Recaps

Konan confronted Qingyun after suspecting that Yahiko was alive, and Qingyun confirmed it and explained Madara Uchiha’s conspiracy involving Nagato. Qingyun reunited Konan and Yahiko, then returned to Konoha after they had spoken.

• A gatekeeper told Qingyun that Konan had arrived at Konoha and wanted to see him, so Qingyun went to meet her.
• Konan explained that Nagato had fought a mysterious ninja in Kirigakure and that her intuition and the use of Qingyun’s Fengshen Leg made her suspect the ninja was Yahiko.
• Qingyun confirmed that Yahiko was alive and explained that he was hiding to protect Konan and Nagato from Madara Uchiha’s conspiracy.
• Qingyun warned Konan not to tell Nagato the truth and promised to revive him after the danger had passed.
• Qingyun brought Konan to Yahiko, and the two reunited while Qingyun left to check on Kimimaro and correct his swordsmanship.
• After talking with Yahiko, Konan thanked Qingyun, and he returned her to Konoha’s entrance before heading home.

Qingyun investigated the mysterious disappearances at the Konoha Orphanage after Yakushi Nonō asked for his help. He discovered that Kabuto had left willingly with Orochimaru and found traces of a second, unidentified intruder, so he prepared to wait for the culprit to return.

• Yakushi Nonō told Qingyun that children, including her adopted son Kabuto Yakushi, had gone missing from the Orphanage despite Kakashi and Shisui Uchiha investigating.
• Qingyun went to the Orphanage, where Shisui explained that the culprit had bypassed the defenses, drugged the children, and left no signs of a struggle in Kabuto’s room.
• Qingyun used his mental power to find underground passages and chakra traces belonging to Orochimaru, Kabuto Yakushi, and the Mysterious Man.
• Qingyun told Nonō that Kabuto had gone willingly with Orochimaru and assured her that he was safe.
• Qingyun ordered Kakashi and Shisui to withdraw the ANBU and hide nearby with him, expecting the culprit to return that night.

Qingyun caught Shennong using a puppet to approach the Orphanage and defeated him after recognizing him as the leader of the Hidden Sky Village. He discovered Shennong’s plan to poison Konoha with a Neurotoxin and learned where the Flying Fortress was, then set off for the Hidden Sky Village.

• Qingyun detected a puppet entering the underground passages and alerted Kakashi and Shisui Uchiha.
• Qingyun traced the puppet to Shennong, who opened all eight gates and attacked him.
• Qingyun stopped Shennong’s attack and immobilized him with a strike to his Shanzhong Point.
• Qingyun searched Shennong’s memories, learning of his plan to poison Konoha and the location of the Flying Fortress.
• Qingyun used his Mangekyo technique to travel near the Hidden Sky Village Base, then flew toward the village with the Divine Condor.

Qingyun took control of the Hidden Sky Village’s Flying Fortress and searched the desert for a Gelel Stone Vein to power it. After locating and transporting the vein, he headed for the Land of Grass to find a way to use its energy.

• Qingyun entered the Flying Fortress, hypnotized the Hidden Sky Ninja, and transferred them to the village below before inspecting the fortress.
• Qingyun realized Gelel Stones might supply the Flying Fortress’s energy and searched the desert with help from the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon.
• Qingyun blasted open the ground and used Heaven and Earth Great Shift to withstand the energy erupting from the exposed Gelel Stone Vein.
• Qingyun uprooted the entire vein with his Mangekyo and stored it in the Sun and Moon Space, then released it aboard the Flying Fortress.
• Qingyun stabilized the fortress and set course for the Land of Grass to research how to power its systems with the Gelel Stones.

Qingyun invited Orochimaru to develop a device that would power the Flying Fortress with the Gelel Stone, offering him immortality in exchange for his service. After explaining the Ōtsutsuki’s plans and promising another route to immortality, Qingyun secured Orochimaru’s agreement to work for him.

