Chapter Summaries

Qian and Terumi Mei fought across the sea, trading close-range attacks and powerful ninjutsu. Terumi Mei’s Corrosion Release threatened Qian as he stood atop a massive wave.

• Qian used Flash Sword Technique to attack Terumi Mei, who dodged his strikes and blocked with a Kunai.
• Qian hit Terumi Mei with Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, but she used Water Release: Water Replacement Technique to escape and countered with Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
• Terumi Mei unleashed Boil Release: Skilled Mist Technique, and Qian drove it back with Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.
• Terumi Mei used Water Release: Water Formation Pillar to raise a huge wave, forcing Qian to leap onto it.
• Terumi Mei spat Corrosion Release toward Qian, who recognized the dangerous technique as it threatened him.

Qian fought Terumi Mei, countering her attacks and matching her Water Dragon Bullet Technique with his Fire Dragon Technique. Terumi Mei recognized the depth of his skill but hesitated to retreat from the assault on Konoha's Forward Base in the Land of Waves.

• Qian used Water Formation Wall to block Terumi Mei's Corrosion Release, then retreated from the dissolving barrier.
• Terumi Mei pursued Qian with water arrows and a penetrating water stream, but he blocked or dodged her attacks.
• Terumi Mei used Water Dragon Bullet Technique, but Qian met it with Fire Dragon Technique, and the two ninjutsu clashed evenly.
• The Leaf and Mist ninja were shocked that Qian's lower-level Fire Release matched Terumi Mei's Water Release, while Terumi Mei realized how thoroughly he had mastered his techniques.
• Terumi Mei considered retreating but hesitated because abandoning the attack could leave her responsible if Qian's forces cut off the main force's escape.

Qian and Terumi Mei fought until Terumi Mei’s chakra and forces were depleted, forcing her to signal a retreat. Qian ordered his battered team to rest and reorganize before pursuing the Mist Ninja toward the main battlefield.

• Qian pressed Terumi Mei with fireballs, hidden shuriken, and close-range sword attacks, while she countered with water and Corrosion Release techniques.
• Terumi Mei injured her left arm to break away and repeatedly used Corrosion Release to keep Qian at a distance, but Qian avoided her attacks and healed his wounds with Mystical Palm Technique.
• As Terumi Mei weakened and the Konoha forces lost their earlier advantage, she retreated to Ao and signaled the Mist Ninja to withdraw.
• Qian sounded the retreat whistle, and Uchiha Tekka and Kanda Ouzuru asked whether they should pursue the fleeing Mist Ninja.
• Qian decided to rest and reorganize the twenty-one wounded Konoha survivors before pursuing, then went to the Reef Sentry Tower to recover.

Qian led the surviving Leaf shinobi from No. 3 Sentry Tower toward the Forward Base, where Konoha was losing ground to Kirigakure's surprise attack. Terumi Mei was sent to intercept him, but Qian anticipated the move and took a different route.

• Qian left three gravely wounded Leaf shinobi behind and led the rest of his unit toward the Forward Base.
• Konoha and Kirigakure fought across the Forward Base and surrounding area, with Konoha gradually falling into a disadvantage.
• The Uchiha jonin learned that Qian's unit had set out and told a chunin he expected Qian to turn the battle around.
• Terumi Mei received orders to intercept Qian as she and her group reached the Forward Base first.
• Qian diverted along his earlier route toward Reef Sentry Tower and avoided Terumi Mei's interception.

Qian led a surprise attack on the battlefield, cutting through Mist Ninja and replenishing his chakra by draining his enemies. After two minutes of fighting, he faced Kaguya Kotaro, a Jonin who challenged him with the Kaguya Clan’s bone technique.

• Qian led his team into the battlefield’s flank, disrupting the Mist Ninja formation and freeing Leaf shinobi.
• Qian used his swordsmanship and Sharingan to cut down Mist Ninja while absorbing chakra to restore his strength.
• Qian outmaneuvered a Kirigakure Special Jonin, trapped him with Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique, and drained his chakra until he died.
• Qian continued attacking with the Leaf shinobi who had joined his force, then stopped when a Mist Village Jonin confronted him.
• The Jonin introduced himself as Kaguya Kotaro and covered his body with Bone Spikes.

