Chapter Summaries

Konoha launched a search for Kushina after the Kumogakure Surprise Attack Force abducted her, while Mirei and Minato pursued the faint trail she sensed. Kushina broke free of her restraints but was surrounded again, and a strange ripple appeared just as a Cloud ninja attacked her in midair.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Konoha’s ninja to search for Kushina, and Mirei Uzumaki sensed a faint direction for the pursuit.
• Minato Namikaze persuaded Mirei to chase the Cloud ninja with him rather than stop to notify everyone.
• Uya followed the strands of red hair Kushina had left behind and steadily closed in on the Cloud ninja force.
• Kushina broke the seal restricting her chakra and escaped her ropes, but the Cloud ninja quickly surrounded her again.
• Kushina dodged one Cloud ninja’s attack, but another charged at her in midair as a strange ripple spread through the air.

Uya rescued Kushina from the Kumogakure surprise attack unit and devastated the forest with a single stomp. Several injured Kumogakure ninja survived and fled, while their captain resolved to warn the Raikage about Uya’s strength.

• Uya caught up with the Kumogakure ninja and rescued Kushina, who had left signs for him to follow.
• Uya carried Kushina into the sky and killed or severely injured most of the Kumogakure unit with a powerful stomp.
• Uya sensed that several ninja and their quasi-Kage-level captain had survived the attack.
• The injured Kumogakure ninja fled, and their captain hurried to report Uya’s strength to the Raikage.

Uya rescued Kushina and annihilated the Kumogakure Surprise Attack Force with his sword and overwhelming speed. Minato Namikaze and Mirei Uzumaki arrived afterward and were stunned by the destruction and Uya's power.

• The Cloud ninja fled in different directions, but Uya held Kushina and used the Kusanagi Sword to cut them down with Shockwave Slash.
• Uya sensed that the captain had survived by using a secret technique and descended into the forest to pursue him.
• The injured captain abandoned his nearly severed arm and tried to flee, but Uya caught up and killed him.
• Uya set Kushina down, teased her as she blushed, and checked whether she was all right.
• Minato Namikaze and Mirei Uzumaki arrived and were shocked by the devastated forest and Uya's strength.

Uya rescued Kushina from the Kumogakure Surprise Attack Force and returned to Konoha with her, Minato Namikaze, and Mirei Uzumaki. After Madara Uchiha considered how Uya’s loved ones could be used against him, Uya confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi about Konoha’s failure to protect Kushina and hinted that Kumogakure would face consequences.

• Minato Namikaze and Mirei Uzumaki arrived, and Kushina Uzumaki realized Mirei had been secretly following Minato.
• Uya and the others returned toward Konoha, where the ninja learned that Uya had wiped out the Kumogakure Surprise Attack Force.
• Madara Uchiha learned that the group had returned to Konoha and concluded that Uya’s loved ones could be used to control him.
• Uya took Kushina home, then headed to the Hokage Building while considering a visit to Kumogakure to seek the third stage of the Lightning Release Body Tempering Secret Technique.
• Uya told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Kumogakure had gone too far by abducting Kushina, and Hiruzen acknowledged that Konoha had failed to protect her.

After rescuing Kushina, Uya decided to go alone to Kumogakure rather than let Konoha risk a wider war. Hiruzen Sarutobi warned him about the Third Raikage but ultimately accepted his decision, leaving Uya set to confront Kumogakure.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi considered retaliation against Kumogakure and worried that Konoha's stretched forces could draw Kirigakure and other villages into a wider war.
• Uya stood up and said he would go to Kumogakure alone, without sending troops or starting a direct war.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi warned Uya that the Third Raikage had subdued the Eight-Tails and was beyond his own confidence to defeat.
• Uya insisted that Kumogakure had to answer for taking Kushina, and his aura shook the Hokage Building and awed the ninja inside.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi accepted that he could not stop Uya and told him to be careful.

