Recaps

After returning to Konoha, Qingyu trained, treated Uzuki Yugao’s injury, and sparred with Shisui Uchiha before preparing to travel to Tanzaku Town with Tsunade and Shizune. The chapter ended with Qingyu visiting Orochimaru’s laboratory late at night.

• Qingyu returned to Konoha with Minato Namikaze’s group and studied the puppet techniques Queen Sara had given him while Tsunade planned their trip to Tanzaku Town.
• Qingyu ran with Might Guy and Might Duy, gained the Long-Distance Runner trait, and later learned that Tsunade, Shizune, and he would leave for Tanzaku Town before heading to the Eastern Coastline.
• At Konoha Hospital, Qingyu treated Uzuki Yugao’s deep arm wound, encouraged her, and gained the Sword Prodigy trait.
• Shisui Uchiha told Qingyu he had awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan, then sparred with him and was defeated; Qingyu gained the Sharingan-Compatible Physique trait.
• Qingyu returned home, confirmed he had collected Tsunade’s medical supplies, prepared his equipment, and visited Orochimaru at his laboratory.

Qingyu discussed Orochimaru’s Cursed Seal research and proposed a staged adaptation method before joining Tsunade and Shizune on a trip to Tanzaku Town. After relaxing at a hot spring and winning big at the casino, the three reached the Eastern Coastline as the Cloud Village began its offensive against Konoha.

• Qingyu visited Orochimaru, learned about his Cursed Seal experiments, and suggested adapting recipients to natural energy in two stages.
• Orochimaru invited Qingyu to join his Cursed Seal research after he returned from the front, and Qingyu agreed.
• Tsunade, Shizune, and Qingyu traveled to Tanzaku Town, where they booked a private hot spring and Qingyu dried both women’s hair with Fire Release.
• Tsunade took Qingyu and Shizune to a casino, where she followed Qingyu’s bets and won a large pile of chips.
• Tsunade, Shizune, and Qingyu reached the Eastern Coastline as the Cloud Village began its offensive against Konoha.

As Konoha faced escalating battles on several fronts, Qingyu developed two new medicines and was assigned to reinforce the northern front against the Cloud Village. The chapter left him receiving his mission briefing as Orochimaru’s advance party headed north.

• Qingyu returned to camp, examined Rin Nohara’s Yin Seal progress, praised her rice balls, and trained with her so he could adapt his chakra-guidance method for Shizune.
• Over the next month, fighting intensified, and Sarutobi Hiruzen and his advisers discussed the growing threat from the Cloud Village, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure, while Shimura Danzō opposed contacting Akatsuki.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Orochimaru to lead Qingyu and other ninja to the northern front, where the Cloud Village had established a forward base in the Land of Rice Paddies.
• Qingyu tested a blood-based medicine that rapidly healed wounds and prepared improved Military Ration Pills for clinical testing.
• Nara Shikaku summoned Qingyu to a mission briefing, where Shikaku Nara explained that Qingyu’s squad would join the reinforcements heading north against the Cloud Village.

Qingyu joined Orochimaru’s northern-front mission to protect Konoha’s supply lines and destroy Cloud Village’s supplies, while sharing his secret medicines with Kurenai and her comrades. After ambushing a Cloud Village convoy, Qingyu faced arriving reinforcements that included Samui and the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, prompting Madara Uchiha to send White Zetsu to assist him.

• Nara Shikaku assigned Qingyu’s squad to join Orochimaru, protect Konoha’s supply line, and target Cloud Village’s food depots.
• Qingyu gave Yūhi Kurenai healing medicine and improved Military Ration Pills, sparred with her in Genjutsu, and gained the D-rank trait Diligence in Genjutsu.
• Kurenai shared Qingyu’s medicines with Asuma, Genma, and Guy, who praised the recovery pills as they wondered how Qingyu’s mission was going.
• Qingyu and Hyuga Ginka sensed a Cloud Village outpost, and Orochimaru led the squad to ambush a convoy carrying food through a gorge.
• Orochimaru summoned Manda to smash the convoy, while Qingyu cut down the escort and gained the trait Communication Mastery; Cloud Village reinforcements then arrived with Samui and Lady Yugito Nii.
• Madara Uchiha watched Qingyu fight through White Zetsu’s vision and sent additional White Zetsu to help him face the Two-Tails Jinchuriki.

