Recaps

Chiya Rikuto visited the Ninja Academy and demonstrated his strength to students who doubted Iruka’s claim that he was already Jonin-level. The chapter ended with Rikuto punching straight through the Rashomon he had summoned, leaving the class stunned.

• Iruka introduced Chiya Rikuto as Tsunade’s disciple and said he had turned down a Jonin appointment, prompting disbelief from many students.
• Naruto challenged Iruka’s claim, while Uzumaki Amaru and Ino defended Rikuto and Sasuke struggled with his own loss of rank.
• Rikuto took over the lesson and summoned a massive Rashomon without making Hand Seals, then offered three days of free training to anyone who could punch through it before sunset.
• Rikuto vanished in a blur and punched through the iron gate, shocking the students with his strength.

Rikuto demonstrated his overwhelming strength by destroying Rashomon with one punch, then offered Class A students free instruction and an advanced Ninjutsu if they could break through another gate. Kiba and Akamaru took the first challenge, but their Fang Over Fang attack left them unconscious.

• Rikuto shattered Rashomon with a single punch, then summoned an intact gate and challenged the students to break through it before sunset for instruction and an advanced Ninjutsu.
• Rikuto demonstrated Chidori Sharp Spear by firing a lightning blade through a tree, inspiring Sasuke to pursue the reward as a way to grow strong enough to kill Uchiha Itachi.
• Iruka encouraged Class A to seize the opportunity, and Kiba volunteered to challenge the gate with Akamaru.
• Kiba gave Akamaru a Military Rations Pill, then the pair used Human Mimicry Ninjutsu and Fang Over Fang to charge Rashomon.
• Kiba and Akamaru struck the gate and their eyes rolled back.

Rikuto tested the students’ strength against his reinforced Rashomon, which Kiba, Ino, and Sasuke failed to damage significantly. Hinata then launched an Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm at the gate, and the chapter ended before its effect was shown.

• Kiba and his dog passed out after spinning, while Rikuto assured Iruka they were unharmed.
• Ino struck the Rashomon with the Superhuman Strength Fist, dented its nose, and treated her swollen hand with the Mystical Palm Technique.
• The Third Hokage watched through a crystal ball and questioned whether Rikuto’s test was too difficult for the students.
• Sasuke Uchiha hit the Rashomon with Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, but only scorched its surface.
• Rikuto urged Shikamaru to try the test, then asked Choji for chips.
• Hinata attacked the Rashomon with Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm.

Hinata’s Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm and Choji’s Human Bullet Tank dented the Rashomon during the training exercise, while Ino and the others watched. The chapter ended with Rikuto sitting in a large tree as the training continued.

• Hinata struck the Rashomon with Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, leaving a deep dent and surprising Naruto, Kiba Inuzuka, and the others.
• Ino praised Hinata’s growing strength, while Sasuke Uchiha brooded over falling behind her and Ino.
• Ino told Choji to attack the Rashomon, and Shikamaru used Shadow Log Bridge to give him a path to charge along.
• Choji used Multi-Size Technique and Human Bullet Tank to crash into the Rashomon, denting it slightly before falling back.
• Ino teased Shikamaru after he complained, while Rikuto sat in a large tree.

Rikuto left the Ninja Academy and went to confront Hiruko, who had captured Root members to steal their Kekkei Genkai. Rikuto appeared in Hiruko’s hideout and revealed his Sharingan, leaving Hiruko stunned.

• Rikuto left the Ninja Academy after patting Ino, Hinata, and Amaru on the head, while Naruto broke his fist striking the Rashomon.
• Aburame Ryoma told Rikuto that Hiruko had captured two Root members with Steel Release and Storm Release.
• Shimura Danzō explained that Hiruko was a missing-nin seeking Kekkei Genkai through the Chimera Technique, and Rikuto decided to visit him.
• Rikuto teleported to Hiruko’s hideout in the Land of Forests, where Hiruko planned to collect five Kekkei Genkai and gain an immortal body.
• Rikuto walked through the sealed cell bars, revealed his Sharingan, and shocked Hiruko, who asked how he had Uchiha eyes.

Rikuto defeated Hiruko, killed him, and took his memories before disguising a Wood Clone as the missing-nin and eliminating his returning subordinates. He left the cave with Hiruko’s research and planned to pose as a bounty hunter, while Ino continued failing to break Rashomon at the Ninja Academy.

