Chapter Summaries

Asuma demonstrated the S-Rank Wind Style: Rasenshuriken to Sarutobi Hiruzen and others, then traded it to the village for a Sensory Ninjutsu and arranged to study Fūinjutsu under Uzumaki Kushina. The jutsu’s fame spread beyond Konoha, bringing Asuma experience and Charm points while drawing attention to his talent.

• Asuma told Jiraiya that Tsunade was teaching him Medical Ninjutsu and Fūinjutsu, then revealed he had independently developed the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken.
• Jiraiya accompanied Asuma to the Hokage Building, where Asuma offered his S-Rank jutsu in exchange for a Sensory Ninjutsu.
• Asuma demonstrated the Rasenshuriken to Sarutobi Hiruzen, Jiraiya, Namikaze Minato, Uzumaki Kushina, and Anbu, explaining that using it without sufficient Chakra Control could permanently damage the user’s arm.
• Asuma asked Uzumaki Kushina to teach him Fūinjutsu in exchange for the Rasenshuriken, and she eagerly agreed.
• News of Asuma’s creation spread through Konoha and to other ninja villages, earning him a total of 10.5 Charm points and 50,000 experience points.

Asuma studied Sensory Ninjutsu during an escort mission and began developing a technique that sensed through wind. At the Land of Rain border, Hatake Sakumo revealed their hidden mission to infiltrate the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth and observe their defenses, and Asuma started testing his technique in the rain.

• Asuma joined Hatake Sakumo, Yūhi Kurenai, and Shizune to escort Matsutomo Ren’s caravan toward the Land of Bears.
• Asuma studied Sensory Ninjutsu on the journey, detected Chakra in six of the twelve samurai, and chose to develop a wind-based sensing technique.
• Hatake Sakumo summoned Asuma, Kurenai, and Shizune and revealed that their hidden mission was to observe the border deployments of the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth.
• Hatake Sakumo assigned Kurenai and Shizune to stay with the caravan and cover the Shadow Clones while he and Asuma infiltrated the borders.
• After entering the Land of Rain, Asuma sensed a southeast wind and began infusing the moving air with Chakra.

Asuma sensed four approaching ninja squads targeting the caravan and was assigned to stop the southwest squad. He overwhelmed the four attackers with a powerful Great Breakthrough and merged into the storm to finish the fight.

• Asuma tested sensing through natural wind, then used Earth Style-based sensory ninjutsu to detect an approaching squad.
• Asuma discovered that four enemy squads were closing in on the caravan, and Hatake Sakumo assigned him to handle the southwest squad.
• Asuma returned to the caravan, warned the approaching four ninjas to leave, and ignited a Chakra Cloak to counter the rain.
• The four ninjas charged at Asuma, who unleashed a powerful Wind Style: Great Breakthrough that tore through their Earth Flow Walls and swept them into the air.
• Asuma transformed into a gust of wind and merged into the storm.

Asuma returned to help Sakumo and joined the battle against Kakuzu and his masked monsters. After nearly killing Kakuzu, Asuma was caught in an underground tendril trap and struck by Lightning Style.

• Asuma defeated the eight ninjas surrounding Kurenai and the others, then left a Shadow Clone behind and rushed to help Sakumo.
• Asuma and his Shadow Clone unleashed a powerful Fire and Wind Style attack against Kakuzu and his masked monsters.
• Asuma coordinated with Sakumo to wound Kakuzu, who escaped by sacrificing a Water Style heart.
• Asuma created another Shadow Clone to assist Sakumo and attacked Kakuzu's original body.
• Kakuzu lured Asuma over a trap, ensnared him with black tendrils, and had his Lightning Style mask strike Asuma in the head.

Asuma and Hatake Sakumo fought Kakuzu, learned that Asuma had a ten-million-ryo bounty, and continued their border reconnaissance. Their findings suggested that the Third Great Ninja War was approaching, and the chapter left Asuma aware that conflict was coming despite the Third Kazekage surviving.

• Asuma and Hatake Sakumo destroyed several of Kakuzu’s hearts, but Kakuzu escaped before they could kill him.
• Asuma told Sakumo, Kurenai, and Shizune about Kakuzu’s Earth Grudge Fear technique and learned that a bounty office had placed a ten-million-ryo price on his head.
• Asuma spent his remaining Attribute Point on Constitution, then joined Sakumo in scouting the border between the Land of Rain and the Land of Wind.
• Asuma and Sakumo found Sand Ninja hidden among apparent wandering ninja near the border, then later detected unusually large supply stockpiles on the Land of Wind’s side.
• Asuma concluded that the Third Great Ninja War was near, even without Sasori killing the Third Kazekage.

