Chapter Summaries

Kakashi returned Team 7 to Konoha after Naruto’s encounter with Uchiha Liu Feng left him withdrawn and resentful. After Naruto attacked Sasuke, Kakashi reported Liu Feng’s disclosure to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who asked Kakashi for his view.

• Kakashi explained to Sakura that Kirigakure’s Uchiha belonged to the Main Family, and Sasuke asked whether Liu Feng was stronger than Itachi.
• After Sasuke expressed hatred toward Liu Feng, Naruto punched him and nearly let the Nine-Tails’ chakra erupt.
• Kakashi knocked Sasuke unconscious, calmed Naruto, and escorted Team 7 back to Konoha.
• Kakashi instructed Sakura to keep Sasuke from confronting Naruto, then reported to Hiruzen that Liu Feng had told Naruto the truth.
• Hiruzen grew suspicious of Liu Feng’s motives and asked Kakashi what he thought.

Hiruzen Sarutobi worried that Uchiha Liu Feng might target Naruto Uzumaki and considered what to do if Naruto turned against Konoha. Liu Feng traveled to the Land of Wind to meet Rasa through Orochimaru, who began probing him about the upcoming Chunin Ninja Exams.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi dismissed Kakashi after ordering him to watch Naruto Uzumaki, then summoned Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu to discuss Liu Feng's contact with Naruto.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu left the decision to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who considered eliminating Naruto if he hated Konoha and hoped Liu Feng meant Konoha no harm.
• After receiving Orochimaru's message arranging a meeting with Rasa, Liu Feng set out for the Land of Wind with Pakura.
• Liu Feng met Orochimaru in the desert, where Orochimaru said they could meet Fourth Kazekage Rosha the next day and asked about Konoha's upcoming Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Liu Feng told Orochimaru that Kirigakure would participate in the Chunin Ninja Exams.

Liu Feng revealed his Wood Style to Orochimaru, who became eager to learn how he had obtained it. The next day, Pakura confronted Fourth Kazekage Rosha to take revenge, while Liu Feng and Orochimaru watched; Rosha tried to threaten Liu Feng with the prospect of war.

• Liu Feng assured Orochimaru that Kirigakure would only observe the Chunin Ninja Exams and then demonstrated Wood Style, leaving Orochimaru curious about how he had obtained it.
• Orochimaru told Liu Feng about his plan to destroy Konoha, and Liu Feng did not object to hearing it.
• The next day, Rosha arrived with two guards, and Liu Feng told Pakura to handle him herself.
• Pakura confronted Rosha, while Orochimaru asked Liu Feng for Rosha's corpse to study his Magnet Release; Liu Feng agreed if Pakura left it intact.
• Rosha asked whether Liu Feng intended to start a war with Sunagakure, and Liu Feng questioned whether the struggling village could pose a threat.

Pakura fought Rasa while Liu Feng and Orochimaru prevented him from escaping and eliminated his reinforcements. Liu Feng pulled Rasa back and allowed Pakura to face him alone, leaving their battle underway as she launched a Scorch Release Rasengan.

• Liu Feng ordered Pakura to attack Rasa and Orochimaru to deal with the two Sunagakure Jonin.
• Pakura melted through Rasa’s Gold Sand defenses, while Orochimaru’s snakes killed the two Jonin.
• Pakura wounded Rasa and threatened him with Great Fire Annihilation, prompting him to flee.
• Liu Feng used Banshō Ten'in to drag Rasa back and told Pakura to fight him without his open assistance.
• Rasa used Great Burial of Gold Sand against Pakura, who countered with Scorching Release: Rasengan.

Pakura defeated and killed Rasa after he tried to bury her under a mass of Gold Sand, while Orochimaru prepared to impersonate the Fourth Kazekage. Liu Feng and Pakura left the Land of Wind and headed back to Kirigakure, where Pakura expected to face more duties.

• Pakura repeatedly attacked Rasa with Scorching Release, and he tried to evade her while his body dried out.
• Rasa struck Pakura with Gold Sand, but she escaped with Substitution Technique and then avoided his crushing Gold Sand attack by diving underground.
• Pakura used Scorching Release: Vapor Kill to kill the badly wounded Rasa, leaving Orochimaru to lament the loss of his research value.
• Orochimaru decided to use the Vanishing Facial Copy Technique to impersonate Rasa and continue his plan.
• Liu Feng left the Land of Wind with Pakura, who told him she felt relieved after getting revenge.
• Liu Feng warned Pakura that she would have more responsibilities after returning to Kirigakure, and they continued on their way back.

