Chapter Summaries

Chen Fan joined Team 8 as an assistant instructor, while the Third Hokage and Kurenai Yuhi briefed Hinata, Shino, and Kiba on the realities of being a ninja. Outside the Hokage Building, a clash between Team 8 and Neji Hyuga’s team escalated when Tenten attacked Shino.

• The Third Hokage appointed Chen Fan as Team 8’s assistant instructor and had him register as a genin.
• The Third Hokage and Kurenai Yuhi discussed Chen Fan’s background in front of Hinata, Shino, and Kiba, teaching them that a ninja had to obey orders and put the village first.
• Chen Fan complained to the Third Hokage about being ranked genin, but Kurenai dragged him out before he could keep asking for special treatment.
• Neji Hyuga insulted Hinata, and Kiba stepped forward to defend her as Rock Lee and Tenten backed Neji.
• Chen Fan noticed Shino’s insects on Rock Lee and Tenten and told Shino to recall them, but Tenten panicked and threw two hidden weapons at Shino’s eyes.

Chen Fan caught Tenten’s weapons and introduced himself as the new Taijutsu instructor, then mocked Neji for insulting Hinata. Might Guy challenged Chen Fan to a fight, but Chen Fan left with the others to celebrate his new job, leaving Guy to chase after him.

• Chen Fan caught Tenten’s projectiles and told Guy, Neji, Rock Lee, and Tenten that he was their new Taijutsu instructor and a Genin looking for a well-paid job.
• Neji scorned Chen Fan, so Chen Fan repeated Neji’s insult while defending Hinata, making Hinata and the others laugh.
• Neji tried to attack Chen Fan, but Might Guy stopped him and declared that he would challenge Chen Fan instead.
• Chen Fan led Kurenai Yuhi, Hinata, Shino, and Kiba away to celebrate his new job at a barbecue restaurant, asking them to pay.
• Might Guy ran after Chen Fan and insisted that he accept the challenge.

Chen Fan confronted Might Guy after Guy attacked him, then persuaded him to pay for a barbecue as the stakes for their fight. The group went to a clearing outside the village to battle, where Neji recognized Chen Fan as a serious Taijutsu expert.

• Might Guy launched a surprise kick at Chen Fan, who dodged and threatened him with a kunai.
• Chen Fan rebuked Guy for attacking a newly promoted genin and persuaded him to provide the stakes for their fight.
• Chen Fan and Guy introduced themselves and agreed that Guy would pay for the meal regardless of who won.
• Hinata admired Chen Fan for standing up for her, while Tenten expected Guy to defeat him and Neji judged Chen Fan to be a skilled Taijutsu fighter.
• Chen Fan, Guy, and their students traveled to a clearing by a river outside the village to fight.

Chen Fan faced Might Guy in a sparring match while teaching Kurenai Yuhi’s students to observe real combat. He left Might Guy stunned by stopping a punch with his Iron Body.

• Chen Fan told Kurenai Yuhi, Hinata, Shino, and Kiba to watch how he applied his techniques against Might Guy.
• Hinata, Shino, and Kiba cheered for Chen Fan, and Kurenai Yuhi encouraged him to win.
• Might Guy charged Chen Fan, who dodged his rapid punches with ease.
• Chen Fan stopped dodging and let Might Guy punch his chest after declaring Iron Body.
• Might Guy’s fist reddened against Chen Fan’s steel-hard body, and he asked what kind of Taijutsu it was.

Chen Fan defeated Might Guy in a Taijutsu match, then stopped Neji from attacking him and warned Neji not to bully Hinata. Might Guy recognized Chen Fan as a formidable rival, and his team decided to join the barbecue gathering despite their defeat.

• Chen Fan explained that Iron Body hardened the body but restricted movement, then punched Might Guy and sent him crashing through a tree.
• Rock Lee and Tenten checked on Might Guy while Kurenai Yuhi and the others celebrated Chen Fan's victory.
• Neji charged at Chen Fan with a kunai, but Chen Fan appeared behind him, stopped him, and warned him to leave Hinata alone and expect her to learn the Chen Fan Six Powers.
• Chen Fan invited Might Guy's group to a barbecue restaurant before leaving with Kurenai Yuhi, Hinata, Shino, and Kiba.
• Neji brooded over Chen Fan's speed as Might Guy encouraged his students to treat Chen Fan as a rival and suggested they go to the barbecue.
• Tenten objected, but Neji agreed to go, and Might Guy urged the group to eat more than Chen Fan's party.

