Recaps

Uya appeared during Zabuza’s attack on Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, destroying Zabuza’s Water Clone and revealing his overwhelming power. The chapter ended with Uya confronting Zabuza about the handbook that listed him.

• Zabuza used a Water Clone to threaten Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura while keeping Kakashi trapped in the Water Prison Technique.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura froze under Zabuza’s killing intent and could not respond to Kakashi’s warning.
• Uya’s unseen force destroyed Zabuza’s clone and collapsed the ground beneath it.
• Uya appeared in the sky, and Zabuza recognized him from the first page of his handbook while Kakashi addressed him as Senior Uya.
• Uya landed beside Kakashi’s prison and asked Zabuza whether his name was in the handbook, leaving Zabuza speechless with fear.

Uya intervened when Zabuza attacked Kakashi and the others, driving Zabuza to flee before destroying him with a devastating strike. He told Kakashi he had merely been passing by, while Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura remained stunned by his power.

• Zabuza abandoned the Water Prison Technique and fled when Uya appeared, leaving Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura bewildered.
• Uya swept his fingers toward the distant Zabuza, splitting the earth and a mountain with a vast fissure that killed him.
• Uya stamped the ground and forced the fissure closed, though a crack remained visible.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura reacted to Uya's strength, while Uya sensed Indra's Chakra in Sasuke and Asura Chakra in Naruto.
• Kakashi respectfully asked Uya why he had come, and Uya replied that he had merely been passing by.

After Uya defeated Zabuza and left, Kakashi told Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura that Uya was revered as the strongest ninja in the Shinobi World. Uya later checked Hinata’s strength, then set out for Konoha with Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin.

• Uya vanished before Kakashi could thank him, and Naruto asked who the powerful stranger had been.
• Kakashi explained that Uya had guided him before and had looked nearly unchanged for ten years.
• Kakashi called Uya the strongest ninja in the Shinobi World, and Tazuna said Uya was revered as the God of the Shinobi World alongside Hashirama Senju.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura reacted with shock, excitement, and admiration at Uya’s reputation.
• Uya’s intervention moved the battle against Zabuza from the Land of Waves to the Land of Fire, and he chose not to accompany Naruto’s team onward.
• Uya assessed Hinata’s strength in Konoha, found her to have reached Elite Jonin level, and later left Amegakure for Konoha with Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin.

Uya, Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin entered Konoha for the Chunin Ninja Exams and watched a confrontation involving Naruto, Sasuke, and the Sand siblings. Uya identified Gaara as the One-Tail Jinchuriki, Sasuke as Uchiha Itachi’s younger brother, and Naruto as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, leaving Kimimaro and the others newly aware of their potential rivals.

• Uya led Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin into Konoha, where Kimimaro recalled his past clashes with Uchiha Itachi.
• Kankuro grabbed Konohamaru and knocked Naruto down, but Sasuke struck Kankuro’s arm with a stone and ordered him to leave.
• Gaara appeared and told Kankuro to stop embarrassing him, startling Sasuke and the others with his sudden arrival.
• Uya watched from nearby and identified Gaara as the One-Tail Jinchuriki.
• Uya told Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin that Sasuke was Uchiha Itachi’s younger brother and Naruto was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Uya explained that Naruto carried the larger portion of the Nine-Tails’ chakra, while the other half was inside Kushina, and let Kimimaro go test the young shinobi. Kimimaro confronted Sasuke and provoked him by comparing him unfavorably to Itachi, leaving Sasuke furious.

• Uya explained Naruto’s connection to the Nine-Tails and said his mother, Mirei Uzumaki, died protecting him.
• Uya gave Kimimaro permission to have fun with Sasuke, Naruto, and Gaara, warning him not to kill them, then left to register the Jonin.
• Sasuke stopped Gaara’s group and exchanged names with Gaara, while Kimimaro suddenly appeared between them.
• Kimimaro told Sasuke that he was Itachi’s younger brother but was far weaker than Itachi.
• Sasuke erupted in anger after Kimimaro insulted him by comparing him to Itachi.

