Chapter Summaries

Xiao Xie killed Haku and collected her soul while Zabuza fought Yuhi Kurenai, then appeared in time to kill Zabuza and save her. Hinata recognized Xiao Xie and asked why he had come.

• Zabuza attacked Yuhi Kurenai, who evaded his strike and trapped him in a genjutsu while ordering Hinata, Shino, and Kiba to protect Tazuna.
• Xiao Xie silently killed Haku, collected her soul, and stored her body, intending to reunite her with Zabuza after killing him.
• Zabuza used a Water Clone to threaten Tazuna, creating an opening to attack Yuhi Kurenai.
• Xiao Xie appeared just before Zabuza could strike Yuhi Kurenai, caught the Executioner's Blade with his bare hand, and killed Zabuza with a single palm strike.
• Zabuza's Water Clone dispersed, and Hinata asked Xiao Xie why he had come.

Xiao Xie saved Hinata’s team, then killed Kado and took his wealth before leaving the Land of Waves. On the way back to Konoha, he disguised himself as Orochimaru and stole Kakashi’s Sharingan, leaving Team 7 to rush Kakashi home.

• Xiao Xie explained to Hinata’s team that he had helped them by chance and asked them to keep his strength secret.
• Yuhi Kurenai told Hinata, Kiba, and Shino to keep the encounter confidential and chose not to report it to the Third Hokage.
• Xiao Xie went to Kado’s headquarters, wiped out Kado and his men, took Kado’s wealth, and left the Land of Waves.
• Kakashi’s Team 7 headed back to Konoha after completing their escort mission, but Kakashi sensed a threat in the forest.
• Xiao Xie appeared disguised as Orochimaru and told Kakashi he would take his Sharingan.
• Xiao Xie plucked out Kakashi’s Sharingan and vanished, so Naruto and the others hurriedly supported Kakashi toward Konoha.

Xiao Xie devoured Kakashi’s Sharingan, awakened a new Mangekyō and tested his Susanoo, then obtained Ice Release by decomposing White’s corpse. He mastered the new ability and turned his attention to the powers of the seven ninja swords.

• Xiao Xie entered the Worship Space and devoured the ocular power in Kakashi’s Sharingan, awakening Mangekyō Sharingan in both eyes.
• Xiao Xie tested his left eye’s ability and discovered that its dimension was separate from Uchiha Obito’s Kamui Space.
• Xiao Xie summoned a blue, complete Susanoo that combined features of Uchiha Shisui’s and Uchiha Obito’s Susanoo.
• Xiao Xie decomposed White’s corpse and obtained an Ice Release Bloodline Limit Crystal, which he consumed to awaken Ice Release.
• Xiao Xie created an Ice Dragon, transformed it into a throne, and then reviewed the abilities of the seven ninja swords.

Xiao Xie broke down Executioner's Blade and fused its blood-drinking metal into the Hidden Edge Sword. In Konoha, Yuhi Kurenai and Mitarashi Anko visited his shop, where Kurenai told him the Chunin Exams would soon bring many foreign ninja to the village.

• Xiao Xie decomposed Executioner's Blade and used its Blood-Drinking Meteorite Iron to improve the Hidden Edge Sword.
• Kakashi returned to Konoha, replaced his Sharingan with an ordinary eye, and found that his available Chakra increased.
• Yuhi Kurenai visited Xiao Xie's shop with Mitarashi Anko, who eagerly ate his sweets and tea.
• Yuhi Kurenai explained that the Chunin Exams would be held in Konoha in a few days, and Xiao Xie secretly began making plans.

During the Chunin Exams, Xiao Xie used Kotoamatsukami to enslave Orochimaru and made him lead the way to Uchiha Shin's base. After refining Shin's Sharingan and the eyes transplanted on his body, Xiao Xie evolved his Mangekyō Sharingan into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and gained a new ability.

• Xiao Xie left a Shadow Clone to watch his shop and entered the Death Forest to find Orochimaru.
• Xiao Xie controlled Orochimaru with Kotoamatsukami and ordered him to lead the way to Uchiha Shin.
• Xiao Xie reached Shin's base with Orochimaru, removed the Sharingan from Shin's body, and left the barely alive Shin with Orochimaru.
• Xiao Xie refined the collected Sharingan in the Worship Space, evolving his Mangekyō Sharingan into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Xiao Xie's Kamui Space expanded, and his right eye gained the ability to mark objects and control them remotely.

