Chapter Summaries

Qian broke through a physical limit, raising his Physical Constitution to 32 and improving his chakra potential and natural recovery. He then advanced his Sharingan's Evolution Progress past 50000/100000 and contained the resulting surge of Spiritual Power.

• Qian used Human Authority and the Mystical Palm Technique to complete a bodily transformation, raising his Physical Constitution from 31 to 32.
• Qian tested his new limits and found his theoretical chakra capacity had increased by 4.5 million points and his daily natural chakra recovery had risen to about 22.6 million points.
• Qian decided to advance his Sharingan before testing his body's chakra capacity, since his Physical Constitution now stood only one point below his Spiritual Power.
• Qian used the Mind Reflection Technique to push his Sharingan's Evolution Progress past 50000/100000.
• Qian's Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan released a powerful spiritual pressure, which he gathered and controlled over about ten minutes.

After his Sharingan evolution progress passed 50,000, Qian tested the boost to his spirit and found that his chakra limit and daily natural recovery had increased. He reviewed his other abilities’ progress and concluded that body training and developing Kekkei Mōra would keep strengthening them.

• Qian checked his Proficiency Panel and saw his Spirit rise from 33 to 34 as his Sharingan evolution progress reached 50,000.
• Qian tested his new spirit attribute and estimated that it had raised his theoretical chakra limit by about four million points.
• Qian measured his natural chakra recovery and found he could now recover 24.4 million points per day, 4.5 million more than before his recent attribute increases.
• Qian reviewed his chakra limit and eye evolution progress, noting that his Sharingan was halfway to the Rinnegan and his Byakugan had advanced faster than usual.
• Qian attributed the improved progress of his Byakugan and other bloodlines to his body transformation, extended body training, and efforts to develop Kekkei Mōra.

Qian continued training, using the Mind Reflection Technique to advance his Sharingan before testing how much cultivation his transformed body could endure. After spending most of the day practicing the Pinnacle of Body, he calculated that his body-enhancement efficiency had decreased by about ten percent.

• Qian reviewed his Chakra Control progress and estimated it would advance within three or four months as he developed Kekkei Mōra.
• Qian created five hundred shadow clones for training and spent the evening using the Mind Reflection Technique to prompt his Sharingan to evolve.
• The next morning, Qian assigned his shadow clones their tasks and teleported into the volcano beneath Moon Island to cultivate the Pinnacle of Body.
• After cultivating for most of the day, Qian sensed his limit and calculated that he had spent 23 million points of chakra.
• Qian concluded that his Body Enhancement efficiency had fallen by about ten percent compared with his previous cultivation period.

Qian estimated that his next bodily transformation would take about six months, though improved training efficiency should shorten the wait, and he continued developing his abilities. After learning that Konoha and Kumogakure had signed a peace treaty and that the first troop withdrawal might face an undisclosed threat, he recalled his clones and prepared to act.

• Qian estimated that his body would reach its next transformation threshold in roughly six months, then reconsidered and expected improved efficiency to reduce the time.
• Qian saved his daily chakra gains while increasing his shadow-clone training to develop Kekkei Mōra.
• Qian received memories from his Wood Clone on the northern border and learned that Konoha and Kumogakure had signed a peace treaty and begun withdrawing troops.
• Qian learned that Namikaze Minato had ordered the Jonin to stay alert because Konoha's Anbu had uncovered something concerning.
• Qian recalled his clones, absorbed their returned memories and training experience, packed his things, and activated the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Qian joined a group of Leaf ninja returning from the northern border and helped them establish a temporary camp. During the night, he sensed approaching strangers and discovered they were a squad of Kirigakure Anbu, leaving their purpose unclear.

• Qian teleported from Moon Island to the Land of Fire’s northern border camp, collected supplies, and joined the troops returning to Konoha.
• Qian and the Leaf ninja set up a temporary camp along the road north of Konoha.
• Qian sensed more than a dozen unfamiliar people approaching and alerted the mission commander, Nara Mitsuhiko.
• Nara Mitsuhiko gathered the Leaf ninja while Qian went to scout the approaching group.
• Qian used his Byakugan and identified the strangers as Kirigakure Anbu, but could not determine what they intended to do.

