Recaps

Guy returned to the Ninja Academy after three days of taijutsu training and learned that Kurenai would leave school for intensive clan training. He took her to his hidden cliffside viewpoint, where they promised to team up for missions and support each other as they grew stronger.

• Guy returned to the Academy and found that many classmates were absent because their clans had begun intensive training for the approaching war.
• Kurenai told Guy she would not be at school the next day, and he realized she was leaving for her clan's training.
• Guy caught up with Kurenai and led her to a cliff overlooking Konoha, where they watched the sunset together.
• Guy and Kurenai promised to team up for missions once she mastered genjutsu and he grew stronger, with Guy pledging to be her strongest shield.
• Kurenai urged Guy not to carry everything alone, and the cliffside promise triggered a reward of 40 Monk Points.

Guy followed a demanding daily routine of martial arts, swordsmanship, smithing, and waterfall training, growing much stronger over two months. At school, Ikkaku Umino announced that the students would form random three-person teams and undertake their first mission: suppressing a bandit group.

• Guy practiced the Gate of Opening with Dai, trained at Uchiha Forge, and continued his sword and waterfall exercises each day.
• Two months later, Guy demonstrated his improved skills against Dai, opening three Inner Gates and using the Front Lotus.
• Guy and Obito arrived at school, where Ikkaku Umino announced a random-team live combat exercise against bandits northwest of Konoha.
• Ikkaku explained that the students would face roughly thirty bandits and offered them the chance to withdraw, but no one stepped forward.
• Ikkaku picked up the lottery container and told the students to draw lots and form their teams.

Might Guy, Shiranui Genma, and Ebisu captured nine bandits during their first mission, but Guy realized the task was more dangerous than it seemed. When Team 7 fired a red distress flare, Guy and his teammates rushed toward them.

• Guy swiftly knocked out three bandits, and Ebisu tied them up while Shiranui Genma noted that Team 6 had captured three.
• Guy counted nine bandits he had defeated across three groups, leaving Ebisu and Genma struck by his strength.
• Guy warned Ebisu not to get cocky, while the mission’s Intermediate Gift Pack made Guy suspect someone would die.
• Team 7’s red distress flare appeared over the woods, and Guy, Genma, and Ebisu raced to help Gekko Hayate, Uzuki Yugao, and their unnamed teammate.

Guy reached Team 7’s clearing as Scarface was about to kill a wounded classmate, and opened the Fourth Gate to save him. Guy’s Vajra Whirlwind Leg killed Scarface with one kick, leaving Guy standing despite his injuries.

• Guy arrived and found Gekko Hayate and Uzuki Yugao badly wounded while Scarface threatened the classmates they were protecting.
• Scarface formed Earth Spikes and aimed them at the still-living child lying in a pool of blood.
• Guy reset Man's Heaviness to zero and opened the Third Gate, then the Fourth Gate, to reach the child in time.
• Guy used Vajra Leg to smash the Earth Spikes apart and then struck Scarface with Vajra Whirlwind Leg, killing him.
• Guy nearly collapsed from the strain but stood and assured Gekko Hayate and Uzuki Yugao that everything was all right.

Guy defeated a rogue Iwagakure Chunin and saved his classmates, though he was left exhausted. As the group began recovering and completing the mission, Guy resolved to grow stronger so he could protect his companions in the war ahead.

• Ikkaku Umino arrived and found Hayate and Yugao alive, the injured child breathing, and the rogue Chunin dead; Guy admitted he had defeated him.
• Guy saw that his mission was complete and received 100 Monk Points and a Random Intermediate Gift Pack, then collapsed from exhaustion.
• Ebisu and Genma checked on Guy, while Yugao thanked him and Hayate promised to treat him to a meal.
• Guy resolved to become stronger and prevent his companions from dying in future missions.
• Ikkaku Umino declared the mission complete, ordered everyone to rest and clear the battlefield before dawn, and said he would remember Guy's kick.

