Chapter Summaries

Qian’s cultivation brought his next body transformation within reach, but he postponed the breakthrough to finish a scheduled intelligence run. He flew to Kirigakure, where his clone reported no major changes and no sign of Obito Uchiha.

• Qian’s week of cultivation reduced his estimated wait for a body transformation from about seven months to less than five.
• After nearly five more months of cultivation, Qian sensed that his body was close to its transformation threshold, but he had to rest and travel to update intelligence.
• Qian absorbed his clones’ memories, deepened his understanding of fusing the Seven Chakra Nature Transformations, and rested on Moon Island before setting out.
• Qian flew directly to Kirigakure and used Ame no Minaka to infiltrate the village.
• Qian’s wood clone reported that Kirigakure had seen no recent changes and that everything remained normal around Obito Uchiha.

Qian synchronized with his wood clones in Kirigakure, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure, confirming that the Jinchuriki he was tracking remained accounted for and that nothing major had happened. On his way back toward the Land of Fire, he detected Nagato’s Rain Tiger at Will Technique over Amegakure and suspected that Nagato had recently taken control of the village, possibly with Obito Uchiha’s help.

• Qian synchronized with his Kirigakure wood clone, confirmed the Six-Tails Jinchuriki’s whereabouts, and sent a replacement clone with chakra for the next month and a half.
• Qian traveled to Kumogakure, synchronized with his wood clone there, confirmed the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails Jinchuriki were still accounted for, and left another replacement clone.
• Qian infiltrated Iwagakure without triggering its perception barriers, synchronized with his wood clone, and learned that little had happened there.
• While flying over the Rain Country, Qian sensed an unusual chakra fluctuation and found Nagato’s Rain Tiger at Will Technique spreading through Amegakure’s rain.
• Qian suspected Hanzo had recently been killed and Amegakure had changed hands, and he considered whether Obito Uchiha had helped Nagato.

Qian stayed to meet Deva Path Pain and study the Rinnegan, disguising his appearance while keeping himself aloft with his Byakugan. Nagato grew suspicious that Qian possessed similar eyes, but his attempts to pull Qian closer failed.

• Qian decided to remain and meet the approaching figure, disguising himself with the Transformation Technique and suspending himself with gravity control.
• Deva Path Pain arrived, and Nagato noticed that the gravity around Qian resembled the Rinnegan's power.
• Qian and Nagato questioned each other, and Qian called Nagato's eyes the Sage Eye.
• Nagato suspected Qian had similar eyes and used Banshō Ten'in to pull him closer.
• Qian countered Nagato's gravitational pull twice with ease.

Qian met Nagato in Amegakure, warned him to protect his eyes, and returned to Konoha to rest. The next day, Qian reviewed his Shadow Clone’s memories and reflected on what he had learned about Nagato, the Rinnegan, and Obito Uchiha.

• Qian ended his meeting with Nagato and vanished using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Nagato returned to Amegakure, where Konan asked about Qian and heard that he seemed familiar with them and bore no malice.
• Nagato and Konan suspected someone might target Nagato’s eyes, but Nagato urged them to follow their plan and leave the rest to destiny.
• Qian returned to Konoha, avoided the patrolling Leaf ninja, and went to sleep while his Shadow Clone kept watch.
• The next day, Qian dispelled his Shadow Clone and learned that nothing important had happened in the village over the past ten days.
• Qian concluded that Amegakure had fallen under Akatsuki’s control, that he had gained insight into the Rinnegan, and that his warning might make Nagato wary of Obito Uchiha and Uchiha Madara.

Uchiha Qian broke through the limits of his body on Moon Island and completed another transformation, raising his Physical Constitution to 39 and greatly increasing his chakra potential and recovery. He reviewed his progress and found his Sharingan nearly ready for another breakthrough, while Chakra Control was close to advancing to lv10.

• Uchiha Qian left the village for Moon Island and spent a week cultivating until his body reached the critical point for transformation.
• Uchiha Qian waited until morning, then used Human Authority and the Mystical Palm Technique to drive his cells toward evolution for more than ten hours.
• Uchiha Qian broke through his body's invisible shackle and completed the ensuing transformation, raising his Physical Constitution from 38 to 39.
• Uchiha Qian tested his gains and estimated that his Theoretical Chakra Limit had increased by roughly thirty-four million points, while his daily chakra recovery reached 105.4 million points.
• Uchiha Qian reviewed his progress over seven-plus months and found his Sharingan at its breakthrough threshold and Chakra Control just over two thousand proficiency points from lv10.