Qian discovered that someone had used Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu to control a group of Mist Anbu and suspected Obito Uchiha was behind their attack. He confronted Zetsu and Obito, whose anger hinted that they had history, but Obito restrained himself rather than fight.

• Qian used the Byakugan to discover that the Mist Anbu leader was under Sharingan genjutsu and concluded that Obito Uchiha was likely controlling the team.
• Qian spotted Zetsu following the Mist Anbu underground, informed Nara Mitsuhiko of the attackers, and went alone to investigate.
• Qian confronted Zetsu near a large tree as explosions sounded from the battle between Nara Mitsuhiko's group and the Mist Anbu.
• Obito Uchiha appeared through a spatial distortion and angrily challenged Qian for daring to appear before him.
• Qian stood his ground as Obito's chakra surged, and Obito eventually restrained his aura instead of attacking.

Qian confronted Obito Uchiha about his suspicions over the Nine-Tails and noticed Obito's control of the Mist Anbu. He returned to the battle at the Camp, where Konoha's outnumbered and weakened forces were suffering casualties against the Mist Village's elite squad.

• Obito Uchiha questioned why Qian had returned the Nine-Tails, and Qian refused to explain beyond saying he had not been strong enough to keep it.
• Obito Uchiha challenged Qian's explanation but chose not to attack him, since Qian remained valuable and difficult to defeat.
• Qian asked whether Obito Uchiha controlled the Mist Anbu, studied Obito and Zetsu for clues about their plans, and warned them not to interfere with him.
• Qian rushed back to the Camp, where Nara Mitsuhiko and the Konoha forces were engaged in a direct battle with seventeen elite Mist Anbu.
• Konoha's wounded and inexperienced fighters struggled against the Mist Anbu, and several Konoha shinobi had already been killed.

Qian entered the Hidden Mist Technique and used his perception to kill the Mist Anbu attacking the Leaf camp. After the battle, he sensed Obito Uchiha and Zetsu had left and planned to visit Kirigakure to exchange intelligence with his Wood Clone.

• Qian entered the mist and killed a Mist Anbu who was threatening three injured Leaf ninja, draining his Chakra before leaving.
• Qian stalked the mist and killed the Mist Anbu until fewer than half remained, forcing them to dispel the Hidden Mist Technique.
• Qian and the Leaf ninja defeated all seventeen Mist Anbu sent by Obito Uchiha, and Nara Mitsuhiko organized the battlefield cleanup.
• Qian sensed that Obito Uchiha and Zetsu had left, then decided to visit Kirigakure soon to exchange intelligence with his Wood Clone.
• Qian rested on a tree branch as the Leaf camp grew quiet.

After returning to Konoha with the team, Qian secretly traveled to Kirigakure to exchange information with his Wood Clone. He learned that Karatachi Yagura did not appear to be under Obito Uchiha’s control, then received news from the clone whose contents remained unrevealed.

• Qian left a Wood Clone with the returning team and spent two days training on Moon Island.
• The team returned to Konoha, and Qian met Namikaze Minato to report the attack by Obito Uchiha and the Mist Anbu.
• Qian left a Shadow Clone in Konoha and secretly flew to Kirigakure that night.
• Qian met his Wood Clone in a cave beneath Kirigakure and told it about Obito Uchiha’s attack.
• The Wood Clone said its memories showed no signs that Karatachi Yagura was being controlled, then passed its memories to Qian.

Qian learned that the Three-Tails was nearing revival and ordered a Wood Clone to monitor it and Karatachi Yagura. After his natural energy storage filled during training, he decided to begin cultivating Sage Mode and created four shadow clones to work out the plan.

• Qian learned from his Wood Clone that the Three-Tails seemed close to reviving and decided to compete with Kirigakure for it.
• Qian ordered a Wood Clone to watch the Three-Tails and check whether Karatachi Yagura showed signs of being controlled.
• Qian left Kirigakure, exchanged intelligence with his Wood Clones in Kumogakure and Iwagakure, and returned to Konoha.
• Qian resumed training on Moon Island as Konoha and Kumogakure began withdrawing their border troops under an agreement.
• Qian discovered that natural energy returning from his shadow clones had filled the storage space in his abdomen and decided to start cultivating Sage Mode.
• Qian created four shadow clones as he considered how to arrange the new training.

