Chapter Summaries

Isho reprimanded Naruto for letting his guard down, then entered the Ninja Academy’s spring practical assessment, where he stood up for Rock Lee and struck Lingdou Yiyou after the boy insulted them. The assessment began with Isho matched against Neji Hyuga, leaving Isho facing a likely defeat.

• Isho scolded Naruto for losing focus during his fight with Sasuke and praised Sasuke for spotting the weakness in Naruto’s technique.
• At the April practical assessment, Isho joked with Qiupu about placing second while nearby students mocked him and Rock Lee.
• Isho slapped Lingdou Yiyou for insulting him and Rock Lee, then apologized after the Chunin teacher intervened.
• The Chunin teacher announced weekly practical assessments and said students’ results would affect their training time and intensity.
• The teacher named Isho and Neji Hyuga as the first match, prompting the students to expect Isho to lose.

Uchiha Isho defeated Neji Hyuga with the Great Fireball Technique, revealing his unexpected strength to their classmates. After several more matches, Isho began his final bout against Jingchuan Lirang, who attacked with clones.

• Isho used the Great Fireball Technique and substitution to evade Neji Hyuga, then forced the examiner to intervene and declare him the winner.
• The examiner praised Isho's skill, while Akiyo congratulated him and Neji reacted with resentment.
• Lingdou Yiyou and his gang awkwardly tried to appear friendly after seeing Isho's strength.
• After the intervening matches, Isho was announced as Jingchuan Lirang's final opponent.
• Jingchuan Lirang attacked with two clones, and Isho knocked one away while dodging another's kunai.

Yi Xiang conceded to Jingchuan Lirang in the assessment, then encouraged Rock Lee and invited him to ramen with his friends. A year later, Yi Xiang and Naruto prepared a prank for Lingdou Yiyou’s group after spotting them short on money.

• Yi Xiang fought Jingchuan Lirang for about fifteen minutes before conceding, giving Jingchuan first place in the assessment.
• Yi Xiang reflected on his weaknesses, then accepted Tiancheng Changyang and Qiupu’s invitation to celebrate over ramen and offered to treat them.
• Yi Xiang encouraged the dejected Rock Lee and invited him to join them for ramen, and Rock Lee gratefully accepted.
• A year later, Lingdou Yiyou and his five companions wandered Konoha’s commercial street, short of money for barbecue.
• Yi Xiang watched the group from a rooftop with Naruto and two others, rejected Naruto’s plan to attack them with techniques, and began explaining his own prank idea.

Isho, Sasuke, and Naruto lured six bullies into the woods and used Naruto’s Shadow Clones and Isho’s Sharingan to frighten them into stopping their bullying. Lingdou Yiyou left convinced Isho had awakened the Sharingan and resolved to stay out of trouble.

• Naruto provoked six boys into chasing him by insulting them and throwing pebbles at them.
• Isho and Sasuke followed Naruto to the woods, where the six boys cornered him.
• Naruto used the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique to surround the boys, while Isho stepped forward to confront them.
• Isho activated his Sharingan, warned the boys not to bully anyone again, and let them go home.
• Lingdou Yiyou recalled learning about the Sharingan and urged the others to avoid provoking Isho.

Isho chose a system quest that required him to defeat every student and challenged the class to fight him all at once during the graduation exam. The Third Hokage approved his request, while Isho used the Ninja Lottery and obtained Neji Hyuga and Rock Lee cards as the students prepared to face him.

• Kotetsu Hagane announced that the graduation exam results would be recorded and reviewed by the Hokage before students were assigned to classes.
• Isho told Tiancheng Changyang and Qiupu that he cared more about graduating alongside them than ranking first, then chose the quest to defeat everyone.
• Isho challenged the whole class, secretly drew a Neji Hyuga card, and worried that using Neji's techniques would expose him.
• An Anbu member relayed the Third Hokage's approval of Isho's request, while the other students were assigned regular one-on-one matches.
• The Third Hokage told Kakashi Hatake and the other Jonin that Isho was talented, trustworthy, and had awakened a two-tomoe Sharingan in both eyes.
• Isho drew a Rock Lee card as the class gathered around him, angry and eager to take him down.

Yi Xiang used a temporary Rock Lee fusion to defeat Neji Hyuga in one blow and win the class match. After his classmates lost heart, he gave them an impassioned speech that renewed their resolve.

