Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Black Zetsu returns to Nagato after secretly meeting Liuyun, pretending that Liuyun disappeared unexpectedly. Liuyun then reappears, exposing that he followed Black Zetsu to find the person behind Amegakure’s leadership.
• Liuyun identifies Nagato as Jiraiya’s former student and criticizes him for relying on the Rinnegan despite his failing body. He leaves without fighting, but his effortless defeat of Nagato’s Six Paths and repulsion technique leaves Nagato shaken.
• Nagato accepts that he has overestimated his strength and decides to repair and improve the Six Paths. Black Zetsu warns that Liuyun could threaten their future plans.
• Liuyun returns to Konoha and plans to travel to the moon, hoping to find a way to awaken Kaguya. After the Forest of Death exam ends, he leaves for the mission; Hinata and her teammate are the first to reach the tower.
• Searching for the route to the moon, Liuyun spends a week scanning the land before finding a cave whose pool conceals a spatial passage.
• On the moon, he discovers a battlefield littered with corpses whose eyes have been removed, as well as the Giant Tenseigan. He stores the powerful artifact in Takamagahara, intending to use it—along with Hamura’s blood—to help Hinata awaken her own Tenseigan.

Character developments

• Nagato is humbled by how completely Liuyun surpasses him. He recognizes that the Rinnegan has not made him invincible and turns his attention to strengthening the Six Paths.
• Black Zetsu maintains his deception, carefully acting frightened and warning Nagato against provoking Liuyun.
• Liuyun demonstrates overwhelming confidence and strength, while directing his power toward plans involving Kaguya and Hinata.
• Hinata is positioned for a major future power-up through Liuyun’s discovery, though she does not yet know about it.

Significant themes

• Power and humility: Nagato’s defeat challenges his belief that the Rinnegan makes him the strongest.
• Deception and manipulation: Black Zetsu conceals his true relationship with Liuyun while steering Nagato’s interpretation of events.
• Inherited power and legacy: The Tenseigan’s connection to Hamura’s bloodline suggests that strength can be awakened through ancestry and transferred to the next generation.
• Knowledge as an advantage: Liuyun’s familiarity with the original story helps him locate the hidden lunar passage and recognize the Tenseigan.

Character interactions

• Liuyun confronts Nagato directly, taunting his condition and power while invoking his connection to Jiraiya as the reason he spares him.
• Black Zetsu reassures Nagato after Liuyun leaves, reinforcing the need to avoid provoking him.
• Liuyun tells Kurenai about his departure before setting out for the moon.

Key plot points and events

• Liuyun surveys the moon with his Chakra senses and detects Otsutsuki Toneri waking from an ice coffin. He finds no trace of Kaguya.
• When Toneri confronts him, Liuyun claims to be Toneri’s ancestor. Toneri dismisses him as an insulting “native” and attacks with Shinra Tensei.
• Liuyun counters with a far stronger Shinra Tensei, overwhelming Toneri and burying him under a vast wave of lunar dust.
• Toneri emerges in Tenseigan Mode, surrounded by nine Green Truth-Seeking Orbs, and launches Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
• Liuyun judges the attack unimpressive compared with stronger foes he has faced, then answers with Daytime Tiger, a powerful strike associated with the Seventh Gate.
• The battle’s effects are visible from the Shinobi World. Hiashi and Hizashi identify the clash as a fight on the moon; in Konoha, Guy recognizes Daytime Tiger, while Kakashi realizes Liuyun must be the one using it.

Character developments

• Liuyun remains calm and confident, treating Toneri’s attacks as a test of strength. Though he knows Toneri will not believe his claim yet, he intends to defeat him before explaining.
• Toneri begins arrogant and contemptuous, but Liuyun’s superior power forces him to reveal his Tenseigan Mode and escalate the fight.
• Hiashi and Hizashi are shaken by the scale of the battle but recognize Liuyun as the likely combatant.
• Guy and Kakashi identify Liuyun’s technique and worry that an opponent on the moon has pushed him to use such a powerful move.

Significant themes

• Power and pride: Toneri’s certainty in his strength is challenged by Liuyun’s effortless superiority.
• Misunderstanding and identity: Liuyun’s claim of being Toneri’s ancestor is true in his view, but Toneri’s hostility prevents him from listening.
• Distance and spectacle: The battle is so immense that its energy and silhouettes are visible to people on Earth, connecting the lunar conflict to the lives below.

Character interactions

• Liuyun’s teasing claim that he is Toneri’s ancestor provokes Toneri into attacking, turning their meeting into a battle.
• Toneri’s attacks are met with increasingly confident counters from Liuyun.
• The Hyuga brothers discuss what they can sense and watch the fight with their family.
• Guy and Kakashi compare their knowledge of Daytime Tiger, concluding that Liuyun is using it and wondering how formidable his lunar opponent must be.

Key plot points and events

• Liuyun’s White Tiger Head tears through Toneri’s Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, shattering the attack before it can destroy him.
• Furious, Toneri uses the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion. Its enormous golden blade cuts straight through the moon, splitting it in two—but Liuyun emerges unharmed.
• Liuyun swiftly knocks Toneri out of Tenseigan Mode and restrains him. He says he has held back because Toneri is Hamura’s descendant, but Toneri still refuses to believe Liuyun is his ancestor.
• To prove his claim, Liuyun performs the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu using Hamura’s blood and a White Zetsu. The resurrected Hamura recognizes Liuyun as his father, confirming Liuyun’s story.
• Liuyun orders Hamura to kneel and beats him with the Seven-Colored Belt. Toneri watches in stunned disbelief.

