Recaps

After a mission left Nawaki and Tianyi gravely wounded, Tsunade and Orochimaru concluded that someone had engineered the attack. Orochimaru began a covert purge of spies in the Leaf camp, where the vanished personnel were found to have ties to Amegakure.

• Orochimaru brought the unconscious Tianyi back to camp and questioned the suspicious coincidences surrounding the ambush.
• Tsunade scolded Nawaki for exposing himself to attack, then examined Tianyi and began treating his severe burns and internal injuries.
• Tsunade suspected the attack had targeted both Nawaki and Tianyi and argued against reporting the incident to Sarutobi before identifying the conspirators.
• Orochimaru agreed that his disciple had been targeted and vowed to make the responsible people pay.
• Orochimaru secretly eliminated suspected spies throughout the camp, and evidence linked the missing personnel to Amegakure.

Hyuga Tianyi analyzed his weaknesses and planned to develop concealment techniques and a scientific Lightning Release weapon based on electromagnetic force. After Nawaki delivered scrolls from Orochimaru and Tsunade, Tianyi gained training resources suited to improving his body and chakra control as the camp prepared for a possible decisive battle.

• Hyuga Tianyi added a skill point to Nin and assessed his strengths, weaknesses, and combat needs.
• Hyuga Tianyi planned to learn Water and Earth concealment techniques and imagined developing a Railgun or Super Electromagnetic Cannon with Lightning Release.
• Hyuga Tianyi decided to submit his tactical plan and scientific collaboration concept to his homeland's think tank.
• Nawaki visited Hyuga Tianyi and delivered Orochimaru's Cell Activation Technique scroll, which could improve recovery, strength, and chakra over time.
• Nawaki gave Hyuga Tianyi Tsunade's scroll on precise chakra control and efficient nature transformation.
• Nawaki told Hyuga Tianyi that missions would pause because Hidden Rain Village reconnaissance was increasing, and invited him to train at a secret ground.

Commander Tian’s research team developed guidance for improving Tianyi’s Water Severing Wave using abrasive waterjet principles, and Tianyi began testing the technique. He successfully formed and compressed a high-pressure water sphere, then released a fast, narrow jet.

• Engineer Chen proposed adapting industrial waterjet technology and mixing hard abrasive particles into Tianyi’s water stream to increase its cutting power.
• Dr. Little Liu judged the abrasive-mixing concept feasible with precise chakra control, and Commander Tian ordered the team to prepare technical guidance and investigate future lightning-enhanced waterjets.
• Tianyi received the materials that night and studied the principles of waterjet pressure, outlets, and release.
• Tianyi condensed water with chakra, compressed it into an unstable baseball-sized sphere, and opened a small outlet.
• A pen-thick stream of water shot from Tianyi’s palm at high speed.

Hyuga Tianyi perfected a high-pressure water technique and named it Water Release: Waterline Slash. After assessing its strengths and weaknesses, he planned to improve its speed and seek concealment techniques through Orochimaru, while deciding to report his success to Commander Tian.

• Tianyi tested his water technique in the forest and pierced a tree, rock, and distant mountainside with a thin, fast jet.
• Tianyi assessed Waterline Slash's concealment, penetration, short range, and risk of backfire, then resolved to improve its compression and activation speed.
• Tianyi saw Water Release: Waterline Slash (Beginner) listed in the Book of Ten Thousand Worlds and chose not to spend an attribute point on it.
• Tianyi considered seeking Hidden Mist Technique and Earth Dragon Hide Technique through Orochimaru by showing him enough value to justify an investment.
• Tianyi criticized the Hyuga Clan's limited reliance on Gentle Fist and decided to tell Commander Tian about his successful experiment.

Tianyi received antivenom serum and grenades from Commander Tian as support for the coming conflict. Meanwhile, twelve volunteers survived the painful Chakra Substrate experiment and began producing stable chakra, leaving Commander Tian to arrange medical examinations and report the success.

• Tianyi reported his Water Release: Waterline Slash training and warned Commander Tian that a major battle might break out.
• Commander Tian sent Tianyi five doses of antivenom serum, flash grenades, and smoke grenades.
• Commander Tian addressed twelve volunteers before researchers injected them with Chakra Substrate and an inducer.
• The volunteers endured severe pain and bodily changes as the substrate assimilated with their cells.
• The researchers confirmed that all twelve volunteers had completed assimilation and were producing stable chakra.
• Commander Tian ordered thorough follow-up examinations and said he would report the experiment's success and request commendations.

