Recaps

Rikuto woke beside Kurenai Yuhi after helping her form a modified Yin Seal and Strength of a Hundred Seal, then brought her to meet Karin and Nanako. Karin noticed that Rikuto’s own forehead mark had vanished, and he explained that he had hidden it by modifying the technique’s formula.

• Kurenai Yuhi woke in Rikuto’s arms and remembered their closeness in the spiritual world the previous day.
• Rikuto explained that he had created a flame-shaped floral mark for Kurenai Yuhi’s Yin Seal and taught her to release its stored Chakra in danger.
• Rikuto and Kurenai Yuhi returned to the Chiya household, where her youthful, radiant appearance astonished Karin and Nanako.
• Rikuto introduced Kurenai Yuhi to Karin, and Karin felt jealous and inferior beside her.
• Karin noticed that Rikuto’s forehead mark was gone, and Rikuto said he had modified the technique’s formula to hide it.

Rikuto gave Kurenai Yuhi access to powerful techniques and a Lizard Clan summoning contract, then revealed his improved Mysterious Peacock Method. He told her it was S-rank and required Jonin-level Chakra, leaving her unsure whether she could learn it.

• Rikuto had Kurenai create two Shadow Clones to study Fire Release and Earth Release Ninjutsu scrolls.
• Rikuto summoned Benimi and gave Kurenai the Lizard Clan's Summoning Contract, which she signed.
• Rikuto demonstrated the Mysterious Peacock Method by forming a Chakra beast that shattered a boulder.
• Rikuto transformed the Chakra into wings and flew around Kurenai.
• Rikuto explained the technique's difficulty and Chakra requirements, and Kurenai asked whether she could learn it.

Rikuto used Sage Mode and Senjutsu healing to erase Kurenai Yuhi’s fatigue as she trained with Shadow Clones in the Forest of Death. By dusk, her accelerated training was still underway, with her receiving the memories and experience of her clones.

• Kurenai Yuhi used Shadow Clones to practice Fire Style and Earth Release while Rikuto replenished their Chakra.
• Rikuto entered Sage Mode and explained that his Senjutsu Chakra enhanced his healing abilities.
• Rikuto healed Kurenai Yuhi’s fatigue and encouraged her to train with four Shadow Clones.
• Kurenai Yuhi trained through the day, recalling her clones’ experiences and recovering quickly with Rikuto’s treatment.
• At dusk, Kurenai Yuhi sat receiving the memories and experience of her vanishing Shadow Clones.

Rikuto helped Kurenai Yuhi recover from mental fatigue and improve her body, then guided her through mastering Fire Release and Earth Release techniques. Kurenai celebrated her progress and grew intimate with Rikuto, while he looked forward to continuing her training.

• Rikuto used Sage Mode and healing techniques to ease Kurenai Yuhi's mental fatigue.
• Kurenai tested her improved Chakra control by casting Earth Release and Fire Release Ninjutsu with great power.
• Kurenai mastered nearly all the D-rank, C-rank, and B-rank Fire Release and Earth Release techniques she practiced.
• Kurenai praised Rikuto and embraced his plan to help her become an all-round Jonin.
• Rikuto flirted with Kurenai, who agreed to indulge him but told him not to go too far.

Rikuto completed an expanded version of the Yin Seal and celebrated Kurenai Yuhi’s progress with the Mysterious Peacock Method. Their intimate moment was interrupted by Anko, who arrived for help removing her Cursed Seal and declared that she wanted to join them.

• Rikuto finished developing a Yin Seal that could store far more Chakra than the original, though he recognized it was only suitable for someone with his enormous reserves.
• Kurenai Yuhi showed Rikuto that she could form Chakra wings with the Mysterious Peacock Method, and he praised her progress and growing strength.
• Rikuto explained that Kurenai had become an all-round Jonin, with Taijutsu and combat experience still needing improvement, and recalled how he had also supported the training of the other girls.
• Rikuto and Kurenai kissed until she stopped him and reminded him that he had promised to remove Anko’s Cursed Seal that day.
• Anko arrived with breakfast, caught Rikuto and Kurenai embracing, and announced that she was jealous and wanted to join in.

