Chapter Summaries

Fukasaku took Xu Fan and Naruto to the Gama Oil Waterfall to begin their senjutsu training, while Shima went to prepare food. Gama Bunta mocked the boys and warned them about the dangers of training, but Xu Fan challenged his attitude and dismissed senjutsu as nothing special.

• Fukasaku and Shima led Xu Fan, Naruto, and Jiraiya to the Gama Oil Waterfall so Xu Fan and Naruto could learn senjutsu.
• Shima left to cook, and Gama Bunta arrived at the waterfall, startling Naruto before Xu Fan caught him.
• Fukasaku introduced Xu Fan and Naruto as the new students, and Gama Bunta laughed at their ambition to learn senjutsu.
• Gama Bunta pointed out the failed students turned to stone statues and urged the boys to abandon their training.
• Xu Fan invoked the Great Toad Sage's decision and told Gama Bunta that senjutsu was nothing special to him.

Xu Fan overwhelmed Gama Bunta with his immense ordinary Chakra after the toad tried to attack him and Naruto. Shima and Fukasaku recognized his strength, and Xu Fan turned the gathering back to learning Sage Chakra.

• Gama Bunta attacked Xu Fan, but Xu Fan unleashed a vast surge of Chakra that slammed Bunta to the ground.
• Fukasaku, Jiraiya, and the toads were shocked by Xu Fan’s power, while Shima sensed the Chakra and hurried to the Gama Oil Waterfall.
• Xu Fan released Gama Bunta and explained that he had used Chakra to protect Naruto and himself.
• Gama Bunta acknowledged Xu Fan’s strength and retreated, while Shima and Fukasaku wondered how strong Xu Fan would become with Sage Chakra.
• Xu Fan asked Shima to begin teaching him Sage Chakra.

Fukasaku explained the dangers of Sage Jutsu and began training Naruto and Xu Fan at Mount Myōboku. Naruto endured his first painful attempt, while Fukasaku warned Xu Fan that his immense chakra could make absorbing natural energy especially dangerous.

• Fukasaku demonstrated natural energy's power by lifting a massive stone statue and warned that absorbing too much could turn a person into stone.
• Fukasaku explained that Toad Oil helped beginners sense natural energy and that he would use a black rod to knock excess energy out of Naruto.
• Naruto refused to give up because he needed strength to face the Nine-Tails and see his parents.
• Fukasaku applied Toad Oil to Naruto, who began turning into a toad before Fukasaku struck him with the rod.
• Fukasaku explained that Sage Chakra combined physical, spiritual, and natural energy, prompting Jiraiya to realize Xu Fan faced a greater risk of turning to stone.
• Fukasaku offered Xu Fan the chance to quit, but Xu Fan refused.

Xu Fan entered Sage Mode at Mount Myōboku with flawless control, astonishing Lord Shijima and Jiraiya. He then revealed his Sharingan and Senju heritage by using Wood Release, leaving Naruto and the toads stunned.

• Xu Fan decided to absorb natural energy despite the risks, and Lord Shijima, Jiraiya, and Naruto watched anxiously.
• Xu Fan absorbed natural energy from all around him and entered Sage Mode without any frog-like changes to his body or eyes.
• Lord Shijima and Jiraiya marveled at Xu Fan’s perfect Sage Mode, while Xu Fan confirmed it was his first time.
• Xu Fan awakened the Sharingan, surprising Lord Shijima, then said he was from the Senju Clan.
• Xu Fan used Wood Release to grow a towering tree, and Jiraiya reminded Lord Shijima that he and the Third Hokage trusted Xu Fan to care for Naruto.

Xu Fan failed to awaken the Rinnegan but entered perfect Sage Mode without Toad Oil, astonishing Fukasaku and Jiraiya. He then asked Jiraiya to teach Naruto the Shadow Clone Jutsu, admitting he had never learned it because he considered it inferior to Wood Release Clones.

• Xu Fan tried to awaken the Rinnegan in Sage Mode but failed and decided the Sign-in Assistant might reward him with one someday.
• Fukasaku asked Xu Fan to enter Sage Mode without Toad Oil, and Xu Fan effortlessly entered perfect Sage Mode again.
• Fukasaku and Jiraiya were stunned by Xu Fan’s Sage Chakra and concluded that little remained for them to teach him.
• Xu Fan redirected the group’s attention to Naruto and asked Jiraiya to teach him the Shadow Clone Jutsu.
• Jiraiya questioned why Xu Fan did not teach the technique himself, and Xu Fan said he had never learned it because he considered Wood Release Clones better.

