Chapter Summaries

Yuu mistook Kakashi, Shisui, and another ninja for spies and attacked them while drunk. Kakashi stopped Tanaka Shuichi from explaining the misunderstanding and pointed out that Yuu had not yet taken the practical test.

• Yuu realized two ninjas were holding him and accused them of being spies from another village.
• Yuu flung Shisui and another Anbu into the air, then drew Shusui and declared he would deal with the spies.
• Shisui marveled at Yuu's strength and sword technique but questioned his thinking.
• Yuu decided Kakashi was the spies' leader and called him a little runt.
• Kakashi stopped Tanaka Shuichi from explaining the situation and reminded him that Yuu had not taken the practical test.

Kakashi challenged Yuu to a rematch, hoping to erase his past defeat and prove his strength after years of battle. As Kakashi charged with his father's short blade, Yuu prepared to test his Steel Cutter technique.

• Kakashi volunteered to be Yuu's opponent in the assessment and believed his battle experience had given him an advantage.
• Kakashi recalled his defeat by Yuu and drew the White Fang short blade, determined to avenge the humiliation.
• The students watched and debated whether Kakashi could defeat Yuu, while Rin cheered Yuu on and Kurenai expressed concern.
• Yuu called Kakashi a short spy and decided to test Steel Cutter as Kakashi charged at him.

Yuu used his mastery of listening to the breathing of all things to unleash a flying slash with Shusui. Kakashi was wounded and a Great Tree was split apart, leaving Shisui and Kakashi stunned by Yuu’s unexpected power.

• Yuu raised Shusui and named his attack “Crescent Moon, Sky Rush.”
• Yuu swung his blade, sending a Dark Purple Slash flying toward Kakashi.
• Kakashi dodged most of the slash, but it grazed his cheek and drew blood.
• The slash pierced a Great Tree and split it cleanly in two.
• Shisui and Kakashi stared in disbelief at Yuu’s flying slash.

Yuu mistook Kakashi for a spy and pinned him to the ground with Shusui. After recognizing him, Yuu left Kakashi humiliated in front of the others.

• Yuu kicked Kakashi down and pressed Shusui across his throat, demanding that Shisui and the other man surrender.
• Kakashi struggled beneath the sword and marveled at its weight and sharpness.
• Kakashi shouted that he was Kakashi, not a spy.
• Yuu examined Kakashi and remembered that he had taught him a lesson before.
• Kakashi asked Yuu to let him go, embarrassed by being pinned in front of everyone.

Yuu mistook Kakashi for an enemy spy and held a blade to his neck, demanding liquor in exchange for helping him return to the village. After the others explained Kakashi’s real purpose, Yuu realized his mistake but still had to figure out how to make amends.

• Yuu accused Kakashi of being a spy and offered to help him rejoin the village in exchange for good liquor.
• Yuu pressed Shusui against Kakashi’s neck when Kakashi protested that he was a Konoha ninja.
• Kurenai, Rin, and Tanaka Shuichi explained that Kakashi and the others had come to maintain exam order.
• Yuu checked Kakashi’s forehead protector, recognized the Konoha symbol, and realized he had gone too far.
• Yuu decided he needed to make amends while still holding the blade across Kakashi’s neck.

Yuu defeated Kakashi with a single strike, then accused him of trying to avoid a debt for alcohol. Shisui and the others prepared to report back to the Hokage while Yuu stayed with his classmates.

• Yuu sheathed Shusui and helped Kakashi up after defeating him, while Shisui watched in disbelief.
• Kakashi fled, and Yuu shouted after him about the alcohol he supposedly owed.
• Kurenai and Rin held Yuu back and promised to bring him alcohol the next day.
• Yuu's classmates marveled at his strength, and Asuma lost his desire to challenge him.
• Shisui told Tanaka Shuichi that they would report back to Lord Hokage.

Shisui and Kakashi reported to Hiruzen Sarutobi how Yuu had nearly cut them down after mistaking them for spies during their Ninja Academy mission. Hiruzen recognized Yuu’s flying slashes as a sign of immense potential and wondered whether he could become the next White Fang as tensions rose after the Second Great Ninja War.

