Chapter Summaries

Chu Ge demonstrated his month of Sage Mode training by losing control of natural energy and turning into a tree, though the others praised his progress. Tobi then refined senjutsu chakra with startling speed before also losing control and becoming a giant pitcher plant.

• Chu Ge meditated in Shikkotsu Forest, but after five minutes natural energy ran wild and transformed him into a tree.
• Little Slug and Zhuo Jun praised Chu Ge's progress, explaining that most Sage Mode trainees failed and that he had lasted longer than expected.
• Chu Ge took the praise as proof he could challenge Luo Yu in the Individual Tournament and felt his confidence return.
• Tobi copied Chu Ge's training and rapidly refined senjutsu chakra because of his Hashirama-cell-modified body.
• Tobi lost control of the natural energy and transformed into a huge white pitcher plant.

Tobi absorbed enough natural life force to activate Sage Mode, but lost control and began turning into a plant. Luo Yu then activated an immature Sage Mode within minutes, leaving Chu Ge and Zhuo Jun discouraged by how far behind they were.

• Tobi absorbed most of the nearby life force in seconds, accumulated enough senjutsu chakra to activate Sage Mode, and began turning into a plant after losing control.
• Little Katsuyu explained that Tobi had already met the requirements for Sage Mode, and the trainees realized he had refined in seconds what Chu Ge had refined in twelve hours.
• Luo Yu reassured the demoralized Chu Ge, then absorbed life force and refined senjutsu chakra with the help of his Hashirama cells.
• Luo Yu activated an immature Sage Mode as branches grew from his body, astonishing the trainees and little Katsuyu.
• Chu Ge collapsed after seeing Luo Yu's progress, while Zhuo Jun lamented that she had failed to learn Sage Mode despite practicing for over a decade.

After Luo Yu mastered Sage Mode, the will of the Tree World summoned him and Tobi to face a trial that could earn them advanced Wood Release techniques. Luo Yu accepted, hoping to gain powerful abilities and ask Emperor Shinra about clues to the Moon Mother Goddess.

• Su Lan, Su Ying, and Jun Qianhe discussed how Luo Yu’s talent outstripped theirs, while Zhuo Jun felt embarrassed that he had mastered Sage Mode so quickly.
• Luo Yu activated Sage Mode and showed how it enhanced his ninjutsu, strength, and speed; he encouraged Tobi to try again and followed little Katsuyu’s advice to keep learning from the Tree World.
• Luo Yu communed with the great tree, and the Tree World gathered Wood Release essence beneath the central pit, causing the ground to shake.
• A giant wooden dragon appeared and announced that Luo Yu and Tobi could take Emperor Shinra’s trial to earn advanced Wood Release techniques.
• Little Katsuyu explained that a remnant of Emperor Shinra’s soul lived within the Tree World and that no such trial had occurred before; Luo Yu accepted the challenge and hoped to ask about the Moon Mother Goddess.

Luo Yu and Tobi entered Emperor Shinra’s trial to fight wooden dragons, which required Hashirama Senju’s constitution. As the dragons attacked, Luo Yu ordered Tobi to use his pollen, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Su Lan volunteered for the trial, but the wooden dragon rejected him as too weak and said only people with Hashirama Senju’s constitution qualified.
• Luo Yu realized the trial was meant to help exceptional candidates combine advanced Wood Release with Sage Mode, and the wooden dragon confirmed his explanation.
• The crowd speculated about Luo Yu’s ancestry, so Zhuo Jun struck them on the head for their gossip.
• The wooden dragon matched its strength to Luo Yu’s Shadow Guard First Tier level and set defeating it as the first trial round.
• Luo Yu and Tobi stepped forward together, prompting the Life Vein to create a second wooden dragon.
• As the two dragons attacked and their draconic auras weighed on Luo Yu, he told Tobi to wipe them out with pollen, and Tobi made flowering trees grow around them.

Tobi used explosive pollen to destroy the Life Vein’s two Wood Dragons, revealing that he had reached Shadow Guard First Tier alongside Luo Yu. The Life Vein rewarded Luo Yu and Tobi with Memory Fruits, and Luo Yu learned Wood Dragon Technique Lv.3.

• Tobi mixed explosive factor into his pollen and detonated it inside and around the two Wood Dragons, reducing them to ashes.
• The spectators learned that Tobi had reached Shadow Guard First Tier, while Chu Ge realized Luo Yu had erased his last advantage.
• Zhuo Jun considered asking Luo Yu to raise her Big Fat Worm into a powerful fighter and healer.
• The Life Vein gave Luo Yu and Tobi Memory Fruits containing its insights into the Wood Dragon Technique.
• Luo Yu ate his fruit and comprehended Wood Dragon Technique Lv.3.

