Chapter Summaries

Qingfeng, Itachi, and Yamato were ambushed by Danzō’s forces, and Yamato used Earth Style and Wood Style to defend them. As the attackers destroyed their barriers, Qingfeng dug a tunnel with his Rasengan, but the enemy discovered their escape route and flooded it with water.

• Qingfeng finished burying the bandit leader, and he, Yamato, and Itachi set out to rejoin Kakashi.
• Danzō ordered his forces and Orochimaru’s test subjects to surround and attack the three.
• Yamato raised Earth and Wood Style barriers while Qingfeng refused to abandon his friends, and Itachi urged him to escape if the defenses failed.
• Qingfeng dug a tunnel with his Rasengan as Yamato repeatedly reinforced the barriers, and the attackers blasted the ground above them.
• Danzō realized the three had gone underground and ordered his forces to attack the tunnel, but they had run out of Explosive Tags.
• The attackers filled the tunnel with water, leaving Qingfeng, Itachi, and Yamato in danger of drowning.

Uchiha Qingfeng, Uchiha Itachi, and Yamato escaped the flooded underground passage, only to be attacked by Orochimaru’s seemingly unkillable test subjects. Qingfeng used the Flying Thunder God Technique to rescue Itachi from one of the subjects before it exploded.

• Qingfeng, Itachi, and Yamato emerged from underground and fled through the scattered encirclement.
• Itachi slashed an attacker’s throat, discovered its green blood, and was wounded when it kept fighting despite the injury.
• Itachi warned Qingfeng and Yamato that the attackers would not die from fatal wounds, while Qingfeng suspected they were Orochimaru’s test subjects and warned they might explode.
• A wounded subject grabbed Itachi’s ankle, and its body began turning red as Danzō watched from the shadows.
• Qingfeng used the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Mind-Rending Blade to cut off the gripping hand and teleport Itachi to safety before the subject exploded.

Uchiha Qingfeng revealed that he had learned the Flying Thunder God Technique, then fought Orochimaru’s enhanced fighters with the Mind-Rending Blade. As Qingfeng cut through the enemy ranks, Danzō moved to attack Itachi and Yamato while Kakuzu followed him.

• Yamato and Uchiha Itachi were stunned when Qingfeng used the Flying Thunder God Technique, while Danzō realized his operation was in danger and Kakuzu identified Qingfeng as the Veterinarian.
• Qingfeng brushed off Itachi’s question about his blade and prepared to fight the remaining enemies alone.
• Qingfeng dodged the attackers’ ninjutsu with the Body Flicker Technique, then charged into their ranks before they could form Hand Seals.
• Qingfeng discovered that decapitating Orochimaru’s enhanced fighters stopped them from rising again, and he repeatedly cut through the group with the Mind-Rending Blade.
• Danzō decided to target Itachi if he could not kill Qingfeng, and Kakuzu followed as Danzō approached Itachi and Yamato.

Uchiha Qingfeng slaughtered Danzō’s men and rescued Uchiha Itachi, then confronted Danzō over his attempt to eliminate the Uchiha and sacrifice Yamato. As Danzō stalled and held Yamato hostage, Obito arrived in secret, Kakuzu waited for a chance to claim Danzō’s bounty, and Torune remained nearby recovering.

• Qingfeng killed the remaining attackers while Danzō’s Vacuum Sphere wounded Itachi, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to pull Itachi to safety.
• Danzō seized Yamato as a hostage and declared that the Uchiha had to die for Konoha’s stability.
• Qingfeng accused Yamato of revealing their mission location, and Yamato realized that Qingfeng knew about his involvement.
• Danzō admitted that Yamato was expendable and claimed that Kakashi had also been killed as a necessary sacrifice.
• Qingfeng urged Danzō to abandon the confrontation and return to the village with Yamato, while Obito arrived in secret and Kakuzu and the recovering Torune remained nearby.

Kakuzu betrayed Danzō with a surprise attack, but Danzō survived by using Izanagi and accused Orochimaru of ordering the betrayal. Qingfeng challenged Danzō’s threats and resolved to support Minato Namikaze as village leader to protect the Uchiha.

