Recaps

Uchiha Madara explained why he chose Obito Uchiha, while Mu Yue and Konoha's leaders watched the Chunin Exams unfold. After Kisame's team killed the Kusagakure team, they cornered Nara Shiomizu's team, leaving them with no choice but to fight.

• Uchiha Madara told Black Zetsu that Obito Uchiha's overflowing love could awaken great power and that his personality made him easy to manipulate.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Minato, and Mu Yue watched Obito's team perform well and discussed the strength of the Hidden Mist Village team led by Zabuza and Kisame Hoshigaki.
• Kisame's team attacked the Kusagakure team, and Zabuza, Kisame, and Kurosawa killed all three ninja within minutes.
• Nara Shiomizu led Inuzuka Midori and Aburame Naoya away from the battle, but Zabuza's team discovered and pursued them.
• Nara Shiomizu tried to avoid a fight, but Kurosawa and Zabuza made clear they intended to attack, so he prepared to battle.

Nara Shiomizu’s team was overwhelmed by Zabuza, Kisame, and Kurosawa until Obito and Kakashi arrived to rescue the injured and confront them. With Nohara Rin treating the wounded, Obito and Kakashi prepared to fight the three Hidden Mist ninja for their Earth Scroll.

• Nara Shiomizu restrained Kurosawa with Shadow Imitation Jutsu, but Zabuza interrupted him while Kisame and Kurosawa fought Inuzuka Midori and Aburame Naoya.
• Kisame badly injured Inuzuka Midori and Shiromaru, while Zabuza’s Hidden Mist Jutsu helped the Hidden Mist team defeat Nara Shiomizu and wear down Aburame Naoya.
• Obito objected when the enemy team tried to kill the defeated Konoha ninja, and Nohara Rin began treating Inuzuka Midori.
• Kakashi attacked Zabuza and Kisame while Obito struck Kurosawa, then Obito carried Aburame Naoya to safety.
• Kakashi blocked Kisame’s attack and carried Nara Shiomizu to Nohara Rin, who began treating him.
• Obito and Kakashi faced Zabuza, Kisame, and Kurosawa, determined to protect their village’s ninja and take the Earth Scroll.

Kakashi and Obito fought the Hidden Mist squad while Nohara Rin joined the battle to protect the wounded. Kakashi defeated Zabuza without killing him, then went to support Rin as Obito continued holding off Kisame.

• Kakashi planned for Obito to handle Kisame and Kurosawa while he fought Zabuza, but Zabuza charged at Kakashi first.
• Kisame and Kurosawa combined their Water Release attacks against Obito, who awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan to evade them.
• Kisame attacked the wounded, so Nohara Rin joined the fight and surprised him by matching his strength with a Super Strength Punch.
• Nohara Rin held off Kurosawa while Obito kept Kisame occupied, and Kakashi drove Zabuza into an increasingly desperate defense.
• Kakashi used Half-Flash to wound Zabuza and break his sword, then spared him and went to support Rin.

Kakashi defeated Kurosawa, but Mei Terumi’s squad arrived and joined the battle after she chose to avenge her strawberry ice cream by fighting Obito herself. As Mei Terumi’s Boil Release overwhelmed Obito’s fire attack and Kakashi came under pressure from Kisame and another Mist ninja, Obito prepared his strongest Great Fireball Technique.

• Kakashi cut Kurosawa’s arm, then kicked him into a tree and disarmed him.
• Mei Terumi arrived with two teammates, and Kakashi offered her squad a scroll to avoid another fight.
• Kurosawa tried to recruit Mei Terumi against the Konoha ninja, but she ordered her teammates to attack and challenged Obito herself.
• Obito and Mei Terumi fought, and her Boil Release mist corroded shuriken and swallowed his Great Fireball Technique.
• Obito saw Kakashi being overwhelmed while Nohara Rin was held back, so he gathered Chakra to unleash his strongest Great Fireball Technique.

