Recaps

Jörmungandr forced Uchiha Seika to play a finger-guessing game in which each loss cost a clansman, and Seika lost the first two rounds. Jörmungandr then made Seika’s older brother the stake for the next round, leaving Seika facing another guess as his mysterious chakra grew stronger.

• Jörmungandr explained the game and Uchiha Seika agreed to play, hoping to rescue his clansmen and older brother.
• Jörmungandr guessed ten while both men showed five fingers, and a clansman named Ginto was killed after Seika lost.
• Seika tried the same strategy in the second round, but Jörmungandr again guessed ten correctly, and another clansman died.
• Jörmungandr offered Seika’s older brother as the next stake, and Seika accepted as his Sharingan spun and his expression turned resolute and wild.
• Seika kept all five fingers extended after agreeing to begin, surprising Jörmungandr as the next round approached.

Uchiha Seika awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan after Jörmungandr made him believe his brother had died. He broke the genjutsu, realized his brother was missing, and stayed behind to face Jörmungandr and Aizen while Shisui returned to Konoha.

• Uchiha Seika cut off two of his fingers to win the mind game, and Jörmungandr kicked Uchiha Ryuko toward him.
• Uchiha Seika found no pulse and believed Uchiha Ryuko was dead as Jörmungandr taunted him and revealed he had supposedly killed him.
• Overwhelmed by grief and guilt, Uchiha Seika awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and used its power to break the genjutsu controlling his senses.
• Uchiha Seika discovered the corpse was a stranger's and could not find Uchiha Ryuko, so he suspected the enemy had taken his brother.
• Uchiha Seika freed Shisui from the force restraining him and ordered him to return to Konoha while he held off Jörmungandr and Aizen.
• Shisui ran toward Konoha, and Jörmungandr and Aizen let him go as Uchiha Seika faced them.

Uchiha Seika used his newly awakened Mangekyō Sharingan ability, Chigaeshi no Ōtama no Mikoto, to attack Aizen and Jörmungandr and restore himself to peak condition. Despite his resolve to rescue his brother, his limited use of the ability and the opponents’ combined strength left him on the path to defeat.

• Uchiha Seika attacked Aizen and Jörmungandr with Uchiha Style: Sword Leaping Flame, then used an illusory body to strike Jörmungandr and cut his arm.
• Aizen identified the illusory body as Uchiha Seika’s Mangekyō Sharingan ability, and Uchiha Seika named it Chigaeshi no Ōtama no Mikoto.
• Uchiha Seika used Chigaeshi no Ōtama no Mikoto: Revised to restore his injured body to its peak condition, causing the phantom to disappear.
• Aizen pointed out that the ability must carry a significant cost, and Uchiha Seika realized he could not use it to restore himself again without exhausting his ocular power.
• Determined to save his brother, Uchiha Seika summoned another illusory clone and charged Aizen and Jörmungandr, but their combined strength left him facing defeat.

Uchiha Ryuko was taken to a concealed Root research base, where Aizen began a plan to make him believe Danzo had betrayed the Uchiha. Hearing that his younger brother Uchiha Seika was being tortured, Ryuko was consumed by fury and first considered destroying Konoha.

• Setsugetsu blindfolded Uchiha Ryuko, brought him to a cave, and injected him with a drug that knocked him unconscious.
• Aizen told Setsugetsu and Jörmungandr that he had taken control of the Root research base and planned to let Ryuko discover the staged revelations himself.
• As Ryuko began to regain consciousness, he overheard two voices claim that Danzo had worked with the Light Organization to capture Uchiha and coveted their Sharingan.
• Ryuko heard Uchiha Seika scream and learned that his younger brother was being tortured at the base.
• Ryuko felt betrayed and furious, and he began thinking about destroying Konoha.

Uchiha Ryuko woke in Root’s research base and discovered that his younger brother Seika was being tortured to force him to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan. As Ryuko’s rage restored his strength, he stayed bound and pretended to be unconscious while he considered how to save Seika and the other Uchiha prisoners.

• Uchiha Ryuko heard two Root ninja check his pulse, then waited until they left before opening his eyes.
• Uchiha Ryuko saw that he was restrained in an operating chair and found Uchiha Ginto nearby with his Sharingan removed.
• Uchiha Ryuko’s anger at Ginto’s condition strengthened his chakra and eased his weakness, giving him hope of escape.
• The Root ninja returned and said Danzo had ordered them to torture Uchiha Seika again, then dispose of him if he failed to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Uchiha Ryuko heard the Root ninja describe Seika as a test subject and resolved not to act until he understood how many enemies were nearby.

