Chapter Summaries

Qian left Konoha for Moon Island and spent a week training, steadily improving his abilities. After reaching the twelve-hundred-meter-deep seafloor, he prepared to enter the extinct volcano in search of a harsher training environment and found a suitable entry point.

• Qian watched Namikaze Minato investigate Obito Uchiha's brief appearance, then returned home and rested before resuming his Byakugan training.
• The next morning, Qian left a shadow clone in Konoha and traveled to Moon Island without being detected.
• Qian trained on Moon Island with shadow clones developing Storm Release while he worked on his Sharingan, Wood Release, Byakugan, and body enhancement.
• After a week, Qian reached the solid seafloor at twelve hundred meters, where the water pressure no longer strengthened him.
• Qian reinforced his defenses and searched the extinct volcano for an entry point, finding a suitable spot after more than an hour.

Qian found a sealed volcanic chamber beneath the sea and chose it as a new harsh environment for training his body. After preparing a platform and marking the site, he returned to Moon Island, reset his shadow-clone training, and teleported back to begin testing.

• Qian used Earth Release to enter the volcano without opening a passage in its wall.
• He inspected the magma-filled chamber and determined that its toxins, heat, and pressure could accelerate his body's evolution.
• Qian placed a Flying Thunder God Seal inside the volcano and shaped a flat stone platform for training.
• He teleported to Moon Island, released three hundred shadow clones, and absorbed their training memories.
• Qian created a fresh set of three hundred shadow clones, then teleported back to the volcano to begin testing the new environment.

Qian trained in the volcano’s First Cavity to accelerate his body’s evolution and estimated that his next Body Transformation could happen in early October. After his Lava Release advanced, he found Body Enhancement had become easier, bringing the transformation forward to mid-to-late October, but he felt unwell as he prepared to train his Byakugan.

• Qian used repeated training sessions and shadow-clone experience to estimate that the harsher First Cavity could move his next Body Transformation up to early October.
• Qian decided to adapt to the First Cavity for one to one and a half months before entering the Second Cavity, and checked the progress of his Wood Release, Lava Release, and Ice Release.
• After three more days of full-effort training, Qian's Lava Release advanced and raised his Body Talent.
• Qian tested his Body Enhancement and concluded that the improvement would move his next Body Transformation forward by about ten days, to mid-to-late October.
• Qian prepared to practice Pinnacle of Body to evolve his Byakugan, but immediately felt unwell when he moved.

Qian stored excess Chakra in a Wood Clone and continued training while the village gave him no missions. After half a month, he unexpectedly created Storm Release, then focused on mastering it after his Proficiency Panel recorded its first point of progress.

• Qian created a Wood Clone with a pocket dimension and transferred twenty million points of Chakra into it, then had it merge with his wooden house for safekeeping.
• Qian spent the next half month training on Moon Island and ignored Obito Uchiha's request to watch Kushina Uzumaki.
• After returning to Moon Island and absorbing his Shadow Clones' training experience, Qian unexpectedly fused Water Release and Lightning Release to produce Storm Release.
• Qian's attempt to repeat the fusion failed and exploded, so he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to evade it.
• Qian checked his Proficiency Panel, saw Storm Release listed at 1/100, and devoted himself to improving its Evolution Progress.

Qian developed Storm Release and safely awakened its Kekkei Genkai, but the change put renewed pressure on the balance between his body and spirit. He assessed his progress and expected his body to transform before mid-October as his training advanced.

• After half a day of practice, Qian instinctively produced Storm Release chakra and confirmed that he had reached entry level and awakened the Kekkei Genkai without suffering a dangerous mutation.
• Qian tested Storm Release by splitting a beam into several precise streams, observing its flexibility, penetrating power, and destructive force.
• Qian decided to prioritize strengthening his body over learning Storm Release techniques, estimating that training in the Second Cavity and Wood Release's coming advance would speed his transformation.
• Qian reviewed his panel, noting increases in chakra, Sharingan and Byakugan progress, and Wood Clone Technique proficiency, while his research into fused body enhancement remained unsuccessful.
• Qian considered the Wood Clone storing twenty million chakra and planned to store six clones each month, anticipating that higher proficiency would let them last longer.

