Chapter Summaries

Xia Mu confirmed he had been reborn in Konoha, worried about surviving as an orphan, and discovered an Infinite Gravity Training Room with powerful rewards. After raising his Senju Bloodline purity to 80%, he began practicing the Three Basic Jutsu.

• Xia Mu saw villagers shun young Naruto and realized he had arrived in Konoha about six years before the story began.
• Xia Mu returned to his home, reviewed his modest inheritance, and worried that his orphan subsidy would not cover the nutrition he needed.
• Xia Mu entered the Infinite Gravity Training Room and learned it offered gravity control, a Bloodline Enhancement Potion, Senzu Beans, and a monthly Special Laboratory State.
• Xia Mu injected the Bloodline Enhancement Potion, endured intense pain until he fainted, and woke with 80% Senju Bloodline purity.
• Xia Mu extracted far more Chakra than before and started practicing the Three Basic Jutsu.

Xia Mu trained the Three Basic Jutsu and Chakra control, then went to the Ninja Academy and began making friends with Shino Aburame, Choji Akimichi, and Shikamaru Nara. He left the first day with new classmates and Choji arguing that the last dried sweet potato belonged to him.

• Xia Mu succeeded at the Three Basic Jutsu on his first try and decided to stay at the Ninja Academy while keeping his Senju Bloodline hidden from Danzo and Root.
• Xia Mu trained Tree Climbing, Water Walking, and hand seals in the Gravity Training Room, but his increased appetite raised concerns about money.
• Xia Mu arrived at the Ninja Academy, checked his classmates' names, and decided Shino Aburame, Shikamaru Nara, and Choji Akimichi were worth befriending.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi welcomed the students with a speech, and Xia Mu followed the group to his classroom, where he found Shino Aburame.
• Xia Mu shared his homemade dried sweet potatoes with Shino, Choji, and Shikamaru, and they introduced themselves as they became acquainted.
• Choji reached for the last dried sweet potato, but Xia Mu stopped him, and Shikamaru pointed out that Choji's stated ninja way kept changing.

Xia Mu made friends with Choji, Shikamaru, and Shino on his first day at the Ninja Academy, then used the monthly Special Laboratory State to master One-Handed Seals and learn the Rasengan. After staying up all night, he fell asleep in class but reflexively caught Iruka's chalkboard eraser.

• Xia Mu shared the last strip of dried sweet potato with Choji, Shikamaru, and Shino after winning rock-paper-scissors, bringing the four closer together.
• Iruka had the students introduce themselves, where Naruto announced his dream of becoming Hokage and clashed with Sasuke as the class reacted to both boys.
• Xia Mu kept his own introduction brief, received his textbooks, and began his first day of lessons at the Ninja Academy.
• At seven o'clock, Xia Mu entered the Special Laboratory State, mastered One-Handed Seals with both hands, and trained the Rasengan until he could blast a hole through a tree trunk.
• After an all-nighter, Xia Mu fell asleep at school and caught Iruka's flying chalkboard eraser between two fingers, then asked if he should stand outside.

Xia Mu befriended Shino and revealed that he had mastered One-Handed Seals, offering to teach him for a fee. After discovering his chakra had Water, Earth, and Lightning attributes, Xia Mu planned further experiments and left Shino to ask his father about a fair price for the lessons.

• Xia Mu collected his orphan subsidy, greeted Naruto, and ate ramen beside him before leaving to buy Chakra Paper.
• Xia Mu tested his chakra and found Water, Earth, and Lightning attributes, then returned to class and slept.
• Xia Mu jogged through Iruka's outdoor class and improved his kunai accuracy enough to earn Iruka's praise.
• Xia Mu brought Shino home, made dinner with him, and demonstrated One-Handed Seals by transforming into Shino.
• Xia Mu offered to teach Shino One-Handed Seals for tuition, and Shino agreed to ask his father about a fair price while keeping the secret.

Xia Mu taught Shino One-Handed Seals, and Shibi Aburame paid him 100,000 ryo for the lessons. After Shino mastered the technique, Xia Mu invited Shino, Shikamaru, and Choji to his home for a meal, where preparations were underway when Shino arrived with vegetables.

• Xia Mu taught Shino the essentials of One-Handed Seals and cooked dinner for him.
• Shibi Aburame agreed to pay Xia Mu 100,000 ryo for teaching Shino and gave Shino the money.
• Shino paid Xia Mu at the Dango Shop and soon reported that he had learned One-Handed Seals.
• Xia Mu began a training routine under double gravity while balancing his Academy studies, exercise, food, and sleep.
• In class, Iruka scolded Naruto for failing to perform basic hand seals and ordered him to attend extra instruction after school.
• Xia Mu invited Shino, Shikamaru, and Choji to dinner; they offered to bring food, and Shino arrived at Xia Mu's home with two baskets of vegetables.

