Chapter Summaries

Jiraiya dragged Ronglin into a tavern and drank while Ronglin learned the bet had barred him from drinking for a year and other adult pursuits. Ronglin paid for their food, still doubtful that Jiraiya was a trustworthy friend or mentor.

• Jiraiya invited Ronglin to a tavern, then pulled him inside despite Ronglin saying he did not drink.
• Jiraiya told Ronglin not to worry about what Tsunade had said and ordered wine and food.
• Ronglin asked about the bet, and Jiraiya began explaining its restrictions before changing the subject.
• Jiraiya asked whether Ronglin had brought money, and Ronglin paid for the food.
• Ronglin ate while Jiraiya drank, deciding to wait until he was older before drinking himself.

Jiraiya drank with Ronglin and asked him whether he could keep up the bet with Tsunade. After Ronglin offered a loophole in Tsunade’s rules, Jiraiya reconsidered the bet and asked whether Ronglin hated the Uchiha and the Hyuga.

• Jiraiya became more talkative as he drank and asked Ronglin if he could really keep his promise to Tsunade.
• Ronglin pointed out that Tsunade had forbidden Jiraiya from actively seeking women, but had not forbidden women from approaching him.
• Jiraiya realized he could exploit that loophole and laughed, pleased with Ronglin’s advice and willingness to pay for the drinks.
• Jiraiya reflected on Ronglin’s obedience and compared him favorably with his own disciple, Minato.
• Jiraiya asked Ronglin whether he hated the Uchiha and the Hyuga.

Ronglin answered Jiraiya’s questions about his birth family and left him at a tavern, while Jiraiya secretly tested him. After Ronglin earned the only perfect score in the assessment’s first round, he gathered with the other successful candidates at the Forest of Death for the next stage.

• Ronglin told Jiraiya he wanted to prove himself but had no interest in seeking revenge, then paid the tavern bill and left.
• Jiraiya revealed he had only pretended to be drunk, startled the tavern owner, and escaped through a window.
• The Third Hokage reviewed Ronglin’s file and learned he had earned the group’s only perfect assessment score.
• The next day, Ronglin and the other candidates gathered at Training Ground 44, where he recognized the Forest of Death and wondered whether they would have to compete for scrolls.
• The candidates discussed the forest’s frightening reputation as enormous animals moved among its trees.

Ronglin faced the start of the Forest of Death exam, where chief examiner Uchiha Izumi Nishi revealed the point-based rules. The chapter ended as examinees learned that only the ten teams with the highest scores would pass.

• The examinees reacted fearfully to the giant snake while Ronglin sat aside and considered how to impress Tsunade.
• Uchiha Izumi Nishi arrived and introduced himself as the chief examiner for the second exam.
• Ronglin activated his Three Tomoe Sharingan and met Uchiha Izumi Nishi’s gaze, shocking many examinees.
• Uchiha Izumi Nishi announced that teams had to find numbered point tokens in the Forest of Death and gather at its center.
• Uchiha Izumi Nishi said only the ten teams with the highest scores would pass.

Uchiha Izumi Nishi laid out the harsh rules for the tag-grabbing exam and offered to answer three questions. Ronglin claimed all three questions for himself, provoking the other examinees.

• Uchiha Izumi Nishi announced that examinees could not bring food, had to survive for a week, and would be eliminated if they crossed the fence.
• Uchiha Izumi Nishi warned that killing was forbidden if he caught anyone doing it, but implied that offenders might get away with it otherwise.
• Uchiha Izumi Nishi offered to answer three questions, and Ronglin asked all three about missing teammates, crossing the fence, and the number of passing examinees.
• The examinees erupted in anger at Ronglin, while Tsunade and Jiraiya laughed at his audacity.

Ronglin entered the Forest of Death after Uchiha Izumi Nishi announced the exam’s elimination rules, then chose to hunt and cook snake for food. His fire also risked attracting other examinees, whom he regarded as potential prey.

• Ronglin asked questions about the exam, and Uchiha Izumi Nishi answered that missing teammates would be scored individually, anyone thrown out would be eliminated, and only one person needed to remain to pass.
• The Third Hokage coughed but did not challenge the announced rules, and Ronglin was satisfied with the answers.
• Uchiha Izumi Nishi led the examinees into the Forest of Death, carrying a box to scatter tags inside before they began searching.
• Ronglin mocked his teammates as Pig Farmer and Bug Farmer, then left them and headed off to find food.
• Ronglin killed a large snake with the short blade White Fang had given him and started cooking it over a fire, expecting the smoke to attract animals or examinees.

Ronglin ate roasted snake meat in the Forest of Death, then encountered three Kusagakure genin who had come to attack him. After provoking them, he prepared to fight.

