Recaps

Over the months, Qingyu strengthened his abilities and awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan after synthesizing a new trait. As war approached, he received another border mission and went to train genjutsu with Yūhi Kurenai.

• Tsunade noticed Qingyu’s Yin Seal was nearing completion, and she and Qingyu encouraged Shizune about her own training.
• After two missions with Orochimaru, Qingyu gained new traits and mastered Konoha-Style: Willow.
• Qingyu synthesized the B-Rank trait Deep Brotherly Love, raised his Uchiha bloodline to 100%, and awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Qingyu tested his enhanced Yin Release by projecting weak Explosive Tags, then considered how Yang Release might let him create real matter.
• Kakashi gave Qingyu a B-rank mission to eliminate Iwagakure ninja near the Land of Rivers border, and they discussed the approaching war.
• Qingyu visited Yūhi Kurenai to practice genjutsu, and Yūhi Shinku watched them leave together.

Qingyu and his team were ambushed in the Land of Rivers by Mukade’s Sunagakure force, and Qingyu swiftly defeated Baki while protecting Hyuga Ginka. After the battle began, Qingyu discovered traits linked to puppetry and Dragon Vein chakra.

• Qingyu copied Yūhi Kurenai’s Naraka Clone genjutsu after seeing it once, impressing her and Sarutobi Asuma.
• Orochimaru led Qingyu, Kakashi, and Hyuga Ginka into the Land of Rivers, where Mukade and his Sunagakure ninjas ambushed them.
• Orochimaru summoned Manda as Sunagakure’s puppets launched poisoned weapons, while Qingyu gave Kakashi and Hyuga Ginka antidotes.
• Hyuga Ginka and Kakashi fought the attacking ninjas and puppets as Baki threatened Hyuga Ginka with a Wind Blade.
• Qingyu used Body Flicker and Water Release to overwhelm Baki, then shattered Mukade’s armored puppet with a punch, sending Baki crashing to the ground.
• Qingyu received notifications for the Puppeteer’s Heart and Dragon Vein Chakra Tolerance traits.

Qingyu helped Orochimaru defeat Mukade’s Sunagakure force, then escaped with his companions and completed their mission. Back in Konoha, Qingyu reunited with Tsunade, and the chapter ended with them setting out together to make New Year’s visits.

• Qingyu used his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, sword, and strength to cut down Sunagakure ninja as Orochimaru watched.
• Mukade ordered a retreat under cover of poison smoke, and Orochimaru summoned Qingyu, Kakashi, and Hyuga Ginka away on Manda.
• Chiyo arrived, learned that Qingyu had nearly killed Baki, and ordered Sunagakure to withdraw.
• Manda noticed natural energy gathering around Qingyu and said he might suit Ryūchi Cave; Qingyu received the Great Serpent trait.
• Qingyu and his companions completed their mission and returned to Konoha, where Tsunade shared her honey pomelo tea with him.
• On New Year’s Day, Tsunade gave Qingyu and Shizune red envelopes and took them out to pay New Year’s visits.

Qingyu visited Kushina with Tsunade and Shizune for New Year, where he cooked, received gifts, and learned about Karin’s past. By March, Konoha’s wartime atmosphere had intensified, and Qingyu worried about the upcoming Kannabi Bridge operation as Rin Nohara and Yūhi Kurenai prepared to graduate.

• Tsunade, Qingyu, and Shizune visited Kushina and Karin, and Tsunade played hanafuda while Qingyu prepared lunch.
• After losing repeatedly, Tsunade hugged Qingyu to replenish her luck, then lost another round and clung to his arm during lunch.
• Kushina gave Qingyu and Shizune red envelopes and sealing Kunai, while Karin gave Qingyu a scroll containing Fire Release: Ghost Lantern Technique.
• Karin explained that she had copied the ninjutsu from a dead Kusagakure ninja, and Qingyu accepted the scroll and resolved to learn it.
• As March arrived, Konoha filled with mission notices and injured ninja, while Rin Nohara and Yūhi Kurenai discussed their coming graduation and Qingyu worried about the Kannabi Bridge operation.

