Chapter Summaries

Mu Yue tested Kakashi, Obito, and Might Guy in a bell-taking exercise, which they passed through teamwork. After they rested and shared a meal, the chapter ended with Mu Yue announcing that they would begin taking missions the next day.

• Might Guy, Kakashi, and Obito coordinated their attacks against Mu Yue until Kakashi stole the bells from his waist.
• Mu Yue praised the three for completing the training through teamwork and explained that he had gone home to change clothes.
• Mu Yue served grilled fish and tempura, and Kakashi was surprised by how delicious the meal was.
• Obito argued that he and Might Guy had helped Kakashi, while Kakashi defended his decision to stay back when he believed Mu Yue was a Shadow Clone.
• Mu Yue watched the teammates argue and announced that they would officially begin taking missions the next day.

Mu Yue-sensei led Obito, Might Guy, and Kakashi on D-rank missions, where Obito beat Kakashi in two search contests and Mu Yue-sensei earned Chakra rewards. After accepting a mission to catch a dog, Mu Yue-sensei stopped Kakashi to challenge his belief that Obito had only been lucky.

• Obito arrived late, and Mu Yue-sensei took his team to the Hokage Building to accept a D-rank mission to find a lost cat.
• Obito found the cat first, though Kakashi caught it when it scratched Obito, and the team turned in the mission.
• Mu Yue-sensei accepted a lost-item search mission, and Obito found the item first again after meeting the grandmother who gave him pastries.
• The team shared the pastries, turned in the mission, and Mu Yue-sensei accepted a dog-catching mission.
• Mu Yue-sensei stopped Kakashi and asked whether he still thought Obito had completed the missions quickly by luck.

Mu Yue showed Kakashi how Obito’s popularity helped him find a lost puppy, then took his students to celebrate their successful missions over barbecue. When Mu Yue praised Kakashi’s father, the White Fang, Kakashi left and went to the river, where Mu Yue asked whether he truly believed a ninja had to put missions first.

• Mu Yue and Kakashi followed Obito as he asked villagers for help finding the missing puppy, and Obito’s connections with elderly residents led him to the target.
• Kakashi acknowledged Obito’s success, and Mu Yue explained that Obito’s social strengths could complement Kakashi’s abilities when they worked together.
• Mu Yue turned in the students’ third mission and treated Obito, Might Guy, and Kakashi to barbecue.
• During lunch, Mu Yue praised Konoha’s White Fang, prompting Kakashi to leave the restaurant without explanation.
• Kakashi went to the riverbank and wondered why his father had died after being condemned by others, then questioned the rule that a ninja must always put the mission first.
• Mu Yue found Kakashi by the river and asked whether he truly believed that rule.

Mu Yue defended Hatake Sakumo’s choice to save his comrades, prompting Kakashi to reconsider his father’s actions and investigate the history of Ninshu. The team then completed seven D-rank missions, and Mu Yue announced that they would train the next morning.

• Kakashi questioned Mu Yue about Hatake Sakumo’s reputation, and Mu Yue argued that Sakumo had followed his beliefs by saving his comrades.
• Mu Yue explained the history of Ninshu and told Kakashi that Sakumo was not a failed ninja; Kakashi later checked old books and found fragmented records supporting Mu Yue’s account.
• Kakashi arrived at Training Ground 22 on time, while Obito arrived late, and Kakashi accepted Obito’s explanation without questioning him.
• Mu Yue took three missions at once, and Obito, Kakashi, and Might Guy completed them together in less than two hours.
• Mu Yue’s team completed seven D-rank missions by evening, and Mu Yue scheduled training for the next morning.

Mu Yue had his disciples spar to assess their abilities, and Kakashi was shocked by how much Might Guy and Obito had improved. Their progress left Kakashi worried they might surpass him, and Mu Yue began planning Kakashi’s next training after asking about his earth and lightning Nature Transformation.

• Might Guy challenged Kakashi to a spar, and his Stone Breathing-enhanced speed and strength forced Kakashi to take the fight seriously.
• Kakashi used his White Fang Short Blade, Ninjutsu, and Shadow Clones, but Might Guy dodged his ambush before Mu Yue stopped the bout as Guy’s stamina waned.
• Obito fought Kakashi next and impressed him with further progress and a swift one-handed seal, while Mu Yue stopped their battle without declaring a winner.
• Kakashi feared Obito and Might Guy might surpass him and resolved to train harder so he would not lose to Obito.
• Mu Yue asked Kakashi whether he had learned Nature Transformation for both earth and lightning.