Qian fought Kaguya Kotaro, using his Sharingan, swordsmanship, and Rasengan to overcome the Kaguya Clan fighter’s bone defenses and techniques. Kotaro survived the Rasengan and got back to his feet, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Qian used the Kusanagi Sword to cut through Kotaro’s Bone Spike, but Kotaro healed and countered with finger bones and a bone sword.
• Kotaro pressed Qian with the Dance of the Camellia, but Qian kept pace until Kotaro’s attacks faltered and Qian began suppressing him.
• Kotaro abandoned their swordsmanship contest and combined five Shikotsumyaku secret techniques, but Qian counterattacked during his transitions.
• Qian struck Kotaro’s chest with a level 6 Rasengan, breaking his bone spikes and injuring him, but Kotaro quickly stood back up.

Qian fought Kaguya Kotaro and three Kaguya Clan ninja, narrowly escaping a deadly trap by using his hidden Mangekyō Sharingan ability. After killing Kaguya Kotaro, Qian recognized that he had underestimated his opponent and resolved to be more cautious about revealing his trump card.

• Kaguya Kotaro attacked Qian alongside three Kaguya Clan Chunin, who struck from close range and with bone projectiles.
• Kaguya Kotaro sacrificed one of his own Chunin to trap Qian with Dance of the Clematis: Vine, then thrust the bone whip toward Qian's heart.
• Qian used his left-eye dojutsu, Ame no Minaka, to escape the bone whip and catch Kaguya Kotaro off guard.
• Qian struck Kaguya Kotaro with Wind Style: Rasenshuriken, weakening him, then cut his throat and killed him.
• Qian reflected that he had underestimated Kaguya Kotaro and resolved to use his Mangekyō Sharingan more cautiously.

After killing Kaguya Kotaro and the two Kaguya Clan Chunin, Qian received orders to reinforce the endangered East Defense Line. He led Leaf ninjas toward the front, planning to hold off Kirigakure’s jonin without revealing his Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Qian killed one Kaguya Clan Chunin with his blade and drained the other’s Chakra to replenish his own.
• A Yamanaka Clan ninja contacted Qian through the Telepathy Technique and ordered him to support the East Defense Line.
• The Yamanaka ninja warned Qian that Terumi Mei, Ao, and other Mist Ninja were heading to the eastern battlefield.
• Qian gathered around twenty Leaf ninjas and rushed from the southern battlefield toward the East Defense Line.
• Qian decided to hold back some of Kirigakure’s jonin and buy time for Konoha’s reinforcements.

Qian reached Konoha’s eastern battlefield and began turning the tide by taking on Mist Village Jonin who had tied up Konoha’s Special Jonin. He badly wounded one opponent, but an unseen attacker’s shuriken interrupted his attempt to finish the fight.

• Qian fought through Mist Ninja blocking his route and reached the eastern battlefield, where Konoha’s forces were close to being overwhelmed.
• Qian took over a Mist Village Jonin who was fighting two Konoha Special Jonin, freeing them to return to their positions.
• Qian used genjutsu, swordsmanship, and Fire Release to cut the Mist Village Jonin’s arm and inflict several more wounds.
• Qian pressed his injured opponent with a mix of sword techniques and ninjutsu until he was close to defeating him.
• Several shuriken flew at Qian from the side, forcing him to abandon his attack and dodge.

Qian faced a five-person Mist Village force led by Terumi Mei, Ao, and Kushimaru Kuriarare, while avoiding the Mangekyō Sharingan so Uchiha Madara would not discover it. He exploited the group’s poor coordination, and the battle ended with the already-wounded Mist Jonin dead in Kushimaru’s trap.

• Terumi Mei, Ao, Kushimaru Kuriarare, and a hidden Mist Anbu attacked Qian, who recognized the five-person force and resolved to hold them off without using his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Qian evaded an underground ambush and dodged Kushimaru Kuriarare’s wire-guided Nuibari attacks.
• Terumi Mei launched a Water Dragon, and the Mist shinobi followed with ninjutsu, kunai, and traps.
• Qian used his Sharingan to turn Kushimaru Kuriarare’s traps against the Mist group, exploiting their poor coordination.
• The wounded Mist Village Jonin died in a trap set by Kushimaru Kuriarare, with Qian’s Genjutsu contributing to his death.

