Chapter Summaries

Meihui was reborn as Naruto Uzumaki’s twin brother during the Nine-Tails attack, survived Obito’s attempt to use him as a bomb, and awakened a check-in system that granted him an enhanced Uzumaki bloodline. After Minato and Kushina died, Hiruzen assigned Rei Sarutobi to raise the twins and teach them the Will of Fire, while Meihui resolved to protect Naruto and bring their parents back.

• Meihui awoke as a newborn in the Naruto world and was carried by Obito, who attached Explosive Tags to him.
• Minato rescued Meihui, who later discovered that he and Naruto were twins and heard their parents’ final words before Minato sealed their chakras into them.
• Meihui recalled his death in his previous life and activated a Clock-In System, which granted him an enhanced Uzumaki bloodline.
• Minato and Kushina died protecting their children, and the Third Hokage took the twins into his care as Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Hiruzen assigned Rei Sarutobi to care for Meihui and Naruto and teach them the Will of Fire.

Rei Sarutobi struggled to care for infant Meihui and Naruto while Danzo tried to gain control of the brothers and later spread rumors that they were the Demon Fox. Three years later, the boys faced the village’s hostility, and Meihui urged Naruto to grow strong so they could protect themselves and their loved ones.

• Rei Sarutobi hired a wet nurse to care for Meihui and Naruto, and both boys cried until they had been fed.
• Danzo asked Hiruzen to let Root control the two Jinchūriki, but Hiruzen refused and ordered him to leave.
• Three years passed as Rei Sarutobi watched Meihui and Naruto grow from infants into young boys.
• Danzo spread rumors that Meihui and Naruto were the Demon Fox, and Hiruzen tacitly allowed the ostracization to continue.
• Villagers insulted the brothers and threw stones at Naruto, so Meihui took him home.
• Naruto asked Meihui why people treated them cruelly, and Meihui told him they should grow strong to protect themselves and their loved ones.

Meihui tried to buy food with Naruto, but villagers attacked them and a brick injured Naruto. Rei Sarutobi secretly paid for Naruto’s treatment and left supplies at their home, while the brothers returned home unaware she was nearby.

• Meihui took Naruto out to buy food after finding their house empty, and villagers insulted them as they walked.
• A shopkeeper refused to sell to the brothers, and people threw objects at them, striking Naruto in the head with a brick.
• Meihui carried the bleeding Naruto to the hospital, where Rei Sarutobi secretly paid the medical bill.
• Meihui took Naruto home and explained that someone had helped them after Naruto found food and supplies inside.
• Rei Sarutobi listened outside as the brothers said they would thank their mysterious helper, and she smiled beneath her mask.

Meihui took Naruto to the back hill to gather edible mushrooms, then cooked their first pot of mushroom soup. After Naruto wandered off and worried Meihui, the brothers reunited and shared a filling meal.

• Meihui and Naruto ate dinner together while Rei Sarutobi watched from hiding, and Hiruzen Sarutobi observed them through his crystal ball.
• Meihui checked Naruto's head wound the next morning and found that it had healed, then took him to the back hill to gather safe mushrooms.
• Meihui left to fetch a pot after warning Naruto to stay put, but returned to find him missing and searched the woods in a panic.
• Meihui found Naruto picking mushrooms beneath a large tree, scolded him for wandering, and gently warned him not to do it again.
• Meihui and Naruto cooked mushroom soup together and finished the whole pot.

Meihui and Naruto struggled through an impoverished childhood, then rescued Hinata from a group of bullies in the snow. After the children introduced themselves, Meihui’s long-absent system reappeared with a successful plot check-in.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Meihui and Naruto their monthly allowance, and Naruto asked why they had no parents; Hiruzen left without answering.
• Meihui comforted Naruto, and the brothers later went hungry and searched for food in a snowy forest.
• Meihui and Naruto found several boys bullying Hinata Hyuga, and Meihui urged Naruto to step in.
• Naruto fought the boys until Meihui knocked their leader down with a snowball and drove the bullies away.
• Naruto introduced himself and Meihui to Hinata, and the system appeared to announce a successful plot check-in.

