Chapter Summaries

Allen’s medical work made him well known in Konoha, while the Third Hokage and Koharu Utatane decided to test whether he was ready to become a ninja. After healing a captive Stone Ninja, Allen was ordered to kill him and did so without hesitation.

• Allen healed twelve patients in one morning, including two with fractures, and Kiriko reported his abilities to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Koharu Utatane discussed Allen’s Aura and planned a final test before giving him a forehead protector and assigning him to a Genin Squad.
• Kiriko brought Allen to an interrogation room, where Morino Ibiki ordered him to heal a wounded Stone Ninja captive.
• The captive broke free and charged Allen, but Allen struck him with an Aura-enhanced fist and sent him crashing into the wall.
• Morino Ibiki told Allen to kill the captive as a test of his resolve, and Allen drove a kunai into the man’s heart.

Allen passed Konoha’s genin exam, secretly devoured the Stone Ninja’s corpse, and learned to extract and control Chakra. After mastering several ninjutsu, he hid his progress and awaited his first squad assignment and missions.

• Morino Ibiki praised Allen for killing the Stone Ninja and declared that he had passed the genin exam, while Kiriko gave him a Konoha forehead protector.
• Allen pretended to bury the Stone Ninja, copied the corpse, and had Vilnalasath devour the real body to replenish the medium needed to extract Chakra.
• Allen discovered that he could convert aura into Chakra and back, then used Vilnalasath to simulate ninjutsu and learned the Three Body Technique and Earth Release: Stone Pillar Spear.
• Allen concealed his new abilities and continued training until Kakashi noticed the faint Chakra in his body and congratulated him on becoming a genin.
• Kakashi explained that Allen would likely soon join a Genin Squad and go on missions, which Allen welcomed.

Allen joined Might Guy’s Team Three and trained alongside Tenten, Neji Hyuga, and Rock Lee before they accepted a mission escorting a merchant to the Land of Grass. At the border, the team found poisoned victims and detected a hidden enemy ninja, leaving them on alert as Allen urged them to protect their client.

• Might Guy welcomed Allen to Team Three and introduced him to Tenten, Neji Hyuga, and Rock Lee.
• Team Three trained hard and completed exhausting low-rank missions before Might Guy agreed to take a C-Rank mission.
• Might Guy treated the team to barbecue, where Allen ate enough to cost him the reward for a B-Rank mission.
• Might Guy’s team began escorting the merchant Fukusaburo toward the Land of Grass.
• At the border, the team found more than twenty dead merchants and guards, and Tenten noticed their eyes had turned blood-red.
• Allen detected a hidden enemy, Neji identified him as a likely chunin, and Allen stopped Rock Lee from chasing him while the team guarded Fukusaburo.

Team Three camped for the night while Allen waited for the suspected attackers to approach. He intercepted six Grass Ninja and killed their leader with a Chakra Scalpel, leaving the fight against the remaining attackers unresolved.

• Might Guy tightened the caravan's security, and Allen claimed his bloodline ability let him detect people and animals within five hundred meters.
• The caravan set up camp, and Neji spotted that the same ninja was still following them.
• Allen and Tenten took the second night watch, but Tenten fell asleep while Allen waited for the attackers.
• Allen detected six approaching red dots and left camp alone to intercept them.
• Allen discovered the attackers wore Grass Ninja forehead protectors, then killed their leader by slicing his throat with a Chakra Scalpel.

Allen killed the Grass Ninja who attacked the caravan, then hid their bodies and returned to camp before Might Guy noticed. After the team delivered the merchant safely, Might Guy gave them a day to explore the nearby market, leaving Allen and his teammates free to spend time outside Konoha.

• Allen dodged the Grass Ninja's attacks and killed the remaining attackers, intending to devour them and leave replicated corpses behind.
• Might Guy found Allen among the bodies, praised his medical ninjutsu, and warned him not to charge into battle recklessly.
• Allen apologized while secretly resolving to keep acting alone when doing so would help him gain Chakra and abilities.
• Allen and Might Guy returned to camp, and the team continued its journey the next morning without Neji discovering what had happened.
• Fukusaburo thanked the hired ninjas after they safely reached their destination, and the caravan departed for the market.
• Might Guy gave Team Three a day off near the Grass Ninja Village, delighting Tenten and Rock Lee.

