Chapter Summaries

Chen Feng refused Hyuga Hiashi’s request to share Dao School techniques, and Xiao Meng intervened before Hiashi left. After her gift raised her loyalty to 70, Chen Feng entered the Chunin Exam finals and began his first match against Rock Lee.

• Chen Feng refused to teach the Hyuga Clan Tai Chi Fist and Eight Trigrams Palm, and Xiao Meng appeared to break the standoff with Hyuga Hiashi.
• Xiao Meng warned Chen Feng about Hiashi’s strength, then accepted his candied hawthorn while pretending not to enjoy it; her loyalty rose to 70.
• A month later, Chen Feng attended the third round of the Chunin Exams, where he was drawn to fight Rock Lee first.
• Rock Lee removed his leg weights and attacked Chen Feng with Leaf Whirlwind, but Chen Feng used Tai Chi Fist to redirect the blow and push him back.

Chen Feng fought Xiao Li’s Eight Gates-powered assault and unlocked Feng Hou Qi Men after spending most of his reputation points. He used its techniques to paralyze Xiao Li and began closing the gates, leaving the match’s outcome unresolved.

• Xiao Li’s attacks failed to break through Chen Feng’s Tai Chi Fist, so he opened the Opening Gate, then the Rest and Life Gates, and unleashed Reverse Lotus.
• Xiao Li opened the Hurt and Limit Gates, gaining enough power to force Chen Feng to take the fight seriously.
• Chen Feng spent most of his reputation points to unlock Feng Hou Qi Men and reached First Glimpse of the Path.
• Chen Feng used Dui Character, Luan Jin Duo to slow Xiao Li’s movements, then struck him with Zhen Character, Thunderclap Palm.
• Chen Feng hit Xiao Li’s major acupoints and called out the names of the five open gates before ordering them closed.

Chen Feng defeated Xiao Li after sealing the Five Gates of his Eight Gates Formation, and Might Guy thanked him for reducing the technique’s harm. After the five tournament victors were named, Gaara challenged Chen Feng to an extra match, which began with Gaara attacking and Chen Feng using Hundred Flowers in Dazzling Profusion.

• Xiao Li’s Eight Gates state ended abruptly, and he collapsed from exhaustion after Chen Feng sealed the Five Gates with Feng Hou Qi Men and acupoint-sealing techniques.
• Might Guy examined Xiao Li, realized Chen Feng had likely spared him serious harm, and thanked Chen Feng before helping his student away.
• The referee declared Chen Feng the winner, and Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Gaara, Temari, and Chen Feng emerged as the five victors.
• Gaara requested another fight with Chen Feng, and Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Kazekage agreed to add an extra match.
• Gaara attacked Chen Feng with streams of sand, and Chen Feng answered with Qian Character, Hundred Flowers in Dazzling Profusion, creating more than a dozen copies of himself.

Chen Feng used the Hundred Blossoms genjutsu to overwhelm Gaara with illusions, then trapped him in a tornado storm. Gaara survived by forming his strongest defense, Sand Shield, as Chen Feng prepared another technique.

• Chen Feng filled the arena with illusory clones, confusing Gaara and exhausting him as he fought them off.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Kakashi recognized that Chen Feng’s Hundred Blossoms technique was an area-wide genjutsu.
• Chen Feng struck Gaara from behind through the illusion, sending him flying and provoking him to unleash a massive wave of sand.
• Chen Feng summoned a tornado and used the genjutsu to make the storm appear to surround Gaara from every direction.
• Gaara formed Sand Shield, which endured the storm, and Chen Feng called out, “Kun Character, Earth River Chariot!”

Chen Feng shattered Gaara’s Sand Shield and injured him, causing Gaara to begin a partial Tailed Beast Transformation and attack with increased strength. Chen Feng restrained Gaara with Qimen techniques, while Sarutobi Hiruzen watched without intervening.

• Chen Feng used Earth River Chariot to smash Gaara’s Sand Shield and hurl him into the arena wall.
• Temari and Kankuro worried over Gaara’s injuries, while Sarutobi Hiruzen noticed Chen Feng’s seal-less techniques and resolved to seek his inheritance after the Chunin Exams.
• Gaara erupted from the rubble in a partial Tailed Beast Transformation, and the spectators recognized him as a Jinchuriki.
• Gaara attacked Chen Feng with his transformed arm and quicksand, but Chen Feng slowed him with Metal Sundering and bound him with Sandalwood Merit vines.

