Chapter Summaries

Beizawa taught Kurenai Yuhi Monster Strength and taught Ino Yamanaka a new flower-based ninjutsu while training his students. After seeing Maruboshi Kosuke’s prosthetic leg, he conceived an S-rank medical ninjutsu that could regenerate lost limbs for other people.

• Hyuga Hiashi learned that Root had been dissolved after Tsunade uncovered improper experiments, and he decided the Hyuga Clan should support her succession.
• Itachi Uchiha explained Root’s dissolution to Fugaku Uchiha, who proposed giving Beizawa more Uchiha ninjutsu to strengthen their ties with him.
• Beizawa trained Kurenai Yuhi in Monster Strength, but she made no progress despite his detailed instruction.
• Beizawa taught Ino Yamanaka Ninja Art: Thousand Blooming Flowers and assigned Naruto Uzumaki special combat and thinking training.
• Beizawa practiced Water Style: Great Waterfall Technique and, after noticing Maruboshi Kosuke’s prosthetic leg, conceived a ninjutsu for regenerating other people’s lost limbs.

Beizawa signed Shikkotsu Forest’s contract, began studying limb-regeneration medical ninjutsu, and received two sword techniques from Sasuke Uchiha. He led a team into the Land of Rivers on a mission and found Raiga Kurosuki fighting Konan and Juzo Biwa.

• Tsunade gave Beizawa the Shikkotsu Forest contract scroll, and he summoned Katsuyu for the first time.
• Beizawa asked Tsunade for advice on creating a medical ninjutsu that could regenerate limbs, then continued training his students and received two Fire Style sword techniques from Sasuke Uchiha.
• Beizawa accepted a B-rank mission to eliminate a fugitive in the Land of Rivers and brought Kurenai Yuhi, Kabuto Yakushi, Dan Kato, and Izumi Uchiha along.
• Beizawa used Katsuyu’s Reverse Summoning Technique as a fallback and left the team to scout the Land of Rivers alone.
• Beizawa found Raiga Kurosuki battling Konan and Juzo Biwa near Oxalis Gold Mountain.

Beizawa killed Raiga Kurosuki after Raiga escaped Konan and Juzo Biwa, then took Ranmaru and Lightning Blade: Fang. He returned to his squad, where Kurenai Yuhi, Kabuto Yakushi, and Izumi Uchiha learned that Raiga was dead, while their own mission remained set for the next day.

• Konan and Juzo Biwa tried to recruit Raiga Kurosuki into the Akatsuki Organization, but Raiga used Ranmaru’s Red Eye and the Hidden Mist Technique to escape.
• Beizawa caught up with Raiga and defeated him, using the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique to blind Ranmaru before fatally stabbing Raiga.
• Beizawa knocked Ranmaru unconscious, took Raiga’s body and Lightning Blade: Fang, and spoke with Konan and Juzo Biwa before they departed.
• The system rewarded Beizawa with the Compound Ninjutsu: Hurricane Water Vortex Technique for eliminating Raiga.
• Beizawa returned to his squad’s tent and told Kurenai Yuhi, Kabuto Yakushi, and Izumi Uchiha that Raiga was dead and their mission target was located.

Beizawa’s team returned to Konoha after killing Raiga Kurosuki, and Beizawa reported the mission to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who upgraded it to S-rank and offered him an S-rank ninjutsu. Beizawa chose the Great Fireball Technique, while Ranmaru was approved for Konoha Orphanage; Beizawa then collected the mission reward and headed to reforge Lightning Blade: Fang.

• Dan Kato sensed Beizawa’s Shadow Clone returning with Ranmaru, and Beizawa explained the boy’s Red Eye Kekkei Genkai before sealing him temporarily.
• Beizawa’s team reached the Metropolis of the Land of Rivers, where Kabuto Yakushi, Dan Kato, and Izumi Uchiha killed their weak target and brought back the body.
• Beizawa presented Raiga Kurosuki’s corpse to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who upgraded the mission to S-rank and offered him an additional reward.
• Beizawa chose Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Great Fireball Technique, and Hiruzen agreed to teach him while approving Ranmaru’s placement in Konoha Orphanage.
• Hiruzen arranged for Inoichi Yamanaka to analyze Raiga Kurosuki and offered to place a Contract Seal on Lightning Blade: Fang.
• Beizawa collected the squad’s 1.2 million ryo mission reward and went to the commercial district to have Lightning Blade: Fang reforged.