Luo Yu and Tobi began the Second Trial, facing two Giant Wood Wrath Buddhas formed by the life vein. After Tobi’s explosive pollen failed to damage them, Luo Yu and Tobi joined together to enter a more developed Sage Mode as the wooden giants approached.

• Luo Yu recognized that the Memory Fruit had let him master Wood Dragon Technique at the proficient level, while Tobi mastered it at greater mastery and improved his Wood Release knowledge.
• Luo Yu accepted the life vein’s invitation to begin the Second Trial, and it created two mountain-sized Giant Wood Wrath Buddhas.
• Tobi blanketed the battlefield with explosive pollen, but the blasts only blackened small patches of the Wrath Buddhas and left them largely unharmed.
• Luo Yu told Tobi to possess his body, and they absorbed nearby life force together to refine senjutsu chakra.
• Luo Yu entered a more developed Sage Mode as the two Giant Wood Wrath Buddhas advanced toward him.

Luo Yu combined Sage Mode with Susanoo to create a new Demon Buddha form and used Kamui-powered attacks to destroy the two Giant Wood Wrath Buddhas. The battle ended with the wooden constructs blasted apart, while the spectators marveled at his power.

• Luo Yu manifested a Half-Body Susanoo around himself while wearing White Zetsu as a cloak.
• Luo Yu infused the Susanoo with senjutsu chakra, transforming it into a blue Demon Buddha surrounded by prayer beads.
• The two Giant Wood Wrath Buddhas attacked, but Luo Yu's Demon Buddha Susanoo blocked their fists.
• Luo Yu empowered the Demon Beads with Kamui, warping the wooden Buddhas' bodies and breaking through their defenses.
• Luo Yu sent Soul-Absorbing Flowers and explosive pollen into the Buddhas' cracks, then detonated them and blasted both constructs apart.

Luo Yu defeated the Giant Wood Wrath Buddha and gained high-level Wood Release knowledge, while Tobi’s mastery also rose sharply. Afterward, the life vein questioned Luo Yu about his lineage, and the chapter ended with Luo Yu explaining his orphanage upbringing and embracing Little Bunny.

• Luo Yu and White Zetsu defeated the Giant Wood Wrath Buddha with the Demon Buddha Magic Bead, leaving the onlookers stunned by Luo Yu’s power.
• Jun Qianhe resolved not to fall behind Luo Yu, while Luo Yu mastered Wood Human Technique Lv. 3 and Tobi reached Lv. 4.
• Luo Yu celebrated gaining high-level Wood Release knowledge, and Luo Qingyu worried that Tobi’s sudden strength might threaten her place as the boss.
• The life vein questioned Luo Yu about his Susanoo, Hashirama Senju constitution, and parents, and Luo Yu said his constitution came with his ninja legacy.
• Jun Qianhe and Su Lan pitied Luo Yu for growing up without parents, so Luo Yu explained that he and Little Bunny had relied on each other at the Orphanage and pulled her into his arms.

The Life Vein revealed that Jun Mochou, the Jun Family ancestor known as the War God, once rebelled to search for divine power. He explained that Mochou’s ancient texts described Blue Star’s god as a rabbit with the Byakugan, leaving everyone to look at Little Bunny with new suspicion.

• The Life Vein recognized Little Bunny as the legendary creature mentioned by the War God, startling the people present.
• The Life Vein recounted how Jun Mochou, a powerful Uchiha and the Jun Family head, earned the name War God through her battles and relentless sparring.
• Jun Mochou told the Life Vein that her family’s ancient texts described gods whose power had been sealed across Blue Star, and she wanted to find that power to fight the mutant beasts.
• After the Life Vein dismissed her claims, Jun Mochou led a Jun Family rebellion and used her Sharingan to control Nine-Tails, but the nation suppressed the rebellion and she disappeared.
• The Life Vein explained that Mochou’s texts said Blue Star’s god had originally taken the form of a rabbit with the Byakugan, prompting everyone to stare at Little Bunny.

Zhuo Jun told the Life Vein about Luo Yu’s discoveries concerning the Moon Beasts, and he urged Luo Yu to protect Little Bunny. The Life Vein explained that the Nine-Tails had been split into two parts and offered to train Luo Yu and White Zetsu in Sage Mode, leaving Luo Yu to reconsider his initial reluctance.

• Zhuo Jun recounted Luo Yu’s visit to the Moon Beast Temple and the group’s investigation, then required everyone present to sign a Confidentiality Agreement.
• The Life Vein asked Luo Yu to protect Little Bunny, and Luo Yu promised to keep her safe.
• Luo Yu asked about the Nine-Tails, and the Life Vein explained that the War God’s mark had caused it to hate humans, so a secret technique separated its berserk and gentle portions into two Jinchūriki.
• The Life Vein offered to train Luo Yu and White Zetsu, and Luo Yu considered staying to improve his Sage Mode before the Individual Tournament.

