Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yun faced Sasuke in the tournament, where Sasuke used his Sharingan to trap him in a genjutsu. Xiao Yun broke free by recognizing the illusion, leaving Sasuke shocked and bleeding.

• Hyuga Yumi gave Xiao Yun the wedding date set by the Hokage and her clan leader, while Tsunade argued with Yumi and Baijie over marrying him.
• Samui left after Yumi reminded Xiao Yun of their time together, and the match bell sent Xiao Yun into the arena.
• Sasuke attacked Xiao Yun with explosive kunai, then sprang from beneath the arena floor and clashed with him in a contest of strength.
• Sasuke activated his Sharingan and trapped Xiao Yun in a genjutsu where he met Hao the Most Handsome of Blue Star.
• Xiao Yun recognized the illusion, punched Hao, and broke the genjutsu, leaving Sasuke staring at him in horror with blood at his mouth.

Xiao Yun fought Sasuke in the arena as Sasuke revealed the power of his curse mark and trapped him with Uchiha Style: Windmill Triple Blade. The chapter ended with Sasuke charging Raikiri at Xiao Yun, while Tsunade and Jiraiya remained unconcerned and Hyuga Yumi hesitated to intervene.

• Xiao Yun broke Sasuke's genjutsu, and Sasuke's Great Fireball destroyed only a Wood Release Clone.
• Sasuke transformed using his curse mark and rejected Xiao Yun's warning against seeking power by crooked means.
• Xiao Yun used Tree Binding Death Burial, but Sasuke burned the vines away with a stronger Great Fireball.
• Sasuke used wired shuriken and kunai to pin Xiao Yun against the wall with Uchiha Style: Windmill Triple Blade.
• Hyuga Yumi worried over Xiao Yun, but Tsunade teased her, and Sasuke launched Raikiri at Xiao Yun.

Xiao Yun overwhelmed Sasuke in the arena, and Sasuke admitted defeat after the Sound Shadow warned him that Xiao Yun had hidden even more strength. After Sasuke left with the Sound Shadow, Tsunade and Hyuga Yumi competed for Xiao Yun’s attention, leaving him eager to escape and train.

• Xiao Yun opened the First Gate and dodged Sasuke’s Raikiri, then struck him with an invisible wave of compressed air.
• Xiao Yun mocked Sasuke’s toughness and offered him secret training techniques, while Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura urged Sasuke to give up.
• Sasuke tried to unleash more of the Curse Mark of Earth, but the Sound Shadow told him to admit defeat and return to awaken stronger power.
• Sasuke admitted defeat, released the curse mark, and left with the Sound Shadow as Sakura and Naruto followed.
• Tsunade dragged Xiao Yun away and devoured the oyster sushi Hyuga Yumi had made for him, prompting Xiao Yun to leave and train.

The tournament standings took shape as Xiao Yun tied Naruto for third, while Tsunade urged him to get money from the Hyuga Clan to help repay her debt. The Fourth Raikage learned that Samui had been involved with Xiao Yun and demanded she keep it from Samueru, but Samui insisted she saw Samueru only as a younger brother.

• Samueru reached the finals with 72 points, while Sasuke placed second and Naruto and Xiao Yun tied for third with 50 points each.
• Tsunade asked Xiao Yun to seek advance dowries from Hyuga Hiashi, then agreed to go with Jiraiya to discuss the investigation into Orochimaru.
• The Fourth Raikage confronted Samui about avoiding Samueru and attending Xiao Yun's matches.
• Samui confessed what had happened between her and Xiao Yun, and the Fourth Raikage erupted in anger and rushed to confront Xiao Yun.
• Samui stopped the Raikage from going after Xiao Yun and tried to stab herself, but he took her kunai away.
• The Fourth Raikage ordered Samui to keep the matter from Samueru and said they would marry after the tournament, but Samui refused and said she regarded Samueru as a younger brother.

Xiao Yun’s training with Might Guy led to a discovery about his lightning-charged attacks, before a late-night encounter with Samui turned tense when Samueru appeared. The chapter ended with Samui warning Xiao Yun to run from him.

• Xiao Yun trained with Might Guy for several days and discovered that his attacks could produce explosive purple lightning, especially after opening the Gate of Life.
• Might Guy ended their exhausting training session, then took Xiao Yun and Rock Lee to Moonlight Izakaya.
• After leaving the izakaya, Xiao Yun encountered Samui, who tearfully asked him to come with her and later said they might never meet again.
• Samui began to explain that Lord Raikage was involved, but Samueru appeared and angrily called her a bitch.
• Samui warned Xiao Yun that Samueru was dangerous and told him to run.

