Chapter Summaries

Qian infiltrated Kumogakure, recruited hidden sentries as sleepers, and established an underground laboratory for his shadow clone. After returning to Konoha, he completed his Byakugan training despite exhaustion and finally fell asleep.

• Qian controlled two more Kumogakure Anbu sentries and found flaws in the village’s defenses, but its scattered buildings slowed his infiltration.
• Qian found an abandoned laboratory beneath a waterfall, cleared it, created a shadow clone, and left it there with a flashlight.
• Qian teleported outside Kumogakure and waited to confirm that his Flying Thunder God Technique had not alerted anyone before flying back toward Konoha.
• Qian returned home, nourished his Byakugan for two and a half hours, then collapsed into bed while his shadow clone kept watch and read.

After confirming that his agents remained undiscovered, Qian reviewed his clone’s memories, nurtured his Byakugan, and prepared to resume training. He secretly traveled to his island cultivation site and began checking the area for intruders.

• Qian checked the hidden agents’ marks and confirmed that none appeared to have been exposed.
• Qian reviewed his Shadow Clone’s memories and learned that Jiraiya had left Konoha to search for Orochimaru.
• Qian nurtured his Byakugan and gained twelve proficiency points.
• Qian left a Shadow Clone at the Training Ground, evaded Leaf patrols, and used Ame no Minaka to pass through Konoha’s Perception Barrier.
• Qian used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach his island and began searching the surroundings with his Byakugan.

Qian trained under the trench’s crushing pressure until he reached a bodily enhancement bottleneck, then used the Mystical Palm Technique and Human Authority to break through it. As evening came, a warm current spread through his body, and he sank into the transformation’s blissful sensation.

• Qian made 150 shadow clones, sent them out to train, and used Flying Thunder God to reach the trench.
• Qian descended more than forty meters into the trench and tempered his body under intense pressure while using the Mystical Palm Technique and Human Authority.
• After two more days, Qian felt that his progress against the bodily enhancement bottleneck was negligible, so he left the trench to attempt a breakthrough.
• Qian recalled his shadow clones and absorbed their accumulated training experience before preparing to break the bottleneck.
• Qian used the Mystical Palm Technique with Human Authority for more than two hours until the bodily shackles shattered and a warm current spread through him.

After waking from his Body Transformation, Qian measured the improvements to his body, chakra recovery, and bloodline evolution. He decided to keep nurturing the Byakugan and let Wood Release advance naturally while continuing to focus on Body Enhancement.

• Qian checked his Proficiency Panel and saw his Physical Constitution rise from 25 to 26, matching his Spirit at 26.
• Qian estimated that his Theoretical Chakra Limit had increased by 1.5 million, bringing it to 5.35 million.
• Qian measured his natural chakra recovery at 3.6 million per day, an increase of 800,000 over its previous rate.
• Qian found that his Sharingan Evolution Progress had risen by 700 points and his Byakugan Evolution Progress by 895 points.
• Qian considered abandoning Byakugan training but decided to continue nurturing it for steady progress and experience.
• Qian attributed Wood Release's rapid progress to Hashirama Cells and chose to let it advance naturally during Body Enhancement.

After testing how his Body Transformation had strengthened his Sharingan and Byakugan, Qian calculated that his new chakra needs far exceeded his increased supply and chose to prioritize Sharingan evolution. He expected to accelerate that progress and eventually gain the Rinnegan, while leaving Byakugan investment unchanged for now.

• Qian tested his Sharingan and found its daily chakra capacity had increased from 1.5 million points to 2.5 million, allowing up to 125 Evolution Progress per day if fully supplied.
• Qian infused his Byakugan with 3.5 million chakra over three and a half hours and found its daily capacity had risen from 2.5 million points to 3.5 million.
• Qian calculated that his daily chakra shortfall exceeded 2.25 million points once Sharingan evolution, Byakugan evolution, and Body Enhancement were considered.
• Qian decided to allocate his extra 800,000 daily chakra recovery as 750,000 points for Sharingan evolution and 50,000 for Body Enhancement, without increasing Byakugan investment.
• Qian projected that his Sharingan could reach the 10,000 Evolution Progress checkpoint in under two months, then turned his attention back to Body Enhancement in the deep-sea trench.

