Yang Xing

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Yang Xing is an orphan whose parents died during the Second Shinobi World War. Though physically eleven, he possesses the mindset of someone in his twenties and finds it difficult to relate to other academy children. After spending more than a year in the world with poor chakra control and uniformly low attributes, his phone awakens as the Strife Game system. 1 2

Dismissive of the Hokage title, Yang Xing openly states that his goal is to conquer the world. His classmates ridicule both this ambition and his weak chakra, but he remains indifferent to their judgment. 1 2

Before graduating, his only reliable combat skill is throwing weapons. He trains in shuriken and kunai techniques, teaches basic throwing practice to Uchiha Itachi, and eventually joins Minato Namikaze's team alongside Kakashi Hatake, Obito Uchiha, and Rin Nohara. 3 4 5

His recollections establish that he lived a previous life as a shut-in. After finding chakra training difficult, he briefly attempted taijutsu before abandoning it and concentrating on basic weapons practice. His acquaintance with Itachi began when the younger boy watched and admired this training. 4

Yang Xing's wartime accomplishments eventually make him a major figure in Konoha. He leads the Starlight Group during the Anbu's reorganization, severely wounds the Third Tsuchikage, and attracts attention as a potential future Hokage. His growing influence causes clans such as the Inuzuka to treat him with extraordinary deference rather than as an ordinary child. 68 72 99 100

After accusations concerning the origin of his Sharingan and a breakdown of trust with Konoha's leadership, he leaves the village to travel. He later returns during the Nine-Tails crisis, seals the beast, and continues traveling through the Lands of Rain, Earth, and Wind. Following a stay of just over two years in the Land of Wind, he returns to Konoha and accepts a temporary teaching position at the Ninja Academy. 110 113 117 137 140 178 203

Personality

Yang Xing is ambitious, self-assured, and openly contemptuous of goals he considers small, including becoming Hokage. His adult mentality makes him impatient with childish games, lectures, and conventional academy expectations. 1 3

Despite presenting himself as lazy and unserious, he is highly observant and tactical under pressure. He manipulates Rin during Minato's bell exercise, uses clones as decoys against Orochimaru, and deliberately credits the Aburame Clan for a mission victory to keep attention away from his Sharingan. 10 28 45

He values secrecy and repeatedly hides his true strength, believing that conspicuous people invite danger. He is also flirtatious and possessive toward Rin and Anko, openly declaring that he wants relationships with both of them. 32 49 50

His protectiveness extends to other companions and students. He condemns Asuma for abandoning Kurenai in danger, sends them away before confronting Ōnoki, and refuses to expose Guren to a dangerous task merely to obtain her assistance. 105 166

His loyalty to Konoha is conditional rather than absolute. Minato's apparent distrust deeply disappoints him, and he considers leaving permanently and later taking Rin and Anko elsewhere. His interest in recruiting Tenzo is likewise explicitly for his own purposes rather than a sense of duty to the village. 98 113

He can be ruthless and intimidating when challenged, coercing hostile daimyo through his dōjutsu and overwhelming power. Nevertheless, he also keeps bargains: he allows Orochimaru to leave after promising to spare him and agrees not to harm the Land of Earth's people so long as they do not act against him. 145 174 175

Abilities & Skills

Strife Game System

Yang Xing's phone identifies him as the host of a Level 1, upgradeable Strife Game system. It tracks attributes, issues missions, grants achievements and auras, and allows the selection or enhancement of techniques. The phone does not require charging and returns to him if lost. 1 3