Madara Uchiha learned of Qingyu’s growing strength and decided to deliver Izuna’s sword to him personally, while the Shinobi World edged closer to war. Back in Konoha, Qingyu celebrated Shizune’s graduation and arranged to spar with Tsunade before their evening gathering.

• White Zetsu reported Qingyu’s victories over Baki and Mukade’s armored puppet, and Madara Uchiha praised Qingyu’s strength and Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Black Zetsu told Madara Uchiha that the countries were mobilizing and war could break out with a single trigger.
• Madara Uchiha decided to take Izuna’s sword to Qingyu himself and sent a Wood Clone from the cave.
• Qingyu left Yūhi Kurenai and Rin Nohara, returned home, and congratulated Shizune on her imminent graduation.
• Qingyu invited Shizune, Kurenai, Rin, Kakashi, and the others to celebrate that evening, then woke Tsunade and told her about the gathering.
• Qingyu asked Tsunade to spar with him before dinner, and Shizune asked to watch.

Kakashi demonstrated his newly developed Chidori, and Qingyu copied it with his Three-Tomoe Sharingan before explaining its flaw and suggesting a spear-like extension. Qingyu then faced Tsunade in a strength test, and their punches collided with enough force to crack the ground.

• Obito worried about the upcoming team assignments and whether he would be placed with Rin.
• Kakashi demonstrated Chidori, and Qingyu explained how Lightning Style chakra stimulated the body to exceed its limits.
• Qingyu copied Kakashi's Chidori with his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and warned that its high speed caused a tunnel effect.
• Qingyu suggested extending Chidori into a spear so Kakashi could attack without charging forward, and Kakashi eagerly understood the idea.
• Qingyu collected Kakashi's Lightning Style Talent trait and then agreed to spar with Tsunade.
• Tsunade and Qingyu struck each other's fists, sending shockwaves across the Training Ground and cracking the earth beneath them.

Qingyu completed the Yin Seal as news broke that the Third Kazekage had gone missing, raising the threat of war between the hidden villages. Tsunade then told him their new mission was to travel to the Land of Demons and treat its ailing daimyo, while Qingyu suspected the illness was connected to Mōryō.

• Qingyu fought Tsunade at the Training Ground, impressing her with his improved strength and ability to keep up with her attacks.
• Madara Uchiha and White Zetsu watched Qingyu's battle, while Sasori asked Chiyo about talented young ninjas and planned to poison the Third Kazekage.
• Qingyu completed the Yin Seal and considered learning the next technique from Tsunade.
• Tsunade told Qingyu that the Third Kazekage had disappeared and Sunagakure suspected Konoha of assassinating him.
• Tsunade said their new mission was to treat the daimyo of the Land of Demons, whose illness and Mōryō's apparent escape from its seal concerned Qingyu.

Qingyu learned Tsunade’s Yin Seal and joined her, Minato Namikaze, and several young ninjas on a joint mission to the Land of Demons. After traveling for several days, the group stopped by a river, where Minato used his Flying Thunder God Kunai to catch a fish.

• Tsunade told Qingyu they would leave for the Land of Demons in two days on a joint mission led by Minato Namikaze, and Qingyu agreed to invite Kakashi and Hyuga Ginka.
• Qingyu comforted Yūhi Kurenai, then tested her new genjutsu and dispelled it with his Sharingan.
• Qingyu, Tsunade, Kakashi, Hyuga Ginka, and Minato Namikaze set out with Obito, Rin Nohara, and Genma Shiranui for the Land of Demons.
• After several days of travel, Minato stopped the group at a river for a rest, where Obito jumped into the water and burned a hole in his clothes while trying to dry them.
• Minato Namikaze speared a river fish with his Flying Thunder God Kunai, and Qingyu recognized how well its trident-shaped blade suited the task.

Qingyu caught fish, cooked for the group, and learned sealing techniques from Minato Namikaze during their journey to the Land of Demons. The group reached Miroku’s shrine, where the priestess welcomed them.

