Chapter Summaries

Danzo told Mirai about his first assassination mission and the brutal lessons he had learned under the Second Hokage. Mirai questioned the killing of innocents, while Danzo reflected on conflict and the possibility that shinobi should not exist.

• Danzo asked Mirai what it felt like to kill for the first time and described killing everyone in a village of bandits on the Second Hokage’s orders.
• Mirai was shocked, but acknowledged that the Second Hokage could have ordered such a ruthless mission.
• Danzo said the Second Hokage might have considered Mirai a close friend after hearing his assessment of him.
• Danzo recalled competing with the Monkey to complete missions and judging themselves by how many people they killed.
• Mirai asked what happened to innocent people, and Danzo said conflict was inevitable and shinobi might not need to exist.
• Danzo explained that the villagers could have become enemies if he had spared them and later killed their relatives.

Mirai accepted Danzo’s guidance about keeping his purpose in mind while using his rapid strength-growth method, then learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and trained the Rasengan. The chapter ended with Minato witnessing Mirai destroy a wooden stake with the new technique.

• Danzo told Mirai that Root would help him grow stronger while drawing a moral line he should not cross.
• Mirai asked Danzo for the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, and Danzo agreed to provide it the next day.
• Mirai learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and the Double Position Technique, then used clones to practice the Rasengan.
• Danzo supplied people for Mirai to kill, letting him gain experience almost every day.
• Minato watched Mirai use the Rasengan to shatter a wooden stake and was stunned by its power.

After a month of training with Zang Jun, Mirai reached level 29 and returned to school, where he found Uchiha Fugaku in his seat and Uzumaki Kushina newly enrolled in the class. The chapter left Mirai surprised by Kushina’s arrival and by Minato’s silence about her.

• Mirai reached level 29, raised Five Elements Theory and his wind-and-rain summoning ability to level 39, and saved more than fifteen million experience points.
• Mirai’s commander impressed Sarutobi Hiruzen by boasting about Mirai’s seal-less A-rank ninjutsu, and Mirai’s file was secretly classified for protection.
• Mirai’s grandmother visited him, checked on his training, and gave him guidance.
• Mirai returned to school and found Uchiha Fugaku sitting in his seat while Uzumaki Kushina occupied Fugaku’s usual seat.
• Mirai recognized Kushina and wondered whether Mito had died, then noticed Minato had not told him about the new student.

Mirai returned to class and threw Uchiha Sabi against a wall after finding him in his seat. As Sabi threatened to kill him, Mikoto wondered about Mirai’s strength and the Rasengan.

• Mirai returned to class and ordered Uchiha Sabi out of his seat.
• Mirai grabbed Sabi and hurled him against the wall, startling the class.
• Kushina asked who Mirai was, and Mikoto explained his reputation and recent absence.
• Minato said Mirai would use a Rasengan against anyone who dragged him into a fight.
• Sabi, barely injured but furious, threatened to kill Mirai.

Shiba awakened his Sharingan and challenged Mirai, but Ito Makoto interrupted them before they fought. Mirai brushed off the threat and returned to class, while Kushina reacted nervously when he looked her way.

• Shiba's hatred of Mirai triggered his chakra to surge, awakening a one-tomoe Sharingan in both eyes.
• Shiba claimed his new eyes were the true power of the Uchiha Clan and threatened to make Mirai feel their strength.
• Ito Makoto entered the classroom, and Shiba backed down before finding a seat.
• Minato asked Mirai if he was all right, and Mirai dismissed Shiba's Sharingan as nothing to fear.
• Kushina told Mirai not to show off, then sprang up when he turned to look at her.

Mirai praised Uzumaki Kushina’s red hair, drawing teasing remarks and awkward reactions from her, Namikaze Minato, and Uchiha Kotomi. At practical training, Mirai was assigned to face Uchiha Fugaku, whom Kotomi urged him to challenge with the Uchiha’s true strength.

