Recaps

Fang Xu asked Tsunade to teach him medical ninjutsu, explaining that it would improve his chakra control, help him train safely, and give him a deeper understanding of the human body. Tsunade was impressed by his clear reasons and began to consider taking him on as a student.

• Tsunade questioned Fang Xu about why he had come to see her, and he asked to learn medical ninjutsu from her.
• Tsunade challenged Fang Xu to explain whether he understood the demands of medical ninjutsu and whether his interest was only a passing whim.
• Fang Xu explained that he wanted to improve his chakra control and understand how to train without damaging his body.
• Fang Xu said medical ninja could fight as well as heal and cited Tsunade as proof.
• Tsunade warned Fang Xu not to take on too many disciplines, but his composure and reasoning impressed her.

Tsunade agreed to take Fang Xu as her student and laid out the discipline and care required to learn medical ninjutsu. She gave him five foundational medical books to study at home before returning with questions.

• Tsunade accepted Fang Xu as her disciple and warned him that medical ninjutsu would demand rigorous study, careful chakra control, and commitment.
• Fang Xu explained that he would use a limited number of shadow clones to study, while monitoring their chakra and fatigue risks.
• Tsunade gave Fang Xu five thick books on anatomy, chakra pathways, pharmacology, trauma care, and medical chakra.
• Tsunade told Fang Xu to understand the material rather than memorize it blindly and to write down anything he did not understand.
• Fang Xu promised to organize his questions and bring them to Tsunade when he returned.

Tsunade tested Fang Xu’s chakra control and discovered his water and lightning shape transformation were extraordinary, prompting her to make Medical Ninjutsu his priority for the next six months. Fang Xu agreed to study with her but insisted on keeping his other training, proposing to send a Shadow Clone to school.

• Tsunade tested Fang Xu’s chakra control by asking him to form and stabilize a fist-sized ball of water.
• Fang Xu shaped the water into a bird, fish, and intricate dragon while holding five medical books in one arm, astonishing Tsunade.
• Fang Xu demonstrated even more practiced lightning shape transformation, turning lightning into a bird, dragon, kunai, dagger, blade, and needle.
• Tsunade praised Fang Xu’s talent and said his Medical Ninjutsu might someday surpass hers if his medical chakra nature transformation was equally strong.
• Tsunade planned to arrange six months of intensive Medical Ninjutsu study and reduce Fang Xu’s other training and school attendance.
• Fang Xu refused to stop his taijutsu, ninjutsu, or swordsmanship, proposed studying with Tsunade in the mornings, and said he would send a Shadow Clone to school.

Fang Xu persuaded Tsunade to let him continue attending the Ninja Academy while studying Medical Ninjutsu, and she accepted him as her student under strict conditions. After leaving her office with five medical textbooks to master in a week, he met nurse Takano Chinatsu, who eagerly offered to help him and build a connection with Tsunade.

• Fang Xu explained to Tsunade why he needed to keep his social ties at the Ninja Academy, and she agreed to a six-month study plan that included sending a Shadow Clone to classes.
• Tsunade ordered Fang Xu to read, memorize, and understand five medical textbooks within seven days before reporting to the hospital at 7:30 a.m.
• Fang Xu left Tsunade's office carrying the books and told her to drink less during work hours, prompting her to tell him to leave.
• Takano Chinatsu met Fang Xu in the hospital lobby and learned that Tsunade had accepted him as her student.
• Fang Xu learned Takano Chinatsu's name and called her Sister Chinatsu, while she offered to help him with his studies and hoped to gain access to Tsunade through him.

Fang Xu accepted Tsunade’s seven-day medical theory test and split his studies and training among Shadow Clones while he continued tempering his body. After lunch, he headed to the riverside training ground, where Kurenai, Rin, and Kakashi were practicing.