• Qingyu used his Sharingan to catch fish and gained the Never Return Empty-Handed trait after catching enough.
• Minato Namikaze taught Qingyu about sealing techniques, and Qingyu gained the Sealing Technique Master trait.
• Qingyu cooked fish soup that Tsunade, Hyuga Ginka, Obito, and the others enjoyed.
• Qingyu and Tsunade washed their feet by the river and discussed her plans to support Konoha if war broke out.
• Several days later, Minato Namikaze led the group into the Land of Demons, where Miroku welcomed them at her shrine.

Shrine Maiden Miroku revealed that Yomi was trying to revive Mōryō, and she recruited Konoha to hold back the demon’s Terracotta Army while she sealed it. Kumogakure’s Toroi arrived with Samui to join the effort, and Samui challenged Qingyu to a spar.

• Miroku explained that the Land of Demons' daimyo and Yomi planned to use Mōryō to unify the shinobi world, and she asked Konoha to help stop them.
• Miroku offered double the mission reward and gave the Konoha ninja bells that warned of the Terracotta Army and weakened Mōryō’s dark chakra.
• Qingyu received a Shrine Maiden trait that increased his chakra’s suppression of demons by 30 percent.
• Toroi arrived with four Kumogakure ninja, including Samui, and Miroku agreed to let them join the mission alongside Konoha.
• Samui recognized Qingyu and asked him to spar with her.

Qingyu defeated Samui and asked Tsunade for scrolls to learn Creation Rebirth and advanced sensory ninjutsu. Miroku foresaw Mōryō’s attack and Qingyu saving her, then ordered the shrine to depart for the Land of Marshes at dawn.

• Samui challenged Qingyu, who reflected her lightning attack, disarmed her, and defeated her with a sword technique.
• Qingyu received a scroll for Creation Rebirth from Tsunade and asked her to obtain Jiraiya’s Barrier: Canopy Formation scroll after the mission.
• Qingyu massaged Tsunade while wondering whether their closeness would activate a trait.
• Miroku dreamed that Mōryō’s forces would attack the shrine and that Qingyu would save her from the undead army.
• Miroku told the guards Mōryō would attack and ordered them to notify the ninja and leave for the Land of Marshes at dawn.

Miroku’s prophetic dream warned that Mōryō’s Immortal Army would attack the shrine that day, so the forces split to delay the army and reach Mōryō’s sealing site. Qingyu, Kakashi, and Samui escorted Miroku through the Land of Marshes, nearing the site where Mōryō’s body lay.

• Miroku revealed that her dream showed the Immortal Army reaching the shrine that day and chose Qingyu to escort her to the Land of Marshes.
• Minato Namikaze, Tsunade, and Toroi arranged to hold off the Terracotta Army while Qingyu took Miroku with Samui and Kakashi; Qingyu left Hyuga Ginka, Obito, and Rin Nohara with the main force.
• Scouts reported that the Terracotta Army had entered the Land of Demons, and Qingyu identified the puppets’ chest cores as their source of movement.
• Tsunade, Minato Namikaze, Hyuga Ginka, and Toroi attacked the Terracotta Army, but the puppets regenerated after being destroyed.
• Qingyu carried Miroku through the swamp toward the sealing site as Kakashi and Samui followed, and Miroku explained that Mōryō’s body and soul were indestructible and had been sealed separately.

Qingyu defeated Yomi and the modified Land of Demons ninjas while protecting Miroku, then set out with Miroku, Samui, and Kakashi to confront Mōryō. Inside the stone palace, Mōryō sensed Qingyu’s presence and grew uneasy.

• Yomi sent his modified ninjas to attack Qingyu’s group, but Qingyu and Kakashi fought back while Samui was injured.
• Qingyu killed the female Water Style ninja and the Earth Style ninja, then rapidly healed Samui’s arm.
• Qingyu used his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to trap Yomi in genjutsu and struck him with Chidori, then destroyed him with Chidori Stream despite his regenerative abilities.
• The two surviving Land of Demons ninjas fled, and Qingyu’s group proceeded toward Mōryō with Samui carrying Miroku.
• Mōryō rose from his throne and remarked that Yomi had been useless, while admitting Qingyu made him uneasy.

