Recaps

Qian Ye overwhelmed Iwagakure’s mine defenders with sheer physical power, killing Huang Shi and many of his soldiers. He cornered the survivors at a sealed wall hiding Iwagakure’s plans and documents, and prepared to break through it.

• Huang Shi ordered more than twenty Iwagakure ninja to attack Qian Ye with Earth Release, but Qian Ye vanished with Six Powers: Shave and dodged their barrage.
• Qian Ye punched through Huang Shi’s Hardening Technique and killed him with a single blow.
• Three Chunin’s swords shattered against Qian Ye’s scales, and he killed them with Armament Haki and Tempest Kick.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu watched Qian Ye fight, and Black Zetsu recognized him as a dangerous unknown who could affect the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Qian Ye drove the surviving Iwagakure ninja to a sealed stone wall concealing their supply-line plans and classified documents, then clenched his fist to break through.

Qian Ye destroyed Iwagakure’s fortified mine wall with a single empowered punch, recovered the frontline supply route map, and escaped as the mine collapsed. Zetsu and Obito witnessed the destruction and recognized Qian Ye as a dangerous, uncontrollable force.

• The Hidden Stone captain and six subordinates reinforced a sealed stone wall with their chakra to protect themselves from Qian Ye.
• Qian Ye extracted energy from rubble and struck the wall with a punch, shattering its defenses and killing all seven Hidden Stone ninjas in the resulting storm of rock.
• Qian Ye recovered Iwagakure’s intelligence scroll containing a supply route map and fled the collapsing mine using Geppo.
• Zetsu watched Qian Ye leave and decided to warn Madara Uchiha about the threat he posed.
• Obito watched the mountain shake from a nearby tree and told Kakashi and Rin that the disturbance was enormous.

Qian Ye emerged unharmed after defeating Iwagakure’s Explosive Corps, thwarting Black Zetsu’s attempt to put Obito in mortal danger and awaken his Sharingan. The team discovered that their recovered scroll contained an encirclement plan targeting Minato Namikaze and the Hidden Leaf frontline, and they prepared to warn him.

• Qian Ye walked out of the collapsed mine without a scratch, carrying Iwagakure’s bloodstained intelligence case, and told Kakashi he had eliminated thirty-four enemies.
• Obito, Kakashi, and Rin reacted with shock, while Obito lamented that he had not had a chance to fight.
• White Zetsu and Black Zetsu realized Qian Ye had prevented Obito’s planned crisis, and Black Zetsu decided to separate or eliminate him.
• Qian Ye sensed Black Zetsu underground and welcomed the disruption of Madara Uchiha’s plans for Obito.
• Qian Ye warned Kakashi not to trust the scroll, and Kakashi found it contained an encirclement plan aimed at Minato Namikaze and the Hidden Leaf frontline.

Qian Ye left a Shadow Clone behind to confront Black Zetsu and White Zetsu after discovering them spying on the group. When they tried to escape underground, he punched through the earth and seized Black Zetsu.

• Kakashi read the scroll and hurried with Qian Ye, Obito, and the others toward Minato Namikaze to warn him about Iwagakure's ambush.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu emerged from the ground and lamented that Qian Ye had ruined their plan to push Obito into despair and awaken his Sharingan.
• As Black Zetsu began retreating underground, Qian Ye's Shadow Clone revealed itself and confronted the two Zetsu.
• Black Zetsu used the Mayfly Technique to flee underground, but Qian Ye used Observation Haki to track him.
• Qian Ye coated his fist with Armament Haki, punched a passage through the earth, and grabbed Black Zetsu by the pitcher plant's root stem.

Qian Ye's Shadow Clone captured Black and White Zetsu and forced them to lead him to their lord, while his true body raced toward Minato's position. After sending Kakashi, Obito, and Rin back to safety, Qian Ye charged alone into Hidden Stone's ambush at Black Wind Gorge.

• Qian Ye's Shadow Clone captured Black and White Zetsu, blocked Black Zetsu's escape technique, and demanded to meet the lord they served.
• Black Zetsu warned Qian Ye about the lord, and Qian Ye ordered the pair to lead him there.
• Qian Ye detected over a hundred Hidden Stone assassins lying in wait near the gorge and sent Kakashi, Obito, and Rin back to the third backup point.
• Kakashi accepted Qian Ye's order and led Obito and Rin toward the backup point as Qian Ye sped ahead alone.
• Black Rock's Hidden Stone forces heard a sonic boom as Qian Ye charged down the forest path, and Black Rock called out an enemy attack.

