Ch. 21Fighting Haku

Kakashi brought Meihui, Naruto, and Sasuke to the nearly completed bridge, where Zabuza and Haku were waiting to fight. Sasuke’s Sharingan advanced after Naruto took Haku’s senbon for him, and Sasuke damaged Haku’s mask, revealing his face and stunning Naruto and Sasuke.

  • Meihui woke Naruto and Sasuke to eat, and the three spent several days resting before Kakashi called them to guard the nearly completed bridge.
  • Kakashi confronted Zabuza while Haku trapped Meihui, Naruto, and Sasuke inside his ice mirrors.
  • Haku overwhelmed Naruto’s shadow clones, knocked Naruto away with an ice dragon, and attacked Sasuke with senbon.
  • Naruto took Haku’s senbon to protect Sasuke, prompting Sasuke’s Sharingan to advance to three tomoe.
  • Sasuke struck at Haku with Chidori and shattered his mask, leaving Naruto and Sasuke stunned by Haku’s face.

Ch. 22Another Battle with the Demon

Meihui saved Zabuza from Kakashi’s Lightning Blade and helped him and Haku acknowledge their bond. After they thanked him, Meihui invited them to join the village he planned to establish, and they agreed.

  • As Kakashi prepared to kill Zabuza with Lightning Blade, Zabuza remembered meeting Haku and called out to him.
  • Meihui used Flying Thunder God to kick Zabuza out of Kakashi’s attack, while Haku trusted Meihui instead of rushing to save Zabuza.
  • Meihui confronted Zabuza about his feelings for Haku, and Zabuza’s embarrassed reaction revealed how much he cared.
  • Meihui told Zabuza and Haku that he planned to establish his own village, and they agreed to join him.
  • Meihui instructed Zabuza and Haku to remain in the Land of Water, await his orders, and rob Gato for funds.

Ch. 23Sealing Jutsu?

After Team 7 returned to Konoha, Naruto learned that he and Meihui had parents who had died, while Meihui claimed his father had taught him Flying Thunder God. Meihui later received powerful Sealing Jutsu rewards from the system and stayed up all night practicing.

  • Meihui told Kakashi that his father had taught him Flying Thunder God and revealed that he was a Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, while Kakashi stopped him from saying more.
  • Kakashi told Naruto and Meihui that their parents had sacrificed their lives, and Naruto asked where Haku and Zabuza were before learning they had left together.
  • Team 7 returned to Konoha, Kakashi reported to Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Meihui took Naruto and Sasuke to Ichiraku for ramen.
  • Naruto asked Meihui if they had really had parents, and Meihui confirmed it without elaborating.
  • Meihui claimed his system rewards, receiving complete Sealing Jutsu and several sealing-related abilities, then practiced Sealing Jutsu through the night.

Ch. 24A new ninjutsu

After sealing Naruto as punishment for teasing him, Meihui taught Naruto the Rasengan and advised Sasuke to develop his lightning chakra. The brothers trained while Meihui experimented with combining Sealing Jutsu and the Rasengan.

  • Naruto teased Meihui about hearing a dog bark in his room, so Meihui used his new Sealing Jutsu to seal Naruto's butthole shut.
  • Meihui went to the training ground, where Sasuke had already arrived, and Naruto joined them soon after.
  • Meihui demonstrated the Rasengan, explained how it worked, and offered to teach Naruto and Sasuke.
  • Sasuke declined to learn the Rasengan and continued training with Chidori, while Meihui suggested he focus on lightning release chakra.
  • Meihui gave Naruto a water-filled balloon to practice chakra control, then created Shadow Clones to experiment with combining Sealing Jutsu and the Rasengan.
  • Naruto created Shadow Clones of his own to search for inspiration.

Ch. 25Here comes the little flying stick

Meihui visited Haku and Zabuza, interrupted their affectionate date, and left after enduring their teasing over dinner. He began considering taking over Kusagakure for his new ninja village, while Orochimaru sensed an unexplained danger.

