Chapter Summaries

Xu Yue was sent on a deep reconnaissance mission in the Land of Wind alongside two Reincarnators, despite expecting to be assigned to the cannon fodder camp. The team detected a Sand Ninja scout squad and prepared to test its strength.

• After Tsunade finished teaching Xu Yue Medical Ninjutsu and judged him capable of protecting himself, she sent him into battlefield missions as the conflict intensified.
• Xu Yue traveled through the desert with Chen Yang and Tan Gong, who questioned him about his age and Uchiha Clan.
• Xu Yue rebuffed their attempts to flatter him, while Chen Yang and Tan Gong privately considered how they might provoke him into awakening his Sharingan.
• Chen Yang detected a three-person Sand Ninja scout squad approaching and identified one member as unusually dressed.
• Tan Gong suggested that the team engage the scouts to test their strength, and the three moved toward a nearby sand dune.

Xu Yue's squad uncovered a Sunagakure scout ambush led by the hunter Adi and was trapped when a second enemy arrived. Xu Yue killed a third attacker who tried to ambush them, leaving the other two enemies stunned.

• Tan Gong, Xu Yue, and Chen Yang attacked a supposed three-person Sunagakure squad, but Chen Yang discovered that one target was a puppet.
• Xu Yue used enhanced shuriken to expose Adi, who had disguised himself as a puppet by enduring Xu Yue's fireball.
• Chen Yang identified Adi as a hunter specializing in killing scouts, and Tan Gong proposed withdrawing.
• A second enemy rode in on a giant sand beast and blocked the squad's retreat.
• Xu Yue spotted and killed a third attacker attempting a close-range ambush, then faced the two stunned enemies.

Xu Yue and his companions were ambushed by Sand Ninja Reincarnators, but Xu Yue killed their invisible attacker and then overpowered the remaining enemies. He collected the dwarf’s Magic Lamp Vessel and defeated the group, while the poor rewards left him wondering whether they had spent all their points on Explosive Tags.

• The Sand Ninja Reincarnators’ invisible teammate attacked Xu Yue’s group, but Xu Yue killed him with his Three Tomoe Sharingan and close-combat skills.
• The pockmarked dwarf used the Quicksand Technique while the Puppet Master sent two puppets at Xu Yue, Tan Gong, and Chen Yang.
• Tan Gong and Chen Yang used their trump cards to escape the attack, then fled when they realized they were outmatched.
• Xu Yue rushed the Puppet Master and struck him, but retreated when the enemy released thousands of Explosive Tags from a scroll and detonated them.
• Xu Yue recovered from the blast, killed the pockmarked dwarf, and took his Magic Lamp Vessel before collecting his rewards.

After defeating the hunter squad, Xu Yue continued the mission with Chen Yang and Tan Gong, then detected and destroyed a puppet hidden beneath a sand dune. The puppet revealed a concealed ambush, and Xu Yue recognized that the enemy was likely a skilled puppet user who was not from Sunagakure.

• Chen Yang and Tan Gong returned to Xu Yue after seeing him survive the explosion and kill the remaining Sand Beast.
• Xu Yue collected the Damaged Sand Pot and Wind Blessed Curved Saber, while Chen Yang and Tan Gong agreed to continue the mission with him.
• Xu Yue sensed something beneath a sand dune and shattered it with the Monster Strength Technique, exposing a puppet and sending Chen Yang and Tan Gong sliding across the sand.
• Xu Yue used his Sharingan to spot Chakra threads extending from the puppet but could not locate the hidden enemy.
• Xu Yue concluded that the ambusher was likely a skilled puppet user from outside Sunagakure and wondered why they were still there.

Xu Yue survived Sasori’s ambush after Sasori killed Chen Yang and Tan Gong, then deduced that Sasori was weakened from his fight with the Third Kazekage. Xu Yue forced Sasori out of hiding and activated Kamui as he prepared to attack.

• Sasori’s hidden puppets killed Chen Yang with a barbed whip and sealed Tan Gong inside a container before stabbing him to death.
• Xu Yue recognized Sasori of the Red Sands and inferred that the Third Kazekage had left him injured and his puppet forces depleted.
• Sasori tried to intimidate Xu Yue and ordered him to leave, but Xu Yue resisted and revealed he had seen through Sasori’s weakness.
• Xu Yue repeatedly smashed the sand with the Monster Strength Technique, forcing the weakened Sasori out of hiding.
• Xu Yue activated Kamui as he faced Sasori.

Xu Yue fought Scorpion in the desert, crippled his puppet body with Kamui, and forced him to retreat using Wood Style. He discovered that Kamui had drawn in the Sealing Scroll containing the Third Kazekage, then decided to take the evidence back to Konoha and reveal it only when it could help force the Land of Wind toward peace.

