Recaps

Gua used his Mangekyo abilities and careful timing to overcome Hiruko’s Steel Release. Hiruko died after Gua undid the steel transformation across his waist and cut him in half.

• Hiruko attacked Gua, but Gua anticipated his move and severed his left arm.
• Gua kept slashing at Hiruko while his right eye’s reality-altering ability recovered.
• Pain and Obito recognized that Gua’s right eye could undo Hiruko’s Steel Release.
• After three minutes, Gua used his right eye to undo the steel along Hiruko’s waist and abdomen.
• Gua slashed through the exposed line, splitting Hiruko in two and killing him.

Gua tried to rescue Kakashi from Obito, who had trapped him in the Kamui Dimension, while Pain joined the fight. The chapter ended with Pain and Obito coordinating their attacks against Gua.

• Gua asked Obito to return Kakashi, but Obito refused and said Kakashi would remain in the Kamui Dimension.
• After hearing a crash outside and remembering Clan Leader Fugaku was still there, Gua attacked Obito in hopes of creating a chance to rescue Kakashi.
• Obito used Kamui to evade Gua's sword strikes, and Kakashi remained too depressed to attack him from inside the Kamui Dimension.
• Gua tried using his right Mangekyo ability to restrain Obito's Intangibility, but the effect lasted only an instant and failed to stop him.
• Pain joined the fight and urged Obito to take Gua down so they could face the more troublesome opponent outside.
• Obito agreed, vanished using Kamui, and Pain charged at Gua with a black rod.

Fugaku arrived at the cave after the Akatsuki defeated Konan and the others, joining Gua as Pain, Kakuzu, and Obito prepared to fight. Seeing Gua's Mangekyo and the danger he faced, Fugaku resolved to use Susanoo again, even at the cost of his eyes.

• Pain and Obito attacked Gua together, forcing him to retreat as he considered abandoning Kakashi to survive.
• Pain sent Kakuzu to check outside, but Fugaku appeared at the cave entrance, revealing that Konan and the others had lost.
• Fugaku told Kabuto to escape if a fight broke out, then praised Gua for holding out and noticed his Mangekyo.
• Pain and Kakuzu attacked Fugaku while Obito fought Gua, and Fugaku decided to use Susanoo to protect Gua and the Uchiha's honor.

Fugaku used his Susanoo to break away from Pain and Kakuzu, then drew them toward the monstrous stone statue. He ended the chapter slashing at the statue’s head, threatening the newly sealed Four-Tails and Five-Tails.

• Fugaku summoned his Crimson Susanoo and charged toward Gua, but Pain stopped him with Shinra Tensei while Obito blocked Gua.
• Fugaku recognized Son Gokū and Kokuō’s chakra inside the monstrous stone statue and formed a plan.
• Pain and Kakuzu attacked Fugaku as he fought back with his Susanoo.
• Fugaku landed on the statue’s head and raised both blades toward it instead of attacking Kakuzu.
• Kakuzu realized Fugaku was targeting the statue containing the Four-Tails and Five-Tails.

Fugaku damaged the vessel holding the tailed beasts, forcing Pain and Kakuzu to stop fighting him and seal the escaping chakra. Fugaku then rushed to help Gua against Obito, who was left facing Susanoo while the sealing continued.

• Fugaku struck the vessel with Susanoo's blades, causing tailed beast chakra to leak from its eyes, and noticed Han's body nearby.
• Pain dragged Fugaku and Susanoo down with Banshō Ten'in while Kakuzu attacked with lightning and four elemental blasts.
• Pain ordered Kakuzu to help seal the leaking chakra, and the two began sealing one of the vessel's eyes.
• Fugaku realized the Akatsuki could not ignore the vessel and hurried to aid Gua, who was struggling against Obito's Kamui.
• Obito turned intangible to evade Fugaku's strike and saw Pain and Kakuzu sealing the vessel, resenting their failure to protect it.

Fugaku rescued Gua and Kabuto from the Akatsuki hideout, escaping with Han’s corpse as Obito helped Pain seal the tailed beast chakra. After resting in the Land of Rain, Gua told Fugaku that Obito had captured Kakashi.

