Recaps

Ye Feng let Tsunade visit the resurrected Nawaki and Dan Katō occasionally, then welcomed Inuzuka Clan Fengyu into his home. Later, he uncovered that Kirigakure had sent officials to Konoha hoping to find a Rinnegan user and profit from the conflict.

• Ye Feng told Tsunade that she could visit Nawaki and Dan Katō occasionally if she came to him, and she thanked him.
• Inuzuka Clan Fengyu moved into Ye Feng's home, where Miroku welcomed her despite Ye Feng's surprise.
• Kirigakure senior officials arrived in Konoha with supplies and claimed they wanted to learn from its development.
• After two groups of Kirigakure officials had observed Konoha for months, Ye Feng overheard them admit they were searching for a Rinnegan user.
• Ye Feng realized Kirigakure hoped to take advantage of a fight, unaware that the two Rinnegan owners had already allied.

Ten years of peace and growth transformed Konoha and the Village of the Gods, while Ye Feng advanced his Origin Force and kept the Three-Tails hidden from Akatsuki. He brought Rin Nohara, Nawaki, and Dan Katō to Konoha, where Rin hoped she could one day return openly.

• Konoha prospered after its reforms, while Akatsuki searched for the Tailed Beasts and Black Zetsu failed to learn the Three-Tails' location from Ye Feng.
• The Village of the Gods expanded into two cities, Sacred River City and Sacred Fire City, and Ye Feng's growing number of believers strengthened his Origin Force.
• Ye Feng's Divine Realm gained mountains, rivers, and lakes, but the wild beasts he placed there died within a day.
• Ye Feng brought masked Rin Nohara, Nawaki, and Dan Katō to Konoha, where Nawaki marveled at the changed village and Rin said she wanted to stay.
• Ye Feng told Rin that she would be able to return to Konoha openly before long.

Ye Feng reunited with Rin Nohara and Dan Katō, then welcomed Shion, Naruto, and Sasuke. Shion left with Naruto and Sasuke after treating them to dango, having given them another beating and received a sapphire pendant from Rin.

• Ye Feng reassured Rin Nohara and Dan Katō that they could return, teased them about marriage, and promised a wedding gift.
• Shion rushed into Ye Feng's arms, and he noted her rapid cultivation and her habit of beating Naruto and Sasuke when they tried to spar with her.
• Ye Feng scolded Shion for hurting Naruto and Sasuke, but they nervously claimed they had chosen to spar with her.
• Rin Nohara gave Shion a sapphire pendant, and Shion called her a big sister and kissed her.
• Shion offered Naruto and Sasuke three-color dango, rapped Naruto on the head when he asked for ramen, and led them away.

Ye Feng brought Dan Katō and Nawaki to Konoha, where they reunited with Tsunade and met Kakashi. He then hosted a gathering at his home with their families and friends, which grew when Tsunade returned with Orochimaru and Jiraiya.

• Ye Feng and Rin Nohara encountered Kakashi, who was preparing to oversee the year's graduates, and Ye Feng hurried him away before he could recognize Rin.
• Ye Feng took Dan Katō and Nawaki to Tsunade's home, where Tsunade happily welcomed them.
• Ye Feng invited Tsunade to bring Orochimaru to a gathering at his home, and Shion cheerfully greeted Rin Nohara.
• Tsunade returned with Orochimaru and Jiraiya, whom she had met on the way back.

Jiraiya reunited with Dan Katō, Nawaki, and Rin Nohara after Ye Feng resurrected them, then struggled with his feelings about Tsunade. Later, Ye Feng followed a puppet carrying Ōtsutsuki chakra into the Hyuga Clan grounds, where it examined Hinata Hyuga and approached Hanabi Hyuga.

