Recaps

After dying in a street stabbing, Chen Xiao met God and was sent to the Naruto world as Uzumaki Hane, a Konoha Genin, with the Magma-Magma Fruit. When three attackers cornered him in the forest, he awakened its power and killed them, vowing to survive.

• Chen Xiao tripped and beat a knife-wielding robber, then was stabbed in the chest when the man retaliated.
• God told Chen Xiao he had died, chose him as a transmigrator, and gave him the Magma-Magma Fruit without its seawater weakness.
• Chen Xiao woke in a forest as a child and received memories of Uzumaki Hane, a Genin who had died from a chest wound after a mission ambush.
• A scar-faced man and two subordinates attacked Chen Xiao, and the leader cut his back before striking his chest.
• The leader's blade melted against Chen Xiao's magma-filled wound, and Chen Xiao used magma to burn all three attackers to ashes.

Uzumaki Hane and his teammates, Hyuga Tanaka and Yamano Koromo, were ambushed by Umino Ta and fought to escape his repeated substitution and earth techniques. Hane revealed that he could turn elemental to survive a Kunai strike, but the chapter ended with Umino Ta stabbing him again while he helped the wounded Tanaka.

• Uzumaki Hane reunited with Hyuga Tanaka and Yamano Koromo at their rendezvous point, but Umino Ta caught up and attacked them.
• The trio coordinated their attacks against Umino Ta, but he used the Substitution Technique to evade them and launch a surprise attack on Yamano Koromo.
• Uzumaki Hane moved in front of Yamano Koromo and took Umino Ta's Kunai strike, then revealed no wound because he had turned elemental.
• Hyuga Tanaka and Yamano Koromo regrouped with Hane, but Umino Ta emerged from underground and stabbed Tanaka before disappearing with Earth Release: Rock Concealment Technique.
• As Uzumaki Hane caught the injured Hyuga Tanaka, Umino Ta appeared behind Hane and stabbed him in the back.

Uzumaki Hane defeated Umino Ta after Yamano Koromo was gravely wounded, then woke beside Kakashi and returned to Konoha with his teammates. The next day, he tested the Magma-Magma Fruit’s power, and Might Guy revealed that Hane had awakened the same Kekkei Genkai as his father before putting him through training.

• Uzumaki Hane and Yamano Koromo attacked Umino Ta, but Umino Ta used the Substitution Technique and stabbed Yamano Koromo in the chest.
• Uzumaki Hane erupted in anger, killed Umino Ta with a magma strike, and collapsed; a figure appeared nearby.
• Uzumaki Hane woke beside Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, then learned that Yamano Koromo and Hyuga Tanaka were alive but unconscious.
• Hyuga Tanaka and Yamano Koromo woke the next day, and the three returned to Konoha before taking them to the hospital.
• Uzumaki Hane tested his Magma-Magma Fruit in a grove and found that using Chakra greatly increased the power of his Hell Hound technique.
• Might Guy said Uzumaki Hane had awakened the same Kekkei Genkai as his father, then trained him until he was exhausted.

Uzumaki Hane trained to develop Dog Biting Crimson Lotus and asked Might Guy to teach him the Eight Gates Released Formation. After meeting Naruto, Hane treated him to ramen, and the two became friends.

• Uzumaki Hane saw Kankuro threaten Konohamaru, and Sasuke stopped Kankuro with a thrown rock.
• Worried about the coming Chunin Ninja Exams and the danger to Konoha, Hane began training Dog Biting Crimson Lotus with his Magma-Magma Fruit power.
• After days of practice, Hane used Dog Biting Crimson Lotus to sever a large tree, and Might Guy praised him.
• Hane asked Might Guy to teach him the Eight Gates Released Formation, and Guy warned him of its dangers before agreeing to return the next day.
• Hane met Naruto on the way home, invited him to Ichiraku Ramen, and the two ate together and became friends.