• Qingyun arrived at Orochimaru’s base in the Flying Fortress and asked him to create a device to draw energy from the Gelel Stone.
• Orochimaru sensed the stone’s immense energy and asked what Qingyun would offer for his help; Qingyun promised him immortality.
• Qingyun explained the Ōtsutsuki Clan’s God Trees and revealed how Black Zetsu had manipulated Madara Uchiha to pursue Infinite Tsukuyomi and free Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
• Orochimaru questioned whether Qingyun could obtain enough God Tree Fruit for everyone, and Qingyun described another plan to attain immortality and his investigation into Jigen and Kara.
• Qingyun told Orochimaru that he would receive immortality if he worked for him, and Orochimaru agreed.

Qingyun left Orochimaru with the Flying Fortress and instructions to develop an Energy Conversion Device, then returned to Konoha and found Hinata and Karin together. After Hinata persuaded him to forgive Karin, Qingyun learned that Naruto was fighting an Uchiha boy on Kage Rock.

• Qingyun taught Orochimaru the hand seals for the Flying Fortress barrier and ordered him to build an Energy Conversion Device and recruit researchers.
• Orochimaru planned to join the Akatsuki, investigate Hiruko, and bring Kabuto Yakushi to help with research; Qingyun told him the orphanage was safe but most of the orphans had died, and urged him to visit Nonō.
• Qingyun returned to Konoha and found Karin urging a shy Hinata to play instead of training.
• Qingyun threatened Karin with extra training and no food, but Hinata pleaded for him to forgive her, and he agreed.
• Karin told Qingyun that Naruto had been fighting an Uchiha boy on Kage Rock since morning.

Qingyun discovered that Otsutsuki Sanjun and Otsutsuki Toneri had come from the moon, and secretly followed them to learn the route back. Toneri became interested in Hinata, but he and Sanjun left her unharmed and postponed taking Hyuga Hiashi’s eyes after sensing another promising Byakugan bloodline.

• Qingyun sensed a mental presence attach itself to Hinata and realized the moon’s inhabitants had arrived in Konoha.
• Qingyun stopped Kushina from confronting the newcomers and told her that Otsutsuki Sanjun and Toneri were descendants of Hamura who lived on the moon.
• Toneri declared that he wanted Hinata to be his wife, and Sanjun sealed her memories of meeting them before leading Toneri away.
• Sanjun and Toneri entered the Hyuga Clan grounds intending to take Hiashi’s eyes, but Toneri sensed a developing Byakugan bloodline that might produce a Tenseigan.
• Sanjun abandoned his plan and returned with Toneri toward the Hidden Spirit River, while Qingyun secretly followed them.

Qingyun and Kushina followed Otsutsuki Sanjun and Otsutsuki Toneri through a hidden passage to the moon, where Qingyun planned to absorb the Giant Tenseigan and obtain its Bloodline for his allies. They fought Otsutsuki Sanjun and the Giant Tenseigan, and the chapter ended as Sanjun summoned an enormous statue.

• Otsutsuki Sanjun opened a passage at the Hidden Spirit River, and Qingyun and Kushina followed him and Otsutsuki Toneri through it.
• Qingyun told Kushina he wanted the Giant Tenseigan to strengthen himself and improve Neji and Hinata's chances of awakening the Tenseigan, and he considered testing a Byakugan transplant on Kimimaro Kaguya.
• Qingyun and Kushina emerged from the passage and survived an attack from Otsutsuki Sanjun's puppets by using Heaven and Earth Great Shift.
• Otsutsuki Sanjun recognized Qingyun and attacked with Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, but Qingyun and Kushina countered with Jade Maiden Swordsmanship.
• Otsutsuki Sanjun used Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, and the clash sent him flying and left him coughing blood.
• Otsutsuki Sanjun summoned an enormous statue while Qingyun and Kushina remained protected by Qingyun's energy shield.

Qingyun and Kushina unleashed Love of the Allure, killing Otsutsuki Sanjun and splitting the moon. After absorbing the Giant Tenseigan, Qingyun formed a gray vertical pupil that greatly strengthened his body and drew Kushina into its gaze.

