Uchiha Mai

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Uchiha Mai (宇智波舞)
Species/Race	Human; Uchiha clansman descended from Uchiha Izuna 279
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Konohagakure; Uchiha clan; Namikaze Minato's team; Void Division; Kirigakure as its five-star Mizukage; later active in the One Piece world 22 315 331 419
Occupation/Role	Ninja Academy student; Konoha genin; Jonin; Anbu Fifth Squad captain; Anbu deputy minister; commander of the Void Division; five-star Mizukage 15 147 209 271 315 331
Status	Active (latest documented appearance) 487
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Dog System and half-star skills	Ch. 2, 6	Having received the system after transmigrating, Mai gains Style Points through impressive performances. His early draws include Mayweather's Shoulder Roll and Flying Armbar.
Prototype Mai Style Ancient Martial Arts	Ch. 8	Combines boxing, jujutsu, and Lightning Five-Chain Whip foundations into a personalized taijutsu system.
One-star: Lightning Five-Chain Whip	Ch. 6	Obtained for 300 Style Points; improves punching speed, upper-limb flexibility, and hand-seal speed.
One-Tomoe Sharingan	Ch. 12, 19	Activates during his fight with Might Guy; its enhanced observation lets him identify and exploit openings. Its awakening at age eight is publicly noticed during Minato's team-selection test.
Refined Mai Style / Duy's kicking techniques	Ch. 15	Completes a month of training under Might Duy, integrating advanced kicking techniques into his style.
Fire Release proficiency	Ch. 25	Learns the Great Fireball Technique from Uchiha Izuna's annotated Fire Release text and performs it successfully on his first attempt.
100th Style: Demon Burner	Ch. 33	Completes his Fire Release–taijutsu nintaijutsu after half a month of experimentation under Minato's guidance.
One-star: Gongshoudao	Ch. 35, 44	A temporary enhancement ability fueled by ryo; Mai uses 50,000 ryo for one second to increase his explosive power, speed, agility, and reflexes.
Chakra Enhanced Strength integration	Ch. 52	Incorporates principles of Tsunade's Chakra Enhanced Strength and Heavenly Foot of Pain into Mai Style rather than copying her brute-force approach outright.
100th Style: Dark Stroke	Ch. 57	Develops a seal-less, ground-traveling Fire Release nintaijutsu for reliable mid-range combat.
Izumi no Kami Kanesada	Ch. 154, 155	Acquires the custom-forged uchigatana that becomes his principal sword and a foundation of his later ninja swordsmanship.
Two-Tomoe Sharingan and Deathfire absorption	Ch. 165	His right eye reaches two tomoe after Deathfire absorbs Chiba Shin'i's life force and mental energy, restoring Mai's chakra and wounds.
Innate Time Control	Ch. 172, 251	Learns time-altering magecraft and develops increasingly precise applications, including barriers that affect individual organs and disrupt an opponent's body and cognition.
Three-Tomoe Consciousness-Only Sharingan	Ch. 256, 270	The mutated purple Sharingan gains penetrating vision, a vast field of view, and gaze-based time and distortion techniques; Mai claims it approaches Mangekyō-level utility.
Sun Wheel Armor	Ch. 292	Draws Karna's Kavacha and Kundala, which reduces external damage to one-tenth and regenerates injuries by consuming chakra or life force.
Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo	Ch. 293, 303	Awakens the Mangekyō Sharingan, later deploying Susanoo and the large-scale time domain [The World] against Kirigakure.
World-Shattering Selfless Killing Fist	Ch. 308	Perfects a high-level Mai Style nintaijutsu through prolonged battlefield combat, combining Deathfire, bone armor, instinctive taijutsu, and overwhelming physical power.
Shikotsumyaku recreation	Ch. 308	Recreates and surpasses the Kaguya clan's Dance of the Larch, producing regenerative bone armor and weapons.
Microcosm Cultivation Method	Ch. 365	Obtains a two-and-a-half-star ability that cultivates the soul's Microcosm and ultimately enables atomic-level destructive power.
Sixth Sense and Phoenix Bronze Cloth	Ch. 405	Opens the Sixth Sense; a Phoenix Bronze Cloth compatible with his nature manifests and integrates his Deathfire and Susanoo.
Seventh Sense and Phoenix God Cloth	Ch. 416	Following death in battle against Six Paths Madara, the Phoenix Cloth fuses with the Sun Wheel Armor and resurrects Mai as a Seventh Sense God Cloth Saint.
World Prize Pool / interworld travel	Ch. 419	Spends 100,000 Style Points to unlock travel to the One Piece world through an Anywhere Door.

