Recaps

Hyuga Kei used his Kimura Takuya disguise to drive Iwagakure and Sunagakure forces out of the Land of Rain, prompting the Five Great Nations to consider him a threat. He then succeeded in developing Explosion Release techniques for a puppet and ended the day sharing a barbecue with his companions and Konan.

• Konan used paper spears mixed with Explosive Tags to stop the attackers, and Hyuga Kei led the Rain Ninja in driving the two nations' forces from the Land of Rain.
• Hyuga Kei thanked Konan and told her to spread the warning that the Land of Rain would retaliate against anyone who brought war into its territory.
• Ōnoki, Rasa, and Sarutobi Hiruzen received reports about Kimura Takuya and considered how the Land of Rain's apparent new Demigod might affect the war.
• Hyuga Kei successfully used Explosion Release to make a boulder explode, then infused a humanoid puppet with a Spirit Orb and made it detonate in the woods.
• Konan came to investigate the explosions, accepted Hyuga Kei's invitation to eat, and joined him, Uchiha Izumi, Karin Uzumaki, Deidara, and the others for a barbecue.

Hyuga Kei discovered that Uchiha Hikari had been sealed in a time-frozen space and learned that blood from Senju and Sarutobi descendants was needed to undo the seal. He asked the Akatsuki for Princess Tsunade’s location so he could obtain her blood, leaving preparations for the mission underway.

• Hyuga Kei searched his pre-transmigration memories for information about Uchiha Hikari and asked Uzumaki Yuka to find her sealing record.
• Hyuga Kei and Yuka found the account describing Hikari’s Time-Locking Seal and Blood-Recognition Seal, which required blood from Senju and Sarutobi descendants to break.
• Hyuga Kei decided to seek Princess Tsunade and obtain Asuma Sarutobi’s blood as part of his plan to free Hikari.
• At an Akatsuki meeting three days later, Hyuga Kei asked Zetsu for Princess Tsunade’s location and said he wanted her blood for research.
• Deidara and Sasori offered to accompany Hyuga Kei, but he declined and said he could handle the mission alone.

Hyuga Kei confronted Tsunade at a casino, used her hemophobia to capture her, and took her blood before escaping from Jiraiya. After Jiraiya persuaded Tsunade to return to Konoha, she learned that Kei sought bloodlines and wondered whether his abilities might produce another Senju.

• Hyuga Kei found Tsunade gambling and offered her a suitcase of money in exchange for her blood, but she refused and tried to leave.
• Hyuga Kei’s puppets crushed bags of blood, triggering Tsunade’s hemophobia, and captured her while he collected two bags of her blood.
• Jiraiya arrived, rescued Tsunade and Shizune, and tried to stop Hyuga Kei, who escaped on a puppet eagle.
• Jiraiya persuaded Tsunade to return to Konoha to hear the Third Hokage’s explanation about Danzo, and she agreed.
• Shizune revealed that Hyuga Kei had left the money as payment for Tsunade’s blood, and Tsunade asked about his ability to absorb bloodlines.

Hyuga Kei obtained Asuma Sarutobi's blood and Kazuma's Earth Style Reincarnation Technique, then used the blood to open Uchiha Hikari's seal. He showed Uzumaki Yuka and Uchiha Izumi Hikari's past and prepared to persuade her to join them.

• Hyuga Kei flew to the Daimyo's Mansion and demanded Asuma's blood and Kazuma's Earth Style Reincarnation Technique.
• The daimyo ordered the Guardians Twelve to hand over the requested items, then decreed a recruitment drive to build his own ninja guard.
• Hyuga Kei returned to the Land of Rain and brought Uzumaki Yuka and Uchiha Izumi with him to find Uchiha Hikari's sealed chamber.
• Hyuga Kei used Tsunade's and Asuma's blood to break the Blood-Recognition Seal and open the stone door.
• Hyuga Kei showed Uzumaki Yuka and Uchiha Izumi Hikari's story through a genjutsu, and the three agreed to try to recruit her.

Hyuga Kei freed Uchiha Hikari from her stone coffin and used comfort and genjutsu to persuade her to join his group. After bringing her to the Land of Rain, he settled her into their home while Black and White Zetsu considered how to exploit him for the Moon Eye Plan.

