Chapter Summaries

Qingyun, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina carried out a mission to eliminate bandits near a refugee town, but their attempt at a quiet raid went awry. After Hatake Sakumo reviewed their mistakes and they prepared to return, Qingyun sensed an untraceable gaze watching them.

• Qingyun argued that the team could not solve the refugees’ hardship and urged Kushina to focus on their mission, while Hatake Sakumo ordered them to kill the bandits silently and avoid ninjutsu.
• At Westfall Mountain, Qingyun planned a nighttime infiltration with Minato Namikaze while Kushina guarded the perimeter, and the team rested until midnight.
• Qingyun and Minato Namikaze silently killed the sentries, but Minato Namikaze struggled with his first kill as Qingyun continued into the stronghold.
• A noise alerted the bandits, Kushina rushed inside against Qingyun’s orders, and the three fought through the stronghold with Qingyun using Lightning Release: Lightning Strike Tornado Wind.
• Hatake Sakumo captured the missing bandit and explained how Minato Namikaze’s mistake and Kushina’s rush had disrupted the plan; the team collected the bandits’ heads before Qingyun sensed an unseen watcher.

Qingyun suspected that Madara Uchiha was secretly watching him and weighed the danger against his own plans to return home. After completing the mission and returning to Konoha with Minato Namikaze and Kushina, he ran into Nawaki and his teammates while they were chasing an animal.

• Qingyun and his companions finished beheading the bandits, burned their bodies, and claimed the mission reward as Hatake Sakumo praised Qingyun's judgment.
• Qingyun sensed an unseen watcher again and suspected Madara Uchiha, considering how Madara might try to manipulate him as he had Obito Uchiha.
• Qingyun concealed his suspicions from Hatake Sakumo and resolved to keep Madara's survival secret because he needed Madara's plans to advance his own goal of returning home.
• Hatake Sakumo led Qingyun, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina to Plum Blossom Town, where the Town Chief verified the bandits' heads and approved their mission report.
• The group returned to Konoha, and Qingyun, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina prepared for a picnic during their three days off.
• Qingyun and his companions encountered Nawaki and his teammates chasing an animal, and Kushina told Nawaki they had just completed a C-rank mission.

Shinnosuke Sarutobi brought Nawaki's team to join Qingyun's picnic and asked Qingyun to help train Funo Moonlight in Leaf Style Swordsmanship. Qingyun agreed and began testing Funo's skills, disarming him with a single counter.

• Shinnosuke Sarutobi reprimanded Nawaki for his team's poor mission record and explained why they were not ready for C-rank missions.
• Shinnosuke introduced himself to Qingyun, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina, then asked Qingyun to guide Funo Moonlight's sword training.
• Qingyun agreed to spar with Funo and invited Shinnosuke's team to join the picnic in the Forest of Death.
• After Shinnosuke's team arrived, Qingyun challenged Funo to attack him with everything he had.
• Funo used Leaf Style Swordsmanship attacks, but Qingyun countered with Quanzhen Swordsmanship and knocked Funo's tachi from his hand.

After defeating Funo Moonlight, Qingyun encouraged him to strengthen his fundamentals and develop a sword style suited to his abilities. Qingyun then agreed to spar with Shinnosuke Sarutobi after the meal, but the arrival of Might Duy and young Might Guy turned the gathering toward food and introductions.

• Qingyun helped Funo Moonlight regain his confidence and advised him to build solid fundamentals and make Leaf Style Swordsmanship his own.
• Shinnosuke Sarutobi praised Qingyun's insight and asked about his strength, and Qingyun proposed they spar after eating.
• Shinnosuke agreed to spar, and Qingyun eagerly prepared to test himself against an elite Jonin.
• Might Duy arrived with his son Might Guy and trained by kicking a tree while Guy cheered him on.
• After Guy said he was hungry, Qingyun gave Might Duy a roasted boar leg and invited them to join the meal.

Qingyun watched Might Duy’s steadfast commitment to his ninja way before sparring with Shinnosuke Sarutobi. Qingyun overwhelmed Shinnosuke with swift attacks and left him struggling to defend himself.

• Hatake Sakumo met Might Duy and urged him to reveal his strength to Hiruzen Sarutobi, but Duy refused to use the Eight Gates Formation except as a last resort.
• Qingyun reflected on Duy and Might Guy’s perseverance, then hosted them and the others for a meal.
• Qingyun and Shinnosuke Sarutobi began a spar, and Shinnosuke used Earth Release techniques to control the battlefield.
• Qingyun dodged Shinnosuke’s attacks, countered with Lightning Release and sword techniques, and destroyed an Earth Clone before evading the Double Suicide Decapitation Technique.
• Qingyun outmaneuvered Shinnosuke and stopped attacking, telling him to give up while keeping his position hard to track.

