Recaps

Karin Uzumaki defeated Sasuke in the first round with her Adamantine Sealing Chains and overwhelming strength, leaving him unconscious and the spectators stunned. Gekko Hayate declared Karin the winner, while Uya’s training was credited for her power.

• Sasuke charged Karin, but she used her Adamantine Sealing Chains to keep him at a distance.
• Karin unleashed a storm of chains that trapped Sasuke’s clone, but Sasuke appeared behind her and attacked.
• Karin sensed Sasuke’s approach and met his punch with her own, shattering his arm and sending him flying into the stands.
• Kakashi caught Sasuke, but Karin’s punch still damaged the stands, and Hiruzen recognized her strength as Tsunade’s Monstrous Strength.
• Sasuke passed out, and Gekko Hayate announced Karin as the winner of the first round.

Uya stopped Temari’s attack from injuring Tenten, and the act resolved his lingering sense of alienation from the Shinobi World. As the final transformation of his soul began, Uya sensed and expelled a fragment of Kaguya Otsutsuki’s will, but he could not yet erase it.

• Uya watched Karin defeat Sasuke with one punch, then saw Kimimaro’s opponent forfeit, Haku defeat a Sound Ninja, Sakura and Ino draw, and Temari overwhelm Tenten.
• Uya froze the ninja tools about to strike Tenten, then turned them to powder and declared Temari the winner.
• Tenten returned to the stands confused about why Uya had saved her, while Uya realized he could simply be himself in this world.
• Uya’s remaining fused Rinnegan and Tenseigan power merged with his soul, beginning its final transformation beyond the Six Paths Level.
• Uya sensed Kaguya Otsutsuki’s scattered will within chakra, expelled the fragment from his body, and found that he could not yet erase it.

Uya understood that Princess Kaguya’s immortality came from the strength of her will and continued his final transformation. In the seventh match, Hinata faced Neji and resolved to stop holding back after seeing Uya’s encouragement.

• Uya realized Princess Kaguya could be killed once he reached her level, while her scattered will struggled to gather and escape the ninja.
• The seventh preliminary match was announced as Hinata Hyuga versus Neji Hyuga, drawing the attention of the Jonin and spectators.
• Neji entered the fight hoping to prove himself worthy of recognition, while Hinata activated her Byakugan and defended against his attacks.
• Hinata saw Uya smiling in the stands and decided not to disappoint him, resolving to fight Neji seriously.
• Neji mistook Hinata’s passive defense for weakness and prepared to increase his attack speed to win quickly.

Hinata defeated Neji with her powerful Rotation Strike, accidentally blasting a hole through the tower and leaving the arena stunned. Uya comforted her, and the chapter ended with Rock Lee and Gaara drawing the final match.

• Neji recognized Hinata's Rotation, then realized she had transformed it into a more powerful technique called Rotation Strike.
• Hinata's Rotation Strike shattered Neji's defense and injured his arm before she barely redirected it into the tower, blasting a huge hole through the structure.
• Hinata apologized timidly, and Uya praised her, patted her head, and brought her back to the stands.
• The spectators marveled at Hinata's strength, while Hiruzen Sarutobi looked older as he smoked his pipe.
• Uya comforted Hinata until she calmed down, then Rock Lee and Gaara fought the final match and drew, with Lee opening the Fifth Gate.

After Rock Lee’s defeat left him gravely injured and unable to continue as a ninja, Uya healed him instantly. The medical team confirmed Rock Lee was completely recovered, while Uya disappeared without explanation.

• Rock Lee’s Eight Gates power impressed Neji Hyuga and the arena spectators, though Gaara defeated him.
• Hinata asked Uya if he was leaving, and Uya said he had one more thing to do before vanishing into the arena.
• The medical team told Might Guy and Naruto that Rock Lee’s injuries were beyond treatment and that he could no longer be a ninja.
• Might Guy begged for help, and Uya touched Rock Lee’s forehead before saying he was fine and leaving.
• The medical ninja examined Rock Lee and discovered that his internal injuries had been completely healed, astonishing Might Guy, Naruto, and the medical team.

Uya healed Rock Lee’s severe injuries and returned to Amegakure while Orochimaru recovered from Uya’s punch and planned for the Chunin Exams’ official matches. Sasuke Uchiha followed a mysterious voice in search of power and disappeared from Konoha.

