Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Qian entered Ryūchi Cave and fought its Great Elders, using the Rinnegan to overpower Ichikishimahime and Tagitsuhime. As Tagitsuhime was trapped in his Genjutsu, a surge of Spiritual Power from the Founder jolted her awake.

• Qian arrived in Ryūchi Cave with Tagorihime, repelled Tagitsuhime’s stone spikes with Shinra Tensei, and pulled Ichikishimahime toward him with Banshō Ten'in.
• Ichikishimahime escaped Qian’s grasp using the Snake Shedding Technique, while Tagitsuhime confronted him and watched as he sealed Tagorihime into a scroll.
• Qian broke free of Tagitsuhime’s Illusionary Binding and trapped both Great Elders in his Rinnegan Genjutsu, seizing Ichikishimahime by the neck.
• Tagitsuhime damaged her mind to break free, but Qian’s Genjutsu soon overwhelmed her again.
• The Founder’s Spiritual Power broke through Tagitsuhime’s Mental World and jolted her awake.

Uchiha Qian confronted the White Snake Sage in Ryūchi Cave, where she attacked him with powerful Sage Arts. Their battle escalated as Qian tried to end the fight quickly, but the White Snake Sage’s Hakugeki no Jutsu pushed him close to losing Sage Mode.

• Qian met the White Snake Sage, who asked how he had developed his Sharingan to such a degree.
• The White Snake Sage animated the cave walls with Inorganic Reincarnation, and Qian countered with Shinra Tensei and Sage Mode: Fire Style: Crimson Lotus Hellfire.
• Qian fired an intense line of fire at the White Snake Sage, scorching her tail.
• The White Snake Sage retaliated with Hakugeki no Jutsu, inflicting severe pain on Qian and destabilizing his Sage Mode.

Qian endured the White Snake Sage’s attacks in Ryūchi Cave, countered with his Rinnegan and a Truth-Seeking Orb, and searched for her while she hid using Sage Art: Invisibility. He sent four wood clones to seal the cave and waited to see whether the White Snake Sage would stop them or let him complete the seal.

• Qian absorbed the force of the White Snake Sage’s Hakugeki no Jutsu, recovered from his injuries, and fired Dust Release at her, but she escaped by manipulating space.
• The White Snake Sage reappeared behind Qian as he used Shinra Tensei, but his Byakugan let him react with a Truth-Seeking Orb spear, which she evaded by teleporting away.
• Qian sensed that the White Snake Sage was hiding with Sage Art: Invisibility and scanned Ryūchi Cave with his Byakugan while she spread poison mist around him.
• Qian created four wood clones and sent them to seal Ryūchi Cave while he continued searching for the White Snake Sage.
• Qian waited to see whether the White Snake Sage would stop the sealing; if she did, he planned to teleport to a clone and confront her.

Qian used his wood clones and the All Things of the Universe Array to force the White Snake Sage into the open. He then launched his prepared finishing move, the Expanding Truth-Seeking Ball, at her.

• Qian evaded the White Snake Sage’s attacks with the Flying Thunder God Technique while sending wood clones toward Ryūchi Cave’s borders.
• Qian concealed most of his recovered chakra in the Different Space as he kept the White Snake Sage occupied.
• After the other three wood clones reached their positions, Qian sent a fourth to help activate the All Things of the Universe Array.
• The array sealed off the White Snake Sage’s shifting routes and restrained Tagitsuhime, Ichikishimahime, and other creatures with Sealing Chains.
• The White Snake Sage emerged as the caverns collapsed, and Qian flew toward her and unleashed the Expanding Truth-Seeking Ball.

Qian stopped the Expanding Truth-Seeking Ball from killing the White Snake Sage, then sealed and enslaved her so he could use her as a Chakra Battery. The White Snake Sage began recovering, and Ryūchi Cave remained intact enough to serve as Qian’s base.

• The White Snake Sage tried to escape and defend herself from Qian’s Expanding Truth-Seeking Ball, but it destroyed her shields and erased much of her body.
• Qian struggled to control the expanding sphere and used Time Imperial to reverse its growth before it could kill the White Snake Sage.
• Qian cast the Lock Heart Soul Contract Instant Body Seal on the gravely wounded White Snake Sage, preventing her resistance and suicide attempt with his Rinnegan Genjutsu and Time Imperial.
• After the seal was complete, Qian stabilized the White Snake Sage’s injuries, and her body began regenerating.
• Qian surveyed the huge pit left in Ryūchi Cave and confirmed that its environment and barrier remained intact.

