Chapter Summaries

After returning from the moon, Qingyun secluded himself to absorb the Dragon Essence and spent three years cultivating in the Forest of Death. As Shion graduated and worried about her absent father, Qingyun reached a breakthrough that shook Konoha, and Shion rushed toward him.

• Qingyun and Kushina returned to Konoha, where Minato pointed out that their battle had split the moon in two.
• Qingyun entered seclusion in the Forest of Death and absorbed the Dragon Essence, subduing the flood dragon's will in his sea of consciousness.
• Three years passed, and Shion, Uchiha Itachi, and Haku graduated and joined a team led by Shisui Uchiha.
• Shion declined Shisui's offer to celebrate, choosing instead to go home for dinner with Kushina and Tsunade.
• Qingyun's mysterious power spread across his body, and his punch created cracks in space and a thunderous explosion.
• Shion dropped the groceries she was buying and raced toward the Forest of Death.

After absorbing the Dragon Essence, Qingyun gained an immortal body, a transformed divine soul, and strength beyond the Six Paths level. He met the Sage of Six Paths, rejected the request to guard the barrier against the Ōtsutsuki Clan, but agreed to help Naruto and Sasuke grow stronger on his own terms.

• Qingyun discovered that the Dragon Essence had perfected his techniques, fused his true energy, made his body nearly immortal, and transformed his mental power into a divine soul.
• Qingyun activated Golden Dragon Mode and flew through a black hole to confront the Sage of Six Paths, who had been watching him.
• The Sage of Six Paths explained that the Ōtsutsuki Clan threatened the shinobi world and asked Qingyun to guard and repair the barrier on the moon.
• Qingyun refused to guard the barrier, saying he would kill any Ōtsutsuki who came and could leave the shinobi world with the people he cared about.
• Qingyun agreed to teach Naruto and offered to arrange for Kakashi to teach Sasuke if the Sage of Six Paths removed Indra's Chakra from Itachi.

Qingyun agreed to the Sage of Six Paths' demands and reunited with Shion after her graduation. After learning that Shion had been dreaming of Miroku, he retrieved her soul from the Pure Land and promised to revive her within three days.

• The Sage of Six Paths agreed to Qingyun's demands, and Qingyun left the mysterious space.
• Qingyun reunited with Shion in the Forest of Death, apologized for missing her graduation, and learned that she had been dreaming of Miroku and Moryo.
• Qingyun examined Shion and found Miroku's will in her bracelet, then followed its connection to retrieve Miroku's soul from the Pure Land.
• Qingyun defeated the Mysterious Man's attack with Sword Twenty-Three and sealed Miroku's soul in the Sun and Moon Space to remove the Pure Land's aura.
• Qingyun promised Shion that he would revive Miroku within three days, then led her to meet Kushina, Tsunade, and the Konoha High Command.

Qingyun reunited with Kushina and Tsunade after years in seclusion, then checked on his disciples and their progress. He arranged to begin teaching Neji and Hinata proper cultivation techniques the next morning before returning home with his family.

• Qingyun embraced Kushina and Tsunade, thanked them for caring for Shion, and promised he would not enter seclusion again anytime soon.
• Naruto asked Qingyun to teach him powerful techniques so he could beat Sasuke, and Qingyun told him to build his foundation by learning from Minato Namikaze first.
• Qingyun checked on Uchiha Itachi's health, learned that Itachi had awakened his Sharingan, and approved Kakashi teaching Sasuke the foundation-building cultivation technique.
• Qingyun told Neji and Hinata to meet him at the Forest of Death the next morning so he could formally teach them their cultivation techniques.
• Qingyun took Shion, Kushina, and Tsunade back to the residence.

Deidara escaped from Iwagakure after destroying its prison, while Qingyun took control of ten White Zetsu and began reviving Miroku. The chapter ended as the White Zetsu screamed and color returned to Miroku’s body.

• Deidara fought Ōnoki, was captured, and locked in Iwagakure’s prison.
• Deidara used hidden explosive clay to demolish the prison and escaped during the chaos, prompting Ōnoki to classify him as a rogue ninja.
• Qingyun found Tobi in the Uchiha Clan Compound and made him summon White Zetsu.
• Qingyun took control of ten White Zetsu and brought Miroku’s body out of the Sun and Moon Space.
• Qingyun guided Miroku’s soul into her body and used the Tenseigan’s Yin-Yang rotation to convert the ten White Zetsu’s life force, causing Miroku’s color to return.

Qingyun revived Miroku, and the reunited family welcomed her back. Meanwhile, Deidara traveled toward the Land of Fire and encountered Hidan and another Akatsuki member, who invited him to join.

