Chapter Summaries

Yechen trained in Gold Release: Ten Absolute Dominions while several of his techniques evolved into more powerful forms. After a month, he ended training with his Evolution Points and converted energy depleted, though his character panel showed increased abilities and Super Kage Level strength.

• Yechen began training in Gold Release: Ten Absolute Dominions, learning Gold-Shattering Finger and Golden Sand Thorn.
• On the third day, the system evolved Thunder Prison Rasengan into Space: Exile Rasengan, which could tear open space and exile targets.
• On the fifth day, Lightning Release: Nine Changes of the Thunder God reached its fourth stage, Kirin Descends, granting Kirin and Thunder Dragon's Roar techniques.
• On the tenth day, Flying Thunder God Technique evolved to Minute Insight • Mark Concealment and Revelation, allowing Yechen to place and sense marks remotely.
• On the thirteenth day, Wood Release: All-Encompassing Universe evolved to The Way of Withering and Flourishing, adding life-and-death conversion, plant possession, formation, and wooden combat abilities.
• After a month, Yechen ended his training when his Evolution Points and converted energy ran out.

Yechen traveled to Takigakure after learning the village planned to seal the Seven-Tails in a jinchūriki. He infiltrated the village disguised as a Kirigakure jonin to investigate and eventually capture the tailed beast.

• Yechen followed a Takigakure jonin and three genin for two days to learn whether their mission revealed anything unusual.
• Yechen ambushed the team, killed the three genin, and captured the jonin with poisoned Wood Release vines.
• Yechen used his Mangekyō Sharingan to search the jonin’s memories, but the man knew nothing about the Seven-Tails.
• Yechen dragged the jonin underground, erased the traces, and transformed into his likeness.
• Yechen used the jonin’s identity and passwords to pass Takigakure’s checkpoints and enter the village.

Yechen tracked down the Seven-Tails, Chōmei, which Takigakure had secretly confined in a cavern before sealing it inside Fū. He confirmed the beast was nearby, and Chōmei woke and sensed him as he prepared to capture it.

• Yechen spent three days investigating Takigakure and learned that its leadership planned to seal the Seven-Tails inside Fū within a week.
• Yechen sent three shadow clones to search the village for clues about the Seven-Tails’ location.
• On the seventh night, a shadow clone reported that Takigakure had locked down the village and activated its barriers, suggesting the leadership was preparing to transfer the beast.
• Yechen put on a Takigakure Anbu mask and went to a heavily guarded cavern identified by his clones.
• Yechen used his Byakugan to find Chōmei inside, bound by sealing formulas, and realized Takigakure had kept the Seven-Tails confined there.
• Chōmei opened its eyes and sensed Yechen.

Yechen watched Takigakure attempt to seal the Seven-Tails inside the infant Fū, but the beast awakened and fought back. As Takigakure searched for an infiltrator, Yechen followed an Anbu ninja into a nearby cavern and prepared to attack using the Instant-Kill Eye.

• Yechen saw Takigakure ninja drawing a sealing formula around the Seven-Tails and the sleeping infant Fū.
• The Seven-Tails awoke and resisted the Sealing Chains, forcing the Takigakure ninja to struggle to restrain him.
• A Takigakure elder ordered the Anbu to search for an enemy who might have caused the disturbance.
• Yechen followed a departing Anbu ninja into another cavern, keeping his presence hidden.
• Yechen activated his Byakugan and the Instant-Kill Eye, then attacked the isolated Anbu ninja.

Yechen infiltrated Takigakure’s sealing chamber disguised as the Anbu ninja Black Wolf and attacked the sealing team before they could seal the Seven-Tails. He killed Hayano Yōtai with the Gold-Shattering Finger as the Great Elder and the others realized his identity.

