Chapter Summaries

Qian reviewed his Rinnegan cultivation progress and the near-completion of his Kekkei Mōra advancement, then tested how much his Byakugan’s gravitational control had improved. After mastering the stronger power, he returned to Ryūchi Cave to resume training.

• Qian calculated that cultivating with Human Authority and the Mind Reflection Technique on Wood Clones had raised his Rinnegan’s Evolution Progress to 2200/1000000.
• Qian noted that his Kekkei Mōra had reached 8400/10000 and anticipated that its advancement would improve his physical aptitude.
• Qian teleported to the Lava Cave beneath Moon Island and used his Byakugan to raise a mass of magma weighing over fifty million tons before teleporting away as it fell.
• Qian lifted seawater into a sphere nearly six hundred meters across, estimating its weight at about one hundred million tons.
• Qian practiced shaping the water sphere until he could form lifelike marine creatures, then teleported back to Ryūchi Cave and resumed training.

Qian learned that Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu had attacked his Shadow Clone in Konoha to locate him and reclaim the Tailed Beasts. He ignored their plans, guarded Ryūchi Cave, and continued cultivating until his body reached its current limit and he began forcing it through a transformation.

• Qian reviewed his Shadow Clone’s memories and realized Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu had attacked it to force him to reveal his location.
• Qian dismissed their request to meet, created four Shadow Clones to guard Ryūchi Cave, and resumed cultivating with Human Authority.
• Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu failed to track Qian’s true body, so Obito left to tell Nagato about him and Black Zetsu headed toward the Rain Country.
• Ten days later, Qian’s body reached a barrier that prevented further progress through ordinary cultivation.
• Qian used Human Authority and a vast amount of Chakra to drive his body through the barrier, causing it to glow with a faint white light.

After completing another body transformation, Qian checked his Proficiency Panel and found that his Physical Constitution and several bloodline abilities had improved. With the gap between his Physical Constitution and Spiritual Power narrowed, he went above Ryūchi Cave to test what new potential had been released.

• Qian sensed the invisible shackle break, continued channeling chakra, and waited until his cells stabilized.
• Qian checked his Proficiency Panel and saw his Physical Constitution rise from 46 to 47, alongside gains in his Kekkei Mōra, Byakugan, Rinnegan, and other abilities.
• Qian worried that his Spiritual Power was growing too quickly, but took comfort in the Rinnegan’s improved evolution progress and control.
• Qian decided to keep training his Kekkei Genkai and Kekkei Tōta until they reached their maximum levels.
• Qian returned to the area above Ryūchi Cave to test the changes in a quieter environment.

Qian measured the benefits of his latest transformation, finding that his natural Chakra recovery and ability to withstand Chakra infusion had both increased substantially. He resumed training in Ryūchi Cave and estimated that he could reach his body's limit again within two months.

• Qian estimated that his transformation had added over 550 million points to his potential and raised his natural Chakra recovery by 380 million points per day.
• Qian noted that his body could now convert 20% of external Natural Energy into the energy he needed, easing the Chakra burden of training.
• Qian contacted his four Shadow Clones, confirmed no one was approaching, and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to travel to Ryūchi Cave.
• Qian trained for several days and found that his body could withstand roughly 1.5 billion points of Chakra infusion per day, 400 million more than before.
• Qian estimated that he would reach his physical limit and touch the next barrier within two months.

Qian confronted Deva Path Pain after Nagato came to Ryūchi Cave asking about the Tailed Beasts. Qian traced the puppet’s Chakra connection to Nagato and flew toward him, where Nagato prepared to use all six paths and sent other puppets to intercept him.

• Qian learned that Deva Path Pain had arrived at Ryūchi Cave and used Flying Thunder God to confront him.
• Nagato asked whether Qian held the other villages’ Tailed Beasts, then attacked with Banshō Ten'in.
• Qian canceled the pull with opposing gravity and traced the Chakra connection to Nagato’s hidden location.
• Nagato warned Konan that Qian had found him and prepared to control all six puppets.
• Qian flew toward Nagato using Wind Style: Wind Wings and Earth Release: Super Lightened Boulder Technique, but Nagato’s other puppets appeared to intercept him.

