Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Qingfeng learned that Uchiha Itachi had helped Yakura and Uzumaki Sanryo obtain residence permits in Konoha, then collected his S-rank mission reward from Minato Namikaze. Minato told him Orochimaru had left Leaf Village and asked what they had discussed at the banquet.

• Yakura told Uchiha Qingfeng that an Uchiha inspection officer had approved their residence permits after another Uchiha intervened, and Qingfeng realized the helper was Uchiha Itachi.
• Uchiha Qingfeng left Yakura and Uzumaki Sanryo, returned to the Pharmacy, and collected the System mission reward of One Million Gold Coin.
• Uchiha Qingfeng went to the Hokage Building with his completed S-rank mission scroll and asked Minato Namikaze for the One Million Ryo reward.
• Minato Namikaze asked about the person who had sat beside Qingfeng at the banquet, and Qingfeng identified him as Orochimaru.
• Minato Namikaze told Uchiha Qingfeng that Orochimaru had left Leaf Village and asked what they had discussed at the banquet.

Uchiha Qingfeng accepted Minato Namikaze’s S-rank mission to investigate Orochimaru and Ryūchi Cave, choosing it over joining the Jonin Squad. He planned to leave Konoha the next day and wondered whether the girls around him were drawn to him because of his looks.

• Minato Namikaze warned Qingfeng that Orochimaru had tried to lure him to Ryūchi Cave and said Konoha needed to pursue Orochimaru.
• Minato asked Qingfeng to join the Jonin Squad, but Qingfeng refused and offered to investigate Orochimaru instead.
• Minato gave Qingfeng an S-rank intelligence mission to monitor Orochimaru and investigate Ryūchi Cave, with the last report placing Orochimaru in the Land of Rice.
• Qingfeng accepted the mission and told Minato he would leave the next day.
• On his way back to the Pharmacy, Qingfeng reflected on the girls drawn to him and wondered whether the Ninja World judged people by looks.

Qingfeng went to dinner at Konan’s residence and revealed that he would leave Konoha the next day to pursue Orochimaru. Itachi tried to make Qingfeng apologize to the Konoha sisters, but the mission news derailed the conversation and left everyone considering what Qingfeng’s departure meant for them.

• Qingfeng decided to postpone dealing with the Akatsuki Organization sisters and planned to travel to find Orochimaru.
• Uzumaki Sanryo met Qingfeng outside the Pharmacy and brought him to Konan’s residence for dinner.
• The Konoha Four Sisters, Uchiha Itachi, and Yamato saw Qingfeng enter Konan’s residence, and Itachi decided to confront him about apologizing.
• Itachi entered the house, joined Qingfeng, Uzumaki Sanryo, and Yakura for dinner, and nervously told Qingfeng to apologize to the sisters.
• Qingfeng announced that he would leave Konoha the next day on a mission, and Itachi read the scroll naming Orochimaru as the target of the pursuit and intelligence-gathering mission.

Uchiha Qingfeng learned that the Fourth Hokage had assigned him an S-rank mission to track Orochimaru, and he prepared to leave Konoha. Before departing, he dragged Itachi to their old training ground and overwhelmed him in a spar, leaving Itachi determined to improve.

• Qingfeng explained that he had been assigned to report Orochimaru's whereabouts, and the others fell silent when they realized the mission could keep him away for years.
• Qingfeng left dinner with Itachi and told him he would depart the next day without informing their friends himself.
• Qingfeng blamed Itachi for helping Uzumaki Sanryo and Yakura get residence permits and for meddling in his affairs, then took him to their old training ground.
• Itachi tried to escape with Shadow Clones, but Qingfeng used the Flying Thunder God Technique to catch him and force him to spar.
• Qingfeng easily subdued Itachi with taijutsu and mocked his lack of strength, while explaining that he should not rely too much on his Sharingan.
• Itachi got back up and promised to show Qingfeng his improvement after the mission.

Uchiha Qingfeng left Konoha on a mission, intending to go to the Land of Rain and calm Nagato before dealing with other matters. Itachi and the Konoha Four Sisters saw him off, but Qingfeng departed without resolving the awkwardness between them.

• Qingfeng planned to visit the Land of Rain first to explain matters to Nagato and prevent him from attacking Konoha.
• Itachi, still bruised from his sparring with Qingfeng, spread the news of Qingfeng's departure and followed him with the Konoha Four Sisters.
• Minato watched Qingfeng leave and hoped the mission would prove him worthy of further cultivation.
• Izumi asked Qingfeng if he had beaten Itachi, but Qingfeng denied it, and the group stood in silence at the gate.
• Qingfeng thanked Inuzuka Hana for the ramen, told her to ask Itachi about training, and left Konoha.