• Yechen subdued Black Wolf with his Sharingan, read his memories, and dragged him underground with Wood Release.
• Yechen took Black Wolf’s appearance and passed through Takigakure’s checkpoints on his way to the sealing chamber.
• The Great Elder decided to continue the Seven-Tails sealing ritual despite the beast’s growing agitation and the threat of an intruder.
• The Great Elder recognized something was wrong and shouted for Yechen to stop, while the Anbu ninja tried to block his advance.
• Yechen struck Hayano Yōtai in the chest with the Gold-Shattering Finger, shattering his heart and killing him.

Yechen killed Takigakure's sealing ninjas, seized control of the Seven-Tails, and escaped with it to a deserted island. The Seven-Tails broke free of his control there and responded to Yechen with hostility.

• After Hayano Yōtai died, Takigakure's Great Elder ordered the Anbu to kill Yechen, but Yechen slew the attacking ninjas with golden sand needles.
• The Seven-Tails unleashed a gale and poisonous scale powder, while Yechen protected himself with a whirlwind.
• Yechen used his Mangekyō Sharingan to control the Seven-Tails and escaped the sealing chamber with it using the Void Flash Evasion Technique.
• Takigakure's Great Elder ordered the village and its surroundings sealed off and searched for Yechen and the Seven-Tails.
• Yechen used Flying Thunder God to take the Seven-Tails to a deserted island, where it broke free of his control and declared that all humans deserved to die.

Yechen summoned the Seven-Tails, Chōmei, and helped her join the Summoning Hall after she saw how peacefully her companions lived there. After returning to the village, he noticed its prosperity under Minato Namikaze’s leadership.

• Yechen summoned Little Puppy, the little monkey, and the little slug, and the tailed beasts recognized them as their companions.
• Kokuō reunited with Chōmei, while Son Goku caught and grilled fish for Yechen.
• Chōmei agreed to join the Summoning Hall after Kokuō described it and assured her Yechen would not restrict their freedom.
• Yechen brought Chōmei to the Summoning Hall, where she completed the spirit-binding ritual and joined her friends.
• After nearly half a month away, Yechen returned to the village and observed its lively streets and growing prosperity under Minato Namikaze.

Yechen refused Uchiha Fugaku’s request to help with Minato Namikaze’s reforms and advised him to focus on strengthening the clan. He then spent three days studying the Uchiha Clan’s Secret Vault collection and chose the Uchiha Flame Formation to learn.

• Yechen went to meet Uchiha Fugaku, who raised the possibility of Yechen helping with Minato Namikaze’s reforms.
• Yechen declined to get involved and advised Uchiha Fugaku to improve the clan’s strength instead.
• Yechen left Uchiha Fugaku’s residence and used his Elder token to enter the Uchiha Clan’s Secret Vault.
• Yechen spent three days studying the collection and learned about several Uchiha secret techniques, including Izanagi, Izanami, the Uchiha Flame Formation, and the Transcription Seal.
• Yechen chose the Uchiha Flame Formation because barrier ninjutsu was one of his weaknesses.

Yechen took a break from training and heard rumors that forbidden techniques left by the Second had been stolen, with Orochimaru allegedly involved. The chapter left the truth behind the theft and Orochimaru’s role uncertain.

• Yechen decided to relax after half a month of training and went out to sample food in the streets.
• Yechen ate at a barbecue restaurant and overheard two Konoha ninjas discussing stolen forbidden techniques left by the Second.
• One ninja said a Kumogakure spy had been caught, while the other suspected someone inside Konoha had helped.
• The first ninja revealed that rumors also connected Orochimaru to the incident.
• Yechen reflected that Orochimaru’s human experiments had continued and that civilians and Konoha ninjas had been disappearing.

Yechen stayed out of the rumors and growing hostility surrounding Orochimaru, then spent several days relaxing with the tailed beasts. When he returned home, he found Konoha under a large-scale search and came under a Uchiha patrol leader’s Sharingan Genjutsu.

• Yechen suspected Orochimaru might have sought Tobirama Senju’s research and expected him to defect sooner, but chose not to get involved.
• Yechen finished an enormous meal, went home, and slept instead of training.
• Over the next few days, Yechen relaxed and took the four tailed beasts outside, growing closer to Chōmei.
• Yechen returned to find Anbu and Uchiha ninja searching across the village for someone.
• Two Uchiha patrol squads approached Yechen’s home, and their leader used his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to send a powerful genjutsu toward him.

