Recaps

Ye Feng returned to Konoha blind and with his dantian damaged, prompting concern from his companions and the village leaders. After learning that Moryo posed a threat only the Miko could effectively counter, Tsunade pledged the Five Great Nations’ protection for her, while the Hyuga Clan questioned whether Ye Feng could still fulfill his promise.

• Ye Feng returned home, where Matsumoto Tiannai and Qiuyu Yuna wept at his blindness before welcoming him inside.
• Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki arrived, followed by Tsunade, Orochimaru, Uchiha Tianchang and his son, and Takeda Hyuga and his son; Ye Feng described his injuries and his encounter with Moryo.
• Ye Feng explained that Moryo surpassed the First Hokage in energy, commanded an Undead Army, and could be effectively countered by the Miko’s power.
• Tsunade decided to contact the other Great Shinobi Villages and declare the Miko under the Five Great Nations’ protection.
• After the visitors departed, Hyuga Hiashi asked Takeda Hyuga whether Ye Feng could still deliver the opportunity he had promised the Hyuga Clan, and Takeda said he would ask Ye Feng about it.
• Once Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki had left, Ye Feng told someone that they could come in.

Ye Feng discussed his injuries and search for pure natural energy with Orochimaru, then spent the night with Matsumoto Tiannai and the other woman after turning away Shisui Uchiha. The next morning, Ye Feng reassured his young friends that his blindness was temporary while Kurenai Yuhi remained troubled by her feelings about the future.

• Ye Feng told Orochimaru that his injuries would take at least a year to heal and that his eyes would not recover until he reached the Golden Core Realm, so Orochimaru arranged for people to search for pure natural energy.
• Orochimaru's people left Konoha that night while Tsunade watched without intervening.
• Ye Feng tried to punish Matsumoto Tiannai and the other woman for dodging him, but Shisui Uchiha's urgent visit interrupted them; Ye Feng sent Shisui home and hung a sign asking not to be disturbed.
• The next morning, Inuzuka Clan Fengyu ran to Ye Feng in tears, and he assured her that his blindness was temporary and demonstrated that he could sense those around him.
• Kurenai Yuhi watched Ye Feng and Inuzuka Clan Fengyu with sorrow, while Ye Feng noticed her feelings but chose not to pressure her.

Ye Feng sent Shisui to train with Might Duy, then spent a leisurely half-year before visiting the newly opened Ichiraku Ramen with his friends. He found Teuchi was an ordinary person and discovered the ramen was delicious.

• Ye Feng ordered Shisui to train under Might Duy, and Shisui obeyed after Ye Feng praised Might Duy's strength.
• Over half a year passed as Ye Feng relaxed in Konoha while Shisui trained hard with Might Duy.
• Inuzuka Clan Fengyu told Ye Feng about a new ramen shop, and he hurried to bring Matsumoto Tiannai and Yuna to Ichiraku Ramen.
• Ye Feng found a long queue at Ichiraku Ramen and recognized friends, Kushina Uzumaki, Minato Namikaze, and Sato Ichiki among those waiting.
• Ye Feng scanned Teuchi and found nothing unusual, then tasted the ramen and enjoyed its carefully prepared noodles and broth.
• Ye Feng's companions asked for another bowl as soon as they finished their first.

Ye Feng suspected that the Rōran mission had begun and told Tsunade what he knew about the kingdom and Anrokuzan. Tsunade sent Minato to investigate, and Ye Feng secured permission to join the mission.

• Ye Feng teased Jiraiya about peeping in the women's baths, and Jiraiya fled after the three women threatened him with exaggerated punishments.
• Ye Feng realized Jiraiya's appearance and Ichiraku Ramen's opening might mean the Rōran storyline had begun, so he went to the Hokage Building to check with Tsunade.
• After a guard insulted Ye Feng, he entered Tsunade's office and found her meeting with Minato Namikaze, Kakashi Hatake, Choza Akimichi, and Shibi Aburame.
• Ye Feng recounted what he had experienced in Rōran, and Tsunade ordered Minato to find Queen Sara, investigate Anrokuzan, and eliminate him if possible or bring Sara back.
• Ye Feng asked to join the mission, and Tsunade agreed on the condition that he follow Minato's orders.

