Chapter Summaries

Uya arrived at the battlefield as Konoha’s forces neared collapse and reversed their morale with his presence. He destroyed the underground Iwagakure Surprise Attack Force with repeated tremors, leaving Konoha’s Jonin wondering if he was the Anbu ninja Ten'u.

• Jiraiya continued fighting an Iwagakure elite Jonin while hoping Uya would arrive.
• Uya rushed ahead of Tsunade, saw Konoha retreating under pressure, and entered the battlefield.
• Uya’s killing aura and arrival lifted Konoha’s morale and restored the balance against the Stone Ninja.
• Uya stomped the ground and sent tremors underground, where the Iwagakure Surprise Attack Force initially managed to resist them.
• Uya struck the ground repeatedly until it collapsed into a massive crater, wiping out the underground force.
• Konoha’s Jonin watched Uya’s effortless victory and suspected that he was the Anbu ninja Ten'u.

Uya cut through the Stone Ninja until Tsuchikage Ōnoki trapped him with an ambush and unleashed Dust Release. Uya answered with his strongest Quake Release punch, and the two powers collided as the chapter ended.

• Uya's arrival restored Konoha's fighting spirit, while Hatake Sakumo kept Ōnowa and Iwagakure's Anbu Captain at bay.
• Uya swept across the battlefield with his Kusanagi Sword, overwhelming the Stone Ninja and pushing them toward collapse.
• Uya sensed a powerful murderous intent, then several elite jonin trapped him inside an Earth Release formation.
• Tsuchikage Ōnoki revealed himself overhead and fired Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique at Uya.
• Uya punched the sky with Quake Release, shattering the earth walls as his attack collided with Ōnoki's Dust Release.

Uya blocked Ōnoki’s Dust Release head-on with Quake Release, shocking both armies and drawing Hanzo’s attention from far away. As Ōnoki poured in more chakra to kill Uya, Hatake Sakumo intervened with White Fang, forcing Ōnoki to retreat and ending the clash with Uya’s tremors erupting across the battlefield.

• Uya used Quake Release to stop Ōnoki’s Dust Release, astonishing the watching Iwagakure and Konoha ninja.
• Hanzo of the Salamander saw the distant white light in the Land of Rain and regarded it warily.
• Ōnoki decided Uya was too dangerous to leave alive and increased the chakra powering his Dust Release.
• Hatake Sakumo rushed into the air and slashed at Ōnoki with White Fang, forcing him to dispel Dust Release and retreat.
• Uya’s tremors surged across the battlefield after the Dust Release collapsed, driving the nearby ninja back.

Uya and Hatake Sakumo stopped Ōnoki’s attack and faced him as the battle resumed. When Ōnoki prepared another Dust Release strike, they raced through the fighting to draw him away from the intermingled armies.

• Hatake Sakumo landed beside Uya after Tsunade intercepted him, and Uya recovered from blocking Ōnoki’s Dust Release.
• Ōnoki ordered the Iwagakure Ninja to attack, and the Konoha Ninja charged to meet them.
• Ōnoki resolved to kill Uya before he could grow into a greater threat and began preparing another Dust Release.
• Uya and Hatake Sakumo sped through the battlefield, cutting down Iwagakure Ninja while trying to draw Ōnoki away from both armies.

Uya and Hatake Sakumo challenged Tsuchikage Ōnoki, who fought them with Earth Release while recovering from using Dust Release. They wounded him and left the Stone Ninja shaken, though his subordinates claimed the fight would turn once he could use Dust Release again.

• Uya stopped Ōnoki’s Rock Fist with his Power of Tremors and shattered the rocks strengthened by the Ultra-Added-Weight Rock Technique.
• Ōnoki retreated from Uya’s tremors, but Hatake Sakumo attacked him from behind and struck a Rock Clone.
• Ōnoki used the Super Earth Dragon Spear Technique, but Uya and Hatake Sakumo destroyed the rising spikes and pressed their attack.
• Ōnoki summoned the Rock Golem Goren to block Uya’s punch, but Uya and Hatake Sakumo split the statue and cut Ōnoki’s shoulder.
• Stone Ninja reacted with horror to Ōnoki’s injury, while several Jonin reassured them that he could not yet use Dust Release.