• Random quests — Trigger conditions are initially hidden; missions range from B-rank survival tasks to an S-rank objective to defeat Minato. 3 8 24
• Achievements — Provide direct stat boosts, technique selections, and special effects. 4 13 37 46
• Evolution Fruits — Can improve his physique or upgrade auras, achievements, and skills; a human can consume only one directly per year. 13
• God's Plunder — Lets him acquire an opponent's aura attributes after killing them; duplicate or stackable auras cannot be obtained. 13
• Undying Body — Negates one fatal blow per day, but leaves him unable to move for ten seconds afterward. 13
• First Successful Kill of an Elite Jonin — A unique achievement allowing selection of a technique with improved power and greatly reduced chakra cost. 46
• Reputation rewards — Public recognition can unlock titles and achievements, including an enhanced Wind Style technique, a 50% attribute bonus, and a reduction in the consumption of a chosen elemental release category. 92 156
• Perfect Defense Technique — Granted by the Undefeated Person achievement. Activated through hand seals once per day, it grants immunity to all ninjutsu attacks for five seconds, including attacks above S-rank. 113

Sharingan

Yang Xing initially acquires a single-tomoe Sharingan by using an Evolution Fruit to improve his achievement for defeating Minato and selecting the dōjutsu as its reward. Orochimaru mistakes it for evidence that Yang Xing belongs to the Uchiha Clan. 27 28

• Resists Orochimaru's genjutsu long enough to turn the encounter around. 28
• Enhances his ability to perceive and react to opponents' movements in close combat. 35
• Lets him distinguish a real opponent among numerous illusory targets. 36
• He considers using an Evolution Fruit to force its advancement to two tomoe, but decides that would be wasteful. 38
• Possesses three tomoe by the Starlight Group's establishment and reveals his eyes to Obito when declining the latter's offer of his own Sharingan. 67 79
• His enhanced three-tomoe Sharingan raises his taijutsu to Jonin level even while inactive. 127
• Fugaku forcibly exposes his three-tomoe Sharingan with genjutsu before Konoha's leadership. Yang Xing refuses to explain the phone system despite accusations that he killed an Uchiha to obtain the eyes. 110

Enhanced Mangekyō Sharingan

Yang Xing evolves his Sharingan with an Evolution Fruit after learning information that alerts him to the impending danger surrounding Minato's newborn son. The resulting enhanced Mangekyō grants all Mangekyō ninjutsu and greatly strengthens his taijutsu while active. 132

• Burst — Burns his chakra to increase the power of ninjutsu and taijutsu while the Mangekyō is active. 132
• Tsukuyomi — Used against the Nine-Tails, Deidara, and Kurotsuchi. He also uses his Mangekyō to destabilize the Four-Tails' chakra within Rōshi. 135 161 164
• Amaterasu — Produces black flames, though they have no effect on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path during their battle. 150
• Void Realm — Attempts to draw the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path into another space. It swallows approximately half the statue before his available chakra proves insufficient and the statue tears free. 150
• Soul-affecting techniques — Begins activating a soul-affecting ability against Deidara before Kurotsuchi intervenes; later uses a Soul Seal to secure Kokuō's obedience. 161 171
• His Mangekyō remains unevolved at his return to Konoha, as he considered it sufficient for his needs in the Land of Wind and used two Evolution Fruits on his body instead. 203

Susanoo

His enhanced Mangekyō produces an enhanced Susanoo whose power and efficiency exceed its ordinary form. Yang Xing believes its third form may rival an ultimate-form Susanoo, although this is his own assessment rather than a demonstrated equivalence. 150

• First form — A skeletal warrior wielding a greatsword; used to strike the barrier containing the Five-Tails and later to wound Kokuō directly. 167 171
• Third form — A gigantic chakra warrior with Yang Xing suspended at its center. Its reduced chakra consumption allows him to maintain the state for a full day and night while retaining the ability to use other ninjutsu. 150
• A deliberately diverted strike destroys a nearby mountain and frightens Kokuō into submitting. 171
• Can be combined with Tailed Beast Transformation, turning its chakra red and strengthening his large-scale Lightning Style demonstration. 187

Water Style

Water Style is Yang Xing's most frequently used combat disciplines in his early missions, particularly for evasive movement, decoys, and decisive ranged attacks.

