Chapter Summaries

Kiba Inuzuka, Hayate Gekko, and Shikuro Aburame raced through the forest with red flower stickers on their foreheads before three Kumogakure genin ambushed them. The Konoha team suffered injuries and faced the Cloud Ninja's taunts.

• Kiba complained about the sticker, and Hayate grew angry when Kiba laughed at the flower on his forehead.
• A Kumogakure genin used Lightning Release: Earth Run to attack the trio.
• Shikuro pulled Kiba and Hayate out of the lightning's path, and all three crashed to the ground with injuries.
• The three Cloud Ninja mocked the Konoha team and their stickers.

Kiba Inuzuka charged the Cloud Trio after they mocked him, despite his teammates’ attempts to stop him. The Cloud Ninja struck him with lightning, leaving Hayate Gekko and Shikuro Aburame badly outmatched as Yuu wandered through the forest with his last bottle of wine.

• Kiba Inuzuka attacked the Cloud Trio with Fang Over Fang after they mocked him.
• Hayate Gekko and Shikuro Aburame tried to stop Kiba, then charged after him despite their injuries.
• The Cloud Ninja used Lightning Release to strike Kiba and leave him crackling with electricity.
• Yuu lamented that only one bottle of wine remained as he staggered toward the edge of the forest.
• Hayate checked on Kiba while he and Shikuro faced the elite Cloud Ninja from a worsening disadvantage.

The injured Konoha Three faced the Cloud Trio until Saiki Yuu arrived, but he ignored their pleas and focused on his last bottle of wine. The Cloud Ninja prepared to attack, while Hayate Gekko still hoped Yuu would help.

• The Cloud Trio mocked the defeated Konoha Three, whose techniques had been countered by Lightning Release.
• Kiba Inuzuka blamed the Little Red Flower sticker for his poor performance, though he knew his impulsiveness had worsened their situation.
• Saiki Yuu staggered out of the forest, and the Cloud Trio laughed at the chance to deal with him too.
• Hayate Gekko called for Yuu's help, but Yuu ignored the Konoha group while deciding whether to drink his last bottle of wine.
• Kiba Inuzuka offered to help Hayate Gekko escape, but Hayate asked him to wait and kept faith in Yuu.
• A Cloud Ninja raised a lightning-crackling Ninja Sword and offered to attack Yuu.

Yuu’s wine was splashed onto the ground when he dodged a kunai thrown by the Cloud Ninja leader, provoking his fury. As the Cloud Ninja prepared to attack, Yuu entered Drunken Fury State.

• Yuu decided to drink his wine before dealing with the Cloud Ninja and opened the bottle.
• The Cloud Ninja leader threw a kunai at Yuu’s bottle, and Yuu dodged, spilling some wine.
• The Cloud Ninja mocked Yuu, while their Jonin Instructor worried that they had provoked a powerful opponent.
• Yuu’s eyes turned scarlet as he became enraged over his spilled wine and entered Drunken Fury State.

Yuu activated his temporary Kage-level power and unleashed Armament Haki and Asura Sword Intent through Shusui. His terrifying presence overwhelmed Kiba Inuzuka, Shimaru, and Hayate Gekko, leaving them trembling in fear.

• Yuu felt his sudden increase in power and faced the Cloud Trio coldly.
• Yuu coated Shusui in Armament Haki, causing the Black Blade to hum with excitement.
• Yuu's Haki and sword intent formed a massive purple-black Shura surrounded by lightning.
• The storming wind and trembling earth terrified Kiba Inuzuka and Shimaru.
• Hayate Gekko stared at Yuu with his Byakugan and trembled in horror.

Yuu unleashed his Asura Sword Intent on three Cloud Ninja, overwhelming them with terror before striking with a massive slash. The chapter ended as the attack tore across the ground.

• Shikuro Aburame's Kikaichū trembled and began dying from the lingering terror of Yuu's Asura Sword Intent.
• The three Cloud Ninja froze in fear as visions of their deaths overwhelmed them.
• Yuu used Observation Haki to confirm the Cloud Ninja had no Konoha symbols and declared that they could die.
• Yuu raised Shusui and unleashed his Asura technique in a towering purple-black slash.
• Yuu's slash roared forward, tearing apart the ground and making the earth tremble.

Yuu killed three Cloud Ninja with a devastating slash after they ruined his last bottle of alcohol, and the slaughter advanced his swordsmanship to Swordmaster. With no alcohol left for the rest of the exam, he turned his anger toward the other villages’ exam participants.