• Mirai told Uzumaki Kushina that her red hair suited her, and she was delighted by the compliment.
• Uzumaki Kushina called Namikaze Minato a goddess and joked that he looked like his mother, embarrassing him.
• Uchiha Kotomi warned Mirai that Uchiha Fugaku had improved, and Mirai judged that he was no longer a threat.
• Mirai fell asleep during class while Uzumaki Kushina wondered about his closeness with Uchiha Kotomi.
• At practical training, Uchiha Kotomi told Mirai that Uchiha Fugaku would be his opponent and urged him to show the Uchiha’s true strength.

Mirai challenged Obito Uchiha to another school match after Obito awakened his Sharingan. Mirai easily dodged Obito’s opening attack and appeared behind him, leaving their classmates surprised by his increased speed.

• Mirai entered the arena and challenged Obito, who angrily accepted.
• The classmates gathered to watch, while Namikaze Minato hesitantly remarked that Mirai sometimes went too far.
• Ito allowed the match to proceed, and Mirai and Obito performed the required Seal of Reconciliation.
• Obito attacked after the match began, confident that his newly awakened Sharingan made him stronger than Mirai.
• Mirai dodged Obito’s attack and moved behind him before Obito could react.
• Uchiha Kotomi and Namikaze Minato noticed Mirai’s speed, though Minato misunderstood why it had seemed slower during their previous exchange.

Mirai effortlessly dodged Boshabi's attacks until Boshabi used a Fireball Technique, which Mirai escaped with the Substitute Technique. Mirai then kicked Boshabi to the ground, leaving him baffled that the fireball had apparently hit without harming Mirai.

• Mirai dodged Boshabi's strikes while Kushina praised him as a future Hokage's right-hand man, upsetting Minato.
• Boshabi grew frustrated when he could not land a hit on Mirai and launched a Fireball Technique.
• Mirai used the Substitute Technique to evade the fireball while Ito watched without intervening.
• Boshabi celebrated, believing his attack had hit Mirai, but Mirai kicked him face-first onto the ground.
• Boshabi demanded to know how Mirai had survived the fireball.

Mirai defeated Yuji Boshabi’s attack by revealing it had struck a clone, then teased Uchiha Kotomi and mocked Uchiha Fugaku. The classmates celebrated Boshabi’s loss while Kotomi reflected that his isolation came from his own arrogance.

• Mirai revealed that Yuji Boshabi had hit a clone, and Nara Shikaku praised his skill.
• Namikaze Minato told Uzumaki Kushina that he was unsurprised by Mirai’s victory because Mirai was strong.
• Mirai teased Uchiha Kotomi about liking him, making her blush and run away.
• Yuji Boshabi angrily challenged Mirai over his remark about Uchiha Fugaku, but Mirai dismissed him.
• The students took satisfaction in Boshabi’s defeat, while Uchiha Kotomi recognized that his classmates had rejected him because he looked down on them.

After Mirai defeated Yuji Boshabi, he attracted students seeking his guidance, while Namikaze Minato’s training with him helped Minato match the clan disciples. Uchiha Kotomi then took Mirai aside to speak privately, leaving Yuji watching them with resentment.

• Mirai received no further challenges after defeating Yuji Boshabi and politely gave other students advice.
• Namikaze Minato’s strength improved through training with Mirai until he could stand alongside the clan disciples.
• Uzumaki Kushina asked Mirai to answer her questions after practice, and he agreed to help her.
• Uchiha Kotomi asked Mirai to speak with her alone, and the students jeered as they walked into the Forest.
• Yuji Boshabi watched the pair angrily as Uchiha Kotomi told Mirai at a pond that he seemed wary of her.

Mirai rejected Uchiha Kotomi’s assumption that he wanted her to stay home, and she confessed that she wanted to pursue him despite his lack of talent. After school, Mirai met Senju Nawaki, the younger brother of his teacher, while Namikaze Minato watched enviously.

