Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Kagami provoked Guy into using the Eight Inner Gates, and their spar escalated as Guy opened four gates and attacked at high speed. Hyuga Kagami relied on Kaiten to defend himself, but both fighters were battered, and the grove was left badly damaged.

• Hyuga Kagami taunted Guy until Guy agreed to use his forbidden technique.
• Guy opened the first four of the Eight Inner Gates and began circling Hyuga Kagami at high speed.
• Hyuga Kagami used Kaiten to repel Guy's first charge, though the impact left him dizzy.
• Guy recovered and attacked from above with a Leaf Whirlwind, which Hyuga Kagami blocked with Kaiten.
• Hyuga Kagami remained standing amid cracked ground while Guy landed far beyond the grove and nearly hit passing villagers.

Hyuga Kagami defeated Guy in a Taijutsu spar and agreed to team up with him for missions. The next morning, they met at the Mission Center, where Kagami browsed A-rank missions and Guy learned of his recent A-rank success.

• Hyuga Kagami ended his fight with Guy after blocking his attacks, then agreed to meet him at the Mission Center to team up for missions.
• An Anbu squad investigated the damaged grove, identified Hyuga Kagami and Guy as the fighters, and reported their Taijutsu battle to the Hokage.
• Rin treated Hyuga Kagami's injuries and told him that Hizashi Hyuga wanted to apologize for the clan misunderstanding his distance from them.
• Rin said Jiraiya had returned to the village and praised Kagami for facing Kumogakure's Two-Tails Jinchuriki calmly.
• Hyuga Kagami met Guy at the Mission Center the next morning and browsed A-rank missions, while Guy was surprised to hear Kagami had completed one.

Hyuga Kagami and Guy tracked rogue ninja who had attacked villages in the Land of Fire, but their pursuit led them to a confrontation between Kirigakure’s assassination squad and Konoha Anbu. Hyuga Kagami ordered Guy to fight Momochi Zabuza, and their battle was still underway when the chapter ended.

• Hyuga Kagami chose an A-rank mission to eliminate rogue ninja in the Land of Fire, and he and Guy set out to complete it.
• Hyuga Kagami and Guy found a ravaged village, questioned a survivor, and followed the attackers’ trail.
• Hyuga Kagami spotted a separate set of tracks and suspected Kirigakure ninja were also pursuing the rogue ninja.
• Hyuga Kagami and Guy came upon Momochi Zabuza’s Kirigakure squad facing Konoha Anbu, including Hatake Kakashi.
• Hyuga Kagami ordered Guy to teach Zabuza a lesson, and the two fought until both leaped back from their first clash.

Hyuga Kagami defeated Zabuza with a swift series of Gentle Fist strikes and forced the Kirigakure squad to retreat. He and Guy continued tracking the Rogue Ninja, while Kakashi and another Anbu planned to report Kagami’s talent to the Hokage.

• Guy withdrew after his exchange with Zabuza left him wounded and in pain.
• Hyuga Kagami baited Zabuza into attacking, read his movements with the Tenseigan, and knocked him unconscious with Gentle Fist strikes.
• Hyuga Kagami returned Zabuza to the Kirigakure squad and threatened them until they carried him away.
• Kakashi identified Hyuga Kagami and Might Guy to the older Anbu, who decided to recommend Kagami for Anbu recruitment.
• Hyuga Kagami told Guy that Kirigakure’s assassination squad was targeting Rogue Ninja, and the two continued following the fugitives’ trail.

Hyuga Kagami used his victory over Zabuza and a mission against rogue ninja to establish himself as a decisive fighter and pursue promotion to Special Jonin. He and Guy defeated five Kirigakure rogue ninja, and Kagami revealed that he had used his own Forbidden Technique.

• Hyuga Kagami explained that Zabuza's injuries and his own Tenseigan had helped him win, while he deliberately cultivated an arrogant, decisive image to improve his prospects for Special Jonin promotion.
• Hyuga Kagami and Guy tracked five Kirigakure rogue ninja to the Land of Fire and recognized their leader as a Kaguya Clan member with Shikotsumyaku.
• Hyuga Kagami feigned weakness, then used an immense pulling force to draw in the Kaguya Clan ninja and seal his chakra points with the Gentle Fist before killing him.
• Guy defeated the other four rogue ninja while Hyuga Kagami fought their leader.
• Hyuga Kagami sealed the Kaguya Clan ninja's corpse in a mission Scroll and told Guy that the technique he had used was his Forbidden Technique.

Hyuga Kagami kept his Rotation technique secret while building an impressive mission record, then received notice of a Special Jonin assessment. At the assessment, he reunited with his peers and met Uchiha Shisui, who thanked him for helping Itachi.

