Chapter Summaries

Namikaze Minato recruited Gamabunta to distract Roshi while he sought an opening to strike. Roshi repelled Minato’s surprise attack and armored himself with Lava Release, leaving Minato and Gamabunta facing a more difficult battle.

• Namikaze Minato persuaded Gamabunta to attack Roshi by offering him three hundred jin of tobacco leaves.
• Gamabunta struck at Roshi, who caught the giant blade before counterattacking with his tails and tailed beast claws.
• Gamabunta used Water Release to evade Roshi’s attacks and landed safely.
• Namikaze Minato attacked Roshi from behind with a Wind Style-wrapped Kunai, but Roshi blocked it with a tail and his Tailed Beast Cloak.
• Roshi targeted Gamabunta with Lava Spheres and activated Lava Release Chakra Mode, coating his tails in armor.

Qian learned that Iwagakure was gathering to rescue Roshi and ordered Konoha’s remaining fighters to clear the battlefield perimeter. As the Rock Ninja prepared their own coordinated move, they realized Qian had disappeared.

• Qian assessed that Gamabunta and Namikaze Minato were gaining the upper hand against Roshi, while Roshi risked becoming Konoha’s first captured Jinchuriki.
• Yamanaka Kiku warned Qian that Rock Ninja squads were gathering around the battlefield; Qian ordered his fighters to attack them despite their heavy casualties and said he would help.
• Qian left the fight, and Namikaze Minato guessed that he was heading to deal with the gathering Rock Ninja.
• Nagashima Tomohisa learned that Konoha forces were moving toward the perimeter and ordered a check for Qian.
• An Iwagakure Special Jonin sensed for Qian but could not find his aura.

Qian ambushed and killed Iwagakure squads while Nagashima Tomohisa ordered the Rock Ninja to regroup. As Roshi lost control of the Four-Tails, Namikaze Minato stayed to hold it back while Qian withdrew.

• Qian attacked several Iwagakure squads, and Nagashima Tomohisa confirmed from survivors that the attacker was 'Ghost Sword.'
• Nagashima Tomohisa ordered Yamashita Hanaki to tell the detachments to suspend the operation and link up with nearby squads.
• Qian continued striking Rock Ninja squads, then reduced his attacks while watching Roshi fight Namikaze Minato and Gamabunta.
• Roshi's seal broke, and the Four-Tails began transforming as its tails forced Namikaze Minato back.
• Qian suggested retreating, but Namikaze Minato chose to stay and hold off the Four-Tails while Qian left with a Body Flicker Technique.

Qian witnessed the Four-Tails rampage and helped organize the Leaf ninja’s retreat while both villages mobilized to deal with the uncontrolled beast. Iwagakure eventually recovered the Four-Tails at great cost, and the resulting losses left both sides likely to avoid another large-scale battle as Qian prepared for his next bodily transformation.

• The Four-Tails unleashed magma and attacked Gamabunta while Qian watched and moved toward Yamanaka Kiku.
• Qian ordered Yamanaka Kiku to organize the Leaf ninja’s withdrawal and gather a team to evacuate the wounded.
• Iwagakure and Konoha sent forces to the mountain, and their struggle over the Four-Tails continued through the following day.
• Iwagakure recovered the Four-Tails, but Konoha’s interference cost Iwagakure several highly capable ninja.
• Both sides became more cautious after the battle, giving Qian a stable period to enhance his body before his next transformation.

After returning to the transformed Xishan Outpost, Qian assigned patrols and focused on strengthening his body while preparing to request Water Release knowledge and a Kusanagi Sword from the Uchiha clan. As his body neared transformation, he received a summons from Captain Yuito to attend a meeting with the other jonin.

• Qian ordered Yamanaka Kiku to scout the area and devise a new defensive strategy, then began strengthening his body at the ruined outpost.
• Qian decided to ask the Uchiha clan for Water Release knowledge and help finding a Kusanagi Sword, and wrote a letter to send back with the next supply convoy.
• A week later, Qian warned his subordinates to remain alert despite the Rock Ninja's slowed attacks and continued patrolling and strengthening his body.
• Three days afterward, a Leaf Village chūnin delivered Captain Yuito's summons for a meeting of all jonin, scheduled for half an hour later.