Xia Mu shared a meal with Shino, Shikamaru, and Choji, and his blunt description of Naruto helped Shikamaru stop overthinking their friendship. More than twenty days later, Xia Mu and Shino joined their friends in a school brawl after older students bullied Naruto, and Iruka began questioning both groups.

• Shino demonstrated his One-Handed Seals, then Xia Mu cooked a feast that Shino, Shikamaru, and Choji eagerly ate.
• When Shikamaru asked about Naruto, Xia Mu called him a hot-blooded idiot and advised Shikamaru to focus on the essence of things.
• Shikamaru and Choji became friends with Naruto, and Kiba joined them in skipping class while Xia Mu and Shino grew familiar with Naruto too.
• Shino learned that seven second-years were bullying Naruto, so Xia Mu and Shino hurried to the training ground where Shikamaru, Choji, and Kiba had intervened.
• Choji punched a boy who insulted him, and Xia Mu and Shino joined the ensuing fight as the two groups clashed.
• Iruka stopped the fight and demanded an explanation, and Xia Mu, Shino, Shikamaru, and Choji claimed they had been defending themselves.

After Xia Mu and his friends fought seven second-years who had insulted Naruto and Choji, Hiruzen ordered the students to run ten thousand meters and copy the Will of Fire. Xia Mu then helped Hinata approach Naruto before heading home to begin researching new uses for the Transformation Jutsu and Clone Technique.

• Iruka questioned the students about the fight, and Xia Mu defended his choice to stand up for his friends while Shino, Shikamaru, Choji, Kiba, and Naruto also refused to admit fault.
• Hiruzen reviewed the incident and ordered the students to run ten thousand meters and copy the Will of Fire ten times; Shimura Danzō then demanded that Naruto be handed over for training, but Hiruzen refused.
• Xia Mu and his friends completed the run, and Xia Mu called Hinata over and told her Naruto was injured so she would give him medicine; Naruto's concern made Hinata faint.
• Xia Mu returned to his laboratory and successfully used the Transformation Jutsu to become a thin paper cutout that evaded attacks, then began researching how to make the Clone Technique useful in combat.

Xia Mu completed experiments on the Clone Fusion Technique and Chakra Threads, then planned further research and ways to approach Tenten and Might Guy. After staying up all night, he went to class and was paired against Sasuke in taijutsu sparring.

• Xia Mu tested the Clone Fusion Technique on a puppet, then developed thin, durable Chakra Threads that could pull the puppet toward him.
• Xia Mu found that the Special Laboratory State interfered with his attempt to practice Water Release nature transformation and turned to brainstorming special shuriken designs.
• Xia Mu considered approaching Tenten through her family's possible ninja tool business and using the connection to meet Might Guy and Kakashi.
• Xia Mu drafted new projects involving Chakra Shape Transformation and the Body Flicker Technique, then stayed up all night experimenting.
• Xia Mu slept through the start of class, copied the Will of Fire with his classmates, and joined Iruka's outdoor sparring lesson.
• Iruka paired Sasuke Uchiha against Xia Mu, while Naruto urged Xia Mu to defeat Sasuke.

Xia Mu used a clever Clone Technique variation to hold his own against Sasuke, then surrendered after Sasuke copied the move and the two fought to a draw. After the class matches, Xia Mu began planning special ninja tools and resolved to approach Tenten and Might Guy to pursue the Eight Gates.

• Xia Mu used clones merged with his body to confuse Sasuke and land several punches during their spar.
• Sasuke copied Xia Mu's technique and controlled two clones, but Xia Mu surrendered by pretending to run out of Chakra, leaving Sasuke frustrated despite Iruka declaring him the winner.
• Shino defeated Naruto with a single move, and he praised Xia Mu's use of the Clone Technique.
• Hinata watched Naruto fawn over a pink-haired girl and felt heartbroken, while Xia Mu watched the scene from the sidelines.
• After completing his Will of Fire copying punishment, Xia Mu drafted designs for special shuriken and gunblades and planned to seek out Tenten and Might Guy.

Xia Mu sold Tenten two shuriken designs and befriended her, while Shino mistook his interest in visiting the shop for a crush. The next day, Xia Mu and Shino visited Tenten to test the finished weapons, and Shino formed a clone from his insects.

• Xia Mu followed Tenten to her family's ninja tool shop, where she bought his Poison Shuriken and Steel Wire Shuriken designs for forty thousand ryo and agreed they were friends.
• Shino confronted Xia Mu after secretly following him and concluded that Xia Mu liked Tenten; Xia Mu embraced the idea and asked Shino to help him pursue her.
• The next day, Xia Mu brought Shino to the shop to see the finished shuriken, and Tenten's father led them to her training ground.
• Tenten hid behind Xia Mu when Shino released a swarm of insects, which gathered into the form of a Shadow Clone.

