Recaps

Utatane Koharu and her companions arrived in Sunagakure to negotiate peace and reparations, while Qingyun encountered Sasori and Chiyo on the way to the Kazekage Building. The group continued toward their meeting with the Third Kazekage as tensions between Konoha and Sunagakure remained high.

• After three days of travel, Utatane Koharu and her companions reached Sunagakure, where a gate guard reported their arrival to the Third Kazekage.
• The Third Kazekage ordered his attendant to summon Chiyo, Ebizo, and Rasa and bring Utatane Koharu to his office to discuss the negotiations.
• On the way to the Kazekage Building, Qingyun recognized the red-haired boy as Sasori, and the two exchanged names before preparing to fight.
• Chiyo arrived and stopped the confrontation; Sasori left for a puppet-material shop, and Chiyo recognized Qingyun as Konoha's Sword Immortal and Thunder God.
• Chiyo warned Qingyun to keep a lower profile and continued toward the Kazekage's Office, while Qingyun remained confident in his strength.

Qingyun accompanied Utatane Koharu to Sunagakure, where the Third Kazekage wagered an additional request against the five billion in war reparations. Qingyun chose One's Own Life Reincarnation as his prize and began a duel with the Third Kazekage in the desert.

• Qingyun told Utatane Koharu that the red-haired boy Sasori seemed stronger than Rasa, and she resolved to have spies investigate him.
• Utatane Koharu insisted on discussing business before the banquet, while Qingyun provoked Pakura and Rasa outside the Kazekage's office.
• The Third Kazekage offered an additional request if someone from Konoha could defeat him, and Qingyun asked for Chiyo's One's Own Life Reincarnation.
• Chiyo confirmed that Qingyun could receive the forbidden jutsu if he won, and the Third Kazekage chose the desert outside Sunagakure for their fight.
• Qingyun and the Third Kazekage opened their battle with Iron Sand Giant Needles and Flame Meteor Technique.

Qingyun fought the Third Hokage Kazekage, countering his iron sand with increasingly powerful techniques. He finally shattered the Kazekage’s defenses and struck him down, declaring that he had won the round.

• The Third Hokage Kazekage attacked Qingyun with iron sand spears and a triangular pyramid formation, then used taijutsu to pressure him at close range.
• Qingyun used the Sharingan and Tai Chi Fist to counter the Kazekage’s punch, then sent him flying with the Tai Chi Yin-Yang Diagram.
• The Third Hokage Kazekage took to the air and rained iron sand needles on Qingyun, who defended himself with Heaven and Earth Great Shift and Earth Flow Wall.
• Qingyun activated Fire Release Chakra Mode, melting the iron sand and breaking through the Kazekage’s barriers with his Peerless Yang Sword.
• Qingyun severed one of the Kazekage’s iron sand wings and chased him through the air with Fengshen Leg, sending him crashing into the ground.
• Qingyun landed beside the gravely wounded Third Hokage Kazekage and declared that he had won the round.

Qingyun defeated the Third Kazekage and obtained Chiyo’s notes on One’s Own Life Reincarnation before leaving Sunagakure with Utatane Koharu’s delegation. After Ebizo arranged to leak their route to bounty hunters, Qingyun sensed danger in the Land of Rivers and struck an unseen attacker with a fire technique.

• Qingyun defeated the Third Kazekage, who conceded and ordered Chiyo to give him the forbidden jutsu’s information.
• Chiyo handed Qingyun a scroll describing One’s Own Life Reincarnation, and Utatane Koharu led the delegation toward the Land of Fire.
• Ebizo proposed leaking Qingyun’s presence and route to bounty hunters, and the Third Kazekage approved the plan.
• Qingyun sensed a threat as the group entered the Land of Rivers, but their journey remained peaceful until they stopped by a river.
• Qingyun urged the group to leave quickly, then unleashed the Great Dragon Fire Technique at an apparently empty stretch of ground and heard an attacker scream.

Qingyun fought Kakuzu after driving off the Bounty Ninjas, while Cat Demon and the others evacuated Utatane Koharu under Might Duy’s protection. The chapter ended after Kakuzu unleashed a devastating Chakra Cannon at Qingyun and Might Duy decided to return to the battlefield.

