Chapter Summaries

Ye Feng fought Minato Namikaze and Gamabunta while pretending to be their enemy, using the battle to get close enough to draw Gamabunta’s blood. He wounded Gamabunta’s toe and saw enough blood spill, but left it scattered rather than collect it openly.

• Gamabunta questioned whether Ye Feng was dangerous, but Minato Namikaze warned him not to underestimate the masked stranger.
• Ye Feng unleashed a powerful tornado, and Gamabunta stopped it with his sword after Minato Namikaze evaded it with Flying Thunder God.
• Minato Namikaze and Gamabunta attacked together, but Ye Feng split Gamabunta’s Water Bullet and blocked their Fire Release: Toad Oil Flame Bullet with a rising wall of earth.
• Ye Feng dodged their close-range attacks and used dust and an underground approach to conceal how he moved around Gamabunta.
• Ye Feng appeared beside Gamabunta’s foot and cut a toe, making blood spill before Gamabunta leaped away.

Ye Feng and Minato Namikaze collected Gamabunta’s blood after convincing him and Minato that Ye Feng had left, then Ye Feng attempted to create an intermediate spirit talisman. He succeeded in making one Water Dragon Talisman and spent the next five days recovering and making basic talismans at home.

• Ye Feng claimed to be Yahiko of Akatsuki and left, so Minato Namikaze let him go despite Gamabunta’s protests.
• After Gamabunta departed, Ye Feng reappeared beside Minato Namikaze, and they collected four bottles of Gamabunta’s blood.
• Ye Feng revealed that he had used an Invisibility Spirit Talisman, while privately concealing that he had traveled through the earth using immortal arts.
• Ye Feng repeatedly failed to inscribe an intermediate Water Dragon Talisman, then succeeded on his final attempt after using nearly half a bottle of blood.
• Ye Feng rested and cultivated for five days, making basic spirit talismans at home while Inuzuka Clan Fengyu and the others visited briefly.

Ye Feng visited Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, teased them, and got Minato in trouble before revealing he had finished making Spirit Talismans. He gave Minato twelve talismans and began explaining their different functions to the couple.

• Ye Feng decided to save his remaining blood for making Intermediate Spirit Talismans later and went to deliver the promised talismans to Minato Namikaze.
• Ye Feng found Minato Namikaze away from home and summoned him with a Flying Thunder God Mark, bringing Kushina Uzumaki along.
• Ye Feng teased Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, then falsely claimed Minato had taught him suggestive remarks, prompting Kushina to drag Minato inside and scold him.
• Ye Feng gave Minato Namikaze twelve basic Spirit Talismans, which he examined with Kushina Uzumaki.
• Ye Feng explained the different functions of the Spirit Talismans to Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki.

Minato Namikaze gave Kushina Uzumaki a set of Spirit Talismans, and Ye Feng's teasing led the two to kiss. Later, Takeda Hyuga and Hyuga Hiashi visited Ye Feng to resume negotiations, but the discussion turned confrontational when Ye Feng demanded control over the Hyuga Clan.

• Minato Namikaze gave Kushina Uzumaki a set of Spirit Talismans, and she kissed his cheek.
• Ye Feng teased Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki about kissing, prompting Kushina Uzumaki to kiss Minato before hurriedly leaving.
• Ye Feng returned home and found Takeda Hyuga and Hyuga Hiashi waiting outside.
• Takeda Hyuga said he had consulted the Hyuga Clan elders about their unfinished deal, and Ye Feng threatened to end the discussion unless Takeda could make decisions for the clan.
• Hyuga Hiashi defended the Hyuga Clan, and Takeda Hyuga challenged Ye Feng for dismissing its thousand-year legacy.

Ye Feng persuaded Takeda Hyuga to support him and Orochimaru in replacing Konoha’s leadership by warning of powerful enemies and promising the Hyuga Clan protection and a path to evolve the Byakugan. The chapter ended with Takeda and Hyuga Hiashi stunned as Ye Feng revealed the Tenseigan’s immense power.

