Recaps

On his first day at the Ninja Academy, Senju Qingyu reflected on his unusual Uchiha-Senju heritage and the tragedy that had left him in Tsunade’s care. A Trait System awakened and revealed a collectible trait connected to Hatake Kakashi, leaving Qingyu to begin school alongside the other children.

• Qingyu recalled how his Uchiha father and Senju mother had eloped, died in the Second Shinobi World War, and left Tsunade to raise him.
• Tsunade reminded Qingyu that it was his first day of school and escorted him to the Ninja Academy.
• While waiting to enroll, Qingyu awakened the Trait System and learned he could collect and combine traits.
• Hatake Sakumo arrived with Kakashi, and Qingyu realized Kakashi was the source of the Lonely Genius trait.
• Sakumo introduced Kakashi to Tsunade and asked Qingyu to look out for his son, while praising Qingyu’s potential.

Qingyu entered the Ninja Academy alongside Kakashi and explored how to collect traits from people around him. After introducing himself as a Senju resident and insisting he would not lose if forced to fight, he left the class stunned.

• Hatake Sakumo sent Kakashi and Qingyu into the classroom, where they sat together and agreed to meet after school to discuss swordsmanship.
• Rin Nohara joined them, and Qingyu collected her E-rank Aspiring Medical Ninja trait while she read about medical ninjutsu.
• Umino Shika introduced the class and had the students share their names and ambitions, including Kakashi's dream of becoming a great ninja like his father and Rin's goal of becoming a medical ninja.
• Qingyu introduced himself, described his peaceful lifestyle, and said he would not lose if he had to fight.
• The students were stunned when Qingyu revealed that he lived in the Senju Old Residence District.

Qingyu joined the Ninja Academy and went with Kakashi, Rin Nohara, and Obito to the Third Training Ground to spar. Meanwhile, Sarutobi Hiruzen rejected Shimura Danzō’s demand to take Qingyu into Root and decided to keep watch over him; the chapter ended as Qingyu revealed his One-Tomoe Sharingan before facing Kakashi.

• Umino Shika praised Qingyu’s speech, and Qingyu gained the E-rank trait Attitude is the Mask of the Heart.
• Rin Nohara asked about Qingyu’s relationship with Tsunade, and Qingyu said he lived with her; after introductions, Umino Shika handed out the students’ files and dismissed the class.
• Kakashi and Qingyu headed for the Third Training Ground, while Rin Nohara gave the late-arriving Obito his file and Obito joined them.
• Shimura Danzō demanded that Sarutobi Hiruzen hand Qingyu over to Root, but Sarutobi Hiruzen refused and ordered Danzō to pay for the damaged door.
• At the Third Training Ground, Qingyu and Kakashi prepared to spar, and Qingyu revealed his One-Tomoe Sharingan.

Qingyu used his One-Tomoe Sharingan to spar with Kakashi and rapidly learned swordsmanship during their fight. He lost to Kakashi, but impressed him with his progress and added the Swordsmanship Foundation trait.

• Obito was shocked to learn Qingyu had a Sharingan, and Rin Nohara explained that Qingyu lived with Tsunade and had ties to the Senju Clan.
• Qingyu and Kakashi began a sword spar, and Kakashi cautiously studied Qingyu's clumsy opening attacks.
• Qingyu's Sharingan let him follow Kakashi's movements, and his swordsmanship improved rapidly as they exchanged blows.
• Qingyu gained the E-rank Swordsmanship Foundation trait, which made his movements more natural and helped him counterattack.
• Kakashi disarmed Qingyu and won the spar, while Obito insisted he would become a swordsmanship genius after awakening his own Sharingan.

Qingyu discovered that traits improved his training and considered gathering more to grow stronger. After observing him, Sarutobi Hiruzen decided to keep monitoring him, and Qingyu collected a new trait from Kakashi during class.

• Qingyu trained alone and found that Swordsmanship Foundation and Solitude of a Genius made his practice more efficient.
• Qingyu considered the powerful traits he might obtain from figures such as Tsunade, Orochimaru, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Madara Uchiha.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen recalled Qingyu's sparring with Kakashi and decided to observe him longer because of his early Sharingan awakening and possible Kekkei Genkai Disease.
• Qingyu listened to a lesson about the Will of Fire, then explained to Obito and Rin Nohara why ninja needed to learn shuriken techniques.
• Kakashi hit the bullseye with a shuriken, allowing Qingyu to collect the E-rank Hatake Style Shurikenjutsu trait.

