Chapter Summaries

After the mission, White Fang revealed that Tsunade Class had been sent on an A-rank assignment meant for Jonin, while Ronglin discovered his Sharingan had evolved to Three Tomoe. White Fang criticized Harusame Yu and Shimura Ou for failing to help, leaving them to face their poor performance.

• While eating and recovering, Ronglin discovered that his Sharingan had evolved to Three Tomoe.
• White Fang realized Ronglin did not want Harusame Yu and Shimura Ou to learn about the evolution and kept his discovery to himself.
• White Fang revealed that the mission had been an A-rank assignment originally intended for Jonin and Special Jonin.
• White Fang explained that some details were classified and said he was glad the team had avoided major accidents.
• White Fang gave Harusame Yu and Shimura Ou an unsatisfactory evaluation and challenged them to consider how they could have helped beyond fighting.

White Fang criticized Tsunade Class for failing to follow the plan, holding Ronglin partly responsible despite praising his exceptional skill. After the mission, the team left the cave for the village while Ronglin continued onward despite his injuries.

• White Fang reprimanded Shimura Ou and Harusame Yu for their poor performance during the mission.
• White Fang told Ronglin that his outstanding solo performance had undermined the team and made his overall performance unacceptable.
• Ronglin remained indifferent to White Fang’s lecture, believing strength mattered more than teamwork.
• White Fang led Tsunade Class out of the cave toward the village and asked whether Ronglin could endure the journey.
• Ronglin said he would be fine if they did not move too quickly, while Harusame Yu hesitated to object.

Ronglin endured his injuries while traveling with White Fang, Harusame Yu, and Shimura Ou, and his special Kekkei Genkai awakened as he sensed time speeding up and slowing down. After collapsing from pain and exhaustion, he was carried to Konoha Hospital, where Tsunade confronted White Fang over his condition.

• Ronglin refused to rest or accept White Fang's help, continuing to run despite his wounds and worsening pain.
• Ronglin perceived the others' movements alternating between slow and fast, realized his special Kekkei Genkai had awakened, and laughed with excitement.
• Ronglin pulled at his bleeding wound, collapsed, and faintly heard what seemed to be Tsunade angrily shouting White Fang's name.
• White Fang carried Ronglin, pale and covered in blood, to Konoha Hospital, where Tsunade glared at him and demanded answers.
• White Fang defended Ronglin's performance on the difficult mission, but Tsunade remained cold and unconvinced.

Tsunade treated Ronglin after his injuries worsened, while White Fang told her that Ronglin's Sharingan had evolved to Three Tomoe and that he no longer knew how to guide him. They decided to wait until Ronglin woke up before discussing what to do next, leaving his future plans unresolved.

• Tsunade examined Ronglin and found that his wounds had reopened, he had lost a great deal of blood, and several internal organs had been shaken.
• Tsunade sent nurses to treat Ronglin, then took White Fang to her office to ask what had happened.
• White Fang told Tsunade that Ronglin's Sharingan had evolved to Three Tomoe and that the training plan could no longer keep up with him.
• White Fang worried that news of Ronglin's growth could make the Uchiha and rival villages target him.
• Tsunade rejected reporting Ronglin's evolution to Lord Hokage immediately and said they should first discuss matters with Ronglin when he woke up.

Tsunade learned that White Fang had let Ronglin fight a group of Special Jonin and Jonin, then visited the injured Ronglin in the hospital. After confirming he would recover with rest, she asked why he had pushed himself so hard on the journey back.

• Tsunade questioned White Fang about how Ronglin had been injured during the mission.
• White Fang privately recalled that Ronglin had charged at a group of Special Jonin and Jonin, so he had let him continue fighting.
• Tsunade left White Fang’s office and went to the hospital to check on Ronglin.
• Tsunade’s assistants reported that Ronglin had suffered blood loss and internal trauma but had no major problems.
• White Fang sent Shimura Ou and Harusame Yu away, and Tsunade exposed Ronglin’s feigned sleep.
• Ronglin told Tsunade he felt weak but otherwise had no serious discomfort, and she asked why he had tormented himself on the trip back.

Ronglin discovered that his training had awakened a Kekkei Genkai that seemed to let him alter time, though he kept the ability secret. Tsunade explained that the mission had been intended as an experience for the young team, and Ronglin inferred that it had been reassigned from the Anbu because of White Fang.

• Ronglin sensed time slowing around Tsunade and realized his new power could accelerate or decelerate time within a limited range.
• Ronglin hid his discovery from Tsunade and said only that he had made a breakthrough in training.
• Tsunade warned that the Uchiha Clan might try to recruit Ronglin if they learned he was a super genius.
• Ronglin said he trusted Lord Hokage and White Fang, who had accepted the mission.
• Tsunade explained that White Fang was meant to carry out the mission while the young team gained experience, but he had turned it into a test.
• Ronglin concluded that the mission had originally belonged to the Anbu and was assigned to Tsunade Class because White Fang had become its team leader.