Qian fought off an expanding Kirigakure encirclement while using the pressure to master his Kusanagi Sword and strengthen his sword techniques. He kept healing his accumulating wounds, and by the end of the battle his swordsmanship had improved enough to ease the pressure on him.

• Kushimaru Kuriarare’s Steel Wire killed a Kirigakure Jonin after Qian escaped with the Substitution Technique, making Terumi Mei and Ao more cautious.
• Kirigakure’s commander sent more Jonin and Special Jonin to encircle Qian, sharply increasing the pressure on him.
• Qian declined the Yamanaka Clan ninja’s offer of support and used the Mystical Palm Technique to heal his wounds while continuing to fight.
• Qian endured repeated injuries, wounded two Mist Village Jonin, and used the battle to improve his mastery of the Kusanagi Sword.
• The Mist Ninja recognized that Qian’s swordsmanship was growing deadlier, and their accumulated injuries reduced the pressure on him.

Qian Yuliu ordered the Kirigakure forces to retreat after Konoha reclaimed ground on all three battlefields and reinforcements approached. Qian returned to base after declining to pursue the retreating Mist shinobi, only to be asked to help the understaffed Medical Team.

• Qian Yuliu learned that Konoha was retaking territory across the eastern, southern, and southeastern battlefields while Qian kept Mist shinobi tied down.
• A Mist Anbu reported that Konoha reinforcements would arrive near the Red Coral Reef in about three hours, and Qian Yuliu ordered a retreat.
• The Konoha forces noticed the withdrawal but stayed in place because they were exhausted, injured, and low on Chakra.
• Qian let the Mist shinobi surrounding him withdraw, returned to base, and was asked by a Leaf Village Chunin to help the short-handed Medical Team.

Qian treated the seriously wounded at the Forward Base, healing many with his Medical Ninjutsu before encountering a poisoned Leaf ninja he could not save himself. He called on Chiba Seibei, who confirmed he could use the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique to remove the toxin.

• Qian agreed to help treat the wounded and was led to a hall where the most seriously injured ninjas were being treated.
• Qian healed ten wounded Leaf ninjas in two hours using Mystical Palm Technique and his other Medical Ninjutsu.
• Qian examined another Leaf ninja and found that a toxin had spread through the man's body, beyond his ability to treat.
• Qian called Chiba Seibei, the Medical Team captain, and explained that the toxin had reached the patient's organs.
• Chiba Seibei examined the patient and said there should be no problem using the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique, and Qian asked how he could help.

Qian and Chiba Seibei worked together to remove poison from a badly injured Konoha ninja and stabilize his condition. After the ninja was saved, Qian arranged to exchange his improved Mystical Palm Technique for Chiba Seibei’s Delicate Illness Extraction Technique, then returned to treating the wounded.

• Chiba Seibei asked Qian to stabilize an injured Konoha ninja while he extracted the poison, and Qian agreed.
• Chiba Seibei opened the ninja’s chest and began extracting the poison as Qian used the Mystical Palm Technique to keep his life aura stable.
• After about half an hour, Chiba Seibei finished removing the poison, and Qian healed the ninja’s wounds enough to get him through the emergency.
• Qian offered to exchange his improved Mystical Palm Technique for Chiba Seibei’s Delicate Illness Extraction Technique, and Chiba Seibei agreed.
• Qian left Chiba Seibei and returned to treating the wounded.

Uchiha Qian continued training and fighting at the Forward Base, where his sword techniques and other abilities improved substantially. After advancing his Illusion Sword Technique, he reviewed his progress and estimated that his next body transformation was only days away.

• Kirigakure’s probing attacks were stopped by the Forward Base’s patrols, while its ninja repeatedly targeted Uchiha Qian or fled from him.
• Uchiha Qian defeated Uchiha Tekka in a spar, then realized his Illusion Sword Technique had advanced to level six.
• Uchiha Qian checked his Proficiency Panel and noted gains in his chakra, Mangekyo Sharingan progress, and several skills.
• Uchiha Qian estimated that his body would reach the critical point for another transformation within ten to fifteen days.

