Chapter Summaries

Uya’s return left Orochimaru convinced that he possessed the Sage of Six Paths’ power and might have fought the battle that destroyed the moon. Several years later, Amegakure had grown into the sixth great shinobi village, where Haku and Kimimaro trained with powerful ice and bone techniques.

• Uya ignored the frightened Kabuto and left, while Orochimaru sensed that Uya’s power had grown beyond measure.
• Orochimaru told Kabuto that Uya might possess the Sage of Six Paths’ power and could have been involved in the moon’s destruction.
• Orochimaru set aside his other experiments and opened the storage scroll Uya had given him with Kabuto’s help.
• Several years passed, and Amegakure grew into the sixth great shinobi village.
• Kimimaro attacked Haku with a storm of bone spikes, but Haku stopped them with a Condensed Ice Wall.
• Haku unleashed Ice Age, freezing most of the training ground and its surroundings, while Karin complained about the cold.

Haku and Kimimaro’s destructive sparring was stopped by Uya, who then guided the trio in their training. The chapter left Haku, Kimimaro, and Karin as young Kage-level shinobi, with Uya believing Haku and Kimimaro had little left to learn from him.

• Karin admired Kimimaro’s looks but found his protruding bones disturbing, while she ignored Haku and thought about Uya.
• Haku’s Ice Release froze Kimimaro, who broke free with Dance of the Seedling Fern and filled the battlefield with bone spikes.
• Uya arrived, ended the spar, and told Haku and Kimimaro to practice outside Amegakure to avoid damaging the village.
• Uya called Karin over, tapped her forehead, and gave the trio guidance on their abilities and training.
• Uya left after concluding Haku and Kimimaro had reached a point where their path forward was clear, while all three were nearing the peak of Kage Level.

Uya agreed that Amegakure would enter Konoha’s Chunin Ninja Exams and chose to lead Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin himself. Elsewhere, Black Zetsu discussed guiding Indra and Asura’s reincarnations and worried about Uya’s Six Paths power.

• Tsunade argued that Amegakure should enter the exams to showcase the village’s strength, and Uya agreed.
• Uya selected Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin for the team, despite their hidden status as Amegakure’s Kage Guards.
• Tsunade questioned who would lead the team, and Uya volunteered, saying he could also check on Hinata’s training.
• White Zetsu told Black Zetsu that Naruto Uzumaki was difficult to guide, so they would focus on Indra’s reincarnation and Sasuke.
• Black Zetsu regretted exposing the Rinnegan to Uya and feared that Uya had gained Six Paths power without becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.

Black Zetsu decided to accelerate his plans to revive Kaguya as Uya’s power grew. Orochimaru met Uya in Amegakure and gained his permission to proceed with the Konoha Crush Plan.

• Black Zetsu told White Zetsu that they could no longer wait and ordered him to prepare for their plans to proceed simultaneously.
• Orochimaru arrived at Amegakure and waited for Uya in the rain.
• Uya praised Orochimaru for handling Karin’s matter, then asked why he had come.
• Orochimaru asked Uya what he thought of Konoha and revealed his Konoha Crush Plan.
• Uya told Orochimaru to have his fun and vanished, while Orochimaru left believing Uya would not stop him.

Kakashi Hatake fought Zabuza Momochi while Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura watched, but Zabuza exploited Kakashi’s efforts to protect them and trapped him in a Water Prison Technique. The chapter left Kakashi imprisoned beside Zabuza as the others remained in danger.

• Kakashi Hatake used White Fang and Hatake Kenjutsu to overpower Zabuza Momochi in their sword fight.
• Zabuza revealed a clone charging at Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, forcing Kakashi to break away from their duel.
• Kakashi dodged Zabuza’s thrown Kubikiribōchō and destroyed the clone by hurling White Fang through it.
• Zabuza used the clone’s dissolving water to trap Kakashi in a Water Prison Technique.
• Zabuza taunted the imprisoned Kakashi and questioned whether he could protect Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura.

Uya appeared during Zabuza’s attack on Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, destroying Zabuza’s Water Clone and revealing his overwhelming power. The chapter ended with Uya confronting Zabuza about the handbook that listed him.

