Recaps

Ōtsutsuki Imu watched the Five Elders try to crush Bai Yu, then reacted with fury when he mocked her status and the Rinnegan. Bai Yu rose into a white-haired form and resisted their gravity, but Daps and the others unleashed a blood-red Rinnegan that intensified the crushing force.

• Ōtsutsuki Imu observed Bai Yu being suppressed and decided he was not worth her attention unless he proved stronger.
• Bai Yu mocked the Five Elders’ Rinnegan and questioned whether Imu was a low-ranking Ōtsutsuki attendant, enraging Imu.
• Bai Yu stood up beneath the Five Elders’ gravity as golden light and Spiritual Pressure broke through their suppression.
• Bai Yu’s hair, clothes, and mask turned white as his power surged and lifted the pressure surrounding him.
• Daps and the other three sacrificed blood to transform their Rinnegan, turning the sky and sun red and forcing the golden skeleton to bend.

Bai Yu broke free of the Rinnegan Alternate Dimension, defeated Killer, and left the Five Elders shattered and blinded. Imu arrived afterward, uneasy that Bai Yu might be a godslayer.

• Killer taunted Bai Yu, but Bai Yu transformed into Bull-Head Form and absorbed the golden skeleton's power.
• Bai Yu smashed through the crushing gravity, reached Killer, and shattered the blood-red Rinnegan and its alternate dimension with a slash.
• Bai Yu reappeared in the Holy Land Mary Geoise, and the four Five Elders opened their eyes before their Rinnegan burst.
• Killer begged for mercy and tried to escape through a spatial rift, but Bai Yu crossed the void and cut him down, sending Daps flying and slashing through Mary Geoise.
• Daps and the other two surviving Elders begged Imu for another chance, blaming their defeat on Bai Yu's hidden power.
• Imu found Bai Yu gone and hesitated to pursue him, fearing he might be a godslayer.

Sengoku, Garp, Kizaru, Akainu, and Ryokugyu sailed to a deserted island to investigate Bai Yu’s claim that a tower there held new powers. After Garp destroyed a group of Sea Kings, the Marines reached the island still unsure whether to trust his directions.

• Sengoku brought Ryokugyu along, hoping Bai Yu’s promised powers could make up for the strength Marine Headquarters had cost him.
• Garp led the group to the island, though he admitted he only thought Bai Yu had said the tower contained power.
• Dozens of Sea Kings attacked the warship, and Garp destroyed them with one punch.
• Sengoku reassured Ryokugyu that he would not be left out if they found a way to gain new powers.
• The group doubted Garp’s account when they saw the modest six-story tower, but Garp leaped ashore, and Sengoku took his departure as a sign that the story was true.

Sengoku, Garp, Ryokugyu, and Kizaru entered Bai Yu’s ancient tower and were transported to an unfamiliar city, where they received a timed mission to defeat Vaccine Man. They began assessing the challenge, with twelve hours to win a reward or be expelled.

• Sengoku led Garp, Ryokugyu, and Kizaru onto the island and approached the ancient tower.
• Garp explained that Bai Yu had promised the tower could grant them new power, and Ryokugyu agreed to help.
• Kizaru opened the tower doors, and an unseen force pulled all four inside after a voice announced the challenge rules.
• The four found themselves atop a building in an unfamiliar city, and Garp and Sengoku argued over Garp’s failure to explain the tower.
• A system message assigned them the mission of slaying the Dragon-Level monster Vaccine Man within twelve hours for a chance to open a blind box.
• Sengoku concluded that victory could earn them power and a way out, while failure to complete the mission would also expel them.

Garp, Sengoku, Akainu, and Kizaru fought Vaccine Man, whose power and resilience proved greater than they expected. The chapter left Akainu seized by Vaccine Man as the monster regenerated from near-total destruction.

• Vaccine Man fired a purple beam at Kizaru, and Garp intercepted it with a punch that brought down the building.
• Vaccine Man called the four Marines ants, and Sengoku assigned Garp to protect him and Akainu while they attacked.
• Sengoku struck Vaccine Man with Rankyaku as Akainu opened the Sixth Gate and attacked with Morning Peacock.
• Akainu’s blows reduced Vaccine Man to scattered remains, but Vaccine Man regenerated and grabbed Akainu by the shoulders.

Bai Yu escaped Imu, used the system to unlock and activate a new Hard Level dungeon, and was pulled into an ancient tower. He regained his senses in a forest and began scouting with Observation Haki, leaving the dungeon’s identity unknown.

