Recaps

Uzumaki Hayashi arrived in Konoha and discovered that Naruto Uzumaki was being targeted by children. After sensing Naruto’s loneliness and the darkness sealed within him, Linshi left the registration office to intervene before dusk.

• Uzumaki Hayashi teased Chunin Tanabe during their escort to Konoha and learned that another boy named Uzumaki lived in the village.
• Linshi checked his Anti-Bullying System’s new mission to prevent Naruto Uzumaki from going home injured that night.
• At Konoha’s gate, an elderly ninja registered Linshi as female, while Tanabe went to report to the mission hall and left Chunin Iwai with him.
• Linshi used his Mind’s Eye of the Kagura to locate Naruto alone in an eastern alley as several hostile chakra signatures approached him.
• Linshi told Iwai he was going to the bathroom, then headed toward Naruto after the system announced that the bullying incident had begun.

Naruto Uzumaki was bullied by four Academy boys who tried to steal his savings, but Uzumaki Hayashi drove them away and returned the coins. Naruto, moved by Linshi’s kindness and appearance, called him pretty, leaving Linshi puzzled.

• Naruto counted his coins in an alley after village shopkeepers refused to sell him food.
• Four Academy boys mocked Naruto, grabbed for his wallet, and laughed when his Clone Technique produced two tiny, unstable copies.
• Uzumaki Hayashi interrupted the bullies, tripped one boy, and used his chakra to frighten all four into fleeing.
• Linshi gathered Naruto’s scattered coins and returned them, telling him he should not wander alone in such a place.
• Naruto blushed and told Linshi that he was pretty, leaving Linshi confused.

Uzumaki Hayashi walked Naruto Uzumaki home after helping him, while Naruto mistook Linshi for a girl and grew smitten with him. Linshi reunited with Chunin Tanabe and Chunin Iwai, learned that Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to see him, and looked forward to meeting the Third Hokage.

• Uzumaki Hayashi offered to walk Naruto Uzumaki home, and Naruto followed him despite his hunger.
• Naruto Uzumaki thanked Linshi at his apartment, realized he had not asked Linshi's name, and ran outside to find him, but Linshi was gone.
• Chunin Tanabe and Chunin Iwai found Uzumaki Hayashi and scolded him for disappearing while they searched for him.
• The system announced that Naruto Uzumaki had arrived home safely and rewarded Linshi by raising his chakra limit to Elite Chunin Level.
• Chunin Iwai told Linshi that Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to see him, and Linshi welcomed the chance to meet the Third Hokage.

Uzumaki Hayashi met the Third Hokage, who recognized his resemblance to Kushina and welcomed him to Konoha. The Third offered him a place at the Ninja Academy, and Linshi accepted, looking forward to seeing Naruto there.

• Chunin Tanabe and Chunin Iwai brought Uzumaki Hayashi to the Hokage Building to meet the Third Hokage.
• The Third Hokage sent the two Chunin away and questioned Linshi about his parents and how he had survived on his own.
• The Third Hokage remembered Kushina Uzumaki and reflected on Linshi protecting Naruto in the alley.
• The Third Hokage told Linshi that Konoha was his home and asked whether he wanted to attend the Ninja Academy.
• Linshi accepted the offer and wondered how Naruto would react when he saw him the next day.

Uzumaki Hayashi learned that he had wind and water chakra natures, and the Third gave him two B-rank jutsu scrolls and arranged for him to attend the Ninja Academy. Chunin Tanabe and Chunin Iwai brought him to his new home, where something inside left him frozen in the doorway.

• The Third tested Uzumaki Hayashi’s chakra and discovered his wind and water natures.
• The Third gave Uzumaki Hayashi scrolls for Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere and Water Release: Water Formation Wall, and told him to begin with the latter.
• The Third said he would arrange Uzumaki Hayashi’s enrollment at the Ninja Academy and sent him off with senbei.
• Chunin Tanabe and Chunin Iwai told Uzumaki Hayashi that the Third had arranged a place for him to stay and escorted him to a detached house.
• Uzumaki Hayashi opened the front door, froze at what he saw inside, and wondered what the Third had been thinking.

