Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Makoto began his early graduation assessment against Jonin Shinku Yuhi, who set the punishing terms of surviving three minutes or causing him any damage. Makoto studied Shinku and opened the fight by slowly forming the seals for a Great Fireball Technique.

• Uchiha Makoto left for the Third Training Ground with Teacher Nakamura, who told him Jonin Shinku Yuhi would examine him.
• Shinku Yuhi greeted Makoto coldly and mentioned that Makoto had been looking after his daughter, Kurenai.
• Shinku Yuhi required Makoto to last three minutes or damage him in some way to pass the assessment.
• Teacher Nakamura announced the start, and Makoto assessed Shinku's stance and considered how to overcome the stronger Jonin.
• Uchiha Makoto slowly formed the seals for the Great Fireball Technique and cast it.

Uchiha Makoto faced Yuhi Shinku in his early graduation assessment and used speed, taijutsu, and a feigned reaction to genjutsu to stay on the field. Yuhi Shinku declared him a pass, making Makoto a Konoha genin.

• Uchiha Makoto dodged Yuhi Shinku's attacks and launched a rapid barrage of taijutsu that astonished the teachers and forced Yuhi Shinku to take him seriously.
• Yuhi Shinku cast the Hell Viewing Technique, and Uchiha Makoto appeared to fall under the genjutsu.
• Uchiha Makoto remained still and smiled, revealing to Yuhi Shinku that he had resisted or escaped the genjutsu and had been pretending.
• When the three-minute timer ended, Yuhi Shinku confirmed that Uchiha Makoto had stayed inside the field and declared that he passed.
• Teacher Nakamura congratulated Uchiha Makoto and told him he was now a Konoha genin.

Uchiha Makoto passed his early graduation assessment and was summoned to meet Hiruzen Sarutobi, while Danzo and Orochimaru negotiated over his team assignment. Hiruzen settled on Makoto joining Orochimaru’s team and began asking Makoto what he wanted after graduation.

• Danzo urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to assign Uchiha Makoto to Root, but Orochimaru arrived and insisted that Makoto was already his student.
• Orochimaru agreed to include a Root-trained graduate on Makoto’s three-person team, while Hiruzen Sarutobi reserved the choice of the final teammate.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi confirmed that Uchiha Makoto would join Orochimaru’s team, with the other members to be chosen later.
• Teacher Nakamura escorted Uchiha Makoto from the Academy to the Hokage Building, where Makoto saw Kakashi Hatate.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi praised Makoto for lasting three minutes against Shinku Yuhi and asked what arrangements Makoto wanted after graduation.

Uchiha Makoto graduated as a Konoha genin and was assigned to Orochimaru's team, with their first mission scheduled for the next day. After agreeing to a farewell dinner with his classmates, Makoto went home and celebrated his new status by putting on his Uchiha outfit and forehead protector.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi made Orochimaru Makoto's jonin instructor and gave Makoto his Konoha forehead protector.
• Orochimaru told Makoto to rest and warned him that his team would not have it easy.
• Teacher Nakamura invited Makoto to a farewell get-together at Yakiniku Q, and Makoto agreed to attend.
• Makoto tied on his forehead protector, changed into his Uchiha outfit, and posed in front of the mirror.

Uchiha Makoto celebrated his early graduation with his classmates at Yakiniku Q, where their enormous appetites turned Teacher Nakamura’s generous treat into a costly ordeal. The gathering ended with Nakamura insisting he could afford the bill even as he watched the meal’s price climb.

• Uchiha Makoto arrived at Yakiniku Q and greeted Obito, Guy, Rin, and their classmates, while learning Asuma had skipped the gathering.
• Teacher Nakamura welcomed the group and raised a toast to celebrate Makoto’s early graduation.
• The classmates ordered freely after Nakamura promised to pay, and Makoto realized the meal could cost a large share of the teacher’s salary.
• Obito, Guy, Akimichi Kosuke, and the others ate plate after plate while Nakamura grew increasingly distressed.
• Makoto offered to split the bill, but Nakamura refused and insisted he was happy to treat everyone.

After graduating, Uchiha Makoto reassured Obito and Guy that he would keep seeing and training them, while their dinner left Teacher Nakamura facing an enormous bill. The next morning, Makoto met his new teammates Kakashi and Kazuya at the Konoha Gate and introduced himself to their Jonin instructor, Orochimaru.

