Recaps

Uchiha Qingyun, a transmigrator with a secretly awakened Two-Tomoe Sharingan, spent three years rebuilding his frail body through the Martial Ancestor System’s Tai Chi Fist. As he endured mistreatment within the Uchiha clan and prepared for a stronger future, the system finally issued a new task.

• Uchiha Qingyun recalled how he had died in his past life, awakened the Sharingan after entering the Naruto World, and learned that his parents had been killed by Kirigakure ninja.
• Qingyun activated the Martial Ancestor System, claimed its Tai Chi Fist manual, and discovered that its practice could cultivate Internal Force and convert it into Chakra.
• Qingyun spent three years practicing Tai Chi Fist while slowly recovering his health, living on a meager pension and instant noodles as Uchiha Ichigo embezzled his money and forced him to the edge of the clan lands.
• Qingyun finished his training for the day and returned to his home, where the system announced a new task and asked whether he would accept it.

Qingyun accepted a mission to pass the Ninja Academy entrance assessment, but the Uchiha Clan made him choose between proving himself in a fight and leaving the clan. He left, built a shelter near the Forest of Death, and met a boy named Minato Namikaze at the admissions office.

• The system issued Qingyun a mission to pass the Ninja Academy entrance assessment, with the Primordial Chaos Technique and a Minor Restoration Pill as rewards.
• Qingyun asked Uchiha Ichigo to help him register, but Ichigo demanded that he either defeat a child enrolling with the clan or renounce the Uchiha name and leave.
• Qingyun chose to leave the clan, packed his belongings, and departed after Uchiha Ichigo took his survivor's benefits.
• Qingyun built a wooden house near the Forest of Death and spent the next day preparing to register at the Ninja Academy.
• At the admissions office, Qingyun met a blond boy who introduced himself as Minato Namikaze.

Qingyun befriended Minato Namikaze, persuaded the Academy to let him enroll, and took him in as a neighbor. After teaching Minato Tai Chi Fist, Qingyun went with him to the Ninja Academy entrance examination.

• Minato Namikaze convinced the registration teacher to enroll Qingyun, and the two were told to return in three days.
• Qingyun cooked for Minato, and Minato decided to live beside him and built himself a house.
• Qingyun defeated Minato in a sparring match using Tai Chi Fist, then agreed to teach him the style.
• Minato moved in, and the two practiced Tai Chi Fist together for several days.
• Qingyun and Minato walked side by side through the Ninja Academy gates on the day of the entrance examination.

Qingyun entered Class A at the Ninja Academy while hiding his strength, then used the system’s reward to begin cultivating the Primordial Chaos Technique. After the Minor Restoration Pill overwhelmed his meridians, his Two-Tomoe Sharingan activated and began refining its energy.

• Qingyun and Minato Namikaze took the entrance exam, and Qingyun paced himself into the top thirty while Minato finished first.
• Iruka Umino assigned Qingyun and Minato to Class A, and the system rewarded Qingyun with the Primordial Chaos Technique and a Minor Restoration Pill.
• Uchiha Yungang and Uchiha Yunshan tried to punch Qingyun, but he redirected their attacks so they struck each other.
• Qingyun and Minato returned to the Forest of Death, cooked a meal, and Minato stood guard while Qingyun cultivated.
• Qingyun swallowed the Minor Restoration Pill, struggled to control its surging Internal Force, and watched his Two-Tomoe Sharingan absorb and refine the energy.

Qingyun absorbed natural energy, strengthened his body, and taught Minato Namikaze the Primordial Chaos Technique while warning him to keep their cultivation secret. On the first day at the Ninja Academy, they listened to Hiruzen Sarutobi’s opening speech and hurried to class.

