Chapter Summaries

Mu Feng killed Hozuki Mangetsu with Wood Release and Chidori, then concealed his Wood Release wounds before fleeing toward the Uchiha Clan Compound. Kakashi witnessed the fight and was inspired by Mu Feng’s lightning technique, while three Konoha Anbu arrived.

• Mu Feng used Wood Release and Chidori to overcome Hozuki Mangetsu’s Hydrification Technique and kill him.
• Mu Feng gained Hozuki Mangetsu’s swordsmanship and received several boosts to his abilities from the system.
• Mu Feng reflected on the Eight Gates Released Formation’s limitations and decided to develop his ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu.
• Mu Feng altered Hozuki Mangetsu’s wounds to hide his Wood Release, then fled toward the Uchiha Clan Compound as figures approached from Konoha.
• Kakashi watched Mu Feng’s victory, became fascinated by Chidori, and picked up the White Fang Short Sword as three masked Konoha Anbu appeared.

After Hozuki Mangetsu was killed, Konoha investigated the battle while Kakashi remained unconscious and unable to explain what happened. Mu Feng returned to the Uchiha Clan Compound, reviewed his gains, and saw that his strength had reached Jonin as he opened the System Shop.

• Konoha Anbu found Kakashi beside Hozuki Mangetsu's corpse and brought him back to the village while one member stayed to cover up the scene.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned of Mangetsu's death and ordered a thorough search for infiltrators before the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Mu Feng recovered from the Eight Gates Released Formation and counted his gains, including 2,000 Blackening Points, all Five Nature Transformations, and Hozuki Mangetsu's Swordsmanship.
• Mu Feng checked his Status Panel and found his overall strength had risen from Elite Chunin to Jonin.
• Mu Feng opened the System Shop.

After Mu Feng decided to save his Blackening Points, Kakashi woke in Konoha Hospital and told Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo that Mu Feng had killed the Kirigakure Jonin. Hiruzen summoned Mu Feng to question him about the battle, leaving Mu Feng facing the Hokage and Danzo.

• Mu Feng browsed the system store, considered several upgrades and a sword, then chose to save his 2000 Blackening Points.
• Kakashi woke in Konoha Hospital, where an Anbu member told him that Hiruzen Sarutobi wished to summon him.
• Kakashi told Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo that Mu Feng had fought beside him and killed the Kirigakure Jonin.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo suspected Mu Feng had concealed his abilities and ordered an investigation into his whereabouts.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Mu Feng, then asked whether he had killed the Kirigakure Jonin.

Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Mu Feng to enter Konoha’s Chunin Ninja Exams early and guard against interference from other villages. Mu Feng accepted the dangerous mission after his system offered a reward, and Kakashi arrived at his home as he prepared for the exams.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Mu Feng that he would take the Chunin Ninja Exams early and watch for enemy ninja, while Danzo remained silent beside him.
• The system issued Mu Feng a mission to qualify as a Chunin, offering 1,000 Blackening Points and threatening a penalty if he failed.
• Mu Feng accepted, and Hiruzen Sarutobi said the exams would begin in seven days and that Mu Feng would participate alone.
• News of Mu Feng’s entry spread among his former classmates, and Kurenai Yuhi worried about his safety.
• Mu Feng studied the three exam rounds and judged that his abilities could let him face even Jonin disguised as candidates.
• Kakashi arrived at Mu Feng’s home, still wrapped in bandages.

Kakashi visited Mu Feng to thank him for saving his life and admitted Mu Feng was stronger than him. Mu Feng reassured his friends about the Chunin Ninja Exams, accepted Kurenai Yuhi’s charm, and prepared for the exams while considering how to end up on her team.

• Kakashi thanked Mu Feng for saving him, asked about Chidori, and left determined to surpass him after admitting Mu Feng was stronger.
• Kakashi told Kurenai Yuhi, Obito, Guy, and the others that Mu Feng was stronger than him, leaving them astonished by his injuries.
• Mu Feng invited his friends inside and explained that the Third Hokage had personally selected him for the Chunin Ninja Exams, prompting Asuma, Obito, and Guy to vow to catch up with him.
• Kurenai Yuhi gave Mu Feng a handmade Peace Charm and accepted his offer to treat her to ramen after the exams.
• Mu Feng tucked away Kurenai’s charm, considered asking the Third Hokage to place them on the same team, and began preparing for the exams.

