Chapter Summaries

Hinata worried about Danzo’s threat to Naruto, Sasuke, and her family, but concluded she had to leave him to Sasuke. After bathing, she sealed away Samehada and spent the afternoon cleaning her room, with an evening gathering still ahead.

• Hinata considered how Danzo’s influence threatened Naruto and Sasuke and feared he might target her family to control her.
• Hinata decided Danzo would have to be left to Sasuke and reasoned that Naruto would be safe while traveling with Jiraiya.
• Hinata returned to her room, sealed Samehada in a scroll, and began cleaning up.
• Hinata spent until after five in the evening cleaning and was shocked by the enormous bag of trash she had collected.

Hinata studied the Nine-Tails’ chakra-driven air shockwaves and tried to recreate them with a Sage Chakra Fist. After reasoning that violent Natural Energy might be the key, she launched an unstable fist into the sky, where it exploded.

• Hinata slept late after a lively meal with Naruto, Neji, Tenten, and the others, then decided to train in the courtyard.
• Hinata recalled how the Nine-Tails used dense chakra to vibrate the air and create powerful shockwaves, inspiring her to adapt the technique for Gentle Fist.
• Hinata compared the Nine-Tails’ chakra, Sage Chakra, and the Eight Inner Gates, concluding that violent Natural Energy might let her imitate the shockwave attacks.
• Hinata infused a Chakra Fist with extra Natural Energy, threw it toward the sky, and watched it explode in midair.

Hinata tested a destructive new technique made by throwing Sage Chakra’s energies out of balance, then learned that Iwagakure was spreading claims that she was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Hyuga Hiashi warned that her ability to share the Nine-Tails’ power made her a dangerous target and demanded to know what she had done during the mission to Iwagakure.

• Hinata created a powerful air shockwave with her unfinished Sage Chakra technique and ordered Tokuma Hyuga to arrange for the wrecked courtyard to be cleaned.
• Hyuga Hiashi arrived, questioned Hinata about her technique, and brought her to his study for a private conversation.
• Hyuga Hiashi clarified that he meant the Nine-Tails inside Naruto when asking about Hinata’s relationship with it, and Hinata explained their connection.
• Hyuga Hiashi told Hinata that Iwagakure claimed she was a perfect Nine-Tails Jinchuriki who could transform at will and lend the Nine-Tails’ chakra to others.
• Hinata insisted that she had destroyed Otogakure to gather intelligence about Orochimaru, and Hyuga Hiashi warned that the rumors made her vulnerable.
• Hyuga Hiashi asked Hinata what she had done to Iwagakure during their last mission.

Hinata explained that Iwagakure mistook her for the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki after she used its chakra, and Hyuga Hiashi ordered her to stay in Konoha. The Akatsuki discussed the report, while Itachi denied that Hinata was the Jinchuriki, leaving Pain to watch her closely.

• Hinata told Hyuga Hiashi that Stone Ninja had ambushed them and she used the Nine-Tails' chakra to drive them off.
• Hyuga Hiashi warned Hinata that Iwagakure might spread news of her ability to lend out the Nine-Tails' chakra, then told her to stay in the village and avoid missions.
• White Zetsu and Black Zetsu told the Akatsuki that Iwagakure believed Hinata Hyuga was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and could share its chakra with others.
• Itachi Uchiha said Iwagakure had likely mistaken Hinata for Naruto Uzumaki, and Pain accepted his explanation for the moment.
• Pain ordered Zetsu to monitor intelligence about Hinata and reminded the Akatsuki that only three years remained to complete their tasks.

Hinata wallowed in boredom after being mistaken for the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but her attempt to relax with Tsunade ended with an unwanted appointment as Hokage's secretary. Tsunade left Hinata facing the prospect of delivering over a thousand documents a day to Konoha's many departments.

• Hinata ate more than twenty bowls at Ichiraku Ramen, then left in a gloomy mood and blamed the village for making her take responsibility for Naruto.
• Hinata visited Tsunade in the Hokage's Office, played with Tonton, and fell asleep on the sofa while Tsunade and Shizune worked through documents.
• Tsunade took Hinata to an izakaya for drinks, where Hinata said her dream was to coast through life until she died.
• Tsunade appointed Hinata as her secretary and assigned her to deliver over a thousand approved documents each day across Konoha's departments.

