Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Kazuya restored the underground barriers around the Great Tenseigan, considered using clones to experiment with evolving his Byakugan, and returned to Konoha. Freed from the Caged Bird mark, he began to relax and planned to strengthen the weak Hyuga juniors.

• Hyuga Kazuya decided not to take the Great Tenseigan’s metal base, then restored the barriers he had broken and gained control over them.
• Hyuga Kazuya considered making the underground space a secret base and decided clones would be the safest subjects for experiments to evolve his Byakugan.
• Hyuga Kazuya left the underground space and flew back to Konoha, arriving home after nightfall.
• Hyuga Kazuya reviewed his clone’s memories, learned about Hyuga Tetsu, Hyuga Ibaro, and Hyuga Kamon, and thought about making them stronger.
• Hyuga Kazuya slept in the next morning, relieved that the Caged Bird mark was gone and confident he could handle future threats himself.

Hyuga Kazuya visited Orochimaru’s laboratory to share the news that he had removed his Caged Bird seal and seek help pursuing Byakugan cloning and evolution. He revealed his freed forehead to Orochimaru, confident that his strength and allies gave him a safety net.

• Hyuga Kazuya told his uncle he was happy but promised to explain why that evening.
• Hyuga Kazuya went to the village laboratory and pressured its guard to notify Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru arrived at the laboratory using a snake substitute and waited for Hyuga Kazuya.
• Hyuga Kazuya created a barrier against sound and spying, then removed his forehead protector to show Orochimaru his unsealed forehead.
• Hyuga Kazuya considered cloning Byakugan as the clearest path toward the Tenseigan and trusted that his safety net would protect him if anything went wrong.

Hyuga Kazuya revealed to Orochimaru that he had removed the Caged Bird and proposed a partnership to clone Byakugan and investigate its evolution. After demonstrating his Tenseigan Chakra Mode and hinting at near-immortality, Kazuya secured Orochimaru’s agreement and left him with a blood sample for the experiment.

• Hyuga Kazuya showed Orochimaru his unmarked forehead and explained that the Caged Bird was an advanced Sealing Jutsu powered by special energy.
• Hyuga Kazuya proposed cloning Byakugan to study its potential evolution, while promising to handle the Main Family’s ability to detect Byakugan.
• Hyuga Kazuya demonstrated Tenseigan Chakra Mode and claimed it granted nearly infinite life as long as his chakra lasted.
• Orochimaru agreed to cooperate, and Hyuga Kazuya provided his blood as the cloning specimen.
• After Kazuya left, Orochimaru examined the blood and reflected on the promise of Byakugan evolution and immortality.

Hyuga Kazuya weighed the risks of cooperating with Orochimaru, then prepared to train his three young Hyuga disciples. At a remote training ground, he told them to attack him with the determination to kill, and they reached for their ninja tools.

• Hyuga Kazuya considered the benefits and dangers of working with Orochimaru and decided he could monitor the cloning experiments himself.
• Hyuga Kazuya returned home, planned training for Hyuga Iroha, Hyuga Kamon, and Hyuga Tetsu, and completed his own exercises.
• Hyuga Kazuya took the three disciples to a remote training ground, where Kamon grew nervous under his teacher's watchful gaze.
• Hyuga Kazuya promised different rewards for passing his test and ordered the three to attack him as if they intended to kill him.
• Hyuga Iroha, Hyuga Kamon, and Hyuga Tetsu exchanged glances, nodded, and reached for their ninja tools.

Hyuga Kazuya tested Kamon, Tetsu, and Ibaro in a sparring match, badly injuring all three before healing them. After recovering, the boys stood facing their teacher with their heads lowered.

• Kamon, Tetsu, and Ibaro planned a coordinated attack, and Kamon used a smoke bomb to approach Hyuga Kazuya.
• Hyuga Kazuya saw through the smoke, stopped Kamon's shuriken and kunai, then kicked him into a tree and ruptured one of his internal organs.
• Hyuga Kazuya slammed Tetsu and Ibaro into the ground, fracturing their bones, and then stabilized their injuries with chakra.
• Hyuga Kazuya used Mystical Palm Technique to treat Kamon before healing Tetsu and Ibaro.
• After several dozen minutes, the three boys stood opposite Hyuga Kazuya with their heads lowered and avoided his gaze.

