Chapter Summaries

Naruto defeated Gaara, and Minato arranged for Shisui to guide Gaara after Rasa apologized for his son's attempt to attack Naruto after the match. Sasuke then defeated Dosu in the next Chunin Exam match, while Kabuto watched from the stands.

• Naruto removed Gaara's Cursed Seal and celebrated his victory, but Gaara secretly directed sand toward him after the match ended.
• Shinichi Hyuga stopped Gaara's attack and calmed him, then escorted him to Baki for supervision.
• Rasa apologized to Minato and offered to take Gaara back, but Minato assigned Shisui as Gaara's Jonin Leader and instructor.
• Kabuto watched as Shinichi announced the match between Sasuke Uchiha and Dosu, whom Orochimaru had sent to assess Sasuke as a potential vessel.
• Sasuke kept Dosu at a distance, wounded him with Kunai, and defeated him with a Chidori Sharp Spear.

After the Chunin Exams, Kurenai comforted Sakura over her failure while Shinichi explained Hinata’s potential and the dangers of becoming a Perfect Jinchuriki. That night, Urashiki Otsutsuki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Boruto arrived separately in Konoha’s back mountain, and Shinichi sensed unfamiliar chakra.

• Sakura questioned whether civilian ninja could surpass clan-born ninja, and Kurenai encouraged her not to give up after failing the exams.
• Shinichi told Neji that Hinata had only begun using the Three-Tails’ chakra and explained the difficulty and risks of becoming a Perfect Jinchuriki.
• Hinata celebrated with her family, while Neji returned to his parents and admired Shinichi’s strength.
• Team Seven and other teams gathered at a barbecue restaurant to celebrate or recover from their exam results.
• Urashiki Otsutsuki arrived in Konoha’s back mountain, sensed Tailed Beast chakra, and fled through a spatial portal when someone called out.
• Sasuke Uchiha and Boruto also appeared in the back mountain, escaped the approaching Konoha ninja through Sasuke’s spatial gate, and prompted Shinichi to sense unfamiliar chakra.

Shinichi Hyuga detected Sasuke Uchiha and Boruto arriving in Konoha from the future and watched them through his Tenseigan. Sasuke chose to pose as a performer and post a mission so he and Boruto could move around Konoha while seeking help against Urashiki Otsutsuki.

• Shinichi Hyuga recognized Boruto and saw Momoshiki Otsutsuki inside him, and Momoshiki noticed Shinichi watching.
• Sasuke sensed Shinichi's attention and led Boruto to the Hokage Building rather than finding an inn.
• Sasuke told Boruto to use his own name and posed as a performer called Master Xiao Lin so they could operate as mission clients.
• Sasuke and Boruto learned from street conversations that they had arrived during the Chunin Exams, when Naruto Uzumaki was participating.
• Sasuke commissioned a half-month guide and bodyguard mission, hinting that he wanted an impressive young ninja to take it.
• Sasuke left the Hokage Building without approaching Shinichi, deciding to wait for him to make contact.

Young Sasuke and Boruto secured Team Seven as escorts after Minato questioned their mission and assigned Kakashi to keep watch on them. When Team Seven met the clients, Naruto, Hinata, and Sasuke felt an unexplained closeness to Boruto and Young Sasuke, while Young Sasuke sensed that someone was monitoring them.

• Minato reviewed Young Sasuke and Boruto's escort mission, suspected they were hiding trouble, and summoned them to the Hokage's Office.
• Young Sasuke avoided explaining the Otsutsuki threat but warned Minato that their enemy was very strong, so Minato assigned Team Seven and secretly added Kakashi to monitor them.
• Minato sent Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to meet the clients, and the newly promoted Chunin were disappointed to learn their mission was mostly a tour of Konoha.
• Naruto and Hinata felt a strong connection to Boruto, while Sasuke noticed that Young Sasuke resembled Itachi and seemed like his own reflection.
• Kakashi found the clients strange, and Young Sasuke sensed that someone was watching him and Boruto.