Qian decided to have his shadow clones research Dust Release, the Kekkei Tōta formed from Fire, Wind, and Earth, while he continued his body-strengthening training. After early experiments caused dangerous explosions, he changed the clones’ instructions and resumed training without further disruption.

• Qian chose to develop Dust Release and planned to begin after his current round of arduous training ended.
• Qian created three hundred shadow clones, and several were destroyed when their first attempts to fuse the three chakra natures exploded.
• Qian returned to the central ground, dispelled the clones, and reviewed their memories.
• Qian created another three hundred clones and instructed those researching Dust Release to focus more on theory and use Flying Thunder God to escape dangerous experiments.
• Qian teleported back into the volcano and resumed strengthening his body.

After completing his training, Qian traveled to Kirigakure and then Kumogakure, replacing his Wood Clones and replenishing his chakra. He arrived in the underground hideout beneath Kumogakure and asked his clone whether anything significant had happened.

• Qian finished his final training session and decided to seek Iwagakure's Dust Release records to accelerate his research.
• Qian teleported to Kirigakure, reviewed his Wood Clone's memories, and created a replacement clone with orders to stay less active.
• Qian left Kirigakure and teleported directly to the hideout inside Kumogakure, where his Wood Clone briefly attacked before recognizing him.
• Qian replenished the chakra spent on the long-distance teleport and reflected that he needed to raise his Chakra Limit.
• Qian formed a ball of Fire Release Chakra and asked the Wood Clone whether anything major had happened in Kumogakure.

Qian found no noteworthy developments in Kumogakure, then infiltrated Iwagakure to search for information about Dust Release. He left a wood clone behind and reached the Tsuchikage Building disguised as Obito Uchiha, where he subdued the guards outside the archive room without killing them.

• Qian reviewed his wood clone’s memories in Kumogakure, confirmed the village had made no significant moves, and left another clone there to gather information.
• Qian traveled to Iwagakure, replenished his Chakra, and used Ame no Minaka to meet the wood clone hidden underground and absorb its limited memories.
• Qian created a new wood clone in Iwagakure, then transformed into Obito Uchiha and headed for the Tsuchikage Building while avoiding patrols.
• Qian entered the building and reached the room where Iwagakure stored important documents, using intelligence gathered by a previous Shadow Clone.
• Qian immobilized and trapped the two Anbu guards outside the room, then used Genjutsu: Sharingan to prevent them from raising an alarm.

Qian infiltrated Iwagakure's archive room to search for records on Dust Release and found Mu's experimental notes. As he prepared to leave near dawn, he sensed an approaching group that the Shadow Clone warned was hostile.

• Qian used Shadow Clones disguised as Iwagakure Anbu to replace the guards, then disabled the archive room's traps and entered.
• Qian searched the archive for nearly three hours but found no Dust Release training method among the shelves.
• Qian discovered Mu's experimental notes on combining Wind Style, Earth Style, and Fire Release in a neglected pile of books and Scrolls.
• Qian sealed the notes in a Storage Scroll and sensed hurried footsteps approaching as he was about to leave.
• The Shadow Clone warned Qian that the approaching group had hostile intentions, and Qian activated his Byakugan to scan the area.

Qian was discovered in the Tsuchikage Building and narrowly escaped Ōnoki’s Dust Release attack by retreating into his alternate dimension. Unable to use Flying Thunder God without revealing his disguise to Ōnoki, he prepared to end the confrontation from behind cover.

• Qian realized the approaching Rock Ninja Patrol Teams had exposed his location and suspected the books and Scrolls might have triggered the alarm.
• Qian killed two Iwagakure Anbu with Kunai, then used Fire Style: Plain Burn Technique to burn their bodies and threaten the materials in the room.
• Ōnoki fired Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Jutsu through the wall, and Qian escaped the lethal attack with Ame no Minaka.
• Qian saw Ōnoki watching from the sky and realized he could not use Flying Thunder God without giving away his Obito Uchiha disguise.
• Qian moved behind a wall, released Ame no Minaka, and stepped toward the door before Ōnoki could attack again.

Qian fought his way out of the Tsuchikage Building while avoiding a prolonged battle with Iwagakure’s Anbu and patrol squads. He revealed Wood Release to break through the defenders and escaped toward the outskirts of Iwagakure.