• Ye Feng warned Takeda Hyuga and Hyuga Hiashi that the Rinnegan, Mangekyō Sharingan, and stronger enemies threatened Konoha, citing Orochimaru as confirmation.
• Ye Feng asked the Hyuga Clan to support him and Orochimaru in nominating a new Hokage, and Takeda weighed the risks of choosing a side.
• Ye Feng offered the Hyuga Clan a chance to evolve the Byakugan, prompting Takeda to commit the clan’s support without consulting its elders.
• Ye Feng revealed that the evolved Byakugan was called the Tenseigan and described its power as approaching that of the Sage of Six Paths.

Ye Feng arranged to train Hyuga Kong to obtain the Tenseigan and promised to teach the Hyuga Clan Tai Chi, while Takeda Hyuga investigated the threats facing Konoha and sought centralized clan authority. Takeda ordered the elders to accept his decision, but Hyuga Sanada resisted relinquishing his power.

• Ye Feng told Takeda Hyuga and Hyuga Hiashi that he could evolve his eyes into the Rinnegan and chose Branch Family member Hyuga Kong as the candidate to develop the Tenseigan.
• Takeda Hyuga agreed to Ye Feng's plan and arranged for him to teach the Hyuga Clan Tai Chi the next day.
• On their way back, Takeda Hyuga told Hyuga Hiashi that he believed Ye Feng's claims but planned to consult Orochimaru and investigate the clan's records.
• After meeting Orochimaru and learning that Konoha faced powerful enemies, Takeda Hyuga resolved to align the Hyuga Clan with Orochimaru and Ye Feng.
• Takeda Hyuga summoned the elders, recounted his talks with Ye Feng and Orochimaru, and demanded absolute control of the clan.
• Hyuga Sanada objected to centralizing authority, but Takeda Hyuga declared that his decision was a notification, not a discussion.

Takeda Hyuga secured the elders’ agreement to hand over clan matters and ordered surveillance of Hyuga Sanada. The next day, Ye Feng taught Tai Chi to the Hyuga Clan, then challenged three Gentle Fist users to demonstrate its effectiveness as they charged at him.

• The First Elder supported Takeda Hyuga’s leadership, and the other elders agreed to hand over their responsibilities the next day, while Hyuga Sanada left without agreeing.
• Takeda Hyuga ordered a clansman to watch Hyuga Sanada and eliminate him if he betrayed the clan.
• Takeda Hyuga and Hyuga Hiashi publicly welcomed Ye Feng, who demonstrated Tai Chi to a large gathering of the Hyuga Clan.
• After the clansmen doubted Tai Chi’s slow movements, Ye Feng asked Takeda Hyuga to arrange a demonstration fight with Gentle Fist experts.
• Takeda Hyuga approved Ye Feng’s request to fight three Hyuga clansmen at once, and the three charged him without using their full strength.

Ye Feng defeated three Hyuga Jonin using Tai Chi and spent the day teaching the Hyuga Clan. Meanwhile, Shimura Danzō ordered the Blood Moon Squad’s training intensified, and the Third Hokage arranged for Orochimaru to warn Ye Feng, who instead discussed the Tenseigan with his teacher.

• Ye Feng repelled three Jonin with Tai Chi, then defeated them in a series of counterattacks and won their respect.
• Ye Feng taught the Hyuga Clan more Tai Chi techniques and basic training methods until nearly dark, then realized they had not even given him lunch.
• Shimura Danzō ordered a Root ninja to force the Blood Moon Squad to improve dramatically within three months, even if the training killed them.
• The Third Hokage decided to warn Ye Feng through Orochimaru, unaware that Orochimaru was on Ye Feng’s side.
• Orochimaru summoned Ye Feng through his Flying Thunder God Mark and asked about his dealings with Takeda Hyuga and the Tenseigan.
• Ye Feng admitted he might have forgotten to tell Orochimaru about the Tenseigan before and said that telling him now worked just as well.

Ye Feng and Orochimaru discussed Shimura Danzō’s silence and prepared for the possibility that he was plotting against the Third Hokage. After Root activity suggested an imminent move, Ye Feng and Orochimaru arranged safeguards for the Third Hokage’s trip to meet the Fire Daimyō.

