Chapter Summaries

Mifune and He Liu found a possible lead on the woman wearing the Evil Ghost Mask at their inn. Upstairs, Yui formed her Yin Seal and began storing senjutsu chakra in it.

• Mifune remembered Master Iinaka’s instruction to find a woman wearing the Evil Ghost Mask, while He Liu paid for their sake.
• He Liu asked the innkeeper about the masked woman, and she said two women wearing masks had visited but refused to reveal where her guests were.
• Mifune concluded the masked woman might still be staying at the inn, so he and He Liu decided to wait for her.
• Yui and Nai Hyuga sat upstairs and began forming their Yin Seals.
• Yui completed her Yin Seal, entered Sage Mode, and successfully began channeling senjutsu chakra into it.

Yui stored senjutsu chakra in her Yin Seal and helped Nai Hyuga form hers before the two went downstairs to gather information in Iron City. There, Mifune approached them with questions, and Yui recognized him as they sat down to talk.

• Yui filled her Yin Seal with senjutsu chakra and realized it could help her enter Sage Mode quickly.
• Nai Hyuga successfully formed her Yin Seal, and Yui gave her the Strength of a Hundred Technique scroll to practice alone.
• Yui promised to practice Sage Mode with Nai Hyuga and suggested they eat and look for information about Iron City.
• Mifune and He Liu, who had waited all night for a woman mentioned by Master Iinaka, noticed Yui and Nai Hyuga and approached them.
• Mifune offered to pay for their meal and asked Yui questions; she agreed and recognized him when he sat across from her.

Yui learned that Master Iinaka had sent Mifune to find a woman wearing an Evil Ghost Mask, and she concealed her identity by claiming the woman was her friend. She arranged a meeting at the inn that night in exchange for Mifune and He Liu’s money, then dismissed He Liu’s attempt to intimidate her with his Swordmaster token.

• Mifune asked Yui whether she knew the swordsmith Iinaka and a woman who wore an Evil Ghost Mask.
• Yui hid her identity and offered to pass a message to the masked woman, whom she claimed was her friend.
• Mifune insisted on meeting the woman in person, and Yui agreed to arrange it in return for money.
• Mifune handed Yui his 150,000-ryo bankbook, and He Liu added another 100,000 ryo.
• Yui promised the woman would meet Mifune at the inn that night, and He Liu showed his Swordmaster token to warn her not to deceive them.
• Yui remained unfazed by He Liu’s threat and thought that she had a Swordmaster token too.

Yui revealed her Swordmaster Token to Mifune and He Liu, then explained that she knew no sword techniques. After befriending Mifune and sharing a meal with Nai Hyuga, Yui decided to explore Iron City and learn what had been happening.

• Yui showed Mifune and He Liu her Swordmaster Token, surprising them with her rank and young age.
• Yui said she had no sword techniques and had become a Swordmaster by luck, prompting Mifune to admire her talent and He Liu to doubt her.
• Yui introduced herself to Mifune, who offered his friendship, and He Liu insisted she appear that night before leaving with Mifune.
• Yui showed Nai Hyuga the Evil Ghost Mask, revealing that she was the masked woman Mifune and He Liu had discussed.
• Yui concealed her horns and changed her appearance, then ate ramen with Nai Hyuga.
• Yui proposed walking through Iron City to find out what had been happening there.

He Liu told Rengo that Yui was the person Iinaka sought, and Rengo ordered him to remain undercover while he arranged to seize the two swords. Meanwhile, Yui and Nai Hyuga visited a shop that claimed its sword techniques were only storybooks, where a young boy tried to pull them outside.

• He Liu reported to Rengo what had happened at the inn, and Rengo promised to reward him after taking power in the Land of Iron.
• Rengo ordered He Liu to stay undercover with Mifune and said he would send someone to capture the person Iinaka wanted and obtain the two swords.
• Yui found Master Iinaka's shop empty and took Nai Hyuga sightseeing around Iron City.
• Yui and Nai Hyuga entered the Samurai Sword Technique Pavilion to look for sword techniques, but the shopkeeper said she sold only storybooks.
• A young boy tugged at Yui and Nai Hyuga's clothes and tried to drag them outside, leaving Yui unsure whether to follow him.