Uchiha Ryuko escaped his restraints, killed two Root ninja, and rescued his badly injured younger brother, Uchiha Seika. He chose to flee with Seika rather than search for their missing clansmen, and they reached the Root Base exit before an unexpected event interrupted their escape.

• Uchiha Ryuko overheard Root ninja discussing Danzo’s plans and realized he had to act immediately to save Uchiha Seika.
• Uchiha Ryuko freed himself, found Seika bound and badly wounded, killed two Root ninja, and treated his brother’s injuries.
• Uchiha Seika urged Ryuko to escape and warn the clan leader that Danzo had plotted against them.
• Uchiha Ryuko told Seika their clansmen were dead and insisted on taking him out of the base.
• Uchiha Ryuko and Uchiha Seika reached the cave exit, but something unexpected happened just as they neared escape.

Uchiha Ryuko awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan after Uchiha Seika appeared to die, then used Susanoo to kill the Root ninja. When Ryuko discovered a genjutsu on Seika’s body, he was incapacitated and learned that Aizen of the Light Organization had orchestrated the events.

• Root ninja ambushed Uchiha Ryuko and Uchiha Seika, and Seika appeared to die while saving Ryuko.
• Ryuko awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and reached Kage Level.
• Ryuko summoned Susanoo and destroyed the Root base and the Root ninja surrounding him.
• Ryuko found signs of genjutsu in Seika’s body, then suffered intense pain and lost the ability to use chakra.
• Seika revealed himself as Aizen of the Light Organization, healed his wounds, and told Ryuko that the events had been arranged.

Uchiha Ryuko realized that the Light Organization had engineered his suffering to awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan, and Aizen confirmed their goal. Aizen then revealed that Mangekyō use leads to blindness and that Madara Uchiha overcame it by taking his brother’s eyes, leaving Ryuko astonished and more afraid of the organization.

• Uchiha Ryuko pieced together how his capture, his brother’s death, and his own despair had been arranged to awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Aizen and two white-clad figures appeared, and Aizen confirmed that the Light Organization sought the Uchiha Clan’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Aizen told Uchiha Ryuko that Madara Uchiha and Uchiha Izuna had awakened the Mangekyō by killing those most important to them.
• Aizen explained that using the Mangekyō Sharingan gradually drives its wielder toward blindness, and Uchiha Ryuko challenged his claim.
• Aizen revealed that Madara Uchiha went blind and took Uchiha Izuna’s eyes, restoring his sight and gaining greater power.

Aizen’s group escaped the destroyed Root Base after manipulating Uchiha Ryuko and Uchiha Seika into awakening their Mangekyō Sharingan. In Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi temporarily took Root from Danzo and assigned the Uchiha Clan to guard the coast, while Uchiha Fugaku concluded that the Light Organization knew the Mangekyō secret and threatened the clan.

• Aizen’s group left the Root Base with Uchiha Ryuko unconscious and valuable supplies, while Aizen explained how his Genjutsu had orchestrated both brothers’ awakenings.
• Shisui arrived with Konoha reinforcements and found the Root Base devastated; Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and Uchiha Fugaku then received the report of the losses.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Danzo to relinquish Root temporarily, while Danzo blamed the Uchiha and Fugaku argued that Root’s faulty intelligence had caused the disaster.
• Fugaku accused Root of colluding with the Light Organization because it knew the hidden base’s location, prompting Hiruzen to restrict Danzo to Konoha and order the Uchiha to guard against Kirigakure.
• Fugaku questioned Shisui, who confirmed that Seika had awakened the Mangekyō and sacrificed himself; Shisui also reported that the Light Organization had erased all traces of the dead.
• Fugaku suspected the Light Organization coveted the Uchiha’s abilities and knew the Mangekyō secret, but refused to reveal the clan’s secrets to Konoha’s leadership.

Aizen prepared Uchiha Ryuko and Uchiha Seika for an experiment to fuse their Mangekyō Sharingan, while using Seika’s life to pressure Ryuko into cooperating. After seeing that Seika was alive, Ryuko allowed the examinations to continue more smoothly.

• Aizen conducted detailed examinations on Uchiha Ryuko and Uchiha Seika before the Mangekyō fusion and requested help from Kōki.
• Uchiha Ryuko deduced that Seika had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Aizen confirmed it.
• Aizen threatened that neither brother would survive if Ryuko refused to cooperate, but promised to let Seika return to Konoha if the experiment went well.
• Uchiha Ryuko asked to see Seika in person, and Aizen agreed while warning him not to reveal anything.
• Jörmungandr brought the injured Uchiha Seika before Ryuko, who saw that he was alive and then cooperated with the examinations.