Character developments

• Liuyun demonstrates overwhelming strength and restraint: he survives Toneri’s moon-splitting attack and ends the fight with a controlled blow rather than killing him. His frustration grows as Toneri keeps rejecting the truth.
• Toneri shifts from confidence and fury to shock and reluctant acknowledgment of defeat, though he remains hostile and distrustful.
• Hamura appears as Liuyun’s son and Toneri’s revered ancestor. His immediate obedience to Liuyun reveals the authority Liuyun has over him.

Significant themes

• Power and perspective: Toneri’s greatest techniques appear world-shaking, yet Liuyun surpasses them with ease.
• Legacy and belief: Toneri’s reverence for his clan’s ancestor clashes with the absurd spectacle of Hamura being treated like a disobedient child.
• Family authority and restraint: Liuyun’s treatment of his descendants is comical and severe, but his decision to spare Toneri shows familial concern beneath his dominance.

Character interactions

• Liuyun repeatedly insists that he is Toneri’s ancestor; Toneri responds with anger and challenges.
• After losing, Toneri demands proof, and Hamura’s recognition of Liuyun provides it.
• Hamura kneels at Liuyun’s command, while Toneri watches his ancestral image collapse and becomes wary when Liuyun turns toward him.

Plot points and events

• After disciplining Hamura, Liuyun demands to know why he and his brother sealed Kaguya. Hamura explains that they believed she planned to turn everyone in the Shinobi World into White Zetsu-like creatures.
• Liuyun reveals that Kaguya barely fought back: she used only a fraction of her power and had deliberately allowed her sons to seal her. He explains the ranks within the Six Paths Realm, emphasizing that Kaguya and Liuyun were at its highest level, while Hamura and Hagoromo were far weaker.
• Liuyun admits he traveled back in time and had told Kaguya what would happen. Hamura concludes that she accepted the sealing because she expected Liuyun to return and free her.
• Hamura says the seal can only be undone by destroying the moon, which would also kill Kaguya. Liuyun releases Hamura from Impure World Reincarnation.
• Toneri chooses to remain on the moon, but Liuyun gives him Hamura’s blood to perfect his Tenseigan Chakra Mode.
• Back in Konoha, Liuyun reunites with Kurenai, who had feared he was involved in the lunar battle. He admits he was, reassures her, and then presents her with an Office Lady uniform. She puts it on.

Character developments and interactions

• Liuyun is furious at Hamura and Hagoromo for sealing Kaguya, but his anger is mixed with grief and guilt over Kaguya’s sacrifice. He remains determined to rescue her, despite learning how difficult it will be.
• Hamura is forced to reconsider his past: he realizes his mother was vastly stronger than he and his brother, and that she may have chosen to be sealed. His shock gives way to regret and sorrow.
• Toneri accepts Liuyun as an ancestor and receives his help, but remains committed to staying on the moon and following Hamura’s teachings.
• Liuyun and Kurenai share an affectionate reunion. Her fear for his safety shows her attachment to him; he responds tenderly before shifting into playful flirtation.

Significant themes

• Family, sacrifice, and regret: Kaguya’s apparent betrayal may instead have been a sacrifice made for Liuyun.
• Power and misunderstanding: Hamura and his brother misjudged the vast gap between their strength and Kaguya’s.
• The weight of the past: Liuyun’s time travel complicates the family’s history, while Hamura must confront the consequences of choices made long ago.
• Love and trust: Kaguya’s faith that Liuyun would return parallels Kurenai’s concern for his safety.

Key plot points and events

• Liuyun returns to Konoha and encounters Jiraiya while the latter is watching the women’s bathhouse. He observes Jiraiya beginning Naruto’s training and tells him he has returned only to watch Ino and Hinata compete in the Chunin Exams.
• Liuyun refuses to teach Naruto, leaving that responsibility to Jiraiya before departing.
• Twenty days later, the Chunin Exams begin. Liuyun and Kurenai attend as ordinary spectators, while Hiruzen and Orochimaru—disguised as the Fourth Kazekage—sit prominently in the arena.
• Liuyun’s training has changed the tournament: Ino wins her match and receives a bye after an extra competitor is added. Hinata also defeats Neji. The resulting matchups include Hinata versus Naruto and Sasuke versus Gaara.
• In the opening match, Hinata rapidly defeats Naruto’s Shadow Clones with Rotation and Gentle Fist, then lands Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms. Though badly hurt and seemingly beaten, Naruto insists he can still fight.

Character developments

• Liuyun remains detached and self-assured. He is interested in observing the exams and their familiar events, but avoids taking responsibility for Naruto’s training.
• Hinata displays a striking change from her usual shy image: she fights with confidence, control, and overwhelming precision.
• Naruto remains determined and refuses to give up despite Hinata’s clear advantage.
• Jiraiya is frustrated when he realizes Liuyun has effectively left him with Naruto to teach.
• Ino benefits from Liuyun’s training, winning her match and advancing directly to the next round.

Significant themes

• Destiny versus change: Major events appear to follow their familiar course, yet Liuyun’s influence alters key outcomes, suggesting the world is both self-correcting and vulnerable to disruption.
• Growth through training: Ino’s victory and Hinata’s dominance show how preparation can transform the tournament’s expected results.
• Determination and strength: Hinata’s mastery contrasts with Naruto’s refusal to surrender, setting up a clash between superior technique and persistence.

Character interactions

• Liuyun and Jiraiya exchange wary, teasing remarks about Konoha’s fate and Naruto’s education.
• Liuyun and Kurenai attend the exams together, watching casually as if on a date.
• Ino encourages Hinata before her match.
• Hinata overwhelms Naruto in front of the spectators, who loudly praise her, while Naruto continues to challenge her despite his injuries.

