Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Kagami completed a blood transfusion to reduce the All-Killing Ash Bones properties in the A-Type Wind Release Clone’s blood, then used Karin’s chakra to ease the clone’s injuries. The clone could last three to four months without using chakra or Shikotsumyaku, so Hyuga Kagami considered creating more Wind Release clones as backup blood banks.

• Hyuga Kagami transferred the A-Type Wind Release Clone’s blood into a special tree-derived container and replaced it with blood from the B-type Wind Release clone, which lost all vital signs.
• Hyuga Kagami used the Soul Descent Technique to enter the A-Type Wind Release Clone and found that its organs, bones, chakra pathways, and muscles remained severely damaged.
• Hyuga Kagami summoned Karin and bit her arm to absorb some of her chakra, then stopped before draining too much and sent her to rest.
• Hyuga Kagami examined the A-Type Wind Release Clone and estimated it could survive three to four months if it avoided using chakra or Shikotsumyaku.
• Hyuga Kagami decided he would need to create more Wind Release clones to serve as backup blood banks.

Hyuga Kagami prepared a clone to handle his deal with the Third Hokage and examined the living qualities of the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. His research led him to conclude that high-quality Yin and Yang Release chakra—not specific bloodlines or individuals—was the key to evolving the Rinnegan.

• Hyuga Kagami realized the blood-diseased clones serving as blood donors would be consumed every three or four months to sustain the A-Type Wind Release Clone.
• He placed the A-Type Wind Release Clone in a nutrient tank and chose the Fire Clone Technique to conduct his transaction with the Third Hokage.
• Hyuga Kagami implanted the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan into the Fire Clone Technique and used the Soul Descent Technique to enter it.
• He sensed that the eyes seemed alive and inferred that they held the soul power of Uchiha Ryota and Uchiha Hideki.
• Hyuga Kagami reasoned that Rinnegan evolution depended on high-quality Yin and Yang Release chakra, rather than on particular sources such as Ōtsutsuki Asura and Ōtsutsuki Indra.

Hyuga Kagami studied the changes in the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and considered what might be needed to evolve them into the Rinnegan before heading to Konoha. In Orochimaru’s underground base, he examined Hinata’s Byakugan and questioned Naruto about his parents, leaving Naruto to answer that they were the fox demon.

• Hyuga Kagami recorded increased ocular power, a rejection response, and Yin Release chakra influencing the Fire Clone Technique.
• Hyuga Kagami reasoned that the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan had changed after absorbing Yang Release chakra from the First Hokage Cells and considered designing a ritual to supply what evolution required.
• Hyuga Kagami sealed his Yin Release main body in a storage Scroll and hurried toward Konoha.
• Orochimaru examined Hinata’s Byakugan while Naruto struggled against a snake restraining him, then released Hinata and recalled the snake.
• Orochimaru asked Naruto who his parents were, and Naruto answered that they were the fox demon.

Orochimaru agreed to Akatsuki’s proposed hostage exchange, intending to use it to rescue Sasuke, and offered to teach Naruto ninjutsu. Naruto followed him out of the cave while Hinata stayed with Kabuto, who assured her that Naruto was lucky to have Orochimaru’s guidance.

• Naruto declared that he would become Hokage, prompting Orochimaru to reflect on his resentment toward the Third Hokage and his changed feelings after Konoha’s destruction.
• Kabuto told Orochimaru that Akatsuki wanted to exchange hostages, and Orochimaru agreed while planning to use the meeting to take Sasuke back.
• Naruto defended Sasuke and asked what Orochimaru had done to him, so Orochimaru offered to guide Naruto in ninjutsu.
• Naruto hesitated to leave Hinata behind, but Hinata encouraged him to go, and Kabuto promised to care for her.
• Naruto followed Orochimaru out of the cave, while Kabuto told Hinata that her father had been contacted and reassured her about Naruto.

Bound together in an Akatsuki hideout, Sasuke and Neji tried to reassure each other until Obito overheard that Neji was Hyuga Kagami’s student. Obito considered using Neji to pressure Kagami for intelligence about the God Organization.

• Sasuke told Neji that his family would come to rescue him, while Neji worried about Hinata and the Main Branch’s priority over him.
• Neji insisted that Hyuga Kagami, his strong jonin teacher, would come for him.
• Obito appeared in the room and was surprised to learn Neji was Kagami’s disciple.
• Obito recalled the God Organization’s repeated defeats of him and reasoned that Konoha might hold information about the group.
• Obito considered threatening Neji to make Kagami reveal what he knew, then privately scoffed at Kagami’s rise from Academy dead last to Anbu squad captain.

Obito decided to use Sasuke and Neji to recruit Itachi as an insider and investigate the God Organization’s Flame Demons. After Obito left, Shinichi visited the hostages but said he could not rescue Sasuke, only try to keep him safe.