• Mirai told Uchiha Kotomi that he liked her but believed they were not compatible, and she confessed that she wanted to pursue him.
• Uchiha Kotomi left, and Mirai told Nara Shikaku that nothing had happened between them.
• Uchiha Kotomi and Uzumaki Li stayed away until school ended, while Uchiha Fugaku did not confront Mirai.
• Namikaze Minato planned to train with Mirai, but an older student stopped Mirai as he left the classroom.
• Senju Nawaki introduced himself to Mirai, and Namikaze Minato reacted with respect to his Senju name.

Mirai introduced Namikaze Minato to Nawaki, who invited them to join a barbecue gathering with Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru. Tsunade drunkenly welcomed Mirai and Minato, then proudly called Mirai her future disciple.

• Mirai introduced himself and Namikaze Minato to Nawaki, who invited both of them to come along after school.
• Nawaki led Mirai and Minato to a barbecue restaurant, where they found Tsunade and Jiraiya already drunk with Orochimaru.
• Tsunade looped her arms around Mirai and Nawaki while Minato was shocked to see Konoha's Princess acting so unceremoniously.
• Jiraiya greeted Minato warmly and invited him to sit down and eat.
• Tsunade scolded Mirai for not greeting her, then approved when he called her a beautiful teacher.
• Tsunade praised Mirai as her future disciple, saying he was handsome, talented, and adorable.

Jiraiya accepted Minato as his disciple, joining Tsunade and Orochimaru in a contest over whose student would become strongest. When Nawaki asked Mirai about the rumor that he had awakened Uchiha Boshabi’s Sharingan, Mirai explained that strong negative emotions improved the Uchiha’s eyesight, drawing Orochimaru and Tsunade’s interest.

• Jiraiya became upset when Tsunade showed off her disciples, but Orochimaru revealed that Mirai had chosen Nawaki as his disciple.
• Jiraiya declared Minato his disciple, and Tsunade challenged the three of them to see whose student would become strongest.
• Orochimaru agreed to the contest, while Jiraiya encouraged Minato and Tsunade urged Mirai and Nawaki to work hard.
• Nawaki asked Mirai about the rumor that he had awakened Uchiha Boshabi’s Sharingan by fighting him.
• Mirai said that negative emotions improved the Uchiha’s eyesight, and Orochimaru and Tsunade showed interest in the claim.

Mirai discussed Yuji Boshabi’s talent and his plans to test his strength, then revealed his hand-signless Rasengan to the others. The group admired the technique and noted its close-range limitation, while Nawaki became interested in learning it.

• Orochimaru and Jiraiya questioned Mirai about Yuji Boshabi’s age and Sharingan, and Mirai said Yuji was a few months older than him.
• Nawaki said Uchiha Fugaku did not seem willing to help Yuji, and Mirai said he wanted to find Yuji and test his strength.
• The old woman warned Mirai not to act alone and asked him to demonstrate his hand-signless ninjutsu.
• Mirai formed a blue sphere of chakra, and Orochimaru recognized it as a change in chakra form while Jiraiya admired it.
• Orochimaru pointed out that the Rasengan could only be used at close range, and Nawaki showed interest in learning it.

After dinner, Mirai was ambushed by Kirigakure ninjas, and his Root bodyguard tried to protect him. Mirai evaded their attacks but was left alone against a female ninja while the city stayed eerily quiet.

• Mirai walked alone after dinner when the system warned him that a Kirigakure ninja had initiated a forced PK.
• Mirai dodged three kunai and discovered that several ninjas, including a woman, had ambushed him.
• A Root member appeared and urged Mirai to flee, but Mirai realized the attackers were waiting for him to escape.
• The female ninja used Earth Style: Swamp of the Underworld, and the Root member pulled Mirai clear before the attackers pressed forward.
• Mirai told the Root member to stall the attackers, then dodged the female ninja while his bodyguard engaged the other two.
• Mirai waited for reinforcements as the city remained eerily quiet.

Mirai fought a Kirigakure ninja who had ambushed him inside Konoha, using the Spiral Pill and Wind Style to survive her attacks. Hatake Sakumo arrived as the fight continued, leaving Mirai's immediate safety assured.

