Chapter Summaries

Qingyun learned that Nawaki had survived a disastrous ambush on Konoha’s supply convoy, while Shiki Aburame was killed and Shinnosuke Sarutobi remained missing. After helping treat the wounded, Qingyun resumed training and transformed his Lightning Nature energy into Red Lightning, unleashing a powerful tornado.

• Funo Moonlight told Qingyun that Ebizo and a Magnet Release ninja had attacked Konoha’s supply convoy, destroying the supplies and inflicting heavy casualties.
• Nawaki had been gravely injured saving Funo Moonlight, Shiki Aburame had died covering the retreat, and Shinnosuke Sarutobi’s fate was unknown.
• Qingyun treated Funo Moonlight’s injuries and reassured him and Yoshiko Hanada, who feared for Shinnosuke.
• Qingyun worked at the hospital for several days, then returned to training his Wind and Lightning abilities.
• Qingyun compressed his Lightning Nature energy until it turned red, then used Lightning Release: Lightning Strike Tornado to unleash Red Lightning that charred fish in the water.

Qingyun mastered the first stages of Red Lightning while Hiruzen Sarutobi debated how to protect the next supply convoy after Shinnosuke Sarutobi’s mission failed. Impressed by Qingyun’s power, Hiruzen decided to assign him to escort the convoy with Shinnosuke, and Qingyun arrived at the Hokage’s Office to hear the order.

• Qingyun circulated Red Lightning through his chakra pathways, then tested it with Chidori Stream, Quanzhen Swordsmanship, and Catching Wind and Capturing Shadows, devastating the surrounding area.
• Shinnosuke Sarutobi accepted responsibility for the destroyed supplies, while Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to give him another chance and Danzo warned that another failure would be harder to excuse.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to let Shinnosuke escort supplies again, then worried privately that Danzo’s trap could leave his son in danger if the convoy failed a second time.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi used the Telescope Technique to observe Qingyun’s Red Lightning and decided to send him to assist Shinnosuke with the convoy.
• An ANBU ninja summoned Qingyun, who went to the Hokage Building and asked Hiruzen Sarutobi why he had been called.

Qingyun agreed to escort a vital supply convoy to the Front Lines with Shinnosuke Sarutobi, leaving Kushina and Minato behind in Konoha. After saying goodbye and receiving Kushina’s safety charm, he set out with the convoy.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Qingyun to escort a new supply shipment with Shinnosuke Sarutobi, and Qingyun agreed so he could also check on Tsunade.
• Qingyun told Hatake Sakumo about his reassignment, and Hatake Sakumo warned him to stay alert and prioritize survival on the battlefield.
• At the Senju Ancestral Estate, Qingyun told Kushina and Minato Namikaze he was leaving, shared ideas for improving Flying Thunder God, and gave Minato training methods for Heaven and Earth Great Shift and Fengshen Leg.
• Qingyun reassured the tearful Kushina, gave her a fist technique, and said goodbye to her and Mito Uzumaki.
• The next morning, Qingyun met Kushina, Minato Namikaze, Funo Moonlight, and Hatake Sakumo at Konoha's gates before Shinnosuke Sarutobi led the convoy out.
• Kushina gave Qingyun a Safety Charm made with Mito Uzumaki's help, and Qingyun accepted it before running to join Shinnosuke Sarutobi.

Qingyun escorted Konoha’s supply convoy toward the Land of Rain and spotted the danger of an ambush at a valley’s exit despite the Hyuga Jonin’s assurances. He helped the convoy prepare for Rasa’s attack, then counterattacked as the chapter ended with the battle underway.

