Chapter Summaries

Xuan Ye watched Guy train to learn taijutsu, then accepted Guy’s challenge and tested his new skills. Guy easily stopped Xuan Ye’s attack, but recognized that the four-year-old had strength comparable to a genin.

• Xuan Ye entered the training ground and closely studied Guy’s taijutsu techniques.
• Guy recognized Xuan Ye as Minato Namikaze’s child and challenged him to a friendly battle.
• Xuan Ye removed his weights and attacked Guy with Konoha Whirlwind.
• Guy caught Xuan Ye’s kick and lifted him by the leg, surprised by the boy’s strength.
• Guy released Xuan Ye and encouraged him to keep training in the name of youth.

After losing to Might Guy, Xuan Ye returned home, where Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze reassured him and fed him. He woke the next morning recovered and stronger, with nearly twice as much chakra as the day before.

• Xuan Ye decided to make challenging Might Guy part of his regular training, then admired the night sky on his way home.
• Xuan Ye found Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze waiting for him at home, and Kushina warmed his dinner.
• Minato Namikaze told Xuan Ye he would protect him but hoped he would become strong enough to protect himself.
• After eating, Xuan Ye reflected on his training and fight with Guy, deciding that fighting him again would help him improve.
• Xuan Ye woke the next morning fully rested and discovered his chakra reserves had nearly doubled.

Xuan Ye set out for the outskirts of Konoha to train, planning to improve his chakra control and stay there through lunch. He wondered whether Hiruzen Sarutobi had been spying on his training with the Telescope Technique.

• Xuan Ye dressed for training, gathered his ninja tools and weights, and told Kushina Uzumaki he would eat lunch outside while training.
• Kushina Uzumaki approved of Genya Namikaze’s decision to improve his strength.
• Xuan Ye ran to the outskirts of Konoha, pleased that the nearby forest and stream could provide fish or wild game for lunch.
• Xuan Ye reviewed the previous day’s training and decided to practice Water Walking and Tree Climbing alongside ninjutsu to improve his chakra control.
• Xuan Ye worried that Hiruzen Sarutobi might have watched him train with the Telescope Technique.

Xuan Ye trained his Chakra Control by practicing Water Walking and tree climbing, with the system increasing his proficiency for both failures and successes. By the end, his proficiency had reached 5,100, and he planned to keep training until it was maxed out.

• Xuan Ye went to a stream outside Konoha Village and began practicing Water Walking, initially failing when he lost control of his Chakra.
• The system awarded Xuan Ye Chakra Control proficiency for failing, and he kept trying until he could stand and walk across the water.
• Xuan Ye dried his wet clothes and shoes with Chakra, then attempted tree climbing and reached the top on his first try.
• Xuan Ye climbed the tree several more times and asked the system to check his proficiency, learning it had reached 5,100 points.
• Xuan Ye hoped to max out his Chakra Control proficiency that day and see whether the system would give him a reward.

Xuan Ye maxed out his Chakra Control through Tree Climbing and Water Walking, earning a halved chakra-consumption attribute and a Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu scroll. He began testing the new attribute by attempting Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven.

• Xuan Ye trained in Tree Climbing and Water Walking until his Chakra Control proficiency reached 9,950.
• Xuan Ye successfully completed another Water Walking session and raised his Chakra Control proficiency to 10,000.
• The system perfected Xuan Ye's Chakra Control, halved his ninjutsu chakra consumption, and awarded him a Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu scroll.
• Xuan Ye considered the scroll's training potential and the benefits of his Uzumaki Clan bloodline and new attribute.
• Xuan Ye assumed the starting stance and began testing the attribute with Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven.

Xuan Ye tested Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven and discovered that his mastered Chakra Control greatly reduced its Chakra consumption, allowing him to improve the technique’s proficiency and cause surprising damage. He asked the system for the promised Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, and it began transmitting the technique into his mind.

• Xuan Ye used Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven and found that Chakra Control reduced its Chakra consumption to roughly one-quarter of what it had been.
• Xuan Ye maintained the technique for nearly half a minute, spent about one-third of his Chakra, and raised its proficiency by fifty points.
• Xuan Ye saw that the technique had carved a spherical pit nearly two meters wide beneath his feet.
• Xuan Ye asked the system for the promised Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, and the system began transmitting its usage method into his mind.

Xuan Ye learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu from the system and began practicing it. His first clone was limp and imperfect, but his second looked more like him and could stand.

• Xuan Ye endured the system's painful transmission of the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu and reviewed its hand seals and Chakra circulation.
• Xuan Ye attempted the jutsu and created a weak, misshapen Shadow Clone, earning one point of proficiency.
• Xuan Ye dispelled the clone and recovered some of its Chakra, though he had wasted a portion during the attempt.
• Xuan Ye tried again and produced a more convincing Shadow Clone that was no longer lying on the ground.

Xuan Ye created a usable Shadow Clone and assigned it ninjutsu training while he prepared to train his own body. He caught six fish for lunch, leaving the clone practicing the Basic Three Body Jutsu nearby.

