Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Qingfeng defeated Kurotsuchi, who cut off her hair and vowed to avenge her humiliation. After his interview revealed his Chidori Stream and Eight Inner Gates Formation, he met the recovering Uchiha Itachi and Yamato and urged them to train harder before the final match.

• Anko and Uchiha Izumi criticized Qingfeng for using especially harsh techniques against female opponents, while Kurotsuchi seethed over her defeat.
• Kurotsuchi cut off her long hair and vowed to defeat Qingfeng and avenge the humiliation, leaving him worried he had made an enemy of Iwagakure’s future Tsuchikage.
• The Fourth Raikage assessed Qingfeng’s Lightning Style and taijutsu, then sent messages to Darui and Yugito Nii about the coming match.
• During an interview, Qingfeng named his lightning technique Chidori Stream and said he had learned the Eight Inner Gates Formation from Might Guy.
• Qingfeng spotted Uchiha Itachi and Yamato sneaking out of the hospital, and told them they needed to train harder to catch up.

Yugito Nii defeated Darui in the second semifinal after he fought her despite the Fourth Raikage’s order to concede. Uchiha Qingfeng and Yugito Nii remained as the finalists, while Yakura and Uzumaki Sanryo considered capturing the Two-Tails Jinchuriki before the final.

• Darui ignored the Fourth Raikage’s order to surrender immediately and exchanged attacks with Yugito Nii.
• Yugito Nii revealed a second tail and overwhelmed Darui with her Tailed Beast-infused flames.
• Darui stopped preparing his Storm Release and conceded, recognizing that he could not yet defeat Yugito Nii.
• Iwashi Tatami announced Yugito Nii’s victory, leaving her and Uchiha Qingfeng as the finalists for the next day.
• Yakura asked whether Qingfeng could defeat Yugito Nii, and Uzumaki Sanryo proposed capturing the Two-Tails Jinchuriki before the final.

Uchiha Qingfeng accepted a System mission to defeat his opponent through his own strength, then opened the final match against Yugito Nii with an overwhelming Fire Style attack. His flames engulfed half the arena, forcing the Sealing Team to reinforce the barrier, while Yugito Nii's fate remained unclear.

• Uchiha Qingfeng prepared for the final match and drank a potion that restored his stamina and Chakra while detoxifying him.
• The System offered Qingfeng a temporary mission to win using his own strength, and he accepted before the countdown ended.
• Iwashi Tatami started the battle and fled as Orochimaru watched Qingfeng closely.
• Qingfeng unleashed Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation, enveloping Yugito Nii and sending flames across the arena.
• The Sealing Team reinforced the barrier as Qingfeng burned off his excess Chakra and wondered whether he should stop taking potions in advance.

Uchiha Qingfeng’s match against Yugito Nii was interrupted by the Trident Four Brothers’ inflammatory cheer, which embarrassed Konoha before the Raikage and Tsuchikage. After order was restored, Yugito Nii attacked Qingfeng, who used the Flying Thunder God Technique to test whether his Rasengan could beat her claws; the chapter ended with her striking at him as he appeared.

• Orochimaru, the Kage, and the spectators marveled at Qingfeng’s vast Chakra as he unleashed Great Fire Annihilation.
• The Trident Four Brothers unfurled a banner and led the Ninja Academy students in a chant praising Qingfeng and taunting Iwagakure and Kumogakure.
• Hayama Shirakumo knocked the four brothers back into their seats and confiscated their banner, while Uchiha Fugaku warned them and Minato Namikaze apologized to the Kage.
• Yugito Nii emerged mostly unharmed behind her tails and charged Qingfeng with her claws after the flames died down.
• Qingfeng threw a Kunai marked with the Flying Thunder God Technique and teleported toward Yugito Nii, who had anticipated the move and slashed at him before he could form a Rasengan.

Uchiha Qingfeng struggled to fight Yugito Nii after his Flying Thunder God Technique lost its offensive edge. His System-granted Instant Slash failed because his Lightning Chakra weapon did not count as a physical weapon, leaving him in a dangerous close-quarters battle.

• Qingfeng used Chidori Stream and a Lightning Chakra blade to counter Yugito Nii's Fire Rat Ball attack.
• Qingfeng attempted to use the System's Instant Slash, but the skill failed because he held no physical weapon.
• Yugito Nii attacked with explosive Mouse Tail Balls, and Qingfeng escaped the blast by teleporting to a Flying Thunder God Kunai.
• Qingfeng and Yugito Nii charged into a Taijutsu fight, where her claws damaged his clothing and left him in peril.

