Recaps

Uya rescued Tsunade, defeated Iwagakure and Sunagakure forces, and drew attention to his growing strength. As the decisive battle approached, Konoha ordered him to fight openly as a genin, where Jiraiya appointed him a temporary column captain.

• Uya wiped out the Iwagakure forces pursuing Tsunade, revealed his identity to her, and carried her to shelter while she recovered.
• Uya and Tsunade killed a venomous salamander, then Uya perfected Soru and taught the technique to Tsunade as they returned toward Konoha’s camp.
• Chiyo attacked Uya and Tsunade with her Sunagakure unit, but Uya destroyed her puppets and defeated her before he and Tsunade finished off the remaining ninja.
• Tsunade returned to Konoha’s command post and credited Ten'u with rescuing her and defeating Chiyo, while Uya later demonstrated his speed to Minato.
• Hatake Sakumo assigned Uya to help Jiraiya counter Iwagakure’s underground surprise attack force, and Uya annihilated the unit when it struck Konoha’s supply line.
• Orochimaru tested Uya’s strength and gave him a scroll containing the second stage of Kumogakure’s Lightning Release Body Tempering Secret Technique.
• As Iwagakure and Sunagakure prepared for a decisive battle, Hiruzen ordered Uya to join the front as a genin instead of serving as Ten'u.
• Uya destroyed his Anbu mask, joined the genin, and Jiraiya appointed him temporary captain of the third column.

Uya led Konoha’s forces to devastating victories over Iwagakure, defeating Ōnoki and earning promotion to elite jonin. With Iwagakure driven from the Land of Rain, Konoha entered a three-way conflict as Uya continued training and faced assassination attempts.

• Jiraiya appointed Uya captain of Konoha’s Genin force, and Uya led them into battle against Iwagakure.
• Uya used his tremor power to destroy Iwagakure’s attacks and kill hundreds of Stone Ninja, breaking through their defenses and routing their army.
• Hatake Sakumo and Uya helped inflict heavy losses on Iwagakure, while Ōnoki and other nations learned of Uya’s battlefield feats.
• After Konoha advanced its camp, Uya was promoted directly to jonin and began training the second stage of the Lightning Release Body Tempering Secret Technique.
• When Iwagakure renewed its attack, Uya destroyed its underground Surprise Attack Force and confronted Ōnoki, whose Dust Release he countered with Quake Release.
• Uya and Hatake Sakumo injured Ōnoki and defeated the Stone forces, while Uya killed Ōnowa during the retreat.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi promoted Uya to elite jonin, and Uya killed an assassin who attacked him in his quarters.
• Hatake Sakumo assigned eight elite chunin to guard Uya as Iwagakure withdrew, leaving Konoha, Amegakure, and Sunagakure in a three-way conflict, and Uya continued refining his lightning control.

Uya helped the Sannin drive Hanzo from the battlefield, then stayed in the Land of Rain to train Konan and Yahiko and investigate Nagato’s Rinnegan. After confronting Madara’s surveillance and sharpening his sensing, Uya infiltrated Sunagakure to claim the Ame-no-Habaki Sword and escape its Anbu.

• Uya and the Sannin fought Hanzo of the Salamander, drove him into retreat, and ended Konoha’s decisive battle in the Land of Rain.
• Yahiko and Konan reunited with Uya, but Nagato’s Rinnegan awakened under Madara Uchiha’s control, forcing Uya and the Sannin to confront him before Madara escaped with Nagato.
• Uya stayed in the Land of Rain with Konan and Yahiko, trained them, and opened the Fourth Gate, reaching Kage-level strength.
• Uya searched the underground black market for the Kusanagi swords, learned the Ame-no-Habaki Sword was in Sunagakure, and killed Kakuzu when he attacked.
• Uya developed Shockwave Sensing, discovered White Zetsu spying for Madara, and warned Madara not to interfere.
• Uya crossed into the Land of Wind and infiltrated Sunagakure while Konoha forces attacked the village.
• Uya stormed Sunagakure’s Anbu headquarters, claimed the Ame-no-Habaki Sword through their connection, and rushed toward the gathered Anbu to escape.

Uya invaded Sunagakure alone, killed the Third Kazekage, and drove Shukaku into the desert, forcing the village to surrender. Back in Konoha, he studied the Spirit Transformation Technique and learned that Kushina had been abducted by Cloud ninja, leaving him in pursuit.

• Uya killed Sunagakure’s Anbu Captain and defeated the Third Kazekage with Quake Release, while Sunagakure’s elders released Shukaku.
• Uya overpowered Shukaku, permanently damaged some of the beast’s chakra, and drove it into the desert before heading to the Konoha-Sunagakure battlefield.
• Uya joined Tsunade and Hatake Sakumo as news of Sunagakure’s surrender spread, then returned to Konoha and reunited with Kushina.
• Uya rejected honors and positions from Hiruzen Sarutobi, borrowed the counterfeit Scroll of Seals, and learned the Spirit Transformation Technique from its final page.
• Uya studied the technique with Dan Katō and adapted it to strengthen his soul, while supporting Tsunade’s proposal to train and assign medical-nin.
• Uya discovered that Kushina had vanished during repairs to Konoha’s sensory barrier, found a damaged site and dead Konoha Ninja, and pursued the suspected Kumogakure attackers.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Kushina had been abducted and ordered Konoha’s forces to pursue the Cloud ninja and bring her back.