Anko visited Rikuto and Kurenai Yuhi, eager for his promised help removing Orochimaru's Cursed Seal of Heaven. After a flirtatious argument over sharing Rikuto, the three settled into an uneasy arrangement, with Anko still expecting him to treat her seal.

• Kurenai Yuhi tried to keep Anko from getting close to Rikuto, but Anko declared she was willing to be his second wife.
• Rikuto flirted with Kurenai Yuhi and seemed tempted by Anko's suggestion of a threesome, prompting Kurenai Yuhi to pinch his waist.
• Anko kissed Rikuto, then explained she had rushed over with breakfast because she was excited about his promise to remove Orochimaru's Cursed Seal of Heaven.
• Kurenai Yuhi admitted she had made a move on Rikuto in private and sat between him and Anko to guard him.
• Anko hugged Kurenai Yuhi and proposed that they take turns spending days with Rikuto.

Rikuto used Sage Mode and the Evil Releasing Method Seal to remove the Cursed Seal from Anko, destroying the small white snake containing part of Orochimaru's soul. Anko was freed from the seal, and Rikuto began restoring her strength as she saw his Sage Mode.

• Kurenai brought Anko to the Forest of Death training ground, where Anko asked to join their training and Kurenai agreed.
• Rikuto began removing Anko's Cursed Seal while Kurenai stood behind him and watched.
• Rikuto used the Four Sealing Formation to contain the area, then applied the Evil Releasing Method Seal to Anko's neck.
• Rikuto pulled a small white snake containing part of Orochimaru's soul from Anko and drained it until it turned to ash.
• Kurenai realized Anko's Cursed Seal was gone, and Anko rejoiced that her torment was over.
• Rikuto dismissed the barrier and placed his hand on Anko's forehead, healing her with green light as she recognized his Sage Mode.

Anko and Kurenai Yuhi fought a sparring match, each determined to outdo the other after their earlier clash over Rikuto. Kurenai gained the upper hand with her improved Ninjutsu and Genjutsu, while Anko summoned a giant snake to counter her.

• Anko and Kurenai Yuhi exchanged Fire Style attacks in the forest as Rikuto watched from the trees.
• Anko was surprised by Kurenai Yuhi’s improved Fire Style and attacked her with Hidden Shadow Snake Hands.
• Kurenai Yuhi’s Genjutsu fooled Anko, and she slashed Anko’s right arm before launching another Fire Style attack.
• Anko summoned a giant snake from Ryūchi Cave to block Kurenai Yuhi’s flames and attack her.
• Rikuto judged that Kurenai Yuhi had become strong enough to handle Anko’s summon as the snake crashed through the trees.

Kurenai Yuhi defeated Anko in a sparring match using a Genjutsu that mimicked Lightning Release and a hidden Earth Release attack. After Rikuto treated Anko’s wound, he encouraged Kurenai to train with the Lizard Clan’s summoning beasts, surprising Anko when she learned Kurenai had signed their contract.

• Anko’s giant python pursued Kurenai, who used Earth Release and evasive moves to buy time.
• Kurenai used Demonic Illusion: Thunderclap Technique to make Anko mistake her Genjutsu for Lightning Release.
• Kurenai’s illusion concealed earthen spears that pierced Anko’s summoned python, and Kurenai appeared with a kunai at Anko’s neck.
• Anko admitted defeat as Rikuto praised Kurenai’s technique and healed Anko’s injured arm with the Mystical Palm Technique.
• Rikuto encouraged Kurenai to train with the Lizard Clan’s summoning beasts, and Anko was astonished to learn Kurenai had signed a Summoning Contract.

Rikuto treated Anko for the damage caused by the Cursed Seal of Heaven and left her with seals containing stored Chakra. By noon, Anko had recovered and went to bathe while Kurenai continued practicing nearby.

• Kurenai trained with Shadow Clones, practiced the Summoning Technique, and studied the Lizard Clan summoning beasts while Rikuto's Wood Clone replenished her Chakra.
• Rikuto entered Anko's mental world with the Spirit Transformation Technique, where Anko flirted with him before he began treating her body.
• Rikuto repaired the damage from Anko's Cursed Seal of Heaven and formed a Yin Seal and a Strength of a Hundred Seal for her.
• Rikuto left Anko's body at noon, and Anko thanked him before heading to the nearby river to bathe.

