Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Mirai, a transmigrated orphan from the Hyuga Branch Family, learned that he had been assigned to Ninja Academy’s First Year, Class B, and began preparing for school and survival in the coming war. He set a disciplined training plan and studied his father’s cultivation notes before his first day of class.

• Hyuga Mirai waited for the class assignments and spoke with Kato Shizune, who had hoped they would be placed together.
• Hyuga Mirai found his name in First Year, Class B, and returned home to prepare for school.
• Hyuga Mirai reflected on his life in the Branch Family and planned to become a medical-nin while continuing Gentle Fist training.
• Hyuga Mirai bought school supplies and food, then created a long-term plan to strengthen himself before the Third World War.
• Hyuga Mirai packed his schoolbag, trained within his limits, ate dinner, and studied his father’s cultivation notes before going to sleep.

Hyuga Mirai began classes at the Ninja Academy, presenting himself as a future medical-nin while studying diligently and training in shuriken. At home, he checked his slowly loading Scientific Template System and resolved to use science to escape the limits imposed on him as a Hyuga branch-family member.

• Hyuga Mirai introduced himself to Class B and said he wanted to become a medical-nin, while instructor Ishii Ichiro assumed the clan had prompted his ambition.
• Ishii Ichiro taught the class from the Will of Fire textbook, and Hyuga Mirai studied the required theory despite finding it tedious.
• Ishii Ichiro demonstrated shuriken throwing, and Hyuga Mirai practiced carefully while his classmates competed over throwing distance.
• Hyuga Mirai returned home, trained, made dinner, and read theoretical textbooks before checking his Scientific Template System.
• Hyuga Mirai saw that the system's extraction and shuttle functions were still loading and resolved to use science to overcome his restricted future as a branch-family member.

Hyuga Mirai considered the upcoming practical combat class a chance to assess Class A’s students, while teacher Ishii Ichiro intended to use the exercise to show Class B the gap between themselves and stronger peers. The classes gathered at the training grounds, where Mirai studied the students and caught Hyuga Kiyomi’s attention.

• Hyuga Mirai recalled his classmates’ abilities and reflected on why he stood out in Class B while Class A contained many prominent clan children.
• Koharu Junko told Hyuga Mirai that Class B would have a practical combat class with Class A that afternoon.
• Ishii Ichiro announced the joint class and said he had expectations only for Hyuga Mirai, prompting the rest of Class B to feel discouraged.
• Hyuga Mirai listened attentively to theory lessons and prepared to use the practical class to gauge Class A’s strength.
• The two classes assembled at the training grounds, where Hyuga Mirai looked over the students and drew the attention of Hyuga Kiyomi.

Class A defeated Class B in the practical combat matches, and Hyuga Mirai gained ideas for his own training. He deliberately lost his Gentle Fist match to Hyuga Kiyomi, who invited him to practice at the clan compound.

• Might Guy defeated Kimura Shin with a decisive Leaf Whirlwind, beginning Class A’s series of victories over Class B.
• Hyuga Mirai watched the matches and resolved to practice the Three-Body Technique and Chakra control.
• Hyuga Mirai and Hyuga Kiyomi fought with the Gentle Fist, and Mirai recognized her feint but allowed her to strike him.
• Hyuga Mirai conceded defeat, and Hyuga Kiyomi invited him to train at the clan compound.

Hyuga Mirai trained relentlessly in Taijutsu, the Three-Body Technique, and Chakra control while hiding his true Gentle Fist ability from the clan. Hyuga Sosuke ordered him to become Hyuga Kiyomi’s guard, forcing him to attend clan training with her in exchange for a larger allowance.

• Hyuga Mirai studied Ninja Academy theory and practiced the Three-Body Technique, then planned to build his Chakra control and learn basic medical knowledge.
• Hyuga Mirai followed a demanding routine of Gentle Fist practice in a remote forest, indoor Chakra control exercises, and study.
• Hyuga Sosuke questioned Hyuga Mirai about his trips to remote places, and Hyuga Mirai explained that he practiced and sometimes went fishing for food.
• Hyuga Sosuke assigned Hyuga Mirai to guard Hyuga Kiyomi on the way to and from school and ordered him to join her at clan group training.
• Hyuga Sosuke promised Hyuga Mirai an extra five thousand ryo in monthly allowance and reminded him that Branch Family members served the Main Family.

Hyuga Mirai escorted Hyuga Kiyomi to the Ninja Academy while planning how to protect his training time and hide his abilities. After Kiyomi questioned his silent footsteps, Mirai explained the technique as textbook knowledge, then returned to studying in class.

