Chapter Summaries

Chen Fan visited Tenten’s ninja tool shop and commissioned a pair of twin blades, then received an urgent summons from the Third Hokage. He leisurely made his way to the Hokage Building and arrived at the office door.

• Tenten threatened Chen Fan with ninja tools until her father intervened and reprimanded her.
• Chen Fan soothed Tenten’s father, and Tenten reluctantly apologized for attacking him.
• Chen Fan commissioned a pair of twin blades based on weapons he had used before, telling Tenten his swordsmanship surpassed his Taijutsu.
• An Anbu member summoned Chen Fan to meet the Third Hokage about an important matter.
• Chen Fan stopped at shops on his way to the Hokage Building and eventually knocked on the Third Hokage’s office door.

Chen Fan met with the Third Hokage, who assigned him to protect Konoha during the approaching Chunin Exam and serve as one of its examiners. Chen Fan accepted after the Hokage threatened to send Kurenai and Anko on a long mission.

• Chen Fan joked that he was miserable and accused the Third Hokage of spying on him, while the Hokage said Kurenai had reported his romance.
• The Third Hokage told Chen Fan to protect Konoha’s villagers and prevent visiting examinees from causing trouble during the Chunin Exam.
• Chen Fan complained about the assignment and repeatedly worried aloud that the Third Hokage might die.
• The Third Hokage made Chen Fan an examiner responsible for the exam, then tried to dismiss him.
• When the Third Hokage threatened to send Kurenai and Anko on a long mission, Chen Fan saluted and promised to complete the work.

Chen Fan left the Hokage Building after the Third Hokage assigned him missions, but stopped to confront Konohamaru when the boy accused him of setting a trap. He headed to Ichiraku Ramen and encountered Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi.

• Konohamaru stumbled into the Third Hokage's office, and Chen Fan decided to leave after the Hokage assigned him missions.
• Konohamaru accused Chen Fan of ambushing him, so Chen Fan grabbed him by the head before the Third Hokage told him to let the child go.
• Ebisu asked who Chen Fan was, and the Third Hokage explained that he had defeated Hiashi Hyuga.
• Chen Fan saw Ichiraku Ramen and went inside, where he ran into Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi.

Chen Fan met Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi, then answered their questions about training and his Taijutsu. He left Naruto intrigued by his fighting style, though Sakura stopped Naruto from casually asking to learn it.

• Naruto excitedly pointed out Chen Fan, and Sakura punched him before apologizing for his rashness.
• Chen Fan invited Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi to sit with him, and they introduced themselves.
• Naruto asked about Hinata and training, and Chen Fan advised him to seek guidance from Kakashi or the Third Hokage.
• Kakashi asked about Chen Fan's Taijutsu, and Chen Fan said he had created it himself.
• Naruto asked Chen Fan to teach him Taijutsu, but Sakura reminded him not to casually ask for someone's ultimate technique.

Chen Fan trained in Konoha, received his custom weapon, and was given authority over the upcoming Chunin Exam. As contestants arrived, his outrageous gate notice warned them not to cause trouble, while Izumo Kamizuki and Kagari Kotetsu joked about enforcing it.

• Chen Fan ate ramen with Kakashi, Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and Hinata, then returned to find Anko and Haku resting after training.
• Chen Fan spent the next week training and dating, and he collected the weapon he had commissioned.
• The Third Hokage gave Chen Fan supervisory and decision-making authority over the Chunin Exam, including the power to disqualify contestants.
• Chen Fan posted a threatening notice at Konoha's gates forbidding exam participants from causing trouble.
• Temari, Kankuro, and Gaara read the notice, and Gaara urged his companions not to cause trouble.
• Izumo Kamizuki warned the gathered contestants about Chen Fan, and Kagari Kotetsu pressured Izumo into buying him meals for a week.

Konoha’s Third Hokage defended Chen Fan’s actions at the village gates, and the Chunin Exam began with Chen Fan serving as its Chief Examiner. At the Ninja Academy, the rookies gathered and discussed Chen Fan and his students, while Hinata’s denial about her relationship with him surprised her classmates.