The Fourth Raikage tried to persuade Ōnoki to join an alliance against Konoha, but the Tsuchikage refused and warned that Iwagakure would stay out of the conflict. The Raikage was left furious and wary of Iwagakure's likely opportunism if war began.

• The Fourth Raikage waited for Ōnoki near the Land of Fire's border to propose an alliance against Konoha.
• Ōnoki dismissed the Raikage's claims that Konoha was weakened and warned him about the Nine-Tails and Konoha's remaining strength.
• The Fourth Raikage threatened to target the Land of Earth, but Ōnoki challenged him to fight and mocked the injured Two-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Ōnoki refused to join the war and suggested the Raikage seek support from the Kazekage or Mizukage before flying away with his disciples.
• Darui warned that Iwagakure might exploit a war against Konoha, and the Fourth Raikage agreed that the village could not be trusted.

Uchiha Qingfeng considered the balance of power among the nations and kept Jashin-chan and the Two-Tails hidden. He collected the fifty million ryo bounty for Suikazan Fuguki, updated his Bounty Handbook, and left the Bounty Exchange.

• Qingfeng reasoned that the Land of Wind and the Land of Water were too weak to join a war, while Konoha could call Jiraiya and Tsunade back if needed.
• Qingfeng called for Blue Raccoon Dog and reflected on Jashin-chan's influence over the Two-Tails and the advantages of keeping them concealed.
• Qingfeng went to the Bounty Exchange, where examiners confirmed Suikazan Fuguki's corpse and paid him fifty million ryo.
• Qingfeng declined an offer of thirty million ryo for Fuguki's weapon, explaining that he had already sold it.
• Qingfeng obtained a new Bounty Handbook, silenced the room with his presence, and left as the bounty hunters discussed his strength.

Uchiha Qingfeng returned to the Akatsuki base with a small fragment of the Two-Tails, which Jashin-chan had turned into a talking mount and plaything. He settled in to sunbathe while Nagato and the other Akatsuki members reacted to his return.

• The Two-Tails spoke up about being ridden, but Jashin-chan punched it and then demanded it grow larger; it explained that it could only shrink because it had only part of the Two-Tails' chakra.
• Qingfeng reached the sunny Land of Rain and headed to the Akatsuki base, while Nagato sensed the approaching Tailed Beast and sent Deva Path Pain to meet him.
• Nagato considered confronting Qingfeng over the Konoha events, but Qingfeng entered the base and went straight to the rooftop to sunbathe.
• Kisame Hoshigaki and Black Hoe Raiga gave up their lounge chairs for Qingfeng, while Jūzō Biwa resolved to make more chairs so he would not lose his seat again.
• Qingfeng noticed Chiyo and asked where his puppet Hiruko was.

Uchiha Qingfeng returned to the Akatsuki Organization, stopped Chiyo from leaving after teasing him, and heard Kisame’s account of recent events. Hidan arrived seeking Jashin, but Jashin-chan told him to go away and wait until she contacted him.

• Chiyo bristled when Qingfeng mocked him for not having a ring, but Kisame explained Chiyo’s past failed attempt to steal one and vouched that he had not harmed anyone.
• Qingfeng let Chiyo go after warning him not to cause trouble, then asked Kisame to report what had happened while he was away.
• Kisame told Qingfeng that Sasori had joined the organization, Uzumaki Sanryo and Yakura had gone to Konoha, and Danzō remained imprisoned in the Land of Rain.
• Hidan rushed in asking where Jashin was, and Qingfeng used Jashin-chan to tell him to leave and wait for her to contact him.

Uchiha Qingfeng waited for Deva Path Pain to approach him before reporting on Akatsuki’s members in Konoha and the Two-Tails. Pain learned the Nine-Tails remained difficult to capture, while Qingfeng kept the initiative in their uneasy relationship.

• Uchiha Qingfeng returned to the Akatsuki Organization and refused to seek out Deva Path Pain, while Hidan followed him in hopes of finding Lord Jashin.
• After Qingfeng announced he would leave on a mission the next day, Deva Path Pain arrived and demanded intelligence about Konoha.
• Uchiha Qingfeng told Deva Path Pain that Konan, Uzumaki Sanryo, and Yakura were living in Konoha, where Uzumaki Sanryo and Yakura had opened a barbershop.
• Uchiha Qingfeng said the Two-Tails' chakra had been stripped from it and showed Deva Path Pain the smaller Two-Tails beside him.
• Uchiha Qingfeng reported that the Nine-Tails was split between Kushina Uzumaki and Naruto, making it difficult to capture for now.

