Chapter Summaries

Qian captured Roshi and brought him to the Land of Fire, where he began drawing the Four-Tails out of him after discovering Iwagakure had protected the sealing key with a Heart-Locking Seal. He prepared to extract the beast’s chakra into a scroll containing a Different Space and revive it there.

• Qian ordered a shadow clone to erase the battlefield evidence, drained Roshi and the Four-Tails of most of their chakra, and restricted Roshi with a curse seal.
• Qian used Flying Thunder God to travel through the Land of Waterfalls and the Land of Fire before returning to his island, both to mislead pursuit and replenish his chakra.
• Qian used the Mind Reading Technique on Roshi but found that the memories holding the Four-Tails’ sealing key were protected by a Heart-Locking Seal.
• Qian realized he could draw the Four-Tails’ chakra through the still-open seal, though doing so would not give him the new sealing technique he had hoped to learn.
• Qian pressed one hand to Roshi’s chest and the other to a prepared scroll, beginning to extract the Four-Tails’ chakra into its Different Space.

Qian drained the Four-Tails’ chakra into a sealing scroll, where the beast slowly revived in a weakened state. He then released it and subdued it with Susanoo, while the Seven-Tails remained quiet in its sealed space.

• The Four-Tails resisted Qian’s chakra extraction and attacked his mind, but Qian repelled it and used his Mangekyo Sharingan to trap it in Genjutsu again.
• After about three hours, Qian transferred all of the Four-Tails’ chakra into the Sealing Scroll and confirmed that it was reviving but would need at least a week to recover.
• Qian activated All Things of the Universe Sealing on the Metal Sphere containing the Seven-Tails, but the Seven-Tails did not resist.
• Qian released the weakened Four-Tails from the scroll, and it attacked him with magma.
• Qian summoned Susanoo, withstood the magma, and grabbed the Four-Tails in its hand.

Qian captured and sealed the Four-Tails alongside the Seven-Tails, then erased traces of his operation across the Land of Earth. Iwagakure’s response alarmed the other villages, leaving the ninja world on the brink of war, and Qian was stunned to learn that his operation had triggered the crisis.

• Qian bound the weakened Four-Tails with Chakra Chains and sealed him inside the Metal Sphere beside the Seven-Tails.
• Qian adjusted the sealing formula, then used Flying Thunder God and Shadow Clones to erase traces of his capture across the Land of Earth.
• After Black Snake Squad sent a distress signal, Ōnoki dispatched Anbu squads, then redirected and reinforced them when he learned the Four-Tails had been taken out of the Land of Earth.
• Iwagakure heightened its border defenses, prompting other villages to mobilize troops and investigate, while fear of another great war spread.
• Two days later, Qian learned that his operation had put the ninja world on edge and was dumbfounded.

Qian considered why Takigakure had quietly accepted the loss of the Seven-Tails, while Iwagakure investigated the capture of Roshi and the Four-Tails. Ōnoki heard the investigation’s findings and suspected the enemy used the Flying Thunder God Technique.

• Qian reasoned that Takigakure had lacked the power to risk war after losing its Tailed Beast, so it had let the matter go unresolved.
• An Iwagakure Anbu ninja reported to Ōnoki that the enemy had planted informants in several cities to track Roshi and had killed them after capturing him.
• The Anbu ninja said the enemy had also killed bounty hunters and wandering ninja who might have revealed the operation.
• The Anbu ninja concluded that the enemy likely operated independently, used long-distance space-time ninjutsu, and transported clones as well as Roshi.
• Ōnoki looked toward Konoha and wondered whether the enemy had used the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Ōnoki had Akagi prepare intelligence for Iwagakure’s spies to reduce the chance of a miscalculation over the Four-Tails’ disappearance. In Konoha, Qian decided the resulting storm would not disrupt his training and accepted Namikaze Minato’s mission to head to the front line the next morning.

• Ōnoki ordered Akagi to edit the investigation findings and pass them to spies from other villages.
• Akagi agreed to arrange the intelligence handoff, and Ōnoki watched the village from his window.
• Qian reviewed his Shadow Clone’s memories and concluded that the Four-Tails incident would not affect his training.
• Qian considered leaving Konoha if Namikaze Minato ever turned against him, but decided he had no reason to worry now.
• Qian’s mission scroll revealed that Namikaze Minato had ordered him to reach the front line and take command the next morning.

After four days of training, Qian reviewed his progress and planned how to develop his Earth Release techniques while continuing to improve his chakra control and Fire Release. The Four-Tails had recovered and would soon begin supplying chakra, giving Qian confidence that he could sustain his increasingly costly training.

