Chapter Summaries

Shinki used Earth Release, Fire Style, and Flying Thunder God to defeat the three Sound Ninja and trap them in a swamp. The Sound Ninja struggled in the mud as Dosu warned them that struggling would make them sink faster.

• Shinki raised an Earth-Style Wall, then used three more walls to knock the Sound Ninja off balance while Naruto threw a Kunai at Dosu’s sound-wave weapon.
• Shinki teleported to Dosu with Flying Thunder God and struck the Sound Ninja with Phoenix Flower Fire, destroying Dosu’s sound-wave emitter.
• Shinki teleported back to Naruto and turned the ground beneath the fallen Sound Ninja into a swamp, trapping all three.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and the Grass Ninja watched in amazement as Shinki subdued the Sound Ninja.
• Dosu told Zaku and Kin to stop struggling in the swamp, while Zaku complained that Shinki knew more than Flying Thunder God.

Shinki defeated the Sound Ninja trio and agreed to save them only if they paid him, while Naruto was persuaded that this showed Konoha’s magnanimity and strength. Shinki then exposed his suspicions that the trio served Orochimaru, leaving Orochimaru shocked that Shinki had sensed him hiding nearby.

• Dosu, Zaku, and Kin realized Shinki had overwhelmed them and asked him to rescue them from the Swamp.
• Shinki demanded a hundred thousand Copper Coins per person, then refused their offer of Ninja Tools when they said they could not pay.
• Shinki persuaded Naruto that refusing to help until the trio paid showed the iron fist of a great nation.
• Orochimaru watched Shinki’s Ninjutsu and considered recruiting him as a potential asset.
• Shinki asked whether the Sound Ninja trio served Orochimaru, and their hesitation confirmed his suspicion.
• Orochimaru realized Shinki had sensed him in the forest and wondered whether Shinki was an Uzumaki with powerful sensory abilities.

Orochimaru attacked Shinki, Sasuke, and Naruto in the Forest of Death, but Shinki burned the giant snake he summoned and the Proctors and Anbu engaged him. Orochimaru used a Mud Clone to distract them, then bit Sasuke and placed curse markings on him before escaping.

• Anko recognized Shinki's warning about Orochimaru, and a giant snake burst from the forest and swallowed the Grass Ninja trio.
• Orochimaru appeared and targeted Sasuke, while Shinki dodged the snake's attack and destroyed it with his Great Dragon Fire Jutsu.
• Anko and the Proctors and Anbu charged Orochimaru, and Shinki cut open the snake's stomach and rescued the three Grass Ninja.
• Naruto and Sasuke watched Orochimaru fight the Anbu until Shinki realized the Orochimaru they were facing was a Mud Clone.
• Orochimaru stretched his neck to attack the group, bit Sasuke's shoulder, and implanted curse markings before withdrawing.

Orochimaru placed the Cursed Seal of Heaven on Sasuke before escaping, leaving Sasuke with only a one-in-ten chance of surviving. Shinki devised and used a Sealing Jutsu to suppress the seal and ease Sasuke’s pain, then gave Anko the formulas behind it.

• Anko attacked Orochimaru after seeing him bite Sasuke, but he melted into the ground and escaped while threatening to destroy Konoha if she canceled the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Anko identified Sasuke’s new mark as the Cursed Seal of Heaven and explained that only one in ten recipients survived its implantation.
• Shinki tested a Sealing Jutsu on himself, then used it on Sasuke to reduce his pain and suppress the Cursed Seal’s effects.
• Anko asked Shinki who had taught him the technique, and Shinki wrote down its formulas for her, saying he had created it himself.

Anko took Shinki’s notes on his unprecedented Sealing Jutsu to the Third Hokage, who concluded that Shinki had developed it himself. In the Forest of Death, Shinki surrendered the scrolls needed to pass and entrusted the rest to Karin to distribute, then left with Sasuke and Naruto for safety.

• Anko told the assistant proctor to protect Shinki, Naruto, and Sasuke, then rushed to show the Third Hokage Shinki’s Sealing Jutsu notes.
• Shinki chose to pass the exam and gave up the chance to sell his extra scrolls so he could take the injured Sasuke and Naruto to safety.
• Shinki placed his spare scrolls on Karin and told her to help the other Konoha teams pass the exam.
• The Third Hokage told Anko that Yamato had not taught Shinki the Sealing Jutsu and concluded Shinki had developed it himself.
• Anko worried Shinki could become another Orochimaru, while the Third Hokage vowed to ensure he stayed an upright person.

