Recaps

Uya realized the monitored scroll exercise was meant to reveal each candidate’s strongest abilities, then waited outside the tower to intercept returning candidates. He stopped the first scroll-bearer with a single punch, leaving the candidate stunned by Uya’s strength.

• The Anbu squad leader explained the scroll exercise, its rules, and that the candidates would be monitored throughout.
• Uya concluded that the exercise was designed to identify each candidate’s greatest strength rather than test all-around skill.
• Candidates searched the Forest of Death, found scrolls, and fought over them as Uya waited outside the tower.
• A candidate returned carrying a scroll and attacked Uya to get past him.
• Uya shattered the candidate’s B-rank Wind Release Ninjutsu with one punch, then demanded the scroll.

Uya defeated an Anbu candidate with a single punch, took his scroll, and chose to wait outside the tower for more candidates. Anbu observers watched him, while the squad leader expected a stronger opponent might soon take his scrolls.

• An Anbu candidate used a water-and-lightning combination technique against Uya, but Uya shattered it with one punch.
• The candidate surrendered his scroll to Uya, who checked it and left him unharmed.
• Uya placed the scroll beside the tower and decided to wait for more candidates instead of entering.
• Anbu observers saw Uya's actions, and the squad leader judged that Uya might stop a few candidates before a stronger one defeated him.

Uya defeated wave after wave of Anbu candidates at the tower and seized their scrolls. When the remaining candidates tried to overwhelm him together, Uya unleashed the Power of Tremors and stopped them all.

• Uya defeated the speed-focused ninja who had obtained the second scroll and took it from him.
• Uya easily beat candidates specializing in Genjutsu and concealment, then continued collecting scrolls from those who came to the tower.
• The Anbu observers watched in shock as Uya defeated more than ten candidates and gathered over twenty scrolls.
• Candidates arriving at the tower saw the pile of scrolls and injured ninja, then decided to attack Uya together to seize them.
• Uya unleashed the Power of Tremors, halted the attackers, and defeated even groups of three to five ninja.

Uya defeated every other Anbu candidate in the first training session, collecting all the scrolls and revealing the beginnings of a powerful aura. An Anbu ninja reported the results to Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hatake Sakumo, leaving both stunned by Uya's extraordinary score.

• Uya outlasted the Anbu candidates, defeated them all, and gathered the fifty-four scrolls at the tower entrance.
• The Anbu squad leader sensed the beginnings of an aura around Uya as the remaining candidates surrendered their scrolls.
• An Anbu ninja reported to Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hatake Sakumo that the session ended with zero deaths, eleven severe injuries, and thirty-four minor injuries.
• The Anbu ninja revealed that Uya was the only candidate to pass, scoring five hundred and forty while everyone else scored zero.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi was shocked, and Hatake Sakumo remarked that Uya always defied expectations.

After Uya defeated all the Anbu candidates in training, Hatake Sakumo visited him and decided to test his strength personally. Uya followed Sakumo, hoping the encounter would bring guidance despite fearing the gap between their abilities.

• Uya recovered from the battle and felt that the experience had strengthened the True Eight Gates Released Formation within him.
• Hatake Sakumo arrived at the Anbu base with an Anbu division leader and three squad leaders.
• Sakumo praised Uya’s performance and explained that he wanted to assess Uya’s abilities for his future place in the Anbu.
• Uya realized Sakumo intended to test him personally and followed him, expecting a difficult sparring session and possible guidance.

Uya sparred with Hatake Sakumo to test his abilities, impressing the watching Anbu with his speed and power of tremors. When Uya unleashed Monstrous Strength, Sakumo drew White Fang and cut through the attack, leaving Uya facing the full force of Sakumo’s swordsmanship.

