Chapter Summaries

Yemu Hyuga went to the Ninja Academy with Qingxue Uchiha and Hinata Hyuga to apply for the Chunin Exams, where he reunited with familiar faces. Rock Lee confessed to Qingxue, was rejected, and took Yemu’s casual encouragement as a call to burn with youthful determination.

• Qingxue Uchiha startled Yemu Hyuga in bed, and he told her to get dressed so they could leave for the Chunin Exams.
• Yemu Hyuga arrived at the Ninja Academy with Qingxue Uchiha and Hinata Hyuga and teased them about the combat tests.
• Yemu Hyuga greeted Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki, then reunited with Neji Hyuga, Rock Lee, and Tenten.
• Rock Lee confessed to Qingxue Uchiha, but she rejected him, prompting Neji Hyuga to warn that he was courting death because she lived with Yemu.
• Yemu Hyuga reassured Neji that he did not mind, and Rock Lee ran off fired up to face him in the exams.

Yemu defeated Rock Lee in a Taijutsu match, showing Neji, Tenten, and Might Guy how overwhelming his strength was. The chapter ended with Yemu leaving with Qingxue while the others wondered how powerful his Taijutsu really was.

• Hinata praised Qingxue for being popular, but Qingxue teased her about giving up and Hinata refused.
• Rock Lee challenged Yemu to a Taijutsu match, and Yemu blocked his opening Konoha Whirlwind with an elbow.
• Yemu overwhelmed Rock Lee with a flurry of attacks, then used a burst of speed to stop a punch inches from his face and defeat him.
• Neji pointed out the hole Yemu's punch had made in a nearby wall, and Tenten asked about Yemu's strength.
• Might Guy arrived, recognized Yemu as someone he had once sparred with, and explained that Yemu had impressed him years earlier.
• Tenten realized Yemu and Qingxue had already left, and wondered how strong Yemu's Taijutsu was.

Yemu and his companions arrived at the Chunin Exams, where Kumogakure ninja and Kabuto Yakushi caught their attention. Kabuto revealed Yemu’s impressive mission record and abilities, leaving the other young ninja stunned.

• Might Guy cheered up Rock Lee after their spar by punching him, then promised to train with him after the exams.
• Hinata asked about Lee’s strength, and Qingxue explained that Yemu had held back during their fight.
• Yemu, Hinata, and Qingxue entered the exam classroom and noticed Samui, Omoi, and Karui from Kumogakure.
• Kabuto introduced himself and offered information cards, prompting Sasuke to ask about Yemu.
• Kabuto showed the group Yemu’s record of completed missions and described him as a well-rounded fighter with no apparent weaknesses.

At the Chunin Exams, Dosu attacked Yemu Hyuga, but Qingxue Uchiha knocked him away with a swift kick. Ibiki Morino stopped the classroom fight and began explaining the first-stage exam rules, leaving Naruto Uzumaki dismayed by the Academy-level questions.

• Shikamaru Nara reacted to Kabuto Yakushi's account of Yemu's completed B-rank missions, while Naruto Uzumaki loudly challenged the other exam candidates.
• Dosu and Zaku charged at Yemu after Dosu took offense at Naruto's remarks about Otogakure.
• Qingxue Uchiha used the Body Flicker Technique and kicked Dosu across the classroom before he could attack Yemu.
• Dosu hesitated to retaliate after seeing Yemu's Byakugan, and Ibiki Morino appeared to stop the fighting.
• Ibiki Morino introduced the first-stage exam, and Yemu, Qingxue, Hinata, and Naruto took their assigned seats.
• Naruto Uzumaki despaired when he saw that the exam questions covered Ninja Academy material.

During the Chunin Exams’ written test, Ino Yamanaka’s attempt to use her Mind Body Switch Technique on Yemu Hyuga backfired against his Tenseigan defenses, leaving Shikamaru Nara to finish their team’s paper. After many Genin withdrew rather than risk the final question, Mitaraishi Anko announced the second stage and warned that it would be dangerous.

• Ibiki Morino explained that teams would pass or fail based on their combined scores and punished Genin caught cheating.
• Ino Yamanaka tried to use the Mind Body Switch Technique on Yemu Hyuga, but his mental defenses rebounded the attack and left her incapacitated.
• Shikamaru Nara used the Shadow Possession Jutsu to control Ino and Choji Akimichi and complete their team’s remaining questions.
• Ibiki Morino presented a final question that could permanently bar teams from future exams if they accepted the challenge and failed, prompting many Genin to withdraw.
• Mitaraishi Anko arrived after the written test and ordered the remaining candidates to gather at Konoha Training Ground 44 before two the next afternoon, warning them about the danger.

