Recaps

Xuan Zhe defeated Kimimaro, while Tsunade used a genjutsu to defeat Tayuya, Sakon, and Ukon. Xuan Zhe recruited Kimimaro, and the group moved to Xuan Zhe's Mansion after the battle damaged the Small Wooden House.

• Xuan Zhe used the Substitution Technique to evade Kimimaro's attack and held a blade to his neck.
• Tsunade released her Yin Seal and trapped Tayuya, Sakon, and Ukon in a large-scale genjutsu.
• Sakon and Ukon entered their second cursed seal state and fought Tayuya and the illusions, but Tayuya eventually killed them within the genjutsu.
• Tsunade's genjutsu overwhelmed Tayuya, and the Sound Ninja were defeated.
• Xuan Zhe persuaded Kimimaro to join him instead of killing him.
• Xuan Zhe and Tsunade decided to move the group to Xuan Zhe's Mansion in the Senju Clan Compound.

After Kimimaro told Xuan Zhe about Otogakure and its leaders, Xuan Zhe learned that Madara Uchiha and Kabuto Yakushi were behind the Sound Ninja and intended to target Sasuke. Xuan Zhe returned to his room and shared some of what he had learned with Tsunade, while Nawaki’s attempt to spy on Kimimaro ended in embarrassment.

• Xuan Zhe introduced Kimimaro to Nawaki, and Tsunade assigned rooms for the returning group.
• Xuan Zhe questioned Kimimaro, who explained how he had been recruited into a village where orphans fought for Cursed Seals and body modifications.
• Kimimaro identified Madara Uchiha and Kabuto Yakushi as the people behind Otogakure, leading Xuan Zhe to suspect they wanted Sasuke for his Sharingan.
• Nawaki tried to eavesdrop on Xuan Zhe and Kimimaro but stumbled when Xuan Zhe opened the door, then hurried away.
• Xuan Zhe told Tsunade some of the information he had learned from Kimimaro.

Xuan Zhe and Tsunade resumed training Sasuke and Sakura while Kimimaro and Nawaki went to the market, where Yinzi tried to claim Kimimaro and sent a guard to capture him. The guard pursued Kimimaro into Xuan Zhe’s territory, where someone caught his wrist just before his attack landed.

• Xuan Zhe planned Sasuke’s next training after the fight with Otogakure, while Tsunade supervised Sakura and the two resumed practice in Xuan Zhe’s garden.
• Nawaki took Kimimaro to the market to get him new clothes, where Yinzi introduced herself and demanded to know his name.
• Kimimaro refused Yinzi and defended himself with bone spikes when she grabbed his shoulder, prompting her guards to intervene.
• Yinzi sent a guard to attack Kimimaro, who retreated with Nawaki toward Xuan Zhe’s residence as the guard pursued them.
• The guard lunged at Kimimaro after entering Xuan Zhe’s territory, but an unseen person caught his wrist.

Xuan Zhe fought two expert bodyguards who could not overcome his defenses, then pursued the tall one after they fled. The tall bodyguard dropped to his knees and kowtowed when Xuan Zhe cornered him.

• Xuan Zhe restrained a bodyguard, dodged his knife attacks, and blocked and broke apart his Great Fireball Technique with Black Blade.
• The bodyguard summoned his brother, and the two bodyguards teamed up to fight Xuan Zhe to a standstill.
• The two bodyguards fled in different directions, and Xuan Zhe chased the tall one.
• Xuan Zhe pressed the tall bodyguard with relentless attacks until the man dropped to his knees and began kowtowing.

Xuan Zhe fought off Uchiha Qingche, who had ambushed him, then became caught in a dispute after Yinzi’s man was killed. Yinzi blamed the Uchiha Clan, and the clan’s person in charge hurried to find Xuan Zhe as the conflict escalated.