Qingyun defeated Shinnosuke Sarutobi with his unpredictable movement technique, then received a mission to fight Might Duy using only Tai Chi Fist and remain undefeated. Duy agreed to spar, removed his enormous training weights, and left the spectators stunned as he prepared to fight.

• Shinnosuke Sarutobi conceded defeat after failing to find a way to counter Qingyun's Lingbo Micro-Step, and the two exchanged the Seal of Reconciliation.
• Qingyun assessed his strength and received a system mission to fight Might Duy using Tai Chi Fist, with the Nine Yin Manual and Heaven and Earth Great Shift as rewards.
• Qingyun asked Might Duy to spar, promising to use only taijutsu, and Hatake Sakumo encouraged Duy to accept.
• Might Duy agreed to fight and removed the heavy weights from his body, astonishing Nawaki, Minato Namikaze, Kushina, Funo Moonlight, and Shinnosuke Sarutobi.

Qingyun fought Might Duy and refined his Tai Chi Fist under the pressure of Might Duy’s Eight Gates, eventually turning the technique into a powerful offense as well as a defense. The battle continued with Qingyun using the renewed Tai Chi Yin-Yang Diagram to catch and return Might Duy’s Morning Peacock fireballs.

• Qingyun intercepted Might Duy’s attacks with Tai Chi Fist and redirected his force back at him.
• Might Duy opened the first three Eight Gates and repeatedly struck one spot, nearly breaking Qingyun’s Yin-Yang Diagram.
• Qingyun reconsidered Tai Chi Fist’s principles and began combining hardness with softness, then punched Might Duy away as he charged with Front Lotus.
• Might Duy opened the Gate of Pain and attacked while Qingyun continued refining his technique and considering how spiritual and physical energy might change it.
• Might Duy opened the Gate of View and unleashed Morning Peacock, but Qingyun caught the fireballs with his renewed Yin-Yang Diagram and returned them, forcing Might Duy to dodge.

Qingyun refined his Tai Chi Fist, received the Nine Yin Manual and Heaven and Earth Great Shift, and agreed to help the younger generation build strong foundations. He taught Kushina a force-control technique and gave Kakashi and Might Guy breathing instructions to practice until they turned six.

• Qingyun thanked Might Duy for helping him break through his Tai Chi Fist bottleneck, and Might Guy asked Qingyun to train him.
• Qingyun agreed to help Might Guy and Kakashi build their foundations, while Shinnosuke Sarutobi jokingly asked him to train his future son.
• Qingyun studied the Nine Yin Manual and Heaven and Earth Great Shift, choosing techniques to adapt for his own martial arts.
• Qingyun taught Kushina the force-channeling methods of Flying Floss Force, and she went off to practice them.
• Kakashi asked Qingyun to train him, so Qingyun gave Kakashi and Might Guy breathing instructions to practice until they turned six.

Qingyun mastered the first six levels of the Heaven and Earth Great Shift, gaining greater strength and control while wondering if the technique could reconcile his Nine Yin and Nine Yang energies. He risked practicing its dangerous seventh level alongside the Nine Yin General Outline, and the chapter ended as spiritual energy surged into him.

• Kakashi and Might Guy memorized Qingyun’s breathing method, then began their lifelong rivalry by betting on who would master it first.
• Qingyun’s attempts to cultivate the Nine Yin General Outline failed because his Nine Yang True Energy consumed every trace of Nine Yin Internal Force.
• Qingyun practiced the Heaven and Earth Great Shift, mastering its first six levels and unlocking more of his body’s potential.
• Qingyun considered the flawed seventh level and decided its principles might let Nine Yin and Nine Yang circulate separately.
• Qingyun began the seventh level while practicing the Nine Yin General Outline, and spiritual energy poured into his body through the Baihui Point.

Qingyun completed a breakthrough that transformed his Nine Yin Internal Force into true energy and caused his Sharingan to mutate into a sun-and-moon pattern. After testing his new Heaven and Earth Great Shift technique by reflecting Minato Namikaze’s ninjutsu, he promised to teach it to Minato and Kushina.

• Minato Namikaze and Kushina guarded Qingyun as he absorbed natural spiritual energy through a lengthy breakthrough.
• Qingyun formed Nine Yin True Energy, balanced it with his Nine Yang True Energy, and awakened a spinning sun-and-moon mutation in his Sharingan along with a strange mark between his brows.
• Qingyun emerged from his altered state with a profound understanding of martial arts, while Minato Namikaze and Kushina trembled after meeting his gaze.
• Qingyun discovered that he could not yet activate his developing Mangekyō Sharingan, and he examined his changed appearance with Minato Namikaze’s help.
• Qingyun used Heaven and Earth Great Shift to stop and reflect Minato Namikaze’s Wind Release: Great Breakthrough back at him.
• Qingyun offered to teach Minato Namikaze the technique and promised to find suitable cultivation techniques for Kushina before suggesting they eat.

