Lin Ze hid the power of the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon while building bonds in Konoha and learning the Eight Gates Released Formation. The arc ended with Nonō leaving on a mission ordered by…
Lin Ze won the Combat Ranking Assessment, earning Hiruzen Sarutobi’s protection and a place in ANBU instead of Root. After graduating early, he entered ANBU headquarters as candidate 567 and began…
Lin Ze passed the ANBU assessment, joined Squad B-5 as Aoda, and survived a mission ambush involving Root and Iwagakure. After returning to Konoha with a cover story, he watched Hiruzen address the…
Lin Ze used shadow clones to train and joined Squad B-5 on a mission that led to a deadly clash with Kumogakure ninja. Forced to reveal his Azure Dragon power, he spared Fox and his teammates, but a…
Lin Ze survived the Crow Unit’s pursuit, gained a monkey summoning contract, and secured safer medical training for Yumi and Ayumi. As Squad B-5 recovered, Lin Ze returned to duty and was assigned to…
Lin Ze helped defend Konoha’s medical base, survived the Sunagakure ambush, and earned promotion to jōnin while taking Kabuto to the Orphanage. Sent to investigate Sunagakure, he found the sealed…
Lin Ze pursued sealing knowledge, gathered resources and intelligence, and struck a dangerous bargain with Orochimaru for artificial tailed beast research. After Hiruzen tasked him with an S-Rank…
Lin Ze uncovered Orochimaru’s betrayal, escaped Kumogakure’s trap, and helped Might Duy defeat the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist without revealing his full power. After returning to Konoha, he…
Lin Ze secured the Ryūmyaku, defeated Sasori, and developed a method to remove Danzo’s cursed seals. He freed Nonō from her seal and began arranging for the orphanage family to leave Konoha, while…
Lin Ze extracted Nonō and the others from Konoha, then returned to the front and fought off Kumogakure’s decisive assault with a spectacular stand against the Third Raikage and Killer B. The battle…
Lin Ze defeated Danzo’s Root squad, captured Kitsuchi, and became a target of Madara Uchiha as the war with Iwagakure reignited. Back in Konoha, he accepted Ryūchi Cave’s representative, renewed his…
Lin Ze mastered the Seventh Gate, fought Kakuzu and Ōnoki, and used the war’s aftermath to investigate Orochimaru and undermine his chances of becoming Hokage. The arc ends as Hiruzen gathers Konoha’s…
After Danzo used Kurenai Yuhi and Rei Uesugi to coerce Lin Ze, Lin Ze killed Danzo, Kakuzu, and Orochimaru, then left Konoha with Kurenai and Rei’s remains. He pursued a way to revive Rei while…
Lin Ze manipulated Enta and Yami Uchiha into awakening their Mangekyō Sharingan, joined Akatsuki, and gathered Kimimaro and Haku. He established Dragon Release Village in the Land of Whirlpools…
Lin Ze defeated Kumogakure's force, advanced his plans for Dragon Release Village, and interfered in the Nine-Tails' attack to steal part of its chakra. He recruited Pakura and Karin, while Konoha's…
Uchiha Fugaku became Hokage, but the Uchiha’s growing power and Shisui’s death let Obito and Zetsu inflame suspicion across Konoha. As Fugaku and the clans faced a brewing crisis, Hiashi began…
Lin Ze defeated Obito and Kisame but could not save Uchiha Onibi, then gathered tailed-beast chakra while Konoha’s clans moved toward conflict. The Yūhi Clan and Uchiha began evacuating as Obito…
The Uchiha fled Konoha amid a devastating battle, while Hiashi dismantled the Hyuga Main Family and became Acting Hokage. Lin Ze gathered allies and pursued jinchūriki as Kumogakure invaded the Land…
Konoha defeated Kumogakure, while Lin Ze’s attacks and Iwagakure’s invasion left the Hidden Cloud crippled and forced into a costly peace. Hiashi relinquished his power and died, Tsunade became the…
Lin Ze strengthened his bodies and allies while Ryōta and Itachi fought Obito, and Akatsuki began plotting against the Eternal Mangekyō wielders. Obito lured Lin Ze toward a meeting in the Land of…