Beizawa arranged for Tenmura to reforge Raiga Kurosuki’s Lightning Blade: Fang into two swords, while Hiruzen Sarutobi received intelligence from Raiga’s memories and sent Beizawa additional Lightning Style techniques. In Kirigakure, Obito Uchiha learned that Beizawa and Kakashi Hatake were working at Konoha’s Ninja Academy, and he prepared to return to the village as Rin Nohara’s death anniversary approached.

• Beizawa asked Tenmura to reforge Lightning Blade: Fang into two swords modeled after Zangetsu, and Tenmura agreed to do the work for free.
• Beizawa told Kurenai Yuhi that Hiruzen Sarutobi had rewarded him with the Great Fireball Technique, then practiced Uchiha Style: Sword Leap Flame with Zangetsu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Ranmaru to Yakushi Nonō, ordered copies of Raiga Kurosuki’s Lightning Style techniques sent to Beizawa, and learned from Inoichi Yamanaka’s report about Kirigakure’s persecution of Kekkei Genkai clans.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Haru to inform Kirigakure of Raiga Kurosuki’s death, while Fourth Mizukage Yagura Karatachi decided that Lightning Blade: Fang had to be retrieved.
• Obito Uchiha learned from White Zetsu that Beizawa had killed Raiga and that Kakashi Hatake taught at the Ninja Academy, then decided to return to Konoha as Rin Nohara’s death anniversary approached.

Beizawa was promoted to Jonin after killing Raiga Kurosuki, and Hiruzen Sarutobi asked him to persuade Tsunade to represent Konoha in negotiations with Kirigakure. Tsunade agreed to go, and Beizawa returned to report the news to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

• Beizawa completed his Water Style mission, received Proficient Level Water Style Chakra Nature Transformation, and decided to learn Earth Style: Earth Replacement next.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi promoted Beizawa to Jonin and explained that Kirigakure planned to negotiate for Raiga Kurosuki's corpse, while Konoha intended to exchange it for money.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Beizawa to persuade Tsunade to represent Konoha in the negotiations, and Beizawa went to Tsunade's home after discussing limb-regeneration medical ninjutsu with her.
• Tsunade initially refused to negotiate with Kirigakure, but she agreed after Beizawa pointed out that his own status made him a poor choice to represent Konoha.
• Beizawa returned to the Hokage Building and told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Tsunade had agreed to go.

Beizawa taught Naruto Uzumaki Wind Release: Gale Palm and helped Kabuto Yakushi apply for and pass the Jonin examination. The mission reward brought Beizawa’s Senju Clan Bloodline to 70%, unlocking Senju Chakra Mode.

• Beizawa demonstrated Wind Style: Rasengan to Naruto Uzumaki, then taught him the simpler Wind Release: Gale Palm and showed its uses for boosting and deflecting weapons and increasing speed.
• Beizawa continued training, treated Tsunade’s hemophobia with Yakumo Kurama, and met with the teachers to discuss the next Monthly Exam.
• Kabuto Yakushi reported his completed missions to Beizawa and agreed to take the Jonin examination.
• Beizawa brought Kabuto Yakushi to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who examined his ninjutsu and combat skills at a training ground.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi passed Kabuto Yakushi, completing Beizawa’s mission to train a Jonin student.
• Beizawa received 20% of the Senju Clan Bloodline, reaching 70% and unlocking Senju Chakra Mode.

Beizawa tested Senju Chakra Mode, which greatly boosted his ninjutsu speed, strength, and healing but lasted only three minutes. He arranged for Itachi Uchiha to locate Sky Hidden Village, taught Ino Yamanaka a genjutsu, offered Kakashi Hatake Lightning Blade: Fang, and joined a Jonin meeting where Tsunade seated him beside her.

• Beizawa asked Kabuto Yakushi whether he wanted to lead his own team, and Kabuto chose to remain with Beizawa to learn more ninjutsu.
• Beizawa tested Senju Chakra Mode and found it accelerated ninjutsu, greatly increased his strength, and healed his wound, but drained most of his Chakra after three minutes.
• Beizawa asked Itachi Uchiha to find the former site of Sky Hidden Village, warned him about possible internal trouble in the Uchiha Clan, and learned a Kirigakure delegation would arrive in Konoha.
• Beizawa taught Ino Yamanaka Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique, then offered Kakashi Hatake Lightning Blade: Fang to help him develop Lightning Style: Kirin.
• Beizawa and Kakashi Hatake attended a Jonin meeting, where Tsunade had Beizawa sit beside her, drawing the attention of the clan leaders.