• Qingyun and Kushina sensed Love of the Allure building in their swords as they fought the indestructible statue and Otsutsuki Sanjun.
• Qingyun and Kushina unleashed Love of the Allure, cut Otsutsuki Sanjun in half, and split the moon with the lingering sword intent; the statue then crumbled.
• Minato Namikaze and Konoha's leaders failed to contact Qingyun, while Jiraiya suggested he might have caused the moon's destruction; other villages also convened meetings, and Kumogakure prepared its Chakra Cannon.
• Qingyun and Kushina emerged from the sword technique with greatly improved sword intent, and Qingyun began absorbing the Giant Tenseigan's energy.
• Qingyun's brow mole became a gray vertical pupil, which drew Kushina into a trance and further refined Qingyun's energy and body; he gained the ability to control the pupil freely.

After absorbing the Giant Tenseigan on the moon, Qingyun gained a vertical pupil with hypnosis, ocular-power absorption, and Bloodline Extraction. He extracted Otsutsuki Toneri’s bloodline and returned to Konoha with Kushina.

• Qingyun fused the Peerless Good Sword’s sword soul with his Susanoo, subdued it with his sword intent, and gained deeper understanding of the sword.
• Qingyun explained the vertical pupil’s abilities to Kushina after she recovered from its hypnosis.
• Qingyun and Kushina reached the palace where Toneri was waiting among the hypnotized puppets.
• Despite Kushina’s pity for Toneri, Qingyun used Bloodline Extraction on him, leaving him a dried corpse and bottling his bloodline.
• Qingyun and Kushina used Sun and Moon Shine Together to return to Konoha.

After returning from the moon, Qingyun secluded himself to absorb the Dragon Essence and spent three years cultivating in the Forest of Death. As Shion graduated and worried about her absent father, Qingyun reached a breakthrough that shook Konoha, and Shion rushed toward him.

• Qingyun and Kushina returned to Konoha, where Minato pointed out that their battle had split the moon in two.
• Qingyun entered seclusion in the Forest of Death and absorbed the Dragon Essence, subduing the flood dragon's will in his sea of consciousness.
• Three years passed, and Shion, Uchiha Itachi, and Haku graduated and joined a team led by Shisui Uchiha.
• Shion declined Shisui's offer to celebrate, choosing instead to go home for dinner with Kushina and Tsunade.
• Qingyun's mysterious power spread across his body, and his punch created cracks in space and a thunderous explosion.
• Shion dropped the groceries she was buying and raced toward the Forest of Death.

After absorbing the Dragon Essence, Qingyun gained an immortal body, a transformed divine soul, and strength beyond the Six Paths level. He met the Sage of Six Paths, rejected the request to guard the barrier against the Ōtsutsuki Clan, but agreed to help Naruto and Sasuke grow stronger on his own terms.

• Qingyun discovered that the Dragon Essence had perfected his techniques, fused his true energy, made his body nearly immortal, and transformed his mental power into a divine soul.
• Qingyun activated Golden Dragon Mode and flew through a black hole to confront the Sage of Six Paths, who had been watching him.
• The Sage of Six Paths explained that the Ōtsutsuki Clan threatened the shinobi world and asked Qingyun to guard and repair the barrier on the moon.
• Qingyun refused to guard the barrier, saying he would kill any Ōtsutsuki who came and could leave the shinobi world with the people he cared about.
• Qingyun agreed to teach Naruto and offered to arrange for Kakashi to teach Sasuke if the Sage of Six Paths removed Indra's Chakra from Itachi.

Qingyun agreed to the Sage of Six Paths' demands and reunited with Shion after her graduation. After learning that Shion had been dreaming of Miroku, he retrieved her soul from the Pure Land and promised to revive her within three days.

