Recaps

Gua saved a group of children from Iwagakure Shinobi who were attacking them outside Konoha, killing one and incapacitating two. As the last Shinobi threatened his hostage and claimed to be nearly an elite Jonin, Gua opened the second gate of the Eight Gates Released Formation.

• Gua told an Iwagakure Shinobi to release the boy he was choking, but the man tightened his grip and threatened him.
• The Shinobi's companions moved to seize Naruto, Hinata, Sakura Haruno, and the other children, but Gua kicked one attacker away and stomped another to death.
• Gua struck another Shinobi with a flying kick, sending him into a tree with a likely broken spine, while the children watched in terror.
• The last Shinobi backed away with a hostage and claimed he was half a step from becoming an elite Jonin, unlike his Chunin subordinates.
• Gua opened the second gate, the Gate of Healing, as he prepared to face the remaining Shinobi.

Gua killed the Iwagakure Shinobi who had threatened Naruto and the other children, then realized his Two-Tomoe Sharingan had triggered an illusion during the fight. The children returned toward Konoha while Anbu arrived to investigate the bodies and found one survivor.

• The Shinobi tried to kill the child he was holding, but Gua appeared, overwhelmed him with an illusion, and kicked him into the ground.
• Gua killed the Shinobi with a kick through his chest, then reflected on his rapid Eight Gates training and suspected his eyes had an innate illusion ability.
• Naruto kicked the wounded Shinobi and feared he had killed him, but Gua reassured him that the man was already dead.
• Gua led Naruto, Hinata, Sakura Haruno, and the other children back toward Konoha.
• Anbu arrived to clean up and investigate the Iwagakure Shinobi, then discovered that one was still alive.

Gua brought the children back to Konoha after they were attacked by shinobi claiming to be from Iwagakure, prompting Genma Shiranui to rush them to the Hokage. At the Shimura Compound, the Third Generation told Danzo that war with Iwagakure now seemed unavoidable.

• An Iwagakure shinobi captured by Anbu bit through his tongue and died before they could question him.
• Gua led the children to Konoha’s main gate and told Genma Shiranui that shinobi had attacked them and claimed to be from Iwagakure.
• Genma Shiranui recognized Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuga among the children and hurried to take them to the Hokage.
• Genma Shiranui learned that the Third Generation was visiting Shimura Danzō and brought Gua and the children to the Shimura Compound.
• The Third Generation told Danzo that tensions with Iwagakure had escalated and that war might no longer be avoidable.

The Third Generation apologized to Danzo for making him bear Konoha’s darkness, but Danzo refused to help deter Kumogakure. After Genma, Gua, Naruto, and Hinata reported an attack by Iwagakure shinobi, the Third Generation ordered a search and recognized that war might be unavoidable.

• The Third Generation admitted he had known about Danzo and Orochimaru’s experiments and had let Danzo take the blame to preserve the Hokage’s image.
• Danzo refused the Third Generation’s implied request to deter Kumogakure and celebrated catching a tiny fish.
• Genma, Uchiha Gua, Naruto, and Hinata Hyuga met the Third Generation and reported what had happened.
• The Third Generation ordered Anbu to search around Konoha for more Iwagakure shinobi and praised Gua for protecting the others.
• Gua began to suspect the incident had been staged, but the Third Generation cut him off and concluded Konoha had to respond regardless.

Gua advanced his Eight Gates training and learned to use his Sharingan for genjutsu as Fugaku sought permission to take him and Itachi to the battlefield. Summer vacation began, and Izumi approached Gua in the classroom.

• Gua reached the fourth gate of the Eight Gates Released Formation and practiced using his two-tomoe Sharingan to draw Itachi into an illusion.
• Fugaku asked the Third Hokage for permission to take Gua and Itachi to the battlefield after summer vacation began.
• The Third questioned Fugaku's habit of bringing his children to war and suggested forming a three-person squad with Uchiha Kabuto and Uchiha Izumi.
• Fugaku left without deciding whether to take the two suggested squadmates.
• Ye Chuan Dahei announced summer vacation, and his students celebrated before leaving the classroom.
• Izumi came to Gua's desk and told him that vacation had begun, and Gua replied that he had heard.