• A hidden attacker threw Shuriken at Xuan Zhe and the kneeling bodyguard, killing the bodyguard while Xuan Zhe defended himself.
• Uchiha Qingche attacked Xuan Zhe with blades, Fire Release, and Sharingan genjutsu, but Xuan Zhe revealed himself to be a clone and counterattacked.
• Uchiha Qingche drew the First Hokage's Sword and blocked Xuan Zhe’s assault, forcing Xuan Zhe to withdraw and leave the fight at a stalemate.
• Yinzi confronted Xuan Zhe about her missing man, and Xuan Zhe told her that the man was dead.
• Yinzi’s people surrounded Xuan Zhe, but she denied responsibility for the death and accused someone from the Uchiha Clan.
• Yinzi sent several people to the Uchiha Compound, causing chaos there, and the clan’s person in charge went to find Xuan Zhe.

Xuan Zhe agreed to find Uchiha Qingche for Yinzi within three days, then went to the Bounty Exchange to obtain intelligence. After the exchange’s men attacked him and he learned that his own head was listed for a bounty, assassins surrounded him, and he struck first.

• Xuan Zhe told Yinzi that Uchiha Qingche had defected and agreed to find him within three days.
• Xuan Zhe went to the Bounty Exchange, where two guards attacked him after refusing to let him meet the person in charge.
• Dongla Xishe appeared, and Xuan Zhe obtained intelligence without paying for it.
• Xuan Zhe realized the exchange had exposed him and that his head was worth a large bounty.
• Several Shinobi attacked Xuan Zhe together, and he charged at them.

Xuan Zhe lured his pursuers into explosive tags and defeated nearly all of them, but Uchiha Qingche appeared and attacked him with support from Sasori's team and Deidara. Xuan Zhe severed Qingche's arm, then found himself surrounded by hidden attackers and explosive birds, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Xuan Zhe led his pursuers into the woods and detonated explosive tags, taking down more than ninety percent of them.
• Xuan Zhe killed the last survivor after the man tried to attack him and then begged for mercy.
• Uchiha Qingche confronted Xuan Zhe and charged at him, but Xuan Zhe's Flying Thunder God Slash severed Qingche's right arm.
• Sasori's team revealed themselves, with Deidara overhead, and they surrounded Xuan Zhe with attacks from multiple directions.
• Xuan Zhe blocked a barrage of hidden weapons with Black Blade, while Deidara sent explosive birds at him.

Xuan Zhe escaped Sasori and hid in a nearby town, where he intervened when a man attacked a woman. After beating the man until he withdrew, Xuan Zhe faced the woman, Meyako.

• Xuan Zhe split Sasori's protective shell and forced him to reveal his real body before escaping into the shadows.
• Xuan Zhe fled Sasori and headed to a nearby town, deciding to stay away from Konoha and strike back at the Akatsuki on his own terms.
• Xuan Zhe saw a man whipping a woman and challenged him for beating her in the street.
• The man attacked Xuan Zhe with a switch, but Xuan Zhe dodged every blow and repeatedly struck him with his palms.
• The man tried to negotiate, threatened to fight to the death, then retreated and left.
• Meyako stared at Xuan Zhe as he stood before her.

Meyako followed Xuan Zhe after accusing him of ruining her reputation, but a hostile man returned and challenged him. Xuan Zhe overwhelmed Miyagi Ippei in a fight, leaving Miyagi Ippei unable to escape and demanding respect.

• Meyako followed Xuan Zhe and blamed him for ruining her reputation, while Xuan Zhe dismissed her and kept walking.
• A hostile man returned, threatened Xuan Zhe, and attacked him; Xuan Zhe struck back without mercy.
• Miyagi Ippei attacked Xuan Zhe for ten minutes, but Xuan Zhe dodged every strike and insulted him.
• Xuan Zhe counterattacked and sent Miyagi Ippei flying, then prevented him from fleeing.
• Miyagi Ippei demanded respect, but Xuan Zhe refused and told him to carry on if he wanted.

Xuan Zhe defeated Miyagi Ippei and tried to get away from Meyako, who remained determined to make him her husband. Miyamoto Sansei confronted Xuan Zhe, but Xuan Zhe dismissed his threats.