Uya faced Tsuchikage Ōnoki’s Dust Release alongside Hatake Sakumo and countered it with his Quake Release secret art, Collapse and Destruction. Their techniques collided and erased the enormous rock formation, leaving Ōnoki shocked that Uya’s power had matched Dust Release head-on.

• Ōnoki recovered and rose into the air as Uya and Hatake Sakumo moved to intercept him.
• Ōnoki unleashed Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique, while Uya’s clone charged into the cube and vanished.
• Uya threw a sphere of Quake Release toward Ōnoki’s cube and used Collapse and Destruction.
• The two techniques locked together, and Ōnoki, Uya, and Hatake Sakumo fled before their collision erupted.
• The blast reduced the enormous rock formation to ash, and Ōnoki concluded that Uya’s power might be a kekkei tōta equal to Dust Release.

Uya and Hatake Sakumo defeated Ōnoki after Uya blocked his Dust Release and injured him with Quake Release, sending the Stone Ninja into a rout. Uya then killed the wounded Tsuchikage’s aide, Ōnowa, while Jiraiya held him off.

• Uya blocked Ōnoki’s Dust Release, astonishing both the Stone Ninja and the Konoha forces.
• Uya and Hatake Sakumo fought Ōnoki together, and Uya’s Quake Release injured the Tsuchikage.
• Ōnoki retreated after the combined assault, causing the Stone Ninja to lose morale and flee as Konoha pursued them.
• Jiraiya kept the wounded Ōnowa from retreating while Uya appeared behind him and killed him.
• Jiraiya reflected on Uya’s strength as Uya charged back into the battlefield.

Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared to reinforce the Land of Rain, but learned that Uya and Hatake Sakumo had defeated Ōnoki and routed the Stone Ninja. Danzo hoped their deaths would weaken Hiruzen, then was stunned by the news that they had survived and won.

• Uya and Hatake Sakumo defeated Ōnoki, killed Ōnowa, and led Konoha's forces in a devastating pursuit of the Stone Ninja.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi assembled elite Anbu and Jonin to reinforce the Land of Rain, while Might Duy worried about Uya.
• A messenger reported that Uya and Hatake Sakumo had defeated Ōnoki and routed the Stone Ninja, leaving Hiruzen and his assembled forces in disbelief.
• Danzo learned that Hiruzen had left Konoha and considered the battlefield crisis an opportunity to pursue the Hokage position.
• A Root ninja reported Uya and Hatake Sakumo's victory to Danzo, who dropped and shattered his teacup in shock.

After Uya and Hatake Sakumo defeated Ōnoki, their reputations spread throughout the Shinobi World, and Uya was promoted to elite jonin. While training in the Land of Rain, Uya survived another assassination attempt and reflected that his youth made him a frequent target.

• Uya and Hatake Sakumo's defeat of Ōnoki made them famous throughout the Shinobi World.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi's orders commended Uya and promoted him to elite jonin.
• Uya trained his Lightning Release control and found that the Land of Rain's damp air made the technique harder to master.
• An assassin attacked Uya from behind, but Uya dodged with pure speed and killed him by slamming him into the ground.
• Uya noted that he had endured repeated ambushes since defeating Ōnoki, while attackers often chose him because of his youth.

Uya dealt with another assassination attempt and received extra guards, while the war in the Land of Rain continued against Hanzo of the Salamander. He advanced his control of lightning release chakra, enveloping his body in lightning without losing control of it.

• Konoha patrol ninja found an assassin dead in Uya's room, and Uya told them to clear away the body.
• Tsunade suggested opening a wall between their rooms to deter assassins, then awkwardly proposed that Uya stay with Orochimaru instead.
• Hatake Sakumo assigned eight elite chunin to guard Uya's quarters, and the assassination attempts nearly stopped.
• Iwagakure withdrew from the Land of Rain, leaving Konoha, Amegakure, and Sunagakure in a three-way conflict that Hanzo of the Salamander kept from ending.
• Uya formed a stable ball of lightning and then spread lightning release chakra over his body, stimulating his cells under precise control.