Liu Feng brought Kirigakure Genin and Hinata to Konoha for the Chunin Ninja Exams, intending to watch events unfold. After arriving, he sent Hinata to visit the Hyuga Clan Compound with Kushina while he escorted the Genin to their lodging.

• Liu Feng ordered Pakura to gather recently graduated Genin for Konoha's Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Liu Feng asked Hinata whether she wanted to visit Konoha, and she agreed after he reassured her he was not sending her back to the Hyuga clan.
• Karin Uzumaki asked to accompany Liu Feng, but Kushina knocked her unconscious; Tsunade checked her and confirmed she was fine.
• Kushina, Konan, Hinata, and Kirigakure Genin traveled with Liu Feng to Konoha, while Tsunade, Mikoto, and Mei Terumi stayed behind.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Konoha High Command decided to receive Liu Feng and Kirigakure's delegation despite suspecting his intentions.
• After arriving in Konoha, Hinata went with Kushina to visit the Hyuga Clan Compound, and Liu Feng led Kirigakure's Genin to their assigned lodgings.

Liu Feng took Konan around Konoha while Hiruzen Sarutobi worried about Naruto Uzumaki’s growing strength and Liu Feng’s influence. Hyuga Hiashi demanded Hinata’s return, but Hinata chose to stay in Kirigakure, and the Chunin Exams began two days later.

• Liu Feng took Konan around Konoha, while Hiruzen Sarutobi kept watch and worried about Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuga.
• Hyuga Hiashi confronted Liu Feng and demanded that Hinata return to the Hyuga clan.
• Hinata told Hyuga Hiashi that she wanted to stay in Kirigakure, and Liu Feng said he would respect her choice.
• Hyuga Hiashi left without Hinata, while Kushina Uzumaki said she had wanted to beat him up.
• Two days later, the Chunin Exams began, and Liu Feng did not cause trouble in Konoha.

Liu Feng watched Orochimaru infiltrate Konoha during the Chunin Ninja Exams, then spent the exam’s month-long break sightseeing while Konoha’s leaders worried about a coming crisis. Jiraiya returned to Konoha and learned that Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted him to meet Naruto Uzumaki, who had grown resentful toward the village.

• Liu Feng spotted Orochimaru disguised as a female Kusagakure ninja before the second-stage exam began.
• Liu Feng left the Forest of Death with Konan, Hinata, and Kushina, noting that Naruto Uzumaki seemed to be cooperating with the Nine-Tails.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi worried that Orochimaru’s infiltration could trigger turmoil that Konoha was too weakened to survive.
• Several Kirigakure Genin qualified for the third stage, which was scheduled to begin in a month.
• Konan told Liu Feng she had encountered Jiraiya while shopping in Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Jiraiya to visit Naruto Uzumaki and persuade him to let go of his resentment toward Konoha.

Jiraiya visited Naruto after learning of his hatred for Konoha and found him living in a dilapidated house, but Naruto shut the door on his attempt to become his teacher. Liu Feng watched the encounter and anticipated Naruto might become a Rogue Ninja, while Kushina tried to guess what Liu Feng was planning.

• Jiraiya asked Hiruzen Sarutobi about Uchiha Liu Feng's contact with Naruto, and Hiruzen asked Jiraiya to stay in Konoha because of the dangers facing the village.
• Jiraiya visited Naruto at the run-down house Hiruzen had assigned him and was angered by Naruto's living conditions.
• Jiraiya offered to become Naruto's teacher, but Naruto shut the door in his face.
• Liu Feng watched Jiraiya's visit and thought Naruto's hatred might lead him to become a Rogue Ninja.
• Kushina asked Liu Feng what he was plotting, but he denied having a plan to destroy Konoha.

Hanabi Hyuga sneaked away from home to find her sister Hinata, who was staying with Liu Feng. After Hinata returned and reunited with Hanabi, Kushina teased the younger girl and asked her to come to Kirigakure, prompting Liu Feng to warn that Hyuga Hiashi would fight him if she were abducted.

• Kushina answered the door and found Hanabi Hyuga, who had come looking for Hinata; Liu Feng identified her as Hyuga Hiashi's younger daughter.
• Kushina pinched Hanabi's cheeks and teased her, and Hanabi escaped her grasp and hid behind Liu Feng.
• Liu Feng learned Hanabi had sneaked out to see her sister and predicted Hyuga Hiashi already knew she was gone.
• Kushina pretended she would tell Hiashi, frightening Hanabi, then relented when the girl pleaded with her.
• Konan returned with Hinata, and Hanabi rushed to greet her; Hinata realized the girl was her younger sister.
• Kushina again pinched Hanabi's cheeks and invited her to Kirigakure, while Liu Feng warned that Hiashi would fight him if he took Hanabi away.

