Chapter Summaries

At Konoha Ninja School, eight-year-old Saiki Yuu drank during class despite his teacher’s objections, while the class feared his overwhelming strength. The chapter ended with Yuu refusing to stop drinking and lifting his wine gourd again.

• Tanaka Shuichi taught the elite class about the Three Body Techniques while Yuu drank from a wine gourd behind him.
• Tanaka Shuichi turned around and yelled at Yuu for drinking during class, alarming the other students.
• Yuu asked what Tanaka Shuichi had said, and the teacher nervously softened his demand into a request.
• Tanaka Shuichi recalled that Yuu had severely injured the previous teacher with one slash when he was six.
• Yuu grinned, raised his wine gourd, and declared that he could not stop drinking.

Yuu drank during class and gained attributes through his Sake God system, then pulled Kurenai close to drink with him. Asuma Hiruzen charged at Yuu after accusing him of harassing a classmate, leaving the classroom in an uproar.

• Yuu’s drinking triggered increases in Swordsmanship Comprehension, Chakra, and Constitution, and he wondered why most of his gains went toward swordsmanship.
• Yuu finished a bottle and struggled to see whether any liquor remained as he swayed around.
• Kurenai offered Yuu another bottle, and Yuu pulled her beside him and invited her to drink.
• Asuma Hiruzen objected to Yuu drinking in class and bothering Kurenai, then charged at him.
• The students panicked because Yuu had previously defeated their teacher and beaten Kakashi Hatake.

Yuu frightened the class into believing he had cut Asuma in two, but revealed that his sword was still sheathed and Asuma was unharmed. The chapter ended with Tanaka Shuichi and the students bewildered by what they had seen.

• Yuu picked up a sheathed sword, and his changed demeanor terrified Tanaka Shuichi and Asuma.
• Yuu appeared to slash Asuma, making the class believe Asuma had been cut in two.
• Yuu drank from the bottle Kurenai had given him and laughed that he had not even drawn his sword.
• The students saw that Asuma was unharmed and the sword was still sheathed, while Tanaka Shuichi struggled to understand what had happened.

Yuu used his swordsmanship and presence to make Asuma believe he had been struck down, then continued drinking in class. The students watched him with fear and admiration while Tanaka Shuichi resumed his lesson.

• Tanaka Shuichi realized Yuu’s apparent attack on Asuma had been an effect of genjutsu, though Yuu had actually fused swordsmanship with presence.
• Asuma woke unharmed but shaken, and Yuu received Shusui as a reward for shocking the audience while drunk.
• Yuu told Asuma to leave or risk being cut down, and Asuma scrambled back to his seat in fear.
• Tanaka Shuichi continued teaching the Three Body Techniques, while the students kept glancing at Yuu as he drank.

After school, the class left Yuu alone as he drunkenly rambled and struggled to stay upright. Rin Nohara and Kurenai stayed to care for him, and he fell asleep in their arms while Uchiha Obito watched in frustration.

• The dismissal bell rang, and the students hurried out of the classroom, with Asuma leaving in embarrassment after his confrontation with Yuu.
• Uchiha Obito approached Rin Nohara to ask her to go home with him, but she went to Yuu instead.
• Kurenai and Rin found Yuu drunk and supported him as he invited them to drink with him.
• Yuu pulled Kurenai and Rin into his arms, then fell asleep before they could respond.
• Uchiha Obito prepared to attack Yuu, but Rin angrily told him to leave and keep quiet so he would not wake Yuu.

Uchiha Obito tried to rescue Rin from Yuu, but Rin scolded him for risking waking Yuu. After waking up at home with Kurenai and Rin beside him, Yuu noticed a tachi leaning against the wall.

• Uchiha Obito saw Rin was angry with him for trying to rescue her from Yuu.
• Rin told Uchiha Obito to leave quietly so he would not wake Yuu, and he obeyed.
• Yuu woke at home, drank water Rin offered, and asked why she and Kurenai were there.
• Kurenai explained that she and Rin had brought Yuu home after he got drunk.
• Kurenai and Rin hurried out when Yuu offered to walk them home.
• Yuu spotted a tachi leaning against the wall and looked at it with delight.

Yuu admired and polished the Black Blade Shusui he had received as a reward. Meanwhile, Rin told Kurenai that she liked Yuu, and Kurenai declared she would not give him up easily.

• Yuu drew Shusui, admired its weight and appearance, and recalled its fame as a black blade and one of the Twenty Great Swords.
• Yuu took a polishing cloth and carefully wiped Shusui.
• Kurenai stopped Rin on a Konoha street and asked why she liked Yuu despite their limited interaction.
• Rin said she admired Yuu as the academy's strongest genius and valued his strength.
• Kurenai resolved not to give Yuu up to Rin without a fight.

