Chapter Summaries

Tsunade protected Qingyun from Hiruzen Sarutobi's attempt to send him toward the wartime front, while Qingyun comforted Kushina and discouraged Minato Namikaze from graduating early. The chapter ended with Qingyun and Minato returning to their quarters to practice the Primordial Chaos Technique.

• Tsunade treated Qingyun's strained hands and sent him away from the hospital, then refused Hiruzen Sarutobi's request to put him near the battlefield because he was too young.
• Qingyun returned home and comforted Kushina after Minato Namikaze explained that her classmates had mocked her and she had fought them.
• Qingyun and Minato Namikaze walked Kushina home, and Kushina told Mito Uzumaki about Qingyun's skill and his work treating wounded soldiers.
• Mito Uzumaki invited Kushina to bring Qingyun over for a meal after noticing how fond Kushina was of him.
• Minato Namikaze asked Qingyun whether he should graduate early, and Qingyun advised him to wait and strengthen his foundations rather than risk being sent to the front.
• Qingyun and Minato Namikaze returned to their quarters and practiced the Primordial Chaos Technique.

Qingyun treated wounded ninjas at the hospital, impressing Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other elders with his medical skill and dedication. After half a month, Tsunade told him she would return to the battlefield the next day, and the two went out for Yakiniku before she left.

• Qingyun used his internal force to heal patients with fewer harmful side effects than chakra-based treatment, then restored his strength between patients.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu secretly watched Qingyun work, and Hiruzen decided not to send him to the battlefield yet.
• Qingyun treated the wounded every day for half a month, increasing the number of patients he could help from thirty to forty a day.
• Tsunade invited Qingyun to eat with her after telling him she would lead the recovered ninjas back to the battlefield the next day.
• Qingyun wished Tsunade safety, and she took him to the Barbecue Restaurant for Yakiniku.

Qingyun shared a meal with Tsunade and opened up about the fear and hardship that shaped his dream of becoming strong enough to protect himself and his friends. After Tsunade promised to protect him, he made meat pies with Minato to give her as travel rations before she returned to the battlefield.

• Qingyun and Tsunade ate Akimichi Yakiniku together, and Tsunade reminisced about coming there with Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
• At Kage Rock, Qingyun told Tsunade about his difficult childhood, how he created Tai Chi Fist, and his determination to grow strong enough to protect his friends.
• Tsunade promised to protect Qingyun, and he promised to protect her when he grew up.
• After Tsunade left, Qingyun reflected on her losses and resolved to become stronger so he could change tragedies in the Original Story.
• Qingyun bought ingredients, checked his traps, and made meat pies with Minato as travel rations for Tsunade's return to the battlefield.
• At dawn, Qingyun packed the meat pies and raced toward Konoha's gate.

Qingyun gave Tsunade a bundle of flatbread as a farewell gift before she left Konoha with the ninja convoy, then returned to his work and claimed the rewards for completing his healing mission. After gaining several new techniques and a wine recipe, he headed to the Ninja Hospital to gather herbs for brewing the wine.

• Qingyun caught up with Tsunade and gave her flatbread he and Minato had made, and Tsunade thanked him before warning Hiruzen Sarutobi to protect him.
• Tsunade ordered the several hundred ninja and the supply convoy to move out, while Qingyun watched them leave with Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders.
• Mito Uzumaki watched Qingyun through a Crystal Ball and worried about his Uchiha heritage and its connection to the Nine-Tailed Fox.
• Qingyun checked on patients at the Ninja Hospital, then returned to his lodgings in the Forest of Death and claimed the rewards for treating 635 ninja.
• The system gave Qingyun the Buddha's Smile Wine recipe, Nine Yang Divine Skill, Six Meridian Divine Sword, and Lingbo Micro-Step, and he went to the hospital to request medicinal herbs.

Qingyun gathered herbs and brewed Buddha's Smile Wine, then set out for the Ninja Academy with Minato. When he found Kushina's red hair on the road, he suspected she had been kidnapped and followed the trail into a remote part of Konoha, where an unseen attacker ambushed him.

• Qingyun obtained Purple Gold Grass, Night-Bright Flower, Fire-Blaze Lingzhi, and Calming Spirit Grass from Nara Tengzhi and began brewing Buddha's Smile Wine at home.
• Qingyun enlisted Minato Namikaze to help bury the wine jars, and Minato said he wanted to grow stronger to help Konoha.
• Minato told Qingyun that Iruka had announced a test at the Ninja Academy, so Qingyun went there with him the next morning.
• Qingyun found red hair on the road and sent Minato to the Ninja Academy to check whether Kushina was there and raise the alarm.
• Qingyun followed more strands of hair into a remote area, suspected someone was using Kushina as bait, and blocked a shuriken with his Azure Edge Sword.