• Water Clone Technique — Creates functional water clones; Yang Xing can produce up to twelve at once to confuse and overwhelm opponents. 18 19
• Chain Water Substitution Technique — Allows repeated near-instant repositioning over long distances, making him exceptionally difficult to hit. 18 43
• Water Wave — A basic-looking technique with lethal force in his hands; he kills a chunin with it and uses an enhanced version to severely wound Orochimaru. 28 34
• Water Dragon Technique — Used alongside Earth Style defenses against coordinated enemy ninjutsu. 34
• Chidori Clone Technique — Coordinates five water clones that each wield Chidori, demonstrating the clones' ability to carry out powerful Lightning Style attacks simultaneously. 94
• Uses Water Replacement to evade Tenzo's Wood Release binding technique. 97

Earth Style

His Earth Style is heavily amplified by multiple system-granted auras and becomes one of his strongest specialties. 23 46

• Earth Flow Wall — Creates large defensive walls; four clones can each cast it to trap an enemy force. 34 44
• Earth Dragon Spear — Produces stone spears for offensive attacks; used to pressure Orochimaru in his cave. 28
• Hardening Technique — Hardens his body for close-quarters defense; its enhanced form raises the defense from rock-and-earth to iron ore. 28 42 46
• Earth Rain Clay — An area-control technique whose coverage is expanded by his Special Jonin aura. 23 46
• Earth Style mastery — The Special Jonin aura grants mastery of all non-Kekkei Genkai Earth Style ninjutsu below S-rank. 46
• Uses Hardening Technique to shatter one of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's arms with a punch, although the statue subsequently regenerates it. 150

Fire Style

Yang Xing learns the Great Fireball Technique as one of his early system-selected C-rank techniques. 13

• Uses an enhanced Great Fireball to eliminate Land of Earth ninja after trapping them with Earth Style. 19 44
• Destroys the Water Flow Clan's Queen Bee after exhausting it through repeated substitutions. 43
• Its power is strong enough that Obito recognizes it as resembling, but surpassing, the Uchiha Clan's Fireball Technique. 34
• Produces a huge fireball during his spar with Jiraiya, prompting the Sannin to use a summoned toad as a shield. 127

Lightning Style

• Chidori Current: Final Version — Releases electricity over twice the prior range at ten million volts, costs half as much chakra as its enhanced version, and grants temporary resistance to most Lightning Style ninjutsu. 50
• Enhanced Chidori — Created by suppressing and concentrating the output of Chidori Current into his palm. He first develops it while fighting Kakashi. 78
• Chidori Clone Technique — Equips five water clones with Chidori for a coordinated assault. 94
• Chidori Lightning Fist — An original technique that compresses Chidori's current around his clenched fist; its electricity also produces an attractive force. 98
• Two-Handed Chidori Technique — Used against Jiraiya, who recognizes the severalfold rise in Yang Xing's chakra and decides he cannot receive the attack head-on. 127
• Ultimate Chidori Current — With his enhanced Mangekyō, he can perfectly control the technique's tremendous output, burning chakra and connecting the current with lightning in the sky. It destroys Orochimaru's Fivefold Rashomon. 145
• Reduced consumption — Selects Lightning Release for the Peak Hokage Level achievement's 50% reduction in release-category consumption. 156
• Country-spanning storm clouds — Combines Susanoo, Tailed Beast Transformation, and Lightning Style to spread storm clouds across the Land of Wind. He states that he could call down lightning from them for three minutes; the demonstration itself uses less than half his chakra. 187 188
• Lightning Blade — Activates the technique while confronting Sunagakure's hostile higher-ups during Gaara's crisis. 197

Wind Style and Rasengan

• Enhanced Wind Cutter — A system-selected reward that turns the ordinary Wind Cutter into a high-pressure cutting attack. 92
• Rapid elemental combination — Combines Wind Style with his special Chidori against Ōnoki. Although it appears to be simultaneous dual-element casting, Yang Xing explains that he releases two techniques within one second. 106
• Rasengan — Demonstrates the technique while teaching Guren, Konan, and Gaara. 186 187
• Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan — Enlarges the basic Rasengan severalfold. 187
• Ultra-Big Ball Spiraling Sphere — Further enlarges the attack into a one-meter spiraling sphere while activating his Mangekyō, creating a ten-meter crater. Its demonstrated power is compared to S-rank ninjutsu or higher. 187