Qingyu practiced shurikenjutsu, then returned home and began formal Medical Ninjutsu lessons with Tsunade alongside Shizune. He successfully started transforming attribute-less chakra into Yang Release chakra.

• Qingyu used the Hatake Style Shurikenjutsu trait to practice throwing shuriken more efficiently.
• Qingyu returned home and found Tsunade resting while Shizune prepared sliced fruit.
• Tsunade explained that Shizune had missed the Ninja Academy enrollment ceremony because it was the anniversary of her parents' deaths.
• Tsunade began teaching Qingyu and Shizune the Chakra Healing Technique and explained how Yang Release chakra stimulated cellular regeneration.
• Qingyu used his Sharingan and chakra control to begin transforming attribute-less chakra into Yang Release chakra.

Tsunade explained the Senju Clan’s vast chakra and broad mastery of techniques, then offered Qingyu future training at Konoha Hospital. At the Ninja Academy, Qingyu practiced throwing kunai, encouraged Might Guy, and gained his Persistent Perseverance trait.

• Tsunade praised Qingyu’s talent for Yang Release and said he had inherited the Senju Clan’s abilities.
• Tsunade told Qingyu to master his current medical techniques before learning more and offered to arrange training at Konoha Hospital in a few months.
• Qingyu joined his classmates for kunai-throwing practice, while Kakashi noticed that Qingyu’s movements seemed familiar.
• Might Guy asked Kakashi to spar, but Kakashi refused and Guy trained by himself.
• Qingyu told Kakashi that Might Guy could become strong, and Guy warmed to Qingyu.
• Qingyu collected Might Guy’s E-rank Persistent Perseverance trait, which made it easier to concentrate while practicing techniques.

The students took a shuriken and kunai accuracy test, while Qingyu spoke with Rin Nohara about their shared interest in Medical Ninjutsu. The chapter left Obito stung when Rin told him he did not understand, as Qingyu went to take his turn.

• Kakashi earned a perfect score by hitting every target’s bullseye.
• Obito scored four points, then felt hurt when Rin Nohara ignored his performance to talk with Qingyu.
• Rin Nohara told Qingyu she dreamed of saving injured ninjas, and Qingyu said he had learned Medical Ninjutsu and offered to exchange ideas.
• The instructor called Qingyu to take the test, and Obito offered to help Rin before she replied, “No, Obito, you don't understand.”

Qingyu earned perfect marks in shuriken and kunai practice, intensifying Obito’s fear that he could not compete for Rin’s attention. After a lesson on Genjutsu, Yūhi Kurenai approached Qingyu to ask how much he knew about it.

• Qingyu hit the bull's-eye with all five shuriken and all five kunai, earning a perfect score as Obito worried about being overshadowed.
• Yūhi Kurenai discussed Qingyu and Kakashi’s skill with Sarutobi Asuma and looked forward to the afternoon Genjutsu lesson.
• Yokoyama Tomoya taught the class how Genjutsu worked and explained that dojutsu-based illusions generally required outside help to break.
• Yūhi Kurenai asked whether a ninja without the Sharingan could become a top Genjutsu specialist, and Yokoyama Tomoya cited Yūhi Shinku as proof that training could bring great skill.
• Yūhi Kurenai approached Qingyu after class and asked whether he knew much about Genjutsu.

Qingyu took Rin Nohara and Shizune to Konoha Hospital to attend Medical Ninjutsu training, where Michiko Matsuzaka offered them private instruction. While waiting, Qingyu detected and acquired an E-rank Basic Bandaging trait.

• Sarutobi Asuma watched Qingyu and Yūhi Kurenai discuss genjutsu and regretted turning down a tutor when he was younger.
• Qingyu invited Rin Nohara to Konoha Hospital for Medical Ninjutsu training, and Shizune joined them.
• Obito tried to follow Rin, but Uchiha Tekka stopped him, saying Uchiha did not become medical ninja.
• Michiko Matsuzaka welcomed Qingyu, Rin, and Shizune and arranged to teach them privately because Tsunade had referred them.
• Qingyu detected an E-rank Basic Bandaging trait that increased wound-bandaging speed by ten percent.

Qingyu, Shizune, and Rin Nohara practiced chakra control at the hospital, where Rin impressed Michiko Matsuzaka with her quick learning and Qingyu discovered new traits. Meanwhile, Uchiha Yashiro questioned Obito about Qingyu’s performance and left to confront the possibility that Qingyu was surpassing the clan’s pure-blood students.

