Chapter Summaries

Mo Xingchen set up a kunai-snatching test to assess the children’s abilities, promising each of them one million ryo if they won. Kakashi organized a coordinated attack against Mo Xingchen, and the four children prepared to begin their strategy.

• Mo Xingchen used Kakashi’s kunai to make a target for the children to snatch and announced the one-million-ryo reward for each winner.
• Kakashi asked Mo Xingchen for time to discuss tactics, then led Obito, Rin Nohara, and Might Guy away to confer.
• Kakashi warned the others that Mo Xingchen might know the Flying Thunder God Technique and powerful genjutsu, making their first attack crucial.
• Kakashi assigned Obito to pressure Mo Xingchen from the front, Might Guy to fight at close range, and Rin Nohara to support either side.
• Kakashi planned to hide with Earth Release and wait for an opening, and the four children joined hands, determined to claim the prize.

Kakashi, Rin Nohara, Obito, and Might Guy launched a coordinated surprise attack on Mo Xingchen during their training. The attack ended in a sea of fire, and the children feared Kai was still caught in the flames.

• Kakashi told Mo Xingchen that the team was ready, then called out the start while the children prepared to attack.
• Rin Nohara's paralyzing smoke bombs enveloped Mo Xingchen, and Obito followed with Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu.
• Might Guy attacked Mo Xingchen with kicks while Kakashi used Earth Style: Headhunter Jutsu to grab his ankles from underground.
• Obito's fireball exploded across the training ground, engulfing Mo Xingchen's position in flames.
• Kakashi, Rin Nohara, and Obito realized Kai was missing and stared anxiously at the fire.

Mo Xingchen emerged unharmed from the flames while dragging an unconscious Might Guy, then confronted Kakashi over the failed stunt. Kakashi denied responsibility before abandoning his pleas and leading Obito and Rin Nohara in an attack.

• Mo Xingchen walked through the parted wall of fire with the flames gathered harmlessly around him.
• Kakashi spotted Might Guy unconscious with a large bump on his head as Mo Xingchen dragged him from the fire.
• Mo Xingchen lit a cigarette with the flames and accused Kakashi of devising Might Guy’s stunt.
• Kakashi denied ordering Might Guy to act, but Mo Xingchen refused to believe him.
• Kakashi told Obito and Rin Nohara to attack while Mo Xingchen was smoking, and they charged with Sharingan and Chakra Scalpel ready.

Mo Xingchen stopped Kakashi, Obito, Rin Nohara, and Might Guy’s coordinated attack by using Might Guy to knock Rin Nohara into the woods, then catching Obito midair and hurling him toward the ground. He caught Obito just before impact and announced he would throw him again from a greater height.

• Kakashi formed hand seals and charged his Lightning-nature ninjutsu as Obito, Rin Nohara, and Might Guy attacked Mo Xingchen.
• Mo Xingchen grabbed Might Guy by the ankle and threw him into Rin Nohara, sending both of them into the woods.
• Obito completed his hand seals and began casting Fire Style, but Mo Xingchen appeared in front of him and grabbed his face.
• Mo Xingchen threw Obito toward the ground, then caught him by one foot with his head just above the earth.
• Mo Xingchen told the terrified Obito that he planned to fly higher and throw him again.

Mo Xingchen terrorized Obito with a high-altitude throw, catching him just before he hit the ground and leaving him exhausted. Kakashi then charged Mo Xingchen with his newly created Chidori, while his teammates cheered him on.

• Mo Xingchen took Obito high into the air, ignored his pleas, and hurled him toward the training ground.
• Obito fainted during the fall, woke while still descending, and fainted again from fear.
• Mo Xingchen caught Obito just before impact, then flung him aside when he began to vomit.
• Kakashi finished preparing his Chidori and charged at Mo Xingchen as Rin Nohara, Might Guy, and Obito cheered him on.
• Kakashi drove the Chidori toward Mo Xingchen's back and declared that it was the power of their bonds.

Mo Xingchen outmaneuvered Kakashi and used his Thousand Years of Death technique to prank Kakashi, Obito, and Might Guy during training. Rin broke down in fear, but Mo reassured her that he would not use the move on a girl.

