Chapter Summaries

Itō Yuying secretly used a Senzu Bean to recover from his injuries, then revealed the beans and his Ki to Tobirama Senju, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Shimura Danzō. Tobirama wondered whether Ki was a form of Senjutsu as Yuying explained that a cat sage named Korin had taught him.

• Itō Yuying ate a Senzu Bean in the hospital and rapidly healed while Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō watched over him.
• The doctor mistook Itō Yuying's complete recovery for a final rally before death, so Yuying blasted off his bandages, performed flips, and announced that he was back.
• Itō Yuying thanked Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō, asked the doctor to pass a message to the bowl-cut kid in the green bodysuit, and flew with the two senior brothers to the Hokage Building.
• Tobirama Senju asked Itō Yuying to explain his recovery, and Yuying revealed that he had beans that could restore the body and that a cat sage named Korin had taught him Ki.
• Tobirama Senju considered whether Ki might be a kind of Senjutsu after Itō Yuying said his parents had received the beans from Korin in a hidden realm.

Itō Yuying explained how he learned Korin’s abilities, gave Tobirama Senju five Senzu Beans, and demonstrated his power to his friends at the training ground. The chapter ended with Yuying gathering ki to form a buzzing disc of energy as his companions watched in amazement.

• Itō Yuying told Tobirama Senju, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Shimura Danzō that his parents had learned Korin’s training methods but never signed a summoning contract or heard from Korin again.
• Yuying revealed that he had five Senzu Beans and handed them to Tobirama, who kept one to study while the others agreed to hold on to the rest for Yuying.
• Tobirama warned Danzō not to pressure Yuying for his family’s techniques and punished both Danzō and Hiruzen for their remarks.
• Yuying went to the training ground, where Jiraiya, Tsunade, Hatake Sakumo, Uchiha Hanyue, and Hyuga Yeyang asked about his recovery and the techniques he had promised to teach them.
• Yuying demonstrated an Energy Wave that destroyed a boulder and nearby trees, then began gathering ki to form a buzzing disc of energy.

Itō Yuying demonstrated the Destructo Disc and explained that his friends would need intense training to cultivate ki. When their training left them exhausted, he made Senzu Bean Soup to restore their energy, and the group resumed training with renewed enthusiasm.

• Itō Yuying sliced a huge cliffside rock with the Destructo Disc and explained ki to his friends, who began training to cultivate it.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō eavesdropped on the lesson, then joined Tobirama Senju in an increasingly intense training race.
• After a month, Tobirama Senju realized he needed Itō Yuying to inject primordial ki before he could sense his body's energy, while he kept training.
• Itō Yuying scolded his friends through their exhausting training and promised to find a way to help them recover.
• Itō Yuying diluted two Senzu Beans into a large pot of soup and brought bottles of it to training the next day.
• Jiraiya and the others drank the Senzu Bean Soup, regained their energy, and returned to training enthusiastically.

After three years of training and scrutiny, Itō Yuying began teaching his students how to cultivate ki, with Might Duy becoming the first to succeed. The others gradually began cultivating ki as well, and Tobirama Senju revealed that he had mastered it and gave Itō Yuying a scroll.

• Itō Yuying told his students that Tobirama Senju had approved their ki training and explained they would each have three chances to retain the ki he gave them.
• Might Duy accepted a wisp of ki, trained for months, and eventually succeeded, awakening heightened senses before collapsing from standing too quickly.
• Shimura Danzō and Sarutobi Hiruzen realized Might Duy could sense them; Itō Yuying admitted he had allowed them to observe and gave each of them a wisp of ki.
• Itō Yuying gave Orochimaru and Hatake Sakumo wisps of ki, and the remaining students began cultivating it over the following months.
• Tobirama Senju revealed he had successfully cultivated ki, thanked Itō Yuying, and gave him a scroll.

Itō Yuying struggled to understand the Flying Thunder God Technique while reconnecting with his grandparents and continuing his training. After sparring with Might Duy, he offered to teach him an energy technique.

• Itō Yuying studied the Flying Thunder God Technique after realizing Instant Transmission cost more exchange points than he had saved.
• Yiteng Yue visited Itō Yuying, then welcomed him home for dinner, where Itō Yuying ate an enormous meal before leaving.
• Itō Yuying made no progress with the technique for four months, and Tobirama Senju advised him to take his time.
• Itō Yuying visited the training ground and sparred with Might Duy, defeating him and restoring him with Senzu Bean Soup.
• Itō Yuying demonstrated an Energy Wave that pulverized a tree and offered to teach the technique to Might Duy.

Itō Yuying taught Might Duy how to form and fire an Energy Wave before Tobirama Senju assigned him a B-rank escort mission to the Land of Fire Capital. Itō Yuying chose Might Duy and Hatake Sakumo as companions, and the group assembled with a large Anbu guard detail before setting out.

