Arc 6The Dragon Vein Mission
Qingyu rose to prominence in the Chunin Exams, then joined Konoha’s forces against Kirigakure and traveled with Minato’s team to Rōran. He helped defeat Anrokuzan, preserve the Dragon Vein, and send Hinata back to her own time, while his companions lost their memories of the battle.
- Qingyu defeated his opponents in the Chunin Exams, won the final match against Kakashi, and was promoted to Chunin.
- Qingyu trained with Tsunade and Katsuyu Sage, mastered new medical and sensory techniques, and joined Tsunade’s mission to support Jiraiya’s forces on the front lines.
- Qingyu and his squad exposed Kirigakure’s ambush at the supply depot, then helped Minato defeat Mei Terumi’s forces in the mist.
- Qingyu trained Rin in the Yin Seal, briefly entered Sage Mode, and joined Minato’s team on its mission to Rōran.
- Qingyu and Tsunade discovered Anrokuzan’s puppets attacking Queen Sara, while Hinata appeared and revealed that she had come from the future.
- Qingyu fought Anrokuzan’s puppet army, found the Dragon Vein’s relay towers, and destroyed one so Anrokuzan could no longer regenerate.
- Qingyu warned Minato that sealing the Dragon Vein completely would doom Rōran, then helped defeat Anrokuzan and preserve the vein’s power.
- Qingyu defeated Hinata in a spar before she returned to her timeline, remained unaffected by Minato’s memory erasure, and received Anrokuzan’s scroll and Rōran’s promise of aid from Sara.