• Takano Chinatsu welcomed Fang Xu’s request for future help, and he left the hospital with five medical books from Tsunade.
• Fang Xu summoned Shadow Clones to study anatomy, chakra pathways, pharmacology, and trauma care while others practiced Water Release and Earth Release control as he trained with the Thunder Body Tempering Technique.
• Fang Xu paused at noon, reviewed the studying clones’ notes, and used his Gourmet Tablecloth to provide a meal before resuming their studies.
• Fang Xu left for the riverside training ground and found Kurenai Yuhi and Rin Nohara practicing tree walking while Kakashi trained with his short sword.

Fang Xu secretly collected a strand of Obito’s hair while training with his friends, then told them he would study medical ninjutsu under Tsunade for the next six months. His friends were stunned by his new teacher and the opportunities he had gained.

• Fang Xu noticed Kakashi pushing himself harder as Fang Xu’s training had made them nearly evenly matched.
• Fang Xu teased Obito and secretly cut off a small tuft of his hair, which Kakashi noticed but kept quiet about.
• Fang Xu praised Kurenai and Rin for reaching the tops of trees and suggested they begin water-walking practice.
• Fang Xu told his friends he would learn medical ninjutsu from Tsunade at the Ninja Hospital each morning while continuing his other training.
• Kurenai, Rin, Kakashi, and Obito reacted with surprise that Tsunade would teach Fang Xu personally.

Fang Xu told his friends he would study Medical Ninjutsu with Tsunade while a Shadow Clone attended the Academy, and he promised Rin Nohara he would help her learn. Obito Uchiha revealed the green jumpsuit he had received from Might Duy and tried to persuade his friends to join his Taijutsu training.

• Fang Xu explained to Kurenai Yuhi that his real body would study with Tsunade in the mornings while his Shadow Clone attended classes, and Kurenai resolved to train harder.
• Rin Nohara asked Fang Xu for help with Medical Ninjutsu, and he agreed to answer her questions and help consult Tsunade.
• Obito Uchiha predicted he would surpass Fang Xu while learning Medical Ninjutsu, and Kakashi dismissed his boast.
• Obito showed the group a dark green jumpsuit from Might Duy and described it as a Taijutsu training outfit that fueled youthful resolve.
• Obito offered to introduce Kakashi to Might Duy so he could earn a jumpsuit, then asked Rin Nohara if she wanted to try one too.

Obito tried to persuade Rin Nohara, Kurenai Yuhi, and Fang Xu to wear a dark green training outfit, but they refused. Might Duy and Might Guy arrived and drew Obito into their intense Taijutsu training, while Rin explained how Obito had recently started spending time with them.

• Rin Nohara and Kurenai Yuhi refused Obito's offer to wear the training outfit, and Fang Xu rejected it too.
• Fang Xu told Kakashi the dark green bodysuit was the Might father and son's battle garb of youth.
• Might Duy and Might Guy arrived, and Obito eagerly joined them for Taijutsu training after Rin encouraged him.
• Might Duy invited Fang Xu, Kakashi, Kurenai Yuhi, and Rin Nohara to train, but they declined and named their own plans.
• Might Duy set a goal of fifty laps around the Forest Path, and Obito ran after him and Might Guy.
• Rin Nohara told Fang Xu and the others that Obito had started training with Guy after Guy defeated him with one kick during last week's outdoor combat class.

Rin Nohara explained that Obito had adopted Might Duy and Guy’s demanding training despite ridicule from his clan, and Fang Xu encouraged the others to begin training. Kurenai Yuhi and Rin Nohara practiced water walking while Fang Xu sparred Kakashi, and their bout ended with both landing a strike at once.

