Recaps

After reincarnating as Uchiha Ling, a mocked, low-ranked Academy student, Ye Ling gained an Emotion Collection System and used its starter pack to improve his skills and awaken his One-Tomoe Sharingan. He arrived at the Ninja Academy for his final exams, where the practical combat test was about to begin.

• Ye Ling awakened in the Naruto world as Uchiha Ling and discovered the Emotion Collection System, which gave him a starter pack.
• Uchiha Ling consumed a piece of God Tree Fruit and used proficiency scrolls to improve his three Academy skills.
• On his way to the Academy, Uchiha Xiu-Huo and Uchiha Chuan mocked and threatened him, but he revealed his One-Tomoe Sharingan and collected their emotional reactions.
• Uchiha Ling reached Training Ground 3 as the fourth-grade final exams began, and instructor Aoki Ken announced Namikaze Minato's scores before students drew lots for practical combat.

Uchiha Ling impressed the Ninja Academy with his improved skills and fought Namikaze Minato to a draw, earning a tie for first place. He gained Emotion Points and arranged to train with Minato during the break, while his former critics acknowledged they had misjudged him.

• Uchiha Ling excelled in the Academy tests and drew Namikaze Minato in their sparring match.
• Uchiha Ling redeemed a C-rank Fire Release Ninjutsu Gift Pack and added the Body Flicker Technique, Sharingan upgrade, and Chakra Control to his store cart.
• Namikaze Minato invited Uchiha Ling to train with him at Konoha Training Ground 3, and Ling agreed to join when he could.
• Teacher Aoki Ken announced that Uchiha Ling and Namikaze Minato were tied for first place, prompting Hyuga Hiashi to challenge Ling to a future spar.
• Uchiha Xiu-Huo and Uchiha Chuan admitted they had been wrong to call Uchiha Ling the dead-last, while Ling watched his Emotion Points rise.

Uchiha Ling defeated Minato in their final summer training match, then used a school essay on the Will of Fire to attract Hiruzen Sarutobi’s attention. Hiruzen saw Ling as a possible bridge between Konoha and the Uchiha Clan.

• Uchiha Ling used his Sharingan, ninjutsu, and Explosive Tags to outmaneuver Minato in training, and Minato conceded defeat.
• At the new school year’s opening ceremony, Hiruzen Sarutobi gave a speech about the Will of Fire, and Aoki Ken assigned the students an essay on it.
• Uchiha Ling wrote that the Will of Fire could unite Konoha’s different groups through shared interests and cooperation.
• Aoki Ken was impressed by Ling’s essay and brought it to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Hiruzen praised Ling’s broad view of the Will of Fire and considered him a potential bridge between Konoha and the Uchiha Clan.

Uzumaki Kushina transferred to the Ninja Academy, where Uchiha Ling stood up for her and welcomed her to Konoha. After Danzo learned they had grown close, he urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to place Ling under Root, but Hiruzen refused and backed Ling as a possible bridge to the Uchiha Clan.

• Uzumaki Kushina introduced herself to the class and was mocked by Inoue Teru and other boys for her red hair and origins.
• Uchiha Ling stopped the bullying, warned Inoue Teru against harassing Kushina again, and encouraged her dream of becoming Hokage.
• Uchiha Ling, Kushina, and Namikaze Minato ate ramen together, where Kushina revealed that Uzu Village had been destroyed and Ling reassured her.
• A Root shinobi reported Kushina and Ling's growing closeness to Danzo, who suspected the Uchiha and decided to confront Hiruzen.
• Danzo demanded that Hiruzen transfer Ling to Root, but Hiruzen refused and said Ling's Will of Fire could make him a bridge between the village and the Uchiha Clan.

Uchiha Ling helped Uzumaki Kushina improve her Hand Seals, and she invited him to meet her grandmother, Mito Uzumaki. At the Senju compound, Mito welcomed him and began discussing what Kushina had told her about him.

• Uchiha Ling taught Kushina to form Hand Seals more smoothly, and she improved during sparring practice.
• Kushina shared her homemade lunch with Uchiha Ling and invited him to meet her grandmother the next afternoon.
• Kushina led Uchiha Ling to the Senju Clan compound, where he met Mito Uzumaki.
• Mito welcomed Uchiha Ling into the tea room and said Kushina had described him as strong and different from other members of the Uchiha Clan.