After receiving all-attribute chakra, Meihui and Naruto continued their training until they entered the Ninja Academy. There they heard Hiruzen’s Will of Fire speech and joined a class with familiar young ninjas, taught by Iruka.

• Meihui received all-attribute chakra from the system, and he and Naruto escorted Hinata home.
• Meihui and Naruto ate a sparse dinner and trained daily, with Hiruzen tacitly approving and occasionally sending Rei Sarutobi with necessities.
• Hiruzen notified Meihui and Naruto that they would start the Ninja Academy, where they attended his Will of Fire speech.
• Meihui dismissed Hiruzen’s speech as hypocritical, while Naruto kept his skepticism to himself.
• Meihui and Naruto entered a classroom with Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, Hinata Hyuga, and other students, and found Iruka was their homeroom teacher.

Meihui and Naruto began school under Iruka, and several years later Meihui had become the top student while Naruto struggled with lessons. As graduation approached, Meihui sought to learn more ninjutsu and persuaded Sasuke to provide some in exchange for continued training.

• Iruka introduced himself to the class and taught the students about ninja duties, missions, and basic ninjutsu while Meihui paid attention and Naruto grew sleepy.
• Meihui and Naruto went home on their own after school, and several years passed as Meihui became the class's top student and repeatedly defeated Sasuke in combat practice.
• Meihui checked his status panel and realized that he needed to learn more ninjutsu before the upcoming graduation exam.
• Meihui asked Sasuke to pay for their training sessions with ninjutsu, and Sasuke hurried home to fetch some so he could keep trying to get stronger.

Sasuke paid Meihui tuition with two ninjutsu scrolls and began training with him and Naruto, while Meihui hinted at hidden tensions in Konoha. After helping Naruto and Sasuke improve their chakra control, Meihui reached the graduation exam and decided to keep a low profile and build his strength.

• Sasuke gave Meihui scrolls for the Great Fireball Technique and Great Breakthrough, then began training alongside him and Naruto.
• Sasuke learned that Meihui was stronger than him, while Naruto repeatedly lost to Sasuke and Meihui defeated Sasuke in turn.
• Meihui told Sasuke to examine what his clan had left behind and hinted that Konoha was less peaceful than it seemed.
• Meihui guided Naruto and Sasuke in tree climbing and water walking until their chakra control improved.
• Meihui saw that the graduation exam tested the Clone Technique and resolved to keep lying low while building his strength.

Meihui passed the graduation exam with a perfect score, while Naruto failed the Clone Technique test. Mizuki manipulated Naruto into stealing the Scroll of Seals, but Naruto already knew the events ahead because Meihui had told him.

• Meihui performed five clones and earned a perfect score on the graduation exam.
• Naruto failed to make a proper clone, and Iruka refused to pass him.
• Mizuki followed Naruto to the swing and claimed that learning a technique from the Scroll of Seals could earn him graduation.
• Naruto pretended to believe Mizuki, then went to steal the scroll after Mizuki revealed its location.

Naruto stole the Scroll of Seals and defeated Mizuki after Meihui shielded him from shuriken, earning his genin forehead protector. Meihui gained the Rasengan and Flying Thunder God and looked forward to the main storyline.

• Naruto entered the room, took the Scroll of Seals, and fled into the Small Woods as ANBU followed him.
• Iruka and Meihui searched for Naruto, and Meihui pretended not to know why Naruto had the scroll.
• Meihui tackled Naruto and Iruka out of the way of Mizuki’s shuriken and was wounded protecting Naruto.
• Naruto unleashed the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and his clones overwhelmed Mizuki.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived with the ANBU and arrested Mizuki, while Iruka awarded Naruto a genin forehead protector.
• Meihui received the Rasengan and Flying Thunder God from the system and checked his personal stats.

Naruto arrived at the classroom with his forehead protector, and Iruka assigned him to Team 7 with Sasuke and Meihui. While they waited for their jonin leader, Naruto and Sasuke accidentally kissed, leaving both disgusted.

