Chapter Summaries

Liuyun left Kushina at home and deliberately lured Uchiha Genin into a secluded wasteland, where he began fighting them. After knocking Uchiha Kazuhiko unconscious with one punch, Liuyun was struck by three Shuriken from the other Uchiha.

• Liuyun left Kushina at home after she asked him to return early.
• Liuyun noticed Uchiha spies following him and led them to a secluded wasteland.
• Uchiha Kazuhiko and six other Genin surrounded Liuyun, and Kazuhiko revealed his One-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Liuyun moved at high speed and knocked Uchiha Kazuhiko unconscious with one punch.
• The remaining Uchiha Genin attacked with Shuriken and kunai, and three Shuriken embedded themselves in Liuyun.

Liuyun defeated the Uchiha Genin who ambushed him, leaving Uchiha Kazuhiko alone and at his mercy. He demanded that Kazuhiko show his Sharingan.

• Liuyun used the Substitution Jutsu to evade the Genin's Shuriken and struck back, injuring several Uchiha with a coordinated Shuriken attack.
• Uchiha Aoki set fire to Liuyun's hiding place, but Liuyun countered with a stronger Phoenix Sage Fire Technique that burned or injured the approaching Genin.
• Liuyun evaded Uchiha Aoki's punch and knocked him down with a knee strike before kicking another Genin out of the grass.
• Liuyun pinned Uchiha Kazuhiko and stomped on his shin, while the other Uchiha fled without him.
• Liuyun mocked Kazuhiko's pleas for mercy, ground his face into the dirt, slapped him, and demanded to see his Sharingan.

Liuyun humiliated Uchiha Kazuhiko after forcing him to activate his Sharingan, then returned home to find Kushina jealous over an unsigned warning letter about Fugaku. He reassured her that he did not know who sent it and ended their conversation by pulling her close and flirting with her.

• Liuyun slapped Uchiha Kazuhiko, forced him to activate his One-Tomoe Sharingan, and threw sand into his eyes and dirt into his mouth before sending him away.
• Liuyun returned home and found Kushina holding an unsigned letter that warned him to be careful of Fugaku.
• Liuyun told Kushina he did not know who wrote the letter and reminded her that he had never hidden the love letters girls sent him.
• Kushina asked whether Fugaku posed a threat, and Liuyun reassured her that he was strong enough to handle him.
• Kushina recognized the orchid fragrance on the letter but could not place it, so Liuyun pulled her close and complimented her scent.

Liuyun learned to materialize a Sealing Formula under Kushina’s guidance, while Uchiha Kazuhiko manipulated Uchiha Fugaku into promising revenge. The chapter left Fugaku and Kazuhiko plotting a crude retaliation against Liuyun.

• Kushina taught Liuyun how to use Chakra to materialize a Sealing Formula, and he produced one within minutes.
• Kushina startled Liuyun, causing the Formula to retract before he could complete the technique.
• Uchiha Fugaku scolded his defeated men, then gave Uchiha Kazuhiko eye drops for his swollen eyes.
• Uchiha Kazuhiko exaggerated and fabricated Liuyun’s insults and mistreatment to inflame Uchiha Fugaku against him.
• Uchiha Fugaku promised to avenge Uchiha Kazuhiko, who offered his diarrhea as part of their planned retaliation.

Gamamaru dreamed of a powerful stranger whose choices would either destroy Mount Myōboku or force it to share its land with humans. When the stranger noticed Gamamaru and shattered the dream with his strange eye, the Great Toad Sage woke with bloody tears and feared he had been blinded.

• Gamamaru foresaw two possible fates for Mount Myōboku: destruction if it opposed the stranger, or surrendering part of its territory if it submitted.
• Gamamaru saw the stranger's figure persist through visions of a ruined ninja era, a towering God Tree, and a giant in black armor.
• The stranger turned toward Gamamaru and unleashed the power of his left eye, shattering the dream and causing Gamamaru intense pain.
• Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima rushed to Gamamaru after hearing its scream, but Gamamaru refused medicine and a sage power talisman.
• Gamamaru recalled the eye's nine black tomoe and compared it to the Rinnegan and Kaguya Otsutsuki's Nine Tomoe Rinne Sharingan, then wondered whether it had been permanently blinded.

The Great Toad Sage described a new prophecy about a godlike figure whose rise threatened Mount Myōboku, but his visions and prophetic powers had become unreliable. He drew the figure’s ominous Mangekyō Sharingan and warned Fukasaku to befriend its owner unconditionally.

