Chapter Summaries

Ye Fan had Kiba test his Ninja Hound Dark Shadow against Akamaru, and Dark Shadow defeated Akamaru in seconds despite Ye Fan warning it to hold back. Kiba was left stunned by Dark Shadow’s strength and asked Ye Fan how it had become so powerful.

• Ye Fan offered to have Dark Shadow spar with Kiba and said Kiba would be outstanding even among Genin if he could defeat it.
• Kiba sent Akamaru to fight Dark Shadow while Hinata acted as referee.
• Dark Shadow countered Akamaru’s opening charge, struck it into a tree, and slammed it unconscious into the ground.
• Ye Fan reprimanded Dark Shadow for using too much strength, then checked Akamaru and revived it with a thread of True Qi.
• Ye Fan reassured Kiba that Akamaru’s injuries were minor, and Kiba, Hinata, and Shino asked how Dark Shadow had become so strong.
• Ye Fan credited Dark Shadow’s progress to proper guidance and asked Kiba whether he still considered it unworthy of being an opponent.

Ye Fan tested Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru against Dark Shadow, exposing weaknesses in Kiba’s fighting style and tactics. The chapter ended with Ye Fan sternly forbidding Kiba from using his dust-and-scent strategy against enemies.

• Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru began their test against Dark Shadow, who opened with a fast Single Heaven Charge that Kiba narrowly dodged and blocked.
• Kiba and Akamaru repeatedly used Fang Over Fang, but Dark Shadow avoided their attacks, and Ye Fan criticized the technique’s predictable pattern.
• Ye Fan ordered Dark Shadow to use Heaven Charge Barrage, sending Kiba and Akamaru crashing into the ground and tree trunks.
• Kiba switched to the Four-Legged Technique and used dust and his heightened sense of smell to locate Dark Shadow, briefly landing a hit.
• Ye Fan identified Kiba’s tactic and sternly told him he was no longer allowed to fight enemies that way, leaving Kiba asking why.

Ye Fan demonstrated the drawbacks of Kiba Inuzuka’s fighting style by making him collapse, then restored him with a recovery potion and ended their test. After Ye Fan and Kiba left, Shino Aburame questioned Hinata Hyuga about what she had seen and wondered how Ye Fan would fare against Neji Hyuga.

• Ye Fan made Kiba Inuzuka lose control of his body and suffer blurred vision, deafness, nausea, and weakness to show him the danger of his fighting style.
• Ye Fan gave Kiba a recovery potion, and Kiba’s nausea faded as his strength returned.
• Ye Fan ended the test and left with Kiba, while Hinata Hyuga worried about whether Kiba needed the infirmary.
• Shino Aburame asked Hinata whether Kiba had been caught in Genjutsu, and Hinata said Kiba’s chakra had been extremely chaotic.
• Shino speculated that Ye Fan was hiding his strength and asked Hinata about his upcoming fight with Neji Hyuga.
• Hinata said Ye Fan had claimed he could restrict the Byakugan, startling Shino.

Ye Fan explained that Kiba’s heightened sense of smell had made him vulnerable to irritating scents, then promised to teach him a technique that would develop all five senses into the Essence of the Sixth Sense. Kiba eagerly agreed to train, and Ye Fan began planning how to teach him.

• On the way home, Kiba asked Ye Fan for more recovery potion, and Ye Fan said he could prepare another batch later.
• After they returned home, Ye Fan explained that Kiba’s fighting style was dangerous because he could not yet control his intensified sense of smell.
• Ye Fan opened a box of scent-masking powder, showing how it had overwhelmed Kiba and upset Akamaru while Dark Shadow remained unaffected.
• Ye Fan said Dark Shadow was unaffected because it had mastered a special technique that could help Kiba control and enhance all five senses.
• Ye Fan described the Essence of the Sixth Sense as a perceptive ability comparable to the Byakugan, and Kiba eagerly asked to learn it.

Ye Fan began Kiba Inuzuka’s first stage of training by teaching him to use chakra to breathe through his pores while submerged. Later that night, Hana Inuzuka worried over Aoi Inuzuka’s disappearance and Laiyun’s injuries, then learned Laiyun had gone missing.

• Ye Fan gave Kiba Inuzuka a bucket and told him to hold his breath underwater for twenty minutes as his first exercise.
• After Kiba repeatedly failed, Ye Fan explained how to use chakra to breathe through his pores, and Dark Shadow demonstrated by keeping its head underwater for more than thirty minutes.
• Ye Fan told Kiba to continue practicing with Akamaru and to start the next exercise once he could last twenty minutes.
• Hana Inuzuka returned home and found Kiba and Akamaru practicing underwater breath-holding, then reminded them to clean up.
• Past midnight, Hana worried that Aoi Inuzuka was still missing and that Laiyun’s injuries had barely improved.
• An urgent message from outside the courtyard told Hana that Laiyun had gone missing.