• Hiruko attacked Rikuto with Swift Release and Steel Release, but Rikuto immobilized him with his Mangekyō Sharingan and drained his Chakra.
• Rikuto used the Yamanaka Clan’s Secret Techniques to search Hiruko’s memories, destroying Hiruko’s brain and killing him.
• Rikuto sent the captured Kekkei Genkai users back to the Root base, transformed a Wood Clone into young Hiruko, and erased the cave’s traces with Dust Release.
• Three of Hiruko’s subordinates returned, and the disguised Rikuto killed them with Dust Release after claiming he had regained his youthful appearance.
• Rikuto gathered Hiruko’s research and scrolls, planned to become a black-market bounty hunter, and left a Wood Clone behind.
• At the Ninja Academy, Ino was thrown back by Rashomon again and complained that Rikuto’s test was impossible.

Sasuke and the others struggled to break Rikuto’s Rashomon, while Shikamaru pointed out that they might succeed by coordinating their attacks. The class agreed to work together and draw lots for Rikuto’s instruction, and Shikamaru revealed that Sasuke’s Fire Style could soften the gate for Hinata’s attacks.

• Sasuke’s Fire Style scorched the Rashomon but failed to break it, and he remained determined to gain Rikuto’s guidance.
• Shikamaru said the group might break the gate if they coordinated, but only one person could earn the instruction, prompting the others to question who would get the chance.
• Sasuke, Kiba Inuzuka, Ino, Hinata, and the others agreed to break the Rashomon together and draw lots afterward, while Naruto lamented that his broken hand left him unable to help.
• Ino offered to absorb Naruto’s Chakra so she could strengthen her Superhuman Strength Fist, and Naruto agreed to provide it.
• Shikamaru explained that Sasuke’s flames had softened the Rashomon, allowing Hinata to leave a larger dent with her attack.

The students worked together to break the towering Rashomon by piling firewood around it, heating it with Fire and Wind Release, and attacking its weakened surface. Ino’s punch badly dented the gate, but it remained standing as Sasuke and Amaru began another combined attack.

• Amaru and several clan-born classmates volunteered their Wind and Fire Release techniques, leaving Naruto stunned that they knew more ninjutsu than he did.
• Following Shikamaru’s strategy, the students gathered enough firewood to bury the Rashomon, then Sasuke, Santaro Sarutobi, Amaru, and other students heated it with Fire and Wind Release.
• Hinata used Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm to blast away the firewood and dent the glowing Rashomon, then struck it again to cave it in further.
• Sasuke threw an Explosive Tag-tipped kunai into the dent, and Ino, protected by Shikamaru’s Shadow Cloak and launched by Choji, punched the Rashomon and made it cave in further.
• Ino replenished her Chakra from Naruto after retreating, while Sasuke and Amaru began another combined Fire and Wind Release attack.

After the students of third-year class A broke through Rashomon through teamwork, Iruka organized a draw for Rikuto’s promised reward. The students opened their paper balls, but the chapter ended before revealing who had won.

• Hinata struck Rashomon again, then Ino used Naruto’s Chakra and Shikamaru’s Shadow Garment to land the final blow and pierce it.
• Ino credited the group’s teamwork, especially Hinata’s repeated attacks, while Iruka praised the students and apologized for doubting them.
• Iruka announced a supervised draw to choose one student for Rikuto’s guidance or a Ninjutsu reward.
• Rikuto arrived at the Ninja Academy and agreed that the students had earned the reward by breaking Rashomon together.
• The students each drew a paper ball, and Iruka told them to open them all at once.
• Naruto, Sasuke, Ino, and Hinata opened their paper balls anxiously, but the winner was not revealed.

After Sakura Haruno won the chance to spend time with Rikuto, he rewarded the students who had worked together to break Rashomon with Gravity Talismans. Rikuto warned them about the dangers of overusing the talismans, then invited Sakura to come with him.

