Chapter Summaries

Uya visited Orochimaru’s laboratory and asked him to prioritize research into the soul using the Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchūriki as test subjects. Orochimaru reported early progress, and Uya left to wait for more complete findings.

• Uya helped Mitarashi Anko catch the experimental bottles and jars she dropped, then recognized her by name.
• Orochimaru emerged, introduced Anko as his disciple and assistant, and let her carry the materials into the next room.
• Uya entered Orochimaru’s laboratory and saw the unconscious Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchūriki restrained by seals.
• Uya asked Orochimaru to focus his research on the soul, and Orochimaru said the tailed beasts had already helped him make progress.
• Uya left without demanding Orochimaru’s preliminary findings, and Orochimaru promised to produce results soon.

Uya experimented with using natural energy to enhance other people's vitality, hoping to find a way to prevent Kushina from aging. With Anko's willing cooperation, he completed two stages of body modification that greatly increased her strength and vitality, and began exploring what her unusual constitution could tolerate.

• Uya taught Anko precise Chakra control while he waited for Orochimaru's research to progress.
• After Anko agreed to take part in risky experiments, Uya formed a natural-energy mark between her eyebrows, raising her strength from nearly Chunin to nearly Jonin level.
• Orochimaru observed Anko's transformation with interest but continued focusing on his research into the soul and Chakra.
• Uya confirmed the modification could increase cell activity and vitality, estimating that it could extend a person's lifespan by about thirty percent.
• Uya stopped each experiment whenever Anko felt discomfort, and after more than a dozen failed attempts, he completed the second stage of her modification.

After Orochimaru uncovered how chakra nourished the soul, Uya found a way to strengthen his soul with chakra that had no consciousness or soul. He identified several possible sources and saw a path toward breaking his body's limits and opening the Seventh Gate, while continuing to pursue greater strength.

• Anko completed the second Sage Body modification without pain, and the transformation raised her strength to jonin level.
• Orochimaru abandoned his interest in studying Anko after Uya warned him not to interfere with his disciple.
• Orochimaru discovered that chakra nourished the soul and explained how chakra exhaustion could weaken the soul and lead to death.
• Uya concluded that chakra from another soul could not safely strengthen him, so he needed chakra without a soul or consciousness.
• Uya identified Rōran's Dragon Vein and Hoshigakure's star as potential sources of pure chakra that could strengthen his soul and help him open the Seventh Gate.

Minato Namikaze and his students ran into the Fourth Raikage and Killer B in the forest, just as the two sides were preparing to fight. Uya appeared and interrupted the confrontation, remarking that events still resembled the plot despite many changes.

• Minato Namikaze assigned Kakashi Hatake, Obito Uchiha, and Rin Nohara to attack Kumogakure's rear supply lines while he drew fire on the front lines.
• Minato Namikaze sensed danger and stopped his squad as they encountered the Fourth Raikage's squad, including Killer B.
• Kakashi Hatake recognized Killer B and realized the Fourth Raikage was leading the enemy squad.
• The Fourth Raikage prepared to attack Minato Namikaze, while Minato told Kakashi Hatake, Obito Uchiha, and Rin Nohara to retreat and leave the fight to him.
• Uya appeared on a nearby tree and made both sides pause.

Uya arrived at the Kumogakure front after obtaining Hoshigakure’s star to develop the second stage of the Soul Secret Technique. When the Fourth Raikage charged at him in fury, Uya remained seated in the treetop.

• Uya obtained Hoshigakure’s star and used its ownerless chakra to work on strengthening his soul as he traveled toward the battlefield.
• Uya witnessed Minato Namikaze and the Fourth Raikage facing off, then revealed himself in a treetop.
• Kakashi Hatake recognized Uya, and Obito Uchiha and Rin Nohara realized that the seemingly ordinary man was the legendary Demigod of the Ninja World.
• The Fourth Raikage grew furious at Uya’s casual demeanor and charged at him with a lightning-wreathed punch.
• Kakashi Hatake, Rin Nohara, and Obito Uchiha were stunned by the Fourth Raikage’s speed as he reached Uya in the treetop.

