Chapter Summaries

Xu Yue and Might Duy fought the remaining Seven Ninja Swordsmen, but Raiga Kurosuki’s lightning forced Xu Yue to retreat. Duy killed Jinin Akebino with his final strength and died after passing his spirit on to Guy.

• Xu Yue identified Suikazan Fuguki’s Water Clone and approached Raiga Kurosuki and Jinin Akebino while urging Might Duy to save his strength.
• Xu Yue used the Flying Thunder God Technique to appear behind Raiga, but Raiga’s lightning attack nearly electrocuted him and forced him to escape.
• Raiga Kurosuki unleashed lightning across the battlefield and fled, so Xu Yue abandoned the pursuit.
• Might Duy took advantage of Jinin Akebino’s distraction and pierced him from behind with his remaining strength.
• Might Duy declared that Guy had inherited his spirit, then scattered away like ashes.

Xu Yue secured the Seven Ninja Swordsmen’s weapons, helped Guy recover his father’s remains, and learned Eight Inner Gates before traveling to Dragon Cave. He met White Snake Sage and prepared to learn Sage Mode.

• Xu Yue kept Nuibari for himself, sealed the other four swords, and collected some of Dai’s ashes for Guy.
• Guy accepted the bottle of his father’s remains, declared that he would not cry, and began teaching Xu Yue Eight Inner Gates.
• Xu Yue trained with Guy while Kakashi returned to Konoha and began obsessively washing the hand that had killed Rin.
• The Reincarnation Space recognized Xu Yue’s Eight Inner Gates training for one A-Rank Plot Point, limiting him to opening one Gate for now; he found that it increased his strength and Chakra by about thirty percent.
• Xu Yue used Reverse Summoning Technique to reach Dragon Cave, where White Snake Sage criticized his Chakra reserves and Xu Yue resolved to learn Sage Mode.

Xu Yue quickly mastered basic Sage Mode in Ryūchi Cave, greatly increasing his combat power and deciding to pursue another improvement. Back in Konoha, he met Hyuga Hiashi and asked for detailed books on the human meridian system.

• The White Snake Sage let Xu Yue train in Ryūchi Cave, where Force Sense helped him sense natural energy and begin Sage Mode training unusually quickly.
• The Reincarnation Space unlocked basic Sage Mode for two A-Rank Plots, and Xu Yue tested its brief duration, repeated use, and powerful boost to his abilities.
• Xu Yue assessed Sage Mode and the Eight Inner Gates as major ways to raise his combat strength and prepared a new plan after Sage Mode cost no S-Rank Plot.
• Xu Yue thanked the White Snake Sage, left Ryūchi Cave, and returned to Konoha.
• Xu Yue met Hyuga Hiashi at the Hyuga Clan grounds and asked him for detailed books about the human meridian system.

Xu Yue confronted three Uchiha Guard Force members who demanded he visit the clan, then agreed to go after Uchiha Shisui approached him personally. He left with Shisui, while the Uchiha elders' response to his display of strength remained unresolved.

• Three Uchiha Guard Force members confronted Xu Yue for associating with the Hyuga Clan and not visiting the Uchiha compound.
• The three Uchiha Special Jonin boasted of their strength and challenged Xu Yue, but he subdued them with Shadow Clones and Kunai, revealing his Three Tomoe Sharingan.
• Xu Yue let the defeated Uchiha leave, believing his show of strength had made his value clear to the clan.
• Uchiha Shisui arrived and urged Xu Yue not to reject their shared clan ties.
• Xu Yue complained about the Guard Force members' behavior but agreed to accompany Shisui to the Uchiha compound.

Xu Yue manipulated the Uchiha elders into sending him to the front lines with clan reinforcements, hoping to get close to Uchiha Fugaku and pursue another Mangekyō Sharingan. Near the border, he and three Uchiha Chunin were ambushed by bounty hunter Kakuzu, whom Xu Yue recognized and mocked.

• Xu Yue confirmed Uchiha Shisui had not awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and shifted his attention to the Second Elder.
• Xu Yue convinced the Second Elder that he wanted to support the clan and received approval to join the front lines as Uchiha reinforcements.
• Xu Yue set out with Uchiha Taro, Uchiha Jiro, and Uchiha Saburo, who handled the journey's chores.
• Near the border, Kakuzu blocked the road with an Earth Style: Rock Lodging Collapse and revealed that Xu Yue carried a bounty of one and a half million.
• Xu Yue recognized Kakuzu and teased him about claiming to have thrown a shuriken at the First Hokage from eight hundred li away.

