Chapter Summaries

Cloud Ninja infiltrators tried to carry out their mission inside the Hyuga Clan, but Shin Hyuga and the guards intercepted them. Shinichi recognized the Heavenly Transfer Technique and urged his Great-Grandfather to capture the attackers alive; Kakashi and Shisui continued fighting as the chapter ended.

• Shin Hyuga appeared, and the infiltrators began considering retreat as Konoha reinforcements threatened to arrive.
• The Cloud Ninja leader ordered his team to prepare the Heavenly Transfer Technique and send their target away.
• Shinichi identified the attackers as Cloud Ninja and warned Shin Hyuga to leave them alive if possible.
• The Cloud Ninja split up to attack Shin Hyuga and Shinichi, but Shin Hyuga defeated his opponent with a single strike.
• Shisui and Kakashi intercepted the other attackers, with Shisui struggling against his opponent while Kakashi gained the advantage.
• Shin Hyuga and Shinichi chose not to interfere, letting the two Hokage guards continue their battles.

Shinichi used the Flying Thunder God Technique to knock out the Cloud Ninja preparing the Heavenly Transfer Technique, then examined the completed seal. The shock of his strength helped Shisui and Kakashi capture the remaining Cloud Ninjas.

• Shinichi threw a lightning-enhanced Kunai and teleported beside the Cloud Ninja, knocking him unconscious with a blow that sealed his acupoints and disrupted his Chakra.
• Shinichi examined the Heavenly Transfer Technique seal while Shin Hyuga praised his combat ability.
• The Cloud Ninjas faltered after witnessing Shinichi defeat their ally.
• Shisui used Sharingan Genjutsu to freeze his opponent and bind him with steel wire.
• Kakashi used a Shadow Clone to distract his opponent, then buried him with Earth Style: Headhunter Jutsu.

After Cloud Ninja attacked the Hyuga compound, Shin Hyuga publicized the assault while Minato took responsibility for Konoha’s failure to prevent it. Kumogakure then blamed Konoha and threatened war, and rumors inside the village turned public opinion against the Hyuga Clan.

• Kakashi and Shisui defeated Cloud Ninja intruders, while Shinichi memorized the arrangement of their Scrolls and took them for later study.
• Shin Hyuga found that the Branch Family had killed nine of eleven intercepted Cloud Ninja, then returned to the compound and displayed the captives to arriving Konoha ninja.
• Minato arrived at the Hyuga compound, apologized to Shin Hyuga, and took responsibility before the captives and bodies were handed to the Anbu.
• Konoha publicly condemned Kumogakure’s attack, but Kumogakure accused Konoha of murdering its envoys and threatened war unless the culprit was handed over.
• Rumors spread in Konoha blaming the Hyuga Clan and opposing war, reminding Kakashi of the public condemnation of his father.

Konoha’s leaders argued over how to respond to the Cloud Ninja’s demands after the envoy’s death, with Hiruzen Sarutobi urging the Hyuga to be sacrificed to avoid war and Minato Namikaze backing the clan. Shin Hyuga refused to compromise, and Shinichi Hyuga observed the power struggle among Konoha’s higher-ups intensify.

• Public opinion in Konoha turned against the Hyuga, with villagers calling for them to hand over the person who killed the Cloud Ninja Envoy.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Minato Namikaze and the assembled leaders that Konoha could not afford another war and should appease the Cloud Ninja.
• Mitokado Homura urged Shin Hyuga to accept the Hyuga Clan’s sacrifice for the village, while Minato rejected compromise and proposed strengthening defenses near the Land of Lightning.
• Shin Hyuga declared that the Hyuga were victims of a Cloud Ninja conspiracy and would never surrender the Byakugan or compromise.
• Minato approved Shin Hyuga’s defiant stance, while Shinichi Hyuga watched the conflict among Konoha’s leaders surface.

Shin Hyuga rejected the demand to hand over Hyuga Clan members to appease the Cloud Ninja, arguing that Konoha must protect the clan and stand ready to resist. He left with Shinichi, and Minato remained confident that the pressure campaign against the Hyuga Clan would end without violence.

• Mitokado Homura denounced Shin Hyuga and accused the Hyuga Clan of risking war for its own interests.
• Shin Hyuga defended the clan's history and service to Konoha, challenged Homura's authority, and questioned whether the village feared the Cloud Ninja more than it valued its own people.
• Utatane Koharu supported Homura and argued that sacrificing a few clan members could prevent war, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo stayed silent.
• Shin Hyuga told Koharu that the Hyuga Clan would hand no one over and that the Cloud Ninja could come take them themselves.
• Shin Hyuga declared that the Hyuga Clan deserved a say, then left with Shinichi as Minato remained confident the dispute would not escalate to violence.