• Ronglin threw a kunai at movement in the bushes and drove off the nearby snakes.
• Ronglin sensed uninvited guests, found a tag marked 100, and challenged the people hiding nearby to come out.
• Three Kusagakure genin emerged, and Ronglin identified them as Grass Ninja.
• Ronglin mocked Kusagakure’s name and its leaders, angering the three genin.
• Ronglin beckoned the genin to begin fighting, saying he had been looking for them.

Uchiha Ronglin defeated three Kusagakure ninja who attacked him during the Chunin Exams and threw them out of the exam area. The proctors and higher-ups were left baffled by his actions as he disappeared back inside.

• Ronglin knocked down a Kusagakure ninja who charged at him.
• Ronglin defeated the other two Kusagakure ninja when they attacked him from behind.
• Ronglin carried all three unconscious ninja to the fence and tossed them out, eliminating them from the exam.
• The proctor checked the three ninja and found them unharmed, but Ronglin had already vanished.
• The proctors and higher-ups wondered why Ronglin was throwing exam participants out.

Ronglin continued eliminating examinees in Area 44, even those from Konoha, while the officials watched in disbelief. After three hours and thirty eliminations, he sensed someone approaching and recognized a person he disliked.

• Ronglin threw out several more Konoha genin, prompting Jiraiya, Tsunade, and the other officials to react with disbelief.
• Orochimaru decided to stay and watch, while the Third Hokage worried about the exam from afar.
• Ronglin continued the eliminations, which remained within the rules because his targets were only knocked unconscious.
• After three hours, Ronglin counted thirty eliminations and rested in a tree while training his control of the Power of Time.
• Ronglin sensed someone approaching, turned to see who it was, and exchanged wary greetings with the newcomer.

Hyuga Xin confronted Ronglin and revealed that he had sensed someone observing him during the previous exam. He suspected Ronglin had used the Byakugan, while Ronglin realized Xin’s Uzumaki-derived perception made him a dangerous opponent.

• Ronglin recalled how his mixed Uchiha and Hyuga heritage had brought him ostracism, while his Sharingan talent had earned Tsunade’s support.
• Ronglin met Hyuga Xin in the forest and agreed that splitting up made it easier to locate the scattered tags.
• Xin said he had sensed someone observing him during the previous exam and questioned Ronglin about using the Uchiha surname.
• Ronglin activated his Sharingan and asked Xin why he thought he used that surname.
• Xin revealed that his mother had ties to the Uzumaki Clan, and Ronglin deduced that Xin had inherited powerful perception alongside his Byakugan.

Ronglin fought Hyuga Xin to test the Hyuga Clan’s Gentle Fist and Eight Trigrams Palm, while concealing how he used his Byakugan. He overwhelmed Xin with a sudden burst of speed and strength, leaving Xin’s arm numb and nearly broken.

• Hyuga Xin activated his Byakugan and prepared to meet Ronglin’s charge.
• Ronglin threw kunai and rushed in, intending to test Xin’s Gentle Fist in close combat.
• Xin used the Byakugan to target Ronglin’s chakra points, unaware that Ronglin could also read his movements.
• Ronglin suddenly increased his speed and struck Xin’s fist with overwhelming force.
• The impact numbed Xin’s arm and nearly fractured his bones.

Ronglin used the Power of Time to evade Hyuga Xin’s attacks and practice his control while sparring with him. Hyuga Xin surrendered, left wondering what ability Ronglin had used.

• Hyuga Xin recovered from Ronglin’s punch and attacked again, but Ronglin slowed time and calmly dodged.
• Ronglin pulled Hyuga Xin back from falling and let him attack repeatedly, evading each strike with the same trick.
• Hyuga Xin realized Ronglin was using him as a training dummy and retreated in fear.
• Ronglin chased after Hyuga Xin and threatened to use his ultimate move, so Hyuga Xin surrendered.
• Hyuga Xin speculated that Ronglin might possess both the Byakugan and Sharingan, though he had no evidence.

Ronglin rampaged through Training Ground No. 44, tormenting and eliminating examinees until the Third Hokage ended the exam early. After Uchiha Izumi Nishi told Ronglin he had passed, she said the clan head wanted to see him.

• Ronglin used his secret technique on Hyuga Xin, knocked him unconscious, and threw him out of the exam.
• Ronglin searched Training Ground No. 44 for other examinees, provoking them, defeating them, and taking their plaques as he eliminated them.
• The Third Hokage ordered the exam stopped when the number of eliminated examinees approached one-third.
• Uchiha Izumi Nishi found Ronglin and told him the exam was over and he had passed.
• Uchiha Izumi Nishi told Ronglin that the clan head wanted to see him.