Hanabi met Hinata and asked her to return to the Hyuga clan, but Hinata chose to stay in Kirigakure. Liu Feng invited the Hyuga clan to relocate there, and Hyuga Hiashi took Hanabi home after Kushina confronted him.

• Hanabi asked Hinata to return home with her, but Hinata said she was used to living in Kirigakure.
• Liu Feng invited the Hyuga clan to move to Kirigakure, and Hanabi agreed to tell her father about the offer.
• Hyuga Hiashi arrived and sternly ordered Hanabi to come home.
• Kushina berated Hyuga Hiashi for losing his temper at his daughter and threatened him with her chakra.
• Liu Feng sent Hanabi back with Hyuga Hiashi, then reminded Kushina to consider Hinata's feelings.

Hyuga Hiashi weighed Liu Feng’s invitation for the Hyuga clan to move to Kirigakure but decided to delay responding. Nearly a month later, Liu Feng attended the Chunin Exams’ final round and predicted Naruto Uzumaki would win.

• Hanabi Hyuga told Hyuga Hiashi that Liu Feng had invited the Hyuga clan to Kirigakure, and Hiashi let her go without punishment.
• Hyuga Hiashi considered the advantages and risks of leaving Konoha, then decided to discuss the proposal with the clan’s elders and pretend he had not heard it from Hanabi.
• Liu Feng, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Orochimaru disguised as the Fourth Kazekage attended the Chunin Exams’ final round, where Sasuke Uchiha’s delayed arrival postponed his match with Gaara.
• Orochimaru asked Liu Feng why he was watching Naruto Uzumaki, and Liu Feng predicted Naruto would win because the Nine-Tails would help him.

During the Chunin Exams, Naruto Uzumaki defeated Neji Hyuga with dangerous brutality, and Uchiha Sasuke arrived just in time to fight Gaara. Liu Feng left the arena, then warned Kushina that Konoha was about to descend into chaos and sent her to protect Hinata and the Kirigakure Genin.

• Naruto Uzumaki defeated Neji Hyuga so ruthlessly that the referee had to stop him before Neji Hyuga was killed.
• The remaining Kirigakure Genin was eliminated, while Liu Feng showed no sign of anger.
• Uchiha Sasuke arrived late for his final match against Gaara, and Liu Feng left the arena with Kushina.
• Orochimaru, disguised as Rasa, watched Uchiha Sasuke injure Gaara with Chidori and noted that Liu Feng's absence would make his plans easier.
• Liu Feng told Kushina that Konoha was about to fall into chaos and instructed her to protect Hinata and the Kirigakure Genin.

Orochimaru launched the Konoha Crush Plan while disguised as the Fourth Kazekage, trapping Hiruzen Sarutobi in a barrier as Konoha came under attack. Naruto joined the assault against Konoha, and the chapter ended with him confronting Kakashi Hatake using Rasengan.

• Kabuto Yakushi put spectators to sleep as Shukaku rampaged and Sunagakure and Otogakure ninja attacked Konoha.
• Orochimaru revealed himself to Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the Sound Four sealed them inside the Four Violet Flames Formation.
• Jiraiya arrived and confronted Orochimaru while Kushina learned that Pakura had killed Rosha and Liu Feng had not joined the attack.
• Naruto Uzumaki attacked Konoha's ninja, declaring that he wanted to destroy the village, and Kakashi Hatake moved to stop him.
• Naruto used Rasengan one-handed as Jiraiya regretted leaving him in Konoha.

Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to make the First Hokage and Second Hokage attack Hiruzen Sarutobi, while Naruto fought Jiraiya with seven tails unleashed. Hinata and Konan went to check on Hanabi, leaving Liu Feng to watch the battle as Hiruzen neared collapse.

• Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama, then controlled them to attack Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Kushina remarked on Orochimaru's skill as Hiruzen faced the First Hokage, the Second Hokage, and Orochimaru at once.
• Hinata asked Liu Feng to let her check on Hanabi, and he sent Konan to accompany her.
• Kushina followed Hinata and Konan, and Liu Feng sent the Kirigakure Genin with them.
• Liu Feng watched Hiruzen struggle against his opponents as Kakashi approached and asked to speak with him.

Kakashi failed to persuade Liu Feng to help Konoha, while the village began pushing back the invading Sunagakure and Otogakure forces. As Hiruzen Sarutobi used the Reaper Death Seal against Orochimaru, Liu Feng disrupted the Shinigami with a Black Rod, leaving Hiruzen stunned.

