Chapter Summaries

Minato Namikaze told Qingyun that Kakashi’s jealousy over being rejected as a disciple was building into a serious problem, so Qingyun arranged for Shisui Uchiha to face him. Shisui defeated Kakashi by exploiting Chidori’s straight-line weakness, leaving Kakashi dejected after losing in front of Qingyun.

• Minato Namikaze explained that Kakashi resented Qingyun for accepting Shisui Uchiha as a disciple and warned that his frustration might lead to trouble.
• Qingyun prepared Shisui Uchiha to counter Kakashi’s Chidori by moving to his side and grabbing his wrist.
• Kakashi challenged Shisui Uchiha and attacked with the Lingbo Micro-Step, but Shisui held off his close-range assaults with Quanzhen Swordsmanship.
• Kakashi used combined Water and Lightning Release techniques, then trapped Shisui with Earth Release, but Shisui escaped with the Substitution Technique and countered with a wire-linked kunai formation.
• Kakashi charged with Chidori, and Shisui used the Body Flicker Technique to evade his path, seize his wrist, disperse the lightning, and hold his sword to Kakashi’s neck.
• Shisui declared Kakashi defeated, and Kakashi sank into dejection over losing to him in front of Qingyun.

Qingyun helped Kakashi overcome his disappointment by urging him to forge his own path, then received a mission to lead Team 3 through a demanding set of assignments. He began by loading Might Guy, Shizune, and Shisui Uchiha with heavy training clothes and sending them to complete two D-rank farm missions.

• Qingyun explained to Kakashi why he had not taken him as a disciple and encouraged him to develop his own fighting style.
• Kakashi thanked Qingyun, and the group returned to the Forest of Death, where Kushina scolded her students for asking Qingyun to teach them.
• The system gave Qingyun a mission to lead Team 3 through many missions with a 90 percent positive review rate, promising three martial arts as rewards.
• The next morning, Qingyun brought Might Guy, Shizune, and Shisui Uchiha to the Mission Hall and assigned them weighted training clothes.
• Qingyun warned the three that they would not eat until they finished their missions, and they set out to weed one field and plow twenty mu of another.

Qingyun pushed Shizune, Might Guy, and Shisui Uchiha through exhausting D-rank missions and recovery training to build their strength. Three months later, after Team 3 had monopolized most of Konoha's D-rank work, Kushina made Qingyun promise to switch them to C-rank missions after one final assignment.

• Qingyun took the Three Little Ones through a day of weeding, plowing, and cleaning while they carried weights, then gave them a painful medicinal bath that helped repair hidden injuries and improve their cultivation.
• The Three Little Ones spent the night circulating their cultivation method, felt their internal force grow, and prepared breakfast before starting more missions.
• Over three months, Team 3 increased its pace to more than a dozen D-rank missions a day, leaving Konoha's other Genin with few assignments and prompting complaints to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Kushina confronted Qingyun and made him promise to finish one last D-rank mission before taking Team 3 on C-rank missions.
• Minato Namikaze learned from Kushina that Qingyun had agreed to stop taking D-rank missions, and hoped this would leave assignments for his team.

Qingyun took Shisui Uchiha, Shizune, and Might Guy on their first C-rank mission to wipe out a bandit stronghold. After the three killed every bandit, Shisui Uchiha discovered that he had awakened his Sharingan.

• Qingyun assigned the Three Little Ones a C-rank mission to eliminate a bandit stronghold and told Shisui Uchiha to lead the squad.
• Shisui Uchiha planned an attack with Might Guy and Shizune, who prepared to use poison against the bandits.
• Shisui Uchiha and Might Guy killed the guards, while Shizune spread poison through the stronghold and the three killed the remaining bandits.
• Qingyun ordered the squad to cut off the bandits' heads and seal them in a scroll after they confirmed no one was left alive.
• Shizune noticed Shisui Uchiha's changed eyes, and he realized he had awakened his Sharingan.

