Chapter Summaries

Ye Fan went to find Hanabi Hyuga after learning she had withdrawn from the Ninja Academy, suspecting the Third Hokage had intervened. At the Hyuga Main House, Hanabi defied her father when he refused to let her see Ye Fan, but a clan member was sent away to turn him back.

• Ye Fan learned from Iruka that Hanabi Hyuga had withdrawn from the Ninja Academy and suspected the Third Hokage had prompted the decision.
• Ye Fan went to the Hyuga Main House and found Hanabi training with Hyuga Hiashi under house confinement.
• When a clan member announced Ye Fan had come to see her, Hanabi eagerly asked to meet him.
• Hyuga Hiashi refused and ordered Hanabi to continue training, but she stood up to him and insisted she would see Ye Fan.
• Hyuga Hiashi sent the clan member away, leaving Hanabi in tears over being unable to meet Ye Fan.

Ye Fan was turned away from the Hyuga estate but left a message for Hanabi. At the Hokage's Office, Kurenai Yuhi volunteered to take him into Team 8, and Hiruzen Sarutobi approved the assignment.

• A Hyuga attendant refused Ye Fan permission to see Hanabi and blamed him for a quarrel between the clan head and Hanabi.
• Ye Fan asked the attendant to pass Hanabi the message, "Water has no form, yet it can contain all things," then left.
• Asuma Sarutobi and Might Guy declined to take Ye Fan onto their teams, citing team structure and Neji's opposition.
• Kurenai Yuhi offered to lead Ye Fan, saying her team supported the decision and that she believed in his abilities.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Ye Fan to Kurenai Yuhi's Team 8.

Ye Fan joined Team 8 and assessed Kiba Inuzuka, Hinata Hyuga, and Shino Aburame as they trained. His observations about Shino’s weaknesses and ways to develop his insect techniques left Kurenai Yuhi astonished, and he began suggesting Shino work on his taijutsu.

• Kiba Inuzuka told Ye Fan that Kurenai Yuhi had made him an official member of Team 8 and brought him to meet the team.
• Ye Fan greeted Kurenai Yuhi, Hinata Hyuga, and Shino Aburame, then watched the team’s usual training while Kurenai Yuhi observed him.
• Kurenai Yuhi asked Ye Fan for his assessment of the other three, and he described Kiba’s impulsiveness, Hinata’s lack of confidence, and Shino’s strength and poor physical coordination.
• Ye Fan warned Kurenai Yuhi that fire or insect-killing gas could counter Shino’s Chakra Bugs and suggested that Shino eventually cultivate specialized insects.
• Ye Fan told Kurenai Yuhi that Shino should focus on improving his taijutsu, leaving her deep in thought.

Ye Fan explained to Kurenai Yuhi and Shino Aburame that Shino could improve his taijutsu to keep enemies at a distance, not to fight them up close. He described ways Shino could use his insects to hinder and evade Neji Hyuga, leaving Shino and Kurenai surprised by his unconventional ideas.

• Ye Fan explained that close-, mid-, and long-range attacks created different advantages, and argued that Shino's insects countered close-range fighters like Hinata and Neji Hyuga.
• Ye Fan said Shino's weakness against Neji came from his inability to maintain distance, so taijutsu could help Shino prevent opponents from approaching.
• Shino told Ye Fan he would consider the advice and stepped closer to ask how Ye Fan would fare against Neji using Shino's current abilities.
• Ye Fan said he would keep Neji away with insect-carried medicinal powder and insects used for propulsion, shocking Shino and Kurenai Yuhi.

Ye Fan advised Hinata Hyuga to build her confidence by choosing to have her value recognized, then urged her to learn medical arts and become her team’s protector. Hinata was fired with determination to work toward that goal.

• Kurenai Yuhi asked Ye Fan for advice about Hinata, and he called Hinata over and asked whether she wanted others to recognize her value or her strength.
• Ye Fan explained the difference between value and strength, and Hinata chose to have others recognize her value.
• Ye Fan told Hinata that her Byakugan already made her valuable to the team and encouraged her to learn medical arts.
• Ye Fan urged Hinata to become a protector who saved her companions, and Hinata listened with renewed passion.
• Ye Fan told Hinata to start working hard immediately and focus on whether she had tried hard enough.

Ye Fan encouraged Hinata Hyuga to pursue medical ninjutsu and arranged help for her studies. Kiba Inuzuka completed his breath-holding training and discovered that it had also enabled him to walk on water, leaving everyone eager to learn about his next training stage.