• Kagari Kotetsu reminded Izumo Kamizuki that he owed him a week of meals for helping with their act at the gates.
• The Third Hokage rejected calls to remove Chen Fan’s notice, saying it had protected Konoha’s residents during the Chunin Exam.
• Chen Fan arrived at the Ninja Academy as Chief Examiner after spending time with Anko and Kurenai.
• Temari and Gaara scrutinized Hinata, Shino, and Kiba because they were Chen Fan’s students.
• Naruto asked Hinata, Shino, and Kiba whether Chen Fan had taught them powerful techniques, and Ino scolded Naruto for calling her group idiots.
• Ino asked Hinata about her progress with Chen Fan, and Hinata blushed and said he was dating Anko and Kurenai, startling the others.

Chen Fan announced that candidates could bribe him for help passing the Chunin Exam, leaving the Genin stunned. Morino Ibiki used the confusion to pressure them into making their choice before the first test began.

• Naruto and the others discussed Chen Fan, and Kabuto introduced himself and showed them Ninja Registration Cards before the examiners intervened.
• Chen Fan entered as Chief Proctor, joked openly about accepting bribes, and then fell asleep in his seat.
• Gaara noticed Chen Fan, while Shukaku inside him trembled and restrained its aura.
• Morino Ibiki told the candidates they had one chance to choose and began a countdown, using Chen Fan's antics to unsettle them.
• Izumo Kamizuki and Kagari Kotetsu joked with each other as Ibiki counted down to the start of the first test.

Morino Ibiki revealed that the examinees had already been tested before entering Konoha and explained how their choices showed poor judgment and intelligence gathering. He began the written exam, whose first question asked whether Chen Fan was the most handsome person in the world.

• Morino Ibiki applauded the examinees and revealed that the earlier scenario had been a test, while Inuzuka Kiba mocked those who had dismissed Chen Fan’s threats as fake.
• Morino Ibiki explained that examinees could have tested Chen Fan’s claims and gathered information about him during their week in Konoha, but nearly all had failed the first test.
• Morino Ibiki ordered the examinees to submit their applications and take their assigned seats for the written exam.
• Morino Ibiki explained the scoring rules and warned that a zero from any team member would disqualify the entire team.
• The examinees received the written papers, and the first question asked whether Chen Fan was the most handsome person in the world; Tenten gritted her teeth and answered yes.

Chen Fan’s difficult written exam pushed the examinees into risky cheating, while Morino Ibiki admired his psychological tactics. Chen Fan ended the exam and prepared to announce the results, leaving the participants waiting to learn their fate.

• The examinees agonized over whether to cheat, knowing that being caught could cost them points and their chance to pass.
• Morino Ibiki praised Chen Fan to Izumo Kamizuki and Kagari Kotetsu, revealing that Chen Fan had written every question.
• Sasuke, Sakura, Hinata, Gaara, Neji, Kiba, and Shino used their abilities to cheat, while many anxious participants were caught and expelled.
• Chen Fan woke up, discussed the exam with Morino Ibiki, and decided it was time to finish before Anko became impatient.
• Chen Fan took the stage, stopped the examinees from writing, and warned that anyone who disobeyed him would be disqualified.

Chen Fan finished the first Chunin Exam by lecturing the candidates about a ninja’s choices and then giving them a ridiculous tenth question. Anko Mitarai arrived to announce the second exam, leaving the candidates facing her promise that more than half would be eliminated.

• Chen Fan scolded the candidates for failing or cheating, then admitted he had cheated and bribed a teacher to pass.
• Chen Fan explained that the exam tested judgment and that ninjas should protect their village and families, before joking that he wanted the candidates to give him money.
• When Tenten asked for the tenth question, Chen Fan said he had not thought of one yet.
• Anko Mitarai crashed through a window, announced herself as chief examiner for the second exam, and kissed Chen Fan after he forced the room to applaud her.
• Anko questioned why so many teams remained, and Chen Fan said the second exam would be more interesting with more candidates.
• Chen Fan made the tenth question whether Anko was the cutest woman in the world and said candidates who answered yes would pass.

Chen Fan defended his authority after Temari challenged the first exam’s questions, and Morino Ibiki revealed that a tenth question had been available. Anko Mitarai led the surviving candidates to the Forest of Death and explained the dangerous five-day survival exam, leaving the teams to collect their scrolls and prepare to enter.