On the return journey through the Land of Rain, Asuma and Hatake Sakumo fought a group of bounty hunters led by Kakuzu. Asuma drove Kakuzu off with two Wind Style: Rasenshuriken, but Kakuzu escaped, leaving Asuma determined to prepare for their next encounter.

• After the caravan entered the Land of Birds, Asuma noticed his Charm Attribute had risen and continued studying Fūinjutsu theory on the way back to Konoha.
• In the Land of Rain, Sakumo identified Kakuzu among twenty-five enemies and sent Asuma to hold him off while he dealt with the others.
• Asuma destroyed one of Kakuzu’s masked creatures and attacked Kakuzu with Shadow Clones and a Wind Style: Rasenshuriken, but Kakuzu survived the first blast.
• Asuma launched a second Wind Style: Rasenshuriken near Kakuzu, yet Kakuzu escaped the explosion and its crater.
• Sakumo praised Asuma for driving Kakuzu away, and Asuma resolved to find a way to defeat him if they met again.

Asuma returned to Konohagakure after Kakuzu fled from his Rasenshuriken, then began studying Medical Ninjutsu under Tsunade. He quickly raised his Healing Technique to Level 5 and advanced to Character Level 34.

• Kakuzu escaped underground after Asuma's Rasenshuriken destroyed most of his masks and badly wounded him, and he vowed to face Asuma again.
• The caravan left the Land of Rain and returned to Konohagakure on July 23rd, Konoha Year 42; Hatake Sakumo reported the mission and Kakuzu's attack to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Asuma visited Tsunade, who showed him the completed initial design for her secret technique and confirmed that he had mastered the foundations needed to begin Medical Ninjutsu.
• Tsunade gave Asuma a scroll for the Healing Technique, and he learned it by testing it on a cut on his own arm.
• Asuma bought a cage of little white rabbits and trained the Healing Technique to Level 5, raising his Character Level from 33 to 34.

Asuma reviewed his attributes and ninjutsu skills, then used Skill Points to raise his Wind and Fire Chakra Nature Transformations to Level 10. He sensed what he believed was Natural Energy but decided not to absorb it alone, leaving him eager to explore creating a Sage Mode for ninjas.

• Asuma reviewed his stats and training, used his Attribute Point to raise his Constitution to 64.5, and planned to train more ninjutsu before spending Skill Points on them.
• Asuma spent four Skill Points to raise his Wind and Fire Chakra Nature Transformations to Level 10.
• Asuma sensed what might be Natural Energy and wondered whether the different Senjutsu traditions reflected differences in their origins.
• Asuma refrained from absorbing Natural Energy alone and considered creating a Sage Mode through his mastery of Chakra Nature Transformation.

Asuma continued training despite Sarutobi Hiruzen and Sarutobi Biwako warning him to keep his abilities secret. When he visited Uzumaki Kushina to begin Fūinjutsu lessons, she challenged him to a fight, and Asuma suddenly turned his Combined Ninjutsu toward Root Shinobi hidden in the forest.

• Asuma trained with Sarutobi Hiruzen and Sarutobi Shinya while his Shadow Clone learned Earth Style, and he reviewed his lessons before bed.
• Sarutobi Shinya confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen about Asuma and Danzo, but Hiruzen said the village could not afford an internal conflict while threats from other villages grew.
• Asuma visited Uzumaki Kushina with pastries and gave Namikaze Minato notes on Wind Style: Rasenshuriken and Chakra Control.
• Uzumaki Kushina took Asuma and Namikaze Minato to a forest clearing, where she proposed testing Asuma's strength before teaching him Fūinjutsu.
• Asuma fought Uzumaki Kushina with taijutsu and basic ninjutsu, then prepared to use a Combined Ninjutsu against Root Shinobi watching from the forest.

Asuma confronted Root Shinobi and accused Danzo of orchestrating an attack on him, then resumed sparring with Kushina and studying Fūinjutsu. Danzo ordered Root to stop gathering intelligence on Asuma, while Minato invited Asuma and Kushina to continue their studies at home.

• Asuma threatened the three Root Shinobi and told them to relay his anger to Danzo, so they vanished rather than fight.
• Asuma explained to Minato and Kushina why he suspected Danzo had arranged the attack during his mission to the Land of Bears.
• Asuma and Kushina continued their spar as Minato marveled at Asuma's rapid ninjutsu hand seals.
• Danzo ordered Root to end its intelligence gathering on Asuma and reflected on the threat Asuma might pose to his ambitions.
• Asuma and Kushina rested and discussed Fūinjutsu, then Minato suggested they study at home, where Kushina had prepared Fūinjutsu for Asuma.