• Ye Fan encouraged Hinata Hyuga to study medicine, promised her a gift to help her learn, and asked Kurenai Yuhi to connect her with medical ninja and beginner resources.
• Ye Fan offered to introduce Hinata Hyuga to Hua, and Hinata gratefully agreed to work hard.
• Kiba Inuzuka returned from the river and announced that he could hold his breath for twenty minutes by breathing through his pores.
• Ye Fan guided Kiba Inuzuka to regulate his breathing, gather chakra in his feet, and imagine a lotus leaf beneath them.
• Kiba Inuzuka walked across the water, revealing that his breath-holding training had improved his chakra control, and Ye Fan hinted at a second training stage.

Hinata told Hanabi that Ye Fan had joined Team 8 and shared his praise and concern for her, cheering Hanabi up after her argument with their father. Later, Hanabi spotted Ye Fan’s Ninja Hound, Dark Shadow, outside her bedroom door.

• Ko Hyuga told Hinata that Hanabi had argued with their father and had not eaten since noon.
• Hinata found Hanabi watching water swirl in a basin and told her that Ye Fan had joined Team 8.
• Hinata relayed Ye Fan’s message that he missed Hanabi and urged her not to rush her training, then described his impressive training to her over dinner.
• Unable to sleep, Hanabi thought about Ye Fan and kept his secret knowledge of Nature Force to herself.
• Hanabi heard a sound outside, activated her Byakugan, and found Ye Fan’s Ninja Hound, Dark Shadow, lying outside her door.

Ye Fan secretly visited Hanabi Hyuga at the Hyuga Estate and taught her how to sense Qi as the foundation of the Thousand Mechanisms Pull. When Hanabi’s father used the Byakugan in their direction, Ye Fan decided it was time to leave.

• Hanabi Hyuga found Dark Shadow outside her room, then spotted Ye Fan beneath a cherry blossom tree and greeted him excitedly.
• Ye Fan told Hanabi he had sneaked into the estate and asked what she wanted to know before he had to leave.
• Hanabi asked about Ye Fan’s advice that water could contain all things, and he explained how it related to using New Gentle Fist.
• Ye Fan gathered cherry blossoms with Qi, guided Hanabi to feel its flow, and taught her that Qi Comprehension was the first step toward mastering Thousand Mechanisms Pull.
• Ye Fan sensed that Hanabi’s father was using the Byakugan in their direction and reassured Hanabi before saying he would return.

Hyuga Hiashi suspected an intruder after his Byakugan failed to find Hanabi, who had been protected by Ye Fan’s barrier. The Hyuga Clan increased security, and Hanabi asked Hinata to deliver something to Ye Fan.

• Hyuga Hiashi searched for Hanabi with his Byakugan, failed to find her, and rushed to the courtyard fearing she had run away.
• Hyuga Hiashi found Hanabi admiring the night beneath the cherry blossom tree and realized the courtyard he had seen with his Byakugan had been different.
• Hyuga Hiashi suspected someone had used Genjutsu on him, ordered Hanabi to her room, and sent the Hyuga Clan to search the estate.
• The search found nothing because Ye Fan had already gone home and a barrier had concealed Hanabi from Hyuga Hiashi’s Byakugan.
• The Hyuga Clan increased guards, and Ko Hyuga was assigned to accompany Hinata for the next few days.
• Hanabi stopped Hinata as she was leaving and asked her to bring something to Senior Ye Fan, surprising Hinata.

Ye Fan arrived late to training with gifts for Hinata and Shino, while Kurenai Yuhi suspected he might have trespassed into the Hyuga Clan the night before. Hinata received a set of wooden anatomical models, and Shino reacted with alarm to whatever was inside his box.

• Hinata arrived at the training grounds with Ko Hyuga, who stayed nearby while Kiba and Shino joined her.
• Ko Hyuga told Kurenai that someone had entered the Hyuga Main House the previous night, and Kurenai suspected Ye Fan.
• Ye Fan arrived on Laiyun with a full backpack and announced he had brought gifts for Hinata and Shino.
• Ye Fan gave Hinata carefully crafted wooden skeleton models to support her medical studies.
• Shino opened Ye Fan's small wooden box, reacted with shock, and snapped it shut.

Ye Fan gave Shino Aburame insect-restraining powder as training to strengthen his Chakra Bugs' resistance, then prepared a blindfolded chase exercise for Kiba Inuzuka. Kiba began the new training against Dark Shadow, who had an oversized iron ball chained to him.