After evolving his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, Xiao Xie absorbed Hashirama Senju’s cells and awakened the Rinnegan. He then used Hashirama’s memories to learn Wood Release techniques and Sage Mode, discovering that natural energy was Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth.

• Xiao Xie learned that his right Mangekyō Sharingan could manipulate objects he had previously touched and marked.
• Xiao Xie took Orochimaru to another secret base and obtained half of the stored Hashirama Senju flesh.
• Xiao Xie absorbed the flesh in the Worship Space, gained the Immortal Body, and evolved his eyes into the Rinnegan.
• Xiao Xie had Orochimaru summon Hashirama Senju with Impure World Reincarnation, then used the Human Path to examine his memories.
• Xiao Xie learned Hashirama’s Wood Release techniques and Sage Mode, activated Sage Mode, and identified natural energy as Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth.

Xiao Xie tested Sage Mode, then let Orochimaru continue his plan to destroy Konoha so he could gain Worship Points by rescuing the village. After Naruto passed the second Chunin Exam round, Xiao Xie celebrated with him and then headed to Konoha Hospital.

• Xiao Xie compared Sage Mode with the Devouring Heaven and Earth Art and found that Sage Mode briefly borrowed natural energy without making it his own.
• Xiao Xie ordered Orochimaru to continue his plan, and Orochimaru resumed searching for Sasuke while preparing to carry out his own scheme against Konoha.
• Xiao Xie planned to wait until Orochimaru killed the Third Hokage and Konoha fell into crisis before stepping in as its savior.
• Five days later, Naruto and the others passed the second Chunin Exam round, and Xiao Xie took Naruto to Ichiraku Ramen to celebrate.
• Naruto complained that Kakashi would not let him visit hospitalized Sasuke, then left to train after eating.
• Xiao Xie suspected Hinata had also been hospitalized after fighting Neji and went to Konoha Hospital.

Xiao Xie visited Hinata in the hospital and healed her internal injuries with a powerful elixir. He offered to teach her taijutsu, leaving Yuhi Kurenai concerned that training in the village would expose him and disturb his quiet life.

• Xiao Xie visited Hinata and gave her a healing elixir that immediately cured her internal injuries.
• Hinata thanked Xiao Xie, while Kiba, Akamaru, Shino, and Yuhi Kurenai rejoiced at her recovery.
• Yuhi Kurenai asked Xiao Xie for elixirs for Anko and Little Lee, and he gave her the remaining nine in the bottle.
• Xiao Xie offered to teach Hinata powerful taijutsu, making Kiba and Shino envious.
• Yuhi Kurenai asked whether teaching Hinata in the village would reveal Xiao Xie and disrupt his peaceful life.

Xiao Xie began teaching Hinata taijutsu in secret, starting with a Chakra-based Tai Chi Fist. After the Wood Clone overwhelmed her during their first practice, Hinata got back up and charged again.

• Xiao Xie agreed to teach Hinata taijutsu and told her to meet him at his shop the next morning.
• Hinata arrived early, and Xiao Xie took her to a secluded clearing in Konoha's Back Mountain.
• Xiao Xie explained that he would teach Hinata Tai Chi Fist and Paper Drawing, then taught her the Thirteen-Form Push-Hands Song.
• Xiao Xie created a Wood Clone and guided Hinata as she attacked it with the Gentle Fist.
• The Wood Clone demonstrated Tai Chi Fist, redirected Hinata's attacks, and sent her flying with a shoulder strike.
• Hinata assured Xiao Xie she was fine, stood up, and charged the Wood Clone again.

Xiao Xie trained Hinata in Tai Chi Fist and Paper Drawing through exhausting sparring sessions. After Hinata learned both techniques, he gave her medicine for her injuries and welcomed her to train with him again.

• Xiao Xie coached Hinata through daily sparring with a Wood Clone until she began incorporating Tai Chi Fist into her movements.
• After more than half a month, Xiao Xie taught Hinata the principles of Paper Drawing and had her practice evading his attacks.
• Hinata tensed and was struck by Xiao Xie's vine whip, then endured a thousand lashes as she tried to learn Paper Drawing.
• Hinata managed to grasp Paper Drawing, and Xiao Xie gave her a box containing medicine for her injuries.
• Hinata asked if she could keep training with Xiao Xie, and he told her she was welcome whenever he was free.

The Chunin Exams’ third round began with Neji Hyuga defeating Naruto, while Sasuke faced Gaara in the highly anticipated second match. Sasuke prepared to pierce Gaara’s sand defense with Chidori as Gaara entered a half-awakened state, and Xiao Xie anticipated the coming disruption.