Uya continued training until Tsunade recruited him to join her, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru in delaying Hanzo of the Salamander while Konoha’s main force fought the Sand Ninja. The group prepared to depart, with Uya suspecting Orochimaru had reached Kage Level strength.

• Uya’s Lightning Release training and True Eight Gates Released Formation progressed while he avoided most missions.
• Tsunade told Uya that Konoha had launched a decisive battle against the Sand Ninja and asked him to help intercept Hanzo of the Salamander with Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
• Uya agreed, reasoning that he needed to help protect the Sannin from Hanzo and noting that Konoha still withheld command authority from him.
• Tsunade said she had prepared an antidote to Hanzo’s poison and explained that their goal was to delay him, not necessarily defeat him.
• Uya noticed Orochimaru’s increased chakra and changed bearing, and suspected he had reached Kage Level strength.
• Jiraiya reassured Uya that the four of them could face Hanzo together.

Uya and the Sannin departed Konoha’s camp to confront Hanzo of the Salamander, while White Zetsu reported their mission to Madara Uchiha. The group advanced cautiously through the Land of Rain, scouting for ambushes as they approached Hanzo’s territory.

• Uya assessed Orochimaru’s growth and resolved to train toward opening the Fourth Gate after the fight with Hanzo.
• Tsunade, Uya, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya left Konoha’s camp with an elite unit to hold off Hanzo of the Salamander.
• White Zetsu emerged from the camp and went underground to report to Madara Uchiha that Uya was heading to face Hanzo.
• Madara dismissed Hanzo’s claim to the title of Demigod and ordered White Zetsu to keep watching Uya, unless he died.
• Uya and the group traveled through the Land of Rain, and Orochimaru used snakes to scout a forest before they continued onward.

Uya and Konoha’s elite ambushed a Rain Ninja force in the hills, only to find Hanzo of the Salamander among the survivors. Hanzo summoned his poisonous salamander and attacked, beginning a major battle against Uya and the Sannin.

• Uya and Konoha’s ninja surprised the Rain Ninja with a coordinated Water, Earth, and Lightning Release attack, killing dozens.
• The surviving Rain Ninja recognized Uya as Konoha Shura, and Hanzo of the Salamander arrived among his troops.
• Hanzo ordered his Rain Ninja to attack, while Uya killed several with a burst of tremor power.
• Hanzo summoned his gigantic poisonous salamander, and Tsunade gave Uya, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya medicine to counter its poison.
• Hanzo attacked with Water Release: Water Dragon Consecutive Bullets Technique, and Uya cut through the descending wave as he and the Sannin fought back.

Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato watched Uya and the Sannin battle Hanzo of the Salamander, while White Zetsu secretly monitored Nagato. Hanzo overwhelmed Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade, but Uya intervened just before Hanzo could strike Tsunade.

• Konan and Yahiko recognized Uya on the battlefield, and Yahiko identified his opponent as Hanzo of the Salamander.
• White Zetsu secretly watched Nagato and decided to report his presence to Lord Madara.
• Hanzo used Explosive Tag Formation against Orochimaru, who escaped with the Shedding Technique but was grazed by the blast.
• Jiraiya wounded Hanzo's Rock Clone with Needle Jizō, but Hanzo appeared behind him and cut his back with the sickle.
• Tsunade rushed to attack Hanzo, but he dodged her punch, kicked her away, and pursued her with his sickle.
• Uya appeared before Tsunade and knocked Hanzo's sickle back with the Kusanagi Sword.

Uya clashed with Hanzo of the Salamander, whose sickle nearly matched the Kusanagi Sword, while Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade joined the fight. After Uya killed Hanzo’s venomous salamander, Hanzo attacked Jiraiya from behind and shattered his kunai.

• Hanzo of the Salamander struck at Uya, but Uya’s Shockwave Slash cut nearly halfway through Hanzo’s sickle.
• Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Uya surrounded Hanzo, but he escaped underground and summoned a venomous salamander that released poison mist.
• Uya crushed the venomous salamander with his Power of Tremors and forced its poison gas underground.
• Hanzo of the Salamander appeared behind Jiraiya and struck him, driving his legs into the muddy ground.
• Jiraiya blocked Hanzo’s blow with two kunai, but the sickle cleaved both of them apart.