• Shisui thanked Tanaka Shuichi and left with Kakashi and the others for the Hokage's office.
• Shisui reported the mission to Hiruzen Sarutobi, explaining that Yuu had nearly attacked them after mistaking them for spies.
• Hiruzen dismissed the group and privately cursed Yuu, resolving to find a way to make him quit drinking.
• Hiruzen reflected on Yuu's flying slashes and compared his potential to Hatake Sakumo, the Konoha White Fang.
• Hiruzen worried about Konoha's diminished strength and the growing instability left by the Second Great Ninja War.

Hiruzen Sarutobi considered how to demonstrate Konoha’s strength as other villages grew restless. At home, Yuu reflected on his drunken training, realized he had chopped Uchiha Obito, and wondered if he should do it again.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi thought about Konoha’s weakened standing after the White Fang’s death and considered a way to display its strength.
• Yuu returned home after his lesson and felt that the test had ended anticlimactically, unaware that Tanaka Shuichi had canceled it after seeing him split a tree.
• Yuu recalled nearly attacking Kakashi while drunk and reviewed how he had gained the ability to hear The Sound of All Things Breathing and the power of Steel Cutter.
• Yuu realized that he had chopped Uchiha Obito and received 100 points of Swordsmanship Comprehension as a result.
• Yuu wondered whether he should chop Obito again whenever he had nothing to do.

Yuu explored his new ability to hear the breathing of things and briefly practiced with Shusui before deciding to train by drinking instead. He gained swordsmanship comprehension and constitution while drinking, then fell asleep.

• Yuu wondered whether cutting Obito more deeply would earn him another reward, then stopped thinking about it.
• Yuu sensed the breathing of the couch and rockery, realizing his Master Swordsman journey had only just begun.
• Yuu took up Shusui and practiced swordsmanship for less than ten minutes before giving up.
• Yuu drank wine as his system notified him of increases in swordsmanship comprehension and constitution.
• Yuu finished drinking, hugged the bottle, and fell asleep.

After defeating Kakashi, Yuu attracted a crowd of Ninja Academy students eager to learn his secret, only for them to discover he spent lessons drinking and sleeping. Yuu drove the curious students away, while Obito hoped the ordeal was finally over.

• After losing to Yuu, Kakashi graduated early and advanced rapidly to chunin, restoring his reputation as a genius.
• Students debated whether Kakashi or Yuu was stronger until Yuu defeated Kakashi in a single move.
• Students crowded around Yuu's classroom to see how he studied, but found him drinking and sleeping instead.
• Yuu gave the watching students a slight lesson, and most returned to their usual school lives.
• Obito lay across his desk in misery and wondered if the ordeal was finally ending.

Yuu continued slashing Obito every few days, leaving him bandaged and afraid, though Obito believed the attacks had stopped. At the Konoha Ninja Academy, Yuu cornered him again and promised a slash that would deal 999 damage.

• Yuu had begun slashing Obito after calling him to a secluded corner, and the attacks grew heavier over time.
• Obito recalled that the wounds hurt and had barely healed before Yuu attacked him again.
• After three days without being slashed, Obito hoped Yuu had stopped tormenting him.
• Yuu blocked Obito in a secluded corner of the Konoha Ninja Academy and drunkenly promised a slash for 999 damage.

Yuu got drunk and returned to slash Obito, believing alcohol might trigger a reward. With Rin and Kurenai assisting, Yuu continued the attack while Rin tried to reassure the terrified Obito.

• Yuu deliberately got drunk and went to find Obito again after suspecting his sobriety had prevented rewards from triggering.
• Obito begged Rin for help, but Rin explained that Yuu had asked her to watch over him and treat any injuries.
• Kurenai cast a genjutsu on Obito, and Rin guided Yuu's hand as he adjusted his slashes across Obito's body.
• Rin promised that her Medical Ninjutsu would keep Obito safe, but Obito remained terrified of Yuu's drunken swordsmanship.

Yuu slashed Obito repeatedly while drunk but only gave him minor injuries, then left with Rin and Kurenai. At the Ninja Academy, Tanaka Shuichi saw Obito’s bandages and regretted thinking Yuu had become less frightening.

• Yuu tried slashing Obito several times, but no reward appeared and Obito was left with minor cuts.
• Yuu sheathed Shusui and staggered away with Rin and Kurenai supporting him.
• Obito accepted that he would recover quickly and hoped his difficult days were over.
• At the Ninja Academy, Tanaka Shuichi ended the day’s lessons while avoiding waking Yuu.
• Seeing Obito bandaged, Tanaka Shuichi regretted believing Yuu had improved and reconsidered his decision to criticize him.