Tailed Beast Control and Sealing

Yang Xing can suppress, manipulate, and seal tailed-beast chakra through his enhanced Mangekyō and sealing techniques. During the Nine-Tails sealing, his chakra rises exponentially and he suppresses the beast without allowing any leakage, astonishing Tsunade. 137

• Uses Tsukuyomi against the Nine-Tails before personally handling its sealing into an infant. 135 137
• Forces the Four-Tails' chakra out of control within Rōshi when the jinchūriki challenges him. 161
• Helps release Kokuō from Han, then subdues the Five-Tails and demands that it become his summoned beast. 167 171
• Soul Seal — Begins sealing Kokuō's soul as collateral for the beast's obedience. 171
• Incomplete Tailed Beast Transformation — Uses a controlled chakra cloak comparable to a jinchūriki's transformed state after mastering the Five-Tails' chakra in fewer than ten days. 174
• Can unleash a Tailed Beast Bomb, whose destructive threat compels the Land of Earth's daimyo to negotiate. 175
• Suppresses the One-Tail during his stay in Sunagakure, earning public gratitude. Villagers subsequently report that the beast can no longer emerge to cause trouble. 200

Taijutsu, Perception, and Instruction

• Jonin-level close combat — Surprises Jiraiya with his speed, reflexes, and taijutsu despite appearing to possess only ordinary Chunin-level chakra. 127
• Clone Chain Kick — Uses water clones to subject Tenzo to a sustained sequence of kicks during his recruitment test. 97
• Chakra perception — By his return to Konoha, his improved physical capabilities allow him to perceive qualities of the village's atmosphere that those below Jonin cannot sense. 203
• Ninjutsu instruction — Trains Guren and Konan, explains chakra natures and their combinations, and demonstrates how chakra amplification can push techniques beyond their normal limits. 173 186 187
• Limitations — Extensive use of chakra against the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path leaves him physically exhausted and brings his body to its limit despite his exceptional combat power. 153

Hidden Weapons

Before receiving major system rewards, throwing weapons are Yang Xing's sole consistent strength.

• Competent with shuriken and kunai despite poor general ninjutsu performance. 3
• Uses projectiles for distractions, ambushes, and to create openings for teammates. 5 10 11
• Teaches basic shuriken and kunai practice to Itachi. 4

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Strife Game phone — System interface, mission source, and achievement tracker; automatically returns to Yang Xing if lost. 1 3
• Evolution Fruits — Rare system rewards used for physical and ability upgrades. Later uses include evolving his Sharingan into an enhanced Mangekyō and raising his body's base attributes to quasi-Jonin level. 13 50 132 203
• Shuriken — His earliest dependable weapon and a frequent component of his battle plans. 3 11
• Kunai — Used in close combat and thrown attacks. 5
• Hokage-emblem forehead protector — Given to him by Minato as a farewell gift when he leaves Konoha. 117
• Sealing scroll — Used during the procedure to seal the Nine-Tails into an infant. 137
• Map — A farewell gift from Ōnoki that Yang Xing uses while traveling toward Sunagakure. 178