• Hatake Sakumo brought Uya to an underground training ground and invited him to attack with his strongest moves.
• Uya attacked at full speed with his power of tremors, while Sakumo dodged and defended as he assessed Uya’s abilities.
• The watching Anbu praised Uya’s strength and recognized that he was difficult for most Chunin-level opponents to fight.
• Uya used Quake Release: Monstrous Strength Unrivaled, catching Sakumo off guard with a more powerful, concentrated tremor.
• Hatake Sakumo drew White Fang and used Chakra Flow to cleave Uya’s power of tremors apart.

Uya fought Hatake Sakumo and learned that his tremor-powered punches left him briefly immobile, making him vulnerable to powerful Ninjutsu. After Hatake Sakumo advised him to develop more flexible techniques, Uya returned home and reflected on his abilities.

• Uya followed his first tremor punch with a second, forcing Hatake Sakumo to cut through its force and stumble back.
• Hatake Sakumo praised Uya's strength but pointed out that his attacks locked him in place and left him vulnerable to strong, focused Ninjutsu.
• Uya recognized that his current power could overwhelm opponents without A-rank Ninjutsu but put him at a disadvantage against stronger techniques.
• Uya said he would develop more flexible moves, and Hatake Sakumo told him to work it out himself without abandoning his path.
• Hatake Sakumo left with the Anbu ninjas, and Uya went home and lay awake thinking about his abilities.

Uya tried to concentrate his tremor power into a single-target attack, but an experiment with a kunai showed that compressing it was unstable and destructive. He realized the Rasengan might provide a stable form for his power, learned its basic prototype, and prepared to test whether he could combine the two.

• Uya considered how his tremor power compared with Rasengan and Chidori, then decided to try concentrating it at one point.
• Uya compressed tremor power around a kunai, but it went out of control, blasted a hole through a tree, and twisted the weapon.
• Uya concluded that compressing tremor power would require an outer shell and decided the stable, shape-transformed Rasengan might work.
• Uya learned the Rasengan’s initial training stages, overcoming the rubber-ball exercise despite his limited chakra reserves.
• Uya put on specially made gloves and cautiously began adding a small amount of tremor power to his Rasengan prototype.

Uya mastered the Rasengan and combined it with the Power of Tremors to create a throwable technique. The mutated Rasengan reduced a thick tree to powder, leaving Uya stunned by its power.

• Uya found that an embryonic Rasengan could not contain the Power of Tremors and continued practicing while alternating with taijutsu training.
• After half a month, Uya mastered the Rasengan and judged that its chakra cost made it a poor fit for him.
• Uya improved his chakra control and mastery of the Power of Tremors, then infused the tremor force into the center of a Rasengan.
• Uya threw the unstable mutated Rasengan at a tree, and it bored into the trunk before reducing the entire tree to powder.

Uya developed the S-rank Quake Release Secret Technique: Collapse and Destruction, then created a more chakra-efficient single-target technique called Shockwave Slash. He proved the slash could cleave an iron pillar, but his refined-steel katana broke under the strain, leaving him searching for a stronger weapon.

• Uya tested his mutated Rasengan, which silently reduced a tree to powder, and judged its power S-rank but its speed and chakra cost major drawbacks.
• Uya named the technique Quake Release Secret Technique: Collapse and Destruction and reserved it as a trump card.
• Uya developed Shockwave Slash by raising the Power of Tremors to high frequency along a sword blade, then cleaved an iron pillar in two.
• Uya assessed Shockwave Slash as a flexible, low-cost A-rank attack, but found it could only strike once before needing to be built up again.
• Uya saw that the high-frequency shockwave had destroyed another refined-steel katana and considered seeking a ninja blade or Kusanagi Sword.

Uya searched for a ninja blade but found no suitable weapon and then encountered Might Duy arguing over a dangerous C-rank mission. Uya offered to team up with him, but the mission clerk refused because Uya had not graduated from the Ninja Academy.