• Qingyun used Yin-Yang Rotation, Life Conversion to revive Miroku, exhausting much of his ocular power.
• Miroku explained that she had stayed behind because she did not want to come between Qingyun, Kushina, and Tsunade, and Qingyun told her about their daughter Shion.
• Qingyun taught Miroku the Nine Yin Manual, and she quickly began cultivating before he took her to meet Kushina and Tsunade.
• Kushina and Tsunade greeted Miroku while Qingyun left them to make themselves presentable.
• Deidara traveled from Iwagakure toward the Land of Fire, setting off harmless explosions along the way.
• Hidan and another Akatsuki member stopped Deidara and invited him to join, warning that Ōnoki had sent three pursuit squads after him.

Deidara rejected Kakuzu and Hidan’s offer to join the Akatsuki, then set out for Konoha to find Qingyun. After reuniting Shion with her resurrected mother, Qingyun departed with his family for the Land of Swamps to eliminate Moryo.

• Deidara fought Hidan, whose scythe could not harm him after he used the Indestructible Diamond Divine Art.
• Kakuzu recognized Deidara’s technique and fled with Hidan after learning Deidara was Qingyun’s subordinate.
• Deidara stopped pursuing Kakuzu and Hidan, then flew toward the Land of Fire to find Qingyun.
• Shion tearfully reunited with Miroku and thanked Qingyun for bringing her mother back to life.
• Qingyun set out with Kushina, Tsunade, Miroku, and Shion for the Land of Swamps to eliminate Moryo.

Qingyun and his family traveled toward the Land of Swamps while Deidara escaped Iwagakure’s pursuit and Kimimaro faced a mysterious attacker in Kirigakure. At the ancestral hall, Qingyun released Moryo, extracted its Miko Origin for Shion, and refined the demon into essence for his own Divine Soul.

• Deidara used his Indestructible Diamond Body Divine Art to withstand Iwagakure ANBU’s attacks, punched their captain away, and escaped on a clay bird after leaving explosive spiders behind.
• The Iwagakure ANBU captain recognized Deidara’s technique as Qingyun’s Cultivation Technique and realized Deidara had joined Qingyun.
• A mysterious ninja attacked Kimimaro with Water Dragon Bullets and Lava Release, but Kimimaro cut through the attacks and demanded to know the ninja’s identity.
• After a month of sightseeing, Qingyun and his family reached the Land of Swamps, where Qingyun burned through Moryo’s failing seal.
• Qingyun used gray light to refine Moryo, infusing its Miko Origin into Shion and absorbing the remaining mental power essence into his Divine Soul.

After defeating Moryo, Qingyun traveled around the shinobi world with Kushina, Tsunade, and Miroku while Shion returned to take missions. In Kirigakure, Yahiko told Mei Terumi that the Uchiha Traitor had controlled the Mizukage and proposed killing Karatachi Yagura, leaving Mei to consult Genji as Yahiko warned that the mastermind might act soon.

• Qingyun asked Shion whether she wanted to travel with him or return to the village, and Shion chose to go back and take missions.
• Qingyun sent Shion to Shisui Uchiha, then traveled with Kushina, Tsunade, and Miroku.
• Mei Terumi challenged Kimimaro, invited him to join her team, and was interrupted by Yahiko.
• Yahiko identified Mei as the Rebel Army's leader and explained that the Uchiha Traitor had controlled Karatachi Yagura with Mangekyō genjutsu.
• Yahiko proposed luring Karatachi Yagura into a secluded place and killing him, while Mei said she would discuss the plan with Genji.
• Yahiko warned Mei that the mastermind might act soon, then left with Kimimaro as Mei went to find Genji.

Genji learned from Mei Terumi that Karatachi Yagura had been controlled by Mangekyo genjutsu and agreed to Yahiko’s plan to ambush him. Three days later, Yahiko and Kimimaro arrived at the meeting place, and Mei Terumi hurried them toward Genji’s ambush site.

• Mei Terumi told Genji that Kimimaro and Yahiko had revealed Karatachi Yagura was controlled by Mangekyo genjutsu.
• Genji agreed to Yahiko’s plan, instructing Mei Terumi to signal him with a white cloth and warning her to stay safe if Yahiko failed to appear.
• Genji told Mei Terumi that he would lure Karatachi Yagura into the trap himself while she went with Ao to the meeting place.
• Three days later, Mei Terumi and Ao hung a white cloth from a tree as Genji began luring Karatachi Yagura to the ambush site.
• Yahiko and Kimimaro arrived, and Mei Terumi grabbed Yahiko’s hand and rushed with them toward the ambush site.

