Recaps

Uya completed his transformation into Six Paths Mode after nearly two years of training and explored his new powers. Kushina and the others entered his room once the Natural Energy settled, where they found him floating with a Truth-Seeking Orb staff.

• Kushina sensed Natural Energy surging around Uya's room and stopped Tsunade and the others from disturbing him while his transformation continued.
• Uya's hair turned snowy white, his robe changed into Six Paths robes, and nine Truth-Seeking Orbs and a staff appeared as he entered Six Paths Mode.
• Uya tested the staff's ability to change shape and felt the immense, fragile nature of the world around him, then dismissed and reactivated Six Paths Mode.
• Konan, Tsunade, and the others could barely sense Uya's power, while Kushina perceived it more clearly with Nine-Tails Chakra.
• After the Natural Energy settled, Kushina opened the door and entered with Tsunade and the others; Uya greeted them while floating and holding the staff.

Uya revealed that he had reached the Six Paths level through his own cultivation and gave Kushina the Kusanagi Sword, which had become nearly useless to him. He then tested his new power above Amegakure and shattered dozens of meters of space, drawing the clouds of the Land of Rain toward the resulting fissures.

• Uya warned everyone not to touch his Truth-Seeking Orb staff as he studied the power he had just obtained.
• The Nine-Tails told Kushina that Uya had reached the Six Paths realm through cultivation, despite lacking the Rinnegan and the Ten-Tails.
• Uya gave Kushina the Kusanagi Sword, saying it could help her contend with Six Paths Power after she completed her Fifth Stage training.
• Uya flew above the clouds over Amegakure and tested the Power of Tremors with his Truth-Seeking Orb staff.
• Uya shattered the staff and dozens of meters of space, causing clouds across the Land of Rain to surge toward the spatial fissures.

Uya shattered the space above Amegakure with a tremor strike, revealing his power to the village below. He then pondered how to open the Eighth Gate, wondering whether he needed the Rinnegan and the power of the Ten-Tails.

• Uya's strike tore a hole in the clouds over Amegakure before the spatial rifts quickly healed.
• Amegakure's ninja and civilians saw the sunlight break through and recognized the spectacle as Uya's work.
• Uya concluded that his tremor strikes could shatter Truth-Seeking Orbs and place him near the top of the Six Paths level.
• Uya considered how the Eighth Gate might depend on his Six Paths power and wondered whether he needed the Rinnegan and the Ten-Tails.

Uya’s Rinnegan vanished as his soul devoured its ocular power, leading him to realize the Tenseigan could strengthen him in the same way. After Konan reported an attack on Konoha that killed Hyuga Hiashi and stole his Byakugan, Uya suspected the moon’s Ōtsutsuki had already awakened the Tenseigan and considered going to Konoha.

• Uya’s soul devoured the Rinnegan’s ocular power after the eyes shattered, and he began slowly absorbing the power.
• Uya realized the Tenseigan could provide the ocular power he needed to advance toward the final gate of the True Eight Gates Released Formation.
• Konan told Uya that mysterious attackers had targeted Konoha and caused heavy losses to the Hyuga Clan.
• Uya identified the attackers as the lunar Ōtsutsuki, learned that Hyuga Hiashi had died and his Byakugan had been taken, and concluded they might already have awakened the Tenseigan.
• Uya considered traveling to Konoha through the newly appeared passage to the moon and wondered how Hinata was doing.

After learning that five-year-old Hinata was facing pressure within the Hyuga Clan following her father’s death, Uya set out for the clan compound. There, Hinata’s grandfather struggled to stop Branch Family members from pushing her aside and choosing a new clan head.

• Konan told Uya that Hinata had not been injured but was in a difficult position within the Hyuga Clan.
• Uya realized Hinata was being caught in a succession struggle and left, warning that the entire Hyuga Clan’s situation was not good.
• At the Hyuga compound, Branch Family members argued that the clan needed a new head because Hinata was too young to lead.
• Several Branch Family members nominated candidates, including Hizashi, seeking to push Hinata out and gain control of the Caged Bird Seal’s formula.
• Hinata’s grandfather rebuked the Branch Family for bullying a five-year-old, but their fierce expressions returned as they continued pursuing their interests.