• Fukasaku treated the Great Toad Sage’s bleeding eyes, then asked him about the vision and the Rinnegan and Nine Tomoe Rinne Sharingan.
• The Great Toad Sage said he had dreamed of a godlike figure who would end the age of shinobi and usher in a new era, but mysterious interference had obscured the vision.
• The Great Toad Sage described two rival saviors and two possible fates for Mount Myōboku: submission or destruction.
• Fukasaku proposed supporting the blond, blue-eyed boy, but the Great Toad Sage warned that trying to influence events might bring about Mount Myōboku’s destruction.
• The Great Toad Sage said the future could no longer be foreseen and drew a spiral-shaped Mangekyō Sharingan on his belly with his blood.
• The Great Toad Sage identified the eye as the god’s initial eye and ordered Fukasaku to support and befriend its owner, never making an enemy of him.

Liuyun ignored Uchiha Fugaku’s challenge letter, while the worsening war threat left him hoping the conflict would end before he became a ninja. Fugaku waited at the Uchiha Compound with a crowd, only to discover that his trusted subordinate Uchiha Kazuhiko had advertised the fight and that Liuyun had not arrived.

• Liuyun threw away Uchiha Fugaku’s challenge letter and decided not to show up on Fugaku’s terms.
• Kushina studied the Uzumaki sealing technique with Grandma Mito so she could keep up with Liuyun’s rapid learning.
• Liuyun collected his royalties, noticed Konoha’s growing military preparations, and worried about facing Hanzō of the Salamander in a future war.
• A crowd gathered at the Uchiha Compound to watch Fugaku’s scheduled fight with the famous elementary school kid Shaggy-haired Bro.
• Uchiha Fugaku realized that Uchiha Kazuhiko had leaked the challenge when Kazuhiko joked that Liuyun had been scared away.

Liuyun refused to apologize for missing Uchiha Fugaku’s challenge and agreed to meet him at Konoha Training Ground 1. Their fight began with an evenly matched shuriken exchange, then Liuyun’s charging kunai attack forced Fugaku to give ground as they locked weapons.

• Uchiha Qingmang and Uchiha Chiya visited Liuyun and asked why he had missed Fugaku’s challenge.
• Liuyun told them he would fight Fugaku at Konoha Training Ground 1 in an hour and would wait only ten minutes.
• Fugaku accepted Liuyun’s reply and went to the training ground with Uchiha Qingmang, Uchiha Chiya, an Uchiha Elite Chunin, and Uchiha Kazuhiko.
• Liuyun and Fugaku traded shuriken at high speed, ending the exchange with Liuyun unhurt and Fugaku’s arm grazed.
• Liuyun charged Fugaku with a kunai, and their weapons clashed in a stalemate after Fugaku was driven back by the force of the attack.

Liuyun and Uchiha Fugaku fought with taijutsu and ninjutsu, trading feints and substitutions as both neared exhaustion. They reappeared in the open and charged at each other again, with the outcome still undecided.

• Uchiha Fugaku gained the upper hand in taijutsu, but Liuyun countered with Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique and Uchiha Fugaku overwhelmed it with Great Fireball Technique.
• Liuyun escaped the Great Fireball with Substitution Jutsu, then struck Uchiha Fugaku with Lightning Release: Falling Thunder Technique, only to discover he had hit a Shadow Clone.
• Uchiha Fugaku attacked Liuyun from a tree, but Liuyun's Shadow Clone vanished and triggered a smoke bomb trap, giving Uchiha Fugaku time to escape with another substitution.
• Liuyun and Uchiha Fugaku faced each other again, both nearly out of stamina and Chakra, and Uchiha Fugaku charged as Liuyun prepared to fight barehanded.

Liuyun defeated Uchiha Fugaku with genjutsu and a three-hit counterattack, then chose to spare him to avoid provoking the Uchiha Great Elder. As Fugaku and his companions left the practice ground, Liuyun addressed three people hiding in the grass.

• Liuyun trapped Uchiha Fugaku in a genjutsu, making him believe his arms had been torn off before kicking him in the crotch to break the illusion.
• Liuyun struck Fugaku with an uppercut and a knee to the abdomen, knocking him down and forcing him to concede.
• Liuyun released Fugaku when the Elite Chunin, Uchiha Chiya, and Uchiha Qingmang urged him to show mercy.
• The Elite Chunin carried Fugaku away, and Uchiha Kazuhiko hurried after them.
• Uchiha Qingmang and Uchiha Chiya praised Liuyun, who called out to three people hiding in the grass.