• Xiao Xie watched as Neji Hyuga defeated Naruto with Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, knocking him unconscious and winning the first match.
• Shiranui Genma announced Sasuke Uchiha versus Gaara as the second match, and Xiao Xie anticipated that Orochimaru’s plan would soon begin.
• Sasuke used his month of training and copied taijutsu to pressure Gaara, whose sand defense struggled to keep up.
• Gaara wrapped himself in a large ball of sand, which Xiao Xie recognized as Shukaku’s half-awakened state.
• After his attacks failed to break the sand ball, Sasuke charged from the arena wall with Chidori aimed at Gaara’s defense.

Gaara unleashed Shukaku during the attack on Konoha, while Orochimaru trapped Sarutobi Hiruzen in the Four Violet Flames Formation and summoned the First and Second Hokage. The chapter left Hiruzen facing two powerful opponents as Konoha's shinobi fought Shukaku and the invading forces.

• Sasuke pierced Gaara's sand sphere with Chidori, prompting Gaara to release Shukaku, who blasted Sasuke away as it emerged.
• The Third Hokage ordered Konoha's shinobi to evacuate civilians and fight Shukaku, which attacked the fleeing crowd with a Wind Release: Air Bullet.
• Four attackers raised the Four Violet Flames Formation, trapping Sarutobi Hiruzen and the disguised Orochimaru while Anbu members were burned when they tried to enter.
• Orochimaru revealed his identity and used Impure World Reincarnation to summon the First and Second Hokage after Hiruzen prevented the Fourth coffin from emerging.
• Hiruzen prepared to face both summoned Hokage, while Konoha's shinobi battled Shukaku and the Sand and Sound ninja.

Xiao Xie intervened when Shukaku threatened Konoha, stopping his Tailed Beast Ball with a single punch and revealing his strength to the village’s ninja. The chapter ended with Sarutobi Hiruzen being battered by Hashirama Senju’s Top Transformed Buddha.

• Xiao Xie sent Hinata and the others to help evacuate villagers, then charged toward Shukaku while Jiraiya was occupied with the Sand and Sound ninja.
• Shukaku began forming a Tailed Beast Ball, prompting Guy to prepare to use the Eight Gates Formation.
• Xiao Xie struck Shukaku’s head, interrupting the Tailed Beast Ball and creating a shockwave that destroyed the Chunin Exams arena.
• Shukaku retreated into Gaara, leaving Gaara unconscious in a crater as Kakashi and the others realized Xiao Xie was far stronger than they had thought.
• Hashirama Senju struck Sarutobi Hiruzen with Top Transformed Buddha and continued attacking him with its many arms.

Xiao Xie intervened in Orochimaru’s attack on Konoha after Guy fought Hashirama Senju and the reanimated Hokage killed Sarutobi Hiruzen. Xiao Xie effortlessly destroyed Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, while Orochimaru escaped with his allies and Xiao Xie left Kurenai to handle the aftermath.

• Guy opened the Seventh Gate and used Day Tiger to drive back Hashirama Senju’s Thousand-Handed Giant Buddha, but the Second Hokage killed the gravely wounded Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Guy battled Hashirama Senju and began to weaken, so Xiao Xie kicked him aside before he could open the Eighth Gate.
• Xiao Xie struck Hashirama Senju with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit’s power and blasted him and the Thousand-Handed Giant Buddha into ashes.
• Tobirama Senju escaped Xiao Xie’s first punch with Flying Thunder God, but Xiao Xie appeared beside him and destroyed him with a second punch.
• Orochimaru used the Reverse Summoning Technique to flee with Kabuto and the Sound Ninja Four, and Xiao Xie left Kurenai to deal with the aftermath.

After leaving Konoha, Xiao Xie traveled to the Land of Bears to investigate Star Ninja Village and its meteorite, where he encountered Natsuhi Hoshi and Akahoshi. The chapter ended with Xiao Xie interrupting Akahoshi’s plan to use the Peacock Method to dominate the ninja world.

• After attending Sarutobi Hiruzen’s funeral, Xiao Xie closed his Department Store and left Konoha, disappointing Naruto Uzumaki, who had hoped to find him.
• Xiao Xie traveled toward Star Ninja Village to seek its meteorite, which contained Ten-Tails Chakra and powered the dangerous Peacock Method.
• Xiao Xie sensed another infiltrator near the meteorite and discovered Natsuhi Hoshi had entered its storage room to seal it away.
• Akahoshi trapped Natsuhi Hoshi and urged her to help him build a powerful Star Ninja Village by training people in the Peacock Method.
• Xiao Xie entered the room and mocked Akahoshi’s boast that Star Ninja Village could make the Five Great Ninja Villages submit.