• Bai Yu escaped to a deserted island after facing Imu and activated dungeon training, discovering that Killer’s death had earned him 50,000 System Points.
• Bai Yu considered how to strengthen Whitebeard and the pirates, but ruled out the Hell Level Konoha dungeon and looked for a new option.
• The system offered Bai Yu a chance to unlock a new dungeon, and he traveled to a remote island before spending 5,000 System Points to refresh it.
• Bai Yu received a Hard Level unknown dungeon and chose to activate it.
• A six-story ancient tower crashed onto the island and forcibly pulled Bai Yu inside, where he emerged in a forest and spread his Observation Haki.

Bai Yu arrived in a forest and rescued Utatane Koharu from a deadly attack during a clash between Mito Uzumaki and Kumogakure Anbu. Mito prepared to release the Nine-Tails rather than let the pursuing forces capture it, while Bai Yu asked if they could give it up.

• Bai Yu used Observation Haki to locate a fight between two women and their pursuers several kilometers away.
• Utatane Koharu raised an Earth Release wall to block shuriken, but an attacker emerged from underground and threatened her.
• Mito Uzumaki unleashed Adamantine Sealing Chains to stop attackers, then faltered as scarlet chakra erupted from her.
• Bai Yu appeared and saved Koharu from the killing blow, surprising both women.
• Mito identified Bai Yu as a possible enemy seeking the Nine-Tails and vowed to release it if the Kumogakure Anbu tried to kill them.
• Bai Yu asked Mito whether they could give up the Nine-Tails.

Utatane Koharu revealed that Bai Yu had dispersed the Nine-Tails, leaving Mito Uzumaki stunned as Kumogakure’s Toroi arrived and dismissed the claim. Toroi ordered his Anbu to surround Bai Yu, who offered them one last chance to leave before the confrontation turned bloody.

• Mito Uzumaki loosened her seal and manifested the Nine-Tails’ Tailed Beast Cloak while assuring the others she could control it.
• Under pressure, Utatane Koharu told Mito Uzumaki that Bai Yu had dispersed the Nine-Tails two years earlier.
• Toroi arrived with seven or eight Anbu and dismissed Utatane Koharu’s account as a trick.
• Toroi took up his giant Mad Demon Shuriken, and the Kumogakure Anbu surrounded Bai Yu.
• Bai Yu said he wanted no part in the conflict and asked the Kumogakure ninja to leave, but Toroi said he only believed the dead.

Bai Yu shrugged off the Kumogakure Anbu’s attacks as Toroi revealed his Magnet Release trap and launched a Fūma Shuriken. After Bai Yu crushed it with one hand, Toroi prepared a move he had intended to save for later.

• Toroi ordered the Anbu to attack Bai Yu, who deflected a kunai with Armament Haki.
• Mito Uzumaki used Adamantine Sealing Chains to pull Utatane Koharu out of danger as the Anbu bombarded Bai Yu with kunai.
• Toroi detonated the explosive tags on the kunai, blasting Mito Uzumaki and Utatane Koharu away while Bai Yu remained unharmed.
• Toroi explained that his Magnet Release chakra would make the kunai pursue Bai Yu, then hurled a Fūma Shuriken at him.
• Bai Yu caught and crushed the Fūma Shuriken, taunted Toroi, and Toroi ordered the Anbu to buy him time as he prepared an early move.

Bai Yu slaughtered the Kumogakure Anbu who tried to restrain him, while Toroi prepared his trump card. Toroi’s Magnet Release Resonance struck Mito Uzumaki and disrupted her seals, signaling an imminent Tailed Beast rampage.

• Bai Yu used Thunder Breathing: Thunderclap and Flash to kill seven Anbu before their attacks could reach him.
• Toroi ordered the Anbu to stop Bai Yu, and the squad captain tried to bind him with Earth Release while the others attacked.
• Bai Yu evaded the earth whips and continued killing the Anbu, driving the squad captain to flee in terror.
• Toroi activated the Forbidden Technique: Magnet Release Resonance, raising four pillars of black light and sending magnetic chains into Mito Uzumaki.
• Mito’s Adamantine Sealing talismans crumbled after the chains struck her, and Utatane Koharu recognized the sign of an impending Tailed Beast rampage.

Nine-Tails broke free from Mito Uzumaki and threatened everyone, while Toroi tried to turn him against Konoha. When Bai Yu finally looked up, Nine-Tails stopped his attack and recoiled in terror, leaving the others wondering what Bai Yu had done to him.

