Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Matsuba extorted five billion ryō from Uchiha Fugaku for a fake fan and placed a mysterious force inside him as insurance. After Fugaku paid, Kakashi visited the shop for ninja tools, still withdrawn after his father's death.

• Hyuga Matsuba tossed Uchiha Fugaku out of the shop, and Fugaku lay in the street until he recovered.
• Hyuga Matsuba pulled Fugaku back with Banshō Ten'in and demanded five billion ryō for a fan, threatening him when he hesitated.
• Fugaku agreed to buy the fan, and Hyuga Matsuba placed a mysterious force inside him and gave him three days to pay.
• Fugaku sent five billion ryō to Hyuga Matsuba, who thought about Tsunade's gambling losses and opening a casino.
• Kakashi bought thirty Kunai, thirty shuriken, and sixty Explosive Tags, then left without speaking.

Kakashi's early graduation astonished Konoha, and Hiruzen refused Danzo's request to take the boy as his student before assigning him to an established team. Meanwhile, Anko asked Hyuga Matsuba to let her graduate early, but his scolding sent her to practice with a new goal: defeating him.

• Kakashi's graduation after only half a year of school caused a village-wide stir, and people began praising his talent.
• Orochimaru told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Hyuga Matsuba was far more exceptional than Kakashi.
• Danzo demanded that Hiruzen hand Kakashi over for training, but Hiruzen refused and Danzo left angrily.
• Hiruzen decided to place Kakashi on an established team, knowing the early graduate would face difficulties.
• Anko asked Hyuga Matsuba to approve her early graduation, but he told her to focus on training instead.
• Anko took Yūhi Kurenai's joke as a serious challenge and began practicing earnestly so she could defeat Hyuga Matsuba.

Mei Terumi challenged Konan to prove her strength, but Konan dominated their match with Ice Release and paper attacks. Mei Terumi struggled to keep dodging as Yuki watched and wondered how long she could last.

• Hyuga Matsuba suggested that Mei Terumi and Konan fight, and Yuki provoked Mei Terumi into accepting.
• Yuki prepared an arena, and Mei Terumi opened the match with Hidden Mist Technique.
• Konan froze the mist into frost, exposed Mei Terumi, and knocked her back with an ice blade.
• Konan used Paper Rain, and Mei Terumi's Great Waterfall Technique froze the paper into more ice blades.
• Mei Terumi dodged Konan's relentless attacks as her clothes were cut to shreds, while Yuki wondered how long she could hold on.

Konan overwhelmed Mei Terumi in a spar by turning her attacks into ice and summoning multiple ice dragons, until Hyuga Matsuba stopped the fight. Mei Terumi resolved to train harder and defeat Konan, then clung to Hyuga Matsuba to ask for stronger techniques, provoking Konan.

• Yuki and Hyuga Matsuba discussed how badly Mei Terumi was struggling against Konan, who stayed airborne beyond Mei Terumi's reach.
• Mei Terumi attacked with a Water Dragon Bullet, but Konan froze it and sent the ice dragon back at her, injuring her fist.
• Mei Terumi melted one ice dragon with Fire Style, but Konan created ten more before Hyuga Matsuba called off the spar.
• Mei Terumi insisted she had not lost, then vowed to train harder and defeat Konan after learning how large the gap between them was.
• Mei Terumi clung to Hyuga Matsuba and asked him to teach her stronger techniques, while Konan claimed the role of her big sister and the two girls glared at each other.

Hyuga Matsuba helped Mei Terumi develop her abilities and taught her the Mirror Clone Technique. After Mei Terumi mastered it, Konan asked to learn it too, reigniting the rivalry between them.

• Mei Terumi gained two Bloodline Limits under Hyuga Matsuba's guidance but lost a sparring match against Konan.
• Hyuga Matsuba gave Mei Terumi a notebook explaining his Mirror Clone Technique and said it could create a clone with the same abilities as its user.
• Mei Terumi quickly mastered the technique and tested her identical clone's strength and Lava Release.
• Konan asked Hyuga Matsuba to teach her the technique, and Mei Terumi and Konan glared at each other after he handed over the notebook.
• After Hyuga Matsuba left, Mei Terumi continued training and focused on learning the Six Powers so she could fly.

Hyuga Matsuba shared intimate moments with Yuki and Konan before using a Lottery chance to obtain a Shiny Ralts. He decided to keep Ralts as a pet and took her outside to explore.

