Recaps

Ye Chen protected Old Mr. Yu while fighting Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi, then learned that two Akatsuki members had arrived to rescue Orochimaru. After Orochimaru dispelled the genjutsu, Ye Chen restored his sight and saw one of the newcomers.

• Orochimaru ordered Kabuto Yakushi to kill Old Mr. Yu, but Ye Chen attacked Kabuto while avoiding the genjutsu by sealing off his sight.
• Kabuto Yakushi escaped underground after Ye Chen's palm strike missed, and Ye Chen urged Old Mr. Yu to leave.
• Old Mr. Yu refused to flee, explained that he had come to check on the unconscious players, and encouraged Ye Chen to fight.
• Orochimaru called out two concealed Akatsuki members, who said their mission was to get him out and reminded him of his promise.
• Ye Chen identified the youthful speaker as Deidara and deduced that the silent partner was Sasori; after Orochimaru ended the genjutsu, Ye Chen restored his sight and saw a blond newcomer.

Ye Chen fought Deidara and Sasori of the Red Sands outside Hidden Jun Village, stopping Deidara’s clay bombs from reaching the village while trying to keep Sasori from approaching it. The battle continued as Ye Chen split his attention between the two enemies, with Chidori forming in his left hand.

• Deidara launched clay bombs toward Hidden Jun Village, and Ye Chen sent Old Mr. Yu back to safety.
• Ye Chen used Lightning Release: Lightning Blade to detonate Deidara’s bombs in midair before they could hit the village.
• Deidara escaped into the sky on a clay bird and taunted Ye Chen, threatening the village.
• Ye Chen fired a remotely controlled Lightning Spear at Deidara while watching Sasori of the Red Sands, who had been edging toward the village.
• Ye Chen formed Chidori in his left hand as he prepared to face Sasori without committing all his attention to Deidara.

Ye Chen fought Sasori of the Red Sands as Sasori used Puppet Performance: Human Body Manipulation to seize control of Hidden Jun Village’s players. The chapter left Ye Chen forced to draw on the Power of Nature to isolate the battlefield while the Third Kazekage puppet blocked his lightning attacks.

• Sasori of the Red Sands sent chakra threads toward Hidden Jun Village, but Old Mr. Yu resisted the first thread because of his strong mental power.
• Ye Chen attacked Sasori with Lightning Release: Five-Lightning Prison to interrupt his attempt to control the villagers.
• Sasori brought out the Third Kazekage puppet, whose Magnet Release raised a black wall that absorbed Ye Chen’s lightning attacks.
• More chakra threads pierced Old Mr. Yu and the villagers, taking control of their bodies and driving them toward the battle.
• Unable to attack the controlled players without risking their permanent deletion, Ye Chen began mobilizing the Power of Nature to create an isolated battlefield.

Ye Chen failed to use his simulated Kamui Domain to transport five targets before Granny Qianyin returned and offered to handle Naruto Uzumaki and Orochimaru. The chapter ended with Granny Qianyin hinting that she had obtained a magical treasure on an overseas immortal mountain.

• Naruto Uzumaki released the Tailed Beast inside him, and Kurama took control as Naruto transformed with four tails.
• Ye Chen realized that Naruto, Sasori of the Red Sands, Deidara, Orochimaru, and his partner all threatened the Hidden Jun Village and tried to transport them with his Kamui Domain.
• Ye Chen's first attempt failed when the power of nature gathered around him dispersed.
• Granny Qianyin appeared and told Ye Chen to deal with his targets while she handled Naruto Uzumaki and Orochimaru.
• Granny Qianyin said she had gone to an immortal mountain overseas to seek a magical treasure.

Ye Chen fought Deidara and his partner inside his independent space while Granny Qianyin explained that their linked minds let them communicate across the Kamui Domain. The chapter left Ye Chen asking her about Three Immortals Mountain as the battle continued.

• Granny Qianyin scolded Ye Chen back to the battle and explained that their minds remained connected inside the Kamui Domain.
• Ye Chen shielded himself from incoming attacks, then vanished with Deidara and his partner as Granny Qianyin rushed toward another battlefield.
• Falcon's Eye defended his livestream after viewers complained, showed them the battlefield, and calmed the chat with help from viewers.
• Ye Chen fought Deidara and his partner in his independent space while continuing to communicate with Granny Qianyin.
• Ye Chen sent Deidara and his partner flying with a psychic blast and asked Granny Qianyin what Three Immortals Mountain was.