• Nine-Tails burst out of Mito Uzumaki and destroyed the forest around him with his chakra and tails.
• Toroi urged Nine-Tails to kill the Konoha shinobi, while Mito Uzumaki warned Utatane Koharu to flee for reinforcements.
• Utatane Koharu pointed out Bai Yu and told Nine-Tails to look at him.
• Nine-Tails swung at Bai Yu but froze when he raised his head, then flinched and bristled in fear.
• Mito Uzumaki and the others wondered whether Bai Yu had really hacked a Tailed Beast apart.

Bai Yu showed that Nine-Tails feared and obeyed him, then watched as the beast turned on Toroi and the fleeing Anbu. Nine-Tails returned carrying Toroi, while Mito Uzumaki wondered who had truly been the Jinchūriki.

• Bai Yu called Nine-Tails over and calmly patted his head, and Nine-Tails submitted before everyone.
• Nine-Tails glared at Toroi, who ordered the Anbu to flee and attacked the beast with Magnet Release.
• Nine-Tails charged through Toroi's attack, struck him with a tail, and pursued him as the battle devastated the forest.
• Mito Uzumaki worried that Nine-Tails' escape would kill her, but Bai Yu assured her that the beast would return.
• Nine-Tails came back carrying a blood-soaked Toroi in his jaws.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, and Sakumo Hatake rushed toward the Nine-Tails, intending to confront the isolated Kumogakure ninja and protect Lady Mito and Koharu. Their attack faltered when Danzō recognized the figure standing on the battlefield.

• Shimura Danzō urged the group to regroup, but Hiruzen Sarutobi insisted Konoha had to secure the Nine-Tails before Kumogakure could claim it.
• Sakumo Hatake volunteered to lead the attack, prompting Shimura Danzō to change his mind and declare that he would take the lead with Sakumo.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the group to hurry toward the battlefield while Shimura Danzō secretly resolved to outshine him.
• As the group approached, Shimura Danzō warned them to focus on the isolated Kumogakure ninja and charged ahead.
• Shimura Danzō and Sakumo Hatake launched an attack on Bai Yu, but Danzō froze when the slender figure turned around, throwing the assault into disarray.

Sakumo Hatake attacked Bai Yu, who effortlessly cut his face and then appeared atop the docile Nine-Tails. Hiruzen Sarutobi and Utatane Koharu warned Sakumo not to provoke Bai Yu, revealing he had just helped them drive off Kumogakure’s pursuers.

• Sakumo Hatake ignored Hiruzen Sarutobi’s warning and struck Bai Yu with his Godspeed Slash of Thunder.
• Bai Yu used Thunder Breathing, Thunderclap and Flash to slash Sakumo’s face before he could react.
• Bai Yu appeared atop the Nine-Tails’ head, leaving Sakumo and the other Konoha shinobi stunned.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi warned Sakumo that Bai Yu was more dangerous than he remembered and that even the Hokage could not save them from him.
• Utatane Koharu told Sakumo that Bai Yu had helped drive off Kumogakure’s Anbu pursuers, making Sakumo realize he had attacked the wrong person.

Mito Uzumaki offered Bai Yu the Nine-Tails and herself in exchange for the Konoha Ninja’s lives, but Bai Yu turned his demand toward Utatane Koharu. Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others launched a surprise attack, and Bai Yu ended the assault by destroying Shimura Danzō’s summoned beast, Baku.

• Mito Uzumaki offered to surrender the Nine-Tails if Bai Yu let the Konoha Ninja leave.
• Bai Yu asked Utatane Koharu whether she would give herself to him, and Koharu agreed to protect her comrades.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Mito Uzumaki secretly launched a sealing attack while Adamantine Sealing Chains pulled Koharu away.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi used clones and Shimura Danzō summoned Baku to suck Bai Yu into its mouth.
• Bai Yu charged into Baku’s mouth and struck it with his Zanpakuto, causing the summoned beast to explode.

Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Enma and trapped Bai Yu in a sealing technique while ordering Sakumo Hatake to evacuate the others. Sakumo challenged Bai Yu, but a single glance and Bai Yu’s killing intent left him shaken and unable to hold his blade, as Hiruzen warned that the seal would not last.

• Bai Yu’s blast cleaved Baku apart and swept away Hiruzen Sarutobi’s clones, while Shimura Danzō was thrown into a tree.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Enma and used scattered talismans to bind Bai Yu in an Enma sealing technique.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Sakumo Hatake to lead the others away, but Sakumo insisted on challenging Bai Yu.
• Bai Yu’s killing intent overwhelmed Sakumo Hatake, who dropped his chakra short blade after their eyes met.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi urged Sakumo Hatake to evacuate immediately, warning that the seal and Lady Mito’s suppression of the Nine-Tails could not last.