Yugito Nii and Daruto joined the battle against Orochimaru’s Konoha team, but Qingyu revealed his full strength after they cornered him. He killed Daruto and caught Yugito Nii in his Sharingan’s genjutsu before striking her.

• Yugito Nii arrived with Daruto and Kumogakure reinforcements, recognized Qingyu, and attacked him with blue flames, but he dodged and learned the Blue Fire Release trait.
• Orochimaru sent snakes against Yugito Nii, who entered Tailed Beast Chakra Mode, while Qingyu and Kakashi defeated Kumogakure ninja and Qingyu saved Hyuga Ginka from a Jonin’s ambush.
• Daruto attacked Qingyu with Lightning Release, but Qingyu overpowered him in a sword fight and collected the Cloud Village Style Swordsmanship trait.
• Daruto took a secret medicine and charged Qingyu as Yugito Nii bombarded him with Fire Mouse Jade, but Qingyu activated Sage Mode, Yin Seal: Release, and Creation Rebirth: Strength of a Hundred Technique.
• Qingyu endured Yugito Nii’s flames, killed Daruto with a slash, then used his Sharingan to catch Yugito Nii in genjutsu and punched her.

Qingyu and Orochimaru destroyed the Cloud Village supply line, and Madara ordered White Zetsu to monitor and protect Qingyu as his rapid growth worried him. After recovering at camp, Qingyu received a B-rank Ninjutsu and continued developing his secret medicine; as the year ended, Rin invited Obito to return to the village with Qingyu’s group for New Year.

• Qingyu killed Daruto and helped drive Yugito Nii back before he and Orochimaru retreated, having destroyed the supplies and wiped out the escort squad.
• Madara Uchiha ordered White Zetsu to watch over Qingyu and protect him on the battlefield, while delegating Obito’s training to White Zetsu.
• Tsunade checked Qingyu for injuries and let him rest with his head on her lap; Nara Shikaku then delivered his mission reward, and Qingyu chose Wind Release: Vacuum Wave.
• Over the next half month, Qingyu gathered feedback on his secret medicine from Might Guy and others, while Cloud Village’s offensive slowed and Konoha’s camp relaxed.
• In the snow, Obito trained his Fireball Jutsu and resolved to pass next year’s Chunin Exams; Rin Nohara gave him Qingyu’s secret medicine and said they would return to the village with Qingyu’s group for New Year.

Yahiko and Akatsuki found civilians killed in the Land of Rain, strengthening Yahiko’s resolve to bring peace. Back in Konoha, Qingyu helped Shizune advance her Yin Seal training and received Dan Katō’s Spirit Transformation Technique scroll, but chose to study Wind Release: Vacuum Wave first.

• Yahiko found the bodies of civilians killed in the Land of Rain and ordered Akatsuki to bury them, reaffirming his goal of bringing peace.
• Qingyu advanced his Dark Ninja trait and considered applying Dark Medical Ninjutsu to secret medicine while beginning work on Humanoid Puppets.
• Qingyu returned to Konoha with Tsunade, Sarutobi Asuma, and Might Guy, and gained the Companion's Bond trait after Guy praised their friendship.
• Qingyu guided Shizune’s chakra circulation, helping her form the preliminary Sealing Technique formula for the Yin Seal.
• Shizune gave Qingyu the Spirit Transformation Technique scroll left by Dan Katō, granting him the Kato's Legacy trait.
• Qingyu reviewed the Spirit Transformation Technique’s requirements, then set the scroll aside to learn Wind Release: Vacuum Wave first.

Qingyu trained with his friends, then helped Tsunade and Shizune shop for New Year clothes and gifts. On New Year’s Eve, they cleaned and decorated the Senju Residence before Kushina and Karin arrived with presents, including a gift for Qingyu.

• Qingyu tested Wind Release: Vacuum Wave and agreed to practice destructive techniques at a training ground after Tsunade complained about the damage.
• At the Third Training Ground, Qingyu sparred with his friends as Yūhi Kurenai developed a water-based genjutsu and Rin Nohara practiced coating her kunai with wind release chakra.
• Tsunade, Shizune, and Qingyu went shopping, where Tsunade and Shizune chose qipao and Tsunade bought hair-care gift sets for Kushina and Karin.
• On December 31, Tsunade, Qingyu, and Shizune cleaned the Senju Residence and put up New Year decorations.
• Kushina and Karin arrived to give their New Year greetings and presents, and Karin handed Qingyu a small wooden box.