Ye Feng joined Minato Namikaze’s mission to Rōran and led the group to the ancient city, where Sunagakure ninja were fighting puppet soldiers. After secretly teleporting into the city with Minato Namikaze’s Flying Thunder God kunai, Ye Feng left Minato Namikaze to bring the others in.

• Ye Feng told Minato Namikaze that he had a reason for joining the mission and reassured Matsumoto Tiannai and the other woman that he would be safe.
• Ye Feng traveled with Minato Namikaze, Kakashi Hatake, Shibi Aburame, and Akimichi Choza, setting a pace that exhausted the others.
• The group reached the outskirts of Rōran after three days and found Sunagakure ninja battling puppet soldiers outside the city gates.
• Ye Feng led the group to a secluded spot by the city wall and borrowed one of Minato Namikaze’s Flying Thunder God kunai.
• Ye Feng gathered natural energy into true qi and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport into the city despite having no chakra.
• Minato Namikaze sensed that his mark was inside the city and prepared to teleport the others there.

Minato Namikaze’s team searched the Ancient City of Rōran for Queen Sara, relying on Ye Feng’s sensory ability to avoid patrols. Sara appeared during a parade alongside Anrokuzan, but Ye Feng lost track of her after she entered the Tower.

• Minato Namikaze led the team to the elderly couple’s abandoned home and ordered them to search for Queen Sara without alerting the enemy.
• Ye Feng suggested checking the city center, where Anrokuzan had held parades, and used his divine sense to guide the team past Flying Robots.
• Ye Feng found no trace of Naruto Uzumaki or Queen Sara and worried that his actions had changed the plot.
• The team watched the parade from an empty room, where Ye Feng saw that the crowd consisted of wooden puppets.
• Queen Sara appeared with Anrokuzan, and Minato Namikaze decided to wait until she was alone before attempting a rescue.
• After Sara followed Anrokuzan into the Tower, Ye Feng lost track of her when she reached its middle section.

Ye Feng and Minato Namikaze investigated the Tower but found a dangerous barrier blocking the way to Sara. Ye Feng proposed contacting Sara from a distance and using a staged attack to distract Anrokuzan, while Minato Namikaze tried to persuade Ye Feng to provide an Invisibility Spirit Talisman.

• Ye Feng and Minato Namikaze entered the Tower and found a sealed barrier near the place where Sara had disappeared; Minato Namikaze warned that breaking through would alert Anrokuzan.
• Minato Namikaze left a Flying Thunder God Mark on the platform, and the two returned to explain the barrier to their companions.
• Choza Akimichi urged the group to smash through the barrier, but Shibi Aburame warned that doing so could endanger Sara.
• Ye Feng suggested using his ability to ask Sara about restrictions and threats, then staging an attack to draw Anrokuzan and his puppets away while Minato Namikaze teleported her to safety.
• Minato Namikaze asked Ye Feng for an Invisibility Spirit Talisman, arguing that Ye Feng would earn enough mission credit to cover its cost, but Ye Feng refused to hand one over.

Ye Feng and Minato Namikaze traded for an Invisibility Spirit Talisman before the group prepared to rescue Sara. When Naruto Uzumaki arrived and was attacked by humanoid puppets, Minato Namikaze and the others rescued him and hid nearby.

• Minato Namikaze traded 500,000 and the mission’s primary credit to Ye Feng for an Invisibility Spirit Talisman, which he explained could conceal its user even while they attacked.
• Choza Akimichi, Shibi Aburame, and Kakashi Hatake asked to buy talismans, but Ye Feng said he had too few left and needed them to survive.
• As Ye Feng and the others prepared to rescue Sara, Ye Feng sensed Naruto Uzumaki fighting four humanoid puppets in the city.
• Minato Namikaze rescued Naruto Uzumaki as Choza Akimichi and Shibi Aburame struck the puppets, and Ye Feng told the group to retreat.
• The group evaded the enemy and hid in an empty room, where Minato Namikaze bandaged Naruto Uzumaki and Ye Feng laughed at his thoughts about the future.