Background / History

Mai is a transmigrator who had lived in the shinobi world for more than four years by the time of his Academy spar with Sarutobi Asuma. He considers his inherited Uchiha aptitude ordinary by clan standards, despite being regarded by others as a prodigy. 2 5

His parents died six years earlier while carrying out a mission against a Kumogakure infiltration team. As the final member of his immediate family, Mai inherited an entire courtyard in the Uchiha compound. 5 24

Mai is a descendant of Uchiha Izuna, a lineage that becomes politically significant once his unusual talents and mutated Sharingan attract the attention of Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu. Mai refuses Madara's proposed legacy, declaring that he will surpass Madara through his own strength. 279

At the Ninja Academy, Mai was known primarily for his striking appearance, dancing, and popularity with the girls. His classmates initially underestimated him, but his victory over Asuma established his tactical ability and made him a recognized combat talent. 1 4

Following further training with Might Duy, Mai graduated from the Academy and was assigned to Namikaze Minato's team alongside Hatake Kakashi and Might Guy. Fugaku regarded this placement as politically valuable for the Uchiha clan. 15 22 24

His rapid rise through Konoha's military and political hierarchy eventually makes him both the Uchiha clan's de facto leader and one of the village's foremost power holders. Though Fugaku remains clan head in title, he increasingly consults Mai on major clan affairs. 247 350

Appearance

Mai is a black-haired Uchiha boy described as exceptionally handsome, with a cool and composed public image that attracts considerable attention at the Academy. 1 2

• Fair complexion and delicate, sharply defined features. 1
• Sharp brows and “starry” eyes. 2
• Originally has black hair and wears the Uchiha clan crest on his clothing. 1 9
• His hair later develops a dark-red coloration that he publicly attributes to a chakra-induced genetic mutation. 146
• Uses fashionable poses, dancing, and a harmonica performance to cultivate a stylish image and gain Style Points. 8 26
• Has worn highly stylized combat clothing, including a white shirt and cropped black jacket embroidered with three red tomoe, crimson pants, and later a white cherry-blossom kimono with his sword at his waist. 93 275
• His Phoenix Cloth eventually evolves into dark-red and dark-gold Phoenix God Cloth armor following his Seventh Sense awakening. 405 416

Personality

Mai is calculating, pragmatic, and intensely aware of presentation. He treats looking impressive as both a personal habit and a means of powering the Dog System, deliberately acting cool in public while training privately. 26

In combat, he favors deception, defensive counters, and attacks on exposed vital points rather than honorable exchanges. Hiruzen specifically praises his combat intelligence after he defeats Asuma through technique and psychological pressure rather than overwhelming force. 4 18

He can be manipulative when it benefits him, such as persuading Minato during the team-selection test or negotiating with Kakashi to protect Guy during training. He nonetheless values capable allies and invests heavily in improving himself rather than relying solely on the Sharingan. 20 28 15

Mai consistently prioritizes victory, survival, and strategic objectives over pride. He readily accepts assistance against superior opponents, delegates when appropriate, and views talented enemies as potential assets to recruit rather than enemies who must always be killed. 57 337 342

His ambition expands alongside his strength. Mai seeks to elevate the Uchiha clan, compete for the Hokage position, and ultimately unite the Ninja World, while remaining wary of being controlled by Konoha's old guard. 270 342 384

Despite his ruthlessness toward enemies and rebels, he distinguishes mass killing from stable rule. As ruler of Kirigakure, he argues that lasting peace requires preventing future rebellions and minimizing needless casualties rather than simply exterminating opponents. 329 331

Abilities & Skills

Sharingan

Mai awakened a One-Tomoe Sharingan at age eight. It initially enhanced his observation, analysis, and reaction timing rather than directly increasing his physical speed. 12 19

