Chapter Summaries

Hanzō defeated the Sannin and their elite squad, leaving Jiraiya gravely poisoned as Tsunade and Orochimaru fled with him. Qingyun reached the Land of Rain too late to prevent the defeat, but tracked the pursuing Rain Ninja to the cave where the Sannin were trapped, just as Orochimaru argued that they should leave Jiraiya behind.

• Hanzō's poison weakened Konoha's elite squad, and Amegakure's forces killed the squad members as the Sannin struggled to hurt him.
• Hanzō grievously wounded Jiraiya with his poisoned Scythe, and Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Manda escaped underground with him.
• Qingyun arrived at the frontline camp, learned the Sannin were missing, and set out to search for them.
• Qingyun followed Rain Ninja tracks after failing to find the Sannin in the tunnels, then located the route of the pursuing forces.
• The wounded Sannin took shelter in a cave, where Orochimaru urged Tsunade to leave Jiraiya behind so they could escape and stop Hanzō.

Qingyun arrived at the cave where Tsunade and Orochimaru were arguing over whether to leave the injured Jiraiya behind. He helped them escape the Rain Ninja army, and the group charged out on Manda while Qingyun disrupted the enemy with his flute.

• Tsunade refused to abandon Jiraiya, while Orochimaru argued that the Front Lines needed them.
• Qingyun attacked the Rain Ninja surrounding the cave, cutting through their ranks and evading three elite Jonin sent to stop him.
• Qingyun fought past Shanada of the Salamander and reached the cave, where Tsunade and Orochimaru greeted him with relief.
• Qingyun gave Tsunade Buddha's Smile Wine to restore her chakra and asked Orochimaru to summon Manda; Tsunade began healing Jiraiya.
• Orochimaru carried Qingyun, Tsunade, and Jiraiya out on Manda as Qingyun played the Jade Flute to disrupt the Rain Ninja's chakra.

Qingyun and the others escaped the Rain Ninja, healed Jiraiya, and raced back to the Front Lines, where Hanzō was attacking Konoha’s forces. They helped the Konoha ninja begin retreating and confronted Hanzō, while Ōnoki’s whereabouts remained uncertain.

• Qingyun used the Azure Sea Tide Song to disrupt the Rain Ninja and helped Tsunade treat Jiraiya after they broke through the encirclement.
• Jiraiya recovered, and Qingyun warned that Hanzō might reach the Front Lines before Konoha’s forces could retreat; the system then gave Qingyun new rewards and a mission to repel Ōnoki.
• Orochimaru guided Manda underground to the Front Lines, where the group found Konoha’s position deserted and surfaced near the fighting.
• Orochimaru ordered the Konoha forces to fall back, and Qingyun helped the ninja escape while seeing no sign of Ōnoki.
• Hanzō attacked Qingyun, but Jiraiya blocked him with Needle Jizo as Tsunade and Orochimaru joined the fight.

Hanzō wore down Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru, then spared them after defeating them and named them the Konoha Sannin. As Qingyun watched for a threat, Ōnoki attacked the fallen trio, and Qingyun rushed to intercept him.

• Qingyun helped the Konoha ninja retreat while Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru fought Hanzō with their summons.
• Hanzō destroyed the Buddha's Smile Wine flask, and the trio soon ran out of chakra and lost their summons.
• Jiraiya shielded Tsunade from Hanzō's explosive tag, leaving himself gravely wounded and Tsunade and Orochimaru unable to stand.
• Hanzō spared the trio and bestowed the title of Konoha Sannin on them, then asked Qingyun what he was guarding against.
• Ōnoki appeared above the fallen trio and attacked with Earth Release, so Qingyun charged at him with Chidori Stream and his Azure Edge Sword.

Qingyun fought Ōnoki while protecting Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya, countering the older ninja’s Earth Release techniques and finding ways to keep attacking. When Ōnoki unleashed a far more powerful Dust Release, Qingyun abandoned his plan to reflect it and prepared to evade by launching himself into the air.