Qingyu helped Miroku transfer her shrine maiden chakra into his body, gained the Shrine Maiden's Inheritance trait, and used it to seal Mōryō without sacrificing her life. Mōryō was trapped and weakened as Miroku assisted with the sealing.

• Mōryō mocked Miroku and tried to tempt Qingyu with immortality, while Qingyu asked whether sealing Mōryō would cost Miroku her life.
• Qingyu proposed receiving Miroku's chakra and used his Senju physique and recovery to withstand its transfer, awakening the Shrine Maiden's Inheritance trait.
• Mōryō transformed into a dragon-shaped mass of purple-black mist and attacked, while Kakashi and Samui fought off his tentacles.
• Qingyu and two Shadow Clones formed a Three-Way Sealing barrier infused with shrine maiden chakra and struck Mōryō with a Super Chakra Chidori.
• Miroku assisted with shrine maiden sealing techniques as Mōryō shrank and weakened, leaving her alive.

Qingyu sealed Mōryō, saved Miroku, and received the Shrine Maiden's Sealing Technique in return. After healing Tsunade and returning with the others to the shrine, he saw Shion reunite with her mother.

• Miroku confirmed the Land of Demons daimyo had died and agreed to teach Qingyu the Shrine Maiden's Sealing Technique as extra payment for saving her and sealing Mōryō.
• As the group left the Land of Marshes, Miroku told Qingyu that their chakra had begun merging, and Qingyu blamed the change on his Senju and Uchiha bloodlines.
• Qingyu reunited with Minato Namikaze, Obito, Rin Nohara, and Genma Shiranui, then used Medical Ninjutsu to heal Tsunade's wound and noticed her Undying Will trait.
• Toroi considered attacking Qingyu but abandoned the idea after judging that Minato Namikaze and Tsunade could kill him in retaliation.
• The group returned to the shrine in the Land of Demons, where Shion ran to Miroku and embraced her.

After Mōryō was sealed, Qingyu received the Shrine Maiden Sealing Technique scroll and Miroku’s blood, then synthesized a stronger Shrine Maiden’s Inheritance trait. The new trait gave his chakra the ability to affect time, leaving him considering whether he could develop time-controlling Ninjutsu.

• Shion reunited with Miroku and asked Qingyu to visit the Land of Demons again.
• Miroku declined Minato Namikaze’s offer to reinforce Mōryō’s seal and explained that the seal’s true vulnerability came from human greed.
• Miroku rewarded Konoha and the Cloud Village with four times the agreed payment, and Toroi left with Samui and the other Cloud Village ninjas.
• Qingyu helped Tsunade rest, then visited Miroku and received the Shrine Maiden Sealing Technique scroll.
• Qingyu asked Miroku for her blood, and she gave him several drops after he explained that he wanted to study shrine maiden power.
• Qingyu synthesized the Shrine Maiden’s Inheritance trait, which strengthened his chakra’s demon suppression and gave it the ability to affect time.

After returning to Konoha, Qingyu received a reward for helping seal Mōryō and spent several months training as war broke out. Shisui Uchiha invited Qingyu and Tsunade to Uchiha Itachi's celebratory banquet, and they agreed to attend.

• Miroku invited Qingyu to return to the Land of Demons and discuss sealing techniques, and Qingyu later returned to Konoha with Minato Namikaze and Tsunade.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen praised Qingyu for saving Miroku and sealing Mōryō, then offered him an additional ninjutsu scroll after Tsunade demanded a reward.
• Tsunade took Qingyu to the casino, where she made a small profit, and the next morning Yūhi Kurenai visited Qingyu to ask about his mission.
• Qingyu trained for several months, mastered a Lightning Style: Rasengan that vanished mid-flight, and continued practicing sealing techniques and other skills as the war began.
• Shisui Uchiha invited Qingyu and Tsunade to Uchiha Itachi's celebratory banquet, and both agreed to attend.