• Qian dismissed his shadow clones and absorbed their training experience, but his attempt to shape chakra into a lifelike bird failed to advance Chakra Control to level 8.
• Qian saw that Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet Technique had reached perfection, earning 150,000 freely disposable chakra points.
• Qian decided to split that chakra between Earth Release: Weighted Boulder Technique and Earth Release: Light-Weight Rock Technique, aiming to perfect both in about twelve days.
• Qian reviewed his progress, including surpassing 500,000 chakra, advancing his Sharingan and Byakugan, and raising Fire Style: Flame Gathering Strike to level 9.
• Qian felt the Metal Sphere containing the Four-Tails and Seven-Tails and concluded that the Four-Tails' coming chakra supply would support his training.

Qian completed his Byakugan training, then tested how much chakra the Four-Tails could supply compared with the Seven-Tails while continuing his training regimen. He concluded that the Four-Tails could provide about 1.5 million chakra points per day, leaving him excited by the result.

• Qian spent two hours nurturing the Byakugan with compressed chakra from the Glabella Pocket Dimension, then returned to his cabin to rest.
• The next morning, Qian confirmed his Shadow Clone was safe and extracted 500,000 chakra points from the Seven-Tails.
• Qian tested the Four-Tails and stopped the first extraction at 600,000 points to avoid damaging his condition.
• Qian summoned over a hundred Shadow Clones, adjusted their training assignments, and trained through the day.
• In the afternoon, Qian extracted another 500,000 points from the Seven-Tails and over 800,000 from the Four-Tails before stopping when the Four-Tails looked depleted.
• Qian estimated that the Four-Tails could provide about 1.5 million chakra points daily, fifty percent more than the Seven-Tails.

Qian planned how to distribute the chakra he could draw from the Four-Tails, prioritizing a new controlling seal and faster training for several techniques. He also considered how the Four-Tails’ Lava Release could help him begin developing advanced chakra combinations.

• Qian set aside two hundred thousand chakra to develop a Cursed Seal Technique combining control, secrecy, and Flying Thunder God teleportation functions.
• Qian allocated three hundred thousand chakra to Earth Release: Weighted Boulder Technique and Earth Release: Lightened Boulder Technique, expecting both to reach perfection by the end of his training round.
• Qian assigned two hundred and fifty thousand chakra to Fire Style: Flame Gathering Strike to accelerate its progress toward lv10.
• Qian assigned the remaining seven hundred and fifty thousand chakra to Lightning Release: Lightning Blade, calculating that it could reach lv7 in two days and might eventually surpass lv9.
• Qian recognized that drawing on the Four-Tails’ chakra could gradually teach him Lava Release, which he intended to use as an early step toward developing a Kekkei Mōra.

Qian devoted himself to cultivation until his shadow clone summoned him from the front line. After learning that Rock Ninja squads had infiltrated the Land of Fire and might be targeting him, he flew to join the response.

• Qian assigned more than 150 shadow clones to train his skills while he cultivated and nurtured his Byakugan.
• Qian sensed his front-line shadow clone's Flying Thunder God Seal activate, dispelled his clones, and absorbed their cultivation experience.
• Qian arrived at the front-line tent and learned that an Anbu squad had requested aid after finding two Rock Ninja squads inside the Land of Fire.
• Qian reviewed the shadow clone's memories and suspected the Rock Ninja were heading for a remote spot where he had previously teleported Roshi.
• After Nara Akimitsu assigned Qian to support the Anbu squad, Qian flew toward the mission location and used another ninjutsu to accelerate.

Qian used the Lightened Boulder Technique to fly faster, then tracked down the Rock Ninja and the Leaf Anbu squad he had been sent to support. After finding the Anbu under attack, he chose to pursue the fleeing Rock Ninja, intending to draw some enemies away and eliminate the group.

• Qian activated his Sharingan to cope with the dizziness caused by flying at six hundred meters per second using the Lightened Boulder Technique.
• Qian avoided teleporting with the Flying Thunder God Technique so Iwagakure would not trace it back to the Leaf, and flew to the mission site instead.
• Qian found the Leaf Anbu's secret mark and followed it through the forest to catch up with them and the Rock Ninja.
• Qian used his Byakugan to see four Leaf Anbu surrounded by Rock Ninja while another group of Rock Ninja fled from the battlefield.
• Qian chose to pursue the fleeing Rock Ninja, expecting his attack to draw enemies away from the four Leaf Anbu.

