Chapter Summaries

Uya returned to Konoha, where his unexpected appearance stunned the village and even Hiruzen Sarutobi. At his memorial, Uya destroyed the monument erected in his honor, and the Konoha ninja guarding it froze when they recognized him.

• Uya bypassed the inspection line and entered Konoha, leaving the gate guards and people waiting in line shocked to see the supposedly dead Konoha Shura.
• The gate guards suspected someone was impersonating Uya and notified Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was stunned by the report.
• Uya visited his memorial and shattered the monument bearing the name “Uya, the Konoha Shura.”
• The Konoha ninja guarding the memorial rushed over in anger, but froze when Uya turned to face them.
• Some guards dropped their weapons while others accused Uya of taking the fallen hero’s appearance.

Uya used a focused Mental Shock to kill an Uchiha Clan ninja, then returned to Konoha and found Kushina living in his home while waiting for him. Kushina recognized him as real and embraced him, and Uya teased her as she cried with relief.

• Uya struck the Uchiha Clan ninja with a focused Mental Shock, destroying his Sharingan and killing him.
• Uya vanished before the stunned Konoha Ninja, who realized that he was alive.
• Uya entered his home and found Kushina asleep at the table, having moved in after his reported death.
• Uya woke Kushina and asked her to go to lunch with him, but she initially thought he was another dream.
• Kushina embraced Uya and cried with relief, and he teased her until she blushed and let go.

Uya reunited with Kushina in Konoha, and news of his return after defeating the Third Raikage spread across the Shinobi World. His victories over two Kage earned him the title Demigod of the Ninja World, and the Land of Earth and Land of Lightning sought peace, bringing the Second Shinobi World War to an end.

• Uya comforted Kushina, and the two spent the day together at his house.
• News that Uya had returned alive shook Konoha, and Tsunade rushed to confront him before Kushina intervened.
• Uchiha Kageyama raged at the news, while Danzo learned Uya was alive as he plotted to sabotage peace talks between Kumogakure and Iwagakure.
• Reports that Uya had killed the Third Raikage and Third Kazekage spread throughout the Shinobi World, earning him the title Demigod of the Ninja World.
• The Land of Earth and Land of Lightning sought peace with the Land of Fire and paid a heavy price, ending the Second Shinobi World War.

After the Second Shinobi World War, Uya ignored comparisons with Hashirama and continued living with Kushina while searching for a way to advance his training. He realized that Orochimaru might be able to obtain two Earth Release techniques that could help him, and considered asking him for them.

• The Second Shinobi World War ended, and Uya reflected on the threats and conflicts still ahead despite the peace.
• Kushina stayed at Uya's house, and Uya chose to sleep on the roof rather than take advantage of her while she was young.
• Uya's training stagnated because his powerful physique made ordinary exercises ineffective and he could not train with the Lightning Release technique's required natural conditions.
• Uya recalled that Ōnoki used Light-Weight Rock Technique and Added-Weight Rock Technique, and considered using the latter to increase his weight during training.
• Uya realized Orochimaru might be able to provide the two Earth Release techniques, though Uya lacked an Earth chakra nature.

Uya visited Orochimaru’s underground laboratory and returned the third stage of the Lightning Release Body Tempering Secret Technique. Orochimaru revealed that its method of drawing on natural forces could aid his experiments, then showed Uya a test subject while asking about energy from outside the body.

• Uya entered Orochimaru’s underground base and was welcomed into his laboratory.
• Uya returned the third stage of the Lightning Release Body Tempering Secret Technique, and Orochimaru said its principles could help his human modification experiments.
• Uya asked why Orochimaru had given him the second stage, and Orochimaru explained that he had opposed someone who wanted to keep Uya from obtaining certain things.
• Orochimaru led Uya to a room where prisoners and an unconscious experimental subject were held.
• Orochimaru asked Uya about energy that came from outside the body, and Uya recognized that he meant natural energy.

Uya discussed senjutsu and Orochimaru’s research into the soul, then forced Orochimaru to take their proposed cooperation seriously. Orochimaru taught Uya the Added-Weight Rock Technique, and Uya left after agreeing to help him twice.

