Chapter Summaries

Hinata plotted to make Kakashi pay for the barbecue he had promised, recruiting Neji and spreading the story among Konoha’s young ninja. Kakashi, unaware of the growing scandal, showed the Third a hospital treatment slip and asked for reimbursement for a workplace injury.

• Hinata brought grilled meat from the team barbecue to Hanabi and Neji, then told Neji that Kakashi had left them to put the bill on credit.
• Hinata asked Neji to enlist Might Guy and other Jonin to pressure Kakashi into paying, and Neji recognized that she was holding a grudge.
• Hinata visited Ino, Sakura, Shikamaru, Choji, and Kiba, asking whether their teachers had treated them to a meal and telling them Kakashi had dodged the bill.
• Kakashi reported to the Third, who noted that he was late, and Kakashi presented a Konoha Hospital treatment slip and asked to be reimbursed for a workplace injury.

Third considered Hinata’s power and the Hyuga Clan’s influence while deciding how Konoha’s leadership should develop. After Hanabi told Hinata that Konohamaru had been scolded for learning ninjutsu, Hinata eagerly wished for Orochimaru’s attack to kill Third and added several people to her blacklist.

• Third heard Kakashi’s report, agreed to leave the new Genin in his care, and noted Hinata’s formidable strength.
• Third worried that Hinata’s talent could increase the Hyuga Clan’s power and considered Konoha’s shortage of suitable Hokage candidates.
• Hanabi visited Hinata and told her that Konohamaru had learned ninjutsu and been scolded at school.
• Hinata blamed Third, Naruto, and Konohamaru for teaching bad habits and wished for Orochimaru’s Konoha Crush Plan to arrive soon.
• Hinata took Hanabi by the hand to attend the Hyuga celebration, intending to deal with it halfheartedly.

Hinata joined Team 7 on its first D-rank mission, picking apples, but used Naruto’s eagerness to learn her training method to get him to do her share. She spent the day drinking tea and eating pastries while Naruto worked, and he soon finished her portion and continued with his own.

• Hinata arrived at the mission office with Naruto and Sasuke, and Kakashi took Team 7 to an orchard for its first mission: picking apples.
• Hinata promised to teach Naruto a training method if he picked her share, and urged him to use Shadow Clones to speed up the work.
• Hinata collected water and firewood, persuaded Kakashi to start a fire with Great Fireball, and served him tea and pastries while he read.
• Naruto repeatedly made short-lived Shadow Clones to pick apples, while Hinata relaxed and watched Sasuke struggle through the work.
• Within half an hour, Naruto had finished Hinata’s share and started on his own, leaving Hinata impressed by his effort.

After Team 7 finished picking apples, Hinata taught Naruto and Sasuke tree-climbing chakra control and tricked Kakashi into paying for their barbecue. Kakashi settled the bill, then got cornered into joining his students for another meal at the BBQ Restaurant.

• Hinata taught Naruto and Sasuke how to climb trees by controlling chakra in their feet, while Naruto immediately fell after damaging an apple tree.
• Kakashi led the team to deliver baskets of apples, and Hinata reminded him that their barbecue the previous day had been put on his tab.
• At the mission assignment office, Might Guy, Kurenai Yuhi, and Asuma teased Kakashi about paying for the meal.
• Kakashi paid yesterday's bill at the BBQ Restaurant, where Hinata, Naruto, and Sasuke called him over to join them.
• Kakashi sat down with his students as the restaurant's customers watched, regretting that he had passed them on the test.

Hinata joined Kakashi, Naruto, and Sasuke for training after their first mission, but she showed little interest in practicing for long. Kakashi learned that Hinata trained for only about an hour a day despite her family's demands, while she still hoped to master Yin-Yang Release and grow stronger.

• Hinata and the others made Kakashi pay for their barbecue, then dragged him to Konoha's Back Mountain to teach them.
• Naruto and Sasuke practiced tree climbing while Hinata asked Kakashi what she should train; she said she wanted to learn ninjutsu, especially Kakashi's Chidori techniques.
• Hinata explained that she focused on building chakra, improving Gentle Fist, perfecting Twenty Gods Vacuum Attack, and studying Yin-Yang Release, which she found difficult to understand.
• Hinata practiced Gentle Fist for half an hour before declaring her training done, and Kakashi asked how long she usually trained.
• Hinata said her family required two hours of training each day, but she still trained for at least an hour even when she slacked off, leaving Kakashi speechless.

