Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Mai tested his newly awakened Mystic Eyes of Distortion and discovered that their Spirit Vision could see through objects at great distances. He used the eyes to destroy a distant mountain, alerting everyone in Amegakure.

• Uchiha Mai activated Spirit Vision and found that it could see through objects across hundreds of meters while consuming little energy.
• Uchiha Mai spotted Black Zetsu hiding underground, and Black Zetsu sensed that something had noticed him and withdrew to report to Lord Madara.
• Uchiha Mai focused his Mystic Eyes of Distortion on a small mountain and used “Distort!” to pulverize part of it and make it collapse.
• Uchiha Mai checked his remaining eye power and found that the attack had used less than thirty percent, while the explosion alarmed everyone in Amegakure.

Tsunade demanded that Sarutobi Hiruzen send her to the Iwagakure front so she could reach Amegakure and retaliate against Hanzo for ambushing Uchiha Mai. Hiruzen agreed to wait for clearer intelligence, then ordered a stronger response if Mai was seriously injured or confirmed dead.

• Tsunade smashed into Sarutobi Hiruzen's office and demanded deployment to the Iwagakure front.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen realized Tsunade wanted to attack Amegakure over Uchiha Mai's disappearance after Hanzo ambushed Akatsuki.
• Hiruzen explained that Hanzo had targeted Akatsuki's leaders and that Mai's fate was still unknown, while arguing against opening another front.
• Tsunade rebuked Hiruzen for risking Konoha's morale and reputation by failing to respond forcefully to Hanzo.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen decided to await definite intelligence and send an expert to Amegakure if Mai was not seriously harmed.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Hatake Sakumo to lead an army against Amegakure and capture Hanzo if Mai was confirmed dead.

Tsunade and Sarutobi Hiruzen learned that Uchiha Mai had helped kill Hanzo in an assault on Amegakure, leaving Hiruzen impressed but wary of Mai’s growing independence. Kakashi read the report and was shocked by Mai’s achievement, while wondering whether he could ever catch up.

• Kakashi brought a battle report from the Iwagakure front, and Tsunade grabbed it to read about Mai.
• Tsunade learned that Mai was safe and celebrated Hanzo’s death before handing the report to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen read Orochimaru’s account of Mai, Nagato, Konan, and Sasori attacking Amegakure and killing Hanzo, then resolved to discipline Mai for acting independently.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen gave the report to Kakashi, who was shocked that Mai had helped plan and carry out Hanzo’s assassination.
• Kakashi felt powerless and wondered whether he could catch up to Mai.

News that Uchiha Mai had led a team to kill Hanzo spread through the Ninja World, delighting the Uchiha Clan and provoking jealousy from the Hyuuga Clan. The announcement reached Konoha's front lines, where the soldiers erupted in surprise.

• The Ninja World learned that eleven-year-old Uchiha Mai had led people into Amegakure and killed Hanzo, shocking ninja who remembered his strength.
• Uchiha Fugaku celebrated Mai's achievement and saw him as the best candidate to lead the Uchiha Clan in the future.
• The Uchiha Clan hailed Mai alongside Madara and Izuna as one of its Three Uchiha Heroes, while the Hyuuga Clan bitterly compared its lack of talent with the Uchiha's.
• After Sarutobi Hiruzen approved the news, it reached Konoha's front lines, where the soldiers erupted in disbelief that Hanzo had been killed.

The Third Raikage discussed Hanzo’s death with Killer B and explained how Uchiha Mai’s team had defeated him by exploiting their combined abilities. Killer B dismissed Mai as lucky and vowed to surpass him in strength and artistic talent.

• After Konoha’s morale rose, Prince A sent Killer B to Kumogakure to request reinforcements.
• The Third Raikage read reports that Uchiha Mai and three companions had killed Hanzo in Amegakure and cursed Hanzo for strengthening Konoha’s morale.
• Killer B bragged that he and Yugito Nii could have killed Hanzo, but the Third Raikage warned him not to underestimate Hanzo’s strength and poison.
• The Third Raikage explained that Mai’s team had defeated Hanzo by combining Sasori’s knowledge of poison with Jiraiya’s disciples’ abilities.
• Killer B declared that he would defeat Mai in strength and artistic accomplishment after hearing about Mai’s dance and song reputation.

Uchiha Mai returned to the Konoha war zone, but Orochimaru told him that Sarutobi Hiruzen had ordered him back to the village. As Mai left, Orochimaru attacked him to test his abilities, and Mai countered with an imitation of Orochimaru’s technique.