• Jiraiya arrived at Ye Feng's dinner and was stunned to find Dan Katō, Nawaki, and Rin Nohara alive.
• Dan Katō, Nawaki, and Rin Nohara learned Ye Feng had sacrificed his lifespan to resurrect them and offered to repay him.
• Ye Feng hosted a cheerful dinner where Jiraiya reunited with Dan Katō and celebrated with the others.
• Jiraiya told Ye Feng that Tsunade saw him as family, then left to seek company despite his lingering heartbreak.
• Ye Feng sensed Ōtsutsuki chakra in a puppet and followed it to the Hyuga Clan grounds.
• The puppet knocked Hinata Hyuga unconscious, examined her eyes, and then entered Hanabi Hyuga's room.

Ye Feng followed a moon puppet searching for pure Byakugan and intervened when it targeted Hyuga Kong. After revealing his overwhelming strength, Ye Feng told Hyuga Kong that the day had come to fulfill his promise and give him an incredible opportunity.

• Ye Feng tracked the puppet after it found suitable eyes in the Hyuga Clan, hoping to follow it to the spatial passage from the moon.
• The puppet entered Hyuga Kong's home, but Kong woke and grabbed its wrist before it could touch him; the puppet tore off its arm and escaped.
• Ye Feng used his presence to stop Kong from pursuing the puppet, then ordered him to meet at a nearby spot.
• Kong concealed the incident from his parents and went to the designated place, where Ye Feng lifted him into the sky without letting him call for help.
• Kong recognized Ye Feng and realized how powerful he was, and Ye Feng told him it was time to make good on his promise.

Ye Feng and Hyuga Kong followed a puppet through a space-time passage to the moon, where they were surrounded by puppets guarding Otsutsuki Toneri and an old man. After the old man ordered an attack, Hyuga Kong fought off the first wave, and more puppets advanced.

• Ye Feng pursued the fleeing puppet with Hyuga Kong and found it enter a pool that concealed a space-time passage.
• Ye Feng tested the passage, then entered it; Hyuga Kong followed after witnessing his hand disappear and return unharmed.
• Ye Feng and Hyuga Kong emerged surrounded by hundreds of armed figures, and Ye Feng identified Otsutsuki Toneri among the figures who came forward.
• The old man recognized that Ye Feng had followed the puppet and threatened to kill both intruders.
• Hyuga Kong activated his Byakugan and defeated a dozen attacking puppets, but the old man sent more puppets forward.

Hyuga Kong faced a swarm of attacking puppets, demonstrating an airborne variation of Eight Trigrams Palms: Heavenly Spin before being overwhelmed and badly injured. Ye Feng rescued and healed him, then destroyed the remaining puppets with Thunder Palm: Wrath of Thunder, leaving Hyuga Kong curious about his recovery.

• Hyuga Kong charged the puppets and used Eight Trigrams Palms: Heavenly Spin to repel their blades, impressing Ye Feng with his innovation.
• The puppets trapped Hyuga Kong with extended arms and explosive spheres, leaving him severely injured.
• Ye Feng pulled Hyuga Kong from the smoke and used Thunder Palm: Wrath of Thunder to destroy the puppets and blast away the old man and Otsutsuki Toneri.
• Ye Feng healed Hyuga Kong, who recovered completely and asked how he had done it.
• Ye Feng showed Hyuga Kong the green light on his palm, and Hyuga Kong complained that he was refusing to explain.

Ye Feng persuaded the old man to reveal the way to the Tenseigan by promising to protect Otsutsuki Toneri and not hinder his future. The old man accepted Ye Feng’s terms and led him and Hyuga Kong onward, leaving Hyuga Kong bewildered by the powers and history he had just heard about.

• Hyuga Kong saw the crater left by Ye Feng’s lightning attack, while the old man demanded to know who Ye Feng was.
• The old man identified himself as Lord Toneri’s servant, but refused to reveal anything about the Tenseigan.
• Ye Feng threatened Toneri’s life and promised to protect him, give him Byakugan, and let him pursue the Tenseigan himself.
• Ye Feng revealed his Rinnegan, then changed his eyes back to Sharingan and said he had awakened them through his training.
• The old man agreed to help after Ye Feng promised to keep Toneri safe and not stop him from obtaining the Tenseigan.
• The old man took Toneri and led Ye Feng and Hyuga Kong onward, while Hyuga Kong wondered what the Tenseigan was.

