Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yufeng encouraged Hyuga Hanabi to train her Chakra control so she could develop a hundred-strike Vacuum Palm technique, then returned to Konoha and met Kakashi. He went to Yamanaka Ino’s flower shop and chose sunflowers, leaving Ino curious about who would receive them.

• Uchiha Yufeng explained his idea for a hundred-strike Vacuum Palm and offered Hyuga Hanabi Chakra-control training.
• Uchiha Yufeng demonstrated the technique’s potential by forming several Rasengan and blasting a crater into the ground.
• Hyuga Hanabi resolved to live up to Uchiha Yufeng’s trust and began thinking about training the Vacuum Palm.
• Uchiha Yufeng met Hatake Kakashi, who told him that Obito had returned and invited him to join a gathering.
• Uchiha Yufeng visited Yamanaka Ino at her flower shop and chose sunflowers.

Uchiha Yufeng gave Yamanaka Ino a Himawari and left her believing he had accepted her feelings. He then visited Nohara Rin, who told him Sakura had progressed quickly and wanted her to study medical ninjutsu under Tsunade; Yufeng and Rin postponed joining Obito’s gathering to spend time together.

• Uchiha Yufeng gave Yamanaka Ino the Himawari as a gift, and she embraced him in tears.
• Uchiha Yufeng reminded Yamanaka Ino that he remembered the flower’s meaning, then left as her mother arrived.
• Uchiha Yufeng went to Nohara Rin’s home, where she said Obito had invited them to a gathering.
• Nohara Rin told Uchiha Yufeng that Sakura had made rapid progress and asked to have her study under Tsunade.
• Uchiha Yufeng and Nohara Rin put off the gathering and went into the bedroom together.

Uchiha Yufeng met Nohara Rin, Uchiha Obito, and Kakashi at a barbecue restaurant, where his affection for Rin repeatedly provoked the two men. The gathering ended with Obito and Kakashi glaring at Yufeng as Rin offered to grill meat for him.

• Uchiha Obito complained to Kakashi that Uchiha Yufeng had not arrived, and Kakashi teased him about Nohara Rin choosing Yufeng.
• Nohara Rin and Uchiha Yufeng arrived, and Obito and Kakashi stared at Rin’s changed appearance.
• Uchiha Yufeng ordered a page of barbecue for the group, while Kakashi and Yufeng joked that Obito could take the leftovers home.
• Uchiha Yufeng kissed Nohara Rin in front of Obito and Kakashi, drawing resentful glares from both men.
• Nohara Rin offered to grill meat for Uchiha Yufeng, prompting Obito and Kakashi to glare at him again.

Uchiha Yufeng and Nohara Rin discussed helping Haruno Sakura before finding Rock Lee pushing himself through intense training. After Rin treated his injured arm, Yufeng left without waiting for him to wake, and Rin affirmed her trust in him.

• Nohara Rin asked Uchiha Yufeng to help Haruno Sakura, and he promised to speak with Tsunade.
• Uchiha Yufeng and Nohara Rin found Rock Lee training alone at the village edge.
• Rock Lee thanked Uchiha Yufeng for his surgery, but Nohara Rin discovered his arm was injured and healed it with Medical Ninjutsu.
• Uchiha Yufeng and Nohara Rin left while Rock Lee was still unconscious, and he thanked them as they walked away.
• Nohara Rin told Uchiha Yufeng she trusted him and did not need him to explain his choice.

Tsunade endured another chaotic morning at Konoha Hospital before Uchiha Yufeng brought her breakfast and told her that Haruno Sakura had been assigned as her assistant. Tsunade accepted the news after sharing a meal with Kato Shizune, leaving Sakura's arrival ahead.

• Tsunade reprimanded Rock Lee, Might Guy, and Mitarashi Anko for their injuries and reckless behavior.
• Mitarashi Anko mistook Tsunade's breakfast dango for medical supplies, ate most of it, and fled as Tsunade's anger erupted.
• Tsunade reflected on her family and the village before asking Kato Shizune to buy her more breakfast.
• Uchiha Yufeng arrived with food, and Tsunade agreed to make roujiamo with him that night.
• Tsunade and Kato Shizune ate the meal Yufeng brought, and he announced that Haruno Sakura had been assigned as Tsunade's assistant.

Uchiha Yufeng met Kurama Yakumo, encouraged her training, and promised to teach her Genjutsu as her health improved. He explained that becoming a ninja alone would not revive the Kurama Clan, leaving Yakumo embarrassed by his suggestion that the clan needed future generations.

