Recaps

Fugaku brought Gua and the others back to camp while a separate clash tied down Iroha Hyuga’s patrol. After hearing that enemies had targeted Gua, Fugaku rejected withdrawing him to the rear and chose to lure the attackers out instead.

• Iroha Hyuga saw three Shinobi fighting near the thunderclouds, then his squad was ambushed by a woman on a summoned beast and two men.
• Fugaku suspected the thunderclouds were bait and returned to camp with Gua and the others rather than pursue them.
• Gua collapsed in his tent, aching and exhausted, while Itachi gave him water and said Kabuto had gone to fetch a medical ninja.
• Fugaku told Inoichi Yamanaka, Asuma, and Shibi Aburame that the attackers had targeted Gua and the other two.
• Inoichi Yamanaka suggested sending Gua and the others to the rear, but Fugaku refused and proposed luring the enemy out.

After Gua collapsed from severe chakra depletion, Fugaku learned that Orochimaru’s Blue Pill might have caused a dangerous drop in Gua’s cellular activity and kept the pills from him. Fugaku assigned Gua, Itachi, and Kabuto a difficult mission once they recovered, while Gua dreamed of Obito and Rin before waking beside Izumi in the Uchiha Clan Compound.

• Inoichi Yamanaka, Asuma, and Shibi Aburame heard Fugaku’s decision and saw that he was resolved to make the Uchiha bear the burden.
• A Medical Ninja told Fugaku that Gua had severe chakra depletion, displaced bones, and cellular activity that was rapidly falling.
• Gua told Fugaku he had taken Orochimaru’s Blue Pill, and Fugaku kept the remaining pills because he feared their side effects.
• Fugaku told Gua, Itachi, and Kabuto to seek him out after recovering for a very difficult mission.
• After drinking a medicinal decoction and sleeping, Gua dreamed of Obito, Rin, and falling rocks before waking beside Izumi in the Uchiha Clan Compound.

Gua recovered from the Blue Pill’s side effects and learned from Orochimaru’s letter that the pill could cause a period of weakness. After replying to Orochimaru and writing to Izumi, Gua was left at the front while Fugaku arranged to brief him, Itachi, and Kabuto on a mission that night.

• Gua woke on the battlefield feeling healthy, surprising Itachi and Kabuto, who had gone to fetch him food.
• A Messenger delivered Orochimaru’s letter, which revealed that the Blue Pill caused weakness after use and that Orochimaru was still improving it.
• Gua replied to Orochimaru, asking him to finish researching the pill before sending it out, and asked him to reassure Gua’s parents.
• Gua began writing a letter to Izumi and told Kabuto to stop trying to read it.
• Kabuto wrote a letter to Anko, while Itachi went to Fugaku to ask about the mission.
• Fugaku told Itachi to bring Gua and Kabuto to him that night so he could explain the mission.

Fugaku assigned Gua, Kabuto, and Itachi to destroy Kannabi Bridge, while concealing that the mission was a trap. After they accepted, Fugaku and Asuma prepared to proceed with their gamble, with Fugaku unable to join the battle.

• Fugaku told Gua, Kabuto, and Itachi to destroy Kannabi Bridge and explained how its loss would disrupt Iwagakure's supply routes.
• Gua questioned whether destroying the bridge would work and why the dangerous mission had been assigned to them, but ultimately agreed to follow Fugaku's orders.
• Fugaku briefed the three on Iwagakure's patrols and the guards stationed at Kannabi Bridge, then told them to prepare for an operation within the week.
• Fugaku met with Asuma, Inoichi Yamanaka, and Shibi Aburame and confirmed that the three young shinobi did not know the operation's real purpose.
• Asuma agreed to gamble on Fugaku's plan and said the others would protect the three, while Fugaku warned that he could not take the field on battle day.

Ōnoki learned that Konoha’s team, led by Uchiha Gua, planned to destroy Kannabi Bridge and ordered Han to intercept them. Gua, Itachi, and Kabuto infiltrated Iwagakure’s defenses, but Gua’s unease made him wait before attacking the bridge guards.