• Might Guy and Naruto learned that Uya had instantly healed Rock Lee, and they gained new respect for him.
• Orochimaru discussed his recovery and the upcoming Chunin Exams with Kabuto, warning him that he could not be killed even while weakened.
• Uya returned to Amegakure to focus on the final transformation of his soul as Konoha settled in for the night.
• Sasuke Uchiha brooded over his weakness in the Uchiha Clan’s ancestral hall, then followed a mysterious voice promising him power.
• Konoha discovered the next day that Sasuke Uchiha had disappeared, leaving Orochimaru surprised and suspicious.

Tsunade learned that Orochimaru planned to target Konoha during the Chunin Exams but chose not to intervene. As the official exams began, Orochimaru arrived disguised as the Kazekage, while Uya remained absent and Kimimaro prepared to face Gaara.

• Uya hinted to Tsunade that the Third Hokage might not have long to live and explained Orochimaru's plan, but Tsunade decided not to go to Konoha.
• A month later, the official third round of Konoha's Chunin Exams began before an audience of visiting dignitaries and ninja.
• Kimimaro told Karin and Haku to stay calm and be ready to engage the One-Tail if it went berserk, following Uya's instructions.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi searched for Uya among the reserved seats but found that he had not arrived.
• Orochimaru, disguised as the Kazekage after killing the real Kazekage, arrived and exchanged barbed remarks with Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Genma Shiranui announced the first match between Gaara of the Sand Waterfall and Kaguya Kimimaro.

Kimimaro fought Gaara in the Chunin Ninja Exams arena as Gaara used Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, while the Sound Ninja and Sand Ninja launched the Konoha Crush. Orochimaru revealed himself to Hiruzen Sarutobi and prepared to kill his former teacher as the invasion spread through Konoha.

• Gaara blocked Kimimaro’s Ten-Finger Drilling Bullets, then used Sand Burial to drag him underground.
• Kimimaro escaped with Dance of the Seedling Fern, pierced Gaara’s shoulder, and fought him again after Gaara began Partial Tailed Beast Transformation.
• An Anbu Ninja cast the Temple of Nirvana Technique, and the Sound Ninja and Sand Ninja began their surprise attack on Konoha.
• Uya watched the invasion from the arena, while Orochimaru, disguised as the Kazekage, took Hiruzen Sarutobi hostage inside the Four Violet Flames Formation.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi recognized Orochimaru’s plan as giant snakes entered Konoha, and Orochimaru stabbed his own palm before announcing that Hiruzen’s life would end there.

As Konoha descended into chaos, Uya discovered that Sasuke and Kabuto were both missing and went to question Orochimaru and Hiruzen Sarutobi. He suspected Black Zetsu was behind their disappearances, then left while Orochimaru and Hiruzen continued their fight.

• Kimimaro fought Gaara out of the arena and into Konoha, where Gaara began releasing more of the One-Tail's chakra, and Haku and Karin followed them.
• Uya sensed that Sasuke and Kabuto were absent from Konoha and went to the rooftop where the Four Violet Flames Formation trapped Hiruzen Sarutobi and Orochimaru.
• Uya walked through the barrier unharmed, startling the Sound Ninja and the Anbu, then asked Orochimaru and Hiruzen Sarutobi when Sasuke had disappeared and where he had gone.
• Orochimaru said Sasuke had vanished about a month earlier and Kabuto had disappeared a few days earlier, while Hiruzen said he did not know what had happened.
• Uya suspected Black Zetsu was behind the disappearances, told Orochimaru and Hiruzen to carry on, and vanished through the barrier.

Uya witnessed Hiruzen Sarutobi use the Reaper Death Seal against Orochimaru and sensed Princess Kaguya’s will within the summoned Shinigami. Their mental powers clashed, knocking out people across Konoha and beyond, while Karin sensed the disturbance and wondered why Lord Uya was involved.