• Ye Feng explained that he intended to give Hyuga Kong the Tenseigan and gain the Hyuga Clan’s support.
• Ye Feng and Orochimaru agreed to watch for signs of Shimura Danzō’s plans, while Orochimaru sent his informants to search for clues.
• After two and a half months of quiet, Orochimaru reported that Root ninja had begun moving and that the Third Hokage would soon travel to meet the Fire Daimyō.
• Ye Feng suspected Shimura Danzō planned to seize the Hokage position and urged Orochimaru to send Hatake Sakumo and summon Jiraiya to protect Konoha.
• Orochimaru agreed to prepare for the worst, while Ye Feng returned home to get ready for a possible attack on the Third Hokage.

Ye Feng followed the Third Hokage after sensing danger, while Shimura Danzō sent the Blood Moon Squad to ambush him. The squad revealed they were using the Eight Gates Released Formation, leaving Ye Feng alarmed as the confrontation began.

• Orochimaru warned the Third Hokage that someone might attack him and persuaded him to bring Hatake Sakumo and secretly add guards.
• Three days later, the Third Hokage left Konoha with Hatake Sakumo and three guards, while Shimura Danzō ordered the Blood Moon Squad to proceed with the ambush.
• Ye Feng sent a shadow clone to take his place and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to follow the Third Hokage in secret.
• Ye Feng sensed nine hidden guards near the Third Hokage's party, then saw twelve masked ninja block their path in the forest.
• The Third Hokage recognized the attackers as Shimura Danzō's men and revealed nine concealed guards, surrounding the twelve Blood Moon Squad members.
• The twelve Blood Moon Squad members unleashed powerful auras and began using the Eight Gates Released Formation, alarming Ye Feng.

Ye Feng watched as the Blood Moon Squad, empowered by the Eight Gates Released Formation, overwhelmed the Third Hokage’s forces, and Jiraiya arrived to help. Just as a Blood Moon ninja seemed about to kill the Third Hokage, a pebble deflected the fatal kunai, though it pierced the Third Hokage’s chest instead.

• Ye Feng realized Shimura Danzō had likely used a life-consuming method to strengthen the Blood Moon Squad, whose members had reached advanced stages of the Eight Gates Released Formation.
• The Third Hokage and Enma attacked the squad, but the Blood Moon ninjas killed several of their opponents and severely injured Enma before he returned to his original form and vanished.
• Ye Feng prepared to join the fight, but Jiraiya arrived after receiving a warning from Orochimaru and joined the Third Hokage and Hatake Sakumo against the squad.
• The Blood Moon Squad attacked recklessly, leaving only four of their members alive while the Third Hokage, Hatake Sakumo, and Jiraiya remained on the opposing side; Hatake Sakumo was badly wounded.
• As Jiraiya summoned Gamabunta, one Blood Moon ninja seized the Third Hokage while another rushed to stab him, but a pebble knocked the kunai off course and sent it into the Third Hokage’s chest.

Ye Feng protected Jiraiya as he evacuated the poisoned Third Hokage and wounded Hatake Sakumo, then opened the Fourth Gate to fight the Blood Moon ninja. He held off three exhausted opponents and killed one by trapping him beneath the earth.

• Ye Feng stopped a Blood Moon ninja from attacking the Third Hokage, but the Third Hokage collapsed after the poisoned kunai wound turned his blood black.
• Ye Feng gave Jiraiya two Wood Spirit Talismans to keep the Third Hokage and Hatake Sakumo alive, then blocked the Blood Moon ninja while Jiraiya carried them away.
• Ye Feng opened the Fourth Gate despite the pain and bodily strain, then used his Sharingan and taijutsu to gain the upper hand against his opponents.
• Two more Blood Moon ninja arrived as Gamabunta fled to Mount Myōboku, leaving Ye Feng to face three exhausted enemies.
• Ye Feng swept two newcomers aside with a tornado and trapped one in liquefied earth, where he sank and died.

Ye Feng defeated Shimura Danzō’s attackers, captured the sole survivor, and brought the aftermath to Orochimaru. He reported that the Third Hokage and Hatake Sakumo were near death, and Orochimaru realized Danzo’s twelve men had used the Eight Gates Released Formation.

