Chapter Summaries

Uzumaki Hayashi used ice, swordsmanship, and Wind Release to trap Kakashi Hatake during their test, then pierced Kakashi’s earthen defenses with vacuum spheres. Kakashi recognized Linshi’s Wind Release nature transformation and stopped holding back, leaving them poised for a serious second round.

• Uzumaki Hayashi launched Ice Release: Swallow Snowstorm at Kakashi Hatake, then attacked him with his tachi and forced him to block two kicks.
• Linshi abandoned his sword in midair and fired Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere at Kakashi from behind and the side, using the ice spikes to block Kakashi’s escape.
• Kakashi raised two earthen ramparts, but Linshi’s vacuum spheres pierced through both walls and carved furrows into the ground where Kakashi had stood.
• Kakashi asked whether Linshi had learned Wind Release chakra nature transformation, and Linshi claimed he had picked it up through practice.
• Kakashi surrounded himself with lightning and adopted a serious fighting stance as Linshi prepared to continue the test.

Uzumaki Hayashi pushed Kakashi Hatake into a fierce fight, displaying powerful Ice Release techniques as their classmates watched. Just as Kakashi seemed ready to end the match, Linshi began unveiling his trump card, the One-Horned White Whale.

• Kakashi Hatake overwhelmed Uzumaki Hayashi with his speed and strength, but Linshi endured the blows and charged back into the fight.
• Their classmates watched Linshi battle Kakashi, while the boy who had jeered at Linshi before the exam slipped away in fear.
• Linshi used a Water Formation Wall to launch himself into an icy sword strike, then countered Kakashi's Great Fireball Technique with Ice Release: Wolf Fang Avalanche.
• Kakashi pierced Linshi's snow wolf with Chidori, stopping the avalanche and leaving both fighters panting.
• As Kakashi appeared ready to call off the match, Linshi raised his tachi and announced Ice Release: One-Horned White Whale.

Uzumaki Hayashi passed Kakashi Hatake’s genin test after creating and shrinking an enormous Ice Release whale to avoid damaging the Ninja Academy. Kakashi made him a Konoha genin, gave him two valuable scrolls, and became his sensei.

• Uzumaki Hayashi summoned an enormous One-Horned White Whale, then cut off its chakra and shrank it before it could hit the Academy.
• Kakashi Hatake declared Linshi had passed the test and tied a Konoha forehead protector around his head.
• The Academy students, including Naruto Uzumaki, Ino Yamanaka, Sakura Haruno, and Sasuke Uchiha, cheered for Linshi as he waved back.
• Kakashi Hatake gave Linshi an Uzumaki scroll found by Lord Third and a second scroll containing Wind Release techniques.
• Kakashi Hatake congratulated Uzumaki Hayashi and told him to call him Kakashi-sensei.

Uzumaki Hayashi celebrated earning his Genin forehead protector while Gekko Hayate and Kakashi Hatake jokingly argued over who counted as his teacher. After reuniting with his classmates, Linshi realized Naruto was missing and went to find him, spotting him alone on a swing.

• Gekko Hayate congratulated Linshi and gave him scrolls containing his Dance of the Crescent Moon and Uzuki Yugao's Oborozukiyo techniques.
• Hayate and Kakashi playfully disputed who had the right to be Linshi's teacher, and Linshi separated them.
• Hayate told Linshi to rest and said he would come get him that night, while Kakashi sent him back to celebrate with his classmates.
• Linshi's classmates congratulated him, and Sasuke challenged him to practice real combat after they had both mastered their techniques.
• Linshi noticed Naruto was absent and went looking for him, finding him sitting alone on a swing.

Uzumaki Hayashi encouraged Naruto Uzumaki after he failed to graduate, then studied the scrolls Kakashi and the Third had given him, discovering the Uzumaki Clan’s Adamantine Sealing Chains. He prepared for a fight that night by restoring his chakra, but a polite knock sounded at his door in the darkness.

• Naruto Uzumaki told Uzumaki Hayashi he had found a way to graduate and rushed off to receive pointers.
• Uzumaki Hayashi returned home and used Kakashi’s Wind Release scroll to learn the jutsu recorded in it.
• Uzumaki Hayashi read the Third’s Uzumaki scroll and discovered the clan’s Adamantine Sealing Chains, a technique capable of restraining a tailed beast.
• Uzumaki Hayashi queued the sealing technique for study, set aside two swordsmanship scrolls, and began replenishing his chakra for the expected fight.
• Someone politely knocked at Uzumaki Hayashi’s door after night had fallen.

