Chapter Summaries

Hanyu Muyue began training thirty Anbu and Root ninja, then challenged them all to attack him to demonstrate his strength. He overwhelmed their opening assault with a massive Fire and Wind Combination Ninjutsu, leaving the training ground devastated and the trainees retreating.

• Hanyu Muyue examined the thirty trainees and found the Anbu members generally stronger than the Root members.
• Hanyu Muyue asked all thirty ninja to attack him together, and Yamanaka Hiroshi opened with a Mind Body Clone Technique.
• Hanyu Muyue used the Body Flicker Technique to appear behind Yamanaka Hiroshi and kick him through six trees.
• The remaining twenty-nine Anbu and Root ninja attacked Hanyu Muyue with their signature Ninjutsu and coordinated techniques.
• Hanyu Muyue and a Shadow Clone combined Fire Dragon Flame Bullet with Wind Release: Whirlwind, overpowering the attackers and leaving the training ground scorched and ruined.

Mu Yue defeated thirty Root and Anbu ninja in a training exercise, then treated them and explained their mistakes. The next day, he began teaching them a faster Body Flicker Technique he had developed himself.

• Mu Yue used Ice Release and taijutsu to defeat the thirty Root and Anbu ninja, then treated them and critiqued their performance.
• Shimura Danzō learned about Mu Yue’s Ice Release and battle, judged his strength comparable to young Hiruzen Sarutobi, and imagined using Mu Yue and a Wood Release ninja to pursue power.
• The Root and Anbu ninja returned to training the next day, eager to learn from Mu Yue.
• Mu Yue introduced and demonstrated a modified, weakened version of Soru as a faster Body Flicker Technique for the ninja to learn.

Mu Yue received the Enlightenment skill after teaching an intermediate-level class, then used it to accelerate his own study and his disciples’ training. The chapter left Obito, Kakashi, Shisui, Might Guy, and Shizune making sudden progress during their early-morning session.

• Mu Yue taught Shunpo and Chakra Control in detail, then received the Shadow Imitation Jutsu and the Enlightenment skill as rewards for his intermediate-level lesson.
• Mu Yue used Enlightenment on himself, made rapid progress solving a problem in the Yin Seal, and noticed the boost also improved his teaching the next day.
• Mu Yue received the Inuzuka Style Beast Mimicry Ninja Art after another intermediate-level lesson and considered researching it alongside the Nara clan’s Shadow Secret Jutsu.
• Mu Yue brought his disciples to the Southern Forest early and used Enlightenment on Obito, Kakashi, Shisui, Might Guy, and Shizune.
• Obito clarified a Breathing Technique problem, Kakashi improved his Transparent World, Shisui found a way to use Armament Haki more effectively, and Might Guy became confident he could master the Fourth Gate soon.
• Shizune noticed she was in unusually good condition and joined the others in training harder.

Might Guy broke through to the fourth gate of the Eight Gates while sparring with Might Duy, advancing his life mission and granting Mu Yue rewards. Mu Yue drew the Flying Thunder Formation Technique, discovered he could use it with Shadow Clones for long-distance travel, and gained a small amount of Flying Thunder God proficiency.

• Might Duy took Might Guy grocery shopping, haggled for beef, and prepared a feast to celebrate his hard training.
• Might Guy trained with Might Duy, endured the pressure of his father's fifth gate, and opened the fourth gate himself.
• Might Guy told Might Duy that true strength meant protecting what mattered, and his progress triggered rewards on Mu Yue's panel.
• Mu Yue received a physique enhancement, Day Tiger, and a selectable Ninjutsu or taijutsu scroll, then chose a space-time technique.
• Mu Yue drew the Flying Thunder Formation Technique, used it with two Shadow Clones to teleport home, and gained ten points of Flying Thunder God proficiency.
• Mu Yue studied Flying Thunder God with Minato, gained one more proficiency point, and turned his attention back to researching Breathing Techniques.

Mu Yue decided not to teach Basic Breathing to Root or Anbu and planned to develop a stronger technique instead. After the special training ended, Minato tested Kakashi, Obito, and Nohara Rin against Dekai, who underestimated them and was quickly overwhelmed before Minato took over.

• Mu Yue decided that teaching Basic Breathing to Root and Anbu risked helping Konoha's higher-ups develop powerful new techniques, so he chose to create a stronger Breathing Technique.
• Mu Yue ended his special training, and Kakashi, Obito, and the others returned to their teams; Minato apologized for not training them more often.
• At Obito's suggestion, Minato brought Dekai to the training ground to test the team's strength.
• Obito and Kakashi surprised Dekai with their Breathing Techniques and coordinated attack, while Nohara Rin knocked him backward with a Super Strength Punch.
• Minato ended the bout before Obito and Kakashi could continue their attack, and Dekai resolved to bring Ueyama Sokuhei along next time.
• Minato took over the training after Dekai's match ended too quickly.

