Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tian tried to prank Team 7’s late Jonin instructor, but Kurenai Yuhi arrived instead and accidentally inhaled a powder that made her lose her voice. She was left unable to speak as Xiao Tian apologized and explained the effect would wear off in about a day.

• Iruka announced the genin teams, placing Xiao Tian Uchiha, Sasuke Uchiha, and Naruto Uzumaki together on Team 7.
• Team 7 waited for their Jonin instructor while Naruto complained and prepared a prank.
• Xiao Tian treated an umbrella with water and set up powder intended to punish the late instructor.
• Kurenai Yuhi opened the door, stopped the falling eraser and umbrella, and inhaled the powder.
• Sasuke and Naruto blamed Xiao Tian, who apologized to Kurenai and told her she would recover her voice in about a day.

Kurenai Yuhi trapped Xiao Tian in a Genjutsu, where he spent three days farming points before collapsing from exhaustion. Meihuizi confronted Kurenai at Ichiraku Ramen, but after reading Kurenai’s explanation, she accepted that Xiao Tian had provoked her.

• Kurenai Yuhi cast a Genjutsu on Xiao Tian at the Ninja Academy, then left a note for Sasuke and Naruto.
• Xiao Tian stayed in the Genjutsu’s valley of venomous snakes for three days, farming points until he broke free and nearly passed out.
• Sasuke and Naruto carried Xiao Tian to Meihuizi’s shop and explained what had happened.
• Meihuizi went to Ichiraku Ramen and confronted Kurenai about leaving Xiao Tian listless and exhausted.
• Kurenai wrote an explanation, and Meihuizi recalled Xiao Tian’s tricks on the Academy teachers, paid, and left.

Xiao Tian explained to Meihuizi why he had remained trapped in Kurenai Yuhi’s genjutsu, then met Naruto and Sasuke at the river to wait for their new Jonin teacher. Kakashi Hatake finally appeared, and Naruto attacked him with shadow clones.

• Xiao Tian distributed System Points among his attributes and went to sleep.
• Xiao Tian told Meihuizi he had punished himself in Kurenai Yuhi’s genjutsu after making her lose her voice, and she forgave him.
• Xiao Tian, Sasuke, and Naruto waited beside the river for their Jonin teacher, who was late.
• Xiao Tian and Sasuke countered a Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique, while Naruto used his Whirlwind Palm to stop the shuriken aimed at him.
• Kakashi Hatake approached while reading Make-Out Paradise, and Naruto angrily sent dozens of shadow clones charging at him.

Kakashi met Naruto, Xiao Tian, and Sasuke as their Jonin teacher and provoked them by criticizing their abilities and warning that they might fail his test. The team prepared to fight him, while Xiao Tian said they would have preferred Kurenai Yuhi as their teacher.

• Kakashi used a Great Fire Dragon Technique to destroy Naruto's Shadow Clones, then kicked Naruto toward Xiao Tian and Sasuke.
• Kakashi introduced himself as the team's Jonin teacher, and Xiao Tian said they wanted to beat him up.
• Kakashi called Xiao Tian Chunin-level but dismissed Naruto and Sasuke as weak, prompting the three to ready themselves for battle.
• Kakashi warned that his test had caused many teams to fail and be sent back to the Ninja Academy.
• Xiao Tian complained that Kurenai Yuhi would have been a better teacher, and Naruto and Sasuke privately questioned his claim that she was gentle.

Xiao Tian used his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to take Kakashi’s bells during the team test, while Naruto and Sasuke backed him up. Kakashi acknowledged Xiao Tian’s strength and prepared to demonstrate a powerful technique, but Xiao Tian pointed out that Kakashi had already lost.

• Xiao Tian bound Kakashi’s feet with Earth Release as Naruto and Sasuke attacked with their combos.
• Xiao Tian trapped Kakashi in the Hell Viewing Technique long enough to take both bells.
• Kakashi escaped the genjutsu and dodged Sasuke’s Chidori with the Substitution Technique.
• Kakashi tried to ambush Sasuke from underground, but Xiao Tian warned him and later escaped Kakashi’s own underground attack with a substitution.
• Kakashi said Xiao Tian’s abilities exceeded his expectations and offered a one-move test, but Xiao Tian reminded him that he had already lost.
• Kakashi formed hand seals as the sky darkened.