After a month of grueling training, Uzumaki Hane learned that his father had left behind a family-specific version of the Eight Gates Released Formation, then went to watch Sasuke fight Gaara. When Orochimaru began Konoha Crush, Hane dispelled the sleep Genjutsu and saw the invasion begin as Orochimaru summoned the First Hokage and the Second Hokage to fight the Third Hokage.

• Might Guy trained Uzumaki Hane beyond his limits, and Hane discovered he could restore his strength by absorbing flames with the Magma-Magma Fruit.
• Over the next month, Uzumaki Hane doubled his strength, grew his Chakra to roughly a peak Chunin's level, and advanced enough for Might Guy to give him the key to his father's hidden Eight Gates Released Formation.
• Might Guy took Uzumaki Hane and Rock Lee to the Chunin exam final, where Sasuke used Rock Lee's Taijutsu and Chidori against Gaara's sand defenses.
• Gaara briefly showed signs of One-Tail Shukaku before suppressing it, and Uzumaki Hane recognized the threat.
• Orochimaru's Genjutsu put most of the audience to sleep, but Uzumaki Hane dispelled it as Orochimaru took the Third Hokage hostage and Sand and Cloud ninja invaded.
• Orochimaru summoned the First Hokage and the Second Hokage with the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, setting up a battle against the Third Hokage.

Uzumaki Hane joined Naruto’s pursuit of Sasuke and stayed behind with Shikamaru to stop the Sound Ninja pursuing them. After defeating the Sound Ninja and Kankuro, Hane continued onward while Naruto and Sakura chased after Sasuke.

• Uzumaki Hane joined Naruto, Sakura, and Shikamaru as they pursued Sasuke, then stayed behind with Shikamaru to hold off the Sound Ninja.
• Shikamaru bound the Sound Ninja with his Shadow Imitation Technique, and Hane killed them with his magma attacks.
• Asuma arrived after the fight, and Hane left Shikamaru with him before catching up to Naruto.
• Naruto told Hane that Shikamaru was safe, then continued after Sasuke with Sakura and Pakkun while Hane faced Kankuro.
• Hane burned and damaged Kankuro’s puppet Crow, then knocked Kankuro unconscious with a Magma Heavy Fist.

Uzumaki Hane fought Gaara after Naruto and the others reached Sasuke, testing his lava techniques against Gaara’s increasingly powerful Tailed Beast Transformation. The battle ended with Gaara taking a complete tanuki form and slashing Hane across the waist with a massive blade of sand.

• Naruto kicked Gaara away from Sasuke, and Uzumaki Hane stepped forward to fight him.
• Gaara repeatedly launched himself at Hane, while Hane countered with his magma arms and Lava Super Heavy Fist.
• Gaara expanded his transformation and fired Sand Shuriken at Hane, whose lava arms melted the incoming blades.
• Gaara struck Hane with overwhelming speed, and Naruto’s attempt to summon failed, bringing Gamakichi instead.
• Hane’s Inugami Guren clashed with Gaara’s sand tanuki, and the spreading lava forced Gaara to abandon his transformed right hand.
• Gaara covered himself in sand and transformed into a huge tanuki, then cut Hane across the waist with a crescent-shaped blade.

Uzumaki Hane helped Naruto defeat Shukaku before recovering from his injuries and attending the Third Hokage’s funeral. At home, he opened his father’s hidden scroll, which manifested Uzumaki Shingan, who revealed that he had also been a transmigrator with the Magma-Magma Fruit’s power.

• Naruto summoned Gamabunta, and Gaara released Shukaku, whose battle with Gamabunta devastated the surrounding forest.
• Though unconscious, Uzumaki Hane stood and struck Shukaku with Great Eruption, melting parts of the One-Tail’s body.
• Naruto awakened Gaara and freed him from his Tailed Beast Transformation, and the exhausted fighters collapsed as Temari took Gaara and Kankuro away.
• The Third Hokage sealed Orochimaru’s hands with his life, and Orochimaru fled while the village mourned.
• After recovering, Uzumaki Hane attended the funeral and found a hidden training scroll in his parents’ room.
• The scroll released magma that formed Uzumaki Shingan, who introduced himself as Hane’s father and revealed his transmigrator past and Magma-Magma Fruit power.