• Fugaku used Susanoo to carry Gua out of the cave, and Obito realized Fugaku had also taken Han’s corpse.
• Obito joined Pain and the others in sealing the tailed beast chakra while thinking about Kakashi, whom he had trapped in his Kamui Dimension.
• Fugaku deactivated Susanoo after fleeing and rested with Gua and Kabuto in the Land of Rain.
• Gua checked Han and confirmed that the Five-Tails Jinchuriki was dead.
• Kabuto apologized for causing trouble, and Gua told Fugaku that Obito had captured Kakashi.

After accepting that Kakashi had been lost in action, Gua and Fugaku encountered Karin Uzumaki and her mother in the Land of Rain. The chapter ended with Gua asking Karin how she and her mother had met Kakashi.

• Fugaku convinced Gua that rescuing Kakashi was too dangerous, and the group prepared to leave with Han's body.
• Fugaku investigated nearby rustling and returned with a bound woman and a young girl, whom Gua recognized as Rin Uzumaki and Karin Uzumaki.
• Rin identified the group as Konoha shinobi and said they were waiting for Kakashi.
• Fugaku told Rin that Kakashi had fallen in action, and she collapsed while Karin cried over her.
• Gua asked Karin how she and her mother had met Kakashi.

Fugaku and Gua returned to the Land of Fire's camp after rescuing Kabuto and bringing Karin and Rin Uzumaki with them. As Fugaku briefed Asuma and the others on the Akatsuki, the Uzumaki Clan, and Kakashi's death, Gua reunited with Itachi and asked Rin about her history with Kakashi.

• Fugaku, Gua, and Kabuto returned to camp after a two-day journey, bringing Karin and her unconscious mother, Rin Uzumaki.
• Fugaku told Asuma, Inoichi Yamanaka, and Shibi Aburame that he and Gua had rescued Kabuto, learned the Akatsuki was hunting tailed beasts, met two members of the Uzumaki Clan, and discovered Kakashi Hatake had died.
• Gua and Kabuto returned to their tent with Karin and Rin, where Itachi arrived after searching for Gua for two days.
• Gua apologized to Itachi for leaving without telling him, and Itachi accepted his explanation without dwelling on it.
• Gua asked Rin Uzumaki to tell him the story of her connection with Kakashi.

Rin Uzumaki mourned Kakashi and recalled their travels, while Gua blamed himself for Kakashi's death. After Fugaku returned and began preparing everyone to go back to Konoha, he asked Gua about his Mangekyo abilities, and Gua revealed the power of his left eye.

• Rin Uzumaki told Gua how she and Karin had traveled with Kakashi and mourned that he had died.
• Gua apologized to Rin Uzumaki for failing to bring Kakashi back, and Karin resolved to become a great shinobi in his memory.
• Fugaku returned, said Asuma had taken custody of the Five-Tails Jinchuriki's body, and arranged for Rin Uzumaki and Karin to travel to Konoha with them.
• Fugaku summoned Gua alone and asked whether he had awakened the Mangekyo and what abilities his eyes possessed.
• Gua confirmed his Mangekyo and explained that his left eye's Law of Causality let him see possible threads of cause and effect and draw targets into its space with genjutsu.

Gua explained the abilities of his newly awakened Mangekyo to Fugaku, who decided to reveal the Uchiha’s growing strength to Konoha while keeping Gua’s specific abilities secret. After leaving Fugaku’s tent, Gua reflected on the allegiances and harsh realities that had ended his childhood.

• Gua described Law of Causality and Punishment of Reality, and Fugaku questioned the limits of his Mangekyo abilities.
• Fugaku told Gua that he had already informed Asuma and the others of Gua’s Mangekyo awakening, and explained that the Uchiha could no longer hide their strength.
• Gua realized Fugaku was willing to put his allegiance to the Uchiha ahead of his allegiance to Konoha now that the clan could threaten the village.
• Fugaku advised Gua to keep the details of his eye abilities secret, and Gua agreed.
• Gua left Fugaku’s tent, remembered his mother’s worry about the shinobi world, and returned to his own tent.