• Qingyun opened a meridian and absorbed natural energy with his Sharingan, which left his Internal Force jade-like and made his body more than twice as capable as before.
• Qingyun made Minato Namikaze promise to keep his Sharingan secret, then taught him the Primordial Chaos Technique; Minato opened his Dantian and learned to sense and circulate qi.
• Qingyun warned Minato to disperse his Internal Force through his meridians and not reveal their cultivation method, even to the Third Hokage.
• Qingyun and Minato practiced together until the Ninja Academy term began, and Qingyun checked that Minato had dispersed his Internal Force before they arrived.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi addressed the students at the academy’s opening ceremony, and Qingyun hurried with Minato to the classroom once they were dismissed.

Qingyun attended his first day at the Ninja Academy, where he introduced himself and studied the textbooks while keeping his distance from his classmates. At lunch, he defeated Uchiha Yungang and Uchiha Yunshan after they harassed him, then warned them to keep quiet about the fight and leave him alone.

• Iruka Umino introduced himself and invited the top student, Minato Namikaze, to speak; Minato shared his dream of becoming Hokage and returned to sit beside Qingyun.
• Uchiha Yungang, Hyuga Jun, and other students introduced themselves before Qingyun briefly said he wanted his friends and himself to live well.
• Iruka Umino distributed textbooks with Shadow Clones, and Qingyun memorized their contents while privately practicing Tai Chi Fist in his mind.
• At lunch, Qingyun left Minato Namikaze among the girls and declined Huagang Yanzi's request to join him; Minato later found Qingyun at a quiet spot.
• Uchiha Yungang and Uchiha Yunshan confronted Qingyun, who used Tai Chi to overpower them and break both boys' right feet.
• Qingyun warned Uchiha Yungang and Uchiha Yunshan not to tell the Uchiha Clan about the fight or mention the clan to him again, then returned to Minato Namikaze.

After Qingyun defeated the Uchiha brothers, Hiruzen Sarutobi investigated his background and met with him and Minato Namikaze over dinner. Qingyun earned Hiruzen’s trust for now, received money, and ended the night practicing swordsmanship before cultivating his Internal Arts.

• Qingyun told Minato Namikaze that the Uchiha brothers would keep their defeat quiet, while Hiruzen Sarutobi secretly investigated Qingyun and ordered his records sealed as top secret.
• Qingyun claimed the reward for completing his quest and learned Basic Swordsmanship, then practiced with the Azure Edge Sword after class.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi visited Qingyun and Minato Namikaze, questioned Qingyun about leaving the Uchiha, and heard him explain that he wanted strength to protect himself and his companions.
• Qingyun told Hiruzen Sarutobi that he had no ties to the Uchiha and supported Minato Namikaze’s dream of becoming Hokage, easing Hiruzen’s suspicions.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi joined Qingyun and Minato Namikaze for dinner and gave Qingyun banknotes before leaving; Qingyun later practiced swordsmanship and cultivated his Internal Arts.

Qingyun reassured Minato Namikaze that he would not betray the village or hurt him, then continued building his strength and received a mission to take first place in practical combat. At the class’s first combat lesson, Qingyun drew the last match while Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Sannin watched, considering whether to take him or Minato as a disciple.

• Qingyun promised Minato Namikaze that he would never harm him and explained that he wanted peace rather than domination.
• More than half a year later, Qingyun demonstrated his growing strength, and the system assigned him a mission to win first place in practical combat, with the Golden Wild Goose Technique and Quanzhen Swordsmanship as rewards.
• Qingyun and Minato Namikaze arrived at school for their first practical combat class, where Iruka Umino paired students by drawing lots.
• Qingyun drew number fifteen and told Minato Namikaze that he would stop hiding his abilities in the fights.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru watched the students as Hiruzen suggested that one of them might take Qingyun or Minato as a disciple.

Hiruzen Sarutobi brought his disciples to watch the Ninja Academy students compete, hoping one would take Qingyun as a disciple. Qingyun defeated Hyuga Jun with his self-created Tai Chi Fist, which reflected the Gentle Fist attack and struck Hyuga Jun’s chakra points, leaving the final contest for first place between Qingyun, Minato Namikaze, and Uchiha Yungang.