Uchiha Ling discussed Konoha and the Uchiha’s place in the village with Mito Uzumaki, expressing his resolve to bridge their growing divide. Mito showed him tacit support, leaving Ling with an important first step toward gaining the village’s trust.

• Mito asked Ling what he thought of Konoha, and he described it as a home and fortress that everyone had a duty to protect.
• Ling and Mito discussed Hashirama and Madara’s shared dream and the different paths that had shaped their history.
• Mito raised the Uchiha clan’s growing distance from the village, and Ling acknowledged past mistakes while insisting the Uchiha and Konoha could prosper together.
• Ling told Mito he would work to mend the rift despite pressure and distrust, and Mito expressed approval of his resolve.
• After Kushina returned with sweets, Ling chatted with her and Mito before leaving, and Kushina walked him out.
• Ling concluded that Mito had assessed him and given him tacit support, creating a first step toward reaching Konoha’s leadership.

Uchiha Ling pursued Kumogakure shinobi who had kidnapped Kushina and awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan while fighting to save her. After defeating the kidnappers, he collapsed from his injuries as Minato and Konoha reinforcements arrived.

• Uchiha Ling tracked Kushina’s intense fear beyond Konoha and found three Kumogakure shinobi carrying her through the forest.
• Uchiha Ling used a Shadow Clone and a Fire Style attack to distract the kidnappers, then freed Kushina but took a powerful Lightning Release punch from their leader.
• Driven by rage and his desire to protect Kushina, Uchiha Ling evolved his Sharingan to Two-Tomoe and counterattacked with a copied Lightning Fist.
• Uchiha Ling used combined Water, Wind, and explosive attacks to seriously injure the other two Kumogakure shinobi, then killed all three kidnappers.
• Kushina embraced Uchiha Ling in tears, and he reassured her before Minato and the Anbu arrived and found him badly injured.
• Minato called for the Medical Corps as Uchiha Ling lost consciousness, while Kushina clung to him and Minato watched with concern and respect.

Uchiha Ling woke in the hospital after protecting Kushina from Cloud Village ninja and learned that his actions had made him a hero. Kushina, Minato, and his classmates visited him as he recovered and gained Emotion Points from their reactions.

• Uchiha Ling woke in the hospital with serious but healing injuries, and a nurse told him the Third had ordered the best medicine for him.
• Uzumaki Kushina rushed to Ling's bedside, apologized for getting him hurt, and cried as he reassured her.
• Namikaze Minato thanked Ling for saving them and said he had killed three Jonin and two Chunin; Ling showed off his Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Ling's classmates visited to ask about his injuries and the fight, generating more Emotion Points for him.
• Ling reflected that the dangerous mission had brought him renown and valuable Emotion Points, especially among the Uchiha Clan.

Tsunade examined Uchiha Ling and praised him for protecting his companions, then Lord Third Hiruzen Sarutobi commended him for embodying the Will of Fire. After the visitors left, Ling checked his System and considered the skills and upgrades available in the store.

• Tsunade examined Uchiha Ling, confirmed that his injuries were healing well, and told him he had done well to protect those who mattered to him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi visited Ling, praised his courage and Will of Fire, and expressed hope that Ling could bridge the village and the Uchiha Clan.
• Teacher Aoki Ken and other visitors praised Ling before visiting hours ended.
• Ling checked his System and saw that he had 8640 Emotion Points and several skills and upgrades available in the System Store.

Uchiha Ling spent his Emotion Points on new abilities and a major increase to his chakra and vitality, then tested his strength from his hospital bed. He began practicing chakra refinement while recovering from his wounds.

• Uchiha Ling redeemed the Uzumaki Clan Constitution, rapidly healing his injuries and greatly increasing his chakra reserves and vitality.
• Uchiha Ling bought the Shadow Clone Technique and Advanced Chakra Refinement Technique, then learned both.
• Uchiha Ling redeemed Kami-e and a proficient C-rank Ninjutsu Gift Pack containing six techniques.
• Uchiha Ling checked his status and found his combat assessment had risen to Special Jōnin, with 190 Emotion Points remaining.
• Uchiha Ling created a Shadow Clone to test his new abilities, then dispelled it and absorbed its experience.
• Uchiha Ling practiced the Advanced Chakra Refinement Technique in bed to support his recovery.

