Chapter Summaries

Minato Namikaze warned Ling Feng that the Uchiha deaths had stirred rumors and that the Third Hokage wanted to see him. Ling Feng finished his training before going to the Hokage Building, where Hiruzen Sarutobi greeted him with irritation at his long delay.

• Minato Namikaze told Ling Feng that the Uchiha Clan Head had discussed the deaths with Hiruzen Sarutobi and that the investigation kept coming back to Ling Feng.
• Ling Feng argued that he had only accepted an A-Rank mission, joked that Minato would make a better Hokage, and learned that Hiruzen wanted to meet him.
• Ling Feng continued training in the woods while Minato returned to Hiruzen and reported that Ling Feng had been training and had no further contact with anyone.
• Hiruzen and Minato agreed that Ling Feng seemed uninvolved in the ten Uchiha deaths, while Hiruzen said he needed Ling Feng's cooperation and that Konoha needed obedient talent.
• Ling Feng arrived at the Hokage's office two hours after Minato delivered the summons, and Hiruzen remarked on his extensive training routine.

Ling Feng accepted Hiruzen Sarutobi's offer to join ANBU and went to its underground base, where a masked member challenged him. Hiruzen Sarutobi and Minato Namikaze worried about what Ling Feng's enlistment meant as they sensed war approaching.

• Ling Feng told Hiruzen Sarutobi to schedule future summons in the afternoon or make an appointment, and Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi offered Ling Feng an ANBU agreement, and Ling Feng read it before signing with his handprint.
• Ling Feng said joining ANBU suited both him and Konoha, then agreed to report to the base and meet his comrades.
• After Ling Feng left, Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Minato Namikaze whether recruiting him was the right decision, and they worried about Konoha's coming crisis.
• An ANBU member escorted Ling Feng to the underground base, where a masked member confronted him about disrupting the Ninja Academy.

Ling Feng joined ANBU Unit Four after exposing a Kirigakure mole and convincing the fox-masked leader to kill him. The next day, Ling Feng received his first mission: stop Kirigakure’s plot to ambush Land of Fire dignitaries as signs of war mounted.

• The Unit Four leader tried to intimidate Ling Feng, but Ling Feng used his Sharingan to trap him in an illusion.
• The fox-masked ANBU leader invited Ling Feng to join Unit Four, and Ling Feng demanded that the leader kill the man who had confronted him.
• Ling Feng revealed that the dead man was a Kirigakure mole, and the ANBU found a Kirigakure forehead protector on his body.
• The fox-masked leader welcomed Ling Feng into Unit Four and said he would report that the mole had tried to assassinate him.
• The next day, Ling Feng learned that Kirigakure planned to ambush Land of Fire dignitaries to undermine Konoha’s war preparations, and he looked forward to his first mission.

Ling Feng challenged the ANBU’s original plan and led Fox Mask, Cat Mask, and Dog Mask to intercept the Land of Fire’s senior officials before the enemy could attack. They reached the party just as twenty Kirigakure ninja ambushed them, and Ling Feng moved to protect the officials and face the attackers.

• Fox Mask told Ling Feng to wear an ANBU mask, but Ling Feng refused and said he would decide about masks in future missions.
• Ling Feng warned that the enemy might have changed plans after the ANBU purged its moles, then persuaded Fox Mask’s team to take a different route to the officials.
• Ling Feng led the team to the traveling party and spotted twenty Kirigakure ninja approaching with his Byakugan.
• Ling Feng ordered Fox Mask and the others to hide the officials as kunai flew toward them, and a mission appeared requiring him to eliminate all enemies within an hour.

Ling Feng used his Sharingan genjutsu to distract ten Kirigakure ninja and sent the Fox Mask and the others ahead to protect the VIP. He then killed the enemy leader with a lightning-charged kunai and his perfected Body Flicker Technique, while planning to improve his Byakugan and Sage Body.

• The Fox Mask and the other ANBU members urged Ling Feng to retreat, but he warned that Kirigakure had already exposed their identities and would attack the VIP with another group.
• Ten Kirigakure ninja surrounded Ling Feng’s team, and Ling Feng used his Sharingan to trap them briefly in genjutsu.
• Ling Feng told the Fox Mask and the other two that more enemies were approaching the VIP, so they left to defend the target.
• After the Kirigakure ninja broke free, their leader threatened Ling Feng and demanded that he join Kirigakure.
• Ling Feng used the Body Flicker Technique and Lightning Release: Arc Flash to kill the leader with a kunai strike.
• Ling Feng reflected on the speed of his perfected Body Flicker Technique and planned to upgrade his Byakugan and Sage Body to increase his abilities and Chakra reserves.