Ye Feng and the Konoha team confirmed Queen Sara was not under Anrokuzan’s control and staged a rescue in Rōran. Sara was reunited with Minato Namikaze, then revealed how Anrokuzan had imprisoned her and threatened the people of Rōran.

• Ye Feng questioned Naruto Uzumaki about his Konoha forehead protector, and Minato Namikaze identified their location as Rōran.
• Ye Feng used the Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission Technique to ask Queen Sara whether Anrokuzan had placed restrictions on her, and she blinked four times to answer no.
• Choza Akimichi and Shibi Aburame attacked Anrokuzan’s puppets while Ye Feng drew Anrokuzan away, giving Minato Namikaze time to rescue Sara.
• Anrokuzan discovered Sara had vanished and sent ten puppets after Ye Feng, Choza Akimichi, and Shibi Aburame, but they escaped to their rendezvous point.
• Queen Sara told Ye Feng and the others that Anrokuzan had imprisoned her and threatened to turn Rōran’s people into puppets unless she helped him make them.
• Queen Sara revealed that the people displayed during Anrokuzan’s daily parades were only puppets.

Minato Namikaze’s group decided to protect Sara and destroy Anrokuzan, while Naruto Uzumaki explained how the Ryūmyaku had brought him to the past. Ye Feng realized Naruto was Minato’s son, and the two embraced as they accepted their relationship.

• Sara insisted on staying to shut down the Ryūmyaku, and Minato Namikaze agreed to protect her and defeat Anrokuzan.
• Minato assigned Ye Feng to guide the group and Naruto Uzumaki and Kakashi Hatake to guard Sara.
• Naruto Uzumaki described how Mukade’s use of the Ryūmyaku had brought him to the past, and Ye Feng suggested Anrokuzan might be Mukade in disguise.
• Ye Feng pointed out that Naruto Uzumaki resembled Minato Namikaze and might be his son.
• Minato Namikaze embraced Naruto Uzumaki after learning his parents had died when he was born, and Naruto cried on his shoulder.

Minato Namikaze learned that Naruto Uzumaki had grown up alone as the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki, then sent Ye Feng, Kakashi Hatake, and Naruto to protect Sara and shut down the factory. Ye Feng led them toward the factory, revealed that he had previously freed Rōran's forced laborers, and received Sara's thanks.

• Choza Akimichi blurted out that Naruto Uzumaki had no father, and Minato Namikaze examined Naruto's Nine-Tails seal and felt guilty about his hardships.
• Minato Namikaze divided the mission, sending Ye Feng, Kakashi, and Naruto to protect Sara and stop the factory while he, Choza, and Shibi Aburame drew the enemy's fire.
• Ye Feng waited until Minato's group engaged the enemy, then led Naruto and Sara out while Kakashi went to Rōran's gates to look for another Konoha ninja.
• Ye Feng threatened Naruto until Naruto called him uncle, then checked for Yamato but found no sign of him.
• Sara offered to locate the factory, but Ye Feng said he already knew it and revealed that he had freed Rōran's forced laborers six months earlier.
• Sara thanked Ye Feng for saving the people of Rōran, and Ye Feng led the group toward the factory to rescue the workers.

Ye Feng, Sara, and Naruto Uzumaki entered the underground factory to rescue Rōran’s people and shut off the Ryūmyaku. Anrokuzan revealed that he had killed Sara’s mother, and Naruto Uzumaki rushed to protect Sara as puppets closed in.

• Ye Feng found Sara’s people hiding near the factory and told them to wait while he, Sara, and Naruto Uzumaki entered through a ventilation duct.
• Naruto Uzumaki attacked the puppets after seeing them abuse the forced laborers, while Ye Feng protected Sara as she ran to shut off the Ryūmyaku.
• Sara shut off the Ryūmyaku, but Chakra Threads reassembled the puppets into soldiers, and Anrokuzan appeared.
• Anrokuzan claimed he had killed Sara’s mother and said he had intended to use Sara to produce more puppets.
• Sara froze in shock as puppets charged her, and Naruto Uzumaki used Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to intercept them.