Uchiha Ling discovered that Danzo had ordered Root to bring him in, and he prepared to defend himself when three Root shinobi attacked his hospital ward. The chapter ended with Ling using a genjutsu to immobilize one of his attackers.

• Kushina secretly visited Uchiha Ling, left him a red paper crane, and slipped away while someone watched from outside.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected Danzo's accusations against Ling, but Danzo ordered Root to investigate and contain him.
• Three Root shinobi entered Ling's ward and demanded he come with them, then attacked when he refused.
• Ling used a decoy of pillows and sprang from the ceiling, striking the Root shinobi with shuriken and casting Genjutsu: Hell Viewing Technique on one of them.

Uchiha Ling killed three Root shinobi who tried to assassinate him in the hospital, then took a Root-marked token as evidence. When Anbu arrived, he pretended to be terrified and accused the village of sending killers after him, leaving them stunned by the scene.

• Uchiha Ling used genjutsu and a swift attack to kill the first Root shinobi as the other two launched their assault.
• Uchiha Ling baited one attacker into a Sharingan genjutsu and killed him with a Lightning Release shuriken.
• Uchiha Ling blocked the last Root shinobi’s escape with a Great Fireball Technique, then killed him with a concealed Substitution Technique and a strike from behind.
• Uchiha Ling searched the first body and took a wooden token bearing a mark for Root.
• Uchiha Ling acted frightened and aggrieved when Anbu arrived, accusing the village of trying to kill him and leaving them shocked.

After Root’s failed attempt to kill Uchiha Ling at Konoha Hospital, Hiruzen ordered increased protection and summoned Danzō. Ling waited in a high-security ward, where Kushina visited and left to demand justice from her grandmother.

• An Anbu reported that Root operatives had attacked Uchiha Ling at the hospital and been killed, so Hiruzen ordered Ling moved to a high-security ward and summoned Danzō.
• Danzō learned that Ling had accused the village and realized Ling had used the attack to turn the incident against Root.
• Medical ninja treated Ling, and Anbu guarded him while he waited for others to react.
• Uzumaki Kushina visited Ling, grew angry and guilty over his injuries, and accepted his reassurance that Hiruzen would investigate.
• Kushina vowed to seek justice from her grandmother and rushed out of the ward.

After Kushina told Mito Uzumaki that Uchiha Ling had been attacked in the hospital, Mito confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi and demanded accountability from the village leadership. Hiruzen left resolved to confront Danzō and handle the matter under Mito’s demands.

• Kushina told Mito Uzumaki about the attack on Ling and condemned the treatment of her friend.
• Mito comforted Kushina, blamed Danzō and Root for crossing a line, and urged Kushina to control her emotions.
• Mito sent for Hiruzen Sarutobi and demanded an explanation and a plan to address the attack on Ling.
• Hiruzen admitted his failure to supervise Danzō, promised to punish those responsible, and affirmed that Ling deserved protection and reward.
• Mito pressed Hiruzen to reconsider Root’s role and review the arrangements for Kushina’s protection.
• Hiruzen left Mito’s courtyard more resolute and prepared to confront Danzō.

After Uchiha Ling survived an attempted assassination linked to Root, Uchiha Chishin turned the clan’s anger into a calculated political response. Uchiha Ling accepted the clan’s support at the hospital, while the Uchiha began pressing Konoha and stirring public sympathy.

• Uchiha Chishin confirmed that Uchiha Ling had been attacked at the hospital and that the assailants’ tactics likely came from Root.
• Uchiha Setsuna called for retaliation, but Uchiha Chishin warned that open conflict could give the Hokage’s faction an excuse to purge the clan.
• Uchiha Chishin ordered a formal protest, a high-profile hospital visit, legal inspections near Root bases, and quiet efforts to spread the story among villagers.
• The Uchiha Clan submitted its protest, sent Police Force members to patrol near Root operations, and circulated the account of Uchiha Ling’s attempted assassination.
• Uchiha Nobuhiro visited Uchiha Ling with clan gifts and support, and Uchiha Ling accepted them while gaining emotional points from the Uchiha.