As Iwagakure’s morale collapsed after losing its jinchūriki and hearing that Uchiha Gua had awakened the Mangekyo, Konoha launched a fierce offensive under Fugaku. Ōnoki’s forces retreated deeper into the Land of Earth, but Konoha followed them using a stolen map, and Ōnoki ordered another retreat.

• Iwagakure’s troops withdrew into the Land of Earth after their defeats, the deaths of Roshi and Han, and rumors about Uchiha Gua’s Mangekyo shattered their morale.
• Fugaku led Konoha’s shinobi in a powerful attack that routed Iwagakure’s forces from the Land of Grass into the Land of Earth.
• Ōnoki challenged Konoha to pursue, but Fugaku consulted a map and led his forces through Iwagakure’s terrain, overwhelming its defenses.
• Kitsuchi told Ōnoki that Jiraiya and Tsunade might have stolen the Land of Earth Map during their earlier infiltration.
• Ōnoki called Konoha’s forces rabid dogs and ordered Iwagakure to keep retreating rather than fight them head-on.

Fugaku’s forces returned after driving Iwagakure back across the Nian River, and Konoha celebrated the victory while rumors about Gua spread. As his companions and commanders praised him and prepared for his return to Konoha, Gua reflected on how much others now expected of him and decided to idle for the day.

• Fugaku stopped his pursuit at the Nian River, warned Iwagakure against attacking Konoha again, and led his forces back toward the Land of Fire after resting.
• Gua heard Konoha shinobi celebrate the campaign and spread rumors that he had awakened the Mangekyo at seven.
• Itachi felt inspired to chase after Gua, while Kabuto was glad to see Gua’s reputation grow.
• Asuma and Inoichi Yamanaka told Gua to return to Konoha with Fugaku the next day, taking the two Uzumaki Clan members with him.
• Gua was distracted by the expectations placed on him and decided to go idle for the day.

Gua returned toward Konoha with Fugaku and the rescued Rin Uzumaki and Karin, troubled by the war and told by Fugaku that war could not be prevented. In the Land of Rain, Obito shared dumplings and a pellet drum with Kakashi in the Kamui Dimension, grieving for the past.

• Gua asked Fugaku whether war could be prevented, and Fugaku told him that wherever people lived, war would follow.
• Fugaku reassured Rin Uzumaki and Karin that the Hokage would help them settle in Konoha as the six travelers continued toward the village.
• Pain increased patrols and used the rain to monitor the Land of Rain, while Obito secretly visited shops and avoided Akatsuki gatherings.
• Obito brought red bean dumplings into the Kamui Dimension and silently shared them with Kakashi.
• Obito played a pellet drum reminiscent of Rin and tearfully wished that they could live in the past forever.

Uchiha Gua returned to Konoha after more than two months away and was welcomed by his family, friends, and fellow villagers. He reunited with his parents and saw the others greeting their loved ones, while Anko teased Kabuto about his slight growth.

• Uchiha Nai coached Uchiha Oyama on how to welcome Gua, while Orochimaru and Anko waited at the village gate.
• Nai spotted Gua approaching and waved her bouquet as Gua saw her and felt the gloom of his long absence lift.
• Sasuke ran to Itachi and threw himself into his arms, while Fugaku and Mikoto watched their sons reunite.
• Nai hugged Gua, gave him the flowers she had picked, and welcomed him home alongside Uchiha Oyama.
• Orochimaru welcomed Gua, and Anko teased Kabuto about looking down and having grown only a little.

Gua returned home to a warm welcome, but he was disappointed not to see Izumi and went to find her. They met beneath a tree, where Izumi explained that she had left the gate because she thought she would be intruding.

• Nai welcomed Gua home and told him she had prepared a meal, while Naruto unfurled a banner celebrating his return.
• Genma Shiranui and Izumo Kamizuki watched Gua's group leave and discussed the red-haired newcomers, until Genma repeatedly stopped Izumo from talking too freely.
• At the Uchiha Clan Compound, Fugaku took Karin and her mother to the Hokage Building, while Gua went home with his family and companions.
• Gua stopped outside his house to look for Izumi, and his parents realized he wanted to see her and encouraged him to go.
• Gua found Izumi waiting beneath a tree, and she admitted she had gone to the gate but left because many people were there to welcome him.
• Gua told Izumi there had not been that many people, uncertain how to respond as she stood beside him.

