Chapter Summaries

After dying while protecting his friend, Qingyue was reincarnated in Konoha with a system, a Fenrir Devil Fruit, and Hill as his guide. At four, he rescued Rin Nohara and Obito Uchiha from bullies and introduced himself, ending the chapter with his modest dream of a comfortable life and an ordinary family.

• Qingyue recalled being stabbed while protecting his friend at an engagement party and realized he had been reborn as a baby in the world of Naruto.
• The system reshaped Qingyue’s genes, granted him a system panel and the Dog-Dog Fruit, Fenrir Form, and introduced Hill as his companion.
• Qingyue spent his first years refining chakra and training with Hill, reaching strength comparable to a Genin by age four.
• Qingyue found Rin Nohara and Obito Uchiha being bullied in an alley and defeated the two older children who were attacking them.
• Qingyue encouraged Obito to prove himself through his actions rather than fighting over insults, then introduced himself and shared his dream of a comfortable life, friends, a wife, and children.

Qingyue befriended Rin and Kakashi, shared his wish to end the war, and learned from Hill that he could use Battle Aura. After returning home, he awakened his Mythical Zoan and transformed into a werewolf with control over wind and snow, lightning, and flames.

• Qingyue introduced himself to Kakashi Hatake and arranged to meet him at the Ninja Academy.
• Hill told Qingyue that Battle Aura was an efficient way to use chakra and that his training was preparing him for the coming war.
• Qingyue met Rin at Ichiraku Ramen, paid for her meal, and asked her to help him end the war; Rin agreed.
• Qingyue worried that he might not be strong enough for the battlefield, and Hill reassured him that she would help.
• Qingyue felt the Devil Fruit awakening, transformed at a training ground, and unlocked the Fenrir Werewolf Form.

After dreaming about his lonely past life, Qingyue continued his rigorous training in Konoha and met up with Obito and Rin. He joined Obito in a children’s ninjutsu competition, where Kakashi won acclaim and Qingyue impressed Rin with his Shadow Clone Technique.

• Qingyue dreamed of being bullied in his past life and woke up remembering his reincarnation as a child in Naruto’s world.
• Qingyue followed Hill’s demanding training routine, then went to Ichiraku Ramen and encountered Obito and Rin.
• Obito invited Qingyue and Rin to a children’s ninjutsu competition, and Qingyue paid for all three meals.
• Obito performed an incomplete Fireball Jutsu before Kakashi stunned the audience with a powerful Earth Release technique.
• Qingyue performed the Shadow Clone Technique, which the judges mistook for an unusually complete Clone Technique, while Rin applauded him.

Qingyue trained to strengthen his Battle Aura and swordsmanship while growing closer to Rin, with the two making a promise to protect each other and Konoha. On his fifth birthday, Hill offered him a choice of gifts, and Qingyue chose the ability for his Conqueror's Haki to grow.

• Qingyue continued endurance and sword training with Hill, using Battle Aura and his Devil Fruit form to carve a deep crack into a boulder.
• At Ichiraku Ramen, Qingyue invited Rin, Obito, Kakashi, and the others to his fifth-birthday dinner, and he offered to walk Rin home.
• Rin and Qingyue exchanged promises under the moonlight: Rin would protect Qingyue, and Qingyue would protect Konoha.
• On February 27, Hill offered Qingyue a choice between an unbreakable ninja blade, a ninjutsu-enhancing staff, and growth for Conqueror's Haki.
• Qingyue chose the Conqueror's Haki growth ability.

On his fifth birthday, Qingyue pushed through Hill’s grueling training before celebrating with Rin, Kakashi, Obito, and his other friends. Rin gave him a handmade sword guard, and the chapter ended as the birthday dinner began.

• Qingyue failed to awaken Conqueror’s Haki by stirring up painful memories and went back to sleep.
• Hill woke Qingyue for birthday training, put him through his usual exhausting routine, and gave him a recovery potion afterward.
• Rin arrived first in a white dress and gave Qingyue a sword guard she had carved with his name.
• Kakashi arrived and offered Qingyue a curt birthday greeting before settling down to read.
• Obito arrived late, dirty and torn, after a string of mishaps and good deeds delayed him.
• Qingyue’s friends gathered for a lavish birthday dinner with a huge cake.