• Identifies fleeting openings in an opponent's movements. 12
• Analyzes projectile trajectories, including shuriken. 19
• Helps him evade and counter Kakashi's sword technique. 30
• His right eye evolves into a Two-Tomoe Sharingan after Deathfire absorbs Chiba Shin'i's life force and mental energy; the left eye already possesses two tomoe by this point. 165
• The Sharingan later reaches three tomoe and mutates into the purple Consciousness-Only Sharingan, with penetrating vision and an exceptionally broad field of view. 256 270
• Its visual abilities can identify physical vulnerabilities, observe from extreme range, and support seal-less techniques that manipulate time or distort targeted objects. 251 268 270
• Mai awakens the Mangekyō Sharingan before the Kirigakure campaign. Its genjutsu can influence targets through eye contact, though a jinchūriki with a cooperating Tailed Beast can break the illusion. 293 296 320
• His Mangekyō manifests Susanoo and is associated with techniques that recreate, integrate, and improve abilities he has studied. 286 303 308

Mai Style Ancient Martial Arts

Mai's self-created taijutsu system blends boxing, jujutsu, Lightning Five-Chain Whip techniques, and the kicking methods taught by Might Duy. Its core philosophy is defensive counterattacking: avoid damage, force openings, then punish decisively. 8 11 15

• Iron Hammer — An elbow strike used to defeat Might Guy in a single exchange. 10
• Phoenix Qilin: Asura — A shoulder-driven counterattack launched after analyzing an opening with the Sharingan. 12
• Cross Armbreaker — A leverage-based jujutsu lock that immobilizes Guy's arm. 13
• Outer Style: Bombing Axe — A powerful kicking technique used against Asuma during Minato's selection test. 18
• Outer Style: Reverse Peel — A counterattack that severely injures Kakashi after evading his sword technique. 30
• Outer Style: Dream Bullet — A finishing attack used to defeat Kumogakure chunin Kurokawa. 45
• Integrates principles from Tsunade's Chakra Enhanced Strength and Heavenly Foot of Pain, adapting their chakra control to Mai Style's faster, more technical framework. 52
• Nue Hunt — A claw-based taijutsu attack that tears into an opponent's body. 165
• Inner: Three Hundred Eleventh Form: Split-Claw Comb — A Deathfire-enhanced strike that destroys one of Kakuzu's hearts. 337
• World-Shattering Selfless Killing Fist — A perfected nintaijutsu combat system formed during the Kirigakure campaign, combining Deathfire, Shikotsumyaku armor, instinctive movement, and high-speed taijutsu. 308

Fire Release and Nintaijutsu

Fugaku gives Mai temporary access to Uchiha Fire Style True Interpretation: Annotations by Izuna, which greatly accelerates his study of Fire Release. 24

• Great Fireball Technique — Successfully performed on his first attempt; later used to pressure Kakashi during their training battle. 25 30
• 100th Style: Demon Burner — Mai's completed Fire Release–taijutsu fusion technique, developed with Minato's assistance. 33
• Demon Burner initially caused repeated chakra interference and self-inflicted burns during development. 31 32
• Uses Demon Burner to finish the heavily injured Kumogakure jonin Narita Daisaku. 46
• 100th Style: Dark Stroke — A seal-less flame attack that rapidly travels along the ground and gives Mai a dependable mid-range option. 57
• Ura 108 Shiki: Ya Sakazuki — A large-scale sea of blue flames capable of melting massive ice formations. 320
• Compiles his Fire Release principles and techniques into Mai Style: True Explanation of Fire Release Nintaijutsu, which he shares with the Uchiha clan and teaches to its younger generation. 273 274

Dog System

The Dog System awards Style Points and allows Mai to draw abilities from half-star, one-star, and later higher-tier pools. 6 292 419

