Chapter Summaries

Aoi Haruna persuaded Mōsō to consider helping her kill Uchiha Yefeng by offering to help him seize power. Ye Feng followed a departing ninja to a village housing Mōsō’s hidden force and prepared to attack it with Garurumon.

• Aoi Haruna urged Mōsō to kill Uchiha Yefeng, but he refused because Yefeng was powerful and Konoha would retaliate.
• Aoi Haruna offered Mōsō her affection and promised to win over the great general, persuading him to reconsider the assassination.
• Ye Feng stopped watching Mōsō and Aoi Haruna and followed a ninja out of the Capital of the Land of Birds.
• Ye Feng discovered a village with over fifty ninja and many impoverished ordinary people, identifying it as Mōsō’s force.
• Ye Feng released Garurumon and challenged her to kill more ninja than he did, warning her not to harm the villagers.

Ye Feng and Garurumon attacked the village and wiped out its ninja force while avoiding civilian deaths. After Ye Feng won their kill-count contest, he rewarded Garurumon with three days of freedom once they left the Capital of the Land of Birds, then returned to Mōsō's residence.

• Garurumon roared as she and Ye Feng charged the village, alerting the ninja and forcing them into an open battle.
• Garurumon split a large fireball launched by five Chunin, sending it into the ninja on either side, then shrank to control her attacks more precisely.
• Ye Feng ambushed the rear ranks while Garurumon fought at the front, and Garurumon used a burst of speed to kill nearly ten ninja.
• Ye Feng killed the last ninja and confirmed that no ordinary people had died, then counted twenty-eight kills for himself and twenty-six for Garurumon.
• Ye Feng awarded Garurumon three days of freedom after they left the Capital of the Land of Birds, and then returned with her to Mōsō's residence.

Ye Feng killed Mōsō’s men and confronted Mōsō and Aoi Haruna after overhearing their plot against him. He restrained both of them and waited for the Daimyō to arrive, leaving their fate in the Daimyō’s hands.

• Ye Feng secretly killed Mōsō’s men throughout the residence while Mōsō and Aoi Haruna remained together in the bedroom.
• Mōsō promised Aoi Haruna he would keep Uchiha Yefeng from leaving the Land of Birds alive if she brought the great general to their side.
• Ye Feng revealed himself, and Mōsō discovered that his guards were dead and begged Ye Feng to spare him.
• Aoi Haruna begged Ye Feng for mercy and tried to seduce him, but Ye Feng pinned her hand to the floor with a kunai.
• Mōsō tried to crawl toward the door, but Ye Feng pinned his lower leg to the floor with another kunai.
• Ye Feng waited for the Daimyō, who arrived with his men as Garurumon shrank and slipped into the room.

Ye Feng told the Daimyō that Mōsō was plotting to seize power, but Mōsō denied the accusation, so Ye Feng used his Sharingan to place him under Genjutsu. The Daimyō prepared to question him while Kitahara Takuma pleaded for Aoi Haruna to be spared.

• The Daimyō entered the room and found Mōsō and Aoi Haruna pinned down while Ye Feng explained how he had uncovered their affair and plot to ambush him.
• The Daimyō asked Ye Feng to spare Aoi Haruna, and Ye Feng agreed to leave the punishment of both captives to him.
• Ye Feng revealed Mōsō's plan to seize power and described a village outside the Capital, prompting the Daimyō to send men to investigate.
• Mōsō denied the plot and accused Ye Feng of fabricating evidence, while Kitahara Takuma arrived and asked the Daimyō to spare Aoi Haruna for her parents' sake.
• Ye Feng showed Mōsō his Sharingan, placed him under Genjutsu, and invited the Daimyō to question him.

Ye Feng helped the Daimyō uncover Mōsō and Aoi Haruna’s plot, and the Daimyō dealt with both conspirators before thanking Ye Feng. Ye Feng asked him to treat surrendered bandits fairly, then returned to the inn, where Matsumoto Tiannai pulled him into bed; he planned to leave the Land of Birds the next day.

• After questioning Mōsō, the Daimyō ordered the guards to break his limbs, destroy his dantian, and take him away.
• The Daimyō pulled the Kunai from Aoi Haruna and killed her, then ordered her death to be disguised as a robbery and arranged her burial in her parents’ tomb.
• The Daimyō thanked Ye Feng, but Ye Feng asked him to treat the bandits he had sent to surrender fairly and show leniency where warranted.
• Ye Feng used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave before the Daimyō could insist on another reward, then returned to the inn and decided to leave the Land of Birds the next day.
• When Matsumoto Tiannai woke, she pulled Ye Feng into bed; she let him hold her as they settled down to sleep.

