Chapter Summaries

Mirai tested Kakashi, Obito, and Rin on teamwork, then began guiding them through missions and training. A year and a half later, after returning home from a mission, he met Kushina, Mikoto, and baby Itachi, who did not recognize him.

• Mirai caught Kakashi and Obito as they fell, passed the team with full marks, and taught them that teamwork mattered more than individual strength.
• Mirai supervised the team’s D-rank farmland work, then planned to teach Rin medical ninjutsu theory and chakra control.
• Mirai spent the next year and a half mentoring Kakashi’s team, including the returning members of Watergate Class.
• Mirai came home from a mission and found Kushina holding baby Itachi with Mikoto nearby; Itachi grinned at Mirai without recognizing him.

Mirai learned that Uchiha Shisui, a six-year-old prodigy, would join his team after Rin began medical ninjutsu training. The chapter ended as Shisui arrived at the Seventh Training Ground to meet Mirai and Kakashi.

• Mirai returned from a mission where Obito had accidentally burned down a house, costing him his mission compensation.
• Mirai arranged for Rin to begin a year of medical ninjutsu training under Tsunade.
• The Third Hokage asked Mirai to take in Uchiha Shisui, whose academy instructors had requested an individual graduation exam because he had mastered their lessons.
• Mirai agreed to train Shisui and told Kakashi and Obito to meet him at the Seventh Training Ground the next morning.
• Mirai and Kakashi trained at the Seventh Training Ground, and Shisui ran toward them.

Mirai introduced Uchiha Shisui as Rin’s replacement on the team, and Kakashi and Obito welcomed him. To gauge Shisui’s abilities, Mirai arranged a spar between him and Kakashi, leaving the two perfect-score graduates ready to test each other.

• Shisui arrived at the training ground, greeted Mirai and Kakashi, and shook hands with Kakashi after Mirai introduced them.
• Mirai told Kakashi that Shisui had graduated with perfect scores, prompting Kakashi to reassess the younger Uchiha.
• Obito arrived, recognized Shisui, and welcomed him as the new member replacing Rin.
• Mirai announced that the team would skip missions and arranged for Shisui to spar with Kakashi so he could judge Shisui’s strength.
• Obito asked to fight Shisui instead, but Mirai explained why Kakashi was the better opponent, and Kakashi accepted the match.

Mirai arranged a sparring match between Kakashi and the newly graduated Shisui. Shisui revealed that he had mastered the Body Flicker Technique, and the match began in earnest.

• Mirai told Shisui to remove his sandbags and rest before sparring with Kakashi.
• Kakashi and Shisui faced each other as Mirai and Obito watched from the sidelines.
• Shisui tested Kakashi with a volley of shuriken aimed at several vulnerable points.
• Kakashi used the Body Flicker Technique to evade the shuriken and charge Shisui.
• Shisui also used the Body Flicker Technique to rush at Kakashi, surprising both Kakashi and Obito.
• Kakashi's surprise gave way to fighting spirit as he prepared to continue the spar.

Kakashi defeated Shisui in their spar, and Shisui calmly conceded. Mirai praised Shisui and decided they would resume missions the next day.

• Kakashi overpowered Shisui in their exchange and sent him staggering backward.
• Shisui conceded without showing disappointment, surprising Kakashi with his composure.
• Mirai praised Shisui and judged that he had reached chunin level.
• Mirai told Kakashi and Shisui they would continue taking missions starting the next day, and both agreed.

Mirai reflected on Obito's hidden potential and spoke with the Third Hokage about the young ninjas helping Konoha prosper. He promised that Konoha's ninja would protect the village's hard-won happiness, and the story moved ahead one year.

• Obito left after telling Mirai there were no missions, and Shisui asked about him while Kakashi dismissed him as reckless.
• Mirai thought that Obito lacked talent compared with his peers but possessed a special ability he might not recognize.
• The Third Hokage praised Mirai's regard for Shisui and discussed Rin's lessons and her rapport with Tsunade.
• Mirai acknowledged the Third Hokage's years of work, then vowed that Konoha's ninja would protect the village's happiness.
• One year later, the scene shifted to Konoha's main entrance.

Mirai told Kakashi, Obito, and Shisui that Rin would return to their class after graduating from the medical department, and assigned Kakashi to Nawaki’s mission while Obito and Rin would enter the upcoming Chunin Exams. He left the team to prepare, while the chapter explained that the exams had once been a contest between major ninja nations but had not been held jointly since the Second Ninja World War.