• Ōnoki recalled how Team Minato’s destruction of Kannabi Bridge had crippled Iwagakure and ordered Kitsuchi to send Han against the new team.
• Kitsuchi told Ōnoki that Uchiha Gua, Uchiha Itachi, and Uchiha Kabuto were assigned to destroy the bridge, and Ōnoki chose Han to stop them.
• Akatsuchi arrived with information about Hiruko as Itachi told Gua and Kabuto that the mission would begin in three days.
• Gua led Itachi and Kabuto across the border and into Iwagakure’s defenses, where they reached Kannabi Bridge without being detected.
• Itachi identified the three guards, but Gua told the team to lie low because he suspected an ambush.

Gua delayed the team’s attack on the Shinobi guarding Kannabi Bridge, trusting his bad feeling despite Itachi’s objections. After waiting and setting a final deadline, Gua ordered the team to strike when the patrol began again.

• Gua watched the three Shinobi guarding Kannabi Bridge and refused Itachi’s suggestion to attack while they were separated.
• Itachi accepted Gua’s decision, and Kabuto silently supported Gua as team captain.
• As the wait continued, Gua felt the pressure of deciding whether to risk his teammates’ lives.
• Gua set a ten-minute deadline, then assigned himself the Jonin, Kabuto a nearby Shinobi, and Itachi the patrolling Shinobi.
• Gua and Kabuto slipped into the bushes while Itachi waited alone for the attack.

Itachi and Gua killed the Iwagakure Shinobi guarding Kannabi Bridge while Kabuto planted explosives beneath it. With the mission ready to proceed, Gua wondered whether their escape would be as smooth as the attack.

• Itachi used Genjutsu to kill the patrolling Shinobi, then went to help Kabuto and Gua.
• Itachi told Kabuto to plant the explosives while he fought the remaining Shinobi.
• Itachi killed a Chunin, and Gua shattered a Jonin’s rock-enhanced attack before defeating him.
• Kabuto planted the explosives beneath Kannabi Bridge, and Itachi told Gua they were ready to leave.
• Gua looked toward Iwagakure and wondered whether the mission had gone too smoothly.

Han attacked Gua, Kabuto, and Itachi with a Tailed Beast Bomb, but Fugaku protected them with Susanoo and survived the blast. Han transformed into Five-Tails Kokuō to face Fugaku, while Kabuto noticed that Gua's eyes had three tomoe.

• Gua detonated the explosives beneath Kannabi Bridge, but Han's Tailed Beast Bomb suddenly tore through the woods toward them.
• Han revealed himself and prepared to collect the bodies, but he sensed a powerful chakra surge and saw Fugaku's crimson Susanoo rise.
• Fugaku's Susanoo caught Han's Tailed Beast Bomb with both hands and remained standing after it exploded.
• Han transformed into Five-Tails Kokuō as Fugaku's Susanoo shielded Gua, Itachi, and Kabuto.
• Kabuto noticed three tomoe in Gua's eyes and was shocked.

Fugaku used his Susanoo and the legendary swords Hizakiri and Higekiri to fight Five-Tails Kokuō, then faced Four-Tails Son Gokū as Roshi joined the battle. Roshi and Han decided to retreat, but Fugaku caught both of their Tailed Beast Bombs in his Susanoo’s hands.

• Kabuto recognized Fugaku’s swords as Hizakiri and Higekiri, while Itachi realized his father had hidden his Mangekyo and its power for years.
• Fugaku’s Susanoo dodged Kokuō’s attacks, seized him by the neck, and prepared to strike with Hizakiri.
• Roshi transformed into Four-Tails Son Gokū and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb, forcing Fugaku to release Kokuō and catch the attack.
• The Six Paths of Pain and Hiruko watched from the forest before scattering as Fugaku hurled the Tailed Beast Bomb toward them.
• Roshi and Han agreed to retreat to the main front, then fired Tailed Beast Bombs simultaneously, which Fugaku’s Susanoo caught in both hands.

Fugaku confronted Obito when he tried to take Gua, but Obito used white-bodied doubles to distract him and abduct Kabuto. The chapter ended with Kabuto vanishing alongside one of the masked figures.

