Chapter Summaries

Tang Ping and Team 3 fought a Sunagakure jonin who nearly killed him, but he survived the encounter and woke up in Konoha Hospital. Uchiha Mei told him that Anbu had arrived, killed the jonin, and that the village had spent the past two days handling the incident.

• Tang Ping used lime powder and his Flame Mantle to help Kakashi and keep the jonin from killing him.
• Tang Ping fought the jonin at close range, then collided with his lightning technique using Flame Fist and was knocked unconscious.
• Yamaa Koji rushed to Tang Ping as the jonin staggered away with a scorched cheek.
• Tang Ping woke in Konoha Hospital with his injuries healed and Uchiha Mei beside him.
• Uchiha Mei told Tang Ping that Anbu had arrived in time, killed the jonin, and left the village occupied with the matter for two days.

Tang Ping woke in the hospital after the Second Exam and learned that Yamaa Koji’s heart had been damaged and Kakashi had been seriously injured. After Hinata Cang Yue visited him and shared the news, Tang Ping took her hand and prepared to do something in secret.

• Uchiha Mei and Uchiha Shota told Tang Ping that fewer than a hundred candidates had survived the Second Exam and that Konoha suspected a serious security breach.
• Uchiha Shota told Tang Ping that Yamaa Koji had been stabbed while protecting him and Kakashi had been badly hurt, then ordered him to recover for the Third Exam.
• Hinata Cang Yue visited Tang Ping and told him that Kakashi had nearly recovered, while Yamaa Koji had survived but could no longer continue as a ninja because of his injured heart.
• Tang Ping realized Hinata Cang Yue was using Transformation Technique to hide her missing leg and asked whether she would accept her fate.
• Tang Ping took Hinata Cang Yue’s hand and prepared to do something no one could know about.

Tang Ping warned Hinata Cang Yue that Root was watching him, then proposed a dangerous experiment that could restore her missing leg and eventually help him obtain the Tenseigan. After two weeks in the hospital studying medical research, he was discharged as Uchiha Mei and Uchiha Shizuka arrived to begin a crucial experiment.

• Hinata Cang Yue used her Byakugan to confirm that Root agents were surveilling Tang Ping.
• Tang Ping asked Hinata Cang Yue if she would risk her life to regain her right leg, and she agreed to follow his plan.
• Tang Ping instructed Hinata Cang Yue to get a prosthetic leg and arrange to disappear from the Hyuga Clan for a while.
• Hinata Cang Yue left after committing to the experiment, while Tang Ping continued studying medical research books in the hospital.
• Kushina Uzumaki told Tang Ping that she would give him a surprise before the third round of matches began.
• Tang Ping left the hospital two weeks later, and Uchiha Mei and Uchiha Shizuka came to collect him for a crucial experiment.

Tang Ping began a carefully controlled Rebirth Potion experiment to regenerate Hinata Cang Yue’s missing lower leg. After a day in the Life Support Pod, the experiment reached its decisive moment as he prepared to reveal the result.

• Tang Ping returned to the Uchiha Clan Grounds with Uchiha Mei and found the Fusang Tree making the courtyard’s surroundings unusually cool and rich in Natural Energy.
• Uchiha Mei led Tang Ping to the upgraded laboratory, where Hinata Cang Yue waited unconscious in a Life Support Pod.
• Tang Ping prepared the Rebirth Potion with special lizard materials and his own blood, then injected it into Hinata Cang Yue.
• Tang Ping used the pod’s instruments to cut open Hinata Cang Yue’s leg stump and carefully control the potion’s effects as new tissue began to grow.
• After one day of monitoring the experiment, Tang Ping pressed the button to reveal its outcome.

Hinata Cang Yue’s right leg regenerated successfully, confirming Tang Ping’s limb-regrowth technique. As the group prepared to operate on Uchiha Mei, Tang Ping protected Hinata Cang Yue from Uchiha Shizuka’s attempt to silence her and instructed her to obtain Hyuga blood samples.

• Hinata Cang Yue woke after the Nutrient Solution drained and cried with joy when she saw her regrown right leg.
• Hinata Cang Yue felt sensation in the new leg and slowly stood, confirming the regeneration had succeeded.
• Tang Ping began preparations for Uchiha Mei’s operation.
• Uchiha Shizuka tried to stop Hinata Cang Yue from leaving to prevent the secret from spreading, but Tang Ping blocked her and Uchiha Mei backed his decision.
• Tang Ping told Hinata Cang Yue to conceal her new leg with her prosthetic and obtain Hyuga Clan blood samples.