• Uchiha Makoto promised Obito and Guy that he would remain in Konoha and teach them whenever they wanted.
• Teacher Nakamura received a bill for twenty-three thousand five hundred ryo after the group’s dinner.
• Uchiha Makoto arrived at the Konoha Gate and met Kakashi Hatake, who reported for duty.
• Kazuya arrived and introduced himself as an eleven-year-old specialist in Super Beast Imitating Drawing.
• Orochimaru arrived and named himself the squad’s Jonin instructor, then asked the three Genin to introduce themselves.
• Uchiha Makoto introduced himself as a seven-year-old who specialized in Taijutsu and Yin-Yang Release.

Uchiha Makoto used Kakashi to test his Lie-Into-Reality system and gained a faint insight into Yin-Yang Release, then learned that Orochimaru had changed their mission to investigate possible enemy activity at the Eastern Border. The squad prepared to leave on a potentially dangerous reconnaissance mission.

• Uchiha Makoto lied that he was skilled at Yin-Yang Release, and Kakashi's trust helped the system grant him a faint understanding of its principles.
• Orochimaru sensed a strange change in Makoto, but Makoto claimed he had only been joking and introduced himself as skilled at taijutsu and Fire Release.
• Orochimaru announced that he had changed the squad's D-rank river-clearing mission to a provisional C-rank border reconnaissance mission that could become B-rank if they encountered enemies.
• Kakashi, Kazuya, and Makoto accepted the mission, and Orochimaru gave them one hour to prepare before departure.
• Makoto reflected on the divided loyalties of Orochimaru, Kakashi, and Kazuya, and privately called the squad a lineup of double-crossers.

Uchiha Makoto joined Orochimaru, Kakashi, and Kazuya on a reconnaissance mission after Danzo ordered Kazuya to capture him. As the squad traveled east, Orochimaru tested their endurance by steadily increasing their pace.

• Danzo ordered Kazuya to cooperate with supposed Kumogakure shinobi and capture Uchiha Makoto, dead or alive, to seize his Sharingan and control his talent.
• Uchiha Makoto met Kakashi at the gate, where Kakashi awkwardly tried to follow the Third Hokage’s advice to befriend him.
• Orochimaru arrived with Kazuya, and the four-man squad left Konoha for the mission.
• Orochimaru pointed out dangers along the road and instructed the squad on ambushes, rivers, and exposed terrain.
• Orochimaru accelerated into a grueling sprint, and Uchiha Makoto kept pace while Kakashi and Kazuya began to struggle.

Uchiha Makoto endured Orochimaru’s forced march to a suspicious village, where the team found signs that its villagers’ claims of Kumogakure attacks were staged. After Orochimaru left them to investigate overnight, Makoto decided to play along with the unfolding deception.

• Orochimaru pushed the team through a long-distance run, and Makoto hid his exceptional stamina while Kakashi and Kazuya struggled.
• Orochimaru praised Makoto’s stamina, noting that it surpassed that of many jonin.
• The team reached a quiet village, where chief Yamada claimed Kumogakure ninja had injured villagers, but Makoto noticed the bandages and villagers looked suspiciously pristine.
• Orochimaru acknowledged Makoto’s doubts about the villagers without explaining further, then left to check the border and assigned the others to investigate.
• Makoto reviewed the clues at night, revealed his two-tomoe Sharingan, and resolved to play along.

Kakashi discovered that Kazuya and disguised Root operatives planned to capture Uchiha Makoto, but the attackers trapped Kakashi with a sealing jutsu. Makoto arrived and rescued him from immediate danger, setting up a fight against the operatives.

• Uchiha Makoto overheard Kazuya leave, then watched Kakashi follow him into the woods.
• Kazuya handed a scroll to the disguised Root leader, who revealed Danzo wanted Makoto captured alive.
• Kakashi confronted the operatives, but Kazuya and their Binding Body Formation immobilized him.
• Kazuya headed toward the village to capture Makoto, but Makoto appeared in the woods and challenged the operatives.
• Makoto used Flash Step to reach Kakashi and said he would free him by defeating the people who cast the sealing jutsu.