Hinata demonstrated how much her Gentle Fist had improved during a spar with Hyuga Hiashi in the Hyuga compound. She surprised him and the Main Family elders by using the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, revealing a new level of strength.

• In the Forest of Death, Anko and Kurenai Yuhi enthusiastically trained with Rikuto's help and marveled at the benefits of unlimited chakra and Shadow Clones.
• At the Hyuga Clan compound, Hyuga Hiashi sparred with Hinata as Main Family elders watched and praised her Gentle Fist skills.
• Hinata used the Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms against Hiashi, who easily deflected her attacks.
• When Hiashi suggested they stop, Hinata launched the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, barely missing him and shattering a wooden post behind him.
• The Main Family elders and Hiashi reacted with astonishment that Hinata had mastered the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm.

Hinata completed the Hyuga Clan’s Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms against Hyuga Hiashi, astonishing her family with her newfound resolve. In the Forest of Death, Rikuto demonstrated Fire Release techniques for Anko, then left his clones training her and Kurenai Yuhi while he went to see Tenten and Ino.

• Hinata overcame her hesitation and struck Hyuga Hiashi with Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.
• Hyuga Hiashi and the Hyuga elders were stunned by Hinata’s skill, while Hanabi praised her.
• Rikuto used the Spirit Transformation Technique to demonstrate Fire Release Ninjutsu through Anko’s body, helping her understand the techniques.
• Rikuto left Wood Clones to continue training Kurenai Yuhi and Anko, then prepared to leave for Tenten and Ino.
• Rikuto recalled that Karin had been helping her mother, Nanako Uzumaki, practice advanced Medical Ninjutsu at home.

Rikuto watched Tenten test the Mini Shadow Clone technique through Rikuto No. 1, praising her skill with the puppet and her Ninjutsu. The chapter ended with Tenten pleased by Rikuto’s approval.

• Tenten used the Mini Shadow Clone technique to make Rikuto No. 1 fight Rikuto’s Wood Clone without Chakra Threads.
• Rikuto appeared beside Tenten using the Flying Thunder God Technique and confirmed that he was the real Rikuto.
• Rikuto No. 1 blocked the Wood Clone’s Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique and fired Senbon and Shuriken at him.
• The Wood Clone used Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall to block the puppet’s final Shuriken barrage.
• Rikuto praised Tenten’s skill and timing, and she beamed at his approval.

Rikuto trained Tenten in miniature Ninjutsu and puppet techniques, then guided the next generation of Ino-Shika-Cho in the Nara Clan forest. Ino’s strength had surged ahead of Shikamaru Nara and Choji Akimichi, and the chapter ended as she shattered a huge rock with a Chakra-powered punch.

• Tenten used her Mini Shadow Clone to control Rikuto No. 1, then demonstrated the Mini Transformation Technique and Mini Substitution Technique for Rikuto.
• Rikuto praised Tenten’s progress and urged her to practice controlling multiple puppets and sealing combat materials into scrolls.
• Rikuto arranged for his Wood Clone to train Ino, Shikamaru Nara, and Choji Akimichi after Shikaku Nara and Akimichi Chōza asked him to guide them.
• In the Nara Clan forest, Ino lunged at a huge rock and smashed it apart with a Chakra-powered punch.

Rikuto trained Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji and shared new techniques he had developed from their clans’ inherited arts. Shikamaru told his father about Rikuto’s ideas, and Shikaku planned for the Nara clan to pursue them.

• Rikuto praised Ino for mastering the Superhuman Strength Fist and urged Shikamaru and Choji to keep training.
• Rikuto explained that he had developed the Shadow Personification Technique and improved the Akimichi clan’s Fierce Lion’s Mane Technique.
• Rikuto suggested ambitious new applications for the Nara clan’s shadow techniques, inspiring Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji.
• After training, Shikamaru told Shikaku about Rikuto’s technique and ideas.
• Shikaku said he would gather the Nara clan’s strategists to develop shadow techniques and noted that Rikuto’s work had given the clan new ideas.