After Shisui Uchiha awakened his Sharingan, Qingyun returned to Konoha and asked Orochimaru to study a White Zetsu corpse for a future transplant. Meanwhile, Sasori poisoned and killed the Third Kazekage, then concealed his body, leaving Sunagakure in panic when he disappeared.

• Shisui Uchiha and the others collected the bandits' heads, burned their stronghold, and completed their mission before returning to Konoha with Qingyun.
• Qingyun met Orochimaru and gave him a White Zetsu corpse to study, asking him to prepare for a future transplant into Shisui Uchiha.
• Qingyun returned to the Forest of Death, helped Shisui Uchiha, Shizune, and their companion with their training, then sent them away.
• Sasori brought the Third Kazekage poisoned medicine, waited until it left him unable to control his chakra, and killed him.
• Sasori sealed the Third Kazekage's body in a Sealing Scroll and left unnoticed; two days later, Chiyo found him missing and Sunagakure panicked.

After the Third Kazekage vanished, Chiyo blamed Konoha and prepared Sunagakure for war while Qingyun remained unaware. Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Qingyun and his team an A-rank mission to resolve Yugakure’s troubles, with Hizashi Hyuga joining them.

• At a Sunagakure council meeting, Ebizo reminded Chiyo of Qingyun’s Space-Time Ninjutsu, and Chiyo publicly accused Konoha of taking the Third Kazekage.
• Chiyo stripped Jiro Koinu of his ANBU captaincy and ordered him to lead the vanguard against Konoha, then sent Ebizo to request supplies while she organized the fighting force.
• Unaware of Sunagakure’s plans, Qingyun continued training Shisui Uchiha and the other two youngsters as they completed fifty C-rank and ten B-rank missions.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Qingyun an A-rank investigative mission to resolve Yugakure’s troubles and assigned Hizashi Hyuga to accompany the team.
• The mission triggered rewards of Dragon Soul Swordsmanship and Snowflake Sword Technique, though Qingyun reflected that his sword talent far exceeded his aptitude for saber techniques.

Qingyun accepted Yugakure’s mission to investigate the disappearance of children and prepared to travel there with Hizashi Hyuga and his students. After five days flying on the Divine Condor, the group arrived in Yugakure.

• Qingyun accepted Hiruzen Sarutobi’s mission to investigate the missing children in Yugakure.
• Qingyun told Shisui Uchiha and the other two students to prepare supplies and explosive tags for the long mission.
• Qingyun and Hizashi Hyuga went to the Forest of Death to meet the Divine Condor, who drank Profound Ice Jade Fire Wine before carrying them onward.
• Qingyun led the group out of Konoha, and they flew toward the Land of Hot Water on the Divine Condor’s back.
• After five days of flight, Qingyun and the others arrived in Yugakure.

Qingyun investigated the disappearances of Yugakure’s children while secretly baiting a powerful traitor into targeting his students. In Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared for war with Sunagakure but refused to call Qingyun back, leaving the conflict poised to escalate.

• Qingyun heard the Yugakure Village Chief explain that children had been disappearing for a month and a half, and assigned Shizune and Might Guy to investigate while Shisui Uchiha joined their team.
• Qingyun sensed someone eavesdropping and told the Village Chief not to worry about his students, deliberately encouraging the culprit to target them; the Village Chief realized a powerful traitor was inside the village.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected Utatane Koharu’s suspicion that Qingyun had taken the Third Kazekage and ordered Konoha to prepare an army for the Land of Rain.
• Utatane Koharu urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to summon Qingyun to defeat Sunagakure quickly, but Hiruzen chose to investigate the Third Kazekage’s disappearance instead.

Shizune, Shisui Uchiha, and Might Guy tracked a masked attacker to an Evil God Cult hideout and fought the cultists there. They rescued Hidan, the only child left alive, while Qingyun sensed the Evil God’s presence disappear inside Hidan.