Relationships

• Minato Namikaze — Team instructor. Yang Xing defeats him in the bell exercise through planning and teamwork; Minato later tries to recruit and groom him as a future Hokage, but Yang Xing refuses. Minato defends him against accusations concerning his Sharingan, although Yang Xing is subsequently hurt by his apparent distrust. Minato gives him a forehead protector before his departure and later dies during the Nine-Tails crisis. 11 12 46 47 110 113 117 137
• Rin Nohara — Teammate and romantic interest. Yang Xing repeatedly protects her in battle, and Rin eventually acknowledges her feelings for him. He kisses her and openly declares his feelings for both her and Anko. Before leaving Konoha, he refuses Rin's request to accompany him and promises to return before she grows up. 17 26 49 117
• Anko — Ally, admirer, and romantic interest. Yang Xing rescues her from Orochimaru; afterward, she becomes determined to surpass him and seeks to learn his powerful Water Style technique. She kisses him, later thanks him for helping her join the Starlight Group, and blames Konoha's clan members for his departure. 28 29 30 31 82 117
• Kakashi Hatake — Teammate and intermittent rival. Kakashi comes to respect Yang Xing's combat ability, while Yang Xing regards him as unable to keep pace with his ambitions. Yang Xing accepts him into the reorganized Anbu, where he becomes the Starlight Group's first squad captain. While under genjutsu, Kakashi stabs Yang Xing and fatally wounds Obito; Yang Xing nevertheless asks Obito to give his eyes to Kakashi. 16 18 45 69 71 79
• Obito Uchiha — Teammate with a strained relationship. Yang Xing saves him during the conflict with the Land of Earth, but remains distant even after Obito apologizes. When Obito is dying, he offers Yang Xing his Sharingan; Yang Xing reveals his own three-tomoe eyes and asks that Kakashi receive them instead. 33 36 38 79
• Uchiha Itachi — Younger admirer and informal student in shuriken and kunai techniques. Itachi proudly recounts Yang Xing's victory over the Tsuchikage. On returning to Konoha, Yang Xing learns that Itachi has massacred the Uchiha Clan, leaving one survivor. 4 50 99 203
• Shibi Aburame — Mission ally. They coordinate against the Water Flow Clan, with Yang Xing trapping and weakening the enemy while Shibi's insects finish the surviving jonin. 43 44 45
• Orochimaru — Enemy who captures Anko and attempts to take Yang Xing for research. Yang Xing severs his arm and severely wounds him, though Orochimaru escapes. In a later confrontation, Yang Xing overwhelms him with ultimate Chidori Current, obtains Guren, and allows him to leave as promised. 27 28 29 145
• Danzo and Ta — Hostile figures connected to Root. Yang Xing attempts to deceive Ta, but Danzo exposes the deception and joins Ta in attacking him. Later accounts establish that Yang Xing killed the Root officer and severely wounded Danzo, whose subordinates come to fear him. 54 61 89
• Fugaku Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha — Accuse him of murdering an Uchiha to obtain his Sharingan. Fugaku exposes the eyes with genjutsu and connects him to the Anbu's internal conflict, contributing to the demands for his arrest. 110
• Tenzo — Initially regarded as a possible pawn sent by Danzo. Yang Xing later discovers his Wood Release, tests his determination through combat, and recognizes his unusual endurance and recruitment value. His desire to recruit Tenzo is for his own organization rather than Konoha's benefit. 69 71 97 98
• Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma — Associates who witness his abilities during Tenzo's test. Kurenai develops admiration and gratitude toward him, especially after he protects her from Ōnoki; Yang Xing sharply rebukes Asuma for abandoning her in danger. 97 98 99 105
• Tsunade — Close companion who increasingly regards him as a younger brother. She challenges Jiraiya to prove his qualifications as Yang Xing's teacher, worries about his safety, and proposes that he become Hokage to secure the village's protection. Their affectionate reunion follows his extended stay in the Land of Wind. 127 142 163 203
• Jiraiya — Potential teacher and sparring opponent who initially underestimates him, then recognizes his speed and combat experience. Later introduces Yang Xing to Akatsuki by recounting his defeat of the Tsuchikage and sealing of the Nine-Tails. 127 140
• Shizune — Traveling associate who examines him and offers to teach him medical ninjutsu. Yang Xing declines and teasingly calls her his personal nurse. 164
• Guren — Rescued from Orochimaru and becomes his devoted follower and student, addressing him as “Master.” He protects her from dangerous work, trains her, and travels with her and Konan. 145 166 173 178
• Konan — Traveling companion and student. Yang Xing preserves Yahiko's body for her and later instructs her alongside Guren during their journeys. 150 173 178 186 187
• Nagato and Yahiko — Akatsuki figures encountered through Jiraiya. After Yahiko's death, Yang Xing preserves his corpse and battles the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path while attempting to recover Nagato and fulfill a deal. 140 146 150
• Ōnoki — Wartime opponent whom Yang Xing defeats and severely wounds. He later spares Ōnoki partly because of his interest in Kurotsuchi. Their relationship develops into a negotiated arrangement concerning funding and an intelligence organization, with Yang Xing promising not to harm the Land of Earth's people unless they act against him. 99 106 173 175
• Kurotsuchi — Ōnoki's granddaughter and a subject of Yang Xing's interest. Their interactions include a misunderstanding that leads to a fight and Yang Xing using Tsukuyomi, which Shizune interrupts. He also opposes Ōnoki's attempt to make her a tailed-beast vessel. 106 164 170
• Deidara — Defeated with Tsukuyomi and approached with an offer. Yang Xing later regards him as important to the Sunshine Group's future and leaves him in the Land of Earth to recover from a mission injury. 161 178
• Han and Kokuō — Yang Xing helps release the Five-Tails from Han, then defeats Kokuō and forces it to accept becoming his summoned beast. 166 167 171
• Rasa — Hosts Yang Xing at his home and attempts to recruit him to the Land of Wind. Yang Xing declines permanent residence, while Rasa tries to prevent him from approaching Gaara and the One-Tail. 183
• Temari and Kankuro — Guides during his visit to Sunagakure. Kankuro admires his reputation and asks him to become an instructor, while Temari initially suspects that he threatens Gaara. 181 183 185
• Gaara — Young admirer and student. Yang Xing allows him to observe his instruction, treats him kindly, and later identifies himself as Gaara's master while confronting Sunagakure's leadership. 187 188 197
• Hiruzen Sarutobi — Entrusts him with handling the Nine-Tails sealing procedure and later recruits him as a temporary special instructor at the Ninja Academy. 137 203