Qian Ye slaughtered the Hidden Stone ambushers guarding the canyon and discovered Minato Namikaze trapped inside a massive sealing barrier. He prepared to confront the heavily defended formation directly.

• Black Rock triggered a hidden-weapons trap, but Qian Ye dodged every attack and killed a Hidden Stone ANBU ninja.
• Qian Ye evaded the Hidden Stone ninjutsu with Geppo and cut down the front ranks with a Haki-coated Tempest Kick.
• Black Rock charged with his Fist Rock Technique, but Qian Ye shattered his stone fist and pulverized his arm.
• Qian Ye killed the remaining Hidden Stone ambushers without being injured.
• Qian Ye saw that Minato Namikaze was trapped inside the Myriad-Mile Heavenly Prison Barrier, guarded by more than a thousand Hidden Stone troops.
• Qian Ye rejected a slow infiltration and decided to smash the barrier directly.

Qian Ye broke through the Hidden Stone barrier by descending from the sky with Geppo, then went underground carrying Black Zetsu and met the frail Madara Uchiha beside the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. The chapter ended with Black Zetsu slipping away to hide behind the statue while Qian Ye faced Madara in silence.

• Qian Ye used Geppo to dive from the cliff and landed atop the giant barrier, blasting nearby Hidden Stone ninjas into the air.
• Obito and Kakashi watched Qian Ye's arrival in shock from their high-ground stronghold.
• Qian Ye's Shadow Clone forced White Zetsu to lead him underground while gripping Black Zetsu with Armament Haki.
• White Zetsu led Qian Ye into a vast cavern containing the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and the ancient Madara Uchiha.
• Madara asked Black Zetsu whether Qian Ye was the guest he had brought, and Qian Ye dropped Black Zetsu to the ground.
• Black Zetsu escaped to White Zetsu's side and hid behind the statue as Qian Ye silently studied Madara.

Qian Ye confronted the dying Madara Uchiha in the underground cavern and shattered his Susanoo genjutsu with Armament Haki and sheer will. Madara remained alive, but Qian Ye recognized how close the old man was to death.

• Madara Uchiha unleashed his killing intent at Qian Ye, but Qian Ye stood firm and resisted it.
• Madara trapped Qian Ye in a genjutsu that showed a blood-soaked battlefield and a towering Perfect Susanoo.
• Qian Ye coated his fist in Armament Haki and smashed the Susanoo blade, breaking the illusion and injuring Madara.
• Qian Ye used Observation Haki to detect Madara's failing body and told him that time had taken its toll.
• Madara grew grave when Qian Ye addressed him by name.

Qian Ye confronted the aging Madara Uchiha in his cave, condemning the Infinite Tsukuyomi and declaring his plan to unify the Ninja World by force. Madara spared him and decided to watch what he would do next, while Black Zetsu feared Qian Ye would ruin the Eye of the Moon plan.

• Qian Ye revealed that he knew Madara was alive and mocked him for clinging to life while planning to trap the world in an eternal dream.
• Qian Ye criticized the village system created by Madara and Hashirama and declared that he would abolish the daimyo system and unite the Ninja World under one empire.
• Black Zetsu secretly attacked Qian Ye with Wood Release spikes, but Madara crushed the attack and punished Black Zetsu.
• Madara told Qian Ye he would leave Uchiha Obito alone for now and watch him, and Qian Ye departed after revealing he had been a Shadow Clone.
• Black Zetsu warned Madara that Qian Ye would destroy the Eye of the Moon plan, but Madara said he was willing to wait and see whether Qian Ye could change the world.

Qian Ye shattered the Hidden Stone barrier trapping Minato Namikaze and carried him through a massive explosion to safety. With the Hidden Stone troops in disarray, Qian Ye and Minato prepared to finish the fight and move on to the next stronghold.

• Qian Ye struck the Ten-Thousand-Mile Heavenly Prison's core, breaking the barrier and injuring the Barrier Team ninja maintaining it.
• Qian Ye's blow exposed Minato Namikaze inside the barrier, where he was exhausted after repeated attempts to use Flying Thunder God.
• Stone Bone triggered buried explosive clay, setting off a chain blast across the basin.
• Qian Ye absorbed the blast's kinetic force, shielded himself from the flames, and carried Minato to a safe cliffside.
• Qian Ye and Minato faced the panicked Hidden Stone troops, and Qian Ye urged them to finish the fight within three minutes.

Qian Ye used Zhao Hai’s shared abilities to transform and tear through Iwagakure’s frontline forces. Stone Bone ordered the Iwagakure Barrier Team to fire a massive Chakra cannon at Qian Ye, and Minato warned him to escape.