Uzumaki Hane learned from a message created by Uzumaki Shingan that he could strengthen his body with the Magma-Magma Fruit and use it to open the Eight Gates permanently. He began the painful training and continued despite the agony, passing out after another session that evening.

• Uzumaki Shingan’s magma message explained that Chakra affected the Magma-Magma Fruit and taught Uzumaki Hane how to strengthen his body and permanently open the Eight Gates.
• Uzumaki Hane read the scroll and endured his first body-strengthening session, completing it before collapsing unconscious.
• Uzumaki Hane woke the next day feeling stronger, trained, and visited Hyuga Tanaka and Yamano Koromo as they were discharged from the hospital.
• Uzumaki Hane joined Hyuga Tanaka and Yamano Koromo’s families for a small meal at the Yamano home.
• Uzumaki Hane resumed the painful training that evening, forced magma through his entire body, and passed out after finishing.

After meeting Naruto and training with the Magma-Magma Fruit, Uzumaki Hane fought a masked ninja who appeared to be connected to Danzo, but Might Guy intervened before Hane could kill him. With Tsunade seeking to meet Hane and Danzo now aware of him, Hane began opening the first gate, enduring unbearable pain as the process started.

• Uzumaki Hane reunited with Naruto, who had returned with Jiraiya after finding Tsunade, and the two ate ramen together.
• Hane fought a masked ninja at the training ground, using his Magma-Magma Fruit powers to defeat him.
• Might Guy stopped Hane from killing the unconscious ninja and took him to Tsunade, who said she would speak to Danzo and wanted to meet Hane.
• Hane decided to open the Gate of Opening and began the painful process of covering it with magma.

After opening the first gate and reaching Jonin-level strength, Uzumaki Hane faced Tsunade in a training match and challenged her for the chance to become her disciple. Tsunade overwhelmed him with her monstrous strength, and the fight continued with Hane still trying to snatch her bell.

• Uzumaki Hane opened the first gate after enduring intense pain, while Danzo left the Hokage's office angry that his plan had failed and resentful of Tsunade.
• Tsunade tested Uzumaki Hane's magma Kekkei Genkai and shattered his attacks, then confirmed that his strength was at least Jonin level.
• Uzumaki Hane challenged Tsunade to a bell-snatching bet, with her agreeing to take him as her disciple if he won.
• Tsunade tied the bell to her waist and repeatedly knocked Uzumaki Hane down as he tried to seize it with his magma arms.
• Uzumaki Hane retreated from Tsunade's next punch and admitted that she was not holding back, while Tsunade prepared to keep beating him.

Uzumaki Hane lost his bell match against Tsunade but managed to take the bell before collapsing, then delivered it to Yamano Koromo. After escaping an attack by an impostor posing as Shizune, he planned to seek out a Fire Style user to strengthen his abilities.

• Tsunade repeatedly defeated Uzumaki Hane, but he got back up and reached for her bell before passing out.
• Might Guy carried Uzumaki Hane home, where Hane woke and reflected on Tsunade's strength and his own inexperience.
• Uzumaki Hane found the bell in his clothes and delivered it to Yamano Koromo, who welcomed him to dinner with her family.
• A false Shizune led Uzumaki Hane into an ambush, but his Lava Clone exposed the disguise and struck the attacker.
• The mysterious ninja escaped when Might Guy arrived, and Uzumaki Hane decided to find a Fire Style user to strengthen his Magma-Magma Fruit and prepare to open the second gate.

Tsunade made Uzumaki Hane her disciple, and he met Mitarashi Anko through Yamano Koromo. Hane and Anko fought at the training ground over a wager, and the chapter ended as Anko summoned a giant python to face his Dog Biting Crimson Lotus.