Ye Chen learned from Granny Qianyin that Three Immortals Mountain was the ancestral home of summoning beasts and that she had gone there to retrieve the Summoning Jade. As the fight continued, Ye Chen realized Granny Qianyin’s unknown origins might explain her influence over powerful summoning beasts, while she hinted that he would one day deal with Three Immortals Mountain.

• Granny Qianyin told Ye Chen that Three Immortals Mountain was a group of overseas immortal islands and the ancestral home of most summoning beast clans.
• Granny Qianyin explained that she had fetched the ancient Summoning Jade, which could restrict summoning beasts and protect Hidden Jun Village from attacks.
• Ye Chen asked whether Granny Qianyin came from Three Immortals Mountain, and she said she was the last of her clan.
• Ye Chen recalled that Granny Qianyin’s information panel showed only unknowns and suspected she had helped Raijin summon Azure Bird: Thunderclap.
• Granny Qianyin refused to say how many native races remained on Three Immortals Mountain, calling the matter a secret of heaven and predicting Ye Chen would deal with the place in the future.

Ye Chen kept Deidara and Sasori trapped in his Kamui Domain while Granny Qianyin protected Hidden Jun Village from the destructive battle between Orochimaru and Naruto Uzumaki. As Naruto gathered chakra in his mouth, the clash outside the village continued to escalate.

• Ye Chen overwhelmed Deidara and Sasori in his Kamui Domain, nullifying their attacks and redirecting their bombs and puppets through space-time wormholes.
• Granny Qianyin suggested killing Orochimaru and Naruto Uzumaki, but Ye Chen refused and asked her to protect the village while leaving the fighters to battle each other.
• Granny Qianyin used the Summoning Jade to spread a curtain of light around Hidden Jun Village, deflecting the destructive winds and chakra turbulence.
• Orochimaru used the Kusanagi Sword to send Naruto Uzumaki in his Tailed Beast Transformation flying, but the blade could not pierce his body.
• Naruto Uzumaki gathered chakra, scorching heat, and boiling blood vapor in his mouth while facing Orochimaru.

Naruto Uzumaki unleashed a Tailed Beast Bomb against Orochimaru’s Triple Rashomon, destroying all three gates and leaving Orochimaru battered. Orochimaru survived with his Snake Shedding Technique, but Naruto, fully transformed into a beast, began gathering chakra for another attack.

• Orochimaru summoned Triple Rashomon as Naruto Uzumaki gathered a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Falcon's Eye retreated to a safer distance after the battlefield tremors shook his camera.
• Naruto Uzumaki fired the Tailed Beast Bomb, which forced all three Rashomon gates underground and blasted Orochimaru into a crater.
• Orochimaru shed his ruined body and emerged alive from its mouth.
• Orochimaru taunted Naruto Uzumaki, who ignored him and began gathering chakra again.

Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi escaped with the unconscious Sasuke Uchiha while Ye Chen fought Deidara's duo. Yamato arrived from Konoha and subdued Naruto Uzumaki's rampage, leaving Ye Chen relieved that the reinforcements had finally come.

• Orochimaru called Kabuto Yakushi, and they fled with the unconscious Sasuke Uchiha while no one on the battlefield could stop them.
• Naruto Uzumaki, still transformed and out of control, continued attacking the woods outside the Hidden Jun Village.
• Yamato arrived from Konoha and used his Wood Style technique to calm Kurama and return Naruto Uzumaki to his original form.
• Medical ninja rushed in to treat the severely burned, faceless Naruto Uzumaki.
• Granny Qianyin told Ye Chen what had happened, and Ye Chen welcomed the arrival of Konoha's reinforcements.

Ye Chen released Deidara and Sasori of the Red Sands, then watched as Deidara charged toward Hidden Jun Village and Granny Qianyin drove him off with a powerful attack. Deidara escaped, leaving Ye Chen to consider that Granny Qianyin might be stronger than Kage level.

• Ye Chen told Granny Qianyin he would let Deidara and Sasori of the Red Sands leave, asking her to stop them only if they approached Hidden Jun Village.
• Ye Chen returned Deidara and Sasori from the Kamui Domain to reality, and the two fled in separate directions.
• Deidara charged toward Hidden Jun Village while Ye Chen followed, confident that Granny Qianyin would protect the village.
• Granny Qianyin struck Deidara with a giant bird-wing-shaped phantom, and Deidara escaped underground using the Substitution Jutsu.
• Ye Chen tracked Deidara with the system's Target Lock and watched him flee, then judged Granny Qianyin's strength to be at least mid Kage level.