Qingyun received Mito Uzumaki’s scroll on the Sharingan and spent six months refining his genjutsu and memory-sealing abilities while completing missions with Minato Namikaze and Kushina. The chapter ended as Hatake Sakumo and Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned the team an A-rank mission to escort wealthy merchant Fujitō Jishang and his caravan.

• Qingyun asked Mito Uzumaki for guidance on using the Sharingan, and she gave him a scroll containing Uchiha history, Sharingan techniques, and genjutsu.
• Mito Uzumaki warned Qingyun not to let the pursuit of power change him, and Qingyun promised to protect Kushina and honor his responsibilities.
• Over six months, Qingyun combined two genjutsu with the Azure Sea Tide Song, developed a memory-altering seal, and completed 168 C-rank and 23 B-rank missions with Minato Namikaze and Kushina.
• Jue Rui summoned Qingyun, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina to the Hokage’s office for a new mission.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi introduced Fujitō Jishang as the client and assigned the team an A-rank mission to escort him and his caravan.

Qingyun joined Hatake Sakumo, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina to escort Fujitō Jishang’s caravan toward the Capital of the Land of Fire. After the peaceful first leg of the journey, Fujitō asked Qingyun to sell him some of his medicinal wine, and Qingyun warned that an ordinary person would burst after one sip.

• Fujitō Jishang dismissed Qingyun and the others as weak, but Hatake Sakumo defended them and threatened to refuse the mission, prompting Fujitō to apologize.
• Qingyun received an unusually generous system reward for completing the escort and suspected the mission might bring danger, so he urged Minato Namikaze and Kushina to stock up on Explosive Tags.
• Qingyun gave Minato and Kushina Buddha's Smile Wine, and the team set out with Qingyun leading, the two guarding the rear, and Hatake Sakumo supporting from the center.
• The caravan traveled peacefully through the morning, and Qingyun stayed alert while the slow procession headed toward the capital.
• During the lunch stop, Qingyun shared food with Hatake Sakumo, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina, then drank Buddha's Smile Wine as Fujitō Jishang asked to buy some.
• Qingyun refused Fujitō's request, warning that the wine's medicinal power would make an ordinary person swell and burst after one sip.

Qingyun’s caravan encountered a large Iwagakure force, and Hatake Sakumo rushed ahead to confront a powerful enemy blocking the road. Left to face more than sixty enemy ninja, Qingyun used the Azure Sea Tide Song to overwhelm many of them, while the battle remained unresolved.

• Qingyun demonstrated that Buddha's Smile Wine could make a rabbit swell and explode, frightening Fujitō Jishang away from the drink.
• On the caravan's seventh day out from Konoha, Qingyun sensed an ambush and attacked the hidden force with Lightning Release: Lightning Needles.
• A scarred Iwagakure ninja revealed himself and demanded that Qingyun abandon the caravan, while more enemy ninja emerged from hiding.
• Hatake Sakumo charged ahead to face powerful enemies on the road, leaving Qingyun behind and warning Minato and Kushina to protect the caravan.
• Qingyun played the Azure Sea Tide Song against more than sixty Iwagakure ninja, leaving the Genin incapacitated and forcing the others to struggle against its effects.

Qingyun fought off an Iwagakure squad that had targeted Kushina, using his music and sword techniques to kill most of the attackers. He rescued the badly wounded Kushina and Minato, killed the remaining Jonin, and ended the chapter as they checked on him.

• Qingyun used the Azure Sea Tide Song to overwhelm the Iwagakure ninja while evading their Earth Release attacks.
• The scarred ninja ordered Suzuki and Shimizu to capture Kushina and retreat, leading Qingyun to realize she was their target.
• Qingyun killed several Iwagakure ninja and fought off the scarred ninja and Sato before rushing to help Kushina and Minato Namikaze.
• Qingyun found Minato and Kushina badly wounded and killed Suzuki and Shimizu after stopping their attack.
• Kushina and Minato asked Qingyun whether he was all right after seeing how frightening he had become.

After discovering Madara Uchiha hiding in the caravan, Qingyun rejected his offer to join him and warned him not to threaten the people he cared about. Madara withdrew after leaving a White Zetsu behind, which Qingyun stored for possible future study.

• Qingyun noticed an ordinary caravan worker watching him with unusual excitement and grabbed him by the throat.
• The worker said, “Do you want to dance?”, prompting Qingyun to suspect he was Madara Uchiha.
• Madara revealed that he was projecting his will through White Zetsu and asked whether Qingyun was an Uchiha descendant.
• Qingyun denied being an Uchiha descendant, rejected Madara’s invitation, and told him not to disrupt his life or harm those around him.
• Madara chose not to attack Qingyun, then left a White Zetsu behind as a gift.
• Qingyun stored White Zetsu in the System Space, intending to study it but not implant its cells for now.