Chen Fan took Kurenai’s team and Might Guy’s group to a barbecue restaurant after demonstrating Partial Iron Body and encouraging Hinata to be braver. There, they met Asuma’s team, and Ino began questioning Hinata about the tension between Chen Fan and Tenten.

• Tenten agreed to follow Chen Fan and the others to the barbecue restaurant, and Chen Fan explained that advanced Iron Body training allowed him to use Partial Iron Body.
• Hinata asked whether Might Guy was all right, and Chen Fan reassured her that Guy was tough and would pay the bill.
• Neji reconsidered his grudge against Hinata, but Chen Fan’s behavior distracted him; Chen Fan encouraged Hinata before Kurenai punched him for making an inappropriate remark.
• Chen Fan and the others arrived at the restaurant and met Asuma, Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji, who learned that Chen Fan had become the children’s Taijutsu teacher.
• Ino pulled Hinata aside and asked why Tenten was glaring at Chen Fan, and Hinata denied that he was the sort of person Ino suspected.

Chen Fan spent time with Kurenai and Hinata at a barbecue restaurant, where Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi, and the other young ninja arrived. His aura frightened the Nine-Tails inside Naruto, and the chapter ended with Chen Fan drawing everyone’s attention after calling Hinata cute.

• Ino criticized Chen Fan for pursuing Kurenai, while Hinata defended his strength.
• Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi arrived at the restaurant, followed by other young ninja who bickered and made confessions.
• Chen Fan’s aura frightened the sealed Nine-Tails, and he considered how to gain the strength to travel between worlds.
• Chen Fan accidentally stared at Hinata until her face turned red, prompting Kurenai to scold him.
• Naruto asked who Chen Fan was, and Chen Fan teased him for whispering too loudly.

Chen Fan began teaching Team 8 the Six Powers and had Kurenai train in them while his students chose techniques. When Hinata doubted herself, Chen Fan insisted she learn all of the techniques, and Kiba, Shino, and Kurenai encouraged her.

• Chen Fan explained that Team 8 needed physical conditioning before they could master the Six Powers, then taught Kurenai how to train in them.
• Chen Fan developed his brain while Kurenai passed his instructions to the students.
• Kiba chose Iron Body and Soru, while Shino chose Soru and Paper Arts.
• Hinata said she would learn only Paper Arts, but Chen Fan ordered her to learn all the techniques.
• Kiba, Shino, and Kurenai supported Chen Fan's decision and encouraged Hinata to believe she could succeed.

Chen Fan encouraged Hinata to train so she could one day defeat Hiashi, then put her, her teammates, and Kurenai through a grueling lesson. After the students left, Kurenai privately wondered about Chen Fan and asked his age, but dismissed his claim that he was over a hundred and fifty as a lie.

• Hinata doubted she could defeat her father, but Kurenai and Chen Fan encouraged her to believe in herself and train.
• Chen Fan demonstrated basic techniques and strictly trained Hinata, Kiba, Shino, and Kurenai until midnight.
• After the training, Chen Fan fanned Kurenai and Hinata while joking with the exhausted group.
• Chen Fan told Kiba and Shino to escort Hinata home, leaving him alone with Kurenai.
• Kurenai asked whether Chen Fan had been a teacher before, and he claimed he was probably over a hundred and fifty years old.
• Kurenai called Chen Fan a liar and walked into the house.

Hinata returned home after training with Chen Fan, but Hiashi forced her to spar with Neji and then forbade her from continuing her training. The chapter ended with Hinata injured and weeping in the dojo as her father walked away.

• Chen Fan followed Kurenai Yuhi and insisted that his feelings for her were sincere, but she refused to believe him.
• Kiba, Shino, and Hinata walked home, and Hinata admitted that she thought Chen Fan was powerful and handsome.
• Hiashi Hyuga summoned Hinata inside, while Kiba and Shino discussed his intimidating presence outside the closed gate.
• Hiashi ordered Neji to spar with Hinata, who kept getting back up until she could no longer stand after more than a hundred rounds.
• Hiashi called Hinata trash, ordered her to stay home and practice Gentle Fist, and told her to stop embarrassing the Hyuga Clan.
• Hinata wept on the dojo floor as Hiashi left, and Neji frowned before walking away.