• Shino Aburame sensed the powder's effect on his Chakra Bugs when he opened the box, and Ye Fan explained it would help them develop resistance to insecticides.
• Shino Aburame accepted the powder and asked Ye Fan to teach him how to use it.
• Ye Fan gave Kiba Inuzuka a black belt and assigned him to chase Dark Shadow while blindfolded.
• Ye Fan chained a large iron ball to Dark Shadow to weigh him down, and Kiba Inuzuka blindfolded himself, expecting to meet the goal that day.

Ye Fan trained Kiba Inuzuka by having him track Dark Shadow blindfolded, while Hinata Hyuga delivered a precious jade pendant from Hanabi. Ye Fan accepted and wore the pendant despite Ko Hyuga’s objections, leaving Ko furious.

• Kiba Inuzuka tried to catch Dark Shadow while blindfolded, but Dark Shadow dodged and struck him with a pebble.
• Ye Fan told Kiba Inuzuka to sharpen his senses and continue the training.
• Hinata Hyuga gave Ye Fan a jade pendant that Hanabi had chosen to send him.
• Ko Hyuga explained that the pendant had been given to Hanabi by their grandmother as something to wear when she married, and demanded Ye Fan refuse it.
• Ye Fan accepted the pendant and put it around his neck, provoking Ko Hyuga.

Ye Fan defended his right to keep Hanabi’s jade pendant, then welcomed the chance to use the Dragonbreath Mystic Crystal Jade to speed up his cultivation. During training, he handed out a foul-tasting stamina tonic, and Kurenai Yuhi rushed to the river after learning it contained insects.

• Ko Hyuga threatened to report Ye Fan to the clan head, while Kurenai Yuhi accepted that Ye Fan would not give up the pendant unless Hanabi asked for it.
• Ye Fan recognized the pendant as Dragonbreath Mystic Crystal Jade and decided to give Hanabi something in return for her gift.
• Ye Fan watched Kiba Inuzuka, Shino Aburame, and Hinata Hyuga train before offering everyone medicinal liquid from bamboo tubes.
• Kiba Inuzuka grimaced at the tonic’s taste but forced himself to drink it, while Shino Aburame and Hinata Hyuga declined theirs.
• Kurenai Yuhi sampled the tonic, then ran toward the river after Ye Fan explained that it was made from five kinds of insects.

After training, Ye Fan offered to strengthen Akamaru and Naruto Uzumaki through demanding methods. Naruto asked Ye Fan for taijutsu guidance, and the chapter ended with an unseen arrival challenging Kiba Inuzuka’s strength.

• Kurenai Yuhi vomited after drinking Ye Fan’s insect-filled medicine, then resumed training with the others.
• Ye Fan told Kiba Inuzuka that his medicine supported the intense training and offered to train Akamaru overnight.
• Ye Fan noticed someone hiding in the forest as Naruto Uzumaki arrived to thank him and ask for taijutsu guidance.
• Ye Fan said Naruto could improve quickly by getting beaten up, and Kiba Inuzuka laughed that he could do it.
• An icy voice asked Kiba Inuzuka whether he thought he was strong.

Sasuke Uchiha challenged Ye Fan, but Kiba Inuzuka intervened and fought Sasuke instead. Sasuke’s fireball struck as Akamaru tried to protect Kiba, leaving Sasuke staring in despair at the dust cloud.

• Sasuke Uchiha challenged Ye Fan, who refused and tried to leave.
• Sasuke threw a kunai at Ye Fan, and Kiba Inuzuka knocked it aside before taking up a fight with Sasuke alongside Akamaru.
• Kiba and Akamaru initially matched Sasuke, but Sasuke adapted to their attacks and began to overpower them.
• Sasuke kicked Akamaru away and struck Kiba, then used the Great Fireball Technique against him.
• Akamaru rushed to shield Kiba from the fireball, and the blast filled the area with dust.
• Naruto Uzumaki condemned Sasuke, who realized he had lost control after hearing his brother’s voice and feared the consequences.

Ye Fan rescued Akamaru from Sasuke Uchiha’s fireball and brutally overpowered Sasuke after warning him not to harm his family. Naruto Uzumaki tried to intervene with the Multi Shadow Clone Technique, setting up a confrontation with Ye Fan.