Beizawa prepared to lead a team to Sky Hidden Village to confront Shinno and obtain his Medical Ninjutsu. After confirming Shinno was there, Beizawa and his companions left Konoha for the Land of Birds, taking a route through the Land of Wind.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi appointed Tsunade as Konoha's representative for negotiations with the visiting Mist Village envoy, and the Jonin meeting ended without Shimura Danzō attending.
• Itachi Uchiha gave Beizawa a map of Sky Hidden Village, and Beizawa sent a Shadow Clone to check whether Shinno was there.
• Beizawa announced the upcoming Monthly Exam to the Genius Class, whose students made plans to compete against one another.
• Beizawa's Shadow Clone confirmed Shinno was in Sky Hidden Village, so Beizawa gathered Kabuto Yakushi, Dan Kato, Izumi Uchiha, and Kurenai Yuhi for the mission.
• Beizawa accepted a bandit-suppression mission as cover, then led the team out of Konoha toward the Land of Birds.
• Kabuto Yakushi recommended traveling through the Land of Wind rather than the Land of Rain, and Beizawa agreed.

Beizawa and his team attacked Sky Hidden Village and fought Shinno, who used forbidden medical jutsu to enhance his body and open the Eight Inner Gates. Beizawa overwhelmed Shinno with a rapid succession of techniques and struck him with a Wind Style: Rasengan, leaving Shinno aged and withered.

• Dan Kato discovered Sky Hidden Village beneath the forest, but his Phosphorus Corrosive Insects were detected and exposed the team's approach.
• Kabuto Yakushi's Explosive Tags killed several Sky Hidden Village ninja, and Beizawa's team fought the survivors and Shinno.
• Shinno used Body Activation, Body Regeneration, and Body Creation to strengthen himself, while his attacks injured Kurenai Yuhi and Kabuto Yakushi.
• Shinno opened all Eight Inner Gates and fought Beizawa, but Beizawa endured his attacks and exploited the limits of his enhanced body.
• Beizawa used Senju Chakra Mode and a relentless series of elemental jutsu to wear Shinno down, then struck his abdomen with Wind Style: Rasengan, causing Shinno to age and wither.

Beizawa defeated Shinno, rescued Angkor Fortress’s prisoners, and took possession of the Zero-Tails and Shinno’s Forbidden Medical Jutsu before returning to Konoha. He later helped Kakashi Hatake test the reforged Lightning Blade: Fang, while Obito Uchiha watched from hiding and grew resentful of Kakashi’s renewed happiness and his Uchiha student.

• Beizawa used Izumi Uchiha’s Sharingan to question the dying Shinno, learned where the Forbidden Medical Jutsu were, and sent Kabuto Yakushi to keep him alive.
• Beizawa and Kurenai Yuhi descended into Angkor Fortress, defeated its guards, freed the villagers used to feed the Zero-Tails, and recovered the three Forbidden Medical Jutsu scrolls.
• After Shinno wrote out the same techniques, Beizawa ordered Kabuto Yakushi to kill him, then cleared Angkor Fortress with Kurenai Yuhi and returned to Konoha with his team.
• Beizawa accepted a system mission to modify Forbidden Medical Jutsu: Body Activation and went to watch the Mist Village Ninja Envoy, but he could not confirm whether Obito Uchiha was among them.
• Tenten delivered the reforged Lightning Blade: Fang, and Beizawa gave it to Kakashi Hatake, who tested its lightning-summoning ability and sparred with Beizawa using Hatake Sword Technique.
• Obito Uchiha secretly watched Kakashi Hatake enjoying the swordsmanship match, learned that Kakashi taught the Genius Class and had an Uchiha student, and became increasingly resentful.

Beizawa and Kakashi Hatake fought a masked attacker at the Ninja Academy and discovered he had Space-Time Ninjutsu, the Sharingan, and Wood Release. The attacker escaped after Kakashi severed his arm, while Beizawa sealed and took a White Zetsu spore; Hiruzen Sarutobi suspected Shimura Danzō might be involved.

• Kakashi Hatake sensed someone watching and confronted Obito Uchiha, who appeared wearing a mask and claimed to be Madara Uchiha.
• Obito Uchiha used Kamui to evade their attacks, while Beizawa and Kakashi Hatake coordinated their strikes to target the moments he became tangible.
• Obito Uchiha used Wood Style against them, but Beizawa and Kakashi Hatake used a substitution and Shadow Clone to counterattack, and Kakashi severed Obito Uchiha's left arm.
• White Zetsu's spore emerged from Beizawa, who sealed it with the Evil Sealing Method and stored it along with Obito Uchiha's severed arm.
• Beizawa and Kakashi Hatake told Hiruzen Sarutobi that the attacker had Space-Time Ninjutsu, the Sharingan, and Wood Release, prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi to suspect Shimura Danzō.

Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned Shimura Danzō about a possible second Wood Release survivor after Kakashi Hatake and Beizawa drove the masked Obito Uchiha from Konoha. Beizawa gained the Three Tomoe Sharingan, while the injured Obito vowed to use Kirigakure to strike back at Konoha.

• Kakashi Hatake told Hiruzen Sarutobi how he and Beizawa severed the masked man's arm and forced him to flee, and Hiruzen promised to investigate.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Shimura Danzō about other Wood Release survivors and Sharingan, but Danzō denied having hidden a survivor and refused to cooperate.
• Kakashi Hatake told Beizawa he planned to visit the Memorial Stone, and Beizawa warned him that the injured masked man might return for revenge.
• Beizawa assessed his students' training, planned a modified Earth Style technique for Kiba Inuzuka, and received the Three Tomoe Sharingan as a mission reward.
• Obito Uchiha awoke in a cave with Black Zetsu, agreed to recover before returning to Konoha, and vowed to make Kirigakure deliver a violent blow against Konoha.

Beizawa examined White Zetsu cells and Obito Uchiha’s severed arm, then told Itachi Uchiha about the masked man’s abilities and encouraged his hostility toward him. He also trained Hinata Hyuga and completed a sword-technique mission, learning Dance of the Crescent Moon.

• Beizawa examined White Zetsu’s spores and Obito Uchiha’s severed arm, considering their uses for limb regeneration and other experiments.
• Beizawa wrote a modified Earth Style technique called War Treading for Kiba Inuzuka and spent the night with Kurenai Yuhi.
• Itachi Uchiha asked Beizawa about the masked man, and Beizawa revealed that the man used space-time ninjutsu and Wood Release after Kakashi and Beizawa had injured him.
• Beizawa made Itachi Uchiha view the masked man as an enemy and warned him to keep the information secret.
• Beizawa praised Hinata Hyuga’s cooking and her progress with Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms, then trained with the Genius Class.
• Beizawa completed the Konoha-Style Sword Technique mission, learned Dance of the Crescent Moon, and tested it on a tree.

Beizawa watched Kirigakure’s envoy leave Konoha, then learned that Obito Uchiha planned to make Kirigakure declare war. At the Combat Exam, Ino Yamanaka gained the upper hand against Sakura Haruno by exploiting her Water Prison Wall.

• Beizawa demonstrated Water Style: Water Prison Wall for Ino Yamanaka, who planned to find a way past it before her match with Sakura Haruno.
• Beizawa graded the written exams and saw Shikamaru Nara fall from first place to tenth.
• Suikazan Fuguki left Konoha with Raiga Kurosuki’s corpse, and Tsunade took Beizawa to the casino before discussing Fuguki’s changed attitude.
• Obito Uchiha ordered Karatachi Yagura to declare war on Konoha the next day, and White Zetsu relayed his command while Obito recovered from his injuries.
• Ino Yamanaka entered the Combat Exam match against Sakura Haruno and broke through her Water Prison Wall with a close-range attack.
• Ino Yamanaka used Ninpō: Hundred Blooming Flowers to distract Sakura Haruno, then held her Ninja Flower at Sakura’s throat.

The Combat Exam continued as Hinata Hyuga and Yakumo Kurama won their matches, before Naruto Uzumaki overwhelmed Sasuke Uchiha with a storm of Gale Palms and kunai. In the final match, Naruto used the same tactic against Neji Hyuga, whose Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm came too late to stop the gathering storm.

• Ino Yamanaka defeated Sakura Haruno, and Hinata Hyuga beat Shino Aburame with Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms.
• Yakumo Kurama defeated Choji Akimichi after fighting him with taijutsu before switching to genjutsu.
• Naruto Uzumaki combined Shadow Clones, Wind Release: Gale Palm, and thrown kunai to defeat Sasuke Uchiha, forcing Beizawa to shield the spectators and stop the storm.
• Hana Inuzuka used Quadruple Fang Passing Fang to defeat Tenten's Shadow Clones and send her original body flying.
• Naruto Uzumaki evaded Neji Hyuga's opening Gentle Fist attack, created sixty Shadow Clones, and unleashed another Gale Palm storm as Neji's Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm failed to stop him.

