Chapter Summaries

Chen Feng explained the Five Immortals and the Dao lineages to Mei Terumi, who left with a broader understanding of the Dao Sect. Later, Uchiha Obito confronted the weakened Fourth Mizukage Yagura in the Hidden Mist Village and prepared to attack him.

• Chen Feng described Human, Ghost, Earth, Divine, and Heavenly Immortals to Mei Terumi, explaining that the Three Pure Ones stood at the supreme end of the Grand Luo realm.
• Chen Feng told Mei Terumi that Mount Mao belonged to the Supreme Purity lineage, the Dragon-Tiger inheritance came from Great Purity, and Jade Purity Kunlun had remained hidden for several hundred years.
• Mei Terumi left to digest what Chen Feng had taught her.
• Yagura cultivated beneath the moonlight in a secluded forest, using the tailed beast’s energy to sustain his deteriorating body.
• Uchiha Obito appeared behind Yagura and declared that he would kill him.
• Yagura avoided Obito’s gaze, but Obito produced a black iron chain.

Obito defeated Yagura and then fought Mei Terumi, evading her powerful Lava and Boil Release attacks. The chapter ended with Mei’s compressed Boil Release passing harmlessly through Obito’s chest.

• Yagura attacked Obito, but Obito used Kamui to avoid his staff and struck him down with the iron chain.
• Mei Terumi arrived with Hidden Mist Ninja, treated the unconscious Yagura, and confronted Obito.
• Mei attacked Obito with Lava Release and Boil Release, but he dodged and countered with fire techniques and his iron chain.
• Mei compressed her Boil Release into a fast, focused blast, but it passed through Obito’s chest without harming him.

Chen Feng and Wang Xiaoer arrived as Obito nearly killed Mei Terumi, and Wang Xiaoer fought Obito using the Divine Ghost Seven Kill Order. Obito evaded Wang Xiaoer’s attacks with Kamui, and Wang Xiaoer began casting the Soul Chasing Order.

• Obito used Kamui to evade Mei Terumi’s Boil Release attack, then injured her with his chain and Fire Release.
• Chen Feng and Wang Xiaoer arrived, and Chen Feng assigned Wang Xiaoer to fight Obito while Mei Terumi recovered.
• Wang Xiaoer struck Obito with the Kill Breaking Order, breaking his chain and injuring his arm.
• Obito unleashed Great Fire Destruction, and Wang Xiaoer countered with the Wind Fire Order, creating a Fire Tornado that matched the flames.
• Obito used Kamui to evade Wang Xiaoer’s Kill Breaking Order and nearly stabbed him, but Wang Xiaoer retreated and began casting the Soul Chasing Order.

Wang Xiaoer summoned a Celestial Master Warrior and used the Soul Locking Hand to disable Obito’s abilities, allowing the warrior to land a devastating blow. Obito escaped through Kamui, but emerged badly wounded and was dragged underground by a strange white creature.

• Wang Xiaoer summoned the Celestial Master Warrior and sent it after Obito, who evaded its attacks with Kamui.
• Obito’s Great Fire Dragon Technique failed to harm the warrior, and he barely avoided its divine beam by phasing his head.
• Wang Xiaoer used the Soul Locking Hand, preventing Obito from using Kamui or ninjutsu.
• The warrior shattered Obito’s kunai and struck him into a crater, leaving blood and part of his mask behind.
• Obito reappeared in a nearby forest, badly wounded, and a white humanoid creature dragged him underground.

After Yagura and Elder Genshi became unable to lead Hidden Mist Village, Mei Terumi sought Chen Feng’s help in the village’s power struggle. Chen Feng refused to interfere directly but insisted their alliance be honored and proposed naming it the Dao Alliance.

• Hidden Mist Village failed to find Uchiha Obito and faced a leadership crisis after Yagura remained unconscious and Elder Genshi fell ill.
• Chen Feng trained Hinata, whose combined lightning and true-energy abilities had brought her to roughly Special Jonin level.
• Mei Terumi visited Chen Feng with gifts and asked for his help against rival factions challenging her claim to lead the village.
• Chen Feng said the power struggle was an internal matter, but warned that the Dao Sect’s agreement with Hidden Mist Village must be honored.
• Mei Terumi yielded and asked Chen Feng to state his conditions, and he proposed calling their alliance the Dao Alliance.