• Qingyun’s White Flame burned the hidden Bounty Ninjas, and Cat Demon and the others routed those who remained.
• Qingyun detected Kakuzu’s attack, warned Utatane Koharu’s group to scatter, and severed Kakuzu’s tendrils and black monster.
• Qingyun broke through Kakuzu’s Flame-Wind Turbulent Wave and charged him with Chidori, but Kakuzu escaped his attack and prepared a powerful blast.
• Qingyun formed Heaven and Earth Great Shift to face Kakuzu’s Chakra Cannon as a deafening explosion shook the battlefield.
• Cat Demon and the others escorted Utatane Koharu away while Might Duy defeated the Bounty Ninjas blocking their path.
• After seeing the explosion in the distance, Might Duy asked Da Lü to put him down so he could return and support Qingyun.

Qingyun returned to the envoy party after Kakuzu fled, and the group continued toward the Land of Fire. A huge sword-wielding condor attacked Qingyun, but he recognized it as the Divine Condor, gave it an Awakening Potion, and gained an aerial scout as they resumed their journey.

• Qingyun redirected Kakuzu's Chakra Cannon to destroy two black monsters, after which Kakuzu escaped underground.
• Qingyun reunited with Might Duy, Cat Demon, and the others, and they continued toward the Land of Fire.
• A huge condor attacked Qingyun with sword energy, and they fought in a contest of swordsmanship.
• Qingyun stopped the others from attacking the condor and secretly gave it an Awakening Potion.
• The Divine Condor thanked Qingyun and began scouting from the air as the group continued onward.

After returning to Konoha, Qingyun learned Impure World Reincarnation and asked Tsunade to help him bring Dan Katō back in a borrowed body, hoping to ease her grief. Tsunade agreed, and she, Qingyun, and Shizune left the village aboard Qingyun’s newly contracted Divine Condor to find a criminal vessel.

• Qingyun returned Utatane Koharu to Konoha, signed a Summoning Contract with the Divine Condor, and reunited with Kushina and Zihan Uzumaki.
• Kushina told Qingyun that Tsunade was improving while practicing the Marrow-Cleansing Classic, and Qingyun decided to study Impure World Reincarnation to help her see Dan Katō again.
• Qingyun visited Tsunade and her new disciple Shizune at the Senju Ancestral Estate, then told Tsunade he planned to use a heinous bandit as the reincarnation vessel.
• Tsunade agreed to Qingyun’s plan, learned the location of a nearby bandit hideout from ANBU, and left Konoha with Qingyun and Shizune.
• Qingyun summoned the Divine Condor to carry them, and Tsunade expressed surprise at his powerful flying summon.

Qingyun summoned Dan Katō with Impure World Reincarnation so he could help Tsunade overcome her hemophobia and grief. After Dan comforted Tsunade before returning to the Pure Land, Qingyun arranged a gathering in the Forest of Death to lift her spirits.

• Qingyun flew with Tsunade and Shizune to a bandit stronghold, killed its bandits, and used their leader as the vessel for Impure World Reincarnation.
• Qingyun revived Dan Katō and explained that Tsunade's hemophobia and grief had prompted him to summon him.
• Dan Katō reunited with Tsunade and Shizune, listened as Tsunade explained what had happened, and comforted her before his body crumbled and his soul returned to the Pure Land.
• Qingyun encouraged Tsunade and Shizune to keep living happily, and Tsunade said she was all right before they returned to Konoha.
• Qingyun invited Hatake Sakumo and Might Duy to gather at the Forest of Death, while they went to pick up Kakashi and Might Guy from school.

Qingyun reunited with his friends and began formally training Kakashi and Might Guy in martial arts during his two-week break. He taught Nawaki the Indestructible Diamond Body Divine Art as well, while Kakashi and Guy started learning different fighting styles.