• Hyuga Mirai greeted Hyuga Kiyomi and accompanied her to the Ninja Academy, considering how his new guard duty would affect his training.
• Hyuga Mirai decided to order concealed weights to intensify his physical training, despite worrying about the expense.
• Hyuga Kiyomi stopped Hyuga Mirai and asked why he made no sound as he walked.
• Hyuga Mirai attributed his silent steps to a Ninja Academy textbook, and Hyuga Kiyomi resolved to pay more attention to theoretical lessons.
• Hyuga Mirai went to class and studied diligently until Ishii Ichiro arrived and began the lesson.

Hyuga Mirai arranged to observe and intern at Konoha Hospital, hoping to establish himself as a Medical-nin while continuing his secret training. The system remained inactive, with its extraction function at 56% and shuttle function at 10%.

• Hyuga Mirai deliberately lost his spar with Hyuga Kiyomi, who urged him to practice the Gentle Fist instead of reading so much.
• Hyuga Sosuke scolded Hyuga Mirai for neglecting the Gentle Fist, but Hyuga Kiyomi supported his request to train at Konoha Hospital.
• Hyuga Sosuke agreed to submit Hyuga Mirai's application after Hyuga Kiyomi said his Medical-nin potential could benefit the Hyūga Clan.
• Hyuga Mirai trained and studied medical knowledge at home, then checked the system and saw that its extraction function was loading at 56% and its shuttle function at 10%.

Hyuga Mirai continued his medical studies and Gentle Fist training while beginning an internship at Konoha Hospital. After Hyuga Kiyomi insisted on joining his afternoon fishing trip, he went to collect her and set out with her, secretly protected by a Chunin guard.

• Hyuga Mirai studied medicine, trained in Gentle Fist, and kept his Byakugan hidden until he could safely reveal it.
• Hyuga Mirai received permission to intern at Konoha Hospital, where Doctor Nakano grew to trust him as a diligent assistant.
• Hyuga Kiyomi told Hyuga Mirai she would join his afternoon trip to train in the wild, despite his attempt to discourage her.
• Hyuga Mirai planned to fish for food and went to the Fourth Elder's residence to meet Hyuga Kiyomi.
• Hyuga Kiyomi set out with Hyuga Mirai, while a Chunin guard secretly followed to protect her.

Hyuga Mirai went fishing with Hyuga Kiyomi and discussed Kakashi Hatake’s early promotion prospects and the Will of Fire. He left the conversation reflecting on how Konoha’s ideals and the history of the Warring States period related to the coming wars.

• Hyuga Mirai baited his hook and told Hyuga Kiyomi he was tired and needed to fish for food, then offered to spar with her.
• Hyuga Kiyomi declined to train and sat with Hyuga Mirai by the river.
• Hyuga Mirai asked about Kakashi Hatake, and Hyuga Kiyomi said he had been a Genin for two months and planned to apply for the Chunin Exams.
• Hyuga Mirai asked Hyuga Kiyomi what she thought of the Will of Fire, and they discussed its promise to protect the village’s children.
• Hyuga Mirai recalled records he had read in Konoha Library and considered how clan commissions and conflicts had fueled the Warring States period’s violence.

Hyuga Mirai impressed Doctor Nakano with his skill treating wounds, and Nakano told him he would begin teaching him Medical Ninjutsu. After the Hyuga Main Family learned of Mirai’s talent, it raised his allowance, but Mirai privately rejected the clan’s view that Branch Family members existed to serve the Main Family.

• Hyuga Mirai skillfully stitched and treated an injured Ninja, earning Doctor Nakano’s praise.
• Doctor Nakano treated Hyuga Mirai to sushi and said he would begin teaching him Medical Ninjutsu the next day.
• Hyuga Mirai told Hyuga Kiyomi about his medical talent, hoping the Main Family would invest more in him.
• Hyuga Sosuke informed Hyuga Mirai that the Fourth Elder had increased his monthly allowance by ten thousand ryō.
• Hyuga Mirai promised to serve the Main Family while privately resolving to break free from its control.

Hyuga Mirai built a reputation as a gifted Medical-nin while balancing hospital work and his studies, and Doctor Nakano came to believe he could rival Tsunade. After overhearing villagers repeat vague rumors blaming the Konoha White Fang for abandoning a mission, Mirai challenged them to explain the alleged losses but left without getting an answer.

• Hyuga Mirai learned the Healing Technique in three days and later mastered the Mystical Palm Technique and other Medical Ninjutsu under Doctor Nakano.
• Doctor Nakano praised Mirai's medical skill and trusted him to assist with surgeries at Konoha Hospital.
• Mirai bought rice and meat at the market and overheard the shopkeeper and his friend blaming the Konoha White Fang for losses to the Land of Fire.
• Mirai questioned the villagers about what losses had occurred and where they had heard the story, but they could not give specific answers.

