Chapter Summaries

Wang Yan used Game Helmets to send the examinees into virtual scenarios, where they graded themselves by matching their actions to their written-exam choices. After three hours, the rankings appeared, and Naruto laughed at Sasuke for placing last.

• Wang Yan explained that the final questions tested whether examinees could uphold their Nindo and announced that they would score themselves in simulated scenarios.
• Game Helmets descended, and the examinees put them on to enter the virtual test.
• Uchiha Itachi tried using his Mangekyō Sharingan, found it useless against the technology, and entered the simulation after noticing Sasuke had already lost consciousness.
• The examinees faced difficult survival situations in the virtual world as their choices and written answers appeared on the arena screens.
• After three hours and seven minutes, the examinees finished scoring, and Naruto saw Sasuke at the bottom of the rankings and mocked him.

New Team 7's strong written-exam results kept their top-five hopes alive, while Orochimaru read a strange book and considered using its ideas in his research. The next morning, Naruto asked Orochimaru to change Sasuke's score, but Orochimaru sensed Danzo had appeared and reacted with shock.

• Tenten, Sakura Haruno, and Rock Lee's high scores lifted New Team 7 into the top hundred despite Naruto and Sasuke's poor results.
• The Kitchen Knife Team earned a perfect 500 on the written exam, ignored recruitment offers, and the Daimyos of the Five Great Nations rebuked the officials who wanted to retaliate against them.
• Wang Yan vanished before the host announced that the Combat Phase would begin the next day.
• Orochimaru read Infinite Horror, considered creating an emotionless artificial research assistant, and reflected on Naruto's difficulty with written knowledge.
• The next morning, Naruto asked Orochimaru to change Sasuke's score, and Orochimaru sensed Danzo and wondered if he had gone insane.

Orochimaru watched Danzo’s group attack Konoha through his camera network, then saw Danzo attempt to cripple Wang Yan. Wang Yan effortlessly stopped Danzo’s technique and struck him with his own weapons, leaving Danzo wounded and confused about Wang Yan’s powers.

• Orochimaru received footage of Danzo’s group attacking Konoha and mused that Danzo’s troubles were self-inflicted.
• Danzo’s masked forces destroyed public facilities during the Chunin Exams, but most of his new recruits refused to kill civilians.
• Danzo targeted Wang Yan with the Body Severing Technique, but Wang Yan dispelled it with a glance.
• Danzo recognized Wang Yan and accused him of stealing Kotoamatsukami and turning the Three Ninja against Konoha.
• Wang Yan used electromagnetic force to send Danzo’s kunai, shuriken, and poisoned senbon into his limbs, wounding him.
• Wang Yan’s Assistant Program analyzed the attack, while Danzo questioned what talent Wang Yan thought he possessed.

Wang Yan defeated Danzo after revealing the adaptive trait in his blood, while Naruto and Sasuke borrowed Reward Points from Orochimaru to acquire a powerful skill. The Strongest Chunin Exams began their Combat Phase, whose 114 battles per team stunned the contestants.

• Wang Yan explained that Danzo’s blood had nearly developed the adaptive fusion trait called Perfect Blood, but Danzo rejected the idea and declared himself Senju Danzo.
• Wang Yan used electromagnetism to cripple Danzo, then left as Konoha Anbu arrived and Danzo’s Root followers fled.
• Orochimaru agreed to lend Naruto and Sasuke Reward Points in exchange for bodily samples and data after they used their new skill, and the two bought the ability.
• The Combat Phase began with 575 contestants divided into 115 teams, each scheduled to fight 114 battles under a point system.
• The contestants protested that the battles would take far too long, until one of them reminded everyone of the helmets Konoha had introduced during the written exam.

Wang Yan introduced the candidates to Honor League, a virtual reality battle game that let them fight without real-world injury, and began the second stage of the exam. Team Seven entered its first match and used the unfamiliar game’s rules and terrain to overwhelm a weaker opponent.

• Wang Yan explained Honor League’s combat simulation, recovery rules, and schedule of ten matches per day, drawing interest from the spectators and leaders.
• The second stage began, with ten screens broadcasting the candidates’ matches in the virtual world.
• Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Rock Lee, and Tenten learned Honor League’s objectives and discussed earning points to obtain equipment.
• After the first round, Team Seven faced a weaker team whose members grouped together and charged without a strategy.
• Naruto used the Barrier Tower’s terrain and Multiple Shadow Clones to block the opposing team with his Rasengan.