• Qingyun welcomed Minato Namikaze, Nawaki, and the others back to the Forest of Death, then taught Kakashi the Primordial Chaos Technique and Might Guy the I Ching Bone-Tempering Chapter.
• Qingyun hosted a reunion meal where the Divine Condor drank heavily, Tsunade passed out, and Qingyun and the condor finished all the Buddha's Smile Wine.
• Kakashi and Might Guy arrived at dawn after their fathers arranged leave from school so they could train with Qingyun for two weeks.
• Qingyun taught Kakashi the Heavenly Mountain Plum-Blossom Hand and assigned his Clone Technique to teach Might Guy the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms.
• Qingyun helped Kakashi practice and taught Nawaki the Indestructible Diamond Body Divine Art.

Qingyun taught Nawaki and his students, then gave Tsunade a forbidden jutsu scroll to study before meeting Hiruko, a Konoha ninja whose dangerous future he knew. The chapter ended with Qingyun wary as Hiruko introduced himself and explained his curiosity about Tsunade’s gifted student.

• Qingyun warned Nawaki to avoid ninja with a cold, sinister aura as Nawaki told him that Team 9 would soon begin missions under Sakumo.
• Tsunade visited Qingyun, accepted his scroll of One's Own Life Reincarnation, and left to study the forbidden jutsu after catching Qingyun staring at her.
• Kushina questioned Qingyun about Tsunade, while the Nine-Tails teased her that Qingyun was attracted to his teacher.
• Qingyun instructed Kakashi and Might Guy in their training plans, then led them and Kushina toward the Niki Ramen Shop.
• Hiruko approached Qingyun and introduced himself as Tsunade’s companion, prompting Qingyun to grow wary because he knew of Hiruko’s Chimera Technique.

Qingyun received Kumogakure’s challenge to duel A in the Land of Rice Fields and prepared to face him, while Kushina demonstrated her growing control over the Nine-Tails’ chakra. The chapter left Danzo knocked onto a tree branch after Kushina struck him, as Qingyun and the others laughed.

• Qingyun suspected Hiruko was developing the Chimera Technique and explained Hiruko’s jealousy to Kushina before taking her, Kakashi, and Might Guy for ramen.
• Qingyun trained Kakashi and Might Guy during his break, then received Kumogakure’s challenge to fight A in one week and accepted it.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Qingyun that he would accompany him to the Land of Rice Fields, and Qingyun spent three days refining his Chidori before preparing to leave.
• Kushina asked to watch Qingyun’s duel and demonstrated a four-tailed Tailed Beast Cloak, prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and Danzo to rush to the Forest of Death.
• Kushina revealed she could control five tails’ worth of Nine-Tails chakra and used Lingbo Micro-Step to punch Danzo onto a tree branch.

After Kushina demonstrated her ability to control Nine-Tails chakra, Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to let her accompany Qingyun to the Land of Rice Fields. The group gathered at Konoha’s entrance and set out, while Kushina remained suspicious of Qingyun and Tsunade.

• Kushina punched Danzo, and Qingyun held back the Root Ninja when they surrounded her.
• Qingyun explained that Kushina could withstand up to five tails’ worth of Nine-Tails chakra for now, and Hiruzen Sarutobi described perfect jinchuriki to the others.
• Qingyun asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to let Kushina travel to the Land of Rice Fields, and Hiruzen agreed.
• Kushina went shopping with Qingyun for ingredients before they joined the gathered Anbu, Hatake Sakumo, Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya at the village entrance.
• Kushina twisted Qingyun’s waist after noticing Tsunade’s awkward reaction, then approached Tsunade while Qingyun spoke with Hatake Sakumo.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived, and the group set out for the Land of Rice Fields.

Konoha and Kumogakure gathered in Yihe City for a duel between Qingyun and A, while Qingyun assessed his rival and shared Minato Namikaze’s new Rasengan with his companions. The match began outside the city with the two fighters meeting in a clash of lightning-wreathed fists.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Third Raikage A agreed to begin the one-on-one match the next day and attended a banquet together in Yihe City.
• Killer B interrupted the meal with his rapping, and Qingyun sensed that Killer B had weak control over his chakra.
• Qingyun and A introduced themselves and expressed anticipation for their duel, while Qingyun judged A to be a formidable opponent.
• Minato Namikaze gave Qingyun the completed Rasengan scroll, which Qingyun passed to Kushina and Nawaki to study.
• Qingyun cultivated his sword intent overnight, practiced Basic Swordsmanship the next morning, and then hurried to the battlefield outside Yihe City.
• A charged Qingyun with blue lightning surrounding him, and Qingyun met him head-on with red lightning as their fists collided.