• Danzō sent Kakuzu to look for Torune Aburame and Fuu Yamanaka, but Kakuzu refused to leave Qingfeng and the others.
• Kakuzu attacked Danzō from behind with Black Tiger Steals Heart and claimed he would collect Danzō’s bounty.
• Danzō accused Orochimaru of arranging the attack as Kakuzu prepared to cut off his head.
• Danzō’s body vanished after Kakuzu’s blade struck it, and he reappeared at a distance after using Izanagi.
• Kakuzu denied that Orochimaru had ordered the attack, while Danzō vowed to confront Orochimaru once he returned to the village.
• Qingfeng rejected Danzō’s threat against the Uchiha and decided to support Minato Namikaze’s return as village leader.

Obito captured Uchiha Qingfeng and pulled him into the Kamui space after Qingfeng saved Itachi from being taken. Itachi awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and attacked Obito, who vanished after telling him to grow stronger and protect the Uchiha clan.

• Danzō retreated, while Yamato realized he had escaped Danzō's control and felt ashamed that Qingfeng had saved him despite his betrayal.
• Qingfeng helped Yamato up and said they needed to find Kakashi-sensei.
• Obito appeared behind Itachi and tried to take him, but Qingfeng used the Flying Thunder God Technique to kick Itachi out of reach and was caught instead.
• As Qingfeng vanished into the Kamui space, Itachi awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and charged at Obito.
• Obito phased through Itachi and Yamato's attacks, then disappeared after telling Itachi to grow stronger and protect the Uchiha clan.

Kakashi woke after the battle and found Yamato and Itachi alive, but Qingfeng missing and the mountaintop devastated. As the survivors returned toward Leaf Village, Kakashi suspected the masked man had intervened, while Danzō planned to accuse Kakashi and stayed away from the village.

• Kakashi woke in a tree, rushed to the mountaintop, and found Yamato and Itachi amid the wreckage after Qingfeng had been captured.
• Itachi attacked Kakashi over his absence, but Yamato explained that Danzō had sent two subordinates to kill Kakashi, prompting Itachi to vow revenge on Danzō.
• Kakashi learned that Qingfeng had been taken and urged Yamato and Itachi to clean up the site before returning to the village.
• Kakashi suspected the Uzumaki-masked man had saved him and taken Qingfeng, and he resolved to report Danzō to the Third Hokage.
• Torune Aburame told Danzō that the masked Ninja had taken Fuu Yamanaka and saved Kakashi, and Danzō decided to blame Kakashi while continuing toward Leaf Village.

Uchiha Qingfeng remained trapped in Kamui Space while Obito carried him toward the Land of Rain. Obito explained his plans to reject the ninja village system, leaving Qingfeng to suspect that events had moved off their original course.

• Qingfeng complained that he was hungry and demanded food from Obito, who refused to give him the instant noodles or catch rabbits.
• Qingfeng reasoned that Kakashi would eventually discover the secret of his Sharingan, so he was willing to remain in Kamui Space for now.
• Obito told Qingfeng that they were about to leave the Land of Fire and head to the Land of Rain.
• Qingfeng asked whether Obito planned to seize the Land of Rain and build a ninja village, and Obito said he would never repeat the mistake of creating villages.
• Qingfeng inferred that Obito and Pain were cooperating, while Obito kept the details of their arrangement to himself.

Danzō reported his failed mission to Hiruzen Sarutobi and blamed Kakashi, while Hiruzen ordered him to stay out of Uchiha affairs. Orochimaru learned that Danzō suspected him of arranging an ambush and began investigating who had impersonated his subordinates.

• Danzō told Hiruzen Sarutobi that powerful unidentified ninja had disrupted the mission and suggested Kakashi was a spy for the Masked Man.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Danzō to remain in Root and stop interfering in matters concerning the Uchiha.
• Orochimaru learned from Ryoma Aburame that Danzō had failed and that an Uzumaki-masked ninja had saved Kakashi Hatake.
• Ryoma Aburame told Orochimaru that Danzō blamed him for the ambush and planned to deal with him.
• Orochimaru concluded that someone had impersonated his subordinates and decided to investigate the traitor in Konoha Village.

Kakashi, Uchiha Itachi, and Yamato confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi over Danzō’s attack and Qingfeng’s abduction, but Hiruzen refused to address Danzō’s crimes. Kakashi and Yamato left their Ninja lives behind, and Kakashi took Yamato to the abandoned Hatake Clan estate.