Hyuga Mirai trained with Hyuga Kiyomi, discussed the Konoha White Fang rumors, and learned she planned to arrange for them to graduate and join the same team. Several months later, five students graduated while Uchiha Obito failed the examination.

• Hyuga Mirai held out against Hyuga Kiyomi’s Gentle Fist before she defeated him, and he told her that Medical Ninjutsu left him little time to train.
• Hyuga Kiyomi explained that the Konoha White Fang’s mission details were secret and criticized how he had been treated.
• Hyuga Kiyomi told Hyuga Mirai she would graduate the following month and said she would arrange for him to graduate with her and join her team.
• Several months later, Uchiha Tekka, Sarutobi Asuma, Yuhi Kurenai, Hyuga Kiyomi, and Shiranui Genma passed the graduation examination, while Uchiha Obito failed.

Hyuga Mirai received his Genin forehead protector and learned he would join Team 5 with Hyuga Kiyomi and Yuhi Kurenai. Their Jonin captain, Kaminari Kaede, introduced himself at Training Ground 3 and began testing the team’s abilities.

• Hyuga Mirai reviewed his available system function and his combat skills before preparing to leave the village as a Genin.
• Hyuga Mirai met Hyuga Kiyomi and Yuhi Kurenai at Training Ground 3, and they shared information about their abilities and roles.
• Kaminari Kaede appeared using the Body Flicker Technique, introduced himself as Team 5’s captain, and asked the Genin to introduce themselves.
• Kaminari Kaede announced that he would assess the team, and Hyuga Mirai, Hyuga Kiyomi, and Yuhi Kurenai hid in the forest.

Kaminari Kaede tested Hyuga Mirai, Hyuga Kiyomi, and Yuhi Kurenai in a sparring match, then praised their teamwork and outlined their weaknesses. After he left, the three agreed to celebrate their new team with barbecue, and Kiyomi told Mirai to call her by her first name while they were together.

• Hyuga Mirai and his teammates attacked Kaminari Kaede with shuriken, exploding tags, and smoke bombs, but he deflected their attacks and used Water Release to counter.
• Hyuga Kiyomi charged through the smoke and fought Kaminari Kaede with Gentle Fist, while Hyuga Mirai joined the fight and helped create an opening for Yuhi Kurenai.
• Yuhi Kurenai caught Kaminari Kaede in the Hell Viewing Technique after he moved to deflect the team's exploding kunai.
• Kaminari Kaede praised the team's coordination, pointed out their shortcomings, and told them to gather at the Hokage Hall at nine the next morning.
• After Kaminari Kaede left, Yuhi Kurenai suggested a barbecue, and Hyuga Kiyomi agreed to pay for Mirai's share and asked him to call her Kiyomi while they were with the team.

Hyuga Mirai’s squad collected several D-rank missions and split up to complete them. After finishing his own field-plowing assignment, Mirai helped Yuhi Kurenai transport goods, and the squad turned in all their missions before three o’clock.

• Kaminari Kaede took Hyuga Mirai, Hyuga Kiyomi, and Yuhi Kurenai to the Hokage Tower, where Sarutobi Hiruzen assigned them three D-rank missions.
• Kaminari Kaede let the three Genin choose their own assignments, and Hyuga Kiyomi took the wild-boar job, Yuhi Kurenai took the goods-transport job, and Hyuga Mirai took the field-plowing job.
• Hyuga Mirai finished plowing the field in two hours and ate five bowls of ramen before Yuhi Kurenai asked him to help transport the merchant’s goods.
• Hyuga Mirai agreed to help Yuhi Kurenai, and they completed the transport mission together before gathering at the Hokage Tower.
• Kaminari Kaede led the squad in turning in their missions and told them to gather again the next day.

After five days of D-rank missions and training, Kaminari Kaede's squad left Konoha on a C-rank escort mission to the Grass Country. Hyuga Mirai resisted the Branch Family's demand that he sacrifice himself for the Main Family and departed hoping to grow stronger.

• Kaminari Kaede assigned Hyuga Mirai, Hyuga Kiyomi, and Yuhi Kurenai a C-rank mission escorting a merchant caravan to the Grass Country.
• Hyuga Sosuke ordered Hyuga Mirai to protect Hyuga Kiyomi at any cost, and Hyuga Mirai privately rejected the Branch Family's duty to die for the Main Family.
• Hyuga Mirai activated his Byakugan and spotted Hyuga Kiyomi approaching before he met her to leave for the gate.
• Hyuga Mirai and Hyuga Kiyomi met Yuhi Kurenai, Kaminari Kaede, and the merchant's caravan at the Konoha Gate.
• Kaminari Kaede led the squad and caravan out of Konoha as Hyuga Mirai reflected that the Ninja had distorted the world.