Chapter 206 summary

• Naruto refuses to give up. Despite Hinata’s demand that he surrender, he insists he will become Hokage and follow his own ninja way. He activates an initial Tailed Beast Transformation, gaining a crimson chakra cloak, slit pupils, and a chakra tail while remaining in control.
• Naruto summons Gamabunta. He hopes the giant toad will help him defeat Hinata, but Gamabunta refuses: Naruto has not yet shared the “underling sake” with him. Gamabunta starts to leave, then stays when Hinata prepares to summon.
• Hinata summons Katsuyu. Revealing her own remarkable abilities, she calls forth the giant slug from Shikkotsu Forest. Katsuyu greets Hinata warmly, and the two summons recognize one another. The audience is astonished that two Genin have brought out such powerful creatures; referee Genma worries he may be unable to control the match.
• The summons clash. At Hinata’s direction, Katsuyu attacks with Tongue Tooth Sticky Acid. Gamabunta leaps clear and counters with a Water Release: Iron Cannonball. Hinata intercepts the water sphere with Eight Trigrams: Air Palm, and the two attacks collide, drenching the arena in rain. The fight remains unresolved in the excerpt.

Character developments and interactions

Naruto’s determination is reinforced: even when badly outmatched, he draws on his tailed-beast power and refuses to abandon his goal. Hinata shows greater confidence and resolve than Naruto expected, determined not to disappoint her teacher. Her polite rapport with Katsuyu contrasts with the more comedic, reluctant negotiation between Naruto and Gamabunta. The escalating duel also leaves Genma anxious about maintaining control.

Significant themes

The scene emphasizes perseverance, personal resolve, and the pressure to earn others’ recognition. It also highlights the gap between the contestants’ apparent rank and their extraordinary abilities, turning a standard exam match into a potentially dangerous clash.

Key plot points and events

• Hinata and Naruto’s match escalates into a clash between Gamabunta and Katsuyu. Gamabunta is badly disadvantaged, while Naruto contributes little beyond basic weapons and shadow clones.
• Hinata reveals her vastly increased chakra reserves, gained from Liuyun’s elixir, and explains through her actions how intensely she has trained to control them. She asks Katsuyu to create an opening, then uses the high-level Fire Release: Dragon Flame Song Technique.
• Trapped by the technique’s eight fiery dragon heads within the arena’s limited space, Gamabunta admits he cannot win under the conditions. Naruto concedes, making Hinata the victor.
• The spectators and Konoha shinobi are stunned by the Genin-level match’s near–Elite Jonin scale. Hinata returns to the competitors’ lounge, where Ino celebrates and encourages her.
• Gaara reacts to Hinata with murderous hostility, while Temari and Kankuro question how he would fare against her.
• Hiruzen privately celebrates Hinata’s strength and her potential to become Kage-level. The disguised Orochimaru, posing as the Fourth Kazekage, praises Konoha’s young fighters.
• The next match is announced: Sasuke Uchiha versus Gaara.

Character developments and interactions

• Hinata demonstrates confidence, discipline, and control over her enormous chakra. Her strenuous training—including using Kurenai’s medical ninjutsu to recover from injuries—was driven by a desire to prove Liuyun was right to choose her as his disciple.
• Naruto recognizes the gap between his strength and Hinata’s, accepts the loss, and agrees to train under Jiraiya afterward. He and Gamabunta share a frank, somewhat rueful understanding of the match.
• Gamabunta begins by praising Hinata, then acknowledges that her technique leaves him no viable way to win in the arena.
• Ino embraces Hinata and vows to fight hard in her own promotion match.
• Gaara becomes fixated on killing Hinata, alarming his siblings.
• Hiruzen sees Hinata’s success as a promising future asset for Konoha, despite her independence from the village leadership.

Significant themes

• Training and self-proof: Hinata’s victory reflects sustained effort and her determination to justify Liuyun’s faith in her.
• Power and expectation: The match blurs the distinction between Genin and elite-level combat, leaving observers questioning what “Genin” means.
• Mentorship and growth: Liuyun, Mikoto, Kurenai, and Jiraiya each contribute to the young fighters’ development.
• Admiration and threat: Hinata’s display earns respect from allies and rivals alike, but also provokes Gaara’s dangerous hostility.

Key plot points and events

• Hinata’s progress surprises no one in Liuyun’s circle: she has learned Fire Release from Mikoto and Izumi, while Ino has been studying Medical Ninjutsu and Genjutsu under Kurenai.
• The Chūnin Exam matches continue. Kankuro forfeits against Shino to conceal his abilities, and Shikamaru concedes to Temari.
• Sasuke arrives late for his long-awaited match with Gaara. Their fight follows the expected course: Sasuke’s Chakra wanes, but his Chidori pierces Gaara’s sand defense.
• Feathers fall over the arena, putting Konoha’s spectators to sleep. Sand Ninja attack, and Orochimaru’s Konoha Crush Plan begins.
• Orochimaru reveals himself and traps Hiruzen in the Four Violet Flames Formation. Elsewhere, Naruto, Shikamaru, Sakura, and Sasuke set out to pursue Gaara.
• Hinata and Ino ask Liuyun what to do. He tells them they can act independently or protect their families; both choose to rush home. Kurenai also leaves to check on her father, Shinku.
• Liuyun watches Hiruzen fight Orochimaru, who uses Impure World Reincarnation to summon Hashirama and Tobirama. Hiruzen summons Enma and eventually uses the Reaper Death Seal, sealing Orochimaru’s hands at the cost of his own life.
• Liuyun enters the barrier and addresses the Death God. When it ignores him, he unleashes a massive Chakra surge, shattering the formation. The chapter ends as rainbow-colored Chakra envelops him.