Kōki transplanted Uchiha Seika’s Mangekyō Sharingan into Uchiha Ryuko and observed it develop into an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. Just as he prepared to remove the new eye, Ryuko attacked with its ocular power, but Kōki drained Ryuko’s chakra and stopped him.

• Kōki arrived after arranging for his Wood Release clone to manage the Kumogakure battlefield, and he and Aizen began the experiment on Uchiha Ryuko.
• Kōki explained his theory that the origins of related Mangekyō Sharingan would complement each other, then transplanted Uchiha Seika’s eyes into Ryuko, starting with one eye.
• Over the following days, Kōki observed Ryuko’s chakra growing and waited to learn more about the awakening process.
• On the fifth day, Ryuko’s transplanted eye became an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, then unleashed ocular power that struck Aizen and Jörmungandr before targeting Kōki.
• Kōki resisted the attempted control, recognized that Ryuko had broken through his seal, and used Wood Release to drain his chakra, causing the Eternal Eye to revert to an ordinary eye.

Kōki revealed to Uchiha Ryuko that he controlled the Light Organization and explained that he was preparing for a future catastrophe. After Ryuko resisted, Kōki incapacitated him while preserving the nerves needed to form the Eternal Eyes, then tested the transplanted eyes in a clone and found that the clone could not control them perfectly.

• Uchiha Ryuko realized that Kōki Itō controlled Aizen and Jörmungandr and asked why Kōki had formed the Light Organization.
• Kōki said he wanted to become strong enough to face a future catastrophe, while Ryuko explained that he had resisted because he trusted only himself to protect his younger brother.
• Kōki drugged Ryuko and severed many of his nerves, leaving him unable to move or use chakra while preserving the pathways around his eyes.
• Five days later, the second Eternal Eye formed, and Kōki told Jörmungandr to dispose of Uchiha Seika.
• Kōki transplanted the Eternal Eyes into a clone of Ryuko and tested them; the clone reported a slight difference after activation, prompting Kōki to consider researching souls.

Kōki tested whether his special clone could use the Eternal Eye and discovered that its ocular power cut off when the clone tried to strengthen Susanoo. He planned further research and a way to locate Madara Uchiha so the Light Organization could confront him.

• Kōki watched his clone use Chigaeshi no Ōtama no Mikoto and summon a hundred-meter Susanoo through Takeminakata no Kami.
• When the clone tried to enhance Susanoo further, the Eternal Eye's ocular power cut off and the clone fell, revealing that he could use only about eighty percent of its power.
• Kōki reassured the clone and planned to investigate Nagato and the soul with Aizen and Orochimaru while preparing to end the Shinobi World war.
• Aizen warned Kōki that drawing attention could alert Madara Uchiha, and Kōki proposed having Aizen wear Madara down.
• Kōki said the Light Organization could follow White Zetsu after Obito got into trouble to find Madara's hiding place and attack him together.

Kōki and his allies divided their duties to pursue Madara Uchiha while keeping their connection to Kōki hidden from Black Zetsu. After returning to Konoha’s position in the Land of the Moon, Kōki attended an urgent meeting where Orochimaru announced that Kirigakure had attacked.

• Kōki assigned the Eternal Eye clone to watch Obito with Jörmungandr, sent Setsugetsu to Rōran to prepare the Dragon Vein, and planned to approach Nagato himself.
• White Zetsu reported the Light Organization’s activities to Madara Uchiha, who dismissed the group and ordered him to intensify attacks on Obito.
• Madara told White Zetsu to make Obito suffer more so that he would awaken his Sharingan.
• Kōki returned to Konoha’s position in the Land of the Moon and reviewed his Wood Clone’s memories of the past ten-odd days of limited clashes with Kumogakure.
• Orochimaru summoned the camp’s Jonin to a meeting and announced that Kirigakure had attacked Konoha.

Orochimaru learned that Kirigakure was preparing to invade the Land of Fire, forcing Konoha to seek a quick advantage against Kumogakure. Kōki offered to use his Shikkotsu Forest Sage Mode to defeat Kumogakure’s two Jinchūriki, and Orochimaru accepted his claim as they prepared to revise their battle plan.