• Rin Nohara told Kakashi, Kurenai Yuhi, and Fang Xu that Obito had begun training with Might Duy and Guy to improve, even though some Uchiha clan members mocked his outfit.
• Fang Xu explained that Obito’s training could improve his physique and combat ability, then led Kurenai Yuhi and Rin Nohara to practice water walking.
• Kurenai Yuhi and Rin Nohara repeatedly fell into the river, but gradually learned to control their chakra and stay on the water for longer.
• Fang Xu and Kakashi sparred with their swords as Kurenai Yuhi and Rin Nohara watched.
• Kakashi and Fang Xu stopped when Kakashi’s short sword rested against Fang Xu’s shoulder and Fang Xu’s blade rested beside Kakashi’s ribs.

Fang Xu discovered that people were blaming Hatake Sakumo for abandoning a mission to save Kimura and suspected Danzo was directing the rumors. When Kimura condemned Sakumo outside the Hatake Residence, Fang Xu attacked him until Sakumo intervened.

• Fang Xu finished studying Tsunade's five medical books and prepared to visit the Hatake Residence to tell Sakumo about his medical training.
• Fang Xu heard villagers repeat accusations that Hatake Sakumo had put comrades before the village and suspected Danzo was manipulating public opinion.
• Fang Xu saw Kimura, the comrade Sakumo had saved, blame Sakumo for the failed mission and for the public's criticism.
• Fang Xu used his lightning-enhanced speed to attack Kimura and continued beating him after knocking him down.
• Hatake Sakumo arrived and caught Fang Xu's fist, warning him to stop before something happened.

Fang Xu defended Hatake Sakumo when Kimura returned to accuse and insult him, then confronted Sakumo about the campaign of rumors surrounding the failed mission. Sakumo warned that Danzo might target Fang Xu, but still urged him not to blame Kimura entirely.

• Hatake Sakumo ended his friendship with Kimura, who accused him of hypocrisy for saving a comrade instead of completing the mission.
• Fang Xu kicked Kimura and defended Sakumo’s record, challenging the villagers to question rumors that condemned saving a teammate.
• Fang Xu accused Kimura of acting on Danzo’s orders and warned him never to return to the Hatake Residence, so Kimura and his companions fled.
• Hatake Sakumo warned Fang Xu that speaking out could make him a target because someone was behind Kimura.
• Fang Xu said Kimura’s repeated talking points sounded coordinated, while Hatake Sakumo suggested Danzo might have pressured Kimura and said he did not deserve all the blame.

Kakashi thanked Fang Xu for defending Hatake Sakumo, and Fang Xu told them that Tsunade had taken him on as a student. When Hatake Sakumo warned Fang Xu to keep his distance because Danzo was spreading rumors, Fang Xu argued that they had to fight back by changing the public debate; Sakumo agreed the rumors could push him toward a point of no return.

• Kakashi thanked Fang Xu for defending Hatake Sakumo, and realized that words could be as important as swordsmanship.
• Fang Xu told Hatake Sakumo and Kakashi that he would study Medical Ninjutsu under Tsunade for six months while continuing his other training.
• Hatake Sakumo advised Fang Xu to visit the Hatake Residence less often because Danzo was using public opinion against him, but Fang Xu refused to withdraw.
• Fang Xu warned that the rumors could isolate Hatake Sakumo and drive him to his death, then proposed using Shadow Clones to raise questions about the mission and the value of comrades.
• Hatake Sakumo accepted Fang Xu's argument that silence gave Danzo control of the narrative and admitted the rumors could push him to a point of no return.

Fang Xu convinced Hatake Sakumo that the Third Hokage had tacitly allowed Danzo’s campaign against him and urged him to resign as Anbu commander after turning public opinion against the people framing him. Hatake Sakumo agreed, and they began planning how to spread their counter-narrative across Konoha.

• Fang Xu told Hatake Sakumo to offer his resignation as Anbu commander after first turning public opinion against Danzo’s campaign.
• Fang Xu argued that the Third Hokage’s failure to defend Hatake Sakumo or investigate the rumors showed tacit approval and that Sakumo’s reputation made him a threat to the Hokage’s position.
• Fang Xu described how the village’s powerful clans and Danzo’s Root benefited while other ninja clans and civilian ninja faced greater risks, prompting Hatake Sakumo to question Konoha’s leadership.
• Hatake Sakumo accepted Fang Xu’s plan to redirect public suspicion toward those who had framed him before resigning two days later.
• Hatake Sakumo and Fang Xu marked busy locations across Konoha where they could spread their counter-narrative.

