Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Hiashi killed a Kumogakure captain who had tried to abduct the Hyuga Clan's Grand Elder's grandson, and Hiruzen Sarutobi feared Konoha was too weak to resist Kumogakure's demands. Hyuga Matsuba stirred the clan into a protest at the Hokage Building, where Hiruzen summoned Hiashi to address the crowd.

• Hyuga Hiashi reported killing the Kumogakure captain, and the Cloud delegation accused Konoha while refusing to acknowledge its own actions.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi warned Hyuga Hiashi that Konoha could not afford a conflict with Kumogakure, leaving Hiashi fearing his clan might be sacrificed for peace.
• Hyuga Matsuba spread the claim that Hiruzen planned to hand the Hyuga Clan over to Kumogakure and led more than a hundred clan members to the Hokage Building.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Hyuga Matsuba, who claimed he was defending the people, then secretly sent for Hyuga Hiashi.

Hyuga Matsuba drove Hiruzen Sarutobi to distraction, then encouraged Hinata as she practiced throwing knives. The chapter ended with the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Killer B arriving in Konoha with an elite Cloud Ninja squad, leaving the village wary of the threat.

• Hyuga Matsuba left Hiruzen Sarutobi fuming after disrupting the Hokage's office, then rejected Hyuga Hiashi's assumption that he had acted on the clan's behalf.
• Hyuga Matsuba reassured Hinata that her father had not come for her and urged her to be confident in her training.
• Hinata missed her first knife throw but hit the bullseye on her second attempt after Hyuga Matsuba encouraged her.
• Hyuga Matsuba had Hinata demonstrate other skills and decided that she was building a good foundation.
• Killer B arrived in Konoha with an elite Cloud Ninja squad, putting the village on guard.

Hyuga Matsuba killed Killer B after the Cloud Ninja came to his home seeking revenge for their captain. He returned from the bloodshed while Hiruzen Sarutobi and the remaining witnesses stood frozen in fear.

• Cloud Ninja kicked down Hyuga Matsuba’s gate and identified him to Killer B as the man who killed their captain.
• Hyuga Matsuba sent the intruders outside, told Hinata to wait at home, and warned the onlookers to stay out of his way.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered his men and the Hyuga Clan members to retreat as Hyuga Matsuba attacked Killer B.
• Hyuga Matsuba broke Killer B’s jaw and used Repulsion Pull to turn the Cloud Ninja behind him into chunks of flesh.
• Hyuga Matsuba crushed Killer B’s ribs, tore off his arm, and snapped his neck, killing him and dooming the Eight-Tails to eventual rebirth.
• Hyuga Matsuba walked back alone as Hiruzen Sarutobi and the witnesses stared at the bloodied scene.

After Killer B's death, the Fourth Raikage led Kumogakure toward war with Konoha, while Hyuga Matsuba remained indifferent to the crisis. Konoha and Kumogakure fought once before pausing, but Hiruzen Sarutobi still needed to give Kumogakure an explanation.

• The Fourth Raikage learned that Hyuga Matsuba had killed Killer B and led Kumogakure's forces toward Konoha.
• Kushina and the other girls discussed Killer B's death and criticized Hyuga Matsuba after hearing that he had taken Hyuga Hiashi's daughter.
• Hyuga Hiashi asked Hyuga Matsuba for help, but Matsuba rejected him, pelted him with money, and later collected it with Hinata.
• Three days later, Konoha and Kumogakure went to war, and Hiruzen Sarutobi fought the Fourth Raikage to a standstill.
• The Fourth Raikage returned in dejection, and the fighting paused as Hiruzen considered the need to satisfy Kumogakure and prevent other villages from intervening.

The Fourth Raikage demanded Konoha account for the death of his squad captain, while Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to prevent the dispute from escalating. To protect Hyuga Hiashi and the village, the Hyuga Clan chose Hizashi Hyuga as the one to be handed over, and Hizashi died by suicide.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi urged the Fourth Raikage to set aside Killer B's death and avoid letting their villages weaken each other, but the Raikage demanded that Konoha find his squad captain's killer.
• Hyuga Hiashi said Kumogakure had attacked first and acted in self-defense, angering the Fourth Raikage, who gave Konoha one day to identify the killer.
• After the fighting paused, Hiruzen Sarutobi warned Hyuga Hiashi that the village could not bear more trouble, and a Hyuga elder proposed sending Hizashi Hyuga in his brother's place.
• Hyuga Hiashi accepted the plan to spare himself, and Hizashi Hyuga asked his brother to care for his child before taking his own life.
• The Caged Bird Seal activated after Hizashi Hyuga died, nearly destroying his Byakugan, and Konoha handed over his corpse.
• The Fourth Raikage remained furious because he had not obtained what he wanted, while his squad and sworn younger brother were dead.