Mu Yue accepted Hatake Kakashi as his fourth disciple and began teaching him Lightning Release: False Darkness. The new disciple unlocked the System Shop and a Teaching skill upgrade, while Mu Yue gained Lightning Release: Purple Electricity as a teaching reward.

• Mu Yue demonstrated Lightning Release: False Darkness and Chidori, and Kakashi chose to learn False Darkness for its long-range power.
• Mu Yue asked Kakashi to call him sensei, and Kakashi addressed him as Mu Yue-sensei.
• Mu Yue established a master-disciple relationship with Kakashi and appraised his status, finding S-rank potential and a Chakra level of 3300.
• The system detected four disciples with S-rank potential or above, unlocked the System Shop, and awarded Mu Yue a Teaching Skill Enhancement Scroll.
• Mu Yue used the scroll to enhance Teaching, then taught Kakashi Lightning Release: False Darkness and received Lightning Release: Purple Electricity.

Mu Yue taught Kakashi how to use False Darkness, helping him improve the technique and trust Mu Yue as an instructor. In the afternoon, Mu Yue’s team set out to take on more missions, though the supply of D-rank work was running low.

• Mu Yue explained how to compress and split the lightning from False Darkness, and Kakashi’s first attempt produced only a weak bolt.
• After Mu Yue demonstrated Kakashi’s mistakes, Kakashi understood the technique better and his Trust Level in Mu Yue rose to 2.
• Obito challenged Kakashi to compete over completing missions, and Might Guy joined them.
• Mu Yue promised to make a special dish if the team completed ten missions, then accepted five commissions at the Hokage Building.
• The mission registrar noted that Mu Yue’s team was completing D-rank missions so quickly that they might run out, while the rules still barred them from taking C-rank missions.

Mu Yue’s students competed to complete D-rank missions, with Kakashi repeatedly beating Obito by following him and using Shadow Clones. After the class finished twenty missions in two days and exhausted the available work, Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived to hear what had happened.

• Obito raced Kakashi to complete missions but found Kakashi had already finished the cat search, lost-item search, and cleanup tasks, while Guy completed a moving job.
• Kakashi followed Obito to learn mission details and used Shadow Clones to finish tasks, then explained his method after Obito accused him of buying inside information.
• Kakashi won the competition with five solo missions, while Obito and Guy tied for second after completing missions alone and together.
• Mu Yue took his students to turn in their work, and the registration ninja said they had completed twenty missions in two days and exhausted the available D-rank jobs.
• Obito argued for access to harder missions, but the registration ninja refused, and Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived and asked about the commotion.

Hiruzen Sarutobi allowed Mu Yue's team to take C-rank Missions after Mu Yue vouched for his students. The team celebrated at Mu Yue's home, where they met Minato, whose resemblance to Mu Yue led Obito and Might Guy to mistake them for brothers.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi granted Mu Yue's team permission to take C-rank Missions, while keeping the other Internship Plan teams under the previous restrictions.
• Mu Yue explained that C-rank Missions could involve wild beasts or bandits but generally did not pit them against ninja, disappointing Obito.
• At Mu Yue's home, Obito and Might Guy mistook Minato for Mu Yue's twin brother because of their similar appearances and smiles.
• Minato helped Mu Yue prepare dinner and learned that Hatake Kakashi had joined Mu Yue's team.
• Mu Yue praised Minato to his students and handed him a packed meal, while Obito's teasing ended with Mu Yue flicking his forehead.

Mu Yue led Obito, Kakashi, and Might Guy on a C-rank escort mission for Numata Yoshihiro and his family to the Land of Fields, hoping to encounter real danger beyond the Land of Fire. After the journey stayed peaceful at first, Mu Yue noticed movement in a tree on their first night outside the country.

• Obito and Might Guy asked Mu Yue to choose a challenging mission, and he selected an escort to the Land of Fields despite the registration ninja's warning about risks outside the country.
• Mu Yue and his students met Numata Yoshihiro, his wife, and his daughter, then set out with them in a carriage.
• Numata Yoshihiro explained that he was a merchant from the Land of Fields who feared traveling home during the war between the great nations.
• The group crossed the Land of Fire without encountering trouble, then Might Guy easily drove off thieves who tried to rob them after they left the country.
• While Mu Yue worked on his Combination Ninjutsu on their first night outside the Land of Fire, he noticed movement in a nearby tree with his Byakugan.

Mu Yue’s team encountered Kumogakure ninja disguised as Iwagakure during a client escort, and Mu Yue quickly killed several of them. With Kakashi immobilized and Toroi and Okashimi still threatening the group, Kakashi urged Mu Yue to escape with the client, but Mu Yue remained confident as another volley of shuriken arrived.

