Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Mirai learned the Shadow Clone Technique and used a clone to accelerate his training while his squad completed missions over the next two months. After Kaminari Kaede announced their upcoming B-rank mission, Mirai raised the question of whether White Fang had died.

• Kaminari Kaede taught Hyuga Mirai the Shadow Clone Technique and warned him not to pass it on.
• Hyuga Mirai successfully created a Shadow Clone, then sent it to train Medical Ninjutsu and Yang Release while he practiced physically and worked on Revolving Heaven.
• After the clone dispersed at sunset, Hyuga Mirai assessed the mental strain and decided that using one clone was the best balance for training and recovery.
• Over two months, Kaminari Kaede's squad completed nine C-rank missions, and Kaminari Kaede told the three Genin to prepare for a B-rank mission.
• Yuhi Kurenai celebrated the news with Hyuga Mirai and Hyuga Kiyomi, but Mirai suddenly asked whether White Fang should already be dead.

Hyuga Mirai deduced that the Konoha White Fang had died after noticing civilians had stopped discussing him, and Yuhi Kurenai confirmed the death by questioning them. Mirai then continued his medical ninjutsu research and planned to seek a laboratory at Konoha Hospital.

• Hyuga Mirai told Yuhi Kurenai and Hyuga Kiyomi that the sudden silence about the Konoha White Fang suggested he had died.
• Yuhi Kurenai questioned people at the commercial street and heard that they no longer wanted to discuss the White Fang.
• Yuhi Kurenai told Yūhi Kurenai what she had learned, and he confirmed that Hatake Sakumo had died and warned her not to investigate further.
• Hyuga Mirai trained his Yang Release Chakra and decided to apply for a laboratory at Konoha Hospital after the mission.
• Hyuga Mirai reasoned that Yang Release Chakra could be preserved in medical talismans and reflected that Konoha's medical system had stagnated without Tsunade.

Kaminari Kaede’s squad entered the Grass Country to investigate Iwa-nin activity at Konoha’s intelligence outposts. While approaching an outpost with Yuhi Kurenai, Hyuga Mirai spotted a red-haired woman with an immense amount of Chakra and suspected she was from the Uzumaki Clan.

• Kaminari Kaede briefed Hyuga Mirai, Hyuga Kiyomi, and Yuhi Kurenai on their B-rank mission and split the squad into two search groups.
• Hyuga Mirai and Yuhi Kurenai traveled toward their assigned area, disguising themselves as Grass Country civilians along the way.
• Hyuga Mirai noticed someone watching them and used his Byakugan to locate a red-haired woman whose Chakra far exceeded Kaminari Kaede’s.
• Hyuga Mirai recognized the woman as a likely Uzumaki and continued the mission, thinking he might return to find out more about her afterward.

Hyuga Mirai discovered that four Iwa-nin had taken over Konoha’s intelligence outpost and used Yang Release Chakra to extend his Byakugan’s range. After Kaminari Kaede arrived and planned an assault, the Konoha team attacked the outpost, leaving the battle underway.

• Hyuga Mirai detected four people at the outpost, sent Yuhi Kurenai to report, and used Yang Release Chakra to improve his Byakugan.
• Hyuga Mirai confirmed that the four occupants were Iwa-nin, and Kaminari Kaede arrived and verified his findings with Hyuga Kiyomi.
• Kaminari Kaede assigned the team to inspect the area and divide the four opponents during the assault.
• Kaminari Kaede used Earth Style: Rock Golem to collapse the outpost, then split the Iwa-nin formation with Fire Style: Fire Dragon Bullet.
• Hyuga Mirai, Hyuga Kiyomi, and Yuhi Kurenai attacked the nearest Iwa-nin as the fighting began.

Hyuga Mirai, Hyuga Kiyomi, and Yuhi Kurenai split the Iwa-nin into separate fights and worked together to defeat one of them. Kaminari Kaede and Hyuga Kiyomi arrived after the battle, and Kaminari Kaede praised the team.

• Kaminari Kaede used ninjutsu to divide the four Iwa-nin into separate battlefields, while Hyuga Mirai used explosive tags to split two enemies apart.
• Hyuga Kiyomi pursued one Iwa-nin, leaving Hyuga Mirai and Yuhi Kurenai to face the other.
• Hyuga Mirai provoked the Iwa-nin into attacking and fought him until his Kunai broke.
• Hyuga Mirai revealed his Byakugan and used the Eight Trigrams Palm to disarm and strike the Iwa-nin, then sent him toward Yuhi Kurenai.
• Yuhi Kurenai trapped the Iwa-nin with an illusion, and Hyuga Mirai hit him with explosive tags that severely injured him.
• Kaminari Kaede and Hyuga Kiyomi reached the battlefield, and Kaminari Kaede praised the team.

