Chapter Summaries

Tsunade briefed Konoha’s Jonin on Sasuke’s attack and the unknown power behind it while considering who might replace the village’s slain leaders. Elsewhere, Sasuke confronted Obito about Itachi, and the two prepared to use each other to pursue their plans against Konoha.

• Tsunade told Konoha’s Jonin that Sasuke’s attack and his mysterious rescuer suggested an enemy with deep knowledge of the village, and she considered whether the masked figure was Shisui Uchiha or Madara Uchiha.
• Konoha’s Jonin discussed the attack and the need to select new Hokage Advisors, while Hinata and Hyuga Hiashi realized that Hiashi could be a candidate.
• At an underground base in the Land of Fire, Sasuke demanded that Obito tell him where Itachi was.
• Obito reproached Sasuke for acting impulsively and explained his view that Konoha’s hostility toward the Uchiha went back generations.
• Sasuke recognized Obito as Kakashi’s supposedly dead teammate and understood that Obito wanted to use his strength, but also saw Obito as a way into the schemes ahead.

Obito tried to steer Sasuke toward opposing Konoha and Hinata, while Sasuke secretly planned to use Obito to pursue power and restore the Uchiha’s glory without becoming an appendage of the Hyuga Clan. Hinata realized she had overlooked Sasuke’s desire to restore the Uchiha name and, unable to predict what would happen next, decided to deal with events as they came.

• Obito rescued Sasuke to investigate his sudden growth and Hinata’s influence, then left Sasuke to calm down.
• Sasuke suspected Obito wanted him to oppose Konoha and Hinata, but decided to use Obito to gain power for the Uchiha.
• Sasuke resolved to seek the truth about chakra and Natural Energy and become an eternal existence like Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Hinata used Chang'e-1 to search for Sasuke and realized Sasuke wanted to restore the Uchiha’s glory, not merely gain strength for himself.
• Hinata worried that Sasuke’s ambitions and Konoha’s declaration that he was a rogue ninja could disrupt her plans and Naruto’s behavior.

Hinata completed a network of Artificial Satellites that let her monitor the Shinobi World and used the Yamanaka clan’s techniques to contact Itachi Uchiha. Their conversation turned to Sasuke, and Itachi asked Hinata what was abnormal about his brother.

• After Sasuke assassinated three Konoha elders and fled, Hinata expanded her satellite project and relied on Black Zetsu to obtain a chakra-signal instrument.
• Hinata launched Chang'e-2, then continued building satellites until they covered the entire Shinobi World in January of Konoha Year 62.
• Hinata monitored Amegakure and saw that Nagato was weakened and Konan was caring for him.
• Hinata learned the Yamanaka clan’s recorded secret techniques and used the Byakugan to locate Itachi Uchiha at an underground base in the Land of Rivers.
• Hinata contacted Itachi through their chakra connection, confirmed he still considered himself a Konoha ninja, and told him about Sasuke’s actions.
• Itachi asked Hinata what was abnormal about Sasuke’s body.

Hinata contacted Itachi Uchiha to test her new communication ninjutsu, then asked him to find Sasuke’s captor’s hideout. Itachi agreed to look into it, while Hinata said she would contact him daily.

• Hinata told Itachi Uchiha that Sasuke had grown much stronger and taken Shisui’s right eye.
• Itachi Uchiha learned from Hinata that Pain was a puppet controlled by Nagato, the Rinnegan’s true owner.
• Hinata jokingly ordered Itachi Uchiha to seduce Konan, gather Akatsuki intelligence, and take its money for Konoha.
• Hinata asked Itachi Uchiha to discover the Masked Man’s hideout because Sasuke had disappeared and might be held behind a barrier that blocked sensory detection.
• Itachi Uchiha agreed to notify Hinata if he found out where Sasuke was, and Hinata ended the call after promising to contact him daily.

Hinata planned to make Kakuzu and Itachi Uchiha her underlings to earn money for her, while Sunagakure elected Gaara as its Fifth Kazekage. The chapter ended with Tsunade worrying that Hinata’s loyalty to the Hyuga Clan could someday threaten Konoha.