• The Sage of Six Paths agreed to Qingyun's demands, and Qingyun left the mysterious space.
• Qingyun reunited with Shion in the Forest of Death, apologized for missing her graduation, and learned that she had been dreaming of Miroku and Moryo.
• Qingyun examined Shion and found Miroku's will in her bracelet, then followed its connection to retrieve Miroku's soul from the Pure Land.
• Qingyun defeated the Mysterious Man's attack with Sword Twenty-Three and sealed Miroku's soul in the Sun and Moon Space to remove the Pure Land's aura.
• Qingyun promised Shion that he would revive Miroku within three days, then led her to meet Kushina, Tsunade, and the Konoha High Command.

Qingyun reunited with Kushina and Tsunade after years in seclusion, then checked on his disciples and their progress. He arranged to begin teaching Neji and Hinata proper cultivation techniques the next morning before returning home with his family.

• Qingyun embraced Kushina and Tsunade, thanked them for caring for Shion, and promised he would not enter seclusion again anytime soon.
• Naruto asked Qingyun to teach him powerful techniques so he could beat Sasuke, and Qingyun told him to build his foundation by learning from Minato Namikaze first.
• Qingyun checked on Uchiha Itachi's health, learned that Itachi had awakened his Sharingan, and approved Kakashi teaching Sasuke the foundation-building cultivation technique.
• Qingyun told Neji and Hinata to meet him at the Forest of Death the next morning so he could formally teach them their cultivation techniques.
• Qingyun took Shion, Kushina, and Tsunade back to the residence.

Deidara escaped from Iwagakure after destroying its prison, while Qingyun took control of ten White Zetsu and began reviving Miroku. The chapter ended as the White Zetsu screamed and color returned to Miroku’s body.

• Deidara fought Ōnoki, was captured, and locked in Iwagakure’s prison.
• Deidara used hidden explosive clay to demolish the prison and escaped during the chaos, prompting Ōnoki to classify him as a rogue ninja.
• Qingyun found Tobi in the Uchiha Clan Compound and made him summon White Zetsu.
• Qingyun took control of ten White Zetsu and brought Miroku’s body out of the Sun and Moon Space.
• Qingyun guided Miroku’s soul into her body and used the Tenseigan’s Yin-Yang rotation to convert the ten White Zetsu’s life force, causing Miroku’s color to return.

Qingyun revived Miroku, and the reunited family welcomed her back. Meanwhile, Deidara traveled toward the Land of Fire and encountered Hidan and another Akatsuki member, who invited him to join.

• Qingyun used Yin-Yang Rotation, Life Conversion to revive Miroku, exhausting much of his ocular power.
• Miroku explained that she had stayed behind because she did not want to come between Qingyun, Kushina, and Tsunade, and Qingyun told her about their daughter Shion.
• Qingyun taught Miroku the Nine Yin Manual, and she quickly began cultivating before he took her to meet Kushina and Tsunade.
• Kushina and Tsunade greeted Miroku while Qingyun left them to make themselves presentable.
• Deidara traveled from Iwagakure toward the Land of Fire, setting off harmless explosions along the way.
• Hidan and another Akatsuki member stopped Deidara and invited him to join, warning that Ōnoki had sent three pursuit squads after him.

Deidara rejected Kakuzu and Hidan’s offer to join the Akatsuki, then set out for Konoha to find Qingyun. After reuniting Shion with her resurrected mother, Qingyun departed with his family for the Land of Swamps to eliminate Moryo.

• Deidara fought Hidan, whose scythe could not harm him after he used the Indestructible Diamond Divine Art.
• Kakuzu recognized Deidara’s technique and fled with Hidan after learning Deidara was Qingyun’s subordinate.
• Deidara stopped pursuing Kakuzu and Hidan, then flew toward the Land of Fire to find Qingyun.
• Shion tearfully reunited with Miroku and thanked Qingyun for bringing her mother back to life.
• Qingyun set out with Kushina, Tsunade, Miroku, and Shion for the Land of Swamps to eliminate Moryo.

