Chapter Summaries

Shin'un survived a powerful punch by an Iwagakure Jonin and crashed into the Stone Ninja outpost inside his Lightning Ring Wall. After emerging from the rubble, he spotted his attacker at the battlefield’s edge.

• The Iwagakure Jonin struck Shin'un’s Lightning Wall, sending him hurtling through the forest toward the Stone Ninja outpost.
• Shin'un’s Lightning Ring Wall crashed through a house and expanded, paralyzing nearby Stone Ninja while sparing the Konoha ninja.
• The Konoha ninja cautiously approached the ruined house, then recognized Shin'un when he emerged from the rubble.
• Shin'un reflected on his lack of combat experience and realized the forest and his Lightning Ring Wall had helped him survive the strike.
• Shin'un spotted the Iwagakure Jonin emerging from the undergrowth beside the forest.

Shin'un repeatedly used Shadow Clones and lightning attacks to outmaneuver an Iwagakure jonin, but the Stone Ninja revealed that he had survived through Rock Clones. The jonin trapped Shin'un underground, yet Shin'un escaped the killing blow with another clone and spread lightning through the rain-soaked ground, leaving the Stone Ninja paralyzed.

• Shin'un ambushed the Iwagakure jonin with Lightning Release: False Darkness, then used a Shadow Clone to bait the jonin into striking while Shin'un attacked from behind and pierced his chest with a lightning spear.
• After Shin'un killed the apparent jonin, the real Stone Ninja seized his ankles with Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu and buried him up to his head.
• The Stone Ninja revealed that the jonin Shin'un had electrocuted was a Rock Clone and prepared to stab Shin'un in the eye.
• Shin'un's buried head turned into a Shadow Clone, and the Stone Ninja escaped his crackling counterattack with the Body Flicker Technique.
• Shin'un sent current through the puddles beneath the Stone Ninja, paralyzing him as he stood more than thirty meters away.

Shin'un killed the Iwagakure Jonin after trapping him with electricity and confirmed his death with an Explosive Tag. Injured and low on chakra, Shin'un decided to return to the forest with several Konoha Ninja to check on Yūichi and Shiina Kō.

• Shin'un used electricity flowing through rainwater to paralyze the Iwagakure Jonin, then slashed his throat and stabbed his chest.
• The Jonin pretended to be dead, but Shin'un exposed the ruse with an Explosive Tag and confirmed that the blast had killed him.
• Shin'un's Shadow Clone dispersed, and the memories it carried reassured Shin'un that the Jonin was dead.
• Shin'un rested as most nearby battles ended in Konoha's favor, reflected on his injuries, and resolved to become stronger.
• Worried about Yūichi and the gravely injured Shiina Kō, Shin'un recruited several Konoha Ninja and returned to the dense forest.

Shin'un led Konoha ninja to Yūichi and realized that killing an Iwagakure Jonin would make him famous far sooner than he wanted. He reached Yūichi after an explosion, found him alive, and woke him, leaving Yūichi stunned that Shin'un had defeated a Jonin.

• Shin'un led several Konoha ninja through the forest, and they questioned him about killing a Stone Jonin when he was only ten.
• The Konoha ninja began treating Shin'un with respect, and he worried that news of his victory would make him famous across the Land of Rain.
• An explosion ahead alerted Shin'un that Yūichi was nearby, so he rushed toward the battle with the Konoha ninja following.
• A Konoha ninja used Wind Release to clear the smoke, revealing Yūichi unconscious and wounded beside another fallen figure.
• Shin'un confirmed Yūichi was still breathing, gave him a Military Rations Pill, and woke him.
• Yūichi saw Shin'un and incredulously asked whether he had defeated the Jonin.

After defeating the Stone Ninja, Shin'un brought the injured Shiina Kō to Orochimaru for treatment. Orochimaru warned that her shattered thigh and damaged chakra pathways required a professional medical-nin, so he ordered the group to return to Konoha at top speed.

• Yūichi recovered from his disappointment over Shin'un's strength and vowed to catch up to him.
• A Konoha Ninja reported that the Iwagakure Chunin had died from Fire Style, and Shin'un's group returned to find Shiina Kō unconscious.
• Shin'un learned that no medical-nin were with the mission and carried Shiina Kō back to the outpost to seek Orochimaru's help.
• Orochimaru treated Shiina Kō's bleeding, then explained that her broken thighbone and damaged chakra pathways needed a professional medical-nin.
• Orochimaru ordered the Konoha Ninja to return to Konoha at top speed.