• Qian Ye asked Zhao Hai to maximize Ability Sharing and transformed with dragon scales, claws, and horns.
• Qian Ye smashed through Iwagakure’s earth wall and battered the vanguard, leaving more than a hundred ninja unconscious.
• Stone Bone ordered his troops to stop fighting at close range and bring out Iwagakure’s secret weapon.
• The Iwagakure Barrier Team raised a massive Chakra cannon and charged it with the power of two hundred ninja.
• Qian Ye faced the cannon as Minato shouted for him to get out of its way.

Qian Ye turned Hidden Stone’s giant cannon attack back on its camp, destroying the weapon and frontline command center and routing the surviving forces. Minato declared Hidden Leaf had won the war, while Qian Ye looked forward to negotiating his compensation.

• Qian Ye absorbed the kinetic force of Hidden Stone’s giant cannon shell and hurled it back with twice the speed.
• The returning shell destroyed the cannon and devastated the Hidden Stone camp, killing Stone Bone and the two hundred ninjas operating the weapon.
• The surviving Hidden Stone ninjas panicked and fled as Qian Ye stood unharmed among the ruins.
• Minato sent a message reporting the defeat of Hidden Stone’s frontline main force and the severing of Kannabi Bridge’s supply line.
• Minato declared Hidden Leaf had won the war, and Qian Ye said they should return to negotiate better pay with the Hokage.

After Qian Ye devastated the Hidden Stone camp and helped Minato survive, Obito tried to force his Sharingan to awaken. Qian Ye stopped him and told him to build his body through basic training, then set him to work and ordered him to practice a horse stance.

• The system reported that Qian Ye's actions had disrupted the Battle of Kannabi Bridge and delayed its deviation-point settlement.
• Kakashi, Obito, and Rin reached the ruined basin, where they found Minato alive with only superficial injuries and saw the destruction Qian Ye had caused.
• Overwhelmed by his weakness, Obito forcibly drove Chakra toward his eyes, risking damage to his blood vessels.
• Qian Ye slapped Obito to stop the dangerous Chakra surge and explained that Obito might have gone blind if he had continued.
• Qian Ye told Obito to strengthen his body instead of obsessing over the Sharingan, then ordered him to collect the scattered Hidden Stone scrolls and hold a horse stance for an hour.

Qian Ye received a major system reward after destroying Hidden Stone’s command post and stabilizing the Hidden Leaf front, then returned to the village with Minato’s team. Their hoped-for welcome never came, and the ANBU blocked them from entering and ordered them to report to logistics.

• Qian Ye disciplined Obito and taught him basic force-exertion techniques while Obito searched the ruins for captured supplies.
• Qian Ye received 50,000 Divergence Points and 30,000 Cross-Border Experience Points, raising the mutual aid group to Lv4 and unlocking a permanent two-way channel option.
• Obito gathered captured ninja tools, and Minato thanked Qian Ye and promised to report his achievements to the Hokage.
• Qian Ye, Minato, Kakashi, Obito, and Rin returned to Hidden Leaf, where they found no welcoming crowd at the village gates.
• An ANBU checked Minato’s documents, said the Hokage could not receive them, and ordered them to take their supplies to logistics.
• Obito protested the order, but the ANBU warned him not to cause a disturbance.

Qian Ye returned to Hidden Leaf after his victory in the Land of Grass, but the village leadership concealed his achievement and ordered him to write a battle report. He told Pakura he would let the suppressed merit build pressure, until Kakashi suddenly arrived at his residence in a panic.

• Qian Ye handed the spoils of war to the ANBU guards and entered Hidden Leaf with Minato and his team.
• Qian Ye secretly gave Uchiha Yan several instructions, and Uchiha Yan hurried away to carry them out.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders decided to suppress Team Minato's merits for three days and ordered Qian Ye to write a battle report at home.
• Qian Ye returned to his residence, where Pakura offered to reclaim his honor through the Sparkfire Society, but Qian Ye said he would let the concealed merit ferment.
• Kakashi rushed to Qian Ye's residence and arrived breathless at the gate.

After the village credited Minato Namikaze with the Kannabi Bridge victory and omitted Qian Ye, Qian Ye accepted the decision in exchange for doubled material compensation. He revealed that the hidden recognition suited him because Minato’s fame drew attention away from him and left Minato owing him a favor.