Ye Feng brought Hyuga Kong to the moon’s temple to absorb the enormous Tenseigan and gain the chance to awaken its power. When Kong’s body reached its limit, Ye Feng tried to stop the transfer, but Kong insisted on continuing.

• Hyuga Kong asked Ye Feng about the Tenseigan, and Ye Feng explained its origins and power.
• Ye Feng, Hyuga Kong, and the old man reached the temple beyond the moon, where the old man warned that the Tenseigan could drain chakra from anyone who was not Hamura’s descendant.
• The old man warned that Kong’s impure bloodline gave him a high chance of failing, but Kong chose to attempt the absorption.
• Kong touched the Tenseigan, and its chakra surged into him, strengthening him until his body began to swell from reaching its limit.
• Ye Feng raised his arm to cut off the transfer, but Kong stopped him and insisted on enduring the process despite the danger.

Hyuga Kong survived the Giant Tenseigan’s chakra and awakened eyes that began as the Jōgan before taking on patterns resembling the Tenseigan. After the remaining chakra entered him, his power surged, and he asked Ye Feng to fight him so he could measure the gap between them.

• Ye Feng stepped back as Hyuga Kong’s body swelled and cracked under the Giant Tenseigan’s chakra.
• Hyuga Kong refused to give in, and his body healed as he awakened the Jōgan.
• Hyuga Kong sensed his new eyes could see clearly over great distances, while the old man worried that an outsider was taking the power meant for Toneri.
• The remaining Giant Tenseigan entered Hyuga Kong, and his aura surged as his eyes gained patterns resembling the Tenseigan.
• Ye Feng asked whether Hyuga Kong had obtained the Tenseigan, but the old man could not confirm it.
• Hyuga Kong asked Ye Feng to fight him to measure their strength, then knelt and reaffirmed his loyalty.

Ye Feng tested Hyuga Kong’s newly awakened Tenseigan powers and showed him that he still far surpassed him. Hyuga Kong was left humbled but encouraged when Ye Feng reminded him that Six Paths Level power was only their starting point.

• Ye Feng led Hyuga Kong and an old man out of the Divine Temple to demonstrate power beyond the Shinobi World.
• Hyuga Kong displayed remarkable speed and space-time abilities, prompting Ye Feng to pursue him.
• Hyuga Kong attacked with Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, and Ye Feng dodged the destructive tornado.
• Hyuga Kong formed an enormous golden chakra sword, but Ye Feng used Sumeru to slow him, evade his trap, and restrain him.
• Hyuga Kong realized Ye Feng had been holding back, and Ye Feng encouraged him to keep developing his new power.

Ye Feng brought Otsutsuki Toneri from the moon to the Shinobi World after the old man entrusted him with Toneri’s care. He buried the dying old man, left Hyuga Kong to train in the Village of the Gods, and took Toneri to Konoha, where Minato Namikaze remained wary of him.

• Ye Feng offered the old man the choice of sending Otsutsuki Toneri to the Shinobi World or letting him stay on the moon, and the old man asked Ye Feng to take him away.
• Hyuga Kong led Otsutsuki Toneri through the space-time passage with his luggage, and the old man collapsed and died after seeing them leave.
• Ye Feng returned to the moon alone and buried the old man.
• Ye Feng left Hyuga Kong in the Village of the Gods to train through combat missions and took Otsutsuki Toneri to Konoha.
• Minato Namikaze questioned Ye Feng about Toneri’s origins and eyes, then complained that Ye Feng had brought an Ōtsutsuki to Konoha.

