Chapter Summaries

Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade watched Uchiha Ye Feng fight Uchiha Shinichi and noticed Ye Feng’s unusual strength and speed. The Sannin grew suspicious when Orochimaru sensed no chakra from Ye Feng, and Tsunade urged Orochimaru to investigate him.

• Jiraiya told Orochimaru and Tsunade that he might have found the Child of Prophecy, though he planned to confirm his suspicion in a few years.
• Uchiha Shinichi offered Ye Feng a one-hand handicap, but Ye Feng charged in and struck him with a fast, powerful punch.
• Uchiha Shinichi activated his Sharingan and traded blows with Ye Feng, eventually using both hands to block Ye Feng’s forceful kick.
• Jiraiya compared Ye Feng’s physical power to Tsunade’s monstrous strength and teased her about taking him as a student.
• Orochimaru noticed that Ye Feng showed no sign of chakra, and Tsunade told Orochimaru to investigate him.

Ye Feng agreed to a second fight with Uchiha Shinichi after learning that Shinichi would give him a strength-enhancing stone if he won. Shinichi unleashed his full strength, but after Ye Feng dodged his Great Fireball Technique, the duel remained unresolved.

• Uchiha Shinichi conceded the first match after using his right hand, and Ye Feng accepted his surrender.
• Uchiha Shinichi challenged Ye Feng to fight again, offering him a stone that could increase physical strength as the prize.
• Ye Feng accepted, and the students and Sannin watched as the two returned to the playground for a serious match.
• Uchiha Shinichi activated his Sharingan and attacked with a Flying Kick, but Ye Feng caught and threw him.
• Uchiha Shinichi used the Clone Technique, but Ye Feng sensed through the illusions, struck him, and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Ye Feng’s stomp cracked the playground, and Uchiha Shinichi fired a Great Fireball at the spot Ye Feng had just dodged from.

Ye Feng seriously injured Uchiha Shinichi during a fight at the Ninja Academy, drawing attention from Tsunade, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Konoha’s clans. The Uchiha leaders debated how to approach Ye Feng, and Uchiha Fugaku was assigned to ask what he wanted.

• Ye Feng countered Uchiha Shinichi’s substitution and struck him hard enough to leave him unconscious with severe injuries.
• Tsunade treated Uchiha Shinichi, while Orochimaru watched Ye Feng with interest.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi viewed the fight through a crystal ball and ordered an Anbu member to investigate Ye Feng and his parents.
• News of Ye Feng’s strength spread through Konoha, and clan heads considered making contact with him.
• Uchiha Chihuo argued that Ye Feng should contribute to the clan, while Uchiha Fugaku urged the clan to respect his wishes and avoid coercion.
• Uchiha Tianchang proposed that Fugaku speak with Ye Feng and offer training supplies, a residence, or instruction depending on Ye Feng’s circumstances.

Hiruzen Sarutobi planned to recruit Uchiha Yefeng as a spy, while Shimura Danzō sent Root to bring him in. As Root escorted Yefeng away, Obito Uchiha delivered Yefeng’s message about “immortality” to Orochimaru, who agreed to help.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi discussed Yefeng’s abilities with Sarutobi Shinnosuke and considered secretly recruiting him to spy on the Uchiha Clan.
• Shimura Danzō learned of Hiruzen’s plans and ordered a Root operative to bring Yefeng to him.
• When the Root operative arrived at school, Yefeng asked Obito Uchiha to find Orochimaru and mention “immortality,” then tried to delay his escort.
• Obito Uchiha searched for Orochimaru and found him at an izakaya with Jiraiya and Tsunade.
• Orochimaru initially refused to intervene, but agreed after Obito told him Yefeng had sent the word “immortality.”

Ye Feng escaped Danzo’s escort when Orochimaru took him to an underground laboratory and discussed his immortality research. They made a deal for Orochimaru to protect Ye Feng and provide cloned bodies and a perfected Impure World Reincarnation in exchange for Ye Feng’s guidance on immortality and, eventually, Sage Mode.

• As the Root ninja escorted Ye Feng toward the village boundary, Orochimaru arrived and threatened to kill the operative unless he handed Ye Feng over.
• Orochimaru brought Ye Feng to his underground laboratory, where Ye Feng revealed what he knew about Orochimaru’s research into immortality.
• Ye Feng warned that transferring his soul into other bodies would gradually weaken and corrupt it, then proposed using a Cursed Seal infused with pure natural energy to make vessels compatible.
• Orochimaru agreed to spare Ye Feng, and Ye Feng offered to help him gain the aptitude for Sage Mode in the future.
• Ye Feng asked Orochimaru to grow cloned bodies, provide his perfected Impure World Reincarnation, and protect him in Konoha; Orochimaru agreed and planned to announce Ye Feng as his disciple.
• Ye Feng took two sealed test tubes and left the laboratory without waiting for Orochimaru’s answer.

