Chapter Summaries

Ye Liangnai and the Cloud Ninja fought the pirate captain, Youta, and their forces, but the captain’s Sea Monk and coordinated attacks turned the battle against them. The captain rallied the surviving rogue ninja to attack while Tenshin, Ye Liangnai, and Ao Liu Yi remained among the few who had dodged the assault.

• Ye Liangnai wiped out over seventy Chunin-level enemies, and Tenshin ordered his forces to attack Youta while the pirates focused on Ye Liangnai.
• The pirate captain summoned the Sea Monk and sent Youta to assassinate the Cloud Ninja, resulting in two Cloud Ninja having their throats slit.
• Ao Liu Yi attacked Youta, but Youta deflected his kunai and joined the captain as Ye Liangnai struggled against the pirates’ barrage.
• The captain rode the Sea Monk toward Tenshin’s group and unleashed a tsunami, while Youta electrified the sea and the captain followed with Wind Release.
• Tenshin, Ye Liangnai, Ao Liu Yi, and eleven others dodged the attacks, but the rest were killed or badly mutilated, and the captain ordered the twelve surviving rogue ninja to charge.

Ye Liangnai overwhelmed the rogue ninja attacking him, killing most of them while Tenshin and the others fought the captain and Youta. He mocked the captain and his plans as the battle continued, leaving the captain enraged.

• The captain sent twelve rogue ninja after Ye Liangnai while he and Youta attacked Tenshin and the others, prompting Tenshin to send Ao Liu Yi to assist Ye Liangnai.
• Ye Liangnai killed eight rogue ninja in a rapid exchange using lightning techniques and his blade.
• When the remaining rogue ninja scattered, Ye Liangnai bound several with the Binding Flow Karma Curse and killed them as others fled.
• Ye Liangnai taunted the pirates and criticized the captain’s strategy, angering the captain.
• Tenshin praised Ye Liangnai while he and his wounded companions remained locked in battle with the Sea Monk.

Ye Liangnai secretly used Sealing Jutsu to wound and dismiss the captain’s summoned beast, Sea Monk, turning the battle in Tenshin’s favor. He then left the captain and Youta to Tenshin while he went to deal with the remaining enemies.

• Ye Liangnai pretended to be too exhausted to fight, so Tenshin sent Ao Liu Yi to cover him and led the others against the captain.
• The captain ordered Qian Zhang and fifteen wandering ninja to attack Ye Liangnai, then tried to have Sea Monk unleash a tsunami.
• Ye Liangnai’s blade wounded Sea Monk after his Binding Flow Karma Curse restrained it, and he mocked the captain for believing his claim that he was done fighting.
• Sea Monk vanished, leaving the captain and Youta without its support; Ye Liangnai declined to fight them and went after the remaining enemies.
• Ao Liu Yi overwhelmed Qian Zhang and the wandering ninja, who cried out that they had no hope of winning.

Ye Liangnai helped Tenshin's team defeat the pirates, impressing the Cloud Ninja and drawing attention from Konoha and Kumogakure. After returning to Kumogakure, Ye Liangnai spent his leave earning Enhancement Points while the Fourth Raikage and Darui discussed his potential and the need to test his strength.

• Ye Liangnai trapped the pirates in a storm of lightning while Tenshin and the others defeated their opponents, and Youta and the pirate captain died.
• Tenshin praised Ye Liangnai's strength and hoped he would join Kumogakure, while Ye Liangnai worried that he had stood out too much.
• Konoha ninja found the destroyed pirate settlement, suspected Kumogakure had crossed into the Land of Fire for a larger purpose, and sent a report to the Hokage.
• Ye Liangnai returned to Kumogakure and spent his two days off earning Enhancement Points.
• The Fourth Raikage heard Tenshin's account of Ye Liangnai's battle record, and Darui urged caution in case Ye Liangnai was a Kirigakure spy.
• The Fourth Raikage encouraged Darui to challenge Ye Liangnai so they could measure their strength and help Darui grow.

Ye Liangnai refused Darui’s challenge until the Fourth Raikage offered him 450,000 ryo, then faced Darui before a crowd of Cloud Ninja. The fight began with Ye Liangnai using Flash to strike Darui’s clone formation, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Darui went to Ye Liangnai’s home to challenge him, but Ye Liangnai refused because the fight offered no practical reward.
• The Fourth Raikage offered Ye Liangnai money and better housing, and they agreed on a payment of 450,000 ryo for the match.
• News of Darui’s challenge spread through the village, and a crowd of Cloud Ninja gathered to watch.
• Ye Liangnai entered the arena and shifted into a serious stance, impressing the watching ninja with his sharp aura.
• Darui attacked with Cloud Style Crescent Moon Slash, but Ye Liangnai used Flash and struck one of Darui’s three figures, forcing it back as the other two vanished.