Qian tested Earth Release: Black Earth Rain and several other perfected techniques against a group of Rock Ninja. As the Rock Ninja’s attacks struck his three-layer fire lotus, Qian remained protected by his Chakra Feather Cloak.

• A Rock Ninja leader spotted Qian’s first Black Earth Rain attack and scorched it away with flames, but Qian used the encounter to refine the technique.
• Qian cast Black Earth Rain again with overwhelming force, and a female sensory Rock Ninja pinpointed his underground hiding place.
• The Rock Ninja blasted open the earth and attacked Qian’s position, but Qian struck two attackers with Flame Gathering Strike and killed another with a second shot.
• Qian shielded himself with Crimson Lotus Hellfire and added Chakra Feather Cloak as several Rock Ninja’s attacks landed on him.

Qian tested the defensive strength of Fire Style: Crimson Lotus Hellfire against a coordinated attack by Rock Ninja, then began counterattacking. He shattered one ninja’s weapon in close combat, leaving the outcome of the clash unresolved.

• Rock Ninja attacked Qian with explosive weapons and coordinated earth, fire, and water ninjutsu, but the flaming lotus blocked their assault.
• A lightning strike opened a gap in Qian’s defenses, allowing a Wind Blade to reach his Chakra Feather Cloak and show that the Rock Ninja’s coordination could threaten him.
• Qian rebuilt the flaming lotus to block another joint attack, then struck a Rock Ninja in the chest with Fire Style: Flame Gathering Strike.
• Qian dispelled the flaming lotus, deflected incoming shuriken, and used Wind Style: Vacuum Blade and the Flash Sword Technique to attack another Rock Ninja.
• The Rock Ninja blocked Qian’s sword with a steel Kunai, but the weapon rapidly cracked under the force of their clash.

Qian fought the Rock Ninja, killing or wounding several before the remaining fighters surrounded him. He escaped the encirclement with Ame no Minaka and attacked a sensor ninja whose importance he suspected, ending with three Fire Dragons closing in on her.

• Qian used his Byakugan and Flash Sword Technique to evade attacks and kill or wound several Rock Ninja, including two Chunin.
• As Rock Hidden jonin surrounded him and reinforcements approached, Qian threw smoke bombs to conceal his escape.
• Qian used Ame no Minaka to break out of the encirclement and struck a Hidden Rock Special Jonin with a Rasengan, seriously injuring him.
• Qian attacked the female sensor ninja who had discovered him underground, but nearby Rock Ninja intervened and she survived his first strike.
• Qian suspected the sensor ninja had an unusual identity, then sent three Fire Dragons around the intervening Rock Ninja to attack her.

Qian discovered that Imamura Tsukiko was a pseudo-Jinchuriki whose Four-Tails Chakra let the Rock Ninja track Roshi’s route. He subdued and sealed her Chakra, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take her to an island in the Southern Sea Region of the Land of Fire.

• Qian used shadow clones and smoke bombs to distract the Rock Ninja, then crossed the battlefield with Ame no Minaka to reach Imamura Tsukiko.
• Qian observed Tsukiko’s unusual Chakra, but she sensed his presence and alerted the three Rock Ninja guarding her.
• Qian revealed himself and attacked Tsukiko, then killed her three guards with Lightning Style: Lightning Prison.
• Qian realized Tsukiko was a pseudo-Jinchuriki carrying Four-Tails Chakra and used Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu to control her.
• Qian sealed the Four-Tails Chakra inside Tsukiko, left a shadow clone behind, and teleported with her to an island in the Southern Sea Region of the Land of Fire.

After Qian secretly took Imamura Tsukiko, his Shadow Clone flooded the battlefield to conceal her disappearance and let the Rock Ninja withdraw. The mission resumed as the Rock Ninja fled toward the Land of Fire's border, while the Anbu Team Captain withheld judgment on Qian's actions.

• Qian's Shadow Clone used Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave to flood the forest and make Imamura Tsukiko's body impossible to find.
• The Rock Ninja leader ordered a retreat, sending some men to cover the others as they carried away the wounded.
• Qian chose not to pursue the retreating Rock Ninja immediately and fought the group left behind, helping muddy the circumstances of Imamura Tsukiko's disappearance.
• After the Rock Ninja covering the retreat withdrew, Qian told the Anbu Team Captain he would follow them, then flew after them.
• The Anbu Team Captain stopped the other three Leaf Anbu from questioning Qian and ordered them to continue the mission as the Rock Ninja fled toward the Land of Fire's border.

