Chapter Summaries

Jiraiya rescued Issui after his battle with Kakuzu, then spent Issui’s money at a brothel before learning about his origins and newly evolved Heaven Eye. Gamabunta recognized Issui as a descendant of the Heaven Clan and left to warn the old master, while Issui and Jiraiya ended the day in the forest.

• Jiraiya reached the battlefield after Kakuzu had fled and carried the unconscious Issui away.
• Jiraiya took Issui to a brothel and admitted he had spent Issui’s money; after they ate, he summoned Gamabunta to impress him.
• Issui told Jiraiya that his village had been destroyed, described his fight with Kakuzu, and explained how his Kekkei Genkai evolved to its second stage.
• Gamabunta identified Issui as a descendant of the Heaven Clan and returned to Mount Myōboku to inform the old master.
• Jiraiya encouraged Issui’s convictions about a future in which ninjas understood one another, and Issui vowed to help bring that era about.
• Jiraiya went hunting after Issui teased him about spending their money, while Issui studied his strengthened Kekkei Genkai.

Issui returned to the ruins of Heaven Village, buried the villagers, and uncovered the Heaven Clan’s hidden scrolls and a contract with winged dragons. He summoned Laxus, proved his strength with Flame Body, and gained the fire dragon as his ninja beast.

• Issui learned the second stage of the Eye of Heaven’s Flame abilities and discussed the villagers’ deaths with Jiraiya before leaving for Heaven Village.
• Issui buried the villagers’ bones, raised a monument, and vowed to carry on Heaven Village’s legacy, revive the Heaven Clan, and kill Zabuza.
• Issui activated the ancestral hall’s blood-calling summoning array and found scrolls containing Heaven secret techniques, a winged-dragon contract, and forbidden techniques.
• Issui studied and burned the Secret and Forbidden Scrolls, signed the Beast Scroll, and summoned the fire dragon Laxus.
• Issui used Flame Body to withstand Laxus’s flames, convincing Laxus to become his ninja beast and remain on the surface.

Issui returned toward Konoha with the gluttonous dragon Laxus, then was ambushed by Danzo’s ninja and forced to fight for his life. Cornered by several attackers, he unleashed Flame Demon Descent to break free of a water prison.

• Laxus flew Issui toward Konoha over three days, eating large quantities of meat and repeatedly delaying the journey.
• Near Konoha, Issui dismissed Laxus and reflected on his limited Chakra and how narrowly he had survived his earlier battle with Kakuzu.
• Five black-clad ninja ambushed Issui and tried to capture him, so he opened his Sealing Domain and fought back with Fire Style.
• Issui burned one attacker unconscious, but the leader struck him down while the remaining ninja kept up their assault.
• Issui activated Flame Body and fled toward Konoha, only to be trapped by a concealed Jonin’s Water Release techniques.
• Issui summoned Flame Demon Descent, and the flame giant burst the water prison and drove the dog-masked ninja back.

Issui Kanna used the forbidden technique Magma Hell to defeat the Root assassins who attacked him, but collapsed from the severe cost. The Third confronted Danzo over the ambush, stripped him of control of the Anbu, and left Issui unconscious in Konoha Hospital.

• The Third learned that Issui Kanna was fighting five unidentified ninja, including an Anbu, outside Konoha and sent Kakashi and Guy to investigate.
• Issui unleashed Magma Hell, killing the attackers and creating a vast field of magma, then collapsed after exhausting his Chakra, spiritual energy, and life force.
• Kakashi and Might Guy found Issui unconscious and carried him back to Konoha, where the Third ordered him taken to the hospital and the magma zone sealed off.
• At a meeting, Hiashi protested the attack on Issui, while Danzo called him dangerous and argued he should be sealed or executed.
• The Third condemned Danzo for attacking a Genin and removed his control of the Anbu, leaving him with Root.

Issui woke from a week-long coma after Naruto slapped him, then recovered and rose through Konoha’s ranks while carefully concealing his strength. On January 1 of Konoha Year 60, he prepared to optimize Hinata’s bloodline with Hiashi and four Hyuga Jonin.

• The medic warned Hiashi that Issui might die if he did not wake by nightfall, while Hinata and Sasuke pleaded for him to recover.
• Naruto slapped Issui, who woke and thanked him before teasing Sasuke and calling Hinata his girlfriend.
• Third offered Issui Fire Release scrolls after learning his bloodline had advanced, and Issui was discharged a week after waking.
• Issui recovered, became a Chunin in July of Konoha Year 58 and a Special Jōnin in August of Year 59, and refused Third’s offer to join Anbu.
• Hiashi prepared four trusted Jonin to maintain a barrier as Issui planned to remove the restriction that kept Hinata from using advanced Ninjutsu.

