Chapter Summaries

Mirai accepted Tsunade’s warning not to rush into becoming a ninja, then learned that Tsunade had already made him her student. He waited outside the academy to meet Minato, where his classmates greeted him as a hero.

• Tsunade warned Mirai that the battlefield was dangerous and urged him to wait before becoming a ninja.
• Mirai agreed not to rush into battle, and Tsunade revealed that she had already signed him as her student.
• Mirai suspected Tsunade had arranged the apprenticeship from the start, but quickly assured her he was willing.
• Tsunade left with her purse, intending to gamble using the money she considered her disciple’s contribution.
• Mirai finished slaughtering livestock for experience and went to the academy to meet Minato Namikaze.
• Mirai’s classmates greeted him enthusiastically at the school entrance, where he saw Minato and Uchiha Mikoto.

Mirai left school with Minato after telling his classmates that he had spent the day working and studying. Uchiha Mikoto remained suspicious of Mirai and questioned his account as he departed.

• Uchiha Mikoto panicked over her feelings about Mirai and suspected his absence had a purpose.
• Akimichi Choza complained that Mirai could skip school and sleep at home.
• Minato thanked Mirai for coming to fetch him, remembering their agreement.
• Uchiha Mikoto asked Mirai what he had done during his day off.
• Mirai claimed he had worked and studied, prompting admiration from his classmates and suspicion from Uchiha Mikoto.
• Mirai left with Minato after giving Uchiha Mikoto a deep look.

Ye Han and Minato Namikaze encountered Jiraiya, who learned about Minato and considered taking him as a disciple. Jiraiya left to investigate Minato after suspecting he might be the Child of Prophecy.

• Jiraiya told Ye Han that Konoha knew Tsunade was his teacher and worked as a bouncer at his casino.
• Ye Han introduced Minato Namikaze to Jiraiya, and Minato admired Jiraiya as a strong civilian ninja.
• Jiraiya pulled Ye Han aside and asked whether Danzo Shimura had investigated or contacted Minato.
• Ye Han said his father investigated people who trained at the Mirai Circle but had likely never contacted Minato.
• Jiraiya suspected Minato might be the Child of Prophecy, asked Ye Han to keep matters secret, and left to investigate.

Ye Han gave Minato heavy training weights and encouraged him to adapt gradually while practicing a new ninjutsu. Minato went home after training, and Mirai Legion appeared at the training ground, commenting on his talent.

• Ye Han gave Minato ten-kilogram training equipment and warned him not to overexert himself.
• Ye Han practiced shaping and spinning a water balloon as he began working toward the Rasengan.
• Minato adapted to the weights, started jogging, and asked Ye Han if he was practicing a new ninjutsu.
• Ye Han invited Minato to stay for dinner, but Minato declined because his parents were waiting; Ye Han told him to keep and wear the weights.
• After Minato left, Mirai Legion appeared at the training ground and remarked that Minato was talented.

Mirai asked Zang Jun about Konoha’s death-row prisoners because he believed killing people made him stronger. Zang Jun explained how Root handled prisoners and warned Mirai that this path could prevent him from becoming Hokage.

• Mirai recalled Minato Namikaze’s lack of talent and Danzo’s failed chance to succeed the Third Hokage.
• Zang Jun reminisced about his comrades as the Second World War made it harder for masters to fight together.
• Mirai asked whether Konoha had death-row prisoners he could kill for strength.
• Zang Jun explained that Root killed prisoners who had lost their value, while Hiruzen turned a blind eye.
• Mirai told Zang Jun that killing people, even chickens and ducks, made him stronger.
• Zang Jun warned that killing could shape Mirai into a killer and cost him his chance to become Hokage.

Mirai faced his first attempt to kill a human under Danzo’s supervision, then helped his team escape the Land of Wind after holding off Rasa with Tornado Rain. The team reached the Land of Fire Sea, exhausted but with the mission scroll already sent to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

• Danzo brought Mirai to Root’s camp and ordered him to kill a tortured female spy, but she seized Mirai and held him hostage.
• Mirai understood the situation Danzo had set up, overpowered the woman, and turned the kunai against her.
• After Tornado Rain dispersed, Mirai recovered while tied to the frail captain, and they prepared to flee from the Sand ninja.
• Mirai and the others crossed the desert while evading Sand ninja, and Mirai used his ability to send the sealing scroll to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• The team reached the Land of Fire Sea, where the frail captain praised Mirai and Mirai resolved to rest after the exhausting mission.

Mirai killed captured Kirigakure spies and gained experience that could raise his strength, easing Danzo’s concerns about his son’s way of leveling up. After killing five more spies, Mirai asked about the abilities of the one who had given him the most experience.

• Mirai killed a female Kirigakure spy and received a system notification that he had gained experience.
• Mirai checked his experience and realized that killing people could help him level up faster than slaughtering livestock.
• Danzo asked how many chickens Mirai had killed, and Mirai answered that he had killed about a thousand.
• Danzo ordered the Root members to bring in more spies so Mirai could strengthen himself.
• Mirai killed five captured spies, gained more experience from the stronger targets, and asked what abilities one of the corpses had possessed.

