Chapter Summaries

During the Second Shinobi World War, Bieshu Feifan refused an offer to graduate early from the Ninja Academy, knowing it would send him to the battlefield. After his teacher reported his refusal to Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Hokage read Bieshu Feifan’s file and wrote a letter in response.

• Bieshu Feifan joked with Richuan Taiban about his name until the teacher beat him into giving his real name.
• Richuan Taiban offered Bieshu Feifan a chance to graduate early, but Bieshu Feifan refused and argued that his weak skills made him unfit for missions during the war.
• Bieshu Feifan demonstrated the Three Basic Jutsu, producing a failed Clone Technique, failing the Transformation Technique, and managing only a poor Substitution Technique.
• Richuan Taiban said he would report Bieshu Feifan’s situation to Hiruzen Sarutobi, then sent the Hokage a report detailing the boy’s refusal and speech.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi read the report and Bieshu Feifan’s file, then wrote a letter to Richuan Taiban.

Bieshu Feifan was forced to graduate as a genin after Hiruzen Sarutobi accepted his mocking essay about the Will of Fire. He joined a team bound for the front lines, where his new captain was Hyūga Shupi, a Hyūga Branch Family member.

• Richuan Taiban gave Bieshu Feifan a test on the Will of Fire, and Bieshu wrote an essay filled with jokes about setting fires.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi read the essay and ordered that Bieshu Feifan be allowed to graduate as a genin.
• Bieshu Feifan received his forehead protector and learned that he and his classmates had a mission the next morning.
• Bieshu Feifan assembled with other young genin and was assigned to Hyūga Shupi's team alongside Xiangjie Dashou and Maoxu Ang.
• Hyūga Shupi gave each teammate a kunai, and Bieshu Feifan headed toward the front with the main force.

Bieshu Feifan’s supply unit was ambushed by Sunagakure, and he survived the first wave by using Maoxu Ang as a human shield. As the battle continued, Hyūga Shupi crawled back badly wounded, and Bieshu Feifan eyed his Byakugan while calling for someone to save him.

• Bieshu Feifan marched from Konoha with Hyūga Shupi, Xiangjie Dashou, and Maoxu Ang, worrying about the danger ahead and finding a position he considered safe.
• Hyūga Shupi warned the genin to stay close, then spotted an attack and alerted the unit.
• Sunagakure ninja attacked with senbon and Wind Release, and Bieshu Feifan used Maoxu Ang as a shield while Hyūga Shupi used Xiangjie Dashou.
• A Konoha jonin ordered the unit to defend the supplies and raised earth walls, but poisoned senbon killed Maoxu Ang and Xiangjie Dashou.
• Bieshu Feifan threw stones and gave his rusty kunai to another genin while avoiding the fighting.
• Hyūga Shupi crawled back covered in blood with puppet wreckage on him, and Bieshu Feifan called for help while staring at his Byakugan.

During Sunagakure’s ambush on Konoha’s transport convoy, Bieshu Feifan strangled the injured Hyūga Shupi and absorbed his Byakugan chakra. After surviving the fighting and discovering the Sand Ninja were retreating, Bieshu Feifan joined the effort to save the supplies.

• Bieshu Feifan strangled Hyūga Shupi while pretending to comfort him, then absorbed the ocular chakra from his Byakugan.
• Sunagakure ninja and their puppets attacked the Genin, forcing Bieshu Feifan to flee toward a group of frightened Konoha recruits.
• Bieshu Feifan used the absorbed chakra to see through the darkness and spotted the surviving Sand Ninja retreating.
• Bieshu Feifan urged the Genin to protect the supplies and helped put out a burning transport cart.
• Konoha ninja destroyed the remaining puppets and killed a Sunagakure Jonin, ending the encounter.

After their supplies were burned and many young Genin died, Bieshu Feifan’s group was forced to march to the front under harsh conditions. On arrival, he was assigned to a squad led by Uchiha Kun and wondered whether absorbing the young Uchiha’s eyes would make him stronger.

• Bieshu Feifan treated the wounded after discovering the burned supplies were combustible garbage, then learned that roughly a hundred of the contingent had died, mostly Genin.
• Omori asked whether the Hokage had deliberately sent them to die, and Bieshu Feifan told him that the Will of Fire meant sacrificing people like them to protect useful shinobi.
• A scar-faced Chunin took charge of Bieshu Feifan and nine other Genin and drove them toward the battlefield, where one exhausted Genin collapsed and had to be carried by his teammates.
• The contingent reached the front in pouring rain, and the receiving Jonin split the Genin into new four-person squads.
• Bieshu Feifan and Omori were assigned to a squad led by the young Uchiha Genin Uchiha Kun, whose eyes Bieshu Feifan eagerly studied.

