Chapter Summaries

Qian discovered that awakening the Rinnegan had strengthened both Human Authority and Ame no Minaka, then tested how this affected his body cultivation. He found that his enhancement speed had increased, shortening the time until his next physical transformation to four and a half months, and returned to Moon Island.

• Qian teleported to the volcano, entered Sage Mode, and discovered that Human Authority had grown stronger after his Rinnegan awakened.
• Qian activated Ame no Minaka and found that his perception of its hidden dimension had improved; he then opened the Six-Tomoe Rinnegan and sensed the dimension deepen further.
• Qian tested Human Authority with the Six-Tomoe Rinnegan and found its effect stronger, but decided the state consumed too much Chakra to use during cultivation.
• Qian spent an hour using Pinnacle of Body and estimated that his enhancement speed had risen to 1.2 times its previous rate, reducing the wait for his next transformation from five and a half months to four and a half.
• Qian teleported back to Moon Island.

Qian discovered that his Kekkei Mōra training had become less efficient because too many shadow clones left each one with insufficient chakra for deeper research. He reduced their number, focused on strengthening his body, and planned to adjust the training force again after checking the clones’ results.

• Qian reviewed the memories of nearly a thousand shadow clones and found that tripling the number devoted to Kekkei Mōra had increased his experience gains by only about thirty percent.
• After comparing more clones’ memories, Qian realized their chakra was too limited for in-depth practice of fusing the Seven Chakra Nature Transformations.
• Qian sent nine hundred clones to absorb Natural Energy and created two hundred and fifty clones to develop Kekkei Mōra.
• Qian teleported into Volcano, entered Sage Mode, and trained with Pinnacle of Body for an hour.
• Qian returned to Moon Island to check the clones’ experience gains and adjust their number for better efficiency.

Qian optimized his shadow-clone cultivation and continued training until his body neared its next transformation. After finishing another arduous training period, he left Moon Island and headed back toward the Land of Fire.

• Qian tested different numbers of shadow clones and settled on using two hundred to develop Kekkei Mōra, gaining about 1.2 times his original experience while conserving chakra.
• Qian continued his cultivation over the following months, gradually increasing the number of Kekkei Mōra clones as his chakra capacity grew.
• In September, Qian assessed his body and estimated that its next transformation was four or five days away, while his Spiritual Power was nearing the limit his flesh could withstand.
• Qian ended his training round without attempting a breakthrough, recalled his shadow clones, and absorbed their memories along with the returned chakra and Natural Energy.
• Qian packed his equipment, flew from Moon Island using Wind Release: Wind Wings, and headed toward the Land of Fire.

After returning to Konoha, Qian considered Namikaze Minato’s renewed request that he become a jonin instructor before resuming his training on Moon Island. He broke through the limit on his body’s growth and completed another physical transformation.

• Qian learned that Namikaze Minato had again asked him to become a jonin instructor, and he considered ways to refuse without alienating Konoha.
• Qian relaxed in Konoha before returning to Moon Island for another round of training.
• After his body stopped showing progress in the Volcano, Qian used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to Moon Island and absorbed his shadow clones’ training memories.
• Qian used Human Authority and the Mystical Palm Technique to break the shackle limiting his body’s growth.
• A warm current nourished Qian’s body for over half an hour, raising his physical attributes.

After his body transformed, Qian’s Physical Constitution rose to 41, narrowing the gap with his Spirit and easing the strain on his flesh. He measured the transformation’s effects and found that his increased recovery still did not cover his daily chakra deficit.

• Qian checked his Proficiency Panel and confirmed that his Physical Constitution had risen from 40 to 41, easing the pressure of his Spiritual Power on his body.
• Qian reviewed his progress: his Chakra Limit exceeded thirty million, and 220 Shadow Clones accelerated his Kekkei Mōra development, bringing Wood Release within 281 Evolution Progress of its next advancement.
• Qian tested his potential and estimated that his Theoretical Chakra Limit had increased by about 80 million points as his spirit and flesh became more balanced.
• Qian measured his natural Chakra Recovery Speed at about 245.4 million points per day, an increase of 40 million, but calculated that his daily Chakra deficit was still 57.732 million points.