Qingyue celebrated his fifth birthday with his friends and received gifts from Obito and Kakashi before sharing an emotional moment with his parents. The chapter ended with Qingyue embracing his parents after they gave him a ninja sword and technique scrolls.

• Obito gave Qingyue a pair of white goggles, while Kakashi gave him a matte short sword.
• Qingyue's parents and Rin praised his bond with Rin and discussed his upcoming entry into the Ninja Academy.
• Qingyue's father apologized for being too busy to spend time with him and admitted he did not want him to become a ninja.
• Qingyue's parents gave him a finely made ninja sword and scrolls containing his mother's techniques.
• Qingyue thanked his parents, and they cried and embraced together.

Qingyue froze at his front door after memories of past bullying made him fear entering the Ninja Academy. Hill encouraged him by revealing she had been a fan of his writing, and he eventually joined Rin, Kakashi, and his other classmates, leaving with the hope of beginning a better life.

• Qingyue collapsed at the doorway and relived how classmates, teachers, and family had mocked and discouraged him after he began writing in his previous life.
• Hill appeared, comforted Qingyue, and told him she had read and loved his sincere, unfinished novel before her death.
• With Hill holding his hand, Qingyue stepped outside and went to the Ninja Academy, where Rin and Kakashi welcomed him.
• Qingyue and his friends attended Hiruzen Sarutobi's opening ceremony and were assigned to the same class, which also included Obito, Asuma, and Kurenai Yuhi.
• Obito arrived late after the ceremony, and Qingyue handed him his enrollment documents.

Qingyue attended his first Ninja Academy lessons while weighing chakra against his Battle Aura training and helping Rin with her notes. The day ended with practical sparring, where Obito lost to Kakashi and Qingyue deliberately kept his own match with Rin even.

• Qingyue ignored much of the chakra lecture and asked Teacher Hill whether he needed to learn ninjutsu; Hill told him to focus on Haki and Battle Aura.
• Qingyue revised Rin’s notes and shared lunch with Rin, Obito, and Kakashi.
• Obito volunteered to spar with Kakashi, but Kakashi defeated him without taking a hit.
• Qingyue chose Rin as his opponent and guided their match so it appeared evenly matched.

Qingyue continued training and growing closer to Rin while meeting Might Guy and learning about his diligence. He encouraged Obito through his after-school punishment, then trained with Hill, who began teaching him the Water God Style’s secret techniques.

• Qingyue met Rin before school and received the lunch she had prepared for him.
• Obito arrived late after chasing a thief who had stolen from an elderly vegetable seller, and the teacher ordered him to clean the school after class.
• Qingyue bumped into Might Guy, found his detailed class notes, and decided to get to know him; Rin agreed they should make friends with him.
• Qingyue convinced Obito that cleaning the school was meant to help prepare him to become Hokage, and Obito eagerly accepted the task.
• Qingyue kept his practical test scores near the passing mark, said goodbye to Rin, and trained at the hidden ground with Hill.
• Hill confirmed that the Water God Style had four other secret techniques besides Flow and said its records included Reida Lyria’s Deprivation Sword Realm.

Qingyue learned about Water God Style’s counterattacking techniques and met Might Guy, then began teaching him a more effective training regimen. After their training, Qingyue went to school with Rin.

• Qingyue learned the techniques of Water God Style and planned to help Might Guy reach his full potential.
• Might Guy returned his notebook, and Qingyue challenged him to a mock match, defeating him by stopping his Konoha Whirlwind and pinning him down.
• Qingyue told Might Guy his training might be wrong and asked him to meet at four the next morning.
• Qingyue put Might Guy through endurance and physical training, then told him to return after school if he could keep it up.
• Qingyue left to meet Rin, who was waiting outside in a different outfit, and hurried with him toward school.

Qingyue defeated Kakashi in the combat assessment and persuaded him to delay early graduation by promising to train him. He began training Kakashi and Obito, while continuing his own effort to strengthen his Observation Haki.