After Uchiha Mei’s eyes were healed at enormous cost, Tang Ping prepared for the third round of the Chunin Exams while worrying about the surviving candidates. Kushina Uzumaki gave him a pair of specially made gloves, and he discovered they responded to his Chakra.

• Uchiha Mei’s successful eye treatment left her bankrupt, and Tang Ping learned that her courtyard had been mortgaged to fund the experiment.
• Tang Ping visited Yamaa Koji in the hospital and hinted that he had a plan to help him recover.
• As the third round of the Chunin Exams began, Tang Ping met Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki, and Kakashi on the crowded streets.
• Minato Namikaze reassured Tang Ping that he would proctor the exams and could help protect him from deadly attacks.
• Kushina Uzumaki gave Tang Ping the elbow-length, fingerless gloves she had made, and he channeled Chakra into them at her suggestion.

Tang Ping tested Kushina Uzumaki's new ninja tool, Flame Fist, and headed with Minato Namikaze and Kakashi to the Chunin Exams arena. There, Kakashi faced challenges from Baki and Gang Tu as the contestants gathered.

• Kushina Uzumaki revealed that Flame Fist provided fire-nature transformation, gathered flame energy, and improved control, and Tang Ping praised her work.
• Tang Ping named the tool Flame Fist and tested its defensive properties, improved chakra control, and ability to reduce chakra consumption.
• Tang Ping, Minato Namikaze, and Kakashi passed through increased security to reach the contestants' stands at the arena.
• Baki challenged Kakashi to prove Sunagakure's strength, but Kakashi dismissed him.
• Gang Tu approached Kakashi and Baki with undisguised killing intent, while Tang Ping stepped aside and considered the money he could earn from the competition.

Tang Ping prepared to face Sunagakure’s Juan in the first match of the Joint Chunin Exams, determined to win after organizing a major bet on himself. The match began before a roaring crowd, with Uchiha Mei’s betting scheme in place and friends cheering Tang Ping on.

• The contestants gathered for the third round, where Konoha had only Tang Ping and Kakashi among the twenty-four participants.
• Tang Ping learned that his first opponent was Juan, a Sunagakure sealing specialist whose fighting style suited the arena.
• Tang Ping recalled that he had arranged for the Uchiha to bet heavily on his victory, both to profit and to help Uchiha Mei strengthen her position.
• Tang Ping and Juan entered the arena, where Minato Namikaze, Kitsuchi, and Scorching Style Yekura served as examiners.
• Uchiha Shizuka told Uchiha Mei that the betting arrangements were complete, while Hinata Cang Yue, Honda Taka, and Yamaa Koji cheered Tang Ping on.
• Minato Namikaze announced the matchup, and Tang Ping’s fight with Juan began.

Uchiha Tang Ping defeated Pakura’s disciple Juan in the third-round match by using his Golden Crow Style taijutsu. The victory surprised the Konoha spectators, and Tang Ping returned to the contestants’ stands to recover for the remaining battles.

• Minato Namikaze began the match, and Tang Ping opened with a Fire Release: Flame Bullet before countering Juan’s cloth attack with his Golden Crow Style techniques.
• Tang Ping struck what he thought was Juan, but it was a decoy, and Juan emerged from behind camouflage cloth to trap him with her Cloth Binding Sealing Formation.
• Juan approached the bound Tang Ping, who broke through the cloth with Wild Bite and knocked her unconscious with one punch.
• Pakura carried Juan to the infirmary, and Minato Namikaze announced Tang Ping as the winner after Pakura’s intervention forfeited the match.
• The Konoha spectators questioned the rumors that Tang Ping was a failure, while Tang Ping returned to the contestants’ stands to rest and consider his gains.

Tang Ping entered the second round of the Joint Chunin Exams and drew Baki, then saw a betting opportunity in the favorable odds. The chapter ended as the tournament’s final second-round match began, after a cloaked bettor wagered 200 million ryo on Tang Ping.

• Tang Ping told Kakashi that he had developed his flashy taijutsu techniques from materials, then warned him that his match was coming up.
• Kakashi defeated his opponent in one exchange, and eight contestants advanced to the second round, though four others were too injured or exhausted to continue.
• The draw paired Tang Ping against Baki and Kakashi against Yura, while the Three Great Ninja Villages' signature fighters avoided one another.
• Tang Ping noticed that the odds for his match were 1.2 to 2.5, with a win for him paying more than a bet on Baki.
• A blonde twin-tailed girl bet 50 million ryo on Baki, then a cloaked figure wagered 200 million ryo on Tang Ping despite her warning.
• The final match of the second round began.