• Xu Yue struck Scorpion with Kamui, shredding over half his puppet body, but Scorpion pieced himself back together and survived.
• Scorpion feigned weakness and detonated his ruined puppet fragments, releasing poisonous smoke; Xu Yue protected himself with Wood Style, but Scorpion escaped.
• Xu Yue entered his independent Kamui dimension and found the Sealing Scroll marked with the character "Wind" among Scorpion's shattered body parts.
• Reincarnation Space announced that Xu Yue had completed the Mystery of the Third Kazekage mission, and Scorpion's hatred formed a Deathly Enmity bond with him.
• Xu Yue decided to take the scroll back and use it to seek greater gains for Konoha and his mission after the Land of Wind had suffered further on the battlefield.

Xu Yue returned from a three-day reconnaissance mission after his two teammates died, then told Tsunade that they had betrayed him and that he had encountered Sasori of the Red Sands. He claimed Sasori had been studying the missing Third Kazekage’s corpse, then stunned the Jonin by producing a scroll he said contained it.

• Xu Yue returned alone from a mission scheduled to last seven days and asked to speak with Tsunade.
• Tsunade let Xu Yue address the Jonin meeting, where he said his two teammates had died and he needed to report something important.
• Xu Yue accused his teammates of betraying him and said they had led him to Sasori of the Red Sands, who was modifying a corpse.
• Xu Yue claimed the corpse was the missing Third Kazekage, prompting the Jonin to question his story and the mission’s assignment.
• Xu Yue produced a scroll marked with the character “Wind” and said it sealed the Third Kazekage’s corpse, leaving Tsunade and the Jonin stunned.

After Xu Yue helped Konoha uncover the Third Kazekage's corpse, Tsunade brought him into the investigation, while Tsukishiro Jubei was detained and Bao Ji prepared to intervene. Meanwhile, Xu Yue used a Wood Clone and a false identity to approach Chu Yingxiong, who offered to support him after hearing how he had reached the front lines.

• Tsunade's Sealing Team opened the scroll and confirmed it contained the Third Kazekage's corpse, prompting Tsunade to question Shen Liang and let Xu Yue assist Mori with the investigation.
• Tsukishiro Jubei was summoned by Anbu and secretly sent a black butterfly message toward the cannon fodder camp as he left his tent.
• Bao Ji received Jubei's message and decided she would need to make a move to clean up his trouble.
• Xu Yue's disguised Wood Clone told Chu Yingxiong that Commander Wu had recruited him as a personal physician and that he had saved an ill Uchiha Clan member.
• Chu Yingxiong praised Xu Yue and offered to help him, then asked the Uchiha Clan member's name, and Xu Yue answered, "Uchiha Yue."

Xu Yue manipulated Bao Ji and Tsukishiro Jubei into paying him for their silence and for securing Jubei’s release, then used his influence to clear the case. After telling Tsunade he would investigate Jubei himself, Xu Yue asked her about learning the Yellow Flash’s fast, versatile technique.

• Bao Ji negotiated with Xu Yue, who demanded two A-Rank Plots from Tsukishiro Jubei for guaranteeing his safe withdrawal and received a B-Rank Plot as hush money.
• Xu Yue gave Chu Yingxiong a B-Rank Plot as an introduction fee, and Chu rewarded him with four C-Rank Plot Points.
• Xu Yue used his Wood Clone and authority to clear Tsukishiro Jubei’s name, while judging that Jubei was powerful enough to be a dangerous elite Jonin or stronger.
• Xu Yue told Tsunade he suspected Jubei but had no evidence, and she let him investigate while offering him a reward for his contributions.
• Xu Yue asked Tsunade for a fast technique useful for both escape and attack, specifically asking about the Yellow Flash’s ability.

Xu Yue chose Flying Thunder God Technique as his reward for the mission involving Scorpion, then practiced kunai throwing while his Wood Clone drew attention in camp. Chu Yingxiong announced that the camp had only one main mission remaining, and Xu Yue asked to go to the battlefield just as news spread that the Yellow Flash had arrived.

• Tsunade agreed that Xu Yue’s merits qualified him to obtain Flying Thunder God Technique, and Xu Yue believed he could master it.
• Xu Yue’s Wood Clone practiced kunai throwing in camp, impressing some Reincarnators and drawing jealous remarks from others.
• Bao Ji insulted Xu Yue, but he retorted and Chu Yingxiong stepped in to defend him.
• Chu Yingxiong announced that the camp had only one main mission left before its members could apply for other logistical missions.
• Xu Yue realized he still needed to fulfill his Promotion Mission and asked Chu Yingxiong to let him go to the battlefield.
• Cheers announced that the Yellow Flash had arrived, interrupting Chu Yingxiong’s response.