Samui rejected Samueru and chose to stay with Xiao Yun, prompting the Fourth Raikage to stop their fight and challenge Samueru to defeat Xiao Yun in the tournament final. After the Raikage left Samui in Konoha, the Third Hokage appointed her a special consultant to handle alliance details, surprising her and Xiao Yun.

• Samui stood between Samueru and Xiao Yun, apologized, and begged Samueru to spare Xiao Yun, but he threatened to take them back and torture them.
• Xiao Yun defended Samui and declared she would stay in Konoha, and Samui refused to return to the Hidden Cloud Village.
• Samueru erupted with lightning and prepared to fight Xiao Yun, but the Third Hokage and Fourth Raikage arrived and halted them.
• The Fourth Raikage told Samueru to defeat Xiao Yun in the tournament final if he wanted to win Samui back, then left Samui in Konoha with a warning for Xiao Yun to treat her well.
• The Third Hokage appointed Samui a special consultant from the Hidden Cloud Village, responsible for alliance details, leaving her and Xiao Yun stunned.

Killer B explained that the Hidden Cloud Village’s alliance with Konoha was a cover for befriending Xiao Yun, whom he saw as a potential rival to Pain, and urged the Raikage to strengthen Samueru rather than cancel their death match. Xiao Yun spent the night with Samui, then was summoned to watch Sasuke and Naruto’s match, which had been moved up.

• Samueru protested the alliance after Xiao Yun took Samui and absorbed her Yin Lightning, but the Fourth Raikage ordered him to let the matter go.
• Killer B told the Fourth Raikage that Xiao Yun’s talent made him a better hope against the Akatsuki Organization and Pain, and advised keeping the death match while quickly strengthening Samueru.
• The Third Hokage assigned Samui to the Hokage Special Forces base to handle alliance matters and told Xiao Yun to settle down with her while Tsunade carried his child.
• Samui urged Xiao Yun to focus on training for his fight with Samueru, but they spent the night together.
• Rock Lee noticed a lip print on Xiao Yun’s face after sparring with him, and Might Guy then told Xiao Yun that Sasuke and Naruto’s match would begin in ten minutes and that the Hokage had ordered him to attend.

Naruto and Sasuke began their duel at the Valley of the End, with Sasuke trying to defeat Naruto before reaching Xiao Yun. Naruto used repeated Shadow Clone Jutsu to wear Sasuke down, but Sasuke outmaneuvered him, and Naruto prepared another attack.

• Tsunade confronted Xiao Yun about his absence, then asked him to protect Naruto if he was in danger.
• Sasuke activated the Curse Mark of Earth and told Naruto to surrender, while Naruto refused and created dozens of shadow clones.
• Sasuke destroyed Naruto's clones with taijutsu and a Great Fireball Technique, but Naruto kept producing more and Sasuke began to tire.
• Sasuke used flaming shuriken to force Naruto to dodge, then struck a Naruto clone before Naruto kicked away a shadow-clone Sasuke.
• Sasuke surprised Naruto with another shadow clone and kicked him across the ground, but Naruto got up and used Shadow Clone Jutsu again.

Naruto and Sasuke clashed at the Valley of the End, matching Naruto’s Rasengan against Sasuke’s Raikiri before continuing their fight hand to hand. Naruto urged Sasuke to abandon revenge and return to Konoha, but Sasuke rejected him and demanded that Naruto bring back his murdered family.

• Naruto’s clones attacked Sasuke repeatedly as the watching Jonin and Kage struggled to understand his tactics.
• Sasuke formed Raikiri while Naruto used a clone to create a Rasengan, revealing his trump card to the spectators.
• Xiao Yun sensed that Sasuke’s Chakra had grown colder and stronger, and Jiraiya asked him to protect Naruto if he was in danger.
• Naruto and Sasuke exchanged pleas and declarations about friendship and revenge before charging at each other with Rasengan and Raikiri.
• The techniques collided in a blinding explosion that sent both boys crashing into the statues, after which they resumed fighting with fists and kicks.
• Naruto knocked Sasuke down and urged him to turn back, but Sasuke mocked the idea and asked Naruto to restore his murdered family.

Naruto and Sasuke unleashed their strongest techniques in a fierce battle at the Valley of the End, and Xiao Yun found Naruto pierced through the chest after the clash. Tsunade and the slugs tried to save him, but they could only say his injuries were too severe as crying and shouting broke out.