Yechen learned that Konoha was searching for an infiltrator who had triggered its sensing barrier with space-time ninjutsu. He suspected Obito Uchiha but kept his knowledge and plans to himself, leaving Obito undisturbed for now.

• Shisui Uchiha left his patrol and visited Yechen after recognizing him as the source of a powerful presence.
• Shisui told Yechen that the sensing barrier had been triggered several times and that the Barrier Team suspected a space-time ninjutsu user had infiltrated Konoha.
• Yechen suspected Obito Uchiha was the infiltrator but decided not to reveal what he knew because he had plans for Obito.
• Yechen asked where the infiltrator usually appeared, and Shisui said the Cemetery and the Uchiha Clan Compound.

Yechen went to the cemetery to observe Obito Uchiha and found Kakashi mourning at Rin Nohara’s grave. Obito appeared after Kakashi left, revealing his anger toward the flowers at the gravestone.

• Yechen ate breakfast in Konoha, then headed to the cemetery to look for Obito Uchiha.
• Yechen spotted Kakashi standing silently in the rain before the gravestones of Obito Uchiha and Rin Nohara.
• Yechen sensed Obito approaching through a ripple in space and concealed his presence in the woods.
• Kakashi left the cemetery without noticing Yechen or Obito.
• Obito came to the gravestone, threw down the flowers, and stomped on them.

Yechen confronted Obito at Rin Nohara’s gravestone, provoking him into a fight and demonstrating that his abilities could counter Obito’s Wood Release. After overpowering Obito’s genjutsu, Yechen secretly marked him with a Flying Thunder God seal and left the clash unresolved.

• Yechen emerged from the woods and teased Obito at Rin Nohara’s gravestone, provoking him by suggesting Rin had not returned his feelings.
• Obito threw shuriken at Yechen and attacked with Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs, but the wooden spikes rotted when they touched Yechen.
• Obito activated his Mangekyō Sharingan’s intangibility to escape Yechen’s counterattack and accused him of possessing Wood Release.
• Obito used Sharingan Genjutsu, but Yechen’s Mangekyō Sharingan overpowered him.
• Yechen struck Obito’s shoulder with a Flowing Shadow Thrust and secretly placed an invisible Flying Thunder God mark on him.

Yechen drove Obito Uchiha away after placing a Taiji Yin-Yang Seal on him, allowing Yechen to track his movements. After Konoha questioned Yechen about the fight, he decided to warn Shisui Uchiha, who had not yet awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and could not match Obito.

• Yechen warned Obito Uchiha that continuing the fight would expose his identity, and Obito vanished.
• Yechen erased traces of the battle and left before Kakashi arrived; Kakashi found no useful clues and became more vigilant during visits to the cemetery.
• Yechen used the seal to keep track of Obito, whose visits to the cemetery became less frequent as Kakashi watched his surroundings.
• Konoha and Uchiha patrol teams questioned Yechen about the cemetery fight, and he gave them only perfunctory answers.
• Yechen decided to warn Shisui Uchiha to be careful because Shisui had not yet awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and was not strong enough to face Obito.

Shisui Uchiha visited Yechen after awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan when a masked enemy killed his squad. Yechen recognized the attacker as Obito Uchiha but considered how much to reveal, leaving Shisui waiting for an answer.

• Shisui Uchiha entered Yechen’s home and revealed his newly awakened Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shisui’s ocular power struck Yechen, whose Illusion-Piercing Divine Eye reflected it and caused Shisui pain.
• Shisui told Yechen that a Spiral-Masked attacker killed his squad during a mission, and that grief and self-blame triggered his awakening.
• Shisui asked Yechen to identify the attacker, while Yechen privately considered revealing only part of what he knew about Obito Uchiha.

Yechen told Shisui Uchiha that an Uchiha ninja was targeting the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and was connected to the Akatsuki. Shisui left with orders to investigate the organization in secret and unresolved questions about Yechen’s knowledge.