Yahiko and Mei Terumi rushed to the ambush site, where Kimimaro fought Karatachi Yagura while Yahiko confronted Obito Uchiha. Kimimaro attacked Yagura over the Kaguya Clan’s destruction, and Yahiko battled Obito’s Kamui as the fight remained unresolved.

• Yahiko took Mei Terumi and Kimimaro to the ambush site using Fengshen Leg, and Mei Terumi guessed that his face was not real.
• Genji told Karatachi Yagura that Uchiha genjutsu controlled him, but Yagura rejected the claim and attacked Genji with Water Dragon Bullet.
• Kimimaro arrived, split Yagura’s Water Dragon Bullet, and charged at him to avenge the Kaguya Clan.
• Obito Uchiha intercepted Yahiko, while Yahiko sent Kimimaro to support Genji and stayed behind with Mei Terumi.
• Obito claimed to be Madara Uchiha, and Yahiko mocked him before countering his Fire Release with a sword strike.
• Yahiko evaded Obito’s chains and attacked with Fengshen Leg, but Obito escaped into the Kamui Dimension.

Yahiko forced Obito Uchiha to use Izanagi and escape, while Kimimaro killed Karatachi Yagura with his bone-and-sword-aura technique. Yahiko departed with Kimimaro after giving Mei Terumi his address, and Genji urged Mei to prepare to become Kirigakure's Fifth Mizukage.

• Yahiko's Fengshen Leg overwhelmed Obito Uchiha, who endured the blows, used Izanagi to escape death, and fled with Kamui.
• Yahiko met Mei Terumi after the fight and hurried with her to the ambush site.
• Kimimaro destroyed Karatachi Yagura's Water Mirror copy, then unleashed Early Fern Dance and killed Yagura with a formation of sword-aura-covered bone spikes.
• Yahiko praised Kimimaro, ended his cooperation with Mei Terumi, and gave her his address before leaving with Kimimaro.
• Mei Terumi admitted to Genji that she liked Yahiko, and Genji told her to prepare to become Kirigakure's Fifth Mizukage.

Yahiko and Kimimaro returned from Kirigakure while Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu planned how to counter Qingyun and recover the tailed beasts. They settled on seeking Danzo’s help with Impure World Reincarnation and sending Nagato to investigate the Uzumaki Clan’s sealing techniques.

• Kimimaro teased Yahiko about Mei Terumi, and Yahiko told him to make Suigetsu train harder.
• Obito Uchiha escaped Kirigakure with Kamui after using Izanagi and summoned Black Zetsu to discuss his defeat and Akatsuki’s plans.
• Black Zetsu urged Obito Uchiha to revive Madara Uchiha, but Obito refused and proposed reincarnating the dead to attack Konoha.
• Obito Uchiha suggested sending Nagato to the Uzumaki Ancestral Land to find a way to block Qingyun’s spatial perception and proposed recruiting Danzo.
• Black Zetsu agreed to approach Danzo but warned Obito Uchiha to keep Nagato unaware of Danzo’s role in Yahiko’s death, and Obito ordered Tobi to locate Danzo.

Danzo perfected his use of Impure World Reincarnation in his underground laboratory and was approached by Tobi, who offered him an alliance against Konoha. Danzo agreed on the condition that he receive Qingyun and Nagato Uzumaki's Rinnegan, while Tobi supplied White Zetsu as vessels for his experiments.

• Danzo reincarnated a Kumogakure jonin and ordered his subordinates to mask and control him.
• Tobi appeared in Danzo's laboratory and offered to cooperate, claiming the Akatsuki was under his control and would attack Konoha.
• Tobi outlined the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan and offered to help Danzo become Hokage, but Danzo focused on taking revenge on Qingyun.
• Danzo agreed to cooperate if Tobi captured Qingyun alive for him and gave him Nagato Uzumaki's Rinnegan.
• Danzo explained the limits of his Impure World Reincarnation research, and Tobi gave him several White Zetsu to use as vessels.

Danzo examined the White Zetsu Tobi left behind as he prepared to use them for his Impure World Reincarnation research. Meanwhile, Qingyun continued training during his travels with Tsunade, Kushina, and Miroku, then received two techniques from his upgraded system and demonstrated that he could fly unaided.

• Danzo told Tobi that White Zetsu would help him improve Impure World Reincarnation, but he still needed five years and a powerful Sealing Jutsu to control strong resurrected shinobi.
• Tobi left to report Danzo's plans to Obito Uchiha, while Danzo restrained the White Zetsu and began examining their bodies.
• Qingyun practiced One Sword Makes the Immortal Kneel during his travels, but after several months he had reached only minor mastery.
• The system awarded Qingyun Carefree Ascension Step and the Shenzhao Scripture after completing its upgrade.
• Qingyun absorbed both techniques and used Carefree Ascension Step to fly unaided, astonishing Kushina, Miroku, and Tsunade.