Minato approved Young Sasuke and Boruto’s protection-and-guide mission but assigned Kakashi to watch them after Young Sasuke withheld details about their enemy. Team Seven met the visitors at their inn, where Naruto and Hinata felt drawn to Boruto, Sasuke saw a resemblance between Young Sasuke and Itachi, and Young Sasuke sensed that someone was monitoring them.

• Minato suspected the mission might conceal a threat to Naruto, summoned Young Sasuke and Boruto, and questioned them about their need for protection.
• Young Sasuke said they had come to Konoha to avoid trouble and warned that their enemy was very strong without revealing the Otsutsuki.
• Minato assigned Team Seven to protect and guide the visitors, then added Kakashi to monitor them.
• Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke joined Kakashi for their first mission as Chunin and headed to the visitors’ inn.
• Naruto and Hinata felt an unusual closeness to Boruto, while Sasuke thought Young Sasuke resembled Itachi and himself.
• Young Sasuke sensed that someone was watching him and Boruto as Team Seven joined them.

Urashiki Otsutsuki attacked Hinata to extract the Three-Tails' Chakra, but Shinichi Hyuga intervened and drove him to retreat. Shinichi secretly tracked Urashiki's other-dimensional hideout and left to pursue him, while Hinata hoped he would return safely.

• Urashiki Otsutsuki hooked Hinata and tried to pull the Three-Tails' Chakra from her, but her seal resisted him.
• Shinichi Hyuga arrived using the Flying Thunder God Technique, stopped Urashiki's fishing line, and fought him to protect Hinata.
• Hinata woke and recognized Shinichi as her brother, and he ordered her to leave while forcing Urashiki onto the defensive.
• Urashiki escaped through a spatial gateway, unaware that Shinichi had sent a Kunai through it and sensed the location of his hideout.
• Shinichi told the Hyuga Clan to keep the attack secret, instructed Hinata to stay with Hanabi, and left to pursue Urashiki.

Shinichi drove Urashiki out of Konoha and confronted him in another dimension, where Urashiki evaded capture using spatial portals. Shinichi prepared to return to Konoha to protect Hinata, while Urashiki plotted to mature a Ten-Tails and feed it Isshiki or Kaguya.

• Shinichi's explosion drew Konoha forces toward the Hyuga Clan, while Sasuke rushed to protect Hinata and Orochimaru left his hiding place to investigate.
• Shinichi followed Urashiki's marked kunai to a barren other dimension and overwhelmed him with Tenseigan Chakra Mode and Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Urashiki escaped through a spatial portal, but a Truth-Seeking Orb severed his right hand during a later ambush before he vanished again.
• Shinichi decided to return to Konoha and guard Hinata, accepting that staying near her would make it difficult to finish off Urashiki.
• Urashiki returned to his hideout, reinforced the seal holding a half-mature Ten-Tails, and considered feeding it Isshiki or Kaguya to make it mature.

Urashiki Otsutsuki hid on Earth while searching for Sealing Jutsu and the Six-Tails, but Shinichi Hyuga traced him to the Ten-Tails’ hidden dimension. After setting a trap at the Ten-Tails’ bunker, Shinichi cornered Urashiki and forced him to prepare for a fight to the death.

• Urashiki Otsutsuki decided to study Sealing Jutsu so he could control Kaguya after unsealing her, and he returned to Earth to gather information.
• Shinichi Hyuga sensed an unfamiliar Chakra presence near Konoha and followed Urashiki’s spatial trail to the Land of Water.
• Shinichi used the Ten-Tails’ lingering aura on Urashiki to locate its hidden dimension, where he found the sealed Ten-Tails and set a communication Barrier above its bunker.
• Shinichi returned to Earth and tracked Urashiki, who was searching for the Six-Tails Jinchuriki near a grass hut.
• Shinichi blocked Urashiki’s attempt to escape through Yomotsu Hirasaka, and Urashiki transformed and unleashed his Chakra to fight.

