Chapter Summaries

Yechen killed two Sand Ninja and faced the last, Chisaki Akiko, to test her Puppet Technique. After he deflected her spider puppet’s needle volleys, she revealed more than a hundred tiny puppets, leaving Yechen suspicious of how she could control so many.

• Yechen killed Huangmu with a sword strike before he could finish speaking.
• Yechen killed Nanmei as she charged, then confronted the last Sand Ninja.
• The remaining Sand Ninja introduced herself as Chisaki Akiko and summoned a spider puppet while Ueno Chiko and Okamoto Ichiro sealed off the area.
• Chisaki Akiko fired volleys of needles from her puppet, but Yechen blocked every one with his sword.
• Chisaki Akiko split the spider puppet into more than a hundred tiny puppets and connected them to her chakra threads, puzzling Yechen.

Yechen destroyed Chisaki Akiko’s explosive spider puppets and killed her when she tried to block his attack. Afterward, he reviewed her clan’s records and learned how her upbringing had shaped her reckless behavior.

• Yechen used Void Flash Evasion to escape the spider puppets’ explosions, then destroyed them all with Lightning Balls.
• Yechen killed Chisaki Akiko by releasing and redirecting his blade past her kunai guard.
• Ueno Chiko and Okamoto Ichiro watched over the bodies and discussed Yechen’s cold demeanor and the loss he had suffered.
• Yechen checked the patrol area and reviewed Chisaki Akiko’s file, learning that she was a gifted puppet maker from a declining Sunagakure clan.

Yechen evolved his Rasengan into the Gale • Thousand-Blade Rasengan, then received orders to reinforce Area 16 after a Sand Ninja attack. His squad was ambushed on the way by a Jonin-led team, whose captain recognized Yechen as the Flame Demon.

• Yechen perfected the Rasengan and evolved it into the Gale • Thousand-Blade Rasengan, then returned to training without testing it in camp.
• Yechen learned that the higher-ups were reorganizing the forces and assigning familiar teams to single detachments.
• Stingfang delivered Uchida Yuta's order for Yechen's squad to reinforce Area 16, where Sand Ninja had attacked.
• Yechen gathered his three subordinates, ordered them to check their equipment, and led them toward Area 16.
• A Sand Ninja ambushed Yechen's squad with the Wind Release-Sickle Weasel Technique, and Yechen assessed the four attackers as a Jonin-led team.
• The Sand Ninja captain recognized Yechen as the Sharingan's famous Flame Demon.

Yechen killed Shajiu with his new Gale: Thousand-Blade Rasengan, then helped his squad defeat the remaining Sand Ninja. After resting, the squad reached Area 16, where the Sand Ninja continued fighting, and Yechen killed ten more of them.

• Shajiu attacked Yechen with Wind Release, but Yechen shattered his wind blades with the Cyclone Rasengan.
• Yechen threw his Gale: Thousand-Blade Rasengan through Shajiu’s Great Sickle Weasel Technique and killed him in a devastating blast.
• Yechen’s squad fought Shajiu’s three Chunin, and Yechen killed them when they tried to flee.
• Yechen checked his system and found he had gained 1,970 evolution points from the four Sand Ninja.
• After resting for ten minutes, Yechen’s squad continued to Area 16, where Yechen killed ten Sand Ninja during the ongoing battle.

Yechen fought off a powerful Sand ninja and continued training while Konoha and Sunagakure battled over two strongholds. After Nine Changes of the Thunder God evolved into Rushing Thunder, Yechen gained the Lightning Release-Thrust skill.

• Yechen battled a powerful Sand ninja until the Sand forces retreated, and Konoha abandoned its pursuit to avoid an ambush.
• Uchida Yuta told Yechen that Sunagakure had captured two strongholds, and Yechen returned to training after receiving orders to intensify patrols.
• Yechen's squad escorted successive Konoha reinforcements to the western front as fighting continued over the strongholds.
• Konoha recaptured the two strongholds, and Yechen's squad discovered and defeated Sand ninja infiltrators during patrols.
• Yechen raised Advanced Three Body Technique to level 20 and Nine Changes of the Thunder God to level 11, evolving it into Rushing Thunder and learning Lightning Release-Thrust.

