Chapter Summaries

Ye Liangnai fought Liedou and four hundred Sand Ninja inside the barrier, overwhelming their attacks with his Storm Dragon technique. The chapter ended with Liedou badly injured after his strongest defensive barrier was shattered.

• Liedou led four hundred Sand Ninja in an assault on Ye Liangnai, who refused to surrender because he wanted the Blood Sun Flower.
• Ye Liangnai appeared before Liedou and cut through a puppet’s shield and body, shocking the Sand Ninja.
• Ye Liangnai unleashed Storm Release: Storm Dragon, which destroyed the Sand Ninja’s combined attacks and broke free of Liedou’s Three Treasures Absorption.
• The Storm Dragon struck down the attacking Sand Ninja and smashed the puppets Liedou used to activate Three Treasures Absorption.
• Liedou deployed Barrier Jutsu: Three Lights Talent Array, but the Storm Dragon shattered it and sent him flying as he vomited blood.

Ye Liangnai overwhelmed Sunagakure’s forces and forced Liedou to give him a Blood Sun Flower. He traded Liedou a Medical Technique Scroll and left, while Liedou concealed the incident to protect the village.

• Sand Ninja summoned beasts to attack Ye Liangnai, but Storm Dragon defeated them and shattered the barrier.
• Liedou agreed to hand over a Blood Sun Flower, though his subordinates urged him to keep fighting.
• Ye Liangnai offered to fight if challenged, and Liedou stopped his forces from attacking to avoid devastating Sunagakure.
• Liedou had an Anbu member bring Ye Liangnai a Blood Sun Flower, and Ye Liangnai gave him a Medical Technique Scroll before leaving.
• Liedou ordered Sunagakure to keep the battle secret and had watchers detain anyone who tried to spread the story.

After warning the Land of Wind’s Feudal Lord about Ye Liangnai, Liedou kept the incident near Sunagakure secret. Ye Liangnai went to Rōran to investigate the Dragon Vein, but a group of the First Highness of the Land of the Moon’s men ruined his meal and beat a girl, prompting him to demand an explanation.

• Liedou warned the Feudal Lord of the Land of Wind about Ye Liangnai, who then strengthened his guards and issued a list of dangerous individuals.
• Ye Liangnai arrived in Rōran to investigate when the Dragon Vein would awaken and stopped to eat.
• A girl fleeing after the murder of the First Highness of the Land of the Moon’s beloved concubine rushed into the shop, followed by men pursuing her.
• One of the men kicked over Ye Liangnai’s table and ruined his food before capturing the girl and dragging her back out.
• Ye Liangnai demanded an explanation, but the men mocked him and one turned to punch him.

Ye Liangnai beat the men who attacked him after they ruined his meal, then threatened the Land of the Moon when they invoked its First Highness. Rōran’s Queen Mura ordered her forces to surround and watch him while the Land of the Moon’s representative demanded revenge.

• Ye Liangnai defeated the burly men and severed the lead man’s right lower leg after he threatened him in the First Highness’s name.
• Ye Liangnai declared that even the Daimyo of the Land of the Moon would not frighten him, and slapped Yano Noriyori when he arrived to threaten him.
• Queen Mura ordered Rōran to investigate Ye Liangnai, distance itself from the Land of the Moon, and send troops to watch him.
• Rōran’s five hundred soldiers surrounded Ye Liangnai, while Yano Noriyori urged him to stay and face the Land of the Moon’s retaliation.

Ye Liangnai broke into Queen Mura’s palace and proposed a bargain: he would defeat the Land of the Moon’s army and help Rōran seize its chance to grow stronger in exchange for access to the Dragon Vein. Mura questioned what he intended to do with the Dragon Vein and whether it would endanger Rōran.

• Ye Liangnai left a Water Clone behind and entered Queen Mura’s lightly guarded palace at night.
• Ye Liangnai confronted Mura in her bedchamber, then revealed that he knew about the Dragon Vein beneath Rōran.
• Ye Liangnai offered to defeat the Land of the Moon’s arriving forces if Mura kept Rōran’s soldiers out of the fight.
• Ye Liangnai proposed that Rōran exploit the Land of the Moon’s weakened state and annex it, in exchange for Mura helping him use the Dragon Vein.
• Mura asked Ye Liangnai what he planned to do with the Dragon Vein and whether it would threaten Rōran.

