Chapter Summaries

Xu Yue and Minato Namikaze fought off a Kusagakure ambush, with Minato cutting down the attackers while Xu Yue used the Flying Thunder God Technique to eliminate a squad. When the Grass Ninja commander Takagi charged at the logistics team, Xu Yue struck him with a Rasengan and appeared beside him again despite his own deep wound.

• Kusagakure ambushers attacked the convoy, and Minato Namikaze ordered Team Minato and Xu Yue to use Combat Plan Four.
• Xu Yue killed three Grass Ninja with the Flying Thunder God Technique while Minato Namikaze eliminated the other intercepting squads and many attackers near the wounded.
• Takagi recognized Minato as the Yellow Flash and charged toward the Genin logistics team, where Chu Yingxiong and the other Reincarnators were caught in his path.
• Xu Yue's ricocheting Kunai made Takagi dodge into position, and Xu Yue appeared with a Rasengan and struck him while taking a deep tachi wound.
• Takagi was sent flying by the Rasengan, then saw Xu Yue appear beside him again as Xu Yue's wound stopped bleeding.

Xu Yue battled the elite Grass Ninja jonin Takagi, using Flying Thunder God, marked kunai, and a Rasengan to exploit openings despite his inexperience. Takagi trapped him in an Earth Style maze, but Xu Yue smashed it apart with Monster Strength Technique, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Xu Yue and Takagi exchanged injuries as Xu Yue relied on Flying Thunder God and aggressive close combat to keep the elite jonin from recovering.
• Takagi anticipated Xu Yue’s arrival and attacked, but Xu Yue vanished mid-strike and hit him from behind with a Rasengan; Takagi escaped with Earth Substitution.
• Takagi analyzed Xu Yue’s attack patterns and raised maze-like Earth Style corridors to restrict his marked-kunai routes.
• Xu Yue used Monster Strength Technique to demolish the maze and blast a massive crater into the ground, forcing Takagi to scramble clear.

Xu Yue defeated and killed the elite jonin Takagi by combining his techniques and using Kamui at the decisive moment. Afterward, he received the rewards for the kill and the completed Ambush mission, and considered how the Space distributed its skill rewards.

• Setsuna scattered Kunai around Takagi, creating a sealing formation as Xu Yue attacked with a Rasengan and a Monster Strength Punch.
• Takagi blocked Xu Yue's attacks, broke his sword in the exchange, and used the recoil to open distance and prepare a counterattack.
• Xu Yue used Kamui to remove half of Takagi's body just as Takagi completed his hand seals, killing him.
• Xu Yue reflected that he had completed his attack half a step before Takagi could, then recovered from the strain of the battle.
• The Space credited Xu Yue with killing Takagi and completing the Ambush mission, rewarding him with Earth-Style Wall and an Intermediate Training Card.

After Uchiha Yue defeated the enemy who had trapped Chu Yingxiong’s group, Minato Namikaze praised Yue and warned him not to become overconfident. Examining the corpse revealed that the Grass Ninja attacker was likely an Iwagakure ninja, leaving Minato to suspect that Iwagakure had joined the war against Konoha.

• Chu Yingxiong survived the collapsing maze, while Xu Yue’s Wood Clone told him that his favorability with Uchiha Yue had been used up again.
• Chu Yingxiong reassured Xu Yue but refused to consider compensating him, as other Reincarnators returned and learned Xu Yue had helped save him.
• Minato Namikaze arrived after protecting the wounded and praised Uchiha Yue for killing an elite jonin, while warning him not to let the victory make him arrogant.
• Xu Yue pointed out that the Grass Ninja attacker used Earth Release and had traits resembling people from the Land of Earth.
• Minato Namikaze concluded that Iwagakure had likely begun preparing for war and might already have entered the conflict.

Xu Yue was promoted to Special Jonin and learned that Kakashi would become a Jonin before their urgent next mission, which he recognized as the Kannabi Bridge mission. During his brief rest, he used a Wood Clone to recruit Reincarnators into Anbu by selling access through his connections.

• Minato Namikaze told the returning teams that he would attend the Jonin Council, while Xu Yue explained Kakashi's behavior to Obito Uchiha by recounting Hatake Sakumo's story.
• Minato Namikaze announced an urgent mission, assigned Xu Yue to his team, and told him the council had promoted him to Special Jonin; he also said Kakashi would become a Jonin the next day.
• Xu Yue recognized the upcoming mission as the Kannabi Bridge mission and sent a Wood Clone to tell Chu Yingxiong that he could arrange Anbu membership, prompting Chu Yingxiong to ask for a place as well.
• Xu Yue's Wood Clone approached Bao Ji and offered her the same secret Anbu opportunity, using his Special Jonin authority to find and recruit potential members.