Xiao Xie took the meteorite from Star Ninja Village, absorbed its Ten-Tails' Chakra, and tested the power of his Armored Susanoo by destroying a mountain. As he traveled with Xiao Xiao, Hidan and Kakuzu confronted him over his bounty.

• Xiao Xie killed Akahoshi and the other two with his Ice Dragon, took the meteorite, and left Natsuhi Hoshi to protect Star Ninja Village.
• Xiao Xie absorbed the Ten-Tails' Chakra from the meteorite and formed a Nine-Tails-shaped Armored Susanoo.
• Xiao Xie tested the Armored Giant's power, cutting a mountain apart and then erasing it with a Kamui Strike, leaving a vast crater.
• Xiao Xie traveled onward with Xiao Xiao and noticed that people were following them.
• Xiao Xie called out his pursuers, and Hidan and Kakuzu emerged from the forest; Kakuzu mentioned the bounty on Xiao Xie's head.

Xiao Xie refused Kakuzu and Hidan’s invitation to join Akatsuki, then demonstrated his overwhelming strength by shrugging off Hidan’s scythe and crippling him with one punch. Kakuzu prepared to fight Xiao Xie after realizing how dangerous he was.

• Xiao Xie rejected Kakuzu and Hidan’s offer to join Akatsuki and revealed that he knew Pain’s real name was Nagato.
• Kakuzu attacked Xiao Xie to collect his bounty, believing the rumors about Xiao Xie’s strength were exaggerated.
• Hidan struck Xiao Xie’s head with his scythe, but the weapon failed to injure him.
• Xiao Xie dragged Hidan toward him with the scythe and punched him through hundreds of trees, leaving him badly injured.
• Xiao Xie challenged Kakuzu, who tore off his cloak and revealed the four masks on his back as he prepared to fight.

Xiao Xie defeated Kakuzu and Hidan, then used Impure World Reincarnation to restore the Three Great Elders as his subordinate. In the Rain Country, Nagato learned of their deaths and prepared to face Xiao Xie, while Xiao Xie remained confident in his strength.

• Kakuzu and his four mask monsters combined Wind and Fire Release and Water and Lightning Release attacks against Xiao Xie, but Xiao Xie survived and killed them with a Tailed Beast Ball.
• Xiao Xie used Impure World Reincarnation on Hidan to bring back the Three Great Elders, who reported they could wield early Ninth-Level Warrior strength.
• Nagato sensed Kakuzu and Hidan's deaths and told Konan that he had underestimated Xiao Xie, but believed his Rinnegan would make Xiao Xie submit.
• Konan worried over how Nagato had changed since Yahiko's death, yet resolved to support him.
• Xiao Xie sneezed and joked that a beauty was thinking of him, while Xiao Xiao called him invincible.

Xiao Xie found Tsunade gambling in Tanzaku Street and secretly manipulated the dice so she would win. After the two of them emptied the other gamblers’ purses, he challenged Tsunade to a private round.

• Xiao Xie arrived in Tanzaku Street with Xiao Xiao and used Observation Haki to locate Tsunade at a casino.
• Tsunade ignored Shizune’s warning and wagered all her remaining money on big.
• Xiao Xie secretly altered the dice so Tsunade won, then joined her bets with one million ryo.
• Tsunade and Xiao Xie won seven rounds in a row, leaving the other gamblers without funds.
• Xiao Xie asked Tsunade to gamble against him, and Tsunade agreed.

Xiao Xie won Tsunade’s high-stakes gamble and demanded that she become his woman, so she took him back to the inn intending to punish him. When she attacked, Xiao Xie splashed her with blood, triggering her hemophobia and leaving her unable to fight.

• Xiao Xie proposed that the loser of his gamble with Tsunade would owe the winner one condition, and Tsunade agreed.
• Xiao Xie bet small while Tsunade bet big, and the dice landed on small, costing Tsunade twenty million ryo.
• Tsunade refused to give Xiao Xie her necklace, so he demanded that she become his woman, and she agreed to take him to the inn.
• Tsunade ordered Shizune to stay outside her room, then confronted Xiao Xie and attacked him.
• Xiao Xie bit his tongue and sprayed blood onto Tsunade, triggering her hemophobia and making her tremble uncontrollably.