Qian pursued the fleeing Rock Ninja leader while investigating Imamura Tsukiko’s pseudo-Jinchuriki abilities on an island. After extracting only a small amount of chakra and deciding the risks outweighed the benefits, he killed her and burned her body.

• Qian saw the Rock Ninja split into groups to evade pursuit and chased the leader who had been issuing orders.
• Qian removed Imamura Tsukiko’s equipment, released the seal suppressing her Four-Tails chakra, and used the Chakra Absorption Technique to drain it.
• Qian found that Imamura Tsukiko yielded less than twenty thousand points of chakra and showed little recovery, so he abandoned the idea of making pseudo-Jinchuriki.
• Qian cut Imamura Tsukiko’s throat and heart muscle, killing her, then burned her corpse with Fire Style: Plain Burn Technique.
• Qian chose the safety of an undisturbed training environment over keeping Imamura Tsukiko alive as a daily chakra source.

Qian learned that the pursuit of the fleeing Rock Ninja had ended and returned to cultivating after sending a shadow clone to watch the front line. In Iwagakure, Obito Uchiha investigated the Four-Tails Jinchuriki’s disappearance and became convinced that Uchiha Qian was responsible, though he did not know why Qian was capturing Tailed Beasts.

• Qian reviewed his shadow clone’s memories and learned that Leaf forces had captured or killed most of the fleeing Rock Ninja, leaving only a few unaccounted for.
• Qian sent a shadow clone to the frontline Camp with the Flying Thunder God Technique, then resumed strengthening his body on Central Island.
• Obito Uchiha controlled an Iwagakure Anbu with Genjutsu and read the intelligence Iwagakure had gathered about the missing Four-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Obito Uchiha considered Namikaze Minato as a suspect because of the Flying Thunder God Technique, then concluded Uchiha Qian was more likely responsible.
• Obito Uchiha worried about why Uchiha Qian was capturing Tailed Beasts and what that could mean for his plans.

Obito Uchiha and Zetsu discovered that Uchiha Qian had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and might have taken both the Four-Tails and Seven-Tails. After escaping Iwagakure, Obito was mistakenly blamed for Qian’s actions while Qian remained focused on training.

• Obito Uchiha told Zetsu that Qian had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and was likely responsible for the Four-Tails’ disappearance.
• Obito Uchiha revealed that Takigakure might also have lost the Seven-Tails, raising Zetsu’s alarm about Qian’s plans.
• As Iwagakure Anbu approached, Obito Uchiha killed the captive Anbu and escaped with Zetsu using Kamui and the Mayfly Technique.
• Iwagakure Anbu found the scene, and Ōnoki’s intelligence team blamed the mysterious Four-Tails captor, unknowingly implicating Qian.
• Qian remained unaware of the accusation and continued his training.

Qian finished mastering two Earth Release techniques and planned to develop their advanced versions, while reviewing the new A-Rank Lock Heart Soul Contract Instant Body Seal. He aimed to strengthen the seal so it could bind a target’s soul, and considered studying the Spirit Transformation Technique or Impure World Reincarnation to achieve that.

• Qian absorbed his shadow clones’ training memories and brought Earth Release: Weighted Boulder Technique and Earth Release: Lightened Boulder Technique to lv7 perfection.
• Qian decided to use the Chakra previously allocated to those techniques to develop their advanced versions without changing his training plan.
• Qian inspected the Proficiency Panel and saw that Lock Heart Soul Contract Instant Body Seal had been added at lv4.
• Qian recognized that the seal could control targets, enforce secrecy, and act as a Flying Thunder God coordinate, but it could not yet bind a target’s soul.
• Qian resolved to study the Spirit Transformation Technique, and possibly Impure World Reincarnation, to develop the seal’s soul-binding ability.

Qian reflected on his training progress and accepted that the village had ended his front-line assignment and would restrict him to the village. Just as he lay down to rest, memories from his returning Shadow Clone revealed that Obito Uchiha had attacked it and pulled it into the Kamui Dimension.

• Qian calculated that he could speed up training Lock Heart Soul Contract: Instant Body Seal after Lightning Release: Lightning Blade reached perfection.
• Qian recalled that the village had questioned him, lost trust in him, and ended his mission overseeing the front line.
• Qian accepted the village's order to stay in the village and set aside his plan to earn the Spirit Transformation Technique for now.
• Qian went to sleep, but memories from his Shadow Clone suddenly returned and alerted him that it had dispersed on the way back.
• Qian learned that Obito Uchiha had seized the Shadow Clone into the Kamui Dimension, where it could not use the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape.