Recaps

Chiya Rikuto developed his Wood Release, medical ninjutsu, puppetry, and genjutsu while Tsunade became his mentor and prepared to take him from Konoha. As he began working at the hospital, threats surrounding the Uchiha Clan and its planned coup continued to build.

• Chiya Rikuto practiced Senjutsu Chakra, learned that he carried Senju blood and Wood Release, and built puppet dolls that he taught Tenten and Ino to control.
• Tsunade returned to Konoha, learned about Rikuto’s Wood Release and medical skill from Chiya Nao, and accepted Rikuto as her disciple while deciding to stay until Nao’s final days.
• Rikuto studied genjutsu from Senju Toka’s scroll, absorbed a White Zetsu Clone’s Chakra and techniques, and used genjutsu to test the masked intruder who had followed him.
• Rikuto frightened Kurenai Yuhi with the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique, gave her a scroll, and completed Rikuto No. 1, a weapon-equipped puppet that Tenten failed to defeat.
• Danzō learned of Rikuto’s genjutsu abilities and summoned Uchiha Itachi as Tsunade took Rikuto to Konoha Hospital for practical medical training.
• Rikuto treated an injured Chunin successfully and earned the title Little Medical Sage, while Danzō learned Tsunade’s return had temporarily delayed the Uchiha Clan’s coup plans and asked Itachi for his answer.

Rikuto secretly took the Uchiha Clan’s Sharingan and techniques, awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, and left Konoha with Tsunade and Shizune. After revealing what he knew about Danzo and a possible Madara, Rikuto confronted Danzo and Root, and the fight continued as Danzo summoned Baku.

• Uchiha Itachi agreed to kill the Uchiha Clan in exchange for Sasuke’s life, while Rikuto sent White Zetsu Clones to steal the clan’s Sharingan, property, and techniques.
• Itachi killed Fugaku and Mikoto and showed Sasuke the massacre through Tsukuyomi, while the White Zetsu Clones looted the compound and burned the clan library.
• Hiruzen stripped Danzo of his advisor position and placed Root under Anbu, while Rikuto inventoried the stolen loot and absorbed Sharingan power until he awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Rikuto absorbed Fugaku’s Mangekyō Sharingan and reached the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, as Hiruzen named Itachi an S-rank missing-nin and promised the clans a new Military Police Force.
• After Nao died, Rikuto left Konoha with Tsunade and Shizune, learned the First Hokage’s Wood Release techniques, and trained in Kakuriyo until Tsunade and Shizune found him badly injured.
• Rikuto told Tsunade and Shizune how he had obtained the Sharingan and warned them that Danzo and a masked man called Madara might be connected to plans involving Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Danzo sent Root to ambush Tsunade, Shizune, and Rikuto outside the capital, but Rikuto and Tsunade fought off the attackers before Rikuto pursued Danzo.
• Rikuto fought Danzo, identified his use of Izanagi, and refused his offer to join Root, then battled him as a wooden giant while Danzo summoned Baku.

Rikuto defeated Danzo and brought him under permanent control, then continued traveling and training with Tsunade as Karin joined them. After capturing Hidan and obtaining Root's forbidden techniques, Rikuto mastered Flying Thunder God and Spirit Transformation before spotting Jiraiya peeping at the hot springs.

• Rikuto broke Danzo through layered illusions, used Kotoamatsukami to make him permanently loyal, and concealed the loss of Shisui's eye.
• Rikuto freed Chūbēmaru from Shuto Castle and signed his summoning contract, then helped Tsunade take Karin and Nanako Uzumaki from Root.
• Tsunade treated Nanako and accepted Karin as her third disciple during two years of travel, while Rikuto arranged for Nanako to live and work in Konoha.
• Rikuto mastered the Yin Seal and traveled with Tsunade, Shizune, and Karin to the Land of Hot Water, where killings had emptied the streets.
• Rikuto defeated Hidan and sealed him away as a test subject, destroyed a White Zetsu, and received forbidden techniques and shinobi remains from Aburame Ryoma.
• Rikuto used more than a hundred Wood Clones to master Flying Thunder God Level Two and won his bet to sleep in Tsunade's arms.
• Rikuto learned the Spirit Transformation Technique, entered Tsunade's mental world, and tested possession and his abilities through a Yugakure Chunin.
• Rikuto spotted Jiraiya peeping near the baths and warned Tsunade, Shizune, and Karin, who dressed and lured him closer.

Rikuto defeated Jiraiya, helped Shizune develop the Yin Seal, and took Tsunade to the casino before showing off his Susanoo. He then brought Karin to Konoha to reunite with Nanako, where he encountered Hinata and Ino.

• Rikuto drove Jiraiya from town and defeated him with Wood Release, Five Release techniques, and Sage Mode, then charged him thirty million ryo for treatment.
• Rikuto helped Shizune form the Yin Seal and Strength of a Hundred Seal, while Black and White Zetsu reported his Wood Release to Obito.
• Rikuto and Tsunade went to a casino, where he won the jackpot repeatedly despite the casino staff checking for cheating.
• Rikuto tested his Susanoo in Kakuriyo Space, then Karin healed a mother and daughter and grew tearful thinking about Nanako Uzumaki.
• Tsunade gave Rikuto and Karin half a month off to visit Konoha, and Rikuto agreed to take Karin there.
• On the way, Rikuto healed Fire Fly Star and Natsuhiboshi, learned the Mysterious Peacock Method, and improved it after studying their technique.
• Rikuto brought Karin to Konoha, where she reunited with Nanako, and Nanako told him that Kurenai Yuhi had become a Jonin and left on a mission.
• Rikuto met Hinata, who recognized him as the boy who had helped her when she was bullied, and Ino greeted him with kisses after seeing him again.