Obito’s Fire Release was countered by Mei Terumi’s Water Release, leaving him badly injured and unable to turn the fight around. Just as Kakashi and his team were nearing defeat, Might Guy arrived with Genma Shiranui and Ebisu, giving them a chance to fight back.

• Obito unleashed Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, but Mei Terumi extinguished it with Water Formation Wall and transformed the water into a Water Dragon Bullet that sent him crashing through trees.
• Obito struggled back to his feet and continued fighting Mei Terumi despite his injuries, while Kakashi and Nohara Rin remained locked in their battles.
• Mei Terumi knocked Obito down and told him he had lost, but Obito refused to give up as Kakashi prepared to use his final attack against Kisame.
• Might Guy arrived and drove Kisame and the Hidden Mist Genin back with a Whirlwind Kick, while Genma Shiranui and Ebisu came to assist Obito.
• Genma Shiranui and Ebisu engaged Mei Terumi as Obito rested and warned them about her techniques, while Kakashi charged Kisame and Might Guy prepared to fight the other Hidden Mist ninja.

Might Guy defeated a Hidden Mist Village genin, then used the third gate and his Breathing Technique to overpower Kisame Hoshigaki. With Kisame down, Mei Terumi faced growing pressure from the Konoha ninja.

• Might Guy knocked the Hidden Mist Village genin into his own Explosive Tag and left him unconscious before joining Kakashi's fight with Kisame.
• Kakashi withdrew to recover, and Might Guy matched Kisame's punch before opening the third gate and launching him through several trees.
• Kisame created a massive water sphere, but Might Guy used Midday Leopard to shatter Kisame's water dragon, kick him out, and collapse the sphere.
• Kakashi, Kurosawa, and Mei Terumi reacted to Might Guy's strength, while Obito celebrated his victory.
• Kisame asked Might Guy's name and promised to challenge him at full strength, while Mei Terumi felt the pressure of being the only remaining formidable Hidden Mist Village ninja.

After Mei Terumi surrendered her scroll, Kakashi’s team and Might Guy’s team prepared to head for the Central Tower. An unidentified Hidden Mist Village jonin, Akutami Hideyuki, then attacked the recovering Konoha ninja, leaving them badly wounded and outmatched.

• Mei Terumi handed Obito her Heaven Scroll and withdrew, ending the battle with Kisame’s team.
• Kakashi collected the scrolls from the defeated team and gave Might Guy the Heaven Scroll his team needed to qualify for the next stage.
• As Nohara Rin treated Obito, Akutami Hideyuki appeared and kicked her away, then hurled Obito into a tree.
• Might Guy opened the Eight Gates and fought Akutami Hideyuki, while Zabuza identified the attacker as a powerful jonin and former instructor.
• Kakashi, Nohara Rin, Might Guy, Genma Shiranui, and Ebisu fought Akutami Hideyuki, but he wounded them and kept Obito under watch.

A Hidden Mist jonin named Akutami Hideyuki attacked the examinees in the Forest of Death, and Mu Yue suspected Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu had enabled his intrusion. Might Guy and the others struggled to stop Akutami Hideyuki, while Obito awakened a new flame-wreathed attack and Nara Shiomizu prepared a final plan.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Mu Yue to deal with Akutami Hideyuki, sent Minato Namikaze to detain the Hidden Mist ninja, and led Anbu to confront Genji.
• Mu Yue searched the area for whoever had helped Akutami Hideyuki bypass the Forest of Death barrier, then watched over his disciples without intervening while their lives were not in immediate danger.
• Akutami Hideyuki overwhelmed Kakashi, Genma Shiranui, and Ebisu with Water Release, while Might Guy unleashed Midday Leopard but was badly injured and failed to open the Fourth Gate.
• Obito attacked Akutami Hideyuki with a flame-wreathed fist, allowing himself to be cut so he could land a burning blow.
• Nara Shiomizu shared a final plan with Inuzuka Midori and Aburame Naoya, and Inuzuka Midori used Beast Mimicry Ninja Art despite her injuries.

Kakashi awakened the Transparent World during the battle against Akutami Hideyuki and killed him with a single sword slash. He collapsed immediately afterward, leaving Obito and the others stunned.