Uzumaki Hayashi discovered that the Third Hokage had mistaken him for a girl and spent the night training at a deserted ground rather than sleep in the frilly bedroom. Sasuke Uchiha attacked him, then mistook him for a girl after Linshi subdued him, leaving Linshi baffled by Konoha’s repeated assumptions about his gender.

• Uzumaki Hayashi explored his new room, found its dresses and feminine furnishings, and realized the Third Hokage had assumed he was a girl.
• Uzumaki Hayashi could not sleep, changed into nightclothes, and went out to study the Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere scroll at a training ground.
• Sasuke Uchiha threw a kunai at Uzumaki Hayashi, who dodged it and pinned Sasuke down with his chakra.
• Uzumaki Hayashi showed Sasuke the ninjutsu scroll and explained that the Third Hokage had given it to him.
• Sasuke Uchiha mistook Uzumaki Hayashi for a girl, turned away in embarrassment, and demanded that he dress properly.

Uzumaki Hayashi studied the Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere scroll alone at the training ground after Sasuke Uchiha apologized and left. The system then offered to analyze the scroll, leaving Linshi uncertain about what the option would do.

• Uzumaki Hayashi finished putting on his shoes, and Sasuke Uchiha turned around to face him.
• Sasuke realized Linshi was alone and determined to become stronger, then asked why he was at the training ground.
• Uzumaki Hayashi said he was studying the B-rank Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere scroll by himself.
• Sasuke apologized for his earlier actions and hurried away, glancing back at Linshi once.
• Uzumaki Hayashi returned to the scroll, and the system offered to analyze it; he asked what that meant but received no explanation.

Uzumaki Hayashi analyzed the Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere scroll and learned a weakened version of the technique, then headed home after testing it. He left the scroll tucked away and looked forward to seeing Naruto and his Uchiha classmate at the Ninja Academy the next day.

• Uzumaki Hayashi confirmed the system's analysis and learned it could generate a weaker, usable version of a ninjutsu that improved with practice.
• Uzumaki Hayashi complained that the system could not add points for him like Deep Blue, then found that he suddenly understood the scroll's instructions.
• Uzumaki Hayashi failed his first attempt at the Vacuum Sphere, then successfully fired three air bullets that blasted craters into the lawn.
• Uzumaki Hayashi judged the technique powerful despite its weakened form, tucked the scroll into his shirt, and walked home.
• Uzumaki Hayashi wondered how Naruto and the Uchiha classmate would react to seeing him at the Ninja Academy, then decided to sleep before meeting the Third Hokage.

Uzumaki Hayashi woke in his new room and was hurried to the Ninja Academy by Chunin Tanabe and Chunin Iwai, who hinted that his registration form had caused a misunderstanding. The chapter also revealed that the Third assigned him to Iruka’s class, leaving Iruka waiting to meet the red-haired Uzumaki child.

• Uzumaki Hayashi woke in the bed, enjoyed the morning view, and hurried to report to the Ninja Academy.
• Chunin Tanabe and Chunin Iwai dragged Uzumaki Hayashi toward the Academy and said they had read his village registration form.
• The Third told Iruka that Uzumaki Hayashi was an orphan of the Uzumaki Clan and asked Iruka to treat him as he treated Naruto.
• Iruka promised the Third he would care for Uzumaki Hayashi and memorized his name.
• Iruka waited outside the Ninja Academy and spotted red-haired Uzumaki Hayashi approaching.

Uzumaki Hayashi arrived at the Academy, where Iruka mistook his quiet manner and worn belongings for signs of a harsh childhood and tried to comfort him. As Iruka brought him into the classroom, Linshi spotted a lonely Naruto, and a familiar system notification sounded.

• Tanabe and Iwai brought Uzumaki Hayashi to Iruka and apologized for carrying him under their arms.
• Iruka welcomed Linshi and offered to hold his hand, but Linshi said he could walk by himself.
• Tanabe gave Linshi a new ninja tool pouch with Kunai and an old, well-maintained Kunai, and told him to visit them at the mission hall if he needed help.
• Iruka led Linshi to the classroom and cried after interpreting Linshi's comment that life was good now as evidence of past hardship.
• Linshi entered the classroom, saw Naruto sitting alone by the window, and heard a system notification.

Uzumaki Hayashi joined Iruka’s class and kept his identity ambiguous after the system assigned him a mission to comfort Naruto and Sasuke. He sat beside Naruto, while the chapter ended with students outside the classroom calling him the “Tomato Monster” from yesterday.