Kaminari Kaede’s squad escorted a caravan into the Grass Country, where Hyuga Mirai spotted an ambush and the three genin were ordered to eliminate the bandits. They launched their attack, and after Yuhi Kurenai caught the wandering ninja in an illusion, the fight continued as Hyuga Kiyomi objected to losing her chance to face him.

• Kaminari Kaede observed Hyuga Mirai’s caution and judged him close to Chunin standards as the caravan traveled toward the border.
• After the squad entered the Grass Country, Hyuga Mirai and Hyuga Kiyomi used their Byakugan to find thirty-six bandits waiting in ambush.
• Kaminari Kaede ordered Hyuga Mirai, Hyuga Kiyomi, and Yuhi Kurenai to eliminate the bandits before the caravan reached the valley.
• The three genin surrounded the bandits and killed several with a volley of kunai and shuriken.
• Yuhi Kurenai trapped the wandering ninja, Lord Ryosuke, in an illusion, prompting Hyuga Kiyomi to protest that she had wanted to fight him.
• Hyuga Mirai urged Hyuga Kiyomi to focus on finishing the mission as shuriken struck the remaining bandits.

After returning from their escort mission, Kaminari Kaede put his squad through a punishing training session, and Hyuga Mirai healed Yuhi Kurenai and Hyuga Kiyomi before securing a day off. Back at home, Mirai prepared to use the system’s Extraction Function in private.

• Kaminari Kaede returned to Konoha with Hyuga Mirai, Hyuga Kiyomi, and Yuhi Kurenai after they completed their escort mission and killed a group of bandits.
• Kaminari Kaede told the squad to meet at Training Ground 3 the next day, where he pushed them through a harsh sparring session and pointed out their mistakes.
• Hyuga Mirai used the Mystical Palm Technique to heal Yuhi Kurenai and Hyuga Kiyomi, then asked Hyuga Kiyomi for the next day off.
• Hyuga Kiyomi agreed to let Hyuga Mirai rest, and Yuhi Kurenai left the training ground in high spirits after Mirai complimented her eyes.
• Hyuga Mirai returned home, treated his injuries, and activated the system’s Extraction Function.

Hyuga Mirai absorbed Dr. Genus's biological research knowledge and considered how to obtain laboratory equipment without relying on Konoha's powerful figures. He planned to build a reputation as a Medical-nin to gain access to Konoha Hospital's Laboratory, and decided to ask Kaminari Kaede to teach him the Shadow Clone Technique.

• Hyuga Mirai finished absorbing Dr. Genus's memories and realized he would need to adapt the research to the different physiology of people in the Naruto World.
• Hyuga Mirai considered funding and equipment options, then decided that improving his Medical Ninjutsu could qualify him to borrow Konoha Hospital's Laboratory.
• Hyuga Mirai ate twenty-seven bowls of ramen while thinking about his mission squad, his limited free time, and the need to display Chunin-level aptitude and build a reputation as a Medical-nin.
• Hyuga Mirai practiced Medical Ninjutsu at home and recalled that the Hyūga Main Family had rejected his request to learn the Shadow Clone Technique.
• Hyuga Mirai decided to ask Kaminari Kaede to teach him the technique, though he was unsure whether his aloof captain would agree.

After Hyuga Mirai led his squad through a C-rank assassination mission and improved their teamwork in training, he asked Kaminari Kaede to teach him the Shadow Clone Technique. Kaminari Kaede planned to seek the Third Hokage’s permission, while Hyuga Kiyomi’s final words left Mirai’s next day uncertain.

• Hyuga Mirai’s squad assassinated a Small Country noble while disguising their identities as Iwa-nin and planting false memories in the Guards.
• Kaminari Kaede praised Hyuga Mirai’s tactical judgment and continued training the squad, noting their improving coordination.
• Hyuga Mirai asked Kaminari Kaede to teach him the Shadow Clone Technique after the Hyuuga Main House elders refused his request.
• Kaminari Kaede said he would answer the next day after asking the Third Hokage for permission.
• Hyuga Mirai told Hyuga Kiyomi and Yuhi Kurenai about his request, and Kiyomi suspected her grandfather was suppressing the Branch Family.
• As they parted at the clan grounds, Hyuga Kiyomi told Hyuga Mirai not to come to the clan training ground the next day and to take the day off.