Recaps

Uya and Minato Namikaze began the final match of the Ninja Academy combat ranking assessment, with Uya’s speed and power forcing Minato to rely on substitution, shuriken, and explosive tags. Minato used the smoke from the explosions to launch a Wind Release: Great Breakthrough at Uya, who had no time to dodge.

• The head examiner announced Uya and Minato Namikaze as the final match, and both entered the arena.
• Uya charged at Minato at full speed and struck his substitution log, then shattered Minato’s shuriken with his tremor power.
• Minato threw a Shadow Shuriken Technique at Uya, who destroyed the shuriken and stopped the attached explosive tags from advancing.
• Minato used Wind Release: Great Breakthrough to attack Uya through the smoke, leaving Uya no time to dodge.

Uya shattered Minato Namikaze’s Wind Release: Great Breakthrough with a single punch, forcing Minato to retreat and rely on the Substitution Technique. Minato then launched a fire attack while an apparent clone struck from behind with wind, trapping Uya between two C-rank Ninjutsu.

• Uya used his power of tremors to destroy Minato Namikaze’s Wind Release: Great Breakthrough head-on, stunning the spectators and Minato.
• Uya charged Minato, who retreated and narrowly avoided a punch with the Substitution Technique.
• Uya warned that the fight was nearing its end as Minato’s stamina began to fade.
• Minato cast Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu while another Minato appeared behind Uya and unleashed Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.
• The fire and wind attacks closed in on Uya from opposite directions.

Uya defeated Minato Namikaze’s pincer attack by shattering both ninjutsu with tremor strikes from his fists. Hiruzen Sarutobi refused Danzo’s demand to take Uya into Root, while Minato Namikaze stood drained and bitter after his plan failed.

• Minato Namikaze’s Shadow Clone cast Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu and Wind Release: Great Breakthrough to attack Uya from both sides.
• Uya crossed his arms, then struck outward with both fists and used his tremor power to destroy the two ninjutsu.
• The spectators, including Hiruzen Sarutobi, were astonished by Uya’s ability to attack in two directions without losing power.
• Danzo asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to give Uya to him for training, but Hiruzen refused, and Danzo left the arena.
• Minato Namikaze’s Shadow Clone vanished after exhausting its chakra, leaving Minato drained as he accepted that Uya had countered his plan.

Uya defeated Minato Namikaze and won first place in the Ninja Academy's practical ranking assessment, earning fame across Konoha for his Quake Release kekkei genkai. His victory changed public opinion of him, though most people still believed he could not defeat Uchiha Kan, and Orochimaru hinted that Uya had an unresolved problem.

• Minato conceded defeat to Uya after exhausting most of his stamina and chakra, and the head examiner declared Uya the winner.
• Uya celebrated his first-place finish with Kushina, who cried with joy before blurting out that he still had a long way to go to win her over and fleeing in embarrassment.
• Jiraiya reacted in shock to Minato's loss, while Tsunade admired Uya and Orochimaru remarked that he had a major problem left unresolved.
• Uya's reputation spread throughout Konoha, and people began viewing his earlier challenge to Uchiha Kan as youthful pride rather than foolish arrogance.
• Most people still believed Uya could not defeat Uchiha Kan, an elite chunin, despite his victory in the genin-level assessment.

Uchiha Kageyama ordered Uchiha Kan to uphold the clan’s reputation and prepare for his death duel with Uya in three months. After training relentlessly, Uya was summoned to meet Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was considering the Uchiha Clan’s defiant stance.

• Uchiha Kageyama rebuked Uchiha Kan for drawing the Uchiha Clan into a public dispute and insisted that Kan could not back down from the duel with Uya.
• Uya continued intense training, punching through a wooden post with a blow powered by his tremor ability.
• An Anbu arrived and told Uya that Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to see him, and Uya followed the masked ninja to the Hokage Building.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi sat in his office and reflected that the Uchiha Clan could not afford to lose face now that Konoha knew about the dispute.

Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to persuade Uya to give up his death duel with Uchiha Kan and focus on training, but Danzo intervened and insisted the duel could not be canceled under Konoha’s rules. Hiruzen recognized that Danzo wanted Uya for himself, and the two clashed over whether the rules could be changed.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi welcomed Uya to his office, acknowledged the mistreatment he had suffered in Konoha, and promised it would not happen again.
• Hiruzen praised Uya’s talent but urged him to train and gain experience, leading Uya to ask whether he should give up his death duel with Uchiha Kan.
• Hiruzen agreed that Uya should cancel the duel, but Danzo entered and declared that the rules forbade either party from canceling it unilaterally.
• Hiruzen argued that he could abolish the rules as Hokage, while Danzo replied that changing them required unanimous approval from the Council of Elders.
• Hiruzen realized Danzo was using the duel to pressure him into handing Uya over, and he grew angry as Danzo refused to yield.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo clashed over Uya’s role in the conflict with the Uchiha Clan, leaving Uya caught between the village’s powerful factions. Determined to control his own fate, Uya returned to training and headed toward rocky terrain to strengthen himself for his fight with Uchiha Kan.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Uya away, then accused Danzo of putting the boy in danger for his own purposes.
• Danzo argued that Uya was an outsider and suggested he could defeat Uchiha Kan, while Hiruzen doubted Uya could beat the elite chunin.
• As he walked through Konoha, Uya realized he was caught in a contest between Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and the Uchiha Clan.
• Uya decided he needed to grow stronger and open the second gate of the True Eight Gates Released Formation to challenge Uchiha Kan.
• After strenuous training at home, Uya decided to use the Power of Tremors with every punch and headed toward Hokage Rock to find rocky ground.

Uya trained with the power of tremors and rapidly strengthened his physique, bringing him closer to opening the second gate before his duel with Uchiha Kan. As one month remained until the duel, the village’s attention shifted toward the growing threat of the Second Shinobi World War.

• Uya found a rocky training spot upstream and repeatedly punched a rock face, using tremors to train his whole body.
• After his first session, Uya felt his strength had increased noticeably and realized that the tremors were making his training far more effective.
• Over the next month, Uya’s physique improved and his full-strength punch blasted a hole through the rock face, surpassing C-rank ninjutsu in power.
• Uya noted that one month remained before his duel to the death with Uchiha Kan, while Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and the Uchiha Clan remained locked in tension.
• The Second Shinobi World War began to loom over the shinobi world, drawing attention away from Uya.

Uya opened the second gate of the True Eight Gates Released Formation, greatly increasing his chakra, speed, and Power of Tremors. After considering how much stronger he had become, he recognized genjutsu as a threat he could no longer ignore.

• Uya decided he was ready to attempt opening the Gate of Wonder and successfully shattered its restraints with chakra and the Power of Tremors.
• Opening the Gate of Wonder connected his two chakra cores, raising his reserves beyond the Chunin threshold and nearly matching those of an elite Chunin.
• Uya began considering developing ninjutsu suited to his body, speed, and Quake Release.
• After about three days, Uya adapted to the second gate, reaching nearly ordinary Jonin speed and gaining a Power of Tremors strong enough to break B-rank ninjutsu at close range.
• Uya reflected that genjutsu was a common Chunin-level attack and recognized it as a weakness he needed to address.

Uya discovered that his Quake Release Kekkei Genkai let him break ordinary Genjutsu instantly, then developed new tremor-based attacks while training. After mastering them, he faced the day of his duel to the death with Uchiha Kan.

• Uya reasoned that he could disrupt his own chakra with a tremor and escape Genjutsu without hand seals.
• With Kushina's help, Uya tested his theory and confirmed that ordinary Genjutsu had no effect on him.
• Uya returned to the mountain and developed three tremor attacks called Collapse, Sever, and Pierce.
• Uya discovered that his tremors could cause earthquakes and developed a stronger Earth Shaking Technique.
• Uya mastered his new techniques as his duel to the death with Uchiha Kan arrived.