Hinata learned that Iwagakure’s claims about her being the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki had made her a potential target, but after provoking Tsunade she was appointed as her secretary. Hinata used Shadow Clones to handle a mountain of paperwork while Tsunade and Shizune discussed Konoha’s high-security facility.

• Hyuga Hiashi discussed Hinata’s situation with Tsunade as Iwagakure spread the claim that Hinata was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Hinata provoked Tsunade, who appointed her as a secretary and ordered her to report at six the next morning.
• Hinata arrived at noon, then used four Shadow Clones to deliver documents to Konoha’s departments.
• Hinata relaxed in Tsunade’s office while her clones worked and asked why minor reports needed the Hokage’s review.
• Tsunade asked about Konoha’s High-Security Facility, and Shizune explained that it had once been called the Special Prison for Serious Criminal Ninjas.
• Hinata said she knew the facility held people involved in murder or leaking confidential intelligence.

Tsunade discovered a possible connection between Mizuki’s prison records and Orochimaru, then sent Hinata, Asuma, and Kurenai Yuhi to investigate. At the Konoha High-Security Facility, they found Mizuki leading a crowd of prisoners, and Hinata prepared to test her new ninjutsu.

• Tsunade found a prescription hidden among Mizuki’s prison documents and noticed its handwriting resembled materials recovered from Otogakure.
• Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi explained Mizuki’s past theft of the Scroll of Seals, and Tsunade suspected Orochimaru had directed him.
• Tsunade ordered Hinata, Asuma, and Kurenai Yuhi to interrogate Mizuki at the Konoha High-Security Facility.
• Hinata’s team crossed to the prison island and encountered the powerful brothers Wind God and Thunder God amid signs of a trap.
• Mizuki appeared with hundreds of prisoners, and Hinata refused Kurenai Yuhi’s suggestion to seek reinforcements, saying she wanted to test her new ninjutsu.

Hinata unleashed her new Sage Art against Mizuki and the prisoners, leaving the prison grounds devastated and Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi injured by the blast. After realizing Wind God and Thunder God were driven by hunger, she summoned food to exploit their weakness.

• Mizuki ordered the prisoners to attack Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi while Wind God and Thunder God charged at them.
• Hinata waited for Asuma's permission to attack, then used Sage Art - Fists Like Sandbags to blast the ground and scatter the prisoners and other fighters.
• Hinata helped the injured Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi up and apologized, explaining that she was testing her newly developed ninjutsu.
• Wind God and Thunder God got back up unharmed and complained that they were hungry.
• Hinata recalled the brothers' weakness for food, opened a scroll, and used Ninjutsu - Food Descends From Heaven Technique.

Hinata recruited Wind God and Thunder God with food, then caught up with Mizuki after he escaped. After hearing Mizuki explain his resentment toward Konoha, Hinata ordered the brothers to defeat him and take him back.

• Hinata won Wind God and Thunder God’s loyalty by offering them food and promising more delicacies.
• Asuma noticed that Mizuki had escaped, and Hinata left the prisoners in Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi’s care while she pursued him.
• Hinata, Wind God, and Thunder God surrounded Mizuki, who accused Konoha of favoring powerful clans and overlooking the struggles of ordinary ninjas.
• Hinata rejected Mizuki’s attempt to recruit the brothers with the promise of food from Orochimaru, saying she had destroyed Otogakure.
• Wind God and Thunder God attacked Mizuki and knocked him to the ground.

Hinata brought Mizuki back to Konoha’s high-security prison and sought to recruit Wind God and Thunder God as her teammates. Tsunade left their release undecided and ordered Hinata to help organize documents.

• Hinata returned Mizuki to the prison, where Asuma said Wind God and Thunder God had to return to their cells.
• Hinata fed Wind God and Thunder God and told them she would ask Tsunade about making them her underlings.
• Asuma explained that Wind God and Thunder God had killed their companions over food, and Hinata considered asking Tsunade to let them redeem themselves through service to Konoha.
• Hinata, Asuma, and Kurenai reported to Tsunade, who weighed the risks of releasing the two prisoners and left the decision for the village to discuss.
• Tsunade sent Asuma and Kurenai away, then told Hinata to stay and help organize documents.