• Uzumaki Hayashi followed Umino Iruka into class, where Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha recognized him from encounters the previous day.
• The system gave Uzumaki Hayashi a long-term mission to save Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha from prolonged bullying and soothe their hearts, with a B-rank ninjutsu proficiency reward.
• Uzumaki Hayashi decided to maintain his current identity and introduced himself as someone who wanted to create a world where everyone could be happy.
• Naruto Uzumaki felt closer to Uzumaki Hayashi because they shared a surname, while Sasuke Uchiha quietly reacted to his words about happiness.
• Uzumaki Hayashi sat in the only remaining seat, beside Naruto Uzumaki, and attracted attention from students throughout the Ninja Academy.
• A boy outside the classroom pointed at Uzumaki Hayashi’s red hair and called him the “Tomato Monster” from yesterday.

Naruto Uzumaki challenged a student who mocked Uzumaki Hayashi, believing Linshi was crying, and Sasuke Uchiha joined him to stand up for Linshi. Linshi realized the fight could jeopardize his mission targets and headed downstairs to keep Naruto and Sasuke safe.

• Naruto Uzumaki erupted at the students calling Linshi a tomato monster, and one boy challenged him to fight downstairs.
• Naruto mistook Linshi's laughter for crying and charged off, determined to punish the boy for hurting him.
• Sasuke Uchiha apologized to Linshi for attacking him the previous night and went downstairs to stand up for him.
• After the other students followed Sasuke, Linshi went downstairs to protect Naruto and Sasuke and safeguard his mission.

Uzumaki Hayashi stepped in after Sikong brutally bullied Naruto Uzumaki and soothed Naruto by cleaning his wounds. When that failed to complete the mission, Linshi turned to confront Sikong.

• Naruto Uzumaki repeatedly charged Sikong, who dodged and tripped him while the gathered students mocked Naruto and urged him to leave Konoha.
• Sikong used the Body Flicker Technique to get behind Naruto and kick him to the edge of the field, where Naruto collapsed at Uzumaki Hayashi's feet.
• The system warned Uzumaki Hayashi that Naruto was about to lose emotional control and ordered him to soothe Naruto or fail the mission.
• Uzumaki Hayashi helped Naruto sit up and gently wiped the dirt and blood from his face, calming him as Sasuke Uchiha watched.
• Realizing the bullying had to stop for the mission to succeed, Uzumaki Hayashi turned toward Sikong and called him “Sifeng.”

Uzumaki Hayashi faced Si Gong after defending Naruto Uzumaki and refusing to join the bullies. As Si Gong charged at him, Linshi prepared to fight so he could complete his mission.

• Uzumaki Hayashi gave Si Gong the name “Si Feng” and walked to the center of the field despite Naruto Uzumaki’s warning that Si Gong knew the Body Flicker Technique.
• Sasuke Uchiha helped Naruto stand and told him that Linshi had power Si Gong could not imagine.
• Si Gong invited Linshi to join his group, calling him pretty and insulting Naruto Uzumaki.
• Uzumaki Hayashi told Si Gong that no one had the right to insult others and said he wanted to become a hero who stopped people from doing so.
• Si Gong lost his temper and lunged at Uzumaki Hayashi, who waited calmly for him.

Uzumaki Hayashi let Sikong land a hit so he could make a dramatic comeback, then stopped short of seriously injuring him with ninjutsu. An unknown person raised an earthen wall to block his attack and rebuked him, leaving Linshi facing a powerful new opponent.

• Sikong attacked Uzumaki Hayashi, who easily deflected his blows without striking back.
• Linshi deliberately let Sikong hit him, impressing Sasuke Uchiha and worrying Naruto Uzumaki.
• Linshi declared that he would not tolerate Sikong’s viciousness toward a fellow Konoha student, then sent him flying with a kick.
• Linshi fired three Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere shots at Sikong, but an earthen wall rose and blocked them.
• An unseen person behind the wall condemned Linshi for using ninjutsu of that caliber.

After using a jutsu to stop Sikong’s attack, Uzumaki Hayashi was summoned to meet the Third Hokage, while Iruka wrongly concluded that Linshi had been placed at the Academy to correct its bullying problem. Kakashi escorted Linshi away, who wondered whether the visit might bring him another reward.