  • Meihui teleported to Haku and Zabuza after sensing the Flying Thunder God marks he had placed on them, and found them on a date.
  • Meihui asked Zabuza about the job he had assigned, then stayed for a meal after Haku invited him.
  • Haku and Zabuza’s affectionate antics and teasing drove Meihui to leave in a hurry.
  • Meihui considered seizing Kusagakure, which Orochimaru had taken over, to establish his own ninja village.
  • Orochimaru felt a sudden unease during an experiment, but found no one nearby and blamed exhaustion.

Ch. 26An unexpected encounter

Meihui got lost in the forest and stumbled upon a woman bathing, triggering a fight when she mistook him for a pervert. After he sealed her chakra and released her, she trapped him in Tsukuyomi.

  • Meihui wandered through the forest, got lost, and charged ahead until he reached a stream.
  • Meihui spotted a woman bathing, and she attacked him with a kunai after catching him watching.
  • The woman revealed her Sharingan and used Amaterasu, alarming Meihui with her Mangekyō Sharingan.
  • Meihui used a Sealing Jutsu and marked kunai to evade the woman and seal her chakra.
  • Meihui released the frightened woman, but she immediately trapped him in an illusion with Tsukuyomi.

Ch. 27The unknown Uchiha

Meihui was captured in an unknown Uchiha girl's Tsukuyomi but was released when she spared his life. He returned home, strengthened the Nine-Tails' seal in a dream, and slept on while Naruto came back.

  • The Uchiha girl trapped Meihui in her Tsukuyomi Space and prepared to attack him, but stopped and released him.
  • Meihui chased after the girl, but lost her; she hid nearby, smiled, and left after hearing his name.
  • Meihui used the Flying Thunder God mark to return home and decided to wait there for Naruto instead of searching for him.
  • Meihui fell asleep and entered the space where the Nine-Tails was sealed.
  • Meihui silenced the Nine-Tails with a Sealing Jutsu that strengthened its seal, then fell asleep again without noticing Naruto return.

Ch. 28An unknown dream

Meihui dreamed that he had become a villain in another world, then woke and told Naruto about it before going to eat and sleep. The next day, he sparred with Naruto and Sasuke, trapping them with black-tinted Water Formation Walls infused with Sealing Jutsu.

  • Meihui dreamed he had become a villain in another world and was fighting over a sentient rabbit, then Naruto woke him.
  • Meihui told Naruto about the dream, and the brothers went to a barbecue restaurant before heading home to sleep.
  • Meihui took Naruto to train the next day and asked Sasuke if he came from another world.
  • Meihui challenged Naruto and Sasuke to spar and attacked them before they could answer.
  • Naruto and Sasuke used Rasengan and Chidori, but Meihui blocked the attacks with Sealing Jutsu-infused Water Formation Walls and immobilized them.

Ch. 29Chunin Ninja Exams (I)

Meihui trained Naruto and Sasuke until their strength grew, then Kakashi invited them to enter the Chunin Ninja Exams. After they accepted, they crossed paths with the Sunagakure team and Meihui confronted Gaara, leaving everyone eager for the exams.

  • Meihui repeatedly beat up Naruto and Sasuke during their training, helping them grow stronger while he reached Jonin level and gained enough power to challenge someone at Kage Level.
  • Kakashi gave Naruto, Sasuke, and Meihui invitations to the Chunin Ninja Exams, and all three signed up.
  • Naruto rushed to defend Konohamaru from Kankuro, while Sasuke made a flashy entrance and challenged Kankuro.
  • Meihui used the Body Flicker Technique to appear beside Gaara and hold a kunai to his neck before Gaara escaped with a sand clone.
  • Gaara warned his siblings not to interfere, acknowledged Meihui's strength, and left with Temari and Kankuro while anticipating the exams.

Ch. 30Chunin Ninja Exams (II)

Meihui explained why he had stopped pursuing the Sunagakure ninja and escorted Naruto and Sasuke to the Chunin Ninja Exams. At Classroom 301, he defeated Dosu and provoked the other candidates before Kabuto offered to share his information.

  • At a barbecue restaurant, Meihui told Konohamaru that he had held back because more visiting ninja would arrive and the sand ninja with the gourd was dangerous.
  • The next day, Meihui, Naruto, and Sasuke saw through Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki's genjutsu at the entrance to Classroom 301 and went on to the exam room.
  • Naruto loudly taunted the candidates, and Meihui used the Body Flicker Technique to kick Dosu into the wall.
  • Meihui declared that everyone present was trash, and the intimidated candidates stayed back.
  • Kabuto Yakushi approached the group and offered to show them the information he had collected on the candidates.