Fugaku told Gua and Itachi to accompany him to the battlefield, but Gua resisted because he believed he was too young and did not want to risk his life. After Fugaku said the Third Hokage wanted him to go, Gua agreed and chose Kabuto to join their team.

• Izumi teased Gua, then left after Itachi told him that Fugaku wanted to see him.
• Fugaku asked Itachi and Gua about their summer plans and announced that they would accompany him to fight Iwagakure.
• Itachi agreed to go, while Gua asked to stay behind because he was too young and feared the consequences of war.
• Fugaku invoked the Third Hokage's request, and Gua reluctantly agreed to go to the battlefield.
• Fugaku asked whether Kabuto or Izumi should join them, and Gua chose Kabuto because he trusted his abilities more.

Gua told his parents he would go to the battlefield, then confirmed his decision to the Third Generation and asked for Kabuto to join his squad. At Orochimaru's laboratory, Gua discovered Obito's arm, which the Third Generation had sent to Orochimaru after Danzo's laboratory was shut down.

• Gua told Uchiha Nai and Uchiha Oyama he would go to the battlefield, and Nai tearfully urged him not to go.
• Gua visited the Third Generation, who offered to excuse him from the battlefield, but Gua chose to go with Clan Leader Fugaku.
• Gua asked the Third Generation to have Kabuto join his squad because Izumi was not suited to fighting, and the Third Generation agreed.
• Gua went to Orochimaru's rebuilt laboratory to find Kabuto, but Orochimaru brought him to an experiment room first.
• Gua saw Obito's arm on a lab bench, and Orochimaru explained that the Third Generation had sent it to him after Danzo's laboratory was shut down.

Gua told Orochimaru that he had already given the Third Generation the Dust Release scroll, then revealed that he had come to take Kabuto to the battlefield with him and Itachi. Orochimaru objected but could not change their decision, and Kabuto agreed to go.

• Orochimaru showed Gua an arm containing Hashirama cells and asked for his thoughts on transplanting the cells into humans and using them for cloning; Gua approved the ideas.
• Orochimaru gave Gua a Dust Release scroll, and Gua explained that he had originally obtained it from Kabuto, who had stolen it from the Land of Earth.
• Kabuto reported that his cell experiments were progressing smoothly, and Gua told him that the Third Generation wanted him to join Gua and Itachi in a three-man squad heading to the battlefield.
• Orochimaru objected to Gua and Kabuto being sent to the battlefield, but Gua said the decision was settled and Kabuto agreed to go.
• Gua told Kabuto that he had chosen him over Izumi, and Kabuto thanked Gua for choosing him.

Uchiha Fugaku brought Uchiha Gua, Uchiha Itachi, and Uchiha Kabuto to Konoha’s Northwestern Battlefield so they could gain experience away from the front lines. After settling into camp, the three went to explore and were approached by a shinobi.

• Uchiha Nai and Uchiha Oyama saw Gua and Kabuto off, gave them advice, and entrusted them to Fugaku.
• On the journey, Fugaku asked Gua if he was afraid of the battlefield, and Gua calmly said he was not.
• At the Northwestern camp, Asuma briefed Fugaku on the probing skirmishes and showed concern that he had brought three young Uchiha.
• Fugaku assigned the children a nearby tent, and Gua, Itachi, and Kabuto settled in before going to explore camp.
• A shinobi with a volcano-shaped hairstyle called out to the three as they explored, and Gua asked what he wanted.

Uchiha Gua, Uchiha Itachi, and Uchiha Kabuto began their first battlefield patrol near Konoha's camp, where they found no enemies and learned that night patrols handled the greater risks. Gua wondered how long they would remain on these safe assignments.

• Shi Haoguan introduced himself to Gua, Itachi, and Kabuto and explained that genin patrols usually covered camp security.
• Fugaku assigned the three boys to patrol a small area near the camp and watch for Iwagakure shinobi or spies.
• Gua, Itachi, and Kabuto searched the forest together, found only wild animals, and ate Soldier Pills during a midday rest.
• Shi Haoguan and his teammates met the boys at the edge of their patrol areas, and the six walked back to camp together.
• Shi Haoguan told Gua that other shinobi handled night patrols, while Gua wondered how long their assignments would stay this safe.