• Inuzuka Midori and Nara Shiomizu coordinated a feint that let Shiomizu catch Akutami Hideyuki with the Shadow Imitation Jutsu, but the hold ended before Obito's Fire Release could finish him.
• Akutami Hideyuki survived Obito's attack and gained the upper hand against the exhausted Obito as Kakashi struggled to rise.
• Kakashi concentrated his breathing, entered the Transparent World, and saw the muscles and internal structures of his own body and Akutami Hideyuki's.
• Akutami Hideyuki charged Kakashi, who severed his arm and split his body with one sword slash.
• Obito stared in shock as Kakashi called himself a genius and collapsed.

Kakashi killed Akutami Hideyuki with a final slash, and Mu Yue treated the injured Konoha examinees before questioning the Hidden Mist ninja. Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Genji over the attack, but the attempt to examine Akutami Hideyuki’s memories failed because a jutsu formula had damaged his brain.

• Kakashi used his remaining strength to kill Akutami Hideyuki, and Obito caught him as he collapsed.
• Mu Yue treated the injured Konoha examinees, questioned Zabuza, Kurosawa, and Kisame Hoshigaki, and brought the group back to the Central Tower.
• Mu Yue gained a new disciple slot after Hatake Kakashi’s trust level rose to 4, and he received the Light-Weight Rock Technique as a growth reward.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Genji about Akutami Hideyuki’s attack, and Genji denied that the Hidden Mist Village had ordered it.
• The Yamanaka Clan head attempted to examine Akutami Hideyuki’s memories but found that a jutsu formula had damaged his brain.

Genji and Konoha’s leaders argued over the Kirigakure ninja’s attempted assassination, while Mu Yue’s disciples recovered and discussed the new abilities Kakashi and Obito had awakened. The chapter ended with Obito encouraging Nohara Rin to believe in her medical skills, as Mu Yue received Perfect-level Water Breathing from the system.

• Danzo demanded that every Kirigakure ninja submit to a memory search, but Genji refused, and Hiruzen Sarutobi took the dispute to a conference room to negotiate.
• Mu Yue explained that Kakashi had briefly entered the Transparent World and that Obito had awakened the Flame Breathing Marked State, then set their next training goals.
• Mu Yue gave Kakashi and Obito training insights, triggering a system reward that granted him Perfect-level Water Breathing.
• Nohara Rin told Obito she felt left behind after the battle, and Obito encouraged her by praising her medical work and reminding her how far she had come.

After the second exam ended, Hiruko announced individual preliminaries to narrow the field for the third exam. Obito and Nohara Rin won impressively, and sixteen examinees advanced; Nohara Rin drew Nara Shiomizu as her first opponent in the third exam.

• Mu Yue ended the second exam, and Hiruko announced one-on-one preliminary matches because the third exam had limited slots.
• Obito defeated Kono Hideyoshi with a powerful Fire Release technique, while Mei Terumi defeated Genma Shiranui and Kisame and Zabuza also won their matches.
• Kakashi defeated Mizumoto Koji with a lightning-fast slash, and Nohara Rin knocked out Nakane Toda with a single Super Strength Punch.
• The preliminaries ended with sixteen examinees advancing, including all three members of Obito's team and the surviving members of Mei Terumi's team.
• Hiruko explained the third exam rules and oversaw the drawing of match numbers; Obito learned that Nohara Rin would face Nara Shiomizu.

The candidates learned their third-round matchups and were told the exam would begin in a month, while Hiruko privately contemplated using his Chimera Technique to overcome his lack of talent. Mu Yue weighed possible candidates for his fifth disciple slot before Obito set out to ask him for special training.