Minato Namikaze arrived to teach Xu Yue the Flying Thunder God Technique and temporarily bring him onto his team. As Minato explained the technique, Xu Yue’s system began implanting it and rapidly increasing his familiarity with it.

• Tsunade introduced Xu Yue to Minato Namikaze, who welcomed him as a fellow disciple and agreed to guide him.
• Minato brought Kakashi, Obito Uchiha, and Rin Nohara together with Xu Yue as the team prepared for the battlefield.
• Obito Uchiha challenged Xu Yue’s strength, but Xu Yue swiftly disarmed and subdued him, then teased him about their shared Uchiha heritage and Minato’s lineage.
• Minato began teaching the Flying Thunder God Technique, and Xu Yue’s system confirmed the mission reward and started implanting the technique.

Xu Yue mastered the first stage of the Flying Thunder God Technique and joined Minato Namikaze’s team as support for Konoha’s coming battle with Sunagakure. He learned that the fighting was tied to a fragile agreement with the Fourth Kazekage, while his camp faced one final dangerous mission.

• Xu Yue demonstrated the Flying Thunder God Technique, astonishing Obito Uchiha, Kakashi, Rin Nohara, and Minato Namikaze.
• Minato Namikaze praised Xu Yue’s progress, and an Anbu summoned him to meet Tsunade.
• Xu Yue learned that Konoha and the Fourth Kazekage had reached a fragile understanding while preparing to fight Sunagakure.
• Tsunade assigned Xu Yue to support Minato Namikaze in the battle after learning he could use the Flying Thunder God Technique in combat.
• Xu Yue recalled that his camp had only one main mission left and suspected the coming battle would be its final assignment.

Xu Yue’s Wood Clone traveled with Chu Yingxiong’s squad to Kikyo Mountain, where the group received orders to disperse and gather intelligence despite having no time to rest. Chu Yingxiong formed a four-person team that included Xu Yue and the complaining twins, and they set off into the wasteland.

• Chu Yingxiong led the Beiyang Army advancement squad on a forced march toward Kikyo Mountain, while Xu Yue concealed his suspicions about the mission’s cost.
• A messenger ordered Chu Yingxiong’s group to disperse and penetrate enemy territory to gather intelligence as soon as they arrived.
• Chu Yingxiong offered to help Xu Yue and brought him into his team, prompting the other squad members to complain that he was a rookie deadweight.
• After the Reincarnators split into groups, Chu Yingxiong assigned the twins and Xu Yue to accompany him as they moved into the wasteland.

Xu Yue’s group fought an ambush by Sand Ninja and two stronger hidden attackers in the desert. Xu Yue secretly killed one enemy while pretending to heal Qian You, and Qian Zuo unexpectedly finished another after Xu Yue’s shuriken created an opening.

• Qian Zuo detected Sand Ninja beneath the sand, and Chu Yingxiong led the group in a surprise attack that killed the three baiting enemies.
• Xu Yue killed one Sand Ninja with a Kunai before Qian You could claim the kill, then a hidden attacker poisoned Qian You and another knocked Qian Zuo aside.
• Xu Yue treated Qian You with an Antidote Pill and Medical Ninjutsu while Chu Yingxiong and Qian Zuo fought the two attackers.
• A third enemy sprang from the sand toward Xu Yue, who knocked him out and sent his corpse flying without interrupting his healer act.
• Xu Yue’s shuriken cut the remaining attacker’s throat, allowing Qian Zuo to shoot the man in the head and claim the kill.

After Xu Yue helped Chu Yingxiong and the Qian brothers survive a fight with a Sand Ninja scouting squad, their team returned with proof of victory and earned B-Rank Plot rewards. As the other squads came back to camp, Bao Ji suddenly rushed down from the mountain.

• Qian Zuo killed his opponent, while Chu Yingxiong killed his at the cost of a poisoned shoulder wound.
• Xu Yue treated Qian You and Chu Yingxiong, earning Qian Zuo and Chu Yingxiong's trust and admiration.
• Xu Yue discovered that killing Reincarnators could yield their skills, though his first draw was only a Turkish Kebab recipe.
• Chu Yingxiong had Qian You finish off a crippled enemy, and the team returned to register proof that they had killed a Chunin scouting squad.
• The team received B-Rank Plot rewards, and Chu Yingxiong advised Xu Yue to focus on Medical Ninjutsu.
• As the cannon fodder squads returned to camp, Bao Ji rushed down from the mountain.

Bao Ji brought Xu Yue to the mountain camp, where he suspected she was cultivating his gratitude for her own purposes. As Minato warned his team to avoid the central battle, the Fourth Kazekage’s gold sand attack devastated the camp below, and Minato and Xu Yue vanished using Flying Thunder God.