Qian began training to master Sage Mode by using shadow clones to practice merging natural energy with chakra, while he continued cultivating Pinnacle of Body. By the next day, he had assigned ten clones to Sage Mode training and returned his main body to the volcano.

• Qian used his Natural Energy Control to inject natural energy into four shadow clones, and they began carefully merging it with their chakra alongside him.
• After half an hour, Qian released the clones, absorbed their memories and returned chakra and natural energy, then used their experience to plan another round.
• Qian created eight shadow clones, gave each natural energy, and continued practicing Sage Mode with them.
• The next day, Qian assigned ten shadow clones to Sage Mode training and chose to cultivate Pinnacle of Body inside the volcano himself.

Qian successfully imprinted Sage Mode onto his Proficiency Panel and entered it, discovering that it greatly enhanced his physical abilities, senses, defense, and ninjutsu. After testing its power with Fire Release and Water Release, he lost his balance and exited Sage Mode.

• After absorbing his shadow clones’ memories, Qian noticed that Sage Mode had appeared on his Proficiency Panel.
• Qian used his new insight to enter Sage Mode, gaining silver-white markings around his eyes and horizontal bars beside his Byakugan.
• Qian sensed that Sage Mode had raised his Physical Constitution and Spirit attributes to 50 and greatly improved his perception and defense.
• Qian tested Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique and found it three times more powerful than usual, setting part of the forest ablaze.
• Qian extinguished the flames with an enhanced Water Release: Wild Water Wave, then lost his Sage Art Chakra balance and exited Sage Mode.

Qian trained Sage Mode with shadow clones while continuing to cultivate his Sharingan and develop Kekkei Mōra. After a clone succeeded and raised Sage Mode proficiency, he reorganized his training and ended the day on Moon Island, planning to accelerate his progress the next day.

• Qian failed to re-enter Sage Mode, then created shadow clones to practice it while hundreds more trained in Natural Energy absorption and Kekkei Mōra development.
• After another round of cultivation, Qian’s ten Sage Mode clones finally produced a success, and he absorbed the successful clone’s memories.
• Qian checked the Proficiency Panel and saw Sage Mode rise from lv0 (1/100) to lv0 (2/100).
• Qian separated the Sage Mode clones into groups with different recall schedules, and his Sage Mode Evolution Progress reached five points by late night.
• Qian packed up and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport to Moon Island to rest.

Qian mastered the basics of Sage Mode and tested how often his shadow clones could enter it in one training session. He gained 25 Proficiency points, but the enormous energy cost left him planning to improve his control by leveling up the technique.

• Qian trained Sage Mode for several days until he grasped its basics.
• He summoned ten shadow clones, and all of them entered Sage Mode successfully.
• Qian had the clones repeatedly exit and reenter Sage Mode, confirming they could enter it three times before being recalled.
• Qian released the clones and absorbed their memories, raising Sage Mode to lv1 (26/200).
• Qian discovered that the hour of training had consumed 100,000 points of chakra and Natural Energy, and reasoned that greater proficiency would reduce the waste.

Qian continued training Sage Mode with shadow clones while cultivating his body, eventually raising Sage Mode from level 1 to level 2. He ended the day at level 2 with 280 of 500 proficiency points and planned to keep training until level 5 before adjusting his routine again.

• Qian created hundreds of shadow clones to absorb Natural Energy and develop Kekkei Mōra, then used ten more clones to practice Sage Mode while he trained his body in the volcano beneath Moon Island.
• After an hour, Qian recalled the clones and found that his Sage Mode proficiency had increased from 25 to 26, confirming that his training approach was working.
• Qian repeated his training rounds through the afternoon and gained the 200 proficiency points needed to raise Sage Mode from level 1 to level 2.
• Qian tested Sage Mode at level 2 and found that it consumed more Chakra and Natural Energy but produced proficiency more efficiently, reaching about 35 points per hour.
• By night, Qian had reached level 2 with 280 of 500 proficiency points and planned to train until Sage Mode reached level 5 before revising his routine.

Qian trained Sage Mode until it reached lv5, triggering a qualitative change that let him control Sage Art Chakra more precisely and conserve it. He began considering the further training needed to enter the mode faster and maintain it longer.