Uchiha Qian cultivated in Ryūchi Cave’s poisonous depths, accelerating his physical and Byakugan evolution. After the White Snake Sage emerged from her egg fully restored, Qian prepared to extract her Chakra and proceed with his next step.

• Qian cultivated in Ryūchi Cave’s harsh environment to strengthen his body and advance his Byakugan.
• Qian estimated his Physical Constitution would improve again in about half a month and his Byakugan would reach its next threshold within five days.
• Qian sensed a Chakra fluctuation from his Ninja Tool Pouch and released the seal on a scroll.
• The White Snake Sage hatched from the snake egg and returned to her peak condition.
• Qian planned to extract the White Snake Sage’s Chakra and move on to the next step.

Qian assessed the chakra he could collect in Ryūchi Cave and revised his training routine, leaving him with a daily surplus of over ninety-three million chakra points. He decided to pursue the Rinne Sharingan through a safer route: gathering the nine Tailed Beasts and using a God Tree seed to trigger its evolution through the Status Panel.

• Qian used the Chakra Absorption Technique to drain eighteen million points of Sage Art Chakra from the White Snake Sage.
• Qian calculated that Ichikishimahime, Tagitsuhime, and Garaga raised his daily chakra supply by thirty-three million points, bringing his total surplus to over ninety-three million.
• Qian redirected the chakra once used to fuse the Seven Chakra Nature Transformations into developing the Kekkei Mōra and simplified his training to follow Human Authority's guidance for Pinnacle of Body.
• Qian reconsidered evolving his Rinnegan after becoming strong enough to rival the Sage of Six Paths, but rejected merging with the God Tree because it could revive Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's will.
• Qian resolved to gather the nine Tailed Beasts, obtain a God Tree seed as a catalyst, and use the Status Panel to evolve his Rinnegan into the Rinne Sharingan.

Qian sent Wood Clones to locate the remaining Tailed Beast Jinchuriki while training in Ryūchi Cave, where his Byakugan evolved and greatly strengthened his gravity control. After sealing away some of his increased Spiritual Power, he tested his new abilities at Moon Island and returned to Ryūchi Cave to assess his changed potential and recovery.

• Qian created five Wood Clones and sent them to investigate the Jinchuriki in the four villages.
• Qian returned to the Natural Energy node, entered Sage Mode, and spent five days strengthening his body with the Pinnacle of Body method.
• Qian's Byakugan evolved after absorbing nearly one million points of Sage Art Chakra, raising his Spirit attribute from 46 to 47 and greatly boosting his gravity control.
• Qian sealed away some of his excess Spiritual Power with the Lock Heart Soul Contract Instant Body Seal to ease the strain on his body.
• Qian tested his new gravity control at Moon Island by lifting a Lava Sphere roughly ninety meters in diameter, weighing about one million tons.
• Qian returned to Ryūchi Cave to test how his increased Spiritual Power affected his potential and recovery.

Qian measured how his increased Spirit affected his chakra potential and recovery, then continued training until his body reached the threshold for another transformation. His Wood Clones located several Tailed Beasts and planted a Flying Thunder God Seal on Gaara, while Qian decided to complete his breakthrough before attempting any captures.

• Qian found that his Spirit increase raised his theoretical chakra limit by about 140 million points and natural chakra recovery by 60 million points per day, and concluded that he needed to keep his Spirit and Physical Constitution balanced.
• Qian sensed that his body was approaching a transformation, decided to store excess chakra for the breakthrough, and resumed training with Enhanced Soldier Pills.
• A Wood Clone reported that it had located Gaara and placed a Flying Thunder God Seal on him while disguised as Sunagakure Anbu, and Qian learned that Sasori's agents were also searching for the One-Tail.
• Over the following week, Qian's other Wood Clones located four more Tailed Beasts, though only the clone in Kirigakure managed to mark Utakata.
• Qian reached the critical point for his body's transformation and decided to break through before targeting the Tailed Beasts, starting with Kumogakure.

Uchiha Qian broke through a physical bottleneck and completed another Body Transformation, raising his constitution and restoring his peak combat strength. The transformation greatly increased his potential, recovery, bloodline progress, and ability to convert Natural Energy directly into chakra, while his Byakugan’s rapid advancement left him anticipating another rise in Spiritual Power.

