Vol. 3From Missions to the Chunin Exams

Mu Yue guided his students through missions, training, graduation, and their first major exams. Obito, Kakashi, and Rin entered the Forest of Death while an unseen figure watched them.

  • Mu Yue led Obito, Kakashi, and Might Guy into a clash with Fourth Raikage A, and the three defeated Berkeley and another Kumogakure ninja.
  • Back in Konoha, Kakashi resolved to protect his comrades, Obito defeated him in a contest, and Mu Yue’s group celebrated Obito’s birthday.
  • Mu Yue led his students into the battle against Iwagakure, where he defeated Kari and helped Jiraiya and Minato fight the Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchuriki.
  • Mu Yue declined Hiruzen Sarutobi’s offer to become a Jonin instructor and continued teaching at the Ninja Academy.
  • Obito, Shisui, Might Guy, Nohara Rin, and Kakashi graduated, and Minato’s team passed its bell test and began missions together.
  • Obito attended the Uchiha Young Ninja Exchange Meeting with Shisui, where Uchiha Inabi challenged him to earn an advanced Fire Release technique.
  • Obito defeated Uchiha Inabi, and Fugaku proposed giving him more resources while Shisui won his match against Uchiha Chihiro.
  • Obito, Kakashi, and Rin passed the Chunin Exam’s written test and entered the Forest of Death, where a half-black, half-white figure watched them.
Chapters 202–301 Read from Ch. 202

Arc 9The Kumogakure Encounter

Mu Yue led Obito, Kakashi, and Might Guy into a dangerous clash with Fourth Raikage A’s forces, where the disciples defeated a Kumogakure jonin and each took a step forward. Back in Konoha, Kakashi regained his resolve, Obito surpassed him in a contest, and the group celebrated Obito’s birthday.

  • Mu Yue and his disciples completed missions, recruited Black Feather, and trained their Breathing Techniques while Mu Yue helped Kakashi overcome renewed doubts about his father and his duties.
  • On a mission near the Land of Rivers, Mu Yue led his disciples into the desert and clashed with Fourth Raikage A after disguising the team as Sunagakure shinobi.
  • Mu Yue sent Obito, Kakashi, and Might Guy into the forest to escape, then fought A’s force while Berkeley pursued the disciples with a Kumogakure chunin.
  • Might Guy opened the Second Gate, Obito awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan, and Kakashi used Thunderclap and Flash as the three defeated Berkeley and his companion.
  • Mu Yue reunited with the disciples, treated their injuries, and returned to Konoha, where Hiruzen Sarutobi upgraded their mission to A-rank and rewarded them.
  • Obito defeated Kakashi in a contest after reading his Thunderclap and Flash with the Sharingan, while Mu Yue agreed to Shisui’s request to join future missions.
  • Kakashi apologized to his former teammates and resolved to protect his comrades, while Obito trained on his birthday before Mu Yue and the others celebrated with him.
Chapters 202–22625 summaries Read

Arc 10From Birthday to Battlefield

Mu Yue celebrated Obito’s birthday, pushed his disciples through exams and training, then led them into a major battle against Iwagakure. After returning to Konoha with mission rewards and new jutsu, Mu Yue declined Hiruzen Sarutobi’s offer to become a Jonin instructor and continued teaching his students.

  • Mu Yue gave Obito a dragon-engraved kunai and desert photographs for his birthday, and Obito thanked him tearfully.
  • Might Guy defeated Obito in the Academy practical exam, and the students discovered that Obito and Might Guy had completed several high-ranking missions.
  • Mu Yue led Obito, Kakashi, and Might Guy on a grain convoy mission to the Land of Grass, where they joined Konoha’s fight against Iwagakure.
  • Mu Yue defeated Kari and helped Jiraiya and Minato battle the Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchuriki before Minato evacuated the Konoha forces.
  • Mu Yue returned to Konoha, where Hiruzen Sarutobi upgraded the mission to S-rank, awarded him payment, and granted him access to advanced Ninjutsu.
  • Mu Yue passed Minato’s message and photographs to Kushina, who helped him use the Four Symbols Seal, while Obito and Nohara Rin shared their dreams of ending war.
  • Mu Yue learned the Great Waterfall Technique and Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique, then declined Hiruzen Sarutobi’s offer of a Jonin instructor position and continued teaching at the Ninja Academy.
Chapters 227–25125 summaries Read

Arc 11Graduation and First Missions

Obito and his friends graduated, formed teams, and began taking on missions under Minato while Mu Yue continued guiding their training. The arc ends with Obito and Shisui attending an Uchiha gathering where Obito is challenged to defeat Uchiha Inabi for an advanced Fire Release technique.

  • Mu Yue taught his students about the Senju-Uchiha rivalry and how the Police Force had worsened the Uchiha's isolation and reputation.
  • Obito, Shisui, Might Guy, Nohara Rin, and Kakashi passed their graduation exams, surprised Mu Yue with a sculpture and individual gifts, and celebrated with dinner at his home.
  • Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Minato to guide Kakashi, Obito, and Nohara Rin, and the team passed Minato's bell test through coordinated attacks and Kakashi's use of Purple Electricity.
  • Might Guy's team passed Teacher Chen's bell test after Guy opened the first two gates and Ebisu and Genma Shiranui helped him take the bell.
  • Minato's team completed thirty D-rank missions in a day, then received permission for a C-rank escort mission to the Land of Hot Water.
  • Minato's team fought Fourth Raikage A, Killer B, and their Kumogakure ninja, then escorted their client onward and returned to the Land of Fire.
  • Mu Yue taught Obito Fire Dragon Flame Bullet after the mission, while Teacher Chen arranged to meet Mu Yue to discuss training.
  • Obito and Shisui attended the Uchiha Young Ninja Exchange Meeting, where Uchiha Inabi offered Obito an advanced Fire Release reward if he could defeat him.
Chapters 252–27625 summaries Read

Arc 12The Chunin Exams Begin

Mu Yue advanced his teaching and medical training while his students prepared for the Chunin Exams. Obito, Kakashi, and Rin passed the written round and entered the Forest of Death, where they began hunting for scrolls under unseen observation.

  • Obito defeated Uchiha Inabi, and Fugaku proposed giving him more resources, while Shisui also won his match against Uchiha Chihiro.
  • Mu Yue sparred with Teacher Chen, defeated him with his taijutsu, and arranged to learn Konoha Dragon God in exchange for Brick Break.
  • Mu Yue trained his students, studied Medical Ninjutsu with Tsunade, and worked with her on a plan to expand medical training at the Ninja Academy.
  • Hiruzen Sarutobi appointed Orochimaru to lead reinforcements against Kumogakure, while Mu Yue was selected as a Chunin Exam examiner.
  • Mu Yue met Kirigakure’s delegation, and Obito asked him for help preparing for the written exam before the candidates gathered at the Ninja Academy.
  • Obito, Rin, and Kakashi passed the written test, then signed the risk forms and learned the second round required teams to collect both scrolls and reach the Central Tower.
  • Kakashi planned to gather scrolls and information, and Obito defeated a Konoha team before trading back its Heaven Scroll for his information cards.
  • Obito, Kakashi, and Rin continued through the Forest of Death as a half-black, half-white figure watched them.
Chapters 277–30125 summaries Read
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