Tsunade and Uncle White Fang confronted Ronglin about the strength gap between him and his teammates, and Ronglin explained why he could not keep risking their lives on missions beyond their abilities. He declared that if the team stayed together, he would leave Tsunade Class early and enter the Chunin Exams to prove himself.

• Tsunade told Ronglin that the team's uneven strength would make suitable missions dangerous for his teammates and meaningless for him.
• Ronglin said the burden of protecting weaker teammates felt unfair and questioned whether they could have survived the previous mission without his actions.
• Ronglin asked whether Uncle White Fang could always watch over the team and protect them in the future.
• Tsunade asked what Ronglin would do if the team continued as before.
• Ronglin vowed to leave Tsunade Class early and enter the Chunin Exams to prove he was the best.

Ronglin was surprised when Tsunade and White Fang offered him support and training, then realized Tsunade was giving him room to act freely under her protection. He weighed his options for building strength and security, and planned to avoid joining the Anbu because of Danzo and Root.

• Tsunade recognized Ronglin's hatred and determination and told him to pursue his goal while honoring her name.
• White Fang offered to teach Ronglin after he rested, and Tsunade promised to arrange help with his recovery.
• Ronglin asked Tsunade for a cup of water, prompting her to hand it over and remind him that her mark would protect him as long as he obeyed village rules.
• After Tsunade left, Ronglin realized her words meant he could act more openly with her backing.
• Ronglin considered becoming powerful or gaining a strong protector, and decided he would avoid the Anbu and Danzo's Root.

Ronglin decided to leave Tsunade Class and apply early for the Chunin Examination, believing he needed to prepare for future threats. His teammates accepted his decision, and Kakashi reacted with surprise when Ronglin told him the news.

• After Tsunade left, Ronglin resolved to seek support elsewhere and recover before pursuing greater strength.
• Ronglin told Shimura Ou and Harusame Yu that he would leave Tsunade Class to take the Chunin Examination, and they wished him success.
• Kakashi visited Ronglin in the hospital with food and belongings, then heard that Ronglin planned to take the Chunin Examination.
• Kakashi widened his eyes and asked Ronglin if he was serious about taking the examination.

Ronglin told Kakashi he planned to advance quickly through the Chunin and Jonin examinations, provoking Kakashi to vow that he would catch up. His classmates visited him in the hospital, where Ronglin joked about his growing strength and asked Obito what he wanted to say.

• Ronglin told Kakashi he would apply for the Jonin examination as soon as he passed the Chunin Exams.
• Kakashi left after vowing that he would one day repay Ronglin and catch up to him.
• Kurenai, Guy, Obito, Rin, and other classmates visited Ronglin in the hospital with fruit.
• Ronglin told the group his strength had surpassed Kakashi's, surprising them and upsetting Guy.
• Ronglin noticed Obito hesitating and asked him to say what was on his mind.

Ronglin showed Obito his awakened Three Tomoe Sharingan and rejected the Uchiha Clan Head’s invitation with reservations. After everyone left and Ronglin fell asleep, Tsunade confronted Dan Katō, whose drunken remarks had damaged their relationship.

• Obito quietly asked Ronglin whether he had awakened the Sharingan, and Ronglin revealed his Three Tomoe.
• Obito passed on the Uchiha Clan Head’s invitation for Ronglin to visit the clan, but Ronglin said he would consider it.
• Rin called Obito over, and the group soon left the hospital while Ronglin fell asleep.
• Tsunade complained to the sleeping Ronglin about her efforts to visit the Uchiha and Hyuga on his behalf.
• Tsunade saw Dan Katō and recalled that he had admitted making damaging remarks, claiming they had been drunken nonsense.

Tsunade rejected Dan Katō’s attempt to explain their argument, while Ronglin’s interruption made the tension worse. White Fang began training Ronglin in speed, Hatake clan taijutsu, and swordsmanship, leaving him with a special short blade.

• Tsunade told Dan Katō she did not want to see him until they had both calmed down, and Dan Katō anxiously tried to explain himself.
• Ronglin overheard Dan Katō and Tsunade arguing, joked about Dan Katō’s excuse, and left after the nurse apologized for laughing.
• Dan Katō blamed Ronglin for worsening his relationship with Tsunade and grew resentful of him.
• White Fang asked Ronglin about his Fire and Wind Chakra natures and tossed him a special short blade.
• White Fang explained that he would teach Ronglin speed, Hatake clan taijutsu, and swordsmanship, then demonstrated Lightning Release Chakra covering the blade.

Ronglin witnessed White Fang's slash and used the Power of Time to study its hidden profundity. After White Fang taught him Hatake taijutsu, Ronglin set out to train a technique of his own before the Chunin Exams.