• Qingyun intercepted Ōnoki’s attack on Tsunade and the others, then taunted Ōnoki and engaged his rock monster.
• Qingyun used the rock monster as a foothold to reach Ōnoki, broke through his Rock Arm defense, and forced him to dodge a follow-up kick.
• Ōnoki increased Qingyun’s weight and sent earthen spears at him, but Qingyun disrupted Ōnoki with Lightning Needle Senbon and cut through the spears.
• Qingyun countered Ōnoki’s Earth and Stone Flow with Dragon Fire while sending a Lesser Shang Sword at him, making Ōnoki narrowly evade the attack.
• Ōnoki unleashed Fission Release: Boundary Dismantling Technique, and Qingyun gave up on reflecting it, feigned a Sharingan awakening, and launched himself into the air.

Qingyun and Ōnoki unleashed their strongest attacks, and Qingyun survived the collision after Ōnoki abandoned his Dust Release technique and fled. As Qingyun recovered, Madara and Black Zetsu considered whether Qingyun might threaten their plans.

• Hatake Sakumo evacuated Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya while Hanzō ordered the Amegakure ninja to retreat from Qingyun and Ōnoki’s clash.
• Qingyun and Ōnoki launched Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens and Dust Release: Fission Release: Boundary Dismantling Technique, creating a devastating collision.
• Qingyun swallowed a Blood Bodhi as the Azure Edge Sword broke, then used Heaven and Earth Great Shift to resist and gradually control Ōnoki’s Barrier.
• Ōnoki severed his chakra connection and fled toward the Land of Earth, leaving Qingyun in control of the Barrier, which Qingyun hurled into the sky before refining the Blood Bodhi’s energy.
• Underground, Madara noted that Qingyun might be dangerous, and Black Zetsu asked whether they should find a way to eliminate him.

Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu watched Qingyun’s battle and discussed finding a representative, while Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato tried to reach the battlefield. After the children found Qingyun, he suspected that Madara and White Zetsu were watching nearby.

• Madara Uchiha refused Black Zetsu’s suggestion to kill Qingyun and said he would assess Shisui Uchiha and Obito Uchiha as potential representatives.
• Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato watched Qingyun and Ōnoki fight, then passed through Madara Uchiha’s Barrier and headed toward the battlefield.
• Qingyun refined the Blood Bodhi’s medicinal power into Wind-Attribute Internal Force while Hatake Sakumo and the others stood guard.
• Hatake Sakumo sensed someone approaching, and Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato emerged from the weeds to ask to see Qingyun.
• Qingyun recognized Nagato and sensed two watchers nearby, suspecting White Zetsu and Madara Uchiha.

Minato Namikaze learned that Qingyun and the others were at the Land of Rain battlefield and won permission to travel there alone after demonstrating his Flying Thunder God. On the way, he rescued a black-haired girl from two Iwagakure rogue Ninja who believed she was an Uzumaki, and reassured her that she was safe.

• Minato Namikaze asked Mite Shixiao to let him travel ahead alone and demonstrated his Flying Thunder God with a marked kunai.
• Mite Shixiao approved Minato Namikaze's request, warned him to retreat if he encountered a large enemy force, and revealed that Hatake Sakumo was protecting Qingyun.
• Minato Namikaze raced toward the Land of Rain for two days using Lingbo Micro-Step rather than relying on Flying Thunder God for the journey.
• Minato Namikaze heard two Iwagakure rogue Ninja pursuing a black-haired girl and recognized that she might belong to Kushina's Uzumaki Clan.
• Minato Namikaze killed Yine with a Flying Thunder God strike and defeated the other rogue Ninja with Wind-Wielding Grass.
• Minato Namikaze told the frightened girl that he was a Konoha Ninja and that she was safe.

After Orochimaru tried to kill Nagato, Jiraiya defended the three war orphans and decided to stay in the Land of Rain to teach them for three months. Qingyun refused to take them as students or teach Nagato his chakra-refining technique, leaving Jiraiya to train Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato.

