Chapter Summaries

Orochimaru summoned the Reanimation Bodies of Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and the Third Kazekage, then took control of Tobirama when he tried to undo the jutsu. Seeing Uchiha Shisui's Susanoo, Tobirama recognized that Shisui had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and left the village's troubles to the living.

• Orochimaru raised three coffins containing the Reanimation Bodies of Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and the Third Kazekage.
• Yamato recognized the First and Second Hokage and confirmed that he was a Leaf Anbu ninja.
• Tobirama Senju identified Orochimaru as a Leaf traitor and tried to undo the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, but Orochimaru's contingency took control of him.
• Hashirama Senju ignored Tobirama as he watched Uchiha Shisui's Susanoo fighting Sasori.
• Tobirama Senju realized Shisui had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and decided the living should handle the village's affairs.

Orochimaru suppressed the consciousness of Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and the Third Kazekage, then sent them to attack Qian, Yamato, and Uchiha Inabi. Qian cut Hashirama Senju into pieces and tried to seal him, but Tobirama Senju interrupted him with Water Release: Water Severing Wave.

• Orochimaru placed sealing tags in the heads of Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and the Third Kazekage, suppressing their consciousnesses.
• The three Reanimated Bodies attacked Qian, Yamato, and Uchiha Inabi, while Yamato warned them about Reanimation and urged Qian to take down an opponent quickly.
• Qian blocked Hashirama Senju's relentless kunai attacks with his long blade and then split Hashirama Senju's body apart.
• Qian cut Hashirama Senju into dozens of pieces and prepared to seal him as his body began to recover.
• Orochimaru redirected Tobirama Senju toward Qian, forcing Qian to abandon the sealing attempt and dodge a Water Release: Water Severing Wave attack.

Qian fought Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju while Orochimaru controlled them, holding back from using his Mangekyō Sharingan. As the battle dragged on and the other fighters’ situations remained uncertain, Qian entered Sage Mode to break the stalemate.

• Qian burned Tobirama Senju to ash with Fire Style: Flame Gathering Strike, then tried to reach Hashirama Senju and seal him.
• Orochimaru made Hashirama Senju use Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence, trapping Qian among vines and roots before sending Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju to attack together.
• Qian sensed that Uchiha Inabi and Yamato were holding their own against the Third Kazekage, then fought Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju without falling behind.
• Tobirama Senju began casting Genjutsu: Bringer-of-Darkness Technique, and Qian countered with the same genjutsu, leaving all three fighting in darkness until their visions returned.
• Qian found that swordsmanship alone could not create an opening to seal the two, so he combined Natural Energy with his chakra and entered Sage Mode.

Uchiha Qian entered Sage Mode and overwhelmed Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju with enhanced ninjutsu. After Orochimaru dodged Qian’s Fire Style: Flame Gathering Strike, Qian charged straight at him.

• Qian’s Sage Mode markings appeared, and Hashirama Senju recognized the transformation and asked his name.
• Qian used Sage Art Chakra to unleash Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, tearing apart Hashirama Senju’s forest.
• Qian blocked Tobirama Senju’s Water Severing Wave with Water Formation Wall, then drove Hashirama away with a Sage-enhanced Great Fireball.
• Qian fired Flame Gathering Strike at Orochimaru, but Orochimaru twisted his body to avoid the attack.
• Qian dodged Tobirama Senju’s sneak attack and charged at Orochimaru at Sage-enhanced speed.

Qingming overwhelmed Orochimaru and trapped him in Lightning Style: Lightning Prison, but Orochimaru escaped with Hashirama Senju on a Wood Dragon and recalled Tobirama Senju and the Third Kazekage. Qingming pursued Orochimaru into his cave, surviving its traps as the chase continued deeper inside.

• Qingming used Sage Mode-enhanced taijutsu to drive Orochimaru back until Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju arrived.
• Qingming cast Lightning Style: Lightning Prison, but Hashirama Senju protected himself and Orochimaru with Wood Style: Wood Blocking Technique.
• Orochimaru escaped the lightning prison with Hashirama Senju on a Wood Dragon, while Tobirama Senju delayed Qingming long enough for them to flee.
• Orochimaru summoned Tobirama Senju and the Third Kazekage away in coffins, prompting Qingming to chase him toward the cave.
• Qingming entered the cave after Orochimaru, survived the traps with his Chakra Feather Cloak, and continued pursuing him inside.