Uya entered a hidden underground arena to face Uchiha Kan in a fight to the death, while Hiruzen Sarutobi allowed the duel to proceed after the Uchiha Clan sent forces to the border. Tsunade rushed to save Uya but Uchiha Kageyama blocked her, leaving her unable to reach the arena as the battle began.

• Uya arrived at the underground arena and found only a few Anbu and Uchiha Clan members present, with Hiruzen Sarutobi absent.
• Uya and Uchiha Kan began their fight to the death as the other ninja watched from the galleries.
• Tsunade confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi in his office and learned that the Uchiha Clan had sent elite forces to the Land of Fire's border.
• After an Anbu reported that the duel had started, Tsunade rushed underground to intervene.
• Uchiha Kageyama stopped Tsunade near the arena, and she could not break past him to reach Uya.

Uya fought Uchiha Kan and revealed that his power of tremors could nullify Sharingan Genjutsu. He left Uchiha Kan badly wounded but still alive after the latter escaped underground with Earth Release.

• Uya charged Uchiha Kan with two gates open, but Kan dodged his attack with the Substitution Technique and struck from behind.
• Uya stopped Kan's sword with his tremor power, then struck a Shadow Clone while Kan appeared before him and trapped him in Sharingan Genjutsu.
• Kan threw his sword at the apparently helpless Uya, but Uya nullified the Genjutsu and twisted the sword apart with his tremor power.
• Uya used Quake Release: Collapse against Kan, who barely escaped underground with the Earth Body Flicker Technique despite being injured.
• Uya watched the ground collapse into a pit and noted Kan's skill with Earth Release.

Uya used his tremor power to drag the badly injured Uchiha Kan out of hiding, but Kan trapped him in an Earth Corridor and attacked with a B-rank fire technique. Uya shattered both attacks with a full-power punch, leaving everyone in the arena stunned.

• Uya shook the ground with his Quake Release, crushing Uchiha Kan underground and breaking several of his ribs.
• Uchiha Kan resurfaced badly wounded, then used Earth Release to trap Uya and launched a Fire Dragon Flame Bullet at him.
• The Uchiha spectators expected Kan's attacks to decide the fight, while the Anbu regretted that Uya had not escaped the Earth Corridor.
• Uya unleashed his tremor power in a full-strength punch, destroying the Earth Corridor and stopping the Fire Dragon Flame Bullet in midair.
• Uya emerged unscathed, and the arena fell silent.

Uya defeated Uchiha Kan in the duel to the death, leaving Tsunade shocked when she arrived too late to intervene. Uchiha Kageyama learned that Kan had lost and fixed Uya with intense killing intent.

• Uya shattered Uchiha Kan's B-rank ninjutsu with his kekkei genkai and killed him.
• The Uchiha Clan members and the three Anbu watched in shock as Uya won the duel.
• Uchiha Kageyama stopped blocking Tsunade and let her rush toward the arena.
• Tsunade arrived and realized Uya was alive and had defeated Uchiha Kan without visible injuries.
• Uchiha Kageyama learned that Kan had lost and glared at Uya with intense killing intent.

After Uya drove off Uchiha Kageyama’s group, Tsunade stayed behind and grew closer to him, agreeing that he could call her Big Sister and expecting him to join the team she would lead after he graduated. She then examined his unusually powerful body.

• Uchiha Kageyama glared at Uya with killing intent, but Tsunade rebuked him and he left with the Uchiha Clan ninja and the Anbu.
• Uya thanked Tsunade for intervening, and she objected to being called Senior.
• Uya asked to call Tsunade Big Sister and complimented her, making her laugh and agree to the arrangement until his class graduated and received teams.
• Tsunade flicked Uya on the forehead and warned him not to play dumb, then confirmed that he would likely join the team she led after graduation.
• Tsunade patted Uya’s shoulder and circled him, remarking that his body was strangely strong.