Ch. 31Chunin Ninja Exams (Part Three)

Meihui stirred up trouble among the examinees before Ibiki Morino began the first stage of the Chunin exams with an unconventional written test. Naruto, Sasuke, and Meihui struggled to make sense of the questions as the test began.

  • Kabuto Yakushi offered Meihui and the others information about the examinees, and Sasuke asked about Sandstorm Gaara.
  • Meihui taunted the other villages' ninja and knocked out one who charged at him.
  • Ibiki Morino arrived, explained the written test rules, and told the examinees to begin.
  • Naruto and Sasuke panicked over their papers, while Meihui found the questions baffling and decided to answer by brute force.

Ch. 32Chunin Ninja Exams (Part Four)

Meihui struggled through the exam’s bizarre questions, filled in absurd answers, and passed a copy to Sasuke. Ibiki Morino announced the tenth question early, and several examinees withdrew before learning what it was.

  • Meihui guessed at the early questions and wrote a grisly nursery rhyme for question six.
  • Meihui answered a question about the Third Hokage with a string of irreverent lines, then skipped another question.
  • Meihui tossed Sasuke a spare copy of his answers, but Sasuke rejected it and began guessing on his own.
  • Ibiki Morino examined the questions, then announced the tenth question and warned that the choice to answer would determine each team’s success or failure.
  • One examinee withdrew, and more followed as the pressure mounted.

Ch. 33Chunin Ninja Exams (5)

Ibiki announced that the remaining candidates had passed the written exam, and Anko began the second test at the Forest of Death. Meihui, Naruto, and Sasuke entered as a team and planned to find a Heaven Scroll and stay together as they began the seven-day trial.

  • Ibiki revealed that the candidates who had stayed through the written exam had passed, and he noticed Meihui’s audacious comments about the Third Hokage on his paper.
  • Mitaraishi Anko introduced herself as the second examiner and led the candidates to the Forest of Death.
  • Anko explained the waiver, scroll, survival, and tower requirements, and several candidates withdrew before the test began.
  • Meihui told Naruto and Sasuke to find a Heaven Scroll, head toward the central area, and remain together.
  • Naruto confidently promised to fight their opponents, while Meihui privately lamented Naruto’s lack of sense.

Ch. 34Chunin Ninja Exams (VI)

Meihui, Naruto, and Sasuke entered the Forest of Death, where Meihui awakened the Enhanced Mind's Eye of the Kagura and sensed approaching ninja. They hid as Grass Ninja brought the captured Karin Uzumaki into conflict with a group from Amegakure.

  • Naruto charged into the forest with Meihui and Sasuke as the survival test began.
  • Meihui received the Enhanced Mind's Eye of the Kagura and collapsed when its heightened senses overwhelmed him.
  • Meihui recovered and warned Naruto and Sasuke that ninja were approaching, so they hid.
  • A Grass Ninja squad arrived with Karin Uzumaki, whom they had captured.
  • Meihui sensed another group approaching and stopped Naruto and Sasuke from attacking the Grass Ninja.
  • Amegakure ninja arrived, and the Grass Ninja and Rain Ninja immediately began fighting.

Ch. 35Chunin Ninja Exams (VII)

Meihui and his companions defeated two groups of Rain Ninja before catching up with Karin, who was facing an enormous bear. Meihui forced Sasuke to rescue her, and Karin became smitten with Sasuke after he knocked the bear down.

  • Two Grass Ninja fled after one tried to bite Karin, and their smoke bomb landed where Meihui and his companions were hiding.
  • Three Rain Ninja attacked Meihui and his companions, who defeated them with a swarm of Shadow Clones and took their scroll and valuables.
  • Karin and her teammates encountered an enormous bear, and one of the men ran while the other stayed to protect her.
  • Meihui kicked Sasuke and ordered him to help Karin, so Sasuke charged the bear and knocked it flat with the Lion Combo.
  • Karin gazed at Sasuke lovestruck and imagined names for their future children.

