Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yufeng celebrated Uzumaki Naruto passing his retest, healed Iruka, and explained that Naruto needed a ninja file photo. After Naruto went to bed, Nohara Rin invited Yufeng for a walk, and they left together beneath the moon.

• Iruka reported that Mizuki had been detained and the Scroll of Seals delivered to the Third Hokage, and Uchiha Yufeng healed Iruka's injuries.
• Uchiha Yufeng treated Uzumaki Naruto to ramen and told him to take a ninja file photo the next morning.
• Uchiha Yufeng and Uzumaki Naruto walked home while Naruto asked about his upcoming class assignment and teammates.
• Nohara Rin congratulated Uzumaki Naruto on passing his retest and told him to rest before leaving with Uchiha Yufeng for a walk.

The Third Hokage assigned Jonin to train the new Genin and warned that unqualified students would be sent back to the Academy. Yuhi Kurenai collected her Team 8 roster and, with Uchiha Yufeng, went to meet Hyuga Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba, and Aburame Shino.

• The Third Hokage watched the graduates through his crystal ball, where Uzumaki Naruto kissed Second Pillar and was beaten by the female students.
• The Third Hokage handed out the student assignments and told the Jonin to train their Genin strictly, while Iruka explained the three-person team system to the graduates.
• Yuhi Kurenai told Uchiha Yufeng she had received her list and asked him to meet her students; he agreed.
• Iruka announced Team 7 and Team 8, and Uzumaki Naruto complained about being teamed with Second Pillar.
• Suzume arrived to notify the other Jonin that they could collect their students, and Yuhi Kurenai led Uchiha Yufeng to meet Team 8.

Uchiha Yufeng encouraged Naruto and Second Pillar before leaving Yuhi Kurenai to test her new students. He reunited with Uzuki Yugao, who confessed her feelings and asked him to take her.

• Uchiha Yufeng told Naruto and Second Pillar to work hard, prompting Naruto to set his sights on the Chunin Exams and Second Pillar to grow eager to meet Yufeng's former students.
• Yuhi Kurenai took Hyuga Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba, and Aburame Shino to a training ground while Uchiha Yufeng left to meet Uzuki Yugao.
• Uzuki Yugao challenged Uchiha Yufeng with her Kusanagi Sword but could not bring herself to strike him, then broke down as he comforted her.
• Uchiha Yufeng called the Kusanagi Sword their token of love, and Uzuki Yugao tearfully asked him to take her.

Uchiha Yufeng reunited with Yuhi Kurenai, then trained her sensory-ninja students with weighted bandages while Kakashi arrived alone and left to check on his own team. The chapter ended with Yufeng wondering whether Kakashi’s bell test had finished.

• Uchiha Yufeng visited Yuhi Kurenai that night, and the two spent time together without mentioning Uzuki Yugao.
• Uchiha Yufeng met Hyuga Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba, Aburame Shino, and Akamaru the next day, gave them Weighted Bandages, and ordered them to double their previous training.
• Yuhi Kurenai and Uchiha Yufeng agreed that their teams would compete during the Chunin Exams, with a stake for the winner.
• Kakashi arrived alone, said a black cat had delayed him, and left after exchanging remarks with Uchiha Yufeng and Yuhi Kurenai.
• After two hours, Uchiha Yufeng ended the students’ training but told them to keep wearing their weights in daily life, then wondered whether Kakashi’s bell test had ended.

Team 7 received a C-rank mission to protect the bridge builder Tazuna after Naruto protested against routine assignments. Meanwhile, Uchiha Yufeng told Uchiha Mikoto he would help her learn Tsunade’s Yin Seal, and they began studying it.

• Naruto demanded a more impressive assignment, and the Third Hokage gave Team 7 a C-rank mission to protect Tazuna.
• Tazuna introduced himself as a bridge builder and explained that Team 7 would protect him until his bridge was completed.
• Uchiha Yufeng ate breakfast with Uchiha Mikoto and reassured her that he would step in if Sasuke’s upcoming mission became dangerous.
• Uchiha Yufeng told Uchiha Mikoto he had obtained Tsunade’s Yin Seal for her and offered to help her master it.
• Uchiha Yufeng opened the Yin Seal scroll, and he and Uchiha Mikoto began studying the technique.

Kakashi's Team and Tazuna traveled toward the Land of Waves while Kakashi recounted Uchiha Yufeng's past victories, and Yufeng arranged for Haku to protect the group. The team was ambushed by two Mist Hidden Ninja, who appeared to tear Kakashi apart.