Character developments and interactions

• Liuyun remains confident in his allies and treats the invasion as something to observe, but his interest shifts when he recognizes the Death God and recalls that Minato’s soul remains sealed within it. He decides to test a technique designed to attack souls.
• Hinata and Ino show concern for their loved ones rather than simply following Liuyun’s instructions. Their confidence in their own abilities is supported by their training and protective pendants.
• Kurenai is proud of her students’ development and prioritizes checking on her father once the attack begins.
• Kakashi defends Liuyun when nearby shinobi suspect he might be allied with Orochimaru, rebuking them for doubting him.
• Hiruzen and Orochimaru confront one another as former teacher and student. Hiruzen’s final move cripples Orochimaru’s hands, while Orochimaru reacts with fury.

Significant themes

• Trust and loyalty: Liuyun trusts the girls to handle themselves, while they prioritize protecting their families; Kakashi likewise trusts Liuyun’s allegiance.
• Personal growth and mentorship: Hinata and Ino’s expanding skills reflect the influence of their teachers.
• Duty and sacrifice: Hiruzen accepts a fatal cost to stop Orochimaru, while Konoha’s shinobi rally amid the invasion.
• Power and perspective: Liuyun’s overwhelming strength makes even the dramatic Hokage battle seem trivial to him, underscoring the vast gap between his abilities and those of ordinary shinobi.

Plot points and events

• Liuyun completes a dramatic transformation, appearing in Six Paths Sage Mode with a Rinnegan-like eye and overwhelming chakra pressure. His power incapacitates many nearby shinobi, including Kakashi.
• He confronts the Death God and uses a soul-targeting black blade to force it to release the three souls sealed inside Orochimaru. At Liuyun’s request, it also restores Orochimaru’s arms.
• Orochimaru leaves Konoha with his subordinates, satisfied with his restored arms and fascinated by Liuyun’s power. His departure marks the end of the Konoha Crush.
• Liuyun then uses Impure World Reincarnation to summon Minato, before restoring him to life with the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.
• Minato learns that Reiko is alive and that Konoha needs a leader: Hiruzen is dead, and Jiraiya has refused the Hokage position. Liuyun revives Minato partly to spare himself involvement in village affairs, on the condition that Jiraiya not disturb his peaceful life.
• Kakashi and Might Guy witness Minato’s return. They explain the attack and Hiruzen’s death, while other Konoha shinobi arrive in disbelief. Liuyun departs, leaving Minato to take charge.

Character developments and interactions

• Liuyun demonstrates power beyond ordinary shinobi, even compelling the Death God to comply. Despite his immense abilities, he remains detached from Konoha’s politics and prioritizes personal peace.
• Orochimaru regains his arms and becomes even more obsessed with studying Liuyun, though he wisely withdraws rather than challenge him.
• Minato returns as a living person after twelve years and accepts responsibility for Konoha. He is astonished by Liuyun’s strength and the circumstances of his return.
• Kakashi and Guy react with awe to Liuyun and joy at Minato’s revival. Kakashi urges Minato to address the village’s urgent need for leadership.
• The Death God resists Liuyun’s demand at first but yields when threatened, warning him not to disrupt the Pure Land’s order again.

Significant themes

• Power and authority: Liuyun’s strength lets him challenge even supernatural forces, while Minato’s return fills the political vacuum in Konoha.
• Life, death, and restoration: The chapter moves from extracting souls from the Death God to bringing Minato fully back to life.
• Responsibility versus freedom: Liuyun uses his power to solve Konoha’s leadership crisis but refuses to govern, leaving that duty to Minato.
• Awe and ambition: Others respond to Liuyun’s power with reverence, fear, or—in Orochimaru’s case—scientific and personal greed.

Key plot points and events

• Minato Namikaze is revived by Liuyun and takes charge of Konoha. The village celebrates having a leader again, though Minato is saddened by the Uchiha Clan’s destruction and troubled by the state of the village.
• News of Minato’s resurrection spreads throughout the Shinobi World, intensifying the awe and fear surrounding Liuyun’s power.
• Mei Terumi, Ao, and Chojuro celebrate Liuyun’s achievement in Kirigakure. In the Land of Earth, Ōnoki and Kitsuchi confirm the report and warn Kurotsuchi never to provoke Liuyun.
• Konoha holds a funeral for Hiruzen Sarutobi. Liuyun waits while Hinata, Ino, and the others pay their respects, then takes three women away through space.
• Back in the Land of Demons, Hinata and Ino train to master Wood Release. Kurenai decides to train too, while Liuyun observes the other women’s demanding practice and then travels to see Mei.
• Mei finishes her work as Mizukage and plans to visit her “original self.” She recalls being overwhelmed by Tsunade, Mikoto, and Kushina’s formidable abilities when she previously tried to measure herself against Liuyun’s other partners.

Character developments and interactions

• Minato resumes leadership readily, but regrets the loss of the Uchiha and faces the consequences of Konoha’s weakened clan structure and poor governance.
• Liuyun remains detached from Konoha’s political aftermath, leaving Minato to manage the village. He supports the women’s training and decides to visit Mei.
• Kitsuchi takes on a protective, instructive role toward Kurotsuchi, urging her to show Liuyun respect and avoid conflict. Kurotsuchi responds with wary humor, preferring escape over confrontation.
• Mei is openly proud of Liuyun and eager to establish her place among his partners, but her memories reveal insecurity about her relative strength.
• Hinata, Ino, Kurenai, Kushina, Tsunade, Mikoto, and the others are shown pursuing intensive training, underscoring their ambition and growing abilities.

Significant themes

• Power that defies natural limits: Liuyun’s ability to resurrect the dead reshapes how the world understands what is possible.
• Reputation and deterrence: Other villages’ reactions show how Liuyun’s strength affects politics and personal behavior.
• Grief, legacy, and transition: Hiruzen’s funeral marks the end of one era, while Minato’s return signals a new beginning for Konoha.
• Competition and self-improvement: The women’s training—and Mei’s frustration at being outmatched—highlights the pressure to grow stronger and earn a place among powerful peers.

