Chapter Summaries

Jueming entered the Chunin Exams’ first round as other examinees mocked his and Kakashi’s wheelchairs, while the Great Elder wagered two million ryo that Jueming would take first place. The round began with a seemingly impossible memory test, leaving the examinees stunned and one openly objecting.

• Jueming, Kakashi, and Tekka Uchiha entered Classroom 301 and drew attention, while Jueming vowed to make the mockers regret their remarks.
• Jueming spotted Sayuri with two Konoha Genin and worried about threats to the Senju Clan from both outside and within Konoha.
• The Great Elder bet two million ryo that Jueming would win the first round, and several Jonin accepted the wager.
• Aoki Senju and the examiners opened the Third Hokage’s sealed scroll, then announced a written test requiring examinees to memorize its tens of thousands of words in three minutes.
• An examinee objected to the test, but Aoki Senju rejected the objection and told anyone dissatisfied to withdraw.

Senju Jueming used his photographic memory to finish the written exam quickly, then exposed an examinee who tried to cheat with a water mirror. The examiners were left stunned as Jueming gained a new ability from obeying the rules.

• Aoki Senju imposed collective responsibility and gave the examinees a short time to memorize a scroll assembled from many books.
• Senju Jueming used his photographic memory to record the scroll and completed the exam shortly after the answer period began.
• Kakashi, Tekka Uchiha, and Senju Sayuri realized the test assessed information gathering and cheating rather than memory alone.
• An examinee from Hidden Stream Village used a water mirror to copy an insider's answers, but Jueming shattered the mirror with a vine whip and reported him to the examiners.
• Jueming received a Good Child Badge and learned Grass Release - Illusion - Eager Learner, which improved his learning ability and body control.

Jueming’s newfound insight sharpened his senses and understanding, and he used it to expose cheating candidates during the written exam. The examiners continued the test while Jueming embraced the hostile attention, ending the chapter as the room booed him.

• Jueming noticed that his mental and physical abilities had improved, and Aoki Senju disqualified him and his two teammates after he openly described the exam’s cheating rules.
• Jueming exposed a Sunagakure Genin who used a Summoning Beast to copy answers, and Aoki Senju had the candidate’s team escorted out.
• Jueming continued identifying cheating candidates, disrupting the exam and drawing the attention of Kakashi and the other candidates.
• When a candidate demanded his name, Jueming listed his leadership and good-student credentials, then thanked everyone while the room booed him.

During the Chunin Exams’ written test, Jueming exposed examinees from other villages for cheating, convinced he was saving the Senju Clan by clearing away rivals. The test ended with the papers being graded on the spot, leaving the examinees anxiously awaiting their results.

• Jueming told Mito Uzumaki that he had to work hard because the Senju Clan faced enemies both inside and outside Konoha.
• Jueming reported cheating examinees one after another, reducing the number of candidates while sparing those from Konoha.
• Natsu Hyuga told Rin Nohara, Anko, and Kurenai Yuhi that the remaining examinees were focused on Jueming with intense hatred.
• The examinees accused Konoha of manipulating the exam, but Aoki Senju ordered the test to continue and allowed the examiners to uphold the rules.
• After the one-hour test ended, Aoki Senju collected the papers and began grading them on the spot.

Senju Jueming earned a perfect score on the first Chunin Exam test while Yahiko secretly took another candidate’s test. After Aoki Senju was found dead, Kunugi Mokume and two Anbu cornered Yahiko, who surrendered and asked to see Jiraiya-sensei to clear his name.

• The Third Hokage sent an Anbu to retrieve the first-round exam papers as the examiners announced Senju Jueming’s perfect score.
• Yahiko revealed that he had transformed himself to take another candidate’s test for payment and reflected on meeting Senju Jueming.
• Hayama Shirakumo led the passing candidates out for the practical test, and Jueming reunited with Rin Nohara, Uzuki Yugao, and Anko.
• Yahiko waited in a restroom, then emerged and found Aoki Senju’s corpse nailed to the wall with the exam papers scattered nearby.
• Kunugi Mokume and two Anbu confronted Yahiko, who surrendered and demanded to see Jiraiya-sensei to prove his innocence.

Yakushi Nonō sought to leave Root, but Shimura Danzō made her freedom conditional on recruiting Kakashi Hatake. Meanwhile, Senju Jueming’s team entered the Forest of Death for the second Chunin Exam, where Jueming vowed to win despite using a wheelchair.