• Jiraiya announced that he wanted to take Minato Namikaze as his disciple, then Tsunade punched him and Hiruzen Sarutobi after Jiraiya revealed an embarrassing secret.
• Minato Namikaze quickly defeated a civilian student, while Qingyun won two matches and advanced to the final five.
• Qingyun drew Hyuga Jun and used Tai Chi Fist to redirect his Gentle Fist attack, causing Hyuga Jun to strike his own chakra points and collapse.
• Tsunade healed Hyuga Jun and realized Qingyun had created the taijutsu himself, while Hyuga Jun awakened his Byakugan.
• Tsunade stayed to oversee the remaining matches, and Iruka Umino announced that Qingyun, Minato Namikaze, and Uchiha Yungang would draw lots to compete for first place.

Qingyun defeated Uchiha Yungang after testing whether Tai Chi Fist could block the Great Fireball Technique, though the fireball burned his arm. He then urged Minato Namikaze to attack with full strength, hoping Minato would seize the attention of the powerful observers watching the spar.

• Qingyun drew the first token, while Minato Namikaze received the bye and advanced to the next round.
• Qingyun countered Uchiha Yungang's kunai, then let Yungang's Great Fireball Technique strike his Tai Chi Yin-Yang Diagram to test its defenses.
• After the fireball burned through Qingyun's defense, Qingyun dodged one attack and took the next head-on, scorching his arm.
• Qingyun exploited Uchiha Yungang's stunned reaction to hit him with blunt kunai and hold a shuriken to his neck, winning the spar.
• Tsunade scolded Qingyun for risking injury, but Qingyun declined treatment and called Minato Namikaze to spar.
• Qingyun rebuked Minato Namikaze for holding back and urged him to use his full strength while powerful observers watched.

Qingyun defeated Minato Namikaze in their first practical combat session after refining his Tai Chi through the pressure of Minato’s speed. After the fight, Tsunade healed Qingyun and offered to teach him, prompting him to ask whether his Uchiha background bothered her.

• Minato Namikaze used wind-shaped Chakra to outpace Qingyun and attack from different directions, while Qingyun maintained his Tai Chi Yin-Yang Diagram.
• Qingyun rejected activating his Two-Tomoe Sharingan to avoid attracting the Uchiha leadership, Sarutobi, and Danzo, and instead closed his eyes to find Minato by sound.
• Qingyun refined his Tai Chi, caught Minato Namikaze, and sent him off the platform with yielding strikes before safely dispersing the force building inside him.
• Minato Namikaze admitted defeat, and Iruka Umino announced Qingyun as the winner of the practical combat session.
• Tsunade healed Qingyun’s injured arm with the Mystical Palm Technique and offered to make him her student.
• Qingyun asked Tsunade whether she minded that he was from the Uchiha Clan.

Qingyun revealed his Uchiha background to Tsunade, and Hiruzen Sarutobi explained why Qingyun had left the clan and urged her to accept him. Tsunade took Qingyun as her disciple, Jiraiya took Minato Namikaze, and Hiruzen sent them off to celebrate with Qingyun cooking.

• Qingyun told Tsunade he had once belonged to the Uchiha Clan, leaving her stunned and conflicted about accepting him as a disciple.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived with Orochimaru and Jiraiya, dismissed the other students, and explained that Qingyun had been expelled after clan members tried to steal his survivor benefits.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi urged Tsunade to set aside her prejudices, while Orochimaru argued that Qingyun's talent would suit ninjutsu.
• Tsunade accepted Qingyun as her disciple, and Qingyun bowed to her as his big-sister teacher.
• Jiraiya invited Minato Namikaze to become his disciple, and Minato accepted after Qingyun encouraged him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Orochimaru to take the boys to a feast and told Qingyun to cook, leaving Qingyun dismayed.

Qingyun hosted Tsunade, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Minato Namikaze at his humble home, where he demonstrated powerful swordsmanship that deepened Orochimaru’s interest in him. Orochimaru offered Tsunade money to take Qingyun as his student, but she refused despite the temptation.