• Orochimaru left his laboratory and went to the Hokage Building after complaining about the new war and the Third Hokage.
• Shizune evaded a masked attacker, poisoned him, and followed him from Yugakure, leaving marks for Shisui Uchiha and Might Guy to follow.
• Qingyun, Hizashi Hyuga, and Yugakure's Village Chief followed the group to a hidden valley, where the masked man entered a concealed passage.
• Shizune, Shisui Uchiha, and Might Guy found children being tortured by Evil God Cultists and attacked them, but all the children except Hidan were already dead.
• Qingyun sensed a sinister fluctuation vanish inside Hidan as the group emerged from the hideout.

Qingyun completed the Yugakure mission and received several new techniques, while the other great villages began preparing to attack Konoha. Madara Uchiha set his plans for Obito and Nagato in motion but warned Black Zetsu not to provoke Qingyun.

• Qingyun received Dragon Soul Sword Technique, Snowflake Sword Technique, Cloud-Displacing Palm, Scattering Money in a Rain of Flowers, and Little Li's Flying Daggers, then accepted the Village Chief of Yugakure's stamped mission report.
• Qingyun left a Sun-Moon Mark on Hidan and flew back toward Konoha with Shisui Uchiha, the other two little ones, and Hizashi Hyuga.
• Orochimaru led Konoha's vanguard into the Land of Rain as Sunagakure's furious ninja resisted, while Ōnoki and Third Raikage A prepared to join the war against Konoha.
• Madara Uchiha controlled the Third Mizukage and ordered Kirigakure's army to attack Konoha.
• Madara told Black Zetsu to hasten Obito Uchiha's fall into darkness and guide Nagato Uzumaki toward using the Rinnegan to revive him.
• Madara warned Black Zetsu not to provoke Qingyun and said he intended to meet Qingyun before he died.

After returning to Konoha as the Third Shinobi World War began, Qingyun advised Hiruzen Sarutobi to send Minato Namikaze against Kumogakure while he trained in seclusion. In the Forest of Death, Madara Uchiha appeared and agreed to spare Kakashi in exchange for Qingyun’s demand for five living White Zetsu.

• Qingyun returned to Konoha with Shisui Uchiha and the others, then told Hiruzen Sarutobi to deploy Minato Namikaze to the Land of Rice Fields against Kumogakure.
• Qingyun gave Shisui Uchiha, Shizune, and Guy training materials and told them to seek help from Kushina before he entered seclusion.
• Qingyun practiced the Cloud-Displacing Palm in the Forest of Death until he sensed someone watching him and blasted a crater into the ground with a Finger Sword.
• Madara Uchiha emerged through White Zetsu and proposed a deal involving Kakashi, whom he intended to target for his plan.
• Qingyun warned Madara Uchiha not to touch Kakashi and asked for five living White Zetsu, which Madara agreed to provide.

Qingyun practiced the Cloud-Displacing Palm and fused its cloud energy with the wind and cold energies of the Fengshen Leg and Heavenly Frost Fist to create three-point origin returning energy. After independently comprehending it, he received the Three-Point Divine Finger and a Dragon Vein as rewards.

• Qingyun practiced the Cloud-Displacing Palm until strange clouds, fierce winds, and icy energy spread across Konoha, alarming Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other leaders.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hatake Sakumo traced the phenomena to Qingyun's residence in the Forest of Death, and Hiruzen decided not to antagonize him.
• Qingyun swallowed his two remaining Blood Bodhi fruits and used their medicinal power to transform the Cloud-Displacing Palm's internal force into true energy.
• Qingyun practiced the Fengshen Leg, Heavenly Frost Fist, and Cloud-Displacing Palm, gradually combining their wind, cold, and cloud energies.
• Qingyun fused the three energies into a powerful wisp of transparent true energy and received the Three-Point Divine Finger and a Dragon Vein from the system.