As White Elephant stirred up trouble on the western border, Commander Tian reported that the Chakra Substrate experiment had succeeded, producing twelve soldiers with supernatural abilities. The leaders approved his proposal to form the secret Thunderbolt Detachment for a covert operation against White Elephant, and the chapter ended as its first combat test approached.

• At a national security meeting, the elderly Number One and other leaders discussed White Elephant’s border provocations and the need to respond without disrupting their main strategic focus on Bald Eagle.
• Commander Tian arrived with news that twelve soldiers had survived the Chakra Substrate infusion and developed stable Chakra energy systems.
• Tian proposed forming the Thunderbolt Detachment to secretly cross the disputed border and target White Elephant’s frontier provocateurs using cold weapons and the soldiers’ new abilities.
• Number One approved the detachment under Tian Zhiguo’s command and ordered a decisive operation that would deter White Elephant for ten years.

Commander Tian activated the newly trained Thunder Squad after its soldiers mastered chakra techniques and improved their physical abilities, ordering preparations for their first combat deployment. At the border, White Elephant soldiers boasted about provoking the Rabbits and planned to advance their outpost and smash a camera.

• Commander Tian inspected the twelve soldiers' training and learned that they had mastered the Three-Body Technique, while Wang Qiang excelled at walking on water.
• Medical staff reported stable vital signs and substantial improvements in the soldiers' fitness, reflexes, and endurance.
• Commander Tian named the twelve soldiers Thunder Squad and ordered researchers and support staff to prepare for their first combat deployment against White Elephant's provocations.
• At a White Elephant outpost, Babul and other drunken soldiers mocked the Rabbits and discussed advancing their outpost and damaging a camera.
• Two White Elephant sentries outside the outpost worried that the constant provocations could eventually lead to a real fight.

Squad Leader Li explained why the border soldiers had to endure White Elephant provocations, then received orders for Thunder Squad to carry out a covert operation against enemy personnel and outposts. He arranged to observe the mission with Zhao Xiaohu while the others kept the outpost on normal duty.

• Squad Leader Li told Zhao Xiaohu and the other soldiers that restraint was necessary because a border clash could undermine China diplomatically and distract it from other conflicts.
• Wang Qiang arrived with nineteen Thunder Squad members and presented Supreme Command's order to eliminate White Elephant personnel and forward outposts in sectors S17 through S23 without gunshots or evidence.
• Squad Leader Li provided the enemy deployment map and helped Wang Qiang plan an approach via Observation Point Three and a concealed route down a cliff.
• Wang Qiang set the operation for 02:30 to 04:00 and allowed Squad Leader Li to bring one observer, with radio silence and strict concealment.
• Squad Leader Li chose Zhao Xiaohu to accompany him while the remaining soldiers stayed behind to guard the outpost.

Wang Qiang’s Thunder Squad carried out a covert night operation against White Elephant’s positions in the disputed valley, leaving them disabled and marked with the number 1962. The squad withdrew without being identified, while the shaken survivors realized the valley was no longer under their control.

• Wang Qiang led the Thunder Squad from Observation Point No. 3 as Squad Leader Li and Zhao Xiaohu watched their preparations and descent into the valley.
• Thunder Squad members silently eliminated the guards at a temporary observation post and disabled the generator at White Elephant’s main outpost.
• The squad incapacitated the soldiers who came to inspect the generator, staged their bodies, and sprayed the glowing number 1962 by the entrance.
• Babul and the other survivors discovered the bodies and markings, but their attempt to radio headquarters failed when a Thunder Squad member cut the handset cable.
• Thunder Squad disabled or destroyed seven White Elephant positions and their equipment across the valley, then regrouped and withdrew with all twenty members accounted for.
• Squad Leader Li and Zhao Xiaohu returned to Rabbit Outpost, where Li told his soldiers to keep the night’s events secret.

At an emergency Security Council meeting, Rajit Singh accused Rabbit of attacking White Elephant’s border forces, while Sato Kenichi pressed Rabbit for an explanation. Director Wang challenged them to provide verifiable evidence and left the meeting mocking them as “clowns.”

• Rajit Singh accused Rabbit of killing forty-two soldiers and damaging White Elephant’s border outposts, despite having only vague reports and blurry photographs.
• Sato Kenichi voiced concern and asked Director Wang to provide Rabbit’s border troop records.
• Director Wang demanded precise details and independently verifiable evidence, exposing Rajit’s inability to substantiate the accusation.
• Director Wang alluded to historical incidents involving missing soldiers as a pretext for entering another country, angering Rajit and Sato.
• Director Wang called the two men “clowns,” and interpreters conveyed the insult to the silent conference room.