Uchiha Makoto freed Kakashi and fought off the attackers, but a much larger group of ninja surrounded them. After Makoto asked Kakashi to trust his claim that he could fight above his level, the system began manifesting that lie.

• Uchiha Makoto broke Kakashi free from the chains and began fighting the enemy ninjas.
• Makoto defeated several attackers and wounded their jonin captain, who ordered a retreat.
• The captain summoned dozens of disguised ninja, and their combined attack forced Makoto to escape into the air with Kakashi.
• Makoto asked Kakashi whether he trusted him to fight their way out, and Kakashi answered that he did.
• The system registered Kakashi Hatake's 80% trust and began manifesting Makoto's claim that he could fight above his level.

Uchiha Makoto used his newly gained combat intuition to defeat a Root squad sent by Danzo while hiding his Two-Tomoe Sharingan from Kakashi. As Makoto and Kakashi prepared to leave, Kazuya appeared with a completely changed presence.

• Uchiha Makoto reflected on his fight and realized his new Fighting Above One's Rank tag had changed how he understood real combat.
• A Root squad led by a masked ninja surrounded Uchiha Makoto and Kakashi and attacked on Danzo's orders.
• Uchiha Makoto used clones and his Two-Tomoe Sharingan to counter the Yamanaka and Aburame ninja, then overwhelmed the attackers with instinctive dodges and precise strikes.
• Uchiha Makoto burned the Aburame ninja and killed the remaining Root ninja with Majestic Destroyer Flame.
• Kakashi questioned Uchiha Makoto's strength, and Kazuya emerged from the woods with a changed presence.

Uchiha Makoto defeated Danzo’s young Jonin, Kazuya, then helped Kakashi clean up the aftermath of the attack. As Orochimaru returned from clearing the village, he recognized that Makoto had handled the enemies in the woods too.

• Kazuya attacked Uchiha Makoto, but Makoto studied his techniques and overwhelmed him with taijutsu.
• Kazuya trapped Makoto with Ink Bind and sent an ink eagle after him, but Makoto broke free, destroyed the eagle, and killed Kazuya.
• Uchiha Makoto checked on Kakashi, sent shadow clones to search for survivors, and burned and buried the attackers’ remains.
• Orochimaru emerged from the shadows and told Uchiha Makoto that he had cleared the enemies from the village.

Uchiha Makoto and Kakashi accepted Orochimaru’s cover story that the attackers were all from Kumogakure, while Orochimaru warned them that war might be approaching. He agreed to teach Makoto after they returned, then sent the two of them to travel through the Land of Fire instead of rushing back to Konoha.

• Orochimaru confirmed that every attacker was from Kumogakure, and Makoto understood that this was the official story covering Konoha’s internal conflict.
• Orochimaru praised Makoto’s fighting, warned him not to underestimate the shinobi world, and said a major war might be near.
• Kakashi worried that war would cause many deaths, while Makoto resolved to grow stronger so Danzo could not easily send him to die.
• Makoto asked to continue studying under Orochimaru, who agreed to teach him interesting techniques once they returned to the village.
• Orochimaru said he would report to the Third and told Makoto and Kakashi to take their time traveling through the Land of Fire.
• Makoto and Kakashi agreed to enjoy the scenery, and Makoto began considering what to do with the time away from Konoha.

On the way back, Uchiha Makoto encouraged Kakashi to see himself as more than a ninja tool and remembered that he could ask Orochimaru for a Ryūchi Cave contract. After Moyu found no one tailing them, Makoto lied about the crow’s strength, and the lie became reality, granting him a strength boost.

• Uchiha Makoto asked Kakashi why ninjas fought, and Kakashi said they were tools serving others’ interests.
• Uchiha Makoto told Kakashi they could choose to live as people and enjoy freedom, and Kakashi’s eyes seemed less lifeless.
• Uchiha Makoto summoned Moyu to scout for pursuers, and the crow returned without finding anyone.
• Kakashi pointed out that Orochimaru’s student could seek a Ryūchi Cave contract, and Uchiha Makoto resolved to ask his teacher for one.
• Uchiha Makoto claimed Moyu had a special bloodline and was a Jonin-level Genjutsu specialist, and his Lie-Into-Reality ability manifested the claim and boosted his strength.