• Kakashi Hatake appeared behind an earthen wall carved with three dog heads and told Uzumaki Hayashi not to use such jutsu on classmates, then said Linshi had to see the Third Hokage.
• Naruto Uzumaki protested that Sikong had attacked first, while Iruka arrived and shielded Linshi as he apologized to Kakashi.
• After Kakashi blinked at him, Iruka assumed the Hokage had arranged for Linshi to set an example against bullying and secretly gave him a thumbs-up.
• Iruka had older students carry the trembling Sikong away as the other students reacted to Linshi’s jutsu, and Sasuke grew suspicious of Linshi’s background.
• Kakashi led Linshi away to meet the Third Hokage, while Iruka stopped Naruto from following and Linshi wondered whether he would receive another reward.

Kakashi Hatake walked Uzumaki Hayashi through Konoha, learning that Linshi had quickly mastered a B-rank jutsu and recognizing his resemblance to Kushina Uzumaki. They entered the Hokage Building, where the Third had been watching them and awaited their arrival.

• Kakashi Hatake asked Uzumaki Hayashi what he thought of Konoha, and Linshi said he liked it.
• Kakashi Hatake noticed Linshi resembled Kushina Uzumaki and wondered why the Third had taken an interest in him.
• Linshi said he had received the jutsu scroll from the Third the day before and had already learned one jutsu from it.
• Linshi asked Kakashi Hatake his name, and Kakashi introduced himself as an ordinary Konoha jonin.
• Kakashi Hatake and Linshi entered the Hokage Building as the Third watched them through his Crystal Ball and said they had arrived.

Uzumaki Hayashi recounted the school fight to the Third, who praised his restraint and noted his skill with Wind Release before asking what he wanted. Linshi was about to correct the record that labeled him female when a Root ninja interrupted, and the Third sent him out before he could finish.

• Uzumaki Hayashi told the Third how he had intervened in a dispute between classmates, and the Third said he had acted rightly but warned him against using ninjutsu on classmates.
• The Third asked what should be done about Sikong, and Linshi left the decision to him.
• The Third praised Linshi's Wind Release, then asked whether he wanted anything; Linshi prepared to correct his file's female designation.
• A masked Root ninja entered and interrupted Linshi, and the Third ordered him to leave the office.
• Linshi stood in the corridor, disappointed that he had lost his chance to ask for a reward and correct his file, while the Third demanded to know why the Root ninja had come.

The Third refused Danzo's request to take custody of Naruto and ordered that the student who bullied Naruto and Hayashi be expelled from the Ninja Academy. Kakashi left the Hokage Building thinking about the two Uzumaki children, then stopped when someone called to him.

• A Root ninja asked the Third to hand Naruto over to Root, but the Third refused and ordered him to repeat the refusal to Danzo exactly.
• The Third asked Kakashi Hatake about Naruto's talent, and they recalled Minato Namikaze.
• The Third decided to expel the child who had bullied Naruto and Hayashi from the Ninja Academy.
• Kakashi left the Hokage Building thinking about Naruto and Hayashi's shared isolation in Konoha.
• Someone called Kakashi to wait at a street corner, and he turned around.

Kakashi Hatake met Might Guy, who decided to give Uzumaki Hayashi a green bodysuit, while Linshi received a system reward for improving Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha’s circumstances. The system refused to issue the reward in a noisy place, so Linshi headed to his villa to claim it.

• Might Guy and Rock Lee wept after Kakashi Hatake said Uzumaki Hayashi had suffered, and Guy resolved to give Linshi a green bodysuit.
• Might Guy asked Kakashi Hatake whether he would become a jonin instructor, but Kakashi left without giving a clear answer.
• Uzumaki Hayashi received a milestone reward after the bully was expelled from the Ninja Academy and Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha’s circumstances improved.
• The system told Uzumaki Hayashi that he needed a quiet environment to claim the reward, and it ignored him when he tried a secluded street corner.
• Uzumaki Hayashi decided to skip class and head to his villa so he could claim the reward there.

Uzumaki Hayashi received perfect mastery of Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere after the system flooded him with borrowed knowledge, then returned home exhausted and found someone waiting outside his door. The chapter left him wondering who had arrived late at night.