Hinata’s Team 7 accepted a C-rank mission to protect Tazuna and travel to the Land of Waves. Hinata reluctantly prepared for the trip, buying supplies before telling Hyuga Hiashi where she was going.

• Hinata watched Naruto and Sasuke train and reflected on their talents and progress under Kakashi’s guidance.
• After more than a month of D-rank missions, Naruto demanded a more important assignment, and the Third gave Team 7 a C-rank escort mission.
• Tazuna introduced himself as a bridge builder and insulted Naruto, prompting Naruto to lose his temper before Kakashi stopped him.
• Hinata resisted the dangerous Land of Waves mission but went shopping for supplies, spending nearly all her wages.
• Hinata returned home and told Hyuga Hiashi that Kakashi had accepted a mission to the Land of Waves.

Hinata set out with Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, and Tazuna to escort the bridge builder to the Land of Waves, while privately planning to abandon the mission if dangerous ninja appeared. As the group neared Konoha’s border, the Ghost Brothers finally appeared, and Hinata stayed close to Kakashi while pretending not to know what was happening.

• Hinata reassured Hanabi that she would return soon, then packed a large backpack with supplies, novels, and a fishing rod.
• Hinata met Kakashi, Sasuke, and Tazuna at Konoha Gate and joked that ninja appearing would make the mission too dangerous to continue.
• Naruto joined the group, and they began the long journey toward the Land of Waves, which took over three weeks because Tazuna traveled at an ordinary person’s pace.
• Hinata enjoyed the trip while Naruto and Sasuke grew tired of traveling, and the group neared the border without encountering the Ghost Brothers.
• Hinata noticed Kakashi glance at a puddle and move to the rear, so she slowed down to stay beside him as the Ghost Brothers appeared.

Hinata and Kakashi faked being killed by the Ghost Brothers, causing Naruto to release a surge of Nine-Tails chakra and defeat them. Kakashi questioned Tazuna about the mission’s danger, and Tazuna began revealing that a terrifying enemy wanted him dead.

• The Ghost Brothers ambushed the team, and Hinata and Kakashi pretended to be dismembered, making Naruto believe Hinata had been killed.
• Naruto’s grief triggered a burst of Nine-Tails chakra that knocked the Ghost Brothers down, and Hinata and Kakashi revealed they were alive.
• Hinata calmed Naruto and praised him, while Sasuke struggled with jealousy over Naruto’s power.
• Kakashi told Tazuna that the attack by Kirigakure Chunin made the mission more dangerous than its C-rank assignment suggested.
• Tazuna began explaining that an extremely terrifying person wanted to kill him.

Hinata questioned Tazuna’s plan to resist Gato and discovered that Konoha and the Hyuga Clan had secretly sent reinforcements to protect Team 7. When Zabuza attacked the group, Hinata launched a powerful chakra strike at him, leaving his fate unclear.

• Hinata asked Tazuna why he did not hire ninja to assassinate Gato, and Kakashi explained that ninja had to respect the world’s order.
• At the dock, Hinata used her Byakugan and spotted Zabuza and Haku, along with two Konoha Anbu squads and a Hyuga Clan squad watching over Team 7.
• Zabuza recognized Hinata’s Byakugan and threw his Kubikiribōchō at Team 7 from the forest.
• Kakashi warned Team 7 to get down, then identified Zabuza as a Kirigakure rogue ninja.
• Hinata leaped toward Zabuza and fired five chakra rays with her Twenty Gods Vacuum Attack, blasting the ground around him in a series of explosions.

Hinata and Kakashi pursued the wounded Zabuza after Hinata’s attack killed Haku and badly injured him. Hinata defeated Zabuza, then buried him and Haku with the others before taking the Kubikiribōchō back toward Konoha.

• Hinata spotted Zabuza fleeing, and Kakashi and Hinata chased him through the trees.
• Hinata fought Zabuza while Kakashi watched, and Zabuza weakened from blood loss and exhaustion.
• Hinata killed Zabuza with the Twenty Gods Vacuum Attack and Eight Trigrams Mountain Breaker, then rejected Kakashi’s attempt to comfort her.
• Hinata and the others buried Zabuza and Haku, and Kakashi agreed that they could bring the Kubikiribōchō back to Konoha for the village.
• Kakashi worried that Gato might send stronger opponents now that Zabuza was dead.