Danzo told Mirai about Mirai’s brutal first mission and the fierce competition among Tobirama’s students, while Mirai reflected on Tobirama’s ruthless devotion to Konoha. The chapter ended with Mirai asking what happened to the innocent people caught up in those missions.

• Danzo left the base after Mirai’s level rose to 25, and decided Mirai could handle killing spies but not restless villagers.
• Danzo asked Mirai how he had felt after killing for the first time and described a mission where Mirai killed everyone in a bandit village.
• Mirai was shocked by the slaughter, then agreed that Tobirama could have ordered it because of his ruthless devotion to Konoha.
• Danzo said Mirai and Monkey had competed to complete Tobirama’s missions and judged their progress by how many people they killed.
• Mirai asked what had happened to the innocent people.

Danzo told Mirai why Root accepted the need to kill enemies and warned him to keep his principles while growing stronger. With Danzo’s help, Mirai obtained the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and used clones to practice the Rasengan.

• Danzo recalled that he had killed every member of a family rather than leave possible future enemies alive.
• Danzo explained that Root’s purpose was to guide Mirai through the darkness while helping make Konoha better.
• Danzo warned Mirai to draw a moral line as he used his rapid method of gaining strength.
• Mirai asked Danzo for the forbidden Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, and Danzo agreed to give it to him the next day.
• Mirai learned the Multiple Shadow Clone and Body Flicker techniques, then used clones to practice the Rasengan while Danzo sent him people to earn experience from.

Ye Han demonstrated the Rasengan to Namikaze Minato and continued building his strength while the Mirai Legion protected his growing reputation. When school began, he found Uchiha Obito in his seat and a red-haired girl in Obito’s.

• Namikaze Minato watched Ye Han destroy a wooden post with the Rasengan, and Ye Han promised to teach him the technique after graduation.
• Ye Han chose to stop at level 29 for now, raised his skills to level 39, and saved enough experience to reach level 60.
• The commander of the Mirai Legion showed off Ye Han’s achievements to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who secretly classified and protected Ye Han’s file.
• Jiraiya visited Ye Han to examine his training and offer guidance while balancing work and gambling.
• Ye Han arrived at school and found Uchiha Obito sitting in his seat beside a beautiful red-haired girl.

Ye Han returned to class and threw Yuji Boshabi into a wall for taking his seat. He reclaimed it while Kushina Uzumaki watched, and Boshabi vowed to kill him.

• Ye Han returned to class, where the students greeted him and Minato Namikaze revealed that he had been training at the Mirai Circle.
• Ye Han ordered Yuji Boshabi out of his seat and flung him into a wall when he refused.
• Uchiha Mikoto explained Ye Han's identity and recent fight to Kushina Uzumaki, who questioned his strength and boldness.
• Ye Han dismissed Boshabi and mentioned the Rasengan, leaving Minato amused and Mikoto wondering what kind of jutsu it was.
• Yuji Boshabi, consumed by hatred, threatened to kill Ye Han.

At the Ninja Academy, Kushina Uzumaki praised Mirai for complimenting her hair, while Uchiha Mikoto warned him that Uchiha Fugaku had improved. The class began practical combat training, and Yuji Boshabi assigned Mirai to fight an Uchiha opponent and demonstrate the clan’s strength.

• Kushina Uzumaki became excited when Mirai called her hair beautiful and teased Minato by calling him a goddess.
• Mirai praised Minato, and Kushina said he looked like his mother.
• Uchiha Mikoto warned Mirai that Uchiha Fugaku had improved, then blushed and looked away.
• The Ninja Academy began practical combat training, and Minato Namikaze and Nara Shikaku had hoped to spar with Mirai.
• Yuji Boshabi told Mirai to fight his assigned opponent and show the true strength of the Uchiha Clan, including the Sharingan.

After Mirai defeated Yuji Boshabi, he gained the students’ respect by helping them train, and Minato’s skills improved under his guidance. Kushina asked Mirai for advice, then Uchiha Mikoto took him aside, while Yuji watched them leave with hostility.

• After Mirai’s victory over Yuji Boshabi, no other students challenged him, and he helped classmates correct their mistakes.
• Minato’s strength improved through training with Mirai until he could stand alongside students from established families.
• Uchiha Mikoto recognized Mirai’s talent, while Kushina asked him to answer her questions after training.
• Uchiha Mikoto asked to speak with Mirai alone, and the students jeered as they walked toward the trees beside the playground.
• Yuji watched Mirai and Mikoto leave together with malicious resentment.

Mirai spoke privately with Uchiha Mikoto, who admitted she wanted to pursue him after comparing him favorably to Uchiha Fugaku. He kept their conversation discreet, and the chapter ended with Namikaze Minato preparing to train with him as his strength continued to grow.