Qingyu attended a wartime banquet hosted by Uchiha Fugaku, where he collected several traits and met the newborn Uchiha Itachi. Fugaku welcomed Qingyu into the Uchiha compound, and Qingyu left considering how to use his ties to the clan to strengthen his abilities.

• Qingyu and Tsunade arrived at the Uchiha banquet and saw Sarutobi Hiruzen and representatives from Konoha's major clans.
• Qingyu collected traits from the gathered ninjas, including the Akimichi Glutton trait, while Tsunade asked him to bring home extra wine.
• Uchiha Fugaku announced the banquet was both a show of unity during the war and a celebration of his son, Uchiha Itachi, whose Born Genius trait improved genjutsu talent.
• Fugaku praised Qingyu after hearing Shisui's accounts of his swordsmanship, genjutsu, and Body Flicker Technique, then invited him to visit the Uchiha compound and spar with Shisui.
• Tsunade remarked that Fugaku's welcome was unusual, and Qingyu resolved to spend more time around the Uchiha to pursue stronger traits and the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Qingyu prepared for the approaching Chūnin Exams and war by studying sealing arts and training with Izuna Uchiha's sword. Meanwhile, Danzo watched Yamato develop Wood Release and dreamed of combining it with Hashirama's cells and the Sharingan; the chapter left Qingyu considering Tekka's invitation to form an exam team.

• Qingyu told Tsunade he planned to take the Chūnin Exams, and she agreed to support him despite worrying about the dangers of war.
• Qingyu continued studying sealing techniques and learned Kushina's Fire Sealing Technique, earning the Sealing Arts Legacy trait.
• Danzo observed Yamato use Wood Release in Root's training ground and planned to combine its power with Hashirama's cells and the Sharingan.
• Qingyu practiced Cloud Village Style Swordsmanship with Muramasa, Izuna Uchiha's sword, and compared it with the Sword of the Thunder God.
• Shizune told Qingyu that Tekka had asked him to form a team for the Chūnin Exams, and Qingyu questioned whether Tekka planned to participate.

Qingyu encouraged Shizune to take the upcoming Chūnin Exams and prepared a forbidden drug with Orochimaru, then tested its effects on a white mouse rather than risking taking it himself. He returned home, where he woke Tsunade for dinner and accidentally caught her in a revealing state, leaving her to consider being more careful around him.

• Qingyu persuaded Shizune to enter the Chūnin Exams and explained that the combat stages could give her medical experience.
• At Orochimaru's research base, Qingyu successfully prepared a forbidden drug, gained the Drug Tolerance trait, and accepted Orochimaru's recommendation letter for the exams.
• Qingyu tested a drop of the forbidden drug on a white mouse and observed severe but temporary side effects.
• Qingyu bought white mice, returned home, and began preparing dinner while Tsunade slept through the day.
• Qingyu woke Tsunade by pulling away her blanket, accidentally saw her in a disheveled state, and left her to wonder whether she should be more cautious around him.

Qingyu discussed the approaching Chūnin Exams with Tsunade, then defeated Sarutobi Asuma in a spar and encouraged his friends to enter the exams. After registration opened, Qingyu, Kakashi, and Jingxiang Yinhua submitted their forms, and Kakashi expressed confidence in the written test.

• At dinner, Qingyu told Tsunade that the Chūnin Exams were expected next month and showed her Orochimaru’s recommendation letter; Tsunade promised him a reward if he placed first.
• At the Third Training Ground, Sarutobi Asuma challenged Qingyu to assess his skills, but Qingyu overpowered his Wind Release and gave him advice on improving his chakra control.
• Obito arrived with Kakashi, learned that his friends planned to take the exams, and decided to enter with Rin Nohara after Qingyu encouraged him to gain experience.
• Notices announced that genin had to register in teams of three with their instructor’s recommendation, and Qingyu, Kakashi, and Jingxiang Yinhua submitted their forms.
• Outside the Hokage Building, Kakashi said he was not worried about the written test.