• Obito learned he would face Asuma, and both promised to fight at full strength; Kakashi learned he would face Hyuga Goichi and studied the candidates.
• Mei Terumi anticipated meeting Obito in the semifinals, while Kisame Hoshigaki expected to face Might Guy there if they both advanced.
• Hiruko announced that the third exam would begin in a month so spectators could travel to Konoha, and the candidates left the examination grounds.
• Hiruko revealed to himself that he planned to develop the Chimera Technique through secret human experimentation, while Mu Yue encouraged him.
• Mu Yue considered Uchiha Itachi, Kabuto Yakushi, Nagato, and other possible disciples, then set the choice aside and studied Sealing Jutsu.
• The next morning, Obito headed to Mu Yue's house to request special training for the exam.

Obito, Kakashi, Might Guy, and Nohara Rin trained with Mu Yue after the exams, each pursuing a different goal. Mu Yue helped Kakashi plan extreme training for Transparent World and began developing Obito’s Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, leaving Obito with a plan to combine flame-enhanced taijutsu with his Breathing Technique.

• Obito found Kakashi, Might Guy, Shisui, and Nohara Rin already training with Mu Yue in the Southern Forest and asked for a plan to counter enemies whose Ninjutsu could counter his.
• Mu Yue taught Nohara Rin Water Breathing, which she picked up quickly after practicing Basic Breathing for nearly three months.
• Kakashi described awakening Transparent World while injured and determined to protect his companions, so Mu Yue assigned him extreme physical training followed by a fight against a Shadow Clone.
• Mu Yue offered Obito a choice between learning Earth Release and developing Flame Breathing Chakra Mode to counter Water Release, and Obito chose the latter.
• Mu Yue demonstrated Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, but Obito could only enter an incomplete state that strengthened his flames and fire resistance while rapidly draining his Chakra.
• Mu Yue devised a training plan for Obito to practice Breathing Technique and taijutsu together, coating his attacks with flames and saving enhanced Fire Release Ninjutsu for tougher opponents.

Asuma asked Mu Yue to train him for a rematch against Obito, while Mu Yue developed new techniques for both students. Black Zetsu reported Mu Yue’s strength and suspicious behavior to Uchiha Madara, who decided he would not be a serious obstacle.

• Asuma sought Mu Yue’s help to prepare for fighting Obito, and Mu Yue taught him Basic Breathing and planned Wind Release training.
• Mu Yue developed three Fire Release Nintaijutsu for Obito, who practiced Blaze Collision by charging into trees, while Kakashi endured punishing Thunder Breathing training.
• Mu Yue bought Mei Terumi two strawberry ice creams to settle their earlier debt, and she resolved to let Obito show off before defeating him in the Chunin Exams.
• Black Zetsu told Uchiha Madara that Mu Yue might be cold toward his disciples and described his powerful techniques, warning that he could be stronger than Minato Namikaze.
• Uchiha Madara dismissed the danger posed by the young Mu Yue and considered how Obito might be turned against him.

Mu Yue asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to add Chakra Nature Transformation to the Ninja Academy graduates’ summer training and demonstrated his mastery of all five basic natures. Hiruzen was astonished by Mu Yue’s skill and growing potential, while Danzo reconsidered how to use him.

• Mu Yue planned to teach Nohara Rin Water Prison Technique and Water Dragon Bullet Technique, then revised the graduates’ summer training after the Forest of Death incident made him wary of Uchiha Madara acting early.
• Mu Yue visited Hiruzen Sarutobi and proposed teaching Chakra Nature Transformation, explaining that he could teach the basics of all five natures.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi invited Mu Yue to demonstrate, and Mu Yue displayed powerful Fire, Water, and Wind Release techniques while Asuma and Danzo watched.
• Mu Yue demonstrated Earth Release and his self-developed Purple Electricity, convincing Hiruzen that he was an exceptional Ninjutsu talent.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi regretted that Danzo had nearly wasted Mu Yue’s potential and strongly wanted to take him as a disciple, while Danzo considered sending Mu Yue to assist Orochimaru on the battlefield.