Shin'un dealt with the attention he received after killing an Iwagakure Jonin and learned that Orochimaru had promoted him to Chunin. Orochimaru expected him to lead missions, gain combat experience, and focus on becoming stronger.

• Shin'un sat outside the medical tent, where ninja stared at him because news of his killing an Iwagakure Jonin had spread through the camp.
• Shiina Kō told Shin'un that the attention would fade and said her leg was healing well.
• Tsunade examined Shiina Kō and said she could resume normal training the next day.
• Orochimaru gave Shin'un his updated identification document, showing his promotion from Genin to Chunin.
• Orochimaru told Shin'un he could now lead Yūichi and the others on missions and should focus on gaining experience and strength.

Three years into the Second Shinobi World War, Hirakawa Shin'un and his teammates were summoned by Orochimaru for an urgent mission. Orochimaru assigned them to work with a masked, white-haired Anbu, promising an S-rank mission, but the chapter ended before they learned its details.

• Shin'un walked through the Konoha camp as ninja discussed his reputation and the Third Hokage's praise of his talent.
• Shiina Kō teased Shin'un about the praise, then wondered why Orochimaru had called them back so soon after their last mission.
• Shin'un estimated that the war still had at least two years to go because several key events had not yet occurred.
• Shin'un, Shiina Kō, and Yūichi met Orochimaru in the central tent and noticed a masked, white-haired Anbu beside him.
• Orochimaru told the team to carry out an urgent mission with the Anbu and offered them an S-rank mission record.

Shin'un's squad joined an Anbu mission led by Hatake Sakumo to extract a Konoha spy from Sunagakure. After Sakumo explained the operation's secrecy, Shin'un saw the photograph of the operative and found her strangely familiar.

• Shin'un recognized the white-haired Anbu as Hatake Sakumo, the Konoha White Fang, and prepared his squad for the mission.
• Shin'un and his squad met three veteran Anbu squads at the departure point, and another jonin squad arrived after Orochimaru summoned them.
• Hatake Sakumo arrived on time, and a jonin identified him as the Konoha White Fang and praised his strength.
• Hatake Sakumo told the assembled ninja that a Konoha spy in Sunagakure had requested extraction before her identity was exposed.
• Hatake Sakumo said the Anbu would handle contact with the spy, then showed Shin'un a photograph of the operative, whose face seemed familiar to him.

Shin'un and Hatake Sakumo’s team infiltrated Sand Ninja territory to rendezvous with a Konoha operative, but they encountered a defensive line of outposts and chose to attack one. Shin'un used his lightning-enhanced speed to reach his assigned Sand Ninja targets and began a jutsu against them.

• Shin'un recognized Yakushi Nonō in a photograph, and Hatake Sakumo set the team’s goal of reaching the rendezvous point within a week.
• Five days later, scouts found a Sand Ninja outpost in the Land of Rain containing twenty-one ninja, and Hatake Sakumo’s map revealed a broader line of outposts ahead.
• Hatake Sakumo decided to attack the nearby outpost rather than lose two days going around it, and the scouts reported the defenders’ positions and threats.
• Hatake Sakumo assigned targets and led the team toward the outpost as Shin'un prepared his lightning techniques.
• Shin'un raced past the Anbu with electricity around his body, reached his two assigned Sand Ninja targets, and completed Lightning Release: Electric Current.

Shin'un and the Konoha squads defeated the Sand Ninja ambush, and he impressed Hatake Sakumo with his Lightning Body Flicker. As Yūichi marveled at Shin'un’s speed, the Anbu erased every trace of the battle and buried the bodies and supplies.

• Shin'un used lightning to paralyze a Sand Genin, killed him and a Sand Chunin with his kunai, and watched the other Konoha fighters finish their opponents.
• Hatake Sakumo noticed Shin'un's speed and directed the Anbu to clear the battlefield while Shin'un and his teammates moved into a tree.
• Yūichi praised Shin'un's Lightning Body Flicker and asked how to strengthen his own abilities, so Shin'un praised Yūichi's Fire Style and assassination skills instead.
• The Anbu collected supplies, removed signs of combat, dismantled the Sand Ninja outpost, and buried the corpses and remaining equipment deep underground.

Hatake Sakumo’s team reached the rendezvous point in the Land of Wind a day early, but their scouts found no sign of the spy. Sakumo decided to wait for the agreed time and entered the town in disguise with Shin'un and a female Anbu, leaving Shin'un disguised as a little girl.

• Hatake Sakumo led the team across the Land of Wind’s border and ordered three Anbu to scout the nearby town.
• The scouts returned without finding the rescue target, so Hatake Sakumo chose to wait until the rendezvous time.
• Hatake Sakumo selected Shin'un and a female Anbu to accompany him into town, and the three put on physical disguises.
• The team disguised Hatake Sakumo as a middle-aged man, the female Anbu as a plump middle-aged woman, and Shin'un as a petite little girl.
• Yūichi stifled a laugh when he saw Shin'un’s disguise, while Shiina Kō’s eyes lit up.

Shin'un disguised himself as a little girl while Hatake Sakumo and a female Anbu posed as his parents to enter a frontier town under scrutiny from Sand Ninja. After they secured a room at an inn, Hatake Sakumo suggested Shin'un join the Anbu, joking that his acting made him suited to infiltration.

• Shin'un wore a wig and girls' clothes for the mission, while Yūichi teased him about the disguise.
• Hatake Sakumo led Shin'un and the female Anbu to the town checkpoint, where they posed as a family fleeing bandits.
• The Sand Ninja questioned the trio, but accepted their story after hearing their village name and seeing Shin'un act frightened.
• The disguised family entered town and rented a room at an inn, where Shin'un released the female Anbu's hand.
• Hatake Sakumo asked Shin'un to consider joining the Anbu and said his convincing girl disguise showed he was suited to infiltration.

Hatake Sakumo’s team found Yakushi Nonō, who had disguised herself as an old man while fleeing Sand Ninja pursuers. After learning that Da and Raku were leading a large force close behind, Sakumo ordered the group to leave town immediately and rejoin their companions.

• Suzume spotted a suspicious old man outside the inn and brought him inside.
• Yakushi Nonō removed her disguise, recognized Hatake Sakumo, and explained that her disguise expertise had exposed his.
• Nonō reported that Da and Raku led the pursuit with ten ninja squads, including six Jonin and twelve Chunin.
• Nonō said the Sand Ninja had found her trail and would likely capture her before dawn if she received no support.
• Hatake Sakumo ordered Shin'un, Suzume, and Nonō to leave town and regroup with their companions outside.

Shin'un and the others were ambushed by Sand Ninja and their puppets while escorting Yakushi Nonō through the deserted town. Shin'un's Lightning Release barrier turned into an expanding ring that gave the group a chance to flee toward the outskirts.

• Shin'un and his companions sensed the town was unnaturally quiet and advanced with Yakushi Nonō protected between them.
• A black cat startled the group, and Shin'un noticed a swarm of puppets surrounding them as Sand Ninja took positions on nearby rooftops.
• Shin'un used Lightning Body Flicker and cast Lightning Release: Lightning Ring Wall to shield his group from the puppets' first attacks.
• Da and Raku prepared their puppets to strike again, but Shin'un's barrier broke and its lingering currents formed an expanding ring of electricity.
• Da sheltered himself and Raku inside a puppet while Shin'un and the others escaped toward the edge of town.

Shin'un and his companions broke through the Sand Ninja encirclement and fought a guard squad at the edge of town. After they defeated the guards, Shin'un hurled his Lightning Spear at the pursuing Sand Ninja, buying the group a brief advantage as they fled.

• Shin'un, Hatake Sakumo, Suzume, and their companion escaped the lightning barrier and rushed toward the town wall after Suzume launched a signal flare.
• Sand Ninja ambushed the group outside the wall, and Shin'un killed the Chunin attacking him with his newly developed Lightning Release: Lightning Spear.
• Hatake Sakumo used White Fang’s silver-white blade to defeat the Sunagakure Jonin, while Suzume fought the last Sand Ninja.
• Shin'un threw his remaining Lightning Spear at the pursuing Sand Ninja, missing the group but scattering lightning across a rooftop and injuring some nearby enemies.

Shin'un and his companions escaped Sunagakure's pursuit and reunited with the waiting Konoha Anbu. Da investigated the dead Sand Ninja, identified Shin'un as a likely Lightning Release user, and learned a clue about Hatake Sakumo before the group fled toward the Land of Rivers.

• Hatake Sakumo led Shin'un, Suzume, and Yakushi Nonō away after they finished their fights and saw the Sand Ninja closing in.
• Da examined the corpses while Raku led most of the Sand Ninja in pursuit, and he suspected the young girl had used Lightning Release to kill one of his men.
• A Sand Ninja showed Da a broken kunai with an unusually smooth cut and said he recognized the style as belonging to a man who was like a blade.
• Shin'un reflected on Hatake Sakumo's swordsmanship as the group ran, then Suzume spotted the Konoha Anbu waiting outside town.
• The Anbu joined Shin'un and the others, surrounded Yakushi Nonō in disguise, and changed course toward the Land of Rivers.

Shin'un’s group fled across the Land of Rivers as Sand Ninja closed in, forcing Hatake Sakumo to split the Konoha forces. Sakumo stayed behind to fight while Shin'un carried Yakushi Nonō toward the border with his squad.

• Shin'un and the others abandoned stealth and raced through the Land of Rivers while Sand Ninja pursued them.
• Four days later, the pursuers came within attack range, and Hatake Sakumo ordered Shin'un’s squad to escort Yakushi Nonō ahead while the rest turned to fight.
• Hatake Sakumo unleashed a long-range silvery-white sword attack against the approaching Sand Ninja.
• Shin'un grabbed Yakushi Nonō and rushed into the forest with his two teammates.

Shin'un led Yūichi and Shiina Kō away from Hatake Sakumo’s battle while escorting Yakushi Nonō toward the Land of Fire. When six Sand Ninja intercepted them, Shin'un chose to fight and began planning how to hide Yakushi Nonō first.

• Shin'un carried Yakushi Nonō deeper into the forest with Yūichi and Shiina Kō while Hatake Sakumo and the Anbu stayed behind to delay the Sand Ninja.
• The Sand Ninja attacked Shin'un’s group with wind blades, but Shin'un rescued Yakushi Nonō and landed safely with his teammates.
• Yūichi and Shiina Kō combined their Fire Style and Water Release techniques to create steam and block the pursuers’ view.
• Shin'un counted six pursuing Sand Ninja and decided to fight them rather than flee.
• Shin'un looked at Yakushi Nonō and planned to hide her in the steam before the battle began.

Hirakawa Shin'un fought the Sand Ninja while protecting Yakushi Nonō, outwitting their attempt to kill her and holding off their attacks. As the enemy tried to drain his chakra, Shin'un decided to reveal his newly equipped Qi Sea skill.

• The Sand Ninja attacked Shin'un's squad, and the Sunagakure Jonin recognized Shin'un and urged him to surrender, claiming Konoha White Fang was dead.
• The Sunagakure Jonin used conversation to distract Shin'un while a Chunin approached Yakushi Nonō, but the apparent Nonō was a Lightning Clone that paralyzed the attacker.
• Shin'un killed the paralyzed Chunin and taunted the Sunagakure Jonin before fighting him and another Chunin in close combat.
• The Sunagakure Jonin realized close combat favored Shin'un and ordered his comrade to help him use Wind Release to exhaust Shin'un's chakra.
• Shin'un blocked their paired Wind Release with Lightning Release and, seeing his chakra running low, prepared to use his hidden trump card, Qi Sea.

Shin'un used the chakra stored in his newly completed Qi Sea to recover during a battle with Sunagakure ninja, then unleashed a devastating Lightning Pillar. The attack left a nearby chunin mortally wounded while Shin'un assessed the technique's enormous chakra cost.

• Shin'un revealed the Qi Sea's stored chakra and replenished his depleted reserves.
• The Sunagakure jonin noticed Shin'un's sudden recovery and warned his chunin companion to watch out.
• Shin'un fired Lightning Release: Lightning Pillar, carving a massive, lava-lined scar through the forest.
• Shin'un estimated that the attack had consumed twenty percent of his stored chakra, enough reserves for only five uses.
• The Sunagakure chunin dodged part of the attack but lost his lower body and lay mortally wounded.