• Hyuga Matsuba teased and kissed Yuki, but Konan arrived and caught them acting suspiciously.
• Konan kissed Hyuga Matsuba impulsively, then ran away, and Hyuga Matsuba returned to Yuki.
• Hyuga Matsuba used a Lottery chance and won a Shiny Ralts.
• Hyuga Matsuba released Ralts, who hugged his leg, and he decided to keep her as a pet rather than have her fight.
• Hyuga Matsuba took the curious Ralts outside to play.

Hyuga Matsuba used the Pokémon system to help Ralts speak, and she grew close to him and Yuki. After returning to his shop, he was scolded by his four students for disappearing for months, then threatened to punish them during a training assessment.

• Hyuga Matsuba asked Yuki for a way to make Ralts speak, and Yuki let him owe the thirty thousand Exchange Points needed for it.
• Ralts spoke for the first time, called Hyuga Matsuba her dad, and gradually warmed to Yuki after he called her Ralts's mom.
• Ralts bonded with Yuki, Konan, and Mei Terumi, who took her out to play while Hyuga Matsuba was left behind.
• Hyuga Matsuba returned to his dusty shop, where Yūhi Kurenai, Anko, Nohara Rin, and Uzuki Yugao confronted him for vanishing without telling them.
• After enduring their scolding, Hyuga Matsuba announced he would assess their training and punish them if they had not met his standards.
• Hyuga Matsuba admitted he wanted revenge for their lecture, and Nohara Rin got angry at his smug response.

Hyuga Matsuba punished his four students with five hours of gravity training, claiming it would improve their endurance even though he had extended it to settle a personal grudge. After they collapsed, he gave them food and sent them back to train.

• Yūhi Kurenai, Anko, Uzuki Yugao, and Nohara Rin objected to Matsuba's punishment as he led them to the Training Ground.
• Matsuba increased the gravity around the girls and ordered them to stand under the pressure for five hours.
• The girls struggled through the training while Matsuba watched, drank tea and wine, and warned them not to give up.
• Matsuba released the seal after five hours, and the exhausted girls collapsed as Anko accused him of taking revenge.
• Matsuba let the girls rest and eat, then sent them to continue training until they were thoroughly exhausted.

Hyuga Matsuba explained the girls’ intense training and their Sage Bodies, then gave a pair of Rinnegan to Hamura Otsutsuki and sent his two puppets to watch the Akatsuki in the Land of Rain. He tried to exchange a pair of Tenseigan for a potion but lacked the Exchange Points, then reunited with Ralts.

• Hyuga Matsuba told Yūhi Kurenai, Nohara Rin, Anko, and Uzuki Yugao that their Sage Bodies made physical training and rapid recovery possible.
• Hyuga Matsuba gave Hamura Otsutsuki the Rinnegan, renamed his puppets Hyuga Hamura and Hyuga Seijō, and ordered them to infiltrate or monitor the Akatsuki.
• Hyuga Hamura and Hyuga Seijō set off for the Land of Rain after Hyuga Matsuba left.
• Hyuga Matsuba learned that exchanging his Tenseigan for a potion would cost one million Exchange Points, so he put the eyes away.
• Ralts ran to Hyuga Matsuba and clung to him, lifting his mood.

Obito Uchiha learned that Nohara Rin was going to train with Hyuga Matsuba and followed Yūhi Kurenai, hoping to find them. Sarutobi Asuma mistook Obito’s interest in Rin for a crush on Kurenai and followed him, while Rin, Kurenai, Anko, and Uzuki Yugao waited for Matsuba to arrive.

• Obito Uchiha asked Yūhi Kurenai where Nohara Rin had gone, and Kurenai told him Rin was going to learn skills from a teacher.
• Obito Uchiha suspected Rin was meeting Hyuga Matsuba and followed Yūhi Kurenai, while Sarutobi Asuma saw them together and decided Obito was his rival for Kurenai’s affection.
• Obito Uchiha lost track of Yūhi Kurenai and wandered around looking for Rin as Sarutobi Asuma continued following him, waiting to attack while Kurenai was present.
• Nohara Rin, Yūhi Kurenai, Anko, and Uzuki Yugao waited for Hyuga Matsuba to arrive, and Anko teased the others about being attracted to their handsome teacher.

Hyuga Matsuba supervised the girls’ training while Obito Uchiha mistook him for exploiting Nohara Rin and confronted him. Asuma attacked Obito over a misunderstanding about Yūhi Kurenai, and their fight left Obito wounded as Asuma threw his sword at him.