• Qingyun told Shinnosuke Sarutobi he was not nervous about heading to the Front Lines and recognized Uchiha Fugaku, Hyuga Jun, and former classmates among the escorting ninja.
• Qingyun spent the journey cultivating and relaxing until the convoy reached a valley near the Land of Rivers after seven days.
• Qingyun warned Shinnosuke Sarutobi to prepare a defensive Earth-Flow Wall, but a Hyuga Jonin dismissed his concern after finding no enemy chakra with the Byakugan.
• Qingyun shouted for the convoy to raise its defenses as it neared the valley’s exit, and Shinnosuke Sarutobi ordered the earth release ninja to protect the group.
• Rasa attacked with Magnet Release: Gold Dust Burial, but Qingyun’s warning allowed the convoy to withstand the strike.
• Qingyun’s explosive-tag shuriken broke Rasa’s gold dust shield, and Qingyun charged forward with the Great Dragon Fire Technique.

Qingyun exposed Sunagakure’s ambush at the valley’s exit and overwhelmed Rasa’s forces with powerful ninjutsu and sword attacks. Rasa escaped after two elite Jonin sacrificed themselves to delay Qingyun, while Qingyun incapacitated the remaining enemies and left the Konoha ninja impressed.

• Qingyun sensed Sunagakure’s ambush near the valley exit, warned Shinnosuke Sarutobi, and helped the Konoha forces counter Rasa’s Gold Dust Burial.
• Qingyun charged Rasa’s group with Chidori, killing three Sunagakure ninja and breaking through Rasa’s defenses as Shinnosuke and the Jonin joined the fight.
• Qingyun used Red Lightning to paralyze Sunagakure ninja, while Rasa took flight with only a few elite Jonin.
• Qingyun pierced Rasa’s gold dust shields with the Azure Edge Sword, but two elite Jonin sacrificed themselves to let Rasa escape.
• Qingyun killed the two Jonin, then used Fengshen Leg to cripple the remaining Sunagakure ninja as the Konoha forces watched.

Qingyun reached Konoha’s Front Lines after defeating Sunagakure’s ambush and joined Tsunade and Orochimaru, where he recounted his recent exploits. Chiyo ordered intelligence gathered on him, while Rasa vowed to become strong enough to kill him.

• Qingyun replenished his energy as Shinnosuke Sarutobi and the others reflected on his strength and quick thinking during the battle.
• Chiyo reprimanded the defeated Rasa until he swore to kill Qingyun, then ordered a cloaked ninja to investigate him.
• Qingyun stayed vigilant during the journey, and after ten days the convoy arrived safely at Konoha’s Front Lines.
• Qingyun told Shinnosuke Sarutobi that his delivery mission was complete and went to find Tsunade.
• Qingyun met Tsunade and Orochimaru, explained his arrival and recent battles, and confirmed that he had survived Ōnoki’s Dust Release attack.

Qingyun treated wounded ninja at the Temporary Hospital while Tsunade kept him away from the front lines to help him adjust to war. Yakushi Nonō approached him and revealed that Danzo had sent her to recruit him into Root, leaving Qingyun to consider the offer.

• Tsunade assigned Qingyun to treat wounded ninja, despite Orochimaru arguing that he should disrupt Sunagakure's supply routes.
• Qingyun followed an Anbu ninja to the Temporary Hospital and began healing the wounded.
• Yakushi Nonō introduced herself to Qingyun and tried to discuss Medical Ninjutsu with him.
• Qingyun confronted Yakushi Nonō about her ulterior motive, and she admitted Danzo had sent her to recruit him into Root.

Qingyun refused Yakushi Nonō’s offer to join Root and spent ten days treating Konoha’s wounded before Sunagakure launched a night raid. As Konoha struggled against Chiyo’s poison and puppets, Qingyun engaged Rasa and Chiyo’s female puppet, ending the chapter rushing toward the puppet with Chidori.

• Qingyun rejected Yakushi Nonō’s recruitment attempt and warned her to think carefully about serving Danzo.
• Qingyun treated the wounded for ten days, easing pressure on Konoha’s medical ninjas as the front remained mostly quiet.
• Sunagakure attacked at night, and Chiyo confronted Tsunade with her Ten Puppets of Chikamatsu and a new compound poison.
• Tsunade fought off Chiyo’s puppets while Konoha’s forces fell into a disadvantage, with Ebizo holding off Orochimaru and Sunagakure’s fighters attacking the ranks.
• Qingyun arrived to help Tsunade, then drew Rasa’s attention while fighting Chiyo’s female puppet.
• Qingyun melted Rasa’s gold-dust hand with a Lesser Marsh Sword and charged at the female puppet with Chidori as Tsunade kept Chiyo occupied.