Qian learned that the Rock Ninja planned to isolate Fengliu Town by attacking nearby outposts, then led a support force to reinforce Xiaogu Village Outpost. The Rock Ninja’s attack began after a hidden sentry exposed their operation, leaving the outpost’s defenders facing an enemy force twice their size.

• Qian attended Omura Yuito’s meeting, where the jonin learned the Rock Ninja intended to attack several nearby outposts instead of Fengliu Town directly.
• Qian recognized the Rock Ninja’s plan to isolate Fengliu Town and joined the decision to send reinforcements to the surrounding outposts.
• Qian took nearly one hundred Leaf ninjas to Xiaogu Village Outpost, raising its garrison to about three hundred.
• Qian and his support force stayed hidden while the outpost’s original garrison continued its usual duties and waited for the Rock Ninja.
• An Iwagakure Special Jonin failed to silently kill a hidden Leaf sentry, and the resulting explosion exposed the operation.
• The Rock Ninja squads advanced toward Xiaogu Village, relying on their numerical advantage to overwhelm the outpost.

Qian led the defense of Xiaogu Village Outpost as Hidden Rock surrounded it, then turned the battle by revealing his support troops and killing a Hidden Stone jonin. The Leaf forces gained the upper hand as Rock morale faltered.

• Qian spotted Hidden Rock ninja approaching Xiaogu Village and let the prepared Leaf squads take their positions.
• The battle began, and the outnumbered Leaf defenders held their ground against the Rock forces.
• Kurokawa Ichiro learned that about a hundred Leaf reinforcements were hidden in the village, but Qian ordered them into battle before he could adjust his attack.
• Qian joined the fighting, wounded a Hidden Stone jonin, trapped him in Genjutsu: Sharingan, and killed him with three shuriken.
• The Leaf ninja fought more fiercely after Qian's kill, while the Rock ninja's morale dropped.

Qian hunted Rock jonin on the battlefield and helped a Leaf Village Jonin defeat a Rock ninja whose Kekkei Genkai petrified his body. After killing the wounded ninja, Qian moved on to hunt more Rock jonin.

• Qian spotted a Rock jonin whose body had petrified, granting him formidable defense and recovery but weakening his perception and agility.
• Qian appeared in front of the petrified Rock jonin and trapped him in a Sharingan Genjutsu.
• A Leaf Village Jonin attached three Exploding Tags to the immobilized Rock ninja and detonated them, breaking his Petrification but failing to kill him.
• Qian threw a Kunai into the wounded Rock jonin's chest, killing him, then nodded to the Leaf Village Jonin and rushed off to hunt another target.

Qian helped turn the battle near Xiaogu Village decisively against the Hidden Rock force by killing its standout fighters. Kurokawa Ichiro ordered a retreat, leaving Qian with time to train.

• Qian killed another Hidden Rock jonin, then used his Sharingan to find lower- and mid-ranked Rock Ninja threatening Leaf Village fighters.
• Qian killed Chiba Kohei after testing his battle instincts, and sent two Leaf Village Chunin to aid other groups.
• Qian broke up a group attack by several Hidden Rock Chunin and continued eliminating prominent Rock Ninja across the battlefield.
• Qian’s attacks crushed Rock Ninja morale, and Kurokawa Ichiro sounded the retreat as the Leaf ninja pursued the scattered fighters.
• Qian stayed behind and saw that Kurokawa Ichiro had lost half an arm and the sensory-type Special Jonin was dead.

After three days of quiet training, Uchiha Qian pushed his body through a difficult evolution using the Mystical Palm Technique. His physical constitution and chakra potential increased, and he concluded that he was ready to pursue the Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Uchiha Qian used the Mystical Palm Technique repeatedly for hours, strengthening his body until its accumulated foundation triggered an evolution.
• Uchiha Qian’s physical constitution rose from 13 to 14, increasing his theoretical chakra limit to 71,000 and his daily chakra recovery to 54,000.
• Uchiha Qian reviewed his skill gains, including improved Mystical Palm Technique, Chakra Control, and swordsmanship proficiency.
• Uchiha Qian confirmed that his spirit and physical constitution had nearly reached the conditions he had set, and resolved to open the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Qian left Xiaogu Village Outpost and used the Mind Reflection Technique in a secluded ravine to awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan. After enduring a painful transformation, he confirmed his eyes had evolved and considered the power and unique Dojutsu he might now possess.