Qian completed another Body Transformation and estimated that his physical endurance had increased by more than thirty percent, then prepared for his Sharingan breakthrough. When his Spiritual attribute rose to 40, his Spiritual Power surged out of control, and he began drawing it back in.

• Qian sent four hundred shadow clones to absorb Natural Energy, assigned ninety more to develop Kekkei Mōra, and trained in the Volcano beneath Moon Island.
• After training, Qian estimated that his physical endurance had increased by more than thirty percent and worried about the growing chakra cost of future transformations.
• Qian rested overnight, then used the Mind Reflection Technique to raise his Sharingan Evolution Progress to 90000/100000.
• Qian's Sharingan evolved and his Spiritual attribute rose from 39 to 40, causing his Spiritual Power to spread wildly and kill animals and insects around Moon Island.
• Qian focused on regaining control and drawing back the Spiritual Power that had spread outward.

Qian tested the effects of his Spirit attribute surpassing 40, finding major increases to his Spiritual Power, Theoretical Chakra Limit, and Chakra Recovery Speed. He adjusted his shadow clone training numbers and continued training on Moon Island.

• Qian regained control of his Spiritual Power and found its intensity had increased by around eighty percent.
• Qian tested his Theoretical Chakra Limit and Chakra Recovery Speed, recording increases of 15 million points and 10 million points respectively.
• Qian created five hundred shadow clones to absorb Natural Energy and one hundred and twenty clones to develop his Kekkei Mōra.
• Qian trained his body in the volcano beneath Moon Island, then reviewed his clones' results after an hour.
• Qian increased the Natural Energy clones to five hundred and fifty and the Kekkei Mōra clones to one hundred and twenty-five, repeating the training cycle until evening.

Qian calculated the chakra costs and clone allocation for his training, then resumed cultivating in the Land of Fire. After a week, he estimated that his next Body Transformation would take at least a year and began considering how to shorten it.

• Qian dispelled his shadow clones, absorbed their memories and energy, and determined that he needed 550 clones for full-speed body enhancement and 160 to develop Kekkei Mōra efficiently.
• Qian calculated that his current daily chakra surplus was 7.118 million points, with further changes expected after his Sharingan and Chakra Control advanced.
• Qian teleported to the Primeval Forest and assigned clones to absorb Natural Energy and develop Kekkei Mōra while he used the Mind Reflection Technique.
• After a week of training, Qian estimated that his next Body Transformation would take at least a year, even after he later devoted more time to body enhancement.
• Qian decided he needed another way to shorten the transformation because waiting that long and sealing away Spiritual Power would hinder his other training.

Qian moved his Body Enhancement training to a harsher cavity inside the volcano to speed up his next physical transformation. After testing the new environment through several training rounds, he estimated that the transformation would take about seven months, though the increased efficiency consumed most of his daily Chakra surplus.

• Qian used his Byakugan to find a smaller, more dangerous cavity beneath the Third Cavity and reached it through the volcano’s rock walls.
• Qian built a cross-shaped stone bridge and platform, placed a Flying Thunder God Seal there, and returned to Moon Island.
• Qian created five hundred and sixty shadow clones, then trained in the new cavity for an hour using Sage Mode and the Pinnacle of Body.
• Qian returned badly burned and injured, recovered, and tested the new training environment through several rounds until evening.
• Qian estimated that the harsher environment improved Body Enhancement efficiency by more than twenty percent and could reduce his next transformation to a little over seven months.
• Qian calculated that the change required millions more Chakra each day, leaving him with only 118,000 points of daily surplus.

Qian cultivated his Sharingan for six hours each night, then advanced his Chakra Control to the Perfected Realm and discovered he could shape chakra into lifelike creatures. He tested the improvement during body-enhancement training and found that controlling Sage Art Chakra had become instinctive.

• Qian used shadow clones to gather Natural Energy and practice fusing the Seven Chakra Nature Transformations while he cultivated his Sharingan, gaining 150 Evolution Progress over six hours.
• After six days of cultivation, Qian's Chakra Control advanced to lv10 (0/0), and he spent half an hour comprehending the insights it brought.
• Qian shaped chakra into lifelike birds and other creatures, then found that his ninjutsu consumed thirty to forty percent less chakra.
• Qian created 560 shadow clones, teleported into the Volcano beneath Moon Island, and began another round of Body Enhancement.
• Qian found that his Perfected Natural Energy Control and Chakra Control made it effortless to direct Sage Art Chakra, then recalled his clones and absorbed their chakra, natural energy, and Cultivation Experience.