Shinichi Hyuga fought Urashiki Otsutsuki after discovering Isshiki's hidden Ten-Tails, while Utakata watched from hiding nearby. Shinichi overwhelmed Urashiki with his strength, but Urashiki used time-freezing and time-reversal abilities to land a hit, leaving Shinichi probing for a way to counter him.

• Utakata woke to Shinichi Hyuga and Urashiki Otsutsuki's auras and hid in his cottage, waiting for a chance to flee.
• Shinichi attacked Urashiki with Truth-Seeking Orbs, but Urashiki dodged them and countered with Black Rods.
• Shinichi deflected Urashiki's attacks, punched him away, and stood unharmed after Urashiki's Ten-Tails Wave Meteor Soul exploded around him.
• Shinichi realized Urashiki was weaker than he had expected and struck him with an Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, injuring him.
• Urashiki used Ryugu to freeze time briefly and reverse it to read Shinichi's moves, then hit him while he was unable to react.
• Shinichi sensed that time had shifted and scattered Black Rods marked with Flying Thunder God Marks across the battlefield to test Urashiki's abilities.

Shinichi Hyuga figured out that Urashiki Otsutsuki froze time to evade attacks and strike first, but could not find a way to overcome the ability. He entered Sage Mode and prepared to test Urashiki with Frog Kata.

• Shinichi used Flying Thunder God to launch a close-range attack on Urashiki, who froze time to dodge and counterattack.
• After Urashiki kicked him away, Shinichi recognized that his opponent's ability involved manipulating time and recalled the Ryugu prison that had sealed Toneri.
• Shinichi tried to use Genjutsu against Urashiki, but saw no effect and concluded that he needed another way to overcome the time freeze.
• Shinichi considered using wide-area attacks, then gathered Natural Energy while Urashiki hesitated to interrupt him.
• Shinichi entered Sage Mode and prepared to attack Urashiki with Frog Kata.

Shinichi Hyuga defeated Urashiki Otsutsuki with Sage Mode and Flying Thunder God, then brought him to the Ten-Tails’ dimension as possible nourishment. After Urashiki warned that feeding him to the Ten-Tails might make it uncontrollable, Shinichi decided to absorb Urashiki’s power himself instead.

• Shinichi Hyuga used Frog Kata and a Flying Thunder God Mark to strike Urashiki Otsutsuki with a surprise explosion, rendering him unconscious.
• Shinichi Hyuga carried Urashiki Otsutsuki through a spatial gateway to the Other Dimension, while Utakata fled his damaged home to find another hiding place.
• Shinichi Hyuga hesitated over whether to feed Urashiki Otsutsuki to the Ten-Tails or absorb his power directly, fearing the Ten-Tails might evolve beyond his control.
• Urashiki Otsutsuki woke, warned Shinichi Hyuga that feeding him to the Ten-Tails could make it uncontrollable, and tried to dissuade him.
• Shinichi Hyuga pressed a palm to Urashiki Otsutsuki’s head and decided to use him to replenish himself instead of producing a God Tree Fruit.

Shinichi Hyuga devoured Urashiki Otsutsuki, endured a painful evolution, and chose to preserve the sealed Ten-Tails for future growth. After returning to the Land of Fire and failing to find Isshiki, he discovered an ancient Uchiha seal and went to investigate it.

• Shinichi Hyuga transformed Urashiki Otsutsuki into a Human Pill and devoured his Chakra, triggering painful changes and the growth of a new eye between his brows.
• Shinichi examined his altered appearance, then decided to leave the incomplete Ten-Tails sealed until he could use stronger Otsutsuki as nourishment.
• Shinichi reinforced the Ten-Tails' seal and left the Other Dimension, unaware that the creature had begun trying to escape.
• Shinichi returned to the Land of Fire, searched for Isshiki with his expanded sensing ability, and found no trace of him.
• Shinichi detected an ancient Uchiha Sealing Jutsu near a river at the bottom of a valley and went to investigate.