• Qian coordinated with his Shadow Clones, who kept four Iwagakure Anbu occupied while he raced downstairs.
• Qian used the Great Fireball Technique to create steam, then slipped through the mist and evaded the pursuing Anbu.
• Qian faced Iwagakure patrol squads on the first floor, where two Hidden Stone jonin tried to block him with Earth and Fire Release.
• Qian unleashed vines that shattered the earth spikes and stopped the fire snake, shocking the jonin with his Wood Release.
• Qian rushed out of the Tsuchikage Building and headed for the outskirts of Iwagakure.

Qian escaped Iwagakure and fought through Ōnoki’s encirclement in a western valley. After breaking through the first ring of Rock Ninja, he disguised the spatial fluctuations of the Flying Thunder God Technique to resemble Obito Uchiha’s Kamui and teleported away.

• Qian dodged Ōnoki’s Dust Release attacks and raced out of Iwagakure, while Ōnoki’s forces steered him toward a prepared encirclement.
• The Rock Ninja commander ordered an attack in the western valley, and Qian blocked their first barrage with Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall before dodging their ninjutsu and fighting the close-range attackers.
• Qian used Wood Release to open a gap in the formation, then escaped into the nearby forest and submerged underground with Earth Release: Earth Vein Swimming Dragon Technique.
• Qian evaded the Rock Ninja’s attempts to force him out and broke through their first encirclement underground.
• Qian used the Flying Thunder God Technique with altered spatial fluctuations resembling Obito Uchiha’s Kamui and teleported away.

Qian escaped Ōnoki’s Dust Release and inspected the stolen notes about Dust Release for tracking seals. After removing the seals, he continued moving through the Land of Earth and planned to divert Iwagakure’s investigation toward Obito Uchiha.

• Ōnoki found the trench left by his Dust Release attack, sensed his fallback seal, and flew west after ordering the Rock Ninja to strengthen their guard.
• Qian teleported to an inn in the Land of Earth, knocked out its occupant, and used Shadow Clones to search Mu’s experimental notes.
• Qian found a tracking seal hidden in the notes’ annotations, activated it, and realized it had alerted Ōnoki to his movements.
• Qian and his Shadow Clones found and erased another seal, then he teleported to a nearby city instead of returning directly to Konoha.
• Qian planned to let Iwagakure’s investigation point toward Obito Uchiha, believing Obito would tolerate the deception because of the Tailed Beasts Qian held.

Qian confirmed that Ōnoki had lost his trail and returned to Konoha, where he rested before resuming his cultivation. He learned that Sasuke had been born earlier than expected and planned to return to Moon Island the next day.

• Ōnoki searched the town for Qian but found no trace of him or the marks he had placed in the books and Scrolls.
• Qian used the Spirit Transformation Technique to probe Ōnoki, confirmed that he had lost his target, and teleported to the forest outside Konoha.
• Qian bypassed Konoha's Perception Barrier, returned home, and slept for more than ten hours while his Shadow Clone kept watch.
• Qian absorbed the Shadow Clone's memories and learned that Sasuke had been born on July 3rd, roughly twenty days earlier than he remembered.
• Qian found no news in Konoha about his operation in Iwagakure and decided to wait a couple of days before judging its effects.
• Qian ate, relaxed at the bathhouse, practiced "Pinnacle of Body" to increase his Byakugan's Evolution Progress, and went to sleep before returning to Moon Island.

Qian learned that Namikaze Minato had informed Konoha's jōnin about the mysterious attack on Iwagakure and extended Qian's time away from missions. With more time to train, Qian divided his shadow clones between Dust Release research and body training, then continued his own cultivation on Moon Island.

• Qian received a Shadow Clone's memories and learned that Namikaze Minato had warned Konoha's jōnin about the mysterious attack on Iwagakure.
• Qian reasoned that Minato intended to reassure Ōnoki that Konoha was not responsible and learned that his leave had been extended while he awaited orders.
• Qian created three hundred Shadow Clones, assigning two hundred and fifty to study Dust Release and fifty to optimize Pinnacle of Body.
• Qian used Flying Thunder God to reach the First Cavity and trained for an hour under its harsh conditions.
• Qian returned to Moon Island, absorbed his Shadow Clones' cultivation memories, and began another round of training.