Ch. 36Chunin Ninja Exams (VIII)

Meihui, Naruto, and Sasuke faced Orochimaru after he ambushed them in the forest. They drove him back with a massive combined ninjutsu attack, but Orochimaru seized Naruto, and Meihui kicked him away as a full battle began.

  • Sasuke introduced himself to Karin and then caught up with Meihui and Naruto.
  • Orochimaru appeared and attacked the three with kunai while his pressure briefly left them unable to move.
  • Meihui bit his tongue to regain control, kicked Naruto clear, and joined Sasuke in breaking free of the paralysis.
  • Meihui and Naruto created thousands of clones as Meihui, Sasuke, and Naruto combined fire and wind techniques against Orochimaru.
  • Orochimaru blocked the attack with Triple Rashomon, extinguished the surrounding flames, then grabbed Naruto by the neck.
  • Meihui kicked Orochimaru away, setting off an all-out battle.

Ch. 37Chunin Ninja Exams (IX)

Meihui, Naruto, and Sasuke fought Orochimaru, but his power and snake-like escape left them at a disadvantage. After Meihui revealed that he knew Orochimaru’s identity, Orochimaru became interested in how he knew.

  • Meihui struck Orochimaru with a Rasengan after using Flying Thunder God, but Orochimaru escaped by shedding his body.
  • Orochimaru recognized that Meihui had mastered Flying Thunder God and launched Hidden Shadow Snake Hands at him.
  • Meihui dodged the snakes and tried to distract Orochimaru by asking him to go easy.
  • Orochimaru questioned how Meihui knew his name, and Meihui identified him as the Cold Lord and one of the Konoha Sannin.
  • Naruto and Sasuke’s blank reactions revealed that they did not know Orochimaru’s identity, while Orochimaru watched with interest.

Ch. 38Chunin Ninja Exams (10)

Meihui led Naruto and Sasuke against Orochimaru, then used Flying Thunder God and a sealed Rasengan to destroy Orochimaru's left arm. Orochimaru summoned a giant python and escaped, recognizing Meihui as a major obstacle to his plan.

  • Meihui directed Naruto and Sasuke to attack Orochimaru while he used Heavenly Prison, but Orochimaru shed his body to escape it.
  • Meihui sent Naruto and Sasuke back and used Flying Thunder God to strike Orochimaru with a sealed Rasengan.
  • The Rasengan exploded inside Orochimaru's left arm and shredded it, forcing him to use Snake Substitution again.
  • Meihui charged Orochimaru in close combat, and Orochimaru retreated before summoning a giant python and leaving.

Ch. 39Chunin Ninja Exams (11)

Meihui, Naruto, and Sasuke fought Orochimaru’s enormous python, but after defeating it, Sasuke was bitten by a small white snake and received the Cursed Seal of Heaven. The chapter ended with Naruto struggling not to laugh at Sasuke while Meihui warned him to stop.

  • Orochimaru summoned an enormous python, and Meihui left Naruto and Sasuke to fight it.
  • Naruto and Sasuke used Rasengan and Chidori to destroy the python after Meihui scolded them for their ineffective attacks.
  • A small white snake bit Sasuke, and Meihui realized Orochimaru had placed the Cursed Seal of Heaven on him.
  • Sasuke admitted the snake had bitten his butt, making Naruto and Meihui laugh despite their efforts to hold it in.
  • Meihui told Naruto to stop laughing or he would have to suck the venom out for Sasuke.

Ch. 40Chunin Ninja Exams (Twelve)

Meihui secured the missing Heaven Scroll from Kabuto Yakushi and returned to Naruto and Sasuke. He found Naruto’s camp under attack and erupted in fury.

  • Naruto carried the unconscious Sasuke to a resting spot while Meihui went to find a scroll.
  • Meihui encountered Kabuto Yakushi, who claimed he had a Heaven Scroll and had already found an Earth Scroll.
  • Meihui pressured Kabuto into handing over the Heaven Scroll, then left with it.
  • Meihui used Flying Thunder God to return to Naruto and found a shocking scene that made him erupt with scarlet chakra.
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