Ye Feng helped Sara lead the forced laborers out while he and Naruto Uzumaki fought Anrokuzan and his puppets. Shibi Aburame covered Anrokuzan with chakra-draining insects, but Ye Feng suspected the battle was not over.

• Ye Feng restored Sara’s confidence, freed the forced laborers, and told Sara to lead them out while he covered the rear.
• Anrokuzan’s puppets overwhelmed Naruto Uzumaki, but Ye Feng rescued him and cut apart the puppets and Anrokuzan’s chakra threads.
• Naruto Uzumaki struck Anrokuzan with a Rasengan, but Anrokuzan regenerated and assembled himself into a giant ant-like form.
• Ye Feng severed Anrokuzan’s six limbs before Naruto Uzumaki hit him with another Rasengan, but Anrokuzan kept growing by gathering puppet parts.
• Minato Namikaze and his companions arrived, and Shibi Aburame trapped Anrokuzan under chakra-absorbing insects while Ye Feng doubted that he was defeated.

Ye Feng and the Konoha ninja tried to hold Anrokuzan back while Naruto went to find Sara, but Anrokuzan powered up with the Ryūmyaku and pushed toward its tower. As Choza Akimichi dodged Anrokuzan’s attack, Ye Feng sent him the giant Kusanagi Sword.

• Anrokuzan transformed into a towering scorpion-like monster, shrugged off Naruto Uzumaki’s shadow clones, and broke through the ceiling to reach Sara.
• Ye Feng warned that Sara had to seal the Ryūmyaku, so Naruto ran to find her while Choza Akimichi and Shibi Aburame tried to restrain Anrokuzan.
• Anrokuzan escaped Shibi Aburame’s insects and reached the surface, where Minato Namikaze’s shuriken attack and Ye Feng’s falling tower briefly battered and pinned him.
• Anrokuzan saw Sara enter the Ryūmyaku tower, absorbed a stronger surge of chakra, and broke free of the rocks covering him.
• Choza Akimichi attacked Anrokuzan with a tower spire, but Anrokuzan sliced it apart; Ye Feng then threw him the enlarged Kusanagi Sword, which Choza first dodged before realizing it was meant for him.

Choza Akimichi used the Kusanagi Sword against Anrokuzan, who escaped into the Ryūmyaku Tower and regenerated. Ye Feng helped Sara reach the Ryūmyaku chamber and shielded her from Anrokuzan’s Purple Flame as she began sealing the Ryūmyaku, while the others attacked Anrokuzan.

• Choza Akimichi discovered that the Kusanagi Sword could cut through Anrokuzan’s tail and body, but Anrokuzan reached the Ryūmyaku Tower and regenerated.
• Ye Feng led the others into the tower, then used the Kusanagi Sword to blast through the rocks and stone door blocking Sara’s path to the Ryūmyaku chamber.
• Anrokuzan broke through Minato Namikaze and the others’ defenses and attacked Sara with Purple Flame, but Ye Feng used the Flying Thunder God Technique to shield her and was badly burned.
• Sara began chanting to seal the Ryūmyaku while Choji Akimichi’s Super Partial Expansion Jutsu and Shibi Aburame’s Insect Tornado struck Anrokuzan.

After Sara shut down the Ryūmyaku, Naruto Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze defeated Anrokuzan, but Anrokuzan’s final attack sent Ye Feng falling into the Ryūmyaku. As Sara and the others faced the now-raging Ryūmyaku, Minato Namikaze began sealing it despite Ye Feng’s uncertain fate.

• Sara shut down the Ryūmyaku, allowing Minato Namikaze and Naruto Uzumaki to attack Anrokuzan without its chakra support.
• Minato Namikaze struck Anrokuzan with the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique, and Naruto Uzumaki tore through him with the Taijutsu Rasengan.
• Anrokuzan launched a self-destructive attack at Ye Feng and Sara, but Yamato rescued them with Wood Release before Anrokuzan’s explosion severed the wooden pillar.
• Ye Feng pushed Sara to safety and fell into the Ryūmyaku, while Naruto Uzumaki’s shadow clones caught Sara and pulled her back.
• Anrokuzan’s remains caused the Ryūmyaku to surge out of control, so Minato Namikaze began sealing it with his Flying Thunder God Kunai and Sealing Formation.