Ye Liangnai fought Darui and overwhelmed him with his swordsmanship, lightning defenses, and rapid hand seals. After their final lightning clash left Darui battered and Ye Liangnai unharmed, Ye Liangnai asked whether Darui still wanted to continue.

• Ye Liangnai outmatched Darui in a sword fight, cutting him as Darui dodged with the Body Flicker Technique.
• Darui used Black Lightning, but Ye Liangnai resisted it with Lightning Pillar Wall, leaving the two techniques evenly matched.
• Ye Liangnai used Lightning Release: Gratitude Wave with astonishingly fast hand seals, struck Darui, and sent him flying.
• Ye Liangnai called down Lightning Release: Thunder Array, and Darui countered with Black Lightning as the clash devastated the battlefield.
• The lightning stopped with Darui battered and Ye Liangnai unharmed inside a red barrier, and Ye Liangnai asked if Darui wanted to continue.

After defeating Darui, Ye Liangnai worried that the Fourth Raikage suspected his identity as White Cold Light, though he convinced himself his swordsmanship was the only clue. The Raikage ordered further checks and planned a final test before deciding whether to accept Kira.

• Darui conceded defeat, and the Fourth Raikage ended the match while praising Darui and commenting on Ye Liangnai's talent and rogue-ninja rank.
• Ye Liangnai wondered if the Raikage had uncovered his identity, then concluded his swordsmanship had merely raised suspicions and resolved to grow stronger.
• Tenshin secretly monitored Ye Liangnai as he returned home, where Anbu delivered 450,000 yen and a property deed from the Raikage.
• The Fourth Raikage questioned the intelligence division and Tenshin about Kira's memories and behavior, then ordered them to verify Kira's memories and investigate White Cold Light's movements.
• The Fourth Raikage told his subordinates to keep the investigation secret and said he would give Kira one final test before formally accepting him.

Ye Liangnai endured an Intelligence Department inspection without being exposed, then settled into his new home and continued Anbu duty in Kumogakure. After earning enough Enhancement Points to raise three attributes to jonin level, he wondered how his strength compared with other jonin.

• The Fourth Raikage ordered the Intelligence Department to inspect Ye Liangnai, who feared they would discover the system but passed the examination without raising suspicion.
• The Fourth Raikage reviewed the report, found no abnormalities, and decided to wait for Tenshin’s return before choosing how to handle Ye Liangnai.
• Ye Liangnai moved into his new house and returned to Anbu duty, spending a week on assignments while earning 150,000 Enhancement Points.
• Ye Liangnai spent the points to enhance Speed, Agility, and Energy to jonin level, leaving him with 1,000 points.
• The system told Ye Liangnai that enhancing Strength would earn him the Jonin Invincible achievement, but offered no reward; Ye Liangnai estimated that his current strength already surpassed most jonin.

Ye Liangnai was sent to support Kumogakure's prison after an alarm sounded, where Inoue Yuya led a violent breakout and manipulated other escapees into creating distractions. The Fourth Raikage and Mabui mobilized Kumogakure's ninja to contain the crisis and protect the village.

• Ye Liangnai's companions noticed his changed demeanor, but he continued practicing until an alarm summoned him, Jinghong, and Lone Shadow to the prison.
• Inoue Yuya used Lightning Release: Raging Thunder Barrage to smash through the prison guards' defenses and lead the criminals out.
• Inoue Yuya directed groups of escapees toward the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, the supply department, and the wealthy district to draw pursuers away while he fled alone.
• The Fourth Raikage learned of the prison breach, broke out of his office, and worried that Killer B might use the chaos to escape.
• Mabui and the elders ordered the gates closed, civilians and students evacuated, key sites reinforced, and ninja deployed in five groups to eliminate the escapees.

Ye Liangnai and the Anbu pursued Inoue Yuya after finding the prison devastated, then confronted him as he fought his way toward freedom. Ye Liangnai protected a young girl, but Inoue Yuya overwhelmed the Anbu and charged at him.

• Ye Liangnai and the Anbu arrived at the prison, found it nearly empty, and split up to search for survivors and track the escaping prisoners.
• Ye Liangnai's squad followed a summoned Hell Butterfly toward Inoue Yuya, who was overpowering the ninjas blocking his escape.
• A young girl stood in Inoue Yuya's path, and Ye Liangnai protected her with the Six Pillars Flame Formation before sending her away.
• The acting captain ordered the Anbu to avoid a frontal fight, but Inoue Yuya unleashed Lightning Self-Explosion Bomb and Lightning Dragon Roar, injuring several of them.
• Inoue Yuya turned and charged at Ye Liangnai with another powerful punch.

Ye Liangnai and the Anbu fought Inoue Yuya, using a genjutsu and coordinated attacks to overcome his powerful lightning-based ninjutsu and taijutsu. The battle left Inoue Yuya badly injured, while Ye Liangnai’s teammates looked on in disbelief at his strength.

