Chapter Summaries

Ye Feng learned why Fengyu had kept Obito and the others away, then announced he would leave Konoha alone to investigate the Ryūmyaku. After traveling through the Land of Wind, he reached the Ancient Kingdom of Roran and was welcomed into its city by kind residents.

• Obito told Ye Feng that Fengyu had forbidden them from visiting because the others were upset that Ye Feng was training Shisui Uchiha, and Ye Feng refused to teach Obito his sensing technique until he grew stronger.
• Ye Feng ended the shadow clone's training, told Shisui to continue practicing, and announced he would leave the village alone the next day to search for something.
• Matsumoto Tiannai and Qiuyu Yuna prepared for the trip, but Ye Feng told them to stay behind and comforted them before departing the next morning.
• Ye Feng crossed the Land of Wind and, after two days in the desert, reached the outskirts of the Ancient Kingdom of Roran's city.
• Ye Feng claimed his parents had died and he was searching for relatives, so residents invited him into their homes and a gate guard offered to help him.

Ye Feng stayed with an elderly couple in the Ancient Kingdom of Roran and intervened when Jeru and his men demanded payment for a debt supposedly left by their dead son. After examining the IOU and questioning the couple, Ye Feng exposed that the document was newly written, not a year old.

• The elderly couple welcomed Ye Feng into their home and shared dinner with him.
• Jeru and four men burst in and demanded that the couple repay their dead son Tasim’s alleged debt.
• Jeru produced an IOU for 300,000, shocking the couple and causing the old woman to faint.
• The old man admitted the handwriting was Tasim’s and offered to surrender their house to settle the debt.
• Ye Feng questioned why Jeru had not shown the IOU earlier, then learned Tasim had died nearly a year ago without a body being recovered.
• Ye Feng declared that the paper and writing were no more than three days old, exposing Jeru’s claim as a lie.

Ye Feng forced Jeru to reveal that Tasim was alive and imprisoned at a secret base connected to Anrokuzan and the Ryūmyaku. After learning the truth, Ye Feng was left unsure whether to confront Anrokuzan or secretly investigate and leave.

• Jeru tried to grab Ye Feng, but Ye Feng seized his wrist and restrained him.
• Ye Feng turned water into ice blades, which cut through a henchman’s iron rod and drove Jeru’s men to beg for mercy.
• Ye Feng tortured Jeru for the truth about Tasim and the forged IOU, eventually cutting off his thumb.
• Jeru revealed that Tasim and other missing people were being held at a secret base and forced to work.
• Ye Feng considered whether to eliminate Anrokuzan or investigate the Ryūmyaku quietly, feeling conflicted about both choices.

Ye Feng investigated the Ryūmyaku beneath Rōran, found its energy unsuitable, and entered Anrokuzan’s base to rescue Tasim. He freed the forced laborers from their puppet guards, but they hesitated to escape as he urged them to leave with him.

• Ye Feng killed Jeru and four others, then promised the elderly couple he would rescue their son and urged them to sell their home and leave Rōran.
• Ye Feng found five pipe openings, entered the underground passage, and encountered Sara before reaching the Ryūmyaku.
• The Ryūmyaku’s energy surged toward Ye Feng, but he found its chakra-heavy, impure energy unsuitable and left to search for Tasim.
• Ye Feng reached the labor camp, severed the threads controlling eight puppets, and asked the forced laborers to identify Tasim.
• Ye Feng found the exhausted Tasim, carried him toward the ventilation duct, and urged the other laborers to escape, but they remained still.

Ye Feng discovered he had rescued the wrong young man and found Tasim dead in the base’s pit. After bringing Tasim’s body to his grieving parents and teleporting them out of Rōran, Ye Feng attacked the puppets blocking other laborers from escaping.

• Ye Feng learned from a laborer that Tasim had been thrown into the deep pit, then found his body there and burned the other corpses.
• Ye Feng brought Tasim’s body to the elderly couple, who grieved over their son’s death.
• When Anrokuzan’s forces pursued the escaping laborers, Ye Feng took the elderly couple and Tasim’s body outside Rōran’s gates.
• Ye Feng saw guards and puppets trapping more laborers near the gates and flew at the puppets with the Kusanagi Sword, cutting down more than a dozen.

