Recaps

Uya took Haku under his care, trained him to control his Ice Release, and traveled with him toward the Land of Water. After four Kirigakure Ninja attacked them on the road, the chapter left Uya and Haku facing the Mist Ninja.

• Uya waited for Haku to catch up through the snow, then invited him to come along.
• Uya trained Haku in chakra and Ice Release as they traveled across grasslands, helping him overcome his fear of his power.
• Uya and Haku stopped in a town to rest, then continued onward with Haku carrying their supplies.
• Four Kirigakure Ninja followed Uya and Haku out of town and attacked them without warning.

Uya watched as Haku fought the Mist Ninja who had attacked them, while Haku’s Ice Release and rapidly improving combat skills were revealed. After Uya killed three attackers with a wave of his hand, he let Haku continue fighting the last Mist Ninja, who struggled to keep up with Haku’s growth.

• Haku shielded Uya from the Mist Ninja’s weapons with Ice Release, and the attackers recognized him as a survivor of the Yuki Clan.
• The Mist Ninja split up, with one swordsman fighting Haku and three others attacking Uya with water and lightning techniques.
• Uya shattered the incoming techniques and killed the three attackers with a wave of his hand.
• Uya ordered Haku to keep fighting the surviving Mist Ninja and watched without offering guidance.
• Haku struggled at first but quickly improved during the fight, forcing the Mist Ninja to focus on defending himself.

Uya saved Haku from a Mist ninja and praised him for holding his own, then continued with him toward Kirigakure. Seeing the village ablaze, Uya recognized the Kaguya Clan's rebellion and sensed that Orochimaru was nearby.

• The Mist ninja overwhelmed Haku, but Uya broke the ninja's sword before it could strike and told Haku he had done well.
• Uya incapacitated the Mist ninja with a glance and left with Haku, then explained that kindness needed strength to protect it.
• Uya and Haku continued toward Kirigakure and saw the village ablaze as the Kaguya Clan's rebellion appeared to be underway.
• Uya sensed Orochimaru, who had defected from Konoha more than three years earlier.

Uya and Haku met Orochimaru near Kirigakure as the Kaguya Clan rebelled, and Orochimaru explained the village’s suppression of Kekkei Genkai clans. He confirmed he was investigating the Akatsuki and its Rinnegan, leaving Uya with the assurance that he would eventually find the group.

• Haku sensed fighting in Kirigakure as he and Uya approached, while Orochimaru noticed Uya and went to meet him.
• Haku guarded Uya from Orochimaru, but Uya reassured him and asked Orochimaru about the Yuki Clan.
• Orochimaru explained that Kirigakure’s power struggles led its leaders to suppress Kekkei Genkai clans and that the Kaguya Clan was now rebelling.
• Orochimaru told Uya that he had come to the Land of Water to investigate the Akatsuki and the Rinnegan.
• Orochimaru said the Akatsuki could not stay hidden for long and that Uya would eventually find them.

Uya and Orochimaru watched as Mei Terumi fought the six-year-old Kimimaro after he rebelled against Kirigakure. Mei's acid and mist forced Kimimaro to retreat, and she chased him out of the village.

• Uya learned the location of the Akatsuki base from Orochimaru and prepared to leave with Haku, but Mei Terumi's acid spilled toward them from a battle in Kirigakure.
• Uya diverted the acid into a fissure, while he and Orochimaru recognized Mei and watched her fight Kimimaro.
• Kimimaro charged Mei with bone spikes, but she evaded him with Boil Release and Lava Release techniques.
• Kimimaro fired finger bones at Mei, but the acid weakened them and she blocked them with a kunai.
• Mei taunted Kimimaro and chased him out of Kirigakure as he continued retreating.

Uya stopped Mei Terumi and Kimimaro’s battle with overwhelming force, carving a vast chasm through the ground. The Fourth Mizukage greeted Uya as the God of the Shinobi World, confirming Mei Terumi’s suspicion about his identity.

• Mei Terumi sent her corrosive acid mist toward Uya and Haku, but Uya dispersed it with a sweep of his hand.
• Haku asked Uya to help Kimimaro, and Uya agreed while Mei Terumi and Kimimaro resumed fighting.
• Uya ordered them to stop and swept two fingers through the air, opening a huge fissure that swallowed Mei Terumi’s acid attack.
• The Fourth Mizukage arrived and apologized to Uya for failing to welcome him, and Mei Terumi recognized Uya as the God of the Shinobi World.

Uya claimed Kimimaro after the Kaguya Clan rebellion, and Kimimaro chose to leave with him and Haku. As they departed Kirigakure, the Fourth Mizukage ordered the clan’s destruction and warned Mei Terumi never to treat Kimimaro as an enemy.