After a month of training under the life vein, Luo Yu and Tobi perfected the Sage Mode available at their current level and finished this stage of their training. They returned to the students, where Tobi demonstrated his improved Sage Mode and left everyone astonished.

• The life vein explained that Luo Yu and Tobi had reached the limit of their Sage Mode at Shadow Guard First Tier and would need to grow stronger to advance it further.
• The life vein declared the training complete and gave Luo Yu a permanent fruit containing the coordinates of Shikkotsu Forest.
• Luo Yu and Tobi climbed out of the pit and found the students, including Zhuo Jun, still waiting near the life vein.
• At Luo Yu's request, Tobi activated Sage Mode, displaying a target-shaped seal while keeping his humanoid form.
• The students marveled that Tobi had mastered Sage Mode so quickly and wondered how talented Luo Yu must be.

After White Zetsu’s Sage Mode progress crushed the other trainees’ hopes, Zhuo Jun told them they could transfer to another Sage Region. Luo Yu learned that Xuanwu wanted him to unlock the next hidden area of the Deep Realm Corridor, then returned home and reunited with Luo Qingyu.

• White Zetsu displayed fully developed Sage Mode, leaving the Shikkotsu Forest trainees despairing over their slow progress and looming bottlenecks.
• Zhuo Jun explained that trainees could transfer to another Sage Region through the Ninja Association headquarters in the Land of the Dragon, though they would lose the two months they had spent training.
• Zhuo Jun told Luo Yu that Xuanwu wanted him to unlock the Deep Realm Corridor’s next hidden area now that he had reached Shadow Guard First Tier.
• Luo Yu decided to help Luo Qingyu break through to Shadow Guard before visiting the hidden area.
• Luo Yu returned home late at night, and Luo Qingyu hugged him tightly and worried that he had grown thin.

After returning home, Luo Yu told Principal Yue that he and Tobi had mastered Sage Mode and advanced Wood Release techniques, then learned the World Tournament would be unusually dangerous. He spent several days studying Emperor Shinra’s memories and prepared to head to the Deep Realm Corridor.

• Luo Qingyu welcomed Luo Yu home with a feast, and he praised her cooking.
• Luo Yu called Principal Yue to report completing Sage Mode training and learning the Wood Human Technique and Wood Dragon Technique with Tobi.
• Principal Yue urged Luo Yu to focus on training for the Individual Tournament and warned that the coming World Tournament would be a life-and-honor competition.
• Luo Yu stayed away from school and studied Emperor Shinra’s memories with Tobi in the Kamui Dimension for three days.
• Luo Yu raised his Wood Dragon Technique to Greater Mastery and then prepared to go to the Deep Realm Corridor.

Luo Yu prepared Luo Qingyu for the Deep Realm Corridor’s hidden stage and brought her to meet Xuanwu, who revealed the stage’s purpose and its connection to her power. The stage would let her gather the yin and yang origins needed to awaken her third eye and eventually absorb the tailed beasts.

• After three days of training and resources from Luo Yu, Luo Qingyu surpassed Ninshu and reached Shadow Guard level.
• Luo Yu took Little Bunny to the Imperial Capital, where He Tao escorted him through an express lane to meet Xuanwu.
• In the Heavy Rock Space, Xuanwu confirmed that Luo Yu and Luo Qingyu met the requirements for the next hidden stage, called Harmony.
• Xuanwu explained that Harmony contained the yin and yang origins, which would complete the seven basic origins and awaken Luo Qingyu’s third eye.
• Xuanwu told them that the tailed beasts were part of Luo Qingyu’s power and that she could absorb and seal them within herself after awakening her third eye.

Luo Yu learned that clearing the Sixth Floor’s hidden route could awaken Luo Qingyu’s third eye, letting her absorb and seal Tailed Beasts. When her aura opened the Harmonizing Domain, challengers were expelled and the world’s Shadow Guards prepared to enter it.

• Xuanwu confirmed that clearing the hidden stage could unlock Luo Qingyu’s third eye and let her seal Tailed Beasts, prompting Luo Yu to look forward to using her to contain the Nine-Tails.
• Luo Yu and Luo Qingyu entered the Deep Realm Corridor’s Fifth Floor, where Luo Qingyu’s aura opened the Sixth Floor’s Harmonizing Domain for seven days.
• The Deep Realm Corridor expelled its challengers, and He Tao announced that they would receive compensation entry tickets and that only Shadow Guard Level challengers could enter the Harmonizing Domain.
• Luo Yu stayed behind with the Shadow Guard masters, while He Tao explained that entrants could challenge the domain without tickets but had to register their experiences afterward.
• News of the Harmonizing Domain spread worldwide, and Shadow Guard masters prepared to challenge it for Abyss Tomoe and Abyssal Stars.

