Arc 3War, Cells, and Exams

Bieshu Feifan survived shifting battles and pursued Hashirama cells, stealing, fighting, and deceiving allies and enemies along the way. After Orochimaru exposed his disguised clone and ended their dealings, Feifan joined Might Duy and Kakashi to enter the wartime Chunin Exams.

  • Bieshu Feifan joined Jiraiya’s strike on Iwagakure’s supply station, survived Ōnoki’s attack, and later served under Shimura Danzō as Konoha fought Iwagakure.
  • Bieshu Feifan obtained the Shadow Clone Technique and Body Flicker Technique, then clashed repeatedly with the Uchiha and stole Sharingan eyes while seeking Hashirama cells.
  • Bieshu Feifan bought Hashirama cells from Orochimaru, developed Wood Release chakra, and became entangled in the thefts and political fallout surrounding Orochimaru and Danzō.
  • Bieshu Feifan served on a squad protecting a noble in the Land of Hot Water, secretly looted estates, and avoided helping Danzō as fighting erupted between Konoha and Kumogakure.
  • Bieshu Feifan killed Uchiha Beidai while disguised as Shimura Danzō, then returned to Konoha and persuaded Jiraiya to train him by offering his novel Oniichichi.
  • Hiruzen Sarutobi removed Danzō from his advisor position after Danzō killed a young Uchiha, while Bieshu Feifan trained with Minato Namikaze and failed to secure more cells from Orochimaru.
  • Bieshu Feifan persuaded Might Duy and Kakashi to form a team with him, and the three registered for the wartime Chunin Ninja Exams.
Chapters 51–75 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 51A familiar supply line mission

Bieshu Feifan absorbed the chakra of a dying Senju, defended himself against an Uchiha’s accusation of desertion, and learned that the surviving ninjas would continue the offensive. He was assigned to Jiraiya’s squad to attack enemy supply lines, once again under the Jonin who had led the earlier raid.

  • Bieshu Feifan absorbed the special chakra of a critically wounded man, who died as a result.
  • An Uchiha accused Bieshu Feifan of fleeing the battlefield, but Bieshu Feifan defended himself and was dismissed by the commander.
  • Bieshu Feifan spent the night among the wounded, then learned that the uninjured survivors would continue the offensive.
  • Bieshu Feifan saw Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade as the ninja were organized into groups for the next operations.
  • Jiraiya was assigned to lead a strike on enemy logistics, and Bieshu Feifan joined his squad under the Jonin who had led the previous supply-station raid.

Ch. 52This wasn't how things were supposed to go

Bieshu Feifan sabotaged Bai Maosun’s attack on an Iwagakure supply station, setting off a battle that cost Konoha heavy losses. After Ōnoki arrived and targeted Jiraiya, Bieshu Feifan fled toward the Land of Rain and wondered how events had gone so wrong.

  • Bai Maosun assigned Bieshu Feifan to lead the assault on Iwagakure’s supply station, and Bieshu Feifan suspected the jonin wanted him dead.
  • Bieshu Feifan used genjutsu on Konoha’s cannon fodder to expose their group and ruin Bai Maosun’s surprise attack, then escaped while Bai Maosun was killed.
  • Jiraiya led the survivors in destroying the outpost, but Iwagakure reinforcements delayed them and reduced Konoha’s force to about thirty people.
  • As Jiraiya ordered a retreat, Ōnoki arrived and blasted Konoha’s cannon fodder with Dust Release before turning his attention to Jiraiya.
  • Bieshu Feifan fled into the Land of Rain using Magnet Release and planned to kill Iwagakure genin as trophies before returning to camp.

Ch. 53Seeking counsel in the tent

Bieshu Feifan returned to a devastated Konoha camp and learned that Hanzo had defeated Orochimaru and Tsunade while Jiraiya was missing. Shimura Danzō arrived to take command, and Bieshu Feifan’s bold advice left the gathered ninja regarding him as mentally challenged.

