Chapter Summaries

Uya reached the main arena first in the practical combat ranking assessment, drawing the attention of Hiruzen Sarutobi and the future Sannin. Minato Namikaze arrived second, and the two prodigies awaited the next stage.

• Uya left the third sub-arena as its first winner while Kushina stayed behind to complete her matches.
• Minato Namikaze noticed the commotion from the first sub-arena and remained confident he would claim first place.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru saw Uya arrive first, and Orochimaru praised his potential.
• Tsunade recognized Uya as the boy set to fight Uchiha Kan, while Hiruzen Sarutobi considered protecting the promising child from the Uchiha Clan.
• Uya calmly surveyed the main arena and its officials as they assessed him.
• Minato Namikaze arrived second, and Jiraiya insisted he would still prove superior to Uya.

The main arena’s practical ranking assessment began, and Uya was paired against Setsuna Hyuga in the opening match. Setsuna boasted about the Hyuga Clan’s Gentle Fist, but Uya answered by stepping forward and throwing a punch.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi welcomed the ten undefeated winners to the main arena as Danzo arrived to watch and scout promising children.
• The head examiner announced the randomized matchups, with Uya set to face Setsuna Hyuga first.
• Setsuna told Uya that the Hyuga Clan’s Gentle Fist made him certain to win and implied Uya might die in the match.
• The head examiner started the fight, and Setsuna assumed the Hyuga Clan’s Gentle Fist stance.
• Uya stepped forward and threw a punch at Setsuna.

Uya defeated Setsuna Hyuga with one restrained punch, shocking the crowd and drawing the attention of Konoha's leaders and Tsunade. After Minato Namikaze admitted Uya put pressure on him, Uya reflected that he had used less than half his strength.

• Uya's Quake Release overwhelmed Setsuna Hyuga's chakra defenses and sent him flying with a single punch.
• The head examiner declared Uya the winner as the venue erupted in shock, and Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo recognized his kekkei genkai as a powerful counter to taijutsu.
• Jiraiya struggled to respond to Uya's victory, while Tsunade admired his powerful punching style.
• Uya left the arena as Minato Namikaze and the other winners watched him warily.
• Minato Namikaze told Uya that he was strong and put pressure on him, while Uya privately considered how much strength he had held back.

Minato Namikaze and Shibi Aburame won their second-round matches, leaving them and Uya as the top three. Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected Danzo’s proposal to train Minato in Root, and Kushina rushed to congratulate Uya.

• Minato Namikaze defeated his first opponent with a Substitution Technique and Wind Release, while Aburame and Senju students also won their matches.
• Minato defeated Shinra Senju with Clone and Substitution Techniques followed by a Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique.
• Danzo proposed training Minato in Root, but Hiruzen Sarutobi refused and warned Danzo against pressing the matter.
• Shibi Aburame defeated Hiraha Kazama, leaving Uya, Minato, and Shibi as the top three.
• Kushina came to the main arena, congratulated Uya, and hugged him.

After Uya advanced when Shibi Aburame conceded, he and Minato Namikaze were left to decide first and second place in the final match. Hiruzen Sarutobi watched with anticipation as the spectators debated the contenders and waited for the battle to begin.

• Kushina hugged Uya, then threatened the onlookers who stared; Hiruzen Sarutobi dismissed Danzo’s concerns about their closeness.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi considered Uya’s background and whether to intervene in Uya’s agreed duel to the death with Uchiha Kan.
• Minato Namikaze received a bye, and Shibi Aburame conceded to Uya because Uya’s Power of Tremors countered his insects and made victory unlikely.
• With only Uya and Minato Namikaze remaining, Kushina encouraged Uya while Hiruzen Sarutobi called for the final match to start without a rest.
• Jiraiya backed Minato Namikaze and dismissed Uya’s abilities, but Tsunade threatened him with her fist; Orochimaru expressed interest in both finalists.