Qingyu discussed the Chūnin Exam’s Forest of Death test with his friends, tested Orochimaru’s forbidden drug, and gained a surgery trait while observing Tsunade teach at Konoha Hospital. As border clashes increased the wounded, Qingyu helped Rin Nohara treat patients and encouraged her, leaving her quietly moved by his praise.

• Qingyu reassured Hyuga Ginka that her Byakugan would help their team in the Forest of Death, while Rin Nohara asked him to help her and Obito prepare for the written exam.
• A week later, Qingyu tested Orochimaru’s forbidden drug on animals, found no hidden effects, drank a small dose, and increased his chakra reserves.
• At Konoha Hospital, Qingyu watched Tsunade guide a surgeon and gained a D-Rank Surgery trait.
• Qingyu and Tsunade met Rin Nohara helping at the crowded emergency department, and Qingyu volunteered to assist her.
• Qingyu and Rin treated wounded ninjas together until dusk, and Qingyu praised Rin’s medical skills, making her heart beat faster.

Qingyu completed a C-rank mission, gained a new trait, and chose a wide-area genjutsu from the Hokage Building archives. Tsunade promised to take Qingyu and Shizune to a private mixed-bathing hot spring after the Chūnin Exams.

• Rin Nohara encouraged Obito after he worried about the upcoming exam, then noticed his minor injuries and offered him reassurance.
• Orochimaru took Qingyu, Kakashi, and Hyuga Ginka on a four-day mission to eliminate rogue ninja near the eastern border of the Land of Fire, and Qingyu tested new forbidden medicines.
• Qingyu synthesized the B-rank Undying Will trait, which kept him conscious even after fatal injuries unless he gave up or died.
• Qingyu chose the A-rank Nirvana Temple Technique from the Hokage Building archives and explained to Purple Butterfly why wide-area genjutsu would be useful in large-scale battles.
• Tsunade reviewed Qingyu's chosen technique, then promised to take him and Shizune to a private mixed-bathing hot spring after the Chūnin Exams if he did well.

Qingyu completed the Chūnin Exam’s written test in five minutes and became the first candidate to hand in his paper, impressing the examiners and Konoha’s leaders. Outside the examination room, he evolved his Cheater trait and discovered a route to synthesize Clairvoyance.

• Qingyu reassured Shizune on their way to the Chūnin Exam, where they met Kakashi, Hyuga Ginka, Might Guy, Rin Nohara, Genma Shiranui, and Obito.
• Qingyu explained that the written test would reward skillful cheating, then followed the candidates into the examination room, where Minato Namikaze laid out the rules.
• Qingyu answered all ten questions in five minutes and handed in his paper first, drawing startled attention from the candidates and the officials watching through the Crystal Ball.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen checked Qingyu’s completed answers and recognized his exceptional ability, while Shimura Danzō dismissed the achievement.
• Qingyu synthesized his D-Rank Cheater trait into a C-rank trait and learned he could combine it with Chūnin Exams and Insight Mastery to create the B-Rank trait Clairvoyance.

Qingyu earned a perfect score on the written exam, then entered the Forest of Death with Kakashi and Hyuga Ginka for the second round. He publicly announced that his team held an Earth Scroll and drew numerous rivals to the tower, where he challenged them to come out and face him.

• Qingyu met with his friends after the written test, and the group ate ramen while waiting for the results.
• Qingyu placed first with a perfect score, Kakashi placed second, and the other members of their group passed the written-test cutoff.
• Minato Namikaze led the candidates to Training Ground 44, where Orochimaru explained the five-day scroll-gathering rules for the second exam.
• Qingyu’s team drew an Earth Scroll, and Qingyu openly announced that anyone seeking it could come after him before leading Kakashi and Hyuga Ginka toward the tower.
• Inuzuka Fuji, Aburame Shiki, and Mizuki Kei tracked Qingyu’s team, while Orochimaru watched the gathering pursuit from the tower and refused to intervene.
• Qingyu’s team reached the tower as rival teams converged; Qingyu called the hidden examinees out, and several opponents emerged to confront him.