Chapter Summaries

Tang Ping learned that Byakugan Wolf had targeted him and the Tenshukaku, but he chose to keep fighting the Cloud Ninja rather than return home. After the Konoha force was surrounded, he proposed confronting the enemy head-on and began explaining his plan to Nara Shikaku.

• Tang Ping burned an intelligence report revealing that Byakugan Wolf had planned to attack him and the Tenshukaku.
• Nara Shikaku asked what Tang Ping would do, and Tang Ping said they should continue dealing with the Cloud Ninja.
• The scouting teams spotted the Cloud Ninja, and Shikaku asked Tang Ping for advice after the Konoha force was surrounded.
• Tang Ping proposed facing the Cloud Ninja head-on despite having only about one-fifth their numbers, drawing Danzo's objection.
• Shikaku asked Tang Ping to explain his plan, while Yamaa Koji showed interest in the proposal.

Tang Ping took command of Konoha’s forces and prepared a counterattack meant to threaten the Cloud Ninja into retreating. When the Cloud army surrounded them before dawn, he activated Sage Mode and hinted that his plan was about to unfold.

• Tang Ping explained that the Cloud Ninja would retreat if Konoha made the cost of victory seem too high, and Nara Shikaku agreed to support his plan.
• Tang Ping ordered Danzo and Root to carry out a concealed mission at Moon Gorge Lake while Shikaku directed Konoha’s troops to intercept their pursuers.
• The Cloud Ninja surrounded Konoha’s remaining forces before dawn, and A urged them to surrender.
• Tang Ping crushed a potion bottle, entered Sage Mode, and told A that the timing was right as a huge commotion erupted.

Tang Ping used a flood from Moon Gorge Lake to ambush the Cloud Ninja in the dried riverbed, then raised an Earth Flow Wall to protect Konoha’s forces. The Cloud Ninja survived behind the Eight-Tails and counterattacked as Tang Ping reinforced the wall.

• Tang Ping summoned Taiyi as explosions sounded west of the encirclement, and the Konoha ninja stayed gathered instead of trying to break out.
• A ordered the Cloud Ninja to attack, but the approaching roar revealed a flood surging toward them through the dried riverbed.
• Dodai ordered the Cloud Ninja to flee, while Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails to shield them from the flood.
• Tang Ping used Sage Art Earth Flow Wall to raise a massive stone wall and give the Konoha ninja a safe foothold above the water.
• The Cloud Ninja attacked the wall with kunai, Exploding Tags, and Lightning Release, while Tang Ping reinforced it with Sage Art Chakra.

Tang Ping used Taiyi’s Sunset to force Killer B out of the battle while the flood scattered the Cloud Ninja, giving Konoha the advantage. With Killer B seriously injured and the Cloud forces in retreat, Tang Ping left the battlefield as A withdrew to help gather his troops.

• Tang Ping sent Taiyi to attack the Eight-Tails with Sunset, drawing it away from the Cloud Ninja as the flood scattered them.
• Killer B met Taiyi’s attack with Tailed Beast Eight Juan, but the clash injured him and forced Yugito to cover his retreat.
• Tang Ping charged A and clashed with him using Wild Bite against Lightning Oppression Horizontal Chop.
• A recognized the battle was lost and left to help Dodai gather the scattered Cloud Ninja.
• Tang Ping led the Konoha ninjas away as A prepared to withdraw the Cloud Ninja Army and escort Killer B to safety.

Uchiha Tang Ping confronted Danzo after refusing to sacrifice Konoha’s retreating force for a costly attack on the Cloud Ninja, then led the survivors back to the village. The Cloud Ninja had withdrawn and negotiations were next, but Tang Ping’s return left a difficult problem awaiting him.

• Danzo accused Uchiha Tang Ping of betraying Konoha for letting the scattered Cloud Ninja retreat, and Tang Ping challenged him to risk his own life against the Raikage.
• Tang Ping invoked his authority as army commander to rebuff Danzo, earning the approval of the Konoha ninja, including the Aburame Clan and Anko.
• Nara Shikaku mediated the dispute, and Tang Ping led the force back toward Konoha as the soldiers admired him for saving their lives.
• Two days later, the roughly five hundred survivors returned to Konoha after learning that the Cloud Ninja Army had withdrawn, leaving Mitokado Homura to handle negotiations.
• The chapter ended with Tang Ping and the others facing a troublesome issue after their return to the village.

Tang Ping faced suspicion in the Hokage Office after Sarutobi Shinnosuke’s death, while Hiruzen Sarutobi’s reaction left him wondering whether the Hokage had changed. Afterward, Tang Ping realized Hinata Cang Yue had detected a nearby Otsutsuki presence and sealed their room so they could examine the Bloodline Flower’s fruit.