Yechen traveled to the Land of Earth on a secret mission to observe the battle between Iwagakure and Kumogakure, where he watched the Third Raikage fight. After spotting a suspicious Rock Ninja who might be another spy, Yechen prepared a disguised clone to approach them.

• Yechen received orders to gather intelligence on the war between Iwagakure and Kumogakure and left Konoha's outpost in secret.
• Yechen reached the battlefield and watched the Third Raikage battle three Elite Jonin, concluding he could not defeat him yet.
• Yechen left a Shadow Clone to monitor the fight while his real body trained in a nearby cave and exchanged intelligence with the clone.
• Yechen's Shadow Clone spotted a suspicious ninja dressed as a Rock Ninja and suspected the figure was an impostor gathering intelligence.
• Yechen decided to capture the suspicious ninja and used the Thousand Faces Illusion Technique to disguise a Myriad Forms Clone as an Iwagakure Chunin.

Yechen used a false lead to draw out a Kirigakure Anbu and tried to capture him for information about the Rock Ninja. After injuring the Mist Ninja and thwarting his escape, Yechen cleared away the smoke and saw something unexpected.

• Yechen tricked a suspicious Rock Ninja into chasing him, then defeated the man's Shadow Clone and waited for the real target to appear.
• A black-robed Kirigakure Anbu followed Yechen's trail, and Yechen attacked him with an electrified sword.
• Yechen caught the Kirigakure Ninja in his Sharingan genjutsu and severed one of his arms.
• The injured Mist Ninja tried to escape with Shuriken and smoke bombs, but Yechen dispersed the smoke with a Great Fireball and saw a surprising sight.

Yechen captured a Kirigakure Anbu ninja but gained no intelligence from him, then changed his plans to pursue evolution points through covert assassinations. He used the Thousand Faces Illusion Technique to impersonate a dead Rock ninja and prepared to infiltrate a nighttime clash between Kumogakure and Iwagakure patrols.

• Yechen used the Byakugan and Lightning Release to find and paralyze the Kirigakure ninja hiding in the mist.
• Yechen took the unconscious ninja to a secluded cave, where the Kirigakure Anbu resisted hypnosis and revealed no useful information.
• Yechen killed the ninja, gained evolution points, and decided to prioritize assassinations over gathering intelligence.
• Yechen realized he could use the Thousand Faces Illusion Technique to impersonate people and target covert scouts for evolution points.
• Yechen watched two patrol squads from Kumogakure and Iwagakure fight at night, then transformed into a Rock ninja who had just died.

Yechen infiltrated both Iwagakure and Kumogakure, assassinating twenty-five ninja and helping force the two sides into a temporary ceasefire. After improving his combat strength, he learned that Iwagakure had encircled the advancing Third Raikage and returned to the battlefield to seek more targets.

• Yechen disguised himself as an Iwagakure Genin, killed several Rock Ninja, and escaped after they exposed him as a spy.
• Yechen disguised himself as a Kumogakure Chunin and assassinated five Cloud Ninja before withdrawing when discovered.
• Over three sorties, Yechen killed twenty-five ninja from both sides, prompting Iwagakure and Kumogakure to agree to a temporary ceasefire.
• Yechen spent 3,850 evolution points, raising his combat power to 187.4 and reaching the intermediate Jonin level.
• Yechen learned that Iwagakure had encircled the Third Raikage's advancing forces and returned to the battlefield to hunt isolated ninja.

The Third Raikage broke away from Iwagakure’s defensive line after receiving an urgent message, while Yechen realized Kumogakure was likely being surrounded and began planning how to exploit the coming battle. The chapter left Yechen preparing to use the chaos to gain evolution points.

• The Third Raikage received an urgent mental message and tried to return to headquarters, but five Iwagakure Jonin fought desperately to block him.
• The Third Raikage activated his full-power Lightning Release Armor, killed two Rock Ninja with a single charge, and then raced toward the rear.
• Yechen watched the Third Raikage depart and reasoned that Kumogakure had learned of Iwagakure’s encirclement plan.
• Yechen predicted Kumogakure would try to retreat and that the Third Raikage might eventually stay behind as bait when escape became impossible.
• Yechen decided to exploit the ensuing confusion to collect evolution points and speed up his growth.