• Yi Xiang received the Rock Lee fusion notification and warmed up as the class prepared to attack him.
• Yi Xiang dodged the Shuriken volley and accidentally sent Neji Hyuga flying with a single step, forcing Neji to leave for medical treatment.
• Yi Xiang told the stunned students that his strength had improved quickly, and Kotetsu Hagane announced him as the winner.
• Yi Xiang received 35 Luck Points for completing Mission One and told his classmates that setbacks could help them grow.
• Yi Xiang's speech restored the students' confidence, and Rock Lee wept openly.

Isho passed the Transformation Technique graduation exam and received his Konoha Forehead Protector, while the Hokage and Might Guy discussed his strength and apparent laziness. He celebrated Qiupu’s graduation with plans for barbecue, then arrived late to the next morning’s briefing as several classmates still had not passed.

• Isho reflected on the dangers facing the ninja world and resolved to grow stronger, while the Third Hokage explained to Kakashi and Might Guy that Isho trained little but could inspire his classmates.
• Might Guy eagerly asked to become Isho’s Jonin leader, then reconsidered after learning how little Isho trained; the Third Hokage decided to wait until the students finished their graduation exams.
• Isho passed the Transformation Technique exam by perfectly copying Izumo Kamizuki and received his Konoha Forehead Protector.
• Isho congratulated Qiupu, who had also graduated, and suggested celebrating; Qiupu chose barbecue with Isho and Changyang.
• The next morning, Isho arrived just before the graduation briefing and noticed that only about twenty students remained in the class.

Uchiha Isho was assigned to a team of one and met his Jonin instructor, Kakashi Hatake. After questioning Isho about his goals and how he would respond to a comrade in danger, Kakashi seemed pleased with his answer.

• Kotetsu Hagane announced that Isho would be the sole member of Team Six, receiving one-on-one instruction from a Jonin.
• Isho told Tiancheng Changyang, Qiupu, and Jingchuan Lirang that he preferred having teammates so he would not have to do all the work on missions.
• Isho guessed that Kakashi Hatake was his instructor, then napped until Kakashi arrived late to the classroom.
• Kakashi took Isho to a rooftop, where Isho introduced himself and said he wanted to become stronger, marry a beautiful wife, and protect his family and Konoha.
• Kakashi asked what Isho would do if a comrade were in grave danger while he carried vital information, and Isho said he would choose to save the comrade; Kakashi smiled at his answer.

Yi Xiang weighed the system’s long-term missions and chose the risky missions to unseal and recruit Kaguya and become Hokage before defeating Naruto and Sasuke. After Naruto and Sasuke graduated as Genin, Yi Xiang celebrated their clever victory over their classmates, then learned Kakashi would be leading three new teammates.

• Yi Xiang read the three long-term missions, worried about their risks and rewards, and selected Missions One and Three.
• Naruto and Sasuke asked Iruka for permission to challenge their classmates together, inspired by Yi Xiang’s graduation feat.
• Naruto and Sasuke told Yi Xiang they had become Genin and described how they used Transformation and Shadow Clone Techniques to defeat their classmates.
• Yi Xiang praised Naruto and Sasuke for using strategy, treated them to dango and barbecue, and suggested they visit the hot springs.
• Kakashi told Yi Xiang he would be getting three new teammates, and Yi Xiang asked whether his pay had increased.

Yi Xiang and Team 7 escorted Tazuna to the Land of Waves, where they were ambushed by Momochi Zabuza. Yi Xiang, Naruto, and Sasuke fought back, but Zabuza’s Water Clones and Hidden Mist Technique left the battle unresolved.

• Yi Xiang spotted two Mist Village ninjas hiding in a puddle and struck them with a Great Fireball Technique.
• Kakashi interrogated the captured ninjas, confirmed they planned to assassinate Tazuna, and continued the escort to the Land of Waves.
• Tazuna explained his situation, and the group agreed to deal with Gato as they traveled through the misty sea to his home.
• Yi Xiang noticed Zabuza in the trees and attacked with Shuriken, but Zabuza used the Hidden Mist Technique to conceal himself.
• Zabuza appeared to attack Tazuna, but Yi Xiang’s Kunai pierced a Water Clone, and Naruto and Sasuke joined the fight.

Yi Xiang chose to recruit Zabuza and Haku rather than defeat them, then let Zabuza take him hostage so he could pursue his plan alone. After escaping with them, he activated a system ability that granted him Zabuza’s power and broke free, leaving the confrontation poised to continue.