• Uchiha Mai returned from Amegakure to the Konoha war zone and went to Orochimaru to resume his duties.
• Orochimaru told Mai that Sarutobi Hiruzen had removed him as deputy commander and wanted him back in the village within a few days.
• Mai accepted the Hokage’s order, while Orochimaru suspected his strength had grown enough to rival a village Kage.
• As Mai left Orochimaru’s tent, Orochimaru attacked him with Hidden Shadow Snake Hand.
• Mai used Super Beast Imitating Drawing to counter with an imitation of Hidden Shadow Snake Hand, and the snakes destroyed one another.
• Orochimaru recognized how Mai had copied the technique, and Mai said a counterfeit did not have to be inferior to the genuine article.

Orochimaru confronted Uchiha Mai about his mutated purple Sharingan, which Mai called the Consciousness Only Sharingan. When Orochimaru attacked to test their power, Mai used No Ignorance on him, leaving the effect of the technique unresolved.

• Orochimaru recognized that Uchiha Mai's purple eyes had changed far beyond ordinary Sharingan and suspected they might be Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Uchiha Mai claimed that a reaction between his Deathfire and another secret technique had created the Consciousness Only Sharingan.
• Orochimaru inferred that Mai's calmness meant he had a powerful ability to rely on, then summoned two giant snakes and attacked with a Kusanagi Sword.
• Uchiha Mai cut down the snakes and met Orochimaru's charge outside the tent as the Konoha ninjas cleared the area.
• Uchiha Mai pointed at Orochimaru and activated Consciousness Only: No Ignorance.

Uchiha Mai used Consciousness-Only: Even No Ignorance Ends to disrupt Orochimaru’s heart and brain, giving him an opening to wound him. Orochimaru withdrew, wary of Mai’s unusual abilities and coveting his eyes, while Mai chose not to pursue a fight to the death.

• Uchiha Mai accelerated time around Orochimaru’s heart, and the resulting disruption and corrective force forced Orochimaru to halt his attack.
• Orochimaru endured the pain and exchanged several sword blows with Uchiha Mai, gaining a slight advantage.
• Uchiha Mai slowed time around Orochimaru’s brain, disrupting his reactions until the barrier shattered and the corrective force left him dizzy.
• Uchiha Mai slashed Orochimaru’s abdomen with Dragon Star Style: Gluttony, and Orochimaru retreated using the Body Flicker Technique.
• Orochimaru deduced that Uchiha Mai’s eyes had developed a powerful ability and coveted them, while Mai offered to show him more but avoided escalating the fight.

Orochimaru made peace with Uchiha Mai after testing his strength and proposed they hunt the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Roshi, before Mai returned to Konoha. Mai agreed to stay for five days, and Orochimaru planned to use him as bait to draw Roshi out.

• Orochimaru claimed his attack on Uchiha Mai had been a test for a dangerous plan, and the two eased the tension by laughing together.
• Orochimaru warned Mai that Sarutobi Hiruzen might reprimand him for disobeying orders over Hanzo, but Mai said he was no longer afraid of the Naruto.
• Orochimaru proposed that he and Mai hunt Roshi to earn Mai another merit before he returned to Konoha.
• Mai agreed to remain in the war zone for no more than five days.
• Orochimaru planned to use Mai as bait because Roshi had repeatedly tried to kill him and usually brought only a few Jonin.

Uchiha Mai returned to his war zone and, with Orochimaru’s authorization, took command and prepared to strike back at a troublesome Iwagakure unit. Two days later, a tall, fair-skinned female ninja arrived, and Mai led his assembled forces toward the enemy camp.

• Uchiha Mai agreed to Orochimaru’s plan, and the two prepared to make Roshi believe they were operating in separate war zones.
• Uchiha Mai returned to his war zone, where Yamato reported that Iwagakure’s repeated attacks had pushed Konoha’s forces back toward the Land of Fire.
• Yamato identified an Iwagakure unit of more than three hundred fighters, led by Sato Gojugo, Ueno Tsuru, and Ito Masayoshi, as the most troublesome enemy force.
• Uchiha Mai ordered nearby troops assembled so they could wipe out the Iwagakure unit within three days and avenge two fallen Uchiha Jonin.
• Konoha’s forces assembled two hundred fighters, and two days later Uchiha Mai led them toward the Rock Shinobi encampment after a tall, fair-skinned female ninja arrived.

Uchiha Mai led a Konoha force toward the Iwagakure encampment, intending to draw out Roshi. When Iwagakure’s captains learned that Uchiha Mai was leading the attack, their confidence gave way to fear as they prepared to fight.