• Ronglin retreated from White Fang's aura, then watched his slash with the Sharingan, Byakugan, and Power of Time active.
• Ronglin recovered and realized the Power of Time could record and replay the profundity of White Fang's slash for him to study.
• Ronglin told White Fang he had felt only sharpness, and White Fang taught him Hatake clan taijutsu and gave him the short blade to keep.
• Ronglin decided to train steadily in shaping chakra, returned to the village, and bought balloons to prepare.

Ronglin quickly completed the first step of learning the Rasengan and continued practicing as the Chunin Exams approached. On the eve of the exam, he was assigned two temporary teammates and waited with them among the gathered applicants.

• Ronglin completed the Rasengan's first step in three minutes and began struggling through the more difficult second step.
• Ronglin continued practicing strange Rasengan techniques until the day before the Chunin Exams.
• An instructor introduced Ronglin to the two genin assigned as his temporary teammates after he arrived at the exam site alone.
• Ronglin's teammates began talking to each other while he stood apart, and he considered the large crowd and the written test that would eliminate many applicants.

Ronglin observed the Chunin Exam participants and judged the foreign genin to be weak before a dispute broke out among them. White Fang stopped the argument as chief examiner, and Ronglin reflected on the Hokage’s continued support for him after his mission controversy.

• Ronglin rested while noticing hostile looks from other participants and judged the foreign genin to be unimpressive.
• Two genin from small countries argued after staring at each other, drawing the attention of the gathered participants.
• White Fang appeared as chief examiner and ordered everyone to quiet down before they were eliminated.
• Ronglin wondered why White Fang had become chief examiner and reflected on the consequences of his decision to save a teammate.
• Ronglin concluded that the Third Hokage still valued White Fang, easing concerns that White Fang’s troubles might harm the Hatake clan.

Hatake Sakumo opened the Chunin Exams with a strict written test, warning the genin against fighting and cheating. Ronglin drew the first seat and began the exam under close supervision, hoping scores would be judged individually rather than by team.

• Hatake Sakumo introduced himself as chief examiner and warned that fighting could cost contestants their exam qualifications.
• Hatake Sakumo ordered the genin to draw number tags and take their assigned seats after they reacted loudly to the written exam.
• Ronglin drew Number One and took the seat facing Hatake Sakumo, while jonin proctors spread throughout the classroom.
• Hatake Sakumo announced that examiners would not answer questions and would revoke the qualifications of anyone caught cheating.
• Hatake Sakumo started the one-hour written examination and challenged the genin to cheat only if they could evade the proctors' eyes.

Ronglin finished the Chunin Exam’s written test in under ten minutes, then calmly refined Chakra while the other candidates struggled. His performance impressed the examiners and drew attention from Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru, who discussed his rare Sharingan achievement.

• Ronglin confidently began the written exam and answered every question in less than ten minutes.
• Ronglin used his Sharingan and Byakugan to check his answers, then lay down and refined Chakra while the other candidates continued working.
• White Fang and the proctors were astonished by Ronglin’s speed, while the Third Hokage watched through a crystal ball.
• Tsunade told Jiraiya that Ronglin might become Minato’s comrade soon.
• Orochimaru told Jiraiya that Ronglin had awakened the Three Tomoe Sharingan before turning eight, and Jiraiya reacted with surprise.

Ronglin finished the first assessment without difficulty as many candidates were eliminated for cheating. After leaving the examination hall, he rejected his two teammates’ belated invitation to eat and get acquainted.

• Tsunade reminded Jiraiya that he would have to honor their bet if Ronglin succeeded, and Orochimaru recited the yearlong restrictions Jiraiya had agreed to.
• More candidates were caught cheating and eliminated, while attempts to resist violently ended badly.
• The one-hour assessment ended, and the proctors announced that candidates would be notified about the second round, scheduled for the next day.
• Ronglin left the examination hall calmly after refusing his two teammates’ invitation to eat and get acquainted.

After the first exam, Ronglin taunted two angry genin and left with Tsunade, who took him to the hospital for a checkup. He remained confident he had passed and wondered what the second round would involve.

• Ronglin mocked two genin who had insulted him, then left them fuming as nearby people moved away from them.
• Tsunade brought Ronglin to the hospital and asked whether he was confident about his test result.
• Ronglin said he expected to pass but did not know what the second round would be like.
• Tsunade examined Ronglin for hidden injuries and urged him to perform well and surprise the examiners.
• Ronglin called Tsunade by name, and she struck his forehead for it.

Tsunade sent Ronglin to take part in an assessment without explaining her wager with Jiraiya. Jiraiya found Ronglin on his way home, asked him to go easy on the others, then revealed he was only emotional about his bet with Tsunade and invited Ronglin for a drink.

• Tsunade played dumb when Ronglin questioned her interest in the assessment and promised him a reward for performing well.
• Jiraiya confronted Ronglin on his way home from the hospital, leaving the boy confused about what he had done.
• Jiraiya put his arm around Ronglin and asked him to go easy on the others during the assessment.
• Jiraiya admitted he was emotional because of a bet with Tsunade and asked Ronglin to have a drink with him.