Gua returned home after Izumi left without coming inside, prompting disappointment from his family and Orochimaru. Orochimaru then took Gua to the Hokage Building and asked to draw a vial of his blood.

• Gua failed to invite Izumi inside, and she ran off before he could catch up with her.
• Uchiha Nai, Uchiha Oyama, and Orochimaru reproached Gua, while Anko questioned Kabuto and joked about Izumi's reaction.
• Uchiha Nai served lunch to Orochimaru and Anko, and the group ate together.
• Orochimaru proposed taking Gua to the Third Hokage, and Uchiha Oyama agreed that Lord Third would want to see him.
• Orochimaru sent Anko and Kabuto to the laboratory, then asked Gua whether he could draw a vial of his blood.

Gua returned to Konoha with Orochimaru and met the Third Hokage, who praised his contributions on the Iwagakure front. The Third said Gua’s reward was ready, but had not yet revealed what it was.

• Gua agreed to let Orochimaru draw his blood at the laboratory after they returned.
• Konoha learned that Fugaku had awakened his Mangekyo, used Susanoo to defeat the Four-Tails and Five-Tails, and driven Iwagakure’s forces back to Nian River.
• Gua and Orochimaru entered the Hokage Office, where the Third and Shikaku stopped their discussion to look at Gua.
• The Third thanked Gua for his work on the Iwagakure front, and Gua modestly replied that he had only done what he should.
• Orochimaru urged the Third to tell Gua about his reward, and the Third said it was ready.

The Third rewarded Gua for his battlefield role and spoke privately with him about his Mangekyo and the growing tension between the Uchiha and Konoha. Gua promised to remember that the clan and village were one family, while the Third chose to trust him and hoped Konoha would prosper alongside the Uchiha.

• The Third gave Gua one million ryo, an S-rank mission accomplishment, and the chance to choose a ninjutsu from the Scroll of Seals.
• The Third asked Gua to reveal his Mangekyo abilities, but Gua hesitated, and the Third told him he did not need to disclose them.
• The Third warned Gua that conflict between the Uchiha and Konoha would devastate both, and asked him to remember their bond if he gained enough power to threaten the village.
• Gua sincerely promised to remember the Third's words and said he did not want Konoha destroyed.
• After Gua left, Shikaku questioned the Third's decision to trust him, and the Third said he hoped Konoha would prosper alongside the Uchiha.

Gua accompanied Orochimaru to his laboratory, where Orochimaru showed him his research on Hashirama cells and a blue solution derived from them. The solution made an injected mouse become violently strong, leaving Gua stunned by its effects.

• Gua and Orochimaru arrived at the laboratory, where Anko showed Kabuto inventions such as a bicycle and an upgraded refrigerator.
• Anko and Kabuto left together, while Gua wondered whether they were dating and privately resented Kabuto’s closeness with Anko.
• Orochimaru led Gua into a separate laboratory and revealed that he was studying Hashirama cells rather than experimenting on human bodies.
• Orochimaru explained that he had processed Hashirama cells to make a blue pill and a solution intended to increase cellular activity.
• Orochimaru injected the blue solution into a mouse, which went berserk and overpowered the other mice, astonishing Gua.

Orochimaru showed Gua his experiments with Hashirama cells, including a cloned White Zetsu, and a new approach to Dust Release. Gua was impressed by Orochimaru’s research and was still waiting to have his blood drawn when the chapter ended.

• Orochimaru showed Gua an injectable serum made from Hashirama cells, and Gua questioned its effects.
• Orochimaru revealed that he had cloned a White Zetsu from the white arm his teacher had given him and kept it sedated while he studied it.
• Gua praised Orochimaru’s cloning research, encouraging him to pursue that direction instead of focusing on the serum.
• Orochimaru showed Gua his notes on adapting Dust Release into a palm-sized technique that could disintegrate an opponent’s ninjutsu.
• Gua was stunned by Orochimaru’s idea of using the Dust Release technique to destroy Minato Namikaze’s Rasengan and continue disintegrating what lay behind it.