• Kakashi reported that Danzō’s forces attacked the group and that a Masked Man abducted Uchiha Qingfeng, but Hiruzen Sarutobi focused only on the Masked Man.
• Kakashi and Uchiha Itachi placed their headbands on Hiruzen’s desk in protest, and Yamato chose to side with them against Danzō.
• Hiruzen ordered a search for the Masked Man and told Kakashi to remain at home, effectively placing him under house arrest.
• Kakashi left the Hokage Building with Yamato and invited him to stay at the Hatake Clan estate.
• Kakashi opened the long-sealed estate and resolved to repair it and resume studying the clan’s sword techniques.

While Uchiha Qingfeng remained missing, Leaf Village settled into an uneasy routine as his allies waited and Itachi devoted himself to training. Anko and the other girls visited Itachi to ask about Qingfeng, but he concealed that Qingfeng had been captured and said he would return after handling matters outside the village.

• Danzō stayed hidden in Root while planning to move against Orochimaru once the turmoil faded, and Orochimaru continued his experiments without worrying about his deal with Uchiha Qingfeng.
• Yamato practiced building houses with Wood Style at the Hatake Clan Land while Kakashi urged him to make them larger and more detailed.
• Itachi trained relentlessly under Qingfeng's instruction to watch over the Uchiha, while Fugaku and Mikoto worried about his cold, withdrawn state.
• Fugaku proposed that Minato Namikaze wait for an opportunity to remove Hiruzen Sarutobi and expose Danzō, and Minato agreed that he and the Uchiha had formed an alliance but should not act rashly.
• Anko, Uchiha Izumi, and the other two girls visited Itachi and demanded to know why Qingfeng had not returned from his mission.
• Itachi hid the truth about Qingfeng's capture and told the girls that Qingfeng had matters to handle outside the village and would return when he was finished.

Qingfeng remained trapped in Obito’s Kamui Space, where he learned that Obito was taking him to the Land of Water rather than the Land of Rain. He discovered that Uzumaki Sanryo was being trained in Adamantine Sealing Chains, while he secretly prepared escape routes inside the space.

• Qingfeng put on an Akatsuki battle robe and asked Obito for water, a bath, and a chance to leave the Kamui Space.
• Obito refused to let Qingfeng out and described sealing techniques he might use to restrict Qingfeng’s movement and Chakra.
• Qingfeng learned that Obito was not taking him to the Land of Rain and asked whether Uzumaki Sanryo was still nearby.
• Obito said Uzumaki Sanryo was mastering Adamantine Sealing Chains and thanked Qingfeng for saving her during the Nine-Tails’ attack.
• Qingfeng revealed that he had mapped the Kamui Space’s boundary and secretly left Flying Thunder God Marks along the way.

Qingfeng endured Obito’s Four Symbols Seal in exchange for leaving the Kamui Space and learned that Obito had brought him to a former Hidden Mist Anbu stronghold. He began considering how to return to Leaf Village while eyeing the Hidden Mist’s leaders and clans.

• Qingfeng asked Obito to let him leave the Kamui Space, and Obito agreed on the condition that he accept sealing techniques.
• Obito placed a Four Symbols Seal on Qingfeng, suppressing much of his Chakra, but admitted he had forgotten how to use the Five Elements Seal.
• Obito released Qingfeng from the Kamui Space and warned him not to wander or attract attention in the Hidden Mist.
• Obito told Qingfeng that the room was a former Hidden Mist Anbu stronghold that he now used as a base.
• Qingfeng considered returning to Leaf Village and meeting Yagura Karatachi and Elder Genshi.

Uchiha Qingfeng read Obito’s intelligence files and learned that Obito was recruiting Mist Village ninjas for the Akatsuki Organization. Obito also revealed his plan to bring Yakura to the Land of Water, and Qingfeng asked to accompany him.

• Unable to escape Mist Village with his depleted Chakra, Qingfeng entered Obito’s study and read intelligence reports on potential recruits, including Zabuza Momochi, Mei Terumi, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Kimimaro.
• Obito caught Qingfeng reading the files and explained that he was scouting Mist Village ninjas to add capable manpower to the Akatsuki Organization.
• Qingfeng asked about a letter concerning Yakura, and Obito admitted he had used the Mizukage’s name to deceive Rasa into sending her toward the Land of Water.
• Obito said he was prepared to welcome Yakura and would kill her if she resisted, while Qingfeng realized Rasa had cooperated to remove a threat to his position.
• Qingfeng asked Tobi to take him along when he went to meet Yakura, claiming it was his duty to help develop the organization’s talent.

Qingfeng accompanied Obito as they confronted Yakura, a Sand Village ninja lured to the Land of Water under false pretenses. After Obito revealed that the Mizukage and Kazekage had conspired to kill her, Yakura refused to join them and chose to fight her way back to Sand Village, prompting Obito to prepare to kill her.