Qingyu celebrated the New Year with Tsunade, Kushina, Karin, and Shizune, then delivered gifts to friends around the village. At the Third Training Ground, Madara Uchiha, disguised as Senju Dongjian, challenged Qingyu to a spar and dodged his opening Water Dragon Jutsu.

• Qingyu exchanged New Year's gifts with Tsunade, Kushina, Karin, and Shizune, and they celebrated with dinner, cards, and year-turning soba.
• Qingyu visited Yūhi Kurenai and Rin Nohara to give them gifts, then delivered presents to Kakashi, Might Guy, Genma Shiranui, and others.
• At the Third Training Ground, Madara Uchiha arrived disguised as Senju Dongjian and gave Qingyu a New Year's gift, but first asked to test his strength in a spar.
• Qingyu accepted the challenge and opened with Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu, sending a large water dragon at Madara Uchiha.
• Madara Uchiha dodged the water dragon, which struck the ground and carved a trench.

Qingyu sparred with Madara Uchiha, received a powerful Fire Release scroll, and experienced a sudden increase in Sharingan Eye Power. As Konoha prepared for Iwagakure’s advance into the Land of Rain, Qingyu joined Orochimaru and Tsunade on an infiltration mission, where they disguised themselves and began scouting.

• Qingyu used Water Release and sword techniques against Madara Uchiha, who answered with a massive Fire Release attack that Qingyu split with Wind Release.
• Madara Uchiha gave Qingyu a Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame scroll, triggering the Indra's Gift trait and a sudden surge in Qingyu’s Sharingan Eye Power.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen assigned Minato Namikaze to halt Iwagakure’s advance and sent Orochimaru’s squad into the Land of Rain to gather intelligence; Tsunade joined the mission with Qingyu.
• Orochimaru, Tsunade, Qingyu, Kakashi, and Hyuga Ginka disguised themselves in a rain-soaked town near the Land of Rain’s border as they began their infiltration.

Orochimaru sent Tsunade and Qingyu’s group to gather intelligence near an Iwagakure base, where they encountered Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato of Akatsuki. After Konan showed kindness to the disguised group, Qingyu’s team ran into an Iwagakure patrol, and Qingyu revealed his strength by killing two Chunin.

• Orochimaru assigned himself to infiltrate an Iwagakure base while Tsunade, Qingyu, Kakashi, and Hyuga Ginka supported him and gathered intelligence from the outskirts.
• Qingyu’s group met Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato, and Konan offered them rice balls while Qingyu gave her two bags of pills.
• Tsunade declined Konan’s invitation to join Akatsuki, and Yahiko’s group continued on to deliver supplies to a northern village.
• Qingyu detected an approaching Iwagakure patrol, and Tsunade disguised the group as civilians while they tried to pass unnoticed.
• The Iwagakure patrol attacked despite their disguise, and Qingyu countered with a Water Dragon Jutsu that killed two Chunin.
• An Iwagakure ninja fired a Rock Iron Cannon at Qingyu, and Qingyu smashed the projectile with his Strength of a Hundred.

Qingyu and his team fought Iwagakure shinobi, gathered intelligence across the Land of Rain, and endured a cold night in an abandoned village. Orochimaru told them their mission was complete and that they would return to Konoha the next morning, then asked Qingyu to stay behind.

• Qingyu, Kakashi, and Hyuga Ginka defeated an Iwagakure squad while Tsunade stayed back and prepared Slug to heal the team if needed.
• Tsunade assigned Qingyu, Kakashi, and Hyuga Ginka to secure an abandoned village, where Qingyu used Shadow Clones and barriers to watch for enemies.
• Qingyu cooked soup for the group, and Tsunade fell asleep leaning against him during the cold night before waking at three in the morning.
• Over the next half month, Qingyu's group gathered intelligence on Iwagakure for Minato's forces, with Qingyu using his Sharingan to extract information from captured shinobi.
• Orochimaru told Tsunade's group that their mission was complete and that they would return to Konoha the next morning, then asked Qingyu to stay behind.

Orochimaru helped Qingyu sign a contract with Ryūchi Cave, gave him a White Snake Scale and snake-style Ninjutsu scrolls, then tested his rapidly improving combat skills during their journey. The group reached a cautious village in the Land of Rain to replenish supplies, where Qingyu noticed people from Akatsuki.