• After leaving the Uchiha shrine, Uya watched Orochimaru suppress Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had trapped them both inside the Four Violet Flames Formation.
• As Hiruzen Sarutobi used the Reaper Death Seal, Uya recognized a trace of Kaguya Otsutsuki’s will within the Shinigami.
• The Shinigami turned toward Uya and attacked him with mental energy, and Uya countered with his own power.
• The clash’s mental shock dispersed the Four Violet Flames Formation and knocked out nearly everyone in Konoha, while Kakashi and Might Guy struggled to stay conscious.
• Far away, Gaara collapsed during his fight with Kimimaro, and Karin sensed Uya’s immense power near Konoha before wondering why Lord Uya was involved.

Uya destroyed Princess Kaguya’s will as it tried to act through the Shinigami, then shattered the Shinigami itself. The backlash knocked down everyone else in Konoha, mortally wounded Hiruzen Sarutobi, and damaged Orochimaru’s soul as Hiruzen died.

• Princess Kaguya’s will used the Shinigami to attack Uya, but Uya blasted the attack apart.
• Princess Kaguya’s scattered will began gathering around the Shinigami, alarming Uya, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Orochimaru, and the others.
• Uya focused his Mental Shock on Princess Kaguya’s reviving will, scattering it and shattering the Shinigami.
• The Mental Shock aftereffects knocked down everyone in Konoha except Uya, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Orochimaru.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi spat blood and fell after the Shinigami was destroyed, while Orochimaru severed their connection at the cost of part of his soul.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi saw Orochimaru’s soul suffer damage, smiled, and died.

Uya stopped Princess Kaguya’s will from reviving and left the devastated Konoha after helping its people recover. As the Shinobi World grew unstable, Black Zetsu began a new plan, Sasuke confronted Uchiha Itachi, and Kakashi became the Fifth Hokage.

• Orochimaru fled Konoha after Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Reaper Death Seal injured his soul, while Kakashi and others recovered amid the destruction.
• Uya dispersed Princess Kaguya’s will, revived several people in Konoha, and sent Kimimaro and his companions back to Amegakure.
• Black Zetsu concluded that Uya was a greater threat than expected and decided to begin his plan, revealing that Kabuto Yakushi was beneath him and that eerie coffins surrounded them.
• Sasuke Uchiha confronted Uchiha Itachi in a rain-soaked ruined town and told him that he had seen his death, while White Zetsu watched.
• After Hiruzen Sarutobi died and Jiraiya refused the position, Kakashi Hatake became the Fifth Hokage and worked to stabilize Konoha as unrest spread through the Shinobi World, while the Land of Rain remained peaceful.

Tsunade and Konan learned that Moryo had broken its seal in the Land of Demons, and Uya decided to go there himself. As Shion and the officials waited for help, the ground began to shake as Moryo’s army approached.

• Konan brought Tsunade a report that Moryo had escaped its seal and raised its puppet army in the Land of Demons.
• Tsunade agreed that Konan should respond and considered incorporating the Land of Demons and the Land of Swamps into the Land of Rain.
• Uya appeared behind Konan, took the report, and said he would make the trip himself.
• At the priestess’s palace, Shion and the officials waited anxiously for ninja to arrive as the puppets drew near.
• The ground began to tremble in a steady rhythm, and panic broke out in the palace.

Uya entered the Land of Demons palace as the puppet army approached and confronted the priestess Shion, whose power of foresight interested him. After repeatedly rapping her forehead until she stopped shouting at him, he asked whether she had foreseen him, while the guards outside watched the unstoppable army advance.

• The palace officials fled as the puppet army neared, and guards urged Shion to escape.
• Uya arrived alone, identified himself as a ninja from the Land of Rain, and approached Shion to investigate her power of foresight.
• Shion rebuked Uya for staring at her and doubted he could protect her, so he repeatedly rapped her forehead and subdued her sharp tongue.
• Uya asked Shion whether she had experienced any premonitions about him.
• The puppet army advanced on the palace as the guards admitted that only Shion could seal the monster.

Uya carried Shion out of the palace despite her warnings and effortlessly turned the approaching puppet army to dust. He then flew off to confront Moryo, leaving Shion and the guards stunned by the arrival of the legendary God of the Shinobi World.