Bieshu Feifan and his teammates clashed with Uchiha Kun over their cramped quarters and unequal supplies before preparing for their first mission. The next morning, Uchiha Kun led the squad to relieve Konoha forces, and seven-year-old Bieshu Feifan found himself on the front line with only three kunai and no armor.

• Uchiha Kun claimed half the tent for himself and struck Omori when he protested.
• Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio bonded over their resentment of the Uchiha, while Uchiha Kun returned with poor supplies for them and better gear for himself.
• Uchiha Kun accused the three Genin of failing to deliver supplies, and Shimura Daio said the assignment had come from Lord Hokage.
• Uchiha Kun asked his teammates about their specialties, and Bieshu Feifan said he specialized in expounding on the Will of Fire.
• Uchiha Kun's squad followed a Chunin squad to relieve Konoha ninja, and Bieshu Feifan was taken to the front line with only three kunai and no armor.

Bieshu Feifan and his teammates reached a battered frontline camp in the Land of Rain and were sent straight out on patrol. When they encountered a Sunagakure squad fighting Konoha Genin, Uchiha Kun ambushed and killed the three enemy Genin, leaving Bieshu Feifan coveting his Sharingan.

• Uchiha Kun led Bieshu Feifan, Omori, and Shimura Daio through the Land of Rain toward the front, where Shimura Daio guessed they would face Sunagakure.
• The squad arrived at a dilapidated camp and was sent out on patrol without rest.
• Bieshu Feifan made a spear from a branch and a kunai, then bluffed Uchiha Kun into letting him keep it by accusing him of opposing the Hokage's orders.
• After an explosion, Uchiha Kun led the squad to a fight between Konoha and Sunagakure patrols, while Shimura Daio explained his hand signals to the others.
• Uchiha Kun activated his Sharingan and killed three Sunagakure Genin in an instant, making Bieshu Feifan want his eyes.

Uchiha Kun led his squad toward Sunagakure’s defensive line after killing four Sand ninja, while Bieshu Feifan used his Byakugan to spot more enemies ahead. As fighting erupted, Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio avoided helping Uchiha Kun, and a larger battle began to gather nearby.

• Uchiha Kun killed three Sunagakure Genin, then pursued and helped the Konoha squad kill their remaining opponent.
• Bieshu Feifan warned Uchiha Kun that the squad’s Chunin captain and nearby teams had not responded to the explosion, prompting Uchiha Kun to investigate Sunagakure’s defense line.
• Bieshu Feifan used his Byakugan to detect four Sunagakure ninja ahead and persuaded Uchiha Kun to let the squad spread out.
• Shimura Daio and Bieshu Feifan avoided going to Uchiha Kun’s aid when they heard fighting, while Omori stayed with them.
• Bieshu Feifan spotted many more Sand ninja approaching as Konoha ninja converged nearby, foreshadowing a major battle.

Bieshu Feifan fled from a Sunagakure squad and reached Uchiha Kun, only to draw more enemies to the exhausted captain. As seven Sunagakure ninja surrounded the Konoha team, Bieshu Feifan killed one with his homemade spear, and the fight continued.

• Bieshu Feifan spotted four Sunagakure ninja approaching and ran toward Uchiha Kun, with the squad pursuing him.
• Uchiha Kun defeated two members of another four-man squad but was left exhausted after destroying their puppets.
• Bieshu Feifan reached Uchiha Kun with the pursuing Sunagakure ninja behind him, and Shimura Daio and Omori arrived with three more enemies on their trail.
• A Sunagakure Chunin and six Genin surrounded Uchiha Kun, Bieshu Feifan, Shimura Daio, and Omori, then launched an attack.
• Bieshu Feifan thrust his homemade spear through a charging Sunagakure Genin, earning Shimura Daio's praise as Uchiha Kun fought the Chunin.

Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio used spears and kunai to defeat the Sunagakure Genin while Uchiha Kun fought a Sunagakure Chunin. After Uchiha Kun survived the battle, the squad headed back toward camp and ran into fleeing Konoha Ninja warning that the Stone Ninja had arrived.

• Bieshu Feifan killed a Sunagakure Genin with a spear, then gave the weapon to Shimura Daio, who killed several more.
• Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio killed the fleeing Sunagakure Genin while Omori missed his kunai throw.
• Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio left to seek help for Uchiha Kun, who continued fighting the Sunagakure Chunin.
• Uchiha Kun killed the Sunagakure Chunin and collapsed from exhaustion, and Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio rushed back and looted the corpse.
• Omori confirmed Uchiha Kun was still alive, and the four started toward camp before encountering Konoha Ninja fleeing from the Stone Ninja.

