Recaps

Uka Senju battled Jiraiya and his toad allies with Wood Release while Senju forces hunted down Jiraiya’s scattered Jonin. After reinforcements arrived and Jiraiya’s allies were defeated, Jiraiya withdrew, while Uka Senju invoked Katsuyu Sage as he flew into the air.

• Uka Senju unleashed Deep Forest Emergence, turning the battlefield into a forest and helping Katsuyu overwhelm the three toads as Jiraiya and the two sages countered with Sage Art: Goemon.
• Uka Senju used the forest to hinder Jiraiya and attack him, while Jiraiya and the sages fought their way toward Uka.
• Yoshikazu Senju’s group killed Fusamae Ōnishi and an Anbu opponent, then sent Kenchū Senju’s squad back toward Uka’s battlefield.
• Kenchū Senju, Sanan Senju, and their companion reached the forest and fired signal flares as Uka and Jiraiya continued fighting.
• Jiraiya stabbed Uka in the abdomen but was struck in return; after hearing the signal and recognizing the battle was lost, he agreed to retreat.
• Jiraiya’s sages vanished, and Uka Senju flew upward, called out “Katsuyu Sage,” and watched Jiraiya disappear under a pulling force.

Senju Uka and Katsuyu killed Gamahiro during the battle, while Gamabunta and Gamaken escaped to Mount Myōboku. After recovering, Uka spoke privately with Katsuyu, whose cryptic remarks suggested she had noticed something about him, leaving him to wonder how she had learned it.

• Katsuyu stopped her insects, and one crawled out of Gamahiro before Gamabunta could help him; Gamaken fled with Gamabunta, and Senju Uka gained energy from Gamahiro’s death.
• Kenchū Senju treated Uka’s abdominal wound while Katsuyu helped calm him, and Fukasaku returned to Mount Myōboku with Gamahiro’s body.
• Gamabunta grieved over Gamahiro, and Gamaken explained to Fukasaku how Katsuyu had emerged from Gamahiro’s body.
• Uka woke a few minutes later, learned that Yoshikazu Senju was pursuing the fleeing enemy, and sent his teammates away to speak with Katsuyu.
• Katsuyu hinted that Shikkotsu Forest had become too crowded and invited Uka to visit; after she vanished, Uka suspected she had uncovered something about him.

Uka Senju realized Katsuyu had discovered something about his energy absorption, while the Great Toad Sage interpreted a prophecy of Mount Myōboku’s ruin and began preparing against Uka. Uka reached the city on Kisen Island and ordered his forces to restore control as he headed toward the central building.

• Uka Senju learned that the toad corpse had been taken to Mount Myōboku and decided to hurry his own improvement.
• Fukasaku reported Katsuyu’s deliberate killing of Gamahiro to the Great Toad Sage, who connected the incident to Uka Senju and recent changes in Konoha.
• The Great Toad Sage foretold disaster involving the Wood Release user and Mount Myōboku, then sent letters to the snake and Katsuyu and ordered training intensified.
• Uka Senju and his men brought their ship to the city on Kisen Island and divided into teams to suppress its districts.
• Uka Senju ordered Wood 82 to mark the medical station’s location at the city gates, then killed looters as his group advanced toward the center.

Uka Senju assigned medical and logistics duties in the captured city while Gamamaru responded to a changed prophecy by seeking the White Snake Sage's support. Jiraiya returned to Konoha and met Orochimaru, urging him to join a meeting with their teacher about the coming war.

• Uka Senju told the medical and logistics squad leaders to establish a station and secure the city after its suppression.
• Gamamaru told Jiraiya that a Wood Release user had changed the prophecy and brought war, then asked him to arrange a meeting with his teacher.
• Fukasaku delivered Gamamaru's letter to the White Snake Sage, who agreed to support him in exchange for half and ordered Ryūchi Cave to gather information on the Senju and the Wood Release user.
• Jiraiya returned to Konoha through a toad and met Orochimaru near the statues of the Hokage.
• Jiraiya told Orochimaru he had lost the battle and urged him to come meet their teacher so he could explain what had happened.