• Uya surprised Orochimaru by naming natural energy and senjutsu, then discussed Orochimaru’s research into the soul and body.
• Orochimaru proposed cooperating with Uya to obtain experimental materials and test subjects.
• Uya appeared behind Orochimaru at high speed and held the Kusanagi Sword against his shoulder, challenging whether they could truly cooperate.
• Uya agreed to help Orochimaru twice in exchange for a soul-strengthening technique and the Added-Weight Rock Technique.
• Orochimaru taught Uya the Added-Weight Rock Technique, and Uya left.

Uya spent half a year mastering the Added-Weight Rock Technique and used its adjustable gravity to accelerate his physical training toward the Fifth Gate of the True Eight Gates Released Formation. Meanwhile, Uchiha Kageyama gave Uchiha Rin a black box and ordered him to kill Uya, leaving Rin shocked by what he found inside.

• Uya mastered earth chakra nature transformation, then spent half a year learning the Added-Weight Rock Technique.
• Uya used the technique to apply adjustable gravity to himself and steadily increase his strength.
• Uchiha Kageyama said Konoha had left the Uchiha Clan alone after the war and suggested that the clan would not keep Uya in check for Konoha.
• Uchiha Kageyama handed Uchiha Rin a black box and ordered him to use it to kill Uya, saying Konoha would not interfere.
• Uchiha Rin opened the box and reacted with horror and disbelief.

Uya discovered that Uchiha Rin was confronting him through an unusual illusion that Shockwave Sensing could not detect. After Uya recognized Rin as a phantom, the illusion suddenly gained a lethal presence, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Uya sensed that the Kushina who came to bring him lunch did not exist within his Shockwave Sensing, then dispelled the genjutsu with the Power of Tremors.
• Uchiha Rin appeared and declared that he intended to kill Uya, while Uya failed to recognize him.
• Uya cut Rin in two, but the severed figure split into two complete phantoms that taunted him about the Uchiha Clan.
• Uya reasoned that the figures were neither genjutsu nor clones, and let their swords pass through his body after realizing they were illusions.
• The two Uchiha Rins attacked again, this time with chilling killing intent.

Uya fought Uchiha Rin, whose Mangekyō Sharingan gave him the power to create tangible attacks and manipulate light. Uya’s Shockwave Sensing let him find Rin despite the darkness, and Rin died wondering how Uya had detected him.

• Uchiha Rin turned his illusory swords into tangible chakra weapons and claimed Uya could not touch him.
• Uya shattered Rin’s multiplying illusions with a Mental Shock, while Rin’s Mangekyō Sharingan caused him pain and made his left eye bleed.
• Uchiha Rin plunged Uya into darkness and explained that he could control light and make its illusions tangible.
• Uya sensed Rin approaching and stabbed him in the chest with the Kusanagi Sword.
• Uchiha Rin collapsed and died, and Uya wondered why someone with Mangekyō Sharingan had no reputation.

Uya realized Uchiha Rin had used transplanted Mangekyō Sharingan from the Uchiha Clan’s hidden reserves, then sealed the eyes away after defeating him. At the Uchiha compound, Uchiha Kageyama and Uchiha Fugaku discussed Rin’s assassination attempt until they learned Rin was dead and his Sharingan had been taken.

• Uya deduced that Uchiha Rin’s Mangekyō Sharingan belonged to someone else and that the Uchiha Clan had preserved pairs of Mangekyō as hidden reserves.
• Uya removed Rin’s eyes, sealed them in a scroll, and decided to open the Fifth Gate before confronting the Uchiha Clan.
• Uchiha Kageyama told Uchiha Fugaku he would step down as clan head and captain of the Konoha Military Police Force so Fugaku could succeed him.
• Uchiha Kageyama explained that Rin had used Mangekyō abilities suited to assassination, and Uchiha Fugaku questioned whether Rin could kill Uya.
• A messenger reported that Rin’s body had been found on the back mountain and that someone had taken his Sharingan.