• Fugaku drove off Four-Tails Son Gokū and Five-Tails Kokuō, then prepared to leave with Gua, Itachi, and Kabuto.
• Obito appeared in their path and demanded that Gua come with him, prompting Fugaku to question him and fight him.
• A white figure emerged behind Gua, and Fugaku smashed it before Obito rushed toward Gua and was knocked into a tree.
• Fugaku discovered that the fallen masked attacker had a face like the white figure, then spotted three more masked figures behind Gua, Itachi, and Kabuto.
• Fugaku killed the attackers behind Gua and Itachi, but the figure behind Kabuto caught his wrist and vanished with him as space warped.

After Kabuto was captured, Fugaku revealed that Gua and Itachi had been used as bait while Konoha launched its assault on Iwagakure. Fugaku joined the battle and appeared in Susanoo, rallying Konoha as Iwagakure’s forces faltered.

• Gua and Itachi learned from Fugaku that Kabuto had been captured because Iwagakure was targeting an Uchiha, and that they had served as bait for Konoha’s planned attack.
• Fugaku returned with Gua and Itachi to the camp, reported that they had destroyed Kannabi Bridge, then left to support the main front.
• Gua and Itachi returned to their tent and fell silent, neither discussing Kabuto nor suggesting a rescue.
• Ōnoki learned that Kannabi Bridge had been destroyed and that Susanoo had fought Han and Roshi, then saw Fugaku’s armored Susanoo rise over the battlefield.
• Fugaku announced the bridge’s destruction and his victory over the jinchūriki, then led Konoha’s shinobi in an attack that overwhelmed Iwagakure’s forces.

Hiruko discovered that Kabuto was not an Uchiha after repeatedly failing to fuse his blood, and decided to confront the people who had tricked him. Meanwhile, Gua grieved Kabuto’s disappearance in Konoha’s camp and left alone before dawn.

• Hiruko and Pain returned to Amegakure with Roshi, Han, and Kabuto, and Obito took the two jinchuriki into the Kamui Dimension.
• Hiruko repeatedly tested Kabuto’s blood with the Demon Bud Technique, while Kabuto realized Hiruko had mistaken him for an Uchiha.
• Gua and Itachi stayed quiet despite Konoha’s victory over Iwagakure, and Gua asked how long it would be until they could go home.
• Gua refused food for two days after Kabuto was taken, then ate while Fugaku tried to comfort him.
• On the fifth day, Gua left the tent before dawn, and Fugaku watched him go.
• Hiruko realized Kabuto was not an Uchiha, spared him, and ordered Two to bring One and Three so they could settle the score.

Kakashi searched the Akatsuki base after hearing that the group might have captured an Uchiha, while Hiruko forced his way inside to confront them over being deceived. Hiruko arrived as the Akatsuki finished sealing two tailed beasts, and he accused Obito of passing off an ordinary person as an Uchiha.

• Kakashi lingered near the Akatsuki base, hoping to get past Juzo Biwa and investigate whether the Akatsuki had captured an Uchiha.
• Hiruko arrived carrying the unconscious Kabuto, challenged Juzo Biwa, and ordered One, Two, and Three to hold him off as he entered the base.
• Pain and the others completed the sealing of two tailed beasts, opening two of the vessel's eyes fully.
• Hiruko threw Kabuto to the ground in front of the Akatsuki and accused Obito of deceiving him about the boy being an Uchiha.
• Obito warned Hiruko that he had better be strong enough to back up his challenge.

Gua went to the Akatsuki’s lair in the Land of Rain to confront them over Kabuto, while Fugaku followed secretly. Hiruko fought Pain inside as Kabuto slipped away, and the chapter ended with Hiruko trapping Pain in dark clouds filled with electricity.

• Gua entered the Land of Rain and followed directions to Pain’s lair, with Fugaku secretly trailing him.
• Juzo Biwa battled three attackers outside the cave as Konan and Kisame emerged and discussed Hiruko’s fight inside.
• Hiruko demanded compensation from Pain for Kabuto’s capture, but Pain refused, and they began fighting.
• Pain repelled Hiruko’s Storm Release with Shinra Tensei, while Kabuto quietly escaped and Obito watched without intervening.
• Hiruko used the cooldown in Pain’s ability to trap them both inside dark clouds and unleash dense arcs of electricity.