• Miyagi Ippei attacked Xuan Zhe with Fire Release: Young Dragon, but Xuan Zhe repeatedly struck him until he knelt and kowtowed.
• Xuan Zhe left Miyagi Ippei, while Meyako followed and accused him of ruining her reputation.
• Xuan Zhe tried to shake Meyako off and insulted her appearance, but she decided to torment him until he became her husband.
• Miyamoto Sansei confronted Xuan Zhe and threatened to attack, but Xuan Zhe showed him contempt.

Xuan Zhe defeated Miyamoto Sansei despite his Transparent Shield and secured an agreement before setting out with Meyako still determined to follow him. As they departed town, three figures attacked them with kunai.

• Xuan Zhe repeatedly struck Miyamoto Sansei and exposed his Transparent Shield as useless against him.
• Miyamoto Sansei apologized and agreed to follow Xuan Zhe after a blade threatened his heart.
• Xuan Zhe left town after resting there for several days, while Meyako refused to stop following him.
• Three figures threw kunai at Xuan Zhe and Meyako, and Xuan Zhe dodged as the attackers retreated.

Xuan Zhe defeated an ambusher whose power rebounded attacks against him, while Sansheng finished the man with a strike through the heart. The group continued toward Konoha, but Lord Sasori suddenly ambushed them.

• An ambusher attacked Xuan Zhe while carrying Meyako's body, but his blows repeatedly missed.
• Xuan Zhe discovered that attacks against the man rebounded, so he dodged and refused to strike back until the man became enraged.
• When the man's defenses faltered, Xuan Zhe punched him away and Sansheng pierced his heart from behind.
• The group set off for Konoha after dealing with the pursuers.
• Lord Sasori appeared and immediately attacked the group at close range.

Xuan Zhe held off Sasori’s attacks and kept provoking Uchiha Qingche after a hidden strike crippled Qingche’s left hand. The chapter ended with Qingche realizing Xuan Zhe was trying to fish for information about his Double-Kill Technique.

• Sasori ambushed Xuan Zhe, but Xuan Zhe blocked his close-combat attacks without being injured.
• Sasori used Water Release and then Fire Release, but Xuan Zhe avoided or blocked every attack while Sansheng stayed hidden nearby.
• Sasori took to Deidara’s great bird and attacked Xuan Zhe with explosives, but the bombardment achieved nothing.
• Uchiha Qingche emerged from hiding, and a blade signaled by Xuan Zhe pierced his left hand, leaving his arm nearly severed.
• Xuan Zhe taunted Uchiha Qingche and asked about his Double-Kill Technique, prompting Qingche to realize he was fishing for information.

Xuan Zhe left Uchiha behind, trained his disciples, and went after Hidan and Kakuzu after Sansei found them. As Kakuzu attacked him on the road, Xuan Zhe faced the immortal duo without revealing where the other fighter was.

• Xuan Zhe walked away from Uchiha, who followed him without daring to fight after losing an arm.
• Xuan Zhe returned to Konoha, trained his disciples, and sent Miyamoto Sansei to watch for their enemies.
• Sansei found Hidan and Kakuzu, and Xuan Zhe set out to confront them.
• Yinzi demanded to know where Uchiha Qingche was, but Xuan Zhe said he was still trying to catch him and left.
• Xuan Zhe confronted Kakuzu and Hidan during their mission, and Kakuzu attacked him.

Xuan Zhe overwhelmed Kakuzu and Hidan with stealth attacks and Flying Thunder God techniques. Kakuzu fled, leaving Hidan trapped in a frustrating fight with Xuan Zhe.

• Kakuzu attacked Xuan Zhe repeatedly, but Xuan Zhe dodged and struck him with a Rasengan, costing Kakuzu one life.
• Xuan Zhe followed with a sword attack and Flying Thunder God Slash, taking two more of Kakuzu’s lives.
• Kakuzu retreated from the fight and abandoned Hidan.
• Xuan Zhe used Flying Thunder God to repeatedly strike Hidan while evading his scythe.
• Hidan demanded to know what Xuan Zhe wanted, but Xuan Zhe admitted he was simply messing with him.