Qingyun evolved his Mangekyo into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and tested his newly enhanced Susanoo, causing panic in Konoha. After reassuring Hiruzen Sarutobi, he met Madara Uchiha, received five White Zetsu, and began considering leaving Konoha to seek stronger opponents.

• Qingyun absorbed natural spiritual energy and awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, gaining Perfect Susanoo and improved space-travel abilities.
• Qingyun manifested a golden-and-silver Perfect Susanoo, prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi to sound Konoha’s highest-level defense alarm and prepare to face Madara Uchiha.
• Qingyun dismissed Susanoo and explained to Hiruzen that he had only been testing his new powers, then used Sun and Moon Shine Together to return home.
• Madara Uchiha appeared and asked how Qingyun had evolved his eyes, but declined Qingyun’s challenge to fight and handed him five White Zetsu.
• Qingyun altered the White Zetsu’s memories, placed memory-blocking Seals in them, and stored them in his internal space before Madara departed.
• Qingyun welcomed the prospect of fighting Madara Uchiha at full strength and began considering leaving Konoha to find stronger opponents.

Qingyun felt the Sun-Moon Mark flare and rushed with Kushina to Miroku’s mourning hall, where he discovered she had died and a little girl called him Daddy. He confronted Miroku’s guard commander, Tengcun Inoue, demanding to know how she had died.

• Kushina returned from missions and complained to Qingyun that Asuma Sarutobi kept asking to go to the battlefield.
• Qingyun felt a sharp pain and sensed a Sun-Moon Mark flashing, then used Sun and Moon Shine Together to locate it with Kushina.
• Qingyun and Kushina appeared in Miroku’s mourning hall, where Qingyun saw that Miroku was dead and lost control of his killing intent.
• Kushina shielded the crying little girl, who called Qingyun Daddy and insisted that his name was Qingyun.
• Qingyun confronted Tengcun Inoue, Miroku’s guard commander, and demanded to know how Miroku had died.

Qingyun learned that Miroku had died from the backlash of a forbidden bloodline technique used to conceive Shion, and he took Shion in as his daughter. He preserved Miroku’s body and returned to Konoha with Shion and Kushina, then told Kushina what had happened between him and Miroku.

• Tengcun Inoue explained that Miroku’s Bloodline Inheritance Technique had drained her mental power, leading to her death after Shion’s birth.
• Qingyun comforted Shion, declared her his daughter, and promised to bring Miroku back to life.
• Qingyun broke Miroku’s coffin, encased her body in ice, and stored it within himself.
• Qingyun gave Tengcun Inoue a jade pendant for emergencies and took Shion away from the Land of Demons.
• Back in the Forest of Death, Qingyun asked Shion to call Kushina Mommy, and Shion agreed after Kushina offered her candy.
• Qingyun sent Shion to play with the Divine Condor and confessed to Kushina what had happened between him and Miroku.

Qingyun reconciled with Kushina after revealing that Shion was his daughter, then devised a way to control the power inside her. As Orochimaru sought reinforcements and Kirigakure prepared to invade Konoha, Qingyun received an urgent message and headed for the Hokage Building.

• Qingyun told Kushina how Chimei's illusion had led to Shion's birth, and Kushina forgave him before going to bond with Shion.
• Qingyun recognized that Shion's inherited power could destroy her body and planned to use Moonset Divine Splendor and the Breathing Technique to help her control it.
• Orochimaru decided to request reinforcements from Konoha as Sunagakure intensified its attacks and threatened to deploy Bunpuku.
• The Third Mizukage rallied Kirigakure's Ninja for an attack on Konoha, while Genji quietly considered betraying him.
• After receiving a Ninja Hawk message from Hiruzen Sarutobi, Qingyun left the Forest of Death and hurried toward the Hokage Building.