Hinata’s grandfather faced a Branch Family challenge to his plan for her inheritance, and Hizashi Hyuga persuaded Hinata to say she wanted to leave. Uya appeared beside her, reassured her, and forced the Hyuga Clan members back with his pressure.

• Hizashi Hyuga and the Branch Family members demanded that Hinata’s grandfather give up control, arguing that Hinata was too young and timid to lead.
• Hinata’s grandfather defended her, but the Branch Family pressed him over who would lead during the years before she could inherit.
• Hizashi asked Hinata to choose whether to stay and inherit the Main Family or leave, and she timidly said she wanted to go outside.
• Hinata’s grandfather scolded her, while Hizashi and the Branch Family claimed she had made her choice.
• Uya appeared behind Hinata, told her not to be afraid, and was recognized by her as Uncle Uya.
• When Hyuga Clan members tried to attack Uya, his terrifying pressure forced them back down, and they realized who he was.

Uya interrupted the Hyuga Clan meeting, took Hinata away, and declared her his disciple after condemning the clan for bullying her. His overwhelming display of power silenced the clan members and left Hinata’s grandfather proposing her as clan head, with no one willing to oppose him.

• Uya arrived at the Hyuga Clan meeting and stopped the clan members from confronting him as he comforted Hinata.
• Uya asked Hinata if she wanted to leave, then took her by the hand and led her out.
• Hinata’s grandfather asked where Uya was taking her, and Uya declared that Hinata was his disciple and warned the clan not to bully her again.
• Uya’s aura cracked the room and left the Hyuga Clan members terrified and unable to move.
• Hinata’s grandfather invited anyone who wanted to inherit the clan head position to step forward, but no one volunteered.

Uya took Hinata as his disciple after intervening in the Hyuga Clan’s conflict, promising to protect her regardless of her talent. He returned her to her mother and younger sister Hanabi, leaving Hinata’s future in his care.

• Uya led Hinata through the deserted Hyuga Clan compound and comforted her after the clan’s conflict.
• Uya told Hinata to call him Teacher and promised that no one would bully her again.
• Hinata accepted Uya as her teacher and resolved not to disappoint him.
• Uya brought Hinata back to her room, where he met her mother and baby sister, Hanabi Hyuga.
• Uya reassured Hinata’s mother that Hinata would always be his disciple and that he had chosen her to protect her, not for her talent.

Uya traveled through a spatial passage to the moon and found Otsutsuki Tomoma beside the Giant Tenseigan after Tomoma had slaughtered the lunar Main Family. Uya touched the orb despite Tomoma’s warning, and the Tenseigan began drawing out his chakra, leaving Tomoma stunned.

• Uya entered the spatial passage hidden in a cave and reached the moon.
• Otsutsuki Tomoma stood alone amid the corpses of the lunar Main Family and celebrated his control of the Giant Tenseigan.
• Uya appeared beside the orb and studied it while Otsutsuki Tomoma recognized him and warned that he could not stop the Shinobi World’s destruction.
• Uya touched the Giant Tenseigan, which began pulling chakra from his body as Otsutsuki Tomoma watched.
• Otsutsuki Tomoma’s mocking expression froze when the Tenseigan’s power took hold of Uya.

Uya destroyed the Giant Tenseigan and absorbed a strand of its energy, driving Otsutsuki Tomoma into a rage. Their powers clashed in a battle that shook the moon and frightened people watching from the Shinobi World, and the fight remained unresolved.

• Uya overwhelmed the Giant Tenseigan with his power of tremors, causing it to decay into dust as a golden strand of energy entered his body.
• Otsutsuki Tomoma activated Tenseigan Chakra Mode and formed a string of Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Uya entered Six Paths Mode, summoning nine Truth-Seeking Orbs and a Truth-Seeking Orb Scepter.
• Otsutsuki Tomoma launched Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion at Uya.
• Uya struck the air with his scepter, and his power of tremors stopped the attack amid cracks that spread across the moon.