Might Guy received mission pay, a bandit chief’s cleaver, and a large reward for saving Aburame Shikuroo, then went to the training ground to open his intermediate gift pack. The chapter ended as the pack revealed two items.

• Ikkaku Umino awarded Guy, Shiranui Genma, and Ebisu three thousand ryo each, then gave Guy the bandit chief’s cleaver and thirty thousand ryo for his deeds.
• Guy learned that the classmate he had rescued was named Aburame Shikuroo and headed to the training ground with his new sword.
• Guy checked his system panel and saw that his Yijin Jing proficiency had reached 952, with an intermediate gift pack unopened.
• Guy opened the intermediate gift pack, and golden light revealed two things in his mind.

Guy tested his new cleaver by practicing the Precept-Breaking Blade, then Kurenai visited him with food and demonstrated an illusion. He secretly resisted it with the Sobering Stone, but pretended to be under its spell and heard Kurenai ask whether he liked her before she kissed his cheek and ran off.

• Guy inspected the Shaolin Sobering Stone, decided not to swallow it, and practiced all forty-nine forms of the Precept-Breaking Blade with his new cleaver.
• Kurenai Yuhi visited Guy in the woods with food her mother had made, and Guy ate while she watched him.
• Kurenai cast the Falling Cherry Blossom Sight Technique on Guy, and he secretly used the Sobering Stone to resist it.
• Guy pretended to remain entranced as Kurenai asked whether he liked her, and he answered that he liked her the most.
• Kurenai kissed Guy's cheek and ran away, and Guy revealed that he had resisted the illusion before resuming his blade practice.

After six months of training, Guy and his classmates faced their final pre-graduation mission: crossing the Forest of Death alone within seven days. Guy entered last, leaving Ikkaku Umino hoping all twenty-three children would survive.

• Ikkaku Umino explained that the students had to cross the Forest of Death with three days of rations and reach the Central Tower within seven days, relying only on themselves.
• Ikkaku sent the students into the forest one by one, allowing Yamashiro Aoba and Ebisu to enter together.
• Before entering with Rin, Kurenai called to Guy and urged him to hurry and join her; Guy answered with a thumbs-up.
• Guy was the last to enter, and he gave Ikkaku a thumbs-up and declared that youth would not die in the Forest of Death.
• Ikkaku watched Guy disappear into the mist and hoped all twenty-three children would make it out alive.

Might Guy navigated the foggy Forest of Death by using the survival skills he learned at the Academy and found Mitaraishi Anko at a river. After sharing food with her, he invited her to travel and hunt with him, and she agreed.

• Might Guy recalled Ikkaku Umino's instruction to head east and used the sun, moss, and trail markers to find his way through the fog.
• Might Guy followed the sound of running water to a river, where he found Mitaraishi Anko washing her face.
• Might Guy caught Anko when she slipped, then learned she had eaten her rations and was hungry.
• Might Guy gave Anko two rice balls and suggested they hunt for more food as they traveled.
• Might Guy refilled his water and invited Anko to come with him, and Anko eagerly agreed.

Guy and Anko shared a meal of giant centipede during their journey through the Forest of Death, with Anko's wilderness cooking impressing Guy once more. After a distant explosion signaled a fight nearby, they set off to investigate.

• Anko cooked a giant centipede, and Guy finally tried it after repeatedly questioning whether it was safe to eat.
• Guy enjoyed the centipede so much that he ate most of it, while Anko promised to find more food the next day.
• Guy noted that they had traveled about halfway to the Central Tower without meeting anyone and wondered how Kurenai and the others were doing.
• A thunderous explosion sounded nearby, and Guy and Anko recognized that someone was fighting.
• Guy grabbed a cleaver and Anko took her ninja tool pouch before they hurried toward the explosion.

Guy and Anko rescued Aburame Shikuroo from a pack of wolves in the Forest of Death. After Guy remembered Shikuroo from a previous rescue, the three joined forces and continued through the forest.