• Hyuga Kei opened the coffin, and Uchiha Hikari awakened and punched him before he embraced and comforted her.
• Hyuga Kei showed Hikari her parents’ hopes for her and then his group’s painful pasts through genjutsu, persuading her to join them.
• Hyuga Kei led Hikari onto the puppet Flying Eagle and took her with the group to the Land of Rain, privately revealing that he had planned to win her loyalty and gain access to Yachihoko.
• A day later, Hyuga Kei gave Hikari a room in the group’s apartment, and Uzumaki Yuka introduced her to Karin Uzumaki as a new family member.
• Black and White Zetsu recognized Hikari’s Yachihoko and considered making Hyuga Kei an executor of the Moon Eye Plan.

After the Fourth Great Ninja War ended, Hyuga Kei resumed his training until the Akatsuki ordered him to kill Orochimaru in the Land of Rice. He confronted Orochimaru and four reanimated Kage, then faced their combined attack in Tenseigan Chakra Mode.

• Kirigakure surrendered after Yagura died, and the Five Great Nations formally ended the year-long Fourth Great Ninja War with peace talks and reparations.
• Hyuga Kei returned to a quiet life in the Land of Rain and continued digesting the Tenseigan’s pupil power until Zetsu delivered a mission to kill Orochimaru.
• Hyuga Kei traveled alone to Orochimaru’s cave, where Orochimaru recognized him and summoned Senju Hashirama, Senju Tobirama, the Third Kazekage, and the Third Raikage with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Orochimaru erased the reanimated Kage’s self-awareness, while Hyuga Kei activated Tenseigan Chakra Mode and formed three Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Hashirama, the Third Kazekage, Tobirama Senju, and the Third Raikage attacked Hyuga Kei with Wood Release, Sand Iron, Flying Thunder God, and Hell Stab.

Hyuga Kei used his Truth-Seeking Orbs and newly awakened Mangekyō dojutsu to overcome Orochimaru and his Impure World Reincarnation fighters. He captured Orochimaru and Kabuto and entered Orochimaru’s cave to discuss something with Kabuto.

• Hyuga Kei blocked the Kage’s combined attack with his Truth-Seeking Orbs and destroyed the Third Raikage’s body with a Truth-Seeking Orb shuriken.
• Orochimaru and Kabuto used Rashomon, iron sand, and the Wood Dragon to delay Hyuga Kei and separate him from his Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Hyuga Kei awakened his Mangekyō dojutsu, Time Eye: Lock, froze time, escaped the Wood Dragon, and released Hashirama and Tobirama’s souls.
• The Third Kazekage broke free of Orochimaru’s control and returned to the Pure Land after Hyuga Kei resumed time and genjutsu immobilized Orochimaru.
• Hyuga Kei captured Orochimaru and Kabuto, then led them into Orochimaru’s cave to speak with Kabuto.

Hyuga Kei subdued Orochimaru and persuaded Kabuto Yakushi to become his subordinate by restoring Kabuto’s memories and promising to help revive Yakushi Nonō. After taking Orochimaru’s research and binding Kimimaro to his service, Hyuga Kei left Kabuto in charge of establishing Otogakure and continuing his research.

• Hyuga Kei placed a Spirit Orb inside Orochimaru, making him obey, then pressured Kabuto Yakushi to choose whether to serve him.
• Hyuga Kei used a Sharingan genjutsu to restore Kabuto’s memories, and Kabuto agreed to serve him in exchange for help reviving Yakushi Nonō and reclaiming his bonds.
• Hyuga Kei gave Kabuto research records for a resurrection technique and absorbed Orochimaru’s Hashirama Cells, strengthening his Sage Body and mastering Wood Release.
• Hyuga Kei altered Kimimaro’s memories so he would serve him, ordered Kabuto to preserve Kimimaro’s blood, and took Ryūchi Cave’s Summoning Scroll.
• Hyuga Kei tasked Kabuto with establishing Otogakure, researching Impure World Reincarnation, gathering powerful people’s remains, and pursuing Orochimaru’s goals.