Shinichi Hyuga stood by the Hyuga Clan and rejected sacrificing Branch Family members, while Konoha’s hard-line response to the Cloud Ninja brought the village closer to war. As hostility toward the Hyuga spread, Naruto Uzumaki defended Hinata from children bullying her in the street.

• Shinichi told Shin Hyuga he would protect his clansmen rather than hand Branch Family ninja over to the Cloud Ninja, and Shin Hyuga approved of his answer.
• Konoha told the Cloud Ninja to come and take the people they wanted, prompting Cloud forces to advance toward the border and Obito Uchiha to consider exploiting the conflict.
• As Konoha and the Cloud Ninja reinforced their borders, some villagers blamed the Hyuga Clan and treated its members with contempt.
• While Hinata shopped with her maid, several children knocked her into the snow and insulted her for being Hyuga.
• Naruto Uzumaki rushed over, pushed the children aside, and stood between them and Hinata.

Naruto defended Hinata from a group of children but was badly beaten before Hinata helped drive them away. The Hyuga Clan brought the children home, where Kushina reunited with Naruto and Hana praised him for protecting Hinata.

• Naruto stood up to the children who were bullying Hinata, but they beat him and Hinata was struck while trying to stop them.
• The children left, and Naruto comforted a tearful Hinata despite his bruises.
• Hinata's maid found Naruto and Hinata and brought them to the Hyuga Clan residence, where Hana treated Naruto and sent for Kushina.
• Kushina hurried to the Hyuga residence after learning Naruto was there, teased him about his bruised face, and checked his injuries.
• Hana picked Naruto up and praised him for protecting Hinata.

Shin Hyuga prepared to lead the Hyuga Clan’s elites to the Cloud Ninja Front and made Shinichi the clan’s new leader, teaching him the Caged Bird Seal and entrusting him with the Main Family’s affairs. After the Hyuga forces departed alongside Jiraiya’s return, Shinichi faced an anxious, depleted Clan Compound while Zetsu discussed exploiting the coming war for their plans.

• Shin Hyuga told Shinichi that Konoha was preparing for war and that he would command the Hyuga forces at the Front Line, leaving the Clan Compound weakened.
• Shin Hyuga taught Shinichi the Caged Bird Seal, gave him a Scroll about the Main Family, and entrusted him with leadership in case the older generation did not return.
• Shin Hyuga gathered the Branch Family leaders, announced the clan’s war preparations, and left Hizashi Hyuga behind to assist Shinichi.
• Jiraiya returned to Konoha, and Shin Hyuga led a large group of Hyuga Clan Members toward the battlefield.
• Shinichi surveyed the uneasy Clan Compound with his Byakugan after the departure, while Zetsu discussed using the conflict to advance their plans.

With Hyuga Hiashi and Shin Hyuga away, Shinichi Hyuga calmly maintained the Hyuga Clan while Shimura Danzō plotted to remove him and install a more compliant heir. A suspicious fire at the compound was extinguished, but Shisui Uchiha noticed something troubling as the chapter ended.

• Shinichi Hyuga trained with Shisui Uchiha as Hizashi Hyuga brought Neji to watch and train alongside him.
• Shimura Danzō concluded that Shinichi was keeping the Hyuga Clan stable and ordered Kurama Yunhai to target him, hoping to make Hiashi's daughter the clan heir.
• Kurama Yunhai set fire to an empty room in the Hyuga compound, then watched the guards respond and judged that attacking them directly would be difficult.
• Shinichi arrived after Kakashi Hatake and Shisui Uchiha helped put out the fire, inspected the scene, and ordered Kazutaka to investigate and seal off the room.
• As Shinichi prepared to leave, Shisui closely examined the fire scene and followed Kakashi away with a furrowed brow.

After a fire at the Hyuga Clan Compound was ruled an accident, Kazutaka Hyuga supervised craftsmen repairing the burned building. That night, a black mist emerged from Kazutaka and apparently possessed him, and he attacked Shinichi and the others.

• Kazutaka Hyuga and the Branch Family guards concluded that aging wiring had caused the fire, and Shinichi arranged for the damaged building to be repaired.
• Kazutaka warned the craftsmen not to wander around the Hyuga compound, then supervised them as they cleared the ruins.
• Kazutaka dozed off during work and dreamed of gaining the Main Family’s trust and marrying the girl he loved.
• After returning home, Kazutaka fell asleep as black mist seeped from his body and made him thrash in a frightening dream.
• At the compound that evening, Kazutaka charged Shinichi, Keisuke, Kakashi Hatake, and Shisui Uchiha in black armor, knocking Keisuke away and shattering Kakashi’s blade.
• Shinichi ordered the others to subdue Kazutaka without hurting him, and Keisuke, Kakashi, and Shisui surrounded their possessed comrade.