Yemu restored Ino after her mental attack failed against him, then collected a specially forged sword and considered using his new weapon ability to create battle armor. The chapter ended with Qingxue asking whether he was close to Ino and relaxing after he denied it.

• Shikamaru and Choji checked on Ino, and Yemu restored her damaged mental energy while warning her not to use mental attacks on him again.
• Ino told Shikamaru that Yemu was terrifying, so he advised his team to flee if they faced Yemu in a combat exam.
• Yemu visited a weapon shop with Qingxue and Hinata, paid the smith, and received his long-awaited pitch-black sword.
• Yemu tested the sword and considered whether his Weapon God ability could help him create a suit of chakra battle armor.
• Qingxue asked Yemu whether he was close to Ino, and he said they were only classmates, leaving Qingxue satisfied.

Yemu Hyuga used the Tenseigan’s repulsive force to condense chakra into a silvery-white shuriken while Qingxue Uchiha secretly set out to kill Ino Yamanaka. The chapter ended with Ino spotting Qingxue on her roof and confronting her.

• Yemu used the Tenseigan’s repulsive force to turn condensed chakra into a solid silvery-white shuriken.
• Yemu sensed that Qingxue was missing and realized she had gone to cause trouble.
• Qingxue used her Three-Tomoe Sharingan and a marked map to slip past Konoha’s ANBU lookouts and approach the Yamanaka Clan compound.
• Yamanaka Clan sensory ninja detected Qingxue heading toward Ino’s home but did not stop her.
• Qingxue reached the roof above Ino’s room, and Ino called out to her, asking if she was jealous of her figure.

Qingxue Uchiha attacked Ino Yamanaka out of jealousy and fled after the Yamanaka Clan believed Ino was dead. Inoichi Yamanaka ordered Konoha sealed off to find Qingxue, while Ino's actual survival remained hidden.

• Qingxue Uchiha approached Ino Yamanaka and claimed she would accept Ino's feelings for Yemu.
• Qingxue Uchiha stabbed and slashed Ino Yamanaka, then struck her down as Yamanaka Clan ninja rushed to intervene.
• Qingxue Uchiha escaped into the night while the Yamanaka Clan members believed Ino had been killed.
• Inoichi Yamanaka learned of the attack through his clan's secret communication technique and ordered Lord Hokage to seal off Konoha and find the culprit.

Yemu stopped Qingxue after she attacked Ino, whom he had secretly saved, and warned her against acting recklessly in Konoha. Qingxue decided to leave the village, accepted Yemu’s black token as a token of love, and began stripping off his clothes.

• Yemu descended into Konoha and used his Tenseigan to conceal himself from sensory ninja.
• Ino woke with her wounds healed and a mysterious presence in her chest, while Inoichi concluded that Qingxue’s attack had been an illusion.
• Yemu found Qingxue in an alley, scolded her, and slapped her; she reacted with excitement and hugged him.
• Yemu told Qingxue that he had saved Ino and warned her not to attack anyone inside Konoha again.
• Qingxue said she planned to leave Konoha that night, and Yemu gave her a black token engraved with “Snow.”
• Qingxue mistook the token for a love token, declared that she would marry Yemu, and started stripping off his clothes.

Yemu prepared for the second stage of the Chunin Exams while Qingxue left for the Land of Iron and Hinata showed signs of growing possessiveness toward him. At the Forest of Death entrance, Yemu sensed Hidan and Kakuzu infiltrating Konoha and discovered Orochimaru disguised among the exam participants.

• Qingxue urged Yemu to leave Konoha with her, but he refused and gave her a token for contacting him; she departed, determined to rebuild her clan and reunite with him.
• Yemu used a Shadow Clone disguised as Qingxue to satisfy the Chunin Exams' three-person team requirement, while the real Qingxue traveled toward the Land of Iron.
• Hinata walked with Yemu and the Qingxue clone, and Yemu received a message that Hinata had gained 500 emotion points from desire.
• Yemu sensed Hidan and Kakuzu infiltrating Konoha, then arrived with Hinata and the Qingxue clone at the Forest of Death, where Ino, Sakura, and Omoi reacted to the gathered exam candidates.
• Mitaraishi Anko warned the genin that people died in the Forest of Death, Naruto encouraged the frightened candidates, and Yemu sensed Orochimaru disguised as a female ninja near Kabuto.