• Qingyue considered how to prevent Hatake Sakumo's future suicide and concluded Kakashi needed to realize his father still had a child to care for.
• Qingyue beat Kakashi decisively during the class combat assessment, then told him to stay in school and build up his strength instead of graduating early.
• Qingyue explained to Kakashi and Obito that he used Battle Aura and brought them to his training ground to practice.
• Qingyue trained by dodging kunai while blindfolded, while Kakashi and Obito exhausted themselves against the wooden posts.

Qingyue spent a winter day with Rin, visiting an elderly former ninja whose stories and losses reminded him of the human cost of war. He accepted the old man’s ninja insights and resolved to inherit his way of fighting for peace.

• Qingyue’s father left for a gathering, and Qingyue agreed to pick him up after he drank.
• Qingyue visited Rin, took her shopping through Konoha, and shared candied hawthorns with her.
• Qingyue and Rin accompanied an elderly vendor home and heard about his family, including a grandson who had died on a mission.
• The old man told them stories from his life as a Warring States-era ninja and mentioned Maruboshi Kosuke.
• The old man gave Qingyue and Rin scrolls containing techniques and battlefield advice, and Qingyue decided to inherit his commitment to peace.

Qingyue reflected on the cruelty of war and feared the coming Third Shinobi World War, then returned to school and continued training Kakashi in Battle Aura. He resolved to protect what mattered to him, beginning with saving Sakumo Hatake.

• Qingyue read an old ninja's account of sparing a four-year-old Uchiha enemy, who later killed comrades before being killed himself, and of the peace founded by the Senju and Uchiha.
• Qingyue questioned whether he should kill young enemies in the approaching war and discussed the cycles of hatred and conflict with Teacher Hill.
• After New Year, Qingyue noticed the village growing tense while Rin, Kakashi, and their classmates remained cheerful at school.
• Qingyue brought Kakashi to their training ground, explained Battle Aura, and confirmed that Kakashi could form only weak chakra armor.
• Qingyue reflected that Rin had little need for Battle Aura and that Obito could not grasp it, then considered that the skill might depend on innate talent.

Qingyue and Kakashi resisted their teacher’s pressure to graduate early, choosing to stay in the Academy and grow stronger. Qingyue later explained to Kakashi why he thought delaying graduation was wiser in a dangerous world.

• Qingyue’s continued challenge kept Kakashi from graduating on schedule, and Might Guy stayed in school to train with them.
• As Qingyue turned seven in Konoha’s forty-fifth year, the Academy teacher summoned him and Kakashi and urged them to graduate because the village lacked manpower.
• Qingyue cited his parents’ wishes and filial duty as reasons to remain in school, while Kakashi said he would stay until he defeated Qingyue.
• The teacher failed to persuade either boy to graduate, and Qingyue asked Kakashi why he had wanted to graduate early.
• Kakashi could not give a clear reason, so Qingyue encouraged him to take his time and keep growing stronger.

Qingyue and Rin found Kakashi isolated and distressed by the public attacks on his father, Sakumo, after Sakumo abandoned a mission to save his comrades. Qingyue urged Kakashi to speak with his father before it was too late and ended by threatening to drag him inside if he refused.

• Qingyue heard villagers condemn Sakumo for failing a mission, while Rin worried that Kakashi would hear the insults too.
• Qingyue and Rin found Kakashi sitting alone outside his house with the curtains drawn.
• Kakashi called a ninja who failed a mission a failure, and Qingyue challenged him to consider whether he would choose a comrade or a mission.
• Qingyue told Kakashi to tell Sakumo what he truly believed before he lost the chance, and promised to bear the insults with him.
• Kakashi stayed seated, so Qingyue threatened to beat him half to death and force him to talk to his father.

Qingyue forced Kakashi to speak with his father, Sakumo, and Kakashi learned that Sakumo had once made the same choice between a mission and saving comrades. Father and son reconciled, while Qingyue reflected on his own relationship with his father and left eager to learn how strong Sakumo was.