Gua slipped into Pain’s lair while Hiruko fought inside, and Fugaku was caught at the entrance and forced into battle with Kisame. As Konan and Juzo Biwa overwhelmed One, Two, and Three, the three finally reconsidered whether to flee.

• Gua slipped past the fighting and entered the cave, while Fugaku followed after him.
• Kisame spotted Fugaku at the entrance and challenged him after Konan identified him as the Uchiha Clan Leader.
• Fugaku fought Kisame, while Konan and Juzo Biwa pressed One, Two, and Three.
• Two first refused to run while Hiruko remained inside, but three minutes later he declared that they should flee after all.

Gua searched the cave for Kabuto while Fugaku fought Kisame, Konan, and Juzo Biwa outside. Obito appeared and confronted Gua, confident that the isolated cave gave him the advantage.

• One, Two, and Three escaped from Juzo Biwa and Konan, who went to help Kisame fight Fugaku.
• Fugaku used Genjutsu against Kisame, then defended himself against Kisame, Konan, and Juzo Biwa as he worried about Gua inside the cave.
• Gua heard the fighting and saw Hiruko sent flying past him by Pain, then continued sneaking through the cave while trying to work out why Obito had captured Kabuto.
• Obito spotted Gua in the cave and planned to trap him in the Kamui Dimension before challenging him to a Taijutsu fight.
• Obito attacked Gua, who dodged and recognized him; Obito greeted Gua mockingly and declared that the tables had turned.

Gua learned that Kabuto had died after Hiruko sought his Sharingan, and he blamed Obito for abducting him. He attacked Obito and then Sasori, destroying Sasori’s puppets as the battle continued.

• Obito told Gua that Hiruko had killed Kabuto because Kabuto was not an Uchiha, then tried to recruit Gua into the Akatsuki.
• Gua refused Obito’s offer and vowed to kill him, blaming him for Kabuto’s death because he had abducted Kabuto.
• Gua attacked Obito, but his sword passed through Obito’s body while Obito used Intangibility.
• Sasori intervened and knocked Gua back with his scorpion tail, then challenged him while Obito declined to help.
• Sasori sent dozens of puppets after Gua, but Gua destroyed them all and vowed to kill them.

Gua battled Sasori while Kabuto tried to draw Obito away and help him. Gua opened all six Gates, revealing far greater power as Obito watched in alarm.

• Gua and Sasori clashed, while Obito judged that Gua’s rapid growth would not save him from the Akatsuki.
• Kabuto, hiding nearby, agonized over his weakness and decided to help Gua by drawing Obito away.
• Obito repeatedly appeared in front of Kabuto as he ran in different directions, while Hidan cheered them on.
• Gua noticed Kabuto running and realized Obito had lied about his death and that Kabuto was buying him time.
• Gua opened the Gates of Opening, Rest, Life, Pain, Limit, and View, shocking Sasori and Obito with his power.

Gua used the Eight Gates Released Formation to overwhelm Sasori and destroy his Hiruko puppet after Hidan’s attack briefly pinned him down. Sasori emerged from the wreckage in his true form and prepared to fight with his real art.

• Gua’s speed and strength cracked Sasori’s scorpion tail and forced Sasori to defend himself with five bladed puppets.
• Hidan joined the fight and pinned Gua beneath his scythe, but a disturbance outside distracted him and let Gua knock him away.
• Gua shattered Sasori’s scorpion tail and smashed apart his puppet body, Hiruko.
• Gua searched the wreckage with his Sharingan and saw Sasori emerge, revealing his red-haired human form.

Gua struggled against Sasori’s Third Kazekage Puppet until Kakashi ambushed Sasori and helped Gua destroy the puppet and split Sasori’s body apart. Sasori’s upper body survived and tried to escape, but Kakuzu intervened to keep him alive.

• Sasori summoned the Third Kazekage Puppet, whose Magnet Release and blades forced Gua to evade while his Eight Gates Released Formation time ran down.
• Gua prepared to risk everything on a direct attack against Sasori, hoping to sever his control of the puppet.
• Kakashi appeared unexpectedly and cut off Sasori’s arm, briefly freezing the Third Kazekage Puppet.
• Gua smashed through the puppet, then attacked Sasori from the front as Kakashi slashed him from behind, splitting his body in two.
• Sasori’s upper body crawled away, but Kakuzu grabbed him and said he could not let Gua kill him yet.