• Nara Shikaku reported the mission and described how Sarutobi Shinnosuke had left the word “Uchiha” before dying, directing suspicion toward Tang Ping and the Uchiha of the Tenshukaku.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Tang Ping whether the masked attacker had a Sharingan, then ordered him and Shikaku to rest and keep the mission confidential.
• Tang Ping noticed Hinata Cang Yue’s unusual excitement and inferred that the Otsutsuki Clan on the moon had appeared nearby.
• Tang Ping and Hinata Cang Yue returned to their reserved room, where he raised a sealing barrier and she produced a fruit from the Bloodline Flower to investigate the detection.

Tang Ping confirmed that the Bloodline Flowers had detected Otsutsuki Toneri and his father, whose lunar Otsutsuki genes could unlock Hinata Cang Yue’s Tenseigan. He summoned Uchiha Mei to help intercept them and began planning where to strike, while Mei received his urgent message at the Tenshukaku.

• Tang Ping confirmed that the Bloodline Flower’s Chakra traces belonged to his targets and realized the opportunity could unlock Hinata Cang Yue’s Tenseigan.
• Tang Ping revised his plan to first intercept and kill Otsutsuki Toneri and his father, postponing the attack on the moon while Kirigakure threatened the Tenshukaku.
• Tang Ping sent a letter to Uchiha Mei by Ninja Cat and began studying a map to choose a strike location and plan how to track the targets.
• Uchiha Mei received Tang Ping’s letter at the Tenshukaku, read it, and grew serious.

Uchiha Mei left the Tenshukaku in Uchiha Shizuka’s hands and secretly joined Tang Ping outside Konoha to investigate the Otsutsuki father and son. Tang Ping prepared a pollen-based tracking plan, and two days later he sensed that something had happened.

• Uchiha Mei ordered Uchiha Shizuka to take charge of the Tenshukaku and left without revealing her departure to Kirigakure.
• Tang Ping planted an odorless pollen source that special bees could track to help follow the Otsutsuki if they left Konoha.
• Tang Ping persuaded Konoha’s leadership to let him leave, while Yamaa Koji returned to help defend the Tenshukaku.
• Tang Ping, Uchiha Mei, and Hinata Cang Yue stayed hidden outside Konoha, placing Shadow Clones with tracking bees around the village.
• Two nights later, Tang Ping abruptly opened his eyes while resting by his sleeping bag.

Tang Ping and his squad pursued Otsutsuki Toneri and the young Hinata Hyuga, while Uchiha Mei and Hinata Cang Yue plotted to turn Hinata into a hardened ally of the Tenshukaku. After agreeing that Hinata Cang Yue could eventually guide Sasuke, the group finally caught up with their targets.

• Tang Ping received his Shadow Clone's tracking intelligence and led the squad north to pursue Otsutsuki Toneri and Hinata Hyuga.
• Uchiha Mei considered taking Hinata Hyuga as a disciple, and Hinata Cang Yue proposed that hardship could change Hinata's timid personality.
• Uchiha Mei and Hinata Cang Yue planned to report Hizashi Hyuga's supposed ties to the Uchiha, hoping Danzo would target the Hyuga Clan and leave Hinata vulnerable to hardship.
• Hinata Cang Yue asked to guide Tang Ping's disciple Sasuke, and Tang Ping agreed that she should wait until after the Uchiha Clan extermination event.
• A bee reached Tang Ping, who announced that the squad had finally caught up with their targets.

Tang Ping, Uchiha Mei, and Hinata Cang Yue ambushed Otsutsuki Naoto and Otsutsuki Toneri while disguised as Akatsuki, but Toneri vanished after their attack. The three trapped Naoto in absolute darkness with Uchiha Mei’s Mangekyo ability and launched a full assault.

• Tang Ping, Uchiha Mei, and Hinata Cang Yue disguised themselves in Akatsuki robes and pursued Otsutsuki Naoto and Otsutsuki Toneri through the forest.
• Otsutsuki Naoto saw the attackers and sent Toneri fleeing inside a puppet on the flying carpet while he stayed behind to fight.
• Tang Ping and Hinata Cang Yue attacked Naoto, who blocked their combined assault with Heavenly Spin, while Uchiha Mei pierced the puppet with Chidori Sharp Spear.
• Toneri vanished from inside the destroyed puppet, and the three attackers revealed their aerial combat forms as Naoto confronted them.
• Uchiha Mei activated Ama-no-Iwato, cutting off the area from the ninja world and plunging it into darkness, and the three launched their strongest attacks against Naoto.