• Sasuke transformed with the Heavenly Curse Mark, and Naruto answered with an orange-red Chakra cloak.
• Naruto and Sasuke collided with Rasengan and Raikiri, unleashing a massive shockwave behind the barrier.
• Sasuke emerged badly injured, and Xiao Yun forced his way past Hyuga Bunta to search for Naruto.
• Xiao Yun found Naruto pinned to the rock wall by an iron sword and carried him to Tsunade for treatment.
• Tsunade and more than a dozen slugs treated Naruto, but they said his injuries were too severe, and cries rang out.

Xiao Yun saved Naruto by clearing the Nine-Tails Chakra from his body, then learned that Samueru might challenge him for the top ranking. After spending the night with Tsunade, Xiao Yun went to train, where Might Guy immediately injured his back to avoid sparring.

• Sakura confessed that she had urged Naruto to bring Sasuke back, and Xiao Yun pulled her away from Naruto in anger.
• Xiao Yun used the Master-Servant Symbiotic Life-Generating Technique to clear the Nine-Tails Chakra, then revived Naruto with Earth Rejuvenation after Tsunade became too nauseated to help.
• Samueru arrived with Killer B, warned Xiao Yun to enjoy his remaining days, and left after Killer B praised him.
• Xiao Yun told Tsunade that Samueru would likely choose him as a challenger, and Tsunade encouraged him before asking him to stay the night.
• Xiao Yun arrived at the training grounds the next day, Rock Lee fled, and Might Guy pretended to throw out his back to avoid training with him.

Xiao Yun began preparing for his deadly duel with Samueru, whose strength in lightning-style ninjutsu and genjutsu made the coming fight especially dangerous. Kurenai caught on to Xiao Yun’s relationship with Samui, then started teaching him how to counter genjutsu.

• Kakashi told Xiao Yun that Samueru had chosen him for a fight to the death seven days later, and that Kakashi, Might Guy, and Kurenai would train him.
• Kakashi explained that Samueru was a genjutsu expert and that Samui had revealed this to Konoha.
• Kurenai privately confronted Xiao Yun about his relationship with Samui and said she could tell they had slept together.
• Xiao Yun promised to do what Kurenai asked so she would not tell Tsunade about Samui.
• Kurenai began teaching Xiao Yun the basics of genjutsu and how to counter it.

Kurenai revealed her Kurama Clan heritage and asked Xiao Yun to eat a sacred Illusion Fruit so he could help rescue her father from the illusory world. After Xiao Yun refused, Kurenai threatened to falsely accuse him of molesting her until he swallowed the fruit, then prepared to teach him how to counter genjutsu.

• Kurenai told Xiao Yun about the Kurama Clan’s genjutsu abilities and the legend of a ninth level that could connect illusion and reality.
• Kurenai explained that her father had opened a passage into the illusory world and asked Xiao Yun to focus on genjutsu so he could help rescue him.
• Kurenai offered Xiao Yun an Illusion Fruit, saying it could grant him genjutsu Chakra, while Xiao Yun questioned why she had chosen him instead of Asuma.
• When Xiao Yun refused to eat the fruit, Kurenai undressed and shouted that he was molesting her until he swallowed it.
• Kurenai dressed again and told Xiao Yun that she would teach him how to counter genjutsu while the fruit digested.

Kurenai used genjutsu to punish Xiao Yun, but he broke free and turned the illusion against her before she released it. That night, Xiao Yun wrestled with guilt and discovered he could control his violet eyes and see Chakra; he resolved to improve his genjutsu and rescue Kurenai’s father.

• Kurenai trapped Xiao Yun in a genjutsu and whipped him while Kakashi watched him suffer in the real world.
• Xiao Yun broke the illusion’s restraints with his newly awakened power and pounced on Kurenai in the genjutsu, stopping before the final moment.
• Kurenai released the genjutsu and fled, embarrassed, while Xiao Yun told Kakashi they had merely practiced genjutsu.
• Kurenai considered telling Tsunade what happened but left, warning herself that Xiao Yun had to rescue her father.
• Xiao Yun felt guilty about Kurenai and Asuma, then discovered he could activate his violet eyes at will, see Chakra, and improve his vision.

After sleeping for a full day and night, Xiao Yun reassured Tsunade that he would not push himself too hard, then faced Kakashi in a test of his strength. The chapter ended as Xiao Yun attacked Kakashi with a Wood Dragon and ten wooden hands.

• Xiao Yun woke after a full day and night of sleep, and Tsunade comforted him while warning him not to overexert himself in genjutsu training.
• Kakashi arrived and challenged Xiao Yun to fight at full strength while Tsunade watched.
• Xiao Yun opened the Second Gate and shattered Kakashi’s Earth Release wall with a punch.
• Xiao Yun bound Kakashi with Tree Binding Death Burial and sent purple lightning through the vines, forcing Kakashi to break free with Raikiri.
• Xiao Yun summoned a Wood Dragon and formed ten wooden hands to attack Kakashi from both sides, while Tsunade admired his power and imagined raising a family with him.