Qingyun confronted a masked Ninja who had kidnapped Kushina, pretending she meant nothing to him before risking himself to free her. Wounded and unable to defeat the attacker, Qingyun kept him occupied while Kushina ran to find help.

• Qingyun blocked a shuriken and found the masked Ninja holding a drugged Kushina, then claimed she was only a classmate.
• When the Ninja threatened to kill Kushina, Qingyun admitted she was his friend and tried to negotiate for her release.
• Qingyun tricked the Ninja into looking away, then attacked with the Azure Edge Sword and Great Fireball Technique, forcing him to release Kushina.
• Qingyun caught Kushina and shielded her from the Ninja's next strike, taking a wound as they retreated.
• Qingyun told Kushina to run for help and charged the Ninja, while Kushina fell, got back up, and continued running.
• Qingyun used the Golden Wild Goose Technique and Quanzhen Swordsmanship to evade the Ninja and keep him occupied.

Qingyun risked his life to protect Kushina from a masked Ninja, awakening his Two-Tomoe Sharingan in the fight. The attacker revealed herself as Mito Uzumaki, and Kushina demanded to know why her grandmother had tested them.

• Qingyun used his swordsmanship to fend off the masked Ninja, but repeatedly rushed to protect Kushina from his attacks.
• Qingyun awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan and used it to block the masked Ninja before urging Kushina to flee.
• Qingyun suspected the attacks were meant to force him to rescue Kushina, then took a Tachi wound in his chest while shielding her.
• Qingyun told the masked Ninja that Kushina was his friend and he could not bear to lose her, prompting the Ninja to disappear in smoke.
• Mito Uzumaki appeared, and Qingyun recognized that she had been testing him; Kushina angrily asked Mito why she had done it.

Mito Uzumaki tested Qingyun’s feelings for Kushina, then revealed that Kushina would one day become the Nine-Tails’ jinchūriki and asked him to protect her. Qingyun promised to keep Kushina safe, and Mito agreed to conceal his Sharingan as he returned to the Ninja Academy.

• Qingyun deduced that Mito Uzumaki had staged the attack to test how he felt about Kushina.
• Mito asked when Qingyun awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan, and he said it happened when he was three, after his parents died.
• Mito sent Kushina to the Ninja Academy and privately asked Qingyun to protect her in the future.
• Mito explained the tailed beasts and revealed that Kushina would succeed her as the Nine-Tails’ jinchūriki.
• Qingyun promised he would not let Kushina be harmed or rejected, and Mito asked him to keep her secret from Kushina.
• Qingyun asked Mito to conceal his Sharingan, and she agreed before leaving and telling him he could call her Grandma.

After rescuing Kushina and completing the Ninja Academy exams, Qingyun practiced the Nine Yang Divine Skill and opened another meridian. The influx of Natural Spiritual Energy strengthened his Sharingan toward its third tomoe, and he ended the chapter practicing the Lingbo Micro-Step.

• Qingyun returned Kushina safely to the Ninja Academy and finished the theory exam, letting her glimpse his answers before Iruka stopped them.
• Qingyun reflected on his encounter with Mito Uzumaki, then slept outside until Minato Namikaze and Kushina came to thank him.
• Qingyun took first place in the practical exam, followed by Minato Namikaze, Kushina, and Uchiha Yungang, then shared a meal with Minato Namikaze and Kushina.
• Qingyun converted his Primordial Internal Force into Nine Yang Internal Force and forced open the Hand Taiyin Heart Meridian.
• Natural Spiritual Energy flooded Qingyun, improving his Sharingan toward the Three-Tomoe stage and replenishing his internal force.
• Qingyun worried that his body might become valuable to anyone who ate his flesh, then began practicing the Lingbo Micro-Step.

Qingyun practiced the Lingbo Micro-Step and met Nawaki, who had come to challenge him; he agreed to train him after Nawaki got leave from school. Yasuko then summoned Qingyun to the Ninja Hospital to treat a critically injured ninja, and he arrived at the patient’s ward.

• Qingyun practiced the Lingbo Micro-Step with his sword until Nawaki attacked him with a Water Dragon Bullet Technique, but Qingyun evaded it and subdued him.
• Nawaki explained that he had come to spar after hearing about Qingyun from Tsunade, Kushina, and his grandmother, and Qingyun warned him not to attack people by surprise.
• Nawaki mentioned an Uchiha prodigy in his class who had awakened his Sharingan, and Qingyun agreed to train Nawaki after he requested leave from the Ninja Academy.
• Yasuko told Qingyun that a ninja was critically injured and most medical ninja had been sent to the front lines, so Qingyun rushed to the Ninja Hospital.
• Qingyun reached the hospital and headed to the ward where the critically injured ninja was being treated.