Kurenai confessed that she considered Rin her rival for Yuu, while privately admitting her infatuation with his distinctive alcohol scent. At home, Asuma remained terrified by the threat he had felt from Yuu, and Hiruzen went to check on him.

• Rin asked Kurenai why she liked Yuu, and Kurenai declared them rivals before running away.
• Kurenai recalled how Yuu’s unusual alcohol scent had captivated her and vowed not to lose to Rin.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Asuma had locked himself in his room and refused to eat or come out.
• Asuma hid beneath his blankets, trembling as he remembered the despair he felt when Yuu fixed his gaze on him.

After Asuma was frightened by Yuu at school, Hiruzen comforted him and learned what had happened. Asuma regained his composure enough to leave for dinner, while Hiruzen reflected on Yuu and his father, Saiki Yuuto.

• Hiruzen found Asuma hiding in his room and asked why he had not come out to eat.
• Asuma told Hiruzen how Yuu had frightened him in class.
• Hiruzen soothed Asuma and counseled him, though Asuma’s fear remained.
• Asuma left to eat so his mother would not worry.
• Hiruzen gazed at the night sky and remembered his former subordinate, Saiki Yuuto.

Hiruzen Sarutobi reflected on his guilt over Yuu’s orphaned childhood and explained why he had protected Yuu despite his drinking and violent incident. At the Academy, Kurenai and Rin competed for Yuu’s attention, and he chose Kurenai’s wine, gaining swordsmanship comprehension.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi recalled that his misjudgment had led to Saiki Yuuto’s death and that Yuu’s mother had died after giving birth to him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi remembered allowing Yuu to drink after discovering alcohol improved his unusual physique and suppressing the incident in which Yuu injured a teacher.
• After frightening Asuma, Yuu consolidated his position as the Ninja Academy’s overlord while Kurenai and Rin began bringing him alcohol and inviting him to lunch.
• Rin offered Yuu a homemade bento, while Kurenai gave him a bottle of her father’s treasured wine.
• Yuu drank Kurenai’s wine, and the God of Wine System awarded him three points of Swordsmanship Comprehension; Kurenai smiled as Rin pouted.

Rin brought Yuu a homemade meat-filled bento to accompany his wine, and the food and drink helped him break through to Elite Chunin-level Constitution and Chakra. The chapter ended with Yuu checking his updated attributes, which showed his overall strength at Special Jonin level while intoxicated.

• Rin served Yuu the homemade meat dishes in her bento after her family caught her stealing alcohol and hid it more carefully.
• Yuu praised Rin’s fried chicken and enjoyed it with his wine.
• Yuu’s drinking triggered a system breakthrough that raised his Constitution and Chakra to Elite Chunin level.
• Yuu checked his Attribute Panel, which listed his overall strength as Special Jonin level and noted that his special bonuses applied while intoxicated.

Yuu ignored his strength panel and enjoyed his wine, while Kurenai considered where her father had hidden more. At the Ninja Academy, Tanaka Shuichi announced a practical combat test, surprising students who felt they had already taken too many tests.

• Yuu dismissed his displayed strength as meaningless and recalled cutting down Kakashi despite having only Chunin-level strength at the time.
• Yuu reflected that his Asura Sword Intent could overwhelm opponents without strong willpower.
• Kurenai watched Rin happily and wondered where her father had hidden more fine wine.
• Tanaka Shuichi taught at the Ninja Academy while Yuu drank in class, relieved that Yuu showed no sign of a drunken rampage.
• Tanaka Shuichi announced a practical combat test, and the students questioned the frequency of recent tests.

Yuu’s classmates prepared for their first graded combat test, while Tanaka Shuichi asked Kurenai and Rin to bring the uncooperative, drunken Yuu to the training field. The chapter left Kurenai and Rin beside Yuu as he offered them his drink.

• Tanaka Shuichi gathered the students for their first actual combat test and asked Kurenai and Rin to take Yuu to the training field.
• Tanaka Shuichi recalled that Yuu had scored zero on earlier tests and had nearly hit him with powerful shuriken.
• Kurenai and Rin each took one of Yuu’s arms and tried to lead him along.
• Yuu mistook their help for an invitation to drink and offered his bottle to Kurenai.
• Kurenai declined the drink, and Yuu asked Rin if she wanted some.

Yuu was escorted to the training grounds by Kurenai and Rin while Obito and Asuma reacted jealously. After the class finished its first practical test, Tanaka Shuichi announced a second round: a ring battle with Yuu as the sole defender.