Uchiha Liuyun befriended the young Ino-Shika-Cho heirs after revealing his name and defeating Uchiha Fugaku, then visited Kushina while she practiced Water Walking at the Senju estate. The chapter left Kushina angry and embarrassed after Liuyun teased her for being nervous about his gaze.

• Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, and Choza Akimichi emerged from hiding and introduced themselves to Liuyun.
• Liuyun revealed that he was Uchiha Liuyun, surprising the three young heirs, and said he was about to enter sixth grade.
• Liuyun introduced Uchiha Qingmang and Uchiha Chiya, befriended the trio, and then left the training ground.
• Liuyun went to the Senju Clan Grounds and found Kushina practicing Water Walking in a pond while Mito Uzumaki watched.
• Kushina caught Liuyun staring, and he and Mito teased her until she threatened to tear his mouth apart.

Uchiha Liuyun told Mito Uzumaki that Nawaki might die if he went to the Rain Country battlefield and urged her to keep him in Konoha. Mito Uzumaki took the warning seriously, but Liuyun could offer no proof beyond his suspicions.

• Kushina teased Liuyun about his dirty clothes, then worried he would graduate early and leave her behind; he promised to stay until they finished sixth grade.
• Kushina and Liuyun prepared to go to Yunxiang Flower Shop, but Liuyun asked her to wait outside so he could speak privately with Mito Uzumaki.
• Liuyun warned Mito Uzumaki that Nawaki could lose his life if he went to the Rain Country battlefield and asked her to use her authority to keep him in Konoha.
• Mito Uzumaki demanded to know how Liuyun knew, and he explained that his warning was only a guess based on Nawaki's Senju heritage and the danger of the war.

Liuyun warned Mito Uzumaki that Nawaki was in danger, then received a Chakra-conducting longsword from Orochimaru and tested it at his mother’s flower shop. After Asuka punished him for cutting a customer’s bouquet, Liuyun took her and Kushina out for an expensive barbecue meal.

• Liuyun told Mito Uzumaki that Nawaki might be targeted and asked her to keep their conversation secret.
• Liuyun and Kushina arrived at Yunxiang Flower Shop and heard Asuka complain that customers had bought all the chrysanthemums and other popular flowers.
• Asuka gave Liuyun an ornate longsword delivered by a ninja, and Liuyun cut through a reserved bouquet while testing its sharpness.
• Asuka scolded Liuyun for ruining the bouquet, and he later took her and Kushina to an upscale barbecue restaurant.

The Land of Rain declared war on the Land of Fire, and Mito Uzumaki forbade Nawaki from joining the battlefield because she feared Liuyun’s warning that he would die. She eventually let Nawaki leave with Orochimaru, but Nawaki died that night in an Exploding Tag trap, leaving Orochimaru overcome with grief and guilt.

• The Land of Rain declared war on the Land of Fire, and Sarutobi Hiruzen mobilized Konoha’s forces for battle.
• Mito Uzumaki forbade Nawaki from going to war, despite Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru urging her to let him fight.
• After Nawaki accused Mito of destroying his dream, Mito relented, and Nawaki departed with Orochimaru for the Land of Rain.
• Nawaki entered combat missions with Orochimaru that night and died in an Exploding Tag trap.
• Orochimaru found Nawaki’s corpse, blamed himself for taking him to war, and feared facing Mito and Tsunade.

After Nawaki died in the Rain Country, Tsunade and Mito Uzumaki were overwhelmed by grief, while Liuyun blamed himself for failing to change Nawaki's fate. Mito confronted Liuyun in the rain, her eyes turning beast-like as she demanded to know who killed Nawaki.

• Jiraiya stopped Tsunade from seeing Nawaki's mutilated body, and she fainted from grief and guilt.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered a full-scale offensive against the Rain Ninja after Nawaki's death, escalating the war.
• Kushina told Liuyun that Nawaki had died and asked him to visit Mito Uzumaki, but Liuyun said his warning had failed and brought everyone more pain.
• Liuyun resolved that no one could control his fate or the fates of those he cherished, as thunder and heavy rain swept in.
• Kushina found Mito Uzumaki standing motionless in the rain, and Liuyun came to speak with her.
• Mito Uzumaki's eyes became beast-like as she seized Liuyun and demanded to know who had killed Nawaki.