Qian-kun confronted Orochimaru and demanded his Reanimation Bodies and knowledge of Reanimation, then attacked when Orochimaru refused to surrender them. The Third Kazekage intervened and separated them, but Qian-kun summoned Susanoo and began attacking him.

• Orochimaru stopped fleeing and recognized that Qian-kun had pursued him without using his full strength because he wanted to talk.
• Qian-kun demanded Orochimaru's Reanimation Bodies and the Reanimation he had mastered, offering Orochimaru's life as payment.
• Qian-kun used his Sharingan to briefly trap Orochimaru in a Genjutsu and slashed him, but Orochimaru summoned the Third Kazekage to interrupt the attack.
• The Third Kazekage unleashed Iron Sand against both men, forcing Qian-kun to turn away from Orochimaru.
• Qian-kun activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and summoned Susanoo, then used a Genjutsu on the Third Kazekage to create an opening for his next strike.

Qian used Susanoo and Yasakani no Magatama to overwhelm the Third Kazekage, repeatedly shattering his reanimated body. Orochimaru intervened with Rashomon to protect the Third Kazekage, and Qian turned his attention toward him.

• Qian grabbed at the Third Kazekage with Susanoo, but the Third Kazekage escaped through its fingers using Iron Sand.
• Qian pursued the Third Kazekage with Susanoo's giant sword, forcing him to evade repeated slashes and defensive strikes.
• Qian used the Mangekyō Sharingan to disrupt the Third Kazekage's judgment, then blasted him apart with Yasakani no Magatama.
• The Third Kazekage threatened Orochimaru as his reanimated body began to reform, and Qian fired more magatama to keep him suppressed.
• Orochimaru summoned Rashomon to block Qian's second magatama and protect the Third Kazekage, while Qian faced Orochimaru.

Qian sealed the Third Kazekage and pursued Orochimaru, hoping to learn the Reanimation technique and create more bodies to draw Chakra from the Pure Land. Orochimaru summoned Manda to shield his escape, leaving the snake badly wounded, then prepared another Summoning Technique.

• Qian repeatedly blasted the Third Kazekage with Chakra magatama, then sealed his body and soul with Lock Heart Soul Contract Instant Body Seal and stored him in a scroll.
• Qian pursued Orochimaru in Susanoo and fired Chakra magatama at him as he fled.
• Orochimaru summoned Manda to block an incoming attack, but Manda's Snake Shedding Technique only saved its life and it was badly wounded.
• Manda blamed Orochimaru and stared at him with killing intent, while Orochimaru ignored it and began another Summoning Technique.

Qian fought Orochimaru and captured five Reanimation Bodies, then stopped Ryūchi Cave from using the Reverse Summoning Technique to take Manda away. The chapter ended with Manda sealed by Qian as Orochimaru escaped.

• Qian controlled Manda with his Mangekyō Sharingan and turned it against Orochimaru.
• Qian defeated the five Reanimation Bodies, sealed each one, and stored them in a scroll.
• Orochimaru struggled against Manda until Ryūchi Cave used the Reverse Summoning Technique to pull him away.
• Qian sealed Manda and prevented Ryūchi Cave from summoning it away as well.

Qian returned to Konoha after Orochimaru escaped through Reverse Summoning and the search failed to find Uchiha Itachi or Sasori. After reporting the mission, he left the village to assess his gains while a Shadow Clone monitored events.

• Qian sealed several Reanimation Bodies, healed Manda, and met Yamato and Uchiha Shisui, telling them Orochimaru had been Reverse Summoned away by Ryūchi Cave.
• Yamato reported that Uchiha Itachi was not in Orochimaru's base, while Uchiha Shisui said Sasori had escaped.
• Qian and the others healed their wounded, left the Land of Wind, and returned to Konoha before dawn.
• Uchiha Yashiro briefed Uchiha Fugaku, who shifted his attention to the implications of Uchiha Shisui awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Qian left the village after placing a Shadow Clone to monitor events and handle questions from Namikaze Minato.

Qian harvested Chakra from the Third Kazekage, Biwa Juzo and four other Reanimation Bodies, and Manda, then used the gains to expand his training. He left a Wood Clone to gather Natural Energy while Shadow Clones worked on Kekkei Mōra, and began training in the Fifth Cavity beneath Moon Island.