• Guy rushed toward an explosion and found Aburame Shikuroo surrounded by wolves.
• Guy killed the wolves and helped Shikuroo to his feet while Anko caught up.
• Shikuroo explained that he had used his Explosive Bugs to fight the wolves until they drained his chakra.
• Guy invited Shikuroo to travel with him and Anko, and Shikuroo agreed.
• The three headed into the trees together as their team grew to three.

Guy returned to the Forest of Death repeatedly to rescue injured exam candidates, and his example inspired others to search for the missing. By dawn on the seventh day, all twenty-three candidates had returned alive to the Central Tower.

• Guy turned back into the dark forest to search for the candidates who had not reached the tower.
• Throughout the night, Guy made seven trips and brought back nine injured people while guiding seven others to safety.
• After Anko, Rin, and Obito arrived, Guy, Anko, and Obito returned to the forest to look for more candidates, and Rin followed.
• Shikuroo joined the search, followed by Anko, Ebisu, Aoba, Hayate, Yugao, Genma, and other candidates.
• At dawn on the seventh day, all twenty-three candidates were at the tower, alive and accounted for.

As the Third Shinobi World War began, Hiruzen Sarutobi graduated the children early and assigned them to wartime teams. Guy, Ebisu, and Shiranui Genma set out for Kikyo Mountain, where Guy intended to grow strong enough to change Might Duy’s fate.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi announced that Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure had opened attacks and declared the Third Shinobi World War underway.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi gave the twenty-three children Konoha Forehead Protectors and made them Genin as Ikkaku Umino read their assignments.
• Nohara Rin and Uchiha Obito joined Team 7 under Minato Namikaze, while Kurenai Yuhi was assigned to the Intelligence Division with Sarutobi Asuma and Aburame Shikuroo.
• Ikkaku Umino assigned Might Guy, Ebisu, and Shiranui Genma to Team 9 under Akimichi Choza at Kikyo Mountain.
• Guy exchanged farewells with Obito and Kurenai, asked Aburame Shikoku to watch over Asuma, and left for Kikyo Mountain with Ebisu and Genma.

Might Guy, Ebisu, and Shiranui Genma arrived at Kikyo Mountain and joined Akimichi Choza’s forces as Team 9. After learning about the front line and meeting their captain, Guy received Monk Points for forming the team and used them to advance his Yijin Jing.

• Might Guy, Ebisu, and Shiranui Genma reached Kikyo Mountain and saw the vast, tense encampment and defensive line.
• Akimichi Choza explained that Iwagakure’s army was camped nearby and that Kikyo Mountain could not be allowed to fall.
• Choza assigned the three children to a station at the far east, introduced himself, and welcomed them into his unit.
• Might Guy triggered the Team 9 bond, gained 30 Monk Points, and spent them on his Yijin Jing.
• Might Guy checked his system panel and resolved to seek breakthroughs on the battlefield.

Team 9 joined Choza to escort supplies along a route where Iwagakure had repeatedly staged ambushes. When ten Iwagakure ninjas attacked, Choza engaged most of them and left three Genin for Guy, Ebisu, and Genma to fight; the team won its first battle and continued along the supply line.

• Choza explained the dangerous sections of the supply route and took Guy, Ebisu, and Genma along, warning that they would have to travel it alone next time.
• Ten Iwagakure ninjas ambushed the group, and Choza used Expansion Jutsu to scatter them and leave three Genin for the young ninjas to face.
• Guy defeated one Genin with a three-stage kicking technique while Genma wounded and killed another with shuriken and a Kunai.
• Ebisu held his ground, used a stone to distract his opponent, then struck him with Great Fireball Technique and finished him with a Kunai.
• Choza knocked out the Iwagakure Chunin, praised the three young ninjas, and led them onward after their victory.

Three months after Team 9 began running supply routes, Choza led Guy, Ebisu, and Genma on a raid against an Iwagakure outpost. The raid turned out to be an ambush, and Guy chose to fight the surrounding Iwagakure forces instead of retreating.