• Naruto argued with Tazuna after the bridge builder doubted his abilities and compared him unfavorably to Uchiha Yufeng.
• Yufeng considered the coming encounter with Zabuza and sent a clone toward Takigakure, then decided Haku should secretly protect and test the team.
• Kakashi told Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and Tazuna that Yufeng had defeated Sunagakure's main force and killed Kirigakure's Mizukage, Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and Anbu pursuers.
• Sasuke noticed a puddle on the road but dismissed his suspicion when Kakashi showed no concern.
• Two masked Mist Hidden Ninja burst from the puddle, bound Kakashi with chains, and appeared to tear him into four pieces as Naruto and the others watched.

Second Pillar stopped two Kirigakure ninja from attacking Naruto and Tazuna before Kakashi revealed his Substitution Technique and captured them. Uchiha Yufeng brought Haku to test Naruto and Second Pillar, and the chapter ended as Kakashi faced Momochi Zabuza and ordered the three Genin to protect Tazuna.

• Second Pillar used shuriken, kunai, and kicks to stop the Kirigakure ninja from reaching Naruto and Tazuna.
• Kakashi appeared after using the Substitution Technique, subdued the two attackers, and tied them to a tree.
• Uchiha Yufeng met Haku and asked him to teach Naruto and Second Pillar about the dangers of the ninja world without killing them.
• Uchiha Yufeng and Haku followed the group and noticed mist gathering along the road ahead.
• Momochi Zabuza arrived and challenged Kakashi, who told Naruto, Second Pillar, and Sakura to form the Manji Formation and protect Tazuna.

Momochi Zabuza trapped Kakashi in a Water Prison and attacked his students, but Haku appeared and destroyed Zabuza’s Water Clones. Second Pillar challenged Haku, with Uzumaki Naruto stepping up to fight beside him.

• Momochi Zabuza used the Hidden Mist Technique and exchanged Water Clone attacks with Kakashi before trapping him in a Water Prison.
• Zabuza’s Water Clone kicked Uzumaki Naruto away and threatened Kakashi’s students, forcing Kakashi to urge them to flee with Tazuna.
• Haku appeared and threw Senbon that struck Zabuza’s clone and pierced two more Water Clones, surprising everyone.
• Second Pillar confronted Haku, and Uzumaki Naruto picked up his forehead protector and joined Second Pillar with a Kunai.

Haku used his Ice Release to trap Second Pillar and Naruto in Crystal Ice Mirrors while Kakashi, still imprisoned by Zabuza, awakened a new change in his Sharingan. The chapter left Kakashi poised to use the altered eye and Zabuza suspecting it resembled Uchiha Yufeng’s special pattern.

• Haku attacked Second Pillar, revealed his one-handed hand seals, and unleashed Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death, but Naruto rushed in and saved him.
• Second Pillar and Naruto removed their weights and coordinated their attacks, striking Haku with a kick and a punch.
• Haku activated his Ice Release and trapped Second Pillar and Naruto inside Crystal Ice Mirrors.
• Kakashi sensed the Sharingan and disturbed the Water Prison Technique, while Zabuza recognized a possible resemblance to Uchiha Yufeng’s special Sharingan pattern.

Haku overwhelmed Second Pillar and Uzumaki Naruto inside the ice mirrors, while Kakashi escaped Zabuza’s Water Prison and defeated him by matching and countering his techniques. Uchiha Yufeng stopped Kakashi from interfering with Haku’s fight, leaving Sakura worried as Naruto and Second Pillar continued crying out inside the mirrors.

• Haku rained Senbon on Second Pillar and Uzumaki Naruto, knocking their Kunai away and leaving them unable to fight back.
• Haku struck Zabuza’s Water Clone as it attacked Haruno Sakura, saving her from its blade.
• Kakashi broke free of Zabuza’s Water Prison and copied his hand seals, then struck him with Water Release techniques and left him pinned beneath a tree by Kunai.
• Uchiha Yufeng appeared to Kakashi in an unfamiliar space and told him not to interfere in Haku’s battle, assuring him Haku would know his limits.
• Kakashi returned to reality and reassured Haruno Sakura, who pointed out that Naruto and Second Pillar were still trapped and crying out inside the ice mirrors.

Haku defeated Naruto and Second Pillar inside his Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, then left after warning them to train harder. Uchiha Yufeng told Haku to consider what life he wanted for himself, while Kakashi treated the injured team and killed Momochi Zabuza.