• Ye Fan emerged from the smoke with Akamaru unharmed, and Kiba Inuzuka embraced his dog.
• Ye Fan immobilized Sasuke Uchiha with killing intent and struck him twice with kunai controlled by Dark Shadow.
• Ye Fan ordered Dark Shadow to tear into Sasuke, leaving him badly wounded despite Naruto Uzumaki’s pleas to stop.
• Laiyun knocked Naruto Uzumaki away when he charged Ye Fan, and Naruto responded by using the Multi Shadow Clone Technique to create thousands of clones.

Ye Fan stopped Naruto Uzumaki’s shadow clone attack and continued punishing Sasuke Uchiha for nearly killing Kiba Inuzuka. Kurenai Yuhi arrived and rescued Sasuke, but Kakashi appeared demanding an explanation, leaving the injured boy’s fate and a clash between the Jonin uncertain.

• Naruto Uzumaki sent thousands of shadow clones at Ye Fan, but they all vanished at once, leaving Naruto terrified.
• Ye Fan told Kiba Inuzuka he would take responsibility and ordered Dark Shadow to resume beating Sasuke Uchiha.
• Kurenai Yuhi returned, caught Sasuke Uchiha, and found his injuries severe enough to threaten his life.
• Kurenai Yuhi questioned Ye Fan, who admitted he had wanted to kill Sasuke because Sasuke had nearly killed Kiba.
• Kakashi arrived and demanded an explanation, while Ye Fan said he had beaten Sasuke and would have killed him if Kurenai had not intervened.

Ye Fan confronted Kakashi after Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki attacked Team 8's training ground, forcing Kakashi to leave rather than risk a conflict with the Inuzuka Clan. Afterward, Ye Fan gave Kurenai Yuhi an account of the incident that placed the blame on Kakashi's students.

• Kakashi's killing intent overwhelmed Kiba Inuzuka, but Laiyun stepped in to shield him as Ye Fan defied Kakashi.
• Kakashi sent Shadow Clones to retrieve Sasuke Uchiha and check on Naruto Uzumaki, who remained frozen in fear; Ye Fan revealed that he had caused Naruto's condition.
• Kakashi charged at Ye Fan, but Shadow knocked his hand away and Kurenai Yuhi blocked his path.
• Ye Fan accused Kakashi's students of trespassing and attacking Team 8, then warned that the incident could provoke the Inuzuka Clan and draw the Hokage's attention.
• Kakashi backed down, said he would investigate, and left with Naruto and his Shadow Clone.
• Ye Fan told Kurenai that Naruto had thrown a kunai at him and Sasuke had tried to kill Kiba with Fire Release, giving her grounds to defend their side.

After Sasuke Uchiha nearly killed Kiba, Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned Kurenai Yuhi and Kakashi and banned private fights between Genin. That night, Ye Fan cultivated with Hanabi’s Dragonbreath Mystic Crystal Jade and broke through to the Third Layer of the Beast-Taming Stage.

• Kakashi told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Sasuke Uchiha had not awakened and Naruto was acting strangely, while Kurenai Yuhi criticized Kakashi’s students and warned him not to attack hers.
• Tsume Inuzuka and Hana Inuzuka arrived to demand answers about Kiba, and Hiruzen Sarutobi prohibited private fights between Genin.
• Ye Fan waited at home without being summoned and concluded that Kurenai Yuhi’s account had kept suspicion away from him.
• Ye Fan used the Dragonbreath Mystic Crystal Jade to gather moonlight, absorbed a drop of moon essence, and broke through to the Third Layer of the Beast-Taming Stage.

After reaching the Third Layer of the Beast-Taming Stage, Ye Fan used Mind Multiplexing to assess his strength by fighting Laiyun and Dark Shadow. He pushed Laiyun to awaken the power of its beast marks, then left both ninja hounds stunned by how easily he defeated them.

• Ye Fan explained that his new Mind Multiplexing ability let him control several pets and perform multiple tasks at once.
• Ye Fan led Laiyun and Dark Shadow to a secluded arena, set up a barrier, and invited them to attack him together.
• Ye Fan redirected Dark Shadow's charge with Thousand Mechanisms Pull and effortlessly countered Laiyun's attacks.
• Laiyun released the power of its beast marks after Ye Fan provoked it by invoking Sister Aoi's death.
• Ye Fan used Mind Multiplexing to examine Laiyun as it lost control, then knocked it away and used Turning Heaven and Earth to send it spinning into the ground.
• Laiyun recovered from its rage and realized Ye Fan had defeated it without taking a single step.