Plot points

• In the Land of Demons, Mei tests herself against Liuyun’s powerful disciples and partners. She draws with Konan and Uchiha Izumi, loses or draws against several others, and realizes that her victories over the rest came largely from experience.
• Seeing how intensely the women train to keep pace with Liuyun, Mei returns to Kirigakure and commits to improving her two Kekkei Genkai. For five years, she trains in seclusion while Shadow Clones manage the village’s affairs.
• Liuyun arrives in Kirigakure and learns from Mei’s Shadow Clone where she is. Chojuro, an excited admirer, asks Liuyun to sign his sword, Hiramekarei.
• Liuyun finds Mei at her training site. They reunite affectionately, and he stays with her for a week while she continues to delegate her work and training to Shadow Clones.
• When Liuyun prepares to leave, Mei is reluctant to let him go. He gives her Hashirama Serum, which he says can grant the Hashirama Physique and potentially Wood Release. Mei drinks it before he has finished explaining and immediately faints; Liuyun protects her by moving their surroundings into Takamagahara.

Character developments and interactions

• Mei shifts from feeling humiliated by her relative weakness to training seriously and methodically. She remains affectionate and possessive of Liuyun, and her impulsive decision to drink the serum shows that her determination can also make her reckless.
• Liuyun is warmly reunited with Mei, indulges her wish to keep him close, and tries to help her become stronger with the serum. He also shows protectiveness by shielding her unconscious body from others.
• Chojuro is revealed as a shy but fervent Liuyun fan; Ao nervously tries to manage his enthusiasm and smooth over his lack of recognition.
• Mei’s recollection of Mikoto explains the group’s intense training: they want to stay strong enough to keep up with Liuyun and avoid feeling that time is passing them by.

Significant themes

• Training, insecurity, and ambition: Mei turns her doubts into sustained effort, while the other women’s discipline establishes strength as something continually pursued.
• Love and separation: Mei’s longing and possessiveness reflect the strain of Liuyun’s long absences.
• Power and responsibility: Shadow Clones let Mei balance leadership with personal development, while the serum promises a dramatic leap in her abilities.
• Comedy alongside drama: Chojuro’s fanboy behavior and Mei’s playful “headlocks” contrast with the serious concerns about strength, aging, and separation.

Key plot points and events

• Liuyun tells Ao that he is taking Mei Terumi away for training and leaves Kirigakure in Ao’s care for about a month. Ao is initially offended by Liuyun’s assessment that Mei is weak, but accepts that Liuyun’s standards are extraordinary and becomes excited at the prospect of Mei returning even stronger.
• In the Land of Demons, Liuyun finds Hinata and Ino training intensively. Both have mastered the chakra increase associated with their Yin Seals and are working on Wood Release alongside their other disciplines.
• Liuyun asks whether they want to join the others in learning Senjutsu at Shikkotsu Forest. Concerned they are taking on too much, he initially hesitates, but both girls insist they can divide their training between their real bodies and Shadow Clones. He agrees to take them.
• After three days of training in Takamagahara, Mei awakens with greatly increased Chakra and Life Energy. She confirms she can use Wood Release by making a sapling grow. She and Liuyun celebrate privately before returning to the Land of Demons, where the other women are having dinner.

Character developments

• Ao shows loyalty and practical responsibility: despite his shock at Liuyun’s blunt judgment, he readily agrees to manage Kirigakure.
• Hinata and Ino display confidence, discipline, and growing maturity. They understand their limits but are eager to pursue Senjutsu as a way to become stronger.
• Liuyun reveals a protective, attentive side. He is proud of his students but worries that their ambitious training schedule is placing too much pressure on them.
• Mei Terumi gains Wood Release, stronger Chakra, and enhanced Life Energy, marking a major increase in her power.

Significant themes

• Relentless training and ambition: Hinata and Ino willingly balance several areas of study to keep advancing.
• Care alongside high expectations: Liuyun encourages strength but worries about the cost of his students’ effort.
• Mentorship and trust: The girls trust their training plan, while Liuyun ultimately respects their choices.
• Power growth and responsibility: Mei’s training promises to strengthen Kirigakure, while Ao must keep the village running in her absence.

Character interactions

• Liuyun and Ao discuss Mei’s training; Ao moves from wounded disbelief to enthusiastic support.
• Liuyun checks Hinata and Ino’s progress, offers them the chance to learn Senjutsu, and expresses concern for their well-being. They reassure him and persuade him to agree.
• Liuyun rewards the girls’ hard work with affectionate cheek kisses, leaving them embarrassed.
• Mei and Liuyun share a close, playful reunion after her transformation and new abilities are revealed.

Plot points and events

• At a gathering, Liuyun proposes sending the women who have not learned Senjutsu to Shikkotsu Forest. Combined with Wood Release, he says, it could bring them near Hashirama’s level.
• Tsunade reveals she has already arranged the training. Kurenai, Yugao, Izumi, Ino, Hinata, and Mei are the remaining trainees; Konan, Pakura, and Miroku have already learned Senjutsu, partly because Mei’s earlier challenge motivated them.
• The group plans to train their real bodies in Senjutsu while Shadow Clones practice Wood Release. Tsunade will lead them to Shikkotsu Forest the next day.
• Afterward, Liuyun spends the night with Yugao. The women then depart for training, and Mikoto, Kushina, and others soon decide to train as well. Liuyun relocates his own Shadow Clone practice to a desolate island.
• Four years pass. The six trainees master Senjutsu—most within two years—and spend the following years developing Wood Release. Hinata also learns the Yin Seal; Ino forms one shortly before the reunion.
• Tsunade perfects a combination of Susanoo and Buddha of Nirvana, greatly increasing her power. Mikoto and Kushina also develop or combine techniques.
• Meanwhile, the Akatsuki finally launches its Tailed Beast capture plan. Pain orders members to capture the beasts closest to them and seal them, with Zetsu providing intelligence.

