Chapter Summaries

Kimimaro integrated the qilin blood but succumbed to its manifested will until Qingyun destroyed it and taught him methods to resist its demonic nature. Back in Konoha, Qingyun agreed to enroll Shion in the Ninja Academy after the New Year.

• Kimimaro's qilin blood awakened dark red flames and drove him into a frenzy, so Qingyun entered his mind and shattered the fire qilin's manifested will.
• Kimimaro regained his senses and worried that he might hurt Yahiko, but Qingyun assured him that training in the Ice Heart Technique and two additional methods would help control the qilin blood.
• Qingyun advised Kimimaro to develop his pure Kaguya bloodline, reminded him to hide his clan identity in Kirigakure, and sent him back to Yahiko.
• Shion told Qingyun she wanted to become a great ninja and attend the Ninja Academy, and he agreed to enroll her after the New Year.

Nagato Uzumaki agreed to delay confronting Qingyun and focused on recruiting for Akatsuki, while Hizashi Hyuga visited Qingyun seeking help for his son, Neji. The chapter ended with Hizashi preparing to explain his request.

• Nagato Uzumaki told Konan he planned to retrieve Yahiko's body from Qingyun and make him the Deva Path.
• Konan and Black Zetsu warned Nagato Uzumaki not to confront Qingyun, and persuaded him to strengthen Akatsuki first.
• Black Zetsu suggested recruiting Zabuza, so Nagato Uzumaki sent the Deva Path and Black Zetsu to find him.
• Hizashi Hyuga visited Qingyun after the Caged Bird Seal punishment left Neji frightened and facing the prospect of receiving the seal at age three.

Qingyun told Hizashi Hyuga that the Caged Bird Seal could purify the Byakugan and potentially evolve it into the Tenseigan through repeated activations endured after strengthening mental power. He agreed to take Neji as his disciple but left the choice of pursuing the painful method to Neji.

• Hizashi Hyuga asked Qingyun to take Neji as his disciple so Neji could escape the Branch Family's fate, but Qingyun said he would not remove the Caged Bird Seal.
• Qingyun explained that his research suggested the Caged Bird Seal also increased the Byakugan's purity, and Hizashi confirmed the seal's origins.
• Qingyun said the Marrow-Cleansing Classic could strengthen mental power enough to make the seal tangible, allowing its purity to rise after every nine activations endured.
• Qingyun explained that after eighty-one consecutive activations, the seal would shatter and the Byakugan would evolve into the Tenseigan.
• Qingyun praised Neji's exceptional aptitude and told Hizashi to let Neji decide whether to endure the method.

Hizashi Hyuga asked Neji whether he would endure Qingyun’s painful method to escape the Caged Bird Seal, and Neji chose to try it so he could grow strong enough to protect his parents. Meanwhile, Fourth Raikage A sent Natsuda to Konoha to obtain a Byakugan, believing it might reveal the secret of the tenseigan and help Kumogakure confront Qingyun.

• Hizashi Hyuga returned home troubled by Qingyun’s method for evolving the Byakugan and freeing Neji from the Caged Bird Seal.
• Hizashi Hyuga explained the method to Neji and let him decide whether to attempt it.
• Neji agreed to endure the pain rather than remain controlled by the Caged Bird Seal, and Hizashi Hyuga embraced him.
• Fourth Raikage A ordered Natsuda to lead an envoy to Konoha and promised to care for Natsuda’s son.
• A watched Natsuda depart and reflected that Kumogakure needed the Byakugan to uncover the tenseigan’s power and face Qingyun.

Qingyun uncovered Kumogakure envoy Natsuda's attempt to abduct Hinata and traveled to Kumogakure with him as a prisoner. He attacked the village's barrier and demanded that Fourth Raikage A explain himself, threatening to destroy Kumogakure.

• Qingyun accepted Neji as his disciple, taught him the Muscle-Tendon and Bone Forging Chapter, and told Hizashi to bring him to the Forest of Death each morning.
• Qingyun warned Minato Namikaze that Kumogakure might target the Hyuga Clan and asked him to have Shisui and Kakashi watch the clan.
• After observing the Kumogakure envoys for three days, Qingyun stopped Kakashi and Shisui from intervening as a black-clad figure entered the Hyuga residence and carried out Hinata.
• Qingyun blocked Hyuga Hiashi's attack, rescued Hinata, unmasked the intruder as Natsuda, and prevented him from killing himself with poison.
• Qingyun took Natsuda to Kumogakure, cut through its barrier with sword energy, and demanded an explanation from Fourth Raikage A.

Qingyun defeated A and Killer B, forcing A to reveal why he had sought the Byakugan and agree to pay compensation. Learning of clues about the Ōtsutsuki and the Tenseigan, Qingyun received a mission to reach the moon and absorb the Giant Tenseigan, while A asked him to release Natsuda.