• Uchiha Yufeng left Konoha Hospital after settling Haruno Sakura's affairs and headed to meet Kurenai's students.
• Uchiha Yufeng found Kurama Yakumo painting Konoha and recalled rescuing her parents from a house fire.
• Kurama Yakumo told Uchiha Yufeng that she had followed his advice, eaten properly, and exercised to improve her stamina.
• Kurama Yakumo tearfully embraced Uchiha Yufeng, who reassured her and confirmed he would teach her Genjutsu when her condition improved.
• Kurama Yakumo declared that she wanted to become a ninja and revive her clan, but Uchiha Yufeng said that one person could not sustain a clan and pointed to the Uchiha Clan's need for descendants.
• Kurama Yakumo asked Uchiha Yufeng to teach her how to revive the Kurama Clan, then blushed when he explained that outstanding members needed to have children.

Uchiha Yufeng took Kurama Yakumo and Kurenai’s disciples out for training, setting them running around Konoha before heading to Ichiraku Ramen. After watching Team 8 race off with renewed determination, he considered creating special combination techniques for them.

• Uchiha Yufeng praised Kurama Yakumo, took her belongings, and told her to run half a lap around Konoha.
• Uchiha Yufeng sent Hyuga Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba, and Aburame Shino on a lap around Konoha, making the last one to reach Ichiraku Ramen pay for the meal.
• Uchiha Yufeng warned Kiba and Shino not to let their insects touch Yakumo’s paintings, then left the three to run.
• Aburame Shino urged Kiba and Hinata to train harder so Team 8 would not fall behind Team 7, and the three raced off together.
• Uchiha Yufeng watched Team 8 from a tree and considered designing combination techniques for them.

Uchiha Yufeng explained Team 8’s sensory training and why Kurama Yakumo needed to strengthen her body to balance her powerful spiritual energy. He then paired with Yakumo for an assessment against Team 8, and the exercise began with the two of them vanishing.

• At Ichiraku Ramen, Uchiha Yufeng outlined special sensory training for Team 8 and told Kurama Yakumo to continue strengthening her body.
• Uchiha Yufeng explained that Yakumo’s unusually strong spiritual energy strained her frail body, and that building physical energy could restore balance and ease Chakra control and extraction.
• Uchiha Yufeng led the four youngsters to a training ground and said he would assess their sensory abilities and teamwork before beginning special training.
• Uchiha Yufeng assigned Yakumo to his team, told her to attack Team 8 with her Kekkei Genkai, and gave the three teammates one minute to prepare.
• Uchiha Yufeng retrieved Yakumo’s drawing board and other belongings, placed a hand on her shoulder, and vanished with her.

Uchiha Yufeng tested Kurama Yakumo’s Kekkei Genkai by having her use paintings to attack Hinata, Kiba, and Shino, who mistook the real effects for powerful Genjutsu. After the team lost, three Wooden Puppets merged into a monster, and Yufeng faced it as though he had been waiting for it.

• Uchiha Yufeng gave Kurama Yakumo her drawing materials and told her to refine Chakra and limit her Kekkei Genkai attacks to three.
• Kurama Yakumo painted a lightning bolt that struck in front of Hinata, Kiba, and Shino, while Yufeng appeared near them and vanished.
• Hinata, Kiba, and Shino investigated the lightning and concluded they might have fallen under Kurama Yakumo’s Genjutsu.
• A painted flame burned Kiba’s leg, and Shino’s insects smothered it; three Wooden Puppets then appeared and pressed against the team’s necks, forcing them to surrender.
• Uchiha Yufeng appeared and watched as the three Wooden Puppets combined into a monster, saying he had finally waited for it.

Uchiha Yufeng sealed the monster born from Kurama Yakumo’s negative emotions, rescued her, and began practical combat training for her and Team 8. After training ended, he sensed someone approaching, and the watcher followed him when he left.

• The monster tried to take over Kurama Yakumo, but Uchiha Yufeng used Susanoo and the Totsuka Blade to seal it, dispelling the Genjutsu.
• Uchiha Yufeng healed the unconscious Kurama Yakumo, who woke and believed she had won; he told her she could become a ninja but needed to strengthen her body before taking missions.
• Uchiha Yufeng returned with Kurama Yakumo to Hinata, Kiba, and Shino and began their training with Chakra extraction and refinement.
• Uchiha Yufeng taught the group practical combat techniques and explained the strengths and weaknesses of their clan techniques and Kekkei Genkai.
• Uchiha Yufeng left with Kurama Yakumo after dismissing the group, and the person who had been watching followed them.