Bai Yu shattered Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Adamantine Sealing and spared the defeated Konoha forces, then received a mission to kill Kinkaku and Ginkaku at the Five Kage Summit. He stopped the Nine-Tails from fighting Mito Uzumaki and prepared to question her about the summit.

• Sakumo Hatake warned Hiruzen Sarutobi that Bai Yu had been hiding his strength, but Bai Yu broke the Adamantine Sealing with a slight movement and its backlash injured Hiruzen and scattered the Anbu Ninja.
• Utatane Koharu offered herself to Bai Yu to save the others, but he flicked her forehead and said he had only been joking and did not intend to interfere in the Shinobi World's affairs.
• The system assigned Bai Yu an instance mission to kill Kinkaku and Ginkaku at the Five Kage Summit.
• Bai Yu recalled the Gold and Silver Brothers’ history and worried that the summit might be months away.
• Bai Yu ordered the Nine-Tails to stop struggling with Mito Uzumaki so he could question her, leaving Mito stunned that he had not attacked them.

Bai Yu asked Mito Uzumaki about the First Shinobi World War and Hashirama Senju, and she explained that Hashirama remained alive but was gravely weakened by years of battle injuries. Her account helped Bai Yu understand why Hashirama had been nearing death, while Konoha still kept him as its last line of defense.

• The Nine-Tails fell asleep beside Bai Yu, easing Sakumo Hatake's fear of him.
• Mito Uzumaki warned Bai Yu that she would not reveal anything that endangered Konoha, and Bai Yu said he wanted to know about the war and Hashirama Senju.
• Mito explained that Hashirama's injuries had returned after he came back from the Valley of the End, forcing Tobirama Senju to become Second Hokage.
• Mito recounted how Kumogakure's attack started the First Shinobi World War and how Hashirama intervened to defeat the Second Raikage and bring about peace talks.
• Bai Yu concluded that Hashirama's accelerated aging and lingering injuries had brought him close to death, and suspected grief over Madara Uchiha had worsened his condition.

Mito Uzumaki questioned Bai Yu about his warning that Tobirama would die, and he offered to stop Kinkaku and Ginkaku from disrupting the peace talks if Konoha kept his identity secret. After helping Mito recover by making the Nine-Tails shrink and leave chakra in her, Bai Yu agreed to travel with her toward Konoha.

• Bai Yu warned Mito Uzumaki that hardliners in Kumogakure, including Kinkaku and Ginkaku, might attack during the peace talks and endanger Tobirama Senju.
• Mito Uzumaki worried that Bai Yu's intervention could make Konoha appear treacherous and reignite the war, so she refused to accept his offer without certainty.
• Bai Yu said his targets were Kinkaku and Ginkaku and offered to deal with them if Mito kept his identity secret.
• Bai Yu ordered the Nine-Tails to shrink to a kitten-sized form and leave chakra in Mito Uzumaki to help keep her alive.
• Mito Uzumaki thanked Bai Yu and suggested they head toward Konoha while discussing matters, and Bai Yu agreed.

Mito Uzumaki and Hiruzen Sarutobi set out with Bai Yu to meet Tobirama Senju, who was rushing to prevent Kumogakure from taking the Nine-Tails. At the Valley of the End, Tobirama spotted Bai Yu standing on Hashirama Senju’s statue and wondered if he was seeing a ghost.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi admitted that the group had not arranged a rendezvous, and Bai Yu sensed Tobirama Senju’s party approaching from fifty li away.
• Mito Uzumaki led the group east toward Tobirama Senju and the reinforcements.
• Tobirama Senju hurried through the forest, fearing the war would resume if Kumogakure captured the Nine-Tails.
• At the Valley of the End, Tobirama told Shikajin Nara about Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha’s final battle.
• Tobirama Senju saw Bai Yu standing atop Hashirama Senju’s statue and was stunned by his sudden appearance.

Tobirama Senju and the Konoha ninja encountered Bai Yu, whom Tobirama had searched for since their meeting two years earlier. After Shikajin Nara mistook the nine-tailed cat on Bai Yu’s shoulder for a pet he wanted to raise, Tobirama ordered Sakumo Hatake to silence him.