• Xuan Ye used the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu five times before finally creating a clone that looked exactly like him.
• Xuan Ye decided to train the Basic Three Body Jutsu, including the Clone Technique, with the chakra he had left.
• Xuan Ye chose to have his Shadow Clone practice ninjutsu while he trained physically and transferred his remaining chakra to it.
• Xuan Ye went to a nearby stream, kept his weights on, and jumped into the water to catch fish.
• Xuan Ye caught six fish for lunch while the Shadow Clone practiced the Basic Three Body Jutsu.

Xuan Ye grilled and ate six fish, then trained beneath a tree while reflecting on the danger of the Nine-Tails' Attack and his need to grow stronger. He resolved to protect his loved ones and help Naruto live a happier life, though the attack was still two years away.

• Xuan Ye gathered fallen branches, used his Fire Style Chakra to light a fire, and grilled six fish beneath a large tree.
• Xuan Ye put out the fire and ate the fish, pleased with how well he had cooked them.
• While eating, Xuan Ye worried that learning the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu was taking longer than he had expected and considered his limited chakra reserves.
• After cleaning up, Xuan Ye began doing push-ups beneath the tree as post-meal exercise.
• Xuan Ye reflected on his parents' likely deaths in the Nine-Tails' Attack and resolved to become strong enough to protect his loved ones and improve Naruto's future.

Xuan Ye spent a year training intensely, sparring with Might Guy and improving his abilities. A year later, he demonstrated his techniques and reviewed the powerful skills he had gained, including Divine Combat Skill, level-two Divine Eye, and Golden Bell Shield.

• Xuan Ye trained his taijutsu every day and sparred with Might Guy, who continued to defeat him.
• Xuan Ye spent a year cultivating and improving his techniques until several reached maximum proficiency and he advanced to Genin rank.
• Xuan Ye's Konoha Whirlwind and Konoha Gale fused into Divine Combat Skill, which doubled his physical abilities at level one.
• Xuan Ye raised Divine Eye to level two, gaining the ability to dispel all genjutsu and see five times farther.
• Xuan Ye used Gentle Fist Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms to destroy a tree, then explained that Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven had evolved into the level-one Golden Bell Shield.

After a year of intense training, Xuan Ye had reached Chunin-level physical strength and Genin-level chakra, and he continued to practice the Gentle Fist Eight Trigrams Palm. The system announced that the technique had broken through into Tai Chi Palm, leaving Xuan Ye wondering how powerful his new taijutsu would be.

• Xuan Ye checked his system information and saw that his chakra had reached Genin level and his physical strength had reached Chunin level.
• Xuan Ye reflected on his training with Might Guy and his frustration that the maxed-out Gentle Fist Eight Trigrams Palm had not upgraded.
• Xuan Ye practiced the Gentle Fist Eight Trigrams Palm and sensed the same unusual change that had preceded his earlier breakthrough to One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms.
• Xuan Ye continued practicing for nearly two hours until the system announced that the Gentle Fist Eight Trigrams Palm had fully comprehended and broken through.
• The system upgraded the Gentle Fist Eight Trigrams Palm into Tai Chi Palm, and Xuan Ye wondered how strong it was.

Xuan Ye tested the newly upgraded Tai Chi Palm on boulders, then challenged Might Guy at Konoha’s training grounds. He activated the palm’s fast mode after Guy began overpowering him, and Guy prepared to fight with the physical strength of a jonin.

• Xuan Ye learned that the Tai Chi Palm could seal chakra flow, deflect greater force, and build Hidden Strength that he could detonate.
• Xuan Ye used fast-mode Tai Chi Palm to carve deep palm prints into a boulder, then shattered another by detonating its accumulated Hidden Strength.
• Xuan Ye went to Konoha’s training grounds and asked Might Guy to spar so he could test his new move.
• Might Guy pressed Xuan Ye back in their close-range fight, and Xuan Ye activated the Tai Chi Palm’s fast mode to boost his speed and power.
• Might Guy decided to unleash the physical strength of a jonin rather than risk losing to Xuan Ye.

Might Guy used Jonin-level physical strength to test five-year-old Xuan Ye, whose body had reached Chunin level and whose chakra had reached Genin level. Xuan Ye used slow-mode Tai Chi Palm and a newly awakened Divine Eye ability to counter Guy’s attacks, leaving Guy frustrated and unwilling to continue.

• Might Guy recognized Xuan Ye’s Chunin-level physical strength and Genin-level chakra, then stopped holding back and attacked with Konoha Whirlwind.
• Xuan Ye switched to slow-mode Tai Chi Palm, caught Guy’s kick, and redirected him aside.
• Might Guy attacked with Konoha Strong Whirlwind while Xuan Ye secretly activated the Divine Eye, which made everything he saw seem extremely slow.
• Xuan Ye blocked Guy’s attack with Tai Chi Palm and sent another strand of Hidden Strength into his body.
• Might Guy launched another rapid assault but complained that Xuan Ye kept neutralizing his attacks and refused to continue fighting.

Xuan Ye revealed that he had planted Hidden Strength in Might Guy and used it to win their confrontation. After returning home, he agreed to Kushina Uzumaki’s plan to take him to the Ninja Academy, where he hoped to meet Itachi.

