Recaps

Bieshu Feifan waited until Konoha's forces were close to defeat before entering the battle and slaughtering Iwagakure troops, turning the fight into a Konoha victory. He returned to camp acclaimed by his fellow shinobi, but decided he still needed to build more fame.

• Higashi Shibito led more than two thousand Iwagakure troops against Mimura Hamaki's outnumbered Konoha forces, forcing Mimura Hamaki to consider retreat.
• After scouts reported Konoha was losing, Bieshu Feifan took four shinobi with him to reinforce the battle and make witnesses to his deeds.
• Bieshu Feifan arrived in a palanquin, announced himself with an elaborate title, and cut down more than a hundred Iwagakure genin with his Xiuchun Dao.
• Bieshu Feifan fought an Iwagakure jōnin and Higashi Shibito, while a fast leaf pierced the bearded jōnin's forehead.
• Bieshu Feifan held off Higashi Shibito and numerous jōnin as Mimura Hamaki rallied Konoha, and Iwagakure retreated at dusk.
• Konoha shinobi praised Bieshu Feifan as he returned to camp, while he privately decided that the battle had not brought him enough fame.

After Iwagakure shifted to small-scale raids, Bieshu Feifan decided to seek merit by intercepting Stone Ninja patrols and recruited Kakashi and four Chunin for the mission. At the camp, he led the group past the obvious valley ambush site and pointed behind Iwagakure’s camp, saying he would take them to get supplies.

• Mimura Hamaki assigned defensive duties after predicting Iwagakure would stop large-scale attacks, and Bieshu Feifan approved his arrangements.
• Bieshu Feifan told Kakashi that he wanted to earn merit by intercepting Stone Ninja patrols near their camp, and Kakashi agreed to go with him.
• Mimura Hamaki hesitated over the risky plan but signed the Mission Consent Form after Bieshu Feifan assured him he could escape if discovered.
• Bieshu Feifan recruited four Chunin, assigned them code names, and took them with Kakashi into the Land of Grass.
• After Kakashi identified a likely valley entrance for an ambush, Bieshu Feifan instead pointed behind Iwagakure’s camp and said he would take the group to get supplies.

Bieshu Feifan led Kakashi and four chunin behind Iwagakure’s lines, where he forged supply orders and tricked Iwagakure into sending provisions and money to his group. As they seized the shipment, the Iwagakure front lines remained without rice, and Higashi Shibito grew anxious over the delayed supplies.

• Bieshu Feifan led Kakashi and four chunin to ambush an Iwagakure squad and capture its leader and three genin.
• Bieshu Feifan and Kakashi interrogated the prisoners, then Bieshu Feifan forged a supply requisition using the captured chunin’s chakra imprint and a copied seal.
• Ōnoki approved the forged request for doubled supplies and wages, while Bieshu Feifan’s group turned back messengers and secured an even larger payment request.
• Bieshu Feifan used Shadow Clones and Iwagakure’s passcodes to pose as a receiving unit and take delivery of dozens of carts of supplies and a sack of cash.
• Kakashi and the four chunin helped Bieshu Feifan move the stolen goods, while Higashi Shibito worried that the front had received no rice for more than half a month.

Bieshu Feifan distributed supplies seized from Iwagakure to his followers and argued with Zhuanqin Zhaopu over Konoha’s rules on battlefield spoils. He openly recruited more followers, while Iwagakure forces began approaching the group’s position in the Land of Grass.

• Bieshu Feifan summoned and distributed seized supplies, giving extra shares to Chunin and wounded shinobi.
• Mimura Hamaki asked Bieshu Feifan about the supplies, and Zhuanqin Zhaopu demanded that he hand them over under Konoha’s rules.
• Bieshu Feifan refused to yield the supplies, threatened Zhuanqin Zhaopu, and promised the others in the tent a share while excluding him.
• Bieshu Feifan ordered a subordinate to recruit followers with promises of extra supplies and weapons, and Mimura Hamaki decided not to intervene.
• Kakashi and Number One Chunin warned Bieshu Feifan that more Iwagakure forces were coming, while the Stone Ninja on the front lines continued demanding food.

Bieshu Feifan deceived Iwagakure’s front line and rear while preparing a scheme to profit from the war. After robbing the Land of Grass Daimyō and sending the frontline army a shipment adulterated with excrement, he received Ōnoki’s newly approved rewards and supplies.