Uya traveled from Konoha to the Land of Lightning to learn the third stage of the Lightning Release Body Tempering Secret Technique, while reflecting on how terrain shaped the balance between the major ninja villages. In the Land of Earth, Danzo learned that Uya had rescued Kushina from a Kumogakure kidnapping attempt and was now heading alone to Kumogakure.

• Uya left Konoha after saying goodbye to Kushina and searched the Land of Fire’s underground black market for information about Bloody Hand, but found nothing.
• Uya crossed into the Land of Lightning, adapted to its high terrain, and considered how a village’s home environment strengthened its defenses.
• In the Land of Earth, Danzo and his Root ninja watched the Cloud Ninja offensive lose momentum and discussed preventing peace negotiations with the Stone Ninja.
• An Anbu ninja told Danzo that the Kumogakure Surprise Attack Force had abducted Kushina, but Uya had pursued them, destroyed the force, and rescued her.
• Danzo suspected Uya might have leaked Kushina’s identity and decided to return to Konoha to pressure Hiruzen Sarutobi over control of her.
• Danzo learned that Uya had left Konoha alone for Kumogakure and wondered how Sarutobi had persuaded him to face the Third Raikage.

Uya secretly searched Kumogakure for the third stage of the Lightning Release Body Tempering Secret Technique while disguised as a civilian, but found no trace of it. The Third Raikage grew alarmed by missing ninja and the vanished Surprise Attack Force, leaving Uya’s next move unresolved.

• Danzo assumed Uya had been sent to Kumogakure on Hiruzen Sarutobi’s orders and hoped he would cripple the village or take down the Third Raikage.
• Uya entered Kumogakure disguised as a civilian and used Shockwave Sensing to avoid patrols while investigating the village.
• Uya sensed the Third Raikage inside the Raikage building and judged him exceptionally strong, then searched the building and the Anbu base for the secret technique.
• After nearly half a month of searching and assassinating Kumogakure ninja, Uya still had not found the technique and suspected its third stage might be passed down orally.
• The Third Raikage worried that the Surprise Attack Force had been wiped out in the Land of Fire and questioned why none of its members had escaped.

Uya secretly learned the third stage of the Lightning Release Body Tempering Secret Technique by observing the Third Raikage train. Blaming the Third Raikage for the attack on Kushina, Uya launched a sudden assault on him.

• The Third Raikage dismissed concerns about Konoha and said he could kill any attackers, including Konoha Shura.
• Uya watched the Third Raikage practice the third stage, which strengthened the body by combining internal Lightning Release Chakra with natural lightning.
• Uya realized the technique was dangerous but believed his body and lightning control were strong enough to use it.
• Uya decided to attack the Third Raikage for ordering the Kumogakure Surprise Attack Force to target Kushina.
• Uya rushed toward the Third Raikage, who sensed danger and punched at him.

Uya clashed hand-to-hand with the Third Raikage, whose lightning cloak could not withstand Uya’s tremor-powered punch. After sending the Third Raikage crashing through two mountain peaks, Uya pursued him at tremendous speed, leaving the Cloud Ninja stunned.

• The Third Raikage attacked Uya with a lightning-cloaked punch, and Uya met it with a tremor-charged fist.
• Their fists collided, shattering the air and creating a thunderous impact heard throughout Kumogakure.
• The Third Raikage surrounded Uya with lightning, but Uya remained unharmed and appeared to gain a lightning cloak of his own.
• Uya drove forward and struck the Third Raikage, collapsing the lightning and sending him crashing through two mountain peaks.
• Uya raced after the Third Raikage through the clouds, while the watching Cloud Ninja stared in disbelief.

Uya pursued the Third Raikage into Kumogakure and confronted him in a battle that shook a mountain apart. As the Cloud Ninja gathered around them, Uya prepared to unleash a mental shock.

• Uya’s punch sent the Third Raikage crashing through two mountaintops and triggered an alarm across Kumogakure.
• The Third Raikage freed himself from the rock and identified Uya as the Konoha Shura.
• Uya and the Third Raikage exchanged another blow that collapsed the mountain peak.
• A sensory ninja confirmed that Uya had invaded Kumogakure alone, and the gathered Cloud Ninja turned their killing intent on him.
• Uya sensed the Cloud Ninja’s collective pressure and prepared to use mental shock.

