Chapter Summaries

Qianye Lan won the Chunin Ninja Exams but had to wait three days for the promotion list, leaving him worried about Kushina’s chances. He trained to combine wind-nature transformation with the Rasengan, making progress with shadow clones before the new technique went out of control and injured his hand.

• Qianye Lan defeated Uchiha Mikoto in the final, then reassured Kushina about her chances of becoming a Chunin as they walked home.
• Kushina teased Qianye Lan by biting his earlobe, while Uchiha Mikoto watched; the three later parted ways, and Kushina told Mito Uzumaki about the exams.
• Qianye Lan learned that the Chunin promotion list would be announced in three days and worried that Kushina might not be promoted.
• At the training ground, Qianye Lan tried adding wind-nature transformation to his Rasengan, failed repeatedly, and used Multiple Shadow Clone to accelerate his practice.
• After absorbing his clones’ training memories, Qianye Lan formed a pale blue Rasengan that combined nature and shape transformations, but it went out of control and left bloody marks on his hand.
• Tsunade saw Qianye Lan’s injury, walked over with concern, and gently took his hand.

Tsunade examined Qianye Lan's astonishing recovery and warned him not to let it make him careless, while he continued training and discovered that over a hundred Shadow Clones had failed at the same point. The next morning, Uchiha Mikoto took Qianye Lan aside to discuss something, leaving him baffled about her purpose.

• Tsunade found that Qianye Lan's injuries were healing at an extraordinary speed and warned him that his recovery ability could lead him to underestimate serious damage.
• Qianye Lan's Shadow Clones all failed at the same stage of Rasengan training, and the strain of absorbing their memories made him stop using them.
• Qianye Lan continued intense physical training, then fell asleep before noticing that Kushina had come by and tucked him in.
• The next morning, Uchiha Mikoto spoke privately with Kushina, then took Qianye Lan away to discuss something with him.

Uchiha Mikoto asked Qianye Lan to help deter a clan member who kept pestering her, and the two devised a plan to pretend to be close outside the Uchiha compound. As Qianye Lan put his arm around Mikoto near the compound, an angry voice interrupted them.

• Uchiha Mikoto asked Qianye Lan to help her get rid of a pest who kept pestering her, and he agreed in exchange for one small favor from her.
• When Mikoto realized an outsider could not enter the Uchiha compound, Qianye Lan suggested they stroll outside its entrance with his arm around her.
• Qianye Lan and Mikoto told Kushina about their plan, and Kushina encouraged him to cooperate while Mito Uzumaki advised Kushina to keep a closer eye on things.
• Qianye Lan and Mikoto walked together, shared dumplings, and approached the Uchiha Clan's compound.
• Qianye Lan slipped his arm around Mikoto's waist, and an angry voice called out.

Qianye Lan accepted Uchiha Fugaku’s taijutsu challenge after Uchiha Mikoto kissed him to prove their relationship. Qianye Lan overwhelmed Fugaku and left him unconscious, while Mikoto watched anxiously.

• Uchiha Fugaku confronted Qianye Lan for holding Uchiha Mikoto, but Mikoto told Fugaku to stop pestering her and kissed Qianye Lan to prove she liked him.
• Fugaku challenged Qianye Lan to a fight, claiming he would stay with Mikoto if he won; Qianye Lan accepted and insisted that Mikoto alone could decide whom she belonged to.
• Fugaku said he would fight using only taijutsu, and the two formed the Seal of Confrontation as Uchiha clan members gathered to watch.
• Qianye Lan caught Fugaku’s punch, endured his kick, then struck his abdomen and chin, sending him crashing to the ground unconscious.
• Qianye Lan wondered how Fugaku had passed out despite his attempt to hold back, while Mikoto had watched the fight with worry.

Qianye Lan exposed Uchiha Fugaku’s feigned unconsciousness and left with Uchiha Mikoto, who later returned home flustered. Back at home, Qianye Lan and Kushina fled when Tsunade announced she had cooked, as Tsunade and Mito Uzumaki had planned to help bring them closer.

• Qianye Lan realized Uchiha Fugaku was pretending to be unconscious, and Uchiha Mikoto kissed Qianye Lan as his reward before they left together.
• Uchiha Fugaku finally got up after being shaken awake and staggered away alone.
• Uchiha Mikoto returned home, where Uchiha Shizuka teased her about Qianye Lan and decided to tell Sosuke not to arrange a match for her.
• Qianye Lan found Kushina staring into the pool, and they sat together until Tsunade interrupted their quiet moment.
• When Tsunade said she had cooked, Qianye Lan and Kushina pretended they had to leave and ran off.
• Tsunade and Mito Uzumaki revealed they had expected the pair to flee and had used the meal to help their relationship along.