Tang Ping used Flame Fist and his newly strengthened techniques to defeat Baki in the tournament match. Pakura conceded for Sunagakure before Tang Ping could finish Baki, while Minato Namikaze prevented the confrontation from escalating.

• Baki questioned the accuracy of Tang Ping’s intelligence profile before they began fighting.
• Tang Ping surprised Baki with a close-range attack, but Baki revealed his hidden hand-seal speed and countered with Sickle Weasel, forcing Tang Ping to retreat.
• Tang Ping activated Flame Mantle, enduring its heat as he charged at Baki.
• Baki unleashed Great Sickle Weasel, but Tang Ping survived and seized him by the neck.
• Pakura conceded the match for Sunagakure and grabbed Tang Ping’s wrist, while Minato Namikaze held a kunai to her heart; Tang Ping released Baki and let Flame Mantle dissipate.

Tang Ping advanced to the finals after defeating Yinxian, while Kakashi lost to Gang Tu in a celebrated battle. After the Kage settled tensions over an apparent attempt to harm Kakashi, the final between Gang Tu and Tang Ping began.

• Tang Ping recovered from his fight with Baki, then faced Yinxian before he could rest and won with a Wild Bite after blocking an attack with his hand.
• Gang Tu defeated Kakashi with the Added-Weight Rock Technique, and Minato Namikaze intervened when Pakura and Kitsuchi moved near the fallen Kakashi.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted the Third Kazekage and Ōnoki over the incident, and the three Kage settled the matter with a deal.
• Tang Ping's unexpected run to the finals stunned spectators, while Uchiha Mei stood to win a large payout from her bet on him.
• The final between Gang Tu and Uchiha Tang Ping began as shinobi took positions around the arena to prevent collateral damage.

Uchiha Tang Ping faced Gang Tu in a finals match where the examiners were forbidden from intervening, and Gang Tu revealed that his Steel Release Kekkei Genkai was killing him. The chapter left them fighting after Gang Tu sealed away Tang Ping’s Summoning Beast and used a powerful Earth Release technique.

• Pakura and the three Kage withdrew from the arena, leaving Tang Ping and Gang Tu to fight without intervention.
• Gang Tu revealed that his Steel Release Kekkei Genkai had made him powerful but would soon kill him.
• Tang Ping summoned Taiyi, but Gang Tu used Earth Release: Great Rock Sealing to trap the Summoning Beast.
• Tang Ping activated Flame Garment as Gang Tu prepared to attack him directly.
• Gang Tu used Earth Release: Added-Weight Rock Technique to suppress Tang Ping’s movement.

Tang Ping lured Gang Tu into close combat and unleashed his compressed-fire killing move, Great Serpent Mower. Tang Ping stood after the blast with his Chakra depleted, and the chapter ended as the flames cleared and the result was about to be revealed.

• Tang Ping and Gang Tu exchanged close-range attacks as the arena’s rising heat began to soften Gang Tu’s steel body.
• Gang Tu tried to form hand seals, but Tang Ping interrupted him and then allowed himself to be grabbed as part of a trap.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared to order a rescue, but Ōnoki noticed and stopped him.
• Tang Ping compressed his flames onto one fingertip and fired Great Serpent Mower at Gang Tu.
• The blast engulfed both fighters, and Tang Ping rose to his feet with no Chakra left as the flames began to disperse.

Tang Ping won the championship with his devastating Great Serpent Mower, then returned to the Uchiha grounds badly exhausted and under guard. Uchiha Mei divided the betting profits to strengthen the Main Branch and set aside one hundred million ryo for Tang Ping, just as shocking news arrived.

• Tang Ping defeated Gang Tu with the Great Serpent Mower and claimed the championship, leaving the arena stunned.
• Uchiha Fugaku told Uchiha Tenzen that Danzo's actions had kept the clan from discovering Tang Ping's talent, and he led the Uchiha in cheering for him.
• Uchiha Mei, Uchiha Shizuka, and Uchiha Shota escorted the exhausted Tang Ping back to the clan grounds, wary that Danzo might target him.
• Uchiha Mei allocated the seven hundred million ryo in winnings to repay clansmen at double, buy supplies for the Main Branch, and give Tang Ping one hundred million ryo to distribute.
• The four Uchiha heard shocking news just after they finished dividing the money.

After Uchiha Tenzen died, Uchiha Fugaku became clan head, while Tang Ping suspected Tenzen had sacrificed himself to awaken Fugaku’s Mangekyo and secure the succession. At Konoha Hospital, Tang Ping prepared to give Yamaa Koji an experimental Second Heart operation as the first step of his Ascension Ladder.