Jiraiya reported the defeat on Kisen Island and told Hiruzen Sarutobi that the Great Toad Sage wanted to meet him over a prophecy naming Uka Senju as a threat to the Shinobi World. Hiruzen decided to visit Mount Myōboku and use the prophecy to strengthen Konoha’s position, while Orochimaru stayed behind.

• Orochimaru followed Jiraiya through Konoha as news spread that Jiraiya had returned alone and badly battered from the battle.
• Fukasaku delivered the Great Toad Sage’s letter to Katsuyu Sage in Shikkotsu Forest, and Katsuyu agreed to the request.
• Jiraiya explained the enemy’s weather-based attack on Kisen Island and described how he had retreated after failing to stop the waves and Wood Release reinforcements.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi criticized Jiraiya’s command decisions, then asked what important news he had brought back.
• Jiraiya said the Great Toad Sage’s changed prophecy identified Senju’s Wood Release user, Uka Senju, as the person who would bring endless war and ruin Mount Myōboku.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to meet the Great Toad Sage as soon as possible, seeing an opportunity to rally support against Senju, and told Orochimaru to remain in Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi met Gamamaru at Mount Myōboku and heard the Great Toad Sage’s prophecy and account of chakra’s origins. Meanwhile, Uka Senju secured Kisen Island, set a deadline for the Merchant Ninja to restore its rule, and prepared to make them pay for the operation’s supplies.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi left Konoha with Jiraiya and traveled to Mount Myōboku to meet Gamamaru.
• Uka Senju reviewed the pursuit and casualty reports, then ordered his unit to move into Jiraiya’s former camp and search the city for supplies.
• Uka Senju gave Masamae Kamijō one week to restore the Merchant Ninja Organization’s rule over Kisen Island and refused his attempt to delay.
• Uka Senju and Inuzuka Furin sorted supply and medicine records so the Merchant Ninja would cover the costs, while Yoshikazu Senju and Aburame Kaun arranged the camp move.
• Gamamaru told Hiruzen Sarutobi that the prophecy concerned a future war across the Shinobi World and warned that the Senju’s future Wood Release would surpass Hashirama Senju’s.
• Gamamaru recounted how the Ōtsutsuki came from outer space, how he and the Sage of Six Paths sealed one of them, and how the Sage spread chakra through Ninshu; Hiruzen wondered where the Sage and his brother had gained their power.

Hiruzen Sarutobi accepted Gamamaru’s warning that Senju Wood Release could revive the God Tree, then secured Toad Clan contracts and prepared Konoha to act against Wood Release and seek support from the other Sacred Lands. Ten days later, Senju Uka finalized an agreement with Masamae Kamijō on Kisen Island.

• Gamamaru told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Senju Wood Release could inherit Ōtsutsuki power and bring the God Tree back, and Hiruzen decided the Senju Wood Release had to be killed immediately.
• Gamamaru offered individual Toad Clan contracts, promised to approach the other Sacred Lands, and instructed Hiruzen to warn the great nations about the prophecy without revealing its later details.
• Hiruzen returned to Konoha, told Jiraiya and Orochimaru what he had learned, and authorized Orochimaru to use more resources and captives for his forbidden technique while forbidding experiments on civilians or Konoha people.
• Hiruzen asked Jiraiya and Orochimaru to record information about their summoning-beast clans, then arranged for the prophecy to be spread and contacted Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.
• Ten days later, Senju Uka handed Masamae Kamijō their finalized contract on Kisen Island and said their cooperation would begin.

Uka Senju completed the handover of the Merchant Ninja Organization and returned to Konoha, where he finally relaxed during a spring outing with Inuzuka Furin. As their peaceful day continued, Furin confided her frustration with her stalled training, and Uka comforted her.

