Chapter Summaries

Mu Yue received Danzo’s orders and a reward, then continued teaching while hiding his strength and remaining cautious about Root. At training, Obito advanced his chakra nature transformation, and Mu Yue’s students gathered food for a hot-pot lunch that deepened Shisui’s trust in him.

• A Root ninja delivered Danzo’s orders and secret medicines to Mu Yue, who learned to keep teaching Asuma normally and monitor Uchiha students and potential recruits.
• Mu Yue decided against revealing his strength to switch sides, resolving to maintain his gentle public image until he grew powerful enough to protect himself.
• Obito melted a small block of ice and began training to melt a human-head-sized block within ten seconds.
• Mu Yue treated his students to hot pot, and Obito, Might Guy, and Shisui gathered fish, wild vegetables, mushrooms, and a wild boar for the meal.
• Shisui felt warmth eating with Mu Yue and the others, and his trust in Mu Yue rose to level three.

Mu Yue hosted Kushina and Minato for dinner, where their conversation about Sealing Jutsu revealed his strong interest in learning it. With the Youth Ninjutsu Tournament two days away, he also prepared Obito to compete by teaching him a modified Great Fireball designed to look more impressive.

• Mu Yue invited Kushina and Minato to dinner, where Minato helped prepare the meal while Kushina found a book about Sealing Jutsu by Uzumaki Ashina.
• Mu Yue told Kushina and Minato that he was very interested in Sealing Jutsu, and the three discussed the subject over dinner.
• Kushina loved Mu Yue's Braised Pork Belly and arranged to learn how to make it the following evening, while Minato and Kushina ate the mushroom dishes.
• Mu Yue began Obito's final training for the tournament and explained that he had modified Great Fireball to look larger without increasing its power.
• Obito eagerly trained the improved Great Fireball, confident that Mu Yue's guidance would help him beat Kakashi and win first place.

Obito spent the evening at a festival with Rin, Kakashi, and Guy, then prepared for the Youth Ninjutsu Tournament the next day. When the competition began, Obito was determined to win first place and its 8,000-ryo prize.

• Obito met Rin, Kakashi, and Guy at a crowded festival, where Kakashi won a goldfish for Rin after Obito and Guy failed at the stall.
• The friends played festival games and exchanged challenges about the tournament before heading home.
• Obito trained the next morning and told Rin he planned to use his improved Great Fireball Technique in the competition.
• Rin explained that the winner would receive a silver-plated kunai and 8,000 ryo, strengthening Obito's resolve to take first place.
• The tournament announcer called contestant No. 1 to perform.

Mu Yue and Asuma watched a Ninjutsu competition where Izumo Kamizuki demonstrated a comical chair-based technique before Uchiha Tekka took the lead with his Great Fireball Technique. Obito Uchiha was called to the stage next.

• Asuma questioned why Mu Yue had brought them to the competition, and Mu Yue reminded him not to underestimate anyone after his fight with Shisui Uchiha.
• Izumo Kamizuki demonstrated his Deception Technique by transforming into a chair, drawing laughter from the audience and earning twelve points.
• Izumo credited Kotetsu Hagane and Anko Mitarashi as his collaborators, embarrassing Kotetsu, who feared the story would spread through the academy.
• Uchiha Tekka performed the Great Fireball Technique and scored twenty-six points, taking first place temporarily.
• Shisui praised Tekka's effort, and the host called Obito Uchiha to the stage.

Obito amazed the audience with an enormous Great Fireball Technique and earned a perfect score, securing first place in the contest. As Rin praised him, Kakashi went onstage for his own performance.

• Rin, Guy, and Kakashi encouraged Obito before he took the stage, while Asuma and Uchiha Tekka doubted his abilities.
• Obito spotted Mu Yue in the audience and resolved not to disappoint the people supporting him.
• Obito performed a Great Fireball Technique that grew to four meters tall, astonishing the judges and spectators.
• The judges awarded Obito thirty points, putting him in first place; Hyuga Hamon noticed the technique was less powerful than it appeared and planned to stop Obito from using Ninjutsu in the final exam.
• Rin praised Obito after he left the stage, and Kakashi was called up as the fifth contestant.

Obito and Kakashi tied for first place in the Ninjutsu competition after Mu Yue persuaded the organizers to share the ranking. Obito completed his training task, and Mu Yue received Chakra, a Ninjutsu Proficiency Scroll, and proficient Yin Release Chakra Nature Transformation.