Qingyun operated on a poisoned, gravely wounded patient, extracted the toxin, repaired a damaged blood vessel, and worked through the night to study the poison. At dawn, the patient regained consciousness, and Qingyun arranged for the Hokage to be notified so the man could share his intelligence.

• Qingyun examined the black-blooded patient, identified the poison and severed blood vessel, and ordered an operating room and medicinal ingredients prepared.
• Qingyun extracted the toxin while a female ninja maintained the Mystical Palm Technique, then sutured the vessel and treated the patient with the technique.
• Qingyun told Hiruzen Sarutobi that the patient remained in critical condition and promised to help him share his intelligence if necessary.
• Qingyun took the poisoned blood to the Laboratory and spent the night studying the toxin and attempting to develop a Serum.
• At dawn, Qingyun learned the patient had awakened, examined him, and asked a nurse to notify Hiruzen Sarutobi.

After developing a Serum to cure the toxin, Qingyun woke to find school was on break and spent the day bathing, eating, and teaching Nawaki, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina. He saved his Blood Bodhi reward for a future emergency and ended the day practicing Six Meridian Divine Sword.

• After three days of nonstop research, Qingyun developed a Serum that eliminated the toxin, gave the female ninja its instructions, and went home to sleep.
• Kushina, Nawaki, and Minato Namikaze told Qingyun that school was on break, then argued over whether he should take them out or train Nawaki.
• Qingyun took them to the River, bathed, caught fish, and showed Nawaki how to practice Tree Climbing.
• Qingyun treated Nawaki's bruises after he fell, while Minato Namikaze and Kushina learned the routes and footwork for Lingbo Micro-Step.
• Qingyun claimed his system reward, decided to save the Blood Bodhi for a future battle, and began practicing Six Meridian Divine Sword.

Qingyun mastered and refined the Six Meridian Divine Sword, then took Minato Namikaze, Kushina, and Nawaki hunting near the Forest of Death. After the group worked together to restrain a gigantic black bear, Qingyun killed it and collected its paws.

• Qingyun used the Lesser Shang Sword, found it too slow, and strengthened his meridians until the attack blasted a crater into a massive tree.
• Qingyun trained the remaining meridians, practiced the Six Meridian Divine Sword, and then coached Minato Namikaze and Kushina in the Lingbo Micro-Step.
• Qingyun healed Kushina after she strained her back, then led Minato Namikaze, Kushina, and Nawaki hunting near the Edge of the Forest of Death.
• Qingyun fought a gigantic black bear with the Azure Edge Sword and Lightning Release: Earth Flow, while Minato Namikaze and Nawaki attacked and Kushina restrained it with Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Qingyun beheaded the restrained black bear, praised the group, and cut off its four paws.

Uchiha Fugaku confronted Qingyun on behalf of the clan elders, but Qingyun refused to return to a clan that had expelled him. Fugaku attacked, and Qingyun countered his techniques as their fight continued.

• Qingyun prepared the bear paws with Kushina and Nawaki, then went exploring with them and Minato Namikaze.
• Uchiha Fugaku approached the group and demanded that Qingyun come meet the Uchiha clan elders.
• Qingyun rejected Fugaku’s demand, insisting that he was no longer an Uchiha clansman and telling Fugaku to apologize for his attitude.
• Fugaku attacked Qingyun with the Great Fireball Technique, and Qingyun cut through it with his sword and rushed toward him.
• Fugaku activated his Sharingan and used a Shadow Clone, but Qingyun struck one clone with Lightning Release and drove the other back.
• Fugaku attacked with Phoenix Flower Jutsu and a wire-linked kunai formation, while Qingyun dodged with Lingbo Micro-Step and cut apart the kunai.

Qingyun defeated Uchiha Fugaku and rejected the Uchiha Clan’s attempt to bring him back, then left with Kushina, Minato Namikaze, and Nawaki. Hiruzen Sarutobi watched the fight and Qingyun’s display of secret techniques, while Qingyun hoped the Hokage would invest more in his growth.

• Qingyun destroyed Uchiha Fugaku’s shadow Clone Technique with Lesser Marsh Sword, then overwhelmed Fugaku with Lingbo Micro-Step and Quanzhen Swordsmanship.
• Qingyun held Azure Edge Sword to Fugaku’s neck and warned him to stop interfering in his life, but Fugaku argued that the clan had punished Uchiha Ichigo.
• Qingyun told Fugaku that the clan could not undo what it had broken, then left with Kushina, Minato Namikaze, and Nawaki, who excitedly asked to become his little brother.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi watched the fight through a Crystal Ball and recognized Qingyun’s strength and unusual techniques, considering what to offer in exchange for them.
• Qingyun realized Hiruzen Sarutobi had been watching and hoped the battle would persuade him to invest more heavily in Qingyun.