• Might Guy told Uzumaki Hane that Tsunade wanted to see him, and Tsunade asked whether he would protect the village before offering to make him her disciple.
• Uzumaki Hane accepted Tsunade's offer and later met Hyuga Tanaka and Yamano Koromo, who introduced him to Mitarashi Anko at a dango shop.
• Uzumaki Hane asked Yamano Koromo to arrange a sparring match with Anko so he could face her Fire Style attacks, and Anko agreed in exchange for dumplings.
• At the training ground, Anko attacked Hane with Fire Style and snake techniques, while Hane countered with his lava abilities and proposed a wager for her Fire Release Ninjutsu.
• Hane burned Anko's summoned pythons with Hell Hound and attacked with Dog Biting Crimson Lotus, so Anko summoned a giant python to block him.

Uzumaki Hane trained with Mitarashi Anko, then fought Naruto and admitted defeat after Naruto outmaneuvered his attacks. Danzo decided Uzumaki Hane was a threat and ordered Fuka to secretly eliminate him.

• Mitarashi Anko ended her spar with Uzumaki Hane when Yamano Koromo arrived with dango, then resumed training him with Fire Style.
• Uzumaki Hane challenged Naruto to a fight, and Naruto used Shadow Clones and a Rasengan against him.
• Uzumaki Hane countered Naruto’s attacks with magma techniques, including Lava Super Heavy Fist, but Naruto kept finding ways to press the fight.
• Naruto avoided Uzumaki Hane’s Dog Biting Crimson Lotus and struck the ground with his Rasengan, so Uzumaki Hane conceded the match.
• Danzo told Fuka to arrange a mission and secretly dispose of Uzumaki Hane.

Uzumaki Hane, Hyuga Tanaka, and Yamano Koromo escorted Morino Idate in the Land of Tea and confronted Aoi Rokushō, who wielded the Sword of the Thunder God. Aoi’s sword resisted Hane’s attacks and electrified him, leaving Hane on the ground as Aoi struck at him.

• Tsunade assigned Uzumaki Hane, Hyuga Tanaka, and Yamano Koromo to protect Morino Idate and recover the Sword of the Thunder God from Aoi Rokushō.
• Morino Idate ignored the team’s warnings about a double Genjutsu until Yamano Koromo dispelled it and revealed a cliffside path.
• Fuka appeared before Rain Ninja and sent them after the team, but Uzumaki Hane and his companions defeated their attack at sea.
• Aoi Rokushō confronted Morino Idate on shore, and Uzumaki Hane attacked him to stop him.
• Aoi Rokushō used the Sword of the Thunder God to block Hane’s lava attacks, then shocked and knocked Hane down before slashing at him.

Fuka killed the three Rain Ninja who had failed to stop Uzumaki Hane, then ambushed Hane’s companions as Hyuga Tanaka and Yamano Koromo pursued Morino Idate. Fuka knocked Tanaka and Koromo unconscious and carried them away, leaving Morino Idate fleeing and Hane still fighting Aoi Rokushō.

• Fūchūka killed the three Rain Ninja who had apologized for failing to stop Uzumaki Hane and the others.
• Uzumaki Hane held off Aoi Rokushō while Hyuga Tanaka and Yamano Koromo pursued the fleeing Morino Idate.
• Fuka ambushed Tanaka, Koromo, and Idate in the forest, and Koromo took a kunai wound while protecting Idate.
• Tanaka and Koromo urged Idate to escape, and he finally ran while they fought Fuka.
• Fuka knocked Koromo unconscious, used her as a shield to defeat Tanaka, and carried them both away, declaring that Uzumaki Hane was next.

Uzumaki Hane defeated Aoi Rokushō and seized the Sword of the Thunder God, then found Hyuga Tanaka and Yamano Koromo down after an attack by Fuka. Hane began fighting Fuka, who switched from fire techniques to Wind Release: Vacuum Wave.

• Uzumaki Hane used lava attacks to overwhelm Aoi Rokushō, then let the Sword of the Thunder God pierce him so he could engulf Aoi in magma and kill him.
• Uzumaki Hane picked up the Sword of the Thunder God and followed signs of a fight to find Hyuga Tanaka and Yamano Koromo lying at Fuka's feet.
• Fuka attacked Hane with a Kunai, but Hane blocked his strike with Magma Wall after discovering Fuka had used a Substitution Technique.
• Fuka attacked with Fire Style techniques, but Hane's Magma Wall absorbed the flames.
• Fuka realized fire would not work and launched Wind Release: Vacuum Wave at Hane.

Uzumaki Hane fought Fuka to protect his companions and survived Fuka’s self-destructive Scorch Release technique. After waking in a Konoha hospital with stronger, orange-tinged magma, Hane resolved to become stronger.

• Uzumaki Hane protected Hyuga Tanaka from Fuka’s attacks, while Morino Idate returned and helped create an opening against Fuka.
• Uzumaki Hane used Magma Mode to overpower Fuka, but ran out of Chakra as Fuka revealed his incomplete Scorch Release technique and embraced him.
• Uzumaki Hane activated Magma Mode again as Fuka exploded, and the blast left Hane unconscious in a crater.
• Hyuga Tanaka found that Uzumaki Hane was alive, and Jirocho brought the injured group to his residence to await help from Konoha.
• Uzumaki Hane woke in a hospital, discovered his magma had turned orange and his body had grown stronger, and resolved to become stronger still.

After recovering, Uzumaki Hane learned that Naruto and Sasuke had fought and saw Yamano Koromo training to become strong enough to help him. Tsunade began teaching Hane Chakra Enhanced Strength, and he made progress but had not mastered it by nightfall.

• Uzumaki Hane found that Yamano Koromo and Hyuga Tanaka had been discharged, then met Naruto, who told him about his rooftop fight with Sasuke.
• Uzumaki Hane comforted Naruto over ramen, but could not find Koromo or Tanaka at home because both had gone to train.
• Uzumaki Hane watched Yamano Koromo train with Mitarashi Anko and heard Koromo say she wanted to get stronger so she could help him.
• An Anbu summoned Uzumaki Hane to Tsunade, who began teaching him Chakra Enhanced Strength and explained how to concentrate Chakra into a fist.
• Uzumaki Hane practiced under Tsunade’s guidance, made a larger impact in the ground, and continued training alone until nightfall without mastering the technique.

After Sasuke Uchiha fled the village, Tsunade sent Uzumaki Hane and Shikamaru to bring him back with a team of Genin. The team tracked down Orochimaru’s Sound Ninja Four, but their first ambush ended with Jirobo trapping Uzumaki Hane and his companions inside an Earth Prison Dome.

• Anko Mitarashi attacked Uzumaki Hane with Fire Style techniques during training, but his Magma Walls absorbed every attack until she was exhausted.
• Tsunade told Uzumaki Hane and Shikamaru that Sasuke Uchiha had fled toward Otogakure and ordered them to bring him back.
• Uzumaki Hane and Shikamaru recruited Naruto Uzumaki, Choji, Neji, and Kiba, then followed the Sound Ninja Four’s trail.
• The Sound Ninja Four defeated two returning Jonin and rested, while Kiba and Akamaru led the rescue team to their location.
• Shikamaru’s Shadow Imitation Technique initially immobilized the Sound Ninja Four, but Sakon and Ukon broke free and Jirobo trapped Uzumaki Hane’s group inside an Earth Prison Dome.

Uzumaki Hane stayed behind to fight Jirobo while Shikamaru led the others after Sasuke. After Jirobo activated his Cursed Seal and gained the upper hand, he sent Uzumaki Hane crashing through dozens of trees.

• Jirobo trapped the group in an Earth Release barrier and absorbed their Chakra, but Uzumaki Hane melted the barrier with lava and helped everyone escape.
• Uzumaki Hane held Jirobo off and told Shikamaru to take the others after Sasuke; Shikamaru agreed and led them away.
• Uzumaki Hane battled Jirobo with lava techniques and attempted the Superhuman Strength Fist, eventually landing a powerful blow that broke Jirobo's arm.
• Jirobo activated Curse Mark Stage Two, transformed into a monster, and overpowered Uzumaki Hane, sending him flying through dozens of trees.

Uzumaki Hane defeated Jirobo and caught up with the group as Neji fought Kidomaru alone. Hane arrived just as Kidomaru fired a sticky gold arrow at him from behind.

• Uzumaki Hane survived Jirobo’s Curse Mark Stage Two attacks and killed him with a lava javelin before pursuing the others.
• Naruto and his teammates found the Sound Ninja, but Shikamaru’s disguise was exposed, and Kidomaru trapped the group in spider silk.
• Neji freed the others with Gentle Fist and stayed behind to fight Kidomaru while Shikamaru, Naruto, and Choji continued after Sasuke.
• Neji battled Kidomaru, but Kidomaru’s Curse Mark Stage Two arrow pierced Neji’s right shoulder and left him collapsing.
• Uzumaki Hane reached the battlefield, told Neji he had defeated Jirobo, and turned toward Kidomaru’s arrow just as it reached him.

Uzumaki Hane and Neji defeated Kidomaru, but Neji was too injured to continue, so Hane went after Sasuke. After Kimimaro seized Sasuke’s barrel and escaped, Hane and Naruto chased him while Shikamaru stayed behind to face Tayuya.

• Uzumaki Hane fought Kidomaru with lava attacks, and Neji struck Kidomaru down with rapid blows that stopped his chakra.
• Neji collapsed from his injuries and urged Uzumaki Hane to continue after Sasuke, so Hane left to pursue the others.
• Shikamaru, Kiba, Choji, and Naruto fought Tayuya and Sakon and Ukon, then Kiba passed Sasuke’s barrel to Naruto as they fled.
• Kiba’s trap sent Sakon and Ukon into a canyon, and Choji jumped down after them while Tayuya caught up with Naruto and Shikamaru.
• Kimimaro appeared and took Sasuke’s barrel, dodging Uzumaki Hane’s attack before escaping with it.
• Uzumaki Hane and Naruto chased Kimimaro, while Shikamaru remained to confront Tayuya, who drew her flute.

Kiba and Choji fought Sakon and Ukon, whose ability let them separate and merge into other bodies. Kiba and Akamaru used their two-headed wolf form to knock Sakon down, while Choji swallowed pills to gain strength and kept Ukon occupied.

• Kiba and Choji attacked Sakon and Ukon, who used their shared body to counter them and then separated with Curse Mark Stage Two.
• Choji rolled over Ukon with Human Bullet Tank, while Kiba and Akamaru struck Sakon with Fang Over Fang and sent him crashing into a rock.
• Ukon merged into Choji’s body and restrained him, so Kiba and Akamaru used Dynamic Marking to escape Sakon and transform into a two-headed wolf.
• Kiba and Akamaru’s Fang Over Fang struck Rashomon, and Ukon separated from Choji to help Sakon.
• Choji swallowed a green pill and hit Ukon with a powerful punch, while Akamaru sprayed Sakon’s eyes and Kiba charged him again.
• Choji swallowed a yellow pill and used Partial Multi-Size Technique to attack Ukon with his enlarged hand and foot.

Choji and Kiba struggled against Sakon and Ukon, whose healing and evasive abilities overwhelmed them. After Sakon and Ukon threatened Kiba, Choji swallowed the Red Chili Pill, defeated them with a powerful strike, and collapsed beside Kiba.

• Kiba and Akamaru knocked Sakon unconscious, but Ukon absorbed Sakon into his body and Sakon recovered.
• Choji and Kiba repeatedly attacked Sakon and Ukon, but they dodged the assaults and healed their injuries.
• Sakon and Ukon overpowered Kiba, Akamaru, and Choji, leaving them badly injured and nearly out of strength.
• As Sakon prepared to stomp Kiba, Choji swallowed the Red Chili Pill and unleashed its immense power.
• Choji struck Sakon and Ukon into a crater, then picked up Akamaru and collapsed beside Kiba.