• Uya failed to access restricted Anbu intelligence about ninja blades and found only unsuitable blades at a tool shop.
• Uya saw that villagers treated him as a celebrated genius and noticed Might Duy at Konoha's mission hall.
• Might Duy argued with the mission clerk, who refused to let him take a C-rank mission because it was dangerous for one person.
• Uya asked whether he and Might Duy could form a team to take the mission, and the clerk rejected him for being an ungraduated student.

Uya proved he was already a Konoha genin and teamed up with Might Duy to take a dangerous mission outside the village. Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hatake Sakumo allowed him to go, while Uchiha Kageyama sent Tsuki Uchiha after him with orders to kill Uya and Might Duy.

• Uya showed the mission administrator his forehead protector and registration record, proving he had graduated early and become a genin.
• Might Duy celebrated Uya’s status, and Uya persuaded him to leave together on the mission despite the administrator’s objections.
• The mission administrator reported Uya’s departure to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who agreed with Hatake Sakumo that Uya should face real combat.
• Uchiha Kageyama learned Uya had left Konoha and ordered Tsuki Uchiha to pursue and kill Uya and Might Duy.

Uya and Might Duy tracked a suspicious merchant caravan and discovered that it concealed an elite ninja unit. After the caravan spotted them and charged, Uya prepared to fight rather than retreat.

• Uya and Might Duy followed the caravan from a distant town while disguised as civilians.
• Uya realized the caravan was suspicious because it appeared to have no ninja guards despite traveling during wartime.
• Uya concluded that the ordinary-looking travelers were concealing an elite ninja unit, and Might Duy agreed they needed to keep tracking them.
• Uya told Might Duy that the caravan had spotted them, and the hidden ninja revealed themselves and rushed toward the pair.
• Might Duy offered to cover Uya's retreat, but Uya said they could slaughter the attackers instead.

Uya and Might Duy fought a Kirigakure elite unit led by Hozuki Mugetsu, with Duy keeping the Jonin occupied while Uya faced the Elite Chunin. Uya killed three enemies in succession with his Power of Tremors and Shockwave Slash, leaving the remaining seven terrified.

• Uya told Might Duy to hold off the Jonin while he dealt with the rest of the charging enemy squad.
• Might Duy opened the Fifth Gate and clashed with the captain, who revealed himself as Hozuki Mugetsu of Kirigakure and used the Hydrification Technique.
• Might Duy opened the Sixth Gate as Hozuki Mugetsu's Water Release kept him from reaching Uya.
• Uya killed two Elite Chunin with the Power of Tremors, stunning Might Duy and Hozuki Mugetsu.
• Uya killed another Elite Chunin with a Shockwave Slash that cleaved the ninja in two, terrifying the seven who remained.

Uya fought Kirigakure’s elite chunin, turning their water ninjutsu back on them and attacking through their Hidden Mist Technique. Outside the mist, Might Duy battled Hozuki Mugetsu, while the sudden silence from Uya’s fight left the outcome unclear.

• Uya killed another Kirigakure ninja after reversing their water attacks into a wave that engulfed them.
• The five remaining elite chunin used the Hidden Mist Technique to conceal themselves, but Uya struck one by locating his movements and sound.
• Uya shook the ground with Quake Release, detected movement around him, and disappeared into the mist.
• Might Duy kept Hozuki Mugetsu on the defensive with the sixth gate open, while Mugetsu tried to exploit his concern for Uya.
• The sounds of Uya’s battle abruptly stopped, leaving Might Duy and Hozuki Mugetsu fighting in silence.

Uya emerged unharmed after killing all nine Kirigakure chunin, and Might Duy used the Sixth Gate’s Morning Peacock to kill Hozuki Mugetsu. Afterward, the exhausted pair gathered evidence of their victories, which could help Might Duy gain recognition from Konoha’s leadership.

• Uya walked out of the Hidden Mist Technique unharmed, having killed all nine elite chunin.
• Might Duy opened the Sixth Gate and unleashed Morning Peacock on Hozuki Mugetsu, blasting through his Water Condensation Wall and killing him.
• Might Duy collapsed from the Eight Gates’ side effects, and Uya helped him sit down to recover.
• Uya searched the Kirigakure ninja’s bodies, found no special weapons, and prepared to seal their heads as proof of their victories.
• Uya considered how the battle merits could draw the Konoha High Command’s attention to Might Duy and his strength.