• Orochimaru told the Jonin that Kirigakure was gathering troops and would reach the Land of Bears in roughly ten days.
• Orochimaru explained that the Hokage wanted Konoha to gain an advantage against Kumogakure before sending ninja to reinforce the Land of Bears.
• Kōki offered to use a secret technique he had learned in Shikkotsu Forest to defeat Kumogakure’s two Jinchūriki, asking the troops to clear space for his wide-ranging attacks.
• Orochimaru recognized that Kōki was referring to Sage Mode and asked whether he had mastered it completely.
• Kōki confirmed that he had mastered Sage Mode, and Orochimaru believed him and began discussing a revised battle plan.

Kōki Itō used Special Sage Mode to withstand Kumogakure’s massive attack and overwhelm its forces with Wood Release. He captured Yugito and the Two-Tails, then turned his attention to the Eight-Tails.

• Kumogakure’s ninja unleashed a combined attack on Kōki, but his Wood Golem regenerated from the damage.
• Kōki used Sage Art: Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence Technique to crush many Kumogakure ninja.
• Killer B and Yugito brought out the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails to confront Kōki.
• Matatabi’s flames failed against the Wood Golem, and Kōki’s Wood Dragon broke free of the Eight-Tails’ grasp and bit Matatabi.
• Kōki used the Wood Golem to pin Matatabi and capture Yugito, then considered capturing the Eight-Tails as well.

Kōki overwhelmed the Eight-Tails with his Wood Golem while A held back to protect Kumogakure’s forces from Orochimaru. A eventually intervened to save Killer B, allowing Orochimaru to attack the Kumogakure troops, but an arriving fighter intercepted him and dealt with his snakes.

• Killer B and the Eight-Tails chose to keep fighting Kōki rather than retreat without A’s order.
• The Eight-Tails fired a Tailed Beast Bomb, which Kōki’s Wood Golem redirected toward Kumogakure’s troops before Killer B pushed it away with a second bomb.
• Kōki’s Wood Golem and Wood Dragon drove the Eight-Tails back, and the Wood Dragon bit his shoulder while the Golem battered his head.
• A struck Kōki and freed Killer B, then Orochimaru launched an attack on the Kumogakure forces with two enormous snakes.
• A revealed he had arranged for a powerful fighter to arrive, and the newcomer intercepted Orochimaru and defeated the snakes.

Kōki used Sage Art: Wood Release: Flower: Advent of a World of Trees Technique, releasing paralyzing pollen that began incapacitating Kumogakure’s troops. Killer B started gathering a Tailed Beast Bomb to stop the technique while A rushed to intercept Kōki’s Wood Golem.

• Dodai appeared on the front lines, ending Orochimaru’s chance to exploit A’s absence and rout Kumogakure.
• Kōki entered Sage Mode and unleashed Sage Art: Wood Release: Flower: Advent of a World of Trees Technique.
• The flowers bloomed and released golden pollen, which caused a quarter of Kumogakure’s ninja to collapse unconscious.
• The Eight-Tails explained that the pollen could paralyze anyone exposed to it and that the trees had to be destroyed to stop it.
• Killer B began gathering a Tailed Beast Bomb despite the Eight-Tails’ warning, and Kōki sent his Wood Golem to attack him.
• A understood Killer B’s plan and charged toward the Wood Golem.

Killer B destroyed Kōki’s sea of flowers with a Tailed Beast Bomb, but Konoha’s advance forced A to retreat and endure repeated attacks. A learned that the Raikage was negotiating a joint assault with Ōnoki and resolved to hold the front until the plan was ready.

• A struck the Wood Golem and gave Killer B time to fire a Tailed Beast Bomb that destroyed the flowers and cleared the pollen.
• Orochimaru ordered Konoha’s forces to attack, and A ordered the battered Kumogakure ninja to retreat.
• Konoha pursued the retreating Kumogakure troops and continued launching attacks over the following days, forcing them to request reinforcements.
• Blue B told A that the village had sent only a thousand reinforcements while the Raikage negotiated a joint attack with Ōnoki.
• A agreed to hold off Konoha until the alliance plan was ready and anticipated a chance to counterattack.

The Third Raikage led a thousand Kumogakure shinobi to the Land of Earth, planning to join forces with Iwagakure against Konoha. Ōnoki revealed that he intended to ambush Kumogakure as well, leaving the Third Raikage and his troops surrounded.

• The Third Raikage learned that A’s forces were struggling against Konoha and blamed his son for Kumogakure’s losses.
• The Third Raikage ordered his troops to prepare for a surprise attack on Konoha after they reached the Land of Earth.
• An Iwagakure official led the Third Raikage and his troops to meet Ōnoki on an open plain.
• Kumogakure sensory shinobi detected chakra signatures around the plain, alerting the Third Raikage to a trap.
• Ōnoki admitted that he wanted Kumogakure weakened and ordered the concealed Iwagakure troops to attack.