Uya and Minato Namikaze began the final match of the Ninja Academy combat ranking assessment, with Uya’s speed and power forcing Minato to rely on substitution, shuriken, and explosive tags. Minato used the smoke from the explosions to launch a Wind Release: Great Breakthrough at Uya, who had no time to dodge.

• The head examiner announced Uya and Minato Namikaze as the final match, and both entered the arena.
• Uya charged at Minato at full speed and struck his substitution log, then shattered Minato’s shuriken with his tremor power.
• Minato threw a Shadow Shuriken Technique at Uya, who destroyed the shuriken and stopped the attached explosive tags from advancing.
• Minato used Wind Release: Great Breakthrough to attack Uya through the smoke, leaving Uya no time to dodge.

Uya shattered Minato Namikaze’s Wind Release: Great Breakthrough with a single punch, forcing Minato to retreat and rely on the Substitution Technique. Minato then launched a fire attack while an apparent clone struck from behind with wind, trapping Uya between two C-rank Ninjutsu.

• Uya used his power of tremors to destroy Minato Namikaze’s Wind Release: Great Breakthrough head-on, stunning the spectators and Minato.
• Uya charged Minato, who retreated and narrowly avoided a punch with the Substitution Technique.
• Uya warned that the fight was nearing its end as Minato’s stamina began to fade.
• Minato cast Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu while another Minato appeared behind Uya and unleashed Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.
• The fire and wind attacks closed in on Uya from opposite directions.

Uya defeated Minato Namikaze’s pincer attack by shattering both ninjutsu with tremor strikes from his fists. Hiruzen Sarutobi refused Danzo’s demand to take Uya into Root, while Minato Namikaze stood drained and bitter after his plan failed.

• Minato Namikaze’s Shadow Clone cast Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu and Wind Release: Great Breakthrough to attack Uya from both sides.
• Uya crossed his arms, then struck outward with both fists and used his tremor power to destroy the two ninjutsu.
• The spectators, including Hiruzen Sarutobi, were astonished by Uya’s ability to attack in two directions without losing power.
• Danzo asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to give Uya to him for training, but Hiruzen refused, and Danzo left the arena.
• Minato Namikaze’s Shadow Clone vanished after exhausting its chakra, leaving Minato drained as he accepted that Uya had countered his plan.

Uya defeated Minato Namikaze and won first place in the Ninja Academy's practical ranking assessment, earning fame across Konoha for his Quake Release kekkei genkai. His victory changed public opinion of him, though most people still believed he could not defeat Uchiha Kan, and Orochimaru hinted that Uya had an unresolved problem.

• Minato conceded defeat to Uya after exhausting most of his stamina and chakra, and the head examiner declared Uya the winner.
• Uya celebrated his first-place finish with Kushina, who cried with joy before blurting out that he still had a long way to go to win her over and fleeing in embarrassment.
• Jiraiya reacted in shock to Minato's loss, while Tsunade admired Uya and Orochimaru remarked that he had a major problem left unresolved.
• Uya's reputation spread throughout Konoha, and people began viewing his earlier challenge to Uchiha Kan as youthful pride rather than foolish arrogance.
• Most people still believed Uya could not defeat Uchiha Kan, an elite chunin, despite his victory in the genin-level assessment.

Uchiha Kageyama ordered Uchiha Kan to uphold the clan’s reputation and prepare for his death duel with Uya in three months. After training relentlessly, Uya was summoned to meet Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was considering the Uchiha Clan’s defiant stance.

• Uchiha Kageyama rebuked Uchiha Kan for drawing the Uchiha Clan into a public dispute and insisted that Kan could not back down from the duel with Uya.
• Uya continued intense training, punching through a wooden post with a blow powered by his tremor ability.
• An Anbu arrived and told Uya that Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to see him, and Uya followed the masked ninja to the Hokage Building.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi sat in his office and reflected that the Uchiha Clan could not afford to lose face now that Konoha knew about the dispute.

Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to persuade Uya to give up his death duel with Uchiha Kan and focus on training, but Danzo intervened and insisted the duel could not be canceled under Konoha’s rules. Hiruzen recognized that Danzo wanted Uya for himself, and the two clashed over whether the rules could be changed.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi welcomed Uya to his office, acknowledged the mistreatment he had suffered in Konoha, and promised it would not happen again.
• Hiruzen praised Uya’s talent but urged him to train and gain experience, leading Uya to ask whether he should give up his death duel with Uchiha Kan.
• Hiruzen agreed that Uya should cancel the duel, but Danzo entered and declared that the rules forbade either party from canceling it unilaterally.
• Hiruzen argued that he could abolish the rules as Hokage, while Danzo replied that changing them required unanimous approval from the Council of Elders.
• Hiruzen realized Danzo was using the duel to pressure him into handing Uya over, and he grew angry as Danzo refused to yield.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo clashed over Uya’s role in the conflict with the Uchiha Clan, leaving Uya caught between the village’s powerful factions. Determined to control his own fate, Uya returned to training and headed toward rocky terrain to strengthen himself for his fight with Uchiha Kan.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Uya away, then accused Danzo of putting the boy in danger for his own purposes.
• Danzo argued that Uya was an outsider and suggested he could defeat Uchiha Kan, while Hiruzen doubted Uya could beat the elite chunin.
• As he walked through Konoha, Uya realized he was caught in a contest between Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and the Uchiha Clan.
• Uya decided he needed to grow stronger and open the second gate of the True Eight Gates Released Formation to challenge Uchiha Kan.
• After strenuous training at home, Uya decided to use the Power of Tremors with every punch and headed toward Hokage Rock to find rocky ground.

Uya trained with the power of tremors and rapidly strengthened his physique, bringing him closer to opening the second gate before his duel with Uchiha Kan. As one month remained until the duel, the village’s attention shifted toward the growing threat of the Second Shinobi World War.

• Uya found a rocky training spot upstream and repeatedly punched a rock face, using tremors to train his whole body.
• After his first session, Uya felt his strength had increased noticeably and realized that the tremors were making his training far more effective.
• Over the next month, Uya’s physique improved and his full-strength punch blasted a hole through the rock face, surpassing C-rank ninjutsu in power.
• Uya noted that one month remained before his duel to the death with Uchiha Kan, while Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and the Uchiha Clan remained locked in tension.
• The Second Shinobi World War began to loom over the shinobi world, drawing attention away from Uya.

Uya opened the second gate of the True Eight Gates Released Formation, greatly increasing his chakra, speed, and Power of Tremors. After considering how much stronger he had become, he recognized genjutsu as a threat he could no longer ignore.

• Uya decided he was ready to attempt opening the Gate of Wonder and successfully shattered its restraints with chakra and the Power of Tremors.
• Opening the Gate of Wonder connected his two chakra cores, raising his reserves beyond the Chunin threshold and nearly matching those of an elite Chunin.
• Uya began considering developing ninjutsu suited to his body, speed, and Quake Release.
• After about three days, Uya adapted to the second gate, reaching nearly ordinary Jonin speed and gaining a Power of Tremors strong enough to break B-rank ninjutsu at close range.
• Uya reflected that genjutsu was a common Chunin-level attack and recognized it as a weakness he needed to address.

Uya discovered that his Quake Release Kekkei Genkai let him break ordinary Genjutsu instantly, then developed new tremor-based attacks while training. After mastering them, he faced the day of his duel to the death with Uchiha Kan.

• Uya reasoned that he could disrupt his own chakra with a tremor and escape Genjutsu without hand seals.
• With Kushina's help, Uya tested his theory and confirmed that ordinary Genjutsu had no effect on him.
• Uya returned to the mountain and developed three tremor attacks called Collapse, Sever, and Pierce.
• Uya discovered that his tremors could cause earthquakes and developed a stronger Earth Shaking Technique.
• Uya mastered his new techniques as his duel to the death with Uchiha Kan arrived.