• Hinata decided to spare Kakuzu and make him an underling who would lead Wind God and Thunder God in earning money for her.
• Hinata urged Itachi Uchiha to use his looks to win over Sister Nan and produce an Uchiha heir.
• Chiyo nominated Gaara as Sunagakure’s Fifth Kazekage, and the village’s upper ranks approved him by an overwhelming margin.
• Chiyo retired from village affairs with Ebizo’s support after Gaara’s election.
• Tsunade read Sunagakure’s letter confirming Gaara’s election and worried that Hinata’s allegiance to the Hyuga Clan could someday endanger Konoha.

Tsunade worried that Hinata’s overwhelming strength could threaten Konoha, so she sent Hinata and Kakashi to attend Gaara’s inauguration in Sunagakure and represent the village at talks about the Joint Chunin Exam. Hinata and Kakashi reluctantly accepted the assignment and were ordered to leave at seven the next morning.

• Tsunade reflected on Hinata’s spotless record and chose to trust her while worrying that her power could lead to danger.
• Tsunade told Shizune that Hinata and Kakashi would represent Konoha at Gaara’s inauguration in Sunagakure.
• Hinata and Kakashi objected to the assignment, noting that sending Hinata could provoke Sunagakure and that Kakashi had just returned from an S-rank mission.
• Tsunade insisted that showing Hinata’s strength would deter Sunagakure and ordered them to obey.
• Hinata and Kakashi accepted the mission, but Tsunade ordered them to meet her at Konoha Gate at seven the next morning.

Hinata and Kakashi traveled to Sand Village as Konoha’s envoys to attend Gaara’s Kazekage inauguration. After Hinata flew them there, they were received as foreign guests and were offered dinner.

• Hinata and Kakashi set out late for Sand Village after arguing about their arrival time.
• Hinata formed chakra wings and carried Kakashi through the air, impressing him with how quickly her abilities had improved.
• Hinata landed outside Sand Village and announced their arrival, prompting more than a hundred Sand Ninja to prepare for a possible attack.
• Kakashi showed their Konoha identification, and a Sand Ninja escorted them to guest rooms and introduced the Chunin Kamizuki.
• Hinata and Kakashi hesitated to request special treatment until Kamizuki offered them Land of Wind specialties for dinner.

Hinata attended a meeting where Konoha and Sunagakure discussed the Joint Chunin Exam and later spoke with Gaara about the burdens of being Kazekage. She left him with a warning that his lack of sleep would make him go bald.

• Hinata watched Kakashi negotiate with Sunagakure officials over the Joint Chunin Exam and its participants.
• The meeting ended after the villages roughly decided on their candidates for the exam.
• Hinata called out to Gaara and walked with him to a quiet corner.
• Gaara told Hinata that becoming Kazekage had revealed how difficult it would be to handle Sunagakure’s internal problems and declining missions.
• Hinata joked that Gaara would go bald if he kept losing sleep.

Hinata and Kakashi watched Gaara become Sunagakure’s Fifth Kazekage, then attended to the journey back to Konoha after Kakashi discussed Sunagakure’s proposed treaty changes. Hinata learned the negotiations had been postponed until Tsunade visited for the Joint Chunin Exam.

• Hinata ended her private conversation with Gaara and wished him success in achieving his dream.
• Hinata and Kakashi watched Gaara’s inauguration, where Gaara spoke about his life as a Jinchuriki and was acclaimed as Sunagakure’s Fifth Kazekage.
• Kakashi attended a meeting with Sunagakure while Hinata stayed behind, and he deferred decisions on revised cooperation treaties to Tsunade.
• Hinata and Kakashi left Sunagakure the next morning, and Kakashi explained that treaty discussions had been pushed back until the Joint Chunin Exam in August.
• Hinata planned to report the meeting’s outcome to Hyuga Hiashi, who had become a Hokage Advisor.

Hinata worried that Konoha might concede too much to Sunagakure without Danzo, then escaped Kakashi’s cave camp for a luxurious inn and chatted with Itachi. Itachi finally turned Hinata’s teasing back on her by asking whether she planned to get a boyfriend.