Tsunade discovered that Uya had permanently opened the Seventh and Eighth Gates through his Quake Release Kekkei Genkai, and she gave him a scroll containing her Monstrous Strength training method. Meanwhile, Danzo learned that Uya had survived and killed Uchiha Kan, leaving him stunned.

• Tsunade examined Uya’s body and sensed that his Seventh and Eighth Gates were permanently open while the six preceding gates remained closed.
• Uya explained that he called his Quake Release-based forbidden technique the True Eight Gates Released Formation.
• Tsunade teased Uya about earning her acknowledgment, then left him a scroll containing the Monstrous Strength training method.
• A Root ninja reported to Danzo that the mission had failed and that Uya had killed Uchiha Kan, resisted genjutsu, and wielded a more powerful Quake Release Kekkei Genkai than expected.
• Danzo reacted in shock when he learned that Uya was alive and had killed Uchiha Kan.

After Uya defeated Uchiha Kan, Konoha’s leaders decided to approve his early graduation and recruit him as an Anbu candidate. Uya received his forehead protector and an Anbu acceptance notice at home, leaving his next step in Konoha’s service ahead of him.

• Danzo and Orochimaru learned that Uya had killed Uchiha Kan, and Orochimaru anticipated that events would become more interesting.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hatake Sakumo discussed Uya’s future and agreed to arrange his early graduation and make him an Anbu candidate.
• Hatake Sakumo argued that Uya would remain in Konoha and that joining the Anbu under Hiruzen was his best path.
• Uya received his forehead protector and an Anbu acceptance notice, along with a scroll containing the training method for Monstrous Strength.

Uya received a notice assigning him to the Anbu as a reserve member and learned about the resources and techniques available to him. He reported to the underground Anbu base, where a masked member showed him around and explained its departments.

• Uya discovered that Hiruzen Sarutobi had assigned him to the Anbu as a reserve member, despite his plan to join Tsunade's team later.
• Uya read about the Anbu's free equipment and access to B-rank and lower Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu, and decided to report before training in Monstrous Strength.
• Uya traveled to the Anbu base beneath Konoha and was met by a masked member.
• The masked member led Uya around the base, showing him where missions were handled, equipment was ordered, and technique scrolls could be consulted.

Uya joined the Anbu as a reserve member, learned how its ranks and duties were organized, and discovered that he had wind and lightning chakra natures. He then entered the Anbu scroll storage room, where he saw shelves of ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu scrolls.

• An Anbu ninja explained the organization and duties of the Anbu to Uya, then gave him a cat mask and gray reserve cloak.
• Uya went to the Anbu’s equipment room and asked for chakra paper to test his chakra nature transformations.
• Uya’s chakra made the paper wrinkle and split, revealing wind and lightning attributes.
• Uya considered how lightning might support physical enhancement and how wind and lightning could explain his quake release kekkei genkai.
• Uya passed through the Anbu’s sensory barrier and entered the scroll storage room, where the scrolls were arranged by ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu.

Uya copied the Shadow Clone training method and Taijutsu guidance from the Anbu archives, then began training to improve his chances of surviving the coming Second Shinobi World War. He studied Monstrous Strength and failed his first attempt, realizing he needed to improve his Chakra control.

• Uya found the Shadow Clone training scroll and useful Taijutsu training methods in the Anbu archives, then copied notes onto a blank scroll.
• Uya left the Anbu, reflected on the hidden work of its Ninja, and resolved to train for survival before the Second Shinobi World War.
• Uya began his morning training by punching a rock face with the Power of Tremors until his body was drenched in sweat.
• Uya studied Tsunade's Monstrous Strength scroll and learned that the technique depended on precise Chakra control and sufficient Chakra.
• Uya tried channeling Chakra into a punch but only made a few tiny cracks in the rock face, so he recognized that he needed more control.