Uya entered a hidden underground arena to face Uchiha Kan in a fight to the death, while Hiruzen Sarutobi allowed the duel to proceed after the Uchiha Clan sent forces to the border. Tsunade rushed to save Uya but Uchiha Kageyama blocked her, leaving her unable to reach the arena as the battle began.

• Uya arrived at the underground arena and found only a few Anbu and Uchiha Clan members present, with Hiruzen Sarutobi absent.
• Uya and Uchiha Kan began their fight to the death as the other ninja watched from the galleries.
• Tsunade confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi in his office and learned that the Uchiha Clan had sent elite forces to the Land of Fire's border.
• After an Anbu reported that the duel had started, Tsunade rushed underground to intervene.
• Uchiha Kageyama stopped Tsunade near the arena, and she could not break past him to reach Uya.

Uya fought Uchiha Kan and revealed that his power of tremors could nullify Sharingan Genjutsu. He left Uchiha Kan badly wounded but still alive after the latter escaped underground with Earth Release.

• Uya charged Uchiha Kan with two gates open, but Kan dodged his attack with the Substitution Technique and struck from behind.
• Uya stopped Kan's sword with his tremor power, then struck a Shadow Clone while Kan appeared before him and trapped him in Sharingan Genjutsu.
• Kan threw his sword at the apparently helpless Uya, but Uya nullified the Genjutsu and twisted the sword apart with his tremor power.
• Uya used Quake Release: Collapse against Kan, who barely escaped underground with the Earth Body Flicker Technique despite being injured.
• Uya watched the ground collapse into a pit and noted Kan's skill with Earth Release.

Uya used his tremor power to drag the badly injured Uchiha Kan out of hiding, but Kan trapped him in an Earth Corridor and attacked with a B-rank fire technique. Uya shattered both attacks with a full-power punch, leaving everyone in the arena stunned.

• Uya shook the ground with his Quake Release, crushing Uchiha Kan underground and breaking several of his ribs.
• Uchiha Kan resurfaced badly wounded, then used Earth Release to trap Uya and launched a Fire Dragon Flame Bullet at him.
• The Uchiha spectators expected Kan's attacks to decide the fight, while the Anbu regretted that Uya had not escaped the Earth Corridor.
• Uya unleashed his tremor power in a full-strength punch, destroying the Earth Corridor and stopping the Fire Dragon Flame Bullet in midair.
• Uya emerged unscathed, and the arena fell silent.

Uya defeated Uchiha Kan in the duel to the death, leaving Tsunade shocked when she arrived too late to intervene. Uchiha Kageyama learned that Kan had lost and fixed Uya with intense killing intent.

• Uya shattered Uchiha Kan's B-rank ninjutsu with his kekkei genkai and killed him.
• The Uchiha Clan members and the three Anbu watched in shock as Uya won the duel.
• Uchiha Kageyama stopped blocking Tsunade and let her rush toward the arena.
• Tsunade arrived and realized Uya was alive and had defeated Uchiha Kan without visible injuries.
• Uchiha Kageyama learned that Kan had lost and glared at Uya with intense killing intent.

After Uya drove off Uchiha Kageyama’s group, Tsunade stayed behind and grew closer to him, agreeing that he could call her Big Sister and expecting him to join the team she would lead after he graduated. She then examined his unusually powerful body.

• Uchiha Kageyama glared at Uya with killing intent, but Tsunade rebuked him and he left with the Uchiha Clan ninja and the Anbu.
• Uya thanked Tsunade for intervening, and she objected to being called Senior.
• Uya asked to call Tsunade Big Sister and complimented her, making her laugh and agree to the arrangement until his class graduated and received teams.
• Tsunade flicked Uya on the forehead and warned him not to play dumb, then confirmed that he would likely join the team she led after graduation.
• Tsunade patted Uya’s shoulder and circled him, remarking that his body was strangely strong.