Shinki stayed with Sasuke through the Cursed Seal’s critical period, and his Sealing Jutsu successfully kept Sasuke alive until he woke. Shinki and Sasuke reached the Forest of Death just as the exam ended, where seven teams passed and Konoha’s teams thanked Shinki for helping them.

• Anko and Kakashi checked on Sasuke in the hospital, and Kakashi was amazed that Shinki’s Sealing Jutsu had suppressed the Cursed Seal.
• Sasuke woke after safely passing the critical period, and Kakashi told him that Shinki had watched over him all night.
• Shinki used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Sasuke to the Forest of Death, where Naruto welcomed Sasuke back.
• Seven teams passed the exam, while Shinki learned Karin’s team had been ambushed after Karin gave her scrolls to Konoha’s ninja.
• Ino, Choji, Neji, and Tenten thanked Shinki, and Ino protested when Tenten held his hand.

After the second Chunin Ninja Exam, the Third Hokage announced that the third exam would be held in a month and Gekko Hayate began the preliminary matches. Shinki drew the first match and faced Kankuro, who vowed not to hold back.

• Tenten teased Ino about her feelings for Shinki, while Naruto noticed that Shinki was oblivious to them.
• The Third Hokage announced the third exam would take place in a month, and Gekko Hayate explained that preliminaries would narrow the contestants.
• Kabuto Yakushi withdrew, claiming he lacked Chakra, though Shinki sensed that Kabuto had plenty.
• Gekko Hayate had the remaining examinees draw lots for one-on-one matches, and Shinki drew Heaven One.
• At Konoha Training Ground 22, Shinki entered the first match against Kankuro, who said he would not hold back.

Shinki defeated Kankuro in the preliminaries, and the ten finalists were chosen after the remaining matches. With a month left before the finals, Shinki, Naruto, and Sasuke sought training from Kakashi, who assigned Sasuke to himself and said he had found Naruto a new teacher.

• Shinki saw through Kankuro's disguise as Crow, marked the puppet with a Flying Thunder God Formula, and forced Kankuro to surrender.
• Shino defeated an Amegakure Ninja, while Gaara defeated Rock Lee and crushed his left leg after Lee refused to give up.
• Sasuke defeated a teammate of Kabuto Yakushi, and Naruto beat Kiba Inuzuka after a hard-fought match.
• The ten finalists were revealed as Shinki, Gaara, Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Shikamaru Nara, Neji Hyuga, Temari, Shino, Tenten, and an Amegakure Ninja.
• Shinki, Naruto, and Sasuke went to Kakashi for training, and Kakashi said he would train Sasuke and had found a new teacher for Naruto.

Kakashi told Shinki to study Genjutsu on his own and directed him to Kurenai Yuhi for help. Shinki visited Team 8’s training ground to ask Kurenai about Genjutsu, while Kakashi mistakenly believed he was struggling with his studies.

• Kakashi suggested that Shinki study Genjutsu and told him to ask Kurenai Yuhi for guidance.
• Naruto asked Kakashi to let him train with Shinki because he learned well from him and wanted to learn the Rasengan.
• Kakashi told Naruto that Shinki was too busy studying Genjutsu to be disturbed.
• Kiba and Shino sparred at Team 8’s training ground while Hinata practiced using her Byakugan.
• Shinki arrived at the training ground and told Kurenai he wanted to discuss Genjutsu.

Shinki tested a Genjutsu he had devised on Kurenai, whose mind suffered severe trauma and who collapsed. Kurenai woke in the hospital the next day with lingering pain, while Kakashi kept Shinki away as she recovered.

• Shinki told Kurenai he had created a Genjutsu and asked her to assess it.
• Kurenai entered Shinki’s Genjutsu, where demons appeared to torture her, and she lost consciousness after he dispelled it.
• Shinki used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Kurenai to the hospital, where a doctor said her mind had suffered a severe shock.
• Kakashi and Asuma relieved Shinki at the hospital, and Kakashi sent him home to avoid upsetting Kurenai when she woke.
• Kurenai woke the next day with a headache, and a nurse warned Kakashi and Asuma that she needed rest and should not be upset.