Ling Feng finished off the Kirigakure ninjas who had attacked him, then rushed to protect his wounded companions and the convoy’s evacuated targets. He blocked a barrage of A-Rank ninjutsu with Rotation and created multiple shadow clones to stop the remaining attackers from pursuing Fox Mask and the others.

• Ling Feng killed the remaining Kirigakure ninjas, brought his points to 362, and bought chakra potions before heading toward the convoy.
• Ling Feng found Fox Mask and his two companions badly wounded and learned they had lured the enemy away from the evacuated targets.
• Ling Feng stepped in to hold off the attackers, used Eight Trigrams: Rotation to withstand their ninjutsu, and ordered his companions to go to the targets.
• The Kirigakure captain tried to stop Fox Mask and the others, so Ling Feng used the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to block the attackers.

Ling Feng trapped the remaining Kirigakure forces with his shadow clones and killed their captain after rejecting his offer to defect. As he pursued the panicked survivors, he continued gaining points, bringing him closer to upgrading his Byakugan.

• Fox Mask, Cat Mask, and Dog Mask fled, while Fox Mask guessed Ling Feng had already killed the ten Kirigakure jonin he had intercepted.
• The Kirigakure captain realized the other half of his squad was likely dead and confronted Ling Feng, asking his name and offering him a place in Kirigakure.
• Ling Feng threw a kunai into the captain's chest, then used Earth Release: Fish Reflected in Earth with his clones to trap the remaining enemies.
• The Kirigakure jonin mistook Ling Feng for a jinchūriki and panicked as he dismissed their assumptions and declared their escape impossible.
• Ling Feng chased down the fleeing enemies as they unleashed ninjutsu in desperation, earning more points.

Ling Feng defeated Kirigakure’s elite force, reunited with the ANBU team, and completed his mission escorting a Land of Fire official. News of Kirigakure’s disastrous failed operation spread among the major ninja villages.

• Ling Feng killed the last Kirigakure captain, completed his mission, and gained 300 points.
• Ling Feng found Fox Mask, Cat, Dog, and the official in a cave, then led them safely away from the battlefield.
• The group saw the fallen Kirigakure ninja, and Ling Feng gained more points from their deaths.
• Ling Feng refused to give the official his name, explaining to the ANBU that they had only been doing their duty.
• The team escorted the official into the safe zone before dusk and disbanded after Fox Mask arranged a meeting.
• Reports of Kirigakure’s failed operation spread, revealing that 24 Kirigakure Jonin had been wiped out by a four-person Konoha ANBU team.

Ling Feng received a private training ground as his reward and accepted Minato Namikaze’s offer to join a top-secret SSS Rank mission with the Konoha Sannin. The training ground was prepared that day, and Ling Feng began training while Minato worried about the danger and what the mission might reveal to him.

• Ling Feng arrived at the Hokage's office late, but insisted the clock was working when Minato Namikaze pointed out the time.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi offered Ling Feng a reward for his work, and Ling Feng requested a private training ground.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Ling Feng a map to choose a site and assigned him to protect Kimura Bunshu during his visit to the village.
• Minato Namikaze asked Ling Feng to join the Konoha Sannin on a secret mission to investigate the Rogue Ninja Organization called Mist outside Kirigakure.
• Ling Feng accepted the dangerous mission, and Minato Namikaze worried about the effect the hidden realities of the world might have on him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi's staff prepared Ling Feng's private training ground, and Ling Feng began training there.

Ling Feng trained intensely at the Training Ground before the Konoha Sannin arrived to meet him. His calm refusal to show them deference angered the three, and the chapter left them on the verge of confronting him.

• Ling Feng completed exhausting physical training and used the Body Flicker Technique and kunai to practice his precision.
• Ling Feng noticed Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade approaching and recognized the Konoha Sannin.
• Jiraiya and Orochimaru criticized Ling Feng's manners, while Tsunade threatened to hit him.
• Ling Feng said that, as an ANBU member like them, he did not need to address the Sannin as superiors.
• Orochimaru stepped forward to teach Ling Feng a lesson, while Jiraiya held back Tsunade, and Ling Feng assessed the challenge with excitement.