Yechen infiltrated Iwagakure’s wounded camp after helping Kumogakure’s forces retreat, then killed wounded Rock Ninja and set the camp ablaze to gain evolution points. He escaped disguised among the fleeing crowd and headed toward the battle between Kumogakure and Iwagakure.

• Yechen assassinated twenty Chunin and ten Genin, stirring suspicion and confusion among Iwagakure’s squads.
• Kumogakure withdrew under the Third Raikage while Yechen stayed behind to target Iwagakure’s wounded soldiers.
• Yechen disguised himself as a wounded Genin named Shinki and entered the rear camp after passing a lax identity check.
• Yechen killed wounded Chunin and Genin in successive tents, earning evolution points.
• After his killings were discovered, Yechen used powerful Fire Release techniques to set the wounded camp ablaze, then escaped in disguise.
• Yechen fled toward the fighting between Kumogakure and Iwagakure.

Yechen tracked Kumogakure’s fleeing main force after sabotaging Iwagakure’s rear and discovered he had earned 9,150 Evolution Points from killing 136 Rock Ninja. He infiltrated the retreating ranks in disguise, only for the force to be surrounded by an immense number of Rock Ninja as a storm gathered.

• Yechen recalled his Shadow Clone and learned that the Third Raikage had broken through Iwagakure’s elite defensive line.
• Yechen checked his rewards and learned he had killed 136 Rock Ninja, earning 9,150 Evolution Points.
• Yechen tracked Kumogakure’s main force through the night and found it resting briefly before it resumed its retreat.
• Yechen killed a patrolling Kumogakure ninja, took his appearance, and slipped into the main force’s ranks.
• Yechen saw Rock Ninja converging from the hills and both sides, surrounding Kumogakure’s main force.

Yechen fought among the Kumogakure forces while the Third Raikage drew Rock Ninja away from the main force to create an escape route. As Kumogakure neared a breakthrough, the Third Raikage told Sith to lead the others out, choosing to remain behind.

• The Third Raikage charged the Rock Ninja, and Yechen followed the battle while noticing a masked Anbu spy escape with the Body Flicker Technique.
• Yechen used guerrilla tactics to steal kills and save a Kumogakure ninja, who thanked him without knowing his real motives.
• After recognizing Kumogakure had lost and could not let its elites die, the Third Raikage covered himself in Lightning Release armor and attacked the Rock Ninja to draw their forces away.
• The Third Raikage's attack split the battlefield, allowing the Kumogakure main force to approach a breakthrough while he fought the Rock Ninja alone.
• When Sith urged him to escape, the Third Raikage ordered him to lead the Kumogakure forces out and said they had lost.

Yechen left a Shadow Clone to monitor the battle where the Third Raikage planned to sacrifice himself, then headed toward the other battlefield. Disguised as an Iwagakure Genin, he killed a suspicious Jonin and continued deeper into the fighting.

• The Third Raikage ordered Sith to escape and unleashed his power, intending to trade his life for Kumogakure's main force to break through.
• Yechen recognized that the battle was following the original plot, left a Shadow Clone behind, and chose to pursue the main force while keeping open the possibility of saving the Third Raikage.
• Yechen reached another battlefield, killed an isolated Iwagakure Genin, and took his appearance.
• An Iwagakure Jonin questioned Yechen, then ordered him to rejoin the fighting when he could not verify his story.
• Yechen used his Sharingan to catch the Jonin off guard, wounded him with shuriken, and killed him with his blade.

Yechen used his disguise to ambush Rock Ninja squads, killed the wounded soldiers he found in a cave, and gathered supplies and sealed intelligence scrolls. After three days of attacks, he returned to the battlefield where the Third Raikage was holding out and waited for a chance to rescue him.

• Yechen disguised himself as Captain Kimura, killed three Rock Ninja, and took their Ninja Tool Pouches.
• Yechen deceived thirty-five wounded Rock Ninja in a cave, then collapsed it with a Great Fireball Technique and left a sign reading "Rock Ninja Grave."
• A medical team arrived at the cave, found the dead soldiers and collapsed entrance, and smashed Yechen's sign in anger.
• Yechen killed a four-man Chunin squad carrying sealed intelligence, stored their scroll, and later took down three more squads.
• On the third day, Yechen returned to the battlefield, disguised himself as an Iwagakure Chunin, and waited outside the barrier for a chance to rescue the Third Raikage.