• Yuu’s slash disintegrated the three Cloud Ninja and tore a vast, deep gash through the landscape.
• Kiba Inuzuka and the other two survivors collapsed in terror as Yuu drank from his last bottle.
• The system rewarded Yuu for killing the Cloud Ninja and raised his swordsmanship to Swordmaster.
• Yuu realized his last bottle was empty and blamed the other villages’ exam participants for leaving him without alcohol.

Yuu, furious over the shortage of alcohol, threatened to kill the visiting exam participants unless they wore Little Red Flowers. Kiba Inuzuka covered his face with them to prove he had one and survived Yuu’s scrutiny.

• Yuu’s anger extended his Drunken Fury State, and he blamed the visiting villages’ exam participants for his lack of alcohol.
• Yuu spotted Kiba Inuzuka and two others, then threatened anyone without a Little Red Flower.
• Kiba panicked when he realized he had lost his flower, but Hayate Gekko gave him a spare sheet.
• Kiba stuck flowers across his face until Yuu told him not to lose them again.
• Kiba collapsed in relief, then slapped his face and vowed not to lose the flowers again.

Yuu unleashed a massive slash that carved through the earth and forest, leaving observers stunned by his apparent Kage-level power. After hearing that Yuu planned to hunt down ninja from other villages, the leaders in the observation room feared a massacre.

• Yuu left to hunt the enemy ninja who had caused him to go without alcohol.
• Hayate Gekko and Shikuro Aburame collapsed in relief after Yuu departed.
• The leaders watching the screen reacted in terror to Yuu’s slash, which had carved a massive chasm through the landscape.
• Jiraiya judged Yuu’s destructive power to exceed an ordinary S-rank Forbidden Jutsu and considered it Kage-level.
• Kusagakure’s leading jonin realized Yuu had threatened to cut down ninja from other villages, and the observers feared for the genin.

Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Saiki Yuu was threatening to kill the other villages’ participants during the Chunin Exams. He rushed toward the Observation Room, where the exam had already sparked furious arguments.

• A Konoha jonin urgently woke Hiruzen Sarutobi and reported that Saiki Yuu was about to kill everyone from the other villages.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi dropped his pipe in shock when he heard the news.
• People in the Konoha Observation Room argued over how to stop Saiki Yuu and accused Konoha of letting a monster join the exam.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi heard the arguments from outside the Observation Room before he reached its door.

Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived to face furious village representatives who accused Konoha of letting a Kage-level fighter hunt their teams during the Chunin Exams. After Jiraiya showed him the examination screen, Hiruzen recognized Yuu’s actions and was appalled.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi entered as Jonin from other villages demanded an explanation for a Kage-level participant in the exam.
• Suikazan Fuguki and the other representatives protested that their teams were being hunted, while Takigakure’s Jonin reported that his village’s team was already dead.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi silenced the crowd with his authority and asked to understand what had happened.
• Jiraiya led Hiruzen Sarutobi to the screen and asked whether Orochimaru should intervene in the exam.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi watched the screen, recognized Yuu’s actions, and exclaimed that Yuu had gone too far.

Yuu rampaged through the Forest of Death, searching for candidates from other villages as his lack of alcohol fueled his anger. In a cave, Hada Kaito found Kisame badly wounded and afraid after facing Yuu.

• Yuu unleashed enormous slashes that tore through the Forest of Death while demanding that the other villages' candidates reveal themselves.
• Yuu's distorted Observation Haki limited how far away he could sense auras, so he continued cutting through the forest to find his targets.
• Hada Kaito anxiously asked Kisame if he was all right as Kisame coughed up blood in a cave.
• Kisame clutched a severe wound across his chest, and fear showed in his bloodshot eyes.

Kisame recounted how Yuu’s monstrous sword slash killed Ooiwa Ryo and nearly killed him, forcing Kisame and Hada Kaito to escape underwater. As they hid in a cave, Yuu’s next slash tore through the forest nearby, leaving them trapped under falling rocks.

• Kisame recalled meeting Yuu, who attacked them after finding no Little Red Flower.
• Kisame’s Exploding Water Colliding Wave failed to stop Yuu’s slash, which killed Ooiwa Ryo and grazed Kisame.
• Kisame flooded part of the forest and escaped underwater with Hada Kaito while Yuu pursued them.
• Yuu roared for the other villages to come out and unleashed another enormous Dark Purple Slash through the forest.
• The slash passed near Kisame and Hada Kaito’s cave, shaking it and bringing rocks down from the ceiling.