At the United Nations, Rajit failed to support the White Elephant’s accusations against the Rabbit with evidence, allowing Minister Wang to turn the confrontation into a diplomatic victory. After the meeting, Wang learned that Thunderbolt’s operation had gone as planned, but Commander Tian warned that Fang Tianyi faced danger in a full-scale war.

• Robert Harrison demanded evidence from Rajit and privately regretted that the White Elephant had nothing credible to present.
• Rajit fell silent, and the chair suspended discussion of the accusation as Minister Wang calmly watched Harrison.
• Minister Wang told reporters the Rabbit would not respond to unsupported accusations, and headlines described the White Elephant’s defeat at the United Nations.
• Rajit’s superior berated him in New Delhi for failing to produce evidence and damaging the White Elephant’s reputation.
• Commander Tian told Minister Wang that Thunderbolt’s operation had succeeded and recruitment for a second volunteer group had begun.
• Commander Tian warned Wang that Fang Tianyi was at risk in a full-scale war, and Wang asked him to pass along his regards.

During Hanzo's assault, the Little Sansho Fish released poisonous mist that overwhelmed Leaf Village's forces. Hyuga Tianyi sent Nawaki and Moonlight Kaede to rescue the fallen while he tried to reach the summoned beast, but the chapter ended with two Rain Chunin moving to attack him.

• Hanzo secretly summoned another Ibuse, which released poisonous mist across the battlefield and poisoned Leaf Village and Rain ninja alike.
• Tianyi retreated with Nawaki and Moonlight Kaede, gave them antivenom serum, and ordered them to rescue fallen comrades, especially Medical Corps personnel.
• Tianyi used the rain as cover to approach the Little Sansho Fish, then threw a smoke bomb and Explosive Tag Kunai at the five Rain ninja guarding it.
• The Rain Jonin dispersed much of the smoke and ordered two Chunin to attack Tianyi.

Tianyi killed two Rain Chunin with traps and explosives, then attacked the Rain squad guarding Ibuse after they refused to leave their post. He blinded the three defenders, severed the Jonin’s arm, and threw another grenade as the injured Jonin tried to escape.

• Tianyi lured two Rain Chunin into a trap and killed them with flashbangs and a grenade.
• The Rain Jonin sensed his subordinates had died and ordered the remaining Chunin to keep guarding Ibuse rather than pursue Tianyi.
• Tianyi watched the Rain squad hold its defensive position and decided he could not afford to delay while Nawaki and Moonlight Kaede rescued their comrades.
• Tianyi used a flashbang to blind the Jonin and two Chunin, then pierced the Jonin’s Water Formation Wall with Water Release: Waterline Slash and severed his left arm.
• Tianyi threw a grenade at the injured Jonin, who used the Body Flicker Technique to evade it.

Tianyi used deception, flashbangs, and his last reserves to kill the wounded Jonin and destroy the Little Sansho Fish. He collapsed in the rain after winning the battle, badly injured and nearly out of strength.

• The wounded Jonin rushed Tianyi, who faked a Fire Release technique to create an opening and retreat.
• The Jonin overwhelmed Tianyi in close combat, broke his ribs, and knocked away his Kunai.
• When the Jonin's Kunai failed to pierce his chest, Tianyi detonated a flashbang at point-blank range, blinding and disorienting them both.
• Tianyi recovered enough to use Waterline Slash and kill the half-blind Jonin.
• Tianyi threw Explosive Tags at the Little Sansho Fish, destroying it and ending the poisonous mist.
• Tianyi collapsed into the muddy water, exhausted and badly injured.

Hyuga Tianyi woke in the medical tent and learned that his actions against Hanzo’s forces had made him famous among the Leaf Village ninja. After Hanzo marked him as a future target, Mitarai Aoi reassured him that Tsunade was there to support him, and headquarters summoned him to the central command tent.