• Sakura Haruno excitedly revealed that her slip had the character for “shinobi,” while Sasuke and Ino reacted with disappointment and envy.
• Rikuto rewarded the students for their teamwork by giving them Gravity Talismans, with two for those who had contributed greatly and one for everyone else.
• The Third Hokage watched through his crystal ball and was astonished that Rikuto had developed a talisman that could double a person's weight for a month.
• Sasuke and other students tried activating their talismans, and Rikuto cautioned them against stacking them or wearing them during rest because of the risk of serious injury.
• Rikuto approached Sakura Haruno and invited her to come with him.

Rikuto took Sakura Haruno aside for training, explained that she had Senju ancestry, and offered to arrange for Shizune to teach her. He brought Sakura to Konoha Hospital to meet Shizune, leaving Sakura astonished by the sudden trip.

• Sakura eagerly followed Rikuto to Training Ground Three while Ino and the other students watched enviously.
• Rikuto told Sakura that she had Senju blood and that it contributed to her strong Chakra control.
• Rikuto said he would recommend Shizune, Tsunade’s foremost disciple and his senior apprentice sister, as Sakura’s teacher.
• Rikuto took Sakura to Konoha Hospital in an instant, where Shizune greeted him in surprise.

Rikuto brought Sakura to Shizune and encouraged her to take the girl as a disciple, while Sakura pleaded to study under her. After Shizune agreed to consider training Sakura, Rikuto visited Uzuki Yugao, who had gained a three-Tomoe Sharingan and greatly enhanced abilities from the artificial Devil Fruit.

• Rikuto introduced Sakura Haruno to Shizune and recommended her as a talented medical-ninjutsu student.
• Sakura asked Shizune to take her as a disciple, and Shizune agreed to train her if she was ready for strict lessons.
• Rikuto visited Uzuki Yugao and asked whether she had adapted to the power of the artificial Devil Fruit.
• Uzuki Yugao reported increased chakra, sharper sensory abilities, and five chakra natures, then revealed her three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Rikuto explained that the power had also caused Kurenai and Anko's increased strength and Kekkei Genkai, and said Yugao should master her Sharingan before trying to awaken its Mangekyō.
• Uzuki Yugao thanked Rikuto, and he invited her to train with him.

Rikuto trained Uzuki Yugao in a time-dilating Genjutsu, gave her the Peacock Twin Swords, and strengthened her body while teaching her the improved Mysterious Peacock Method. He then returned to the Land of Whirlpools and joined Tsunade in her bedroom, where she openly welcomed his affection.

• Rikuto illuminated Root's training ground and drew Uzuki Yugao into a Genjutsu world where he taught her Wind, Lightning, and Fire Release techniques.
• Rikuto helped Uzuki Yugao recover from the Genjutsu's mental fatigue and told her to focus on mastering Wind and Lightning nature transformations.
• Aburame Ryoma brought the Peacock Twin Swords, and Rikuto gave them to Uzuki Yugao, explaining how they amplified Wind Release.
• After training, Rikuto strengthened Uzuki Yugao's Chakra Pathway System, taught her the improved Mysterious Peacock Method, and spent the night with her.
• Rikuto returned to the Land of Whirlpools and went to Tsunade's bedroom, where Tsunade embraced him and took the initiative in their intimacy.

Rikuto and Tsunade spent the morning together before traveling to the Land of Fire’s capital to watch a movie. The film introduced Princess Fuun’s revenge story and her childhood bond with a young samurai.

• Tsunade sent a Wood Clone to guide Nawaki’s training while she stayed with Rikuto.
• Rikuto and Tsunade left the island and used a Flying Thunder God Mark to travel to the Land of Fire’s capital.
• Rikuto and Tsunade entered a crowded theater to watch Princess Fuun’s Ninja Chronicles, starring Fujikaze Yukie.
• The film showed Princess Fuun surviving her family’s assassination, training in Ninjutsu, and falling in love with her fellow disciple.

After the movie moved Tsunade to tears, Rikuto recognized its actress Fujikaze Yukie in the cinema and suggested taking Tsunade to the casino. Yukie fled to her hotel, where she told Sandayu that Rikuto seemed to know her identity, and Sandayu reacted with alarm when she mentioned Tsunade.