• Mayweather's Shoulder Roll — A boxing-based defensive countering method. 6
• Flying Armbar — A grappling technique that contributed to his jujutsu foundation. 6
• Lightning Five-Chain Whip — Improves strike speed, arm flexibility, and hand-seal speed. 6
• Karl Malone's basketball skills — Initially dismissed as useless, but Mai adapts its elbow techniques into his martial arts. 26
• Sun Wheel Armor — A two-star reward that reduces external damage to one-tenth and slowly regenerates injuries. 292
• Microcosm Cultivation Method — A two-and-a-half-star reward that leads to the Phoenix Cloth and Saint-style power. 365
• World Prize Pool — Allows Mai to access other worlds through an Anywhere Door after spending 100,000 Style Points. 419

Gongshoudao

Gongshoudao temporarily raises Mai's overall combat capability in exchange for money. 35 44

• A 50,000-ryo, one-second activation increases his speed, agility, explosive power, and reflexes. 44
• Mai considers brief activations more efficient than prolonged use. 44
• He spends 500,000 gold for a two-second activation while intercepting Narita Daisaku. 46

Eight Inner Gates

Mai learns the Eight Inner Gates from Might Duy but cannot open the Gate of Life. 15

• His physical condition and chakra are stated to be comparable to Guy's at the time. 15
• Duy explains that the technique requires an extreme resolve Mai lacks due to his clever, calculated fighting style. 15
• Mai judges the technique too dangerous and unsuitable for regular use. 15

Deathfire and Life-Force Absorption

Mai's mutated Fire Release produces dark or azure Deathfire that burns targets while absorbing life force and mental energy. 165 234

• Deathfire replenishes Mai's chakra, heals injuries, and can strengthen his Sharingan after he defeats an opponent. 165
• His flame-wreathed blade can drain the life force contained in Kakuzu's Earth Grudge Fear threads and destroy one of Kakuzu's hearts. 337
• Prolonged battle becomes particularly dangerous for Mai's opponents because Deathfire offsets the chakra, stamina, and bodily costs of his strongest techniques. 200 306
• Deathfire Oscillating Sword — A sword attack used to destroy an incoming Earth Style assault while rescuing Uchiha Takuya. 196

Super Beast Imitating Drawing

Mai develops an advanced form of Super Beast Imitating Drawing that supports reconnaissance, communication, mobility, and direct combat. 165 196

• Phoenix Summoning — Creates flame-covered birds capable of intercepting opponents and protecting allies. 165
• Black-Gold Roc: Partial Manifestation — Produces black-gold wings that greatly enhance his mobility and allow sustained flight. 196
• Uses drawn beasts to maintain communication with fifteen companies across a roughly 200-kilometer defensive line. 196
• Spirit Vision allows him to locate distant targets and observe areas beyond ordinary visual range. 268 273

Ninja Swordsmanship

Mai wields the custom uchigatana Izumi no Kami Kanesada and develops a personal sword style characterized by explosive movement, Fire Release, and time manipulation. 154 205

• Dragon Star Style Ninja Swordsmanship — A style taught to Shisui and recognizable to opponents as distinctly Mai's. 354
• Fierce Dragon Sky-Breaking Slash — Combines swordsmanship, Body Flicker, time acceleration, Fire Release, and chakra dragons to repeatedly assault targets from changing angles. 205
• Dragon Star Style: Gluttony — A crescent-shaped black sword wave used to wound Orochimaru. 251
• Annihilate Heaven and Earth: Sword Twenty-Three — A high-level attack combining multiple powers within an expanded time-control field; it is used to kill the Third Kazekage. 385
• Innate Body-Piercing Formless Sword Aura — A silent, high-speed sword aura containing properties of Distortion Power and capable of destroying targets across a broad area. 385

Innate Time Control

Mai learns Innate Time Control and develops it from an unusual movement technique into a versatile, dangerous combat system. 172 251

• Clock Up / Double Speed — Accelerates Mai's time flow, allowing sudden bursts of speed beyond an opponent's ability to react. 200 256 310
• Consciousness-Only: No Ignorance — Forms a localized barrier around an opponent's organs, producing debilitating pain and disrupting ninjutsu. 251 256
• Consciousness-Only: Even No Ignorance Ends — Manipulates the flow of time around a target's heart or brain, causing Corrective Force backlash and severe disorientation. 251 272
• [The World] — A large-scale domain that slows time around Mai, enabling him to overwhelm multiple high-level opponents at once. 303
• Its barriers invoke Corrective Force when they collapse, inflicting substantial strain on Mai as well as his targets. 200 251