• Itō Yuying taught Might Duy to gather Ki, compress it with natural energy, and fire an Energy Wave that toppled trees.
• An Anbu ninja summoned Itō Yuying to meet Tobirama Senju, who teased him about the Flying Thunder God before assigning him an escort mission.
• Tobirama Senju ordered Itō Yuying to choose two companions, and Itō Yuying invited Might Duy and Hatake Sakumo.
• Itō Yuying told Yiteng Yue he was leaving Konoha, then hurried to the Hokage Building.
• Tobirama Senju briefed Itō Yuying, Might Duy, and Hatake Sakumo on escorting the daimyo's envoy, while Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzō, and ten Anbu prepared to accompany them.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzō, and their team escorted Ambassador Kawamura Yimu toward the Capital of Fire, where Ōnoki ambushed them with overwhelming numbers. Itō Yuying was captured, the other young ninja were defeated, and Ōnoki demanded that Hiruzen and Danzō surrender.

• Tobirama Senju assigned a large escort to protect Ambassador Kawamura Yimu, and the group set out for the Capital of Fire.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō each taught the three youngsters after encounters with wandering ninja along the road.
• Ōnoki and his forces attacked the escort, and Itō Yuying cut down an assailant with a Destructo Disc before dozens of enemies charged.
• Ōnoki pursued Itō Yuying, wounded him, and tied him up while Hatake Sakumo and Might Duy were pinned down.
• Ōnoki's forces killed the remaining Konoha ninja and surrounded Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō, then demanded their surrender.

Itō Yuying awakened a new strength after witnessing Might Duy fall, helped turn the battle against Ōnoki, and returned safely to Konoha. The chapter ended with Yuying training harder because he felt too weak.

• Ōnoki wounded Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō, then knocked Might Duy unconscious as he charged to protect them.
• Remembering his friendship with Duy, Itō Yuying broke free, unleashed his power, and gave Hiruzen and Danzō Senzu Beans before attacking the Iwa ninja.
• Hiruzen and Danzō protected Yuying and drove Ōnoki into retreat, while Yuying revived Duy with a Senzu Bean.
• Ōnoki escaped with help from fifty Iwa ninja, and Hiruzen, Danzō, Yuying, and the others completed their mission and returned to Konoha.
• After waking in Iwagakure, Ōnoki told Mū about Yuying's healing medicine, while Hiruzen and Danzō reported the battle to Tobirama Senju.
• Itō Yuying trained constantly after returning, determined to become stronger.

After three months of training, Itō Yuying taught Jiraiya and the others to form and fire Energy Waves. The group reconciled after Itō Yuying called them out for being too embarrassed to ask for instruction, and he left them to rest before learning the Flight Technique in ten days.

• Itō Yuying went to Secret Training Ground Eight with Jiraiya, then called out Tsunade, Might Duy, Uchiha Hanyue, and the others for pretending they had come to train by chance instead of asking him for lessons.
• Itō Yuying taught Jiraiya to gather ki in his palm and fire an Energy Wave, which pierced a boulder and cratered the ground beyond it.
• Might Duy and the others apologized to Itō Yuying, and he forgave them and taught the group how to make Energy Waves.
• Might Duy formed an Energy Wave first, revealing he had learned the technique before and had been practicing diligently; Tsunade was the second to master it.
• After arduous practice, everyone learned to fire a basic Energy Wave, and Itō Yuying told them to rest and consolidate their skills before learning the Flight Technique in ten days.

Itō Yuying asked Tobirama Senju to let him gain battlefield experience, and Tobirama agreed to choose a suitable posting while setting a one-year deadline for Yuying to complete Instant Transmission. Back at the training ground, Yuying heard about the others’ recent achievements and prepared to train in the field.

• Itō Yuying practiced controlling his ki by striking a wooden post without damaging its surface, though Might Duy discovered its insides had been pulverized.
• Itō Yuying told Tobirama Senju he had hit a training bottleneck and wanted battlefield experience; Tobirama agreed to find a suitable, less dangerous battlefield.
• Itō Yuying explained that he was developing Instant Transmission by combining the principles of the Flying Thunder God Technique with ki, and Tobirama set a one-year deadline for him to master it.
• Itō Yuying suddenly returned to the training ground and accidentally stepped on Might Duy, then explained his wish to go to the battlefield.
• Might Duy told Itō Yuying that Uchiha Hanyue had become the Uchiha Clan’s youngest elder, Jiraiya had earned a commendation after defeating a spy, and Hyuga Yeyang had become engaged.
• Itō Yuying said he needed to prepare his gear for field training, and Might Duy headed home.

Itō Yuying prepared to leave for the battlefield, but his overconfidence led him to challenge his friends and lose badly. After he admitted his defeat to Tobirama Senju and asked for his friends to join him, Tobirama agreed to make arrangements.