Uya and the Sannin battled Hanzo of the Salamander, with Uya’s strength proving crucial against the Demigod. By coordinating around Uya, the four gained the upper hand and forced Hanzo onto the defensive.

• Jiraiya escaped Hanzo of the Salamander’s killing strike when Uya’s earlier damage caused Hanzo’s scythe to break.
• Hanzo of the Salamander attacked Orochimaru with Fire Dragon Flame Bomb and drove Jiraiya back with poisonous mist while Tsunade hesitated to approach.
• Uya shattered Hanzo’s Earth Flow Rampart with the tremors from his punch, then pursued him at high speed and broke through another Earth Release attack.
• Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade adapted their tactics to support Uya and disrupt Hanzo of the Salamander.
• The four gained the upper hand, and Hanzo of the Salamander was forced to defend and retreat.

Uya, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade forced Hanzo of the Salamander onto the defensive and won the decisive battle in the Land of Rain. Hanzo withdrew rather than risk dying, bringing the major fighting there to an end while White Zetsu warned Madara Uchiha that Yahiko might lead Nagato to Konoha.

• Uya, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade gradually gained the upper hand against Hanzo of the Salamander, while Yahiko, Konan, and White Zetsu watched.
• White Zetsu realized Yahiko might take Nagato to meet Uya and the Konoha ninja after the battle, and he relayed his concern about the Rinnegan to Madara Uchiha.
• Uya and the others drove Hanzo backward, and Hanzo acknowledged their strength while warning that they still could not kill him.
• Hanzo used the Body Flicker Technique to escape, and Uya chose not to pursue because Jiraiya was nearly exhausted.
• Uya put away the Kusanagi Sword as the decisive battle in the Land of Rain ended with Konoha victorious.

Uya and his allies defeated Hanzo of the Salamander, though nearly all the Konoha ninja on the battlefield died. Uya reunited with Yahiko and Konan, while Madara Uchiha tried to prevent Nagato from coming into contact with him.

• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru credited Uya with helping drive Hanzo of the Salamander away, and Uya resolved to keep growing stronger before the Third Shinobi World War.
• Yahiko and Konan decided to approach Uya, while Nagato hesitated because the Konoha forehead protectors reminded him of the ninja who killed his parents.
• Madara Uchiha learned Nagato was near Uya and used his Six Paths ocular power to reach Nagato's Rinnegan, hoping to prevent their contact.
• Uya, Orochimaru, and the others surveyed the battlefield and found that nearly all the elite Konoha and Rain Ninja had died.
• Orochimaru sensed survivors, but Uya stopped him after recognizing Yahiko and Konan approaching.
• Uya greeted Yahiko and Konan, reuniting with his former students.

After Orochimaru’s scrutiny triggered Nagato’s Rinnegan, Nagato lost control and unleashed a devastating Shinra Tensei. Uya rescued Yahiko and Konan from the blast and realized that Madara Uchiha appeared to be controlling Nagato.

• Tsunade questioned Uya about taking Yahiko and Konan as students, and Uya explained that they were war orphans he had met during a mission.
• Orochimaru noticed Nagato standing behind Yahiko and Konan, and his gaze stirred the power of Nagato’s hidden Rinnegan.
• Nagato’s Rinnegan emerged as he erupted in madness, and Jiraiya and Orochimaru recognized the legendary eyes.
• Orochimaru attacked Nagato, but Nagato unleashed Shinra Tensei and swept away the attack with a massive repulsive force.
• Uya threw Yahiko to safety and carried Konan away from the blast, then concluded that Madara Uchiha was controlling Nagato.

Madara Uchiha remotely controlled Nagato and unleashed the Rinnegan’s power against Uya. Uya resisted Madara’s overwhelming presence and struck Nagato with his power of tremors, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Madara Uchiha took control of Nagato, and Konan and Yahiko retreated while Uya, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru faced him.
• Nagato’s presence pressured Uya, but Uya unleashed his own presence and broke through Madara’s attempt to suppress him.
• Madara Uchiha used Banshō Ten'in to pull Uya toward Nagato.
• Uya punched while being pulled and unleashed his power of tremors at Nagato.
• Nagato used the Preta Path to absorb chakra from the attack, but the power of tremors continued and struck him.