Bloodline Recreation and Copied Techniques

Mai's exceptional learning, integration, and innovation allow him to reproduce and improve abilities normally restricted to other bloodlines. 286 308

• Shikotsumyaku: Dance of the Larch — Recreates the Kaguya clan's bone armor and weapons, with Mai's version surpassing the original in durability, offense, and regeneration. 308
• Dust Release — Copies Ōnoki's Kekkei Tōta primarily for analysis and later integration, though he considers it less suited to his preferred high-speed style. 358
• Distortion Power — A gaze-based Mangekyō technique that can warp or sever targets at long range. 268 358
• Jackie Chan Never Dies Barehanded — Gives him extraordinary control over weapons and objects, allowing him to seize and redirect an opponent's sword with his bare hand. 306

Microcosm and Phoenix God Cloth

Mai's Microcosm cultivation gives him a second power system beyond chakra and ocular abilities. 365 405

• Cultivates the Third through Sixth Senses and gains the ability to attack matter at the atomic level. 365 399
• Awakens the Phoenix Bronze Cloth after reaching the Sixth Sense; it incorporates Deathfire and Susanoo into its armor. 405
• The Phoenix Cloth and Sun Wheel Armor later resurrect themselves from Mai's death and fuse into a Phoenix God Cloth. 416
• Reaches the Seventh Sense after resurrection, increasing his strength and speed by thousands of times and granting Gold Saint-level telekinetic defense. 416

Defensive Abilities

Mai possesses unusually high survivability even before accounting for his later God Cloth. 292 349

• Sun Wheel Armor reduces physical attacks, ninjutsu, curses, and other external harm to one-tenth of their original effect. 292
• The armor regenerates damage by consuming chakra, life force, or other energy, allowing Mai to recover from injuries such as a pierced heart. 292
• Its known limitations include sealing techniques, Dust Release, and certain absolute killing techniques. 292
• Deathfire absorption and the Sun Wheel Armor together make attrition tactics particularly ineffective against him. 306 349

Equipment / Items

• Uchiha Fire Style True Interpretation: Annotations by Izuna — A high-level annotated Fire Release text loaned to Mai by Fugaku. 24
• Shuriken and kunai — Mai carries and uses thrown weapons, though he considers them secondary to his taijutsu. 29
• Harmonica — Used alongside dancing as part of his Style Point-gathering performances. 8
• Izumi no Kami Kanesada — Mai's custom-forged uchigatana, made by the swordsmith Kanesada and used throughout his rise as a ninja swordsman. 154 155
• Sun Wheel Armor (Kavacha and Kundala) — A two-star system reward fused into Mai's body that grants massive damage reduction and regenerative capability. 292
• Phoenix Cloth / Phoenix God Cloth — Saint armor born from the Microcosm Cultivation Method; its final God Cloth form results from its fusion with the Sun Wheel Armor. 405 416
• Anywhere Door — A World Prize Pool reward that permits travel between worlds. 419