Yui and Nai Hyuga investigated a sword shop in Iron City, then prepared for Yui’s meeting with Mifune. Yui revealed a Sage Mode technique that created another original body, leaving Nai Hyuga stunned and curious.

• A boy told Yui and Nai Hyuga that his family had stopped selling sword techniques after his grandfather died and the shop was robbed, then hurried back inside.
• Yui doubted the boy’s claim about his grandmother’s mental trauma, but she and Nai Hyuga left the shop without learning what he wanted.
• Yui and Nai Hyuga found no suitable clothes or other purchases in Iron City and returned to their inn.
• Nai Hyuga insisted on joining Yui for the dangerous meeting with Mifune, and Yui agreed on the condition that she stay behind her.
• Yui released her Yin Seal, entered Shikkotsu Forest’s Sage Mode, and used Sage Art, Splitting Technique to create another original body.
• Nai Hyuga examined the newly split Yui by touch and cried out.

Yui and Nai Hyuga arranged for Yui to meet Mifune and He Liu at the inn, while Yui used the name Xiao You and wore the Evil Ghost Mask. When He Liu accused Xiao You of being the woman they had met that morning in disguise, Xiao You told him to look behind him, where Yui appeared.

• Nai Hyuga teased the bronze-masked Yui, and the other Yui named herself Xiao You to distinguish them.
• Xiao You went downstairs to wait at the inn and told the other two to follow later.
• Mifune and He Liu arrived at the inn for their secret meeting and found Xiao You waiting.
• He Liu questioned whether Xiao You was the woman from that morning in disguise.
• Xiao You told He Liu to look behind him, and Yui greeted him.

Mifune revealed that Master Iinaka had completed Xiao You’s sword a year earlier, but an ambush interrupted his explanation and exposed Taiichirō, the Swift Sword Saint, as the attacker. Taiichirō ordered his samurai to capture Xiao You, while Mifune prepared to defend her.

• Yui, Nai Hyuga, and Xiao You met Mifune, who apologized for the misunderstanding and led them to a dark alley to talk.
• Mifune explained that Master Iinaka had finished forging Xiao You’s sword a year earlier and had been taken away by the General, then gave her Iinaka’s letter.
• A hidden attacker detonated an explosion in the alley, and Xiao You pulled Yui and Nai Hyuga out while Mifune and He Liu were blasted outside.
• Nai Hyuga detected six attackers, and Taiichirō emerged from the smoke, identified himself as the Swift Sword Saint, and demanded that Xiao You come with him.
• Taiichirō sent five samurai to capture Xiao You, and Mifune moved to cover her escape.

Xiao You challenged Taiichirō, a Sword Saint, and used her Byakugan and ninjutsu to counter his sword techniques. After she wounded him, Taiichirō unleashed a secret technique, leaving her facing a sudden danger.

• Mifune urged Xiao You to flee, but she charged Taiichirō with her short blade, Wave Breaker.
• Taiichirō attacked with blade energy and Flash Slash, but Xiao You used her Byakugan to spot an opening and dodge.
• Yui defended Nai Hyuga while Nai used Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm to knock a samurai away.
• Xiao You surprised Taiichirō with Wind Release: Gale Palm, then used her Byakugan to identify his real position among the afterimages of Flash Slash, second form.
• Xiao You threw Wave Breaker into Taiichirō's chest, but he pulled it free and prepared to attack with Secret Technique: Iaido.

Xiao You used her Byakugan to evade Taiichirō’s swift sword attacks, then countered with a water-infused sword technique that wounded him. As Taiichirō prepared the secret art behind his title, Mifune warned Xiao You while struggling against two Swordmasters.

• Taiichirō’s sword cut Xiao You’s clothes, but she dodged the blade and wounded his shoulder with Water Release: Swift Water Arrow.
• Taiichirō unleashed a relentless series of sword strikes, but Xiao You read his movements with her Byakugan and evaded them.
• Xiao You retrieved Wave Breaker, parried Taiichirō’s attacks, and knocked him back.
• Xiao You coated her sword energy with water release and used Water Release: Fang-Coating Slash to slice Taiichirō’s blade and wound him.
• Taiichirō announced he would use the secret art that made him famous, and Mifune warned Xiao You while fighting two samurai he recognized as Swordmasters.