Ye Feng left the Land of Birds with Qiuyu Yuna and Matsumoto Tiannai, accepting a parting gift from Ōsagi and setting out toward the Land of Bears at a leisurely pace. After giving Garurumon three days off, he traveled with the women and stopped at a secluded lake, where they went swimming.

• Qiuyu Yuna cried after finding Ye Feng and Matsumoto Tiannai naked and holding each other, then admitted she was jealous.
• Ye Feng told Qiuyu Yuna and Matsumoto Tiannai to prepare to leave the Land of Birds that day.
• Tanaka Aoba gave Ye Feng a case of money from Ōsagi, and Ye Feng accepted it before bidding them farewell.
• Ye Feng chose to travel slowly toward the Land of Bears and let Garurumon go on a three-day break.
• Ye Feng reassured Qiuyu Yuna that Garurumon could defend herself, then traveled off the main road with the two women.
• Ye Feng, Qiuyu Yuna, and Matsumoto Tiannai reached a secluded, clear lake, where the women went swimming in their underwear.

Ye Feng rushed to Garurumon’s aid and faced Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who claimed they had met a thousand years earlier and attacked him. Their battle left Ye Feng badly injured, but he healed himself and prepared to continue, knowing he could still escape with the Flying Thunder God Technique.

• Ye Feng answered Garurumon’s urgent call and found her gravely injured beside Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
• Ye Feng recognized Isshiki and recalled Garurumon while Isshiki vowed to kill him for revenge.
• Ye Feng fought Isshiki with his Kusanagi Sword and the Fifth Gate open, but neither gained an advantage.
• Isshiki used Sukunahikona to strike Ye Feng in the chest, breaking his bones and injuring his organs.
• Ye Feng reset his bones with true qi, used a Wood Spirit Talisman to heal, and steadied himself by remembering he could escape.

Ye Feng struggled against Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, using lightning and a developing Kirin attack while trying to buy time. When Isshiki overwhelmed him, Ye Feng opened the sixth gate of the Eight Gates Released Formation and moved too quickly for Isshiki to track.

• Ye Feng’s lightning injured Ōtsutsuki Isshiki instead of being absorbed, and Ye Feng wounded him with the Kusanagi Sword before Isshiki’s body healed.
• Ye Feng split the Kusanagi Swords to stall Ōtsutsuki Isshiki while he gathered thunderclouds to prepare Kirin.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s increased speed let him break through Ye Feng’s defense and send him crashing through trees.
• Ye Feng chose to stay and fight, opened the sixth gate, and used two Wood Spirit Talismans to repair his deteriorating body.
• Ye Feng charged Ōtsutsuki Isshiki at overwhelming speed, leaving Isshiki unable to track him.

Ye Feng struck Ōtsutsuki Isshiki hard but exhausted himself, then used an incomplete Lightning Kirin to force Isshiki to flee. After failing to find Isshiki, Ye Feng returned to the lake to recover, uncertain when the threat would return.

• Ye Feng punched Ōtsutsuki Isshiki into the air, but his own arm broke and he ran out of strength.
• A Lightning Kirin emerged from the thunderclouds, and Ye Feng released it early as Ōtsutsuki Isshiki tried to escape.
• Ye Feng used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach the two women beside the lake while the Lightning Kirin struck the battlefield.
• Ye Feng returned to the scorched battlefield and searched for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, but found no trace of him and concluded that he had escaped.
• Ye Feng built a wooden house beside the lake so he could recover before making further plans.

After recovering from his fight with Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, Ye Feng returned to Konoha with Garurumon, Matsumoto Tiannai, and Qiuyu Yuna. He found the camp preparing to leave and learned from Orochimaru that the war had gone unusually well.

• Ye Feng rested for three days, then decided to return to the Land of Fire and cultivate until he reached the Golden Core Realm.
• Garurumon carried Ye Feng and the two women toward the Land of Fire, and she chose to stay by his side rather than explore alone.
• After reaching the Land of Rain, Ye Feng used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to Konoha's camp.
• Tsunade asked who Matsumoto Tiannai and Qiuyu Yuna were, warned Ye Feng about the two girls in Konoha, and sent him to see Orochimaru.
• Ye Feng noticed the Konoha ninjas were less tense and found Orochimaru packing up the tent.
• Orochimaru told Ye Feng the war was going very well—perhaps too well—and dismissed the others to speak with him privately.

Ye Feng returned to find that Sunagakure had withdrawn from the Land of Fire after Konoha won a major victory, and Orochimaru explained how the war had ended. Ye Feng gave Orochimaru White Zetsu to study and then told him about his encounter with Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.