Chen Feng’s lightning attack drove Gaara into releasing the One-Tail Shukaku, while Orochimaru launched his invasion of Konoha and took Sarutobi Hiruzen hostage. As the village descended into chaos, Chen Feng sought to escape Shukaku and received a reward for completing a hidden mission.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen recognized Chen Feng’s vines as genuine Wood Release as they restrained Gaara.
• Chen Feng struck Gaara with a bolt of lightning, but Gaara’s transformation intensified and Shukaku burst free.
• Orochimaru revealed himself after taking Sarutobi Hiruzen hostage, while his forces used genjutsu and invaded Konoha.
• Orochimaru’s four disguised subordinates formed the Four Violet Flames Formation around him and Sarutobi, blocking the Anbu from reaching them.
• Chen Feng tried to escape the enraged Shukaku, and the system awarded him a Magical Beast Summoning Card for completing the hidden mission King of Beasts.

Chen Feng summoned the Amethyst Winged Lion King, which attacked the One-Tail Shukaku and unleashed devastating purple flames across the arena. As Orochimaru and Sarutobi Hiruzen reacted to the battle, its shockwaves destroyed the building beneath the Sound Four and broke the Four Violet Flames Formation.

• Chen Feng used his reward summoning card and brought the Amethyst Winged Lion King into the arena, leaving two summons remaining.
• Chen Feng pointed the Lion King toward Shukaku, and the Lion King attacked with purple flames that engulfed the One-Tail.
• Shukaku shed its burning outer layer, used chakra and wind attacks against the airborne Lion King, and then formed a sand shell to defend itself.
• The Lion King's pillar of fire struck Shukaku's sand defense, flattening the arena and collapsing nearby buildings.
• Orochimaru questioned Sarutobi Hiruzen about the summoned beast, but Sarutobi said he did not know what it was or why it had appeared.
• A blast of air collapsed the building under the Sound Four, causing them to fall and ending the Four Violet Flames Formation.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King defeated One-Tail Shukaku with its Amethyst Seal, leaving Gaara unconscious in the crater. Meanwhile, Orochimaru summoned Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju to fight Sarutobi Hiruzen as the Anbu attacked Orochimaru.

• The Amethyst Winged Lion King battered Shukaku while Orochimaru and Sarutobi Hiruzen moved their fight away from the beasts.
• Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, and Sarutobi Hiruzen fought them while the Anbu attacked Orochimaru.
• Shukaku launched a Tailed Beast Ball at the Amethyst Winged Lion King, which countered with its Amethyst Seal.
• The Amethyst Seal overcame the Tailed Beast Ball, pierced Shukaku, and sealed away nearly all its chakra.
• Shukaku returned to Gaara's body, leaving Gaara unconscious as the Amethyst Winged Lion King roared in victory.

After Sarutobi Hiruzen died sealing the First and Second Hokage, Chen Feng arrived in Konoha with the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and Jiraiya joined them after mistaking the Lion King for an attacker. Half a month later, Danzo tried to claim the Hokage position, but Mitokado Homura named Jiraiya as the successor.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen died after using Dead Demon Consuming Seal to seal the First and Second Hokage, while Orochimaru escaped with his arms crippled.
• Kakashi and the other Konoha ninja arrived, and Chen Feng landed with the Amethyst Winged Lion King as Orochimaru fled.
• Jiraiya attacked the Lion King, but Kakashi explained that Chen Feng was an ally who had helped stop the One-Tail.
• Jiraiya saw Sarutobi Hiruzen's body and mourned that he had arrived too late, while Chen Feng returned to his residence.
• Half a month later, Danzo discussed choosing the Fifth Hokage with Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, then began to claim the position for himself.
• Mitokado Homura interrupted Danzo and said Jiraiya would take over as Hokage.

Danzo plotted to seize Chen Feng’s secrets while Konoha’s leaders settled on Tsunade as the next Hokage, sending Jiraiya to find her. Meanwhile, Chen Feng’s reputation passed the two-thousand mark, earning him a Random Character Card.

• Homura and Koharu chose Jiraiya as Hokage candidate, prompting Danzo to leave in frustration and complain to Root.
• Yamanaka Fu reported that Chen Feng had appeared in the Land of Waves without a trace before, and Danzo ordered a covert plan to capture him.
• Jiraiya refused the Hokage position, then agreed to search for Tsunade after she was nominated, setting out with Naruto Uzumaki.
• Chen Feng reviewed his skills and reputation points, which rose past two thousand and unlocked the Well-Known title and a Random Character Card.

Chen Feng refused Danzo's attempt to obtain the Dao Sect's teachings, while Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki entered Konoha on a mission and clashed with its defenders. Danzo sent dozens of Root shinobi after Chen Feng as the confrontation began.