Ye Liangnai secured Mura’s agreement to his plan and waited in Rōran while the Land of the Moon sent troops and hired rogue ninja to kill him. After Ye Liangnai defeated the hired fighters, the Land of the Moon’s army surrounded him as Rōran’s soldiers withdrew, setting the stage for a battle.

• Mura agreed to judge Ye Liangnai’s strength in two days, while he assured her that annexing the Land of the Moon could benefit Rōran.
• The Land of the Moon’s daimyo sent two thousand soldiers toward Rōran, and the First Prince hired rogue ninja to intercept Ye Liangnai.
• As Rōran emptied of residents and travelers, Ye Liangnai trained with a little girl and taught her swordsmanship.
• Ye Liangnai killed the rogue ninja, including three A-rank fighters, with single strikes to the throat.
• The Land of the Moon’s army surrounded Ye Liangnai, while Rōran’s five hundred soldiers withdrew and its commander demanded that he surrender.

Ye Liangnai destroyed the Land of the Moon’s invading army and secured Queen Mura’s agreement to retaliate. Mura began preparing Rōran for war while Ye Liangnai monitored the city to keep their plans secret.

• The Land of the Moon’s commander ordered an arrow barrage, but Ye Liangnai shielded himself and the girl with a lightning wall.
• Ye Liangnai summoned a gigantic Lightning Tiger that obliterated two thousand soldiers and left a crater where Rōran’s walls had stood.
• Queen Mura challenged Ye Liangnai over the destruction, then agreed to attack the Land of the Moon and ordered Commander Cunji to recruit five hundred soldiers.
• Rōran’s citizens celebrated the coming war, and Mura sealed the news to prevent spies from alerting the enemy.
• At Mura’s request, Ye Liangnai monitored Rōran to stop anyone from sending word outside the city.

Mura led Rōran to conquer the Land of the Moon and strengthen its position among neighboring nations. Afterward, she demanded that Ye Liangnai accept another condition before she opened the Dragon Vein, and he left without learning what she wanted.

• Mura gathered 1,500 troops and marched west toward the Land of the Moon, confident that seizing Crescent Lake City would secure victory.
• Over two months, Rōran captured Daimyo City, took the daimyo and officials alive, and expanded its army to 10,000 as the Land of the Moon submitted.
• Mura established alliances and diplomatic ties, helping Rōran gain territory and respect among the surrounding nations.
• Ye Liangnai returned to claim the promised opening of the Dragon Vein, but Mura added a condition and told him to come to her that night.
• Mura privately hoped Ye Liangnai would father a child with her, while Ye Liangnai left unaware and focused on returning to his original time to help Ringo Ameyuri.

Ye Liangnai was outmaneuvered by Mura, who seduced him and became pregnant, then learned the Dragon Vein could not be activated for another two years. He left Rōran, promising to return, while Mura resolved not to give up on him.

• Ye Liangnai entered Mura’s seductively prepared palace room, succumbed to the fragrance and her advances, and spent the night with her.
• The next morning, Ye Liangnai accused Mura of scheming against him, reminded her of their bet for the Dragon Vein’s power, and left her chamber.
• Three days later, Mura told Ye Liangnai that the Dragon Vein could not be activated for another two years, meaning he would have to remain in Rōran if he wanted to wait for it.
• Ye Liangnai worried that the child Mura was carrying might alter history, but decided to leave Rōran and return in two years.
• Mura learned Ye Liangnai had already departed and vowed not to admit defeat.

Mura gave birth to Ye Liangnai’s son in Rōran, and Ye Liangnai secretly protected her by eliminating the rebels who tried to exploit the occasion. He then returned to Konoha with Reiko, where Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju confronted him.

• Mura’s distress eased when doctors and supplies arrived in Rōran, sent by Ye Liangnai, and a year later she went into labor.
• A mysterious man raised a barrier over the palace, helping Mura safely deliver a son before disappearing.
• The patrol army found the rebel forces dead, and Mura ordered the remaining threats uprooted without disturbing the people.
• Ye Liangnai walked through Konoha with Reiko, brushed off her questions about Mura, and visited a hot spring.
• Hashirama Senju joined Ye Liangnai in the hot spring, and Tobirama Senju arrived, comparing Ye Liangnai to Madara Uchiha.

