Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Qingfeng argued with Inuzuka Gakku about marrying his daughter, while Deidara waited at Konoha's gates and encountered Tsunade and Shizune. Tsunade seized Deidara and took him to find Qingfeng, who was still in the village.

• Inuzuka Gakku accused Uchiha Qingfeng of avoiding responsibility and dragged him toward the Hokage Building to settle the matter.
• Deidara waited at Konoha's gates for Uchiha Qingfeng, but Tsunade and Shizune arrived before Qingfeng did.
• Tsunade showed the gate guards her genuine Konoha Ninja Headband and asked them to notify the Hokage that she had returned.
• Tsunade recognized Deidara, lifted him by the collar, and questioned him about Uchiha Qingfeng and their plans.
• Deidara refused to betray his boss but agreed to lead Tsunade and Shizune to where he had last parted from Qingfeng.

Inuzuka Gakku dragged Uchiha Qingfeng to the Hokage Building to demand justice, while several women learned Qingfeng had vanished and set out to find him. Minato Namikaze welcomed Tsunade back to Konoha, and she asked to see Uchiha Qingfeng.

• Deidara led Tsunade to where he had last parted from Qingfeng, but they found no one there and Tsunade decided to wait for someone else.
• Inuzuka Gakku took Uchiha Qingfeng to the Hokage Building to complain to Minato Namikaze, but Minato had gone to welcome Tsunade.
• Anko, Inuzuka Hana, Uzumaki Sanryo, Yakura, and Uzuki Yugao heard that Qingfeng had disappeared and marched out to find him.
• Minato found Tsunade and addressed her as Princess Tsunade before switching to Teacher Tsunade at her insistence.
• Tsunade told Minato she would stay in Konoha for a while and wanted to see Uchiha Qingfeng.

Uchiha Qingfeng met with Tsunade and Minato at the Hokage Building, where Inuzuka Gakku confronted him over marrying Inuzuka Hana. Qingfeng asked to postpone the wedding so he could adjust to the sudden arrangement, leaving the dispute unresolved.

• Tsunade and Minato went to the Hokage Building to meet Qingfeng, while Itachi organized a search for him and guessed that he had gone to see the Hokage.
• Itachi led the search party toward the Hokage Building, and Izumi went to wait at Konoha's main gate.
• Inuzuka Gakku accused Qingfeng of refusing to marry Hana after she moved into his home, and Kakashi left when Minato arrived.
• Minato urged Qingfeng to explain his refusal, and Qingfeng said he wanted to postpone the wedding because he could not accept the sudden marriage arrangement.

Uchiha Qingfeng faced pressure from Minato Namikaze and Inuzuka Gakku to marry Inuzuka Hana soon, but Tsunade interrupted to demand half his money in exchange for keeping his secrets. As Qingfeng refused both demands, Inuzuka Hana and her friends arrived at the Hokage Office, where Hana agreed to let her father and the Hokage arrange the wedding.

• Minato Namikaze and Inuzuka Gakku pushed Uchiha Qingfeng to marry Inuzuka Hana next month, and Qingfeng nearly gave in.
• Tsunade pulled Qingfeng aside and demanded half the money he had received from the acting Mizukage, threatening to reveal her suspicions about him if he refused.
• Qingfeng denied having any money and told Tsunade to reveal whatever she wanted, then stood up to answer the others.
• Deidara opened the Hokage Office door and found five girls waiting outside, who pushed their way in.
• Inuzuka Gakku told Inuzuka Hana he had come to arrange her marriage to Qingfeng, and Hana agreed to leave it to him and Minato Namikaze.

Uchiha Qingfeng was cornered in the Hokage Office by girls confronting him over his relationships, and Minato Namikaze demanded he choose whom to marry. Rather than answer, Qingfeng sucked Deidara into Kamui Space, removed his Leaf Village Headband, and took out a Kunai, alarming everyone as he said he needed to change identities.

• The girls surrounded Uchiha Qingfeng and accused him of pursuing Inuzuka Hana and other women, while Tsunade claimed he had flirted with Mei Terumi.
• Uchiha Qingfeng said he and the girls had only been friends, then insisted his childhood friends mattered more to him than Mei Terumi.
• Inuzuka Gakku tried to take Inuzuka Hana home, but she refused to leave.
• Minato Namikaze told Uchiha Qingfeng to choose whom he would marry and offered to have the village arrange the wedding within three days.
• Uchiha Qingfeng stepped out of the crowd, sent Deidara into Kamui Space, removed his Leaf Village Headband, and drew a Kunai, saying he needed to change identities.

Uchiha Qingfeng staged a break with Konoha after arguing with Minato and Inuzuka Gakku, then escaped with Uzumaki Sanryo and Yakura. He returned to Konan to take her and his belongings with him, leaving Konan to suspect that the previous night had helped cause his decision.