• Qingyun pierced A’s Lightning Release Chakra Mode with a Six Meridian Divine Sword, and A surrendered after realizing he and Killer B could not stop him.
• Qingyun demanded an explanation for the Byakugan theft and ten billion ryō’s worth of supplies, and A agreed to settle the matter.
• A explained that meteorite fragments had led him to believe pure Byakugan could evolve into the Tenseigan and give its wielders power to destroy the shinobi world.
• Qingyun connected A’s clues to the moon’s Ōtsutsuki descendants and considered whether Shidou Ōtsutsuki had triggered a conflict there.
• The system assigned Qingyun a mission to find a route to the moon and absorb the Giant Tenseigan, rewarding him with Dragon Essence, a sword soul, and the Dao Heart Demon-Seeding Art.
• A asked Qingyun to release Natsuda after telling him everything he knew.

Qingyun killed Natsuda, forced Kumogakure to promise ten billion in compensation, and returned to Konoha. In Kirigakure, Yahiko escaped a fight with Nagato's Deva Path, while Konan's mysterious heartache led Nagato to suspect Yahiko was alive.

• Qingyun killed Natsuda despite A's protest and demanded ten billion in supplies from Kumogakure within a month before returning to Konoha.
• Nagato sent the Deva Path into Kirigakure, where Yahiko encountered it while hiding under the identity of an ordinary Mist Ninja.
• Yahiko evaded Shinra Tensei and Banshō Ten'in with Qingyun's martial arts, then escaped toward Kirigakure's entrance using his blade and the Deva Path's repulsive force.
• Konan clutched her chest in pain while Nagato controlled the Deva Path, and Nagato wondered whether the mysterious ninja was Yahiko.
• Nagato called out Yahiko's name, but Yahiko kept fleeing to avoid endangering Nagato and Konan; Nagato recalled the Deva Path, and Konan gradually recovered.
• Konan wondered whether Qingyun had saved Yahiko and silently made up her mind while worrying about Nagato's worsening health.

Konan decided to seek Qingyun to learn whether Yahiko was alive, while Yahiko struggled with his longing for her and Nagato. In Konoha, the Hyuga Clan Elders tried to force Neji to surrender Qingyun’s cultivation techniques, leaving Hizashi incapacitated as the Second Elder approached Neji.

• Konan resolved to return Nagato to Amegakure and then find Qingyun in Konoha to ask about Yahiko.
• Yahiko injured his fists while grieving that he could not reunite with Nagato and Konan, and Qingyun urged him to endure and grow stronger before they met again.
• The First Elder demanded that Neji hand over the cultivation techniques Qingyun had taught him, but Neji, Hizashi, and Hyuga Hiashi refused.
• The First Elder used the Caged Bird Seal to incapacitate Hizashi and ordered the Second Elder to seal Neji and force him to reveal Qingyun’s techniques.

The Hyuga elders tortured Neji with the Caged Bird Seal to force him to reveal Qingyun’s Cultivation Technique, while Hinata sought help at Qingyun’s home. Qingyun rescued Neji and Hizashi Hyuga after killing the two elders, then took them home and told Hyuga Hiashi to bring Hinata too.

• The Second Elder branded Neji with the Caged Bird Seal and repeatedly tortured him, but Neji refused to reveal the Cultivation Technique Qingyun had taught him.
• Hinata saw Neji suffering, ran to Qingyun’s home for help, and fell asleep outside his gate after pounding on it.
• Hyuga Hiashi found Hinata and told Qingyun that the clan elders had sealed and imprisoned Neji.
• Qingyun confronted the Hyuga clan, seized the Great Elder and Second Elder, and killed them after torturing them with his sword energy.
• Qingyun freed Neji and Hizashi Hyuga from imprisonment and told Hyuga Hiashi to bring Hinata along.

After witnessing the Caged Bird Seal's power, Neji reaffirmed his resolve to train under Qingyun, while Qingyun also accepted Hinata as his disciple. The chapter ended with Neji and Hinata joining Shion and Naruto to play in Qingyun's courtyard.

• Neji told Qingyun that he would endure the pain of the training method to gain strength and protect his family.
• Hizashi explained Qingyun's theory about the Caged Bird Seal to Hyuga Hiashi, who asked if Hinata could benefit from it.
• Qingyun said Hinata needed a different training path and agreed to take her as his disciple, and Hinata formally bowed to him.
• Shion returned with Naruto, who blamed her for skipping school and trying to draw on Kage Rock.
• Naruto introduced himself to Hinata, and Qingyun sent Neji and Hinata to play with Shion and Naruto.

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.