Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Kagami considered how to track Danzo and decided to remain in Konoha while gathering intelligence. He found Guy watching Rock Lee train and arranged to join Kakashi in learning the Eight Inner Gates the next day.

• Hyuga Kagami concluded that Danzo could be difficult to find, saw Konoha send an Anbu messenger hawk to investigate Kumogakure, and chose to stay in the village and rely on its intelligence networks.
• Hyuga Kagami found Guy secretly watching Rock Lee train and encouraged Guy to guide the boy in taijutsu.
• Guy said he wanted to observe Rock Lee longer because the Eight Inner Gates required exceptional persistence.
• Hyuga Kagami asked Guy to teach him the Eight Inner Gates and learned that Kakashi had also requested training.
• Guy invited Hyuga Kagami to join his meeting with Kakashi the next day and warned him that the training would be painful.

Hyuga Kagami met Kakashi and Guy at a secluded grove, where Guy explained the Eight Inner Gates and the fatal cost of opening the eighth. After noticing Kakashi’s sharp change in temperament, Hyuga Kagami considered whether achieving Kekkei Mōra might let him survive the Gate of Death during the Bloodline Fusion Ritual.

• Hyuga Kagami arrived at the training grove and watched Kakashi and Guy spar.
• Hyuga Kagami noticed Guy’s improving taijutsu and sensed that Kakashi was undergoing a major change.
• Kakashi, Guy, and Hyuga Kagami gathered to begin training, and Guy described the Eight Inner Gates as bodily checkpoints that limit chakra extraction.
• Hyuga Kagami and Kakashi correctly inferred that training the gates meant conditioning the body to withstand having them open.
• Guy warned that opening the Gate of Death would multiply chakra many times over but inevitably kill the user.
• Hyuga Kagami reasoned that attaining Kekkei Mōra during the Bloodline Fusion Ritual might let him survive opening the Gate of Death.

Guy taught Kakashi and Hyuga Kagami the Eight Inner Gates, but both learned far faster than he expected. After mastering the first two gates, they were ready to attempt the third.

• Guy explained how to open the Gate of Opening and demonstrated its effects for Kakashi and Hyuga Kagami.
• Kakashi and Hyuga Kagami each opened the Gate of Opening after hearing Guy's explanation once, leaving him stunned.
• Kakashi asked Guy to teach them the Gate of Healing, and Guy demonstrated it for them.
• Hyuga Kagami opened the Gate of Healing after two hours of study and practice, while Kakashi succeeded after three hours.
• Guy began explaining how to open the Gate of Life.

Hyuga Kagami and Kakashi struggled to open the Gate of Life while training the Eight Inner Gates with Guy, who warned them not to rush. After Kakashi left, Hyuga Kagami assessed how long it might take to master each gate, though he could not estimate the time needed for the Gate of Death.

• Guy asked Hyuga Kagami and Kakashi whether they had figured out how to open the Gate of Life, then warned them to train gradually and avoid reckless attempts.
• Kakashi stayed silent when Guy asked what was troubling him, then left after Guy offered to help him as a friend.
• Hyuga Kagami told Guy that Kakashi had grown stronger, and Guy admitted Kakashi's speed was becoming difficult to match without opening the Eight Inner Gates.
• Hyuga Kagami reviewed his training and concluded that his body needed time to adapt before he could open the Gate of Life.
• Hyuga Kagami estimated the training time for the third through seventh gates but could not calculate how long mastering the Gate of Death would take.

Hyuga Kagami trained in a secluded woodland area while Neji and Sasuke sensed the immense chakra coming from it and went to investigate. Shisui stopped them and revealed that the woods were the principal’s private training ground, though the boys remained stunned by the sounds of his training.

• Hyuga Kagami used his authority as principal to set aside a secluded training ground and practiced there during the day.
• Neji noticed an immense concentration of chakra and left the playground to find its source, with Sasuke following him.
• Neji and Sasuke reached the woods and heard piercing whistles and heavy impacts from someone practicing taijutsu.
• Shisui appeared behind the boys and told them that the woods were the principal’s private training ground.
• Neji and Sasuke realized Hyuga Kagami was training there, and Shisui called the extraordinary sounds normal.

Hyuga Kagami pushed his body to its limits while training in the Eight Inner Gates and realized he had underestimated his physical potential. After Shisui sent Neji and Sasuke away, Kagami arranged for the Barrier Team to conceal his training ground, while the two boys wondered whether their experience in the woods had been a genjutsu.