Story Role / Major Arcs

Academy and System Awakening

Yang Xing begins as a weak academy student whose adult mentality, grand ambition, and poor chakra make him an outcast. The awakening of the Strife Game system gives him a path to rapidly improve. 1 3

Minato's Bell Exercise

Assigned to Minato's team, Yang Xing accepts an S-rank system mission to defeat the Fourth Hokage. He wins Minato's bell challenge through a clone, a shuriken distraction, and Rin's support rather than direct force. 8 10 11 12

Land of Earth Conflict

During wartime missions, Yang Xing protects his team against special genin and chunin from the Land of Earth. His Water Style, clones, and substitutions allow him to stall multiple enemies and eliminate opponents far above his official standing. 18 19 20

Orochimaru Incident

After Orochimaru captures Anko, Yang Xing pursues him alone despite Rin's attempts to stop him. He uses a clone to scout the cave, reveals his Sharingan, and severely wounds Orochimaru with Water Style before returning with Anko. 27 28 29

His Sharingan is a deliberate system acquisition rather than a conventional awakening: angered by his inability to counter Orochimaru's genjutsu, he uses an Evolution Fruit to improve his earlier achievement and selects the single-tomoe eyes before the confrontation. 27

Water Flow Clan Mission

Yang Xing works with Shibi Aburame against the Water Flow Clan and allied Land of Earth ninja. He uses Earth Style walls and Great Fireball Technique to trap enemy forces, while Shibi's insects kill the remaining jonin. The mission report credits Yang Xing with eliminating four chunin, eight genin, and—alongside the Aburame Clan—three jonin. 44 45