• Uchiha Qian used Human Authority to guide his body through a breakthrough, removing the shackles that had limited his physical growth.
• Uchiha Qian’s Physical Constitution rose from 45 to 46, and he released the Spiritual Power he had sealed away before adapting to its weight.
• Uchiha Qian tested his transformed body and found his Theoretical Chakra Limit had increased by 440 million points and his daily natural chakra recovery by 270 million.
• Uchiha Qian saw his Kekkei Mōra progress reach 5100/10000 and his Byakugan progress reach 36500/100000, bringing him closer to another Spiritual Power increase.
• Uchiha Qian discovered that his body could draw in Natural Energy and convert it directly into chakra, currently meeting about 10% of his bodily needs.

After reviewing his transformed abilities, Qian chose to begin capturing the Tailed Beasts immediately, confident he could handle any resistance. Disguised as Obito Uchiha, he reached Kumogakure’s Cloud-Lightning Ravine and confronted Yugito, whose Two-Tails protected her with a Tailed Beast Cloak.

• Qian reviewed his Status Panel, noted his new senjutsu techniques, and weighed further body testing against capturing the Tailed Beasts.
• Qian decided to pursue the Tailed Beasts at once, packed his equipment, and disguised himself as Obito Uchiha.
• Qian used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach the outskirts of Kumogakure and learned from his wood clone that the Eight-Tails had been taken to sea, with Number Four following it.
• Qian recalled the wood clone, entered Cloud-Lightning Ravine under Ame no Minaka, and approached the sleeping Yugito.
• The Two-Tails sensed Qian’s attack, warned Yugito, and formed a Tailed Beast Cloak around her.

Qian captured Yugito and the Two-Tails, then traveled to Giant Turtle Island to investigate why Kumogakure had brought Killer B there. After Killer B and the Eight-Tails ambushed him, Qian fought back with his Rinnegan, but the battle remained unresolved as ink obscured his vision.

• Qian absorbed the Two-Tails' Chakra, hypnotized Yugito and the beast, marked Yugito with a contract seal, and sealed her into a scroll.
• Qian joined Number Four Wood Clone on Giant Turtle Island and learned from its memories that Kumogakure had brought Killer B there to reinforce his seal.
• Qian entered the giant turtle to approach the Eight-Tails' sealing room, but Killer B and the Eight-Tails revealed they had set a trap for him.
• Qian repelled the Eight-Tails' tentacle with Shinra Tensei, then used Banshō Ten'in and Shinra Tensei to pull and hurl Killer B.
• Qian closed in on Killer B and tried to seize him, but the Eight-Tails used Ink Spray to obscure Qian's vision.

Qian captured Killer B and the Eight-Tails on Giant Turtle Island, then traveled to Iwagakure to target Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki. He revealed himself to Han, who sensed his presence despite Qian's concealment.

• Qian saw through Killer B's decoy, subdued him with Rinnegan Genjutsu, drained his Chakra, marked him with a seal, and sealed him into a scroll.
• Qian escaped Giant Turtle Island with the Flying Thunder God Technique, leaving the island's giant turtle unharmed.
• Qian met his Wood Clone near Iwagakure's border and learned Han's location and routine from the clone's memories.
• Qian infiltrated Han's residence using Ame no Minaka, but Han sensed someone standing before him.
• Qian dispelled Ame no Minaka and revealed himself to Han, then raised his arm.

Qian defeated Han and sealed the Five-Tails, then went to Sunagakure to capture the One-Tail from Gaara. He escaped with Gaara after using his time-manipulating Rinnegan ability to overcome the sand protecting him.

• Han attacked Qian with his Steam Armor, but Qian's speed let him evade the punch.
• Qian severed Han's arm with Dust Release, pierced him with Truth-Seeking Orbs, drained his Chakra, and teleported away with him.
• Qian sealed Han, imprisoning the Five-Tails, then teleported to Sunagakure to capture Gaara.
• Gaara's sand autonomously protected him, but Qian used Time Imperial to reverse the sand's movements and seize him.
• A Sunagakure shinobi tried to stop Qian with Shuriken, but Qian escaped with Gaara using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Qian captured and marked Gaara, securing the One-Tail, then seized Utakata and drained his Chakra before sealing him and leaving Kirigakure. He continued his hunt for the tailed beasts, unconcerned about being detected.

• Qian teleported with Gaara to a desert oasis, drained his Chakra, and branded him with a sealing mark that put him under Qian's control.
• Qian used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach Utakata in Kirigakure and caught him after he dodged Qian's first attempt.
• Qian resisted the Six-Tails' corrosive Chakra, drained Utakata's Chakra, and hypnotized both Utakata and the Six-Tails.
• Qian sealed Utakata and teleported away from Kirigakure without worrying about being detected.

