Arc 1The Border Mission

Yang Xing joined Minato’s team, won the bell test, and grew stronger before helping Kakashi, Obito, and Rin survive an encounter with Iwagakure shinobi. After the team returned to Konoha, they left on a special mission to inspect villages, where Yang Xing followed Anko and witnessed her confrontation with Orochimaru.

Chapters 1–2525 summaries

Arc 2The Anbu Gambit

Yang Xing proved his strength on missions, rejected Minato Namikaze’s offer to pursue the Hokage’s path, and began building support for restructuring the Anbu. He staged a meeting with Danzo’s agent Ta, then joined Shibi Aburame and Fugaku Uchiha in secretly incapacitating Anbu investigators as Minato sent a stronger team to find them.

Chapters 26–5525 summaries

Arc 3Starlight and Kannabi Bridge

Yang Xing helped bring down Danzo’s influence and reshape Konoha’s Anbu as the Starlight Group. On the Kannabi Bridge mission, Obito was gravely wounded and gave his eyes to Kakashi, but a masked man took Obito’s body.

Chapters 56–8025 summaries

Arc 4War and Accusations

Yang Xing built the Starlight Group, protected Kurenai Yuhi during the war, and forced Ōnoki to negotiate peace. Back in Konoha, clan leaders accused Yang Xing of stealing an Uchiha’s Sharingan and demanded his arrest.

Chapters 81–11025 summaries

Arc 5Leaving Konoha, Returning for Naruto

After Konoha’s leaders wrongly accused Yang Xing, he left the village and traveled with Tsunade, Shizune, and Jiraiya. When the Nine-Tails attacked Konoha, Yang Xing saved the village and sealed the beast into Naruto, then set out for the Land of Rain to investigate Minato’s death and seek allies for an intelligence organization.

Chapters 111–14125 summaries

Arc 6The Five-Tails Unsealed

Yang Xing rescued Guren, helped Konan and Nagato after Yahiko’s death, then built a group to gather information on tailed beasts. In Iwagakure, he recruited Deidara and released Han’s Five-Tails, leaving Ōnoki facing the rampaging Kokuō.

Chapters 142–16825 summaries

Arc 7The One-Tail’s Student

Yang Xing subdued the Five-Tails, founded the Sunshine Group, and traveled to Sunagakure seeking the One-Tail Jinchūriki. He began training Gaara, but Rasa moved to keep them apart as Gaara went missing.

Chapters 169–19525 summaries