• Danzo's Root shinobi summoned Chen Feng, but Xiao Meng stopped them from forcing him to go; Chen Feng then agreed to follow them.
• Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki entered Konoha, incapacitating shinobi who tried to stop them.
• Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma Sarutobi confronted Itachi and Kisame, but Kakashi arrived to save them; Itachi stayed behind while Kisame continued the mission.
• Danzo asked Chen Feng to share the Dao Sect's inheritance, but Chen Feng refused and challenged him to fight.
• Danzo declared that he would uncover Chen Feng's secrets, and dozens of figures emerged from the surrounding forest.

Chen Feng used his newly upgraded Feng Hou Qi Men to fight off Danzo’s Root forces, but Danzo joined the battle and blocked Chen Feng from summoning the Amethyst Winged Lion King. Chen Feng used his remaining draw chance and obtained a permanent Character Card for Zhang Zhiwei.

• Danzo ordered the Root ninja to capture Chen Feng and Xiao Meng, and Xiao Meng used World Losing Color to slow their attackers.
• Chen Feng spent more than half his reputation points to upgrade Feng Hou Qi Men and raise his strength to jonin level.
• Chen Feng used Firefly Streamer, Kunlun, Water Mirror, Gale, Luan Jin Duo, and Thunderstorm to injure or kill several Root ninja.
• Danzo attacked Chen Feng personally and announced that a formation prevented Summoning Techniques.
• Chen Feng used his remaining draw chance and obtained the permanent Character Card of Dragon Tiger Mountain Celestial Master, Zhang Zhiwei.

Chen Feng summoned Zhang Zhiwei, the Old Celestial Master of Dragon Tiger Mountain, whose overwhelming power turned Danzo’s attack into a one-sided battle. Zhang Zhiwei continued crushing the Root forces, leaving Danzo and the remaining ninjas facing an opponent their weapons and ninjutsu could not harm.

• Chen Feng obtained a permanent Character Card for Zhang Zhiwei, and the Old Celestial Master appeared in a golden aura, blocking Danzo’s kunai and sending him flying with a palm strike.
• Danzo ordered the Root ninjas to attack, but Zhang Zhiwei caught and snapped Yamanaka Fu’s sword before killing him with a finger strike.
• Chen Feng checked Zhang Zhiwei’s status and found him at Grandmaster Great Perfection, with perfected divine curses and a loyalty rating of 60.
• Zhang Zhiwei swept through the Root ninjas with the Golden Light Divine Curse, killing or injuring more than half while their weapons failed to penetrate his golden light.
• The remaining Root ninjas attacked with ninjutsu, but Zhang Zhiwei formed a golden whip and smashed their fireballs, water arrows, and wind blades before they could reach him.

The Old Celestial Master defeated Danzo’s Root shinobi and overwhelmed him in combat, forcing Danzo to reveal his stolen Sharingan and use Wood Release. Danzo escaped the technique’s backlash with Izanagi, but the Old Celestial Master burst through the giant tree and emerged unharmed.

• The Old Celestial Master used the Five Thunder Righteous Method to kill or cripple the remaining Root shinobi.
• Danzo attacked the Old Celestial Master with wind techniques and close combat, but the Old Celestial Master blocked his attacks and struck him with the golden whip.
• Danzo broke the bandages on his right arm, revealing the Sharingan transplanted there after the Uchiha massacre.
• Danzo used Wood Release: Tree Root Burial Explosion to swallow himself and the Old Celestial Master in a giant tree.
• Danzo escaped the Wood Release’s grasp with Izanagi, sacrificing one Sharingan, while Chen Feng worried about the Old Celestial Master.
• Golden light tore apart the giant tree, and the Old Celestial Master stepped out unharmed.

The Old Celestial Master gravely wounded Shimura Danzo, who escaped with Izanagi, but Kisame Hoshigaki killed him before Chen Feng and the Old Celestial Master could catch up. Kakashi, Asuma, Kurenai Yuhi, and Itachi Uchiha arrived and confronted Kisame over Danzo’s death.

• The Old Celestial Master broke through Shimura Danzo’s Wood Release, severed his mutated arm, and struck him with lightning, but Danzo escaped using Izanagi.
• Chen Feng sent Xiao Meng to deal with the remaining Root ninjas and pursued Danzo with the Old Celestial Master.
• Danzo encountered Kisame Hoshigaki and attacked him with Wind Release: Vacuum Bullet.
• Kisame overwhelmed the wounded Danzo, slashed open his abdomen, and pierced his chest with Samehada, killing him.
• Kakashi, Asuma, Kurenai Yuhi, and Itachi Uchiha arrived alongside Chen Feng and the Old Celestial Master, then demanded to know whether Kisame had killed Danzo.

Kisame and Itachi fought Konoha shinobi while conducting reconnaissance, until Sasuke confronted Itachi and was beaten. The Old Celestial Master intervened when Kisame attacked Sasuke, stopping Samehada and knocking Kisame back.