After the Third Raikage died, A withdrew Kumogakure’s forces while leaving a small elite unit behind. Konoha chose not to pursue them and prepared to face Kirigakure, leaving Kōki to reflect on Hiruzen Sarutobi’s cautious leadership.

• A told Kumogakure’s officers that the Third Raikage had been killed by Iwagakure and ordered a rapid withdrawal to stabilize the village, with elite troops left to harass Konoha.
• After learning why Kumogakure was retreating, a Konoha ninja urged Orochimaru to pursue and crush them, but Orochimaru said Konoha would instead move to the Land of Bears to stop Kirigakure.
• Orochimaru considered Hiruzen Sarutobi old and weak for refusing to pursue Kumogakure, then prepared Konoha’s forces to depart.
• Kōki wondered why Hiruzen Sarutobi had chosen caution, unaware that Hiruzen wanted to end the war and protect Konoha amid growing turmoil.
• Kōki concluded that Hiruzen’s changed nature would not alter the promise he had made to help make Konoha greater.

Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan struggled to protect the villages they were developing from bandits and worried they were relying too much on Yusuke. When Yusuke arrived in the Land of Rain, he agreed to join their group, the fledgling Akatsuki, and began helping it grow.

• Yahiko and Nagato discussed how repeated bandit attacks were disrupting their village development and considered asking Yusuke for a lasting solution.
• Nagato urged Yahiko to solve more problems on their own so they could earn Yusuke’s approval, and Yahiko agreed that they should invite him to join them.
• Konan brought Yahiko and Nagato to their residence, where they were surprised to find Yusuke waiting.
• Yusuke praised Yahiko’s work and offered to join their group, and Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan welcomed him into the Akatsuki.
• Yusuke began guiding the Akatsuki, which grew more powerful and transformed more villages.

In the second year of the Third Shinobi World War, Team Minato set out to destroy Kannabi Bridge, Iwagakure’s crucial supply route. As Kakashi, Obito, and Rin headed toward their target, Iwagakure ninja laid a trap, while hidden observers watched from the shadows.

• Konoha assigned Team Minato to infiltrate the Land of Grass and destroy Kannabi Bridge to disrupt Iwagakure’s supplies.
• Obito and Kakashi argued on the way to the mission, and Rin stepped in repeatedly to calm them.
• Iwagakure ninja Kakkō and Taiseki watched Team Minato and said they had prepared a trap ahead.
• A white figure revealed that Lord Madara’s plan was underway, then sank into a tree.
• An unknown hunter remained concealed behind a rock after the white figure departed.

Obito defied Kakashi’s mission-first order to rescue Rin, and his words shook Kakashi’s convictions. Kakashi joined Obito at the enemy’s hideout, where they prepared to face an Iwagakure ninja who had vanished using a concealment technique.

• Iwagakure ninja ambushed Kakashi, Obito, and Rin, then abducted Rin while Kakashi fought one of the attackers.
• Obito punched Kakashi for refusing to pursue Rin and left to rescue her, condemning Kakashi’s disregard for comrades and praising the White Fang.
• Obito tracked Rin to a cave but hesitated, knowing he would struggle against two Iwagakure Jonin alone.
• An Iwagakure ninja sneaked up behind Obito and attacked, but Kakashi appeared and wounded the attacker.
• Kakashi said he had come because he was responsible for his squad, and the wounded Iwagakure ninja vanished with the Camouflage Concealment Technique.

Obito awakened his Sharingan after saving Kakashi from an invisible Iwagakure ninja, then set out with him to rescue Rin. Meanwhile, Setsuna and Jörmungandr tracked White Zetsu to Madara's hiding place and waited for a chance to act.

• Kakashi shoved Obito out of the way of an invisible Iwagakure ninja's attack and lost his left eye.
• Obito resolved to save Kakashi, awakened his Sharingan, and killed the ninja with a kunai.
• Obito and Kakashi treated Kakashi's wound and hurried toward the cave where Rin Nohara was being held.
• A white figure watched Obito leave and remarked on his talent before vanishing into a tree branch.
• White Zetsu took Obito away after the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, while Setsuna and Jörmungandr tracked them to Madara's forest hideout.
• Setsuna sensed White Zetsu throughout the forest and told Jörmungandr to wait for the right moment to act against Madara.