After Konoha defeated Kumogakure, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned his attention toward the Uchiha Clan while Hyuga Matsuba continued his peaceful life. On Hinata’s first day of school, Matsuba met Yamanaka Inoichi and his daughter Ino, who became fascinated with him and left Hinata quietly jealous.

• Konoha stood firm against the Fourth Raikage, and he returned to Kumogakure after his village lost the conflict.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi grew more dissatisfied with the Uchiha Clan for contributing little during the war.
• Hyuga Matsuba took six-year-old Hinata to her first day of school, despite her reluctance to be apart from him.
• Hyuga Matsuba met Yamanaka Inoichi, Shikaku Nara, and Choza Akimichi outside the school.
• Yamanaka Ino mistook Matsuba for someone younger than her father and eagerly called him Uncle after he offered to hold her.
• Hinata felt uncomfortable as Ino doted on Matsuba but kept her feelings to herself.

Hyuga Matsuba watched Yamanaka Ino and Haruno Sakura compete for his attention before encouraging them to look after the shy Hinata. After the Third Hokage’s lengthy speech and lunch, Matsuba took Hinata to her classroom and then left alone.

• Hinata tugged at Hyuga Matsuba’s clothes, then blushed and fainted when he pinched her cheek.
• Yamanaka Ino and Haruno Sakura argued over who could be with Matsuba, but he told them he liked neither of them.
• Hinata woke up, and Ino and Sakura promised to take good care of her and become her sisters.
• The Third Hokage gave a speech to the new students, and Matsuba fell asleep during it.
• After lunch, Matsuba saw Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke, took Hinata to her classroom, chatted with old classmates, and headed back alone.

Hinata continued training with Hyuga Matsuba and grew more confident over the next half-year as tensions between Konoha and the Uchiha Clan worsened. Knowing the clan was plotting rebellion and that Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi were informing Konoha, Hyuga Matsuba set off to visit Uchiha Fugaku.

• Hinata practiced the Gentle Fist Style against Hyuga Matsuba’s nearly indestructible wooden dummy, and he praised her progress.
• Hyuga Matsuba gave Hinata the rest of the day off, and she went to see her little sister Hanabi while he headed home to reunite with his family.
• Over the next half-year, Hinata improved her Gentle Fist skills and became less introverted.
• Hyuga Matsuba reflected on the worsening conflict between Konoha and the Uchiha Clan and noted that Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi were reporting the clan’s plans to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Hyuga Matsuba left a note and traveled to the Uchiha Clan’s territory to see Uchiha Fugaku.

Hyuga Matsuba visited Uchiha Fugaku and revealed that Konoha knew about the Uchiha Clan’s rebellion plans, blaming Uchiha Itachi for spying on his family. Uchiha Fugaku invited Matsuba to join the rebellion and promised to help make him Hokage, but Matsuba showed no interest.

• A guard stopped Hyuga Matsuba at the Uchiha Clan entrance, then reported his arrival to Uchiha Fugaku.
• Uchiha Fugaku personally greeted Hyuga Matsuba, who mocked his awkward smile before they went inside for tea.
• Hyuga Matsuba told Uchiha Fugaku that Konoha knew about the clan’s rebellion plans, leaving Fugaku shocked.
• Matsuba explained that Uchiha Itachi had turned against his clan and was monitoring its activities for Konoha.
• Uchiha Fugaku invited Hyuga Matsuba to join the rebellion and offered to help make him Hokage, while Matsuba remained uninterested.

Hyuga Matsuba rejected Uchiha Fugaku’s request for help and watched as Uchiha Itachi confronted his father over the Uchiha clan’s planned rebellion. After leaving the clan, Matsuba was followed by Itachi and challenged him with an overwhelming aura.