Kimimaro effortlessly defeated Sasuke in Konoha’s alley, provoking Sasuke into awakening his three-tomoe Sharingan before he passed out. Gaara then attacked Kimimaro with sand, and Kimimaro countered with bone weapons as their fight began.

• Sasuke charged Kimimaro, who trapped him with bone spikes in an instant.
• Naruto and Sakura failed to free Sasuke, and Sakura realized the spikes were bones.
• Kimimaro said he was Itachi’s opponent and called Sasuke disappointing, provoking Sasuke to awaken his three-tomoe Sharingan before he fainted.
• Gaara challenged Kimimaro, who introduced himself as Kaguya Kimimaro of Amegakure.
• Gaara attacked with sand, and Kimimaro scattered it before firing finger bones through Gaara’s sand defense.

Kimimaro overwhelmed Gaara until Gaara’s frenzy threatened to release the One-Tail, but Haku froze him and the surrounding alley before the beast could emerge. Haku freed Sasuke, then left with Karin and Kimimaro as the stunned ninja realized the Amegakure team would compete in the Chunin Ninja Exams.

• Kimimaro pierced Gaara’s Sand Armor, and Gaara’s sight of his own blood drove him into a frenzy that alarmed Kankuro, Temari, Naruto, and Sakura.
• Haku used Ice Release: Ice Age to freeze Gaara inside a huge sphere of ice and cover the alley, stopping the One-Tail from emerging.
• Karin arrived and urged Haku and Kimimaro to leave before Konoha’s ninja arrived; Kimimaro agreed and looked forward to testing himself against the Tailed Beasts during the exams.
• Haku froze and shattered the bones trapping Sasuke, and Naruto caught Sasuke before Haku revealed he was a boy and that the group came from Amegakure for the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Kankuro and Temari stared at the frozen street and Gaara, while Naruto dropped Sasuke in shock and the Amegakure team continued on its way.

Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that an Amegakure Genin had frozen an entire street, but Amegakure’s team-leading Jonin still had not arrived to register the team. As the assembled Jonin grew impatient, the missing Amegakure Jonin finally entered the room.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi reviewed the Chunin Ninja Exams participants and learned Amegakure’s team-leading Jonin had not arrived.
• A ninja reported that Genin from different nations had fought in the street, and Hiruzen discovered an Amegakure Genin had frozen an entire street.
• Hiruzen reassured the Jonin that Amegakure’s team had reached Konoha and went to meet the village representatives.
• Hiruzen found that Amegakure’s team-leading Jonin was still absent, prompting complaints from the other Jonin.
• An impassive man entered and remarked that he seemed to be the only one missing.

Uya visited Hinata during Team 8's training, then arrived at the Chunin Ninja Exams gathering as Amegakure's team leader. His presence stunned the assembled Jonin, and the chapter ended with them intimidated by his aura.

• Uya visited Team 8's training ground, where Hinata greeted him and he encouraged her about the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Uya left Hinata and went to the gathering of Jonin leading the participating villages' teams.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other Jonin recognized Uya and reacted with shock and fear.
• Uya handed Hiruzen Sarutobi applications for three Amegakure ninja and revealed that he was leading their team.
• Uya's calm gaze and aura intimidated the elite Jonin, who were too afraid to meet his eyes.

Uya arrived in Konoha as the leader of Amegakure's Chunin Ninja Exams team, unsettling the gathered Jonin. After Kakashi asked about the strength of Uya's three young participants, Uya revealed he had guided their training since they were little, leaving Kakashi, Might Guy, and Kurenai worried about their students' chances.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi apologized to Uya for failing to welcome him and privately worried that the Chunin Ninja Exams would be more complicated than expected.
• Kurenai Yuhi served Uya tea while Kakashi and Might Guy discussed Rock Lee's talent for the Eight Gates Released Formation.
• Kakashi asked Uya about the three Amegakure children after Sasuke was quickly defeated despite activating his Sharingan.
• Uya told Kakashi to test the children's strength himself, then clarified that he had guided their training since they were little.
• Kakashi, Might Guy, and Kurenai worried that their own students were unprepared for the exams.