Xia Mu and Shino helped Tenten assess her strengths and test her aptitude for Space-Time Ninjutsu. Tenten successfully summoned a shuriken from Shino’s scroll, discovered a promising direction for her training, and thanked her new friends.

• Tenten told Xia Mu that she wanted to become a powerful kunoichi but felt unsure how to improve.
• Xia Mu identified Tenten’s ninja-tool skills and family wealth as strengths and advised her to explore other fields, including Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Shino lent Tenten a Summoning Scroll so she could test whether she could use the Summoning Jutsu.
• Tenten performed the Summoning Jutsu and summoned a shuriken, confirming her talent for Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Tenten thanked Xia Mu and Shino, and the three agreed to help one another as friends.

Xia Mu comforted Tenten after she discovered she lacked talent in Genjutsu and Medical Ninjutsu, then showed her and Shino two new ninja tool designs that Tenten bought for one hundred thousand ryo. He invited Tenten and Shino to dinner at his home, and Tenten went with him to shop and prepare the meal.

• Before leaving Tenten's home, Shino told Tenten that Xia Mu liked her and had designed ninja tools to get to know her; Tenten said she wanted to learn more about him before responding to his feelings.
• Half a month later, Tenten told Xia Mu she had failed to learn a D-rank Genjutsu and had accidentally turned a fish into sashimi while trying to learn Medical Ninjutsu; Xia Mu reassured her to focus on ninja tools and Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Xia Mu showed Tenten and Shino designs for a Wire Gauntlet and a Gunblade Ninja Tool, and Tenten paid him one hundred thousand ryo for them.
• Xia Mu invited Tenten and Shino to dinner, and Shino rushed home to bring vegetables while Xia Mu and Tenten went to the market together, holding hands briefly.
• Xia Mu and Tenten returned home with groceries, where Shino was waiting with more vegetables; Xia Mu assigned Tenten to wash them and Shino to peel winter melon while he prepared dinner.

Xia Mu spent the night training under triple gravity, mastering the Shadow Clone Jutsu and practicing Water Style: Water Colliding Wave as he planned new techniques. The next morning, Ino’s gossip about him holding hands with Tenten spread through class, while Xia Mu shared his Four Demon Technique idea with Shino.

• After walking Tenten home, Xia Mu returned safely despite sensing hostile eyes watching him along the way.
• Xia Mu trained under triple gravity, learned the Shadow Clone Jutsu, and planned to modify it into the Four Demon Technique.
• Xia Mu and two Shadow Clones used Water Style: Water Colliding Wave together, flattening part of the forest as he studied Water Release nature transformation.
• The next morning, Shino told Xia Mu that Ino had seen him holding hands with Tenten while they shopped for groceries.
• Xia Mu showed Shino his Four-Faced Fist design and explained that he planned to adapt the Shadow Clone Jutsu, and Shino praised its potential to improve his taijutsu.

Tenten trained in Water Walking with Xia Mu and Shino while Xia Mu worked on water Chakra transformation. Ino visited, reconsidered her crush on Sasuke and her falling-out with Sakura, then left troubled after Tenten’s determination made her reflect on her own lack of effort.

• Tenten struggled with Water Walking while Xia Mu trained Shino in combat and practiced water Nature Transformation; they stopped for a meal at noon.
• Ino arrived to gossip about Xia Mu and Tenten, and Shino explained that their clan obligations made a future between Ino and Sasuke unlikely.
• Xia Mu suggested Ino was attracted to handsome guys rather than deeply in love with Sasuke, and urged her to reconcile with Sakura.
• Tenten woke and befriended Ino, who mistook her for Xia Mu’s girlfriend; Tenten explained her ambition to become strong enough to stand beside Xia Mu.
• Ino heard Tenten describe her determination and ambitions, then went home in thought, prompting Shino to say Tenten’s resolve had made Ino reflect on herself.

Ino decided to train seriously after meeting Tenten, while Xia Mu developed the Four Demon Technique and a powerful new Water Style: Boiling Torrent in the Special Laboratory. The chapter ended with Xia Mu preparing to demonstrate the Four Demon Technique to Tenten and Shino.

• Ino told Inoichi Yamanaka she wanted to become powerful like Lady Tsunade, so he began training her, and she later told Xia Mu and Shino she was merely tired from running.
• Xia Mu modified the Shadow Clone Jutsu into the Four Demon Technique, allowing him to create extra arms and hands that could form seals, and he mastered its one-handed version.
• Xia Mu fused water nature transformation with a Rasengan to create Water Style: Boiling Torrent, whose immense heat and vortex power destroyed a mountain but also threatened him with its blast.
• Shino arrived early to keep watch while Xia Mu slept at school, and the two affirmed their trust in each other as friends and companions.
• Tenten teased Xia Mu and Shino about their closeness, and Xia Mu changed the subject by offering to demonstrate the Four Demon Technique and teach it to them.

Xia Mu taught Tenten and Shino new techniques, grew closer to Tenten’s family, and developed a Chakra-based version of the Six Styles with Shino’s help. He visited the Aburame household and began demonstrating the techniques to Shino.

• Xia Mu grew extra arms to perform the Four Demon Technique, then taught it and the Shadow Clone Jutsu to Tenten and Shino.
• Tenten asked Xia Mu to teach her after school at her house, and he began visiting daily while her father gradually warmed to him.
• Over several months, Xia Mu developed Water Style reconnaissance techniques and completed a Chakra-based Six Styles using ninjutsu scrolls Shino had shared.
• Xia Mu brought Tenten to Shino’s home to thank Shino and Shibi Aburame, and Shino showed them the clan’s insect-rearing room and garden.
• At the backyard training ground, Xia Mu demonstrated Soru and Finger Pistol against Shino’s Insect Clones, then prepared to show Iron Body, Moon Walk, and Tempest Kick.

Xia Mu shared the Six Styles with Shino and arranged for the Aburame Clan to spread them, then spent the day bonding with Tenten’s family. When Tenten worried that her training could not keep pace with Xia Mu’s, he offered to help her improve by stimulating her body with carefully controlled lightning.

• Xia Mu explained the Six Styles to Tenten and Shino, and asked Shino to share them with the Aburame Clan in return for its support.
• Xia Mu privately told Shino that he had fused Chakra Shape Transformation with Nature Transformation, and Shino agreed to keep the technique secret.
• Shino’s Mother teased Xia Mu and Tenten over dinner, then sent them home with baskets of vegetables.
• Xia Mu and Tenten cooked pumpkin dishes at Tenten’s house, and Shop Owner Uncle invited Xia Mu to stay overnight because the village had become tense.
• Tenten visited Xia Mu in the night and admitted she feared falling behind him, so Xia Mu proposed using controlled Lightning Release to stimulate her body.

Xia Mu and Tenten began dating after he used Lightning Release to help her develop her Chakra, while Xia Mu continued building his strength and new projects. During a rematch at school, Xia Mu caught Sasuke off guard with a clever attack, and their fight continued with Sasuke using the Great Fireball Jutsu.

• Xia Mu stimulated Tenten's cells with lightning, and the two confessed their feelings and became a couple.
• Xia Mu and Tenten walked to school hand in hand, where they invited Shino to dinner.
• After the Uchiha Clan massacre, Xia Mu worried about Konoha's security and developed new techniques, a sword blueprint, and the Ninja Kill Card Game.
• Iruka paired Xia Mu and Sasuke in combat class, and Xia Mu used a smoke bomb and shuriken transformation to kick Sasuke across the ground.
• Sasuke launched the Great Fireball Jutsu, but Xia Mu used a substitution with a shuriken to appear behind him, and their legs collided.

Xia Mu concealed his true strength by surrendering after dominating Sasuke, then invited his classmates to his house to try a card game he had invented. The gathering left everyone surprised by Xia Mu and Tenten’s relationship and eager to play Ninja Kill.

• Xia Mu overwhelmed Sasuke with attacks and genjutsu, then claimed he was out of Chakra and surrendered, leaving Sasuke suspicious of him.
• Sasuke defeated Naruto, while Shino easily beat Kiba and Ino defeated Sakura before helping her up.
• Xia Mu invited his friends and several classmates to his house the next day to try his new game, and Sasuke agreed to come so he could investigate Xia Mu.
• Tenten welcomed the group at Xia Mu’s house, and Ino introduced her as Xia Mu’s girlfriend, shocking the others.
• Tenten presented Ninja Kill and explained its card types, battle modes, and the victory conditions for Ninja Village mode.

Xia Mu introduced Ninja Kill to his friends, and the card game quickly became popular throughout the village. As Naruto’s enthusiasm for the game threatened to distract him from training, Xia Mu sought a Flash Bomb from Shikamaru.

• Tenten taught Naruto and Sasuke the rules of Ninja Kill, and the two played a lively practice match.
• The group played Ninja Village Defense Battle, where Shikamaru became Kage and outlasted the other players.
• Xia Mu and Tenten served dinner, and Hinata astonished everyone by eating more than Choji before Naruto praised her and then returned to fawning over Sakura.
• Xia Mu gave his friends decks, and Ninja Kill spread through the Ninja Academy, Tenten’s family’s Ninja Tool Shop, and the village.
• Naruto asked Xia Mu to join another game, but Xia Mu told him to focus on studying and training; Hinata joined Naruto’s game instead.
• Xia Mu asked Shikamaru for a Flash Bomb, and Shikamaru agreed to bring one from home without asking why.