• Michiko Matsuzaka taught Qingyu, Shizune, and Rin Nohara to separate coffee from milk with chakra, and Rin completed the exercise even faster than Qingyu.
• Michiko Matsuzaka left to prepare another exercise, and Qingyu suggested exploring the hospital to learn about treatment procedures.
• Qingyu gained the Memory Mastery trait while observing a medical ninja treat a patient, then spotted a bodybuilder and rejected the Fitness Drug Tolerance trait.
• Rin Nohara and Shizune noticed Qingyu’s eagerness to explore the hospital as he searched for more traits.
• Uchiha Yashiro asked Obito how Qingyu was doing in class, and Obito reported that Qingyu had earned full marks in ninja tool throwing, about the same as Kakashi.
• Uchiha Yashiro worried that Qingyu was outshining the clan’s pure-blood students and went to Uchiha Tekka’s home.

Qingyu passed the Clone Technique practical and discovered that an old woman Obito helped was White Zetsu in disguise, gaining an incomplete White Zetsu Cells trait. He practiced Water Release: Water Blade Slash at home, while White Zetsu returned to Madara Uchiha at the Graveyard Mountains.

• Umino Shika taught the Three Basic Techniques practical, and Kakashi and Qingyu created perfect clones on their first tries while Obito failed.
• Qingyu detected the White Zetsu Cells trait in an old woman Obito was helping and gained a 10% chakra recovery boost.
• Qingyu decided not to interfere with Madara Uchiha's plans and considered whether he could collect fragments to complete traits.
• Qingyu studied Water Release: Water Blade Slash and cut a clean, shallow line into a wooden target, expecting to master the technique that day.
• White Zetsu emerged from the wall at the Graveyard Mountains and told Madara Uchiha, "I'm back."

Madara Uchiha monitored Qingyu and Obito, considering Qingyu a potential successor because he resembled Izuna and carried both Uchiha and Senju blood. At the Ninja Academy’s first monthly exam, Obito challenged Kakashi before the practical tests began, but the instructor stopped him and started calling the assigned pairs.

• Madara Uchiha heard that Qingyu excelled in class and was studying a D-rank Water Release technique, and he ordered White Zetsu to keep observing him and Obito.
• Madara Uchiha considered implanting Hashirama Cells into Qingyu and giving him a dream in the Infinite Tsukuyomi because Qingyu reminded him of Izuna.
• Half a month later, Qingyu completed the written portion of the Ninja Academy’s first monthly exam successfully.
• Umino Shika explained the afternoon sparring test, and Obito eagerly challenged Kakashi in front of the class.
• Kakashi dismissed Obito’s challenge and glanced toward Qingyu, while Umino Shika sent Obito back into line and began calling the assigned sparring pairs.

Kakashi and Might Guy began the first sparring match, while Qingyu faced Uchiha Tekka in the final match. After Qingyu gained a Genjutsu-resistance trait from Sarutobi Asuma, Tekka opened their fight with shuriken and a close-range attack.

• Might Guy charged at Kakashi as their match began, and the other students started their bouts.
• Umino Shika announced Qingyu versus Uchiha Tekka as the final pairing.
• Tekka called Qingyu Senju Qingyu and warned him not to underestimate the Uchiha, while Qingyu said he had no surname.
• Shizune told Yūhi Kurenai that Qingyu was stronger than he looked, and Sarutobi Asuma argued that Tekka's combat experience gave him an advantage.
• Qingyu gained the E-rank Class Bro trait, which increased his Genjutsu resistance by 10%.
• Tekka threw three shuriken, which Qingyu dodged with the Body Flicker Technique, then Tekka used the same technique to rush him at close range.

Qingyu dominated Uchiha Tekka in their taijutsu match and argued that they should follow the Will of Fire, but Tekka escalated the fight by using Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu. Qingyu countered with Water Release: Water Blade Slash, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Qingyu overpowered Uchiha Tekka in close combat, while Umino Shika attributed Qingyu's strength to Tsunade's guidance and Qingyu recognized his Senju bloodline as the cause.
• Qingyu told Uchiha Tekka that they were all guided by the Third Hokage and questioned his hostility, impressing Umino Shika.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō watched the examination from the Hokage Building and disagreed over Qingyu's character and Uchiha heritage.
• Uchiha Tekka formed hand seals and unleashed Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu, alarming Umino Shika and drawing the other students' attention.
• Qingyu formed a spinning Water Blade around his kunai and used Water Release: Water Blade Slash against Tekka's fireball.