• Qingfeng and Obito waited for Yakura at the rendezvous point with a genjutsu-controlled squad.
• Obito approached Yakura, revealed that he knew her identity, and claimed that the Mizukage and Kazekage had conspired to kill her.
• Obito gave Yakura a letter as evidence, and she became furious at the Kazekage's betrayal.
• Yakura rejected Obito's offer to join him and chose to kill him before returning to Sand Village to demand an explanation.
• Obito accepted Yakura's challenge and prepared to fight her.

Obito defeated Yakura and prepared to kill her, but Qingfeng intervened and offered her a chance to live by coming with them. Yakura had yet to answer whether she would accept.

• Yakura attacked Obito with Scorch Release fireballs, but he emerged unharmed from her explosion and let every later attack pass through him.
• Obito subdued Yakura with a kunai at her neck and announced that she would die.
• Qingfeng asked Obito to spare Yakura and suggested keeping her alive, while Obito explained that Rasa had sent her after receiving two letters.
• Obito offered Yakura a chance to deal with the Fourth Kazekage and avoid death, and Qingfeng asked her to choose whether to come with them.

Qingfeng and Obito returned to Mist Village with Yakura disguised as an Anbu member. Mei Terumi challenged them at the gate, but Obito refused to let her inspect the newcomers, while Uzumaki Sanryo recognized Qingfeng by his Chakra scent.

• The group entered Mist Village with Yakura masked and disguised in an Anbu uniform.
• Mei Terumi and Uzumaki Sanryo blocked Obito's squad and demanded that the new members remove their Masks.
• Obito refused Mei Terumi's demand and provoked her until she left with Uzumaki Sanryo.
• Uzumaki Sanryo recognized Qingfeng by his Chakra scent and wondered why he had come to Mist Village.
• Obito brought the group to a secret base where Yakura became the third person to visit.

Yakura and Qingfeng adjusted to living together in the Hidden Mist main base, where Yakura cooked and tried to make sense of her exile while Qingfeng slept and ate. The chapter ended with Yakura cutting a line across her Sunagakure headband and declaring herself a Rogue Ninja.

• Yakura settled into the main base and began cooking breakfast for Qingfeng, who refused to prepare food or wash dishes.
• Yakura questioned Qingfeng about his connection to Mask and learned he was still a Konoha Ninja who had been brought to Mist Village.
• Qingfeng showed Yakura the sealing marks on his body and bragged that he could defeat five people like her, but Yakura did not believe him.
• After Qingfeng returned to sleep, Yakura went to the training room and stood silently with her Sand Village Headband.
• Yakura drew a line across her headband and declared, "Rogue Ninja Yakura of Sunagakure has arrived!"

Qingfeng tried using the Eight Inner Gates to break the seal on his Chakra, but it had little effect, and he asked Yakura if she could remove it with Sealing Jutsu. Meanwhile, Mei Terumi and Uzumaki Sanryo sneaked into Obito’s headquarters to investigate and found Qingfeng and Yakura inside.

• Qingfeng opened several of the Eight Inner Gates, but the seal barely reacted and his power remained limited.
• Qingfeng asked Yakura whether she knew Sealing Jutsu and could remove the seal.
• Mei Terumi and Uzumaki Sanryo decided to investigate the headquarters, suspecting the Masked Man was hiding people there.
• Mei Terumi and Sanryo entered the lit room and found Qingfeng shirtless with Yakura, leaving Mei Terumi frozen in surprise.

Mei Terumi and Uzumaki Sanryo searched Mask’s room and questioned Uchiha Qingfeng and Yakura about their identities and purpose in Mist Village. Qingfeng calmly denied intending to harm the village, while Yakura remained wary and Qingfeng’s Sealing Jutsu stayed intact.

• Yakura drew a Kunai when Mei Terumi and Uzumaki Sanryo entered, but Qingfeng stopped her and let the girls look around.
• Mei Terumi ordered Qingfeng to dress, then searched the room with Sanryo while Qingfeng and Yakura stayed behind.
• Mei Terumi returned and questioned Qingfeng and Yakura about being the “Veterinarian” and hiding in Mist Village.
• Qingfeng refused to reveal their identities and claimed they were from the Land of Water and would not harm their own village.
• Yakura admired Qingfeng’s composure as he lied, though his Sealing Jutsu remained intact.