Chapter Summaries

After the battle with Kumogakure, Lin Ze received mobile combat assignments alongside Minato Namikaze while Orochimaru joined Konoha’s command. Kumogakure discovered that the Wandering Miko had stolen its Lightning Release Chakra Mode and planned an all-out assault on Konoha in half a month, targeting Lin Ze.

• Orochimaru dismissed concerns about his departure from the Iwagakure front and privately reconsidered his suspicions about Lin Ze’s role in destroying his secret base.
• Torifu Akimichi assigned Minato Namikaze to mobile support, gave Lin Ze the same mobile combat role, and placed Orochimaru’s troops in reserve.
• Lin Ze began responding to intelligence reports across the border, with Fujiwara Kenta serving as his liaison.
• Dodai informed the Third Raikage that the Wandering Miko had stolen Lightning Release Chakra Mode and likely passed it to Lin Ze.
• The Third Raikage and his commanders planned ways to prevent Lin Ze from escaping by flight and learned that Iwagakure was pressuring Kumogakure’s other front.
• The Third Raikage ordered Kumogakure to rest and resupply, then launch an all-out attack on Konoha’s northeastern defenses in half a month and capture or kill Lin Ze.

Lin Ze learned that Yumi and Ayumi would travel with Konoha’s medical company, then secretly left camp to reach them. Disguised as Suzaku, he launched a diversion at the medical camp, where Night Owl’s squad detected his approach as the attack began.

• Lin Ze ambushed and killed a four-man Kumogakure reconnaissance squad, then repeated similar missions and earned the name Konoha Azure Dragon.
• Chinchilla delivered intelligence that Yumi and Ayumi would join Konoha’s Third Medical Company in three days, and Lin Ze paid for the information.
• Lin Ze used a shadow clone to deceive Fujiwara Kenta and slipped away from Konoha’s main camp toward the medical company’s route.
• Chinchilla reassured Yumi and Ayumi that Lin Ze knew where they were, and they paid the cat for its message.
• Lin Ze found Night Owl leading the camp’s ANBU guards and decided to proceed with taking Yumi and Ayumi despite recognizing his former teammate.
• Lin Ze sent three disguised shadow clones to attack the camp from the front while he approached from the rear, and an Aburame ninja detected his infiltration.

Lin Ze infiltrated Konoha’s medical camp to take Yumi and Ayumi, but Night Owl and Aburame Quxin intercepted him. After White Tiger recognized Lin Ze, Night Owl secretly helped him escape, and he abducted more than ten medical ninja to disguise his real targets.

• Night Owl detected Lin Ze near the medical tents and attacked him with Quxin while her Shadow Clones battled Konoha’s guards at the camp’s front.
• Night Owl summoned White Tiger, which recognized Lin Ze and told her his identity through their contract.
• Night Owl and White Tiger pretended to fight Lin Ze, letting him knock them aside without seriously injuring them.
• Lin Ze destroyed Quxin’s kikaichū, knocked him unconscious, and summoned eight Shadow Clones.
• Lin Ze ordered the clones to abduct medical ninja, and they carried away more than ten people, including Yumi and Ayumi.

Lin Ze escaped the Konoha camp with Yumi, Ayumi, and more than a dozen medical ninja, then brought them to the Laboratory on Ascension Island. He arranged to keep the captives imprisoned and, with his loved ones gathered safely, felt free of his remaining worries.

• Night Owl ordered the Konoha ninja to pursue Lin Ze, while his shadow clones held them off and bought his group time to escape.
• Lin Ze carried the medical ninja toward the Land of Earth to plant false traces, then changed direction and flew toward the Land of Whirlpools.
• Lin Ze arrived at Ascension Island with Yumi, Ayumi, and the unconscious medical ninja, surprising Nonō, Kabuto, and Miyamoto Ichirō.
• Lin Ze explained that he had abducted the entire group to disguise his rescue of Yumi and Ayumi, and decided to keep the captives imprisoned until their release was safe.
• Nonō, Miyamoto Ichirō, and Lin Ze agreed to guard and care for the captives, while Nonō reassured Yumi and Ayumi that Ling had chosen to remain in Konoha.

Lin Ze returned to the Kumogakure Front after secretly visiting his allies in the Land of Whirlpools, then faced the start of Kumogakure’s full-scale assault. As the decisive battle erupted, the Third Raikage targeted Lin Ze, forcing him into a fight he had wanted to test himself against.