• Kakashi believed he had struck Mo Xingchen, but Mo’s afterimage vanished as Mo appeared behind him.
• Mo Xingchen caught Kakashi off guard with Thousand Years of Death, sending him rolling across the ground in pain.
• Mo Xingchen used the same technique on Obito as he crawled away, leaving him screaming and clutching his butt.
• Might Guy and Rin tried to flee, but Mo Xingchen caught Might Guy and struck him with the technique too.
• Rin burst into tears when Mo approached, and Mo reassured her that he would not use the move on a girl.

Mo Xingchen used his Thousand Years of Death technique on Rin Nohara’s teammates, leaving Rin unharmed and in possession of the winning kunai. Rin and the boys celebrated their victory, while Mo Xingchen walked away after promising each child one million ryo.

• Mo Xingchen startled Rin Nohara by vanishing, then used the Thousand Years of Death technique on Might Guy instead of her.
• Might Guy sprinted away clutching his butt, and Mo Xingchen told Rin that he would not hit her if he hit him.
• Mo Xingchen tossed Rin a kunai and announced that she had won the prize money.
• Rin joined Mo Xingchen near Kakashi and Obito, who were recovering from the attack and glaring at him.
• Rin waved the kunai to reveal their victory, and Kakashi, Obito, and Might Guy celebrated with her.

Mo Xingchen offered the children a second match with a doubled prize, but they refused, so he gave Kakashi, Rin Nohara, Obito, and Might Guy advice on their training. After praising Might Guy briefly, he left the children with guidance for their future development.

• Mo Xingchen offered another match and promised two million ryo to each winner, but the children refused.
• Mo Xingchen advised Obito to develop his Sharingan, cultivate a healthy mindset, and use simple, effective tactics in battle.
• Mo Xingchen told Rin Nohara to study medical skills and either train as a battle healer or focus on treating wounded from the rear.
• Mo Xingchen praised Kakashi's father's swordsmanship manual and told Kakashi to strengthen his body so he could control Chidori.
• Mo Xingchen told Might Guy, "Not bad. Keep it up."

Mo Xingchen praised Might Guy’s perseverance and reminded him to eat well, while Guy thanked him for improving his family’s finances. After tutoring the children, Mo Xingchen took them to Ichiraku Ramen, where Rin figured out he had asked her preference to make her happy.

• Mo Xingchen told Might Guy to keep up his nutrition, and Guy explained that his father’s well-paid tavern job had made their meals and training recovery much better.
• Obito offered to buy Mo Xingchen an iced coconut drink, and Kakashi offered to pay for a meal after the children each earned one million ryō.
• Mo Xingchen chose Ichiraku Ramen after Rin said she wanted ramen, despite Guy’s preference for barbecue.
• Obito, Might Guy, and Kakashi complained to Rin, but she explained that Mo Xingchen had asked her preference because he wanted to grant her wish.
• Kakashi realized what Rin meant, while Might Guy mistakenly guessed they needed to hurry to get any leftover soup.
• Obito raced after Mo Xingchen and the others, and Might Guy chased after him, accusing him of cheating.

Shouta recalled how Mo Xingchen humiliated him in a cooking contest after Shouta served him overly salty ramen and Mo Xingchen intimidated the judges with a bubbling green dish. Back in the present, Kakashi and the other children ordered ramen at Ichiraku, and Obito asked whether Shouta was a peerless expert.

• Shouta recognized Mo Xingchen when he entered Ichiraku and ordered tonkotsu ramen with less salt.
• Shouta remembered serving Mo Xingchen an extra-large bowl of ramen, which Mo Xingchen spat out as too salty.
• Mo Xingchen challenged Shouta to a cooking contest, and the customers gave Shouta's dish perfect scores.
• Mo Xingchen presented a bubbling green dish and threatened the judges until they raised their scores, so Shouta conceded rather than risk his life.
• Kakashi and the other children ordered ramen, and Obito eagerly asked Shouta if he was a peerless expert.

Shouta tried to convince Obito that he was only a ramen chef, but Obito remained certain that Shouta was hiding his strength. After serving the children their meal, Mo Xingchen suddenly found himself in Loguetown, where Garp was awaiting execution and Roger, Whitebeard, and Shiki served as Marines.