  • Bieshu Feifan returned to the empty camp, learned Konoha had lost to Amegakure, and heard that Jiraiya was missing while Orochimaru and Tsunade had been badly wounded by Hanzo.
  • Bieshu Feifan helped the wounded and took outer patrol duty as Konoha prepared for possible attacks from Amegakure and Iwagakure.
  • Shimura Danzō arrived at camp and told the assembled ninja he would take charge after claiming victory over Kirigakure’s landing forces.
  • Danzō asked Bieshu Feifan to assess the situation, and Bieshu Feifan declared that Danzō should kill Hanzo and offered to crush Iwagakure with a thousand Jonin.
  • The ninja in the tent remembered Bieshu Feifan as the mentally challenged boy identified by the Hokage.

Ch. 54It should be a questionnaire

Danzo led a devastating attack on Iwagakure’s forces, while Bieshu Feifan killed Uchiha Tai and returned to Konoha with the wounded and dead. As peace talks began, Bieshu reunited with Shimura Daio, then an ANBU-masked ninja arrived to ask what he thought of Danzo’s wartime achievements.

  • Danzo chose to attack Iwagakure rather than confront Hanzo, and Bieshu Feifan joined his force.
  • Danzo’s coordinated Fire Release assault devastated Iwagakure’s camp, while Bieshu Feifan stayed at the rear before separating from the battle.
  • Uchiha Tai confronted Bieshu Feifan, who killed him and took his eyes without attracting attention.
  • Danzo defeated Iwagakure’s jonin and destroyed several camps; after Iwagakure agreed to negotiate, peace talks began across the warring nations.
  • Bieshu Feifan returned to Konoha with the wounded and corpses, reunited with the injured Shimura Daio, and went home.
  • An animal-masked ninja asked Bieshu Feifan what he thought of Danzo’s supposed victories over Kirigakure and Iwagakure and his subduing of the Demigod.

Ch. 55The Fourth Hokage appeared

Bieshu Feifan learned that Shimura Danzō was taking credit for Konoha’s war victories and suspected he was pursuing the Fourth Hokage’s position. He obtained two ninjutsu from Hiruzen Sarutobi and encountered Minato Namikaze on his way home.

  • A Root ninja questioned Bieshu Feifan about Shimura Danzō’s contributions, and Bieshu Feifan realized Danzō was promoting himself for the Fourth Hokage position.
  • Bieshu Feifan heard villagers credit Danzō with Konoha’s victories and ending the war, then trained toward reaching Kage Level before the Uchiha Clan Massacre.
  • Bieshu Feifan barged into Hiruzen Sarutobi’s meeting, fled when he saw the assembled leaders, and returned later to ask for rewards for his war service.
  • Hiruzen Sarutobi refused to give Bieshu Feifan Forbidden Techniques but let him choose two ninjutsu, and Bieshu Feifan selected the Shadow Clone Technique and the Body Flicker Technique.
  • Bieshu Feifan left Hiruzen Sarutobi’s office through a window and met Minato Namikaze near a roadside stall.

Ch. 56The uproar over Might Guy's enrollment

Bieshu Feifan accompanied Might Duy and Might Guy to the Ninja Academy, where his dance sparked a confrontation with Kakashi and later got him and Guy arrested. After paying bail, Bieshu Feifan set out at night to find the Uchiha who had beaten him.

  • Bieshu Feifan spent his days training and taking missions with Might Duy, while helping Might Guy prepare to enroll in the Ninja Academy.
  • Bieshu Feifan gave Might Guy a yellow bodysuit and nunchucks, then danced with him at the Academy entrance and drew a crowd of mocking onlookers.
  • Bieshu Feifan insulted Kakashi, prompting Kakashi to challenge him, while Hatake Sakumo and Might Duy tried to calm things down.
  • The Uchiha arrested Bieshu Feifan for public indecency, and Might Guy revealed that he had also been arrested after failing his entrance exam.
  • Might Duy brought Anbu to secure their release, and Bieshu Feifan paid two hundred thousand ryo in bail.
  • Bieshu Feifan activated his Byakugan and went searching for the Uchiha who had hit him hardest.

Ch. 57Days That Counted as Peaceful

Bieshu Feifan disguised himself as Uchiha Biwako, beat Uchiha Zhongfen, and provoked the Uchiha into seeking her arrest, prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi to enlist Shimura Danzō against the clan. After a peaceful stretch of training, Bieshu Feifan began considering Hashirama cells as his next source of power, but Hiruzen summoned him to the Hokage's Office, where two Ping-Pong Paddles were waiting.