Asuma received Uzumaki Kushina’s Adamantine Sealing Chains and trained in sealing techniques while preparing for a dangerous mission with his team. After intensive preparation with Kurenai and Shizune, he earned a system achievement for becoming the first genin in the ninja world with a bounty exceeding thirty million.

• Uzumaki Kushina gave Asuma the Adamantine Sealing Chains scroll and began teaching him the technique, while Namikaze Minato reported the Root Shinobi incident to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Asuma considered the coming Nine-Tails Attack, then chose to study the Yin Seal before returning to Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Asuma trained with Tsunade and Uzumaki Kushina for several days, then endured Hatake Sakumo’s strict combat simulations in the Forest of Death.
• Hatake Sakumo announced a dangerous mission starting August 2, so Asuma arranged special training for Yūhi Kurenai and Shizune.
• After training on August 1, Asuma received a system achievement and rewards for having a bounty exceeding thirty million.

Asuma joined Hatake Sakumo, Yūhi Kurenai, and Shizune on a mission in the Land of Rain to help Anbu receive intelligence. When enemy forces approached the rendezvous point, Asuma used Shadow Clones and the Transformation Technique to draw them away while Kurenai and Shizune escorted the intelligence toward the Land of Fire.

• Asuma gained a Constitution point and learned Level 4 Lightning Style: False Darkness, then trained in Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall and Water Style: Water Shockwave.
• On August 2nd, Asuma traveled west with Hatake Sakumo, Yūhi Kurenai, and Shizune, and Hatake Sakumo revealed their mission was to assist Anbu with receiving intelligence in the Land of Rain.
• At the rendezvous point, Hatake Sakumo split the team, assigning Asuma, Kurenai, and Shizune to watch one hill while they waited for the contact.
• Asuma sensed five people approaching, and Hatake Sakumo arrived with them before ordering Kurenai and Shizune to escort the intelligence back to the Land of Fire.
• Hatake Sakumo ordered Asuma to act as bait, and Asuma created four Shadow Clones, transformed them to look like the five arrivals, and headed northeast after an Anbu warned him that thirty enemies were approaching.

Hatake Sakumo and Sarutobi Asuma fought off attackers pursuing their group, while Asuma used Wind Style: Rasenshuriken to devastate one squad. After disguising himself as Hatake Sakumo to scare the remaining pursuers, Asuma killed them and headed southeast.

• Hatake Sakumo and two Anbu ninjas fought the attackers, but eight of them broke away to pursue Yūhi Kurenai and the others.
• Sarutobi Asuma ambushed eight pursuers with Wind Style: Rasenshuriken, leaving three alive and a crater full of bodies.
• Hatake Sakumo finished off the enemies facing him and continued after Yūhi Kurenai and the others, while Asuma regrouped with his Shadow Clones.
• Asuma transformed into Hatake Sakumo and used White Electric Arcs to frighten three pursuers into fleeing, then killed them with his Chakra Blade.
• Asuma defeated the last two pursuers with his Chakra Blade, Rasengan, and Fire Style: Fire Bullet, then headed southeast.

Asuma and his team rescued their target and escaped a clash with pursuers, briefly encountering Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan of Akatsuki along the way. Back in Konoha, Asuma reflected on the danger posed by the Rinnegan and learned that Tsunade had completed the Hundred Healings Technique.

• Asuma found Kurenai and the others caught between their pursuers and Yahiko's Akatsuki group in the Land of Rain.
• Asuma persuaded Yahiko to withdraw, then fought alongside Hatake Sakumo's team and helped defeat the pursuing enemies.
• Yahiko and Konan recognized the dead enemies as likely Konoha Anbu, and Yahiko decided Akatsuki needed to grow stronger as war approached.
• Asuma escorted Kurenai and Shizune back to Konoha, then considered the danger of taking Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan before going to sleep.
• Asuma visited Tsunade the next morning and discovered that she had completed the Hundred Healings Technique.

Asuma studied Tsunade’s Hundred Healings Technique and continued training with Shizune and Kurenai while considering Tsunade’s hemophobia and the Uchiha prodigies. Nearly a year later, Hatake Sakumo invited his team to enter the Chunin Exams, which were due to begin in three days.

• Tsunade explained that the Hundred Healings Technique siphoned Chakra from every cell into the Yin Seal, and Asuma proposed dividing the seal into two sections to preserve Chakra for training and combat.
• Tsunade told Asuma and Shizune to train at Konoha Hospital, and Asuma realized Tsunade still had not overcome her hemophobia.
• Asuma followed a routine of hospital training, instruction from Uzumaki Kushina, and team practice while his squad took dangerous missions connected to the Anbu.
• Nearly a year later, Hatake Sakumo gave Asuma, Kurenai, and Shizune application forms for the Chunin Exams, which would begin on the 17th.
• Asuma, Kurenai, and Shizune agreed to participate and decided they did not need special training before the exams.

