Recaps

Uzumaki Hayashi went to school with Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, where he learned that ANBU had expelled Sikong and found himself the subject of increasingly wild rumors. After class, Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka invited him shopping, while several boys secretly planned to follow them.

• Naruto Uzumaki waited outside Uzumaki Hayashi's home to guide him to school, and Sasuke Uchiha joined them to make good on his promise to stand up for Linshi.
• Naruto Uzumaki told Linshi that ANBU had taken Sikong away and that he had been expelled, prompting students to speculate that Linshi was the Third's illegitimate grandchild.
• Uzumaki Hayashi spent the school day bored while Umino Iruka taught the Will of Fire.
• Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka complimented Linshi and invited him to go shopping and visit Ino's family's flower shop.
• Naruto Uzumaki asked to join the shopping trip, but Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka refused, and several boys decided to follow the girls.

Uzumaki Hayashi walked with Ino Yamanaka and Sakura Haruno to the Yamanaka Clan’s flower shop, where Sakura worried he had feelings for Sasuke Uchiha and Linshi praised her instead. At the shop, Linshi noticed a sickly-looking jonin whose build, stance, and cough seemed familiar.

• Iruka watched Ino Yamanaka, Sakura Haruno, and Uzumaki Hayashi leave the school together and felt pleased that Linshi was spending time with girls.
• Ino and Sakura talked excitedly about Sasuke Uchiha as Linshi walked between them, holding Ino’s hand.
• Sakura asked Linshi whether he had feelings for Sasuke, and Ino teased that he was more likely to like Sakura.
• Linshi told Sakura that Sasuke ranked below her, making Sakura blush and take Linshi’s other hand.
• At the Yamanaka Clan’s flower shop, Linshi saw a sickly jonin choosing flowers and recognized something familiar in his appearance and cough.

Uzumaki Hayashi visited Ino Yamanaka’s family flower shop with Sakura Haruno, where they met Gekko Hayate and Ino got affectionate with Linshi. Outside, a group of boys crowded Linshi and insulted Sakura, and a familiar system alert sounded as Linshi prepared to act.

• Ino Yamanaka welcomed Uzumaki Hayashi and Sakura Haruno into her family’s flower shop, where Linshi recognized the quiet customer Gekko Hayate.
• Ino explained that Gekko Hayate regularly bought flowers for his girlfriend, and he glanced at Linshi before leaving with his bouquet.
• Ino hugged Linshi, but Sakura pulled him close and told Ino she had been getting too close.
• Several boys gathered outside and pretended to have run into Linshi by chance, crowding around him with flowers and questions.
• Sakura stepped in to protect Linshi, but one boy dismissed her as “Forehead Girl,” leaving her speechless as she clutched Linshi’s sleeve.
• A familiar system alert sounded in Linshi’s mind as he prepared to confront the boys.

Uzumaki Hayashi received a mission to stop boys from bullying Sakura Haruno, with a Kekkei Genkai draw as the reward. He defended Sakura, kicked the ringleader away, and left the other boys backing down.

• The system offered Uzumaki Hayashi a Kekkei Genkai draw for standing up to Sakura Haruno, but explained that the Sharingan was not a Kekkei Genkai and was excluded from the prize pool.
• Uzumaki Hayashi stepped in front of Sakura Haruno and told the boys she was his friend, while Ino Yamanaka joined him in challenging them.
• The ringleader threatened to beat Uzumaki Hayashi during matches scheduled for a few days later.
• Uzumaki Hayashi kicked the ringleader into a roadside stall and challenged the remaining boys to fight.
• The remaining boys shuffled backward instead of taking him on.

Uzumaki Hayashi defeated a boy who attacked him with a sharpened kunai, winning the crowd’s admiration and frightening the other boys away. As he prepared to finish off the boy beneath his foot, someone behind him asked what had happened.

• Uzumaki Hayashi watched the lead boy draw a sharpened kunai while Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka warned him to be careful.
• Uzumaki Hayashi used the Mind's Eye of the Kagura to read the boy’s movements, then kicked the kunai from his hand.
• Uzumaki Hayashi struck the boy down with a sweeping kick and planted his foot on the boy’s face while scolding him for using a weapon in Konoha.
• The watching crowd praised Uzumaki Hayashi, while Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka cheered and the other boys fled.
• Uzumaki Hayashi considered knocking out the boy beneath his foot, but an unknown person asked what was going on.