• Uka Senju signed the agreement transferring the Merchant Ninja Organization to the Senju, leaving Masamae Kamijō with its name and control of Kisen Island.
• Uka Senju and his team sailed home, while a new Senju squadron took over the island's security and medicinal-herb supply.
• Uka Senju spent a rare day off by the river with Inuzuka Furin and Brown and White, relaxing while Furin watched over him.
• Uka Senju noticed that Furin was anxious about her training and encouraged her to calm her mind and look for the differences in her practice.
• Inuzuka Furin admitted she could recite her father's guidance but still could not find the breakthrough she needed, and Uka Senju comforted her.

Uka Senju helped Inuzuka Furin blow off steam by having her unleash her Lightning Release techniques at a river, then took her on a night stroll through Konoha. When Furin killed three men spreading rumors, Uka admitted responsibility and explained that shinobi clan leaders could legally pay a fine instead of being arrested; the two continued home as Uka reflected that strength mattered more than reputation.

• Uka Senju took an upset Inuzuka Furin to a river and encouraged her to use all the Lightning Release ninjutsu she knew until her chakra ran out, then cooked fish for them.
• Furin followed Uka's advice to review the different ways she had performed her techniques, and they stayed by the river until nightfall before strolling through Konoha.
• Furin overheard three men spreading rumors and killed them with a senbon and shuriken while Uka watched without stopping her.
• Fūei Uchiha investigated the deaths and questioned Uka, who admitted killing the men and agreed to pay a fine under the rules for shinobi clan leaders.
• Uka explained to Furin that clan leaders had an annual quota for killings that required only a fine, then reflected that he no longer needed to protect his reputation.

Uka Senju accepted an A-to-S-rank mission to capture flying summoning beasts on Summoning Island, while Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered surveillance of Wood Release and a crackdown on leaks about summoning beasts. An Anbu operative named Rei informed Inoue that Uka's unit was headed to the island, and Inoue secretly prepared to send the information to the Land of Lightning.

• Uka Senju learned that the Uchiha had fined him for killing three men, paid the fine through a Wood Release Squadron ninja, and moved on from the incident.
• Senju Toka gave Uka a mission to capture large flying summoning beasts, and he prepared to leave with his squad and five sealing specialists.
• Uka led thirty-six people out of Konoha toward Summoning Island while Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Anbu teams to monitor their movements and investigate leaks.
• An Anbu operative named Koyō used a hidden passage and disguises to meet Inoue, then reported that Uka's mission was headed to Summoning Island.
• Inoue hurried into a washroom and formed Hand Seals to summon a bird unique to the Land of Lightning.

The Third Raikage received Konoha’s real-time intelligence on Uka Senju and considered whether the Hokage’s faction truly believed its prophecy, while Uka’s expedition reached Summoning Island and began scouting for summons. The chapter ended with Sanan Senju’s team engaging a chakra-bearing tiger as it leaped to evade an Earth Release attack.

• A Cloud intelligence chief told the Third Raikage that Konoha had begun providing real-time updates on Wood Release and that its faction might genuinely believe its prophecy; the Raikage ordered him to seek proof.
• The intelligence chief showed the Third Raikage Konoha’s report that Uka Senju was heading toward Gunma port and Summoning Island, a route that could offer an ambush site.
• Uka Senju and his group reached Summoning Island, fought off underwater summons, and landed their ship on a concealed cliffside.
• Uka Senju ordered scouts to explore the area, assigned others to secure the camp, and kept his own team ready to provide support.
• Kenchū Senju assessed a troop of monkeys as poor candidates for summons, while Sanan Senju’s team fought a chakra-bearing tiger that leaped over a young Senju’s Earth Release attack.

