Chapter Summaries

Hinata, a transmigrated genius with plans to awaken the Tenseigan, sneaked out to explore Konoha but returned home before her father could punish her. She spent the evening relaxing and thinking about Naruto’s future as a bachelor, then was called to dinner.

• Hinata returned to the Hyuga compound after sneaking out, and Hyuga Hiashi caught her and told her to see him after dinner.
• Hinata reflected on her wishes, her talent, and her plan to awaken the Tenseigan while Hyuga Hiashi went to visit his pregnant wife.
• Hinata met Neji Hyuga, who worried that Hiashi had scolded her, and she reassured him before returning to her room.
• Hinata relaxed on her bed and thought that Naruto would remain single now that she and Sakura were no longer his destined partners.
• A maid brought Hinata dinner and told her it was time to eat.

Hinata trained with Hyuga Hiashi and Neji, then studied the Hyuga Clan’s demanding academic curriculum. After deciding to seek out the Blond Fox, she headed out with Neji accompanying her, though she had not yet reached him.

• Hinata attacked Hyuga Hiashi in Gentle Fist training, and he stopped the session when she became exhausted.
• Hyuga Hiashi had Hinata spar with Neji, while Hizashi Hyuga reflected on Hinata’s exceptional talent.
• Hinata trained until nine in the evening, then bathed and went to sleep.
• Hinata studied diligently and planned to find the Blond Fox during her free time.
• Neji arrived to accompany Hinata on Hyuga Hiashi’s orders, and Hinata asked whether he had brought money before setting off.

Five-year-old Hinata toured Konoha with Neji, spending his allowance and letting him defend them from bullies. After glimpsing Itachi and Sasuke, she treated Neji to ramen before agreeing to return to the Hyuga compound before dinner.

• Hinata took Neji's allowance and went shopping around Konoha with him and her hidden bodyguard, Tokuma Hyuga.
• Three children blocked Hinata and Neji in an alley, but Neji beat them after they insulted Hinata's Byakugan.
• Hinata and Neji passed Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke, and Hinata exchanged a nod of thanks with Itachi.
• Hinata invited Neji to Ichiraku Ramen and paid for their meal with the allowance she had taken from him.
• As it neared five o'clock, Neji urged Hinata to head home before they were scolded.

Six-year-old Hinata prepared to attend the Ninja Academy and argued with Hyuga Hiashi about graduating early and being trained at home. Hiashi agreed to let her follow the normal academy path, and Hinata looked forward to meeting her classmates.

• Hinata reflected on her Gentle Fist training, her strength, and her plans to become a powerful ninja without harsh training.
• Hyuga Hiashi told Hinata she would start the Ninja Academy in two days and urged her to graduate early so he could train her personally.
• Hinata refused early graduation, explaining she wanted to make friends and attend school normally.
• Hyuga Hiashi accepted Hinata's wishes after considering the role of ninja villages and the Uchiha clan.
• Hinata tried to sneak-attack Hyuga Hiashi, but he blocked her and corrected her technique.
• Hinata returned to relaxing and wondered what her future classmates from the Konoha 11 had been like as children.

Hinata enrolled in the Ninja Academy and learned that she and Naruto were assigned to different classes. After school, she accepted Sasuke’s challenge and easily beat him, leaving the academy while Sasuke recovered.

• Hyuga Hiashi and Fugaku Uchiha brought Hinata and Sasuke to the Ninja Academy, where Hinata passed the registration test.
• Hinata joined her assigned classroom, noticed Naruto and Sakura were absent, and completed her first day of school.
• Sasuke challenged Hinata to a match, wanting to prove himself and earn recognition from his father.
• Hinata blocked Sasuke’s attack and struck his abdomen, stopping him with a single palm strike.
• Hinata waved goodbye and left the academy while Sasuke staggered back in pain.

After defeating Sasuke Uchiha, Hinata returned home and considered her duties as the Hyuga Clan’s future heir and Konoha’s political tensions. She decided to leave village affairs to Hyuga Hiashi and focus on training, reassured by the many people she believed would protect her.