Uya mastered Tree Climbing, learned Shadow Clone Technique, and used clones to train Water Walking and Monstrous Strength. After a month of practice, he combined Monstrous Strength with the power of tremors and shattered a rock face into rubble.

• Uya mastered Tree Climbing in less than half a day, then resumed his Taijutsu training.
• Uya learned Shadow Clone Technique but found that his clones could not withstand the power of tremors.
• Uya used two Shadow Clones to practice Water Walking while he trained in Taijutsu, then used clones to help him practice Monstrous Strength.
• Uya steadily improved his chakra control and Monstrous Strength through a month of training with Shadow Clones.
• Uya combined Monstrous Strength with the power of tremors in a punch, causing a large section of the rock face to collapse.

Uya completed Quake Release: Monstrous Strength Unrivaled and continued training. When an assassin disguised as Kushina tried to kill him, Uya revealed he had used a clone and counterattacked with Quake Release: Collapse.

• Uya combined Monstrous Strength with the Power of Tremors and named the attack Quake Release: Monstrous Strength Unrivaled.
• Uya continued training, relying on the True Eight Gates Released Formation and his Quake Release Kekkei Genkai as the foundation of his growth.
• Kushina approached Uya with a boxed lunch, but the figure stabbed him and revealed himself as Saki Momochi.
• Saki Momochi believed he had killed Uya, but Uya's body vanished in a puff of smoke.
• Uya leaped from a nearby treetop and struck Saki Momochi with Quake Release: Collapse.

Uya thwarted Saki Momochi’s disguised ambush and realized an assassin had likely received help from someone inside Konoha. Saki launched his sword technique to kill Uya before Konoha’s forces arrived, but Uya answered with a tremor-charged punch, leaving the outcome hanging.

• Uya recognized Saki Momochi beneath his disguise as Kushina Uzumaki because Saki could not imitate her presence, then counterattacked and injured him.
• Uya suspected that someone inside Konoha had helped Saki infiltrate the village, while Saki realized his attack had likely alerted Konoha’s sensory patrols.
• Saki decided to finish Uya quickly and unleashed his chakra-enhanced sword technique, Dance of Chaotic Burial and Slaughter.
• Uya judged Saki’s attack manageable and met it head-on with a punch charged with the power of tremors.
• Saki’s confident expression froze as the wind stopped, and the clash’s result remained unrevealed.

Uya defeated the assassin Saki Momochi with a powerful tremor-enhanced punch and kick, but Saki killed himself with a poison pill before Konoha Anbu could question him. Uya went with the Anbu to report what happened, suspecting that Danzo or the Uchiha Clan might have helped the assassin reach him.

• Uya shattered Saki Momochi's Dance of Chaotic Burial and Slaughter and broke his sword with Monstrous Strength Unrivaled.
• Uya struck the wounded Saki with Konoha Whirlwind, leaving him unable to fight or escape.
• Uya chose to keep Saki alive for Konoha to interrogate, but Saki bit through a poison pill and died.
• Konoha Anbu arrived, examined Saki's body, and asked Uya to accompany them for a detailed report.
• Uya wondered whether Danzo or the Uchiha Clan had helped the assassin and resolved to be more cautious.

After the attempt on Uya and Kushina, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hatake Sakumo discussed the threat to Kushina and whether Uya could become a full Anbu member. Uya attended mandatory Anbu candidate training, where the first points-based round began in the Forest of Death.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi reviewed the findings on Saki Momochi and learned that Kushina Uzumaki had also been targeted.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hatake Sakumo discussed protecting Kushina and evaluating Uya for full Anbu membership.
• Uya reported what he knew about the assassination attempt, then received a summons to Anbu candidate training.
• An Anbu division captain announced that the three candidates with the lowest scores would be eliminated and led the group to the Forest of Death.
• The Anbu division captain explained that candidates had to follow traces in the forest to find special mission scrolls.