Hyuga Kazuya gave his three young students a chance to quit after a painful first lesson, then secretly planned to force them through brutal training and healing. That evening, he hinted to his uncle that he had something private to discuss.

• Hyuga Kazuya told the Three Little Ones they could stop training, but warned that pain would be part of becoming powerful.
• Kamon insisted that he, Tetsu, and Iroha return the next day, using pressure and their parents to convince the others.
• Hyuga Kazuya admitted to himself that he had never intended to let them quit and drafted a punishing training plan based on repeated injuries and his Medical Ninjutsu.
• Hyuga Kazuya set goals for the students to double their strength in a month and reach near-Jonin or Chunin level within a year.
• At dinner, Hyuga Kazuya signaled that he wanted privacy, so his uncle sent the maid Haruka away.

Hyuga Kazuya revealed to his Uncle that he had removed his Caged Bird seal and explained its connection to the Tenseigan. His Uncle urged him to improve the seal and delay changes to the clan system until after the looming war, while Kazuya agreed to protect the clan.

• Hyuga Kazuya showed his Uncle his unsealed forehead and assured him that no one else knew the Caged Bird had been removed.
• Hyuga Kazuya explained how the Tenseigan related to the Caged Bird, and his Uncle warned that others might eventually learn to break the seal too.
• Hyuga Kazuya agreed to consider improving the Caged Bird so it would have fewer drawbacks and could benefit those branded with it.
• His Uncle asked Hyuga Kazuya to postpone changing the Main Family and Branch Family system until after the possible war, and Kazuya agreed.
• Hyuga Kazuya assured his Uncle that he would not harm the clan, citing the threat watching them from the moon, and they parted after chatting.

Hyuga Kazuya trained his three young disciples while balancing research with Orochimaru and work on his own strength. He postponed taking control of the Hyuga Clan and focused on planning how to improve the Caged Bird seal.

• Kamon and the other two disciples arrived at Hyuga Kazuya's home, then followed him to the training ground for a harsh training session.
• Hyuga Kazuya used Medical Ninjutsu to help the disciples recover and grow stronger over the following days.
• Hyuga Kazuya used a Shadow Clone to manage research with Orochimaru while continuing to teach his disciples and train himself.
• Hyuga Kazuya decided to postpone taking control of the Hyuga Clan because doing so now could lead to a massacre and conflict with the village.
• Hyuga Kazuya reviewed his proposal for improving the Caged Bird, prioritizing the removal of its drawbacks before considering offensive, defensive, or buff abilities.

Hyuga Kazuya considered ways to improve the Caged Bird and rejected adding offensive or defensive ninjutsu and a Curse Mark Sage Mode. He decided the Yin Seal was the best model and planned to ask Tsunade to teach it to him, possibly in exchange for his Life Breath Technique.

• Hyuga Kazuya rejected sealing attack or defense ninjutsu into the Caged Bird because it would be difficult to develop, lack versatility, and discourage clansmen from training.
• Hyuga Kazuya dismissed a Curse Mark Sage Mode improvement because developing it would be difficult and its transformation would make the Hyuga Clan look monstrous.
• Hyuga Kazuya chose the Yin Seal as a better direction because storing chakra could benefit all clansmen and ease resentment toward the Caged Bird.
• Hyuga Kazuya considered combining the Yin Seal with his Life Breath Technique to store chakra and restore a person's condition.
• Hyuga Kazuya decided to ask Tsunade for the Yin Seal and considered offering her the Life Breath Technique in exchange.

Hyuga Kazuya exchanged his Life Breath Technique with Tsunade’s Yin Seal and spent several days learning its principles. He left Tsunade’s home with the knowledge to construct the seal himself.

• Hyuga Kazuya visited Tsunade and steered their conversation toward her Yin Seal by describing his Life Breath Technique.
• Tsunade revealed the Yin Seal and agreed to exchange it for Kazuya’s technique.
• Tsunade learned the Life Breath Technique and warned Kazuya that Sage Art was difficult to master.
• Over several days, Kazuya continued learning the Yin Seal while managing his teaching and Orochimaru’s cloning experiments through clones.
• Tsunade finished teaching Kazuya the Yin Seal’s principles, and he left to construct the seal on his forehead.

Hyuga Kazuya successfully formed a Yin Seal and began sorting through his many priorities. He decided that restoring the Great Tenseigan’s energy might take precedence and considered targeting the Dragon Vein, now that he could fly and had improved his Sealing Jutsu.