Qingyun defeated A in their sparring match by countering his Lightning Release Chakra Mode with varied taijutsu and Chidori. A admitted defeat but vowed to challenge Qingyun again in five years, while Qingyun dismissed the rematch and suggested his little brother could fight him instead.

• A activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and charged Qingyun with Lariat, but Qingyun used his Sharingan and Heavenly Mountain Plum-Blossom Hand to knock him back.
• Qingyun countered A's powerful kick with Tai Chi Fist, returned its force, then pursued him with Fengshen Leg and drove him into a crater.
• A emerged from the crater and used Liger Bomb to slam Qingyun into the ground, alarming Kushina, Minato Namikaze, and Nawaki outside the barrier.
• Qingyun used the Substitution Technique to evade A's grab, then struck him with Chidori and broke his lightning armor with Fengshen Leg.
• A admitted defeat and promised to challenge Qingyun again in five years, but Qingyun said his little brother could fight him instead.

After defeating A, Qingyun witnessed Hiruzen and the Third Raikage form an alliance, then agreed to let Orochimaru help refine One's Own Life Reincarnation in exchange for a future favor. Back in Konoha, Uchiha Fugaku invited Qingyun and Kushina to his engagement ceremony, and Qingyun accepted.

• A vowed to challenge Qingyun again after he trained and defeated Minato, while Qingyun believed Minato would surpass A within two years.
• Hiruzen refused the Third Raikage's request to attack Iwagakure but agreed to an alliance with Kumogakure for mutual aid and trade.
• Orochimaru asked to study One's Own Life Reincarnation, and Qingyun agreed in exchange for a favor he would name later.
• After returning to Konoha, Qingyun went to the Forest of Death to brew Profound Ice Jade Fire Wine.
• Uchiha Fugaku invited Qingyun and Kushina to his engagement ceremony, and Qingyun accepted.

Qingyun and Kushina attended Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto’s engagement ceremony, where they met the young Shisui Uchiha. Recognizing Shisui’s future importance, Qingyun offered to train him in secret and warned him not to share what he learned.

• Uchiha Fugaku invited Qingyun and Kushina to his engagement ceremony with Uchiha Mikoto, and Qingyun accepted.
• Qingyun brewed a new wine with Kushina, Minato Namikaze, and Nawaki, then buried the jars to ferment.
• Three days later, Qingyun and Kushina entered the Uchiha Clan Compound, where a boy named Shisui Uchiha offered to guide them to Uchiha Fugaku’s home.
• After learning Qingyun’s identity, Shisui Uchiha excitedly asked him to teach him ninjutsu.
• Qingyun agreed to train Shisui Uchiha at the Forest of Death at night, forbidding him to tell the Uchiha Clan or teach anyone else.

Qingyun agreed to train Shisui Uchiha and brought him to Uchiha Fugaku’s engagement gathering, where he faced the Uchiha clan’s attempt to draw him back into their ranks. He left with a scroll of forbidden jutsu and Sharingan methods, while Uchiha Tennai worried that his scheme could push Qingyun away instead.

• Qingyun agreed to teach Shisui Uchiha in secret, and the system issued rewards tied to Shisui’s future ranks.
• Shisui led Qingyun and Kushina to Uchiha Fugaku’s engagement gathering, where Qingyun greeted Hiruzen Sarutobi and gave Fugaku two snake gallbladders as a gift.
• After the ceremony, Uchiha Tennai asked Qingyun to meet with the Uchiha Clan Head and argued that Uchiha blood still ran through his veins.
• Uchiha Tennai gave Qingyun a scroll containing the clan’s forbidden jutsu and Sharingan methods in an effort to sow distrust between Qingyun and Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Qingyun recognized the scheme, kept the scroll, and left with Kushina, while Uchiha Tennai feared the consequences if Qingyun defected.