Sanan Senju’s team uncovered numerous powerful summoning-beast groups on Summoning Island, while Orochimaru received Ryūchi Cave’s contract scrolls under new safety assurances. Uka Senju chose Bear Valley as the Senju Clan’s first target and secretly hunted beasts with Aburame Kaun and Inuzuka Furin, ending the chapter as Kaun hinted that he wanted something in return for helping.

• Sanan Senju’s team killed a tiger, and the pale-purple-haired woman read its memories to identify nearby summoning-beast groups and a vast wolf pack farther away.
• Tagorihime led Orochimaru to the Ryūchi Cave Sage, who gave him a scroll for individuals to sign contracts with selected snakes and promised their safety.
• Uka Senju’s teams compiled their scouting reports, and Uka chose Bear Valley as their first destination while directing Sekisei Senju’s sealing team to prepare more scrolls.
• Uka Senju took Aburame Kaun and Inuzuka Furin into the forest, gave them wooden senbon, and led them in killing nearby creatures to collect energy.
• After the three returned with roughly twenty-eight thousand energy, Uka Senju told his companions not to ask about his actions and assured them he was not the person described in the prophecy.
• Aburame Kaun told Uka Senju that he could help with this kind of activity, but added that he wanted something in return.

Uka Senju secured contracts with the Bear Valley bears, the Albatross Clan, and the Golden Eagle Clan while traveling across Summoning Island. As his group prepared to return home, the Third Raikage tracked the Wood Release Squadron and grew uneasy about his planned attack.

• Aburame Kaun asked Uka Senju to introduce him to someone from the Senju Clan so he could marry into the clan, and Uka agreed to help him find a match.
• Uka Senju negotiated a contract with the Bear King, agreeing to provide living supplies in exchange for the bears' cooperation and setting rules for protecting other contracted creatures.
• The Third Raikage learned that the Wood Release Squadron had reached Summoning Island and that three people had been killing animals along the route; he ordered reinforcements and kept his attack plan under close watch.
• Uka Senju signed a contract with the Albatross Clan and, five days later, secured another with the Golden Eagle Clan, whose leader assigned Feihe to contract with him.
• After completing the mission, Uka Senju told his companions they would return to their ship that afternoon and sail home the next day, while feeling guilty about the slaughter he had put Inuzuka Furin and Aburame Kaun through.

Senju Uka’s squad was ambushed at sea by Kumogakure and another enemy force, and Uka organized a defense while trying to protect his people and their mission haul. As the battle escalated, Konoha’s Senju compound sounded its alarm and mobilized for an emergency.

• Senju Uka led his squad back across the sea, but he sensed an attack and used Wood Release and Triple Rashomon to block a powerful Chakra Ball.
• The Third Raikage sent Dodai, Blue B, and Seiga Yasaka to lead an assault while keeping himself in reserve to target Uka.
• Kenchū Senju warned that seventeen Kumogakure shinobi were attacking from behind, and Uka sent three squads to confront them while calling for reinforcements.
• Shimura Danzō’s group advanced from the reefs with two black-robed Kage-level fighters, and Senju Sekisei handed Uka the pouch containing their mission haul.
• Uka rejected his companions’ pleas to flee, summoned Katsuyu Sage to coordinate communication and healing, and prepared to fight alongside them.
• An alarm rang through the Senju Clan Compound, prompting its members to arm themselves and gather for defense.

After Mito Uzumaki received Uka Senju’s level-three distress signal, the Senju and their allied clans mobilized reinforcements while preparing for a possible conflict with Konoha. As the Flying Thunder God Formation sent rescuers toward the battlefield, they learned that the Raikage, a tailed beast, Danzo, and dozens of powerful enemies were waiting there.

