Recaps

Qingyun confronted a masked Ninja who had kidnapped Kushina, pretending she meant nothing to him before risking himself to free her. Wounded and unable to defeat the attacker, Qingyun kept him occupied while Kushina ran to find help.

• Qingyun blocked a shuriken and found the masked Ninja holding a drugged Kushina, then claimed she was only a classmate.
• When the Ninja threatened to kill Kushina, Qingyun admitted she was his friend and tried to negotiate for her release.
• Qingyun tricked the Ninja into looking away, then attacked with the Azure Edge Sword and Great Fireball Technique, forcing him to release Kushina.
• Qingyun caught Kushina and shielded her from the Ninja's next strike, taking a wound as they retreated.
• Qingyun told Kushina to run for help and charged the Ninja, while Kushina fell, got back up, and continued running.
• Qingyun used the Golden Wild Goose Technique and Quanzhen Swordsmanship to evade the Ninja and keep him occupied.

Qingyun risked his life to protect Kushina from a masked Ninja, awakening his Two-Tomoe Sharingan in the fight. The attacker revealed herself as Mito Uzumaki, and Kushina demanded to know why her grandmother had tested them.

• Qingyun used his swordsmanship to fend off the masked Ninja, but repeatedly rushed to protect Kushina from his attacks.
• Qingyun awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan and used it to block the masked Ninja before urging Kushina to flee.
• Qingyun suspected the attacks were meant to force him to rescue Kushina, then took a Tachi wound in his chest while shielding her.
• Qingyun told the masked Ninja that Kushina was his friend and he could not bear to lose her, prompting the Ninja to disappear in smoke.
• Mito Uzumaki appeared, and Qingyun recognized that she had been testing him; Kushina angrily asked Mito why she had done it.

Mito Uzumaki tested Qingyun’s feelings for Kushina, then revealed that Kushina would one day become the Nine-Tails’ jinchūriki and asked him to protect her. Qingyun promised to keep Kushina safe, and Mito agreed to conceal his Sharingan as he returned to the Ninja Academy.

• Qingyun deduced that Mito Uzumaki had staged the attack to test how he felt about Kushina.
• Mito asked when Qingyun awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan, and he said it happened when he was three, after his parents died.
• Mito sent Kushina to the Ninja Academy and privately asked Qingyun to protect her in the future.
• Mito explained the tailed beasts and revealed that Kushina would succeed her as the Nine-Tails’ jinchūriki.
• Qingyun promised he would not let Kushina be harmed or rejected, and Mito asked him to keep her secret from Kushina.
• Qingyun asked Mito to conceal his Sharingan, and she agreed before leaving and telling him he could call her Grandma.

After rescuing Kushina and completing the Ninja Academy exams, Qingyun practiced the Nine Yang Divine Skill and opened another meridian. The influx of Natural Spiritual Energy strengthened his Sharingan toward its third tomoe, and he ended the chapter practicing the Lingbo Micro-Step.

• Qingyun returned Kushina safely to the Ninja Academy and finished the theory exam, letting her glimpse his answers before Iruka stopped them.
• Qingyun reflected on his encounter with Mito Uzumaki, then slept outside until Minato Namikaze and Kushina came to thank him.
• Qingyun took first place in the practical exam, followed by Minato Namikaze, Kushina, and Uchiha Yungang, then shared a meal with Minato Namikaze and Kushina.
• Qingyun converted his Primordial Internal Force into Nine Yang Internal Force and forced open the Hand Taiyin Heart Meridian.
• Natural Spiritual Energy flooded Qingyun, improving his Sharingan toward the Three-Tomoe stage and replenishing his internal force.
• Qingyun worried that his body might become valuable to anyone who ate his flesh, then began practicing the Lingbo Micro-Step.

Qingyun practiced the Lingbo Micro-Step and met Nawaki, who had come to challenge him; he agreed to train him after Nawaki got leave from school. Yasuko then summoned Qingyun to the Ninja Hospital to treat a critically injured ninja, and he arrived at the patient’s ward.