Xuan Zhe pursued Hidan and then fought Obito, repeatedly exploiting Obito’s need to become solid before using his spatial ability. Obito eventually accused Xuan Zhe of deliberately demonstrating how dangerous he would be to provoke.

• Xuan Zhe attacked Hidan, who blocked his strikes and fled while Xuan Zhe chased him.
• Obito intervened to protect Hidan and traded blows with Xuan Zhe, but Xuan Zhe’s relentless attacks forced Obito to retreat.
• Xuan Zhe struck Obito with a palm and kept attacking, preventing him from becoming solid long enough to escape into his space.
• After a prolonged standoff, Obito told Xuan Zhe he had deliberately attacked to show how dangerous he was to provoke.
• Xuan Zhe asked whether Obito had figured that out or was merely being full of himself again.

Xuan Zhe drove Obito away, then encountered a young woman being threatened by a group of people in town and defeated her attackers. When Omiya Moto challenged him, Xuan Zhe calmly blocked his attacks and kept striking him even after Omiya Moto asked to talk.

• Obito stayed behind out of stubbornness after Xuan Zhe left, while White Zetsu reported that Xuan Zhe had truly gone.
• Xuan Zhe and his companion reached a town and found a young woman surrounded by people preparing to attack her.
• Xuan Zhe knocked down the attackers and beat them again with a snap of his fingers.
• Omiya Moto confronted Xuan Zhe and attacked him with a kunai, but Xuan Zhe calmly blocked every strike.
• Omiya Moto asked to talk, and Xuan Zhe struck him with another palm.

Xuan Zhe beat Omiya Moto, then refused Yoshiko Kawashima’s proposal and fought off men who had ambushed him for his money. One attacker revealed that Omiya Moto had spread the rumor that Xuan Zhe carried a hundred million, deliberately drawing people after him.

• Xuan Zhe chased Omiya Moto and beat him until Omiya Moto offered to pay a hundred million to settle their dispute.
• Omiya Moto lost his possessions and was left deeply in debt after Xuan Zhe departed.
• Yoshiko Kawashima confessed that she wanted to spend her life with Xuan Zhe, but he rejected her and tried to leave; she pursued him.
• Two armed men blocked Xuan Zhe in hopes of taking the hundred million, and he beat one before the other knelt and begged for mercy.
• Xuan Zhe questioned the remaining man, who admitted that Omiya Moto had spread the rumor about Xuan Zhe’s money to attract attackers.

Xuan Zhe went with Yoshiko Kawashima to hide at her home, where he was interrupted by a Bounty Hunter seeking the reward on his head. After killing the hunter, Xuan Zhe turned on another watcher and chased him down.

• Yoshiko Kawashima invited Xuan Zhe to her home, intending to get him alone, and he accepted because he needed a place to hide.
• A Bounty Hunter broke into Yoshiko Kawashima's home and repeatedly attacked Xuan Zhe, who dodged and struck him with his palms.
• The Bounty Hunter opened the first gate of the Eight Gates Released Formation, but Xuan Zhe used Flying Thunder God Slash to pierce his heart and kill him.
• Xuan Zhe charged at a man who had been watching from the shadows and threatened him for spying.
• The watcher tried to flee, but Xuan Zhe chased him and swung a fist at him.

Xuan Zhe took a treasure map from a man he had forced to surrender and followed Yoshiko Kawashima to the Land of Women. There, he fought Hinata and began using Flying Thunder God to evade her attacks and set up spatial coordinates.

• Xuan Zhe threatened his opponent until the man handed over a map to treasure hidden in the Land of Women.
• Yoshiko Kawashima warned Xuan Zhe that the map led to the Land of Women, but he said he was not afraid of Jiraiya.
• Xuan Zhe, Yoshiko Kawashima, and Miyamoto Sansei entered the Land of Women at night and were quickly surrounded by its warriors.
• Yoshiko Kawashima identified Xuan Zhe as her man while he fought Hinata, one of the women’s elite warriors.
• Hinata unleashed chakra whips, but Xuan Zhe used Flying Thunder God to evade her and throw marked weapons to establish spatial coordinates.