• Orochimaru had Qingyu sign Ryūchi Cave's summoning contract and gave him a White Snake Scale and foundational snake-style Ninjutsu scrolls.
• Orochimaru taught Qingyu and later led him, Tsunade, Kakashi, and Hyuga Ginka toward the Land of Fire.
• Orochimaru sparred with Qingyu, who quickly copied his snake techniques and held his own with swordsmanship, summoning, and Wind Release.
• Orochimaru praised Qingyu's combat awareness and advised him to gain more real combat experience on the front lines.
• The group entered a village to replenish supplies, and Qingyu spotted people from Akatsuki while Tsunade asked an old man where to buy provisions.

Qingyu and his Konoha team encountered Konan and Akatsuki as Amegakure attacked a village sheltering them. Qingyu helped defeat the attackers, leaving Konan and Akatsuki to learn that he was a powerful Konoha shinobi.

• Qingyu’s group bought supplies in a village, where Konan warned them that Amegakure ninja were approaching to attack Akatsuki.
• Konan revealed that Hanzō had been targeting Akatsuki, and Idaten Kyūsuke reported that thirty Amegakure ninja, including at least three Jonin, were headed for the village.
• Qingyu persuaded Tsunade, Orochimaru, Kakashi, and Hyuga Ginka that supporting Akatsuki would help Konoha contain Hanzō, and the team joined Konan at the village entrance.
• Qingyu rescued Konan from the attack and used Fire Style and his Strength of a Hundred to disrupt the Amegakure force and kill its leading Jonin.
• Qingyu used Muramasa and several jutsu to defeat the remaining Amegakure ninja, while Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato realized that he was a Konoha shinobi.

Qingyu, Kakashi, and the others joined Akatsuki to defeat Amegakure ninja, then learned the identities and aims of Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato. After Qingyu proposed that Konoha support Akatsuki, Sarutobi Hiruzen approved the plan and assigned Qingyu to handle it; Qingyu also gained an upgraded Wind Release trait.

• Kakashi, Qingyu, and Akatsuki fought together and defeated the attacking Amegakure ninja.
• Konan thanked Qingyu, and Tsunade reunited with Konan and Yahiko, confirming that they and Nagato were Jiraiya's former students.
• Yahiko explained Akatsuki's goal of protecting civilians and pursuing peace, and Tsunade offered Konoha's support on the condition that Akatsuki would not oppose Konoha.
• Konan gave Qingyu a paper flower as the group departed, and she and Yahiko hoped to meet him again.
• Qingyu reported the encounter to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who approved aid for Akatsuki and put Qingyu in charge after Orochimaru endorsed the plan.
• Qingyu synthesized his Darkness of the Shinobi trait into a B-rank trait that strengthened his Wind Release talent and tripled its range.

Qingyu trained the Spirit Transformation Technique and experimented with carrying senjutsu chakra in spirit form, then agreed to accompany Tsunade to the casino after dinner. He developed independent sensory puppets to guard the Senju Residence and left Rin Nohara’s home with her to perform surgeries at Konoha Hospital.

• Qingyu practiced the Spirit Transformation Technique, summoned Lady Slug, and tested whether his spirit body could carry senjutsu chakra.
• Tsunade returned after losing seventeen bets, cooked dinner for Qingyu and Shizune, and persuaded Qingyu to join her at the casino the next day.
• Qingyu synthesized the B-Rank Humanoid Puppet trait and sent ten chakra-infused puppets to patrol and monitor the Senju Residence.
• Qingyu visited Rin Nohara, checked her progress with the Yin Seal, and noticed her Healer’s Heart trait.
• Qingyu invited Rin Nohara to assist him with surgeries at Konoha Hospital, and they headed there together.

Qingyu helped Rin Nohara perform surgeries at Konoha Hospital, then spent time training and eating with Yūhi Kurenai, whose father Yūhi Shinku worried about their closeness. The chapter ended when an Anbu ninja arrived at Qingyu and Tsunade’s home to see Tsunade.

• Qingyu performed surgery on an injured Chunin and supervised Rin Nohara as she successfully led the remaining operations, earning a new Healer's Heart trait.
• Rin Nohara hugged Qingyu, granting him the Rin Nohara's Embrace trait, and the two ate at Ichiraku Ramen.
• Qingyu watched Yūhi Kurenai test her Water Release: Water Binding Death, then trained with her before accompanying her to dinner.
• Yūhi Shinku saw Yūhi Kurenai leave with Qingyu and worried that his daughter was growing close to him.
• Qingyu and Yūhi Kurenai ate ramen and dango together, and she asked him to meet her again so she could challenge him with a new Genjutsu.
• An Anbu ninja arrived at Qingyu’s home and asked to see Tsunade.