Kaminari Kaede's squad withdrew from the Grass Country after defeating four Iwa-nin and returned to Konoha with one captive. After reporting to the Third Hokage, Hyuga Mirai exchanged the mission reward for permission to use the Konoha Hospital Laboratory and hurried there to begin his research.

• Kaminari Kaede joined Hyuga Kiyomi and Hyuga Mirai, ordered the squad to withdraw with one captive, and led them back toward Konoha.
• Hyuga Mirai searched a defeated Iwa-nin's Ninja Tool Pouch for valuables, while Hyuga Kiyomi silently accepted his reasons.
• Kaminari Kaede reported the mission to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who sent the captive to the Interrogation Department and upgraded the mission to A-rank.
• Hyuga Mirai exchanged the squad's reward option for permission to use the Konoha Hospital Laboratory to study Yang Release Chakra.
• Hyuga Mirai collected his reward, went home to pack, and hurried to Konoha Hospital.

Hyuga Mirai returned to Konoha Hospital with Sarutobi Hiruzen’s approval to use its laboratory, where he impressed the drunken Tsunade with his medical research ideas. Tsunade gave him the key, leaving him free to begin his experiments.

• Hyuga Mirai received Sarutobi Hiruzen’s approval and went to Konoha Hospital to borrow its laboratory.
• Doctor Nakano told Hyuga Mirai that the laboratory key was held by Tsunade or the absent Vice Dean, then took him to see Tsunade.
• Tsunade questioned Hyuga Mirai’s request and resisted handing over the key despite the approval slip.
• Hyuga Mirai described his ideas for Healing Tags and storing Yang Release Chakra to heal injuries.
• Tsunade recognized the promise of Hyuga Mirai’s research, gave him the laboratory key, and told him to leave.

Hyuga Mirai used the Konoha Hospital laboratory to research Byakugan genes and Yang Release Chakra, spending his savings and borrowing money to continue his experiments. After seven days of work, a Shadow Clone finally brought him good news as their supplies ran low.

• Doctor Nakano led Hyuga Mirai to the laboratory, where Mirai checked for surveillance and began setting up his research.
• Hyuga Mirai created two Shadow Clones and had them calibrate equipment while they researched Byakugan genes and Yang Release Chakra from different angles.
• Hyuga Mirai found traces of changes in his cell genes that disappeared after cell death and suspected the Caged Bird Seal was responsible.
• After spending his savings and running short of supplies, Hyuga Mirai borrowed nearly one million ryo from Yuhi Kurenai and more money from Hyuga Kiyomi.
• Hyuga Mirai bought more experimental supplies and worked in the laboratory for seven days, until a Shadow Clone brought him good news.

Hyuga Mirai successfully tested a Healing Tag that used sealed Yang Release Chakra to heal wounds, then demonstrated it to Konoha Hospital’s Vice Dean. She requested his research report and another tag so she could report the invention to the Hokage before its chakra ran out.

• Hyuga Mirai tested his Shadow Clone’s crude Healing Tag on a cut in his arm and confirmed it healed the wound like the Mystical Palm Technique.
• Hyuga Mirai compiled his Healing Tag experiments and cell genetics research into a report, hoping it might attract Orochimaru’s interest.
• Hyuga Mirai asked Doctor Nakano to take him to Vice Dean Kimura, then cut Nakano’s palm and healed it with a Healing Tag.
• Doctor Nakano explained the experiment to Vice Dean Kimura, who asked Hyuga Mirai for a copy of the report and another tag to take to the Hokage.
• Hyuga Mirai warned that the Healing Tag retained Yang Release Chakra for only about six minutes, and Vice Dean Kimura said she would hurry to the Hokage Tower.

Kimura showed Sarutobi Hiruzen Hyuga Mirai’s semi-finished Healing Tag, and Hiruzen recognized its potential to help Konoha’s medical system during a future war. He authorized Kimura to obtain Sealing Techniques and a teacher for Mirai, then summoned his Advisors and Danzo, who saw the tag as a way to reduce Root’s casualties.

• Kimura bypassed the still-drunk Tsunade and demonstrated the Healing Tag to Sarutobi Hiruzen by healing a wound on her arm.
• Kimura explained the tag’s benefits and weaknesses, and Hiruzen ordered her to gather Sealing Techniques and find Hyuga Mirai a teacher so they could perfect it quickly.
• Hiruzen reviewed Mirai’s file and considered his record and medical talent, while noting the limits imposed by his status in the Hyuga Branch Family.
• Hiruzen summoned Homura, Koharu, and Danzo to review the Healing Tag report.
• Danzo recognized that the Healing Tag could help Root’s Ninja survive missions without assigned Medical-nin.