Team 7 used a slow, tactical first match to test the battlefield and settled on a plan built around Tenten’s firepower. After earning the nicknames Uchiha’s Stratagem and Battle Valkyrie, they learned their next opponent was the Akatsuki Organization.

• Tenten repeatedly eliminated the opposing five-man group as Team 7 stalled for time and discussed tactics.
• Sasuke proposed ambushing powerful enemies or funneling resources to Tenten, and Zuo Aotian suggested Rock Lee carry her to offset her limited speed and stamina.
• New Team 7 pushed forward together and destroyed the enemy’s main base.
• After the match, Sasuke and Tenten drew admirers and resentment, earning the nicknames Uchiha’s Stratagem and Battle Valkyrie.
• When the break ended, Team 7 saw that their next opponent was the Akatsuki Organization and called on Teacher Wang Yan to witness their training results.

Sasuke confronted Uchiha Itachi in the Virtual Reality Chunin Exams and used a purchased defensive item to reflect Tsukuyomi, crippling Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan. After Itachi escaped by triggering Amaterasu on himself, Sasuke prepared for Team Seven’s next move, hoping Naruto could persuade Gaara to help them.

• Sasuke challenged Uchiha Itachi and revealed that his ordinary eyes only looked like Mangekyō Sharingan because he had bought a pupil imprint.
• Itachi used Tsukuyomi, but Sasuke’s Fairy Mask reflected the attack and destroyed Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Itachi activated black flames he had hidden in his body and burned himself to ashes, denying Sasuke further merit.
• Sasuke laughed and said he still had a special trump card prepared for Itachi.
• Sasuke wondered whether Naruto had finished negotiating with Gaara, whom he hoped would become Team Seven’s ally.

Sasuke Uchiha defeated Uchiha Itachi, while Rock Lee used the fully opened Eight Inner Gates to kill Kisame Hoshigaki and protect Tenten. At the Akatsuki Organization's Aether Well, Kisame and Gaara revived and learned that Team Seven's mentor, Wang Yan, was terrifyingly powerful.

• Uchiha Itachi's suicide triggered a First Blood announcement crediting Sasuke Uchiha with killing Tsukuyomi.
• Tenten destroyed Kisame Hoshigaki's Samehada Greatsword with three shots, prompting Kisame to charge at her.
• Rock Lee opened all eight gates, intercepted Kisame, and killed him before dying from the technique's effects.
• Kisame revived beside Uchiha Itachi and said that a Genin had beaten him head-on, prompting him to recall the legendary Super Konoha Genin.
• Gaara revived and told Kisame that Sakura Haruno and Naruto Uzumaki had defeated him together.
• Gaara warned Kisame not to underestimate the opposing team and said their mentor, Wang Yan, was far beyond him.

Gaara, Itachi, and Kisame rejoined the other Akatsuki members and fought New Team 7, where a trick turned Hidan’s curse against Kakuzu. As Kakuzu vanished, Itachi recognized that someone had taught Sasuke well, leaving the identity of the strategist unresolved.

• Gaara followed Itachi and Kisame, reflecting on his cooperation with Naruto and his growing awe of Wang Yan.
• The Akatsuki Five and New Team 7 encountered each other again, and Hidan dismissed the danger while Kakuzu warned the others not to underestimate them.
• Hidan used the blood he had collected to activate his curse, but the attack struck Kakuzu instead.
• Kakuzu realized someone had switched the blood and blamed Sasuke Uchiha before turning into light and disappearing.
• Gaara and Itachi both denied that Sasuke was responsible, and Itachi looked toward the forest and remarked that Sasuke had an incredible teacher.

Tenten, Sakura, and Rock Lee fought Hidan, Kisame Hoshigaki, Itachi, and Gaara while Wang Yan observed Tenten’s performance. After Rock Lee was defeated and the others were cornered, an unknown man arrived and shattered Hidan’s scythe, leaving Itachi demanding to know who he was.

• Tenten held off Hidan and Kisame Hoshigaki with her sniper rifle while Sakura supported her and Rock Lee prepared to open more of the Eight Inner Gates.
• Wang Yan watched Tenten and recorded that his mental plugin had amplified her desires and obsessions.
• Rock Lee opened the Seventh Gate and attacked, but Itachi, Hidan, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Gaara joined forces and defeated him.
• Sakura shielded herself and Tenten as Hidan swung his scythe and Kisame Hoshigaki kicked Sakura away.
• An unknown man arrived, shattered Hidan’s scythe with blue-violet lightning, and apologized to Sakura and Tenten for being late.
• Itachi questioned the newcomer’s identity.