• Zabuza used a Water Clone to threaten Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura while keeping Kakashi trapped in the Water Prison Technique.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura froze under Zabuza’s killing intent and could not respond to Kakashi’s warning.
• Uya’s unseen force destroyed Zabuza’s clone and collapsed the ground beneath it.
• Uya appeared in the sky, and Zabuza recognized him from the first page of his handbook while Kakashi addressed him as Senior Uya.
• Uya landed beside Kakashi’s prison and asked Zabuza whether his name was in the handbook, leaving Zabuza speechless with fear.

Uya intervened when Zabuza attacked Kakashi and the others, driving Zabuza to flee before destroying him with a devastating strike. He told Kakashi he had merely been passing by, while Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura remained stunned by his power.

• Zabuza abandoned the Water Prison Technique and fled when Uya appeared, leaving Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura bewildered.
• Uya swept his fingers toward the distant Zabuza, splitting the earth and a mountain with a vast fissure that killed him.
• Uya stamped the ground and forced the fissure closed, though a crack remained visible.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura reacted to Uya's strength, while Uya sensed Indra's Chakra in Sasuke and Asura Chakra in Naruto.
• Kakashi respectfully asked Uya why he had come, and Uya replied that he had merely been passing by.

After Uya defeated Zabuza and left, Kakashi told Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura that Uya was revered as the strongest ninja in the Shinobi World. Uya later checked Hinata’s strength, then set out for Konoha with Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin.

• Uya vanished before Kakashi could thank him, and Naruto asked who the powerful stranger had been.
• Kakashi explained that Uya had guided him before and had looked nearly unchanged for ten years.
• Kakashi called Uya the strongest ninja in the Shinobi World, and Tazuna said Uya was revered as the God of the Shinobi World alongside Hashirama Senju.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura reacted with shock, excitement, and admiration at Uya’s reputation.
• Uya’s intervention moved the battle against Zabuza from the Land of Waves to the Land of Fire, and he chose not to accompany Naruto’s team onward.
• Uya assessed Hinata’s strength in Konoha, found her to have reached Elite Jonin level, and later left Amegakure for Konoha with Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin.

Uya, Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin entered Konoha for the Chunin Ninja Exams and watched a confrontation involving Naruto, Sasuke, and the Sand siblings. Uya identified Gaara as the One-Tail Jinchuriki, Sasuke as Uchiha Itachi’s younger brother, and Naruto as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, leaving Kimimaro and the others newly aware of their potential rivals.

• Uya led Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin into Konoha, where Kimimaro recalled his past clashes with Uchiha Itachi.
• Kankuro grabbed Konohamaru and knocked Naruto down, but Sasuke struck Kankuro’s arm with a stone and ordered him to leave.
• Gaara appeared and told Kankuro to stop embarrassing him, startling Sasuke and the others with his sudden arrival.
• Uya watched from nearby and identified Gaara as the One-Tail Jinchuriki.
• Uya told Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin that Sasuke was Uchiha Itachi’s younger brother and Naruto was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Uya explained that Naruto carried the larger portion of the Nine-Tails’ chakra, while the other half was inside Kushina, and let Kimimaro go test the young shinobi. Kimimaro confronted Sasuke and provoked him by comparing him unfavorably to Itachi, leaving Sasuke furious.

• Uya explained Naruto’s connection to the Nine-Tails and said his mother, Mirei Uzumaki, died protecting him.
• Uya gave Kimimaro permission to have fun with Sasuke, Naruto, and Gaara, warning him not to kill them, then left to register the Jonin.
• Sasuke stopped Gaara’s group and exchanged names with Gaara, while Kimimaro suddenly appeared between them.
• Kimimaro told Sasuke that he was Itachi’s younger brother but was far weaker than Itachi.
• Sasuke erupted in anger after Kimimaro insulted him by comparing him to Itachi.

Kimimaro effortlessly defeated Sasuke in Konoha’s alley, provoking Sasuke into awakening his three-tomoe Sharingan before he passed out. Gaara then attacked Kimimaro with sand, and Kimimaro countered with bone weapons as their fight began.