Xu Fan arranged for Jiraiya to teach Naruto the Shadow Clone Jutsu so Naruto could use clones to speed up his senjutsu training. Naruto began learning it at Mount Myōboku, while Xu Fan planned to enter Naruto’s inner world and control the Nine-Tails Chakra after Naruto mastered senjutsu.

• Xu Fan explained why Wood Release Clones were superior to Shadow Clones, and Jiraiya agreed that Naruto could learn the Shadow Clone Jutsu instead.
• Naruto asked to learn Wood Release, but Jiraiya explained that it was a Kekkei Genkai and could not simply be learned.
• Xu Fan explained that Shadow Clones could relay their experiences to Naruto, letting him train in senjutsu more quickly, while their injuries and fatigue would also return to him.
• Fukasaku and Jiraiya realized that Naruto’s recovery, supported by the Nine-Tails and his Uzumaki heritage, could let him endure this training method.
• Naruto prepared to learn the Shadow Clone Jutsu and thought about combining it with the Transformation Technique.

Xu Fan returned from Mount Myōboku after Hiruzen Sarutobi recalled him to Konoha. Hiruzen revealed that Kumogakure and Kirigakure had allied to attack, while the Sand Ninja Village was also showing signs of hostility.

• Xu Fan waited as Naruto trained in Sage Techniques, limiting his Shadow Clones to avoid turning him into stone.
• Jiraiya told Xu Fan that Hiruzen Sarutobi had summoned him back to Konoha.
• Xu Fan left a Wood Release Clone with Naruto and Jiraiya, then returned to Konoha through Shima's Reverse Summoning Technique.
• Konoha's residents welcomed Xu Fan as a hero as he made his way to the Hokage Building.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Xu Fan that Kumogakure and Kirigakure had formed an alliance against Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi reported that the Sand Ninja Village was also beginning to stir against Konoha.

Xu Fan accepted Hiruzen Sarutobi’s mission to travel to the Sand Ninja Village and secure its continued alliance with Konoha. He prepared to leave with Kakashi and Tenzō, while the threat of a wider war remained.

• Xu Fan concluded that Yagura was still acting of his own will and that the Sand Ninja Village might join Kumogakure and Kirigakure against Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi explained that he wanted to prevent the Sand Ninja Village from entering the conflict and asked Xu Fan to negotiate with the Kazekage.
• Xu Fan received a sign-in mission to go to the Sand Ninja Village and agreed to ensure it abandoned its plans against Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Kakashi and Tenzō to accompany Xu Fan, and Xu Fan agreed to set out with them promptly.

Xu Fan set out for the Sand Ninja Village with Kakashi and Tenzō while Hiruzen Sarutobi stayed in Konoha to manage its unstable situation. Before leaving, Xu Fan spoke with Izumi Uchiha about Itachi and urged her to become an outstanding ninja if she hoped to see him again.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Xu Fan to represent Konoha in talks with the Kazekage, keeping himself in the village amid internal and external threats.
• Izumi Uchiha stopped Xu Fan as he prepared to leave, and he sent Kakashi and Tenzō ahead to the village gate.
• Izumi asked Xu Fan whether Itachi had truly wanted to launch a coup and become Hokage.
• Xu Fan told Izumi the matter was over and advised her not to hold fantasies about Itachi, but said she might see him again if she became an outstanding ninja.
• Xu Fan left Izumi and rejoined Kakashi and Tenzō at the village gate before setting off for the Sand Ninja Village.

Xu Fan and his team arrived at Sand Ninja Village, where Baki judged the young Konoha representative harshly and left them to wait for the Kazekage. Xu Fan planned to demonstrate his strength and considered Sand Ninja Village’s dependence on gold dust as Rasa learned who Konoha had sent.

• Xu Fan, Kakashi, and Tenzō arrived at Sand Ninja Village, and Baki mistook Kakashi for the team captain before learning that Xu Fan was in charge.
• Baki led the team to their quarters, told them to conserve water, and left them waiting while Rasa met with the elders.
• Kakashi complained that Baki had looked down on them, while Xu Fan said they would wait for the Kazekage to finish his meeting.
• Tenzō and Kakashi discussed Sand Ninja Village’s trade of gold dust for resources, and Xu Fan explained that Rasa’s ninjutsu produced the gold dust and that the trade burdened the village.
• Baki informed Rasa that Konoha’s representative was a twelve- or thirteen-year-old child, and Rasa reacted with disbelief.