  • Bieshu Feifan disguised himself as an ugly middle-aged woman, taunted Uchiha Zhongfen, then defeated him and stole his money.
  • The Uchiha searched Konoha for Uchiha Biwako and issued an arrest warrant, and Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Shimura Danzō to make trouble for the clan.
  • Bieshu Feifan visited Might Duy, taught Might Guy a dance, and heard villagers call Hiruzen's students the Wounded Sannin.
  • Bieshu Feifan considered several possible sources of special chakra and settled on Hashirama cells, though he worried about approaching Orochimaru or Danzō safely.
  • An Anbu summoned Bieshu Feifan to Hiruzen Sarutobi's office, where he found two Ping-Pong Paddles.

Ch. 58Hiruzen Sarutobi Had No Place in His Heart for His Little Brother

Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Bieshu Feifan on a mission with two Uchiha, intending to use him as a small concession to appease the clan. When the Uchiha attacked him outside Konoha, Bieshu Feifan revealed his strength and killed one of them, then trapped the other in a combined fire attack.

  • Bieshu Feifan tried to take over Hiruzen Sarutobi’s homework grading, but Hiruzen insisted he complete a mission with two Uchiha first.
  • After Bieshu Feifan left Konoha, Shimura Danzō urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to let Root kill the Uchiha, but Hiruzen refused and admitted he had sent Bieshu Feifan as a concession to the clan.
  • The two Uchiha explained their grievances against Bieshu Feifan and attacked him over his role in their relatives’ deaths.
  • Bieshu Feifan deflected the Uchiha’s kunai, countered their Fire Release, and used Magnet Release to take to the sky and rain steel needles down on them.
  • Bieshu Feifan trapped the Uchiha on the left in genjutsu, killed him, and took his eyes.
  • Bieshu Feifan created a Shadow Clone and combined Fire Release with Wind Release to engulf the remaining Uchiha in flames.

Ch. 59A stubborn old man

After defeating two Uchiha, Bieshu Feifan avoided returning to Konoha and began using genjutsu and theft to fund himself. He recruited a bandit gang and decided that contacting Shimura Danzō to obtain Hashirama cells was feasible.

  • Bieshu Feifan killed the second Uchiha, took the ocular power from another pair of Sharingan, and left the battlefield without returning to Konoha.
  • Bieshu Feifan hypnotized a wealthy merchant and his household, though he could only make the old man accept him as an older brother.
  • Bieshu Feifan robbed a noble family's home and took more than ten million ryō, then decided to seek Hashirama cells through Shimura Danzō.
  • Bieshu Feifan killed a bandit leader, took charge of the gang, and promised the bandits money and future benefits.
  • Bieshu Feifan returned to the merchant's home, trained, and concluded that he could contact Shimura Danzō indirectly.

Ch. 60Danzo, the clever one

Danzo mistook Bieshu Feifan’s offer to buy hashirama cells for a warning from Hiruzen Sarutobi, then sent a Root ninja after the messenger and provoked a clash that ended with the Root ninja dead. Danzo tried to hide his human experiments beneath the Uchiha Clan Compound, but Hiruzen learned that the angry Uchiha had trapped Danzo underground.

  • Danzo received an unsigned offer to buy hashirama cells, had the first messenger interrogated and sent to the laboratory, and learned that Uchiha Yellow Weasel had recruited him.
  • Bieshu Feifan sent a second offer without money, and Danzo ordered Root to watch the Uchiha and track the messenger.
  • A Root ninja pursued Bieshu Feifan, who killed him after their fight revealed that Bieshu Feifan could fly and use genjutsu.
  • Danzo heard from the returning Ninja Hawk that the opponent was an Uchiha, then ordered Root to move the human experiments beneath the Uchiha Clan Compound and spread a rumor about the First Hokage’s body.
  • Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Danzo’s digging had collapsed houses in the Uchiha Clan Compound and was told that the Uchiha had trapped Danzo underground.

