Chapter Summaries

Five-year-old Shinichi Hyuga demonstrated his Byakugan and exceptional combat skill while sparring with his father, Hyuga Hiashi. His Gentle Fist techniques and unusual fighting style astonished the Branch Family, who began to notice a surprising detail through their Byakugan.

• Shinichi activated his Byakugan during a trial at the Hyuga training ground, earning Hiashi's praise for his talent.
• Shinichi used the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, a technique Hiashi had never taught him, and explained that he had learned it by observation.
• Shinichi evaded Hiashi's counterattack and launched a fast taijutsu assault that forced his father back.
• The Branch Family members questioned whether Shinichi had truly trained in the Gentle Fist, and Hizashi told them to use their Byakugan.
• The Branch Family members activated their Byakugan and reacted with shock at what they saw.

Shinichi Hyuga showcased his Gentle Step Twin Lion Fist while sparring with Hiashi, revealing his talent and enormous Chakra reserves to the Branch Family. Despite earning their applause, he felt weak and undeserving of the genius label, leaving the arena embarrassed by their praise.

• The Branch Family activated their Byakugan and saw Shinichi using Gentle Step Twin Lion Fist against Hiashi.
• Hizashi explained the power and purpose of the Hyuga Clan's secret technique as Shinichi considered how to develop his Nintaijutsu and grow strong enough to survive future dangers.
• Shinichi's attack slowed as his stamina ran low, and Hiashi struck him back before their spar ended.
• Shinichi thanked Hiashi, and the Branch Family applauded his performance.
• Shinichi compared himself with other young geniuses and inwardly begged the clan members to stop applauding.

Shinichi’s taijutsu trial showcased his talent to the Hyuga Clan, and the arrival of Hiruzen Sarutobi, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina gave him a chance to meet the Hokage and share information that might help Konoha before the Nine-Tails Attack. Hiashi invited Shinichi to accompany him to the main hall, leaving Shinichi curious and uneasy about meeting the Hokage.

• The Hyuga Clan praised Shinichi after his taijutsu trial, while Hiashi maintained a stern public face and reminded him to keep training.
• A clan member reported that the Third Hokage, the Fourth Hokage, and his wife had arrived at the Clan Compound and were waiting in the main hall.
• Shinichi considered the impending Nine-Tails Attack and saw the visit as a rare opportunity to meet the Hokage and potentially help Konoha.
• Shinichi advised Hiashi to greet the visitors promptly, and Hiashi invited him to come along to meet them.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Minato Namikaze visited the Hyuga Clan to ask for Byakugan users to help guard Kushina Uzumaki during childbirth, when the Nine-Tails’ seal would weaken. Shinichi realized the mission could let him expose Obito Uchiha if he appeared.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina Uzumaki followed Hyuga Hiashi and Shin Hyuga through the Hyuga Clan’s formal tea ceremony.
• Shinichi greeted Hiruzen as Grandpa Hizashi and addressed Minato and Kushina as his older siblings, easing the guests’ formality.
• Minato explained that Kushina was pregnant and that the Hokage planned a secret delivery location and a special guard squad.
• Minato asked the Hyuga Clan to provide Byakugan users to help protect Kushina during childbirth, and Hiashi and Shin agreed it was a manageable request.
• Shinichi realized the guard mission could give him a chance to identify Obito Uchiha with the Byakugan.

Minato and Hiruzen secured the Hyuga Clan’s support for guarding Kushina during her delivery. Hiashi assigned Hizashi to lead eight elite Hyuga ninja, and Minato promised to help the clan in return.

• Kushina admired Shinichi Hyuga’s calm manner, and Shinichi refilled her tea when he noticed her cup was low.
• Hiashi agreed that the Hyuga Clan would help protect Kushina and asked how many ninja were needed.
• Minato requested eight elite Byakugan users for the secret guard detail, and Hiashi accepted despite the strain on the Main Family’s guards.
• Hiashi named Hizashi Hyuga to lead the eight Hyuga ninja, and Minato and Hiruzen welcomed the choice.
• Minato promised to assist the Hyuga Clan when needed, and the Hokage couple left the Clan Compound after tea.

After meeting the Third Hokage and Minato Namikaze, Shinichi Hyuga analyzed their relationship and urged Hiashi to build stronger ties with the Fourth Hokage through frequent mutual favors. He asked Hiashi to request that Minato teach the Hyuga Clan the Flying Thunder God Technique, leaving Hiashi to consider the proposal.