• Mirai greeted Akasaka Yu at Konoha’s gate and told Kakashi, Obito, and Shisui that Rin would return to their class the next day.
• Mirai explained that Obito and Rin would form a team for the Chunin Exams, while Kakashi would join Nawaki’s understaffed mission because he was already a Chunin.
• Kakashi agreed to seek details from Nawaki, and Mirai promised to brief the team on the exams the next day.
• Mirai dismissed the group, and Obito and Shisui began training together.
• The narration explained that joint Chunin Exams had once tested the strength of rival nations but had not resumed since the Second Ninja World War.

The Chunin Exams began with a written test that relied on information-sharing, followed by a lethal survival test in the Forest of Death. On the third day, Shisui’s team eliminated another group, whose disgruntled member attacked Rin, and a mysterious figure appeared in front of her.

• The first Chunin Exam stage eliminated fewer than one-sixth of the participants after many used their class’s code to share answers.
• The second stage sent teams into the Forest of Death for five days, with all three teammates depending on their chakra marks and only half the entrants allowed to reach the central tower.
• On the third day, Shisui shattered a young ninja’s mark, eliminating his team because one teammate had already lost her mark.
• The young ninja’s teammates cursed and accepted defeat, while Rin tried to comfort him.
• The young ninja turned viciously and threw shuriken at Rin, but a figure suddenly appeared in front of her.

Obito defended Rin from a trainee, but Shisui struck the trainee down after Obito was injured. As the final day of the exam began, the team headed toward the central tower, where Shisui hinted he would reveal his plan.

• Obito knocked down the captain and injured his hand while striking the last trainee.
• Shisui kicked the trainee into a tree after the young man hurt Obito.
• Rin healed Obito’s hand, bandaged it, and reminded him that he could not hide anything from her until their agreement was fulfilled.
• At dawn, Obito, Shisui, and Rin discussed how many teams might remain and why approaching the central tower was dangerous.
• Shisui told Obito he would understand his plan soon, then led the team onward.

Shisui, Shui Feng, Obito, and Rin reached the Central Tower clearing and realized the gathered teams had to account for every ninja before entering. Shisui arranged to eliminate additional competitors, and the three teams that withheld their forehead protectors were defeated.

• Shisui's team arrived at the clearing and waited apart from the other teams.
• As teams gathered by sunset, Shui Feng stopped Obito from heading to the tower, and Shisui had their forehead protectors thrown into the clearing.
• Shisui counted twenty-seven forehead protectors among the ten gathered teams, and Rin reasoned that one team was still missing from the Forest of Death.
• Shisui pointed out that the rules required no more than half the teams to remain, not exactly half, and that eliminating rivals now would help in later exams.
• The gathered teams surrounded and eliminated the three teams that had not shown their forehead protectors.

After the second survival test, Nakamura eliminated three candidates who had avoided danger instead of supporting Konoha during wartime. The individual battles began, and Nohara Rin prepared to face Kurenai Yuhi, a skilled genjutsu user.

• Seven teams entered the central tower, and the last three candidates to arrive were eliminated for hiding from danger rather than acting like Konoha ninja.
• The twenty-one remaining candidates drew lots for the individual battles, and Nohara Rin drew Kurenai Yuhi as her opponent.
• Shisui warned Rin that Kurenai was skilled with genjutsu, while Obito voiced confidence that Rin would win.
• Rin and Kurenai faced each other in the arena as Kurenai's teammate predicted her victory, and Obito angrily defended Rin.

Nohara Rin defeated Kurenai Yuhi in their arena match after resisting Kurenai’s genjutsu. Rin advanced, while the crowd celebrated her victory.

• Shisui and Sarutobi Asuma exchanged glances before turning their attention to the arena.
• Might Guy excitedly praised the girls’ fierce battle, drawing attention from the spectators.
• Nohara Rin and Kurenai Yuhi traded blows, with both relying on their strong combat fundamentals.
• Kurenai Yuhi released Smoke Bombs and used genjutsu to make Rin appear unable to resist.
• Rin trapped Kurenai Yuhi in a hold, struck her neck with a knife-hand chop, and won the match.

Rin and Asuma won their matches before Shisui faced Might Guy in a fierce test of speed and taijutsu. As Guy pressed the attack, Mirai and the Third Hokage discussed Might Duy’s hidden strength, leaving Shisui’s chances of victory uncertain.

• Rin overcame Kurenai’s genjutsu and won her match, while Asuma nearly defeated his opponent and secured a win.
• Shisui and Might Guy began their match, and Shisui threw kunai and shuriken to test Guy’s speed and reactions.
• Guy used Leaf Whirlwind to deflect the weapons, then charged with overwhelming speed and strength, forcing Shisui to evade.
• Guy praised Shisui’s reactions and prepared to fight at full strength as their attacks shook the arena.
• The Third Hokage asked Mirai about Matt, and Mirai explained that Duy’s taijutsu strength far exceeded his genin rank.
• The Third Hokage said Guy’s upbringing under Duy made him a formidable opponent, and Mirai admitted he was unsure Shisui could win.