Liuyun helped Mito Uzumaki suppress the Nine-Tails and answered her suspicions about who had targeted Nawaki, claiming Madara Uchiha might still be alive. Mito decided to investigate Madara and then confronted Liuyun about how much he knew and whether he had deliberately approached Kushina.

• Liuyun warned Mito Uzumaki that the Nine-Tails' power was leaking out, and she forced its chakra back into the seal.
• Mito asked whether Sarutobi Hiruzen or the Leaf High Command had tried to kill Nawaki, but Liuyun denied it.
• After Mito asked whether the Uchiha Clan was responsible, Liuyun said Madara Uchiha might still be alive.
• Mito resolved to investigate Madara Uchiha and asked Liuyun how he knew so much and whether he had deliberately approached Kushina.

After Mito Uzumaki apologized for doubting Liuyun, he left to let her and Kushina talk. Meanwhile, Hanzo's victory over the Three Ninja reshaped the war, and Liuyun began a new semester at the Ninja Academy, where Kushina claimed the Uchiha children as her little brothers.

• Mito Uzumaki questioned Liuyun's intentions toward Kushina, but Kushina defended him and Mito apologized.
• Liuyun reassured Mito, urged her to take care of herself for Kushina's sake, and left in the rain.
• Hanzo defeated the Three Ninja with his poison, forcing Konoha's forces to retreat and giving the Hidden Rain Village the first victory of the Fire-Rain War.
• Konoha shifted to economic pressure and covert attacks against the Rain Country as the war continued into the new Ninja Academy semester.
• Uchiha children crowded around Liuyun at school because they had heard he defeated Uchiha Fugaku.
• Kushina declared Liuyun her little brother and invited the Uchiha children to become her little brothers, earning their enthusiastic agreement.

Liuyun scolded Kushina for recruiting lackeys before Xiaotian began the new semester’s lessons and announced the one-on-one Ranking Tournament. When Kameda surrendered rather than fight Kushina, Liuyun argued that surrendering showed a lack of courage, leaving Kameda furious and under pressure to apologize.

• Liuyun warned Kushina that she would be responsible if her lackeys misused her name, and Kushina agreed to recruit only strong students with good character.
• Xiaotian checked the students’ summer assignments, then took the class to the Training Grounds for the new semester’s one-on-one Ranking Tournament.
• Oda-sensei drew Kushina and Sasaki Kameda as the first opponents, but Kameda immediately surrendered rather than fight her.
• Liuyun accused Kameda of disrespecting his classmates and teacher by surrendering, prompting Kameda to curse him and demand a fight with him instead.
• Kushina reported Kameda for insulting Liuyun, and Xiaotian ordered Kameda to apologize while Liuyun defended his argument.

Liuyun provoked Kameda into fighting Kushina, who beat him badly, before the class tournament continued and Minato won his match. Liuyun was then called to face Takahashi Koya, a girl who had previously given him a love letter, while Kushina ordered him not to hold back.

• Liuyun pressured Kameda into accepting a fight with Kushina, and Kushina beat him until Oda-sensei intervened.
• Liuyun and Kushina mocked Sato, who took Kameda and retreated to Oda-sensei.
• Minato Namikaze defeated Suika Taro in one move, impressing the students and Liuyun.
• Kushina asked Liuyun how she could beat Minato, but Xiaotian called Liuyun to fight Takahashi Koya.
• Liuyun realized Takahashi Koya was the girl who had given him a love letter, and Kushina sternly told him to finish the fight quickly.

Liuyun and Kushina flirted through the Ninja Academy’s battle exercises, drawing attention from their classmates. When they were matched against each other, they turned the fight into a playful dance before Liuyun surrendered, leaving Minato disappointed that he might not get to challenge him.

• Liuyun quickly defeated Takahashi Koya, who secretly teased him during their reconciliation seal, and he worried Kushina might have noticed.
• Liuyun and Kushina shared lunch and joked about her gaining weight.
• Liuyun and Kushina were matched against each other and turned their battle into a series of playful dance moves.
• Little Turtle Man reported the couple for fooling around, and Xiaotian told them to take the battle seriously.
• Liuyun voluntarily surrendered, disappointing Minato, who had hoped to challenge him.