Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Qingfeng fabricated a tragic past to make Mei Terumi sympathize with him and Yakura, persuading her that the Masked Man had saved them. Mei Terumi offered to arrange Yakura an Anbu identity and then revealed that Uzumaki Sanryo might be able to examine Qingfeng’s slave mark.

• Mei Terumi questioned Qingfeng and Yakura about why the Masked Man had imprisoned them, and Qingfeng learned she resented Obito for mocking her and refusing to yield to her.
• Qingfeng invented a story about pirates enslaving him and Yakura before the Masked Man rescued them, and Mei Terumi believed him.
• Mei Terumi sympathized with Qingfeng and promised to help him find his relatives and arrange an Anbu identity for Yakura.
• Qingfeng asked Mei Terumi to avoid confronting the Masked Man, but she said she would explain things to him herself.
• Mei Terumi introduced Uzumaki Sanryo as a sealing expert who might inspect Qingfeng’s mark and said Sanryo had also been separated from her relatives.

Uzumaki Sanryo removed the seal on Qingfeng, while Obito watched from the shadows and chose not to interfere. Mei Terumi then pushed to have Yakura’s seal removed too, leaving the two women waiting alone in a room as Qingfeng guarded the door.

• Mei Terumi and Uzumaki Sanryo examined Qingfeng’s seal, and Sanryo identified it as a Four Symbols Seal she knew how to undo.
• Sanryo drew the sealing formulas out of Qingfeng, restoring his ability to use Chakra as Obito watched without stopping her.
• Qingfeng put his clothes back on, and Mei Terumi suggested that Sanryo remove Yakura’s seal as well.
• Qingfeng sent Sanryo and Yakura into a room together, then stopped Mei Terumi from following them inside.
• Mei Terumi asked the Veterinarian for his original name, and Qingfeng told her it was Qingfeng.

Qingfeng stayed in Mist Village rather than leaving Yakura behind, and Obito secretly chose not to reseal him while he slept. After Mei Terumi delivered Qingfeng’s Mist Village identity badge, Qingfeng planned to explore the village with Yakura and Uzumaki Sanryo.

• Qingfeng decided to remain in Mist Village because leaving could put Yakura in danger, while Obito watched him sleep and chose not to place another seal on him.
• Qingfeng summoned Sven and sent her to scout Mist Village, then Yakura introduced the crow as one of his Summoning Beasts.
• Mei Terumi and Uzumaki Sanryo arrived with an approved Anbu mask and identity badge for Hazuki, Yakura’s alias.
• Mei Terumi gave Qingfeng his own identity badge, allowing him to move around Mist Village with a legitimate identity.
• Qingfeng declined Mei Terumi’s offer to show them around and said he and the others would explore the village themselves.

Qingfeng went shopping with Mei Terumi, Yakura, and Uzumaki Sanryo in Mist Village, where a young Ninja challenged him to a duel over his connection to Mei Terumi. Qingfeng defeated Jushiro and spared his life, leaving him with a serious but nonfatal neck wound.

• Qingfeng reluctantly joined Mei Terumi, Yakura, and Uzumaki Sanryo on a shopping trip, and the group drew attention as they walked through Mist Village.
• A young Hidden Mist Ninja named Jushiro blocked Qingfeng and demanded a duel, while Mei Terumi and the gathered crowd watched.
• Qingfeng displayed his Anbu identification plate, but Jushiro chose to continue the duel after the spectators scattered.
• Jushiro attacked Qingfeng with his Katana, but Qingfeng blocked the strike, disarmed him, and held the Katana to his shoulder.
• Qingfeng cut Jushiro along the side of his neck but spared his life, leaving him to face the fear of having stood near death.

Qingfeng rushed through shopping in Mist Village with Mei Terumi, Yakura, and Uzumaki Sanryo, but their outing ended when Suikazan Fuguki confronted him. Qingfeng insulted Fuguki and was challenged to a duel.

• Qingfeng grew wary of the attention in Mist Village and urged the group to finish shopping and return home.
• After the women spent the afternoon browsing, Qingfeng bought Yakura several outfits, including one that embarrassed her when she peeked inside the bag.
• On the way home, Qingfeng pulled Yakura aside before she walked into Suikazan Fuguki and Kisame Hoshigaki.
• Mei Terumi identified Fuguki as one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and warned that Samehada could absorb Chakra.
• Qingfeng mocked Fuguki’s interference and weight, and Fuguki challenged him to a duel after revealing Qingfeng’s Anbu codename was Veterinarian.