Uchiha Qingfeng changed tactics against Yugito Nii, using a huge cleaver to withstand her claws and drive her back. He severed three of her claws and cut her neck and chest, leaving the fight at a turning point.

• Qingfeng withdrew and retrieved Second Brother's Inflatable Companion from his Storage Scroll instead of using a sealing technique.
• Qingfeng and Yugito clashed weapons, and his cleaver remained intact against her claws.
• Qingfeng pressed Yugito with relentless attacks, while Minato Namikaze and the Fourth Raikage watched and argued over his chances.
• Yugito gave ground and eventually blocked Qingfeng head-on, but he severed three claws on her right hand and cut her neck and chest before she retreated.

Uchiha Qingfeng faced Yugito Nii after she began a Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, briefly struggling to withstand her attacks before using a System skill. The chapter ended with Flash Slash cutting through Yugito Nii’s Tailed Beast cloak and dropping her to the ground.

• Yugito Nii’s wound began healing, and the audience realized the fight was continuing when she started transforming.
• Yugito Nii completed her Partial Tailed Beast Transformation and charged at Qingfeng, forcing him to block her powerful claw attacks.
• Qingfeng used the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape Yugito Nii’s assault and reposition himself across the arena.
• Qingfeng activated Flash Slash as Yugito Nii charged, then appeared to have merely switched places with her.
• White Sword Qi burst through Yugito Nii’s body, causing intense pain and sending her crashing to the ground.

Uchiha Qingfeng defeated Yugito Nii’s partial Tailed Beast Transformation, but she released the Two-Tails Matatabi and stood back up. Qingfeng faced the giant cat by petting it, provoking it into attacking him.

• The Fourth Raikage condemned Qingfeng’s strength, while Minato told him to keep watching.
• Qingfeng realized his Instant Slash had stripped away Yugito Nii’s Chakra cloak and moved to cover her with his clothes.
• Yugito Nii released the Two-Tails Matatabi, whose dark-blue Chakra form emerged and took shape on the field.
• Qingfeng used Flying Thunder God to reach Matatabi’s head and stroked her fur, provoking her with his remarks.
• Matatabi attacked Qingfeng with Great Fireball, while Inuzuka Hana kicked Hai Maru after seeing Qingfeng pet the cat.

Uchiha Qingfeng fought the Two-Tails, testing her power with fire techniques before avoiding her massive fireball. He tried to threaten her with his sword skill, but she kept out of range, leaving their battle in a stalemate.

• The Two-Tails engulfed Qingfeng with a fireball, and his Dragon Flame Song Technique failed to stop it, so he escaped with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Minato Namikaze secretly helped the Sealing Team contain the fireball before it could breach the barrier.
• Qingfeng prepared his sword skill, but the Two-Tails retreated to the arena's edge rather than risk taking the attack head-on.
• Qingfeng tried to persuade the Two-Tails to surrender, but she refused and insisted she had to defeat him.
• Qingfeng and the Two-Tails chased each other around the arena until she announced she would counterattack, leaving the fight at a stalemate.

Uchiha Qingfeng summoned Gamabunta, Gamaken, and Gamahiro to pin down the Two-Tails, then wounded it with Instant Slash. The enraged Two-Tails charged a Tailed Beast Ball, leaving Qingfeng to face it head-on to protect the arena and Konoha.

• Uchiha Qingfeng summoned the three giant toad brothers and ordered them to block the Two-Tails while he closed in.
• Gamaken and Gamahiro were injured helping Qingfeng reach the Two-Tails, and both returned to Mount Myōboku.
• Uchiha Qingfeng used Instant Slash to cut into the Two-Tails, causing its Chakra to fall away from its body.
• The Two-Tails became enraged and began charging a Tailed Beast Ball as Minato Namikaze prepared to intervene.
• Uchiha Qingfeng chose not to dodge the Tailed Beast Ball because it could strike the spectators and Konoha.

Uchiha Qingfeng stopped the Two-Tails’ Tailed Beast Ball with the Space-Time Barrier and continued fighting until she surrendered. The Fourth Raikage protested the result, while Minato Namikaze stood ready to defend Konoha.