Ch. 61Everyone Had Dirty Hands

Danzo was caught digging beneath the Uchiha compound, but the Uchiha’s own human experiments gave Hiruzen leverage to broker a settlement. Orochimaru accepted Bieshu Feifan’s offer to buy Hashirama cells, and Bieshu paid a hundred million for the first delivery, leaving him waiting to see whether Orochimaru would fulfill the deal.

  • An Uchiha jōnin confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi after the Uchiha brought Danzo and his Root operatives to the Hokage’s Office for digging beneath the clan compound.
  • Danzo accused the Uchiha of human experimentation, and Hiruzen used both sides’ compromising secrets to help negotiate compensation from Danzo and a warning for the Uchiha.
  • Orochimaru received an anonymous request to buy Hashirama cells, tested the buyer with a sample, and agreed to sell them for two hundred thousand per gram.
  • Bieshu Feifan confirmed that the sample’s chakra activated his ability, then robbed a noble’s home to raise a hundred million.
  • Orochimaru received Bieshu Feifan’s payment and prepared to supply five hundred grams of Hashirama cells, while Bieshu waited anxiously for the delivery.

Ch. 62Orochimaru discovered a new approach

Bieshu Feifan bought Hashirama cells from Orochimaru, gained Wood Release chakra, and continued robbing nobles as Konoha struggled to catch him. After Hiruzen Sarutobi’s investigation linked stolen money to Orochimaru, Orochimaru ended their dealings and set out to rob the Land of Fire’s Capital himself.

  • Might Guy passed the Ninja Academy Entrance Test, while he and Might Duy mourned Bieshu Feifan and resolved to avoid the Uchiha.
  • Bieshu Feifan received Hashirama cells from Orochimaru, absorbed them, and later developed Wood Release chakra without gaining a Senju sage body.
  • Bieshu Feifan found the Land of Fire’s Capital crowded with Konoha shinobi and learned from his makeshift older brother about wealthy Sarutobi Clan properties elsewhere.
  • Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that stolen money had appeared in Orochimaru’s spending and that the robber killed Sarutobi clansmen more often than other victims.
  • Orochimaru delivered another batch of Hashirama cells, then ended his dealings with Bieshu Feifan after learning how he earned his money.
  • Orochimaru burned the evidence and headed to the Land of Fire’s Capital to rob nobles himself.

Ch. 63An unexpectedly reasonable person

After Konoha shinobi began searching near his home, Bieshu Feifan returned to the village and witnessed Orochimaru’s failed robbery and escape, then joined the pursuit of Danzo. The chapter ended with Hiruzen Sarutobi confronting Orochimaru and Danzo in the Hokage’s Office over their robberies.

  • Bieshu Feifan followed Konoha shinobi near the capital, realized they were searching for Orochimaru, and put on his Konoha forehead protector to blend in.
  • Bieshu Feifan spotted the injured Orochimaru fleeing and watched Hiruzen Sarutobi and several Anbu defeat him before he escaped.
  • Bieshu Feifan fled after a Byakugan user spotted him, then joined the Konoha shinobi pursuing the disguised Danzo for robbing the daimyo’s estate.
  • Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned Orochimaru and Danzo in his office, while Danzo defended his robbery as a way to fund Root and Orochimaru agreed with him.
  • Hiruzen Sarutobi silenced Orochimaru and warned Danzo that he would have to answer to the daimyo.

Ch. 64Idiotic words

Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned Bieshu Feifan about his missing mission and the noble robberies while Konoha’s clans and leaders deflected the Daimyō’s demands. Feifan’s account of two Uchiha being lured away revealed the name Biwako, and Hiruzen then asked what Feifan had been doing.

  • Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Orochimaru detained and challenged Danzo over the stolen money, while both denied responsibility.
  • Hyūga and Uchiha leaders concluded the robber was likely one of their own, but agreed to conceal that possibility and blame enemy nations.
  • The Daimyō demanded answers, but Konoha’s leaders united in denying that the thieves were from Konoha.
  • Bieshu Feifan spent several days with Might Duy and Might Guy before an Anbu summoned him to meet Hiruzen Sarutobi.
  • Hiruzen questioned Feifan about the mission he had returned from alone, and Feifan said two Uchiha had followed a woman who called herself Biwako.
  • The Uchiha left after Feifan identified the woman in their portrait, and Hiruzen asked Feifan what he had been doing since returning.