Kakashi recommended Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura for the Chunin Ninja Exams and warned them to surrender if they encountered Kimimaro’s group, while Sasuke vowed to defeat them. As the exams began, Orochimaru considered his plans, and Rock Lee and Tenten faced a staged test at the Ninja Academy, where an unknown person stopped an examiner from striking Tenten.

• Kakashi recommended Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura for the Chunin Ninja Exams and told them to surrender if they met the three Amegakure ninja.
• Sasuke revealed his Mitsudomoe Sharingan and vowed to defeat Kimimaro’s group, while Naruto agreed they would not lose.
• Orochimaru received Kabuto’s intelligence about Uya and the Amegakure genin, then focused his attention on Sasuke and the Sharingan.
• At the Ninja Academy, Rock Lee was knocked down by two examiners disguised as Genin, who were secretly testing candidates with Genjutsu.
• Tenten asked the examiners to let them pass, but one swung at her until an unseen person caught his arm.

Haku, Kimimaro, and Karin entered the Chunin Exams after Haku stopped an examiner from attacking Tenten, and their presence drew wary attention from Konoha’s rookies. Hinata was revealed as Uya’s disciple, leaving the others wondering who Uya was, while Kabuto studied Naruto and Sasuke.

• Haku blocked an examiner’s attack on Tenten and asked the examiners to dispel their genjutsu, after which they let the Amegakure trio pass.
• Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin took their places in the examination room as Konoha’s rookies gathered and watched them warily.
• Hinata said that Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin were Uya’s subordinates, and the trio recognized her as Uya’s disciple.
• Sakura, Naruto, Sasuke, and the others reacted with surprise when Hinata confirmed that Uya was her teacher, while Shikamaru stayed silent about what he knew of Uya.
• Kabuto scrutinized Kimimaro’s group and then took interest in Sasuke and Naruto as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Kabuto told the gathered rookies to keep their voices down.

Kabuto introduced his Ninja Info Cards to Naruto and the other rookies, then revealed Uya’s extraordinary history as the Shinobi World’s strongest ninja. The rookies were left stunned by the claim that Uya had ended the Third Shinobi World War alone.

• Kabuto approached Naruto and the other rookies, warned them to quiet down, and said he was taking the Chunin Exams for the seventh time.
• Kabuto showed the rookies his Ninja Info Cards and described Kaguya Kimimaro, Yuki Haku, and Karin Uzumaki, warning them that the three had received Uya’s guidance.
• At the rookies’ request, Kabuto read Uya’s card, recounting how Uya helped Konoha win the Second Shinobi World War and defeated multiple powerful enemies and Kage.
• Kabuto said Uya had been younger than fifteen during those events and had later dominated the Third Shinobi World War, ending it by suppressing the conflict alone.

Kabuto described Uya as the shinobi who had ended the Third Shinobi World War, shocking the young Konoha examinees. After the first exam, Anko opened the Forest of Death for the second round, where Uya arrived and reunited with her.

• Kabuto told the examinees that Uya had ended the Third Shinobi World War alone and that his strength could no longer be measured.
• Sasuke decided that defeating Kimimaro and his companions might draw Uya’s attention and bring him closer to gaining the power to kill Uchiha Itachi.
• Ibiki Morino began the first exam, which ended with many examinees passing, and Anko then announced the second round in the Forest of Death.
• Anko watched the examinees enter the Forest of Death and prepared to leave for dango until Uya arrived.
• Anko ran to Uya, hugged him, and then let go in embarrassment as the nearby proctors stared.

Uya reunited with Anko at the Forest of Death, where they were interrupted by a report of three strange deaths. Inside the forest, Orochimaru overpowered Sasuke with his Mangekyō Sharingan and provoked Naruto into attacking with Nine-Tails Chakra.