Chen Feng secured Mei Terumi’s agreement to name their alliance the Dao Alliance and backed her as she seized control of the Hidden Mist Village. After Yagura died, Mei became the Fifth Mizukage, while Chen Feng established the Dao Sect in the Land of Water and began expanding its influence.

• Mei Terumi agreed to name the alliance with the Dao Sect the Dao Alliance after Chen Feng promised the Hidden Mist’s internal affairs would remain its own.
• Mei announced the alliance in the name of the Anbu, prompting her rivals to surround its headquarters with several hundred shinobi and demand she surrender her authority.
• The Old Celestial Master defeated the attacking shinobi, allowing Mei and the Anbu to become the village’s strongest force outside the Dao Sect.
• Over the next two months, Mei purged her opposition and took control of the Hidden Mist; after Yagura died, she succeeded him as the Fifth Mizukage.
• Mei helped spread the Dao Sect’s teachings and built a Taoist Temple in the village, where Chen Feng and his companions settled before establishing an orphanage.

Chen Feng transformed the Land of Water by building an orphanage and developing its salt trade and mineral resources, while gaining wealth, prestige, and strength. After mastering Feng Hou Qi Men, he joined Mei Terumi’s discussion of the Three-Tails and offered to suggest a candidate to become its Jinchuriki.

• Chen Feng invested his funds in an orphanage and in developing the Land of Water’s marine and mineral resources.
• The orphanage opened within half a month, taking in more than a hundred abandoned children.
• Over nearly three years, Chen Feng’s businesses expanded, the Land of Water’s economy recovered, and Dao Sect shops spread throughout the Hidden Mist Village.
• During a meeting with Mei Terumi and other village leaders, Chen Feng used prestige to raise Feng Hou Qi Men to Reaching Perfection and reached a new level of understanding.
• Mei Terumi asked Chen Feng who should become the Three-Tails’ new Jinchuriki, and he said he had a good candidate.

Haku had built a close friendship with Isobu after returning Zabuza’s remains to Hidden Mist Village and joining the Dao Sect. Chen Feng proposed that Haku become the Three-Tails’ new Jinchuriki, and the chapter ended with Haku being left to decide whether to accept.

• Haku recalled Zabuza’s death, his return to Hidden Mist Village, and his decision to join the Dao Sect, where his Ice Release Chakra became Icy True Qi.
• Haku greeted Isobu, whom he called Little Grey, and reflected on their friendship.
• Chen Feng and Mei Terumi arrived, and Mei Terumi noted how well Haku and the Three-Tails got along.
• Chen Feng proposed that Haku become the Three-Tails’ new Jinchuriki, while Mei Terumi raised concerns about the burden and Haku’s ties to the Dao Sect.
• Mei Terumi warned Haku that becoming a Jinchuriki could bring rejection, and Chen Feng told him the choice was his.

Chen Feng arranged to seal the Three-Tails inside Haku while giving Haku control over when it could emerge, with Mei Terumi agreeing after Chen Feng reminded her of Hidden Mist’s financial dependence on him. He then visited Hinata and saw her use an upgraded Rasengan, leaving her training progress on display.

• Haku agreed to become the Three-Tails’ Jinchuriki after Little Grey consented to stay with him, provided it would not remain locked up.
• Mei Terumi initially objected to releasing the Three-Tails but accepted Chen Feng’s proposal after he invoked Hidden Mist’s funding.
• Chen Feng set the sealing for half a month later and told Haku that the Three-Tails’ power could help him reach Kage Level strength.
• Chen Feng returned to the Hidden Mist Village and watched Hinata demonstrate her modified Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven and Taiji Cloud Hand.
• Hinata condensed fire and lightning into a powerful sphere and used the upgraded Rasengan to destroy a boulder before greeting Chen Feng.

Chen Feng released Xiaonan from the seal that had suppressed her chakra, but she chose to stay at the orphanage with the children. Meanwhile, Pain announced that Akatsuki’s Tailed Beast Capture Plan had begun.

• Chen Feng visited Xiaonan at the orphanage, where she entertained the children with paper butterflies.
• Chen Feng removed Xiaonan’s seal and restored her chakra, telling her she was free to leave.
• Xiaonan decided to remain with the children, who pleaded with her not to go.
• Chen Feng left after teasing Xiaonan, who reflected on the peace she had found and wondered how Nagato was doing.
• Pain gathered Akatsuki in a hidden cave in the Land of Water and announced the start of the Tailed Beast Capture Plan.

Akatsuki launched its Tailed Beast capture plan as Chen Feng considered how the coming turmoil could help reveal the Dao Sect to the Shinobi World. He learned that the Old Celestial Master had entered seclusion to pursue a breakthrough and began investigating a possible valuable resource in the Land of Wind.

• Akatsuki officially began its plan to capture all nine Tailed Beasts before the Five Great Shinobi Villages could unite against it.
• Chen Feng met Wang Xiaoer outside the orphanage in Hidden Mist and learned that Xiao Meng wanted more candied hawthorn.
• Chen Feng saw that Wang Xiaoer had reached Grandmaster Level 8 and discussed the differences between Supreme Purity and Great Purity cultivation.
• Wang Xiaoer told Chen Feng that the Old Celestial Master had entered seclusion a month earlier after sensing an opportunity to break through.
• Chen Feng studied a map of the Shinobi World and suspected that the low-latitude desert of the Land of Wind, once a vast lake, might contain a valuable resource.
• Chen Feng anticipated Akatsuki's coming campaign and decided the turmoil could provide a chance to reveal the Dao Sect to the world.

Chen Feng traveled to Sunagakure with Hidden Mist representatives to negotiate trade and investigate possible resources in the Land of Wind. As they entered the village, Deidara flew toward Sunagakure, signaling Akatsuki’s arrival.

• Chen Feng proposed a trade mission to the Land of Wind, and Mei Terumi agreed to send a letter to Sunagakure.
• Chen Feng and Haku sealed the Three-Tails inside Haku, giving the Dao Alliance another Kage Level fighter.
• Chen Feng set out for Sunagakure with Haku, Wang Xiaoer, Chojuro, and Hidden Mist shinobi riding summoned birds.
• Chiyo and Maki welcomed the delegation at Sunagakure and escorted them into the village.
• Deidara approached Sunagakure on a white bird, excitedly watching the village from above.

Chen Feng and Chojuro negotiated with Chiyo over a trade alliance between the Dao Sect and Hidden Sand, while Chiyo arranged for Maki to keep watch on them. That night, a young man on a giant white bird attacked the Hidden Mist group with explosive clay.

• Chiyo asked who would lead the alliance negotiations, and Chojuro said Chen Feng would take charge.
• Chen Feng rejected Hidden Sand's gold dust as payment and agreed to search the surrounding area for useful trade goods, with Maki's people accompanying them.
• After Chen Feng and Chojuro left, Chiyo and Ebizo discussed Gaara's progress and Hidden Sand's shortage of capable shinobi.
• That night, a young man on a giant white bird bombed the Hidden Mist group with white clay and shouted, "Art is an explosion!"

Deidara attacked the Hidden Sand Village from the sky, and Gaara rose to defend it. After blocking Deidara’s devastating bomb at great cost, Gaara used his remaining strength to trap him in sand.

• Maki rallied the Sand Ninja to attack Deidara, but Deidara evaded their weapons and ninjutsu from his clay bird.
• Gaara flew into the sky on sand and pursued Deidara, while Chen Feng recognized the attacker as an Akatsuki member.
• Gaara blocked Deidara’s explosive birds with his sand defense as the two fought without either gaining the advantage.
• Deidara dropped a powerful C3 bomb toward the village, and Gaara shielded the Hidden Sand Village with a massive barrier of sand.
• Gaara moved the sand away from the village but exhausted nearly all his chakra, so he used Powerful Sand Binding Coffin to engulf Deidara.

Gaara was defeated by Deidara, but Chen Feng intervened and saved him from being captured. Chen Feng then took to the sky and countered Deidara’s clay bombs with lightning, ending the chapter as he unleashed a storm of lightning against him.

• Gaara’s sand attack destroyed Deidara’s left arm, but Deidara bombarded Gaara with Clay Bombs and left him unconscious and falling.
• Chen Feng struck at Deidara with lightning, then used a whirlwind to slow Gaara’s fall until Temari caught him.
• Chiyo examined Gaara and confirmed that his serious injuries were not life-threatening, and Temari thanked Chen Feng for saving him.
• Chen Feng rode the wind into the sky and challenged Deidara, neutralizing his clay bombs and clay insects with lightning.
• Chen Feng summoned dark thunderclouds and launched Thunderfall at Deidara and his giant clay bird.