• Yi Xiang and Kakashi fought Zabuza while Haku trapped Naruto in Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, and Kakashi forced Zabuza to release him from the Water Prison Technique.
• Haku took Naruto hostage, and Yi Xiang volunteered to replace him; after the exchange, Zabuza captured Yi Xiang and escaped with Haku under cover of the Hidden Mist Technique.
• Naruto erupted with red chakra after Yi Xiang was taken, while Kakashi chose to calm him instead of pursuing the kidnappers.
• Several miles away, Yi Xiang received Momochi Zabuza as an elite ninja through the system and used the ability to take on Zabuza’s power for 24 hours.
• Yi Xiang burst through his restraints, dispelled Haku’s Senbon, created Shadow Clones, and began casting the Hidden Mist Technique.

Isho defeated Zabuza and Haku, then persuaded them to become his companions and helped them reach Gato's headquarters. While guarding the injured Zabuza, Isho confronted Gato and forced him to lead the way to his hidden money, where more than twenty samurai surrounded them.

• Zabuza used the Hidden Mist Technique to cover his escape, but Isho found his position and overwhelmed him and Haku with Water Dragon Bullets.
• Isho offered Zabuza and Haku a choice between joining him and dying, and Zabuza accepted before collapsing from his injuries.
• Isho and his Shadow Clones helped Haku take Zabuza to Gato's headquarters, where Haku treated him and then left to gather herbs.
• Gato arrived with two samurai, but Isho killed them, seized Gato, and demanded to be taken to his hidden money.
• Isho followed Gato toward the money, but more than twenty samurai surrounded them, and Isho recalled the atrocities of the bandits he had faced on a B-Rank Mission.

Yi Xiang killed Gato and his men, seized Gato’s hidden fortune, and entrusted Haku and Zabuza with using the money to protect the Land of Waves and care for its orphans. Four days later, the Konoha group departed amid the residents’ grateful farewell.

• Yi Xiang and Kakashi wiped out the bandits, and Yi Xiang recalled how the massacre had awakened his Three-Tomoe eyes.
• Yi Xiang killed the samurai pursuing him, captured Gato, and forced him to reveal his hidden money.
• Yi Xiang found Gato’s vast fortune and killed him, then asked Haku and Zabuza to use the money to protect the Land of Waves and raise its orphans.
• Haku agreed to Yi Xiang’s plan to care for the children and teach selected kind children ninjutsu.
• Four days later, the people of Konoha left the Land of Waves as residents tearfully thanked them for defeating Gato and his men.

After returning from the Land of Waves, Yi Xiang divided some of Gato's fortune and was recommended for the Chunin exam. As Yi Xiang discussed the exam with friends, Danzo secretly ordered two men to bring him in during the coming clash between Orochimaru and the Hokage.

• Yi Xiang opened his box of nearly ten million ryo, gave Kakashi and Sakura a million each, and said he would use the rest of Gato's fortune to help Zabuza and Haku take in orphans.
• Kakashi recommended Team 7 and Yi Xiang for the Chunin exam, and the Third Hokage judged that Yi Xiang might already meet Jonin standards.
• Yi Xiang treated Qiupu, Tiancheng Changyang, and Jingchuan Lirang to barbecue and said he planned to take the Chunin exam.
• Danzo ordered two men to bring Uchiha Isho to him during the fight between Orochimaru and the Hokage, disguising the order as an official decision or secret mission.

Yi Xiang accepted a system quest and provoked the gathered Chunin Exam candidates, triggering a fight that Kakashi stopped. The Third Hokage barred Yi Xiang from the exam, and a Sound Village ninja threatened to find him later.

• Rock Lee, Tenten, and Neji Hyuga discussed Yi Xiang joining the Chunin Ninja Exams as a one-man team.
• Yi Xiang saw through Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki's disguise, passed their test, and reached the registration area with the rookies.
• Yi Xiang accepted the quest to taunt the candidates, moved the rookies to safety, and boasted that he could defeat everyone with one finger.
• The candidates attacked Yi Xiang, who escaped with the Body Flicker Technique as his Hidden Mist Technique filled the room.
• Kakashi stopped the fighting, and the Third Hokage disqualified Yi Xiang from the exam; a Sound Village ninja threatened to find him later.

Uchiha Isho challenged the examinees and fought off a large group on the training field while Kakashi supervised. After several opponents fell, Isho ended the fight and went home for dinner, leaving Kakashi to warn the survivors not to pursue him.