• Uya told the Fourth Mizukage that Kimimaro would come with him, and the Mizukage agreed without protest.
• Orochimaru abandoned his plan to take Kimimaro and left after assuring the Mizukage he had no part in the rebellion.
• Haku invited Kimimaro to join them, and Uya urged him to find a purpose for himself.
• Kimimaro resolved to follow Uya and left with him and Haku.
• The Fourth Mizukage ordered Mei Terumi to dispose of the Kaguya Clan and told her not to treat Kimimaro as an enemy.

Nagato, Sasori of the Red Sands, and Kisame Hoshigaki discussed relocating the Akatsuki base after learning Uya had reached Kirigakure. Uya arrived before they could leave and split White Zetsu, the base, and the mountain in two with a single attack.

• Nagato warned Sasori of the Red Sands and Kisame Hoshigaki that Uya might come after them and urged them not to underestimate him.
• Kisame Hoshigaki questioned whether the Akatsuki needed to relocate, while Sasori of the Red Sands argued that their hidden base would be difficult to find.
• White Zetsu sensed Uya's arrival and announced that he was already there.
• A strange ripple descended through the ceiling, narrowly missing Nagato and cleaving White Zetsu in two.
• The ripple's path opened a straight fracture through the Akatsuki base and the mountain, splitting them apart and revealing the sky.

Uya reached the Akatsuki base and overwhelmed its defenders with the power of tremors, killing Kisame Hoshigaki while Nagato struggled to stop him. Sasori of the Red Sands remained eager to fight and unleashed his Red Secret Technique as Uya approached.

• Uya cleaved the mountain open and entered the Akatsuki base, where Sasori of the Red Sands, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Nagato faced him.
• Sasori attacked with Hiruko's poisoned tail and needles, but Uya's barrier shattered them.
• Kisame flooded the mountain with his Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave, creating a vast lake.
• Uya burst the lake apart and shattered Kisame's body with the power of tremors.
• Nagato used Banshō Ten'in to pull Uya toward him, but Uya remained unmoved and kept advancing.
• Sasori of the Red Sands unleashed the Red Secret Technique, Performance of a Hundred Puppets.

Sasori of the Red Sands unleashed more than a hundred puppets against Uya, but Uya destroyed them all with one sword swing and killed Sasori. Uya then faced Nagato, whose Rinnegan power he considered preserving as the two confronted each other.

• Sasori of the Red Sands summoned over a hundred puppets and attacked Uya with a storm of weapons.
• Uya shattered every puppet with a single swing of the Kusanagi Sword, overwhelming Sasori.
• Sasori questioned Uya’s claim that true power could defy time, then vanished when Uya struck him down.
• Uya turned to Nagato, who challenged him as his Rinnegan’s ocular power surged.
• Uya sensed Six Paths Power in Nagato’s Rinnegan and considered whether to preserve the eyes.

Uya fought Nagato and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path after Nagato tried to kill Kushina. Uya’s powerful sword slash cleaved the statue in two, leaving Nagato stunned.

• Nagato ordered the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to punch Uya and gathered chakra from atop its head.
• Uya met the statue’s punch with his own, driving it back with the Power of Tremors.
• Nagato continued attacking and claimed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s defenses were too tough to break.
• Uya channeled the Power of Tremors through the Kusanagi Sword and unleashed a slash that nearly tore space apart.
• Nagato dodged the slash, but it passed through the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and split it down the middle.

Uya cleaved the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path in two, demonstrating that he could suppress even the Ten-Tails. Nagato responded by unleashing Super Chibaku Tensei, whose gravity began lifting the surrounding land into the sky.

• Uya split the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path with a single sword strike, and the statue vanished as it began to recover.
• Nagato watched Uya’s attack in horror, then stopped gathering chakra and prepared his strongest Chibaku Tensei.
• Nagato launched a condensed black sphere into the sky and called out, “Super Chibaku Tensei!”
• The sphere’s gravity shattered the mountains and pulled the collapsing range into the sky.
• Nagato’s technique continued lifting the earth, threatening to drag the entire land upward.

Uya defeated Nagato after effortlessly destroying his Super Chibaku Tensei and cutting through the earth to strike him down. Kimimaro and Haku reached the devastated valley and found Uya standing beside the fissure.

• Nagato intensified the Chibaku Tensei’s gravitational pull, but Uya split the enormous celestial body with a casual sword slash.
• Uya shattered the falling rubble with the Power of Tremors and turned the battlefield into a vast valley.
• Nagato tried to flee underground with White Zetsu, but Uya sensed them and cut Nagato in two while preserving the Rinnegan.
• Kimimaro and Haku hurried toward Uya, then found him beside the enormous valley and abyssal fissure.
• Uya asked why they had not waited, and Kimimaro and Haku realized the devastation was what he had gone to do.

After destroying the Akatsuki, Uya returned across the sea with Haku and Kimimaro while waiting for his soul to complete its transformation to the Six Paths level. On the voyage, he considered Kimimaro’s bloodline disease and how Orochimaru’s Cursed Seal might be worsening it.