Shinichi Hyuga and his allies subdued Kazutaka Hyuga, who had been turned into a weapon by Kurama Yunhai’s Nightmare Puppetry. Shinichi searched for the hidden caster, but Kurama escaped the water tower just before Shinichi’s Byakugan reached it.

• Kakashi Hatake, Shisui Uchiha, and Keisuke Hyuga attacked Kazutaka Hyuga, but his armor sprouted spikes and he escaped their first attempt to restrain him.
• Kazutaka charged Shinichi Hyuga, who evaded the axe strike and destroyed three Demon Wolves that appeared behind him.
• Shisui bound Kazutaka with wire-linked shuriken, and Keisuke struck the acupoint at Kazutaka’s nape, leaving him unconscious.
• Shinichi expanded his Byakugan search while Kurama Yunhai, controlling Kazutaka with Nightmare Puppetry, packed up and fled the water tower after noticing Shinichi’s search.

After Kazutaka Hyuga was manipulated into attacking Shinichi, Shinichi summoned Hiruzen Sarutobi and enlisted Konoha’s forces to investigate the culprit. Hiruzen suspected the Kurama Clan’s kekkei genkai, and Shinichi invited Fugaku Uchiha to involve the Police Force as well.

• Shinichi noticed that tall buildings around the Hyuga Compound left the clan exposed, then ordered Keisuke to guard Kazutaka and investigate his recent contacts.
• Shinichi asked Kakashi to report the attack to Minato but declined extra guards, deciding instead to seek help from Hiruzen and other village forces.
• Hiruzen examined Kazutaka and the equipment from the previous night, suspected the Kurama Clan’s kekkei genkai, and concealed his thoughts while saying he needed more time.
• Shinichi asked Hiruzen to have the Anbu investigate, invoking the Hyuga Clan’s wartime service, and Hiruzen agreed.
• When Fugaku arrived, Shinichi said the Uchiha Police Force should help investigate the enemy, prompting Hiruzen to question why the clan head had been invited.

Fugaku Uchiha brought Itachi to the Hyuga Clan Compound, where Shinichi sought cooperation between their clans to investigate the assassination attempt. Hiruzen promised help from his own Anbu but refused to involve Root, and Itachi agreed to stay with the Hyuga while Shisui was there.

• Fugaku introduced his son Itachi to Shinichi and Hiruzen, explaining that he had brought him to build connections between their clans.
• Hiruzen said he would have the Anbu investigate Kazutaka's condition and the technique, and promised to help protect the Hyuga Clan.
• Shinichi asked Hiruzen to involve Danzo's Root in the investigation, but Hiruzen refused and left.
• Shinichi thanked Fugaku for the Uchiha Clan's assistance and invited Itachi to stay at the Hyuga Compound with Shisui.
• Fugaku promised to strengthen patrols and guards around the Hyuga Compound, while privately considering what Keisuke had revealed about the attack.
• Itachi accepted Shinichi's invitation after learning that Shisui was staying at the compound.

After the attack on the Hyuga Clan, Shinichi strengthened ties with Fugaku Uchiha while Hiruzen confronted Danzō over Root’s involvement. The chapter left Kurama Yunhai exposed when Fugaku’s Uchiha forces intercepted him outside the Hyuga compound.

• Fugaku Uchiha promised to help Shinichi Hyuga and stayed for lunch before leaving.
• Itachi Uchiha remained at the Hyuga Clan, where Hana welcomed him as Shinichi’s friend.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Shimura Danzō, who admitted the attacker was Kurama Yunhai but claimed he could no longer contact him.
• Hiruzen warned Danzō that the Uchiha would help guard Shinichi, then left Root’s base.
• Shinichi placed Kazutaka under surveillance and had Hizashi investigate the craftsmen repairing the compound.
• Kurama Yunhai grew suspicious that the Hyuga had noticed him, but Fugaku Uchiha and five elites intercepted him and ordered him to come with them.

Fugaku Uchiha and the Uchiha elites captured Kurama Yunhai outside the Hyuga compound, but Shinichi Hyuga stopped his escape and Kurama died when a hidden Cursed Seal erupted. Shinichi ordered Keisuke to bring in the Yamanaka Clan so they could extract information from the corpse, revealing to Fugaku how much authority Shinichi held.

• Fugaku Uchiha confirmed Kurama Yunhai was the assassin and led Uchiha elites to arrest him outside the Hyuga compound.
• Kurama Yunhai used his Kekkei Genkai to summon lightning and create defenses, killing a craftsman when Fugaku ordered the Uchiha to attack without restraint.
• Shinichi Hyuga struck Kurama Yunhai with the Gentle Fist and knocked him unconscious, ending the fight.
• Keisuke Hyuga checked Kurama Yunhai for the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal but found none.
• A hidden Cursed Seal erupted in Kurama Yunhai's heart and killed him before the Hyuga could interrogate him.
• Shinichi ordered Keisuke to summon members of the Yamanaka Clan to extract information from Kurama Yunhai's corpse, surprising Fugaku with his authority.