Fang Xu used shadow clones to turn Konoha’s attention from Hatake Sakumo’s failed mission toward Danzo and Root. As public anger spread, several ninja clans confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi about Root taking their talented children, leaving him to face their accusations.

• Hatake Sakumo and Fang Xu created shadow clones that spread through Konoha and questioned villagers about White Fang’s failed mission.
• Fang Xu’s clones raised doubts about the mission intelligence and circulated claims that Danzo’s Root took talented children from their families.
• Public opinion shifted to support Hatake Sakumo and condemn Danzo and Root, and the ninja clans grew alarmed as the rumors spread.
• Representatives of the Yamanaka, Aburame, and Inuzuka clans confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi at the Hokage Tower about Root taking their children.
• The clan representatives demanded to know where the children had been taken, while Hiruzen listened with a grim expression.

The clan representatives demanded answers from Hiruzen Sarutobi about Root taking their children, forcing him to promise an investigation. When Hatake Sakumo arrived, Hiruzen apologized for the rumors but pressed him to accept blame for the failed mission, and Sakumo left the chapter by resigning as Anbu commander.

• The Inuzuka, Yamanaka, Aburame, and other clan representatives demanded that Hiruzen Sarutobi make Danzo return the children taken by Root or explain whether they were alive.
• Hiruzen promised to investigate Root and provide the clans with an answer within three days, then ordered an Anbu to summon Shimura Danzō.
• Hiruzen suspected Hatake Sakumo or Fang Xu had helped turn public opinion against Danzo but had no evidence.
• Hatake Sakumo met Hiruzen, who apologized for failing to contain the rumors before emphasizing Sakumo's responsibility for the failed mission.
• Hatake Sakumo acknowledged responsibility and voluntarily resigned as Anbu commander.

Hatake Sakumo resigned as Anbu commander and left to spend more time with Kakashi and Fang Xu. Hiruzen Sarutobi then removed Shimura Danzō as Hokage Advisor and ordered him to return clan children taken by Root, leaving Danzo furious.

• Hatake Sakumo resigned as Anbu commander, and Hiruzen Sarutobi accepted his decision without trying to keep him in the post.
• Hatake Sakumo left the Hokage Office, relieved to have shed his duties and planning to teach Kakashi and Fang Xu.
• Shimura Danzō confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi as public opinion turned against Root over allegations that it had taken, brainwashed, and controlled clan children.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi rebuked Danzo for using Root as a private army and for provoking complaints from representatives of dozens of ninja clans.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi relieved Danzo of his Hokage Advisor duties and ordered him to return the clan members Root had taken within two days and submit their records.
• Danzo protested the orders and removal, his anger rising as Hiruzen refused to back down.

Hiruzen Sarutobi forced Danzo to accept responsibility for Root’s abuses and surrender authority, while Sakumo’s resignation from the Anbu eased the threat to the Hokage position. Danzo agreed to return the clan members and submit a list, but left vowing that Hiruzen would regret it.

• Danzo confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi, accusing him of abandoning Root after years of dirty work done for Konoha.
• Hiruzen told Danzo that Sakumo had resigned as head of the Anbu and that the dispute should end unless Sakumo continued influencing public opinion.
• Hiruzen accused Danzo of threatening clans, taking their talented children, and expanding Root beyond its authority without orders.
• Hiruzen explained that he had to punish Danzo to preserve the clans’ trust and prevent public anger from reaching the Hokage Office.
• Danzo agreed to return the clan members, submit a list, and surrender his authority as Hokage Advisor, then warned Hiruzen that he would regret it.
• Hiruzen remained in his office and resolved to curb Root while keeping Sakumo from reigniting the turmoil.