Allen attacked the Grass Ninja Village, destroying much of it with his self-created Stone Rain technique before killing the surviving ninja. After wiping out the village’s defenders, he judged the Grass Ninja to be exceptionally weak.

• Allen left a Shadow Clone wandering in town, disguised himself as Hidan, and flew toward the Grass Ninja Village on the Red Dragon.
• Allen created thousands of stone spears and unleashed Stone Rain, killing many Grass Ninja and destroying more than half the village.
• Allen ordered Vilnalasath to devour the dead while he descended to confront the surviving Grass Ninja executives.
• Allen killed the nearest chunin with a Chakra Scalpel and evaded the remaining ninja’s combined attacks using Substitution Jutsu and Shadow Clone Jutsu.
• Allen killed the last of the Grass Ninja defenders and concluded that their village was among the weakest in the ninja world.

Allen found a scroll containing over a hundred stolen ninjutsu and rescued Karin from Grass Ninja Village, which he had destroyed. He took Karin as his first subordinate and returned to town, where Tenten gave him a short blade as thanks for his advice.

• Vilnalasath gave Allen a scroll of ninjutsu she had found among the Grass Ninja corpses.
• Karin emerged from the ruins and asked Allen to take her with him, and he healed her bite wounds with Nen.
• Allen revealed his true appearance and identity to Karin, who swore loyalty to him and became his first subordinate.
• Allen and Karin found Grass Ninja Village's underground treasury, which held several hundred million ryo, then flew back to town.
• Allen arranged for Karin to stay at a distant inn before rejoining Team Three.
• Tenten gave Allen a finely made short blade to thank him for his advice on weapons and explosives.

Tenten tested a new explosive-kunai weapon and received Allen’s advice on improving it. On the way back, Neji asked Allen how he could become stronger, while Allen considered how Neji’s hatred might serve his future plans.

• Tenten showed Team Three the weapon she had commissioned and invited them to test it outside town.
• Tenten fired explosive kunai at a hillside, impressing Neji and Rock Lee with the blasts.
• Allen pointed out the weapon’s slow firing and weight, then suggested Chakra-conducting metal, Wind Release, or a larger scroll-summoned platform controlled with Chakra Threads.
• Might Guy warned that Tenten and Allen’s research could produce weapons with serious battlefield impact, while Neji worried that Tenten might surpass him.
• Neji asked Allen for a way to grow stronger quickly, and Allen said he might offer advice later after sensing Neji’s hatred of the Main Family.

Team Three witnessed the destruction of the Grass Ninja Village and reported it to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who ordered them to keep the news secret. Back in his home, Allen entered the Dungeon, taught his wolves to convert qi into Chakra, and began studying the stolen ninjutsu scroll.

• Team Three arrived at the ruined Grass Ninja Village, and Might Guy suspected the Stone Ninja had used a powerful forbidden technique.
• Might Guy led the team back to Konoha, where Hiruzen Sarutobi gave them credit for an additional A-rank mission and told them not to spread the news.
• Allen returned to his assigned home, locked the door, and teleported into the Dungeon with a ninjutsu scroll from the Grass Ninja Village.
• Allen used the Soul Link to teach Lupos and Lupos II about Chakra, while the Red Dragon helped them learn to convert qi into Chakra.
• Allen began testing the scroll’s ninjutsu as the Red Dragon recorded his Chakra flow, with Vilnalasath helping him perform the techniques without hand seals.

Allen rapidly advanced his ninjutsu and other skills before Team Three was sent to the border amid a shadow war between the Land of Earth and the Land of Fire. When the team discovered three Stone Ninja waiting in ambush, Allen proposed a plan to engage them without giving them a chance to escape.

• Allen studied ninjutsu, Medical Ninjutsu with Kiriko, and the Eight Inner Gates with Might Guy, while planning to seek out Orochimaru after defecting.
• Two months later, Shikaku Nara sent Team Three to the border to locate Stone Ninja who had been attacking Konoha patrols.
• Allen and Neji used their sensing abilities to find three Stone Ninja concealed ahead of the team.
• Allen proposed that Might Guy, Neji, Rock Lee, and he engage the enemies while Tenten sent a distress signal from behind.
• Might Guy approved Allen's plan, and the team prepared to attack the ambushers.