• Kisame overwhelmed Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi while Itachi kept Kakashi occupied, then agreed to leave rather than escalate the fight in Konoha.
• Sasuke Uchiha arrived and attacked Itachi with Chidori, but Itachi caught his wrist, dispersed the lightning, and kicked him away.
• Itachi dismissed Sasuke as weak and prepared to leave with Kisame, but Sasuke got up and charged after them again.
• Kisame swung Samehada at Sasuke, but the Old Celestial Master blocked the strike with golden light and knocked Kisame backward.

The Old Celestial Master fought Kisame and overwhelmed him with golden light and lightning, forcing him out of his fused form. Itachi then stepped forward and activated his Mangekyo Sharingan to challenge the Old Celestial Master.

• Chen Feng introduced the Old Celestial Master as the head of Dragon Tiger Mountain, and Kisame attacked him with Samehada.
• The Old Celestial Master blocked Samehada barehanded and paralyzed Kisame and the blade with Lightning Release.
• Kisame fused with Samehada and attacked again, but the Old Celestial Master countered his blows with golden light and lightning-fast movement.
• The Old Celestial Master struck Kisame with Palm Thunder, sending him through trees and a boulder and knocking him out of his fused form.
• Itachi Uchiha stepped forward to ask the Old Celestial Master for a fight and activated his Mangekyo Sharingan.

The Old Celestial Master turned Itachi Uchiha’s Tsukuyomi against him, broke free of its illusion, and left Itachi badly injured. Sasuke watched Itachi’s defeat and resolved to act, while Chen Feng explained why the Old Celestial Master’s spiritual cultivation overcame genjutsu.

• Kakashi warned the Old Celestial Master not to meet Itachi Uchiha’s Mangekyo Sharingan, but the Old Celestial Master calmly entered Tsukuyomi.
• The Old Celestial Master read the guilt and lingering affection in Itachi Uchiha’s illusion, then reversed their positions and bound Itachi to the cross.
• The Old Celestial Master chanted the Calming Mantra, shattered the Tsukuyomi space, and forced Itachi Uchiha back into the real world.
• Itachi Uchiha cried out as the backlash injured his eye, and the onlookers were shocked by his decisive defeat.
• Sasuke watched Itachi Uchiha fall and clenched his fists as he made up his mind.
• Chen Feng explained that the Old Celestial Master’s powerful soul and firm will had let him overcome Tsukuyomi.

After the Old Celestial Master drove off Itachi Uchiha and Kisame, Sasuke asked to join the Dao Sect so he could gain power for revenge, but the Old Celestial Master refused him because hatred clouded his heart. Back at the courtyard, the Old Celestial Master spent a month instructing Xiao Meng, helping her reach Innate Perfection while Chen Feng gained new insights into Feng Hou Qi Men.

• Itachi Uchiha and Kisame fled after the Old Celestial Master intervened, and Kakashi stopped Asuma from pursuing them.
• Sasuke knelt before the Old Celestial Master and asked to join the Dao Sect so he could gain strength to kill Itachi Uchiha.
• The Old Celestial Master refused Sasuke, warning that Taoist cultivation was not for revenge and that hatred could lead him onto a crooked path.
• Kakashi, Kurenai Yuhi, and Asuma thanked the Old Celestial Master, then discussed the Dao Sect's strength and Konoha's need to avoid offending it.
• The Old Celestial Master returned to the courtyard with Chen Feng, where Xiao Meng greeted him and asked for instruction.
• Over the next month, the Old Celestial Master taught Xiao Meng until she reached Innate Perfection, while Chen Feng gained new insights into Feng Hou Qi Men.

Chen Feng learned from the Old Celestial Master that Feng Hou Qi Men drew on the natural principles of heaven and earth, then demonstrated its power by transforming a tree through the Five Elements. In Amegakure, Pain heard Itachi and Kisame’s report about the Celestial Master and wondered what other hidden forces existed in the Shinobi World.

• The Old Celestial Master explained that Feng Hou Qi Men could produce limitless techniques by following the principles of yin, yang, and the Five Elements.
• Chen Feng used Feng Hou Qi Men to transform a tree through fire, earth, metal, water, and wood, then reflected that the Dao followed nature.
• Pain questioned Itachi and Kisame about their mission in Konoha, and Kisame reported that the village had weakened after the Third Naruto’s death.
• Kisame said the Celestial Master had injured him with powerful taijutsu and Lightning Release, while Itachi identified the man as the Celestial Master of Dragon Tiger Mountain.
• Pain wondered whether the Dao Sect was a hidden force, and a proud Akatsuki member said he wanted to test the Celestial Master against the First Hokage.