Recaps

Qingyun left the Uchiha, joined the Ninja Academy, and used the Martial Ancestor System to develop his strength while forming bonds with Minato, Kushina, and Tsunade. After Tsunade returned to the battlefield, Qingyun claimed powerful new rewards, then followed a trail of Kushina’s hair into a remote area and blocked an incoming shuriken.

• Qingyun left the Uchiha Clan after Uchiha Ichigo demanded he renounce his name, and he built a home near the Forest of Death.
• Minato Namikaze helped Qingyun enter the Ninja Academy, where Qingyun won the practical combat contest and became Tsunade’s student.
• Qingyun trained Minato in the Primordial Chaos Technique, taught Kushina Uzumaki Tai Chi Fist, and began treating wounded shinobi at Konoha Hospital.
• Qingyun treated 635 ninja and received the Buddha’s Smile Wine recipe, Nine Yang Divine Skill, Six Meridian Divine Sword, and Lingbo Micro-Step from the system.
• Qingyun and Minato made Buddha’s Smile Wine, then went to the academy after hearing about a test.
• Qingyun found strands of Kushina’s hair, sent Minato to raise the alarm, and followed the trail into a remote area.
• Qingyun suspected Kushina was being used as bait and blocked a shuriken with his Azure Edge Sword.

Qingyun protected Kushina, built ties with Minato and the Senju, and advanced his cultivation and techniques while drawing the Uchiha clan’s attention. As Qingyun and Minato sought early graduation, Kushina’s application was rejected, and Qingyun challenged Mito Uzumaki for her approval to help Kushina graduate with them.

• Qingyun protected Kushina from Mito Uzumaki’s staged attack, then promised Mito he would keep Kushina safe after learning she was to become the Nine-Tails’ jinchūriki.
• Qingyun finished first in the Ninja Academy’s practical exam, treated a poisoned ninja, developed a Serum, and trained Minato Namikaze, Kushina, and Nawaki.
• Qingyun defeated Uchiha Fugaku in a fight, prompting the Uchiha clan to set aside plans to kill him and try to win him back instead.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi traded Qingyun the Body Flicker Technique and Shadow Clone technique for his Lingbo Micro-Step and Six Meridian Divine Sword, while Qingyun advanced his cultivation and Sharingan with Buddha’s Smile Wine.
• Uchiha Mikoto transferred into Kushina’s class as part of the clan’s effort to approach Qingyun, and Fugaku brought Uchiha Yungang and Uchiha Yunshan to apologize.
• Qingyun developed a powerful White Finger Sword and traded its training methods to Orochimaru for rare Fire and Lightning Release techniques, then trained with Tsunade, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Minato, Nawaki, and Kushina while developing Chidori.
• Qingyun revealed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to Tsunade, warned her that Hatake Sakumo could face political jealousy, and told Minato he planned to graduate early so they could gain battlefield experience.
• Qingyun broke through into the Innate realm, then Kushina’s early graduation application was rejected, so he asked Mito to help and accepted her challenge at the Senju training ground.

Qingyun advanced his martial arts and led Team 9 through increasingly difficult missions, while Madara’s interest in him grew. An A-rank escort mission ended in a bloody Iwagakure ambush that wounded Minato and Kushina, and Madara left Qingyun a White Zetsu to study.

• Qingyun broke free of Mito Uzumaki’s sealing chains, refined his movement technique, and earned her approval after their test ended.
• Qingyun graduated with Minato Namikaze and Kushina, formed Team 9 under Hatake Sakumo, and began taking missions.
• Danzo tried to recruit Qingyun into Root, but Hiruzen Sarutobi refused to hand him over, and Qingyun kept his abilities and suspicions concealed.
• Qingyun led Team 9 through its first C-rank bandit mission, then sparred with Funo Moonlight and defeated Shinnosuke Sarutobi.
• Qingyun sparred with Might Duy, adapted his Tai Chi Fist under pressure, and later helped train Might Guy and Kakashi.
• Qingyun balanced his Nine Yin and Nine Yang True Energy, awakened a new Sharingan mutation, and later completed many missions with Minato Namikaze and Kushina.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Team 9 to escort Fujitō Jishang’s caravan, and Qingyun prepared for danger after receiving an unusually generous system reward.
• Qingyun fought off an Iwagakure ambush, rescued the badly wounded Minato Namikaze and Kushina, then confronted Madara’s White Zetsu projection and stored the White Zetsu he left behind.

Qingyun grew stronger while defending Konoha’s supply lines and helping Tsunade’s forces survive Sunagakure and Hanzō. After Mito transferred the Nine-Tails to Kushina and died, Qingyun left for the Land of Rain, where Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya were facing Hanzō’s trap.

• Qingyun escorted Shinnosuke Sarutobi’s supply convoy, helped defeat Rasa’s ambush, and joined Tsunade and Orochimaru at the Front Lines.
• Qingyun rejected Yakushi Nonō’s attempt to recruit him for Root, then fought alongside Tsunade against Chiyo and Rasa.
• Qingyun lured Sunagakure’s forces away from their camp and used Kirin, while Hanzō’s poison attack devastated Konoha’s camp and Dan Katō died.
• Qingyun and Tsunade developed antiserums for the poisons, and Qingyun returned to Konoha to recover and speak with Mito Uzumaki.
• Mito gave Qingyun the Scroll of Seals and transferred the Nine-Tails into Kushina before passing away.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi promoted Qingyun to Special Jōnin and accepted his plan to return to the Land of Rain, while Qingyun promised Kushina he would help her control the Nine-Tails.
• Qingyun raced toward the Front Lines as Hatake Sakumo followed in secret, while Hanzō trapped Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya at Swallowfall Gorge with poison.