Hinata was confined by the Hyuga Clan and barred from training with Chen Fan, prompting Kiba and Shino to seek help. Chen Fan and Kurenai learned what had happened, leaving Chen Fan visibly angered.

• Hanabi brought Hinata rice balls, and Hinata told her about Chen Fan before falling asleep.
• Neji told Kiba and Shino that the Hyuga Clan had confined Hinata and would not let her return to training.
• Shino sent Hinata a note while Kiba and Shino hurried to tell Chen Fan and Kurenai.
• Kiba and Shino reported Hinata's confinement to Chen Fan and Kurenai, and Chen Fan reacted with a cold glare.

Chen Fan flew to the Hyuga Clan compound with Inuzuka Kiba and Shino Aburame to free Hinata, whose family had confined her. He smashed the clan's gate and confronted the Hyuga members who came out, declaring that he would break Hinata's cage.

• Kurenai tried to stop Chen Fan from confronting the Hyuga Clan, but he insisted on protecting Hinata and asked Kiba and Shino to show him the way.
• Chen Fan carried Kiba and Shino through the air toward the Hyuga compound while Kurenai hurried to the Hokage Building to seek help.
• Hanabi woke Hinata with Shino's note, and Hinata said she believed Chen Fan would come for her.
• Chen Fan landed at the Hyuga Clan's gate, stomped it apart, and drew a crowd of onlookers.
• When Hyuga Clan members rushed out to confront him, Chen Fan said he had come to take Hinata home and would break the clan's cage.

Chen Fan stormed the Hyuga Clan residence to free Hinata after Hiashi Hyuga confined her, defeating the clan members who tried to stop him. He confronted Hiashi after discovering marks on Hinata’s face.

• Chen Fan evaded and defeated the Hyuga Clan members who attacked him at the entrance.
• Neji Hyuga, Might Guy, Rock Lee, and Tenten arrived, while Kakashi led Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke to see what was happening.
• Chen Fan led Kiba and Shino into the Hyuga residence and demanded that the clan stop restricting Hinata.
• Hinata and Hanabi came to the front courtyard, where Chen Fan and his companions noticed marks on Hinata’s face.
• Hiashi Hyuga appeared and questioned Chen Fan, who accused him of confining Hinata and interfering with her choices.

Chen Fan challenged Hiashi Hyuga to a Taijutsu match to stop him from interfering with Hinata, and Hiashi accepted. As they prepared to fight at the Hyuga Clan training grounds, Hinata worried about both of them while Hanabi teased her about Chen Fan.

• Chen Fan told Hiashi Hyuga that he had failed Hinata as a father and demanded to know who had injured her.
• Chen Fan proposed that if he defeated Hiashi Hyuga with Taijutsu, Hiashi would stop interfering with Hinata, and Hiashi accepted the challenge.
• The onlookers whispered about Chen Fan and the Hyuga Clan's Taijutsu as the group headed to the clan training grounds.
• Hanabi Hyuga asked Hinata whether Chen Fan was strong enough to defeat their father, then teased her about liking him.
• Chen Fan told Hiashi Hyuga that encouragement mattered when raising a child, and the two took their fighting stances.

Chen Fan overwhelmed Hiashi Hyuga with powerful Taijutsu, evading his attacks and demonstrating techniques that sliced through trees and clashed with the Eight Trigrams Air Palm. The fight continued with Hiashi protecting his limbs with Chakra, though each collision left him in pain.

• Chen Fan surprised Hiashi Hyuga with a powerful kick that cracked the ground, then evaded his Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms with Paper Arts.
• Chen Fan used Tempest Kick to cut through the trees behind Hiashi, stunning the onlookers and making Sasuke covet his Taijutsu.
• Chen Fan fired a Finger Pistol at Hiashi, who countered with Eight Trigrams Air Palm before Chen charged through the smoke.
• Hiashi struck Chen in the chest, but the clash left Hiashi's left arm dislocated and bleeding; he reset it and continued fighting while guarding his limbs with Chakra.

Chen Fan rescued Hinata from Hiashi Hyuga and brought her to stay with him and Kurenai Yuhi, while Konoha watched him closely. Hinata, Shino, and Kiba continued training as Chen Fan’s relationship with Kurenai grew closer.