Relationships

• Namikaze Minato — Team captain and mentor. Minato privately guides Mai's nintaijutsu development and assists in completing Demon Burner. Their relationship remains warm as Minato later relies on Mai to help protect Konoha during Kushina's childbirth. 22 31 33 387
• Might Guy — Teammate, sparring rival, and training partner. Their rivalry begins with Guy's admiration for Mai's taijutsu and develops into joint training under Might Duy. Guy later accompanies Mai on his journey to the One Piece world. 3 13 419
• Hatake Kakashi — Teammate and rival. Mai defeats him during a team exercise, earning Kakashi's respect despite Kakashi initially underestimating him. Kakashi later serves as Mai's subordinate, liaison, and fellow interworld traveler. 30 31 331 419
• Might Duy — Taijutsu mentor who teaches Mai kicking techniques and the Eight Inner Gates. He recognizes Mai Style Ancient Martial Arts as a legitimate school. 10 13 15
• Uchiha Fugaku — Clan head and mentor figure. Fugaku supports Mai's taijutsu development, values his placement under Minato, and provides Izuna's annotated Fire Release scroll. He later promotes Mai as a future clan leader and supports his rise within the Uchiha. 7 24 25 274 350
• Uchiha Shisui — Younger cousin, disciple, and close companion who looks up to Mai. Mai trains him in Fire Release nintaijutsu and Dragon Star Style swordsmanship, intending for him to join the Void Division. 6 269 273 354
• Uchiha Itachi — An infant during their first documented interaction; Mai changes his diaper with Shisui and plans to use the incident to assert seniority later. Itachi subsequently requests Mai as his Fire Release nintaijutsu teacher. 8 273
• Uchiha Obito — Academy acquaintance who initially gets along with Mai; later becomes one of Mai's students and a Jonin-level shinobi through Mai's guidance and Anbu training. 2 274 350
• Sarutobi Asuma — Academy rival. Mai defeats him in their spar, then repeatedly uses him as a sparring partner under the terms of their wager. 2 4 16
• Yuhi Kurenai — Academy admirer whose attention toward Mai drives Asuma's initial challenge. 2 3
• Tsunade — Initially meets Mai during Minato's mission to retrieve her and teaches him principles of Chakra Enhanced Strength. They later develop a close political and romantic relationship; Tsunade supports his authority over Kirigakure and is pregnant when Mai begins his interworld journey. 38 41 48 52 331 419
• Orochimaru — A wary ally, Anbu collaborator, and recurring adversary. Mai rejects Orochimaru's offer of mentorship because of his Root connection, but later serves as Orochimaru's deputy on the Iwagakure front and battles him without attempting to kill him. 146 196 251
• Sarutobi Hiruzen — Hokage, political patron, and source of mutual distrust. Hiruzen repeatedly rewards Mai's achievements but fears his growing power and Uchiha ambitions; Mai uses this tension to secure major Anbu and Void Division authority. 147 271 315
• Shimura Danzo — Political enemy. Mai openly despises Danzo, publicly humiliates him after becoming Anbu deputy minister, and regards Root as hostile to both himself and the Uchiha clan. 146 272
• Mei Terumi — Initially an admirer and Kirigakure opponent who attempts to recruit or marry Mai. After her capture and Kirigakure's conquest, she becomes his deputy, political partner, and trusted supporter; she is pregnant when he departs for another world. 101 296 329 419
• Kakuzu — Initially a bounty-hunting adversary whom Mai defeats and psychologically breaks. Mai subsequently hires him as a contracted subordinate and dispatches him to assist Konoha on the Sand Front. 337 342 343
• Uchiha Madara — A distant ancestor figure and eventual supreme rival. Madara admires Mai as Izuna's descendant but views him as an obstacle to the Eye of the Moon Plan; Mai ultimately surpasses him after resurrecting with the Phoenix God Cloth. 279 416
• Mizunashi Yukikaze — Former Third Mizukage and Three-Tails jinchūriki who confronts Mai after Kirigakure's initial defeat. Their conflict establishes Mai's dominance over Kirigakure and leads to his eventual rule of the village. 320 329

Story Role / Major Arcs

Ninja Academy

Mai rises from a student valued mainly for his looks to a recognized taijutsu talent after defeating Sarutobi Asuma. His victory earns Hiruzen's approval for his combat intelligence and gives Mai enough Style Points to further develop through the Dog System. 4 5

Taijutsu Training and Graduation

Seeking to complete his self-made fighting style, Mai trains under Might Duy and spars repeatedly with Guy. He awakens the One-Tomoe Sharingan during their battle, refines his martial arts, learns Duy's kicking techniques, and graduates from the Academy. 12 15

Minato's Team Selection and Training

During Minato's Will of Fire test, Mai defeats Asuma, Obito, Rin, and other candidates with ruthless efficiency. He joins Minato's team with Kakashi and Guy, later defeating Kakashi in a training exercise through deception, Sharingan-assisted counters, and taijutsu. 18 20 30 31

Demon Burner Development

After reaching a taijutsu bottleneck, Mai attempts to merge Fire Release with martial arts. Repeated failed experiments leave him burned and exhausted until Minato helps him complete the 100th Style: Demon Burner. 31 32 33

