Chapter Summaries

Xiao You vanished into specks of light after entering the Black Mist Space, and Yui guessed that its consciousness had reunited with its sleeping original body. As Xiao You began to stir and opened its eyes, Yui’s theory appeared to be correct.

• Xiao You dissolved into specks of light after entering the Black Mist Space, leaving Yui shocked and alone.
• Yui reasoned that Xiao You’s consciousness may have returned to its original body, which remained alive and asleep in her palm.
• Nai Hyuga worried that Xiao You had died in the spatial passage and sent Yui a Scroll asking what had happened.
• Yui read Nai Hyuga’s message but waited to reply while watching Xiao You’s original body.
• Xiao You began moving, stretched and yawned, then opened its eyes and called out to Yui.

Xiao You awakened in his Original Body after his consciousness returned through the Spatial Passage, and Yui explained how his other body had disappeared. As Yui sent Nai Hyuga an account of what happened and considered how to reunite with her own Original Body, she noticed an unknown creature moving through the Black Mist Space.

• Xiao You woke with a sudden headache, then checked that his body was still intact.
• Yui explained Xiao You's disappearance, Nai Hyuga's Scroll, and his return to his Original Body.
• Yui concluded that their selves on the other side of the space were consciousnesses and their selves in the Black Mist Space were their true Original Bodies.
• Yui wrote an account of Xiao You's return on the Scroll and sent it through the Spatial Passage to Nai Hyuga.
• Yui considered how to reach her Original Body without risking a Black Mist Vortex, then spotted another creature moving through the Black Mist Space.

Yui spotted a mysterious humanoid figure wandering through the Black Mist Space and realized it was heading toward Nai Hyuga's Original Body and Orochimaru's Original Body. Unable to leave the Spatial Passage, she sent Shadow Clones to investigate, but they lost sight of the figure.

• Yui noticed a slender humanoid figure moving aimlessly at the edge of her Byakugan's range and suspected it could not see through the black mist.
• The figure disappeared in the direction of Nai Hyuga's Original Body and Orochimaru's Original Body, alarming Yui.
• Yui summoned three Shadow Clones and sent them after the figure while she stayed near the Spatial Passage with Xiao You.
• Yui took comfort that the Shadow Clone she had previously left with Nai Hyuga's Original Body had not yet returned with memories, suggesting the body was safe.
• Yui's three Shadow Clones reached the area but found the humanoid figure had vanished, so they split up to search.

Yui returned to Nai Hyuga's Original Body and learned that Orochimaru had awakened in the Black Mist Space and wandered off while exploring. Yui had followed a strange figure but lost track of it, leaving two other Shadow Clones to search for Orochimaru.

• Yui hurried back through the black mist and found Nai Hyuga's Original Body embracing the Shadow Clone she had left behind.
• The Shadow Clone pointed out that Orochimaru was missing, and Yui realized he was no longer nearby.
• The Shadow Clone explained that Orochimaru had awakened after being affected by the purple mist and had wandered away while exploring.
• The Shadow Clone said she had tried to guide Orochimaru with her Byakugan, but he had gone too far and disappeared from her view.
• Yui said she had followed a strange figure but had lost track of it, while two other Shadow Clones continued searching for Orochimaru.

Yui and her Shadow Clones searched the Black Mist Space for Orochimaru but found no trace of him. After the searches failed, Yui sent Nai Hyuga a message asking her to send a Shadow Clone into the purple mist to rescue Orochimaru and learn where he had gone.

• Yui checked Nai Hyuga's original body, confirmed she was safe, and asked her Shadow Clone which direction Orochimaru had disappeared in.
• Yui followed the Shadow Clone's directions through the Black Mist Space but found no sign of Orochimaru.
• Yui received memories from her other searching Shadow Clones, and both had found no trace of Orochimaru before dispelling themselves.
• Yui's original body noticed that the dark patch around the spatial passage seemed larger, but dismissed it as an illusion.
• Yui wrote a message asking Nai Hyuga to send a Shadow Clone into the purple mist to rescue Orochimaru and sent it through the spatial passage.