• Kakashi demonstrated Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall and earned a perfect score, tying Obito's score of thirty.
• Uchiha Tekka accepted third place, while Shisui declined to compete.
• Mu Yue persuaded the merchant organizers to award Obito and Kakashi joint first place and use the tie to promote the Shopping Street.
• The host announced Obito and Kakashi as joint first-place winners, and Obito collected the prize of a silver-plated kunai and eight thousand ryo.
• Obito's training task was completed, rewarding Mu Yue with 800 Chakra, a Ninjutsu Proficiency Scroll, and proficient Yin Release Chakra Nature Transformation.
• Mu Yue received memories of Yin Release training and began checking his panel.

After the exam, Hanyu Muyue reviewed his major gains in Chakra and abilities, while Obito and Kakashi tied for first place. Mu Yue considered recruiting Kakashi but abandoned the idea, and Obito celebrated with his friends as Kakashi's teasing sparked another argument.

• Hanyu Muyue saw that his Chakra had reached 8,000 and gained several new abilities, including mastery of Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation.
• Nohara Rin congratulated Obito and Kakashi for tying for first place, and Might Guy challenged Kakashi to a celebratory battle.
• Asuma joked with Obito about his sudden improvement, and Mu Yue briefly congratulated the students before leaving with Asuma.
• Mu Yue appraised Kakashi, saw his 2,500 Chakra and S potential, and decided not to try recruiting him as a disciple.
• Obito treated Nohara Rin, Kakashi, and Might Guy to ramen, where Kakashi teased Obito about never placing first in his grade.

Mu Yue considered how to manage Obito Uchiha and Might Guy’s simultaneous training missions, then returned to teaching after Anko learned that Izumo and Kotetsu had embarrassed her at a competition. The chapter ended with Mu Yue receiving an unexpected student-improvement reward and considering applying to teach taijutsu as well.

• Mu Yue received simultaneous training missions for Obito Uchiha and Might Guy, both requiring first place in the Ninja Academy Practical Exam, and decided to plan their training before choosing how to handle the competition.
• Anko returned to school and discovered that Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane had become the subject of jokes after their weekend competition and had tried to blame her for developing their Ninjutsu.
• Anko confronted Izumo and Kotetsu, then regained her good mood after Mu Yue promised sweet dumplings if she did well on the next test.
• Mu Yue taught Class 1-1 the Three Basic Jutsu and received a mastery-level reward after the students made significant progress.
• Mu Yue considered asking the Third Hokage to let him teach Class 1-1’s taijutsu lessons so he could improve the students’ strength.

Iketani Isamu borrowed another eighty thousand ryo from Kimura Sanjin, while Mu Yue covered his class and taught Obito’s class. Obito celebrated winning the Youth Ninjutsu Tournament before arriving late to training with a long box, leaving Mu Yue ready to reprimand him.

• Iketani Isamu borrowed eighty thousand ryo from Kimura Sanjin, and Ueda Aya criticized his repeated borrowing and his dating choices.
• Mu Yue considered how to become Class 1-1’s taijutsu teacher and covered Iketani Isamu’s class while he went on a date.
• Obito arrived late to class after shopping for pens, and Nohara Rin gave him snacks after the lesson.
• Obito announced his first-place finish in the Youth Ninjutsu Tournament to classmates, leaving Uchiha Tekka discouraged about facing him again.
• Mu Yue received the Hidden Mist Jutsu as a lecture reward and went to the Southern Forest, where Shisui and Might Guy were training.
• Obito arrived more than fifteen minutes late carrying a long box, and Mu Yue prepared to talk to him about punctuality.

Obito gave Mu Yue a calligraphy brush to thank him for his teaching, then resumed grueling taijutsu and written-question training with Might Guy. The next day, Mu Yue began improving Class 1-1 by holding a Practical Exam and giving each student feedback.

• Obito gave Mu Yue a brush bought with his tournament prize money, and Mu Yue accepted it warmly before training began.
• Mu Yue restarted Obito and Might Guy's earlier training rules, prompting Obito to try to avoid the written questions until Mu Yue produced a stack of test papers.
• Obito chose to keep training, and Might Guy fought him at full strength, showing Obito that he still could not defeat Hyuga Hamon.
• Mu Yue gave Obito, Shisui, and Might Guy lunch, and Obito regained his energy after tasting Mu Yue's cooking.
• The next day, Mu Yue held a Practical Exam during Ninjutsu class and gave each student feedback and advice.