Shinichi Hyuga found Uchiha Hikari sealed inside a river valley and freed her, discovering she had lost her memories. He comforted her and planned to bring her to Konoha after letting her experience the world outside it.

• Shinichi Hyuga examined the Senju seal and used his Tenseigan to discover Uchiha Hikari, an unconscious girl, inside it.
• Shinichi Hyuga broke the seal and carried Uchiha Hikari to a meadow, where she awoke with no memories.
• Shinichi Hyuga told Uchiha Hikari her name and that she was from the Land of Fire, then identified himself as a Konoha ninja and her companion.
• Uchiha Hikari suffered intense pain when she heard the word ninja, and Shinichi Hyuga calmed her by guiding her to focus on the distant grassland.
• Shinichi Hyuga answered Uchiha Hikari's questions while withholding her painful past, and she decided she wanted to visit Konoha.
• Shinichi Hyuga took Uchiha Hikari to spend the night outdoors, planning to show her the world before bringing her back to Konoha.

Shinichi Hyuga took Uchiha Hikari on a trip so she could experience ordinary life, but she revealed that she had recovered her memories and feared returning to the Uchiha Clan. Shinichi reassured her that she could choose her own life, then Minato Namikaze arrived and found Shinichi safe.

• Shinichi Hyuga explained the peaceful era and the strained finances of Sunagakure while traveling with Uchiha Hikari.
• Uchiha Hikari chose a kite that reminded her of the freedom she had longed for while imprisoned, and Shinichi took her to fly it by a riverbank.
• Uchiha Hikari successfully flew the kite on her own, then let it drift away and asked Shinichi to take her back to Konoha and the Uchiha Clan.
• Shinichi realized Uchiha Hikari had recovered her memories and reassured her that no one would force her into a life she did not want.
• A Contact Toad appeared beside Shinichi, and Minato Namikaze arrived, relieved to see Shinichi safe.

Shinichi Hyuga and Minato Namikaze brought Uchiha Hikari back to Konoha, where the village's leaders welcomed Shinichi's safe return. Hikari met Fugaku Uchiha, and Shinichi hinted that the Third Hokage's clan had been involved in the seal that imprisoned her.

• Minato Namikaze found Shinichi Hyuga and met Uchiha Hikari, then offered her help as she settled into the idea of living in Konoha.
• Minato warned Shinichi that his disappearance had worried the Hyuga Clan, and Shinichi agreed to return to the village with him and Hikari.
• Minato left a Flying Thunder God Mark at the riverbank, then transported himself, Shinichi, and Hikari to the Hokage's Office.
• Hiashi embraced Shinichi in relief and thanked Minato for bringing him back safely.
• Fugaku Uchiha recognized Uchiha Hikari as a member of his clan, and Shinichi said he had rescued her from a seal containing Sarutobi Clan Chakra.

Shinichi Hyuga brought Uchiha Hikari back to Konoha, where Fugaku welcomed her into the Uchiha Clan and gave her a home. As Team Seven was summoned to meet the Hokage, Shinichi arranged for Hikari to tutor his younger sister.

• Fugaku welcomed Hikari into the Uchiha Clan and arranged a furnished house for her in the clan compound.
• Shinichi told Minato he had killed the enemy who attacked the Hyuga Clan and would explain the matter later; Minato lifted the village lockdown.
• Kakashi and Young Sasuke comforted Hinata while Team Seven waited at a tea shop, and Kakashi received Minato's summons for Mr. Kobayashi and Boruto.
• Kakashi brought Young Sasuke and Boruto to the Hokage's Office, while Shinichi accompanied Hikari to her new home.
• Shinichi offered Hikari a paid position tutoring his younger sister, and Hikari accepted.

