Chapter Summaries

Qian fought Kaguya Morinosuke, a Kirigakure Jonin wielding the Kaguya Clan’s Shikotsumyaku. After Qian’s genjutsu-assisted strike failed to reach Morinosuke’s heart, Morinosuke transformed into a bone-covered combatant and prepared to continue the fight.

• Qian identified Kaguya Morinosuke as a dangerous Kaguya Clan ninja after Morinosuke appeared and showed his desire to fight the Sharingan user.
• Kaguya Morinosuke attacked with Ten-Finger Drilling Bullets, but Qian deflected the bone projectiles with his Sharingan and swordsmanship.
• Qian caught Morinosuke with Genjutsu: Sharingan and stabbed him in the chest, but Morinosuke caught the blade and twisted away from a fatal wound.
• Kaguya Morinosuke grew bone spikes from his arm, forcing Qian to abandon his short sword and retreat while blocking more projectiles with a kunai.
• Kaguya Morinosuke tore off his clothes and used Shikotsumyaku to cover his body in bone spikes.

Qian used repeated fire-based ninjutsu to keep Kaguya Morinosuke at a distance while studying his fighting habits and looking for a way to defeat him. He then summoned two shadow clones and engaged Morinosuke in close combat, leaving the Kaguya fighter under pressure from three attackers.

• Qian blasted Kaguya Morinosuke with fireballs, forcing him to dodge and avoid the spreading flames.
• Qian continued attacking while observing Morinosuke’s habits, mindful that two Mist Village Jonin might join the fight.
• Qian stopped his ninjutsu barrage and created two shadow clones with the Shadow Clone Technique.
• Qian and his clones attacked Morinosuke together, but he grew bone spikes to repel their first strikes.
• Qian and his clones resumed their assault, increasing the pressure on Morinosuke.

Qian and his two shadow clones fought Kaguya Morinosuke, using his opponent’s combat habits to set up a trap. The trap created an opening for Qian to cast Sharingan genjutsu, but Kaguya Morinosuke raised layered bone defenses, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Qian’s Sharingan genjutsu briefly caught Kaguya Morinosuke, but Morinosuke escaped by forming dense bone armor around himself.
• Qian and his two shadow clones traded attacks with Morinosuke, who used several Kaguya Clan dances to keep them from suppressing him.
• Qian used his knowledge of Morinosuke’s combat habits to guide him toward attacking a shadow clone that appeared to make a mistake.
• Morinosuke cut down the apparent Qian, only for the figure to vanish in chakra smoke and reveal itself as a shadow clone.
• Qian halted another shadow clone in Morinosuke’s line of sight and cast Sharingan genjutsu, while Morinosuke closed his eyes and formed bone armor and spikes around himself.

Qian killed Kaguya Morinosuke with Wind Style: Rasenshuriken after carefully creating an opening, then began draining Chakra from Mist Village ninjas. The two Mist Village Jonin rushed to stop him, believing he was replenishing depleted Chakra.

• Qian's Shadow Clone struck Kaguya Morinosuke with Wind Style: Rasenshuriken, destroying his body at the cellular level.
• Qian confirmed Kaguya Morinosuke could not survive and killed him with a kunai to the chest.
• Qian reflected on how his planning and earlier restraint had created the opening for the decisive attack.
• Qian picked up Kaguya Morinosuke's short sword, stabbed a Mist Village Chunin, and drained the man's Chakra.
• The two Mist Village Jonin abandoned their opponents and charged at Qian, assuming he was low on Chakra.

Qian lured two Mist Village Jonin away from the Chunin battlefield and fought them, hoping to ease the pressure on the Leaf Village forces. He trapped one with Sharingan genjutsu, but the other intervened, and the fight returned to a stalemate.

• Qian used captured Mist Village Chunin to replenish his Chakra and draw two Mist Village Jonin toward him.
• Qian attacked the two Jonin with Kunai, but they sensed the danger and dodged.
• The two Jonin coordinated their attacks, forcing Qian to retreat before he countered with Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.
• One Jonin dodged the fireball while the other attacked, but Qian caught the attacker in Genjutsu: Sharingan and threw shuriken at his vital points.
• The second Jonin knocked Qian's shuriken aside, preventing the attack and restoring the battle to its starting point.