• Hyuga Hiashi praised Hinata for defeating Sasuke Uchiha and warned her that Itachi Uchiha was an Anbu captain.
• Hinata returned to her room exhausted and reflected on the burdens of being the Hyuga Clan’s eldest daughter and future heir.
• Hinata considered the village’s balance of power and concluded that the Hyuga Clan should avoid challenging the Hokage faction while it lacked strength.
• Hinata gave up worrying about Konoha’s politics and decided to focus on training and behaving like a proper young lady.
• Hinata thought about the people connected to her, including Neji, Hanabi, Naruto, Sasuke, and Otsutsuki Toneri, and felt confident that they would protect her and the Hyuga Clan.

Hinata began Academy classes and displayed her exceptional shuriken skill when she redirected Naruto’s throw to hit two targets. She praised Naruto and asked his name, leaving him surprised by her attention.

• Hinata visited Hanabi, then attended her evening training with Hyuga Hiashi.
• Hinata started at the Ninja Academy, where Sasuke and the other students watched her arrive.
• During shuriken practice, Hinata spotted Naruto and noticed his crush on Sakura.
• Sasuke showed off by hitting three bullseyes, then Naruto tried to impress him with a throw aimed toward a teacher.
• Hinata flicked her shuriken into Naruto’s and redirected both to hit separate bullseyes, a feat Sasuke recognized as remarkable.
• Hinata warmly praised Naruto and asked his name, leaving him stunned.

Hinata befriended Naruto at the Ninja Academy, while Tokuma warned her not to associate with him because of the Hyuga Clan’s wishes. That night, Naruto became infatuated with Hinata, Sasuke trained to catch up with her, and Hinata continued finding excuses to avoid training despite her rapid improvement.

• Hinata praised Naruto and won his trust, then left the school after exchanging names with him.
• Tokuma appeared to escort Hinata and later told her that Hiashi did not want her associating with Naruto.
• Naruto stayed awake thinking about Hinata, while Sasuke trained late into the night until Itachi told him to rest.
• Hinata used excuses to delay her Gentle Fist practice, though Tokuma observed that her strength kept improving rapidly.

Hinata bullied and befriended her classmates at the Ninja Academy while reflecting on school life and the Hyuga Clan’s abilities. As final exams approached, she considered the clan’s unused ninjutsu affinities and the versatility of the Gentle Fist.

• Hinata threatened Choji into giving her a bag of chips and declared herself his boss, while Shikamaru pointed out that this would not help against a teacher.
• Hinata greeted Akamaru when Kiba Inuzuka returned, ignoring Kiba, and thought about giving up on raising a ninja hound.
• Hinata reflected that the upcoming class reshuffle might separate her from Choji, Shikamaru, and Kiba Inuzuka, while Sakura might join her class.
• Hinata attended lessons, sometimes slept or read, and practiced chakra control halfheartedly.
• Hinata explained that Hyuga Clan members could learn ninjutsu, but the Gentle Fist’s range and versatility had led the clan to focus on it.

Hinata continued her relaxed life at the Ninja Academy while learning the Hyuga Clan’s Gentle Fist techniques. After the Uchiha Clan was exterminated, Sasuke became consumed by hatred and repeatedly challenged Hinata, who kept defeating him.

• By her second year, Hinata had learned several Eight Trigrams Palms techniques and nearly mastered Heavenly Spin.
• The Uchiha Clan was exterminated during Hinata’s outdoor school exercise, and Hyuga Hiashi told her about it after school.
• Konoha announced that Itachi Uchiha had killed his clan and defected, while Sasuke recovered from the tragedy with hatred for his brother.
• The Hyuga Clan gained greater influence in Konoha, and Hyuga Hiashi continued to support the Hokage’s faction.
• Sasuke returned to school and repeatedly challenged Hinata to prove the Uchiha’s strength, but Hinata defeated him each time.