• Qingyue punched Kakashi through his house and forced him into a conversation with Sakumo.
• Sakumo told Kakashi how Kakashi's mother had once chosen to save her squad and how Sakumo later made the same choice himself.
• Kakashi told Sakumo he would also save his comrades, and Sakumo admitted that he felt responsible for the failed mission.
• Qingyue and Rin eavesdropped as Kakashi and Sakumo talked until dusk and reconciled.
• Sakumo caught Qingyue and Rin at the window and invited them to dinner, but they politely declined.
• On the way home with Rin, Qingyue considered reaching out to his own father and looked forward to seeing Sakumo's strength.

After Sakumo thanked Qingyue for helping him reconcile with Kakashi, he offered to become Qingyue and Kakashi’s Jonin instructor, bringing them before the Third Hokage to arrange a team. The Hokage approved, but Sakumo proposed adding a highly mobile fighter rather than Rin as their final teammate.

• Sakumo invited Qingyue, Rin, Obito, and Might Guy to dinner to thank them for supporting Kakashi and him.
• Sakumo offered to teach Qingyue swordsmanship, then decided to withdraw from the front lines and become a Jonin instructor for Qingyue and Kakashi.
• Sakumo brought Qingyue and Kakashi to the Third Hokage’s office and requested to lead them as a team.
• The Third Hokage approved Sakumo’s request and asked who would fill the team’s remaining slot.
• Sakumo rejected Qingyue’s hoped-for choice of Rin and suggested recruiting a highly mobile fighter for a surprise assault squad.

Qingyue and Kakashi formed a two-man team after Sakumo judged Rin unready, and they agreed that Kakashi would handle most low-level missions while Qingyue helped occasionally and trained with him. During a spar, Qingyue defeated Kakashi with his Water God Style swordsmanship, and Sakumo recognized Qingyue as having Jonin-level strength.

• The Third Hokage found no suitable student for Sakumo to assign to Qingyue and Kakashi, so they formed a two-man team, while Sakumo said Rin should remain at the academy.
• Sakumo assigned the boys three months of low-level village missions, and Qingyue persuaded Kakashi to do most of the work in exchange for more Battle Aura training.
• Qingyue, Kakashi, and Sakumo agreed to split mission rewards three to seven between Kakashi and Qingyue and train together during their free time.
• Qingyue defeated Kakashi in a spar by using Observation Haki and Water God Style swordsmanship to knock aside Kakashi's blade and send him into a tree.
• Sakumo praised Qingyue's swordsmanship and said he already had Jonin-level strength, while Kakashi still needed more experience.

Qingyue left Konoha with Sakumo and Kakashi for her first mission outside the village, a raid on a band of thieves that might include rogue ninja. As Kakashi scouted the cave, Qingyue struggled with the prospect of killing, and the team prepared to attack after spotting eight enemies.

• The Third Hokage assigned Sakumo, Kakashi, and Qingyue to eliminate a band of thieves near the village, with orders to spare any rogue ninja from Konoha.
• Qingyue's father warned her not to turn herself into a tool and urged her to make her own choices about using violence.
• Qingyue left Konoha with Sakumo and Kakashi, while Sakumo explained that ninja were expected to prioritize missions and the village's reputation.
• The team reached the thieves' cave, and Sakumo sent Kakashi's Shadow Clone inside to scout and create chaos with smoke bombs.
• Qingyue trembled with panic over taking lives as Kakashi reported that eight enemies were inside, and Sakumo ordered the team to move.

On his first mission outside Konoha, Qingyue struggled to kill but overcame his hesitation and slaughtered the bandits. Disturbed by his numbness and unsure whether to remain a ninja, he found comfort in Rin’s visit and reaffirmed his promise to protect the village.

• Qingyue froze after blood splashed on him, then drew his blade and killed the bandit attacking him.
• Qingyue killed the remaining bandits, including the rogue ninja, and the team completed the mission under Sakumo’s instructions.
• Qingyue returned home alone and questioned whether he could keep being a ninja, but thought of the tragedies he might prevent.
• Qingyue woke in the evening and found Rin cooking dinner in his kitchen.
• Rin reminded Qingyue that she protected him, and sharing dinner with her helped him overcome his distress.