Xiao Tian copied Kakashi's Lightning Blade and fought him with fire, while Naruto and Sasuke joined the battle. Kakashi declared the three of them had passed his test and introduced himself as their Jonin team leader.

• Kakashi used Lightning Blade against Xiao Tian, who copied the technique but was overpowered and narrowly escaped with the Substitution Technique.
• Xiao Tian attacked Kakashi with Little Purple, his flaming Adamantine Staff, but Kakashi evaded the blow.
• Naruto and Sasuke rushed to help Xiao Tian, prompting Kakashi to release him and dodge their attacks.
• Xiao Tian revealed the attack had been a feint, and Kakashi congratulated the team for passing his test.
• Kakashi introduced himself as their Jonin team leader and said he would train them and guide them through missions.

After Kakashi reported Xiao Tian’s unusual abilities to Hiruzen, Danzo tried to recruit the boy into Root, but Hiruzen refused. Xiao Tian was then summoned to the Hokage’s office, where Hiruzen began discussing Kakashi’s report with him.

• Xiao Tian, Naruto, and Sasuke shared a feast with Kakashi, who finished a bowl of noodles in an instant.
• Kakashi told Hiruzen that Xiao Tian was near Jonin level and had remarkable perception and reflexes, a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and the ability to copy Lightning Blade.
• Danzo demanded that Xiao Tian be placed in Root and warned Hiruzen that the boy might turn against Konoha after learning about his parents.
• Hiruzen refused to hand Xiao Tian over to Danzo, who left the decision unresolved.
• An Anbu Jonin escorted Xiao Tian to the Hokage’s office, where Hiruzen told him he had read Kakashi’s report.

Hiruzen told Xiao Tian how his mother, Meihuizi, fell in love with an Uchiha Jonin and sacrificed her Hyuga powers to give birth to him. The story left Xiao Tian wondering whether his system had somehow caused his parents’ romance.

• Xiao Tian asked Hiruzen why he had summoned him, and Hiruzen said he wanted to explain Xiao Tian’s parents’ past.
• Hiruzen revealed that Meihuizi had belonged to the Hyuga Branch Family and bore the Caged Bird Seal Mark as a child.
• Hiruzen described Meihuizi’s exceptional abilities and said she had developed the Thirty Gods Vacuum Attack.
• Hiruzen recounted that Meihuizi secretly became lovers with an Uchiha Jonin, provoking a crisis between the Hyuga and Uchiha clans.
• Xiao Tian’s father volunteered to fight a Sand ninja attack and died in battle.
• Hiruzen said Meihuizi refused to abort Xiao Tian, crippled her Chakra, gave up her Byakugan cultivation and technique, and severed ties with the Hyuga Clan.

Xiao Tian assured Hiruzen Sarutobi that he would not seek revenge on the Hyuga Clan, while privately keeping his grudge and suspicions about his father’s death. After Hiruzen rewarded Team Seven with access to the Scroll of Seals, a Root ninja approached Xiao Tian and offered to reveal the truth about his parents.

• Xiao Tian told Hiruzen that he understood why his mother’s family had opposed her marriage and that he would not act against the Hyuga Clan.
• Xiao Tian described his dream of opening a luxurious food paradise and said he was becoming a ninja to support his mother.
• Hiruzen praised Xiao Tian’s outlook and announced that Team Seven could each choose a Ninjutsu of at least B-Class from the Scroll of Seals the next morning.
• Xiao Tian left the Hokage building and encountered a masked Root ninja, who invited him to join and promised to reveal the truth about his parents.

Xiao Tian heard Meihuizi confirm the Third Hokage’s account and promised not to attack the Hyuga Clan, then wondered how to restore her cultivation. Meanwhile, Madara Uchiha sent Black Zetsu to test Xiao Tian as a possible Rinnegan vessel, while Black Zetsu secretly vowed to free his father and reunite him with his mother.

• Xiao Tian distrusted Danzo, escaped a Root ninja, and asked Meihuizi about the past after she closed her shop.
• Meihuizi confirmed the Third Hokage’s account and asked Xiao Tian not to attack the Hyuga Clan, and Xiao Tian promised.
• Xiao Tian wondered how to restore Meihuizi’s cultivation and thought about whether Black Zetsu still existed.
• Madara Uchiha told Black Zetsu to find a vessel for the Rinnegan, and Black Zetsu proposed Xiao Tian as a promising candidate.
• Madara Uchiha gave Black Zetsu a Rinnegan to test on Xiao Tian and hoped his other Rinnegan plan with Nagato Uzumaki would succeed.
• Black Zetsu looked at the moon and vowed to rescue his father, reunite him with his mother, and make Hagoromo and Hamura pay.

Xiao Tian secretly used the system to obtain two powerful Ninjutsu while choosing a scroll in the Hokage archive. He left with a house-building Earth Release technique, surprising Naruto, Sasuke, and Hiruzen with his choice.

• The Third Hokage brought Xiao Tian, Sasuke, and Naruto to the archive and told them to choose a copied scroll to memorize.
• Xiao Tian's system detected the Scroll of Seals and granted him Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags and the S-Class Spirit Transformation Technique.
• Xiao Tian learned how the Spirit Transformation Technique could separate his mental power from his body, possess targets, and travel rapidly while avoiding physical attacks.
• Sasuke chose Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame, while Naruto chose Wind Release: Decapitating Airwaves.
• Xiao Tian chose the B-Class House Casting Technique, explaining that it could build houses or create obstacles for escape.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hiruzen questioned Xiao Tian's choice, and he asked whether the village needed more houses.

Xiao Tian, Naruto, and Sasuke joined Kakashi for a hot spring bathhouse evaluation mission that proved to be a scheme to keep them occupied. After Kakashi left with his reward, the children and Xiaoju were knocked unconscious by a substance released into the room.

• Xiao Tian bought an orange cat named Xiaoju to test the Spirit Transformation Technique, though he told Naruto and Sasuke it would catch fish.
• Kakashi met the team and assigned them to evaluate the sulfur levels at a newly opened hot spring bathhouse.
• At Yoshino Hot Spring Bathhouse, several women massaged the three young ninja while Kakashi accepted the owner's money and a lifetime pass.
• Kakashi left the children at the bathhouse, and an airborne substance soon put Xiao Tian, Naruto, Sasuke, and Xiaoju to sleep.

Xiao Tian uncovered a trap during the team’s mission and defeated the rogue Mist Ninja, though Naruto and Sasuke were knocked unconscious. Afterward, Kakashi ordered the three genin to complete one hundred C-rank missions, then ran off with their reward money.

• Naruto and Sasuke succumbed to knockout smoke, while Xiao Tian pretended to pass out after Data Mode protected him.
• Ikeda Uji and the rogue Mist Ninja revealed their plan to abduct the Uchiha geniuses and Naruto, but Xiao Tian confronted them.
• Xiao Tian used Wind Release: Great Whirlwind Technique to injure the attackers and blast Naruto and Sasuke away, while Kakashi stopped the escaping Chunin.
• Kakashi left the remaining enemies to the village's Anbu, and Naruto and Sasuke later woke up as Xiao Tian scolded them for their lack of vigilance.
• Kakashi ordered Xiao Tian, Naruto, and Sasuke to complete one hundred C-rank missions and claimed the reward money, prompting the three to chase him.

After finishing months of demanding C-rank missions, Xiao Tian, Sasuke, and Naruto learned that their next assignment would take them outside the village. The team discovered that Xiao Tian’s cat Xiaoju had become a ninja cat with a small spatial pouch, leaving Kakashi intrigued and Sasuke and Naruto envious.

• Xiao Tian used the Spirit Transformation Technique to make fish and cats come to him, while repeated possession gave Xiaoju chakra and a slimmer physique.
• Naruto completed his hundred C-rank missions, and Kakashi told the team their peaceful period was over and they would leave the village with him.
• Xiaoju produced a piece of candy from its small spatial pouch, astonishing Kakashi, Sasuke, and Naruto.
• Xiao Tian explained that Xiaoju’s pouch could store items in roughly eight square meters of space, and Xiaoju refused Kakashi’s attempt to trade for it.
• Kakashi wondered whether ninja cats could be raised and asked Xiao Tian whether he had been abusing Xiaoju.

Team 7 escorted Tazuna toward the Land of Waves, where Xiao Tian suspected the client was hiding information. Xiao Tian challenged Tazuna to an arm-wrestling match, broke his hand, and then healed it before they continued their mission.

• Naruto celebrated leaving the village, while Xiao Tian wondered whether Haku in this spacetime was male or female.
• Tazuna questioned whether the young Genin could protect him, and Xiao Tian asked what he was hiding.
• Xiao Tian used Earth Release to make an arm-wrestling arena and persuaded Tazuna to compete.
• Xiao Tian overpowered Tazuna and fractured his hand during the match.
• Xiao Tian roughly set and healed Tazuna's hand, and Tazuna urged the team to continue their journey.

Xiao Tian and Team 7 entered the Land of Waves, where he used powerful Fire Release techniques to attack hidden enemies in the mist. When another ninja targeted Kakashi, Xiao Tian opened all five of his mastered Eight Gates and struck the attacker with a devastating kick.

• Xiao Tian arrived in the Land of Waves with Naruto, Sasuke, Kakashi, and Tazuna as thick mist surrounded them.
• Xiao Tian tossed Xiaoju away and used Majestic Destroyer Flame to burn three hidden enemies, impressing Tazuna and alarming Kakashi.
• Xiao Tian sensed an unknown attacker approaching Kakashi and opened the first five gates of the Eight Gates Released Formation.
• Xiao Tian rushed in front of Kakashi and sent the emerging ninja flying with his Heavenly Flames Gale Invincible Kick.

Xiao Tian fought Zabuza Momochi to test his limits while Kakashi protected Tazuna. He gained the upper hand with his speed and strength, but Zabuza’s Water Clone forced him back, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Kakashi identified the bandaged swordsman as Zabuza Momochi after Xiao Tian kicked him away.
• Xiao Tian told Kakashi to protect Tazuna and charged Zabuza, while Naruto and Sasuke watched eagerly.
• Zabuza trapped Xiao Tian in a Water Prison, but Xiao Tian burst free and dodged his Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
• Xiao Tian battered Zabuza with his Adamantine Staff, only for the Water Clone to collapse and Zabuza to counter with Kubikiribōchō.
• Zabuza knocked Xiao Tian back more than ten meters, and Xiao Tian celebrated the points he had gained.

After driving Zabuza away, Xiao Tian agreed to teach Naruto and Sasuke the Eight Gates Released Formation while warning them about its painful training and the need to continue their other studies. Naruto and Sasuke began training on the journey, screaming from the strain.

• Zabuza thickened the mist to escape, and Xiao Tian dispersed it with Wind Release before deactivating the Eight Gates Released Formation.
• Kakashi warned Xiao Tian that Zabuza had retreated because of his injuries and had underestimated him.
• Naruto asked to learn the Eight Gates Released Formation, and Xiao Tian demonstrated its dangers by dislocating and resetting his wrist.
• Sasuke also asked to learn, and Xiao Tian agreed after Naruto and Sasuke promised not to neglect their existing training.
• Naruto and Sasuke began Xiao Tian's punishing Eight Gates training as they continued their journey.

Kakashi and Team 7 learned that Tazuna’s bridge project had brought the Land of Waves into conflict with Gato and Demon Zabuza. As they continued toward the village, Xiao Tian and Sasuke resolved to stay and confront the danger.

• Kakashi reflected on Xiao Tian’s rapid progress and wondered how strong he would become by twelve.
• Tazuna explained that Gato had driven off or killed the ninja hired to protect the bridge builders, then begged Team 7 to help the Land of Waves.
• Naruto condemned Gato and questioned why Tazuna had not hired ninja to kill him.
• Kakashi said Team 7’s mission was only to escort Tazuna, but Xiao Tian offered to sneak away and kill Gato after they arrived.
• Kakashi warned Xiao Tian against arrogance, while Sasuke insisted on staying and told Naruto to leave with Kakashi.

Naruto, Xiao Tian, Sasuke, and Kakashi decided to continue protecting Tazuna and the Land of Waves despite the danger from Zabuza and another hidden ninja. At Tazuna’s home, Inari rejected the ninja, but Xiao Tian promised that they would hunt down the demons threatening the village.

• Naruto refused to abandon Sasuke and Xiao Tian, and Kakashi agreed to continue the mission while warning Tazuna that he would retreat if the threats proved too great.
• Kakashi explained that another powerful ninja had been hiding nearby when Xiao Tian drove Zabuza away, and he asked Tazuna to request a higher mission rank if they succeeded.
• The group arrived at Tazuna’s home, where Inari angrily told the ninja to leave because his father had been killed by ninja.
• Xiao Tian explained that rogue ninja were not bound by the rules governing village ninja, then told Inari that demon hunting was their specialty.
• Inari dismissed Xiao Tian’s promise and left, while Kakashi told Tazuna to keep organizing bridge construction and said they would handle anyone who interfered.