Tanzaku Town Mission

On the mission connected to Tsunade, Mai uses Gongshoudao and Mai Style Ancient Martial Arts to defeat Kurokawa. He later activates Gongshoudao again to intercept and kill the fleeing Narita Daisaku with Demon Burner after Minato has already severely wounded the jonin. 44 45 46

Early Kumogakure Missions

Mai incorporates Tsunade's chakra-enhanced striking principles into Mai Style and develops new Fire Release nintaijutsu during missions against Kumogakure defectors. He kills the chunin Ishida after an evenly matched taijutsu battle, demonstrating his willingness to accept Kakashi and Guy's assistance for mission success. 52 57 58

Anbu Rise and Iwagakure Front

After becoming captain of Konoha's Fifth Anbu Squad, Mai is appointed Orochimaru's deputy commander on the Iwagakure front. He uses Super Beast Imitating Drawing to coordinate Konoha's forces, rescues Uchiha Takuya, and earns promotion to Jonin after killing Gari and multiple Iwagakure Jonin in a single operation. 147 196 209

Mai later kills Ibuse Hanzo alongside Sasori, evolves his Sharingan through battlefield combat, wounds Ōnoki with Distortion Power, and becomes one of Konoha's “twin stars” alongside Minato. 247 268 269

Void Division and Uchiha Instruction

Hiruzen appoints Mai Anbu deputy minister while allowing him to retain the Fifth Squad. Mai efficiently manages Anbu affairs, openly humiliates Danzo, and expands his influence by teaching Mai Style: True Explanation of Fire Release Nintaijutsu to the Uchiha clan. 271 272 273 274

After Mai's victory over Kirigakure, the Fifth Squad is expanded and separated from the Anbu as the independent Void Division, with Mai as its commander. 315

Kirigakure Campaign and Conquest

After awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan and obtaining the Sun Wheel Armor, Mai leads a small force against Kirigakure while intending to confront its army personally. He destroys the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, massacres thousands of Kirigakure ninja, kills Mizukage Yagura, and defeats the village's military resistance virtually alone. 292 303 308 312 314

Mai subsequently returns to Kirigakure, defeats Mizunashi Yukikaze, establishes the Mist Garrison Headquarters, and compels the village's major factions to submit. Tsunade ultimately appoints him as Kirigakure's five-star Mizukage. 320 329 331

Sand and Kumogakure Campaigns

Using Kirigakure as both a power base and a source of leverage, Mai reinforces Konoha's war effort against Sunagakure. His attacks force repeated Sand withdrawals, while Shisui acts as his envoy and demonstrates the swordsmanship Mai taught him. 350 353 354

Mai later kills the Third Kazekage with Sword Twenty-Three and defeats the Third Raikage, securing further military prestige and accelerating the collapse of the wider war. 385 387

Six Paths Madara Conflict

Mai eventually confronts Six Paths Madara and is initially overwhelmed by Madara's Limbo clones, spatial techniques, and superior physical power. After being reduced to ash, Mai is resurrected when the Phoenix Cloth and Sun Wheel Armor fuse into a Phoenix God Cloth, awakening his Seventh Sense and reversing the battle's power balance. 416

Interworld Journey

Following peace in the Ninja World and the defeat of Super Six Paths Madara in a parallel world, Mai uses the World Prize Pool to travel to the One Piece world. He takes Kakashi and Might Guy with him in search of new challenges, power systems, and opportunities for growth. 419

Notable Quotes

“You lost, Kakashi.” 31

“There is only one reason you died: you angered me!” 46

“Above heaven and below earth, I alone am supreme.” 416

Trivia

• The character 舞 in Mai's name means “dance,” and Asuma mocks the name as feminine. 2
• Mai's public popularity began with performances of unusual dances, including the moonwalk. 1
• He regards acting cool in public and training hard in private as a personal code. 26
• Despite being an Uchiha, he considers his shuriken skill below the standard of prodigies such as Itachi and Shisui. 19
• Mai's battlefield reputation is deliberately enhanced through carefully publicized achievements and dramatic displays, both for political leverage and to harvest Style Points. 268 319
• His former classmates and teammates repeatedly compare his rise to that of legendary Uchiha such as Madara and Izuna. 247 320