• Qian trained Sage Mode from lv2 to lv3, improving his proficiency gains and reducing the average chakra and Natural Energy cost per point.
• After more than ten hours of training, Qian raised Sage Mode from lv3 to lv4 and estimated how soon he could reach lv5.
• Qian created five hundred and sixty shadow clones and continued training until Sage Mode reached lv5 the next evening.
• Qian comprehended the new insights, entered Sage Mode, and found that its white defensive glow was now drawn inward unless he needed it.
• Qian reflected on Sage Mode's remaining flaws and the proficiency required to reach lv6 and lv7.

Qian discovered that Sage Mode had begun to strengthen his body and that combining it with Pinnacle of Body accelerated his progress. He continued training in the volcano beneath Moon Island, then returned to the island after an hour of cultivation.

• Qian calculated that raising Sage Mode to higher levels would require many days of cultivation.
• While sorting the energies left after Sage Mode ended, Qian sensed that his body had moved slightly closer to its transformation threshold.
• Qian concluded that Sage Mode was strengthening his body and decided to combine it with Pinnacle of Body.
• Qian created five hundred and sixty shadow clones, assigned them cultivation tasks, and teleported to the volcano beneath Moon Island.
• Qian fused his energies into Sage Art Chakra and found that Pinnacle of Body progressed faster while he maintained Sage Mode.
• After completing two cultivation rounds, Qian teleported back to Moon Island.

Qian adjusted his Sage Mode training method and found that it improved his Body Enhancement progress with little extra energy cost, bringing his expected transformation date forward. After absorbing his clones’ memories, he returned to Konoha, where news of peace with Kumogakure had eased the village, and headed to Gourmet Street.

• Qian changed his training plan to use Sage Mode once per hour, reducing chakra and Natural Energy consumption while maintaining improved Body Enhancement efficiency.
• After another hour of cultivation, Qian estimated that his body could reach its transformation point by mid-January, or possibly before the end of the year as his training improved.
• Qian released his shadow clones, absorbed their cultivation experiences, and teleported from Moon Island to the forest outside Konoha.
• Qian entered Konoha after checking for danger and noticed that the village was at ease following the peace treaty with Kumogakure and the withdrawal of troops from the border.
• Qian returned home, reviewed ten days of memories from his shadow clone, and went to Gourmet Street to eat.

Qian advanced Sage Mode to lv7 and found that using it while cultivating Pinnacle of Body greatly improved his Body Enhancement efficiency, bringing his transformation forward to early December. The higher gains came with steep Chakra and Natural Energy costs, so he planned to expand his Shadow Clone training and wanted the Three-Tails more than before.

• Qian trained on Moon Island until Sage Mode reached lv7, cutting the time needed to enter the state to under five minutes and extending its duration to about fifty minutes.
• Qian used Sage Mode alongside Pinnacle of Body and found that Body Enhancement efficiency had risen by thirty percent, enough to move his transformation to early December.
• Qian calculated that his daily Chakra and Natural Energy needs had increased sharply, while his current surplus could not cover both Body Enhancement and Sage Mode practice.
• Qian noted that the Wood Clone in Kirigakure had not reported back about the Three-Tails, though his saved Chakra would sustain him for now.
• Qian planned to increase the Shadow Clones absorbing Natural Energy from three hundred to five hundred and those developing Kekkei Mōra from two hundred and fifty to three hundred.

Qian expanded his shadow-clone cultivation and continued training until Sage Mode reached level 8, improving its benefits and reducing some of his chakra costs. He began another training round with the new efficiency gains, while his overall chakra demands remained high.

• Qian assigned 500 shadow clones to absorb Natural Energy, 300 to develop Kekkei Mōra, and 10 to practice Sage Mode before returning to volcano training.
• After an hour, Qian dispelled the clones, processed their cultivation memories, and calculated that his daily chakra shortfall had risen to 4.18 million points.
• Qian continued training over the following week, returning to the village once to rest for a day.
• Qian's Sage Mode reached level 8, allowing him to enter it in under two minutes and maintain it for about two hours.
• Qian tested his new training efficiency and found that Sage Mode practice and Body Enhancement consumed less chakra overall while Sage Mode proficiency gains increased.