Character developments and interactions

• Tsunade emerges as the organizer of the women’s training and demonstrates her leadership and strategic understanding of Senjutsu’s value.
• Mei learns that her challenge spurred the others to become stronger, tempering her pride in her own progress.
• The women’s four years of training bring major gains, especially for Hinata and Ino, while the group’s overall strength rises substantially.
• Liuyun remains devoted to routine training despite having reached the Shinobi world’s pinnacle; he also maintains close, playful relationships with the women.
• Nagato, speaking as Pain, presents the Akatsuki’s plan as a path to peace. The group appears eager and unified as operations begin.

Significant themes

• Relentless self-improvement: Even powerful characters keep training rather than risk falling behind.
• Rivalry as motivation: Mei’s challenge pushes others to seek greater strength.
• Teamwork and shared growth: The women coordinate their training and develop complementary abilities.
• Conflicting visions of peace: The Akatsuki begins a forceful campaign to capture the Tailed Beasts in the name of its promised peace.

Plot points and events

• Pain launches the Akatsuki’s plan. Obito warns him that Konoha is stronger under Minato and that Liuyun is a major obstacle; Pain insists he will personally deal with the Eight- and Nine-Tails.
• Black Zetsu informs Liuyun that Nagato’s plan has begun. Liuyun is excited because the Akatsuki’s campaign may give him a chance to rescue Kaguya, who remains sealed away. He promises to support Zetsu from the shadows and protect him if he is discovered.
• Liuyun tells Kushina he may be occupied with saving Kaguya. Kushina offers the women’s help, and he asks whether they would accept a dangerous power boost using the Sage of Six Paths’ blood.
• Kushina reasons that the women’s Wood Release has already altered their bloodlines, making them descendants of the Sage and likely able to tolerate his blood. She also points out that Liuyun could revive them if something went wrong.
• Liuyun gathers the women, explains his years away and the history involving Kaguya, and offers the blood under his supervision. Kushina, Mikoto, Tsunade, and Izumi drink first. Liuyun stops Hinata because her Hamura-derived bloodline will require a different approach.
• Konan drinks next. Her body reacts intensely, so Liuyun surrounds her with life energy while the others encourage her. After about an hour, the reaction passes: her Chakra and strength surge, and she gains a crimson Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

Character developments and interactions

• Liuyun shifts from anticipation about the Akatsuki’s plan to cautious responsibility, prioritizing the women’s safety during the blood treatment. His determination to free Kaguya remains central.
• Kushina demonstrates unexpected strategic insight about the bloodline risks, then leads by example. She and Konan briefly trade playful teasing before the group turns serious.
• Konan shows trust in Liuyun by drinking the blood and endures a painful transformation with the support of her companions.
• Pain and Obito acknowledge Liuyun as a formidable threat, though Obito privately doubts Pain’s confidence.
• The women act as a close-knit family: they reassure one another, while Liuyun monitors the treatment and intervenes when Konan suffers.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and family: The women regard Kaguya as their sister and offer to help Liuyun save her.
• Power and sacrifice: The blood offers great strength but carries uncertain risks, requiring trust and careful supervision.
• Preparation for conflict: With the Akatsuki’s plan underway and the Fourth Shinobi World War approaching, Liuyun seeks to strengthen his allies.
• Confidence shaped by past defeat: Pain’s bravado contrasts with Obito’s memory of how decisively Liuyun defeated his Six Paths Puppets.

Key plot points and events

• After treating the women, Liuyun gives them Six Paths Blood to awaken their Mangekyō Sharingan. Everyone except Hinata succeeds; Tsunade and Mikoto consume so much that Liuyun has to stop them. He reassures the newly awakened women that Hashirama’s bloodline will protect them from blindness and sends them to test their abilities.
• Liuyun explains to Hinata that the Byakugan can evolve into the Tenseigan, its ultimate form, and that Hamura—the Sage of Six Paths’ brother—founded the Hyuga Clan and took a branch of it to the moon.
• He guides Hinata in absorbing the power of the enormous Byakugan. As it disappears, her eyes begin turning azure. Liuyun then gives her Hamura’s blood to accelerate the transformation.
• Hinata’s Tenseigan begins awakening, but she learns it normally requires three “Fetal Movement Periods,” during which she must avoid using its abilities recklessly. Hamura’s blood reduces the remaining periods, and further doses eliminate them. Hinata continues drinking the blood, feeling that her body still craves it.

Character developments

• Hinata moves from concern for Liuyun to focused determination as she learns about her eyes’ potential. Her Byakugan begins transforming, and she shows growing confidence and eagerness to complete the process, though she remains shy around her teacher.
• Liuyun acts as Hinata’s guide and caretaker, sharing his knowledge of the Hyuga lineage and supplying the resources needed for her transformation. His narration also reveals a possessive, flirtatious interest in her.
• Tsunade and Mikoto demonstrate unusual capacity for Six Paths Blood, while the other women successfully awaken their Mangekyō Sharingan.

Significant themes

• Power through inherited bloodlines: Both Sharingan and Byakugan can evolve, though by different paths.
• Mentorship and transformation: Liuyun’s guidance and rare bloodline resources drive Hinata’s advancement.
• Power’s risks and limits: The Mangekyō’s blindness risk is dismissed for the newly awakened women, while Hinata is warned to handle her developing Tenseigan carefully.