• Orochimaru explained that Pakura's force had retreated early, while Konoha wore down Rasa and Ebizo's force before Pakura arrived with reinforcements.
• The Third Kazekage met Orochimaru and, after their battle, ordered Sunagakure to withdraw from the Land of Fire.
• Ye Feng returned as Konoha prepared to go home, and he learned that the High Command had publicized his contributions to the war.
• Ye Feng gave Orochimaru two White Zetsu corpses and explained their Hashirama-like cells and their use as sacrifices for Impure World Reincarnation.
• Orochimaru grew eager to study the White Zetsu and find more of them, while Ye Feng told him about Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.

Ye Feng warned Orochimaru about Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s strength and limitations, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to Konoha with Tsunade and the two women. At Ye Feng’s home, Qiuyu Yuna screamed after encountering three Ye Fengs emerging from a bedroom.

• Ye Feng told Orochimaru that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had defeated him in his First Form and described the enemy’s abilities and possible weakness.
• Orochimaru calmed down after Ye Feng explained that Isshiki’s host might not survive a transformation into his Second Form, then teased Ye Feng about traveling with two maids.
• Ye Feng asked Orochimaru for permission to return to Konoha early, and Tsunade insisted on joining him.
• Ye Feng used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Tsunade, Qiuyu Yuna, and Matsumoto Tiannai directly to his home in Konoha.
• Qiuyu Yuna screamed outside a bedroom, and three embarrassed Ye Fengs emerged, apologizing for not noticing anyone else was in the house.

Ye Feng absorbed the true qi released when his shadow clones dispelled themselves, leaving Tsunade to question the remaining clones. While Ye Feng continued cultivating, one clone helped two women obtain Konoha identities and enjoyed their gratitude.

• Ye Feng began cultivating after his shadow clones dispelled themselves, and another clone told Tsunade he would not wake soon.
• Tsunade found ten shadow clones inside, questioned how long they had existed, and stopped herself from hitting them after they claimed they were Ye Feng's research.
• The shadow clones surrounded the two women with questions, then one clone took them to register their identities in Konoha.
• With Ye Feng vouching for them, the women received identification papers and thanked the shadow clone before pushing him away in embarrassment.

Ye Feng's shadow clone brought Matsumoto Tiannai and Qiuyu Yuna to get Konoha identification papers, where Inuzuka Clan Fengyu and Kurenai Yuhi learned the women were Ye Feng's maids. The group bought ingredients and returned to Ye Feng's home, where the other shadow clones forced the clone who had gone out to cook while Ye Feng continued training.

• Near the Ninja Academy, Inuzuka Clan Fengyu and Kurenai Yuhi greeted Ye Feng's shadow clone and learned that Matsumoto Tiannai and Qiuyu Yuna were his maids.
• Inuzuka Clan Fengyu and Kurenai Yuhi reacted with alarm to the women's introduction, but the shadow clone said he did not know the details of his original's arrangements.
• The group went to the market for ingredients, but Asuma Sarutobi had to pay because the others had no money.
• At Ye Feng's house, the group found nine shadow clones waiting to confront the clone that had left, while Ye Feng remained absorbed in training.
• When Matsumoto Tiannai and Qiuyu Yuna blushed at the suggestion that they cook, the nine clones ordered the returning clone to make dinner, and he reluctantly carried the ingredients into the kitchen.

Ye Feng woke from cultivation stronger after his battle with Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and faced questions about Matsumoto Tiannai and Qiuyu Yuna becoming his maids. Qiuyu Yuna revealed that Ye Feng and Tiannai had already crossed a boundary, leaving Inuzuka Clan Fengyu and Kurenai Yuhi glaring at him as everyone waited for an explanation.

• Ye Feng's shadow clones cooked a feast, and Matsumoto Tiannai, Qiuyu Yuna, and the children ate every dish.
• Ye Feng woke from cultivation with his dantian nearly full of liquefied true qi and believed he was closer to pursuing the Golden Core Realm.
• Inuzuka Clan Fengyu and Kurenai Yuhi demanded to know why Matsumoto Tiannai and Qiuyu Yuna had become Ye Feng's maids, and he explained how they had met.
• Matsumoto Tiannai insisted that she and Qiuyu Yuna would stay with Ye Feng, and the four women argued until Inuzuka Clan Fengyu allowed them to remain if they behaved properly.
• Qiuyu Yuna blurted out that Ye Feng and Tiannai had already crossed a boundary, prompting Tiannai to stop her and leaving Fengyu and Kurenai glaring at Ye Feng.