Ch. 65The uses of smut

Bieshu Feifan traded his own smut novels to Hiruzen Sarutobi for ninjutsu and a promise that he would not be sent from the village, then focused on developing his Wind Release. After months of training, the Anbu conscripted him and assigned him a mission.

  • Bieshu Feifan told Hiruzen Sarutobi that he had spent his mission surviving in the wilderness, then traded his smut novel for a range of Wind Release ninjutsu.
  • Bieshu Feifan returned home and trained while Uchiha watched his house, and news spread that Hatake Sakumo had failed a mission and then died by suicide.
  • Border clashes escalated as the Land of Lightning joined in and the Land of Wind broke its treaty with Konoha.
  • Bieshu Feifan gave Hiruzen Sarutobi another smut novel and secured a verbal promise that he would not be sent from the village.
  • Bieshu Feifan trained in Wind Release for several months, until the Anbu arrived to conscript him and assigned him a mission.

Ch. 66A new squad emerged

Bieshu Feifan joined Hyūga Guijiao, Ishihara Ping, and Kakashi on a mission to protect a noble in the Land of Hot Water. After reaching the Kobayashi estate, Bieshu Feifan took advantage of his night watch to tamper with the sleeping noble.

  • Bieshu Feifan met his teammates, joked that Hiruzen Sarutobi was his big brother, and introduced himself as an Academy graduate who specialized in explaining the Will of Fire.
  • Hyūga Guijiao explained that the squad would protect a Konoha-friendly noble in the Land of Hot Water for three months and tested Ishihara Ping, Bieshu Feifan, and Kakashi in combat.
  • Bieshu Feifan asked Hyūga Guijiao why the Hyūga used Gentle Fist instead of kunai, but Guijiao dismissed his question.
  • The squad reached the Kobayashi estate, where Steward Yamagami warned them not to disturb the noble and threatened not to pay if a thief got inside.
  • Bieshu Feifan and Kakashi took the night watch, split up to patrol, and Bieshu Feifan entered Kobayashi's room to tell the sleeping noble to treat the squad like nobles the next day.

Ch. 67This trading partner wasn't honest

Bieshu Feifan investigated the nobles' estate, killed Butler Yamagami, and arranged to buy Hashirama cells from Danzo. After Danzo's Root Shinobi tried to pass off worthless material as genuine cells, Bieshu Feifan beat him and demanded honesty, but Danzo decided to keep trading with lab waste instead.

  • Butler Yamagami insulted Bieshu Feifan and Ishihara Ping, and later Bieshu Feifan used a Shadow Clone to patrol while killing Yamagami in the Kobayashi Nobles' Main Residence.
  • Bieshu Feifan learned that many nobles had hired Konoha and Kumogakure Shinobi, and that several estates had been ransacked before he left a Shadow Clone guarding Kobayashi and headed to Konoha.
  • Danzo received two million ryō and a request from Uchiha Yellow Weasel to buy Hashirama cells, then agreed to test the buyer by sending a sample vial.
  • Bieshu Feifan negotiated a price of one hundred million per jin with a Root Shinobi, but discovered the delivered batch contained no chakra and fought him.
  • Bieshu Feifan broke the Root Shinobi's hands and told him to warn Shimura Danzō to be honest, while Danzo ordered Root to continue trading using waste from the lab instead of Hashirama cells.

Ch. 68Eat shit!

Bieshu Feifan’s failed deals with Shimura Danzō escalated into a fight, and he tricked Root into carrying a scroll full of compressed shit back to Konoha. Danzō marched toward the Land of Hot Water, prompting Konoha and Kumogakure to send forces there, while Bieshu Feifan learned that Danzō was fighting Kumogakure.