Granny Qianyin drove Deidara away, reassured Ye Chen, and withdrew Hidden Jun Village's defensive barrier. Meanwhile, Deidara's duo pursued Gaara to capture One-Tail Shukaku, and they easily overpowered him.

• Granny Qianyin told Ye Chen she would not harm him and withdrew the village's defensive barrier before returning to her Summoning Hut.
• Ye Chen explained that Orochimaru had targeted Sasuke Uchiha and Deidara's duo had come for the Tailed Beasts, while he had tried to keep Hidden Jun Village out of the conflict.
• Orochimaru and Deidara's duo fled after discovering how powerful Ye Chen was, and Orochimaru abandoned his agreement with them.
• Deidara's duo went after Gaara to capture One-Tail Shukaku, and they easily overpowered the exhausted Genin.

Deidara and Sasori defeated One-Tail Shukaku and carried Gaara away while the allied players debated how to respond to the threat of two Kage Level fighters. The chapter left the players focused on keeping the Amegakure mercenaries surrounded despite Gaara’s capture.

• Deidara and Sasori overwhelmed One-Tail Shukaku and took Gaara away after Hidden Jun Village’s Chief failed to intervene.
• Falcon's Eye reported the battle’s outcome to Master of Open Stratagems and returned to the main battlefield.
• Master of Open Stratagems warned the legion that fighting two Kage Level enemies alongside over a hundred Amegakure mercenaries could lead to heavy losses.
• Emperor of Sinking argued for using human-wave tactics and luring the enemies toward Hidden Jun Village, but Master of Open Stratagems said the fighters would avoid the village.
• Dai Xiaomei mediated the quarrel between Master of Open Stratagems and Emperor of Sinking, and Master of Open Stratagems proposed ignoring the Kage Level fighters while keeping the mercenaries surrounded.
• Falcon's Eye reported that Deidara and his partner had sealed One-Tail Shukaku inside Gaara and carried Gaara away.

After Deidara's duo abducted Gaara, Kakashi Hatake pursued them while the Hidden Jun Village players continued fighting the Amegakure mercenary ninja. The players' coordinated attacks battered the mercenaries, who launched a desperate counterattack as the chapter ended with their chakra techniques colliding overhead.

• Master of Open Stratagems ordered the Hidden Jun Village players to keep closing in and secretly slow the NPCs to maximize battle merit.
• Kakashi Hatake led elite jonin in pursuit of Deidara's duo, leaving the players to bear the main fight against the Amegakure mercenary ninja.
• Master of Open Stratagems coordinated the players' Rasengan, which countered the mercenaries' Water Release: Waterfall Flow and Water Release: Water Encampment Wall.
• The players attacked in echelons with Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, destroying the mercenaries' water walls and vaporizing many of their ranks.
• The remaining Amegakure mercenary ninja counterattacked with Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique, and their water dragons collided with the players' Rasenshuriken.

The Amegakure mercenaries’ water dragon collapsed under the Hidden Jun Village players’ Rasenshuriken, and the resulting Chakra storm devastated both forces and killed many Genin. After the “Guard the Village” event ended, players received their rewards, including Old Yu Next Door, whose unusual 5,000 Battle Merit Points and S-Rank Death-Substitution Puppet sparked widespread curiosity about his identity.

• The Hidden Jun Village players’ Rasenshuriken destroyed the Amegakure mercenaries’ water dragon, triggering a Chakra storm that tore through both sides and the unprotected Genin.
• The surviving Amegakure mercenaries were killed, the event ended, and the players who had died revived as the system announced battle merit and item rewards.
• The system awarded Old Yu Next Door 5,000 Battle Merit Points and an S-Rank Death-Substitution Puppet for his courage against a formidable foe.
• Players and livestream viewers speculated about Old Yu Next Door’s identity until others revealed that he was the elderly man who had cursed Orochimaru on the broadcast.

Old Mr. Yu gave the young players a brief blessing before leaving them to enjoy the village’s mystery-box rewards. Back home, Ye Chen reached peak Kage level and learned the Flying Thunder God Technique and Impure World Reincarnation.