• Tsunade offered Qingyun a place in her home, but he said he was content living with Minato Namikaze.
• Jiraiya examined Qingyun’s Azure Edge Sword, then impressed Minato Namikaze with a fireball jutsu and offered to teach him Ninjutsu.
• Qingyun demonstrated his Basic Swordsmanship and Quanzhen Swordsmanship, and Orochimaru tested him with a Wind Release attack.
• Qingyun cut through Orochimaru’s Wind Blade with Sword Energy, forcing Orochimaru to block the attack with an Earth-Style Wall.
• Orochimaru offered Tsunade fifty million ryo and then one hundred million ryo for Qingyun, but Tsunade refused to give up her student.

Qingyun impressed Hiruzen Sarutobi with his sword styles and learned that he possessed all five elemental Chakra affinities. He chose fire and lightning to focus on and asked Tsunade to teach him Medical Ninjutsu, leaving Tsunade uncertain whether his Uchiha constitution would suit it.

• Orochimaru offered Tsunade a hundred million ryo to take Qingyun as his student, but she refused, and Hiruzen Sarutobi later praised Qingyun's original sword styles over dinner.
• Qingyun reflected on the coming conflict with Hanzo of the Salamander and Dan Katō's predicted death, but decided to hide what he knew and focus on getting stronger.
• Tsunade tested Qingyun with Chakra Paper, and it reacted to all five elemental affinities.
• Tsunade advised Qingyun to focus on one or two affinities, and he chose fire and lightning before asking to learn Medical Ninjutsu.
• Tsunade questioned whether an Uchiha could learn Medical Ninjutsu, but Orochimaru urged her to let Qingyun try because his Chakra seemed unusually abundant and strange.

Qingyun traded his martial arts techniques to Orochimaru for Ninjutsu and gave Tsunade a scroll for Hiruzen Sarutobi. Tsunade tested Qingyun’s Chakra control, and he quickly mastered tree climbing and running on water, leaving her astonished by his talent and Chakra reserves.

• Orochimaru offered to trade Ninjutsu for Qingyun’s Swordsmanship and fist technique, and Qingyun agreed while warning that his Sword Technique was difficult to master.
• Qingyun wrote Tai Chi Fist, Basic Swordsmanship, and Quanzhen Swordsmanship on scrolls for Orochimaru and Tsunade, asking Tsunade to give one to Hiruzen Sarutobi as repayment for his care.
• Orochimaru left after receiving the scroll, and Tsunade took Qingyun to a riverbank to test his Chakra control.
• Qingyun failed his first attempt at tree climbing, then quickly understood the technique and climbed up and down the trunk.
• Qingyun initially sank into the river, but soon learned to run across its surface while practicing Tai Chi Fist and shaping water with his Internal Force.
• Qingyun exhausted his Chakra and fell into the river, while Tsunade recognized his exceptional control and unusually large reserves.

Qingyun learned to revive fish with his Internal Force under Tsunade’s guidance, then celebrated by cooking her a fish feast and drinking with her. After Tsunade left tipsy, Qingyun resumed training and learned that Jiraiya had taken Minato Namikaze along to peep on girls bathing.

• Qingyun calmed his mind and successfully revived a fish by feeding it Internal Force.
• Tsunade told Qingyun to revive as many fish as he had killed, and he restored them one after another.
• Qingyun caught fish and prepared a ten-dish feast for Tsunade as thanks for her lesson.
• Qingyun drank Tsunade’s entire bottle of liquor, then matched her bottle for bottle until she became tipsy and went home.
• Qingyun practiced the Primordial Chaos Technique until Minato Namikaze returned, and he guessed Jiraiya had taken Minato Namikaze peeping on girls bathing.

Qingyun spent a year strengthening his martial arts, ninjutsu, and medical skills while preparing for the coming war. When Kushina Uzumaki joined the Ninja Academy and was mocked for her dream of becoming Hokage, Qingyun defended her, then told Minato why he had intervened.