Qingyun helped repel Sunagakure’s night raid, then proposed a counterattack to destroy their supplies. Orochimaru and Jiraiya considered the plan as Qingyun offered to draw Sunagakure’s forces away from their camp.

• Qingyun destroyed Chiyo’s female Puppet, melted Rasa’s Gold Dust Wave, and fought off Rasa’s attacks while helping Konoha’s Ninja.
• Ebizo called off the raid because Jiraiya had returned, and Sunagakure withdrew after Qingyun melted the female Puppet’s fragments.
• Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Qingyun treated the wounded and avoided pursuing Sunagakure, while Qingyun received the Jade Flute Sword Technique from the system.
• Qingyun proposed drawing Sunagakure’s forces toward him while Orochimaru and Jiraiya led elite squads to burn their supplies.
• Qingyun assured Orochimaru and Jiraiya that his Genjutsu flute and escape methods would let him survive the diversion, while considering whether he could create a technique like Kirin.

Qingyun used his flute and Genjutsu to wreak havoc on Sunagakure’s camp while drawing Ebizo and other fighters into pursuit. Meanwhile, Hanzo of the Salamander began a poison attack on Konoha’s camp, leaving its ninja collapsing as the chapter ended.

• Orochimaru agreed to Qingyun’s plan, and Jiraiya warned Qingyun to prioritize his safety before the three prepared for the night raid.
• Qingyun reached Sunagakure’s camp and played the Azure Sea Tide Song, causing its genin and chunin to suffer devastating effects from the flute’s Genjutsu.
• Rasa and Nishimura Taibun pursued Qingyun but could not catch or strike him as he kept moving around the camp while playing.
• Ebizo joined the pursuit, but Qingyun repeatedly returned to harass Sunagakure’s camp, prompting Ebizo to chase him again.
• Hanzo of the Salamander ordered Shanada of the Salamander to poison Konoha’s camp; Shanada summoned Dawen, whose poison spread through the camp and felled Konoha ninja.

Dan Katō discovered that Hanzō had attacked Konoha’s camp and called for reinforcements as his troops retreated. Meanwhile, Qingyun used Lightning Release: Kirin to devastate Chiyo and Ebizo’s ambush, then collapsed from exhaustion with his right-hand meridians badly damaged.

• Hanzō struck Dan Katō’s soul with his poisoned scythe, and Dan ordered Tanaka Gaichi to alert Tsunade, Watanabe Saburō to send a report to the Hokage, and the others to retreat while fighting.
• Chiyo and Ebizo lured Qingyun toward a mountain while Orochimaru and Jiraiya prepared to attack Sunagakure’s undermanned camp.
• Qingyun broke through Sunagakure’s encirclement, climbed the mountain, and used Fire Release to build storm clouds above it.
• Qingyun called down Lightning Release: Kirin, killing or wounding more than half of the Jonin and elite Jonin surrounding him.
• Chiyo and Ebizo led the survivors back toward camp as Qingyun collapsed, his true energy depleted and his right-hand meridians severely damaged.

Orochimaru and Jiraiya raided Sunagakure’s camp while Qingyun unleashed a devastating lightning technique that left him gravely injured. As Tsunade found Qingyun and brought him back to camp, she learned that Dan Katō had been mortally wounded by Hanzo.

• Orochimaru and Jiraiya attacked Sunagakure’s camp, destroying its medical facility and escaping with their squads after detonating the supply depot.
• Qingyun recovered some energy, then struggled back toward Konoha’s camp with severe injuries from his lightning technique.
• Tsunade confronted Orochimaru and Jiraiya, learned Qingyun had acted as bait, and rushed out to find him.
• Tsunade examined Qingyun and warned that his damaged meridians could leave him crippled, while Jiraiya carried him back to camp.
• An Anbu ninja reported an emergency from Dan Katō’s position, and Qingyun realized Dan might be dying.
• Dan Katō collapsed after Hanzo overwhelmed the Konoha defenders, and Tsunade desperately tried to heal him as he lay mortally wounded.