• Uchiha Mai advanced at night with two hundred Konoha ninja, Yamato, two Uchiha Jonin, and a disguised Orochimaru.
• Yamato recognized Orochimaru from his distinctive tongue gesture and grew uneasy about the raid.
• Uchiha Mai ordered his force to prepare a ninjutsu bombardment near the Iwagakure encampment, making no effort to hide their chakra.
• Iwagakure’s sensory ninja reported the approaching Konoha force and four powerful chakra signatures to Sato, Ueno, and Ito.
• Ito identified Uchiha Mai as the likely leader, and the three captains recalled his past victories and feared the coming battle.
• Ueno ordered an intelligence ninja to request reinforcements and told Sato and Ito to prepare to fight Uchiha Mai.

Uchiha Mai used a time-altering ability to break the Rock Shinobi’s opening barrage, then tore through their ranks as Orochimaru concealed his strength and waited for Roshi. The Rock leaders lost their nerve and held back, hoping Roshi’s arrival would turn the battle around.

• The Rock Shinobi leaders Sato, Ueno, and Ito ordered their three hundred troops to meet Uchiha Mai’s two hundred Konoha ninja with a full ninjutsu assault.
• Orochimaru left the fight to Uchiha Mai so he could keep his strength hidden until Roshi arrived.
• Uchiha Mai used Innate Time Control: No Ignorance to disrupt the Rock Shinobi’s ninjutsu and open a gap in their defenses.
• Orochimaru deduced that Uchiha Mai’s technique manipulated time, and Uchiha Mai claimed he had adapted forbidden Uchiha techniques.
• Uchiha Mai charged into the Rock Shinobi ranks with swordsmanship, Fire Style, and ocular techniques while Orochimaru followed as his bodyguard.
• Sato and the other Rock leaders huddled among their troops, unwilling to advance and waiting for the jinchuriki to arrive.

Uchiha Mai overwhelmed three Iwagakure Jonin in a brief fight, then left his subordinates to continue battling the Rock Shinobi. Yamato believed that he and Senior Mai had secured the local victory together.

• Uchiha Mai charged Sato, Ueno, and Ito as they attacked him with Earth Release techniques and a sword.
• Uchiha Mai used Consciousness-Only: No Ignorance to stop Sato’s hand seals, then wounded Ito with Izumi no Kami Kanesada.
• Uchiha Mai dodged Ueno’s Earth Dragon Bullet, disabled Ueno, and cut off Sato’s fingers when Sato tried to intervene.
• Uchiha Mai crushed Sato’s heart, then killed the wounded Ueno and Ito in under twenty seconds.
• Uchiha Mai watched his subordinates fight from a tree while Yamato credited their supposed teamwork with killing the three Jonin and helping secure victory.

Uchiha Mai and Orochimaru set a trap to draw Roshi out, using battlefield intelligence to make him believe Mai was at Sato’s position. Roshi arrived to hunt Mai, who revealed he had been waiting nearby.

• Orochimaru asked whether Roshi would come, and Uchiha Mai explained why the intelligence would reach him.
• Ishikawa sent Sato’s report to Roshi by ninja hawk after escaping the battlefield.
• Roshi learned that Uchiha Mai had led the attack on Sato’s unit and decided to reinforce it and kill Mai.
• Roshi reached the battlefield, found only Rock Shinobi corpses, and ordered his men to track Mai.
• Uchiha Mai called out from the nearby woods and said he had been waiting for Roshi.

Uchiha Mai and Orochimaru ambushed Roshi and his four Jonin, using a Shadow Clone ruse to lure him into their trap. Mai disrupted Roshi with Consciousness-Only: No Ignorance and attacked his followers, leaving the fight poised to continue.

• Uchiha Mai told Roshi that Sato and the other Rock Shinobi were dead.
• Uchiha Mai revealed that Orochimaru was waiting behind Roshi, trapping Roshi and his men between them.
• Orochimaru explained that the force seen raiding a camp had been his Shadow Clone, which had summoned Manda to make the deception convincing.
• Roshi activated Lava Release Chakra Mode and charged Uchiha Mai.
• Uchiha Mai used Consciousness-Only: No Ignorance to make Roshi's heart hurt and stall his charge, then attacked Roshi's Jonin with Deathfire Oscillating Sword.

Uchiha Mai and Orochimaru ambushed Roshi and his four Rock Shinobi subordinates, then used their combined attacks to overwhelm the Four-Tails Jinchuriki. Roshi ended the chapter badly wounded and surrounded, with all four subordinates dead.