• Obito resolved to exploit Sasuke’s kidnapping to make Itachi investigate the God Organization and the Uchiha Clan’s secrets.
• Obito dismissed the possibility that Itachi had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and left Sasuke and Neji in captivity.
• Sasuke and Neji realized Akatsuki might not let them return to Konoha alive.
• Shinichi entered the room and told Sasuke he could not rescue him, but would do his best to ensure his safety.

Shinichi refused to guarantee Neji’s safety, but learned that Hyuga Kagami was Neji’s teacher. Meanwhile, Hyuga Kagami openly entered Konoha as the God Organization’s Flame Demon, confirmed his identity to the Hokage, and demanded that they settle their previous score.

• Sasuke begged Shinichi to protect Neji, but Shinichi said he could not guarantee Neji’s life.
• Neji insisted his teacher would save him, and Sasuke asked whether Hyuga Kagami would come; Shinichi reacted with surprise upon hearing the teacher’s name.
• Hyuga Kagami arrived openly at Konoha’s gate as Flame Demon and was escorted to the Hokage Building.
• Hyuga Kagami passed a seminar where Konoha’s shinobi analyzed the abilities displayed in the battle against Akatsuki and the God Organization.
• The Third Hokage asked Hyuga Kagami to remove his mask, so Hyuga Kagami revealed a golden Susanoo and confirmed his identity as Flame Demon.
• Hyuga Kagami asked the Third Hokage whether it was time to settle their previous score.

Hyuga Kagami presented Konoha with a bill of 265 million for the God Organization’s rescue of three Kage and forty-seven Jonin, then refused the Third Hokage’s request to discuss an attack on Akatsuki. He warned that Uchiha Madara might be hiding within Akatsuki, leaving Konoha cautious as he sought time to strengthen himself.

• Hyuga Kagami reviewed the Third Hokage’s list and calculated that Konoha owed the God Organization 265 million for rescuing three Kage and forty-seven Jonin.
• The Third Hokage said Konoha could not pay the full amount immediately, but Hyuga Kagami reminded him that the other four villages had agreed to share the cost.
• The Third Hokage asked to meet Yama and discuss Akatsuki, but Hyuga Kagami said it was not yet time to eliminate them.
• Hyuga Kagami warned the Third Hokage that the real Uchiha Madara might still be alive and hiding within Akatsuki.

Hyuga Kagami collected Konoha’s payment for the God Organization’s help and agreed to look out for Naruto, whom Orochimaru had abducted. As he prepared to leave the village, Uchiha Fugaku asked the God Organization to rescue his younger son.

• Hyuga Kagami told the Third Hokage and Utatane Koharu that Madara Uchiha had survived the battle with the First Hokage and had obtained the First Hokage’s power.
• The Third Hokage paid Hyuga Kagami one hundred million in cash and promised to pay the remaining one hundred and sixty-five million within three months.
• The Third Hokage offered the God Organization fifty million to rescue Naruto, and Hyuga Kagami said he would keep an eye out for the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Uchiha Fugaku and Shisui Uchiha intercepted Hyuga Kagami, and Fugaku tried to persuade him to return to the Uchiha Clan.
• After Hyuga Kagami refused to return, Fugaku commissioned the God Organization to rescue his younger son and promised a satisfying reward.

Hyuga Kagami refused Fugaku’s request to attack Akatsuki and rescue Sasuke, then heard Hizashi’s appeal for help rescuing Hinata. The chapter ended with Kagami reflecting on the Hyuga branch family’s obligations and the Caged Bird Seal’s role in protecting its members.

• Fugaku offered Akatsuki’s base location and Uchiha support in exchange for God Organization rescuing Sasuke, but Hyuga Kagami refused.
• Asuma and Kakashi warned Kurenai not to trust God Organization, while she recalled why she believed Wind Chime cared about Konoha.
• Hizashi approached Hyuga Kagami on the Hyuga Clan’s behalf to request help rescuing Hinata from Orochimaru, then left without asking him to rescue Neji.
• Hyuga Kagami judged Hinata relatively safe from Orochimaru and understood Hizashi’s conflict between his son and the Main Branch’s eldest daughter.
• Hyuga Kagami reflected that the Caged Bird Seal protected many Hyuga clan members from having their Byakugan become a danger to them.

Hyuga Kagami, posing as Flame Demon, visited Danzo’s Root base to replace Wind Chime in developing the Chimera Technique. Danzo tried to secure the God Organization’s support for his bid to become Hokage with a promise to hand them the Land of Water, but Hyuga Kagami deferred the offer and went to the laboratory, leaving Danzo determined to continue his plan.