After Orochimaru took Ye Feng as his disciple, Ye Feng shared his lunch with Obito and their classmates, who ate nearly all of it. News of the apprenticeship spread through Konoha, prompting Orochimaru to warn Danzō, the Third Hokage to take an interest in Ye Feng, and the Uchiha clan to move quickly to approach him.

• Ye Feng returned to school, reassured Obito, and shared his Chinese lunch with Obito, Rin Nohara, Inuzuka Clan Fengyu, Kurenai Yuhi, and Asuma Sarutobi, who ate it all before he could have any.
• Orochimaru's decision to take Uchiha Yefeng as his disciple became known throughout Konoha and the Ninja Academy.
• Obito reacted with envy when Ye Feng told him the news, while their classmates admired Ye Feng's connection to the legendary Sannin.
• Shimura Danzō questioned Orochimaru about taking Ye Feng as a disciple, and Orochimaru claimed Ye Feng's unusual constitution interested him and warned Danzō not to target the boy.
• The Third Hokage ordered someone to warn Danzō and planned to bring Ye Feng closer to the Hokage Faction.
• The Uchiha clan head sent Fugaku to meet Ye Feng after school and urged him not to miss their chance to approach him.

Uchiha Fugaku met Ye Feng to learn why he had changed, and Ye Feng revealed his Sharingan while offering advice about the clan’s conflict with Konoha. Fugaku reported their conversation to Uchiha Tianchang, who ordered the clan to treat Ye Feng as an equal and meet his requests.

• After school, Ye Feng went with Uchiha Fugaku to Hokage Rock and said that clan-village conflicts should be resolved by dealing with those who caused them.
• Fugaku asked about Ye Feng’s recent changes, and Ye Feng claimed that terrifying dreams after his parents’ deaths preceded his Sharingan awakening and physical growth.
• Ye Feng accepted training supplies from the Uchiha Clan but refused a new residence or instructor, saying he would not suppress the clan for the Hokage Faction or oppose the faction on the clan’s behalf.
• Ye Feng warned Fugaku that the Uchiha Clan needed to follow the village’s rules and that threatening Konoha without a Kage Level fighter would lead to its destruction.
• Fugaku reported the conversation to Uchiha Tianchang, who told him to treat Ye Feng as an equal and fulfill his supply requests as far as possible.

Ye Feng continued training taijutsu with Might Duy and encouraged Obito Uchiha to train harder, while arranging to collect samples from Obito and Rin. After receiving a wooden box containing a dangerous object from Uchiha Lie, Ye Feng recognized its value and hid it carefully.

• Ye Feng trained with Might Duy, who warmly congratulated him on becoming Orochimaru's disciple.
• Ye Feng found Obito Uchiha training, gave him test tubes for samples from himself and Rin, and invited him to train with Might Duy.
• Uchiha En collected Ye Feng's list of medicinal-bath ingredients on behalf of Uchiha Fugaku.
• Ye Feng prepared a spicy lunch for his classmates and received from Uchiha Lie the wooden box containing what Uchiha Shinichi had lost to him.
• Ye Feng opened the box briefly, recognized that its dangerous contents could benefit him, and hid it inside his clothes.

Ye Feng deflected Hyuga Kong’s challenge by sending him to fight Kakashi Hatake. Kakashi defeated Hyuga Kong with a Shadow Clone Technique and held a blade to his neck.

• Ye Feng shared his spicy cooking with his classmates, including the Big Eaters Five, and they eagerly ate until little remained.
• Hyuga Kong challenged Ye Feng, but Ye Feng told him to defeat Kakashi Hatake first.
• Hyuga Kong found Kakashi Hatake practicing shuriken and challenged him; Kakashi refused, calling it a children’s match.
• Hyuga Kong attacked Kakashi, using his Byakugan to evade shuriken and press his taijutsu assault.
• Kakashi used clones to deceive Hyuga Kong, then put his short blade to Hyuga Kong’s neck.

After Kakashi defeated Hyuga Kong, Ye Feng recruited him by promising strength and began training him alongside Obito under Might Duy. Ye Feng also used newly acquired herbs for a medicinal bath that accelerated his body cultivation.

• Kakashi defeated Hyuga Kong, and Ye Feng noticed a brief change in Kong's eyes that suggested he might possess the Jōgan.
• Ye Feng persuaded Hyuga Kong to follow him in exchange for a chance to gain power, then told him to train with him after school.
• Ye Feng brought Obito and Hyuga Kong to train Taijutsu with Might Duy, where both struggled through the grueling exercises.
• Ye Feng returned home to find most of the herbs for his medicinal bath, including ancient ginseng and lingzhi, and prepared the bath.
• Ye Feng absorbed the medicinal potency for two hours, accelerating his cultivation toward perfection in the Body Tempering Realm.