• Hiashi asked Shinichi for his impressions of the Third Hokage and the Fourth Hokage, and Shinichi observed that Minato showed the Third Hokage respect while signaling that their relationship was not as close as it seemed.
• Shinichi argued that the Hyuga Clan should use Minato’s offer of help to build a deeper relationship by making reasonable requests, but Hiashi warned him not to waste a valuable favor.
• Shinichi told Hiashi that relying on a single guard mission would not secure future aid and that the Hyuga Clan should interact with Minato more often.
• Hiashi lamented that clan customs made asking Minato to take Shinichi as a disciple difficult, while Shinichi reflected that becoming his disciple would not be enough to prepare for the future Nine-Tails Attack.
• Shinichi asked Hiashi to request that Minato teach the Hyuga Clan the Flying Thunder God Technique, and Hiashi began considering it.

Shinichi asked Hiashi about learning the Flying Thunder God, and Hiashi decided to seek access to the Scroll of Seals instead of asking Minato to teach the technique directly. After bringing Hyuga ninja to the Hokage Building to assist with guard duty, Hiashi asked Hiruzen to let the clan borrow the scroll, leaving Hiruzen and the Hyuga delegation stunned.

• Hiashi considered the etiquette of asking Minato to teach Shinichi the Flying Thunder God and decided to request temporary access to the Scroll of Seals.
• Hiashi told Shinichi to focus on the Main Family's Secret Techniques while he handled the request, and Shinichi returned to training.
• Hiashi summoned Hizashi and eight Hyuga ninja, then went to the Hokage Building to arrange guard duty.
• Hiruzen thanked Hiashi for quickly bringing the Hyuga ninja to assist Minato and Kushina.
• Hiashi asked Hiruzen to let the Hyuga Clan borrow the Scroll of Seals, stunning Hiruzen and the clan members present.

Hiashi secured Hiruzen’s permission for Shinichi to study the Flying Thunder God Technique in the Scroll of Seals for one week, while Hiruzen invoked Minato’s authority to silence Danzo’s objections. Back home, Shinichi spoke with Hana about her unborn child, and she asked him to protect his future little sister and brighten her world.

• Hiashi told Hiruzen that Shinichi wanted to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique, and Hiruzen agreed to let the boy study it at the Hokage Building for one week.
• Hiashi left the Hokage’s Office after asking Hiruzen to arrange for the Hyuga ninja to return once their mission was complete.
• Danzo confronted Hiruzen about letting the Hyuga Clan read the Scroll of Seals, but Hiruzen said he had agreed on Minato’s behalf and reminded Danzo that Minato was the Fourth Hokage.
• Shinichi returned home and kept Hana company while she knitted a small gray sweater.
• Shinichi predicted that Hana’s unborn child would be a girl and said brighter clothes would suit her.
• Hana told Shinichi that his little sister’s future world would be gray and asked him to protect her and make it colorful.

Hyuga Hiashi secured Shinichi permission to borrow the Scroll of Seals for a week so he could study the Flying Thunder God Technique. The next morning, Hiashi escorted Shinichi to the Hokage Building and warned him not to practice any forbidden techniques recklessly.

• Hyuga Hanako urged Shinichi to protect the little sister she expected to have, and Shinichi promised he would.
• Hiashi told Shinichi that the Third Hokage had granted him a week to borrow the Scroll of Seals from the Hokage Building.
• Shinichi thanked Hiashi sincerely, and Hiashi showed him affection by rubbing his head.
• The next morning, Hiashi took Shinichi through Konoha toward the Hokage Building and warned him to keep the borrowing secret and avoid practicing forbidden techniques besides the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Shinichi agreed to understand the technique's principles and risks before attempting to use it.

Minato Namikaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Konoha's advisors argued over the Hyuga Clan borrowing the Scroll of Seals. Danzo proposed that Hiashi's son must defeat Kakashi Hatake before he could borrow it, while the young Anbu recognized himself as Kakashi.

• An Anbu reported to Minato Namikaze that members of the Hyuga Clan would soon arrive.
• Mitokado Homura criticized the Hyuga Clan for seeking to borrow the Scroll of Seals, and Hiruzen Sarutobi defended their request.
• Danzo warned that lending the scroll could endanger the village, then suggested assessing Hiashi's son's aptitude before granting access.
• Danzo declared that Hiashi's son would be allowed to borrow the scroll if he could defeat Kakashi Hatake.
• The young Anbu realized that Danzo's challenge concerned him.