Xu Fan, Kakashi, and Tenzō met with Rasa to negotiate as tensions threatened to draw the Sand Ninja Village into war with Konoha. Xu Fan challenged Rasa’s true intentions, and a check-in began as he confronted the Kazekage.

• Rasa learned that Konoha had sent the young Xu Fan as its representative and punched a wall in anger.
• Rasa decided to meet Xu Fan rather than reject the delegation, since he did not want war with Konoha.
• Baki brought Xu Fan, Kakashi, and Tenzō to Rasa’s office for the talks.
• Xu Fan introduced himself and his companions, then asked Rasa whether he truly wanted to start a war.
• Xu Fan argued that Rasa’s actions suggested he wanted resources from Konoha rather than war, while a check-in began in his ears.

Xu Fan received Shukaku’s complete Tailed Beast Chakra and confronted Rasa during negotiations with the Sand Ninja Village. He challenged the Fourth Kazekage to declare war, leaving Rasa forced to respond rather than reveal his village’s weakness.

• Xu Fan received Shukaku’s Tailed Beast Chakra, along with mastery of Shukaku’s Wind Release, Magnet Release, and sealing techniques.
• Xu Fan questioned Rasa about the Sand Ninja Village’s intentions and argued that Konoha could withstand war despite facing other villages.
• Rasa pointed to Konoha’s weakened state after the Nine-Tails Rampage Night and warned that Xu Fan might not hold out in a Fourth Shinobi World War.
• Xu Fan asked Rasa directly whether he was declaring war, leaving the Kazekage stunned and concerned that refusing would surrender the initiative.
• Rasa called Xu Fan arrogant and prepared to make his move.

Xu Fan provoked Rasa into attacking, then fought him with Magnet Release and gold dust. After Rasa used the terrain to unleash massive attacks, Xu Fan entered Sage Mode and drew on the One-Tail’s Chakra, making the ground beneath the Sand Ninja Village rise.

• Xu Fan taunted Rasa until the Kazekage attacked him with a gold dust sword.
• Kakashi ordered Tenzō to seal the office doors, and Tenzō used Wood Release while Xu Fan blocked Rasa’s strike with gold dust.
• Xu Fan sent Rasa crashing out of the office, then pursued him into the air on a platform of gold dust.
• Rasa questioned how Xu Fan could use Magnet Release, and Xu Fan explained that it came from converting concentrated Chakra into magnetic force.
• Rasa used the village’s terrain to launch a Gold Dust Wave and a Gold Dust Cube at Xu Fan.
• Xu Fan entered Sage Mode and unleashed the One-Tail’s Chakra, causing the ground to shake and rise as Rasa feared he was lifting the entire village.

Xu Fan overwhelmed Rasa by lifting the Sand Ninja Village into the sky and threatened to let it fall unless Rasa answered him. Rasa admitted the village wanted peace and resources, and Xu Fan lowered the village safely before calling himself a Konoha genin.

• Xu Fan raised nearly a quarter of the Sand Ninja Village into the sky, leaving Rasa and the villagers stunned.
• Rasa tried to control the Gold Dust and bring the village down, but Xu Fan stopped supporting it and let it begin to fall.
• Rasa could only slow the village’s descent until Xu Fan halted it again, leaving the village suspended above the ground.
• Rasa admitted that the Sand Ninja Village wanted peace and had sought resources because it could no longer endure a large-scale war.
• Xu Fan lowered the village safely into the ground and told Rasa that he was a Konoha ninja, though technically a genin because he had never taken the Chunin Exams.

Xu Fan demanded exclusive rights to the Land of Wind’s gold dust, while Rasa argued that the trade was vital to his people’s survival. Xu Fan offered something in exchange that left Rasa stunned: peace, forests, and waterfalls.

• Rasa brought Xu Fan to a meeting with the Sand Ninja Village elders and affirmed his wish for lasting peace and an alliance with Konoha.
• Xu Fan demanded that the Sand Ninja Village stop trading with other countries and give all Land of Wind gold dust to Konoha.
• Rasa protested that gold dust funded essential imports and that losing other trade partners could endanger his people and provoke war.
• Xu Fan refused Rasa’s request to give Konoha only priority, but called the arrangement a trade and promised something no one else could provide.
• Xu Fan offered peace, forests, and waterfalls, leaving Rasa dumbfounded.

