Chapter Summaries

Miya defeated and captured the missing-nin puppet masters Sugihiro Chōhei and Sugihiro Chōsen, then forced them to reveal how to form Chakra Threads. After killing the brothers, he questioned Tashiro Masato about the Chakra Metal he had obtained on a mission.

• Miya destroyed Sugihiro Chōhei's puppet and knocked out both brothers with Atomic Rasengan attacks.
• Miya took the unconscious brothers to a forest cave, where he found black iron tokens but not the Chakra Thread technique.
• Miya tortured Sugihiro Chōhei and Sugihiro Chōsen until they disclosed their method for forming Chakra Threads.
• Miya used his newly formed Chakra Thread and Atomic Ray to kill the brothers.
• Miya woke Tashiro Masato and asked where he had hidden the Chakra Metal from his mission more than three months earlier.

Miya returned to Konoha after completing three missions and confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi, who tried to discuss his experience and promote him to Chunin. Hiruzen then asked Miya how he felt about the village, and Miya’s enthusiastic answer was about to be undercut by whatever he said next.

• Miya returned to Konoha carrying Tashiro Masato and delivered his mission report and captive to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Miya counted his one-million-ryo reward in Hiruzen’s office and brushed off questions about his missions.
• Hiruzen tried to praise Miya’s understanding of the Will of Fire, but Miya demanded to know why he had been summoned.
• Hiruzen offered to promote Miya to Chunin, but Miya rejected the offer and accused him of peeping into the women’s bathhouse.
• Miya blamed the rumor on Orochimaru, prompting Hiruzen to deny it and change the subject.
• Hiruzen asked whether Miya liked Konoha, and Miya said he loved the village before beginning his next remark.

Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to persuade Miya to enter the Chunin Ninja Exams so Konoha could display its strength, but Miya repeatedly refused. Hiruzen finally offered to negotiate, leaving Miya free to name his conditions.

• Miya mocked Hiruzen Sarutobi over his past behavior and rejected his attempt to ask for help.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Miya an A-rank mission to participate in the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Miya refused, while Hiruzen explained that he wanted to use Miya's Jonin-level strength to deter other villages.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi considered raising the mission's rank and reward, but Miya continued to refuse.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Miya what conditions would persuade him to take part, saying everything was negotiable.

Miya forced Hiruzen Sarutobi to pay him ten million ryō and record his participation in the Chunin Ninja Exams as an S-rank mission. After celebrating with Kurenai Yuhi and Rin Nohara, Miya returned home to find Orochimaru waiting and asking about his share of the money.

• Miya refused Hiruzen's offer of one million ryō and demanded ten million ryō for taking part in the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Hiruzen agreed to pay ten million ryō as compensation, and Miya insisted on receiving the money immediately.
• Miya left the Hokage building with the money, hid most of it at home, and took one million ryō to treat Kurenai Yuhi and Rin Nohara to dinner.
• Miya escorted Kurenai Yuhi and Rin Nohara home, where Yūhi Shinku gave him a murderous glare outside Kurenai's door.
• Miya returned home and found Orochimaru waiting; Orochimaru asked whether Miya had already spent his share.

Orochimaru took five hundred thousand ryō from Miya, then taught him the Summoning Technique of Ryūchi Cave to get him out of his laboratory. Miya happily accepted the chance to summon snakes and potentially learn Senjutsu, while Orochimaru left relieved that he could return to his research.

• Orochimaru demanded five hundred thousand ryō from Miya, who reluctantly paid after Orochimaru threatened to eat the food he had prepared.
• Miya repeatedly pestered Orochimaru for a little white jade snake, so Orochimaru took him to Konoha Training Ground 40 two days later.
• Orochimaru summoned a green snake, obtained Ryūchi Cave's Summoning Scroll, and told Miya to sign it with his name and a bloody handprint.
• Miya signed the scroll and received instructions to practice the Summoning Technique of Ryūchi Cave.
• Orochimaru left Miya at the training ground, relieved that the boy would stop disrupting his research.

Miya successfully learned the Summoning Technique and summoned a young white snake named Susu, whom he bullied into accepting him as her summoner. After Susu returned to Earth Dragon Cave, Miya went to Orochimaru to ask where the edible white jade snakes came from.

• Miya summoned Susu, mistook her for a male, and subdued her after she attacked him.
• Miya named Susu and asked whether Earth Dragon Cave had smaller, nutritious snakes for him to eat; Susu feared he meant to eat her and returned to Earth Dragon Cave.
• Susu returned to her den, then hunted and swallowed a spotted snake to nourish herself.
• Miya visited Orochimaru's underground laboratory and asked where the little white jade snakes he had given him came from.

Miya arranged to visit Ryūchi Cave with Orochimaru, then made Kakashi pay for a massive grilled-fish meal that nearly emptied his wallet. As Miya and Kakashi left the restaurant, Kakashi collided with a Sand Ninja who demanded an apology.

• Orochimaru told Miya that he would take him to Ryūchi Cave in a few days and showed him Miya’s unusually active blood.
• Miya ran into Kakashi and insisted that Kakashi treat him to grilled fish as one of the meals he owed.
• Miya ate enough fish to exhaust the restaurant’s supply, and Kakashi paid 115,000 ryō despite having planned to spend the money on ninja tools.
• Miya told Kakashi that the Third Hokage paid over a million ryō for his meals, startling Kakashi.
• Kakashi collided with a Sand Ninja outside the restaurant, and the ninja demanded an apology.

Miya and Kakashi clashed with three Sunagakure Genin after Kakashi punched Kengo, then left them behind. Two days later, Miya bonded with Susu and learned about the dangers of Ryūchi Cave before Orochimaru suddenly appeared and startled her.

• Kakashi punched Kengo when the Sunagakure Genin confronted him outside the grilled fish shop.
• Miya defended Kakashi, identified him as a Chunin, and challenged the Sunagakure Genin before leaving with Kakashi.
• Kengo vowed to make Miya pay, while Kakashi fled when Miya asked him to buy another meal.
• Two days later, Miya summoned Susu at the training ground and learned that intelligent snakes could become summoning beasts and that Ryūchi Cave was ruled by the law of the jungle.
• Orochimaru appeared with an icy aura, and Miya told him that he had scared Susu.

Orochimaru brought Miya to Ryūchi Cave and introduced him to the White Snake Sage, who approved of him as a summoner and invited him to visit often. Miya declined her offer to choose a snake because he already had Susu, then headed into the forest to hunt for something to eat.

• Orochimaru led Miya through Ryūchi Cave, where he killed a giant python that attacked them.
• Orochimaru introduced Miya to the White Snake Sage, who examined him and approved of him as one of Ryūchi Cave’s summoners.
• The White Snake Sage invited Miya to catch any snake he wanted, but Miya said he already had Susu as a summoned beast.
• Orochimaru asked Miya to leave while he spoke privately with the White Snake Sage, and she told Miya to visit often.
• Miya returned to the forest and eagerly eyed a giant blue python as food.

Miya spent several days eating snakes in Ryūchi Cave before preparing to return to Konoha for the Chunin Ninja Exams. Before leaving, he persuaded the White Snake Sage to train Susu so she could grow stronger and help him.

• Miya summoned Susu and offered her roasted snake meat, frightening her until she realized he meant the meat beside the fire.
• Orochimaru told Miya that the Chunin Ninja Exams would begin in a few days, then returned to Konoha.
• After several days of watching Miya eat enormous amounts of snake meat, Susu heard him say he would take her to meet the White Snake Sage.
• Miya brought Susu to the White Snake Sage and asked her to arrange training so Susu could become stronger.
• The White Snake Sage agreed to train Susu, who thanked her and promised to work hard.

Miya returned from Ryūchi Cave just in time to reach the Chunin Ninja Exam venue, where he was the last candidate and had no teammates. As the exam was about to begin, Pakura and her Sunagakure teammates surveyed the Konoha candidates.

• The White Snake Sage told Susu to stay close to Miya, believing he could help fulfill her long-held wish.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi grew angry that Miya was missing and told Orochimaru to take the exam in Miya's place if he failed to arrive.
• Orochimaru reported that Miya had left Ryūchi Cave and was nearing the venue, and Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered him to prepare for the exam.
• Miya reached the Konoha Ninja Academy just before its gates closed, and an Anbu ninja reported his arrival to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Miya joined the exam as a one-man team because Hiruzen Sarutobi had not assigned him teammates.
• Pakura, Sato, and Gansanji discussed a Hyuga candidate's Byakugan, and Gansanji searched for an Uchiha candidate.

Miya entered Konoha’s Chunin Exam room as the chief examiner began a test built around strict rules and a thirty-team limit. After the first team was eliminated for questioning its blank paper, Miya figured out the key to passing.

• Pakura warned Sato and Gansanji to focus on the Hyūga and Uchiha, while the Uchiha were absent from the examination room.
• Miya entered, drawing attention with his powerful aura, and Yūhi Shinku introduced himself as chief examiner and ordered him to take his seat.
• Yūhi Shinku announced the exam rules, including that only the first thirty teams to finish would pass, and started the thirty-minute countdown.
• When Sasame Yūma questioned why his answer sheet was blank, Yūhi Shinku eliminated him and his teammates, Matsunaga Haruki and Fukiya Daigo.
• Miya realized the key to passing the exam.

During the Chunin exam, Miya realized the test was about identifying its hidden question and avoiding rule violations, while Kengo tried to exploit Miya's lack of teammates. Miya saw through the genjutsu behind their fight as the exam room erupted into chaos and several examinees attacked him.

• Yūhi Shinku eliminated examinees who had spoken to him or damaged their exam papers, while Miya deduced that the test required intelligence analysis and teamwork.
• Sato and Pakura said they understood the exam's purpose and reassured Gansanji that examinees could talk to one another.
• Kengo approached Miya and tried to grab his exam paper, but Miya caught him and appeared to break his arm before realizing the injury was part of a genjutsu.
• Miya smiled at Yūhi Shinku after recognizing the genjutsu, while other examinees prepared to attack Kengo and his teammates.
• An examinee shouted for everyone to move, and the exam room descended into chaos as attackers targeted Miya, whom they saw as an easy target.

Miya passed the Chunin Ninja Exams’ first test after breaking Yūhi Shinku’s Genjutsu, then followed Orochimaru to the Forest of Death for the second exam. As the teams prepared to enter, Miya saw the liability waiver as permission to pursue his plan to exceed his mission quota and earn an extra reward.

• Miya broke free of Yūhi Shinku’s Genjutsu, and Kengo escaped after dying in the illusion and helped Kotomi and Sōtarō wake up.
• The thirty-minute exam ended, and Miya and the other examinees who had escaped the Genjutsu answered that there was no problem and passed.
• Orochimaru arrived to take charge of the second exam, surprising the foreign Jonin and leaving Yukigakure’s Jonin to mourn that none of its six Genin had passed.
• Miya decided to exceed his mission quota so the Third Hokage would give him an extra reward.
• At the Forest of Death, Orochimaru explained the five-day scroll challenge and had the examinees sign liability waivers before entering.
• Miya welcomed the waiver as freedom to act without restraint, while Kengo fixed a sharp gaze on him.

Miya entered the Forest of Death intending to eliminate the other teams for the bounty, but found no opponents and complained that they were all liars. Meanwhile, Amegakure Genin Shinji, Imai, and Hayato prepared an ambush for him, though Shinji remained wary of Miya’s strength.

• Miya taunted the other examinees, signed the waiver, and asked Orochimaru to tell the Third Hokage to cancel the remaining exams and increase his bounty.
• Orochimaru told Jonin Hirotomo to pass Miya’s request to the Third Hokage as Miya entered the Forest of Death.
• Pakura warned Sato and Gansanji that Miya felt dangerous and might have a hidden advantage.
• Miya searched the forest for opponents, hoping to defeat enough teams to earn a larger bounty, but found no one and called the others liars.
• Shinji located Miya with the Water Reflection Jutsu, and Hayato agreed to join Imai in ambushing him despite Shinji’s warning to be careful.

Miya let three Rain Ninja ambush him, then revealed his strength by killing Imai and overpowering Hayato. When Shinji fled, Miya activated Limit Mode and prepared to pursue him.

• Imai attacked Miya with three explosive-tagged Kunai, but Miya dodged them and faced Imai, Hayato, and Shinji.
• Miya severed Imai’s leg, then killed him with a Kunai when he begged for mercy.
• Hayato and Shinji attacked Miya together; Miya kicked Hayato away and split Shinji’s Water Release technique with a lightning blade.
• Shinji abandoned his teammates and fled, while Miya activated Limit Mode to pursue him.

Miya killed Shinji and tortured Hayato, using their screams to lure other teams toward him. Several squads headed toward the fight while Pakura chose to stick to her plan, and the village Jonin watching the monitors realized Miya was setting a trap.

• Miya used Limit Mode to catch Shinji as he fled and cut him in two with an azure Lightning Blade Slash.
• In the monitoring room, Jiraiya and the other Jonin watched Miya's strength, while the Amegakure leader reacted with alarm.
• Miya stabbed Hayato in both thighs and forced him to scream as bait for approaching teams.
• Kengo rushed toward Miya, followed by his teammates and several squads from Konoha, Kusagakure, Takigakure, and Amegakure.
• Pakura ignored the screams and continued toward the central tower according to her plan.
• The Kusagakure Jonin recognized that Miya was luring the examinees in to catch them all at once.

Miya killed Hayato, took his Earth Scroll, and attacked the Kusagakure squad that arrived to confront him. Elsewhere, Hyūga Juta, Inuzuka Hikari, and Aburame Shihi were ambushed by Takigakure ninja, and both teams entered battle.

• Miya killed Hayato and took his Earth Scroll from the body.
• Kikuchi Keito and two Kusagakure Genin surrounded Miya, but Miya killed Kazuya before he could finish speaking.
• Hyūga Juta, Inuzuka Hikari, and Aburame Shihi were ambushed by three Takigakure ninja while racing toward Miya.
• Inuzuka Hikari and Kitaro attacked with Fang Over Fang as Juta and Shihi joined the fight.
• The Takigakure ninja countered with Wind, Lightning, and Water Release, but Shihi blocked the water attack with an Insect Wall and dodged the combined strike.
• Juta used Eight Trigrams: Sixteen Palms against the Takigakure ninja.

Miya fought off two Amegakure squads and Kengo’s team, killing all eight Genin and taking their scrolls. After hearing another fight nearby, he headed toward Hyūga Juta’s group.

• Miya found an Earth Scroll on a Grass Ninja corpse as three squads surrounded him, including Kengo, Sōtarō, and Kotomi.
• Six Rain Ninja attacked Miya, but he killed them all with Lightning Release: Lightning Blade Slash.
• Miya seized control of Kengo’s horse-shaped puppet, disarmed him, and killed him with a Kunai.
• Miya used Kengo’s puppet to kill Kotomi and Sōtarō, then collected four more scrolls.
• Miya heard Hyūga Juta’s group fighting three Waterfall Ninja and went to investigate.

Miya arrived as the injured Konoha team faced three elite Takigakure Genin, whose instructor feared the confrontation. The Takigakure ninja attacked Miya, while their instructor silently questioned their judgment.

• Hyūga Juta's Lightning Clone opponent exploded, and the blast sent Juta and Inuzuka Hikari flying before Aburame Shihi caught them.
• Hikari and Juta confirmed they could keep fighting, while Shihi searched for a way to overcome the coordinated Takigakure team.
• The Takigakure ninja mocked the injured Konoha team, and Hikari blamed himself for their predicament.
• Miya emerged from the forest, and Aburame Shihi said the team would be saved, though Inuzuka Hikari doubted Miya could help alone.
• A Takigakure ninja threw Kunai and Shuriken at Miya, who dodged easily as the enemy instructor silently cursed his students for provoking him.