Minato and the advisors agreed that Shinichi Hyuga had to prove his talent by defeating Kakashi before he could borrow the Scroll of Seals. When Hiashi tried to leave in anger, Shinichi stayed and challenged Kakashi to begin at once.

• Minato accepted Danzo's proposal, deciding to protect Kakashi if the Hyuga Clan took offense.
• Kakashi opened the Hokage's Office door for Hiashi and Shinichi, who joined Minato, Hiruzen, Danzo, and the advisors.
• Minato told Hiashi that Shinichi had to defeat Kakashi to prove his talent before borrowing the Scroll of Seals, though the Hyuga Clan could have five or ten years.
• Hiashi suppressed his anger and turned to leave with Shinichi.
• Shinichi refused to go and calmly challenged Kakashi to fight.

Shinichi Hyuga accepted the challenge to defeat Kakashi Hatake for a chance to borrow the Scroll of Seals, and Minato arranged their match outside the Hokage Building. The fight began with Kakashi charging at Shinichi, who revealed his Byakugan and prepared to counter.

• Mitokado Homura warned Shinichi that Kakashi was a fourteen-year-old Jonin and urged him to wait before attempting the challenge.
• Shinichi decided that challenging Kakashi now was better than waiting until Kakashi grew stronger, and Hiashi supported his son's choice.
• Minato agreed to referee a simple match in the open space before the Hokage Building, where Kakashi and Shinichi faced each other.
• At Minato's signal, Kakashi rushed forward while Shinichi activated his Byakugan and watched Kakashi's attack approach.

Shinichi Hyuga overwhelmed Kakashi in their spar, striking him with the Gentle Step Twin Lion Fist and disrupting his chakra. After Kakashi revealed his Sharingan, Shinichi pressed the attack, and their battle continued.

• Shinichi Hyuga deflected Kakashi's attack and slammed him with the Gentle Step Twin Lion Fist, sending him flying.
• Asuma Sarutobi discovered Kakashi had vanished in a Shadow Clone, while Kakashi emerged from underground with an Earth Release attack that Shinichi evaded.
• Kakashi threw Shuriken at Shinichi and revealed his Sharingan, but Shinichi knocked the weapons away with an Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm.
• Kakashi dodged Shinichi's Air Palm with a roll, and Shinichi assessed how his earlier strike had sealed several of Kakashi's chakra points.
• Shinichi charged Kakashi again, and Kakashi braced himself as their fight resumed.

Shinichi Hyuga defeated Kakashi in a sparring match by using Kaiten to counter Kakashi’s attack and prepare to finish him with Eight Trigrams: Sixty-Four Palms. Minato stopped the fight, and Shinichi celebrated the victory while doubting whether it would be enough to protect him from future crises.

• Shinichi struck Kakashi’s arm to seal an acupoint, but Kakashi counterattacked with a roundhouse kick.
• Shinichi blocked Kakashi’s kick with Kaiten and hurled him into the ground.
• Shinichi prepared to strike Kakashi with Eight Trigrams: Sixty-Four Palms, but Minato Namikaze intervened and stopped him.
• Minato declared Shinichi the winner and warned Kakashi not to underestimate younger opponents.
• Shinichi and Kakashi formed the Reconciliation Seal, and Shinichi thanked Kakashi for going easy on him.
• Shinichi wondered whether defeating Kakashi meant he could survive future crises, then decided he was probably not ready yet.

After defeating Kakashi, Shinichi Hyuga earned the chance to read Konoha’s Scroll of Seals for a week under the Hokage’s supervision. He began memorizing several powerful techniques, while the Flying Thunder God he had hoped to find remained elusive.

• Shinichi Hyuga defeated Kakashi Hatake, and Hiashi proudly celebrated his son’s victory before the gathered ninja.
• Minato Namikaze and Shimura Danzō agreed that Shinichi had proved himself, and Hiruzen Sarutobi sent the spectators away.
• Minato gave Shinichi the Scroll of Seals and explained the rules for reading it, offering to answer questions about the Flying Thunder God.
• Hiashi left Shinichi with the two Hokage, and Hiruzen stayed to supervise as Shinichi opened the Scroll.
• Shinichi spent the day memorizing the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, parts of Impure World Reincarnation, and the Eight Inner Gates, but did not find the Flying Thunder God.