Ye Fan found the badly injured Laiyun after it escaped the medical room to search for Aoi Inuzuka. He stopped Laiyun, treated its wounds, and disappeared before Hana Inuzuka’s search party arrived.

• A veterinary team member told Hana Inuzuka that Laiyun had gone missing, and Hana led the Graymaru Brothers out to search for it.
• Laiyun evaded Konoha’s searchers by hiding in a river, then continued toward Aoi despite its worsening injuries.
• Ye Fan found Laiyun and tried to persuade it to return, but it ignored him and walked on.
• Ye Fan struck Laiyun with a pebble, then knocked it unconscious with his speed.
• Ye Fan examined Laiyun and treated its injuries with medicine from two porcelain bottles before leaving as ninjas approached.
• Hana Inuzuka found Laiyun by the river and was surprised to see that its injuries had improved.

After learning that Aoi Inuzuka had fallen, Hana Inuzuka opposed Inuzuka Goya’s plan to align the clan with Shimura Danzō. She returned home overwhelmed by grief and broke down in Ye Fan’s arms.

• Hana Inuzuka returned home exhausted after helping secure the veterinary station, while Laiyun remained under close watch.
• An Inuzuka Clan member summoned Hana Inuzuka to meet the clan head, Inuzuka Goya.
• Inuzuka Goya announced that Aoi Inuzuka had fallen and that her body would be brought back to Konoha.
• Inuzuka Goya declared that he would build ties with Shimura Danzō, and Hana Inuzuka objected.
• Hana Inuzuka wandered home in grief and clung to Ye Fan as she burst into tears.

Hana Inuzuka grieved Aoi Inuzuka’s death while trying to comfort the devastated Laiyun. After Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the Snake Hunt operation canceled if it found no leads within three days, Ye Fan came to see Hana, who wondered if he could help Laiyun.

• Hana Inuzuka told Ye Fan that Aoi Inuzuka had died, and he helped her eat and rest while Dark Shadow kept watch beside her.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi reviewed Aoi Inuzuka’s autopsy report, ordered the Snake Hunt operation canceled if ANBU found no leads after three days, and suspected Danzo might be involved.
• During Aoi Inuzuka’s two-day funeral, Hana Inuzuka stayed with Laiyun, whose grief worsened despite her attempts to comfort and feed him.
• A team member told Hana Inuzuka that Inuzuka Ye Fan had come looking for her, and she hoped he might persuade Laiyun to recover.

Ye Fan visited Hana Inuzuka’s veterinary hospital and roused the grief-stricken Laiyun by urging it to recover and grow strong enough to avenge Aoi Inuzuka. Laiyun regained its will to live, and Hana Inuzuka was left wondering how Ye Fan had changed it so quickly.

• Ye Fan arrived at Hana Inuzuka’s workplace after she told him Laiyun’s condition had worsened.
• Ye Fan found Laiyun motionless and severely weakened, then asked Hana Inuzuka to leave them alone.
• Ye Fan provoked Laiyun by reminding it that Aoi’s killer remained unknown and accusing it of giving up instead of seeking revenge.
• Ye Fan urged Laiyun to recover its health and build its strength so it could avenge Aoi itself.
• Laiyun rose and howled with renewed resolve, astonishing Hana Inuzuka when she returned.
• Hana Inuzuka escorted Ye Fan out and asked how he had revived Laiyun’s will to live.

Ye Fan advanced his cultivation and prepared for his makeup exam against Neji Hyuga, while Neji trained to grow stronger than the Main House. At the veterinary hospital, Ye Fan offered to become Laiyun’s new master and began to prove his strength despite lacking chakra.

• Ye Fan broke through a restraint in his cultivation and sensed he was close to reaching the Beast-Taming Stage, Second Layer.
• Neji Hyuga practiced the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms and resolved to surpass the Main House, dismissing Ye Fan as an opponent.
• Ye Fan visited Laiyun at the veterinary hospital and told him he could take him away to begin training before he fully recovered.
• Ye Fan explained that the Inuzuka Clan’s methods limited Laiyun’s growth and offered to become his new master.
• Laiyun questioned how Ye Fan could qualify without chakra, and Ye Fan promised to prove his strength.

Ye Fan subdued Laiyun and demonstrated that he could replenish her chakra, then persuaded her to become his second Ninja Hound. Laiyun accepted the Soul Contract, hoping to gain the strength to avenge Aoi Inuzuka.