• Lin Ze left Nonō, Ichirō, and Kabuto in charge before flying back to the Konoha camp and resuming his ANBU identity as Aoda.
• Three days later, Kumogakure launched a massive attack, and Torifu Akimichi rallied Konoha’s forces before the Third Raikage ordered the charge.
• Torifu Akimichi clashed with Killer B while Minato Namikaze fought Fourth Raikage A.
• Orochimaru battled Dodai and several Kumogakure elite jōnin with snakes and the Kusanagi Sword.
• The Third Raikage singled out Lin Ze, who accepted that he would have to fight him.

Lin Ze fought the Third Raikage with Azure Dragon Form, the Sixth Gate, and Lightning Release Chakra Mode, but the Raikage wounded him and launched a deadly Two-Finger Nukite as Killer B targeted him with a Tailed Beast Bomb. Lin Ze summoned Qingtian and ordered him to use Sky-Supporting White Jade Pillar, leaving the outcome of the pincer attack unresolved.

• Lin Ze combined Partial Beastification, the Sixth Gate, and Lightning Release Chakra Mode, then blocked the Third Raikage's Three-Finger Nukite with a punch.
• The Third Raikage and Lin Ze traded attacks as Fourth Raikage A, Minato Namikaze, and Killer B noticed the battle's intensity.
• The Third Raikage broke through Lin Ze's defenses and slashed his shoulder before preparing a Two-Finger Nukite.
• Killer B released a Tailed Beast Bomb at Lin Ze from behind while the Third Raikage attacked from the front.
• Lin Ze summoned Qingtian and ordered him to use Sky-Supporting White Jade Pillar.

Lin Ze unleashed the Ryūmyaku chakra and used five shadow clones to stop the Third Raikage’s Tailed Beast Bomb. He then channeled his gathered power into the Sky-Supporting White Jade Pillar and struck the Third Raikage with Thunder-Bagua, sending him flying back.

• Lin Ze manifested the Sky-Supporting White Jade Pillar as the Ryūmyaku chakra sealed within him erupted, bringing him close to petrification.
• Lin Ze created five shadow clones, which combined Bolo Breath with the Great Fireball Technique to clash with and gradually cancel the Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Lin Ze poured his Azure Dragon Power, chakra, lightning, and physical strength into the pillar as the Third Raikage charged at him with Two-Finger Nukite.
• Lin Ze met the Third Raikage’s attack with Thunder-Bagua, creating a massive explosion that blasted a crater into the ground.
• The Third Raikage’s Two-Finger Nukite was overcome, and the impact hurled him backward before he managed to steady himself.

Lin Ze held off the Third Raikage while his Shadow Clones and Torifu Akimichi helped grievously wound Killer B. Kumogakure retreated, and Konoha hailed Lin Ze as the Azure Dragon.

• Lin Ze blocked the Third Raikage’s Two-Finger Nukite with the Qingtian Pillar, leaving the Raikage shocked by his strength.
• Lin Ze’s Shadow Clones weakened the Eight-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb, and their remaining beam struck Killer B after Torifu Akimichi hit him with Human Bullet Tank.
• Minato Namikaze kept the Fourth Raikage from reaching Killer B as the battlefield fell silent and the fighters recognized Lin Ze’s feat.
• The Third Raikage ordered Kumogakure to retreat, and its ninja withdrew with their wounded and dead.
• Konoha’s ninja celebrated their victory and shouted Lin Ze’s name as the Azure Dragon.

After using too much Ryūmyaku chakra, Lin Ze struggled to stop the petrification spreading through his body and hurried back to camp. Orochimaru ambushed him in his tent, but Lin Ze’s prepared shadow clones counterattacked and drove Orochimaru outside.

• Torifu Akimichi credited Lin Ze with turning the battle and recognized his new name, Azure Dragon, while Minato Namikaze praised him.
• Lin Ze felt the natural energy’s petrification backlash worsening and rushed back to the Konoha Camp to recover.
• Orochimaru watched Lin Ze leave and decided to attack while he was weakened, then followed him to camp.
• Lin Ze used the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon’s vitality to fight the petrification, but expected it would take most of a day to recover.
• Orochimaru attacked Lin Ze in his tent with snakes and a poisoned palm, but Lin Ze’s four prepared shadow clones blocked the strike and counterattacked.
• Three partially beastified clones struck Orochimaru with chakra-enhanced fists, sending him through the tent and forcing him to face Lin Ze outside.

Lin Ze repelled Orochimaru’s attempt to attack him, while the Konoha-Kumogakure front moved toward a ceasefire and Madara dismissed reports of Lin Ze’s strength. Madara ordered Tobi to focus on manipulating Obito as his plan neared its beginning.