Ling Feng fought Orochimaru and then Tsunade, using his techniques and the System Shop to keep pace with the Konoha Sannin. He ended the chapter trading blows with Tsunade, who wondered how an orphaned five-year-old could wield such strength.

• Orochimaru transformed into Snake Form and attacked Ling Feng, but Ling Feng evaded him with the Body Flicker Technique.
• Orochimaru used Hidden Shadow Snake Hands, and Ling Feng severed the snake heads with chakra-coated Wind Blade Shuriken.
• Tsunade stepped in to fight Ling Feng, who dodged her powerful close-range attacks while checking his system points.
• Ling Feng spent 300 points to acquire Basic Super Strength and then faced Tsunade's punches head-on.
• Ling Feng held his own in a flurry of blows, earning 80 points as Tsunade wondered whether he could be a Senju despite his file identifying him as an orphan.

Ling Feng provoked the Konoha Sannin into a full fight, then faced them until Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived and stopped the battle. After testing Ling Feng, the Sannin concluded he would become Konoha’s strongest, while Ling Feng gained more system points.

• Tsunade and Ling Feng’s exchange ended without either gaining the upper hand, but Jiraiya initially refused to join the fight.
• Ling Feng insulted the Konoha Sannin, prompting Jiraiya to enter Sage Mode and attack alongside Orochimaru and Tsunade.
• Ling Feng fought the Sannin using his techniques and Chakra Potions, earning 306 points from them.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived, heard the Sannin had attacked first, and sent them away before asking Ling Feng about the security work for the high-level meeting.
• Outside the training ground, Hiruzen revealed he had sent the Sannin to test Ling Feng, and they declared he would become Konoha’s strongest.
• Ling Feng resumed training and gained 60 more points.

With the talks moved up, Ling Feng prepared for his security assignment and checked what he could buy with his System points. The Konoha Sannin formed a secret plan to teach him a lesson, then led him toward his post without revealing what they had arranged.

• Ling Feng learned that the senior officials would arrive in three days and considered how to spend his 380 System points.
• After three days of training, Ling Feng found the Konoha Sannin waiting at the Training Ground to discuss the security operation.
• Tsunade decided to make Ling Feng look for trouble himself, and Orochimaru agreed to her plan.
• Ling Feng noticed the Sannin were acting strangely and asked where he would be guarding.
• Orochimaru told Ling Feng they would explain once they arrived, and the Sannin left the Training Ground after him.

Ling Feng reunited with Kurenai Yuhi, Rin Nohara, Kakashi, and the others while preparing to guard a high-profile meeting in Konoha. After saving Rin from a charging horse, he faced the angry rider, who threatened him.

• Orochimaru gave Ling Feng a list of people to protect and a Blue Seal scroll, assigning him to guard the meeting venue’s main entrance.
• Rin Nohara and Kurenai Yuhi rushed to hug Ling Feng, while Obito and Asuma watched resentfully.
• Ling Feng told his friends he had spent the past two months doing missions, and Kakashi said he would graduate early in a week.
• A horse charged toward Rin, and Ling Feng stopped it before it could hit her.
• The fallen rider threatened Ling Feng, who coldly asked who the man thought he was.

Ling Feng confronted Kiryū Sanki after stopping the swordsman’s horse, then fought back when Sanki attacked him. Ling Feng’s opening move shocked the crowd and earned him system points, but Sanki charged again, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Kiryū Sanki identified himself as captain of the Inner Cabinet’s First Guard Squad, and the crowd revealed his reputation as the Land of Fire’s greatest swordsman and an Elite Jonin.
• Rin Nohara begged Ling Feng to leave, but Ling Feng insisted Sanki was at fault and asked Kakashi and Guy to protect her.
• Sanki drew his sword and demanded that Ling Feng kneel and apologize, while Ling Feng exchanged 100 system points for an intermediate Tachi.
• Sanki thrust at Ling Feng, who used the Body Flicker Technique and Chidori in a counterattack; their weapons clashed, and Sanki’s sleeves were scorched.
• Ling Feng gained 340 system points as the crowd and Sanki reacted to his attack, then Sanki roared and charged at him again.

Ling Feng fought Kiryū Sanki, using his eye powers, speed, and chained ninjutsu to withstand the swordsman’s attacks and set him ablaze. As Kiryū Sanki emerged only lightly injured and threatened to kill him, someone shouted that Ling Feng had saved their life.