Mu Yue secured Hiruzen Sarutobi’s approval to teach a new special training course, while Danzo failed to recruit him back into Root or send him to the front lines. After the final exams, Mu Yue gave Anko her promised dango and built anticipation for the training beginning the following Monday.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi approved Mu Yue’s proposal to teach special training and dismissed Danzo’s attempts to return Mu Yue to Root or assign him to the Kumogakure front.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi showed Danzo Mu Yue’s outstanding class results, then rejected Danzo’s plan to demand greater compensation from the Hidden Mist Village.
• The system awarded Mu Yue Chakra +300 and a Ninjutsu Proficiency Scroll after Shisui Uchiha achieved perfect results in his academic assessment.
• Anko tried to secure dango as a farewell reward, and Mu Yue teased her about her exam scores before giving her the treat.
• Mu Yue told Anko, Izumo Kamizuki, and Kotetsu Hagane that his next special training would teach things unavailable at the Ninja Academy and would begin the following Monday.

Mu Yue accepted 350 genin alongside the Ninja Academy students, bringing his special training group to 694 people. At the first session, he quieted the crowd and announced the subjects, including Chakra Nature Transformation.

• Mu Yue decided to keep the registration open despite the unexpectedly large number of genin, including Ebisu, Genma Shiranui, Asuma, Inuzuka Midori, and Nara Shiomizu.
• Nara Shiomizu explained that he had joined to study Nohara Rin's fighting habits and learn from Mu Yue.
• Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane reunited with Ebisu and Genma Shiranui, who recalled how their Deception Technique had fooled a powerful taijutsu ninja.
• The 694 participants gathered at Mu Yue's training ground, where Nara Shiomizu and Inuzuka Midori remarked on the crowd's size.
• Mu Yue quieted the group and announced that the special training would cover Chakra Control, taijutsu, basic Ninjutsu, and Chakra Nature Transformation.

Mu Yue organized the crowded special training into three groups and taught Chakra Nature Transformation, taijutsu, and Chakra Control with the help of Shadow Clones. After a full day of classes, he received an S-rank evaluation and a set of Chakra-related rewards, then looked for the additional reward tied to the evaluation.

• Mu Yue used Shadow Clones and Chakra test papers to assess the students and sort them into Groups A, B, and C.
• Mu Yue demonstrated five different natures of Ninjutsu to Group A, then assigned students to Shadow Clones according to their training interests.
• Mu Yue taught Groups A and B Chakra Nature Transformation while Group C studied theory and Chakra Control, and he guided students in taijutsu throughout the day.
• After training ended, Mu Yue received an S-rank evaluation that increased his proficiency in several Chakra Nature Transformations and slightly improved his Chakra Control.
• Mu Yue wondered why Fire Release gained less proficiency than Earth and Lightning Release, realized his Perfect-level Fire Release was harder to improve, and continued searching for the S-rank evaluation reward.

Mu Yue received mastery-level Yin and Yang Release Nature Transformations and continued refining his special training before giving his students time off to watch the Chunin Exams. On the eve of the exams, Obito, Might Guy, Nohara Rin, and Kakashi trained intensely, while Kakashi struggled to master his new Thunderclap Flash technique.

• Mu Yue received mastery-level Yin and Yang Release Nature Transformations after completing an S-rated lesson, then earned further rewards from teaching Taijutsu and learned that S-rated rewards reflected his lessons.
• Mu Yue gave his students a day off to watch the resumed third round of the Chunin Exams, with the missed training day to be made up on Saturday.
• On August 4th, Obito trained his Fire Release Nintaijutsu, Might Guy pushed his limits with the Gate of Life and Stone Breathing, and Nohara Rin practiced Water Release beside the river.
• Kakashi practiced Thunderclap Flash, a powerful new sword technique, but still could not master the Transparent World needed to react to it.
• Mu Yue's Shadow Clone told the exhausted students to rest, and Shisui stayed behind to train while feeling pressured by his peers' progress.

The third Chunin Exam began in a packed arena, where Kisame Hoshigaki defeated Yamashiro Aoba in the opening match. Nohara Rin and Nara Shiomizu then entered the arena for the second match, which was about to begin.