Qianye Lan and Kushina escaped Tsunade’s cooking and shared ramen at Ichiraku before heading home. Meanwhile, Uchiha Fugaku was scolded by his father and told to forget Mikoto, as Qianye Lan and Kushina returned to find Tsunade waiting in the courtyard.

• Qianye Lan and Kushina fled from Tsunade, then chose Ichiraku Ramen for dinner after Kushina realized she had no money.
• Qianye Lan treated Kushina to six servings of ramen, and Teuchi served them before they paid and left.
• Uchiha Shigure reprimanded Uchiha Fugaku for losing to someone younger and ordered him to forget Uchiha Mikoto, saying he had arranged another match for him.
• Uchiha Sosuke told Uchiha Shizuka that he had spoken to Shigure about Mikoto, while Uchiha Shizuka teased Mikoto about Qianye Lan.
• Qianye Lan reassured Kushina that Tsunade would not hold a grudge, but when they returned home, they found Tsunade waiting in the courtyard.

Qianye Lan, Kushina, and Uchiha Mikoto received their Chunin vests and went to celebrate at a dango shop. As Qianye Lan looked for a chance to soothe Mikoto’s lingering resentment, two girls asked to share their table, giving him an unexpected opportunity.

• Tsunade stopped Qianye Lan and Kushina, teased Qianye Lan about disliking her cooking, then let them go after Kushina flattered her.
• Kushina followed Qianye Lan to his room and listened as he recounted how he had helped Mikoto.
• A week later, Qianye Lan, Kushina, and Uchiha Mikoto received their Chunin vests alongside Minato Namikaze and a few others.
• Hatake Sakumo left to discuss Kushina with the Third Hokage, while the three newly promoted Chunin decided to celebrate at a dango shop.
• At the crowded shop, two girls asked to share Qianye Lan’s table, and he agreed, hoping the secluded seating would help him soothe Mikoto.

Qianye Lan secretly flirted with Uchiha Mikoto during a meal with Kushina, while Hatake Sakumo arranged a difficult escort mission for his three students. The chapter ended as Sakumo visited Mikoto’s home to tell her about the mission.

• Qianye Lan held Uchiha Mikoto’s hand under the table, and she hid her flushed face from Kushina by blaming the heat.
• Hatake Sakumo asked the Third Hokage about sending Kushina on missions with her former genin teammates, and the Hokage approved harder missions under Sakumo’s leadership.
• Hatake Sakumo selected an A-rank mission to escort medical supplies, equipment, and personnel to a border station past the Red Sand Mercenary Company’s base.
• Hatake Sakumo told Qianye Lan and Kushina to meet at Konoha Hospital in two days and gave them the mission scroll to study.
• Hatake Sakumo went to Uchiha Mikoto’s home to notify her about the mission, and Mikoto asked whether he had brought one.

Qianye Lan, Kushina, Uchiha Mikoto, and Hatake Sakumo began escorting medical workers and supplies on an A-rank mission. After reaching a dangerous canyon route, they scouted ahead while the Red Sand Mercenary Company waited to ambush the convoy at the second pass.

• Uchiha Mikoto received the mission scroll from Hatake Sakumo and was told to meet at Konoha Hospital.
• Kushina fell asleep against Qianye Lan while they waited, and Uchiha Mikoto and Hatake Sakumo arrived before the convoy set out with the medical staff.
• Hatake Sakumo assigned Uchiha Mikoto to reconnaissance, Qianye Lan to support her, and Kushina to protect the medical staff.
• The convoy traveled safely through Konoha's territory, then camped for the night as Qianye Lan and Hatake Sakumo took the first watch.
• Two days later, Qianye Lan scouted the first canyon pass with a Shadow Clone and reported it was safe to cross.
• At the second canyon pass, Hino Ryo asked when the convoy would arrive, and Akasuna Kotsu told him to wait based on his informant's estimate.

Qianye Lan's Shadow Clone killed Wind Cutter while scouting the second pass, and Qianye Lan and Hatake Sakumo then infiltrated the Red Sand Mercenary Company's final ambush site and wiped out Akasuna Kotsu's group. Afterward, Qianye Lan wondered whether the group had accumulated a large fortune.

• Qianye Lan sent a Shadow Clone with Explosive Tags to scout the second pass, where Wind Cutter approached and was killed in the explosion.
• Akasuna Kotsu realized the scout was a Shadow Clone and ordered his group to retreat to the third pass.
• Qianye Lan told Hatake Sakumo about the ambush, and they used two Shadow Clones to confirm the second pass was safe.
• Qianye Lan persuaded Hatake Sakumo to attack the mercenaries, and they left Kushina with his Flying Thunder God Kunai before setting out.
• Qianye Lan and Hatake Sakumo infiltrated the final ambush site, killed Akasuna Kotsu and his fighters, and Qianye Lan asked if they had amassed wealth.