Mu Yue criticized Class 1-1’s weak taijutsu, and the students blamed their Taijutsu Teacher, Tanimura Toshihiro, for teaching poorly. The students planned to expose Tanimura’s shortcomings at the final exam, while Mu Yue apologized to him privately, leaving the reason unexplained.

• Mu Yue criticized the students’ taijutsu and apologized for speaking harshly, prompting Anko and Izumo Kamizuki to complain that Tanimura Toshihiro taught poorly.
• Class 1-1 agreed that their weak taijutsu could put them in danger, and Mu Yue urged them not to criticize Tanimura to his face while offering to answer their questions.
• After class, Anko and the students discussed replacing Tanimura without harming Mu Yue, then Kotetsu Hagane proposed showcasing their training results at the final exam.
• Mu Yue visited Tanimura Toshihiro after lunch, took him somewhere deserted, and apologized without explaining why.

Mu Yue apologized to Tanimura Toshihiro after his practical exam exposed the students’ dissatisfaction with Tanimura’s teaching, while carefully preserving his reputation. Tanimura stayed in his post, but Class 1-1 openly challenged his lessons and grew more determined to replace him.

• Mu Yue told Tanimura Toshihiro about the students’ complaints and took the blame, presenting the incident as an unintended consequence of trying to motivate them.
• Tanimura Toshihiro accepted Mu Yue’s apology and decided to keep teaching Class 1-1 because the class’s strong results promised him a bonus.
• After returning to the office, Tanimura praised Mu Yue to a female teacher, then went to teach Class 1-1 as usual.
• Anko and Izumo Kamizuki asked Tanimura to explain his taijutsu demonstrations in more detail, and other students joined in with questions and criticism.
• Tanimura agreed to demonstrate the form again and noticed the dissatisfied students were training seriously, while they became more resolved to replace him.

Mu Yue agreed to help Tanimura Toshihiro keep Class 1-1 in line during lessons, then reminded the students not to disrupt or criticize him. After training, Mu Yue shared dinner with Minato and Kushina, who had cooked for him, and heard that children had praised the Ninja Academy’s Chunin teachers over jonin.

• Tanimura Toshihiro asked Mu Yue to speak to Class 1-1 and attend his Friday lesson, and Mu Yue agreed.
• Mu Yue reflected that Tanimura Toshihiro’s request could make the students resent him more, then returned to practicing calligraphy with a gifted pen.
• Mu Yue told Class 1-1 not to disrupt Tanimura Toshihiro’s lessons or speak badly of him, and the students agreed.
• Mu Yue completed his lesson and received Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet as an A-rank reward.
• Minato and Kushina served Mu Yue dinner, and he tasted and critiqued their dishes.
• Minato told Mu Yue that some children had complained that jonin did not teach as well as the Ninja Academy’s Chunin teachers.

Class 1-1 behaved during Tanimura Toshihiro’s taijutsu class after Mu Yue intervened, though Kotetsu Hagane planned to resume their protest later. Obito and Might Guy trained intensely through the weekend, fearing that poor taijutsu would leave them buried under more problem sets.

• Kotetsu Hagane persuaded Class 1-1 to behave during taijutsu class because Mu Yue might inspect it, and the students agreed to hold off on driving Tanimura Toshihiro away.
• Tanimura Toshihiro taught the class without incident after Mu Yue visited the field, and Kotetsu Hagane said they could resume their plan next class.
• Nohara Rin asked why Obito had become so diligent, and Obito hid that poor taijutsu had earned him daily problem sets.
• Obito realized the weekend meant longer training and more problems, then urged Nohara Rin to train her taijutsu well.
• Obito and Might Guy trained at the Southern Forest, while Mu Yue watched and predicted they would surpass Hyuga Hamon within a month.

Mu Yue rewarded Shisui’s diligent training with a powerful new Body Flicker Technique and offered to teach it to his students. Obito and Might Guy learned they could earn the technique through exam results or a challenge, then faced another stack of questions.

• Obito and Might Guy sparred for five minutes, leaving Obito with thirty-five questions and Guy with fifteen; Obito chose to pay his questions in installments.
• Shisui trained in the Body Flicker Technique and genjutsu, and Mu Yue received Soru as a reward for guiding him.
• Mu Yue recognized Soru as a Chakra-powered taijutsu version of the Body Flicker Technique and decided to use it himself.
• Mu Yue praised Shisui and promised to teach him the stronger technique after more physical training, then agreed that Obito and Guy could learn it too.
• Mu Yue set first place in the grade’s final exam or completion of a taijutsu challenge as the requirement to learn Soru.
• Obito resolved to compete for first place, but Mu Yue handed him and Guy fresh test papers, dampening their excitement.