Bieshu Feifan and the other Konoha Genin fled from a pursuing force of Iwagakure ninja until Konoha reinforcements intervened. Forced to counterattack, Bieshu Feifan steered his companions toward weak opponents and tried to make their fights look difficult.

• Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio ran toward the Konoha camp while Omori struggled to carry Uchiha Kun and a large force of Iwagakure ninja pursued them.
• Konoha ninja attacked the pursuers with Fire Release, rescued the fleeing Genin, and a Chunin forced them to join a countercharge.
• Bieshu Feifan spotted a dangerous fight involving a white-haired Konoha Jonin and led Shimura Daio and Uchiha Kun away from it to find weaker opponents.
• Bieshu Feifan threw stones at Iwagakure Genin and encouraged his companions to do the same, but Uchiha Kun charged into a fight despite being exhausted.
• Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio drew their young opponents away from the battlefield while pretending to struggle, and Uchiha Kun fought two Iwagakure Genin to a draw.
• The Iwagakure Genin celebrated that they had fought an Uchiha to a draw and called themselves Iwagakure's genius.

Bieshu Feifan was forced toward the battlefield, where Uchiha Kun awakened his Sharingan and defeated two Iwagakure Genin before collapsing. Bieshu Feifan stole Uchiha Kun’s chakra through his eyes, causing his death, then returned toward the fighting and chose another exhausted Iwagakure Genin as his target.

• A Konoha Chunin killed Shimura Daio’s opponent, ordered Shimura Daio into the fighting, then forced Bieshu Feifan to leave his own opponent and head for the battlefield.
• Uchiha Kun, worn down by two Iwagakure Genin, awakened his one-tomoe Sharingan and killed them with kunai strikes before collapsing.
• Bieshu Feifan carried the unconscious Uchiha Kun away and absorbed his special chakra through his eyes, draining the last chakra sustaining Uchiha Kun’s life.
• Bieshu Feifan told the Konoha Chunin that Uchiha Kun was dead and left the body behind, while the Chunin avoided looking at Uchiha Kun’s eyes.
• Bieshu Feifan used his Byakugan to survey the battlefield and charged toward an exhausted Iwagakure Genin.

After surviving the battle, Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio were repeatedly summoned to work instead of resting. While cleaning the Hyuga dead, Bieshu Feifan absorbed Byakugan chakra, but another Chunin arrived to send him and the other Genin to help at the medical tents.

• Bieshu Feifan killed an Iwagakure Genin, collapsed from exhaustion, and was taken to the frontline camp.
• Bieshu Feifan told Shimura Daio that he had last seen Uchiha Kun with Takaichi Wanmi, while Shimura Daio concluded Omori was probably dead.
• A Nara Chunin ordered Bieshu Feifan and other uninjured Genin to haul bodies to the rear and bring supplies back to the front.
• Hyuga ninjas made the Genin clean their tents and the bodies of fallen clansmen, and Bieshu Feifan absorbed Byakugan chakra from a recently deceased Hyuga.
• A female Chunin summoned Bieshu Feifan and the others to help at the medical tents before they could rest.

Bieshu Feifan endured exhausting patrols and repeated labor under Takaichi Wanmi, while using his Byakugan to scout the Land of Rain battlefield. During a wounded-transport mission, the convoy was ambushed, and Bieshu Feifan reached toward the injured soldiers' eyes.

• Takaichi Wanmi woke Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio before dawn, introduced Wenshu, and ordered the Genin to patrol with him.
• Takaichi Wanmi made the three Genin scout ahead while he followed at a safe distance, and Bieshu Feifan used his Byakugan to inspect the route.
• Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio fashioned long spears from branches, then completed a tiring patrol without encountering enemies.
• Takaichi Wanmi assigned the three Genin to Jonin Sarutobi, who had them plant Explosive Tags before they were sent to transport wounded soldiers.
• The transport convoy was ambushed, and Bieshu Feifan abandoned the cart and reached toward the wounded soldiers' eyes.

Bieshu Feifan and his teammates escorted wounded Konoha ninja, then survived an ambush after their Chunin leader left them behind. Back at the front-line camp, a Chunin summoned the three of them before Wen Shu could report the attack to Takaichi Wanmi.

• Bieshu Feifan checked the wounded for bloodline ninja while Shimura Daio searched them for valuables, and the group delivered the wounded safely to the rear.
• Wen Shu questioned Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio for not joining the earlier fight, but they defended their choice by saying they had protected the wounded.
• On the return trip, Bieshu Feifan spotted Land of Rain ninja lying in ambush, but the leading Chunin continued ahead and left the trio behind.
• An explosive tag killed a Genin, and Bieshu Feifan led Shimura Daio and Wen Shu away from the enemy barrage while the Chunin and other Konoha ninja drew the attack.
• Bieshu Feifan and his teammates returned safely to camp, where a Chunin called them over before Wen Shu could report the ambush to Takaichi Wanmi.