• Shion jumped onto Uya and urged him to take a secret passage, but Uya carried her toward the palace entrance instead.
• Uya walked straight toward the puppet army as Shion and the guards feared they would be killed.
• Uya waved his hand, freezing the puppet army and reducing it entirely to dust.
• Uya told Shion the puppets could not hurt her, then flew into the sky to deal with Moryo.
• The guards recognized Uya as the God of the Shinobi World and realized the Land of Demons had been saved.

After restoring Shion and helping bring the Land of Demons and the Land of Swamps into the Land of Rain, Uya sensed that he had reached the threshold of the final gate of the True Eight Gates Released Formation. He left Amegakure and opened the Eighth Gate in the sky, unleashing the power of all seven previous gates into it.

• Uya transferred Moryo's power into Shion, and Tsunade's administration incorporated the Land of Demons and the Land of Swamps into the Land of Rain.
• Uya's soul completed its final transformation and reached Princess Kaguya's level, while he considered how the world's course had changed.
• Uya sensed that the final gate was close to opening and left Amegakure to avoid damaging the village.
• Uya activated the first seven gates, whose immense chakra remained under control within his perfect Six Paths Body.
• Uya's Power of Tremors shook the connected gates, and their combined power surged into and fully opened the Eighth Gate of the True Eight Gates Released Formation.

Uya opened the final gate of the True Eight Gates Released Formation and gained perfect control over all the power in his body without sacrificing his life force. He tested his new ability to transform and travel through space, then demonstrated his precise control of vibration by punching into the void near the moon’s former location.

• Uya opened the final gate and realized the formation let him perfectly control all his body's power rather than absorb more Natural Energy.
• Uya discovered that his body could transform into any element and become intangible to travel through space, though he could not control time.
• Uya transformed into a cloud, traveled to the Land of Rain's border, and tested changing his hand into different elements.
• Uya traveled to the moon's former location and punched a hole in the void, concentrating his vibrations into a small area.

Uya examined the turbulent void before returning to the Shinobi World, where the reincarnated former Kage attacked the Five Great Shinobi Villages. In Konoha, Kakashi refused Tobirama’s demand to hand over Naruto, just as Hashirama began a powerful jutsu that threatened the village.

• Uya punched open shattered space, assessed the spatial turbulence, and decided not to enter it.
• Uya descended toward the Shinobi World as former Kage attacked the Five Great Shinobi Villages, except Amegakure.
• Tobirama and Hashirama fought Konoha’s forces while struggling unsuccessfully against the control of Impure World Reincarnation.
• Tobirama urged Konoha to surrender Naruto, but Kakashi refused to hand over a comrade.
• Hashirama formed a hand seal and warned Konoha’s shinobi to retreat from his jutsu, though the village blocked their escape.

Hashirama Senju was forced to unleash Deep Forest Emergence against Konoha, devastating the village despite his attempts to stop it. As Kakashi Hatake struggled with whether to hand Naruto Uzumaki over, Might Guy stepped forward and began preparing to act.

• Hashirama Senju's Deep Forest Emergence overwhelmed the Konoha Ninja's attacks and flattened nearly half of Konoha before he managed to stop it.
• Tobirama Senju urged the surviving Konoha Ninja to retreat, while Hashirama Senju blamed him for creating Impure World Reincarnation.
• The injured Konoha Ninja urged Kakashi Hatake to hand Naruto Uzumaki over because they could not defeat Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju.
• Might Guy arrived beside Kakashi Hatake, challenged his hesitation, removed his Jonin uniform, and placed his thumb over his heart.
• Kakashi Hatake recognized what Might Guy was preparing to do and cried out in alarm.

Might Guy opened the Eighth Gate to protect Naruto and Konoha, then fought Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju. He destroyed Hashirama’s Wood Human and Wood Expulsion defenses, leaving Hashirama shattered while Tobirama remained in the battle.

• Might Guy refused to hand Naruto over and decided to use the Eight Gates Released Formation against Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju.
• Guy opened the Eighth Gate and destroyed Hashirama’s Wood Dragon Technique with the first step of Evening Elephant.
• Tobirama warned Konoha’s ninja that the reanimated brothers could only be defeated through sealing, and Kakashi ordered them to prepare.
• Hashirama formed a Wood Human and protected himself and Tobirama inside the Wood Expulsion Technique.
• Guy struck the Wood Human with five consecutive Evening Elephant blows, shattering it and breaking the Wood Expulsion Technique.
• Hashirama’s body shattered under Guy’s final attack, and he showed admiration for Guy.