Qian advanced the Wood Clone Technique to lv8, allowing a clone to store thirty million points of Chakra, and continued his daily training. Meanwhile, his Wood Clone investigated Iwagakure and uncovered an astonishing discovery before synchronizing its memories with Qian.

• Qian advanced the Wood Clone Technique to lv8 and tested its increased speed, stability, and Chakra capacity.
• Qian transferred thirty million points of Chakra into a Wood Clone and decided to keep his three older stored clones until they could no longer endure.
• Qian continued practicing the Wood Clone Technique and Pinnacle of Body, raising his Byakugan's Evolution Progress by twenty points before returning to rest.
• In Iwagakure, Qian's Wood Clone searched hidden agents for information about the village's response to the main body's operation.
• Qian's Wood Clone made an astonishing discovery, returned to its underground hideout, and synchronized its memories with the main body.

Qian learned that Iwagakure had quickly shifted its investigation to Obito Uchiha because Obito had secretly infiltrated the village a month earlier. He returned to Iwagakure to establish a new Wood Clone and confirmed that the Five-Tails Jinchuriki was still there before returning to Moon Island.

• Qian learned from his Wood Clone’s memories that Iwagakure had identified Obito Uchiha as the intruder after discovering his earlier visit to the village.
• Qian suspected Obito had infiltrated Iwagakure to investigate or capture the Five-Tails, though Ōnoki had kept the reason secret.
• Qian traveled from Moon Island to Iwagakure, passed through its barriers, and left a new Wood Clone in the underground space.
• Qian used the Spirit Transformation Technique to locate Han and confirmed that Iwagakure still had the Five-Tails.
• Qian considered how his actions were changing events and returned to Moon Island using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Qian adapted to the First Cavity of the volcano and moved to the harsher Second Cavity to continue enhancing his body. He built a platform there, marked it with a Flying Thunder God Seal, and began another round of training.

• Qian adapted to the First Cavity's extreme conditions sooner than expected and decided to seek a harsher training environment.
• Qian absorbed the training memories of his Shadow Clones, then used the Earth Release: Earth Vein Swimming Dragon Technique to reach the Second Cavity beneath the sea.
• Qian activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode to withstand the Second Cavity's environment and observed its more active magma and poisonous gases.
• Qian used Lava Release to build intersecting stone bridges and a circular platform, then left a Flying Thunder God Seal on it.
• Qian returned to the surface to create Shadow Clones, came back to the Second Cavity, and began training.

Qian’s intensive training accelerated his expected Body Transformation, and his Wood Release advanced after he completed another round of cultivation. He returned to Konoha planning to continue practicing Pinnacle of Body.

• Qian’s training at the new location led him to estimate that his Body Transformation could happen by late September, with further gains expected from upcoming Wood Release and Ice Release advancements.
• Qian created three hundred Shadow Clones, assigning two hundred and fifty to develop Dust Release and fifty to optimize Pinnacle of Body, then continued training inside the volcano.
• The next evening, Qian’s Wood Release advanced to (1/10000), improving his vitality and control over the technique.
• Qian estimated the advancement had moved his next Body Transformation forward to mid-September, though Wood Release training now offered little further progress.
• Qian finished his Wood Clone Technique practice, returned to Konoha, and planned to train Pinnacle of Body there.

Qian broke through Pinnacle of Body’s limit by combining body enhancement with bloodline evolution into one training method. He went to the First Cavity to test whether its harsher environment could improve the new method’s efficiency.

• Qian returned to Konoha, reviewed the village’s recent events, ate on Gourmet Street, and resumed cultivating on Moon Island.
• Obito Uchiha confronted Qian over the investigation into Iwagakure and questioned him about his Wood Release, but Qian denied involvement and Obito left without acting.
• Qian’s Pinnacle of Body advanced to lv7 (1/20000), and he found that its optimized training method could strengthen his body while advancing his bloodline.
• Qian tried practicing Pinnacle of Body in the Volcano cavern but found that maintaining Lightning Release Light Membrane interfered with the technique.
• Qian teleported to the First Cavity and began testing the optimized Pinnacle of Body there.