Qingyun accepted a Scroll from Uchiha Tennai, then spent the evening with Kushina, the Hyuga brothers, and his new student, Shisui Uchiha. After escorting Shisui home, Qingyun met the Hyuga brothers the next morning to begin their promised spar.

• Qingyun left with Kushina after accepting a Scroll from Uchiha Tennai, while Hiruzen Sarutobi wondered whether Qingyun might align with the Uchiha.
• Qingyun and Kushina agreed to have dinner with Hizashi Hyuga and Hyuga Hiashi, and Qingyun arranged to spar with Hiashi the next day.
• Qingyun began teaching Shisui Uchiha about meridians, the dantian, and the Breathing Technique, and gave him a Wooden Sword infused with sword intent.
• Qingyun and Kushina secretly escorted Shisui back to the Uchiha Clan Compound to keep him safe.
• The next morning, Qingyun greeted the Hyuga brothers and asked which one would spar first.

Qingyun tested his Tai Chi Fist against Hizashi Hyuga, enduring the Gentle Fist before defeating him with a series of counterattacks. Hizashi admitted defeat, leaving Hyuga Hiashi troubled by the unfair difference in their fates.

• Hizashi stepped forward to spar with Qingyun while Hyuga Hiashi watched with his Byakugan.
• Hizashi struck Qingyun with the Gentle Fist and Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, but Qingyun's true energy broke through the chakra blocking his meridians.
• Qingyun used Tai Chi Fist to redirect Hizashi's attacks, then shattered his Rotation with Cloud Hands and sent him flying.
• Qingyun pursued Hizashi and dispersed the dangerous hidden force inside his body before it could kill him.
• Hizashi conceded defeat to Hyuga Hiashi, who reflected on how their birth order had changed their destinies.

Qingyun defeated Hizashi Hyuga in a spar and advised him on improving his self-created Rotation. After a meal with his companions, Qingyun planned to develop Wind Nature Transformation and Wind Release: Rasenshuriken as the next stage of his training.

• Hyuga Hiashi declined to fight, and Qingyun encouraged Hizashi Hyuga to refine Rotation and combine it with other techniques.
• The Divine Condor returned with a python, and Hizashi Hyuga and Hyuga Hiashi left after Hizashi declined Qingyun's offer to stay for a meal.
• Qingyun asked Minato Namikaze to teach the Divine Condor Wind Nature Ninjutsu, and Minato agreed to try despite doubting the condor could form Hand Seals.
• Kushina brought Tsunade to Qingyun, and Tsunade blushed while privately wondering whether she had fallen for him; Kushina had already told Tsunade she was willing to share Qingyun.
• Qingyun cooked the python and other food, then decided to develop Wind Release: Rasenshuriken and eventually train in coordinated techniques with the Divine Condor.

Qingyun was assigned to lead Kushina, Minato Namikaze, and Might Duy to Takigakure to seal the Seven-Tails. Suspecting Danzo was setting up Hatake Sakumo, Qingyun arranged for Kosuke to secretly follow Sakumo and help if the suspected scheme unfolded.

• Qingyun received a mission from Hiruzen Sarutobi to accompany Kushina to Takigakure and assist with sealing the Seven-Tails, with Minato Namikaze and Might Duy joining his squad.
• Qingyun noticed Hatake Sakumo entering the Hokage's Office with Anbu Ninja and suspected the mission was connected to Danzo's plot to frame him.
• Qingyun told Shizune and Zihan Uzumaki to stay at the Senju Ancestral Estate and warn Tsunade not to leave when she returned.
• Qingyun found Nawaki training with Kosuke at Hidden Spirit Lake and asked Kosuke to secretly follow Sakumo's squad and help him if trouble arose.
• Kosuke agreed to help and asked Qingyun to let him taste his new liquor first after the mission.