Qian discovered that perfected Chakra Control made his training more efficient and could bring his Body Transformation forward to around mid-to-late March. After stopping the Mind Reflection Technique two months later, he prepared to devote himself to full-time Body Enhancement, which would require drawing heavily on his reserve chakra.

• Qian found that improved Chakra Control reduced the chakra cost of his Shadow Clones and increased the rate at which his Kekkei Genkai and Dust Release evolved.
• After further testing, Qian realized he could use the same amount of chakra to strengthen his body faster and estimated that his transformation could occur in a little over six months.
• Two months later, Qian saw that his Sharingan's Evolution Progress had reached 99660/100000 and stopped using the Mind Reflection Technique to focus on Body Enhancement.
• Qian calculated that full-time Body Enhancement would require increasing his Natural Energy-absorbing Shadow Clones from four hundred to five hundred and drawing 27.932 million reserve chakra points each day.
• Qian concluded that his reserves could support the new training for a long time, but worried that his chakra recovery would no longer keep pace with his consumption.

After months of intensive training, Qian decided to take a week off and travel through the Ninja World to recover before his body’s upcoming transformation. He returned to Konoha for the year-end festivities and encountered Naruto, Sasuke Uchiha, and their friends at a dango stall.

• Qian finished a training session in the Fourth Cavity, gathered the experience and energy from his shadow clones, and assessed his progress.
• Because he had accumulated injuries and fatigue, Qian decided to rest for a week and travel around the Ninja World.
• Qian flew leisurely back to Konoha and joined the year-end crowds, eager to enjoy the food he had been craving.
• At a dango stall, Qian recognized Naruto and several future members of the Konoha 12, including Sasuke Uchiha.
• Sasuke recognized Qian, who nodded to him before joining the queue for dango.

Qian spent New Year’s Eve avoiding Naruto, enjoying the festivities, and then took a trip around the Ninja World to relax and sample regional foods. He returned to Konoha after more than half a month feeling refreshed and ready to resume training.

• Qian noticed Kakashi watching over Naruto in disguise and avoided drawing Naruto’s attention.
• Qian sampled dango and other festival foods, then soaked in the Leaf Hot Spring before going home.
• Qian attended the Uchiha clan’s meeting, found the arguments over wealth and authority tedious, and left a Shadow Clone behind.
• Qian traveled through towns and countries across the Ninja World, tasting local delicacies and admiring the scenery.
• Qian returned to Konoha after over half a month, feeling relaxed and less burdened by his powerful Spiritual Power.

After months of training, Uchiha Qian broke through his physical limit and completed another transformation, bringing his Physical Constitution into balance with his Spirit. His Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan neared its next evolution, leaving him concerned about the strain it would put on his body.

• Qian returned to Moon Island and trained for more than two months until his body reached another transformation threshold.
• Qian rested overnight, then used Human Authority and the Mystical Palm Technique to wear down the shackles limiting his physical growth.
• After more than ten hours of effort, Qian broke the shackle and fell asleep as a warm current began to transform his body.
• Qian awoke with his Physical Constitution increased from 39 to 40, matching his Spirit at 40.
• Qian saw that his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan had reached 99999/100000 evolution progress and worried about the pressure its evolution would place on his body.

After his Body Transformation, Qian measured major increases to his chakra potential and recovery, reviewed his progress, and prepared to delay his Sharingan’s evolution until his body and spirit had fully integrated. He resumed training on Moon Island and found that the Fourth Cavity’s pressure had become manageable, improving his Body Enhancement efficiency.

• Qian found that his Theoretical Chakra limit had increased by 60 million points and his daily Chakra Recovery Speed by 30 million points after his Body Transformation.
• Qian reviewed his Status Panel: his Chakra limit had surpassed 29 million, his Sharingan was one point from advancing, and his Wood Release was nearing its next evolution.
• Qian decided to wait until this training round ended and he had rested in the village before advancing his Sharingan.
• Qian created 600 shadow clones to absorb Natural Energy and sent 160 others to develop Kekkei Mōra before teleporting to the Volcano beneath Moon Island.
• Qian began training in the Fourth Cavity and discovered that his transformed body could withstand its pressure without excessive injury, improving his Body Enhancement efficiency.