• Haku's ice mirrors resisted Second Pillar's Fire Release, and his senbon overwhelmed Naruto and Second Pillar while avoiding their vital points.
• Haku dissolved the ice mirrors, told the defeated boys to train, and vanished; Kakashi examined them and explained that Haku had inherited the Yuki Clan's Ice Release Kekkei Genkai.
• Kakashi reassured Naruto, Second Pillar, and Sakura, then killed the defeated Momochi Zabuza with a kunai.
• Haku returned to Uchiha Yufeng, who told him to have Pakura act against the Gato Group and reminded him that he was not Yufeng's tool or attachment.
• Haku accepted Yufeng's words and said he would think about the kind of life he wanted.

Uchiha Yufeng learned that the new Fifth Mizukage, Terumi Mei, had invited him to Kirigakure to resolve tensions and pursue an alliance, and he decided to go despite the Third Hokage’s concerns. After leaving the Hokage Building, he met Kakashi’s Team returning safely from the Land of Waves.

• Uchiha Mikoto told Uchiha Yufeng that the Third Hokage had summoned him about Kirigakure, and he left for the Hokage Building.
• Uchiha Yufeng flirted with Uzuki Yugao before meeting the Third Hokage, who told him Terumi Mei had become Fifth Mizukage and invited him to Kirigakure.
• The Third Hokage warned Uchiha Yufeng that Kirigakure might be plotting against him, but Uchiha Yufeng said he would leave the next day.
• Uchiha Yufeng met Kakashi’s Team as they returned from the Land of Waves, and Uzumaki Naruto excitedly greeted him.
• Uchiha Yufeng teased Uzumaki Naruto into offering to buy him ramen, prompting Naruto to threaten him with his ultimate ninjutsu.

Uchiha Yufeng took Team 7 out for ramen after teasing Naruto about his Sexy Jutsu, then reunited with Yamanaka Ino, who returned a sunflower she had cared for for years. His knowing response to Ino’s feelings left Sakura wondering whether Ino was courting Sasuke’s father.

• Naruto used Sexy Jutsu, and Yufeng knocked him back into his normal form while criticizing the transformation.
• Yufeng invited Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to ramen, and Kakashi stayed behind after Yufeng claimed he had a mission.
• Yufeng asked Sasuke about the mission, and Sasuke said it had shown him his shortcomings.
• Ino returned the sunflower Yufeng had left at her flower shop, and he accepted it and invited her to join them for ramen.
• Yufeng reminded Ino that he remembered the flower language she had told him, and Sakura realized Ino seemed to have feelings for Sasuke’s father.

Uchiha Yufeng set out for Kirigakure after spending time with Uchiha Mikoto and Uzuki Yugao, then learned from Uchiha Itachi that Uchiha Homura had appeared there. In Kirigakure, Terumi Mei delayed burying Karatachi Yagura and prepared to change the village’s cruel shinobi system, waiting for someone she believed could help.

• Uchiha Yufeng accompanied Second Pillar during training, then told Uchiha Mikoto he would leave for Kirigakure the next day.
• Before dawn, Uchiha Yufeng visited Uzuki Yugao, who had waited for him, and stayed with her before departing the village.
• Uchiha Itachi used a crow illusion to tell Uchiha Yufeng that Uchiha Homura had appeared in Kirigakure.
• Terumi Mei told Genji she was keeping Karatachi Yagura alive with sealing and medical techniques until her plans became clear.
• Terumi Mei explained that she intended to end Kirigakure’s brutal shinobi trials despite opposition from powerful clans, and said she would carry out the reforms at any cost.

Uchiha Yufeng entered Kirigakure and encountered the young Chojuro before going to meet Fifth Mizukage Terumi Mei. The Anbu captain recognized Yufeng as Kirigakure’s feared taboo, but wrongly assumed Terumi Mei was under his control.

• Uchiha Yufeng used his Sharingan to pass the guards at Kirigakure’s gate without incident.
• Uchiha Yufeng helped the young Chojuro retrieve his glasses, then left after telling him he was better off not knowing his name.
• Chojuro found Uchiha Yufeng’s portrait in his ninja handbook and rushed toward the Mizukage Building.
• Uchiha Yufeng reached the Mizukage Building and asked the Anbu to summon the Mizukage.
• Terumi Mei came out, took Uchiha Yufeng’s hand, and brought him into the building.
• The Anbu captain recognized Uchiha Yufeng and imagined that he had come to negotiate with Terumi Mei and was controlling her.

Uchiha Yufeng met Terumi Mei in the Mizukage's office, where they discussed her attack and his plans to pursue two Akatsuki members. After their private encounter, Yufeng asked Terumi Mei to take him to Karatachi Yagura.