After Danzo left the Hokage Building disgraced, he resolved to rebuild Root and wait for another chance. At the Yamanaka Clan, Inoichi defended his decision to confront Danzo, while Shikaku and Choza discussed the risks and solidarity among their clans.

• Danzo left the Hokage Building, blamed Hiruzen Sarutobi for his defeat, and vowed to rebuild Root more discreetly before seeking another opportunity.
• At the Yamanaka Clan meeting, Shikaku warned Inoichi that confronting Danzo and the Hokage had put the clan at risk.
• Inoichi explained that Root had taken talented Yamanaka children, including Yamanaka Fu, and that the clan had no news of them.
• Inoichi said he did not regret leading the complaint because Root had also targeted the Aburame, Inuzuka, and smaller clans.
• Choza argued that the many clans involved and the Ino-Shika-Cho alliance would make it difficult for Danzo or the Hokage to retaliate openly.

Shikaku explained how Sakumo's public counterattack restored his reputation and forced Danzo to return the clans' children, while Sakumo's resignation cost him any chance of becoming Hokage. He advised the Ino-Shika-Cho Clans to oppose Danzo without abandoning the Third Hokage's camp, and the discussion ended with plans to bring their people home and maintain goodwill toward Sakumo.

• Shikaku described how Sakumo's side redirected public discussion from the failed mission to comrades, Sakumo's past achievements, and Root's seizure of clan children.
• Shikaku said Sakumo had won against Danzo but lost his Anbu command and his chance to become Fourth Hokage, while improving his own safety.
• Choza asked whether the Ino-Shika-Cho Clans should align with Sakumo, and Shikaku said they would remain in the Third Hokage's camp while pressuring Danzo.
• Shikaku told Inoichi and Choza to bring their clansmen back, provide care, and maintain goodwill toward Sakumo without getting too close or attacking him.

Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru discussed the campaign that had restored Hatake Sakumo’s reputation and damaged Danzo, then identified six-year-old Fang Xu as its mastermind. Tsunade revealed that Fang Xu was a Senju descendant whose rapidly awakening talents had drawn the Hokage’s attention.

• Tsunade celebrated Danzo’s losses and said she suspected he and the Third Hokage had played a role in the Senju clan’s decline, though she lacked evidence.
• Orochimaru and Jiraiya concluded that someone had orchestrated the public campaign against Danzo and Root because it was unlike Hatake Sakumo’s usual approach.
• Tsunade revealed that Fang Xu, Sakumo’s six-year-old student and her own Medical Ninjutsu student, had directed the campaign.
• Jiraiya joked that Tsunade might be hiding a son, and she punched him into the wall twice during their conversation.
• Tsunade explained that Fang Xu descended from a Senju branch and that his rapidly emerging talents had likely attracted the Hokage’s notice.

Tsunade explained why she had taken Fang Xu as a student and asked Jiraiya and Orochimaru to protect him after she left Konoha. She confirmed she would leave in six months because her hemophobia kept her from helping the village, while Fang Xu prepared to work with a powerful unconscious boar in a secret base.

• Tsunade said the Third Hokage had introduced Fang Xu to her to draw him away from Hatake Sakumo, but his Medical Ninjutsu talent and determination convinced her to teach him.
• Tsunade warned that Fang Xu had made an enemy of Danzo and asked Jiraiya and Orochimaru to protect him while she was away; both agreed.
• Tsunade confirmed she would leave Konoha in six months, explaining that her hemophobia had worsened since Dan's death and made battlefield work impossible for her.
• Jiraiya accepted Tsunade's decision, and Orochimaru promised to watch over Fang Xu while privately recalling his involvement in experiments on Senju descendants.
• Orochimaru warned Tsunade that enemy villages might target her and exploit her hemophobia, and she acknowledged the danger.
• One day earlier, Fang Xu stood over an unconscious Boar Ninja Beast in a secret base after using lightning and traps to capture the powerful creature.