• Temari accused Chen Fan of making the earlier questions meaningless, and Chen Fan mocked her and claimed his authority made the exam rules final.
• Morino Ibiki explained that candidates could have chosen a tenth question and urged them to accept Chen Fan’s decision.
• Anko Mitarai warned the candidates that the second exam would be far more dangerous, and Gaara cautioned Temari that Chen Fan was not someone they could challenge.
• Anko described the Forest of Death survival test: teams had five days to bring both Heaven and Earth scrolls to the central tower, with all three members arriving together.
• Chen Fan called the mission reasonable, and Anko directed the teams to collect their scrolls and follow their assigned examiners to the entrances.

Chen Fan distributed the second-round exam scrolls to the participating teams and spoke with Anko about Naruto and the Third Hokage's failures. After sharing a passionate kiss with Anko, Chen Fan went inside to monitor the exam as Chief Proctor.

• Hinata, Shino, and Kiba collected their scrolls, and Chen Fan encouraged them to protect Hinata and pass the exam.
• Neji collected his scroll after telling Chen Fan that Tenten was unsuited to becoming a ninja, while Rock Lee admired Chen Fan's ability to rely on taijutsu.
• Naruto collected the final scroll and promised Chen Fan he would pass; Chen Fan agreed to eat ramen with him another time.
• Chen Fan and Anko discussed Naruto's treatment and the Third Hokage's shortcomings, then kissed passionately.
• Chen Fan left Anko to check on the exam, promising to make it up to her that night.

Chen Fan tracked Orochimaru through the Forest of Death while Hinata, Shino, and Kiba obtained the scrolls they needed and encountered Gaara's team. The chapter ended with Kiba confronting Gaara despite Hinata and Temari urging caution.

• Chen Fan used a tracking insect from Shino to follow Orochimaru through the forest and checked on injured exam participants.
• Hinata, Shino, and Kiba seized an Earth Scroll from three ninja and headed toward the Central Tower.
• Kiba, Shino, and Hinata saw Gaara kill three Hidden Rain genin and take the Heaven Scroll his team needed.
• Gaara noticed the three Leaf ninja and considered killing them, but Temari warned him that they were Chen Fan's students.
• Kiba dropped down to confront Gaara while Hinata called for him to continue to the tower.

Chen Fan survived Orochimaru’s ambush and confronted him in the Forest of Death. After Chen Fan revealed that he had identified Orochimaru as a rogue ninja, Orochimaru removed his disguise.

• Kiba, Shino, and Hinata withdrew from Gaara’s group and agreed to avoid a fight until they reached the Central Tower.
• Orochimaru ambushed Chen Fan with a giant python, but Chen Fan cut his way out and escaped unharmed.
• Chen Fan released the insect he had used to track Orochimaru and challenged the disguised Grass Ninja.
• Orochimaru’s genjutsu exposed his own death to him when Chen Fan’s killing intent reflected the technique.
• Chen Fan identified Orochimaru as Konoha’s S-Class Rogue Ninja, and Orochimaru removed his human-skin disguise.

Chen Fan confronted Orochimaru and demanded information on Bloodline Limits and a way to remove Anko’s Curse Mark. After Orochimaru refused to agree to the deal, Chen Fan cut off his head.

• Orochimaru asked whether Chen Fan had come to capture him, but Chen Fan proposed a deal instead.
• Chen Fan appeared behind Orochimaru and demanded his knowledge of Bloodline Limits and a way to remove Anko’s Curse Mark.
• Chen Fan reflected on the Sage of Six Paths, the God Tree, and the possibility that Bloodline Limits carried inherited genetic information.
• Orochimaru summoned a giant snake to attack Chen Fan, and Chen Fan cut it in half with his blade.
• Orochimaru said the display was not enough to make him accept the deal, and Chen Fan severed Orochimaru’s head.

Chen Fan survived Orochimaru’s massive Paper Bomb trap and continued attacking him through the forest. As Orochimaru summoned giant snakes for protection, Chen Fan urged him to agree to his conditions.