• Qingyun practiced the Lingbo Micro-Step with his sword until Nawaki attacked him with a Water Dragon Bullet Technique, but Qingyun evaded it and subdued him.
• Nawaki explained that he had come to spar after hearing about Qingyun from Tsunade, Kushina, and his grandmother, and Qingyun warned him not to attack people by surprise.
• Nawaki mentioned an Uchiha prodigy in his class who had awakened his Sharingan, and Qingyun agreed to train Nawaki after he requested leave from the Ninja Academy.
• Yasuko told Qingyun that a ninja was critically injured and most medical ninja had been sent to the front lines, so Qingyun rushed to the Ninja Hospital.
• Qingyun reached the hospital and headed to the ward where the critically injured ninja was being treated.

Qingyun operated on a poisoned, gravely wounded patient, extracted the toxin, repaired a damaged blood vessel, and worked through the night to study the poison. At dawn, the patient regained consciousness, and Qingyun arranged for the Hokage to be notified so the man could share his intelligence.

• Qingyun examined the black-blooded patient, identified the poison and severed blood vessel, and ordered an operating room and medicinal ingredients prepared.
• Qingyun extracted the toxin while a female ninja maintained the Mystical Palm Technique, then sutured the vessel and treated the patient with the technique.
• Qingyun told Hiruzen Sarutobi that the patient remained in critical condition and promised to help him share his intelligence if necessary.
• Qingyun took the poisoned blood to the Laboratory and spent the night studying the toxin and attempting to develop a Serum.
• At dawn, Qingyun learned the patient had awakened, examined him, and asked a nurse to notify Hiruzen Sarutobi.

After developing a Serum to cure the toxin, Qingyun woke to find school was on break and spent the day bathing, eating, and teaching Nawaki, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina. He saved his Blood Bodhi reward for a future emergency and ended the day practicing Six Meridian Divine Sword.

• After three days of nonstop research, Qingyun developed a Serum that eliminated the toxin, gave the female ninja its instructions, and went home to sleep.
• Kushina, Nawaki, and Minato Namikaze told Qingyun that school was on break, then argued over whether he should take them out or train Nawaki.
• Qingyun took them to the River, bathed, caught fish, and showed Nawaki how to practice Tree Climbing.
• Qingyun treated Nawaki's bruises after he fell, while Minato Namikaze and Kushina learned the routes and footwork for Lingbo Micro-Step.
• Qingyun claimed his system reward, decided to save the Blood Bodhi for a future battle, and began practicing Six Meridian Divine Sword.

Qingyun mastered and refined the Six Meridian Divine Sword, then took Minato Namikaze, Kushina, and Nawaki hunting near the Forest of Death. After the group worked together to restrain a gigantic black bear, Qingyun killed it and collected its paws.

• Qingyun used the Lesser Shang Sword, found it too slow, and strengthened his meridians until the attack blasted a crater into a massive tree.
• Qingyun trained the remaining meridians, practiced the Six Meridian Divine Sword, and then coached Minato Namikaze and Kushina in the Lingbo Micro-Step.
• Qingyun healed Kushina after she strained her back, then led Minato Namikaze, Kushina, and Nawaki hunting near the Edge of the Forest of Death.
• Qingyun fought a gigantic black bear with the Azure Edge Sword and Lightning Release: Earth Flow, while Minato Namikaze and Nawaki attacked and Kushina restrained it with Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Qingyun beheaded the restrained black bear, praised the group, and cut off its four paws.

Uchiha Fugaku confronted Qingyun on behalf of the clan elders, but Qingyun refused to return to a clan that had expelled him. Fugaku attacked, and Qingyun countered his techniques as their fight continued.