Qian fought two Mist Village Jonin, evading their coordinated attacks until Hayakawa Kaede trapped him with the Earth Release: Heaven and Earth Reversal. The technique appeared to bury Qian, but he emerged behind Hayakawa and struck him from behind.

• A Mist Village Jonin used explosive kunai to blind Qian while his teammate attacked with Earth Release: Earth Mausoleum Spear, grazing Qian's left arm.
• Qian used his Sharingan to evade the Rock Spikes, making Wasabi suspect they had underestimated his strength.
• Hayakawa Kaede unleashed Earth Release: Heaven and Earth Reversal, crushing the ground and burying everything on its surface.
• Wasabi and Hayakawa believed Qian had been trapped underground, but Qian appeared behind Hayakawa and stabbed him.

Qian killed Hayakawa Kaede and Wasabi, then shifted his focus to breaking the Mist forces’ pressure on Konoha’s lower ranks. He fought through the Mist Chunin and Special Jonin, ending the chapter surrounded but still counterattacking.

• Qian used Ame no Minaka to escape Hayakawa Kaede’s Earth Mausoleum Spear and stabbed Hayakawa Kaede through the heart.
• Qian trapped Wasabi in Genjutsu and slit his throat, killing both Mist Village Jonin.
• Qian assessed the battles involving Uchiha Shisui, the General Captain, and the deputy General Captain, then chose to relieve pressure on Konoha’s Chunin line first.
• Qian killed Mist Village Chunin with his sword and Chakra Absorption Technique, replenishing his chakra to over forty thousand points.
• Mist Village Special Jonin surrounded Qian, who injured one with a Rasengan and dodged the others’ attacks while seeking openings to counter.

Qian fought off the Kirigakure Special Jonin until reinforcements used the Hidden Mist Technique to obscure his vision and attack from the fog. He dispersed the mist with a powerful Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, then began targeting the Mist Village Chunin.

• Qian wounded or killed four Kirigakure Special Jonin while sustaining only superficial injuries, which he healed during the fight.
• Other Mist Ninja used the Hidden Mist Technique and coordinated attacks to obscure Qian’s vision and try to exhaust him.
• Qian dodged successive attacks, then unleashed Wind Release: Great Breakthrough to scatter the mist despite the Mist Ninja trying to maintain it.
• Qian taunted the gathered Mist Village Ninja, but they refused to attack impulsively.
• Qian rushed a Mist Village Chunin, avoided incoming Shuriken, and then used the Body Flicker Technique to target another Chunin.

Qian continued fighting the Mist Ninja until Biwa Juzo arrived and challenged him with the Kubikiribōchō. Their first exchange revealed that Qian’s swordsmanship could threaten Biwa Juzo, who nevertheless remained confident in his superior weapon.

• Qian killed a Mist Village Special Jonin after fighting off the Mist Ninja for half an hour.
• Biwa Juzo arrived, kicked and punched Qian, and exchanged more than a dozen close-range attacks with him.
• The Mist Ninja praised Biwa Juzo, while Qian assessed his strength and noticed the deputy General Captain’s corpse nearby.
• Qian cast Genjutsu: Sharingan and threw Kunai, but Biwa Juzo blocked them with the Kubikiribōchō.
• Qian pressed Biwa Juzo with a sword thrust, dodged his counterattack, and nearly struck his heart.
• Biwa Juzo recognized Qian’s swordsmanship as dangerous but remained confident in the Kubikiribōchō.

Qian used a water-vapor screen and Shadow Clones to change his approach against Biwa Juzo, while keeping the watching enemy wary of his Wind Style: Rasenshuriken. The battle continued with Qian and two clones pressing Biwa Juzo, who began to fall behind.

• Biwa Juzo attacked Qian with the Kubikiribōchō, and Qian struggled to block the heavy blows.
• A Hidden Mist Special Jonin attacked Qian with Water Release: Water Whip Technique, but Qian dodged and countered with Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.
• Qian used the resulting mist to create three Shadow Clones, sending one to hold off the Mist Ninja on the perimeter.
• Qian realized the hidden enemy was watching him because of the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken he had used to kill Kaguya Morinosuke.
• Qian and two Shadow Clones charged Biwa Juzo, using hit-and-run tactics and their Sharingan to avoid direct clashes.
• Biwa Juzo began to decline under the pincer attack from Qian and his two Shadow Clones.