Yemu entered the Forest of Death with Hinata and his Shadow Clone, resolved to defeat the other teams and collect emotion points. Meanwhile, Qingxue Uchiha arrived in the Land of Iron and asked to join it, and the guards brought her inside to notify the person in charge.

• Sasuke Uchiha spoke with Yemu before the exam and left unsettled by the killing intent he sensed behind Yemu's smile.
• Yemu questioned his purpose after Qingxue Uchiha's departure, then reaffirmed his ambitions to grow stronger, unite the shinobi world, and build an empire.
• Mitaraishi Anko started the exam, and Yemu led Hinata and his Shadow Clone into the Forest of Death to find the Kumogakure team.
• Qingxue Uchiha reached the capital of the Land of Iron and told the gate guards she wanted to join.
• The guards mistook Qingxue Uchiha for a wandering samurai and took her inside while they notified the person in charge.

Kakuzu and Hidan infiltrated Konoha and killed two patrol ninja, prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi to send Anbu to investigate. In the Forest of Death, Yemu overwhelmed Samui and Omoi while Hinata fought Karui, leaving Omoi trembling before Yemu’s challenge.

• Kakuzu killed two Konoha patrol ninja, took their hearts, and searched their bodies for money while Hidan cut up the corpses.
• Inoichi Yamanaka reported the killings to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who ordered Anbu to investigate the infiltration.
• Yemu assigned Hinata to fight Karui and Qingxue to watch their surroundings, then broke Omoi’s sword with one strike.
• Samui attacked Yemu, but he dodged her thrust and sent her crashing through three trees with a flying kick.
• Yemu gave Omoi a sword and challenged him to use his strongest move within five seconds, while Karui shouted at Omoi for embarrassing Kumogakure.

Yemu defeated Karui and Omoi, took their scroll, and continued searching for another target. At the same time, Sasuke chased Dosu after the Sound Ninja stole a scroll, leaving Naruto and Sakura surrounded until a Lightning Release Spear knocked their attackers unconscious.

• Yemu defeated Omoi and forced Karui to surrender her team's scroll by threatening to kill her.
• Hinata praised Yemu, then realized that the Qingxue beside them was his Shadow Clone.
• Dosu's team ambushed Sasuke, and Dosu killed a wounded genin before taking the scroll and fleeing.
• Sasuke chased Dosu despite Sakura's warning, leaving Naruto and Sakura facing four opponents.
• A Lightning Release Spear struck the ground and electrocuted all four genin surrounding Naruto.

Yemu intimidated Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno, defeated Sasuke Uchiha, and harvested emotion points before the Forest of Death exam ended. At the Central Tower, the Fourth Raikage learned Yemu’s team had defeated Kumogakure’s Genin, while Yemu sensed that his girlfriend had returned to Konoha.

• Yemu used the Tenseigan’s mental suppression to frighten Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, and Kurama, then left with Hinata Hyuga.
• Yemu struck Sasuke Uchiha down, healed his injuries, and departed with Hinata Hyuga after taunting him.
• The five-day Forest of Death exam ended, with many participants having suffered Yemu’s attacks.
• At the Central Tower, Fourth Raikage A discovered that Samui’s team had failed the second stage and confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Samui identified Yemu Hyuga’s squad as the team responsible, and Yemu sensed that his girlfriend had returned to Konoha.

Fourth Raikage A tried to attack Yemu, but Hiruzen Sarutobi intervened and defended Konoha’s genin. After Rasa gave the Raikage a way to back down, Yemu gained some goodwill toward Hiruzen and resolved to save him when Konoha was destroyed.

• Fourth Raikage A activated his Lightning Armor and charged at Yemu, but Hiruzen Sarutobi intercepted him with a Fire Release technique.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi challenged the Raikage’s attempt to bully a genin, and masked Anbu appeared around them.
• Rasa suggested that the Raikage wait for the Chunin Exam preliminaries to judge Konoha’s genin, so the Raikage left with Killer B.
• Killer B questioned his brother’s risky behavior, and Fourth Raikage A explained that he had wanted compensation for his injured genin.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi reassured Yemu that he would protect Konoha’s young ninja, and Yemu decided he would save Hiruzen during Konoha’s destruction.