Luo Yu entered the Harmonizing Domain’s Mental Space, where a hundredfold strength boost let him destroy a giant Void Shadow with one punch. He discovered that the enemies kept reappearing, leaving him unsure how to clear the stage.

• Shadow Guard masters and tournament contenders, including Chu Wen and Ye Lingbo, arrived at the Deep Realm Corridor’s transfer point to challenge the Harmonizing Domain.
• Luo Yu entered the Mental Space with Luo Qingyu and received a hundredfold strength boost along with objectives to defeat his enemy in ten, five, or one attack.
• A mountain-sized Void Shadow appeared, and Luo Yu destroyed it with one punch.
• Countless smaller Void Shadows emerged, so Luo Yu used Majestic Destroyer Flame to burn them away.
• More Void Shadows appeared after the flames faded, and Luo Yu realized brute force would not clear the stage.

Luo Yu used Tobi’s life force to enter Sage Mode and manifest a spiritual Demon Buddha Susanoo, which shattered the spiritual space and earned Luo Qingyu yin origin Lv.2. After the challenge reset, Luo Yu wanted to try again, but Tobi had been drained nearly dry.

• Luo Yu summoned Tobi from the Kamui Dimension and absorbed his life force to enter Sage Mode.
• Luo Yu used his spiritual power to manifest the Demon Buddha Susanoo and smash the spiritual space instead of attacking the Shadows of Nothingness.
• The challenge rewarded Luo Qingyu with yin origin Lv.2, which added spiritual damage to attacks and granted immunity to genjutsu.
• Luo Yu declared he wanted to challenge the spiritual space again, but Tobi said he had no life force left.

Luo Qingyu used Byakugan Pressure to clear the mental space while Tobi recovered in the Kamui Dimension. Outside, Shadow Guard challengers learned that Jun Yi had achieved the world's first clear, and his mysterious Mangekyo drew attention ahead of the Individual Tournament.

• Luo Yu sent the exhausted Tobi to the Kamui Dimension to replenish his vitality with spirit plants, and Luo Qingyu offered to take his place in the mental space.
• Luo Qingyu released Byakugan Pressure, which swept through the mental space and gradually destroyed its darkness.
• Ye Lingbo and Chu Wen compared notes after failing to clear the mental space, believing its unkillable shadows might be a bug.
• A messenger announced that a ninja had achieved the world's first clear of the mental space, and Chu Wen and Ye Lingbo initially suspected Luo Yu.
• The messenger identified the clearer as Jun Yi, whose Mangekyo and Wood Release had helped him defeat his opponent within five moves and earn two Abyssal Stars.

Jun Yi boasted that only he could perfectly clear the Mental Space, but an unknown challenger cleared it in fifteen seconds and left him humiliated. In the Starting Space, Luo Qingyu’s yin origin strengthened her mental energy and raised Luo Yu’s Byakugan to level 5, allowing her to see into people’s hearts.

• Jun Yi told the crowd that mental-energy attacks were needed to clear the Mental Space and claimed he alone could manage a perfect clear.
• The Temporal Rift announced that a challenger had perfectly cleared the Mental Space in fifteen seconds, shocking the crowd and embarrassing Jun Yi.
• The crowd speculated about the identity of the challenger, with several people comparing the mysterious speed-clear to Luo Yu.
• Luo Qingyu absorbed the final Abyss Crescent Moon, reached level 3 yin origin, and gained immunity to attacks that were not yin in nature while in Spirit Form.
• Luo Qingyu’s mental energy improved, raising Luo Yu’s Byakugan to level 5 and letting its user see into anyone’s heart.
• Luo Qingyu used the Byakugan to question Luo Yu about whether he would save her or Ye Lingbo, then accused him of wanting both of them.

After failing to clear the mental space in one life, Luo Yu returned to the outside world to rest and gather information before attempting the Life Space. His registration revealed his fifteen-second perfect clear to the crowded Deep Realm Corridor, while Ye Lingbo and Chu Wen discussed their own struggles and reacted to news of his feat.

• Luo Yu left the mental space without challenging the Life Space, deciding to rest and prepare by studying other challengers.
• Luo Yu registered at the Deep Realm Corridor, and the service hall saw his record of a fifteen-second perfect clear of the mental space.
• The Shadow Guards recognized Luo Yu as the campus tournament champion and spread the news of his speedrun through the teleportation area.
• Ye Lingbo told Chu Wen that she had removed her Kamui Mangekyō and upgraded her inheritance, while Chu Wen struggled to earn rewards in the mental space.
• Ye Lingbo and Chu Wen planned to challenge the Life Space, then heard that Luo Yu had speedrun the mental space again.