Chapter Summaries

After Mu Yue helped Konoha defeat the Hidden Mist forces on the East Coast, he gained fame as Blazing Sun Mu Yue and secured help sourcing rare medicinal herbs. Konoha’s leaders agreed to a temporary peace with Hidden Mist Village, while the victory earned Obito promotion and sparked comparisons between Mu Yue and Minato Namikaze.

• Orochimaru praised Mu Yue for killing the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, and Mu Yue credited the victory to the troops’ efforts.
• Mu Yue explained the Blazing Sun Technique’s limits to Obito, then arranged with Shikaku Nara to help obtain rare medicinal herbs.
• Karatachi Yagura withdrew the Hidden Mist forces to the Land of Water, and Konoha declared the East Coast campaign a decisive victory.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi’s proposal to temporarily leave Hidden Mist Village alone passed the council vote, and he promoted Obito to official jonin.
• The Konoha Newspaper publicized Mu Yue’s achievement, spreading the name Blazing Sun Mu Yue and prompting villagers to compare him with Minato Namikaze.

Kirigakure’s leaders blamed the war’s defeat on dead commanders, punished Karatachi Yagura, and chose to wait for an opportunity to reclaim their swords. Konoha celebrated its victory after Mu Yue and the others returned, and Obito was promoted to jonin as news of Konoha’s strength alarmed the other villages.

• The Third Mizukage and Kirigakure’s leaders stripped Karatachi Yagura of his positions and assigned him to Anbu, while blaming Hana Minazuki, Suikazan Fuguki, and others for the defeat.
• Kirigakure’s leaders rejected both an immediate new war and peace negotiations, deciding to wait for Konoha to weaken before trying to recover the five ninja swords.
• Genji helped Mei Terumi with her Water Release training and told her that Kakashi and Might Guy had become formidable battlefield fighters.
• Ōnoki, the Third Raikage, and Rasa assessed Konoha’s growing strength and considered how it affected their villages’ plans.
• Minato Namikaze sent a letter to Konoha after hearing of Mu Yue’s fame, and Orochimaru, Mu Yue, and the East Coast forces returned to the village.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi held a victory event for the East Coast forces, and Obito was promoted to jonin, triggering a reward notification on Mu Yue’s panel.

After Obito Uchiha’s promotion reward gave Mu Yue an extra Pokémon Egg, Mu Yue planned to save it for Nohara Rin and reunited with Kushina, cooking for her and testing her Sealing Jutsu knowledge. The next morning, Mu Yue arrived at the Southern Forest and found Obito waiting expectantly.

• Obito Uchiha’s jonin promotion rewarded him with chakra, an Item Extraction Scroll, and a Pokémon Egg, and Mu Yue used the scroll to draw a second egg for Nohara Rin.
• Mu Yue read Minato Namikaze’s letter, which mentioned his battlefield service and asked Mu Yue to look after Kushina and cook for her.
• Mu Yue found Kushina shopping, and they talked about his battlefield reputation before the restaurant owner welcomed them and offered his spare kitchen.
• Mu Yue cooked a meal for Kushina, who eagerly ate it and learned from Minato’s letter that he had asked Mu Yue to make her food.
• Mu Yue tested Kushina’s knowledge of Sealing Jutsu and promised to cook for her whenever she asked, then found Obito waiting expectantly at the Southern Forest the next morning.

Obito received a Ninja Beast Egg from Mu Yue after becoming a jonin, then trained alongside Kakashi and the others. Hiruzen Sarutobi visited Mu Yue for dinner and probed his views on candidates for Fourth Hokage, leaving after asking him to guide Asuma; Root's information arrived soon afterward.

• Mu Yue gave Obito a Ninja Beast Egg to celebrate his jonin promotion and gained Mastery-level Water Release: Heavenly Weeping as a reward.
• Kakashi teased Obito about Shisui's earlier jonin promotion and mastery of Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, prompting Obito to resume training for the internal competition.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi visited Mu Yue, shared dinner, and chatted with him about Asuma, Konoha, and the battlefield.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Mu Yue who should become Fourth Hokage, and Mu Yue named Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade as qualified candidates without favoring one.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi discussed Combination Ninjutsu, asked Mu Yue to guide Asuma, and left; Root's information arrived soon after.

Mu Yue collected mission rewards from Shimura Danzō, then assessed Asuma and planned training for him and Nohara Rin. He negotiated with Tsunade to help design Rin’s training in exchange for dinners and Ninja Kill character cards, leaving Tsunade jokingly demanding that he call her “Little Tsunade.”

• Mu Yue visited the Root Base, where Shimura Danzō praised his battlefield performance and gave him scrolls on Uzumaki sealing techniques and Wind Release cultivation.
• Mu Yue met Asuma for training, tested his strength with a Shadow Clone, and assigned him a plan focused on Wind Breathing and Wind Release Chakra Nature Transformation.
• Mu Yue arranged special training for Nohara Rin and enlisted Tsunade’s help with her promotion program.
• Mu Yue bargained with Tsunade over dinners and Ninja Kill character cards until she accepted five cards and kept the dinner requirement unchanged.
• Tsunade told Mu Yue to call her “Little Tsunade” after reflecting on how much she had helped him.

Shisui persuaded Obito to attend a Uchiha clan meeting with him, where Elder Uchiha Seisei praised them as proof of the clan’s strength and called for the Uchiha to regain their former glory. Shisui and Obito both grew uneasy as the clansmen turned their achievements into support for the clan’s extreme beliefs.

• Shisui invited Obito to attend the clan meeting with him, and Obito agreed.
• Shisui’s uncle, Uchiha Nobuhiro, visited him, shared dinner, and joined Shisui and Obito on their way to Naka Shrine.
• At the meeting, Uchiha Seisei praised Obito for helping kill Suikazan Fuguki and Shisui for becoming Konoha’s youngest Jonin.
• Obito clarified that Kakashi had helped kill Suikazan Fuguki, while Shisui questioned why Seisei emphasized Obito’s contribution.
• Uchiha Seisei used their achievements to argue that the Uchiha lacked only an opportunity to reclaim their former glory, upsetting Shisui and Obito.

At a clan meeting, Shisui opposed Uchiha Seisei’s proposal to give the Police Force authority to launch military actions, recognizing that it would fail and strengthen the Hawks. After Uchiha Fugaku postponed the decision for a week, Shisui sought Mu Yue’s advice and left with a plan to challenge Seisei indirectly at a martial exhibition.

• Uchiha Seisei proposed expanding the Police Force’s authority, and several Uchiha—including Uchiha Inabi—supported him.
• Shisui objected, but Uchiha Seisei appealed to clan pride while Uchiha Fugaku affirmed Shisui’s right to speak; Shisui considered challenging Seisei to gain standing among the clan.
• Uchiha Fugaku suspended the meeting for a week, and Uchiha Seisei agreed while warning against further delay.
• After the meeting, Shisui told Uchiha Nobuhiro and Uchiha Fugaku he had to leave, then went to Mu Yue for advice.
• Mu Yue suggested that Uchiha Fugaku arrange a martial exhibition where Shisui could defeat Seisei as his assigned instructor, and explained how Seisei could benefit personally from a proposal that harmed the clan.

Shisui secured Uchiha Fugaku’s support for a plan to oppose Uchiha Seisei, trained intensely with Mu Yue, and entered the Uchiha martial exhibition. He opened the event by defeating Uchiha Inabi instantly with genjutsu, leaving the crowd stunned.

• Shisui explained his plan to challenge Uchiha Seisei through a martial exhibition and formally refute his proposal, and Uchiha Fugaku agreed to support him.
• Uchiha Fugaku arranged the martial exhibition, while Uchiha Seisei supported it and hoped to gain more clan backing by demonstrating his strength.
• Shisui trained under Mu Yue and challenged Might Guy, then received the Bent Spoon, a ninja tool that enhanced Yin Release Ninjutsu.
• Uchiha Fugaku opened the martial exhibition, and Shisui drew Uchiha Inabi as his first opponent.
• Shisui enhanced his genjutsu with the Bent Spoon and knocked Uchiha Inabi unconscious with a glance, winning the match and shocking the spectators.

Shisui dominated the Uchiha martial tournament, defeating Uchiha Seisei in their guidance match and then exposing the flaws in Seisei’s proposal at the clan meeting. He secured a voice within the Uchiha Clan, and Mu Yue’s panel finally settled Shisui’s Life Mission.

• Shisui defeated Uchiha Yakumi in the martial tournament finals with a genjutsu strengthened by the Bent Spoon.
• Shisui used taijutsu, Fire Release, and a surprise Armament Haki strike to defeat Uchiha Seisei, who was carried to the hospital unconscious.
• At the Naka Shrine clan meeting, Shisui challenged Uchiha Seisei’s proposal to give the Police Force authority to launch proactive operations.
• Shisui distributed and explained documents showing the proposal was unreasonable and unlikely to pass, prompting Uchiha Seisei to apologize.
• Shisui established a voice for himself within the Uchiha Clan, and Mu Yue’s panel notified him that his Life Mission had been settled.

Mu Yue enhanced his Byakugan after Shisui’s progress reward, while Kakashi trained with his newly hatched Rockruff. Might Guy’s Pokémon Egg hatched into Riolu, and Guy welcomed the chance to train with it.

• Shisui’s mission progress earned him Chakra, a Bloodline Enhancement Scroll, and the Nirvana Temple Technique, and Mu Yue used the scroll to strengthen his Byakugan.
• Kakashi named his Rockruff Mane Rock and began running with it to build its strength.
• Rockruff headbutted Obito after he insulted it, and Obito asked Mu Yue how to make his own Pokémon Egg hatch faster.
• Might Guy’s egg hatched into Riolu while he was training, and Guy happily embraced his new partner.
• Mu Yue noted that Riolu could complement Guy with Aura sensing, powerful attacks, and healing techniques.

Might Guy dressed the newly born Riolu in a green bodysuit while Mu Yue continued developing Breath of Sun and declined Orochimaru’s invitation to join the Kumogakure battlefield. Orochimaru’s attempt to recruit Mu Yue alerted Shimura Danzō, who investigated and concluded that Mu Yue remained loyal to him.

• Might Guy put a green bodysuit on Riolu and caught it whenever it stumbled while trying to train; Obito and Kakashi avoided wearing one, and Obito told Might Guy to ask Shisui instead.
• Mu Yue advanced Breath of Sun to 2,400 proficiency in two weeks and realized it strengthened Yang Release and could heal or enlarge the body, but could not combine with Flame Breathing as he had intended.
• Orochimaru visited Mu Yue and invited him to the Land of Hot Water battlefield to help eliminate Kumogakure, but Mu Yue politely refused because he could not spare the time.
• Orochimaru suspected that Mu Yue’s refusal reflected Shimura Danzō’s influence and considered whether Danzō had noticed his attempt to recruit him.
• Shimura Danzō discovered that Orochimaru had contacted Mu Yue without his knowledge, investigated Mu Yue, and relaxed after finding that Mu Yue had not sought Orochimaru out himself.

Orochimaru sought to take Mu Yue to the battlefield to strengthen his bid for Hokage, but Shimura Danzō refused and arranged for Mu Yue to train Root instead. Meanwhile, Mu Yue’s disciples prepared for an upcoming sparring match, with Obito struggling to master Armament Haki and the others intensifying their training.

• Orochimaru asked Shimura Danzō to send Mu Yue as his battlefield assistant, but Shimura Danzō refused and Orochimaru suspected he was keeping Mu Yue away deliberately.
• Shimura Danzō asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to transfer Mu Yue back to Root, but Hiruzen refused and allowed Mu Yue only to train Root ninja.
• Shimura Danzō left the Hokage’s Office angrily after Hiruzen rejected his request, while Hiruzen smiled at how carefully Danzō had spoken.
• Obito struggled to master the Armament Haki Secret Technique and worried that he would lose to Shisui or Kakashi in the sparring match a week later.
• Kakashi tested his Lightning Release Kenjutsu but judged himself far from mastering it, while Shisui, Might Guy, and Riolu continued training for the match.

Mu Yue accepted Hiruzen Sarutobi’s assignment to train more Anbu and Root members and received a special division-leader position for an Anbu training squad. That night, Minato returned from the battlefield, shared ramen with Mu Yue, and agreed to spar with him when he had time.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Mu Yue to train a larger group of Anbu and Root members in the Dark Breathing Method.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi created a special Anbu training squad for Mu Yue, appointing him its division leader and allowing him to recruit talented teachers.
• Mu Yue returned to the Southern Forest and began preparing a training plan while continuing to guide his disciples.
• Minato Namikaze returned to Konoha early after Orochimaru reinforced the Land of Hot Water battlefield, then visited Mu Yue late at night.
• Mu Yue and Minato made and ate ramen together while discussing their disciples and Minato’s time on the battlefield.
• Mu Yue declined Minato’s offer to explain the Flying Thunder God Technique and asked to spar with him; Minato said they could do so when he was free.

Minato visited Kushina and discussed the growing debate over whether he or Mu Yue was Konoha’s strongest young ninja. Meanwhile, Mu Yue collected his Anbu supplies and met Anbu captain Sarutobi Masanari to receive the next group of trainees, leaving his teaching plan under consideration.

• Minato brought Mu Yue’s cooking to Kushina, and she asked whether Minato or Mu Yue was stronger.
• Minato said he had never fought Mu Yue but would soon have a practice match with him, while Kushina was disappointed she could not watch.
• Minato told Kushina stories about his students before leaving to handle his busy schedule.
• An Anbu member escorted Mu Yue to the Anbu base to collect his supplies, where Tobita Kenji revealed his identity and greeted his former teacher.
• Sarutobi Masanari gave Mu Yue the records for twenty-five Anbu and fifteen Root trainees and asked about his training plans.
• Mu Yue said new Dark Breathing Method moves were confirmed, then left the Anbu base as his Shadow Clone and returned its memories to the original body.

Mu Yue oversaw a draw for the disciples’ internal battles, and Kakashi faced Shisui in the first match. Shisui defeated Kakashi by catching him in a Sharingan genjutsu at close range, leaving the tournament’s next match yet to begin.

• Mu Yue drew lots for the internal battles, pairing Kakashi against Shisui and Obito against Might Guy.
• Mu Yue called Nohara Rin over to watch as Kakashi and Shisui took their battle stances.
• Shisui attacked with Fire Release while Kakashi blocked with an Earth-Style Wall, then Kakashi used a clone and an underground approach to surprise him.
• Kakashi unleashed Lightning Blade: Scatter, and Shisui countered with Flame Breathing Chakra Mode and the Great Fireball Technique.
• Kakashi charged Shisui with a full-power lightning slash, but Shisui disrupted his Transparent World state with a genjutsu and pointed a kunai at his heart.
• Mu Yue declared Shisui the winner.

Shisui and Might Guy fought the disciples’ final internal battle, and Guy won after Shisui’s surprise attack failed to overcome his strength. Kakashi began testing whether genjutsu could help him train the Transparent World, while Mu Yue finished preparing the Anbu training program.

• Kakashi realized Shisui’s genjutsu could affect the Transparent World and planned to train by repeatedly dispelling it.
• Might Guy defeated Obito after overpowering his attacks and avoiding Obito’s Flame Emperor; Kakashi’s Shadow Clone developed a photograph of Obito being punched away.
• Shisui nearly caught Might Guy with a concealed combination of Fire Release and Armament Haki, but Guy entered Stone Breathing Chakra Mode and won.
• Kakashi asked Shisui to use genjutsu against him while he maintained the Transparent World, and the two began testing the training method.
• Mu Yue prepared meals for Tsunade, Kushina, and Minato, then completed the Anbu training plan and developed the remaining Ninjutsu two days before training began.

Mu Yue trained Anbu and Root ninja in the Dark Breathing Method and Dark Flame Technique, then Shimura Danzō secretly assigned him to teach Yamato, Root’s Wood Release Ninja. The chapter ended with Mu Yue agreeing to fight Minato the following afternoon at his usual training ground.

• Mu Yue split the forty trainees into two groups, taught the newcomers the Dark Breathing Method, and instructed the veterans in the Dark Flame Technique.
• Shimura Danzō questioned a Root trainee about Mu Yue’s lessons, then visited Yamato and criticized his modest Wood Release progress before encouraging him with dinner and promises.
• Shimura Danzō decided to bring Yamato into Konoha and secretly arranged for Mu Yue to teach him, believing Mu Yue’s instruction could accelerate Yamato’s growth.
• Mu Yue accepted the mission, received Wood Release training materials and new Root privileges, and considered Yamato a promising potential disciple.
• Minato visited Mu Yue and arranged their long-awaited fight for Sunday afternoon, with Mu Yue’s disciples watching.

Mu Yue and Minato Namikaze fought a practice match to test which of them was stronger, with their disciples and Konoha's leaders watching. After Mu Yue withstood Minato's attacks and countered his Flying Thunder God ambush, he held a kunai to Minato's heart, leaving the match's outcome poised on that moment.

• Obito asked Kakashi and the others who would win, and they mostly predicted Mu Yue, while Kakashi noted Minato could escape with Flying Thunder God.
• Kushina and Hiruzen Sarutobi watched the fight through a crystal ball as Kakashi started the match at Training Ground 22.
• Mu Yue overwhelmed Minato's Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, then pursued him through a series of Flying Thunder God movements and countered his Rasengan with his own.
• Mu Yue emerged uninjured from their Chakra sphere clash, while Minato was hurt but continued fighting with Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique.
• Minato used a flash bomb and a concealed Flying Thunder God Kunai to appear behind Mu Yue, but Mu Yue anticipated him and pressed a kunai to Minato's heart.

Mu Yue defeated Minato in a spar, then helped him refine the Rasengan and discouraged him from giving it an absurdly long name. Later, Rockruff revealed it could use Earth Release to turn earth into sand, and Shisui's Pokémon Egg hatched into a fox-like Pokémon.

• Mu Yue controlled the battle and defeated Minato, who admitted Mu Yue was stronger, while Mu Yue praised Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Mu Yue treated Minato and explained the Rasengan's compression and Chakra-flow principles, helping Minato improve the technique.
• Minato suggested naming the technique "Mu Yue-Inspired Ground-Smashing Test Exploding Orb," but Mu Yue and Kushina both rejected the name.
• Kakashi discovered that Rockruff could use Earth Release Chakra Nature Transformation to turn dirt and stone into sand, and praised it.
• Shisui's Pokémon Egg hatched in the Southern Forest, revealing a fox-like Pokémon to the watching disciples.

Shisui's newly hatched Zorua showed off its unusual Genjutsu, and Mu Yue hosted a celebratory dinner attended by Tsunade and Hiruzen Sarutobi. After the dinner ended, Mu Yue went to the Southern Forest training ground for his scheduled lesson with Yamato.

• Shisui's Zorua spoke telepathically and used Genjutsu to make Obito see a copy of himself before Shisui told it to stop.
• Mu Yue invited Tsunade and Shizune to dinner, and Hiruzen Sarutobi joined them after claiming he had happened to pass by.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Tsunade about her studies and considered Konoha's possible future Hokage, but Tsunade rebuffed his offer of help.
• Everyone enjoyed Mu Yue's meal, and Tsunade dragged Obito outside after he called her Granny Tsunade before letting him off with a warning.
• The next evening, Mu Yue went to the Southern Forest training ground to tutor Yamato.