Chapter Summaries

Mirai faced Uchiha Fugaku as more clans and Hyuga Hiashi backed him, leaving Fugaku cornered. When Uchiha Mikoto tried to calm things down, Mirai teased her, and Fugaku challenged him to a duel, which Mirai suggested could be to the death.

• Hyuga Hiashi supported Mirai, and Uchiha Fugaku realized that several clans had joined the confrontation.
• Uchiha Mikoto asked Mirai to stop the dispute and promised Fugaku would leave him alone in the future.
• Mirai teased Uchiha Mikoto by saying he was jealous, making her blush and angering Uchiha Fugaku.
• Uchiha Fugaku challenged Mirai to a duel, and Mirai asked whether it would be to the death.

An Anbu member ended the confrontation between Mirai and Uchiha Fugaku by ordering both boys to return home and reflect. Fugaku left after insulting Mirai, who shouted back, while Nara Shikaku helped keep the duel from resuming.

• Uchiha Fugaku and Jinmei were shocked to hear that the Shiba Clan had suffered losses.
• Uchiha Fugaku weighed whether to accept Mirai's challenge or risk losing face by refusing.
• An Anbu member announced Huo Ying's decision that Mirai and Uchiha Fugaku would both return home and reflect for violating school rules.
• Uchiha Fugaku called Mirai a loser as he left, and Mirai shouted insults back at him.
• Nara Shikaku pretended to restrain Mirai, preventing the duel from restarting.

Mirai dealt with the aftermath of Uchiha Fugaku's confrontation, while Sarutobi Hiruzen and Zang Jun watched and praised his performance. After the opposing group left, Mirai invited his classmates, including Uchiha Mikoto, to celebrate over barbecue.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen praised Mirai's acting and Nara's abilities as Zang Jun watched proudly.
• Zang Jun warned Mirai to stay home and review because spies had arrived in the village.
• Hyuga Hiashi praised Mirai before leaving with his group, and Mirai thanked them for their help.
• Mirai invited his classmates to eat together, and Akimichi Choza asked for barbecue.
• Uchiha Mikoto joined the invitation, and the students welcomed her despite their dislike of Uchiha Fugaku.

After the barbecue, Mirai reassured Minato about the bill and discussed his strength with his classmates, explaining that speed would let him defeat Uchiha Fugaku. Mikoto questioned what Mirai would do if Fugaku could match his speed, leaving the conversation unresolved.

• Shikaku apologized to the group after Choza seized him with his chopsticks, and Choza happily ate the barbecue.
• Minato thanked Mirai for paying for the meal, and Mirai waved off the expense.
• Tsume asked Mirai how strong he was, prompting the classmates to wonder how he could risk fighting Fugaku.
• Mirai said Fugaku was near the finish line in strength and explained that speed could decide their fight, inspiring Minato.
• Mikoto asked Mirai what he would do if Fugaku's speed matched his, and Mirai's answer was left unstated.

Mirai told everyone he would surrender or ask for help if he could not defeat Uchiha Fugaku, rather than treating their duel as a matter of life and death. He teased Uchiha Mikoto, whose reaction revealed that her future had been shaped by clan expectations and marriage alliances.

• When asked what he would do if he could not win, Mirai said he would admit defeat or ask for help, then challenge Uchiha Fugaku again when he was stronger.
• The others accepted that Mirai's youth and six-year age gap with Uchiha Fugaku made surrender reasonable.
• Uchiha Mikoto said Mirai was quite a wealthy person, and Mirai teased her about finding him charming.
• Mirai told Uchiha Mikoto that a woman's curiosity about a man usually meant she liked him.
• Uchiha Mikoto grew serious as she reflected on how her upbringing and clan had already decided her life and marriage prospects.

Mirai advised Nara Shikaku that pursuing Qin Mei would require becoming Kage-level and taking her from the Uchiha Clan before she married. His answer left Uchiha Mikoto and the other students wondering whether he might actually follow that plan.

• Nara Shikaku asked Mirai how he should pursue Qin Mei.
• Mirai said Shikaku would need to train until he reached at least Kage-level and take Qin Mei away from the Uchiha Clan before she married.
• The students were shocked by Mirai’s bold suggestion, while Uchiha Mikoto considered whether it could work.
• Mirai smiled and said they could talk about it later, prompting the students to wonder if he had considered taking someone from the Uchiha Clan himself.

After Ye Han’s remarks about the Uchiha Clan, Nara Shikaku warned him that the danger had not passed. Ye Han agreed to train with Namikaze Minato at the Mirai Circle while he remained shut in.