• Kakashi recognized the attackers’ Iwagakure disguises, while Mu Yue identified them as Kumogakure ninja and assessed their strength.
• Obito attacked the disguised squad, Kakashi engaged another enemy, and Toroi’s magnetized shuriken immobilized Kakashi.
• Mu Yue killed one attacker with Wind Blade, then used Lightning Release: False Darkness to kill three more.
• Okashimi joined Toroi, and Mu Yue intercepted her lightning-wrapped kunai before Kakashi urged him to flee with the client.
• Obito and Might Guy rejected Kakashi’s retreat plan, and Mu Yue told Kakashi to trust his teacher as more shuriken flew toward them.

Mu Yue fought Toroi and Okashimi, breaking Okashimi’s sword with a lightning-infused finger and dodging Toroi’s shuriken. Toroi prepared a pair of giant Lightning Release shuriken as Obito continued battling Rockbee.

• Kakashi warned Mu Yue that Toroi’s magnetized shuriken could immobilize anyone they touched, and Mu Yue countered them with Fire Release.
• Okashimi charged Mu Yue with a lightning-coated sword while Toroi supported her with shuriken, but Mu Yue snapped her blade with Lightning Release: Shigan and sent her crashing through trees.
• Toroi’s shuriken failed to hit Mu Yue as he dodged them at incredible speed, impressing Kakashi.
• Obito gained ground against Rockbee but followed Kakashi’s warning to stay cautious, while Rockbee continued waiting for an opening.
• Toroi ordered the injured Okashimi to interfere and prepared two giant shuriken infused with Magnet Release and Lightning Release.

Kakashi and Might Guy defeated the Kumogakure ninja threatening their client, while Mu Yue unleashed overwhelming Fire Release against Toroi’s group. Mu Yue killed Toroi before he could escape, and Toroi’s attempt to frame Iwagakure failed.

• Kakashi broke free of Toroi’s control, joined Might Guy, and helped him defeat the Kumogakure ninja threatening the client’s tent.
• Kakashi turned toward Mu Yue’s battle and saw him combine Fire Release: Head Hard with his Shadow Clone’s Wind Release: Pressure Damage.
• Mu Yue’s expanding sea of flames swallowed Okashimi and overwhelmed Toroi’s Lightning Release Shuriken.
• Toroi used a scroll and his Magnet Release to block the fire, then fled under cover of an explosion.
• Mu Yue caught Toroi with a lightning-fast strike, and Toroi died after unsuccessfully trying to blame Iwagakure.

Mu Yue and his disciples survived a night attack by Kumogakure ninja disguised as Iwagakure, then escorted Numata Yoshihiro safely to the capital of the Land of Fields. On the journey back, Kakashi wondered whether he could follow Mu Yue’s example and protect his teammates.

• Mu Yue destroyed Toroi’s corpse to conceal his identity, while Kakashi, Obito, and Might Guy defeated the remaining attackers and Kakashi deduced they were Kumogakure ninja disguised as Iwagakure.
• Mu Yue explained the villages’ different ninjutsu specialties to Obito, sealed the attackers’ remains into scrolls, and told Numata Yoshihiro that the danger had passed.
• Numata Yoshihiro woke to find the nearby forest blackened by the battle, then thanked Mu Yue and his disciples after they escorted his family safely to the capital of the Land of Fields.
• On the return journey, Obito celebrated the victory, and Kakashi pointed out that Mu Yue’s strength had been crucial to their survival.
• Kakashi recalled how Mu Yue had protected him and wondered whether he would protect his own teammates in the same way.

Mu Yue reported that his team had fought suspicious ninjas disguised as Iwagakure shinobi during their escort mission, and Hiruzen Sarutobi upgraded the mission to A-rank and increased its compensation. The team returned to Konoha, where Kakashi and Obito began arguing over a running contest, while Mu Yue left with a promised Sealing Jutsu waiting for him.

• Mu Yue brought his students back to Konoha and told them to rest before meeting at Training Ground 26 the next morning.
• Obito complained about the nonstop trip, Might Guy challenged Kakashi to backward running, and Kakashi refused before accepting Obito's hundred-lap challenge.
• Kakashi reflected on his father's condemnation for saving comrades and struggled to understand whether his father, the village, or someone else had been wrong.
• Mu Yue reported to Hiruzen Sarutobi that his team had defeated a squad disguised as Iwagakure ninjas whose members unusually favored Lightning Release.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi suspected Kumogakure had tried to inflame tensions and upgraded the mission from C-rank to A-rank, raising the total compensation to 800,000 Ryo.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Mu Yue that the Sealing Jutsu he had promised was with Minato, and Mu Yue left the Hokage Building satisfied with the reward.