Minato fought Obito, Kakashi, and Nohara Rin in a training battle, defeating all three with the Flying Thunder God Technique and his superior skill. He reviewed their tactics afterward, praised their strengths, and urged them to work on their weaknesses and manage their stamina.

• Obito, Kakashi, and Nohara Rin attacked Minato, who used Flying Thunder God Kunai to evade their techniques and strike Obito.
• Obito covered the kunai with a sea of fire while Kakashi used Transparent World and Thunderclap Flash to attack Minato, but Minato escaped and knocked Kakashi down.
• Obito and Nohara Rin each attacked Minato, but he defeated them as well, leaving all three students on the ground in under three minutes.
• Obito complained that the Sharingan could not copy powerful abilities, and Minato explained that most Ninjutsu could be copied but his Flying Thunder God Technique was an exception.
• Minato praised Obito's Fire Release and teamwork, advised Kakashi to coordinate better with Nohara Rin, and encouraged Nohara Rin to continue her Medical Ninjutsu training.
• Minato warned Obito and Kakashi that their strongest techniques consumed too much Chakra and stamina, and Obito resolved to save Flame Breathing Chakra Mode for critical moments in real battles.

Kirigakure’s leaders discussed Konoha’s growing strength as Genji warned that it was likely the strongest village. Mu Yue submitted Shunpo and the Dark Breathing Method to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who approved them and granted Mu Yue access to Konoha’s Ninjutsu Library after his training assessment.

• Genji told the Third Mizukage and Kirigakure’s leaders that Konoha appeared to be the strongest village, citing the Third Hokage’s power and Kirigakure’s loss in the young ninja comparison.
• Mu Yue completed the Dark Breathing Method two weeks after beginning Shunpo instruction and brought both techniques to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Mu Yue explained that the Dark Breathing Method boosted strength, recovery, and brief bursts of power, making it especially useful for Anbu and Root operations.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi rated Shunpo as B-rank and the Dark Breathing Method as A-rank, and agreed Mu Yue could use the new technique in training.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi promised Mu Yue access to the Ninjutsu Library after the assessment two months later.

Mu Yue taught Root and Anbu ninjas the Dark Breathing Method and Nature Transformation, earning S-rank teaching evaluations that deepened his understanding of both subjects. After developing the Yang Seal, he visited Tsunade to discuss a technique that could complement it, and Tsunade challenged him to a dice game to decide whether she would help.

• Mu Yue taught the Root and Anbu ninjas the Dark Breathing Method, and they made rapid progress during the lesson.
• Mu Yue earned an S-rank evaluation for teaching the Dark Breathing Method, then received another S-rank evaluation after teaching Nature Transformation.
• After a month of training, Mu Yue had advanced his research and developed a half-finished Yang Seal modeled on the Yin Seal.
• Mu Yue visited Tsunade and explained his idea for a technique that would work with a seal to heal automatically and support the Yang Seal.
• Tsunade shared ideas with Mu Yue, then proposed a dice game to decide whether she would help develop the technique or they would forget the discussion.

Tsunade gambled with Mu Yue and unexpectedly won the first round before losing the next two, while Mu Yue agreed to spar with Teacher Chen in a month and a half. Might Guy demonstrated Golden Horizon Line, then challenged Kakashi and opened a new gate when he began to fall behind.

• Tsunade wagered that Mu Yue would help develop a Ninjutsu, but she won their first dice round and lost the next two.
• Might Guy used Golden Horizon Line to split a massive boulder, impressing Genma Shiranui, Ebisu, and Teacher Chen.
• Teacher Chen asked Might Guy to arrange another spar with Mu Yue, and Mu Yue agreed to meet him in a month and a half.
• After dinner at Mu Yue's home, Might Guy challenged Kakashi, confident that his fourth gate and Golden Horizon Line would secure victory.
• Kakashi used the Transparent World to evade Might Guy's attacks and gain the upper hand, so Might Guy opened the Gate of Pain.

Might Guy and Kakashi tested their improved techniques in a spar, which Guy won after their ultimate moves collided. An emergency Jonin Meeting revealed that Kirigakure had declared war on Konoha, and Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to expand Shimura Danzō’s Root organization to help meet the threat.

• Might Guy opened the fourth gate and overwhelmed Kakashi with his speed and strength, forcing Kakashi to unleash Thunderclap Flash.
• Might Guy defeated Kakashi’s Thunderclap Flash with Golden Horizon Line, injuring both of them before they went to Konoha Hospital.
• Mu Yue dismissed his Dark Breathing Method lesson after an emergency signal summoned the jonin to a meeting.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi announced that Kirigakure had declared war on Konoha, prompting the village to prepare defenses along its coasts.
• Shimura Danzō urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to strengthen Root, and Hiruzen agreed to use the organization during the crisis.