Kakashi and Asuma discussed how Shinki’s powerful new Genjutsu had left Kurenai unconscious, and Kakashi decided he needed to find Shinki a suitable teacher. After Shinki joined Naruto at a hot spring, they caught a white-haired man peeping into the women’s bath, and he revealed himself as the Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku.

• Kurenai stabilized but panicked when Shinki entered, so Kakashi sent him out of the hospital room.
• Asuma learned Shinki had studied Genjutsu for less than seventy-two hours and warned Kakashi to teach him properly.
• Shinki met Naruto skipping Ebisu’s training, and they went to a hot spring together.
• Shinki and Naruto spotted a white-haired man spying on the women’s bath, and the man struck Naruto away when he approached.
• The white-haired man summoned a giant toad and introduced himself as the Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku.

Naruto attacked Jiraiya for peeping on women at the bathhouse, but his Rasengan broke through the wall and exposed the women bathing. Shinki escaped the bathhouse staff and caught up with Naruto, while Jiraiya became intrigued by the Flying Thunder God Technique and tried to learn the boys’ names.

• Naruto accused Jiraiya of peeping and used Shadow Clones to form a Rasengan, which Jiraiya dodged.
• Naruto’s Rasengan blasted a hole through the wall between the men’s and women’s baths, and Jiraiya took the chance to look before fleeing.
• Naruto chased Jiraiya while Shinki was asked to pay for the damage and wait for the Konoha Guard’s investigation.
• Shinki vanished from the bathhouse and appeared behind Naruto in the woods, then scolded him for causing trouble.
• Jiraiya overheard Naruto mention the Flying Thunder God Technique and asked Naruto and Shinki for their names.

Jiraiya realized Naruto was Minato’s son and questioned Shinki about using the Flying Thunder God Technique. After Naruto and Shinki found Kakashi sparring with Sasuke, Kakashi struck Sasuke with Thousand Years of Death, then greeted Jiraiya and asked when his next book would be finished.

• Naruto introduced himself to Jiraiya, who recognized him as Minato’s son and learned that Shinki could use the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Naruto and Shinki left to train, then followed a noise in the woods with Jiraiya and found Kakashi sparring with Sasuke.
• Sasuke attacked Kakashi with Chidori, but Kakashi dodged and used Konoha Style: Thousand Years of Death on him.
• Kakashi noticed the onlookers, and Sasuke feared they had witnessed his humiliation.
• Jiraiya greeted Kakashi, who excitedly asked about the next volume of Icha Icha Paradise.

Jiraiya decided to take Naruto and Shinki as his students after learning about their needs and Shinki’s abilities. Kakashi introduced them to their new teacher, and both boys agreed to train under him.

• Naruto and Shinki interrupted Jiraiya, and Kakashi scolded them for disturbing his writing.
• Sasuke identified Jiraiya as one of the Konoha Sannin, prompting Naruto to consider him as a potential teacher.
• Jiraiya asked Kakashi about Naruto and Shinki’s training, and Kakashi described Shinki’s many abilities.
• Impressed by Shinki and concerned for Naruto, Jiraiya agreed to teach both boys.
• Kakashi told Naruto and Shinki that Jiraiya would be their teacher, and they accepted.

Shinki mastered Jiraiya’s water-walking exercise and signed a blood contract with the toads of Mount Myōboku. His first summoning coincided with the Great Toad Sage dreaming of a sea of red, and the ancient sage then mysteriously disappeared.

• Jiraiya began Naruto and Shinki’s training with Chakra control, but Shinki showed he could already walk on water and precisely control how deeply his feet sank.
• Jiraiya gave Shinki a Mount Myōboku Summoning Scroll, and Shinki signed his name and handprints in blood.
• Shinki performed the Hand Seals for the Summoning Technique and called on Mount Myōboku.
• The Great Toad Sage awoke from a vague dream of a sea of red and warned Fukasaku and Shima that troubled times were coming.
• Fukasaku and Shima looked up and discovered that the Great Toad Sage had disappeared.

Shinki summoned the Great Toad Sage, who instructed Jiraiya to bring him to Mount Myōboku for Senjutsu training. Jiraiya and Naruto were summoned there, but Shinki remained behind as the toads failed to summon him.