• The players recognized Old Mr. Yu and invited him to speak at their gathering.
• Old Mr. Yu wished the young people to enjoy their precious time, then left the crowd.
• The players shared their mystery-box rewards, and the gathering returned to a cheerful mood.
• Ye Chen received 600,000 chakra from player feedback and advanced to peak Kage level.
• Ye Chen unlocked the Flying Thunder God Technique and Impure World Reincarnation.

After receiving powerful rewards, Ye Chen obtained the Seven Star Sword and began hatching another S-rank battle pet egg. The system then announced that his village qualified for an upgrade, leaving him wondering if another closed beta was about to begin.

• Ye Chen received the Impure World Reincarnation technique and the Seven Star Sword from the system.
• Ye Chen tested the Seven Star Sword and considered how it could counter enemies who relied on persuasive words.
• Ye Chen reflected on how the Seven-Star Snail let him use nature's power to replicate techniques such as Susanoo and Kamui Domain.
• Ye Chen put a newly acquired S-rank battle pet egg into the battle pet space to hatch.
• The system announced that Ye Chen's village met the requirements for an upgrade, and Ye Chen asked if another closed beta could begin.

Ye Chen upgraded the ninja village and received Anbu Headquarters, a Teleportation Barrier, and a set of A-rank Five Elements Ninjutsu. The barrier gave him a way to reconnect Hidden Jun Village and Kusagakure, and he planned to renovate Kusagakure before the sixth closed beta test.

• Ye Chen accepted the ninja village upgrade and opened the upgrade gift package.
• Ye Chen received five A-rank Five Elements Ninjutsu and listed the techniques in the shop for players to redeem.
• Ye Chen received Anbu Headquarters and a Teleportation Barrier as the upgrade’s supporting facilities.
• Ye Chen realized the Teleportation Barrier could connect Hidden Jun Village and Kusagakure, making it possible to manage both locations together.
• Ye Chen planned to seal off Kusagakure, renovate and expand it, and prepare for the 288 players expected in the sixth closed beta test.

Ye Chen arranged for Granny Qianyin to manage Hidden Jun Village and launched recruitment for the sixth closed beta. After the 288 new players quickly filled the slots, he rode out of the village and sensed hidden visitors watching him.

• Ye Chen planned to build a network of Teleportation Barriers and collect tolls, then asked Granny Qianyin to manage Hidden Jun Village.
• The game's official forum buzzed as an advertisement announced the sixth closed beta and its 288 recruitment slots.
• Netizens rushed to apply, and the slots filled before Ye Chen had expected.
• Ye Chen rode a little donkey out of Hidden Jun Village after the new players arrived and the veteran players began recruiting them.
• Ye Chen used the system's surveillance function to inspect visitors watching him from the shadows.

Ye Chen encountered Jiraiya, who questioned him about his origins, forbidden techniques, and how the Hidden Jun Village learned the Rasengan. Ye Chen offered only vague claims about his family's ancient heritage, leaving Jiraiya without an explanation for the village's widespread mastery of the technique.

• Ye Chen spotted Jiraiya waiting in the woods and called him out.
• Jiraiya asked who Ye Chen was, where he came from, and how he knew so many forbidden and secret techniques.
• Ye Chen said his family's heritage was ancient and connected to the sages, while refusing to give details.
• Jiraiya asked how Ye Chen's people learned the Rasengan, and Ye Chen joked that he had copied it secretly.
• Jiraiya then demanded to know how Ye Chen had taught most of the Hidden Jun Village's shinobi the Rasengan, but Ye Chen again cited his family's heritage and refused to explain.

Ye Chen convinced Jiraiya that his extraordinary abilities came from Ōtsutsuki heritage by revealing knowledge of Gamabunta’s prophecy. Jiraiya accepted the explanation and set aside his suspicions, leaving Ye Chen’s fabricated identity vouched for by a powerful ally.

• Jiraiya angrily questioned Ye Chen about whether his family heritage had enabled him to master the Rasengan.
• Ye Chen claimed descent from the Ōtsutsuki Clan and cited Gamabunta’s prophecy, which convinced Jiraiya of his supposed identity.
• Jiraiya accepted Ye Chen’s explanation, bowed to no further suspicion, and privately connected Ye Chen’s abilities and village’s growth to his heritage.
• Jiraiya asked whether Ye Chen’s talent for mastering kekkei genkai secret techniques also came from his family, and Ye Chen firmly agreed.
• Jiraiya said he had accomplished one of his objectives for the visit, while Ye Chen inferred that Jiraiya had come to question him.