Naruto and Sasuke fused into a powerful new being who named himself Six Paths Sasuke and attacked the enemy squad. He defeated Kisame Hoshigaki and absorbed Itachi’s Amaterasu flames into his palm, leaving Itachi uncertain how to fight him.

• Naruto and Sasuke fused, and their new body introduced himself as Six Paths Sasuke.
• Six Paths Sasuke burned Hidan with Chakra and threw him aside while he chose his name.
• Six Paths Sasuke summoned Six Paths Model One, which struck Kisame Hoshigaki and erased his right arm.
• Gaara and Kisame Hoshigaki engaged Six Paths Model One while Itachi confronted Six Paths Sasuke.
• Itachi’s Tsukuyomi failed, so he attacked Six Paths Sasuke with Amaterasu.
• Six Paths Sasuke drew the Amaterasu flames into his right palm, surprising Itachi.

Team Seven defeated Itachi's team in the virtual battle after Sasuke and Naruto unleashed Rasengan: Infinite, which consumed everyone before the simulation ended. Wang Yan praised Rock Lee and Tenten but judged Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke's performance barely passing.

• Six Paths Sasuke created Rasengan: Infinite, and Itachi used Susanoo and Izanami to trap him, causing him to split into Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki.
• Itachi's attacks failed to stop Rasengan: Infinite, which consumed Itachi, Kisame Hoshigaki, Gaara, Naruto, and Sasuke before destroying the Akatsuki Organization's main base.
• The virtual battle ended with Team Seven victorious and five points added, and Itachi told Sasuke he had grown before leaving.
• Team Seven discussed their strengths and coordination problems, then summoned Wang Yan for advice.
• Wang Yan praised Rock Lee and Tenten, but told Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke that they had barely passed.

Wang Yan demonstrated how easily he could neutralize Naruto and Sasuke’s Rasengan: Infinite, warning them not to become overconfident. Danzo was finally cremated and his ashes scattered, while Asuma explained that his resentment toward Danzo stemmed from Root’s absence when his mother died protecting Kushina.

• Wang Yan warned Naruto and Sasuke that Rasengan: Infinite was not as powerful as they believed and that they needed to remain cautious.
• Wang Yan compressed and destroyed Rasengan: Infinite, calming the spectators who had feared the technique would kill them.
• Danzo resisted being cremated, but an unnamed Uchiha punched him into the crematorium, and his ashes were later scattered by wind and water.
• Sasuke noticed Kakashi putting away his hand signs, and the two looked toward Asuma Sarutobi to understand his actions.
• Asuma said Root had not appeared when his mother, Biwako Sarutobi, died protecting Kushina during the Nine-Tails attack, and Danzo’s death began to ease his resentment.

At the Chunin Exams’ award ceremony, the Kitchen Knife Team won first place, and Wang Yan discovered he could collect the Faith Power their fans directed at them. Fiora then revealed that the Ninja World Peace Council had once been called Dawn and began recounting humanity’s ancient history.

• Tsunade Hime announced that the top twenty teams had advanced to chunin, and the Kitchen Knife Team received first place and its rewards.
• Wang Yan learned that the fans’ Faith Power could be stored in his newly created Pool of Faith, and that he could collect power directed at the five members he controlled.
• Orochimaru noticed the Kitchen Knife Team’s T-rank designation and wondered whether it referred to test personnel.
• Riven began an acceptance speech, but Fiora took the microphone and addressed the crowd.
• Fiora claimed that Dawn had existed tens of thousands of years ago, before ninjas or Chakra, and had taught humanity to cultivate inner force to fight ferocious beasts.

After the Strongest Chunin Exams in History, Wang Yan’s Resource Points surged as inner energy cultivation spread across the world. He recruited Mei Terumi as Reincarnator 010, giving her the chance to preserve her youth, then announced a donation exchange for Destiny Gems.

• Fiora explained the Otsutsuki’s history and their expected return in nine months, then distributed copies of the Inner Energy Cultivation Method Scroll.
• Wang Yan gained a large number of Resource Points from the exams and learned that his combat ability had advanced, though he still had limits against stronger gods.
• Mei Terumi approached Wang Yan and asked whether he was a Konoha Jonin or a mysterious Dimensional Traveler.
• Wang Yan offered Mei Terumi the chance to remain young forever, and she accepted, becoming Reincarnator 010.
• Mei Terumi thanked Wang Yan and realized she felt inferior in his presence.
• Wang Yan promised that donations could be exchanged for Destiny Gems, with one yuan buying a D-rank gem and ten yuan a C-rank gem.