• Qingyun trained daily for a year, mastered medical books and several ninjutsu, and advanced his martial arts and Sharingan.
• Qingyun learned that Tsunade’s proposal to train more Medical Ninja had been rejected, while Tsunade and Dan Katō had fallen in love.
• Minato told Qingyun that Jiraiya was guarding the border against Iwagakure and reassured him that Jiraiya would be fine.
• Iruka Umino introduced Kushina Uzumaki to the class, where she declared her dream of becoming Konoha’s first female Hokage.
• When the students mocked Kushina, Qingyun demanded they apologize, and they quickly obeyed.
• Minato wondered if Qingyun liked Kushina, so Qingyun explained that her treatment reminded him of the insults he had endured in the Uchiha clan.

Kushina tried to befriend Qingyun, and after he accidentally knocked her down during Tai Chi practice and learned how lonely she felt, he comforted her by sharing his past. The two became friends, with Kushina declaring Qingyun her first friend in Konoha.

• Kushina approached Qingyun and Minato in class, but Qingyun mostly ignored her, so she sat beside him at lunch and peppered him with questions.
• Qingyun left Kushina to wash his lunch box, then practiced Tai Chi Fist in an open area.
• Kushina approached Qingyun while he was training, and his reflexive counter knocked her to the ground despite his attempt to hold back.
• Kushina began crying after Qingyun reprimanded her, so he apologized and told her how he had met Minato and that he had been born into the Uchiha Clan.
• Qingyun comforted Kushina by urging them both to grow stronger, and Kushina asked him to be her friend.
• Qingyun accepted Kushina’s friendship, and she introduced herself as Kushina Uzumaki.

Qingyun sparred with Kushina, then reunited with Tsunade, who returned from the battlefield and tested his medical knowledge. Tsunade ordered him to begin helping at Konoha Hospital, and his system assigned him a mission to treat the wounded.

• Qingyun demonstrated Tai Chi Fist to Kushina and explained how it let him anticipate and counter her attacks.
• Kushina admitted she had not learned Sealing Jutsu yet and vowed to master it so she could defeat Qingyun.
• Tsunade returned and took Qingyun, Kushina, and Minato Namikaze to Qingyun's home for a meal; she explained that Sakumo had taken over the Sunagakure front and that she would soon return to the battlefield.
• Minato Namikaze asked after his teacher, and Tsunade reassured him that Jiraiya was safe and his front was quiet.
• Tsunade tested Qingyun's medical knowledge, praised his answers, and told him to report to Konoha Hospital the next day.
• Qingyun received a system mission to treat wounded patients at Konoha Hospital, with greater rewards for treating more people.

Qingyun began working at the Ninja Hospital under Tsunade, treating wounded shinobi with the Mystical Palm Technique despite its risks. After caring for more than thirty seriously injured patients, he ended the day with aching meridians in his hands.

• Tsunade arranged for Qingyun to work at the Ninja Hospital, and he reassured Minato Namikaze that he would still return home and train with him.
• Qingyun arrived at the Ninja Hospital and Yasuko led him to Tsunade's office to confirm that he was her student.
• Tsunade gave Qingyun a work uniform and instructed him to use the Mystical Palm Technique on wounded shinobi to speed their recovery.
• Qingyun warned Tsunade that the technique shortened patients' lives, but she explained that the battlefield crisis required them to recover quickly and that the patients had agreed to the treatment.
• Qingyun treated more than thirty seriously wounded patients, including a scarred Chunin, and finished the day with aching meridians in his hands.

Tsunade protected Qingyun from Hiruzen Sarutobi's attempt to send him toward the wartime front, while Qingyun comforted Kushina and discouraged Minato Namikaze from graduating early. The chapter ended with Qingyun and Minato returning to their quarters to practice the Primordial Chaos Technique.

• Tsunade treated Qingyun's strained hands and sent him away from the hospital, then refused Hiruzen Sarutobi's request to put him near the battlefield because he was too young.
• Qingyun returned home and comforted Kushina after Minato Namikaze explained that her classmates had mocked her and she had fought them.
• Qingyun and Minato Namikaze walked Kushina home, and Kushina told Mito Uzumaki about Qingyun's skill and his work treating wounded soldiers.
• Mito Uzumaki invited Kushina to bring Qingyun over for a meal after noticing how fond Kushina was of him.
• Minato Namikaze asked Qingyun whether he should graduate early, and Qingyun advised him to wait and strengthen his foundations rather than risk being sent to the front.
• Qingyun and Minato Namikaze returned to their quarters and practiced the Primordial Chaos Technique.