Ye Feng restrained the puppet troops at Rōran’s gates and helped the forced laborers escape, then left the ancient city with Tasim’s body and Tasim’s elderly parents. He buried Tasim and brought the couple to the capital of the Land of Birds, where a guard recognized him as Lord Ye Feng.

• Ye Feng used his Cultivation Method to trap the puppets and held the guards at swordpoint so the forced laborers and their families could flee.
• Ye Feng told the guards that Anrokuzan controlled Rōran and had forced people to work in a secret base, but they refused to believe him.
• After several more people escaped, Ye Feng sealed Rōran’s gates with a raised stone slab and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave with the elderly couple and Tasim’s body.
• Ye Feng buried Tasim outside the capital of the Land of Birds, then reassured the elderly couple that his acquaintance Tanaka Aoba would help them.
• At the capital’s gates, Ye Feng asked to see Tanaka Aoba, and a guard knelt after learning that the visitor was Uchiha Yefeng.

Ye Feng met Tanaka Aoba again in the Land of Birds, arranged help for an elderly couple, and warned him about Rōran. He then traveled to the Land of Demons to investigate Moryo and ended by asking a glasses-wearing man whether he had a son.

• A guard treated Ye Feng as equal to the Daimyō because of a decree, and Ye Feng asked him to summon Tanaka Aoba.
• Tanaka Aoba welcomed Ye Feng, who asked him to settle the elderly couple and gave them five hundred thousand.
• Ye Feng warned Tanaka Aoba about the ancient city of Rōran, but declined to meet Lord Ōsagi and left the couple in Tanaka Aoba’s care.
• Ye Feng traveled to the Land of Demons with Garurumon and asked the palace guards to inform the priestess that he had urgent business concerning the monster.
• A middle-aged man welcomed Ye Feng as the Lightning Asura, and Ye Feng, reminded of Taruho, asked whether the man had a son.

Ye Feng met Priestess Miroku and revealed that he knew the truth about her and Moryo, the demon she guarded. Their conversation ended with Miroku accusing him of stealing Moryo’s power.

• Huiming escorted Ye Feng to Priestess Miroku after explaining that she had requested his presence.
• Ye Feng told Miroku he had come to assess ways to destroy the demon, then asked her to dismiss everyone so they could speak privately.
• Ye Feng thanked Miroku for her service to humanity and identified Moryo as a demon born from humanity’s evil thoughts.
• Miroku refused to let Ye Feng approach Moryo, insisting its seal would hold for decades.
• Ye Feng suggested the seal was weakening, and Miroku accused him of being the ninja who stole Moryo’s power.

Ye Feng persuaded Miroku to take him to Moryo so he could test whether he could erase its consciousness and use its energy. Miroku agreed to travel with him, and Ye Feng lifted her with Wind Style to avoid a slow journey.

• Ye Feng told Miroku that Moryo's energy might become an unlimited supply if its consciousness could be erased, and asked her to help him assess its power.
• Miroku asked for Ye Feng's consciousness-erasing Secret Technique, but he refused to share it and promised instead to help whenever Moryo caused trouble.
• Miroku offered Ye Feng anything in exchange for the Secret Technique, and he jokingly asked for her; after she accepted, he clarified that he could not give her the technique.
• Miroku accepted Ye Feng's promise and ordered Huiming to arrange a journey to the Land of Swamps.
• Ye Feng suggested that they travel alone, then used Wind Style to lift Miroku off the ground.

Ye Feng and Miroku flew toward the Land of Swamps, shared a meal, and reached the volcanic cave where Moryo was sealed. When Moryo’s energy burst from the seal and formed five flood dragons, Miroku froze as they charged.

• Ye Feng lifted Miroku into the air and flew with her toward the Land of Swamps despite Huiming and the guards’ concerns.
• Miroku enjoyed her first flight, teased and argued with Ye Feng, then shared his grilled meat beside a lake.
• After eating, Ye Feng and Miroku continued to the volcanic cave where Moryo was sealed.
• Ye Feng sensed energy unlike chakra that resembled natural energy and hurried toward the rune-covered stone door.
• Blackish-purple energy erupted from the door, formed five flood dragons, and charged at Ye Feng and the frightened, frozen Miroku.

Ye Feng fought Moryo’s regenerating energy flood dragons while protecting Miroku, then discovered that a tiny crack in the stone gate was letting Moryo’s power escape. Miroku confirmed the damage but could not repair it, leaving them searching for a way to seal the crack as Ye Feng gave up on using Moryo’s energy to advance.