• Terumi Mei greeted Uchiha Yufeng jealously and revealed she knew about his relationships with other women.
• Terumi Mei thanked Uchiha Yufeng for the techniques he had left in her, which had protected her during an ambush.
• Uchiha Yufeng asked about her attackers, and Terumi Mei identified them as a black-and-white figure and a masked man before giving him her report.
• Terumi Mei told Uchiha Yufeng that Karatachi Yagura had been controlled and that his Tailed Beast had been extracted.
• Uchiha Yufeng and Terumi Mei spent two hours together in the office, after which he asked her to lead him to Karatachi Yagura.

Terumi Mei brought Uchiha Yufeng to the hidden basement where Karatachi Yagura lay near death, and Genji recognized Yufeng as the powerful Uchiha who could protect Kirigakure. Yufeng used an unknown technique to restore Yagura, who woke up and asked who Yufeng was.

• Terumi Mei led Uchiha Yufeng into the basement, where Genji recognized him and reflected on how his strength could help stabilize Kirigakure.
• Terumi Mei asked Uchiha Yufeng what had happened to Karatachi Yagura, and he said he would make Yagura explain it himself.
• Terumi Mei brought in three bound ninja, and Uchiha Yufeng used his Mangekyō Sharingan to disappear with them and Karatachi Yagura.
• Uchiha Yufeng returned minutes later with Karatachi Yagura, who had recovered from his near-fatal injuries and awakened.
• Genji asked Karatachi Yagura what had happened, and Yagura looked at Uchiha Yufeng and asked who he was.

Uchiha Yufeng told Terumi Mei, Genji, and Karatachi Yagura that Akatsuki was carrying out Uchiha Madara’s plan to gather the Tailed Beasts. Terumi Mei accepted that Kirigakure had to stop them, then asked Yufeng how they should proceed.

• Karatachi Yagura recounted how Akatsuki members controlled him, extracted the Three-Tails, and left him unaware of what followed.
• Karatachi Yagura recognized Uchiha Yufeng and tried to attack him, but Terumi Mei placed a Water Release barrier between them.
• Uchiha Yufeng connected Uchiha Madara to the Third Mizukage and gave Terumi Mei documents from Kirigakure’s archives.
• Uchiha Yufeng explained that Akatsuki was part of Uchiha Madara’s plan to gather all the Tailed Beasts.
• Terumi Mei and Karatachi Yagura read the documents, and Terumi Mei asked Uchiha Yufeng how they could stop Akatsuki’s plan.

Uchiha Yufeng used Karatachi Yagura as bait to draw out the person monitoring him, and Uchiha Homura appeared and controlled Yagura and the Anbu. Yufeng confronted Homura, who sent Yagura charging at him as Yufeng began a Sage Art.

• Uchiha Yufeng told Terumi Mei that Karatachi Yagura carried a hidden safeguard and revealed his plan to use him as bait.
• Karatachi Yagura went to the Mizukage Building and confronted the Anbu before Genji warned him that charging into battle would not solve Kirigakure's problems.
• Karatachi Yagura sensed a familiar trace of Chakra and led the Anbu to a barren cliff, where he attacked a black-robed figure with Water Release.
• Uchiha Homura revealed his Sharingan, controlled Karatachi Yagura, and froze the Anbu with his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Uchiha Yufeng appeared and identified Uchiha Homura, who made Karatachi Yagura attack him.
• Uchiha Yufeng formed hand seals and began Sage Art: Gate of the Great God.

Uchiha Yufeng trapped Uchiha Homura in the Four Red Yang Formation, defeated him with Wood Release and Kamui, and brought him into the Kamui Dimension. There, Homura argued that he wanted to end war, while Yufeng claimed that others had deceived him and Uchiha Madara.

• Uchiha Yufeng used Shadow Clones and Flying Thunder God to form a Four Red Yang Formation around himself and Uchiha Homura.
• Black and White Zetsu emerged to help Homura escape, but Uchiha Yufeng attacked them with Wood Release and held Homura inside the burning barrier.
• Uchiha Yufeng filled the barrier with trees and poisonous pollen, then used Kamui to pull the dazed Uchiha Homura into the Kamui Dimension.
• Black and White Zetsu sensed the pair had vanished and escaped underground.
• Uchiha Homura told Uchiha Yufeng that he wanted to end war and create a world without regrets, while Uchiha Yufeng said that Homura and even Uchiha Madara had been deceived.