Qian wore down Biwa Juzo before using a brief Sharingan genjutsu and a Wind Style: Rasenshuriken to destroy the Kubikiribōchō. The technique also wounded Qian with its fragments and chakra needles, leaving him wary of using it with his real body again until his proficiency improved.

• Qian continued fighting Biwa Juzo cautiously, draining his stamina while his swordsmanship proficiency advanced.
• After another ten minutes, Qian spotted an opening and briefly trapped Biwa Juzo with Genjutsu: Sharingan, but Juzo evaded a shadow clone’s Rasengan.
• Biwa Juzo used Water Replacement to escape a shadow clone’s Wind Style: Rasenshuriken, which destroyed the water clone.
• Qian’s real body attacked Juzo as he reappeared, and the Rasenshuriken shattered the Kubikiribōchō before exploding.
• Qian retreated from the explosion and found that fragments and chakra needles had caused only superficial harm, then resolved not to use the technique with his real body until his proficiency improved.

Qian treated his wounds and drained chakra from a Mist Village Chunin while his Shadow Clone fought Biwa Juzo. After Raiga Kurosuki killed the Leaf Village General Captain, Qian faced both Raiga and Biwa Juzo on the battlefield.

• Qian saw that Biwa Juzo had been badly injured by Wind Style: Rasenshuriken and sent a Shadow Clone to attack him while he healed and replenished his chakra.
• Qian pulled blade fragments from his wounds, healed himself with the improved Mystical Palm Technique, and drained nearly ten thousand points of chakra from a Mist Village Chunin.
• Raiga Kurosuki struck the Leaf Village General Captain with lightning, killing him and drawing Qian's attention.
• Biwa Juzo killed Qian's Shadow Clone as Qian and the two enemies faced one another across the battlefield.
• Raiga's lightning and Biwa Juzo's Kubikiribōchō forced Qian to dodge, while Biwa Juzo restored the blade by thrusting its hilt into a Leaf Village Chunin's corpse.

Qian fled from Raiga Kurosuki and Biwa Juzo to shake off the hidden surveillance, then used a clone as bait to ambush them. He killed Biwa Juzo and fatally stabbed Raiga Kurosuki, escaping Raiga’s final lightning attack with Ame no Minaka but suffering pain in his left eye.

• Qian dispelled a shadow clone and fled into the forest, prompting Raiga Kurosuki and Biwa Juzo to pursue him.
• After running five or six kilometers, Qian concluded he had escaped the hidden surveillance, sent a shadow clone ahead, and concealed himself nearby.
• Qian ambushed the pursuers, used an afterimage to evade Biwa Juzo’s Kubikiribōchō, and severed Biwa Juzo’s carotid artery.
• Raiga Kurosuki attacked Qian with lightning, but Qian avoided the strike and stabbed him from behind while revealing his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Raiga Kurosuki unleashed Lightning Burial in a final attack, and Qian escaped the blast with Ame no Minaka before inspecting the scorched forest and clutching his left eye.

Qian killed Raiga Kurosuki and Biwa Juzo, then discovered their ninja blades had vanished and suspected a summoning scroll had retrieved them. He lured the hidden watchers into revealing themselves and confronted five masked shinobi, whom he believed were Root agents.

• Qian returned to the battlefield and found Raiga Kurosuki and Biwa Juzo dead, but their ninja blades were missing.
• Qian reasoned that a summoning scroll had retrieved the blades when their owners died, then hid while his Shadow Clone returned to the main battlefield.
• Qian noticed chakra-bearing insects following his Shadow Clone and suspected Aburame Tatsuma was tracking him for Danzo.
• Qian waited for the watchers to inspect the battlefield, then revealed himself when one of five masked figures attacked his hiding place with a Kunai.
• Qian accused the five masked shinobi of spying on him, and they surrounded him without answering.

Qian fought the Root shinobi and used his Sharingan and Ame no Minaka to gain the advantage despite his dwindling Chakra and the risk to his eye. He left the final exchange with his sword striking a Root shinobi’s neck.

• Qian used the Illusion Sword Technique to kill a Root shinobi before the man could complete the Sealing Binding Formation.
• Qian dodged the remaining Root shinobi’s attacks and escaped the blast when one activated Exploding Tags.
• Qian decided to end the fight quickly despite the strain that using Ame no Minaka placed on his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Qian trapped two Root shinobi with genjutsu and threw Kunai at them before using Ame no Minaka to evade an attack from behind.
• Qian reappeared behind the Root shinobi who had attacked his afterimage and slashed at the man’s neck.