• Yiteng Yue sent Itō Yuying away when he came over hungry, and Itō Yuying kept his upcoming deployment secret to avoid worrying his grandfather.
• Tobirama Senju gave Itō Yuying a scroll on space-time techniques and ordered him to prepare for the battlefield with a supply squad.
• When Jiraiya, Tsunade, and the others asked to go with him, Itō Yuying challenged them to last ten minutes against him, but they defeated him in less than five minutes.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, and Tobirama Senju laughed at Itō Yuying's defeat, while he hid at home for three days out of embarrassment.
• Itō Yuying asked Tobirama Senju to let his friends go to the battlefield, confessed that they had beaten him, and received Tobirama's agreement to make arrangements.

Konoha’s team traveled through the Land of Grass and fought Roshi’s forces near the border of the Land of Earth. Itō Yuying helped defeat Roshi, but Ōnoki appeared after countering Yuying’s ki blast.

• Tobirama Senju sent Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Kagami Uchiha, Torifu Akimichi, and the Anbu toward the Land of Grass, while Ōnoki dispatched Roshi to confront them.
• The Konoha team forced the Grass ninjas to let them pass, then Itō Yuying revealed their plan to sell information and helped eliminate them.
• Roshi led more than a hundred Stone ninjas against the team, and Itō Yuying’s Destructo Disc killed or wounded over thirty of them.
• Itō Yuying wounded Roshi, and Kagami Uchiha, Torifu Akimichi, and Hiruzen Sarutobi subdued and sealed him as Roshi began transforming.
• Itō Yuying unleashed a powerful ki blast that carved a huge crater, then Ōnoki countered his next attack with Dust Release and appeared beside him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Itō Yuying nearly defeated Ōnoki, but the Second Tsuchikage intervened and overwhelmed the Konoha fighters. After taking Itō Yuying’s Senzu Bean Soup to heal Roshi, the Tsuchikage turned his attention toward Jiraiya and the others.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi attacked Ōnoki while Itō Yuying carried him through the air, and their combined assault left Ōnoki gravely wounded.
• The Second Tsuchikage saved Ōnoki from Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Energy Wave, then attacked the Konoha group and incapacitated Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Kagami Uchiha, and Torifu Akimichi.
• The Tsuchikage seized Itō Yuying and searched him for the miracle medicine, finding a small bottle of Senzu Bean Soup.
• The Tsuchikage gave the Senzu Bean Soup to Roshi, restored him, and ordered him to capture the others while killing Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō.
• Roshi charged at Jiraiya and the others, but Uchiha Hanyue, Hyuga Yeyang, Tsunade, and Might Duy stopped him until the Tsuchikage pulled him away.
• The Tsuchikage scolded Roshi and turned his gaze toward Jiraiya and the others.

Roshi and the Tsuchikage defeated Itō Yuying’s group, but Tobirama Senju rescued Yuying and returned to heal the survivors. After comforting the children and bringing them to the Konoha Outpost base, Tobirama finished a briefing with Nara Sano and went to Itō Yuying’s quarters.

• Roshi overwhelmed the Konoha group, leaving Jiraiya, Tsunade, Hatake Sakumo, Orochimaru, Might Duy, Uchiha Hanyue, and Hyuga Yeyang badly injured as the Tsuchikage took Itō Yuying away.
• Tobirama Senju appeared, took Itō Yuying from Roshi, and ordered the Tsuchikage to stay while Roshi led the others away.
• Tobirama Senju gave Itō Yuying a Senzu Bean, and Itō Yuying used crushed beans to heal Hiruzen Sarutobi and the rest of the group.
• Tobirama Senju returned, comforted the children, and led them toward the Konoha camp, leaving surviving Anbu to recover their companions’ bodies.
• Two days later, Tobirama Senju arrived at the Konoha Outpost base, received a report from Nara Sano, and went to Itō Yuying’s quarters.

Itō Yuying practiced sensing space and broke through the dimensional barrier, successfully mastering Instant Transmission. Tobirama Senju celebrated his achievement and asked him to record the technique’s method in exchange for access to forbidden techniques.

• Tobirama Senju checked Itō Yuying’s mental state, promised to teach him spatial sensing, and took the Ultra Divine Water Itō Yuying offered for cultivating Senzu Beans.
• Itō Yuying used ki to sense people around him and realized that a spatial barrier blocked him from reaching them.
• Itō Yuying poured ki into his perception of Might Duy while Tobirama Senju guarded him and fed him Senzu Bean Soup for days.
• After nearly a month of training, Itō Yuying broke through the barrier and teleported into the forest, landing awkwardly on Might Duy.
• Tobirama Senju congratulated Itō Yuying and gave him a sealing technique scroll, asking him to write down how he had mastered Instant Transmission.