Uchiha Qingfeng visited the imprisoned Danzō with Deva Path Pain and confronted him over his crimes against Konoha. Pain prepared to kill Danzō after he spat in his face, but Qingfeng stopped him so he could hear Danzō's last words first.

• Deva Path Pain gave Uchiha Qingfeng a Sharingan removed from Danzō as they descended to the dungeon.
• Qingfeng and Pain found Danzō bound in a sealed hall, missing an arm and an eye.
• Qingfeng accused Danzō of betraying Konoha and condemned his ambition to become Hokage, while Danzō refused to repent.
• Danzō spat in Deva Path Pain's face, prompting Pain to seize his throat and prepare to kill him.
• Qingfeng asked Pain to wait so he could hear Danzō's last words before killing him.

Uchiha Qingfeng tried to bargain with the dying Danzō for his body so he could claim the bounty, while Danzō resolved to kill the Konoha traitor and Akatsuki's leader. Pain killed Danzō before he could complete his suicide attack, and the Reverse Four Symbols Seal destroyed the prison without harming Pain or Qingfeng.

• Uchiha Qingfeng asked Danzō for his final words and offered to pass a message to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Danzō told Qingfeng to convey that he had done everything for Konoha and refused to accept his disgrace, then rejected Qingfeng's offer to exchange the message for his body.
• Danzō decided to uphold his ninja way by using his remaining Wind Release Chakra to stab his own heart and activate the Reverse Four Symbols Seal.
• Deva Path Pain cut off Danzō's head, used Shinra Tensei to blast away his body, and took the head before Qingfeng could claim the bounty.
• The Reverse Four Symbols Seal erased the surrounding prison, but Pain and Qingfeng remained unharmed as Pain prepared to leave.

Uchiha Qingfeng worried that Danzō’s remains could expose his Akatsuki identity, but Obito arrived before he could follow Pain. After Obito tested Qingfeng’s Sharingan and found only three tomoe, he asked Qingfeng why he thought Obito wore a mask.

• Qingfeng regretted letting Pain leave with Danzō’s head and decided he had to stop it from being sold or used for reanimation.
• Obito appeared and celebrated Danzō’s death, then asked Qingfeng to see whether Orochimaru could be recruited into the Akatsuki Organization.
• Obito cast a basic Sharingan genjutsu on Qingfeng to check whether he had awakened the Mangekyo, but Qingfeng broke free and revealed only three tomoe.
• Qingfeng said he had defeated the Two-Tails with swordsmanship and his fists, and Obito suggested they spar sometime.
• Obito asked why Qingfeng thought he had always worn a mask, and Qingfeng guessed it was because of chuunibyou or cosplay.

Uchiha Qingfeng left the Akatsuki base after warning Obito and Nagato about Danzō’s head and the Reanimation Jutsu. Nagato kept the head to protect the organization’s interests and ordered Qingfeng to seek Orochimaru and, if necessary, the Reanimation Jutsu scroll in Konoha.

• Qingfeng gave Obito Danzō’s Sharingan, then left the dungeon while Obito and Deva Path Pain briefly discussed the Mist Village plan.
• Qingfeng returned to Nagato and asked him not to sell Danzō’s head, warning that someone could use the Reanimation Jutsu to revive him and expose intelligence.
• Nagato agreed to keep Danzō’s head and asked who could use the Reanimation Jutsu, so Qingfeng named Orochimaru and mentioned the Scroll of Seals in Konoha.
• Nagato told Qingfeng to lure Orochimaru to the Land of Rain for capture and to obtain the Reanimation Jutsu scroll if his mission failed.
• Qingfeng prepared to leave for the Land of Rice, while Nagato stayed behind because traveling beyond the Land of Rain risked exposing his dependence on a wheelchair.

Shisui Uchiha returned to Konoha, informed Minato Namikaze about the Guardians of the Twelve Ninja, and was assigned to lead the first squad protecting the daimyo. He then searched for Uchiha Qingfeng and Uchiha Itachi, but found neither and learned that the Konoha Three Sisters were angry with Qingfeng.

• Shisui Uchiha returned to Konoha after the Joint Chunin Exams and told Minato Namikaze that the Guardians of the Twelve Ninja had rebelled, though the daimyo was safe and one criminal had escaped.
• Minato Namikaze assigned Shisui Uchiha to lead a three-man Anbu squad protecting the daimyo, asking him to select two subordinates after resting for two days.
• Shisui Uchiha decided to visit Uchiha Qingfeng and Uchiha Itachi, but found the Pharmacy and their usual training forest empty.
• Shisui Uchiha went to Clan Head Fugaku's home and was told that Uchiha Itachi was not there, though Itachi was hiding his injured face inside.
• Shisui Uchiha asked the Konoha Three Sisters about Uchiha Qingfeng, but they angrily dismissed him and walked away.