Qian used Ame no Minaka and his Mangekyō Sharingan to defeat the Root Ninja squad, leaving Aburame Tatsuma trapped in a genjutsu. Aburame Tatsuma’s fate remained unresolved as the chapter ended.

• Qian killed a Root Ninja with a kunai after briefly activating Ame no Minaka, then found that only Aburame Tatsuma remained.
• Qian identified Aburame Tatsuma and cut his throat, but the apparent victim turned out to be an Insect Clone.
• Aburame Tatsuma attacked with Insect Sphere, and Qian used Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique to break up the swarm.
• Aburame Tatsuma used Insect Evil Tool to disrupt Qian’s senses and obscure his vision with Kikaichū.
• Qian activated Ame no Minaka, found Aburame Tatsuma’s real body, appeared before him, and caught him in Genjutsu: Sharingan.

Qian read Aburame Tatsuma’s memories and learned that Danzo had ordered the mission, with Orochimaru’s cooperation, while a Root agent called Faceless had leaked their route to Kirigakure. After killing Tatsuma and destroying the bodies and Kikaichū, Qian left the battlefield.

• Qian used Genjutsu: Sharingan to read Aburame Tatsuma’s memories, uncovering Root’s headquarters location and details of Tatsuma’s surveillance technique.
• Qian learned that Danzo had ordered the mission months earlier and that Orochimaru had helped arrange it, while Root’s Faceless had passed their route to Kirigakure.
• Qian drained Aburame Tatsuma’s chakra and energy until he died, then burned his corpse along with the other bodies.
• Qian spotted Tatsuma’s Kikaichū and burned the insects to prevent the Aburame Clan from learning anything from them.
• Qian surveyed the cleared battlefield and left.

Qian's shadow clone returned to the main battlefield and helped drive the Mist Ninja into retreat, while Uchiha Shisui began suspecting Qian might have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan. Qian later rejoined the survivors, who counted their heavy losses and prepared to regroup.

• Munashi Jinpachi saw Qian appear, sounded a retreat whistle, and led the Mist Ninja away from the battlefield.
• Qian told Uchiha Shisui that he had killed Raiga Kurosuki and Biwa Juzo, prompting Shisui to wonder if Qian had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Qian's shadow clone dispelled itself after Shisui suggested checking for hidden enemies, leaving Shisui more suspicious of Qian's power.
• Qian received the clone's memories, realized Shisui might suspect him, and hurried back to the main battlefield.
• Qian joined Shisui as the survivors cleaned up, and they counted only twenty-eight Leaf ninja left from their seventy-person force.

Qian treated the injured Konoha ninja and led the survivors onward with Uchiha Shisui. The group left their exposed position to avoid renewed attacks and Danzo’s possible response.

• Qian used Chakra Scalpel and his improved Mystical Palm Technique to treat the wounded Konoha ninja.
• Qian told Uchiha Shisui to provide chakra, and Shisui willingly began refining more for him.
• After nearly an hour, Qian and Shisui had treated the twenty-odd surviving Konoha ninja enough for them to move.
• Qian and Shisui led the group toward their target location to avoid another Mist Ninja attack and possible trouble from Danzo.
• Qian expected his Mystical Palm Technique to reach level 8 soon and hoped the resulting physical improvement would reduce the cost of using his Mangekyō Sharingan.

Qian sensed an approaching group and went ahead to investigate, where he met Uchiha Yashiro and his Leaf shinobi. After explaining that he and his team had survived an ambush by Mist Ninja, Qian led Yashiro’s group toward Uchiha Shisui and the others.

• Qian sensed ninja approaching and told Uchiha Shisui to keep the team on guard while he investigated.
• Qian found a group of Leaf shinobi led by Uchiha Yashiro, who recognized him and explained that he had come to meet them after hearing Mist Ninja had breached the northern defense line.
• Qian told Uchiha Yashiro that his team had been ambushed by Mist Ninja and had driven them back.
• Uchiha Yashiro was shocked by Qian’s account, then agreed to meet up with Uchiha Shisui and the rest of the team.
• Qian led Uchiha Yashiro’s group toward the others, while noticing that they remained wary of him.