Uchiha Yufeng received intelligence from Itachi through Shisui, then met Kakashi and Obito to investigate Kakashi’s newly awakened Mangekyō Sharingan ability. After seeing the strain the eye placed on Kakashi, Kakashi said it should be returned to Obito, who had given it to him.

• Shisui brought Yufeng a scroll from Itachi, and Yufeng said Itachi’s actions were his own choice and promised to save his life.
• Shisui asked Yufeng to save Itachi, then left; Yufeng comforted Yakumo and took her to eat ramen.
• Kakashi and Obito met Yufeng at Ichiraku Ramen because Kakashi’s Sharingan had changed and gained a new technique.
• At the training ground, Kakashi used the eye to distort space around a branch, and Yufeng identified it as a Mangekyō Sharingan ability.
• Yufeng warned that using the Mangekyō placed a heavy burden on Kakashi, but Obito refused to take back the eye he had given him.
• Kakashi said the eye should be returned to Obito, and Obito demanded to know what he meant.

Kakashi offered to return Obito’s Sharingan, but Obito refused, and Kakashi accepted that he would keep using it despite its strain. Yufeng received intelligence from Itachi about Akatsuki’s plans to target Roshi, then was summoned by the Hokage.

• Kakashi explained that returning Obito’s Sharingan could help Obito awaken Susanoo, but Obito refused to take the eye back.
• Yufeng reminded Kakashi that the Sharingan strained his body and that he could not use Lightning Blade precisely without it, but Kakashi chose to keep the eye.
• Kakashi agreed to cook dinner for Yufeng and his guests, including braised fish.
• Yufeng released the sealing scroll Shisui had given him and received a report from Itachi that Orochimaru had been meeting Akatsuki members and that the organization had no current plans to attack Konoha.
• Itachi said Akatsuki planned to target Roshi, with Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki likely to be sent after him; Yufeng told Itachi to be careful.
• An Anbu arrived and told Yufeng that the Hokage had summoned him.

Uchiha Yufeng agreed to represent Konoha in pursuing an alliance with Iwagakure, then met Mitarashi Anko, who asked him to treat a small wound. The chapter ended with him agreeing to go to her home and heal it.

• Uchiha Yufeng and Namikaze Minato discussed Iwagakure’s alliance proposal and suspected Ōnoki wanted to test Konoha’s strength.
• Namikaze Minato chose to pursue the alliance and asked Uchiha Yufeng to travel to Iwagakure as Konoha’s envoy.
• Uchiha Yufeng told Namikaze Minato that Naruto and Sasuke were training at Mount Myōboku, and Minato welcomed the news.
• Mitarashi Anko approached Uchiha Yufeng after he left the Hokage Building and asked him to treat a small wound on her forehead.
• Uchiha Yufeng agreed to go to Mitarashi Anko’s home and treat her.

Uchiha Yufeng healed Mitarashi Anko’s forehead injury and decided to develop a technique to help her turn food calories into Chakra and store them with a Yin Seal. He returned home and suggested that everyone go to Kakashi’s for braised fish.

• Uchiha Yufeng healed Mitarashi Anko’s forehead with Medical Ninjutsu while she knelt before him.
• Mitarashi Anko hugged Uchiha Yufeng’s arm, and he told her he would develop a technique to burn energy so she could keep eating dango without gaining weight.
• Uchiha Yufeng considered adapting the Akimichi Clan Secret Technique to convert food calories into Chakra and store it through a Yin Seal.
• Uchiha Yufeng returned home and invited Mikoto and the other girls to mooch a meal at Kakashi’s, promising braised fish.

Uchiha Yufeng and Uchiha Izumi traveled to Iwagakure while Ōnoki prepared his village to investigate Konoha’s ties to Kirigakure and the Mizukage. Kurotsuchi demanded a chance to deal with Konoha’s envoy, and the chapter ended with her grabbing Ōnoki’s beard after he refused.

• Uchiha Yufeng set out for Iwagakure with Uchiha Izumi and explained the village’s Will of Stone as perseverance.
• Uchiha Yufeng reassured Uchiha Izumi that any trouble from Iwagakure would make the mission easier to handle.
• Ōnoki instructed Iwagakure’s leaders to investigate the relationship between Kirigakure, Konoha, and Uchiha Yufeng before deciding on the alliance.
• Kurotsuchi told Ōnoki that she had begun mastering Lava Release and asked to handle Konoha’s envoy.
• Ōnoki refused Kurotsuchi’s request, so she grabbed his beard and threatened to pull it out.

Uchiha Yufeng and Uchiha Izumi arrived in Iwagakure, where Kurotsuchi tested them and Izumi caught her in an illusion. Ōnoki recognized Yufeng as the legendary Uchiha, and after Yufeng dismissed Iwagakure as unworthy of his effort, Ōnoki forbade Kurotsuchi from approaching him.