Xu Yue tested his Sage Mode against Kakuzu, destroying two of Kakuzu’s hearts before the veteran adapted to his attacks. Xu Yue then unleashed Sage Art: Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence, whose branches rapidly grew and absorbed natural energy.

• Xu Yue sent the three Uchiha Clan Chunin to escape while he stayed to fight Kakuzu.
• Xu Yue entered Sage Mode and struck Kakuzu with a Sage Art: Rasengan, destroying two of his hearts.
• Kakuzu recovered and countered with combined Lightning, Fire, and Wind Style ninjutsu, but Xu Yue evaded his attacks.
• Kakuzu adapted to Xu Yue’s speed and tactics, dodging his Kunai and countering with precise ninjutsu.
• Xu Yue pressed his hand to the ground and unleashed Sage Art: Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence, causing thick branches to erupt and absorb natural energy.

Xu Yue defeated Kakuzu with senjutsu-enhanced Wood Style, then used an illusion to learn about Earth Grudge Fear and seal three of Kakuzu’s hearts. He left Kakuzu alive but bound to cooperate, and put him to work on a favor.

• Xu Yue captured Kakuzu in the Wood Realm and drained his Chakra.
• Xu Yue used the Mangekyō-enhanced Nirvana Hall Technique to hypnotize Kakuzu and question him about Earth Grudge Fear.
• Xu Yue modified Root’s control Sealing Jutsu to seal three of Kakuzu’s hearts.
• Xu Yue persuaded Kakuzu to cooperate whenever they met and asked him to help with a favor.

Xu Yue returned from his encounter with Kakuzu and reached the Konoha front-line camp, where Jiraiya sent him to join the Uchiha Clan. Uchiha Fugaku welcomed him into his guard unit, and Xu Yue suspected Fugaku had awakened his Mangekyo.

• Xu Yue agreed to leave Kakuzu behind, erased traces of the Wood Realm, and used Flying Thunder God to return to the three Uchiha Chunin.
• Xu Yue led the group toward the front lines, and they met a Konoha counter-reconnaissance squad on their third day of travel.
• Xu Yue reported to Jiraiya, who directed him to the Uchiha Clan's camp because he had arrived as the clan's representative.
• Uchiha Fugaku welcomed Xu Yue, praised the Second Elder for winning clan members over, and placed Xu Yue in his guard unit.
• Xu Yue sensed Fugaku's Kage-level aura and suspected that he had awakened his Mangekyo.

Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Kagami, and Xu Yue pursued a Land of Lightning spy into the Land of Lightning, where they fought a trio of elite Hidden Cloud ninja. After the battle, Kakuzu ambushed them, killed Kagami, and forced Fugaku to tell Xu Yue to flee.

• Uchiha Fugaku continued the pursuit after Xu Yue’s remark about Minato Namikaze provoked his clan pride.
• Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Kagami, and Xu Yue faced three elite Hidden Cloud ninja, and Xu Yue taunted the woman before the fight began.
• Uchiha Fugaku used his power to defeat the three Hidden Cloud ninja, while Kagami judged Xu Yue a burden in the battle.
• Kakuzu emerged from the shadows and killed Uchiha Kagami by tearing out his heart.
• Uchiha Fugaku ordered Xu Yue to escape with Flying Thunder God, but Xu Yue refused to leave him behind.

Xu Yue carried the wounded Uchiha Fugaku back to camp, took his Mangekyo eye, and gained Tsukuyomi and Susanoo. After Fugaku recovered, he taught Xu Yue Uchiha techniques, while Xu Yue considered seeking an opportunity to work with Minato Namikaze.

• Xu Yue carried the unconscious Fugaku toward camp after Kakuzu defeated him, and Fugaku reflected on Xu Yue’s loyalty before passing out.
• Xu Yue replaced Fugaku’s missing eye with the Mangekyo, gaining Tsukuyomi, a complete pair of Mangekyo Sharingan, and access to Susanoo’s initial forms.
• Xu Yue unsealed one of Kakuzu’s heart seals as payment for his help, and Fugaku’s injuries became major news on the front lines.
• Jiraiya visited Fugaku, who resolved to recover after recognizing that the Mangekyo did not make him invincible.
• Fugaku taught Xu Yue Uchiha throwing techniques, Fire Style, and other skills in exchange for Plot resources and favorability points.
• Xu Yue left Fugaku’s side to return to the front-line action and wondered whether he could find a chance to work with Minato Namikaze.