• Yahiko brought Konan and Nagato to find Qingyun, while Nagato showed hostility toward the Konoha ninja over his parents’ deaths.
• Orochimaru threw a kunai at Nagato, but Jiraiya intercepted it and argued that the children should be spared.
• Hatake Sakumo sensed hostility and chakra nearby, rushed away to investigate, and returned without finding anyone; Qingyun realized Madara Uchiha had been watching through White Zetsu.
• Konan asked Qingyun to teach them ninjutsu, but he declined and suggested they ask Jiraiya instead.
• Yahiko bowed to Jiraiya and declared himself his student, prompting Jiraiya to stay in the Land of Rain for three months to teach all three children.
• Jiraiya asked Qingyun to teach the children his chakra-refining technique, but Qingyun refused, saying it did not suit them and Nagato had his own path.

Qingyun refused to teach Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato his Cultivation Technique, then warned Yahiko to beware of Hanzō and to protect himself. After Jiraiya left with the children, Madara Uchiha confronted Qingyun about the Rinnegan and Mangekyo, then withdrew, leaving Qingyun to continue toward the Land of Fire while wondering why Madara feared him.

• Qingyun refused Jiraiya's request to teach Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato his Internal Arts, fearing Madara Uchiha could learn them through Nagato's Rinnegan.
• Qingyun warned Yahiko to be careful of Hanzō and said he must learn to protect himself before he could protect others.
• After Jiraiya led Yahiko and the other two away, Qingyun called out Madara Uchiha, who appeared through a White Zetsu with a Sharingan.
• Madara Uchiha warned Qingyun not to covet the Rinnegan and explained its connection to the Sage of Six Paths, but Qingyun claimed he had already learned the information from the Nine-Tails.
• Madara Uchiha withdrew from White Zetsu after hinting that he expected Qingyun to mature and give him a satisfying fight, and Qingyun set off for the Land of Fire.
• Qingyun wondered why Madara Uchiha seemed wary of him, unaware that immense power was hidden in the Blue-Red Mark between his brows.

Minato Namikaze rescued Uzumaki Zihan, a surviving Uzumaki Clan member, and learned about her past and healing ability. Qingyun agreed to bring her to Konoha, but warned her to keep her ability secret as Tsunade and Orochimaru arrived.

• Uzumaki Zihan told Minato Namikaze how her parents had fled Uzushio, died from their injuries, and urged her to hide her clan identity.
• Minato Namikaze rescued Uzumaki Zihan from two Iwagakure rogue ninja and promised to take her to meet her clan members after his mission.
• Uzumaki Zihan pleaded to accompany Minato Namikaze, but they encountered Hatake Sakumo before he could decide.
• Hatake Sakumo confirmed that Qingyun, Tsunade, and the others were safe, and Qingyun teased Minato Namikaze about rescuing Uzumaki Zihan.
• Qingyun agreed that Uzumaki Zihan could return to Konoha, citing her clan ties and potential, and warned her not to reveal her healing ability.
• Tsunade and Orochimaru arrived nearby as Uzumaki Zihan prepared to respond to Qingyun's warning.

Qingyun and his companions returned to the Land of Fire, where reports of his feats against Ōnoki and Chiyo spread throughout the Shinobi World. He gained the titles Konoha Sword Immortal and Konoha Thunder God, while his bounty soared and bounty hunters began searching for him.

• Tsunade and Orochimaru learned Minato had rescued Uzumaki Zihan, and the group continued toward the Land of Fire.
• At the border camp, Hatake Sakumo recounted Qingyun’s battle with Ōnoki, and Qingyun chose to return to Konoha with the wounded.
• Hanzō spread the story of Qingyun’s battle, giving him the title Konoha Sword Immortal, and Ōnoki publicly admitted that Qingyun had defeated him.
• Chiyo reported Qingyun’s victory over her forces, while the Third Kazekage named him the Konoha Thunder God and allowed Sunagakure Ninja to abandon missions if they encountered him.
• Iwagakure issued a similar order, Qingyun’s bounty rose to thirty million ryō—or fifty million alive—and bounty hunters began seeking him.