Uzumaki Hayashi was escorted by Gekko Hayate after a street fight, despite witnesses confirming the other boy had drawn a kunai first. Hayate stopped on the way to ask Linshi whether he had been hurt, leaving Linshi confused about his intentions.

• Gekko Hayate arrived as Uzumaki Hayashi stood over the boy he had beaten, and Ino Yamanaka told him the boy had drawn a kunai first.
• Gekko Hayate ordered Uzumaki Hayashi to release the boy, then said he would take both children to the Third to settle the fight.
• The crowd blocked Gekko Hayate until he explained his plan, then let him pass.
• Uzumaki Hayashi said goodbye to Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka before following Gekko Hayate with the boy.
• Gekko Hayate stopped on the way and asked Uzumaki Hayashi whether he had been hurt.

After an ANBU operative took away the boy who had pulled a knife on him, Uzumaki Hayashi learned that the Third had arranged protection for him and that Gekko Hayate had been watching over the situation. Hayate welcomed Linshi back to Konoha and offered to teach him swordsmanship, leaving Linshi eager to get home and claim his system reward.

• An ANBU operative took the boy away after he pulled a knife, and Gekko Hayate told Uzumaki Hayashi the Third had arranged the protection.
• Gekko Hayate explained that the Third would protect Linshi from serious harm while keeping the arrangement quiet, and Linshi learned that a rumor called him the Third's illegitimate granddaughter.
• Gekko Hayate told Linshi to seek help from adults if anything happened, then reassured him and sent him home.
• Gekko Hayate welcomed Linshi back to Konoha and offered to teach him swordsmanship.
• Uzumaki Hayashi headed home, pleased with the offer and eager to use his system lottery reward.

Uzumaki Hayashi received Ice Release from the system and tested his new ability by ambushing Sasuke Uchiha during nighttime training. The chapter ended with Sasuke dodging the Ice Spikes and facing Linshi at the training ground.

• Uzumaki Hayashi complained that the system’s kekkei genkai draw had predetermined Ice Release because he had wind and water chakra natures.
• Uzumaki Hayashi claimed Ice Release, felt it integrate into his chakra, and created frost and mist with his new ability.
• Uzumaki Hayashi wandered around looking for water to test Ice Release and returned to the training ground.
• Uzumaki Hayashi spotted Sasuke Uchiha training late at night and formed Ice Spikes to surprise him.
• Sasuke Uchiha sensed the attack, dodged the Ice Spikes, and turned to face Linshi.

Uzumaki Hayashi met Sasuke Uchiha at the training ground and agreed to spar after Sasuke worried about Linshi’s newly discovered Ice Release. The fight began with Linshi deflecting Sasuke’s thrown weapons, but Sasuke revealed a wire-guided kunai flying toward Linshi’s back.

• Uzumaki Hayashi greeted Sasuke Uchiha at the training ground and teased him about being jealous.
• Sasuke Uchiha questioned Linshi about his Ice Release and urged him to see a doctor.
• Uzumaki Hayashi suggested a spar so he could test his new ability against Sasuke.
• Sasuke Uchiha attacked from a distance with kunai and shuriken, while Linshi used Ice Release to knock them aside.
• Sasuke Uchiha revealed that a wire-guided kunai had looped around and was heading for Linshi’s back.

Uzumaki Hayashi and Sasuke Uchiha fought through a night of increasingly tricky attacks until Linshi stopped Sasuke with an Ice Spike and won. After they parted, Sasuke felt an unfamiliar sense of peace, then returned to the dark Uchiha Clan Compound with Linshi still on his mind.

• Sasuke Uchiha used Steel Wire attached to a Kunai to surprise Uzumaki Hayashi, who blocked the attack with an Ice Shield.
• Sasuke Uchiha feinted a punch and swept at Linshi's ankles, shattering a small Ice Shield before Linshi began fighting more seriously.
• Sasuke Uchiha studied Linshi's defensive leg movements and finally slipped inside his guard, but Linshi stopped him with an Ice Spike poised above his head.
• Sasuke Uchiha surrendered, and Uzumaki Hayashi pulled him up before they collected their weapons and parted for home.
• Sasuke Uchiha watched Linshi leave, felt an unfamiliar peace, and returned to the dark Uchiha Clan Compound thinking about Linshi.