• Hyuga Kagami left the village and met Danzo at Root’s base, where Danzo asked whether the God Organization would honor Wind Chime’s promise to support his bid for Hokage.
• Hyuga Kagami realized Danzo had taken his earlier excuse seriously, then heard Danzo offer the God Organization control of the Land of Water in exchange for its support.
• Hyuga Kagami said he had come to replace Wind Chime in improving the Chimera Technique and would report Danzo’s proposal to the organization before asking to see the laboratory.
• After Hyuga Kagami left, Orochimaru warned Danzo that sending an Uchiha as Flame Demon could threaten their plans, and Danzo decided they should contact Wind Chime.
• Danzo concluded that Wind Chime’s injuries had weakened the faction supporting him, but he told Orochimaru that their plan would continue.

Orochimaru and Danzo continued cooperating on the Chimera Technique, while Hyuga Kagami suspected they planned to use Naruto and Hinata in Danzo’s bid for the Hokage position. Orochimaru’s breakthrough in temperature-sensitive gelatinous material clarified the path forward, and Hyuga Kagami began his own experiments.

• Orochimaru and Danzo discussed the God Organization, with Danzo convinced it would not side with Hiruzen and urging Orochimaru to accelerate work on the Chimera Technique.
• Orochimaru reported a major research breakthrough and said progress now depended on the portion previously handled by Wind Chime and now assigned to Flame Demon.
• Hyuga Kagami reviewed a report showing Orochimaru’s experiments had advanced, concluding that Orochimaru and Danzo had continued their cooperation.
• Hyuga Kagami suspected Naruto and Hinata could become bargaining chips in Danzo’s attempt to gain the Hokage position and reconsidered whether Orochimaru and Akatsuki would exchange Naruto and Sasuke.
• Hyuga Kagami began his experiments as Orochimaru’s discovery of temperature-sensitive gelatinous material made the Chimera Technique’s remaining development more predictable.

Hyuga Kagami advanced his Chimera Technique research while Konoha recovered from the war and Danzo stirred discontent toward the Third Hokage. Obito visited Kagami and threatened him into gathering intelligence on the God Organization, unaware that Kagami led it.

• Hyuga Kagami redesigned the Bloodline Fusion Rituals around the new colloid, tested it, and built a costly cultivation laboratory in his Aerial Fortress.
• A month after the war, Konoha had rebuilt much of the village, while Danzo drew out villagers' dissatisfaction with the Third Hokage.
• Hyuga Kagami returned from Anbu patrol and considered his experiments while monitoring the Chimera Technique research of Danzo and Orochimaru.
• Obito appeared in Hyuga Kagami's home and offered to return Hyuga Neji in exchange for Kagami's cooperation.
• Hyuga Kagami pretended to resist Obito's threat, then learned Obito wanted him to gather intelligence on the God Organization.

Obito coerced Hyuga Kagami into pretending to gather intelligence on God Organization, then approached Itachi with an offer to exchange information about the Flame Demons for Sasuke’s return. Itachi heard Obito’s request but had not yet responded.

• Obito threatened Hyuga Kagami and offered to help remove his Caged Bird Seal if he supplied intelligence on God Organization.
• Hyuga Kagami pretended to accept Obito’s proposal and asked how to contact him, but Obito said he would return and vanished through a vortex.
• Hyuga Kagami dismissed Obito’s threats and believed he could counter him if he tried to watch him.
• Itachi practiced throwing shuriken while blindfolded as he worried about Sasuke’s disappearance.
• Obito approached Itachi near the Uchiha Compound and offered to return Sasuke if Itachi investigated the identities of God Organization’s two Flame Demons.

Obito recruited Itachi and Hyuga Kagami as informants to investigate the God Organization, while seeking a way to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Itachi, Shisui, and Hyuga Kagami recognized the opportunity to feed Akatsuki chosen information and potentially ambush Obito.

• Obito traded the promise of Sasuke's safety for Itachi's agreement to gather information about the God Organization's Flame Demon.
• Obito told Zetsu he had recruited Itachi and Hyuga Kagami, then ordered Zetsu to find Orochimaru and assign a clone to contact the informants.
• Itachi told Shisui that Obito had approached him, and they went to Hyuga Kagami's home to compare notes.
• Hyuga Kagami confirmed that Obito had recruited him too, and the three realized Akatsuki's informants were members of the God Organization, including its leader.
• Hyuga Kagami proposed using the informant channel to pass Akatsuki selected information and set an ambush, relying on Itachi's Totsuka Blade to restrain Obito.

Shinichi taught Sasuke and Neji the Shadow Clone Technique, then showed Sasuke the difference between practice and real combat by defeating him with a single strike. The chapter ended with Naruto successfully performing the Clone Technique at one of Orochimaru’s bases, to Orochimaru’s dismay.