Qian sent a wood clone carrying nine hundred shadow clones toward the Land of Fire, assigned two hundred and twenty clones to develop Kekkei Mōra, and continued Body Enhancement training beneath Moon Island’s Volcano. After measuring his increased endurance and calculating his chakra supplies, he decided that finding Jugo's hometown would be important for increasing his Natural Energy absorption.

• Qian sent a wood clone with a scroll containing nine hundred shadow clones toward the Land of Fire and dispatched two hundred and twenty more clones to work on Kekkei Mōra.
• Qian trained beneath Moon Island’s Volcano, repeatedly using Pinnacle of Body to strengthen himself and test his increased endurance.
• Qian found that he could withstand 300 million points of chakra infusion per day, up from 240 million, and that his Body Enhancement efficiency had risen by around thirty percent.
• Qian calculated that his chakra reserves could sustain his training for about eight months, or around a year if he included chakra accumulated on rest days.
• Qian recalled his shadow clones and absorbed their cultivation experience, noting that one thousand one hundred clones were near his current limit for absorbing Natural Energy efficiently.
• Qian resolved to prioritize searching for Jugo's hometown, which he believed might be a place where Natural Energy was especially dense.

Qian sent clones to train and began reading Danzo’s deeper memories, hoping to find information about Orochimaru and Jugo’s birthplace. He broke through the seals in Danzo’s mind and started searching his memories.

• Qian reviewed his shadow clone’s cultivation experience, rested overnight, and prepared for training the next morning.
• Qian sent a wood clone northeast with a scroll and dispatched shadow clones to conduct chakra nature fusion experiments.
• Qian recalled his plan to find Jugo’s birthplace and decided Danzo might know where Orochimaru’s Northern Base was or how to contact him.
• Qian released Danzo’s Reanimated Body from its scroll and used his Rinnegan’s Memory Reading ability to break through the seals in Danzo’s mind.
• Qian began searching Danzo’s deeper memories.

Qian finished reading Danzō’s memories, gaining intelligence on Konoha and Root but finding no information about Orochimaru’s Northern Base. When Danzō attacked and Orochimaru tried to summon him away, Qian restrained him and confirmed his control seals were intact, then considered extracting more of Danzō’s Chakra.

• Qian reviewed Danzō’s memories and found secret channels for contacting Orochimaru, along with intelligence on Konoha and other villages.
• Danzō questioned Qian about his eyes, then attacked him with a Wind Style chakra blade.
• Qian repelled Danzō with his Rinnegan, sealed him with the Lock Heart Soul Contract Instant Body Seal, and stopped him from fleeing.
• Orochimaru tried to summon Danzō through Impure World Reincarnation, but Qian used a Rinnegan Genjutsu to override the command.
• Qian examined the marks on Danzō’s soul, confirmed there were no immediate hidden dangers, and considered drawing more Chakra from him.

Qian tested how much chakra he could extract from Danzo’s Reanimated Body without provoking the Sage of Six Paths, and gained roughly twenty-five million points. He returned to Moon Island, sent a Wood Clone to search for Jugo’s birthplace, and began another round of training.

• Qian teleported Danzo’s Reanimated Body to a deserted island and first extracted chakra with the Chakra Absorption Technique, then switched to the Rinnegan’s Sealing Technique Absorption Seal.
• Qian extracted roughly twenty-five million points of chakra before detecting a faint disturbance in the Pure Land imprint and stopping.
• Qian decided against obtaining more Reanimated Bodies for now because extracting chakra on a larger scale could draw the Sage of Six Paths’ attention.
• Qian returned Danzo to Moon Island, sealed him in a scroll, and replenished his own chakra instead of entering the volcano to enhance his body.
• Qian ordered a Wood Clone to search for Jugo’s birthplace, and it flew toward the Rice Field Country.
• Qian released his shadow clones and began a new round of training.

Orochimaru sensed that Danzo had been released but could neither reach nor recall him, so he tried to track his location and suspected Qian had used the Flying Thunder God Technique. Qian continued training and estimated that his next Body Transformation would take about five and a half months, while his Wood Release neared evolution.