• Orochimaru and Uchiha Mai attacked Roshi and his four subordinates from both sides, killing two Jonin as the battle began.
• Roshi ordered his two remaining Jonin to hold off Orochimaru while he fought Uchiha Mai alone.
• Uchiha Mai stunned Roshi with Consciousness-Only: The End of No Ignorance and cut through his lava armor, but the Four-Tails intervened and knocked Mai back.
• Orochimaru pierced Roshi with the Kusanagi Sword, and Uchiha Mai wounded him further with the Two-Sword Style: Oscillating Cross Sword and a dragon spear.
• Orochimaru killed the remaining two Rock Shinobi, then used the Kusanagi Sword to pierce Roshi a second time, leaving him surrounded by Orochimaru and Uchiha Mai.

Uchiha Mai and Orochimaru battled Roshi after he entered Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, eventually forcing him to use a Tailed Beast Ball. Mai stopped the attack with his Consciousness-Only Sharingan’s Distortion ability, leaving Roshi badly wounded and the outcome of the fight unresolved.

• Roshi entered Partial Tailed Beast Transformation and attacked Uchiha Mai with magma techniques, but Mai dodged and counterattacked with Deathfire Flame Dragons.
• Orochimaru summoned giant snakes and made them explode around Roshi, creating an opening for Mai to slash through Roshi’s tails and wound his chest.
• Mai and Orochimaru continued suppressing Roshi, who forced them back and began forming a Tailed Beast Ball.
• Mai stopped Orochimaru from using Triple Rashomon and used Positive-Negative Rotation to distort Roshi’s left arm and tailed beast chakra.
• Roshi screamed and accidentally fired the Tailed Beast Ball into a distant hill, while Mai noted that Distortion Power activated too slowly for an immediate killing blow.

Uchiha Mai wounded Roshi with his ocular technique, but Roshi transformed into the Four-Tails and forced Mai and Orochimaru into a difficult fight. After a failed attempt to affect the transformed jinchuriki, Mai copied Hatake Sakumo's sword technique and charged back into battle with two chakra-edged blades, landing a deep slash on the Four-Tails.

• Uchiha Mai's Distortion Power crushed one of Roshi's arms, and Mai warned that he could use the technique again.
• Roshi transformed completely into the Four-Tails, Son Goku, and attacked Mai with fists and lava while Orochimaru tried to restrain him.
• The Four-Tails unleashed Lava Release: Mount Huaguo, lightly injuring Mai and Orochimaru despite their retreat.
• Uchiha Mai used Consciousness-Only: Even No Ignorance Ends on Roshi but barely affected the Four-Tails, so he withdrew and left Orochimaru to hold it off.
• Uchiha Mai took Orochimaru's Kusanagi Sword and replicated Hatake Sakumo's Dōjigiri Yasutsuna with both swords.
• Uchiha Mai charged the Four-Tails and slashed a deep wound across its body, replenishing some of his chakra with its life force.

Uchiha Mai crippled the Four-Tails and badly injured Roshi, helping Orochimaru rout the Iwagakure army. As Mai continued hunting Roshi, he used the pursuit to earn style points by calling out each disguise Roshi tried.

• Uchiha Mai used Distortion Power to twist the Four-Tails into chakra and severely injure Roshi, leaving the beast too frightened and weakened to transform again.
• Roshi fled underground while Orochimaru rallied Konoha's forces and led an assault that shattered Iwagakure's army.
• Uchiha Mai pursued Roshi for dozens of kilometers, then charged through the retreating Rock Shinobi after they obstructed him in order to protect their commander.
• Uchiha Takuya's unit joined the fighting, but Rock Shinobi continued shielding Roshi as he tried to escape by hiding his red hair beneath a piece of his robe.
• Uchiha Mai shouted out Roshi's disguises to test whether the familiar scheme would earn style points, and Roshi shaved off his red beard and changed his appearance in response.

Uchiha Mai pursued the wounded Roshi into the Land of Earth, where Ōnoki intervened just as Mai was about to kill him. Mai and Ōnoki clashed and traded words, leaving the battle unresolved as Mai insisted he could retreat without guilt.

• Uchiha Mai rejected Uchiha Takuya’s suggestion to end the pursuit and continued after Roshi into the Land of Earth.
• Roshi’s troops took a wrong turn, reached a dead end, and were cut off by Uchiha Mai’s forces.
• Ōnoki arrived and stopped Uchiha Mai’s attack on Roshi by raising the ground beneath Mai.
• Uchiha Mai and Ōnoki exchanged blows, with both recognizing the other’s strength, then paused their forces’ fighting.
• Ōnoki threatened to kill Uchiha Mai and questioned whether he would abandon his subordinates, but Mai turned the argument back on Ōnoki and said he could retreat without guilt.