Chen Feng stopped Deidara’s C0 attack from destroying Hidden Sand Village by using Luan Jin Duo to slow the explosion and striking the transformed Deidara away. The blast devastated the village’s outskirts, but Chen Feng and the villagers survived.

• Deidara escaped Chen Feng’s lightning strike by using a clone’s explosion, but Chen Feng exposed his real body with a root attack.
• Deidara consumed his last piece of clay and transformed himself into a C0 super bomb, threatening to destroy Hidden Sand Village.
• Chen Feng used Luan Jin Duo to slow C0’s energy release, then punched Deidara’s bomb several kilometers away.
• Deidara’s explosion formed a huge star-shaped blast and its shockwaves damaged the outskirts of Hidden Sand Village.
• The villagers were shaken by the destruction but felt grateful to Chen Feng for protecting them.

After discovering crude oil beneath the crater left by Deidara’s self-destruction, Chen Feng negotiated exclusive extraction rights with Granny Chiyo on behalf of the Dao Alliance. The Hidden Sand Village agreed to sell the oil cheaply, unaware of its wider value.

• Chen Feng examined the crater and discovered shallow crude oil at its bottom.
• Chen Feng recognized the oil’s potential and decided to negotiate with the Hidden Sand Village for extraction rights.
• Granny Chiyo offered the oil as a trade commodity but warned Chen Feng that the village believed it had little use.
• Chen Feng offered thirty ryo per barrel, and Chiyo countered with twenty ryo, which he accepted.
• Chen Feng requested exclusive extraction rights to all the oil, and Chiyo agreed.

Akatsuki mourned Deidara and planned its next tailed-beast captures while Chen Feng completed an oil deal with the Hidden Sand Village. Chen Feng then headed to the Land of Sound to seize Orochimaru and Kabuto, as Orochimaru remained gravely weakened by the damage to his soul.

• Pain told Akatsuki that Deidara had been killed by the Dao Sect and ordered Sasori to wait near the Hidden Sand Village for a chance to capture its Jinchuriki.
• Pain assigned Kakuzu and Hidan to pursue the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, while Akatsuki agreed to postpone confronting the Dao Sect.
• Chen Feng arranged for the Hidden Sand Village to supply oil to the Dao Alliance in exchange for money or goods, and planned to recruit Orochimaru and Kabuto to develop its uses.
• After overseeing the start of oil extraction, Chen Feng sent Chojuro and the other Hidden Mist shinobi home and traveled with Wang Xiaoer and Haku to the Land of Sound.
• Chen Feng's group subdued Otogakure shinobi and learned where Orochimaru was hiding.
• Orochimaru examined his trembling hands and reflected that his soul remained damaged from using the Death God, while bodies taken through Living Corpse Reincarnation weakened quickly.

Sasuke confronted Orochimaru in his White Phosphorus Serpent form, but Haku and Chen Feng interrupted the battle. Chen Feng restrained Orochimaru with roots and vines, then killed him with lightning.

• Orochimaru revealed his White Phosphorus Serpent form and sent a swarm of white snakes at Sasuke, who cut them down with his lightning-coated katana.
• Sasuke unleashed his Cursed Mark as he prepared to fight Orochimaru, whose injured soul limited his ability to use powerful ninjutsu.
• Haku entered and froze the room, leaving Yakushi Kabuto badly injured and unable to move.
• Sasuke recognized Haku from the time he had been beside Zabuza, while Haku failed to recognize Sasuke.
• Chen Feng arrived, bound Orochimaru with roots and vines, and destroyed his body with lightning.

Chen Feng confronted Orochimaru while Wang Xiaoer fought Sasuke with the Soul Chasing Order. Sasuke was gravely injured, and the divine technique suppressed his Cursed Mark.

• Chen Feng forced the White Phosphorus Serpent back into Orochimaru's body, and Orochimaru awoke to ask what Chen Feng wanted.
• Chen Feng dismissed Sasuke's strength, provoking him into attacking with lightning.
• Wang Xiaoer shattered Sasuke's katana with the Soul Breaking Order and summoned the Celestial Master Warrior with the Soul Chasing Order.
• The Celestial Master Warrior drove Sasuke back as he used Chidori Stream to evade its attacks.
• Sasuke charged the warrior with Chidori, but its second steel whip struck him, breaking several bones and suppressing his Cursed Mark.