Chapter Summaries

Luo Yu upgraded Chidori and advanced to Genin Second Rank before reaching the tower where contestants submitted their scrolls. There, he learned that Sun Hao had won the City Exchange Meet three years in a row and was competing again.

• Liu Yishi was eliminated, and Luo Yu received thirty attribute points after Liu Yishi left.
• Luo Yu used a Ninja Scroll to upgrade Chidori, then spent his attribute points to reach Genin Second Rank and used two more scrolls to upgrade Chidori again.
• Luo Yu headed to the tower and joined the queue to submit his scrolls.
• Luo Yu heard contestants fear Sun Hao, who had submitted a dozen sets of scrolls.
• A girl in sunglasses told Luo Yu that Sun Hao had won three consecutive championships after turning down university invitations so he could keep competing.

Luo Yu entered the tower after the first round of the Five-City Exchange Meet and joined President Bai's group. When Yang Meng mocked the Chunin who had lost to him, Liu Yishi revealed that he had withdrawn after recognizing Luo Yu's strength, leaving Yang Meng apologizing and the other Chunins impressed.

• Luo Yu recognized Xu Ying and learned that her Byakugan secret could get her executed if her family found her.
• Luo Yu and Xu Ying entered the tower, where Li Tai announced a thirty-minute break before the second-round rules.
• President Bai praised Luo Yu for eliminating Liu Yishi, prompting Yang Meng to dismiss the defeated Chunin as a pushover.
• Liu Yishi confronted Yang Meng and explained that he had chosen to duel Luo Yu and withdraw because he believed he could not win the meet.
• Yang Meng apologized to Luo Yu, and the other two Chunins showed him respect.

Luo Yu and the other contestants entered the Deep Realm Corridor for the Exchange Meet’s second round, where they had to clear three floors to advance. Luo Yu easily defeated the first area’s monsters and gained three Abyss Tomoe, which increased his stamina and chakra and improved his Hidden Mist Technique.

• Li Tai announced that the second round would take place in the Deep Realm Corridor and that contestants had to clear its third floor to advance.
• The fifty contestants who passed the first round followed the Jonin examiners to the tower’s fourth floor and entered the spacetime gate.
• Luo Yu arrived in the first floor’s first area, where a time limit and a Fire Release-enhancing environmental anomaly were displayed.
• Luo Yu used Great Fireball to ignite a Large Wind Slime, setting off a chain reaction that defeated all the Wind Slimes.
• Luo Yu received three Abyss Tomoe, which raised his stamina and chakra and improved his Water Release-Hidden Mist Technique to Minor Mastery.

Luo Yu cleared two areas of the Deep Realm Corridor, gaining Abyss Tomoe that improved his stamina, chakra, and fire-release skills. He entered the second floor, where five Water Slimes and two Kirigakure-marked Water Release Goblins appeared.

• Luo Yu entered the next area and used Great Fireball to instantly defeat three club-wielding Goblins, two shield-bearing Goblins, and a Giant Goblin.
• Luo Yu absorbed three Abyss Tomoe, increasing his stamina and chakra and raising Phoenix Sage Fire Technique to Minor Mastery.
• Luo Yu entered a lava-filled area and defeated five fire-immune Flame Slimes with Leaf Strong Whirlwind.
• Luo Yu absorbed three more Abyss Tomoe, raising Great Fireball to Peak Mastery, then chose to enter the next floor.
• Luo Yu reached Floor Two, Area One, where five Genin First Rank Water Slimes and two Genin Second Rank Water Release Goblins appeared.

Luo Yu cleared a difficult second-floor area in the Deep Realm Corridor, gaining Abyss Tomoe and improving his Water Release techniques. Outside, contestants began returning after failing the floor, while Luo Yu rested and wondered how Zhao Hai was doing.