• Naruto proudly showed Shikamaru his forehead protector, and Shikamaru congratulated him on graduating.
• Iruka announced the genin teams and assigned Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, and Meihui Uzumaki to Team 7.
• Naruto objected to being teamed with Sasuke, but Iruka told him his poor grades were dragging down the two top students.
• Naruto and Sasuke waited together, and Naruto accidentally kissed Sasuke when the person in front stood up.
• Sakura prepared to punch Naruto, but Meihui stopped her with a look.
• Naruto and Sasuke stared at each other in disgust and nearly threw up.

Meihui teased Naruto and Sasuke, then improved Naruto’s prank for their jonin instructor, Kakashi Hatake, by replacing a chalkboard eraser with a bucket of water. After Kakashi was drenched, he took Team 7 outside, where they introduced themselves and shared their goals.

• Meihui teased Sasuke about the girls’ claim that kissing caused pregnancy, and Naruto believed him and promised to take responsibility for Sasuke.
• Naruto set a chalkboard eraser above the classroom door to prank their teacher, but Meihui replaced it with a bucket of water.
• Kakashi Hatake opened the door, got drenched, and led the displeased Team 7 outside.
• Kakashi introduced himself and asked Naruto, Sasuke, and Meihui to describe their interests and dreams.
• Naruto said he wanted to protect his family, Sasuke wanted to uncover the truth and restore the Uchiha Clan, and Meihui wanted to slack off while getting paid.

Meihui, Naruto, and Sasuke began Kakashi's bell-snatching Survival Exercise, coordinating a powerful combined attack that forced Kakashi to defend himself with an Earth-Style Wall. The test remained underway as Kakashi prepared for the real battle.

• Meihui told Naruto and Sasuke to eat breakfast and arrive late because Kakashi would likely be late too.
• Meihui, Naruto, and Sasuke arrived at the Training Ground after eight, and Kakashi soon appeared with two bells.
• Kakashi explained that anyone who failed to snatch a bell would be eliminated and sent back to the Ninja Academy.
• Sasuke hid in the bushes while Meihui and Naruto stayed in the open, and the three decided to attack Kakashi together.
• Meihui and Sasuke used Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique as Naruto used Wind Release: Great Breakthrough to amplify the flames.
• Kakashi raised an Earth-Style Wall to block the attack, spending nearly half his chakra before the exercise's real battle began.

Meihui and Naruto used waves of Shadow Clones to wear Kakashi down and steal two bells. Kakashi passed all three as Team 7, then left to report to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

• Meihui explained Kakashi’s skill and Sharingan to Naruto and Sasuke as Kakashi fought their Shadow Clones.
• Meihui had Naruto summon another huge crowd of clones, exhausting Kakashi further.
• Meihui revealed that he had taken two bells, and Kakashi conceded the test despite the missing third bell.
• Meihui, Naruto, and Sasuke chose to return together rather than let one of them fail, so Kakashi passed all three.
• Kakashi told them that cherishing comrades mattered more than obeying rules, warned Meihui not to use the tactic on him again, and left to report to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

After a week of menial missions, Naruto, Sasuke, and Meihui received an assignment to protect Tazuna, an architect from the Land of Waves. Their team prepared to leave the village after Naruto and Meihui caused a commotion with the Sexy Jutsu.

• Kakashi reported to Hiruzen Sarutobi that Meihui had at least Chunin-level strength, while Naruto and Sasuke were closer to ordinary Genin.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Meihui spent a week doing trivial jobs, including repeatedly catching a tabby cat.
• Naruto complained to Hiruzen Sarutobi about their missions, and Hiruzen assigned them to protect Tazuna.
• Tazuna insulted Naruto's appearance, and Meihui joined Naruto in angrily confronting him.
• Meihui whispered a plan to Naruto, who used Sexy Jutsu and made Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kakashi, Sasuke, and Tazuna react with embarrassment or nosebleeds.
• Meihui, Naruto, Sasuke, Kakashi, and Tazuna gathered at the village gates to depart for the Land of Waves.

Meihui, Sasuke, and Kakashi defeated the Demon Brothers and learned that Tazuna had concealed the danger of his mission to build a bridge in the Land of Waves. The group chose to continue despite the risk, but Demon Zabuza ambushed them on the road and trapped them in his Hidden Mist Technique.