Uchiha Qingfeng’s taunt about Samehada drove Suikazan Fuguki to question Kisame Hoshigaki’s loyalty, turning them against each other. Back at the secret base, Mei Terumi continued to mooch meals and tried to investigate Yakura’s locked room.

• Mei Terumi urged Yakura to hurry with lunch while Qingfeng and Mei avoided helping, and Uzumaki Sanryo went to the kitchen.
• Mei Terumi tried to open Yakura’s locked room and asked Qingfeng what he had bought, but he gave her no useful answer.
• Qingfeng refused Suikazan Fuguki’s duel and mocked him about losing his teammates and passing Samehada to Kisame Hoshigaki.
• Suikazan Fuguki asked Kisame whether he wanted Samehada, and Kisame said that he did.
• Qingfeng and the others left as Suikazan Fuguki confronted Kisame about whether he was waiting for him to die or intended to kill him.

After a meal with Mei Terumi and Uzumaki Sanryo, Yakura misread Qingfeng’s purchase of intimate clothing as a sign of romantic intent and grew flustered. Qingfeng explained that the shop owner had chosen the three sets, easing Yakura’s worry while leaving her unexpectedly disappointed.

• Mei Terumi ate five bowls of rice and discussed Suikazan Fuguki, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Samehada with Yakura and Qingfeng.
• Yakura, preoccupied by Qingfeng buying her intimate clothing, blushed and hurried to wash the dishes after blurting out that something was unacceptable.
• Mei Terumi and Qingfeng noticed Yakura’s strange behavior and Qingfeng realized the clothes were probably the cause.
• Qingfeng told Yakura the clothing store owner had selected all three sets and said she could discard them if they were unsuitable.
• Yakura felt relieved by Qingfeng’s explanation but also slightly disappointed.

Yakura tried on the clothes and high heels Qingfeng had bought, fell twice, and injured both ankles. Qingfeng treated her and gave her a pill before leaving her alone with her broken door and growing suspicions.

• Yakura rejected Mei Terumi’s request to share her room, and Mei Terumi left with Uzumaki Sanryo.
• Yakura tried on the clothes and high heels, then stumbled and injured her ankle.
• Qingfeng broke down Yakura’s door after hearing her cries and found her dressed in the new outfit.
• Qingfeng reset both of Yakura’s ankles and helped her stand and walk.
• Qingfeng gave Yakura a Special Physical Enhancement Pill and went to sleep, while Yakura wondered what she had swallowed.

Yakura, Mei Terumi, and Uzumaki Sanryo resumed their routine at the base, while Mei Terumi barged into Uchiha Qingfeng’s room to tease him for sleeping late. Qingfeng escaped her mockery by leaving, but his question about marriage left Mei Terumi wondering whether he had a crush on her.

• Yakura wore the gray outfit Qingfeng had bought her and let Mei Terumi believe she had broken Yakura’s door.
• Mei Terumi and Uzumaki Sanryo entered Qingfeng’s room to force him out of bed, but Qingfeng revealed he was already dressed and walked away.
• Qingfeng asked Mei Terumi whether she was getting married or had set a wedding date, and she charged at him in anger.
• Mei Terumi wondered whether Qingfeng had a crush on her, then decided he was handsome but too weak.

Uchiha Qingfeng decided to return to the Leaf Village and deal with Danzō, but before he could tell Yakura, Kaguya Okita arrived at their base with Kimimaro and threatened Mei Terumi. The chapter ended as Okita ordered Kimimaro to hold off the others while he attacked Mei.

• Mei Terumi, Yakura, and Uzumaki Sanryo misinterpreted Qingfeng’s casual question and regarded him as a scumbag during breakfast.
• Qingfeng decided it was time to return to the Leaf Village and remove Danzō, while Yakura lost interest in shopping.
• Mei Terumi and Uzumaki Sanryo returned for dinner, and the group settled back into their usual routine.
• Kaguya Okita arrived at the former Anbu base with Kimimaro and declared that the Kaguya Clan would use Kimimaro to destroy the Mizukage Building.
• Okita recognized Mei Terumi and threatened to kill her, then ordered Kimimaro to keep Qingfeng, Yakura, and Uzumaki Sanryo from interfering.