Qingyun treated wounded ninjas at the hospital, impressing Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other elders with his medical skill and dedication. After half a month, Tsunade told him she would return to the battlefield the next day, and the two went out for Yakiniku before she left.

• Qingyun used his internal force to heal patients with fewer harmful side effects than chakra-based treatment, then restored his strength between patients.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu secretly watched Qingyun work, and Hiruzen decided not to send him to the battlefield yet.
• Qingyun treated the wounded every day for half a month, increasing the number of patients he could help from thirty to forty a day.
• Tsunade invited Qingyun to eat with her after telling him she would lead the recovered ninjas back to the battlefield the next day.
• Qingyun wished Tsunade safety, and she took him to the Barbecue Restaurant for Yakiniku.

Qingyun shared a meal with Tsunade and opened up about the fear and hardship that shaped his dream of becoming strong enough to protect himself and his friends. After Tsunade promised to protect him, he made meat pies with Minato to give her as travel rations before she returned to the battlefield.

• Qingyun and Tsunade ate Akimichi Yakiniku together, and Tsunade reminisced about coming there with Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
• At Kage Rock, Qingyun told Tsunade about his difficult childhood, how he created Tai Chi Fist, and his determination to grow strong enough to protect his friends.
• Tsunade promised to protect Qingyun, and he promised to protect her when he grew up.
• After Tsunade left, Qingyun reflected on her losses and resolved to become stronger so he could change tragedies in the Original Story.
• Qingyun bought ingredients, checked his traps, and made meat pies with Minato as travel rations for Tsunade's return to the battlefield.
• At dawn, Qingyun packed the meat pies and raced toward Konoha's gate.

Qingyun gave Tsunade a bundle of flatbread as a farewell gift before she left Konoha with the ninja convoy, then returned to his work and claimed the rewards for completing his healing mission. After gaining several new techniques and a wine recipe, he headed to the Ninja Hospital to gather herbs for brewing the wine.

• Qingyun caught up with Tsunade and gave her flatbread he and Minato had made, and Tsunade thanked him before warning Hiruzen Sarutobi to protect him.
• Tsunade ordered the several hundred ninja and the supply convoy to move out, while Qingyun watched them leave with Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders.
• Mito Uzumaki watched Qingyun through a Crystal Ball and worried about his Uchiha heritage and its connection to the Nine-Tailed Fox.
• Qingyun checked on patients at the Ninja Hospital, then returned to his lodgings in the Forest of Death and claimed the rewards for treating 635 ninja.
• The system gave Qingyun the Buddha's Smile Wine recipe, Nine Yang Divine Skill, Six Meridian Divine Sword, and Lingbo Micro-Step, and he went to the hospital to request medicinal herbs.

Qingyun gathered herbs and brewed Buddha's Smile Wine, then set out for the Ninja Academy with Minato. When he found Kushina's red hair on the road, he suspected she had been kidnapped and followed the trail into a remote part of Konoha, where an unseen attacker ambushed him.

• Qingyun obtained Purple Gold Grass, Night-Bright Flower, Fire-Blaze Lingzhi, and Calming Spirit Grass from Nara Tengzhi and began brewing Buddha's Smile Wine at home.
• Qingyun enlisted Minato Namikaze to help bury the wine jars, and Minato said he wanted to grow stronger to help Konoha.
• Minato told Qingyun that Iruka had announced a test at the Ninja Academy, so Qingyun went there with him the next morning.
• Qingyun found red hair on the road and sent Minato to the Ninja Academy to check whether Kushina was there and raise the alarm.
• Qingyun followed more strands of hair into a remote area, suspected someone was using Kushina as bait, and blocked a shuriken with his Azure Edge Sword.