• Qingyun prepared the bear paws with Kushina and Nawaki, then went exploring with them and Minato Namikaze.
• Uchiha Fugaku approached the group and demanded that Qingyun come meet the Uchiha clan elders.
• Qingyun rejected Fugaku’s demand, insisting that he was no longer an Uchiha clansman and telling Fugaku to apologize for his attitude.
• Fugaku attacked Qingyun with the Great Fireball Technique, and Qingyun cut through it with his sword and rushed toward him.
• Fugaku activated his Sharingan and used a Shadow Clone, but Qingyun struck one clone with Lightning Release and drove the other back.
• Fugaku attacked with Phoenix Flower Jutsu and a wire-linked kunai formation, while Qingyun dodged with Lingbo Micro-Step and cut apart the kunai.

Qingyun defeated Uchiha Fugaku and rejected the Uchiha Clan’s attempt to bring him back, then left with Kushina, Minato Namikaze, and Nawaki. Hiruzen Sarutobi watched the fight and Qingyun’s display of secret techniques, while Qingyun hoped the Hokage would invest more in his growth.

• Qingyun destroyed Uchiha Fugaku’s shadow Clone Technique with Lesser Marsh Sword, then overwhelmed Fugaku with Lingbo Micro-Step and Quanzhen Swordsmanship.
• Qingyun held Azure Edge Sword to Fugaku’s neck and warned him to stop interfering in his life, but Fugaku argued that the clan had punished Uchiha Ichigo.
• Qingyun told Fugaku that the clan could not undo what it had broken, then left with Kushina, Minato Namikaze, and Nawaki, who excitedly asked to become his little brother.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi watched the fight through a Crystal Ball and recognized Qingyun’s strength and unusual techniques, considering what to offer in exchange for them.
• Qingyun realized Hiruzen Sarutobi had been watching and hoped the battle would persuade him to invest more heavily in Qingyun.

Qingyun shared roasted bear paws with Kushina, Minato Namikaze, and Nawaki before Mito Uzumaki offered him protection from political trouble. A month later, after trading techniques with Hiruzen Sarutobi and improving his home, Qingyun opened a jar of Buddha's Smile Wine and began refining its medicinal power.

• Qingyun roasted bear paws for Kushina, Minato Namikaze, and Nawaki, and Mito Uzumaki joined them after coming to look for the children.
• Mito Uzumaki praised Qingyun for defeating Uchiha Fugaku and offered to help if the Uchiha Clan's higher-ups caused trouble.
• Qingyun explained the Yin Seal to Minato Namikaze and said it stored chakra and helped Mito Uzumaki stay young.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi traded the Body Flicker Technique and Shadow Clone technique for Qingyun's Lingbo Micro-Step and Six Meridian Divine Sword, then gave him a chunin's salary.
• Qingyun repaired and furnished the wooden house, then dug up dozens of wine jars with Minato Namikaze.
• Qingyun opened a jar of Buddha's Smile Wine, drank a cup, and began refining its medicinal power.

Qingyun and Minato Namikaze refined Buddha's Smile Wine, opened new meridians, and strengthened their cultivation before resuming training with Nawaki and Kushina. The chapter ended as Uchiha Fugaku stood before the Uchiha Clan Head and faction elders at a leadership gathering.

• Qingyun used Buddha's Smile Wine to open his seventh and eighth meridians, strengthen his internal force, and awaken his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Minato Namikaze drank half a cup of Buddha's Smile Wine, opened his fifth meridian, and learned that the wine's strongest benefits came only with the first use.
• Qingyun told Minato Namikaze to bury most of the wine, then took him to buy supplies before they returned to training in the Forest of Death.
• Nawaki and Kushina joined Qingyun and Minato Namikaze for training, while Qingyun taught Nawaki Tai Chi Fist and Kushina Lingbo Micro-Step.
• The Uchiha Clan Head summoned Uchiha Fugaku to the clan's semiannual leadership gathering, where the Hawk and Dove faction elders sat in silence.

The Uchiha Clan debated how to handle Qingyun after Uchiha Fugaku described his strength and warned that trying to kill him could make him a dangerous enemy. The Clan Head chose to pursue reconciliation for now, while Fugaku planned to gain experience on missions after graduating.