• Kakashi asked Liu Feng to help Konoha, but Liu Feng demanded that Konoha submit to Kirigakure, so Kakashi left without an agreement.
• Baki ordered Temari to take Gaara and retreat as the Sunagakure ninja suffered losses, while the Otogakure ninja continued fighting.
• Might Guy told Kakashi that the giant snakes had been eliminated and asked how they could save Hiruzen Sarutobi, but Kakashi said they could not break the Four Violet Flames Formation without Liu Feng's help.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi used the Reaper Death Seal and grabbed Orochimaru, who tried to stab him with the Kusanagi Sword and escape.
• Liu Feng pierced the Shinigami with a Black Rod, making it fade away and leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi stunned.

After Liu Feng helped end the battle, Hiruzen Sarutobi died, Orochimaru escaped, and Naruto Uzumaki left Konoha. In the aftermath, Hyuga Hiashi considered Liu Feng’s offer, then agreed to lead the Hyuga clan to Kirigakure.

• Liu Feng destroyed the Shinigami and broke the Four Violet Flames Formation, and Orochimaru killed Hiruzen Sarutobi before fleeing with the Sound Four.
• Jiraiya pursued Orochimaru but failed to catch him, while Liu Feng told Naruto Uzumaki to leave Konoha.
• Naruto Uzumaki left Konoha, and Liu Feng met Kushina, Konan, and the others at the Hyuga Clan Compound.
• Liu Feng pressed Hyuga Hiashi to decide whether the Hyuga clan would join Kirigakure, and Hiashi asked for time to consult the elders.
• Hyuga Hiashi returned the next morning and told Liu Feng that the Hyuga clan was willing to join Kirigakure.

Hyuga Hiashi chose to take the Hyuga clan from Konoha to Kirigakure with Liu Feng. Konoha's leaders tried to stop them, but Jiraiya let the clan leave rather than risk a conflict with Liu Feng.

• Hyuga Hiashi told Liu Feng that the Hyuga clan had finished packing, and Liu Feng sent the clan members into Kamui Kong Space before leaving with Hiashi and Hanabi Hyuga.
• Konoha's leaders discovered the Hyuga compound had been emptied and pursued Liu Feng and the Hyuga representatives.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu demanded that Hyuga Hiashi and the clan members stay in Konoha, while Liu Feng warned them not to obstruct the departure.
• Hyuga Hiashi told Jiraiya that Konoha no longer had anything worth staying for and confirmed the clan's decision to leave.
• Jiraiya declared that the Hyuga clan had nothing to do with Konoha anymore and led Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu back.

After Liu Feng led Hyuga Hiashi and the Hyuga clan to Kirigakure, Jiraiya agreed to become Konoha's Fifth Hokage, frustrating Danzo's bid for the position. In Kirigakure, Hyuga Hiashi admired the village's prosperity and began hoping Liu Feng would conquer the other nations.

• After Liu Feng left with Hyuga Hiashi, Jiraiya told Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu that Konoha could do little to stop the Hyuga clan from defecting.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu asked Jiraiya to become the Fifth Hokage, and Jiraiya agreed to keep Danzo from taking the position.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu announced Jiraiya's appointment before Sarutobi's funeral, and Danzo threatened them before leaving.
• Liu Feng brought the Hyuga clan to Kirigakure and left Mei Terumi to arrange their accommodations.
• Hyuga Hiashi admired Kirigakure's prosperity and wondered whether Liu Feng could conquer the other great nations.
• Liu Feng told Tsunade that he had something to discuss with her.

Tsunade learned that Orochimaru had used Impure World Reincarnation on the First and Second Hokage and killed Hiruzen Sarutobi, so Liu Feng took her to Orochimaru’s territory in the Land of Fields. Orochimaru was surprised to see them and sensed trouble.

• Kushina teased Tsunade with news about her grandfathers, and Konan explained that Orochimaru had revived the First and Second Hokage with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Kushina told Tsunade that Orochimaru had killed Hiruzen Sarutobi, leaving Tsunade upset despite her estrangement from him.
• Tsunade decided to confront Orochimaru over his use of her grandfathers’ souls, and Liu Feng took her through a Space-Time Portal.
• Kushina asked Mikoto to take her after Liu Feng and Tsunade, but left when Mikoto asked her to help with housework.
• Liu Feng brought Tsunade to the Land of Fields, where Orochimaru asked why they had come and sensed something was wrong.