Sakura realized Naruto’s mention of Sara could help the Konoha group learn when the Dragon Vein was sealed. Meanwhile, Didaze left Iwagakure to find Deidara and exposed Obito’s identity before inviting Deidara to work with him.

• Sakura suggested returning to Rōran to ask Sara’s people when the Dragon Vein was sealed.
• Didaze gave Ōnoki a copy of the Land of Whirlpools’ Sealing Jutsu collection and left Iwagakure.
• Didaze flew to Kirigakure, where Deidara and Tobi were transporting the Three-Tails.
• Didaze attacked the Three-Tails, prompting Obito Uchiha to reveal his Kamui and confront him.
• Didaze called Obito Uchiha Madara Uchiha, and Obito Uchiha escaped through Kamui.
• Didaze invited Deidara to work with him.

Didaze impressed Deidara with the devastating power of his enhanced Sun Clay Bomb and recruited him to spy on the Akatsuki. Deidara agreed after Didaze promised to teach him the technique.

• Didaze challenged Deidara to judge his art after seeing an explosion, and Deidara agreed to follow him out over the sea.
• Didaze combined Dust Release, Explosion Release, and chakra from all five releases with Saiken’s chakra to create an enormous Clay Bomb.
• Didaze dropped the enhanced Sun, whose blinding explosion vaporized a vast stretch of seawater and left Deidara stunned.
• Deidara admitted that his art could not match Didaze’s and asked to become his little brother.
• Didaze asked Deidara to monitor the Akatsuki and report its actions, promising to teach him Sun in return.
• Deidara accepted the undercover assignment and declared that spying was his art.

Didaze sought out Hidan in Takigakure and used the Jashin Statue to recruit him by presenting himself as Jashin’s emissary. Hidan attacked Kakuzu for striking at Didaze, then accepted Jashin’s gift as the story left him empowered but not fully controlled by the statue.

• Didaze sent Deidara away with the Three-Tails and learned from him that Kakuzu and Hidan were in Takigakure.
• Kakuzu accepted another bounty mission, irritating Hidan, and the pair headed toward its target.
• Kakuzu sensed an enemy and confronted Didaze, who appeared in a black robe and claimed Jashin had sent him to reward Hidan.
• Kakuzu attacked Didaze with Fire Style, so Hidan stabbed Kakuzu for disrespecting Jashin’s emissary.
• Didaze brought out the Jashin Statue, and Hidan knelt as it poured black energy into him.
• Didaze determined that the statue could not fully control Hidan and gave him power drawn from roughly three Jonin.

Didaze killed Kakuzu and manipulated Hidan into believing that Jashin had ordered him to remain in the Akatsuki. Didaze then left Takigakure and arranged to target the Six-Tails after Pain captured it.

• Hidan gained strength by consuming the blood of three Jonin and confronted Kakuzu, while Didaze assured him Kakuzu would not escape.
• Didaze's split body struck Kakuzu with a C5 Clay Bomb, destroying him and all four hearts.
• Didaze told Hidan to blame Kakuzu's death on the Seven-Tails going berserk and ordered him to continue capturing it for the Akatsuki.
• Didaze placed Six-Tails chakra inside Hidan under cover of black mist, then vanished; Hidan eagerly set off for Takigakure to serve Jashin.
• Didaze contacted Deidara and asked him to report when Pain moved to capture the Six-Tails, planning to take it from Pain afterward.

Didaze raced to the Land of Water to intercept Pain’s capture of Utakata and used an explosion to destroy several Pain bodies. The Deva Path pinned Utakata down and confronted Didaze, who attacked with a Dust Release bomb that Pain repelled.

• Deidara told Didaze that Pain had left Amegakure to capture the Six-Tails, and Didaze urged Deidara to leave the Akatsuki and visit Iwagakure.
• Deidara agreed to visit Iwagakure, while Didaze flew toward the Land of Water to stop Pain and target the Preta Path.
• Didaze arrived as Utakata fought Pain and saw Utakata destroy the Preta Path and Human Path before the Naraka Path began reviving them.
• Didaze detonated a powerful clay bomb that obliterated the Naraka Path and the bodies being revived, while also severely damaging the Asura Path.
• The Deva Path pinned Utakata to the ground, then pulled Didaze toward him with Banshō Ten'in as Didaze threw a Dust Release bomb.
• The Deva Path used Shinra Tensei to destroy the incoming bomb and blast the surrounding forest.

Didaze baited Deva Path Pain into using Super Shinra Tensei, then attacked with C5: Sun while Nagato was weakened. Nagato sacrificed years of his lifespan to end the weakness and unleashed Chibaku Tensei, pulling Didaze and his bomb toward its core.