Uya unleashed Mental Shock, knocking hundreds of Kumogakure ninja unconscious and demonstrating the reach of his soul-based technique. The Third Raikage ordered his forces back and prepared to fight Uya with his Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite.

• Uya released Mental Shock, sending a wave of aura across Kumogakure and incapacitating hundreds of Genin and Chunin.
• The Third Raikage realized the danger of Uya's technique and ordered his ninja to evacuate the fallen and stay away from their battle.
• Uya assessed the technique's effects and chose to face the Third Raikage rather than attack the other Kumogakure ninja.
• The Third Raikage rebuked Uya and gathered lightning chakra into his four-fingered Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite.

Uya tested the Third Raikage’s Hell Stab and then met it head-on with the Power of Tremors, overpowering the Raikage. The Third Raikage charged back into the fight in disbelief as the watching Cloud Ninja witnessed Uya’s strength.

• The Third Raikage charged Uya with Four-Finger Nukite, but Uya dodged and watched the attack destroy a hill.
• The Third Raikage attacked again, and Uya chose to clash with his fist instead of dodging.
• Uya focused the Power of Tremors into his punch, breaking through the Third Raikage’s Lightning Cloak and blasting him into a mountain.
• Uya’s shallow wounds healed immediately, while the Third Raikage emerged from the mountain shocked that Hell Stab had failed to defeat him.
• The Cloud Ninja watched in horror as the Third Raikage returned to face Uya after being knocked away.

Uya concentrated the Power of Tremors into a forward-moving attack and discovered it could overwhelm the Third Raikage’s One-Finger Nukite. He charged the Raikage again to test his new technique, leaving the Cloud Ninja stunned as their clash destroyed an entire mountain.

• Uya confined the Power of Tremors to a narrow area, causing its fractures to spread straight ahead toward the Third Raikage.
• The Third Raikage pushed through the concentrated attack with One-Finger Nukite but stopped inches from Uya before his strike collapsed and Uya blasted him into a mountain.
• Uya realized he had developed a stronger Quake Release attack and charged the injured Third Raikage again.
• Uya and the Third Raikage clashed, and the mountain exploded as the Cloud Ninja watched in fear and awe.

Uya fought the Third Raikage, repeatedly overpowering his Hell Stab and Lightning Cloak with increasingly condensed Power of Tremors. The battle moved from Kumogakure into a mountain range, where Uya’s strikes began pushing the Third Raikage’s defenses to the verge of collapse.

• Uya shattered the mountain with a punch, and the Third Raikage drew lightning from the storm to restore his Lightning Cloak.
• The Third Raikage charged Uya with One-Finger Nukite, but Uya punched him away and pursued him through the clouds.
• Uya and the Third Raikage fought their way out of Kumogakure and into a mountain range as the village shinobi followed at a distance.
• The Kumogakure Anbu Captain and nearby jonin retreated when the Third Raikage came crashing toward them and struck a mountain.
• Uya continued blasting the Third Raikage away, condensing his Power of Tremors until it nearly broke through the Raikage’s Lightning Cloak.

Uya fought the Third Raikage for nearly a day and night, using the battle to master the fourth stage of his power of tremors. He unleashed a vastly stronger punch that killed the Third Raikage, then left the battlefield after triggering an earthquake that buried the mountain range.

• Uya and the Third Raikage battled for nearly a day and night, terrifying the watching Kumogakure ninjas and devastating the surrounding mountains.
• Uya realized he and the Third Raikage were near their limits and decided to end the fight with a final punch.
• Uya's punch overwhelmed the Third Raikage's One-Finger Nukite, broke his finger, shattered his Lightning Cloak, and tore his body apart with the power of tremors.
• Uya reflected that he had been controlling his strength to hone his power and said he had now mastered its fourth stage.
• Uya sent tremors into the ground as he departed, triggering an earthquake that collapsed the mountain range and buried everything.