Qingyu defeated Uchiha Tekka in an academy spar with his Water Flow Kunai and spoke to him about the Will of Fire. The fight impressed the students and satisfied Sarutobi Hiruzen, while Qingyu quietly discovered that defeating opponents could yield collectible traits.

• Qingyu cut through Uchiha Tekka's Great Fireball, deflected his Shuriken, and disarmed him with a Water Blade, winning the spar.
• Qingyu urged Uchiha Tekka to see the Uchiha and Senju as one family and offered to spar with him again; Tekka accepted.
• Qingyu discovered an E-rank Young Uchiha Fire Style trait that increased Fire Release talent by 10%, and wondered whether he could collect traits by defeating others.
• Obito, Rin Nohara, Shizune, Yūhi Kurenai, Sarutobi Asuma, and Kakashi reacted to Qingyu's victory and his unexpected skill.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen praised the Will of Fire's influence on Qingyu, while Shimura Danzō kept his objections to himself and noted that Qingyu had used one of Tobirama's techniques.

Sarutobi Hiruzen rejected Shimura Danzō’s request to train Qingyu, while the Uchiha considered Qingyu’s talent after his victory over Uchiha Tekka. Qingyu ranked second in the monthly assessment and synthesized a new medical trait, leaving him with a stronger bonus to medical ninjutsu.

• Shimura Danzō urged Sarutobi Hiruzen to let him train Qingyu, but Hiruzen refused and ordered an Anbu ninja to gather intelligence on Qingyu.
• Uchiha Tekka reported losing to Qingyu, prompting Uchiha Yashiro to consider whether the clan should recruit Qingyu as a rare talent.
• Qingyu saw that he ranked second behind Hatake Kakashi in the monthly assessment, while Obito discovered that his own ranking was below Might Guy’s.
• Qingyu acquired Rin Nohara’s Talented Player trait and combined it with Straight-A Student and Superb Memory to synthesize Innate Medical Saint Body.
• Qingyu gained a 20 percent increase to the effectiveness of all medical ninjutsu, which stacked with his Healing Talent for a 30 percent increase in treating traumatic injuries.

Qingyu practiced Water Release and gained Tsunade’s Great Strength trait after helping her home from the casino. The next morning, Yūhi Kurenai approached him at the Ninja Academy to ask about Genjutsu.

• Qingyu practiced Water Release: Water Bullet Barrage alone in the courtyard while Tsunade was out.
• Tsunade returned drunk, and Qingyu helped her onto the sofa and brought her a drink.
• Tsunade said she had lost money and punched a hole in a casino table, triggering Qingyu to gain the Great Strength trait.
• Qingyu helped Tsunade to her bedroom after she ruffled his hair and began to fall asleep.
• At the Ninja Academy the next morning, Yūhi Kurenai asked Qingyu for help with Genjutsu.

Qingyu answered Yūhi Kurenai’s advanced Genjutsu questions, impressing her and making Sarutobi Asuma resolve to study harder. After class, Qingyu agreed to visit Kakashi’s home to practice swordsmanship with Kakashi, Rin Nohara, and Obito, while Kurenai saw them together and left feeling hurt.

• Qingyu answered Kurenai’s questions about Genjutsu, and she praised his knowledge.
• Sarutobi Asuma grew jealous of Qingyu and resolved to study secretly to impress Kurenai.
• Kakashi invited Qingyu to practice swordsmanship at his home, and Qingyu accepted in hopes of meeting Hatake Sakumo.
• Kakashi invited Rin Nohara, and Obito joined after hearing she was going.
• Kurenai saw Qingyu and Rin talking together, then declined Asuma’s offer to walk home and left alone.

Qingyu visited the Hatake Clan with Kakashi, Rin Nohara, and Obito, where Hatake Sakumo began teaching them swordsmanship. Qingyu gained the D-rank Sword Fanatic trait and focused on observing Sakumo’s demonstration.

• Sarutobi Asuma left the academy with Akimichi Domaru after watching Yūhi Kurenai walk away.
• Kakashi brought Qingyu, Rin Nohara, and Obito to the Hatake Clan, where Hatake Sakumo welcomed them.
• Qingyu told Hatake Sakumo he was interested in swordsmanship, so Sakumo handed out wooden swords and explained the fundamentals of Hatake Style Swordsmanship.
• Qingyu gained the D-rank Sword Fanatic trait while Rin Nohara listened and Obito struggled to stay interested.
• Hatake Sakumo demonstrated a strike on a wooden target, and Qingyu activated Persistent Perseverance to study his technique.