• Didaze used C4: Karura to make Deva Path Pain unleash Super Shinra Tensei, which annihilated the nanoscale bombs and left Nagato severely weakened.
• Didaze flew down with C5: Enhanced Version: Sun and hurled the seven-colored Clay Bomb at Deva Path Pain.
• Nagato sacrificed three years of his lifespan to forcefully end his period of weakness, while Konan tried to help him with chakra.
• Nagato and Deva Path Pain unleashed Chibaku Tensei, whose powerful attraction began pulling Didaze and C5: Sun toward the sphere.

Didaze’s C5: Sun broke through Nagato’s Chibaku Tensei, while Obito rescued Deva Path Pain and withdrew. Didaze survived the blast and guarded the injured Utakata with a clay double, thwarting Obito’s attempt to take the Six-Tails.

• Nagato struggled to hold together Chibaku Tensei as C5: Sun exploded inside it, while Obito refused at first to rescue Pain.
• Black Zetsu urged Obito to save Nagato for the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan and said his stored Tailed Beast chakra could replace the Six-Tails.
• Obito sucked Deva Path Pain into the Kamui Dimension, severing Nagato’s connection to him, then left with Black Zetsu.
• C5: Sun destroyed the Asura Path and Animal Path, while the Six-Tails shielded Utakata and suffered severe injuries.
• Didaze made a clay double named Karura and placed it beside Utakata to attack anyone approaching except Utakata.
• Obito returned intending to take the Six-Tails but saw Didaze guarding Utakata and realized Didaze had anticipated him.

Didaze helped Saiken absorb Utakata’s Six-Tails, then left Utakata and Hotaru in Nadeshiko Village. In Iwagakure, Deidara confronted Ōnoki after learning that the man he called his big brother was actually his father.

• Black Zetsu told Obito Uchiha to retreat, and Obito disappeared after grumbling about Madara Uchiha.
• Didaze empowered Saiken with the Dragon Vein, and Saiken absorbed Utakata’s badly injured Six-Tails and erased its consciousness.
• Saiken said she would go dormant to comprehend new things, while Didaze left a small clone to keep Utakata alive.
• Didaze carried Utakata to Hotaru, then took them both to Nadeshiko Village for safety.
• Deidara broke into Ōnoki’s office and asked about the surprise his big brother had promised him.
• Ōnoki told Deidara that the man he called his big brother was his father, leaving Deidara stunned.

Ōnoki explained that Didaze was Deidara’s father from the past, then challenged Deidara to a match and demonstrated Dust Release’s power. Deidara agreed to study Dust Release and stay in Iwagakure if Ōnoki could withstand his C4: Karura, and Ōnoki launched a massive Dust Release technique.

• Ōnoki told Deidara that Didaze had traveled through time and was his father from the past, but Deidara said he did not care about their relationship.
• Ōnoki took Deidara to the mountain and asked about his hatred of Uchiha Itachi, then warned him about Susanoo and proposed a match.
• Deidara attacked with C2: Dragon and C3 No. 18, but Ōnoki annihilated both with Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique.
• Deidara promised to study Dust Release and never defect again if Ōnoki could withstand his C4: Karura.
• Deidara unleashed C4: Karura, and Ōnoki gathered his chakra to form an enormous Dust Release technique.

Deidara returned to Iwagakure, where Ōnoki reinstated him as a Chunin and sent him to live near Kurotsuchi. A day later, Didaze arrived in Iwagakure and found Deidara arguing with Ōnoki about being assigned lower-ranked missions.

• Ōnoki destroyed Deidara’s C4: Karura with Dust Release, then gave him a new Iwagakure forehead protector.
• Ōnoki first made Deidara a Genin, but promoted him to Chunin after Deidara threatened to dominate the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Ōnoki sent Deidara to his home, where Kurotsuchi welcomed him and helped him find a place to live.
• Deidara settled back into Iwagakure, and the next day Didaze returned after persuading Shizuka to accept two missing-nin from Kirigakure.
• Didaze entered the Tsuchikage’s office as Deidara complained to Ōnoki about receiving C-rank and B-Rank missions.

Didaze agreed to secretly accompany Deidara and Ōnoki to the Five Kage Summit, where Deidara was expected to clash with the Kazekage. After a year of refining the Dragon Vein, Didaze set out with the group for the Land of Iron.