Minato Namikaze split Team Minato’s mission, sending Kakashi, Rin, and Obito to destroy Kannabi Bridge while he and Xu Yue headed for the front lines. As the teams reached the border of the Land of Grass, Kakashi spotted enemies and prepared to test his new Chidori.

• Minato Namikaze congratulated Kakashi on becoming Team Minato’s second Jonin, and Kakashi accepted gifts from Minato Namikaze, Rin, and Xu Yue.
• Minato Namikaze assigned Kakashi, Rin, and Obito to demolish Kannabi Bridge, while he and Xu Yue went to support the front lines and draw enemy fire.
• Minato Namikaze escorted Team Kakashi to the border of the Land of Grass, where Kakashi detected enemy scouts and Minato Namikaze identified about twenty Shadow Clones.
• Kakashi asked Minato Namikaze to cover him and revealed his new Chidori, intending to test it against the enemy.

Kakashi’s team defeated the Hidden Cloud jonin Hiruko, and Minato left Kakashi and Obito to continue the mission at the border. Konoha’s forces were close to being overwhelmed by Iwagakure when Minato and Xu Yue arrived as reinforcements.

• Hiruko used Shadow Clones to exhaust Kakashi before attacking him, but Minato rescued Kakashi at the last moment.
• Xu Yue exploited Hiruko’s distraction to strike him with a Rasengan and finish him off.
• Obito teased Kakashi, and Xu Yue offered to help him improve Chidori by addressing its weakness.
• Minato told Kakashi to lead the team and urged Obito to stop arguing with him before departing with Xu Yue.
• Konoha’s outnumbered border forces struggled against Iwagakure’s assault and unfamiliar secret techniques.
• Minato and Xu Yue appeared in the trench after two kunai arrived, just as the remaining Konoha defenders faced defeat.

Minato Namikaze and Xu Yue arrived as the only reinforcements for Konoha’s exhausted trench defenders and learned that Iwagakure’s forces included elite jonin, Jedi-like fighters, and seven Zaku mechs. As the mechs opened fire, Minato began a counterattack while Xu Yue prepared to watch for the Force-sensitive elite jonin.

• Minato Namikaze told the Konoha defenders that he and Xu Yue were the only reinforcements, then gathered intelligence about the enemy’s elite jonin.
• Xu Yue recognized the enemy’s strange elite jonin as a likely Force user and identified the seven battlefield machines as Zakus.
• Kui Xing sensed that Konoha had gained two dangerous reinforcements, and Suiyan and Ryuya ordered the Zaku unit to probe the trench.
• A German Eagle commander sent seven Zakus forward, and their machine guns pinned down the Konoha defenders.
• Minato Namikaze threw Kunai and asked the defenders to scatter more across the battlefield before vanishing to attack the Zakus.
• Xu Yue handed Kunai to the surviving fighters and vanished after warning them to target the special elite jonin if he appeared.

Minato Namikaze and Xu Yue fought the Iwagakure forces, while Xu Yue kept Kui Xing occupied with his Lightsaber and Force abilities. Xu Yue unleashed Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence to trap Kui Xing, then used Kamui as the battle turned against him.

• Minato Namikaze destroyed seven Zaku with Flying Thunder God and Explosive Tags in less than ten seconds.
• Kui Xing intercepted Xu Yue's kunai with his Lightsaber, and the two began fighting.
• Kui Xing used the Force to pull Xu Yue toward his Lightsaber, but Xu Yue escaped with Flying Thunder God.
• Xu Yue unleashed Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence, trapping Kui Xing and nearby Iwagakure ninjas in a rapidly growing forest.
• Kui Xing received Space warnings that Xu Yue had targeted him with Lock-On and Drop Rate Cards, realizing Xu Yue was a Reincarnator.
• Xu Yue declared that he was better at cutting through anything and used Kamui on the trapped Kui Xing.

Xu Yue completed the faction mission after defeating the Jedi, but Kamui damaged the Lightsaber he wanted to claim. His reward was Force Sensitivity, while Minato Namikaze used Xu Yue’s forest to corner Suiyan and Ryu.

• Xu Yue collected the defeated Jedi’s spoils and found that Kamui had split the Lightsaber hilt in two.
• Xu Yue received a B-Rank Plot Point, 1,113 Reincarnation Points, and the ability Force Sensitivity as his mission reward.
• Xu Yue sensed life and an immense power around him, but could not yet perceive or use the Force directly.
• Minato Namikaze took advantage of Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence trapping the battlefield’s weaker fighters and hindering Suiyan and Ryu.
• Minato Namikaze appeared behind Suiyan and Ryu, ready to attack the two elite jonin.

