Chapter Summaries

Torikaze assigned Hogen responsibilities in village and Windcloud Clan affairs, while Kakashi negotiated a limit on Might Guy’s challenges. Guy agreed to spar once a month, and Kakashi planned to face his Seventh Gate the next day as Guy said he expected to master the Eighth Gate within a year.

• Torikaze told Hogen that the injured Jonin needed no new job or Chakra Herbs, while the Hyuga Gen family deserved rewards for joining the experiment first.
• Hogen accepted his father’s request to learn village affairs and help manage Windcloud Clan relations and exchanges.
• Might Guy found Kakashi and challenged him to a fight, but Kakashi stopped him from opening the Seventh Gate in the street.
• Kakashi threatened to report Guy to the Military Police Force and persuaded him to spar only once a month.
• Kakashi agreed to spar with Guy the next day, and Guy said he expected to master the Eighth Gate within a year.

Kakashi urged Might Guy to take a mission and redirected his desire to spar toward Hatake. After training with Obito in the Trial Tower, Hatake met Guy, who asked to spar with him.

• Might Guy told Kakashi he expected to master the Eighth Gate within a year, and Kakashi warned that opening it meant certain death.
• Kakashi encouraged Guy to find a mission and suggested sparring with Hatake instead.
• Guy went to the Trial Tower to find Hatake while Hatake and Obito finished their training session.
• Guy found Hatake resting near the tower and asked him to spar.

Might Guy arranged a sparring match with Hatake for the next day, while Hogen and Chisato visited the second successful surgery patient at the hospital. The chapter ended as the patient welcomed their unexpected arrival.

• Might Guy asked Hatake to spar, and Hatake agreed to meet him at the Trial Tower the next day.
• Might Guy declined Obito’s invitation to eat and planned to spar with Hatake before taking a mission to persuade Kakashi.
• Hogen and Chisato met and went to the Morning Market, where they bought food for themselves and refined dishes for the second successful surgery patient.
• Hogen and Chisato reached the hospital and found the Medical Ninja busy amid preparations for another round of trials.
• Hogen led Chisato to the patient’s ward, where the awakened test subject greeted them in surprise.

Hogen and Chisato visited Ouyashiro Shin in the hospital after his successful arm surgery, delivering greetings from Torikaze and a twenty-percent increase to his family's profit share. After leaving, Chisato admitted she disliked making formal visits, while Hogen explained that the trip was meant to build her prestige.

• Hogen and Chisato found Ouyashiro Shin awake and speaking with his wife in the hospital.
• Chisato told Ouyashiro Shin that Torikaze and Amado were pleased with his successful surgery, and Hogen reassured him that his arms would soon feel familiar again.
• Chisato announced that her father had raised Ouyashiro Shin's family's profit share by twenty percent, and he eventually accepted the reward after she urged him to do so.
• Ouyashiro Shin and his wife decided not to visit Torikaze, believing the greetings and reward were already more than they could expect.
• After leaving the hospital, Chisato said she disliked formal visits, and Hogen told her the visit was meant to help build her prestige.

Chisato and Hogen reported their condolence visit to Torikaze, while Konoha expanded its successful surgery program. The chapter ended with Hatake and Might Guy sparring to a draw as Kakashi and Obito watched.

• Chisato and Hogen left the hospital and agreed to report their visit to Torikaze.
• Torikaze praised them for offering condolences and encouraged them to deepen their relationship.
• Konoha screened more than twenty disabled ninja, completed their surgeries with a one hundred percent success rate, and opened the program at Konoha Village Hospital.
• Amado began researching ways to cultivate individual organs, but had not made a major breakthrough.
• Hatake and Might Guy fought an afternoon-long spar in the Trial Tower, and neither gained the upper hand.
• Kakashi remarked that Might Guy had grown stronger, and Obito challenged Kakashi to fight him himself.

Might Guy and Hatake fought to a draw, and Hatake agreed to spar with him again, freeing Kakashi from Guy’s repeated challenges. At the Hyuga Clan, Hyuga Gen urged Hyuga Hiashi to approach Torikaze directly, and Hiashi considered visiting the Windcloud Clan.