• Qian checked the seals on the scrolls holding the Third Kazekage, Biwa Juzo and four other Reanimation Bodies, and Manda.
• Qian used the Chakra Absorption Technique to draw up to thirty-five million Chakra points per day from the Third Kazekage, twenty-eight million points from the five Reanimation Bodies, and four hundred thousand points from Manda.
• Qian calculated that his gains would let him train for nearly three extra days each month and allow him to rest once every ten days instead of every five.
• Qian sent a Wood Clone with two hundred and ten Shadow Clones to gather Natural Energy near the Feathered Lake in the Land of Birds.
• Qian created two hundred and seventy more Shadow Clones to experiment with fusing Chakra natures, then teleported to the Fifth Cavity and began training in Pinnacle of Body.

Qian resumed training after recovering from the heat and cold, refining his body and working toward fusing seven Chakra attributes. Meanwhile, Konoha and other powers launched a covert scramble to find Orochimaru, while Ryūchi Cave began moving against Qian again; he continued focusing on developing Kekkei Mōra.

• Qian recovered from the sudden temperature change, dismissed his shadow clones, and absorbed their Chakra and training memories about fusing seven attributes.
• A shadow clone beneath Feathered Lake returned Natural Energy and Chakra to Qian, who began another round of training.
• Uchiha Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan and Sage Mode gave the Uchiha clan confidence to pressure Konoha into launching a renewed pursuit of Orochimaru.
• Konoha mobilized Anbu and dispatched mission teams to search for Orochimaru, while Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure also sought him and secretly hindered Konoha.
• The Akatsuki Organization and the Three Great Sage Locations made unusual moves, and Qian concluded Ryūchi Cave was preparing to target him again.
• Qian realized Orochimaru had kept Moon Island’s location from Ryūchi Cave to avoid provoking him, and he chose to stay focused on raising his Physical Constitution and developing Kekkei Mōra.

After his Physical Constitution rose to match his Spirit, Qian gained a major increase in his chakra potential and recovery rate. He continued working toward Kekkei Mōra and looked forward to Ryūchi Cave closing in so he could seize it for its Natural Energy.

• Qian checked his Proficiency Panel and saw that his Physical Constitution had increased from 44 to 45, matching his Spirit.
• Qian tested his newly released potential and estimated that his Theoretical Chakra Limit had increased by 350 million points.
• Qian measured his natural chakra recovery and found that he could recover about 715.4 million points per day, 190 million more than before.
• Qian saw that his three Sage Arts had reached beginner level and that his Kekkei Genkai Evolution Progress had increased.
• Qian judged that he was close to mastering the fusion of seven chakra attributes and planned to seize Ryūchi Cave for its dense Natural Energy.

Qian moved his cultivation to a harsher Limestone Cave and tested how much Chakra his transformed body could withstand. He found he could invest more in Byakugan evolution, though he still needed to test the Byakugan’s capacity.

• Qian used his Byakugan to find a suitable Limestone Cave beneath his current cultivation site and teleported to a nearby Volcanic Rock Wall.
• Qian entered the cramped cave, raised a lava pillar, and cooled it into a stone Cultivation Platform.
• Qian used Human Authority to cultivate and test his body’s Chakra capacity, continuing through the day when an hour proved insufficient.
• Qian concluded that his daily Chakra infusion capacity had risen from six hundred and thirty million to seven hundred and eighty million, leaving forty million for further Byakugan evolution.
• Qian decided to test how much Chakra his Byakugan could endure before increasing its Evolution Progress.

Qian replenished his energy and nurtured his Byakugan with Chakra to test the effects of his recent body transformation. He confirmed that the eye evolved faster than before and settled on keeping his daily cultivation routine while waiting for further breakthroughs.

• Qian swallowed six Enhanced Soldier Pills to restore the energy consumed by his training.
• Qian poured Chakra into his Byakugan for nearly three hours, strengthening its endurance and raising its Evolution Progress by more than 160 points.
• Qian checked that the Byakugan’s evolution speed had increased and estimated it could reach the 20,000-point threshold in about twenty-two days.
• Qian calculated his remaining Chakra and planned to increase the Shadow Clones used for Body Enhancement and Kekkei Mōra development.
• Qian finished reviewing the effects of his body transformation, then went to his wooden hut to rest for the night.