Qingyun discovered the System Shop and daily check-ins after mastering a more powerful Carefree Ascension Step. Meanwhile, Shion’s first C-rank mission turned dangerous when a mysterious female ninja seized her and flew away, prompting Shisui Uchiha to attack.

• Qingyun combined several movement techniques with the Carefree Ascension Step, creating confusing afterimages as he moved through the air.
• Qingyun learned that the upgraded system had added a System Shop and daily check-ins but would no longer reward him for his disciples’ missions.
• Tsunade, Kushina, and Miroku asked Qingyun to teach them the Carefree Ascension Step, and he headed inside before answering.
• Shisui Uchiha led Shion, Uchiha Itachi, and Yuki Haku to the Land of Grass for a C-rank rescue mission, remaining alert to a faint sense of danger.
• Shion, Uchiha Itachi, and Yuki Haku infiltrated the cave and defeated the bandits and their genin leader.
• A female ninja appeared, sealed Shion, and flew away with her; Shisui Uchiha attacked her with Flame Sword Energy.

Delta of Kara abducted Shion, but Shisui Uchiha subdued her with Kotoamatsukami while Yuki Haku rescued Shion. Qingyun arrived, freed Shion from a seal, and recognized the fallen attacker as a Kara member, vowing to retaliate.

• Delta captured Shion and flew away, absorbing Shisui Uchiha's Flame Sword Energy as he pursued her.
• Shisui Uchiha used Kotoamatsukami: Radiance to overpower Delta and pull her spirit into his controlled space, causing her body to fall unconscious.
• Yuki Haku caught Shion before she hit the ground, and Shion told him that a strange seal prevented her from using her power.
• Shion asked Yuki Haku to activate the Sun-Moon Mark to alert Qingyun, who left Tsunade, Kushina, and Miroku and immediately traveled to them.
• Qingyun shattered the seal inside Shion, heard Uchiha Itachi's account, and identified the unconscious attacker as a Kara member.

Qingyun learned Kara’s location from Delta and received a mission to annihilate the organization, then left Shion, Itachi, and Haku with Kushina and the others. Meanwhile, Jigen learned that Delta had failed to capture Shion, unaware that Qingyun had already discovered Kara’s base.

• Qingyun entered Shisui Uchiha’s dojutsu space, stopped his attack, and used the Soul-Transferring Technique to learn everything from Delta’s spirit body.
• Qingyun discovered Kara’s base location and received a system mission offering a Turtle Pearl, Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin, and 10,000 exchange points.
• Qingyun told Shisui Uchiha to turn in the mission while he took Shion, Itachi, and Haku to Kushina, then destroyed Delta’s body and spirit body.
• Tsunade, Kushina, and the other woman welcomed Shion, while Qingyun comforted an envious Yuki Haku.
• Jigen told Kara’s members that Delta had been sent to capture Shion so he could use her as a vessel and offering for the Ten-Tails.

Qingyun left his family to find Kara’s hidden base and attacked Jigen, who revealed himself as Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. The chapter ended with Qingyun facing Isshiki as Jigen’s body rapidly healed.

• Qingyun scolded Shion for neglecting her training, then left Kushina, Tsunade, and Miroku behind to protect the others while he went after Kara.
• After more than a month of travel, Qingyun entered Kara’s Inner base through a spatial portal and took control of its puppet guards.
• Jigen attacked Qingyun in his office, but Qingyun dodged his strikes and wounded him with the Peerless Yang Sword.
• Jigen used Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees, but Qingyun answered with larger trees and pierced Jigen’s forehead with his sword.
• The Kāma patterns spread across Jigen’s face, his wounds healed, and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki emerged as Qingyun prepared to fight him.

Qingyun battled Isshiki, overcame his space-time techniques, and used Bloodline Refinement to extract Isshiki’s bloodline and God Tree Fruit, killing him. The system rewarded Qingyun for destroying Kara, and he turned his attention to the miniature Ten-Tails.

• Isshiki ambushed Qingyun with a spatial attack, but Qingyun evaded it and wounded Isshiki with golden sword energy.
• Isshiki escaped Qingyun’s pursuit and launched a black chakra sphere, which Qingyun countered with Sword Twenty-Three, destroying the palace in the blast.
• Isshiki used Spatial Severing against Qingyun, but Qingyun escaped and struck back with Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
• Qingyun trapped Isshiki in gray light and used Bloodline Refinement to extract his bloodline and God Tree Fruit, killing him.
• The system awarded Qingyun a Turtle Pearl and a manual of Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin for destroying Kara.
• Qingyun realized Kara was effectively finished without Isshiki and turned to consider what to do with the miniature Ten-Tails.