• Uchiha Fugaku recounted Qingyun's unusual taijutsu, fast footwork, and powerful Finger Sword to the Clan Head and Elders.
• The Uchiha Second Elder called for Qingyun's death, while the Fourth Elder argued that the clan should make amends and win him over.
• The Grand Elder proposed sending a clan girl to attend Qingyun's class and offering him more resources and access to ninjutsu.
• The Grand Elder threatened to kill Qingyun if he refused their efforts, but Uchiha Fugaku warned that a failed attempt could provoke Qingyun's revenge.
• The Clan Head set aside the killing plan and ordered the clan to focus on winning Qingyun over; he then asked Fugaku about his plans after graduation.
• Uchiha Fugaku said he intended to form a team and gain mission experience before returning to the Police Force, and the Clan Head approved.

Qingyun spent the day with Kushina, Minato Namikaze, and Nawaki before Kushina led them on an exhausting shopping trip and to the Niki Ramen Shop. After dinner, Kushina insisted they continue to the night market, leaving the three boys in despair.

• Kushina lamented that school would keep her from seeing Qingyun, and he promised to visit the Ninja Academy when he had time.
• Qingyun offered to let Kushina decide how they spent the day, and she chose shopping, forcing Minato Namikaze and Nawaki to come along.
• Kushina browsed Konoha's shopping streets for hours without buying anything before the group stopped at the Niki Ramen Shop.
• The four ordered ramen from apprentice Ichiraku, and Qingyun wondered whether he was the legendary owner of the shop.
• After they ate, Kushina took Qingyun, Minato Namikaze, and Nawaki to browse the night market, prompting their despairing protests.

Qingyun attended the Ninja Academy’s first day back, where Uchiha Mikoto joined his class under orders to persuade him to return to the Uchiha Clan. After class, Uchiha Fugaku brought Uchiha Yungang and Uchiha Yunshan to apologize and asked Qingyun not to blame Mikoto for her assignment.

• Qingyun and Minato Namikaze returned to the Ninja Academy, where Iruka Umino introduced transfer student Uchiha Mikoto.
• Qingyun recognized the Uchiha Clan’s plan to have Mikoto approach him, while Kushina Uzumaki grew jealous of his attention toward her.
• Mikoto sat beside Kushina and began befriending her as a way to get closer to Qingyun.
• After class, Uchiha Fugaku arrived with Uchiha Yungang and Uchiha Yunshan, who apologized to Qingyun.
• Uchiha Fugaku asked Qingyun not to blame Mikoto for trying to persuade him to return to the clan, and Qingyun said he would leave her alone unless she crossed his bottom line.

Hatake Sakumo took command of Konoha’s front against Sunagakure as Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru prepared to leave with the wounded. After the Sannin departed, Qingyun experimented with fire ninjutsu and created a devastating White Finger Sword that left the river steaming and drastically lowered its water level.

• Hatake Sakumo heard reports from Tsunade, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Dan Katō, then assigned Dan to watch Iwagakure and took responsibility for the Sunagakure front.
• Tsunade worried that Sakumo would face Chiyo’s family alone, but Dan Katō reassured her, and Orochimaru agreed that Dan could handle Iwagakure’s forces.
• Orochimaru gave Sakumo a messenger snake, then led Tsunade and Jiraiya away with the wounded.
• Qingyun left Minato Namikaze, Kushina, Nawaki, and Uchiha Mikoto to handle dinner and went to the River to train his Great Fireball Technique.
• Qingyun compressed his internal force to create a smaller, hotter fireball, then channeled its White Flame through his thumb as the Lesser Shang Sword.
• Qingyun’s White Finger Sword blasted water into the air and burned away a vast layer of the River before he severed its connection and marveled at its power.

Qingyun developed a faster way to channel Fire Nature through the Six Meridian Divine Sword, unleashing a series of powerful blasts. After explaining the breakthrough to Minato Namikaze, Kushina, and Nawaki, he advised them on training and staying safe in battle.