• Uchiha Qingfeng used the Space-Time Barrier to transfer the Two-Tails’ Tailed Beast Ball to a barren slope outside the village.
• The Two-Tails realized her attacks could not defeat Qingfeng, while Qingfeng recovered his Chakra and struck her with Instant Slash.
• The Two-Tails found she could not reclaim the Chakra she had lost and surrendered as Qingfeng charged at her.
• The Fourth Raikage rose in anger at the surrender, and Minato Namikaze stood to face him as the spectators cheered Konoha’s victory.

Uchiha Qingfeng defeated the Two-Tails, which could not reclaim the Chakra he had stripped from it. After the Two-Tails repeatedly infused the lost Chakra with more of its own, the mass took the shape of a tiny Two-Tails, and Qingfeng began considering how to keep it.

• The referee declared Uchiha Qingfeng the winner after the Two-Tails surrendered, and the Fourth Raikage abandoned the scattered Chakra and left.
• Uchiha Qingfeng suggested that the Two-Tails inject its Chakra into the lost Chakra, and it reluctantly tried.
• The Two-Tails repeatedly infused the Chakra mass, shrinking as each attempt to absorb it failed.
• The Chakra mass formed into a small, cat-sized Two-Tails, surprising both the Two-Tails and Uchiha Qingfeng.
• Uchiha Qingfeng warned the Two-Tails that taking the small creature to Kumogakure could subject it to the same fate as the Two-Tails.

Uchiha Qingfeng persuaded the Two-Tails to let its small clone follow him, then left the arena with Blue Raccoon Dog. He went to collect his championship bet, only to learn the gambling house owner had fled, and the chapter ended with Qingfeng preparing to pursue the captured owner.

• Uchiha Qingfeng convinced the Two-Tails that its clone would be safer and freer with him, and the Two-Tails agreed to let it go.
• Qingfeng named the little Two-Tails Blue Raccoon Dog and left the arena carrying it as the Kumogakure team followed the Two-Tails out.
• The disguised Orochimaru watched Qingfeng leave and suspected he had made a deal with the Two-Tails.
• Qingfeng went to collect his tenfold winnings and discovered the gambling house owner had fled after the payout threatened to bankrupt the business.
• Qingfeng learned the owner had been caught trying to leave Konoha, while nearby gamblers suspected Qingfeng had caused the gambling house's collapse.

The Joint Chunin Exams concluded with a promotion ceremony, where the Kage announced the successful candidates. Uchiha Qingfeng was named a Jonin instead of a Chunin and joined the other villages at a farewell banquet.

• The Fourth Raikage attended the ceremony despite his embarrassment over Yugito Nii and the Two-Tails losing to Uchiha Qingfeng.
• Konoha returned the confiscated gambling money to bettors after its guards caught the casino owner, and Qingfeng swore off gambling and drugs.
• Ōnoki, the Fourth Raikage, and Minato Namikaze gave brief congratulatory remarks before Minato began announcing the promotions.
• Minato named sixteen candidates as Chunin, including Uchiha Izumi, the Konoha Four Sisters, Darui, Omoi, Deidara, and Kurotsuchi, but not Qingfeng.
• Minato awarded Qingfeng the rank of Jonin for his outstanding performance, prompting Uchiha Itachi to resolve to train until he could catch up.
• Minato invited the exam participants to a banquet so they could get to know one another before returning to their villages.

Uchiha Qingfeng stayed for the promised dinner while Darui and other examinees took turns showing off by provoking him. Elsewhere, Orochimaru visited Hiruzen Sarutobi to confront his former teacher over the choices that made him a Rogue Ninja, leaving Hiruzen insisting he had acted for Konoha.

• Uchiha Qingfeng brought out the miniature Blue Raccoon Dog and kept Jashin-chan with him as he waited for dinner.
• Darui challenged Uchiha Qingfeng to a future fight, and Qingfeng casually accepted before Darui left.
• Other examinees followed Darui and approached Qingfeng one by one to show off without starting a fight.
• Orochimaru slipped into Hiruzen Sarutobi's courtyard and revealed his true face while Hiruzen played with Konohamaru.
• Orochimaru taunted Hiruzen about his past actions and accused him of causing Orochimaru's downfall.
• Hiruzen carried Konohamaru inside and defended his choices as being for Konoha.