• Orochimaru sensed his connection to Danzo return, tried to project his spirit to him, and failed.
• Orochimaru tried to recall Danzo but found that someone had overridden his command, so he used their connection to search for Danzo’s location.
• Orochimaru sensed Danzo move between two locations and suspected Qian had used the Flying Thunder God Technique, then decided to send subordinates to investigate.
• Qian continued training, absorbed his shadow clones’ cultivation experience, and planned to estimate the time needed for his next Body Transformation.
• Five days later, Qian estimated that the transformation would take about five and a half months and anticipated that Wood Release would soon evolve.

Qian advanced his Wood Release, accidentally transforming Moon Island into a vast forest as his power evolved. He discovered the advancement had greatly improved his aptitude and brought his next bodily transformation to within a little over three months.

• Qian completed another round of training and advanced his Wood Release while reclaiming his shadow clones’ memories.
• As Qian’s chakra leaked during the evolution, it turned Moon Island into a lush forest and restored damage from his earlier tests.
• Qian realized he could use Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence but chose to follow his own fighting path instead of imitating Hashirama Senju.
• Qian tested the effects of the advancement and found it had cut about twenty days from his body’s evolution and saved roughly another month through improved aptitude.
• Qian calculated that a little over three months remained before his body reached its transformation point and was pleased with the result.

Qian’s training was interrupted when his Wood Clone detected a squad of modified ninja approaching Moon Island, likely sent by Orochimaru. Qian headed toward their ship to capture them and learn Orochimaru’s hiding place.

• Qian cleared the trees around his training area and continued training on Moon Island.
• About a week later, his Wood Clone warned him that a squad of ninja was approaching the island.
• Qian healed his injuries, teleported to the Wood Clone, and used his Byakugan to inspect the approaching ninja.
• Qian recognized signs that the squad had been modified and suspected Orochimaru had sent them.
• Qian concealed himself with Ame no Minaka and moved toward the ship to capture the squad.
• Monkey felt that someone was watching him, but the other ninja found no one nearby.

Qian tested Ito and three modified ninjas with Genjutsu, exposing their reactions and leaving them incapacitated. He then used his Rinnegan to search Ito's memories for information.

• Ito stayed alert after Monkey's warning and kept his doubts to himself.
• Qian appeared on the ship, and Ito threw a Kunai before retreating behind the others.
• The snake-man, Monkey, and Stone attacked Qian, but he resisted their blows and sent them flying with an invisible force.
• Ito tried to escape into the sea, then realized he was trapped in Qian's Genjutsu.
• Qian revealed that the entire encounter had been an illusion and that all four ninjas had fallen under Genjutsu.
• Qian pressed a hand to Ito's head, changed his Mangekyō Sharingan into the Rinnegan, and accessed Ito's memories.

Qian learned that Orochimaru’s people had been sent to find him, then went to Rice Field Country to investigate Orochimaru’s hideout and a local Murderer Ghost legend. He suspected the ghost had been Jugo, but found no trace of Jugo’s birthplace and headed for Orochimaru’s hideout.

• Qian confirmed from Ito’s memories that Orochimaru had sent the four men to locate him and learned where Orochimaru was hiding.
• Qian left his Wood Clone to guard Moon Island, drained the four men’s chakra, burned their bodies, and sank their boat.
• Qian teleported to his Wood Clone in Rice Field Country and absorbed its memories, learning it had investigated a Murderer Ghost legend.
• Qian concluded there was a seventy percent chance the Murderer Ghost had been Jugo, who may have lived nearby before Orochimaru took him away.
• Qian sensed no unusually dense Natural Energy on the mountain and headed for Orochimaru’s hideout.

Qian searched Orochimaru’s underground base and found it abandoned, then discovered Orochimaru disguised as a dying prisoner. Orochimaru revealed himself and addressed Qian, leaving them face to face.

• Qian used the Byakugan to search the base beneath a hill and found laboratories filled with failed experiments, but no sign of Orochimaru or guards.
• Qian entered the base and concluded Orochimaru had abandoned it after finding dusty laboratories and missing valuable equipment.
• Qian found the prisoners alive despite their apparent starvation and used the Mind Reading Technique on one of them.
• Qian learned that a prisoner in the corner had been feeding the others, and recognized the person’s eyes as Orochimaru’s.
• Orochimaru revealed himself and greeted Qian, who accused him of having twisted tastes while remaining alert to a possible attack.

Qian confronted Orochimaru’s controlled substitute and asked for Jugo’s birthplace so he could gather Natural Energy for Body Enhancement. Orochimaru gave him the location, intending to observe Qian there, and Qian left the underground base.