• Might Guy and Hatake fought evenly until both exhausted themselves, ending their sparring match in a draw.
• Kakashi and Obito discussed Guy’s strength, and Kakashi argued that Guy should continue improving at his own pace.
• Hatake praised Guy and offered to spar with him again, while Kakashi was relieved he would no longer have to refuse Guy himself.
• Kakashi and Obito left the Trial Tower and parted ways on their way home.
• Hyuga Hiashi asked Hyuga Gen whether Torikaze had contacted him, and Gen advised Hiashi to speak to Torikaze directly.
• Hyuga Hiashi considered visiting the Windcloud Clan to learn Torikaze’s intentions firsthand.

Hyuga Hiashi and the elders decided to visit Lord Torikaze and offer the Hyuga Clan's loyalty, hoping to secure support for the clan and its promising young ninja. Hiashi agreed to bring Hinata and Neji, and he and Hizashi began preparing for the visit.

• Hyuga Gen advised Hiashi to approach Lord Torikaze directly instead of relying on an intermediary.
• Hiashi convened the Elder Council and proposed visiting Torikaze to offer benefits or the Hyuga Clan's loyalty.
• Hiashi and Hizashi agreed to bring Hinata and Neji, though Hizashi insisted Hinata accompany her cousin.
• The Grand Elder announced the elders' decision to offer the Hyuga Clan's loyalty to Torikaze.
• Hiashi and Hizashi agreed to prepare for the visit with Hinata and Neji.

Hiashi and the Elders agreed to visit the Windcloud Clan and pledge loyalty to Lord Torikaze, bringing Neji and Hinata along. Hiashi and Hizashi privately considered what Neji’s place in the Hyuga Clan’s future might be, while their wives worried over the children’s prospects and safety.

• Hiashi and the Elders agreed to find an auspicious day to visit the Windcloud Clan and offer Lord Torikaze the Hyuga Clan’s loyalty.
• Hiashi told Hizashi to prepare for the visit and bring Neji and Hinata, while Hizashi continued to hope Neji would assist rather than replace the next Clan Head.
• Hiashi welcomed Hinata and joined his family for a meal, then explained to his wife why the children would accompany him.
• Hizashi told his wife about the planned visit, and they discussed whether Neji might become the next Clan Head and whether Hiashi might later favor another child.
• Hizashi reassured his wife that Lord Torikaze was unlikely to harm Neji and said the visit might give him better prospects.

Hizashi and his wife discussed the planned visit to the Windcloud Clan and Neji’s growing friendship with Taro. A week later, Hiashi prepared a lavish gift for Lord Torikaze and set out to visit the Windcloud Clan in secret, hoping to secure a stable source of income for the Hyuga Clan.

• Hizashi reassured his wife that the trip to the Windcloud Clan could benefit Neji and said Hinata would go with them.
• Hizashi praised Neji for building a friendship with Taro and noted that Taro’s talent and chakra had improved.
• A week later, Hiashi and the Elders gathered a vast gift from the clan treasury for the Windcloud Clan.
• Hiashi explained that the Hyuga Clan needed a stable source of income and worried that Lord Torikaze might refuse them.
• Hiashi told Hinata to dress nicely and behave politely during the visit.
• Hiashi stored the gifts in Sealing Scrolls and instructed the Elders to keep the secret and travel discreetly.

Hiashi and Hizashi secretly brought Hinata and Neji to the Windcloud Clan Grounds to meet Lord Torikaze. Yahiko led them through the Phoenix Tree Forest, where the brothers learned that Lord A-Bai and her followers might establish a new Sacred Ground.

• Hiashi told Hinata she would accompany him to meet an important person, then instructed the Elders to keep their visit to the Windcloud Clan secret.
• Hizashi brought Neji to Hiashi, and the brothers disguised themselves before leaving through the Hyuga Clan's back gate with their children.
• Yahiko welcomed Hiashi and Hizashi at the Cloud Clan Grounds and explained that Shishou had sensed their journey across Konoha.
• Yahiko led them to the rear courtyard, where the brothers saw the Phoenix Tree Forest and heard that Lord Torikaze had planted it for Lord A-Bai.
• Yahiko told the visitors that the forest housed Lord A-Bai and her followers and might become a new Sacred Ground, then urged them to treat the birds with respect.

Yahiko led Hiashi, Hizashi, Hinata, and Neji through the Phoenix Tree Forest, where the two Hyuga clan heads endured a test before meeting Torikaze and Lord A-Bai. Hiashi offered most of the Hyuga Clan’s treasures and the clan’s loyalty in exchange for help securing its future.