Uzumaki Hayashi followed Gekko Hayate to a hidden ANBU position outside Konoha to observe a nighttime operation. Meanwhile, Mizuki manipulated Naruto Uzumaki into stealing the Scroll of Seals, and Naruto set off for the Hokage’s office, convincing himself he would only borrow it.

• Uzumaki Hayashi followed Gekko Hayate through the dark village and sensed ANBU concealed on nearby rooftops.
• Gekko Hayate led Uzumaki Hayashi to a sheltered alley and told him to stay hidden, remain silent, and watch.
• Mizuki urged Naruto Uzumaki to steal the Scroll of Seals, promising that learning its jutsu would help him graduate and join Hayashi’s team.
• Naruto Uzumaki agreed to get the scroll and promised to return it after Mizuki taught him the jutsu.
• After Naruto left, Mizuki wiped his hand with disgust and muttered about the Demon Fox and a greater plan.
• Naruto Uzumaki hesitated outside the Hokage Building, decided he was only borrowing the scroll, and sprinted toward the Hokage’s office.

Naruto stole the Scroll of Seals from the Hokage's office, escaping after using Sexy Jutsu to knock Hiruzen Sarutobi unconscious. Hiruzen sent Hayate and Hayashi after him, and they set out to follow Naruto.

• Naruto searched the Hokage's office for the scroll Mizuki-sensei had mentioned and found the enormous Scroll of Seals.
• Naruto ran into Hiruzen Sarutobi while carrying the scroll and used Sexy Jutsu to transform and make Hiruzen collapse with a nosebleed.
• Naruto changed back, escaped through a window with the scroll, and ran off.
• Hiruzen ordered an ANBU to have Hayate and Hayashi follow Naruto.
• After waiting in an alley, Hayashi followed Hayate onto the rooftops to pursue Naruto.

Naruto Uzumaki stole the forbidden scroll after Mizuki tricked him into believing it could help him graduate, but Iruka revealed that Naruto was the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. As Naruto fled into the forest with the scroll, Uzumaki Hayashi held back while Gekko Hayate explained that the confrontation was a trial for Naruto.

• Uzumaki Hayashi followed an ANBU and Gekko Hayate across the rooftops and spotted Iruka running through the village.
• Naruto Uzumaki began studying the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique from the stolen scroll, and Iruka arrived to demand it back.
• Mizuki attacked Iruka and Naruto with a giant shuriken, then revealed that Naruto was the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.
• Naruto Uzumaki fled into the forest after hearing Mizuki's revelation, while Iruka and Mizuki pursued him.
• Uzumaki Hayashi prepared to intervene, but Gekko Hayate stopped him and reminded him that Naruto's encounter was a trial.

Naruto and Iruka were cornered by Mizuki after he exposed his hatred of Konoha and prepared to kill Naruto. Uzumaki Hayashi intercepted Mizuki’s shuriken, reassured Naruto that he was his comrade, and faced the returning blade as it rushed toward his back.

• Mizuki’s giant shuriken struck Iruka as he shielded Naruto, and Iruka told Naruto he had always wanted someone to see him.
• Naruto defended Iruka and charged Mizuki, but Mizuki beat him down and demanded the forbidden scroll.
• Mizuki revealed a dark red pill, condemned Konoha and Naruto, and prepared another attack while Iruka lay wounded.
• Uzumaki Hayashi leapt from the canopy and deflected Mizuki’s shuriken with his tachi, then stood between Mizuki and Naruto.
• Linshi told Naruto he acknowledged him as a comrade, but Mizuki’s giant sword suddenly returned and hurtled toward Linshi’s back.

Uzumaki Hayashi rejected Mizuki’s offer to defect and swiftly defeated him. As Naruto watched in stunned admiration, Mizuki swallowed a dark red pill, triggering a sudden transformation.