• Shimura Danzō told Yakushi Nonō he would approve her departure from Root if she recruited Kakashi Hatake, and Nonō said Kakashi had rejected her offer and invitation.
• A Root ninja reported that first-round Chief Examiner Aoki Senju had been killed, shocking Danzō.
• At the Forest of Death, Senju Jueming searched for medicinal herbs while Hayama Shirakumo explained the exam rules and collected consent forms.
• Kakashi Hatake returned with a Scroll of Earth, and his team drew Entrance Number 4 as other examinees looked down on them or planned to target them.
• Jueming promised that his team would take first place, and Hayama Shirakumo started the second round as all forty-four gates opened.

Mei Terumī, Kisame Hoshigaki, Mangetsu Hōzuki, and the other teams planned their routes through the Forest of Death while Jueming raced through it with Kakashi in tow. Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi investigated Aoki Senju’s murder, and Tobi reported that Yahiko had been arrested as the culprit.

• Mei Terumī proposed that her team head to the Death Tower and wait at its entrance, while Baki told his Sunagakure squad to reach the tower and gather intelligence on their allies.
• Jueming told Tekka Uchiha and Kakashi that they would finish the Forest of Death test in one hour, then tied Kakashi behind his wheelchair and sped off with him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi examined Aoki Senju’s sealed-off murder scene and promised the Great Elder that Konoha would uncover what happened.
• Jueming dodged bloodsucking insects with Flying Leaf Dagger and leaped over a tree root as Mito Uzumaki guided him with her chakra perception.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu suspected that Jueming had awakened Wood Release after witnessing his speed and strength.
• Tobi told Black Zetsu that Yahiko had been arrested for Aoki Senju’s murder, while Tobi’s body concealed Yan Uchiha, controlled with White Zetsu Cells.

Jueming raced through the Forest of Death in his wheelchair while searching for a tiger pelt and medicinal herbs, drawing the attention of Black Zetsu and White Zetsu. Black Zetsu decided the Senju Clan should perish, while Jueming remained unharmed after a giant tiger struck him.

• Jueming drove Kakashi and Mito through the Forest of Death, and Mito sensed a nearby adolescent tiger.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu watched Jueming, confirmed he was not an Asura or Indra reincarnation, and decided to eliminate the Senju Clan to protect their plans.
• Jueming charged the tiger in his wheelchair and refused Tekka Uchiha's offer to help.
• The tiger struck Jueming with its paw, but Jueming pushed it away uninjured and said he would take some of its pelt.
• Kakashi and Tekka were shocked by Jueming's toughness as the tiger retreated warily.

Jueming secured the final herb for the Chunin Exams before noticing enemies nearby, while Yahiko was interrogated over Aoki Senju’s murder and insisted on seeing Jiraiya. As three teams attacked Jueming’s group, Jueming used his enhanced wheelchair mobility to race up a tree.

• Jueming restrained a giant tiger, cut off its fur to obtain the final herb, then released it and sensed several enemies nearby.
• Iden Morino interrogated Yahiko about Aoki Senju’s death, but Yahiko denied killing him and demanded to see Jiraiya.
• Minato Namikaze watched the Forest of Death monitors and worried that Kakashi’s wheelchair and Jueming’s neurological disorder would hinder their team.
• Three teams of ninjas ambushed Jueming’s group, and Jueming sped his wheelchair up a tree using his movement-enhancing abilities.

Jueming used Flying Leaf Daggers to kill nine enemy Genin, then raced toward the tower with Kakashi in his wheelchair and Tekka Uchiha running on all fours. Their unusual approach caught the attention of the examiners and rival teams as they neared the finish line.

• Jueming counterattacked the nine Genin with Flying Leaf Daggers, striking all of them and killing them.
• Jueming crushed the remaining survivors beneath his wheelchair and ordered Tekka Uchiha and Kakashi to move on.
• Mei Terumī, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Mangetsu Hōzuki raced toward the tower, hoping to arrive first and defeat the other teams.
• Examiners spotted the Kirigakure trio approaching and then noticed two other figures moving at extraordinary speed.
• Jueming pushed his wheelchair toward the tower while Tekka Uchiha used the Four Legs Technique to keep pace, with Kakashi tied to the chair.
• Baki, Mei Terumī, and Mangetsu Hōzuki mistook Tekka Uchiha running on all fours for a dog or ninja hound, and Kakashi teased him about it.

Senju Jueming raced toward the Death Tower in his wheelchair as rival teams closed in, then used a daring one-wheel drift to surge ahead. Watching Jueming’s impossible speed shattered Tekka Uchiha’s worldview and awakened Tekka’s Sharingan.