Qingyun learned that enemy villages had exaggerated his wartime feats and given him the titles Konoha Sword Immortal and Konoha Thunder God. After returning to Konoha, he gained permission to rest before joining the ANBU and asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to let Uzumaki Zihan live in the village; Zihan went for ANBU testing while Qingyun headed to find Kushina.

• Tsunade showed Qingyun an intelligence report that credited him with defeating Chiyo and Ōnoki, and Qingyun recognized that the claims were meant to make him a target.
• Minato Namikaze admired Qingyun's titles, and Qingyun teased him before predicting that he would become known as the Konoha Yellow Flash.
• Hatake Sakumo led the team back to Konoha, where Hiruzen Sarutobi proposed that Qingyun join the ANBU after completing several A-Rank missions.
• Qingyun asked to rest after the war and requested permission for rescued Uzumaki survivor Uzumaki Zihan to live in Konoha and accompany Kushina.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to Qingyun's rest and allowed Zihan to join Konoha if she passed ANBU testing; Minato took her for the tests, and Qingyun went to the Senju Ancestral Estate to find Kushina.

Qingyun was ambushed by Root ninja on his way to the Senju Ancestral Estate and fought them off with his sword and other techniques. He captured Yamanaka Ru after the surviving Aburame ninja escaped, then used the Soul-Transferring Technique to search his mind for the attackers’ plan.

• Qingyun sensed an ambush and identified the black-clad attackers as Root ninja when they used Leaf Style Swordsmanship.
• Qingyun killed or incapacitated most of the attackers with his Peerless Yang Sword, Fengshen Leg, and other techniques.
• Qingyun resisted Yamanaka Ru’s Mind Body Disturbance Technique with his Sharingan and defeated the remaining attackers.
• An Aburame ninja escaped with the help of his insects after warning Yamanaka Ru to go, while Qingyun chose to pursue Yamanaka Ru instead.
• Qingyun caught Yamanaka Ru, questioned him about the plan, and used the Soul-Transferring Technique to probe his mind.

Danzo's Root operatives weakened Kushina's seal to unleash the Nine-Tails and set up an attack on Qingyun. After discovering Danzo's plan by reading Yamanaka Ru's memories, Qingyun raced to the Senju Ancestral Estate and confronted Kurama, giving Kushina an opening to regain control.

• Kushina lost consciousness after Gui Mu and his subordinates attacked her mind and loosened the seal restraining the Nine-Tails.
• The Nine-Tails broke a chain, flooded Kushina with chakra, and controlled her body as she struggled to contain him.
• Qingyun used his modified Soul-Transferring Technique to bypass Yamanaka Ru's Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal and uncover Danzo's orders.
• Qingyun implanted a false memory in Yamanaka Ru that made him blame Danzo for his family's deaths, then hurried toward the Senju Ancestral Estate.
• Qingyun deduced Danzo's scheme and shouted at Kurama while advancing with the Peerless Yang Sword.
• Kurama recoiled when Qingyun called him by name, letting Kushina seize the advantage and begin suppressing him.

The Nine-Tails stopped resisting Kushina’s seal and asked to speak with Qingyun, while Qingyun confronted Danzo after discovering Root had attacked Kushina. The chapter ended with Qingyun demanding that Danzo hand over the attacker and threatening to kill every Root Ninja if he refused.

• The Nine-Tails recalled its history of persecution and withdrew its chakra, then asked Kushina to let it meet Qingyun.
• Kushina warned the Nine-Tails not to hurt Qingyun, and it calmly assured her that it only wanted to talk.
• Qingyun left a shadow Clone Technique to guard Kushina, broke Danzo’s barrier with the Peerless Yang Sword, and confronted him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi checked Kushina through the Crystal Ball, saw Qingyun facing Danzo, and hurried to the Senju Ancestral Estate with Hatake Sakumo and the others.
• Danzo denied responsibility and claimed he had sealed off the area to prevent an accident.
• Qingyun demanded that Danzo hand over the ninja who attacked Kushina and threatened to kill every Root Ninja he encountered otherwise.