Minato Namikaze and his team encountered A and Killer B, and Minato narrowly avoided A’s opening attack before Killer B intervened. Xu Yue arrived and clashed with A in taijutsu, leaving both injured as the opposing shinobi prepared to withdraw.

• Minato stopped his teammates when Hidden Cloud shinobi appeared, and A rushed him with a lightning-fast punch.
• Minato dodged A and counterattacked, but Killer B shielded A with a tentacle and the Konoha shinobi received orders to retreat.
• Minato praised Killer B and spoke with A about their future as Kage before Xu Yue appeared and interrupted them.
• A feinted at Minato and charged Xu Yue, who met his attack with a Monster Strength Punch that shattered a tree and sent them both flying.
• Xu Yue healed his damaged arm while A examined his own lighter wounds and admitted that Xu Yue had contended with him head-on.

Xu Yue activated Sage Mode and accepted A and Killer B’s challenge while Minato watched. He trapped A in Tsukuyomi, then used Susanoo to smash Killer B into the ground, leaving both opponents defeated or incapacitated.

• Minato and Killer B disengaged, and Xu Yue accepted the mission to challenge the AB Combo alone.
• Xu Yue entered Sage Mode and asked Minato to stay back and observe.
• A charged Xu Yue with Liger Bomb, but Xu Yue’s Sage Art: Chidori cut through a tentacle and split the ground.
• Xu Yue matched A in taijutsu, then caught him in Tsukuyomi and left him unconscious.
• Killer B entered Partial Tailed Beast Transformation to protect A, but Xu Yue seized his tentacles with Susanoo and slammed him into the ground.

Xu Yue defeated Killer B and A, spared them, and earned their respect as the war’s balance shifted after the Third Raikage’s death. As the Third Shinobi World War neared its end and Xu Yue’s reputation rose, he rejected his return and chose to remain in the world.

• Xu Yue persuaded Minato Namikaze to let Killer B and A retreat, then sealed the severed Eight-Tails tentacle and received mission-completion and rival-bond notifications.
• Minato Namikaze praised Xu Yue’s growth and said defeating the AB Combo had made him a recognized strong ninja.
• The Land of Earth attacked the Land of Lightning, and the Third Raikage died after holding off ten thousand ninja for three days and nights, allowing Hidden Cloud’s forces to return home.
• The Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth entered a costly war, while Konoha’s battlefield victories helped bring the Third Shinobi World War toward its end.
• Xu Yue became known as one of Konoha’s Twin Flashes alongside Minato Namikaze, and his bond with Minato changed from friends to partners.
• As the mission deadline approached, Xu Yue rejected his return and chose to delay it.

Xu Yue helped Kakashi move past his grief by giving him new Chidori techniques and news of Kushina’s pregnancy, then rose to Jonin as Konoha prepared to appoint Minato Hokage. He warned Orochimaru that Danzo was about to act, but Orochimaru questioned whether Xu Yue had come to join his escape or capture him.

• Kakashi showed Xu Yue his completed Chidori Sharp Spear and Chidori Stream, which Xu Yue acquired using two C-rank missions.
• Xu Yue told Kakashi that Kushina was pregnant and that Minato planned to assign him to protect her in Anbu, easing some of Kakashi’s despair.
• After the Third Ninja War ended, Xu Yue became a Jonin, and Minato Namikaze emerged as the clear choice for Fourth Hokage.
• Xu Yue warned Orochimaru that Danzo was preparing to move against him, while Orochimaru discussed Anko’s curse mark and Xu Yue’s refusal to receive one.
• Orochimaru stopped his dissection and asked whether Xu Yue had come to escape with him or capture him.

Xu Yue negotiated with Orochimaru, then chose to protect his teacher from Hiruzen Sarutobi while remaining loyal to Konoha. Hiruzen sparred with Xu Yue and helped him improve, then let him go as Orochimaru escaped.

• Xu Yue offered Orochimaru a deal involving Impure World Reincarnation and future cooperation in Konoha.
• Xu Yue told Hiruzen Sarutobi he would not betray Konoha but would stop him from pursuing Orochimaru, and accepted that he might be punished.
• Hiruzen recognized Xu Yue's resolve and fought him, using shuriken and the Shadow Clone Technique to expose gaps in his combat style.
• Xu Yue trained under Hiruzen and learned to integrate his abilities, improving until they could trade blows.
• Hiruzen ended the spar after Orochimaru had escaped, thanked Xu Yue for his respect, and invited him to visit as his grandteacher.

Xu Yue treated Jiraiya after Orochimaru defeated him, collected the promised scroll from Orochimaru, and tracked the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to Obito's hidden refuge. He broke through the ceiling as Madara Uchiha and Obito sensed his arrival.