Kakuzu and Hidan fought Uchiha Gua while the Masked Man engaged Kakashi, using Kamui to evade Kakashi’s attacks. The Masked Man hinted at a personal connection to Kakashi, who still failed to recognize him.

• Kakuzu threw Sasori’s damaged half-body aside and assigned Hidan to fight Kakashi while he took on Uchiha Gua.
• The Masked Man stepped forward to face Kakashi, called him by name, and used Kamui to let Kakashi’s sword pass through him.
• Kakuzu and Hidan attacked Uchiha Gua together, but Gua dodged their assault and avoided Kakuzu’s Fire Release.
• Kakuzu’s Fire Release nearly burned Hidan, who fled while shouting at him.
• Kakuzu followed with a Lightning Release attack against Gua as Kakashi called out in concern.
• The Masked Man mocked Kakashi for failing to recognize him and said Kakashi had disappointed him.

Obito revealed his identity to Kakashi and confronted him over Rin’s death, forcing Kakashi to relive his grief. Kakashi accepted Obito’s offered hand, and Obito took him into the Kamui Dimension to keep him there.

• Obito attacked Kakashi with a sword, and their blades clashed until Obito overwhelmed him.
• Obito revealed that he was Obito Uchiha and accused Kakashi of forgetting him and Rin.
• Obito blamed Kakashi for Rin’s death, and Kakashi recalled the events surrounding her death and realized Obito had been there.
• Kakashi broke down as memories of Rin and his father’s death overwhelmed him.
• Obito reached out to Kakashi, who took his hand, and Obito used Kamui to pull Kakashi into the Kamui Dimension.

Gua fought Obito, Kakuzu, and Hidan until his Eight Gates and Sharingan began to fail, then called for Fugaku to save him. Fugaku attacked the Akatsuki base while Kabuto entered the cave, where he found the badly wounded Gua.

• Gua realized Obito had sent Kakashi into the Kamui Dimension and charged at Obito, but was struck by Hidan and attacked by Kakuzu.
• Gua's body reached its limit as his Eight Gates and Sharingan began to falter, so he shouted for the clan leader to save him.
• Fugaku attacked the cave with his Crimson Susanoo, knocked Kisame away, and sent Kabuto inside to rescue Gua.
• Kabuto entered the cave, was struck by Hiruko's Storm Release, and spotted the badly wounded Gua in the distance.
• Gua and Kabuto met each other's gaze.

Uchiha Gua awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan at age seven, defeated Hidan with its powers, and rushed to save Kabuto from Hiruko. The chapter ended as Hiruko realized something was wrong with his grip on Kabuto.

• Hiruko grabbed Kabuto and blamed him while Pain prepared to pull Hiruko away.
• Uchiha Gua's Mangekyo awakening broke the cave's illusion, shocking Pain and Obito.
• Hidan charged Gua, but Gua disarmed him and trapped him in an illusion that inflicted enough pain to knock him unconscious.
• Kakuzu braced for Gua's attack, but Gua rushed toward Hiruko to save Kabuto.
• Hiruko tightened his grip on Kabuto, then noticed that the sensation in his hand was wrong.

Gua saved Kabuto from Hiruko by cutting off Hiruko’s wrist, then took Blue Pills and resumed the fight. As Pain, Kakuzu, and Obito watched from the sidelines, Gua’s Mangekyo-enhanced instincts let him match Hiruko’s Steel Release, and he declared that his next slash would kill him.

• Hiruko’s Steel Release briefly failed, allowing Gua to cut off his wrist and free Kabuto.
• Gua gave Kabuto space to recover, swallowed two Blue Pills, and told him to rest while he handled Hiruko.
• Kakuzu, Pain, and Obito chose to watch the fight rather than intervene, hoping to learn about Gua’s abilities.
• Gua and Hiruko clashed in close combat, with Gua anticipating and blocking Hiruko’s attacks while striking back.
• Gua told Hiruko that he had seen his future and that his next slash would kill him.