Recaps

Ye Chuan completed his daily sword practice and gained an instinctive understanding of swordsmanship through his inheritance from Dracule "Hawkeye" Mihawk. With the Ninja Academy beginning the next day, he planned to build his ninja fundamentals while hiding his inherited skills and growing stronger in secret.

• Ye Chuan completed one thousand sword swings and earned inheritance experience, bringing his progress with Dracule "Hawkeye" Mihawk to 0.8%.
• Ye Chuan experienced Mihawk's early swordsmanship insights and gained a new instinctive understanding of observation and severing.
• Ye Chuan recognized that his frail body lacked the stamina and strength to fully use the insights, then ate rice balls and considered his training needs.
• Ye Chuan planned to focus on chakra, taijutsu, and the Three Basic Ninjutsu while keeping his swordsmanship hidden at the Ninja Academy.
• Ye Chuan decided to keep a low profile until he had enough strength to protect himself from threats such as Danzo.

Ye Chuan began attending Konoha’s Ninja Academy, where he dismissed the Will of Fire and focused on preparing for the dangers he knew lay ahead. He devoted himself to daily sword training to advance his Hawkeye inheritance, though he worried that progress would be too slow.

• Ye Chuan entered the Academy, met teacher Umino Iruka, and saw Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and other future figures among his classmates.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi gave the opening ceremony speech about the Will of Fire, which Ye Chuan viewed as hollow in a village where family background and strength mattered most.
• Ye Chuan rejected classmates who invited him to play and returned to his home, where the orphan caretaker had largely stopped checking on him.
• Ye Chuan began the system’s daily task of swinging a wooden sword one thousand times, earning one inheritance experience point and calculating that full progress would take nearly twenty-seven and a half years at that rate.
• Ye Chuan settled into a routine of attending classes and training alone after school, while his classmates grew accustomed to his aloofness.

Three months after entering the Ninja Academy, Ye Chuan strengthened his swordsmanship, physical conditioning, combat instincts, and chakra control while concealing how much he had improved. During the class’s first sparring lesson, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha fought, and Iruka then paired Ye Chuan with Hinata Hyuga.

• Ye Chuan’s inheritance progress reached 1.9%, and his daily tasks expanded to include a ten-kilometer run alongside one thousand blade swings.
• Ye Chuan gained firsthand combat instincts through Hawkeye’s memories and secretly improved his chakra extraction and control.
• Iruka led the class to the training ground and announced their first combat sparring session.
• Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha sparred until Iruka separated them and ordered them to form the Seal of Reconciliation.
• Iruka called Ye Chuan to spar against Hinata Hyuga.

Ye Chuan defeated Hinata in a school sparring match, then completed his demanding daily training and gained more insight from Hawkeye's inheritance. He tried to cut a sheet of paper with his wooden sword but failed, leaving him determined to keep training toward the ability to cut through anything.

• Iruka paired Ye Chuan and Hinata for a spar, and Ye Chuan recalled having rescued her from bullies.
• Hinata hesitated before attacking, and Ye Chuan dodged and struck a pressure point, winning the match without seriously hurting her.
• Ye Chuan ate ramen at Ichiraku before returning home to complete 1,000 sword swings and a ten-kilometer run before midnight.
• After completing both tasks, Ye Chuan gained inheritance experience and received new insights into swordsmanship in Hawkeye's inheritance space.
• Ye Chuan tried to cut paper with his wooden sword, failed, and resolved to keep training until he could cut through anything.

After completing his daily training, Ye Chuan learned the Principle of Cutting from Hawkeye’s inheritance and received Wado Ichimonji as a novice reward. As he admired the sword, a timid girl called to him from outside his door.

• Ye Chuan used a shadow clone to complete two thousand blade swings while finishing his other daily missions, earning four inheritance experience points.
• In the inheritance space, young Hawkeye cut a wooden post by following its natural line, and Ye Chuan grasped the rudiments of the Principle of Cutting.
• Ye Chuan replicated the slash with a wooden sword and cleanly cut a sheet of paper, raising his inheritance progress above ten percent.
• The system ended Ye Chuan’s novice period and awarded him Wado Ichimonji, one of the Twenty-One Great Grade Swords.
• Ye Chuan drew and tested Wado Ichimonji, then heard a timid girl ask whether he was home.

Ye Chuan decided not to interfere with the Uchiha Clan massacre, then spent three years training until he gained a trace of Observation Haki through Hawkeye's inheritance. At ten years old, he could sense things beyond his sight, though the ability remained vague and unreliable.

