Chapter Summaries

Xuan Ye defeated one of three elite Konoha Genin and left the other two wary as the five-minute assessment neared its end. With just over a minute remaining, he drew two kunai and launched an attack, disappearing from his spot.

• Xuan Ye disarmed the exhausted elite Genin with a kunai at his neck, and the Genin admitted defeat.
• The crowd celebrated Xuan Ye's victory, while Hiruzen Sarutobi confirmed that the defeated Genin were among Konoha's strongest.
• The two remaining elite Genin kept their distance and planned to stall until the assessment ended.
• Xuan Ye drew a kunai in each hand, activated his Divine Eye, and vanished as he attacked the two Genin.

Xuan Ye defeated three elite Konoha Genin and passed his early graduation assessment. He obtained the Blue Crystal Necklace, but the mission required him to leave the village for training within ten days or lose it.

• Xuan Ye used his speed to defeat two elite Genin and left Hiruzen Sarutobi astonished.
• The defeated Genin ran off, and Xuan Ye discovered that the first Genin he had beaten had also disappeared.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi announced that Genya Namikaze had passed his graduation assessment, though Xuan Ye privately objected that he had defeated the Genin rather than merely lasted five minutes.
• Xuan Ye went to the hospital, checked his completed mission, and received the Blue Crystal Necklace, which doubled chakra extraction efficiency.
• Xuan Ye learned that he had to leave Konoha for training within ten days or the necklace would be reclaimed.

Xuan Ye learned that his Blue Crystal Necklace was made from extraordinarily rare materials and doubled chakra extraction efficiency, then concealed it to keep it safe. He checked on his recovering parents, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, and knew they could not awaken until his chakra reached Kage-level.

• Xuan Ye summoned the Blue Crystal Necklace and asked the system what its cord and crystal were made of.
• The system explained that the cord was Dragon Sinew and the crystal came from ten thousand meters underground, and said the necklace’s materials could not be obtained in Xuan Ye’s world.
• Xuan Ye put on the necklace, noticed his name engraved on it, and hid the crystal beneath his clothes to avoid drawing Root’s attention.
• Xuan Ye checked on Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki and saw that their complexions had improved, though they remained unconscious.
• Xuan Ye concluded that he needed to reach Kage-level chakra before he could save his parents and wake them.

Genya asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to care for his newborn brother Naruto while he left Konoha to train. Hiruzen refused to let the six-year-old leave, and Genya demanded to know why.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi examined Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, who had recovered physically but remained unconscious.
• Hiruzen questioned the medical ninja, who said the couple could only awaken on their own.
• Hiruzen reassured Genya, who privately believed his parents would wake once his Chakra reached Kage-level.
• Genya asked Hiruzen to look after Naruto because he planned to leave Konoha and train.
• Hiruzen refused, and Genya immediately asked why.

Xuan Ye persuaded Hiruzen Sarutobi to let him leave Konoha and train, arguing that he could protect himself and needed time away while his parents remained unconscious. Hiruzen agreed, and Xuan Ye said he would return once his strength satisfied him.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi initially warned Xuan Ye that leaving Konoha at six years old would put him in danger.
• Xuan Ye insisted he was strong enough to protect himself and said staying in the village made him dwell on his unconscious parents.
• After considering Xuan Ye's arguments, Hiruzen asked whether he had truly made up his mind, and Xuan Ye confirmed he had.
• Hiruzen agreed to stop persuading Xuan Ye and asked him to visit the Hokage Office Building before leaving.
• Xuan Ye told Hiruzen he would return when his strength satisfied him, and Hiruzen returned to his office.

Xuan Ye visited his former home to collect his belongings before leaving Konoha, after checking on his unconscious parents and baby brother, Naruto Uzumaki. He began cleaning the neglected courtyard with ninjutsu, while still planning to say goodbye to Itachi Uchiha and report his departure to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

• Xuan Ye spent the night in the hospital beside his unconscious parents and sleeping Naruto Uzumaki, then checked on them in the morning.
• Xuan Ye left the hospital to collect important belongings from his former home and planned to visit Itachi Uchiha at the Ninja Academy and Hiruzen Sarutobi at the Hokage Office Building.
• Xuan Ye entered the overgrown courtyard of his former home and used Half-Moon Slash to sweep the fallen leaves into a pile.
• Xuan Ye formed Fire Style Chakra and sent it toward the leaf pile to burn it.

Xuan Ye returned to his former home, collected one million ryo and three sealed A-rank Ninjutsu Scrolls, then visited the Ninja Academy training ground. There he watched his classmates training and saw Itachi Uchiha running under especially heavy weights.