• Qian left Xiaogu Village Outpost and traveled to the remote Flying Stone Ravine to awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan in secret.
• After calming himself, Qian cast the level 7 Mind Reflection Technique, and special Chakra began flowing from his brain into his eyes.
• Qian's eyes drew in his body's Chakra as he endured severe pain and sensed changes in his body and a surge in his Spiritual Power.
• When the transformation ended, Qian examined his reflection in the stream and saw his Sharingan form a Black Sun pattern.
• Qian confirmed his Mangekyō Sharingan had awakened and considered the increase in his Genjutsu ability and the two unique Dojutsu he expected to gain.

Qian awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan’s Susanoo and discovered that his left-eye Dojutsu, Imperial Heaven, could make him untouchable and purge harmful conditions. Its short duration and heavy cost meant he still had to use it cautiously.

• Qian manifested Susanoo’s initial form, a silvery-white arm and ribs, but found that his body and Sharingan could not sustain it for long.
• Qian activated Imperial Heaven and vanished for ten seconds before reappearing.
• Qian realized Imperial Heaven separated him from the world, making attacks unable to reach or detect him while also clearing negative conditions from his body.
• Qian concluded that his desire for invincibility and to transcend the world had shaped the Dojutsu, but its limits could hasten his blindness.

Qian awakened the right-eye dojutsu Human Authority, which let him control his own body and could eventually guide his evolution toward the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. He assessed the strain his new Mangekyō placed on his body and found that evolving it further would require far more effort, though gaining a Tailed Beast as a chakra source could help.

• Qian activated Human Authority and learned that it currently let him influence bodily functions such as his heartbeat, digestion, and adrenaline secretion.
• Qian concluded that developing Human Authority could strengthen his body, help restore Mangekyō-induced blindness, and guide his genes toward the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Qian checked his Proficiency Panel and saw that awakening the Mangekyō had raised his Spirit from 15 to 19, leaving his physical constitution dangerously far behind.
• Qian tested the Mind Reflection Technique and discovered that three uses now granted one point of Mangekyō evolution progress.
• Qian reasoned that improving the technique and using a Tailed Beast as a chakra source could make the difficult evolution manageable.

After awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan, Qian rested for three days, then planned a demanding training regimen to improve his body and develop his new abilities. He found that Human Authority accelerated his progress, and estimated his Physical Constitution would rise from 14 to 15 in about twenty days.

• Qian quietly returned to his quarters and slept, then spent the next three days resting and adapting to his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Qian assessed how the Mangekyō strengthened his genjutsu and gave him new combat options, while noting that his conventional attacks still needed improvement.
• Qian allocated his daily chakra to Mystical Palm Technique, Mind Reflection Technique, and shadow-clone practice of Wind Blade and Rasengan.
• Qian alternated his training with brief uses of Human Authority to guide his body's evolution, taking care not to overstrain his right eye.
• After nearly a day of cultivation, Qian estimated that his Physical Constitution would rise from 14 to 15 in about twenty days, then continued training.

Qian fought at Xiaogu Village Outpost as the exhausted Leaf forces faced repeated Rock Ninja attacks and dwindling numbers. When a fresh assault threatened to overwhelm the outpost, he moved to confront four Hidden Rock jōnin and began using Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.

• Qian dodged a barrage of Shuriken and Exploding Tags before the Rock Ninja retreated on a signal.
• He reflected on how repeated battles had brought Xiaogu Village Outpost and other nearby positions close to collapse, while he remained detached from the casualties and focused on training.
• Qian treated the wounded with several Medical Ninja and ordered the Squad Captains to stay alert.
• The next day, three hundred Rock Ninja advanced against fewer than one hundred and fifty exhausted Leaf ninja at the outpost.
• Four Hidden Rock jōnin charged Qian, who dodged and blocked their attacks before unleashing Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.

Qian scattered the Rock Ninja formation with Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, giving the Leaf forces a chance to seize the initiative. While fighting four Rock jonin, he exploited their hesitation and struck Kawachi Kima with a concealed Rasengan, leaving him crippled.