Mei Terumi learned that the Kaguya Clan planned to attack the Mizukage Building, while Qingfeng persuaded Kimimaro to abandon the clan by offering him food and freedom. Mei Terumi and Sanryo rushed to warn their teacher, and Kimimaro stayed the night at Qingfeng’s residence.

• Okita revealed that the Kaguya Clan planned to rebel the next day and kill Mei Terumi and the others.
• Mei Terumi fought Okita and drove him outside, while Qingfeng invited Kimimaro to sit and eat.
• Qingfeng offered Kimimaro a life with freedom and food if he refused to join the attack, and Kimimaro questioned whether his clansmen truly cared for him.
• Mei Terumi returned after defeating Okita and reported that the attack on the Mizukage Building was planned for the next morning.
• Mei Terumi and Sanryo hurried to warn their teacher, while Qingfeng settled Kimimaro into an empty room for the night.

Qingfeng and Yakura joined Obito on an Anbu mission to guard the Kaguya Clan’s territory as Mist Village’s forces crushed the clan’s rebellion. Obito revealed he had misled the Kaguya Clan with information about an abandoned Anbu base, and the clan was wiped out before Qingfeng and the others returned.

• Qingfeng and Yakura waited for Obito to appear, expecting trouble after Mei Terumi reported the Kaguya Clan’s planned rebellion.
• Obito arrived and ordered Qingfeng and Yakura to help guard the Kaguya Clan’s territory so no one could escape.
• At the Kaguya Clan’s territory, Qingfeng defended the Uchiha and their desire for peace when Obito asked whether the clan should be exterminated.
• Obito explained that he had told the Kaguya Clan about an abandoned Anbu base near the Hokage Building, which they believed and used in their coup attempt.
• Mist Village’s forces destroyed the Kaguya Clan, and Qingfeng, Yakura, and Obito left after the battle ended.

After the Kaguya Clan was wiped out for rebelling, Qingfeng stopped Kimimaro from carrying out his final mission and gave him a new purpose: rebuild the clan. Mei Terumi questioned the village’s actions and Qingfeng’s trustworthiness, while Kimimaro stayed to eat.

• Mei Terumi asked Qingfeng why the village had destroyed the Kaguya Clan, and Qingfeng first agreed with her before saying the village had done the right thing.
• Kimimaro heard their conversation and left to carry out his clan’s final mission to raze the Mizukage Building.
• Qingfeng told Kimimaro the mission no longer mattered and urged him to live, eat well, train, and eventually rebuild the Kaguya Clan.
• Kimimaro accepted Qingfeng’s words and stayed to eat, while Mei Terumi wondered whether Qingfeng could be trusted.
• Mei Terumi asked Uzumaki Sanryo what kind of person Qingfeng was.

Qingfeng and Mei Terumi received a mission to capture Suikazan Fuguki after he was accused of selling intelligence to a neighboring country. Qingfeng sent Mei Terumi back to consider why powerful Mist ninja became Rogue Ninja, while he and Yakura prepared to leave the village.

• Mei Terumi told Qingfeng that Kimimaro was learning quickly but still needed basic education and training.
• Obito gave Qingfeng and Mei Terumi a mission scroll ordering them to leave the village that afternoon.
• Uzumaki Sanryo opened the scroll, revealing that Suikazan Fuguki was suspected of selling intelligence and was to be captured, dead or alive.
• Qingfeng questioned why several of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had become Rogue Ninja and suspected his earlier remark about Kisame Hoshigaki had changed events.
• Mei Terumi tried to have the mission withdrawn or join the team, but Qingfeng ordered her to stay and think about why powerful ninja left the village.

Qingfeng and Yakura left Mist Village on a mission, knowing they might not be able to return and that Yakura could not safely go back to Sand Village. As they headed toward Kisame Hoshigaki and Suikazan Fuguki, Yakura ran out of Chakra and forced them to stop and rest.