"Xiao You" defeated Taiichirō by reflecting his Sword Auras with Eight Trigrams Palm: Rotation, while Yui and Nai Hyuga helped finish the fighting around Mifune. Mifune saw "Xiao You" standing unharmed but wondered where the Swift Sword Saint had gone, while He Liu continued fighting with his betrayal exposed to Yui.

• Taiichirō unleashed Secret Art: Swift Blade Cuts Through the Tangle, and "Xiao You" protected herself with Eight Trigrams Palm: Rotation, reflecting his Sword Auras until they killed him.
• He Liu struck a fellow samurai while covertly signaling that someone was watching, and Yui recognized him as a traitor beside Mifune.
• Nai Hyuga killed her opponent with Ice Release and a shuriken to the heart.
• "Xiao You" stopped spinning and saw that the surrounding battles were nearly over, while He Liu remained in a fight.
• Mifune thanked Yui and, seeing "Xiao You" unharmed but Taiichirō gone, wondered whether she had driven off the Swift Sword Saint.

He Liu revealed that he had been planted at Mifune’s side by a mysterious lord and had betrayed him, but an unseen attacker killed He Liu before he could name his master. As the Land of Iron Patrol Guard approached, Yui and Xiao You prepared to leave Mifune with the aftermath.

• He Liu killed a samurai who had fought alongside Lord Rengo, while Xiao You defeated another attacker and left a gruesome heap of flesh.
• Mifune suspected He Liu had betrayed him after recalling He Liu’s recent behavior and realizing he had known about the meeting.
• Yui’s pointed attention unsettled He Liu, and Mifune confronted him about tipping off their enemies and his true allegiance.
• He Liu confessed that he had been planted at Mifune’s side and had informed the mysterious lord that Master Iinaka was secretly forging another sword.
• Before He Liu could identify his master, an arrow from the alley struck his neck with poison, and Xiao You found the attacker dead.
• As the Land of Iron Patrol Guard approached, Yui and Xiao You exchanged a glance and prepared to leave.

Mifune confronted Yui after realizing that she and Xiao You were the same person, and Yui admitted she had used different identities for safety. After revealing her real name and merging with her duplicate, Yui left Mifune wondering what she looked like beneath her mask.

• Mifune pursued Yui, Xiao You, and Nai Hyuga back to the inn, recognizing that Yui and Xiao You moved alike.
• Mifune accused Yui and Xiao You of being the same person and using a Clone Technique to deceive him.
• Yui admitted she had deceived Mifune for safety and confirmed she was the person Master Iinaka sought.
• Nai Hyuga turned her attention to studying Ice Release ninjutsu while Yui and Mifune spoke.
• Xiao You fused with Yui and told Mifune that Yui was her real name.
• Mifune asked what Yui looked like beneath her mask, drawing a fierce stare from Nai Hyuga.

Yui went to Master Iinaka’s shop to retrieve her finished sword, but a samurai named Rengo trapped her and attacked. She wounded him with a Water Release technique, leaving him screaming on the floor.

• Mifune delivered Master Iinaka’s letter to Yui and left the inn, while Yui noticed his apparent fear of Nai Hyuga.
• Yui read that Master Iinaka had hidden her sword beneath the forge and advised her to leave the Land of Iron, but she decided to retrieve it and help him.
• Yui slipped past a samurai patrol and entered the emptied shop, where an iron cage sprang from the floor and trapped her.
• A samurai in dark red armor introduced himself as Sword Saint Rengo and demanded to know what Master Iinaka had hidden.
• Yui blocked Rengo’s Sword Aura, then struck him with a Water Release: Fang-Coating Slash that cut through his armor and left him howling in pain.

Yui killed Lian Huo after learning he had lied about being the Sword Saint Rengo, but Rengo arrived and attacked her. Rengo realized Yui was Iinaka’s friend and demanded she reveal where the Famous Blade was hidden.