• Hyuga Tianyi woke and asked about the battle, and Nawaki told him he had defeated a Hidden Rain Village Jonin and four Chunin and helped save the Leaf Village forces.
• Nawaki recounted that Hanzo had named Tsunade, her teacher, and two others the Konoha Three Sannin, then vowed to personally kill Tianyi someday.
• Tianyi worried that Hanzo’s attention would draw dangerous scrutiny, and Mitarai Aoi examined his injuries and told him Tsunade was present.
• A headquarters messenger ordered Tianyi to report to the central command tent, and Nawaki led him through the camp as the other ninja watched and murmured about him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected Danzo’s demand to put Hyuga Tianyi in Root for investigation, citing Tianyi’s battlefield service, medical techniques, and clan ties. He left Tianyi’s supervision to Tsunade’s interest, while Danzo departed furious and warned Hiruzen he would regret it.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the advisors celebrated the victory in the Land of Rain and the rise of Konoha’s Three Sannin.
• Shimura Danzō suggested rotating troops home, then accused Hyuga Tianyi of being suspicious and demanded that Root investigate him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi refused, explaining that Tianyi had saved nearly a hundred Konoha ninja, displayed valuable medical techniques, and was a Hyuga Clan member.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi said Tsunade planned to assess Tianyi and take him as her disciple, making her supervision preferable to Root’s methods.
• Shimura Danzō left the Hokage Office in anger after warning Hiruzen Sarutobi that he would regret the decision.

After the battle, Tsunade and the squad captains praised Tianyi for countering Hanzo’s poison and saving Leaf Village shinobi. When Orochimaru questioned how Tianyi had made the antidote injections, Tianyi explained his experiments with diluted poison and surviving animals, impressing Orochimaru, who regretted that he already had a disciple.

• Jiraiya welcomed Tianyi and praised his work, while Tsunade scolded him for patting Tianyi before he had recovered from his injuries.
• Tsunade credited Tianyi with disrupting Hanzo’s poison tactic and saving nearly a hundred Leaf Village comrades, and Yamashiro Ao and the other captains thanked him.
• Nawaki told Tsunade that he and Moonlight Kaede had also risked their lives to rescue people, and Tsunade praised them both.
• Orochimaru asked Tianyi how he had prepared the anti-poison injections, and Tianyi described testing diluted poison on animals and extracting a substance from the survivors.
• Orochimaru praised Tianyi’s approach and said he would have liked to discuss it with him, but he had already taken a disciple.

Tsunade formally made Hyuga Tianyi her disciple, giving him a powerful connection in Leaf Village. That night, Tianyi spent two of his three skill points, triggering upgrades to his basic techniques and raising his evaluation to Chunin, then planned his next steps.

• Tsunade praised Tianyi’s talent and decisiveness, then asked him to become her disciple.
• Tianyi accepted Tsunade’s offer, and Jiraiya, Nawaki, and the captains congratulated them.
• Tianyi reviewed his status panel and spent one skill point on Nin and another on Tai.
• His Three-Body Technique and Water Release: Waterline Slash advanced to Intermediate, and his overall evaluation rose from Genin to Chunin.
• Tianyi saved his remaining skill point and considered acquiring new techniques and researching the Byakugan and Caged Bird.

Hinata Tsubaki convened the Hyuga Clan elders to discuss Hyuga Tianyi’s battlefield achievements and his new position as Tsunade’s disciple. The clan decided to reward him while maintaining its authority over him, and Hinata Tokugen was sent to meet him at the front lines.

• Hinata Tsubaki presented the battle report confirming that Hyuga Tianyi had saved more than eighty Konoha ninja, killed enemy shinobi, disrupted Hanzo’s poison tactics, and become Tsunade’s disciple.
• Hyuga Hiashi recognized the political significance of Tianyi’s rise and worried that it could challenge the Main House’s control over the Branch House.
• The elders argued over whether Tianyi’s achievements were genuine, whether the clan should celebrate him, and how his connection to Tsunade affected the Caged Bird system.
• Hinata Tsubaki declared that Tianyi would be rewarded for honoring the clan but would remain bound by clan rules.
• Hinata Tsubaki ordered Hinata Tokugen to go to the front lines, handle Tianyi’s reward, and arrange a meeting with her when he returned; she told the clan to publicize his achievements and wait for Tokugen’s report.

At the frontline camp, Hyuga Tianyi confronted Hinata Tokugen and the Main House guards when they arrived to assert control over him as a Branch House member. Tianyi drove them off with a precise Waterline Slash, but afterward he recognized that the Caged Bird and the Main House would remain threats when he returned to Leaf Village.

• Hyuga Tianyi practiced chakra control in his tent when Hinata Tokugen arrived to deliver the clan’s commendation and rebuked him for disrespecting a Main House elder.
• Hinata Tokugen declared that Tianyi’s Byakugan, life, and power belonged to the Main House, then attempted to activate the Caged Bird.
• Hyuga Tianyi used Waterline Slash to sever the arms of three guards and cut off part of Tokugen’s ear, stopping the elder before he could complete the seal.
• Hyuga Tianyi warned Tokugen that the Caged Bird would not give the Main House permission to control him and ordered the visitors to leave.
• Tsunade told Tianyi he had not needed to go so far, and he explained that he could not rely on her protection forever.
• Hyuga Tianyi reflected that the Main House would pose a greater danger in Leaf Village and that his current strength was not enough to keep him secure.