• Hyuga Kazuya formed a Yin Seal after two hours of focused chakra control.
• Hyuga Kazuya tested the seal and estimated that it could store about seven times his own chakra reserves.
• Hyuga Kazuya listed and categorized his many obligations, concluding that restoring the Great Tenseigan’s energy might be more urgent than improving his own strength.
• Hyuga Kazuya considered using a Tailed Beast to replenish the Great Tenseigan, but turned his attention to the Dragon Vein as a possible target.
• Hyuga Kazuya realized that his flight ability and improved Sealing Jutsu made the Dragon Vein a practical target now.

Hyuga Kazuya sought Kushina’s help learning how to seal the Dragon Vein in Rōran, and she agreed to teach him Adamantine Sealing Chains. Kushina also decided to accompany him, pending Minato’s approval, while Kazuya continued his other work through clones.

• Hyuga Kazuya located the approximate position of Rōran and visited Kushina to ask how to seal a Tailed Beast.
• Kazuya explained that he wanted to seal the Dragon Vein, a vast chakra aggregate in Rōran, and Kushina offered to go with him.
• Kushina said she would teach Kazuya the Uzumaki Clan’s Adamantine Sealing Chains, and he agreed to seek Minato’s approval for their trip.
• Kazuya studied Sealing Jutsu with Kushina while sending clones to teach his disciples and visit Orochimaru.

Kushina told Minato Namikaze she wanted to travel to Rōran and seal a Tailed Beast-like creature, and Minato agreed to go with her. They planned to wait a few days while Kushina taught Kazuya Adamantine Sealing Chains, leaving Minato to face her cooking in the meantime.

• Hyuga Kazuya left after exchanging a meaningful look with Kushina, who agreed to his unspoken request.
• Kushina served Minato Namikaze chicken soup, and Minato secretly used the Flying Thunder God Technique to spit out a bite before returning.
• Kushina told Minato she wanted to leave the village for Rōran to seal something similar to a Tailed Beast.
• Minato agreed to accompany Kushina, and they discussed finding a way to leave the village without authorization.
• Kushina said they would wait a few days so she could teach Kazuya Adamantine Sealing Chains, then took the cold soup back to reheat it.

Hyuga Kazuya learned Adamantine Sealing Chains and prepared to travel with Minato Namikaze and Kushina to Rōran. He wondered whether the Dragon Vein could cause time travel and planned to check whether Anrokuzan existed there.

• Hyuga Kazuya learned Adamantine Sealing Chains from Kushina over a dozen days, while the Three Little Ones started school.
• Kushina and Minato Namikaze decided to leave for Rōran the next day, with Jiraiya using a Shadow Clone to cover for Minato.
• Hyuga Kazuya revealed that the Great Tenseigan let him remotely replenish a Shadow Clone left in the village while his true body traveled.
• Hyuga Kazuya considered whether he might meet Naruto in Rōran and reasoned that the timeline made such a meeting unlikely.
• Hyuga Kazuya decided to check whether Anrokuzan existed in Rōran to investigate the possibility of time travel.

Hyuga Kazuya took Minato Namikaze and Kushina out of the village, then flew them on a chakra bird created with the Mysterious Peacock Method. After Minato confronted him about stealing Hoshigakure’s Star and ninjutsu, Kazuya defended his actions and said he would become strong enough to make the rules of the Shinobi World.

• Hyuga Kazuya left a clone at home and joined Minato Namikaze and Kushina outside the village.
• Hyuga Kazuya formed a giant chakra bird, and he, Minato, and Kushina flew over the countryside.
• Minato recognized the bird as the Mysterious Peacock Method of Hoshigakure and suspected Hyuga Kazuya had stolen the Star; Kazuya admitted it.
• Kushina said she would have robbed Hoshigakure too, while Minato criticized her and questioned Kazuya about the theft.
• Hyuga Kazuya said he had stolen the Star and ninjutsu to obtain powerful techniques quickly, arguing that the village did the same through its missions.
• Hyuga Kazuya told Minato that he intended to become the strongest and make the rules, arguing that the Shinobi World lacked peace because no one made them.