Gua, Itachi, and Kabuto spent nine days patrolling a safe area near camp before detecting three Iwagakure shinobi sneaking through the woods. The trio prepared an ambush, and Kabuto confronted the intruders.

• Fugaku told Gua, Itachi, and Kabuto to patrol the same area near camp each day.
• Gua, Itachi, and Kabuto found nothing during their patrols for eight days as the front lines remained at a standstill.
• On the ninth day, the three heard rustling and silently agreed on how to surround the intruders.
• Three black-clad Iwagakure shinobi crept through the woods and encountered Kabuto.
• Kabuto asked the three shinobi who they were.

Kabuto and Gua ambushed three enemy Shinobi who had infiltrated Konoha’s defenses. After Gua revealed himself as Uchiha Gua, the injured Shinobi recognized his name and was overwhelmed by the rumors surrounding him.

• The three enemy Shinobi lied to Kabuto, but he attacked them with a Kunai and blocked their path.
• One Shinobi fought Kabuto while the other two tried to flee, and Gua struck one with a barrage of Kunai.
• Gua approached the injured Shinobi and said the fleeing teammate would not escape either.
• Gua drew his blade and introduced himself as Uchiha Gua.
• The injured Shinobi recognized Uchiha Gua and recalled the outrageous rumors about his talent and birth.

Gua and his teammates captured three infiltrating Iwagakure shinobi, but Gua continued patrolling alone and discovered that Shi Haoguan’s team had been lured away by another group of infiltrators. The chapter ended with Gua arriving as three special jōnin threatened Shi Haoguan and his two teammates.

• A frightened shinobi killed himself after Gua revealed his name, and Itachi captured another infiltrator alive under genjutsu.
• Gua insisted that Kabuto and Itachi stay behind with the prisoners while he continued patrolling alone.
• Gua found evidence that only three shinobi had crossed his team’s patrol area and entered the territory covered by Shi Haoguan’s team.
• Gua followed the infiltrators’ trail and found Shi Haoguan and his teammates cornering three black-clad shinobi.
• The black-clad shinobi revealed that they were special jōnin who had lured Shi Haoguan’s team away, leaving the three genin in danger.

Uchiha Gua saved Shi Haoguan and his two teammates from three elite jonin, revealing overwhelming strength that drove the surviving enemies to flee. After returning to Itachi and Kabuto, Gua and Itachi suspected something was wrong with the enemy’s presence so deep in the area.

• Shi Haoguan and his teammates chose to stand together against three black-clad elite jonin, despite the danger.
• Uchiha Gua appeared behind the lead shinobi and kicked him away, shocking Shi Haoguan and his teammates.
• Gua attacked the injured shinobi again, and the man killed himself after recognizing Gua.
• The two remaining black-clad shinobi fled, and Gua abandoned the chase to escort Shi Haoguan and his teammates back to camp.
• Gua reunited with Itachi and Kabuto, and he and Itachi agreed that the enemy’s presence so deep in the area was suspicious.

Fugaku used genjutsu to interrogate the captured Iwagakure shinobi by posing as his accomplice and guiding him through an imagined infiltration of Konoha's camp. The shinobi eventually realized he was trapped in an illusion, while the real interrogation remained unresolved.

• Inoichi Yamanaka and the others identified the captured black-clad shinobi as Iwagakure infiltrators and asked Fugaku to use genjutsu because the survivor's memories were sealed.
• Fugaku confirmed Gua, Itachi, and Kabuto were unharmed, then replaced Itachi's genjutsu with his own without waking the captive.
• Fugaku posed as the captive's accomplice in an illusion and guided him through a fictional infiltration and retreat from Konoha's camp.
• The captive imagined returning to Iwagakure's camp as a celebrated hero, then realized the scene was a genjutsu.

After Fugaku learned that Iwagakure had uncovered Konoha’s defenses, the commanders planned a revised deployment. Gua received letters and chakra-restoring pills from home, then learned that his patrol area would change as Ōnoki heard that Uchiha Gua had confronted the Iwagakure squads.