• The Blood Moon ninja tried to kill Ye Feng with a self-destructive seal, but Ye Feng escaped using the Flying Thunder God Technique and the ninja died.
• Ye Feng subdued the last exhausted Blood Moon ninja, collected the fallen bodies, and gathered twelve bottles of Gamabunta’s blood.
• Ye Feng took the survivor and the sealed bodies to Orochimaru’s Laboratory and told Orochimaru that Shimura Danzō’s attack had ended.
• Orochimaru found twenty-two corpses, including the Third Hokage’s three guards, and asked Ye Feng about the Third Hokage’s condition.
• Ye Feng said the Third Hokage was poisoned and dying, Hatake Sakumo was near death, and Jiraiya was bringing them back.
• Ye Feng explained that Danzo had sent twelve men who activated the Eight Gates Released Formation, including two who opened all Eight Gates, and Orochimaru began to suspect how they could have done so.

Orochimaru learned that Root had used a life-consuming drug, while Jiraiya brought the poisoned Third Hokage and injured Hatake Sakumo back to Konoha. The Third Hokage survived but remained in danger, and Jiraiya asked how long the hospital could suppress the poison while he searched for Tsunade.

• Orochimaru recalled Root's rare strength-enhancing drug and rushed to help the Third Hokage, but Ye Feng assured him that Wood Spirit Talismans had stabilized both the Third Hokage and Hatake Sakumo.
• Jiraiya reached Konoha with the Third Hokage and Hatake Sakumo, whose wounds had begun to heal, and the gate guards reported their arrival.
• Shimura Danzō learned that the Third Hokage had returned and ordered three Root squads to accompany him to finish the job.
• The hospital director said Hatake Sakumo might never serve as a ninja again and that the Third Hokage's poison could only be suppressed for now.
• Jiraiya asked how long the hospital could suppress the poison, explaining that finding Tsunade could take a week or longer.

Jiraiya learned that the Third Hokage had only four or five days before the suppressed toxins could spread, so he planned to fetch Tsunade. Shimura Danzō tried to take control of the Hokage’s security and arrest Jiraiya, but the arrival of Orochimaru and the other advisors forced him to leave under suspicion.

• The hospital director told Jiraiya that the Third Hokage’s toxins were suppressed for at most four or five days, and Jiraiya resolved to find Tsunade.
• Shimura Danzō arrived with three squads of ninja and claimed he would take over the Third Hokage’s security, but Jiraiya refused to let him near Hiruzen.
• Shimura Danzō accused Jiraiya of collaborating with the attackers and ordered his men to seize him, prompting Jiraiya to prepare for battle.
• Orochimaru arrived and challenged Shimura Danzō’s attempt to arrest Jiraiya without evidence.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura learned that the attackers had used the Eight Gates Released Formation, then assigned Hiruzen’s security to Jiraiya and ordered Shimura Danzō to stay home pending an investigation.
• Shimura Danzō left with his subordinates after the advisors ruled him too suspect to remain involved.

Jiraiya traveled with Ye Feng to search for Tsunade while Orochimaru and Minato Namikaze secured the Third Hokage and arranged protection for Hatake Sakumo. Ye Feng brought Jiraiya close to Tanzaku Town, and the chapter left the search underway as Konoha prepared for further trouble from Shimura Danzō.

• Orochimaru reassured Jiraiya that he could protect the Third Hokage and suggested Ye Feng as a guide to find Tsunade.
• Orochimaru summoned Ye Feng with a Flying Thunder God Kunai, and Ye Feng agreed to help Jiraiya search for Tsunade.
• Ye Feng used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Jiraiya near Tanzaku Town and explained that Tsunade was likely there or in the Land of Hot Water.
• Jiraiya was impressed by Ye Feng’s long-distance teleportation, and the two grew friendlier as they traveled toward Tanzaku Town.
• Orochimaru placed guards around the Third Hokage at the hospital, while Minato Namikaze arranged for Hatake Sakumo to be moved there for protection.

Kakashi Hatake fought off masked operatives who tried to remove his injured father, Hatake Sakumo, from the hospital. After the attackers were defeated or escaped, Kakashi agreed to take his father to Orochimaru under the protection of reinforcements.