Shinichi Hyuga studied the Scroll of Seals and focused on life-preserving and soul-related techniques before Minato guided him toward sealing jutsu as preparation for learning the Flying Thunder God Technique. Shinichi returned to the Hyuga Compound eager to try out the techniques he had studied.

• Shinichi spent the day reading the Scroll of Seals, studying techniques including the Spirit Transformation Technique and considering Orochimaru's life-preserving methods.
• Minato noticed Shinichi had not reached the Flying Thunder God Technique and advised him to manage his studies and treat it as a broader category of space-time ninjutsu.
• Minato told Shinichi that learning sealing jutsu was a priority for mastering the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Shinichi thanked Hizashi and Minato, put away the Scroll, and left the Hokage's Office.
• Hizashi praised Shinichi to Minato and urged him to personally train the boy.
• Hiashi collected Shinichi outside the Hokage Building, and Shinichi said he wanted to return home and try some techniques.

Shinichi Hyuga tested the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu and realized it could speed up his training. He copied the Forbidden Jutsu for the Hyuga Clan, began preparing to study Sealing Jutsu and the Flying Thunder God, while a masked figure mourned Rin Nohara at her grave.

• Shinichi Hyuga created more than a hundred Shadow Clones, and Hyuga Hiashi tested one by striking it.
• Shinichi recognized the pain and fatigue risks of Shadow Clones but decided to use them to assist his training.
• Shinichi asked Hiashi for Empty Scrolls and used Shadow Clones to record the Forbidden Jutsu for the Hyuga Clan.
• Shinichi asked Hiashi to bring out the clan's Sealing Jutsu Scrolls so he could study Sealing Jutsu and the Caged Bird Seal.
• A masked figure visited Rin Nohara's grave, and his grief and hatred strengthened his Sharingan's Dojutsu Power.

Shinichi Hyuga waited outside the Hokage Building, where Minato Namikaze and Kushina arrived and discussed his remarkable talent. When Shinichi said he planned to study the Flying Thunder God Technique, Kushina offered to teach him, despite Minato’s warning not to disrupt his learning plan.

• Shinichi waited outside the Hokage Building and meditated beneath a tree until Minato Namikaze and Kushina arrived.
• Minato watched Shinichi meditate and praised his stillness and taijutsu, while Kushina wondered whether their child would be as talented.
• Shinichi greeted Minato and Kushina, then said he had studied Sealing Jutsu Scrolls and wanted to focus on the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Kushina offered to teach Shinichi the Flying Thunder God Technique, but Minato cautioned her not to interfere with Shinichi’s study plan.

Shinichi Hyuga accepted Kushina Uzumaki’s offer to teach him the Flying Thunder God Technique and began studying it with her and Minato Namikaze. He showed early talent with storage ninjutsu, while privately considering how to protect the Hokage couple and reform the Hyuga Clan’s Caged Bird Seal.

• Shinichi Hyuga agreed to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique from Kushina Uzumaki and hoped to build trust with her and Minato Namikaze.
• Kushina declared herself Shinichi’s teacher, and Shinichi considered learning her sealing knowledge to eventually improve the Hyuga Clan’s Caged Bird Seal.
• Minato brought the Scroll of Seals to the Hokage’s Office, where Kushina guided Shinichi through the Flying Thunder God Technique section.
• Shinichi recognized Kakashi Hatake secretly guarding Kushina outside the office but focused on studying the space-time ninjutsu.
• Shinichi successfully activated a storage sealing jutsu on his first attempt, impressing Kushina and strengthening his confidence in learning the Flying Thunder God Technique.

After Shinichi Hyuga finished studying the Scroll of Seals, Kushina agreed to teach him Sealing Jutsu so he could work toward learning the Flying Thunder God Technique. Hiashi assigned three guards to protect Shinichi, who immediately challenged Keisuke Hyuga to taijutsu practice.

• Kushina told Shinichi she would formally teach him Sealing Jutsu and said he might be ready to practice the Flying Thunder God Technique in half a month.
• Shinichi arranged to study with Kushina each afternoon, and Minato welcomed the Hyuga guards Hiashi planned to assign.
• Hiashi brought Shinichi back to the Clan Compound and introduced his three close guards: Keisuke, Mio, and Kazutaka Hyuga.
• Shinichi helped the guards to their feet and asked Keisuke to spar with him.