Uya repelled Otsutsuki Tomoma’s Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, but Tomoma retaliated by splitting the moon with his Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion. Uya survived unharmed and struck the void with enough force to open a spatial rift, leaving Tomoma horrified by the danger.

• Uya’s Power of Tremors shattered Otsutsuki Tomoma’s Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion and hurled Tomoma beyond the moon, injuring him.
• Otsutsuki Tomoma gathered Truth-Seeking Orbs and used the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion to cleave the moon in two.
• Uya appeared unharmed beneath the divided moon and told Otsutsuki Tomoma that the attack’s power was formidable, but that was all.
• Uya became serious and punched the void, creating a dark spatial rift that Otsutsuki Tomoma recognized as a grave threat.

Uya shattered the moon and defeated Otsutsuki Tomoma with a single punch, then devoured the power of Tomoma’s Tenseigan. The Tenseigan and Rinnegan powers in Uya’s soul fused into a new force that could help him reach the final Eighth Gate once fully absorbed.

• Uya’s Power of Tremors shattered the moon and overwhelmed Otsutsuki Tomoma’s defenses.
• Uya erased Tomoma’s body, destroyed his remaining head, and devoured the ocular power of his Tenseigan.
• The Tenseigan powers within Uya merged and resonated with the Rinnegan power in his soul.
• Uya’s Rinnegan and Tenseigan powers fused into a new force that greatly strengthened his soul.
• Uya realized that absorbing the immense new power could let him open the final Eighth Gate, though it would take a long time.

Uya calculated that he needed only to wait a few years for his soul to grow strong enough to reach the pinnacle of the Shinobi World. He then guided five-year-old Hinata in Gentle Fist training, reassuring her not to force herself as the lesson continued.

• Uya calculated that his soul would need a few more years of consuming power to reach its goal, and he felt no need to seek additional power from Naruto and Sasuke.
• Uya watched Hinata practice Gentle Fist and reflected on how he had improved the Hyuga Clan's techniques.
• Uya noticed Hinata was exhausted and told her to rest because her footwork had begun to falter.
• Uya asked whether Hinata's grandfather had pressured her to train hard, and Hinata responded timidly and apologized.
• Uya reassured Hinata that she did not need to force herself and explained that Gentle Fist required a calm, relaxed approach.

Uya trained Hinata and encountered Neji Hyuga and Hizashi Hyuga, who revealed that Uya was revered as the God of the Shinobi World. Nearly two years later, Hinata remained respected within the Hyuga Clan and arrived at the training grounds, where she saw a familiar figure.

• Uya ended Hinata's training session and walked with her through the Hyuga Clan compound.
• Neji Hyuga and Hizashi Hyuga met Uya, and Hizashi ordered Neji to bow respectfully.
• Hizashi told Neji that Uya was the legendary God of the Shinobi World and warned him to treat Uya with respect.
• Nearly two years passed, during which Hizashi managed the Hyuga Clan and its members treated Hinata with great respect.
• Hinata arrived at the training grounds and saw a familiar figure sitting on the veranda steps.

Uya watched Hinata train and promised to stay in Konoha that day. Meanwhile, Uchiha Fugaku and his clan debated seizing control of the village, uncertain whether Uya would interfere.

• Uya tested Hinata’s Gentle Fist, and she managed to perform thirty-two palms of Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms before running out of strength.
• Uya reassured Hinata that he was not leaving that day and invited her to eat after more training.
• Uchiha shinobi urged Uchiha Fugaku to take control of Konoha, saying the village was pushing their clan aside.
• Uchiha Fugaku hesitated because Uya might be in Konoha, but the clan wondered whether he would ignore a conflict as long as they left the Hyuga Clan alone.