• Yahiko warned Hiashi and Hizashi not to harm Lord A-Bai’s followers as they traveled through the forest.
• Flocks of birds harassed Hiashi and Hizashi, who protected Hinata and Neji and endured the attack without retaliating.
• Yahiko gave a secret signal, and a phoenix cry called the birds back to the branches.
• Hiashi and Hizashi met Torikaze and Lord A-Bai beneath an enormous phoenix tree and explained that they sought a new path for the Hyuga Clan.
• Hiashi offered eighty percent of the Hyuga Clan’s Treasure Vault and the clan’s loyalty in exchange for Torikaze’s help.
• Hiashi affirmed that he and Hizashi were certain about pledging the clan’s loyalty to Torikaze.

Hiashi and Hizashi pledged the Hyuga Clan’s loyalty to Torikaze in exchange for his guidance on investments that could revive the clan’s economy. Torikaze then met Neji and Hinata and began choosing gifts for them, ending as he revealed an alluring object with a powerful fragrance.

• Hiashi offered Torikaze most of the Hyuga Clan’s treasure and the clan’s loyalty, and Torikaze agreed to accept half the wealth while keeping the pledge secret.
• Torikaze told Hiashi and Hizashi to prepare funds for investment in Konoha’s second Electric Train line and its planned New City.
• Torikaze invited Neji and Hinata over, showed Hinata his friend A-Bai, and reassured the children as he offered them gifts.
• Torikaze sealed the room and told the children to choose for themselves, while Hiashi and Hizashi stepped aside.
• Torikaze took an item from his Space Ring, and its intoxicating floral fragrance tempted Hiashi and Hizashi to seize it before they resisted the urge.

Torikaze gave Neji and Hinata Chakra Herbs to improve their abilities and watched over them as they began absorbing them. While they meditated, Torikaze asked Hiashi about his son Hyuga Gen and had him describe the changes in the family.

• Torikaze reassured Neji that the Chakra Herb was safe, then gave him a fragrant herb to increase his flexibility and Chakra.
• Neji ate the herb and began meditating, while Hinata showed interest in receiving one too.
• Torikaze gave Hinata a mild Chakra Herb that could strengthen her foundation before she began refining Chakra.
• Hiashi guided Hinata as she ate the bitter flower, and she began absorbing it under Torikaze's watch.
• Torikaze invited Hiashi and Hizashi to stay and talk while the herbs worked, then asked Hiashi about Hyuga Gen's family and changes in his son.

Torikaze discussed Taro, Neji, and Hinata’s futures with Hiashi and Hizashi, warning them not to force their children into premature heir disputes. Neji and Hinata finished absorbing their Chakra Herbs, and Neji demonstrated his increased flexibility and speed.

• Hizashi told Torikaze that Taro was responsible, hardworking, and humble after his strength increased.
• Torikaze said Hinata’s talent now roughly matched Neji’s and warned Hiashi that Hinata might fall in love, making the clan’s succession plans difficult.
• Hiashi and Hizashi agreed outwardly to leave the question of an heir for the future, though both worried that waiting could disadvantage their children.
• Neji finished absorbing his Chakra Herb, which improved his flexibility and Chakra, while Hinata’s herb raised her talent to around Taro’s level.
• Neji tried spinning while gathering Chakra, failed to use Rotation, but impressed Hiashi with his speed and said he felt fine.

Neji and Hinata absorbed herbs bestowed by Torikaze, and Neji demonstrated improved physical ability. Torikaze arranged the Hyuga Clan’s role in New City and railway projects, while Hinata woke feeling something new within her.

• Neji absorbed the herb and spun faster than Hiashi, then went to watch over Hinata as she absorbed hers.
• Torikaze told Hiashi and Hizashi that the Hyuga Clan would hand over the construction team’s work while retaining its village positions and receiving chances to invest in New City and the railway.
• Torikaze said construction would begin early next spring and finish by summer, with the construction team’s handover due before summer.
• Hinata woke, remembered receiving the herb, and thanked Torikaze, but did not mention her uncertainty about the new feeling inside her.
• Hiashi checked Hinata with his Byakugan and, finding nothing wrong, believed her reassurance that she felt well.