Team Three ambushed the Stone Ninja team, while Allen faced their jonin and overwhelmed him with killing intent, taijutsu, and lightning ninjutsu. Allen drew Tenten’s short blade to test his swordsmanship as he prepared to continue the fight.

• Might Guy attacked a Stone Ninja behind a boulder, while Rock Lee and Neji pressured a female opponent and prevented her from using ninjutsu.
• Allen intimidated the middle-aged Stone jonin with his killing intent and struck him with a chakra-enhanced punch.
• The jonin tried to crush Allen with Earth Release techniques, but Allen escaped the trap and destroyed the Earth Stone Dragon with Lightning Release—False Darkness.
• The jonin hardened his arms with Earth Spear to block Allen’s lightning, then asked who Allen was.
• Allen drew Tenten’s short blade to test his swordsmanship against the jonin.

Allen tested his self-developed Lightning Style - Lightning Bird and killed a Stone Ninja with its overwhelming power. After Might Guy defeated another Stone Ninja and reached Allen, they went to support Neji and Rock Lee.

• Allen suppressed the Stone Ninja with a barrage of techniques while deliberately prolonging the fight to test his new ninjutsu.
• Allen formed a massive Lightning Bird and killed the Stone Ninja when the man charged at him wearing Explosive Tags; Vilnalasath consumed the remains with Fire of Life.
• Allen worried that the destructive technique might attract Danzō’s attention, having already noticed hostile gazes around him.
• Might Guy opened the Sixth Gate and used Morning Peacock to kill his Stone Ninja opponent.
• Might Guy found Allen unharmed, learned he had developed a Lightning Style ninjutsu, and took him to help Neji and Rock Lee, who had survived their fight against the last enemy.

Allen defeated the remaining Stone Ninja with his newly created Lightning Bird technique and offered to teach it to Tenten. The team reacted with shock, while Allen explained the technique’s demanding chakra and lightning-transformation requirements.

• Might Guy and Allen rejoined Neji, Rock Lee, and Tenten after defeating two enemies, and Allen took responsibility for the remaining Stone Ninja.
• Allen formed a smaller Lightning Bird and explained that he had created the technique, while Neji, Might Guy, Rock Lee, and Tenten assessed its power.
• The Stone Ninja refused to surrender, so Allen sent the Lightning Bird through her defenses and killed her in a powerful explosion.
• Tenten asked Allen to teach her the technique, and Allen agreed, warning that it required substantial chakra and advanced Lightning Style transformations.

Allen demonstrated his powerful, physics-based Lightning Bird ninjutsu and discussed exchanging Lightning Style knowledge with Kakashi. The mission then took an unexpected turn when Neji discovered six Stone Ninja underground, including two with enormous Chakra reserves.

• Allen explained how Lightning Bird worked, leaving Might Guy, Rock Lee, Tenten, and Neji bewildered.
• Kakashi arrived and learned that Allen had helped defeat a Stone Ninja squad, then copied Lightning Bird’s casting process with his Sharingan.
• Allen offered to exchange Lightning Style insights with Kakashi, who agreed after they completed the mission.
• Kakashi used the attack locations to predict where another Stone Ninja squad might be hiding, and Team Three resumed its patrol with the reinforcements following nearby.
• Neji spotted six Stone Ninja hidden underground, including two with far more Chakra than the squad they had already fought, and warned the others that the enemy had another plan.

Kakashi’s team confronted Huang Tu and the other Stone Ninja after discovering the enemy force was larger than expected. Allen challenged Huang Tu alone and struck him with Thunderbird, leaving the elite commander severely burned and badly impaired.

• Kakashi arrived and learned from Might Guy that six Stone Ninja were hidden underground, including two with unusually large amounts of Chakra.
• Kakashi used Earth Release: Opening Earth Rising Excavation to force the six Stone Ninja out of the ground, revealing Huang Tu among them.
• Kakashi’s team engaged the Stone Ninja, while Allen asked to fight Huang Tu so he could test himself against a powerful opponent.
• Allen released Thunderbird, and Huang Tu was severely burned while using the Substitution Technique to escape its lightning field.
• Allen concluded that Thunderbird’s delay before discharge was a flaw, but the attack could still cripple or kill an elite jonin.