• Ye Feng summoned the Kusanagi Sword and used Susanoo to protect himself and Miroku from Moryo’s flood dragons.
• Ye Feng repeatedly cut the flood dragons apart, but they regenerated, and Miroku warned him that he could not exhaust Moryo’s vast energy.
• Ye Feng used his divine sense to find a nearly invisible crack in the stone gate and told Miroku that it was leaking Moryo’s energy.
• Miroku confirmed the crack but said she could not repair the gate, and Ye Feng realized he had to abandon his plan to use Moryo’s energy to reach the Golden Core Realm.
• Ye Feng asked Miroku to seal the crack, but she knew no suitable technique and suggested erasing Moryo’s consciousness instead.

Ye Feng tried to use Miroku's three precious Spirit Stones to seal Moryo at the Stone Gate, but the reformed Dragons attacked while he drew the sealing formation. As a Dragon closed in, Miroku stepped in to protect Ye Feng and prepared to sacrifice her own energy.

• Ye Feng asked Miroku for powerful objects and learned that she had three stones filled with exceptionally pure natural energy.
• Ye Feng placed the stones around the Stone Gate and began drawing a sealing formation with his true qi.
• The Dragons reformed into four stronger creatures, and one charged at Ye Feng while he was unable to stop drawing safely.
• Miroku stepped between Ye Feng and the attacking Dragon and told him to continue sealing Moryo while she dealt with it.
• Ye Feng recognized that Miroku was preparing to release her energy and begged her not to sacrifice herself, but she thanked him for their time together.

Ye Feng stopped Miroku from sacrificing herself by overloading Sumeru to complete the seal on Moryo, but the effort left him unconscious and damaged his dantian. When he woke, Miroku believed he had lost his sight, though Ye Feng could still perceive his surroundings through divine sense.

• Ye Feng seized Miroku's wrist to stop her from releasing the restriction, but Moryo's now-formless energy struck him and sent him toward the lava.
• Ye Feng's Kusanagi Sword rescued him, and Miroku found him unconscious as the newly formed seal stopped Moryo's energy from seeping through the stone gate.
• Miroku carried Ye Feng out of the cave and waited with him until he woke later that day.
• Ye Feng recalled using Sumeru to accelerate time and finish the formation, and discovered that the strain had exhausted his true qi and ocular power and cracked his dantian.
• Miroku saw Ye Feng's grayish-white pupils and wept, believing he had sacrificed his sight to save her.
• Ye Feng activated his divine sense, and the surrounding scene appeared in his mind.

After sealing Moryo, Ye Feng comforted Miroku, cooked for them, and spent the night with her in a cave despite his injured eyes and depleted energy. Miroku woke embarrassed and accused him of doing something to her, but then remembered she had hugged him in her sleep while dreaming of her mother.

• Ye Feng reassured the tearful Miroku that sealing Moryo was a good thing and wiped away her tears.
• Miroku tried to cook, but Ye Feng took over after she failed to start a fire; he explained that his divine sense let him see despite his blindness.
• Miroku discovered a hole in her clothes, blushed when Ye Feng pointed it out, and went into the cave to mend it.
• Ye Feng gave Miroku the bedding and kept watch at the cave entrance until she invited him to rest beside her.
• Miroku moved beside Ye Feng in her sleep, hugged him, and called him Mom.
• Miroku woke screaming and accused Ye Feng of doing something to her, then recalled that she had dreamed of her mother and hugged him in her sleep.

After sacrificing his eyes to repair Moryo’s seal, Ye Feng parted ways with Miroku and traveled back to Konoha while avoiding attention. He reached the village blindfolded and told the gate guards he had lost his sight.

• Miroku and Ye Feng resumed their journey, and she grew quiet as she anticipated returning to her duties as Miko.
• Ye Feng sensed Huiming and the Miko guards approaching, then parted from Miroku after she invited him to visit the Land of Demons.
• Ye Feng revealed that he could see within ten kilometers, prompting Miroku to realize he might have seen her while she wore only underwear in the cave.
• After Ye Feng left, Miroku told Huiming that Ye Feng had sacrificed his eyes to repair a crack in Moryo’s seal.
• Ye Feng traveled discreetly for more than ten days, reached Konoha, and told the gate guards that he had lost his sight in both eyes.

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.