Qingyu learned Hatake Sakumo’s basic swordsmanship with remarkable speed, impressing Sakumo and drawing Kakashi’s attention. He then asked whether chakra nature transformation could strengthen a weapon, and Sakumo explained the high skill and chakra control it required.

• Qingyu briefly activated his Sharingan to copy Hatake Sakumo’s swordsmanship, then deactivated it out of politeness.
• Hatake Sakumo demonstrated basic sword techniques, which Kakashi reproduced while Obito and Rin struggled to remember.
• Qingyu used his Sharingan and swordsmanship insight to reproduce the sequence exceptionally well, earning Hatake Sakumo’s praise.
• Qingyu asked Hatake Sakumo whether chakra nature transformation could be applied to a weapon.
• Hatake Sakumo explained that infusing a weapon with transformed chakra was possible in theory but required mastery of nature transformation, precise chakra control, and substantial chakra.

Qingyu learned more about chakra-enhancing weapons from Hatake Sakumo and decided to seek Senju Tobirama’s Sword of the Thunder God. Tsunade agreed to ask the Hokage about retrieving the village-owned weapon for him.

• Hatake Sakumo explained how chakra flowed through ninja tools and recommended forging a personal weapon from Chakra Metal.
• Qingyu considered inheriting the Sword of the Thunder God and gained the E-rank One Thousand Years of Death trait, which helped him notice enemy openings.
• Rin Nohara praised Qingyu and Kakashi for quickly copying Hatake Sakumo’s sword movements, while Obito complained that Qingyu’s Sharingan gave him an unfair advantage.
• Qingyu told Tsunade he wanted the Sword of the Thunder God rather than a weapon she would have to buy.
• Tsunade recalled that the village stored the sword in Konoha’s Armory and offered to speak to the Hokage about it.

Qingyu brought Tsunade roast chickens to avoid cooking, then trained regularly and collected new traits from Might Guy. At the latest monthly exam, he nearly took first place, and Kakashi felt threatened by Qingyu’s rising ability.

• Qingyu gave Tsunade roast chickens, and she agreed that the household would not need to cook dinner.
• Qingyu followed a regular morning exercise routine and collected Might Guy’s Stamina Regeneration trait, adding it to the Skin and Flesh Durability trait he had gained earlier.
• Qingyu bought breakfast for Tsunade and Shizune after training with Might Guy.
• The students took a theory-based monthly exam because the instructors judged their abilities too uneven for another practical test.
• Qingyu nearly ranked first, and Kakashi felt pressure as Qingyu’s learning ability threatened to overtake him.

Qingyu’s rapid progress pushed Kakashi and other students to train harder, while Tsunade persuaded Sarutobi Hiruzen to let Qingyu use the Sword of the Thunder God. Hiruzen agreed to observe Qingyu’s sword training at Tsunade’s home the next afternoon before making a final decision.

• Kakashi admitted that Qingyu might surpass him, and Qingyu modestly credited Kakashi’s effort.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen observed Sarutobi Asuma training harder than usual and recognized that Qingyu had motivated the students.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned Tsunade to the Hokage Building, where she asked for the Sword of the Thunder God for Qingyu.
• Tsunade damaged Hiruzen’s desk while arguing that Qingyu should be allowed to use the sword.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed to let Qingyu have the sword if he first watched Qingyu train, and Tsunade invited him to her home the next afternoon.

Sarutobi Hiruzen visited Qingyu, watched his swordsmanship and Water Release practice, and offered him the Sword of the Thunder God if he finished first in the whole school. Qingyu accepted the challenge and resolved to pursue more traits by seeking crowds and defeating enemies.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen secretly watched Qingyu practice Konoha-Style Swordsmanship and Water Release, and Qingyu noticed him.
• Qingyu received a prompt for the C-rank Water Release Chakra Mastery trait based on Sarutobi Hiruzen's youthful comprehension.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen praised Qingyu's swordsmanship and offered him the Sword of the Thunder God on the condition that he place first in the whole school.
• Qingyu agreed and considered Kakashi his main rival for the top spot.
• After Sarutobi Hiruzen left, Qingyu resolved to seek out more traits, noting that crowds and defeating enemies were effective ways to trigger them.