Recaps

Minato regained the Hokage seat, pursued Danzō after his escape, and prepared Konoha for a possible war with Kumogakure. Danzō joined the Akatsuki only to be captured and imprisoned, while Minato agreed to host joint Chunin Exams and selected Konoha’s prospective participants.

• Hiruzen retired in favor of Minato, who dissolved Root, appointed Kakashi as Anbu Commander-in-Chief, and ordered Konoha to prepare for war.
• Qingfeng helped Konan register as a Leaf Village resident, while Anko and the others attempted to cook for him and Qingfeng used the System to obtain new rewards.
• Minato and Kakashi confronted Danzō outside the village, but Danzō used Izanagi to survive and escaped after shedding his Hashirama-cell arm.
• Qingfeng deduced how Danzō escaped, and Minato agreed to reopen the village shops after Qingfeng challenged the wartime closure rules.
• Kisame and Jūzō Biwa brought Danzō to the Akatsuki, where Pain removed his remaining Sharingan and Uzumaki Sanryo stopped him from activating the Reverse Four Symbols Seal.
• Pain ordered Danzō imprisoned, while Qingfeng shared a meal with Itachi, Konan, Anko, and the others.
• The Fourth Raikage’s advisors urged caution, and Minato agreed to host the Chunin Exams in Leaf Village and selected Qingfeng, Itachi, and Yamato as potential participants.

Konoha prepared for the Joint Chunin Exams as Qingfeng trained in Sage Mode and learned Minato’s Space-Time Barrier. After the written test, the teams entered the Death Forest, where Qingfeng confronted Darui’s group over attacks on other examinees.

• Qingfeng trained at Mount Myōboku, while Minato arranged the Joint Chunin Exams and villages chose whether to send teams.
• As Kazuma’s rebellion threatened the Land of Fire daimyo, Asuma and Jiriku defended the palace while the daimyo escaped in disguise.
• Stone and Cloud delegations arrived in Konoha, and Qingfeng trapped Deidara in a Sharingan genjutsu before meeting the visiting teams.
• Minato taught Qingfeng the Space-Time Barrier and prepared him for the exams, while Konoha planned ticket sales to cover the event’s costs.
• Sanryo and Yakura reunited with Qingfeng in Konoha, but River Country ninja soon escorted them away.
• Qingfeng bet on himself as the exams began, and he, Itachi, and Yamato passed the written test and entered the Death Forest with a Heaven Scroll.
• After Qingfeng found evidence that Cloud teams had attacked other examinees, Minato confronted the Raikage, and Qingfeng challenged Darui’s group to proceed to the Central Tower or fight.

The second exam ended with every remaining team reaching the Central Tower, and the finalists began battling for the championship. Deidara was disqualified, giving Qingfeng a semifinal bye, while the other matches left Yugito Nii and Darui advancing.

• Qingfeng followed Darui’s team to the Central Tower, where the Stone team interrupted their standoff and Hana’s team arrived just before the deadline.
• The survivors gathered in Konoha as the finalists were introduced, drew their matchups, and began the tournament with Yamato defeating Anko and Omoi defeating Hana.
• Itachi won when Izumi forfeited, and Darui defeated Yugao with his Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
• Deidara overwhelmed C with explosive attacks until Qingfeng used the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring him down, after which Ōnoki disqualified him and Qingfeng received a semifinal bye.
• Kurotsuchi and Omoi fought a staged opening battle that became a real contest, and Kurotsuchi won after severely injuring him.
• Qingfeng defeated Samui by countering her Cloud Style techniques with his Sharingan, Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and sensory abilities.
• Yugito Nii defeated Itachi after summoning the Two-Tails’ chakra, and Qingfeng confirmed that Itachi’s injuries were not life-threatening.
• Darui countered Yamato’s attacks with Lightning Style and broke through his Wood Locking Wall as Qingfeng suspected he was using a simplified Four-Finger Nukite.

Uchiha Qingfeng defeated Yugito Nii in the Joint Chunin Exams, earned a Jonin promotion, and took in a miniature Two-Tails. After the ceremony, Orochimaru offered him a Ryūchi Cave contract, while Qingfeng discovered Yakura and Uzumaki Sanryo planned to remain in Konoha under aliases.

• Darui defeated Yamato, then Uchiha Qingfeng beat Kurotsuchi in the semifinal after she refused to surrender and attacked him.
• Yugito Nii defeated Darui, setting up a final between her and Qingfeng, while Yakura and Uzumaki Sanryo considered capturing her before the match.
• Qingfeng battled Yugito Nii and the Two-Tails, used the Space-Time Barrier to divert its Tailed Beast Ball away from Konoha, and won when it surrendered.
• Qingfeng helped the Two-Tails form a small clone from its lost Chakra, named it Blue Raccoon Dog, and discovered the gambling house owner had fled after Qingfeng's winnings threatened to bankrupt the business.
• Minato Namikaze promoted sixteen candidates to Chunin and awarded Qingfeng the rank of Jonin, while Itachi resolved to train harder.
• Orochimaru approached Qingfeng at the banquet, offered him a Ryūchi Cave contract, and left after Qingfeng rejected the offer in favor of Mount Myōboku's Sage Mode.
• As the visiting teams departed, Qingfeng learned from Konan that Yakura and Uzumaki Sanryo planned to stay in Konoha, then questioned how they had obtained legitimate papers under their aliases.