Cloud Ninja believed Uya and the Third Raikage had both died beneath a collapsed mountain range, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo debated Uya’s disappearance in Konoha. An Anbu then reported that Uya had attacked the Third Raikage, leaving Hiruzen and Danzo shocked and awaiting the outcome.

• Cloud Ninja searched the collapsed mountain range, found no trace of Uya or the Third Raikage, and concluded that both had been buried and killed.
• In Konoha, Danzo questioned whether Uya had gone to Kumogakure, while Hiruzen Sarutobi said Uya might be waiting for the right moment to strike.
• Danzo suggested Uya might have defected and raised Kushina Uzumaki, but Hiruzen rebuked him and refused to let him use the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• An Anbu reported that Uya had attacked the Third Raikage and fought him through Kumogakure to a distant mountain range.
• Hiruzen asked what had happened, while Danzo and Hiruzen reacted with astonishment to the report.

After Uya and the Third Raikage disappeared beneath a collapsed mountain range, Konoha and the wider Shinobi World came to believe they had died together. Konoha built a separate memorial for Uya, but Kushina destroyed it and insisted he was still alive.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo first heard that Uya had drawn the Third Raikage away from Kumogakure and feared his mission had failed.
• New intelligence reported that Uya and the Third Raikage had destroyed a mountain range and were presumed to have perished together.
• News of the Third Raikage’s death spread, prompting Iwagakure to counterattack while Kumogakure withdrew and Konoha expanded its borders cautiously.
• After three months without word from Uya, Hiruzen Sarutobi declared him dead, and Konoha’s Jonin unanimously approved a separate memorial for him.
• Kushina smashed Uya’s memorial and left, declaring that she refused to believe he was dead.

Uya spent three months training the third stage of the Lightning Release Body Tempering Secret Technique in the Land of Lightning, using natural lightning to strengthen his body. He recognized that its benefits were diminishing, then stood up after another small improvement.

• After killing the Third Raikage, Uya stayed in the Land of Lightning to train the secret technique's third stage.
• Uya used the mountains and mist to draw natural lightning, enduring its strikes while lightning-nature chakra washed through his body.
• Uya relied on the recovery of the True Eight Gates Released Formation to make up for his insufficient chakra reserves.
• Three months into training, Uya unleashed a burst of thunder that cracked the rock beneath him and dispersed the lightning pool.
• Uya noticed that his physical improvement had slowed, concluded the technique could not strengthen him endlessly, and stood up.

After months of training, Uya’s progress with the Lightning Release Body Tempering Secret Technique slowed, and he prepared to return to Konoha. When four Kumogakure ninja investigating mysterious thunderclaps encountered him, Uya killed them instantly.

• Uya realized the Lightning Release Body Tempering Secret Technique had become too slow to help him progress quickly and decided to leave the mountain.
• Uya noticed his skin had become fair and his physique lean, then prepared to find clothes before returning to Konoha.
• A four-man Kumogakure squad climbed the mountain to investigate reports of thunderclaps and discussed the Third Raikage’s death.
• Uya emerged from the mist and thanked the Cloud ninja for bringing clothes, promising not to draw blood this time.
• Uya struck all four Cloud ninja with tremor power, killing them instantly as they recognized him as the Konoha Shura.

After three months of training, Uya learned that the world believed he and the Third Raikage had died, then set out for Konoha to return to Kushina. He reached the village without being detected and approached its guarded entrance.

• Uya descended from the mountain, bought new clothes, and learned that everyone thought he was dead after his battle with the Third Raikage.
• Uya traveled toward Konoha and learned at the Land of Lightning's black market that Bloody Hand had killed a Kumogakure official and escaped.
• Uya suspected Danzo had arranged the assassinations that prolonged the conflict between Kumogakure and Iwagakure, but decided to leave Bloody Hand for another time.
• Uya crossed into the Land of Fire and reflected on why Konoha still felt like home to him.
• Uya passed through Konoha's sensory barrier unnoticed and walked toward the village entrance as visitors underwent inspections.