Hyuga Kei traveled to Ryūchi Cave to learn senjutsu and passed Tagorihime’s first trial after seeing through her genjutsu and overpowering her. He entered Ichikishimahime’s chamber and tricked her into a dice game, leaving their contest ongoing.

• Hyuga Kei returned home, reunited with Hikari and Karin, and told Izumi and Yuka he would be leaving for a while.
• Hyuga Kei used Reverse Summoning Jutsu to reach Ryūchi Cave and saw through Tagorihime’s illusion of a golden palace and its offerings.
• Hyuga Kei smashed Tagorihime into the ground, breaking the genjutsu, and she directed him toward the second trial.
• Hyuga Kei followed a white figure through the mist and entered Ichikishimahime’s chamber, where a stone door sealed behind him.
• Hyuga Kei proposed a dice game with Ichikishimahime, lost the first round, and let her drain some of his chakra.
• Hyuga Kei invited Ichikishimahime to keep playing, intending to use the game to get her to teach him a sage technique.

Hyuga Kei passed Ryūchi Cave’s trials and learned to control natural energy, achieving Perfect Sage Mode under the White Snake Sage’s guidance. The White Snake Sage sent him to retrieve a giant snake’s reverse scale, and Tagorihime led him deeper into the cave.

• Hyuga Kei passed Ichikishimahime’s dice trial and continued into the mist for the next test.
• Tagitsuhime bit Hyuga Kei, triggering hallucinations that he dismissed by sensing and extinguishing the senjutsu chakra in his body.
• Hyuga Kei entered the temple, met the White Snake Sage, and began learning to balance natural, physical, and spiritual energy.
• Hyuga Kei suppressed his snake transformation with the Tenseigan and eventually absorbed natural energy on his own, achieving Perfect Sage Mode.
• The White Snake Sage assigned Hyuga Kei to take the reverse scale from a giant snake, and Tagorihime volunteered to guide him.

Hyuga Kei trained in Ryūchi Cave, defeated Garaga to obtain its reverse scale, and learned Sage Arts from the snake women. After Kabuto Yakushi recruited Amado, Hyuga Kei joined an Akatsuki mission to destroy Iwagakure and Sunagakure border outposts, and Deidara prepared to demonstrate his C2· Dragon.

• Hyuga Kei entered Sage Mode, defeated Garaga, took its reverse scale, and healed the serpent.
• The White Snake Sage praised Hyuga Kei and assigned Tagorihime, Ichikishimahime, and Tagitsuhime to teach him Ryūchi Cave's Sage Arts.
• Kabuto Yakushi asked to change how Orochimaru was controlled and recruited Amado, who wanted his daughter's illness cured.
• Pain told Hyuga Kei that Iwagakure and Sunagakure had threatened the Land of Rain, and Hyuga Kei advised Akatsuki to intimidate them by striking their border outposts.
• Pain assigned Hyuga Kei, Deidara, and Sasori to attack Sunagakure's outposts while Pain, Kakuzu, and Hidan targeted Iwagakure's.
• Deidara formed his C2· Dragon from explosive clay as Sasori criticized its appearance.

Hyuga Kei, Deidara, and Sasori destroyed Sunagakure border outposts before clashing with the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, and his forces. After returning to the Akatsuki base with the mission complete, they were paid, and Kakuzu resolved to pursue Rasa for his Gold Dust.

• Hyuga Kei, Deidara, and Sasori bombed several Sunagakure border outposts, killing the survivors with Deidara’s clay dragon and Hyuga Kei’s precise attacks.
• Rasa ambushed the group with Gold Dust, but Hyuga Kei deflected the explosive-tag arrows while Deidara’s clay dragon attacked the Sunagakure forces.
• Deidara detonated the clay dragon in a massive explosion, and Hyuga Kei discovered that Rasa had escaped through a tunnel.
• Hyuga Kei, Deidara, and Sasori returned to the Akatsuki base, where Pain paid them for completing the mission.
• Kakuzu examined the Gold Dust on their shoes, asked Sasori about using Rasa as a puppet to obtain gold, and added Rasa to his kill list.
• Hyuga Kei prepared to leave and declined Deidara’s request to show his own art, saying there would be another chance.