• The alarm at the Senju compound and Mito Uzumaki’s wave of malice alerted Konoha, prompting clans to arm themselves and move their civilians to safety.
• Mito Uzumaki told Senju Toka that Uka Senju had requested reinforcements, and Toka ordered the Senju to send rescue teams through the Flying Thunder God Formation.
• The allied clan leaders organized their forces and sent groups to the battlefield as the triplets relayed intelligence about the enemies, including the Raikage, a tailed beast, and Danzo.
• Senju Toka ordered the Senju compound locked down, civilians relocated, intelligence channels connected, and forces prepared for possible war.
• The triplets warned that enemies were watching the arrival point and that the next reinforcements would face immediate combat; the Kurama clan leader recruited Senju Masaki and other taijutsu fighters to protect them.

Uka Senju’s attempt to delay the enemy ended with Inuzuka Furin sacrificing herself to save him, and the Third Raikage struck Uka down shortly afterward. Mito Uzumaki arrived in a fury and drove the Raikage into a fierce fight, while the battle around Senju Tsukika intensified.

• Senju Masaki and another Senju taijutsu ninja entered the Flying Thunder God Formation with the Kurama clan head, and the group vanished.
• Uka Senju used Wood Release to block the enemy advance, but Inuzuka Furin shoved him clear of the Third Raikage’s Hell Stab and took the fatal blow; Uka sealed her body in a scroll.
• Uka Senju punched the Third Raikage and broke his fist, then joined Aburame Kaun in using Wood Release and insects to hinder Danzo and the other attackers.
• Shimura Danzō summoned Baku, whose gale scattered Kaun’s insects, while the Third Raikage attacked Uka again and blasted him apart.
• Mito Uzumaki arrived, released five of Nine-Tails’ tails, and attacked the Third Raikage with her chakra cloak and Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Blue B left Seiga Yasaka to face Senju Tsukika and rushed to aid the Raikage, while Dodai grew concerned about the battle’s mounting danger.

Uka Senju and Konoha’s reinforcements fought to hold off Kumogakure, Shimura Danzō, and the black-robed faction as the battle around the teleportation point intensified. Mito Uzumaki and Senju Masaki unleashed greater power, while Uka came under a renewed assault and the chapter ended with Mito’s transformation growing stronger.

• Dodai ordered Kumogakure’s forces to intensify their attacks as Uka Senju struggled against Shimura Danzō and Konoha’s forces faced mounting casualties.
• Inuzuka and Hatake reinforcements arrived, helping stabilize the battle; the Hatake clan head killed the wounded Shunchi Sarutobi.
• Uka summoned Katsuyu Sage at the teleportation point, and her acid attack corroded a Kumogakure ninja while disrupting the fighting.
• Two Senju reinforcements opened multiple Eight Gates, and Senju Masaki confronted the Third Raikage while Mito Uzumaki attacked Shimura Danzō, Blue B, and the black-robed man.
• Kumogakure redirected its forces to attack Uka and turn away further reinforcements, forcing Uka into repeated danger as Senju Masaki opened the Gate of Limit and Mito Uzumaki manifested another tail and chain.

Mito Uzumaki resumed fighting Blue B, Dodai, and Shimura Danzō as the battle at the South Battlefield continued. A secret mobilization order triggered Ihyo Castle’s highest alert, and Sawagen Senju organized forces to secure the southern routes and move toward Konoha, while Hiruzen Sarutobi’s forces prepared for their own operation and awaited Mitokado Homura.

• Mito Uzumaki regained her human form with a six-tailed red cloak and attacked Blue B, Dodai, and Shimura Danzō as the other fighters shifted targets.
• A sealed letter bearing the highest security mark arrived at Ihyo Castle, prompting the intelligence department to sound the alarm and mobilize the city.
• Sawagen Senju ordered forces across the South Battlefield to assemble, block routes, defend the Land of Forests, and prepare to advance toward Konoha.
• Sawagen Senju assigned vanguard and support units, ordered Logistics to distribute supplies, and set the forces’ departure schedule.
• Senju Chiharu organized the Sixth Large Unit and Fourth Medium Unit for their vanguard mission while worrying about Senju Uka’s situation.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Sarutobi Nanasegyō and Sarutobi Kōshū to hold their positions, then waited with Utatane Koharu for news from Danzo and Mitokado Homura’s unit.