• Qian used Wind Release: Great Breakthrough to scatter the three hundred Rock Ninja, and the Leaf ninja rushed forward to attack.
• Qian fought four Rock jonin with his short sword and noticed their attacks faltered as they worried about his increased strength.
• Qian used his knowledge of the Rock jonin’s habits to force Shimazu Shinya aside and expose Kawachi Kima to an attack.
• Qian’s Illusion Sword Technique briefly disrupted Kawachi Kima, while Kambara Nobunaga threw a kunai to stop Qian’s sword strike.
• Qian blocked Kambara Nobunaga’s kunai, dodged Kawachi Kima’s counterattack, and struck Kima in the chest with a Rasengan, blasting him away.

Qian fought off the Hidden Rock ninjas and killed two of them, leaving only Kambara Nobunaga and Shimazu Shinya. With the odds shifted in his favor, Qian charged Shimazu Shinya to test how the Mangekyō Sharingan enhanced his Genjutsu.

• Kawachi Kima was struck down as Qian used the Illusion Sword Technique to break through the Hidden Rock ninjas’ formation.
• Qian distracted Kambara Nobunaga with Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, then threw shuriken at Shimazu Shinya and another Hidden Rock elite ninja.
• Qian’s Wind Style: Wind Blade nearly hit Shimazu Shinya and fatally wounded the other Hidden Rock elite ninja.
• Kambara Nobunaga and Shimazu Shinya hesitated to attack as Qian’s Sharingan became more dangerous with fewer enemies left.
• Qian decided to test the Mangekyō Sharingan’s Genjutsu amplification and charged Shimazu Shinya.

Qian defeated Kambara Nobunaga and Shimazu Shinya by using his Mangekyō Sharingan to trap them in genjutsu, then killed them and the wounded Hidden Rock Village ninja. He burned the four bodies to conceal evidence of his Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Qian fought Kambara Nobunaga and Shimazu Shinya, waiting for their strength to fade until a coordination mistake gave him an opening.
• Qian activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and trapped Kambara Nobunaga in an illusion, then used Genjutsu: Sharingan to immobilize Shimazu Shinya.
• Qian cut Kambara Nobunaga and Shimazu Shinya's throats, and Kambara Nobunaga briefly broke free from the illusion before dying.
• Qian killed the badly wounded Kawachi Kima and another Hidden Rock Village jonin with thrown kunai.
• Qian burned all four bodies with Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique to conceal evidence of his Mangekyō Sharingan.

Qian turned the Rock Ninja’s attempt to encircle him into an opening to attack their lower-ranked fighters, using a powerful Wind Release technique and precise strikes. He had killed or wounded more than half of the thirty Rock Ninja, while Kurokawa Ichiro and another jonin failed to stop him.

• Qian joined the battlefield and helped a Leaf Village Jonin kill a Rock Village jonin.
• Kurokawa Ichiro recalled Qian’s earlier battlefield impact and ordered thirty Rock Ninja to surround him.
• Qian revealed that he had allowed the encirclement so he could attack the low- and mid-ranked Rock Ninja without breaking the battle’s unspoken rules.
• Qian unleashed Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, scattering attacks and the surrounding Rock Ninja with a powerful tornado.
• Qian used shuriken, his Short Sword, and Exploding Tags to kill and wound Rock Ninja as he evaded their attacks.
• Kurokawa Ichiro and another Rock Village jonin failed to stop Qian, and more than half of the encircling force became casualties.

Qian slaughtered Rock Ninja while Kurokawa Ichiro struggled to contain him, then ordered a high-risk plan to bring the Hidden Rock jonin against Qian. Kurokawa Ichiro prepared to face Qian himself, driven by the grudge over his lost arm.

• Qian dodged the Rock Ninja's attacks, killed a genin, and used Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique before a Wind Blade cut two Hidden Rock chunin in half.
• Kurokawa Ichiro ordered the Third and Fourth Divisions to reinforce the attack on Qian because the Hidden Rock jonin were occupied by Leaf Village Jonin.
• Qian killed more than forty Rock Ninja, leaving the Third and Fourth Divisions badly depleted and Kurokawa Ichiro unsure how to stop him.
• Kurokawa Ichiro ordered the First, Second, Fifth, and Sixth Divisions to hold off the Leaf Village Jonin so Black Wind and the other Hidden Rock jonin could attack Qian.
• Kurokawa Ichiro recalled that Qian had been responsible for his defeat and lost arm, and decided to test whether he could avenge himself.