Ronglin accepted Uchiha Fugaku’s invitation to meet at the Immortal Dragon, suspecting Fugaku wanted to bring him back into the clan for more than his talent. After his examination was terminated by the Third Hokage, Ronglin faced Tsunade’s displeasure over the anticlimactic test.

• Uchiha Izumi Nishi told Ronglin that Uchiha Fugaku wanted to see him.
• Ronglin agreed to meet Fugaku at the Immortal Dragon and considered why the Uchiha clan was trying to reclaim him.
• Ronglin reflected that his examination had ended under the Third Hokage’s orders and counted it as a pass.
• Tsunade confronted Ronglin in her office, dissatisfied with the test he had promised would be exciting.

Ronglin explained that he had been testing a special ability, prompting Tsunade to attack him without warning. He used the Power of Time to slow her briefly and block the punch, leaving a hole in her office wall.

• Tsunade mocked the elders who had criticized Ronglin for throwing people out, then asked why he had been seeking people to hit him.
• Ronglin began explaining that he wanted to test a special ability, but Tsunade suddenly punched him.
• Ronglin unleashed the Power of Time, briefly slowing Tsunade and giving himself time to raise his arms.
• Tsunade broke through the slowing force and struck Ronglin, sending him into the reinforced wall of her office.
• Ronglin emerged from the rubble and complained about Tsunade's sneak attack, while she calmly remarked on his strange ability.

Tsunade warned Ronglin to keep his ability hidden and discussed the growing tension between Konoha and the Uchiha clan with him. Ronglin joked about his ambitions, got kicked out of her office, and then saw a golden figure carrying a blood-covered person toward the hospital.

• Tsunade told the Anbu Ninja that Ronglin's destructive display had been a test and ordered them to have the damage repaired.
• Tsunade warned Ronglin not to use his ability casually before he had mastered it.
• Ronglin told Tsunade that Fugaku had tested him and said joining the Uchiha clan no longer mattered much to him.
• Tsunade discussed the growing conflict between Konoha and the Uchiha clan with Ronglin.
• Ronglin joked that he wanted to conquer a woman capable of conquering the world, and Tsunade kicked him out of her office.
• Ronglin left the hospital and saw a golden figure carrying a blood-covered person inside.

Ronglin went to the training grounds and practiced an unusual, relentless taijutsu routine while Might Guy watched in confusion. The chapter ended with Might Guy awkwardly trying to speak to him after training.

• Ronglin saw Minato rushing past with an injured companion and hoped the situation was not serious.
• Ronglin went to the training grounds, where Might Guy was practicing.
• Ronglin wrapped his hands and feet and began an unconventional training routine of jumps, knees, and elbows against a wooden post.
• Might Guy watched Ronglin train for over two hours and forgot his own training.
• Ronglin finished at sunset and encouraged the blushing Might Guy to say what he wanted.

Ronglin explained that his fighting style was ordinary boxing and invited Might Guy to spar so he could demonstrate its strength. Their match began with Ronglin overwhelming Guy with a fast knee strike and driving him toward the ground.

• Might Guy asked Ronglin what kind of taijutsu he practiced, and Ronglin said it was boxing.
• Might Guy lost interest after learning it was not a special form of taijutsu.
• Ronglin invited Might Guy to spar and prepared to show him the power of his boxing.
• Might Guy took a fighting stance, and Ronglin charged at him with a knee strike.
• Might Guy blocked the knee but was knocked backward as Ronglin carried him toward the ground.

Ronglin overwhelmed Might Guy in a taijutsu spar and knocked him unconscious, then woke him and stayed nearby as he recovered. The chapter left Might Guy badly hurt and asking Ronglin if he had tried to beat him to death.

• Ronglin struck Might Guy with a rapid series of Muay Thai attacks and knocked him out with an elbow.
• Ronglin poured water over Might Guy's face, waking him in severe pain.
• A Chunin checked on Might Guy and told Ronglin to watch him and seek medical help if he worsened.
• Might Guy coughed and asked Ronglin if he was trying to beat him to death.

Ronglin took Might Guy to the Medical Department after injuring him during a sparring session, then ran into Orochimaru outside the hospital. The chapter ended with Ronglin explaining the injury to Orochimaru.

• Might Guy recovered enough to speak, but he was in severe pain after Ronglin's Muay Thai strikes.
• Ronglin tried to pull Might Guy out of the pit, worsening his pain, and took him to the Medical Department.
• A female ninja treated Might Guy's broken bones and internal injuries, ordering him to rest for several days.
• Ronglin paid Might Guy's medical expenses and left with his wallet nearly empty.
• Ronglin greeted Orochimaru as Snake Uncle, then explained that he had injured a friend during sparring.