• Hyuga Matsuba rebuked the girls for wanting powerful skills before they were ready and supervised their training.
• Obito Uchiha found the training ground and became angry after seeing Nohara Rin training while Hyuga Matsuba relaxed nearby.
• Asuma attacked Obito from behind, then accused him of trying to steal Yūhi Kurenai, while Obito mistakenly thought Asuma wanted Nohara Rin.
• Asuma drew his sword and attacked Obito, who had no weapon and dodged the first thrust.
• Asuma threw his sword at Obito, who could not evade it fully and suffered cuts across his arm.

Obito Uchiha fought Sarutobi Asuma and, after narrowly escaping a deadly strike, incapacitated him with a kick and a blow from a stone. Realizing he had badly injured the Hokage's son, Obito took Asuma to the hospital.

• Hyuga Matsuba watched Obito Uchiha and Sarutobi Asuma fight without intervening.
• Asuma gained the advantage, and Obito's damaged arm and broken blade left him struggling until he accidentally dodged Asuma's thrust.
• Obito attacked Asuma after Asuma dodged his punch with a substitution trick, then kicked him in the weak spot and knocked him unconscious.
• Obito struck Asuma's head with a stone, then realized he might face consequences for injuring the Hokage's son.
• Obito bandaged his wound and chose to take Asuma to the hospital.

Hyuga Matsuba told the girls that Obito Uchiha had badly injured Asuma in a fight, leaving Asuma with severe injuries to his lower body. Hiruzen Sarutobi learned the extent of his son’s condition and ordered the hospital to keep it secret.

• Nohara Rin sensed someone watching the group, and Hyuga Matsuba revealed that Obito Uchiha had been spying on her.
• Hyuga Matsuba told the girls that Obito Uchiha had fought Asuma and left him gravely injured, while Anko gloated over the news.
• Nohara Rin worried about Obito Uchiha but chose not to ask Hyuga Matsuba to help him.
• Minister Inoue told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Asuma might recover from his head injury but had lost the function of his lower body.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked the hospital to keep Asuma’s condition secret and learned that Obito Uchiha was also being treated there.

Hiruzen Sarutobi went to confront the Uchiha Clan over Obito Uchiha injuring Asuma, but the clan presented evidence that Asuma had followed Obito and claimed he attacked first. Uchiha Fugaku protected Obito and strengthened his standing as patriarch, while Hiruzen left demanding a fair interrogation.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi discovered that Obito Uchiha had left the hospital and, furious, went to the Uchiha Clan to investigate.
• Uchiha Zheng and Uchiha Fugaku met Hiruzen at the village entrance, and Fugaku said Obito claimed Asuma attacked first in self-defense.
• Uchiha Fugaku showed Hiruzen photographs of Asuma following Obito, making it risky for Hiruzen to punish Obito without appearing to favor his son.
• Hiruzen asked to interrogate Obito personally and promised not to show Asuma favoritism if Asuma had started the fight.
• Uchiha Fugaku demanded an objective interrogation without violence, winning admiration from the Uchiha clansmen.

Obito Uchiha told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Asuma attacked him first, while Hyuga Matsuba revealed Asuma's injury and suggested the fight began over girls. Hiruzen left without punishing Obito, though he privately intended to find another chance to act against him.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned Obito Uchiha about the fight, and Obito said Asuma had ambushed him.
• Uchiha Zheng stepped in, and Obito described dodging Asuma's strike to the back of his head.
• Hyuga Matsuba claimed he witnessed the fight and revealed that Asuma's manhood had been crushed.
• Hyuga Matsuba guessed that Asuma and Obito fought because of girls, and Obito confirmed Asuma had been following Nohara Rin.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi left without retaliating against Obito, while Hyuga Matsuba taunted him about threatening the boy later.

Hyuga Matsuba warned the Uchiha Clan and Sarutobi Asuma to stay away from his disciples, threatening severe consequences if they disobeyed. Uchiha Zheng ordered Obito Uchiha to stop contacting Nohara Rin, while Asuma remained despondent in the hospital.

• Hyuga Matsuba told the Uchiha Clan that his disciples were not prizes and warned them against pursuing his students.
• Uchiha Zheng cautioned Uchiha Fugaku never to provoke Hyuga Matsuba and ordered Obito Uchiha to stop contacting Nohara Rin.
• Uchiha Zheng threatened Obito Uchiha and his parents' remains if he ignored the order, leaving Obito alone and furious.
• Hyuga Matsuba visited the hospitalized Sarutobi Asuma, mocked his condition, and warned him to stay away from his disciple.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi punched through a wall after Hyuga Matsuba left, while Sarutobi Asuma remained despondent.