The Chunin Exam preliminaries began, and Sasuke Uchiha collapsed after defeating his opponent as the Cursed Seal of Heaven took its toll. Qingxue Uchiha (Yemu's Shadow Clone) then entered the arena to face Rock Lee.

• Kakashi Hatake asked his team why they looked defeated, and Sakura Haruno explained that they had encountered Yemu.
• Gekko Hayate announced that the participants would fight one-on-one preliminary matches, with only the winners advancing to the official third exam.
• Temari, Kankuro, and the injured Kumogakure ninja discussed Yemu, while Yemu continued his mental conversation with Qingxue Uchiha.
• Hinata Hyuga worried about Qingxue Uchiha (Yemu's Shadow Clone) facing Rock Lee, but Yemu said they would fight as usual.
• Sasuke Uchiha defeated his opponent, then collapsed from the effects of the Cursed Seal of Heaven, and Kakashi Hatake carried him away.
• Rock Lee told Qingxue Uchiha (Yemu's Shadow Clone) that he would not hold back, and Yemu controlled the clone as she entered the arena with him.

Yemu watched his shadow clone, disguised as Qingxue Uchiha, battle Rock Lee in the Chunin Exam preliminaries as Lee removed his ankle weights and prepared to prove himself. The clone drew a silver-white katana, and Lee sensed a terrifying presence behind it as the fight escalated.

• Rock Lee opened the match with a taijutsu attack, and Yemu's shadow clone blocked it before countering with a Fire Release technique that formed a net around Lee.
• Kakashi Hatake studied the clone's unusual chakra control, while Might Guy arrived and joined Yemu and the others to watch the fight.
• Might Guy gave Lee permission to remove his ankle weights, and their impact on the arena floor shocked Sakura Haruno.
• Lee warned Qingxue Uchiha that he might not control his strength, and the clone drew a silver-white katana that made Lee sense a beastlike presence.

Qingxue Uchiha fought Rock Lee in the Chunin Exam, matching his speed and swordsmanship until he opened the Fourth and Fifth Gates. She defeated him with five rapid strikes, leaving the other fighters stunned and the next matches still ahead.

• Qingxue Uchiha kept pace with Rock Lee and countered his attacks, while the spectators wondered at her strength.
• Rock Lee opened the Fourth Gate and then the Fifth Gate, using his Lotus Style to attack Qingxue in midair.
• Yemu Hyuga reassured Hinata Hyuga as she worried about the fight and the risk of Qingxue being exposed as his Shadow Clone.
• Qingxue suddenly outsped Rock Lee, cut through his bandages with five strikes from the back of her blade, and sent him flying.
• Qingxue landed and sheathed her katana as Kakashi Hatake realized she had defeated Rock Lee almost too quickly for him to see.

Yemu Hyuga entered the third-round match against Gaara after defeating Rock Lee and treating his injuries. He overwhelmed Gaara’s Sand Armor with a sudden, powerful kick, leaving Gaara embedded in the arena wall.

• Yemu treated Rock Lee’s torn muscles after Rock Lee lost to Qingxue Uchiha and collapsed.
• Gaara entered the arena, and the gathered spectators focused on his match against Yemu.
• Gekko Hayate started the third-round fight, but Gaara and Yemu initially stood still.
• Yemu used his speed to bypass Gaara’s sand barrier and kicked him into the arena wall despite his Sand Armor.

Yemu overwhelmed Gaara in the Chunin Exam Arena, defeating him with taijutsu, space-time ninjutsu, and Lightning Release. After suppressing Shukaku inside Gaara, Yemu left the unconscious Gaara behind, revealing that he had more power than he had shown.

• Yemu dodged Gaara’s Sand Shuriken and battered him, leaving the spectators stunned by the gap in their abilities.
• Gaara grew furious and attacked with Sand Shower, but Yemu summoned a pitch-black blade and cut apart the sand bullets while continuing to punch him.
• Gaara transformed the Arena floor into a desert with Quicksand Waterfall Flow, and Yemu used Lightning Release to rise above it.
• Yemu entered Gaara’s soul space and forced Shukaku, the One-Tail, to the ground with his mental power.
• Yemu pierced Gaara with five Lightning Release Spears, knocked him unconscious, and walked out of the Arena.