Xuan Zhe and Sansheng stole a powerful pearl from the forbidden grounds while Hinata was occupied fighting Xuan Zhe. The next morning, Hinata confronted them and attacked Xuan Zhe, but he continued to evade her strikes.

• Xuan Zhe used Flying Thunder God to attack Hinata, who countered his marked weapons and unleashed her version 2.0 mode.
• Sansheng appeared, and he, Xuan Zhe, and their companion fled after taking a pearl that contained a hidden space capable of holding treasures and people.
• Hinata learned that someone had broken into the forbidden grounds, while the three rested in town and planned to return to Konoha.
• The next morning, Hinata and the warriors of the Land of Women surrounded the three as they left the inn.
• Hinata drew her blade and repeatedly attacked Xuan Zhe, but he remained calm and evaded every strike.

Hinata brought Xuan Zhe home, then worried about his leaving after her period stopped. When a force of bachelors attacked the Land of Women, Xuan Zhe fought them off and stopped a summoned rhinoceros from reaching the city gate.

• Hinata persuaded Xuan Zhe to come home with her, and after about ten days her period stopped.
• Hinata worried that Xuan Zhe would leave once his mission ended, but a high-level alarm called him outside.
• A Single Men Army attacked the city gates, and Xuan Zhe intervened, knocking back the attackers.
• Xuan Zhe used Flying Thunder God Slash repeatedly against a man who had unleashed Water Severing Wave, wounding him.
• The man summoned a rhinoceros and sent it charging at the gate, but Xuan Zhe entered Sage Mode, stopped it by its horns, and hurled it away.

Xuan Zhe defeated Matsushita after Matsushita tried to fight and negotiate, then returned to Konoha to guide his disciple. He arrived with Sansheng and headed toward a commotion.

• Matsushita stepped out to confront Xuan Zhe and introduced himself as a member of the Matsushita Group.
• Matsushita attacked Xuan Zhe with a kunai, but Xuan Zhe countered with the Flying Thunder God Slash and pierced Matsushita's heart.
• The people nearby fled, and Xuan Zhe returned to rest.
• The next morning, Xuan Zhe traveled to Konoha to guide his disciple.
• Sansheng joined Xuan Zhe, and the two heard a commotion ahead as they walked.

Xuan Zhe broke up a gang's harassment of a woman, then left her furious when he refused her demand that he marry her. Later, Ichiro attacked Xuan Zhe in an ambush but recognized him and begged forgiveness before an unseen attacker suddenly stabbed him.

• Xuan Zhe beat the thugs who had been bullying a woman and sent their ringleader fleeing.
• The woman repeatedly demanded that Xuan Zhe marry her, but he refused and walked away as she followed him.
• Xuan Zhe trained with Kimimaro and gave advice to Sansheng late into the night.
• Ichiro ambushed Xuan Zhe, recognized his black blade, dropped to his knees, and begged forgiveness.
• Xuan Zhe let Ichiro go, but an unseen attacker stabbed Ichiro through the chest before Xuan Zhe could intervene.

Xuan Zhe rejected Higashimura Sanxiong’s offer to join Kara and fought off his attacks. Sanxiong fled, but Xuan Zhe pursued him and teamed up with Obito, whose intangibility thwarted Sanxiong’s strikes.

• Xuan Zhe blocked Sanxiong’s attacks and refused Kara’s invitation, despite Sanxiong’s repeated demands.
• Sanxiong unleashed energy attacks, but Xuan Zhe protected himself with Senjutsu Flower Vine.
• Sanxiong fled, and Xuan Zhe chased him because Sanxiong had killed a Konoha Shinobi.
• Obito appeared, and Xuan Zhe asked him to help deal with Sanxiong.
• Sanxiong’s Light Beam Wave passed through Obito, who struck him and evaded his counterattacks with his intangibility.