  • Bieshu Feifan rejected the poor-quality Hashirama cell samples Shimura Danzō offered and later attacked the two Root shinobi who returned to trade.
  • Bieshu Feifan’s fire-and-wind combination attack engulfed Root’s Brother Long, while the surviving skinny shinobi returned to Root carrying a scroll.
  • Shimura Danzō opened the scroll and was splattered with compressed shit, then set out with Root forces to find and kill Uchiha Yellow Weasel.
  • Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Jiraiya and Konoha forces to reinforce the Land of Hot Water after learning Danzō had gone there, and the Third Raikage sent Kumogakure’s main force in response.
  • Bieshu Feifan returned to the Kobayashi noble’s residence, where Hyūga Guijiao woke him and Kakashi with news that Danzō was fighting Kumogakure.

Ch. 69How did they suddenly end up fighting?

Kakashi and Bieshu Feifan refused Hyūga Guijiao’s order to help Danzo, while Danzo’s clashes with Kumogakure escalated into a wider conflict in the Land of Hot Water. After Danzo captured the Third Raikage’s son A, Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Konoha’s troops to mobilize as the Third Raikage advanced.

  • Kakashi refused to leave his assigned mission without reassignment orders, and Bieshu Feifan declined to help Danzo, so Hyūga Guijiao left with Ishihara Ping.
  • Danzo’s Root Shinobi killed Cloud Ninja who were watching them, escalating tensions until Danzo and Kumogakure’s forces began fighting in the Land of Hot Water.
  • Bieshu Feifan hypnotized the Kobayashi noble, moved into his estate, and secretly left a Shadow Clone there while taking most of the noble’s money.
  • Kakashi repeatedly fought attackers who came for the Kobayashi noble while Bieshu Feifan avoided getting involved.
  • Danzo defeated and captured A, the Third Raikage’s son, and Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Konoha to muster troops after learning the Third Raikage was heading toward the Land of Hot Water.

Ch. 70Stats versus skill

Danzo tortured the captured A for information while Bieshu Feifan raided the Land of Hot Water and fought Uchiha Ji’s squad. After escaping Uchiha Ji and encountering Hiruzen Sarutobi’s forces, Bieshu Feifan returned to find Kakashi alive and furious that he had claimed to protect the Kobayashi noble.

  • Danzo took the captured A to the Land of Fire’s border and tortured him, but A did not understand what Danzo was asking.
  • Bieshu Feifan used a Shadow Clone at the Kobayashi residence while his real body looted supplies across the Land of Hot Water.
  • Bieshu Feifan ambushed Uchiha Ji’s all-Uchiha squad, but Uchiha Ji’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan and tactics forced him to flee into the sky.
  • Bieshu Feifan encountered Hiruzen Sarutobi leading Konoha’s main force and turned back toward the Kobayashi residence.
  • Bieshu Feifan returned to find Kakashi sitting among corpses, and Kakashi angrily said he had been the one protecting the Kobayashi noble.

Ch. 71One thing after another in the Land of Hot Water

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Third Raikage ended the clash in the Land of Hot Water without fighting, while Bieshu Feifan’s mission squad regrouped and he later crossed paths with Danzo and the Raikage during a series of nighttime thefts. After the thefts triggered lawsuits against the Raikage and forced Kumogakure to deal with the Daimyō, Bieshu Feifan stayed behind and set his sights on four Uchiha.

  • Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Third Raikage negotiated an end to the clash, releasing A and the captured Jōnin without compensation.
  • Bieshu Feifan reunited with Hyūga Guijiao, Kakashi, and Ishihara Ping, then resumed patrolling while secretly stealing from noble households in the Land of Hot Water's Capital.
  • Bieshu Feifan encountered Danzo fleeing Yugakure Shinobi and the Third Raikage carrying stolen money, and their disguises exposed them to pursuit.
  • The Land of Hot Water's Daimyō barred Konoha and Kumogakure Shinobi from taking missions and demanded investigations, while the Third Raikage and Danzo fled with the money.
  • The Third Raikage faced lawsuits from several Daimyō, keeping Kumogakure occupied, and Bieshu Feifan's teammates returned to Konoha without him.
  • After his teammates left, Bieshu Feifan planned to go after four Uchiha.

Ch. 72That Man Had Returned

Bieshu Feifan used a shadow clone to fight Uchiha Ji while his real body attacked the other Uchiha and absorbed Uchiha Beidai’s ocular power. After returning near Konoha, he discovered Orochimaru had reappeared and prepared to contact him about obtaining Hashirama cells.