• Uzumaki Hayashi blocked Mizuki’s Fūma Shuriken and listened as Mizuki urged him to take the scroll and join him.
• Uzumaki Hayashi refused Mizuki’s offer, saying the village had treated him well.
• Uzumaki Hayashi broke Mizuki’s kunai, kicked him into a tree, and asked Naruto if he still needed to run.
• Naruto stared at Uzumaki Hayashi in astonishment as Mizuki recovered enough to swallow a dark red pill.
• Mizuki underwent a sudden transformation.

Mizuki transformed after swallowing a pill and fought Uzumaki Hayashi, whose attacks repeatedly failed to overcome Mizuki’s rapid healing. Mizuki charged again, and Linshi prepared to test how many times he could recover.

• Mizuki swallowed a pill and underwent a painful transformation into a beastlike form with the Cursed Seal.
• Mizuki revealed his new power and lunged at Uzumaki Hayashi, who blocked him with a Water Release: Water Formation Wall.
• Uzumaki Hayashi struck Mizuki with Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere, but Mizuki healed the bloody wounds within moments.
• Uzumaki Hayashi slowed Mizuki with Ice Release: Wolf Fang Avalanche and cut into his shoulder with an ice-coated sword, but Mizuki regenerated his collarbone and stood again.
• Mizuki charged at Uzumaki Hayashi once more, and Linshi readied his blade to see how many times Mizuki could heal.

Uzumaki Hayashi was badly wounded by Mizuki, but Naruto stood beside him, rejected Mizuki’s taunts, and summoned dozens of shadow clones. As Naruto’s clones overwhelmed Mizuki, Hayashi prepared a moonlit sword strike, leaving the fight poised for his attack.

• Mizuki’s powerful claw strike sent Hayashi flying and left him bleeding and injured.
• Naruto got back up and stood between Hayashi and Mizuki, promising to protect him.
• Naruto remembered Hayashi’s acknowledgment, answered Mizuki’s insults, and used the Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu to surround him.
• Naruto’s clones swarmed Mizuki and opened a path for Hayashi.
• Hayashi raised his frost-coated blade and leaped toward Mizuki, declaring that he would cut through the future he despised.

Hayashi and Naruto combined their attacks against Mizuki after Hayashi’s sword strikes froze his wounds and drained much of his strength. Their barrage left Mizuki battered in a crater, barely alive.

• Hayashi plunged down and stabbed Mizuki twice, freezing his wounds and pinning him to the ground.
• Mizuki revived enough to crawl toward Naruto as his body shrank and his cursed markings continued to writhe.
• Hayashi urged Naruto to attack with his clones, and Naruto set them among the surrounding trees.
• Hayashi blasted Mizuki into the air with Wind Release, and Naruto’s clones battered him before Naruto landed a powerful kick.
• Hayashi summoned a snow wolf that caught Mizuki in its jaws and slammed him into a crater, leaving him barely alive.

Naruto defeated Mizuki with Hayashi’s help, and Iruka awarded him his Forehead Protector and graduation. After ANBU took Mizuki into custody and ordered everyone to keep the incident secret, Naruto headed back to the village wondering which team he would join and whether Hayashi would be on it.

• Naruto relaxed after the fight, and Hayashi checked Iruka’s wound and found that the Fūma Shuriken had missed his vital organs.
• Iruka gave Hayashi a new Forehead Protector to put on Naruto, declaring that Naruto had earned his graduation.
• Naruto celebrated graduating and vowed to earn Konoha’s acknowledgment, while Iruka encouraged him to pursue his own goal.
• Gekko Hayate arrived with ANBU, announced that the Third had ordered no further investigation into the sealing scroll, and had Mizuki bound and taken away.
• A medical ninja treated Iruka, and Hayate ordered Naruto, Iruka, and Hayashi to keep the night’s events secret.
• Naruto walked back to the village with Hayashi and Iruka, learned he still had to attend school for team assignments, and wondered if Hayashi would be his teammate.

Hayashi unlocked a simplified Sage Mode through the reward wheel and looked forward to the Academy’s team assignments. The next morning, Kakashi arrived to take him to choose teammates, leaving the class wondering why Hayashi had not shown up.