Ye Liangnai insisted he had come to Konoha only to look around, but Tobirama Senju tried to force him into interrogation and attacked him. After Ye Liangnai effortlessly overwhelmed Tobirama, Hashirama Senju believed him and led the others away, leaving Ye Liangnai to soak in the hot spring.

• Tobirama Senju accused Ye Liangnai of plotting against Konoha and demanded to inspect his memories, while Ye Liangnai denied intending harm.
• Hashirama Senju urged Tobirama Senju to stay calm and ordered the surrounding ninja not to fight.
• Tobirama Senju ignored Hashirama Senju and charged at Ye Liangnai, who grabbed him and slammed his head into the hot spring before Tobirama escaped with Flying Thunder God.
• Hashirama Senju stopped Tobirama Senju from attacking again, and Ye Liangnai refused to go to the interrogation room.
• Hashirama Senju said he believed Ye Liangnai and took the reluctant Tobirama Senju away.

Ye Liangnai tried to enjoy a quiet visit to early Konoha, but the Nine-Tails suddenly attacked the village. He stopped its first strike with a lightning technique, drawing the attention of the unknown person riding on its back.

• Ye Liangnai paid for the damage at the shop and left with Reiko to find an inn in Konoha.
• A Yamanaka Clan ninja told Ye Liangnai that Konoha would keep him under close watch, and Ye Liangnai retired to his room.
• The Nine-Tails descended on Konoha and attacked Ye Liangnai's lodging, terrifying the villagers and ninjas nearby.
• Ye Liangnai formed hand seals and used Lightning Release: Raging Thunder Tiger to block the Nine-Tails' claw and drive it back.
• A voice from atop the Nine-Tails praised Ye Liangnai's strength and said it would use him for practice before fighting Hashirama.

Ye Liangnai fought Madara Uchiha while the Nine-Tails rampaged through Konoha. Hashirama Senju arrived, rescued Tobirama Senju from the beast’s attack, and carried the bound Nine-Tails toward the outskirts with his Wood Golem.

• Madara Uchiha challenged Ye Liangnai, and Ye Liangnai initially refused before Madara attacked him.
• Ye Liangnai clashed with Madara, struck him across the chest, and pushed him to fight at full strength.
• The Nine-Tails ran amok in Konoha after being freed from Madara’s control, and Tobirama Senju arrived to attack it with a Water Dragon Bullet.
• Hashirama Senju deflected the Nine-Tails’ Light Cannon with Rashomon and ordered Tobirama to evacuate civilians and establish a barrier.
• Hashirama used a Wood Golem to bind the Nine-Tails and carried it toward the outskirts of the village.

Hashirama Senju subdued the Nine-Tails and moved Madara Uchiha and Ye Liangnai’s fight outside Konoha. Ye Liangnai split Madara’s Susanoo with his sword, leaving Madara wounded as Ye Liangnai prepared another attack.

• Hashirama Senju restrained the Nine-Tails and ordered Madara Uchiha and Ye Liangnai to continue their fight outside the village.
• Ye Liangnai taunted Madara, who summoned his Mature Body Susanoo and charged at him.
• Ye Liangnai used Flash Erasure to tear through Susanoo, slicing through the forest, splitting the sky, and cleaving a mountain in the distance.
• Tobirama Senju told the Konoha ninjas that Ye Liangnai and Madara could each destroy the village with their power.
• Ye Liangnai mocked the wounded Madara and raised his blade to use Delusion Breaker.

Ye Liangnai battled Madara Uchiha, blocking Perfect Susanoo’s devastating strikes and countering with increasingly powerful Lightning Release attacks. Their clash continued to ravage the land and threaten Konoha.

• Madara Uchiha summoned Perfect Susanoo and slashed at Ye Liangnai, who blocked the attack with Six Pillars Flame Formation.
• The shockwave reached Konoha, where Tobirama Senju used four Shadow Clones and Four Red Yang Formation to defend the village.
• Madara Uchiha repeatedly struck Ye Liangnai’s barrier, while Ye Liangnai endured the assault and unleashed a Lightning Release: Raging Thunder Tiger.
• Ye Liangnai drew Madara Uchiha’s attention to the thunderclouds and summoned a colossal lightning tiger from the sky.
• Madara Uchiha met the descending lightning tiger with Perfect Susanoo’s sword, and their collision unleashed another shockwave that devastated the surrounding land and damaged Konoha.