• Meihui spotted the Demon Brothers disguised as a puddle, stomped on them, and then helped defeat them with Sasuke while Naruto froze in fear.
• Kakashi captured the brothers, but they poisoned themselves after Meihui explained how he had detected them.
• Tazuna admitted that Gato wanted him dead for building a bridge, and Meihui rebuked him for hiding the danger and trying to guilt the team into helping.
• Kakashi asked his students whether they wanted to continue, and they agreed after Tazuna promised to pay the full mission fee.
• Naruto threw a shuriken into the grass, Kakashi spotted a snow hare and warned the group, and Zabuza appeared to demand Tazuna before obscuring the area with the Hidden Mist Technique.

Meihui joined Kakashi, Naruto, and Sasuke in fighting Zabuza, using clones and a fire-and-wind attack that forced Zabuza and Kakashi to extinguish the flames together. After Zabuza collapsed from exhaustion, a masked Kirigakure ANBU appeared and knocked him unconscious with senbon.

• Meihui attacked Zabuza with a Great Fireball, then Kakashi ordered the others to protect Tazuna as he confronted Zabuza.
• Zabuza used the Hidden Mist Technique, but Meihui cleared the mist with Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.
• Zabuza trapped Kakashi in a Water Prison Technique and sent a Water Clone toward Meihui, Naruto, Sasuke, and Tazuna.
• Meihui and Naruto summoned hundreds of Shadow Clones, while Sasuke and Naruto helped unleash a combined fire-and-wind attack on Zabuza.
• Zabuza and Kakashi used Water Release together to survive the flames, exhausting themselves in the process.
• A masked Kirigakure ANBU struck Zabuza's neck with senbon, leaving him unconscious.

After Haku carried Zabuza away under the guise of a Kirigakure ANBU operative, Kakashi realized his mistake but was too injured to pursue them. The next day, he trained Meihui, Naruto, and Sasuke in ninjutsu, then left them practicing as a beautiful young girl approached.

• Haku fooled Kakashi into letting him take the unconscious Zabuza, and Meihui kept quiet about recognizing the act.
• Kakashi realized the supposed ANBU should have taken Zabuza's head, but his injuries left him unable to act.
• Tazuna carried Kakashi home, where Tsunami and Inari welcomed him and the others rested after the battle.
• Kakashi took Meihui, Naruto, and Sasuke to the Small Woods and learned they already knew tree climbing, Water Walking, and their chakra attributes.
• Kakashi taught Sasuke lightning release and gave Naruto wind-release techniques, while Meihui quickly mastered Chidori.
• Kakashi left the three training, unaware that a beautiful young girl had entered the forest and was heading toward them.

Meihui accidentally revealed that he knew Haku’s name and history, then bluffed that the Sage of Six Paths had shown him Haku and Zabuza’s tragic fate. Haku believed him and asked how to save Zabuza, and Meihui whispered a plan.

• Haku arrived while Naruto, Sasuke, and Meihui trained, and Naruto introduced himself, thinking Haku was a girl.
• Meihui blurted out Haku’s name, so he led Haku into the woods to explain himself.
• Haku held a senbon to Meihui’s throat and demanded to know how he knew about Haku’s past.
• Meihui claimed the Sage of Six Paths had revealed that Haku and Zabuza would die, and warned Haku that this was his only chance to save Zabuza.
• Haku believed Meihui and asked how to save Zabuza, and Meihui whispered his plan.

Meihui returned to Naruto and Sasuke, then spent the day teaching Naruto jutsu and Sasuke Chidori. Sasuke managed to use Chidori once, while Naruto failed to learn even the basics, and Meihui hauled both exhausted boys home at sunset.

• Meihui told Naruto that Haku’s heart belonged to someone else, leaving Naruto heartbroken while Sasuke laughed at him.
• Meihui demonstrated Chidori and explained why Sasuke’s Sharingan could compensate for the jutsu’s weakness.
• Meihui created a Shadow Clone to teach Naruto while he instructed Sasuke in Chidori.
• After a full day of training, Sasuke unleashed Chidori once, but Naruto learned none of the basics.
• Meihui carried the exhausted Naruto and Sasuke home as the sun set.