After a week of training, Qian returned to Konoha and discovered that Ryūchi Cave was spying on him with a Ghost Snake. He decided to delay confronting them until his Kekkei Mōra was ready, then slipped out of the village to resume training on Moon Island.

• Qian ended his week of training, estimated that his next body transformation would take eight months, and returned to Konoha.
• Qian sensed he was being watched, pretended to sleep, and used his Byakugan to identify a Ghost Snake from Ryūchi Cave outside his bedroom.
• Qian concluded that Ryūchi Cave was preparing to attack him and decided to buy time until he had developed his Kekkei Mōra.
• Qian monitored the Ghost Snake through the next day, then secretly swapped places with his Shadow Clone and left Konoha.
• Qian used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach Moon Island and immediately resumed cultivating.

Qian continued training beneath Moon Island and pushed his Byakugan past the 20,000 Evolution Progress threshold. Its perception, chakra absorption, and gravity control improved, and his Spiritual attribute increased from 45 to 46.

• Qian learned from his Shadow Clone that the Ghost Snake watching him had suddenly disappeared, then continued focusing on his training.
• Qian used Sage Art Chakra while cultivating Pinnacle of Body, strengthening his body and Byakugan at the same time.
• Qian poured roughly four hundred thousand points of Sage Art Chakra into his Byakugan, causing it to evolve and reach 20,000 Evolution Progress.
• Qian tested his improved gravity control by lifting a lava sphere about forty meters wide, estimating that he could manipulate up to one hundred thousand tons.
• Qian noticed that his Byakugan’s evolution had raised his Spiritual attribute from 45 to 46 and began reviewing the changes.

Qian measured the effects of his Spirit improvement, then trained until he comprehended how to fuse all seven chakra attributes and obtain Kekkei Mōra. After undergoing a deep bodily transformation, he awakened with the power to use an Expanding Truth-Seeking Ball.

• Qian teleported to Moon Island, where he measured a 120-million-point increase to his theoretical chakra limit and a 50-million-point increase to his daily chakra recovery.
• Qian began intensive Kekkei Mōra training and continued for two weeks.
• While absorbing his shadow clones’ cultivation experience, Qian comprehended how to fuse the chakra of all seven attributes.
• Qian’s body underwent a deep transformation as it consumed chakra, and he fell into a profound sleep.
• Qian awoke feeling stronger, created a Truth-Seeking Ball with ease, and realized he could use an Expanding Truth-Seeking Ball.

After gaining the Kekkei Mōra, Qian practiced controlling nine Truth-Seeking Balls and tested the Expanding Truth-Seeking Ball’s enormous destructive power in the ocean. The sphere vanished after expanding across a vast area, leaving a huge seabed pit and whirlpool.

• Qian checked his Proficiency Panel and saw that he had gained the Kekkei Mōra and that his other bloodlines had advanced.
• Qian went to the shore, summoned nine Truth-Seeking Balls, and practiced controlling them until he handled them like his own limbs.
• Qian recovered his strength, teleported to a Flying Thunder God Seal on the seabed, and created an Expanding Truth-Seeking Ball.
• Qian released the sphere, which devoured the surrounding sea and seabed as it expanded beyond a thousand meters.
• Qian teleported away as the sphere’s curved surface spread across the ocean, then watched it dissipate and leave a huge pit and whirlpool.

After developing Kekkei Mōra, Qian tested his new powers and discovered that his body could survive for long periods without food. He prepared to enter Ryūchi Cave and settle his conflict with its inhabitants, using Tagorihime to open the way.

• Qian tested the power of his Kekkei Genkai and Kekkei Tōta and realized Kekkei Mōra had greatly improved his potential for growth.
• After resting overnight, Qian easily created a Truth-Seeking Ball and sensed that Chakra alone could sustain his body for years without food or drink.
• Qian decided to take the initiative against Ryūchi Cave and use Tagorihime and Manda’s memories to find its entrance.
• Qian released Tagorihime from her scroll, trapped her with Rinnegan genjutsu, and gave her a drop of blood.
• Tagorihime disappeared after receiving Qian’s blood, and Qian vanished soon afterward when he sensed something.