• Fugaku told Inoichi Yamanaka, Asuma, and Shibi Aburame that two Iwagakure squads had infiltrated Konoha’s territory to scout its defenses, and that two elite jonin had escaped with the information.
• Fugaku proposed extending the defensive lines and placing genin between the jonin, and Asuma ordered the commanders to prepare a detailed plan before morning.
• Gua received letters from Mom, Dad, Orochimaru, and Izumi, along with blue pills that Orochimaru said could restore most of his chakra.
• Fugaku told Gua, Itachi, and Kabuto that their patrol area would move closer to the outer perimeter and briefed them on the new assignment.
• At Iwagakure headquarters, Ōnoki learned that most of the infiltration squads were missing and that the survivors had encountered Uchiha Gua, whom he recognized as the supposed reincarnation of Madara Uchiha.

Ōnoki learned that Uchiha Gua had routed two elite Iwagakure Jonin and ordered preparations for stronger action against Konoha. Meanwhile, Gua, Itachi, and Kabuto began patrolling the occupied Land of Grass, while Fugaku secretly headed toward their battlefield.

• Ōnoki dismissed the returning Shinobi’s report about Konoha’s defenses as useless and ordered Kitsuchi to summon Shu from the Explosion Corps.
• Ōnoki questioned why Kumogakure had not acted and learned that Iwagakure had lost contact with its messengers to Sunagakure in the Land of Rain.
• Gua, Itachi, and Kabuto patrolled a deserted street in the Land of Grass and discussed the dangers of their new forward assignment.
• Asuma and Shibi Aburame questioned Fugaku’s decision to send the three young Uchiha to the front, but Fugaku insisted that war was part of a Shinobi’s path.
• Fugaku left the tent, and Inoichi Yamanaka revealed that he had sent a clone while his real body went to Gua’s battlefield.

Gua and his companions patrolled a village near the battlefield while Fugaku secretly followed to keep them safe. After Itachi warned Gua that overusing the Sharingan could damage his eyesight, Gua suspected that his eyesight training was strengthening his Sharingan and counteracting its weaknesses.

• Fugaku secretly followed Gua, Itachi, and Uchiha Kabuto as they patrolled their territory, determined to bring them back safely.
• The three finished a cursory sweep of a nearby village and stopped to rest beside a deserted inn.
• Gua put away the blue pill Orochimaru had given him and checked his system panel, noting his boosted abilities and progress toward opening the Eight Gates.
• Itachi warned Gua that excessive Sharingan use could damage his eyes, potentially causing irreversible harm even before reaching three tomoe.
• Gua reasoned that idling eyesight might improve his Sharingan while correcting its weaknesses, and thought he might become nearly invincible.

Gua, Itachi, and Kabuto learned that an enemy Shinobi squad had infiltrated their patrol area and split up to search for them. Fugaku secretly followed Gua, and the chapter ended when Itachi reported that Kabuto had encountered the squad.

• Iroha Hyuga mistook Gua for an enemy on a rooftop, then recognized him and explained that his team was searching for an infiltrating Shinobi squad.
• Iroha spotted Fugaku nearby with his Byakugan and realized that Fugaku was protecting Gua and his companions.
• Gua, Itachi, and Kabuto discussed the infiltration and split up to search, agreeing to alert one another rather than rush into a fight.
• Fugaku followed Gua, prioritizing his safety, while Gua searched the patrol route with his Sharingan active.
• Itachi found Gua and told him that Kabuto had encountered the Shinobi squad.

Three Tsuchigakure shinobi tried to kill Kabuto with an explosive trap, but Kabuto escaped and surprised them. Gua and Itachi hurried toward the fight after spotting the explosion, and Itachi wondered if Gua could fly.

• Bunga ordered Xintu to lure the children toward Shu’s explosive trap, while Xintu worried about Uchiha Gua’s reputation.
• After the three Tsuchigakure shinobi left, Kabuto found the buried explosives and began digging them up.
• The shinobi detonated the trap, but Kabuto escaped the blast and left a puddle of yellow mud in his place.
• Kabuto attacked the three shinobi with shuriken, and Bunga blocked them with an Earth-Style Wall.
• Gua and Itachi rushed toward the explosion, and Itachi wondered how Gua had moved so far ahead so quickly.