Character interactions

• Liuyun gently reassures Hinata, explains her ancestry and eye evolution, and directs her through the absorption process.
• Hinata trusts Liuyun enough to follow his instructions and drink Hamura’s blood, despite being surprised by how much he has.
• Liuyun’s physical affection and flirtation contrast with his serious instruction, while Hinata’s embarrassment repeatedly interrupts her concentration.

Plot points and events

• Hinata drinks five pounds of Hamura’s blood. Her body undergoes a dramatic transformation: she is enveloped in a dark-blue cocoon and placed in Liuyun’s private dimension, Takamagahara.
• While Hinata transforms, Ino admits her feelings for Liuyun. He takes her to her room, and the two spend the night together.
• Liuyun summons Tsunade and Mikoto and explains Hinata’s transformation. He gives them Hagoromo’s blood; Mikoto begins transforming after three cups, Tsunade after four. He places them in Takamagahara to complete the process.
• After a week, Hinata emerges from the cocoon with greatly increased chakra and strength. Liuyun teaches her to use her Tenseigan, and they grow closer.
• Black Zetsu reports that Deidara and Sasori are heading to the Land of Wind to capture Gaara, now the Kazekage. Liuyun decides to intervene personally to protect his plan to revive Kaguya.

Character developments

• Hinata gains a major power-up through Hamura’s blood, emerging with enhanced abilities and a Tenseigan. She remains shy but becomes more confident in her connection with Liuyun.
• Ino openly reveals her affection for Liuyun and becomes romantically involved with him.
• Tsunade and Mikoto willingly pursue the same transformation, showing their ambition to become stronger. Mikoto appears to adapt more quickly than Tsunade.
• Liuyun continues consolidating power and influence through the women around him, while remaining focused on Kaguya’s return.
• Black Zetsu remains devoted to Liuyun and believes his support will ensure the plan succeeds.

Significant themes

• Power through ancestry and transformation: Bloodlines determine how characters respond to Hagoromo’s and Hamura’s blood.
• Romance and possessiveness: Liuyun’s relationships with Ino and Hinata are presented as central to his personal life.
• Power and protection: Liuyun seeks to strengthen his allies while personally removing threats to his larger objective.
• Loyalty and ambition: Black Zetsu’s obedience and the women’s willingness to grow stronger reinforce the chapter’s focus on allegiance and advancement.

Character interactions

• Liuyun encourages Hinata’s transformation and later trains her in using the Tenseigan.
• Ino confesses her feelings; Liuyun responds by beginning a relationship with her.
• Tsunade and Mikoto discuss Hinata’s transformation with Liuyun, then drink the blood he provides.
• Black Zetsu informs Liuyun of Akatsuki’s movements, and Liuyun orders that no one be allowed to interfere with his plan.

Plot points and events

• Liuyun learns that Akatsuki has begun collecting the Tailed Beasts and leaves Kushina to investigate. Kushina reports that her Susanoo has reached its Third Form and is nearing perfection; Liuyun promises a reward if she keeps training.
• In Takamagahara, Mikoto’s transformation cocoon breaks open. She awakens with the Rinnegan and gains a space-manipulation ability that lets her control the size of her own battlefield space.
• Tsunade awakens a day later with the Rinnegan as well. Her ability creates three clones, each with 90 percent of her strength, though each lasts only half an hour. Liuyun and the women celebrate their new powers before leaving Takamagahara.
• Liuyun later takes Hinata to train with her Tenseigan and plans to check on Akatsuki’s progress. First, he visits Mei in Kirigakure and gives her Hagoromo’s blood, awakening her Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Mei decides to leave the Mizukage position to Ao, with Chojuro assisting, and asks Liuyun to take her to the Land of Demons so she can train with the other women.

Character developments and interactions

• Kushina is eager to advance her Susanoo, but accepts Liuyun’s departure because of the danger posed by Akatsuki.
• Mikoto and Tsunade gain major new abilities and respond with surprise and enthusiasm. They joke with Liuyun, while their easy rapport reinforces the closeness among the women.
• Mei shifts her priorities from governing Kirigakure to developing her new powers. She trusts Ao and Chojuro to run the village and welcomes the prospect of training alongside Mikoto and the others.
• Liuyun acts as mentor and protector, guiding the women’s training while preparing to monitor Akatsuki’s hunt for the Tailed Beasts. His affection for the women is repeatedly emphasized.

Significant themes

• Power gained through transformation: The Rinnegan and Mangekyō awakenings give the women substantial new abilities and open new paths for training.
• Training and cooperation: The characters rely on one another’s knowledge and encouragement rather than advancing entirely alone.
• Changing priorities and responsibility: Mei willingly gives up the Mizukage role, trusting others with the village so she can pursue personal growth.
• Affection amid looming danger: Domestic warmth and playful romance contrast with the urgent threat of Akatsuki’s plans.

Plot points and events

• Mei Terumi leaves Kirigakure with Liuyun, but her Shadow Clone agrees to remain Mizukage after Ao and Chojuro plead that they are unfit to succeed her.
• Liuyun travels to Sunagakure and discovers that Deidara and Sasori have already captured Gaara and extracted Shukaku. He secretly follows Naruto’s group to watch the rescue attempt.
• Kakashi and Naruto pursue Deidara, while Sakura and Chiyo fight Sasori. Sakura’s mastery of the Strength of a Hundred lets her break through Sasori’s defenses; she ultimately kills him.
• Liuyun encounters Black Zetsu, who confirms that Akatsuki will capture the Tailed Beasts in order and that Kakuzu and Hidan are targeting Yugito, the Two-Tails Jinchūriki.
• Two days later, Liuyun reaches a town near Kumogakure with Hinata. While monitoring the Akatsuki members, he takes her to a luxury couples’ hot-spring inn.