After Ye Feng disappeared into the Ryūmyaku, Minato Namikaze comforted Sara and Naruto Uzumaki before Naruto and Yamato returned to their own time. Minato’s team reported Ye Feng missing in Konoha, and Minato went to Kushina Uzumaki’s house.

• Minato Namikaze reminded Sara that Ye Feng wanted her to help her people live happily, and Sara regained her resolve to rebuild Rōran.
• Naruto Uzumaki and Yamato began glowing as they prepared to return to their own time, and Naruto learned that Minato Namikaze was his father and the Fourth Hokage.
• Minato Namikaze and Naruto realized they came from different worlds, and Naruto vanished with Yamato after promising to protect his friends and Konoha.
• Minato Namikaze’s team returned to Konoha and reported Ye Feng’s disappearance to Tsunade, who ordered that he be treated as missing for three months before being buried in Konoha’s Hero’s Grave.
• After dismissing his team, Minato Namikaze went to Kushina Uzumaki’s house, where Kushina answered the door.

Minato Namikaze told Kushina Uzumaki that Ye Feng had died on his mission, and she comforted him as he grieved. Kushina then shared the news with Matsumoto Tiannai and Qiuyu Yuna, who broke down in tears and asked how Ye Feng had died.

• Kushina Uzumaki noticed Minato Namikaze was distraught, and he told her Ye Feng had died on the mission.
• Kushina Uzumaki comforted Minato Namikaze, and he told her he had met their future son during the mission.
• Kushina Uzumaki went to Ye Feng's house to tell Matsumoto Tiannai and Qiuyu Yuna the news.
• Matsumoto Tiannai and Qiuyu Yuna rejected the news at first, then broke down crying as Kushina Uzumaki held them.
• Matsumoto Tiannai asked how Ye Feng had died, and Kushina Uzumaki recounted what Minato Namikaze had told her.

After Ye Feng was presumed dead, Kushina Uzumaki secretly ordered a search for his shadow clones while trying to reassure Matsumoto Tiannai and Qiuyu Yuna. Ye Feng woke in an unfamiliar village in the Land of Ancestors, where he chose to recover before venturing out.

• Matsumoto Tiannai and Qiuyu Yuna believed Ye Feng might have survived and asked Kushina Uzumaki to seek help finding him or his shadow clones.
• Kushina Uzumaki told Tsunade about the women’s hopes, and Tsunade ordered Anbu to search for Ye Feng’s shadow clones despite voicing concerns about their mental state.
• News spread through Konoha and other ninja villages that Uchiha Yefeng had died on a mission.
• Ye Feng woke in a thatched hut, sensed the unfamiliar surroundings, and found his dantian was still damaged.
• Ye Feng learned from Xiao Ling that he was in Looking Mountain Village in the Land of Ancestors and decided to stay until he recovered his strength.

Ye Feng stayed with Xiao Ling’s family, concealed his identity with a fabricated story, and used his power to protect their home from the rain. As he helped Xiao Ling with the morning chores, she grew curious about his abilities, and Ye Feng warned her that revealing them could put them both in danger.

• Ye Feng told Xiao Ling and her parents that bandits had killed his parents after they fled their homeland, earning the family’s sympathy.
• Rain leaked through the thatched roof during the night, so Ye Feng silently redirected it away from the hut with his power.
• Xiao Ling’s family mistook the protection for a god’s blessing and prayed for the deity’s guidance.
• Ye Feng helped Xiao Ling prepare breakfast by sorting wild greens and splitting firewood, impressing her with how neatly he worked.
• Xiao Ling asked whether Ye Feng had trained in martial arts, and he said he had learned a few family skills but needed to keep them hidden from his enemies.