Uchiha Makoto celebrated Kakashi Hatake’s trust reaching 80% and watched the Lie-Into-Reality system awaken Jonin-level genjutsu and a special bloodline in Moyu. He treated Kakashi to barbecue in town, but failed to see the face beneath Kakashi’s mask before they continued their journey.

• Uchiha Makoto saw that Kakashi Hatake’s trust had reached 80% and felt Moyu gaining Jonin-level genjutsu and a special bloodline through the system.
• Uchiha Makoto invited Kakashi to a barbecue restaurant, hoping to catch a glimpse of his unmasked face.
• Uchiha Makoto ordered a large meal and repeatedly served Kakashi meat as Kakashi ate without moving his mask.
• Uchiha Makoto gave up on seeing Kakashi’s face and began eating his own barbecue.

Uchiha Makoto designed a burst-power ninjutsu called Yin-Yang: Dual Pole Seal, combining stored chakra and life energy with accelerated chakra flow and instant-release techniques. He tried to convince Kakashi that he could create it by reminding him of the Moonwalk he had used to evade a barrage of ninjutsu.

• Uchiha Makoto decided to create a powerful ninjutsu with fewer aftereffects than the Eight Gates Formation.
• Uchiha Makoto developed a plan for Yin-Yang: Dual Pole Seal, which stored chakra and life energy and released them to activate Dual Pole Mode.
• Uchiha Makoto explained his ninjutsu ideas to Kakashi, who warned that creating a technique required theory, experimentation, and luck.
• Uchiha Makoto claimed he had already created several ninjutsu and cited the Moonwalk he used to fly and dodge attacks.
• Kakashi reacted with shock as he recalled watching Uchiha Makoto evade a barrage of ninjutsu.

Uchiha Makoto demonstrated his invented techniques to Kakashi and trained him in Iron Body, deepening their trust as comrades. He then began explaining the Yin-Yang: Dual Extremes Seal, demonstrating chakra storage and healing energy.

• Uchiha Makoto showed Kakashi how he used Moonwalk to climb through the air and explained its chakra-based technique.
• Uchiha Makoto demonstrated Iron Body by letting Kakashi strike his arm with a kunai, then taught him how to harden his body with chakra.
• After three days of practice, Kakashi used Iron Body successfully during a spar and thanked Uchiha Makoto for teaching him.
• By the campfire, Uchiha Makoto told Kakashi he had taught him because he accepted him as a comrade and did not want him to die on the battlefield.
• Uchiha Makoto began explaining the Yin-Yang: Dual Extremes Seal, showing Kakashi compressed chakra for the Yin Seal and pale green Yang release chakra over a cut on his finger.

Uchiha Makoto convinced Kakashi that his Yin-Yang: Dual Extremes Seal was a viable, self-created technique, and the Lie-Into-Reality system materialized its initial version. He discovered the new seal on his chest and prepared to demonstrate his power to Kakashi.

• Uchiha Makoto demonstrated Yang Seal healing and explained how Yin and Yang energy had to stay balanced, claiming his special constitution let him use both safely.
• He showed Kakashi the Instant Burst Style, which shattered a rock, and said the Dual Polarity Seal would store chakra for instant activation in battle.
• Over twenty-odd days, Uchiha Makoto presented Kakashi with techniques and notes, gradually winning his trust in the Yin-Yang: Dual Extremes Seal.
• Kakashi raised concerns about the seal's stability, lifespan effects, and other risks, but Uchiha Makoto bluffed answers until Kakashi acknowledged its potential.
• After Kakashi's trust in his claim reached 100%, the system materialized the seal to ninety percent, giving Uchiha Makoto a power boost.
• Uchiha Makoto found a yin-yang cursed seal on his chest and told Kakashi he would show him something good.

Uchiha Makoto tested the Dual Polarity Seal and worried Kakashi might report it to Konoha. He persuaded Kakashi to keep it secret by calling them best friends, and the system manifested that belief.

• Uchiha Makoto checked that the Yin-Yang Cursed Seal remained on his forehead and tested its power.
• Uchiha Makoto decided to ask Kakashi to keep the Dual Polarity Seal secret.
• Uchiha Makoto credited Kakashi with helping develop the jutsu and warned that Konoha might target him if it became known.
• Kakashi agreed to keep the jutsu secret and made a pinky promise with Uchiha Makoto.
• The system confirmed that Kakashi believed they were best friends and manifested the lie.