Uya used an illusion and overwhelming speed to evade the Fourth Raikage’s attack, then knocked him out of the sky with a single finger. The Fourth Raikage crashed into a crater, leaving the onlookers and Killer B stunned by Uya’s superior physical speed.

• The Fourth Raikage rushed at Uya, but his punch passed through an illusion as Uya appeared behind him.
• Uya flicked the Fourth Raikage with one finger, extinguishing his lightning cloak and sending him crashing into the ground.
• Minato Namikaze recognized that Uya’s short-range speed surpassed the Fourth Raikage’s and could leave him unable to counterattack.
• Obito Uchiha, Rin, and Kakashi realized the person in the crater was the Fourth Raikage, not Uya.
• Killer B helped the Fourth Raikage out of the crater and regarded Uya with growing wariness.

Uya overwhelmed the Fourth Raikage and Killer B with his speed and strength, leaving Minato Namikaze and the others stunned. The fight halted when signal flares appeared in the distance.

• The Fourth Raikage emerged from the crater and charged Uya again after failing to accept the gap between their speeds.
• Uya appeared beside Minato Namikaze and the others, and Minato acknowledged that Uya's short-distance speed surpassed his own.
• Uya stopped the Fourth Raikage's lightning-cloaked punch with one finger and sent him crashing through several trees.
• Killer B attacked Uya with an Eight-Tails tentacle, but Uya shattered it with a punch that left a fist-shaped mark through a distant white cloud.
• Minato Namikaze and the others stared in shock until signal flares flashed in the distance.

Uya arrived at the Konoha-Kumogakure battlefield and effortlessly suppressed the Two-Tails with one palm, leaving both armies stunned. With the tailed beast defeated, the battlefield’s balance shifted, while the Cloud Ninja awaited the Raikage and Killer B.

• Kumogakure launched an all-out attack, and a signal flare warned Konoha as the Two-Tails’ chakra erupted.
• Uya left Minato Namikaze behind and rushed to the front line, where Shikaku Nara’s forces were struggling to contain the Two-Tails.
• Uya appeared above the battlefield, alarming the Cloud Ninja and relieving Shikaku.
• The Two-Tails’ jinchūriki charged at Uya, but Uya pressed down with one hand and slammed the beast into the earth.
• The battlefield saw the Two-Tails disappear beneath a giant handprint, with only her barely breathing jinchūriki left behind.

Uya’s defeat of Kumogakure’s forces appeared to bring the Third Shinobi World War to an end, but he discovered that Obito Uchiha had vanished. Following traces left by White Zetsu underground, Uya rushed toward a subterranean cavern.

• Uya suppressed the Two-Tails, and the Kumogakure commander learned that the Fourth Raikage and Killer B had fallen, causing the Cloud Ninja to flee.
• The Konoha ninjas pursued the retreating Cloud Ninja while Uya prepared to leave the battlefield.
• Uya noticed that Obito Uchiha was missing, although Kakashi and Rin were still there.
• Uya detected traces of a burrowing Earth Release technique and suspected White Zetsu had taken Obito.
• Uya used the Power of Tremors to descend underground and followed the traces toward a cavern.

Uya found Madara Uchiha in an underground cavern, where the two men tested their strength through a clash of auras before discussing the legacy of their eras. Madara challenged Uya’s claim that he was a failure, arguing that his survival outlasted Hashirama Senju.

• Uya entered a vast underground cavern and found Madara Uchiha connected to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, with White Zetsu holding the unconscious Obito Uchiha nearby.
• Uya and Madara’s auras collided, stirring dust and cracking the ground, but neither managed to overwhelm the other.
• Uya refrained from attacking, believing Madara had deliberately led him there and knowing that killing him might not prevent his revival.
• Madara said he had not expected someone like Uya to appear in the new era after Hashirama and him.
• Uya called Madara a failure for failing to control his own era and trying to return in the next.
• Madara replied that he had survived while Hashirama had died, suggesting that this proved the true outcome of their battle.