• Hyuga Kagami warned Guy to keep Rotation secret, and Guy agreed.
• After turning in their mission, Hyuga Kagami and Guy gained access to high-difficulty A-rank missions and completed more missions over the following months.
• Hyuga Kagami sensed he was being watched, suspected the Third Hokage was using the Telescope Technique, and later received an internal assessment notice for promotion to Special Jonin.
• At the Anbu base, Hyuga Kagami joined Guy, Asuma, Kurenai, Iruka, Anko, Genma, Hayate, and other Chunin awaiting the assessment.
• Asuma said more than two hundred Chunin were competing for about fifteen slots, while Guy urged their peers to catch up to Kakashi.
• Uchiha Shisui thanked Hyuga Kagami for looking after Itachi and introduced himself.

Hyuga Kagami reflected on Shisui Uchiha’s future and learned that both the Uchiha and Hyuga clans appeared to have secured favorable positions in the Special Jonin selection. When the first-round draw paired him with Yuhi Kurenai, he resisted her strongest genjutsu without apparent effort.

• Hyuga Kagami exchanged pleasantries with Shisui Uchiha, who kept his distance from other village ninja amid suspicion toward the Uchiha Clan.
• Asuma told Guy and the others that Shisui had killed Kirigakure Jonin three times and was already qualified for promotion, and they noticed he was the Uchiha Clan’s only participant.
• Hyuga Kagami noticed he was the Hyuga Clan’s only participant, and Asuma suggested the clan had secured a slot for him.
• The Third Hokage announced the combat-focused examination rules, and the random draw paired Hyuga Kagami with Yuhi Kurenai in the first round.
• Kurenai used Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death, but Hyuga Kagami recovered almost instantly, shocking her.

Hyuga Kagami used the Tenseigan’s resistance to Genjutsu to defeat Kurenai and explain why ordinary Genjutsu was ineffective against powerful ocular bloodline users. After advancing to the final round of the Special Jonin assessment, he was matched against Uchiha Shisui.

• Hyuga Kagami broke Kurenai’s Genjutsu without any visible effort and told her that ordinary Genjutsu was ineffective against powerful ocular technique users.
• Kurenai tried Genjutsu: Sanzezakura, but Hyuga Kagami blocked her attack and kicked her away before she could land a hit.
• Hyuga Kagami warned Kurenai not to rely too heavily on Genjutsu against ocular bloodline users, and Kurenai conceded after recognizing her weakness.
• The Third Hokage ordered an assessment match between Hyuga Kagami and Uchiha Shisui as the surviving Chunin advanced to the final round.
• The draw paired Hyuga Kagami with Shisui for the first final-round match, and Hyuga Kagami challenged him to show the strength of the Uchiha’s newest genius.

Hyuga Kagami and Shisui fought in the Chunin sparring match, first battling with ninja tools and then closing in to test their Taijutsu. The duel left them separated at opposite corners of the platform, with neither fighter yet having won.

• Shisui opened with a barrage of Shuriken linked by nearly invisible Steel Wire, and Hyuga Kagami struggled to counter his technique.
• Shisui replenished his Shuriken from a Scroll and gained the advantage, so Hyuga Kagami abandoned the exchange and charged at him.
• Hyuga Kagami used Kaiten to deflect Shisui’s Shuriken, and the Third Hokage raised Earth Style Walls to protect the spectators.
• Hyuga Kagami and Shisui drew close and fought with Taijutsu, repeatedly changing or withdrawing attacks as they predicted each other’s moves.
• Guy explained that both fighters were predicting each other’s attacks, and Hyuga Kagami and Shisui then separated to opposite corners of the platform.

Hyuga Kagami and Shisui continued their sparring match, testing each other with ninjutsu and Shisui’s Body Flicker Technique. Shisui conceded when his chakra ran low, leaving Hyuga Kagami to reflect on the physical cost of Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Hyuga Kagami and Shisui rested after their exhausting close-quarters battle, then rose to continue the match.
• Hyuga Kagami blocked Shisui’s Great Fireball Technique with Kaiten and closed in on him.
• Shisui used his Body Flicker Technique to surround Hyuga Kagami with afterimages and launch a barrage of attacks, but Hyuga Kagami defended with Kaiten.
• Hyuga Kagami identified the Body Flicker Technique’s limits and focused on defense until Shisui ran low on chakra.
• Shisui conceded the match, and Hyuga Kagami realized that the Mangekyō Sharingan’s power came with a heavy cost to Shisui’s body.