After learning that Uya was responsible for Uchiha Rin’s death, Uchiha Kageyama ordered his clan to stop investigating. Uya had opened the Fifth Gate of the True Eight Gates Released Formation and adapted to the resulting power, leaving him near the threshold of Super Kage strength.

• A Uchiha Clan ninja told Uchiha Kageyama and Uchiha Fugaku that Rin had been killed and her Sharingan stolen, and said he had sent investigators.
• Uchiha Kageyama asked what had happened to Uya, then ordered the ninja to call back the investigators and make no further inquiry.
• Uchiha Fugaku backed his father’s order, and the confused ninja left.
• Uya trained in Konoha’s rear mountains and revealed that he had opened the Fifth Gate after years of effort.
• Uya said he had adapted to his new power, reached peak Kage-level chakra reserves, and advanced Quake Release to its fifth stage.

After awakening the Fifth Gate, Uya assessed his greatly increased strength and considered his next goals. He learned that Uchiha Fugaku would become clan head the next day and planned to confront the Uchiha Clan, while warning Kushina to stay out of whatever happened.

• Uya reflected that the Fifth Gate had greatly enhanced his chakra, mental power, speed, and sensory range, and wondered whether opening all Eight Gates would bring perfection.
• Uya spent the day adapting to the Fifth Gate and thinking about opening the Sixth Gate, obtaining the Totsuka Blade, and the situation in the Land of Rain.
• Uya sensed that the Uchiha Clan would hold a private leadership succession ceremony the next day, with Uchiha Fugaku inheriting the position from Uchiha Kageyama.
• Uya decided the ceremony was the right time to address the Uchiha Clan's repeated assassination attempts against him.
• Uya kissed Kushina, warned her to stay out of whatever happened the next day, and asked whether she would leave Konoha with him someday.

Uya vowed to take Kushina with him if he ever left Konoha. The Uchiha Clan gathered to approve Uchiha Fugaku as its new head, but an unexpected voice objected at the last moment.

• Kushina took Uya's hand, and he resolved to take her with him if he ever left Konoha.
• The Uchiha Clan assembled at its compound while Konoha temporarily covered the Military Police Force's patrols.
• Uchiha Kageyama described his leadership and nominated Uchiha Fugaku as his successor.
• The Uchiha senior figures unanimously approved Fugaku, and the gathered clan members anticipated his appointment.
• An unidentified speaker objected just as Kageyama was about to announce Fugaku as the next clan head.

Uya interrupted the Uchiha Clan's succession ceremony and openly confronted Uchiha Kageyama. He killed Kageyama with the power of tremors, leaving the clan in shock as the ceremony remained unfinished.

• Uya objected to the succession ceremony, stunning the gathered Uchiha Clan ninja.
• Uchiha Kageyama signaled Uchiha Fugaku to retreat, but Uya appeared in front of Fugaku and challenged them to stop him from attending.
• Uchiha Kageyama threatened Uya, declaring he could attend only as a dead man.
• Uya moved too quickly for Kageyama's Sharingan to follow and placed a hand on his shoulder.
• Uya sent a pulse of tremor power through Uchiha Kageyama, shattering him before the horrified clan ninja.

Uya killed Uchiha Kageyama and used Mental Shock to incapacitate nearly the entire Uchiha Clan. As Uya prepared to leave, Kageyama returned through Izanagi, leaving Uya intrigued and Kageyama horrified that he knew the technique.

• Uya killed Uchiha Kageyama with a single blow, provoking the Uchiha Clan ninja to attack him.
• Uya unleashed Mental Shock, knocking down most of the Uchiha Clan and alarming people throughout Konoha.
• Uya noticed that Uchiha Kageyama’s shattered remains had vanished as Uchiha Fugaku called out to his father.
• Uchiha Kageyama reappeared unharmed except for one closed eye, having used Izanagi to survive.
• Uya asked when Kageyama had made the hand seals for Izanagi, and Kageyama demanded to know how Uya knew about the technique.