• Hinata brought Ye Chuan dinner, and he warned her to stay indoors that night before sending her home.
• Ye Chuan recognized that the Uchiha Clan massacre was imminent and chose not to intervene, fearing the risks and his lack of strength.
• Three years passed, and Ye Chuan reached ten years old, trained with two Shadow Clones, and raised his inheritance progress to 36.72%.
• Ye Chuan learned through Hawkeye's memories that he had witnessed Gol D. Roger's execution in Loguetown and began to understand Haki.
• Ye Chuan discovered a faint, unstable form of Observation Haki that let him sense things beyond his field of vision.

Ye Chuan reached the first step in mastering Observation Haki and, seven years after arriving in Konoha, graduated from the Ninja Academy. After Hinata Hyuga confessed her feelings, he asked her to grow stronger and tell him again, then learned he had been assigned to Team 8 with her.

• Ye Chuan used his awareness to detect a black stray cat beyond the courtyard wall, marking his first success with Observation Haki.
• At twelve, Ye Chuan passed the graduation exam with an upper-middle rating and received his Konoha forehead protector while Naruto Uzumaki vandalized Hokage Rock.
• Ye Chuan reviewed his Hawkeye inheritance progress, noting that he had mastered basic Observation Haki but had not yet mastered Armament Haki.
• Hinata Hyuga confessed that she liked Ye Chuan, and he told her to become stronger and confess again when she was older.
• Iruka announced that Ye Chuan, Hinata Hyuga, and Kiba Inuzuka would join Team 8 under supervising Jonin Kurenai Yuhi.

Ye Chuan faced Kurenai Yuhi's bell-grabbing test alongside Hinata and Kiba, using his unusual perception and swordsmanship to resist her attacks. Kurenai then caught him in a scent-based genjutsu and moved in to strike him from behind.

• Kurenai Yuhi announced that Team 8 had to take one of her two bells before noon or return to the Ninja Academy.
• Kiba Inuzuka charged with Akamaru while Hinata and Ye Chuan prepared to face Kurenai.
• Kurenai trapped Kiba, Akamaru, and Hinata in genjutsu, but Ye Chuan closed his eyes and sensed her position before slashing at her with Wado Ichimonji.
• Kurenai dodged with the Body Flicker Technique and filled the clearing with illusions and shuriken, which Ye Chuan evaded using his Observation Haki.
• Kurenai approached under cover of her genjutsu and used a sweet scent to disorient Ye Chuan before aiming a knife-hand strike at the back of his neck.

Ye Chuan passed Kurenai Yuhi’s bell test and joined Team 8, which later accepted a C-rank escort mission to take Tazuna to the Land of Waves. On the road, Ye Chuan spotted an ambush just as two attackers burst from puddles and lunged at Hinata.

• Ye Chuan used a Shadow Clone and his combat instincts to take the bells from Kurenai Yuhi, passing Team 8’s test.
• Kurenai Yuhi congratulated Ye Chuan, Hinata, and Kiba Inuzuka and treated them to barbecue to celebrate Team 8’s formation.
• Team 8 completed D-rank search missions efficiently until the Hokage approved a C-rank mission to escort Tazuna to the Land of Waves.
• Kurenai Yuhi sent Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru ahead to scout while Hinata used her Byakugan to watch for threats.
• Ye Chuan noticed suspicious puddles on the road and warned the team as two attackers sprang out and targeted Hinata Hyuga.

Ye Chuan killed two Kirigakure Chunin who ambushed Team 8, and Tazuna revealed that Gato had hired ninja to stop him from building a bridge in the Land of Waves. After crossing the sea, Ye Chuan awakened rudimentary Armament Haki, but Zabuza Momochi appeared in the mist ahead of the group.

• Ye Chuan drew Wado Ichimonji and killed Meizu and Gozu before they could harm Hinata.
• Kurenai Yuhi confronted Tazuna over concealing the mission's danger, then agreed to continue escorting him if he revealed the truth.
• Tazuna explained that Gato controlled the Land of Waves and had hired ninja to kill him and stop his bridge project.
• Ye Chuan gained 40 inheritance experience for killing the Chunin, bringing his Hawkeye inheritance progress to 48.9%.
• While traveling by boat, Ye Chuan realized battle had helped him awaken rudimentary Armament Haki.
• After Team 8 reached the Land of Waves, Hinata sensed powerful chakra ahead, and Zabuza Momochi emerged from the mist.