Hyuga Kagami won the Special Jonin assessment, and the Third Hokage recruited him, Guy, Asuma, and Shisui into the Anbu. After returning home, Hyuga Kagami received a message from One-eyed Viper and met Orochimaru, who asked about the assessment.

• Hyuga Kagami defeated Shisui, and Guy and Asuma praised his victory while discussing Shisui's speed and skill.
• Guy and Asuma won their matches, and the Third Hokage granted Shisui a special promotion slot despite his loss.
• The Third Hokage invited Hyuga Kagami, Guy, Asuma, and Shisui to join the Anbu; Asuma rejected the offer and stormed away.
• Hyuga Kagami returned home, found a message from One-eyed Viper, and went to meet Orochimaru at an izakaya.
• Orochimaru dismissed the danger of entering Konoha and asked Hyuga Kagami whether the Special Jonin assessment had gone smoothly.

Hyuga Kagami met with Orochimaru, who questioned his sudden growth and warned him that Sasori of the Red Sands wanted to kill him. Shisui told Itachi that Hyuga Kagami had defeated him in the Special Jonin examination and urged him to stay humble as the Uchiha Clan’s ambitions grew.

• Hyuga Kagami told Orochimaru that his examination had gone smoothly and that the Third Hokage had arranged for him to join the Anbu.
• Orochimaru questioned Hyuga Kagami about his rapid improvement and asked whether he had met Sasori of the Red Sands.
• Hyuga Kagami recounted how he had escaped Sasori during Konoha’s operation to purge him, and Orochimaru warned him to be careful.
• Shisui told Itachi that Hyuga Kagami had defeated him in the final round, though the Hokage still promoted him to Special Jonin.
• Shisui urged Itachi to remain humble and explained that he had lost deliberately to restrain the Uchiha Clan’s growing ambition.

Shisui told Itachi about his defeat by Hyuga Kagami and reassured him that Kagami was strong enough to deter the clan from seeking trouble. Meanwhile, Hyuga Kagami asked Orochimaru about creating an Artificial Tailed Beast, learning of Konoha’s abandoned research and searching for a stable chakra source.

• Shisui told Itachi that Hyuga Kagami had greater ocular power than he expected and had defeated him in their match.
• Itachi realized Shisui’s loss would not endanger Kagami and asked about the fight, while Shisui wondered whether Kagami had sensed his hidden strength.
• Hyuga Kagami told Orochimaru he wanted to create a small Artificial Tailed Beast to address his limited chakra reserves.
• Orochimaru revealed that Konoha had conducted and later sealed away Tailed Beast research because Artificial Tailed Beasts could become dangerously unstable.
• Orochimaru explained that stability required a single, nonviolent chakra source, and Hyuga Kagami considered the Ryumyaku and Moryo as possible sources.

Hyuga Kagami obtained Orochimaru’s artificial Tailed Beast research in exchange for sharing his findings and gathering intelligence on Anbu members, then joined Anbu Team 11 with Guy and Shisui. Their first S-rank mission was to travel to the Land of Demons and help its Miko seal Moryo, leaving Hyuga Kagami uneasy about the timing and the Miko’s fate.

• Hyuga Kagami accepted Orochimaru’s conditions and received the artificial Tailed Beast records, but found the techniques and rare shell material far beyond his current means.
• Hyuga Kagami officially joined Konoha’s Anbu as a Special Jonin and selected a Hawk Mask alongside Guy and Shisui.
• The Third Hokage assigned Hyuga Kagami, Guy, Shisui, and their captain Kakashi an S-rank mission to assist the Land of Demons’ Miko in sealing Moryo.
• The four set out for the Land of Demons, while Hyuga Kagami wondered whether the mission’s timing was connected to his recent conversation with Orochimaru and recalled that the Miko might die sealing Moryo.

Hyuga Kagami and Team 11 traveled to the Land of Demons to help stop Moryo, while Kagami and Shisui shared that they each had techniques capable of briefly contending with a Tailed Beast. They reached the Land of Demons and, after encountering its rampaging Terracotta Puppets, headed for the Miko’s palace.

• Hyuga Kagami told Shisui that the demon was likely at least Tailed Beast-level, and Shisui revealed that he had a technique that could briefly fight one.
• Hyuga Kagami promised to keep Shisui’s secret and revealed that he also had a technique capable of briefly contending with a Tailed Beast.
• Team 11 crossed the Land of Rain, the Land of Birds, and the Land of Bears without incident.
• In the Land of Demons, Team 11 fought Terracotta Puppets that repeatedly repaired themselves, so Hyuga Kagami urged them to seek the Miko instead.
• After seeing the destruction and civilian casualties caused by the puppets, Team 11 traveled toward the Miko’s palace.