• Xuan Ye detonated one-tenth of the Hidden Strength inside Might Guy, causing him intense pain and minor injuries.
• Might Guy conceded the match and praised Xuan Ye’s rapid improvement before recommitting himself to training.
• Xuan Ye returned home, where Kushina Uzumaki told him she would take him to the Ninja Academy the next day.
• Xuan Ye objected to attending the Academy, but Kushina Uzumaki insisted so he could make friends, and he agreed.
• Xuan Ye went to his room for an afternoon nap and thought about meeting Itachi at the Academy.

After a year of intense training, Xuan Ye’s strength and abilities had improved, and he slept through dinner while Kushina Uzumaki let him rest. He woke the next morning refreshed and shared a hearty breakfast prepared by Kushina.

• Xuan Ye reviewed his gains from training, including upgraded techniques and increased strength, then fell asleep from exhaustion.
• Kushina Uzumaki found Xuan Ye asleep when she went to call him for dinner and decided not to wake him.
• Minato Namikaze returned home, ate with Kushina, and said he wanted Xuan Ye to become strong enough to face future crises.
• The next morning, Xuan Ye woke refreshed, got dressed, and went downstairs after Kushina called him to breakfast.
• Xuan Ye ate the sandwiches and milk Kushina had prepared and happily declared himself full.

Xuan Ye tried to avoid going to the Ninja Academy, but Kushina Uzumaki insisted that he attend. After Minato Namikaze arrived, the family set out for the academy, and Xuan Ye led them toward the place he remembered.

• Xuan Ye tried to sneak away after breakfast, but Kushina Uzumaki reminded him that he had promised to go to the Ninja Academy.
• Xuan Ye pleaded with Kushina Uzumaki to let him skip the academy, but she refused and said they would go after Minato Namikaze arrived.
• Minato Namikaze joined Kushina Uzumaki and Xuan Ye, and the family left their home for the academy.
• Xuan Ye walked through Konoha and remembered which direction the Ninja Academy was in.

Xuan Ye arrived at the Ninja Academy with Kushina Uzumaki and met Mikoto Uchiha, Fugaku Uchiha, and their son Itachi. After Kushina and Mikoto argued over whose son was stronger, Xuan Ye and Itachi entered the academy while their parents left.

• Xuan Ye and Kushina reached the Ninja Academy, where they met Mikoto, Fugaku, and Itachi Uchiha.
• Kushina introduced Xuan Ye to the Uchiha family and told him to protect Itachi at the academy.
• Kushina and Mikoto argued about whether Xuan Ye or Itachi was stronger.
• Xuan Ye entered the academy, and Itachi followed after Fugaku told him to go with Xuan Ye.
• Kushina and Mikoto noticed their sons had gone inside, then said goodbye and left with their families.

Xuan Ye and Itachi Uchiha found their classroom at the Ninja Academy and joined the students’ introductions. The chapter ended with their teacher recognizing Itachi as a Uchiha and Genya Namikaze as the Fourth Hokage’s son, and resolving to pay special attention to their training.

• Xuan Ye entered the Ninja Academy, where Itachi Uchiha followed him because Itachi’s mother had said they were in the same class.
• Xuan Ye led Itachi around the academy until they found their classroom and entered while the teacher was introducing himself.
• Xuan Ye and Itachi took seats as the other students watched and whispered about their looks.
• The teacher asked the students to introduce themselves, and Itachi said he was from the Uchiha Clan, liked Konoha Village, and hated war.
• Genya Namikaze introduced himself, saying he liked growing stronger and hated seeing people he cared about die.
• The teacher recognized Itachi as a Uchiha and Genya Namikaze as the Fourth Hokage’s son, and decided to pay special attention to their training.

Xuan Ye found his first Ninja Academy lesson on chakra dull and fell asleep at his desk. The teacher noticed but hesitated to punish him because Xuan Ye was the Fourth Hokage’s child.

• The ninja teacher quieted the classroom and introduced himself as the students’ teacher for the coming years.
• The teacher began the first lesson by explaining chakra and how to extract it.
• Xuan Ye grew bored and sleepy as the teacher lectured, while Itachi Uchiha listened attentively.
• Xuan Ye lay down at his desk and quickly fell asleep.
• The teacher spotted Xuan Ye sleeping and considered punishing him, but worried about repercussions because he was the Fourth Hokage’s child.

Xuan Ye repeatedly fell asleep during a Ninja Academy lesson despite the teacher’s attempts to wake and admonish him. The teacher eventually gave up trying to keep Xuan Ye attentive and continued teaching the class.

• The ninja teacher quietly called to Xuan Ye, but Xuan Ye slept on until the teacher snapped his chalk in frustration.
• The teacher went to Xuan Ye’s desk and knocked loudly, waking him from his sleep.
• Xuan Ye told the teacher he was too sleepy, then promised to listen after the teacher gently reminded him to pay attention.
• Xuan Ye tried to stay awake but soon fell asleep on his desk again while the teacher explained chakra.
• After watching Xuan Ye sleep for several minutes, the teacher stopped monitoring him and focused on teaching the other students.