After defeating the Kirigakure squad, Uya and the exhausted Might Duy encountered Tsuki Uchiha, a Konoha jonin sent to kill Uya. Tsuki attacked with his sword, and Uya prepared to fight him.

• Uya collected the heads of the ten defeated ninjas, while he and Might Duy mourned the caravan's dead.
• Uya supported the exhausted Might Duy as they followed a river toward a nearby town to rest.
• Tsuki Uchiha appeared wearing his Konoha uniform and used his Sharingan to trap Might Duy in a genjutsu.
• Uya freed Might Duy and told him to stay back, but Might Duy prepared to open the Seventh Gate to protect him.
• Tsuki dismissed Might Duy and charged at Uya with his sword, beginning the fight.

Uya fought Tsuki Uchiha and used Shockwave Slash to block and overpower Tsuki’s Star Liberation. With the clash ended and Tsuki’s sword pressed against his kunai, Uya clenched his left fist.

• Uya evaded Tsuki Uchiha’s sword strikes, while Tsuki recognized his speed and charged his blade with Chakra Flow.
• Might Duy watched tensely and held back from opening the Seventh Gate as Uya showed no sign of imminent defeat.
• Tsuki unleashed Star Liberation, a powerful sword strike meant to cleave Uya in two.
• Uya swung his kunai with Shockwave Slash and blocked Tsuki’s sword, surprising him with the strange force tearing at his body.
• Uya’s Shockwave Slash broke through Tsuki’s Chakra Flow, and Uya clenched his left fist as their weapons remained pressed together.

Uya injured Tsuki Uchiha with a powerful Quake Release punch, but Tsuki identified that the technique only lasted for one strike. Uya then shook open the ground and disappeared into a fissure, leaving Tsuki unable to locate him clearly.

• Uya withdrew his kunai and struck Tsuki Uchiha with Quake Release: Monstrous Strength Unrivaled, sending him flying and making him spit blood.
• Might Duy watched in shock as Uya injured the jonin in a direct clash.
• Tsuki Uchiha regained his composure, recognized that Uya's tremor technique only empowered a single strike, and declared that he would win.
• Uya used Quake Release: Earth Shaking Technique to split the ground and drop into a fissure.
• Tsuki Uchiha searched the dark cracks with his Sharingan but could not see Uya, so he stayed alert and waited for him to emerge.

Uya used his Quake Release Secret Technique: Collapse and Destruction to kill Tsuki Uchiha, then recovered Tsuki’s Ninja Blade Star. He left the battle exhausted, while the conflict with the Uchiha Clan remained unresolved.

• Tsuki Uchiha saw through Uya’s underground approach and struck what he thought was Uya, but the target vanished as a clone.
• Uya unleashed Collapse and Destruction from a fissure, and Tsuki Uchiha’s sword strike triggered the technique.
• Collapse and Destruction reduced Tsuki Uchiha to dust and left a semicircular pit in the ground.
• Might Duy recovered from his fall and asked Uya if he was all right, and Uya said he needed to rest.
• Uya picked up Tsuki Uchiha’s worn Ninja Blade Star and decided to keep it.

Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Tsuki Uchiha had gone north and realized the Uchiha Clan had used a decoy to target Uya. He confronted Uchiha Kageyama, but their standoff was interrupted by news that Kirigakure forces had entered the Land of Fire.

• An Anbu ninja told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Tsuki Uchiha had left on a mission heading south but had been spotted in the north.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi realized Tsuki Uchiha was the Uchiha Clan's real attempt to kill Uya and summoned Uchiha Kageyama.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi suggested placing Uchiha Fugaku in the Anbu, but Uchiha Kageyama refused and presented him with a scroll.
• Uchiha Kageyama said the Uchiha Clan was acting to defend its name, and Hiruzen Sarutobi restrained himself because war was imminent.
• A ninja reported that an elite Kirigakure force led by Hozuki Mugetsu had infiltrated the Land of Fire, and Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared to dispatch Anbu.

Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Uya and Might Duy had wiped out a Kirigakure force led by Hozuki Mugetsu, and he summoned Might Duy after discovering he could open the Seventh Gate. Uya gave Duy the mission reward and went to have a custom scabbard made for Tsuki Uchiha’s Ninja Blade, leaving the Anbu ninja to suspect that Uya had killed Tsuki.

• A messenger told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Uya and Might Duy had wiped out the Kirigakure force led by Hozuki Mugetsu, while Uchiha Kageyama froze and cracked the Hokage’s office floor before leaving.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi recalled the messenger, heard how Uya and Might Duy had turned in the enemy’s heads, and ordered Might Duy summoned after learning he could open the Seventh Gate.
• Uya gave the entire mission reward to Might Duy, then slipped away when the Hokage’s summons arrived for Duy.
• Uya walked through tense Konoha and took Tsuki Uchiha’s scabbardless Ninja Blade to the underground Anbu quarters to have a new scabbard made.
• The Anbu ninja accepted the blade and suspected that Uya had killed Tsuki Uchiha, but Uya had already left.

Uya returned to Konoha and reunited with Kushina, who confronted him for leaving without telling her. When she asked what he would think if she became a monster, Uya recognized her fear might be connected to the Nine-Tails and reassured her that he would accept her regardless.

• Uya returned home, planned to resume training the next day, and watched the sunset from his roof.
• Kushina visited Uya's home again, worried and lonely because he had left the village without telling her.
• Uya came down from the roof, and Kushina lunged at him before demanding that he not leave so suddenly again.
• Uya noticed Kushina's fear and asked whether something had happened.
• Kushina asked Uya what he would think if she turned into a monster, and he wondered whether she had become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Uya told Kushina that he would accept her as long as she remained herself, easing her fear.

Uya trained for months to open the Third Gate of the True Eight Gates Released Formation, hoping to survive the coming war, protect Kushina, and stand against the Uchiha Clan. After the gate stabilized, his chakra reached Jonin level and his Power of Tremors grew considerably stronger.

• Uya focused his training on opening the Third Gate before the Second Shinobi World War and used the Power of Tremors to strengthen his body.
• Uya ate enormous meals around Konoha and gained the nickname "Big Eater" as his body grew rapidly.
• Might Duy became a Special Jōnin after using the Eight Gates Released Formation to defeat those who objected.
• The Uchiha Clan announced that Tsuki Uchiha had died in an accident, while Uya dismissed the cover story.
• Uya learned that Kushina was caring for her younger cousin, Mirei Uzumaki, whose presence made the future harder to predict.
• After more than four months of training and nearly a week for the gate to stabilize, Uya opened the Third Gate, raising his chakra reserves to Jonin level and strengthening his Power of Tremors.

After opening the Third Gate, Uya advanced the Power of Tremors and developed Air Shatter and Air Shatter Consecutive Flash, becoming confident he could dominate the Second Shinobi World War. At Anbu, he learned that casualties had led to his promotion to full-fledged Anbu Ninja, and he awaited assignment to a squad.

• Uya used the Power of Tremors with his katana to create Air Shatter, flinging tremors outward without recovery lag.
• Uya developed Air Shatter Consecutive Flash, striking one point with three tremors for top-tier A-rank power.
• Uya decided his strength could let him sweep across the Second Shinobi World War's battlefields.
• Uya arrived at Anbu after being summoned and learned that he and several other candidates were becoming full-fledged Anbu Ninja after nearly two squads had been lost.
• Uya learned that most Anbu Ninja served in squads, while an elite department answered directly to the Hokage and could deploy its members alone.