• Didaze told Deidara that his father in this world had died long ago, and Ōnoki sent Deidara on a mission to wipe out mountain bandits.
• Didaze spent a year refining the Dragon Vein while Hidan reported that Jiraiya had escaped Nagato and Sasuke had joined the Akatsuki after fighting his brother.
• Deidara told Didaze that Ōnoki wanted him to attend the Five Kage Summit, and Didaze agreed to go while remaining invisible.
• Didaze and Deidara met Ōnoki and Kitsuchi, and Didaze said the Five Kage would be unable to detect him.
• Kitsuchi carried Ōnoki as the group departed for the Land of Iron.

Deidara arrived at the Five Kage Summit with Ōnoki and Didaze, provoking a confrontation with Gaara and the Fourth Raikage. The Kage began discussing the Akatsuki’s capture of the Tailed Beasts and feared that the Nine-Tails was next, while Naruto remained at Mount Myōboku.

• Deidara offered Ōnoki and Didaze rides on his Clay Giant Bird, and they traveled to the Land of Iron.
• Gaara attacked Deidara, but Ōnoki destroyed the sand attack with Dust Release and declared that Deidara belonged to Iwagakure.
• The Fourth Raikage tried to attack Deidara over Killer B’s disappearance, but Mifune stopped him and the Kage took their seats.
• The Fourth Raikage revealed that Kumogakure’s Two-Tails and Eight-Tails and Takigakure’s Seven-Tails had been captured, while Ōnoki confirmed Iwagakure had lost the Four-Tails and Five-Tails.
• Tsunade realized the Akatsuki might target the Nine-Tails next and took comfort in knowing Naruto was learning Senjutsu at Mount Myōboku.

Tsunade revealed that the Akatsuki leader possessed the Rinnegan, but a White Zetsu’s appearance led the Fourth Raikage to Sasuke’s location. Sasuke fought the Raikage and Deidara at once, and the chapter ended as Deidara dropped a massive C3 bomb toward them.

• Tsunade told the Five Kage that the Akatsuki leader had the Rinnegan and that Jiraiya had barely escaped him.
• A White Zetsu appeared before the Five Kage, and the Fourth Raikage killed him before C tracked down his accomplices.
• The Fourth Raikage charged into the Land of Iron and attacked Sasuke while Deidara followed overhead.
• Deidara taunted Sasuke about Itachi, prompting Sasuke to unleash Amaterasu and expand his Susanoo.
• The Raikage shattered Sasuke’s Susanoo and sent Jūgo flying when he intervened, while Sasuke countered with Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi.
• Deidara dropped an enormous C3 bomb toward Sasuke and the Fourth Raikage.

Deidara believed he had killed Sasuke Uchiha, but Obito revealed Sasuke was alive and declared the Fourth Shinobi World War. Didaze removed Obito’s mask, exposing his identity to Kakashi and the Five Kage, who began preparing for war despite Gaara’s opposition to Deidara.

• Deidara told the Fourth Raikage that his brother had not been captured, and the Raikage thanked him while celebrating the news.
• Obito Uchiha appeared with the unconscious Sasuke Uchiha, sent him into the Kamui Dimension, declared the Fourth Shinobi World War, and began to leave.
• Didaze used Dustless Bewildering Cover to sneak up on Obito and remove his mask, allowing Kakashi to recognize him as Obito Uchiha.
• Obito put on another mask and vanished after promising to repay Didaze, leaving Kakashi dispirited.
• Gaara rejected the idea of an alliance with Iwagakure, but Tsunade urged the Five Kage to prepare for war, and Gaara accepted her advice.

Didaze left the Shinobi world through the Dragon Vein and returned to his original world, where a year had passed and Nanako had been waiting for him. He returned to Iwagakure, broke the glass in Ōnoki's office, and began to explain what had happened while he was away.

• Didaze withdrew while the Five Kage argued over who would lead the Allied Shinobi Forces, and Ōnoki was eventually named commander.
• Didaze used the Dragon Vein to return to his original world, setting the time ratio so that a year there would pass as one day in the Shinobi world.
• Didaze arrived in Rōran in the second half of Konoha year 49 and saw that Sara had made the settlement flourish.
• Nanako told Uzumaki Hiko that she missed Didaze after he had been gone for a year.
• Didaze smashed the glass in Ōnoki's office with a kunai, argued that he had not crashed through it, and offered Ōnoki money for the damage.
• Didaze changed the subject and began telling Ōnoki what had happened while he was away.

Didaze returned to Ōnoki and learned about Senju Nawaki’s powerful Wood Release and Minato Namikaze’s new Rasengan. He visited Nanako, confessed that he liked her, and accepted her feelings, leaving them together at her home.