• Chen Fan condemned Hiashi Hyuga for mistreating Hinata, beat him into the ground, and took Hinata away after demanding that he apologize and earn her forgiveness.
• Chen Fan carried Hinata through the air to Kurenai Yuhi’s home, stunning the witnesses; Kakashi and Might Guy identified his flight as Taijutsu using the Six Powers.
• Kurenai Yuhi followed Chen Fan after reporting the incident to the Third Hokage, while news of the confrontation spread through Konoha as gossip about Chen Fan and Hinata eloping.
• More than a week later, Hinata stayed with Chen Fan and Kurenai, avoided Konoha’s gossip, and grew closer to Chen Fan as Kurenai did too.
• Anbu and Root operatives monitored Chen Fan, who ignored them and sometimes frightened them with Finger Pistol.
• Hinata, Shino, and Kiba made steady progress training in the Navy Six Styles.

Anko Mitarai interrupted Kurenai’s training to tease her about rumors that she had a boyfriend and that Hinata had stolen him. Anko met Kurenai’s students and introduced herself as Kurenai’s bride, earning a punch to the head.

• Anko Mitarai arrived during Kurenai’s training and pretended to be heartbroken that Kurenai had a boyfriend.
• Kurenai denied the rumors, and Anko revealed that she had spread a new version claiming Hinata had stolen Kurenai’s boyfriend.
• Kurenai threatened Anko with terrifying Illusion Magic if she spread another rumor.
• Anko noticed Kurenai seemed younger and more relaxed, then inspected Hinata and hugged her tightly.
• Anko introduced herself to Hinata, Kiba, and Shino as Kurenai’s best friend and bride, and Kurenai punched her.

Anko Mitarai visited Kurenai and her students, then entered Chen Fan’s room to inspect the man she feared would take Kurenai away. Her attempt to seduce him turned into a kiss and a fight, leaving Chen Fan dodging her snakes.

• Anko Mitarai introduced herself to Hinata Hyuga, Inuzuka Kiba, and Shino Aburame, then hugged Hinata until Kurenai stopped her.
• Anko asked to see Chen Fan, and Kurenai sent her to his room while hinting that their meeting would be interesting.
• Anko found Chen Fan asleep, admired his appearance, and decided to make him fall for her and then dump him.
• Anko kissed Chen Fan, but he pulled her close and overwhelmed her, making her shove him away in embarrassment.
• Anko pulled off Chen Fan’s blanket, saw that he was naked, and attacked him with Shadow Snake Hands.
• Chen Fan vanished and spoke from behind Anko, objecting to her sending snakes after him.

Anko Mitarai confronted Chen Fan while he was naked at Kurenai’s home, then discovered he was shamelessly willing to pursue both her and Kurenai. Kurenai arrived and teased Anko, leaving the friends arguing over their habits and Chen Fan’s behavior.

• Anko Mitarai attacked Chen Fan with Hidden Shadow Many Snake Hands, but he stopped her and questioned why she had entered his room.
• Chen Fan released Anko and agreed to take responsibility when she demanded it, then proposed that she and Kurenai both become his women.
• Anko realized Chen Fan was a shameless scoundrel and resolved to keep Kurenai away from him.
• Kurenai arrived laughing at Anko’s reaction, and Anko accused her of knowingly sending her into Chen Fan’s room while he slept naked.
• Kurenai began to reveal that Anko also slept without clothes, but Anko covered her mouth and Kurenai teased her for getting embarrassed.

Anko Mitarai stayed with Kurenai, Chen Fan, and the students for a week, where she clashed with Chen Fan and tried to distract the students from training. Chen Fan continued helping Kurenai train as Anko’s attempts to challenge him repeatedly backfired.

• Anko Mitarai accused Chen Fan of being a scoundrel, but Kurenai defended him and stopped Anko from attacking him.
• Anko apologized to Kurenai and announced that she would stay for a week and teach ninjutsu while keeping an eye on Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan helped Kurenai with difficult training techniques while Hinata, Shino, and Kiba continued building their strength and stamina.
• Anko tried to persuade Hinata, Shino, and Kiba to stop training taijutsu, but they reminded her of Chen Fan’s strength.
• Chen Fan tricked Anko into calling him a fool, making the others laugh.