• Kakashi explained the Sunagakure negotiations, and Hinata wondered whether Konoha could protect its interests without Danzo.
• Hinata left Kakashi in the cave and flew to a town inn, where she rented its most expensive room.
• Kakashi followed Hinata to the inn and charged his room to her, making her grumble about him to Itachi.
• Hinata used the Tenseigan to contact Itachi and asked whether he had news about Sasuke; he said he could not leave the base.
• Hinata asked Itachi whether Danzo’s actions had been right or wrong, but interrupted his answer to talk about bathing and Kakashi’s love life.
• Itachi asked whether fourteen-year-old Hinata planned to get a boyfriend.

Hinata teased Itachi Uchiha through the night, prompting him to study a ninjutsu that could resist mental invasion. Back in Konoha, she decided to ask Tsunade for permission to study the Flying Thunder God Technique as a way to gain space-time ninjutsu.

• Hinata told Itachi Uchiha she wanted him to complain about Kakashi with her and threatened to beat up Sasuke when he refused.
• Hinata tormented Itachi Uchiha until she fell asleep, and he immediately began studying a ninjutsu to resist mental invasion.
• Hinata and Kakashi returned to Konoha, where Hinata reported to the Hokage Building before going back to the Hyuga Clan.
• Hinata considered her options for developing her abilities and concluded that learning the Flying Thunder God Technique was her best route to space-time ninjutsu.
• Hinata decided to apply to Tsunade the next day for permission to study the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Hinata developed her Tenseigan ability All-Knowing, All-Powerful into a way to teleport within her Byakugan’s field of vision and test attacks at a distance. She used the technique to reach Itachi Uchiha’s secret base, arriving in his bedroom late at night.

• Hinata decided to focus on developing her new eye technique instead of learning the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Hinata named the technique All-Knowing, All-Powerful and successfully teleported ten meters by choosing where her future self would appear.
• Hinata realized that visual sharing through an artificial satellite might let her teleport or attack targets much farther away.
• Hinata found Itachi Uchiha talking with Kisame at a secret base and waited until Kisame left.
• Hinata poked Itachi in the abdomen from afar, then teleported into his bedroom and greeted him.

Hinata teleported into Itachi Uchiha’s bedroom to show off her evolved Byakugan, but her new dojutsu went on cooldown when Kisame arrived. Itachi hid Hinata under his bed and endured Kisame’s lengthy philosophical discussion, unaware that Hinata felt like an intruder between the two friends.

• Hinata appeared in Itachi Uchiha’s bedroom and revealed her evolved Byakugan, which Itachi recognized as a powerful advancement.
• Kisame knocked, and Hinata discovered that her teleportation dojutsu was on cooldown.
• Itachi signaled Hinata to hide beneath the bed before letting Kisame into the room.
• Kisame asked Itachi about whether achieving a great dream could justify bearing all sins, and Itachi replied that evil means usually served ambition and desire.
• Itachi patiently listened to Kisame while hoping Hinata would remain hidden, and Kisame happily treated him like a kindred spirit.

Hinata spent the night in Itachi Uchiha’s room, locked him out, and used her ocular technique to return home the next morning without opening the door. Bored by the peaceful Shinobi World, she decided to seek out Orochimaru for excitement.

• Hinata claimed Itachi Uchiha’s bed and teased him until he went outside to avoid arousing Kisame Hoshigaki’s suspicions.
• Hinata locked the door from inside and fell asleep while Itachi Uchiha waited outside.
• When she woke the next morning, Hinata used “All-Knowing, All-Powerful” to teleport to the Hyuga residence and go back to sleep.
• After training, Hinata surveyed the Shinobi World and found no sign of Obito, Zetsu, or Sasuke.
• Bored by the lack of conflict and unable to find Naruto and Jiraiya, Hinata decided to go find Orochimaru.

Hinata visited Orochimaru at his underground base, where he was experimenting on Jugo, and startled him into fleeing before explaining she had come to make a plan together. Orochimaru accepted her proposal to stir up trouble in the Shinobi World, though they had not yet chosen a target or plan.

• Orochimaru searched for Sasuke while studying Natural Energy and experimenting on Jugo at his underground base.
• Hinata teased Orochimaru with her familiar “nyah nyah nyah,” and he fled underground before realizing she was pursuing him.
• Orochimaru suspected Hinata had come to kill him and used the Impure World Reincarnation technique as he prepared to fight.
• Hinata told Orochimaru she had come to discuss a plan, not to fight, and proposed that they join forces to stir up trouble in the Shinobi World.
• Orochimaru eagerly agreed to the idea, while Hinata left the goal and plan to him.