Anbu Team 11 joined forces with Pakura’s Sunagakure squad to break through the Terracotta Puppets’ encirclement and reach the Miko’s palace. Inside, Hyuga Kagami recognized the Iwagakure Decapitation Unit that had nearly killed him, and the chapter ended with the two sides trading threats.

• Kakashi, Guy, Hyuga Kagami, and Shisui saw that Terracotta Puppets had surrounded the Miko’s palace and decided to seek help from the Sunagakure reinforcements.
• Kakashi met Pakura and arranged for their squads to attack the Terracotta Puppets together.
• Kakashi and Pakura led the assault as their teams opened a corridor through the puppet ranks, while Hyuga Kagami guarded the rear and sensed that the puppets shared a single source of evil chakra.
• The combined squads broke through the encirclement and entered the palace, where the guards welcomed them and they found the Miko, her young daughter, and a squad of Iwagakure Ninja.
• Hyuga Kagami recognized the Iwagakure Decapitation Unit that had nearly killed him, and he and its captain exchanged threats.

Hyuga Kagami and the allied shinobi agreed to eliminate the Yomi Cult before escorting the Miko to Mount Fengmo, where she could seal Moryo. As the palace prepared for battle, Hyuga Kagami focused on finding a way to increase his chakra so he could safely awaken more of the Tenseigan's abilities.

• Hyuga Kagami confronted the Iwagakure Decapitation Unit captain, but the Miko intervened before their forces fought.
• The Miko explained that Moryo and its Terracotta Puppets could not cross her barrier, and that she had to reach Mount Fengmo to seal the monster.
• Pakura proposed killing the Yomi Cult before escorting the Miko, and Konoha, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure agreed.
• Hyuga Kagami was assigned to guard the Miko and her daughter while the palace prepared for an attack.
• Hyuga Kagami reasoned that his Tenseigan needed more chakra to unlock its abilities and continued to pursue artificial Tailed Beasts as a chakra source.

Hyuga Kagami bargained with the Miko to help gather Purple Mud Glue in exchange for protecting her from Moryo, while the allied ninja forces fought off the Yomi Cultists. After the battle, the group prepared to leave, though the Yomi Cult leader had escaped.

• Hyuga Kagami learned that the Miko intended to seal Moryo even if it cost her life, and he offered to protect her so Shion would not be left alone.
• Hyuga Kagami asked the Miko to gather Purple Mud Glue from the Land of Swamps and promised to keep her safe; she agreed and promised to keep their deal secret.
• Several Yomi Cultists entered the shrine, and Hyuga Kagami killed them with Rotation and Gentle Fist.
• Pakura reported that the allied ninja had dealt with most of the Yomi Cultists, and the Iwagakure captain said they could depart.
• Guy said the Yomi Cult leader had escaped after taking Kakashi's Chidori, though he doubted the leader would survive.

The Miko and her escorts fled toward Mount Fengmo while Moryo pursued them, forcing the group to set an ambush in a canyon. They temporarily sealed the demon and continued onward, but the Miko warned that Moryo could control minds.

• The Miko hid little Shion in a secret chamber before leaving the palace with Pakura, Team 11, and the Iwagakure Decapitation Unit.
• As Moryo rapidly closed in, Kakashi proposed an ambush, and the Miko offered to trap the demon with a temporary sealing barrier.
• The group prepared the canyon with sealing formulas, and the Iwagakure ninja used Earth Release to restrain Moryo while Pakura struck it with Scorch Release.
• The Miko activated the barrier, temporarily sealing Moryo, and Kakashi led the group onward toward Mount Fengmo.
• The Miko warned that Moryo could control minds and turn anyone who approached it into a puppet.

The shinobi reached Mount Fengmo and prepared to seal Moryo’s shell in its lava field while his soul was sealed separately. Hyuga Kagami and Shisui entered the mountain with the Miko, who revealed her connection to Moryo and knelt to apologize.

• The Miko explained that Mount Fengmo’s lava field could suppress Moryo’s chakra and that his shell and soul had to be sealed separately.
• Hyuga Kagami volunteered to handle the final sealing, with Shisui assisting, while the others held back the Terracotta Puppets.
• Hyuga Kagami told Guy to keep everyone but Moryo out of the mountain, and Guy promised to guard the entrance.
• The Miko said activating the seal would take at least fifteen minutes, and Hyuga Kagami planned to restrain Moryo while Shisui handled the initial suppression.
• The Miko revealed that Moryo was connected to the Miko lineage and was, in a sense, part of her, then knelt before Hyuga Kagami and Shisui to apologize.