Future Plans

After Minato offers him an S-rank cultivation mission and a possible path toward becoming Hokage, Yang Xing refuses in favor of traveling the world and pursuing his own ambitions. He later seeks greater power and reputation to secure relationships with both Rin and Anko. 46 47 49 50

He subsequently organizes the Starlight Group during Konoha's Anbu reestablishment and later pursues an intelligence organization in cooperation with the Land of Earth. By the time he travels to the Land of Wind, he has temporarily entrusted the Sunshine Group to Ōnoki. 68 72 173 178

Root Conflict and the Starlight Group

Yang Xing feigns dissatisfaction with Konoha while approaching Ta, but his attempted deception ultimately leads to a forest confrontation with Ta and Danzo. Although they attack him together, later accounts describe him as having killed the Root officer and severely wounded Danzo. 54 61 89

During the Anbu's reorganization, he becomes the head of the Starlight Group. Kakashi requests entry and becomes its first squad captain; Anko also joins with Yang Xing's assistance. Tenzo repeatedly seeks admission despite Yang Xing's suspicion that Danzo has sent him. 68 69 71 72 82

Yang Xing eventually tests Tenzo directly, discovers his Wood Release, and recognizes his extraordinary potential after a prolonged beating fails to break his determination. 97 98

Obito's Death and Battles with the Tsuchikage

While Kakashi is under genjutsu, Yang Xing develops a focused Chidori rather than releasing the full power of Chidori Current. Kakashi subsequently stabs him in the back, triggering Undying Body's weakened state. By the time Yang Xing recovers and catches up, Obito has been fatally wounded. Yang Xing declines Obito's offer of his Sharingan and asks that Kakashi receive the eyes instead. 78 79

His confrontation with the Third Tsuchikage earns him a reputation as an exceptional genius and a prospective future Hokage. In a later battle, he protects Kurenai, combines Wind Style with Lightning Style, and again defeats Ōnoki before allowing him to leave. 99 100 105 106

Sharingan Accusations and Departure from Konoha

Shisui and Fugaku accuse Yang Xing of killing an Uchiha outside the village to obtain his Sharingan. Fugaku uses genjutsu to expose the three-tomoe eyes before Konoha's leadership, provoking demands for Yang Xing's arrest despite Minato's defense. Yang Xing refuses to reveal his phone system. 110

Minato's subsequent apparent distrust damages Yang Xing's attachment to Konoha. He prepares to leave, confident that his Perfect Defense Technique and other abilities will prevent the assembled ninja from stopping him. When he ultimately departs, Team Minato disbands; Rin stays behind, and Minato gives Yang Xing his Hokage-emblem forehead protector. 113 117

Sannin Encounters and the Nine-Tails Crisis

Tsunade challenges Jiraiya to demonstrate whether he is qualified to teach Yang Xing. Their spar reveals Yang Xing's Jonin-level taijutsu and powerful ninjutsu, culminating in his charge with Two-Handed Chidori. 127

After learning news that makes him fear for Minato, Yang Xing uses an Evolution Fruit to evolve his Sharingan into an enhanced Mangekyō and rushes away. He later confronts the Nine-Tails with Tsukuyomi and undertakes its sealing into an infant at Konoha's hospital. Tsunade arrives to find Minato and his wife dead and witnesses Yang Xing suppress the beast's entire chakra without leakage. 132 135 137

Akatsuki and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path

Jiraiya introduces Yang Xing to Akatsuki in the Land of Rain. During a subsequent confrontation with Orochimaru, Yang Xing rescues Guren and overwhelms the Sannin with his ultimate Chidori Current, destroying Fivefold Rashomon before honoring his promise to let him leave. 140 145

After Yahiko dies, Yang Xing preserves his body for Konan and attempts to recover Nagato from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Hardening Technique shatters the statue's arm, but it regenerates; Amaterasu fails, and Void Realm cannot completely absorb it. Yang Xing then deploys his enhanced third-form Susanoo. The battle eventually leaves his body at its limit from chakra expenditure. 150 153