• Choza briefed Team 9 on its mission to destroy an Iwagakure supply outpost and withdraw.
• Guy, Ebisu, and Genma planted explosive tags around the outpost while Choza kept watch.
• As Team 9 withdrew, Iwami Shigezo and a force of Iwagakure shinobi blocked their path.
• Choza ordered Guy, Ebisu, and Genma to retreat while he confronted Iwami Shigezo.
• Guy refused to abandon Choza, removed the weights from his legs, and offered to take on the remaining enemies.

Might Guy and his teammates were cornered by Iwagakure ninja, so Akimichi Choza charged into the enemy formation to create an opening. Guy opened the Third Gate and killed a Chunin with one kick, leaving Choza to recognize his talent and prepare the Akimichi Clan’s pills.

• Iwami Shigezo’s thirteen men surrounded Choza, Guy, Ebisu, and Genma, cutting off their retreat.
• Choza transformed with the Expansion Jutsu and attacked Iwami Shigezo, sending one Chunin flying.
• Guy opened the Third Gate and killed a charging Chunin with his Vajra Whirlwind Leg.
• Ebisu recognized Guy as Konoha’s Vajra Beast, while Iwami Shigezo and Choza realized the boy’s formidable strength.
• Choza recognized that Guy had opened the Third Gate and took out a box containing three Akimichi pills.

Guy fought Iwami Shigezo and the remaining Iwagakure forces in the rain. After Choza took the Spinach Pill and held Iwami back, Guy killed seven Genin, leaving two Chunin facing him as his Eight Inner Gates remained open.

• Choza swallowed the green Spinach Pill and charged Iwami Shigezo, stopping him from reaching Guy.
• Iwami ordered the two Chunin and nine Genin to attack Guy, who chose to target the Genin first.
• Guy darted through the enemy formation, killing seven Genin while Ebisu and Genma helped cover him.
• The two surviving Genin dropped their weapons and fled, while Guy conserved his strength instead of pursuing them.
• Guy appeared before the two Chunin and declared that it was their turn, leaving them hesitating too long to escape.

Guy fought two Iwagakure Chunin while Choza struggled against Iwami Shigezo, saving his strongest gate technique for the Jonin. Ebisu's surprise fireball helped Guy kill the last Chunin, leaving Guy with little strength and Choza still fighting Iwami Shigezo.

• Guy saw Choza being worn down by Iwami Shigezo and decided to finish the two Chunin quickly before helping him.
• The two Iwagakure Chunin coordinated Earth Release attacks, but Guy endured them and used his sword and Vajra Leg to kill one.
• Guy faced the remaining Chunin as his Eight Inner Gates power began to fade.
• Ebisu struck the last Chunin with a Great Fireball Technique, allowing Guy to kill him with his blade.

Guy and Choza coordinated an attack against Iwami Shigezo, who had trapped Choza in a devastating Earth Release technique. Guy opened the Fourth Gate and unleashed a full-power Vajra Leg kick with ten thousand catties of weight on his right leg, leaving the attack aimed at Iwami Shigezo.

• Ebisu celebrated defeating an Iwagakure chunin while Genma and Guy faced Iwami Shigezo across the battlefield.
• Iwami Shigezo used the Earth Release: Great Mountain Collapse Technique, and Choza swallowed a Curry Pill and grew to seven meters to resist the collapsing ground.
• Guy rushed to Choza and asked him to hold Iwami Shigezo in place for one second, and Choza trapped the jonin between his hands.
• Guy opened the Fourth Gate and charged at Iwami Shigezo, who covered himself in Earth Release: Super Hardening.
• Guy cranked the weight on his right leg to ten thousand catties and launched his Vajra Ten Thousand Catty Kick at Iwami Shigezo.

Guy defeated Iwami Shigezo with the Precept-Breaking Blade’s Ultimate Slash, but collapsed from his injuries. After Guy gave Akimichi Choza a Lesser Restoration Pill, Choza recovered and carried Guy back toward the Kikyo Mountain camp with Ebisu and Genma.