  • Bieshu Feifan’s shadow clone fought Uchiha Ji in the woods, but Uchiha Ji destroyed it and realized Bieshu Feifan’s real body might be hunting his teammates.
  • Bieshu Feifan disguised himself as Shimura Danzō, killed Uchiha Beidai, and absorbed his ocular power.
  • Bieshu Feifan avoided returning directly to Konoha and followed Jiraiya’s forces back to the village.
  • Bieshu Feifan spotted Orochimaru at his residence and realized he could seek Hashirama cells again.
  • Bieshu Feifan sent a shadow clone disguised as a merchant out of the village to contact Orochimaru.

Ch. 73This time, Danzo hadn't dug up any foundations

After Orochimaru refused to sell Hashirama Cells, Bieshu Feifan recruited Jiraiya to train him by disguising himself and offering an erotic manga. The chapter ended with Hiruzen Sarutobi learning that the Uchiha had surrounded Root after Shimura Danzō killed a young Uchiha.

  • Bieshu Feifan received Orochimaru’s reply, which ended their business arrangement for the time being, and turned back to writing.
  • Bieshu Feifan approached Jiraiya in disguise as Hatake Kakanan and offered him the first volume of Oniichichi in exchange for training.
  • Jiraiya agreed to teach Bieshu Feifan after he demonstrated Eight Trigrams: Sixteen Palms and claimed to be a mixed-blood Hyūga.
  • Jiraiya began training Bieshu Feifan, while rumors spread that Shimura Danzō had defeated the Land of Lightning and captured the Raikage’s son.
  • Hiruzen Sarutobi returned to Konoha and learned that the Uchiha had surrounded Root because Shimura Danzō had killed a young Uchiha on his way back.

Ch. 74A new questionnaire

After Danzo was punished over Uchiha Beidai’s murder, Jiraiya left Konoha and Bieshu Feifan began training with Minato Namikaze, whose talent repeatedly outmatched him. Bieshu Feifan decided to build up his physical abilities and investigate Orochimaru, while Root began questioning Wind Release shinobi and inexplicably dismissed him.

  • Hiruzen Sarutobi stripped Shimura Danzō of his Hokage Advisor position, ordered him to compensate the Uchiha, and suspended him pending an investigation into suspected collusion with Rasa.
  • Jiraiya told Bieshu Feifan to train with Minato Namikaze before leaving to search for the Child of Prophecy and hone his ninjutsu.
  • Bieshu Feifan sparred repeatedly with Minato Namikaze, but Minato’s speed and skill overcame his strength and chakra reserves.
  • Bieshu Feifan accepted that he lacked Minato’s talent and decided to build up his stats by contacting Orochimaru while continuing to train with Minato.
  • Bieshu Feifan overheard a Root member question Minato Namikaze about Wind Release, then was questioned himself and dismissed after giving his name.

Ch. 75You are Jiahao

Bieshu Feifan’s attempt to work with Orochimaru collapsed when Orochimaru unmasked his disguised Shadow Clone and found Danzo’s face. As Konoha prepared wartime Chunin Ninja Exams, Bieshu Feifan and Might Duy persuaded Kakashi to join their team, leaving Kakashi mortified as they headed into the exam.

  • Danzo suspected Orochimaru of impersonating him and targeting an Uchiha, while Bieshu Feifan tried to negotiate with Orochimaru for Hashirama Cells without revealing his identity.
  • Orochimaru ambushed Bieshu Feifan’s disguised Shadow Clone and removed its mask, finding Danzo’s face; Bieshu Feifan learned of the attack and gave up on working with Orochimaru.
  • As border clashes continued, Hiruzen Sarutobi announced wartime Chunin Ninja Exams, and Might Duy asked Bieshu Feifan to help him take part.
  • Bieshu Feifan and Might Duy persuaded a reluctant Kakashi to join their three-person team, teasing him until he agreed.
  • Bieshu Feifan, Might Duy, and Kakashi registered for the exams while Guy and villagers watched their humiliating procession through Konoha.
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