• Namikaze Minato asked Ye Han to practice with him, and Ye Han invited him to the Mirai Circle.
• Uchiha Mikoto watched Ye Han and Minato closely, reflecting on Ye Han’s character and blushing as she thought of Uchiha Fugaku.
• Nara Shikaku warned Ye Han to train harder because Uchiha Fugaku could still come after him.

Ye Han reassured his classmates that he could handle the possibility of Uchiha Fugaku becoming a jonin, then left the barbecue to study his teacher’s skills. On his way home, he spotted Sarutobi Hiruzen peeping outside a bathhouse and recognized an opportunity to befriend Jiraiya.

• Ye Han told Nara Shikaku that he had ways to handle their concerns, while Uchiha Mikoto warned him that Uchiha Fugaku might soon become a jonin.
• Ye Han teased Uchiha Mikoto, who insisted he was only concerned about Uchiha Fugaku causing trouble for her family.
• Ye Han paid for the barbecue, said goodbye to his classmates, and headed home to study the teacher’s skills.
• Ye Han saw Sarutobi Hiruzen watching the bathhouse and decided to use the encounter as a chance to befriend Jiraiya.

Mirai caught Jiraiya peeping at Mother-in-law in a bathhouse, then tried to avoid her anger by blaming him. Mother-in-law noticed Mirai staring at her chest, and he claimed he knew how to fix it.

• Mirai joined Jiraiya as he watched the bathhouse, and Jiraiya recognized him.
• Mother-in-law burst through the window and attacked Jiraiya, sending him crashing into a wall.
• Mirai claimed he had been passing by and had hit Jiraiya for peeping, easing Mother-in-law's anger toward him.
• Mother-in-law caught Mirai staring at her chest and demanded to know if he liked what he saw.
• Mirai trembled and said there was a way to fix it.

Mirai appeased his mother-in-law by suggesting chakra could help preserve her youthful appearance, then found Sora badly injured and arranged for him to be taken away discreetly. The Root guardian helped Sora leave, while Mirai remained behind with his mother-in-law.

• Mirai suggested his mother-in-law use chakra to maintain her appearance, and she warned him not to provoke her again.
• Mirai noticed Sora was badly injured and urged that he be taken to the hospital, but his mother-in-law threatened him from the bathroom.
• Mirai summoned the Root member guarding him and communicated with her through hand gestures.
• The Root member helped Sora away and left after agreeing to Mirai's plan.

After Mirai was injured, Granny confronted him for sending the child to the hospital instead of letting her treat him. She warned him to stay cautious and practice at home, then asked how he planned to compensate her.

• Mirai admitted that the child had been taken to the hospital, and Granny scolded him for not bringing the child to her.
• Granny teased Mirai, then asked about his improved relationship with the Uchiha, and Mirai claimed he had only treated him.
• Granny warned Mirai that the situation was unstable and told him to stay home and practice.
• Granny suggested Mirai turn to Nawaki if Uchiha Fugaku troubled him, but Mirai questioned the suggestion.
• Granny asked Mirai how he would compensate her.

Granny accused Ye Han of liking her and tried to turn down his casino token without fully rejecting him. Ye Han insisted she keep it, leaving their exchange on a teasing note as he vowed to get even someday.

• Granny confronted Ye Han after mistakenly thinking she had seen him get aroused, and Ye Han agreed to cover her expenses at his casino.
• Ye Han gave Granny his personal family token, and she hesitated because of its privileges and her complicated ties to his family.
• Granny claimed Ye Han liked her, said she would not give him a chance to pursue her, and tried to return the token.
• Ye Han told Granny to keep the token while privately vowing to teach her a lesson.

After Mirai returned home, Danzo praised his efforts and told him that the Third had offered him a choice of instructors. Mirai chose Granny, hoping her guidance would help him improve, while Danzo worried about his poor seal-forming ability.

• Granny left Mirai and headed to the casino after warning him to be careful.
• Mirai returned home after dark and found Danzo waiting for him.
• Danzo praised Mirai and explained that the Uchiha clan had been suppressed despite unexpected complications.
• Danzo told Mirai that Jiraiya, Granny, and Oromo were the three possible instructors.
• Mirai chose Granny, and Danzo reflected on Mirai's strengths and his weak seal-forming ability.

Mirai agreed to go to the battlefield as the Second Shinobi World War approached, while Danzo planned to prepare him for war. Mirai refused Danzo's offer of dark training and asked for a large amount of money.

• Danzo asked Mirai whether he would go to the battlefield, and Mirai agreed after considering the chance to gain experience and grow stronger.
• Danzo said the battlefield would teach Mirai the value of peace and felt relieved that Mirai accepted.
• Danzo arranged for Mirai to join dark training, but Mirai refused and said he had his own plans.
• Mirai told Danzo he needed a lot of money, and Danzo agreed to provide it while warning him to keep quiet about the coming war.