Mu Feng attended Konoha’s Chunin Ninja Exams as a solo candidate and recognized Kisame Hoshigaki among the Kirigakure group. The written test began, and Mu Feng searched for candidates planted to provide answers.

• Mu Feng arrived at the written exam and drew attention because he was an Uchiha taking the exams alone.
• Mu Feng recognized Kisame Hoshigaki among the Kirigakure candidates, while Kisame and his teammates discussed avoiding a direct confrontation with him.
• Inoichi Yamanaka entered, explained the exam procedures, and had the candidates collect their forms and number tags.
• Mu Feng identified a planted candidate seated diagonally ahead of him as the exam papers were handed out and the test began.

Mu Feng passed the first Chunin Exam by copying another candidate’s answers with his Sharingan, then headed to the Forest of Death for the second exam. Namiashi Raidō explained the scroll-collection rules, and the candidates prepared to enter the forest.

• Mu Feng copied a nearby ninja’s answers with his Sharingan and handed in a nearly perfect paper early.
• The Assistant Examiner caught a candidate cheating, while more candidates worked out that the written exam tested their ability to gather information.
• The first exam ended with 32 of 53 candidates passing, including Kisame Hoshigaki.
• Mu Feng and the other successful candidates went to Training Ground 44, the Forest of Death, for the second exam.
• Namiashi Raidō had the candidates sign consent forms and explained that teams needed to collect both Heaven and Earth scrolls and reach the central tower within three days.

Mu Feng entered the Forest of Death alone with an Earth scroll, drawing the attention of several teams. Meanwhile, Torune, Hana Inuzuka, and Hokado Hyuga avoided targeting him until a clash with Kumogakure sent both groups toward a nearby battle involving Mu Feng.

• Kumogakure and Kisame Hoshigaki's team noticed that Mu Feng had an Earth scroll and discussed the risks of challenging him alone.
• Mu Feng entered the Forest of Death through the third entrance after a Konoha Ninja warned him that other villages might target him.
• Torune, Hana Inuzuka, and Hokado Hyuga decided to seek another Earth-scroll team rather than confront Mu Feng, but a Kumogakure team demanded their scroll.
• The Kumogakure and Konoha teams heard fighting nearby and rushed toward it after Hokado Hyuga used his Byakugan to spot Mu Feng among the fighters.

Mu Feng fought three Kirigakure ninja in the Forest of Death and overwhelmed them with his speed and taijutsu. He killed two of them and turned toward the last while Kumogakure and Konoha observers watched.

• Three Kirigakure ninja confronted Mu Feng and demanded his scroll, but he refused and challenged them to attack.
• Mu Feng activated his Sharingan and knocked Yutian unconscious with a single punch.
• The Kirigakure captain warned Chongyue and launched Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique at Mu Feng.
• Hokado Hyuga noticed Mu Feng's chakra circulating as though he was preparing a jutsu, while Hana Inuzuka and three Kumogakure ninja watched.
• Mu Feng used Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall, reached Chongyue, and snapped his neck before facing the last Kirigakure ninja.

Mu Feng defeated the Kirigakure squad and took their Heaven Scroll, then pursued the fleeing Cloud Ninja squad. Hokado Hyuga’s team watched him leave and set out to find an Earth Scroll.

• Mu Feng killed the last Kirigakure ninja with shuriken, leaving the squad’s Heaven Scroll behind.
• Hana Inuzuka and Hokado Hyuga realized the Chunin Ninja Exams could involve deadly combat after seeing Mu Feng’s efficiency.
• The three Cloud Ninjas decided to retreat after judging Mu Feng and Hokado Hyuga’s team too dangerous to confront.
• Mu Feng caught the Cloud Ninjas trying to leave and chased after their squad leader when they split up.
• Hokado Hyuga’s team emerged from hiding and went to search for a team carrying an Earth Scroll.

Mu Feng took the Earth Scroll from a Yugakure squad and headed to the Forest of Death rendezvous point as the second exam neared its end. In the monitoring room, Namiashi Raidō reflected on Mu Feng and Kisame Hoshigaki’s strength and hoped they would face off in the third round.