Qingyun confronted Danzo over the Root ninja who attacked Kushina, but Hiruzen Sarutobi intervened before they could fight. Yamanaka Ru’s accusation damaged Danzo’s standing, and Qingyun killed the four attackers despite Hiruzen’s attempt to end the matter.

• Danzo prepared to attack Qingyun with Root ninja, but Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived and stopped the confrontation.
• Qingyun explained what had happened and demanded that the ninja who attacked Kushina be punished, while Danzo denied ordering the attack.
• Yamanaka Ru accused Danzo of ruining his family and tried to kill him with the Mind Body Disturbance Technique; Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders found no evidence that Ru was under Genjutsu.
• Qingyun knocked down the four masked Root ninja he identified as Kushina’s attackers, and Hiruzen Sarutobi warned Danzo to leave Kushina alone.
• Qingyun beheaded the four Root ninja as they lay wounded, despite Hiruzen Sarutobi declaring the matter settled.

After Danzo left with his Root shinobi, Qingyun visited Kushina and entered her sealed space to meet the Nine-Tails. He revealed what he knew about the tailed beasts and promised to free the Nine-Tails if it helped Kushina and the future Child of Destiny grow stronger.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped Danzo from taking the dying Yamanaka Ru, and Danzo left after angrily arguing with the Hokage.
• Danzo suspected Qingyun had caused Yamanaka Ru's condition and began thinking about how to deal with him.
• Qingyun returned to the Senju Ancestral Estate, where Kushina thanked him and told him the Nine-Tails wanted to speak with him.
• Kushina set up an alarm barrier, and Qingyun entered her sealed space with her to meet the restrained Nine-Tails.
• Qingyun told the Nine-Tails about Asura's reincarnation and promised him eventual freedom in exchange for helping Kushina and the future Child of Destiny.
• The Nine-Tails agreed to cooperate and lend Kushina his power when she was in danger, then asked her to ease his restraints.

Kushina befriended Kurama and met Zihan Uzumaki, while the group shared a meal at Qingyun’s home. The next day, Qingyun practiced the dangerous Thirteen Swords of Death, and after its killing intent nearly overwhelmed him, he instinctively began the Marrow-Cleansing Classic to purify it.

• Kushina loosened the chains binding the Nine-Tails and began calling him Kurama after they agreed to get along.
• Qingyun introduced Kushina to Zihan Uzumaki, and the two Uzumaki clan members happily embraced and played together.
• Qingyun and Minato Namikaze hosted Kushina, Zihan, Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Nawaki for a long dinner.
• Qingyun failed to make progress with the Marrow-Cleansing Classic, then practiced the Thirteen Swords of Death and fell into an unconscious state of enlightenment.
• Kurama warned Kushina that Qingyun’s sword practice could make him attack anyone who approached, so she waited as he completed a devastating strike and awakened.
• Qingyun struggled to control the sword art’s killing intent, then instinctively practiced the Marrow-Cleansing Classic, which began calming him and strengthening his mental power.

Qingyun cultivated the Marrow-Cleansing Classic, awakening an expansive mental perception and investigating the mysterious mark between his brows. He gave Kushina the Peerless Yin Sword and began teaching her swordsmanship, while he copied two techniques from Mito Uzumaki’s Scroll of Seals.

• Qingyun’s cultivation purified his mind and let him perceive creatures and chakra within three kilometers, though he could not control the Blue-Red Mark between his brows.
• Kushina asked whether Qingyun was all right, and he explained that he had created killing sword techniques before offering to teach her swordsmanship.
• Qingyun summoned the Peerless Yin Sword, and Kushina eagerly claimed it as her own.
• Qingyun taught Kushina Basic Swordsmanship, and she began learning the seventeen moves with guidance from the Nine-Tails.
• Qingyun copied the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique from Mito Uzumaki’s Scroll of Seals.