• Uya reprimanded Haku and Kimimaro for disobeying him, then leveled the remaining rubble behind them as they left.
• Uya kept Nagato’s Rinnegan in storage while his soul gradually absorbed the Dragon Vein’s power and approached the Six Paths level.
• Uya brought Haku and Kimimaro back from the Land of Water by ship and wondered why he had been unable to find the Seven-Tails.
• During the stormy voyage, Uya considered Kimimaro’s inherited bloodline disease and the healing potential of his Shikotsumyaku.
• Uya suspected Orochimaru’s Cursed Seal might worsen Kimimaro’s condition and reflected on the seals’ power and dangerous side effects.

Uya let Kimimaro and Haku respond to raiders attacking their merchant ship, and the two boys fought the attackers with the strength gained from the first stage of the Sage Body modification. Their battle remained unresolved when a towering wave threatened to crush the ship.

• More than twenty ninja attacked the merchant ship during a storm and overwhelmed its eight Kirigakure Chunin escorts.
• Kimimaro killed one raider who tried to enter Uya's cabin, then defeated two more while Haku watched.
• The raiders surrounded Kimimaro, and Haku joined him; together they fought the attackers to a stalemate.
• A fierce wind raised a nearly hundred-meter wave that bore down on the merchant ship, terrifying the civilians and ninja aboard.

A towering wave threatened the merchant ship after the battle between the raiding ninja and the Mist Ninja, but Uya emerged and shattered the wave with a single punch. He destroyed the raiders as well, then returned to his room, leaving Kimimaro and Haku to guard his rest.

• The raiding ninja retreated from the fight and prepared to escape the wave, while Kimimaro and Haku stayed beside the ship.
• Kimimaro and Haku admitted they could not stop the wave, and the terrified civilians watched it approach.
• Uya left his room, praised Kimimaro and advised Haku to fight more seriously.
• Uya struck the air and unleashed tremors that turned the raiding ninja into a mist of blood and collapsed the towering wave.
• Uya returned to his room and told Kimimaro and Haku not to let anyone disturb him.

Uya arrived in Konoha with Kimimaro and Haku as Kumogakure came to sign an alliance treaty. During the night, a masked Kumogakure ninja abducted Hinata Hyuga, but she vanished from his grasp just as he moved to take her Byakugan.

• Uya left the ship with Kimimaro and Haku before it reached the Land of Fire.
• Uya brought Kimimaro and Haku into Konoha unnoticed while the village celebrated Kumogakure's arrival to sign an alliance treaty.
• A masked Kumogakure ninja infiltrated the Hyuga compound and abducted the unconscious Hinata Hyuga.
• Hyuga Hiashi awakened, activated his Byakugan, and pursued the kidnapper as Hyuga ninja failed to stop him.
• The masked ninja tried to take Hinata's eyes, but Hinata suddenly disappeared from his arms.

Uya rescued Hinata from the Kumogakure ninja leader and returned her to her father, Hyuga Hiashi, who wondered whether Uya might take an interest in training her. Uya vanished before Hiashi could ask, leaving Hiashi grateful but doubtful that Hinata had gained his attention.

• The Kumogakure ninja leader realized Uya had taken Hinata and froze under Uya’s overwhelming pressure.
• Hyuga Hiashi arrived and respectfully thanked Uya for saving his daughter.
• Uya asked Hiashi for Hinata’s name while the Kumogakure ninja leader sank into the ground under an unseen force.
• The Kumogakure ninja leader’s bones shattered, and Uya handed Hinata to Hiashi.
• Uya vanished, leaving Hiashi to wonder whether he might take Hinata as his disciple before dismissing the idea as wishful thinking.

Uya decided to help resolve the crisis between Konoha and Kumogakure after the Cloud Ninja demanded that Konoha hand over the person who killed their leader. As Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Cloud Ninja pressured Hyuga Hiashi, Uya appeared beside Hinata and stepped forward, leaving everyone stunned.

• Uya told Kimimaro and Haku that he would help see the matter through.
• The Kumogakure ninja demanded that Konoha hand over their leader's killer or face another war.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi accused Hyuga Hiashi of killing the Cloud leader and pressured him to provide an answer.
• Hyuga Hiashi denied killing the leader while Hinata hid behind him in fear.
• Uya comforted Hinata, walked to the front of the crowd, and stunned everyone with his sudden appearance.

Uya confronted the Cloud Ninja who had demanded a life for a life over their dead leader. Faced with Uya’s power, they abandoned their threat and claimed their captain had been a traitor.