Allen fought Huang Tu, using his custom Lightning Style and Chakra-enhanced attacks before opening the first four Eight Inner Gates. He killed Huang Tu with a Chakra Scalpel, copied his corpse, and ordered Vilnalasath to devour him.

• Allen revealed his Lightning Bird jutsu and exchanged Chakra-coated blows with Huang Tu, who mistook his strength for Tsunade’s Monstrous Strength.
• Huang Tu used four Earth Release techniques to harden and strengthen his body, while Allen opened the first four Eight Inner Gates.
• Allen overwhelmed Huang Tu with a barrage of attacks, evaded his counterstrike, and pierced his chest with a Chakra Scalpel.
• Allen activated his Copy ability to create a copy of Huang Tu’s corpse and ordered Vilnalasath to burn and swallow the body.

Allen devoured Huang Tu’s life essence and gained mastery of Earth Release before Kakashi returned to collect the corpse. Allen then rushed to rescue Rock Lee, Tenten, and Neji, leaving the Stone Ninja swordsman dead and the genin alive.

• Allen and Vilnalasath discussed Huang Tu’s strength, his Earth Release, and their plans to grow stronger without trying to rule the world.
• Vilnalasath returned to necklace form and transferred life essence to Allen as Kakashi arrived and learned Allen had killed Huang Tu.
• Kakashi sealed Huang Tu’s corpse in a scroll and hurried back to camp to report the kill to Shikaku.
• Allen used Track Humanoid Creature to locate Rock Lee, Tenten, and Neji, who were badly wounded while fighting a Stone Ninja Special Jonin.
• Allen appeared and cut the Stone Ninja swordsman in half with Tenten’s short blade.

Allen defeated the Stone Ninja ambush and healed Neji, Lee, and Tenten, while Neji asked him how he had grown so powerful. After Hiruzen learned that Allen had killed Huang Tu, he prepared to negotiate with Onoki, and the Leader saw a chance to recruit Allen.

• Allen killed the Stone Ninja who had wounded Tenten, then took his Chakra-conducting sword.
• Allen healed Lee and Neji, and promised to explain his rapid growth to Neji after they returned to the village.
• Might Guy, Genma Shiranui, and Kurenai Yuhi returned with their opponents' corpses, completing the Stone Ninja force's defeat.
• The Third Hokage received the report that Allen had killed Huang Tu and decided to travel to the Land of Grass to negotiate with the Tsuchikage.
• Hiruzen said the village's interests came first, and the Leader silently recognized an opportunity to recruit Allen.

After Huang Tu was killed by the Konoha Genin Allen, Onoki demanded Allen in exchange for withdrawing from the Land of Grass. Hiruzen Sarutobi refused to hand Allen over but secretly gave the Stone Ninja an opportunity to ambush him, while Onoki prepared to negotiate and investigate his son’s unexplained disappearance.

• Onoki learned that Allen, a Konoha Genin, had killed his son Huang Tu and ordered negotiations to demand Allen in exchange for leaving the Land of Grass.
• Huang Tu’s corpse vanished inexplicably after Allen’s twenty-four-hour copying period ended, and Onoki’s investigation found no explanation.
• Onoki set aside the mystery and prepared to meet Hiruzen Sarutobi in the Land of Grass.
• Hiruzen told Koharu Utatane and Danzō that he would not surrender Allen but would allow the Stone Ninja one chance to ambush him.
• Danzō offered to handle the ambush secretly, and Hiruzen warned him not to harm Allen.

Allen and Kakashi discussed the principles of Chidori and Thunderbird, while Kakashi saw the dangers in Allen’s electric-field technique. Shikaku Nara announced negotiations with the Stone Ninja, and Kakashi warned Allen to stay in camp in case they targeted him before the talks.

• Allen asked Kakashi whether Chidori damaged targets by forcing Lightning Release Chakra into their bodies, and Kakashi explained how the technique worked.
• Allen suggested firing Chidori like an arrow and explained that an electric field could help control Lightning Release Chakra.
• Kakashi tried forming a bird-shaped mass of electricity but lost control of it, while Allen said Thunderbird still had flaws.
• Shikaku Nara announced that the Stone Ninja had agreed to negotiations in the Land of Grass a week later and were expected to withdraw.
• Kakashi warned Allen to remain in camp because the Stone Ninja might target him before negotiations, and Allen said anyone who tried would not return.