• Tsunade asked Rikuto to promise he would stay alive, and he reassured her while praising the movie.
• Rikuto spotted the disguised Fujikaze Yukie leaving the cinema and recognized her as the actress.
• Rikuto suggested going to the casino, and Tsunade eagerly agreed.
• Yukie rushed back to the hotel and told Sandayu that a young man at the cinema seemed to know her identity as the Land of Snow's princess.
• Yukie said the woman with Rikuto was called Tsunade, and Sandayu reacted in disbelief as Yukie urged them to leave.

Sandayu recognized Tsunade as a possible ally and went to seek her help, while Kazahana Koyuki prepared to flee. Rikuto found Koyuki alone at the inn, restrained her, and reminded her of their meeting as children, leaving her to recognize him.

• Sandayu identified Tsunade from a bounty booklet and decided to ask her to help overthrow Kazahana Dōtō.
• Koyuki rejected Sandayu’s plan and began packing to escape after he left.
• Rikuto appeared in Koyuki’s room, and she threatened him with a fruit knife.
• Rikuto bound Koyuki with vines, kissed her, and explained that they had met seven years earlier.
• Koyuki remembered the little boy who had comforted her at the Hokage building and recognized Rikuto.

Rikuto reunited with Kazahana Koyuki, the actress he had once given a flower to, and explained that Tsunade was his teacher. Koyuki worried that Tsunade was taking advantage of him, but Rikuto kissed her, and she returned the kiss.

• Kazahana Koyuki recognized Rikuto as the boy who had given her a lily years earlier, and he offered her another flower as an apology.
• Koyuki and Rikuto introduced themselves, and she asked about the woman she had seen with him at the movie theater.
• Rikuto told Koyuki that Tsunade was his teacher, and Koyuki urged him to stay away from her because she thought Tsunade was exploiting him.
• Rikuto asked if Koyuki was worried about him, then pulled her close and kissed her.
• Koyuki kissed Rikuto back before he released her, and she called him a bad little brother.

Rikuto offered Kazahana Koyuki an artificial Devil Fruit that could give her the power to reclaim the Land of Snow, then showed her an illusion of his destructive strength. Koyuki ate the fruit and waited for its abilities to awaken.

• Rikuto apologized to Kazahana Koyuki with flowers after teasing her about their kisses.
• Rikuto gave Koyuki an ice-blue Devil Fruit and used an illusion to show her the power she could gain.
• Koyuki resolved to take revenge and ate the fruit despite its revolting taste.
• Rikuto examined Koyuki's Chakra and explained that the fruit combined Ice Release, Hydrification, and Hagoromo Clan bloodline abilities.

Rikuto trained Kazahana Koyuki for three years in the Tsukuyomi Genjutsu, teaching her ninja skills and Ice Release while helping her grow into a confident, determined fighter. Back in reality, she thanked him, vowed to become stronger, and kissed him as he prepared to leave.

• Rikuto trapped Kazahana Koyuki in Tsukuyomi and explained her Ice Release Kekkei Genkai, demonstrating its power by freezing a city in the Land of Fire.
• Rikuto taught Kazahana Koyuki Chakra control, basic techniques, several Chakra natures, Ice Release, and combat through simulated battles over three years.
• Rikuto healed Kazahana Koyuki after she returned to reality, and she thanked him for guiding her through the training.
• Kazahana Koyuki revealed her love for Rikuto and said she would grow stronger to follow in his footsteps.
• Kazahana Koyuki kissed Rikuto as he prepared to leave, and he returned her affection.

After three months of research, Rikuto tested regenerative forbidden techniques on Aburame Ryoma and learned that Seimei had completed preliminary work on a giant machine. The chapter ended with Rikuto, Uzuki Yugao, and Aburame Ryoma looking at the towering metal creation in Seimei’s laboratory.

• Kazahana Koyuki told Sandayu she would stop running away and face Kazahana Dōtō, saying the boy from her past had given her courage.
• Rikuto inscribed the Body Activation and Body Revival forbidden techniques into Aburame Ryoma and had him test his rapid regeneration.
• Rikuto explained that Ryoma’s healing consumed enormous amounts of Chakra and could not match Hidan’s immortality.
• Rikuto received a message that Seimei had achieved preliminary results and took Uzuki Yugao and Aburame Ryoma to Seimei’s laboratory.
• Rikuto saw a metal behemoth more than ten meters tall, while Seimei and the other researchers bowed to him.