Tsunade and Qingyu prepared to reinforce Konoha’s eastern front after Kirigakure deployed four of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. As the group neared the front, Qingyu reunited with Might Guy and his companions, received warnings about the enemy swords, and sparred with Kakashi at camp.

• An Anbu ninja told Tsunade that four members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had appeared on the Eastern Coastline, and Tsunade brought Qingyu to Sarutobi Hiruzen’s war council.
• Nara Shikaku reported Kirigakure’s buildup and clashes between Iwagakure and Kumogakure, while Sarutobi Hiruzen assigned Hatake Sakumo, Tsunade, Minato Namikaze, and Uchiha Fugaku to reinforce Konoha’s defenses.
• Tsunade bought popsicles with Qingyu, and the two stocked up on medical supplies and ninja tools before departing with the eastern-bound force.
• At Konoha’s gates, Might Guy told Qingyu he could control the Fifth Gate, and Qingyu called him Konoha’s Blue Beast; Yūhi Shinku then warned Qingyu against dueling the Seven Ninja Swordsmen with blades.
• After several days of travel, Tsunade’s team camped near the Eastern Coastline, where Qingyu used Wind Release and Chidori Sharp Spear to defeat Kakashi in a spar.

Qingyu trained his spirit body to absorb natural energy, found that the resulting senjutsu chakra strengthened both his spirit and physical body, and received a Shikkotsu Forest healing technique from Katsuyu. Tsunade then assembled Qingyu and several other shinobi for a mission to locate and attack Kirigakure’s supply base, and the group set out by boat.

• Hatake Sakumo praised Qingyu’s talent, trained him and Kakashi in swordsmanship, and Qingyu gained the Sword Like a Gale trait.
• Tsunade led Qingyu’s group to the Eastern Coastline, where Qingyu used the Spirit Transformation Technique and absorbed natural energy into his spirit body.
• Qingyu returned to his body with senjutsu chakra, and Katsuyu observed that his cells had absorbed it unusually well before giving him the Sage Art: Specialized Healing Technique scroll.
• Tsunade told Qingyu that Kirigakure likely had a supply base on a nearby island and assigned a reconnaissance mission that could include an attack.
• Qingyu met the assembled shinobi, including Shisui Uchiha, Uchiha Tekka, and Uchiha Yakumi, and Tsunade led them out by boat.

Tsunade’s Konoha team encountered a Kirigakure fleet led by Jūzō Biwa and Suikazan Fuguki, and the two sides fought in the mist after the enemy recognized Qingyu. Mei Terumi challenged Qingyu, who countered her attacks as the battle continued.

• Hyuga Ginka spotted five Kirigakure ships, including Jūzō Biwa and Suikazan Fuguki, and Qingyu sensed that the fleet had already discovered them.
• Jūzō Biwa ordered an attack and demanded that Tsunade surrender Qingyu, while Tsunade broke through the mist and struck Jūzō’s Kubikiribōchō.
• Qingyu detected traits from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen’s weapons, then dispersed incoming attacks and fought alongside Tsunade as the Kirigakure ninja pressed their assault.
• Suikazan Fuguki attacked Uchiha Yakumi with Samehada, but Shisui Uchiha intervened and helped Yakumi avoid a serious injury.
• Mei Terumi confronted Qingyu and used Lava Release and Water Release techniques, but Qingyu dodged or destroyed her attacks and proved stronger than she had expected.

Qingyu defeated Jūzō Biwa, took the Kubikiribōchō and Mei Terumi’s ninja tool pouch, and led Konoha’s team back to camp. The Third Mizukage planned to kill Qingyu until Madara Uchiha ordered him to keep stirring up wars but not kill him, while Qingyu discovered personal items in Mei Terumi’s pouch.

• Qingyu electrocuted Mei Terumi with Chidori Stream, took her ninja tool pouch, and sent her away from the main battle.
• Qingyu entered Sage Mode and struck Jūzō Biwa with a water dragon, letting Tsunade and Qingyu’s Shadow Clones finish him off.
• Qingyu gained the Bloodthirsty Heart trait, upgraded Ninja Sword Resonance, and sealed the Kubikiribōchō after removing its summoning mark.
• Qingyu’s team withdrew as Suikazan Fuguki ordered Kirigakure to recover Jūzō Biwa’s body and relocate the stronghold.
• The Third Mizukage resolved to kill Qingyu, but Madara Uchiha’s Wood Clone ordered him to continue the war without killing Qingyu.
• Back at Konoha’s coastal camp, Qingyu searched Mei Terumi’s pouch and found stockings, a comb, and a birthday mirror from Xue Binglian.