Issui helped Hinata optimize her Byakugan by guiding her through a dangerous soul-plane process that required her to find the inheritance within herself. The process succeeded, leaving Hinata with no blind spots, the ability to use Ninjutsu, and new confidence, while Issui was left exhausted.

• Issui explained the bloodline optimization ritual to Hiashi and four Hyuga elders, then entered the Five Elements Rotation Formation with Hinata.
• In the soul plane, Issui encouraged Hinata to find strength in her own feelings and to carry the memory of loved ones who had died.
• Hinata found the inheritance in her bloodline, and the pair returned to the formation as the elders poured Issui’s blood over the descending Chakra pillars.
• Five colored rings entered Hinata’s eyes, and the successful optimization removed her Byakugan’s blind spots and enabled her to use Ninjutsu.
• Hinata tested her Chakra and discovered she had both wind and water attributes, while Issui offered to guide her Ninjutsu training in secret.

Issui encouraged Sasuke to grow stronger, defended Naruto after he stole the Scroll of Seals, and watched the new Genin teams form. After taking a mission near the Land of Waves, Issui arrived to confront Zabuza and seek revenge, leaving Kakashi and Sasuke stunned by his killing intent.

• Issui congratulated Sasuke on graduating, revealed he had been promoted to Special Jōnin, and urged Sasuke to gain experience and develop his Sharingan.
• After Naruto stole the Scroll of Seals, Issui told the Third that Naruto had likely been manipulated and asked him not to blame the boy.
• Naruto defeated Mizuki, received Iruka's acknowledgment, and became a Genin; the next day, Kakashi was assigned a team that included Sasuke and Naruto.
• Issui visited Kurenai's newly formed team and praised Hinata's training, while Kurenai explained how hard work had driven Issui's rapid progress.
• After completing a nearby mission, Issui reached the Land of Waves and asked Kakashi to let him fight Zabuza, whose strength had grown to Quasi-Kage Level.
• Issui unleashed his intense killing intent toward Zabuza, while Kakashi and Sasuke questioned whether he could defeat the powerful missing-nin.

Issui confronted Zabuza over the massacre of Heaven Village, using layered genjutsu and Water Release techniques before striking him down with a lightning attack. Haku appeared, claimed to be a Kirigakure Hunter-nin, and carried the unconscious Zabuza away, leaving Naruto frustrated by the gap in their strength.

• Issui told Kakashi that Zabuza had killed his grandfather and the people of Heaven Village six years earlier, then challenged him to a fight.
• Issui trapped Zabuza in his Death God Encounter Technique and, after Zabuza broke free, caught him in a second genjutsu that let Issui mirror Zabuza's actions.
• Issui and Zabuza performed matching Water Dragon Bullet and Great Waterfall techniques, but Zabuza's torrent swept Issui from sight.
• Issui struck Zabuza with his Lightning Release-Thunder Totem Battle Axe, knocking him unconscious, and Haku appeared and pierced Zabuza's neck with senbon.
• Haku identified himself as a member of Kirigakure's Hunter-nin Corps and prepared to carry Zabuza away while Naruto protested that someone his age had defeated Zabuza so easily.

Issui confronted Haku over Zabuza, but Haku escaped before he could prove Zabuza was still alive. After a week of training, Zabuza returned with reinforcements, and the battle left Sasuke unconscious while Naruto released the Nine-Tails’ Chakra, prompting Issui to prepare to act.

• Issui argued that he needed to kill Zabuza to honor Heaven Village’s dead, while Kakashi warned that interfering could provoke war with Kirigakure; Haku fled, and Issui revealed that she was a fake and Zabuza might still be alive.
• At Tazuna’s house, Kakashi taught Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura Tree Climbing, which Naruto and Sasuke mastered after about a week.
• When Zabuza returned with Haku and several subordinates, Issui activated his Sealing Domain to block Ninjutsu and faced Zabuza while Kakashi’s team fought the others.
• Sasuke awakened his Sharingan and protected Naruto from Haku’s Senbon, then collapsed; Naruto erupted with Nine-Tails’ Chakra.
• Kakashi sensed Naruto’s dangerous Chakra, while Zabuza and Issui also felt its power; Issui decided it was time to make his move.

Issui fought Zabuza and awakened a new stage of the Eye of Heaven, but Haku intervened to protect Zabuza and was struck by Issui’s attack. After Issui saved Haku from Zabuza and Gato’s attack, Zabuza accepted his feelings for her and charged at Gato and his men for his final fight.

• Issui battled Zabuza with the Gentle Fist and Rotation while Kakashi defeated Zabuza’s subordinates and Naruto broke Haku’s Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals.
• Haku stopped Naruto from killing her and used Body Flicker to reach Issui, taking his Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms attack meant for Zabuza.
• Zabuza attacked Issui and Haku with the Kubikiribōchō, but Issui protected them with his newly awakened Frost Stage technique and disabled Zabuza’s arms with Ice Shuriken.
• Gato arrived with armed men, kicked the unconscious Haku, and Issui threw him aside before confronting Zabuza about his treatment of her.
• Zabuza admitted that Haku mattered to him, accepted Issui’s Shuriken, and charged at Gato and his men to avenge her.