Hinata witnessed the Hokage’s exhausting workload while helping Tsunade and decided she would rather become a Hokage Advisor than Hokage. After finishing their paperwork late at night, Hinata persuaded Tsunade and Shizune to join her for a late-night meal.

• Hinata reflected on the Hokage’s heavy responsibilities, from reviewing missions and department reports to handling diplomacy with the Daimyo.
• While helping Tsunade process documents, Hinata decided that being a Hokage Advisor would suit her better than becoming Hokage.
• Tsunade announced that the work was finished after eleven at night, and Hinata suggested they get a late-night snack.
• Shizune worried that eating at night would make her gain weight, but Hinata listed tempting foods and persuaded her to come along with Tsunade.

Tsunade became the Fifth Hokage and discovered that Iwagakure was publicizing Hinata’s ability to lend out Nine-Tails chakra. As Tsunade considered how the other villages might act against Hinata, Hinata revealed that she could potentially share the chakra with tens of thousands if the seal were released.

• On September 9th, Tsunade accepted the Hokage hat and was inaugurated as Konoha’s Fifth Hokage.
• While reviewing reports, Tsunade found intelligence that Iwagakure had publicized a failed attempt to transfer Tailed Beast chakra, drawing attention to Hinata’s ability.
• Hinata proposed going with Naruto to confront Ōnoki, but Tsunade warned that provoking him could start a war.
• Tsunade reasoned that the other villages would likely coordinate against Hinata after their own chakra-transfer experiments failed.
• When Tsunade asked how many people Hinata could empower, Hinata estimated dozens or hundreds now, and tens of thousands if the Nine-Tails’ seal were released.

Tsunade rejected Hinata’s plans to confront Iwagakure and ordered her to stay in Konoha while the village prepared a counterattack. Hinata realized the Hyuga Main Family might be in danger, so she urgently went to tell Hyuga Hiashi, though she embarrassed him by revealing she knew about his private life.

• Hinata proposed visiting Iwagakure, hiring Akatsuki to assassinate Ōnoki and Kitsuchi, or waiting until she became stronger, but Tsunade rejected the first two plans and stopped her from explaining the third.
• Tsunade announced that she would organize a targeted counterattack and ordered Hinata to remain in the village.
• Hinata worried that Iwagakure could learn she could pass the Nine-Tails’ chakra to others and concluded that the Hyuga Main Family was at risk.
• Hinata went to Hyuga Hiashi’s bedroom and asked to speak with him urgently, then embarrassed him by mentioning what she had seen Jiraiya doing with women.

Hinata worried that Sunagakure might expose her to Iwagakure and bring danger to the Hyuga Clan, but Hyuga Hiashi reassured her and warned her against acting recklessly. She accepted his advice and went to rest before reporting to the Fifth Hokage the next morning.

• Hinata told Hyuga Hiashi that Sunagakure might share information about her with Iwagakure, putting the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan at risk.
• Hyuga Hiashi explained that the Caged Bird and Konoha's deterrence protected the clan, and that Hinata's Nine-Tails chakra distribution would not make her an enduring threat once other villages understood it.
• Hyuga Hiashi reprimanded Hinata for failing to consider the consequences of her actions and warned that her power could bring disaster to the Hyuga Clan.
• Hinata reflected on her recent arrogance and agreed that she should not act recklessly just because she could borrow the Nine-Tails' power.
• Hyuga Hiashi comforted Hinata, then sent her to rest before she reported to the Fifth Hokage the next morning.

After realizing her impulsive actions had created problems for Konoha and the Hyuga Clan, Hinata promised Tsunade she would work honestly and think more carefully. She blamed Danzo for her past behavior, then helped Tsunade delegate mission report reviews to Shizune.

• Hinata reflected on the consequences of her past actions and decided to become more responsible, though she blamed Danzo's Kotoamatsukami for her mistakes.
• Hinata arrived at the Hokage's Office on time and promised Tsunade she would work properly.
• Hinata invited Tsunade to dinner with Naruto, Teacher Kakashi, and Pervy Sage, and Tsunade agreed to let her leave work at five.
• Hinata suggested that a trusted person review routine mission reports before sending important ones to the Hokage.
• Tsunade declared that she trusted Shizune and handed her the stack of reports to review.