Ye Chuan fought Zabuza Momochi when the rogue ninja attacked Tazuna, breaking Zabuza’s sword and severing his arm. Haku appeared to claim Zabuza’s body, but Zabuza revealed he was still alive and spoke up.

• Kurenai Yuhi identified Zabuza Momochi, and he demanded that the group hand over Tazuna.
• Zabuza concealed everyone in thick mist and attacked Tazuna, but Ye Chuan blocked his strike with Wado Ichimonji.
• Ye Chuan dodged Zabuza’s Water Dragon Bullet Technique and cut through the water dragon with one slash.
• Ye Chuan used Armament Haki to break the Kubikiribōchō and sever Zabuza’s right arm.
• Haku arrived and struck Zabuza with senbon, then Ye Chuan told Haku to warn Zabuza to kill Gato if he wanted to live.
• Zabuza pulled away from Haku and stood up, revealing that he was alive.

Ye Chuan killed Zabuza in their final duel, and Haku left with Zabuza’s body after killing Gato and clearing the way for Tazuna’s bridge. As Team 8 rested in the Land of Waves, Kurenai acknowledged Ye Chuan’s hidden strength, while Hinata sought his guidance and comfort.

• Zabuza ordered Haku to stand down and challenged Ye Chuan to fight him at full strength; Ye Chuan accepted and killed him with Wado Ichimonji.
• Haku closed Zabuza’s eyes, took his body and the broken Kubikiribōchō, then disappeared into the mist.
• Team 8 reached Tazuna’s home and learned that Haku had killed Gato, prompting the villagers to celebrate and thank them.
• Kurenai thanked Ye Chuan for protecting the team, recognized that he was stronger than many jonin, and promised not to report his unusual abilities.
• Ye Chuan reflected on his strengths and vulnerabilities, then told Hinata that people should judge others by their actions and reasons; Hinata hugged him.

After Team 8 rested and trained following the Land of Waves mission, Kurenai Yuhi asked the team whether they wanted to enter the upcoming Chunin Ninja Exams, and all three agreed. Ye Chuan continued developing Armament Haki and tested its defensive power against Hinata’s Gentle Fist as the exams approached.

• Kurenai Yuhi reported Team 8’s mission, and Hiruzen Sarutobi raised its rank from C-rank to B-rank because they had encountered Zabuza Momochi.
• During nearly two months of rest and training, Ye Chuan helped Hinata improve, while Kurenai Yuhi and Kiba Inuzuka trained harder after their struggles in the Land of Waves.
• After Team 8 completed enough missions to qualify, Kurenai Yuhi asked whether they wanted to enter the Chunin Ninja Exams, and Ye Chuan, Hinata, and Kiba Inuzuka all agreed.
• That evening, Hinata practiced Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms against Ye Chuan, who used Armament Haki to defend himself without being injured.

Ye Chuan, Hinata, and Kiba Inuzuka arrived for the Chunin Exams, where Hinata confronted Neji and Ye Chuan encountered several notable examinees. After Ibiki Morino silenced the room, the first exam began.

• Ye Chuan, Hinata, and Kiba Inuzuka encountered Rock Lee fighting Sasuke Uchiha outside the examination room.
• Neji Hyuga mocked Hinata, and she firmly challenged his judgment of her strength before Might Guy stopped their impending fight.
• Ye Chuan noticed Gaara, Temari, Kankuro, Kabuto Yakushi, and Karin among the examinees.
• Kabuto Yakushi praised Ye Chuan's B-Rank Mission record, prompting Sasuke to regard him as a potential rival.
• Kabuto Yakushi appeared to be overwhelmed after the Sound Ninja attacked him, and Ibiki Morino arrived to begin the written exam.

Ye Chuan watched the candidates face Ibiki Morino’s tenth-question ultimatum and pass the first exam after Naruto Uzumaki inspired them to stay. As Mitaraishi Anko led the survivors toward the Forest of Death, Ye Chuan spotted Orochimaru disguised as a Grass Ninja and prepared for the danger ahead.

• Ye Chuan realized the first nine questions were a test of intelligence-gathering and resolve, so he rested instead of answering them.
• Ibiki Morino announced that candidates who answered the tenth question incorrectly would never be allowed to take the Chunin Ninja Exams again, prompting many to withdraw with their squads.
• Naruto Uzumaki refused to give up and declared his ambition to become Hokage, encouraging the remaining candidates to stay.
• Ibiki Morino announced that everyone who remained had passed the first exam.
• Mitaraishi Anko arrived and led the successful candidates to the Forest of Death for the second exam.
• Ye Chuan recognized Orochimaru among the Kusagakure Genin and realized the second exam could be dangerous.