• Outside the tower, Li Tai and the Jonin examiners judged the challengers’ progress from space-time fluctuations and expected the second floor to eliminate many contestants.
• Luo Yu defeated the first area’s Water Slimes and Water Release Goblins, learned Water Dragon Bullet and Water Formation Wall, and gained three Abyss Tomoe.
• In the next area, twenty Three-Tier Genin Water Release Goblins attacked Luo Yu with Water Formation Wall and a barrage of Water Dragon Bullets, but he used Intangibility and Wood Release: Cutting Technique to kill them all.
• Luo Yu gained three more Abyss Tomoe, improved his Water Release techniques, and paused to recover his chakra before proceeding.
• At the tower’s fifth-floor portal, several contestants, including Chunin, returned after failing the second floor and complained that the goblins’ attacks were too difficult to withstand.

Luo Yu defeated Bai in the second floor’s final challenge, earned three Abyss Tomoe and mastered Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique, then entered the third floor. Outside the tower, contestants assumed Sun Hao had advanced, though Liu Yishi suggested Luo Yu might have been the one to reach it.

• Luo Yu faced Bai and used his Sharingan and Kamui to survive Bai’s ice attacks before defeating him with Advent of a World of Flowering Trees.
• The Deep Realm Corridor awarded Luo Yu three Abyss Tomoe and Minor Mastery of Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique.
• Luo Yu rested to recover his chakra, then entered the third floor of the Deep Realm Corridor.
• Contestants discussed Bai’s strength as Zhao Hai returned from the tower after being eliminated.
• A spatial tremor from the tower’s sixth level signaled someone had reached the third floor, and most onlookers assumed it was Sun Hao.
• Liu Yishi suggested the advancing contestant might be Luo Yu, but others dismissed the idea.

Luo Yu cleared the first area of the Third Layer by using Chidori to destroy Deidara’s clay puppets before they could damage the statue, earning Abyss Tomoe and learning Chidori Sharp Spear. He entered the next area, where Thunder Slimes powered Goblins’ Scientific Ninja Tools, and the Goblins blinded him with Lightning Flash Pillar.

• Li Tai and Bai Mengyao discussed whether Luo Yu or Sun Hao was more likely to enter the Third Layer first, and Bai Mengyao said Imperial Capital University might send an instructor to recruit Luo Yu.
• Luo Yu entered the Third Layer’s first area and learned that he had to defend a statue from waves of enemies in an environment that strengthened Lightning Release.
• Luo Yu used Sharingan-boosted Chidori to destroy Deidara’s clay puppets, keeping the statue at full integrity and earning three Abyss Tomoe.
• Luo Yu gained 30 chakra and stamina points and learned entry-level Chidori Sharp Spear, then chose to enter the next area.
• Luo Yu encountered three powerful Thunder Slimes and three Goblins using Scientific Ninja Tools, and the Goblins hit him with Lightning Flash Pillar.

Luo Yu cleared the third floor’s lightning area, gained new Chidori techniques, and faced a Sharingan-wielding Purple Shadow in the final area. After opening the Third and Fourth Gates, he outpaced his opponent and pierced Purple Shadow’s heart with Chidori.

• Luo Yu used Intangibility to evade the lightning pillars, then defeated three Goblins and three Thunder Slimes with Advent of a World of Flowering Trees.
• Luo Yu absorbed three Abyss Tomoe, learned Chidori Stream and Chidori Senbon, and increased his stamina to 391 points.
• Luo Yu entered the third floor’s final area and discovered that Purple Shadow had a Three-Tomoe Sharingan and 1,000 points of chakra.
• Luo Yu opened the Third and Fourth Gates, while Purple Shadow could only open the First Gate.
• Luo Yu overwhelmed Purple Shadow with his speed and pierced his heart with Chidori.

Luo Yu defeated Purple Shadow and cleared the third floor of the Deep Realm Corridor, earning all twenty-seven Abyss Tomoe before exiting. After his Mangekyō upgrade, Li Tai confirmed Luo Yu’s extraordinary results and sent him to rest while the other challengers finished.