Rikuto’s allies marveled at his strength and the Shadow Doppelgänger technique he had given the Nara Clan. After leaving Anko and Kurenai at odds, Rikuto went to Root to prepare for Impure World Reincarnation using White Zetsu clones as sacrifices.

• Shikaku Nara demonstrated how the Shadow Personification Technique created a durable Shadow Doppelgänger capable of using shadow techniques.
• Shikaku explained why the Nara, Yamanaka, and Akimichi clans had entrusted their secret techniques to Rikuto, who had also helped their younger members grow stronger.
• After dinner, Rikuto taught Anko the Mysterious Peacock Method, then left Kurenai and Anko arguing over him and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach Root.
• Shimura Danzō, Aburame Ryoma, Yamanaka Fū, and Aburame Torune reported that they had prepared numerous White Zetsu clones as sacrifices for Impure World Reincarnation.

Rikuto used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Second Tsuchikage Mu and controlled him with Kotoamatsukami to obtain Dust Release and Iwagakure’s Earth Release techniques. After studying Mu’s Dust Release and mastering the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique, Rikuto began working toward developing his own Sage Art: Dust Release.

• Rikuto chose White Zetsu as a sacrifice and summoned Second Tsuchikage Mu with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Rikuto used Kotoamatsukami to control Mu and ordered him to provide Dust Release and Iwagakure’s weight-altering Earth Release techniques.
• Rikuto memorized Mu’s secret technique scrolls and learned the Light-Weight Rock and Added-Weight Rock techniques.
• Rikuto possessed Mu with the Spirit Transformation Technique and studied how he fused wind, earth, and fire Chakra to perform Dust Release.
• Rikuto mastered the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique and floated into the air while Mu watched in amazement.

Rikuto demonstrated his enhanced Mysterious Peacock Method, Sage Mode, and seal-less Dust Release, then tested the destructive power of two Sage Art Dust Release techniques in Kakuriyo Space. After the collision devastated Root’s underground training ground, he assigned Second Tsuchikage Mu to help Root improve Nue and develop Forbidden Techniques.

• Rikuto used the Mysterious Peacock Method to move at astonishing speed and destroyed a stone pillar with seal-less Dust Release.
• Rikuto entered Sage Mode, activated his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, and used Ōnamuchi to enter Kakuriyo Space with a Wood Clone.
• Rikuto and his Wood Clone collided their Sage Art Dust Release techniques, distorting space and reducing the underground training ground to ruins.
• Rikuto emerged unharmed and ordered Danzo to send the Root members away.
• Rikuto told Second Tsuchikage Mu to remain in Root and help Danzo improve Nue and develop Forbidden Techniques.

Rikuto used Ranmaru’s corpse to cultivate a strange fruit that might pass on the Red Eye, then began testing whether the same method could produce a fruit from a Storm Release ninja. The chapter ended with the Storm Release Devil Tree growing on its test subject.

• Root members reported that Raiga Kurosuki had escaped after a fight and brought Rikuto the corpse of his companion, Ranmaru, whose Red Eye abilities had caused heavy losses.
• Mu and Danzō identified Ranmaru’s Kekkei Genkai as the rare Red Eye, once considered the Byakugan’s natural enemy.
• Rikuto planted a chakra seed in Ranmaru’s corpse, and the resulting Devil Tree produced a red, patterned fruit before withering away.
• Rikuto considered giving the fruit to Kurenai but decided to test its effects and risks first.
• Rikuto planted another Devil Tree in a Root-collected Storm Release ninja’s corpse to see whether it could produce a similar fruit.

Rikuto tested a lightning-patterned Devil Fruit on a Root member, then returned to Kurenai Yuhi and gave her a red Artificial Devil Fruit. Kurenai ate it despite its awful taste, and the chapter ended before its effects were revealed.

• Rikuto ordered a Root member to eat the blue Devil Fruit, which gave him the ability to produce powerful electricity.
• Rikuto possessed the Root member and demonstrated Storm Release: Chidori Sharp Spear to Aburame Ryoma.
• Rikuto returned to the Yuhi household and spent the night with Kurenai Yuhi, who welcomed their new intimacy the next morning.
• Rikuto gave Kurenai a red Artificial Devil Fruit and urged her to finish eating it despite its revolting taste.