After the team defeated Zabuza and Haku, Hinata complained about the mission’s low pay while staying with Tazuna’s family. As Kakashi arranged further training and protection for Tazuna, Hinata volunteered to guard him and pressured Kakashi to cook.

• Hinata considered asking Tazuna’s family for their house and planned to eat enough meals to make up for the mission’s poor pay, while Kakashi reminded her that turning in Kubikiribōchō could earn a bonus.
• Hinata, Naruto, and Sasuke ate all the food at Tazuna’s home, and Kakashi noted that the boys had improved through training but still lagged behind Hinata.
• Kakashi warned that Gato might send more Jonin and told the team to keep training while they protected Tazuna until the bridge was completed.
• Kakashi assigned Hinata to protect Tazuna, and Hinata agreed before teasing him into admitting he could cook.

Hinata spent the morning fishing while Tazuna's workers built the bridge and considered several paths to Kage level. Kakashi joined her, and their awkward conversation ended with Hinata saying she would rather let her teammates and teacher do the fighting.

• Hinata followed Tazuna to the bridge with fishing gear and planned to have Kakashi cook the catch for lunch and seal away seafood for her family.
• As she fished, Hinata weighed ways to reach Kage level, including Sage Jutsu, Yin-Yang Release, and strengthening her Gentle Fist.
• Hinata caught her first fish and grew annoyed that the bridge construction might scare away more.
• Kakashi arrived, praised Hinata's catch, and sat beside her to read while she kept fishing.
• Kakashi warned Hinata that Naruto and Sasuke might surpass her, and Hinata replied that she would be happy to let her teammates and teacher protect her.

Hinata fished beside Kakashi on the bridge and teased him about finding a wife, while Kakashi tried to keep reading. When he refused to cook her catch, Hinata sulked and complained that Naruto and Sasuke would go hungry until Kakashi gave in.

• Hinata repeatedly questioned Kakashi about marriage and advised him on how to find a girlfriend.
• Kakashi asked whether he had offended Hinata, and they realized they had misread each other's intentions about the quiet atmosphere between them.
• Hinata caught thirteen fish, including one weighing five pounds, and pleaded with Kakashi to cook them for lunch.
• Kakashi told Hinata to cook the fish herself and claimed he had only a small appetite, leaving Hinata offended.
• Hinata threatened to let Naruto and Sasuke starve and complained to Tazuna until Kakashi surrendered.

Hinata enjoyed a grilled-fish lunch with Kakashi, then brought food to Naruto and Sasuke as they sparred. After they ate, she stopped them from resuming their fight until they cleaned up.

• Kakashi grilled the fish Hinata had caught, and Hinata praised his cooking while they ate.
• Hinata reflected on her comfortable life and the burdens carried by her clan and people in the Ninja World.
• Kakashi sent Hinata to bring lunch to Naruto and Sasuke, who were sparring among the trees.
• Hinata gave Naruto and Sasuke the lunchbox, and Naruto complained about the small fish before Hinata punched him.
• Naruto and Sasuke finished eating and prepared to spar again, but Hinata made them clean up first.

Hinata began training seriously, sparring with Tokuma Hyuga and his squad while developing her Gentle Fist and seeking to strengthen her chakra. When she asked Kakashi how to cultivate Yang-natured chakra, he explained that Gentle Fist already involved Yin-natured chakra and that she had begun changing its nature unconsciously.

• Hinata decided she needed to train and challenged Tokuma Hyuga and three other Hyuga to spar.
• After two hours, Hinata wore out Tokuma Hyuga's squad and told them to train harder, planning to ask her father to let them stop guarding her for a while.
• Hinata returned to the bridge and spent the next five days training regularly while Gato sent no one to interfere with the bridge construction.
• Hinata worked on increasing the power of her Twenty Gods Vacuum Attack by improving her chakra control and considering how to develop Yang Release.
• Hinata asked Kakashi how to cultivate Yang-natured chakra, and he told her that Gentle Fist involved Yin-natured chakra and that she had begun its nature transformation unconsciously.