• Xuan Ye cleaned the yard at his former home and used Half-Moon Slash to clear stale air from a room.
• Xuan Ye found one hundred ten-thousand-ryo notes, totaling one million ryo, and three scrolls sealed with two Fire Style: Great Fire Dragon Techniques and one Water Style: Great Waterfall Technique.
• Xuan Ye packed the money and scrolls into a backpack, then left the house with memories of his parents and their yard.
• Xuan Ye walked through Konoha and visited the Ninja Academy training ground, where his classmates were exercising in weights.
• Xuan Ye spotted Itachi Uchiha running laps while wearing weights that appeared to weigh close to forty jin.

Xuan Ye said farewell to Itachi Uchiha and left Konoha to train and escape the pain of his parents remaining unconscious. Before he departed, Hiruzen Sarutobi gave him a Konoha forehead protector and one million ryo.

• Xuan Ye told Itachi Uchiha he had decided to leave Konoha and train outside the village, and Itachi urged him to return alive.
• Xuan Ye left the Ninja Academy and traveled across the rooftops to the Hokage Office Building.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Xuan Ye a Konoha forehead protector, which he tied around his neck.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi presented Xuan Ye with a box containing one million ryo for his journey, and Xuan Ye packed it into his backpack.

Xuan Ye left Konoha and wandered into the forest, where he became lost. He caught fish for lunch and began roasting them over a chakra-lit fire.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to let Xuan Ye leave Konoha, and Xuan Ye asked him to care for Minato Namikaze, Kushina, and Naruto.
• Xuan Ye left Konoha and explored the forest, enjoying its wildlife before realizing he had forgotten to bring a map.
• Xuan Ye climbed a tree but saw only more forest, then continued walking until he found a stream.
• Xuan Ye caught four fish, gathered branches, and made a fire with chakra to roast his lunch.
• Xuan Ye seasoned the roasting fish with salt, chili powder, and aromatic seasoning.

Xuan Ye spent the night stranded in the forest, sleeping on a high branch, and was attacked by a venomous snake at dawn. He caught it by the head, but the snake coiled tightly around his hand and resisted his attempts to kill it.

• Xuan Ye ate seasoned grilled fish, cleaned up his camp, and continued through the forest without a map.
• As night fell without him finding a way out, Xuan Ye ate biscuits and milk, then settled on a high tree branch to sleep lightly.
• At dawn, Xuan Ye sensed danger and saw a black, triangular-headed snake approaching him.
• Xuan Ye activated the Divine Eye and caught the snake by its head as it lunged at him.
• Xuan Ye tried to crush the snake, but its slippery skin weakened his grip, and it coiled tightly around his hand.

Xuan Ye used Wind Style: Half-Moon Slash to kill the venomous snake that had trapped his arm, then roasted and ate it for breakfast. The delicious meal eased his frustration with training and left him thinking that going out to train might have its rewards.

• Xuan Ye gathered all his chakra in his hands while the venomous snake squeezed his arm and struggled to escape.
• Xuan Ye used a compressed Wind Style: Half-Moon Slash to sever the snake's head and kill it.
• Xuan Ye washed the snake in a stream, set up a roasting rack, and cooked it over a fire.
• Xuan Ye seasoned and ate the snake, finding its meat exceptionally delicious.

After eating snake meat, Xuan Ye regained his strength and discovered that his system could once again increase his proficiency. He continued through the forest and came upon a group of bandits surrounding seven travelers, including a woman.

• Xuan Ye felt his strength return after eating snake meat and gained chakra and physical strength proficiency from the system.
• Xuan Ye checked his basic information and realized his chakra proficiency had remained at fifty-two thousand despite his rank reverting to Apprentice Ninja.
• Xuan Ye decided to seek out powerful beasts for food, then cleaned up his camp and continued through the forest.
• Xuan Ye heard a woman screaming for help and hurried toward the sound, hoping the travelers might have a map.
• Xuan Ye found more than a dozen armed bandits surrounding an elderly man, a woman, and five guards, and watched to see what would happen.

Xuan Ye watched a bandit gang surround a young woman, her white-haired butler, and five guards, hoping to see a fight. The guards surrendered their weapons, and the bandit leader smiled as they prepared to flee.

• Xuan Ye spotted seven travelers surrounded by more than a dozen bandits and used Divine Eye to inspect the young woman.
• The scar-faced bandit leader approached the group while his men formed an encirclement around them.
• The bandit leader offered to let the five guards leave if they put down their weapons.
• The five guards lowered their swords and prepared to flee, and the bandit leader revealed an evil smile.