• Hyuga Kagami used the Eight Inner Gates to exceed his previous limits and recognized that he had misjudged his body's capabilities.
• Hyuga Kagami decided the Eight Inner Gates would help him master his body and pursue Kekkei Mōra.
• Shisui told Hyuga Kagami that Neji and Sasuke had noticed the training ground, and Kagami asked him to arrange a concealment barrier.
• Sasuke suggested to Neji that Shisui had trapped them in a genjutsu, and Neji wondered whether Hyuga Kagami could be stronger than the Hokage.

Hyuga Kagami trained in the Eight Inner Gates by day and researched ways to let men cultivate the Yin Seal by night, while rumors about Danzo’s failed ritual spread across the ninja world. As he wondered who had exposed the secret, he thought of another person who knew what had happened.

• Hyuga Kagami opened the Gate of Life ahead of schedule, then learned that Kakashi had reached Guy to ask about the Gate of Pain half a day earlier.
• Guy shared the techniques and precautions for opening the fourth gate, and Hyuga Kagami left to continue training.
• Hyuga Kagami studied the Fire Clone Technique and male meridian diagrams, identified more than a dozen differences in the Yin Seal’s chakra pathways, and planned to test them using clones.
• Rumors spread that Danzo’s ritual had left multiple souls inside his body competing with his original self for control.
• Hyuga Kagami suspected Orochimaru had leaked the information, then recalled someone else who also knew the secret.

Hyuga Kagami suspected Danzo had publicized his soul weakness to lure Flame Demon into a trap, but decided he would refuse to fight one-on-one. Meanwhile, the Fourth Raikage sent Kumogakure forces after Danzo, who fled while appearing to be controlled by the will of the Swift Release shinobi.

• Hyuga Kagami reasoned that Danzo wanted to lure him out so he could take Flame Demon's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and use its power to evolve his eyes into the Rinnegan.
• Hyuga Kagami realized Danzo had likely recovered from the ritual and prepared a trap for anyone who believed he was weakened.
• Hyuga Kagami rejected the idea of facing Danzo one-on-one, knowing Danzo had mistaken him for an arrogant Uchiha.
• Kumogakure Anbu reported Danzo's location to the Fourth Raikage and said he was fleeing while using only Swift Release.
• The Fourth Raikage led Kumogakure elites in pursuit, while Danzo glanced back at them with a trace of mockery.

Hyuga Kagami harvested ten Earth Release clone bodies and tested their compatibility with his spirit body. He chose the blond Clone No. 2 for further development and sealed it in a storage Scroll.

• Hyuga Kagami began mass-producing clones from his Yin Release true body's cells for Yin Seal experiments.
• After two months, Hyuga Kagami harvested and examined ten Earth Release clone bodies, finding that Clone No. 1 and Clone No. 2 had the best aptitude.
• Hyuga Kagami used the Soul Descent Technique to test both leading clones and found that neither matched the Wind Clone Technique body's compatibility.
• Hyuga Kagami chose Clone No. 2 because its chakra attributes better suited developing Earth-related Kekkei Genkai and Kekkei Tōta.
• Hyuga Kagami sealed Clone No. 2 into his storage Scroll.

Hyuga Kagami studied Iwagakure’s Explosive Clay formulas while rumors about Danzo’s unstable soul drew shinobi from across the world into the hunt for him. Suspecting Danzo was spreading the rumors to lure him into a trap, Kagami prepared his allies and continued searching for Danzo.

• Hyuga Kagami memorized five white Explosive Clay formulas from Konoha’s Archive, then discovered that none matched the strength of Deidara’s clay.
• Hyuga Kagami learned that the Five Great Shinobi Villages, the Uchiha Clan, and smaller villages had joined the hunt for Danzo as rumors spread about his Sharingan and divided soul.
• Hyuga Kagami reasoned that Danzo could likely regain control of his body once his will and Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan recovered, and suspected Danzo was setting bait for him.
• Hyuga Kagami ordered Karatachi Yagura to intensify the search and warned him about Danzo’s tricks, while telling Shisui and Itachi to stay in the village on standby.

Hyuga Kagami tested a newly developed Explosive Clay formula with his second Earth Release clone, then began training to fuse Earth and Fire chakra into Explosion Release. His first attempt succeeded, producing a burst of fireworks.