• Lin Ze used his partially beastified Shadow Clones to deter Orochimaru, who withdrew after sensing Lin Ze’s preparedness and potential Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Lin Ze continued reversing his petrification and decided to wait until Orochimaru completed his Living Corpse Reincarnation research before eliminating him.
• Five days later, reports indicated that the Third Raikage had left the Konoha front for the battle against Iwagakure, while Orochimaru received orders to return to that main battlefield.
• Tobi told Madara that Lin Ze had fought the Third Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki in the decisive battle, earning the name Konoha Azure Dragon.
• Madara dismissed Lin Ze as no threat and ordered Tobi to keep Obito on the path of his plan.

After learning that Lin Ze had displayed dragon-like power and natural energy in battle, the White Snake Sage sent Tagitsuhime to seek his trust and connect him with Ryūchi Cave. In Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi read the battle report and celebrated Lin Ze’s Kage-level strength while growing uneasy about how rapidly he had become so powerful.

• Tagorihime reported Lin Ze’s battlefield feats and unusual natural energy to the White Snake Sage, who concluded it came from his awakened true dragon bloodline.
• The White Snake Sage ordered Tagitsuhime to approach Lin Ze humbly, offer Ryūchi Cave’s knowledge of senjutsu, and seek his trust.
• Tagitsuhime eagerly accepted the mission, confident she could win Lin Ze over and earn the White Snake Sage’s favor.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi read Torifu Akimichi’s report crediting Azure Dragon with turning the battle and forcing Kumogakure to retreat.
• Hiruzen recognized Lin Ze as a Kage-level fighter but felt unsettled by his extraordinary growth and the mysterious powers he had revealed.

Hiruzen Sarutobi reviewed reports linking Lin Ze to both the abduction of Yumi and Ayumi and an attack on Root, while Danzo urged him to treat Lin Ze as a threat. Hiruzen refused to accept the evidence as conclusive and challenged Danzo’s call for decisive action.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi connected Lin Ze’s hidden Kage-level strength and ties to Yumi and Ayumi to their abduction by Iwagakure, and decided the Hokage’s office should notify him.
• Danzo brought Hiruzen a report about an unidentified attacker who had killed three Root members and abducted one of their comrades.
• Danzo argued that the attacker was Lin Ze, pointing to blue-green scales and claw marks resembling the features of Lin Ze’s Half-Dragon Transformation Form.
• Hiruzen examined the evidence and wondered what Lin Ze had done and what secrets he might be hiding.
• Danzo warned that Lin Ze could become a grave threat and urged Hiruzen to control him, but Hiruzen said the evidence could have been imitated and challenged Danzo’s proposal to take decisive measures against a celebrated war hero.

Hiruzen overruled Danzo’s demand to act against Lin Ze, prompting Danzo to assemble Root operatives and head for the Kumogakure Front. Lin Ze received news that Yumi and Ayumi had been abducted, dismissed the report without concern, and decided to return to Konoha while maintaining a show of loyalty.

• Hiruzen refused to let Danzo act against Lin Ze without hard evidence, and Danzo left the Hokage’s office furious.
• Danzo ordered Root members to bring Miyamoto Ichirō and Kabuto from the orphanage, but they reported that both boys had disappeared over a month earlier.
• Danzo concluded that Lin Ze had engineered the disappearances and led more than twenty Root operatives toward the Kumogakure Front to capture him.
• Lin Ze read Hiruzen’s letter reporting that Yumi and Ayumi had been abducted by Iwagakure, then destroyed it without showing anger or grief.
• Lin Ze decided to return to Konoha and went to Torifu Akimichi’s tent.

Lin Ze intercepted Danzo and more than twenty Root ninja, who had come to bring him back to Root, and unleashed his full power against them. He rapidly overwhelmed the squad, while Danzo and the surviving Root ninja remained caught in the battle.

• Lin Ze sensed Danzo and over twenty Root ninja heading toward the Konoha Camp, then deliberately drew them toward him.
• Danzo accused Lin Ze of attacking a Root squad and ordered his men to capture him after Lin Ze refused to answer.
• Lin Ze activated partial Azure Dragon beastification, the Sixth Gate, and Lightning Release Chakra Mode, then killed a Root ninja with a single punch.
• Lin Ze resisted a Yamanaka ninja’s mental attack, killed him, and burned an Aburame ninja’s kikaichū swarm with Bolo Breath.
• Lin Ze tore through the Root squad with his speed and strength, breaking their seals and leaving Root ninja falling across the battlefield.

Lin Ze fought off Danzo and the Root ninjas, then faced Danzo’s summoned Baku with Qingtian’s help. The chapter left Lin Ze pressing his attack against the huge summon while Danzo watched from atop its head.