Ye Feng cooked breakfast for Xiao Ling and her parents, then shared the last of the wild greens with Xiao Ling. After breakfast, he began clearing the thatched cottage with her so he could use his special abilities to improve it, promising her a surprise.

• Ye Feng let Xiao Ling sleep, cooked the wild greens and porridge, and covered her with a piece of clothing.
• Xiao Ling and her parents praised Ye Feng’s delicious greens, and he explained how he had prepared them with seasonings.
• Xiao Ling’s parents hurried off to check the fields after eating most of the greens, and Ye Feng shared what remained with Xiao Ling.
• Xiao Ling and Ye Feng fed each other greens, leaving her embarrassed about their intimacy after breakfast.
• Ye Feng asked Xiao Ling to help move the family’s belongings out of the thatched cottage and promised to give her a surprise.

Ye Feng used true qi to replace Xiao Ling's thatched hut with a large wooden house, delighting her and impressing the villagers. When Xiao Ling's parents learned how the house had appeared, they reacted with worry rather than joy.

• Ye Feng raised a two-story wooden house from the ground as a gift for Xiao Ling.
• Xiao Ling explored the house, chose a south-facing room, and thanked Ye Feng for the gift.
• Xiao Ling invited the curious villagers inside and showed them the house while Ye Feng regretted drawing attention.
• Xiao Ling's parents returned from the fields, failed to recognize their new home, and were led inside by Xiao Ling.
• Xiao Ling told her parents that Ye Feng had made the house appear with a wave of his hands, and they exchanged worried looks.

Ye Feng kept his distance from Xiao Ling’s wary parents while growing close to Xiao Ling during his stay in Looking Mountain Village. As his two months there neared their end, his injuries healed and he began a cultivation breakthrough that drew dark clouds and lightning overhead.

• Ye Feng told Xiao Ling’s parents he would leave after two months, and Xiao Ling’s parents felt relieved while Xiao Ling protested.
• Ye Feng stayed secluded as Xiao Ling continued spending time with him and listening to his stories, and rumors about him spread through Looking Mountain Village.
• As his stay neared its end, Ye Feng’s injuries healed, his dantian recovered, and his spiritual power surged during cultivation.
• Ye Feng kept absorbing natural energy in an effort to break through to the Golden Core Realm as dark clouds and lightning gathered above the village.
• Ordinary villagers fled indoors, while unusual humans hurried toward the storm; Ye Feng remained focused on breaking through.

Ye Feng realized he had arrived in the Shinobi World a thousand years in the past and considered traveling to the Land of Ancestors to seek Kaguya. Before he could accept an invitation to go there, two powerful figures suddenly appeared.

• Ye Feng's cultivation failed to break through to the golden core stage, and he stopped absorbing true qi.
• Ye Feng removed the cloth from his eyes, saw a tree resembling the Ten-Tails God Tree, and realized he was in the Shinobi World a thousand years ago.
• More than a hundred soldiers surrounded Ye Feng's lodging, but their middle-aged commander sensed Ye Feng's strength and respectfully addressed him as his lord.
• The commander invited Ye Feng to the Land of Ancestors, and Ye Feng asked whether he knew Kaguya; the commander said he did not.
• Ye Feng decided that waiting for Kaguya in the Land of Ancestors might be worthwhile, but two exceptionally powerful figures—a man and a woman—appeared before he could accept the invitation.

Ye Feng faced Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, then lured them away from Looking Mountain Village to fight. After using his Sharingan and the Fifth Gate to counter Isshiki, Ye Feng used Sumeru to slow Isshiki and struck toward his chin.

• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki punched Ye Feng through a wooden house, but Ye Feng rose unharmed and drew Isshiki and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki away from Looking Mountain Village.
• Ye Feng dodged Isshiki's attack with the Flying Thunder God Technique and activated his Mangekyō Sharingan to track Isshiki's movements.
• Ye Feng dodged Isshiki's punch and countered with a blow that sent Isshiki skidding across the ground.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki released a rising aura, so Ye Feng opened the Fifth Gate and charged at him.
• Ye Feng used Sumeru to slow Isshiki and drove a punch toward his chin.