• Uzumaki Hayashi claimed his reward in a quiet place and was transported to a white expanse with a target.
• Uzumaki Hayashi complained that he still had to practice, then fainted when the system forced a flood of Vacuum Sphere knowledge into his mind.
• Uzumaki Hayashi read his status panel and learned that he had gained perfect mastery of Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere.
• Uzumaki Hayashi tested the technique, destroyed the target, and exhausted his Elite Chunin Level chakra after several shots.
• Uzumaki Hayashi was sent back to his house, where his Mind's Eye of the Kagura detected someone waiting drowsily by the door.

Uzumaki Hayashi reunited with Umino Iruka and Naruto Uzumaki, and the three headed to dinner after Linshi used the Mind's Eye of the Kagura to find Naruto. They arrived at the ramen shop and saw several familiar faces already inside.

• Umino Iruka checked on Uzumaki Hayashi, who explained that he had felt unwell and missed school, then accepted Iruka's offer to buy dinner.
• Uzumaki Hayashi used the Mind's Eye of the Kagura to locate Naruto Uzumaki waiting by a back alley.
• Naruto Uzumaki perked up when Linshi told him Iruka was treating them to ramen.
• Naruto Uzumaki asked whether Linshi had gotten in trouble after meeting the Third, and Linshi said it was a secret.
• Uzumaki Hayashi, Naruto Uzumaki, and Umino Iruka reached the ramen shop and saw several familiar faces inside.

After school, Shikamaru noticed Naruto leaving alone with an unusually regretful expression, then joined Ino and Choji for ramen. At the shop, Shikamaru caught Uzumaki Hayashi seeming to recognize the classmates despite pretending to meet them for the first time, and confronted him.

• Shikamaru saw Naruto sneak away from the Academy and wondered whether he regretted involving the new transfer student in a fight.
• Ino guessed that Naruto had run off to meet the new girl, and Choji invited Shikamaru and Ino to ramen.
• Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji arrived at the ramen shop, where Naruto entered with Iruka and Uzumaki Hayashi.
• Uzumaki Hayashi recognized Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji but acted as if they were strangers, while Shikamaru noticed his suspiciously knowing glances.
• As they ate, Shikamaru asked Uzumaki Hayashi whether he seemed familiar with them, leaving Linshi startled and sweating.

Uzumaki Hayashi bluffed to explain how he knew the Konoha clans, then unsettled Shikamaru Nara by treating him with unexpected kindness. After Linshi left with Naruto Uzumaki and Umino Iruka, Shikamaru watched him disappear and reflected on how troublesome he was.

• Uzumaki Hayashi told Shikamaru Nara that his destroyed village had kept records of Konoha clans that helped it, including the Nara family.
• Shikamaru asked what the records said about his family, and Linshi claimed he remembered only their surnames and the lesson to remember kindness.
• Uzumaki Hayashi leaned close and wiped a crumb from Shikamaru's mouth, leaving Shikamaru frozen and Ino Yamanaka stunned.
• Shikamaru recalled Linshi helping Naruto at the training ground and realized Linshi had acted according to his words about kindness.
• Choji Akimichi brought Shikamaru out of his daze after Linshi, Naruto, and Iruka had left the shop.
• Shikamaru watched Linshi disappear around the street corner and sighed.

Shikamaru Nara denied being interested in Uzumaki Hayashi’s looks, while Ino Yamanaka resolved to investigate the transfer student. At home, Linshi received his forgotten living allowance from an ANBU operative and looked forward to returning to school.

• Ino Yamanaka teased Shikamaru Nara about staring after Uzumaki Hayashi, and Choji Akimichi guessed their conversation had caught his interest.
• Ino Yamanaka decided to bring Sakura to school the next day to find out who Uzumaki Hayashi was.
• Uzumaki Hayashi mistook the masked figure waiting at his door for Root, then used the Mind's Eye of the Kagura to identify the figure as ANBU.
• The ANBU operative delivered fifty thousand yen in living allowance from the Third, and Uzumaki Hayashi thanked him for making the late-night trip.
• Uzumaki Hayashi counted the money and planned to return to school, hoping to test his perfected Vacuum Sphere on anyone who picked a fight.