• Hyuga Kagami detonated a clay bird made with his improved Explosive Clay and found its performance close to Deidara’s formula.
• Hyuga Kagami explained that Deidara’s destructive power came from combining Explosive Clay with Explosion Release chakra.
• Hyuga Kagami went to the beach and prepared to train his second Earth Release clone in Explosion Release.
• Hyuga Kagami smoothly fused Earth and Fire chakra, creating a new kind of chakra.
• Hyuga Kagami snapped his fingers and produced a brilliant explosion of fireworks.

Hyuga Kagami fused Explosion Release with Explosive Clay and tested a giant clay bird he could control and ride. Meanwhile, Danzo tried to use Konoha's pursuit to draw out the God Organization, but an attacker struck through his chest with a lightning-charged arm.

• Hyuga Kagami infused a clay bird with Explosion Release chakra, causing it to grow into a massive, controllable bird.
• Hyuga Kagami climbed onto the clay bird and flew through the air.
• Danzo wondered why the God Organization had not joined the hunt for him while hiding in the Land of Hot Water.
• Kakashi and Konoha Anbu found Danzo and ordered him to surrender, but Danzo fled using Swift Release.
• Danzo planned to let the Anbu injure him so the village would report his weakened state to the God Organization.
• A lightning-crackling arm pierced Danzo through the chest from behind.

Kakashi and the Konoha Anbu pursued Danzo, but he escaped after Kakashi wounded him. Danzo revealed that he had faked the severity of his injury to lure Flame Demon into acting, then struggled against the consciousnesses inside his body.

• Kakashi ambushed Danzo with Flying Thunder God and Chidori, then demanded that he surrender or die.
• Danzo used Swift Release to escape the Anbu encirclement and taunted Kakashi about Konoha’s role in the ritual.
• Kakashi’s team lost Danzo’s trail after finding his final bloodstain, and the Anbu messenger hawk reported that Danzo was badly injured and his soul seemed abnormal.
• Danzo healed his chest in a cave and revealed that he had deliberately left blood behind to make his injury appear serious and draw out Flame Demon.
• Danzo suffered a mental assault from the consciousnesses within him and vowed to defeat them after obtaining the Rinnegan.

Hyuga Kagami prepared pre-shaped Explosive Clay and practiced using Explosion Release with his Number Two Earth Release clone. He began attempting to fuse earth, fire, and wind chakra to learn Dust Release, and gradually found a rhythm despite a dangerous early accident.

• Hyuga Kagami packed his Ninja Tool Pouches with pre-shaped Explosive Clay creations, choosing mobility over carrying the rest.
• Hyuga Kagami used Explosion Release to detonate eight Shuriken accurately while relying only on their sounds.
• Hyuga Kagami decided to attempt cultivating Dust Release because his clone had mastered Explosion Release with ease.
• Hyuga Kagami tried fusing fire- and wind-nature chakra into earth-nature chakra, but a chain of explosions injured him.
• Hyuga Kagami continued experimenting with the three chakra natures and gradually began to find a rhythm as the fusion consumed large amounts of chakra.

Hyuga Kagami successfully fused Earth, Fire, and Wind chakra into an unfamiliar new chakra, but lost control and blasted a huge hole through the Aerial Fortress. He inspected the damage and realized the experiment had probably produced an unstable form of Dust Release rather than true Dust Release.

• Hyuga Kagami struggled to maintain the fusion of Earth, Fire, and Wind chakra, then felt a new chakra form inside him.
• Hyuga Kagami lost control of the unfamiliar chakra, causing a blinding blast that damaged the training ground and breached the Aerial Fortress's dome.
• The Third Kazekage Human Puppet arrived, and Hyuga Kagami told it to deactivate the alarms and calm Gaara and Karin.
• Hyuga Kagami worried about the repair costs and checked that the laboratory had escaped damage.
• Hyuga Kagami inspected the breach and concluded that the blast was likely caused by unstable Dust Release chakra, not true Dust Release.

Hyuga Kagami experimented with fusing Earth, Fire, and Wind chakra to develop Dust Release for his Number Two Earth Release clone. He produced a harmless prototype, then received messages from two ninja crows that caught his interest.