• Bao Ji told Chu Yingxiong that Eunuch Gao had been taken to reinforce the perimeter and proposed bringing Xu Yue to the front line for a reward.
• Bao Ji carried Xu Yue up the mountain, and Xu Yue suspected she had learned about his connection to Uchiha Yue and intended to exploit it.
• Xu Yue decided to exchange memories with his main body and bring a Flying Thunder God Kunai before joining the camp at the summit.
• Minato Namikaze warned Obito, Kakashi, and the others to stay away from the central combat zone, explaining that Xu Yue could protect himself with Flying Thunder God.
• The Fourth Kazekage swept the camp below with Gold Sand Wave Surge and crushed trapped ninjas with Gold Dust Funeral.
• As fast-moving enemies approached the devastated camp, Minato and Uchiha Yue disappeared using Flying Thunder God Technique.

After Sunagakure’s Gold Sand Wave Surge devastated the camp, Chu Yingxiong and the surviving Reincarnators regrouped on the mountain and watched the battle unfold. They discovered that Minato Namikaze was fighting the Fourth Kazekage, while Chu Yingxiong shared his intelligence about the future Hokage and badly underestimated his strength.

• Gold Sand Wave Surge and Gold Dust Funeral devastated the camp, and Chu Yingxiong led the Beiyang Army squad up the mountain to escape.
• The survivors encountered Xu Yue, whose apparent connection to Bao Ji prompted suspicion from the Beiyang Army squad, though Chu Yingxiong still offered him cautious trust.
• Survivors from other groups arrived, including four Kabaneri equipped with Omni-directional Mobility Gear.
• A golden figure fought a Miko Robe-clad opponent, and Chu Yingxiong identified the golden figure as the Fourth Kazekage.
• Chu Yingxiong told the gathered Reincarnators that the opposing fighter was Minato Namikaze, the future Fourth Hokage, and warned them not to try to approach him.
• As Minato restrained the Fourth Kazekage, Chu Yingxiong attributed the matchup to Minato’s speed, leaving Xu Yue startled by his mistaken assessment.

Minato Namikaze and Xu Yue ambushed Fourth Kazekage Rasa, breaking through his gold dust defenses and severely injuring him, but Rasa escaped. From the hillside, Chu Yingxiong recognized Xu Yue as a remarkable young talent and became determined to recruit him.

• Minato Namikaze overwhelmed Rasa with Flying Thunder God attacks, though Rasa's gold dust blocked his attempts to land a decisive blow.
• Xu Yue used warped space to let a marked kunai pass through Rasa's defense, enabling Minato Namikaze to strike him with a Rasengan.
• Xu Yue and Minato Namikaze hit Rasa with simultaneous Rasengan attacks, but Rasa's guard unit intervened and Rasa escaped by melting into the sand.
• Xu Yue teleported to a prepared kunai and turned his attention to the Kazekage's guard unit as they attacked.
• A scout identified Xu Yue as a boy around twelve or thirteen, and Chu Yingxiong recognized him as Uchiha Yue and resolved to recruit him.

Minato Namikaze and Xu Yue helped Konoha defeat Sunagakure’s forces, leaving Rasa badly wounded and Sunagakure at a disadvantage. Tsunade then revealed that the Land of Lightning had invaded, and Minato was assigned to respond across the front while escorting wounded soldiers back to the village.

• Minato Namikaze halted the pursuit of the retreating Sunagakure forces after he and Xu Yue helped turn the battle into a decisive Konoha victory.
• Minato praised Xu Yue’s performance and asked how he had learned the Rasengan, so Xu Yue revealed his Sharingan and asked Minato to keep it secret.
• Minato shared advice on combining the Rasengan with the Flying Thunder God Technique as he and Xu Yue returned to camp.
• Tsunade told Minato and Xu Yue that the A-B Combination had led the Land of Lightning into Konoha territory.
• Tsunade sent Minato to use his mobility to reinforce wherever needed and ordered him to take the wounded back to the village, while Orochimaru supported Jiraiya.

Xu Yue’s Wood Clone found Xiao Mei among the battlefield dead, and Chu Yingxiong recruited her into the Beiyang Army’s reserve team. As Xu Yue’s group escorted wounded back toward Konoha, Minato Namikaze stopped them after Xu Yue spotted an ambush ahead.

• Xu Yue’s Wood Clone discovered that the seemingly dead Xiao Mei was alive when she attacked him with a rapid barrage of punches.
• Xu Yue brought Xiao Mei to Chu Yingxiong, who recruited her into the Beiyang Army’s reserve team for observation.
• The fighting between the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind subsided, and Xu Yue’s group withdrew toward Konoha with the wounded.
• Obito Uchiha bragged to Kakashi about the Uchiha Clan, then asked Xu Yue to punish Kakashi after Kakashi dismissed his boast.
• Minato Namikaze halted the returning group when Xu Yue noticed ninja from another village waiting in the forests ahead.