• Sasuke charged Kimimaro, who trapped him with bone spikes in an instant.
• Naruto and Sakura failed to free Sasuke, and Sakura realized the spikes were bones.
• Kimimaro said he was Itachi’s opponent and called Sasuke disappointing, provoking Sasuke to awaken his three-tomoe Sharingan before he fainted.
• Gaara challenged Kimimaro, who introduced himself as Kaguya Kimimaro of Amegakure.
• Gaara attacked with sand, and Kimimaro scattered it before firing finger bones through Gaara’s sand defense.

Kimimaro overwhelmed Gaara until Gaara’s frenzy threatened to release the One-Tail, but Haku froze him and the surrounding alley before the beast could emerge. Haku freed Sasuke, then left with Karin and Kimimaro as the stunned ninja realized the Amegakure team would compete in the Chunin Ninja Exams.

• Kimimaro pierced Gaara’s Sand Armor, and Gaara’s sight of his own blood drove him into a frenzy that alarmed Kankuro, Temari, Naruto, and Sakura.
• Haku used Ice Release: Ice Age to freeze Gaara inside a huge sphere of ice and cover the alley, stopping the One-Tail from emerging.
• Karin arrived and urged Haku and Kimimaro to leave before Konoha’s ninja arrived; Kimimaro agreed and looked forward to testing himself against the Tailed Beasts during the exams.
• Haku froze and shattered the bones trapping Sasuke, and Naruto caught Sasuke before Haku revealed he was a boy and that the group came from Amegakure for the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Kankuro and Temari stared at the frozen street and Gaara, while Naruto dropped Sasuke in shock and the Amegakure team continued on its way.

Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that an Amegakure Genin had frozen an entire street, but Amegakure’s team-leading Jonin still had not arrived to register the team. As the assembled Jonin grew impatient, the missing Amegakure Jonin finally entered the room.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi reviewed the Chunin Ninja Exams participants and learned Amegakure’s team-leading Jonin had not arrived.
• A ninja reported that Genin from different nations had fought in the street, and Hiruzen discovered an Amegakure Genin had frozen an entire street.
• Hiruzen reassured the Jonin that Amegakure’s team had reached Konoha and went to meet the village representatives.
• Hiruzen found that Amegakure’s team-leading Jonin was still absent, prompting complaints from the other Jonin.
• An impassive man entered and remarked that he seemed to be the only one missing.

Uya visited Hinata during Team 8's training, then arrived at the Chunin Ninja Exams gathering as Amegakure's team leader. His presence stunned the assembled Jonin, and the chapter ended with them intimidated by his aura.

• Uya visited Team 8's training ground, where Hinata greeted him and he encouraged her about the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Uya left Hinata and went to the gathering of Jonin leading the participating villages' teams.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other Jonin recognized Uya and reacted with shock and fear.
• Uya handed Hiruzen Sarutobi applications for three Amegakure ninja and revealed that he was leading their team.
• Uya's calm gaze and aura intimidated the elite Jonin, who were too afraid to meet his eyes.

Uya arrived in Konoha as the leader of Amegakure's Chunin Ninja Exams team, unsettling the gathered Jonin. After Kakashi asked about the strength of Uya's three young participants, Uya revealed he had guided their training since they were little, leaving Kakashi, Might Guy, and Kurenai worried about their students' chances.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi apologized to Uya for failing to welcome him and privately worried that the Chunin Ninja Exams would be more complicated than expected.
• Kurenai Yuhi served Uya tea while Kakashi and Might Guy discussed Rock Lee's talent for the Eight Gates Released Formation.
• Kakashi asked Uya about the three Amegakure children after Sasuke was quickly defeated despite activating his Sharingan.
• Uya told Kakashi to test the children's strength himself, then clarified that he had guided their training since they were little.
• Kakashi, Might Guy, and Kurenai worried that their own students were unprepared for the exams.

Kakashi recommended Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura for the Chunin Ninja Exams and warned them to surrender if they encountered Kimimaro’s group, while Sasuke vowed to defeat them. As the exams began, Orochimaru considered his plans, and Rock Lee and Tenten faced a staged test at the Ninja Academy, where an unknown person stopped an examiner from striking Tenten.