Qian’s Body Transformation greatly increased his body-enhancement efficiency, but also raised his daily chakra deficit to 108.732 million points. After six more days of training, he estimated his next transformation would take about five and a half months, then flew to the Land of Fire to rest before evolving his Sharingan into the Rinnegan.

• Qian found that his Body Transformation had increased his body-enhancement efficiency by about eighty percent, while raising his chakra expenditure and daily deficit.
• Qian released his shadow clones, absorbed their cultivation memories and energy, and rested before continuing his training.
• After six days of training, Qian recovered quickly from the Volcano’s harsh conditions and concluded his body would reach its next transformation in about five and a half months.
• Qian admired the sunset over Moon Island, then used Wind Release: Wind Wings to fly toward the Land of Fire for a day of rest before making his Sharingan break through.

Qian stimulated his Sharingan until it evolved into an awakening Rinnegan, then discovered that the process consumed enormous amounts of Chakra. He chose to spend his reserves awakening it despite the possible cost to future Body Enhancement.

• Qian spent a day resting, then went to Moon Island and used the Mind Reflection Technique to complete his Sharingan's evolution progress.
• Qian's eyes began absorbing Chakra, and the panel changed to Rinnegan Unawakened as the awakening process started.
• Qian exhausted his personal Chakra reserves and used Chakra stored in his Glabella Pocket Dimension, but the awakening progress did not increase.
• Qian called over his Wood Clones and found that each awakening point required one hundred million points of Chakra.
• Qian estimated that fully awakening the Rinnegan would take ten billion points of Chakra and decided to use his reserves to complete it.
• Qian summoned his sleeping Wood Clones and continued pouring Chakra into his eyes.

Qian completed the Rinnegan’s awakening after three days of channeling chakra into his eyes, which gained an unprecedented silver color. He assessed the eye’s abilities and named his exclusive power Time Imperial, though he had not yet explained what it did.

• Qian checked his Rinnegan awakening progress and calculated that the process would take less than three days.
• Qian rested between sessions and repeatedly used chakra from his Wood Clone to advance the awakening.
• On the third night, Qian’s Rinnegan awakened, releasing spiritual pressure that tore up the surrounding plants and lifted soil and gravel.
• Qian saw that his Rinnegan was silver rather than one of the four known colors and considered whether the Proficiency Panel had caused the difference.
• Qian reviewed the Rinnegan’s basic abilities and named his exclusive ability Time Imperial.

Uchiha Qian awakened the Rinnegan and used its time-based ability, Time Imperial, to control the resulting surge in Spiritual Power. He discovered the awakening had greatly increased his Spirit, forcing him to postpone pursuing the Rinne Sharingan, and prepared to test his improved chakra limit and recovery speed.

• Uchiha Qian activated Time Imperial to return his condition to before the Rinnegan opened while preserving the surge in Spiritual Power.
• Uchiha Qian repeatedly rewound his own time over an hour and a half until he brought the surging Spiritual Power under control.
• Uchiha Qian checked his Proficiency Panel and saw his Spirit had risen from 40 to 45.
• Uchiha Qian realized his body would struggle to endure his increased Spiritual Power and decided to prioritize completing his Body Transformation.
• Uchiha Qian concluded that advancing the Rinnegan to the Rinne Sharingan would risk unbalancing his spirit and body, but estimated he could develop Kekkei Mōra within about two more years.
• Uchiha Qian prepared to test how his increased Spirit affected his Theoretical Chakra Limit and Chakra Recovery Speed.

Qian measured how his increased Spirit affected his potential and Chakra recovery, finding that an imbalance with his Physical Constitution had suppressed both gains. After sealing away some Spiritual Power to ease the strain, he resumed cultivation the next morning and prepared shadow clones to develop Kekkei Mōra.

• Qian estimated that his five-point Spirit increase had added about one hundred million points to his Theoretical Chakra Limit, less than expected because his mind-body imbalance suppressed his potential.
• Qian measured his natural Chakra recovery at 205.4 million points per day, leaving a daily deficit of 48.732 million points after accounting for his cultivation.
• Qian used the Spirit Transformation Technique and Lock Heart Soul Contract Instant Body Seal to seal away part of his Spiritual Power, then returned to the wooden cabin to rest.
• The next morning, Qian ate Enhanced Soldier Pills, checked Moon Island with the Byakugan, and created nine hundred shadow clones to absorb Natural Energy before sending them with a wood clone to the Primeval Forest.
• Qian refilled his Chakra and created three hundred shadow clones to develop Kekkei Mōra.