Hinata enjoyed snacks at Hokage Rock while Sasuke and Naruto secretly followed her to see how she trained. After Hinata revealed her overwhelming talent, Sasuke grew discouraged, while Naruto vowed to surpass them both.

• Hinata sensed she was being followed, spotted Sasuke and Naruto with her Byakugan, and went to the snack street while Tokuma Hyuga watched over her.
• Hinata sat at Hokage Rock to eat, as Sasuke and Naruto hid nearby and wondered how she could excel despite rarely training seriously.
• Hinata exposed the boys by flicking two dumpling sticks into their hiding place and asked why they had followed her.
• Sasuke asked Hinata how she became so strong, and she claimed she trained for only two hours a day because she had exceptional talent.
• Sasuke felt dejected, Naruto promised to defeat both of them, and Hinata encouraged the boys to go train instead of following her.

Hinata shared dumplings with Naruto atop Hokage Rock and encouraged his dream of becoming Hokage, while the Third Hokage watched them and worried about the Hyuga Clan’s intentions. He then decided to go influence the Ninja Academy students.

• Hinata sent Sasuke away from the clearing and invited Naruto to share her dumplings.
• Hinata asked Naruto about his dream, and he declared that he would become Hokage and surpass the previous Hokages.
• Naruto became tearful when Hinata encouraged him, so she told him to eat his dumplings.
• The Third Hokage used his Crystal Ball to watch Hinata and Naruto and wondered whether the Hyuga Clan was trying to draw Naruto into its family.
• The Third Hokage relaxed and decided to go brainwash the Ninja Academy students.

Hinata returned home after eating with Naruto, but Hiashi took her to the Back Mountain to train after Tokuma reported that she was afraid of heights. After watching Hinata train seriously, Hiashi dismissed Tokuma’s claims and recognized her as the Hyuga Clan’s promising future, while Hinata reflected on how quickly her talent improved.

• Hinata left Naruto to clean up the feast’s trash and returned home, where Hiashi told her they were going to train.
• Hiashi brought Hinata to a tall cliff wall to practice chakra control, and she quickly ran up and down it.
• Hiashi secretly watched Hinata with his Byakugan and saw her run across the cliff wall and practice the Gentle Fist against a tree.
• Hiashi decided Tokuma had slandered Hinata and resolved to test the Hyuga Clan’s elite ninja.
• After Hiashi left, Hinata stopped training to rest and realized her Talent Cheat was improving her chakra control and Gentle Fist rapidly.

Hinata trained hard while hiding her true strength, enjoyed her peaceful Academy life, and remained wary of Danzo. After buying snacks and settling above Hokage Rock, she was discovered by Third, who greeted her kindly.

• Hinata returned from training filthy and found Hyuga Hiashi beating Tokuma Hyuga in the Training Room.
• Neji waited outside Hinata's room and gave her most of his saved allowance to spend on snacks.
• Hinata enjoyed playing ninja games with Choji and Shikamaru and secretly grew stronger through casual training.
• Hinata worried about Danzo's influence in Konoha and decided to wait until Tsunade became Hokage before acting against him.
• Hinata ate snacks above Hokage Rock until Third appeared and told her she did not need to be formal.

Hinata discussed Konoha’s power balance with the Third Hokage and answered his question about her dreams with a wish for an easy, wealthy life. The Third Hokage found her ambition—or lack of it—reassuring and remarked that many people could only long for such a dream.

• Hinata considered how the Third Hokage and Konoha’s clans maintained the village’s political balance.
• The Third Hokage boasted about the First Hokage’s strength, and Hinata teased him with an ambiguous compliment.
• Hinata told the Third Hokage that she liked sitting above Konoha because the scenery was beautiful.
• The Third Hokage asked Hinata about her dream, and she wished for wealth, little work, high status, and an easy life.
• The Third Hokage said Hinata’s dream was fine but that many people could only long for it.

Hinata settled into life at the Ninja Academy, where she joined Choji, Shikamaru, and Kiba as one of four class-cutters. After sneaking out of school, Hinata took them to the BBQ Restaurant and collected their pocket money to pay for a large meal.