Naruto Uzumaki won the Combat Exam, while Beizawa received his mission reward and the Genius Class rankings were announced. An emergency meeting revealed that Kirigakure had declared war, and Tsunade volunteered to command Konoha’s forces, securing Hiruzen Sarutobi’s appointment despite Shimura Danzō’s objections.

• Naruto Uzumaki defeated Neji Hyuga, and Maruboshi Kosuke and Kakashi Hatake explained that defensive and Earth Release ninjutsu could counter his storm tactics.
• Beizawa received a Chakra reward for completing his mission, announced the exam rankings, and proposed having Genius Class students tutor students from other classes.
• An Anbu ninja summoned Beizawa and Kakashi Hatake to an emergency Jonin meeting, where Tsunade told Beizawa that Kirigakure had declared war over Lightning Blade: Fang.
• Shimura Danzō blamed Beizawa and Tsunade for the war and sought to undermine Tsunade’s chance to command Konoha’s forces.
• Tsunade volunteered to lead the war effort, and Hiruzen Sarutobi appointed her after the Jonin present raised no objections.

Tsunade became Konoha’s frontline commander and assigned Hyuga Hiashi to lead an advance force against Kirigakure, while Beizawa accepted missions tied to freeing Yagura and making his squad famous. In Kirigakure, Genji appointed Ao as commander and set out to discover why the Mizukage had declared war.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi appointed Tsunade frontline commander and Shikaku Nara strategist, and Tsunade chose a cautious advance force led by Hyuga Hiashi.
• Shimura Danzō tried to take charge of intelligence, but Hiruzen Sarutobi placed the Anbu under Tsunade’s direct orders.
• Beizawa accepted missions to help Yagura Karatachi break free of control and make his squad famous, then arranged Ninja Academy classes and training for his absence.
• Beizawa told Kabuto Yakushi, Dan Kato, and Izumi Uchiha that they would accompany him to the southeastern border, reassuring Izumi about the coming war.
• Mei Terumi reported the negotiation with Konoha to Genji, who revealed that the Mizukage had declared war and appointed Ao commander while they investigated the reason.

Beizawa and Kurenai prepared to join Tsunade’s campaign against Kirigakure, and Tsunade assigned them to the staff before sending Beizawa ahead with a supply convoy. After the forces joined up, Tsunade planned a strike against Kirigakure’s island strongholds, and Beizawa received a mission to secure victory in Konoha’s first battle.

• Kurenai asked to accompany Beizawa to the battlefield, and they stocked up on ninja tools, Explosive Tags, and preserved food.
• Tsunade agreed to make Beizawa her student after the war and assigned Beizawa and Kurenai to her staff department, while Rina and Karin remained in Konoha.
• Shizune ordered Beizawa to lead a supply convoy ahead of Tsunade’s main force, and Beizawa set out with Kurenai, Kabuto, Shibi Aburame, Genma Shiranui, and the other ninja.
• Beizawa learned that four thousand Kirigakure ninja led by Ao and Suikazan Fuguki had mobilized, then joined up with Tsunade’s main force at the southeastern border.
• Tsunade told Beizawa that Kirigakure’s vanguard had ambushed Konoha forces and showed him three island strongholds targeted for a counterattack.
• Beizawa received a mission to secure victory in Konoha’s first battle, with Lightning Style: Super Sonic Shockwave Lightning Blade as the reward.

Beizawa led an eight-Jonin team in a night raid on a Kirigakure stronghold, using Katsuyu’s medical support and powerful techniques to devastate the outpost. As the assault continued, he completed his Earth Style mission and struck down a Kirigakure Earth Style Jonin.

• Beizawa persuaded Tsunade to let him lead the surprise attack, and Shizune assembled eight Jonin to join him.
• Beizawa led the team across the sea, and they used Hokumon Hyuga’s Byakugan and Shibi Aburame’s Kikaichū to locate and trigger the stronghold’s traps.
• Beizawa summoned Katsuyu to divide and accompany the team, then unleashed a massive Water Style attack that collapsed half the outpost and incapacitated many Kirigakure shinobi.
• The Konoha Jonin spread across the island, while Beizawa used his Sharingan and multiple elemental techniques to defeat waves of attackers.
• Beizawa copied Earth Style: Earth Submergence from a Kirigakure Jonin, completed his Earth Style mission, and knocked the Jonin down with Monster Strength.