Qian estimated that his next Body Transformation would arrive in about five months, leaving him time to grow stronger before the Nine-Tails Incident. He resumed his intense training and prepared to test his body under the pressure of the seabed.

• Qian stopped his late-night tests and went to sleep, then woke early the next morning and began training.
• Qian adjusted the energy distribution between himself and his Shadow Clones to make better use of his enhanced Sharingan.
• After two days of training, Qian estimated that his next bodily bottleneck would come around mid-July, three months before the Nine-Tails Incident.
• Qian considered taking advantage of the Nine-Tails Incident to obtain Nine-Tails chakra, but decided to focus on improving his strength for now.
• Qian summoned one hundred and fifty Shadow Clones, activated his Lightning Release Light Membrane, and used Flying Thunder God to head to the seabed.

Qian spent a week training under the sea and, after absorbing his shadow clones’ experience, learned to fuse Fire Release and Earth Style to create Lava Release. He discovered the new bloodline was only at 1/100 progress, so he planned to keep training until he had fully mastered the fusion technique.

• Qian continued enhancing his body at the trench and alternated the training with Mind Reflection Technique practice, reclaiming his shadow clones each hour.
• After a deep sleep restored his strength, Qian extended his training to thirteen days and returned to Central Island to absorb the memories of his 150 shadow clones.
• Qian mastered the technique for fusing Fire Release and Earth Style, then formed a Lava Sphere between his palms.
• The Lava Sphere exploded, scorching nearby plants and melting pits into rocks, so Qian escaped with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Qian checked the Proficiency Panel and saw that Lava Release had appeared at 1/100, meaning he still needed to improve his mastery before developing another Kekkei Genkai.

Qian repeatedly attempted to fuse Fire Release and Earth Style chakra, eventually creating a stable Lava Sphere long enough to raise Lava Release Evolution Progress to (2/100). He resolved to spend the rest of the day training Lava Release until it reached the threshold, then capture a Yuki Clan ninja to develop Ice Release.

• Qian's first renewed fusion attempt exploded, damaging the boulder he had been using for testing.
• Qian made repeated fusion attempts, failed several times, and used what he learned to form a Lava Sphere that soon collapsed.
• Qian's next attempt successfully produced a Lava Sphere, and the Status Panel showed Lava Release Evolution Progress increase from (1/100) to (2/100).
• Qian sensed subtle changes in his body and concluded that Lava Release progress was beginning to affect his genes.
• Qian decided to devote the rest of the day to raising Lava Release progress before capturing a Yuki Clan ninja and developing Ice Release.

Qian successfully advanced Lava Release into its beginner stage, gaining instinctive control over the combined chakra and undergoing a major cellular transformation. With his goal of mastering the fusion technique achieved, he assigned shadow clones to practice Spirit Transformation and develop Ice Release while he continued evolving his Sharingan.

• Qian reached the Lava Release threshold ahead of schedule and successfully fused Fire Release and Earth Release chakra, advancing Lava Release to (1/1000).
• Qian’s cells underwent a major transformation, and he found that he could now form Lava Release Chakra instinctively and shape it into magma flows and crude objects.
• Qian confirmed Lava Release had reached (1/1000) and decided not to spend more time improving his control over it.
• Qian created one hundred and fifty shadow clones, assigning one group to practice the Spirit Transformation Technique and the other to develop Ice Release.
• Qian returned to the stone platform and began using the Mind Reflection Technique to continue evolving his Sharingan.

Qian returned to Konoha, rested and trained his Byakugan, then left that night for Kirigakure to capture a Yuki Clan ninja with Ice Release. After learning his target had left the village on a mission, Qian headed for the target’s location.

• Qian reviewed his shadow clones’ memories, found no way to fuse Wind Release and Water Release, and returned to Konoha.
• Qian ate at Gourmet Street, then nourished his Byakugan for three and a half hours, gaining 18 points of Evolution Progress.
• Qian left Konoha that night and flew toward Kirigakure to capture a Yuki Clan ninja who had awakened a Kekkei Genkai.
• Qian contacted his Shadow Clone near Kirigakure and learned that the target had left the village on a mission.
• Qian used information from his hidden agents to locate the target and flew toward the mission site.