• The acting captain trapped Inoue Yuya in a swamp and the Anbu attacked, but Inoue Yuya broke free and resisted their attacks.
• Ye Liangnai cut Inoue Yuya across the chest, then dodged his Lightning Blade Breakthrough and used Mind Numb Technique against him.
• Inoue Yuya broke free of the genjutsu, but Ye Liangnai disrupted his lightning control and sent him crashing into a residence.
• Inoue Yuya charged Ye Liangnai, but the acting captain intervened and Ye Liangnai protected him with Six Pillars Flame Formation.
• Inoue Yuya attacked Ye Liangnai again, but Ye Liangnai met his punch with a blade and struck him with Thunder Array, leaving his right arm limp and his body badly injured.

Ye Liangnai helped suppress the criminal riot in Kumogakure, earning the feared nickname Silver-Haired Reaper while leaving the final blows to his teammates. In Kirigakure, Yuan Long arranged for Kumogakure’s guests to learn Ye Liangnai’s true identity, and Mei Terumi’s efforts to watch them failed, leaving Ye Liangnai in grave danger.

• Ye Liangnai urged the others to attack the weakened Inoue Yuya, and the acting captain killed Inoue Yuya with a slash through the heart.
• Ye Liangnai pursued the remaining criminals and defeated them so quickly that they began avoiding him and calling him the Silver-Haired Reaper.
• Ye Liangnai’s teammates praised their easy success, while other squads learned of his strength and his past victories over Darui and more than a hundred enemies.
• Yuan Long ordered a black-clad Anbu to leak Ye Liangnai’s details to Kumogakure’s honored guest so he could endanger Ye Liangnai and hurt Mei Terumi.
• Mei Terumi sent Anbu to monitor Tenshin and the others, but Yuan Long’s agents outmaneuvered them, and Ye Liangnai’s identity was revealed without their noticing anything amiss.
• Mei Terumi discovered the problem too late, and Ye Liangnai’s situation in Kumogakure had become extremely dangerous.

Tenshin learned that Ye Liangnai was a Kirigakure spy and decided to eliminate him, while Ye Liangnai grew wary of Tenshin’s reconnaissance mission. As Ye Liangnai and his companions prepared to regroup, a Tailed Beast Bomb struck nearby, and a two-tailed cat demon appeared before him.

• Tenshin confirmed from an intelligence report that Kira was Ye Liangnai, the White Cold Light, and ordered an immediate return to Kumogakure.
• Tenshin resolved to kill Ye Liangnai because he was a Kirigakure spy and could become Kumogakure’s enemy.
• Ye Liangnai kept a low profile during the criminal pursuit and suspected Tenshin’s long reconnaissance mission was aimed at Kirigakure.
• As Ye Liangnai told his companions to meet the acting captain, a Tailed Beast Bomb fell toward them.
• Ye Liangnai used Six Pillars Flame Formation to shield himself, but the blast shattered the barrier and swept away nearby ninja.
• A two-tailed cat demon surrounded by azure flames landed in front of the bloodied Ye Liangnai.

Matatabi rampaged through Kumogakure after being released, and Ye Liangnai was ordered to join the Anbu fighting her. When Matatabi’s Void Dog Cannon threatened Feiyu, Ye Liangnai protected him with a barrier, then continued the battle as the team tried to drive the Two-Tails out of the village.

• Matatabi destroyed parts of Kumogakure while Cloud Ninja called for the Raikage and tried to contain her.
• Ye Liangnai’s acting captain found him and ordered him to help fight Matatabi alongside Feiyu and the other Anbu.
• Feiyu and the Anbu trapped Matatabi in a lightning cage and began moving her toward the outskirts, but she broke free.
• Matatabi fired a Void Dog Cannon toward Feiyu, and Ye Liangnai shielded him with Six Pillars Flame Formation.
• Feiyu thanked Ye Liangnai, and the Anbu charged Matatabi again while assigning Ye Liangnai to defend them.

Ye Liangnai and the Cloud Ninja fought the Two-Tails until Sarui arrived and helped turn the battle in their favor. The Sealing Squad captured the beast, and Sarui stored it in the Amber Purifying Pot as Kumogakure’s unrest subsided.

• Ye Liangnai defended the fighters with his Barrier Jutsu while Feiyu and the others attacked the Two-Tails.
• Rata and the Cloud Ninja reinforcements arrived, including Dodai, who joined Ye Liangnai in defending the group.
• Sarui arrived and used the Amber Purifying Pot to absorb the Two-Tails’ Void Dog Cannon, then struck the beast with Lightning Release: Heavenly Thunder Rage.
• Darui and the other Cloud Ninja attacked the weakened Two-Tails with lightning techniques while the Sealing Squad prepared to capture it.
• The Sealing Squad sealed the Two-Tails, and Sarui absorbed it into the Amber Purifying Pot.
• The Cloud Ninja returned to their posts as Kumogakure’s internal unrest settled.