Tobirama Senju promoted seven young ninjas to Chunin and made nine-year-old Itō Yuying Konoha’s youngest Jōnin. Itō Yuying took his friends to the training ground to practice and explain his Space-Time Ninjutsu, while Tobirama Senju planned a new department for him to lead.

• Tobirama Senju praised the young ninjas’ recent missions and promoted Might Duy, Uchiha Hanyue, Hyuga Yeyang, Hatake Sakumo, Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya to Chunin.
• Tobirama Senju announced Itō Yuying’s promotion to Jōnin and said he would personally assign his missions while the young ninja gained experience.
• Itō Yuying embarrassedly collected his Jōnin vest, then took his friends to the training ground using his Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Tobirama Senju told Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō that he planned to create a new department, with Itō Yuying as its head once he was older.
• At the training ground, Itō Yuying explained the Flight Technique again to Tsunade while the others practiced on their own.

Itō Yuying returned to Konoha with Tobirama Senju, visited his grandfather, and gathered supplies before heading back to the front lines. After Yuying left, Tobirama learned that Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s faction was escalating attacks on the Land of Lightning border and ordered reinforcements and supplies sent.

• Itō Yuying and Tobirama Senju discussed Instant Transmission for several days, and Yuying revealed he could sense every village’s Kage and tailed beasts.
• Tobirama Senju returned to Konoha with Itō Yuying and announced he would enter seclusion to train.
• Itō Yuying visited Yiteng Yue, reassured his grandfather, and gathered supplies and belongings from his home and the homes of his friends and clans.
• Itō Yuying ate dinner at his grandfather’s home, then left for the battlefield using Instant Transmission before Tobirama could call him back.
• Tobirama Senju learned that Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s faction was harassing the Land of Lightning border and ordered fifty jonin, one hundred chunin, and supplies sent with Itō Yuying.

Itō Yuying discovered a large Iwagakure force led by Han and brought Hiruzen Sarutobi and reinforcements to meet them in battle. The fighting began with Han facing Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, and Kagami Uchiha while Itō Yuying’s allies fought the other Iwa ninja.

• Itō Yuying returned to camp and persuaded Nara Sano to assign him a reconnaissance mission to find and kill an enemy team leader.
• Itō Yuying sensed an enemy force, discovered Shisuo leading three Genin to a cave where over a hundred people were gathered, and reported that Han was approaching with them.
• Nara Sano sent Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Kagami Uchiha, and fifty Chunin to reinforce the reconnaissance team, with Itō Yuying teleporting them there in two trips.
• When Itō Yuying sensed Han’s force had stopped and discovered the Konoha group, Hiruzen Sarutobi led the reinforcements to confront them.
• Han transformed into the Five-Tails Jinchuriki and fought Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, and Kagami Uchiha while the others clashed with the Iwa ninja.
• Hatake Sakumo used ki to strengthen his blade and killed a Jonin, then drank Itō Yuying’s potion and returned to battle alongside Jiraiya as Tsunade, Orochimaru, Hyuga Yeyang, and Uchiha Hanyue fought nearby.

Itō Yuying and the Konoha ninja fought Five-Tails Kokuō as he charged toward their camp. Yuying teleported Kokuō to Iwagakure during his Tailed Beast Bomb attack, then returned safely to Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others.

• Han transformed into Five-Tails Kokuō, whose Boil Release killed or wounded many ninja and forced Itō Yuying to evacuate the survivors.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, and Kagami Uchiha pursued Kokuō toward the Konoha camp, and Itō Yuying joined them after teleporting the three to the battlefield.
• After Yuying and the others failed to stop Kokuō, he reached a hill overlooking the camp and began forming a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Yuying teleported beside Kokuō and took him to Iwagakure, where the bomb exploded near the Tsuchikage Building, destroying houses and causing casualties.
• Yuying returned to find Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, and Kagami Uchiha grieving, reassured them that he was safe, and headed toward the Konoha camp.

After Itō Yuying delivered the report of his attack on Iwagakure, Tobirama Senju sent him to transport supplies and reinforcements to the Land of Lightning Front Line. There, Kinkaku and Ginkaku attacked Konoha’s forces, and Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō engaged them.

• Itō Yuying told Nara Sano and Torifu Akimichi that he had teleported the Five-Tails to Iwagakure, where it caused heavy destruction and casualties.
• Itō Yuying delivered Nara Sano’s battle report to Tobirama Senju, who assigned him to carry supplies and personnel to the Land of Lightning Front Line.
• Itō Yuying transported a large supply cache, fifty jonin, and a hundred chunin to Senju Ziyu’s camp, where she thanked him for the reinforcements.
• After a report that Kinkaku and Ginkaku had begun fighting Konoha’s forces, Senju Ziyu and the other jonin went out to meet them.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi attacked Kinkaku, who entered Tailed Beast Mode and fought him, while Shimura Danzō engaged Ginkaku.