Uya defeated Uchiha Kageyama, extinguishing his Amaterasu flames with the Power of Tremors before killing him. Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived too late, and Uya confronted him over what happened to Uchiha Rin before leaving him to clean up.

• Uya struck down Uchiha Kageyama, who used Izanagi to escape and replace his eyes with a nearly blind pair of Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Uya split the Uchiha Clan patriarch's residence and the ground with a sword slash, while Uchiha Kageyama awakened Amaterasu.
• Uya enclosed the Amaterasu Black Flames with the Power of Tremors and extinguished them, even as Uchiha Kageyama unleashed more flames at him.
• Uya killed Uchiha Kageyama and destroyed his Mangekyō Sharingan before Hiruzen Sarutobi could stop him.
• Uya challenged Hiruzen Sarutobi over whether he had known about what happened to Uchiha Rin, then told him to clean up the mess and walked away.

After Uya destroyed the Uchiha Clan, Hiruzen Sarutobi covered up the attack by blaming enemy ninja and ordered the battlefield cleaned. Uya returned home to Kushina, reassured her that he did not intend to leave Konoha yet, and they affirmed they would stay together.

• Konoha's Anbu and Jonin arrived at the Uchiha compound and asked Hiruzen Sarutobi what to do about Uya's attack.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi claimed enemy ninja had attacked the Uchiha Clan and that Uya had killed them, then ordered the aftermath cleaned up.
• Uya walked through the crowded streets to his home as civilians assumed he had defeated an enemy invasion.
• Kushina asked Uya if he was hurt and worried he might turn against Konoha.
• Uya told Kushina that his future depended on Konoha and that he had largely repaid his debts to the village.
• Kushina promised that they would not be separated, and Uya leaned toward her.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and his advisers decided to avoid provoking Uya after witnessing how quickly he had crushed the Uchiha Clan, though Danzo still wanted him removed. At Orochimaru’s underground base, Uya traded research on strengthening souls for Uchiha Rin’s Mangekyō Sharingan, delighting Orochimaru.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura decided not to restrict Kushina or provoke Uya within Konoha.
• Danzo opposed the decision because he saw Uya as an obstacle to gaining power.
• Uya visited Orochimaru’s secret base, received Orochimaru’s research findings on soul strengthening, and gave him a vial containing Uchiha Rin’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Orochimaru accepted the eyes in exchange for both favors Uya had promised him and rejoiced at obtaining them.

Uya obtained Orochimaru’s notes on senjutsu and soul-strengthening research, then used his power of tremors to train Kushina at home. Kushina recovered from the exhausting session and angrily accused Uya of taking advantage of her concern about Orochimaru.

• Uya asked Orochimaru about senjutsu, and Orochimaru gave him a scroll describing Ryūchi Cave’s training method.
• Orochimaru put the Mangekyō Sharingan away and watched Uya leave before eagerly taking the eyes out again.
• Uya returned home with the senjutsu and soul-strengthening scrolls, while Kushina warned him to keep his distance from Orochimaru.
• Uya used his power of tremors to temper Kushina’s body, leaving her exhausted and unable to speak for a time.
• Kushina regained her strength, shouted at Uya, and objected that she had only been worried Orochimaru would trick him.

Uya teased Kushina during her training, and their morning ended in playful antics that left her exhausted and asleep. He then studied the Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode scroll and considered how the sage arts of the three great locations differed, leaving the source of Hashirama Senju’s Sage Mode uncertain.

• Kushina confronted Uya over his teasing during training, then went to bathe after he told her to rest and wash up.
• Kushina tossed her wet clothes at Uya, who followed her into the bathroom and began washing them, prompting her to splash water at him.
• Uya’s vibrations scattered the water onto Kushina’s clean clothes, and the two continued their playful argument until Kushina grew tired and fell asleep.
• Uya studied the Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode scroll and compared its training method with Mount Myōboku’s.
• Uya considered whether Hashirama Senju’s Sage Mode came from Shikkotsu Forest and concluded that the sage arts of the three locations were different.