• Luo Yu used Chidori to destroy Purple Shadow, then received three Abyss Tomoe that reduced the cost of upgrading his Kamui Mangekyō.
• Luo Yu spent three Divine Pupil Stones to raise his Kamui Mangekyō by one level, improving Intangibility and lowering its cooldown to five seconds.
• Luo Yu left the Deep Realm Corridor and appeared on the tower’s sixth floor, where onlookers speculated about how far he had progressed.
• Bai Mengyao checked Luo Yu’s Scientific Ninja Tool and found that he had cleared the third floor with all twenty-seven Abyss Tomoe.
• Li Tai inspected Luo Yu’s records, recognized that he had defeated Purple Shadow in half a minute, and told him to rest before the final round.

Luo Yu’s flawless run through the Deep Realm Corridor earned Jiang Li a major advantage in the Exchange Meet and exposed President Luo’s faulty intelligence. Sun Hao learned that Luo Yu had collected all twenty-seven Abyss Tomoe and looked forward to facing him in the third round.

• President Bai thanked Luo Yu for securing Jiang Li a high score and led him away from the hall.
• Liu Yishi defended his earlier loss to Luo Yu, while the other Ninjas blamed President Luo’s inaccurate intelligence and Zhao Hai appreciated that he had avoided fighting Luo Yu.
• Xu Ying and the other contestants emerged from the Deep Realm Corridor without clearing it, while Sun Hao returned having completed the trial and collected Abyss Tomoe.
• Bai Mengyao told Sun Hao that Luo Yu had cleared all three floors fifteen minutes earlier and collected all twenty-seven Abyss Tomoe.
• Sun Hao accepted Luo Yu as a worthy opponent, and Li Tai told him he would get a chance to face Luo Yu in the third round.

After clearing the Deep Realm Corridor, Luo Yu learned that he would duel Sun Hao for the Exchange Meet championship and its greater Association support. As the final was about to begin, recruitment mentors arrived, including Master Fengquan of Imperial Capital University.

• Bai Mengyao told Luo Yu that the third round would be a duel against Sun Hao, with the champion receiving the most Association support.
• Luo Yu asked for Young Kakashi's inheritance fragments and assumed he would win, while Bai Mengyao escorted him to the final venue.
• Luo Yu and Sun Hao discussed Sun Hao's decision to turn down prestigious universities before Li Tai prepared to referee their match.
• Four recruitment mentors arrived on a giant eagle, including a mentor from Tianhai University who focused on Sun Hao.
• Master Fengquan, dean of Imperial Capital University's Wind Release Research Academy, arrived on Baku wearing a Shadow Sect Robe and stunned the crowd.

Luo Yu countered Sun Hao’s prepared snake attack with Chidori Stream, stunning the spectators and confirming Imperial Capital University’s interest in recruiting him. Sun Hao then revealed a three-tomoe mark and prepared to use an unconventional power.

• Master Fengquan arrived at the exchange meet, and the instructors realized Imperial Capital University intended to recruit Luo Yu.
• Li Tai began the match, and Sun Hao surrounded Luo Yu with six snakes using Multiple Hidden Shadow Snake Hands.
• Sun Hao revealed that Liu Yishi had told others about Luo Yu’s Sharingan and explained that he had planned his attack around it.
• Luo Yu used Chidori Stream to paralyze and burn Sun Hao’s snakes, shocking the spectators with his powerful Lightning Release technique.
• Sun Hao revealed a three-tomoe mark on his neck and announced that he would use an unconventional method, while Luo Yu recognized it as the Cursed Seal of Heaven.

Luo Yu defeated Sun Hao after Sun Hao activated the Cursed Seal of Heaven, then learned the Ninja Research Society had experimented on Sun Hao and evolved his legacy. The Exchange Meet ended with the instructors preparing to select students.