Hyuga Mirai reported his Healing Tag research to the Hyūga Clan and secured Hyuga Kiyomi’s help gathering cell samples for his research into Yang Release Chakra. He returned to Konoha Hospital, where Nakano brought him to Tsunade’s office to report his achievement.

• Hyuga Mirai explained the Healing Tags to the Main House Elders, who decided the Hyūga Clan could not produce enough to enter the business.
• Hyuga Kiyomi collected her own blood and tissue cells for Hyuga Mirai and agreed to help him gather more samples.
• Hyuga Mirai left Hyuga Kiyomi’s home, planning to use the samples to support his research and ultimately break the Caged Bird Seal.
• Hyuga Mirai visited Yuhi Kurenai, who postponed repayment and asked him to repay her later with grilled meat.
• Nakano brought Hyuga Mirai to Tsunade’s office at Konoha Hospital so they could inform her about the Healing Tags.

Hyuga Mirai accepted Tsunade’s bet that he could learn the Sealing Technique needed to improve the Healing Tag within ten days. After memorizing the scrolls Kimura gave him, he began testing sealing arrays and planned to perfect the tag before asking Konoha for more resources.

• Tsunade challenged Hyuga Mirai to learn the necessary Sealing Technique within ten days, wagering that he would run errands for her if he failed and that she would answer his questions if he succeeded.
• Kimura gave Hyuga Mirai several dozen Sealing Technique scrolls and arranged an office for him to study in.
• Hyuga Mirai used three shadow clones to memorize the scrolls in just over a day, then absorbed their knowledge and studied the principles behind sealing runes.
• Hyuga Mirai tested a Fourfold Binding Seal on a shadow clone, but the array vanished before it could finish binding the clone.
• Hyuga Mirai decided to perfect the Healing Tag before seeking more Sealing Techniques from Konoha and considered releasing his genetic cell research report to attract Orochimaru.

Hyuga Mirai perfected the Healing Tag and brought it to Sarutobi Hiruzen, while Tsunade remained determined to leave Konoha. The chapter ended with Sarutobi Hiruzen considering how to reward Mirai despite his Branch Family status.

• Tsunade rejected Kimura's attempt to persuade her to stay in Konoha and decided she would leave after Shizune graduated from the Ninja Academy.
• Hyuga Mirai used his Shadow Clones and Kimura's Sealing Techniques scroll to perfect the Healing Tag in eight days.
• Hyuga Mirai showed the improved Healing Tag to Kimura, who took him and his report to meet Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Hyuga Mirai teased Tsunade about seeking her guidance, prompting her to realize he might have been provoking her.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen praised the Healing Tag's potential but considered other ways to reward Hyuga Mirai because the Caged Bird Seal made him unsuitable for Anbu.

Hyuga Mirai presented the Healing Tag to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who recognized its value to Konoha and rewarded Mirai with access to a laboratory and sealing techniques. After informing the Hyuga Main Family, Mirai planned to divide his time between research and physical training.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen learned that Konoha could produce around two hundred Healing Tags a day with help from the Sealing Team, and praised Hyuga Mirai for developing them.
• Hyuga Mirai exchanged the merit for laboratory access and Sealing Techniques instead of money or combat ninjutsu.
• Hyuga Mirai informed the Fourth Elder about the Healing Tags and left behind a method for producing them.
• Hyuga Mirai decided to use Shadow Clones for research while his original body trained, then sent the original body to his secret training ground.

Hyuga Mirai spent his month of leave training and researching Yang Release Chakra, sharing his findings with Tsunade while his squad waited for him. As his leave ended, he decided to return to the squad and seek a Chunin promotion so he could lead missions independently.

• Hyuga Kiyomi, Yuhi Kurenai, and Kaminari Kaede chose to wait for Hyuga Mirai’s leave to end rather than replace him or take missions without him.
• Hyuga Mirai presented Tsunade with research suggesting Yang Release Chakra could slow cell division and extend lifespan, then showed her further cell and cloning research.
• Tsunade destroyed Hyuga Mirai’s Shadow Clone in anger but examined his report and acknowledged that his lifespan theory might be possible.
• Hyuga Mirai continued training and used Yang Release Chakra to improve digestion and increase his Chakra reserves to roughly Jonin level.
• As his leave neared its end, Hyuga Mirai decided to return to the squad and pursue a Chunin promotion so he could lead missions outside the village.

Kaminari Kaede’s squad received Healing Tags and prepared to return to missions, with Hyuga Mirai set to be recommended for the Chunin Exam after more assignments. Before leaving on an escort mission, Hyuga Mirai visited Tsunade, who hinted at making him her disciple, but he refused.