Bieshu Feifan tried to escape his exhausting patrol by luring Sand Hidden shinobi into attacking Takaichi Wanmi. When Takaichi was ambushed and called for help, Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio fled, but Wenshu turned back toward the fight.

• Bieshu Feifan left misleading traces to lure a Sand Hidden patrol toward his squad, but the first patrol recognized the obvious trap and went around.
• Bieshu Feifan used his Byakugan to find another patrol and left a trail that led it toward Takaichi Wanmi's squad.
• Bieshu Feifan guided Shimura Daio and Wenshu to the right, positioning Takaichi between their group and the pursuing Sand Hidden shinobi.
• The Sand Hidden squad ambushed Takaichi with a Wind Cutter Technique and poisoned Senbon, forcing him to retreat and call for help.
• Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio ignored Takaichi's cries and ran away, while Wenshu eventually turned back to help him.

Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio decided to kill the wounded Takaichi Wanmi and used an Explosive Tag to bring him down. After Takaichi Wanmi died, they divided his belongings and left, with Wenshu still missing.

• Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio rested after fleeing, then agreed that Takaichi Wanmi had to die when they heard him approaching.
• Bieshu Feifan took Shimura Daio’s Explosive Tags and set a trap along Takaichi Wanmi’s escape route.
• Wounded and poisoned, Takaichi Wanmi fled the Sand Ninja and stepped on the Explosive Tag, leaving him fatally injured.
• Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio reached Takaichi Wanmi, took his belongings as he died, and left without searching for Wenshu.

After Takaichi Wanmi’s death, Bieshu Feifan kept himself and Shimura Daio out of trouble by pretending their captain was still on patrol and resting until a replacement arrived. Their new captain, Uchiha Ji, then ordered them to join a surprise attack on an Iwagakure supply station, leaving Bieshu Feifan wondering why Konoha’s commanders were sending Genin into danger.

• Bieshu Feifan persuaded Shimura Daio that they should return to camp, keep quiet about Takaichi Wanmi’s death, and rest rather than draw suspicion.
• When a Chunin came to recruit help, Bieshu Feifan claimed Takaichi Wanmi was still on patrol and challenged the Chunin’s authority, sending him away.
• Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio spent nearly two days resting until Uchiha Ji arrived and declared himself their new captain.
• Uchiha Ji led the pair to join a group of more than twenty people and announced that their mission was to raid an Iwagakure rear supply station.
• A Konoha Jonin arrived, looked over the group, and ordered them to move out.

Bieshu Feifan struggled to keep up with his squad and was kicked by Uchiha Ji, but he and Shimura Daio transferred to another Chunin’s command. The new commander sent the four Genin to attack an Iwagakure camp as bait, and Bieshu Feifan left with explosive tags and Shimura Daio, both apparently considering their options.

• Uchiha Ji kicked Bieshu Feifan for falling behind and accused him of avoiding the battlefield.
• Shimura Daio defended Bieshu Feifan, who asked to transfer squads; a Chunin agreed to take him, and Shimura Daio joined them.
• The group crossed into rocky terrain, where an Aburame Chunin scouted ahead with insects before the leaders assigned their mission.
• The Chunin ordered Bieshu Feifan and three other Genin to attack an Iwagakure camp, making them bait for the main assault.
• Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio pointed out they lacked supplies, so the Chunin gave each Genin two explosive tags.
• Once out of the Chunin’s sight, Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio exchanged a glance.

Bieshu Feifan devised a false betrayal story to escape a deadly diversion mission and used his Sharingan to make it withstand interrogation. The commanders continued the attack with his teammates, leaving him behind under an apparent genjutsu with Explosive Tags on his body.

• Shimura Daio proposed desertion, while Bieshu Feifan explored throwing Explosive Tags from a safer distance.
• Bieshu Feifan used his Byakugan to discover that Sarutobi Jiububang had fled after declaring his willingness to sacrifice himself for Konoha.
• Bieshu Feifan devised a betrayal story and quietly hypnotized Shimura Daio and their other teammate with his Sharingan.
• Bieshu Feifan and his teammates returned after explosions and blamed Sarutobi Jiububang, whom Chunin Koizumi identified as Koshino Naka.
• Bieshu Feifan hypnotized himself to pass Uchiha Ji's genjutsu interrogation, and Uchiha Ji concluded that he was telling the truth.
• The Jonin led the others into a direct attack, while Uchiha Kun placed Explosive Tags on Bieshu Feifan, who regained clarity as soon as everyone left.