Dan Katō died from his wounds despite Tsunade's efforts, leaving her devastated, while Qingyun helped her regain focus on her duties. The next morning, Qingyun's injuries had improved, though his right-hand meridians still needed about a month to heal.

• Hanzō released poison and withdrew, forcing Orochimaru and Jiraiya to stop pursuing him and recover Konoha's fallen ninja.
• Dan Katō died after asking Tsunade to care for Shizune, and Tsunade broke down beside him.
• Qingyun comforted Tsunade and urged her to keep fighting so she could protect Konoha's ninja from Hanzō's poison.
• At camp, Orochimaru assigned Tsunade to develop an antiserum and planned to move the forces toward the Land of Fire border and request reinforcements.
• Tsunade ordered Qingyun sent back to Konoha to recover, and his injuries had improved by the following morning except for the tangled meridians in his right hand.

Qingyun recovered from his injuries, helped Tsunade develop antiserums for two poisons, and learned that Hanzō was preparing the Land of Rain to fight Konoha. After the antiserums were distributed, Qingyun headed back to Konoha with wounded ninja and recognized one of them as possibly a young Hyuga clan member.

• Qingyun visited Tsunade and astonished her by revealing that he had mostly healed himself overnight with his unusual chakra and healing methods.
• Qingyun gave Tsunade a scroll of healing and poison-cleansing techniques, then joined her poison research after the system unlocked a mission to develop antiserums.
• Orochimaru learned that Hanzō had returned to Amegakure to use his victory over Dan Katō's unit to pressure the Land of Rain's Daimyo into supporting a war against Konoha.
• Qingyun and Tsunade developed antiserums for the compound poison and salamander venom, and the medical ninja began mass-producing and administering them.
• Qingyun agreed to return to Konoha and set out with severely wounded and recovering ninja; one traveler reminded him of a young Hyuga clan head, perhaps Hiashi or Hizashi.

Qingyun returned to Konoha and found Minato Namikaze and Kushina away on a mission, then urged Nawaki to value his survival and seek guidance from Kosuke. He left Nawaki with a potential mentor for Water Release training.

• Qingyun spoke with Hizashi Hyuga during their slow journey back to Konoha and agreed to spar with him in Taijutsu sometime.
• Fifteen days later, Qingyun reached the Senju Ancestral Estate and learned from Nawaki that Minato Namikaze and Kushina had gone on a mission with Hatake Sakumo.
• Qingyun scolded Nawaki for being careless in battle and warned him not to return to the battlefield until he had improved his strength.
• Nawaki lamented that he could not understand his Water Release notes, so Qingyun suggested that he ask Kosuke to teach him.
• Qingyun explained that Kosuke was a formidable Water Release user personally taught by Tobirama Senju, and urged Nawaki not to judge him by his genin rank.

Qingyun warned Nawaki not to underestimate ninja based on rank, then learned that Mito Uzumaki’s age and the chakra demands of suppressing the Nine-Tails had left her near the end of her life. Mito entrusted Qingyun with caring for Tsunade, Nawaki, and Kushina, and gave him a scroll filled with powerful techniques.

• Qingyun told Nawaki that even low-ranked ninja such as Kosuke and Might Duy could be formidable, and Nawaki headed to the Glass River to find Kosuke.
• Qingyun saw that Mito Uzumaki had visibly aged and realized that maintaining the Yin Seal while suppressing the Nine-Tails had drained her vitality.
• Mito Uzumaki said she had few regrets but asked Qingyun to look after Tsunade, Nawaki, and Kushina, and to stop the Nine-Tails if he broke free.
• Qingyun promised to protect them and said his Sharingan seemed close to evolving, earning Mito’s pride and trust.
• Mito Uzumaki gave Qingyun a scroll containing Uzumaki sealing jutsu, Tobirama Senju’s forbidden jutsu and Water Release methods, and hand seals for Hashirama Senju’s Wood Release techniques.