Wang Yan expanded the Reincarnator limit and used the Chunin Exams to gather data for his plan to recreate the Chakra Fruit’s aura. After the exams, Gaara received a new mission to persuade Sasori and Deidara to go to Konoha.

• Wang Yan raised the Reincarnator upper limit to twenty and had the Assistant Program issue new missions.
• Tsunade announced that the more than five hundred Game Helmets would be randomly distributed among the audience, sparking a scramble to obtain them.
• Kisame Hoshigaki studied Internal Force cultivation, Itachi relaxed after seeing Sasuke’s strength, and Hidan complained about Konoha’s New Team 7 as the Akatsuki Organization returned home.
• Gaara received a monthly mission to persuade Sasori of the Red Sands and Deidara to go to Konoha.

Nagato and Obito used Honor League matches to pursue their own goals, while Sasori and Deidara remained focused on perfecting their art. Gaara approached the two artists with news of Konoha’s upcoming art exposition, hoping to draw them there.

• Juzo Biwa discovered that the Six Paths of Pain had won thirty-seven consecutive Honor League matches, while Nagato queued them for another game.
• Tobi complained about being matched against the Six Paths of Pain as Zetsu realized he was cultivating a new power through Honor League.
• Sasori destroyed his life-sized Sakura Haruno puppet because it still fell short of perfection, and Deidara insisted that explosive art was the true ideal.
• Gaara appeared beside Sasori and Deidara and told them that Konoha planned an art exposition that could attract more people than the Chunin Exams.

Gaara got Sasori and Deidara interested in visiting Konoha by passing off a few lines from a manga as profound wisdom, then sought Tsunade’s help protecting himself from them. Tsunade suggested Karin as a possible connection and called Jiraiya, who was busy investigating Otsutsuki Ichiaku.

• Gaara quoted lines he had read in a manga, prompting Deidara and Sasori of the Red Sands to decide to visit Konoha.
• Wang Yan revealed that his Mental Suggestion had led Gaara to pick up the book and read those lines.
• Gaara’s Sand Clone met Tsunade at the Hokage Building and asked how to keep Sasori and Deidara from attacking him.
• Tsunade mentioned that Karin had been adopted by Hyuga Hiashi, and Gaara wondered why Hiashi had taken her in.
• Tsunade teased Gaara about Karin, then contacted Jiraiya, who said he was investigating Otsutsuki Ichiaku.

Gaara questioned Jiraiya’s theory that Ichiraku’s owner was a hidden Otsutsuki powerhouse, and proved the man had ordinary eyes. At Wang Yan’s home, the Fourth Raikage arrived looking for a fight but was interrupted by the sudden appearance of his supposedly deceased father, the Third Raikage.

• Gaara met Jiraiya at Ichiraku Ramen and asked what Otsutsuki Ichiaku meant.
• Jiraiya claimed that Uncle Ichiraku was secretly a powerful protector of Konoha who used Noodle Release and possessed a great ocular technique.
• Gaara knocked Uncle Ichiraku unconscious and checked his eyes, finding nothing unusual.
• Jiraiya felt guilty for Gaara’s prank and ordered three hundred bowls of ramen for the Hokage’s Office Building and the Konoha Science and Technology Department Building.
• The Fourth Raikage A visited Wang Yan and demanded a fight, refusing to discuss cultivation techniques.
• The Third Raikage appeared, scolded the Fourth Raikage, and punched him to make him recognize his father.

Wang Yan revealed that the resurrected Third Raikage had been given the Fourth Raikage’s memories, and the Fourth accepted him as his father. In Konoha, Hinata proposed that Gaara participate in a cosplay exhibition based on her manga, leaving him bewildered.

• Wang Yan explained that he had resurrected the Third Raikage with false memories copied from the Fourth Raikage, and the Fourth recognized him as his father.
• The Third Raikage thanked Wang Yan for bringing him back to life, and the Fourth bowed to Wang Yan in gratitude.
• Neji read Hinata’s manga and then met Gaara, who had come to the Hyuga Clan as a guest.
• Hinata and Hanabi asked Gaara for autographs, while Neji misread Gaara’s suggestive look and left the reception hall.
• Gaara asked the Hyuga Clan for help with an art exhibition, and Hinata proposed a cosplay event based on her manga, encouraging Gaara to take part.