Land of Earth Negotiations and Five-Tails Subjugation

Traveling to the Land of Earth, Yang Xing defeats Deidara with Tsukuyomi and meets Ōnoki, Rōshi, and Han. When Rōshi challenges his account of sealing the Nine-Tails, Yang Xing demonstrates his control by destabilizing the Four-Tails' chakra. 161

He helps release the Five-Tails from Han and later refuses to let Ōnoki use Kurotsuchi as a replacement vessel. Yang Xing subsequently returns to confront Kokuō, defeats it with Susanoo, and forces it to agree to become his summoned beast. 166 167 170 171

While training Guren and Konan, he negotiates support for his intelligence organization. His display of controlled Tailed Beast Transformation and the threat of his destructive power compel the daimyo to cooperate. Ōnoki agrees to secure the money Yang Xing seeks in exchange for a promise not to harm the country's people unless they act against him. 173 174 175

Sunagakure Stay and Gaara's Instruction

Yang Xing travels to the Land of Wind with Guren and Konan, leaving Deidara behind to recover and temporarily entrusting the Sunshine Group to Ōnoki. His reputation precedes him: Sunagakure's guards have been instructed to receive him respectfully, and Rasa welcomes him while seeking to recruit him. Yang Xing refuses to settle permanently but accepts accommodation with the Kazekage's household. 178 181 183

Gaara becomes fascinated by Yang Xing's lessons. Yang Xing demonstrates increasingly powerful Rasengan variants, then combines Susanoo, Tailed Beast Transformation, and Lightning Style to blanket the Land of Wind in storm clouds. He later identifies himself as Gaara's master and suppresses the One-Tail, earning the village's gratitude. 187 188 197 200

Return to Konoha and Academy Instruction

After spending just over two years in the Land of Wind, Yang Xing returns to Konoha and reunites with Tsunade. Two Evolution Fruits used on his body have raised his base attributes to quasi-Jonin level, with bonuses elevating his basic physical capabilities to Quasi-Kage level. His improved perception immediately alerts him to the village's lifeless atmosphere. 203

Tsunade informs him that Itachi has massacred the Uchiha Clan, leaving one survivor. At Hiruzen's request, Yang Xing accepts a temporary special-instructor position at the Ninja Academy. He enters a junior class containing Naruto and Sasuke and announces that he will select only students who catch his interest for ninjutsu instruction. 203

Notable Quotes

“Conquering the world is my goal. Compared to this, the Hokage is as insignificant as a speck of dust.” 1

“You won't be able to keep up with my pace, not ever.” 16

“I can even reject the Hokage; what do I have to fear from these problems?” 49

“I don't want to kill you now. You can go back.” 106

“I suddenly feel like making you my summoned beast.” 171

“Staying in one country, in particular, doesn't interest me at all.” 183

Trivia

• Yang Xing names his ambition before gaining meaningful combat power; at the time, all four of his system attributes are low-end. 1
• His first system achievement is named “The Worst Human.” 4
• He deliberately conceals the fact that he severely wounded Orochimaru, believing that others would not accept the truth and that his Sharingan must remain secret. 30
• Although Orochimaru identifies his Sharingan as Uchiha, Yang Xing acquires the eyes through the Strife Game system rather than a documented clan inheritance or transplant. The later accusations that he murdered an Uchiha for them do not establish his clan origin. 27 28 110
• He explains his name as “Yang as in sun, Xing as in starlight,” describing it as a sun capable of outshining the stars. 1
• He distinguishes ordinary techniques, power-increased techniques, enhanced techniques, and improved techniques as progressively stronger categories. 46
• His reputation becomes so formidable that the Inuzuka Clan treats a casual visit to see Rin as a major official occasion. 100
• Despite his ambition and organizational work, he repeatedly refuses offers to settle into a village leadership role or remain permanently in another country. 46 47 181 183
• At his return to Konoha, he has one Evolution Fruit remaining and has deliberately left his Mangekyō unevolved. 203