Issui saved Haku from killing herself after Zabuza died, and she joined his mission to change the ninja world. Back in Konoha, the Third Hokage allowed Haku to stay under Issui’s supervision and assigned Issui to help maintain order during the Chunin graduation exam.

• Inari and the villagers confronted Gato’s men, while Issui, Naruto, and Kakashi drove them off with clone techniques.
• Zabuza asked Issui to take him to Haku, and Haku unexpectedly regained consciousness; Issui explained that she could survive with emergency treatment.
• Zabuza apologized to Haku and died, and Issui stopped Haku from taking her own life by urging her to live and carry Zabuza’s hopes forward.
• Haku agreed to join Issui in changing the ninja world, and Tazuna named the Land of Waves’ bridge the Naruto Bridge.
• After returning to Konoha, Issui, Kakashi, Naruto, and Sakura vouched for Haku, and the Third Hokage allowed her to settle in the village discreetly under Issui’s care.
• The Third Hokage told Issui to help maintain order during the Chunin graduation exam and possibly proctor its final round.

Issui brought Haku to the Hyuga mansion, where Hiashi agreed to let her stay and Issui gave him a book of new Gentle Fist techniques. Hiashi announced Issui and Hinata’s engagement ceremony, and Issui later trusted Haku with the details of his newly evolved Frost-stage abilities.

• Issui explained the Chunin Ninja Exams to Naruto and Sasuke, while Naruto declared he would enter and become a Chunin.
• Issui learned Haku was fifteen and brought her to the Hyuga mansion, where Hiashi agreed she could stay as a guest.
• Issui gave Hiashi his Twenty-Four Forms of Tai Chi, and Hiashi recognized its potential and urged him to keep it secret.
• Hiashi scheduled Issui and Hinata’s engagement ceremony for June 25, before the Chunin Exams, and Issui happily promised to protect Hinata.
• Issui settled Haku into a guest room and encouraged her by telling her he needed her help to create a world where ninja could live with true feelings.
• Haku noticed Issui’s ice-natured Chakra, and Issui explained his Frost-stage techniques and asked her to keep his abilities secret.

Issui introduced Haku to Hinata and then attended the meeting announcing that the Chunin Exams would begin on July 1, with Konoha’s rookie teams recommended to participate. On June 25, Issui and Hinata held their engagement ceremony at the Hyuga mansion, where Hiashi formally announced Issui would marry into the Hyuga Clan.

• Issui introduced Haku to Hinata and told Hinata about their engagement ceremony, while Hinata and Haku exchanged compliments and Issui interrupted them to suggest dinner.
• On June 23, the Third Hokage announced that the Chunin Exams would begin on July 1 and asked the jōnin to recommend Genin candidates.
• Kakashi, Kurenai, and Asuma recommended the members of Teams 7, 8, and 10, despite Iruka’s concerns about rookies taking the exams.
• On June 25, Issui and Hiashi welcomed guests to the Hyuga mansion for Issui and Hinata’s engagement ceremony, which drew prominent Konoha ninja and visiting exam participants.
• Hiashi formally announced Hinata and Issui’s engagement and that Issui would marry into the Hyuga Clan; the guests offered blessings, and Kurenai and Kiba congratulated the couple.

Issui Kanna watched the Chunin Exams as an assistant proctor, then followed Anko into the Forest of Death to find Orochimaru. After Orochimaru threatened Anko and tried to recruit Issui, Issui challenged him, and their battle was about to begin.

• Issui and Hinata finished their engagement ceremony, and Team 7 entered the Chunin Exam hall, where Kabuto described Issui's strength and mission record.
• Ibiki began the written exam, and 78 candidates passed after Naruto's speech convinced many not to quit.
• Anko announced the Forest of Death exam, and Issui entered the grounds to search for Orochimaru by following her.
• Anko found Orochimaru, who defeated her, targeted Sasuke, and warned her not to interfere with the exam.
• Orochimaru discovered Issui following them, offered him a place at his side, and became enraged when Issui mentioned his defeat by Itachi.
• Issui moved Anko away from the battlefield with a Shadow Clone and prepared to fight Orochimaru.

Issui battled Orochimaru, revealing his Flame Body ability after Orochimaru trapped him with snakes. Orochimaru analyzed the technique and sealed Issui inside an Earth Prison Dome, but Issui found its weakest point and escaped with a Lightning Release attack.