Qian infiltrated a noble’s mansion in the Land of Water to draw out Snow Wind, a Kirigakure jonin he had chosen as his target. After Snow Wind confronted him, Qian escaped to lure him away, and Snow Wind pursued.

• Qian used the Byakugan to survey the port city and found Snow Wind guarding a noble’s mansion.
• Qian transformed his appearance, bypassed the mansion’s guards with Genjutsu, and entered the courtyard.
• Snow Wind caught Qian near the noble’s room and threatened him with an ice Kunai.
• Qian dodged Snow Wind’s attack and used thrown weapons to hold off Snow Wind and the other Mist Ninja.
• Snow Wind ordered his subordinates to protect the noble, then chased Qian as Qian fled from the mansion.

Qian lured Snow Wind into the woods and defeated him using Lava Release, spatial movement, and sealing techniques. After hiding the evidence, Qian flew away with Snow Wind toward the island.

• Qian drew Snow Wind away from the city and into the woods, where Snow Wind realized Qian had targeted him rather than the noble he was guarding.
• Snow Wind attacked with Ice Release techniques, but Qian used Lava Release armor to melt the ice and charge forward.
• Snow Wind created an ice wall, and the collision between it and Qian’s lava produced thick mist that Snow Wind controlled with Hidden Mist Technique.
• Qian vanished from Snow Wind’s perception with Ame no Minaka, appeared behind him, and restrained him with successive sealing techniques.
• Qian sealed Snow Wind’s consciousness, cleaned up the battlefield, and flew toward the island with Snow Wind.

Qian used a soul seal to restrain Snow Wind and force his cooperation in developing Ice Release. Snow Wind tried to attack him, but the seal immobilized him and inflicted unbearable pain.

• Snow Wind woke on the isolated island and discovered that Qian had taken all his ninja tools.
• Snow Wind tried to form an ice Kunai, triggering the seal's punishment and suffering intense pain for several minutes.
• Qian's Shadow Clone appeared and watched Snow Wind, explaining that the seal punished him for using Ice Release without permission.
• Snow Wind recognized Qian and questioned him, then feigned confusion to lure him close.
• Snow Wind attacked Qian, but the seal immobilized him and inflicted even more pain.

Qian demanded that Snow Wind use Ice Release so Qian could learn its power, and Snow Wind tested whether he could resist the seal binding him. Snow Wind agreed to cooperate for now, while both men secretly planned around their own goals, and Qian left the task to begin the next day.

• After recovering from the seal's pain, Snow Wind asked what Qian wanted, and Qian requested that he use Ice Release so Qian could learn it.
• Snow Wind rejected the idea until Qian demonstrated Lava Release, then suspected the display was an illusion and attacked him again.
• The Lock Heart Soul Contract Instant Body Seal restrained Snow Wind and inflicted even worse pain, convincing him that further resistance could leave him dead.
• Snow Wind decided to follow Qian's demands for now and secretly considered learning Qian's method to help the Yuki Clan escape and grow stronger.
• Qian explained the task and its rules over nearly half an hour, then left Snow Wind a day to verify them before the work began tomorrow.

Qian began testing Snow Wind’s Ice Release Chakra conversion on an isolated island, using the Byakugan to observe the process more closely. Snow Wind recognized the familiar sensation of the Byakugan but continued gathering chakra under Qian’s orders, allowing Qian to finally begin understanding how Ice Release worked.

• Qian found Snow Wind exhausted after a night spent failing to escape the underground prison and told him to begin their work.
• Qian partially lifted Snow Wind’s seal and ordered him to release Ice Release, but Snow Wind held back from attacking.
• Qian repeatedly told Snow Wind to slow his chakra conversion until he reached his limit, but Qian learned little from watching.
• Qian activated the Byakugan as Snow Wind prepared another mass of Ice Release Chakra, and Snow Wind recognized its penetrating gaze.
• Qian ordered Snow Wind to continue, and the Byakugan finally gave Qian a feel for how Ice Release Chakra was formed.