• Shinki summoned the Great Toad Sage, and Jiraiya fell to his knees in recognition.
• The Great Toad Sage told Jiraiya to take Shinki to Mount Myōboku to train in Senjutsu, and Shinki agreed.
• Jiraiya invited Naruto to train with them, and Naruto agreed and signed the Blood Contract scroll.
• Back at Mount Myōboku, the Great Toad Sage told Fukasaku and Shima to summon Jiraiya and the two children.
• Jiraiya and Naruto disappeared in clouds of smoke, but Shinki waited ten minutes without being summoned.
• Fukasaku, Shima, and the other toads panicked because they could not summon Shinki to Mount Myōboku.

Jiraiya brought Shinki to Mount Myōboku after the toads failed to reverse-summon him, and Fukasaku and Shima prepared to teach him and Naruto Senjutsu. At Sage Shima’s dinner, Shinki praised her bug dishes to encourage Naruto, but Naruto quickly regretted taking a bite.

• The toads failed to reverse-summon Shinki because his Chakra was too great, so Naruto suggested using Shinki’s Flying Thunder God Kunai to bring him to Mount Myōboku.
• Shinki teleported to Mount Myōboku, where Fukasaku and Shima introduced themselves and said they would teach him and Naruto Senjutsu starting the next day.
• Jiraiya took Naruto and Shinki around Mount Myōboku, then brought them to Sage Shima’s home for dinner.
• Sage Shima served dishes made from bugs, and Shinki and Naruto hesitated to eat them.
• Shinki praised the dishes and ate enthusiastically, prompting Naruto to try a bite of giant earthworm and recoil at its slimy texture.

Shinki and Naruto began Senjutsu training on Mount Myōboku, where they learned that absorbing too much Natural Energy could turn them into stone toads. Shinki quickly sensed Natural Energy and began testing his strength on a giant stone toad.

• Sage Fukasaku explained how to sense Natural Energy and demonstrated Senjutsu by lifting a giant stone toad.
• Fukasaku warned Shinki and Naruto that failed training could turn them into toads or stone, then applied Toad Oil to their forearms.
• Sand Ninja and Sound Ninja secretly discussed their plan for the Chunin Ninja Exams and reacted when a nearby Chakra presence suggested someone was eavesdropping.
• Naruto and Shinki absorbed too much Natural Energy during meditation, and Jiraiya and Sage Fukasaku struck them with clubs to stop them from turning into toads.
• Shinki sensed Natural Energy unusually quickly, developed Sage Mode markings, and made a giant stone toad tremble as he tested his strength.

Shinki rapidly advanced through Mount Myōboku’s Senjutsu training, mastering the first stage and making strong progress on the second. As Sage Shima arrived with a basket of bug dishes for lunch, Shinki and Naruto faced the consequences of praising her cooking.

• Shinki used Senjutsu Chakra to lift the hundred-ton stone toad, completing the first stage of training in just over four hours.
• Sage Fukasaku took Shinki to a stone forest, where Shinki trained on a wooden board balanced atop sharp peaks and learned to sense Natural Energy without Toad Oil.
• Naruto resumed his own training after learning Shinki had advanced, and Sage Fukasaku estimated Shinki could finish the entire course in about a week.
• Jiraiya told Naruto that Minato Namikaze had taken over a month to train in Senjutsu, while Shinki realized his progress was unusually fast.
• Shinki resolved never to eat bugs again, but Sage Shima arrived with a lavish spread of bug dishes, including steamed leeches, after taking Naruto and Shinki's earlier praise seriously.

Shinki overcame his disgust at Sage Shima’s bug dishes and rapidly mastered Mount Myōboku’s Sage Mode and Frog Kata. After Gamabunta challenged his reputation, Shinki accepted a fight and stunned the toad by taking his blade.

• Naruto and Shinki ate Sage Shima’s bug dishes and discovered they tasted delicious to them as their bodies adapted to becoming toads.
• Shinki made rapid progress in Natural Energy training and learned to maintain Sage Mode by evening.
• Over the next two days, Shinki mastered Mount Myōboku’s Sage Mode and Frog Kata, then began gaining the upper hand against Sage Fukasaku in sparring.
• Gamabunta confronted Shinki about learning Senjutsu in two days, mocked him, and agreed to fight after Shinki challenged him.
• Shinki entered Sage Mode, used Flying Thunder God to reach Gamabunta’s blade, and snatched it away with both hands.