After his disciples completed an A-rank mission, Mu Yue collected his rewards and received three Ninjutsu from Hiruzen Sarutobi, including two Sealing Jutsu that could help him address his Chakra endurance. He began studying the Evil Sealing Method and reflected on his strength, while recognizing that his slow Chakra recovery remained a weakness.

• Mu Yue gained 1,350 Chakra from his disciples’ mission and visited Minato, warning him about possible attacks by Kumogakure ninja.
• Mu Yue explained that the mission had involved a staged attack blamed on Iwagakure, and Minato advised him to avoid missions near the Land of Grass and the Land of Hot Water.
• Mu Yue considered ways to improve his Chakra endurance, including using Sealing Jutsu to store Chakra, and examined the scrolls Hiruzen Sarutobi had given him.
• Mu Yue studied the Fire Sealing Method and Evil Sealing Method, identifying the latter’s Chakra-isolation principles as useful for his plans.
• Mu Yue practiced the Evil Sealing Method until his proficiency reached fifty, then assessed his combat strength and concluded that he could rival Minato and the Fourth Raikage if Chakra recovery were not a concern.

Nohara Rin reunited with Obito, Kakashi, and Might Guy after their mission and misunderstood their rivalry as friendship, while Obito stayed silent because he had lost a bet. The next morning, Mu Yue led the team in reviewing the mission, and Might Guy began by assessing his own training needs.

• Nohara Rin found Obito, Kakashi, and Might Guy together and learned that Obito and Kakashi could not speak because they had lost a running contest to Might Guy.
• Might Guy told Nohara Rin that Mu Yue had protected the team during their mission, and Rin was surprised that Kakashi had joined a trainee ninja team.
• Nohara Rin said goodbye, while Obito kept quiet and inwardly resented Kakashi for the misunderstanding.
• Mu Yue gathered his disciples at Training Ground 26 and stopped Obito and Kakashi from criticizing each other during the mission review.
• Might Guy said he needed to improve his strength and explosive power and master the Eight Gates.

Mu Yue reviewed his disciples’ weaknesses, taught Kakashi Purple Electricity, and received a strong reward after giving him calligraphy. He then took the team to the Hokage Building for an afternoon mission and to farm Chakra.

• Obito admitted that he became impulsive in battle, while Kakashi recognized that he had underestimated Mu Yue’s strength during their previous mission.
• Mu Yue confirmed that he had held back in the battle and explained that he enjoyed teaching because he liked watching his students grow stronger.
• Mu Yue taught Kakashi Purple Electricity, demonstrating its power and using Thunder Breathing to show that it remained fast enough for Kakashi to use effectively.
• Mu Yue gave Kakashi handwritten calligraphy and received proficient Earth Release Chakra Nature Transformation as a critical-hit reward.
• Mu Yue took his disciples to the Hokage Building that afternoon for a mission.

Mu Yue led his disciples through D-rank Missions before taking Might Guy home to speak with his father, Might Duy. The mission rewards had begun to decline, and Mu Yue left the chapter asking Might Duy whether he wanted to become a higher-ranking ninja.

• Mu Yue chose five D-rank Missions so his disciples could remain in the village before Might Guy's birthday, and they completed the missions while Obito, Kakashi, and Might Guy competed.
• Mu Yue noticed the Chakra rewards had fallen, tested his suspicion with five more missions, and concluded that D-rank Missions were becoming less useful for his disciples' growth.
• At dinner, Obito asked about Minato Namikaze's frequent visits, and Mu Yue explained that they were close friends and taught each other Sealing Jutsu and cooking.
• Mu Yue told his disciples to arrange their own afternoon and evening activities the next day, then went with Might Guy to visit Might Duy.
• Mu Yue asked Might Duy whether he wanted to become a higher-ranking ninja.

Mu Yue persuaded Might Duy to accept his help in seeking promotion to chunin and gave him an elixir to heal his hidden injuries. Might Duy kept the plan secret from Might Guy, leaving him curious about the surprise ahead.

• Mu Yue explained the worsening war situation and proposed that Might Duy use the Eight Gates to seek promotion to chunin.
• Might Duy accepted the proposal so he could make Might Guy’s future training easier.
• Mu Yue gave Might Duy an elixir, and Might Duy swallowed it and immediately felt its effects.
• Mu Yue told Might Duy to stay home the next day in case the Third Hokage wanted to test his strength.
• Might Guy asked what Mu Yue had discussed with his father, and Might Duy hinted at a secret surprise.