• Qingyun realized that converting and compressing Internal Force for Fire Nature took too long, then distributed it through attribute-specific Meridians to bypass the delay.
• Qingyun fired the Six Meridian Divine Sword with greater speed and power, startling Minato Namikaze, Kushina, and Nawaki as explosions wrecked the area.
• Qingyun stopped after using over half his Internal Force and calmed the roiling energy while replenishing his strength.
• Qingyun told Minato Namikaze to recall their spar to help develop Wind Nature Transformation, and warned Nawaki to improve his combat skills and avoid approaching bodies carelessly.
• Qingyun advised Kushina to prioritize sealing jutsu with Grandma Mito and practice Lingbo Micro-Step, later combining it with the Body Flicker Technique.

Qingyun shared his medicinal Buddha's Smile Wine with Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya, helping them increase their chakra. After learning the Uchiha were trying to win Qingyun over and hearing that he had created a powerful seal-free ninjutsu, Tsunade was shocked by his abilities.

• Qingyun prepared dinner and warned Nawaki that the potent wine was not suitable for him.
• Tsunade arrived, drank from Qingyun's flask, and absorbed the wine's medicinal potency with her chakra.
• Orochimaru and Jiraiya returned and drank measured servings of the wine, while Qingyun cautioned them about its effects.
• Tsunade awoke with her chakra increased by about ten percent and questioned Qingyun about what he had been doing.
• Qingyun told Tsunade that the Uchiha had sent a girl to his class to win him over, easing her concern that they would target him.
• Nawaki told Tsunade that Qingyun had created a powerful ninjutsu requiring no hand seals, leaving her stunned.

Qingyun demonstrated his White Flame technique and traded its training methods to Orochimaru for Fire and Lightning Release techniques. Orochimaru discovered that the elemental Finger Sword was too dangerous for his meridians to use, while Qingyun later sent his drunken companions home and left Minato to clean up.

• Qingyun demonstrated a White Flame technique that consumed Orochimaru's water ninjutsu before finally going out.
• Qingyun traded the training methods for the Six Meridian Divine Sword and White Finger Sword to Orochimaru for eight A-rank Fire and Lightning Release techniques.
• Orochimaru successfully formed an elemental Finger Sword but injured his meridians, revealing that only someone with Qingyun's unusually tough meridians could use the method safely.
• Orochimaru returned Qingyun's scroll and said he might develop hand-seal-free ninjutsu from studying the Finger Sword.
• Qingyun drank Tsunade and Jiraiya under the table, and Orochimaru carried them away while Qingyun told Minato to clean up and prepared to take Kushina and Nawaki home.

Qingyun spent months strengthening his ninjutsu and battlefield skills, bringing his companions through dangerous training while mastering eight Fire and Lightning Release techniques. Near graduation, he began developing Chidori and successfully charged forward with the lightning gathered in his hand.

• Qingyun planned to develop Chidori and trained with Orochimaru's scroll of rare Fire and Lightning Release ninjutsu.
• Qingyun trained Minato Namikaze, Nawaki, and Kushina with traps and Explosive Tags, helping Nawaki improve his reactions after an injury.
• Qingyun, Minato Namikaze, Nawaki, and Kushina underwent ambush training with Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru until they could handle the simulated threats together.
• Qingyun mastered the eight ninjutsu, the Body Flicker Technique, and the Shadow Clone Technique, and considered graduating early as his strength approached that of an ordinary Jonin.
• Qingyun gathered Lightning Nature energy in his hand, produced Chidori's birdlike chirping sound, and charged forward with the technique.

Qingyun tested his new Chidori and discussed Nawaki’s wish to become Orochimaru’s apprentice with Tsunade. He revealed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and explained that he had awakened it after his parents died and gained its third tomoe through training.

• Qingyun used Chidori without his Sharingan, lost track of his surroundings, and crashed through a tree.
• Qingyun activated his Sharingan, used Chidori to smash a boulder, and explained the technique’s advantages and risks to Tsunade.
• Tsunade asked Qingyun what he thought of Nawaki wanting Orochimaru as his apprentice, and Qingyun advised her to let Nawaki decide.
• Tsunade asked whether Qingyun had awakened his Sharingan, and he showed her his Three-Tomoe eyes.
• Qingyun told Tsunade that he awakened his two-tomoe Sharingan after his parents died and gained another tomoe through years of training.

