Recaps

Bai Yue became Minato Namikaze’s disciple, developed his sealing skills, and found himself drawn into the Hyuga Clan’s conflicts and Konoha’s changing fortunes. As Minato and Kushina prepared to marry, Bai Yue offered to help Anko after learning Orochimaru had left her with a curse mark.

• Bai Yue discovered his Panel and drew Perfect Blood, then began training under Hyuga Jinren as the war continued.
• Hyuga Jinren arranged for Bai Yue to meet Minato Namikaze, who accepted him as a disciple after Bai Yue spoke about the Caged Bird.
• Bai Yue studied Sealing Jutsu with Kushina and witnessed the war’s end, while attacks on him exposed Danzo’s involvement to the Hyuga Main Family.
• Bai Yue asked to build a secret laboratory and demonstrated that he could activate the Caged Bird, then began working toward improving it.
• Bai Yue learned Orochimaru had defected and realized Minato’s rise to Hokage meant Nine-Tails’ Night was approaching.
• Bai Yue delivered Love Knots to Minato and Kushina, prompting Minato to propose, and Minato later gave Bai Yue his ninjutsu handbook.
• Bai Yue studied Minato’s notes on the Flying Thunder God and commissioned ceramic wedding dolls as a gift for Minato and Kushina.
• Kurenai Yuhi told Bai Yue that Orochimaru had left Anko with the Curse Mark of Heaven, and Bai Yue offered to try sealing it.

Bai Yue developed his Sealing Jutsu and trained with Might Guy while helping Anko strengthen her mind against the Curse Mark. As Kushina’s pregnancy remained secret, Bai Yue resolved to prioritize Flying Thunder God and try to save her during Nine-Tails’ Night without taking great risks.

• Bai Yue suppressed Anko’s Curse Mark with sealing techniques, extracted some of Jugo’s Sage Chakra, and later found that Perfect Blood had assimilated it as he advanced his Sage Mode.
• Bai Yue’s Sage Chakra made him impulsive, so Minato sealed his Chakra after Bai Yue attacked Kiba Inuzuka at Changchun Shrine, and Bai Yue agreed to stop practicing Sage Mode for the time being.
• Bai Yue celebrated Minato and Kushina’s wedding, then studied the Reaper Death Seal and created a new Adamantine Sealing Chains technique while beginning weighted physical training.
• Bai Yue refused Anko’s request to remove her Curse Mark, instead explaining that its restriction could train her mental strength, and later partially released the seal after her training improved her resilience.
• Bai Yue learned the Shadow Clone Jutsu, clashed with Kushina using their Adamantine Sealing Chains, and persuaded Minato to let him experience Flying Thunder God teleports, which gave him a small amount of progress.
• Bai Yue asked Might Guy to teach him the first three Eight Inner Gates, sparred with him, and shared a hotpot with Guy, Hanako, Kurenai, and Anko as they planned a restaurant.
• Bai Yue defeated Kurenai and Anko in a two-on-one fight with his Byakugan, Gentle Fist, and Adamantine Sealing Chains, then reflected on his combat weaknesses and Perfect Blood’s potential.

Bai Yue helped stop the Nine-Tails’ rampage, then became determined to protect Naruto after discovering that his caregiver was abusing him. He pursued new techniques and power through Kurama and Root, while Hizashi entrusted him with Neji’s Caged Bird mark and Bai Yue met newborn Hinata.

• Bai Yue restrained the Nine-Tails during its attack, fought alongside Minato Namikaze and Kushina, and watched them seal the beast into Naruto before promising to care for the child.
• After Minato Namikaze and Kushina’s funeral, Bai Yue met Kurama in the sealing space, built a world with Sealing Jutsu, and learned Kurama’s name.
• Bai Yue discovered that Etsu Ogawa had bruised Naruto, and when Hiruzen Sarutobi refused to let him take the child, he left angry and met Root members.
• Bai Yue traded Naruto’s location to Danzo for Kaguya Clan cells, chose techniques from Hiruzen Sarutobi’s catalog, and collected additional Ninjutsu from the Hyuga Clan’s secret scrolls.
• Bai Yue studied Yin-Yang Release with Kurama, obtained Kaguya Clan cells through Root, and took Lang Ping as his subordinate, renaming him Tang Niu.
• Hizashi asked Bai Yue to place Neji’s Caged Bird mark, and Bai Yue agreed to protect the infant.
• Bai Yue met newborn Hinata Hyuga and decided to pursue her, then experimented with implanting an ant and fought Kurama while struggling to learn Yin Release.
• Aunt Hanako told Bai Yue that Lord Hao Long had requested an audience, and Bai Yue went to meet him.

Bai Yue pursued research and strengthened his ties to the Hyuga Branch Family while secretly targeting Root for knowledge. His Byakugan evolved into the Tenseigan, and after Cloud Ninja threatened Hinata and mistreated Aunt Hanako, Bai Yue killed the infiltrators and wiped out their delegation, leaving Konoha leaders suspicious of Danzo.

• Bai Yue studied Yin-Yang Release, built his hotpot business with Anko and Might Guy, and pursued medical research before capturing Kirigakure ninja and dissecting them.
• Bai Yue met Naruto and strengthened the Nine-Tails seal, then sought Uchiha and First Hokage cells to advance his research.
• Bai Yue agreed to take Neji into his line and improved Hizashi’s Caged Bird seal, explaining that it reduced the Main Family’s control and could accelerate his Byakugan’s evolution.
• Bai Yue infiltrated Root to study its scrolls, returned when Naruto’s warning seal activated, and killed the arriving Anbu while keeping Naruto safe.
• Bai Yue treated Neji’s Caged Bird and welcomed Hinata, then endured his Byakugan’s evolution into the Tenseigan and briefly formed a Truth-Seeking Orb.
• Bai Yue stole Root’s remaining unread scrolls and escaped after killing Kuye, prompting Danzo to tighten Root’s security.
• Bai Yue learned of the Cloud Ninja’s peace negotiations and, after one mistreated Aunt Hanako and the delegation threatened Hinata, used Kurama’s senses to find and kill infiltrators in the Hyuga compound.
• Bai Yue attacked the Cloud Ninja compound with a massive Wind Release and escaped, while Hiruzen and Konoha’s leaders suspected Danzo after the delegation was wiped out.