• Orochimaru defeated Jiraiya and left him injured, but Xu Yue arrived with the unconscious Kakashi and healed Jiraiya.
• Xu Yue left Kakashi with Jiraiya, then met Orochimaru and received the scroll of foundational knowledge for the Impure World Reincarnation.
• Xu Yue warned Orochimaru that Jiraiya had held back and revealed that Jiraiya could use Sage Mode, but Orochimaru continued into the cave.
• Xu Yue used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach the rocky area where Obito had been buried and sensed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path underground.
• Madara Uchiha taught Obito the Six Paths techniques as Tobi warned that Xu Yue had found them.
• Xu Yue broke through the ceiling and leaped into Madara Uchiha's hideout.

Xu Yue confronted Madara Uchiha and tried to persuade Obito to leave, but Obito refused. Xu Yue used Tsukuyomi to create an opening for his Wood Clone to sever Madara’s connection to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, then attacked the weakened Madara.

• Xu Yue arrived at Madara’s lair, recognized the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and refused Madara’s offer to join his plan.
• Xu Yue urged Obito to return and warned him that Madara was dangerous, but Obito rejected him and said he cared only about achieving his goal.
• Xu Yue revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan and trapped Madara in Tsukuyomi, synchronizing the illusion’s time with reality for a few seconds.
• Xu Yue’s prepared Wood Clone used Flying Thunder God to sever the tubes connecting Madara to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Madara began to wither without the statue’s support, and Xu Yue and his Wood Clone attacked him.

Xu Yue fought the frail but still formidable Madara Uchiha beneath the earth, using Sage Mode and taijutsu to keep him from reconnecting with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Xu Yue unleashed Sage Art: Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence, and Madara admitted defeat as the forest overwhelmed him.

• Xu Yue ambushed Madara Uchiha with a Sage-powered attack, but Madara evaded it and countered with Wood Style techniques.
• Xu Yue's Wood Clone prevented Madara from reconnecting with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, so Xu Yue pressed the attack with Sage Art: Chidori Stream and taijutsu.
• Madara deflected Xu Yue's Sage Art: Chidori Sharp Spear with Uchiha Reflection, sending Xu Yue crashing into a wall.
• Xu Yue revealed his Susanoo had protected him, completed his hand signs, and unleashed Sage Art: Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence.
• Obito escaped with the spiral-faced White Zetsu as Xu Yue's forest burst through the underground space and spread above ground.
• Madara used Black Rods to hold back the vines, praised Xu Yue as the strongest young man he had seen, and conceded victory.

Xu Yue defeated Madara but Obito escaped with Madara and the Gunbai, leaving Xu Yue with one of Madara’s Mangekyo eyes and a Six Paths Technique scroll. After returning to Konoha, Xu Yue faced questioning from the village’s leaders about his ties to Orochimaru.

• Xu Yue restrained Madara with the Tree World, but Obito pulled Madara and the Gunbai into Kamui before Xu Yue could finish him.
• Xu Yue kept Madara’s left Mangekyo eye, received the Six Paths Technique: Secret scroll, and considered how to obtain another eye and gather more tailed beast Chakra.
• After seeing Orochimaru off, Xu Yue returned to Konoha and followed Anbu to the Hokage’s office, where Kakashi accused him of choosing a rogue ninja over the village.
• Danzo questioned Xu Yue about Orochimaru’s defection and experiments, and Xu Yue admitted that Orochimaru had used his blood and cells without telling him about the human experiments.

Minato Namikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi defended Xu Yue’s record, and the hearing ended with him serving both the regular Anbu and Root under a codename. As Konoha rumors spread, Xu Yue maintained ties across the village’s factions and watched Kushina’s pregnancy advance.

• Minato Namikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi cited Xu Yue’s wartime service and character, while Danzo argued that his disobedience still required punishment.
• Minato Namikaze proposed transferring Xu Yue to the regular Anbu, but Danzo tried to keep him in Root, turning the hearing into a dispute over who would claim him.
• The meeting gave Xu Yue a public identity as an Anbu advisor while retaining his secret Root service, and Danzo insisted he abandon the name Uchiha Yue.
• Xu Yue visited Uchiha Fugaku’s home, praised young Itachi, and learned that Fugaku had chosen the name Sasuke for his unborn child.
• Xu Yue continued studying Sealing Jutsu and the Flying Thunder God, built relationships across Konoha’s factions, and watched Kushina’s belly grow.