Uzumaki Hayashi went to school, where his classmates watched him and Naruto Uzumaki accidentally embarrassed Hinata Hyuga by loudly asking who was looking at him. After school, Linshi decided to visit the Third to show him his Ice Release and ask for guidance or more scrolls.

• Uzumaki Hayashi reassured Ino Yamanaka and Sakura Haruno that the Third had treated him fairly after the previous day's incident.
• Uzumaki Hayashi fell asleep during class, then woke to see Hinata Hyuga shyly watching Naruto Uzumaki.
• Uzumaki Hayashi pointed out that someone was looking at Naruto, and Naruto's loud response startled Hinata and drew the class's attention.
• Uzumaki Hayashi planned to show the Third his Ice Release and ask for ninjutsu scrolls or advice on his Water Formation Wall scroll.
• Naruto Uzumaki asked to go with Linshi after school, and Linshi told the curious class he was going to see the Third before leaving.

Uzumaki Hayashi encountered Might Guy’s team on his way to the Hokage’s office, where Guy and Rock Lee reacted dramatically to his past and Neji cryptically questioned his path. He reached the Third and pretended he was sick to introduce the strange new ability he planned to reveal.

• Uzumaki Hayashi met Might Guy, Rock Lee, Tenten, and Neji on the road, and Guy and Lee tearfully praised his resilience.
• Tenten introduced herself and Neji, while Neji remarked that Linshi shared a tragic destiny and asked how he would continue down his path.
• Tenten dragged Guy and Lee away after Guy offered Linshi a youthful battle suit, and Linshi hurried on to the Hokage’s office.
• The Third hid the Crystal Ball’s image as Linshi entered and asked what brought him there.
• Uzumaki Hayashi decided to feign confusion about his new ability and told the Third, “I think I’m sick.”

Uzumaki Hayashi revealed his Ice Release to the Third, who believed he had awakened a bloodline power and promised to guide him. Linshi left with permission to use his ability, while the Third wondered whether Konoha might gain another kekkei genkai family.

• Uzumaki Hayashi pretended to be ill so he could show the Third his Ice Release.
• The Third recognized the ice spike as a kekkei genkai and wondered how Linshi had inherited it.
• Uzumaki Hayashi suggested leaving Konoha if his power caused trouble, prompting the Third to reassure him that he was not sick.
• The Third asked when Linshi's ability had first appeared and promised to help him understand it.
• Uzumaki Hayashi left the office, pleased that the Third had accepted his Ice Release as an awakening.
• The Third watched Linshi go and wondered whether Konoha was gaining another kekkei genkai family.

Uzumaki Hayashi waited for the Third Hokage to follow through on his promise, and Kakashi finally delivered a scroll gathered on the Hokage's behalf. When Linshi noticed Kakashi was injured and sensed him trying to brush off questions, he revealed that the Mind's Eye of the Kagura could detect emotions and accused Kakashi of lying.

• Uzumaki Hayashi reviewed his progress and found that his Three Body Technique had reached proficient level, while his long-term quest remained unchanged.
• Kakashi Hatake arrived at Uzumaki Hayashi's home and handed him a heavy scroll from Lord Third.
• Uzumaki Hayashi noticed Kakashi's torn cuff, scratched hand, and dirty forehead protector, and asked how he had been injured.
• Kakashi tried to dismiss Linshi's explanation of the Mind's Eye of the Kagura, but Linshi revealed it could sense goodwill, ill intent, and emotions.
• Uzumaki Hayashi told Kakashi he sensed that Kakashi was lying to him.

Uzumaki Hayashi confronted Kakashi Hatake about lying, then bandaged his injured hand after Kakashi admitted he had lied to keep others from worrying. As Linshi headed inside, Kakashi asked whether he wanted him as his Jonin instructor.

• Uzumaki Hayashi told Kakashi Hatake he was lying, and Kakashi admitted he had lied because he did not want everyone to worry.
• Uzumaki Hayashi accepted Kakashi's explanation but kept his injuries on his mental ledger for later.
• Uzumaki Hayashi fetched the first-aid kit and bandaged Kakashi's hand, telling him to keep it dry and change the bandage if needed.
• Uzumaki Hayashi asked Kakashi not to lie to him next time and turned to go inside.
• Kakashi watched Linshi leave, then asked if he wanted Kakashi to be his Jonin instructor.