Anko, Izumo Kamizuki, and Kotetsu Hagane asked Mu Yue to let them join the graduate internship program, and he agreed to add them to the list. At a training assessment, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō saw how much Mu Yue’s Shunpo and Dark Breathing Method had improved the Root and Anbu ninjas, and Hiruzen offered Mu Yue records of the Second Hokage’s technique-development work.

• Anko beat up Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane after they teased her about her grades and combat ranking.
• Anko, Izumo Kamizuki, and Kotetsu Hagane asked Mu Yue to become intern ninjas, and he agreed to add them to the list for consideration.
• Mu Yue used a Shadow Clone to teach class while he led the final training assessment for Root and Anbu ninjas.
• Sarutobi Shinji defeated Shimoyama Kakuei after both fighters used Shunpo and Dark Breathing Method.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō watched the remaining matches and realized the training had significantly improved all the participants.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi praised Mu Yue and offered to send him the Second Hokage’s records on developing Ninjutsu.

Shisui asked Obito about his internship and decided to graduate early, then told Uchiha Nobuhiro about his plan. After seeing Shisui's remarkable strength in a spar, Uchiha Nobuhiro approved of his early graduation and felt confident in his ability to protect himself.

• Shisui asked Obito about internship missions, and Obito warned him that missions could bring unexpected dangers and that he should never jinx a mission by saying nothing would go wrong.
• Uchiha Nobuhiro visited Shisui, cooked dinner with him, and listened as Shisui explained his plan to graduate early and become a ninja.
• Uchiha Nobuhiro approved of Shisui's decision, and Shisui agreed to spar with him after dinner.
• Shisui opened the spar with two enormous Great Fireballs, then rushed in and made Uchiha Nobuhiro step back with a punch.
• Shisui unleashed Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, astonishing Uchiha Nobuhiro, who neutralized the attack and concluded that Shisui was already strong enough to protect himself as a ninja.

As the school term ended, Mu Yue assigned Shisui, Anko, and Shizune to an unusual ninja internship, while Minato Namikaze took Kakashi, Obito, and Nohara Rin on a difficult A-rank mission in the Land of Grass. Uchiha Madara learned that Obito was on the mission but decided to wait for the Hidden Mist Village’s war with Konoha to create an opening for his plan.

• Class 2-1 students lamented that Mu Yue would not teach their holiday training, and Anko taunted Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane about their internships.
• Shisui told Anko that Shizune would join them, and he kept quiet about how ordinary internships usually involved D-rank errands.
• Minato Namikaze selected an A-rank mission to search for and eliminate defeated Iwagakure ninja in the southwestern Land of Grass, then set out with Kakashi, Obito, and Nohara Rin.
• Black Zetsu reported that Obito had gone to the Land of Grass, but Uchiha Madara decided Minato’s presence made it too risky to act against him.
• Uchiha Madara said the Hidden Mist Village’s impending war would create chaos and identified Shisui as a backup candidate for his plan.

Minato led Obito, Kakashi, and Nohara Rin through a battlefield mission, where they defeated a squad of Iwagakure ninja and then joined Jiraiya’s camp in the Land of Grass. Later, Mu Yue began a bell-taking training exercise for Anko, Shisui, and Shizune, and Shisui was swiftly knocked back after attacking him.

• Minato guarded as Obito, Kakashi, and Nohara Rin worked together to defeat the Iwagakure squad with fire, lightning, and water techniques.
• Minato praised the team and took them to the Konoha camp in the Land of Grass, where Jiraiya welcomed them and discussed the battle situation with Minato.
• Anko arrived at Mu Yue’s training ground, where he offered a powerful technique to anyone who could take one of the bells from him.
• Anko tried to distract Mu Yue with a claim about abandoned dango, but he saw through the trick and knocked her away.
• Shisui attacked Mu Yue with two fireballs, but Mu Yue extinguished them with a water dragon and sent Shisui flying with a finger flick.

Mu Yue put Shisui, Shizune, and Anko through a difficult Bell Test, then led them through a week of training and low-rank missions. After Hiruzen Sarutobi granted the team early access to C-rank missions, Mu Yue selected a bandit-elimination assignment in the Northern Land of Rivers.

• Shisui, Shizune, and Anko each tried and failed to take a bell from Mu Yue during the first day's Bell Test.
• Mu Yue ended the test at evening and took the team to complete twenty D-rank missions the next day.
• Mu Yue alternated missions with training over the following week and taught Asuma Wind Breathing.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi granted Mu Yue's team permission to accept C-rank missions early after they quickly cleared their D-rank work.
• Mu Yue chose a bandit-elimination mission in the Northern Land of Rivers.

Mu Yue took Shisui, Anko, and Shizune on a mission to deal with bandits in the Land of Rivers, where they encountered Yahiko's Akatsuki group. After recognizing Nagato's extraordinary potential, Mu Yue considered how he might eventually become Nagato's teacher, while the two groups parted without fighting.