Minato Namikaze arranged for Hyuga Hiashi to take Otsutsuki Toneri into the Hyuga Clan, and Ye Feng revealed that Toneri could help them awaken the Tenseigan. After Hiashi left, Ye Feng explained the Tenseigan to Minato, who trusted his judgment despite worrying about the shinobi world's growing powers.

• Minato Namikaze summoned Hyuga Hiashi and asked him to take in Otsutsuki Toneri as a relative of the Hyuga Clan.
• Ye Feng explained Toneri's Ōtsutsuki heritage, and Hiashi agreed to welcome him and test his Byakugan potential.
• Ye Feng told Hiashi that Toneri could evolve sufficiently pure Byakugan into the Tenseigan, and Hiashi enthusiastically promised the Hyuga Clan's support.
• After Hiashi left with Toneri, Minato asked Ye Feng to explain the Tenseigan, and Ye Feng described its power.
• Minato worried that the Tenseigan and other emerging powers could bring chaos, but trusted Ye Feng's confidence in the Hyuga Clan.

Ye Feng watched the graduating students get assigned to teams, wondering whether his interference had changed Konoha’s familiar team lineups. Most teams formed as expected, and Kakashi Hatake selected Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno, leaving Shion out.

• Ye Feng refused Minato Namikaze’s offer to lead a genin team and returned home to hear Shion boast about graduating first in the academy.
• Shion explained that she passed the combat graduation exam with ease, while Naruto Uzumaki passed by enduring three minutes against a genin.
• Ye Feng used his divine sense to watch team assignments as Shion tried to join Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.
• Hinata Hyuga, Shino Aburame, and Kiba Inuzuka were assigned to Team 8, while Choji Akimichi, Shikamaru Nara, and Ino Yamanaka were assigned to Team 10.
• Kakashi Hatake called Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno to join his team, and Naruto celebrated being placed with Sakura.

Shion received a Chunin identification certificate from Kakashi Hatake while Naruto and Sasuke watched in shock. Later, Ye Feng contained a massive chakra surge at the Hyuga Clan with a barrier, and Konoha’s leaders summoned him after failing to break through it.

• Naruto asked Kakashi Hatake what would happen to Shion, and Kakashi gave her the Chunin identification certificate from the Fifth Hokage.
• Shion bragged to Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha about outranking them, then left the classroom.
• Naruto Uzumaki and his companions completed the mission to protect Tazuna, facing powerful ninja and growing closer without encountering Zabuza Momochi or Haku.
• Ye Feng sensed a huge chakra surge, appeared above the Hyuga Clan, and enclosed it in a barrier of light as Otsutsuki Toneri sat amid the chakra.
• Minato Namikaze, the Third Hokage, and Konoha’s other prominent figures failed to breach the barrier, so Minato used Ye Feng’s Flying Thunder God Mark to summon him.

Otsutsuki Toneri awakened the Tenseigan and agreed to join the Hyuga Clan after Ye Feng warned him not to threaten Konoha or the Shinobi World. As Konoha prepared to host the Chunin Exams, the Fourth Raikage and Damuye made rival plans involving the other villages.

• Ye Feng brought Minato Namikaze and the Third Hokage to witness Otsutsuki Toneri awaken the Tenseigan, and Minato explained Toneri's origins to the Third Hokage.
• The Third Hokage objected to Ye Feng's handling of the Tenseigan, but Ye Feng dismissed his concerns and told him to enjoy retirement.
• Otsutsuki Toneri thanked Ye Feng for the Tenseigan, accepted his warning, and declared himself a member of the Hyuga Clan.
• Ye Feng dispelled the barrier, and Minato Namikaze and the Third Hokage ordered witnesses to keep the events inside the Hyuga Clan grounds secret.
• Konoha announced the Chunin Exams, and Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure agreed to participate while Iwagakure stayed silent.
• The Fourth Raikage complained that Ōnoki had ignored his message, while Damuye privately plotted to take advantage of Kumogakure or Sunagakure.