• Kurenai and Rin joked with Yuu as they helped him toward the training grounds, while Obito and Asuma watched.
• Obito headed toward the training grounds with anger in his eyes, while Asuma remained afraid of Yuu.
• Tanaka Shuichi's class completed its first practical combat test without anyone having to fight Yuu.
• Tanaka Shuichi announced a second practical test in which one student would defend the ring against everyone else.
• Tanaka Shuichi named Yuu as the ring defender.

Yuu continued drinking at the training ground while Tanaka Shuichi struggled to find someone willing to challenge him. Uchiha Obito volunteered, drawing the class’s scorn.

• Tanaka Shuichi considered how dangerous it would be for the students to fight Yuu, who had severely wounded a colleague two years earlier.
• Rin explained Tanaka Shuichi’s challenge to Yuu, while the other students reacted with fear.
• Uchiha Obito angrily declared that he would challenge Yuu.
• The students mocked Obito for volunteering, and Tanaka Shuichi watched him with a thoughtful look.
• Yuu ignored Obito and continued drinking the wine Kurenai and Rin had brought him.

Tanaka Shuichi failed Uchiha Obito for letting his emotions drive him to challenge Yuu, whose strength made the arena test especially dangerous. Yuu misunderstood the explanation and prepared to attack Obito, while Obito remained furious at being looked down on.

• Tanaka Shuichi recorded Uchiha Obito as having failed the arena test.
• Tanaka Shuichi explained that the test assessed temperament and that Obito had acted recklessly because of personal emotions.
• Yuu misunderstood the explanation and laughed, thinking Obito had challenged him to fight.
• Yuu prepared to draw his blade, and Tanaka Shuichi urgently signaled Rin and Kurenai to explain the situation.
• Uchiha Obito shouted that Yuu was looking down on him.

At the Ninja Academy test, Uchiha Obito challenged Yuu, who was still drunk and mistook Tanaka Shuichi's plea to show mercy for a request to hit Obito harder. Yuu prepared to attack, leaving Tanaka Shuichi worried about Obito's safety.

• Obito angrily vowed to make Yuu remember his name after seeing Rin whisper to Yuu.
• Tanaka Shuichi recalled that he had asked the Third Hokage to arrange elite ninja guards around the training ground.
• Yuu misheard Rin's introduction and called Obito Uchiha Runtu, provoking Obito to insult him.
• Tanaka Shuichi urged Obito to stop provoking Yuu and asked Yuu to show mercy during the test.
• Yuu took Tanaka Shuichi's plea as permission to hit Obito harder and looked him over.

Yuu misheard Tanaka Shuichi’s quiet instruction and decided to punish Obito, who flew into a rage and attacked him with a kunai. The chapter ended as Yuu gripped Shusui and Tanaka Shuichi tried to signal for help.

• Yuu decided to teach Obito a lesson on Tanaka Shuichi’s behalf after mishearing his instruction.
• Tanaka Shuichi realized Yuu had misunderstood him and feared Obito would be badly hurt.
• Obito grew angrier as he remembered Yuu’s closeness with Rin and drew a kunai.
• Obito charged at Yuu, who gripped Shusui while the other students feared for Obito.
• Tanaka Shuichi sensed danger and hurriedly sent signals to those around him.

Yuu nearly drew his sword on Obito, but Kakashi and two others restrained him. Yuu still slashed Obito, cutting apart his clothes and leaving only a small wound, and the confrontation ended with Obito screaming in embarrassment.

• Yuu locked his aura onto the charging Obito, making him stop in fear.
• Kakashi and two others rushed in and restrained Yuu as he began to draw his sword.
• Yuu grinned and slashed despite Kakashi telling him to stop.
• Kakashi turned to find Obito naked except for a scrap of cloth, with his clothes cut to rags and a small wound on his hand.

Yuu wounded Obito with a swift sword strike, embarrassing him, and earned a swordsmanship reward from the system. As Shisui wondered how Yuu’s slash had escaped his notice, Yuu decided to drink more wine to nourish his brain.

• Kakashi told Obito to stop screaming and put on his clothes, and Obito fled in embarrassment after realizing he was exposed.
• Tanaka Shuichi felt relieved that Obito was not seriously hurt and reconsidered his impression of Yuu.
• The system rewarded Yuu with increased Swordsmanship Comprehension and Listen to the Breath of All Things in the Steel Cutting Realm for making an important figure lose face.
• Shisui wondered how Yuu had drawn and struck so quickly that even his sharp eyes had missed the sword swing.
• Yuu tried to remember who Obito was, then decided to drink more wine to nourish his brain.