• Sasuke and Neji learned the Shadow Clone Technique under Shinichi’s instruction.
• Shinichi challenged Sasuke to real combat after hearing about his training with Shisui and his brother.
• Sasuke used his one-Tomoe Sharingan and Great Fireball Technique, but Shinichi vanished and struck him down before Neji could follow the fight clearly.
• Obito arrived and cautioned Shinichi not to take the lesson too far; Shinichi said he wanted Sasuke to see the real ninja world.
• At one of Orochimaru’s bases, Naruto successfully used the Clone Technique while Hinata celebrated and Orochimaru looked gloomy.

Orochimaru gave up teaching Naruto after a day of struggling with the Clone Technique and assigned Kabuto to train him while he went to Konoha. Meanwhile, Hyuga Kagami and Orochimaru pressed Danzo to choose the Kekkei Genkai for the final stage of the Chimera Technique improvements.

• Naruto showed Orochimaru a crude clone, but Orochimaru judged that he had not mastered the Clone Technique.
• Orochimaru ordered Kabuto to take over Naruto's instruction and left him responsible for keeping Naruto and the other child safe while he went to Konoha.
• Hyuga Kagami arrived at Danzo's secret meeting about the Chimera Technique, where Danzo reluctantly allowed him and Orochimaru to attend.
• Orochimaru hinted that he recognized Hyuga Kagami's aura, and Hyuga Kagami warned him to watch his mouth.
• Hyuga Kagami and Orochimaru demanded that Danzo choose which Kekkei Genkai to fuse before they could proceed with the final stage and design the fusion ritual.

Hyuga Kagami explained that Danzo’s Chimera Technique needed a specific set of Kekkei Genkai and a carefully designed ritual to succeed. He revealed that Hiruko’s fusion had required all seven chakra attributes, leaving Danzo to consider how his Sharingan and First Hokage Cells complicated his own choices.

• Hyuga Kagami and Orochimaru pressed Danzo to disclose which Kekkei Genkai he planned to fuse so they could refine the technique and plan the ritual.
• Hyuga Kagami explained that the Kekkei Genkai had to balance one another according to their chakra attributes, and noted that Danzo had already transplanted a Sharingan and First Hokage Cells.
• Danzo demanded to know how Hyuga Kagami had learned about his transplants, while Orochimaru denied revealing the secret.
• Hyuga Kagami listed Hiruko’s five selected Kekkei Genkai and explained that Hiruko’s ritual had a fatal flaw despite his survival.
• Hyuga Kagami revealed that Hiruko had unknowingly gathered all seven chakra attributes because the Sharingan also represented Yin Release and Swift Release also represented Yang Release.

Hyuga Kagami explained the flaws in Danzo’s Bloodline Fusion Ritual and the instability of his crude transplants, then advised him on balancing his chakra attributes. Danzo accepted Orochimaru’s offer to examine and modify his body, leaving both men poised to use him for their own ends.

• Hyuga Kagami explained that Danzo’s Sharingan and First Hokage cell transplants were unstable limb fusions that could trigger rejection and rampaging.
• Danzo asked whether his Yin and Yang chakra meant he could ignore those attributes, and Hyuga Kagami confirmed his body already contained them.
• Hyuga Kagami warned Danzo to choose weaker Earth- and Water-based Kekkei Genkai and identify his right arm’s original owner’s primary chakra attribute.
• Orochimaru offered to examine and modify Danzo’s body before the ritual, while he and Hyuga Kagami silently recognized their shared interest in using him as a guinea pig.
• Danzo suspected that Orochimaru and the God Organization intended to experiment on him but accepted the arrangement in pursuit of power.

Danzo discussed choosing five Kekkei Genkai for a fusion ritual, and Hyuga Kagami and Orochimaru helped settle on Storm Release and Boil Release while considering how to balance the chakra attributes. At Orochimaru’s base, Naruto worried that Orochimaru was disappointed in him, but an alarm soon alerted Kabuto to four powerful chakra signatures approaching.

• Danzo proposed Dark Release, Swift Release, and Crystal Release, then asked Hyuga Kagami and Orochimaru to suggest Kekkei Genkai for fire and lightning chakra.
• Hyuga Kagami recommended Storm Release, and Orochimaru suggested Boil Release to complement Crystal Release; Danzo approved both.
• Orochimaru warned that the planned Kekkei Genkai would overemphasize water-nature chakra, so Hyuga Kagami proposed holding the fusion ritual near lava and Orochimaru suggested choosing a child with weak Dark Release.
• Naruto asked Yakushi Kabuto why Orochimaru had been ignoring him, and Kabuto reassured him that Orochimaru was simply strict.
• An alarm sounded at Orochimaru’s base, and Kabuto sensed four powerful chakra signatures approaching before deciding to hide in a dangerous place deeper in the cave.