• Mu Feng defeated a Yugakure squad, took its Earth Scroll, and left its surviving ninja behind.
• Squads across the Forest of Death avoided Mu Feng and Kisame Hoshigaki, who had gained reputations as dangerous opponents.
• Mu Feng decided the second exam was nearly over and headed for the rendezvous point.
• Namiashi Raidō watched Mu Feng’s performance and considered how his presence had affected the exam and Konoha’s results.
• Namiashi Raidō left the monitoring room, hoping the third round would pit Mu Feng Uchiha against Kisame Hoshigaki.

Hana Inuzuka’s team reached the Forest of Death rendezvous tower just before the exam ended, where the remaining candidates gathered and passed the scroll inspection. As the candidates were escorted out, Shiosui Nara warned Mu Feng about Kisame Hoshigaki, and Mu Feng said he was no Chunin either, leaving their expected match anticipated.

• Hana Inuzuka, Hokado Hyuga, and Yuna Torune reached the rendezvous tower with a matching pair of scrolls and met Shiosui Nara’s team.
• Shiosui Nara told Hokado Hyuga that both Cloud Ninja teams had been eliminated, one by Mu Feng and the other by Kisame Hoshigaki.
• Thirteen candidates gathered in the tower, including Mu Feng and Kisame Hoshigaki, and Namiashi Raidō confirmed their scrolls and announced that the third exam would begin in one day.
• Namiashi Raidō warned the candidates not to attack one another during the break, or they would be disqualified and expelled from Konoha.
• As the candidates were escorted out of the Forest of Death, Shiosui Nara warned Mu Feng that Kisame Hoshigaki was powerful, and Mu Feng replied that he was no Chunin either.

After the second Chunin Ninja Exam, Hiruzen Sarutobi considered how Konoha could use the final stage to strengthen its standing, while Mu Feng reunited with his worried friends. The chapter ended with Asuma Sarutobi vowing to surpass Mu Feng.

• Namiashi Raidō reported Mu Feng Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki’s strength to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who told him not to worry about Mu Feng.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi considered the third exam’s political importance, noted Kumogakure’s elimination, and planned the matchups for the thirteen remaining candidates.
• Obito, Kurenai Yuhi, Guy, and their classmates waited anxiously outside the Forest of Death until the successful candidates emerged.
• Mu Feng left the group to reassure his friends, describing the exam’s dangers without admitting that he had killed and injured other genin.
• Mu Feng and his friends went to Ichiraku to celebrate, where Asuma Sarutobi silently vowed to surpass him.

Mu Feng and the other genin gathered for the third Chunin Exam, where Namiashi Raidō explained the one-on-one preliminaries and finals. Mu Feng received a bye into the finals and suspected the matchups had been rigged, hoping to face Kisame Hoshigaki later.

• Namiashi Raidō explained that the third exam would use one-on-one battles and that performance, not merely surviving, would determine who passed.
• Hokado Hyuga drew number 7, and Hana Inuzuka had Graymaru draw number 3.
• The genin drew their lots and learned their preliminary opponents, including Hokado Hyuga and Shiosui Nara facing Kirigakure ninjas.
• Kisame Hoshigaki drew number 2, leaving number 0 for Mu Feng and sending Mu Feng directly to the finals.
• Mu Feng suspected the draw had been arranged to create advantageous matchups and hoped he would fight Kisame Hoshigaki in the finals.

Chōtō Akimichi defeated Okaji in the first match of the Chunin Ninja Exams’ Third Exam, and Kisame Hoshigaki faced Torune Aburame in the second. As Torune released his chakra-eating insects, Mu Feng wondered whether he could learn and develop the Aburame Clan’s secret technique.

• Chōtō Akimichi used Meat Tank to wear down Okaji, who surrendered after exhausting his chakra on Earth Release defenses.
• Namiashi Raidō declared Chōtō Akimichi the winner of the first match.
• Kisame Hoshigaki and Torune Aburame began the second match, and Kisame charged at Torune with his greatsword.
• Torune Aburame released a cloud of chakra-eating insects, prompting Kisame to retreat.
• Mu Feng watched the insects and considered studying the Aburame Clan’s secret technique.