• Qingfeng advised Mei Terumi to prepare for a long separation, then said goodbye to Mei Terumi and Uzumaki Sanryo as he and Yakura left through Mist Village's gates.
• After they had traveled some distance, Qingfeng told Yakura she was free to leave but warned that returning to Sand Village would get her killed because the village believed her dead.
• Qingfeng checked the mission scroll and set out to find Kisame Hoshigaki and Suikazan Fuguki, hoping to witness Kisame learn that his captain had been selling intelligence.
• Yakura could not keep pace with Qingfeng and ran out of Chakra, so Qingfeng stopped and agreed to find a place where they could rest until she recovered.

Uchiha Qingfeng and Yakura camped overnight in the Land of Water after their mission, and Yakura invited him to share her tent. They settled down awkwardly but eased into conversation, and Yakura fell asleep while Qingfeng remained awake.

• Yakura set up a tent from her Storage Scroll while Qingfeng watched and learned why carrying one was useful.
• Qingfeng offered to keep watch outside, but Yakura insisted that he come into the tent because the Land of Water was too damp for him to sleep outside.
• Qingfeng reluctantly entered the small tent and lay beside Yakura under the same blanket, careful not to touch her.
• Yakura asked whether Qingfeng was asleep, and he replied that he was asleep but not completely asleep.
• Yakura relaxed as they talked and soon fell asleep after the exhausting day.

Uchiha Qingfeng and Yakura reached a coastal town while searching for Suikazan Fuguki, and Qingfeng argued against interfering with the local pirates. The pair checked into the town’s only hot spring inn, which had just one room available.

• Yakura woke while clinging to Qingfeng, and the two quietly separated without her realizing that he had been awake.
• Yakura called Qingfeng up near noon, and they ate, packed their tent, and continued traveling with her leading the way.
• After four days, Qingfeng and Yakura arrived in a town on the Land of Water’s border but found no sign of Suikazan Fuguki.
• Qingfeng told Yakura their mission was to find Fuguki, not eliminate the pirates, and warned that removing the town’s armed forces could leave it vulnerable after they departed.
• Qingfeng found a hot spring inn, learned it had only one room left, and accepted it.

Qingfeng and Yakura checked into a hot spring inn, where Yakura struggled with the mixed-bathing situation while Qingfeng soaked and planned to sleep in a separate room. As Qingfeng prepared to leave, he recognized Suikazan Fuguki in the neighboring spring and overheard him saying a job would be difficult for so little money.

• Qingfeng and Yakura reached their suite, where Qingfeng changed into a bathrobe and explained that he had booked a second room next door.
• Attendants served their meal, and Yakura changed into conservative bathing clothes while Qingfeng jumped into the hot spring.
• Yakura entered the water opposite Qingfeng and grew embarrassed as they soaked in the mist.
• Qingfeng left the spring to sleep in the other room, while Yakura asked him to stay longer.
• Qingfeng heard Suikazan Fuguki speaking in the neighboring hot spring and realized Fuguki was discussing a job with someone.

Uchiha Qingfeng and Yakura discovered Suikazan Fuguki at a hot spring inn, where he was negotiating with a pirate leader, but Qingfeng chose to wait before acting. The next morning, they prepared to follow Fuguki as he returned to the hot spring.

• Qingfeng and Yakura overheard Suikazan Fuguki agree with a pirate leader to receive what he needed within three days.
• Yakura urged Qingfeng to capture Fuguki, but Qingfeng insisted they wait because a more interesting opportunity might arise.
• Yakura moved to another room after Fuguki's noisy visit with two women kept her from sleeping.
• The next morning, Qingfeng and Yakura prepared to monitor Fuguki, who returned to the hot spring after exercising.

Qingfeng and Yakura watched Suikazan Fuguki’s casino, then Qingfeng confronted Kisame Hoshigaki and revealed Fuguki’s betrayal. Kisame struggled to believe the captain who had taught him to sacrifice comrades for intelligence had been selling it himself.

• Qingfeng and Yakura followed Suikazan Fuguki to a casino, waited outside for two days, and saw him remain inside.
• Qingfeng spotted Kisame Hoshigaki, lured him to a deserted place, and asked why he had not carried out the mission.
• Qingfeng told Kisame that Suikazan Fuguki had made an improper deal with local pirates and could lose his status as a Hidden Mist Ninja.
• Qingfeng gave Kisame the mission scroll, which accused Fuguki of selling intelligence.
• Kisame rejected the accusation as impossible, unable to reconcile it with Fuguki’s teachings or the comrades he had killed.