Konoha’s leaders planned their defenses against the allied villages’ threat during the Joint Chunin Ninja Exams, assigning major opponents to their strongest fighters. After agreeing to face the Eight-Tails, Ye Feng told Hyuga Hiashi that he had taken Hyuga Kong for special training, leading Hiashi to believe the Hyuga Clan would gain another Tenseigan pair.

• Minato Namikaze and Konoha’s leaders discussed the threat from Kumogakure, Kirigakure, and Iwagakure and agreed to restrict their numbers, increase security, and hold the competition outside the village.
• Jiraiya, Tsunade, Orochimaru, the Third Hokage, Uchiha Fugaku, and Minato Namikaze volunteered to face powerful opponents from the other villages.
• Minato Namikaze refused Hyuga Hiashi’s offer to send Toneri into battle and ordered the Hyuga Clan to protect him.
• Ye Feng agreed to handle the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki after the leaders turned to him for help.
• Hyuga Hiashi asked Ye Feng about Hyuga Kong, and Ye Feng said he had taken him away for special training.
• Hyuga Hiashi inferred that Hyuga Kong’s training would lead to another Tenseigan pair and gratefully promised to notify his parents.

Ye Feng observed the foreign villages gathering for the Chunin Ninja Exams and saw that their contestants and leaders had ulterior motives. After the written exam, Gaara’s team guarded the Central Tower until Shikamaru Nara led nine young ninja in a combined assault, allowing them to enter.

• Kirigakure, Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and smaller villages arrived in Konoha, and Ye Feng recognized Gaara, Haku, Zabuza Momochi, Mei Terumi, Killer B, and Karin among them.
• Rock Lee defeated Naruto and Sasuke before the Chunin Ninja Exams began, but Shion and Might Guy prevented them from being injured.
• Naruto’s shout helped most of his examination room pass the written test, and forty-two teams advanced to the second round.
• The organizers changed the Forest of Death rules to require teams to find one of twelve scroll pairs and reach the Central Tower within five days.
• Gaara and his teammates let Neji Hyuga’s team, Karui’s team, and Haku’s team pass, while driving back many others, including Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura.
• Shikamaru Nara united nine young ninja to attack Gaara’s team, and Gaara let them enter the Central Tower.

Ye Feng refereed the preliminaries of the Chunin Exams, where dangerous one-on-one matches eliminated several contestants. Rock Lee injured Gaara before the One-Tail rampaged and struck Lee down; Might Guy intervened as Gaara prepared to attack again.

• After Gaara defeated the remaining teams and took their scrolls, only seven of the forty-two teams passed the second round.
• Ye Feng became the preliminary referee and announced that matches would continue until a contestant could not get up or lost consciousness, despite Kurenai Yuhi's warning that someone might die.
• Hozuki Suigetsu knocked Tenten unconscious, Sasuke Uchiha defeated Chojuro, Naruto wore Kiba Inuzuka down, and Temari burned Atsui with a Wind Release attack.
• Rock Lee opened the Fifth Gate and used the Reverse Lotus to injure Gaara, but the blood provoked the One-Tail inside Gaara to rampage.
• Gaara's sand claw broke Rock Lee's bones and knocked him unconscious, then attacked again; Might Guy shielded Lee and used the Eight Gates Released Formation to block the blow.

Ye Feng stopped Gaara from continuing to attack the unconscious Rock Lee, then healed his devastating injuries. The medical ninja confirmed Rock Lee was restored and knelt to ask Ye Feng to teach him.

• Gaara’s sand claw was destroyed when Ye Feng ordered him to stop, and Gaara ended the fight after seeing Rock Lee was unconscious.
• A medical ninja told Might Guy that Rock Lee’s injuries would end his career as a ninja, leaving Might Guy devastated.
• Ye Feng offered to heal Rock Lee and covered him in green light.
• The medical ninja examined Rock Lee and found his bones, chakra pathways, and muscles fully restored.
• The medical ninja knelt before Ye Feng and begged him to accept him as a student.