• Uchiha Qingfeng accused Minato and others of treating him unfairly and declared that Konoha was not worth staying in.
• Uchiha Qingfeng slashed his Leaf Village Headband and rejected Uchiha Itachi's attempt to stop him.
• Uzumaki Sanryo and Yakura offered to leave Konoha with Uchiha Qingfeng, who took them and Konan into his Kamui Space.
• Uchiha Qingfeng returned to the Pharmacy to store his bed, then appeared in Konan's bedroom and told her they were leaving Leaf Village.
• Konan began packing and suspected that the previous night's events had contributed to Uchiha Qingfeng becoming a Rogue Ninja.

After declaring himself a Rogue Ninja, Uchiha Qingfeng prepared to leave Konoha with Konan while Minato Namikaze sent people to stop or persuade him. He overcame the Trident Four Brothers and continued on, leaving Konoha’s pursuit behind him.

• Minato Namikaze sent Uchiha Itachi to persuade Uchiha Qingfeng and ordered Kakashi to bring Fugaku, while Tsunade also left the Hokage Office.
• Uchiha Qingfeng finished packing Konan and their belongings into the Kamui Space and emerged from the Pharmacy to find Konoha Ninja waiting outside.
• Uchiha Ishi and the Trident Four Brothers confronted Uchiha Qingfeng and urged him to remember his supposed promise to restore Konoha’s glory.
• Uchiha Qingfeng used his Sharingan to trap the four brothers in an illusion, awakening their one-tomoe Sharingan as they watched one another die.
• The four brothers attacked Uchiha Qingfeng, but he subdued and controlled them before stepping over them and moving on.

Uchiha Qingfeng continued toward Konoha’s gates after declaring he would become a Rogue Ninja, refusing to hurt those who had helped him. He left Uchiha Eagle and Uchiha Fugaku behind and pressed on with his plan to leave the village.

• Uchiha Eagle confronted Uchiha Qingfeng, acknowledged that he had helped the Trident Four Brothers awaken their Sharingan, and demanded to know why Qingfeng was becoming a Rogue Ninja.
• Uchiha Qingfeng insisted that his strength and determination were reason enough, then walked around Uchiha Eagle instead of fighting him.
• Uchiha Eagle could not pursue Qingfeng because his legs were too weak, and he struck the ground with his cane as Qingfeng continued onward.
• Uchiha Fugaku tried to dissuade Qingfeng but hurried away mid-speech to check on Uchiha Eagle, whom he feared Qingfeng had harmed.
• Uchiha Qingfeng continued toward the gates, deciding that leaving Konoha was necessary for the next stage of his plan.

Uchiha Qingfeng continued toward Konoha’s gate, defeating Itachi and Yamato’s attempt to stop him while pretending their attack had killed him. He then confronted Kakashi, who drew his sword and challenged Qingfeng to kill him with the ninjutsu Qingfeng had taught him.

• Uchiha Itachi and Yamato landed in Uchiha Qingfeng’s path and urged him to stay in Konoha, but he challenged them to defeat him instead.
• Itachi and Yamato attacked together, and Qingfeng used his Eternal Mangekyo to control them while feigning that their genjutsu and Wood Style had restrained him.
• Yamato appeared to stab Qingfeng through the heart, and Itachi collapsed after trying to shield him and stop Yamato.
• Qingfeng revealed he was unharmed, freed himself from the vines, and left Itachi and Yamato unconscious as he continued toward the gate.
• Kakashi Hatake drew his Short Sword and challenged Qingfeng, telling him to kill him with the ninjutsu Qingfeng had taught him.

Uchiha Qingfeng fought Kakashi in a swordsmanship duel, broke Kakashi’s Short Sword with the Mind-Rending Blade, then tested his Lightning Release Chakra Mode against Kakashi’s Lightning Cutter. He left Kakashi alive and walked on after demonstrating that the attack had not defeated him.

• Qingfeng and Kakashi exchanged sword strikes, and Kakashi cut Qingfeng’s clothes while urging him to turn back.
• Qingfeng drew the Mind-Rending Blade and broke Kakashi’s Short Sword during their next clash.
• Kakashi refused to let Qingfeng leave and attacked with Lightning Cutter after Qingfeng said he took responsibility for his choices.
• Qingfeng activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and let Kakashi’s Lightning Cutter strike his giant Lightning armor.
• Kakashi withdrew his injured hand, and Qingfeng restored his armor before canceling the mode and walking away.

Uchiha Qingfeng defeated Kakashi after Kakashi attacked him again, then faced Might Guy, who challenged him to burn their youth through training. Qingfeng and Guy opened the Gate of Closing, and the chapter left them preparing to clash.