• Ling Feng used his Sharingan, Byakugan, and Body Flicker Technique to keep pace with Kiryū Sanki’s swordsmanship.
• Kiryū Sanki intensified his killing intent and charged with chakra coating his tachi, but Ling Feng dodged and countered with Chidori Stream Blade.
• After Kiryū Sanki shattered the Chidori attack with a powerful slash, Ling Feng used Chakra Potions and retreated to launch a combination of Wood, Fire, and Wind Release techniques.
• Ling Feng trapped Kiryū Sanki in a Four-Pillar Prison and engulfed him in a fire tornado, earning points as the flames burned.
• Kiryū Sanki broke through the flames, emerged soot-blackened with minor injuries, and threatened to kill Ling Feng before someone shouted, “He saved my life!”

Ling Feng stopped Kiryū Sanki from attacking him and was recognized by Lord Yuguang as the person who had saved his life. As Ling Feng headed to his security post for the meeting, Yuguang told Kiryū Sanki that Ling Feng could become the Land of Fire’s greatest trump card.

• Lord Yuguang arrived with an escort, recognized Ling Feng, and ordered Kiryū Sanki to put away his sword.
• Ling Feng silenced Kiryū Sanki before he could reveal classified details about the rescue, impressing Yuguang and the onlookers.
• Yuguang reprimanded Kiryū Sanki for riding through a crowded street and made him apologize to Ling Feng.
• Ling Feng accepted the apology, said goodbye to Kakashi and the others, and left for the meeting venue.
• Yuguang told Kiryū Sanki that Ling Feng had saved him from Kirigakure’s forces and might become the Land of Fire’s greatest trump card.
• Ling Feng reached the venue as the meeting participants began arriving, and the usher announced Lord Yuguang as Head of the Cabinet.

Ling Feng earned Yuguang’s respect when the head of the Inner Cabinet and Kiryū Sanki greeted him warmly, stunning the Konoha Sannin. After Ling Feng declined to ask for anything in return for saving Yuguang, Yuguang decided to reward him with a grand estate and fifty servants.

• Yuguang and Kiryū Sanki showed Ling Feng respect at the entrance, leaving the Konoha Sannin shocked and earning Ling Feng 90 points.
• The Konoha Sannin worried that their earlier scheme against Ling Feng might bring them trouble, while Ling Feng returned to his guard post.
• Yuguang began the confidential meeting, and two hours later the attendees departed, leaving him and Hiruzen Sarutobi with Ling Feng.
• Yuguang offered to thank Ling Feng for saving his life, but Ling Feng said he wanted nothing and had only done his duty.
• Yuguang announced that Ling Feng would receive a grand estate equal in size to those of the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, fifty servants, and covered expenses.

Yuguang overruled Hiruzen Sarutobi’s objections and confirmed a lavish mansion reward for Ling Feng, while seeking to build influence in Konoha through the young prodigy. Ling Feng accepted the reward and left to train, and the Sannin wondered what they would have to do to earn mansions of their own.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned whether Yuguang should promise Ling Feng a mansion before checking how much land the Hyuga Clan and Uchiha Clan occupied.
• Yuguang rebuked Hiruzen Sarutobi, insisted the reward was deserved, and asked Ling Feng whether he was satisfied.
• Ling Feng politely called the reward too generous, but Yuguang confirmed it and promised to begin work on the mansion.
• Kiryū Sanki glared at Ling Feng but lost his nerve and followed Yuguang out of the conference room.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi hinted that Ling Feng should refuse the costly reward, but Ling Feng said Yuguang had insisted on giving it to him and then left to train.
• Jiraiya asked Hiruzen Sarutobi what the Sannin would need to accomplish to receive mansions, and Tsunade and Orochimaru looked eager to know too.

After receiving a large residence as a reward, Ling Feng used his System Shop points to learn the Yin Seal and Mystical Palm Technique while training for the coming Chunin Ninja Exams. A month later, he inspected his completed home and was greeted by fifty servants sent by Lord Yuguang.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi refused the Sannin’s complaints about Ling Feng’s lavish reward and stormed off.
• Ling Feng found few suitable ANBU missions, discussed his residence with the foreman, and returned to training.
• Ling Feng spent 1,000 points to learn the Yin Seal and 100 points to learn the Mystical Palm Technique.
• Ling Feng trained for a month, steadily building chakra reserves and learning to activate the Yin Seal instantly.
• Ling Feng inspected his completed residence, thanked the foreman, and met the fifty servants Lord Yuguang had sent.