Team 8 entered the Forest of Death, used their tracking abilities to ambush an Amegakure squad, and took its Heaven Scroll. Gaara's team confronted them, and Ye Chuan's powerful kick broke Gaara's sand defense and sent him crashing through a tree, leaving both ready to continue fighting.

• Ye Chuan, Hinata, and Kiba Inuzuka signed the death consent forms, collected an Earth Scroll, and entered the forest.
• Ye Chuan sent Hinata to scout with the Byakugan and Kiba to search with Akamaru while he sensed nearby presences with Observation Haki.
• Team 8 tracked and ambushed three Amegakure ninja, and Ye Chuan knocked them unconscious with Wado Ichimonji before they took their Heaven Scroll.
• Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro appeared and demanded Team 8's scrolls, but Gaara ordered them killed.
• Gaara attacked Ye Chuan with Sand Binding Coffin, but Ye Chuan dodged and struck him with an Armament Haki-coated kick that cracked his sand shield and sent him through a tree.
• Gaara named Ye Chuan as his next target and gathered more sand as Ye Chuan gripped his sword, preparing to fight.

Ye Chuan wounded Gaara during the Forest of Death exam, then led Team 8 to the Central Tower as the first team to pass. After the five-day exam, Hiruzen announced preliminary one-on-one matches to narrow the field for the third exam, and Kabuto withdrew before the draw began.

• Ye Chuan broke through Gaara’s sand defense and grazed his shoulder, causing Gaara to lose control as Shukaku’s power surged.
• Ye Chuan ordered Hinata and Kiba to retreat, and Team 8 escaped Gaara before he fully transformed.
• Team 8 collected both scrolls and reached the Central Tower about six hours after the second exam began, becoming the first team to pass.
• After the five-day exam, Hiruzen announced preliminary matches because too many teams had passed, and Gekko Hayate explained the rules.
• Kabuto Yakushi claimed his injuries prevented him from continuing and withdrew, leaving twenty contestants for ten matches.

Ye Chuan defeated Zaku Abumi with a single sword slash, stunning the Chunin Exam audience. After the other preliminary matches, Hinata Hyuga was paired against Neji Hyuga, leaving her trembling at the prospect of facing him.

• Ye Chuan warned Zaku Abumi to withdraw, then defeated him with one swift sword slash before he could use his ninjutsu.
• Gekko Hayate declared Ye Chuan the winner, and the Jonin, Sasuke Uchiha, and Naruto reacted with shock at his strength.
• Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka were both eliminated, while Temari, Shikamaru Nara, and Kankuro won their matches.
• Naruto defeated Kiba Inuzuka, and Gaara defeated Rock Lee after Lee briefly challenged his sand defense.
• The final preliminary match paired Hinata Hyuga against Neji Hyuga, and Hinata trembled at the announcement.

Hinata overcame her fear and defeated Neji in the final preliminary match, earning a place in the Chunin Exam finals. After the exam schedule was set, Ye Chuan trained while weighing whether to intervene in Orochimaru’s coming attack on Konoha.

• Hinata faced Neji, rejected his belief that fate could not change, and fought him with Gentle Fist.
• Hinata and Neji both used Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, but Hinata recovered first and was declared the winner.
• Hinata exchanged a proud look with Ye Chuan, and the final match draw placed her in Neji’s spot and Ye Chuan in Shino’s.
• Ye Chuan resumed his physical and sword training and considered how much to interfere with Orochimaru’s Konoha Crush plan.

Ye Chuan reached the 50% inheritance milestone and received the Six Powers, then quietly worked to avoid Gekko Hayate’s death without interfering in the larger conflict. He left off training to master the Rasengan and considering how his Lightning nature could strengthen his swordsmanship.

• Ye Chuan decided to stay out of the coming Konoha conflict and focus on surviving and growing stronger, while viewing the chaos as a chance to gain inheritance experience.
• Ye Chuan reached 50.1% inheritance progress and received the Six Powers, including Soru and Geppo.
• Ye Chuan spilled ramen on Gekko Hayate to disrupt his surveillance mission and prevent him from overhearing the plot against Konoha.
• Ye Chuan encountered Jiraiya spying on the women's bath and recognized that Konoha’s situation was about to grow more dangerous.
• Ye Chuan practiced shaping chakra for the Rasengan in the bath, then considered using his Lightning nature to develop new techniques.