Character developments and interactions

• Mei Terumi remains in control of Kirigakure for now, though Ao and Chojuro’s anxious pleas show how dependent they are on her leadership.
• Sakura has become a formidable fighter during the years of training, impressing Liuyun with her strength. Chiyo supports her in the battle against Sasori.
• Liuyun remains focused on protecting Kaguya’s resurrection plan, watching events from hiding rather than intervening. He treats Sasori’s death as unimportant and shifts his attention to the next Tailed Beast.
• Black Zetsu openly discusses Akatsuki’s plan with Liuyun, whom he calls “Father”; both regard the operation as essential.
• Hinata is affectionate but extremely shy about the couples’ inn. Liuyun gently teases her and hopes to help her become more comfortable.

Significant themes

• Power and responsibility: Ao and Chojuro fear the burden of leading Kirigakure, while Mei’s strength makes her difficult to replace.
• Detachment and moral indifference: Liuyun views battles and deaths mainly in terms of whether they affect Kaguya’s plan.
• Fate versus intervention: Liuyun allows the familiar events around Gaara and Sasori to unfold, stepping in only when his larger objectives might be threatened.
• Affection and intimacy: The chapter contrasts the violence of the Akatsuki conflict with Liuyun and Hinata’s playful, romantic outing.

Plot points and events

• Liuyun checks on Hinata’s Tenseigan training. She has mastered Shinra Tensei and Banshō Ten’in and is now practicing Tenseigan Mode. Using Shadow Clones, she can train about two hundred copies at once.
• After two days together at the hotel, Liuyun takes Hinata around Pingtang Town. They sample the town’s food, and he encourages her to say honestly when she is still hungry rather than hiding her needs.
• At a ramen shop, they encounter Kakuzu and Hidan, the Akatsuki “Immortal Duo.” When Liuyun asks them to move from the seats beside Hinata, Hidan responds with threats.
• Hinata rises in Tenseigan Mode and releases an immense wave of Chakra and pressure. Both Akatsuki members are overwhelmed. Kakuzu realizes that Liuyun is the source of the danger and recognizes his extraordinary power.

Character developments

• Hinata grows more confident and open with Liuyun. She makes progress in training and, after his reassurance, admits that she is not full instead of automatically agreeing.
• Liuyun remains affectionate and protective, encouraging Hinata’s independence while reacting possessively when the Akatsuki members sit near her.
• Kakuzu and Hidan shift from arrogance to alarm when Hinata’s power overwhelms them; Kakuzu quickly understands they have challenged someone far beyond their expectations.

Significant themes

• Trust and honest communication: Liuyun urges Hinata to express what she wants without fear of judgment.
• Training and growing power: Hinata’s Tenseigan development is presented as both disciplined practice and a dramatic display of strength.
• Protection and possessiveness: Liuyun’s devotion to Hinata is caring but also intensely territorial.
• Power and intimidation: The encounter shows how overwhelming Chakra can instantly overturn the Akatsuki duo’s confidence.

Character interactions

• Liuyun supports Hinata’s training and reassures her during their time together.
• In town, he indulges Hinata’s appetite and gently coaxes her to speak candidly.
• When Hidan threatens Liuyun, Hinata intervenes with her Tenseigan Mode, while Kakuzu observes the confrontation and identifies Liuyun as the greater threat.

Plot points and events

• Kakuzu and Hidan encounter Uchiha Liuyun and Hinata at a ramen shop. Hinata’s Tenseigan Mode is the source of the overwhelming pressure that makes the Akatsuki members feel helpless.
• Kakuzu and Hidan quickly apologize and flee when Liuyun lets them go. Hinata then drops her intimidating form and returns to her gentle demeanor.
• Over ramen, Liuyun explains that the pair are Akatsuki members and assures Hinata their presence will not disrupt his plan to rescue Kaguya. He intends to intervene only if they cannot complete their mission.
• Liuyun receives another Tailed Beast Copy Card through the System. He plans to use the cards during Pain’s attack to grant the women copied Nine-Tails powers.
• As evening falls, Liuyun warns Hinata about Hidan’s unusual immortality and Kakuzu’s long experience, then senses the Two-Tails Jinchūriki and takes Hinata to observe the fight.
• In a grove, Hidan attacks Yugito, the Two-Tails’ Jinchūriki. She evades his scythe, wounds his abdomen, and launches a blue-flame “Fire Rat Ball” as he dodges.

Character developments

• Kakuzu recognizes Liuyun’s reputation but realizes Hinata’s power is what has subdued them. He abandons pride and resistance in favor of survival.
• Hidan is shaken by Liuyun’s reputation and fears that, despite his immortality, Liuyun could destroy him completely.
• Hinata shows both a formidable, murderous side in Tenseigan Mode and her usual affectionate, refined manner afterward. She worries that the Akatsuki encounter might jeopardize Kaguya’s rescue, then listens carefully to Liuyun’s warnings.
• Liuyun remains confident and protective. He reassures Hinata, shares strategic knowledge, and watches the Akatsuki mission rather than intervening immediately.

Significant themes

• Power and intimidation: Reputation and overwhelming strength can end a confrontation without a fight.
• Immortality’s limits: Hidan may resist death, but Liuyun points out that sealing remains possible.
• Loyalty and protection: Liuyun prioritizes Hinata’s safety and includes her in his plans.
• Power accumulation and preparation: Liuyun’s collected copy cards reflect his long-term strategy to strengthen the women for future battles.

Character interactions

• Kakuzu and Hidan grovel before Liuyun and Hinata, then flee when dismissed.
• Hinata checks on Liuyun and discusses the Akatsuki’s connection to Kaguya; he reassures her and teases her affectionately about their future family.
• Liuyun gives Hinata a serious briefing on the Akatsuki pair before bringing her to observe their battle with Yugito.
• Hidan taunts Yugito and attacks; she answers with agile defense and powerful Two-Tails-enhanced techniques.