Asuma completed his Yin Seal training and began developing a new Kekkei Genkai by combining Wind Style and Fire Style. He settled on pursuing a high-temperature, shapeable plasma form of Scorch Release and immediately started trying to fuse the two Chakra Nature Transformations.

• Asuma completed his Yin Seal, storing roughly a hundred times his current peak Chakra reserves, and explained its purpose to Kurenai.
• Asuma encouraged Kurenai to develop Genjutsu that could make a plant bloom out of season, and they agreed to compete after he proposed a wager.
• Asuma reviewed his progress, including completing the Hundred Healings Technique and reaching level 35 with a Constitution of 70.2.
• Asuma decided to synthesize Scorch Release and considered how Wind Style could enhance the heat of Fire Style.
• Asuma chose high-temperature plasma with powerful shape transformation as his goal for Scorch Release and began fusing the two Chakra Nature Transformations.

After synthesizing Scorch Release, Asuma began planning its development and attended the Chunin Exams, where Kakashi showed him his newly developed Chidori. Asuma quickly learned and refined the jutsu, then considered expanding its concentrated lightning into a Lightning Style Chakra Mode.

• Asuma synthesized Scorch Release, earned the Self Created Bloodline Limit achievement, and received Pakura's Over-Evaporation Kill jutsu from a Skill Pack.
• Asuma and Kurenai arrived at the Ninja Academy for the Chunin Exams, and Asuma and Kakashi quickly completed the written test.
• Kakashi demonstrated Chidori to Asuma, who tested it against a Shadow Clone and saw its speed-related weaknesses.
• Kakashi gave Asuma a scroll detailing Chidori, and Asuma learned the jutsu within minutes without using Hand Seals.
• Asuma concentrated the lightning around his hand with Chakra Control, increasing its piercing power while reducing its Chakra cost, and considered forming a Lightning Style Chakra Mode.

Asuma taught Kakashi how to improve his Chidori and then experimented with combining Lightning Style and Wind Style. He theorized that precise Lightning Style Chakra control within every cell could lead to a true Lightning Style Chakra Mode and began testing the idea.

• Asuma told Kakashi to practice Chakra Control by treading water at the waterfall and suggested that better physical fitness and a full-body Chidori could address the technique’s drawback.
• Uchiha Obito bragged that he would pass the exam, but the results placed him among the alternates while Asuma, Kurenai, and Shizune passed.
• The examiner announced that the second exam would be a team battle, and Asuma and Kurenai anticipated a later individual assessment.
• Asuma developed a full-body Lightning Style technique that improved his speed, reactions, and defense, then combined it with Wind Style on his sword.
• Asuma theorized that Kumogakure’s Lightning Style Chakra Mode infused Chakra into every cell and began trying to reproduce it.

Asuma developed Wind Release Chakra Mode, which let him fly, then won his team's Chunin Exam match with ease. In the individual battles, he faced Might Guy, who opened with a powerful kick.

• Asuma failed to develop Lightning Style Chakra Mode, then used Wind Style to create a Wind Release Chakra Mode that enveloped his body and lifted him into the air.
• Yūhi Kurenai watched Asuma fly and was astonished by the chakra control and nature transformation the technique required.
• Asuma tested his flight, reaching a maximum speed of thirty meters per second, and planned to keep training the new mode.
• Asuma's team defeated Namiashi Raidō, Yamashiro Aoba, and Tada Iwashii in the second round of the Chunin Exams.
• At the individual battles, Might Guy defeated Uchiha Obito, then faced Asuma and charged with a sweeping kick.

Asuma, Yūhi Kurenai, and Shizune fought in the Chūnin Exam, where Asuma defeated Might Guy and Kakashi, Kurenai narrowly lost to Hyuga Tetsu, and Shizune beat Rin. Asuma, Kurenai, and Shizune passed the assessment and officially became Konoha Chūnin.

• Asuma removed his weights and defeated Might Guy in a fierce taijutsu match after both fighters pushed themselves to exhaustion.
• Yūhi Kurenai used Genjutsu to trouble Hyuga Tetsu but ultimately lost, while Asuma and Shizune praised her performance.
• Shizune defeated Rin with taijutsu, poisoned needles, and Poison Gas.
• Asuma overwhelmed Kakashi with his speed and Lightning Style, winning after Kakashi exhausted his Chakra.
• Asuma, Yūhi Kurenai, Shizune, Kakashi, and several others passed the exam and received Chūnin Vests.