Xu Yue used Wood Style to defeat the battlefield forces, then joined Minato Namikaze at Kannabi Bridge as Obito was buried in a rockslide. With Obito presumed dead and the mission still underway, Xu Yue offered to teach Kakashi how to use his Sharingan.

• Xu Yue’s Wood Style drained the battlefield’s fighters, and Minato Namikaze made the surviving Konoha ninjas promise to keep Xu Yue’s identity secret.
• Xu Yue and Minato Namikaze left to check on Kakashi and Rin, and Xu Yue used Flying Thunder God to carry Rin away from an Iwagakure attack that buried Obito.
• Minato Namikaze killed the twelve Iwagakure chunin who had attacked the group, while Xu Yue looked toward the ruined terrain and thought of Madara.
• Kakashi continued the mission to destroy Kannabi Bridge while grieving Obito, and Xu Yue offered to teach him how to use Obito’s Sharingan.

Minato Namikaze and Xu Yue attacked the Iwagakure force guarding Kannabi Bridge, while Kakashi and the others prepared to destroy it. The bridge collapsed, and the surviving Iwagakure troops retreated after suffering heavy losses.

• Kakashi took Xu Yue’s advice about developing new applications for Chidori as the group approached Kannabi Bridge.
• Minato Namikaze sensed Iwagakure forces ahead and brought Xu Yue to the bridge using Flying Thunder God kunai.
• Minato Namikaze and Xu Yue fought the Iwagakure troops, killing many and forcing the remaining commanders to consider retreat.
• Minato Namikaze told Xu Yue to conserve his Chakra and let the commanders retreat after their confidence had been broken.
• Kakashi and the others detonated Explosive Tags, destroying Kannabi Bridge, and the Iwagakure commander ordered a retreat.

After destroying Kannabi Bridge and driving back Iwagakure’s advance force, Xu Yue returned to Konoha with Minato Namikaze and gained the epithet “Black Little Flash.” He continued searching for Uzumaki Kushina and learned that Chu Yingxiong had been restricted after joining Root.

• Xu Yue and Minato Namikaze let the withdrawing Iwagakure ninja escape after completing their mission and destroying Kannabi Bridge.
• The group returned to Konoha carrying belongings left by Uchiha Obito, while word of their victory spread through Iwagakure.
• Xu Yue searched for Uzumaki Kushina to learn Sealing Jutsu, but Anbu watched him and her location remained difficult to find.
• Iwagakure gave Xu Yue the epithet “Black Little Flash,” and the Reincarnation Space granted him increased reputation and a small identity-arrangement bonus.
• Chu Yingxiong told Xu Yue that he could not come out often after joining Root and warned him not to bring the others into missions.

Xu Yue’s Wood Clone met Kushina through Tsunade and learned basic Sealing Jutsu, hoping to eventually obtain the Uzumaki Clan’s Adamantine Sealing Chains. As he began studying, angry Root Genin gathered outside to demand their Plot Points back over the advancement slots he had sold.

• Tsunade brought Xu Yue’s Wood Clone to meet Kushina after he admitted he wanted to learn Sealing Jutsu.
• Kushina learned that Xu Yue was Minato’s Wood Clone and warmed to him after he praised her red hair.
• Xu Yue obtained a scroll of basic Sealing Jutsu and paid the Reincarnation Space to master several techniques.
• Xu Yue planned to strengthen his Sealing Jutsu foundation and seek the Uzumaki Clan’s Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Root Genin confronted Xu Yue’s Wood Clone and demanded that he return their Plot Points.

Xu Yue dealt with Beiyang squad members who tried to rob him, then received authority over their control marks and made them his direct subordinates. After returning to Konoha, he shared a meal with Tsunade, who left the village the next day.

• Several Beiyang squad members demanded Xu Yue return their Plot Points and accused him of being a threat, while Qian Zuo and Qian You tried to defend him.
• After the twins left, Xu Yue used his Wood Clone to overpower the squad members and terrify them into silence.
• A Beiyang squad member tried to tell Chu Yingxiong about Xu Yue, but his head exploded; Chu Yingxiong and the twins later found the other squad members badly injured and unwilling to speak.
• Minato Namikaze returned with his squad to acclaim, while Xu Yue reported to Danzo and received the control marks for his new direct subordinates.
• Tsunade took Xu Yue to a barbecue restaurant and lectured him while drunk, then left Konoha the following day.