Qingyun and his family traveled toward the Land of Swamps while Deidara escaped Iwagakure’s pursuit and Kimimaro faced a mysterious attacker in Kirigakure. At the ancestral hall, Qingyun released Moryo, extracted its Miko Origin for Shion, and refined the demon into essence for his own Divine Soul.

• Deidara used his Indestructible Diamond Body Divine Art to withstand Iwagakure ANBU’s attacks, punched their captain away, and escaped on a clay bird after leaving explosive spiders behind.
• The Iwagakure ANBU captain recognized Deidara’s technique as Qingyun’s Cultivation Technique and realized Deidara had joined Qingyun.
• A mysterious ninja attacked Kimimaro with Water Dragon Bullets and Lava Release, but Kimimaro cut through the attacks and demanded to know the ninja’s identity.
• After a month of sightseeing, Qingyun and his family reached the Land of Swamps, where Qingyun burned through Moryo’s failing seal.
• Qingyun used gray light to refine Moryo, infusing its Miko Origin into Shion and absorbing the remaining mental power essence into his Divine Soul.

After defeating Moryo, Qingyun traveled around the shinobi world with Kushina, Tsunade, and Miroku while Shion returned to take missions. In Kirigakure, Yahiko told Mei Terumi that the Uchiha Traitor had controlled the Mizukage and proposed killing Karatachi Yagura, leaving Mei to consult Genji as Yahiko warned that the mastermind might act soon.

• Qingyun asked Shion whether she wanted to travel with him or return to the village, and Shion chose to go back and take missions.
• Qingyun sent Shion to Shisui Uchiha, then traveled with Kushina, Tsunade, and Miroku.
• Mei Terumi challenged Kimimaro, invited him to join her team, and was interrupted by Yahiko.
• Yahiko identified Mei as the Rebel Army's leader and explained that the Uchiha Traitor had controlled Karatachi Yagura with Mangekyō genjutsu.
• Yahiko proposed luring Karatachi Yagura into a secluded place and killing him, while Mei said she would discuss the plan with Genji.
• Yahiko warned Mei that the mastermind might act soon, then left with Kimimaro as Mei went to find Genji.

Genji learned from Mei Terumi that Karatachi Yagura had been controlled by Mangekyo genjutsu and agreed to Yahiko’s plan to ambush him. Three days later, Yahiko and Kimimaro arrived at the meeting place, and Mei Terumi hurried them toward Genji’s ambush site.

• Mei Terumi told Genji that Kimimaro and Yahiko had revealed Karatachi Yagura was controlled by Mangekyo genjutsu.
• Genji agreed to Yahiko’s plan, instructing Mei Terumi to signal him with a white cloth and warning her to stay safe if Yahiko failed to appear.
• Genji told Mei Terumi that he would lure Karatachi Yagura into the trap himself while she went with Ao to the meeting place.
• Three days later, Mei Terumi and Ao hung a white cloth from a tree as Genji began luring Karatachi Yagura to the ambush site.
• Yahiko and Kimimaro arrived, and Mei Terumi grabbed Yahiko’s hand and rushed with them toward the ambush site.

Yahiko and Mei Terumi rushed to the ambush site, where Kimimaro fought Karatachi Yagura while Yahiko confronted Obito Uchiha. Kimimaro attacked Yagura over the Kaguya Clan’s destruction, and Yahiko battled Obito’s Kamui as the fight remained unresolved.

• Yahiko took Mei Terumi and Kimimaro to the ambush site using Fengshen Leg, and Mei Terumi guessed that his face was not real.
• Genji told Karatachi Yagura that Uchiha genjutsu controlled him, but Yagura rejected the claim and attacked Genji with Water Dragon Bullet.
• Kimimaro arrived, split Yagura’s Water Dragon Bullet, and charged at him to avenge the Kaguya Clan.
• Obito Uchiha intercepted Yahiko, while Yahiko sent Kimimaro to support Genji and stayed behind with Mei Terumi.
• Obito claimed to be Madara Uchiha, and Yahiko mocked him before countering his Fire Release with a sword strike.
• Yahiko evaded Obito’s chains and attacked with Fengshen Leg, but Obito escaped into the Kamui Dimension.