Xiao Yun countered Kakashi’s traps during their battle, forcing Kakashi to reveal his Sharingan and use powerful Water and Lightning Release techniques. Trapped in the water, Xiao Yun opened the Third Gate and prepared to unleash his strongest attack on Kakashi.

• Hyuga Hiashi ordered Yumi and Baijie to get pregnant with Xiao Yun’s child after the Genin selection tournament, while Samui worried Xiao Yun was still no match for Samueru.
• Xiao Yun defused Kakashi’s explosive kunai trap with Wood Release shuriken and sent the weapons back toward Kakashi.
• Kakashi revealed his Sharingan and trapped Xiao Yun in a Water Wall, then attacked him with a Water Dragon and Lightning Release.
• Xiao Yun endured the electricity and opened the Third Gate, unleashing enough power to make the water surrounding him vanish.
• Xiao Yun announced his strongest move, Eight Gates True Ten Hands, and charged at Kakashi.

Xiao Yun fought Kakashi in a spar that ended before he revealed his full strength, then faced Kurenai’s teasing advances while trying to stay faithful to Tsunade. He fled Kurenai’s room, leaving their feelings unresolved.

• Xiao Yun used a genjutsu to break through Kakashi’s Water Wall and nearly hit him with Thousand Years of Death before Kakashi and Tsunade ended the spar.
• Xiao Yun sent pregnant Tsunade home because her symptoms were severe.
• Kurenai confronted Xiao Yun about his actions in a genjutsu and warned she would expose him unless he trained to rescue her father.
• Kurenai flirted with Xiao Yun and challenged him to get a room with her, but he refused to betray Tsunade and hurried away.

After exhausting Might Guy, Xiao Yun decided to train in genjutsu before his duel and demonstrated that he had mastered Mirroring World after only two days. Tsunade urged him to keep practicing so he could rescue Kurenai's father, and Xiao Yun began training with Kurenai.

• Kurenai told Tsunade that Tsunade had fallen for Xiao Yun, while Kurenai privately felt jealous of their closeness.
• Xiao Yun vented his frustration by training Might Guy until Guy surrendered and limped away.
• Xiao Yun decided to practice genjutsu with Kurenai before his duel, despite his resolve to avoid further ambiguous encounters with her.
• Kurenai asked Xiao Yun to demonstrate Mirroring World, and he used the genjutsu on her, astonishing her and Tsunade.
• Tsunade told Xiao Yun to train hard in genjutsu and rescue Kurenai's father, and Xiao Yun agreed to train with Kurenai.

Xiao Yun hit a mental-power limit while training genjutsu, so Kurenai offered to use the dangerous Kurama Clan technique Mind Training to help him advance. She led him to the clan’s hidden memorial hall, where an embarrassing discovery interrupted her grief.

• Xiao Yun reached the peak of Genjutsu Level 2, and Kurenai explained that he needed to increase his mental power before he could advance.
• Kurenai described Mind Training, a dangerous genjutsu that strengthened willpower by confronting its target with their deepest fears, and Xiao Yun agreed to undergo it.
• Kurenai took Xiao Yun to her residence and revealed a concealed tunnel beneath her bed.
• Xiao Yun followed Kurenai to the Kurama Clan’s former council hall, now a memorial hall filled with tablets, and tried to comfort her as she wept.
• Kurenai noticed the pungent smell on Xiao Yun’s tissues, realized what they were, and hurried back toward the tunnel in embarrassment.

Kurenai angrily confronted Xiao Yun over his earlier actions, then made him promise to reach Level 9 in genjutsu and rescue her father within two years. She began Mind Training in the Kurama Clan’s secret chamber, where Xiao Yun faced an illusion of Tsunade betraying and poisoning him, while Kurenai watched his reaction.

• Kurenai threw a kunai at Xiao Yun, then cried over the memorial tablet it struck and accused him of humiliating her.
• Kurenai kept Xiao Yun’s stained tissue as supposed evidence and demanded that he reach Level 9 in genjutsu and rescue her father within two years.
• Kurenai took Xiao Yun to the secret chamber and used the Kurama Clan’s Azure Phantom Light to begin Mind Training.
• Xiao Yun’s illusion showed Tsunade with Danzō, claiming Xiao Yun was only a substitute and plotting to poison him.
• Kurenai watched Xiao Yun’s tear-streaked face and considered telling Tsunade what he had seen in the illusion.