Uzumaki Hayashi weighed Kakashi Hatake’s offer to become his Jonin instructor, then secured Kakashi’s promise to protect him before agreeing. Kakashi left believing Linshi had accepted, while Linshi celebrated privately over gaining a powerful protector and wondered whether he had met the system’s requirement.

• Uzumaki Hayashi considered the consequences of joining Kakashi’s squad and asked what a Jonin instructor was.
• Kakashi explained the role and offered to ask the Third for approval, noting that the squad might be unusual.
• Uzumaki Hayashi asked Kakashi whether he would protect him, and Kakashi promised he would.
• Uzumaki Hayashi mouthed “Okay,” went inside, and closed the door before Kakashi could finish speaking.
• Kakashi left feeling moved by Linshi’s smile, while Linshi dropped his act and called for the system.

Uzumaki Hayashi completed a quest to comfort Kakashi Hatake and received a major increase in chakra reserves. He began studying the Ice Release scroll Kakashi had given him, unaware that a hidden note was slipping out beside him.

• Uzumaki Hayashi received special jōnin-level chakra reserves after completing the quest to help Kakashi make up for his regrets.
• Uzumaki Hayashi checked his system panel and realized his larger chakra reserves had also strengthened his body.
• Uzumaki Hayashi opened Kakashi's Ice Release scroll and chose to practice the C-rank Ice Release: Swallow Snowstorm first.
• Uzumaki Hayashi started analyzing the technique, then fell asleep with the scroll on his chest.
• A slip of paper hidden inside the scroll slid toward Uzumaki Hayashi's pillow as he slept.

Uzumaki Hayashi discovered that the mysterious note by his bed had slipped out of the Ice Release scroll, then mastered Ice Release: Swallow Snowstorm and went to the Ninja Academy. He met Mizuki at the school gate and enjoyed a chaotic morning with Naruto, Kiba, Akamaru, and Sasuke, while planning to visit the Third that night.

• Uzumaki Hayashi realized the note beside his bed had fallen from the Ice Release scroll and had not been left by an intruder; the note invited him to visit the Third that night.
• Uzumaki Hayashi completed his analysis of Ice Release: Swallow Snowstorm and formed sharp, resizeable ice shuriken that pierced a concrete wall.
• Uzumaki Hayashi saw Mizuki waiting at the Ninja Academy gate and recognized him as the teacher who would later trick Naruto into stealing the Scroll of Seals.
• Naruto, Kiba Inuzuka, and Akamaru tumbled out of the classroom in a scuffle, then laughed when Uzumaki Hayashi saw them.
• Sasuke Uchiha called Naruto and Kiba idiots and walked into the classroom with Uzumaki Hayashi.

Uzumaki Hayashi frightened two bullies away from a younger student and unexpectedly ruffled Naruto's hair before leaving the Academy. That evening, he went to meet the Third Hokage, who had summoned him for an unknown reason.

• Uzumaki Hayashi scared off two upperclassmen who were bullying a younger student, and they called him the "Violent Tomato Girl."
• Uzumaki Hayashi ruffled Naruto's hair as Naruto slept, then hurried away after telling him it felt nice to touch.
• Naruto happily dwelled on Linshi's compliment, while Sasuke Uchiha, Shikamaru Nara, and Kiba Inuzuka reacted and the class erupted into roughhousing.
• Uzumaki Hayashi wondered why he had patted Naruto's head and decided not to explain himself.
• Uzumaki Hayashi headed to the Hokage Building, speculating that the Third might discuss Kakashi as his Jonin instructor or offer him more help with Ice Release.
• The Third Hokage recognized Uzumaki Hayashi outside his office and invited him inside before Linshi could knock.

Uzumaki Hayashi agreed to a special Genin assessment after the Third revealed Kakashi wanted him on a team. The Third then asked Linshi to help Naruto, leaving the nature of that favor unclear.

• Uzumaki Hayashi visited the Third, who praised him and mentioned wishing his grandson were more like him.
• The Third said Kakashi had agreed to become a Jonin team leader on the condition that Uzumaki Hayashi join his team.
• The Third told Uzumaki Hayashi that he had to earn Kakashi's approval in a one-on-one spar to become a Genin.
• Uzumaki Hayashi accepted the assessment, and the Third asked him to help Naruto.