Hyuga Kei reassured Uzumaki Yuka that he would protect her and Karin after she misunderstood his refusal of the stored blood, then began a relationship with her. Meanwhile, Sunagakure struggled to save Rasa, and Ōnoki hired the Akatsuki Organization to investigate the very group Pain led; Hyuga Kei volunteered to feed him fabricated intelligence.

• Hyuga Kei told Uzumaki Yuka he no longer needed stored blood, prompting her to fear he would abandon her and Karin.
• Hyuga Kei comforted Uzumaki Yuka, clarified that he still wanted her in the household, and began a relationship with her.
• Chiyo examined the unconscious Rasa in Sunagakure and operated to save his life after finding severe burns on him.
• Ōnoki learned that the border outposts along the Land of Rain had been destroyed and ordered Kitsuchi to hire the Akatsuki Organization to investigate the attackers.
• Pain presented the mission to the Akatsuki Organization, and Hyuga Kei volunteered to provide Ōnoki with fabricated intelligence.

Hyuga Kei fabricated intelligence, then learned that Black Zetsu wanted him to replace Obito as the executor of the Moon Eye Plan. He left for Ryūchi Cave to continue training and challenged Ichikishimahime to dice for senjutsu instruction.

• Hyuga Kei finished forging intelligence while Uzumaki Yuka and Uchiha Izumi discussed his relationship with them.
• Hyuga Kei gave the forged reports to Zetsu, and Black Zetsu revealed that Obito had stopped obeying and urged Kei to replace him as the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Hyuga Kei agreed to wait for an opportunity to kill Obito, then privately considered seeking help from Nagato and Konan.
• Hyuga Kei said farewell to Uzumaki Yuka and Uchiha Izumi and used the Reverse Summoning Jutsu to travel to Ryūchi Cave.
• Hyuga Kei rejected Tagorihime's advances and challenged Ichikishimahime to dice, wagering a bite for her and senjutsu instruction for him.

Neji Hyuga graduated early to investigate the truth behind his clan’s massacre and his brother’s grievances. After defeating Sasuke in a public duel, Neji urged him to investigate Uchiha history and reconsider whether Itachi’s love for him had been false.

• Neji Hyuga gained Sarutobi Hiruzen’s approval to graduate early, though he could only train alone and accept missions up to C-rank until a team became available.
• News of Neji’s graduation reached the academy, where Sasuke grew frustrated that he was still far from avenging his clan.
• Sasuke challenged Neji to a duel, and Neji agreed as students and teachers gathered to watch.
• Neji defeated Sasuke with the Eight Trigrams Palm after countering Sasuke’s Great Fireball Technique and Substitution Technique.
• Neji told Sasuke that Uchiha Itachi had loved him deeply and advised him to investigate Uchiha history before drawing conclusions.

Hyuga Kei’s forces killed Fourth Kazekage Rasa and began a plan to infiltrate Sunagakure, while Kei, Karin, and Uchiha Hikari entered Konoha disguised as Sound ninja for the Chunin Exams. Sarutobi Hiruzen learned that Karin was an Uzumaki and decided to demand that the Sound Village hand her over after the exams.

• Hyuga Kei, Kabuto Yakushi, and Kimimaro ambushed and killed Fourth Kazekage Rasa, then planned for Kabuto and Orochimaru to impersonate him in Sunagakure.
• Hyuga Kei dispelled his Shadow Clone and traveled to Konoha with Karin and Uchiha Hikari, disguised as Sound ninja entering the Chunin Exams.
• Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane checked the trio’s passes and let them into Konoha, where Karin sensed they were being followed.
• An Anbu reported Karin’s red hair and strong chakra to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who decided to make the Sound Village surrender her after the Chunin Exams.

Hyuga Kei took Karin Uzumaki and Uchiha Hikari to Ichiraku Ramen, where they met Kakashi and Team 7. He hinted that he knew about Naruto’s parents but refused to reveal the secret, then left with the promise that they had come to save Naruto.