• Ye Fan sealed Laiyun's acupoints and used a painful technique on her.
• Laiyun attacked Ye Fan after regaining control, but he overpowered her and warned her not to resist.
• Ye Fan told Laiyun to sense how her chakra had increased, and she realized he had caused the change.
• Ye Fan promised to increase Laiyun's strength and teach her beast cultivation techniques if she became his Ninja Hound.
• Laiyun accepted Ye Fan as her master and prepared to complete the Soul Contract so she could gain power and avenge Aoi Inuzuka.

Ye Fan convinced Hana Inuzuka to let him take Laiyun home to recuperate, where he began treating the Ninja Hound and promised training in a few days. Kiba returned home discouraged by his breath-holding practice and reunited with Laiyun, while Ye Fan urged him to keep working.

• Ye Fan asked Hana to let him adopt Laiyun and take Laiyun home, and Hana agreed after he explained that a familiar home might help Laiyun recover emotionally.
• Ye Fan walked home with Laiyun as villagers mocked his poor performance at the Ninja Academy, and he explained that their low opinion helped him avoid attention.
• Ye Fan treated Laiyun with medicines and said Laiyun could begin training in a few days.
• Kiba returned home disappointed that he remained far from the twenty-minute breath-holding goal and was surprised to see Laiyun.
• Kiba hugged Laiyun, and Ye Fan encouraged Kiba to persist with his training.

Ye Fan asked Hana Inuzuka to take him to the Hokage so he could secure official custody of Laiyun as his Ninja Hound. Hiruzen Sarutobi had been investigating Inuzuka Goya’s connection to Danzo’s experimental puppies when Hana and Ye Fan arrived at his office.

• Ye Fan told Hana he wanted the Hokage’s approval to make Laiyun his Ninja Hound, and Laiyun confirmed it had agreed.
• Ye Fan explained that he feared Inuzuka Goya or other clan members might take Laiyun or send it on dangerous missions, and Hana recognized the risk.
• Hiruzen considered an ANBU report that Inuzuka Goya had received more than a hundred aggressive puppies from Danzo and suspected the clan was building a dangerous force of Ninja Hounds.
• A guard announced Hana Inuzuka and Inuzuka Ye Fan, and Hiruzen ordered them admitted.
• Ye Fan, Hana, and Laiyun reached the Hokage’s Office, where Ye Fan noticed the tight security and frowned at the smell of smoke.

Ye Fan secured Hiruzen Sarutobi’s approval for Laiyun to become his Ninja Hound, arguing that Laiyun was a Konoha hero entitled to choose its master. As Ye Fan rode Laiyun toward the Ninja Academy, Laiyun and Ye Fan intimidated villagers who insulted them, and Ye Fan taunted the silent crowd.

• Ye Fan asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to approve Laiyun as his Ninja Hound, and Hana Inuzuka explained that Ye Fan had brought the request.
• Ye Fan argued that Laiyun’s decision was not merely an Inuzuka Clan matter and defended Laiyun from clan members who might insult it.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi praised Ye Fan’s words and approved the request, then kept Hana behind to ask her questions as Ye Fan and Laiyun left.
• After several days of recovery, Ye Fan rode Laiyun toward the Ninja Academy while carrying Dark Shadow, as villagers mocked him along the way.
• Laiyun roared at the villagers and Ye Fan added his aura, frightening them into silence before patrolling ninja arrived.
• Ye Fan told the patrol that the villagers had startled Laiyun, then mocked them as barking dogs after the patrol left.

Ye Fan brought Laiyun to the Ninja Academy, where he clarified to Iruka that the Ninja Hound was his and learned the time and location of his retest. After Hanabi Hyuga rode with him, Laiyun sped away with them, shocking Iruka and the children.

• Ye Fan arrived at the Ninja Academy on Laiyun, drawing envious attention from the children.
• Ye Fan told Iruka that Laiyun had belonged to Sister Aoi and became his after something happened to her, and Iruka accepted that bringing Laiyun to the retest was not cheating.
• Iruka gave Ye Fan the retest's time and location, which Hanabi Hyuga memorized so she could watch Ye Fan and Neji Hyuga compete.
• Hanabi asked Ye Fan for a ride on Laiyun, and Ye Fan lifted her onto the Ninja Hound before climbing on behind her.
• Ye Fan told Laiyun to stretch its legs, and Laiyun sped away with Ye Fan and Hanabi, stunning Iruka and the children.

Ye Fan ended his training sessions with Hanabi Hyuga, promised to teach her the real Gentle Fist after his make-up exam, and assured Iruka that Dark Shadow would handle the exam while Laiyun recovered. He then went to assess Laiyun and found Kiba Inuzuka practicing breath-holding as Kurenai Yuhi arrived.