Qian fought Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain in midair, evading their attacks and destroying several puppets with Dust Release. After surviving Nagato’s barrage and breaking free of Chibaku Tensei, Qian revealed Sage Mode and a pair of eyes that shocked Nagato.

• Qian dodged Nagato’s black Chakra rods, caught and crushed one, then used Dust Release to disintegrate parts of two puppets.
• Qian flew toward Nagato’s hiding place as Nagato coordinated the Paths’ attacks, including Banshō Ten'in, modern weapons, and the King of Hell.
• Nagato struck Qian with missiles and used Chibaku Tensei to trap him in a massive stone sphere.
• Qian shattered the stone sphere with repulsive force and emerged in Sage Mode, leaving Nagato stunned by his eyes.

Qian confronted Nagato over their identical Rinnegan and used the revelation to make him question Obito Uchiha’s identity and motives. Qian chose to let Nagato leave after demonstrating his strength, while Obito and Black Zetsu watched from hiding.

• Nagato reacted with shock when Qian revealed that the Rinnegan evolved from the Uchiha clan’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Qian’s explanation made Nagato doubt Obito Uchiha, who had guided him toward confronting Qian.
• Qian sensed Obito and Black Zetsu nearby and decided to redirect the danger rather than kill Nagato, while still making his strength clear.
• Qian attacked the Naraka Path with a Wind Style: Rasenshuriken, and Nagato sent the Preta Path to absorb it.
• Qian infused the Rasenshuriken with Natural Energy, transforming it into Sage Art and rendering the Preta Path unusable.
• Nagato launched attacks with the Asura and Human Paths and summoned beasts, but Qian prepared to stop him from stalling the battle.

Qian attacked Nagato’s hiding place while fending off the Six Paths of Pain, but Konan rescued Nagato and confronted Qian with her Paper Release. The battle continued as Konan used Exploding Tags to counter Qian’s fire dragons, while Qian remained confident he could evade her strongest techniques.

• Qian used Shinra Tensei to repel the Six Paths of Pain, then flew toward Nagato’s hiding place.
• Qian used Truth-Seeking Orbs to block the Six Paths’ attacks and counter with black spears, opening a chance to strike Nagato with Dust Release.
• Konan transformed the tree concealing Nagato into hardened paper, slowing the Dust Release beam and helping Nagato escape the hollow.
• Qian sent three enormous fire dragons toward Konan and Nagato while continuing to defend himself from the Six Paths of Pain.
• Konan flew up to shield Nagato and turned sheets of paper into Exploding Tags to confront the fire dragons.

Qian battled Nagato and Konan, crippling four of Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain before Nagato escaped with Konan. Qian let them go, satisfied that he had demonstrated his strength to his opponents and the observers nearby.

• Qian destroyed Konan’s paper wings with repeated Flame Gathering Strikes, then sent three Fire Dragons after her.
• Nagato used Banshō Ten'in to pull Konan out of the Fire Dragons’ attack, giving Qian an opening to strike three of the Six Paths of Pain with black spears.
• Qian transformed the spears into spikes and blades, destroying the Human Path, Asura Path, and Preta Path puppets.
• Qian continued attacking until another puppet was cut apart, and Nagato recalled the surviving Deva Path and Animal Path before escaping with Konan using a wide-range Shinra Tensei and the Reverse Summoning Technique.
• Qian revealed that he had watched Nagato’s preparations with his Byakugan and allowed the escape, content that his display would make his opponents and nearby observers wary.

After the incident, Qian monitored its effects on Konoha while continuing his cultivation in Ryūchi Cave. His Byakugan reached a new evolution threshold, triggering a major surge in Spiritual Power that he struggled to control.

• Qian left Shadow Clones to monitor the area, sent a Wood Clone to observe Konoha, and returned to cultivating in Ryūchi Cave.
• Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Fugaku planned to send Uchiha Shisui to find Qian, tighten security, reinforce the borders, and pursue a Five Kage Summit.
• After three days of cultivation, Qian’s Byakugan Evolution Progress reached (59999/100000), so he prepared to push it to the next threshold.
• Qian poured Sage Art Chakra into his Byakugan until its Evolution Progress reached (60000/100000), and his Spiritual Power increased as a result.
• Qian used his Rinnegan to control the surge and realized that reaching fifty Spiritual Power had increased both its quantity and quality.