Mitokado Homura returned to Konoha with the Four Clans’ forces as Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared for a conflict with the Senju, while the Uchiha and Ino-Shika-Cho debated how to respond. As the southern command mobilized against the interception, the Senju Third Elder ordered two thousand trained personnel sent toward Konoha as reserves.

• Mitokado Homura reported to Hiruzen Sarutobi and Utatane Koharu that his forces were deployed, the Four Clans’ elders and children were escorted to camp, and reinforcements were returning from the Land of Clouds.
• Uchiha Setsuna demanded an attack on Sarutobi’s men outside the Uchiha compound, but Uchiha Motohisa instead ordered elders to contact neutral clans and sent Uchiha Hikaku to seek details from the Hokage Building.
• The Nara Clan Head, the Akimichi Clan Head, and the Yamanaka Clan Head discussed whether Sarutobi was targeting Wood Release or conspiring against the Senju, then received Uchiha Teranaka’s request for a visit.
• Aburame Gyokusei ordered multiple units to defend the southern coastline and led the Third Large Unit and medical personnel toward a sea sector near the expected battlefield.
• The Senju Third Elder ordered two thousand trained personnel from shallow-level bases to move toward Konoha, join the First Elder, and remain under orders to keep the deeper bases concealed.

Senju reinforcements turned the sea battle against Kumogakure and Konoha, and Senju Masaki exploited Rōji’s defection to kill a Sarutobi ninja. As the Third Raikage tried to break through the Senju’s wooden barrier, Mito Uzumaki overwhelmed him, while Blue B prepared to unleash the Eight-Tails’ power so his comrades could retreat.

• The Third Elder ordered certificates for the Senju reinforcements and refused to spare base personnel to escort them.
• New Senju reinforcements arrived through the Flying Thunder God Formation, shifting the battle toward trapping and stalling Kumogakure and Konoha’s forces.
• Rōji signaled Senju Masaki during their fight, then helped him stage an apparent clash; Masaki killed a Sarutobi ninja while Rōji escaped.
• The Third Raikage and Shimura Danzō tried to flee, but Rōshin’s attack delayed them, allowing Senju Masaki and Senju Tsukika to pin them down.
• Mito Uzumaki defeated the Third Raikage’s attempts to break through the wooden barrier, forcing him to use his Nukite techniques to reach the forest at sea.
• Dodai ordered Blue B and Seiga Yasaka to lead their squads away, and Blue B asked Gyuki for the Eight-Tails’ power to hold off their pursuers.

Blue B transformed into the Eight-Tails and fought Mito Uzumaki and the Third Raikage while the other shinobi evacuated and continued battling. In Shikkotsu Forest, Katsuyu revealed her need to escape the sealed space and warned Uka Senju that Hagoromo Otsutsuki might target him, then offered him energy and protection in exchange for future cooperation.

• Blue B fully manifested the Eight-Tails, and the Third Raikage and Mito Uzumaki fought him while their allies withdrew to deal with the remaining enemies.
• Katsuyu brought Uka Senju to Shikkotsu Forest, where she explained that the space was filling with slugs and slowly killing her.
• Katsuyu asked Uka Senju to grow to Six Paths strength, break the space's restrictions, and summon her into the outside world.
• Katsuyu explained that Uka Senju's energy absorption could attract Hagoromo Otsutsuki's attention, and she promised to watch for his moves and protect Uka.
• Katsuyu gave Uka Senju some of her stored energy, which he absorbed, and he accepted her offer to cooperate.

Uka Senju recovered in Shikkotsu Forest and returned to the southern sea battlefield, while the Senju received word that he was safe. The Second Elder died after giving Senju Toka final instructions, and Uka rejoined the fighting as Senju forces began operations against Sarutobi’s people.