Shinichi Hyuga refused to let Anbu take Kurama Yunhai’s corpse, suspecting that whoever wanted to seize it might be tied to the plot against the Hyuga Clan. As Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō arrived to settle the standoff, Shinichi openly declared that he did not trust the Anbu and would keep the corpse.

• Shinichi Hyuga thanked Fugaku Uchiha for helping capture the assassin, but Fugaku withheld what he knew and said the Yamanaka Clan could uncover the truth.
• Anbu arrived and claimed authority over the investigation, but Hizashi Hyuga and Shinichi blocked them from taking Kurama Yunhai’s corpse.
• Hizashi attacked the Anbu when they tried to approach the body, and Shinichi’s guards surrounded them as the standoff escalated.
• Shimura Danzō and Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived, and Hiruzen urged Shinichi to trust the Anbu and avoid a conflict.
• Shinichi told Hiruzen that he did not trust the Anbu and declared that no one would take the corpse from the Hyuga Clan.

Shinichi Hyuga refused to let Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō take Kurama Yunhai’s corpse, and the dispute escalated into a fight between the Hyuga Clan and the Anbu. After using the Flying Thunder God Technique to secure the corpse and escape Danzō’s capture order, Shinichi led the Hyuga in surrounding the Anbu as Danzō approached him.

• Shinichi Hyuga rejected the Anbu’s authority and ordered the Hyuga Clan guards to take Kurama Yunhai’s corpse, while Shimura Danzō urged the Anbu to seize it by force.
• Shinichi attacked the Anbu with Lightning Chakra-coated Kunai and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Kurama Yunhai’s corpse away.
• Shimura Danzō ordered the Anbu to capture Shinichi, and Hiruzen Sarutobi allowed the order to proceed.
• Hizashi Hyuga rallied the clan to protect Shinichi as the Hyuga surrounded the Anbu, and Shinichi teleported beside Fugaku Uchiha.
• Shinichi ordered the Hyuga to capture the surrounded Anbu, and Shimura Danzō walked toward him.

Shinichi Hyuga fought Shimura Danzō after Danzō attacked him, revealing powerful taijutsu and Wind Release techniques. Shinichi survived with Flying Thunder God and his new Chakra Armor, then launched a lethal Chakra attack at Danzō.

• Fugaku Uchiha challenged Shimura Danzō as Danzō rushed past him and punched Shinichi Hyuga, sending him flying.
• Danzō attacked Shinichi with Wind Blade Shuriken, but Shinichi dodged and countered using a Flying Thunder God Kunai.
• Danzō anticipated Shinichi's teleportation and reached for his neck, but Shinichi's Chakra Armor stopped his hand.
• Danzō used Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, but Shinichi's Chakra Armor shattered the flying stone tiles without harming him.
• Shinichi formed a lion-shaped Chakra Cloak and fired a high-density Chakra sphere at Danzō.

Shinichi Hyuga nearly killed Shimura Danzō after the Hyuga Clan clashed with the Anbu over custody of an assassin’s body, but Minato Namikaze intervened and ended the fight. Minato let the Hyuga keep Kurama Yunhai’s body for one week to investigate, and the chapter ended with Inoichi Yamanaka arriving to examine it.

• Shinichi Hyuga fired a miniature Tailed Beast Bomb at the incapacitated Shimura Danzō, but Minato Namikaze appeared and sent the attack into the Other Dimension.
• Minato ordered everyone to stop fighting, and Hizashi Hyuga explained the dispute over the assassin’s body with Fugaku Uchiha confirming his account.
• Minato allowed the Hyuga Clan to keep Kurama Yunhai’s body for one week before handing it to the Analysis Team, and warned them not to act without reporting to him.
• Shinichi returned to the Hyuga Clan Compound, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō left and Minato stayed to learn more about the investigation.
• Inoichi Yamanaka arrived to investigate the assassin’s brain as the Hyuga Clan focused on identifying the person who had commanded Kurama Yunhai.

Inoichi Yamanaka examined Kurama Yunhai’s memories with Shinichi Hyuga and Minato Namikaze to uncover who had ordered the assassination. They identified Shimura Danzō as the mastermind, and Minato promised to handle the matter before Hyuga and Root could clash.

• Hizashi Hyuga brought Inoichi Yamanaka to the Hyuga Clan Shrine, where the elders asked him to investigate Kurama Yunhai’s corpse.
• Inoichi found a seal in Kurama Yunhai’s mind, then brought Shinichi and Minato into the spiritual space to help review his memories.
• Shinichi and Minato witnessed Kurama Yunhai’s past, including his childhood training that forced Root recruits to kill one another.
• Shinichi concluded that Shimura Danzō had ordered the assassination, and Minato promised the Hyuga Clan a satisfactory answer.