Xu Fan forced Rasa to agree that the Land of Wind would supply gold dust only to Konoha, then promised to demonstrate how he could transform the barren land around the Sand Ninja Village. The chapter ended as Xu Fan used Earth Release: Earth Flow City Wall.

• Xu Fan offered the Sand Ninja Village forests and waterfalls in exchange for an exclusive gold-dust trade with Konoha.
• Rasa accepted Xu Fan's terms, but Xu Fan warned that he would destroy the village and refine its gold dust himself if Rasa refused.
• Xu Fan led Rasa, Kakashi, and Tenzō out to the village's barren outskirts while the Sand Ninja Village shinobi watched them warily.
• Xu Fan clapped his hands, struck the ground, and began using Earth Release: Earth Flow City Wall.

Xu Fan reshaped the Sand Ninja Village’s terrain and conjured a vast waterfall with Earth Release and Water Release, shocking Rasa and the others with his immense Chakra. As the ninjas struggled to contain the flood, Xu Fan began another technique, Wood Release: Forest Descent.

• Xu Fan used Earth Release: Earth Flow City Wall to raise an enormous cliff and carve an indentation into it.
• Tenzō and Kakashi realized Xu Fan intended to create an artificial waterfall, and Tenzō warned the gathered ninjas to retreat.
• Xu Fan unleashed Water Release: Waterfall Technique, sending a tremendous torrent down the cliff despite the lack of a water source.
• Tenzō, Kakashi, the Sand ninja, and Rasa combined defensive techniques to contain the flood, while Rasa wondered whether Xu Fan was a Jinchuriki.
• Xu Fan showed no signs of exhaustion and followed the waterfall with Wood Release: Forest Descent.

Xu Fan transformed the barren land near the Sand Ninja Village by creating a waterfall and a forest, astonishing Rasa and the observing ninjas. Rasa agreed to supply Konoha with gold dust in exchange for help, and learned Xu Fan’s waterfall could last about a month.

• Xu Fan used Earth Release and Wood Release: Forest Descent to improve the soil and grow a forest beside the waterfall he had created.
• Rasa, Kakashi, Tenzō, and the Sand Ninja Village’s ninjas watched in shock as Xu Fan reshaped the barren landscape.
• Rasa believed Xu Fan could provide what the Land of Earth, the Land of Lightning, and the Land of Water could not, and offered Konoha an exclusive supply of gold dust.
• Xu Fan explained that the waterfall would last around a month, while the altered terrain would remain, and Rasa was stunned by how long the water would endure.

Xu Fan used his Water Falling Technique to secure a lasting water source for the Sand Ninja Village, then demanded that his Wood Release Clone become its special advisor. He left the clone behind in disguise and questioned Rasa about the daimyo’s power, prompting Rasa to fear that Xu Fan planned to replace the daimyo.

• Rasa abandoned thoughts of resisting Xu Fan and hoped he would provide the Sand Ninja Village with forests and waterfalls.
• Xu Fan created a Wood Release Clone and demanded that it serve as the Sand Ninja Village’s special advisor.
• Rasa objected that the village elders would reject the appointment, but Xu Fan declared the arrangement settled and told him to keep it secret.
• Xu Fan disguised the clone as a Sand Ninja Village ninja and admitted he wanted to monitor the village’s dealings with Konoha.
• Xu Fan criticized the daimyo’s control over the villages, and Rasa asked in fear whether Xu Fan intended to replace the daimyo.

Xu Fan secured a deal with Rasa by providing the Sand Ninja Village with abundant water and claiming its Gold Dust, while revealing his ambition to replace the daimyo. He left for Konoha, intending to use the Sand Ninja Village’s improved living conditions to make the Land of Wind increasingly dependent on the Land of Fire.

• Xu Fan told Rasa that the shinobi world needed reform and that he had no intention of being controlled by the daimyo.
• Rasa accepted Xu Fan’s terms but considered gathering evidence to turn the Land of Fire’s daimyo against him.
• Xu Fan said he, Kakashi, and Tenzō would stay in the Sand Ninja Village another day to collect the contract.
• Sand shinobi celebrated the new waterfall and thanked Xu Fan, Kakashi, and Tenzō as they left.
• Xu Fan explained to Kakashi and Tenzō that the Sand Ninja Village’s reliance on abundant water and forests could make the Land of Wind a vassal of the Land of Fire.