Hiruzen confronted Danzō over the attempted assassination of Uchiha Ling and imposed restrictions on Root. Danzō left furious, while Ling received a system notification about Danzō’s anger and resentment.

• Danzō admitted sending Root shinobi to capture Ling but insisted he had acted to protect Konoha.
• Hiruzen denounced Danzō for attacking a student who had saved the village and accused him of endangering Konoha’s unity.
• Hiruzen suspended Danzō’s advisor duties, cut Root’s budget, restricted its missions, transferred Nine-Tails security to Anbu, and ordered a formal apology to the Uchiha Clan.
• Danzō accepted the punishment without further protest, warned Hiruzen he would regret it, and left the Hokage Office.
• Ling received a system notification recording Danzō’s anger, humiliation, and resentment.

Uchiha Chishin rallied Konoha’s clans to demand a Jonin Trust Conference over Danzo’s attempted assassination of Uchiha Ling and the Hokage’s light punishment. At the conference, the Uchiha and other jonin called for Danzo to be stripped of his positions and Root to be disbanded.

• Uchiha Chishin rejected Hiruzen Sarutobi’s punishment of Danzo and called for a Jonin Trust Conference to review Danzo’s actions and demand his impeachment.
• The Hyuga, Ino-Shika-Cho, Inuzuka, Aburame, and other clans joined the Uchiha’s request, pressuring Hiruzen Sarutobi to approve the conference.
• Konoha’s active jonin and clan representatives gathered as Hiruzen Sarutobi recounted the incident and Danzo’s punishment.
• Uchiha Chishin condemned Danzo for ordering Root shinobi to assassinate Uchiha Ling and warned that Danzo threatened the security of every Konoha shinobi.
• Uchiha Setsuna and other jonin demanded Danzo lose all his positions, Root be disbanded, and Danzo be held fully accountable.

The Jonin Trust Conference stripped Shimura Danzō of his positions and placed him under house arrest after the clans denounced him. Nearly a year later, the village’s leaders gathered around the dying Mito Uzumaki, with Kushina at her bedside.

• Hyuga Sosuke, Nara Kashima, and representatives of other clans backed severe action against Shimura Danzō at the Jonin Trust Conference.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi removed Danzō as an elder adviser and Root leader, placed Root under the Hokage’s authority, and confined Danzō to his residence under Anbu watch.
• Danzō left the conference escorted by Anbu, while Uchiha Chishin and the other clan representatives returned to their seats.
• Nearly a year passed as Uchiha Ling continued his routine at the Ninja Academy and teased Kushina.
• Mito Uzumaki lay near death in a sealed courtyard as Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzō, the advisers, and a grieving Kushina gathered around her.

Mito Uzumaki chose Kushina to succeed her as the Nine-Tails’ Jinchuriki and encouraged her to accept the responsibility of protecting Konoha. The transfer succeeded, Mito died peacefully, and Kushina was left grieving as the Hidden Leaf Village’s second Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

• Mito Uzumaki told the frightened Kushina that she had chosen her to bear the Nine-Tails and urged her to treat it as a responsibility.
• Kushina accepted Mito’s choice and promised to take responsibility for protecting Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Sealing Squad began the transfer ceremony, guiding the Nine-Tails’ chakra from Mito into Kushina.
• The Nine-Tails raged against its imprisonment, but the Sealing Jutsu restrained it as the transfer was completed.
• Mito Uzumaki died peacefully, and Kushina endured the Nine-Tails’ power as she became the Hidden Leaf Village’s second Jinchuriki.

Uchiha Ling found Kushina struggling with the Nine-Tails’ influence and reassured her that she could still live normally and remain herself. He invited her and their friends to a picnic, then kissed her forehead, leaving Kushina blushing by the river.

• Uchiha Ling sensed Kushina’s turmoil and went to find her by the Naka River.
• Kushina told Uchiha Ling that the Nine-Tails’ voice and presence made her fear people would see her as a monster.
• Uchiha Ling reminded Kushina that her choices defined her and encouraged her not to give up or abandon her friends.
• Uchiha Ling invited Kushina, Minato, Choza, and the others to a picnic at Red Leaf Valley, and Kushina agreed.
• Uchiha Ling kissed Kushina on the forehead and told her he still saw her as Uzumaki Kushina, leaving her blushing by the river.