• Hyuga Matsuba refused Uchiha Fugaku’s attempt to recruit him, saying he had no interest in becoming Hokage.
• Uchiha Itachi returned home, secretly eavesdropped on the conversation, and was pulled down from the roof by Hyuga Matsuba.
• Uchiha Fugaku accused Uchiha Itachi of betrayal, while Itachi urged his father not to rebel and warned that it could start another world war.
• Uchiha Fugaku rejected Itachi’s pleas, and Hyuga Matsuba left the Uchiha Clan without agreeing to help.
• Uchiha Itachi followed Hyuga Matsuba into a secluded forest and asked what he had told Uchiha Fugaku; Matsuba released a powerful aura that forced Itachi to activate his Three Tomoe Sharingan.

Hyuga Matsuba confronted Uchiha Itachi over his plans for peace and rejected Itachi’s assumptions about his involvement with the Akatsuki. Itachi challenged Matsuba to a fight, but Matsuba overwhelmed him and left him badly wounded.

• Uchiha Itachi accused Hyuga Matsuba of being part of the Akatsuki and asked whether Matsuba had influenced his father’s plans.
• Hyuga Matsuba said Itachi’s father had approached him and questioned Itachi’s claim that he was striving for peace.
• Hyuga Matsuba jokingly proposed eliminating all life to end war, then sent Uchiha Itachi flying when he tried to leave.
• Uchiha Itachi attacked with weapons and Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Claw Red, but Hyuga Matsuba blocked his attacks and countered.
• Uchiha Itachi charged at Hyuga Matsuba and was knocked down, left barely able to speak from his injuries.

Hyuga Matsuba injured Obito Uchiha while confronting Uchiha Itachi, who then agreed to join Obito’s organization with White Zetsu assigned to accompany him. Matsuba returned home and shared a meal with Hinata, Ino, and Sakura, while the girls talked about their classmates.

• Hyuga Matsuba blasted Obito Uchiha with a laser and warned him not to sneak up on him again.
• Uchiha Itachi agreed to join Obito Uchiha’s organization and accepted White Zetsu as his partner.
• Hyuga Matsuba returned home and found Hinata, Ino, and Sakura gathered around a meal.
• Hinata served the food she had practiced making, and Hyuga Matsuba praised her cooking.
• Ino complained about Uzumaki Naruto and Second Pillar at school, while Sakura said she no longer liked Second Pillar.

Danzo ambushed Shisui Uchiha to steal both of his Mangekyō Sharingan, but Shisui escaped after unleashing Susanoo despite being wounded and poisoned. Danzo ordered his men to search for him and then encountered Hiruzen Sarutobi.

• After Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to Shisui Uchiha's plan, Danzo lured Shisui into a trap and took one of his eyes using Izanagi.
• Shisui fled while wounded and poisoned, but Danzo and his subordinates pursued him and demanded his remaining eye.
• When Shisui stopped to fight, Danzo struck his abdomen, and Shisui escaped under cover of a smoke bomb.
• Shisui unleashed Susanoo and killed Danzo's subordinates, then fled before Danzo returned with reinforcements.
• Danzo ordered his men to search for Shisui and report if he died, then encountered Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Danzo took Shisui Uchiha’s eye, and Shisui gave his remaining eye to Uchiha Itachi before taking his own life. Grieving and angered by his clan’s plans to rebel, Uchiha Itachi confronted them and vowed to protect Second Pillar.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Danzo about Shisui Uchiha’s green Susanoo, but left after Danzo justified taking action against Shisui.
• Shisui Uchiha told Uchiha Itachi that Danzo had taken one eye and poisoned him, then gave him his remaining eye and ended his own life.
• Uchiha Itachi awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and returned to the clan grounds, where he attacked a clan member who mocked him for opposing the rebellion.
• Uchiha Itachi used his Mangekyō Sharingan to intimidate the clan members, then embraced Second Pillar and resolved to protect him.
• Uchiha Itachi noticed Uchiha Fugaku watching and quietly asked his father to forgive him.

After Shisui Uchiha’s death, Uchiha Itachi decided to eliminate the Uchiha Clan while securing his younger brother’s survival. He reached an agreement with Hiruzen Sarutobi to act as a spy in a mysterious organization, while Danzo plotted against him.

• The Uchiha Clan blamed Konoha for Shisui Uchiha’s death and questioned Uchiha Itachi, who denied involvement and left with Second Pillar.
• Uchiha Itachi decided to deal with the Uchiha Clan and went to meet Hiruzen Sarutobi, where Danzo and Hyuga Matsuba joined the discussion.
• Hyuga Matsuba revealed that he had seen Danzo hunting Shisui Uchiha, and Uchiha Itachi controlled his anger as Danzo considered killing him.
• Uchiha Itachi offered to infiltrate the mysterious organization led by a masked man in exchange for his younger brother’s protection.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to protect Uchiha Itachi’s younger brother after learning the masked man used space-time Ninjutsu, while Danzo opposed leaving any Uchiha survivors.