• Tobirama Senju stumbled while following the trail, then warned the Konoha ninja that someone unknown was nearby.
• Bai Yu appeared without being sensed, and Tobirama recognized him from their encounter two years earlier.
• Mito Uzumaki shouted that Bai Yu had saved her group from a Kumogakure ambush, and Tobirama approached him cautiously before going to speak with Mito.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others arrived, while Sakumo Hatake and the other Anbu regarded Bai Yu with fear after hearing about his past battle with Madara Uchiha.
• Shikajin Nara mocked Bai Yu and admired the nine-tailed cat on his shoulder, saying he wanted a cat like that too.
• Tobirama ordered Sakumo to plug Shikajin’s mouth, and Sakumo stuffed a steamed bun into it as the cat yawned disdainfully.

Tobirama Senju warned Bai Yu not to kill the suspected plotters unless they actually threatened the peace talks, but their standoff was interrupted by Kinkaku and Ginkaku leading Kumogakure’s Gold and Silver Force. Bai Yu revealed that Toroi’s group had already attacked them and taunted the newcomers as the two sides faced off.

• Tobirama Senju told Bai Yu that Konoha would stop him if he acted against the suspects before they disrupted the peace talks.
• Bai Yu urged Tobirama Senju to welcome their guests as a barrage of kunai and explosive tags struck.
• Tobirama Senju used Water Release: Water Shockwave to counter the attack, while an Earth Release wall stopped the remaining waves.
• Kinkaku and Ginkaku arrived with fifty elite Kumogakure shinobi of the Gold and Silver Force, surprised to find Mito Uzumaki alive alongside Tobirama Senju.
• Bai Yu said Toroi’s group had already attacked them and warned Kinkaku and Ginkaku that they risked being burned if they tried to plunder Tailed Beasts.

Bai Yu’s blunt remarks nearly derailed the peace talks between Konoha and Kumogakure, but the Second Raikage arrived and explained the conflict over Toroi. Tobirama Senju introduced Bai Yu as Mito Uzumaki’s sworn big brother, while Kinkaku dismissed him and mocked his strength.

• Bai Yu’s words angered Kinkaku and heightened tensions between the Konoha and Kumogakure groups.
• The Second Raikage Shin arrived, reprimanded Kinkaku and Ginkaku for hiding Toroi’s treachery, and apologized to Tobirama Senju.
• Bai Yu claimed credit for killing Toroi and joked that Kumogakure should reward him, drawing dark looks from the Raikage’s men.
• Tobirama Senju described Bai Yu as a carefree wanderer from Konoha and Mito Uzumaki’s sworn big brother.
• Kinkaku mocked Bai Yu as an unremarkable fighter who had probably killed Toroi through trickery.

Bai Yu let Tobirama Senju handle the dispute over his claimed kinship with Hashirama Senju, while the Second Raikage challenged Konoha’s account of Toroi’s death. Hashirama arrived and publicly called Bai Yu his big brother, preserving the boast as the peace talks approached.

• The Second Raikage questioned Tobirama Senju’s claim that Bai Yu was Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki’s sworn elder brother.
• Bai Yu learned that the system required him to wait until the peace conference to kill Kinkaku and Ginkaku, and left the dispute to Tobirama Senju.
• The Second Raikage and the others noticed Hashirama Senju approaching, expecting him to expose the claim.
• Hashirama Senju shoved Tobirama Senju aside, greeted Bai Yu as his big brother, and called himself Little Hashirama.
• Hashirama Senju defended their relationship by saying strength and mastery mattered more than age, while Bai Yu watched and drank.

Hashirama Senju reunited with Bai Yu and tried to praise him, while Tobirama Senju considered using Bai Yu’s reputation to manipulate the Second Raikage. After the Kumogakure party left, Hashirama confronted Tobirama, then collapsed and rapidly aged, revealing how close he was to death.

• Hashirama Senju greeted Bai Yu as his big brother and eagerly tried to tell Shin how extraordinary he was.
• The Second Raikage tried to leave before Hashirama could continue talking, but Bai Yu stopped him and warned that he foresaw bloodshed, especially involving the Raikage’s subordinates.
• The Second Raikage rejected Bai Yu’s warning, activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and departed with Kinkaku, Ginkaku, and the Kumogakure ninja.
• Tobirama Senju considered exploiting Bai Yu’s connection to Hashirama, but Hashirama told him to stop scheming and Tobirama apologized to Bai Yu.
• Hashirama Senju spat blood, rapidly aged, and collapsed as Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others realized his condition was worse than they had imagined.