Qingyun shared roasted bear paws with Kushina, Minato Namikaze, and Nawaki before Mito Uzumaki offered him protection from political trouble. A month later, after trading techniques with Hiruzen Sarutobi and improving his home, Qingyun opened a jar of Buddha's Smile Wine and began refining its medicinal power.

• Qingyun roasted bear paws for Kushina, Minato Namikaze, and Nawaki, and Mito Uzumaki joined them after coming to look for the children.
• Mito Uzumaki praised Qingyun for defeating Uchiha Fugaku and offered to help if the Uchiha Clan's higher-ups caused trouble.
• Qingyun explained the Yin Seal to Minato Namikaze and said it stored chakra and helped Mito Uzumaki stay young.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi traded the Body Flicker Technique and Shadow Clone technique for Qingyun's Lingbo Micro-Step and Six Meridian Divine Sword, then gave him a chunin's salary.
• Qingyun repaired and furnished the wooden house, then dug up dozens of wine jars with Minato Namikaze.
• Qingyun opened a jar of Buddha's Smile Wine, drank a cup, and began refining its medicinal power.

Qingyun and Minato Namikaze refined Buddha's Smile Wine, opened new meridians, and strengthened their cultivation before resuming training with Nawaki and Kushina. The chapter ended as Uchiha Fugaku stood before the Uchiha Clan Head and faction elders at a leadership gathering.

• Qingyun used Buddha's Smile Wine to open his seventh and eighth meridians, strengthen his internal force, and awaken his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Minato Namikaze drank half a cup of Buddha's Smile Wine, opened his fifth meridian, and learned that the wine's strongest benefits came only with the first use.
• Qingyun told Minato Namikaze to bury most of the wine, then took him to buy supplies before they returned to training in the Forest of Death.
• Nawaki and Kushina joined Qingyun and Minato Namikaze for training, while Qingyun taught Nawaki Tai Chi Fist and Kushina Lingbo Micro-Step.
• The Uchiha Clan Head summoned Uchiha Fugaku to the clan's semiannual leadership gathering, where the Hawk and Dove faction elders sat in silence.

The Uchiha Clan debated how to handle Qingyun after Uchiha Fugaku described his strength and warned that trying to kill him could make him a dangerous enemy. The Clan Head chose to pursue reconciliation for now, while Fugaku planned to gain experience on missions after graduating.

• Uchiha Fugaku recounted Qingyun's unusual taijutsu, fast footwork, and powerful Finger Sword to the Clan Head and Elders.
• The Uchiha Second Elder called for Qingyun's death, while the Fourth Elder argued that the clan should make amends and win him over.
• The Grand Elder proposed sending a clan girl to attend Qingyun's class and offering him more resources and access to ninjutsu.
• The Grand Elder threatened to kill Qingyun if he refused their efforts, but Uchiha Fugaku warned that a failed attempt could provoke Qingyun's revenge.
• The Clan Head set aside the killing plan and ordered the clan to focus on winning Qingyun over; he then asked Fugaku about his plans after graduation.
• Uchiha Fugaku said he intended to form a team and gain mission experience before returning to the Police Force, and the Clan Head approved.

Qingyun spent the day with Kushina, Minato Namikaze, and Nawaki before Kushina led them on an exhausting shopping trip and to the Niki Ramen Shop. After dinner, Kushina insisted they continue to the night market, leaving the three boys in despair.

• Kushina lamented that school would keep her from seeing Qingyun, and he promised to visit the Ninja Academy when he had time.
• Qingyun offered to let Kushina decide how they spent the day, and she chose shopping, forcing Minato Namikaze and Nawaki to come along.
• Kushina browsed Konoha's shopping streets for hours without buying anything before the group stopped at the Niki Ramen Shop.
• The four ordered ramen from apprentice Ichiraku, and Qingyun wondered whether he was the legendary owner of the shop.
• After they ate, Kushina took Qingyun, Minato Namikaze, and Nawaki to browse the night market, prompting their despairing protests.

Qingyun attended the Ninja Academy’s first day back, where Uchiha Mikoto joined his class under orders to persuade him to return to the Uchiha Clan. After class, Uchiha Fugaku brought Uchiha Yungang and Uchiha Yunshan to apologize and asked Qingyun not to blame Mikoto for her assignment.

• Qingyun and Minato Namikaze returned to the Ninja Academy, where Iruka Umino introduced transfer student Uchiha Mikoto.
• Qingyun recognized the Uchiha Clan’s plan to have Mikoto approach him, while Kushina Uzumaki grew jealous of his attention toward her.
• Mikoto sat beside Kushina and began befriending her as a way to get closer to Qingyun.
• After class, Uchiha Fugaku arrived with Uchiha Yungang and Uchiha Yunshan, who apologized to Qingyun.
• Uchiha Fugaku asked Qingyun not to blame Mikoto for trying to persuade him to return to the clan, and Qingyun said he would leave her alone unless she crossed his bottom line.