• Sun Hao activated the Cursed Seal of Heaven, raising his stamina and chakra to near Jonin levels.
• Luo Yu opened the Fourth Gate and overwhelmed Sun Hao with his speed and strength, stopping before delivering a finishing blow.
• Li Tai declared Luo Yu the winner, and a medical Jonin took Sun Hao to the Medical Room.
• Sun Hao told Luo Yu that the Ninja Research Society had captured him, experimented on him, and evolved his legacy from green to blue quality.
• Dean Fengquan condemned the Society and confirmed Sun Hao had reported them to the Association.
• Li Tai announced the Exchange Meet had concluded and directed the instructors to review the records and select suitable students.

After winning the Exchange Meet, Luo Yu and the other top contestants received resource application contacts and invitations to Imperial Capital University. Dean Fengquan then invited Luo Yu to pursue Chunin Certification, leaving Luo Yu focused on meeting the stamina requirement before asking about the university.

• Luo Yu told Instructor Li Tai that he had already chosen which resources to request, and Li Tai gave him the application contact.
• Dean Fengquan invited Luo Yu, Xu Ying, and two other contestants to Imperial Capital University, and all four accepted.
• Dean Fengquan said he had come specifically to recruit Luo Yu and asked him to come along.
• Dean Fengquan explained that Imperial Capital University required incoming students to earn Chunin Certification and offered a chance at Gold or Obsidian Badges.
• Luo Yu accepted the challenge, and Dean Fengquan said he would arrange transportation when certification began in a few days.
• Luo Yu resolved to raise his stamina to the Chunin standard and asked Dean Fengquan about Imperial Capital University.

Luo Yu overheard Su Ying reveal that she had fled the Su Family’s plot and received Dean Fengquan’s protection at Imperial Capital University. After the Exchange Meet, Luo Yu returned to Jiangli City planning to pursue Imperial Capital University’s Chunin Certification.

• Dean Fengquan told Luo Yu that his inheritance came from Danzo and described his strange nightmares about an arm covered in eyes.
• Xu Ying revealed to Dean Fengquan that she was Su Ying, a Su Family Branch member who fled after learning the Main Family planned to target her over Neji Hyuga’s legacy.
• Dean Fengquan promised to protect Su Ying and let her attend Imperial Capital University under her own name.
• Luo Yu told President Bai and Bai Mengyao that Imperial Capital University required him to take its Chunin Certification, and he said he would aim for an Obsidian Badge.
• Luo Yu returned to Jiangli City by teleportation and took a taxi home, thinking about which resources to apply for.

After winning the Exchange Meet, Luo Yu learned that Imperial Capital University had admitted him and gathered Association resources to strengthen his ninjutsu. Once he realized his Wood Release mastery might let him learn techniques by observation, he turned to Tobi and asked to see his Wood Release.

• Luo Qingyu celebrated Luo Yu's victory but felt sad that they would have to leave Jiang Li for the Imperial Capital; Luo Yu promised he could teleport her once he reached Jonin.
• Luo Qingyu hid her strange dreams about becoming an empress and being pregnant, while Luo Yu volunteered to wash the dishes because she seemed tired.
• Luo Yu accepted the Association's support resources, including numerous inheritance fragments, then used Shadow Clones to carry them upstairs.
• Luo Yu consumed the fragments, passed out from information overload, and woke to find he had gained levels in several ninjutsu, including Majestic Destroyer Flame and Multiple Shadow Clone.
• Luo Yu learned that some ninjutsu evolved into higher-tier forms when leveled up and suspected his mastery of Wood Release would let him learn techniques by watching Tobi.

Luo Yu tested his theory that mastering one Ninjutsu of an elemental nature let him learn others by observation, then took Tobi to the Jiang Li Genin-Level Secret Realm to locate Mutant Beast habitats. After Tobi quickly found several group habitats, Luo Yu wondered whether Tobi could kill the beasts and earn him attribute points.