After learning that the Hyuga Main House had tried to activate the Caged Bird seal on Fang Tianyi, Commander Tian convened experts to find a countermeasure. The experts recommended a remote-signal shield, and Commander Tian ordered them to prioritize its development.

• Commander Tian summoned experts after receiving Fang Tianyi's report and X-ray scan of the Caged Bird seal.
• Dr. Chen analyzed the seal as an energy structure bound to the brain that could be remotely triggered to disrupt or destroy neural function.
• Professor Liu proposed either surgically removing the seal or shielding it from activation signals, warning that surgery was highly dangerous.
• Professor Liu's team recommended developing a signal-shielding device that Fang Tianyi could use in his current environment.
• Commander Tian approved the plan and ordered the experts to focus on building the Caged Bird signal shield.

Tianyi joined Nawaki’s training session to get close to Orochimaru, then endured Orochimaru’s killing intent and proposed a partnership. He offered Orochimaru a scroll titled “Sperm-Free Egg-Cell Cloning,” whose contents immediately caught Orochimaru’s attention.

• Nawaki told Tianyi that Orochimaru would give him special training, and Tianyi asked to watch.
• Orochimaru coached Nawaki’s Earth Release and taijutsu while Tianyi observed, then signaled Tianyi to meet him in the nearby woods.
• Orochimaru tested Tianyi with his killing intent, but Tianyi stayed composed and earned his interest.
• Orochimaru asked whether Tianyi needed help with the Cell Activation Technique, but Tianyi said he had already gained an initial grasp of it.
• Tianyi proposed a deal with Orochimaru and handed him a scroll titled “Sperm-Free Egg-Cell Cloning,” making Orochimaru’s gaze freeze.

Tianyi traded the remaining cloning theory with Orochimaru for Lightning Release training guidance and two ninjutsu, while reserving a fifth selection for later. Orochimaru accepted the deal and left Tianyi with a new, dangerous research partner, then secretly watched him depart with growing interest.

• Orochimaru was enthralled by Tianyi's cloning theory, but found its technical details incomplete and asked to hear Tianyi's terms.
• Tianyi requested Lightning Release training and analysis as two selections, the Hidden Mist Technique and Earth Dragon Hide Technique, and saved the final selection for later.
• Orochimaru agreed and produced three scrolls for Tianyi, who handed over the remaining cloning theory to complete the transaction.
• Orochimaru invited Tianyi to seek his help with future research before disappearing into the forest.
• After confirming Orochimaru had left, Tianyi gathered the scrolls and departed, while Orochimaru secretly watched him and wondered what other secrets he held.

Tianyi asked Tsunade to teach him the Shadow Clone Technique so he could train faster and defend himself against threats in the Leaf Village. Tsunade agreed to teach him, but insisted on supervising his training and starting with just one clone.

• Tianyi told Tsunade that the Main House, Danzo, and other observers could threaten him after he returned to the Leaf Village, so he needed to grow stronger quickly.
• Tianyi explained that Shadow Clones could return their training experience and knowledge to him, potentially multiplying his learning efficiency.
• Tsunade warned that clone feedback could overload Tianyi's mind and cause severe cognitive damage, but he said he would limit his training and monitor himself with his Byakugan.
• Tsunade agreed to teach Tianyi the technique on the condition that she supervise his initial training and stop him from exceeding safe limits.
• Tsunade demonstrated her strength by smashing a wooden table, and Tianyi promised to follow her instructions as she began explaining the technique.

Tianyi and Nawaki sparred while Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru watched, and Tianyi outmaneuvered Nawaki with a clone and Hidden Mist Technique. The match ended with Nawaki unharmed but confused as Moonlight Kaede laughed and told him to look at his back.

• Jiraiya asked Orochimaru who he thought would win, and Orochimaru predicted Nawaki would lose to Tianyi.
• Nawaki opened with a shuriken barrage, but Tianyi blocked it with Earth Style: Earth-Style Wall, surprising Nawaki by mastering the technique.
• Nawaki broke through the wall with Wind Release and trapped Tianyi in Hidden Shadow Snake Hands, only for the bound figure to vanish as a Shadow Clone.
• Tianyi spread Hidden Mist Technique across the field and pelted Nawaki with hidden weapons while obscuring his position.
• Tianyi touched Nawaki's exposed back, then the mist cleared as Nawaki stood unharmed and Moonlight Kaede laughed and told him to look at his back.