• Hinata forgot her meeting with Third and spent her days eating and spending time with Shikamaru, Choji, and Kiba.
• In class, Hinata and Choji ate snacks while Shikamaru and Kiba slept, so their teacher sent all four into the hallway for punishment.
• Hinata used her Byakugan to lead the group out a window and onto the playground, then suggested they go for BBQ.
• The four sneaked out of the academy and headed to the BBQ Restaurant, where Hinata claimed school had let out early.
• Hinata collected her companions' pocket money and ordered several jin of meat for the group.

Hinata decided to make a close girlfriend and approached Ino and Sakura, offering advice on how to pursue Sasuke. She left them blushing over her suggestion that Sasuke needed marriage and children to revive the Uchiha clan, while hoping he would stop challenging her.

• After a barbecue with boys, Hinata blamed Sasuke for her lack of close girlfriends and vowed to challenge him in taijutsu.
• Hinata found Ino and Sakura sharing lunch and assured them she did not like Sasuke and saw him as a rival.
• Hinata offered to help Ino and Sakura pursue Sasuke in exchange for a hot spring trip.
• Hinata claimed Sasuke needed marriage and children, rather than strength, to revive the Uchiha clan.
• Ino asked whether Hinata's plan would work, and Hinata said Sasuke might stop pestering her if he started pursuing girls.

Hinata promised Ino and Sakura she would guide Sasuke, but after beating him in a spar, she told him that restoring the Uchiha clan required having many descendants. Sasuke mistook her strange advice for a possible confession before Hinata urged him to accept Ino and Sakura if they confessed again.

• Hinata became friends with Ino and Sakura and promised to help guide Sasuke back onto the right path.
• Hinata challenged Sasuke to a taijutsu spar and struck him hard enough to make him drop to his knees and dry-heave.
• Hinata led Sasuke away from the others and asked whether he wanted to restore the Uchiha clan.
• Hinata explained that the clan needed descendants rather than strength and suggested Sasuke have many children.
• Sasuke wondered whether Hinata was confessing to him, but Hinata told him to accept Ino and Sakura if they confessed again.

Hinata continued her school life while Sasuke remained indifferent to the girls and kept finding excuses to beat her up. As Choji developed a crush on Hinata, Shikamaru planned to help him confess after school, while Hinata struggled with the attention she received from admirers.

• Hinata reassured Ino and Sakura that Sasuke would consider opening his heart to girls, but Sasuke still valued strength above rebuilding the Uchiha clan through descendants.
• The girls stopped treating Hinata as a rival, while Hinata repeatedly beat Sasuke and Naruto told her that Iruka had become the second person to recognize him.
• A year later, in fourth grade, Hinata noticed Choji secretly watching her and blushing when their eyes met.
• Shikamaru recognized Choji's crush and arranged to accompany him to confess to Hinata after school, expecting her to reject him.
• Hinata received a love letter delivered on behalf of a girl from a neighboring class and felt overwhelmed by the attention from her admirers.

Hinata and Shikamaru arranged a meal with Choji because they thought he planned to confess to Hinata, but he only wanted to learn how she ate so much without gaining weight. After they reassured him, Choji happily ordered more food, while Shikamaru tried to escape the bill and Hinata stopped him.

• Shikamaru passed Hinata a note explaining that he wanted to prevent Choji from developing unrealistic romantic hopes, and Hinata agreed to meet them after school.
• Hinata, Shikamaru, and Choji went to a dumpling shop, where Hinata ordered twenty skewers and five bowls of red bean soup.
• Shikamaru encouraged Choji to speak to Hinata, and Choji asked her for the secret to eating a lot without gaining weight.
• Hinata and Shikamaru comforted Choji by saying her constitution was unusual and that Choji could become slim through hard training and Butterfly Transformation.
• Choji cheered up and ordered more dumplings, while Shikamaru tried to leave for the bathroom and Hinata stopped him from avoiding the bill.