• Hyuga Kei took Karin Uzumaki and Uchiha Hikari to Ichiraku Ramen for breakfast.
• Kakashi and Team 7 arrived, and Hyuga Kei introduced himself and his companions as foreign examinees for the Chunin Exams.
• Naruto learned from Hyuga Kei that the Land of Whirlpools had been destroyed and the Uzumaki Clan scattered by Kirigakure.
• Hyuga Kei hinted that Naruto’s parents appeared in Leaf Village mission records, but Kakashi stopped him from revealing the secret.
• Naruto begged Hyuga Kei to tell him about his parents, but Hyuga Kei apologized, paid for the meal, and left with Karin and Hikari.
• Karin felt sorry for Naruto, and Hyuga Kei told her they had come to save him.

Naruto confronted Kakashi over Konoha forbidding him to search for his parents, while Hyuga Kei secretly returned to Konoha and prepared for Kabuto Yakushi’s plan. After visiting his parents’ graves, Kei learned that several villages’ teams had arrived for the upcoming competition and ordered Kabuto to delay killing Danzo until the night before the plan began.

• Naruto demanded that Kakashi let him search for his parents, and Kakashi knocked him unconscious when red chakra began to emerge.
• Kakashi took Naruto home without reporting the incident to the Third Hokage and blamed himself for his past failures.
• Hyuga Kei toured Konoha with Hikari and Karin, then secretly visited his parents’ graves and the shared grave of Hizashi and his wife.
• Neji Hyuga found fresh flowers at the graves and used his Byakugan to investigate, while Kei watched him from hiding.
• Kei encountered Kumogakure genin Karui, Atsui, and Omoi, then received Kabuto Yakushi’s report that he had found Danzo’s base.
• Kei ordered Kabuto to kill Danzo the night before their plan began, warned him about Kotoamatsukami, and reviewed the participating teams and Neji’s record.

Hyuga Kei staged a public confrontation with Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, then overwhelmed Sasuke to demonstrate his speed and strength. Naruto and Sasuke learned that Hyuga Kei would share clues about Naruto’s parents during the second round if they passed the first exam.

• Hyuga Kei met Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura on the way to the Chunin Exams gathering point, and Naruto asked about his parents.
• Hyuga Kei secretly instructed Naruto to provoke him, pretend to be knocked out, and meet him during the second round for his guesses about Naruto’s parents.
• Hyuga Kei defeated Naruto and then struck Sasuke repeatedly, stopping his final blow just before it hit Sasuke’s neck.
• The gathered examinees, including Gaara, Rock Lee, and Neji, watched Hyuga Kei leave with Hikari and Karin after the fight.
• Naruto told Sasuke that passing the first exam would earn him clues about Naruto’s parents, and Sasuke became eager to continue.

Hyuga Kei and his companions took the first Chunin Exam, with Karin secretly transmitting answers to Kei and Uchiha Hikari. The exam ended with Naruto refusing to withdraw, inspiring the other examinees to stay, while Kei considered how to recruit him to his own plans.

• Hyuga Kei told Karin to use her Mind's Eye of the Kagura and Sound Transmission Secret Technique to help him and Uchiha Hikari cheat, and he revealed that Naruto, Sasuke, and his younger brother were targets of his plan.
• Morino Ibiki began the written exam, and a proctor removed an examinee who challenged his authority.
• Hinata offered Chiba Kishu a glimpse of her answers, but he declined, then Karin transmitted the answers to Kei and Hikari.
• Ibiki announced that anyone who answered the tenth question incorrectly would remain a genin forever, while withdrawing would eliminate their teammates too.
• Several examinees withdrew, but Naruto declared that he would never back down and would become Hokage even if he stayed a genin.
• Naruto's resolve encouraged the remaining examinees to stay, and Hyuga Kei considered trying to win Naruto over.

Hyuga Kei’s intimidating companion disrupted the Chunin Exam, prompting Konoha to replace Anko with Jiraiya for the next stage. Naruto dreamed of living with his parents, awoke in tears, and Kei then set out to visit Sasuke’s house.