• Ye Fan praised Hanabi Hyuga's progress with the Thirty-Two Palms of the Eight Trigrams and told her he would no longer come to the school to train her.
• Ye Fan promised Hanabi Hyuga he would teach her the real Gentle Fist after his make-up exam, and Hanabi thanked him for his guidance.
• Ye Fan told Iruka that Laiyun was injured but would only set the stage for the exam, while Dark Shadow would be the main force.
• Ye Fan left the Ninja Academy to check Kiba Inuzuka's progress and test Laiyun's strength.
• Kurenai Yuhi arrived at the riverbank and learned from Hinata Hyuga that Kiba Inuzuka was practicing breath-holding.
• Kiba Inuzuka emerged from the river after sensing a moment when his body's pores seemed to breathe.

Kiba Inuzuka explained that his breath-holding practice was a training goal set by Ye Fan, who later told Kurenai Yuhi it was meant to improve Kiba’s chakra control and curb his impulsiveness. The chapter ended with Ye Fan revealing that Kiba obeyed him because he promised to teach him an ability similar to a Bloodline Limit.

• Kurenai Yuhi questioned Kiba Inuzuka about holding his breath, and Kiba explained that Ye Fan had set the exercise as a training goal.
• Kiba eagerly suggested bringing Ye Fan to meet Kurenai, and Ye Fan arrived riding Laiyun while Hinata Hyuga and Shino Aburame watched.
• Ye Fan introduced himself to Kurenai, who studied him and asked about Kiba’s training.
• Ye Fan led Kurenai aside and explained that the training was meant to sharpen Kiba’s chakra control and temper his impulsiveness.
• Kurenai said Kiba had ignored her training plans, and Ye Fan revealed that Kiba listened because he had promised to teach him an ability similar to a Bloodline Limit.

Ye Fan asked Kurenai Yuhi to let him experience Genjutsu, then discovered that his soul could pass through a hidden passage into the caster’s memories. As Kurenai Yuhi tried a stronger technique, Ye Fan found another secret, leaving the discovery unexplained.

• Ye Fan told Kurenai Yuhi he would decide Kiba Inuzuka’s next training stage based on his progress, then asked her to cast a Genjutsu on him.
• Kurenai Yuhi used Hypnosis, but Ye Fan quickly broke free and noticed a hidden passage amid the illusion’s feathers.
• Ye Fan sent his soul through the passage and read some of Kurenai Yuhi’s memories, including details of secret missions, without her noticing.
• After Ye Fan said the Genjutsu had no effect, Kurenai Yuhi cast Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death.
• Ye Fan remained unaffected by the illusion and discovered another secret as Kurenai Yuhi’s technique took hold.

Ye Fan discovered that powerful Genjutsu opened a channel through which he could read the caster’s memories, while Kurenai Yuhi remained suspicious of his resistance. After hearing Kiba Inuzuka explain Ye Fan’s strange abilities to Shino Aburame and Hinata Hyuga, Ye Fan returned and learned that Kiba’s breath-holding practice had produced an unusual result.

• Ye Fan realized that stronger Genjutsu made it easier for him to access the caster’s memories, and Kurenai Yuhi ended their practice after her Genjutsu failed to affect him.
• Kurenai Yuhi asked whether Ye Fan had any Chakra left, and he claimed he had none despite smiling calmly.
• Kiba Inuzuka, Shino Aburame, and Hinata Hyuga discussed Ye Fan’s resistance to Genjutsu, his medicinal powders, and his treatment of Laiyun.
• Kiba Inuzuka told Shino Aburame and Hinata Hyuga not to spread the story about Laiyun, then praised Ye Fan’s skills and guidance.
• Ye Fan returned with Kurenai Yuhi, told Kiba Inuzuka to focus on his training, and heard Kiba describe feeling as though every pore on his body was breathing.

Ye Fan was summoned by Inuzuka Goya, who demanded that he either abandon his goal of becoming a ninja or leave the Inuzuka Clan. Ye Fan rejected the ultimatum, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Ye Fan realized Kiba Inuzuka had neared Embodied Awareness and went into the woods to consider using Soul Suggestion to retrieve specific memories.
• An Inuzuka Clan member summoned Ye Fan to meet Inuzuka Goya, but Ye Fan made him return before agreeing to go.
• At Inuzuka Goya's residence, Ye Fan grew impatient with the clan head's silence and prepared to leave.
• Inuzuka Goya stopped Ye Fan and demanded that he give up becoming a ninja or leave the Inuzuka Clan.
• Ye Fan asked what would happen if he chose neither.