• Orochimaru inferred that Qian had killed Ito and the others, then asked whether he would return Danzo, but Qian refused.
• Qian used his Byakugan to determine that the Orochimaru in the cell was only a substitute controlled by a wisp of Spiritual Power.
• Qian asked Orochimaru for Jugo’s birthplace, and Orochimaru questioned how he knew about Jugo.
• Orochimaru gave Qian the location without asking for payment because he wanted to observe him there.
• Qian decided to send Shadow Clones to absorb Natural Energy at the location and left using Earth Release: Earth Vein Swimming Dragon Technique.

Qian left Orochimaru’s base and traveled to Jugo’s birthplace, where he investigated a place that drew in Natural Energy. He suspected it connected to a sacred land’s different space and used his Rinnegan to search for the spatial node.

• Orochimaru detonated Exploding Tags around his base, collapsing it and killing the surviving experiment subjects.
• Qian flew away, reflected on why Orochimaru showed little interest in his eyes, and concluded that changes to the Ninja World’s timeline had altered Orochimaru’s experiences with the Sharingan.
• Qian arrived at the mountain near the Land of Earth where Jugo had been born and sensed unusually concentrated Natural Energy gathering there.
• Qian sank into the mountain, carved out a cavern, and found that the gathered Natural Energy vanished at its center.
• Qian activated his Rinnegan to use its enhanced spatial perception to locate the suspected node connecting to a sacred land’s different space.

Qian discovered that a spatial node cycled between pocket dimensions associated with Ryūchi Cave, Shikkotsu Forest, and Mount Myōboku, while drawing in Natural Energy. After finding no immediate danger, he decided to resume training on Moon Island and leave a Wood Clone behind to oversee shadow clones absorbing Natural Energy.

• Qian sensed a pocket dimension vanish, then return as Shikkotsu Forest, and deduced that the earlier dimension had been Ryūchi Cave.
• Qian sent 224 shadow clones to Moon Island in a scroll with a Wood Clone, then created about a hundred more shadow clones to absorb Natural Energy at the node.
• Qian entered Sage Mode and trained his body while periodically monitoring the spatial node.
• Eight hours later, Qian sensed Shikkotsu Forest disappear and an unfamiliar dimension appear, which he guessed was Mount Myōboku.
• After waiting without incident, Qian concluded the dimensions cycled through a ritual and decided to return to Moon Island while leaving a Wood Clone at the node.

Qian spent three months harvesting Natural Energy from a spatial node in Rice Field Country without drawing a response from the Three Great Sage Locations, while Orochimaru secretly watched him. After his body reached another transformation threshold, Qian rested and began a breakthrough on Moon Island.

• Qian left a Wood Clone and Flying Thunder God Seals at the spatial node before returning to Moon Island and confirming that no one had approached.
• Qian used one hundred Shadow Clones to absorb Natural Energy at the node, reducing his Chakra costs as he trained over the next three months.
• The Three Great Sage Locations showed no reaction, while Qian and Orochimaru continued to observe each other without openly confronting one another.
• Qian sensed that his body had reached another transformation threshold but postponed breaking through until he could rest and recover.
• The next morning, Qian activated Human Authority and used the Mystical Palm Technique to send dense Yang Release Chakra through his body and drive his cells to evolve.

Uchiha Qian completed a physical breakthrough, easing the strain between his Spiritual Power and body, and reviewed his progress on the Proficiency Panel. With several abilities nearing advancement and Namikaze Minato likely to ask him again to lead a Jonin team, Qian prepared for future changes.

• Uchiha Qian broke through his body's limits and waited as the warm current completed his transformation.
• Qian found his Physical Constitution had risen to 42, narrowing the gap with his Spirit, and resolved to keep strengthening his body until they were balanced.
• Qian reviewed his progress and saw his Chakra Limit had grown to 35,400,500, allowing him to assign 235 Shadow Clones to developing Kekkei Mōra.
• Qian noted that Wood Release had already advanced, while Ice Release, Lava Release, and Storm Release were nearing their next advancements; Dust Release remained further behind.
• Qian recalled that Namikaze Minato had twice asked him to become a Jonin team leader and anticipated he might soon have to accept.