• Isho revealed his identity and killing intent, unsettling the examinees and drawing Orochimaru's interest.
• More than twenty ninja gathered to challenge Isho, and Kakashi intervened to forbid anyone from dying.
• Isho used Shadow Clones and Hidden Mist to scatter the group, then secretly knocked out several opponents, including Wind Release users.
• Isho attacked the remaining six with four Great Fireballs, but they stopped the flames with an Earth-Style Wall and Great Breakthrough.
• Isho declared the fight over and left, and Kakashi warned the angry survivors that Isho had been holding back.

Kakashi sealed Sasuke’s Cursed Seal, but Orochimaru appeared and tried to recruit Yi Xiang before leaving. Later, Yi Xiang fought Gaara at a Konoha training ground and defeated him, prompting Gaara to lose control until Temari calmed him.

• Kakashi sealed Sasuke’s Cursed Seal while Yi Xiang wondered why Orochimaru had targeted Sasuke instead of him.
• Orochimaru appeared, offered Yi Xiang a Cursed Seal, and left after praising his Sharingan and predicting that Yi Xiang and Sasuke would seek him out.
• Yi Xiang dismissed the Chunin Ninja Exams as unimportant and joined Qiupu and Changyang for ramen before taking D-rank missions with Team Five.
• Yi Xiang faced Gaara and Neji Hyuga at a training ground, dodged Gaara’s sand, knocked him down, and held a Kunai to his throat.
• Gaara began transforming into a partial jinchuriki form, but Temari urged him to control himself until their mission was over.

Yi Xiang rescued Gekko Hayate from Baki and Kabuto Yakushi, earning Luck Points for completing a mission. The next day, he met Jiraiya and tried to trade a demonstration of his Transformation Technique for instruction in a powerful ninjutsu, but rejected Jiraiya’s offers.

• After Gaara and Neji Hyuga vowed to surpass him, Yi Xiang received a mission to prevent Gekko Hayate’s death.
• Yi Xiang searched for Gekko Hayate, then followed the battle near Shukaku and saw Dosu Kinata dead and Gaara nearby.
• Yi Xiang used the Hidden Mist Technique and a Shadow Clone to help Gekko Hayate escape Baki and Kabuto Yakushi.
• Yi Xiang completed the mission, earning 15 Luck Points, and Gekko Hayate hurried to the Hokage Building to report what he had heard.
• At Ichiraku Ramen, Yi Xiang asked Jiraiya to teach him a powerful ninjutsu in exchange for helping with his writing material.
• After Yi Xiang demonstrated the Sexy Technique, Jiraiya offered several techniques, but Yi Xiang refused them.

Jiraiya taught Yi Xiang and Naruto the Rasengan, and both advanced through its first two training stages. Yi Xiang mastered the technique unusually quickly, while Naruto struggled but received encouragement from him.

• Jiraiya demonstrated the Rasengan, and Yi Xiang paid for training supplies before beginning practice.
• Yi Xiang quickly burst a water balloon by controlling chakra rotation, and Naruto failed to summon anything beyond tiny tadpoles.
• Yi Xiang suggested Naruto try Rasengan training, and Naruto burst a water balloon after Yi Xiang guided him.
• Jiraiya taught them the second stage with rubber balls, and Yi Xiang compressed his chakra until it burst with enough force to leave a crater.
• Yi Xiang encouraged Naruto by pointing out his strengths, while Jiraiya watched the boys together beneath the setting sun.

Yi Xiang warned Jiraiya about Orochimaru’s planned attack during the Chunin Exams and prepared to watch Naruto compete. The exams began with Naruto defeating Neji and Shikamaru conceding to Temari, while Orochimaru, disguised as the Kazekage, spotted Yi Xiang in the audience.

• Yi Xiang urged Jiraiya to ambush Orochimaru during the Chunin Exams, and Jiraiya thanked him for helping expose Orochimaru’s conspiracy with the Land of Wind.
• Danzo ordered Root to watch the exams and follow its original orders if the Hokage died, or observe from the shadows if he survived.
• Yi Xiang offered to secretly eliminate Neji for Naruto, but Naruto refused and promised to win fairly.
• Yi Xiang and Naruto went to the arena, where Yi Xiang saw Orochimaru disguised as the Kazekage glance at him.
• Naruto narrowly defeated Neji by relying on the Nine-Tails Chakra, and Shikamaru conceded to Temari despite having the advantage.