• Hinata asked Hyuga Hiashi who Uya was, and Hiashi told her that Uya had saved her the previous night.
• Uya entered the gathering and asked the Cloud Ninja if they had been demanding a life for a life.
• Uya admitted that he had killed the Cloud Ninja captain and challenged them to say what they intended to do.
• The leading Cloud Ninja backed down and claimed they had found evidence that their captain betrayed Kumogakure.
• The other Cloud Ninja agreed with the excuse while the Konoha and Hyuga ninja struggled to hide their amusement.

Uya ended the Cloud Ninja’s attempt to exploit the conflict with the Hyuga Clan and left before Hyuga Hiashi could draw closer to him. In the woods near Konoha, Uchiha Itachi fought Haku and Kimimaro, and the battle continued as Itachi attacked Kimimaro from behind.

• Uya’s words made the Cloud Ninja abandon their fabricated accusation and leave.
• Hyuga Hiashi thanked Uya, but Uya left before Hiashi could invite him to the Hyuga Clan compound; Hinata watched him with admiration.
• Uchiha Itachi fought Kimimaro and Haku in the woods, blocking Kimimaro’s bone attacks and evading his Ten-Finger Drilling Bullets.
• Haku’s ice needles struck an ordinary clone, and he and Kimimaro blocked Itachi’s Great Fireball with an ice wall.
• Itachi used clones to mislead Kimimaro and Haku, then appeared behind Kimimaro and attacked as Kimimaro prepared to defend himself with bone.

Uya stopped Uchiha Itachi from attacking Kimimaro and Haku, then recognized Itachi as a potential rival for the two boys. After Uya left with them, strange puppets appeared near Konoha, while a man on the moon wondered whether Uya was connected to Hagoromo and Hamura.

• Uya seized Uchiha Itachi's wrist before he could attack Kimimaro, and Itachi recognized and respectfully greeted him.
• Kimimaro and Haku explained that they had mistaken Itachi for enemy scouts, while Itachi used his Sharingan to glimpse Uya's overwhelming chakra.
• Uya decided Itachi could be a worthy opponent for Kimimaro and Haku, then left with the two boys.
• Kimimaro asked Itachi's name and said he hoped to fight him again before following Uya and Haku into the woods.
• Strange puppets appeared near Konoha and watched the Hyuga Clan.
• On the moon, a man in a white robe reflected on Uya's power and wondered whether he was connected to Hagoromo and Hamura.

Otsutsuki Tomoma resolved to destroy the Shinobi World and target Uya, while Uya returned to Amegakure and discussed the Rinnegan and the Uzumaki Clan with Kushina. Uya’s soul then broke through a final boundary, leaving him on the verge of piercing a membrane at the edge of the world.

• Otsutsuki Tomoma told Otsutsuki Toneri that the Shinobi World should be destroyed and that Uya would be powerless against the Tenseigan.
• Uya returned to Amegakure with Kimimaro and Haku, arranged for Konan to look after them, and went home to Kushina.
• Kushina examined Nagato’s Rinnegan and lamented the Uzumaki Clan’s decline, while Uya said survivors remained and they could rebuild the clan together.
• Uya decided to keep the Rinnegan in case Kushina needed it to reach Six Paths, and Kushina told him she was content with their life as it was.
• Uya’s soul completed its transformation, and he sensed an almost imperceptible membrane at the edge of the world.

Uya broke through the boundary of his Soul Space and raised his soul to the Six Paths level, where he encountered the Sage of Six Paths. The Sage explained why he had stopped interfering in the Shinobi World and revealed that his attempts to guide people toward peace had failed.

• Uya tore open his Soul Space's boundary, and its energy merged into him as his soul entered the Six Paths level.
• Uya appeared in a boundless white space between the afterlife and the Shinobi World, where he met Otsutsuki Hagoromo, the Sage of Six Paths.
• The Sage showed Uya images of the Shinobi World and said he had watched its changes without interfering.
• The Sage explained that Kaguya Otsutsuki's rule by force and his own Ninshu had both failed to bring lasting peace.
• Uya understood that the Sage had hoped chakra-sharing through Ninshu would help people understand one another, but shinobi had turned chakra into something personal and severed those connections.

Uya spoke with the Sage of Six Paths about the world’s progress before his soul returned to his body after nearly two years away. He opened the Seventh Gate of the True Eight Gates Released Formation, triggering a vast surge of natural energy that drew the attention of those around him.

• Uya told the Sage of Six Paths that people striving toward their own goals drove the world’s progress, whether they sought war or peace.
• The Sage of Six Paths told Otsutsuki Hamura to stop interfering with his descendants and let events take their natural course.
• Uya’s soul was pulled back into his body, and he discovered that almost two years had passed in the Shinobi World.
• Uya opened the Seventh Gate of the True Eight Gates Released Formation, and his chakra and perfect Sage Body began advancing.
• Kimimaro, Haku, Kushina, Konan, and Tsunade sensed the immense flow of natural energy toward Uya and looked toward him in shock.