Ye Liangnai's strength drew the Fourth Raikage's attention, and Tenshin's investigation exposed that Kira was actually the notorious White Cold Light. As Tenshin set out to capture him, Ye Liangnai received a system achievement and the Talented One title.

• Ye Liangnai resumed sword practice after the Two-Tails attack, while teammates mistook his relief at losing the spotlight for resentment.
• Kumogakure began rebuilding, and Ye Liangnai's squad welcomed new members after suffering eight deaths in the battle.
• The Fourth Raikage reviewed reports of Kira's feats and suspected his identity, but waited for Tenshin to return with intelligence.
• Tenshin told the Fourth Raikage that Kira had a problem and gave him a scroll that revealed Kira was White Cold Light.
• The Fourth Raikage ordered Tenshin to capture Kira, permitting him to kill Kira if he resisted.
• Ye Liangnai received a strength enhancement, achieved the Invincible Among Jonin milestone, and gained the Talented One title.

Ye Liangnai was arrested after the Fourth Raikage identified him as White Cold Light, a Kirigakure spy using the alias Kira. The Raikage ordered Tenshin to undo Ye Liangnai’s seals, leaving his identity about to be confirmed.

• Tenshin and four Anbu agents surrounded Ye Liangnai and ordered him to come with them for questioning about White Cold Light.
• Ye Liangnai chose not to flee, and Tenshin restrained him as he left his room.
• The Fourth Raikage revealed intelligence identifying Ye Liangnai as Kira, White Cold Light, who had infiltrated Kumogakure for six months under orders from the Mizukage.
• Ye Liangnai challenged the intelligence and claimed Elder Genryu had fabricated it to have him killed.
• The Fourth Raikage said the evidence included a method to undo Ye Liangnai’s seals, and Tenshin began releasing his Facial Transformation Seal.

Ye Liangnai survived Tenshin’s attempt to expose him when the system prevented his appearance from changing, then persuaded the Fourth Raikage that Kirigakure’s intelligence could have been manipulated. The Fourth Raikage still ordered another memory inspection, and Tenshin took him to the verification area to undo Ye Liangnai’s Eternal Memory Seal.

• The system prevented Ye Liangnai from changing and charged him 10,000 Enhancement Points.
• Ye Liangnai told the Fourth Raikage that Yuan Long had planted false information and explained Kirigakure’s curse seals.
• The Fourth Raikage remained suspicious and decided Ye Liangnai’s memories needed to be inspected again.
• Ye Liangnai agreed to the inspection, and Tenshin led him and the Fourth Raikage to the memory verification area to release the Eternal Memory Seal.

Ye Liangnai passed another memory search in Kumogakure, but the Fourth Raikage remained suspicious and decided to transfer him to the Assassination Unit. In Kirigakure, Mei Terumi punished two Anbu for exposing information about Ye Liangnai, while Tenshin carried out the transfer.

• The Intelligence Department's ninja found no abnormalities in Ye Liangnai's memories, and the Fourth Raikage let him leave despite continuing to distrust him.
• Tenshin suggested that Ye Liangnai's fear during questioning could have been an instinctive reaction, but the Fourth Raikage decided to move him out of the Anbu and assign him to the Assassination Unit.
• Mei Terumi reprimanded two Anbu for being tricked by Yuan Long's subordinates and ordered them detained over the leak concerning Ye Liangnai.
• Ye Liangnai returned to his patrol post without being scolded, and Tenshin later returned to the team and stepped in as acting captain.
• Tenshin transferred Ye Liangnai to the dangerous Assassination Unit, leaving Ao Liu Yi confused.

Ye Liangnai was transferred to the Assassination Squad, where Dou Lang introduced him to the team and laid out its rules. The squad set out on a difficult mission to assassinate the rogue ninja Huicunze in the Land of the Moon, and Ye Liangnai looked forward to proving himself.

• Tenshin told Ao Liu Yi that Ye Liangnai's transfer to the Assassination Squad was the Fourth Raikage's order, and Ye Liangnai left for his new post.
• The squad members tested Ye Liangnai with killing intent and questions, but he ignored them and assessed their strength.
• Ye Liangnai recognized Dou Lang as the squad's captain, and Dou Lang explained the squad's rules and accepted him as a member.
• Dou Lang gathered all eighteen squad members and began their first mission, explaining that their target was Huicunze, a B-rank rogue ninja with powerful allies and armed guards in the Land of the Moon.
• Ye Liangnai called the mission a major challenge, and Dou Lang told him to follow the team's commands and prove himself.