• Hayashi returned home and spun the reward wheel, winning a simplified version of Sage Mode that could be activated without chakra balancing for five to ten minutes.
• Hayashi reviewed his system panel and saw Sage Mode added to his abilities while his current mission to help Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha remained in progress.
• The next morning, Kakashi waited outside Hayashi’s home and said he would take him to pick his teammates.
• Kakashi took Hayashi to get food, telling him the others could wait, while Naruto and the other students waited in the Academy classroom.
• In the classroom, Naruto watched the door and Kiba loudly wondered why Hayashi still had not arrived.

Shikamaru wondered whether Hayashi had received a separate test and whether his team assignment had been arranged in advance. As the class waited for their Jonin teachers, Naruto bragged that he and Lin had earned his forehead protector together, and the chapter ended when the classroom door opened.

• Shikamaru guessed that Hayashi's individual test with Kakashi might mean his team assignment had been planned separately, while Choji and Shino responded to his worries about parting from their classmates.
• Ino saw Naruto's forehead protector and accused Hayashi of using connections to get Naruto graduated; Naruto denied it and said he and Lin had earned it together.
• Sasuke turned around when Naruto mentioned Hayashi and pressed him for details, but Naruto called it a secret.
• Hayashi ate breakfast with Kakashi, who sidestepped his question about choosing teammates and urged him to eat more.
• An unfamiliar Chunin told the class to wait for their Jonin teachers, and the classroom fell silent when the door opened.

Asuma and Kurenai formed their teams but stayed in the classroom after hearing about Hayashi, while Kakashi and Hayashi finally headed to the school. Hayashi arrived at the classroom door and found the room unexpectedly silent.

• Asuma assigned Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akimichi, and Ino Yamanaka to Team 10, then chose to wait for Hayashi.
• Kurenai assigned Hinata Hyuga, Kiba Inuzuka, and Shino Aburame to Team 8, and they joined Asuma in waiting.
• Hayashi finished breakfast with Kakashi and steered him back toward the classroom instead of letting them go home to nap.
• Kakashi gave Hayashi the student list and asked him to call the students, then followed him into the school.
• Hayashi heard no noise from the classroom, wondered whether the jonin had already taken the students away, and opened the door.

Hayashi arrived at the classroom, where Asuma and Kurenai were waiting, and Kakashi jokingly called himself Hayashi’s sidekick. Hayashi announced Sakura Haruno, Sasuke Uchiha, and Naruto Uzumaki as his teammates, then invited Team 7 to follow him.

• Hayashi entered the crowded classroom and met Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi, who had been waiting for him.
• Kakashi arrived and jokingly introduced himself as the sidekick to Jonin instructor Hayashi.
• Hayashi read Sakura Haruno’s name from the team list, and Sakura reacted with joy while Ino lamented not being chosen.
• Hayashi announced Sasuke Uchiha as the second teammate.
• Hayashi named Naruto Uzumaki as the final teammate, prompting Naruto to celebrate.
• Hayashi called Team 7 to follow him.

Hayashi left the Ninja Academy with Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi, then joined them on a rooftop for introductions. After the three new teammates shared their names and goals, everyone turned to Hayashi and asked him to introduce himself too.

• Hayashi left the Ninja Academy with Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi, reflecting on his time there and the dangers ahead.
• Kakashi led the group through the village despite Naruto asking for an S-rank mission, then brought them to a rooftop.
• Kakashi asked Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke to introduce themselves and demonstrated with a vague introduction of his own.
• Naruto declared his dream of becoming Hokage, Sakura spoke hesitantly about her hopes, and Sasuke said he wanted to restore the Uchiha Clan and kill a man.
• Kakashi and the others turned their attention to Hayashi, who asked whether he still needed to introduce himself.

Hayashi and Team 7 bonded over barbecue after Kakashi announced they might have a mission the next day. Sasuke asked Hayashi to train swordsmanship with him, while Hayashi looked forward to the team’s difficult day ahead.

• Hayashi introduced himself again, and Kakashi told Team 7 to meet at the training ground with packed lunches because they might have a mission.
• Hayashi persuaded Kakashi to treat the team to barbecue, where Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke eagerly ate.
• Kakashi left after dinner, and Hayashi walked Naruto and Sakura home with Sasuke.
• Sasuke stopped at the training ground and asked Hayashi to practice swordsmanship with him; Hayashi agreed to train him next time.
• Hayashi went home and eagerly anticipated Team 7’s rough day tomorrow.