Uya rejected Madara Uchiha’s plan and realized Madara was going after the Nine-Tails, then raced toward Amegakure. There, Kushina fought Nagato after he attacked the village and captured the Seven-Tails.

• Madara Uchiha explained that he wanted to end war and achieve Hashirama Senju’s failed dream, but Uya said he would kill Madara for threatening the people around him.
• Madara Uchiha vanished along with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and Uya realized the Nine-Tails was part of Madara’s plan.
• Uya smashed through the rock wall and rushed toward the horizon at full speed.
• Nagato attacked Amegakure, subdued the Seven-Tails, and confronted Kushina while Tsunade and Uya were absent.
• Kushina attacked Nagato with the Nine-Tails’ chakra, but Nagato repelled her with Shinra Tensei.
• Kushina urged Nagato to stop, but Nagato remained unmoved.

Kushina broke Nagato’s Chibaku Tensei with a Tailed Beast Bomb, but Nagato summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and Madara Uchiha appeared atop it. Nagato left the battlefield, leaving Madara to confront Kushina and demand the Nine-Tails.

• Nagato used Chibaku Tensei to pull Kushina and the surrounding terrain toward a black sphere in the sky.
• Kushina transformed using the Nine-Tails’ chakra and shattered the Chibaku Tensei with a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Nagato began preparing a stronger Chibaku Tensei, then summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path instead.
• Madara Uchiha appeared on the statue and told Nagato to leave the battle to him.
• Nagato departed, and Kushina recognized Madara Uchiha after he mentioned Mito Uzumaki.
• Madara Uchiha demanded that Kushina hand over the Nine-Tails.

Madara Uchiha used the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to seize Kushina and extract Nine-Tails, while Konan failed to stop him. Just as Nine-Tails was about to be swallowed completely, Uya arrived and severed Nine-Tails' body in two with a distant strike.

• Madara Uchiha disrupted Kushina's chakra with a Summoning Technique, letting the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path grab her and begin extracting Nine-Tails.
• Kushina transformed into Nine-Tails and used her Uzumaki chains to resist the statue, but it slowly swallowed nearly half of Nine-Tails.
• Konan attacked Madara Uchiha with Paper Shuriken and explosive tags, but his Susanoo blocked her attacks and sent her flying.
• As Kushina's chains snapped and Nine-Tails neared total absorption, Uya streaked across the sky from the border of the Land of Rain.
• Uya swung the Kusanagi Sword from afar, and its invisible slash cut Nine-Tails' body in two at the waist.

Uya freed Kushina from the Ten-Tails and confronted Madara Uchiha after Madara endangered her. Madara unleashed his remaining vitality to fight Uya and formed a complete-body Susanoo, leaving their battle about to begin.

• Uya cut the Nine-Tails' chakra in two, allowing Kushina to escape the Ten-Tails' restraints.
• Uya arrived beside Kushina, confirmed she was unharmed, and thanked Konan for trying to save her.
• Uya sent Kushina and Konan away, then faced Madara Uchiha, furious that he had endangered Kushina.
• Madara Uchiha used the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to unleash his remaining vitality and challenged Uya to fight.
• Uya summoned the Kusanagi Sword as Madara Uchiha awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan and manifested a complete-body Susanoo.

Uya met Madara Uchiha’s Complete Body Susanoo with his Kusanagi Sword and cut its enormous blade in half, cleaving the ground and sky. He then formed a golden gauntlet and launched a punch at Susanoo from a distance.

• Madara Uchiha summoned the Complete Body Susanoo and swung its sword down at Uya, while the Amegakure ninja and leaders watched in shock.
• Uya recognized that Madara’s Susanoo was empowered by the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and the Rinnegan, then raised his Kusanagi Sword to meet its strike.
• Uya’s sword broke Susanoo’s blade and sent a ripple that split the earth, clouds, and rain into seemingly separate worlds.
• Madara acknowledged Uya’s strength as the first ninja since Hashirama capable of cutting through Susanoo’s sword.
• Uya turned his Kusanagi Sword into a golden gauntlet and punched toward the Complete Body Susanoo without moving closer.

