Recaps

Chen Fan became Team 8’s instructor and taught the students the Six Powers, then challenged the Hyuga Clan to free Hinata from Hiashi’s control. As Hinata and Kurenai grew closer to Chen Fan, Anko arrived and joined the household’s training and teasing.

• The Third Hokage appointed Chen Fan as Team 8’s assistant instructor and registered him as a genin, while Chen Fan introduced himself to Might Guy’s team and defeated Guy in a Taijutsu match.
• Chen Fan began teaching Kurenai, Hinata, Shino, and Kiba the Six Powers, and he encouraged Hinata to train despite her doubts about facing her father.
• After Hiashi confined and abused Hinata, Chen Fan broke into the Hyuga compound, defeated Hiashi, and took Hinata to stay with Kurenai.
• Hinata, Shino, and Kiba steadily improved their Six Powers training while Konoha spread rumors about Chen Fan and Hinata.
• Anko arrived at Kurenai’s home, met Chen Fan, and challenged him to a match, but his speed and strength made her admit she could not match him.
• Anko took Chen Fan, Kurenai, Hinata, Shino, and Kiba into Konoha, where Hinata found that people paid little attention to her and Ino checked on her.
• Kurenai confessed to Chen Fan that she lacked confidence as a teacher, and the two acknowledged their relationship before beginning an intimate encounter.

Chen Fan escorted Tazuna to the Land of Waves, defeated Zabuza’s attackers, and brought Haku back to Konoha. He later became Chief Proctor of the Chunin Exam and ended its first test with a question about Anko.

• Chen Fan took Hinata, Shino, and Kiba on a mission to escort Tazuna, and they fought off five Kirigakure chunin on the way to the Land of Waves.
• Chen Fan defeated Zabuza in battle, but Haku intervened and carried the injured Zabuza away before Chen Fan could kill him.
• Chen Fan’s team defended Tazuna as Zabuza and Haku attacked again, and Chen Fan cut down Kado’s men after Kado betrayed them.
• Zabuza killed Kado, and Haku went with Chen Fan back to Konoha, where the Third Hokage registered Haku as a genin.
• Kurenai welcomed Haku into the household, then helped Chen Fan and Anko become intimate, and Chen Fan later taught Anko and Haku the Six Powers.
• The Third Hokage appointed Chen Fan a Chunin Exam examiner and gave him authority to supervise the exam, while Chen Fan posted a warning to discourage troublemakers.
• Chen Fan served as Chief Proctor during the written exam, whose questions he had written, and Morino Ibiki exposed the candidates’ failure to investigate Chen Fan’s threats.
• Chen Fan explained the exam’s purpose, then made the tenth question whether Anko was the cutest woman in the world, promising that candidates who answered yes would pass.

Chen Fan confronted Orochimaru during the Forest of Death exam, protected Konoha’s candidates, and helped the Chunin Exam advance toward its main matches. As he took on new responsibilities and learned of Kurenai’s pregnancy, Zabuza ordered Haku to kill him, leaving Haku trapped between the order and his growing ties to Chen Fan and Hinata.

• Anko explained the Forest of Death test, and Chen Fan pursued Orochimaru, forced him to remove Anko’s Curse Mark, and struck a deal with him over Sasuke and forbidden knowledge.
• The candidates reached the Central Tower, and Chen Fan announced the third exam and its elimination matches as Orochimaru’s curse mark drove Sasuke’s team from the forest battle.
• Rock Lee fought Gaara, opened the Fifth Gate, and fell, but Chen Fan stopped Gaara from killing him and subdued Gaara, Shukaku, and the Nine-Tails with his divine-beast aura.
• The Third Hokage scheduled the tournament and offered Chen Fan the Fifth Hokage position, while revealing that Kurenai was pregnant and urging Chen Fan to take on her missions.
• Chen Fan became a Konoha jōnin, accepted responsibility for Kurenai and Anko’s assignments, and assured Might Guy and Rock Lee that Tsunade might heal Lee’s injuries.
• After Gekko Hayate was found dead, Konoha’s leaders decided to continue the Chunin Exam as Chen Fan suspected Danzou had withdrawn Anbu despite the danger.
• Zabuza told Haku that Sound Village would help attack Konoha and ordered him to kill Chen Fan within three days, while Haku asked him to spare Hinata.
• Haku hid his distress from Hinata, and Chen Fan kissed him after Haku asked what Chen Fan wanted from him.

Chen Fan killed Zabuza, helped Hinata defeat Neji, and thwarted Orochimaru’s attack on Konoha. After recovering, he agreed to find Tsunade, then spotted Akatsuki members in a dango shop and was confronted by Sasuke.

• Zabuza turned on Haku after she protected Chen Fan, but Chen Fan appeared, killed Zabuza, and brought Haku home, where she chose to stay with him.
• At the Chunin Exam, Hinata used Chen Fan’s techniques to defeat Neji, while Sasuke’s match against Gaara was interrupted by Orochimaru’s invasion.
• Chen Fan revealed that he had disguised himself as the Third Hokage to foil Orochimaru’s attack, then fought Orochimaru and the resurrected First and Second Hokage as Konoha battled the invaders.
• Orochimaru’s explosion destroyed the arena and barrier, but Chen Fan survived, and Konoha repelled the attack, and the Third Hokage signed an alliance treaty with the Hidden Sand Village.
• After waking from his injuries, Chen Fan met Jiraiya and learned about the Akatsuki and their search for the tailed beasts.
• The Third Hokage and Jiraiya asked Chen Fan to find Tsunade and bring her back to become Hokage, and Chen Fan agreed.
• Chen Fan headed to Anko’s dango shop, spotted two Akatsuki members inside, and encountered Sasuke, who asked what Chen Fan did not know.