• Senju Sayuri and her Root teammates emerged from underground and took the lead, putting Mei Terumī’s team second, Baki’s team third, and Jueming’s team fourth.
• Mei Terumī and Baki’s teams sped up while Sayuri’s team prepared to use the Body Flicker Technique to defend its lead.
• Jueming entered his racing mindset and told Kakashi to hold on as he leaned the wheelchair into a one-wheel drift.
• Jueming’s wheelchair accelerated to more than twice its previous speed, leaving Tekka unable to keep up even while using the Four Legs Technique.
• Tekka’s accumulated shock at Jueming’s feats caused a Sharingan to awaken in his eyes.

Senju Jueming raced through the Forest of Death in his wheelchair, carrying Kakashi Hatake and overcoming the other teams’ attacks to reach the Death Tower. He broke Minato Namikaze’s record and received the Grass Release technique Leaf Blade Sword.

• Jueming dodged Baki and the Sunagakure team’s Great Breakthrough, rammed into one of Baki’s teammates, and sped away with Kakashi tied to his wheelchair.
• Jueming caught up to Mei Terumī, Kisame Hoshigaki, Mangetsu Hōzuki, Senju Sayuri, and two Root Genin, then escaped their attacks by swinging through the treetops.
• Jueming launched over the Root Genin’s earth trap, climbed out of the pit, and continued toward the Death Tower despite his wheelchair nearly breaking apart.
• Jueming and Kakashi used the Body Flicker Technique together to overtake Sayuri and enter the Death Tower.
• Jueming finished in 59 minutes 59 seconds 59, broke Minato Namikaze’s record, and received the Grass Release technique Leaf Blade Sword from the system.

Senju Jueming and Senju Sayuri secured two of the top three spots in the Second Round, while Jueming revealed he could walk and taunted the other examinees. Outside the tower, Kisame resolved to grow stronger by absorbing Chakra and began draining the next team that challenged him.

• The examiners realized Senju Jueming had taken first place and set a new record, while Senju Sayuri's second-place finish gave the Senju Clan two of the top three positions.
• Tekka Uchiha approached Jueming with renewed confidence after awakening his eyes, and Jueming ignored the chatter to review his new skill.
• Jueming stood up from his wheelchair, shocking the other examinees, then mocked them for losing to him while he sat down.
• Sayuri privately vowed that the third round would show Jueming how futile his efforts were because the higher-ups had already decided the outcome.
• Kisame waited outside the tower, defeated a team that charged him, and used the Chakra Absorption Technique to drain all three examinees before waiting for more prey.

Jiraiya intervened after Yahiko was detained over Aoki Senju’s death, promising to investigate while refusing to let Konoha search Yahiko’s mind. Meanwhile, Jueming advanced to Chunin and created a pink Leaf Blade Sword, leaving Mito Uzumaki to wonder what its color revealed about him.

• Jiraiya rushed to the Konoha Torture Department after learning Yahiko was being held there and asked whether he had killed Aoki Senju.
• Yahiko insisted he was innocent, and Jiraiya believed him, but Iden Morino demanded an explanation of Jiraiya’s connection to him.
• Jiraiya recalled caring for Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato for four years and teaching them ninja skills after Nagato awakened the Rinnegan.
• Jiraiya stopped Iden from allowing a Yamanaka ninja to search Yahiko’s mind and agreed to help investigate Aoki’s case.
• Jueming saw that he had advanced to Chunin and formed a pink Leaf Blade Sword with his Grass Release technique.
• Mito Uzumaki examined the pink blade and wondered whether it reflected Jueming being a sissy or gay.

Jueming practiced with his new pink Leaf Blade Sword while Mito Uzumaki regained her strength, and Kisame Hoshigaki continued killing examinees outside the Death Tower. As the Second Round results approached, the Great Elder and Kakashi tried to explain away Jueming’s pink sword as a fashionable choice.

• Jueming confirmed that the pink Leaf Blade Sword was a Divine Artifact and practiced with it in the dormitory.
• Minato Namikaze reassured Kakashi Hatake and resolved to find a way for him to fight despite being unable to use his legs.
• Tekka Uchiha awakened a single-tomoe Sharingan at age six, and Yashiro Uchiha asked whether Kakashi or Senju Jueming had died.
• Kisame Hoshigaki used Chakra Absorption to kill examinees outside the Death Tower, driving some teams to abandon the exam before attacking them too.
• After three days of practice, Jueming cut twenty blades of grass with his sword, while Mito Uzumaki recovered enough strength to return to Chunin level.
• The Great Elder and Kakashi saw Jueming’s pink sword, and the Great Elder praised it as a cute style choice.