The Third Raikage fought the Rock Ninja for three days, killing nearly three thousand before exhaustion weakened him. Yechen entered the battlefield to seize the chance to recruit him, but Ōnoki recognized Yechen as the spy who had infiltrated Iwagakure.

• The Third Raikage slaughtered Rock Ninja through the night, resisting even Ōnoki’s Dust Release and the army’s combined attacks.
• After three days, nearly three thousand Rock Ninja had died, Ōnoki was injured, and the exhausted Third Raikage’s lightning armor had faded.
• Yechen emerged from hiding, used Amaterasu to burn through the barrier, and charged onto the battlefield with the Flash Teleportation Technique.
• Yechen unleashed a massive Fire Release attack that burned a gap through the weakened Rock Ninja ranks, then rushed toward the Third Raikage.
• Ōnoki recognized Yechen as the spy behind the earlier infiltrations and confronted him, noticing his Sharingan.

Yechen captured the exhausted Third Raikage and escaped the Rock Ninja encirclement, heading toward the Land of Rain. Ōnoki sent elite squads after them, but Yechen’s Shadow Clones and speed frustrated the pursuit.

• Yechen blocked the Third Raikage’s punch, trapped him in a genjutsu, knocked him unconscious, and carried him away.
• Ōnoki ordered the Rock Ninja to pursue Yechen, while Lightning Balls scattered and delayed the main force.
• Yechen fled toward the Land of Rain instead of following Kumogakure’s retreat route.
• Morita Shōichi’s squads found that several trails led to Shadow Clones, and Eiko failed to detect Yechen within her sensory range.
• Morita Shōichi told Eiko to widen the search with her bat-like summoning beast.

Yechen intercepted the Rock Ninja tracking him and killed their sensory ninja, Eiko, before fleeing. He reunited with the route taken by his shadow clone, but the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, caught up and demanded that Yechen surrender the Third Raikage and join Iwagakure.

• Yechen sensed an unknown pursuer, changed course, and left a shadow clone to carry the Third Raikage ahead while he waited to confront the sensory ninja.
• Yechen attacked the Rock Ninja squad and killed Eiko and her summoned bat with shuriken.
• Yechen escaped after using a Great Fireball Technique, leaving Morita Shōichi and Hanada Kuri without Eiko or his trail.
• Yechen raced after his shadow clone, but Ōnoki flew in and caught up with him.
• Ōnoki ordered Yechen to hand over the Third Raikage and offered to spare him if he joined Iwagakure.

Yechen fought the injured Ōnoki, revealing strength capable of sending the Third Tsuchikage flying and forcing him to defend himself. Ōnoki recognized Yechen as a dangerous Kage-level taijutsu specialist and resolved to kill him with his strongest technique.

• Yechen attacked Ōnoki with lightning blade strikes and split his Stone Golem Gōrun before moving in with a Rasengan.
• Ōnoki used an Earth Clone to evade the Rasengan and attacked Yechen from behind with Rock Fist and Added-Weight Rock Technique.
• Yechen activated level 2 Space Compression and countered with Lightning Release: Thrust, shattering Ōnoki's weighted fist and blasting him into a crater.
• Yechen noticed level 2 Space Compression strained his body beyond its current limits as Ōnoki rose from the crater, still injured and worn down.
• Ōnoki used Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique to dodge Yechen, then endured repeated lightning-fast punches while Yechen fought with level 1 Space Compression.
• Ōnoki recognized Yechen's Kage-level taijutsu and decided to use his strongest technique to kill him.

Yechen escaped Ōnoki after the Tsuchikage’s back gave out, then evaded Rock Ninja teams while keeping the injured Third Raikage alive. With the borders sealed, Yechen headed toward Iwagakure and hid in a concealed cave nearby.

• Ōnoki’s Dust Release attack dissipated when he injured his lower back, allowing Yechen to flee.
• Ōnoki ordered Rock Ninja to seal routes across the borders and track Yechen down to recover the Third Raikage’s body.
• Yechen reunited with his Shadow Clone and used his Byakugan to avoid pursuing Rock Ninja teams.
• Yechen fed the Third Raikage a Spirit-Transforming Fruit to stabilize him, then chose to head toward Iwagakure instead of the borders.
• Yechen reached a mountain range near Iwagakure and hid with the Third Raikage in a concealed cave.