Yahiko forced Obito Uchiha to use Izanagi and escape, while Kimimaro killed Karatachi Yagura with his bone-and-sword-aura technique. Yahiko departed with Kimimaro after giving Mei Terumi his address, and Genji urged Mei to prepare to become Kirigakure's Fifth Mizukage.

• Yahiko's Fengshen Leg overwhelmed Obito Uchiha, who endured the blows, used Izanagi to escape death, and fled with Kamui.
• Yahiko met Mei Terumi after the fight and hurried with her to the ambush site.
• Kimimaro destroyed Karatachi Yagura's Water Mirror copy, then unleashed Early Fern Dance and killed Yagura with a formation of sword-aura-covered bone spikes.
• Yahiko praised Kimimaro, ended his cooperation with Mei Terumi, and gave her his address before leaving with Kimimaro.
• Mei Terumi admitted to Genji that she liked Yahiko, and Genji told her to prepare to become Kirigakure's Fifth Mizukage.

Yahiko and Kimimaro returned from Kirigakure while Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu planned how to counter Qingyun and recover the tailed beasts. They settled on seeking Danzo’s help with Impure World Reincarnation and sending Nagato to investigate the Uzumaki Clan’s sealing techniques.

• Kimimaro teased Yahiko about Mei Terumi, and Yahiko told him to make Suigetsu train harder.
• Obito Uchiha escaped Kirigakure with Kamui after using Izanagi and summoned Black Zetsu to discuss his defeat and Akatsuki’s plans.
• Black Zetsu urged Obito Uchiha to revive Madara Uchiha, but Obito refused and proposed reincarnating the dead to attack Konoha.
• Obito Uchiha suggested sending Nagato to the Uzumaki Ancestral Land to find a way to block Qingyun’s spatial perception and proposed recruiting Danzo.
• Black Zetsu agreed to approach Danzo but warned Obito Uchiha to keep Nagato unaware of Danzo’s role in Yahiko’s death, and Obito ordered Tobi to locate Danzo.

Danzo perfected his use of Impure World Reincarnation in his underground laboratory and was approached by Tobi, who offered him an alliance against Konoha. Danzo agreed on the condition that he receive Qingyun and Nagato Uzumaki's Rinnegan, while Tobi supplied White Zetsu as vessels for his experiments.

• Danzo reincarnated a Kumogakure jonin and ordered his subordinates to mask and control him.
• Tobi appeared in Danzo's laboratory and offered to cooperate, claiming the Akatsuki was under his control and would attack Konoha.
• Tobi outlined the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan and offered to help Danzo become Hokage, but Danzo focused on taking revenge on Qingyun.
• Danzo agreed to cooperate if Tobi captured Qingyun alive for him and gave him Nagato Uzumaki's Rinnegan.
• Danzo explained the limits of his Impure World Reincarnation research, and Tobi gave him several White Zetsu to use as vessels.

Danzo examined the White Zetsu Tobi left behind as he prepared to use them for his Impure World Reincarnation research. Meanwhile, Qingyun continued training during his travels with Tsunade, Kushina, and Miroku, then received two techniques from his upgraded system and demonstrated that he could fly unaided.

• Danzo told Tobi that White Zetsu would help him improve Impure World Reincarnation, but he still needed five years and a powerful Sealing Jutsu to control strong resurrected shinobi.
• Tobi left to report Danzo's plans to Obito Uchiha, while Danzo restrained the White Zetsu and began examining their bodies.
• Qingyun practiced One Sword Makes the Immortal Kneel during his travels, but after several months he had reached only minor mastery.
• The system awarded Qingyun Carefree Ascension Step and the Shenzhao Scripture after completing its upgrade.
• Qingyun absorbed both techniques and used Carefree Ascension Step to fly unaided, astonishing Kushina, Miroku, and Tsunade.