Qingyun told Tsunade about his Sharingan and asked her to keep it secret, then sought permission to graduate early and learn who might lead his team. Tsunade offered to ask Hatake Sakumo to take him and Minato, while Qingyun worried that Sakumo’s new fame would draw dangerous jealousy.

• Qingyun explained that Mito Uzumaki had discovered his Sharingan while testing him, and Tsunade promised to keep it secret.
• Qingyun told Tsunade he wanted to graduate early because his training had reached a bottleneck and he needed battlefield experience.
• Tsunade said she would ask Hatake Sakumo, who would soon return, whether he would lead Qingyun and Minato.
• Qingyun recalled how Sakumo had killed Chiyo's Son and Chiyo's Daughter-in-Law while fighting the Third Kazekage, earning the name Konoha's White Fang and the daimyo’s title of Hokage’s Aide.
• Qingyun warned Tsunade that Sakumo’s fame might make him a target for jealousy.

Qingyun warned Tsunade that Hatake Sakumo’s appointment by the Daimyo could provoke people in Konoha to frame him, and Tsunade agreed to pass on his concerns. Later, Qingyun decided that he and Minato Namikaze were ready to graduate, leaving Minato eager to apply the next day.

• Qingyun explained to Tsunade how Sakumo’s new position might make him a target of jealousy and political schemes, and said he hoped to prevent the tragedy.
• Tsunade believed Qingyun’s warning and promised to tell Sakumo, while saying she would eventually bring Qingyun under her command.
• Qingyun resumed training, first considering Chidori Stream and then how to combine Lingbo Micro-Step with the Body Flicker Technique.
• Qingyun told Minato Namikaze he planned to graduate that year because they needed life-and-death combat to grow stronger.
• Minato Namikaze eagerly announced he would submit an early graduation application to Iruka Umino the next day.
• Qingyun skipped his usual training and slept through the night.

Qingyun reached full mastery of the Nine Yang Divine Skill, opened his extraordinary meridians, and entered the Innate realm after absorbing a vast amount of natural spiritual energy. His breakthrough transformed his body and the surrounding area, and he left the story having explained the breakthrough to Minato Namikaze and Kushina while asking them to keep it secret.

• Qingyun cultivated from morning until noon, opened his Conception Vessel and Governing Vessel, and absorbed the spiritual energy gathering around him.
• Qingyun forced open all eight extraordinary meridians and completed his breakthrough into the Innate realm, greatly strengthening his body and Sharingan.
• Qingyun discovered that his height and hair had grown and that his cultivation had transformed his bones, meridians, dantian, and cells.
• Minato Namikaze and Kushina found the house engulfed by overgrown trees and weeds, so they helped Qingyun clear the area and rebuild two wooden houses.
• Qingyun told Minato Namikaze and Kushina about his breakthrough and asked them to keep it secret, while Kushina sensed his natural energy and clung to him.

Qingyun asked Mito Uzumaki to let Kushina graduate with him and promised to protect her, so Mito challenged him to hold his own against her. Their battle began at the Senju training ground, where Mito unleashed her Adamantine Sealing Chains and Qingyun struggled to evade them.

• Kushina learned her graduation application had been rejected, ran away in tears, and Qingyun sent Minato after her with a promise to find a way for her to graduate with them.
• Qingyun visited Mito Uzumaki and asked her to help Kushina graduate alongside him and Minato.
• Mito questioned Qingyun's motives and demanded that he hold out against her without losing if he wanted her approval.
• Qingyun accepted the challenge, and Mito, Tsunade, and Nawaki watched as the pair faced off at the Senju training ground.
• Qingyun attacked with Fire Release, Lightning Release, and his Lesser Shang Sword, but Mito cut through his fire technique and summoned Adamantine Sealing Chains, forcing him to dodge.