Kisame Hoshigaki defeated Torune Aburame in the arena after countering Torune’s insect technique with Water Release and the Hidden Mist Technique. Afterward, Kakashi found Mu Feng and told him that Hiruzen Sarutobi had a temporary mission concerning the Chunin Ninja Exams.

• Shiosui Nara explained that Torune Aburame’s chakra-eating bugs were dangerous but had limitations.
• Kisame Hoshigaki used the Water Shark Bullet Technique and Hidden Mist Technique to keep Torune Aburame at a distance.
• Kisame Hoshigaki defeated Torune Aburame with a Water Dragon Bullet and was declared the winner.
• Mu Feng assessed Kisame Hoshigaki’s abilities and wondered whether he had mastered his famous dam-building ninjutsu.
• Kakashi told Mu Feng that Hiruzen Sarutobi had a temporary mission related to the Chunin Ninja Exams, and Mu Feng agreed to follow him.

Mu Feng and Kakashi met Minato Namikaze, who gave them a mission and offered to teach Mu Feng the Flying Thunder God Technique afterward. They set out with Minato’s marked daggers so he could come to their aid if they faced danger.

• Minato Namikaze arrived and introduced himself to Mu Feng and Kakashi as the Jonin assigned to help with their mission.
• Minato gave Mu Feng and Kakashi mission scrolls, and Kakashi reacted with shock to the information they contained.
• Mu Feng agreed to his part of the mission and asked Minato to teach him Flying Thunder God once it was over.
• Minato agreed to teach Mu Feng, while warning him that mastering the Space-Time Ninjutsu would depend on his aptitude.
• Minato gave Mu Feng and Kakashi specially marked daggers so he could support them if they encountered danger.

Mu Feng helped Kakashi understand how to control lightning chakra, then discovered a secret mission to assassinate enemy ninjas plotting against Konoha. After resting at home, he heard a knock at his door as the mission was about to begin.

• Kakashi asked Mu Feng how he had developed Chidori without being hurt by unruly lightning chakra.
• Mu Feng demonstrated the technique and advised Kakashi to build up his chakra and control through training.
• Mu Feng checked the system and received the hidden mission Shattering Illusions, which required him to defeat two enemy-village Chunin and offered the Flying Thunder God Technique as a reward.
• Mu Feng returned home to rest and prepare for the secret mission against Kirigakure and Kumogakure ninjas.
• Someone knocked on Mu Feng's front door as evening fell.

Mu Feng joined a Konoha Anbu squad as Red Fox for a mission to destroy a Kirigakure outpost. The squad launched its attack, and the five Kirigakure ninja split between fighting the attackers and fleeing.

• An Anbu ninja brought Mu Feng from the Uchiha Clan Compound and led him to a squad waiting outside Konoha.
• The rabbit-masked leader named Mu Feng Red Fox, briefed him on the mission, and assigned him to watch from the sidelines.
• The squad located the hidden Kirigakure outpost, and a sensory ninja confirmed that its occupants were inside.
• The five Kirigakure ninja discussed the disappearance of Lord Mangetsu and noticed the approaching Konoha ninja.
• Konoha Anbu attacked with explosive-tagged kunai, and the Kirigakure Jonin engaged the rabbit-masked leader as two others fought the second attacker and two fled.

Mu Feng and a sensory Anbu ninja intercepted two Kirigakure pursuers, but one proved to be a jonin and poisoned the Anbu’s arm. Mu Feng opened four of the Eight Gates and defeated both enemies; the rabbit-masked Anbu then arrived from the finished battle and noticed the sensory ninja’s injury.

• Mu Feng revealed his three-tomoe Sharingan as he and the sensory Anbu ninja confronted two Kirigakure ninja fleeing the hideout.
• The Kirigakure ninja wounded the sensory Anbu member with a poisoned kunai and revealed that he was a jonin.
• The two Kirigakure ninja tried to retreat, but Mu Feng opened four gates and overwhelmed them with his speed and strength.
• Mu Feng defeated both Kirigakure ninja, and the rabbit-masked Anbu arrived after the hideout battle and noticed the sensory ninja’s wound.