Ye Liangnai broke Madara Uchiha’s barrier and unleashed the Storm Dragon, forcing Madara’s Perfect Susanoo into retreat. The clash escalated when Ye Liangnai fired a Storm Light Orb at Madara’s shield, and its impact shattered nearby mountain ranges.

• Madara Uchiha restored his Perfect Susanoo and attacked Ye Liangnai with the Yasaka Jade and Eight-Armed Asura, eventually breaking the Six Pillars Flame Formation.
• Ye Liangnai revealed his Storm Release and summoned the Storm Dragon, which forced Madara Uchiha’s Perfect Susanoo back into a mountain.
• Hashirama Senju entered Sage Mode and used the True Several Thousand Hands to shield Konoha from the devastating shockwaves.
• Ye Liangnai fired a Storm Light Orb at Madara Uchiha, who raised a shield to block it.
• The Storm Light Orb’s collision shattered mountain ranges and sent a tremendous shockwave across the surrounding area.

Ye Liangnai defeated Madara Uchiha in a devastating battle that left Konoha's surroundings in ruins, until Hashirama Senju intervened. Ye Liangnai left with Reiko, while Madara Uchiha withdrew after promising revenge.

• Ye Liangnai's Storm Fang split Madara Uchiha's Perfect Susanoo and carved a canyon through the earth, leaving Madara gravely wounded.
• Hashirama Senju arrived and separated the fighters, warning Ye Liangnai that their battle could destroy Konoha.
• Ye Liangnai declined to fight Hashirama Senju, explaining that he had only defended himself against Madara Uchiha.
• Ye Liangnai met Reiko and praised Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju's strength before preparing to leave.
• Madara Uchiha stopped Ye Liangnai to promise he would repay the grudge twofold, then vanished into the night.

After leaving Konoha, Ye Liangnai became the focus of the ninja world, but he evaded the villages searching for him. A year later, as someone activated the power beneath Rōran, the story left the city facing an unknown development.

• Ye Liangnai and Reiko stayed in Konoha overnight while Hashirama Senju’s Wood Release restored the ruined area, and Ye Liangnai departed the next morning.
• Mito Uzumaki warned Hashirama Senju that Ye Liangnai was a dangerous unknown, and Hashirama feared they might become enemies.
• News that Ye Liangnai had defeated Madara Uchiha spread across the ninja world, prompting Liedou and other village leaders to consider recruiting him and send search parties.
• Ye Liangnai and Reiko evaded a Sand Ninja who was asking people about Ye Liangnai, while Sara in Rōran learned of his strength and wished he could protect the city.
• After a year of fruitless searches, the major forces gave up looking for Ye Liangnai, and someone activated the power beneath Rōran.

Ye Liangnai returned to Kirigakure after traveling through time and found the village and Land of Water under mounting pressure from the other nations. His return relieved Mei Terumi, who had been struggling to manage the crisis in his absence.

• Ye Liangnai and Reiko found that Rōran still existed sixty years later, then set off for Kirigakure.
• Mei Terumi worried that the Akatsuki had captured several Jinchuriki and that Ōnoki was accusing Kirigakure of conspiring to unite the ninja world.
• The other great villages and smaller nations turned against Kirigakure while factions within the Land of Water considered challenging the Shogunate.
• Ye Liangnai appeared in Mei Terumi's office, and she rushed to confirm that he had truly returned.
• Mei Terumi teased Ye Liangnai about Reiko, and he introduced her as his adopted little sister.

Ye Liangnai returned to Kirigakure, where Reiko and Yugito competed for his attention while Mei Terumi discussed the Chunin Exams with Yugito. He then reassured the Land of Water by appearing at court and warning ministers with hidden schemes, leaving rival leaders relieved that he had returned.

• Reiko declared herself Ye Liangnai's adopted little wife and clung to him, prompting Yugito to tease him and regard Reiko as a rival.
• Ye Liangnai evaded the tension between Reiko and Yugito, while Mei Terumi and Yugito discussed the selected teams and the uncertain Chunin Exams.
• Mei Terumi sent Reiko to take an assassination skills test with Kirigakure's Anbu.
• Ye Liangnai delivered the Blood Sun Flower to Ruri at the medical facility, then went to the Land of Water's royal court and warned ministers against pursuing their schemes.
• News of Ye Liangnai's return spread across the Land of Water, and people celebrated while Ōnoki and the Fourth Raikage remained wary of attacking Kirigakure.