• Katsuyu treated Uka Senju’s injuries and sent him back to the battlefield after telling the Senju he was safe.
• Senju Toka received news that Uka and Mito were unharmed, but the Second Elder’s condition worsened and he died after urging Toka to protect Uka, support the Uzumaki relocation, and contain the news.
• Senju Toka ordered Hayata Senju and Reishichi to guard the Second Elder’s tent, block Sarutobi’s people from leaving Konoha, and monitor the clan grounds.
• Uka Senju returned to the battlefield and used Wood Release to help a Hatake jonin defeat a Shimura elite jonin.
• Uka Senju’s plants restrained a wounded Kumogakure elite jonin, allowing an Aburame jonin to join the attack.

Senju Uka divided his recovered fighters between two battlefields, then flew west with Feihe to reinforce Mito Uzumaki. Meanwhile, the Uchiha convened neutral clans to halt the fighting, Ōnoki prepared Iwagakure to exploit Konoha’s turmoil, and Hiruzen Sarutobi chose to regroup rather than counterattack; Mito ordered her forces back to port.

• After the battlefield was secured, Senju Uka sent Senju Yamato and others east, while he, Senju Yuangao, Senju Kenchū, Senju Sekisei, and Hatake Senagakyo flew west on Feihe to aid his teacher.
• At a meeting in the Uchiha compound, Uchiha Motohisa persuaded the neutral clans to discuss separating the Senju and Sarutobi sides and stopping the conflict.
• Senju Chiharu ordered her forces to surround and destroy an enemy relief unit, then asked Kurama Mizue to join forces with her.
• Ōnoki ordered Iwagakure to keep its spies hidden, count the forces deployed by Konoha’s clans, and send seven units to New Mountain Port to prepare for a sea crossing.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Utatane Koharu to regroup with Homura and rejected an immediate counterattack, deciding to wait for a chance to end the fighting.
• Senju Uka arrived at Mito Uzumaki’s ship, stabilized its damaged bow with Wood Release, and rejoined her; Mito ordered everyone to return to port.

Senju Uka received his Sage Body Supplement Injection and woke with dramatically increased strength, though he discovered that his control over his body had worsened. Senju Chiharu investigated the chakra surge but accepted his preparations as a reason not to intrude, while Uka ended the chapter keeping his sealed scroll untouched.

• Senju Uka reviewed the losses from the battle in Year 29 and prepared to use his accumulated energy for a Sage Body injection.
• Senju Uka chose the Sage Body Supplement Injection and sealed himself inside a wooden coffin before activating it.
• Senju Chiharu rushed to Uka's house after sensing a chakra surge, but his sealed defenses prevented her from checking inside.
• Senju Chiharu told the Senju Guard Unit that Uka had been testing a ninjutsu, and they left without investigating further.
• Senju Uka woke two hours later, broke out of the coffin with ease, and realized his new strength had reduced his control over his body.
• Senju Uka left the scroll on the shelf untouched and ignored the scattered wooden debris in the room.

Uka Senju emerged with a perfected Sage Body and tested his new power, while Senju Chiharu kept the clan guard and outsiders from interfering. Mito Uzumaki recognized the completeness of Uka’s body and, after watching him train, suggested Senju Tsukika teach him before he grew too strong to beat.

• Uka Senju returned to the backyard with his changed body, instructed Senju Chiharu to protect the scroll and keep others away, and practiced his new strength.
• Senju Chiharu turned away the guard unit, and Senju Toka later ordered Senju Yoshika to reassure nearby clansmen and stop investigating Uka’s disturbance.
• Mito Uzumaki sensed Hashirama-like chakra from Uka’s training, activated the clan’s barrier, and went with Senju Tsukika to observe him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the Anbu to keep watching the Senju compound and sent resources to Orochimaru’s base.
• Mito Uzumaki recognized that Uka’s Sage Body seemed more complete than Hashirama’s and asked Senju Tsukika whether she wanted to train him before he became too strong.