• Yechen refused to reveal the man’s identity but confirmed he was an Uchiha ninja targeting the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Shisui realized the target was Kushina Uzumaki and feared an attack would worsen the conflict between Konoha and the Uchiha Clan.
• Yechen explained that the man was pursuing all the tailed beasts and advised Shisui to investigate the Akatsuki without exposing himself.
• Yechen said the man was nominally an Akatsuki member but not entirely aligned with the organization, whose goal was probably world peace.
• Shisui left and wondered how Yechen knew so much, considering whether his Mangekyō Sharingan could grant foresight or someone was guiding him.

Yechen learned that more people had gone missing in Konoha and suspected Orochimaru was taking villagers for experiments. He left the village for a deserted island and began training, while the search for evidence continued.

• Yechen watched Shisui leave and reflected on his plan to use Shisui to gather intelligence on Akatsuki.
• Three days later, Yechen prepared to leave Konoha but encountered Shisui returning with his team.
• Shisui told Yechen that several more people had gone missing, prompting Yechen to suspect Orochimaru was behind the disappearances.
• Yechen concluded that Konoha's forces were searching for evidence against Orochimaru but would likely struggle to find any.
• Yechen traveled to a deserted island, checked the area with his Byakugan, and began training with ninety Shadow Clones while cultivating the Primordial Chaos Devouring Heaven Technique.

After a month of training, Uchiha Ye Chen evolved his sword and water techniques before reviewing reports of renewed disappearances in Konoha. He suspected Orochimaru was secretly pursuing Impure World Reincarnation and became interested in obtaining the forbidden technique himself.

• Uchiha Ye Chen evolved Lightning Release: One-Sword Slash into Thunderstorm: Crosscut and began training to produce sword aura.
• Uchiha Ye Chen evolved Water Release: Jade-Scaled Water Dragon Bullet into Ice Fang Water Dragon Breaker, which could freeze its targets.
• Uchiha Ye Chen finished his intensive training and received his Shadow Clone’s memories about the continuing disappearances in Konoha.
• Uchiha Ye Chen concluded that Orochimaru might be abducting people to research Impure World Reincarnation, possibly after the timeline changed and Danzo was killed.
• Uchiha Ye Chen decided he wanted to obtain Impure World Reincarnation and wondered if its evolution could remove the need for a living sacrifice.

Yechen sensed Hiruzen Sarutobi spying on him with the Telescope Technique and exposed the surveillance, leaving Hiruzen wary but unwilling to stop investigating Danzo’s death. That night, Yechen sensed a disturbance in Konoha and suspected Minato Namikaze had moved against Orochimaru.

• Yechen sensed someone watching him in the streets and used his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and spiritual power to locate the source.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ended his surveillance through the Telescope Technique after Yechen appeared to catch sight of him.
• Hiruzen recalled that he had been deliberately watching Yechen, the prime suspect in Danzo’s death, and resolved not to give up his investigation.
• That night, Yechen sensed fighting in Konoha and suspected Minato Namikaze had acted against Orochimaru.

Yechen discovered Orochimaru conducting forbidden experiments beneath Konoha and recognized that he was close to using Impure World Reincarnation. Yechen chose not to interfere, left a Shadow Clone to watch the laboratory, and headed toward the Hokage Building to seek an opportunity to steal the Scroll of Seals.

• Yechen reached the eastern forest and saw Konoha forces fighting Orochimaru's modified subordinates near an underground entrance.
• Yechen used his Byakugan to observe Orochimaru drawing a jutsu formula in a laboratory, with a captive Konoha ninja nearby.
• Orochimaru sensed the Byakugan's observation but could not locate Yechen, then resumed his work on the jutsu.
• Yechen recognized the formula as Impure World Reincarnation and decided not to stop Orochimaru, leaving a Shadow Clone behind to monitor him.
• Yechen went near the Hokage Building to wait for a chance to take the Scroll of Seals, wary of alerting Minato Namikaze.