Shisui was pushed to the edge of the dueling ground by Might Guy’s relentless taijutsu, but he showed no sign of surrender. He finally drew the short blade he had carried for a month, leaving Guy and the others wondering how he planned to use it.

• Shizune explained that Might Guy could use only taijutsu, while Obito and the others marveled at his strength.
• Shizune and Kurenai Yuhi warned Nohara Rin that Shisui risked being hurt, but Rin insisted he would not give up.
• Guy told Shisui that constant dodging would lead to defeat, and Shisui acknowledged Guy’s formidable physical strength.
• Guy noticed Shisui’s calm expression and asked whether he had an unused trick.
• Shisui drew the short blade from his back, while Guy doubted the weapon could threaten him.

Mirai finished footwork training with Miyamoto Musashi and discovered that his attributes and technique proficiencies had improved, though he dreaded returning for more training. Back at the flower shop, he learned that Kurenai planned to visit again that afternoon and went to check on White Emperor.

• Miyamoto Musashi taught Mirai basic footwork and told him to meet again at the same time and place the next day.
• Mirai checked his attribute panel and saw gains in Divinity and other attributes, plus Cartilage Technique at 4% and Basic Footwork at 1.3% proficiency.
• Keiko told Mirai that Kurenai had visited while he was away and would return that afternoon.
• Mirai went to his room to see White Emperor, who barked at him for leaving him locked inside.

Mirai practiced the Soft Body Technique on his own to raise his proficiency and spent the day caring for Inoue and White Emperor. Kurenai arrived at the flower shop that afternoon to see him, and Mirai greeted her.

• After comforting White Emperor, Mirai practiced the Soft Body Technique alone and raised its proficiency by 1.8%.
• Mirai carried White Emperor downstairs, where Keiko told him Inoue had been crying for a long time.
• Mirai took Inoue into his arms, and she stopped crying and began laughing.
• After lunch, Mirai looked after Inoue while practicing hand seals, then stopped training to avoid injuring himself.
• Kurenai arrived at the flower shop and greeted Mirai, teasing him about whether he had missed her.

Eve took Mirai out to eat and planned to bring him to Paradise before returning him to Keiko’s house and his friends. There, they ran into Anko, whose appearance reminded Mirai of the danger from Aurora.

• Eve invited Mirai to spend the afternoon with her, and Keiko allowed him to go after he promised to be careful.
• Eve took Mirai to several snack shops, where they ate grilled beef intestines, teppanyaki, and sushi.
• Eve suggested taking Mirai to Paradise after he said he was full and did not know where to go.
• Anko mistook Eve and Mirai for a couple, then apologized after Eve explained that Mirai was her little brother.
• Eve introduced Anko to Mirai, who recognized her name and thought of the threat from Aurora.

Mirai spent the day with Yugao, then reflected on her advice about enduring hardship rather than avoiding it. He recognized that his training and struggles could strengthen his will for future trials.

• Anko declined Yugao's invitation to the amusement park and left to see her patients.
• Yugao took Mirai around the amusement park, then brought him home and cooked dinner for them.
• Mirai told Yugao about his recent experiences and complained about the Archer, Miyamoto Musashi.
• Yugao encouraged Mirai to endure hardship and keep training if he wanted to become a strong ninja.
• Mirai realized that avoiding problems could make fear and retreat habitual, while overcoming hardship could temper his will.

After Kurenai encouraged him, Mirai regained his confidence and went to meet his friends, telling them he had begun learning swordsmanship from Miyamoto Musashi. He and his companions agreed they would attend the Ninja Academy together next year.

• Mirai thanked Kurenai for reminding him not to lose confidence, and Kurenai escorted him to the training ground where his friends were waiting.
• Kurenai insisted she would take Mirai home later, and he went off to join his companions.
• Noriko Andor spotted Mirai, while Tomoko and the others welcomed him and worried about his health after the previous day's events.
• Mirai told his friends he was learning swordsmanship from Miyamoto Musashi and promised to teach them once he had learned more.
• Mirai learned that most of his friends planned to attend the Ninja Academy next year, and he agreed to join them.

Mirai prepared himself for painful flexibility training, but Miyamoto changed the plan because Kumogakure was moving against Konoha. Miyamoto taught Mirai basic swordsmanship before leaving to lead troops into battle.

• Mirai reassured Andor that he and the others would protect her at school, whether she started next year or waited until she was six.
• Mirai spent a sleepless night dreading flexibility training and went to meet Miyamoto at dawn.
• Miyamoto told Mirai that Kumogakure had begun stirring and that he would lead troops against its attack the next day.
• Miyamoto replaced the planned body-control training with a lesson in basic swordsmanship, and Mirai eagerly agreed to learn.