• Bieshu Feifan promised Iwagakure’s anxious messenger supplies within seven days and extorted several million from him.
• Bieshu Feifan recruited Konoha shinobi skilled in Earth Release, disguised them as Stone Ninja, and organized a plan to rob the Land of Grass Daimyō.
• Kakashi led half the group to seize grain from the Daimyō, while Bieshu Feifan intercepted communications and had Chunin Number Three prepare dried excrement to mix into the supplies.
• Bieshu Feifan handed the adulterated grain to Higashi Shibito’s collection team after validating the transfer documents, seals, and chakra.
• Ōnoki approved three hundred million in rewards and additional weapons and supplies after reading Bieshu Feifan’s fabricated victory report, and Bieshu Feifan received the shipment.

Bieshu Feifan sabotaged Iwagakure’s food shipments and intercepted messages to keep Higashi Shibito’s front lines weakened, while secretly gathering supplies and money for his own subordinates. The chapter ended with Bieshu Feifan attending a defensive war meeting and Zhuanqin Zhaopu following him after being left out of the gifts.

• Higashi Shibito’s troops ate food contaminated with feces, suffered severe diarrhea, and received no weapons, while Higashi Shibito kept them eating the shipment and asked Iwagakure for fresh food and supplies.
• Bieshu Feifan intercepted the hawk carrying Higashi Shibito’s letters, altered messages to mislead both Higashi Shibito and Ōnoki, and ordered Number Three to develop odorless, flour-colored feces for future food shipments.
• Bieshu Feifan explained to Kakashi that he avoided a decisive victory because Mimura Hamaki would get the credit, then intercepted another message and prompted Ōnoki to gather supplies without sending them immediately.
• Bieshu Feifan’s Shadow Clone summoned military supplies and money, distributed most of them to his own subordinates, and arranged for the goods to be taken back to Konoha.
• Bieshu Feifan gave the other Jōnin money and joined Mimura Hamaki’s meeting, where the commanders agreed to maintain a defensive strategy as Iwagakure’s offensive weakened.
• Zhuanqin Zhaopu received no gift from Bieshu Feifan and followed him out of the meeting, visibly angry.

Bieshu Feifan defused Zhuanqin Zhaopu’s challenge with a fake gift, then helped steal Iwagakure supplies and secretly mix excrement into its food. When Higashi Shibito questioned the contaminated shipment, Bieshu Feifan invented medicinal ingredient names to reassure him and left him awaiting a reply.

• Bieshu Feifan stopped Zhuanqin Zhaopu from challenging his Shadow Clone by urging unity and giving him a gift box, which Zhuanqin later discovered was empty.
• Bieshu Feifan and Kakashi’s men took over an Iwagakure supply shipment, transferred it to Konoha, and prepared food mixed with excrement for the Stone Ninja.
• Higashi Shibito’s Medical Ninja found excrement in the food, and Higashi Shibito sent an envoy to demand an explanation from Bieshu Feifan.
• Bieshu Feifan presented a fake list of medicinal ingredients and claimed the contaminated food was a Tsuchikage-approved medicinal diet.
• Higashi Shibito accepted the explanation cautiously, tried to verify the ingredients, and sent a letter back to Iwagakure; Bieshu Feifan received it and replied that the ingredients improved the body.

Bieshu Feifan’s sabotage weakened the Stone Ninja, and he escaped Higashi Shibito’s pursuit before ambushing more Iwagakure squads on the way back to camp. At a meeting, he pushed for a large-scale attack and used his aura to silence Mei Gua Gaowan, prompting Mimura Hamaki to name Bieshu the most suitable leader.

• Bieshu Feifan intercepted Iwagakure messengers and investigators with genjutsu while his sabotage left many Stone Ninja ill and unable to fight effectively.
• After Higashi Shibito set out with troops to capture the quartermasters, Bieshu Feifan evacuated his camp and escaped with Kakashi and his men.
• Bieshu Feifan’s group disguised themselves as Stone Ninja and ambushed returning Iwagakure squads, killing more than thirty before returning to the Konoha camp.
• Bieshu Feifan urged Mimura Hamaki to authorize an attack on the weakened Stone Ninja, while Mei Gua Gaowan volunteered to lead it.
• Bieshu Feifan intimidated Mei Gua Gaowan with his aura, and Mimura Hamaki named Bieshu the most suitable person to lead the surprise attack.