Tanaka Shuichi asked Kurenai and Rin to wake Yuu because the Hokage wanted to see him. Reassured that Yuu was not in trouble, the two carried him away while he continued sleeping.

• Tanaka Shuichi asked Kurenai and Rin to wake Yuu after the other students left.
• Kurenai and Rin tried to wake Yuu, but he slept soundly after drinking heavily.
• Kurenai and Rin worried that the Hokage wanted to punish Yuu for slashing Obito, but Tanaka Shuichi reassured them it was probably good news.
• Kurenai and Rin draped Yuu's arms over their shoulders and carried him away without waking him.

Kurenai and Rin brought the sleeping Yuu to the principal's office to meet Hiruzen Sarutobi. Hiruzen's attempt at a warm first meeting ended with Yuu calling him an old man, and Tanaka Shuichi hurried to explain who he was.

• Tanaka Shuichi led Kurenai, Rin, and the sleeping Yuu to the principal's office.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up from his documents, saw Yuu snoring as the girls carried him, and shouted at him.
• Yuu woke up, asked who had called him, and called Hiruzen an old man.
• Tanaka Shuichi told Yuu that Hiruzen was the Third Hokage and warned him not to speak that way.

Hiruzen Sarutobi met Yuu at the Ninja Academy and tried to speak with him about the Will of Fire, but Yuu fell asleep standing up. After Hiruzen woke him, Yuu glared at the Hokage and demanded to know what he wanted.

• Tanaka Shuichi hurriedly explained that Yuu had drunk too much, and Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Tanaka Shuichi, Kurenai, and Rin out of the office.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi introduced himself to Yuu as the Third Hokage and began talking about the Will of Fire.
• Yuu fell asleep while Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke, prompting the Hokage to roar and wake him.
• Yuu glared at Hiruzen Sarutobi and asked why he had woken him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned Yuu about his feelings for the village, then asked for his help with the Chunin Exams. The chapter ended as Hiruzen began explaining the request.

• Yuu asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to explain who he was and accused him of using a crystal ball to peek into the women's bath.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi blamed Jiraiya for spreading the rumor and denied it before changing the subject.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked whether Yuu loved the village, and Yuu said he did because it had alcohol, meat, and people he could cut down.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Yuu the village needed his help with the Chunin Exams.

Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to persuade Yuu to participate in the Chunin Exams, which he planned to use to demonstrate Konoha’s strength to rival villages. Yuu refused, leaving Hiruzen unable to secure his participation.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Yuu to join the Chunin Exams, but Yuu immediately refused.
• Hiruzen explained that he had invited major ninja villages, including non-allies, to show Konoha’s strength amid growing threats.
• Hiruzen cited Konoha’s losses, including Nawaki and the Konoha White Fang, and argued that Yuu could overwhelm other villages’ genin.
• Yuu continued to refuse, and Hiruzen admitted that he could not persuade the drunk boy.

Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to persuade Yuu to take the Chunin Exams by offering him fine liquor, and Yuu agreed after bargaining for a roomful if he won first place. The chapter ended with Hiruzen trying to stop Yuu from drinking during the exams, prompting Yuu to threaten to withdraw.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi offered Yuu a bottle of fine liquor to get him to participate in the Chunin Exams.
• Yuu insisted Hiruzen had promised him a whole roomful of liquor, and Hiruzen agreed to provide it if Yuu took first place.
• Yuu and Hiruzen Sarutobi sealed their agreement with a pinky swear.
• Yuu vowed to cut down everyone taking the exam, and Hiruzen worried he would attack Konoha's own people while drunk.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Yuu not to drink during the exam, and Yuu began to leave, saying he would not take part.

Yuu prepared to take part in the Chunin Exams, while Hiruzen Sarutobi struggled to keep him from attacking Konoha shinobi while drunk. News of Yuu's early graduation spread through the Ninja Academy, where no one questioned his ability to compete.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi let Yuu drink but warned him to recognize Konoha's emblem and avoid harming villagers.
• After giving Yuu more alcohol, Hiruzen tested him with a Cloud Ninja emblem, but Yuu mistook it for Konoha's.
• Yuu proposed a way to identify his targets, and Hiruzen reluctantly let him leave with the arrangement settled.
• Kurenai and Rin supported Yuu outside the principal's office and worried that he had been drinking again.
• News spread that Yuu had applied to graduate early and would enter the Chunin Exams, and students accepted his participation because he had defeated Kakashi.