Qian gathered all nine Tailed Beasts and sent a Wood Clone to test fusing their chakra while he resumed training in Ryūchi Cave. Meanwhile, the Fourth Raikage investigated the abductions of Yugito and Killer B, ordered a covert operation against the Masked Man, and set spies to investigate Konoha and Iwagakure.

• Qian gathered the scrolls containing all nine Tailed Beasts and sent a Wood Clone to test their chakra fusion before attempting to evolve his Rinnegan.
• Qian returned to the deepest part of Ryūchi Cave to test the limits of his transformed body and plan his training.
• The Fourth Raikage learned that Yugito and Killer B had been abducted and heard that Namikaze Minato, Uchiha Qian, and the Masked Man were suspected attackers.
• The Fourth Raikage ordered Lei Xiao to lead an elite Anbu squad in secretly capturing the Masked Man.
• The Fourth Raikage told Mabui to arrange reconnaissance into the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth, then activated spies in both villages to gather intelligence.

Qian tracked the effects of his recent physical transformation and prepared for his Byakugan’s next evolution. After sealing away more than half of his Spiritual Power, he broke through the Byakugan’s 40,000-point threshold without causing an imbalance between his Spiritual and physical attributes.

• The four villages investigated the mysterious person in secret, while Konoha belatedly sent people to learn why the others had mobilized.
• Qian confirmed that his body could withstand 1.1 billion chakra points per day and had his Wood Clone test the chakra output of the five newly captured Tailed Beasts.
• Qian continued cultivating and concluded that restoring the Ten-Tails’ husk with Yin Yang Release was preferable to seeking it from Nagato.
• When his Byakugan’s Evolution Progress neared 40,000, Qian used the Lock Heart Soul Contract Instant Body Seal to suppress more than half of his Spiritual Power.
• Qian fed chakra into his Byakugan until it evolved, improving his vision and increasing his Spiritual Power without triggering an imbalance.

Qian tested the Byakugan’s increased gravitational control, then returned to cultivation as his Wood Clone created a Chakra Fruit seed from nine Tailed Beasts’ chakra and Natural Energy. After swallowing it, Qian’s Rinnegan began evolving, leaving him in the middle of a new transformation.

• Qian formed and reshaped a massive Lava Sphere in the Lava Cave, then teleported back to Ryūchi Cave to cultivate.
• Half a month later, Qian’s Wood Clone returned with the Tailed Beast Sealing Scroll and reported that it had succeeded.
• The Wood Clone combined chakra from nine Tailed Beasts with Natural Energy to create an immature Chakra Fruit seed, and Qian resisted the Rinnegan’s urge to consume the clone before it stabilized.
• Qian swallowed the seed, endured its chakra tearing through and rapidly healing his body, and guided the energy toward his eyes.
• Qian’s pupils shone silver-white as his eyes absorbed chakra and began transforming, and he focused on helping the process proceed smoothly.

Uchiha Qian completed his Rinnegan transformation and released his sealed Spiritual Power, gaining finer control that let him use his full strength without overburdening his body. After testing ways to advance the Rinnegan’s Evolution Progress, he sent Wood Clones to research more efficient methods and discovered that his body-enhancement training had become faster.

• Uchiha Qian finished transforming his Rinnegan, which greatly improved his control over Spiritual Power and let him release the power he had sealed away.
• Uchiha Qian checked his Proficiency Panel and found that his Rinnegan had gained a new Evolution Progress bar requiring one million points.
• Uchiha Qian tested the Mind Reflection Technique and Human Authority on his Rinnegan, but found the available methods too slow or costly in chakra.
• Uchiha Qian sent several Wood Clones to research more efficient ways to increase the Rinnegan’s Evolution Progress.
• Uchiha Qian trained with Pinnacle of Body and found that his body-enhancement speed had increased by about ten percent without significantly raising chakra consumption.

While the ninja villages grew tense over their missing Tailed Beasts, Qian remained unconcerned and continued cultivating in Ryūchi Cave. His Byakugan reached a new breakthrough, and he turned his attention to the Rinnegan’s progress.

• Namikaze Minato learned that the other villages had lost their Tailed Beasts and questioned the Shadow Clone Qian, who denied involvement and was barred from leaving Konoha.
• Qian dismissed the restriction, confident that his cultivation and growing self-sufficiency made Konoha less important to him.
• In early July, Qian paused strengthening his body and fed Chakra into his Byakugan when he sensed it nearing a breakthrough.
• Qian’s Byakugan reached 50000/100000, raising his Spirit from 48 to 49 and sharpening his vision.
• Qian tested the resulting increases to his Chakra limit and recovery, then shifted his attention to improving the Rinnegan.