Jueming and the eleven remaining examinees gathered as Hiruzen Sarutobi explained that the third round would demonstrate each village’s strength amid the threat of another great war. The final matches would take place in one month before visiting dignitaries and spectators, leaving Tekka Uchiha eager to show off his power.

• Jueming joined the other examinees and noticed that only twelve contestants remained, including Kisame Hoshigaki, whose powerful physique drew his attention.
• The examinees and their leaders gathered before Hiruzen Sarutobi, who explained that the joint Chunin Exams were also an intelligence-gathering operation and a display of national strength.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi announced that the third round would be held in one month, giving the contestants time to train and allowing dignitaries from various countries to attend.
• Tekka Uchiha learned that the third round would be a larger stage for showing off and vowed to leave everyone speechless.

After placing first in both Chunin Exam events, Jueming celebrated with his classmates and returned to the Senju Clan’s underground cavern to report to Momoka Senju. Momoka checked his health, sensed something unusual in him, and was left struggling with the phantom of a Giant Monster.

• Tekka Uchiha vowed to defeat everyone in a month as the group returned to Konoha, where Mei Terumī teased Jueming before leaving with Kisame.
• Anko gathered the classmates for a feast, and Kakashi explained that Jueming had won first place in both Chunin Exam events and broken the Golden Flash’s record.
• Jueming offered to guide his classmates in training, privately thinking of them as leeks he could harvest, then left after reminding them to work hard.
• Anko followed Jueming and, after he vanished, planned to sneak into his home later that afternoon.
• Jueming visited Momoka Senju in the clan’s forbidden ground, where she praised his performance and checked that he had no Mutation.
• Momoka sensed that Jueming had become stronger and seemed to have entered a new realm, then struggled to dismiss a Giant Monster phantom after he left.

Obito Uchiha followed Rin Nohara to Senju Jueming's house and saw them study and spar together, leaving him heartbroken. His pain restarted Jueming's system's Mental Energy collection, which reached 1/100.

• Obito Uchiha realized Rin Nohara often went to Jueming's house and secretly followed her after school.
• Rin Nohara saw Mitaraishi Anko climb over Jueming's backyard wall, recognized her injuries, and resolved to work harder at training.
• Rin Nohara entered Jueming's house while Obito Uchiha hid outside, and Jueming sensed him watching.
• Jueming tutored Rin Nohara and then sparred with her, while Obito Uchiha watched them through the window.
• Obito Uchiha saw Jueming catch Rin Nohara when she nearly fell, then ran away as Jueming's system restarted Mental Energy collection at 1/100.

Jueming pushed Rin Nohara through brutal training and discovered that causing pain to others advanced his mental energy collection. That night, Tobi used Wood Release while disguised as Senju Jueming to frighten Iwa Ninja spies and frame Jueming for their deaths.

• Jueming told Rin Nohara she was ready to graduate, and she chose to train harder so she could protect and heal her teammates.
• Jueming used Grass Release to overpower Rin, then urged her to keep going by reminding her of her dream and Kakashi Hatake; his system recorded progress in two mental energy collection types.
• Several Iwa Ninja entered Konoha on a mission from Lord Tsuchikage to gather intelligence, and they approached the Senju Clan compound.
• The spies saw Tobi grow trees with Wood Release and mistook him for Senju Jueming, whom they recognized as the Chunin Exams champion.
• Tobi used Wood Release: Sack Binding Technique to crush several Iwa Ninja, let the survivors flee, and transformed back from his Senju Jueming disguise.

Black Zetsu’s group used Tobi to make Iwa Ninjas believe Konoha had regained Wood Release. Jueming delivered Yakushi Nonō the requested supplies, then met Senju Sayuri at the Senju Clan Forbidden Ground as Momoka Senju began teaching them.

• Black Zetsu arranged for the fleeing Iwa Ninjas to report to Ōnoki that Konoha had regained Wood Release, and White Zetsu disposed of the evidence.
• Yakushi Nonō thanked Jueming for placing first in the first two Chunin Exam rounds and asked him to persuade Kakashi to join Root after the exams.
• Jueming resolved to make Nonō cure Kakashi without allowing Kakashi to join Root, with Mito Uzumaki warning him against Kakashi entering Root.
• Jueming arrived at the Senju Clan Forbidden Ground and found Senju Sayuri there to learn the clan’s techniques from Momoka Senju.
• Momoka Senju warned Sayuri that she would receive no special treatment and asked what she wanted to learn; Sayuri requested the same lessons as Jueming.
• Jueming told Sayuri she could learn anything he could, prompting her to hesitate as she remembered his eidetic memory.