Ye Feng oversaw the remaining elimination matches, and the top ten genin were chosen for the main tournament. After the matchups were drawn, Ye Feng left to speak with Minato Namikaze and dismissed concerns about Sunagakure bringing the One-Tail.

• Ye Feng rejected the medical ninja’s request to learn his healing method but recommended that he study under Tsunade.
• Shikamaru Nara defeated Karui, Ino Yamanaka and Sakura Haruno knocked each other out, Neji Hyuga defeated Hinata Hyuga, and Shino Aburame and Omoi won their matches against Kankuro and Choji Akimichi.
• Haku advanced with a bye, completing the top ten: Sasuke Uchiha, Hozuki Suigetsu, Temari, Shikamaru Nara, Naruto Uzumaki, Neji Hyuga, Gaara, Shino Aburame, Haku, and Omoi.
• The main tournament matchups were drawn, including Naruto Uzumaki against Neji Hyuga and Sasuke Uchiha against Gaara, and Ye Feng gave the finalists a month to prepare.
• Ye Feng told Minato Namikaze that Sunagakure had brought the One-Tail, dismissed the need to stop the matches, and left to spend time with his wife.

Uchiha Fugaku and Minato Namikaze asked Ye Feng to train Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto, and Ye Feng agreed to teach them for one month. After making the boys wait under the sun as a test, Ye Feng took them somewhere with Shion.

• Uchiha Fugaku brought Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha to ask Ye Feng to train Sasuke.
• Minato Namikaze brought Naruto, and Ye Feng agreed to teach all three boys for one month using methods he warned might be extreme.
• Ye Feng made the boys wait at the Training Ground while he ate breakfast with Shion, arriving near noon.
• Ye Feng told the boys that enduring the wait had been a test, and they realized they had passed by staying.
• Ye Feng told Naruto and the others to grab his clothes and took them somewhere with Shion.

Ye Feng brought Naruto, Sasuke, and Itachi to his remote training ground, where Itachi asked to learn Shisui’s training method and how to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan. Ye Feng put Itachi under a genjutsu that made him witness Shisui’s death and the Uchiha Clan’s destruction, leaving Itachi unconscious while the others waited for him to wake.

• Garurumon rushed toward Ye Feng, but Shion leaped onto her back and greeted her affectionately.
• Ye Feng sent Naruto and Sasuke to catch animals for lunch, then asked Itachi what he wanted to learn.
• Itachi asked to learn Shisui’s training method, then requested instruction on awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Ye Feng refused to teach Itachi his lineage’s secret training method and cast a genjutsu that made Itachi witness Shisui’s death and destroy the Uchiha Clan.
• Naruto and Sasuke returned with prey and found Itachi unconscious, and Ye Feng told Sasuke that Itachi was training.
• After lunch, Naruto urged Ye Feng to begin teaching, while Sasuke remained worried and watched Itachi.

Itachi awakened with the Mangekyō Sharingan after experiencing a painful genjutsu, and Ye Feng reassured him that the Uchiha would not meet the same fate in their current world. Ye Feng then began giving Naruto a small boost by bringing him inside himself to face the Nine-Tails.

• Itachi woke with a surge of power that knocked Naruto and Sasuke down, and Ye Feng saw his Mangekyō Sharingan before it reverted to black.
• Itachi asked Ye Feng whether a conflict between the Uchiha and Konoha could end in tragedy, and Ye Feng promised he would prevent it.
• Itachi said he would rather not have the eyes than endure the pain again, and Ye Feng told him to prepare for sparring after eating.
• Ye Feng reminded Naruto and Sasuke to build their fundamentals before seeking greater power, then offered them a small boost.
• Ye Feng asked Naruto to bare his stomach and gather Chakra, revealing a Sealing Jutsu before taking Naruto inside to meet the Nine-Tails.
• Naruto found himself in a dark, water-filled room and trembled when he saw the Nine-Tails’ blood-red eyes.