Ye Chen learned that Jiraiya had some history with Granny Qianyin, then discovered Jiraiya was startled by their Summoning Contract. Jiraiya began a personal Blood Alliance Contract with Ye Chen, claiming it would dispel other ninja villages’ suspicions, but Ye Chen pulled away and demanded an explanation.

• Jiraiya asked Ye Chen how he and Granny Qianyin had met, and Ye Chen said they were summoning partners who had signed a Summoning Contract.
• Jiraiya reacted with shock, and Ye Chen teased him about his past with Granny Qianyin.
• Jiraiya revealed the hidden Summoning Mark on Ye Chen’s palm and confirmed the contract was genuine.
• Jiraiya bit his finger and began drawing a Blood Alliance Contract on Ye Chen’s arm.
• Ye Chen pulled free and challenged Jiraiya, who said the pact was personal and meant to dispel other ninja villages’ suspicions.

Ye Chen declined Jiraiya’s offer of a blood pact but promised never to act against Konoha. Concerned that Jiraiya’s expedition to Amegakure could be dangerous, Ye Chen arranged to meet him in Hidden Jun Village and travel with him.

• Jiraiya explained that he wanted a blood pact to protect Ye Chen and monitor him, but Ye Chen politely refused and pledged to support Konoha.
• Jiraiya revealed that he had come at Tsunade’s request and planned to retrieve young talents from other villages before exploring Amegakure.
• Ye Chen warned Jiraiya that Amegakure was dangerous and offered to join the expedition after handling his other business.
• Jiraiya agreed to wait for Ye Chen in Hidden Jun Village, where he planned to visit an old friend.
• Ye Chen offered Jiraiya his little donkey to ride to Hidden Jun Village.

Ye Chen assigned Hidden Jun Village’s players to infiltrate the Land of Rain and gather intelligence on Amegakure. The new event set the village’s players buzzing and organizing into teams as veteran players prepared to take part.

• Jiraiya declined Ye Chen’s proposal and left to seek out elite experts from the major ninja villages.
• Ye Chen asked Granny Qianyin to monitor Jiraiya, then decided to have Hidden Jun Village’s players investigate Amegakure instead of infiltrating it himself.
• Ye Chen launched the “Explore Amegakure” event, framing it as retaliation for Amegakure’s alleged border violations.
• Players argued over the event and the game’s developers, while veteran players prepared to participate and players began forming event groups.

Ye Chen rebuilt the former site of Kusagakure as a new ninja village, shaping it into Hidden Jun Village’s intelligence center and defensive bulwark. He installed the Anbu and Teleportation Barrier but still needed to find trustworthy natives to lead the Anbu.

• Players in Hidden Jun Village grew excited about the new event and organized themselves to earn war merit points.
• Ye Chen sealed the former site of Kusagakure and used the system to renovate its buildings and reorganize its districts.
• Ye Chen designated the new village as an intelligence center and defensive bulwark, planning for natives to fill the Anbu’s key positions while players handled support and missions.
• Ye Chen installed the Anbu building in the village’s central district and converted the former Kusakage’s residence into an office complex.
• Ye Chen placed the Teleportation Barrier near the Legion Headquarters area.

Ye Chen built a guarded Teleportation Barrier and planned to have Daoist Master Sanfeng study a hidden counterpart near his residence so the array could be modified and used to investigate Amegakure. As Hidden Jun Village’s players crossed into the Land of Rain for the event, the Glory Legion lost contact with its Vanguard Squad.

• Ye Chen completed the Teleportation Barrier near legion headquarters and considered ways to reduce its construction costs.
• Ye Chen planned to use the system to guide Daoist Master Sanfeng toward the hidden Teleportation Barrier near the Village Chief's residence.
• Ye Chen hoped Sanfeng would modify the array so it could be replicated and help investigate Amegakure alongside Jiraiya.
• When the event began, Hidden Jun Village players crossed the border and headed toward the Land of Rain to earn Battle Merit Points.
• A hurried message in the Glory Legion's chat channel told Ye Chen that the Vanguard Squad had gone completely silent.