• Issui and Orochimaru traded attacks using substitution techniques, Fire Release, Water Release, and Wind Release.
• Orochimaru caught Issui with Multiple Hidden Shadow Snake Hands and offered to let him live if he joined him.
• Issui used one-handed seals to activate Flame Body, explaining that it resisted physical and fire damage and strengthened his Fire Release.
• Orochimaru identified the technique's likely time limit and attacked Issui with repeated Wind Release techniques.
• Orochimaru trapped Issui in an Earth Prison Dome that drained Chakra, but Issui located the weakest section and broke through with Lightning Release-Thunder Totem Battle Axe.

Issui fought Orochimaru in the Forest of Death, helped Anko report the encounter, and learned that Gaara and his siblings had reached the tower in record time. The second exam ended with twenty-one qualifiers, and Third appointed Issui chief examiner for the third exam while ordering Anko to monitor Orochimaru.

• Issui lured Orochimaru into a trap and injured him with a Fire Style attack, but Orochimaru shed his skin and escaped.
• Anko’s Cursed Seal flared, and Issui supported her before Anbu arrived and confirmed Orochimaru had been there.
• Issui, Anko, and the Anbu went to the central tower, where an assistant examiner showed footage of Gaara and his siblings reaching the tower in ninety-seven minutes without a scratch.
• On the morning of July 6, Third discussed Orochimaru’s interest in Sasuke Uchiha with Issui and checked on Anko’s Cursed Seal.
• An assistant examiner reported that twenty-one ninja had qualified, and Third named Issui chief examiner for the third exam while instructing Anko to watch Orochimaru.

Issui took charge of the Chunin Exam preliminaries after the Third explained the exam’s political purpose. Sasuke defeated Akado Yoroi, and Neji and Zaku began the next match.

• The Third explained that the Chunin Exam served as a display of national strength, and Issui announced that the remaining contestants would face preliminary matches.
• Orochimaru’s killing intent triggered Sasuke’s Cursed Seal, but Issui warned Orochimaru and allowed the exam to proceed; Kabuto withdrew, leaving twenty contestants.
• Issui announced the preliminary rules and randomly selected Sasuke Uchiha versus Akado Yoroi as the first match.
• Sasuke suppressed the Cursed Seal’s corrosion, used his Sharingan to adapt Rock Lee’s Taijutsu, and defeated Akado Yoroi with the Lion Combo.
• Neji Hyuga and Zaku were selected for the second match, and they took their places despite Zaku’s injured hands.

Neji defeated Zaku and then taunted Hinata before her match against Tenten, while Hinata declared her conviction and fought back against Tenten’s weapons. The chapter ended with Hinata using Rotation to deflect Tenten’s Rising Dragon barrage.

• Neji disabled Zaku’s arm and then struck his chakra pathways, knocking him unconscious and winning the match.
• Issui announced Tenten versus Hinata, and Neji urged Hinata to give up while Naruto defended her.
• Hinata and Tenten began fighting; Tenten’s thrown weapons grazed Hinata’s calf, but Hinata used the Substitution Technique to counterattack.
• Hinata told Tenten she would not give up because she fought with the support and love of those around her, and the others discussed her ninja way.
• Tenten unleashed Rising Dragon, and Hinata used Rotation to deflect the incoming ninja tools.

Hinata defeated Tenten with the Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms, and Naruto won his match against Kiba through disguises, clones, and an unexpected fart. Kankuro and Temari also won their matches, leaving Ino and Sakura to face each other next.

• Hinata used the Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms to knock Tenten unconscious and win the third match.
• Naruto outmaneuvered Kiba and Akamaru, then used Shadow Clones and the Naruto Uzumaki Lion Combo to win.
• Kankuro defeated Misumi Tsurugi after Misumi grabbed the disguised Crow and was caught by the puppet.
• Temari knocked Choji unconscious with her wind techniques and won their match.
• Issui announced that Ino Yamanaka and Sakura Haruno would face each other in the next preliminary match.

The Chunin Exam preliminaries ended with Gaara defeating Rock Lee, and the Third announced the main matches for one month later. After returning home, Issui considered saving Gekko Hayate but decided to leave events unchanged so he could make a name for himself during the Konoha Crush Plan.

• Sakura and Ino exhausted themselves in their match, Shino defeated Dosu, and Shikamaru knocked Kin Tsuchi unconscious.
• Rock Lee opened five of the Eight Gates and used Reverse Lotus against Gaara, but Gaara's sand crippled Lee's left hand and foot before Guy conceded the match.
• The Third announced that nine contestants had advanced and scheduled the main matches for one month later, with Naruto facing Neji, Sasuke facing Gaara, Kankuro facing Shino, and Hinata facing the winner of Temari and Shikamaru.
• Issui returned home with Hinata and found Haku back from a mission.
• Issui thought about saving Gekko Hayate from dying at Kikyo Castle but decided to let him die so the Konoha Crush Plan could proceed.