Uchiha Mei, Hinata Cang Yue, and Tang Ping trapped Otsutsuki Naoto in darkness and wore him down with coordinated attacks. Tang Ping completed a Lava Release and Sealing Technique combination and called for the two women to move aside, preparing to finish the fight.

• Uchiha Mei and Hinata Cang Yue wounded Otsutsuki Naoto while Tang Ping joined the assault with a magma sword.
• Otsutsuki Naoto unleashed a burst of power, knocked the attackers back, and landed in the forest to evade them.
• Otsutsuki Naoto used his Byakugan and powerful Gentle Fist to fight Uchiha Mei and Hinata Cang Yue in a chaotic melee.
• Tang Ping withdrew from close combat and prepared a sealing technique while the two women coordinated their attacks against Otsutsuki Naoto.
• Tang Ping finished preparing his Lava Release and Sealing Technique combination and shouted for Uchiha Mei and Hinata Cang Yue to move aside.

Tang Ping sealed Otsutsuki Naoto with his own Planetary Devastation Technique, but the Giant Tenseigan on the moon intervened and began breaking the seal. Tang Ping entered Sage Mode and sent Hinata Cang Yue and Uchiha Mei to block Naoto’s escape as the moonlight stripped away the seal.

• Tang Ping used gravity and solidified magma to trap Otsutsuki Naoto in a sphere covered with sealing runes.
• Uchiha Mei ended Ama-no-Iwato and Demonification after exhausting herself, and the Giant Tenseigan sent moonlight to erode Tang Ping’s seal.
• Tang Ping realized Otsutsuki Naoto had triggered the Giant Tenseigan’s response after Uchiha Mei’s Ama-no-Iwato ended.
• Tang Ping crushed a vial of Hot Spring and entered Sage Mode, despite the risk of Natural Energy eroding him.
• Tang Ping ordered Hinata Cang Yue and Uchiha Mei to block Otsutsuki Naoto’s escape as the moonlight wore away the stone sphere and its runes.

Tang Ping fought Otsutsuki Naoto after he drew on the Giant Tenseigan and summoned the Hamura Statue. Tang Ping planted his hidden Star Shattering Spear in the statue, then fled as the trap began to take effect.

• Otsutsuki Naoto emerged from the black stone sphere in his strongest form, empowered by the Giant Tenseigan, and attacked Tang Ping with gravity and repulsion techniques.
• Tang Ping dodged Otsutsuki Naoto's attacks while pretending not to understand his abilities, then watched him summon the Hamura Statue from the sky.
• Otsutsuki Naoto commanded the statue to attack, and Tang Ping charged toward it with a lead pellet and prepared his Sage Art: Star Shattering Spear.
• Tang Ping drove the spear into the statue and retreated, concealing that he had achieved his objective.
• Tang Ping's heart appeared to be shattered, but he had already entered Elementalization and fled unharmed as Otsutsuki Naoto sensed danger.

Tang Ping’s Star Shattering Spear devastated Otsutsuki Naoto, who fled the blast only to be intercepted by Hinata Cang Yue. As Naoto realized her eyes could lead to the true Tenseigan, someone in the forest stopped him from destroying his corpse.

• Tang Ping detonated the Star Shattering Spear, and its blast overwhelmed Otsutsuki Naoto’s layered defenses.
• Tang Ping reached the crater and found that Naoto and the Hamura stone statue were gone.
• Hinata Cang Yue ambushed the badly wounded Naoto north of the blast and began draining his Chakra.
• Naoto recognized that Hinata Cang Yue’s eyes were not yet the true Tenseigan and deduced that his bloodline was needed to complete them.
• Naoto tried to destroy his corpse, but an unseen voice spoke and froze his movements.

Tang Ping, Uchiha Mei, and Hinata Cang Yue killed Otsutsuki Naoto and secured his body, but their injuries left them weakened as they returned to Tenshukaku. Their battlefield became a deadly region that drew the attention of rival factions.

• Uchiha Mei used a Mangekyo genjutsu to prevent Otsutsuki Naoto from destroying his own body, and he died in fury and despair.
• Tang Ping arrived, placed Otsutsuki Naoto's corpse in a Life Support Pod, and sealed it in a scroll for later bloodline extraction.
• Tang Ping, Uchiha Mei, and Hinata Cang Yue concealed their tracks and headed for Tenshukaku, despite all three needing time to recover or complete their transformations.
• Tang Ping considered exploiting Kirigakure's attack on Tenshukaku and planned to seize the village while the opportunity remained.
• Ninja from various factions arrived at the crater left by the Star Shattering Spear and found unusually active Chakra, while ordinary people who entered the area soon died.