Hinata considered how the Byakugan, Gentle Fist, and Yin-nature chakra were linked, then decided that training was her best path forward. As the bridge neared completion, Gato arrived with a large group of wandering samurai, setting the stage for a fight.

• Kakashi explained that the Gentle Fist relied on Yin-nature chakra and admitted he did not know how Hinata could train that power.
• Hinata reasoned that the Byakugan and Gentle Fist could strengthen one another through diligent training, while further Byakugan evolution would require advanced chakra.
• Hinata decided to focus on strengthening her Gentle Fist and reaching Kage level instead of forcing her Byakugan to evolve.
• Gato led a large group of wandering samurai to the bridge as it neared completion, and Hinata stood beside Kakashi as a battle loomed.

Hinata and Kakashi killed Gato after confirming his hired samurai were no match for them, then Team 7 stayed in the Land of Waves until the bridge was finished. Back in Konoha, Hinata shared seafood with the Hyuga Clan and other families to build goodwill ahead of the Chunin Exam.

• Hinata used her Byakugan to confirm there were no other enemies nearby, and Kakashi decided Team 7 would kill Gato for attacking Tazuna.
• Kakashi killed Gato and drove off the samurai, while Hinata asked whether they could claim Gato's assets and learned they could not.
• Kakashi told Hinata that the Kubikiribōchō counted as her spoils of war, and she agreed to cover the ingredients for a meal at his house.
• Team 7 remained in the Land of Waves for three weeks while Tazuna completed the bridge, which was named Courageous Bridge; Sasuke used his awakened Sharingan to defeat Naruto in sparring.
• Hinata returned to Konoha with seafood and distributed it among the Hyuga Clan households and several other families to build goodwill.

Hinata returned from the Land of Waves with seafood, celebrated with Hanabi and Neji, and resumed D-rank missions with Team 7. As she planned for the coming Chunin Exam and Konoha Crush, she decided to prepare for Tsunade’s return by learning gambling.

• Hyuga Hiashi was pleased when Hinata brought seafood gifts to every household in the Hyuga Clan.
• Hinata hosted a seafood feast for Hanabi and Neji, exaggerating the battle against Zabuza while Neji listened quietly.
• Team 7 began doing D-rank missions, and Kakashi handed Kubikiribōchō over to Konoha for its return to Kirigakure or possible negotiations.
• Hinata thought about reclaiming Ao’s Byakugan and planned to avoid Orochimaru during the Chunin Exam and protect her clan during the Konoha Crush.
• Hinata realized Tsunade would become Hokage and ordered Tokuma Hyuga to hire a Gambling Arts expert to teach her.

Hinata enjoyed her D-rank missions and saved money after Hyuga Hiashi took the Kubikiribōchō reward. After beating Naruto, Konohamaru, and Kankuro, she learned that Kankuro and Temari were Sunagakure Genin visiting for the Chunin Exam.

• Hinata complained that Hyuga Hiashi had intercepted her reward and that she had to save money by eating meals from home.
• Naruto and Sasuke argued, and Kakashi ended their training early after receiving a summons from the Hokage.
• Naruto tried to get Hinata to train with him, but she spotted Konohamaru and two other children hiding under a disguise.
• Hinata punched Naruto and Konohamaru, then chased them until they collided with Kankuro and Temari.
• Hinata knocked Kankuro unconscious and prepared to attack Temari, who explained that they were Sunagakure Genin taking part in the Chunin Exam.
• Hinata apologized to Temari and called their confrontation a misunderstanding.

Hinata politely handled Temari, Kankuro, and Gaara after a confrontation, then returned home and resumed her exhausting nightly training under Hiashi. On July 1st, she arrived at the Ninja Academy with Naruto and Sasuke for the Chunin Exams and saw through the Genjutsu guarding the exam room.

• Hinata apologized to Temari and offered to pay Kankuro’s hospital fees, while Temari helped her unconscious companion up.
• Gaara appeared, warned Temari, and apologized to Hinata before leaving with Temari and Kankuro.
• Hinata went home, skipped training at first, and fell asleep until dinner; her nightly sessions with Hiashi had grown to four hours after Tokuma praised her performance.
• Hinata, Naruto, and Sasuke arrived at the Ninja Academy on July 1st and encountered the Genjutsu blocking entry to Classroom 301.
• Hinata dispelled Naruto and Sasuke’s Genjutsu and led them toward the third floor.