Hyuga Kazuya explained his pursuit of peace to Minato Namikaze, who reconsidered what becoming Hokage meant and asked Kazuya for help. Kazuya supported him and outlined how he could rise to power, leaving Minato puzzled by the promised support of the Hyuga and Uchiha clans.

• Hyuga Kazuya told Minato Namikaze that lasting universal peace was impossible, but shinobi could still pursue peace in their own era.
• Kushina supported Kazuya, and Minato began to see becoming Hokage as a responsibility to work toward peace.
• Minato asked Kazuya to help him become Hokage, and Kazuya agreed as they clasped hands.
• Kazuya predicted the Third Shinobi World War would break out and the Third Hokage would step down afterward.
• Kazuya advised Minato to distinguish himself in the war, saying the Hyuga Clan and Uchiha Clan would support him because of Kazuya and Kushina.

Hyuga Kazuya, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina reached Rōran to investigate its Dragon Vein and discovered that the city was ruled by Anrokuzan, who commanded many war puppets. The three entered the city so Kazuya could trace its energy conduits to the Dragon Vein.

• Hyuga Kazuya advised Minato Namikaze to travel the Shinobi World and consider how ninjutsu and ninja could help ordinary people, and they pledged themselves to peace.
• Hyuga Kazuya, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina flew into the Land of Wind and found Rōran’s towers in the desert using Kazuya’s Byakugan.
• Minato Namikaze infiltrated Rōran and learned that Anrokuzan controlled the city, while a young queen held the title of ruler.
• Minato Namikaze reported that puppets and energy conduits filled Rōran, and Kazuya identified the Dragon Vein as the likely power source behind Anrokuzan’s war puppets.
• Kushina and Hyuga Kazuya opposed retreating, and Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take them into the city so Kazuya could follow the conduits to the Dragon Vein.

Hyuga Kazuya, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina infiltrated Rōran’s underground factory and discovered that Anrokuzan was enslaving its people to mass-produce war puppets. After deciding to kill Anrokuzan before taking the Dragon Vein, they could not locate his real body and prepared to force their way in.

• Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring Hyuga Kazuya and Kushina to a secluded street in Rōran.
• Hyuga Kazuya used his Byakugan to guide the group past patrols and into the underground factory.
• The group saw Rōran’s enslaved citizens being forced to operate puppet assembly lines and discussed the Dragon Vein and Anrokuzan’s ambitions.
• Hyuga Kazuya could not locate Anrokuzan, and he identified a distant figure as a puppet rather than Anrokuzan’s real body.
• Minato Namikaze and the others concluded that Anrokuzan was near the Dragon Vein and prepared to force their way in.

Minato Namikaze, Hyuga Kazuya, and Kushina fought through Anrokuzan’s puppets and reached the gate sealing the Dragon Vein. Kazuya destroyed Anrokuzan’s puppet body, and as Kushina prepared to undo the gate’s powerful seal, Kazuya offered to handle it himself.

• Minato Namikaze attacked the mass-produced puppets with Rasengan, then severed their chakra threads and realized their interchangeable parts and Dragon Vein power made them a dangerous army.
• An alarm summoned more enemies, so Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach the gate sealing the Dragon Vein.
• Anrokuzan’s puppet body ambushed Minato with a purple fireball, but Hyuga Kazuya shot it through the head with a Blue Light.
• Kazuya, Minato, and Kushina examined the gate, and Kushina identified its seal as the lost Yin-Yang Five Elements Seal.
• Kushina began preparing to undo the seal, but Kazuya said he could do it himself.

Hyuga Kazuya opened the gate to the Dragon Vein chamber and entered with Minato Namikaze and Kushina after destroying the pursuing puppets. When they realized Anrokuzan might still be outside, they tried to escape, but the Dragon Vein erupted and swept them away in a distortion of space.

• Hyuga Kazuya opened the sealed gate while Minato Namikaze and Kushina held off the approaching threat.
• Hyuga Kazuya deflected the puppets' Dragon Vein blasts with Super? Revolving Heaven, then entered the chamber and sealed the gate behind him.
• Hyuga Kazuya, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina searched the chamber but found no sign of Anrokuzan on its central platform.
• Hyuga Kazuya suspected Anrokuzan had turned himself into a puppet and realized he might be outside the chamber.
• Minato Namikaze tried to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Kushina and Hyuga Kazuya away, but the Dragon Vein erupted and engulfed them in a spatial distortion.