• Luo Yu learned Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall by watching Tobi perform it and confirmed his theory about learning Ninjutsu after reaching level five in an elemental nature.
• Luo Yu asked Tobi whether Luo Qingyu had been seeing other men, then agreed to take Tobi along on his next trip outside.
• Luo Qingyu dreamed of becoming a beautiful empress with a crimson nine-tomoe Sharingan, then woke frightened and blamed her anime watching.
• Luo Yu left a Shadow Clone to help Luo Qingyu with housework and keep her company while he and Tobi entered the Jiang Li Genin-Level Secret Realm.
• Tobi used the Mayfly Technique to scout Silverwood Peak and quickly found nearby habitats of Mutant Beasts that lived in groups.
• Luo Yu wondered whether Tobi could kill Mutant Beasts as his teammate and make them drop attribute points.

Luo Yu tested whether Tobi could help him gain attribute points, then confronted a swarm of powerful mutant beasts attacking fleeing Genin on Silverwood Peak. He killed the Bloodthirsty Mosquito Beasts and three Head-Takers, leaving the survivors stunned by his strength.

• Luo Yu killed over twenty Black-Beaked Beasts with Wood Release, and Tobi killed several more, proving that Tobi could help him gain attribute points.
• Luo Yu increased his stamina, collected the Nameless Legacy Fragments, and spotted Genin fleeing from Chunin-level mutant beasts.
• Luo Yu concealed Tobi on his body and advanced toward three Head-Takers and a swarm of Bloodthirsty Mosquito Beasts despite the crowd's warnings.
• Luo Yu used Wood Release to kill the Bloodthirsty Mosquito Beasts and badly damage the Head-Takers, saving the fleeing Genin.
• Luo Yu opened the Gate of Opening and used Senbon Chidori to kill all three Head-Takers.

Luo Yu rescued survivors from the mutant beast invasion on Silverwood Peak and led them to the Teleportation Anchor camp, where they learned the anchor had been sabotaged. The chapter left Luo Yu suspecting the invasion was planned as the trapped survivors waited for reinforcements.

• Luo Yu rescued Yin Pin and other survivors from a Bloodthirsty Mosquito Beast and learned that loosened seals had let a mutant beast army invade Silverwood Peak.
• Luo Yu led the survivors toward the Teleportation Anchor, defeating pursuing mutant beasts and gathering more followers along the way.
• Luo Yu brought nearly a hundred survivors to the camp, where they found many others sheltering near the anchor.
• The Chunin captain told Luo Yu that someone had sabotaged the Teleportation Anchor, trapping everyone on Silverwood Peak.
• Luo Yu suspected the mutant beast counterattack had been planned, while the captain promised that the Association would send reinforcements.

At the Teleportation Anchor camp, Luo Yu investigated a Black-Scaled Python and discovered Sun Hao, who revealed that a Gray-Robed Man had destroyed the anchor and released Mutant Beasts from another plane. Sun Hao described a powerful group of Plant-Type Mutant Beasts, leaving Luo Yu with new information about the threat facing the camp.

• The Ninjas strengthened the camp’s defenses, and a scout reported a Black-Scaled Python approaching with someone alive in its mouth.
• Luo Yu used his Sharingan to confirm the python was carrying a person, then went to intercept it as the Ninjas speculated about his eye.
• The python spat out the badly wounded Sun Hao, who explained he had come to thank Luo Yu and hoped to defeat him at Imperial Capital University.
• Sun Hao said he had followed a Gray-Robed Man to Silverwood Peak and witnessed him destroy the Teleportation Anchor and use a White Gemstone Ring to release Mutant Beasts through a spatial rift.
• Sun Hao revealed that the rift was temporary and that the Gray-Robed Man had released five or six hundred beasts, then described a dangerous group of fire-wielding Plant-Type Mutant Beasts that had chased him.