• Uya met Anko beside the Forest of Death, and they went to her hut to share dango and talk.
• A Chunin reported that three bodies had been found in unusual circumstances, so Uya and Anko went to investigate.
• Orochimaru overwhelmed Sasuke with his Mangekyō Sharingan and taunted him by comparing him unfavorably to Itachi.
• Sasuke charged Orochimaru but was struck and sent flying, then Naruto caught him as he spat blood.
• Naruto attacked Orochimaru with a fist wreathed in crimson Nine-Tails Chakra.

Orochimaru defeated Naruto and Sasuke, then attacked Sakura, but Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin arrived and stopped his flames. Kimimaro fought Orochimaru while Karin sensed that Orochimaru’s real body was somewhere else.

• Orochimaru’s phantom split into multiple figures, overwhelmed Naruto, sealed the Nine-Tails inside him, and left Sasuke unable to maintain his Sharingan.
• Orochimaru sent a huge blast of flame toward Sakura, but a cold breeze and Haku’s Condensed Ice Wall shielded her.
• Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin arrived, and Kimimaro challenged Orochimaru for disrupting the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Orochimaru charged at Kimimaro, who cut him in two with a bone blade, but the halves became two Orochimarus that knocked Kimimaro back.
• Karin identified an empty spot as the location of Orochimaru’s real body.

Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin fought Orochimaru, whose ability to manipulate light and create deceptive doubles made him difficult to target. Haku evacuated Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura with a massive Ice Release technique, then joined the battle at Karin’s direction.

• Kimimaro struck Orochimaru with Ten-Finger Drilling Bullets, but Orochimaru escaped his wounds by emerging from another body and revealed his interest in studying Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin.
• Karin sensed Orochimaru’s real location as Kimimaro continued fighting him, while Haku warned Sakura to leave and prepared to help the injured Sasuke and unconscious Naruto.
• Haku used Ice Release: Ice Age to freeze a vast area of the Forest of Death, then sent Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura sliding across the ice to safety.
• Sasuke marveled at Haku’s power before collapsing unconscious alongside Naruto, while Sakura looked back at the frozen forest in shock.
• Karin assessed Orochimaru’s tricks and ordered Haku to use Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, prompting Haku to join Kimimaro’s fight.

Karin, Kimimaro, and Haku fought Orochimaru in the Forest of Death, but Uya intervened before the battle could continue. After ending the fight with a single punch that sent Orochimaru flying, Uya left the others behind.

• Haku covered the area with mirrors, while Karin ensnared Orochimaru with Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Kimimaro and Haku combined their wide-area attacks, but Orochimaru survived by emerging from a snake.
• As the fighters prepared to clash again, Uya appeared and shattered the ice and bone spikes throughout the forest.
• Uya praised Karin, Kimimaro, and Haku, then punched Orochimaru and sent him flying into the distance.

After Uya drove Orochimaru away, Anko regained her composure and the Chunin Ninja Exams continued. Uya vanished after sensing something, while Hinata’s team witnessed Gaara slaughter three Takigakure ninja in the Forest of Death.

• Anko arrived, learned Orochimaru was gone, and told the Anbu and Chunin examiners that the exams should continue.
• Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin left to resume the second round of the Chunin Ninja Exams, while Anko invited Uya to watch from the tower.
• Uya sensed something in the distance and disappeared before Anko could follow him.
• Hinata, Shino Aburame, and Kiba Inuzuka came upon Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari facing a team from Takigakure.
• Gaara trapped the three Takigakure ninja in sand and crushed them with Sand Burial as Hinata’s team watched.

Hinata confronted Gaara after he attacked her team and used her Gentle Fist to break his sand and send him flying. Gaara recovered and unleashed Quicksand Waterfall Flow, leaving Hinata at the center of the attack as the chapter ended.

• Gaara attacked Hinata, Kiba Inuzuka, and Shino Aburame with a massive wave of sand after Kankuro obtained the Heaven Scroll.
• Hinata shattered the sand wave, then told Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame to go ahead while she faced Gaara.
• Hinata used Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm to blast through Gaara's sand and send him flying, cracking his Sand Armor.
• Gaara rose, enraged, and activated Quicksand Waterfall Flow, turning the surrounding ground into surging sand.
• Kiba Inuzuka, Kankuro, and the others retreated into trees while Hinata remained at the center of Gaara's attack.