Xuan Ye watched as the bandit leader tricked five Wang Family guards into surrendering their weapons and then had them killed. The elderly man and the young woman remained captive, with the bandits’ lustful attention fixed on her.

• The Wang Family young miss pleaded with the five guards to protect her, while Xuan Ye encouraged them to trust the bandit leader’s promise of safe passage.
• The guard leader offered to surrender the money in exchange for the guards and their young miss being released, but the bandit leader refused.
• The five guards dropped their swords and tried to leave the encirclement, believing the bandits would let them go.
• The bandit leader ordered his men to attack, and the bandits killed all five unarmed guards.
• The old man seemed to accept his impending death as the young woman trembled and cried under the watch of four bandits who looked at her with desire.

Xuan Ye confronted the Mountain Bandit Leader, killed him with a Kunai, then slaughtered most of the remaining bandits. The last three tried to flee together, but Xuan Ye pursued them.

• The Mountain Bandit Leader felt uneasy around Xuan Ye but dismissed his fear and told the child to leave the mountains.
• Xuan Ye refused to go and cut the Mountain Bandit Leader's throat with a Kunai.
• The Mountain Bandit Leader died as the other bandits stared in shock.
• Xuan Ye used his speed and strength to kill all but three of the bandits.
• The final three bandits fled in the same direction as Xuan Ye chased them with his bloodied Kunai.

After completing his mission to kill the bandits, Xuan Ye accepted Old Butler’s request to escort him and the young woman home. They left the bloody scene, and Xuan Ye examined their map to determine their location.

• Xuan Ye caught and killed the three bandits who were fleeing, completing his mission and receiving 10,000 Chakra Proficiency.
• Xuan Ye returned to Old Butler and the trembling young woman, and confirmed that he was a ninja.
• Old Butler asked Xuan Ye to escort them home and promised compensation, and Xuan Ye agreed to keep them safe.
• Xuan Ye told them to leave the blood-soaked area, then took their map and identified the forest where they were located.

Xuan Ye escorted Old Butler and the Young Lady of the Wang Family through the mountains toward the Wang Family Estate. After reaching a bustling town, they arrived safely at the estate, where a guard announced the young lady’s return.

• Xuan Ye traveled slowly with Old Butler and the Young Lady of the Wang Family, then shared the cold night with them in the mountains.
• The Young Lady offered Xuan Ye clothing, and he gave her an outer garment before resting in a tree.
• Xuan Ye trained the next morning, and the group continued through the forest until they reached a town two days later.
• Xuan Ye bought and ate roadside food, then followed Old Butler and the young lady to the Wang Family Estate.
• A guard saw the young lady arrive and ran inside to announce her return.

After receiving a reward from the Wang Family, Xuan Ye spent money on new clothes and went looking for a hot spring to bathe. He soaked for an hour, bought another outfit, and left feeling refreshed.

• The Wang Family young lady's father thanked Xuan Ye for rescuing her and gave him one million taels.
• Xuan Ye returned to town, decided to replace his torn clothes, and ordered five white outfits for twenty thousand taels.
• Xuan Ye noticed he smelled because he had gone too long without bathing and searched the town for a hot spring.
• The bathhouse owner led Xuan Ye to the hot spring after he paid two hundred taels.
• Xuan Ye soaked for an hour, had a worker buy him a new outfit, and changed before leaving.

Xuan Ye collected his custom-made clothes and searched the small town for a ninja tool shop, but found none. He studied Old Butler’s map and chose a nearby town about ten times larger as his next destination.

• Xuan Ye paid his hot spring shop bill and left early the next morning.
• Xuan Ye collected the five white outfits he had ordered and changed into one.
• Xuan Ye searched the town for a ninja tool shop but could not find one.
• Xuan Ye consulted Old Butler’s map and decided to travel to a nearby, larger town to look for ninja tools.

After traveling through the forest for three days, Xuan Ye arrived in a prosperous small town, bought combat tools for three people, and checked into an inn. He rested after recalling the powerful beasts he had defeated on the way.

• Xuan Ye reached a busy small town and found a Ninja Tool Shop in its center.
• Xuan Ye bought basic ninja tools for three people, and the shop owner gave him a ten percent discount.
• Xuan Ye checked into a spacious inn and went to his room to rest.
• Xuan Ye recalled killing a tiger with Chunin-level physical strength and eating it after his injuries healed with Medical Chakra.
• Xuan Ye also recalled defeating and eating a Genin-level water buffalo and a turtle with a hard shell.