Kabuto fought Kari and learned that the apparent trap was bait meant to draw his teammates into an ambush. Gua evaded a barrage of Kunai and survived an explosion, but he then sensed that someone was watching them.

• Kari revealed that he was an Explosion Release Shinobi and blasted Kabuto into a crater, but Kabuto escaped with the Substitution Technique.
• Kari explained that the explosion had been bait to lure Kabuto's teammates into a trap along their route.
• Gua rushed ahead toward Kabuto and dodged a dense Kunai barrage using his Sharingan.
• Gua warned Itachi away, but dozens of Explosive Tags detonated beneath him, dislocating his left arm and wounding his right arm.
• Itachi reached Gua and offered to continue toward Kabuto alone, but Gua sensed that someone was watching them.

Hiruko confronted Itachi and Gua, prompting Gua to send Itachi to rescue Kabuto and face Hiruko alone. Gua attacked but missed, and Hiruko revealed that he wanted Gua’s Sharingan as the final addition to his collection.

• Hiruko appeared before Itachi and Gua and asked them to come with him for a favor.
• Gua told Itachi to rescue Kabuto and declared himself the squad’s captain, promising to bring them both back.
• Itachi left to help Kabuto while Gua stayed behind to fight Hiruko.
• Gua charged Hiruko with his sword, but Hiruko dodged and appeared behind him.
• Hiruko said he had heard of Uchiha Gua and wanted his Sharingan, then admitted he had let Itachi go because he only needed one pair.

Gua fought Hiruko, using a genjutsu and a lightning-and-earth-infused clone to survive despite Hiruko's powerful Storm Release. As Gua stalled for help, he revealed that he had all five chakra natures, though each one was weak.

• Hiruko attacked Gua with Storm Release, summoning lightning that struck and numbed him.
• Hiruko spread a cloud of black mist and blasted Gua into a tree with an electric arc.
• Gua's battered figure turned out to be a clone infused with lightning and earth chakra, and Gua caught Hiruko in a genjutsu.
• Hiruko broke the genjutsu with pain and a surge of chakra, then knocked the exhausted Gua backward.
• Gua stalled for the approaching Konoha shinobi by explaining that he had mixed chakra natures into the Clone Technique.
• Gua told Hiruko that he possessed all five chakra natures, though none of them were especially strong.

Gua escaped Hiruko, who fought Fugaku and then vanished, before reaching Itachi and Kabuto as they struggled against Shu, Bunga, and Xintu. The enemy trio chose to retreat and left Xintu to face Gua, Itachi, and Kabuto alone.

• Hiruko let Gua go after noticing Fugaku nearby, and Gua ran to help Itachi and Kabuto.
• Fugaku challenged Hiruko, who absorbed Fugaku's Fire Release attack and returned the flames before escaping.
• Gua arrived as Shu, Bunga, and Xintu cornered Itachi and Kabuto, and his appearance made the three enemies wary.
• Bunga and Shu decided to retreat and ordered Xintu to cover them, and Xintu used Earth Release: Earth Flow Wave to raise himself above Gua, Itachi, and Kabuto.

Uchiha Gua and his allies stopped Shu and Bunga from escaping after their trap failed, while Hiruko intercepted the fleeing Iwagakure shinobi and offered to fight for them in exchange for Shu and a Sharingan. Gua recognized Hiruko’s thundercloud in the distance but chose to return with Itachi and Kabuto because he was injured and unsure about Orochimaru’s medicine.

• Bunga and Shu fled after their attempt to defeat Uchiha Gua failed, while Itachi warned Kabuto that Gua was badly injured and should not pursue them.
• Gua, Itachi, and Kabuto subdued Xintu, who killed himself rather than be captured, and Fugaku arrived after Shu and Bunga had escaped.
• Shu and Bunga encountered Hiruko, who offered to fight for Iwagakure in exchange for Shu and a Sharingan.
• Shu rejected Hiruko’s demand, and Hiruko began gathering lightning to fight them.
• Gua recognized the thundercloud as Hiruko’s and declined Itachi’s suggestion to investigate, choosing to return while recovering from his injuries and questioning the effects of Orochimaru’s medicine.