• Uchiha Qingfeng survived Kakashi's Lightning Cutter by shifting his body and slamming Kakashi into the ground.
• Uchiha Qingfeng used Sharingan genjutsu to make Kakashi fall asleep when he refused to stay down.
• Might Guy arrived and urged Qingfeng to train with him, but Qingfeng tried to leave.
• Uchiha Qingfeng and Might Guy opened the Gate of Closing, with Qingfeng starting at the fifth gate and Guy opening the fourth before matching him.

Uchiha Qingfeng and Might Guy opened the Seventh Gate during a Taijutsu confrontation, but Guy began suffering fatal injuries as he tried to uphold his ninja way. Qingfeng stopped him after his Genjutsu failed, then ended the clash by kicking Hyuga Hiashi in the face.

• Might Guy opened the Fifth and Sixth Gates alongside Uchiha Qingfeng, who then casually opened the Seventh Gate and explained his training with a straight-faced claim about daily exercises.
• Guy opened the Seventh Gate despite Qingfeng warning that it could kill him, and blood appeared on his chest as his condition worsened.
• Qingfeng used Sharingan Genjutsu to stop Guy, but Guy's chaotic Chakra broke free of the control.
• Qingfeng struck Guy with the Qingfeng Face-Breaking Fist, but Guy got back up and insisted on continuing to uphold his ninja way.
• Qingfeng suppressed Guy with a flurry of punches and finished with a Konoha Whirlwind that struck Hyuga Hiashi in the face.

Uchiha Qingfeng continued toward Konoha’s gates, determined to leave despite the efforts of those who cared about him. After stopping Anko and saying goodbye to Uzuki Yugao, he gave Yugao his Mind-Rending Blade and continued on.

• Hyuga Hiashi used Gentle Fist pressure-point strikes to suppress Might Guy’s rampaging Chakra, and Guy lost consciousness before being taken to Konoha Hospital.
• Uchiha Qingfeng neared Konoha’s gates as Minato Namikaze left the scene and the gate guards remained withdrawn.
• Anko blocked Qingfeng and attacked him with a Kunai, but he caught her hand, disarmed her, and told her to go back.
• Uzuki Yugao asked Qingfeng not to leave and reminded him that he had promised to teach her Sword Skill.
• Qingfeng said he could not stay, then gave Yugao his Mind-Rending Blade before preparing to leave.

Uchiha Qingfeng gave Uzuki Yugao the Blade of the Mind before preparing to leave Konoha as a Rogue Ninja. He parted from Inuzuka Hana and told Tsunade that Danzō’s assassination attempt had led him to join an organization that monitored Konoha.

• Uchiha Qingfeng gave Uzuki Yugao the Blade of the Mind, stunning the Konoha Ninja who had seen it break Kakashi’s blade.
• Inuzuka Hana confronted Uchiha Qingfeng, but she refused to leave Konoha with him, and he promised they would meet again.
• Tsunade asked Uchiha Qingfeng whether her demand for half of everything had made him defect, and he asked her to return the one hundred thousand ryō he had lent her.
• After an Anbu Ninja gave Tsunade the money, Uchiha Qingfeng took it back and said he owed nobody in Konoha anything.
• Uchiha Qingfeng revealed that Danzō had sent assassins after him on his first mission and that he later joined the organization that had captured him.
• Uchiha Qingfeng said he had not given the organization Konoha’s intelligence because someone else was already monitoring the village.

Uchiha Qingfeng left Konoha after rejecting Minato Namikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi’s attempts to persuade him to stay. He claimed his organization sought peace in the Ninja World but kept its method secret, leaving Konoha suspicious of his plans.

• Tsunade stood in Qingfeng’s way at Konoha’s gate, but Minato Namikaze did not order the Ninja to stop him.
• Minato followed Qingfeng outside, where Hiruzen Sarutobi and two Anbu Ninja waited and asked why he had become a Rogue Ninja.
• Qingfeng said he had joined an organization devoted to nuclear peace and revealed that Orochimaru was a member.
• Minato asked about the organization’s Black Cloak with Red Clouds member who had captured Orochimaru, and Qingfeng confirmed the man’s affiliation while dismissing his conduct as personal.
• Minato asked how Qingfeng planned to prevent wars, but Qingfeng refused to explain and left Konoha.

Uchiha Qingfeng entered the Kamui Space to explain why he had left Konoha and to send his companions back to the Akatsuki Organization base. Uzumaki Sanryo asked to travel with him, but he refused because his missions were too dangerous.

