Minazuki Kei trained in secret through a fragile peace in Kirigakure, then applied for early graduation as political tensions and the prospect of another war loomed. His graduation assessment began with Heiji Kaguya attacking him, and Kei wounded Heiji with an Ice Release technique.
Kei completed the assessment, graduated, and celebrated with the Minazuki family before being assigned to Team 7 with Mei Terumi and Kisame Hoshigaki under Ao. As the team prepared for its first mission, Genji rebuffed Ao’s visit and Kei focused on becoming stronger.
Kei and Team 7 uncovered Matou’s alliance with Cloud Ninja while investigating a string of murders on Kujiraai Island, and Kei nearly died defeating Hato. After returning to Kirigakure, Kei learned his team assignment had drawn unusual attention as the village prepared for a possible Cloud Ninja threat.
Ao led Team 7 to Konoha for the Chunin Ninja Exams as the villages assessed one another amid rising tensions. Kei, Mei Terumi, and Kisame passed the first exam and entered the Forest of Death, where their assigned task set them against other teams.
Kei and his teammates survived a Root ambush in the Forest of Death, then returned to the Chunin Exams after Hiruzen stopped the crisis from escalating. During the break, Kei trained with Might Duy and Might Guy, and the finals began with Kei defeating Yura.
Kei won the Chunin Ninja Exams championship before Danzo sent Root to ambush the departing Kirigakure delegation. The attack scattered the survivors, and Kei prepared to turn on the Root pursuers tracking him.
Kei survived Root’s attack and returned to Kirigakure as Konoha and the Mist negotiated while other villages maneuvered toward war. The crisis subsided, Team 7 became Chunin, and the trio took on increasingly difficult missions before a mysterious attacker killed a fleeing man.
Kei joined Kirigakure’s campaign to seize the Land of Rivers, fighting beside Suikazan Fuguki and the Kaguya Clan against Sunagakure. After Rasa’s force retreated, the Mist Ninja debated whether to hold their stronghold or change tactics as the wider conflict threatened to grow.
No recap yet. An arc gets one once it has 25 chapters.