Might Guy used the Eight Gates Released Formation to smash Hashirama and Tobirama apart, but Tobirama escaped with Hashirama using the Flying Thunder God Technique. Uya arrived as Guy collapsed, restored his life force, and faced the two Hokage, leaving the battle in his hands.

• Might Guy's five Evening Elephant strikes shattered Hashirama and Tobirama, but Tobirama used the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape with Hashirama before the Sealing Squad could act.
• Guy exhausted the Eight Gates Released Formation and collapsed after Tobirama returned with Hashirama and urged Konoha to give up.
• Uya appeared, restored Guy's life force, closed the Eighth Gate, and told him to call him teacher.
• Kakashi took Guy to the Medical Squad, while Uya turned to face Hashirama and Tobirama and told Kakashi to leave the rest to him.

Uya confronted the resurrected Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, whose bodies were being controlled, and agreed to fight Hashirama. As Hashirama unleashed Deep Forest Emergence, Uya answered with an Evening Elephant far more powerful than Might Guy’s.

• Kakashi led the Konoha Ninja away from Uya and the Senju brothers, fearing the scale of their battle.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju warned Uya not to stand in their way, but Uya calmly said they would find out whether he could stop them by fighting.
• Hashirama Senju’s body came under control again, and he shouted for Uya to dodge as he completed the seals for Deep Forest Emergence.
• Hashirama Senju sent a towering mass of trees crashing toward Uya, while the distant Konoha Ninja watched in alarm.
• Uya struck with Evening Elephant, unleashing a pillar of light far larger than Might Guy’s attack.

Uya obliterated Hashirama Senju's Deep Forest Emergence with his Evening Elephant, leaving Hashirama and Tobirama stunned by his power. Hashirama then entered Sage Mode and summoned True Several Thousand Hands to attack Uya.

• Uya's Evening Elephant erased Deep Forest Emergence and flattened the land before him, shocking the Konoha ninjas watching nearby.
• Tobirama Senju used Flying Thunder God to bring himself and Hashirama Senju out of the attack's path.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju acknowledged Uya's overwhelming strength, while Tobirama warned him that Flying Thunder God would make it difficult to subdue them.
• Uya smiled at Tobirama's warning, confident that his current power could overcome Flying Thunder God.
• Hashirama Senju entered Sage Mode and summoned Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands, then began its Top Transformed Buddha attack on Uya.

Uya countered Hashirama Senju’s strongest attack by punching open and manipulating space, destroying the Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands and restricting Tobirama Senju’s Flying Thunder God. Hashirama Senju asked Uya to use Sealing Jutsu on them as their Impure World Reincarnation bodies recovered.

• Hashirama Senju unleashed the Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands’ countless fists against Uya.
• Uya punched through space, shattering the wooden construct and pulling its pieces into a black hole.
• Uya sealed the black hole by grasping and closing the distorted space, while Tobirama Senju realized his Flying Thunder God had been blocked.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju recovered through Impure World Reincarnation and recognized Uya’s control over space.
• Hashirama Senju asked Uya to use Sealing Jutsu on him and Tobirama Senju.

Uya defeated Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, then Black Zetsu advanced his plans to revive Madara and manipulate Sasuke. After former Kage attacked the other great villages and captured the Tailed Beasts, the Five Great Shinobi Villages called a summit in Amegakure to form an alliance against the mastermind.

• Uya used the Truth-Seeking Orb Scepter to destroy Hashirama Senju's and Tobirama Senju's Impure World Reincarnation bodies, sending their souls back to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.
• Uya vanished from Konoha, leaving its ninja awed by his overwhelming strength.
• Black Zetsu took control of Kabuto Yakushi and learned that Sasuke had gained the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and planned to take revenge on Konoha.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu discussed Sasuke's role in their plans and decided it was time to bring Madara out of his coffin.
• The Five Great Shinobi Villages requested a summit in Amegakure after reanimated former Kage attacked them and captured all the Tailed Beasts.
• The villages planned to form the Allied Shinobi Forces, making the gathering a Six Kage Summit with Amegakure's Amekage included.