Xu Yue discussed Konoha’s war and Minato’s Hokage prospects with Minato and Kushina before Orochimaru arrived and summoned him to the front lines’ research facility. The chapter ended with Xu Yue and Orochimaru maintaining their cautious cooperation as they went to inspect a new experimental subject.

• Xu Yue and Minato discussed the ongoing conflict with Hidden Cloud and the risk of the other fronts becoming unstable.
• Kushina asked Xu Yue whether he would choose Minato or his teacher for Hokage, and Xu Yue said he would choose Minato.
• Orochimaru appeared behind the group, explained that Minato would soon rotate to the front lines, and watched Xu Yue leave with him.
• Orochimaru asked why Xu Yue was wary of him, but Xu Yue instead hinted that Orochimaru’s new technique was nearly complete.
• Orochimaru invited Xu Yue to inspect a newly cultivated experimental subject, and Xu Yue accepted while keeping their mutual-benefit arrangement in mind.

Xu Yue assessed Yamato’s Sage Body and continued benefiting from his cooperation with Orochimaru while preparing for future training. When Might Guy challenged him, Xu Yue sought to learn the Eight Inner Gates but was refused because he had not yet understood the technique’s purpose.

• Xu Yue noted that Yamato had developed a Beginner Sage Body and considered how his future might differ from the original plot.
• Xu Yue signed Dragon Cave’s Summoning Scroll through Orochimaru and learned Orochimaru-Style Substitution Jutsu in exchange for favorability and a B-Rank Plot.
• Xu Yue continued studying Sealing Jutsu and monitoring Kakashi and Rin while Minato Namikaze went to the Land of Lightning frontlines.
• Might Guy challenged Xu Yue to a fight, displaying explosive strength from opening the first one or two of the Eight Inner Gates.
• Xu Yue agreed to race Might Guy around Konoha and asked him to teach the Eight Inner Gates if he won.
• Might Guy refused to teach Xu Yue, explaining that mastering the technique required self-restraint and understanding that true victory meant protecting what mattered most.

Xu Yue abandoned his patrol to intervene in Rin Nohara’s death, arriving too late to save her but sealing the Three-Tails’ remaining Chakra. Obito slaughtered the Hidden Mist forces, and Xu Yue blocked him from taking Rin’s body before their fight began.

• Choza Akimichi appointed Xu Yue captain of Genma Shiranui, Ebisu, and Might Guy’s squad before leaving for the Land of Lightning front.
• During a border patrol, Xu Yue received a coded warning and used his Flying Thunder God mark on Kakashi to reach the site of Rin Nohara’s death.
• Xu Yue found Kakashi unconscious after awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan and extracted the Three-Tails’ remaining Chakra from Rin’s body.
• Obito appeared and killed the surrounding Hidden Mist ninja with Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence.
• Xu Yue blocked Obito from taking Rin’s body and struck him when he became vulnerable during an attack, but Tobi’s tendril deflected Xu Yue’s attempt to reach Obito’s eye.

Xu Yue confronted Obito, recognized him, and urged him to take Rin before leaving to investigate who had manipulated him. Elsewhere, Might Duy faced the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to protect Guy's team, and Xu Yue watched as Duy released the Eight Gates.

• Xu Yue failed to take Obito's eye, killed the nearby Mist ninja with Flying Thunder God, and questioned Obito about his Sharingan and Wood Style.
• Xu Yue identified the masked man as Obito and urged him to take Rin, promising to uncover who had saved and used him before disappearing.
• Might Guy's team encountered the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and believed they had no chance of escape.
• Might Duy arrived, ordered the three to flee, and released the Eight Gates to protect them.
• Xu Yue watched from a treetop as Duy's red chakra burst forced the Seven Ninja Swordsmen back, but he did not intervene.

Might Duy unleashed the Eighth Gate and devastated the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, while Xu Yue used Flying Thunder God to ambush Juzo Biwa. The battle continued with the remaining swordsmen facing Duy, whose body was failing under the strain.

• Might Duy unleashed the Eighth Gate, and Guy and the other two fled as he had taught them.
• Suikazan Fuguki attacked Duy with Samehada, but Duy swatted it aside and killed the wielder of Hiramekarei with one punch.
• Duy struck Munashi Jinpachi and Kushimaru Kuriarare with a punch and kick, killing them while crippling his arm and leg.
• Juzo Biwa raised Kubikiribōchō defensively as Xu Yue used Flying Thunder God to appear from three angles and break his stance.
• Xu Yue landed two Rasengan on the same spot and blasted Juzo Biwa apart.