• Guy shattered Iwami Shigezo’s Stone Armor with a powerful kick, breaking his own leg and sending Iwami crashing through a rock wall and trees.
• Iwami, badly wounded but still alive, used Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet to launch a final barrage at the immobile Guy.
• Guy used the Precept-Breaking Blade’s Ultimate Slash to erase the earthen bullets and split Iwami in two, shattering his great cleaver in the process.
• Ebisu caught Guy as he collapsed, and Genma bandaged his broken leg while Choza assessed his injuries.
• Guy gave Choza a Lesser Restoration Pill and insisted he take it before they left; the pill restored Choza’s depleted strength, and Guy passed out.
• Choza carried Guy toward the Kikyo Mountain camp as Ebisu and Genma followed.

Might Guy woke after two days of recovery and learned that Choza had reported their battle as a group effort to protect him from becoming an assassination target. As Guy awaited promotion to Chunin, he unlocked the Mercy Blade technique and decided to find a new blade.

• Guy woke with his fractured leg bandaged, ate several meals, and learned that Yijin Jing had helped him recover quickly.
• Ebisu told Guy that Choza had recovered after taking the Akimichi Secret Medicine and that Doctor Tanaka had treated Guy's leg.
• Choza told Guy he had reported the squad's battle results as a group effort and that Guy would be promoted to Chunin pending the Third Hokage's approval.
• Choza thanked Guy for the battle before leaving him to rest with Ebisu and Genma.
• Guy opened his martial arts gift pack and received the Mercy Blade technique.
• Guy realized he needed a new blade because his cleaver had shattered, and he planned to find one on the battlefield.

After being promoted to Chunin, Might Guy received four letters from his father and friends serving elsewhere, then wrote back to each of them. As Guy watched the sunset over Kikyo Mountain, he knew the full-scale battle there would begin in less than three months.

• Ebisu brought Guy the official notice that the Hokage had promoted him to Chunin.
• Guy read Might Duy's letter and money order, which included birthday wishes and reminders to eat well and stay warm.
• Guy read letters from Kakashi, Obito, and Rin, then Kurenai, who described their missions and urged him to recover and stay safe.
• Guy read Aburame Shibi's detailed notes about Asuma's attempts to court Kurenai and Shibi's promise to keep watching over her.
• Guy wrote replies to all four senders and handed the letters to the Chunin courier.
• Guy looked toward Kikyo Mountain and realized the full battle would erupt in less than three months.

On his birthday, Guy received a homemade cake from Ebisu and Genma and a new sword from Choza, engraved with “Youth.” An emergency assembly revealed that two thousand Iwagakure shinobi were advancing, and the camp had to hold its position until reinforcements arrived.

• Ebisu and Genma brought Guy a lumpy birthday cake, and Guy made a wish and ate some.
• Choza gave Guy a replacement sword engraved with “Youth,” explaining that he had arranged for it to be forged while Guy rested.
• An emergency assembly whistle sent Guy, Choza, Ebisu, and Genma rushing to the central clearing with the camp’s other ninjas.
• Nara Shikaku announced that two thousand Iwagakure shinobi were advancing and that reinforcements would not arrive until dawn the next day.
• Nara Shikaku ordered the fifteen hundred ninjas at the camp to hold their position until reinforcements arrived.

Guy and Choza’s 7th Division joined 1,500 Konoha troops defending a ridge against 2,000 Iwagakure soldiers led by Higashi Shito. As the enemy arrived in a disciplined formation, Nara Shikaku ordered the defenders to prepare their attack lines.

• Nara Shikaku ordered the divisions to move out, and Guy joined Choza’s 7th Division on the way to the front.
• Choza explained that Higashi Shito was advancing head-on and that the 1,500 defenders had to hold the ridge until reinforcements arrived at dawn.
• Guy, Ebisu, and Genma ate before taking their positions with the Assault Squad along the ridge.
• Two thousand Iwagakure soldiers appeared on the horizon and marched toward the defenders in tight formation.
• Nara Shikaku ordered the Earth Release, Fire Release, and Explosive Tag squads to prepare and await his command.