• The Kirigakure ninja charged Mirai, and he realized an insider might have enabled the ambush.
• Mirai attacked with a Spiral Pill, but the ninja blocked him with an Earth Flow Wall and avoided a decisive hit.
• The ninja used Earth Dragon Bullet, destroying Mirai's three shadow clones as he fled.
• Mirai used Wind Slash to shatter the earth dragon and send the attack toward the ninja.
• Hatake Sakumo appeared beside Mirai, and Mirai recognized the Anbu leader.

Hatake Sakumo rescued Mirai from an assassination attempt and killed all three attackers, while Danzo demanded that Sarutobi Hiruzen explain the attack. Danzo left determined to take revenge, as Hiruzen urged him to wait for Kagami’s explanation.

• Hatake Sakumo killed the female assassin fighting Mirai, then killed the two assassins who tried to flee.
• Hatake Sakumo told Mirai that Danzo already knew about the attack and left, while a Root ninja escorted Mirai home.
• Danzo confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen in the Hokage office and demanded an explanation for the attempt on Mirai’s life.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen warned Danzo that acting without evidence could weaken Konoha and urged him to let Kagami explain.
• Danzo dragged Sarutobi Hiruzen toward the door, insisting that he wanted revenge for Mirai.

Danzo brought an enraged group to the Uchiha Clan after Mirai's son was attacked, demanding an explanation from Uchiha Kagami. The dispute remained unresolved when Mirai arrived and said the attack was not Obito's conspiracy.

• Danzo urged Mirai to fight and led the group toward the Uchiha Clan grounds with Sarutobi Hiruzen following.
• Zang Jun's group demanded that Uchiha Kagami come out, drawing the Uchiha clansmen from their homes.
• Uchiha Kagami questioned Danzo, who explained that Mirai's son had been assassinated; Uchiha Fugaku challenged the accusation.
• Mitokado Homura and Koharu Utatane urged Danzo to wait until the facts were clear, and Uchiha Kotomi spoke about Obito Uchiha, Uchiha Fugaku, and Mirai.
• Mirai arrived under Anbu guidance and declared that Obito had not conspired in the attack, while Uchiha Fugaku watched, pleased with his arrangement.

After the attack left Ye Han more mature, he declared that he would eventually destroy the Uchiha Clan. He stopped Zang Jun from escalating the confrontation, and the two left while the Uchiha mistook their departure for fear.

• Ye Han told Zang Jun he was fine and reflected that he would wait ten years to take revenge on the Uchiha Clan.
• The Uchiha watched Ye Han, expecting Uchiha Fugaku to challenge him, but Fugaku held back because Konoha's leaders were present.
• Kagami Uchiha guessed that Ye Han was trying to turn the Uchiha against him, while Sarutobi Hiruzen approved of Ye Han preventing further trouble.
• Ye Han asked Zang Jun to take him home, and Zang Jun left with him after glaring at the Uchiha.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen, Koharu Utatane, and Mitokado Homura were relieved as the Uchiha assumed Ye Han and Zang Jun had backed down.

Mirai persuaded Zang Jun not to attack the Uchiha Clan immediately and outlined plans to strengthen their forces, weaken the clan during the war, and defeat them politically later. Zang Jun agreed to provide Mirai with people, and Mirai went back to school, where Nawaki greeted him.

• Kagami Uchiha worried that Fugaku’s actions were fostering hatred as Mirai left.
• Zang Jun checked Mirai for injuries and asked whether he had really meant to take on the Uchiha Clan alone.
• Mirai explained that attacking now would bring losses and could cost Zang Jun his position, then proposed strengthening their forces, weakening the Uchiha during the war, or challenging them politically as he grew up.
• Zang Jun accepted Mirai’s plans and agreed to provide him with spies and people.
• Mirai chose to attend school despite the danger, expecting Zang Jun to arrange new bodyguards.
• Nawaki greeted Mirai at the school gate and said his sister had planned to visit him.