• Obito accused Shouta of concealing his strength because of his squinty eyes, and Shouta angrily insisted that his eyes were already as open as they could get.
• Obito proudly told Kakashi that Shouta had panicked, while Kakashi silently wondered how Obito had avoided being beaten to death.
• Shouta served ramen to the children, and Mo Xingchen praised the seasoning despite Shouta having put no salt in the food.
• Mo Xingchen found himself in a crowded Loguetown plaza and realized that Garp, rather than Roger, was on the execution platform.
• Mo Xingchen saw Roger wearing a Marine Vice Admiral's coat, while Whitebeard and Shiki wore Admiral uniforms, and a bystander told him that Roger was the Marine Hero who had captured the Pirate King.

Mo Xingchen dreamed of a world where Garp was the Pirate King, then woke up in the Naruto world and announced that he would take Kakashi and the others on a trip. Despite their worries about traveling during wartime, he set out with Might Guy and the reluctant group to pack for the journey.

• Mo Xingchen learned in his dream that Monkey D. Garp was the Pirate King and that Sengoku, Zephyr, and Tsuru were notorious pirates.
• Roger ordered Garp's execution, and Mo Xingchen woke up in his room, realizing the events had been a dream.
• Mo Xingchen went to Training Ground Four and proposed a spontaneous trip to Kakashi, Obito, and Might Guy.
• Kakashi and Obito raised concerns about traveling during wartime and tried to discourage the trip.
• Might Guy enthusiastically agreed, and Mo Xingchen led the group back to the tavern to pack for their journey.

Mo Xingchen prepared to leave Konoha on a journey with Kakashi and the other children, saying goodbye to Mito Uzumaki and informing Hiruzen Sarutobi. Mito suspected he was really going after Tsunade, while the Nine-Tails mocked her gossip; Mo Xingchen left Hiruzen with little explanation.

• Mo Xingchen gathered Kakashi and the other children at the Dragon Gate Inn and asked Might Duy to look after the inn and vegetable garden while they traveled.
• Mo Xingchen visited Mito Uzumaki, told her he would be away for at least half a year, and reassured himself that her health was still good.
• After Mo Xingchen left, Mito wondered whether he was traveling to follow Tsunade, and the Nine-Tails insulted her before they began arguing through the seal.
• Mo Xingchen appeared in Hiruzen Sarutobi's office and told him that he was leaving.

Mo Xingchen assured Hiruzen Sarutobi that he was taking Kakashi, Obito, Might Guy, and Rin Nohara on a training trip, not abandoning Konoha, and received a travel permit. The group left Konoha burdened with supplies while Mo Xingchen joked that his stack of banknotes was the heaviest thing he carried.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi panicked when he thought Mo Xingchen was leaving Konoha, then relaxed after Mo Xingchen explained he was taking four children on a training trip.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi wrote Mo Xingchen a travel permit and offered ANBU protection, which Mo Xingchen declined, saying Tsunade's summoned beast could notify him of emergencies.
• Mo Xingchen teased Hiruzen Sarutobi about peeping with his crystal ball and vanished from the Hokage's Office.
• Mo Xingchen brought the farm-managing slug from the Forest of Death to Dragon Gate Inn, where Kakashi, Obito, Might Guy, and Rin Nohara had packed their luggage.
• The group carried their supplies out of Konoha, and Mo Xingchen brushed off the children's complaints by claiming his banknotes weighed hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Mo Xingchen used a Mountain-Moving Talisman to make a stack of bills too heavy for the children to lift, then promised secret techniques to whoever performed best on their trip. He had Kakashi and the others disguise themselves as rogue ninja from Konoha and named their group Akatsuki.

• Obito offered to take Mo Xingchen’s place, so Mo Xingchen enchanted a stack of bills and made it too heavy for the children to lift.
• Katsuyu recognized that Mo Xingchen had used Natural Energy on the bills, but Mo Xingchen deflected the children’s suspicion by offering to teach secret techniques to the best performer.
• Mo Xingchen told Kakashi, Obito, Rin Nohara, and Might Guy to scratch their Konoha forehead protectors and pose as rogue ninja.
• Kakashi explained that the disguise would keep their actions from implicating Konoha in other countries, and Mo Xingchen named their group Akatsuki.

Mo Xingchen outfitted the four children with spare forehead protectors for the Bright Division and let a tossed fan decide their route. As the group traveled toward the Land of Fire’s border and helped refugees, Rin Nohara’s efforts to aid a large crowd ended with the refugees turning against her.