Hinata explained Jugo’s condition and her theory about Natural Energy to Orochimaru, then proposed a secret investigation of Ryūchi Cave. Orochimaru agreed to scout alone and remained baffled by Hinata’s strange summoning technique.

• Orochimaru released Impure World Reincarnation, and Hinata revealed that she was in Konoha communicating with him from afar.
• Orochimaru explained how he found Jugo and how Jugo’s condition led to the Cursed Seal used on Sasuke.
• Hinata taught Orochimaru that Jugo absorbed restless Natural Energy and connected Sage Bodies to the creatures of the Three Great Sage Regions.
• Hinata suggested infusing creatures from the Sage Regions in liquor with medicinal herbs to absorb their life force, and scolded Orochimaru for not taking notes.
• Orochimaru agreed to investigate near Ryūchi Cave alone and summon Hinata after gathering reliable intelligence.
• Hinata gave Orochimaru a sequence of hand seals and called the technique “Summoning Jutsu - Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon.”

Hinata persuaded Orochimaru to help raid Ryūchi Cave and waited for information about whether its snakes could enhance her clan. After she embarrassed him with questions about living in a woman’s body, Orochimaru began examining himself, while Hinata mistakenly thought he was gathering data to answer her.

• Orochimaru suspected Hinata had been monitoring him and decided to examine himself for a hidden mark when he returned.
• Hinata asked Orochimaru whether he had enjoyed living in a woman’s body, including bathing and menstruating in it.
• Orochimaru refused to answer, and Hinata ended their conversation after reminding him that he had promised not to get angry.
• Hinata waited for Orochimaru’s information about raiding Ryūchi Cave and considered whether its creatures’ Natural Energy could strengthen ordinary Hyuga ninja.
• Hinata watched Orochimaru conduct experiments on himself through their shared vision and assumed he was collecting data to answer her question.

Hinata kept watch on Orochimaru as he conducted self-experiments, then had to explain to Hanabi why she had stayed out all night. She convinced Hanabi that she had met a secret village spy, though Hanabi still suspected Hinata might like someone.

• Hinata watched Orochimaru conduct tests on himself while Kabuto Yakushi recorded the results, and her respect for Orochimaru grew.
• Hanabi searched Hinata's room and accused her of going on a date after discovering she had been gone all night.
• Hinata denied it, then claimed she had secretly met a spy on a confidential village mission.
• Hanabi doubted Hinata's story and asked whether the spy was handsome, so Hinata described Itachi Uchiha as an unattractive, sickly middle-aged man.
• Hanabi decided Hinata could never like someone who looked like that and hugged her, saying Hinata would always be hers alone.

Hinata spent the morning with Hanabi before returning to the Hyuga residence to monitor Orochimaru and research medicinal herbs for her planned move against Ryūchi Cave. She then considered whether cultivating Natural Energy into a Golden Core could offer a better path to power than creating a miniature Ten-Tails.

• Hinata agreed to share a bed with Hanabi, then got up early to train with her and took her to the Ninja Academy.
• Hinata used the Tenseigan to watch Orochimaru while Kabuto Yakushi worked beside him, then turned away to focus on her research.
• Hinata studied medicinal herbs that could preserve the benefits of Ryūchi Cave snake meat while suppressing its harmful effects.
• Hinata compared ninja training and Sage Mode with cultivation realms and wondered whether she could condense Natural Energy into a Golden Core.

Hinata theorized that a Jinchuriki’s sealed space functioned like a cultivator’s Dantian and tested whether it could store Natural Energy. She successfully calmed the energy inside her own sealed space, leaving her excited to develop a new path beyond ordinary ninja training.

• Hinata compared ninja power and physiques to cultivation realms and theorized that Kaguya Otsutsuki’s strength came from her exceptional physique.
• Hinata reasoned that the space used to seal Tailed Beasts could serve as a Dantian, with a Tailed Beast acting like a golden core.
• Hinata imagined advancing from storing Natural Energy to forming a personal Tailed Beast as a Nascent Soul.
• Hinata gathered Natural Energy in Sage Mode and found a space around her abdomen that could store it.
• Hinata guided Natural Energy into the space, where it became calm, and concluded that her experiment had succeeded.