Hinata used Uya’s improved Rotation Strike to break through Gaara’s strongest defense and wound him. As Temari and Kankuro stared in shock, Kankuro feared that the monster inside Gaara was about to emerge.

• Hinata repelled Gaara’s Quicksand Waterfall Flow with Rotation and launched the improved Rotation Strike.
• Gaara summoned the Shield of Shukaku to stop Hinata’s chakra spear.
• Temari realized the spear’s rotation was drilling through Gaara’s sand defense.
• Hinata’s chakra spear pierced the Shield of Shukaku and struck Gaara through the shoulder.
• Kankuro saw Gaara bleeding and warned that the monster was coming out.

Gaara’s severe injuries triggered Shukaku’s uncontrolled transformation during the Chunin Ninja Exams, leaving Hinata and the others facing the tailed beast. Uya appeared to protect them, and Shukaku froze in fear at seeing him.

• Gaara’s injuries and despair caused Shukaku to take over his consciousness and emerge in the Forest of Death.
• Konoha’s observers panicked as Shukaku appeared amid the destruction in the exam grounds.
• Shukaku prepared to strike Hinata, Kankuro, Temari, Kiba Inuzuka, Shino Aburame, and the others.
• Uya appeared beside Hinata and reassured her as Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame recognized him.
• Shukaku left his raised claw motionless and inwardly wept at seeing Uya again.

Uya stopped Shukaku from attacking Hinata, and the beast retreated after Uya said he had beaten him twice before. Hinata and the other teams continued toward the tower, where she met Kimimaro’s group, while Karin remained jealous of Uya’s recognition of Hinata.

• Uya calmly addressed Shukaku, who raised a claw but then nodded and vanished back into Gaara.
• Uya told Hinata that Shukaku feared him because he had beaten him twice, then praised her for doing well.
• Uya disappeared, and Hinata left for the central tower with Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame while Temari and Kankuro found the unconscious Gaara.
• Kimimaro’s group reached the tower first, followed closely by Hinata’s group, after the teams completed the second round of the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Kimimaro respectfully greeted Hinata at the tower, while Karin quietly resented that Uya had acknowledged Hinata as his disciple.

Gaara learned from Baki that Uya had killed the Third Kazekage and could destroy Sunagakure, leaving Gaara frightened of the man. After the second Chunin Exam ended, the remaining Genin gathered for the third-round preliminaries, where Sasuke was matched against Karin Uzumaki.

• Baki explained that the One-Tail feared Uya because Uya had suppressed it before, and warned Gaara never to provoke him.
• Gaara, Kimimaro, and Temari were shaken by Baki's claim that Uya could easily destroy Sunagakure.
• Sasuke and Naruto woke after days unconscious, obtained the required scrolls, and entered the tower as the last participants to pass the second exam.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi addressed the assembled Genin, and Gekko Hayate announced preliminaries because too many candidates remained.
• Gekko Hayate paired Sasuke Uchiha against Karin Uzumaki, prompting Sakura to worry and consider asking Sasuke to forfeit.

Sasuke faced Karin in the Chunin Ninja Exams, determined to win despite having already been overwhelmed by Kimimaro and Haku. Uya arrived to watch the match, prompting Karin to abandon her plan to go easy on Sasuke as the fight began.

• Sasuke dismissed Sakura and stepped forward to fight Karin, while Gekko Hayate sent everyone else to the viewing stands.
• Uya suddenly appeared beside Anko in the stands, unnoticed until Anko greeted him, and he told Gekko Hayate to continue the match.
• The assembled shinobi and Genin greeted Uya with respect, while Neji silently resolved to defeat Hinata and prove himself worthy of Uya's attention.
• Karin became serious after seeing Uya, realizing she could no longer afford to go easy on Sasuke.
• Sasuke raised his kunai and warned Karin that he would fight seriously.