• Mo Xingchen gave Rin Nohara, Obito, Might Guy, and Kakashi forehead protectors for the Bright Division and told them to keep them hidden until they chose an identity.
• Mo Xingchen proposed using his folding fan to choose their destination, and Kakashi tossed it to determine their route.
• Near the Land of Fire’s border, the group encountered ruined settlements and fleeing refugees, whom Rin Nohara and the others helped with food, money, and Medical Ninjutsu.
• Rin Nohara exhausted herself treating a refugee crowd of four or five hundred, but one sick person died before receiving care.
• The untreated and underfed refugees blamed Rin Nohara and prepared to attack her despite her efforts to help them.

Mo Xingchen stopped the refugees from attacking Kakashi and the other children, then killed the troublemakers and several refugees Rin Nohara had helped. He insisted that he was kindhearted and had only punished people who bullied his children, while the terrified refugees agreed with him.

• The refugees insulted Kakashi and the others and threatened to take their food and money, while Rin Nohara apologized and cried.
• Mo Xingchen ordered the refugees to kneel and forced several ringleaders to line up before Rin Nohara.
• A self-proclaimed noble threatened Mo Xingchen, who beheaded him and then killed the other troublemakers.
• Mo Xingchen also killed several refugees who had received Rin Nohara's aid but had not joined the troublemaking.
• Mo Xingchen called himself kindhearted for punishing those who bullied his children, and the refugees quickly agreed.

Mo Xingchen forced the refugees who had caused trouble and those who had accepted aid to fight one another, trapping them in a shrinking ring of fire until they killed someone from the opposing group. The refugees outside the ring watched as the melee began, relieved they had been spared.

• Mo Xingchen condemned the aid recipients for failing to defend Rin Nohara, and the troublemaking refugees turned their anger on them.
• Mo Xingchen let refugees who had neither received aid nor caused trouble stand aside, then told the remaining groups to settle their grievances through violence.
• Mo Xingchen created a ring of fire around the kneeling refugees and said they could leave only after killing someone from the opposing group.
• Mo Xingchen warned that the ring of fire was shrinking, and the trapped refugees panicked as they crowded away from its edge.
• A refugee finally attacked, starting a bloody melee while the refugees outside the ring watched.

Mo Xingchen and the children left the refugee arena after teaching them to be more cautious with their compassion, while the children declared themselves members of the Akatsuki Organization. Meanwhile, Sunagakure’s Scorpion continued defeating Konoha forces in the Land of Rain, and Baki argued with him as Rasa tried to intervene.

• Mo Xingchen asked Kakashi, Obito, Might Guy, and Rin Nohara what they had learned from the arena, and Rin declared that she would become a combat medic and Hokage to eliminate war.
• Mo Xingchen sent Kakashi and the others to pack, and the four children announced themselves to the refugees as the Akatsuki Organization before leaving with him.
• The refugees discussed appealing to the Third Hokage and demanding that Konoha capture the rogue ninja, while Mo Xingchen dismissed their plans.
• Mo Xingchen prepared a feast, but Kakashi and the others upheld a trial ruling that banned him from cooking; afterward, the children became more cautious about helping strangers.
• In the Land of Rain, Sunagakure’s Scorpion repeatedly routed Konoha forces, and Baki urged him to return to the main camp.
• Scorpion dismissed Baki’s concern, and Rasa tried to calm Baki after he took Scorpion’s words as an insult.

Scorpion and Rasa planned to urge Sunagakure into a decisive attack, while Baki returned to report their proposal. At Konoha’s main camp, Hatake Sakumo explained that Orochimaru was using disguised weaker teams as bait to lure Sunagakure into a battle.

• Rasa persuaded Scorpion to consider the danger of operating far from Sunagakure’s main force, and Scorpion apologized to Baki before explaining his plan to attack Konoha’s supposedly weak front.
• Rasa supported Scorpion’s proposal and sent Baki to report it to Lord Kazekage, while the group waited for a decision.
• Tsunade confronted Orochimaru for sending Chunin and Genin into danger disguised as Jonin, and Orochimaru mocked her instead of explaining.
• Hatake Sakumo stopped Tsunade from attacking Orochimaru and explained that the disguised teams were bait meant to make Sunagakure underestimate Konoha.
• Hatake Sakumo outlined how Konoha’s elite could counter Sunagakure’s strongest fighters and exploit the resulting battle to cut through their forces.