Uchiha Itachi carried out the Uchiha Clan massacre to prevent a coup and preserve peace in Konoha. After Sasuke witnessed the slaughter, Uya confronted Itachi, who was left questioning whether his choice had been worth it.

• Uchiha Fugaku decided to launch a coup against Konoha, while Uchiha Itachi secretly informed the village leadership of the clan's plans.
• Uya watched the night sky and settled Hinata beside him after she fell asleep against him.
• Sasuke returned to the Uchiha compound and found its members dead, including his parents, then Uchiha Itachi trapped him in an illusion with his Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Uya appeared before Uchiha Itachi and quietly asked whether the massacre had been worth it.
• Uchiha Itachi could not answer, and after Uya vanished, he reflected that Uya's power might have prevented the clan's destruction.

After the Uchiha Clan’s massacre, Hinata received greater deference from the Hyuga Clan, while Kushina mourned the disappearance of several clans and wondered whether any Uzumaki survivors remained. Returning to the Land of Rain, Uya sensed a Grass Ninja team fleeing a Rain Ninja platoon and discovered a red-haired girl among them.

• Konoha declared Itachi a traitor and an S-rank missing-nin, while the Hyuga Clan worried about the Uchiha Clan’s destruction and treated Hinata with greater respect.
• Kushina grieved over the loss of the Uchiha, Senju, Uzumaki, and other clans, and wondered whether any Uzumaki had survived.
• Uya returned to the Land of Rain and sensed a pursuit near its border.
• A red-haired Grass Ninja girl warned the three Grass Ninja carrying her that a Rain Ninja platoon led by a Jonin was closing in.
• One Grass Ninja proposed using the girl as bait so the others could escape, and she stared at him in disbelief.

Uya saved Karin Uzumaki after three Grass Ninja abandoned her as bait for pursuing Rain Ninja. The Rain Ninja recognized Uya and bowed to him, and he killed the fleeing Grass Ninja with a sweep of his sleeve.

• Three Grass Ninja decided to abandon Karin Uzumaki, bound her in place, and attached Explosive Tags to her back as a trap for the pursuing Rain Ninja.
• Uya freed Karin and destroyed the Explosive Tags before they could explode.
• Karin urged Uya to flee, but he pulled her back as the Rain Ninja approached.
• The Amegakure Jonin and his nine Rain Ninja bowed to Uya, leaving Karin stunned when she realized who he was.
• Uya learned why the Rain Ninja had pursued the Grass Ninja, then killed all three Grass Ninja with a powerful sweep of his sleeve.

Uya rescued Karin Uzumaki from the Grass Ninja and brought her to Amegakure, where Konan recognized her as an Uzumaki Clan orphan. Karin’s arrival delighted Kushina and interested Tsunade, who wanted to help her develop her healing ability without relying on being bitten.

• Uya swept aside the forest and killed three Grass Ninja, then took Karin with him.
• Karin clung to Uya in terror as he flew her to Amegakure and landed on the tallest building.
• Konan welcomed Uya and identified Karin as a possible orphan of the Uzumaki Clan.
• Uya confirmed Karin’s name, and he and Konan brought her inside to meet the others.
• Kushina took special care of Karin, while Tsunade became interested in helping her control her healing constitution.

Uya sought Orochimaru’s help to study Karin’s unusual physique, giving him blood and chakra samples instead of allowing him to examine Karin directly. As Uya prepared to leave Orochimaru’s laboratory, Kabuto Yakushi arrived and recognized him, greeting him with deference.

• Tsunade and Kushina healed Karin’s bite marks but could not discover how to develop her physique’s special properties, while Karin learned Sealing Jutsu quickly and excelled at sensing.
• Uya completed the first two stages of Karin’s Sage Body modifications, and Karin soon caught up with Haku and Kimimaro in strength.
• Kushina acknowledged Karin as her niece and asked Uya to seek Orochimaru’s help studying Karin’s physique.
• Uya gave Orochimaru Karin’s blood and chakra samples but refused to let Orochimaru study her directly.
• Kabuto Yakushi entered Orochimaru’s secret laboratory, recognized Uya, and bowed to greet him.