Qingyun agreed to reinforce Orochimaru’s front against Sunagakure after persuading Hiruzen Sarutobi to consider sending the Uchiha and Hyuga clans against Kirigakure instead. He left Shion in Hatake Sakumo and Kushina’s care and flew toward the Land of Rain.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Qingyun and Hatake Sakumo to repel Kirigakure, but Qingyun refused to face the entire village alone.
• Qingyun proposed deploying the Uchiha and Hyuga clans against Kirigakure, and Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned him to reinforce Orochimaru while Sakumo stayed in reserve.
• Qingyun asked Hatake Sakumo to look after Shion, but declined Sakumo’s offer to train her as his disciple.
• Qingyun told Shion he was going to fight and left her in Kushina’s care.
• Qingyun reassured Kushina that he would drive Sunagakure back, then flew with the Divine Condor toward the Land of Rain.

Qingyun arrived at the Konoha-Sunagakure battlefield and turned the tide against Sunagakure’s forces. He confronted Shukaku with his Perfect Susanoo as Orochimaru led the Konoha counterattack.

• Qingyun reached the battlefield on the Divine Condor and saw Bunpuku’s Shukaku overwhelming Manda while Orochimaru struggled against Chiyo and Sunagakure’s fighters.
• Qingyun attacked Shukaku and rescued wounded Konoha ninja, inspiring them to counterattack as Chiyo ordered Pakura, Rasa, and Karura to stop him.
• Qingyun told Orochimaru to lead the counterattack and asked the Divine Condor to attack Ebizo while he faced Shukaku and the three Sunagakure fighters.
• Qingyun dodged the trio’s attacks, which struck Shukaku, but Shukaku ignored them and fired an air cannon at Qingyun instead.
• Qingyun activated his Perfect Susanoo, towering over Shukaku and making the One-Tail recall its fear of the Sharingan.

Qingyun overwhelmed Sunagakure with Perfect Susanoo, but Bunpuku temporarily sealed him and sacrificed himself to let the Sand Ninja retreat. Qingyun broke free and captured Sunagakure’s leaders as the battle ended, while Orochimaru became fascinated by the Sharingan.

• Qingyun’s Perfect Susanoo overpowered Shukaku, Rasa, and Pakura, while Chiyo ordered Ebizo and the Sand Ninja to retreat.
• Chiyo joined the fight, but Qingyun destroyed all Ten Puppets of Chikamatsu with Susanoo.
• Bunpuku woke from the Feigning Sleep Technique, used Shukaku’s power to trap Qingyun in a pyramid-shaped seal, and collapsed after resealing Shukaku.
• Qingyun melted the sand seal with Sun Flame, caught Chiyo, Rasa, Karura, Pakura, and Bunpuku, and saw that Ebizo had died holding off Orochimaru and the Divine Condor.
• After Sunagakure’s defeat, Orochimaru watched Qingyun’s Susanoo and developed a strong interest in the Sharingan.

Qingyun headed for Rōran after recognizing Mukade and receiving a system mission to absorb the Dragon Vein. Meanwhile, Minato Namikaze prepared to lead Konoha in an offensive against Kumogakure, leaving the battle’s outcome uncertain.

• Qingyun handed the chakra-sealed Chiyo and the others to Orochimaru, then flew toward the Land of Wind after recognizing Mukade as a future threat connected to Rōran and the Dragon Vein.
• The system assigned Qingyun a mission to absorb the Dragon Vein and promised a Snow Drink Blade Technique manual and a Spirit-Opening Pill as rewards.
• At Konoha’s frontline camp, Shikaku Nara suggested requesting reinforcements from Orochimaru after learning that the fighting against Sunagakure had ended.
• Minato Namikaze ordered Konoha’s ninja to march out and attack Kumogakure, saying he had been holding back and would use the Flying Thunder God to surprise A and Killer B.
• Shikaku Nara, Choza Akimichi, and Inoichi Yamanaka went to assemble the ninja army for Minato Namikaze’s offensive.