Gua obtained Orochimaru’s copied Dust Release analysis, then maxed out the Eight Gates Released Formation and replaced it with Chakra Extraction in his training slots. The next day, he visited Izumi, who angrily asked whether she had looked ugly when she was disheveled.

• Gua asked Orochimaru to copy his research, received the Dust Release analysis, and let him draw a blood sample for testing.
• At home, Gua discovered that the Eight Gates Released Formation had reached its limit and replaced it with Chakra Extraction in his idle-training slots.
• After sleeping in, Gua left to visit Izumi, Naruto, and Karin Uzumaki and her mother.
• Izumi appeared disheveled at the door, then shut it and hurried to get ready while Gua waited outside.
• Gua entered Izumi’s home and accidentally opened her bedroom door, prompting her to throw a fox plush at him and scold him.
• Izumi came out in her Uchiha Uniform and asked whether she had looked ugly while disheveled; Gua nodded, then hurriedly shook his head.

Gua told Izumi about his time on the battlefield and agreed to share his Mangekyo abilities, but Izumi insisted he keep them secret. Confused by her affectionate behavior, Gua told his mother Nai what happened, and she said Izumi likely trusted him and that he might be falling in love.

• Izumi asked Gua to recount his time on the battlefield, and he told her about Kabuto's capture, his trip to the Land of Rain, and awakening his Mangekyo.
• Gua agreed to tell Izumi about his Mangekyo abilities because she was important to him, but Izumi told him to keep them secret.
• Izumi teased and doted on Gua, leaving him bewildered about how their relationship had changed.
• Gua went home and told Nai everything that had happened with Izumi.
• Nai laughed that Gua was about to fall in love and explained that Izumi's ease around him likely meant she trusted him.

Gua went looking for Naruto and found him painting door gods on doors throughout the Sarutobi Clan Compound, then invited him to visit Karin. They discovered Naruto had painted two door gods on Karin's door as well.

• Gua visited Naruto's home but found him gone, then headed toward the Sarutobi Clan Compound to look for Karin and her mother.
• Gua found Naruto painting door gods on the Third Generation's front door and watched him finish the prank before running off.
• Naruto returned to Gua and said he had become friends with Kiba and liked Sakura; he rejected Gua's suggestion that Hinata was nice.
• Gua invited Naruto to visit Karin, and they found two freshly painted door gods on her door.

Gua and Naruto helped Rin Uzumaki and Karin clean their new home, then Gua took Karin and Naruto to Ichiraku for ramen. Karin began eating after Gua reassured her that she did not owe him anything.

• Naruto admitted he had painted door gods on Karin’s family’s entrance, and Gua explained that he had not done it.
• Karin welcomed Gua and Naruto inside, where Gua and Naruto helped Rin clean the house for most of the day.
• Gua asked Karin to walk him home, then invited her and Naruto to eat ramen.
• Karin hesitated because she had no money, but Gua told her to treat the meal as repayment for the money he had owed Kakashi.
• At Ichiraku, Naruto ordered three bowls, Karin ordered one, and Teuchi offered Karin’s bowl for free.
• Karin quietly thanked Teuchi and leaned over her bowl to eat.

Gua gave Karin money to help her and her mother, then returned home and started his second year at Konoha’s school. Itachi told him that Iwagakure wanted peace talks with Konoha.

• Gua gave Karin a pouch of money and told her to open it once she got home.
• Karin’s mother, Rin Uzumaki, told her to accept Gua’s kindness and remember to repay it someday.
• Gua took Naruto home, then worried that he had given away all his pocket money.
• Gua attended the start of the school year with Itachi and ignored Ye Chuan Dahei’s speech.
• Itachi told Gua that Iwagakure wanted to negotiate peace with Konoha, and Gua said he was not surprised after Konoha’s forces had reached the Nian River.