Uya’s return left Orochimaru convinced that he possessed the Sage of Six Paths’ power and might have fought the battle that destroyed the moon. Several years later, Amegakure had grown into the sixth great shinobi village, where Haku and Kimimaro trained with powerful ice and bone techniques.

• Uya ignored the frightened Kabuto and left, while Orochimaru sensed that Uya’s power had grown beyond measure.
• Orochimaru told Kabuto that Uya might possess the Sage of Six Paths’ power and could have been involved in the moon’s destruction.
• Orochimaru set aside his other experiments and opened the storage scroll Uya had given him with Kabuto’s help.
• Several years passed, and Amegakure grew into the sixth great shinobi village.
• Kimimaro attacked Haku with a storm of bone spikes, but Haku stopped them with a Condensed Ice Wall.
• Haku unleashed Ice Age, freezing most of the training ground and its surroundings, while Karin complained about the cold.

Haku and Kimimaro’s destructive sparring was stopped by Uya, who then guided the trio in their training. The chapter left Haku, Kimimaro, and Karin as young Kage-level shinobi, with Uya believing Haku and Kimimaro had little left to learn from him.

• Karin admired Kimimaro’s looks but found his protruding bones disturbing, while she ignored Haku and thought about Uya.
• Haku’s Ice Release froze Kimimaro, who broke free with Dance of the Seedling Fern and filled the battlefield with bone spikes.
• Uya arrived, ended the spar, and told Haku and Kimimaro to practice outside Amegakure to avoid damaging the village.
• Uya called Karin over, tapped her forehead, and gave the trio guidance on their abilities and training.
• Uya left after concluding Haku and Kimimaro had reached a point where their path forward was clear, while all three were nearing the peak of Kage Level.

Uya agreed that Amegakure would enter Konoha’s Chunin Ninja Exams and chose to lead Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin himself. Elsewhere, Black Zetsu discussed guiding Indra and Asura’s reincarnations and worried about Uya’s Six Paths power.

• Tsunade argued that Amegakure should enter the exams to showcase the village’s strength, and Uya agreed.
• Uya selected Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin for the team, despite their hidden status as Amegakure’s Kage Guards.
• Tsunade questioned who would lead the team, and Uya volunteered, saying he could also check on Hinata’s training.
• White Zetsu told Black Zetsu that Naruto Uzumaki was difficult to guide, so they would focus on Indra’s reincarnation and Sasuke.
• Black Zetsu regretted exposing the Rinnegan to Uya and feared that Uya had gained Six Paths power without becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.

Black Zetsu decided to accelerate his plans to revive Kaguya as Uya’s power grew. Orochimaru met Uya in Amegakure and gained his permission to proceed with the Konoha Crush Plan.

• Black Zetsu told White Zetsu that they could no longer wait and ordered him to prepare for their plans to proceed simultaneously.
• Orochimaru arrived at Amegakure and waited for Uya in the rain.
• Uya praised Orochimaru for handling Karin’s matter, then asked why he had come.
• Orochimaru asked Uya what he thought of Konoha and revealed his Konoha Crush Plan.
• Uya told Orochimaru to have his fun and vanished, while Orochimaru left believing Uya would not stop him.

Kakashi Hatake fought Zabuza Momochi while Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura watched, but Zabuza exploited Kakashi’s efforts to protect them and trapped him in a Water Prison Technique. The chapter left Kakashi imprisoned beside Zabuza as the others remained in danger.

• Kakashi Hatake used White Fang and Hatake Kenjutsu to overpower Zabuza Momochi in their sword fight.
• Zabuza revealed a clone charging at Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, forcing Kakashi to break away from their duel.
• Kakashi dodged Zabuza’s thrown Kubikiribōchō and destroyed the clone by hurling White Fang through it.
• Zabuza used the clone’s dissolving water to trap Kakashi in a Water Prison Technique.
• Zabuza taunted the imprisoned Kakashi and questioned whether he could protect Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura.