Chapter Summaries

Miya used killing intent and genjutsu to terrify three Takigakure Genin, then killed them with a lightning slash and took their scrolls. After he announced he would stop anyone from entering the tower, the village Jonin watching the exam feared Konoha intended to target their young ninja, and Jiraiya realized a major crisis was coming.

• Miya used the Hell Viewing Technique and his killing intent to break the three Takigakure Genin with fear.
• Miya killed the three Takigakure Genin with a lightning slash, then demanded the scroll from Hyūga Juta and his teammates.
• After Inuzuka Hikari cursed at him, Miya kicked him aside, and Hyūga Juta handed over his scroll.
• Miya collected both scrolls and left, while Hyūga Juta and Aburame Shihi helped the unconscious Inuzuka Hikari withdraw.
• Miya said he would block the tower entrance in three days if he could not find anyone, alarming the Jonin watching the exam.
• Jiraiya recognized that Miya's threat could cause a major crisis between the villages.

Yuta Nara warned Hiruzen Sarutobi that Miya Hanama was killing the other villages' Genin in the Forest of Death, forcing Hiruzen to respond to the outraged village representatives. After seeing Miya continue to eliminate teams, Hiruzen ordered Orochimaru to end the exam while secretly approving of Miya's work.

• Yuta Nara told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Miya Hanama planned to kill the Genin from the other villages.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi entered the observation room as the village representatives accused Konoha of allowing a massacre.
• The representatives learned Miya had killed twenty-one Genin from other villages, eliminated nine Konoha Genin, and wiped out Amegakure's contestants.
• A Kusagakure Jonin watched Miya kill his village's final team, leaving Kusagakure without any contestants.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi watched Miya loot the bodies and ordered Jiraiya to have Orochimaru end the exam.

Miya continued killing contestants in the Forest of Death and caught up with Pakura’s team. As Miya faced Pakura, Sunagakure’s Jonin feared for her safety and accused Hiruzen Sarutobi of provoking a war.

• After the Third Hokage ordered Orochimaru to stop the exam, Miya disposed of a Kusagakure Genin and resumed his killing spree.
• Sunagakure’s Jonin saw Miya heading toward Pakura and feared she could not defeat him.
• Miya located Pakura, Sato, and Gansanji and hurried toward them.
• Pakura sensed Miya approaching and formed a triangular battle formation with Sato and Gansanji.
• Miya appeared before the team, and the Sunagakure Jonin warned Hiruzen Sarutobi that Sunagakure might wage war over the incident.
• Pakura recognized Miya and felt that the danger he posed was deadly; Miya recognized her as Scorch Release Pakura.

Miya fought Pakura and her teammates, then used their Scorch Release to develop Nuclear Release: Atomic Cannon. The three survived his first attacks by dodging, but Miya prepared a triple-cannon assault.

• Miya blocked Pakura's Scorch Release with his defenses, while Sato and Gansanji escaped his attacks with help from one another.
• Miya and Pakura's techniques collided, sending them both flying as Sato and Gansanji regrouped beside Pakura.
• Miya learned from the clash, named his new technique Nuclear Release, and threw an Atomic Cannon kunai that blasted the three shinobi into the air.
• Pakura warned Sato and Gansanji to dodge as Miya threw three kunai with Nuclear Release: Atomic Triple Cannon, and they jumped clear of the explosions.

Miya killed Gansanji with a powerful flying slash, then tracked down the fleeing Pakura and Sato. He attacked them again, and Sato chose to stay behind so Pakura could try to escape.

• Miya used Nuclear Release: Atomic Cannon and Nuclear Release: Lightning Blade Slash, shocking the Jonin watching from the Forest of Death tower.
• Sato and Gansanji tried to escape behind an Earth-Style Wall, but Miya’s flying slash pierced the wall and killed Gansanji.
• Miya decided to pursue Pakura and Sato, hoping to use Pakura as leverage with Hiruzen Sarutobi, while Orochimaru headed toward Miya’s location.
• Pakura told Sato they would withdraw from the exam and postpone their revenge, but Miya tracked them to their hollow-tree shelter.
• Miya’s slash cut through the tree, and Sato urged Pakura to flee while he stayed to hold Miya off.

Miya fought Pakura and Sato in the Forest of Death, forcing Pakura to prepare a forbidden technique before Orochimaru intervened and declared Miya’s exam over. Miya refused to leave, claiming Orochimaru was a fake so he could avoid dropping out of the Chunin Exams.

• Miya attacked Pakura and Sato, and Sato lost an arm while protecting her.
• Miya and Pakura exchanged explosive techniques, and Pakura prepared her forbidden Great Explosive Steam Kill Technique to take Miya down with her.
• Orochimaru summoned Rashomon to stop Miya’s Nuclear Release: Rasengan, then told him his exam was over and that Hiruzen had ordered him out of the Forest of Death.
• Pakura suffered backlash from her forbidden technique, while Sato caught her and Hiruzen was relieved that she had survived.
• Miya accused Orochimaru of being a fake and refused to leave the Forest of Death, prompting Orochimaru to narrow his eyes.

Miya declared that he intended to be the only one to pass the Chunin Ninja Exams, prompting other villages to withdraw and Hiruzen Sarutobi to terminate the exam. Miya then challenged Orochimaru, and their fight continued as Miya charged at him with two Lightning Blade Slashes.

• Miya told Orochimaru that he wanted to be the only one to pass the exam and said the other Genin would fail later stages anyway.
• The Sunagakure and Takigakure Jonin requested to withdraw their Genin from the exam.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi accepted the requests and ordered Jiraiya to tell Orochimaru to terminate the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Miya refused to pass automatically, and he and Orochimaru exchanged attacks in the forest.
• Miya cut through Orochimaru's snakes and deflected his Shuriken, impressing Orochimaru with his improved abilities.
• Miya announced that it was his turn to attack and charged Orochimaru with two Lightning Blade Slashes.

Miya tested himself against Orochimaru with a relentless sword assault, revealing that his Lightning Blade Slash could overcome opposing wind-attribute Chakra. After Miya cut down Orochimaru’s giant snake, he demanded that his former teacher fight at full strength, and Orochimaru began using Kage-level power.

• Miya attacked Orochimaru with fast sword strikes, but Orochimaru evaded them using Earth Substitution and Body Flicker.
• Miya’s Lightning Blade Slash shattered the wind-attribute Chakra on Orochimaru’s Kusanagi Sword, surprising Orochimaru with its strength against an opposing attribute.
• Orochimaru summoned a giant snake with Evil Snake Meandering, and Miya cut it in two from inside with Nuclear Release: Lightning Blade Slash.
• Miya charged Orochimaru and demanded that he show his full strength, warning him not to die.
• Orochimaru used Kage-level power to dodge Miya’s attacks and told him not to die either.

Miya fought Orochimaru with growing skill, revealing strength that made Konoha’s observers judge him to be near Kage-level. The battle continued as Orochimaru tried to exhaust him, while Pakura and Sato watched and vowed to seek revenge for Gansanji.

• Miya cut down Orochimaru’s summoned snakes and forced Orochimaru to dodge his increasingly swift sword strikes.
• The monitoring room lost its view of the fight after a Konoha operator claimed the equipment had been damaged, keeping the other villages’ Jonin from seeing more.
• Hiruzen watched through his crystal ball, recognized Miya’s Quasi-Kage Level strength, and decided to protect him from the consequences of the battle.
• Orochimaru summoned dozens of giant snakes to wear Miya down, exploiting the heavy Chakra and stamina costs of Miya’s Limit Mode.
• Pakura stopped Sato from openly provoking Miya, and both resolved to become stronger and avenge Gansanji.

Miya unleashed Nuclear Release: Overload Mode against Orochimaru’s Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes, then destroyed the snake defense with an Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan. The explosion left a vast crater in the Forest of Death, while Hiruzen Sarutobi resolved to keep Miya hidden and protect his future.

• Orochimaru used the Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes to send a vast horde of venomous snakes at Miya and drain his Chakra.
• Miya activated Nuclear Release: Overload Mode, levitated above the snakes, and formed a Nuclear Release: Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan.
• Orochimaru sensed deadly danger and formed a Snake Ball from the venomous snakes to defend himself.
• Miya hurled the Rasengan at Orochimaru, and it melted through the snake defense before exploding in a blaze of azure light.
• The blast wiped out the snakes, uprooted trees, and left a crater a hundred meters across; Hiruzen Sarutobi resolved to keep Miya hidden.

Miya defeated Orochimaru with his Nuclear Release: Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan, then collapsed and was taken to Konoha Hospital by Jiraiya. Hiruzen Sarutobi gathered the surviving examinees and visiting ninja under Anbu guard, intending to keep them from taking details of Miya's role in the Chunin Ninja Exams out of Konoha.

• Miya's azure attack devastated the Forest of Death, and Jiraiya caught him as he fell unconscious.
• Orochimaru escaped the blast with Hiding in the Earth Technique and Snake Shedding, then learned from Jiraiya that the Chunin Ninja Exams had been terminated.
• Jiraiya took Miya to Konoha Hospital while Orochimaru went to the Central Tower.
• Yūhi Shinku told the Genin who had failed the first exam that Konoha needed their cooperation, as Anbu appeared around the room.
• Konoha Anbu escorted the surviving examinees, their supervising Jonin, and the Yukigakure Jonin to the Central Tower's first-floor hall.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi assured the assembled ninja that Konoha would not attack them, but said he wanted them to forget parts of the exams.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had the other villages’ ninja and the exam attendees’ memories of Miya sealed and altered, then tasked Shimura Danzō with rooting out spies. Three days later, Miya woke in Konoha Hospital, where Tsunade treated him and warned him about Overload Mode before Hiruzen arrived to ask about lasting aftereffects.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi had the Anbu seal and alter the memories of the other villages’ ninja and the exam attendees, then ended the exams and sent the visiting ninja home.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi entrusted Shimura Danzō with capturing spies, and three days later received a report that Miya had awakened.
• Miya woke in Konoha Hospital and teased Tsunade, who punched him and then treated his injuries with Medical Ninjutsu.
• Tsunade warned Miya that using Overload Mode could damage his body, while Miya remained determined to improve his physical condition and pursue Ryūchi Cave’s Senjutsu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi entered the hospital room and asked Tsunade whether Miya had suffered any lasting aftereffects.

After recovering in the hospital, Miya negotiated for lucrative missions and endured Hiruzen Sarutobi’s lecture about the Will of Fire. Shimura Danzō then demanded that Hiruzen hand Miya over to Root, leaving Hiruzen to decide whether to agree.

• Tsunade left Miya’s hospital room after confirming he was all right, while Hiruzen Sarutobi watched her and Miya called him creepy.
• Miya asked Hiruzen Sarutobi for more spending money, and Hiruzen offered him easy, well-paying missions instead.
• Miya sent Hiruzen Sarutobi away by claiming he needed rest, relieved to escape his long lecture about the Will of Fire.
• Shimura Danzō entered Hiruzen Sarutobi’s office and demanded that Miya be handed over to Root for training.

Hiruzen Sarutobi refused Shimura Danzō’s request to recruit Miya into Root, but Danzō went to the hospital anyway and tried to take Miya by surprise. Miya rejected him outright, leaving Danzō facing a defiant target.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi refused to let Shimura Danzō recruit Miya into Root and ordered him back to his duties.
• Shimura Danzō left, vowing to find another way to get Miya.
• After Tsunade treated him, Miya recovered and planned to leave the hospital for Ryūchi Cave the next day.
• Shimura Danzō entered Miya’s hospital room and invited him to join Root, claiming Miya would learn about it after joining.
• Miya pretended not to know Shimura Danzō or Root, then told Danzō to get lost and refused to go with him.

Miya escaped Shimura Danzō’s attempt to take him to Root and recovered in Ryūchi Cave, where he reached Jonin strength and reunited with Susu. After seeing Susu’s progress under the White Snake Sage, Miya began developing a special technique that he intended as a gift for her.

• Shimura Danzō tried to seize Miya, but Tsunade confronted him and forced him to leave Konoha Hospital.
• Miya revealed that he had left a Shadow Clone behind and used the Reverse Summoning Technique to return to Ryūchi Cave.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned of Shimura Danzō’s actions and led Anbu ninja in a violent confrontation at Root’s base.
• After nearly half a month of recovery and eating snake meat, Miya’s injuries healed and his physique advanced to Jonin level.
• Miya reunited with Susu, praised her growth and training, and rested against her while she guarded him.
• Miya decided to develop a special technique that would make Susu happy.

Miya visited the White Snake Sage to ask how he could learn Senjutsu, accepting the danger of dying during training. The White Snake Sage warned him of the risks, while Miya remained certain that he would survive.

• Miya left Susu with Ichikishimahime and prepared to enter the Snake Sage Hall, but Ichikishimahime tried to stop him.
• The White Snake Sage ordered Ichikishimahime to let Miya in, and Miya warned her to protect Susu before entering.
• Miya asked the White Snake Sage what was required to learn Senjutsu.
• The White Snake Sage explained the danger of balancing Natural Energy with physical and spiritual energy, warning that mistakes could be fatal.
• Miya declared that he would not die, and the White Snake Sage sensed a towering figure within him.

After Miya mastered the first stage of Senjutsu, the White Snake Sage brought him to the Ten Thousand Poisons Pool and made him choose between plunging into it or being bitten. Miya chose the bite, and the White Snake Sage sank her fangs into his neck.

• Miya completed the first stage of Senjutsu after a week of training under the White Snake Sage.
• The White Snake Sage took Miya to the Ten Thousand Poisons Pool and explained how Ryūchi Cave's dangerous Senjutsu training worked.
• The White Snake Sage offered Miya a choice between jumping into the poison pool and letting her bite him.
• Miya chose to be bitten, trusting his Nuclear Fission Furnace to help him survive the venom.
• The White Snake Sage wrapped herself around Miya and bit his neck instead of his outstretched arm.

Miya endured the White Snake Sage’s venom to absorb Natural Energy and used his Nuclear Fission Furnace to overcome Ryūchi Cave’s dangerous Sage Mode training. After reaching a perfect state, he asked the White Snake Sage to bite him again, and his body began adapting to absorbing Natural Energy.

• The White Snake Sage injected venom into Miya, triggering Snake Transformation as Natural Energy flooded his body.
• Miya activated Nuclear Release: Overload Mode, using the Nuclear Fission Furnace to break down the venom and Natural Energy and form Senjutsu Chakra.
• Miya’s Snake Transformation receded, leaving him with snake eyes and faint Sage markings in a perfect state of Sage Mode.
• Miya asked the astonished White Snake Sage to bite him again because he needed more Natural Energy to heal his damaged body and improve his absorption.
• The White Snake Sage bit Miya on the opposite side of his neck, and he absorbed the new surge of Natural Energy before shifting from Overload Mode into Limit Mode.

Miya mastered Ryūchi Cave’s Perfect Sage Mode and learned that Kurenai and Rin had graduated, so he prepared to return to Konoha. Before leaving, he challenged Ichikishimahime and began testing his Senjutsu against her, refusing to escape her trap.

• Miya healed from his injuries, entered Sage Mode with the White Snake Sage’s help, and later perfected it during three months of training in Ryūchi Cave.
• After hearing that Kurenai and Rin had graduated, Miya decided to return to Konoha and went to say goodbye to the White Snake Sage.
• Ichikishimahime confronted Miya, and he threatened to make snake soup before accepting her challenge in the Giant Snake Forest.
• Ichikishimahime ambushed Miya with a Water Gun Technique, then trapped him underground and offered him crystals that would drain his Chakra if he used them to escape.
• Miya activated Sage Mode, rejected the crystals, and formed a Sage Art: Lightning Release Rasengan to fight Ichikishimahime.

Miya fought Ichikishimahime in the underground cavern beneath the Great Snake Forest, using Nuclear Release techniques to surprise and injure her. After Ichikishimahime revealed her serpent form and pursued him aboveground, Miya unleashed Overload Mode and drove her into a crater, leaving them locked in battle.

• Miya struck Ichikishimahime with an invisible Nuclear Release: Rasengan, then attacked her with Nuclear Release: Lightning Palm while she suspended falling rocks.
• Ichikishimahime emerged from the rubble in her human-headed serpent form and lunged at Miya, who dodged and countered with a Lightning Cannon.
• Their fierce battle shook the cavern and sent snakes fleeing from the Great Snake Forest.
• Miya and Ichikishimahime burst through the ground into the sky, where Miya punched her enormous snake head.
• Miya increased his strength and slammed Ichikishimahime into a crater, then hovered above her, exhausted after unleashing Overload Mode.