• Mirai told Uchiha Mikoto that he liked her and discussed the Uchiha Clan’s difficulties with her by a pond.
• Uchiha Mikoto said she wanted to pursue Mirai, then hurried away after he accepted her interest.
• Mirai told Nara Shikaku that nothing had happened and asked him not to spread the story.
• Uchiha Mikoto and Kushina stayed away until school ended, while Uchiha Fugaku did not confront Mirai.
• Namikaze Minato planned to train with Mirai because his strength had risen sharply.

Mirai and Minato met Nawaki, who invited them to a barbecue where Tsunade and Jiraiya were already drunk and Orochimaru was watching them. The gathering left Minato bewildered as Tsunade scolded someone for failing to greet Teacher Mirai.

• Nawaki introduced himself to Mirai and invited Mirai and Minato to join him after school.
• Nawaki led Mirai and Minato to a barbecue restaurant, where they found a drunken Tsunade.
• Jiraiya greeted Minato and urged him to sit down and eat.
• Minato noticed Orochimaru quietly watching him and Mirai while drinking tea.
• Tsunade drunkenly scolded someone for not greeting Teacher Mirai.

Tsunade proudly called Mirai her future disciple, prompting Jiraiya and Orochimaru to choose Minato and Senju Nawaki as their own disciples. The three agreed to see whose disciple would become strongest, leaving Mirai, Minato, and Nawaki ready to compete.

• Tsunade embraced Mirai and explained that she liked being called by that name.
• Jiraiya complained about Tsunade showing off Mirai, and Orochimaru revealed that he had chosen Senju Nawaki as his disciple.
• Jiraiya impulsively declared Minato his disciple, surprising the boy and worrying Orochimaru.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru agreed to compare their disciples' strength.
• Mirai nodded to Minato and privately believed that neither Minato nor Senju Nawaki could beat him.

At dinner, Mirai discussed Uchiha Boshabi’s early Sharingan awakening and his own wish to test his strength. Jiraiya revealed that Mirai had developed a ninjutsu that required no hand signs, leaving Mirai to suspect his teacher had leaked the secret.

• Nawaki asked Mirai about the rumor that he had defeated Uchiha Boshabi and his Sharingan.
• Mirai explained that strong negative emotions could improve the Uchiha Clan’s eyesight, drawing Orochimaru’s interest.
• Jiraiya and the others discussed how young Uchiha Boshabi was, while Nawaki noted that Uchiha Fugaku had hurried home after school.
• Mirai said he wanted to test his strength, and the old woman warned him not to become arrogant.
• Jiraiya mentioned Mirai’s hand-sign-free ninjutsu, and Mirai realized the old woman had let the secret slip.

Ye Han demonstrated the Rasengan to Orochimaru, then was ambushed by Kirigakure ninjas while walking alone at night. Root guards appeared, but they warned Ye Han that his attackers were unusually powerful.

• Ye Han showed Orochimaru the Rasengan, and Orochimaru praised it while pointing out its close-range limitation.
• Nawaki and Minato watched the Rasengan with interest as everyone ate and chatted after training.
• Ye Han left the others and walked alone through the streets after dark.
• The system warned Ye Han that a Kirigakure ninja had initiated a forced attack, and he dodged three incoming kunai.
• Two dark-clad ninjas emerged, and Root members appeared to protect Ye Han and urged him to flee.

Mirai fought off an ambush inside Konoha while his Root guard held back two assassins, then revealed a powerful new technique during a confrontation with Dan Katō. He controlled Tornado Rain Strike against Dan Katō, leaving everyone stunned by its scale and Mirai’s chakra reserves.

• A female ninja ambushed Mirai with Earth Style: Swamp of the Underworld, while two other assassins attacked and the Root guard moved to hold them off.
• Mirai dodged the female ninja’s attacks and realized the village’s silence suggested someone had prevented reinforcements from reaching him.
• Mirai struck the female ninja with a Rasengan, and Dan Katō was caught in a sudden storm of wind and rain.
• Mirai controlled Tornado Rain Strike as a giant slug blocked Dan Katō, and a massive wave pursued Dan Katō wherever he dodged.
• The onlookers were shocked by Mirai’s new ninjutsu and chakra reserves, while Mirai sustained the technique with his magic-body resistance attributes.

Mirai fought off a Buddha Root Village assassin using powerful ninjutsu, but Sakumo Hatake arrived and killed the attackers. Sakumo told Mirai that Danzo knew about the incident, then vanished.

• Mirai used a Rasengan and Wind Style: Wind Slash against a female ninja from Buddha Root Village, narrowly avoiding her attacks.
• Sakumo Hatake appeared beside Mirai and praised his performance.
• Sakumo killed the female ninja and two fleeing assassins with his blade.
• An injured Root ninja told Mirai he could go home because Danzo already knew about the attack.
• Sakumo vanished from before Mirai.