• Hyuga Kagami concluded that an unstable chakra fusion ratio had caused the earlier destructive Dust Release accident.
• Hyuga Kagami repaired the Aerial Fortress and traveled to a deserted island to continue experimenting safely.
• Hyuga Kagami fused Earth, Fire, and Wind chakra with a high proportion of Earth chakra and formed a tiny glowing orb.
• Hyuga Kagami fired the orb at a shell, but it left the shell completely unharmed, revealing that he had reached a prototype of Dust Release.
• Two ninja crows delivered messages, and Hyuga Kagami smiled after reading them.

Hyuga Kagami learned that Danzo had leaked two possible hideouts and headed toward the cave near the Land of Hot Water. The chapter revealed that Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain and Uchiha Obito were also moving to attack Danzo at separate locations.

• Hyuga Kagami compared reports from Konoha and Kirigakure, realized Danzo had disclosed one false hideout, and flew toward the cave near the Land of Hot Water.
• Danzo sat in a cave, consumed by visions of obtaining the Rinnegan and ruling the ninja world.
• Nagato sent the Six Paths of Pain with Konan to one of Danzo’s hideouts so the Deva Path could avenge Yahiko.
• Uchiha Obito and Zetsu arrived at the other hideout, where Obito questioned how Danzo had obtained his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Obito saw a shadow flying toward them and said that everyone had arrived.

Akatsuki and Konoha forces converged on Danzo’s rumored hideouts, but Obito and Zetsu found only a Shadow Clone while Pain confronted Danzo at another cave. At the fake hideout, Sasori faced Kakashi’s Anbu and revealed a human puppet modified with Black Rods as Hyuga Kagami noticed fighting from the sky.

• The Six Paths of Pain found Danzo in a cave, and Danzo welcomed the chance to test his power against them.
• Obito and Zetsu discovered that Danzo at the Land of Hot Water hideout was a Shadow Clone, and Obito suspected Nagato might encounter trouble at the real hideout in the Land of Waterfalls.
• Obito and Zetsu emerged from the cave and found Sasori confronting Kakashi and Konoha Anbu at the fake hideout.
• Kakashi focused on Obito while Sasori summoned a Kaguya Clan human puppet fitted with Black Rods.
• Hyuga Kagami spotted a fight near Danzo’s hideout while observing from his clay bird.

Hyuga Kagami discovered that Konoha’s Anbu were fighting Akatsuki and concluded that Danzo was likely hiding in the Land of Waterfalls instead of the Land of Hot Water. As Sasori’s puppets brought Kurenai, Hayate, and Yugao close to death, Sasori noticed Hyuga Kagami approaching on a clay bird.

• Hyuga Kagami spotted Akatsuki and used his Byakugan to observe the battle below.
• Sasori’s Kaguya Clan puppet overwhelmed Konoha’s Anbu, wounded Kurenai, and killed several shinobi.
• Kurenai distracted Sasori while Hayate struck what appeared to be his body, but a hidden puppet ambushed and wounded Hayate.
• Hyuga Kagami assessed that Konoha’s Anbu were outmatched and deduced that Danzo was probably in the Land of Waterfalls.
• Sasori’s puppets prepared to kill Hayate, Kurenai, and Yugao, then stopped when Sasori noticed Hyuga Kagami’s clay bird.

Hyuga Kagami, disguised as a God Organization member, lured Sasori away from the battlefield, where Sasori mistook him for Deidara and attacked with his Hiruko puppet. After Hyuga Kagami destroyed Sasori in an explosion, he returned to help the wounded Konoha Anbu, but a twisting vortex appeared behind him.

• Sasori abandoned the fight with the Konoha Anbu and pursued Hyuga Kagami on Hiruko’s fused summoned beast, while Zetsu warned him against attacking a God Organization member alone.
• Sasori’s Explosive Feathers destroyed Hyuga Kagami’s Clay Bird, and Hyuga Kagami landed on the ground as Sasori confronted him.
• Hyuga Kagami claimed to be Jizo, but Sasori mistook his explosive clay for Deidara and unfurled a Scroll containing the Hiruko puppet.
• Hyuga Kagami’s body swelled and exploded, swallowing Sasori and everything around them.
• Hyuga Kagami returned to the battlefield, explained that the figure in the sky had been a Clay Clone, and offered the injured Anbu a ride back to Konoha on his Clay Bird.
• A twisting vortex appeared behind Hyuga Kagami as he attended to the wounded.