• Kakashi Hatake distrusted masked ninja who claimed to be Anbu and tried to move Hatake Sakumo, so he refused to let them near his father.
• Kakashi Hatake fought the operatives, knocking one unconscious with a Rasengan and getting wounded while protecting Hatake Sakumo.
• A second squad arrived, and the attackers fled; the Jonin escaped after throwing an explosive-tagged kunai, while Kakashi stopped the other operative.
• The captured Chunin took poison and died before the squad could question him.
• The squad leader said Orochimaru had ordered Hatake Sakumo moved to Lord Third Hokage's room, and Kakashi agreed to escort his father to Orochimaru with the squad guarding them.

Shimura Danzō ordered Root to gather its remaining forces and prepare to kill the Third Hokage before Tsunade returned. Ye Feng used his divine sense to search Tanzaku Town, found no sign of Tsunade, and brought Jiraiya back to Konoha, leaving him astonished by Ye Feng’s unexplained ability to travel so far without recovering chakra.

• Kakashi Hatake brought his father to the Third Hokage’s hospital room, where Minato Namikaze and Orochimaru waited for Tsunade to return and treat the unconscious Hokage.
• Shimura Danzō learned his plan to capture Hatake Sakumo had failed and ordered Root to recall its available ninja so they could kill Hiruzen before Tsunade returned.
• Shimura Danzō also ordered Root to leak the Third Hokage’s poisoning and Jiraiya’s departure to Sunagakure and Iwagakure, hoping to use the threat of war to ease his predicament.
• Ye Feng used his divine sense to search Tanzaku Town for Tsunade, but the sights there gave him a nosebleed and his search found no trace of her.
• Ye Feng returned with Jiraiya to Konoha, pushed him outside, and said they would resume searching the next morning.
• Jiraiya recognized Konoha by the Hokage Rock and wondered how Ye Feng had traveled so far without time to recover his chakra.

Jiraiya returned to Konoha and learned that Hatake Sakumo and Kakashi Hatake had been attacked in the hospital, prompting him to worry that Shimura Danzō might target the Third Hokage. Orochimaru revealed his greatly increased strength, reassuring Jiraiya that he could protect the Third Hokage and inspiring Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze, and Kakashi Hatake to aim to surpass the First Hokage.

• After Ye Feng and Jiraiya left Tanzaku Town, ninja disturbed by Ye Feng's divine sense searched the town for an apparent enemy.
• At the hospital, Jiraiya learned from Orochimaru that Hatake Sakumo and Kakashi Hatake had been attacked, and he tried to confront Shimura Danzō before Orochimaru and Minato Namikaze stopped him.
• Jiraiya realized Shimura Danzō might attack the Third Hokage after his plan failed and offered to stay behind, but Orochimaru said his presence might prevent Danzō from acting.
• Orochimaru demonstrated that Jiraiya could not break free from his grip and claimed he might now be stronger than the Third Hokage.
• Jiraiya regained his determination to catch up to Orochimaru, who said his goal lay beyond the First, and Minato Namikaze and Kakashi Hatake adopted the same ambition.

Jiraiya and Ye Feng traveled toward the Land of Hot Water to find Tsunade, while Jiraiya grew increasingly suspicious of Ye Feng’s strength and unusual teleportation range. They discovered an ambush on the way, and Ye Feng hid behind a tree as Jiraiya realized they were surrounded.

• Jiraiya asked Minato Namikaze how far he could teleport with the Flying Thunder God Technique, then wondered how Ye Feng had traveled even farther.
• Jiraiya went to an inn to sleep, and the next morning Ye Feng took him toward the Land of Hot Water using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Ye Feng and Jiraiya reached a devastated battlefield, where Jiraiya questioned Ye Feng about what had happened and recognized how close they were to the border.
• As they ran toward their destination, Jiraiya sensed that the area was unnaturally quiet, and Ye Feng detected traps and twelve hidden ninja.
• Ye Feng told Jiraiya to handle the attackers and hid behind a tree, while Jiraiya urged him to escape and then realized they were surrounded.