Fang Xu exchanged the Boar Ninja Beast into Professor Oak’s laboratory in Pallet Town, where Professor Oak and Nanami Oak recognized it as a living ordinary animal rather than a Pokémon. They restrained the dangerous beast for study, leaving it pinned beneath Dragonite as Professor Oak marveled at its strength and unfamiliar energy system.

• Fang Xu exchanged the Boar Ninja Beast and watched his consciousness connect to Professor Oak’s laboratory in Pallet Town.
• The Boar Ninja Beast appeared on the laboratory bench as the incubator and Pokémon Egg vanished, and Nanami Oak warned Professor Oak to keep his distance.
• Professor Oak identified the beast as an ordinary animal from ancient records, while Nanami summoned her Pokémon to restrain it.
• Professor Oak sent out Dragonite, which struggled to hold the Boar Ninja Beast as it unleashed its strength and chakra.
• Dragonite used its Champion-level Peak power to pin the Boar Ninja Beast against the damaged bench, and Nanami threw out another Poké Ball.

Nanami and Professor Oak subdued the Boar Ninja Beast and realized that it might be a living ordinary wild boar with enormous scientific and commercial value. They discovered the Pokémon Egg and incubator had vanished in an apparent exchange, while Fang Xu received them in his secret base and suspected Arceus had overseen the trade.

• Nanami used Alakazam's Hypnosis to calm the Boar Ninja Beast while Dragonite restrained it.
• Professor Oak examined the creature and proposed researching its possible reproduction, and Nanami suggested building a breeding facility around it.
• Nanami and Professor Oak discovered that the incubator and Pokémon Egg had disappeared and suspected they had been exchanged for the Boar Ninja Beast.
• A vision showed a white, golden-ringed figure above Pallet Town, which Fang Xu recognized as Arceus.
• Fang Xu found the incubator and Pokémon Egg in his secret base and concluded that Arceus might have helped coordinate the exchange.

After exchanging a Boar Ninja Beast, Fang Xu received a modified Pikachu Egg he believed belonged to Ash’s future partner and planned to nurture it with lightning. His tenth exchange upgraded his talent, shortening its cooldown from seven days to three, and he began preparing for the egg’s hatching while continuing his training.

• Fang Xu learned that the Pikachu Egg had been modified by Team Rocket, nursed back to health by Professor Oak, and was expected to hatch in eight days.
• Fang Xu concluded the egg would hatch into Ash’s Pikachu and planned to cultivate it with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit’s lightning and Lightning Release chakra.
• Fang Xu brought the incubator home, secured it in his bedroom, and waited eagerly for the egg to hatch.
• Fang Xu upgraded his Exchange Talent after completing ten exchanges, reducing its cooldown to once every three days and increasing the relative chance of high-value items.
• Fang Xu moved the egg away from the window and used the Gourmet Tablecloth to prepare a hearty breakfast to support his Thunder Body Tempering Technique.

After passing Tsunade’s assessment of his medical knowledge, Fang Xu began practical training at the Ninja Hospital under Chiba Miwa. Chiba Miwa recognized his talent and explained that she was preparing to take over hospital duties as Tsunade considered leaving Konoha.

• Fang Xu sent a shadow clone to the Ninja Academy and went to the hospital to continue his medical training with Tsunade.
• Tsunade praised Fang Xu’s understanding of medical fundamentals and moved him from studying theory to hands-on practice.
• Tsunade introduced Fang Xu to Chiba Miwa, the hospital’s vice director, who would supervise much of his internship.
• Chiba Miwa demonstrated wound bandaging, and Fang Xu applied a bandage correctly on his first attempt.
• Chiba Miwa told Fang Xu that Tsunade might leave Konoha and that he would gain experience with the Medical Corps as she gradually took over hospital affairs.