• Uchiha Izumi asked whether they had reached Iwagakure, and their guide revealed herself as Kurotsuchi after Uchiha Yufeng saw through her Transformation Jutsu.
• Uchiha Izumi revealed her Three Tomoe Sharingan and trapped Kurotsuchi in an illusion, but Ōnoki arrived with eight ninjas and released her.
• Uchiha Yufeng criticized Ōnoki for not retiring, and Ōnoki identified him as the legendary Uchiha Yufeng.
• Kitsuchi led Uchiha Yufeng and Uchiha Izumi into Iwagakure, while Yufeng said Iwagakure was not worth his effort.
• Kurotsuchi asked Ōnoki if she could spend time with Yufeng to learn about Konoha, and Ōnoki warned her that Yufeng was dangerous and forbade her from approaching him.

Onoki and Iwagakure’s leaders discussed Uchiha Yufeng’s arrival, considering ways to gather intelligence while fearing he might target their Jinchuriki. The meeting ended with Onoki warning that Yufeng’s Sharingan and Susanoo might rival Uchiha Madara’s.

• Onoki convened Iwagakure’s leaders, and Kitsuchi identified the Konoha envoy as Uchiha Yufeng, alarming the officials who remembered his devastation during the war.
• Kitsuchi proposed using Yufeng’s arrival to gather intelligence, and an elder suggested exploiting his rumored weakness for women.
• Kurotsuchi felt insulted when she recalled that Yufeng had shown no interest in her, while Onoki permitted a cautious attempt to approach him.
• Onoki warned that Yufeng might be spying on Iwagakure’s Jinchuriki and explained that the Sharingan could control Tailed Beasts.
• Onoki revealed that Yufeng had used Susanoo in the war and said his Sharingan might have reached a level comparable to Uchiha Madara’s.

Uchiha Yufeng comforted Uchiha Izumi as she asked to awaken her Mangekyō Sharingan, and he considered using Genjutsu to help her. In Konoha, Namikaze Minato sent Jiraiya to investigate Amegakure’s apparent move against Kumogakure and gave him a scroll for emergencies.

• Uchiha Izumi told Uchiha Yufeng she wanted to awaken her Mangekyō Sharingan so she could help him, and he promised to find a way.
• Uchiha Yufeng considered using immersive Genjutsu and thought of Kurama Yakumo as a possible means to help Uchiha Izumi.
• An Anbu ninja reported to Namikaze Minato that Amegakure ninja were heading toward Kumogakure, prompting him to summon Jiraiya.
• Namikaze Minato and Jiraiya discussed the possibility that Akatsuki was targeting Kumogakure’s Jinchuriki, and Jiraiya decided to go to Amegakure to reach Nagato.
• Namikaze Minato gave Jiraiya a scroll from Uchiha Yufeng to use if he encountered danger, and Jiraiya promised to return safely.

Kurotsuchi spied on Uchiha Yufeng and Uchiha Izumi, mistook what she saw for Genjutsu, and confronted the Iwagakure Anbu assigned to monitor him. After the Anbu knocked her unconscious and took her away, Yufeng emerged and sensed that the Anbu captain’s Chakra was unusual.

• Kurotsuchi crept up to Uchiha Yufeng’s house and saw him with Uchiha Izumi, then convinced herself the scene was Genjutsu.
• Kurotsuchi questioned the Iwagakure Anbu and learned they had altered the house to gather intelligence by listening inside.
• Kurotsuchi attacked an Anbu ninja, who called out that she had fallen under Genjutsu.
• Three Anbu ninjas restrained Kurotsuchi, and another knocked her unconscious before carrying her away to the Tsuchikage.
• The Anbu captain stayed behind and watched over the area while Uchiha Yufeng emerged an hour later and noticed the captain’s unusual Chakra.

Uchiha Yufeng rejected Iwagakure’s one-sided alliance terms and intimidated Ōnoki of Both Scales into agreeing to negotiate. He then revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and declared that he had run out of patience.

• Uchiha Yufeng read Iwagakure’s proposed agreement and laughed at its demands that missions and resources go to Iwagakure first.
• Uchiha Yufeng unleashed his Chakra, knocking elders aside and frightening the assembled Iwagakure leaders.
• Ōnoki of Both Scales considered killing Uchiha Yufeng with Dust Release but backed down over the risk of provoking war with Konoha.
• Ōnoki of Both Scales offered to amend the agreement through negotiation, and Uchiha Yufeng revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and warned that his patience had run out.