Qian used Snow Wind’s Ice Release training to learn how Wind Style and Water Release could be fused, shortening his own expected development time. With the new insight, his shadow clones resumed Ice Release training on the right track while he continued cultivating his Sharingan.

• Qian had Snow Wind practice combining Water Release and Wind Style Chakra, and Snow Wind learned the process after several attempts.
• Qian’s shadow clone returned its memories, revealing that Snow Wind’s progress could cut at least a month from Qian’s estimated Ice Release development time.
• Qian recalled his shadow clones and created 151 more, directing 150 to train in the Spirit Transformation Technique and develop Ice Release with the new guidance.
• Qian sent the remaining shadow clone to Snow Wind’s island using the Flying Thunder God Technique, then resumed his Sharingan training.
• Qian received the clone’s memories each hour and combined Snow Wind’s demonstrations with his clones’ cultivation experience, steadily refining his understanding of Ice Release.

After three weeks of training with Snow Wind, Qian perfected the Spirit Transformation Technique and discovered that it had increased his Spirit attribute, chakra capacity, recovery rate, and perception. He revised his training plan to invest more chakra in evolving his Sharingan, nurturing the Byakugan, and developing Ice Release.

• Qian continued training with Snow Wind, and estimated that he would develop Ice Release within another month.
• Qian trained at the bottom of the Trench while his shadow clones practiced the Spirit Transformation Technique and developed Ice Release.
• Qian's Spirit Transformation Technique reached level 10, raising his Spirit attribute from 26 to 27.
• Qian tested his perfected technique and found that it carried ninety percent of his chakra and greatly expanded his perception range.
• Qian measured a 1,200,000-point increase in his theoretical chakra limit and a 600,000-point increase in daily natural chakra recovery.
• Qian planned to allocate more chakra to the Sharingan, Byakugan, and Ice Release, using the shadow clones freed from Spirit Transformation training to manage the extra work.

Qian advanced his Wood Release and continued training to strengthen his body and evolve his Sharingan. Snow Wind finally attacked Qian’s shadow clone and tried to escape, but Qian remained confident that the contract and seal would keep him trapped.

• Qian sent 159 shadow clones to develop Ice Release and trained underwater to strengthen his body.
• Qian’s Wood Release advanced to (1/5000), improving his control but only shortening his expected transformation timeline by about half a month.
• Qian returned to the island, absorbed his clones’ training memories, and continued training his Sharingan.
• Snow Wind fused Water Release and Wind Style into an ice spike and stabbed Qian’s shadow clone before fleeing toward the sea.
• Qian realized Snow Wind had finally chosen to resist, but he did not hurry to intervene because the contract and seal prevented Snow Wind from escaping or sending information.

Qian returned to the isolated island and found Snow Wind attempting to escape. After realizing Snow Wind would rather die than cooperate, Qian killed him and burned his body.

• Qian used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach the island where Snow Wind was imprisoned.
• Snow Wind tried to escape and send a message, but Qian's seal repeatedly restrained him and caused him pain.
• Snow Wind attacked Qian, deliberately risking death in an attempt to make Qian kill him.
• Qian bound Snow Wind with the Lock Heart Soul Contract Instant Body Seal, recognized that threats would not make him cooperate, and cut his throat.
• Qian burned Snow Wind's body with Fire Style: Plain Burn Technique, and the sea breeze scattered his ashes.

After Snow Wind’s death, Uchiha Qian resumed training and broke through to 10,001 points of Sharingan evolution progress, increasing his Spirit and chakra recovery. He decided to scout for a new base and continued strengthening his body in the deep-sea trench.

• Qian erased Snow Wind’s traces and returned to his island, where he resumed solitary training.
• Two days later, Qian’s Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan evolved past 10,000 progress, raising his Spirit from 27 to 28 and increasing his chakra recovery.
• Qian decided to scout for a deeper ocean location to use as a new base and sent a shadow clone toward islands in the Land of Water’s seas.
• Qian summoned 190 shadow clones to test his training setup, then used Flying Thunder God to travel to his underwater trench.
• Qian adapted to the trench’s crushing pressure and began strengthening his body with the Mystical Palm Technique and Human Authority.