Obito and Shisui walked home together, where Shisui saw Obito repeatedly help elderly women and began to understand his unusual kindness. The next morning, Mu Yue assigned Shisui intense conditioning supported by special medicine, leaving Shisui moved by his teacher’s generosity.

• Shisui asked Obito to walk home with him, and Obito agreed after learning Shisui had been told to rest before the next day’s training.
• Obito stopped to carry an elderly woman’s bundle and later helped another elderly woman with a cane, leading Shisui to understand why people considered Obito an oddity.
• Uchiha Tekka questioned Shisui about spending time with Obito, and Shisui told him that Obito was a good person once he got to know him.
• The next morning, Mu Yue assigned Shisui strenuous physical conditioning, including push-ups, squats, swimming, and running laps around Konoha.
• Mu Yue explained that special medicine would ease Shisui’s fatigue and heal his body, then declined payment when Shisui offered to cover its cost.

Shisui endured an exhausting workout with Might Guy, who shared his training method and learned a taijutsu-related Chakra technique from Shisui. At the Ninja Academy, Mu Yue finished teaching Ninjutsu Theory I and announced the final exam, while Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane secretly tried to mislead each other about reviewing.

• Shisui completed hundreds of push-ups, squats, and sit-ups while Might Guy continued an even tougher workout.
• Might Guy told Shisui that his father had taught him to set challenges and punishments to push himself through training.
• Shisui offered to discuss a taijutsu-related Chakra application technique with Might Guy in return.
• Mu Yue finished the Ninjutsu Theory I lessons, announced the exam would be in two weeks, and received a Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Claw reward.
• Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane each pretended not to plan to review so they could gain an advantage over the other in the theory exam.
• Anko believed their claims, decided she did not need to review, and invited them to play over the weekend.

Obito finished his installment questions and planned an outing with Rin, but Mu Yue’s harsher training battle left him with a hundred more questions. That night, Obito, Rin, and Kakashi ran into Guy and Shisui, and Obito introduced Shisui to Kakashi as a genius even more talented than him.

• Obito finished his installment questions and asked Rin to go out that night, agreeing that they would find Kakashi after school and dinner.
• Mu Yue changed the training battle rules so each hit added two questions, then allowed training to offset some questions; Obito persuaded him to make Guy’s training requirement harder.
• Obito and Guy fought for seven minutes, leaving Obito with one hundred questions and Guy with twenty.
• Guy declined Obito’s invitation to join the outing because he and Shisui had planned a night run, but the group encountered them while out.
• Obito called Shisui a genius more talented than Kakashi, and Kakashi teased Obito as the Uchiha dead last.

Obito asked Kakashi how to fight a faster, stronger opponent and convinced him to provide taijutsu training. The chapter left Obito repeatedly knocked down by Kakashi while Nohara Rin watched nearby.

• Obito argued with Kakashi about his exam results, and Nohara Rin defended his recent studying.
• Obito realized Might Guy and Shisui were training while he had chosen to spend time with Rin, and he asked Kakashi for advice on fighting stronger opponents.
• Kakashi advised Obito to rely on movement and technique, then offered to help train his taijutsu.
• Kakashi led Obito to a training ground and knocked him down several times in a minute, while Obito kept getting back up and demanding another round.
• Nohara Rin watched the training and felt a little extra standing there.

Mu Yue visited Minato and Kushina, supervised their first successful braised pork belly, and received an introductory Uzumaki sealing technique to learn. On Monday, Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane secretly tried to distract each other from studying, while Anko took interest in their novels and games.

• Mu Yue watched Minato and Kushina prepare braised pork belly, reminding them to poke holes in the pork skin before seasoning it.
• The three ate the finished dish, and Mu Yue praised Minato and Kushina's cooking before offering to make more food.
• Kushina gave Mu Yue a scroll for the One-Finger Quick Seal, and Minato explained how the beginner technique restrained Chakra.
• Izumo Kamizuki arrived early and pretended to read a ninja novel, while Kotetsu Hagane mistook it for proof that Izumo was not studying.
• Izumo and Kotetsu each planned to distract the other with novels or games, and Anko became curious about what they were discussing.