Rikuto tested Seimei’s silver prototype mech on a secluded island, demonstrating its weapons and mobility against his Wood Clone. The trial continued as the mech took to the air.

• Seimei explained that the mech used stored energy and Rikuto’s Tag Formations to unleash powerful techniques while absorbing Ninjutsu and Chakra.
• Rikuto entered the mech’s cockpit and controlled it through wires connected to his nerves, testing its movements in the laboratory.
• Rikuto transported Seimei, Uzuki Yugao, Aburame Ryoma, and the others to a hidden island and began testing the mech against his Wood Clone.
• The mech fired a barrage of Chakra projectiles, absorbed the Wood Clone’s Wind Release attacks, and cut through his Wood Release trees with a greatsword.
• Rikuto’s mech launched itself into the air as the test continued.

The silver mecha warrior and the Wood Clone traded powerful attacks, revealing the prototype’s Forbidden Techniques and replicated Kekkei Genkai Ninjutsu. The Wood Clone’s barrage of Shuriken was swept aside, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Seimei explained that Lord Rikuto had inscribed Wind Release: Rasenshuriken and the Forbidden Technique Fury onto the mecha warrior, while Aburame Ryoma described Fury’s destructive power.
• The mecha warrior and the Wood Clone hurled Wind Release: Rasenshuriken at each other, and their collision created a massive explosion and shockwave.
• The mecha warrior cleaved through the first of three Rashomon gates, then fired Storm Release lightning around the remaining gates at the Wood Clone.
• The Wood Clone appeared behind the mecha warrior and struck it with an Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan, which the mecha absorbed before firing a barrage of wind bullets.
• The wind bullets riddled the Wood Clone, which turned into wood, and the mecha warrior swept away its Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique barrage with its greatsword.

Rikuto tested the armor’s combat abilities and considered integrating the Byakugan’s perception into it. Elsewhere, Hiruko hunted down the missing-nin Kuroishi Motokawa in the Land of Rivers and revealed his identity.

• Rikuto ended his test against the Wood Clone and invited Uzuki Yugao to try piloting the armor.
• Rikuto said he needed to analyze the Byakugan to improve the armor’s perception, and Seimei agreed that its abilities could help pilots use the armor fully.
• Rikuto decided to study a Byakugan from the Hyuga Main Family that he had obtained from the Mist Ninja.
• In the Land of Rivers, Hiruko attacked and killed Kuroishi Motokawa, an A-rank Iwagakure missing-nin.
• Hiruko identified himself to the wary Kuroishi as a survivor of the Kaguya Clan and told him to call him Hiruko.

Hiruko defeated the missing-nin Kuroishi Motokawa and met the Akatsuki members sent to recruit him. He agreed to consider joining, but demanded that they prove their strength, and Kakuzu stepped forward to test him.

• Hiruko caught Kuroishi Motokawa’s Rock Fist, then pierced him with a bone spike after exposing his decoy and camouflage tactic with the Byakugan.
• Hiruko sealed Kuroishi Motokawa’s corpse in a storage scroll and encountered Uchiha Itachi, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Kakuzu.
• Black and White Zetsu revealed that Hiruko’s Chimera Technique had given him five Kekkei Genkai but failed to make him immortal.
• Uchiha Itachi invited Hiruko to join the Akatsuki, and Hiruko agreed on the condition that they prove their strength.
• Kakuzu stopped Kisame Hoshigaki and volunteered to test Hiruko, while White Zetsu pointed out Kakuzu’s interest in collecting a bounty.

Hiruko used Dark Release, Swift Release, Shikotsumyaku, and the Byakugan to pierce Kakuzu's heart, alarming the Akatsuki members watching. Kakuzu survived the attack and unleashed his black threads and three masked monsters against Hiruko.

• Kakuzu attacked Hiruko with Fire Style, but Hiruko absorbed the flames with Dark Release and sent them back at his opponents.
• Hiruko used Swift Release to get behind Kakuzu and drive a bone spike through his heart.
• Itachi, Kisame, White Zetsu, and Black Zetsu recognized Hiruko's Byakugan, Shikotsumyaku, Dark Release, and Swift Release and reacted to his power.
• Kakuzu coughed up blood, vowed to take Hiruko's heart, and sent black threads after him.
• Kakuzu tore off his cloak as three masked monsters emerged from his back.