• Didaze told Ōnoki about his travels, and Ōnoki began planning Didaze and Nanako’s wedding.
• Ōnoki reported that Senju Nawaki had awakened powerful Wood Release and that Minato Namikaze had developed an enlarged Rasengan.
• Didaze learned that Konoha held an advantage in the war but lacked enough ninja to advance against its enemies.
• Ōnoki paid Kōdo to repair the office window with a dog hole because Didaze kept using it to enter and leave.
• Didaze visited Nanako, who kissed him and confessed that she had liked him since he rescued her.
• Didaze told Nanako that he liked her too, and she invited him inside to eat.

Didaze proposed to Nanako, and she accepted; they spent the night together and planned to marry in a couple of days. Didaze asked Uzumaki Hiko and Ōnoki to serve as elders and witnesses, and Ōnoki accepted.

• Didaze discarded Nanako's burned food, cooked dinner for her, and accepted her wish to eat his cooking for the rest of her life.
• Didaze presented Nanako with a clay figurine and asked her to marry him, and Nanako accepted.
• Didaze and Nanako spent the night together, and the next morning he left her breakfast before heading out.
• Didaze asked Uzumaki Hiko to act as Nanako's elder at their wedding, and Uzumaki Hiko agreed, asking him to speak with Nanako.
• Didaze asked Ōnoki to serve as his elder and witness the marriage, and Ōnoki accepted before rubbing and blowing on his head.

Didaze prepared to marry Nanako, welcoming guests and receiving gifts at their wedding venue. His friends and comrades gathered to celebrate, while Umu concealed her disappointment that Didaze was marrying someone else.

• Didaze told Nanako that Uzumaki Hiko and Ōnoki would serve as their elders, and Nanako happily accepted Uzumaki Hiko.
• Three days later, Didaze welcomed guests at the enormous hall built for the wedding.
• Reigyō and Watanabe Kawa arrived as a couple and gave Didaze a handmade Team One badge, which he pinned to his suit.
• Watanabe Tora gave Didaze a Chakra Short Blade for his future child, and his subordinates brought other gifts.
• Umu gave Didaze baby supplies, then entered the hall while hiding her disappointment that he was getting married.
• Someone shouted Didaze's name from behind as he stood at the entrance.

Didaze welcomed friends and elders to his wedding, where Roshi and Han surprised him with a tailed-beast blessing before he married Nanako. The couple entered their sealed bridal chamber, leaving the celebrations behind them.

• Didaze welcomed Kari and Gari, and Kari gave him Explosive Tags and protective suits as a wedding gift.
• Roshi and Han arrived with a mysterious grand gift, then later transformed into tailed beasts to bless Didaze and Nanako at the wedding.
• Didaze and several close friends and elders gave speeches before the ceremony began.
• Didaze and Nanako exchanged vows and completed the wedding rites with Ōnoki and Uzumaki Hiko as their elders.
• Didaze and Nanako entered the bridal chamber and reinforced its seal to prevent anyone from disturbing them.

One month later, Didaze left Iwagakure under the alias Radiance to hunt Sunagakure missing-nin and restore the power of the Jashin Statue. After killing Hisa in the Land of Rivers, he continued his hunt and resolved to obtain Wood Release.

• Didaze asked Ōnoki for permission to leave for about a month, and Ōnoki agreed after learning he had told Nanako.
• Didaze disguised himself with the Jashin Statue’s black mist, registered as Radiance at a bounty station, and collected notices for Sunagakure missing-nin.
• Didaze traveled to the Land of Rivers and killed Hisa with black mist that destroyed his soul while leaving his body intact.
• Didaze sealed Hisa’s corpse and recalled the Jashin Statue’s soul-destroying and body-destroying techniques.
• Didaze wondered why the Six-Tails had not awakened and decided to focus on obtaining Wood Release as he continued hunting missing-nin.

Didaze found the bounty for Asama Sandayu and Kazahana Koyuki, then located them fleeing Land of Snow soldiers. He agreed to help restore Koyuki’s kingdom and flew them away on a Clay Giant Bird, leaving Sandayu recognizing his identity.

• Didaze read Kazahana Dōtō’s bounty notice for Asama Sandayu, which required Kazahana Koyuki to be captured alive.
• Didaze searched the Land of Snow for Sandayu and Koyuki, who were fleeing toward the Land of Waterfalls.
• Asama Sandayu shielded Koyuki from mounted Land of Snow soldiers and carried her away as his companions prepared to fight.
• Didaze blocked Sandayu and offered to help restore the kingdom and make Koyuki its ruler again.
• Koyuki accepted Didaze’s offer and asked him to save their companions, and Sandayu joined her in pleading for help.
• Didaze formed a Clay Giant Bird and took Sandayu and Koyuki aboard; Sandayu recognized him but kept his identity quiet.