• Anko introduced the Forest of Death as the second exam site, but Hikari deflected her shuriken and unleashed Killing Intent that terrified the examinees.
• Kei left with Hikari and Karin, and Ibiki reported their strength to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who ordered Jiraiya to replace Anko as chief examiner.
• Naruto saved his treasured ramen for Kishu, then fell asleep and dreamed that Kushina and Minato were his parents.
• Naruto woke from the dream crying after remembering his father and mother.
• Kei watched Naruto through the window, then told a loyal White Zetsu to lead him to Sasuke’s house.

Hyuga Kei met Naruto and Team 7 in the Forest of Death and showed Naruto photographs of his parents, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki. After encouraging Naruto with the possibility of reviving the dead, Kei agreed to share dinner with the team as they continued the exam.

• Jiraiya replaced Anko Mitarashi as the second-stage chief examiner and explained the Heaven and Earth Scroll survival exam.
• Hyuga Kei gave Karin Uzumaki and Uchiha Hikari the Heaven Scroll and sent them ahead while he waited for Naruto and Team 7.
• Hyuga Kei showed Naruto photographs of Minato and Kushina, including their Ninja Academy graduation and wedding pictures, and Naruto wept as he looked at them.
• Hyuga Kei told Naruto and Sasuke that the dead might be revived through powerful ninjutsu, inspiring them to keep training.
• Naruto thanked Hyuga Kei with a limited-edition chicken broth ramen, and Kei joined Team 7 for dinner after they agreed to hunt a wild boar.

Hyuga Kei shared the group’s dreams around a campfire, gave Naruto an Uzumaki sealing technique, and implanted Sasuke with a Sage Art Cursed Seal that greatly increased his abilities. The chapter ended with Kei telling Naruto that his Uzumaki physique might let him learn true Sage Mode in the future.

• Hyuga Kei asked Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura about their dreams, then gave Naruto a scroll of Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Hyuga Kei explained his Sage Art Cursed Seal to Sasuke and, after Sasuke agreed, implanted the seal on his shoulder.
• Sasuke activated the seal and tested its boosts to his physical abilities, Sharingan, ninjutsu, and reaction speed against Hyuga Kei.
• Hyuga Kei warned Sasuke not to use or reveal the cursed seal casually because it burdened his body.
• Naruto asked whether he could receive a cursed seal, but Hyuga Kei said Naruto’s Uzumaki Sage Body might let him master true Sage Mode instead.

During the Forest of Death exam, Hyuga Hinata, Kiba, and Shino watched Gaara kill three Rain ninja before he trapped them as well. Hyuga Kei arrived disguised as Chiba Kishu, rallied the trio, and attacked Gaara with sound waves that pierced his sand defense.

• At an Akatsuki meeting, Pain asked where Hyuga Kei was, but Black Zetsu said he did not know, so Pain assigned the tasks without him.
• In the Forest of Death, Gaara killed three Rain ninja with his sand while Hinata, Kiba, and Shino watched from hiding.
• Gaara trapped Hinata, Kiba, and Shino with sand, but Hyuga Kei arrived disguised as Chiba Kishu and freed them by knocking down a tree for them to escape on.
• Hyuga Kei outlined a plan for the group to fight Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro, assigning Kiba and Hinata to Temari and Shino to disrupt Kankuro’s chakra threads.
• Hyuga Kei struck Gaara’s sand defense with his bracers, sending sound waves through it and causing Gaara intense pain.

Hyuga Kei defeated Gaara, suppressed the One-Tail’s chakra, and returned him to Temari and Kankuro. He then joined Hinata’s team on the way to the Central Tower, leaving Hinata encouraged by his gentle attention.

• Temari warned Gaara to disperse his sand shield as Hyuga Kei dragged him away, while Hinata, Kiba, and Shino fought Temari and Kankuro.
• Gaara attacked Hyuga Kei with sand, but Kei shattered his defenses and used Corpse Seal to suppress the Tailed Beast chakra, leaving Gaara unconscious.
• Hyuga Kei returned Gaara to Temari and Kankuro, gave them the Heaven Scroll, and explained that Gaara would sleep for several days.
• Hyuga Kei apologized to Kiba’s team for giving away their spoils, then offered to travel with them and rest before continuing to the Central Tower.
• Hyuga Kei and Hinata caught and cleaned fish together, and Kei encouraged her by praising her gentle nature and saying she would make a good wife.