Uzumaki Hayashi learned that the Third suspected Mizuki of targeting Naruto and agreed to help with a planned trial, on the condition that he would protect Naruto if he was in danger. Just as the Third signaled someone in the shadows, a visitor entered and startled Linshi.

• Uzumaki Hayashi told the Third he was willing to help Naruto, and the Third called him softhearted.
• The Third revealed that ANBU had found Mizuki making frequent contact with forces outside the village and feared Mizuki would lure Naruto out.
• Uzumaki Hayashi questioned why Mizuki was not simply arrested and objected to using Naruto as bait.
• The Third explained that Naruto was not ready to face the shinobi world alone, and Linshi agreed to the trial while promising to intervene if Naruto was endangered.
• The Third nodded toward a figure hidden in the office shadows, then someone entered and Linshi recognized them with surprise.

The Third assigned Gekko Hayate to protect Uzumaki Hayashi and Naruto during their covert mission, then reacted jealously when he learned Hayate was teaching Linshi swordsmanship. He made the lessons an official, village-funded A-rank mission and, after Hayate and Linshi left, spoke to Kakashi in the shadows.

• Gekko Hayate arrived to receive the mission, and the Third assured Uzumaki Hayashi that Hayate would stay with him and Naruto as a bodyguard.
• The Third questioned Hayate about Linshi calling him master, and Linshi explained that Hayate had offered to teach him swordsmanship.
• The Third grew jealous of Hayate's connection with Linshi, but Linshi defended Hayate and confirmed his explanation.
• The Third approved Hayate's swordsmanship lessons as a village-funded A-rank mission and told Linshi to meet Hayate after school.
• Hayate thanked Linshi outside the Hokage Building and arranged to pick him up after school the next day.
• After they left, the Third addressed Kakashi, who had been concealed nearby, and told him the children would be kept safe.

The Third warned Kakashi not to mistake Hayashi for people from his past, and Kakashi affirmed that Lin deserved attention and love for his own sake. The Third tasked Kakashi with assessing Lin and helping him build a reputation in Konoha, while Lin returned home and activated his system to analyze his jutsu.

• Kakashi emerged from the shadows and thanked the Third for protecting Naruto and Hayashi.
• The Third told Kakashi that Lin was his own person, and Kakashi admitted he had seen traces of others in the boy but cared for him in his own right.
• The Third asked Kakashi to assess Lin and help him build a formidable reputation in Konoha.
• Kakashi accepted the task and left the office as the Third wished Lin well.
• Uzumaki Hayashi returned home, reviewed his jutsu, and activated his system to analyze them all.

Uzumaki Hayashi received two analyzed jutsu and spent the school day eager to test them, while Mizuki’s hostility toward him continued to grow. After school, Linshi hurried to meet Gekko Hayate for his first swordsmanship lesson.

• Uzumaki Hayashi received Ice Release: Nadare Rōga and Water Release: Water Formation Wall, while analysis of Ice Release: One-Horned White Whale continued.
• Mizuki complimented Linshi at the academy gate but secretly insulted him after Linshi walked away.
• Linshi greeted Shino Aburame warmly and reassured him that his insects were nothing to fear, prompting Kiba Inuzuka to wish he had spoken to Linshi too.
• Linshi turned down Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka’s invitation to go shopping so he could attend his swordsmanship lesson.
• Linshi hurried to the academy gate and found Gekko Hayate waiting to pick him up.

Uzumaki Hayashi went home with Gekko Hayate for sword practice, while Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha argued about how Naruto should respond to people insulting Hayashi. At Hayate’s house, Linshi met Uzuki Yugao and received a Tachi, ending the chapter in awe of the sword.

• Gekko Hayate took Uzumaki Hayashi to his home dojo for sword practice and introduced him to Uzuki Yugao.
• Naruto Uzumaki grew angry when villagers called him the demon fox, but Sasuke Uchiha stopped him and told him to get stronger instead of causing trouble for Hayashi.
• Sasuke Uchiha challenged Naruto Uzumaki to consider whether he and Hayashi still needed to attend the Academy, then headed for the training ground.
• Naruto Uzumaki vowed to catch up with Sasuke Uchiha and shouted that Hayashi would never act like him.
• Uzuki Yugao warmly greeted Uzumaki Hayashi and stroked his red hair while Gekko Hayate fetched a Tachi.
• Gekko Hayate tossed the Tachi to Uzumaki Hayashi, who caught it and exclaimed, “Wow.”