• Hyuga Mirai gave Kaminari Kaede, Yuhi Kurenai, and Hyuga Kiyomi five Healing Tags each, and Kaminari Kaede proposed recommending Mirai for the Chunin Exam after the squad completed one B-rank and five C-rank missions.
• Kaminari Kaede’s squad accepted a B-rank mission escorting a merchant caravan carrying Chakra Metal toward the Earth Country border, and he ordered them to meet at the village gate the next afternoon.
• Hyuga Mirai told Kimura he was leaving on a mission and planned to use Konoha Hospital’s Chakra Paper to make more Healing Tags.
• Hyuga Mirai visited Tsunade to say goodbye, teased her about gambling, and told her not to live for other people.
• Tsunade began to suggest that Hyuga Mirai become her disciple, but he rejected the idea before she could finish.

Hyuga Mirai challenged Tsunade to reconsider how the Sage of Six Paths and Hashirama Senju’s decisions had contributed to the Ninja World Wars. After leaving Konoha Hospital with the knowledge he needed, he wondered whether to reveal more about Cell Gene research to draw Orochimaru out.

• Tsunade mocked ten-year-old Hyuga Mirai for refusing to become her disciple, and he argued that he had ideals of his own.
• Hyuga Mirai asked Tsunade who caused the frequent Ninja World Wars and blamed the Sage of Six Paths and Hashirama Senju.
• Hyuga Mirai argued that spreading Chakra made wars deadlier and criticized Hashirama Senju for distributing the Tailed Beasts.
• Tsunade grew angry, and Hyuga Mirai left after telling her to consider his claims and discuss other ideas with him.
• Hyuga Mirai reflected that he had learned the principles behind two S-rank Ninjutsu and wondered whether to reveal more about Cell Gene research to attract Orochimaru.

Hyuga Mirai earned his Chunin promotion after leading his squad through a successful mission, then took time off to study the Hyūga Main Family’s genes. At Konoha Hospital, Orochimaru sought him out to discuss his cell research, and Mirai revealed that he considered them both members of the scientific school.

• Kakashi Hatake joined the Kaminari Kaede Squad on a B-rank Mission, where Hyuga Mirai’s team coordinated effectively and drove off a group of Bounty Hunters.
• Hyuga Mirai received a Chunin appointment letter, and Kaminari Kaede left the squad after Sarutobi Hiruzen transferred him elsewhere.
• Hyuga Mirai declared that his squad would rest, then went to Konoha Hospital to focus on research into the Hyūga Main Family’s genes.
• Orochimaru waited outside the laboratory to speak with Hyuga Mirai about his published cell research.
• Hyuga Mirai sealed the laboratory against sound and surveillance, then told Orochimaru that they shared a scientific philosophy and sought to uncover truth through research.

Hyuga Mirai shared his genetic research with Orochimaru, helping him refine his experiments on Hashirama Cells and strengthening their connection. After assessing his priorities, Mirai focused on finding a way to remove the Hyuga Clan’s Caged Bird Seal.

• Orochimaru explained his research on unusually active cells, and Hyuga Mirai taught him about Gene Sequences and more systematic experimental methods.
• Orochimaru left Konoha Hospital eager to study Hashirama Cells using Mirai’s advice and promised to bring him gifts next time.
• Hyuga Mirai considered seeking access to Orochimaru’s knowledge, Ryūchi Cave’s resources, and Konoha’s Book of Seals to improve his abilities.
• Hyuga Mirai assessed his reputation and strength, then decided that researching the Caged Bird Seal was his top priority.
• The next morning, Hyuga Mirai arrived early at the Laboratory to begin investigating how to break the Caged Bird Seal.

Hyuga Mirai discovered how the Caged Bird Seal affected the Byakugan and began developing a way to remove it, while leaving its effect on the soul for later study. After receiving news of Orochimaru’s progress with Hashirama Cells, Mirai headed to his laboratory to propose a trade for cloning technology.

• Hyuga Mirai determined that the Caged Bird Seal affected both the body and soul, and that he could rewrite gene sequences to remove its effect on the Byakugan.
• Hyuga Mirai began developing an injection to eliminate the physical Curse Mark, accepting that it would temporarily disable his Byakugan.
• Orochimaru sent Hyuga Mirai a message saying his Hashirama Cell experiments had reached a thirty percent success rate and invited him to visit.
• Hyuga Mirai prepared to offer Orochimaru his Clone Cultivation Technique in exchange for Ryūchi Cave’s Summoning Scroll and the Spirit Transformation Technique.
• Hyuga Mirai changed his appearance and secretly traveled to Orochimaru’s experimental site to avoid Konoha’s power struggles.