Rikuto revealed that the fruit he gave Kurenai Yuhi granted her the Red Eye, then prepared to leave Konoha with Karin as their leave ended. At the gate, he said goodbye to Kurenai Yuhi and Anko, while Ino, Tenten, and Hinata arrived and Karin bristled at Rikuto’s growing circle of girlfriends.

• Kurenai Yuhi ate Rikuto’s fruit and awakened the Red Eye, which let her see through objects and observe internal anatomy and chakra pathways.
• Rikuto explained that he had created the fruit using a forbidden technique and said the Red Eye was a Kekkei Genkai believed to be the Byakugan’s natural enemy.
• About ten days after Rikuto brought Karin back to Konoha, Karin tearfully said goodbye to her mother, Nanako, before leaving to study under Tsunade.
• At the Konoha Gate, Rikuto embraced Kurenai Yuhi and Anko and promised to return; Anko teased Kurenai about sharing Rikuto, and Kurenai reluctantly agreed to consider it when he came back.
• Ino, Tenten, and Hinata arrived to see Rikuto off, and Karin glared at him, thinking he was a womanizer.

Rikuto said goodbye to his friends and left Konoha with Karin, who had mastered the Mysterious Peacock Method. As they flew toward the Valley of Hot Water, Karin challenged him to a race.

• Ino clung to Rikuto and kissed his cheek while Hinata, Tenten, Anko, Kurenai Yuhi, and others said their farewells.
• Karin used the Mysterious Peacock Method to form Chakra wings and flew ahead of Rikuto.
• Rikuto formed his own Chakra wings and caught up with Karin, who teased him about his many girlfriends.
• Karin combined the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique with the Mysterious Peacock Method and sped past Rikuto.
• Karin challenged Rikuto to race to the Valley of Hot Water, and Rikuto wagered that she would call him senior brother if he won.

Rikuto beat Karin in a flying race, then reunited with Tsunade and Shizune in Hot Water Town. The chapter ended with Rikuto embracing Tsunade and asking whether she had missed him.

• Karin agreed to Rikuto's bet but forbade him from using the Flying Thunder God Technique, then flew ahead to gain an advantage.
• Rikuto combined the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique with the Mysterious Peacock Method and Wind Release to overtake Karin at high speed.
• Karin eventually caught up to Rikuto at the Land of Hot Water's Grand Canyon, admitted defeat, and called him Senior Brother Rikuto.
• Rikuto and Karin flew to Hot Water Town and reunited with Tsunade and Shizune outside an inn.
• Rikuto embraced Tsunade and asked whether she had missed him.

Rikuto returned to Tsunade and Shizune with Karin, showing off his perfected Yin Seal and sharing what had happened in Konoha. At the inn, he and Karin gave Tsunade and Shizune gifts, and Rikuto offered to teach them the improved flight technique.

• Rikuto showed Tsunade his perfected Yin Seal, and Karin told Tsunade and Shizune that he had destroyed the Third Hokage's face on Hokage Rock.
• Tsunade said Jiraiya had paid the thirty million ryo bill before leaving, and Rikuto complained that he had hoped to fleece him again.
• Rikuto offered to teach Tsunade and Shizune the improved Chakra-wing technique he and Karin had used to fly.
• Karin unpacked gifts for Tsunade, Shizune, and Tonton, including Konoha snacks, homemade sausages, dango, and Ichiraku Ramen.

Rikuto gave Tsunade, Shizune, and Karin custom-made clothes, then persuaded them to try the outfits on. Karin and Shizune modeled their spring clothes, leaving Shizune surprised by her youthful new look.

• Tsunade and Shizune finished the Ichiraku ramen Karin had brought and thanked her.
• Rikuto gave Tsunade and Shizune storage scrolls filled with custom outfits, and gave Karin a scroll of her own.
• Tsunade and Shizune blushed at the revealing designs but thanked Rikuto and agreed to try the clothes on.
• Karin changed into a spring outfit, and Rikuto praised her look.
• Shizune modeled denim shorts, a piglet T-shirt, and high-heeled sandals, surprising Karin and Tsunade with her youthful appearance.