Qingyun escorted the caravan onward after defeating the Iwagakure ambush, but Ōnoki attacked them with Dust Release. Qingyun discovered a way to reflect the technique and survived until Hatake Sakumo arrived, while Ōnoki escaped.

• Qingyun treated Kushina and Minato Namikaze, then persuaded Fujitō Jishang to raise the mission's rank after revealing that a traitor had exposed the caravan to Iwagakure.
• Qingyun led the caravan toward the Land of Fire, leaving Hatake Sakumo behind because he believed Sakumo had drawn away the enemy.
• Ōnoki tracked the caravan after finding his subordinates dead and attacked Qingyun and the others with Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique.
• Qingyun used Heaven and Earth Great Shift to withstand the attack, then awakened a new ability that solidified the Bagua Diagram and reflected Ōnoki's technique back at him.
• Hatake Sakumo arrived and struck at Ōnoki, but Ōnoki dodged and fled toward the Land of Earth.

After escorting the caravan safely to Weiyang City and returning to Konoha, Qingyun traded the Buddha’s Smile Wine recipe for the Flying Thunder God Scroll so Minato Namikaze could train in Flying Thunder God. He then claimed Fengshen Leg as a reward and began practicing it.

• Qingyun, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina completed the caravan escort to Weiyang City, where Qingyun rested and encouraged Minato Namikaze to grow stronger.
• After exploring Weiyang City, Qingyun and his companions returned to Konoha and reported the mission to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Qingyun gave Hiruzen Sarutobi the Buddha’s Smile Wine recipe and received the Flying Thunder God Scroll for Minato Namikaze.
• Hatake Sakumo distributed the mission reward, and Qingyun gave Minato Namikaze and Kushina two million ryo each before the group took a break from missions.
• Qingyun returned home, claimed Fengshen Leg, studied its six moves, and began training.

Qingyun practiced Fengshen Leg and discovered that its Wind-Attribute Internal Force greatly improved his speed, vision, and reflexes. After mastering its first two forms, he struggled to learn the third and decided to let his Wind-Attribute Internal Force grow before continuing.

• Qingyun formed a small amount of Wind-Attribute Internal Force and practiced Catching Wind and Capturing Shadows, discovering that his speed and vision had improved.
• Qingyun used Chidori at high speed without losing sight of his surroundings, then found that his Sharingan had grown clearer and its developing aura was nearing completion.
• Qingyun explained his discoveries to Minato Namikaze and Kushina, taught Minato Namikaze the first form of Fengshen Leg, and inspected how his Yin-Yang True Energy nourished the Wind-Attribute Internal Force in his dantian.
• Qingyun mastered Catching Wind and Capturing Shadows, then learned Wind-Wielding Grass and damaged trees with its powerful kicks.
• Qingyun failed to grasp Rainstorm and Gale because his Wind-Attribute Internal Force was too weak, so he paused Fengshen Leg practice and checked his remaining rewards.

Qingyun used the Crape Myrtle Soft Sword and his new Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens technique to break through his swordsmanship bottleneck and approach the rare realm of presence. As he stood in the crater savoring his strike, the Nine-Tails warned Mito Uzumaki that Qingyun’s mutated Sharingan was about to evolve.

• Qingyun examined the Blood Bodhi fruits and Crape Myrtle Soft Sword, then claimed Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens from the System.
• Qingyun tested the technique, judged his first attempt too rigid, and practiced Basic Swordsmanship while pondering its principles.
• Qingyun unleashed a decisive sword strike that blasted a crater more than ten meters wide and forced Minato Namikaze and Kushina to flee the Sword Energy.
• Mito Uzumaki arrived and explained that Qingyun was on the verge of comprehending presence, a rare aura that strengthened swordsmanship and ninjutsu.
• The Nine-Tails told Mito Uzumaki that Qingyun’s mutated Sharingan was about to evolve, and Mito feared the power he might gain.

Qingyun formed a Sword Intent Seed after clarifying his will to reach the summit, protect those close to him, and find a way home. The next day, he rushed to the Ninja Hospital and saved Nawaki from life-threatening injuries caused by Explosive Tags.

• Qingyun formed a Sword Intent Seed in his dantian and told Mito Uzumaki, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina about his new ability.
• Mito Uzumaki agreed to teach Minato Namikaze and Kushina Sealing Jutsu, while Qingyun declined to learn Flying Thunder God.
• Funo Moonlight found Qingyun and told him that Nawaki was gravely wounded at the Ninja Hospital.
• Qingyun found Yoshiko Hanada struggling to keep Nawaki alive and ordered her to prepare an operating room.
• Qingyun removed Nawaki's dead tissue, repaired his blood vessels, and used the Mystical Palm Technique to help healthy muscle grow over the wounds.