• Uchiha Mei learned that Uchiha Tenzen had died and went to Naka Shrine for the clan assembly with Uchiha Shizuka and Uchiha Shota.
• Tang Ping suspected Uchiha Fugaku had killed Tenzen to awaken his Mangekyo and that Tenzen had chosen the timing to block Uchiha Mei from challenging for clan head.
• Uchiha Fugaku officially took over as clan head the next day, and Tang Ping settled into Konoha Hospital with Yamaa Koji.
• Tang Ping explained that enhancement surgery could treat Yamaa Koji’s heart condition and grant him power, beginning with a Second Heart operation.
• Yamaa Koji accepted the risks of the experimental surgery, and the day of the operation arrived.

Tang Ping-kun performed a second-heart transplant on Yamaa Koji and gave Hinata Cang Yue a genetic serum injection, using Warp Potion made from his blood to help both procedures succeed. The surgeries ended, leaving them to wait and see how the changes developed.

• Tang Ping-kun began surgery in the Yamaa Clan's hidden basement laboratory, using the heart of a dangerous genin from Konoha Prison for Yamaa Koji.
• Hinata Cang Yue preserved the removed heart with Healing Elixir while Tang Ping-kun transplanted it into Yamaa Koji.
• Tang Ping-kun injected Yamaa Koji with two doses of Warp Potion, and the two hearts and his body adapted until his condition stabilized.
• Tang Ping-kun gave Hinata Cang Yue a Hyuga genetic serum followed by a freshly prepared dose of Warp Potion.
• Tang Ping-kun lost six hundred milliliters of blood, and the group waited to see how the procedures would affect Yamaa Koji and Hinata Cang Yue.

Hinata Cang Yue survived a genetic transformation and entered the Tenseigan’s Fetal Movement Period, while Yamaa Koji awakened after receiving a Second Heart. The chapter ended with Tang Ping taking them to the Yamaa Clan Training Ground to test their new abilities.

• Tang Ping supervised Hinata Cang Yue’s transformation and kept her supplied with Nutrient Solution until she pulled through.
• Tang Ping noticed Hinata Cang Yue’s Caged Bird mark had faded and saw a deep blue radiance in her eyes, indicating the Tenseigan’s Fetal Movement Period.
• Tang Ping explained the Tenseigan to Hinata Cang Yue, who wondered if she was free of the Caged Bird; Tang Ping said its restraint had weakened but was not necessarily gone.
• Hinata Cang Yue disguised herself again, and she and Tang Ping waited in the laboratory for Yamaa Koji to wake.
• Yamaa Koji awoke after his Second Heart surgery, and the three went to the Yamaa Clan Training Ground for comprehensive testing.

Yamaa Koji’s surgery greatly increased his strength and Wind Release, while Tang Ping warned him to conceal the changes and worried about funding further research. An emergency summons revealed that Sunagakure was demanding answers over the Third Kazekage’s disappearance, leaving Konoha’s leaders gathered to decide how to respond.

• Yamaa Koji tested his new strength by punching a wooden stake away, and his Wind Release and Chakra reserves showed major improvements.
• Tang Ping told Yamaa Koji to disguise his transformed body as the result of the Yamaa Clan’s forbidden technique and worried that his research funds were gone.
• A Message Hawk summoned the Jonin, and Tang Ping suspected the Third Kazekage had disappeared and that war might follow.
• Hinata Cang Yue told Tang Ping that her Byakugan’s range had grown to three kilometers and its blind spot had vanished, and he urged her to develop its abilities while disguising the changes.
• Mitokado Homura told Konoha’s gathered Jonin and clan heads that Sunagakure demanded an explanation for the Third Kazekage’s disappearance.

Konoha's leaders decided to reject Sunagakure's accusation over the Third Kazekage's disappearance, while Minato Namikaze secured Tsunade's help to examine Yamaa Koji. At Konoha Hospital, Tang Ping was left dumbfounded by what he saw.

• Danzo denied involvement in the Third Kazekage's disappearance, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and Nara Shikaku judged that Sunagakure was shifting blame over an internal matter.
• The clan heads deferred to Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Uchiha Fugaku urged Konoha to reject Sunagakure's accusation.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi decided that Konoha would reply by denying any involvement in the Third Kazekage's disappearance.
• Minato Namikaze asked Tsunade to treat his student Yamaa Koji, and Tsunade agreed to examine him and provide a treatment plan.
• Tsunade went to Konoha Hospital, where Tang Ping stared at the scene before him in shock.