Shinichi Hyuga settled Uchiha Hikari in the Uchiha Clan Compound, then went to the Hokage's Office and revealed to Young Sasuke and Boruto that he had killed Otsutsuki Urashiki and recognized their identities. Minato realized the two were his descendants from the future, while Sasuke began questioning the depth of Shinichi's power.

• Fugaku Uchiha accepted Shinichi Hyuga's decision to place Uchiha Hikari in the Uchiha Clan Compound and recognized that she had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shinichi Hyuga reassured Uchiha Hikari, promised to show her around Konoha the next day, and left for the Hokage's Office.
• Shinichi Hyuga told Young Sasuke and Boruto that he had killed Otsutsuki Urashiki and that they could return, exposing that he knew who they were.
• Young Sasuke dropped his disguise and asked when Shinichi Hyuga had learned his identity, while Minato Namikaze recognized Sasuke and guessed that Boruto was his grandson.
• Shinichi Hyuga explained that he had identified the pair after pursuing and speaking with Otsutsuki Urashiki, and Young Sasuke questioned how Shinichi had become powerful enough to kill an Otsutsuki.

Shinichi Hyuga told Young Sasuke and Boruto that he had killed Urashiki Otsutsuki and discovered that the two could not return to their era without a time-travel device. Minato went to retrieve Konoha’s turtle-shaped Treasure Tool, while Shinichi revealed his Tenseigan to Boruto and encouraged him about his potential.

• Shinichi told Young Sasuke that Urashiki Otsutsuki was dead, though he could not provide the corpse as proof.
• Sasuke admitted that he and Boruto had no way to return because Urashiki had opened the Time Gate they used.
• Shinichi recalled a turtle-shaped Treasure Tool that could travel through time, and Minato left to find it.
• Boruto asked whether Shinichi’s eyes were Byakugan, and Shinichi revealed that they were Tenseigan.
• Shinichi reassured Boruto that he had the potential to awaken the Byakugan and become a powerful shinobi.

Shinichi Hyuga encouraged Boruto and revealed the Otsutsuki threat to Minato and Sasuke, including the hidden Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. Minato agreed to support an effort against the clan, and Shinichi suggested developing jinchuriki and ninjas with powerful Kekkei Genkai.

• Shinichi reassured Boruto that he could become powerful and told him to ask for help if he ever faced an insurmountable hurdle.
• Minato brought Shinichi the turtle-shaped Treasure Tool, which Shinichi gave to Young Sasuke to study with his Rinnegan.
• Shinichi explained the history of Kaguya, Hamura, the Sage of Six Paths, and the Otsutsuki Clan to Minato, Sasuke, and Boruto.
• Minato and Sasuke learned that Kaguya had attacked her partner, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who had survived while severely wounded and gone into hiding.
• Minato offered Shinichi support and authority to investigate Isshiki and protect Konoha and the Shinobi World.
• Shinichi said that jinchuriki and ninjas with powerful Kekkei Genkai should grow into forces against the Otsutsuki.

Minato Namikaze arranged for Kushina to nominally lead a new elite department investigating the Otsutsuki, while Shinichi Hyuga would direct its operations. After Sasuke Uchiha and Boruto returned to their own time, Minato and Shinichi noticed Orochimaru spying and considered recruiting him to study the Otsutsuki.

• Minato Namikaze proposed forming an Otsutsuki investigation unit with Kushina as its official head and Shinichi Hyuga as her deputy, and Shinichi agreed.
• Sasuke Uchiha used the Treasure Tool to prepare to return to the future with Boruto and asked Minato and Shinichi to keep their identities confidential.
• Minato promised to seal the memories of everyone else who had seen Sasuke and Boruto, then took them to a secluded clearing.
• Sasuke activated the Treasure Tool, and Boruto called Minato Grandpa and Shinichi Uncle Shinichi before the two disappeared.
• Shinichi and Minato noticed Orochimaru's white snake watching them, and Minato suggested contacting Orochimaru about researching the Otsutsuki.