• Danzo attacked Lin Ze from behind with Wind Release: Vacuum Blade, but Lin Ze struck his wrist with his tail and broke it.
• Danzo summoned Baku and ordered it to swallow Lin Ze while the remaining Root ninjas attacked from the flanks.
• Lin Ze summoned Qingtian, who transformed into the Sky-Supporting White Jade Pillar for him to wield.
• Lin Ze charged through Baku’s suction and the Root attacks, then struck Baku’s raised foot with the pillar.
• Lin Ze used the recoil to circle Baku and attack its joints and softer abdomen.

Lin Ze unleashed Thunder-Bagua at Danzo and the Root ninja after Baku abandoned them and fled. Danzo survived the blast with two Root jōnin and retreated toward Konoha, while Lin Ze let him go to avoid disrupting his plans.

• Danzo recognized Lin Ze's gathering attack as Thunder-Bagua and hid behind Baku with the Root ninja.
• Baku sensed the danger, canceled the Summoning Technique, and vanished, leaving Danzo and his men exposed.
• Lin Ze struck with Thunder-Bagua, creating a massive explosion that killed three Root ninja and injured Danzo and the two surviving Root jōnin.
• Danzo realized how far he fell short of the Third Raikage and fled toward Konoha with the two survivors.
• Lin Ze chose not to pursue Danzo because killing him could destabilize Konoha and interfere with Lin Ze's plans.

Lin Ze reported Danzo’s ambush to Hiruzen Sarutobi and secured permission to search the Land of Earth for Yumi and Ayumi. He left Konoha planning to pursue a future beyond the village and seek the legendary Kekkei Mōra.

• Lin Ze collected several Root corpses after Danzo fled, then returned to Konoha.
• Lin Ze showed Hiruzen Sarutobi three Root bodies and reported that Danzo had ambushed him with more than twenty Root ninja before fleeing wounded.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi promised to handle Danzo but chose not to question Lin Ze about the earlier attack on a Root squad.
• Lin Ze demanded permission to search the Land of Earth for Yumi and Ayumi, and Hiruzen Sarutobi granted him two months.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to have Root informants monitor Lin Ze in the Land of Earth.
• Lin Ze left the Hokage Building, dismissing Konoha as his home and setting his sights on attaining Kekkei Mōra.

After Lin Ze devastated Root, Danzo suppressed his desire for revenge and focused on rebuilding his depleted forces. His attempt to recruit Shimura Clan children met with resistance, so he turned toward the Yamanaka and Aburame clans for new recruits.

• Danzo remembered Lin Ze's overwhelming power and decided to avoid a direct confrontation for now.
• Danzo ordered Kinoe to recall every Root elite deployed on a mission.
• Danzo visited the Shimura Clan and ordered all children aged eight or older with C-Rank chakra aptitude to report to Root.
• The Shimura elders protested that Root's training had already cost the clan most of its promising children, but Danzo ignored them.
• Danzo left to approach the Yamanaka and Aburame clans to replenish Root's ranks.

Lin Ze used his supposed grief over Yumi and Ayumi to secure a transfer to the Iwagakure Front Line, while Hiruzen Sarutobi knowingly accepted the pretext. After receiving intelligence about Kitsuchi, Lin Ze tracked him across the border and discovered the group was moving deep into the Land of Fire.

• Lin Ze spent two months investigating Yumi and Ayumi’s disappearance, while Kabuto and Nonō made early progress growing living tissues on Ascension Island.
• Lin Ze told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Yumi and Ayumi were likely dead and requested a transfer to the Iwagakure Front Line.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi approved Lin Ze’s request and ordered him to follow Jiraiya’s command, while privately recognizing their unspoken understanding.
• An intelligence ninja reported that Kitsuchi had been spotted near the Land of Grass and Land of Fire border, and Lin Ze departed to investigate.
• Lin Ze sensed a complex web of chakra trails and identified Kitsuchi’s group heading deep into the Land of Fire, then silently pursued them.

Lin Ze confronted Kitsuchi and four Iwagakure elite jōnin in a valley in the Land of Fire, seeking revenge for Yumi and Ayumi. Kitsuchi tried to hold Lin Ze back while his subordinates escaped, but Lin Ze shattered his Earth Release attack with one punch.

• Lin Ze found Kitsuchi and four elite Iwagakure jōnin resting in a valley and realized Kitsuchi’s strength had reached the threshold of Kage level.
• Kitsuchi sensed Lin Ze, and Lin Ze revealed himself; Kitsuchi recognized him as the Konoha Azure Dragon who had once protected Tsunade.
• Lin Ze accused Iwagakure of capturing Yumi and Ayumi and declared that none of Kitsuchi’s squad would leave alive.
• Kitsuchi signaled his subordinates to flee, then used Earth Release: Mountain Earth Technique to trap Lin Ze and buy them time.
• Lin Ze broke the closing rock masses with a single Chakra Enhanced Strength punch, shocking Kitsuchi.