• Kakashi recommended Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura for the Chunin Ninja Exams and told them to surrender if they met the three Amegakure ninja.
• Sasuke revealed his Mitsudomoe Sharingan and vowed to defeat Kimimaro’s group, while Naruto agreed they would not lose.
• Orochimaru received Kabuto’s intelligence about Uya and the Amegakure genin, then focused his attention on Sasuke and the Sharingan.
• At the Ninja Academy, Rock Lee was knocked down by two examiners disguised as Genin, who were secretly testing candidates with Genjutsu.
• Tenten asked the examiners to let them pass, but one swung at her until an unseen person caught his arm.

Haku, Kimimaro, and Karin entered the Chunin Exams after Haku stopped an examiner from attacking Tenten, and their presence drew wary attention from Konoha’s rookies. Hinata was revealed as Uya’s disciple, leaving the others wondering who Uya was, while Kabuto studied Naruto and Sasuke.

• Haku blocked an examiner’s attack on Tenten and asked the examiners to dispel their genjutsu, after which they let the Amegakure trio pass.
• Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin took their places in the examination room as Konoha’s rookies gathered and watched them warily.
• Hinata said that Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin were Uya’s subordinates, and the trio recognized her as Uya’s disciple.
• Sakura, Naruto, Sasuke, and the others reacted with surprise when Hinata confirmed that Uya was her teacher, while Shikamaru stayed silent about what he knew of Uya.
• Kabuto scrutinized Kimimaro’s group and then took interest in Sasuke and Naruto as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Kabuto told the gathered rookies to keep their voices down.

Kabuto introduced his Ninja Info Cards to Naruto and the other rookies, then revealed Uya’s extraordinary history as the Shinobi World’s strongest ninja. The rookies were left stunned by the claim that Uya had ended the Third Shinobi World War alone.

• Kabuto approached Naruto and the other rookies, warned them to quiet down, and said he was taking the Chunin Exams for the seventh time.
• Kabuto showed the rookies his Ninja Info Cards and described Kaguya Kimimaro, Yuki Haku, and Karin Uzumaki, warning them that the three had received Uya’s guidance.
• At the rookies’ request, Kabuto read Uya’s card, recounting how Uya helped Konoha win the Second Shinobi World War and defeated multiple powerful enemies and Kage.
• Kabuto said Uya had been younger than fifteen during those events and had later dominated the Third Shinobi World War, ending it by suppressing the conflict alone.

Kabuto described Uya as the shinobi who had ended the Third Shinobi World War, shocking the young Konoha examinees. After the first exam, Anko opened the Forest of Death for the second round, where Uya arrived and reunited with her.

• Kabuto told the examinees that Uya had ended the Third Shinobi World War alone and that his strength could no longer be measured.
• Sasuke decided that defeating Kimimaro and his companions might draw Uya’s attention and bring him closer to gaining the power to kill Uchiha Itachi.
• Ibiki Morino began the first exam, which ended with many examinees passing, and Anko then announced the second round in the Forest of Death.
• Anko watched the examinees enter the Forest of Death and prepared to leave for dango until Uya arrived.
• Anko ran to Uya, hugged him, and then let go in embarrassment as the nearby proctors stared.

Uya reunited with Anko at the Forest of Death, where they were interrupted by a report of three strange deaths. Inside the forest, Orochimaru overpowered Sasuke with his Mangekyō Sharingan and provoked Naruto into attacking with Nine-Tails Chakra.

• Uya met Anko beside the Forest of Death, and they went to her hut to share dango and talk.
• A Chunin reported that three bodies had been found in unusual circumstances, so Uya and Anko went to investigate.
• Orochimaru overwhelmed Sasuke with his Mangekyō Sharingan and taunted him by comparing him unfavorably to Itachi.
• Sasuke charged Orochimaru but was struck and sent flying, then Naruto caught him as he spat blood.
• Naruto attacked Orochimaru with a fist wreathed in crimson Nine-Tails Chakra.