Hiashi and Hizashi accepted Torikaze’s decision and prepared to leave with Neji and Hinata. At the Cloud Clan Grounds, Naruto and Xin met the Hyuga children, and the adults agreed to give Neji and Hinata more time to make friends.

• Hinata thanked Torikaze for the medicinal herbs, and Hiashi checked her with the Byakugan before accepting that she was fine.
• Hiashi and Hizashi agreed to keep Torikaze’s decision private and left his home with Neji and Hinata.
• Yahiko introduced Naruto and Xin to Neji and Hinata, and Naruto and Neji greeted each other and quickly became friendly.
• Hiashi told Yahiko that Neji and Hinata had no friends because of their strict upbringing.
• Hizashi and Hiashi each promised to adjust their child’s schedule so Neji and Hinata could spend time with friends.

Hiashi and Hizashi agreed to give Hinata and Neji more time to socialize, while Yahiko reminded Hiashi to prepare the Hyuga Clan’s investment in New City and the railway. Naruto and Neji’s conversation exposed how much pressure Neji carried, leaving Hiashi and Hizashi reconsidering their expectations for the children.

• Hizashi agreed to make room in Neji’s schedule for socializing, and Hiashi promised to do the same for Hinata.
• Yahiko advised Hiashi to keep the clan’s financial plans for New City and the railway secret, and Hiashi promised the Hyuga Clan would contribute.
• Naruto questioned Neji’s early training and lack of freedom, while Neji explained that he felt obliged to meet his family’s expectations.
• Hinata admitted to Xin that she expected to remain confined by her father’s strict rules, despite his promise to give her time to rest.
• Hiashi and Hizashi overheard Naruto and Neji and began to question whether children should bear so much pressure so young.

Hiashi and Hizashi agreed to ease Neji and Hinata’s strict upbringing and let them visit the Windcloud Clan to play every Saturday. The chapter ended with Hiashi promising to bring Hinata next week, while she cautiously asked whether he would keep his word.

• Neji and Naruto talked about whether they would see each other again, while Hinata admitted she expected to remain under her father’s strict rules.
• Yahiko told Hiashi and Hizashi that the pressure on the children was too heavy, and they agreed to give Neji and Hinata more time to rest and make friends.
• Hiashi asked Yahiko if Neji and Hinata could visit every Saturday, and Yahiko welcomed them.
• Naruto promised Neji that he would make sure the adults kept their promise, and Neji smiled at the prospect of seeing him again.
• Hinata asked Naruto if she could visit too, and Naruto welcomed her and Xin.
• Hiashi promised to bring Hinata back the following Saturday, and Hinata asked whether he would break his promise again.

Naruto, Xin, Hinata, and Neji agreed to meet again, prompting Hiashi and Hizashi to reflect on their broken promises and resolve to rebuild their children’s trust. The Hyuga Clan elders then approved preparations for two investment projects from Lord Torikaze, while Hiashi warned them to raise funds quietly and avoid borrowing.

• Hinata secured Hiashi’s promise to bring her back to visit Naruto and Xin, while Hizashi promised Neji more rest and time with his friends.
• Hiashi and Hizashi recognized that their past broken promises had damaged their children’s trust and resolved to change their parenting.
• Hiashi and Hizashi returned to the Hyuga Clan with their children and convened the Elder Council to discuss Lord Torikaze’s two proposed projects.
• Hiashi told the elders to raise investment funds, including quietly selling old collections, while keeping enough money for clan operations.
• Hiashi rejected borrowing money, explaining that it could disadvantage others when Lord Torikaze later sought investors, and set a deadline for preparing the funds.

Hiashi and Hizashi agreed to give Neji and Hinata weekends off while keeping their training workload unchanged and organizing it into weekly plans. Hizashi told Neji the decision, and Neji happily accepted the new schedule and promised to work hard to finish his tasks early.

• Hiashi rejected the Grand Elder's suggestion to borrow money before Lord Torikaze announced his investment plans.
• Hiashi and Hizashi agreed that Neji and Hinata would have Saturdays and Sundays off, with unfinished weekly training tasks carrying over to the next week.
• Hizashi returned home and told Neji he could still play with Naruto and would receive two rest days each week.
• Neji asked whether the training workload would increase, and Hizashi assured him it would remain the same.
• Neji accepted the weekly plan and said he would work hard to finish his tasks early.