• Orochimaru attacked Chen Fan with White Serpents and a swarm of snakes packed with Paper Bombs, triggering a huge explosion.
• Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke heard the blast, and Sasuke warned them to stay away from its center.
• Chen Fan emerged from the crater unharmed, while Orochimaru revealed that Chen Fan’s sword had nearly cut off his neck.
• Chen Fan fired a Finger Pistol at Orochimaru and pursued him through the trees with a Tempest Kick.
• Orochimaru summoned several enormous snakes to shield himself as Chen Fan told him to stop resisting and agree to his conditions.

Chen Fan and Orochimaru fought briefly in the forest before agreeing to negotiate. Chen Fan rejected the idea of cooperation and demanded a transaction, and Orochimaru asked for Uchiha Sasuke and Chen Fan’s Taijutsu.

• Chen Fan cut through Orochimaru’s giant snakes and fought him with his swords and Tempest Kick, but Orochimaru escaped a finishing slash with the Substitution Technique.
• Orochimaru proposed a deal, offering information and to remove Anko’s Curse Mark of Heaven in exchange for payment.
• Chen Fan warned Orochimaru that their arrangement was only a transaction and threatened him with overwhelming killing intent.
• Orochimaru said he wanted Uchiha Sasuke and Chen Fan’s Taijutsu.

Chen Fan confronted Orochimaru over his interest in Sasuke and warned him not to tamper with Anko again. Orochimaru removed Anko’s Curse Mark of Heaven and kept it for himself, leaving Anko unconscious in Chen Fan’s care.

• Chen Fan told Orochimaru he knew his real target was Sasuke and rejected his attempt to bargain for Taijutsu.
• Two Chunin reported that three Grass Ninja examinees had been killed outside Konoha, and Anko recognized the killer’s technique and rushed to pursue Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru appeared behind Anko, but Chen Fan arrived and knocked her unconscious before she could attack him.
• Chen Fan warned Orochimaru that he would hunt him down if he tampered with Anko again, and Orochimaru agreed to remove her curse mark.
• Orochimaru used his curse-mark research to force the black marks out of Anko and collected them on a scroll, then recalled his red marks into another scroll.

Chen Fan forced Orochimaru to remove Anko's curse seal, while Orochimaru marked Sasuke and continued his plans in disguise. At a meeting called by the Third Hokage, Chen Fan admitted that he had fought Orochimaru and made a deal, prompting Kakashi to confront him over Sasuke's curse seal.

• Chen Fan took Anko to the Central Tower after Orochimaru removed her Curse Mark of Heaven, and he told her he had driven Orochimaru away.
• Anko asked whether the Chunin Exam should be suspended, but Chen Fan said it would continue and that he would keep matters under control.
• Orochimaru planted a curse seal on Sasuke and disguised himself as the jonin leading the Sound Village team.
• After Anbu reported the traces of Chen Fan's battle with Orochimaru, the Third Hokage gathered Konoha's jonin for a meeting.
• Chen Fan confirmed that he had fought Orochimaru and reached a deal with him, and Kakashi accused him of allowing Orochimaru to curse Sasuke.
• Might Guy stopped Kakashi from acting impulsively and urged the group to address the situation calmly.

Chen Fan defended his decision to bargain with Orochimaru, and the Third Hokage ordered Konoha to prepare for whatever Orochimaru might do next. While Chen Fan spent time with Kurenai and Anko, Sasuke’s curse mark erupted during a fight in the Forest of Death and drove his opponents away.

• Chen Fan argued that he had protected Konoha by stopping Orochimaru and choosing the village’s safety over Sasuke’s, and Kakashi apologized for blaming him.
• The Third Hokage ended the meeting and ordered the Jonin to raise their vigilance and intensify the search for Orochimaru.
• Kurenai told Chen Fan that Hinata, Shino, and Kiba had reached the Central Tower first, just ahead of a team from Hidden Rock Village.
• Chen Fan, Kurenai, and Anko went to a room together, while a fight unfolded in the Forest of Death.
• Orochimaru’s Sound Ninja Trio attacked Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, and Rock Lee, the Ino-Shika-Cho Trio, Neji, and Tenten joined the battle before Sasuke’s curse mark erupted and drove them off.