Uchiha Ling developed the Rasengan through weeks of training, then used a Skill Mastery Scroll to advance it to mastery. Meanwhile, Danzo persuaded Hiruzen to strengthen surveillance of Kushina, leaving Root with a renewed foothold in protecting the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

• A Root operative reported that Kushina had stabilized emotionally and planned a picnic after speaking with Uchiha Ling.
• Danzo urged Hiruzen to give Root more authority to monitor Kushina, and Hiruzen agreed to have Anbu work with Root while warning against excessive measures.
• Uchiha Ling struggled to develop the Rasengan and exchanged 750 Emotion Points for Chakra Control Mastery to improve his training.
• After watching Namikaze Minato practice shuriken, Uchiha Ling realized his chakra needed a stable axis and formed a small, steady vortex.
• Uchiha Ling used a Skill Mastery Scroll to raise Rasengan to mastery, then tested it by carving a smooth, spherical hole into a training post.

Uchiha Ling dominated the Konoha Ninja Academy graduation exams and faced Namikaze Minato in the final combat assessment. Ling controlled the fight with ease as Minato’s relentless attacks continued.

• Uchiha Ling and Namikaze Minato completed the written, taijutsu, ninjutsu, and shuriken assessments, with Ling taking the overall lead by a narrow margin.
• Uchiha Ling and Namikaze Minato defeated their opponents in the combat trials and advanced to the final.
• Namikaze Minato attacked Ling with a fast kunai thrust, but Ling dodged and knocked the strike aside.
• Uchiha Ling disrupted Minato’s follow-up attacks and hand seals, forcing him to retreat.
• Namikaze Minato increased his speed and pressed Ling with a relentless assault of kunai, taijutsu, and low-level ninjutsu.

Uchiha Ling defeated Minato in the academy graduation exam, then Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned the Sannin to train the graduates. Jiraiya chose Minato, while Tsunade was left with Ling and Kushina, though she protested the assignment.

• Uchiha Ling disarmed Minato and pushed him off balance, winning their graduation exam fight.
• Kushina cheered for Ling as spectators reacted to his victory.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade that Ling and Minato had graduated with exceptional abilities and asked them to train the new graduates.
• Orochimaru refused to take students, saying he would rather conduct experiments.
• Jiraiya agreed to train Minato, leaving Tsunade to take Ling and Kushina.
• Tsunade protested that Ling and Kushina were troublesome students, while Jiraiya argued she was suited to train them.

Tsunade reluctantly agreed to teach Uchiha Ling and Uzumaki Kushina, while Jiraiya took Namikaze Minato as his student. After testing Ling’s chakra control and aptitude for medical ninjutsu, Tsunade accepted him as her student, and Minato began training with Jiraiya.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi persuaded Tsunade to guide Kushina and Ling, citing their importance to Konoha and his concerns about Danzo’s prejudice against the Uchiha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Tsunade to teach Uchiha Ling and Uzumaki Kushina and Jiraiya to teach Namikaze Minato.
• At Training Ground 3, Tsunade tested Ling’s tree climbing, water walking, and chakra control with a sheet of paper.
• Impressed by Ling’s skills, Tsunade accepted him as her student and promised to teach him medical ninjutsu and taijutsu.
• Jiraiya met Namikaze Minato at another training ground and began their training together.

Uchiha Ling signed the Shikkotsu Forest summoning contract under Tsunade's guidance, but his chakra unexpectedly triggered a Reverse Summoning Technique. He arrived in Shikkotsu Forest, where the Slug Sage revealed that it had sensed something unusual in him.

• After Uchiha Ling completed a precise Chakra Scalpel exercise, Tsunade praised his chakra control and brought out the Shikkotsu Forest summoning contract.
• Uchiha Ling signed the contract and began the Summoning Technique, but his chakra resonated with Shikkotsu Forest and surged into the scroll.
• Tsunade recognized the resulting jutsu as Reverse Summoning Technique, and the Slug Sage's clone explained that its main body had taken an interest in Uchiha Ling.
• Uchiha Ling was transported to Shikkotsu Forest and met the enormous Slug Sage.
• The Slug Sage told Uchiha Ling that it had summoned him because it sensed something unusual in him when he signed the contract.