• Yui tested lightning-infused Sword Aura and discovered it struck almost instantaneously with great destructive power.
• Lian Huo claimed his older brother was the Sword Saint Rengo, but Yui killed him despite his pleas for mercy.
• Rengo arrived, found Lian Huo dead, and hurled Yui into a shop wall with a powerful attack.
• Yui blocked Rengo’s next slash and asked why he had attacked her, then explained that Lian Huo had tried to capture her.
• Rengo recognized Yui as Iinaka’s friend and demanded she reveal where the hidden Famous Blade was, offering to spare her life.

Yui fought Rengo over the missing blade, using ninjutsu and sword techniques while dodging his powerful attacks. Rengo unleashed his Secret Technique, Full Moon Moment, and shattered Yui’s short blade as the clash left the fight unresolved.

• Rengo demanded that Yui reveal where the blade was, then attacked her with his massive sword.
• Yui dodged Rengo’s strikes with the Body Flicker Technique and wounded him with Lightning Release Sword Aura.
• Rengo charged his sword with chakra and repeatedly slashed through the shop, but Yui evaded his attacks.
• Yui struck Rengo with Water Release and Lightning Release Sword Aura, then used the Swift Sword Saint’s Secret Technique, Swift Blade Cuts Through the Tangle.
• Rengo unleashed Secret Technique, Full Moon Moment, erased Yui’s Sword Aura, and shattered her short blade when she tried to block.

Yui survived Rengo’s devastating sword technique, though Wave Breaker broke, and searched the ruined forge for the sword she had come to find. She uncovered a wooden case marked “Hakutaku” while Rengo pursued her.

• Rengo’s attack collapsed the structure, but Yui emerged with only a bleeding wrist and a broken Wave Breaker.
• Rengo resumed attacking Yui, while the Iron City patrol arrived and recognized him.
• Yui dodged Rengo’s strikes and spotted scorched blue bricks near the sword-forging furnace.
• Yui used Earth Release, Crushing Rock to open the ground and retrieve a wooden case.
• Yui read “Hakutaku” on the case and identified it as her renowned blade.

Yui revealed the Famous Blade Hakutaku and fought Rengo, who tried to take it for himself. After she used Wind Release to fly beyond his reach, she launched a fiery sword slash at him from the sky.

• Yui broke open the wooden case and revealed Hakutaku, which the Patrol Guard Captain recognized as one of Master Iinaka’s Famous Blades.
• Rengo demanded the sword, then charged Yui with his greatsword when she refused.
• Yui blocked Rengo’s strike with Hakutaku, badly notching his blade.
• Rengo prepared his Heaven-Shaking Earth-Splitting Slash, but Yui used Wind Release: Wind-Riding Technique to rise into the sky and evade him.
• Yui coated Hakutaku with Fire Release chakra and attacked Rengo with Fire Release: Fang-Coating Slash.

Yui defeated Rengo by combining her Fire Release Sword Aura with a tornado, then spared him and demanded to know where Iinaka was and how the Land of Iron had multiple Sword Saints. Rengo recognized that she had killed Taiichirō and learned his Secret Technique, and began explaining what had happened.

• The Patrol Guard Captain ordered the samurai to retreat rather than get caught near Rengo and Yui.
• Yui used the tornado beneath her feet to spread her Fire Release Sword Aura into a Blazing Tornado that overwhelmed Rengo.
• Yui stopped the flames once Rengo could no longer move, then held Hakutaku to his neck as he begged her to spare him.
• Yui asked Rengo where Iinaka was and where he and the Swift Sword Saint had come from.
• Rengo realized Yui had killed Taiichirō and learned his Secret Technique, then swallowed his resentment and began to explain.

Yui forced Rengo to reveal that Master Iinaka had been taken by the General of the Land of Iron, then searched Rengo’s memories to confirm it. She decided Rengo might help her retrieve Iinaka, leaving him alive despite his injuries.

• Rengo offered Yui the Moon Art scroll in exchange for his life, but Yui took it without agreeing to spare him.
• Yui stabbed Rengo and demanded to know where Iinaka was, and Rengo said the General of the Land of Iron had taken him.
• Yui used the Spirit Transformation Technique to search Rengo’s memories and confirmed that Iinaka had been taken by the General.
• Yui woke Rengo and revealed that she had searched his memories, while he begged her to kill him.