Mirai spent his saved experience on Five Elements Theory and Call the Wind and Rain, gaining water-element chakra and learning Tornado Rain Strike. He left the chapter eager to grow stronger, though his new technique could currently only hit C-rank ninjas.

• With Zang Jun's approval, Mirai returned to his room and found Five Elements Theory and Call the Wind and Rain among the skills he could learn.
• Mirai discovered that leveling Five Elements Theory granted him access to the five elemental chakra natures and began investing experience in it.
• Mirai raised Five Elements Theory to level 30, gaining water-element chakra and greatly increasing his chakra reserves.
• Mirai raised Call the Wind and Rain to level 30 and learned Tornado Rain Strike.
• Mirai learned that Tornado Rain Strike's range and damage depended on his chakra, but that it could currently only hit C-rank ninjas.

Ye Han explored the system’s life skills but could not learn Meditation because he lacked guild contribution. He went to sleep reassured that his situation was improving, while Mirai Circle kept watch until he fell asleep and then returned to his duties.

• Ye Han checked his 270,000 experience points and found that his progress toward leveling up remained slow.
• Ye Han examined the life skills, chose Meditation for its chakra benefits, and was blocked by insufficient guild contribution.
• Ye Han considered his loyalty to Zang Jun and his resentment toward the Uchiha Clan for causing him trouble.
• Mirai Circle waited outside Ye Han’s room, worried he might act recklessly, then felt relieved by his improved strength.
• Mirai Circle stayed until Ye Han fell asleep and then returned to work on official matters.

Mirai tested his new Tornado Rain Strike technique, then returned to slaughtering animals and disrupted Konoha’s butcher trade. As complaints reached Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mirai’s reputation and the reactions of Fugaku and the legendary Sheep Granny shifted.

• Mirai tested Tornado Rain Strike and found that the technique worked poorly in clear weather, though it required no hand seals.
• Mirai used Shadow Clones to slaughter and prepare livestock for free, taking work from Konoha’s butchers and overwhelming the slaughterhouses.
• The slaughterhouse owners and displaced butchers complained to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who ordered the Anbu to summon Mirai and asked a clan member to observe him.
• Uchiha Fugaku heard that Mirai had become a butcher, reconsidered him as a rival, and felt less afraid of him.
• Mirai’s mother-in-law learned that the legendary Sheep Granny had gambled through the night after getting Mirai’s signature and had not won a single round.

Ye Han was summoned to the Hokage’s office after killing livestock at a slaughterhouse, where he argued that the owners had given him permission. Sarutobi Hiruzen chose not to punish him and instead asked about the financial losses, leaving Ye Han’s understanding of ordinary people’s livelihoods in question.

• After leveling up, Ye Han noticed that killing livestock gave him less experience, though he had gained enough experience to reach another level.
• Anbu brought Ye Han to the Hokage’s office, where Butcher, the slaughterhouse owner, and his father’s group had complained about the animals he killed.
• Ye Han told Sarutobi Hiruzen that the slaughterhouse owners had given him permission to kill the animals.
• The slaughterhouse representatives explained that Ye Han had killed all the animals, including pregnant females, and Sarutobi Hiruzen decided Ye Han should not be blamed.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Ye Han how much the lost meat was worth, and Ye Han admitted he did not know.

Mirai proposed speeding up chicken growth by keeping lights on in coops at night, offering a possible way to make meat more affordable in Konoha. Danzo Shimura and Sarutobi Hiruzen approved testing the idea by buying a chicken coop.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen taught Mirai that many ordinary families could afford meat only on holidays.
• Mirai said it was impossible for every ordinary person to eat meat, then suggested keeping chicken coops lit at night to speed up growth.
• Danzo Shimura asked whether Mirai's suggestion was true, and Mirai guaranteed it would work.
• Danzo Shimura urged Mirai to buy a chicken coop, and Sarutobi Hiruzen tacitly approved the plan.

After Mirai reconciled with the others, he was stopped by the old woman, who accused him of killing chickens because she had lost money at her casino. She dragged him aside and asked why he liked killing small animals, and Mirai claimed he was trying to get used to being a ninja.

• The slaughterhouse owners considered copying the chicken farms and cattle herds, while Mirai hoped to gain more experience from slaughtering chickens.
• Danzo Shimura left after speaking with Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Mirai reconciled with the others but temporarily lost his Butcher privilege.
• The old woman stopped Mirai and blamed him for her casino losses and his chicken slaughtering.
• The old woman dragged Mirai aside by the ear, then released him after he joked that she might turn him into two brothers.
• The old woman asked why Mirai liked killing small animals, and Mirai said he wanted to get used to the role of a ninja.