Qian returned to the Forward Base after sparring with Uchiha Tekka, then trained late into the night. A Leaf chunin woke him to report that Kirigakure had launched a fierce attack on the Northern Defense Line and summoned him to an urgent meeting.

• Qian and Uchiha Tekka sparred and discussed sword techniques on their way back to the Forward Base.
• Qian checked his residence for intruders, then trained with Mystical Palm Technique and Mind Reflection Technique until midnight.
• A Leaf messenger chunin knocked on Qian's door and reported that Kirigakure had attacked the Northern Defense Line an hour earlier.
• Qian wondered whether Danzo was involved or Kirigakure had exploited an earlier conspiracy, then hurried to the meeting room with the messenger chunin.
• Qian arrived at the meeting room, where several other jonin had already gathered.

Qian accepted command of a 100-ninja support team sent to reinforce the Northern Defense Line and set out by ship, suspecting Kirigakure would intercept them. A Kirigakure Anbu tracked their departure and sent a coded message, while Qian’s group continued toward a likely confrontation.

• Uchiha Kazuo told the conference that Command Headquarters had ordered the base to send 100 ninja to support the Northern Defense Line while keeping the rest on alert.
• Qian agreed to lead the team and selected four Jonin to assist him, including the two who had pressed him to accept the mission.
• After collecting the mission scroll and preparing, Qian boarded one of two passenger ships with the 100 ninja and departed for the Northern Defense Line.
• A Kirigakure Anbu emerged from a shark, sent a coded message through another shark, then hid inside the first shark again.
• Qian reasoned that Kirigakure would likely intercept his team to prevent a rear attack on its 400 to 500 ninja at the Northern Defense Line.

Qian and the Leaf ninja were ambushed at sea by Kirigakure ninja using a massive Hidden Mist Technique. Qian’s wind ninjutsu briefly cleared the mist, but the attack continued, leaving the ships under threat as his hurricane scattered the mist and knocked some of his own ninja into the sea.

• Uchiha Tekka warned Qian that thick mist had surrounded the passenger ships, and Qian identified it as a Hidden Mist Technique created by Kirigakure ninja.
• Qian used Wind Release: Great Breakthrough to disperse the mist, but it quickly gathered again.
• Kirigakure ninja launched Kunai, including some with Exploding Tags, at the ships, and Qian ordered everyone to protect them.
• The Leaf ninja intercepted the Exploding Tag Kunai before they could hit the ships, and their explosions briefly cleared some mist.
• Qian unleashed a stronger Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, scattering the mist and blowing several Leaf ninja off balance and into the sea.

Qian and the Leaf ninja repelled a Mist Ninja ambush at sea, while an unseen Kirigakure warship watched through an ice camouflage technique. The Yuki Clan ninja Snow Wind saw Qian look toward the sky and grew wary.

• A Mist Ninja water wave struck the ships, but the Leaf ninja’s Water Formation Walls blunted its force.
• Qian spotted Mist Ninja swimming up beneath the ships and hit nearly half of them with controlled Phoenix Sage Fireballs, exposing their positions to the Leaf ninja.
• The Leaf ninja surrounded the roughly thirty Mist Ninja, while Qian searched for the hidden ship he suspected was nearby.
• Snow Wind watched the battle from an invisible Kirigakure warship concealed by refracted ice crystals and learned that the sneak attack had failed.
• Snow Wind used an Ice Release mirror to view the battlefield, then frowned when Qian raised his head toward the sky.

Qian detected Snow Wind’s concealed Kirigakure warship and prepared the Leaf ninja for battle. Snow Wind launched a blizzard attack, which Qian dispelled, and the two began fighting with opposing dragon techniques.

• Qian used his Spiritual Power and Sharingan to locate Snow Wind’s hidden warship.
• Snow Wind dispelled the ship’s camouflage and ordered his Mist ninja to advance at full speed.
• Snow Wind’s Ice Release created a blizzard that turned into ice-crystal shuriken and injured Leaf ninja.
• Qian used Wind Release: Great Breakthrough to scatter the blizzard and identified Snow Wind as a Yuki Clan ninja.
• Snow Wind sent an Ice Crystal Giant Dragon at Qian, who countered with Fire Release: Fire Dragon Technique.
• Snow Wind covered Qian’s Fire Dragon with cold air, but it held together, so Snow Wind dodged aside.