Ye Feng discovered that he had reached the limit of body tempering and found a safer way to cultivate chakra without damaging his cells. After bringing medicinal bath herbs to Might Duy and the others, he learned that breaking through the body's limit could grant strength comparable to a Jonin, leaving the group astonished by his abilities.

• Ye Feng found a Natural Spirit Stone in a wooden box and hid it beneath his meditation spot until Orochimaru later gave him sealing scrolls.
• Over three months, Ye Feng had Orochimaru grow two cloned bodies from Rin Nohara's samples, while Obito Uchiha and Hyuga Kong strengthened their bodies through training.
• Ye Feng discovered that cultivating true qi after extracting chakra prevented his cells from being damaged, allowing him to safely increase his chakra.
• Ye Feng prepared medicinal bath herbs in individual portions and brought them to Might Duy and the others to support their physical training.
• Ye Feng told Might Duy that he had reached a cultivation bottleneck, and Might Duy explained that breaking the body's limit could make someone physically as strong as a Jonin.
• Hyuga Kong pointed out that Ye Feng was nearly at that threshold at only four years old, and the others stared at Ye Feng in disbelief.

Ye Feng kept his physical strength secret and learned that Might Duy had discovered the medicinal bath’s effectiveness. In return, Might Duy accepted Ye Feng as his student and taught him the Eight Gates Released Formation, but Ye Feng’s rapid progress left him astonished.

• Ye Feng asked everyone to keep his strength secret, and Might Duy explained that his own physical training had taken ten years to break through a bottleneck.
• Might Duy asked who knew about the medicinal herbs, then arranged for Obito Uchiha and Hyuga Kong to train with Might Guy while he took Ye Feng into the woods.
• Might Duy offered to teach Ye Feng the forbidden Eight Gates Released Formation, and Ye Feng called him Teacher Duy.
• Might Duy explained the Eight Gates and showed Ye Feng how to locate the Gate of Opening.
• Ye Feng found and opened the Gate of Opening in ten minutes, then adapted to keeping it open until he believed he could maintain it all day.
• Might Duy stumbled when Ye Feng said he could keep the Gate of Opening open all day.

Ye Feng failed to open the Gate of Healing because he had run out of chakra, so Might Duy set him to building his chakra and physical strength. On New Year’s, Ye Feng joined Might Duy and Might Guy for dinner, cooked the meal himself, and then went with his friends to watch the fireworks.

• Ye Feng attempted to open the Gate of Healing but discovered that he lacked enough chakra, so Might Duy told him to train his chakra and body.
• After more than two months of training, Ye Feng felt lonely while walking through the New Year festivities until Might Guy invited him to Might Duy’s home.
• Ye Feng found Might Duy’s cooking had burned and took over, preparing a feast for Might Duy and Might Guy.
• Ye Feng ate and playfully fought over food with Might Duy and Might Guy, then watched the stars and fireworks with Might Guy.
• Inuzuka Clan Fengyu and Kurenai Yuhi arrived with Rin Nohara, Obito Uchiha, and Asuma Sarutobi, and Ye Feng went with them to see the fireworks.

Ye Feng noticed two Root ninja following him and led them away from his friends into a deserted alley. He pretended to be afraid as one attacked, preparing to strike before the pair could use their full strength.

• Ye Feng lent Obito all his money so Obito could buy gifts for Rin Nohara, then urged Asuma Sarutobi to pursue Kurenai Yuhi.
• Ye Feng sensed two followers and detected faint killing intent, so he hung back to test whether they were targeting him.
• Ye Feng concluded the followers were likely from Shimura Danzō's Root and deliberately led them into a sparsely populated alley.
• Two Root ninja followed Ye Feng into the alley, where he pretended not to know who they were and showed fear.
• The shorter Root ninja charged with a kunai, and Ye Feng dropped his act just as the attacker realized something was wrong.

Ye Feng fought two Root ninjas, awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan, and survived an explosive-tag blast before resisting a Mind Body Switch Technique with natural energy. He struck the Root jonin, who escaped into smoke, leaving Ye Feng injured and unable to sense him.

• Ye Feng killed a Root Special Jōnin, then fought the remaining Root jonin and pretended to be unable to see through the smoke.
• Ye Feng eliminated the jonin’s shadow clones and attacked his real body, but the Root ninja detonated explosive tags and nearly killed him.
• Ye Feng awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan during the blast and used the Natural Spirit Stone to recover, only for the Root ninja to attack him with the Mind Body Switch Technique.
• Ye Feng used natural energy to erode the jonin’s invading spiritual power, then punched him and sent him flying.
• The Root jonin threw a smoke bomb and vanished, while Ye Feng could no longer sense his location.

After surviving an ambush by Root, Ye Feng went to Orochimaru for help and gave him the dead assassin’s body. Ye Feng asked Orochimaru whether he had ever considered becoming Hokage.

• Ye Feng sealed Poison Wolf’s corpse and fled to Orochimaru’s home while Anbu investigated the battle site.
• Anbu identified Ye Feng and Root as the likely combatants and delivered its report to the Third Hokage.
• Gray Fox returned to Root badly wounded and told Shimura Danzō that Ye Feng had killed Poison Wolf and resisted the Mind Body Switch Technique.
• Orochimaru saw Ye Feng’s injuries, realized Shimura Danzō was behind the attack, and offered to handle the matter.
• Ye Feng gave Orochimaru Poison Wolf’s body, and Orochimaru recognized the Root assassin as a Special Jōnin killed by a single blow.
• Ye Feng asked Orochimaru if he had ever thought about becoming Hokage.

Ye Feng tried to recruit Orochimaru by promising him a chance to explore worlds beyond the Shinobi World and ascend to a higher universe. After Ye Feng demonstrated his control over natural energy, Orochimaru began to believe him, and the two left open the possibility of pursuing the path together.

• Orochimaru described his dream of immortality and uncovering the truths of the world, and Ye Feng challenged him to consider the origins of chakra and what lay beyond the Shinobi World.
• Ye Feng claimed the Shinobi World was only a tiny part of the universe and said he hoped to explore other worlds and ascend to a higher universe.
• Orochimaru questioned how a young child could know such things, and Ye Feng explained that he had seen them in a dream after awakening his Sharingan.
• Ye Feng offered to bring Orochimaru along and teach him a new method, then gathered natural energy around himself to demonstrate his ability.
• Orochimaru recognized Ye Feng's control of natural energy and began to believe his claims, while Ye Feng invited him to pursue the unknown path together.

Ye Feng left Orochimaru’s residence after refusing to provide tissue samples, while Orochimaru went to Root and confronted Shimura Danzō over the attempt on his student. As the Hokage’s office began investigating the incident, Ye Feng returned home and reassured Inuzuka Clan Fengyu that he was safe.

• Ye Feng declined Orochimaru’s request for tissue samples and hurried away, prompting Orochimaru to head for Root’s stronghold.
• Shimura Danzō became eager to uncover the secret behind Ye Feng’s strength, but Orochimaru confronted him and warned that Ye Feng was his student.
• After Orochimaru left, Shimura Danzō ordered Root to stop trying to assassinate Ye Feng until Root obtained Orochimaru’s research results.
• An Anbu captain told Hiruzen Sarutobi that the two masked attackers were likely Root ninja, and Hiruzen refused Utatane Koharu’s suggestion to detain Ye Feng before ordering that Ye Feng and Shimura Danzō be summoned.
• Ye Feng returned home, reassured Inuzuka Clan Fengyu about his injuries, and went inside to bathe while she stood guard and called the others back.

Ye Feng recounted the Commercial Street attack to the Third Hokage while concealing his own strength, as Shimura Danzō denied Root’s involvement. The Third Hokage let the matter fade into a weak investigation, and Uchiha Tianchang ordered the Military Police Force to increase patrols.

• Asuma Sarutobi offered Ye Feng help and stopped the others from pressing him for details.
• Ye Feng went to the Hokage’s office, where Utatane Koharu demanded answers and the Third Hokage asked him to explain the attack.
• Ye Feng claimed two Anbu-uniformed ninja had attacked him and that he had escaped to Orochimaru’s home while injured.
• Shimura Danzō denied that the assassins belonged to Root and blamed the Military Police Force for failing to protect Commercial Street.
• The Third Hokage ordered a nominal investigation and questioned the Military Police Force, while Ye Feng said nothing more about the attackers.
• Uchiha Tianchang ended the Military Police Force meeting by ordering more patrols and agreeing to write a self-criticism to the Hokage.

Ye Feng discovered that Heimaru’s wasting condition came from her unusually dense bones consuming more nutrients than she could take in, and offered Inuzuka Clan Fengyu a medicinal treatment. He planned to raise Heimaru into a powerful ninja beast and see how far her unusual potential could take her.

• Inuzuka Clan Fengyu brought Heimaru to class and introduced her to Ye Feng, but Heimaru bit him when he tried to examine her.
• Ye Feng examined Heimaru and discovered she was female, with unusually strong bones and muscles that were draining nutrients from her body.
• Ye Feng told Inuzuka Clan Fengyu that Heimaru’s condition could be treated with daily herbal baths, and she kissed him in gratitude.
• Kurenai Yuhi protested that Inuzuka Clan Fengyu had stolen a kiss, then ran off in embarrassment when she could not bring herself to do the same.
• Ye Feng decided to use Heimaru to test whether he could raise a ninja beast powerful enough to rival summoned beasts and perhaps establish a new Sacred Land.