• On August 5, the sixteen candidates gathered in the arena as Hiruko explained the rules and called the first match.
• Kisame Hoshigaki flooded the battleground with Water Release and used the water to overwhelm Yamashiro Aoba.
• Hiruko declared Kisame Hoshigaki the winner, and Medical Ninja carried Yamashiro Aoba away for treatment.
• Obito encouraged Nohara Rin, while Kakashi advised her to use Water Release early to take advantage of the flooded arena.
• Hiruko called Nohara Rin and Nara Shiomizu to begin the second match, and both candidates entered the battleground.

Nohara Rin defeated Nara Shiomizu after countering his clever Shadow Imitation Jutsu with a hidden Water Clone. Might Guy then overwhelmed Noguchi Nobuhide with a single kick, leaving the tournament moving toward its next match.

• Nohara Rin used Water Release attacks to keep Nara Shiomizu at a distance while he searched for a way to counter her advantage.
• Nara Shiomizu used a wind-borne Kunai and its makeshift parachute to extend his shadow and take control of Nohara Rin.
• Nohara Rin's hidden Water Clone trapped her controlled body in a Water Prison, forcing Nara Shiomizu to release his jutsu; Nara Shiomizu surrendered, and Hiruko declared Nohara Rin the winner.
• Hiruko announced the third match between Noguchi Nobuhide and Might Guy, and Might Guy entered the arena eager to show his strength to his father.
• Might Guy opened three Eight Gates and used Extreme Konoha Strong Whirlwind to defeat Noguchi Nobuhide in one strike; Hiruko declared Might Guy the winner.

Might Guy impressed the crowd with a swift victory, while Inuzuka Midori lost to Kurosawa after injuring him. Obito Uchiha then gained the upper hand against Sarutobi Asuma, who struggled under the pressure of being the Hokage’s son, and both prepared to use Ninjutsu as their fight continued.

• Might Guy defeated Noguchi Nobuhide with one kick, earning praise from the spectators.
• Inuzuka Midori tracked Kurosawa through his Hidden Mist Jutsu and injured his right leg before Kurosawa won their match.
• Obito Uchiha and Sarutobi Asuma began their match, with Asuma feeling pressure to prove himself despite expecting Obito to be strong.
• Obito used his Sharingan to gain the advantage in taijutsu and drive Asuma back.
• Asuma opened the distance to prepare Wind Release Ninjutsu, while Obito prepared to counter with Fire Release.

Obito defeated Asuma with superior Fire Release, while Mei Terumi and Zabuza secured further victories for Hidden Mist Village. Kakashi then overwhelmed Hyuga Goichi in an instant, ending the first round as the second round awaited.

• Asuma used a Wind and Fire Combination Ninjutsu, but Obito countered it with Flame Breathing Chakra Mode and Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, forcing Asuma to surrender.
• Mei Terumi defeated Moriyama Haruya in under a minute with Boil Release and Water Release.
• Zabuza defeated Osaki Shinya after a four-minute battle, adding another Hidden Mist Village win.
• Kakashi charged at Hyuga Goichi with his White Fang Short Blade and lightning-enhanced speed, ending the match before Goichi could attack.
• Hiruko declared Kakashi the winner, and the first round concluded before a short break and the start of the second round.

Nohara Rin lost to Kisame Hoshigaki despite using Super Strength and Medical Ninjutsu, while Tsunade discovered that Rin had trained in a style resembling her own and agreed to teach her. Might Guy then defeated Kurosawa with a decisive kick, and Obito left to face Mei Terumi.

• Obito and Kakashi encouraged Nohara Rin before she fought Kisame Hoshigaki.
• Nohara Rin attacked Kisame with Super Strength, but Kisame avoided her punches and gradually wore her down until she collapsed from exhaustion.
• Tsunade recognized Rin's fighting style and Medical Ninjutsu, and Mu Yue explained that Rin was his disciple; Tsunade agreed to take Rin under her care.
• Might Guy opened three Gates and defeated Kurosawa through the Hidden Mist Jutsu with a sound-guided kick.
• Obito prepared to fight Mei Terumi after Kakashi warned him to stay calm, while Zabuza realized the others expected him to lose.