Tang Ping completed a Bloodline Potion from Hinata Cang Yue’s Otsutsuki bloodline after a week of work and gave it to her to drink. Hinata Cang Yue began a gentle transformation, with her new power and potential still to develop.

• Tang Ping returned to Tenshukaku with Hinata Cang Yue and Uchiha Mei, using Shadow Clones and a cover story to conceal their movements after the Valley of Death.
• Tang Ping worked for nearly a week in the guarded laboratory to extract and refine Hinata Cang Yue’s Otsutsuki bloodline into a potion.
• Tang Ping finished the pale blue Bloodline Potion, using up much of the laboratory’s materials and consumables.
• Tang Ping gave the potion to Hinata Cang Yue, who drank it while Uchiha Mei watched enviously.
• Hinata Cang Yue felt no violent reaction and eventually opened her eyes after the potion began its gradual transformation.

Hinata Cang Yue awakened the Tenseigan, and Tang Ping advised her to let it mature before using it. He planned to throw Kirigakure into chaos by exposing that the Fourth Mizukage was being controlled, but returned home to find the children had taken over his living room and then slept for a day.

• Hinata Cang Yue activated her Tenseigan, which had already reached the quality of a Beyond-Kage bloodline, and Tang Ping told her to nourish it rather than use it while it matured.
• Uchiha Mei asked about the worsening Kirigakure assault, and Tang Ping decided to expose the Fourth Mizukage as someone else's puppet before counterattacking.
• Tang Ping reasoned that Kirigakure's Minazuki Clan had already been targeted and that the Kaguya Clan would soon rebel, making the village vulnerable to internal chaos.
• Tang Ping returned home and found Uzumaki Karin, Hozuki Suigetsu, Shion, and Uzumaki Naruko had turned his living room into a secret base.
• Tang Ping warned the children to clean up before Uchiha Mei and Hinata Cang Yue returned, then slept for a day after a week without rest.

Tang Ping learned that his Star Shattering Spear had created the Valley of Death, a dangerous source of energy that fueled Chakra growth while shortening lifespans. He left to secretly enter the Land of Water for a meeting, accompanied by Hinata Cang Yue, whose Tenseigan could still provide basic observation.

• Uchiha Shizuka told Tang Ping that Konoha, Iwagakure, Kusagakure, and other forces were preparing to fight over the Valley of Death.
• Tang Ping explained that the Valley's energy could stimulate Chakra cultivation but was harmful and would soon disappear.
• Uchiha Shizuka confirmed that preparations were complete for Tang Ping to travel secretly into the Land of Water.
• Tang Ping departed alone after declining Uchiha Mei's offer of an escort, but Hinata Cang Yue caught up and persuaded him to let her come along.
• Hinata Cang Yue joined Tang Ping, explaining that her Tenseigan could still help detect danger without using its ocular techniques.

Tang Ping met Elder Genshi in secret and told him that the Fourth Mizukage was driving Kirigakure toward destruction. Elder Genshi admitted he had suspected the Mizukage and agreed to Tang Ping’s demand for information, while Tang Ping continued pursuing his larger ambitions for Kirigakure and the Land of Water.

• Tang Ping and Hinata Cang Yue met Elder Genshi and his guards on the coast near Kirigakure.
• Tang Ping asked for a private conversation, and Elder Genshi sent the nearby ninja away while keeping Terumi Mei with him.
• Tang Ping warned Elder Genshi that the Fourth Mizukage had changed and was leading Kirigakure toward destruction.
• Elder Genshi asked Tang Ping for evidence, revealing that he had already suspected the Fourth Mizukage.
• Tang Ping demanded to know which factions were involved in the attack on Kirigakure, and Elder Genshi agreed.

Tang Ping reached Kirigakure with Genji and proposed using Ao’s Byakugan to verify his claims that the Mizukage was conspiring with outside forces. Genji mobilized the village against the Mizukage, and the story left off as he publicly summoned the Mizukage to meet him.

• Tang Ping named the forces supporting Kirigakure’s attack on Tenshukaku, and Genji demanded proof.
• Tang Ping suggested Ao use the Byakugan to observe the Mizukage, and Genji agreed to verify the claim while keeping Tang Ping in Kirigakure.
• Terumi Mei guarded Tang Ping and Hinata Cang Yue on their journey back to Kirigakure and questioned his motives.
• Genji alerted Kirigakure’s clans and leaders, then arrived to find the village divided between his supporters and the Mizukage’s loyalists.
• Genji called on the Mizukage to meet him outside the Mizukage Building, while Tang Ping and Hinata Cang Yue prepared to watch what happened.