Hinata persuaded Tsunade to enter the movie business to earn money, then pitched a ninja-world version of Titanic as their first film. Tsunade agreed, and Hinata cast herself as the rich young lady, beginning her debut as a movie star.

• Hinata beat Tsunade at cards thirty-six times, and Tsunade asked her for a loan to help with her enormous gambling debts.
• Hinata proposed starting a business with Tsunade and settled on producing and screening movies with the Hyuga Clan’s backing.
• Hinata explained how ninja-made films and paid advertisements could earn money, convincing Tsunade to agree.
• Hinata pitched a revised Titanic story about a rich young lady and a poor boy aboard a passenger ship attacked by a powerful enemy.
• Shizune cried over the story’s tragic ending, and Hinata declared that she would play the rich young lady.

Hinata and Tsunade founded Hokage Sisters and planned a trial film, Titanic, while Hinata prepared a Teachers’ Day banquet for Kakashi and Jiraiya. At Ichiraku Ramen, Jiraiya complained about the venue but backed down when Teuchi challenged him.

• Hinata and Tsunade founded Hokage Sisters and decided Hinata would handle the production of their first film, Titanic.
• Tsunade planned to discuss the filmmaking venture with the Hokage Advisors, while Hinata intended to speak with Hyuga Hiashi.
• Hinata bought gladioli for Jiraiya and light red carnations for Kakashi from Ino’s flower shop.
• Hinata met Naruto at Ichiraku Ramen for the Teachers’ Day banquet and privately wondered whether Teuchi was secretly powerful.
• Kakashi and Jiraiya arrived, and Jiraiya complained about the restaurant until Teuchi confronted him.

After Naruto left for a long trip with Jiraiya, Hinata welcomed Hanabi’s request for training and sparred with her in the Hyuga courtyard. Hinata stopped the session and promised to teach Hanabi a ninjutsu after she rested.

• Naruto ate sixteen bowls of ramen at Ichiraku before leaving Konoha with Jiraiya the next morning.
• Hinata returned to the Hyuga residence, where Hanabi welcomed her and asked her to train her.
• Hinata agreed to guide Hanabi’s training every day and sparred with her using the Gentle Fist.
• Hinata recognized that Hanabi’s polished techniques were rigid and continued sparring without criticizing her.
• Hinata ended the session when Hanabi grew tired and said she had a ninjutsu to teach her after she rested.

Hinata encouraged Hanabi to learn her ninjutsu and demonstrated how she used Chakra control to create new techniques. After revealing a deep-blue Chakra ball, Hinata began teaching Hanabi a technique she called Palm Rotation.

• Hinata told Hanabi she could learn ninjutsu, and Hanabi eagerly hugged her sister.
• Natsu Hyuga served Hinata and Hanabi tea and pastries while Tokuma Hyuga secretly recorded Hinata’s activities and food intake.
• Hanabi urged Hinata to teach her ninjutsu, and Hinata demonstrated a Chakra Fist with constructed meridians and chakra points.
• Hinata explained how Chakra control let her use the technique and revealed a deep-blue Chakra ball, which she called Palm Rotation.

Hinata taught Hanabi the Rasengan, which she called Palm Rotation, then tried to train through her own plateau. After less than five minutes, she decided she needed to focus on improving her techniques while her body grew.

• Hinata demonstrated the Rasengan to Hanabi, explained its training stages, and showed her how to practice the rotation stage with a water balloon.
• Hinata encouraged Hanabi to master the second stage before learning the third, and Hanabi left promising to surpass her.
• Hinata reflected that her progress had slowed because her young body limited her taijutsu development, while techniques and Sage Jutsu could help her advance.
• Hinata began training in the courtyard as Tokuma Hyuga watched from the roof and recorded her efforts for Hyuga Hiashi.
• After training for less than five minutes, Hinata gave up on routine practice and considered focusing on techniques, prompting Tokuma Hyuga to cross out his praise of her.