Uya nearly destroyed Madara Uchiha’s Complete Body Susanoo with a single punch, then stopped and shattered its sword without letting its energy reach Kushina, Konan, or Amegakure. Madara recognized Uya’s immense power, but his failing body had almost exhausted him and left him unable to continue.

• Uya’s punch shattered Susanoo’s broken sword and blasted apart its entire upper half, while Madara Uchiha escaped into its lower half.
• Madara restored Susanoo by pouring out his chakra, worsening his decayed body, and swung its sword at Uya with Kushina, Konan, and Amegakure in the strike’s path.
• Uya clamped Susanoo’s sword between two forces of tremors and obliterated it without letting any sword energy escape.
• Madara sensed that Uya wielded the power of tremors with extraordinary control and wondered whether his Sage Body explained its strength.
• Madara found himself unable to muster more power as his body cracked, and inwardly lamented that he had no time left to continue fighting.

Uya killed Madara Uchiha by punching through his Complete Body Susanoo and shattering the clouds above the battlefield. After the battle, he reunited with Kushina and Konan and asked whether Nagato had appeared earlier.

• Madara Uchiha tried to destroy himself and his Susanoo rather than let Uya kill him.
• Uya moved in front of Madara Uchiha and struck him through the Susanoo, turning his body to dust and blasting a hole through the clouds.
• Uya descended to the ground as his golden hand covering returned to a ring, while the Amegakure shinobi watched in stunned awe.
• Kushina asked whether Uya had finished the fight, and Uya confirmed that his strength had advanced on the Kirigakure battlefield.
• Konan congratulated Uya, and he took Kushina's hand before asking whether Nagato had appeared earlier; Kushina said he had.

Uya failed to find Nagato, White Zetsu, Obito Uchiha, or Black Zetsu after returning to the Kumogakure front, where the Cloud shinobi had been routed. Black Zetsu planned to guide Nagato and Obito while fearing Uya, as news of Madara Uchiha’s return and defeat by Uya sent the Shinobi World into turmoil.

• Uya left Kushina and Konan, pursued Nagato to the border of the Land of Rain, and returned empty-handed.
• Uya traveled to the Kumogakure front, found the Cloud shinobi defeated, and discovered that White Zetsu, Obito Uchiha, and Black Zetsu were gone.
• Black Zetsu reflected on Uya’s mysterious power and decided to guide Nagato and Obito Uchiha cautiously.
• News of Kumogakure’s defeat caused little surprise, but reports that Madara Uchiha had returned and lost a battle to Uya shook the Shinobi World.

After defeating Madara Uchiha, Uya became known as the God of the Shinobi World as the Third Shinobi World War dwindled to a few clashes. Back in Amegakure, he continued researching the soul-based second stage of his Soul Secret Technique and discussed his progress with Kushina.

• Uya's defeat of Madara Uchiha cemented his reputation as the God of the Shinobi World, while Konoha pushed Sunagakure back into the Land of Wind.
• After failing to find Nagato and Obito Uchiha, Uya returned to Amegakure to develop a technique that devoured ownerless chakra to strengthen his soul.
• Uya identified constructing a soul space as the main obstacle to completing the Soul Secret Technique and considered consulting Orochimaru.
• Kushina comforted Uya about his research progress, and he reflected that he had already completed nearly half the difficult technique.
• Uya had helped Kushina complete the first two stages of the Sage Body, and she continued practicing the third stage with the Nine-Tails' help.

Uya embraced Kushina, then completed the construction of his soul space during training. After absorbing the meteorite’s power, he released a wisp of purple chakra inside the space and watched it make the space tremble.

• Uya embraced Kushina, and she kissed him on the cheek before inviting him to taste her dessert.
• Uya resumed training and completed the final step of constructing his soul space by merging it with his soul.
• Uya crushed the meteorite and absorbed all the power within it.
• Uya entered his soul space and suppressed the purple chakra into a glasslike sphere.
• Uya eased his control and let a wisp of purple chakra spread through the soul space, which trembled in response.