Qingyun led a Konoha team to Takigakure to help seal the Seven-Tails, hoping to obtain Hero Water. After entering the village, he asked its chief to take them to the sealing site with the prepared Jinchuriki.

• Qingyun told Nawaki to practice the Indestructible Diamond Body Divine Art and warned Kosuke how Hatake Sakumo could find him if needed.
• Qingyun gave Hatake Sakumo improved Buddha's Smile Wine and a note before Sakumo departed with his ANBU team.
• Qingyun, Kushina, and the others flew to the Land of Waterfalls and met an old man who escorted them to Takigakure.
• The team passed through Takigakure's barrier and arrived at the Village Chief's office.
• Qingyun declined the Village Chief's offer of a banquet and asked to begin the Seven-Tails sealing; the chief ordered Elder Miura to bring Ikeda Aiko to the forbidden grounds.

Qingyun and Kushina freed Chōmei and helped Takigakure seal the Seven-Tails inside Tsugita Aiko, with Kushina sacrificing part of her chakra source to protect the girl. After helping Kushina convert her chakra into true energy, Qingyun asked Takigakure's Village Chief for a bottle of Hero Water in exchange for their help.

• Qingyun shattered the failing jar and used his Sharingan to immobilize Chōmei while Kushina bound it with golden chains.
• Qingyun ordered Takigakure's Village Chief to bring the jinchūriki, and the chief and Miura Tarō brought Tsugita Aiko to the forbidden grounds.
• Kushina guided Chōmei into Tsugita Aiko, then severed part of her chakra source so the Seven-Tails would not drain the girl's vitality.
• Qingyun helped the injured Kushina convert her chakra into true energy as Minato Namikaze placed an Eight Trigrams Seal on Tsugita Aiko.
• Tsugita Aiko reported that Chōmei was quiet and caused her no discomfort, while Qingyun recovered and asked Takigakure's Village Chief for Hero Water.

Qingyun obtained Takigakure’s Hero Water by threatening to sever the Adamantine Sealing Chains inside Ikeda Aiko, then explained to Minato Namikaze that he had never intended to destroy them. After leaving the village, Qingyun prepared to drink the Hero Water and refine its dangerous energy himself.

• Miura Tarō warned the Village Chief against giving Qingyun the scarce Hero Water, but the Village Chief agreed to protect the Adamantine Sealing Chains inside Ikeda Aiko.
• The Village Chief retrieved a bottle of Hero Water from a hidden chamber, and Qingyun saw a decaying root and a basin of water inside.
• Qingyun accepted the Hero Water, got the mission report stamped, and left Takigakure with Kushina, Minato Namikaze, and Might Duy.
• Qingyun told Minato Namikaze that his threat to sever Kushina’s chains had been a bluff and explained that he would have obtained the Hero Water by trade or stealth.
• Kushina apologized for helping Ikeda Aiko despite risking her core chakra, and Qingyun warned her not to do it again.
• Qingyun asked his companions to guard him while he drank the Hero Water, explaining that his cultivation could refine its violent natural spiritual energy.

Qingyun drank the Hero Water, refined its dangerous energy, and broke through, awakening new Mangekyō Sharingan abilities. After testing his powers and absorbing the flames and ice they created, he teleported behind Kushina to surprise her, but she reacted with a punch.

• Qingyun had Kushina establish a barrier in the valley, then drank the Hero Water and used his Yin-Yang true energy and Bagua Diagram to refine its natural spiritual energy.
• Qingyun transformed his Wind Nature internal force into true energy, then absorbed more natural spiritual energy as his Sharingan changed into sun- and moon-shaped eyes.
• Qingyun awakened Sunset Divine Might, Moonset Divine Splendor, and Sun and Moon Shine Together, while the gold-and-silver mark between his brows absorbed the surrounding natural spiritual energy and vanished.
• Qingyun examined his strengthened body and mark, then drew the golden flames and solid ice into his eyes, increasing the uses of his two eye abilities to three each.
• Qingyun tested Sun and Moon Shine Together by teleporting a kilometer, then appeared behind Kushina and covered her eyes; Kushina spun around and punched at him, so he teleported away.