• Kakashi told Qian Ye that the village announcement credited Minato Namikaze’s team with the mission and made no mention of Qian Ye.
• Obito protested the decision, and Minato apologized, explaining that the Hokage and advisors wanted a public hero and had rejected his objection.
• Qian Ye said the omission kept him from attracting enemy attention, then accepted a scroll containing one million ryo, ninja tools, and medicinal herbs as doubled compensation.
• Minato told Obito and Kakashi that Qian Ye had protected himself and the village’s interests, and said they must remember the favor.
• After the others left, Qian Ye told Pakura that Minato’s public fame diverted Ōnoki’s attention and made Minato’s debt more useful than official credit.

Qian Ye arranged for Danzo to learn that Hiruzen Sarutobi had erased his Battle of Kannabi Bridge merits, prompting Danzo to confront the Hokage and demand compensation. Hiruzen compromised, agreeing to rewards for Qian Ye and Root, and Danzo left satisfied.

• Pakura told Qian Ye that Uchiha Yan had leaked the truth about the Battle of Kannabi Bridge to Root, and Qian Ye explained how Danzo’s protest would benefit him.
• Danzo ordered a Root ninja to spread the story among the village’s auxiliary security ranks and major clans, then went to confront Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Danzo accused Hiruzen of crediting Minato Namikaze for Qian Ye’s achievements and threatened to expose the merit suppression to the village.
• Danzo demanded a tax-exempt shop, access to the third floor of the Book of Seals, and two million ryō for Root’s auxiliary ranks.
• Hiruzen agreed to a shop with a three-year tax exemption, in-building study access to the Book of Seals’ third floor, and one million ryō for Root.
• Danzo accepted the concessions and left, satisfied that he had secured benefits for Qian Ye and Root.

Shimura Danzō secured compensation from Hiruzen Sarutobi after using Qian Ye’s battlefield achievements to pressure him. Danzō rewarded Qian Ye with a tax-exempt shop deed and access to the Book of Seals, while Qian Ye left amused that his plan had worked.

• Shimura Danzō left the Hokage Building pleased after obtaining one million ryō, a tax-exempt shop deed, and authorization to choose a ninjutsu from the Book of Seals.
• Shimura Danzō summoned Qian Ye to Root and claimed he had sought justice for Qian Ye’s erased battlefield recognition.
• Shimura Danzō handed Qian Ye the shop deed and Book of Seals authorization as rewards.
• Qian Ye thanked Shimura Danzō and pledged to serve as Root’s sharpest blade.
• Qian Ye left the Root Base laughing at how easily he had used Shimura Danzō to obtain the benefits.

Qian Ye received a tax-free storefront and authorization to access the Book of Seals after Danzo fought to restore his credit. He planned to exploit his two-hour visit to obtain techniques for himself and Pakura before heading to the ANBU Archive Room.

• Qian Ye left the Root Base with a storefront deed and special authorization that Danzo had secured by confronting Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Qian Ye told Pakura that Danzo had gained him the benefits because he viewed Qian Ye as a key asset in his struggle for power.
• Qian Ye rejected the idea of selecting only one technique and offered to memorize useful techniques for Pakura while visiting the Book of Seals.
• Pakura requested a high-level Wind Release to improve her Scorch Release and a powerful sealing technique to help her trap enemies.
• Qian Ye promised to seek those techniques, told Pakura to watch Root's movements, and left for the ANBU Archive Room.

Qian Ye used his two-hour visit to the Book of Seals to secretly copy forbidden techniques into the Cross-Border Brothers Mutual Aid Group. After learning that Zhao Hai had become a Marine Headquarters rear admiral, Qian Ye left the chamber with the techniques safely recorded in his mind.

• Qian Ye passed the ANBU inspection and entered the underground chamber to read the Book of Seals.
• Qian Ye used the group chat to copy Wind Release: Heavenly Cry and the Four Symbols Seal for Pakura, then recorded the Spirit Transformation Technique for himself.
• Zhao Hai told Qian Ye that Hatake Sakumo had helped him capture Golden Lion Shiki, earning him a rear admiral promotion and command of an independent patrol fleet.
• Zhao Hai promised to send Qian Ye high-purity Seastone and special ores, while Qian Ye offered to share the Spirit Transformation Technique to help strengthen Observation Haki.
• Qian Ye studied the Second Mizukage's Steam Imp records before the two-hour limit expired, then passed the ANBU inspection and claimed he had only studied Wind Release form transformation.

Qian Ye secretly copied techniques from the ANBU archive, gave Pakura two valuable techniques, then used the Spirit Transformation Technique to leave his body and discovered he could coat his soul in Armament Haki. He ended the chapter ready to explore the destructive power of combining his spiritual form with Haki.