Qingyu strengthened his abilities by cutting natural lightning and consuming chakra metal, then received orders to reinforce Minato against Iwagakure. Before leaving, he shared a meal with Tsunade, who was left wondering how close they had become.

• Obito learned that Qingyu and Tsunade had killed Jūzō Biwa and captured the Kubikiribōchō, then watched Rin care for Qingyu and resolved to train harder.
• Qingyu used Chidori to sever a bolt of natural lightning, upgraded his electric resistance trait, and received chakra metal from Shisui Uchiha.
• Qingyu swallowed chakra metal and upgraded his bloodthirsty heart trait, then spent the following month improving his rain and medical traits.
• Qingyu received Orochimaru's message that Iwagakure had sent ten thousand ninja toward Konoha's northern defenses and prepared to reinforce Minato with Orochimaru's group.
• Qingyu told Tsunade he was leaving and shared a meal with her; afterward, Tsunade struggled to sleep as she considered their growing closeness.

Qingyu gave Yūhi Kurenai a chakra-metal kunai and kissed her before Minato led the team to scout Iwagakure’s forces. They found the Third Raikage facing ten thousand enemies alone, and Qingyu detected a collectible trait as the battle began.

• Minato Namikaze briefed Qingyu and the others on their dangerous mission to scout Iwagakure’s army, whose commander was Kitsuchi.
• Qingyu gave Yūhi Kurenai a chakra-metal kunai with a summoning mark and kissed her in her tent.
• Minato led the team toward the valley, where Hyuga Ginka and Qingyu sensed the Third Raikage and Iwagakure’s massive force pursuing Cloud Village ninja.
• The Third Raikage ordered Dodai to lead the Cloud Village survivors to safety while he stayed behind to hold the valley against ten thousand Iwagakure ninja.
• Kitsuchi ordered his forces to attack the Third Raikage, while Orochimaru and Qingyu watched from higher ground and Qingyu detected the lightning style body trait.

Qingyu infiltrated the Iwagakure forces with Orochimaru, observed the Third Raikage’s techniques, and killed him with a concealed shuriken after the Raikage’s three-day battle left him exhausted. Qingyu gained an A-Rank Lightning Style Body trait and a promotion to Special Jonin, then began training at Konoha’s Eastern Coastline.

• Qingyu copied the Third Raikage’s techniques and gained traits for Black Lightning Style and the Raikage’s physical potential while watching him fight Iwagakure’s forces.
• After three days of battle weakened the Third Raikage, Qingyu struck him in the chest with a hardened shuriken, and the Raikage unleashed his remaining lightning before dying.
• Qingyu synthesized his Lightning Style Body trait into an A-Rank trait that let him partially elementalize, then escaped with Orochimaru amid smoke and battlefield confusion.
• Orochimaru secretly recovered the Third Raikage’s body, and Qingyu gave him a scroll containing Iwagakure corpses collected for research.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered rewards for Orochimaru and Qingyu, confirmed Qingyu and Kakashi’s promotions to Special Jonin, and sent word to Tsunade.
• Half a month later, Qingyu stood at Konoha’s Eastern Coastline and began circulating Lightning Style chakra.

Qingyu tested his Lightning Chakra Mode and black Lightning Style, then bet with Tsunade that he could develop Storm Release. A month later, he gave Yūhi Kurenai Genjutsu scrolls for her birthday, and visited the Akatsuki to deliver supplies and ask Konan to teach him Paper Release Ninjutsu.

• Qingyu demonstrated Lightning Chakra Mode, partial elementalization, Heavy Style Thunder Blast, and Black Panther to Tsunade.
• Qingyu and Tsunade bet that if he developed Storm Release, she would grant him one request; they then sparred, with Qingyu evading her attacks using Lightning Chakra Mode.
• Qingyu gave Yūhi Kurenai Genjutsu notes and the A-rank Nirvana Temple Jutsu scroll as an early birthday gift, and the two kissed.
• Qingyu carried Yūhi Kurenai to the bathing area and dried her hair with Fire Release chakra.
• Qingyu brought Konoha supplies to the Akatsuki base, where Konan welcomed him and accepted the delivery.
• Qingyu asked Konan to teach him Paper Release Ninjutsu, and she agreed.