Hada Kaito and Kisame escaped a collapsing cave after Yuu's distant attack split a mountain in half. They realized they could not survive by gambling that Yuu would keep missing, but Kisame could not think of another way to escape.

• Hada Kaito helped the wounded Kisame flee the cave before it collapsed.
• They saw that Yuu's dark purple attack had split their mountain in two from several kilometers away.
• Hada Kaito concluded that Yuu's sensory abilities let him keep attacking their area, even if drunkenness prevented him from locating them exactly.
• Kisame recognized that each attempt to evade Yuu was a gamble with their lives, but he could not devise another plan.

Hada Kaito realized that the Little Red Flowers worn by Konoha ninja could protect them from Yuu’s drunken attacks. After another devastating slash, Kisame swallowed his pride and agreed to search for one.

• Hada Kaito recalled Yuu saying that anyone without a Little Red Flower should die.
• Hada Kaito concluded the flowers stopped Yuu from killing the wrong people while drunk.
• Hada Kaito urged Kisame to find Konoha ninja and get Little Red Flowers.
• A dark purple slash tore through the earth, and Kisame agreed to search for the flowers.

In Konoha's observation room, Hiruzen Sarutobi watched Yuu unleash devastating sword slashes during the Chunin Exams while leaders from other villages demanded answers. The village representatives feared their genin would be killed and warned that a massacre could trigger war.

• Jonin from the other villages confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi over allowing Yuu to take part in the Chunin Exams.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi realized Yuu was far stronger than he had expected and worried that his power was frightening the other villages.
• Yuu's Dark Purple Slash pierced a small mountain and split it in two.
• The village jonin accused Konoha of endangering their genin as Yuu's slashes continued to ravage the Forest of Death.

Hiruzen Sarutobi struggled to balance Konoha’s reputation against the risk of Yuu wiping out the other villages’ contestants and starting a war. As Yuu’s attacks grew stronger, Hiruzen decided to tell the other villages how their shinobi could avoid being targeted.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi realized that Yuu killing every foreign contestant could threaten Konoha’s standing and provoke the other villages into war.
• Yuu roared that he would chop the other villages’ shinobi to pieces, then unleashed more powerful slashes in the Forest of Death.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi saw that Yuu was growing stronger instead of tiring and decided that they had to stop him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told the other villages’ jonin to direct their elites to Konoha shinobi and have them wear a Little Red Flower so Yuu would spare them.
• The other villages’ jonin reacted with confusion to Hiruzen Sarutobi’s suggestion.

Hiruzen Sarutobi shut down the exam broadcast and sent Jiraiya to have Orochimaru stop Yuu, while Konoha's team watched Yuu's destruction from a hidden cave. The chapter ended with Kiba covering his face in little red flowers as Hayate Gekko looked on in dismay.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi turned off the screen despite protests from the other villages' jonin.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Jiraiya to contact Orochimaru and have him stop Yuu, then asked for a bottle of good liquor as a precaution.
• Jiraiya hurried to contact Orochimaru.
• Konoha's group watched a dark purple beam rise over the Forest of Death and praised Yuu's powerful slashes.
• Hayate Gekko found Kiba Inuzuka sticking little red flowers onto his face, and Kiba proudly showed off his flower-covered face.

Yuu’s slashes ravaged the Forest of Death while Konoha’s participants watched from a cave. When the slashes began shifting toward them, Kiba Inuzuka blamed their lack of Little Red Flowers and covered everyone’s faces with them.

• Yuu gathered Konoha’s participants in a cave after unleashing his slashes across the Forest of Death.
• Konoha’s participants watched the destruction from shelter and felt relieved they were not facing the slashes outside.
• Hayate Gekko noticed several Dark Purple Slashes shifting toward the cave, causing the group to panic.
• Kiba Inuzuka blamed the group for not wearing enough Little Red Flowers and ordered them to line up.
• Kiba Inuzuka slapped Little Red Flowers onto each participant’s face while Hayate Gekko watched.

Hayate Gekko realized the other survivors had lost track of Yuu and spotted them converging on the Konoha group. The desperate survivors demanded the Little Red Flowers covering Kiba Inuzuka, and the chapter ended with Hayate warning them that Konoha could contact Yuu.

• Hayate Gekko activated his Byakugan and found about twelve survivors approaching through the forest.
• The survivors saw Kiba Inuzuka covered in Little Red Flowers and demanded that he hand them over.
• Kiba Inuzuka and Hayate Gekko prepared for the desperate survivors to attack.
• Hayate Gekko warned the survivors that Konoha had a way to contact Yuu.