Ye Chuan withdrew from his match against Kankuro, leaving the Chunin Exam finals to proceed without him. Shikamaru conceded after trapping Temari, and the chapter ended as Sasuke faced Gaara in the arena.

• Ye Chuan told Hinata he would not compete and warned her to protect herself from unexpected danger.
• Kankuro received the default victory when Ye Chuan failed to appear for their match.
• Shikamaru caught Temari with the Shadow Imitation Technique, then conceded because he had run out of chakra.
• Kakashi brought Sasuke to the arena just before the deadline, and Sasuke prepared to fight Gaara after a month of training.

Orochimaru launched the Konoha Crush Plan during Sasuke and Gaara’s match, while Ye Chuan confronted the Sand and Sound forces attacking Konoha’s defenses. The chapter left the giant summoned serpent decapitated by Ye Chuan’s sword as Jiraiya and Gamabunta joined the battle.

• Gaara told Sasuke that Ye Chuan was stronger, provoking Sasuke’s anger, before Kabuto’s feather Genjutsu put most spectators to sleep and began the attack.
• Orochimaru, disguised as the Kazekage, took the Third Hokage hostage as Sound and Sand ninja revealed themselves, and Temari and Kankuro led Gaara away.
• Hinata broke free of the Genjutsu and searched the arena for her sister, Hanabi.
• Ye Chuan ambushed the Sand and Sound forces outside Konoha, swiftly killing the leading ninja with Wado Ichimonji.
• A Sand Jonin summoned a giant three-headed serpent, but Gamabunta arrived with Jiraiya and pinned it down.
• Ye Chuan infused Wado Ichimonji with Armament Haki and sliced off all three of the serpent’s heads.

Ye Chuan used his sword and Haki to slaughter the invading Sand and Sound ninja, leaving Konoha’s defenders and Jiraiya stunned by his strength. As the attackers broke and fled, Ye Chuan pursued them across the battlefield, and Jiraiya reflected that Konoha was fortunate to have him.

• Ye Chuan killed a giant snake with one slash, impressing Jiraiya and terrifying the invaders.
• Hinata brought Hanabi home, and the sisters saw Ye Chuan’s slash from the Hyuga Clan Compound; Hanabi teased Hinata about him being her boyfriend.
• Ye Chuan cut down Sand and Sound ninja across the battlefield, using Observation Haki to evade attacks and Armament Haki to coat Wado Ichimonji.
• Sand ninja tried to blind Ye Chuan with a sandstorm, but he sensed them and unleashed a black slash that tore through the storm and killed several of them.
• The remaining invaders fled in terror, and Ye Chuan pursued and killed them as Ibiki Morino and Jiraiya watched in alarm and admiration.

After the Third Hokage’s death, Ye Chuan sought a chance to test his strength against Uchiha Itachi, who had returned to Konoha with Kisame Hoshigaki. He intervened when Itachi and Kisame confronted Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi, and the chapter ended with Ye Chuan facing Itachi.

• Ye Chuan sensed Konoha’s counterattack, watched the Sand and Sound ninja retreat after the Third Hokage’s sacrifice, and gained 1,420 inheritance experience, reaching 61.1% progress.
• A few days later, Ye Chuan attended Hiruzen Sarutobi’s funeral and reflected on the Hokage’s sacrifice and failings.
• Ye Chuan went to the village’s edge to test himself against Uchiha Itachi, whom he expected to return with Kisame Hoshigaki.
• Itachi reversed Kurenai Yuhi’s illusion and moved to attack her while Kisame fought Asuma Sarutobi.
• Ye Chuan emerged from the fog and slashed through Itachi’s shadow clone, then told Kurenai he would not stand by while rogue ninja threatened Konoha.

Ye Chuan fought Uchiha Itachi and realized how far he still was from a true Kage-level opponent. After Tsunade became the Fifth Hokage, she summoned Ye Chuan and questioned him about his strength and unusual power.

• Ye Chuan exchanged blows with Uchiha Itachi, cutting through his Great Fireball Technique with Armament Haki and forcing him to use the Substitution Technique.
• Kakashi arrived and attacked Uchiha Itachi with Lightning Blade, but Itachi stopped him and knocked him away before leaving with Kisame Hoshigaki.
• Ye Chuan reflected on the gap between his abilities and Itachi's, recognizing the limits of relying mainly on swordsmanship.
• Tsunade was inaugurated as Konoha's Fifth Hokage before a crowd of ninja.
• Tsunade summoned Ye Chuan, praised his performance, and questioned him about his strength and strange power; Ye Chuan attributed them to luck and fortunate encounters.