• Uchiha Qingfeng created a Shadow Clone and entered the Kamui Space, where Konan, Yakura, and Uzumaki Sanryo were gathering their belongings.
• Uchiha Qingfeng explained that Tsunade had seen him with Kisame Hoshigaki, so he left Konoha before their connection could be exposed, and said he would handle the Nine-Tails himself later.
• Uzumaki Sanryo found the sleeping Jashin-chan, and Uchiha Qingfeng told her that Jashin-chan was immortal and should be left undisturbed.
• Yahiko asked whether Uchiha Qingfeng truly supported Nagato's dream, and Uchiha Qingfeng affirmed his support for the organization's goal of peace.
• Uzumaki Sanryo hugged Uchiha Qingfeng and asked to accompany him, but he told her to stay with the Akatsuki Organization because his missions were dangerous.

Konoha’s leaders debated how to respond to Uchiha Qingfeng’s public departure and his ties to a powerful mysterious organization. They decided to warn the other villages and list Qingfeng as an S-rank Rogue Ninja, while Minato privately hoped he would return to Konoha.

• Hyuga Hiashi argued that Qingfeng had shown no ill will toward Konoha, citing his help to the Uchiha Genin, Kakashi, and Might Guy.
• Minato described the mysterious organization’s powerful members, and Hiruzen Sarutobi urged an immediate Five Kage Summit to address the threat.
• Uchiha Fugaku questioned whether the organization truly threatened peace, so Minato proposed warning the other Kage by letter instead of calling a summit.
• Nara Shikaku argued that Konoha had to respond to Qingfeng’s public declaration, and Minato ordered that he be listed as an S-rank Rogue Ninja with a bounty.
• Minato rejected sending Anbu to track Qingfeng because he could fly and use the Flying Thunder God Technique, then left the remaining arrangements to Kakashi.
• Minato regretted failing to capture Danzō and hoped Qingfeng would eventually return to Konoha.

Uchiha Qingfeng returned to the Akatsuki Organization with Yahiko, Konan, and others after escaping Konoha, then prepared to leave again to gather more pets. Black Zetsu sought him out, considering whether Nagato’s Rinnegan could make Qingfeng powerful enough to replace the man he hoped to revive.

• Uchiha Qingfeng returned to the Akatsuki Organization and reassured Nagato by bringing Yahiko, Konan, Uzumaki Sanryo, Yakura, and Deidara out of the Kamui Space.
• Uchiha Qingfeng refused to release the little Tailed Beasts, then told Nagato he planned to collect more pets before the organization’s plan began.
• Uchiha Qingfeng changed into the Akatsuki Organization’s Black Cloak with Red Clouds, put on the Vermilion Bird ring, and left the building.
• Black Zetsu asked to speak with Uchiha Qingfeng, who mocked him and demanded that he stop manipulating his thoughts.
• Black Zetsu considered taking the Rinnegan from Nagato and implanting them in Uchiha Qingfeng to make him stronger than the man he hoped to revive.

Black Zetsu asked Uchiha Qingfeng to help save his mother and offered the leader’s Rinnegan in exchange. Qingfeng challenged Black Zetsu to explain where the eyes came from, leaving Black Zetsu struggling to answer.

• Black Zetsu led Qingfeng into a hidden underground chamber and admitted he wanted a private conversation.
• Black Zetsu confessed that he had pretended not to know about saving his mother and asked Qingfeng for help.
• Qingfeng asked what he would gain, so Black Zetsu offered to help him obtain the leader’s Rinnegan.
• Qingfeng questioned Black Zetsu’s right to offer the leader’s eyes, and Black Zetsu said he had previously asked Uchiha Madara to help save his mother.
• Qingfeng asked whether the leader’s Rinnegan had belonged to Uchiha Madara and whether Black Zetsu’s plan had failed.

Black Zetsu tried to recruit Uchiha Qingfeng to help rescue Kaguya, offering the Rinnegan and White Zetsu, but Qingfeng rejected both. He made his help conditional on Black Zetsu calling him “Dad,” leaving Black Zetsu asking for a different demand.

• Black Zetsu revealed that Uchiha Madara had planned the Akatsuki Organization’s rise and explained that the Rinnegan could revive the dead with their bodies and strength restored.
• Uchiha Qingfeng questioned why Black Zetsu had not used the Rinnegan to revive Madara sooner, leaving Black Zetsu unable to justify the plan’s delay.
• Uchiha Qingfeng refused Black Zetsu’s offer of the Rinnegan, saying they belonged to the Leader and that he trusted only himself.
• Black Zetsu offered his one hundred thousand White Zetsu, but Uchiha Qingfeng dismissed them as mostly expendable cannon fodder.
• Uchiha Qingfeng offered to help rescue Kaguya if Black Zetsu called him “Dad,” and Black Zetsu humbly asked him to choose another demand.