Yui and Xiao You noticed that the spatial passage had grown slightly, while Nai Hyuga discovered she could enlarge the mirror by gripping its frame and using mental intent. Nai paused her experiment to respond to Yui’s message about Orochimaru, then found the mirror shrank when she let go.

• Xiao You pointed out that the spatial passage seemed to have grown, and Yui remembered sensing the same change.
• Nai Hyuga used mental intent while gripping the mirror to enlarge it, though the effort consumed a large amount of chakra.
• Nai received Yui’s scroll saying Orochimaru had been caught in the purple mist and lost in the Black Mist Space.
• Nai decided to create a shadow clone to retrieve Orochimaru, but the mirror shrank as soon as she set it down.

Nai Hyuga discovered that enlarging the Mirror consumed her mental energy, leaving her weak and unable to make it grow further. As she rested to test the connection, her shadow clones searched the purple mist's edge for Orochimaru but found no trace of him.

• Nai Hyuga sent two shadow clones to search for Orochimaru while she examined the Mirror after it shrank back to its original size.
• Nai Hyuga enlarged the Mirror until it reached the size of a head, then found that neither her remaining chakra nor Nine-Tails chakra could make it grow further.
• Nai Hyuga became dizzy and pale, then examined herself and discovered that her mental energy seemed to be exhausted.
• Nai Hyuga decided to rest and later test whether enlarging the Mirror drained her mental energy.
• Nai Hyuga's shadow clones searched the purple mist's perimeter with their Byakugan but found no sign of Orochimaru.

Nai Hyuga found Orochimaru buried and unconscious in the Red Ant Desert, despite Yui’s report that the purple mist had affected him, and sent a clone to search for Big Bear. Elsewhere, Nai Hyuga discovered that enlarging the Mirror consumed mental energy, while Yui watched the Spatial Passage grow to the size of a head before it stopped.

• Nai Hyuga and her Shadow Clone found Orochimaru buried in the sand outside the purple mist and confirmed that he was alive but unconscious.
• Nai Hyuga decided to take Orochimaru back to the Original Body and tell Yui, while her Shadow Clone stayed behind to look for Big Bear in the purple mist.
• Nai Hyuga tested the Mirror and found that enlarging it depleted her mental energy, then stopped to recover before growing it further.
• Yui and Xiao You watched the Spatial Passage expand until it reached the size of a head, then stop.

Yui wondered whether Nai Hyuga was controlling the spatial passage’s expansion, while Nai recovered her strength and investigated the unconscious Orochimaru. Nai enlarged the Mirror until her chakra and mental energy ran low, leaving it close to wide enough for Yui to pass through.

• Yui considered whether Nai Hyuga knew about and was causing the spatial passage to expand, while Xiao You decided not to enter it again.
• Nai Hyuga stopped enlarging the Mirror when her Shadow Clone returned with the unconscious Orochimaru.
• The Shadow Clone told Nai that something seemed to have happened to Orochimaru and suggested asking Yui, then dispelled herself.
• Nai concluded Orochimaru had not been affected by the purple mist, wrote Yui a message about him and the Mirror, and sent it through the Mirror.
• Nai used her chakra and mental energy to enlarge the Mirror to about an adult woman’s shoulder width, then stopped when she neared her limit.

Nai Hyuga discovered that Orochimaru had vanished while she rested, then reported the mystery to Yui through the spatial passage. Yui considered whether Orochimaru’s consciousness had returned to the Red Ant Desert and wondered if she should search for his Original Body.

• Nai Hyuga caught Yui’s reply Scroll and found that Orochimaru had disappeared, leaving only a human-shaped hollow in the sand.
• Nai Hyuga used her Byakugan to search the area, suspected Orochimaru had been a Shadow Clone, and sent Yui an account of what had happened.
• Yui read Nai Hyuga’s earlier message confirming that Nai Hyuga controlled the passage’s expansion and learned Orochimaru had been found unconscious outside the purple mist’s range.
• Yui reasoned that Orochimaru’s consciousness might have returned to the Red Ant Desert, but she could not explain where his Original Body in the Black Mist Space had gone.
• After reading Nai Hyuga’s report that Orochimaru had vanished, Yui considered sending another Shadow Clone to search for his Original Body.