Orochimaru fled after Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted him, then disguised himself and slipped into the banquet where Uchiha Qingfeng was eating. Qingfeng recognized Orochimaru when he sat down beside him, leaving them face to face at the gathering.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned his Adamantine Staff, so Orochimaru fled rather than fight, and Sarutobi sent word to Minato Namikaze instead of pursuing him.
• Orochimaru replaced his face skin and reflected on how Danzō had left him disgraced and blamed for Uchiha Qingfeng’s troubles.
• Minato Namikaze began searching Konoha for Orochimaru while Uchiha Qingfeng ignored the other guests’ taunts and focused on eating at the banquet.
• An unfamiliar Ninja approached Qingfeng and resisted his Sharingan genjutsu, then sat down across from him and greeted him as Qingfeng-kun.
• Qingfeng recognized the disguised visitor as Orochimaru, who had come to the banquet after finding Qingfeng’s shop empty and learning the village was searching for him.

Orochimaru approached Uchiha Qingfeng during dinner and tried to tempt him with Ryūchi Cave’s Sage Mode, but Qingfeng rejected the offer and mocked Orochimaru for failing to master it himself. Orochimaru left with his interest in Qingfeng’s exceptional body and abilities still concealed.

• Orochimaru tried to approach Qingfeng, triggered a Sharingan warning, and narrowly avoided embarrassment by preparing for Qingfeng’s genjutsu.
• Orochimaru asked Qingfeng whether he wanted to become stronger and offered him a contract with Ryūchi Cave.
• Orochimaru explained the sacred lands’ Natural Energy and claimed Qingfeng had the talent to master Ryūchi Cave’s Sage Mode.
• Qingfeng questioned what happened to those who failed to sign Ryūchi Cave’s contract and rejected the offer in favor of Mount Myōboku’s Sage Mode.
• Orochimaru considered Qingfeng as a potential reincarnation vessel, while Qingfeng mocked him for having a Ryūchi Cave contract but not mastering Sage Mode.

Uchiha Qingfeng dealt with Orochimaru, packed leftover banquet food, and was stopped by Might Guy on his way back to the Pharmacy. Guy tried to get him to train, so Qingfeng asked about his disciple Rock Lee instead.

• Orochimaru asked whether Qingfeng had learned Mount Myōboku's Sage Mode, and Qingfeng said his Shadow Clone was training there.
• Orochimaru said he was in the Land of Rice preparing to establish a new ninja village, then left.
• Qingfeng packed leftover food from the banquet, prompting the examinees to hurriedly finish their meals after he called food wasters his enemies.
• Might Guy challenged Qingfeng with a Konoha Great Whirlwind, then urged him to train rather than go to sleep.
• Qingfeng asked Guy where he had found his disciple, Rock Lee, to avoid exercising.

Uchiha Qingfeng watched the visitors leave Konoha from his Pharmacy roof, but grew uneasy when he spotted the Land of Rivers genin without Yakura or Uzumaki Sanryo. Itachi, Kurotsuchi, and Deidara came to say goodbye, leaving Qingfeng worried that something had gone wrong.

• Uchiha Qingfeng watched the Fourth Raikage depart and considered Konoha's strength and the possibility of other villages joining forces against it.
• Representatives from smaller countries, genin teams, and merchant caravans gradually left Konoha, while Qingfeng searched for the Land of Rivers ninja.
• Uchiha Itachi brought Kurotsuchi and Deidara to Qingfeng's Pharmacy so they could say goodbye before returning to Stone Village.
• Deidara tried to show off, but Qingfeng told him to sit down, and Deidara obeyed when he saw Qingfeng's Sharingan.
• Uchiha Qingfeng spotted the Land of Rivers genin but could not find Yakura or Uzumaki Sanryo, leaving him afraid that something had happened.

Uchiha Qingfeng learned that Yakura and Uzumaki Sanryo planned to give up their ninja identities and stay in Konoha, so he rushed to find them. He discovered they had already secured legitimate documents under their mission aliases and were renovating a shop.

• Uchiha Qingfeng left Kurotsuchi and Deidara, then stopped himself from going straight to the Hokage Building and went to question Konan instead.
• Konan told Qingfeng that Yakura and Uzumaki Sanryo intended to stay in Konoha and pointed him to a shop across the road.
• Qingfeng found the two sisters renovating the shop and tried to pull them away, warning that Konoha might arrest them and search their memories.
• Yakura and Uzumaki Sanryo showed Qingfeng legitimate documents bearing the aliases they had used on missions in the Land of Rivers.
• Qingfeng stared at their papers and asked how they had managed to get the documents.