Ye Feng rejected Inuzuka Clan Fengyu and Kurenai Yuhi, explaining that he planned to leave the Shinobi World and could not take them with him. After his friends left, Qiuyu Yuna revealed what his shadow clones had done while he was cultivating, and the clones challenged Ye Feng to deny they reflected his own thoughts.

• Ye Feng told Inuzuka Clan Fengyu and Kurenai Yuhi that he would leave the Shinobi World and could not return their feelings or take them with him.
• Asuma Sarutobi took Kurenai Yuhi home, while Ye Feng's other friends left to process what they had heard.
• Ye Feng comforted Inuzuka Clan Fengyu, while Matsumoto Tiannai and Qiuyu Yuna said they still chose to stay with him despite knowing his plans.
• Qiuyu Yuna told Ye Feng that his shadow clones had played strip Fight the Landlord while he was cultivating, embarrassing him.
• Ye Feng confronted the shadow clones, but they insisted they shared his thoughts, leaving him wondering whether they were really his clones.

Ye Feng agreed to let his shadow clones continue existing after he reached cultivation perfection, as long as they contributed true qi and committed no heinous acts. He carried Inuzuka Clan Fengyu home and explained to her parents why he hoped she would move on, but Fengyu remained torn between her feelings for him and the thought of living without him.

• Ye Feng listened as a shadow clone explained that the clones had developed independent thoughts, then offered to let them remain after his cultivation reached perfection if they helped him and behaved themselves.
• The shadow clones refused to take Inuzuka Clan Fengyu home, so Ye Feng carried her there himself while she pretended to be asleep.
• Fengyu's parents welcomed Ye Feng, and her father questioned whether he had done anything to Fengyu before her mother stopped him.
• Ye Feng told Fengyu's parents that he hoped she would find a better match before growing more attached to him and suffering a painful separation.
• After Ye Feng left, Fengyu's mother warned her that following him would only bring heartbreak, while Fengyu struggled with the thought of a life without him.

Ye Feng returned home and tried to keep his shadow clones from interfering with his relationships, but they attempted to poach Matsumoto Tiannai and Qiuyu Yuna for themselves. After the women exposed the clones’ scheme, Qiuyu Yuna surprised Ye Feng by wearing the revealing outfit he had accidentally bought, and he agreed she could keep it on.

• Ye Feng told his shadow clones he would not pursue relationships unless he could offer the women a future, while the clones fantasized about women in other lands.
• After Matsumoto Tiannai took Ye Feng away to wash up, the shadow clones decided to win over her and Qiuyu Yuna.
• The shadow clones surrounded the women and urged them to leave Ye Feng, but Qiuyu Yuna spotted Ye Feng standing behind them.
• Ye Feng confronted the clones, but they distracted him and escaped, leaving him embarrassed as the women laughed.
• Qiuyu Yuna revealed the cutout outfit Ye Feng had accidentally bought, and after twice getting nosebleeds, he told her she could wear it.

Ye Feng discovered that his shadow clones had been spying on him and the two women, then sent them away before spending the night with Qiuyu Yuna. The next day, he gave the clones money, assigned them names, and used them to cultivate true qi.

• Ye Feng sensed ten shadow clones spying on him and ordered them to leave, embarrassing Matsumoto Tiannai and Qiuyu Yuna when they realized the clones had watched them.
• Ye Feng turned his attention to Qiuyu Yuna, who stayed nervous through the night and fell asleep near dawn.
• Ye Feng and Matsumoto Yunai found the ten shadow clones waiting outside; after they complained about having no money, Ye Feng gave them ten million and assigned them names from Ye One onward.
• Ye Feng brought the clones to cultivate true qi, then continued absorbing their energy through the evening and night without interruption.

After completing another round of cultivation, Ye Feng went out with Qiuyu Yuna and Matsumoto Tiannai, but encountered an angry Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze confronting three Uchiha. Ye Feng broke one man’s leg and forced the others to explain how the Uchiha had tried to exploit an old woman and her granddaughter.

• Ye Feng finished absorbing the true qi from his shadow clones and estimated that a few more rounds could bring him close to the Golden Core Stage.
• Qiuyu Yuna gave Ye Feng an invitation to the Uchiha Young Clan Head’s wedding, and told him Minato Namikaze expected him to meet Konoha’s Ninja Army the next day.
• Ye Feng took Qiuyu Yuna and Matsumoto Tiannai to Konoha’s Commercial Street, where Kushina Uzumaki stopped him and said she needed him to handle a matter.
• Minato Namikaze brought three bruised Uchiha to Ye Feng, who broke one man’s leg when they tried to blame Minato.
• The other two Uchiha confessed that their companion, a Military Police Force ninja, had threatened an old woman and her granddaughter to seize their valuable medicinal herbs for a low price.