Qingyun accepted Mito Uzumaki’s Scroll of Seals and supported Kushina as she faced becoming the Nine-Tails’ vessel. After Kushina chose to fulfill her mission, Mito transferred the Nine-Tails into her at a heavily guarded site in the Forest of Death.

• Mito Uzumaki gave Qingyun the Scroll of Seals, and he hid it in his System Space before recovering from his injuries.
• Kushina returned and learned that Mito intended to transfer the Nine-Tails into her, so she fled in fear.
• Qingyun caught Kushina and explained Mito’s history as a jinchūriki, then promised to stay with her and help free her from the Nine-Tails someday.
• Kushina chose to return to Mito and accept the transfer, and Mito arranged for Hiruzen Sarutobi to prepare the location.
• Mito transferred the Nine-Tails from herself into Kushina at a secured site in the Forest of Death.

Mito Uzumaki died after transferring the Nine-Tails to Kushina, and Hiruzen Sarutobi promoted Qingyun to Special Jōnin and offered him a place in the ANBU. Qingyun accepted but asked to handle one matter first, intending to reveal his Sharingan before joining.

• Mito Uzumaki urged Kushina and Nawaki to fulfill their duties and asked Qingyun to protect them before passing away; her remains were sealed away in Otherworld Space.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Mito Uzumaki's funeral and sent Hatake Sakumo to take Kushina and Nawaki home while Qingyun stayed behind.
• Danzo proposed placing Kushina in Root, but Hiruzen Sarutobi refused and warned him not to interfere with her.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi promoted Qingyun to Special Jōnin and offered him an ANBU post, while explaining that Kushina would leave missions and Minato Namikaze would take the Chunin Exam.
• Qingyun agreed to join the ANBU but asked Hiruzen Sarutobi for permission to take care of something first, planning to reveal his Sharingan openly.

After becoming a Special Jōnin, Qingyun persuaded Hiruzen Sarutobi to give Kushina more freedom by explaining how a jinchūriki could earn a tailed beast’s cooperation. A month later, as Qingyun prepared to return to the Land of Rain, the system assigned him a mission to rescue Tsunade.

• Qingyun asked Hiruzen Sarutobi for permission to return to the Land of Rain front after his injuries healed, and Hiruzen approved.
• After Danzo, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu left, Qingyun told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Kushina could become a perfect jinchūriki by earning the Nine-Tails’ acknowledgment.
• Qingyun attended Mito Uzumaki’s funeral with Minato Namikaze, Nawaki, and Hatake Sakumo, then cared for his injuries and kept Kushina company.
• Qingyun entered Kushina’s inner world with his Sharingan, saw the restrained Nine-Tails, and left him alone for the time being.
• Minato Namikaze passed the Chunin Exam, and a month later Qingyun’s injuries had improved as fighting intensified in the Land of Rain.
• The system began its fifth mission stage, ordering Qingyun to rescue Tsunade and offering the Marrow-Cleansing Classic and Heavenly Mountain Plum-Blossom Hand as rewards.

Qingyun hurried to the Land of Rain after learning that Ōnoki had appeared on the battlefield, leaving Kushina with the Lesser Formless Skill while Hatake Sakumo secretly followed to protect him. At Swallowfall Gorge, Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya discovered that Hanzō had deceived them into an ambush, and they fought to escape his poison and attack.

• Qingyun asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to let him race alone to the Front Lines, and Hiruzen gave him an exit permit while ordering Hatake Sakumo to follow him in secret.
• Qingyun gave Kushina the Lesser Formless Skill and promised to help her control the Nine-Tails when he returned, then left Konoha at full speed.
• Hatake Sakumo followed Qingyun from a distance as Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya prepared to ambush Amegakure's army at Swallowfall Gorge.
• Hanzō appeared with the army, summoned Ibuse, and flooded the gorge with poison, revealing that he had lured Konoha's elite into a trap.
• Orochimaru dispersed some of the poison, but Hanzō charged at the three, who joined forces and attacked him.