Uchiha Qingfeng found Orochimaru’s newly established Otogakure and met him in his underground base. After revealing that Konoha had issued an S-rank mission targeting Orochimaru, Qingfeng indicated that he wanted the rogue ninja to live and continue using his talents.

• Uchiha Qingfeng reached Otogakure, where locals openly discussed the village and a lone genin guarded its gate.
• Qingfeng told the guard to inform Orochimaru that an old friend from Konoha had arrived, and Orochimaru came out to greet him.
• Orochimaru showed Qingfeng the village’s construction and his underground base, then asked whether he had come to sign a Ryūchi Cave summoning contract.
• Qingfeng explained that he had come on an S-rank mission offering one million ryo for information on Orochimaru and potentially ten million ryo for bringing him back.
• Qingfeng said Orochimaru should not be captured or killed because the Ninja World needed his talents, making Orochimaru feel that Qingfeng understood him.

Uchiha Qingfeng struck a deal with Orochimaru, promising support and rewards in exchange for his future cooperation. After arranging to free captured Konoha Ninja, Qingfeng settled into Orochimaru’s base and checked the System’s guaranteed reward pool, only to find the best items had disappeared.

• Uchiha Qingfeng promised Orochimaru a welcome back to Konoha, research support, and an unlimited supply of Secret Soldier Pill in exchange for cooperation.
• Orochimaru agreed to join the Akatsuki Organization in the future and use Reanimation Jutsu to help fulfill its dream.
• Orochimaru gave Qingfeng a scroll containing the location and entrance method for the base where captured Konoha Ninja were held.
• Qingfeng chose to stay in Orochimaru’s underground base and planned to free the prisoners after resting.
• Qingfeng spent his accumulated System deposits toward the guaranteed reward, but found that the powerful items from the previous reward pool were gone.

Uchiha Qingfeng abandoned his plans to draw from the System after learning its guaranteed rewards had to be chosen immediately, then explored Orochimaru's base and left Otogakure. Orochimaru gave him an Otogakure Headband and, believing Qingfeng would return, turned his attention to intelligence about the Akatsuki Organization in the Land of Rain.

• Uchiha Qingfeng learned from Xiao Yue that the guaranteed prize pool refreshed randomly and that he had to choose a reward as soon as he qualified, so he saved his Gold Coins for later.
• Unable to sleep because he was angry at the System, Uchiha Qingfeng explored Orochimaru's base and found its laboratories largely unguarded.
• Uchiha Qingfeng left Otogakure, and a guard gave him an Otogakure Headband and Orochimaru's wish for a smooth journey.
• Orochimaru learned that Uchiha Qingfeng had left and that he had accepted the Headband without wearing it.
• Orochimaru expected Uchiha Qingfeng to return and began examining intelligence while his people investigated the Akatsuki Organization in the Land of Rain.

Uchiha Qingfeng arrived at Orochimaru's base and met Guren, who showed him two captured Konoha Ninja. He recognized one of them as the Anbu member Elephant, while the other remained unknown.

• Uchiha Qingfeng reached Orochimaru's base in the Land of Rice and wandered through it unnoticed.
• Guren greeted Uchiha Qingfeng and explained that Orochimaru had ordered her to hand over two Konoha Ninja as part of a staged rescue.
• Guren led Qingfeng to a laboratory and kicked open the locked door to reveal the captives submerged in tanks of dark green liquid.
• Guren explained how to wake the unconscious captives, then left Qingfeng alone with them.
• Qingfeng recognized one captive as the Anbu member Elephant but could not identify the other.

Uchiha Qingfeng rescued the Anbu Ninja Elephant and Tiger from Orochimaru’s base and helped them escape. Guren then attacked him, and after he assumed their fight was staged, she revealed she was serious and used a powerful Crystal Release technique.

• Uchiha Qingfeng broke the tanks holding Elephant and Tiger, waited for them to wake, and led them out of Orochimaru’s base.
• Elephant and Tiger escaped without encountering anyone, and Qingfeng urged them to return to Konoha.
• Guren appeared in the woods and attacked the weakened Anbu with Crystal Release Shuriken.
• Qingfeng blocked Guren’s attacks, shattered her Jade Crystal Prison, and ordered Elephant and Tiger to flee.
• After the Anbu escaped, Qingfeng called the fight an act, but Guren denied it and used Crystal Release: Crystal Wall Eighth Formation.