After years of training his students, Hyuga Matsuba warned them that the Third Shinobi World War would break out within six months, though they no longer trusted his claims. He then returned to the system interface to spend time with Ralts, Konan, and Mei Terumi.

• After half a month of intense training, Anko kissed Hyuga Matsuba in excitement when he announced the girls could rest before school began.
• Yūhi Kurenai, Anko, and the other girls returned to school while Asuma remained hospitalized and Obito Uchiha kept away from Nohara Rin.
• Over the next four or five years, Hyuga Matsuba trained the girls, gave Tsunade the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and watched Yūhi Kurenai and the others graduate without assigned supervising Jonin.
• Hyuga Matsuba told the girls the Third Shinobi World War would begin within half a year, but they doubted him because he had often missed their training sessions.
• Hyuga Matsuba entered the system interface, where Ralts greeted him and he embraced her, Konan, and Mei Terumi.

Sunagakure used the Third Kazekage’s disappearance as a pretext to break its treaty with Konoha and launch the Third Shinobi World War. As the fighting reached the Land of Rain, Hanzo of the Salamander refused to join either side, while Hyuga Matsuba warned his students that they were unprepared for the battlefield.

• Sunagakure blamed Konoha for the Third Kazekage’s death, rejected their alliance treaty, and attacked under Acting Kazekage Rosa, beginning the Third Shinobi World War.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Orochimaru and Jiraiya to oppose Sunagakure while staying in Konoha to watch the other villages, which prepared to join the conflict.
• Anko celebrated the prospect of war, but Hyuga Matsuba dismissed her ambitions and told his students to focus on training instead of going to the battlefield.
• Sunagakure invaded the Land of Rain, and Konoha’s arriving forces drove them back, turning Hanzo of the Salamander’s country into a battlefield.
• Hanzo of the Salamander rejected both villages’ attempts to recruit him and declared that he would stay neutral, but neither side heeded his warnings to spare the Land of Rain.

Madara Uchiha manipulated the Third Mizukage into arranging an alliance against Konoha, leaving the village facing attacks from all four other nations. As Konoha deployed its forces, Hyuga Matsuba stayed at his busy ninja tool shop and talked with his students about Tsunade and the strength of the women around him.

• Madara Uchiha decided to exploit the coming war to weaken the five nations, traveled to the Land of Water, and had the Third Mizukage invite Iwagakure and Kumogakure to attack Konoha.
• The Third Raikage accepted Kirigakure's alliance offer, while Ōnoki initially waited before agreeing to work with Sunagakure.
• Kumogakure and Kirigakure allied against Konoha, and Sunagakure and Iwagakure joined forces against it as well.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned the Uchiha Clan and Hyuga Clan to face the Mist Ninja, sent Namikaze Minato and Danzo against the Cloud Ninja, and led forces against the Sand and Stone Ninja.
• Hyuga Matsuba celebrated the sales at his ninja tool shop and told Yūhi Kurenai and Nohara Rin that Tsunade was his mistress.
• Hyuga Matsuba reflected that Mikoto and Kushina had surpassed Tsunade in strength, noting Mikoto's Rinnegan and Kushina's Wood Release.

Hyuga Matsuba sent Anko, Uzuki Yugao, Nohara Rin, and Yūhi Kurenai away to gain experience, then exploited wartime weapon shortages by raising his shop’s prices tenfold. His reputation as Konoha’s blackhearted merchant spread as customers, including Kakashi and Obito Uchiha, grudgingly paid the inflated prices.

• Hyuga Matsuba told Anko, Uzuki Yugao, Nohara Rin, and Yūhi Kurenai they could leave the shop and go out to gain experience, while he stayed behind.
• Sarutobi Asuma came to Hyuga Matsuba’s shop for weapons, and Hyuga Matsuba raised every weapon’s price tenfold after he left.
• A Chunin complained about the high prices but bought three swords because the other shops had sold out.
• Konoha customers continued buying from Hyuga Matsuba, spreading his reputation as a blackhearted merchant.
• Kakashi bought ten Kunai and three Explosive Tags at the inflated prices, then charged Obito Uchiha thirty thousand ryō for the three Kunai.