• Mu Yue accepted a C-rank mission to find bandits in the Land of Rivers and led Shisui, Anko, and Shizune there with their client.
• Shisui deduced that the bandits might include rogue ninja because they had raided the Land of Rain amid the presence of major villages' ninja.
• Mu Yue interrogated two bandits at their hideout and learned that their leader was a rogue ninja from the Land of Rain and that the main force had left to raid.
• Shisui encountered Yahiko, Konan, Nagato, and their companions, who had captured the bandit leader and mistaken Shisui for a bandit.
• Mu Yue assessed Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato, recognized Nagato's immense potential, and considered the obstacles to becoming his teacher.
• Mu Yue resolved the misunderstanding with Yahiko's group, then warned Shisui that two of them were stronger than him and one could likely kill him instantly.

Mu Yue’s team completed their mission and returned to Konoha, where Mu Yue introduced Tsunade to his new card game, Ninja Kill, before resuming their research into Ninjutsu for the Yang Seal. Over the following days, Tsunade and Shizune played the game with Mu Yue, and Tsunade asked him to add more character cards.

• Mu Yue explained to Shisui that the ninja organization included people who could kill him instantly, and Shisui resolved to keep training.
• Mu Yue’s team finished the mission, returned to Konoha, and received a day to rest; Shisui went straight to the Southern Forest to train.
• Mu Yue submitted the mission as an ordinary C-rank Mission and visited Tsunade, bringing her a card game called Ninja Kill.
• Tsunade examined the cards, listed what she wanted for dinner, and then shared her research on Ninjutsu that could complement the Yang Seal.
• Mu Yue returned with the missing cards the next day and played several rounds with Tsunade and Shizune.
• Tsunade asked Mu Yue to add more character cards, including one for herself, and Mu Yue said he would consider it.

Mu Yue tested his students’ growth and asked Minato to help him overcome a hurdle with the Flying Thunder God Technique. After Minato explained the technique, Mu Yue advanced it to beginner level, while Minato prepared to leave for the Land of Hot Water front.

• Mu Yue’s team failed another Bell Test, and Anko complained that she could not keep up with Shisui.
• Obito challenged Kakashi over their strength, and Anko turned their boasts into a wager that the loser would run through Konoha declaring himself inferior.
• Mu Yue assessed Obito, Kakashi, and Nohara Rin, finding that Obito and Kakashi had reached jonin-level combat strength while Rin had made the greatest overall progress.
• Minato explained that he would join Orochimaru to resolve the Kumogakure front in the Land of Hot Water as Konoha faced mounting pressure from the Hidden Mist Village.
• Mu Yue asked Minato for help with the Flying Thunder God Technique, understood his explanation, and raised the technique to beginner level.

Mu Yue used scrolls to raise Flying Thunder God to mastery and tested the improved technique, then reviewed his growth and future plans. He left Nagato’s recruitment, Obito’s mission, and his ongoing research as priorities.

• Mu Yue used a Ninjutsu Mastery Scroll and several Proficiency Scrolls to raise Flying Thunder God to mastery with 1,336 proficiency.
• Mu Yue concluded that Flying Thunder God’s range and Chakra cost depended on sensory range, Chakra reserves, and proficiency, and he speculated that Minato had improved the technique.
• Mu Yue marked a kunai with “Teacher,” tested short-distance Flying Thunder God, and noted Minato’s Chakra had risen to 69,000.
• Mu Yue checked his own Chakra and found it had reached 104,400, surpassing six figures.
• Mu Yue reorganized his plans around pushing Obito’s Life Mission past twenty points, improving the Yang Seal, researching Sun Breathing, and finding a way to become Nagato’s teacher.

Mu Yue accepted a mission to investigate Rōran minister Anrokuzan and led Obito, Kakashi, and Rin to the desert city, where they began investigating separately. Kakashi’s group encountered Naruto Uzumaki, whose identification seemed forged, and their fight grew more dangerous when another Konoha-clad ninja arrived.

• Mu Yue accepted a B-rank mission to investigate Anrokuzan and brought Obito, Kakashi, and Rin to Rōran.
• The Queen of Rōran asked Mu Yue’s group to investigate Anrokuzan discreetly, and Mu Yue split up from his three disciples to examine the Dragon Vein.
• Kakashi, Obito, and Rin found Naruto Uzumaki and questioned his suspiciously convincing but seemingly impossible ninja identification.
• Naruto created scores of Shadow Clones and overwhelmed Kakashi’s group, while Obito and Kakashi fought back with powerful Fire and Lightning techniques.
• An unidentified Konoha-clad ninja arrived and extinguished Obito’s flames with Water Release, making Kakashi suspect a larger conspiracy.