Hiruzen Sarutobi overruled Danzo and agreed to spare Uchiha Itachi’s younger brother, while Hyuga Matsuba revealed that the Masked Man belonged to the Uchiha Clan without giving Hiruzen useful information. Matsuba then left and encountered Yamanaka Inoichi at the family flower shop.

• Danzo objected to sparing Uchiha Itachi’s younger brother, but Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to imprison the boy rather than harm him if he became dangerous, with Mitokado Homura supporting the decision.
• Uchiha Itachi left after warning Danzo not to target his younger brother, and Danzo and the advisors departed soon afterward.
• Hyuga Matsuba confronted Danzo for storming off, then Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped Matsuba to ask about the Masked Man.
• Matsuba told Hiruzen that the Masked Man was from the Uchiha Clan, then left before Hiruzen could learn anything more.
• Matsuba bought lollipops for Hinata and ran into Yamanaka Inoichi at his family’s shop, where they joked about Inoichi’s standing at home.

Hyuga Matsuba spent the day tending flowers before taking Hanabi Hyuga outside for her first trip beyond the clan grounds. After they ate, he carried her to Hinata’s school so she could see her sister studying.

• Hyuga Matsuba visited Yamanaka Inoichi’s flower shop and took home several pots of flower buds.
• Hanabi Hyuga invited Hyuga Matsuba to eat at her house, but he offered to take her out for food instead.
• Hyuga Matsuba carried Hanabi outside despite her attendant’s objections, and the attendant eventually left to report to Hyuga Hiashi.
• Hanabi enjoyed seeing the village for the first time and asked Hyuga Matsuba to take her to Hinata’s school.
• After eating at the food street, Hyuga Matsuba carried Hanabi into the school grounds to find her sister.

Hyuga Matsuba brought Hanabi to the school to find Hinata and killed a Uchiha boy who challenged him. At the Training Ground, Hanabi reunited with Hinata while Sakura, Ino, Sasuke, Naruto, and Kiba bickered nearby.

• A Uchiha boy challenged Hyuga Matsuba, who sent him crashing to the ground as Rock Lee watched in shock.
• Hyuga Matsuba used Observation Haki to locate Hinata and took Hanabi to the Training Ground to find her.
• Hanabi reunited with Hinata, and Hyuga Matsuba reassured Hinata that he would keep her sister safe.
• Sakura and Ino argued, while the girls gathered around Hyuga Matsuba and left Sasuke feeling upset.
• Naruto argued with Sasuke, then got angry when Kiba teased him about Sakura and challenged Kiba to fight.

After Hyuga Matsuba was confronted by the school guard unit for killing a student, Hinata stepped in and defeated its leader with Gentle Fist Style: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms. The students and guards were left stunned, while Hinata basked in her brother's praise.

• Sakura and Ino cleared the crowd around Hyuga Matsuba, while Hanabi stayed beside him.
• The school guard unit surrounded Hyuga Matsuba over the dead student, and Sakura, Ino, Hinata, and Hanabi moved to protect him.
• Hinata attacked the guard leader with Gentle Fist Style: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms and severely wounded him.
• Hyuga Matsuba praised Hinata, and Sakura and Ino marveled at her strength.
• Second Pillar grew envious of Hinata, and Uzumaki Naruto mocked him.
• Hyuga Matsuba urged the other guards to check on their injured captain.

Hyuga Matsuba said he had killed a member of the Uchiha Clan, prompting Second Pillar to confront him, but Hinata and then Hyuga Matsuba quickly overpowered him. When Uchiha Itachi arrived, Matsuba grabbed his shoulder and noticed his weak constitution.

• Hyuga Matsuba told Ino and Hanabi that he had beaten a Uchiha Clan brat to death, and Second Pillar grew angry.
• Second Pillar attacked Hyuga Matsuba, but Hinata struck him and sent him flying.
• Hyuga Matsuba dismissed concerns about consequences by claiming he knew powerful people, including Uchiha Itachi.
• Second Pillar challenged Hyuga Matsuba and then recognized his brother, Uchiha Itachi, among the arriving group.
• Hyuga Matsuba patted Uchiha Itachi's shoulder until Itachi nearly collapsed, then told him his body seemed weak.