• Qian Ye returned home and told Pakura he had copied every technique from the ANBU archive, including Wind Release: Heavenly Weeping and the Seal Severance Formation.
• Qian Ye explained how Heavenly Weeping could enhance Pakura’s Scorch Release and gave her the scroll, which she took to the underground training room to study.
• Qian Ye entered the Cross-Border Brothers Mutual Aid Group chat and reviewed the Spirit Transformation Technique’s cultivation details.
• Qian Ye used the Spirit Transformation Technique to separate his spirit from his body and sensed Pakura and his surroundings through the walls.
• Qian Ye coated his spirit’s arms in Armament Haki and tested its power by crushing the inside of a brick wall without damaging its surface.
• Qian Ye prepared to merge Observation Haki with his spirit-transformed state.

Qian Ye used Sea King jerky, his Yin Seal, and Armament Haki to survive separating his soul and master the Spirit Transformation Technique. He then extended Observation Haki across half of Konoha, sensing allies and potential threats throughout the village.

• Qian Ye replenished his physical body's vitality with Sea King jerky and used spiritual power to shield his soul from chaotic thoughts, successfully mastering Spirit Transformation.
• Qian Ye released Observation Haki from his soul body and sensed Pakura training beneath the backyard.
• Qian Ye overheard Hyuga Tianfeng praising his taijutsu theories and Uchiha Yan enforcing his policies among the Uchiha.
• Qian Ye sensed Hiruzen Sarutobi worrying over war supplies and Danzo's extortion, then heard Shimura Danzō congratulate himself on supporting Qian Ye.
• Qian Ye observed Uchiha Obito helping an elderly woman while Kakashi watched nearby, and considered how his changes had disrupted Madara Uchiha's plans.
• Qian Ye expanded Observation Haki to cover half of Konoha, detecting patrol patterns, Chakra fluctuations, and movement throughout the area.

Qian Ye used the Spirit Transformation Technique and hypnosis to take control of the ANBU assigned to watch him, turning their surveillance into a false intelligence network and an early-warning system. After returning to his body, he checked on Pakura’s Wind Release training.

• Qian Ye detected four ANBU sentries surrounding his residence and decided to turn them against their orders.
• Qian Ye rewrote Blue Fox’s memories and planted commands to report suspicious watchers and deployment orders.
• Qian Ye hypnotized Black Crow and ordered him to warn Blue Fox if Root ninjas appeared nearby.
• Qian Ye overpowered Gray Sparrow’s mental defenses and made him record a false report that Qian Ye was resting peacefully.
• Qian Ye returned to his body and saw Blue Fox prepare to protect him, then went to check on Pakura’s training.

Qian Ye helped Pakura refine her Scorch Release technique, then received Seastone and a specialized cutter from Zhao Hai. After demonstrating that Seastone shattered a chakra blade without a scratch, Qian Ye decided to visit Hidden Leaf’s finest blacksmith shop to discuss making weapons.

• Qian Ye stopped Pakura’s unstable training attempt and showed her how to combine Wind Release and Scorch Release chakra using the Yin Seal’s flow-splitting technique.
• Pakura used the new method to create Scorch Release Weeping, a fast flame dart that pierced a steel target and exploded inside a stone wall.
• Zhao Hai sent Qian Ye ten containers of high-purity Seastone and a specialized diamond-powered cutting machine through the Cross-Border Brothers Mutual Aid Group.
• Qian Ye tested the Seastone by striking it with Danzo’s chakra-conducting short blade, shattering the blade while leaving the ore unmarked.
• Qian Ye told Pakura they would visit Hidden Leaf’s finest blacksmith shop to discuss making weapons from the Seastone.

Qian Ye commissioned Tieshan to forge a Seastone blade, then beat Saruobi Shu after he tried to seize the ore. Before dawn, Qian Ye presented Hatake Sakumo with a new sword, and Sakumo's fighting spirit returned.

• Qian Ye brought Seastone to Tieshan and paid him to forge it into a blade using a custom cutting machine.
• Saruobi Shu arrived with four Sarutobi clan members and tried to confiscate Qian Ye's Seastone under orders he attributed to Hiruzen.
• Qian Ye broke Saruobi Shu's arms and knocked him unconscious, then told the Sarutobi ninja to report his challenge to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Qian Ye left Tieshan with the machine and instructions to finish the weapon before dawn.
• Qian Ye gave Hatake Sakumo a Seastone sword to replace his broken weapon, and Sakumo raised it as his fighting spirit reignited.