Chapter Summaries

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.

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.